Twilight felt rage build up in her chest, and her magic build in her horn, “What are you doing?! Guards!”

The guards in the room, once so fit, were too slow to dodge the sleeping spells the unicorn threw their way. The guards fell to the ground, fast asleep within seconds. The unicorn strode forward, but stopped just out of sight, hiding in the shadows of the room, and partially behind Celestia's fattened plot.

“It's alright, you little ponies. Don't you worry. Everything will be fixed soon.”

Twilight shot a bolt of magic at the unicorn, earning herself another laugh. Her magic dissipated before it touched him.

“Don't bother, Twilight. Don't worry, you'll see the whole picture soon enough, my dear. Good luck!”

The sound of hoofsteps, and then nothing.

Twilight let out a cry of frustration, “I'm sorry, Princess, but if I could just move, I could have gotten him.”

“It's alright, Twilight,” Celestia soothed, though her tone of voice wasn't as calming as she hoped, “We'll figure this out.”

Twilight turned her attention to the guards, and between herself and Celestia, they dispelled the sleeping spell, and got them to their hooves once more. Celestia sent them back to their posts, and looked at the six mares, and one dragon, in front of her.

Rainbow Dash was clearly the heaviest out of all of them, permanently sitting in an upright position due to the massive folds of her plot and stomach. Her chest had created a fold that hung down, covering a good portion of her stomach, giving the illusion that her stomach was smaller than it was at first glance.. Her wings were coated in such a thick layer that they seemed almost immobile themselves, and Celestia couldn't help but wonder if they could flap at all. Despite this, Rainbow's face was still clearly defined, despite the multiple chin and chipmunk cheeks, though Celestia doubted that would remain so for long.

Twilight was the next heaviest, laying on the near mattress of her stomach, her butt ballooning up and out, nearly swallowing her hind legs. Twilight's face was sunken into the rolls of fat her neck had become, leaving only squishy chins, jowls, and her eyes to really prove that she had a face at all. Her Cutie Mark was almost twice the size of an average pony head.

Rarity was much the same as Twilight, though her stomach was clearly larger, spreading out underneath her, and lifting her legs from the ground. Rarity's legs were little more than pillows strapped to her sides, quickly becoming covered by the fat collecting over the joints. Unlike the others, however, Rarity's weight had spread more evenly around her body, leaving her looking like a gigantic, puffy marshmallow.

Pinkie Pie was sitting like Rainbow Dash, though it was her massive stomach and chest that pinned her to the ground. While the rest of her was large as well, her pink stomach drew the attention, and her fat chest oozed between her front legs, sagging down into a thick fold that threatened to cover a part of Pinkie's stomach. Despite this, Pinkie still seemed to fidget and look around quite a bit, still just as energetic as she'd been before eating herself into immobility.

Fluttershy's massive rear end was what was pinning her to the ground. It had lost any definition of a plot, and it was hard to tell where it began, and the small by comparison, stomach ended. Even though Fluttershy was still clearly morbidly obese, if Celestia ignored her rump, it was easy to see that the yellow pegasus would be mobile.

Applejack's stomach was the second largest of the six, second to Rarity's. Her thick legs were nearly swallowed by their own fat, hanging limply in the soft folds they generated in Applejack's stomach. Applejack's face was nearly spherical, multiple chins blending into the thick folds of Applejack's neck.

Celestia's eyes finally fell on Spike, and she had to wonder how? The purple dragon was so fat, his arms and legs had begun to be sunken into themselves, slowly being swallowed by the fat collecting at the joints and hanging down. His once little purple body was spherical himself, his arms and legs spread wide to accommodate the ever growing deposits of fat.

Celestia couldn't help but think about her own figure, so belly and plot heavy that she could no longer move her hind legs beyond a shake. Her front legs were still mobile, but they wouldn't be for much longer. Celestia sighed, shaking herself from her observations.

“We have no idea who could have done this,” Celestia admitted slowly, “I'd hoped you six would have some information, but you don't. I hate to say this, but there is nothing more that can be done at present. The best we can do is hope for the best, and try to lose-”

A knock on the throne room door interrupted Celestia, “Pardon me, Princess, but somepony is here to see you. They say it's urgent.”

“Let them in, please,” Celestia said, shifting uncomfortably.

Waddling in were two ponies, one very obese stocky pony in a very fancy white suit and hat with a very greenish aquamarine coat. Sitting on top of her pair of chins was a very boisterous smile that left thick dimples at the corner of her face that almost jiggled with her belly that currently rolled across the ground on a wheeled board. The other one, a fat unicorn in a labcoat and goggles with an off white coat that appeared more dirty than anything else. He was also smiling but it seemed forced as he appeared to be experiencing discomfort as his gut hung low beneath him, kept off the ground barely by a tightly cinched belt.

