ARSA Continuous Story Pt 23 Louder
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Petie walked back into the room. "Where's Stevie?" he asked.
"Stevie was bad and acting like a little boy instead a little gentleman. He now looks the age he was acting. Let that serve a lesson to all of you!" Kayla warned.
Stevie had again dressed in his basketball uniform only now it was comically large. His basketball shoes slipped up and down and barely stayed on. He had to hold his trunks up. Steve returned and sniffed "She made me little"
Petie looked surprised "How could you do that? That's magic or somethin'! Is this is joke?"
Stevie looked up at Petie "It's not fair! "he complained fighting back sobs.
Petie thought for a moment. Stevie had pretty much schooled him on the basketball court. Even though Petie was able to shoot well, Stevie was a faster and able to handle the ball much better. Petie had trouble defending the faster boy and had ended up losing most of their games. He doubted Stevie could get the best of him now! He didn't like losing and this child wasn't going to be competition now. No doubt who this best athlete was now. He still wondered how this was possible.
Jenni and Billi knew they'd better mind Kayla because they didn't want to be little kids! Billi was curious about some things though. Watching Petie and Stevie playing basketball earlier she'd noticed some weaknesses in his game. She was surprised that she knew so much about basketball and wasn't sure where the knowledge was from. Stevie had played smarter and used his speed. Petie seemed less disciplined and mainly just looked to shoot. She wondered why she even cared about those things? It was as if she'd played basketball in her past but she was sure she hadn't. Still, she had a nagging feeling that she had. She started to concentrate on it more but Jenni had a cheer she wanted to share with.
Stevie grabbed a basketball but no longer had the control of it he'd had earlier. "Let's go play some more!" Petie said as he grabbed the ball. Stevie reluctantly followed the bigger boy.
Jenni and Billi continued with their new cheers.
"You girls take that outside.... You'll wake the baby!!" Kayla told the two youngsters "I have things to do!"
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Kayla opened the door to her room only to enter the Dreamkeeper's shop. She still didn't know how he did that but every time she wanted to see him this worked.
"Hello Kayla! I take it you've come to a decision about your..... uhhhh... should we say.... curiosity?" the Dreamkeeper said.
"Yeah.... I think I have... Are you sure it'll work?" she asked "And you can speed things up if I want?"
"Have I let you down yet? In fact, I owe you! You've been a wonderful customer and spread so much joy around to your friends and family. You've let them all live their deepest desires!" he told her convincingly.
She smiled. The Dreamkeeper made her feel comfortable. She was glad she'd found him. "So, how do we do it?" she asked.
"Why don't you and the baby rest on your bed and let me take care of the details? When you awake it'll be done!" he said. As soon as the words left his mouth he was gone and the room changed back into a bedroom. Kayla was nervous. She gently picked up newborn Marci and took her to the bed. Kayla laid back and closed her eyes.
Both drifted off into sleep. Kayla had her latest desire completely in focus. The first few moments of sleep were uneventful but then Kayla felt a chill followed by a sharp pain. Then she felt dull pains that slowly receded. Then her sleep became very peaceful.
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Wendy checked the battery in her cell phone to make sure it was at full strength. She also added Veronica's number in the fast dial menu so she could quickly make reports. She only hoped that she could be of help. This plan had to work!
Martha got tired of waiting on her sister and slipped out of the house. She saw some boys and did her best to pose for them but they only bust out laughing. "Jerkoffs!" she yelled to them as they ran off. Every where she went boys would only laugh at her. Her confidence was eroding every second. A group of construction workers only pointed and laughed. Martha started crying and darted inside the first place that she could find.
"Well howdy ho!" a cheery voice said "What brings you in here..... miss?"
Martha's regressed and spelled mind didn't recognize the man but he recognized her. It was the Dreamkeeper! Martha continued sobbing.
"Perhaps I can be of help?" he asked.
"How???" she cried.
"By seeing your dreams and desires fulfilled!" he replied.
