The Cheerleader Transformation Machine
By Caitlin Arabesque
Chapter 1
James and Becky had been friends since 8th grade. Now they were
Junior's at the same college, UNC Chapel Hill. James was still working
towards s Physical Education major, while Becky had long ago decided
to go for a psychology degree. It was a warm August Friday during
lunch. School had just started back up.
"What's that about conditioning again? You're saying it has nothing to
do with hair?" James asked looking at Becky.
"It's about responding to the same thing with the same behavior or
something like that. I'm just learning about it, ask me when I
graduate," Becky said laughing.
Becky was a mousy brunette that stood about Five feet, Six inches
tall, Three inches shorter than James' Five foot Nine stature. She
often wore loose fitting pants, hoodies and comfortable flat shoes.
She had thick black rimmed glasses that made her eyes appear beady.
James was your typical lacrosse player. Not too built, but not
scrawny. He prided himself on a set of toned arms, and a flat hard
stomach to go along with it. Becky on the other hand had been thin her
whole life but suffered and still not recovered from the dreaded
"Freshman Fifteen,"
"Ugh, I shouldn't be eating this muffin," Becky said as she sat across
from James in the courtyard outside of the dining hall.
"Well I shouldn't be eating these onion rings either, but they are so
delicious!" James exclaimed.
"God is going to punish me for this Muffin, I can already tell," Becky
said.
"Oh come on. I know you don't believe in god! Neither do I! We're
people of Science. Such a waste of thinking and energy!" James
exclaimed.
"It's just an expression James, of course I don't believe in god,"
Becky said.
"Yeah, you know, if there's one thing I really hate, it's when I meet
a really hot girl who's really digging me, and then notice a cross on
her neck. Man that turns me off! Ugh. I hate how those little church
girls act. Like they're so innocent and good to do! You know most
those girls are sluts!" James said laughing.
"I can't really disagree there. They may be sluts in your mind, but
that doesn't make them bad people you know. I mean, you're pretty much
the male equivalent of a slut," Becky said in a snarky tone.
"Yeah but it's okay if guys do it!" James said defensively.
"Don't even start with that feminist crap now," he added.
"Don't worry I won't. I do hate how fake those kinds of girls act
though," Becky said.
"Argh! Yeah! Tell me about it. Like they are little mindless idiots
that smile way too much! And god has all the answers doesn't he? Ha,
what a crock of shit!" James exclaimed.
A large guy from the football team appeared behind Becky and James
suddenly felt anxious.
"Sup dude, oh sorry, you're Becky! My bad, thought you were a dude!
Haha!" The guy exclaimed while laughing and slapping his other
football player friends on the shoulders.
"Haha. Very funny Josh, you know I'm gay so it's not like you're
hurting my social status here," Becky said in a disinterested voice.
"Yeah, more like a gay dude right!" Josh exclaimed, laughing again.
"No that would mean I liked guys, go away," Becky said once again
concentrating on her muffin.
"Sorry Becks I gotta run," James said quickly as he tossed his food
away and stood up to leave.
"Ugh, James. Come on, don't be that way. If you're gonna keep doing
this we just shouldn't be friends anymore," Becky said in a hateful
voice.
"Look, you may not care about social status, but I do! I'm on the
lacrosse team and I just---I can't keep defending you in these
situations. I mean, you do kinda look like a dude. I mean that's cool
and all, for you. But I don't want these other guys thinking I'm gay,
even though I have no problem with gay guys, I'm just not one ya
know?" James said as he walked off quickly.
"Yeah well, at least I don't have to pretend to be stupid to get
friends asshole!" Becky yelled after him.
James shook his head in sadness.
"Sup bro?" another athletic looking guy asked as he jogged up to
James.
"Hey Keith. Ugh man, I don't think I can be friends with Becky
anymore. She's taken that whole butch lesbian thing too far for my
comfort zone," James said.
"Yeah, I get it. It's cool man, she's just expressing herself. It does
kinda make you look gay though," Keith said.
"I know! I mean, that doesn't even make sense because she's into girls
and if anything she's like hanging with one of the guys, but with
feelings ya know? I can't deal with it right now. Too much pressure
with the playoffs coming up and I've got to keep my grades up too.
Becky's smart and all, but she's so stuck on being the smarter of the
two of us, it gets annoying," James said breathing out heavily.
"Yeah dude. You're the smartest guy in our grade. I know she does good
too, but," Keith said as he was cut off by James.
"But she thinks me hanging out with the jocks and just shooting the
shit makes me sound stupid," James said finishing his friend's
sentence.
"Exactly. Fuck that man. Let's go get high," Keith said smiling and
pulling out a bowl.
The boys walked back towards the dorms and had an afternoon bake
session in Keith's room. They listened to music and talked about
working out, and girls.
"Yeah man, I really need to even my pecs out. I really have been
focusing on one side too much. You're pretty even all over though man.
Your legs too! Man those things have become powerhouses ever since you
became captain," Keith said looking over at Keith's body with an
approving glance.
"Thanks dude. It took a long time ya know? I've always had this nice
build though, so I can't deny genetics have helped," James said as he
flexed his muscles and then brushed his short brown hair to the side.
"You about ready for the ladies?" Keith asked as he put on some
deodorant and a fresh white t shirt.
"Yeah man. This afternoon should be awesome! Kelly and Stacey are so
hot. I hope they bring some other cheerleaders along too!" James
exclaimed as he glanced at his defined abs in the mirror.
"Careful dude, I might just go gay for that!" Keith exclaimed while
throwing a sock at James' head.
James let out a huge laugh and looked back into the mirror at his
chiseled body and angular face.
"Some people say we look like twins though bro. Wouldn't that be
taking gay to a whole new nasty level?" James joked back as the two
boys erupted into laughter.
Keith did look very similar to James, though he stood 3 inches taller
at around 6 feet. Keith had a slightly more olive complexion and skin
tone, and darker short hair, reflecting his Italian heritage.
"Alright dude. Here's the plan," James said borrowing one of Keith's
blue lacrosse t-shirts and putting it on.
"If any of these chicks seem too clingy, we just ignore the girl. All
the girls are fair game until one of us has been close to another one
for more than a few minutes, then we will respect each other's claims
and move forward to the next step in the plan," James said as Keith
nodded his head.
"Yeah, making fun of their friends! Ha-ha! Girls are so emotional. The
bitches will be all over us too. They LOVE talking shit about other
girls," Keith said.
"Yup. And once the offended bitches get out we take ours to the pizza
place and then to the park to bake a little. Then they'll be begging
for it. I bet we both nail our girls by 5PM and can be back here, no
strings attached, by 6. Just in time to get ready to go out with our
new fake id's and nab some older chicks," James said smiling and
admiring the fake driver's license that had him at 21 years old,
versus his actual 20.
"Hell yeah man! You know what's up. I hate when bitches get all clingy
too! It's like you can't get rid of them," Keith said making an ugly
face.
"I know dude. Who wants to hear them go on and on about the stupid
shit they like," James said.
"If I even hear a mention of Glee, or oh god, even worse--- if they
start talking about cheerleading bullshit. I may just bail right
then," Keith said as James nodded and they both high fived.
The two boys headed out of the dorms to meet Kelly and Stacey by the
library.
