(Dreamy306)
“What the--No way! It's Earth! And I'm huge!” Haruka called out, looking her “giant” body over, and the miniscule world at her socked feet. She rose one up, and brought it down upon one of the mountains behind it. It was completely decimated under her feet, crashing with a loud “BOOM!” that hardly sounded like anything to the giantess.
“And a force of destruction, too! We can forget about Sailor Saturn, at this rate!” She said, turning around.
“Really? Like Setsuna would want a gift that turns her into a giant force of destruction.” Michiru replied from behind the dark, equally giant portal in front of her lover.
“Well, come and see! I don't wanna be lonely, doing whatever I decide to do here!” Haruka pouted, stomping her foot. It only created more chaos, more mountains and forests in the line of fire pulverized to dust, leaving giant foot-shaped craters to be filled by groundwater and the river.
“Okay, fine. You really think Chibiusa could put all that into a--” Michiru stopped mid-sentence as she peeked through the portal, looking around at the giant space all for the crushing.
“Heh heh, who's laughing now?” Haruka asked, hands on her hips.
“Oh, stop it, you meanie.” Michiru pouted, looking at the destruction at Haruka's feet.
“I can already see you've been having fun.” Michiru said, rolling her eyes. Haruka looked down herself.
“Aw, jeez! A stomp of my foot does all THAT? Daaw, and I hate wet socks!” Haruka laughed at the footprint craters below her, now turned into rivers by the groundwater.
“I assume you wanna be the giant-monster from the movies too, this time?” Haruka invited, looking back up.
“Of course, and I'll go do it in that city over there, while you finish off the wildlife.“ Michiru silently replied, striding past her lover towards said city in the distance.
“Heeey, I didn't know there was a city!” Haruka replied, following Michiru. The blonde couldn't help but sweep and kick her feet across the ground below, taking trees, hills, and anybody taking a walk down under the giant wall of fabric.
“And, please do refrain from dirtying my dress.” Michiru replied, tiptoeing across the world around her. Giantessing was more than new to her, and her instinct couldn't help her navigate the giant world around her. A small part of her told her she should be doing what Haruka was, for once.
“Oh, don't be that way about your clothes.” Haruka replied, kicking Earth up at her lover. That was the deciding factor.
“Alright alright, fiiiiiine. I'll do this as much as I can.” Michiru replied, digging her shoes into the Earth. She flipped them up, uprooting everything above them.
“It's a shame we couldn't SEE Setsuna act out in here. Maybe she ate the tiny people.” Haruka said, looking closely at the ground for a “snack”.
“We'll see if said-people exist in that city over there. Come on!” Michiru said, now skipping towards the metropolis.
“Pfft, she's missing everything.” Haruka chortled to herself before following. The two eventually made it to the city, their giant forms looming above the world below them.
“Well, what do you know? You miniscule lil’ people DO exist, after all. That's too bad, you'll all serve out your final moments providing some fun for ME! You aren't real, after all.” Michiru teased, stretching out as those below made an effort to save themselves.
“And I'm sick of wearing these wet things! Do you know how annoying wet socks are? See my opening move!” Haruka said, prying her wet socks off. She threw them right in the middle of the city, pinning everything they hit under them. Countless people were suffocated and crushed under the giant, wet fabric. Haruka now stood barefoot, showing off her ginormous soles.
“I feel fine. What about you?” She asked the giantess besides her.
“Come on, out an end to the dilly-dallying!” She replied, throwing her shoes off her feet as well. They landed in the city like giant meteors as the aquanette's socked feet descended to the ground, pinning more people beneath them.
“Okay, I bet I can deal ten thousand times more damage than you!” Haruka teased, pulling 5 large buildings from the ground with her toes, as the two began their very eventful crushing spree…
An hour later…
“Whew! That was invigorating! I guess destroying stuff for fun is fun after all, now I get where the Death Busters were coming from!” Haruka joked.
“Especially, considering we actually FOUGHT them. Oh, the satisfaction I felt while ending their annoying lil’ lives between my feet, after finding that special index card on the ground…” Michiru gloated.
“Heh heh, you became what I always see you as. Supreme being of the cosmos!” Haruka replied.
“Is that so? Why, thank you!” Michiru replied, giving the blonde a hug. The woman let go, and there was a brief silence. After a moment, it came to them.
“More. I need more. I LOVE being a giant.” Haruka said, blankly.
“I’ll say! Having so much power over all those little lives…Well, considering what we did with them, but still. Setsuna shouldn’t have all this fun to herself! And, I couldn't work that operating system if I tried!” Michiru pouted.
“True that. I don’t wanna rampage through the same city over and over again.” Haruka replied, looking back at the door.
“So, what're we gonna do? You think it has some sort of reprogramming method?” She asked.
“I suppose so. But, I'd never know how to access it, that's Ami's thing.” Michiru replied.
“Neither would I wanna sneak in here every time I'm in the mood. What if Setsuna caught us? Oh, she'd put us through one of those torture tests again.” Haruka replied, shuddering. Ever since the fiasco involving Hotaru's paper city, Setsuna had invented a very “efficient” way of dealing with the two.
“Oh, yes. If we really wanted to, we could go meet Chibiusa, and have her make our own…” Michiru said.
“How would we keep her from knowing we snooped in Setsuna's room?” Haruka asked.
“Good inquiry...Well, if doesn't have to be that thing specifically. And…” Michiru said, playfully walking towards Haruka with a teasing smile on her face.
“Wouldn't stomping around as a real-world giant sound fun?” She asked.
“If we had a house to go back to after we were finished, yeah.” Haruka replied.
