“Spike, do you have those documents I asked for?” Twilight Sparkle sat at her desk with her favorite quill in her magical grasp. Her mighty stack of incoming work wobbled as she searched through them with care. Twilight slipped a paper out of the tower and grinned. “Found it!”

	Her quill scribbled over the page at a rapid page. Twilight's accuracy with her penmanship was quite a sight. Far too many letters to Princess Celestia kept her skills in tip top shape. She reached out with her magic and pressed her official seal onto the page. “Another down!” She giggled as the document was placed atop her outgoing work.

	“Jeez, Twilight. How much more do you have to work on?” Starlight Glimmer sighed as she looked up from her book. The restless unicorn rolled her eyes as the stack of work was sorted through again, only to find a single page needed.

	“Well, there have been some noise complaints from a few ponies about loud bass during late hours...Applejack wants to apply for a few acres of land for new trees...Mayor Mare needed help with a LOT of permits since she's been behind...”

	Starlight scoffed as she closed her book. “Twilight, I KNOW you're trying your best but would it really be so bad if I helped out? I could speed this up for you and we could have the whole afternoon to ourselves!”

	The cocky mare lit up her horn and cast a spell at Twilight and herself. With a poof of magic, the room was filled with a dozen copies of each mare. “No, Starlight! What if we begin to disagree with each other? What if something is misread through all this?”

	“What if we run out of ink?” The army of Twilights shuddered as the copies vanished.

	“Aw, you're no fun. I just wanted to help.”

	Twilight leaned up from her current document and smiled. “I know, but you can't rush these things, Starlight. A lot of ponies are depending on me and I can't let them down.”

	As Starlight returned to her book, the doors to the office flew open. Spike the dragon walked in, waving an envelope in his claws. “Twilight! Hey, Twilight! Official business mail for you!”

	“If it's official, why didn't it appear in my pile of work?” She pointed to the ever growing pile of documents crying for her attention.

	“Oh...umm...he said that you HAVE to see it as soon as possible! So he gave it to me so I could give it to you!” Spike puffed up his chest.

	Twilight grabbed the letter with her magic and looked it over. “Still...it seems impolite to cut in line..but it DOES say that it's urgent on the front.”

	Starlight giggled. “Twi, that's just so you get baited into opening it. It's probably some sort of silly scam. A pony looking for easy bits through the mail.”

	Spike rolled his eyes. “I THINK I would have more sense then that. It was from that chubby stallion from a few days ago. The one begging for a building permit near the marketplace.”

	“Oh yea. I remember him. Really nice fellow. Offered up bits up front for all his permits and documents. I wonder what else he could really need?” Twilight carefully pried open the letter and began reading the parchment within. “A business proposition? With me?”

	Spike and Starlight looked over at Twilight. “Huh? What sort of business proposition?” Starlight got up from her chair and walked over to Twilight's desk. She peeked over the purple pony's shoulder and read along.

	“Hello, your most prestigious pony princess. I, Sizzle Grill, have an amazing opportunity for you! Please come down to the market stall where I am building my dream. If all goes well, the both of us could be quite rich, bringing in loads of fresh capital for Ponyville.”

	“New money and opportunity for Ponyville? The mayor WAS interested in finding ways to increase the town income. There are LOTS of projects we need funding for...”

	“Twilight, you can't be serious? I know you want to help but this all sounds too good to be true.” Starlight frowned.

	“Well, what have we got to lose but a bit of time? Besides, if I tell Mayor Mare that I've got a new source of income for the town, over half of my workload for today will vanish! It's a win-win if I ever saw one.” Twilight hopped out of her chair and grabbed her saddlebags with her magic.

	“I wanna see!” Spike giggled as he jumped into Twilight's back for a ride.

	“Fine. I wanted to stretch my legs anyway.” Starlight sighed as she grabbed her own saddlebags. She followed Twilight out the door as they began their journey to the market.

