“What… were you thinking?!”

“I-I-I didn’t have a c-choice! She freaked out, a-and was screaming!”

“SO YOU USED MAGIC ON HER AND BROUGHT HER BACK HERE?!”

“I didn’t have a choice! She knew I was a witch! A-And… and I couldn’t just leave here like she was… People were coming!”

Whimpering as a loud ringing echoed in her eardrums, Abby clenched her eyes as she heard voices above her. They sounded like they were arguing… but for the life of her, she couldn’t figure out who they belonged to. They… they were girls voices, but they sounded young. Like… children, actually.

“You need to get rid of her before Ebon comes back!”

“I-I c-can’t just throw her outside like this!”

“THEN CHANGE HER BACK OR SOMETHING!”

Opening her eyes slowly, the brunette groaned loudly causing both girls to freeze in their tracks from their current disagreement. “S-Shit, do something, Kari!” “M-M-Me?! W-What do you want me to do, make her smaller! I don’t know any other spells to make people pass out!”

Leaning up slowly Abby blinked a few times before looking around. Where was she? It looked like she was somewhere dark, maybe a cave… or some kind of cavern? There were rocks on all sides signaling she was at least underground. It was a large one to by the looks of it too. But, the last thing she remembered was being back at the shop… but then, nothing...

Looking behind her where the voices had been prior, the teenager continued to piece the puzzle together before a voice broke her out of her thoughts. “M-Miss… Don’t scream… please?” There it was again. Turning to where she had heard the child's voice moments before, Abby looked upwards before freezing in place.

“W-We can explain everything… but whatever you do… don't scream.” The other voice said sternly causing Abby blink slowly as her brain tried to relay what her eyes were seeing. W-What was she seeing? Standing over her… were two little girls. But... they were colossal… they were giantesses.

The one on the right looked to be about six or seven years old. She was a deep maroon colored redhead with a gothic look to her. Dressed in a dark black dress with white frillings along with a matching bow on her head she would look like most little girls did from an upper class if not for the snarky scowl she was sporting. Shifting her gaze from the girl's verdant eyes, Abby looked to the other child still petrified before something suddenly clicked within her causing her to tremble.

The other child… was the dirty blonde who had spoken to her in the shop… before… before… shaking violently, Abby choked on her voice as she felt fear rise within her. ‘W-W-Witch… s-she’s a witch!’ It was the little girl from the shop! As if a switch had been flipped, Abby’s mouth immediately opened as screams rang out.

“Damn it, didn’t you hear what I said!” The redhead barked angrily before looking to her friend. “Get her out of here now!” Backing away as she continued to scream hysterically, Abby cried louder as she saw the witch looking directly at her.

“W-W-Witch… witch… y-y-you’re a witch!” Backing up in horror, the brunette felt her back pressed against something before turning around, her eyes dimming as she felt her fear rising by the second. Looking at the rugged item she was trapped against, a new wave of realization and horror suddenly struck her. She was pressed against… a book?

‘G-G-Giant c-children… M-M-Monsters… h-huge cave… g-giant b-b-book…?’ She… she was small. This wasn’t right. Somehow… somehow she was shrunk… What was going on! Where was she?! However, she didn’t get very long to dwell on these traumatizing events as a pair of giant fingers suddenly wrapped around her causing a new wave of screams to ring out.

“S-S-STOP! L-LET ME GO! H-HELP HELP!” Shrieking louder as she saw the witch pick her up, Abby clenched her eyes shut as she sputtered out her pleas. This couldn’t be real, it just couldn’t be. What was this… a nightmare? No… she felt herself being held. Her body was restricted. She could feel the child’s pudgy fingers entrapping her.

“You see what you did! Now we have to deal with this Kari!” The redhead snapped angrily before pointing somewhere else. “Go on, take her out already! I don’t care what you do now, but you have to get rid of her before-“

Hearing a deep echo of grinding stones suddenly resonating throughout the cave, the redhead paled before looking back at her friend panicked. “KARI RUN! HIDE HER NOW!” Panicking just as much as the other girl was, the little witch looked around in fear before shoving her hand downward… taking Abby with it.

