Spike, Ember, and Gabby were sent on a mission to Galvinux VII to investigate the disappearence of embassy and scout ships in the system. Now, under arrest for criminal trespass, they face judicial rejuvination. In other words, their next childhood.
Lt. Spike, Lt. Ember, and Lt. Gabby are being sent to a remote system called Galvinux VII on a mission to investigate the disappearances of several embassy and scout ships in the sector. Little do they know they are being sent on a suicide mission. Before they left for their mission, they were given shots. These shots were not vaccines, they were genetically engineered viruses. Their true mission was to infect and exterminate the plague survivors on Galvinux VII. However, they are captured and found guilty of criminal trespass. With their guilty verdict, they are sentenced to four judicial rejuvenations each. Now, they are forced to relive their childhoods as well behaved children who get daily spankings as punishment for their crimes.
Spike sighed as he was boarding the FSS Comet. Ember was eating a peach and Spike asked her, "Don't tell me you stole another peach from that farmer's orchard. You do realize that's trespassing and theft. What's going to happen if you get caught?"
"I'll tell you what'll happen, he'll complain to the Star Fleet and you'll be court-martialed." Gabby told Ember firmly
Ember chuckled, "No he won't. He'll have to catch me, and we're going out on another mission."
Spike read the data pad that had their mission on it, "It seems we're heading towards the Galvinux VII system. Embassy ships and scouts have been disappearing in that area, but the natives were presumed dead when the plague hit. I have a bad feeling about this."
As Ember sat in one of the pilot chairs, she laughed, "What, you're scared of the Galvinus VII system? That planet's so far out in space, the other ships probably ran out of fuel and got caught in a nearby star's gravity. Besides, the FSS Comet is the pride and joy of the Star Fleet. She gets 35 parsecs to the gallon, there's no way she'll run dry."
As the three Star Fleet officers flew out into the deep space, Spike pressed a button on the control panel. "Cloaking's up. Let's just get this over-"
Suddenly, the radio frequency came on, "FSS Comet, you are in forbidden space. You have ten seconds to reverse course or face the consequences."
As the voice on the frequency counted down from ten, Spike was working on the controls, "The hell? The cloaking's maxed out, what's wrong with this thing!? Gabby, get ready for evasive maneuvers."
As Gabby got her hands on the controls, the voice on the frequency had reached 0. All of a sudden, the crew fainted.
A freight ship came out of light speed and drew the FSS Comet into their loading docks with a tractor beam. Six people in hazmat suits boarded the Comet and lifted the unconscious crew members into a room that seemed to have no doors or windows, they just walked though the wall. They put strange collars around their necks and left the room.
In a security room, scanners were monitoring the three prisoners. One of the men who transported them to their cell came in and took off his hazmat helmet off and asked one of the security officers, "What's the word?"
The one officer nodded, "They've got genetically engineered viruses in their bodies. Based on the strength of these viruses, they must have gotten them injected recently. We're sending the data over to Judge Cathoway now."
The man in the hazmat suit sighed in relief, "Good. I'm getting tired of the damn Federation. Those bastards... I'll never forgive them!"
"None of us will Adrian. You'd better get ready for some excitement. The boy's going to be your penny. It's been a while since you were a penny parent, hasn't it?"
Adrian nodded, "Yeah, it's been nearly 50 years since the last time Marinette and I took on a penny rejuve. Well, I'm off. I'll have to get my house ready for him."
As the crew of the FSS Comet awoke in their cell, Spike looked around and asked, "Where are we? And what are these things around our necks?"
A man in a suit walked in through the wall, "They're your securbands. They tell us who and where you are."
Spike's eyes widened when the man walked through the wall and tried to do it himself, "How'd you do that? Who are you?"
"I'm your lawyer, I represented you at your trial. You've been found guilty of criminal trespass with aggravating circumstances for four counts of attempted genocide. You have viruses in your bodies we haven't been introduced to. You're being sentenced to four judicial rejuvenations, ages 6-12."
