The Process Forum - Shrinking story, "Putting a Rabbit into a hat"

I just wrote this story. Based on a dream I had a few weeks ago. Its a short story but I like the idea. So hopefully you will too.

Putting a bunny into a hat

“Come on Panne, the outfit looks fine! Its just you and I here anyway.” Freddy called out from the stage.

“If it is just us what must I wear this?” Panne replied stepping out from behind the curtain. She was a tall, mature young woman. Long and wild black hair rested on her shoulders. Her eyes were narrow and serious, it matched her demeanor and dry sense of humor quite well and went hand in hand with her partners more “enthusiastic” personality.

She casually stepped up to her partner, her heels clicking along the wooden stage. Normally her costume for the magic act was more dignified, and even now she was wondering how Freddy talked her into this bunny suit! The red playboy bunny suit wrapped around her tightly, it snuggled against her ample D-cup bosom and a fake cottontail that bobbed on her round behind with every step.

“I just want to make sure you feel accustom to it before I prance you out in front of an audience.”

Panne sighed and shook her head. “Very well lets get this over with.”

Freddy smiled and shooed her off stage turned to the invisible audience before him. “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!” He cried with great showman ship. “Tonight I will preform for you a new spin on an old classic!”

He reached over and plucked a black disc from his collection of magical trinkets on stage.

“Surely any magician can pull a rabbit from a hat! But tonight I shall put a rabbit INTO a hat! Please welcome my assistant and rabbit, PANNE!”

On cue Panne strolled out, as she always did, like a proper woman at the ball. She took her place next to her partner and bowed politely. With a loud POP the black disc became a top hat that Freddy spun in his hands. He dusted off the top and gently placed it on Panne’s head, carefully slipping her bunny ears under it. Except the ears were a bit too strong keeping the hat a little more then an inch from landing on her head.

“It seems my ears are a bit too big for this hat.” She teased.

“OH HUSH, rabbits can’t talk Panne!” Freddy hissed. “Now I say the magic words! Tsacmaerd ages!”

Instantly following his “magic words” the stage exploded in a puff of smoke. Panne coughed and tried to waft the smoke away. As it cleared she felt the hat plop down onto her head.

When the smoke completely cleared Freddy was staring at her curiously.

“Was that it?” She asked.

“I don’t understand, it should have worked…” He explained.

“May I go now?”

Freddy reluctantly nodded and pulled the tricks instructions from his sleeve. Panne rolled her eyes and started to walk off stage. Taking only a single step the poor girl stumbled and fell to her knees.

“Panne, are you alright!”

“I think so, my heels just feel loose…” She replied looking at her feet, she knitted her brow when she saw her shoes that couldn’t fit better on Cinderella had strangely become too big for her… Before she could question herself the top hat fell down over her head!

“What, WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!” She growled.

“The trick! I think its working!” Freddy answered with unusual pep for the situation.

Panne lifted the hat from over her eyes. It seemed so much bigger now! Everything did! She looked on to see the large stage growing before her, becoming longer and wider with each passing moment. But she knew it wasn’t growing, she was shrinking! Her body continued to dwindle in size as she shrunk a cool chill surrounded her! She gazed down at herself and gasped as her once form fitting bunny suit was slipping off her ample breasts. Her face was red with embarrassment she must have looked like a child playing dress up.

She tried to maintain her modesty holding the suit to her flesh with one hand and keeping the hat up with the other. Panne could feel the stomps of footsteps as Freddy approached her. Sitting and shrinking before him, he looked like a giant; she barely came up to his knees and was still shrinking away.

The top hat seemed gigantic to poor Panne until she could no longer hold it up and just like that it fell on top of a pile of clothing that once covered a young lady. Freddy kneeled down and reached into the pile of clothing. He placed his free hand on the hat and scooped something inside.

“Ladies and Gentlemen! Behold I have placed a rabbit into the hat!” He cheered to the empty concert hall.

Panne stood in the hat 6 inches high. She was red faced and mad as a hornet. Thankfully she was small enough so only her head could poke out of the hat!

“Freddy! ENOUGH turn me back! I saw the capsule in here I know you used some kind of chemical on me!”

“SHHHH! You mustn’t reveal magicians secrets!” He whispered. “And relax I have the antidote in my dressing room, I’ll just grab the key…” He paused and searched his pocket for the room key. “Oh crap… Uh how do you feel about crawling under a door?”