Time for the rules

Damien was shaken. That kind of display of power, twisting reality with her mere presence. What the hell was he supposed to do about that? What could he do about that? The girls seemed just as shaken, no more so. He had only witnessed the power Nymeera held, they experienced it first hand. Victoria perhaps most of all. Tears streamed down her face, but Damien couldn't call them tears of fear, or sadness...nor could he say they were tears of happiness or relief. Perhaps they were tears of resignation? Perhaps even contentment.

"So. Who's ready to play?" Nymeera asked cheerfully as though anything that had just happened was in any way normal.

"What-" Gabriella failed to suppress a shudder, and had to start again. The other girls were in no condition to speak, but as the first one to be affected by Nymeera and thus the first one to be freed, Gabriella was able to recover the fastest. "What do we have to do to go home?" she asked, swallowing hard and looking Nymeera in the eye. Nymeera gave the shorter Latina woman a friendly smile and stepped closer, Gabriella flinched immediately and tried to back away, but the reality rippling effect was gone now and Nymeera approached the center of the stage without issue.

"Why, all you have to do to go home is live 30 days in our exclusive hotel! That's the hotel part of Harem Hotel. Wouldn't really be the same show without it you know?"

"And the...Harem part?" Dana asked looking like she was trying not to vomit.

"Well I thought that was obvious," Nymeera said with a wicked grin. "Here's what you need to know. You're all contestants on a show called Harem Hotel- Back to School Cheerleader Edition! With your lovely host, Nymeera! That's me! But this is no ordinary show, as you all just experienced for yourselves. The goal is to compete for the Master's affections and to join his harem. Our Master is none other than your college ethics professor, Mr. Damien Carter!" Nymeera gestured toward Damien who fell back into his chair, stunned, then even more stunned as the spotlights converged on him, blinding him from everything.

"What if I don't want to be a part of his fucking harem, Nymeera?" asked Crystal harshly, she was holding onto her sister's arm in a **** grip, her pale skin even paler around her knuckles. Summer didn't look to be nearly as affected, just watching her sister with a worried expression on her face. "Summer and I aren't going to be harem sluts for some old relic who probably can't keep it up for more than 10 minutes."

"Oh?" Nymeera's red eyes suddenly turned toward Crystal, and her tongue darted out to lick her lips slowly. "Do we have our first elimination already? What luck! There's already a spare." Nymeera growled threateningly, turning her gaze to Summer.

"Keep the fuck away from her you bitch!" Crystal shouted angrily, planting her feet on the ground solidly and- Nymeera's tail flicked...sitting back down slowly.

"W-what happens if we get eliminated?" Asked Patika quickly, looking nervously from Crystal to Nymeera.

"Oh? Well that's simple. You get to go home." The girls blinked awkwardly, looking for the trap, and Nymeera was only too happy to supply it. "Of course when I say you get to go home I don't mean you as you are now. Do you remember all those transformations you went through just now? Yes? Your bodies changing, your minds becoming something else, someone else? Hard to forget isn't it? Well imagine something like that only...permanent. If you get eliminated, you get a Full Transformation. Maybe you become a bimbo slut who can't even count to 10," her eyes flicked to Summer who blushed awkwardly. "Or a mindless latex **** fully dependent on others to function..." her eyes moved to Patika next. "Or something not even human anymore..." her vision settled on Dana who swallowed.

"I volunteer." Damien's eyes bogged and everyone's attention swerved to Victoria who had spoken up, her voice surprisingly solid for what she was saying. "I'll take the transformation and lose. It's no less than I deserve." Damien didn't know what to say to that...he didn't want anyone to have to suffer such a fate, but if there was one person here who truly deserved it... No! He couldn't think that way! Giving people 'what they deserve' isn't how human beings ever move forward. Helping them become more than they are... Well it isn't always possible, some people just refuse to be better, but if we're talking about giving people what they deserve...at least everyone deserves a chance, right? Damien opened his mouth to speak, to defend Victoria and to plead for her to be spared, though it twisted his gut to do so, but Nymeera beat him to the punch.

"Oh?" she purred wickedly, turning toward the jumpsuit clad former coach. "But you haven't even heard the prize..."

"Prize?" Syn suddenly perked up, looking interested. Damien wished she would remember the consequences, but a prize from someone who could do all that Nymeera had shown herself capable of was...tempting, to say the least. Damien was curious himself.