“Oh, of course. Real-world physics do apply...Oh, I've an idea! How does shrinking someone sound?” Michiru asked, a coy smile on her face.
“Ooh...so, slightly less miniscule beings cowering at our incomprehensible forms? We won’t be decimating cities, but we’ll still be the very center of attention nonetheless! It sure sounds fun, but the question remains, who will we be shrinking?” Haruka asked.
“Well, with that question, I personally happen to wonder what the looks would be on the Inners’ faces, gazing upon my own marvelous form.” Michiru replied, and Haruka caught on quickly.
“Daaw, Michiru...They really wouldn’t like that, y’know.” Haruka giggled. Michiru raised an eyebrow in response.
“Oh, I figured. Since when did I care all that much?” The aquanette asked.
“Yeesh, you’re a meanie.”
“Oh well. I’m sure you’d like to be pinned under my gigantic body.”
“Yes. Yes I would. But, I’d like someone else pinned under mine as well.” The two stopped and laughed for a moment, their conversation had become increasingly odd, but oh so...y’know…
“So, that’s settled? We’ve an agreement on who our lil’ victims will be?” Michiru asked.
“Of course. Anything for you, love.” Haruka replied, running a hand through her hair.
“That’s right. Who’s the boss, here?” Michiru asked.
“You know I don’t answer to bosses...but I’ll let you slide. You’re MY boss.” Haruka replied, ending the matter with a kiss to the forehead. Michiru purred, and at that point, the door opened. A not-very-surprised Setsuna stood behind it.
“Uh-huh. Breaking news, you two are in my domain, again. AGAIN.” The greenette pouted.
“Ah! H-Hi, Setsuna! Would you mind telling me where your...143 books on astrophysics are? I was solving a problem for my Physics homework, and I wanted to--”
“You’re not taking astrophysics, let alone physics in general. Neither do I have 143 books on said-subject. Nobody spends that much money on books of one subject.” Setsuna saw right through Michiru’s excuse, slipping her shoes off.
“And, I see you went through my gift too.” She said, noticing the door behind them.
“Chibiusa spent a month on that one. She made it for me, and only me.” She replied, closing the door as she trapped the two in the room. In their fit of shock at Setsuna’s sudden entrance and probable punishment, the two looked at each other and realised something else important, Chibiusa had gone back to the future.
“Give us one of your space-time-keys.” Haruka ordered. Setsuna stiffened.
“And, when did you come up with such an idea?” She asked, her Lip Rod appearing behind her back.
“Since we decided we wanted to have Chibiusa build a toy for us.” Haruka replied.
“We-Err, what?” Setsuna asked, the Lip Rod falling right out of her hand.
“Haruka! Don’t give away our evil plot!” Michiru pouted.
“You want her to make you a toy? W-What kind of toy?” Setsuna asked.
“U-Uhh, a very, very high-tech toy! Trust me on it!” Haruka replied.
“She’s figuratively 9 years old.”
“Well, she built that thing for you!”
“With the help of Princess Mercury. My, you two would make an atrocious villain duo.”
“Heeey, don’t tamper with my confidence like that!” Michiru pouted even more.
“Just give us the keys, Setsuna. What damage to the spatial...temporal...whatever can having Chibiusa do something nice for us possibly do?” Haruka pleaded.
“Well, you said it would be “very, very, high-tech”, and referred to my own simulator...You had better not be planning to use this “toy” to create chaos in THIS timeline, or for anyone in it. Those rules are strict, and I’ll have you answer to Neo-Queen-Serenity herself should you break them.” Setsuna declared. That REALLY shook the two.
“U-Uhh, you don’t mean--”
“Oh, let me word it better. A high-tech toy isn’t anything like the Silence Glaive or Pharaoh 90, I apologize. Alas, you break the rules, you WILL answer to the queen herself, and she WILL make you do to her what I make you do to me. Understand?” Setsuna asked. The two winced.
“Ugh. Really, Setsuna?” Haruka asked.
“Well, you don’t seem to like it either way. And hopefully I’m not inspiring what you two do in bed…” Setsuna replied.
“Fine, fine. We won’t kill anybody with them. We promise.” Michiru replied, as the keys materialized in Michiru’s hands.
“And, there’s quite the long list of things I DON'T want to see you two doing with this “toy”. Just so you know.” Setsuna replied, grabbing Vol. 142 of her Astrophysics series as she walked out of the room.
“Ugh. I was not looking forward to being on the receiving end of the giant foot crushing. It’s a lot better giving it out.” Haruka sighed in relief.
“We’ll never get to that if we don’t hurry up. Chibiusa has a bedtime, remember?” Michiru asked, the portal to the space-time door opening up.
“Right. Ready when you are.” Haruka replied, the two stepping through the portal.
About 15 minutes later…
“Really, you two? You went through her room and looked at her gift even thought I told you specifically not to?” Chibiusa pouted, obviously annoyed by Haruka and Michiru’s lack of respect for her and the Inners’ wishes.
“No, not at all! What made you think...Okay, fine,bwe did. We were curious, and we’re sorry! There was a...minor glitch in your system though, I didn’t remember the Witches Power Warp making them THAT big. I mean, ALL of them.” Michiru replied.
“We almost got dealt a blow...or, kick in this case...by Karma! And that isn’t supposed to happen in a world where you’re large and in charge!” Haruka said.
“You mean not just Mimete, this time? Well, thanks for the tip! I should hire you two as quality assurance testers! How would you like to crush a mountain with a step of your foot? I can make money off of this!” Chibiusa said.
“Heck, I sure like the feeling…” Haruka chortled to herself.
“About that, specifically...You can make some money off of us, if you do us one teensy, weensy lil’ favor involving shrinking people into our little playthings. How does that sound? Fun?” Michiru asked.
