✦ 009 ✦

[backwordscompatible]

[It was around two hours after sunrise when it happened.]

[Zatanna had been up early, as usual, and through her usual morning routine. A stroll through the sector. Stopping off at her favorite cafe for a cup of tea. Waving at a few other regulars in the area. Checking the rooftops...just in case.]

[By the time she made it back to her room, she was in good spirits. The weather was chilly, but she didn't mind. It actually felt pretty good. Hanging her jacket up, she absently rubbed at her arms as she grabbed one of the books she had been reading and settled on her living room couch. Head against the arm rest. Feet propped up over the back. She was about halfway through. Impressive, considering she could only actually read a handful of the words.]

[She turned the page, and sat upright.]

[Huh. This one was actually...interesting. The circles in the diagram were familiar. She'd used something similar to help the younger Robin with his slug problem some time back. And the words written underneath...]

[She tried to read them aloud. Nothing happened. Then, on a whim, she tried them backwards.]

[The last of the words barely left her lips when a sudden gust of wind burst from the very pages, throwing her back. Like a silent sonic boom. Spreading far and wide. Beyond the walls of her apartment. It knocked the wind out of her, but only for a moment. She recovered soon after, holding a hand to her head as she slowly got up.]

['What was that?']

[Then she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror.]

['...oh...']

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[VIDEO]

[Around half an hour after the residents of the Turtle experienced a strange ripple effect, Zatanna appears over the Network. Looking a little...uh...]



[...definitely not fifteen years old.]

So...the good news is that I figured out what happens when you read a kedan spell backwards.  [yay?]

['The bad news is that I have no idea how to reverse it.']

[...]

['...my bad?']



((ooc: Aaaaand Mis-Spell has begun!))

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[demon_brat]

... what.

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[backwordscompatible]

What?

[And, for that matter, who are you?]

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[imaginate]

[Hello Damian there is a face pressed to the console which is suspiciously like what Kyle would look like where he nineteen years younger.]

You're old!

[backinakidflash]

Zee. [Huge Sigh. Bart looks simultaneously annoyed and resigned, but odds are it's hidden in the sharper facial features. He's lost some of the softness in his face, but he hasn't lost any weight - he's gained it. His shoulders are broader - what was a loose t-shirt last night is now a muscle tee. The height change isn't as noticeable when he's sitting, not like how his voice is now a fully adult baritone. That is a little hard to miss.]

You did this?

[backwordscompatible]

[Hellooooo, Nurse Bart.]

Not on purpose.

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[wintershepherd]

[ Jack's face appears on Zatanna's console screen and doesn't... actually look very much different at all. Same pale, slight features and he's too close to really get a good look at the rest of him. It's only when he speaks that the change becomes very obvious because chris pine his usual voice is gone and replaced by a surprisingly soft alto. ]

Zatanna, you look... wow.

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[backinakidflash]

[This makes Bart feel better about today. He did not turn out to make a very pretty girl, like Jack does.]

You know people can think that about you now too.

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[imaginate]

This. Is. So. Uncool!

[It's high-pitched, and not immediately recognisable. The sound of someone scrambling on the desk, pushing things aside.]

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[imaginate]

[The video feed switches on and there is a shockingly familiar very angry seven year old glaring at you, Zatanna.]

C'mon! What's wrong with turning me into a potted plant!

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[lookedtothestars]

[Have a roughly ten year old looking into the camera in one of the cafes. Maybe a bit too calmly under the circumstances, but there's definitely some curiosity. From how he's sitting, it's impossible to tell that he's wearing oversized clothes in the feed.]

This news doesn't include that you have the knowledge of how to reverse its effects right now, does it?

[He has a distinct supposition that she is trying to get away without actually saying this. He's going to have to buy clothes before he returns to his suite, isn't he?]

[backwordscompatible]

[You...she doesn't recognize. But, since she has no way of knowing who this is just yet, she can only go by the fact that they're simply requesting knowledge, rather than yelling or glaring or yelling while glaring.]

I have...a rough idea.

I just need to get a few passages translated first, to figure out where I went wrong.

[You know, aside from doing a backwards chant that wasn't meant to be cast that way.]

[video]

[apologiesmyking]

[Well...that explains the strange weight falling down his back and other...changes his body has gone through this morning. It is an alien feeling he does not enjoy. As if he's been forced into a body ill-suited to him. Kaldur lets out a sigh, brushing the mildly annoying hair from his face.]

Zatanna, I take it you are working on a means in which to reverse this?

[video]

[backwordscompatible]

[Hi, Kaldur.]

[Your hair looks gorgeous, btw.]

Already on it, boss. Promise.

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[grigio]

Y'know, funnily enough? I missed being six years old.

[Zombies were overseas then. Mostly. And her dad was still happy and her mother was still around.]

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[backwordscompatible]

[At least somebody was taking this whole thing pretty well.]

You're cute at six. [Whoever you are.] It's only temporary, though. I promise.

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[cowled]

[JUST THIS FUCKING LOOK FOREVER.]

We need to talk.

[backwordscompatible]

[That look said it all. Combined with the sudden chill down her spine the moment she heard his voice...Zatanna knew almost immediately who this was.]

[Well. Crap.]

...not if you're going to spend the entire time lecturing me.

I already know I screwed up, thanks.

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[notdreaming]

How did you--

[ Kara's hair grew when she did and she has not had hair this long in a while and man she really filled out and holy Rao ]

I wasn't anywhere near you!

