“You are on the fastest route, you should reach your destination by 6:30 PM.” The GPS sounded off as Rayna drove through the city, just having gotten back from a store another city over. The trunk of her car was filled with decorations: streamers, balloons, ribbons, and much more, as well as some assorted items. These included a few bottles of soda, a 100-pound weight she was able to carry with her telekinesis, a few mechanical parts, and a few special surprises. After she arrived, she headed straight for the back of the building, with the mechanical parts. “The Party Balloon,” read a sign out in front, and another sign on the door noted that it was closed for the day. This was fine by her, she was partly the reason the place was closed. Once she entered a door in the back, she looked around at the different people relaxing in the room. “Glad you all could make it,” she said with a smile. “Even if I did pay you guys to help.” She handed the bag of parts over to a short rabbit-looking girl, who had bat-like wings and a long antenna with a round red pom-pom at the end. The bunny-like Moogle smiled as she took the parts, and gave a friendly smile. “Hey, it’s not like some of us aren’t getting anything out of this. I’m getting to do some great work on this, kupo.” She patted the back of the robotic creation she had been working on, and began hooking up the parts she’d been given. “Do any of you want to help me get everything else out of the car?” A few girls nodded and followed Rayna out. By the time 7:30 rolled around, the lounge was fully decorated with everything Rayna had brought out. One of the girls who had helped, a Lucario with white and blue-gray fur, walked up to Rayna. “Rey, you’ve really outdone yourself.” Rayna was a bit worried. “I don’t know, Pipes. I’m still worried Michelle’s gonna hate it.” “Are you kidding? You’ve got a pretty good lineup of girls, a well-decorated club, and a cute girl who’d love the idea of a private show just for her, at her own club. You’ve worried about this for a long time, and so much planning’s gone into this. Trust me, Rey, you’re ready.” Rayna smiled, as her friend headed for the back. Yeah, Piper was right. This would be a night to remember. At 8, another Pokemon pulled up, coming in through the front door. It was no wonder Rayna had a crush on her. The Absol woman had a slim figure, and was wearing a tank top, short shorts that showed a prosthetic right leg covered in fake fur to add to the realism, a necklace with what seemed to be a black and red Mega Stone, and boots. She was a rugged woman, having seen her fair share of trouble, but tonight wasn’t the night to think of that. The lovely Latios had invited her to visit the club today, and as soon as she stepped into the lobby, she saw why. It was decorated for a party, though there weren’t that many balloons. Speaking of balloons, here came Rayna, from the back room. “Glad you could make it, Michelle.” “I had to see what you had in mind, Rayna. You always go all-out.” “Hey, you know me. Only the best for you, hun. Why don’t you take a seat, and we’ll be ready to go soon.” She followed Rayna into another room, reserved for guests of honor, and sat in the seat on the stage as Rayna went to the back again. The show was about to start. Five minutes later, she stepped out onto the stage, smiling. “Michelle, I hope you’re ready. A few of my friends and I got together to put on a show for you. Of course, we all want to help you enjoy this night. As you can see, there aren’t that many balloons. Of course, I decided to go for quantity over quality, and these balloons you’re about to see are definitely way better than the ones down there in the lobby.” ------------------------------------------------------------- “So, shall we get on with it, then?” “Of course, I’m always ready to see some party poppers in action,” Michelle said as Rayna looked to the side, making a gesture to the first performer to come on stage. “Alright, then. Say hello to our first act,” said Rayna. “I think you may already know this gal, she was pretty eager to join the show, and I figured I’d have her first to start things off with a particularly big bang. Nina, you’re up!” Nina, a dragon with purple and gray fur, walked out on stage as Rayna left. For once, she was completely deflated back to normal size, meaning she had already let herself burst, just to be flat for this. She was topless, except for some black tape in two X shapes covering her nipples. “Hi, Michelle. Liking the setup?” “I sure am. So, you’re the first blimp of the night?” “Well, there’s only one way I can vent my hydrogen with this tape on my breasts. You want to do the honors of tying up the last way? I’ll let you do whatever you want, as long as it’s