Battle of the Bulge II: Fit to be Fat (13)
Previously on Battle of the Bulge II…
“Wasn’t he just great talking about his appreciation for this town and us?” asked Melody.
“Kinda too bad we don’t really have a lot going on to see how he handles things,” said Bright Eyes.
“I’m sure something will happen where his attention is needed,” said Starlight. [In their submarine…]
“I’d like to report a series of ponies that are violating your rules about being overweight in the town of Pudgyville,” told Stella.
“Any proof this, Miss?” asked Brandon.
“We’ve got plenty of photos to share,” replied Stella.
“Bring them when we arrive,” ordered Brandon.
“They’re coming and so are we. Bring the photos too. We’ll be making history,” replied Stella. [At Melody’s house…]
“What’s gotten into you ponies? I understand your passion for being overweight but this is ridiculous,” remarked Melody’s mother.
“It’s okay mom, really,” insisted Melody.
“Okay? I watched you struggle to even walk. You’re in no condition to be that overweight. I’m afraid I’ll have to take you all to the hospital to see if any of you developed anything serious now come on," protested Melody's mom. [At the hospital…]
“What do we have here?” asked Melanie, the hospital’s head nurse.
“These ponies need liposuction right away,” answered Melody’s mother.
“Lipo-what!?” questioned Bon Bon.
“Don’t worry, Bon Bon, you’ll be back to your normal fat selves in no time,” answered Melody’s mother.
“WAIT, HOLD EVERYTHING!” yelled a voice. *Everyone turns to see who came in*
“What’s going on here?” asked Melanie.
“There is no need to have them take that grueling road to recovery with that procedure,” replied Lily.
“Why’s that?” asked Melody’s mom.
“My magic horn can make it go away but it’ll take a few weeks to reverse it but you will all lose about one to two pounds per week,” explained Lily.
“Well, a few weeks is a long time but it’ll mean there isn’t a painful recovery and besides, it’d be expensive to give you all liposuction surgery,” stated Melody’s mom.
“If that lipo-whatever it was was going to be that bad, I’m glad for Lily to help us out,” said Clover.
“Me too,” said the others. [Later that night…]
“Guess we just have to put up with this weight for a few weeks but it’ll be easier as the weeks pass. Can’t say that I’ll miss being this fat. This would be enough to make it very uncomfortable sitting in Ms Hackney’s class if she didn’t arrange to have the desk and chair become separate. Heck I probably couldn’t even fit, none of us would. At least we won’t have to go to school for a little while, we’ll just watch the lectures online since the bus is still broken anyway,” said Melody. [At Bon Bon’s house…]
“Dear diary, boy it’s good that Lily Lightly found a cure for this because there’s no way I’d want my friends to see me go forever and I don’t think my body would be able to take this new weight forever. Just have to deal with it for the time being,” thought Bon Bon as she wrote in her diary. [At Bright Eyes’ house…]
“Probably isn’t much of a point in wearing anything for the next few weeks so that this body of mine can return to a more normal fat state or I’d have nothing to wear when we finally do return to our considered normal,” thought Bright Eyes. [At Clover’s house…]
“Thank goodness this isn’t permanent,” said Clover’s mother.
“We may have to have you eat somewhat healthy foods to help that weight drop more quickly, Clover,” added Clover’s father.
“Oh well, if it’s for a good cause, and it is, then I guess I should follow up on that,” agreed Clover. [At Starlight’s house…]
“No more ice cream sundaes for me but then they’re mostly for my customers anyway and speaking of which, I hope they don’t notice the weight too much, even though being fat is what this town is all about. Magic or not, this will be quite the long road to recovery but at least it won’t be a painful one. Just have to be patient," said Starlight.
