The whole time that Eden was fixing his hair, Theo was staring at the dress. She hummed away as she dried his wet hair, happy to see how much curl it had retained. If you could see what Theo was thinking, you'd see something like a hurricane. Theo knew he couldn't put on that outfit. But he also knew, as Eden has so clearly demonstrated, that not putting on the outfit would lead to a route potentially even worse. So Theo was rapidly making plans, and just as rapidly throwing them out as he realized the flaws. He was a tiger caught in a cage, with no idea except to pace around and around inside hoping to find something he'd missed before.
Theo was so distracted he hardly noticed when Eden decided his hair was ready, and had him put his hands up over his head. She dropped what looked like a shirt, but attached at the waist were massive piles of petticoats! Theo did notice that, for something that looked like a huge cloud, it was surprisingly heavy! Eden fluffed the petticoats all around, and now Theo could see the little pink bows that were all around the base of the petticoat. But Theo was still not fully ready for what came next. He could've been given a few hours and he still wouldn't have been ready.
The dress was a bright pink colour with ultra-girlie puff sleeves with big bows on either side. As big as those bows were, there was an even bigger bow in front, just under the collar that went around Theo's neck. And even bigger than that was the huge bow in the back of the dress, just over the skirt. The dress had more frills and more ruffles coming from everywhere. Worse, for Theo, there was a little pink ribbon on my chest, like the kind you might win at a county fair, and in the center of the ribbon it clearly said 'Goldilocks'. Eden smiled as she saw him reading the ribbon in the mirror.
"Isn't that the best?! I just knew as soon as I saw it, it had to be in a place of honour on the outfit." Eden adjusted it slightly, making sure it was tight against his neck.
As the dress fell into place, Theo wasn't even capable of words. If it was possible to make an outfit more humiliating, Theo couldn't imagine how. He looked like an infant girl, dressed up for a beauty pageant!
It was clear that Eden was not forgetting the swing he'd taken at her in the bathroom. After the dress went on, Eden brought out a pair of pink, heavily-padded mittens. They were so padded, it was like wearing pillows on your hands. They too, of course, had frills and ribbons locking them in place, making them look as infantile as the rest of the outfit. Not surprisingly, Eden had matching baby booties as well, and those were laced on to Theo's feet. But these were something unique. Theo realized it as soon as he stood up. While the booties just looked like regular booties, the bottom of the booties had a non-stick, frictionless surface on the bottom. With nothing to grip or push against, to Theo it felt like he was wearing roller skates! Except they were roller skates that could roll in any direction! He had to put his weight directly over the bootie and step very carefully or... Whoosh! His feet would slide out. He only managed a couple of tentative steps before 'POOF'!!! Theo's legs had slid out and he'd landed on his huge, diaper padded bottom. Luckily the padding was thick enough he wasn't hurt (although he could still feel it on his still very sensitive spanked bottom) but the damage to his dignity was immense. No matter what Theo did, he moved and looked exactly like a baby learning how to walk. He stumbled, his legs wobbled, and, more often than not, he wound up on his behind after a few steps. Of course, Eden couldn't get enough. Every time he fell, she laughed and every time he tried to step, she giggled. Theo just wanted to give up, but Eden made a very distinct spanking motion with the horse whip she had in her hands ('Hey', thought Theo, 'Where did that come from?') and that spurred him along.
Moving as he was, a few steps forward, then falling down, rinse and repeat, Theo soon lost track of where he was as he went through the hallways. So that's why it was a complete surprise to come around a corner and find himself in a living room with a huge television set. Like any kid his age, his attention first went to the television. He recognized the show, he'd seen it a few times. It was some Japanese show called 'Planetary Ponies'. It was about a group of ponies who had been sent from all the other planets to Earth so they could protect it. Whenever there was trouble, the would transform into fashionably dressed humans who looked kinda like their pony selves who would use their super powers to fix the trouble. Since each pony came from a different planet, they all had personalities and powers that represented their planet.
Sparkle Moon was sort of the leader. Since she was from the moon, she was the smallest, and also had the closest bond with the Earth. She was very shy, was drawn to glittery things and loved to eat.
Dazzling Mars was the other leader. With her sparkling theme of many colours, she was the one who stood for acceptance of those who were different and pride in who you were. She was beautiful and strong and never hesitated to help those weaker than herself.
