Premature Maturation - Part VIII

This is the finale of the story, but we'll have an epilogue afterwards.

Don't you think that the epilogue won't be important, though. It'll feature as many twists and revelations as this part, if not more, so I'm eager to post it soon.

I'm hopeful this time the wait will be MUCH shorter than the last one. Sorry about that, by the way. And please tell me what did you think about this part.



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Saturday – 10:41 pm.

After her startling declaration, Felicia got on her feet so quickly the other two almost gasped. She then started walking resolutely, and her companions had trouble keeping her pace.

“Uhm… Are you going to explain yourself, dear?” asked Tanya. “You just said you know where Joy is.”

Felicia held up the small piece of purple cardboard she had found in Joy’s jacket.

“Don’t you recognize this?”

“No,” answered David and Tanya at the same time.

“I do. It’s the corner from one of those recruiting cards… From the strip club, just like the one we received this morning at that dinner place,” Felicia concentrated, trying to remember. “Loaded Girls Strip Club, that was the name.”

“Ok, so?” asked David, who could see where his sister was going and could think of a few problems with her line of reasoning.

“So this was trapped in her jacket’s inner zipper. The rest of the card was probably still on her pocket.”

“But where did she get it?”

“Well, we know that last night we all were around the same area where we found the recruiter this morning. We went to the clothing store, then to Honest Frank’s. I bet we stumbled upon another recruiter on duty and we all got these cards… including Joy.”

“But…” David wasn’t sure how to phrase this. “Joy isn’t nearly as… loaded as you are, sis.”

“Can’t hold a candle to this, yeah,” agreed Felicia gesturing down at her chest. “But Tanya isn’t that busty either, is she? And she received a card too. So that “Loaded” stuff must be just for show. They’re just interested in sexy girls with some curves, and Joy definitely looks the part.”

She saw an empty taxi passing next to them and called for it. The driver knew where the club was, luckily, and they all sat on the backseat, dropping their voices so that he wouldn’t hear them.

“But what if she had this card? How do you know she’s there?” asked David as Tanya brushed her blonde hair aside impatiently.

“It’s just a feeling, I’ll admit that,” said Felicia biting her lip. “But we have less than two hours to break the spell, so we better spend it trying our only lead, right? I see it like this: She left us and joined that party, so she had more alcohol. So she was even more drunk than we were, wasn’t she? The magic probably screwed her head even worse than ours. So she probably woke up on that bench very confused, with no clue about who she was or where she should go. She had no phone, no ID… the only thing she had, probably, was that card, so there’s a chance she headed there!”

“And why would she still be there, anyway?” was Tanya’s question. “It’s been hours. The effect of the alcohol must be over by now.”

But Felicia had her answer ready.

“Not if she kept drinking. I’ve been thinking about it. She would have contacted us or gone home if she had regained consciousness. So she must be still inebriated. She’s been at a strip club, after all. A shot or two every few hours would be enough to keep her brains scrambled. We saw what a drop of wine did to us after the spell.”

David still thought she was reaching too far, but it also made some sense… or maybe those were his last hopes speaking.

The Loaded Ladies Strip Club wasn’t far. They had just barely finished their discussion when the taxi pulled in front of it. The three of them stepped off and looked at it. This was their last chance.

Saturday – 10:49 pm.

The club was quite large and flamboyant-looking. One big neon sign directly below the place’s name said “Men Only.”

“Well, I won’t have any trouble getting in,” said David, trying to sound secure despite having gulped loudly. “I guess I’ll get in on my own and look for Joy. Wait right here.”

Tanya nodded nervously. It was obvious that none of them wanted to get separated just then, but they didn’t have any other options. David nodded back at her and then he went past the bouncer, who said nothing as David crossed the entrance.

David immediately knew the strip club would put his new manhood to its ultimate test. He hadn’t been able to control his lust when he had encountered that girl in the dance floor, and this was about a dozen times worse. Wherever he glanced, he saw an extremely curvaceous stripper in some state of undressing. He instinctively started to salivate, as an unspeakable hunger awakened on his mind.

Thoughts of Tanya helped him to keep his drive at check, as did the knowledge he had to find Joy or he would have to get used to these feelings permanently.

Trouble was that Joy wasn’t anywhere to been seen. He should have guessed it. It had been a wild guess from Felicia, nothing solid. It had been a mistake to set his hopes so high. He was about to turn around when a man dressed in purple approached him.

