This is a tale of two houses. One house has shrunken women the other house shrunken men.
1. Chapter 1 by Mr_G
2. Chapter 2 by Mr_G
3. Chapter 3 by Mr_G
A tale of two houses
Author note: This was originally two old stories of mine “Housing woes” and “The house on tiny Lane.” The former a SW story the latter a SM story.
Chapter oneAnne Cone looked the small one story house. It looked too small to hold 20 girls. Yet that was the number of girls reporting the house as their place of residence. She doubled checked the address. It was 10 Small Street all right. With some unease she walked up the walkway and knocked on the door.
After a few seconds, a couple answered the door. The man was of medium height with brown hair and the woman was tall (just an inch shorter than Anne's 5'11") with long blond hair. Both appeared to be in their late twenties.
"Hello there. Are you looking for a place to stay?" The man asked."
"My name is Anne Cone. I'm with the admissions department at Ontario University. Our records indicate that twenty students live here."
"That's correct. Hope to get a few more before the end of the week." The man told Anne.
"Let me get this straight. You already got 20 student boarders and you plan to get more?"
"That's right." The man replied. "You tell them that Buck and Mistra still have room available."
"I'm Mistra and he's Buck." The Blond woman explained.
"I think she can figure that out." Buck said.
"Now look guys, you can't pack 20 girls in here. They don't have any living space."
"Space is not a problem." Buck replied.
"Why not see for yourself." Mistra suggested.
"All right I will. And if I don't like what I see I will have you shut down." Anne told them.
She then followed them inside the house. To Anne's surprise the house didn't seam to be crowded inside. True some girls had to be at class or work, but surely some had to be around.
"Where is everyone?" Anne asked.
"I'm here?" a tiny voice replied. Anne looked around. But she didn't see anyone.
"Down by your feet." Mistra told Anne.
Anne looked down and gasped. A six-inch tall redhead was standing there.
"This can't be." Anne muttered.
"We shrink the girls to 1/12th their original height." Buck explained.
"That's right." The redhead added. "I'm normally six feet tall. Name is Terri by the way."
"I'm Anne from the admissions department. This got to be a trick. You can't just shrink people."
"Oh yeah!" Buck and Mistra cried.
The world then grew around Anne. She was rapidly shrinking, clothes and all.
"This isn't happening." Anne cried.
"Oh it's happening all right." Terri replied.
Smaller and smaller Anne became until she was just under six inches tall.
"What are you? Wizards?" Anne asked.
"We are Sizechangers." Mistra replied.
"I've never heard of Sizechangers."
"We are not native to this universe. Come you wanted to see how our borders live."
Buck then reached for Anne. She tried to run, but her legs were paralyzed with fear. Buck lifted her up like she was a doll.
"Please put me down." Anne begged but instead of answering her. Buck took Anne to a small room. Inside was what looked like a cross section of an apartment building. There were four floors. Each floor had three bedrooms and one bathroom. Ladders provided access between floors.
"This is where 12 of our borders live." Buck explained.
"What about the other eight borders?" Anne asked.
"They are in the room right next door." Buck answered. "The living conditions are the same."
Anne then noticed that four of the bedrooms were occupied with tiny students.
"Girls, this is Anne from the university admissions department. Who wants to volunteer to tell her what a great time you're having here?"
All four SW students looked at Buck. But only one said.
"Guess I'll talk to her."
"Thanks Tammy. Just buzz me when you're finished chatting." Buck then placed Anne on the ledge in front of Tammy's room then he left the room.
Anne looked Tammy over and the bedroom. Tammy had short blond hair and was five and three quarter's inches tall. To Anne she was 5'8". The room had a bed, a mirror, a desk with chair and a working lamp.
"You have electric power in here?" Anne asked.
"Yes, this whole building is powered by a small generator." Tammy replied. "Any other questions."
"I'm not sure where to start." Anne replied.
Tammy nodded in sympathy.
"I understand. I was shocked when I realized they shrink boarders. A few girls that applied for rooms here, went elsewhere when they saw what they would have to go through."
