A New SRU Story - Catching the Party

   The fraternity was hosting a costume party for Halloween.  The elder members of the 
frat made sure that the pledges weren't given word about the party until only one week 
before Halloween.  This left the pledges with two basic problems.  For one, most of the 
available females would have been already invited.  More importantly, at this late date, 
finding adequate costumes would prove very difficult.  The theme of the costume party 
was comic book heroes, heroines and villains, and most shops would have rented out or 
sold all these type costumes by this time.

   Leo Dalton was one of these unfortunate pledges.  Upon hearing of the party and its 
theme, he did a quick check around campus, only to find that all the girls had already 
been asked to come.  When Leo went to the fraternity council to complain about the 
timing, he was told that this was a test for the pledges to check on their determination 
and originality.  Leo went back to his dorm to try to think of ideas, but started to get 
despondent when he came up blank.

  Figuring there was nothing to lose by searching the shops at the mall in an effort to 
satisfy half the party requirements, Leo went there to check out the toy stores and gift 
shops.  He found a few remaining horror costumes, but nothing to help him with his need 
for a superhero or villain.  As Leo was starting to feel totally lost, he happened upon a 
little shop tucked into the corner of the mall.  Noting some masks and fright wigs on 
display in the window, he looked above the door to find the shop's name - Spells Are Us.  
Leo stepped in and started looking at masks along the wall.  Eventually he figured he'd 
better ask someone if there was anything left he could use, and went to the counter.

   There was no one to be seen.  Assuming someone had to be there if the shop was open, 
Leo called out, "Hello, is anyone there?  Hello?"  After a moment he heard a thud from 
behind the counter, and shortly an old man in a cloak peaked out from behind the curtain.  
"Good evening, Leo," said the old man as he put his wizard cap atop his head, "I 
understand you have a couple of problems for the costume party."  Leo thought, "Wait a 
minute...how did he know my name, and what could he possibly know about the party?"  
The old man cut him off.  "What do you think I'm wearing this hat for, eh?  I'm a wizard.  
I know things.  For instance, you Leo are one of the last fraternity pledges to be out trying 
to find a costume, and you cannot find a date."  Leo's jaw dropped, and the old man 
smiled, saying, "Hold on a sec, Leo.  I think I've got just the thing to solve your 
problems."

   As the old man went back behind the curtain, Leo started to wonder about the name of 
the shop.  "Spells Are Us.  I wonder, is this guy for real with the goofy wizard hat, and 
knowing stuff without my telling him?  I should get out of here while the getting is good, 
but still, if he can help me get back at the creeps in the fraternity...".  Sure enough, the 
old man came back out with a large box in his hands.  "Now then, Leo, this should make 
a dynamite costume for you, and eliminate your need for a date.  There are some rules to 
follow...".  Leo noted little of the rules, mostly that he had to be careful of what he was 
using for a subject, and that a curse was put on the costume such that the first derogatory 
mention of his name in the presence of the costume character would cause a rather 
interesting effect. 

   As he took the box from the old man, Leo hefted it to find that the box felt empty.  
"What the...", he started to say, but was cut off by the old man.  "Like I said, be careful in 
what you choose for your comic character.  The box will supply you with a costume for 
whatever character you're looking at after it is opened and changes you to physically 
resemble that character.  You'll be able to remove the costume when you get back to the 
box in your dorm, but not before.  Have fun!"  Leo picked up his box, and as he headed 
out the door, the old man muttered, "Here we go again!"

   When Leo got back to the dorm, he put away the box and got out his Encyclopedia of 
the Batman Universe.  Flipping past Azreal he got to Batman, but thought, "Naw....that's 
too common."  Getting to Batmite, Leo pondered, "Hmm...magic character, 
Halloween...".  As he continued to flip, Leo got to Catman, and the significance 
immediately struck him.  "Catman!  With a name like Leo, what could be more 
appropriate?"  Putting a bookmark on the page, he set the book on the box and decided to 
call it a night.  Now he couldn't wait for Halloween!

   On Halloween night, Leo decided he didn't want to make too early an arrival at the 
party, and so waited a while before getting the box and the book.  He set the box on his 
coffee table, then placed the book next to it and opened it to the Catman page.  What Leo 
had failed to notice since he stopped abruptly at the Catman entry the night before, was 
what came next.  As he was taking off his clothes, he failed to note that one of his pant 
legs brushed up against the book and turned the page.  A denuded Leo opened the box 
and looked down to see an illustration of the Catwoman in the costume she wore in only 
one story, in Lois Lane numbers 70/71.