“Wait...so you’re telling me that you don’t just want a simulator, but now a shrink ray?” Chibiusa asked.
“And not just a simple shrink ray, either. Something surprising, and fun! We like to have fun with our captives! Please?” Michiru pleaded.
“Duh, heck yeah! I can make a giantess-themed toy company out of this! I can already see the possibilities, jars you can keep people in, tiny people for sale in boxes, a giantess theme-park...Yeah, those last two were a tad-extreme, but it sure sounds fun! So, you want me to surprise you?” Chibiusa asked.
“DEFINITELY. Not even we would want to know about the gadget that’ll make us look like all-powerful goddesses.” Michiru replied.
“And, we want express shipping. If you get that.” Haruka replied.
“Of course! Anything for a friend!” Chibiusa replied.
“Alrighty then, we’ll be seeing you.” Haruka replied, stepping back into the hallway leading to the Space-Time-Door.
“We’re dying to see what you have for us.” Michiru added, blowing a kiss as she followed Haruka, closing the doors.
“Mkay. A surprise, huh? Let’s see what we have, here…” Chibiusa said, looking around her room. Hotaru hadn’t arrived yet, so she couldn’t ask for ideas at the moment...Until her eyes settled on an abandoned dollhouse, one she was planning to refurbish soon (Chibiusa liked to tinker).
“Tee hee hee, I think I might have an idea or two…” She said, walking towards the playset…
3 hours later (yes, Chibiusa will work that fast)...
“*sigh* That was invigorating! Maybe it was a blessing you two came across my gift.” Setsuna said, stepping out of the simulator.
“The fact that you figured out how to work that thing was a blessing! Chasing down the tiny Death Busters was much more fun than fighting them!” Haruka replied, coming out herself.
“Well, considering us two were the only ones who fought them. I hope Michiru realises no-one’s going to put a picture of a giant lady modeling at the beach on a magazine, let alone survive to get to it.” Setsuna replied.
“Hey! There’s so much more to do in there than destroy everything, y’know!” Michiru pouted, joining the two.
“Point taken. The only kicker about it this time was the Death Busters. Revenge is very sweet.” Haruka said.
“Luckily for me, I now have something fun to do while guarding the Space-Time-Door. Or, perhaps I should guard it as an actual giantess? Walking around, as big as the door itself…” Setsuna suggested, fantasizing.
“And blowing through intruders with a stomp of your foot makes the job so much easier. I see you fancy daydreaming, Setsuna.” Michiru said.
“Oh, yes. I do that a lot too. Say, what exactly did you order from Chibiusa?” Setsuna asked.
“Oh, whoops. We asked her to make it a surprise!” Haruka replied, sheepishly smiling.
“Oh, really…” Setsuna said, a smirk on her face as she looked through the Garnet Orb, which gave two red blinks.
“Good, you aren’t lying. I hope she doesn’t come up with anything too dangerous, though. Or test it on her mother. Anyhoo, I’ll return to my knitting. Enjoy yourselves.” The greenette replied, walking out the door. Haruka tried to imagine what an 800-foot-tall Neo-Queen-Serenity, stomping around Crystal Tokyo would look like.
“Well, it sounds fun.” She said.
“Would you like to ask her yourself?” Michiru teased.
“No thank you.” Just then, the two could hear a portal opening in their room.
“Express shipping, indeed. Chibiusa’s here!” Michiru said, dreamily heading for the door.
“Right, let’s stop her before she finds anything she shouldn’t.” Haruka replied, following suit.
“Hi, Chibiusa! You sure did work fast!” Michiru said, walking through the door. The tyke turned around to face them, holding two large boxes.
“I sure did! I love making these kinds of things! I didn’t think you were home, so I was about to write a note and be on my way.” She replied.
“So, what did you come up with?” Haruka asked.
“Ooh, I think you’re gonna love it! If you don’t, we’ll just try again!” Chibiusa replied, handing the box to Haruka. The blonde gently unboxed it as Michiru eagerly watched. Out came a big, blue-and-yellow shrink ray, much bigger and flashier than the one Chibiusa used.
“Ooh, a real fancy looking shrink ray?” Haruka asked.
“Not just a shrink ray, I call it a “Dollification Ray”! You hit someone with this, and they shrink as small as a doll, outfitted and everything! Ooh, what a rhyme! Even better, they can’t be at least 10 feet away from whoever hit ‘em, and they have to do everything you tell them to. You’re in complete control!” Chibiusa replied.
“Oh, my! Sounds fun indeed.” Michiru said, she and Haruka looking at each other. The Inners were gonna have a “blast” with this.
“And, what’s that?” Haruka asked, pointing to the much larger house.
“What’s that? Well, every set of DOLLS needs a DOLLHOUSE, so look what I did!” Chibiusa said, opening the box to reveal a friggin’ FLASHY looking palace-like dollhouse, outfitted with shine glitter, gemstones, a gleaming silver color, the whole nine yards...in its box, of course.
“And, this isn’t just ANY dollhouse. I made it a cross between virtual reality, oneiric reality, and the real world! You can rearrange it, add rooms, take them out, and put anything you want into them. Luna-P was nice enough to add some of her own magic to it, too! And even better, if you tell a story, your lil’ dolls have to be the actors!” Chibiusa said.
“Ooooh, sounds fun! Really, really fun!” Michiru giggled, giddily hopping up and down like a kid in a candy store.
“Adults acting like that upon seeing this? You need to start a mass-production enterprise, right now!” Haruka joked. Michiru just laughed at the remark.