Stuffing the miniature girl into her midnight cloaks pocket, the little witch looked up at her friend before she palmed her face. "NOT ON YOU, YOU TWIT! SHE CAN STILL SMELL HER! Get her out of the cave now!” jumping, Kari nodded before running around the large table they had been standing over moments prior… however…

As she ran in a hurry, something suddenly came from the entrance of the small cavern she was in before the witch collided with it. Falling to the ground painfully, Kari let out a cry of surprise before she paled. “Kari… what are you doing in here? I thought you were attending to Najia…”

Gulping, the little witch bit her trembling lips as she saw the one person she had been trying to avoid standing over her. Resting her hand on her lithe hips was another girl. She looked to be a bit younger than the redhead but her demeanor demanded authority.

Dressed in no clothes whatsoever, the only modesty she wore was that of her skin… or more, her scales. All along her feet and up to her thighs along with her arms up to her elbows were rows of pitch black scales giving her the appearance of one wearing long, leather black gloves and boots.  Stretching across her midsection concealing her nonexistent breasts were another thick layer of scales that covered just her chest before circling around to her back. Coming out of said back, however, would have been the first indicator of something off if the scales hadn’t given it away already. Stretching high above her shoulders were two matching pairs of murky black wings, two sharp talons extending over each of them. And finally, coming to her face no scales touched her pale skin, but the twin pairs of cylinder horns on either side of her head were enough to cause others to look twice.

She most certainly wasn’t human… But, the little witch already knew that. She was a Dragon. Gazing down darkly as her pupil-less scarlet eyes watched Kari as she quivered, the dragon girl scowled further. “What’s in your pocket?”

Eeping, Kari began backing up right as the redhead made her way over to the pair. “H-H-HEY, EBON! W-What’s… what’s up…?” Glaring at them both, the dragon girl looked downward before her nose twitched. Narrowing her eyes, her hand moved upward. “Show me what it is…”

Raising her hands defensively, the redhead was about to talk the noirette down before the girl was gone. Stepping past her and resting inches in front of the witch with inhuman speeds, her hand shot into the blondes pocket before she could even scream.

Ripping her clawed hand back, the dragoness known to be Ebon, looked at what was now in her possession before her eyes widened. “A… A human…” Gulping, both girls began backing away now as they saw the dragon girl trembling.

Having been freed now, Abby took one look at the new child before her screaming intensified. Eying the new appearance up and down, the brunette began to snivel. She didn’t even need to size her up to know she was a dragon. ‘D-D-Dragon… I-It’s a tier 1 M-M-Monster…’ "M-Monster's... y-you're all, MONSTERS!"

It didn’t matter what age it looked like. It was a freaking dragon! They were among the most fearsome of all Monsters! Crying out in pain as the leathery hand around her began to squeeze, Abby began to cough and sputter as she felt herself being choked. “You… brought a human here!” She screamed before glaring hatefully at the two panicked girls.

“H-H-HEY, I-ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK! C-Calm down Ebon, you don’t understand!” The redhead tried to defend them both but it didn’t look like the enraged girl would have any of it. Clenching her jagged teeth, the dragon lifted her head upwards before roaring angrily, her deep voice carrying itself through the rest of the cavern causing both girls to tremble.

“HOW DARE YOU BRING IT HERE! THIS FILTH!” She screeched before tightening her grip on Abby as she began to squeeze the life out of the suffocating girl. “S-S-STOP IT! S-S-She didn’t do anything!” Glaring hatefully at Kari, the dragon girl stomped over towards her before turning around.

Without a second thought, the little witch cried out in pain as she was shoved backward by the large appendage attached to the base of Ebon's back.  Flicking her tail angrily, the dragoness looked down at Abby before scoffing. “She’s human… that’s enough of a reason to punish her. Or have you forgotten what happened to Najia!”

Cringing, Kari began to cry slowly before shaking her head. “Humans tried to take care of Najia, and now I have to take care of all of you! Do not defy me. You brought this upon yourself by bringing it here.” She whispered venomously.  Glaring down at Abby, the dragon’s eyes narrowed as she flicked her tongue out at her. “What a waste of food…” Releasing her death grip on the girl, the brunette breathed in the air as she coughed painfully. She almost suffocated…

Picking her friend up from the ground angrily, the redhead glared at the dragon girl but she chose not to openly speak up. It wasn’t worth the fight. “W-W-What are you going to do to her?” Clenching her hand tighter, the Dragon shot them both a silent glare before she started to walk away.

