Luke tried to volunteer to be the guinea pig, but Abby was not having it. "I would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to you. It's my grandpa's invention, so it only seems fitting that we test it on me. Plus, I can get some good notes on the experience."
"Are you sure?" asked Luke. "I really don't mind if you shrink me. In fact, I think it would be cool."
"I insist," Abby stated, handing the shrink ray to Luke. She told him how to operate it. "Okay, on the count of three." Abby backed up a bit so that she was standing on Luke's Mario Bros rug. "One...two...three," The familiar beam of light shot out and hit Abby in the chest. A tingling sensation ran through her body, and then the room began to grow around Abby. It only took a few seconds for her to shrink. The rug was now more like a tall grass that came up to Abby's shins. Just in front of her, Luke and Carmen stood like skyscrapers.
"No way, dude," exclaimed Carmen. "It worked." The giant girl stepped towards her tiny friend. Abby marveled at the size of Carmen's bare feet, which left prints on the carpet. Carefully, she bent down and scooped Abby up. Carmen's tanned skin was warm and soft, smelling like suntan lotion. The giant girl raised her tiny friend to eye level to examine her. "You are so tiny!"
Luke stood next to Carmen to get a better look. Again, Abby was blown away by the size of her friends. Their faces were bigger than billboards. Every detail, such as freckles, was more noticeable than before. "How do you feel?" He asked, sitting next to Carmen on the beanbag.
"Not bad at all," Abby replied.
Carmen giggled, "Even your voice is small." She patted Abby on the head with one of her fingers. "What's it like being shrunken?"
"Pretty crazy! You guys are so big!" Abby walked around Carmen's hand, taking in the interesting patterns on her skin. Then she was passed to Luke. His hands were a little bigger and rougher. Abby liked the sandalwood smell of his soap. At her new size, the tiny girl seemed to have bug-like capabilities. She could easily scale Luke's arm, making it all the way to his shoulder. From here, she could see a booger hanging in Luke's nose."You've got a bat in your cave...if you catch my drift." Luke looked embarrassed as he picked it out, but Carmen looked amused.
"So, what do you want to do now? Were you planning to stay tiny for a while?" asked Carmen.
"I might as well stay this way for a while. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience." Abby responded. "I hadn't really thought about what I would want to do, though."
"We should play a game!" Carmen exclaimed. Standing up, she walked over to Luke's closet, where he kept some old board games. After rummaging around, Carmen pulled out the large box which contained Mouse Trap. "I can't remember the last time we played this game. It should be fun for you, Abby, since you can walk across the board."
"Okay," Abby agreed. Her friends sat on the floor and pulled out all the pieces. Carmen playfully put the cage over her tiny friend. "Hey," Abby protested. "No cheating; the game hasn't started." They reviewed the rules since none of them could remember how to play. Then Abby made her way to the start, next to the plastic mouse pawns, which were bigger than her. At her size, it was also difficult to roll the die. Luckily, Luke had a mini die which she was able to use.
As they took their turns, the mouse trap was slowly assembled. From Abby's perspective, it looked more like a colorful roller coaster. The cheese wedges she collected were the size of pizza slices. Abby just avoided being trapped by Luke. He was not so lucky, though, being captured by Carmen. The two girls entered a stalemate, going around the board several times without catching each other. Ultimately, Carmen was victorious, whopping as the plastic cage came down onto Abby. "I win!" The giantess girl did a little dance, shaking her butt in Abby's direction.
Luke's stomach growled loudly. "Dude! That sounded like a monster," stated Abby.
"I am so hungry I could eat one of these mice." Luke dangled the plastic figure over his open mouth jokingly. Again, Abby was reminded of just how big her friends were. If he wanted to, Luke could easily swallow her whole. Just last summer, Luke had gulped down a live minnow at summer camp to earn their team extra points on the scavenger hunt. Luke had a stomach of steel, so there was very little he would not eat. The doorbell rang, interrupting Abby's thoughts. "Perfect timing. That must be the pizza."
Carmen helped her friend out of the cage. "I have to admit, it would be pretty cool to be able to keep a tiny person as a pet," Carmen said enthusiastically. "I mean, you are so cute like this. Plus, you could always have a companion in your pocket. On the flip side, I would not mind being able to use this on people who annoyed me. For example, I could keep my little brother in my sock drawer so he wouldn't bother me."
"What about Jaden," Abby asked, referring to Carmen's ex-boyfriend.
"I might just mistake him for an insect. You know how much I like stepping on bugs." Carmen replied with a mischievous grin. "Or maybe shove him up my butt since he was a royal pain in the rear."
"Reminded me never to cross you," Luke stated slyly as he set down a big box of pizza, cinnamon twists, and a big bottle of root beer with solo cups. From the tiny girl's perspective, the pizza looked big enough to fill an entire cul-de-sac. Carmen set Abby in the box so she could nibble on the crust. The two giants didn't bother with plates, diving straight into the box. It was wild for Abby to watch her friends eat from the perspective of the pizza. In one bite, their massive teeth tore off pieces that would feed Abby for multiple meals.
Even though they were skinny, both of Abby's friends could down a lot of food. After three slices of pizza and two cinnamon twists, Carmen's belly had grown noticeably, poking out of her crop top. Luke let out a low, satisfied burp. "That was a weak one," commented Carmen. Placing a hand on her stomach, she leaned towards Luke and burped on him. It lasted a good six seconds.
"And you wonder why you are single," teased Luke.
"I know you love it," Carmen grinned, burping again. She downed the rest of her root beer in one gulp and then bent over Abby. A giant burp escaped her lips, giving the tiny girl a terrifying view into Carmen's mouth. Like a combination of a strong wind and earthquake, the force knocked the shrunken girl onto her butt. "Oh man, that felt good." Carmen patted her belly. "Sorry, Abby, I didn't think it would be so big. So who is up for another game? Maybe something a little more spicy this time, like truth or dare?"
"Sounds fun," Abby agreed, followed by a nod of consent from Luke.
After cleaning up the food, Carmen turned to Luke. "You first, do you want a truth or dare?" He hesitated for a bit before selecting truth. "Okay, I have one for you. Have you ever been kicked in the nuts by a girl?"
He snorted. "Have you met my sister? She loves to kick me in the balls. I have also been kneed and slapped by her. One time convinced my cousin and me to play a version of rock paper scissors where she gave the loser a nut shot. I think Maddie gets some sort of pleasure at seeing boys crumbled at her feet."
"She is my kind of girl," Carmen smirked. "I will go next and do a dare."
Abby smirked, thinking of a good one. "I dare you to let Luke give you a wedgie."
"Ha, okay," Carmen stood up, purposely putting her butt in Luke's face in the process. He turned red as he got up, staring at his friend's round backside like it might bite him. "Don't be shy," teased Carmen. "You will have to stick your hand down my pants to find my panties." After hesitating for a second longer, Luke stepped forward. Carmen giggled as his fingers brushed her bare back and then went under the band of her stretch pants. Finding the edge of her underwear, Luke pulled up to reveal the bright blue fabric as he gave Carmen a wedgie. This caused her to giggle even more.
"Nice panties," commented Abby, also laughing. "Poor Luke looks like he might die of embarrassment."
"I know you liked it," teased Carmen, twerking in his direction. She stuck her hands down her pants to adjust her underwear, making no effort to be discreet. "Abby, it's your turn. Truth or dare?"
"I will probably regret this, but I will do a dare."
"I've got a good one," Carmen grinned. "I dare you to....