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Managing to go from nearly touching the ground to hovering above it.\n\n“I knew you could do it, buddy!” The pink haired man said. His eyes glowed as he saw his friend succeed. Happy looked pleased as he finished the push up. And then dived face first into a giant fish placed below him.\n\n“Just what are you two doing?” A blond woman asked as she watched them. They were being so over the top about exercise, yet Happy was stuffing his face. Just like he had been for weeks at this point.\n\nNatsu looked up at the girl. “Lucy! How’s it going? Happy and I are just getting some good well needed training in. You never know when we’ll have another job.”\n\nLucy sighed. Knowing the two fellow mages for so long, she had long since gotten used to their antics. Still, it didn’t seem this training was all it was cracked up to be. “I’m not so sure giving Happy fish while exercising is the best idea.” She looked down at the cat’s belly as she said that.\n\n“What do you mean? Of course it’s fine to give Happy a snack here and there.” Natsu was clearly confused by Lucy’s concerns. Failing to pick up on a clear change in Happy’s stature.\n\n“Yeah! What do you mean? Are you trying to take me away from my fish?!” Happy accused. Nothing upset him more than something getting thrown in the way of his favorite food. “You’re not the one exercising, so how can you judge?”\n\nLucy was taken aback by Happy snapping at her like that. She was also rather offended that he would dare insinuate she had somehow gained more weight than he had. “Maybe you’re right about that. But I’d like to see you fly now.” She said with her arms crossed.\n\nHearing a challenge, Natsu perked up. “If that’s all you need to be convinced that we’re not messing around here, so be it. Let’s do it, Happy.” He commanded.\n\n“Aye Sir!” Happy responded. He grabbed Natsu by the arms. They were ready to go into the sky. Natsu smirked, already feeling the wind beneath his feet. Yet within seconds of being lifted into the sky, the two started to descend. Dropping unceremoniously back onto the wooden guildhall floor they had just gotten away from.\n\nNatsu and Happy both blinked a few times. Unsure of what just happened.\n\n“W-what the?! How come we’re back down already?” Happy questioned.\n\n“I dunno! You were lifting me, weren’t you?” Natsu questioned back.\n\nLucy coughed. A plain expression on her face. “It looks like there’s too much weight to fly with. Wonder who that could be.” She remarked. \n\n“So one of us needs to lose weight.” Natsu said.\n\n“I think we both know who that is.” Looking at the two side by side, it was a clear cut choice deciding who was heavier proportionate to their size. While Natsu was well built with defined muscles, Happy was built like a stress ball. Squishy and firm.\n\nNatsu quickly got the gist. “Oh really? Then I think we know what’s needed here.” He turned to Happy with a devilish grin plastered on his face.\n\n“Please don’t say it.” Happy weakly begged.\n\nThe pink haired boy palmed his hand. Making flaming sparks burst out from it. “It’s time for some Natsu style training! I’ll make sure you burn all of those excess calories in no time.”\n\n“No, wait! I need those yummy calories!”\n\n“It’s too late. Get pumped, Happy! I’ll put a fire in your belly, whether you like it or not!” Fire breath came out of Natsu as he got increasingly excited at the thought of extra intensive training. \n\n“I don’t want a fire in my belly. That’s where all my fish are supposed to go!” Happy pleaded. Lucy giggled to herself. Pleased to see the annoying cat not having any witty comments.\n\n——\n\nHappy whimpered as he was made to run all around the forest by Natsu, who kept not far behind him. Spewing fire out of his mouth like an actual vicious dragon.\n\n“You feelin’ the burn yet? We’re just getting started!” Natsu yelled. He was feeling pumped. “Encouraging” his friends always got his blood flowing. Though, that same feeling of blood rushing through his body didn’t quite have the same effect on Happy. The poor boy felt tears flowing down his cheeks as he and Natsu ran back and forth.\n\nAfter what must have been at least an hour of nonstop running, the two sat next to each other. Utterly exhausted. Natsu sighed, looking quite pleased. “Whew… I’d say that was a good first day of Natsu’s Training Camp.”\n\nHappy was still crying. How could his best friend be so cruel as to chase him and make him run? It was too much to bear. He was left not in the mood to talk to Natsu at all.\n\nSeeing Happy sulk made Natsu’s expression soften up. He wasn’t trying to do anything bad to him. Just toughen him up like a good big brother. He was sure Happy knew that, but he wanted to make sure they were on good terms. As the two sat silently, the grumbling of their hungry stomachs — not filled with anything after breakfast, was heard.\n\nThat gave Natsu the perfect avenue to make Happy feel better. He turned to face him. Looking at him with a knowing smile. “You know, I’m starving, and I bet you are too. Why don’t I fry us some fresh fish?”\n\nHappy’s tail twitched and his ears wiggled. You would’ve thought he just found the stairway to heaven itself with how chipper he looked. He looked back at Natsu, his tears clearing up. “You really mean it?” He asked.\n\n“Of course I do. I can get some dinner in no time!” Using nothing but his fists, Natsu caught a horde of fish. Laying them all out before Happy who drooled. Ready to dig into them raw. However, before he could take a bite, Natsu began blowing fire on them.\n\n“W-wha?!”\n\nHappy watched in horror as the perfectly good fish were burnt to a crisp. Their scales and bones left on display. Charred black from head to tail. A flood of tears came to Happy’s eyes.\n\n“Hm?” Natsu wondered. He nonchalantly looked down at the burning pile of fish. “Did I overcook them?” As if to answer his question, one of the fish flopped to the side, igniting the grass below.\n\n“Oh crap! I can’t let this spread!” Natsu shouted, scrambling to put out the flames. This wouldn’t have been nearly as much of a hassle if he could just eat his own fire. Still, he managed to stamp it out before it got too big to contain. Natsu sighed with relief. Sweat beaded his forehead.\n\nLittle sniffs came from Happy as he looked at the burned remains of what could’ve been his dinner. “So many good fishies, gone to waste… My heart can’t handle it.” \n\nNatsu looked down at him. “Hey, come on, Happy. It’s just one batch of fish. I can always catch some more, so quit crying already.”