In a universe different from the one we know, everything was different. Playcare was a wonderful place, especially for the Smiling Critters, who called it home. Every day was filled with joy and laughter. The Smiling Critters were content with their simple lives, content with their family and friends. They never realized how different the world was outside the walls of Playtime Co. But they didn’t think about it since it was all they’d ever known. One day, while they were sitting in class, Miss Delight, their teacher, was as sweet and bubbly as ever, unlike in the other universe. She greeted her students every day with a smile and a kind attitude and her students, the Smiling Critters, always greeted her the same way. Although she did her best as a teacher, things weren’t always easy since some of her students were troublemakers who sometimes acted out. However, Miss Delight was determined to bring out the best in her students, so she tried her best to help them learn and grow. She spent extra time with them and gave them extra care and attention. She also encouraged them to work together and collaborate on projects. Often, that would work. But two students, Kickin Chicken and Hoppy Hopscotch, would occasionally cause trouble for Miss Delight not because they didn’t like her, but because she would often let them off with a warning. Miss Delight was patient and understanding, but she couldn't put up with their antics forever. She had to find a way to get them in line and ensure the whole class was learning and growing. One day, Kickin and Hoppy ended up taking their antics too far. Miss Delight allowed the Critters to have some free time while she graded some papers she was behind on since they had been working hard lately. Some students decided to play harmless games, listen to music, and draw pictures, but Kickin and Hoppy had other ideas. They started with some simple arm wrestling. They did that for a few minutes before deciding to move on to roughhousing, which Hoppy instigated. At one point, she pinned Kickin’s arm behind his back, much to his surprise. He tried to break free, but Hoppy was pretty strong and the arm wrestling rendered his arm too tired to muster up any strength. Luckily for him, Miss Delight looked up and saw what was happening. “Hoppy, what are you doing?” She asked, trying to use a kind approach. “What does it look like?” Hoppy said, still holding Kickin’s arm behind his back. “Hoppy, please let Kickin go. I don’t think he likes you twisting his arm like that,” Miss Delight, being as gentle as she can be. “N-no, it’s okay, Miss Delight. I can handle myself just fine. I just… just need to… ugh, try and… escape…” Kicking grunted, trying to break free. “Hoppy, sweetie, that’s enough. I think he-” Relax, I’m not hurting me. If I was, he’d say something and I would stop.” Hoppy said. “Please do not interrupt me again.” Miss Delight said, her smile replaced by a mix of concern and slight impatience. “Relax, Miss Delight. I’m just teaching Kickin to not be a little bit-” “Stop right there, young lady.” Miss Delight snapped, slightly annoyed. “I will not tolerate that behavior, or that language, in my classroom.” This took everyone by surprise since Miss Delight was always doing her best to keep a smile on her face, no matter what. “S-sorry, Miss Delight,” Hoppy mumbled, letting Kickin’s arm go. “Thank you, sweetie. I apologize for snapping at you.”Miss Delight said, tucking her hair behind her ear, embarrassed that she allowed herself to lash out. Hoppy just sat down and set her head on the table, fighting tears. She was used to getting scolded by the employees of the factory but she could’ve never imagined Miss Delight ever doing so. Kickin felt bad that only Hoppy got in trouble even though they were both acting out, but he knew that Miss Delight already figured that out. “Are you okay, Hoppy?” He asked, rubbing her back. “No, I’m not. I’m… a bit upset, actually.” She said, growling. “I understand. I’m sorry about that, man.” Kicking said, feeling guilty. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll be fine… maybe.” Hoppy said, picking her head up. She sighed and mumbled something, but Kickin couldn’t hear it. Soon, Miss Delight was caught up in grading papers and was proud of her students' efforts. She congratulated them for doing so well. Everyone seemed happy with her words of encouragement but Hoppy just looked disinterested. Miss Delight noticed and went over to talk to her. “Hey, Hoppy, are you alright?” She asked, kneeling next to Hoppy. “No, I’m not alright. I’m pissed off.” Hoppy said. “Is it because I snapped at you earlier?” She asked. “Yeah, it is.” “Well, sweetie, I’m sorry for doing that. It was unprofessional and wrong of me.” Miss Delight said, grabbing Hoppy’s paw. She began rubbing it with her thumb. “It’s fine, I guess. I’ll get over it.” Hoppy said. Miss Delight nodded, still rubbing Hoppy's paw. She smiled and stood up. "I'll be here if you need anything." She said, before leaving Hoppy alone. Soon, Hoppy was back to her happy-go-lucky, carefree self. Soon, lunchtime arrived and Miss Delight had to leave to take care of some things. “Alright, students. Go ahead and get your lunch. I’ll be right back.” She said, before leaving the room. Everyone