Breaking out in the Big Top
By Hugo Prosperio
For Lupinaria
The circus had come to town, and Lilith was very excited. Going to the circus was one of her favorite childhood memories, and she was thrilled to see this one pop up in her town. She had thought the circus was a dying breed, a distant memory of years gone bye, entertainment of yesteryear, but here was a bright red and white striped tent, the smells of cotton candy, popcorn, and corn dogs filling the air, and colorful characters dancing about, welcoming the guests into the tent.
She was wearing a blue dress and her hair tied in a loose but elegant tail of sorts. She smiled as she approached the ticket seller, who lifted the brim of his bowler hat when he saw her. He then giggled and honked his round red nose.
“Here ya go, Mith!” he said, lisping through very large buck teeth, handing her a small red ticket. “Enjoy thhhh Show!”
“Thank you,” she said to the clown man as she turned and walked towards the entrance of the tent.
Inside, she found the tent to be rather small compared to the grand tents of the circuses of her youth, and it felt…empty. Not many people had purchased tickets, it seemed, and those who had were mostly just looking at their phones, seemingly uninterested in the colorful scenery around them. A shame, she thought as she found her way to a seat, eager to take in the sights even if those around her were less amused.
Soon, a small car pulled out into the ring, one of those gimmicked clown cars that were too small to actually hold the clowns that were inside, one of the oldest tricks in the book, but Lilith was no less amused; she was delighted. Calliope music filled the air as the car took a few laps around the center ring of the tent.
Soon, several clowns popped out of the car, all dancing and flopping around, tripping over each other’s large shoes and making loud and silly noises as they tried to get what little crowd there was to clap along with the music. She frowned, seeing that most were bored by what was happening, but a smile cracked on her face as she watched some of the people get into it, and she was more than glad to join in the festivities, clapping and hollering in delight as the clowns pranced and danced about.
“Welcome to the show, guys and gals, we hope you enjoy our dance tonight and become our pals!” sang one of the clowns.
“We are so thrilled to see you all here in our tent of dreams, so sing and clap and dance and laugh, splitting your sides at the seams!”
The mischievous clowns pranced and danced while other acts were brought out, large puppets that resembled animals, a cruelty-free way to entertain the masses, although as Lilith noted, the masses were not here to be entertained, and as the show went on, most guest left, seeking carnival rides, or fried food, no interest in the silly three ring circus antics.
For the grand finale, one of the clowns, a very pretty girl in a red and pink outfit complete with a tulle tutu, climbed up a tall ladder and swan dove down. The other clowns panicked as they tried to get items to stop her fall, a trampoline with a hole busted right down the middle, a bucket of water with little holes letting the water pour out. One clown brought over a tall glass of water, and the other clowns scoffed, but he smiled and clapped his hands, and the girl seemingly shrank in midair, splashing down. A wonderful trick that Lilith had a hard time discerning how it was done. The clowns all took a bow and triumphant calliope music began to blare.
With the show at its end, Lilith jumped to her feet and clapped, thrilled with the performance she had seen. She was one of maybe two people showing appreciation as the remainder of the audience filtered out of the tent. She walked her way down to the side of the ring as the clowns tidied up their mess and prepared to pack up the show.
“That was really wonderful.” she said to the nearest one, who was sweeping up some confetti. She recognized him as being part of the final act, the clown who “shrank” the other one for the bit.
“Oh wow, you think so?” he said looking up, taking off his little hat and taking a bow. “Much appreciate, ma’am. I am Nibbles.” he added as he returned his hat to his head, it nestled into his curly patch of colorful hair.
“Oh well hello. I am Lilith.” She said in response.
“Oh now that is an old name. An old name for a young soul. I like it.” he said. “Thank you again for the kind words. You are just about the nicest person to speak to me here at this stop, well, the only one to speak to me…” he said, trailing off.
“Well, you know ever since I was young I always fancied running away and joining the circus!” she admitted to him.
“Really now?! Well isn’t that something. Say, Lilith, would you like a tour of the tent?” he asked.
“Oh well that would be just perfect.” she said. “I love circuses and this has been such a good time, I would love to take a tour.” She said,
“Well. let me take you out back, introduce you to the others!”
