Chapter 15: Calm before the Storm
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Emma walked into the rec. room to see Shalimar sitting on the sofa with a little boy lying down with his head on her leg. She was gently stroking his head and he was asleep. Shalimar looked up and smiled.
"Hey Em," she smiled.
"Brennan right?" Emma asked as she sat down and Jesse climbed onto her.
"Yep," Shal replied, "I don't know how but the four of us, and four of Xavier's team all turned into children. Adam created the cure and we're all slowly gonna turn back."
"Who's going to grow next then?"
"Brennan is," Jesse said quietly, "then I'll be big again."
"They were adorable little children," Emma smiled.
"I know, and amazingly quiet and shy. It's kinda a shame they have to turn back."
"I want to be big though," Jesse complained, pouting.
Emma hugged him and smiled. "She didn't mean it, did you Shal?"
"No, Jesse, I didn't mean it." Shalimar carefully got up and then picked Brennan up. "I'm gonna put him in his room."
"See you later then."
Shalimar walked out carrying the little sleeping boy. On the way to Brennan's room she met Adam.
"Have you seen Emma and Jesse anywhere?" he asked.
"She's grown and is sitting with Jesse in the rec. room. Brennan fell asleep so I'm going to put him to bed."
Adam smiled and nodded before they both continued on their way.
Once in his room Shalimar carefully laid Brennan on the bed and then pulled the cover over him. As she did sparks started to fly over his hands and one short out and hit her arm. Shalimar stumbled back and stayed back until the sparks had died down. She moved closer again and Brennan slowly began to wake up.
"Where..."
"You fell asleep so I put you to bed."
"Okay," he yawned.
"Go back to sleep," Shalimar tucked him in and then gently kissed him on the forehead.
She got up and walked out, quietly closing the door behind her.
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Jean smiled as she looked down at Kitty, Kurt and James. She'd been reading to her four teammates and the three of them had fallen asleep.
"Ororo, can you put the book back please?" Jean asked quietly.
Ororo took the book and went and placed it back on the bookcase. Ororo came back and curled up on the other side of Jean and fell asleep. Jean slowly moved to settle in a more comfortable position before closing her eyes and going to sleep herself.
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"Where is everyone?" Adam asked as he entered the kitchen.
"Well, Em and Jess nodded off in the rec. room," Shalimar began.
"Jean was reading to the others and now they're all asleep, including Jean," Scott continued.
"And we're all here," Hank finished.
"Thank you," Adam smiled as he sat down.
"How long before the others are changed back?" Xavier broke the silence.
"They should all be back over the next couple of days," Adam sat back, "then life can go back to normal. None of them should remember anything from when they were children."
"That's okay," Scott smiled, "we can annoy Logan about it when he changes back."
"Here's a question," Eddi piped up, "how were their ages decided?"
A deep silence settled over the group.
"Randomness?" Shalimar suggested slowly.
"I don't know," Adam replied.
"Neither do I," Hank agreed.
"Maybe it has something to do with their powers," Scott put in.
"Then how were, Shalimar, Emma, Jesse and Brennan all changed to be six- year-olds?" Eddi countered.
"They're lab creations," Adam replied, "the others aren't."
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That evening Shalimar woke up as the door to her room opened. Someone small walked in and closed the door before making their way over to the bed and climbing in.
"What's wrong Brennan?" Shalimar whispered.
"I don't like the storm Ororo created outside."
"What..." she was interrupted by a loud crash of thunder, causing Brennan to cling onto her.
She slowly moved him away a little and then shifted over slightly. Brennan laid down and Shalimar pulled the cover over both of them and they were both soon asleep.
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To Be Continued... Nice little interim chapter, Brennan's back next...
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Emma walked into the rec. room to see Shalimar sitting on the sofa with a little boy lying down with his head on her leg. She was gently stroking his head and he was asleep. Shalimar looked up and smiled.
"Hey Em," she smiled.
"Brennan right?" Emma asked as she sat down and Jesse climbed onto her.
"Yep," Shal replied, "I don't know how but the four of us, and four of Xavier's team all turned into children. Adam created the cure and we're all slowly gonna turn back."
"Who's going to grow next then?"
"Brennan is," Jesse said quietly, "then I'll be big again."
"They were adorable little children," Emma smiled.
"I know, and amazingly quiet and shy. It's kinda a shame they have to turn back."
"I want to be big though," Jesse complained, pouting.
Emma hugged him and smiled. "She didn't mean it, did you Shal?"
"No, Jesse, I didn't mean it." Shalimar carefully got up and then picked Brennan up. "I'm gonna put him in his room."
"See you later then."
Shalimar walked out carrying the little sleeping boy. On the way to Brennan's room she met Adam.
"Have you seen Emma and Jesse anywhere?" he asked.
"She's grown and is sitting with Jesse in the rec. room. Brennan fell asleep so I'm going to put him to bed."
Adam smiled and nodded before they both continued on their way.
Once in his room Shalimar carefully laid Brennan on the bed and then pulled the cover over him. As she did sparks started to fly over his hands and one short out and hit her arm. Shalimar stumbled back and stayed back until the sparks had died down. She moved closer again and Brennan slowly began to wake up.
"Where..."
"You fell asleep so I put you to bed."
"Okay," he yawned.
"Go back to sleep," Shalimar tucked him in and then gently kissed him on the forehead.
She got up and walked out, quietly closing the door behind her.
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Jean smiled as she looked down at Kitty, Kurt and James. She'd been reading to her four teammates and the three of them had fallen asleep.
"Ororo, can you put the book back please?" Jean asked quietly.
Ororo took the book and went and placed it back on the bookcase. Ororo came back and curled up on the other side of Jean and fell asleep. Jean slowly moved to settle in a more comfortable position before closing her eyes and going to sleep herself.
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"Where is everyone?" Adam asked as he entered the kitchen.
"Well, Em and Jess nodded off in the rec. room," Shalimar began.
"Jean was reading to the others and now they're all asleep, including Jean," Scott continued.
"And we're all here," Hank finished.
"Thank you," Adam smiled as he sat down.
"How long before the others are changed back?" Xavier broke the silence.
"They should all be back over the next couple of days," Adam sat back, "then life can go back to normal. None of them should remember anything from when they were children."
"That's okay," Scott smiled, "we can annoy Logan about it when he changes back."
"Here's a question," Eddi piped up, "how were their ages decided?"
A deep silence settled over the group.
"Randomness?" Shalimar suggested slowly.
"I don't know," Adam replied.
"Neither do I," Hank agreed.
"Maybe it has something to do with their powers," Scott put in.
"Then how were, Shalimar, Emma, Jesse and Brennan all changed to be six- year-olds?" Eddi countered.
"They're lab creations," Adam replied, "the others aren't."
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That evening Shalimar woke up as the door to her room opened. Someone small walked in and closed the door before making their way over to the bed and climbing in.
"What's wrong Brennan?" Shalimar whispered.
"I don't like the storm Ororo created outside."
"What..." she was interrupted by a loud crash of thunder, causing Brennan to cling onto her.
She slowly moved him away a little and then shifted over slightly. Brennan laid down and Shalimar pulled the cover over both of them and they were both soon asleep.
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To Be Continued... Nice little interim chapter, Brennan's back next...