James was wearing Keith's blue Lacrosse t-shirt, grey shorts, and
brown flip flops. Keith was wearing UNC blue basketball shorts, a
black tight fitting shirt with a dragon on it, and black basketball
shoes.
"Hey dude, I'm glad we're good bros. It's nice to know another dude
that doesn't think about shit too much, and isn't all wrapped up in
his feelings. So many other dudes I know have gotten all soft since
coming to college. That's no way towards becoming a real man," Keith
said as they walked under the giant trees and beautiful paths.
"Yeah man. You too. I kind of pride myself on being a man's man, and I
find you an acceptable wing man. Hell yeah dude, in it to win it!
We're gonna get so much more action with these fake ID's now!" James
exclaimed as he high fived Keith.
The boys made their way into the sitting area outside of the library
and saw a small group of girls.
"Shit man. I knew they'd bring more, but that's too many! There must
be five or six of 'em," James said in an annoyed voice.
"Hey well that's no prob dude. Better pickin's if Kelly and Stacey are
total bitches. I mean, Kelly is head cheerleader after all. There's
bound to be some serious drama going on with that bitch," Keith said
as James made a hushing motion with his hand.
"Ladies!" James announced to the group of girls.
"Hey guys!" A gorgeous petite blonde girl exclaimed while looking over
at the two of them.
"Kelly you look better than an angel that just got her wings, girl
come here," Keith said motioning for her to stand in front of him.
She blushed and walked over.
"Twirl around let me see that. Damn girl, I never seen a pair of legs
like that in my life!" Keith exclaimed as Kelly spun around in her
short white skirt.
"Stacey, care to introduce us to your friends?" James said looking at
Stacey who was a petite girl with long light brunette hair. She was
wearing khaki short shorts, a slinky pink v neck sleeveless top, and
white flip flops.
"Sure, these are all girls from the squad. We were just going over our
routine for tomorrow's game," Stacey said smiling over at the girls.
James looked around and smiled at all the girls. He caught the eye of
a really hot, petite blonde and was about to wink at her when he
noticed a silver cross on around her neck. He made a face and
instantly had no respect for the girl.
"And their names---," Keith started, but was cut off.
"We'll see ya'll later for practice okay girls?" Kelly suddenly
announced to the others.
They all smiled and started walking into the library and James looked
over at Stacey who was beaming up at him, and then over at Kelly and
Keith, who were already holding hands.
"Alright then. Let's get to it!" James exclaimed, catching Keith's
smirk.
They walked across campus towards the main drag of Franklin Street to
treat to girls to a late afternoon snack. James didn't pay much
attention to Stacey with the exception of staring at her C cup breasts
as they bounced up and down.
When they got to a pizza place the guys sat down and asked for water,
while the girls excused themselves.
"How's it goin' dude? These bitches are so hot!" James exclaimed while
attempting to high five Keith.
However, he didn't receive one back. Keith was looking dejected.
"Dude, Yeah. They are smoking hot. Kelly's little blonde ass in that
white skirt and baby blue tank top. Those white sandals on her cute
little tanned feet. Dude they are total 10's. But, fuck man. Kelly is
probably the most annoying bitch I've ever talked to in my life. Were
you listening to the two of them blab on about cheerleading, and how
cool it is to be UNC cheerleaders? It's like that's all they think
about. I don't know if I'm still game for this man. I may have to sit
this one out," Keith said.
James nodded. "Yeah man. You just gotta tune that shit out. I couldn't
tell you a damn thing they were talking about. I was too busy checking
out Stacey's awesome rack!" James exclaimed while smiling.
"Man yeah, I know. It's hard to block out that little high pitched
voice though dude. And she keeps saying shit like everything is a
question ya know? Like her voice gets higher at the end of each
sentence like she's not sure what she said was right or not," Keith
complained.
"Well no shit dude. They're stupid bitches! What else did you except a
lecture on particle physics or something? I bet I could mention
something even from Physics 101 and they'd both just look at me like I
killed a kitten or something," James said laughing.
"Shit quiet here they come. I'll see how long I can--- HEY! Welcome
back ladies!" Keith said as he stood up to pull out Kelly's seat.
"Oh there's my phone. Ha! Silly me, leaving it out on the table like
that. Hope you boys didn't mess with it looking for dirty pictures!"
Stacey exclaimed as she picked her iPhone off the table. Neither of
the guys had noticed and James felt a quick pang of regret for the
things he could've just seen.
"Make sure you hit end there, it looks like you accidently dialed
someone when you picked it up," Keith said smiling but noticing that
it had been in a call for 5 minutes. He felt it unnecessary to
embarrass his friend's date by telling her how long she had left it
like that.
"Oh! Ha-ha. Oops. I'm so bad with these things. When are they like,
gonna just do what I tell them to you know? I'm tired of having to
just press a bunch of buttons all the time," Stacey said smiling as
Kelly nodded.
"I know right?! It's like, hurry up and just like, work already! I
don't have time to figure those things out either! So complexifying,"
Kelly said smiling.
"Complexifying?" Keith asked, as James kicked him under the table.
They caught eyes for a moment and Keith understood.
"Yeah like, when things are really hard to understand and like, won't
just you know---work and stuff," Kelly said as if she were spelling
something correctly at a spelling bee.
"Ahh. Yeah ha-ha. That's what I thought," Keith said with a forced
smile and fake laugh.
"Hey like, I'm not really feeling like, that hungry anymore. Like, we
shouldn't really be eating anyway. Will you guys like, maybe get it to
go so we can get out of here?" Stacey asked with a smile on her pink
glossed lips.
"Uh, yeah. I mean, we haven't ordered yet, so screw it. What do you
ladies want to do?" James asked.
"Um, like---it's kind of embarrassing. But Kelly left her bag in the
locker room after cheer practice and she has to have a clean uniform
for the game tomorrow. So like, if you guys don't mind if we could
swing by there and get it or something? That would be super cool of
you," Stacey said smiling once more.
"Yeah, sorry guys. I'm always such a ditz," Kelly said while smiling
over at Keith.
"Yeah no prob girls. All we have is water here so there's no bill to
pay. Let's head out," Keith said in a really badly faked happy voice.
"Thanks! You're like, so sweet!" Kelly said as she gave Keith a peck
on the cheek. He smiled and James nodded hoping that had put him in a
slightly better mood.
They walked down Franklin Street a little, and back onto campus
towards the gym where cheerleading practices were held. Once they
arrived there the girls motioned for them to walk in with them.
"Are we allowed to?" Keith asked almost looking like he was about to
crack a devilish smile.
"Duh. Of course. The team is co-ed, hello," Kelly said in an annoyed
voice.
"There's not much going on right now anyway, should just be a few
people," Stacey said as they all walked into the gym and past a giant
stack of blue gymnastics mats.
There were a few girls in sports bras and shorts flipping around in
pairs, and some doing some solo practices. In one room off the gym a
dance class of some sort was going on, and another had a weight room
with a few girls and one guy in it.
"Whoa, girls lifting weights. So weird," James said quietly.
"Yeah, the coaches make us do that shit all the time. Ugh, it's so
annoying like, what are you supposed to think about when you do that
crap? I get so bored, and it hurts too!" Kelly exclaimed while making
an ugly face.