“Is the gentleman unable to find what he’s looking for?” he asked. “We have our best in the private booths. Do you wish to taste some of what the house has to offer?”

“Oh, yes, I’d like that very much,” said David. He had to spend all his chances.

“Of course you will. Now, if you’d follow me…” the man opened a curtain and conducted David through a corridor covered in purple velvet. About a dozen doors were within. “Any preferences? We’ve got blondes, we’ve got brunettes, we’ve got exotic girls from far Asia…”

“I’d like… I want to try the… the newest you have to offer.”

“Ah! A gentleman who likes his meat fresh! You’re in luck, for a rather delicious girl just joined us today! We’ve been looking for someone to give her a proper introduction!”

“That’s what I’d like!” said David, who knew he sounded too eager but guessed the man wouldn’t think it odd. Could it be?

“In here. I’ll bring her to you. I shall warn you she’s been… a bit nervous about her debut. I hope you don’t mind that. We’ve given her a few drinks to keep her calm.”

“Oh, no, I don’t mind. I’ll tell you afterwards if she’s unsatisfactory.”

The man bowed as he opened the door. He wasn’t the same man who had tried to recruit Felicia and Tanya, but he had the same distinctly slick air about him.

David entered the velvety room as he waited for the man to return with… would it be Joy?

Oh, Heavens, please, Heavens… let her be Joy!

Saturday – 10:53 pm.

“David told us to stay at the entrance!” said Tanya behind her teeth as she and Felicia sneaked through the club’s backdoor. “And we can get in trouble. More trouble!”

“We can always say we’re trying to get a job here if they see us” said her busty friend, patting her chest. “They did try to employ us, remember? But we’ll find Joy faster if we help!”

“If she’s here,” thought Tanya, who felt her skepticism rising again as she looked around.

They had just walked into some kind of changing rooms. The one stripper who was there was putting on some new heels and she hastily left after doing so. Tanya couldn’t see her face properly, but she had beautiful black skin. Obviously not Joy.

“Oh, look, disguises!” said Felicia pointing at the numerous outfits hanging around them.

“Are you kidding?” asked Tanya, but her friend’s pants and t-shirt were already off.

“No, I’m not. We won’t raise any suspicion if we’re dressed like that. We’ll navigate the whole place much faster!”

Tanya rolled her eyes. Yet another one of Felicia’s mad ideas. Then why was Tanya already unbuttoning her blouse?

Well, no mystery there. She had been following every one of Felicia’s mad ideas ever since they had known each other. Tanya simply couldn’t say no to her.

“I hope you know what you’re doing,” said Tanya picking one of the outfits.

She tried not to think about the fact that most of Felicia’s ideas had ended getting both of them in trouble, including the one, Tanya thought as she unclenched her bra, that had given her this body.

Saturday – 10:55 pm.

David’s heart leapt from his ribcage to his throat, and even after that, it threatened to jump out of his mouth.

For the woman who was accompanying the man in purple was indeed Joy. A very adult, sexily dressed Joy, but he had no doubt about it. This was what his babysitter had been turned into after casting the spell. He remembered it.

But there was no recognition in her eyes. She was smiling at him with pure lust, obviously finding him desirable at the moment. Then David realized it: she was still drunk.

“Does the gentleman wish for anything else?” asked the man in purple. “A drink, maybe? Wine?”

“No, no. Just water, please. Loads of water. A bucket, if you can. And the strongest coffee you have.”

The man was clearly taken aback. But then he recovered.

“Whatever pleases the gentleman.”

He had just closed the door behind him and Joy's velvety green dress was already on the floor and she was leaning over him, kissing him deeply.

“Oh, my. How long did her tongue become?” wondered David before being able to react. He pushed her away from him and used his height advantage to make her sit.

“Let’s take things slowly, may we?” said David.

“Why?” asked the woman, playing sexily with her hair, which had been curled. “Why should we wait? They told us we’re not allowed to fuck any of our clients, but I like you” she said, her long fingernails caressing his pectorals. “I might not like the next guy as much, and I need this.”

“No, you don’t,” answered David, trying to convince himself that he didn’t need this too, despite his groin telling him the opposite. “You don’t need this. It’s the alcohol and the spell. And these hormones. They’re too much for kids like us to learn to control overnight.”

She wasn’t even listening. She had closed her eyes and leaned back, pleasure obviously flowing through her whole being. A couple soft moans escaped her lips. He tried to look away, but couldn’t.