She hopped over the edge of the circus ring and followed him towards the backstage area of the tent. It smelled so pleasant, like freshly baked cookies. Nibbles took her around and introduced her to each and every clown. They were all very excited to meet a fan of their work. She tried to remember their names, one was Bozina, one was Creamsicle, another was Bobo, and then there was Steve.
“Don’t ask about Steve, we don’t know.” Nibbles said with a chuckle.
“Hey!” squeaked a small voice on a nearby table. “Nibbles, don’t forget to grow me back. You always forget!”
“Oh sorry, Pinkie.” he said as he reached into the glass of water and plucked what Lilith had thought was a plastic doll out and set it down on the ground. With a snap of his fingers, it instantly grew into the red and pink clown. She shook off the water and looked at him with a sigh.
“We need to rework the act so YOU are the one who shrinks.” she groaned. “Nice to meet ya, miss.”
“Wait, what was that?” Lilith asked.
Nibbles had a grimace on his face. “Yeah, I shouldn’t have done that in front of you. It’s kind of hard to explain.”
“Well, I got time to listen.” she said. “After all, shrinking and unshrinking a clown is pretty interesting so the explanation must be equally interesting.”
“Well…it’s fairly simple. It’s magic.” he said with a sheepish grin/
“Spilling the secrets, huh?” said Steve as he walked by. Steve was a hobo clown, with a sad frown painted on. “Now the whole world will know.”
“Oh shush, Mr. Mope.” said Pinkie. “This nice young lady isn’t going to go blabbing to the whole world, and even if she did..” she said, turning to look at Lilith. “...No one would believe her.”
“I hardly believe it myself.” Lilith replied. “But I love it. This is wonderful. Silly clowns, real magic. It’s like all my childhood wishes coming true.”
“Really?” said Steve “This is your childhood wish?”
“I’ve always wanted to join a circus.” she admitted.
“Join ours!” Pinkie suggested. “We are always looking for new talent for our show.”
“Well, I am not a clown like you all. I’d just be wearing makeup.”
“Darling.” Pinkie said, wrapping an arm around Lilith's shoulder. “I was just shrunk down to fit in a glass of water. You don’t think we can’t make you a real-deal clown like us?”
“I mean, I had thought about that, but I didn’t want to assume.” Lilith said, biting her lip a bit. The idea had been swirling in her head ever since she saw Pinkie returned to proper size. “Still that’s a big…request.”
Nibbles smiled. “Well I could give a demonstration to see if you like it and we can go from there?” He asked.
“By all means!” Lilith said with a smile as Nibbles led her over to a chair where he sat her down.
“Take off your shoes if you do not mind.” He asked.
She bent over and undid the laces of the shoes she was wearing, and then slid them off.
“Socks too. This could be uncomfy with those on there.” he noted as she nodded and rolled them down. Soon she was barefoot, feeling the strange rubber texture of the floor they had put down for their tent.
He smiled and took his fingers and tapped each of the girl’s feet with his index finger then snapped.
“For your entertainment, at no charge, let us watch your feet enlarge!” he said. At first there was nothing. She didn’t quite know what she expected, but perhaps fanfare, music…glitter. She stared down at the feet and chuckled.
“Takes a moment with humans” mentioned Pinkie as she watched eagerly.
As soon as Pinkie finished speaking, Lilith felt a strange sensation. It felt like someone was tugging at her toes, pulling them. Her toes seemed to want to go with this tugging sensation and at first cramped up a bit but then with a pop, they began to stretch forward with the rest of her feet, the toes getting thicker, as the whole of each foot got wider and longer. It was an incredible sight to see, but the sensation was even better. It felt like the best foot massage she had ever had, and she giggled as it continued.
“This one feels pretty good, I must admit,” said Nibbles. “Sometimes I do this to myself even though my feet are already big just to feel something,” he joked.
“Well, it does feel nice!” Lilith exclaimed. “Them getting bigger is not something I would have ever dreamed of, but it feels out of this world.”
“I am glad you like it. Most clowns have big feet like that, hence the large shoes, although some like Pinkie here prefer to remain dainty.”
“I just don’t like tripping over myself.” giggled the pink clown.
“There, we have taken the first step…and what a big step it is. How do you feel?” Nibbles asked.
For a moment Lilith was silent, contemplating. This was very strange, and some part of her brain was screaming that it was too weird and that she should just ask them to turn them back to normal and she could leave…but most of her brain was eager to explore her options. One particular part of her brain had formulated a question.”