"Yes. A wish, anything your hearts desire with only three small little exceptions. Just little bookkeeping items to ensure the audience stays invested in the stakes. You can't use your wish to break your connection with your Master. You will be a part of his Harem no matter what if you win, but you will be the most prized part, the one who stands above all others. Harem Queen." Syn grinned, obviously liking the sound of that. "You also can't use your wish to undo any changes or circumstances those who are eliminated may fall into. Their fate is sealed as soon as they are out of the harem, and nothing and no one can fix it." Crystal frowned, looking toward Summer nervously, then quickly looking away as Summer began to turn toward her. "Finally, and I must stress this is non-negotiable. You can't wish anyone dead. I don't care how evil they are or how much better the world would be without them. I'm not gonna be an accomplice to ****. Kill them on your own time if you want." Damien didn't expect that... As downright cruel as Nymeera seemed, she had lines even she wouldn't cross...and it was ****? Really?

"Other than that, absolutely anything goes. You can wish for special knowledge..." she eyed Dana, "Or change who you are completely..." her gaze moved to Lauren, "Or, if you wish..." she turned to Victoria. "You can go back in time and prevent something terrible from happening." Victoria's eyes widened and she suddenly looked far less sure of herself. "So? Still want to drop out early?" Nymeera taunted, knowing that no one here would...perhaps she'd even known this from the beginning. Had selected these 9 BEECAUSE they wouldn't quit. Damien had to rethink his strategy for this... He couldn't just keep offering weak moral objections from the sidelines. He couldn't put all the blame on Nymeera and wash his hands of everything, come what may. He had to take an active role so that he could shape the outcome to be better for everyone... These were his students after all, this was his responsibility.

"Oops!" Nymeera giggled coquettishly. "The audience is checking out! Now girls remember, this may be your first time but the audience has heard this all many times before, so let's go through the rest of the rules quickly before they tune out completely.

"Audience? What-"

"You win by earning Victory Points, hereby abbreviated to VP!" Nymeera said, cutting off Dana who proceeded to listen as closely as possible. "Earning 100 VP puts you in the Harem, and thus means no elimination. Anyone below 100 VP by the end of the 30 day cut off point will have failed to become a Harem member, and thus will find themselves eliminated. The winner, given the enviable designation as Queen of the Harem, and even more enviable wish, is the one with the most VP by the end of the 30 days. How do you get VP? I'm glad you asked! That's very important! You can earn VP in many different ways. The easiest and most obvious of which is pleasing your Master."

"So what like...bang him?" Asked Syn, smirking at Damien, who shot her a cold stare.

"Mmm I'm sure that would help, but this isn't a 30 day long orgy, it's the formation of a new harem! More than just mindless sex you need to connect with your Master, and your fellow harem sisters. Now sex is a great way to 'connect' but don't be surprised if the audience decides that giving him a nice romp in the sheets isn't worth as much as a heart felt opening up during a loving date."

"I'm sorry..." Gabriella said, sounding anything but sorry as she rubbed her temples. "You keep mentioning an audience and I'm not exactly understanding it..."

"I don't really get it either..." Suki said softly, "But I don't really get most things." She shrugged lightly, but her voice sounded strained, and she kept glancing to Victoria. Damien really didn't like what that signified...

"Of course there's an audience silly! What you think we're going to go through all this effort of putting on a show no one gets to watch?" Nymeera giggled.

"We? Who's we?" asked Dana sharply, leaning forward in her seat.

"Oh, oops," Nymeera's smile faded and she frowned a bit. "I wasn't planning on saying that... Well, let's just say that there are some higher ups who help to make sure everything flows...smoothly. We call them the producers. Don't worry about them too much, that's far above your level. No what you need to be concerned about is the audience because they are going to watch everything you do." Nymeera's grin returned with a sinister vengeance. "Yes, EVERYTHING you do. With some editing to get all the boring parts of day to day life spliced out of course. And that means that they'll be deciding who is doing the best job as a Harem member, and who is falling short. They'll also be deciding on your transformations."

"You mean, if we get eliminated?" Lauren asked nervously.

"Hehehe, oh sweetie, did I forget to mention? Eliminations are Full Transformations, but you'll be undergoing Partial Transformations every 5 days as well!"

"What?!"

"What!"

"What?" asked Gabriella, confused and angry, Crystal, just angry, and Suki, just confused.

"Here's your new schedule ladies!" Nymeera said gleefully, waving her arm and a tail, opening up a new UI text book in front of them all.

