TOMBOYS TAKE OVER By Jim Lake Two little girls beat their older, male cousins at every sport. (These characters are based on stories by Mona) Terrilynn had been proud that Lindsey, her 8-year-old daughter, had put up such a good fight in the arm wrestling match against James. Despite being six years older and more than 50 pounds heavier, it had taken him nearly three minutes to pin her arm to the table. But Lindsey was angry. She considered it insulting to lose to a boy. She had beaten James' two brothers, 11-year-old Mark and 13-year-old Trevor, in boxing and arm wrestling and saw no reason why she shouldn't defeat Greg too. Incensed by her defeat, she instantly challenged him to a boxing match. Terrilynn's sister-in-law, Pam, and her three boys had come to visit for a week's vacation in the summer, both wanting their kids to get to know their cousins. They arrived Friday night and Lindsey and her sister, Ainsley, 9, asked the boys if they wanted to box in the basement. Lindsey knocked out Mark with one punch and then knocked out Trevor in about two minutes. Ainsley needed two rounds to defeat James, but had beaten him badly. When James, more graciously accepting the defeat Saturday morning at breakfast, complimented the girls on the their victories against "stronger" boys, the girls immediately protested and challenged the boys to arm wrestling. Ainsley beat all three boys and Lindsey two out of three. Now Lindsey wanted revenge for losing the arm wrestling match. Terrilynn, acting as referee, was struck by the difference in their sizes as the girl and boy tapped gloves in the center of the ring. Lindsey stood a mere 4-6 and weighed 66 pounds compared to James' 5-5 and 127 pounds. Lindsey proved a tough target to hit, not only being so much smaller than James but also quicker. She moved constantly, bouncing back and forth on her bare feet while James swung and missed time after time. Lindsey jabbed away at James' face and arms, but her blows did little damage. The match looked even until halfway through the first round when Lindsey caught James lunging forward and buried her right hand deep into James' stomach. He gasped for air. Lindsey followed up her advantage with more jabs to the face. When James lifted his hands to protect his face, she pounded away at his midsection. Now Lindsey was throwing all the punches, with James trying to protect himself. When he did cover up, she pounded away at his tiring arms. The timer bell sounded to end the first round and James shuffled back to his corner. Terrilynn pulled up the stool for him to sit and the pail of cold water, sponging his face that was covered with welts. He was exhausted. Lindsey didn't even bother to sit down in the other corner, looking as fresh as she did at the start of the right. Mark and Trevor, not wanting to see their older brother humiliated again the way he had been the night before by Ainsley, went outside in the backyard. Ainsley followed. "Would you guys like to try wrestling?" she asked. "You already beat us in boxing and arm wrestling," said Mark. "How are either of us supposed to have a chance against you in wrestling?" "What if I wrestle both of you at the same time," suggested Ainsley. "And you guys can start on top." Trevor smiled at the idea and encouraged Mark to try. Surely a 13- and 11-year-old boy could beat a 9-year-old girl, two against one. Back in the basement the one-minute rest and Terrilynn's attention to her nephew had revitalized James. He was determined not to be beaten by a little 8-year-old girl. James steadily approached the tiny tomboy, trying to cut off the ring. But he couldn't connect. Now, every time he swung, Lindsey counterpunched. She hit him in the face, arms and stomach again and again. Within 30 seconds nearly all the fight was gone out of him. Lindsey sensed it and increased the pace. "You're going down big boy," she barked. She loved to taunt boys while beating them. She verbally abused Trevor while beating him in arm wrestling. "You can't stop me," she challenged James. He said nothing, too busy trying to defend himself from her relentless attack. Lindsey's blows to his arms had taken its toll. He could barely lift his arms. Terrilynn thought about stopping the fight. She took pride in her 8-year-old daughter dominating a 14-year-old boy in boxing, but she began to worry that Lindsey would seriously hurt him. An uppercut staggered James. She landed six consecutive punches to his stomach. James teetered and began to fall forward. Lindsey caught him in her arms. The boy was nearly unconscious. Lindsey began dancing around the ring with him in her arms, mocking him. Finally she stepped away, allowing him to crash to the canvas. A 66-pound girl had destroyed a 127-pound boy more than six years her senior. Terrilynn rolled James on his back, put a wet towel on his face and slipped some smelling salts under