	It didn't take long to find out where they needed to go. The sound of construction dominated the modest marketplace. Stallions hammered away, slammed their tools around and made a general ruckus of the already crowded haven for the vendors of Ponyville.

	“Goodness...what are they erecting?” Twilight gasped as she saw the size of the building. It was easily as big as Sugarcube Corner, towering over the tiny stalls surrounding it.

	“We'll be building Equestria's very first fast food establishment, Princess Twilight!” A chubby, balding earth stallion smiled as he trotted to her side. “I've got big plans for this town and all of Equestria. I assume that's why you're here, right?”

	“Yes it is. My assistant delivered your letter and I was curious as to what you meant by increasing the income of our town. You must be Sizzle Grill.” Twilight looked at the hollow building as the workers moved a giant counter into place.

	“You heard right! I've got a splendid idea, one that most have never heard of before. A business that specializes in quick and efficient food service. Tell me, Princess. How many times have you gone home late at night, only to realize you didn't have anything ready for dinner?”

	Twilight blushed as she scratched the dirt. “Um...cereal is always a proper meal for when you forget these things...”

	The chubby stallion simply chuckled. “I've been there myself, Princess! Don't feel embarrassed! But now think about this, if you so please. What if Ponyville had a restaurant that had minimal wait times and served hot food in a moments notice?”

	Starlight giggled. “Nothing like that exists in Ponyville. At best, you have the nearby cafe till six at night.”

	“EXACTLY! And they only serve cold sandwiches at best. My dream is to offer my home recipe of grilled hay sandwiches to ponies all over for cheap, no matter what time it is!” Sizzle Grill smiled as he pat his stomach. “I call them Hayburgers. A nice, thick patty of seasoned hay grilled to perfection between two pieces of bread with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.”

	He pointed to a small table sitting outside the half finished building. “Come, I have samples for you to try. I can't wait to hear what you think!” He nearly shoved the trio to the table where several of his sandwiches was sitting on a platter.

	Twilight grabbed one with her magic. “Hmmm...certainly smells good.” She opened her mouth and took a bite, thoroughly chewing and letting the food spread along her tongue. Twilight swallowed, moaning as she took another bite. “Theshe ar shoo good!” Twilight mumbled through her mouthful of food.

	“Huh...really?” Starlight grabbed one and handed it to Spike before taking one for herself. They bit into the sandwich and smiled. “Hey, this is great! How much are you gonna be selling these?”

	Sizzle Grill smiled. “I was thinking about four to five bits a piece. A few more and I offer a complete meal with hay fries cooked to perfection and a drink.” He opened a box and poured a few fries onto the platter. “Try these, too! Get the whole experience.”

	“This is all amazing! If you really sell this at such a low price, the cafe finally has some competition.” Twilight's stomach gurgled, begging for another burger. “Um...do you mind if I have another? I was so busy that I skipped breakfast today.”

	Sizzle Grill laughed. “Please, take as many as you want. Seeing you enjoy these burgers is just what I was hoping for.” He reached into his saddlebags and pulled out a small contract. “I was hoping that I could maybe have you come in a few times a month and maybe make a show of ordering a bit of food for yourself. Really sell it so ponies are attracted to my business.”

	“Anything you order will be free of charge, of course. Stay for a while, chat with the customers and then you can go. I only need maybe an hour of your time every month.” He smiled wide as Twilight read over the contract.

	“And what will you do for me in return?”

	“Ah, you ARE a smart mare. Most would have already jumped at the chance of free food.” Sizzle Grill chuckled as he pointed down to the bottom. “You'll get a stipend of whatever I make. How does thirty percent of ALL my profits sound?”

	Twilight narrowed her eyes. “Fourty, and only if you dedicate my cuts of the profits to town hall and the local treasury.”

	“Bargaining not for yourself but for the town? What generosity!” Sizzle Grill smiled as he scribbled in the changes to his contract. “You have a deal, Princess Twilight! All I need you to do is sign here and agree to cooperate with me for as long as you can.”