Merry Mercury was the brainy one. She was hot-headed and energetic, but her brain worked super-fast sometimes outpacing her mouth or limbs, making her look clumsy or stammer. But it was always worth the wait of her body catching up with her brain to see what great idea she'd come up with.
Jaunty Jupiter was the muscle. She was much larger than the other ponies. But she was wise, and never angry or upset. She stood for patience and kindness.
And then there was Prissy Venus. She was the silly one, the comedy relief of the show. A complete girly girl, always getting distracted by pretty dresses or boys, always the first to fall into traps and always needing help from the other girls when she got into inevitable trouble. But she was always upbeat, always had a smile for everyone, was always ready to organize a party and generally made everyone happy to be her friend. She stood for positivity and optimism.
Theo absolutely hated the show, of course. It was all about girls, fashion and ponies. Worse, the messages were all about friendship and love and working together. Blah! The only part he did like was the main villain. He was the only man in the show, and he was a scary guy named 'The Pony Master'. He represented the dark forces of the pony universe, opposing the ponies. He was always dressed in black, wearing a cowboy hat, whips and lassos hanging off his belt with a wicked set of spurs. If he captured the ponies while in their pony form, he could keep them from changing into their human form and then he'd treat them like any other pony. Instead of being able to run loose, he'd put a saddle on them and a bridle and he'd ride them around, digging his evil spurs into their sides. Theo kinda dug that... But it still wasn't enough to make him like the show. Theo was momentarily distracted from what was happening on the television as he realized there were other people in the room.
Clustered around the TV were a bunch of his classmates! They were obviously recently woken from the sleepover, all dressed in sleepwear of various types. From regular t-shirt and sweats to pajamas to.. *gulp* a sexy little nightgown, the girls were all laughing and chatting while some cartoon show played on the TV. Theo stopped immediately. This was horrible! It was his worst nightmare. A bunch of girls from his class, all of which he'd bullied, and here he was dressed like a baby! If they saw him, it would be humiliation beyond anything he could imagine.
He saw Madison. She was a short brunette, about his size just slightly taller, with a pageboy hair style. When she'd first got it cut it had been shorter and Theo had teased her mercilessly about her flat chest and 'bowl cut' and how it made her look like a boy. They'd all started calling her 'Martin' and telling people that she'd had a sex change. It didn't help that Madison was a total tomboy, into fixing engines and working with electronics, which gave the rumour legs. It was so successful that some religious group had protested at the school because they didn't want someone who was born a boy using the girls bathroom. All sources of hilarity for Theo and his crew and absolutely embarrassing for Madison. Theo knew he could expect no mercy from Madison for the troubles he'd caused her.
Theo didn't have to see her face to see Aya was there as she had a very distinct profile. She had her super-long, all the way down her back length hair secured up in her usual bun, although it was a bit sloppier than usual as befits someone at a sleepover. She was one of the few Asian students at Theo's school, and he always teased her mercilessly about it. He called her a 'chink' and made 'chingchongchinaman' noises when she was around. Theo know she really hated being called Chinese because she was actually Japanese. But Theo loved pretending he didn't know, saying things like "They're the same thing, aren't they?" Surprisingly, considering all his other flaws, Theo wasn't actually a racist. He was a bully to everyone equally. He just had a knack for finding what really upset a person, and this was how he'd got under her skin. Theo knew that he could expect no help from Aya for his current predicament. And then Theo saw Sarah.
Sarah was different from the other girls. She was a blonde, golden goddess with classic good looks. From her mid back length golden tresses to her delicate features to her perfect bosom, skinny waist and statuesque legs, every guy in school was in awe of her. Theo had actually asked her on a date and she had dared to respectfully and politely turn him down, even when Theo had asked her in a crude way and was staring uncomfortably straight at her chest the whole time! How dare she! As revenge, Theo had spread the rumour she was actually a lesbian. Eventually Sarah had uncovered that it had come from Theo, but before then, Sarah had got upset at the other 'cool girls' for treating her differently because of the rumour. As she'd put it, friends were friends no matter who they liked and she didn't want friends who didn't realize that. And because of the rift, that's why Sarah had cut the 'cool girls' loose and was hanging out with these losers instead, showing up at their sleep-over. That's because these girls had accepted Sarah no differently rumour or no rumour. Theo knew that he'd made Sarah's life very difficult, costing her friends and even her whole social circle. Theo knew Sarah wouldn't be rising to defend him from the trouble he'd got into. He stared at Sarah in her delicate pink nightgown with her hair in bunches and the sudden pain in his groin reminded him that he was still wearing that restrictive underwear. Theo had to look away and think about unsexy things like sports and race cars, lest his arousal continue and his boy bits become even more crushed in the confined space. He instead decided to get angry at the show on the TV.