"How can you do that?" the naive Martha asked.
"Well, you want the attention of some suitable young men, don't you?"
Martha looked up and wiped her eyes. "Yeah..." she replied.
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"Where's Auntie Martha?" Katie asked "Uuuuuh I mean Aunt Martha...." Katie's mind was slipping.
Wendy and Veronica looked around. "Dammit! I bet she went to the mall!" Veronica said "But we don't have time to chase her down. Time is of the essence. She'll just have to make a fool out of herself and we'll deal with her later! We don't need this distraction now at all!"
"Are you sure, Veronica?" Wendy asked.
"I'm very sure. Those of us that can stay focused MUST stay focused on the task at hand!" Veronica explained "You be careful!"
"I will. I'll do anything for my daughter!" Wendy said as she looked sadly at her daughter.
Wendy quickly gathered her things and drove to Jennifer's house. She'd never met any of Jennifer's family accept Jennifer and her mother. She didn't figure she needed to worry about baby Marci but she knew she needed to avoid being seen by young Jenni. Wendy parked the car and scanned the area. She saw two boys playing basketball. She grabbed her phone and called Veronica.
"I'm here... in the car. I see two boys playing basketball. One is older than the other. There are two little girls pretending to be cheerleaders...." she reported.
"Katie, your mother says there are two little boys there AND two little girls. Any ideas who they might be?" Veronica asked.
Katie shrugged "That's prob'ly Jenni and Billi but I dunno about the two boys"
"Wendy, Katie doesn't know who the boys are. Maybe you should get out of there? I'm starting to have bad feelings about this. You don't want to be seen by Jenni anyway!" Veronica said.
"No, I'll be careful. The children just went around back so this is a perfect opportunity for me to get inside"
"Wendy...no..." Veronica said but it was too late. Wendy had shut off the phone. Wendy walked to the door and pressed the doorbell.
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Kayla was resting peacefully when she heard the doorbell ring. She squinted and wiped her eyes and collected her thoughts. She looked to check on newborn Marci and only saw an empty diaper.... and then she remembered.... She smiled and rubbed her stomach. It was flat but she knew it wouldn't stay that way. She was really going to find out what being a mother was all about!
The doorbell rang again. Kayla stood up and looked at her face in the mirror. It did look a little different. Barely noticable. The Dreamkeeper told her that she'd be 9 months younger when she awoke. She slipped on some shoes and went to answer the door.
Wendy had a clipboard ready to play her role. "Hello, Marcia? I'm with uhhhhhhh child services" she said changing the story that Veronica had wanted her to use.
"I'm Marcia... Child Services?" Kayla asked.
Wendy had to think on her feet. She was supposed to say she was taking a survey but she decided Kayla might just refuse and shut the door. Someone from Child Services sounded like somebody Kayla wouldn't want to dismiss quite so easily. "Yes, mam. We have few questions. Do you mind?" Wendy said as she invited herself inside.
"Uhh no.... I guess not" Kayla replied taken by surprise.
The two women each took a seat and Wendy began to look around the room looking for ideas. "So, you have a baby I understand...." she said matter-of-factly.
"Umm no... not exactly" Kayla replied almost sounding giddy "not yet..."
"Not yet?" Wendy asked.
"I'm expecting" Kayla replied.
Wendy's jaw dropped open. That wasn't what she expected to hear. Her jaw fell open even further when she slowly realized what Kayla might be saying. Could she be pregnant with her own mother?
"I like children" Kayla added as Wendy sat speechless. Kayla didn't look preganant.
"I guess you do...." Wendy answered still basically at a loss for words. Was her friend, Marcia, really regressed to basically the point of conception?
"Would you excuse me for a moment? I want to check on the other children" Kayla said hoping to impress this lady from Child Services. Kayla got up and went outside. Wendy immediately jumped up and hurried upstairs for a look around. Curioisty was killing her.