	Twilight looked over to her friends. “Well...you DID say you wanted to help with the town's financial aid problems. I don't see anything wrong with it...” Starlight shrugged.

	“Yea! These burgers are great!” Spike grinned as he shoved another in his mouth.

	“Alright, Mister Grill. You've got a deal!” Twilight smiled as she neatly wrote her signature at the bottom of the contract.

	“Fantastic! I'll let you know when we open. You'll be first in line for more food. Thanks again!: Sizzle Grill was beside himself as he put away his paperwork. “Here. Take some for the road. Maybe go to town hall and share the good news with a little food?”

	“This is great! I've finally solved a huge issue for the town!” Twilight smiled as they walked to town hall. Starlight and Spike nodded as they nibbled on hay fries while they walked to town hall.






	It had only been a week and yet construction of the Happy Hayburger was finished. Sizzle Grill and Twilight Sparkle stood outside the doors as ponies crowded around the new building. The flash of a camera blinded the scene as everypony watched their princess lift up an over sized pair of scissors.

	“Fillies and Gentlecolts of Ponyville! How many nights have you gone without a proper, hot meal? Perhaps you forgot to buy something from the store? Maybe you forgot to defrost something? We've all had those nights with cold leftovers and I, Sizzle Grill, am here to put an end to boring nights with lousy food!”

	The crowd stomped in approval. Twilight brought the scissors over to a red sash tied in front of the doors. “We hereby open the Happy Hayburger for business. Come on in, Everypony!” Twilight snipped the sash and opened the doors with her magic. They followed her inside in awe as the smell of freshly made hayburgers filled the air.

	A young stallion walked up to the counter and grinned. “Welcome to the Happy Hayburger. How can I make you happy today?” Twilight giggled as she looked up at the flashy menu above his head.

	“I'll have three combo meals, please!” The stallion gave a nod as he punched in the order on his register. She had barely pulled out her pouch of bits when a heavy bag hit the counter. “Wait...it's already done??”

	Everypony was in awe as Twilight opened the bag. Sure enough, her food was already inside and cooked to perfection. The stallion pushed three bottles of water over the counter and gave a big grin. “That'll be fifteen bits, please.”

	Another bout of awe hit the crowd. Already, ponies were gathering in a line the snaked through the restaurant and out the door. Twilight smiled as she gathered up her meals and trotted out. She gave Sizzle Grill a wink as she trotted off to her castle.

	“Hey guys! Dinner is here!” Twilight shouted as she placed the warm bag on the dining table. Starlight and Spike rushed into the room as Twilight set the table accordingly.

	“Wow. Sizzle Grill wasn't kidding when he said fast!” Starlight smiled as she sat down.

	“Even I was surprised. It took the crew only a moment to have three meals done for all of us.” Twilight unwrapped her burger and took a bite. “Mmm...just as good as last time!”

	“Sho, how wash bushnez?” Spike asked with a full mouth.

	“Spike!” Twilight frowned as she levitated a napkin to his messy face. “It was amazing, actually. I think most of the town was there to get something to eat. If this keeps up, we'll have quite a bit of money to fix the roads and even town hall!”

	Starlight nodded as she swallowed her bite. “I hope so. Maybe even hire somepony COMPETENT enough at town hall so you can catch a break from all this paperwork.”

	“It would be nice...for now, let's savor this.” Twilight moaned as she finished her burger with a smile. “I only had to 'pay' fifteen bits for all this food, too. That's usually what the cafe charges for one pony to eat there.”

	“No reason to not get more tomorrow, right?” Spike asked with a glimmer in his eye.

	“Well...Sizzle Grill DID say I had access to free food. We'll see.” Twilight smiled at her assistant. She sat back in her chair for a moment before letting out a little burp. Twilight covered her mouth and rosy cheeks with her hooves as quick as she could. “Oops! Excuse me!”