"What do girls who live here go through? And how to they expect doll sized students to go to class and work?" Anne asked.
"Whenever we need to go to class or work, we buzz one of the Sizechangers who takes us to the front door where they enlarge us." Tammy explained.
"And when you come back to the house?"
"They shrink us down again. The rents they charge aren't too bad."
"You pay them to get shrunk?"
"We pay them for a bed and a place to stay." A stranger replied. Anne turned around. A 5 and a quarter inch tall brunette was standing behind her.
"Anne meet Polly, she lives right below me."
"I know you. You work in the admissions office at the university."
"That's correct."
"You people should do more for students." Polly muttered. 'The only reason why most of us are here is because we couldn't find anywhere else to stay."
"Is that true?" Anne asked Tammy.
"Afraid so. Most of us don't like being small or being at the mercy of the Sizechangers. " Tammy replied.
"Who is the exception?" Anne asked.
"Terri, although I think there are few others who don't mind being small. Personally I think she's nuts. After all she's a basketball player. She should want to be taller not smaller." Polly replied.
"I meet her in the hall. She seamed perfectly happy."
"I have to agree with Polly, Terri a little crazy."
"Other than Buck and Mistra is there any other sizechangers here?" Anne asked.
"They're the only two that live here. But others visit occasionally. " Tammy replied.
"Some are friendly than others." Polly added. "There are rumours that a lesbian Sizechanger comes in from time to time and uses some of us girls as sex toys. But I've never seen it happen."
"What about food or water? Do they feed you guys? Anne asked."
"There's a water cooler on the ground floor. As for meals they provide breakfast and supper. They don't bother with lunch." Tammy replied.
"Mind leading me to the water cooler? I'm thirsty."
"Not a problem, follow me."
Anne followed Tammy to the edge of the ledge and then down the ladder to the water cooler below. There she helped herself to a glass of water.
"Where's this famous buzzer?" Anne asked.
"It ‘s over by that wall." Tammy led Anne to a button, four inches off the floor. It was the size of her hand.
"What are you going to tell your bosses?" Tammy asked.
"That's a good question. I haven't decided yet." Anne replied. Normally she would tell the truth, but they probably won't believe her.
Anne pressed the button. The words "dotar mical" filled the air.
"What was that?" Anne asked.
"Words in their language. We don't know the meaning."
Two male Sizechangers entered the room. Anne recognized Buck but not the other guy.
"This is Todd. He's a expert on Humanity." Buck told the SW at his feet.
"Hello girls." Todd said.
"We been talking and come to a decision. Anne you are not to tell your superiors what you learned here. Tell them that you found a big apartment building at this address."
"You want me to lie for you?"
Buck nodded.
"What if I refuse?" Anne asked.
"Then you'll remain shrunk for the rest of your life." Buck replied.
"People will miss me." Anne pointed out.
"We can shrink you so small that they will never find you." Buck countered.
"Let me talk to her alone. I can make her see reason" Todd pleaded in Sizechanger.
"All right. I'll leave her in your hands. But if she causes trouble for us, you're getting all the blame." Buck replied in the same language.
"What are they saying?" Anne asked Tammy.
"Beats me. I don't speak Sizechanger." Tammy replied.
Then two men then turned toward the SW.
"Anne please come with me."
"Do I have a choice?" Anne asked.
"No!" Todd replied. He then picked her up and carried her off.
Anne soon found herself in a bedroom alone with Todd.
"Now let's be reasonable Anne. What could you tell your bosses away?"
"The truth." Anne replied.
"The truth! You’re going to tell them that you got shrunk by a bunch of aliens and met students that were shrunk by the same aliens. Think they will believe you?"
"Of course they would." Anne lied.
"Really? I was once Human Anne. I know how they think. Tell them that you met Sizechanging aliens and they will put you in the Lonny bin."
"Wait a sec, you used to be human?" Anne asked.
"It's a story I rather not get into." Todd replied. "The truth is they are not going to believe you."