“I have a question.” she asked simply.
“Most usually do.” Nibbles admitted with a nod. “What is your query?”
“If you can make my feet bigger…perhaps you could make ALL of me bigger. You know, like a giantess of sorts”
Now it was Nibbles time to pause. He pondered for a moment, almost making a show out of it, then smiled. “I certainly don’t see why I couldn’t. I mean, I shrink and grow Pinkie all the time, and growing is the easiest part! Don’t have to concentrate as hard.”
“Sometimes I wish you would. If it happens too fast I get a headache.” Pinkie giggled.
“Oh hush now, you just like to complain” giggled Nibbles. “So Lilith, what do you say? Wanna let me make you very big?”
“It would be my pleasure.” she said with a nod of her head. “And hey, maybe having a big clown could draw in more crowds!”
“She has a point!” Pinkie said “A new act might just be what this sad old show needs!
“Then we have no time to lose!” Nibbles said. “Lilith, please stand. Plant yourself on those big tootsies and let me get a real good look at you and we’ll embiggen you so good your head will spin. Not literally, although I’ve seen Steve’s head do that a few times”
“Hey, that was only once!” Steve said with a frown that augmented his painted on smile in a very amusing way
“Anyway, let us get you started,” said Nibbles. With a wave of his hand a small foam ball appeared in his palm and it started to grow to golfball size. It was fire-engine red, and Lilith could see the red glint of the prop almost glowing in the eyes of her new clown friend. “Simply put this on,” he added. “And the magic will begin.”
She took it from his palm gingerly, holding it up to examine it before taking a deep breath. She placed the open slit on the back of the orb over her nose, smiled and let go. Immediately she felt something spreading through her body, starting at her nose, and going through, down to her toes.
Her nose tingled and she knew that it had fused with the real nose on her face, leaving her with a round orb of shiny red rubber. She inhaled and felt her nostrils flare, a slight squeaking sound emanating from them. From the edge of the nose, a white tone began to spread, her skin turning pale as snow in quite a rapid manner, spreading down her neck, her arms, her torso and she felt the tingles going down her legs and down to her feet, telling her it was spreading all over. Soon she had the tone of a whiteface clown, minus the silly makeup, but that was also forming on her face. Red circles appeared on her cheeks, while blue eyeshadow appeared under arched eyebrows, giving a look of surprise.
Her hair tingled at the scalp as it lengthened and turned a vibrant shade of pink and purple, swirling into curls that bounced as she looked around. Her lips tingled a bit as they stretched out into a smile. They were already quite plump so their shape and size changed little, but the corners etched into a grin that would never quit as they turned a bright shade of red.
One of the clowns had rushed over a body length mirror and showed off how she looked, and she took in her new clownish appearance with glee.
“Oh my goodness, look at how silly I look.” she stated.
“Oh, and the silliness is only just getting started, dear.” said Nibbled with a tone of pride, the smile on his face stretched even further than she had seen it stretched the entire evening.
The room then began to seem smaller as her body began to grow taller and larger. It was almost like something from Alice Through the Looking Glass. Her clothing tightened around her body, but did not tear or rip yet. She was now the tallest one in the tent by a full head, and getting taller.
“This is remarkable,” said Nibbles.
“How tall will I get?” Lilith inquired.
“See, I haven’t the foggiest. Isn’t that exciting?” the clown replied. “We’ve never quite done something like this, but don’t worry, I promise it’s all safe. We would never hurt an honored guest like yourself.”
Taller she got, and she felt like her limbs were made of rubber, noodling out longer and sillier, but then another growth spurt would happen and any unevenness was smoothed out. She felt her feet growing and stretching beyond what her shoes could contain, so she slid them off and watched as her feet began to grow rapidly now that they were not confined, bigger and wider than they were before, giving them a bit of a cartoonish look, but one that was a perfect fit for her larger, sillier look. She felt the dirt of the circus floor underneath her toes and it was refreshing and she smiled. “This feels so nice.”
“Noted. It feels nice to grow giant.” Said Pinkie looking up at Lilith with curious eyes.