“Heck, I’m not at THAT Stage yet. Maybe when I’m older, and Helios and Hotaru can help me. I’ll just put these two down and make a list, so I’ve got an instant product line-up! Enjoy!” Chibiusa tweeted, walking back through the portal. Haruka and Michiru waved her off.
“Let’s get the Inners on the phone, right now!” Michiru giggled.
“Way ahead of you, there!” Haruka replied, turning to face the door...then stopping.
“Big bummer. We’ve gotta take that thing out of the box first.” Haruka replied, making a heel-turn.
“Oooh, let’s hope it came already assembled!” Michiru replied, the two reaching to unbox their new prize.
An hour later…
“And, you’re saying that Michiru, of all people, sounded like a kid in a candy store?” Rei asked, as the Inners walked with Hotaru towards the Tomoe Estate.
“Uh-huh! It was like...I don’t even know what to say! Did someone put her on laughing gas?” Usagi asked.
“Not even I can guess what she could be going off about. Hopefully she’s not embarassing us, whatever it is.” Hotaru said.
“I’m sure Haruka got her into something. Have any of you ever acted like that all of a sudden?” Minako asked.
“I remember I did so upon learning about an oncoming solar eclipse, but that was a long time ago, after all.” Ami said, blushing.
“I can’t give an example, surprisingly.” Makoto said.
“Ooh, do you guys think they went into Setsuna’s gift? If so, it must sound really fun!” Usagi asked.
“*sigh* That’s implying they went into Setsuna-mama’s room again. She really doesn’t like that at all.” Hotaru said.
“Well, WE get to embarrass them if they did! Right?” Minako asked.
“I’m not so good at embarrassing anybody..” Hotaru said, with a yawn.
“Ah, much better. I think I could give it a shot.” She finished, as the group came across the large doors. Usagi gave a light-knock, and the door instantly opened to reveal a smirking Haruka standing behind it.
“Aaand, we’re not leaving tonght, are we?” Rei remarked.
“Hello to you too, Mars. Why don’t you all come in? We have something amazing we’re dying to show you…” Haruka cooed, motioning them in.
“Haruka-papa’s acting like this, and Michiru-mama’s apparently acting like a little child on their birthday. I dare ask what’s happened to Setsuna-mama’s psyche?” Hotaru asked.
“Oh, she’s fine. As long as she doesn’t interfere, that is. Now, come on in. We’re wasting time.” Haruka replied, pulling Usagi’s arm.
“Okay, okay. You sound eager to show us, after all.” The blonde replied, walking in.
“Oh, lord...This doesn’t sound like it’ll end well.” Makoto said under her breath.
“I have my rod at the ready.” Ami replied, ducking behind her. Haruka led the group up the stairs, and up to Haruka and Michiru’s bedroom.
“Hey, uh, Hotaru? You might not wanna see this, okay. It’s best you go down with Setsuna-mama, okay?” Haruka whispered into Hotaru’s ear.
“As expected.” Hotaru replied, rolling her eyes as the strode towards the stairs. As she did, she slapped something right on Haruka’s back, but light enough so the blonde couldn’t feel it.
“Uhh, where’s she going?” Minako asked.
“Oh, to do her homework, hun. Why don’t you come on in?” Michiru asked, opening the door.
“Today’s Friday. She doesn’t have any.” Rei said.
“Just come on...You don’t wanna keep yourself waiting for the big surprise, would’ja?” Michiru asked, the girls nervously looked at each other.
“We will kick your BUTTS if you mess with us.” Minako snapped, hands on her hips. Michiru giggled to herself.
“Mkay, hun. If you say so.” The aquanette cooed, opening the door. The Inners determinedly stomped right in, to catch sight on the unboxed dollhouse, all set up and ready for action.
“Thank gosh it came fully assembled.” Michiru whispered in Haruka’s ear, who nodded. The Inners just stood blank in shock for a few seconds, before Usagi and Minako completely broke down, falling on the floor with laughter (and not noticing the door close behind them).
“A friggin’ dollhouse?” Rei gasped, gaping.
“Oh my gosh! Michiru’s leaping off the walls over a dollhouse! Hahaha! I can’t! I just can’t!!” Minako guffawed, pounding the floor with her fist.
“What Daimon’s still roaming in this house?!” Makoto asked, looking around the room.
“Hey! Hold it! That’s not just a dollhouse!” Ami said. Everyone looked at her as Usagi and Minako picked themselves up off the floor, recovering from their laughing fit.
“Yeah it’s not just a dollhouse, it’s a stupidly expensive looking dollhouse!” Makoto remarked.
“Not that either!” She said, putting up her Mercury visor (something she’d learned how to do in civilian form).
“There’s an energy signature coming from it, like some sort of pocket dimension…” She said.
“What could those two possibly need a pocket-dimension in a dollhouse for-Oh. Oh, no.” Rei said.
“W-What, Rei. Those two couldn’t possibly have a-” Usagi stopped as the door opened, revealing Haruka, Michiru, and the Dollification Ray.
“So, how’re you liking it, girls?” Haruka asked, a teasing smirk on her face.
“It’ll be your new home for a while, after all.” Michiru teased, an alarming grin covering hers. The 5 young women had no time to react as the yellow beam emerged from the gun nozzle, completely engulfing the girls in yellow light as they called out for help. The culprits grinned as the black silhouettes of the victims became smaller...and smaller...until the light finally faded, leaving them at the size of dolls, and outfitted in equally shiny, interesting doll outfits to boot.
“Aww, craaaap...No fair, you made my head spin…” Rei groaned, rising to her feet as her vision spun from place to place. At last, she tripped over something and fell.
“Ow! H-Hey, get off me, Haruka!” Usagi wailed, thrashing.