not too crazy.” She had a rope slung over her wing, which she handed to Michelle. Michelle happily obliged, tying the dragon’s muzzle shut. “I can’t wait to see how big you get,” she added. Even with the rope tied around her muzzle, the constant hydrogen inflation didn’t go too quickly. This suited them both fine, Nina would get to tease Michelle a bit more while Michelle would get to caress the slowly growing dragon. Nina walked around the chair for a bit, giving Michelle the perfect opportunity to rub that fluffy belly and feel it swelling out under her hands. The fire dragon seemed pretty happy to be like this, though she couldn’t say it yet. Her tail moved idly, and accidentally flicked a piece of confetti onto her horn. As she pulled it off, Michelle had an idea. Nina continued inflating and swelling slowly, not letting up on the growth. When her belly hit around two feet in diameter, she began to float upwards, reaching neutral buoyancy. She continued to stick close to Michelle, who was loving every minute of the growth. Soon after hitting three feet, she removed the rope. “Honestly, I don’t really think we can do too much without me being able to talk. Why don’t I show you a better spot to be?” She rotated so she was floating on her belly, and pointed in between her breasts. “Well, I don’t think I can turn that opportunity down.” Michelle stood up as Nina embraced her into those huge mounds. The soft fur and Nina’s high body temperature made for a very nice spot… and the perfect vantage point to smack one of her horns. “You were just waiting for that moment, weren’t you?” Nina gave her a sly smile as her belly and breasts began swelling out faster, after Michelle predictably gave her horn a light slap. “You said whatever I want,” said Michelle with a smirk. Nina laughed as her belly surpassed the 5-foot mark, her wings no longer able to keep her down. Slowly, she rose upwards and upwards. Usually, it was supposed to stop when she was fully round, but since she was exerting muscle control to keep it to her belly and breasts, she continued to grow faster and faster. “Stand back a bit, Michelle!,” Nina warned. The Absol took a few steps back, before an explosion rocked the room before her eyes. Nothing was damaged, since the room was made to handle it, but Nina’s small silver bracelet was all that was left. It fell to the ground, bounced, and rolled backstage. The first balloon show was finished, and Michelle took her seat as Rayna came back out. “Sounds like the first show’s over. Ready for the second?” --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As Rayna stepped out on stage, she brought a pair of two-liter soda bottles and set them down. “There’s no way those two bottles are gonna be enough,” said Michelle. “Unless you’ve got something special in mind?” Rayna nodded, and went back to her announcer voice. “I do. She was my first crush, and is still my best friend. Now, she’s planning to try out for a job here. Here’s hoping she can convince you a bit, huh? Piper, you’re up!” A Lucario slowly stepped out onto the stage, a bit shy. Her blue, gray, and cream fur was more of a bluish-gray, black, and white, and she was wearing a blue button-down shirt. “Hi there… Michelle, right? You really are just like Rayna says…” Michelle chuckled a bit. She probably knew exactly what Rayna said about her. “So… Why don’t I show you what I’ve got in store?” Piper bent down to grab one of the soda bottles, and drank straight from it. Soon, a faint fizzing sound could be heard, as the jackal Pokemon’s belly began to swell. “What do you think so far?” She was still a bit nervous, but she seemed to be enjoying it more and more. Michelle just smiled. “Not bad.” She was kinda liking how shy this girl portrayed herself as, either that or how brave she was to perform despite shyness. This didn’t last long, though, as she took another drink, her belly swelling out just enough to pop a button. “Good, because it’s not just these buttons that are gonna pop.” Once she got over her initial unwillingness, she let herself just run with the mood of the night, drinking more soda and filling up, teasing and flirting, and overall just having fun. Michelle wouldn’t have it any other way, especially when Piper downed the final half of the first bottle in one go. Half the buttons were popped, and this was enough to get the rest of them. Her breasts grew out, a bit bigger in proportion than Nina’s. Soon, she did a little twirl, and the sudden stop caused her whole body to jiggle around. As she expected, this sent the already-fizzing soda into overdrive, as her belly surpassed 6 feet in diameter easily, her breasts following closely at 5. “Heh… There’s so much pressure building up… I’ve never felt like