Alyx noticed Carrie's earlier tendency to giggle and carry on with Astral had disappeared, which was a good thing for her backside. Tops do not appreciate brats who seem to find bad behavior amusing. She hooked her hand into Carrie's waistband and pulled her to stand in front of her. Then she unfastened Carrie's trousers and pulled her over her lap, deliberately baring her bottom the same way she had done for Emma.

"Now then," Alyx said, securing the brat firmly by an arm around her waist, "it's time we addressed your own part in these shenanigans!"

Carrie didn't point out how Emma had done most of the dirty work...it was time for brat solidarity, she thought. But it didn't matter.

"You definitely contributed in trying to cover everything up," Alyx continued sternly, as she hefted her right knee so that Carrie's bottom was hiked even higher in the air. "You encouraged the instigator in her naughtiness and then tried to get Astral to choose a cane, which tells me you haven't been taking this seriously! That, young lady, is a very big mistake."

Alyx reached down and picked up the fuzzy paddle. She rubbed it soft side of it against Carrie's skin, making the brat jump at first, then relax as she felt the stroking against her bare buttocks.

"Did I ever tell you that I did appreciate this little gift," Alyx said softly as she rubbed, "but that I felt it could be improved?" As she felt the brat stiffen she continued. "So I removed the cotton-ball covering on one side and varnished it. I find it's much more practical to have these different surfaces, don't you think?"

So saying, she flipped the paddle over and began tapping the smooth wooden surface against Carrie's bottom. She heard the brat gasp, but that was soon drowned out by the loud reports of the paddle as Alyx began spanking, slowly but solidly, Carrie's now bouncing cheeks. She ignored the apologies and pleas until her bottom was a dark magenta, at which point she flipped the paddle over again, and finished up with a few soft thuds with the furry surface. Carrie HAD chosen that, after all.

She righted the brat in her lap and gave her a hug as well, before letting her restore her clothing and sending her off with a warning to stay out of trouble. Alyx then turned her gaze to Astral, narrowed her eyes, and beckoned the brat to step forward.