Mary felt the tingle as her body slowly grew from three to four, her mind clearing a little. "That's a little better," she thought. Turning towards the others Mary was surprised to see a glazed look in the other girls eyes. "Odd," she thought. As Mary was about to investigate why that was she heard a cry, turning towards to Mary stared in horror at what she saw.
Tricia didn't appear to be three anymore. The young black girl appeared to be closer to two now. The toddler was crying as she shrank, her gums aching as she began teething in reverse. "Triwisha," Mary lisped. "Whass happan tu ew." Mary shook her head, the four year old was still having issues talking, making verbal communication difficult. Another tingle spread through Mary and Tricia. The young red head growing to five while Tricia shrank down to one.
Tricia now was barely a year old and quickly growing younger. Tricia's cheeks began to swell with baby fat as she was leaving toddlerhood behind. The tiny black infant wobbled on chubby legs before falling onto her rear. Tricia looked up with innocent eyes as she began to grow younger still. Mary could only watch in terror as the girl began shrinking away to nothing. The now nude child plopped onto her back sticking her chubby foot in her toothless mouth.
Mary was quickly approaching six as she rushed to the young babies side. "I'm sorry Tricia," she wailed. "I don't know why his is happening. Make it stop....pleases make it stop."
Mary could do nothing as she became six and Tricia began to dwindle away to nothing. In only a few seconds Tricia had vanished leaving behind only a discarded shirt. Mary now realized that the vagueness of the wish had made her older by taking years from the others, specifically Tricia. Quickly Mary wished for the wish to stop. Slowly the tingling subsided leaving a six year old red head and three young three year olds.
Slowly but surely the other girls came out of their trance and gazed at their older friend. "Marwee," Claudia lisped. "Ur a big gwirl agen." Mary looked at the young blonde with tears in her eyes. "Claudia are you ok," she moaned. "I'm so sorry, Tricia.....she, she..." Unable to finish the young girl began to cry.
"Whose Trwicia," Mika asked. "It's jus us twee. Donn be sad."
Samantha, Claudia and Mika now hugged Mary as the girl stood in shock. She was the only one who remembered Tricia now and feared that she was lost forever. "Marwee," Samantha asked. "Can ew make us big gwirls tu?"
Mary looked at the tiny girls. The were relying on her to turn them back to normal. Mary looked down at the ring, she hoped hshe had the power but feared wiping the others out of existence. She wondered if she should try to age them again or get help in understanding the ring. Apprehensively ,Mary looked at the ring the others were counting on her now.