"I could bring them here. So they can see the truth with their own eyes."
"They have better things to do than check out where students live. So what's its going to be Anne? Are you going to cooperate or are you going to rebel?"
to be continued
"Sigh! Guess I don't have much choice do I?" Anne asked.
"Not really. Unless you like being small. Some women do."
"I'm not one of them. I'll do anything to be big again."
"That the attitude we like to hear. I'll take you to the door and I'll restore you."
"Wait a moment, can you tell me what dotar mical means?" Anne asked.
"Room one calling." Todd answered.
"Really?"
"'Do' means 'room' 'tar' means one while 'mical' means calling." Todd explained as he carried her to the door. Once there he set her down on the ground. Then Anne began to grow.
Anne watched the world shrink around her. Then the world stopped shrinking around her.
"I'm human sized again." Anne cried.
"It’s time for you to go now. I don't recommend you come back."
"Wait, I'm I the same height I was when I first entered the house?"
"How should I know? I didn't see you at your normal height." Before Anne could say another word, he threw her out of the house.
Anne then sized herself up against the door. She was shorter than before. Instead of 5'11" she estimated her height at around 5'4". She debated whether or not to open the door. Then the door opened and Buck stepped out.
"Your still here?" He asked her.
"Please Buck. I'm supposed to be 5'11"." Anne pleaded.
"I know. Consider it a reminder of our power and a warning not to mess with us."
"What! But people are going to notice I'm shorter."
"That's your problem. Now you have ten seconds to leave or else I'll shrink you to the size of a bug. "
Buck then started counting down. Anne fled to her car. She had to adjust the seat before she could drive. She cried all the way back to university.
Back at the university she ran into her brother Arnold Cone.
"Sis what happened? You look shorter."
"I am shorter." Anne moaned.
"Did the Sizechangers or was it the super witches that did this to you?" He asked.
Anne's eyes opened wide.
"How do you know about the Sizechangers and what is a super witch?" Anne asked.
"I ran into them while investigating why 24 male students were living in one house on Tiny lane." Arnold replied.
"Let me guess the Sizechangers were shrinking the male students."
"Actually it's a Sizechanger/Super witch partnership. I need to report to the boss. You can join me if you want."
"All right, but I'm not sure what to say to her."
Anne always felt small in front of Marsha Lodge, head of the admissions department at Ontario University. Now that she was seven inches shorter than she was before Anne felt smaller than ever. Although having her brother by her side helped.
"So did you find out what's going on?" Marsha asked Anne and Arnold Cone. Both Anne and Arnold nodded. Then Marsha noticed something different about Anne.
"Is it me or are you shorter Anne?"
"I don't want to talk about it." Anne replied.
"I am willing to talk about what I faced."
"Very well, proceed Mr. Cone."
To be continued
There were only six houses on Tiny Lane. So it didn't take long for Arnold to find four Tiny Lane. It was a small two-story house.
"This is 24 students call home?" Arnold muttered to himself. The home looked like it could hold at most six students.
Suddenly a cute blond stepped out of the house.
"Can I help you?" she asked in a sweat voice.
"Yes, I'm Arnold Cone from Ontario University. Our records indicate that about 24 students live here."
"That sounds about right."
"But they must be packed in there like sardines."
"I don't know what sardines are, but I assure you that the students living here have plenty of room. Why not see for yourself?"
The fact she didn't know what sardines were should have told me she wasn't from this world. But I figured what harm a 5'4" woman could do to me. So I followed her inside.
I had been the house mere seconds when I began to shrink. At first I thought it was an illusion. But everything kept getting bigger.
"This can't be happening." I muttered as my height went past the three-foot mark.
"It's happening my cute human. My name is Dambe. I'm a Sizechanger."
"You’re the one shrinking me?" I asked.
"Actually it's my spell." A brunette replied. "It shrinks any male who enters the house to 1/20th their original height. Welcome to Connie,Dambe and Sugarha boarding house Mr Cone."