As the man walked out, Spike asked, "What's this judicial rejuvenation?"
"Your next childhood." the man said before leaving.
As the crew was waiting for the guards, Spike sighed, "I don't know what this rejuvenation is, but I don't think it'll be pleasant."
Ember nodded, "We could try to overpower the guards when they come for us."
In the security room, the guards chuckled, "Not a chance. Hit the delta inducer."
The second guard hit a switch and the crew fell asleep again. When Ember woke up, she was undressed and asked the guard, "Wh-Where am I? Why can't I move?"
The guard explained, "You're getting ready for your rejuvenation. We're cleaning you out."
As the guard cleaned Ember's bladder and rectum out, she growled when the guard showed her a dress for a little girl, "You're screwing with me, this rejuvenation, it's not possible. You can't shrink people like that."
The guard corrected Ember, "Not shrink, rejuve. And you won't just be the size of a six year old, you'll be a six year old."
A computer voice called out, "Two minutes."
The guard smiled, "Looks like it's time for you to go through your rejuve." She took out what looked like a pepper spray bottle and said, "Good bye Lt. Ember." before spraying it in her face, knocking her out again.
The guards moved Ember into a machine that looked like a tanning bed, and as she stayed in the machine, Ember grew smaller and smaller, until she was the size of a six year old. She was still asleep while a woman picked her up and took her to another room and had the letter P tattooed on the back of both her hands. The woman said to her husband, "They look so adorable while their sleeping don't they Hank?"
Hank nodded, "You're right about that Patricia. I just wish they weren't so filthy after their rejuves."
Patricia chuckled, "We were no different you know."
As Ember was taken into a room with two beds, the rejuved Gabby woke up and looked around, "Wh-Who are you? Who's that?"
Hank picked her up and ruffled Gabby's dark blue hair, "We're your new mommy and daddy Gabrielle, and that's your new sister, Natalie."
As Ember, now renamed Natalie woke up, Patricia said, "We're heading home now girls."
As the new family walked out of the building, they could hear a child crying, and Hank said, "Hopefully these two won't need an attitude adjustment. We left mommy's little helper in the car."
As the family drove home, Patricia swiveled her seat around to look at Natalie and Gabrielle. "Oh, such angry faces. Come on and give mommy a smile."
Natalie stuck her tongue out as Gabrielle said, "You're not our mommy, and he's not our daddy."
Patricia looked at her husband and said, "We need to pull over, they need an attitude adjustment."
Hank sighed and pulled into a small parking lot near a park. "This park is penny rated, perfect place."
Patricia unbuckled Natalie and Hank unbuckled Gabrielle. They carried them to a park bench, pulled down their pants, and spanked them.
As Gabrielle and Natalie cried, they said, "You're our mommy and daddy."
Patricia smiled as the car got moving again and the two girls smiled. "That's it, I knew you could smile."
By the time they had gotten home, the girls had fallen asleep, so Patricia and Hank put them in their bedroom after changing their diapers. When they woke up, Hank said, "There's something we still need to do, the welcoming ceremony."
As Natalie saw a chair with a hairbrush on it, she cried, "But we already got spanked! We've been good!"
Patricia explained, "That was only for disobeying me, this is part of your sentence."
Both Hank and then Patricia spanked the girls. When they were done, they had a group hug and Hank said, "This spanking is over, and we do love you. Why don't we get your dinner ready?"
Natalie smiled, "Yay! I'm starving!"
"Everyone's hungry after their rejuve. He you are, healthy groatma." Patricia put two plates of green stuff in front of the girls at the table.
Natalie smelled it, "It smells funny."
As Gabrielle ate a bit, she said, "This is yucky. Can we have something else mommy?"
Patricia tapped her foot crossing her arms, "I'll give you something else when you finish your groatma. Of course if you don't want to eat it now, we could revisit the subject. After you've been spanked." As the girls gulped, they ate the groatma and Patricia smiled when they finished their plates. "Good girls get a special dessert for cleaning their plates. Here you go." Before placing a small bowl of ice cream for the girls.