"Just over here guys you can wait in an empty dance studio we use for
learning new motions and perfecting our posture," Stacey said.
The guys nodded and walked in and looked around at the wood floor,
mirrored wall, and boom box. On the far side of the studio was a
smaller white room with a window in the middle, and doors on each
side.
"We'll be right back!" Stacey exclaimed as the girls disappeared.
The guys moped around and talked trash about how stupid the girls were
for a while as they noticed more and more people leaving the gym.
"It's so weird when that happens man. Like that post lunch workout
crowd in the other gym does that too. It's like one minute everybody's
gone!" Keith exclaimed, amazed at how quick the gym had cleared out.
"Yeah, first time I was in there and that happened I thought there was
a fire alarm or since I had my ear buds in. So weird," James said
laughing.
Just then the doors opened up in the main room and six young teenage
girls filed in and sat down against the wall. Two very fit and
attractive women who looked to be in their mid-thirties followed
closely behind them.
The girls on the floor were a mix of short and tall, almost attractive
and unattractive, and all seemed to have some kind of attitude
problem. They were all making sour faces and looked pissed off.
"Now girls, we know you don't want to be here, but if our high school
is going to make it to the cheerleading championships this year, we're
going to need your help. I promise you'll all feel much happier when
we're done here," The dark haired woman said.
"Holy milf attack dude! Those women are fucking smokin'!" Keith
exclaimed while staring with his mouth open and grabbing at James'
shirt.
"Already there dude. Already there. Think we should bail on the
bitches and try and go after these ladies?" Keith suggested.
"Nah dude. They'll be back any minute now. There's no way we'd have a
shot at those women man. Look at them, mature, sexy as hell, know what
they want! They'd chew us up and spit us right back out," James said
as he quickly walked away from the doorway he and Keith had been
standing in.
"Shit, she's coming over here. You think she heard us?" James asked in
a scared voice.
"Nah, no way man. Just play it cool," Keith replied.
The light switch flipped on and the woman looked at the two boys.
Chapter 2
"Is there something I can help you boys with?" she asked.
"Um, no ma'm. We're just uh---waiting for our girlfriends to get back
from the locker room," James stammered.
"We were just down in the girls locker room. There's no one in there.
I think you boys may have been stood up!" The woman exclaimed.
"Damnit! I knew it wasn't worth the effort!" Keith complained, but
then shut his mouth quickly.
"Now why would two girls stand two handsome boys like you up, huh?"
she asked.
The guys remained silent.
"Maybe they thought you were a little too rough around the edges? I'm
assuming they were cheerleaders if they brought you in here. Maybe you
cracked a joke about cheerleading?" she suggested.
"Uh, no ma'am, I'm uh---not really sure what happened, but I think we
should be going," Keith said as he made towards the door.
"Not-so-fast," The woman said.
The boys froze on the spot. They gazed at the 5'7" thin but curvy
woman with large breasts. She was wearing black, tight athletic
shorts, a white tank top, and bright white sneakers. Her shoulder
length brunette hair was styled with lots of layers and blonde
highlights. Her brown eyes twinkled in the florescent lights of the
dance studio. She was carrying a large, over size designer purse.
"I'm Lisa---Stacey and Kelly's former high school Cheer instructor. I
saw them down in the locker room as I was prepping the young ladies in
the other room to come up here. They were very distraught. Apparently
you two nitwits didn't notice that there was a phone on the table that
Stacey had dialed Kelly's number on," Lisa said.
The two boys took deep breaths.
"You said some very mean things and the girls listened in from the
bathroom in horror," Lisa said in a strong voice.
"We--we're really sorry ma'am I--," Keith started.
"Don't you ma'am me! I'm only Thirty-five years old and I'm in the
best shape of my life. Do I look like some old hag to you?" Lisa
asked, but held up her hand when the boys tried to answer.
"Now, here's how this is going to work. You two help me out with these
young High School Sophomores for the next hour, and maybe, just maybe,
I'll put in a redeeming word for you," Lisa said quickly.
"Uh, thanks that's cool and all but I think we'll just leave Kelly and
Stacey alone from now on," Keith said making for the door again.
"That's fine. By all means, do as you wish. However helping out is not
optional. I need helpers, you two are here, and you've pissed me off.
So you're staying and if you don't I'll have the school write you up
for trespassing in the girls locker room," Lisa said.
"But we never went down there!" Keith argued.
"It's your word against mine boys. So what's it going to be?" Lisa
asked.
The boys knew they were screwed. Keith had already been written up
after being just being busted smoking weed outside the dorm, and James
already had 2 missed summer lacrosse practices on his record. If their
coach got wind of them getting in anymore trouble, they'd be off the
team for sure.
"Fine," The two boys said in unison.
"Very good! Thank you very much; your good deeds will not go
unrewarded," Lisa said with a huge smile and a completely different
attitude.
She walked back out into the gym and yelled for the girls and other
woman to come into the dance studio.
Six girls filed in and sat on the floor in a row in front of the
mirrors. Lisa whispered to the other woman who nodded and walked out
closing the door behind her. Keith and James both looked over at the
door quickly as they heard it being locked from the outside.
"Ladies!" Lisa began, smiling in front of the girls.
"I've brought you here today because you are all on your last chances.
None of you are very pretty, some of you are freakishly tall, and some
of you freakishly shy. We're going to fix that today ladies. You've
all had your parents sign waivers that agree to let me do as I please
with you. So here's what's going to happen. Today you will become
cheerleaders," she said.
The girls all made groaning noises, some quietly whispered curse
words, and others just looked on in silent shock.
Keith and James looked at each other with quizzical raised eyebrows.
"Dude there's no way. Look at these girls bro. They're all wearing
like loose tacky clothes and look like they sit in their rooms all day
crying alone," Keith whispered.
James stifled a chuckle and nodded in agreement.
"Ladies, I'll have no more complaining from you please. You're going
to do as you are told or else you will all be getting expelled from
school. This program that your parents have agreed to, is your life
line," she said.
"Anyone else have a problem now?" Lisa asked in an authoritative
voice.
The girls all still complained, but much quieter.
"Fine, go ahead. Complain. I assure you you'll all be changing your
tune soon enough," Lisa said as she walked towards a stack of boxes
next to the boom box.
"In these boxes are what all of you ladies are going to be using very
shortly," Lisa said with an evil grin.
"What's in there?" A lanky brunette girl with ratty hair asked with an
attitude.
"Oh you'll just have to guess my dear. What's the thing you girls hate
the most?" Lisa asked.
"Homework!" one girl yelled as Lisa shook her head.
"Teachers!" another one quietly whimpered as Lisa shook her head
again.
"Cheerleaders!" a stocky girl with short choppy hair and a cutoff jean
jacket said.
The girls all erupted into laughter.
"Yeah! Screw cheerleaders! They're all stupid preppy bitches!" the
stocky girl yelled even louder.
James and Keith couldn't help but laugh as well.
"Boys that is enough from you two as well!" Lisa shouted in a very
loud and aggressive tone that instantly quieted everyone down.
"Now then ladies, why don't you like cheerleaders huh? They're
popular, attractive, and full of energy and spirit! They give back to
their communities; they try to help the less fortunate, and are role
models for the entire student body," Lisa said with a proud smile.