this.” Piper knew Michelle probably wouldn’t like her letting any out, so she had asked Rayna to telekinetically keep her breasts from getting foamy. This worked like a charm, making Piper grow more and more than usual. Soon, though, she realized her time was almost up, and she grabbed the other bottle and started chugging. “Keep your eyes on me, because the finale’s coming up!” She stepped a bit closer, rubbing her firm breasts against Michelle. Each one was easily twice the size of an exercise ball, and yet she was still somehow able to move perfectly fine. She was confident in her size, and this had become far too much fun for her. But once each sphere became as tall as she was, she knew it would have to end. With the spikes on the back of her hands, she pressed in, and BANG, she burst into a ton of soda foam, which was easily swept off stage as the returning Rayna used the Tailwind ability. “So, what did you think about her? Think you’d want to see more of her at the club?” Michelle shrugged. “I’ll have to think about it. So, who’s next?” --------------------------------------------------------------- “For our next act… Well, she can explain better than me, but I’ll try anyway. My friend Ana’s an inventor, and when she found out you were having a birthday, she wanted to do something special. Ana, you’re up!” A short girl, looking like a fusion between a Moogle and a bunny, walked on stage, wheeling out a cart. She had the bright, open eyes, long ears, and adorable little nose of a rabbit, with the wings and pom-pom antenna of a Moogle. The cart had a black fox with reddish orange highlights lying on it, but there was something very odd about her. Her joints were exposed, being made of metal, and she didn’t seem to be breathing. Michelle looked at the two with interest. “A robot? Now this should be interesting…” Ana took a laptop computer from the cart’s bottom shelf and started tapping away, activating the robot. In the process, she started talking “I’ve been busy for two weeks, working on this special project for the show. This is the Self-Inflating Automaton, or Sia for short. Since I’d rather not take part in the show myself, I built Sia to help. And she’s about ready…” She hit a few buttons, and Sia sat up, looking around at the stage for a bit before standing up. “So, the show’s starting, huh? Time to do my thing!” Sia hopped onto the ground, and Ana hooked up a monitor to her computer for Michelle to see. It showed various meters and status things, but the biggest part of the screen was a large percentage bar, sitting at 0%. “Glad to meet you, Michelle,” said Sia. “Now, Ana, you want to bring me up to… 25 percent?” Ana gave a thumbs up and typed a command. The percentage bar began to fill up, alongside Sia’s belly. Sia rubbed her filling stomach, which gave a very slight squeak sound to it. When her belly was sticking out two feet, with the computer displaying “20%,” Ana typed a command… but it didn’t do anything. “Sia… You’re not gonna like this, but… I can’t stop it.” Sia began to freak out, and a whirring sound could be heard. The exhaust fan had kicked on, as panicking was starting to cause her to overheat a bit. 30%... 31%... 32%... She just continued to swell and grow, both loving the new size and worrying about the inability to stop growing. Michelle was loving it, knowing that Ana could probably fix her up. But the thought didn’t even cross Sia’s circuits, more concerned that her belly had just passed 4 feet. Ana looked through the code in a panic, sometimes making slight comments of “come on, kupo” and “where’s the problem” until finally, she reached the problem. The code to stop the inflation had a set of pound signs in front, meaning the computer wouldn’t read them, only see them as comments. In these comments was a message. “#I removed these on purpose. Enjoy the resulting show, Ana! -Sia” The panic as her belly grew to 5 feet, at 50% full, was all part of the show. Though the worry was starting to die down, to be replaced with lust. Ana chuckled a bit and went back to watching. Now this was getting interesting. Bigger, bigger, and bigger… Sia could think of nothing else as she hit 60%, that growing stomach outgrowing her whole body. Suddenly, the exhaust fan snapped, as it had thought her pretend panic was real. With that, her body began growing much faster… and overheating. The percentage began to skyrocket, and soon after it hit 100… boom! Sia exploded, leaving a mess of parts and scraps of both fake fur and latex behind. Her head was left intact, fortunately, and Ana connected it to her computer. Soon, Sia’s voice could be heard again from the speaker. “So… How was that?” Michelle was smiling. “That was quite a show you put on. That was all you, wasn’t it?” A