After dinner, the family watched a holographic projected movie, and then got ready for bed after a bath and enema.
Patricia smiled as she led Natalie to the girls' bedroom, "Before bed, there's one last thing."
Gabrielle gulped, "No mommy, please, not another spanking!"
Despite their pleading and begging, the girls still got a spanking before being put to bed, crying themselves to sleep.
As Natalie started to fall asleep, Patricia kissed her forehead, "Today was just the first of your sentence. It get's better if you try hard to be a good girl."
"O-OK mommy, I'll try." Ember yawned out as she closed her eyes,
Spike had just woken up from after the delta inducer put him to sleep. Just like Ember and Gabby were, he was unable to move, "Where am I?"
The guard, who had started undressing him said, "You're getting prepped for your rejuve." As she saw a bulge in his pants, she smirked, "You'll be a real crowd pleaser. The women who come to see the court-sentenced rejuves always love giggling about it."
Spike growled, "Giggling about what?"
"As it shrinks. You should consider yourself lucky you were sentenced to be a y-rep. Then it'd disappear and be replaced with a cute little vagina"
Spike sighed, "This rejuvenation... you're not kidding, are you?"
"Not in the slightest. How do you think we survived your federation's plague."
Spike raised an eyebrow, "Our federation's plague? What's that supposed to mean?"
As the guard was about to explain, a computer voice said, "Two minutes"
The guard chuckled, "Well, you'll have to learn about that in school. Say hello to your momma and poppa for me." before spraying him with the knockout spray.
After Spike had woken up from his rejuve, he saw a woman with blue hair and a man with blonde hair. The woman said, "Come on now Sebastian. I'm your new momma. We'll explain everything when we get home."
Spike gulped, but got off the bed and said, "O-Okay...
The woman held Spike's hand as he had trouble walking and said, "Don't worry Sebastian, everyone has trouble walking after a rejuve.
Spike stumbled, but said, "Th-Thank you... momma..."
Marinette picked Spike up and put him in his car seat and gave him a stuffed dragon, "This is your snuggle buddy, Horntail. Do you like him?"
Spike smiled lightly and nodded, "Yes momma, it's very nice, thank you..." Spike felt as though he was in for a rough time, so he just decided to wait and observe, hoping he'd have the chance to get away at some point.
When they arrived at home, Marinette carried Spike, or rather Sebastian, to his room, and said, "You take a nice long nap. You'll need all the sleep you can get if you want to grow up healthy and strong"
Adrian chuckled, "He's quite feisty. It's not going to be easy, but he'll certainly provide a challenge."
Marinette nodded as Spike fell asleep, "Boys are almost always a challenge on their first cycle." When Spike woke up from his nap, Marinette pulled his covers off and said, "Wakey-wakey sleepyhead. Did you enjoy your nap Sebastian?"
Spike cowered lightly and replied, "My name is Spike... please?"
Marinette smiled as she started changing Spike's diaper, "Spike? That's a nice name. If you're well behaved, we can use it as a nickname. Now, stay still and let me get this wet diaper off."
"I wet the bed?" Spike asked embarrassed
Marinette shook her head, "No, you wet your diaper, and you'll do it until we get you potty trained. And now for your welcome home ceremony."
Spike gulped, "W-Welcome home ceremony?" as Marinette walked him out to the living room, and he saw a chair with a hairbrush on it, he screamed, "N-No! Please, you can't do this! I'm not a kid, I'm a Lt. with the Star Fleet!"
As Spike tried to run, "Sebastian, you could have killed us with the viruses in your body. You were told to turn around, and yet you broke the law. That makes you a penny, and pennies get spanked every day. whether they like it or not!" She lifted Spike over her knee and spanked him with the hairbrush, and then Adrian did the same.
As Spike cried while he stood in the corner, Adrian said, "Ok Sebastian, corner time is over. Let's get you something to eat."
Spike sniffled lightly and smiled, "Yes, I'm really hungry."