“Hey, I’m n-not Haruka! Speaking of which, what was that for?!” The revenette angrily snapped, looking behind her. All her vision caught was a giant pair of shoes.
“What the--Oh, you’re not telling me…” Rei said, looking back at Usagi, and her odd dress.
“What in the name of the moon are you wearing?!” She asked. The blonde in question was wearing a sky blue, sparkling tuxedo (of all things), complete with a white mask, some long pants of the same color, and tap shoes.
“What in the name of the moon are YOU wearing?” Usagi asked back. The ravenette in question was wearing a red-and-yellow checkered bodysuit, a yellow skirt in the shape of a star, and some sparkly, red stilettos.
“What in the name of the moon are THEY wearing?” Rei asked right back, pointing to their three recovering comrades. Minako was wearing a yellow-green bodysuit that appeared to be made of diamond-shaped prisms, and nothing on her feet.
“Err, me? What am I wearing? What’s she wearing?” Makoto asked, pointing in Minako’s direction.
“Something pretty.” The blonde replied.
“I’m wearing candy. Eww...” Ami said, blankly. The girl was, indeed, wearing what appeared to be a blue version of Neo-Queen-Serenity’s garb, only made of taffy and outfitted with shiny sweets.
“At least she gets something desirable.” Ami said, pointing to Makoto. The girl wore a green, sparkling furisode, outfitted with all sorts of strange signs.
“Okay. Now that we’ve covered that...Where are we?” Makoto asked, catching the now giant dollhouse, looming above her. It was clear what had happened to them.
“Oh no. No no no no no. I thought Chibiusa was the only one who pulled this but…” Usagi wailed, stomping her foot as she turned around to look upwards.
“YOU TWO!” She yelled. Sure enough, standing in front of them were the giant forms of Haruka and Michiru, seeming to gloat at their new “toys”.
“Oh, don’t mind us at all. We’re just letting you get up.” Michiru teased.
“And now that you have, wouldn’t we all like to start? We’ll be gentle, we promise.” Haruka asked, walking towards them.
“It’s not funny, and I’m not wearing anything edible! Do you know what that implies?! Put us back, right now!” Ami yelled at the two.
“We barely tolerate Chibiusa doing this to us, let alone you?!” Makoto added. Haruka simply leaned down, and picked the two up as they fought her.
“Whoops. I forgot to mention, that wasn’t a question you two were supposed to answer.” She said, as the two tried to wriggle their way out of Haruka’s firm grip.
“Ah, let me get the others.” Michiru replied, walking towards the still free girls.
“Wait, no! We're not cuddly!” Usagi pleaded. No use, as they were quickly scooped up by the giantess’s arms.
“Don't say that about yourselves. You're all adorable, shrunken or not.” Michiru said, giving them a nice hug.
“So, what's to do with three tiny people? Hmm...Ah! I've an idea!” She said, going over to the two's shared bed. She dropped all three of them right on it, and flopped on top of them before they had an opportunity to react.
“Man, you're getting into it.” Haruka said.
“Yes I am, tee hee! 8 can even feel them squirming…” She moaned.
“Eww…” Makoto muttered.
“H-Hey, Michi. Don't get TOO comfortable.” Haruka said.
“Alright, I'll do something else.” She said, rising up.
“How was it?” She asked the three.
“Ugh…I'll never get that perfume off!” Rei complained.
“Enjoy it, it's nice. Speaking of which…” Michiru cooed, skipping over to her closet with them in her arms.
“I might've sweated all over you! I've gotta make you smell nice from your little stay!” She said, picking up random perfume bottles. The woman sprayed them all over the three, who coughed in response.
“Hey! This is NOT cool! I don't need to smell like 3 fruits at once!” Minako complained. The liquid made the girls so slippery they fell right to the ground, landing with a thump.
“Oops! Oh, my! Are you all okay?” She asked, leaning down to check on them. They rose, unharmed.
“W-Wow! You really are as durable as dolls!” She said.
“Don't get any ideas, please…” Minako said.
“Well, let's see HOW durable!” She replied, kicking her shoes off. She pinned Usagi under one of her stocking-clad feet, who wriggled in response.
“EEEEWW! Me no like! Get it off, get it off!” She yelled.
“Alright, alright. I've put you all through so much so fast! I'll let you all take a break, but don't you dare let me catch you trying to escape!” The aquanette teased, walking over to Haruka.
“Aarrrrgh... That's NOT nice!” Usagi growled, leaping up from the ground.
“At this rate, getting angry will do nothing! Let’s get inside!” Rei ordered, the three hurrying for the doors to the dollhouse. They made it through safe, making to “lock” it. Ami and Makoto, however, weren’t getting so lucky.
“Put us down! We’re humans, just like you! We can’t be treated like this!” Makoto yelled, trying to free her hands.
“I respect that, one hundred percent. We just couldn’t help but want to try it out. Ah, and something smells like candy.” Haruka said, picking up the scent from Ami’s outfit.
“Ack! Of course it does! And, taffy can melt! I don’t want that on my skin!” Ami cried, leaning away from Haruka’s face.
“Oh, not just blue raspberry. I also smelled Vanilla, too.” She said. Ami thought about what she was implying, and the cold truth hit her.
“N-No, NO! AAAAAAH! Put me down, you maniac!” She screamed, writhing and wriggling for safety.
“What? I thought you girls liked being teased like that.” Haruka said.
“OH, come on! She’s not implying you TURNED into a candy...But you still smell gooooood...” Michiru cooed, walking up to the tiny girl in Haruka’s hand. Haruka seemed to forget about Makoto, and accidentally dropped her.
“Hey! HEY! AAAACK!” The brunette yelled as she made her descension. She hit the ground with a thump, but hardly felt anything.