laugh could be heard. “Yep. Didn’t mean for the exhaust fan to break, but it only made things better. Ana, after you rebuild me, mind adding a self-repair function?” As Ana took the cart off stage, Rayna returned to help clean up. “Honestly, I didn’t expect that. I think that went well.” --------------------------------------------------------------- “Now, for our fourth act! Our next performer couldn’t wait to show her stuff, so we’re probably in for a treat. First, I need to get her set up.” Rayna went off stage, and came back pulling a weight along the ground on a sliding pad. A rope was tied onto it, with a very snug knot. “Alright, we’re all set up. Come on out, Rosa!” Rayna walked off stage, but not before flicking a switch on the wall. With that, the ceiling opened up, to reveal a second ceiling covered in pointed, sharp spikes. A red cat walked on stage. Instead of fur, she was completely made of what seemed to be red rubber, with a painted-on face and white chest. Despite that, her face moved like normal, as if it was a hand-drawn animation, and her mouth could actually open. She was nude, but her long tail was curled around her breasts, acting as a cover for her nipples. Michelle was very interested, she loved living inflatables. “Michelle, right? I hope you’re ready for this.” She tied the rope on the weight around her ankle, smiling. “Now, how big do you think this helium elemental can get before the rope comes loose or the weight can’t stay?” She got as close as she could, squishing her slowly growing breasts together and looking at Michelle with a flirty look. “Don’t worry. It’s just air… for now.” Her breasts continued growing, and soon her belly joined in. However, it soon became clear that she was done just inflating with air, as she slowly rose upwards. “Here we go… I’m getting closer and closer to those spikes… Good thing this rope is here to keep me down!” But as she rose up, it soon became clear that the knot around her leg wasn’t going to hold for too long under stress. As Rosa hit the end of the rope, it held surprisingly well, as her belly and breasts became the size of beach balls. “Now this is more like it,” she said. “Bigger and bigger, and it feels so good!” She began to lose herself in the feeling, getting pleasure from the danger of only having a shoddily tied rope to keep her from bursting. Now she couldn’t stop, her belly reaching exercise ball size in just 10 seconds. It was all too much, and yet, still not enough. Michelle was enjoying every moment. Rosa was great, and Michelle was surprised at how well the rope had held… or had it? Slowly, she noticed it was ever-so-slowly starting to come loose, but conveniently “forgot” to tell Rosa. Not like she’d care, she was too distracted by the pleasure of filling up like this, now at 5 feet in diameter. Soon, the rope completely fell to the ground, and Rosa began to ascend. She hit the ceiling with a bang, the spikes having fulfilled their main purpose. As Rayna came back, Michelle said, “You got some great performers for this, Lady Noble.” Lady Noble was Rayna’s chosen stage name, being a regular performer at the club herself. “I don’t know if any birthday party will top this, if I ever have another,” continued Michelle, and Rayna smiled. “Hey, only the best for you. Hard to believe we’re only halfway done, huh?” --------------------------------------------------------------- “Only halfway? You sure know how to organize a show, Rayna. I didn’t even expect two more, no less four. I’m just hoping the rest are just as good.” Rayna smiled, she was happy with the way it was going so far. “Well, then stick around, there’s more to come, and I’ve got a surprise at the end.” She was confident about this. However, she wasn’t gonna count her balloons before they were full, the show had to go on. “Now, then, let’s welcome our fifth performer. Minella, you ready?” A silver and blue dragon with black hair strolled onto the stage. She had a slight sway to her walk, as if she was perpetually in flirty mode. What really caught Michelle’s eye was the brown fuse on the end of her tail. She wondered if she should light it, but figured she’d wait. Knowing Rayna, this would come into play without her meddling. The dragon smiled and waved. “Hello, Michelle. Feel free to call me Minella.” Suddenly, a fireball came from off-stage, with a small laugh. It didn’t sound like Rayna, but a more mischievous giggle, as if someone had done it on purpose. Of course, the fireball set the inevitable in motion, as silver sparks began to fly from the lit fuse. “Uh-oh, looks like I’m in a fix now. Guess all I can do now is make sure my performance leaves an impact, huh?” With her fuse lit, Minella’s belly began swelling outwards, her body