Marinette pulled Spike up and sat him in his chair before placing a plate of groatma in front of him, "Eat up." When Spike took a bite and spit it out, she told him sternly, "That's disgusting Sebastian, don't spit it out, eat it."
Spike shook his head, "No, it tastes like sh- eh... not good. I want something else."
Marinette gave Spike a stern look, "Ok then, I'll give you a red bottom then."
Spike gulped, "No momma! I'll eat it! See?" as he ate all the groatma that was on his plate.
Marinette smiled, "What a good boy you are Sebastian, I knew you could do it with a little encouragement."
Spike grumbled to himself, "More like a little threat."
"Let's get you ready for your bath and enema. You need to be clean and healthy."
Spike followed Marinette to the bathroom where Adrian has gotten the bathwater warmed up and soapy. He washed Spike's hair, "I bet that feels nice Sebastian."
Spike nodded, "Yes, nice and warm."
After his bath, Marinette said, "Now, before bed, there's one last thing we need to take care of."
Spike cried again, "No, please momma, no more 'pankings!"
Marinette sighed, "I don't like spanking you Sebastian, but it's for your own good. You have to learn why what you did was wrong and complete your rehabilitation."
After Spike had been spanked, he cried all night until the delta put him to sleep. Adrian looked at a small book and said, "Based on his behavior today, he's a one-per. One in the morning, plus any extra he's earned. We certainly don't want another 'Ben' on our hands, do we?"
Marinette nodded, "Of course we don't. It's going to take a while for him to get assimilated. We'll have the next thirty days cut out for us, won't we?"
It was the day after Spike, Ember, and Gabby had been rejuved. Ember and Gabby, or rather Natalie and Gabrielle, were turning in their sleep mumbling. Meanwhile, Hank and Patricia were about to turn off the delta. As Patricia got ready to turn off the delta inducer, she said, "Based on yesterday's behavior, they're two-pers for the 30 day assimilation period. Wakey-wakey girls."
As Natalie woke up, she let out a short gasp, "What a nightmare!"
When Gabrielle woke up, she was still drowsy, "If it's a dream, why do I feel so wet? If I didn't know any better-" she looked at her hands and screamed, "Ember, it wasn't a nightmare! Holy Mary, mother of Joseph it's real!"
As the two girls looked at themselves crying lightly, Hank and Patricia came in and smiled, "How did you two sleep?"
Natalie backed into a corner, cowering, "Please, no! No more spankings!"
Patricia sighed and picked up a struggling Natalie and sat her on her lap. "Natalie, do you remember why you're in this situation?"
Natalie nodded, "W-We were entering forbidden space, and we didn't turn around... B-But the Star Fleet sent us on a mission here!"
As Hank sat Gabrielle on his lap he asked her, "If the Star Fleet told you to kill somebody for no reason, would you?"
Gabrielle shook her head, "N-No... we wouldn't murder somebody, even if it was an order, we'd report it to our superiors. So... we shouldn't have come into Galvinux's territory, even if it was a direct order?"
Patricia nodded, "That's right. You broke the law, and you shouldn't break the law, even if you have orders to do so."
"And because you broke the law, you have to be punished like all other pennies." Hank took Gabrielle's panties down while Patricia took down Natalie's down, and they were both spanked.
After breakfast, Hank left for work, and Patricia told Natalie and Gabrielle, "Now that you've finished breakfast, you've got to start getting ready for school. We'll be reworking your muscle memory and basic reading and writing skills."
For most of the day, Natalie and Gabrielle practiced writing letters, and then tried being able to walk straight, which didn't end well. When they were done, Patricia put them in the back yard and said, "I'm going to make you two some lunch. Play out in the yard for a while, but don't leave the yard."
As Natalie and Gabrielle sat on the swings in the yard, Natalie grumbled, "We've got to get out of here before they brainwash us into thinking we're really children."
Gabrielle sighed, "But how? We're small, we can barely walk... and I think I just wet myself again."
As Natalie tried to make the swing move, she groaned, "Gabby, I can't make it go, can you push me?" As Gabby got behind her and pushed Ember, she looked into the yard next door, "Hey, there's a kid next door. Let's go see him."