\n\n“No! Forget it! If you’re gonna burn all of my fish when I don’t even want it cooked, I’ll just catch my own!” With that, Happy manifested his wings and flew off as fast as he could. He wasn’t nearly as encumbered without Natsu weighing him down. But he still had some considerable paunch making his flight look rather clumsy.\n\n“Happy! Wait up!” Natsu yelled. Despite his best efforts, Happy got away. Leaving him alone. Natsu put his hands on his knees, panting from hunger induced overexertion. “Damn it! Happy!”\n\nFrom a lone spot in the forest, Happy continued flying. It wasn’t long before he got too tired to continue, so he gently landed. Making his stomach wobble in place for a moment. Even though he had only been midair for a few minutes — at least somewhat toughened up from years of battling dark wizards — Happy was exhausted. He could hardly keep himself awake long enough to wander the forest on foot.\n\n“So hungry…” \n\n“I’m too tired!”\n\nHappy could hear nothing over his poor tummy which cried out in hunger like a wild beast. It overpowered the rustling of animals in bushes or the wind which picked up. Making Happy shiver as his thick fur attempted to protect him from the cold. He was absolutely hopeless on his own. But he didn’t want to give in and go back to mean old Natsu. So he’d just have to bear the harsh conditions for the time being.\n\nWalking and shivering took a toll on the young cat. He collapsed onto the grass beneath him. Already feeling like crying again due to the hunger pangs hitting him.\n\nIt seemed like now was the time to give in and head back. There was no way he could make it on his own. But that wasn’t good enough. He was a full blown member of Fairy Tail, for goodness sakes! He couldn’t give up so easily. Happy raised his head off of the ground. Peering into the distance. Lo and behold, there was a wide open cave.\n\n“This is perfect! I’m sure I can settle down here for the day!” Skipping with joy, Happy made his way into the cave. Moving along its dark gray rocky floor. There weren’t many light sources, but that wasn’t much of a problem with his sharp feline eyes. Shelter was pinned down. Now to just find some food.\n\n[i]Somewhere… somewhere for sure.[/i] Happy’s search didn’t last long. In the middle of the wide area he found himself in was a large blue body of water. It was all collected in a wide circle which he couldn’t quite make out the bottom of. And inside of the lake were fish. All of them swimming without a thought or care in their aquatic heads.\n\n“This was just what I needed.” Happy stared at the pond with blank eyes. Even his hungry stomach silenced itself while he basked in the excitement of finding a place full of fish just for him. It was likely that no one else knew about this far off cave. That there would be nobody to come and take any of this from him. He was just in love with this place.\n\nPulling out a fishing rod, Happy sat down. Even though the cave floor looked quite rough, he was surprised to find that his bubbly rump made sitting here quite comfortable. These were the perfect conditions for fishing. Happy waited, whistled a tune, and waited some more. Hoping to snag a fish for dinner. The hunger pangs he felt earlier came back in full swing. His empty stomach growling in pain. Thankfully, he soon felt a bite.\n\nNot wasting any time, Happy pulled the fishing line with all the force he could muster with his overworked muscles. Even with his flabby frame, he was still quite strong. Strong enough to reel in a blind cave eel. For a skinny creature, it looked quite calorie dense. Well whatever, the more filling, the better!\n\nHappy happily slurped up the cave eel. It settled in his belly with a [i]thunk.[/i] It tasted good. And it did feel like it had some fat on it. But it wouldn’t be nearly enough. No. In order to be satisfied, Happy would need a lot more to chew on. Using his trusty fishing rod, he got fish after fish; eels and salmon dropped like bags of cement onto the rocky floor.\n\nThere was no point in holding himself back, so Happy dug in. He greedily gnawed on all of the helpless little fishies in sight. His natural kitty cat instincts taking over his brain, making him ignore the growing tightness in his gut. With each bite he took, reducing the fish to mere bones, his stomach distended outwards. Filling up his lap in minutes. The cat boy moaned with delight as he continued eating each one. Down to the very last fish swimming in the lake.\n\nHappy patted his full belly. There was very little give to it now that it was stuffed totally full. The normally white ball was decorated with a bright shade of red, as if close to bursting open upon receiving the tiniest poke. Happy groaned, both pleased and tired. He fell onto his back. Taking a well deserved nap. His stomach rose up and down with each breath. Filling up with air and then reducing to a still grand size.\n\n——\n\nThe next morning, Happy opened his eyes groggily. His first instinct was to sit up and inspect his surroundings. But that would be easier said than done. When he tried to lift his body, Happy found that his body felt like a sack of bricks. Even Natsu — who was easily three times his size — wasn’t nearly as much of a burden on him. Just what could be the problem here, Happy wondered.\n\nHis inquiry was met with a low rumbling. “Oh right. My belly’s huge.” Happy pawed his stomach. Watching it wobble about. Now it was even bigger than it had been when he was still in the guildhall yesterday. Sure, nowhere near as packed as it looked when near its breaking point, but still massive. And unlike before he went to sleep, it was much more jiggly. All of the food crammed inside of it piling up as yet more adipose tissue on his body.\n\nHe must have looked more like an air filled blimp than a cat. It was actually really nice to look at. Still, Happy was determined to overcome his own flabbiness and stand up. With a grunt, he pushed off the ground once more. He used his magic to sprout his wings. Making them flutter rapidly in order to give himself some much needed added power. With the help of his angelic appendages, he was able to stand on his own two legs.\n\nFinally, Happy was back to standing. Though the effort to get there left him winded. Maybe taking another long rest would be the right thing to do right about now. Before Happy could give in to his lazy urges, his stomach rumbled loudly. As if to let him know it would NOT let him sleep before filling it more.