preparing itself to go out with a bang like all the others had. She couldn’t help but tease a bit, talking about how big she was getting, and flaunting that swelling belly with pride. She wasn’t going to last that long, so she was going to make the most of it. Bigger and bigger she grew, her belly surpassing 3 feet as her fuse was half burned down. Of course, Michelle loved firework dragons, so she was enjoying Minella’s growth just as much as Rosa’s. Soon, she hit 5 feet, and her feet left the ground. It was only her belly that was inflating, nothing else. Usually it would be her whole body, but Ana, who knew a bit of magic, cast a spell causing more localized growth. Surprisingly, Minella loved it, the feeling of her belly slowly growing and lifting her off the ground was amazing. ...Lifting her off the ground!? “Well,” she thought, “I guess this is the end of my show.” When she started floating inside, it was a sign that her fuse was almost up. Of course, she usually began floating earlier when outside, but here, it was a certain sign that she was about to hit her limit. And just like that, she exploded into a shower of blue and silver sparks and flames in a star shape. A minute later, Rayna was back. “We’ve got three more folks lined up. I bet you’re wondering who threw out that fireball, huh?” Michelle nodded. “Whoever did that, I like her already. It didn’t sound like you at all, but with that readiness to ignite Minella? Hell, I wouldn’t mind if she was the next balloon.” Rayna winked and smiled, the Absol having predicted it perfectly. She was pretty sure Michelle also knew who the last one would be, since the ending was approaching. Time sure flew during this show... --------------------------------------------------------------- “Now, are you ready to meet the girl who made that last performance what it was?” There were only three left, and Michelle was excited. She wondered what would come next. “Bring her out, Rayna. I haven’t had this much fun in a while.” Rayna nodded, smiling. “Alright. Vulkani, our next performer, is a pretty strong gal, even if she is kinda tiny.” A fireball flew past her, indicating that someone was clearly listening and took offense at being called tiny. “Alright, alright. I’ll let you get on with it, Kani.” She stepped offstage, allowing Vulkani to take her spot. Vulkani was indeed small, looking like a short red dragon. However, the lack of wings and oddly shaped horns made it clear that she was a slightly bigger than average kobold. Usually, they were a shade of green, but Vulkani’s scales were red, something of an oddity. She was juggling a pair of fireballs in one hand, with a smug smile on her face. “I hope you’re ready for this. I know everyone else has said that, but I’m a bit different.” Suddenly, Vulkani tossed the fireballs into the air, catching them in her mouth and swallowing them. Immediately, her breasts swelled outwards, filling with flames. This was an interesting one, Michelle was gonna have fun watching. Vulkani approached, with a flirty smile. “Feel free to touch ‘em.” Michelle rubbed the top of Vulkani’s breasts, the warmth being surprisingly comfortable. It wasn’t just her slightly inflated breasts that were warm, it was her whole body. Kani stepped back, and began to inhale. “I’m just getting warmed up, you know!” Kani’s breasts slowly inflated even more, in contrast to the last performance, where only Minella’s belly filled up. This was gonna be an evenly distributed show, Michelle guessed. Vulkani was certainly proving it, with each breast growing to the size of a beach ball. And she didn’t seem to be slowing down, either. In fact, her breasts only grew faster, the speed increasing bit by bit as they began to glow. They were getting to be the size of exercise balls now, but due to her diminutive size, they looked massive, almost big enough to reach the floor. “Heh, look at me. I guess I’ll admit I really am that short, but being able to hit sizes like this so quickly… Well, it’s certainly the best benefit! ...I’m starting to get a bit thirsty, though...” She smiled, and bent down to pick up her water bottle, chugging the whole thing before throwing the empty bottle backstage. Nearly instantly, a hissing sound could be heard within her body. Slowly, she began swelling out again. This time, she began to lose her balance as her breasts began pressing into the floor, steam beginning to leak out of her mouth. The water was boiling inside her body, from all the heat she had generated, and it wouldn’t be long until it became too much. Slowly, the hissing became louder and louder until BANG, she burst into a cloud of steam. Rayna came out, blowing away the steam with Tailwind. “Let’s get that cleared away, so our next guest doesn’t