got their lunchboxes out and began eating. Picky had a lot of food, so her lunchbox was struggling to stay closed. Others, like Dogday and Catnap, packed a few things for a simple lunch. They all talked about random stuff while they ate, but no one brought up what happened with Hoppy and Miss Delight since they didn’t want to upset Hoppy. But Hoppy was in a better mood so they knew they didn’t have to worry about anything. Hoppy finished her food first since she was eager to get some extra playtime in before Miss Delight returned. Kickin was the next to finish since he didn’t pack that much food. “Hey, Hoppy. You up for Round 2?” He asked, smirking confidently. “I dunno. Miss Delight won’t be happy if she finds out we were roughhousing again.” Hoppy said, her ears folding down. “Yeah, but she’s not here right now. C’mon, I want a rematch.” Kickin said. Hoppy looked around. “Just do it. We all know you want to.” Catnap said, not looking up from his food. “Besides, some entertainment during lunchtime might be fun for the rest of us. What’s the worst that could happen?” “Well, the worst that could happen is Miss Delight coming back while they’re still wrestling, but maybe if you guys are careful, you won’t get caught,” Dogday added. “Alright then,” Hoppy said, nodding. “In that case, you’re on, dude.” Hoppy stood up and tackled Kickin. “Oof, not so hard, Hops.” Kickin said. The two continued to wrestle, pinning each other down, putting each other in submission holds, and laughing, all while the other Critters quietly cheered them on, except Bubba, who stayed quiet and ate his food. Eventually, the wrestling moved towards the front of the room, where Miss Delight’s desk was. By then, everyone except Picky was finished with their food and had put their lunchboxes up. Hoppy charged at Kickin, ready for a takedown, but lost her footing and rammed into the desk, knocking over a vase. Luckily, Hoppy caught the vase before it hit the ground. “Holy crap, that was close.” She exclaimed, huffing loudly. “Y-yeah, no kidding. I mean, if that thing shattered, we’d be toast.” Kickin added. Suddenly, they heard footsteps approaching the classroom, but before they could react, Miss Delight entered the room. “Sorry about that, students. I just-” She paused, looking around at the carnage that was once her neat and tidy classroom before her eyes landed on Hoppy and Kickin, who were visibly exhausted with the latter holding her prized vase with disheveled flowers, some of which had fallen out. “What on Earth happened in here?” She asked, almost in disbelief. Hoppy and Kickin immediately regretted their decision to wrestle. “Uhh…” Hoppy tried to speak, but her voice was too shaky to form coherent words. Miss Delight just sighed. “Hoppy, Kickin, I need to have a word with you two. The rest of you, go outside and... have some extra free time.” She said. The other Critters got up and left the room. Catnap looked back and mouthed “Sorry, guys” before leaving. As soon as they left, Miss Delight closed the door. “Alright, you two. I know my classroom was not like this when I left. And you two are now over here instead of at your table where you should’ve been. Start talking.” She said, trying to remain calm. Hoppy and Kickin looked at each other before speaking. Hoppy was the first to speak, trying to explain the situation. Kickin nodded in agreement, and the two of them tried to explain what had happened. “So, you two decided to roughhouse again after I told you not to?” Miss Delight asked. “Y-yes, ma’am.” Hoppy said, her ears folded in shame. “Which one of you instigated it this time?” Miss Delight asked. “I did, Miss Delight. Hoppy even tried to talk me out of it.” Kickin said. “What a mess. You two disobeyed me and made a mess of my classroom. I’m very disappointed in the both of you.” Miss Delight scolded with a gentle firmness. Hoppy and Kickin both felt guilty because Miss Delight was always really nice and they realized that their antics had gone too far as they looked around and saw the mess they made. “We’re sorry, Miss Delight. We promise we won’t do it again.” Hoppy said, her ears still folded down in shame. “Yeah. We understand that what we did was wrong and we’re really sorry.” Kickin added. Miss Delight shook her head. “Normally, I would’ve accepted your apology and moved on, but since you two are always causing trouble almost every day, I think you two need to be punished.” She said. “Th-that’s fair.” Hoppy said, shuffling her feet nervously. “So… what’s our punishment going to be, Miss Delight?” Kickin asked, also pretty nervous. “Well, I think a more direct approach is needed. As such, you two will be receiving a stern spanking,” Miss Delight said, crossing her arms. She grabbed her chair, sat it down at the front of the classroom, and sat down. “Alright, you two. I’ve tried my best to be a good teacher, being nice to you all because I care a lot about you and even letting you off the hook multiple times because I just didn’t have the heart to punish you. But now I do. Which one of you wants to go first?” She asked, keeping unbroken eye contact. “I guess I’ll go first,” Hoppy said, walking over to Miss Delight. “Now lay on my lap, Hoppy.” Miss Delight said. Hoppy began to grow worried about Miss Delight’s