	Everypony laughed as they finished up their meal. Starlight grabbed her current book and wandered off to find a cozy chair while Spike and Twilight wandered back to the map room. “Ah, almost like we're living like proper royalty. Free food properly given to us and we don't have to clean up after!” Starlight giggled to herself as she opened her book for the night.

	Spike's wish came true earlier than expected. “Starlight! Spike! I need you in the office!” Twilight shouted in the early morning.

	Both friends came rushing into the room to find Twilight's inbox overflowing with new documents.”Twilight, what's the deal? I thought you said your workload was going to DECREASE!” Starlight moaned.

	“W..well! It did! But now Mayor Mare needs me to sign off on the official start of lots of new projects due to the amount of income the Happy Hayburger has generated for the town and they still understaffed!”

	Spike and Starlight groaned as they began to sort through the papers on the floor. Soon, they had everything in small, manageable stacks on the floor. “Spike, I need you to get some of the emergency ink from the store room. We're gonna be here a while.”

	The moon was creeping into the sky as the last document was stamped. “That's it! We've finished!” Twilight smiled as she placed everything in her outgoing work pile.

	“Finally! Can we get some Happy Hayburgers to celebrate? It's too late for dinner.” Spike whined.

	“I suppose it wouldn't hurt to ask for more so soon, right? Besides, if you go and make an appearance, business might stay steady.” Starlight blushed as her stomach let out a little growl.

	“I think we deserve it. Maybe I'll get some of those milkshakes I saw yesterday as a little bonus for all our hard work.” Twilight grabbed her saddlebags and rushed off to the Happy Hayburger. It wasn't long at all before she was back with an even bigger bag.

	“Check this out! Sizzle Grill heard that I had a rough day so he offered me even more than I ordered. Look at these milkshakes I got!” Twilight placed three giant cups on the table and attempted to pull the straws out of hers. “They're so thick and creamy.” She moaned as she took a tiny sip.

	Twilight divided everything out and dove in. All sense of manners were forgotten as everypony tore into their food with gusto. The only noise in the entire castle was the desperate chomping and satisfied moans of two hungry mares and their starved dragon.

	“Oh man...I'm stuffed!” Starlight blushed as she rubbed her tummy. It wobbled to her touch as she suppressed a belch.

	“No kidding! That was way too much...” Twilight sighed as she sat back in her chair. Everypony was stuffed to their limits, making it hard to even more.

	“Race ya to bed, Twi.” Spike moaned as he dropped out of his chair. The little dragon barely made it three steps from his seat before passing out in a food induced slumber.

	“Hehe, sounds like a great idea. See you tomorrow, Starlight.” Twilight eased the bloated dragon onto her back and slowly walked to her room. Starlight did the same, sighing in relief as her wobbly hooves dropped her into bed.

	Starlight awoke the next morning with a slight tummy ache. “Oof...still full.” She grumbled as she rolled out of bed. She took care not to jostle her belly too much as she walked into the kitchen. “Go easy on breakfast, Spike. I'm not sure I'll even need it.”

	“No kidding...” He blushed as his claws rubbed his still round tummy. Spike offered Starlight a simple breakfast of eggs and toast, a meal already too big for either of them to split.

	“Hi guys! How ya doing?” Twilight nearly sang as she bounced into the room. A set of weary groans was the response she received as she sat down. “Wow, just eggs and toast? Did you guys start a diet?”

	Spike shook his head. “Nah, still full from last night.” He watched as Twilight scooped up the rest of the eggs to her plate. “Are...are you hungry after all that food from dinner?”

	Twilight nodded with a wedge of toast in her mouth. “Yesh.” She swallowed and took a sip of her coffee. “Must have been hungrier than I thought. I'll make sure I visit the Happy Hayburger a bit earlier than yesterday so we don't starve.”

	Starlight Glimmer and Spike traded a nauseous look. “More hayburgers? Twi, don't you want something else?” Starlight asked as she finished her breakfast.