"Yeah if the student body wants to be bitches!" another girl cackled
as the room and the boys erupted into laughter.
Lisa shook her head in frustration.
"You're all going to be nice girls by the end of the day, just you
wait. As for you two boys, I want you to plug in that power cord by
that small room over there, and turn on the machine attached to the
side of it.
James and Keith both kept trying to wipe the smiles off their faces
but couldn't. They walked over and began unwrapping the cord from the
box attached to the room, while studying its control panel.
"You know, these High school girls aren't so bad! I think I find a lot
of common ground with them. They're pretty funny too!" Keith whispered
in a snicker.
"Yeah, I kind of feel bad for laughing cause I mean, cheerleaders are
good for one thing ya know," James said laughing.
"And what exactly is that again?" Lisa asked in a booming voice from
right behind James.
James' mouth was hanging open and he didn't know what to say. In fear
of not knowing what to do he plugged the cord into the wall trying to
buy some time to make a proper defense.
"I'm waiting---we'd all like to know actually. Why don't you tell all
these young ladies exactly what you were about to say---um---sorry
didn't catch your name?" Lisa said.
"Uh---Um---it's James. And this is Keith. Um---I'm sorry Lisa. I
should just keep my mouth shut sometimes," James said.
"Very good James! Ladies I think you could all learn a thing or two
from James here. This boy just admitted that he should keep his mouth
shut sometimes, something everyone here has a BIG problem not doing,"
Lisa said in a still angry tone.
"Now James, if you would please illuminate the girls as to what
exactly the one thing cheerleaders are good for," Lisa demanded.
James racked his brain trying to think of a nicer way to say what he
was thinking and make it not bad, but he felt the pressure and just
blurted the first thing that came out.
"They're good for uh---dates," James said feeling relieved he had kept
his answer somewhat mature.
"Dates! Well, yes James, Cheerleaders make wonderful dates for boys!
They are compassionate, caring, and attentive! They know how to take
care of a man, and how to be proper ladies! That's something you boys
like very much is it not? A proper lady? Nice, sweet, caring, and
attentive to their man's needs?" Lisa asked while looking at the girls
who were all making faces.
"Yeah---something like that I guess," James said.
"What about you Keith? Wouldn't you agree that in addition to being a
great girlfriend for a boy, cheerleaders also are great friends with
their girlfriends as well?" Lisa asked.
Keith nodded trying to act mature.
"Yes I think they have great friends to other girls and often are um--
-you know---never alone. They always seem to travel together in packs.
I guess that's a good um---friendship---or um---support group," Keith
stammered.
The girls all made noises and faces.
"Screw that! I hate girls! I don't wanna be friends with none of
ya'll," the stocky girl said in disgust.
"Yeah! You can't force us to like each other! Only thing we got in
common is we hate you, and cheerleaders!" the lanky girl exclaimed as
they all shouted in agreement. Lisa quickly blew the whistle around
her neck and everyone quieted down.
"Now girls," Lisa said as she motioned towards Keith who, not knowing
what else to do, turned on the power switch on the machine's control
panel.
"I want you all to observe this little room. Boys move back over to
the wall please," Lisa said as the boys moved out of the way.
"This room has an entrance door here," Lisa said as she pointed to the
door on the side of the room next to the control box.
"It also has a clear window so that you can see out, and others can
see in," Lisa continued.
"Inside of it are the same controls, but hopefully they won't need to
be used today. On the other side of the room, is the exit door," Lisa
finished.
She pointed at Keith and James and then at the boxes on the other side
of the studio. She motioned for them to carry them over to where the
exit was. She then walked over and cut open the tops of the boxes with
a knife on her key ring and folded the flaps back.
"Here's how we're going to do this. Each one of you is going to step
inside this room. I will then ask you a few questions, and let the
machine do its work. Once the green light appears over the exit, you
will leave the room, grab a pair of the items inside the boxes, and
stand in the middle of the studio in this pose," Lisa said. She
quickly put her heels together, with her legs straight, back tightly
straight up, shoulders back, and her head erect. She balled her hands
up and placed them on her hips with her elbows pointed rigidly
outwards.
Lisa then walked over to the control pad and began typing on the
letter pad below the power button. Keith pretended to not be looking
but saw her type "LisaMarieCheer," and the machine beeped in
confirmation. She then turned on her heel and walked back in front of
the machine's window.
"Ladies you will be sent back inside that room until you can get that
pose to look just the way I did it. Now I want you to be the first
girl, come here," Lisa said as she motioned towards the lanky
brunette.
"What are you gonna do? Torture us or something? You can't do this,
it's illegal. You'll be put in jail! I ain't doing nothing," the lanky
girl said.
"Oh but you are my dear. The door over there leading out of this
studio is locked from the outside. Not a single one of you is getting
out of here until I say so. Now the sooner you get through this the
better, or you'll be expelled," Lisa said.
The lanky girl protested another moment, but knew she had no choice.
She stood up and walked over towards the little room.
"No, I'm not doing this!" She suddenly screamed as she made to run
away.
"James grab her!" Lisa demanded. James didn't even have to think
before he had the girl that was almost as tall as he was in his grips.
"Let go of me you pervert!" the girl screamed. James wanted to let go
but he was so freaked out by the situation he didn't know what else to
do.
"Thank you James. If you would, please escort her into the room," Lisa
said.
James pushed the girl towards the door, opened it, and shut it behind
her. The door made an audible clicking sound as it locked itself.
"Let me out of here! You can't do this! I'll sue you! What is this
damn thing?" the girl screamed as she beat on the walls.`
"Keith if you would, press the button on the panel that is labeled
one," Lisa said in a clam voice.
Keith pressed the button and the machine roared up and began making a
loud humming noise. The girl stopped beating on the window and an
expressionless look came across her face. The other girls all gasped
quietly. The machine quieted down and a Green light came on above the
exit door.
"Keith please press the button on the control panel that is labeled
'lock'," Lisa said calmly.
Keith did as he was told and he heard a locking sound, and the Green
light went out.
Lisa smiled and looked through the window at the girl.
"Your name please," Lisa said.
"Kristen," the lanky girl replied.
"Your age?" Lisa asked.
"Fifteen," Kristen replied.
"Do you like to smile and dance Kristen?" Lisa asked.
"No," Kristen replied.
"Do you like wearing nice clothes, and looking trendy and stylish?"
Lisa asked.
"No," Kristen responded.
Keith turned around and he and James exchanged worried looks.
"Kristen, how would you like to become a beautiful, popular
cheerleader on my squad?" Lisa asked with a smile.
"Hell No," Kristen replied.
"Thank you Kristen," Lisa said.
"Now Keith, if you would, tell me how many buttons are on that
machine," Lisa said.
"There's ten red buttons, each individually labeled with the numbers
one through ten," Keith said.
"Are there any other options on the panel Keith?" Lisa asked.
"Yeah, one says 'Density', it's just an on off switch, it's off right
now. There's a small blank LCD screen that has a letter pad like an
old phone pad under it. Also, there's a green light that has the words
'Template Loaded' beneath it, and red button labeled 'manual lock',"
Keith said.
"Thank you Keith," Lisa said.
"The same stuff is in here," Kristen said from inside the room as she
looked at a similar panel in front of her.
