Chapter Sixteen:
Annie Baby.
Annie looked on silently as her uncle Yakko spoke with the Brain.
"And we're sure this is safe, right?" Yakko asked.
"Safe, and quite painless, I assure you." Brain said as he continued setting up the molecular regressor. Annie was a bit skeptical.
"Do we have to do this Mommy?" Annie asked, looking to Dot.
"Well, no. Not if you really don't want to." Dot said. "But how come you didn't say anything before?" She asked. Annie responded by looking at the regressor ray. Dot followed her gaze and instantly understood.
"Oh, I get it." Dot said. "You hadn't seen the big scary looking ray yet." She said. Annie shook her head yes in response.
"Well, it's a little sad to see you grow up so fast. But I'm not gonna force you if you're scared." Dot said.
"Maybe if I didn't have to look at it." Annie said. Dot briefly pictured her standing in front of the ray wearing a blindfold. She resembled a prisoner standing before a firing squad far too much for Dot's liking and she quickly shook the image out of her head.
"What if it didn't look so scary, would that help?" Dot asked. Annie thought about it, then shook her head yes. Dot immediately stood up and approached the ray.
"Step aside gents. This is gonna take a hundred percent of my powers of cuteness, and you don't wanna get caught in the crossfire." Dot said as she made her way to the ray. Both Yakko and the Brain promptly cleared the way as she went to work on the ray. Within moments, the molecular regressor was the most colorful and nonthreatening object in the lab. The Brain quickly rushed in to inspect it for any possible damage once she was done.
"Hmm... All the necessary components appear to still be in place. We can proceed at any time. Provided that your young protege is ready to undergo the procedure." Brain said. All eyes quickly turned to Annie. She stood up and stepped within the ray's sights, then gave a nod, indicating she was ready. Everyone stepped aside as the modified ray was activated and began to build it's charge.
It fired, surrounding Annie in a strange blue energy. As promised, it didn't hurt at all as Annie's body began to shrink back to it's original size.
(A.N) This really should've been part of the previous chapter. I'm rather disappointed I didn't see it sooner. But, well, it wasn't written when I posted chapter fifteen. Whatever the case, this means I'll be writing another chapter.