"You overheard our conversation?" I asked. By then I had shrunk to just over three and half inches tall.
"I am I Super witch." She replied. "Names Connie Water by the way. I along with the Sizechangers Dambe and Sugarha have set up this little business."
"Your business is to shrink people?" I asked.
"Our business is to provide room and board." Connie replied.
"And I get to play with the shrunken men." Dambe added.
"Dambee I told you to treat the humans as clients not pets."
"Aww!" Dambe whined. "But they're so cute when there small."
"Ignore her. Come on I'll show you how the students live." Connie then picked me up off the floor and carried me off.
First stop on the tour was one of the rooms were the students sleep. It was like someone shrunk an apartment building and placed it in a room. A cross section of one anyway. There were several stories of rooms. Most where empty, but a few had students inside.
"This where the students study and sleep." Connie explained. "Each unit has a desk, chair, bed. And power for any appliances they happen to bring with them."
"What about toilet and bathing facilities?" I asked.
"They are kept in a separate room. I'll show you." Connie replied.
She took me to the bathroom. On one side was a normal size sink, toilet etc. on the other side of the room was a row of tiny toilets. It was next to three miniature showers. A black dude who was taking a shower occupied the middle one.
"Do you mind?" He shouted up at Connie.
"Sorry Albert." Connie replied as she left the room.
"I've got concerns about that bathroom." I told Connie after we had left the room.
"Oh why'd that?"
"I saw a normal sized shower and bath at the end of the room. Do the ladies take showers in the same room as the men?"
"Yes. But we use separate showers. Other than Dambe's habit of using guys as bath toys, there has not been any problems."
"Is the other Sizechanger around her treat men like toys?" I asked.
"You mean Sugarha? No is she a different personality. Come see for yourself."
Sugarha turned out to be a beautiful redhead of medium height. She was sitting on a coach and had a boy on her shoulder.
"Sugarha I want you to meet Arnold Cone."
"Hello Arnold." The redhead replied.
"Don't forget about me." The boy on her shoulder shouted.
"Sorry about that. Jason met Arnold. Arnold works at the admissions department at the university."
"Thought I have seen you around campus. What brings you to this neck of the woods?" He asked me.
"I was investigating why so many students claim this address as their residence. I never expected this."
"Who would. Other than Dambe, life her isn't bad. My girlfriend Sugarha keeps me safe from Dambe."
"Girlfriend? Do you two have sex?" I asked.
"No!" Sugarha replied. "Our relationship is, um what the English world?"
"Platonic." Connie replied
"With Dambe around, why do people stay here?" I asked.
"Have you tried finding a place to live?" Jason asked me. "Most of the guys here have no where else to go. Although a few guys here are giantess fans, who don't mind be played with."
"Think I've seen enough. How do I get big again?" I asked.
"You don't. You're going to remain small forever and ever." Dambe replied.
"Don't listen to her. The only way that will happen is if you stay in the house." Connie assured me.
"As soon as you leave the house, you grow back to your original size." Jason added.
"Really!" I asked.
"How did you think we managed to go to class and work?"
"I thought that you were dependent on the Sizechangers or Connie to get your size restored."
"Fortunately not. We might be small forever if we had to rely on Dambe to get restored."
"One of these days I going to make you pay for insulting me." Dambe warned Jason.
"Leave him alone." Sugarha shot back.
"It’s time for you to go." Connie then carried me to the front door. To my surprise there was a tiny door on the bottom of the main door. I walked through the tiny door and away from the house. As soon as I was out of the house, I started to grow, by the time I reached my car. I was full size again.
Epilogue
"It's not fair, why didn't the house I visited have the same safeguard?" Anne whined.
"Anne don't interrupt."
"Actually I don't have anything more to say. Once I got in my car I headed straight for here."
Marsha frowned.
"Do you expect me to believe that story?"
"It's true."
"What about you Anne?"
"It was a similar situation but without the friendly super witch." Anne replied.
"Get out both of you, and don't come back until you make sense."
Anne and Arnold fled from Marsha's office.
The end for now