	“Oh...um...did you guys have plans? Sizzle Grill said I should probably stop by tonight as well. The opening week will probably be his busiest and if I want to impress everypony, I should show up.”

	“Well...maybe you could just visit and get something for yourself? I'm a little tired of hayburgers for the moment...”

	“Yea...” Spike chimed in as he absentmindedly rubbed his tummy.

	“Ah. That's fine. You guys take it easy if you need to. If you change your mind before I leave, lemme know! As for me, I'm taking a well deserved break from all this work.” Twilight smiled as she left the table.

	“D'ya think it's okay to let her eat hayburgers for three nights in a row?” Spike asked.

	“Meh. Can't be too bad. As long as she doesn't go overboard or anything.” Starlight sighed as she got up from her chair. “Lets go for a walk outside before we let ourselves get stuck to a chair for the day, Spike.”






	The Happy Hayburger had been a complete success for everypony involved. Sizzle Grill always seemed to have customers in his shop and town hall finally seemed to be back on track. Starlight Glimmer sighed as she reached the bottom of her stack of books.

	“Haven't been this carefree in a while. I wonder what Twilight has been doing with all this spare time?” Starlight put her book down and scratched her chin. “Now that I mention it...I haven't seen Twilight at all for a few days. Where is she?”

	Starlight hopped out of her bed and wandered the castle. “Twilight? Twiiiiiilight? Where are ya?” Starlight peeked into every room and every hallway, shaking her head. “Where IS that mare?”

	A tingle on her flank distracted the curious mare. “The map? Hey, if the map is calling me, Twilight will surely be in the map room!” Starlight smiled as she rushed off to the giant room.

	Starlight raced off to the map room to find Spike sitting in his chair. “Hey Starlight. You get the call, too?” He pointed to the pointy scales on top of his head as they lit up in sequence.

	“Yea...but where's Twilight? I haven't seen her in a while...” As Starlight sat down, she heard the doors open behind her to reveal Twilight. The poor mare was dripping sweat as she struggled to canter to her seat.

	The purple princess was softer all over. A once svelte, trim Twilight Sparkle was now downright chubby. Her tummy had a definite wobble to it and her hips wiggled as she walked. “Sorry....I was....late....at the Happy Hayburger.” Twilight wheezed before sitting in her chair.

	“So....map says Starlight and Spike to Appleloosa for a friendship problem? How interesting. I wonder what might need your help there...” Twilight mused. Instead of focusing on the map, Starlight and Spike were busy staring at Twilight.

	“Look how round she is....has she been eating nothing but hayburgers or something?” Spike whispered.

	“Dunno...looks like it, though.”

	“Hm? Something wrong?” Twilight asked. She opened her saddlebags and placed a big bag of hayburgers on the table as she licked her lips.

	“Well...Spike and I are worried. Have you been eating Happy Hayburgers every night?” Starlight winced as Twilight took a massive bite.

	“Yesh...why do yoo ashk?” Twilight slurred before swallowing her meal.

	“Well...you're looking....healthy.”

	“Oh thanks! I do try to keep in shape.” Twilight giggled as she bit into the burger once more.

	“No, she means fat. You're fat, Twilight.” Spike blurted out.

	Twilight blushed as she put down her hayburger. “Spike! I am NOT fat!”

	Spike scoffed as the baby dragon hopped down from his chair. “Oh yea? Why don't you try running around the map for ten laps.” Spike dared.

	“Easy!” Twilight boasted. She pushed her hooves down on her chair, only to remain seated. “Wha?” She grunted and shoved hard, loosening her wide, bulging hips from the throne.

	With a comical POP, Twilight flew from her chair and hit the ground. “Twilight!” Spike called out as he rushed to her side. “Are you okay?”

	“Owww....” Twilight moaned as she sat up and rubbed her muzzle. Other than a small thump to the nose, Twilight seemed fine. “I....I MIGHT be holding onto a few extra pounds.” She blushed as Twilight rubbed her hips.