“*huff* *puff* Well, looks like doll physics helped out a lot!” She said, dusting herself off, she looked up at the captive Ami.
“But I can’t risk sharing her fate. I’ve gotta get away from those two!” She yelled, making for the door to the house. She tried prying it open, but the thing wouldn’t budge.
“Hey, guys! Lemme in! Who locks a dollhouse?!” She yelled, pounding on the door. Ami’s predicament hadn’t improved much, either.
“Don’t eat me, don’t eat me, don’t eat me…” She repeated, desperately pleading for safety from whatever “fantasies” Michiru could be having.
“Hmm, I’ll consider it, lest your behavior goes downhill.” The aquanette leaned in closer to the girl.
“You’re being a very good dolly, at the moment. I like that.” She grinned.
“A lot better than-Hey! Where’d you go, Makoto?” Haruka asked, noticing the brunette had disappeared.
“Oh, crap! Looks like the front door isn’t an option!” She yelled, making her way towards the back. Maybe, if her luck had gone up just a bit, there was a back door…
“Hey, you! You’re not supposed to jump out of my hand! You could hurt yourself, real bad!” Haruka said, she and Michiru noticing the renegade girl.
“Oh, yes. We don’t want you getting hurt! As long as you do what we ask of you, we’ll keep you safe and sound.” Michiru chirped, walking towards the girl.
“*pant* *pant* I don’t want her finding out what I taste like!” Makoto yelled, hurrying for the back. Lucky her, there was a back door!
“Open up, open up, open up!” She yelled, banging on it. The girl forced the thing open, diving right in.
“Huh? Oh, you can’t tell me she teleported. Where’d you go, little one?” Michiru asked, looking the house up and down until she spotted the back-door.
“OH, good for you. Enjoy it while it lasts.” She said, looking up at Haruka.
“Haruka? You wanna see what’s inside?” She asked.
“Do I?” The blonde replied, walking over to the roof. She let poor Ami dangle right over the chimney.
“Hey! This is not nice, quit manhandling me like that!” She complained. Haruka peered down the deep “tunnel”.
“Welp, no fire to be seen. Down you go!” She said, dropping Ami through it.
“NOOOO! Look out!” The bluenette yelled, making her descension.
Inside…
“Are you kidding me? I know they’re still out there, but nobody’s escaping those two nuts if we leave!” Rei said.
“I know! It just seems so wrong and cowardly! What if they start getting...y’know with us! What if they try and EAT one of us?!” Usagi asked. The three shuddered at the thought.
“Those two have so much nerve, copying Chibiusa! The only thing keeping me from blasting them all the way to the moon is the fact that they gave me a nice outfit and a nice house to hide in.” Minako said, kicking up her feet as she sat on the scarlet couch to rest.
“Well, I guess he same can be said for me. But turning us into dolls outweighs it one thousand percent!” Rei complained. Just then, they could hear someone tumbling down the chimney.
“What the--” Usagi had no time to rest as the candy-covered Ami came tumbling into the room, landing right on the blonde.
“Eek! Ami?! They dropped you through the ceiling?!” Usagi asked, as the bluenette recovered. Amazingly, her outfit was intact.
“Rrrrrrrgh...This. is. NOT. Okay!” The bluenette yelled, stomping her foot as she spoke.
“How long are we going to put up with this?! It’s already unbearable, and Michiru said she’d EAT me!” She said.
“Well, how are we supposed to get out of here? Let alone her room?” Rei asked. At that point, Makoto came tumbling through a door.
“Who. Locks. A dollhouse?” She asked.
“Eek! We’re sorry, Makoto!” Usagi cried.
“IT’s okay. We’ve got bigger problem to worry about. And puns.” She said, just then, they could hear (and see) the ROOF coming off the house. There really was no hiding.
“Like these two nitwits.” Rei snarled, balling her fists. Sure enough it was Haruka and Michiru doing the dirty work.
“Ah, there you are! All grouped up in a manageable space! You can run, but you can’t hide!” Michiru gloated, peering at them.
“*pant* *pant* That roof sure is heavy. How are you five holding up?” Haruka asked, resting her arms on the walls.
“What do you want from us?” Usagi asked, trying to back away.
“Well, you’re all dressed up, tiny, and trapped in a dollhouse! What do YOU think we want, hmm? Let’s all tell a story!” The aquanette replied.
“What?! You’re too old for this!” Rei complained.
“Well, not LIVING dolls, anyway. Now, be good lil’ things and do what I ask of you. Okay?” The woman asked.
“Fine, fine. You’re lucky I like acting.” Minako replied.
“THEN you are letting us go, and facing whatever happens after that!” Ami replied.
“Yes. Please, Michiru. Let’s not be sadistic in doing this.” Haruka said.
“Alright, alright. Let’s get started. Hmm, I wonder what sounds interesting, anyways...I remember Haruka’s a fan of those--Ooh, I’ve an idea! Hold on!” She said, putting the roof back on. At that very point, what would be an earthquake filled the entire room.
“OH, what the heck? What’s she playing at, now?” Rei yelled, trying to keep her balance. As the girls held on, Haruka and Michiru were rearranging the entire dollhouse into a giant, trap-filled cave! It was littered with tricks and traps that appeared just by the two thinking about them, and it was perfectly easy to step in...
“Hold onto something stable, everybody!” Makoto yelled, everyone doing just that. It didn’t stop Usagi from tumbling over and catching Makoto.
“Ack! A clock is NOT stable!” The brunette yelled. At last, the shaking stopped, and the roof came off again.
“Okay, there we go, everything’s all set up!” Haruka said.