\n\n“Fine, fine.” Happy chided his hungry tummy. He clumsily waddled over to the lake. His chubby butt jiggling up and down with each step. Once he reached it, he looked down to see nothing. Even getting on his knees to get a better view.\n\nHe looked all across the lake. Finding nothing but bright blue water. He wondered just where his breakfast was before realizing a peculiar detail. “Oh no! I already ate all the fish in here!” Happy screamed. He looked harder, wanting to be entirely sure that there was nothing for him to eat. And nothing there was.\n\nNow filled with both hunger and anguish, Happy rested on his knees. A single tear fell down his cheek and into the lake. Making an audible ripple sound. While Happy mourned the loss of all the fish once in his tummy, the lake glimmered. Particles of light spread across it. After a few seconds, it was populated with a large number of fish, just like when Happy found it. Looking back down at the lake, Happy was amazed to say the least.\n\n“W-what the?! The lake was restored?” It seemed that whatever was going on in this cave, it was magical. Not that Happy cared how this had happened. All that mattered was that he wouldn’t be going hungry. “Yay! More fish!”\n\nGiggling with glee, Happy gathered up a handful of fish, and cut them down to size. Once he was done for the time being, he flopped down onto his furry stomach. It was big enough to serve as a bed now. Perfect, since he wouldn’t exactly be able to find a better spot in the desolate cave. \n\n“Uuuurrrrp!” Happy sighed. Giving into hedonistic bliss as he simply lied down and reveled in his fullness. If the lake could restore itself to full capacity each time he cleared it of its fish, he wouldn’t have to worry about going hungry ever again. This also meant that he wouldn’t have to go running back to Natsu any time soon. This was sure to show him that he could make it on his own. And without his dumb ol’ exercise camp.\n\n“I think it’s time for another nap. At least until lunch rolls around.” And with that, Happy fell asleep after only being awake for half an hour. One thing was for sure: he was getting accustomed to being large and without a care in the world. Fat and happy was his new lifestyle.\n\nFrom that point onwards, Happy settled into a repeating cycle of sleeping, eating, and then sleeping and eating some more. Becoming the apex predator within the cave’s walls. His day and night cycle was more of a breakfast, lunch, and dinner cycle thanks to the constant food comas he fell into after eating. And with such a decadent diet combined with no exercise beyond lifting his own belly, his weight only continued growing. Each day, Happy became more sluggish. Pounds upon pounds accumulated on him faster than birds flocking to a loaf of bread.\n\nThe boy’s once well developed muscles faded. Becoming completely obscured by a mass of blubber that made up his body. Squirrel like cheeks adorned his face. His belly was a titanic ball of flab, constantly stuck to the ground with two pudding cups of moobs spilling onto it. His butt cheeks were each bigger than basketballs pumped full of air. And just as buoyant to boot. \n\nHe was a blob of an Exceed.\n\nHappy wheezed, now covered in several hundred pounds of fat. It felt like he couldn’t breathe sometimes with the weight of his stomach pressing against his lungs. When things got that way, he had to take deeper and deeper breaths to let himself relax enough to gain some peace. It was as exciting as it was unnerving, even if not entirely unpleasant. Still, after so long, he got tired of laying down in the same place all day every day. It was time for a change of scenery.\n\nOf course, looking at somewhere new meant moving all the way there. Something that became more of a rarity for Happy who had been content for so long just sitting in the eternally fish filled cave area. To muster up the strength to leave the cave, he’d have to seriously pump himself up. Taking in heavy doses of air, he made his heart rate increase tremendously. After that, he moved his front legs. Building up enough momentum to push himself forward, and settle down on his wide rump. Now that the hard part was out of the way, he manifested his wings. Fluttering them with great intensity.\n\nLike the butterball he was, Happy was lifted a few inches off of the ground without much grace. He panted rapidly and the blue marks on his cheeks burned bright red. With the leeway he needed, he dropped onto his feet. The fall sent violent ripples all throughout his body, making even his front legs and calves — which had less volume than the rest of his body — wobble. He would reach down to his knees to catch a breather, but considering how hard it was to stand, that might’ve just been a death sentence.\n\nWith no other choice but to keep moving forward, Happy waddled slowly to the entrance of the cave. It sure was looking a lot smaller now that he was a whole lot bigger. Still, it was thankfully wide enough for him to fit through-\n\n“N-no way!” The boy tried moving forward. But found himself unable to thanks to his generous behind. Happy tried as hard as possible to make himself move to no avail. “Oh no! I can’t move…” Happy’s eyes shot wide open as he realized his own helplessness. Falling into full blown panic. This would surely be the end of him in one way if he couldn’t make it out of the cave. His huge butt had swallowed up not only his tail, but the cave entrance too, leaving him utterly doomed!\n\nPushing his body against the jagged edges of the cave only left Happy chafing all of his flab. It was too painful to consider, plus entirely useless. He was really stuck. Stuck and hopeless.\n\n“Hey! Is that you, Happy?”\n\nHappy could only muster a small “Huh?” As he looked around to find an Exceed like him. Only red and pink instead of blue, and much smaller. Not to say that he was thin. The boy’s mountainous chest which sagged down near his tree trunk front legs and bulbous belly clearly strained the blue button-up vest he wore. He wasn’t alone either. A green Exceed wearing a pink and black frog suit who was equally tubby stood at his side. The two’s thighs squished up against each other without either of them paying it any mind.\n\nWithout a doubt, these two were familiar to Happy. Not only that, they were close friends with him. Even if they didn’t all meet up often, he was glad to see any friends. Especially right now.\n\n“Lector! Frosch! This is perfect!” Happy cried out, tears of joy leaking from his eyes. The red one narrowed a brow as he looked at him. Confused as to why he looked so overjoyed to see him.