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Family Ties Universe
"So, Alex, what shall we do, now?" Marty asked his friend, as they were sitting in the living room together. "Do you want to play a game or something?"
"I'm not too sure," replied Alex. "I'm kinda bored right now. I don't really feel like doing anything, you know?"
"Okay, then, Alex," Jennifer said, as she spoke up, smiling mischievously, "let me tickle your feet now. You did promise me, you know. A bargain is a bargain, Alex."
"Yeah, I did," Alex said, sighing. "Okay, then, let's go. I'll be in my room."
Marty followed Alex into his bedroom, while Jennifer went to grab the equipment and tools that he would use to tickle Alex. Alex then lay face down on his bed, while Marty sat on a chair by Alex's bed. Jennifer then walked into the bedroom, and she first restrained Alex's wrists into a pair of handcuffs. She then locked Alex's feet into the stocks, and made sure that his feet were snug.
Smiling widely, Jennifer began to run her fingers up and down Alex's soles, causing him to burst into helpless laughter. Jennifer had really relished in the sound of Alex's laughter, as she mercilessly tickled the soles. Jennifer then took great pleasure in running her fingers into the arches, which she knew were especially ticklish - and she indulged in tickling them for about two minutes. She then ran her fingers up to the balls - and then she ran her fingers up and down the soles, as she saw to it that no square millimetre of his soles escaped the ticklish torment.
Alex was squirming, as he freely gave into helpless laughter, and tears were running down his cheeks. He was really suffering from the unbearable ticklish torment, to say the least - but it would be a lie to say that he didn't enjoy it at least a little bit.
He still remembered the first time Ellen Reed had bound him up and relentlessly tickled his soles. It was the result of a bet that the two of them had made. The condition was that, if Alex had lost the bet, he had to allow Ellen to tickle his soles for as long as she pleased - and Alex wasn't allowed to complain about how unbearable it was, or plead for her to stop. So he was subjected to two hours of non-stop ticklish torment at the ruthless hands of Ellen, while he laughed helplessly.
It has since became a favourite pastime between Alex and Ellen - which, eventually, Jennifer picked up on as well. At any rate, it was kind of a stress reliever, too - as the tickling sensation led to helpless laughter, which in turn would release endorphins into his system. It was also good for relieving depression.
After about two hours, Jennifer finally had enough. Jennifer then released Alex from the restraints, and she hugged him. "It's been so much fun, Alex," said Jennifer, coyly, "but I have to go meet up with some of my friends at the mall. Thanks so much, Alex."
"You're welcome, Jennifer," Alex said, as he hugged his sister back. "I guess I got a really good workout, as Marty had put it this morning. I guess laughter is good medicine, as they say."
"That's correct," replied Jennifer, grinning. "I guess I'll see you later. You too, Marty."
Jennifer then hugged Marty, too - before she left the room.
"So, Alex," Marty asked, as Alex sat up on his bed, "I gather you have the most ticklish feet in your family?"
"Yeah, I do," replied Alex, grinning. "Even more so than Mallory - and she has very ticklish feet, too. She hates being tickled, though. Jennifer did once tickle Mallory's feet - and Mallory was so mad at her, she didn't speak to Jennifer for a week."
"I guess she really hates it, then," Marty said, quietly. "I have the most ticklish feet in my family, too - even though my mom has very ticklish feet, too. I found out, not long ago, that Dad likes to tickle her feet on a routine basis. Hers aren't as ticklish as mine, though. I recently started letting Jennifer tickle my feet, too. I used to not allow even her to tickle me there. I know it gives her such pleasure to reduce me into a fit of helpless laughter."
"That seems to be the case with our Jennifer, too," Alex said, nodding, "as well as Ellen. Except, gee, I don't want to think about Ellen right now. I miss her so badly."
"I'm sorry, Alex," Marty said, softly, as he sympathetically put his arm around Alex.
"Well, why don't we head on over to the lake, now?" Alex suggested. "I could go for a nice swim right now. Do you like swimming?'
"I certainly do," replied Marty, smiling. "Swimming can be so fun. Let's change into our trunks and go, shall we?"
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"Here we are guys," called out Alex to Marty and Skippy, as they arrived at the lake. "Here we are!"
"All right!" called out Marty. "Race you guys over to the water."
Alex and Skippy then ran after Marty, and Skippy was the first to walk into the lake.
"Haha! I beat you both!" taunted Skippy.
Marty and Alex held hands, and they went into the lake together.
"I'll go back and get the inner tube," offered Skippy, as he went back to the car.
"Doesn't this water feel nice?" asked Alex. "This is much better than being in the pool. You don't get all that chlorine smell in your nose."
"Yeah, I hate that, too," agreed Marty. "It can be a pretty nasty feeling."
"Whee!" called out Skippy, as he ran back into the lake. "Let's step into the inner tube now, shall we?"
Marty and Alex stepped into the inner tube, leaning back on one side, and resting their feet on the other side. As Skippy tried to step in however, he accidentally flipped the inner tube over, throwing Marty and Alex into the lake.
"Whoops!" Skippy exclaimed, laughing. "Let's try this again. Alex and Marty, since you're both probably about the same weight, try leaning back in opposite ways."
"Okay, then," Marty and Alex replied, simultaneously, as they made another attempt to step into the inner tube.
Skippy then stepped into the inner tube, and he leaned across the legs of Marty and Alex. This time, everyone stayed afloat.
'Yay! We finally did it!" exclaimed Skippy. "Now we will have so much fun. So, Marty, how long are you staying?"
'I, uh..." stammered Marty.
"He's staying for a week," said Alex. "I must say, it's pretty nice having a twin. Do you ever wish you had a twin, Skippy?"
"Naa," Skippy said, smiling, "one of me is enough. I like being unique."
Marty and Alex then burst out laughing.