Monday: General Studies (Dates with Master)

Tuesday: General Studies (Dates with Master)

Wednesday: General Studies (Dates with Master)

Thursday: Cheer Practice (Challenge Day!)

Friday: Test Results (Audience decides rewards and transformations)

"What the hell..." Lauren said, looking over the...syllabus?

"Why are there only five days?" Summer asked, pouting a little. "No weekends?"

"Well of course not Summer you sweet as sugar little idiot." Nymeera preened in a sickly sweet voice that could only be interrupted as mocking. "This is Harem Hotel- Back to School! You don't have school on weekends, so we cut them out. Much easier to have 5 day weeks anyway, everything fits nice and snug."

"You better watch your mouth..." Crystal griped angrily, but a hand from Summer kept her from continuing. Nymeera just snickered at the impotent rage.

"I'm wondering about...the Cheer practice stuff?" Patika said softly, even raising her hand. "What does 'challenge day' mean?"

"I'm glad you asked! Every week you'll each have a date with the Master. It's a chance to bond with him, really show the audience what kind of girl you are, and why they should be voting for you! However, the audience can be a little...fickle at times. So we want to give you all chances to compete with your individual and team skills as well. So every week we'll be having a fun little challenge to let you show off your...best qualities." Damien did not like the way Nymeera looked at the girls as she said that. "And if you do well enough, you'll earn some VP. If not...well you could end up losing VP. Don't worry about it for right now, you can't go below 0 VP, no negative numbers here! And as long as you have 100 VP by day 30, it doesn't matter how you get them. Even if you have to steal them from under your teammates' noses."

"Steal them?" Dana suddenly looked very worried. Crystal growled, but Summer placated her with a hand on her arm. Gabriella and Syn looked very interested. Damien could only see this as a bad sign...

"Oh? No love lost between former squad mates hmm? Yes, in addition to VP there is also Bonus Points, hereby referred to as BP! BP you get for performing certain tasks around the Hotel, usually sexual in nature, or from popularity polls with the audience, but those only happen on Friday. BP lets you buy certain advantages from our specially marked Harem Hotel- Back to School Store! There's a wide variety of advantages you can purchase for yourself, as well as disadvantages you can purchase for your fellow competitors. You're a team, but only one Queen can be crowned. If that means you have to step over a valued contestant to do so...well a wish can fix a lot of broken promises. Or trust." Nymeera specifically look at Victoria, who frowned and looked away, features looking conflicted to say the least.

"Hold on." Damien decided to make his presence known. "I understand that we all have to go along with this, but if the goal is about building a harem for me..." Damien felt really weird saying that... "Then let it be known now that I won't tolerate my harem members treating each other poorly."

"Mmm you've got a nice, sexy voice when you use it, Master." Nymeera was just teasing him, Damien shrugged it off and stared her down. "Unfortunately, while the harem's formation is supposed to be for you, the drama of competitive spirit is just too juicy to ignore. The BP Back to School Store stays, and any girls who get VP through underhanded methods won't be penalized...at least not by me or the system itself. If YOU decide you want to punish them yourself...well that could be fun too."

Interesting. Before Nymeera had just flat out ignored him, or even mocked him for trying to stand up to her, but this time she accepted his right to object...even if she ultimately rejected it. He was close to not just being a silent watcher, he just needed a bigger push.

"Now, one last thing..." Nymeera looked around at the crowd of girls before her and grimaced. "No offense to you humans but, you've gotten old. Especially you Master!" Damien blinked...well that was hardly his fault! What did she want for them to just stop aging? Though considering her power...maybe she did. "And no one wants to watch a reality show with a bunch of old harem members, but luckily I'm a sly ol' fox and planned my days accordingly. Happy Friday girls and Master! Time for some transformation!"

"Wait! What?" Lauren gasped, the reality settling on her quickly.

"We haven't even done anything yet..." Dana muttered to herself, eyes furiously darting around behind her glasses, as though the answer to whatever question she was thinking were written somewhere in the air. Nymeera just laughed.

"Don't worry. Actually you'll appreciate this first bit at least. You see, during the first transformation the chance of the audience giving the contestants physical appearance enhancements and age reduction is...high. So we're gonna skip that this time and just doll you girls up right away! Think of it as 'getting into make-up.' We'll consider this Day 0, and Monday will start Day 1."

"I don't usually wear make-up..." Suki said, sounding a bit nervous.