\n\n“Yeah, that’s me.” Lector said plainly. It was only after getting a closer look at Happy that he realized there was something behind him. Or rather, a large hole being blocked up by him. His confused expression turned to an eager smile as he put the pieces together. “I see what’s got you so bothered now! Don’t worry, I’ll get you out!”\n\n“Fro will help too!” The frog loving cat beside Lector said. With both of their combined might, they tugged Happy’s extended front legs. Pulling his tremendous weight, heaving it until Happy fell forward. Plopping onto the ground with a great wobble, as if he were made of gelatin. His fat made it so the fall was nothing but tiresome. Completely absorbing the impact as his poor fat butt was freed from the cave’s grip.\n\nWith that, Happy was gently lifted into a sitting position by Lector and Frosch who sat with him. It was clear that they all had some catching up to do. After all, since the last time they saw each other, they all ballooned into massive caricatures of what they once were. Questions were in order.\n\nLector was the first to talk. Asking, “So, Happy, what’s up with you? I didn’t expect to find you in such a weird place. Or stuck in a weird place.”\n\nHappy was feeling rather silly since he needed to be helped out of the cave by them. He had little explanation for what had happened to him. But he had to say something. “Well… I suppose you could say I’m running away. I haven’t been with the other members of Fairy Tail for a while.”\n\n“Really?” Frosch asked. Curiously placing a webbed finger to his chin. “But aren’t you feeling lonely like this?”\n\nThe simple question nearly made more tears come from Happy’s eyes. He looked away from the two other cats and bit his lip to stop them from flowing. Turning back to face them. “A little bit. But I’ve been having so much fun living in the cave. I didn’t want to give in and go back.”\n\nBoth of the chubby Exceeds were shocked to see Happy in such a state. Fairy Tail members were always so close together. Lector rubbed his head. “Man. I can’t believe you ran away from your own guild.” He remarked.\n\nHappy frowned. “Well what are you doing out here without the other Sabertooth members?”\n\nLector turned to look away from Happy. Seeming embarrassed as he blushed. Frosch looked sad as he said, “We ran away too. It got too difficult to handle disappointing Sting and Rogue. At first we just put on a little weight, but now there’s no way we can stand beside them.”\n\n“So we’re basically in the same position.” Lector added. Still blushing.\n\n“Aye!” Happy agreed. “But there’s one nice thing to get out of this. Since you two are here, I can show you guys the inside of this cave I found.”\nLector tilted his head, clearly skeptical. “There’s a bunch of fish. I’m pretty sure it’s never ending!” Happy excitedly said. That got Lector interested. Naturally, Frosch was too. And so the three ventured back to the cave’s entrance.\n\n“You guys won’t mind pushing me through, will you?” Happy asked. Lector and Frosch already saw earlier how he could no longer squeeze through the entrance on his own. So it seemed they’d have to help him again. Happy’s tail idly shifted side to side while the smaller Exceeds attended to his large butt. Pushing it and letting their hands sink into it. It was rather mortifying for Happy and Frosch, who stayed silent. But Frosch was as positive as ever.\n\n“Oh wow! Your rump’s so squishy, Happy. Fro wonders if his is like that too!” Frosch said with some enthusiasm in his voice, which just made the other two more flustered. \n\n“Let’s just focus on pushing for right now. I don’t want either of you getting any weird ideas about this.” Lector said. Though, he’d be lying if he said he was not at least somewhat enjoying this. With one last big shove from the twin Exceeds, Happy was able to get back into the cave. Just as promised, the lake inside was full of delicious fish, perfect for the three to eat. Happy sat back though as the other two used their wings to gather up enough fish for them all. Which happened to be every fish.\n\nLector smirked. What a haul Happy had found here. If it was really never ending like he said, they’d be able to eat like kings. “I hope you guys don’t mind if I chow down on all of this fish. There’s just too much for me not to overindulge.” It was this ever dwindling discipline which had gotten Frosch and him so big in the first place; no matter how dedicated they were to training and getting strong, their gluttony had always managed to get the better of them.\n\nHappy wouldn’t take that declaration sitting down however. He was more lying down, but that was beside the point. “No way am I letting you eat more fish than me! I showed you guys this cave, so I should get the most!”\n\n“Don’t be so selfish! Besides, I bet you can’t even reach most of the fish. You already needed us to get in here in the first place!” Happy didn’t have much of a counter argument to that, as most of what Lector said was pure fact, so he merely pouted. Frosch was spacing out a bit as the two argued. He just wanted to eat fish, he had little care for the split he got in comparison with the other two.\n\n“Let’s dig in!” Frosch yelled. Happy and Lector reluctantly nodded. The only thing that would be deciding who got more fish was who was quicker to the punch. And neither of them wanted to miss out on a single bite of the tasty treats.\n\n——\n\nAfternoon had long since arrived when three big cats woke up. Ever since being shown the wonders of the mysterious cave Happy found, Lector and Frosch weren’t the slightest bit hesitant to reap the benefits of it. There was little going on inside the cave for months besides repeated the overindulgence of the three kitties. And it showed on all of their well fed bodies.\n\nThe Sabertooth Exceeds were looking nothing but chunky. It was a wonder how either of them were still able to stay somewhat modest. Lector’s vest was already stretched out when he first arrived at the cave, but now it was only a matter of time before it burst off of him. It barely reached past his ample boy boobs. In Frosch’s case, it seemed no matter how big he got, his frog suit fit him snugly. And he was already far past morbidly obese. They were both closer to immobile blob territory.\n\nWhat wasn’t helping their case was how big their asses had gotten. Big round cheeks adorned their backsides, giving them great seats no matter where they sat. Their fun bags were a joy to look at when they admired each other’s bodies. Growing so large also grew their friendship. After all, each day, they grew closer together — in a very literal sense. Soon, their big fun bags would be pressing up against each other constantly when they ate. Stuffing themselves like turkeys never felt so amazing.