Meanwhile, Patricia and Marinette were conversing over a holo-communicator. Patricia smiled, "Seems they've noticed Sebastian. Let's see how things play out."
Gabby and Ember opened up the fence door and looked out to the adjacent yard. Gabby looked at the boy, "You look like Spike, is that you?"
The green haired boy nodded, "Yeah, but momma calls me Sebastian. Are you Ember and Gabby?"
Gabby nodded, "Yes, but mommy calls us Gabrielle and Natalie."
Ember looked over to the tree in Sebastian's yard, "Are those peaches?"
Gabby growled, "Don't even think about it."
Sebastian didn't move from his spot in the sandbox, he gulped lightly, "You better listen to Gabby. I don't want to get spanked again, I've already had two so far! And I had my mouth washed with soap again! My momma wasn't even in the room when I swore and she still knew! It's like she's psychic!"
While they were listening, Patricia giggled at Sebastian's comment, "A psychic mother, now that would scare even me."
Marinette giggled back, "You've got a point there."
Natalie sighed, "Don't be silly Spike, we need to focus on getting home."
Gabrielle looked at Natalie like she was insane, "Getting home? Have you looked in a mirror lately?"
Sebastian sniffled, "Yes actually, momma made me look in the mirror before my first spanking. I've already accepted the fact I'm a kid again, it'd be best if you just learn to live with it." before putting sand in the bucket
Patricia gasped lightly when she overheard Sebastian's comment, "You must have really scared him straight for him to already accept the fact he's been rejuved."
Marinette sighed, "Yes, the poor boy is practically terrified of Adrian and I. I don't like it, but hopefully it'll keep him in line until the assimilation period is over."
Natalie scoffed, "That's ridiculous, there's no such thing as being psychic. Look, I can go over the fence and nothing will happen." and started to climb over the fence."
Sebastian's eye started twitching, "N-No! Don't! M-Momma!"
Marinette smiled while she was talking to Patricia, "Seems that Sebastian made the right choice. I wish the same could be said about Natalie and Gabrielle though."
Patricia nodded, "That's our cue then." As she walked out to the back yard, she called out, "Natalie! Gabrielle!"
Sebastian gulped as he looked over to see Marinette coming out of the door, "N-No! Now we're all in for it!"
Marinette sighed, it was obvious that Spike really was terrified of his parents. She walked over to him and asked him, "Is there something you'd like to tell me Sebastian?"
Sebastian stuttered, "N-No momma! I didn't do anything! Please, please no spankings!"
Marinette hugged Sebastian lightly, "Don't worry, you didn't do anything wrong. When you called for me when you saw Natalie misbehaving, you did the right thing."
Sebastian wiped his eyes, smiling lightly, "Th-the right thing? S-so no spanking?"
Marinette nodded smiling, wiping the tears from Sebastian's eyes, "That's right honey. You did the right thing by telling me that Natalie was misbehaving, so you don't get a spanking."
As Natalie and Gabrielle ran back to Patricia, their eyes were watering. "But mommy, I didn't leave the yard!" Natalie said stuttering.
"You still disobeyed me, and you're still getting a spanking! That goes for you too Gabrielle. You should have stopped Natalie from misbehaving and told me, just like Sebastian did."
Natalie cried as she took her panties down and was spanked, and Gabrielle did the same.
Patricia sighed, "I don't like doing this, but because your crime is trespassing, it has to be done. Natalie, you're going to apologize to your Aunt Marinette."
Natalie gulped, "B-But mommy, she'll 'pank me!"
"Yes, she will, and like all pennies are supposed to, you're going to ask her to."
When Patricia brought Natalie over to Marinette's back patio, Natalie gulped, "I-I'm sorry I trespassed... please spank me on my bare bottom to teach me not to break the law..."
Marinette ruffled her hair and said, "What a good girl you are asking for your spanking. Sebastian, can you get momma her hairbrush?"