his nose. It took him over three minutes to get to his feet. Terrilynn stood between James and her daughter. "The winner by a knockout at 1 minute and 14 seconds of the second round, Lindsey," she announced raising her hand. James, his head clearing, bowed to his little conqueror, then wrapped his arms around her knees and lifted Lindsey in the air in recognition of her decisive victory over him. He put the little tomboy back on the ground and smiled at her. Lindsey, refusing to be outdone by a boy in anything, wrapped her arms around James' knees and lifted him in the air. Instead of putting him down seconds later, the way James had done, she began walking around the ring, carrying her victim. James looked down and winked at her. Lindsey relished proving her superiority over boys and continued to carry him. Terrilynn was sure her daughter could give James a good fight, but she was surprised how easily Lindsey took complete control of the bout against a boy so much bigger and older. "Hope I didn't hurt you too badly," Lindsey said, looking up at James as she kept walking around the ring carrying him. "Only my pride," he laughed. "You'll get used to it," she said. "My sister and I beat boys all the time. You know you're really light. I could carry you all day." Finally, she lowered James to his feet, then flexed her biceps for him. He had a huge hard on. "By the way, I want a rematch in arm wrestling," she said. When the trio returned to the kitchen, Pam stood at the sink, rinsing some plates and glasses and putting them in the dishwasher. Mark, the youngest and quietest son, was talking a mile a minute. "Mom, you should have seen it," he said. "Ainsley beat Trevor and I in wrestling. At the same time. Two against one. She beat us last night in boxing and then beat us in arm wrestling at breakfast. She let both of us pin her to the ground in wrestling and we couldn't hold her down. She pinned us both at the same time, with me on top of Trevor and Ainsley sitting on both of us. She's really a cool girl." At the moment, the door opened and in walked Ainsley, all 79 pounds, carrying 118-poud Trevor piggyback. "Don't hurt her," said Pam without thinking. "Mom, you wouldn't believe how strong she is," said Trevor beaming while he rode on the 9-year-old girl's back. "She carried me all the way to the store and back. She even walked on this gravel road barefoot." Seeing how happy two of her sons were made Pam forget the fact that they were getting beat by a younger and smaller girl. "My Mom wanted me to get some dessert for dinner Mrs. Harwood," Ainsley said politely. "Hope you didn't mind me taking Trevor along." Trevor handed his Mom a box with a blueberry pie inside. "No," said Pam. "You sure are a strong little girl." "This is nothing Mrs. Harwood," said Ainsley. "Come on Mark. Let's go outside. I want to show you boys a trick." Pam liked the fact that Ainsley included her youngest son, too often left out when Mark's older brothers went out to play. She looked through the kitchen window to see what the tomboy had in mind. After putting Trevor down, she lifted up Mark on her shoulders. Mark stood 5-1 and weighed 106 pounds, 27 more than Ainsley. Next she told Trevor to jump in her arms in a cradle. Ainsley was now supporting both boys, a total of 224 pounds. The girl's strength was incredible. She began walking, effortlessly supporting both boys. They disappeared around the corner of the house. Lindsey had gotten Mark something to drink and they sat on the sofa in the family room, sipping sodas, watching TV. "You've got a very strong daughter," Pam said to Terrilynn. "Which one?" asked Terrilynn. "Don't tell me Lindsey is as strong as Ainsley," she said in disbelief. "They're about the same. Hope they're not being too rough on your sons." "The boys seem to enjoy it," said Pam, hearing James and Lindsey laughing from the next room. "Good. Some boys can't handle getting beat by smaller girls. Lindsey just knocked out James in boxing." "You're kidding," said Pam. "He's twice her size." "That never bothers the girls. I just didn't want her to hurt him." Out the window Pam saw Ainsley reappear, still carrying two of her boys. "Take a look at this," Pam told her sister-in-law. "That's nothing new," stated Terrilynn matter of factly. "I've got a picture of Ainsley with our next door neighbor Jack on her shoulders. He's a high school football player and weighs at least 180. She carried him around with all his football gear on." More laughter from the family room. The two Moms began preparing lunch for the five kids. "Climb on," said Lindsey. "No way," said James. Lindsey had bent into a back bridge and invited James to climb on to her stomach. "I can hold you, easy. Now get on." James did as he was told, carefully sliding one of his legs across her abdomen until he was sitting on her stomach, both of his feet off the ground. "Now