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[backwordscompatible]

[omg Kara not fair why are your boobs even bigger than hers?]

[I mean--]

[Hi, Kara.]

I don't think it mattered.

Judging by the first wave of fanmail, I think the spell hit pretty much across the turtle.

[Video]

[tactile_telekinesis]

[So Kon hadn't expected to suddenly be older. Not again anyway. Last time he knew the source, this time it had taken some time until Zatanna had made the post. So have an older, bulkier Kon with no more fade cut and a more uh...chiseled face than rounded cheeks.]

So, there should be a rule put in place. No doing any kind of kedan magic.

[Video]

[backinakidflash]

Seconded. Once she puts us all back to normal.

[Bart is getting concerned. No one else has mentioned a powers snafu, and this is starting to look really widespread. ]

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[wherethestoryis]

Zatanna.

[Her teeth are clenched very slightly. She doesn't look any different, though...]

We. Need. To. Talk. NOW.

[Preferably before Lois loses control of this whole heat vision thing in her embarrassment and anger, and also preferably sooner rather than later because Clark--

She doesn't even want to complete that sentence inside her own head.]

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[andaway]

[And suddenly a yell from the background.]

Looooois, none of my clothes fit!

[Speak of the devil...]

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[wingedwarrior]

[ZATANNAAAAAAAAA you are dead.] I'm really hoping you have a way to fix this. I don't want to be stuck babysitting Kyle. [You made him seven years old SEVEN YEARS OLD.]

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[backwordscompatible]

[SHAYERAAAAA no she's too young and innocent to die.]

[...]

[...okay, but she's still too young.]

So don't get stuck babysitting him.

Don't we have a Hal or two around here somewhere?

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[bacondivination]

Having fun, are we? You should be glad for such a lesson.

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[backwordscompatible]

[...she almost would have preferred to get yelled at.]

Loads. [A roll of the eyes, in case her tone wasn't sarcastic enough for him.] Always wanted to make half the Turtle hate me. I just could never think of a good enough reason until now.

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[asouthron]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to jump on this bandwagon too and say: "We need to talk".

[ He's taking this pretty well for not having his own body anymore. But, eh, really, it's just another Tuesday in the life of Fleet officers. ]

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[backwordscompatible]

[Yeah...she has no idea who you are. Not a clue. So have an increasingly bored-of-getting-reprimanded look, complete with a slumped posture and chin in hand.]

Take a number.

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[dunhaming]

[ Olivia has her Stern Face on. ]

So you're the one responsible for this?

[ Buuuut it doesn't hold and she gives a laugh. ]

This is hilarious. Just make sure we're not stuck this way. There's probably not anything I can do to help, but if I can, let me know.

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[backwordscompatible]

[Again, a vaguely unfamiliar face. The Stern had very little effect, but the sudden laughter earned...an eyebrow raise, at the very least.]

I don't suppose you know a thing or two about canceling out spells?

[khan_artist]

Update the network with any progress you've made in correcting your error.

[Her tone is stiff, taut, unyielding and her accent isn’t making it any less so.]

Gather any others skilled in the use of magic if it will speed the process.

[backwordscompatible]

[Okay, you, she definitely doesn't know. And she tends to have a problem with people she knows bossing her around like that, let along some chick(?) she's never even met before.]

You forgot to say 'please'.

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[lostundercover]

Magic?

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[backwordscompatible]

[Any other time, she would have grinned and cracked a joke. But right now?]

What was your first guess?

[...okay, she might not've been grinning, but there was still a bit of humor to her tone.]

[magicalpadawan]

...Welllllll, crap. [Hey, at least Molly's unaffected for now? Yay.]

Need any help? I'll dive into research at the shop if you want.

[backwordscompatible]

[Yeah, that was her initial reaction too.]

Anything you can get on translating...ancient kedan? I think? I'm still not entire sure what language the Book was written in, but it certainly isn't English.

[wonmyfreedom]

[SO UNIMPRESSED RIGHT NOW.]

In the future, perhaps you may wish to think before playing with magicks you do not understand.

[backwordscompatible]

[Calm down, Santo]

Then how am I ever going to learn?

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[alphatar]

Whoa, finally decided to start adding some meat to your diet? [Jokingly, Korra was there just last night and shared some grub with her.]

Just so you know, I'm perfectly okay with what happened. [Korra looks the same as she did yesterday, aside from the huge grin on her face.]

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[backwordscompatible]

Ha. Ha.

[Though, really, she never realized how great it was to have Korra back on her side until this moment. The Avatar didn't seem to be affected...yet...but the fact that she was smiling? She'll take it.]

I don't suppose you've caught a good look at our friend Jackie up there?

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[trainwrecked]

... hi. Name's Bucky, Sergeant Bucky Barnes.

I'm not sure we've talked since the Masque last year. Anyway. I don't know much about magic, but if you need somebody to try possible solutions on...

That may be faster and cleaner than shooting blind, right?

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[backwordscompatible]

Yeah, I remember you, Bucky.

Did the spell hit you too?

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[zinthosmantra]

So... shielding casting circles aren't a thing in your family practice.

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[backwordscompatible]

I didn't think it was necessary at the time?

/laaaaaaaaaate

[forherprince]

So this is your fault?

Re: /laaaaaaaaaate

[backwordscompatible]

[Have the dullest of dull stares in return.]

Yeah, already got that memo. Thanks.