A surprise gift for , and it looks like he caught a little thief by steal... er BORROWING his Age-O-Matic ray gun! Except the thief's not so little anymore!

The whole ordeal began one nice weekend when Bally lost a bet against Gottlieb, and has to babysit Marshall at his place throughout the weekend. Now Bally works along with Gottlieb at Foxstone Technicalities as a computer technician, but he's also the head scientist for the company as well. While Bally's not working on random computer programs, he could be found in his laboratory working on chemicals and gadgets.

Bally also has a private lab at his home too. And every time Marshall visits Bally's home, he is told time after time not to play in his laboratory. But despite strict warnings, Marshall would sneak in the lab and would be fascinated by all the gadgets lying around in the lab. (Of course Bally would be absent-minded in leaving the lab door wide open, so Bally's partially to be blamed for Marshall's breaking and entering.)

One gadget that Marshall took a liking to was a ray gun known as the "Age-O-Matic", which has the power to alter a furry's age and time in one of the five setting: "Infant", "Child", "Teen", "Adult", and "Elder". Once the victim has been affected, that said victim would be stuck in that setting until the ray's effects wears off, which is approximately 24 hours. Once Marshall found the Age-O-Matic, he took it off the shelf and slid it down in the back of his diaper.

Marshall then went back to the living room where Bally has a play area for him. But just as he was about ready to play, Bally approached towards to him.

Bally: "Marshall, it seems that I have misplaced my Age-O-Matic again. You didn't by any chance see it, did you?"

Marshall: *standing up straight with his hands behind his back while trying to hide the ray gun down his diaper* "Um... no I haven't Mr. Bally."

Bally: "Well... okay. I'll be looking around for it. If you see it, let me know immediately."

Marshall: "Okay Mr. Bally, will do!"

As Bally continued to search around the living room for the ray gun, Marshall then gave a big sigh of relief. Thinking that he's finally off the hook, he then gently sat down on his thick diapered rear end to play with his toys.

Unfortunately, Marshall forgot that the Age-O-Matic was still in his back of his diaper. And once his thick diaper touched the floor, the Age-O-Matic, now set to "Adult", went off with a loud *ZAPP*!!! Once the smoke cleared, Marshall has now progressed into a handsome fox adult. "Wh.. what happened to me?" Marshall said in a low deep voice instead of a high squeaky voice he used to have. "Why does my voice sound like my daddy's?" he wondered out loud. Then he noticed that his baseball cap no longer fits his head and is hanging on one of his ears. "Why is my cap too small for my head?" he wondered again.

But what really got Marshall's attention is when he looked down at his waist and gave out a shriek of horror. Due to his sudden progression, the toddler sized diaper he was wearing no longer fits him, and has now ripped in half. And as Marshall saw the shredded diaper lying on the floor, he gave out a screech. "...and why am I NAKED?!!?" as he quickly tried to hide his private parts with his paws.

And just as Marshall thought things wouldn't get any worse for him, he heard a low growling "AHEM!!" behind him. Marshall slowly turned around and there was Bally with his foot tapping impatiently and a mean scowl on his face. Apparently, Marshall also forgot that Bally was not too far off in searching for his missing ray gun. But as he heard that familiar ray gun's zap, and seeing a now progressed Marshall, as well as a torn diaper and the missing Age-O-Matic on the floor, Bally knew he has caught the culprit red handed.

Bally: "So, you say you HAVEN'T seen my Age-O-Matic, Marshall?!"

Marshall, knowing that the gig is up, he knew he had to confess.

Marshall: "Okay, okay. I... sorta wanted to use...um, BORROW your ray gun, Mr. Bally. But I promised to return it the next time I see you Mr. Bally!"

Bally: "That's no excuse Marshall! Didn't I tell you to stay out of my laboratory?! You've could've seriously hurt yourself in there! How did you get in there in the first place?!"

Marshall: "You left the lab door open, Mr. Bally. Scout's honor!"

Bally: "Okay, so maybe I should've kept the lab door locked, but still, you broke and entered my lab, stole my Age-O-Matic, and now you've transformed yourself into an adult fox! PLUS, there's diaper fluff all over my floor!! I got a good mind to tell your father since he and I work together right now!"

Marshall *pleading* "Please Mr. Bally!! Please don't tell my mom or dad! They'll ground me into hamburger if they found out! I'll do anything for you if you'll just don't snitch on my parents!!"

Bally: *paused* "Anything, you say?"

Marshall: "ANYTHING!!"

Bally: *starts grinning wickedly* "Well... since you say anything, I'll let the whole thing slide if you'll be my lab assistant for the next eight hours."

Marshall: "A lab assistant? Well... okay. What do you want me to test out in your lab?'

Bally: "Well, I've been working out on a new laxative formula for a few months, and I needed a test subject to try it out. And since you're now a full grown responsible adult for the next 24 hours, I think you'll do nicely!" Bally said with an wicked grin on his face.

Upon seeing that evil grin on Bally's face, Marshall nervously gulped as he followed Bally towards the lab, knowing that he'll be in for a very messy time for the next eight hours.

And from that day on, Marshall stays far, far away from Bally's lab whenever he visits his house. For now he knows that just even BORROWING one little ray gun, there will be dire consequences!

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