The two of us walked onto the ship. I knew the first thing that I needed to do was find John and figure out why his potion didn't wear off the way he said it would. It didn't help that things on the ship looked bigger. It was possible that it could take 24 hours to wear off instead of 12. I supposed that I could spend the night as a child if I had to. I assumed that Gideon would be able to fabricate some child-size pajamas for Ava and I if it was necessary.
"Gideon, where is John?" I asked.
"He's in the med bay, Captain Lance." She answered. "Might I suggest a checkup for you and Director Sharpe?"
Sometimes I really wished that she hadn't been built with a sense of humor.
"I guess we should go there." I told Ava as I took her hand. I was a little bit sweaty. Once we got there, we found that Ray was there with him. "What happened to him?"
"Well he gave some of his life force to one of the campers." Ray answered. That was unexpected. "I thought you were supposed to be turned back by now. By the way, which one of you is which?"
I hoped this wouldn't become a recurring theme. Also, how could he not tell us apart? Our hair was styled the same way as it was before we took the potion.
"The shorter one is Sara." John answered weakly. I couldn't help but blush. I was not that much shorter than her.
"Gideon, what's wrong with him?" I asked.
"Mr. Constantine's health is declining." Gideon explained. "None of my treatments have been successful. His health wasn't good before the spell and now it has only gotten worse. I don't know how much longer he'll last."
At that time, I wasn't sure if I should be concerned about mine and Ava's condition when John's was much worse. I definitely wanted to figure out how to get back to normal, but I knew that finding a way to help John was probably more important.
"Do you know when we're supposed to turn back?" Ava asked John.
"You two should have turned back already, Sharpie." John replied. "I said that I've never tested that potion on humans before. It could take longer to wear off, if it does at all. It may be a bit trickier to restore you."
"Ava, we need to find a way to help John." I told her. "What can we do?"
"I have an idea, but you're not going to like it." Ray replied. We usually didn't have the best options when it came to solutions. "I know someone who might be able to help John and may also be able to fix your predicament as much."
Who could Ray possibly be talking about? It wasn't like we knew anyone else who knew…oh no. No, no, no, we were not going to go there. There was no way that he could possibly want us to go there.
"No. Ray we are not going to ask her…" I declared before I let out a yawn. "Why am I so tired?"
"Probably because your bodies are younger, so you need more sleep." Ray explained. "Maybe we should sleep on it and we'll revisit the idea in the morning."
That led to Ava and I going back to my room.
"So, I guess I'm sorry for this." I apologized.
"Well it wasn't like you forced me to drink the potion." She stated. "We just have to find a way to fix this quickly, because I just don't want to leave the Time Bureau in Gary's hands for too long."
"We'll find a way." I replied before I yawned again. "Gideon, can you fabricate some pajamas for Ava and I?"
The clothes appeared and I immediately realized that I should have been more specific.
"Gideon!" I shouted as I held them up. "These pajamas are…"
"Perfectly normal someone your age to wear." Gideon replied. Damn it. Why did she have to have a point?
"Okay, so you do want Frozen or The Descendants?" I asked Ava as I held up the pajamas in front of me.
"What's The Descendants?" Ava asked. Wow, she wasn't the best at keeping track of pop culture.
"It's this movie where all of the kids of the people from the Disney movies go to school together." I explained. "So, I guess it's Frozen for you."
She went to change in the bathroom while I stayed in the room. It felt a little bit humiliating wearing freaking Descendants pajamas. I mean I had only watched the movie like five times. Hey, if Nate and Ray could be Bronies, I could like that along with the horror movies that I loved. Ava then came out of the bathroom.
"How do I look?" She asked nervously.
"You look cute." I told her. "I guess I need to brush my teeth now."
After my teeth were brushed, we got both into the bed. Even the bed felt bigger. Luckily, I was so tired that it didn't take me long to fall asleep.
In the morning, I felt rested. I didn't even feel like I needed coffee. I noticed that I was cuddled against Ava. Even though we were kids, it still felt amazing to wake up next to her. I almost didn't want to wake her, but I knew that I had to. We had agreed to discuss the Nora thing, and I had a feeling that the whole team would be involved. I wasn't even sure if Zari and Mick knew that we had turned ourselves into kids.
"What time is it?" Ava asked.
"It looks like it's about 9:00." I replied. "We should probably get everyone together and discuss the Nora thing, though we're probably not going to do it."
"Sara, we need to save John." I replied. "As much as I don't like the guy, I still think we should do whatever we can to save him and since we don't know how much longer he has, we're kind of desperate."
"We're not that desperate." I argued.
"I think we might be." She countered. "Plus, Nora might be able to turn us back, or fix John so he can do it."