Then, she fell asleep as if she had been turned off by a switch.

“Just like Tanya”, he thought. It seemed the alcohol had run its course.

Someone was knocking at the door.

“Your… uhm… bucket of water.”

“Come on in.”

The man pushed a tin pail into the room. It was obvious he had snatched it from the cleaning lady. He set a large cup of black coffee on the table as he looked at the sleeping Joy and cursed under his teeth.

“Oh, I was afraid of this. She wouldn’t stop drinking all day. I’m sorry for the inconvenience, sir. I’ll find you any other lady you’d like.”

“It’s not necessary. I… just like to look at her as she sleeps.”

Again, the confused face from the man.

“Whatever pleases the gentleman,” he repeated. But, before turning away, he said “And no funny business with her.”

David just nodded. Then he looked at Joy again as the guy finally left. He took the bucket. He had planned to do this with her awake, but maybe it would be more effective now that she was asleep?

“I hope this works,” he said, and then he emptied the water directly on her face.

Saturday – 11:01 pm.

“If you had told me yesterday that tonight we would be at a strip club, looking like actual strippers…” started Tanya with exasperation.

“Oh, stop worrying about it. You look great,” said Felicia. “And we’re blending in perfectly now. Where do you think we should go now?”

For they had accidentally stumbled upon a hallway covered in purple velvet and full with doors. A tiny label over the main entrance said “Private Booths”.

“She could be in any of those,” observed Tanya desperately.

“I guess, but we can’t just barge in!” said Felicia. “We should just go into the main area and cross our fingers she’s there.”

Both friends looked at each other and nodded, and were about to turn away from the hallway when a voice came from the opposite end.

“There you are! I was wondering if you were lying when you said you’d be here.”

They gulped and faced the man. They immediately recognized him. It was the good-looking officer who had released David that morning. The one they had promised a free “routine” at the club.

Tanya went pale, but Felicia recovered a bit faster, trying to gain some time while thinking how to get out of that one.

“Hello, officer!” she said briskly. “We didn’t think you’d come! We were waiting for you. But… our shift is about to end, do you think… maybe you could come again… tomorrow?”

Her energy kept losing steam as she saw his stern face. Her smile vanished slowly.

“Oh, no, I won’t have any of that. Do you know a good friend of mine came and said your brother had trashed his car just after I released him? I took quite a lot of shit over that. But I’m a man of my word. I might forget all about the car if you two show me around.”

And he opened the booth on his left. It was vacant, and he signaled at them to get in.

“We should try and make a run,” thought Tanya, but it was too late, they had already walked in fearfully. She was just thankfully she had picked a less revealing outfit than Felicia. At least outwardly.

“But, but… don’t you want me to bring a drink for you, Officer…”

She couldn’t remember his name.

“Officer Jenkins!” someone yelled at him after they crossed the threshold. It was one of those men dressed in purple who managed the place. Luckily, he was too busy looking at the policeman to notice the two girls weren’t actually employees. “I didn’t know you were here!”

“Just a short visit. Two of your girls owe me quite a big favor.”

“Oh! The place is yours, then, as always. I’ll make sure nobody bothers you tonight.”

                                                                                     

The cop nodded and then closed the door in the manager’s nose. He turned around and looked at the women lustfully.

“So, Officer Jenkins, you didn’t tell me you were a regular” said Felicia, again trying to steer the conversation herself.

“Oh, I know my way around these clubs. That’s why I was so surprised I didn’t already know you.”

“We’re kinda new,” said Tanya, sounding quite lame to her own ears.

He just looked at her for a while.

“Okay, do something, then,” he said brusquely.

Felicia turned around and started to dance slowly, a wide smile back on her face. Then she peeled her already tiny blue dress, revealing the stewardess costume she was wearing underneath.

It was quite degrading, but maybe it would be enough for him. “Just leave”, she kept thinking even as she turned her back and winked at him.

Tanya was slower, but she joined her friend, thinking exactly the same thing.

Her costume was less spicy than Felicia’s, but no less skimpy. She had simply put on a black bikini that nevertheless showcased her magnificent torso and long legs.

Tanya looked down at her uncovered form as she danced. She was once again impressed about how beautiful she had become.  She also wished she had never used that spell and that she had waited to grow up for real

Saturday – 11:04 pm.

