Author's Note:

 Aaaa, the continuation of Counter-Clockwise. So far, we have two changed and a few more confirmed. This, despite being a oneshot, will be a decently long one. Oof. Some of the people on my list of clock ages won't be relieved until the person before them changes or when they've been changed already. 

 Also, I've already gotten a few other oneshots already written, but I ain't gonna overwhelm ya'll with them... I'm already overwhelmed as it is with living in the US.... 

 Enjoy.

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Age: 

12: Cub: Monday - back of right hand

11: BigB: Tuesday - cheek

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(One week after 12; but on a Tuesday)

 BigB's POV:

 You don't know how badly you can be in pain until you find yourself leaning against the wall outside your friend's base slowly falling to the ground. 

 I remember this sickly feeling from last week. A Tuesday, just like today, when it happened. I was looking into a huge rumbling that shook the server, and Zee and I traced it to Netty's community museum. 

 From what I found, a giant clock tower had burst through the roof of the center causing rubble to scattered around the snowy ground. Zee and I ended up staring at that thing for who knows how long until Martyn appeared and managed to shake the both of us out of our trances. When I did wake up, I found that an hour had passed, and I had a clock marking on my cheek. 

 Zee, meanwhile, had a clock on his left elbow of all places.

 Both of the clock hands on my mark pointed towards the eleven. Zee's clock pointed towards the ten. So no matter what happened to us, we would both be affected one after the other. 

 Skip to now....

 The pain was more of a numbing feeling now as I forced myself to stand up fully and look up at the door that belonged to Zee. I swiftly hit the door until a voice came from inside.

 " Just a minute!" 

 I let out a small grumble as my hand rested against the door frame as I waited for Zee to stop messing around. My whole body was shaking as the door slowly opened. I looked up at Zee from my hunched over position and looked into his widened eyes. 

 " B-B? Is that you?" Zee questioned as he raised his hand. I gave him a confused look and followed it with a nod, " W-Why wouldn't it be me?" I asked in my now sore voice. Zee slowly took my hand and forced me inside the base with a nervous look; it felt like I was being dragged, which I was, but this still felt way too forceful.

 When we reached Zee's bathroom, he opened the door and motioned towards the mirror. I walked over to the mirror and stared at my reflection. 

 A child. 

 My clothes were still fitting, but they were incredibly loose. I put my hand to my face and frowned. Can't believe that I lost my beard. 

 I looked back at Zee as he crossed his arms. I, in turn, crossed my arms as well, " We should've just told the hermits about the clocktower like Martyn said." I sighed causing Zee to nod, " Yeah... Yeah I know." 

 The two of us left the bathroom and sat down on Zee's couch. I watched as Zee turned his communicator on causing a soft whir of the fan to buzz to life. After a few clicks of a bunch of buttons, Xisuma's confused bee face appeared as a hologram.

 " Are you busy X?" Zee questioned as he tried to collect his composure. X nodded aggressively, " Yes, very buzy, Void and I are trying to find those who have clock marks somewhere on their bodies. We've only managed to find a couple, and I'm afraid of what may happen if no one else comes out." 

 Zee glanced towards me and I nodded while scooting closer. I moved until I was almost fully into the camera while still allowing Zee to see X.

 " H-Hi!" I waved causing a gasp to come from the bee hybrid. Xisuma's antenna twitched in multiple different ways as his head jerked to the side, " WE FOUND SOMEONE ELSE!" he shouted causing Zee and I to wince. 

 X turned towards the both of us, " Come to my baze in Hermitcraft! We need to get everyone who's aging backwards and keep them together." he explained as I heard a light sounding voice coming from the other room.

 " Why do I have to wear Grian's blue sweater? It's all itchy n' gross." the voice spoke causing X to shake his head, " It's the only thing that actually fits you. Unless you want to wear one of Stress's cardigans." X narrowed his eyes causing an annoyed growl to come from the other kid. 

 Zee and I let out a small laugh. Zee cleared his throat, " A-Anyways X, we'll head over there right away." he smiled as we waved X goodbye and ended the call. The two of us stood up as Zee got the coordinates to X's base.

 " Well, this shouldn't be that hard of a walk." Zee nodded his head as we hurried out of the base and headed towards Hermitcraft. On the way, I managed to catch a glimpse towards the clock tower that was still in the community center. 