"Yes, thank you Kristen. And you'd best not touch it---that goes for
all of you," Lisa said sternly as she turned around and looked at the
other girls for a moment.
"Lisa if I may ask---what exactly does this machine do?" James asked,
half terrified, half genuinely curious.
"It's a conditioning machine James. It's for athletic use. The
college's top physics professor built it just for me. More or less, it
can save time spent in practices that take months or even years to
condition your body for a sport. A person can achieve those results
immediately," Lisa said.
"Whoa! So it's like, some kind of steroid microwave or something?"
Keith asked.
"In a way yes, but it's not harmful to you like steroids are, and of
course we're not going get into the details of what exactly this
machine is capable of. Hopefully I can ease your curiosity by moving
along with the procedure," Lisa said.
"Now Kristen, I'll give you one more chance. Would you like to be a
Cheerleader on my squad?" Lisa asked nicely.
"Hell no," Kristen responded back in a dull voice.
"Very well then. Keith if you would, please press the button labeled
two if you would," Lisa said with a smile.
Keith was genuinely interested to see what would happen, and with no
delay pressed the number 2 button.
The machine roared up loudly and began to give off slight vibrations.
Keith and James moved in front of the building so they could watch if
anything happened. Kristen maintained her same gloomy posture and
facial expression as the machine vibrated and the light inside
slightly dimmed. The noise died down and the light grew brighter and
the green light turned on above the exit door inside.
"There we are. No harm done. Kristen my dear, are you alright?" Lisa
asked.
Kristen had a look of confusion on her face, but very slightly nodded
as she turned to her side and opened the exit door.
James' eyes grew huge as he leaned over to Keith and whispered.
"Dude! I swear. You can barely notice it but look at her legs dude!
They look a little more defined, and her arms seem less lanky! I swear
dude you see it too right?" James asked.
Keith had an unsure expression.
"I don't know. I guess, maybe? I can't really tell. She seems no
different to me," Keith whispered back.
"Now Kristen! Such a lovely name, if you would please answer a few
questions for me?" Lisa asked.
Kristen nodded.
"Name and Age?" Lisa asked.
"Kristen---Fifteen," Kristen answered.
Lisa started to develop a huge grin on her face.
"Kristen, do you like to dress in trendy and stylish clothing?" Lisa
asked.
James and Keith both laughed at the absurdity of the question which
they knew wouldn't have a different answer than before.
Kristen stood expressionless and silent for a moment.
Then she slowly started to move her head.
"Is she?" James asked in a whisper to Keith.
"Y-Ye-Yes. Yes I do like to wear trendy clothes. I try to be stylish
when I can afford it. It's important to me," Kristen said as the girls
in the room burst out laughing.
"Bull!" a girl shouted.
"She's putting on a show! She just wants an easy way out!" another
yelled.
"Yeah whatever Kristen, keep lying to yourself!" the stocky girl
exclaimed.
"Girls!" Lisa boomed as the girls fell silent again.
"Now Kristen how would you like to join my cheerleading squad?" Lisa
asked with a smile.
Without hesitation Kristen answered.
"Really? Oh my gosh Lisa! That would be great! I've always wanted to
be a cheerleader, it would be a dream come true!" Kristen said. A
smile crept across her face and she ran over and hugged Lisa.
"Booo!" the girls on the floor shouted and hissed.
"Wonderful Kristen! Grab a pair of pompoms from a box and stand over
there please! Oh I'm so happy," Lisa said with a giggle. Kristen
reached into the box and grabbed a pair of Teal and White pompoms,
skipped to the other side of the studio, and stood in the same
position Lisa had shown them earlier.
"You next!" Lisa demanded as she pointed at the stocky girl.
"Piece of cake, ya'll won't see no acting from me!" the stocky girl
said.
She walked into the room and stood with her arms crossed as the door
locked behind her.
"Name?" Lisa asked.
"Stephanie," the girl answered. The others laughed that a tough acting
stocky girl could have such a feminine name.
"Age?" Lisa asked.
"Sixteen," Stephanie responded. The girls all laughed again knowing
she had been held back a year.
"And no I don't like nice clothes and crap. And I don't wanna be a
damn Cheerleader," Stephanie added.
"Very well then, are you sure?" Lisa asked.
Stephanie didn't answer.
"Keith if you would please, the number two, we can skip over one this
time," Lisa said.
Keith pressed the number 2 button and the machine made the same loud
noise and the light inside dimmed again. James watched as Stephanie's
face became expressionless as she stood still. The machine quieted
down and the green light came on. Stephanie quickly stepped outside.
"Stephanie, do you like to wear trendy and stylish clothing?" Lisa
asked with a smile.
Stephanie looked confused for a moment, but remained expressionless.
"Uh---I---Uh. Yeah, I do," Stephanie responded. The girls gasped and
then went silent.
"No way dude! There's no way that thing can do that!" Keith whispered
to James, who was nodding in agreement.
"Very good Stephanie! I'm so proud of you. How would you like to be a
cheerleader on my squad?" Lisa asked.
Stephanie remained expressionless for another moment and then began to
slowly nod.
"I---uh---I----I---would---love---," Stephanie stammered. Lisa smiled
and her eyes got bigger. The rest of the girls were sitting up looking
on in anticipation.
"I'd love to---puke on your face!" Stephanie exclaimed loudly as she
laughed. All the other girls except Kristen all started laughing as
well.
"That's rude Stephanie; you shouldn't act like that to Lisa!" Kristen
called from across the room.
"Thank you Kristen! Stephanie, I'm very disappointed in you. I guess
we're going to have to take further action here. Please step back
inside the room," Lisa demanded.
"See ya'll! Kristen's fakin' it! It's all just some game she's trying
to play with us. This thing ain't nothing but just a box!" Stephanie
said as she laughed and walked back into the room again. The door
locked behind her.
"Bring it on! Ha-ha!" Stephanie exclaimed in an intimidating voice.
"Stephanie I'll ask you once more---do you want to join my
cheerleading squad?" Lisa asked in a slightly annoyed voice.
All the girls but Kristen booed as James and Keith smiled and shook
their heads.
"Never!" Stephanie yelled as the girls yelled back in support.
"Very well. You've brought this on yourself, but it will be good for
all of us!" Lisa exclaimed happily.
"Keith, if you would please flip on the density switch," Lisa said
with a smile.
"No prob, no prob," Keith said. He laughed and felt stupid for
considering that the machine was actually real.
The machine churned a moment in response to the switch being flipped
on and then quickly quieted down.
"Keith, I want you to place your finger over the number four, but do
NOT press it yet," Lisa instructed.
Keith nodded and readied his finger in position above the number 4
button.
"Stephanie, this is your last chance to do this on your own," Lisa
said sternly.
"Ha! Yeah right. It's never gonna happen! I'll never be some stupid
hyper cheerleader bitch," Stephanie said laughing.
"Very well, this is your decision. Keith please press the number
four," Lisa said nicely.
Keith pressed the button and the machine resumed its usual noises and
dampening light. The boys stood in front of the machine again just to
try and get a grasp on what exactly Lisa thought this might
accomplish.
Suddenly, Stephanie started making a groaning noise.
"What are you doing to her? That thing can't hurt her can it?" one of
the girls asked.
"No harm can be done, only good. You'll see," Lisa said with a smile.