“So, do you girls like dark caves? Filled with deadly traps and even deadlier beats just waiting for their next meal, practically STARVING?” Haruka chortled.
“No. None of that!” Usagi wailed.
“Oh. That’s a shame. Well, here’s a lesson in courage for you! You finely dressed young ladies are standing right in the ruins of an old mansion, kept shiny and sparkling by the power of an ancient treasure...kept in a cave formed right in the next room!” Michiru said, as if it was listening, the door itself opened to reveal a deep dark cave, cold air blowing right through the room…
“Eeek...how’d they get their hands on THAT? Nobody sw a cave when they came in, did they?” Minako asked, everyone shook their heads.
“And, you guys are more than determined to walk right in there and grab that relic for yourselves!” Haruka declared. At that point, Rei could feel bravery surging through her.
“I wanna go in there.” She said, blankly.
“You WHAAAT?!” Usagi asked.
“I don’t know why? I just feel a burning fire in me, telling me to head right through that door!” She called out. The others looked up at Haruka and Michiru.
“What have you done to her?” Ami asked. Haruka raised an eyebrow.
“Me? I don’t know how that thing works.” Haruka said.
“You’d...best be going, now.” Michiru said.
“Why?” Makoto asked. As if to respond, the entire floor collapsed behind them, giving way to a pool of multicolored lava filled with...plastic balls.
“Sorry. We couldn’t decide between a deadly ball pit or lava. So we compromised.” Michiru giggled.
“Uhh, what?” Usagi asked, a lot less intimidated by the situation.
“Hey. It’s still hot lava. I don’t want you burning to death. Get going, already.” Haruka chided, pushing the girls forwards with a finger.
“Oh, my. Looks like we have no choice.” Ami said.
“Okay. This could be fun, after all. Let’s get at it!” Minako proclaimed, she and Rai marching forwards.
“Well, duh! It won’t be THAT easy. The dead goddess of the temple the cave holds merely wants to rest in piece...s, and the marauders have woken her from her sleep. If you didn’t notice, she’s ANGRY.” Michiru said, bringing her heel- clad foot down into the cavern. It barely missed the girls, who were sent tumbling back in response.
“Eek! I hate it when spirits are angry at mee!” Usagi cried.
“Well, that’s just tip of the iceberg. Keep going, before she catches you!” Michiru said, stomping through the cavern. The girls dodged left-and-right as heel after heel came crashing down in their path. Giant, spiky logs came up from the ground to trap them, making nothing easier. Until finally coming across their next obstacle: a giant pool of plastic balls and multicolored lava, with thin rock platforms forming a maze-like path to the next tunnel.
“You’re not telling us to walk through THAT. It’s too easy for you!” Minako complained.
“Okay, okay. I won’t step on you. I WILL, however, grab you!” Michiru said, stepping out of the cavern.
“Heck, this is fun to watch! I wish I had popcorn.” Haruka joked. The girls gently stepped on the rock platforms, extra careful not to tumble into a burning doom.
“They’re definitely dextrous, but spirits want to see HOW dextrous they can be!” Michiru said, playfully flicking one Ami stood on. The girl instantly leaped over to the next one.
“That’s not fair, either! I’ll keep it up as much as you deal it!” Ami called out.
“And, then the goddess figured she wanted a quick snack.” Michiru replied, reaching for the girl.
“Don’t even try me! I’ll be the one snacking on YOU!” Ami replied, biting her finger in response.
“Ow, not nice! I’ll give it to you, still.” Michiru replied, bringing her hand back. It hit the platform REI was standing on, who couldn’t react in time.
“AACK! If I live, I’ll make you pay fo--” The ravenette couldn’t finish before falling into the deadly pit of balls and death.
“Eeek! Rei, noooo!” Usagi cried in response, everyone else horrified by what just happened.
“C-Could she, REALLY have burned to death?!” Minako asked.
“How could you do something so evil?!” Makoto called out.
“What? You think she ACTUALLY burned to death? This is a story, not a death pit!” Haruka replied, to everyone’s relief. It wouldn’t last, as they were only a third into this testing trial...
Meanwhile…
“Ooooohh, since when did lava feel like water, I dare say?” Rei asked, shuddering. She looked around her surroundings, a completely dark, inky void.
“Wow...this is some fancy technology they got their hands on, I’ll say.” She said, looking above her. The “sky” held colorful plastic balls bobbing around in “deadly” rainbow lava.
“Thank Amaterasu they weren’t going completely real with that one.” She told herself, looking besides her. A ladder leading up to a light space lied ahead.
“Huh...Maybe there IS a way out of all this…” She said, setting off for it.
Meanwhile, above ground…
The girls’ next trial didn’t prove very forgiving either; running across shaky platforms over the abyss of lava and balls, while Michiru continuously poked through holes in the walls, trying to push the girls over.
“Oh, don’t fight it, girls. You came into the wrong being’s lair. It’ll eventually catch yoooooou, just you waiiiiiit…” The aquanette teased, her other hand trying to grab them.
“Hey, come on! I wanna see a victory! Keep at it!” Haruka encouraged as Michiru gave her a noogie.
“*pant* *pant* As long as they’re not using us as their “toys”, or degrading us in the form of a tea party, I’m fine. This sure is something!” Minako told Makoto, bouncing from place to place.
“True that, but what happened to Rei?” The brunette asked. At that moment, Ami landed right in front of them, barely avoiding Michiru’s hand.
“More importantly, what’ll happen to her?” Ami asked, looking back at Usagi, who wasn’t so lucky.
“Aaaaieee! Don’t eat mee, Michiru!” The blonde whined and wailed, pleading for “salvation”.
