Later that night, Raimundo exited his own room and walked to Torie's, not really sure what to do. He was about to knock on the wood paneling beside it, but the curtain flew open. He jumped back in surprise, and she laughed. "We bring you now to Mr. Smooth, as he receives a new bruise to his head from conking it into the wall," Torie announced, placing a fake microphone in front of her face. Rai smiled at her, trying to be kind but still sending the message that she should stop mocking him. "Alright, I'm done. We can go now," Torie pointed out, and Rai shrugged.
"If you say so," the boy said, looping his arm in hers. They walked outside, going to the beautiful garden area. They walked around for a little while, pointing out unusual plants, telling jokes, and laughing. They circled the garden at least twice, losing track of time. As they passed a certain bush, it ruffled its leaves. Both became suspicious, and parted the branches. However, all they found was a small squirrel. Both laughed it off, but Torie thought she heard something behind them as well.
"Rai, watch out!" she shouted, pushing him out of the way. He was about to complain to Torie, only to find Jack Spicer standing over her, the Object Nanonizer in hand. Torie was surrounded in red light for a few seconds, before she started to shrink before his very eyes.
Not knowing what was going on, Raimundo threw a strong gust of wind at Jack, sending him flying up into the sky. He quickly stood up, rushing to where Torie was once standing. But rather than the girl he knew, he saw a small five year-old. The small girl was cowering in fear, tears sliding down her face. Raimundo walked up to her, wondering where Torie went, only to realize this was Torie.
He sat down beside her, unsure what to do. So he looked at her, realizing the difference between her current self and her older self. The small girl beside him had shorter hair, which was currently tied up with blue ribbons in two pigtails. Her dress was light blue, and fell down to her knees. The sleeves resembled those of a tank-top, and matched her ribbons in their color. She had on light blue slip on shoes, which were currently hidden under her dress.
"Umm, are you ok?" Raimundo asked, and the girl jumped up, surprised.
"Who are you?" she asked, distrust easily heard in her voice.
"Umm, I'm Raimundo, a fellow student at the temple you attend when you're older. C'mon, I think we should take you to Master Fung," he answered, taking her wrist only to have her pull away.
Raimundo mentally slapped himself. Of course, she wasn't going to cooperate. Then he had an idea. "Do you want a piggyback ride?" he asked, and she smiled. He bent over, allowing her to climb onto his back. Then Raimundo started running towards Master Fung's room, Torie holding onto his hair while laughing. Finally they arrived at his door, and the pair spotted Dojo slithering away.
"Hey, it's a dragon!" Torie squealed excitedly, and Dojo turned around.
"Umm, Raimundo, who is this?" the green dragon asked, and the Brazilian seemed a bit unsure of how to explain.
"Well, we were in the garden when Jack Spicer attacked," he started, but Dojo cut him off.
"Wait, you and Torie were in the garden together? Why don't I know about this?" he asked, and Raimundo shrugged.
"We didn't think we had to tell everyone. Master Fung knew, the other monks know we're gone, we thought it was kinda obvious," Rai replied, but then continued on with his story. "Anyways, Jack attacked. I didn't hear him, but Torie did. She pushed me out of the way, stopping her from being able to save herself. So she turned into this little girl, and here we are, a few minutes later," Raimundo finished, Master Fung leaving his room right after the last word.
"Interesting. So this is Torie?" he asked, and Raimundo bit back a sarcastic comeback, rather nodding his head.
"So, how do we change her back?" he asked, and Master Fung shook his head. "I don't know."