She soon found that if she reached up with her arms, she could touch the top of the tent, then she felt her elbows bend as she was now too tall to do that without crouching a bit. In fact, it seemed she was getting too big for the tent altogether. Her clothing clung to her like a skin tight bodysuit but managed not to burst, although she was showing a lot more midriff and leg than before.
“I think I am going to be far too big for your tent sooner than later.” She said looking down to Nibbles.
“Yes, I think so too, which is remarkable. Simply remarkable.” Nibbles replied. “I do think this is going to turn things around for our sad little carnival. Lilith the Giant is going to be a star.”
“You really think so?” she said feeling another lurch of growth. She watched the clowns below her get smaller and smaller with each moment.
“I truly do. Our clowns are no slouches, but you saw the crowds. Nothing is really bringing them in, not like the old days…and a giant woman? That’ll sell some tickets, that’ll put butts in seats! Pinkie, Make sure we have plenty of whoopie cushions for those butts!” he said with a smile on his face.
“I’d be delighted to be a part of your troupe, if you’ll have me.” Lilith said.
“Without a hesitation. What do you all say?” he said, turning to the clowns who had gathered to watch the spectacle of the growing woman.
There was a loud cheer from the group, and Lilith felt a swell of pride. They loved her, she felt like she belonged, something she had been searching for a long time.
Crouching was getting uncomfortable so she stood up, not really thinking about it until her head hit the top of the tent. “Oh right” she said, but before she could lower herself down, her head surged upward with a new growth spurt and she burst through the top of the tent. “Oh wow.” she said to herself, looking out upon a starry night, her worldview having changed so much.
“I think it’s stopping” Nibbles stated as he walked over and stood next to her giant foot, looking up.
“We are going to need to get a new tent I think,” he said.
The clowns gathered outside and saw their giant friend, easily 20 feet tall, if not a touch taller, looking like she was squeezed into a circus tent-shaped dress.
“Now that gives me an idea!” Pinkie said, smiling. “If we need a new tent, I think she could use the old one!”
A few days later, the circus began to perform in a new town, with a temporary tent rented on the cheap…but the star attraction wasn’t in the tent…it was outside. Standing proud in what remained of the old tent, turned expertly into a very pretty dress by Pinkie, was a beaming Lillith, smiling and waving to all the guests who were arriving, all of whom marveled at the massive clown.
Pinkie smiled as she gazed up, and turned to Nibbles. “She’s really bringing in those people like you said.”
“Well who can resist the allure of a real giant woman, let alone a giant clown! Plus your handiwork with the old tent has really made an impression I think.”
“Thanks for helping with the shoes.” Pinkie noted. “I had no idea what to do”
“Well, fortunately growing her old shoes and making them more silly in design was quite easy.
“How goes it, Lilith!” shouted Nibble.
“Oh it’s so wonderful. Everyone is so nice. They love taking photos and I am getting so many compliments on my new outfit, Pinkie.”
“Well, of course you are!” she said with a laugh.
“We have to get the show going, but I think after a few more stops we’ll be able to afford a tent for you to be a part of the show.” Nibbles shouted up.
“Oh that will be so fun.” Lilith said with a huge smile.
“Just keep the folks happy and it’ll be showtime in no time.”
The show that evening was a huge success, the crowds cheered and clapped for the entire show, something the clowns had deeply missed. They knew they had a hit on their hands with Lillth joining the troupe, as just her presence had energized the crowd more than any new bit they had managed to come up with in years.
“Don’t forget to say good night to Lilith the Large on your way out!” Nibbles shouted as the clowns took their final bow for the evening.
It took over an hour for everyone to filter out, saying their goodbyes to the giant clown who waved to each of them giddily.
“You really are a natural. You sure you didn’t have a clown somewhere in the family tree?” Pinkie asked as she and Nibbles checked in with her after they had taken down most of the stands and tents.
“I would not know about that, but this really was fun, and it made me realize something.” Lilith responded.
“What might that be?” queried Pinkie.
“I want to be bigger. MUCH bigger. I want to be like that movie Attack of the 50 foot woman or even bigger.”
“Well I suppose we could do that, but you are the biggest I’ve ever grown anyone” Nibbles states with a concentrated look, eyeing Lilith up and down.
“And perhaps you could enhance…certain assets.” she said, peering down at her chest currently wrapped in the former tent. “If you can.”