Sebastian gulped, "Y-Yes momma!" before running into the house and coming back with a hairbrush. "Momma, do I have to watch?"
Marinette nodded, "Yes, it's for your own good, so you learn not to disobey me and your poppa." she pulled down Natalie's panties and then spanked her after Sebastian gave her the hairbrush.
When Natalie was taken home and her and Gabrielle were put in their beds after dinner, the two of them argued, "Why'd you have to go and disobey mommy? I got spanked because of you!"
Natalie growled, "It's not my fault they know what we're doing every waking moment! We need to get these collars off!"
Gabrielle looked at Natalie's neck, "I don't see any seems, it looks like it's embedded in your skin-" and suddenly the two of them fell asleep from the delta."
Patricia and Hank sighed, "Well, the delta just put them to sleep Hank. We'd better make sure they're in their beds." They went into Natalie and Gabrielle's room and tucked them into their beds.
Hank smiled lightly, "Even if they didn't behave today, at least Sebastian's rehabilitation is going better."
It had been about a month since the crew of the FSS Comet had been rejuved. When Natalie and Gabrielle were walking to breakfast, they talked to each other, "What's going on? We didn't get a spanking this morning or an enema last night."
Gabrielle shrugged, "How should I know? I know just as much about this whole judicial rejuvenation thing as you do, which isn't much."
As they sat at the table, Hank told them, "We're going to be going to the doctor's after breakfast. You need to get your immunizations before you can interact with other people."
Natalie raised an eyebrow, "But, we already had our immunizations."
Patricia explained, "Yes, but your rejuve removed those immunizations, so you have to get the standard immunizations again. Now, you know what happens if you don't behave at the doctor's, right?"
Patricia corrected her, "Not just spanked, you'll be spanked right there, in front of everyone."
After breakfast, Patricia and Hank put a harness on both Natalie and Gabrielle. When they got to the doctor's, they saw Sebastian and walked over to him, "Hey Spike."
"Oh, hi Ember, hi Gabby."
Gabrielle asked Sebastian, "Did you not get spanked this morning too?"
Sebastian nodded, "Yes, and I'm worried. Momma told me that all pennies always get their spankings, and I get three a day, even more when I don't obey."
The doctor called out, "Sebastian Agreste, the doctor will see you now."
When Sebastian and Marinette went back into the doctor's office, Sebastian undressed, but covered his privates as he stepped on the scale while Natalie and Gabrielle were watching. Marinette gave him a stern look, "Stand up straight, hands at your side Sebastian, this needs to be accurate."
Sebastian gulped and nodded, "Y-Yes momma." before placing his hands to his sides so he was standing up straight.
When Natalie walked up to the scale, and like Sebastian, she covered her privates, but when Patricia told her to put her hands by her side, she whined, "B-But mommy, Sebastian will see me!"
Patricia took Natalie off the scale and as she spanked Natalie, she told her, "Then he will see what happens when pennies disobey!" When she stood Natalie on the scale again, she warned her, "Hands at your side young lady, unless you want to repeat this lesson."
Natalie sniffled, "Yes mommy." and stood up straight.
Gabrielle didn't need convincing to stand up straight. When she was done being measured, she was brought into a room with Hank where the doctor was taking notes as she examined her. The doctor told Hank, "Well, the good news is that she's perfectly healthy and can be approved for penny regulations. The bad news... the four viruses that were found in her body, they were engineered, not evolved. Although I believe you already knew that. We can give her the standard immunizations with the patches, but as for the other four, we have to do it the old fashioned way."
Hank sighed and held Gabrielle's hand, "Just hold my hand sweetie, and it'll be over before you know it."
Gabrielle gulped, "O-Okay daddy. If you say so."
Meanwhile, Natalie was getting ready for her shots, although she wasn't being as cooperative as her sister, "No mommy, please, no shots!"
Patricia glared at Natalie and said, "Young lady, you need these shots to stay healthy, and if you won't sit still, the nurse can give shots to red bottoms just as well as pink ones." before spanking Natalie.
