(Story suggested by a DeviantArt follower as a sequel to one of my older stories: https://www.deviantart.com/deeppan/art/Mayhem-for-the-Mascot-659017888)

Holly had been excited when the principle had called her and Ms Crabtree into her office to announce that they would be appearing on TV. It was only a regional light entertainment show, but it would be an opportunity to promote the college and hockey team. But more importantly for Holly, it was a chance to further her own ambitions to become a full-time celebrity.

However, when the day of the show arrived, and Holly was puzzled to see umpteen technicians working in the auditorium setting something up with what looked to be plumbing supplies rather than audiovisual equipment for broadcasting. But she didn't get to discover exactly what was going on as one of the show's assistants escorted her to the staff room which had been repurposed as a makeup room.

Inside Holly discovered Ms Crabtree being attending by a couple of makeup artists. One of them turned to face Holly and indicated for her to change into her hockey uniform. The uniform was new having recently been gifted to the squad from an anonymous benefactor and consisted of a figure-hugging orange top, matching skort and socks.

"Abby will be joining us on the show" Ms Crabtree said to Holly.

"But she's not on the team!" Holly objected.

"They think a mascot will appeal to the viewers" Ms Crabtree replied.

Without further conversation, Holly stripped off and changed into her hockey clothing. She decided to go braless and let the super tight uniform show off her attributes, after all she did want to be noticed. She then took a seat as one of the makeup artists started to powder her face. After about ten minutes a stagehand knocked the door and announced the show would be starting shortly.

* * *

Holly and Ms Crabtree were sat on a sofa beside local presenter Melinda Grayson waiting for the cameras to start recording. The auditorium looked somewhat smaller than usual with all the screens installed around the place and with a full television crew and equipment present. Holly wondered where Abby was as there was no sign of the silly squirrel mascot.

The broadcast started with a live streaming of the rest of the Southwood hockey team practising on the college's pitch. Holly noticed the team were also wearing the new uniforms and like her, some had chosen to go braless. As the team finished their practice one of the stagehands gave Melinda her cue to start.

"Hello from Southwood college," Melinda began, "joining me tonight are hockey coach Ms Crabtree and team captain Holly. Welcome both!"

Ms Crabtree nodded a greeting at the presenter whilst Holly trained her smile on the cameras and through them to the audience watching at home. She momentarily considered doing a little shimmy to better show off her chest but thought better of it, as she didn't want to come across as a too slutty. Anyway, there was always time for that later.

Melinda began to question the pair about the team's recent successes which included winning the regional finals last season. She then asked Ms Crabtree about the team's training programme before asking Holly about balancing playing hockey with her academic studies. It was then that Holly spotted a familiar furry orange figure standing at the side of the auditorium.

The Southwood Squirrel had been the emblem for both the hockey team and the college in general for decades, but it had only been in recently years that it had been personified as an actual mascot. For much of that time it had been Abby playing the character but during the team's championship run it had actually been one of the college's young gardeners.

"Let's welcome the team mascot" Melinda announced.

And with that the Southwood Squirrel skipped into view and waved enthusiastically at the cameras before taking a position beside the sofa. Holly had to admit that Abby was certainly milking her entrance for all it was worth and couldn't help feeling a little jealous. Not that she would ever be seen dead wearing such a stupid costume.

Melinda returned to her previous questioning of Holly, asking about her studies and if she was as competitive with them as she was on the sports field. Holly wasn't certainly where this was going but didn't want people to think she was stupid so bigged up her academic successes until the bloody squirrel stepped in front of her and disputed her claims.

"It seems we have a challenger for Holly" Melinda stated.

"What's going on?" Ms Crabtree questioned.

Suddenly the screens around the auditorium were taken down to reveal a huge perspex tank full of green gunge much to Holly and Ms Crabtree's astonishment. A couple of stagehands appeared and escorted the mascot and a very confused Holly over to a pair of podiums which had been setup beside the tank.

* * *

Ms Crabtree couldn't believe what was happening as the chat show seemed to transform into a gameshow and she was gently guided from the sofa and out of the auditorium. Something strange was going on and she was determined to get to the bottom of it. See decided to head to the principal's office but discovered there was no one there.

With nowhere else to go, Ms Crabtree decided to go to the ladies changing rooms to welcome back the hockey team from their practice and see if they knew what was going on. However, when she got there, she heard a knocking coming from one of the toilets and opening the door discovered a bound and gagged Abby sitting there.