walk through it and fill up a bit before the show even starts, hmm?” --------------------------------------------------------------- As a magically generated wind blew across the stage, Rayna continued introducing the next act. “I… Well, I don’t really know that much about our next performer. I know what she can do, but we’ve only just met a month or two ago. Either way, she’s pretty good at what she does, and she’s cute, to boot. Come on out, Nimbus, and show us your stuff!” Another Pokemon, a Manectric, stepped onstage, a nervous smile on her face. Her fur looked unusually soft and cloud-like, usually it would appear spiky and rough. Seeing a member of a usually confident and proud species like this was… well, it was honestly kind of cute. She waved at Michelle, blushing a bit. “Hi there, I’m Nim. I’ll do my best to give you a good show, okay?” Nim backed up a bit, towards the wall. Her tail moved across it, and brushed up against a power outlet. As soon as it did, she took a hold of it and stuck the end of it into the outlet. With that, a quiet buzzing sound could be heard, as slowly, her body started to swell outwards. The outlet was charging her up, filling her with electrically charged air. As she grew more and more, her nervousness disappeared, as if the electric current was making her more confident. Soon, once her belly was the size of an exercise ball and her breasts the size of beach balls, she disconnected her tail from the outlet. “Ah, this is much better,” she said. “I couldn’t stand being so flat anymore!” Michelle raised an eyebrow. “You’re used to being big and round, aren’t you?” Nim nodded, since most of her current life was spent inflated. “I’m not stopping there, either.” She began inhaling, and the inside of her mouth began to glow. Michelle recognized this move, it was one of her own. Nim didn’t release the Flamethrower, instead holding it in, and her body began growing once more. The flames built up inside Nim’s belly and breasts, causing her body to glow. However, that wasn’t the only thing happening to her body. After all, hot air doesn’t have the same size as normal air… The heat began working double duty, filling her up and causing the air already inside her to expand. It wasn’t long before her belly hit 5 feet, and she slowly began to rise into the air. This was what she was used to, the feeling of weightlessness as she drifted upwards. But she refused to stop. This was Michelle’s party, she had to go all out. Bigger and bigger Nim swelled, and higher and higher she floated. Michelle chuckled a bit. “Guess it’s no surprise why they call you Nimbus.” Nim laughed a bit, mouth still closed as she floated and bumped against the ceiling, which no longer had the spikes. Her body was growing more and more, and brighter and brighter, when suddenly, FOOM! She went out in a ball of flame. Rayna stepped out again, saying nothing. There was only one performer left… and they both knew who it would be. --------------------------------------------------------------- “We both knew this was gonna happen.” Rayna smiled at the seated Absol. “The final performer’s someone who did it not for me, but for you. Now, then, are you ready?” Rayna concentrated, and began to shine. The refracting abilities all Latios had were coming into play… or were they? She had been using these abilities to hide her real look for the night - a skin-tight outfit that hugged her body tightly. She was, of course, going to be the final performer. “Hit the music, Ana.” A piano tune full of energy began to play, and Rayna began to do what she knew best, aside from inflating. A few steps forward, then a twirl backwards. A few leaps to the side and back, with a bit of her natural flight mixed in. The tune continued as Rayna put on her performance, and she didn’t miss a beat. It was clear that she had practiced this a lot, just for this special day. Behind the scenes, Nim returned, all the dancers having come back after their bursting, and watched from backstage. Nim’s hands crackled with electricity, as the music swelled with a violin piece. The song’s tune repeated, but soon, Rayna began to sing, and as Nim began to grow backstage, so did Rayna. “♫Step into the rainbow, find another view… Chase the tender light, borders let’s cross over...♫” As she sang along, her footwork not missing a step, she continued swelling. She was starting to use the slow inflation to her advantage, her steps getting lighter as she moved like an expert. “♫Waves of a new day… Clear all the gloom away… Hope is what we simply need, to proceed...