Nicole Takes Charge
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 12
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Nicole made her decision. Instead of returning her father's device, she pointed it at herself and pulled the trigger. Both Steve and Debbie took a step back as their daughter began to grow before their very eyes.
"Nicole...?" Debbie called warily.
She was eventually eye level with them before surpassing even that. Higher and higher she climbed before her head bumped the ceiling. That's when she finally released her finger from the trigger.
"Great Scott!" Steve whispered.
He had to look up to meet his daughter's gaze once again but this time he could tell something was different. There was something steely in her eyes and she was scowling. If he had to guess she was somewhere around 12 feet tall.
"Baby...?" Debbie tried again.
"Don't baby me!" Nicole snapped. Both her parents flinched. "I'm tired of being the youngest, the smallest, and being scolded! No one even got hurt and you kept yelling at me! Well... no more! I'm done! I'm not sorry and I'm not going back to my room either!"
Debbie was actually holding onto Steve for support as her knees trembled. This clearly wasn't what she expected. Steve was also frightened but did a better job of hiding it behind a mask of cool professionalism. It was a useful skill to have when working in the field of science.
"Nicole..." He began calmly. "We've been over this. What you did was wrong and you throwing a tantrum isn't making things better. You need to hand over the device and go to your room like we told you."
"No." She replied firmly. "I'm not handing it over and I'm not letting you ground me when no one was even hurt!"
"That's not the point." Steve responded a bit harsher than intended. "You terrified your mother and I! We thought we were going to die! You have no idea what it's like on the other side and you need to take responsibility for what you did! You want to be treated like an adult then act like one!"
"Steve..." Debbie gently touched his shoulder. "I think we should go."
He turned to her. "We can't. If we back down now then we'll be setting a dangerous precedent."
Debbie looked between her husband and her daughter. She knew Steve had a point but she would much rather live to fight another day. The odds weren't in their favor and it looks like cooler heads wouldn't prevail.
He turned back to his daughter. She looked absolutely livid now and... was she pointing the gun at him? She pulled the trigger and Steve felt himself dwindle in size. "Whoa!"
"Steve-" Debbie shouted in shock.
Her daughter just zapped her father and now he only came up to her waist.
"Nicole?! What did you just do?!" She asked in horror.
The 12 footer crossed her arms, still scowling. "You're both grounded. Go to your room!"
Debbie was stunned and so too was Steve. This conversation had completely spiraled out of control. What was supposed to be a parental scolding turned into a battle for control and the child was winning. How could things have deteriorated so quickly?
"Well..." Nicole was tapping her foot. "Get moving, Missy."
"Nicole...?" Debbie called warily.
She was eventually eye level with them before surpassing even that. Higher and higher she climbed before her head bumped the ceiling. That's when she finally released her finger from the trigger.
"Great Scott!" Steve whispered.
He had to look up to meet his daughter's gaze once again but this time he could tell something was different. There was something steely in her eyes and she was scowling. If he had to guess she was somewhere around 12 feet tall.
"Baby...?" Debbie tried again.
"Don't baby me!" Nicole snapped. Both her parents flinched. "I'm tired of being the youngest, the smallest, and being scolded! No one even got hurt and you kept yelling at me! Well... no more! I'm done! I'm not sorry and I'm not going back to my room either!"
Debbie was actually holding onto Steve for support as her knees trembled. This clearly wasn't what she expected. Steve was also frightened but did a better job of hiding it behind a mask of cool professionalism. It was a useful skill to have when working in the field of science.
"Nicole..." He began calmly. "We've been over this. What you did was wrong and you throwing a tantrum isn't making things better. You need to hand over the device and go to your room like we told you."
"No." She replied firmly. "I'm not handing it over and I'm not letting you ground me when no one was even hurt!"
"That's not the point." Steve responded a bit harsher than intended. "You terrified your mother and I! We thought we were going to die! You have no idea what it's like on the other side and you need to take responsibility for what you did! You want to be treated like an adult then act like one!"
"Steve..." Debbie gently touched his shoulder. "I think we should go."
He turned to her. "We can't. If we back down now then we'll be setting a dangerous precedent."
Debbie looked between her husband and her daughter. She knew Steve had a point but she would much rather live to fight another day. The odds weren't in their favor and it looks like cooler heads wouldn't prevail.
He turned back to his daughter. She looked absolutely livid now and... was she pointing the gun at him? She pulled the trigger and Steve felt himself dwindle in size. "Whoa!"
"Steve-" Debbie shouted in shock.
Her daughter just zapped her father and now he only came up to her waist.
"Nicole?! What did you just do?!" She asked in horror.
The 12 footer crossed her arms, still scowling. "You're both grounded. Go to your room!"
Debbie was stunned and so too was Steve. This conversation had completely spiraled out of control. What was supposed to be a parental scolding turned into a battle for control and the child was winning. How could things have deteriorated so quickly?
"Well..." Nicole was tapping her foot. "Get moving, Missy."
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