Ty looked at Brian, "Well Brian, you've got your work cut out for you."
"What do you mean Ty?"
"Well, Josh just told us he wants to stay 12 years old. 12 is a minor. You, on the other hand, are an adult. You need to raise him right and hopefully get rid of his crippling homophobia."
"I guess you're right Ty." Brian took on a vacant look as the enormity of adult/parenthood hit him. "Ty! I have no idea what to do! I don't have a job, I've never paid bills or gone shopping... I don't even know how to drive! Ty, how am I gonna fix this?"
Josh was standing right there, he crossed his arms and smirked, "I guess your little game is over, change me back and", staring straight at Brian, "get out of my house."
Ty did not appreciate being rushed or given commands. He turned his glare to 12 year old Josh and snapped his fingers. Simultaneously, Josh's mouth sealed, his lips were gone and his teeth, jaw and skull fused together locking his mouth shut. Second, his legs turned literally into jello and his torso fell to the ground with a giant splat spraying the strawberry jello in all directions. Although much of Josh's facial expression was gone with his mouth, the absolute horror he felt did manage to express itself.
"Now now Josh, you made your choice, you aren't going to be an adult for 6 more years." Ty said unemotionally.
Josh was panicked for a number of reasons and without a mouth, couldn't get enough oxygen to stay conscious, so he fainted.
Ty suddenly knew how to help. "Your dad was right, Brian. He knows how to do all that stuff because he has been doing it for you. You need his memories on how to do stuff and he needs to be rid of his adult memories in order to unlearn his fear of homosexuality. Its a win-win-loose."
"Win win loose?" Brian asked.
"You are going to be his dad, I know how angry you are at him but to show him that love can come in many forms you need to show him a true father's love, not just mimic his parenting. Josh is going to know you as dad and you are going to know him as son. Also, I don't know of many 9 year old fathers... you aren't going to be able to keep the 21 year old stud muffin bod." Ty glanced a Brian and gave a sad smile, "win win loose"
Ty turned and began walking away, Brian's mind was too busy learning about driving, how mortgage escrow accounts worked, and a million other things a parent of a 12 year old would pick up, to notice Ty walking away. While this was happening, Brian was also aging to his mid thirties, gaining a slight beer belly and a few wisps of gray hairs at his temples and in his goatee. Josh on the other hand was loosing years of knowledge, erased by the simple understanding that Brian is his father and his father takes care of him. His body reverted back to a normal body, no jello legs and a fully functioning, normal, mouth.
Ty walked out the gate in the back yard turning to look as the two came out of their trance. They regarded each other warmly and naturally. Ty did good though his heart was heavy. He thought to himself, maybe sometime he can visit Brian when Josh is at school if Brian is home from work? Ty wasnt even fooling himself, that opportunity will hardly come along unless Ty willed it to be true, and even then that wouldnt be adding stability and security to Joshy's concept of gay dating. No, he and Brian are over until Josh learns his lesson.