She was holding up one of his shirts from the clean laundry. Looking at her, Declan asked, "Why would you want to become me?"
Katie grinned and said, "It seems only fair. You've turned into me, granted a younger me, so I'm going to become you for the time being. Got it, good." and before he could say another word, Katie touched the shirt to the medallion.
The affect was instantaneous. Katie shot up to Declan previous height and her young feminine frame shifted into teenage masculine frame. The area between her legs closed and the skin began to push outward as first a penis formed and then the testicles dropped in place. Before long, Declan found himself looking at his fifteen year old self.
Declan watched Katie walk across the room in his body, open the dresser and begin to put on his clothes. Next the new Declan picked up the girl clothes on the bed and asked the old Declan, "Katie, why are these in my room?"
Declan, now Katie, could only shift about in the clothes that were much too big. Before she could say anything, Declan screamed out, "Mom, Katie's been in my room again!"
Embarrassed by the turn of events, Declan in Katie's six year old body turned and ran down the hall and into her room, where she closed the door. Looking about, she was bothered by how girly the room was, but figured she had to get used to it until she could figure out a way to get the Amulet of Zulo back.
Not liking the way everything was turning out, Katie began to cry. After a bit, she pulled off the clothes she was wearing and going to the dresser, began to dress the way a girl would. "At least mother will have something to say when she sees that I've regressed back to the age six." she thought to herself as she exited the room to go see what was for dinner.
Turns out mother saw nothing except her six year old daughter wanting to know what's for dinner. Telling her what she was fixing, Mother then said, "Go watch your programs, sweetie."
In a way, Katie was glad that she didn't have to share a room with her sisters. Denise being the oldest demanded a room to herself and Karen just plain refused to share a room with one she called a baby. Suddenly afraid that she might be stuck like this, even though the prospect of being a girl had at one time thrilled her old male self, she went to find Declan.
He was taking out what looked like the trash from his room and when she asked, he told her, "I can't have all those girly clothes lying about. Someone might think I'm a pervert."
Near tears again because Declan had just thrown out the collection of girl clothes, Katie looked at her brother and said, "You've had your fun, now it's time to change back. I can't be stuck like you and you can't be me, now give the amulet so we can change back."
Declan grinned and wandered back into the house. Following him, Katie saw him enter his room and sit down at the desk. Booting up the computer, Katie grew impatient and stamped her foot and said, "Fun's fun, now give me the Amulet of Zulo".
Looking at his sister, Declan replied, "No. See, I know how this thing works because most of your memories are up here. I just can't figure out what you wanted with all those clothes. Seeing as how I've got your memories, and it stands to reason that you have mine, than I know that the Amulet of Zulo can't be used for another twenty four to forty eight hours. You just have to get used to being me, because I haven't decided if I want to change back. Come and ask me in week."
Crying again, Katie ran down the hall and slammed her door. Presently mother came up and seeing Declan's door open, she entered the room and asked, "What is going on up here?"
Declan looked at his mother straight faced and told her, "I caught Katie playing in my room and with this," here he showed her the Amulet of Zulo. "When I told that she shouldn't be into other peoples stuff, she ran out crying."
His mother looked at him and finally said, "Try not to be so hard on her. She's only six and still learning what's right and what's wrong. Now, come downstairs for dinner."
Nodding, Declan turned off his computer and setting the amulet down, he heads downstairs for dinner, listening as his mom tells his sisters dinner’s ready. Had he been paying attention, he would have seen he had set the medallion on the edge of his desk and from there it teetered back and for before it finally fell into the trash basket, to sink below the refuse.
Had he known this, he would have not been so eager to wanting to finish his chores after dinner, one of them being he should take the trash out and one of the baskets he emptied was the one in his room. After his chores where finished, he took off for his best friends house.