\n\nBut even with how fat the other two were, they were nowhere near Happy’s size. They had only gained a fraction of the blubber he had. For starters, his face had plumped up even further than before. Two giant cheeks which made speaking difficult rested on his face. A grand double chin which obscured his tiny backpack sitting below them. His spherical gut was like a tank made up entirely of stretched out fur. And his legs became fat filled tubes which made his paws useless little nubs, sucked into rolls of fat.\n\nHappy’s biggest asset by a mile, however, was his butt. Conditioned by countless binging sessions where he simply lied, fat body splayed out on the floor as he was fed by the more mobile Exceeds, its size was great. His massive rump cheeks looked like a pair of mountains that had been glued together by sheer flab. If one were to look at him from behind, all they would see was a pile of big blue booty. Even his tail was hardly visible thanks to his meaty tush — the ultimate evidence of the fatty’s never-ending avarice. It was a mystery how the cave floor didn’t crack whenever he managed to shortly get up before dropping back down onto the ginormous thing. His landings weren’t exactly graceful.\n\nIt was primed to be another wonderfully mundane day of eating to their bursting point and then resting it off, while letting more flab build up on their bodies. Happy yawned, too heavy to move without great effort. Whether from him or the assistance of Lector and Frosch. “Whose turn is it to get the fish this time? Can you bring them on over to me?”\n\nLector groaned, still snapping out of the remnants of a great food filled dream stuck in his mind. His stomach wouldn’t let him linger on it too long. It let out a [i]grooowwwwl[/i] which let him know that he was starving. “I’ll go nab them for you lardballs. But next time, you get up, Frosch!” It was a slow process, but Lector managed to grab all the fish and assort them into a large pile in the middle of the floor. He then tossed some over to Happy and Frosch, making sure all of them got an equal share of the evening meal. Once that was done, he opened his mouth, ready to eat-\n\n“HAPPY!” Shouted a disembodied voice.\n\nHis voice was followed by two others calling out for Lector and Frosch respectively. The sudden appearance of the familiar voices caught all of their attention. Even managing to take it off of their fish. Rushing into the cave were Natsu, Sting, and Rogue.\n\n“Huh?!” The three Exceeds exclaimed. Before they could rack their heads around what was going on, they were all grabbed by the scruff of their necks with ease. The Dragon Slayer trio looked as amazed as they were shocked to actually find their friends in this odd place. Soon each of them was embracing their beloved partner. With the Exceed held in their arms feeling tears coming.\n\nNatsu was the first to break the silence. “I finally found you. I guess that means Lucy was right about looking for you here.” He then smiled brightly down at Happy. Showing that even with him having run away, there was no malice between them. “Glad to see you’re doing well!”\n\n“Wouldn’t you say they’re doing a bit better than well, Natsu? Especially being in this cave of all places?” Sting remarked. He grabbed onto Lector’s belly. Lifting it and dropping it to watch it jiggle and emphasize his point.\n\nRogue nodded. “Then this really is an enchanted cave. One that matches the desires of the ones desperate enough to find it.” \n\n“Who cares what kind of cave it is? Happy’s back and that’s all that matters to me!” Natsu said.\n\nHappy quivered in his arms. Unable to hold back his tears any longer. “Natsuuuuuu!” He cried. Frosch was in a similar position, clinging onto Rogue as tight as he could with his flabby arms.\n\n“What say we get out of here now,” Natsu said. “This place reeks of fish.” Happy nodded and allowed himself to be carried outside of the cave. The sunlight fading to let nightfall come was something he hadn’t seen directly in a while. At best, he’d give an absentminded glance at the changing lighting from the cave entrance before going to sleep. It was a nice little sight.\n\n“See you guys!” Said Lector.\n\n“Fro hopes to eat some more yummy fish with you!” Frosch said.\n\n“It’s a deal! Make sure to get back safely!” Happy told them. Natsu waved off Sting and Rogue as they went to attend to their duties at Sabertooth. Now it was just Natsu and Happy standing in front of the Fairy Tail guildhall’s front door. [i]I’m not gonna be able to fit inside.[/i] Happy thought to himself.\n\nThe less he thought about that, the better off he’d likely be. So Happy elected to just focus on Natsu. He craned his neck up at the pink haired man, “I can’t believe it’s been so long since we’ve last seen each other. I honestly missed you a little bit.” He faintly smiled as he said that.\n\nNatsu looked down at him with a wide grin. “I missed you too, man! But what do you mean it’s been a long time? Do you really consider a week that long?” Happy’s ears twitched.\n\n“W-whuh?” He asked. “What do you mean it’s only been a week?! But I’ve gotten so big!” The commotion Happy was making caused his body to shake all over the place. Even if he couldn’t quite move his limbs, he sure could shake idly.\n\n“Anyways,” Natsu continued. Ignoring Happy’s clear confusion. “Since you’ve gotten so big, how’s putting those muscles of yours to good use sound? Can’t be sitting around forever!”\n\nHappy gulped. Being made to exercise Natsu’s way was what got him in this mess to begin with. He could already feel his muscles burning just thinking about doing any more work. Natsu took notice, sighing as he softened up some. “I’ll try not to do anything crazy this time. Let’s just start with making it so you can stand on your own again. That work?”\n\nHappy looked up at Natsu with joy. He nodded cheerfully. Feeling more than ready to get back to hanging around with him and the rest of their guild mates again. “Aye Sir!”", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "“Come on, Happy! I know you can do it! Just push yourself a little bit harder.” Natsu urged his cat brother who was currently struggling to lift himself off of the ground. Happy’s stubby limbs were betraying him. He huffed with each small movement he made. If only he hadn’t eaten so much this morning. Then maybe he wouldn’t be dealing with an unbearable stomachache.