Pinkie laughed hysterically. “If we can? We turned you into a towering titan and you think we can’t make your boobies bigger?”
“I didn’t say that, I was just asking nicely.” she said with her hands on her hips, pretending to pout.
“Now now, don’t fight you two.” laughed Nibbles. “Of course I can do that. I’ve done it many times to travelers willing to commune with us.
“Most of them ended up as clown strippers in Clowntopia.” Pinkie said before being shushed by Nibbles.
“Shall I do it now?” Nibbles asked.
“No time like the present.” She said.
“We don’t have another tent for her to wear.” whispered Pinkie.
“Well, our customers are all gone, so it's not like anyone is really going to see, right?” The clown said with an amused chuckle.
“I don’t mind ya’ll getting a slight peek either.” Lilith said. “If I am gonna be big, there’s a chance I am gonna be big and naked from time to time.” she added with a boisterous laugh that filled the valley they were in.
From inside of his costume, Nibbles procured a long magic wand, the type you’d see in a stage magician show with white caps on either end. He smiled and simply whispered “abracadabra” before tapping it to her foot, which immediately swelled larger, knocking him off his own feet. Her other foot followed suit and then there was a massive surge of growth, taking her up into the air, much faster than the first time she grew, but with all the same sensations.
“Woah” She said as the sound of the tent fabric splitting could be heard and Pinkie helped Nibbles up while they stepped back to watch from a safe difference. Her legs were stretching taller, while the rest of her body filled out to match proportionally. The bottom of the tent tore first, her ass splitting the back of it right in half while the shreds of fabric fluttered to the ground, a massive set of cheeks hovering in the air. “Woah again!” she said before giggling. “This is so incredible I can barely find new words” she said as she turned and looked as her ass freed itself from its fabric confines, now wobbling almost a hundred feet up in the air.
Her feet swelled up again, this time, the shoes they had conjured for her were no match for the growth and burst apart, the fabric flying off in all directions, one piece smacking a poor clown passing by sending him flying.
“Sorry, Spike!” said Nibbles” as he watched the giant’s feet swell larger and thicker to match her new massive stature, her stance widening as she struggled a bit to deal with the new center of gravity that was her ass and now, her chest as she looked down and noticed her top start to split as her breasts were growing not only larger with her, but larger in general going up several cup sizes, although using bra cups sizes to describe these breasts was simply not going to cut it anymore. Both of them were larger than a VW Bug, and growing. She grabbed them with her hands, letting the flesh grow into her fingers, and she couldn’t help but let out a little moan of pleasure at the sensation. They were as sensitive as they had ever been and the tingles over all of her only enhanced that feeling ten fold. She let them go, the heavy weights on her chest falling, almost dragging her down with them. with the two clowns below watching like asteroids from outer space were on their way for impact, but she smiled
Larger she stretched, larger she grew. The tent fabric was shredding and splitting from every area, and soon, more and more of her was exposed, her thick, massive cream colored thighs set free and bathed in silvery moon light, her trim waist and belly now out to the open air, and eventually she was as naked as the day she had been born, looking like a human skyscraper over the circus and everything in it.
“Jiminy Crickets” Pinkie said. “She’s massive.”
“As intended.” she said back down.
“How’s the weather up there?!” Nibbles responded with a smile.
“Clear and a bit chilly” she said as she looked down and saw her massive nipples were rock hard. It was clearly a combination of the cool breeze of the evening and, of course, the sensual thrill of becoming the largest clown woman in the word. “This feels so nice” she added as she ran her fingers up and down her body to explore. It was as if every nerve ending was on fire, but in a good way, perhaps the best way. She let out another moan as her hand made its way down to her newly enlarged privates and the two clowns below started to avert their eyes.
“Ehem.” Nibbles added with a smirk on his face.
“Oh, sorry about that. Got a bit carried away. Not everyday you find yourself becoming a giant for the second time. Well now that I am big, I might as well be useful, do you guys need me to help pack up your stuff? I could make short work of it.”
“Wow, I hadn't even thought of that. Lilith the Large, you are a true gem.”
She took some of the scraps of her tent dress and tied them around her waist and did the same for her chest. “This’ll have to do for now.” Lilith stated as she walked over to some of the things that needed to be loaded onto the back of the truck bed and began to pick them up with ease.
