Clara and her Nutcracker Prince - Part I, Chapter 2
LadyKaren50
Chapter 2 - The Revenge of the Myce
Interlude: Tchaikovsky Symphony #5, Movt. 3-Waltz
Allow me, dear reader, to take a pause from the narrative of Clara's adventure to tell you about the mice - or rather the Myce. Undoubtably, you have in mind those little rodent-like creatures which often live behind walls, and who come out in the night to scavenge for food, and who often are chased and killed for breakfast by the family's cat. And you would not be wrong, on one level. For certainly, the Stahlbaum's had a perennial problem with these kinds of creatures, as did almost every homeowner living in their town at this time. And Clara would have encountered these mice from time to time over the years. Unlike many girls, however, Clara was never repulsed or frightened by these little creatures. She was rather oblivious to them, if you want to know the truth.
But the creatures confronting Clara in our story are not those kinds of "mice." Oh no, Clara now found herself in an intense conflict with a much different kind of adversary; a more intransigent and seemingly dangerous adversary that we will call "Myce!"
The story of the Myce actually extends several generations before Clara's birth and didn't involve the Stahlbaum's at all, at first. But it probably won't surprise you to discover that it was none other than Christian Elias Drösselmeyer who first became involved with this community of unusual beings and brought them into contact with Clara Stahlbaum.
For these Myce were residents of the Land of Sweets, which is an invisible and fantastical land and which exists among, above, under, around and besides human dwellings. The Land of Sweets is the home of many different kinds of creatures who live in a peaceful community with one another. Usually there is no contact between the human world and the creatures of the Land of Sweets, but every so often someone finds a way to break through. And it was Uncle Drösselmeyer, of course, who had first discovered this secret and had shared it with none other than Clara Stahlbaum.
There is much history and many stories that could be related about Drösselmeyer's experiences with the Myce, but suffice it to say that while things started off on a positive foot, it soon became apparent that these Myce were rather intrigued and attracted by the human world. And despite the deep struggles and conflicts they perceived as overwhelming the human world, they nevertheless, perhaps naively, thought that they could bring healing and wholeness to the fractured world of humans. Thus, they got it into their minds that they could use Clara, in particular, to achieve this goal. And so, one Christmas Eve, 20 years before when Clara was 18, after the events of the party just described, these Myce made the effort to breach the divide between their world and the human world by attempting to abduct Clara. But quite unexpectedly and surprisingly, they had been beaten back by an army of tin soldiers led by none other than Clara's magical Nutcracker Prince. Clara had even participated herself in the victory herself by throwing her slipper at the multiple heads of the doddering Myce King, which then caused him to stumble and fall from the window sill, where he was perched in order to observe the fight and to give orders. It was this battle which had inspired Clara's deep affection and connection with the Nutcracker Prince, who had then taken her in a beautiful carriage drawn by a group of magnificent magical reindeer on a whirlwind trip throughout the Land of the Sweets in celebration of their victory. And during this trip she had met so many wonderful and remarkable creatures and seen so many wondrous sights before being delivered safely back to the security of her home.
But unbeknownst to Clara, the Myce had suffered not only the loss of the battle, but they had lost their King in the melee when he had fallen from the window sill as the result of being hit by Clara's slipper. This loss had prompted them to give up any hopes of gaining a foothold in the human world, but they were intensely angered and determined to find a way to get revenge upon Clara, the Prince and anyone else whom they perceived to be allies of their now enemy. After all, despite their efforts to contact her through the years she had never once offered any kind of apology.
Now, Clara's Godfather, Uncle Drösselmeyer, had apologized for his part in facilitating the contacts of the two disparate realms. And while his apology had been accepted (after all, the Myce were always willing to accept a sincere apology) as far as they were concerned his apology did not count for Clara or for the Nutcracker Prince. And so, without her even knowing, Clara's image soon appeared on "Wanted" posters which were plastered all over the "Land of the Sweets." And they resolved to pursue this until they had their apology! No matter how long it took.
And that leads us to yet another admirable trait of the Myce: their amazing patience. They were prepared to wait for years in order to receive either a sincere apology or to dole out some kind of punishment upon anyone who wronged them. They had in fact been pursuing Clara for almost 20 years. By the time of our story Clara was the 38 year old spinster librarian of the town. But more than that, Clara was a lonely woman. She had no husband, no children, no real family and perhaps most importantly, she had no friends. In fact, she regularly chased people away with her rude and reclusive behavior. Consequently, she lived alone, locked up in the family house that sat sadly on the edge of a small struggling town in a neighborhood that had become rundown over time and where many of the houses were abandoned. And there in this house, alone, Clara remained locked in her sexually obsessive relationship with her Nutcracker as she continually relived her initial series of experiences even as those experiences in her mind had begun to darken in such a way that her recollection of them brought to her mind a series of new wild and orgiastic fantasies.
But before I conclude this brief aside, allow me to describe the Myce in just a little more detail. They were slightly shorter and a bit stouter than humans. They were not however "obese." Rather, they were round and muscular and bore a fine layer of hair over most of their bodies. The only part of their bodies which were devoid of hair were their fronts from their groin up to their chests, above the breasts to the shoulders. This fine and thin layer of hair came in a variety of light colors - white, black, grey, blue, red, pink, green, yellow. And make no mistake for despite the rainbow of colors they were all one people, for the colors mattered not at all. Physically their bodies were formed like humans - they had two arms, two hands, two legs, two feet, a torso, internal organs and so forth. But they wore no clothes at all so that their bodies were always fully visible. In fact, they found the practice of wearing clothing to be rather peculiar, and considered that those who wore clothes had more to hide then just their bodies.
Now some of these Myce were what we would consider to be male and sported very, very tiny penises and testicles like human men. But unlike human men their genitals were so tiny when they were not aroused that they were almost imperceptible. However, when aroused, their cocks would grow shockingly large. Others of the Myce could be considered female with a pair of plump breasts and a complete set of female genitals, including an obviously open and welcoming vagina that was ready to be penetrated at any time, in any place. For one of the most peculiar things for humans to comprehend was that sexual activity never resulted in pregnancy for any of the Myce, except for the Queen. Consequently, the birth of new Myce, usually a small litter actually, occurred only about once every 4 months when the Queen would deliver them and there would be a festival. Of course, this meant that the population never really grew very quickly, since adult Myce could live for a very, very long time.
So, what is the point of sexual organs if not for procreation then, you might wonder. The answer is simple: Joy! Coupling was an act of complete joy for the Myce.
As a result, the Myce were very promiscuous with each other and with the small number of guests and visitors they received. For they could couple with almost anyone, especially humans (hence their interest in humans). And the act always brought them great joy. This is one of the reasons they were keen on receiving apologies, completing appropriate punishment and offering forgiveness: they desired that nothing would interfere with the opportunity to experience total and complete sexual joy with anyone and everyone they encountered! The climax of this joyous experience would be that their play and enjoyment would always lead to very intense orgasms! Orgasms that would rip through their bodies, causing them to cry out in bliss, followed by instantly falling asleep for anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes. When they awoke from their orgasmically induced sleep, they would be totally refreshed, happy and ready to go again. As you can imagine, this could create problems if they maintained conflict and had collected any enemies. For certainly any foes could simply arrange their tactics in such a way as to take advantage of this peculiar weakness. And in fact, Clara's Godfather had learned this secret, of course, as he became their intimate friend, and had passed the information on to Clara, just in case she might ever need to use this information in the future.
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