	“It's okay, Twi. Sometimes it happened.” Starlight put on a big smile as she helped Twilight stand up. “All you gotta do is cut down on the food and maybe do a bit more walking. You'll be back to your old self in no time.”

	“But...but the map!” Twilight tried to interject but Starlight shook her head.

	“Spike and I can take care of that. Why don't you talk to Rainbow Dash tomorrow about a good jogging route?”

	Twilight sighed. “I suppose you're right. Tomorrow, I'll ONLY have a light salad for lunch and go for a jog around town.” She smiled as she lifted up Spike's backpack and Starlight's saddlebags. “You two go to Appleloosa and have fun. I'll be hard at work here, okay?”

	“You think it's okay to leave her like that? We should talk to our friends and ask them to help her before we go.” Spike asked as they walked off to the train station.

	“I wouldn't worry about it. Twilight is a smart mare. If this doesn't show her that she's been eating too many burgers, I don't know what will.”








	The trip to Appleloosa had not been an easy one. Starlight's train broke down at every stop, stalling their arrival by a few days. By the time they had arrived, things were already at a boiling point between two deep rooted families working the apple fields. It had taken nearly two weeks of calming them down before they were even ready to negotiate.

	In the end, all was well. Starlight and Spike walked onto their ride home with pride, knowing they had done an incredible deed for the town. They kicked back on the train with an exhausted sigh, desperate to be home.

	“Hey Twi! We're back!” Spike shouted as he tossed his backpack to the ground. He rushed into the castle library only to be greeted by silence. “Maybe she's just out for a jog?”

	“Umm...I don't think so...” Starlight bit her lip in worry. All the way to the map room was a giant trail of wrappers from the Happy Hayburger. “Oh no...Twilight!” She shouted as she broke into a full gallop.

	Starlight threw open the door and gasped. Sitting there in Twilight's seat was her friend. At least, what USED to be her friend. Twilight was barely recognizable. Her stomach dominated her lap, spilling over the leg rests of her throne. Thick, purple hips squished into her tiny looking throne. Even her face was changed as her chubby cheeks were covered with condiment smears and crumbs.

	Such a drastic change had left Starlight stunned. “Oh no....Twilight!” She called out to the piggy princess.

	“Huh. Oh hi guys!” Twilight looked from her hoard of burgers and smiled. “How was Appleloosa?”

	“Forget about Appleloosa! Look at you, Twilight!” Starlight grabbed a mirror with her magic and pushed it in Twilight's face. What happened to your diet?”

	Twilight reached a flabby foreleg up and brushed a bit of smudged ketchup off her face. “Oh, it went well! I've been eating salads for lunch and going for jogs in the afternoon. I dunno why you're so worried.”

	Starlight scoffed. “But..but...you're twice as big compared to when we left!”

	“Well...Twilight giggled as she slurped down another milkshake. “I would usually jog around the market but the smell of burgers pulled me inside the Happy Hayburger. Sizzle Grill wouldn't let me leave so hungry and would offer me lunch!”

	“Twilight, no! All you did was eat MORE doing that. Can you even get out of that chair?”

	The obese mare grunted and groaned, doing her best to pull herself from her crystal throne. “Guess not. Could you go get me a few more hayburgers? I'm still kinda hungry.”

	Starlight watched as her teacher stuffed the burger right into her mouth. A heavy bulge fell down her throat as the calorie bomb exploded in her stomach and made her entire body wobble and jiggle. 

	“You hear that?” Twilight questioned as a cracking noise filled the air.

	“AHHH!” Twilight shouted as the back of her throne collapsed behind her. The crystal throne could take no more, shattering to pieces as Twilight fell backwards. Her body hit the ground with a violent thump, making her entire body jiggle and quake like gelatin.

	“Twilight, are you okay?” Spike shouted. He ran to her side and tried to lift her from the floor, but his claws sunk deep into her flabby back.