After their kids had fallen asleep, Marinette and Patricia loaded them into their cars. "Seems that Sebastian was well behaved. I just wish Natalie wasn't such a problem child. Gabrielle has been a much easier time than Natalie. Although I never play favorites."
Marinette nodded, "I'm going to bring Sebastian to the park after his nap. Would you like me to take Gabrielle with us?"
Patricia sighed, "Even though she was perfectly well behaved, I can't look like I'm picking favorites by letting her go with you. Although, it would be a good lesson for Natalie to learn that misbehaving pennies don't get rewarded. I'll have to talk about it with Hank. I'll let you know after their nap."
While Natalie and Gabrielle were napping, Patricia called Hank, "Honey, you already know how well-behaved Gabrielle was, but Natalie was acting like a spoiled brat. Marinette is going to take Sebastian over to the park, should we let Gabrielle go with them?"
Hank scratched his chin, "No, they need to learn that if one of them misbehaves, they both suffer the consequences."
"Right. I'll see you when you get home from work dear." She went to wake Gabrielle and Natalie from their naps. "Wake up girls, it's lunch time. I'll make you some food while you play in the yard. Sebastian's momma is taking him to the park, so you won't be able to play with him."
Gabrielle made puppy eyes and asked, "Can we go to the park too mommy?"
Patricia sighed when Gabrielle made her puppy eyes, "No. You were very well behaved at the doctor's, but because Natalie wasn't, neither of you get to go to the park. If you want to be rewarded for good behavior, both of you have to be well behaved. Understand?"
Natalie gulped when Gabrielle glared at her angrily, "S-Sorry mommy... Sorry Gabrielle..."
Gabrielle sighed, "The back yard is fun enough, come on Natalie."
As Natalie swung lightly on the swing set she started to sniffle and cry before running over to Gabrielle in the sand box, hugging her and crying, "I'm sorry Gabrielle! You're getting punished for what I did, and that's not fair! I'm sorry!"
Gabrielle hugged Natalie back and said, "It's ok Natalie, I forgive you. But why do you have so much trouble behaving? You're even worse than when we really were kids."
Natalie sniffled, "Y-You don't have to rub it in you know... but I don't know why I have so much trouble behaving..."
Gabrielle smiled, "Well, you'll just have to motivate yourself somehow. Best motivation to behave is that you don't get 'panked if you b'have."
While Patricia was making lunch, she overheard Gabrielle and Natalie's conversation and smiled to herself, "Just as we expected, they're taking responsibility for their actions and learning that they share the responsibility and consequences. Although... Gabrielle said Natalie is behaving worse than they did as kidern... I'll have to talk to Hank about that when he gets home."
It was a normal day for Gabrielle, Natalie, and Sebastian. They had finally made it past the 30-day assimilation period, and now they were getting ready for school. Sebastian was eating breakfast when he said to Marinette, "Momma... I don't feel so good..."
Marinette looked at her son saying, "Honey, you better not be trying to fake being sick in order to skip out of the evaluation today. You remember the liar's poem, right?"
Sebastian nodded, "Liar, liar, pants on fire. Soapy mouth and sore behind, paddle, hairbrush, and switch, you will find. I'm not lying momma, I swear!"
Marinette put a hand to Sebastian's forehead and felt that he had an extremely high fever. She called down, "Adrien! I'm taking Sebastian to the doctor's! He's got a very high fever! Can you reschedule his evaluation?"
Adrien ran downstairs to see his son looking overheated and sick to his stomach, "Yes, I'll call and see if I can get his evaluation rescheduled. Sebastian, be a good boy at the doctor's and I'm sure everything will be just fine."
Sebastian nodded weakly before being picked up by Marinette. As Marinette was about to head to the car, she got a holo-call from Patricia, who asked, "Marinette, could you do me a favor and watch Gabrielle for me? Hank's at work and I need to take Natalie to the doctor, she's got a fever of 110."
Marinette seemed even more worried, "Sebastian's the same, I'm taking him to the doctor now. Do you want me to take Natalie with me?"