“Just give me a sec, Natsu! You know I can’t keep up with you.” Happy tried as best as he could to keep pace. Even if he somehow got a burst of strength, it wouldn’t give him the energy needed to endure all of this exercise.

While Natsu easily did a plethora of pushups, Happy was struggling. His overworked muscles ached. But even as he became sore all over, the blue cat was determined to prove himself.

“Here I go!” Happy cried out. Natsu watched in amazement as he managed to do what they set out to accomplish. Managing to go from nearly touching the ground to hovering above it.

“I knew you could do it, buddy!” The pink haired man said. His eyes glowed as he saw his friend succeed. Happy looked pleased as he finished the push up. And then dived face first into a giant fish placed below him.

“Just what are you two doing?” A blond woman asked as she watched them. They were being so over the top about exercise, yet Happy was stuffing his face. Just like he had been for weeks at this point.

Natsu looked up at the girl. “Lucy! How’s it going? Happy and I are just getting some good well needed training in. You never know when we’ll have another job.”

Lucy sighed. Knowing the two fellow mages for so long, she had long since gotten used to their antics. Still, it didn’t seem this training was all it was cracked up to be. “I’m not so sure giving Happy fish while exercising is the best idea.” She looked down at the cat’s belly as she said that.

“What do you mean? Of course it’s fine to give Happy a snack here and there.” Natsu was clearly confused by Lucy’s concerns. Failing to pick up on a clear change in Happy’s stature.

“Yeah! What do you mean? Are you trying to take me away from my fish?!” Happy accused. Nothing upset him more than something getting thrown in the way of his favorite food. “You’re not the one exercising, so how can you judge?”