"Auughhh---Ohhhh---that's weiiiird," Stephanie said quietly from
inside. The light dampened even more and made it harder to see her.
She turned around and leaned against the wall and the light came back
up as the machine became quiet once more. The green light flicked on.
Stephanie stood still for a moment, and then slowly opened the door.
She stood in the doorway a moment before walking out. The door closed
behind her.
"Holy Shi--!" Keith started to yell, but he cupped his hands over his
mouth. The rest of the room gasped.
Stephanie was noticeably thinner, but some of her mass had become more
toned and gave her the appearance of a just slightly overweight girl
who was attempting to work out and lose weight.
"Stephanie! You look wonderful! How do you feel?" Lisa asked.
"I---I feel great! Like, happy!" Stephanie said as she started to
crack a smile.
"Do you like wearing stylish clothes Stephanie?" Lisa asked.
"You bet I do! I love shopping and buying the latest trends. In fact,
I was wondering if we could go to the mall after we're done here?"
Stephanie asked happily.
"Wonderful! Stephanie, how would you like to join my cheerleading
squad and become a Cheerleader?" Lisa asked excitedly.
"I would love to Lisa! My parents would be so proud of me!" Stephanie
exclaimed happily. She ran over and gave Lisa a hug.
"Very good! Now grab some pompoms and stand over there with Kristen!"
Lisa instructed.
"Yes I will! Oh gosh, I'm just so happy right now! Thank you so much
Lisa! You're awesome!" Stephanie exclaimed as she grabbed a pair of
teal and white pompoms and ran over to stand with Kristen, copying her
pose.
"Dude, did you see that?" Keith asked in a whisper to James whose
mouth was hanging open.
"Yeah dude. I'm just---at a loss for words here dude," James said
quietly.
"Ladies! Everyone stand up please. I've made my point and we've
already wasted a lot of time. I want the rest of you to all enter into
the room at once please. There's only Four of you left, I'm sure
you'll fit!" Lisa exclaimed.
The girls all hesitated.
"Girls you have no choice. It's this or getting kicked out of school,"
Lisa said.
Sluggishly the girls accepted their fates and walked into the room.
"Now don't worry, you all should be fine on a lower setting as long as
you are being this willing. You'll be more like Kristen than
Stephanie. No need to fear!" Lisa said assuredly.
The girls all filed into the room and and door shut and locked behind
them.
"I can't wait to see how ya'll turn out! We should all go shopping
later!" Stephanie yelled happily from across the room.
Lisa smiled and motioned over at Keith.
"Just the number two is all we should need here Keith. Oh make sure
and flip that density switch back off again if you would," Lisa said
with a smile.
Keith nodded and flipped the switch back to the off position. He was
so amazed that the machine was real that he wasn't paying attention
and accidently pressed the 4 button again. The machine churned back
up.
"Oh crap!" Keith said quietly. James walked over.
"What dude?" James asked.
"I pressed the four instead of two!" Keith said looking over at Lisa
who had heard him.
She quickly walked over.
"Oh---uh---well it will be okay! Nothing wrong with that at all! I was
going to take it a little easier on these girls for now, but hey it
makes my job simpler!" Lisa exclaimed as she walked back in front of
the machine with a smile.
The machine quieted down and the Green light came on. The girls all
filed out of the machine and without a word grabbed pompoms. They went
to the center of the studio and stood in the pose Lisa had showed
earlier.
"See what I mean!" Lisa said with a smile.
"You boys can take a breather for a while; I won't be needing you for
about thirty minutes," Lisa said.
She grabbed a pair of pompoms and stood facing the girls.
"Now, are we all ready to become cheerleaders?" Lisa asked happily.
"Yes Lisa!" the girls all chanted in unison.
"Let's begin! Today we'll be using the Kentucky Wildcat's 'Go Big
Blue' sideline because it's easy to learn and they have the best
cheerleaders in the country!" Lisa exclaimed.
Chapter 3
James and Keith sat down on the floor over in the corner near the
machine and looked at each other.
"What-the---," James said first.
"I know dude. I bet Mr. Benson our physics teacher could win every
science prize in the world for this thing!" Keith exclaimed.
"I know, it's just---amazing. Think of the possibilities! How is it
that this thing just sitting here in a tiny dance studio?" James
asked.
"Well, this school DOES have a crap load of cash man. There's got to
be all kinds of crazy inventions like this that the world never knows
about because the inventors were paid to keep their mouths shut,"
Keith said.
"Very true, but why's it here though? I mean, these girls are in High
School," James asked.
"It's here for us dude. That's why," Keith said with an evil smirk.
"What? What does that even mean?" James asked quickly.
"GO-BIG-BLUE! G-O- B-I-G BLUE!" The girls all chanted in the
background.
"Look at these girls man! They were nothing but sad loafs earlier and
now they act like they've been doing it since middle school! And that
one girl even looks more like a real cheerleader than I could've ever
imagined," Keith said.
"Yeah, I get that, it's amazing. What's that got to do with us?" James
asked.
"Dude! Think about it man! Hell we could drop the lacrosse team and be
star football players! We just hit the right setting and we're cut and
ripped like we've been working out 24//7 all our lives!" Keith said.
"Yeah but dude, what about that mind stuff? We don't know how that
works!" James protested.
"Dude, I think they are just doing whatever she says. All it takes is
maybe a football training video or something playing while we?re in
there! And we?d just do whatever it said and blam! Star football
players!? Keith said.
?That?s actually a very good point. I mean, they are just listening to
what she says. The machine couldn?t tell them how to think. You may be
smarter than me man! I guess it just puts you in a suggestive state
like hypnosis or something,? James said quizzically. He looked up at
the ceiling as if deep in thought.
The boys sat there for a few minutes as the girls hopped up and down
and recited cheers with Lisa.
?Arms up higher please girls! And make those legs kick!? Lisa yelled
to the girls.
?I?m tired!? one of the girls complained.
?Me too! Can we stop for a while?? another girl said.
?Okay, take five. Boys come over here and help me with these water
bottles,? Lisa instructed. The boys walked over to the boxes and
helped pass out water bottles to the girls.
?Did you see the most recent Glee?? Stephanie asked Kristen.
?O-m-g did I! Where Kurt did Barbra?s ?I?m a the greatest star?? Oh!
It was so cool!? Kristen said as the two girls giggled.
?Wow dude,? James said to Keith who nodded back.
?Lisa sure does now how to get what she wants,? Keith said back.
?Hey Amber, you know who?s hot? Nate from Gossip Girl!? another girl
said.
?Oh! He?s so hot! O-m-g I want his body!? Amber said in response.
The guys had enough of the girl talk and slumped back into the corner
as the girls resumed their practice.
?Boys! No more sitting for you two. I need you up here helping me!?
Lisa said sternly.
?Uh, what else can we do?? James asked.
?Help these girls stretch. They?ve cooled down and need to re-stretch.
We?re doing intense movements here and I don?t want anyone getting
hurt, especially learning at this fast pace,? Lisa said smiling.
?Oh god, this is gonna suck,? Keith whispered to James.
?What was that?? Lisa said craning her neck in Keith?s direction.
?Oh, nothing, sorry,? Keith said sheepishly.