	“I'm fine, it's FINE.” Twilight giggled as she rolled and wobbled herself onto her stomach. She pushed herself up and sighed, cheeks already flushed from such an insignificant task. “Well, since I'm on my hooves, I'll just go to Happy Hayburger myself.”

	Starlight threw herself in front of the door. “No, Twilight. You can't keep eating like this. What about your health?”

	Twilight scoffed. “I already said I'm fine. I don't need your approval to get dinner. Please, Starlight. Move out of the way.”

	The two mares locked eyes for a moment until Starlight sighed. “I can't force you to stay...it's your castle. Please...at least consider what I said?”

	Twilight smiled and she hugged Starlight close, pinning the concerned mare to her flabby chest. “I know it's only because you care but I'll be fine. We'll have a nice breakfast tomorrow and talk this out, okay?”

	Starlight nodded as she pulled away and stepped aside. Twilight licked her lips as she waddled forward through the double doors. She stopped as her stomach squished into the door frame. “Hnnnng! Grrrrr!” Twilight grunted as she struggled to pull herself forward with her hooves.

	“Stupid door!” Twilight shouted as she channeled her magic and broke the door frame. Her body wobbled as it was released from the tight confines of the frame. “Ahh...there we go!” Twilight gave a smug smile to the ruined frame and waddled forward...only to get stuck in the next doorway.

	“Was that really the right thing to do?” Spike asked as he began to clean up the mess all over the room.

	“I hope so, Spike....I really hope so...” Starlight let out a heavy sigh as she helped the baby dragon clean up the mess and destruction left in Twilight's wake.



	The next day, Starlight was ready to try and confront Twilight about her eating problem. She sat at the breakfast table with a smile on her face and a nice, healthy meal of low sugar oatmeal for breakfast.

	She looked at the clock and frowned. “Twilight is usually up by now, right?”

	Spike shrugged his shoulders as he poured some oatmeal into a bow for himself. “Yea...but I dunno if she even came back last night.”

	Starlight bit her lip. “Wait...really?” Her eyes went wide as she flew out of her seat. “Spike, you know what that means? She's been at Happy Hayburger all night!”

	Before he could even respond, Starlight was out the doors, speeding towards the restaurant. She ran as fast as her hooves could take her, kicking up a mighty cloud of dust behind her. As Starlight darted through town, she noticed quite a few ponies just like Twilight.

	Many of the townsfolk had become extremely fat during their trip away from town. Heavy bellies, sagging rears and tons of discarded wrappers all over the ground. “No way...” Starlight watched as a mare struggled to lift herself up from a bench, her fat body bouncing with every little move she made.

	“Twilight Sparkle!” Starlight called out as she approached the building. She pushed open the door and gasped at what she saw. Sitting in the middle of the restaurant was Twilight, just as she predicted. Her mane was disheveled, purple coat messy and stained and her coat gleamed with a small layer of sweat.

	Twilight had grown. Her massive, flabby stomach squished all over the floor. Easily as big as an entire pony at this point. Twilight's legs were round and thick like logs, wobbling eternally as she reached onto her gut and grabbed another burger.

	Her rump was at least two ponies wide. Starlight cringed as she spotted two broken chairs under her bulk, both seats reduced to splinters and dust under her titanic rear. Her stomach rumbled and echoed through the restaurant before an ear splitting belch roared from Twilight's mouth.

	“No.....what have I done?” Starlight gasped as she fell to her stomach in defeat.

	“Quite simply, allowed Twilight to turn me into an overnight millionare!” Sizzle Grill smiled as he emerged from behind the counters. The platter on his back held several massive burgers, each one more imposing than the last. “Since Twilight decided to visit for lunch as well as dinner, my profits for myself and the town have skyrocketed!”

	“But look at her! She's so fat! Can she even move?” Starlight stomped her hoof as Sizzle Grill handed over the burgers to Twilight.