stand up James," she ordered. He slowly put one foot on the girl's rock hard abs, then the other. Slowly he stood up, trying to balance himself. An 8-year-old girl was supporting his 127 pounds on her stomach. "Hey Mom," called Lindsey. "Come see this." Terrilynn walked into the family room, with Pam following her. Pam gasped at the sight. Terrilynn was no longer surprised by the feats of strength her two tomboys performed almost daily. "This girl is made of steel Mom," James said with joy. "How long can you hold him Honey?" asked Terrilynn. "Five minutes, I think," said Lindsey. "Please time us." The little girl's strength and stamina were amazing. Gradually, James began to feel more comfortable. He moved his feet around while Lindsey continued to breathe normally. He carefully raised one leg, brought it back down, then raised the other. He lowered himself so that he was sitting on her stomach, then stood up again. He marched in place. Nothing disrupted Lindsey. "You did it," proclaimed Terrilynn, looking at her watch. "I could hold him another five, no problem," she said. "That's OK," said James. "You proved your point." He jumped back to the carpet. Since Lindsey had been supporting him before her mother started timing them, she had actually held him for nearly seven minutes. Lindsey stood up and flexed her muscles again. James couldn't believe that such a small girl could possess such pronounced biceps. The moms returned to the kitchen to finish making lunch. Ten minutes later they called all the kids. "Time to eat." Little Lindsey walked into the room carrying James piggyback. The girl weighed a mere 66 pounds and she was carrying a boy nearly twice her weight. She walked over to the refrigerator and told James to open the door and take out two soft drinks for them, still holding the 14-year-old on her back. Pam had never seen girls as strong as Lindsey and Ainsley. Terrilynn was so used to seeing her daughters beat and carry boys that she hardly glanced at Lindsey easily toting around her 127-pound nephew. Ainsley, Trevor and Mark soon came running in the back door. "Mom, Ainsley carried both us," Mark bubbled. "She carried me on her shoulders and Trevor in her arms and walked all over the place." The two little tomboys carrying their older male cousins became commonplace the rest of the week. The first time Lindsey begged James to let her carry him piggyback. After two more days he automatically jumped on her back nearly every time they moved. The girls raced each other piggyback in the yard, usually Lindsey carrying James and Ainsley carrying Trevor or Mark. Once Ainsley challenged Trevor to a race and beat him. The only surprise was that she outran the middle son while carrying Mark on her back. All week long the girls defeated the boys in every sport. They played basketball, two against three, and beat them easily. They played football, two against three, and won ever easier. Running. Swimming. Baseball. Volleyball. The results were always the same. Lindsey played Mark and Trevor in ping-pong, one against two, and beat them 21-6. No matter how many times they lost, no matter how badly they lost, the boys never complained. Their girl cousins were young, but really cute and fun to be around. Ainsley and Lindsey were also exceptional students. Ainsley had skipped third grade and Lindsey, who was in second and had just turned 8, would probably do the same. Both girls were neat and demonstrated excellent manners, which their aunt admired. The girls taught the boys how to play chess. They played a junior version of Trivial Pursuit, a Christmas present last December from Pam that the boys never wanted to play. The girls even made the boys pray before going to bed at night. By Tuesday both moms realized the tomboys were in complete control of the three boys. If either girl told one of the boys to do something, he did it instantly, as if ordered by a parent. Pam couldn't believe what she watching, but she liked the results. She had missed what happened the night before in the family room. The kids often split up. James and Lindsey were inseparable while Ainsley hung out with Trevor and Mark. Those three were playing Monopoly in Ainsley's room while James and Lindsey watched a movie downstairs. James had developed a crush on her and was sitting on Lindsey's lap, the little girl bouncing him up and down like a baby. "I want you in bed by 10," Pam said to James. "Aw Mom," whined James. "That's not fair. The girls can stay up as late as they want." That was true, since it wasn't a school night. Pam started to say something, but turned away. She was tired of arguing with her sons over the simplest things. As soon as Pam was out of earshot, Lindsey pushed James to the floor. "What was that for?" he asked. "You don't talk to your mother like that," barked Lindsey. She jumped on James, quickly put his left arm in a