Sorry for not updating…but on the bright side, I'm done with finals! So hopefully you'll see more updates…maybe even another one by tomorrow
Maxine felt herself being whisked away and her surroundings becoming a blur, but within moments, she felt herself standing completely still. Her eyes opened instantly and right in front of her were her parents. Yes! She did the spell right…well, at least her parents were there.
However, before Maxine could take in any more of her surroundings, Alex smiled mischievously and said, "Uh…we might've accidentally turned you into a little girl."
Maxine was a bit confused- wasn't she supposed to be "a little girl?" Knowing her mother was probably fooling around, she exclaimed, "What?"
"Don't worry about it! I'll change you back!" Justin replied confidently.
Maxine was getting confused as seconds passed. Change her back to what? She watched her father say some words and point his wand at her…whoa, what? Her father was a wizard?
Maxine's thoughts were interrupted as she realized she was glowing. She looked at her parents, who seemed dumbfounded.
Alex lied, "There you go! You changed back!"
Her father nodded, "You…you really do look great. You do…the spell worked and you look good."
Maxine smiled and played along with whatever her parents were trying to accomplish, "Thank you?" She had always been dramatic and realized they were probably playing some sort of game. She continued, "You know, I thought I was going to be stuck like that…" Whatever that meant…
Maxine was about to take a step forward to hug her parents, but realized she had changed clothes…"Wait…why are my clothes so baggy?" Maxine paused and examined herself. It was her, but she started to hallucinate…were those really her hands? She asked, "Why do I have dainty little hands? Why is my voice so high?"
Maxine looked up at her parents for an answer. She was probably perfectly fine, but she felt different- maybe that was the effect from time traveling. All of a sudden, her father looked at her mother with a look of trouble and worry. They both used their wands to flash themselves out of the room.
Maxine was about to lunge forward and her voice faded away, "Mom! Dad…" She quickly looked around the room…she had never been here before. For a brief moment, Maxine felt scared and lost. She had no idea where she was and where she was supposed to go next. She took out her wand and shrugged happily, as she was extremely excited to discovering the past. She exclaimed, "I'm sure I'm fine!"
She lands in the substation briefly after Justin and Alex arrived
Maxine smiled as she recognized her surroundings. It was her grandparent's substation- and her favorite place to eat.
All of a sudden she heard a voice explain, "Ahh! What? Little girl…there…behind you! Ugh…Alex!"
Alex distinctly defended herself, "Why do you always blame things on me? Uhh…wait…what girl?"
"Behind you!"
Justin and Alex turned around and faced their "sister" now. They looked at each with looks of trouble. Jerry and Theresa came around the corner and stood next to them.
Maxine loved seeing such familiar faces- all she wanted to do was run up to each of them and give them hugs. However, she remembered what her Uncle Max warned her about and she kept quiet.
"Uhh…hi, my name is Jerry. You must be a young wizard…are you lost?" Jerry introduced himself.
Maxine looked at him awkwardly, "Uhh….yeah, but I'm actually…" Maxine caught herself before she said anything about her identity. Honestly, she actually liked the mysterious feel that came along with time traveling.
Meanwhile, Justin and Alex were trying to come up with ways to cover up their mistake. How were they going to tell their parents that they turned their little brother into a little girl?
Justin sighed, "Mom, Dad…"
Maxine's head shot straight up- her Dad never really called her mother's parents "Mom" and "Dad." Apparently, her father's parents died when he was young and he got used to calling them that ever since he was with her mother. But ever since the divorce, he stopped calling them those names. Well, that told her another thing about the current time period=- her parents were, in fact, together. Maxine had always dreamt about the day she would see her parents get along- like a normal couple. She was liking this past more and more.
Theresa looked at her two eldest siblings and asked, "Where were you guys?"
"Uhh…just out…" Alex muttered.
"Have you guys seen Max?" Jerry asked.
Justin scoffed, "Uhh…no!" Alex rolled her eyes at him- it was a shame to have such a horrible liar as a brother.
Jerry raised his eyebrow, "Okay…I'm sure he'll be home soon." He turned his attention back to the little girl before him. "Sweetie, do you need to call anyone…or something?"
