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Chapter 4: Third Change
"Is everything going according to plan?"
"Yes. Miss Fox and Miss deLauro have both turned into six-year-olds. Mr. Mulwray and Mr. Kilmartin will soon follow, as planned."
"When?"
"Very soon. Mr. Mulwray should regress tonight and Mr. Kilmartin the following night."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
That evening Eddi, Hank, Adam and Xavier were in the medical area talking about the problem. Everyone else had gone to bed.
"I ran hundreds of tests and found nothing wrong with Shalimar when she was little," Adam said.
"What about before?"
"There was nothing on the last check up and that was the day before she turn into a child. Nor on Emma's for that matter."
"The first that would springs to mind would be an intra-cellular bacterium," Eddi stated, "one that specifically targets the area dedicated to growth."
"Very few people would be able to do that," Hank commented.
"True, only two people I know could, but they're both dead. Have been for a few years now."
"Who?"
"Dr. Chen Chow and Dr. Don Jackson."
"The two who died in the lab explosion. Afterwards it was reported that nothing went missing or was copied," Xavier thought for a moment, "so how has this happened?"
"You earn four brownie points if you can tell me," Eddi sighed, "for now I'd just keep an eye on them and see if anything happens to them or if anyone else regresses back into a child."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Shalimar suddenly woke up and looked around. She'd heard what sounded like someone falling out of bed. Looking around she saw Emma was still asleep and so was Jesse. Looking over to Brennan's bed she saw it empty. She quietly got up and slowly walked over and turned on the small lamp between Jesse and Brennan's beds. Shalimar bent down and picked up the covers to reveal a small, brown haired boy. He opened his eyes and they looked straight at each other in silence.
"Are you okay?" she asked him
He nodded. Shalimar dropped the cover back on him and stood there. He crawled out from underneath the covers and stood up in front of Shalimar.
"I'm Shalimar."
"I'm Brennan. Who's that?"
"That's Jesse and over there is Emma. What can you do?"
"What do you mean?"
"According to Adam, I'm a feral and Jesse said that Emma and a empath."
"What?"
"I have animal DNA and she can tell how people are feeling."
"I can shoot electricity from my hands."
"Really?"
He nodded and then yawned. "I'm going to sleep now."
"Okay."
He climbed back on the bed and Shalimar picked up the cover and climbed up as well. She laid down, laying the cover over them.
"Night, night," she said quietly.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Jesse woke up and looked around and saw the light on, he turned it off and then got up. Looking around he smiled. Emma was still asleep and the little versions of Shalimar and Brennan were still asleep.
"Oh great," he muttered, looking at the little Brennan.
There was knock at the door and Adam came in. "You okay Jesse?"
"Brennan's shrunk."
"Where is he?" Adam asked quickly.
"Asleep."
Adam walked over and froze when he saw them.
"I think it happened last night sometime."
"Okay," Adam smiled, "bring them all down when they wake up."
"See you soon Adam," Jesse said as Adam left and quietly closed the door.
Jesse sat looking at the two sleeping children. He didn't notice Emma waked up and walk over. She climbed up onto his knee and looked up.
"Did Brennan shrink?"
Jesse smiled. "Yeah, he did."
"Are you going to shrink?"
"I might."
"I want you too."
"Why?"
"Then I won't have to look up at you."
Jesse laughed and hugged her. Just then Brennan and Shalimar both started to wake up. They sat up and looked around.
"Hello," Shalimar smiled.
"Hi Shal," Jesse stood up, holding Emma, "it's time to go downstairs."
Jesse started for the door with Shalimar following. She turned around and saw Brennan still sitting on the bed. She ran over took his hand and led him out and followed Jesse downstairs.
To Be Continued...
Chapter 4: Third Change
"Is everything going according to plan?"
"Yes. Miss Fox and Miss deLauro have both turned into six-year-olds. Mr. Mulwray and Mr. Kilmartin will soon follow, as planned."
"When?"
"Very soon. Mr. Mulwray should regress tonight and Mr. Kilmartin the following night."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
That evening Eddi, Hank, Adam and Xavier were in the medical area talking about the problem. Everyone else had gone to bed.
"I ran hundreds of tests and found nothing wrong with Shalimar when she was little," Adam said.
"What about before?"
"There was nothing on the last check up and that was the day before she turn into a child. Nor on Emma's for that matter."
"The first that would springs to mind would be an intra-cellular bacterium," Eddi stated, "one that specifically targets the area dedicated to growth."
"Very few people would be able to do that," Hank commented.
"True, only two people I know could, but they're both dead. Have been for a few years now."
"Who?"
"Dr. Chen Chow and Dr. Don Jackson."
"The two who died in the lab explosion. Afterwards it was reported that nothing went missing or was copied," Xavier thought for a moment, "so how has this happened?"
"You earn four brownie points if you can tell me," Eddi sighed, "for now I'd just keep an eye on them and see if anything happens to them or if anyone else regresses back into a child."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Shalimar suddenly woke up and looked around. She'd heard what sounded like someone falling out of bed. Looking around she saw Emma was still asleep and so was Jesse. Looking over to Brennan's bed she saw it empty. She quietly got up and slowly walked over and turned on the small lamp between Jesse and Brennan's beds. Shalimar bent down and picked up the covers to reveal a small, brown haired boy. He opened his eyes and they looked straight at each other in silence.
"Are you okay?" she asked him
He nodded. Shalimar dropped the cover back on him and stood there. He crawled out from underneath the covers and stood up in front of Shalimar.
"I'm Shalimar."
"I'm Brennan. Who's that?"
"That's Jesse and over there is Emma. What can you do?"
"What do you mean?"
"According to Adam, I'm a feral and Jesse said that Emma and a empath."
"What?"
"I have animal DNA and she can tell how people are feeling."
"I can shoot electricity from my hands."
"Really?"
He nodded and then yawned. "I'm going to sleep now."
"Okay."
He climbed back on the bed and Shalimar picked up the cover and climbed up as well. She laid down, laying the cover over them.
"Night, night," she said quietly.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Jesse woke up and looked around and saw the light on, he turned it off and then got up. Looking around he smiled. Emma was still asleep and the little versions of Shalimar and Brennan were still asleep.
"Oh great," he muttered, looking at the little Brennan.
There was knock at the door and Adam came in. "You okay Jesse?"
"Brennan's shrunk."
"Where is he?" Adam asked quickly.
"Asleep."
Adam walked over and froze when he saw them.
"I think it happened last night sometime."
"Okay," Adam smiled, "bring them all down when they wake up."
"See you soon Adam," Jesse said as Adam left and quietly closed the door.
Jesse sat looking at the two sleeping children. He didn't notice Emma waked up and walk over. She climbed up onto his knee and looked up.
"Did Brennan shrink?"
Jesse smiled. "Yeah, he did."
"Are you going to shrink?"
"I might."
"I want you too."
"Why?"
"Then I won't have to look up at you."
Jesse laughed and hugged her. Just then Brennan and Shalimar both started to wake up. They sat up and looked around.
"Hello," Shalimar smiled.
"Hi Shal," Jesse stood up, holding Emma, "it's time to go downstairs."
Jesse started for the door with Shalimar following. She turned around and saw Brennan still sitting on the bed. She ran over took his hand and led him out and followed Jesse downstairs.
To Be Continued...