“Please, present yourself,” Celestia asked politely under a light huffing breath.

“Why of course yah majesty,” the aqua one said with a deep southern baritone in her voice that almost seemed to mock Applejack’s own, “My name is Stout Ranglah, and this here is mah assistant doctah Bubble Beakah,” The off-white pony kept his smile and bowed, sweat dripping off of his forehead. Despite not being as massive as Rangler, the aqua pony clearly had muscle under the fat while Bubble Beaker was apparently breaking a sweat before they even entered.

“Now, Princess,” Mrs. Stout proclaimed, “we are here on the most urgent of business, "You see, aftah everyone’s waistlines started to grow, mah company, along with others, put their heads togetha in order to solve this problem and put a special project in the forefront of development. This, scientific advancement allows my company and several others under tha contract to increase the yield of greenhouse production tenfold.”

“Is that so?” Celestia said with a surprised tilt of her head, feeling her fat cheeks bunch up against her face, “if that’s the case, then you could have potentially saved us all from starvation this winter.”

“Its nah problem Princess,” she said with a look of exaggerated pride, “Ah can't take ahll the credit, as my Secretareh Bubble Beakah here came up with paht of the idea.” She heavily bumped against the off-white pony, sending him hobbling off to the side with a light unconstrained giggle.

“Anyway, we already have the first crop distributed to my associate’s restaurants and any other establishment in need of provisions. I’m merely here to offer mah food services to Canterlot and the Castle, we just need your permission Celestia.”

“Of course, I give you permission to supply everywhere there needs to be food. Price will be no object,” Celestia replied with a relieved smile.

“Why thank yah very much,” Stout said with another bow, her large belly squeezing out wider against the floor, “now, Bubble Beakah, go an inform distribution on their new route to Canterlot, chop chop.” Bubble Beaker obliged as he huffed and puffed, dragging his gut on the ground, waddling out the door followed by Stout. She turned back with an eager grin saying, “it’s been a pleasure doing buisness with you princess, I hope we meet again.”

As they left, Twilight looked back at the princess and said with a whisper, “Should we trust her?”

“What choice do we have?” Rarity rebuked, “Especially if she's willing to save us all from famine!”

“I agree with Rarity,” Fluttershy mumbled into her mane.

“I don't know,” Rainbow said, “I'm not sure if I like that lady.”

“Well, if he's willing to save everypony from starvation and famine, he can't be that bad of a gal,” Applejack butted in.

“I agree with you, Applejack,” Celestia chimed in, causing Rainbow and Twilight to look less apprehensive, “And even if she doesn't have completely pure intentions, she'll be doing my kingdom, my subjects, Luna, and myself a favour. She at least deserves some recognition.”

“I suppose so,” Twilight admitted slowly.

Celestia smiled, “It'll be alright, Twilight. You'll see. I'm going to send you ponies home, and yes Spike you too, and keep in contact. Don't worry, Twilight. I'll keep an eye on Stout, and if I get suspicious, you'll be the first pony I'll tell.”

Twilight smiled, feeling a little more relived, “Alright then. Thank you for trying to find us. Spike filled me in on some of what happened here. Though he refused to tell me how he's gotten so big.”

Spike let out a nervous chuckle, making his entire body jiggle relentlessly.

Celestia shook her head, and called for the guards. Twilight and her friends felt both happiness, and apprehension, because they would finally get to home properly.

Twilight didn't like the sensation of pony hooves pressing into her massive sides, but she knew it had to be done to ensure she would be safe on the flight back to Ponyville. If she wasn't centered on the platform she'd been rolled onto earlier, it was quite likely she could fall off and fall to her death. That was something she didn't want to think about.

Finally getting settled properly, Twilight cast her eyes upon the waddling streets of Canterlot, no longer finding the term 'bustling' to be anywhere near applicable. From the stairs leading into the palace, Twilight found she could see quite a bit of the nearest streets. Obese ponies were dragging themselves around, some using their magic to hold some of their fat for them. Others were using some contraption that was similar to a disability scooter to move around.

Twilight sighed, and readied herself for the coming journey.

Author's Note

I have to thank PhealGud because he and I talked for over an hour. I now have a comprehensive plan for this story, and it's much better than my original plan. I also have to thank him for letting me use his OC (you'll see later), and for helping me write a portion of this chapter.

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