Joy was taking her time to finally recover. She had awakened with a start when David had emptied the bucket over her face, but she was still quite out. He had given her the large cup of coffee and had helped her dry her face and head with one of the drapes. She now looked slightly more focused.

“Are you okay?” he asked. “Listen, Joy, I know this is quite confusing, but you’ve got to hear me out. It’s me, David. The kid you were babysitting.”

She looked at him with squinted, sleepy eyes.

“David? What are you saying, who…?”

Joy then caught sight of her own body and she shrieked. He quickly covered her mouth.

“Don’t scream, please! They’ll think I’m trying to attack you, or something!”

She had fallen silent, but she was still examining every inch of her with a terrified face.

“What’s this? What happened to me? What…?”

“It happened to all of us! You and me, but also Tanya and Felicia. We all transformed into adults! I’m really David, Joy, you have to believe me.”

She looked at him again, this time trying to find something in the man’s face she could recognize as David’s.

“Look, I know how puzzled you must be. It was the same for us when we first woke up. But you need to remember!”

“I just…”

“It was the book, remember? Do you remember the spell?”

And just like it had happened to the others, recalling the book made something click on her mind.

“Felicia’s spell! Yeah, I remember!”

And she did. She remembered sitting there with the kids, feeling quite stupid about playing along with them. Then she was reminded of how afraid she had been for a moment once she realized the magic was real, and then the pleasurable sensations that had ensued as her flesh grew and matured.

“Yeah, I…” she cupped her breasts and nodded, and then she looked around without any recognition. “But weren’t we at my house?”

“No, I’m afraid we got drunk.”

“Yes, I… I think I remember. We went crazy suddenly, and then we went to Vegas.”

“You’re doing great, Joy. What else do you remember?”

“I… No, you were about to get a tattoo, and then I stole the car you had rented!”

“Yeah, you did!”

“And I crashed it, because I went to see… Oh, my Gosh, I went to see Matt and I tried to seduce him!”

She blushed horribly, but then she carried on.

“And I realized I didn’t have a crush for him anymore! He was like a little boy to me, and I… I went with some other guy! An older man.”

“Yeah, his name is Vincent,” said David. “But you fell asleep and he and his girlfriend stole your phone and your jacket.”

Slowly, the memory of that part also returned. She could see herself waking up at the park’s bench, feeling quite cold and wondering why she didn’t have a jacket.

“Yeah, I slept for hours, I think,” continued Joy. “I woke up quite late and I was still a bit drunk and disoriented. I didn’t know who I was or where I had to go. I have no idea why, but coming to this place made sense to me.”

“It was because of the card! I can’t believe Felicia’s wild theory was actually true this time!”

“Well, anyway, I’ve been here since then, and I haven’t stopped drinking since last night!”

“This is why you’re this lost. The spell really messed up with alcohol.”

“Oh, my God, David, what did we do? We’re in so much trouble!”

“Yeah, we are, but we can still make things right! We found a way to reverse the spell, but if we don’t do it soon it’ll become permanent!”

“Permanent! Oh, no, I can’t even move right now!”

“I’ll give you a second to recover, Joy. But please, recover fast!”

Saturday – 11:11 pm.

“Okay, stop dancing,” Officer Jenkins said with a bored grunt.

Tanya did so as he got up from his armchair. Felicia, who had already stripped again into her underclothes, which were fashioned after the American flag, shivered visibly.

“When you said you owed me big, I hope you didn’t mean just dance. I can just watch any of the other girls for free anyway. And I did release your brother.”

He approached them. They would have backed a step or two if they hadn’t been already so close to the wall.

Jenkins took Felicia by her hips, so firmly that she knew fighting back would have been pointless.  He forced her on her knees onto an armchair, her large backside pointing directly at him.

Then, without even looking at Tanya he said:

“You come next, Blondie. Just give me a sec.”

Someone then knocked at the door. Jenkins looked furious as he released Felicia.

“I told you nobody would bother me!” he yelled.

But the voice that came from the other side wasn’t the manager’s.

“Don’t fuck around, Jenkins. It’s me!”

The policeman seemed to know who it was.

“Did you follow me here, you shit?”

“They told me I would find you here,” the voice answered. “Open up right now. Something happened.”

Jenkins seemed quite angry, but he complied.

Tanya and Felicia wheezed silently. The man who had just entered was Honest Frank himself. He didn’t pay them any attention, though. He looked nervous.

“We need to run, Jenkins. The game is up.”