?I thought so, over here boys. Kristen and Stephanie, you put your
feet up on the boys? shoulders and bend down towards your knees. Keep
alternating for a few minutes,? Lisa instructed.
The four of them walked into the corner and did as they were told.
?Oh gosh, you know who else is hot? Dan from Gossip Girl,? Kristen
said to Stephanie.
?Oh gosh yes! Oh, he?s like, the cool hot guy haha!? Stephanie giggled
back.
The boys shook their heads in disgust.
?Aww, what?s the matter? Boys can?t handle a little girl talk??
Kristen teased.
?Something like that,? Keith replied quietly.
?You?re pretty hot too ya know,? Stephanie said looking at James.
?Thanks uh---you?re pretty young,? James said.
?Ugh! So? What you don?t think I?m pretty enough for you! Well, your
loss weak arms!? Stephanie said as the girls giggled.
?Hey! I worked hard to get these arms. A lot longer than that little
machine took to help you out!? James retorted.
?Easy dude,? Keith whispered.
?Oh yeah?! Well, I think you?re just jealous because I?m more fit than
you are! Ha-ha loser,? Stephanie said in a bitter voice. The girls
laughed again.
?Hey! That?s not cool!? James said defensively.
?Dude you?re arguing with a 16 year old,? Keith Whispered.
?So what? That?s only a few grades below me. Oh wait, you would?ve
been closer if you hadn?t failed wouldn?t you!? James exclaimed.
?Lisa! James is making fun of me being held back!? Stephanie yelled as
she dismounted her foot from his shoulder.
?James is this true? Why would you talk like that to a girl younger
than you? That?s not very fair,? Lisa said in an irritated voice.
?I?m sorry--- I just. She was being really rude to me and I just got
caught up,? James said.
?Make him go in the machine Lisa!? Kristen yelled happily.
?What? No, I?m good. I?ll apologize, we?re cool here. I?m sorry
Stephanie,? James pleaded.
?Well I hope you mean that James, and besides---that machine would do
you more good than punishment anyway,? Lisa said.
?Girls back with me. Boys you may relax again,? Lisa said.
The boys went and sat back in the corner.
?See dude! I was right! It can only do good things for us. We?re gonna
be awesome!? Keith exclaimed.
?I guess you?re right man! I mean, she wouldn?t have said that if it
wasn?t true. We?ve been helping her out, she should have no more ill
will towards us. If anything, she should be thanking us. And I mean,
the machine might not be that powerful anyway. We may not be awesome,
but we?ll certainly be improved!? James exclaimed.
?Girls I want you to kick higher! Higher! You can do it come on! As
high as you can!? Lisa yelled at the girls.
?Lisa it hurts I don?t wanna do it anymore,? one girl complained.
?Yeah I?m having fun but it is kind of painful,? Kristen complained as
well.
?Girls! After everything I?ve done for you, this is how you treat me!
You want to give up? We?ve got a long way to go before you are squad
worthy, and the school year has already started! We?re already
behind!? Lisa yelled.
?Damn dude, she?s scary when she gets pissed,? Keith whispered to
James.
?Hot though,? James whispered back. Keith nodded in agreement.
?I wanna go home,? Amber complained.
?Yeah can we stop for the day?? Kristen asked.
?What? Stop! We?ve barely started Kristen. And of all the girls I
thought you and Stephanie were doing the best!? Lisa yelled.
?Yeah Kristen, stop being a whiny brat!? Stephanie yelled.
?Hey!? Kristen yelled back.
?Hey what? You listen to Lisa---she knows what?s best for us!?
Stephanie said.
?Thank you Stephanie,? Lisa said. She took a deep breath.
?Well I?m done, I?m not doing anymore,? one girl said as she sat down
on the floor.
?Yeah I?m sick of being a cheerleader,? another girl said.
?Oh really?? Lisa yelled, her face now turning red.
?Oh shit dude,? Keith whispered to James.
?ALL OF YOU! LISTEN UP RIGHT NOW! SINGLE FILE LINE RIGHT NOW!? Lisa
yelled. The girls all quickly formed a single file line.
?March your behinds over to that machine at once!? Lisa demanded as
the girls started walking over to the machine. The boys stood up and
watched.
?Crap dude, she?s seriously pissed. What more could she do to these
girls?? James asked in a whisper.
?James shut up now! Go over and switch on that density switch!? Lisa
demanded.
James walked over to the machine and made to flip the switch but
hesitated.
?Hey Lisa, can we talk for a second I?m not sure that---,? James
started. Lisa raised her palm and put it in James?s face.
?Don?t you argue with me!? Lisa exclaimed.
James shut up and stood by the machine, waiting to see if her
directions were still the same.
?Now ladies, you?re all going to watch each other go through this
machine and see what happens. I want it to be a reminder of what the
consequences are for not listening to me!? Lisa shouted.
The girls all looked petrified.
?Keith, I want you to stand by the girls. If one of them tries to
resist or run to the other side of the room, you grab her and stick
her in there ,? Lisa said.
Keith nodded in agreement. As much as he felt bad for the girls, he
did want to see just how powerful the machine could be.
?You first Kristen!? Lisa said. Kristen hesitantly walked into the
machine and the door locked behind her.
?I?m sorry Lisa. I didn?t mean to---,? Kristen said. Again Lisa stuck
up her hand and Kristen was silent.
Lisa stood for a moment as if pondering what exactly to do.
?Okay ladies, I?ve had a moment to think. Instead of full blunt force
punishment, I?m instead going to let you choose, well---?let? is a
relative term here. James, leave that density switch off for now,?
Lisa said.
James nodded and did nothing as he had not yet flipped it in hopes
that perhaps Lisa would settle down a little.
?Kristen, I?m not punishing you honey. I?m just making you better,?
Lisa said with a smile.
?James press number five for Kristen and all these ladies,? Lisa
demanded.
James pressed the number 5 button. The machine roared into action for
a few moments, quieted down, and the Green light came on. Kristen
stood in a daze for a moment, then exited back out into the studio.
She walked out into the middle of the room and stood in a tight pose.
All the other girls followed through the machine one by one until
Stephanie was the last to go through.
?Six for her please,? Lisa said with an intense focus.
James nodded and pressed 6. The machine roared, quieted down, and the
Green light came on. Stephanie stood in a daze, and then walked back
out to join the others.
Lisa nodded at the boys to relax and then went and stood back in front
of the silent class.
?Ladies are we ready?? Lisa asked.
?Yes Lisa!? The girls all shouted sounding more like actual
Cheerleaders in unison. Stephanie was most notably the loudest one.
?Let us resume,? Lisa said.
?Whoa dude, that was intense!? Keith exclaimed sounding out of breath.
?I know, think of how many practices we could get through like that.
Not to mention games! Heck we could be football players and still play
lacrosse!? James exclaimed with a smile.
?Hell yeah dude, I?m gonna play basketball too!? Keith said.
The boys came in and out of thought for a while and kept almost
nodding off. Their napping attempts continued to fail do to the
yelling girls. Keith thought he had finally built up a tolerance to
the yelling when he came back to with a start.
?But it?s not fair!? Kristen was yelling at Lisa.
?You?re just mad because I?m more athletic!? Stephanie said back.
?Yeah! It?s no fair Lisa! Stephanie is so much better than all of us!?
a girl shouted.