The two of us went to the kitchen and we found that no one else was there, except for Ray.
"Where is everyone?" I asked.
"Well considering that it's earlier than most of wake up, I'd say sleeping." Ray replied. Since he was a boy scout, he always woke up early. "Are those Disney pajamas?"
"It was Gideon's idea." I replied with a deep red blush on my face.
"Well it looks adorable." He commented.
"Gideon, wake everyone up and tell them to come here." I commanded.
While we waited, I couldn't help but feel hungry. For some reason, I wanted some cereal: the kind with sugar in it. I wasn't sure if it had to deal with being so young, but some Froot Loops sounded really good right now.
"Gideon, can I two bowls of Froot Loops?" I asked. Within seconds, two bowls of cereal with milk appeared. I gave one to Ava, along with a spoon.
"Do you expect me to eat this?" She asked.
"Come on. This is another part of being a kid, having cereal that's bad for you." I told her.
"Actually, this cereal is low in fat, sugar and has ten percent of your daily fiber in it." Gideon piped in.
"Wow, they made this stuff healthier than when I last remember it." I remarked before I took a bite. "Still tastes the same though."
I managed to get Ava to eat it and by the time we were done, the team came in.
"What's with the kids?" Mick asked. It seemed that I was right to assume that he was not informed.
"I gave Sara and old Sharpie a potion to make them younger to lure out our as monster." John explained. Ava looked like she wanted to shove her spoon down his throat. "Only problem is that it doesn't seem to effect humans the same way it affects cats."
"So how are we fixing this?" Zari questioned.
"Right now, this is not our number one priority." I stated.
At that point, the shapeshifter that looked like Amaya came out dressed like a punk rocker. She apparently immediately recognized us because she broke out laughing.
"Who let her out?" I asked in annoyance.
"Charlie is helpful in identifying other supernatural creatures." Zari explained. "She was the one who told us that the striga was the hot guy last night."
"But I'm not going back in that bloody cage." The creature who was apparently Charlie declared.
"Can we get back on topic?" Ray requested.
"Right. So, John is dying, and Ray thinks that if we find Nora, she might be able to do a spell to save him." I replied. "I think we should take a vote. Whoever thinks we should find Nora to save John, raise your hands."
Ray, Zari, and Ava all raised their hands.
"Really?" I asked my girlfriend.
"Yes." Ava replied. "But it looks like you're the deciding vote."
"You shouldn't mess with that witch." John declared.
"John, you may think that you're not worth saving, but we're going to go to Nora to see if she can do anything." I told him.
Of course, we would still have to find her, and she was doing a pretty good job at being inconspicuous so she wouldn't be found.
"Now I need to get back to the Bureau." Ava declared. Everyone looked at her funny.
"Ava, I don't think that's the best idea." I told her.
"I am director, whether I'm a kid or not." She remarked.
"Yeah, but I don't think the government will be keen about that." Ray commented. "You should probably take a leave of absence until you're able to get back to normal."
"Well I still need to go there and tell Nate and Gary." She responded. "I do not feel good about leaving them in charge. We would probably be better off with an actual 12-year-old."
That led to Ray, Ava, and I going to the Bureau. She was basically wearing a child-size version of her uniform.
"So, I don't want to go anywhere else here." I replied. "I do not want Oliver to see me like this."
"Oliver is still in prison." Ray pointed out. "Tell me again why we're letting that happen."
"We're not supposed to mess with the present." I replied.
"I would ask the president to pardon him, but I don't think we would listen to me like this." Ava declared as we walked into the building and immediately found Nate and Gary playing what appeared to be a Pokémon game.
"Oh hey, Ray." Nate declared. "What's with the kids?"
"Gary, what did I say about playing video games in the office?" Ava asked.
"Director Sharpe…" Gary replied in surprise. "What? How? Why…"
"What a minute, if she's Ava, then that would make you…Sara." Nate realized. "How did this happen?"
"We had a bit of a magical mishap." I explained.
"Which means I need to take some time off. I'm leaving you in charge while I'm gone, but if you destroy this place while I'm gone, you will wish that you were never born." She told him.
"You know you're kind of adorable trying to be threatening like that." Nate remarked. He would probably wish that he hadn't said that. She then knocked him to the ground and got on top of him. "Okay…still a dangerous fighter. You can count on me, Director Sharpe."
"That's what I wanted to hear." She replied.
"Is this a bad time?" A voice interrupted. It wasn't Oliver, but it was probably the second-to-last person that I wanted to see me like this.
So who is the person that came to the Time Bureau? Also Gideon seems to be loving the girls' predicament. I'm going to try to stick close to canon with this story, so expect weekly updates. Please don't forget to review.