“What the fuck are you going on about?”

“It’s Salty! Salty Bosanno! They’ve caught him!”

Jenkins frowned, but he recovered.

“They’ll let him go.”

“No, not this time! They caught him straight and clean this time! He and his men got in a shootout with cops! Clean cops! Nobody is dead, but there’s lots of evidence. And he had hostages with him.”

Now Jenkins did go pale.

“Shit,” he swore.

“You know that obese bastard will talk! He’ll tell who his informants at the force are. You’re fucked, Jenkins! And how long before all your people fall too? How long before they get to me?”

Frank licked his lips and he opened the door behind him.

“You got to run, Jenkins, and you need to take me with you! You owe me!”

“I owe you?” barked the cop.

“You don’t even know the worst. They’re saying the guy who set Bosanno up... he’s that fucker who crashed my car and whom you let go before your own nose!”

Jenkins immediately looked at Felicia. Her brother had been involved in the Bosanno business?

“What?!”

Just then, the door of the booth exactly in front of theirs busted open and David came out of it, carrying Joy in his arms.

“Uh?”

Normally, David would have been able to take on Frank, maybe even both Frank and Jenkins at the same time. But he was unprepared, and his arms unavailable, so Frank’s punch came out of the blue.

With a loud, sickening sound, Joy fell all over the floor as David’s hands went to his bleeding nose. It probably would have hurt more if she had been completely sober, but she wasn’t there yet.

“Inside!” whispered Jenkins, taking David’s arm and throwing him into his booth, helped by Frank.

Felicia hoped her brother would recover before the next strike, but he had just removed a bloody hand from his face when Officer Jenkins hit the backside of his head with a chair and he fell on his knees. Tanya yelled his name, tears already pouring from her beautiful eyes.

“Now, you will tell us who the fuck you are? I bet you didn’t give us your real name this morning, did you? And you threw Mr. Bosanno in jail and now you think you’ll screw us too?”

“Who are you with?” asked Frank. “Salty’s competitors? The government? Talk!”

But David didn’t open his mouth. Not as much out of bravery, but because he really didn’t have a thing to say.

“Oh, he’ll talk,” said Jenkins. “Those bitches are working for you, aren’t they?”

He signaled at Tanya, Felicia and Joy, all three of them sprawled against the wall in fear.

“These two rescued you this morning. Is she really your sister or was that for show?” asked the corrupt cop, taking Felicia savagely by her hair.

“Leave her alone!” said David, and he was surprised about how nasally her voice came out. He also spat a good deal of blood as he shouted.

“Oh, she is, then? But what about the others? You were in that booth screwing this pretty one. She’s not from the club either. Another liar like these, I bet.”

“I just started working here tonight!” said Joy, who knew he wouldn’t believe her even though she was being truthful.

Jenkins stared at her and she looked down.

“Is she your special one, big guy? Who do you think I should fuck first, your sister or your girlfriend?”

“You bastard!” too late, David knew his worried eyes had darted for a second towards Tanya.

“Ah, so the winner is actually over there!”

Jenkins walked towards Tanya and pulled her up by her shoulders.

“Very, very hot! Thanks for sharing, mate.”

He pushed Tanya against a settee.

“Please, don’t hurt her! I’ll talk!” David was desperate. “I’m… I’m with the FBI… I’m… I was sent to catch Salty. It was a secret operation. This… uhm…”

Jenkins just stared at him for a while. Frank was wheezing, increasingly nervous.

“You’re a bad liar, pal. So I guess you’re not really government,” Jenkins shrugged. “Well, while you straighten up your story, I’ll get to it…”

He took off his jacket with a swift motion.

“NO! Wait, please!”

But David knew nothing he would say would please the policeman. Despite what that man thought, there was simply no bigger truth to reveal, only “We’re just kids and we took on Salty Bosanno out of sheer luck.”

So David tried to use his muscles instead, but before getting on his feet, he already had Frank behind him, doing an effective grappling hold.

Joy was also too weakened to even try and fight, but Felicia did yell and threw herself against Jenkins. Her height would be an advantage, but the officer was even taller than she was. He slapped her so hard across her face she was thrown out of balance instantly. He pushed her against the settee and she fell there beside Tanya.

Jenkins smiled as he took each of them by their throats.

“You couldn’t just wait for your turn to come, could you, sweet tits? Okay, then, I’ll do both of you at the same time!”