"Oh pretty girl..." Nymeera crooned, brushing under Suki's chin with one of her long, fluffy tails. "You never will again either." Then Suki began to change. Her body was pretty much perfect as it was, but Damien could see her getting tighter, the age melting off of her, and at the same time her face started to twist, then relax, soften. Black wrapped itself around her eyes, making them pop, making them look bigger, brighter. A slight blush applied to her cheeks, and her complexion, as little as it needed it, clearly up completely. It almost looked like she was wearing make-up now, but Damien had the feeling that this kind of make-up would never come off. When it was over Suki looked more gorgeous than ever, her honey toned skin was flawless and soft, her tits had lost all hint of sag and stood proudly atop her chest, even her legs looked longer and sleeker, and Damien was sure her ass didn't have that roundness before. She looked young too... It was all deceptively subtle, just little pushes here and there to her appearance to make her into an idealized version of herself, without losing the characteristics that made her recognizable. If Damien hadn't known better, he wouldn't have thought her changed at all, just...a breathtakingly gorgeous woman.

"Who's next?" Suddenly Nymeera's tails shot out and wrapped around the other 8 girls' throats. The girls gasped and reached up instinctively to pull them away, but their strength was useless before Nymeera, even Patika looked like a child, struggling to pull away the purple tails that wrapped around her like a band of iron...or perhaps a leash. Damien saw them all change. Their skin became smoother and softer, younger. Their faces looked covered in make-up, even if they weren't already wearing it. Their bodies tightened and lost any hint of sag, or flab, or blemish. They didn't quite change too much, Dana didn't suddenly grow in height or gain big tits, but they all were becoming idealized versions of themselves, and Damien had to admit...the results were very attractive. Especially Victoria, who was regaining all the beauty she'd lost in prison, her hair becoming shiny and healthy again, her skin free of wrinkle or flaw, though she did keep a scar on her shoulder Damien hadn't noticed before. Interesting... Perhaps-

"Don't think I'd forgotten about you Master..." Damien started as that final purple tail lashed out at HIS neck! His own hands reflexively reached up to grab it, even though intellectually he knew it was hopeless. Then he felt it happen...the change. He expected it to feel like some kind of tingling sensation, or perhaps some all encompassing warmth. Instead it felt like exercising, his heart-rate was rising, his muscles were starting to ache, he was getting out of breath...though admittedly that last one might be due to being choked by a crazy fox demon. Instead of feeling weaker and weaker, however, he was feeling stronger and stronger. His muscles were aching, but he felt as though they could struggle for longer, his breathing was heavy but he wasn't out of breath like he'd normally be at this moment...was his cock growing in his pants? Of course it was, why would he think otherwise? He wondered if he looked like he was wearing permanent make-up too...

"There," Nymeera cooed, releasing the girls, and Damien, and leaving them all the catch their breaths, looking down at their new...old? Younger forms? "Now that you girls are out of make-up, it's time for your interviews. Let's let the viewers get to know you a bit better, and then...let's see how much they're willing to twist you to serve their own desires. Oh but before we do... Costume change." Nymeera's tails struck out like lightning to tap each girl in the chest, and just like that all 9 had changed into sky blue cheerleader uniforms with purple trim, the same purple as Nymeera's fur tellingly. Very...skimpy cheerleader uniforms...with crop tops that cupped their breasts and exposed their navels. They looked positively obscene on Suki, Patika, and Synthia! Their skirts were pleated and swished a bit too freely for how short they were. There seemed to be a constant threat of exposing something forbidden down there. Damien averted his eyes, before telling himself that that was foolish. He was supposed to be the Master of this harem, and if he didn't shape up Nymeera would...well he didn't honestly know what she'd do and that scared him more than anything!

"So...interviews?" Nymeera asked, almost kindly. "Let's start with...the Captain." She looked directly at Gabriella, who was the only girl who had something unique about her uniform, a large C embroidered on her chest. "Come with me." Damien didn't know why she said this, since Nymeera just waved one of her tails and Gabriella and Nymeera simply vanished as though they were never there to begin with.

As Damien and the other girls looked around silently, a sound like curtains opening echoed from above them. Looking up Damien could see a large screen forming out of thin air, as though invisible curtains were raising around it. The screen was a video of Gabriella, looking so young and out of place in her skimpy cheerleader outfit, sitting upon a large, plush sofa, with Nymeera, looking like Nina once again. Holding a microphone toward her.

"So. Why don't you tell us about yourself?"