hammerlock and forced his face to the carpet. "You hear me?" "But all I said was ... ." "You don't talk back to your parents," said Lindsey, forcing James' arm farther up his back. She put her right hand on the back of his head and held it the floor. "You're hurting me Lindsey," said James. "Just remember how badly I beat you in boxing. I'll beat you a lot worse if you don't obey your mom. You better obey me, too. Understand?" James was shocked. They had been getting along so well. Now Lindsey was using her superior wrestling skills to make him obey. She let go of his head, grabbed his right arm and forced that arm into a hammerlock also. The pain was getting severe and James begged the 66-pound tomboy to stop. "I don't want to hurt you James. But I will if I have to. You do whatever your mother tells you. You do whatever I tell you. Agreed?" "Yes," he mumbled weakly. "Say it louder," she ordered. "Yes," repeated James. Lindsey released his arms and rolled the 14-year-old boy on his back. Sitting on his stomach, she placed her bare feet in his face, in total control. He didn't dare fight back. She bounced her firm butt on his stomach and he gasped for air. "I could have broken your arms if I wanted," she boasted. "You have to learn James. Now start licking the bottoms of my feet. And don't stop until I tell you." Afraid to say anything, James obeyed. A second grade girl was forcing a high school sophomore boy to kiss her feet. Total domination. The humiliation continued for almost five minutes. Lindsey knew she had broken his will and taken total control of this boy who outweighed her by 61 pounds. She could make him do anything she wanted. "You can stop now," Lindsey said finally. "Just remember, I own you." James' cock stood straight up in the air. A little 8-year-old girl had turned him into her slave. Neither spoke of the incident to anyone else, although a similar occurrence happened the next night. When Mark complained to Pam about something immaterial, Ainsley spanked him. Hard. He soon agreed to never contradict his mother, or Ainsley again. Trevor also liked and obeyed Ainsley completely. After that the girls often told the boys when to go to bed. All three boys obeyed them without complaint. The boys began thinking up tests of strength for the girls. Trevor, whom Ainsley had carried piggyback to the store and back the first day, asked the tomboy if she could carry him over the same route on her shoulders. Ainsley performed the feat just as easily as before. Lindsey climbed from the basement to the second floor with James on her shoulders. Mark challenged Ainsley to wrestle him with her hands tied behind her back. Using only her legs, she pinned him in the less than two minutes. She then wrestled Trevor blindfolded and beat him. Lindsey allowed James to start on top with her in a schoolboy pin and defeated the high school sophomore with little problem. Ainsley put an exclamation point on the girls' dominance by wrestling all three boys at the same time, one girl vs. three bigger boys. She won, pinning Trevor and making Mark and James submit. Saturday night Lindsey, who defeated James in every sport all week, challenged him to a rematch in arm wrestling, the lone victory for any of the boys over the girls in the last seven days. "You're going down," taunted Lindsey as they locked wrists. James saw the determination in the little tomboy's eyes. He had struggled to beat her last time. This time the 66-pound girl took control from the start and in less than 30 seconds slammed the 127-pound boy's arm to the table. "Again," she demanded. Lindsey beat him twice, proving that her first victory was no fluke. Then she beat him twice left-handed to further emphasize the point. James kissed her hand to acknowledge her superiority and then went around the table, sat on her lap and kissed her on the cheek. "Be careful, or I'll make you kiss my feet again," laughed Lindsey. "I'll do whatever you want," he said. Terrilynn trusted her daughters implicitly and never worried about leaving them along during the day. She knew they could make the boys behave, if necessary. The week passed quickly. Sunday, after church, everyone changed clothes and Pam and her three sons began packing for the drive home. Before departing Terrilynn and Pam sat at the kitchen table and reviewed the last nine days. Pam told her sister what a good influence the girls had been on her boys. Pam walked into the family room to round up the boys. She saw her two younger sons, 13-year-old Trevor and 11-year-old Mark, both sitting on 9-year-old Ainsley's lap. The terrific tomboy was flexing her arms, each boy grabbing one of her biceps. In walked 8-year-old Lindsey, pulling James behind her with a dog collar around the 14-year-old boy's neck, both laughing. "Do we have to go already Mom?" asked James. "I want to stay with Lindsey for a little while more."