Jenkins pinned them down to the cushions with each of his kneecaps, then laughed heartily, ready to unbutton his uniform.

They had no idea what compelled them to do it, but Felicia and Tanya raised their arms at the same time and pointed their palms at Jenkins ribs, as they started reciting similar but not identical words. Words that conveyed no meaning in English, but which sounded not very unlike the incantation Felicia had read from the book the previous night…

The officer stopped for a second and watched them in confusion, and then he started laughing even more broadly than before.

A sudden wind pushed him a couple of steps away from where he had been, and this time his laugh vanished for good.

“What the...?”

He looked down frenetically at himself, trying to understand why he felt so… deflated. Sure enough, his robust body was slimming visibly.

Joy gasped and put one hand over her mouth. This policeman who had attacked them, and who was unknown to her, was transforming. It was not a slow metamorphosis like the one that had progressed their bodies into adulthood over a day before. The man was changing fast and dramatically.

He turned around when he felt his backside spreading outwards, his hands going immediately there to test the swelling flesh. They slithered up to feel his constricting waist, then he splayed them before him to see his hands shrinking, as all hair in there reduced, leaving him with soft, smooth skin.

“What did you do to me?” he asked urgently, his voice cracking as it became feminine.

Frank squealed. He saw his longtime collaborator’s face shifting too. Jenkin’s pretty boy features were becoming those of a very attractive woman. His fair hair elongated and waved down his slender back.

“No, noooo!”

Jenkins could feel how his nipples stood erect behind his shirt, and then they started taking his whole chest with them. Full breasts developed in a matter of seconds.

All the womanly attributes he had acquired in the last seconds had aroused him as much as they had terrified him. A great bulge could be seen on his pants, but then it also diminished quickly, and now Jenkins was, for all purposes, female.

She just stood there, trembling furiously, taking in all that had just happened to her.

David was as dumbfounded as the others, and he hadn’t even noticed his captor wasn’t holding him any longer. Frank stood a few steps behind him, panic obvious in his face. Then Felicia said “boo!” and he opened the door and ran away from sight.

Nobody was more confused than Tanya and Felicia, who had no idea what had just happened and how they had done it. They just looked at Jenkins, who, despite her official clothing, looked as girlish as they did.

“What did you do?” she repeated.

And while Tanya had no idea, she didn’t think it was wise to show it.

“Just giving you your just desserts,” she said. “You brought it on yourself, and now there’s no Officer Jenkins.”

“Yeah, nobody will ever recognize you. I guess that means no jail for you after all. They’ll think you ran away like Frank just did, afraid that Salty is talking,” said Felicia happily. “But while you might escape prison thanks to the disguise we’ve provided you, life won’t be any easier for you. You’ll have to start from scratch!”

“But don’t worry,” said David, who thought it would be fun to join in. “A girl who looks like you do will never starve in this city.”

“I would stay here if I were you.” Even Joy had finally recovered and was on her feet again. “They’ll hire you here without any fuzz, believe me.”

They had achieved it: Jenkins’ eyes had filled with tears.

Smiling from ear to ear, all four of them walked out of the booth and closed the door, leaving the former policeman alone with her bewilderment and her new body.

“What was THAT?” asked David.

“I have no idea, but I’m glad it happened,” said Felicia. “Oh, David, I was so scared!”

“So was I,” whispered Tanya, hugging David. “But they’re gone now. And you’ve found Joy!”

“Hi, girls!” said Joy, who looked much better indeed. “You’re both so gorgeous; I can’t believe it’s really you!”

“We’ve been so worried for you,” said Felicia, embracing her. “Now let’s hurry! It’s 11:35. We need to break the spell right away! Let’s catch a taxi and go home.”

“Don’t tell me nobody thought of bringing the book with you!” yelled Joy as they all walked towards the club’s backdoor.

“We did, but we reckoned it was too dangerous bringing spells like those to this city!” pondered Tanya.

“Also, it would be too much of a trouble to make the candle altar here. I left it exactly as it was in your living room’s table. I cleaned most of the house except for that before we left,” observed David, feeling proud when his babysitter smiled approvingly.

“And don’t forget it; if we changed here, then we would be four kids running around Vegas at midnight!” Felicia finished as they opened the door and ran out, raising a hand to stop the first taxi they saw. “Hurry, we have less than 50 minutes to get home!”

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The adventure will soon come to an end in its epic Epilogue!