intentions but didn’t question it too much since Miss Delight was an adult and, therefore, knew best, so she did what she asked. Or at least, she tried. After 2 or 3 failed attempts from Hoppy to climb onto Miss Delight’s lap, Miss Delight just picked her up and set her on her lap. “What are you going to do, Miss Delight? Is this gonna hurt?” Hoppy asked. Miss Delight began to answer but hesitated, unsure of how to answer. But Hoppy took that as a yes and began to internally panic. Kicken began to feel really nervous as well. Still, neither of them dared to move, especially Hoppy. Miss Delight raised her hand and delivered a firm swat to Hoppy’s bottom, causing the young rabbit to yelp. “OW, that really hurt.” She whimpered. “I know, but you two should’ve thought of that before deciding to disobey me and roughhouse after I asked you not to, which led to the destruction of my classroom.” Miss Delight said before delivering another swat. Hoppy whimpered and grabbed the side of Miss Delight’s dress, holding it for comfort, which the mostly kind teacher didn’t mind. She kept delivering firm slaps to Hoppy’s bottom, each time causing Hoppy to let out soft whimpers and slowly start to tear up. At one point, Hoppy put her paw over her bottom, but Miss Delight simply pinned her arm to her back, just as the young rabbit had done to Kickin moments ago. After a minute or so, Miss Delight let Hoppy go and set her down. “Go sit down, hon. Kickin, you’re next.” Miss Delight said. Hoppy, who was tearfully rubbing her sore bottom, went to her seat and sat down, putting her head back down on the table as she had before. Meanwhile, Kickin made his way over to Miss Delight. “Do you need help getting on my lap too, sweetie?” She asked, trying to be nice. Kickin nodded. “Yes, please.” He said, feeling scared. Miss Delight picked him up and placed him on her lap. He was nervous but knew he had no way out of it. Miss Delight raised her hand and firmly swatted Kickin’s backside. He just whimpered loudly and buried his face in Miss Delight’s dress as she continued swatting at his backside, not hard enough to leave marks but hard enough for him to feel it, just as she did with Hoppy. He tried his best not to cry but he felt so ashamed, and embarrassed and the spanking hurt just enough for him to break. A minute later, Miss Delight set him down as well. “Hoppy, come here.” She said. Hoppy got up, still feeling sore, and walked over, hanging her head in shame. “Yes, Miss Delight?” She said. Miss Delight knelt down and hugged the small Critters before her. “I think you two have learned your lesson. I’m sorry I had to punish you, so please don’t give me a reason to do it again, okay?” She said, hugging them tightly. Hoppy and Kickin were relieved it was over and hugged her back, enjoying the warm embrace that came after such a painful and unpleasant experience. “Now, I need to go check on the other Critters. In the meantime, can you two clean up the mess you made?” Miss Delight, smiling warmly. “Yes ma’am. We’ll clean it up.” Hoppy said, wiping tears off her face. “We promise to have it looking as it did before we… y’know…” Kickin said. “Thank you. And again, I’m sorry for punishing you so severely.” She said. “It’s okay, Miss Delight. We know you didn’t enjoy it any more than we did.” Hoppy said, smiling weakly. With that, Miss Delight left the room and the two Critters got to work cleaning the room up. Miss Delight went out to where the other Critters were sitting around, drawing, talking, and doing whatever. “Students, I need your attention.” Miss Delight said. The Critters stopped what they were doing and turned to Miss Delight. “As you know, I asked you to leave so I could speak with Hoppy and Kickin.” She began. “Are they okay? What happened?” Catnap asked, feeling bad for encouraging their reckless behavior and getting them in trouble. “Yes, they’re fine. They’re just cleaning up the mess they made and they’re being very respectful about it as well, which is always nice.” She said, smiling warmly. “That’s good.” Catnap said, feeling more at ease. “So, how long until we can go back to the classroom?” Dogday asked. “We can go back as soon as the mess is cleaned up.” Miss Delight responded. “How long will that take?” Bobby asked. “I’m not sure, but I’ll let you know when they’re finished cleaning.” Miss Delight said. “I’m almost finished with my drawing.” Craftycorn said, coloring her masterpiece. “Ooh, it looks amazing.” Bobby said. After a few minutes, Hoppy and Kickin were finished, so Miss Delight allowed the other Critters to come back to the classroom, which looked even better than it had originally looked. “Wow, the classroom looks wonderful. Good job, Hoppy and Kickin, I’m proud of both of you.” Miss Delight said. “Thank you, Miss Delight,” They replied. With everything finally calmed down, Miss Delight continued teaching. Hoppy and Kickin were a bit nervous that the other Critters would see that their butts were a bit red, but most of it was hidden by their fur, so none of the Critters really noticed. From that point on, Hoppy and Kickin never acted out in class again.
Just kidding, you idiot, they did it many more times because they don’t care. Until they get their butts beat again. But that’s for next time.