Of course a bunch of 'fair play' and 'love your neighbor' girlie girls would love a show like "Planetary Ponies". Particularly that big whiner, Emily. She was the one who had obviously told her sister Eden about Theo and the doll and got him in all this trouble in the first place. Thinking of her, Theo realized she wasn't watching the show. He turned to look and... She picked just that moment to walk into the room, instantly spotting Theo and Eden!
Emily. Eden's sister. Had it only been a few days ago he'd crushed her priceless family heirloom doll? Looking up at the girl who was almost a head taller than he was, was it only a few days ago he'd intimidated her into silence with his raw fury? And now, here she was looking at what, to all intents, looked like a darling little baby infant. From the tippy-top of his frilly pink bonnet, to his long, full barrel curls that fell out of his bonnet. From the big, pussy bow around his neck to the huge pink confection of a dress with lace and bows aplenty. From the straight stiff circle skirt on the dress, to the thick rustly petticoat underneath. From the oversized pink plastic ruffle panties covering the obvious oversized diaper to the bare, hairless legs with the frilly socks sticking out from the oversize baby booties on his little toesies... His legs wobbling with the effort to remain standing as his booties constantly threatened to slide out from under him. And only up close could one see that this baby, tiny though he was, was still a bit large for an infant. There was a moment of confusion in Emily's eyes looking at him and her sister, Eden, and then...
"OH... MY... GOD! Is that Theo?!" As Emily exclaimed, all the girls spun around, the show forgotten. They swarmed around him, reaching out to touch his hair, his dress, his frills. The response was instantaneous. Laughter! At him! They were laughing and pointing and Theo felt waves of humiliation, each deeper than the last, he couldn't stand. They squealed and told him how cute he was, how cute the outfit was! And of course they laughed at this boy who had tormented all of them humiliated in this way. He felt his usual rage overtake him, as he lost control of his temper! He roared in frustration. Forgetting where he was and why, he reached upward, way upward, and punched Emily in the face as hard as he could! The laughter instantly stopped!
Instead of the thundering right that Theo had intended to throw, the padded mitten he was wearing instead just made a 'pppfph' noise as it hit Emily. For a moment everyone was silent in shock. Then Emily, realizing that the blow had hurt no more than being hit by a pillow, started laughing again. And everyone joined in a chorus of laughter. Even worse, Theo had forgotten the unstable booties he was balanced on. The force of his 'punch' had thrown him off balance. Trying to regain his balance, he staggered around like a little baby trying to keep it's balance. That made the girls laugh even harder. And when Theo finally lost his several second battle with gravity, when he fell backwards onto his seat abruptly and there was the big 'POOF' of the huge padded diaper he was wearing, the girls just lost it. They were rolling around on the floor with him, laughing so hard tears flowed and they could barely breath. Every laugh was another bit of humiliation puncturing Theo's ego.
Realizing there was no way he could intimidate anyone in this outfit, Theo changed from fight to flight. Theo knew he couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag with these padded mittens. He had to escape! He managed to unsteadily lurch to his feet intent on leaving the room. They all watched him get up, laughing as he struggled. Once he'd gained his balance... Emily casually pushed him in the chest. There was a moment of astonishment, followed by, pinwheeling his arms for balance, ribbons flying up in the air, another 'POOF' as Theo fell flat on his behind. Somewhat shocked that they had DARED to disrespect him like that, he jumped right up. Except of course with his legs forced apart and balanced on the super-smooth booties, it took a bit of effort. He struggled for a little bit getting back to his feet. And in that time, tiny little Madison, grinning ear to ear, met him with the slightest shove. 'POOF' Theo went, right back on his padded behind!