Patricia was shocked, "Sebastian's sick too!? This can't be good, they've gotten their vaccinations, what could be wrong? But yes, if you can bring Natalie with you, I'd appreciate it."
Marinette nodded, "No problem, I'll be right over." before walking out to her back yard and unlocking the fence between their yards.
Gabrielle saw her walking to the back door and opened it for her. She had a look of concern on her face and asked, "Auntie Marinette, are Natalie and Sebastian going to be all right?"
Marinette looked down at her and said, "I'm not going to lie to you Gabrielle, I don't know. Fevers as high as these are very rare, and can be very dangerous."
Gabrielle twiddled her thumbs and said, "Auntie... can I tell you and mommy something important?"
Marinette raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course." coming into the house and saying, "Patricia, Gabrielle wants to tell us something important."
As Patricia carried Natalie out to Marinette, she looked at Gabrielle and asked, "What's wrong sweetie?"
Gabrielle gulped, "W-Well... I'm not sure, but when they were Spike and Ember, they told me they had Draconian heritage... Do you think that the rejuve may have com-com... I can't even say it right, but..."
Marinette and Patricia were shocked when Gabrielle revealed that Natalie and Sebastian were part Draconian, and Marinette said, "Thank you for telling us that Gabrielle, a good penny looks out for the safety and well-being of others. I'll tell the doctor what you just told us, and I'll let you know what they say." before loading Sebastian and Natalie into her car and driving to the doctor's office as fast as she legally could.
After she got to the doctor's office, two nurses came over to the car, and one said, "We just got a call about two sick pennies coming to the office. I assume these are them?"
Marinette nodded and she undid their seatbelts and said, "They've had their vaccinations, but they're both running a fever of 110!"
The nurse's eyes widened, "We'd better hurry then!" before rushing them to the emergency rooms.
When the doctor came to meet Marinette, she spoke first, "Natalie's sister, another penny told me that the two of them are part Draconian. I don't know if that helps, but I thought you should know."
The doctor sighed in relief, "If that's the case, I know exactly what this is. Their DNA was somewhat altered during their rejuve, and it increased the Draconian DNA in their bodies. Draconian hybrids are known to go through stages of growth that what could easily be mistaken as having the flu. If that's what this is, their school evaluations must be rescheduled, and they'll have to go to class via holo, or be homeschooled for a few grades.
Marinette sighed in relief and said, "Thank you so much doctor. I was so worried I'd lose Sebastian, and I was just as worried about Natalie."
The doctor continued, "However, they will need near constant attention, day and night. These symptoms of these growth phases include high fevers, vomiting, night terrors, and chronic back pain. That last part is from them growing their wings out of their back. For now, I'll go get the papers ready and everything you need to help with their condition should arrive at your houses in a couple of hours." before heading back into the office.
As Marinette sat in the waiting room, she contacted Patricia, and when she was told the news, she sighed in relief, "That's good to hear. I'm so glad they're both ok. Thank you for this Marinette, I'm very grateful. Hank will be just as grateful when I tell him after he gets home."
Soon enough, the two pennies were brought out in small wheelchairs, both fast asleep. The nurses help Marinette get them in the car and told her, "For now, just let them sleep until the supplies the doctor ordered arrive."
Marinette nodded, "Thank you so much." before driving back to her house and putting Sebastian in his bed before taking Natalie back to Patricia's house.
She saw Gabrielle with the teacher, who stood up and said, "Gabrielle, I'll be back after lunch, look after your sister while I'm gone."
Gabrielle nodded, "Yes Mrs. Cadence." before following her mother to the bed room she shared with her sister, "Is she going to be ok mommy?"
Patricia nodded, "Thanks to what you told us, the doctor was able to tell that your sister and Sebastian are going through a growth stage. They'll be just fine in a few weeks."
When Adrian and Hank arrived home from work, they were told what happened, and they both were relieved to hear their children were all right. The two families had a BBQ together in the Agreste back yard, Marinette and Patricia keeping a close eye on their children.