Lucy was taken aback by Happy snapping at her like that. She was also rather offended that he would dare insinuate she had somehow gained more weight than he had. “Maybe you’re right about that. But I’d like to see you fly now.” She said with her arms crossed.

Hearing a challenge, Natsu perked up. “If that’s all you need to be convinced that we’re not messing around here, so be it. Let’s do it, Happy.” He commanded.

“Aye Sir!” Happy responded. He grabbed Natsu by the arms. They were ready to go into the sky. Natsu smirked, already feeling the wind beneath his feet. Yet within seconds of being lifted into the sky, the two started to descend. Dropping unceremoniously back onto the wooden guildhall floor they had just gotten away from.

Natsu and Happy both blinked a few times. Unsure of what just happened.

“W-what the?! How come we’re back down already?” Happy questioned.

“I dunno! You were lifting me, weren’t you?” Natsu questioned back.

Lucy coughed. A plain expression on her face. “It looks like there’s too much weight to fly with. Wonder who that could be.” She remarked.

“So one of us needs to lose weight.” Natsu said.

“I think we both know who that is.” Looking at the two side by side, it was a clear cut choice deciding who was heavier proportionate to their size. While Natsu was well built with defined muscles, Happy was built like a stress ball. Squishy and firm.

Natsu quickly got the gist. “Oh really? Then I think we know what’s needed here.” He turned to Happy with a devilish grin plastered on his face.

“Please don’t say it.” Happy weakly begged.

The pink haired boy palmed his hand. Making flaming sparks burst out from it. “It’s time for some Natsu style training! I’ll make sure you burn all of those excess calories in no time.”

“No, wait! I need those yummy calories!”

“It’s too late. Get pumped, Happy! I’ll put a fire in your belly, whether you like it or not!” Fire breath came out of Natsu as he got increasingly excited at the thought of extra intensive training.

“I don’t want a fire in my belly. That’s where all my fish are supposed to go!” Happy pleaded. Lucy giggled to herself. Pleased to see the annoying cat not having any witty comments.

——

Happy whimpered as he was made to run all around the forest by Natsu, who kept not far behind him. Spewing fire out of his mouth like an actual vicious dragon.

“You feelin’ the burn yet? We’re just getting started!” Natsu yelled. He was feeling pumped. “Encouraging” his friends always got his blood flowing. Though, that same feeling of blood rushing through his body didn’t quite have the same effect on Happy. The poor boy felt tears flowing down his cheeks as he and Natsu ran back and forth.

After what must have been at least an hour of nonstop running, the two sat next to each other. Utterly exhausted. Natsu sighed, looking quite pleased. “Whew… I’d say that was a good first day of Natsu’s Training Camp.”

Happy was still crying. How could his best friend be so cruel as to chase him and make him run? It was too much to bear. He was left not in the mood to talk to Natsu at all.

Seeing Happy sulk made Natsu’s expression soften up. He wasn’t trying to do anything bad to him. Just toughen him up like a good big brother. He was sure Happy knew that, but he wanted to make sure they were on good terms. As the two sat silently, the grumbling of their hungry stomachs — not filled with anything after breakfast, was heard.

That gave Natsu the perfect avenue to make Happy feel better. He turned to face him. Looking at him with a knowing smile. “You know, I’m starving, and I bet you are too. Why don’t I fry us some fresh fish?”

Happy’s tail twitched and his ears wiggled. You would’ve thought he just found the stairway to heaven itself with how chipper he looked. He looked back at Natsu, his tears clearing up. “You really mean it?” He asked.

“Of course I do. I can get some dinner in no time!” Using nothing but his fists, Natsu caught a horde of fish. Laying them all out before Happy who drooled. Ready to dig into them raw. However, before he could take a bite, Natsu began blowing fire on them.

“W-wha?!”

Happy watched in horror as the perfectly good fish were burnt to a crisp. Their scales and bones left on display. Charred black from head to tail. A flood of tears came to Happy’s eyes.

“Hm?” Natsu wondered. He nonchalantly looked down at the burning pile of fish. “Did I overcook them?” As if to answer his question, one of the fish flopped to the side, igniting the grass below.

“Oh crap! I can’t let this spread!” Natsu shouted, scrambling to put out the flames. This wouldn’t have been nearly as much of a hassle if he could just eat his own fire. Still, he managed to stamp it out before it got too big to contain. Natsu sighed with relief. Sweat beaded his forehead.

Little sniffs came from Happy as he looked at the burned remains of what could’ve been his dinner. “So many good fishies, gone to waste… My heart can’t handle it.”

Natsu looked down at him. “Hey, come on, Happy. It’s just one batch of fish. I can always catch some more, so quit crying already.”

“No! Forget it! If you’re gonna burn all of my fish when I don’t even want it cooked, I’ll just catch my own!” With that, Happy manifested his wings and flew off as fast as he could. He wasn’t nearly as encumbered without Natsu weighing him down. But he still had some considerable paunch making his flight look rather clumsy.

“Happy! Wait up!” Natsu yelled. Despite his best efforts, Happy got away. Leaving him alone. Natsu put his hands on his knees, panting from hunger induced overexertion. “Damn it! Happy!”