♫” As the vocal part of the song ended, she began rising into the air. Nim had been transferring the air into Rayna’s body, and it was affected the same way as other excess air in her body; the air converted into helium through some sort of alchemy. The best part of the performance had begun. The skin-tight jumpsuit hugged her slowly swelling and rising form, showing off her curves well. She continued to move in sync with the music, using telekinesis to push her weightless form across the stage. She pulled off all kinds of midair twirls, poses, and even a kiss blown at Michelle. Her slowly growing belly had hit 4 feet in diameter, her breasts following behind at 2. Nim and Rayna broke their link so Nim could deflate, but not Rayna. With the vocal part over, she could focus on inflating herself. She began to fill out more and more, and yet stayed in control of this aerial dance. At 8 feet, Rayna was finally ready to burst. Michelle beckoned her to come closer, which she did. Michelle pulled her closer, ending up between those massive breasts, and as she held on, gave Rayna a kiss. As she did so, she gave Rayna a huge puff of air into her mouth, accelerating the inflation until finally she burst. Five minutes later, Rayna returned, still in her black performance outfit. “What did you think?” Michelle began to clap. “You did good, Latios balloon. You and all the others definitely made this a party to remember.” Rayna laughed a bit. “Well, just because the performance is over, that doesn’t mean the party is. I still have to give you your birthday gift, you know.” --------------------------------------------------------------- Rayna stayed on the stage, beckoning Michelle to stand up and come closer, which she did. “Michelle… I know that you’re taken. But that doesn't mean I don't consider you a friend. To thank you for sticking around, I wanted to give you a gift. Happy birthday, Michelle.” Her hands were behind her back the whole time, and she revealed why; she was holding a small box, similar to a ring box except a bit thicker. She opened it up to reveal that it was indeed a ring box, with two rings. One was a shining golden color, with a ruby embedded in it, and the other one was silver with a gray jewel in it, which Rayna explained was a differently colored sapphire. That was the one Michelle took out, looking at its shine under the bright stage lights. “I had my friend Nadia work a bit of magic on these. You should try putting the silver one on someone else.” She’d already tried it on, but this made her curious, so of course she had to stick it onto Rayna. Upon getting the ring forced onto her finger, Rayna laughed. “I knew you’d go for it.” The ring began to glow, as she began to inflate again. Interested in the effect this ring had, Michelle put the other one on herself, and began inflating at the same rate. “Well, this is certainly something,” Michelle said with interest. “You really did go all out. Thank you.” Rayna smiled at this, just happy to be with her friend. Suddenly, Michelle took the silver ring off Rayna’s finger. “Huh? What are you- MMPH!” She was surprised by a second kiss, with Michelle puffing up Rayna the exact same way as before. The puffkiss was going at the exact same rate as the rings, and Rayna loved every second of it. This was one of Michelle’s favorite methods of pumping up her friends, and Rayna was often on the receiving end whenever they met up, even just to hang out. Of course, there was no stopping her, and she continued until their bellies were both 5 feet wide, at which point she broke the kiss and put the silver ring back on Rayna. Rayna was still surprised at how big the stage was, if it could hold the two of them growing and filling up without stopping. Eventually, as they grew to 10 feet, Michelle asked with a sly smile, “Ready to go bang?” It was a rhetorical question, as shown when they finally burst, and everything went black for the both of them. At least, for a short time. Michelle woke up a second later, next to Rayna backstage. She was wearing her silver ring, with the golden one in her pocket. All the other girls who had done their performances were surrounding them, smiling. “Well, you did it, Rey,” said Piper. “The show turned out to be a big hit, just like I told you. Great job.” “Thanks, everyone,” said Rayna. “You were all great tonight. Right, Michelle?” Michelle laughed and nodded. “You sure were.” She then turned to look at Ana. “Hey. Ana, was it? I wouldn’t mind if you fixed up Sia. I’d definitely love to hire her.” She looked around at the group, and added, “Hell, I wouldn’t mind a few of you joining.” Piper was particularly excited, and she had a huge smile on her face. Rayna finally asked, “So, what did you think of the whole thing?” Michelle’s response brought a smile to Rayna’s face. “That was certainly the best birthday I’ve had in a long time. You know… I wouldn’t mind doing this again next year.”