Wendy opened door after door but saw no sign of a baby except for a lone diaper laid out on a bed. She pulled out her cell phone. "Veronica... there's no baby... She says she is expecting a baby tho! I'm in the house... "
"Don't call until you are outside! Hang up that phone! NOW!" Veronica ordered as she clicked her phone off. "Damn, she's going to blow this if she isn't more careful!" Veronica told Katie.
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Wendy walked downstairs to see Kayla was already back inside. Kayla looked at her curiously.
"I ummm had to go to the bathroom" Wendy explained happy with her quick thinking.
"I never heard the water running...?" Kayla replied perceptively.
"Uh... I just wanted to check my hair... What with the wind and all...." Wendy answered still happy that she was able to answer quickly.
Kayla looked out the window at the motionless leaves on the trees. No sign of wind at all. "I see. It looks fine" she replied "Just a sec..."
Wendy froze. She wondered if her cover had been broken. Maybe she should leave? Then she realized leaving would be strange and likely break her cover. How could she ever return if she'd left mysteriously like that? Besides, she'd answered Kayla quickly enough. She was sure she was OK.
Kayla re-entered with the children in tow. That wasn't what Wendy wanted to see!
"That's Katie's mommy" Jenni said innocently "Hi!"
Wendy's eyes darted around the room. Her quick wit didn't have a reply this time.
"That can't be Katie's mom. Katie's mom is older than that" Kayla said turning to Wendy "You're not old enough to be Katie's mother are you?"
Wendy fell into a trance and shook her head "No" she answered slowly. Kayla was right.
"I didn't think so. You don't even know why you are here do you?"
"No" Wendy answered slowly.
Kayla reached out and grabbed Wendy's hand. "Come with me" she ordered and Wendy dutifully followed. Wendy felt a chill.
"Katie's mother? You look like you are still in your 20's...." Kayla said as she continued holding Wendy's hand.
"20's" Wendy repeated mindlessly.
"I don't even think you can barely be 20 years old!"
"20" Wendy said slowly.
"No... you can't be 20. You're 16!" Kayla said.
"I'm 16" the pert teenager replied.
"C'mon in here" Kayla told the girl as she opened the door to the bedroom. They were standing in the Dreamkeeper's shop.
"I had a problem but I think I have it under control!" Kayla told the man "This is Wendy and she's a teenager!" Kayla was laughing.
"Very good! I knew you'd be able to handle those powers!" the man said
"I can't let anyone stand in the way of my dreams!" Kayla told the man "So I did good?"
"Very good indeed!" he replied "Remember what you learned with Martha though. Don't leave any loose ends!"
Kayla looked upward as her mind kicked into gear "Wendy, when we leve this room you won't remember any of this will you? You won't remember anything other than being a teenager. You're here to be the babysitter"
"I'm the babysitter" Wendy replied.
The man laughed and looked at his watch "There might be some competition for that job" he said as he opened another door. "C'mon out........ Martha" he said.
19 year old Martha exited the room. Rejuvenated in mind and body!
Martha could see the other teen looking at her with a bit of jealousy. She liked that. Martha's clothing no longer looked ridiculous on her. Not now... not with her 19 year old body. Martha was positively a hottie now!
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Veronica looked worriedly at Katie "I'm concerned about your mother. I don't think she grasped the seriousness of the situation"
"Is mommy gonna be OK??" Katie asked.
"I hope... I hope she's still OK. I'm worried about both of you. This might have been a bad idea!" Veronica answered "We can only wait until she calls us"
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The Dreamkeeper sat back and contemplated the way things were going "Kayla is perfect. Naive and devious. With her, it is like taking candy from a baby!" he said.
The other man laughed at the joke "Confusion certainly has taken over. That can only make it harder for Veronica"
"You could make this easier for me... for both of us" the Dreamkeeper told the man.
The other man shook his head "It's much better to do it this way"
"I suppose" The Dreamkeeper answered.
"Of course I am right. Martha is no longer wondering how to defeat you. She's wondering about getting a tattoo!"
"Martha never was a challenge anyway"
Both men laughed.