   Leo blinked, and the box's magic worked that fast.  As her eyes reopened, Leona 
brushed her shoulder length black hair out of her face and reached into the box.  The first 
things she grabbed were some sleek black panties which she stepped into and pulled up 
to her crotch and a corset which she laced  around her
 waist after first tucking it under her new 38DD breasts.  Next out of the box was the 
shiny black lycra spandex catsuit with a high collar in back and a plunging neckline to 
give emphasis to her ample chest.  Leona then pulled out a purple pair of boots which 
had stiletto heels and tops which turned down just below the knee, and put them on.  She 
found a cape which she hooked to her shoulders and a cowl which she pulled down over 
her head and secured under her chin.  A pair of gloves with claws at the fingertips was 
then put on, and then a ring which she slipped onto her left ring finger.  Lastly was a 
weapons kit on a belt which she secured around her hips.  Stepping proudly over to her 
mirror, Leona saw her transformed self and purred her approval.  

   Upon entering the hall where the party was occurring, Leona noted an assortment of 
characters from the pages of the major comic book companies, assuming that the males 
were frat brothers and the females were their sorority sister dates.  It was readily apparent 
that many of the women were not built for the character they were portraying, and a lot of  
the guys left a lot to be desired also.  Many of the frat brats took one look at Leona and 
lost all interest in their dates, wondering who this awesome woman was.  One, dressed as 
Superman to match his ego, sauntered over to Leona and said, "We've been keeping track 
of those coming to the party.  I must say, my dear, that you have us stumped.  Such an 
excellent costume, with nobody to accompany you.  We thought all the females on 
campus were accounted for.  We half expected to see that dork, Leo, come here in some 
lame costume, but he's not been seen."

   No sooner had he said this that the old man's curse took affect.  Where moments ago 
had stood Superman, Batman, Spider-man, Supreme and others, now stood Superwoman, 
Batwoman, Spider-woman, Lady Supreme and the female versions of every male 
character that had been there.  The wimpy looking Batgirl, Black Cat, Glory, Lady Death 
and others now developed physiques to match their well endowed comic bad girl 
representations.  More importantly, no one there had any clue as to who they had been 
before coming to the party, with the exception of Leona.  However, she took one look at 
the room full of bad girls and said to herself, "This is too good to be true.  I'm the 
Catwoman, and with my cat's eye ring I can hypnotize all these broads into being my 
willing kittens.  Yes, I think we can say goodbye to Leona.  My name is Selina Kyle, and 
once I've gotten this band of kittens into their Catgirl costumes, we're going on a crime 
spree that will make this city tremble!"

   Just after the Catwoman had formed her plans for further transforming the now all 
female party goers into her gang of Catgirls, the old man dropped in to make his 
traditional check on how his customer was doing.  Knowing in his own way that this 
Catwoman was in fact Leo, the wizard approached her just before she could turn her cat's 
eye ring on the group.  "Well Selina, it appears that the box did well in providing you 
with a costume and the body to fill it.  Are you sure it is actually you wanting to go on 
this crime spree, or is Leo still inside you somewhere?"  At this, a spark showed in 
Catwoman's eyes, and she lowered her hand, covering the ring.  "Glad you made it before 
all hell broke loose, old man," she responded.  "After your spell worked its magic on all 
these comic book bad girls here, something in me turned my mind besides my body into 
Selina Kyle.  Now, thankfully, I'm Leo again, at least on the inside.  What will happen to 
all these babes now, though?"

   The wizard looked out over the crowd and uttered a brief spell.  Turning back to the 
Catwoman,  he said, "It's all fixed now.  As each party goer leaves the building, he or she 
will revert to the form they were in before the insult derived spell took effect, with no 
memory of the change.  In the meantime, though, this is going to be a party that Eddie 
Glover would have loved to attend.  These girls are going to have some real fun for the 
next few hours!" Taking Catwoman in hand, he led her to a quiet corner.  "Now then, 
what about you?  Is it Leo or Selina who will continue?  You are not affected by the 
reversal spell, so if you go back to your dorm to change, you'll be Leo again.  Otherwise, 
if you stay away from your dorm, you'll remain as Selina Kyle, and I'm not sure if 
something else could trigger her control of your mind, returning to a crime spree."

   Catwoman put one of her claws to the old man's lips to hush him.  "Don't you worry.  
I'm going straight back to the dorm after this party is over.  If you don't mind, though, I'm 
going to hang on to your costume box.  After seeing all the comic heroines and 
villainesses here tonite, I'd like to try on some of their bodies in the future."  With a glint 
in his eye, the wizard smiled and said, "Of course, Leo.  By all means, keep the box.  I'm 
sure you'll have lots of fun with it in the future."  As he turned to leave, all kinds of 
images were forming in the wizard's mind as he conjured Leo's near future.  "My, my, 
my," he thought, "I'll definitely have to let Eddie know about this one!"