The Show Must Go On

As Emily's vision began to return, she was shocked to see a positively enormous crowd of people before her. There must have been hundreds of people in the stands, all loudly applauding and looking right at her! And she was practically naked! Emily stifled a shriek as she tried to cover herself, her face rapidly turning red. She draped an arm across her tassel-covered chest and tugged her bunched up dress as far down as she could. She'd just been trying to hide somewhere unseen until her friends could get her something to wear. How on earth had she wound up onstage, in front of all these people? She had to get out of there! But no sooner had the thought crossed Emily's mind than she felt a gloved hand firmly grab her by the elbow.

"Isn't she a sight, ladies and gentlemen?" Alphonse loudly called, wide grin plastered across his face. Then he locked eyes with Emily. "Well, go on! Give them a wave!" Emily slowly, reluctantly, pulled her right arm away from her ample breasts and gave the audience an awkward wave hello, complete with a sheepish smile. The cheers from the crowd increased in volume and fervor. Then, under the cover of the still thunderous applause, Alphonse leaned close to Emily and covered the small mic pinned to his colorful suit.

"Who the hell are you?!" he whispered to Emily, keeping up the pleasant smile for the audience. "Where's Elvira? And what the hell are you wearing?"

"I... My name's Emily," she whispered. "I was just, uh..." There were so many people! And they were all looking at her! Cheering for... her?

"That doesn't explain what you were doing in my magic box!" Alphonse hissed. "Did Alan send you?"

"N-no!" Emily cried, suddenly distinctly aware that there was every possibility that Mr. Jackson could very well be somewhere amongst the crowd. This was probably the busiest attraction at the fair at the current moment and it would make sense for him to be there to keep an eye on things. Emily couldn't let him discover her there, not after she'd walked off the job! "I'm sorry! I'll get off the stage!"

"Oh no you don't," Alphonse said, keeping his grip on Emily's left elbow. "I'm not going to have my show ruined just because you wanted to pop onstage for your fifteen seconds of fame. I need an assistant for most of these tricks. You took Elvira's spot, so you're getting Elvira's job for the night!"

"What?! I can't! I'm not-"

"Don't worry, for most of them I just need you to distract them. Be a bit of eye candy. And you'll do that just fine dressed like... that." Alphonse leaned back slightly, noticing Emily's exposed ass.

"But-"

"If you leave me hanging then my show's ruined!"

Emily thought about that. She didn't want the show to come to a halt just because of her. How many fans would that disappoint? How many eager children, dreaming of seeing breathtaking magic, would have their hopes come crashing down because of her? No, Emily simply couldn't let that happen.

"Alright..." she said. "I'll help with the tricks. Just tell me what to do."

"Excellent!" Alphonse said, uncovering his mic and releasing Emily's arm.

Emily absentmindedly rubbed at the freed elbow. While she was far from being truly decent, at least all her most private bits were covered, if only barely. Well, except for her behind. But as long as Emily was careful and stayed facing the audience, she might just be able to get out of this ordeal unscathed.

"Alright folks!" Alphonse said, once again loudly directing the audience. "Are you ready to see some truly magical sights?" The audience cheered again and Alphonse began preparing his first trick. And so, Emily found herself stuck onstage, obligated to assist the magician with his routine, all while wearing next to nothing.

The first trick, Alphonse pulling a rabbit out of a hat, went off without a hitch. Well, except for when Alphonse had handed the rabbit to Emily and the fluffy creature had seen fit to nibble on one of her dangling tassels. The cute little guy had popped the tassel clean off, exposing Emily's pretty pink nipple to the gathered crowd. Emily had been able to reattach it quickly enough, but not before hundreds of people had gotten a good look at her. Luckily, the audience seemed to really enjoy the classic trick.

The second trick, Alphonse escaping from a locked trunk, likewise went well. Except for when Emily had to turn away from the audience and crouch down, fastening multiple locks on the trunk. That had given the audience plenty of time to enjoy the sight of her bare, curvy ass. And then of course she'd had to dangle the sheet in front of the trunk to block the view of Alphonse escaping through a backdoor. He'd very clearly specified that Emily was to stand in front of the sheet and hadn't given her time to adjust or rotate the fabric around her hips. So Emily was **** to stand there, using both hands to keep the sheet up and in place, with her alluring ass on display for all to see for the agonizingly long sixty seconds it took Alphonse to "escape." But the crowd seemed to love the trick.

The third trick, Alphonse levitating several feet off the ground, had also gone spectacularly. Unless you included the part where his wand had somehow gotten looped through the handcuff still dangling behind Emily. As the magician rose, he'd accidentally pulled the clump of fabric up Emily's body, exposing her most private place of all to the crowd. The crowd had gone wild with that trick, and Emily (after she had safely secured her scrunched up dress over her lady garden again) had to admit it was a rather impressive feat.

All in all, Emily thought the show was going quite well so far, despite her lack of knowledge in all things magical. Well, it hadn't gone quite so well for her. But she was trying her very best to be careful with her scant remaining clothes. And so far, she hadn't lost anything! Besides, the tricks were working splendidly and the audience sounded like they were loving the performance!

"Alright, who's ready for something a little more... amazing?" Alphonse Alakazam said enticingly. He had something special in store for his next trick.