The next morning the four monks and Dojo looked through the scrolls, searching for anything. After a few hours, lunch, some more hours, dinner, and another hour, Kimiko and Clay had given up, Dojo had left to get some ice cream, and Torie continued to play dolls with Master Fung in the corner. Omi suddenly let out a sound of accomplishment, holding up a scroll.
"There are only two ways to reverse the effects of the Object Nanonizer. One way is to couple it with the Reversing Mirror," Omi read, and the others shook their head. They didn't have the Nanonizer. "Or to make them so extremely angry their older self shines through. Small changes will be made. An example is if their older self had blonde, long hair, and their younger half had short, brown hair. If they became extremely mad, their hair would change color, or grow longer."
Everyone looked at Omi, then back at Torie. "So, we just have to make her really mad? Put her in a room with Omi for a couple of hours and she'll be good as new," Raimundo joked, only to have Omi punch him in the arm.
"Like that Kimiko?" he asked, and she nodded.
"Ow, Kimiko, have you been teaching him how to hit me?" Raimundo hissed, rubbing his arm. Kimiko just smiled that innocent smile of hers, giving Omi a high-five. "Whatever, we just have to make Torie really mad. Anybody have any ideas?" Raimundo asked, and Omi tapped his chin thoughtfully.
"Well, she seems quite attached to her cat," Kimiko said, taking the words out of Omi's mouth.
"So what, we torture her cat?" Raimundo asked, raising an eyebrow at the girl. Kimiko just shrugged, throwing out an idea.
"Perhaps you're going about this the wrong way. Maybe take the cat and make it look like Jack Spicer's work?" Master Fung suggested, watching Torie play with her dolls out of the corner of his eye.
"Great idea. I nominate Clay for the job!" Raimundo said, pointing to the snoozing figure. As his name was mentioned, Clay sat up, looking around him.
"Actually, Raimundo, I was thinking of you," Master Fung said, making Raimundo gasp.
"What? And harm this perfect face? Not gonna happen," the Brazilian said, shaking his head. Master Fung raised an eyebrow quizzically. "Hello, that cat is evil! Poor Omi practically died this morning," Raimundo explained, and Master Fung smiled.
"That might be because cats don't like water. Torie stashes some treats in her room, just find them and feed one to the cat. Holly is actually very sweet when she's in a good mood," he said, making Raimundo roll his eyes.
"Fine, I'll go with your suggestion. But if I get hurt, you owe me," Raimundo said, walking off towards another building. He entered a bit tentatively, creeping up towards Torie's area. He peered his head around the corner, smiling as he saw the form of a sleeping cat. He walked over towards Torie's trunk, lifting it up only to cringe at the sound it made. That one creak sounded like a gunshot to him, but Holly only opened one eye to look at Raimundo. Letting out a sigh of relief, he realized this cat was indeed not evil.
He smiled, a new affection for the cat warming his heart. He took out a piece of paper, writing a fake ransom note from Jack Spicer on it. He laid it on her pillow, and then hesitated. "Now what to do with you?" Raimundo asked, and the cat started walking away as if she understood. The boy followed, smiling when he realized where they were going.
Alright everyone, I'm going to kick myself for this later, but I'm going to type so furiously from now on (I've gotten full access to the computer after I finish my homework once school starts on Monday), so I'm going to try to update once a day. Now, don't hold this against me, ok?