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Fountain of Youth Stone 2 - part 1
by Time Minder
Contact the author at timeminder@phuze.com
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Poor Terry Stuart, at one time a Captain in the Special Forces, has, in a series of unusual circumstances, been reduced in age to a five year old. The officer on duty, Colonel Thomas Graves, has decided to become Terry's self appointed mentor, since there is very little of the boy's adult mind left and he can no longer take care of himself.
This causes friction at home. His wife, Monique, welcomed the idea with open arms. It was his 14 year old daughter, Lindsey, that was the problem. Up till now, she had been an only child and loved having all of the attention.
Terry's arrival has forced fits of jelousy from her, and hatred of her parents for disrupting her "perfect" life." Her unhealthy behavior causes Lindsey to become somewhat 'unbalanced', which is where we pick up the story.
Tom and Monique are having breakfast one morning when she asks... "Tom, what's it like to go through the regression that Terry has gone through? I mean, what's it like to be young again after living so many years as an adult?"
Tom paused as he was about to bite into a muffin; "From what Terry had told me, it was quite an exilerating experience. Terry's problems came from the fact that the change was permanent, not from the change itself."
Monique stared absentmindedly at her food.."Yeah, it's too bad that it can't be reversed. It might have been fun to try it once."
She looked over at Tom, who had a strange glint in his eye.."What?" she asked innocently.
"You know, Moni, it's funny you should mention it.".he said..."but it's already been done. We've developed another strain of the stone that will make you grow younger, and yet it won't be a permanent situation."
"Oh really?" said Monique. This time it was her eyes that had the glint. "Hmmmmm....."
Tom laughed out loud and said..."I'm way ahead of you, Hon....Since I've always suspected that you had a "Kinky" side to you, I took the liberty of bringing home the samples."
Monique frowned at this. "But, is it really safe, Tom?"
"Absolutely" he said, "I've seen the test done myself. Last month, a group of ten volunteers were exposed to the new strain of rock. For two days, they recieved several doses of the stones rays. Full grown men became teenagers again. Three of the group; two men and one woman, went below puberty to about age seven. All of them returned to normal. We have done 15 such tests since then, and all have passed with flying colors."
He smiled. "I figured that, since we will have the house to ourselves this weekend, including Monday, we might as well have some fun."
He went over to a closet in the bedroom and pulled out a metal case. It was about the size of a shoebox. Tom opened it and inside were two smaller boxes, one blue and one white.
Tom's face darkened. "Because I told them that I was taking it home for research, I was forced to bring along the permanent de-aging rock as well. They are identical in size and color. The only way an average person can tell them apart is by the color of the box. The good stone is in the blue box and the bad is in the white box. We have to be very careful not to mix them up."
"Great." said Monique, "We can start right after the kids leave this afternoon."
In another room, within earshot, stood Lindsey. Angrier and more unstable than ever, she wanted revenge against her parents for dividing their affections between Terry and her. Yes, Lindsey wanted revenge, and now she knew just how she would get it.
Later in the morning, when Tom and his wife ran an errand in town, Lindsey sneaked into her parent's bedroom. She pulled the metal case from the closet shelf and sat it on the bed. She opened the lid, and saw the two colored boxes inside.
"I'll show them," she snarled, "I'll turn them into sniveling kids permanently!"
Placing an oven mitt over her hand, Lindsey quickly opened the two boxes and switched the rocks. Just as quickly, she closed the lids, secured the case and put it back in the closet.
Back in her bedroom, she inspected herself. No change. Even if there was, she was so close to fifteen it probably would not show up anyway.
Later that afternoon, Lindsey hugged her parents and started down the road on her bike to the neighbor's house. The plan was for her to spend the weekend with a friend from school.
Little Terry would stay at a sitter's house until Monday. Waving at their daughter as she sped down the lane, Monique looked over at her husband and said.."Shall we?"
Tom smiled and said "Why not?"
They entered the bedroom and Monique took the case out of the closet, opened it and removed the blue box. "Is it okay to open it?" she yelled to Tom, who was in the bathroom.
"Sure," he said, "Go ahead. "This new stone works much slower than the old stuff did. Just don't touch it. That seems to speed up the effect."
Monique raised the lid, and immediately felt a tingling sensation. "Oooh, that's a weird feeling," she said.
"You'll get used to it," he said.
Monique looked closer at the rock and frowned. "You know, Tom, it's such a pretty stone. It's too bad there is a litte piece missing from it."
"What???" shouted Tom. "Monique...Shut that box, NOW!"
Startled, Monique did as she was told and closed the lid. The tingling sensation stopped at once.
She looked as Tom came bounding into the room from the bathroom.
"What's the matter, Honey?" she asked.
"I'll tell you what's the matter," he said angrily, "That's the wrong rock, That's what's the matter! Those idiots at the lab must have mixed them up.
Monique panicked, "Oh my God! What's going to happen to me?"
Tom went over and embraced her. "Nothing's going to happen, Moni, you exposed for a few seconds. It was only enough to make you a couple of weeks younger." "Whew, that was scary" said a visibly shaken Monique.
Tom noticed and said, "Look Hon, Let's not let a stupid mistake by a bunch of lab rats spoil our weekend. Besides, since I'm fifty one and your only thirty five, I'll have to go first anyway. That is, unless you want me to be your baby sitter the day after tomorrow."
This made Monique laugh. "Very Funny" she said. "How much time will you need?"
Tom opened up the White box and picked up the rock in his bare hand. "As I've said, direct contact will speed up the process. Why don't you go down to the pool for about an hour."
And that's what Monique did. A little over an hour later, Tom walked over to Moni, who was laying poolside.
His grey hair was replace by a light chestnut color. The lines that previously had lined his rugged face had dissapeared. For all wants and purposes, Tom was now physically 35 years old again.
Monique was pleased. "My my, do you ever look handsome. It makes me wish that I had met you fifteen years ago instead of five."
Tom sat down beside her and put the closed white box between them. "What, when you were a college kid of twenty? No way, you would have been too much of a kid for me."
She looked at him. "But now we're both 35 years old, right?"
"Yes," he said and, smiling, opened the lid on the box. "Now, let's go explore our past."
Moni smiled back. "There's that tingling sensation again," she said.
This time, the box stayed open.
| Fountain of Youth Stone 2 - part 1 |
| A man and his wife use some pieces of the meteor in this sequel to Fountain of Youth Stone. |
| Fountain of Youth Stone 2 - part 2 |
| Fountain of Youth Stone 2 - part 3 |
| Fountain of Youth Stone 2 - part 4 |
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