Karen stared at the Amulet of Zulo, not quite sure she should remove it from the Ziploc bag. As she looked at the medallion, she thought of her brother and the passed week.
A week ago Declan had used the medallion to transform himself into what he thought was Katie. Only it had turned out that he transformed himself into a five year old version of himself because Denise, their mother and Declan's best mate Egon had been leaving girl's clothes lying about, thinking that Declan was up to something, but unable to prove it.
And after Declan had transformed himself, accidentally it turned out, it all came out and Declan had landed himself, now herself, into a load of hot water with both Denise and their mother.
And that was nothing compared to their mother's wrath as she first punished him for what Declan had done, but also sought to show the now five year old girl that life as a female wasn't all fun and games as she thought.
For even though Declan was still called by his name, forced to dress like a boy and be recognised as a male, their mother once and awhile went out of her way to show Declan aspects of a female lifestyle that couldn't be learned from simply dressing like a girl and pretending to be one every once and awhile.
Stuff like dressing, which Declan was forced to wear, about three days ago, a horrid and uncomfortable dress, a pair of tights that obviously were scratchy and a pair of tight Mary Jane shoes.
And dressed like, Declan was forced to go outside, marched over to Egon's house and made to first explain to him and his family what he had been doing, apologise for his actions and then explain the whole story as to while she, Declan, now looked like a little girl - which Egon's family actually took rather well, even with the news that Egon gave Declan about them being unable to be friends any longer.
All this led to Declan crying as she was escorted away from her best mate's house and their mother simply saying, "You need to learn to deal with the actions of your consequences."
"Or something like that," Karen thought as she tried to remember what Denise had told her after their mother had come home with Declan.
Taking the amulet out of the bag, turning it over in her hand, thinking of the other things their mother had done to teach Declan a lesson about life as a girl, her mind finally settled on what had taken place yesterday.
Sitting in her room, Karen had heard her mother come upstairs and head for Declan's room, where she simply told the young girl, "Get in the car."
Curious, Karen had come into the hall to see what was happening, to which her mother asked her, "You want to come to mall with us?"
Nodding, Karen had joined her mother and Declan as they went to the mall. Telling her mother she would catch up later, she went off an her own as their mother led Declan through the mall and to a piercing kiosk.
Hours later, when she had rejoined Declan and her mother, Karen noted the tears in her youngest sister's eyes and looking closely, she saw the two studs and memories of how painful it had been for her to have her ears pierced, but at the same time she remembered that it hadn't been painful for Denise.
Shrugging, Karen figured, "Different levels of pain tolerance for different people," as she, Declan and their mother grabbed a bite to eat and went home.
And now, curiosity played a big factor in the reason Karen has taken the Amulet of Zulo from the Ziploc bag. Reaching over, she picks up the article of clothing she had bought the other day, as Declan was having her ears pierced.
Wondering if the information on the net was true, Karen set the medallion down and standing, she moved across her room and opening the top drawer of her dresser, she removed one of her bras. Turning, she went back to her bed and sitting down, she began to manipulate the clasps on the bra so that it was attached to the article of clothing she had bought.
Looking at it, taking in the firetrucks printed on it, Karen reached over and picking up the Amulet of Zulo, she touched it first to the two garments and then to her bare skin.
Immediately Karen felt a tingle that made her think of static electricity and then a stabbing pain in her groin and abdomen. Groaning out, she reached down and lifted the pink, pleated skirt she was wearing and staring past her breasts, trying desperately to keep from crying out in pain, she watched as she began to transform.
Between her legs, Karen watches as the clitoris and hood slide down and as it comes in contact with her urethra, it begins to push outward. As this happens, her vulva swells around her vagina opening and then also starts to move outward. More pain and suddenly Karen realises that what she is seeing, and feeling, was her ovaries pushing out of her body and into a very tiny set of testicles. And within moments, the transformation is complete.
Standing, still holding her skirt up, Karen stands before her mirror, taking in the tiny penis and testicles, thinking, "It does work," as she comes to terms with the the fact that everything about her was still female, except for the tiny, three year old looking privates.
Giggling, Karen drops her skirt and thinks, "I'm a he-she," as she put the amulet back into Ziploc bag and then untangled her bra from the underwear she had bought.