 The clock hands were slowly ticking towards the ten. I shivered slightly as I remembered the pain that I was in earlier. Any day now Zee would be in that same pain, but he would be a full year younger than me.

 ((Timeskip brought to you by a shrunken Mumbo (who's just as tall as a small plushie) panicking))

 When we got to X's base, we found that all the doors were closed and locked up tight. I tilted my head, " Who do you think they're keeping out?" I questioned with a tilt of my head. Zee let out a small laugh, " I'd rather think that they're keeping someone in." 

 Zee knocked on the door and some shuffling came from inside. The two of us looked at each other until a boy in a blue sweater opened the door; the kid blinked a couple of times and reached for his jean pocket in order to get a case for glasses.

 Once the brown-haired bear hybrid put his glasses on, he tilted his head towards us. He frowned, " Another one's been changed or marked? Jeez." he shook his head, " Come on." he waved his hand for us to follow. 

 The two of us entered the house and were lead to a long area filled with beds: The Medbay, obviously. I looked across the room at the two other people in this house.

 Joe and Wels.

Joe was rubbing his hand against his neck; he was staring blankly at the ground and mumbling to himself. Meanwhile, Wels had pressed himself against the headboard of his bed. Occasionally, he would flinch and try to rub his back. 

 The kid cleared his throat causing Wels's ears to twitch, " What's happening Cu-" Wels looked towards us and blinked a couple of times. Wels frowned, " More people? More people have been marked with those clock tattoos?" his eyes widened. 

 I nodded and motioned to the mark on my cheek. Zee rolled up his sleeve and showed his arm to the two. Joe looked up from his hunched over position. Wels frowned, " I've got mine on my back." he explained. Joe lifted his hand and showed his mark.

 The hands on Joe's clock pointed towards the nine. Wels crossed his arms, " Joe told me that my time is five." he shivered at his words. Wels lifted his legs up and wrapped his tail around them. 

 Zee, Joe, Cub and I frowned at Wels as he looked at his shaking tail. I looked towards the doorway as X walked into the room. I blinked as he fixed the hair on his head showing the black marking of a clock on his forehead. 

 He's going to become six. 

 " So, uh, I guess you all know why I've had you all come here." X waved his claw and the rest of us nodded. I motioned to my whole body causing X to nod, " Exactly. I want to make sure that when everyone changes, we're all nearby to help." he smiled.

 X's wings twitched, " Anyways, I want to get another health check on you Welz, Joe, and now Zee.... I mainly want to check on you, Zee, because you're going to change next, sadly." he buzzed. Zee gave me a frightened look, " It's... It's not as bad as you think." I told him.

 " I kinda doubt that." Zee whispered as he, Joe, and Wels disappeared down the hallway and towards another room.

 That just left Cub and me. 

 Cub's tail twitched as he sat down on his bed, " Scar should've been back by now...." he mumbled as he fixed his sweater. I sat down next to him. 

 " Is Scar infected too?" I questioned causing Cub to nod, " Yep..." 

 " How old will he be?" 

 " One."

 " S-Seriously?"

 " Y-Yeah... X, Scar, and I were the first ones that were affected by the stupid tower." Cub crossed his arms with a snort, " I guess its towers now..."

 Cub leaned back against the bed; he fixed his glasses with a frown, " So, when did you change?" he questioned, " A few hours ago." I told him with a shudder. I really need to stop thinking about what happened.

 The hermit nodded his head as his ears went back, " Yeah, I get that." he let out a small chuckle. I moved to the bed that was next to Cub, " When did you age?" I questioned as Cub's ears twitched, " When the tower first appeared..... I was the first one." he spoke in an angered voice that was followed with a growl.

 Pretty soon, the hermits returned to the room and sat on their beds. Zee ended up in the bed next to me. Wels's tail was twitching as he took out his pjs. 

 " I'll keep doing teztz on everyone each day. Void and I are still trying to see if there is pattern to this mess." X's wings buzzed as his body twitched. Everyone nodded as X waved, " Get some sleep, it's getting late." 

 Once X left, everyone was changing into some pajamas. Thankfully, Cub and I were given some pajamas that fit us slightly better than our normal clothes. Speaking of normal clothes, X had dropped off some new clothes for me. 

 I curled up under my blanket and sighed as sleep soon overtook me.