"Then who's in the squirrel costume" Ms Crabtree pondered.

Quickly Ms Crabtree made her way back towards the auditorium but was blocked from entering by various stagehands. Glancing around she noticed a monitor showing Holly and the imposter standing behind the podiums pressing buttons in response to questions from Melinda. Another monitor showed the hockey team gathered in front the college fence near the practice pitch for what looked to be a photoshoot.

As she was looking around Ms Crabtree noticed a door in one of the screens which was blocking her access to the auditorium. Making sure no one was watching she opened the door and passed through only to find herself standing in some kind of plastic booth. She tried backing out, but the door suddenly shut, and she heard to unmistakable sound of it locking.

* * *

Holly was worried. She had no idea where Ms Crabtree had gotten, she was stuck behind a podium competing against a squirrel with the threat of getting gunged. Even worse she was losing. She'd been expecting general knowledge questions or maybe about hockey or the college but instead they all seemed botany related. And who knew Abby was so knowledgeable about plants or brave enough to stand up to Holly.

Melinda asked the final set of questions and Holly randomly guess at the answer getting only one of the three correct. Meanwhile the bloody squirrel had answered all three correctly and Holly was starting to get suspicious that she was being set up but couldn't understand why Abby would do that to her as she'd never done anything too bad to her, or at least nothing recent.

With the final answers in, Melinda announced that Holly had lost and that her opponent had won and would get their revenge. Holly was manhandled over to the gunge tank by a couple of stagehands and soon found herself sitting atop a seat suspended above it. Meanwhile another stagehand pulled back a screen to reveal Ms Crabtree in a transparent plastic booth.

"Perhaps you'd care to reveal yourself" Melinda suggested to the mascot.

Holly watched as her opponent slowly removed the head of the costume to reveal that it wasn't Abby inside but instead the young gardener, they'd force to wear the costume last year. She thought his name was Richard, Rupert or something similar. Holly realised that unlike Abby who she d admittedly bullied at times, Rob had a much greater grievance against her and the team after they d stripped and messed him up at the end of last season.

"Anything to say Rob before getting your revenge?" Melinda asked.

"Nope I'm good" Rod stated.

And with that a stagehand handed him a remote with three buttons upon it. Holly almost screamed as he pressed the first button, but nothing happened to her and Ms Crabtree whilst still trapped in her booth seemed to be okay. However, most of the crew had turned their gaze to a monitor showing the hockey team clustered together by the fence.

Suddenly half a dozen hooded persons with buckets in hand popped up from behind the fence and proceeded to douse the team with thick green gunge similar to that in the tank beneath Holly. The team reacted widely to their surprise gunging and if that wasn't embarrassing enough, someone dressed in an identical Southwood squirrel costume appeared and began to pie them all.

Back in the auditorium there was an air of expectation and Rob pressed the second button on the remote. This time a multitude of sprayers inside the booth with Ms Crabtree began to cover her in green gunge from her head right down to her feet. She looked completely miserable and totally humiliated by the whole experience.

"And finally, it's Holly's turn" Rod said as he pressed the final button.

Holly tried to plead with Rob, but it was all too late as her seat gave way and she plunged into the gunge below. It was cold, wet and very slimly and she sunk to the bottom of the tank before regaining her feet and standing up thoroughly coated in the horrible stuff. It was then she noticed Rob approaching her with a black forest gateau in hand.

Holly automatically raised her hand to ward him off, but he just smiled and glanced at the monitor showing the humiliated hockey team. Holly looked at the screen and saw the team in various states of undress as it appeared that the gunge was reacting to and dissolving away their new uniforms. Suddenly he realised she was also wearing one of the new costumes.

Looking down she could clearly make out the outline of her breasts as the gunge ate into the material before it began to completely come apart. Quickly she crossed her hands across her chest to protect what little dignity she had left which meant she could do nothing as Rob took a firm hold of the back of her head and ground the cake into her face.

* * *

Abby had been relived that no one had thought to check her bindings too closely or wonder who had been in the spare squirrel costume and pied the team. But Rob and her revenge on the snooty girls and the coach had worked out so much better than expected. After the show had aired Ms Crabtree had recieved a formal reprimand from the college principle for letting things get so out of hand whilst Holly had been relegated to being the mascot for the remainder of the season.

The end.