“She’s got to be well over 100 feet tall now.” Pinkie remarked.
“Probably closer to 150, but I didn’t do exact magic so who knows.” Nibbles said, shrugging his shoulders while laughing.
~ Some Time Later ~
It had been an incredible few months for the clown trope. Their show had gone from a measly few guests and hardly any ticket sales to a packed tent every night, and what a tent it was. After the addition of their star attraction, Lilith the Large, they had to invest in the biggest circus tent they could find. They had to go right to Clowntopia to have it custom made, but it was worth it, because now Lilith was not just pre-show entertainment, she was part of the act.
“Ladiessssss and Gentlemennnnn!” said a loud voice booming from new electrical speakers. A spotlight hit the center ring and there stood Nibbles now wearing a ringmaster’s costume that sparkled in the light, and his grin was as wide as ever, beaming with excitement and pride. “It is time for the moment you have all been waiting for. The Biggest Top Circus is proud to present LILITH THE LARGE!”
The crowd cheered as from a curtain towards the back, the looming giant clown stepped forward, her heavy footsteps thudding. She was donned in a stunning dress that was silver, and looked as if it were drowning in crystals, dripping off her like water. The dress shimmered in the lights of the tent, as she swished around, lightly dancing to the music for her intro. The audience was stunned, many not sure what to make of her, some delighted by what appeared to be a real life giant before their very eyes, and some very focused young men (and women to be honest) staring at the wobbling globes of flesh on her chest, just barely contained by the silver dress. Another feature of her dazzling outfit was fixed atop her head. She wore a top hat with a silver bow wrapped around it. She smiled down to her adoring audience and winked, and then removed the hat and held it out.
“And now I will pull a circus out of my hat!” she said with a beaming grin. She reached into the hat and began to pull out various props and set pieces and placed them down in the ring, and then she reached in even deeper, her arm going up to the shoulder like the hat was bottomless. She then pulled out a handful of clowns! Pinkie and Steve were among them, and the clowns all clapped and leapt off her hand as she lowered it closer to the ground, doing flips and tricks to get to their starting position. The circus came alive with dozens of clowns all performing their best moves, while Nibbles conducted a seemingly invisible orchestra, with the music blaring throughout the tent.
Watching this spectacle made the audience laugh and cheer, the entire cast of the circus coming out of a giant clown’s hat was something that no normal circus had, that was for sure. The humans watching often wondered just how large Lilith was, and if it was a trick of the light, an illusion of some kind, but often, the most perceptive were the children in the audience who had no doubt in their minds that she was a giant clown and she was incredible.
“We hope you enjoy our grand finale!” Nibbles said, as a drumroll began to sound and Lilith reached up, took the entire tent in her hand, lifting it upwards, bringing the stands and all the guests with it. She then began to gently twirl it, not too fast, she didn’t want to make anyone sick, but she wanted to give them a ride they’d never forget. After a few minutes of gentle spinning set to a wild whirl of music and laughter, she set the tent down on the ground and it was like nothing had ever happened.
A moment of silence rang through the tent, and for a moment Lilith was reminded of the first time she had visited this circus, the sad sight of a mostly empty tent with the clowns working their hardest to get meager laughs, and barely any applause, and for a moment she felt sad, but then she was filled with joy when the entire tent erupted with the loudest applause she had ever heard. It was thunderous and filled with delight and wonder, from the oldest adult to the youngest child, the crowd was awestruck by the things they had seen inside the Biggest Top circus tent.
As the night ended, the crowds filtered out, buying their last batches of peanuts and popcorn, taking their last bites of thick and fluffy cotton candy, and saying their goodbyes to the wonderful troupe of clowns, especially Lilith.
“My dear, you were the brightest star in the galaxy tonight.” Nibbles said as he sat in her palm looking up at her with admiring eyes. “I am so glad you stepped into our tent that one night. Without you, our show might just have gone the way of the dodo.”
“Well, this has been the best time of my life and I can’t imagine doing anything else but this now. I feel like this is where I belong.”
“You do, my dear. You do”
The circus would go on to become world famous, and even garner a reputation amongst the clowns of Clowntopia, who were very picky about such things.
If you are ever looking for something to lift your spirits, to brighten your day, keep an eye out for the Biggest Top circus and its star attraction. She will be very hard to miss.
The End.