“Food is food… I didn’t catch anything today... so she’ll feed Nya at least.” Lowering her eyes sadly, the redhead bit her tongue and continued to help Kari stand up. She didn’t like it… but Ebon was right. Now that a human had seen them, or at least knew what Kari and she were… then they could no longer let her live.

She’d just tell others where they were…

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Choking on her own voice, Abby croaked silently as she felt her breath pinched from her lungs. It wasn’t a dream… Monsters had finally come for her, just like they had for her family all those years ago. Sobbing in the giantess’s grip, the little brunette wanted to plead… wanted to say anything… but she was just too scared.

Storming down the winding pathways that made up the intricate tunnel system of their cavern, the dragoness moved downward before coming into a new cavern, one with many jagged ledges and crawl spaces. Moving towards the center of the cave, Ebon raised her hand up high before smirking. Releasing her grip on Abby she watched with cruel satisfaction as she fell to the hard earth below before screaming.

Crying out painfully from the three-story fall she had taken, Abby sniffled as she cradled her arm. She felt something pop… hopefully, nothing was broken… Looking up in dismay, the shrunken girl stared into the glowing pair of crimson eyes as the darkness all around them seemingly engulfed her form.

It would have been a fully blackened cavern had their not been some type of lighting all along the ceiling giving the room a faint glow. In literally any other situation, this probably would have been a beautiful site, one she would have loved to study… but…

Crying harder as the Dragon kneeled over her, Abby clenched her eyes shut as she hid her face. Was… was this it? Gazing down remorselessly at Abby, the dragon girl quietly scoffed before standing back up. “Nya, food time!” Turning to leave, Ebon gave the human one last glance before smirking cruelly.

“Enjoy your dinner…” Stepping out of the cavern and eventually out of site till finally, her footsteps abandoned her as well; Abby lay silent as she sobbed in pain. Sniffling, the brunette leaned up slowly before crying out in anguish. Looking down at her right arm, the grim realization hit her. Her elbow was dislocated like she thought…

Crawling on the ground till she finally sat upright, the battered girl began checking herself over slowly for any other injuries. But, miraculously enough, she was alright. ‘N-Nothings broken…?’ It was a miracle… well, sort of. Looking around the massive cave, the miniature girl whimpered now.

She was shrunken… and abandoned in an unknown cave… with Monsters roaming around her. A miracle was a bit of an overstatement. She… she was going to die here. Cupping her face, the brunette began to cry again as fresh tears found their way to her face. Why was this happening to her… why her?

She still didn’t know how any of this even happened! Wiping her eyes dry, she began looking around silently before her eyes lingered on the pathway the dragon had left. It looked to be the only way out. All around her was miniature holes within holes making a sort of den type appearance.

If anything it looked like they had been made more than shaped naturally by the earth, but... they didn't look like they lead anywhere. Using her left arm to push herself upwards, Abby grit her teeth before cradling her dislocated arm. She… she had to get away. By some miracle, she had lived… and was left alone. Maybe, maybe she could run away. She knew she was shrunken… b-b-but, someone probably knew how to fix this!

She heard the redhead say the witch did it do her! Maybe… maybe there was a cure? Nodding her head in determination, the battered girl began dragging her heels as she staggered out of the cave. She had to try and escape, at least while she had the chan-

“Nyaa?”

Freezing in her tracks, Abby began to sweat now as she heard a quiet whisper… from behind her… Gulping, the brunette slowly started to turn before feeling a new found fear by what was waiting to greet her vision. Standing over her… was a colossal creature, the darkness of the cave doing little to shed light on it.

As it stared down at Abby with slitted emerald eyes, a loud rumbling came from the creature’s throat as it looked longingly down at her. “Nyaaa!” Backing up slowly, Abby made it just a few steps before the creature began to mimic her, taking a few colossal steps forward.

Standing over her now, the creature purred loudly causing Abby to pale as she realized just what is was making those strange sounds…

She was as good as dead…