Adam and Jessica surveyed their surroundings. The once smooth terrain beneath them had transformed into a rugged expanse reminiscent of Mars, complete with towering hills and sprawling mountain ranges. Adam realized they had shrunk to a size beyond comprehension. An ant could easily crush them now, and what had been mere tiny grooves on Jessica's toe had morphed into vast geological formations.
In that instant, a chilling realization washed over Jessica—her life as she knew it was over. The thought of never seeing her parents again, of missing out on a luxurious future with a wealthy partner, consumed her. The prospect of returning to her original size seemed impossible, and she felt reduced to a mere microbe clinging to the toe of Lily, the very person who had once been at her mercy.
Overwhelmed by despair, Jessica fainted.
After hours of trying to rouse her, Adam finally saw her eyes flutter open.
The memories of their predicament flooded back, and hysteria gripped Jessica once more.
"Calm down," Adam urged, though his own face betrayed his anxiety and hopelessness.
Jessica collapsed into his embrace, tears streaming down her face. "What are we going to do?"
Adam's expression shifted to one of determination. "We survive," he declared firmly. Then, his tone softened. "We’re in this together. Our first priority is to find shelter." "I don’t know how long it will take, but we need to reach the canyon that leads to her nail over there," he pointed into the distance.
"Why?" Jessica questioned, bewildered. "Shouldn’t we be trying to escape her toes?"
Adam shook his head. "At our size, we wouldn’t stand a chance. While you were unconscious, I scouted the area. Her nail is massive—like a city, maybe even a state. I can barely see the end from here. If we leave her toe, we’d likely be squashed by someone else, devoured by insects, or worse."
He continued, "From a sheltered spot, we can hold out until she either catches us or decides to spare us. Besides, she can read our thoughts. If we attempt to escape, she could easily crush us without a second thought."
Adam kept going… "At least if we find some shelter, we can hang on until she either catches us or decides to let us be. Plus, she can read our minds, so if we try to make a run for it, she could just squash us without a second thought. But if we don’t get to her nail bed for cover, we’re toast—either washed away in the shower or taken out when she gets her nails done.
Then Adam lowered his head and continued talking to Jessica. "I’ve got more bad news. We’ve been stuck here for hours before you woke up. Look up at the sky… Do you see anything weird?" Jessica stepped back and glanced up; she noticed that Lily was still staring at them just like when they first shrank.
"Why is she still so fixated on us? Did she say anything?" Jessica asked, feeling anxious.
Adam let out a half-hearted laugh and said, "I think we’re so tiny that time is moving faster for us than for her. You know how they show that in sci-fi movies? To us, it feels like hours, but to her, it might have just been a second since she shrank us. So even if someone tries to rescue us, we could be stuck here on her toe for a really long time before help arrives."
Jessica started crying again and stamping her feet in rage. "This isn’t fair!! So even if we DO make it, we’re going to age on the gross feet of this nerdy little girl. We didn’t ask for this!!" "Screw you! When we get back to normal, I’m going to find out how you did this, shrink you down, and then I’ll make you pay!! YOU HEAR ME?? I’M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!
Adam pulled her close to help her calm down. "Listen, my dad was a general in the marines, and he taught me how to survive. We can get through this. We just need to keep moving and figure out shelter, food, and water. After Jessica finally settled down, Adam took a moment to really focus on her. "Listen, Jessica, you need to understand that whether we like it or not, Lily is a god now. A freaking god. If she reaches out to us, we have to follow her lead and not get on her bad side. She can read our minds, so don’t even think about anything negative."
"She... is... a GOD... you got that?" "She’s not thrilled with us for messing up her life, but we might still have a shot at survival if she cools off and decides to let us go."
Not sensing Lily around, Adam continued, "When she finally does let us go, we’ll take her out in no time, but for now, we just need to hang in there, alright?"Jessica wiped her tears away and shook her head. They both stood up, ready to start their new, humble existence as tiny specks beneath the very person they had underestimated the most
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Lily was completely taken aback by the emotions and thoughts she picked up from Jessica and Adam. What she thought was just a few minutes of observation turned out to be hours for them since she had shrunk them.
The realization hit her hard, and she felt a rush of excitement knowing she had condemned them to a life on her toe, with the added thrill that their suffering would last a long time.
The power she held over them was intoxicating, and just as she was about to slip her hands into her panties to relieve some of that sexual tension, she noticed some frantic movement in the grass near her other foot.
As she focused, she could hear tiny screams and spotted the rest of the group she had shrunk, desperately trying to escape through the grass like it was a dense jungle. She had been so caught up in her interactions with Adam and Jessica that she completely forgotten about the others.
Now that they had her full undivided attention, Lily was ready to handle them properly.