It started to pierce the haze of Theo's anger that the girls were discussing who got to push him down next. His babyish lack of coordination, combined with the complete ease the girls were able to reduce him to a sprawling tumble of ribbons and lace was intoxicating for the young ladies who had all been mercilessly bullied by Theo. Each and every girl saw her chance to get a measure of revenge. However, Theo was being humiliated and didn't want to play. So he decided to stop getting up and to just sit on the floor, depriving the girls of their fun.
THWACK! The incredibly painful blow to Theo's inner thigh was so shocking, Theo couldn't breath for a moment. The horse whip had caught him completely off guard. Right after the blow, Eden the dominatrix was right in his face.
"GET UP! GET UP RIGHT NOW!" Her face was a mix of fury and command and it was clear that Theo had two options... To get up or to feel that sting again and again. Filled with new energy, he stumbled back to his feet once more. After a few wobbles to get his balance back.. It was Aya's turn to casually put her hands to Theo and 'POOF', down he went, regaled by laughter.
This went on for far longer than you'd expect. The girls all had a lot of pent up frustration and anger at Theo. Being given a chance to return his humiliations in kind had a strong appeal. Plus there were four of them to one Theo, so if one got tired, there was another ready to go. After what felt like a long time, Theo fell to the ground, finally so exhausted that even the threat of the whip couldn't get him up. Eden finally stepped in to put an end to the game.
"C'mon girls. If we're going to make it to the convention on time, you need to start getting your cosplay outfits ready." The conversation quickly turned to who had the shower first, who was going to do each others make-up, and of course the last minute costume adjustments that every cosplayer has to make to costumes. Theo was glad to just lay on the floor, breathing heavily. Thus there was no fight in him when Eden lifted him and half carried, half dragged him away. "The girls are very excited that you're going to be dressing up and going to the convention with them as well." That pierced the fatigue around Theo.
"What? No, I can't go dressed like this!" Theo protested. Eden just smiled at him.
"No, no, of course not. This is a convention! People are going to be dressing as characters from their favorite show! And as you've likely guessed, the girls are all going to be dressing like the characters from their favorite show, Planetary Ponies! So you'll be dressed like a character from the show as well." Theo thought about that for a moment. Actually, a 'Pony Master' costume would be pretty awesome. Hey, he'd get to be the cool bad guy. The Planetary Ponies would all be afraid of him, and he'd have that lasso and whip. Despite himself, Theo actually started to get excited. This convention might be fun after all.
So it was with a smile that he submitted to being again undressed by Eden. She put him in a chair and started to take off the dress and all the accessories. Once again, Theo was wearing nothing but that cursed underwear his aunt had designed. But this time, Theo wasn't even thinking of resisting or escape. In his mind, he was replaying some of the great battles between the ponies and Pony Master. There was the time that Pony Master trapped them in the crushing coral of doom! Then there was the other time where Pony Master created a team of evil ponies who impersonated the Planetary Ponies and made everyone upset with them. Or, one of Theo's favorite shows, the one where Pony Master tricked Prissy Venus so she became stuck in her pony form, unable to transform into a human. Then he made her into a show pony and made her dance and jump through hoops for humans who just thought she was a normal pony. It's pretty obvious why Theo liked that one. He could happily imagine re-enacting that show with one of the girls at his command.
So happy was Theo imagining himself being Pony Master, he barely noticed Eden combing out his long blonde hair, then adding tremendous extensions to them.
"Um, Eden, what are you doing with my hair?" Theo asked, confused in his exhaustion. Theo knew that Pony Master wore a huge black hat, so why would he need to have what looked like waist length blonde hair? If he hadn't been so exhausted from the previous exertion, he might've figured it out sooner. Eden had a brush in her mouth as she was focused on attaching the extensions to Theo's hair, so Theo waited anxiously for an answer. Finally she had things attached to her satisfaction, and pulled the brush from her mouth as she started running it through Theo's long golden locks.
"It's for the costume!" she replied happily, brushing the extensions in so they were indistinguishable from his normal hair.
"But why does Pony Master need long blonde hair? He wears a hat!" Eden laughed, taking Theo by the arm and walking him to the dressing room. As Theo turned the corner, he froze and his blood turned ice cold as he saw the prepared costume. "No, no, no..." Theo started and began to retreat from the room.
"Don't be silly, Goldilocks! Of course I will be going as Pony Master", Eden said, holding Theo's arm firmly and keeping him from going anywhere. "The girls need you to play a different role... Prissy!"