?Girls, girls, are you all telling me that you want to be better
cheerleaders?? Lisa asked.
?Yes Lisa!? they all said happily.
?Well, right this way then! I thought you?d never ask! Stephanie you
stay at the back of the line!? Lisa said. The girls once again formed
a line in front of the machine.
?Are you sure this is what you girls all want?? Lisa asked.
?Yes Lisa!? the girls all said again.
Lisa smiled and looked over at the boys. Keith once again took control
of the panel. James stood by ready to grab anyone that tried to flee,
but he didn?t think anyone would try to resist anymore.
?Ready when you are Lisa, just tell me what to do!? Keith exclaimed.
?Very well! Oh, I?m so excited girls! Here we go!? Lisa exclaimed.
?Keith if you would, flip the ?Density? switch to on. For each of
these girls except Stephanie, I?d like you to press the number 8!
That?s all we should need here. Girls you?re going to be so amazed at
what this machine can do!? Lisa exclaimed with a beaming smile.
Keith flipped the Density switch on.
?Okay! Before we start I have just a few questions. I?ll ask you all
at once!? Lisa said. She pulled a small notepad out of her pocket.
?Do any of you know what it feels like to be popular?? Lisa asked.
The girls all shook their heads no.
?Have any of you ever had a boyfriend?? she asked.
All the girls except Kristen and Stephanie shook their heads no.
?I know you girls know the difference between bad and good, or sweet
and sour. Tell me, if you had to choose, would you be bad, or good??
Lisa asked with a raised eyebrow.
?Bad,? the girls all echoed.
?Do any of you go to church?? Lisa asked.
The girls all shook their heads no.
?My parents used to make me, but then I told them I wasn?t going
anymore,? Stephanie said.
?How do the words ?pretty, preppy, conservative, and Christian? make
you feel?? Lisa asked.
The girls all made disapproving groans.
?None of you identify with any of these words?? Lisa asked.
The girls all shook their heads no.
?Very well, you first Kristen,? Lisa said.
Kristen walked her lanky body over towards the machine.
James felt an eerie chill when her eyes met his as she passed him. She
did look happier, but still had such a sullen look about her. She
walked into the machine and the door closed and locked behind her.
?Here we go! Kristen you?re going to be so thrilled, get ready! Girls
let?s count down, I can?t wait for you all to see this!? Lisa
exclaimed ecstatically.
?THREE-TWO-ONE!? the girls and Lisa all chanted.
Lisa looked over at Keith and he pressed the number 8.
The machine was louder than ever before and the light went dim almost
instantly, but James could still see a vague shadow of Kristen.
?Uhhhh!? Krtsten?s somewhat deep alto voice moaned over the loud
noises.
?I feel so s-s-s-trange!? she continued.
Keith walked over to get a view. He and James were both wide eyed and
glued to the machine?s window.
The machine died down and there appeared to be some sort of fog or
residue on the window that prevented them from seeing in.
They saw a flash of green appear and knew that Kristen was about to
exit. Lisa had an ear to ear smile.
The excitement in the room was intense.
A few moments passed and then the door opened and Kristen quickly
walked out and stood next to the machine.
??WHOA?, ?OH MY?, ?WOW?, ?YOU LOOK AMAZING?!? various girls exclaimed.
?Duuuude,?the boys both whispered in unison.
?Well how do I like, look Lisa?? Kristen asked in a much higher
pitched and ditsy voice.
?You look amazing, stand out here so we can get a better look!? Lisa
exclaimed.
Kristen walked in front of the machine and the boys? mouths dropped.
Lisa quickly jogged over to the keypad on the machine and pressed a
button. The front of the little room suddenly turned into a gigantic
mirror and Kristen stared into it wide eyed.
?O-M-G! I?m like, pretty and stuff! I can?t like, believe it!? Kristen
exclaimed.
?Pretty is barely scraping the surface!? James exclaimed loudly.
The brunette girl that was a flat chested, tall, lanky, and
unattractive had been completely transformed.
Kristen was now about Five foot Four, had long straight golden blonde
hair tied back in a tight pony tail with a white ribbon. She had big
blue eyes, a gorgeous face, and a skinny tight toned body. Her breasts
had grown to be about a C cup. Not only did she look different, but
she had on different clothes. Gone were her loose sweats and baggy t-
shirt. Now she was wearing a small, tight fitting, low cut Teal and
White cheerleading uniform with Silver sparkly trim, and a modern
straight skirt. Her white sneakers looked brand new, and her ankle
socks cut off right above where the shoes stopped, leaving even more
leg showing. Her skin was porcelain white and looked smooth as silk.
?So like, I?m okay now? You?re like, not mad at me anymore?? Kristen
asked Lisa.
?Kristen everything is going to be great now! I?m so proud of you!
Please go and stand over there and wait for the others!? Lisa
exclaimed happily.
James and Keith stared at each other speechless, and then over at
Kristen hungrily.
Kristen was smiling and started stretching for a moment and then went
down into a full split with no trouble at all.
?Whoa!? Stephanie exclaimed loudly.
?I wanna do that!? she added.
?Next please, what?s your name again?? Lisa said to the small mousy
but tough looking girl at the front of the line. She stood at about
Five Feet Four and was a little overweight. Her chin length brown hair
was messy, and her face had pimples all over it.
?My name is Katie, and I don?t think I want to be like that,? Katie
said.
?Well Katie results will vary, but you have no choice. In you go!?
Lisa exclaimed.
Katie hesitated for a moment but then took a deep breath and walked
in.
Keith pressed the number 8 button again and the machine repeated
itself.
Katie walked out and stood by the machine. She was transformed in a
similar, but slightly different way. She was wearing the same big
smile and cheerleading uniform as Kristen. However she had darker
brunette hair, tied up tightly with a white bow, but it only reached
to about her shoulders. Her breasts were almost but not quite a C, and
she was even shorter than before, now standing at Five foot One.
?Lisa I?m so happy! Like, thank you and stuff! This is like, the best
thing ever!? Katie said happily. She skipped over to Lisa and hugged
her. She then went over and began stretching as well.
?Next!? Lisa exclaimed.
One by one the girls all filed into the machine. The all came out
shorter, better kept, beautiful cheerleaders with varying hair colors
and lengths. Each girl had a huge smile on her face and began
stretching on their own.
Finally it was Stephanie?s turn and she looked like she couldn?t wait.
?Oh! Yay! My turn finally!? Stephanie exclaimed as she quickly walked
into the machine after Amber?s exit.
?Okay Keith, for this one I need to think a moment since she?s already
had more than the others,? Lisa said as she went into though.
James and Keith looked at each other both nodding that they had
learned something about the machine.
?Okay! I?m ready!? Stephanie exclaimed impatiently from inside.
?Oh fine, whatever. Give her an 8 as well, we?ll just see what
happens!? Lisa exclaimed happily.
Keith pressed the number 8 button once again.
After the machine died down a moment passed and then Stephanie quickly
exited with a huge grin on her face.
?Whoa! Didn?t expect that!? Keith exclaimed a little too loud.
?What? Is something wrong?? Stephanie?s now extremely squeaky high
pitched voice asked.
?Oh, well---this is interesting,? Lisa said in a hushed tone.
?What?s like, the matter? Did I like, get messed up or so