You and Charlotte sat on a bench in the gym while you waited your turn to audition for Cheer Squad. Everything was riding on this. If you two didn't get in, you couldn't spy on Haylee Irons and discover what shy was doing the other clubs' magic. You began to worry about what might happen if Haylee saw through you, but you tried to push those thoughts out of your mind. This was no time for panicking.
To distract yourself, you started watching the other auditionees at the tryout. You notice three other girls who seem to appraoching this not with enthusiasm but looking like this is a job they need to do. You don't recognize them at all. "Who are they?"
"No idea," Charlotte shrugged. "Let's ask them."
The two of you waved to the Indian-looking girl, and she walked over to you. "Ruby! Lottie! Hi!" she said. "I see you're trying out as well, huh?"
"You know us?" you asked.
The girl's eyes watered. "I'm not surprised you don't recognize any of us. It's me, Lakshmi Urundabaelli; these are Ruthie Emmett and Khia Jones," she waved to the auburn haired and African American girls. "The last time you saw us, we had colorful markings on our faces and big red noses."
"Not the Clown Club, too!" Charlotte groaned. "That's at least three clubs affected now. Who's next? The Fairy Club?"
"Probably," you sighed. "If they haven't already started losing their magic. Well, the only thing to do is fix it." You turned to Lakshmi. "That's why we're here, actually. We wanna spy on Haylee and see how she did this to us. You can help if you get accepted."
"Wait," said Lakshmi. "You said 'how she did this to us.' Did Haylee take the Futa Club's dicks, too?"
"Sure did," you sighed. You lifted up your skirt to reveal your bulgeless panties. "Empty, aren't they?" you laughed, trying to put on a brave face for the former clown.
"Oh, you poor thing!" The Indian ex-clown gasped as she ran her light brown fingers over your emptied panties. "Don't worry, I'll definitely help you gather information if I get accepted."
"Okay, people!" Haylee Irons' voice boomed through the gym. "Next up is Lakshmi Urundabaelli !"
"That's me, girls," Lakshmi said as she ran up to audition. "Catch ya later!"
You and Charlotte watched Lakshmi and the other ex-clowns audition. Lakshmi (who had taken ballet classes before becoming a mermaid) was the only one of the mermaids-turned-humans who stood a chance. Khia, who also had taken ballet, had been far too out of practice. Ruthie did fairly well, but somehow a gust of wind blew through the gym. Ruthie's wig came off, revealing that while no longer a clown she was still bald on top of her head. Lakshmi, on the other hand, gave a fairly strong if mildly rusty performance.
"Okay, I guess you're in, Urundabaelli ," Haylee said to Fatima as she scribbled down notes. "You're not clowns anymore, don't act like you are! And Emmett, bald doesn't look good on a cheerleader." As the ex-clown other than Lakshmi left, Haylee looked at her clipboard. "Next up are Ruby Alan and Charlotte Cummings, auditioning together."
Charlotte took a deep calming breath and looked at you. "That's us, Ruby. Let's do this!"