"Uhh…I…umm…"
Before Justin and Alex could interrupt, Theresa noticed something, "Hey…what an interesting shirt you have…my youngest son has the same one! You know, it's funny, he was wearing that today and…"
Justin and Alex nervously looked at each other- a bit anxious, but also ready to burst into laughter due to the craziness of the situation. Jerry finally understood what was going on and guessed, "Max?"
Although this past was fun and all, Maxine had a hard time keeping up with the changes in her so called family and could barely keep track of her own lies. Why did they call her "Max?" First off her, her name was Maxine…but it seemed like she wasn't even part of this time period yet. Oh wait…Max…was she in the body of her uncle? Oh God…awkward.
Jerry exclaimed, "What did you two do?"
"We accidentally changed Max into a girl…" Justin admitted.
"You did what?" Theresa exclaimed, moving closer to Maxine.
Jerry angrily stated, "I can't believe you turned your brother into a girl? Change him back!"
"Uhh…that's kind of the issue…" Justin rubbed the back of his neck. He then mumbled, "I can't."
"What?"
"Oh Max…" Theresa hugged Maxine.
Yup. Her suspicion was confirmed- she was apparently "Max", her uncle. Maybe she did botch the spell and replaced her uncle- she was thinking of him when she said the spell too. It looked like she would just have to play along. "Well...uhh…how would you change me back?"
Justin shrugged, "I don't know…come on, guys, follow me in the lair."
Maxine followed her family into the kitchen- where were they going? She saw her father open the freezer door and everyone followed him inside. Maxine followed as well and before she knew it, she was standing in a brand new room.
Justin walked over and picked up a book while Alex plopped down on the couch. Maxine sat on a chair as her grandparents stood behind her. Theresa murmured, "Is there a way to fix this?"
Jerry nodded, "Uhh…I'm sure."
Maxine looked around, realizing that she was most likely in their lair. Why didn't she ever see this before? Her uncle had won the family competition since her mother married her father, who was a mortal. Well, he was actually a wizard now….
Justin interrupted as he read from a book, "Okay, so apparently when Alex and I did our spells, they collided and formed a mutant spell. But, there's a test here to determine how long until the spell wears off."
Maxine cringed at the word "test." She was intelligent, but just like her mother, she sometimes didn't try hard enough and made stupid decisions. She hated taking tests. "A test? I usually have time to study before I fail!"
Justin walked over to Maxine and handed her an object, "Blow into this spell detector."
Maxine took the weird looking horn into her hands and blew hard. Suddenly, a donkey honk was heard throughout the room. She was a bit surprised by the sound and quickly glanced at her mother- who was just as startled and did her best to keep herself from laughing.
With a look of confusion plastered on his face, Jerry asked, "Well, what does that noise mean?"
Alex chuckled, "Well, she may be a little girl, but she definitely has Max's donkey breath."
Justin read more of the book before him and said, "Okay, so if it's a church bell, then it means the spell will last four days…and…if it's uh, uh…a drum roll, it's one week. And if it's a donkey honk, it's uh…" Justin paused before murmuring, "Indefinitely."
"It looks like you'll be stuck like this for awhile." Jerry looked at Maxine and put a hand on her back."
Maxine was about to say something when she noticed her mother laughing to herself and walking towards her. Oddly, her mother bent down and faced her straight in the eye. With a stern voice, she instructed, "You stay out of my closet."
Maxine didn't really care much about what her mother just said because she was too busy figuring out what was going on.
Number one- No one recognized her…which meant the spell must have taken her back farther than she expected.
Number two- To herself, she was Maxine. But to everyone else, she was her Uncle Max…she probably said the spell wrong.
Number three- Her father was a wizard…say what? He told her he was a mortal, who just knew about magic.
All this was already so confusing and she had a feeling things would get worse. But there were certain questions she just had to answer. Why did time send her all the way back to when her parents were practically teenagers? Before she was even born? Why did her father have powers? But most of all, what will happen to split up her parents?
It seemed like she was sent to this place in time for other reasons besides finding out what happened between her parents.
Well, she was stuck here indefinitely.
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