“Well, if you don’t want to go through what I almost did to Ami, I’ll give you something else to suffer through! Nobody enters my domain and lives!” She teased, reaching into her closet to pull one of her black boots out.
“Now, fall into your coffin! A fitting punishment for one who dares maraud from the gods!” She chortled, dropping the yelling girl right inside.
“Nice rhyme, Michi. That’s the most sadistic punishment I’ve even seen.” Haruka said.
“Oh, be quiet. You’d wear it with her in it.”
“Aren’t you gonna do that?”
“Meh, maybe next time.” Michiru replied, putting the shoes right in between them.
“How’re you all suffering, girls?” She teased. Alas, nothing.
“Oh. They must've made it. That’s what I get for being distracted. Better hurry over to the next trap.” She said, walking over to the next cavern.
“I’ll be of some assistance, this time…” Haruka said, following her. Meanwhile, Rei had escaped the dollhouse, and was making her way to the door to escape.
“Heh heh...When I get my size back, I’ll make those two suffer through all of that!” She plotted, almost at the door.
“And, maybe I’ll keep Usagi as a doll, too. Ooh, and wouldn’t Yuuichirou look cute like that? The possibilities are--ACK!” She yelled, banging into a shimmering dome.
“W-What?! What is this?” She asked, trying to punch through it.
“I must’ve only gotten 10 feet away from them! This isn’t fair, not by a long shot!” She said, pounding on the thing.
“Hmm, could this be some sort of magic to keep us in their reach?” She asked, looking back at the distracted giantesses.
“If that’s so, I doubt they’re gonna let us got so easily.” She said. There was only one other thing to do, find another way out…
Meanwhile…
The final challenge was especially grueling; A rising pit of balls and lava left the girls scrambling up a tower to safety. Haruka and Michiru were apparently fine with thwir clothes bathing in hot melted rock and plastic, as they were busy throwing their shoes, socks, and anything throwable they could find in the closet down as obstacles.
“Are you REALLY okay with trashing all of your stuff like that?” Makoto yelled at the two.
“My fashion is VALUABLE to me! I’d never disrespect my clothes like that!” Minako added.
“If you’re gonna focus on us, then you’re gonna love love the gentle embrace of such incomprehensible temperatures!” Haruka added, dropping a high heel in. It crashed right into Ami, who made it under the arch safe. The platform she stood on flipped in response, sending her tumbling onto the next.
“Keep stunts like that up, and you’ll lead us to the goal!” The bluenette said in response.
“If you can climb.” Michiru replied, dropping one of her stockings into the fray.
“Eek! I don’t want my demise to smell petid, either!” She said, leaping away. Everyone was almost there, but Haruka and Michiru weren’t playing nice (figuratively) either.
“Oh, come on! Just fall already, untold spirits are supposed to be terrifying!” Michiru replied, dumping a handful of shoes down into the abyss. The girls hit the wall in response, dodging the ”warfare".
“Why are you only using things you put on your feet?!” Makoto asked.
“It's the only stuff that's throwable, duh.” Haruka replied.
“Well, minus this.” She added, tossing her Lip Rod in. It smacked another platform, sending Minako shooting towards the end.
“Crap! Crap! Crap! I hate heights leading into lava!” She yelled, reaching for something to grab. Grab something she did, the top of the tower!
“Minako!’ Ami yelled.
“Get up there and grab it! Put an end to this already!” Makoto ordered, as Minako followed suit. Back at the door, Rei wasn't having any luck with the done.
“Just! Die! Already! Aaargh!” She yelled, pounding the thing.
“Okay, that's it, let's see how they like Mars Flame Sniper!” She called, raising her hands as she waited for her rod...which didn't appear.
“Ugh, they blocked that too?” She asked, looking back.
“Do I have to go back? I do wanna go back. If I do, this'll never end…” She said. Just then, the door opened. Standing there was none other than stocking-clad Hotaru, holding a strange remote.
“Eep! Hi, Hotaru!” Michiru gasped, jumping.
“Hey, you two. I heard Chibiusa worked her butt of making something for you, that could shrink people...and I see you're using it.” She said, rolling her eyes.
“What the? Chibiusa did this?!” Rei asked from below.
“Yep, but they don't seem to mind at all.” Haruka said.
“I hear you. I'm okay with it...only, Setsuna-mama told me to do this.” She said, pressing the remote. A beeping sound could be heard from behind Haruka.
“Eh?” She asked, looking behind her. Sure enough, a blinking blue light could be seen.
“Hey, what's tha--” The giantesses had zero time to react as a field of blue light engulfed them. As it faded, everything was back to normal; The dollhouse, and the Inners’ sizes (and clothes).
“Hey! You can't do that when we're about to win!” Minako pouted.
“You almost won?!” Rei and Usagi exclaimed.
“Hee hee hee, great Trump card, you two. It's like something we'd do.” Michiru said. Just then, what sounded like Usagi's screaming could be heard from below.
“Who's that? Is that me?” Usagi asked.
“Whoops, and that's why you don't put a bowl of cinnamon candy out in front of visitors.” Hotaru replied.
“Visitors?” Harika asked, everyone walked down to find Setsuna and none other than Neo-Queen-Serenity sitting at a table, the red faced monarch covering her mouth an anguish.
“What? You think the Garnet Or just tells me one thing?” Setsuna asked.
“Not nice, looking at our future.” Haruka said.
“Oh, it's just a possibility. Sit down, you two. We have a lot to talk about.” Setsuna motioned.
“Let's...go upstairs.” Hotaru replied, hurrying the Inners' up the stairs, into Haruka and Michiru's dollhouse.
No, the crushing and shrinking was not over tonight, for anyone.
END