	“Does it matter? She's happy, they are happy, I am happy.” Sizzle smiled as he gestured to his patrons. Starlight looked over every chair only to spot ponies much like Twilight. Fat and hungry, demanding more and more hayburgers.

	“And now, WE are going to make a deal, Miss Glimmer.” Sizzle Grill smiled as he pulled another contract from his saddlebags. “I want YOU to help Twilight push my hayburgers right into Canterlot.”

	“What? I would never do that. Look at all this? This is wrong?”

	“Is it? Oh Twilight, are you unhappy at all?” Sizzle called out.

	“Nope! These burgers are even better than the last ones you made me!” Twilight moaned between bites of her food.

	“You see? She doesn't want this to end. If you DON'T help her get these burgers to Canterlot, her contract is finished, you hear? What would Twilight say if I told you that you didn't want to be happy?”

	Starlight wanted to say something...anything. She looked over to her friend and let out a heavy sigh. “No...I don't want her to be unhappy.” She reached out and grabbed the quill from his hooves and signed the contract, binding her to the Happy Hayburger.

	“Excellent. Your first task will be to give me feedback on the Princess Burger.” Sizzle Grill smirked as she pushed a triple patty hayburger into her hooves. Starlight gulped as Sizzle Grill revealed a whole platter just for her.








	Starlight looked at herself in the mirror. Rounded cheeks looked back at her as she stood in the back of the newest Happy Hayburger in Canterlot. It had taken six long months of promoting food and hauling Twilight around from each new restaurant.

	Her stomach was fat and round, a doughy basketball of flab that wobbled past her knees when she walked. Starlight's flanks were soft and bouncy, wiggling side to side as she walked. The unicorn was well beyond fat and was growing ever closer towards obesity.

	“Stupid....dress!” Starlight grumbled as she sucked in her gut again and again. She tugged the strap into place and clasped it shut, finally donning the tight dress. “Jeez...am I ever gonna accept I'm fat, already??”

	She let out a bit of tension at a time, sweating as her dress groaned under the pressure. Satified it was going to hold., Starlight waddled out the back doors and approached Twilight. “Ready to go, big gal?”

	Twilight nodded, sending her chins wobbling. There was no way to properly describe Twilight anymore. Was there a proper term past obese? The gigantic purple mare smiled as she felt Starlight grab the purple flab weighing her down and waddled forward.

	Even with assistance, Twilight's belly dragged along the ground. Her enormous body could not be contained, leaving her numerous rolls wobbling with every breath. Twilight was a blob of soft, purple flab and it was her job to grow bigger with every burger she ate.

	Sizzle Grill smiled as he watched his mares approach the front of the store. “Wonderful! Here are our terrific mascots now! Princess Twilight Sparkle and Miss Starlight Glimmer!” The ponies of Canterlot cheered as Starlight gave a little wave.

	“And our other guests of honor today! Princess Celestia and Princess Luna!” The tall princesses smiled and waved at their little pones, not at all phased at Twilight's overblown size.

	“My little ponies, it is my pleasure to introduce the newest trend to Equestrian dining. Welcome to the Happy Hayburger!” Princess Celestia cut the silk ribbon over the doors and led her ponies inside. Several princess burgers were already waiting for them, fresh off the grill.

	Princess Celestia smiled as she took a bite. “Oh, this is quite good! Perhaps a little too much for me to eat all at once but I most certainly would come back. How about you, Luna?”

	The princess of the night was already munching through her own burger, moaning as she swallowed a second bite. “Come back? I don't want to leave! These hayburgers are incredible!”

	Starlight smiled as she grabbed her own burger and bit into it. “Mmm...they ARE pretty good, I have to admit.” Starlight swallowed and let out a content sigh. The air was filled with little tears and rips as her belly began to shred through her clothing.

	The mare didn't even take a second glance. All that mattered right now was the next bite....and the next burger...and the next burger after that!