From a lone spot in the forest, Happy continued flying. It wasn’t long before he got too tired to continue, so he gently landed. Making his stomach wobble in place for a moment. Even though he had only been midair for a few minutes — at least somewhat toughened up from years of battling dark wizards — Happy was exhausted. He could hardly keep himself awake long enough to wander the forest on foot.

“So hungry…”

“I’m too tired!”

Happy could hear nothing over his poor tummy which cried out in hunger like a wild beast. It overpowered the rustling of animals in bushes or the wind which picked up. Making Happy shiver as his thick fur attempted to protect him from the cold. He was absolutely hopeless on his own. But he didn’t want to give in and go back to mean old Natsu. So he’d just have to bear the harsh conditions for the time being.

Walking and shivering took a toll on the young cat. He collapsed onto the grass beneath him. Already feeling like crying again due to the hunger pangs hitting him.

It seemed like now was the time to give in and head back. There was no way he could make it on his own. But that wasn’t good enough. He was a full blown member of Fairy Tail, for goodness sakes! He couldn’t give up so easily. Happy raised his head off of the ground. Peering into the distance. Lo and behold, there was a wide open cave.

“This is perfect! I’m sure I can settle down here for the day!” Skipping with joy, Happy made his way into the cave. Moving along its dark gray rocky floor. There weren’t many light sources, but that wasn’t much of a problem with his sharp feline eyes. Shelter was pinned down. Now to just find some food.

Somewhere… somewhere for sure. Happy’s search didn’t last long. In the middle of the wide area he found himself in was a large blue body of water. It was all collected in a wide circle which he couldn’t quite make out the bottom of. And inside of the lake were fish. All of them swimming without a thought or care in their aquatic heads.

“This was just what I needed.” Happy stared at the pond with blank eyes. Even his hungry stomach silenced itself while he basked in the excitement of finding a place full of fish just for him. It was likely that no one else knew about this far off cave. That there would be nobody to come and take any of this from him. He was just in love with this place.

Pulling out a fishing rod, Happy sat down. Even though the cave floor looked quite rough, he was surprised to find that his bubbly rump made sitting here quite comfortable. These were the perfect conditions for fishing. Happy waited, whistled a tune, and waited some more. Hoping to snag a fish for dinner. The hunger pangs he felt earlier came back in full swing. His empty stomach growling in pain. Thankfully, he soon felt a bite.

Not wasting any time, Happy pulled the fishing line with all the force he could muster with his overworked muscles. Even with his flabby frame, he was still quite strong. Strong enough to reel in a blind cave eel. For a skinny creature, it looked quite calorie dense. Well whatever, the more filling, the better!

Happy happily slurped up the cave eel. It settled in his belly with a thunk. It tasted good. And it did feel like it had some fat on it. But it wouldn’t be nearly enough. No. In order to be satisfied, Happy would need a lot more to chew on. Using his trusty fishing rod, he got fish after fish; eels and salmon dropped like bags of cement onto the rocky floor.

There was no point in holding himself back, so Happy dug in. He greedily gnawed on all of the helpless little fishies in sight. His natural kitty cat instincts taking over his brain, making him ignore the growing tightness in his gut. With each bite he took, reducing the fish to mere bones, his stomach distended outwards. Filling up his lap in minutes. The cat boy moaned with delight as he continued eating each one. Down to the very last fish swimming in the lake.

Happy patted his full belly. There was very little give to it now that it was stuffed totally full. The normally white ball was decorated with a bright shade of red, as if close to bursting open upon receiving the tiniest poke. Happy groaned, both pleased and tired. He fell onto his back. Taking a well deserved nap. His stomach rose up and down with each breath. Filling up with air and then reducing to a still grand size.

——

The next morning, Happy opened his eyes groggily. His first instinct was to sit up and inspect his surroundings. But that would be easier said than done. When he tried to lift his body, Happy found that his body felt like a sack of bricks. Even Natsu — who was easily three times his size — wasn’t nearly as much of a burden on him. Just what could be the problem here, Happy wondered.

His inquiry was met with a low rumbling. “Oh right. My belly’s huge.” Happy pawed his stomach. Watching it wobble about. Now it was even bigger than it had been when he was still in the guildhall yesterday. Sure, nowhere near as packed as it looked when near its breaking point, but still massive. And unlike before he went to sleep, it was much more jiggly. All of the food crammed inside of it piling up as yet more adipose tissue on his body.

He must have looked more like an air filled blimp than a cat. It was actually really nice to look at. Still, Happy was determined to overcome his own flabbiness and stand up. With a grunt, he pushed off the ground once more. He used his magic to sprout his wings. Making them flutter rapidly in order to give himself some much needed added power. With the help of his angelic appendages, he was able to stand on his own two legs.

Finally, Happy was back to standing. Though the effort to get there left him winded. Maybe taking another long rest would be the right thing to do right about now. Before Happy could give in to his lazy urges, his stomach rumbled loudly. As if to let him know it would NOT let him sleep before filling it more.

“Fine, fine.” Happy chided his hungry tummy. He clumsily waddled over to the lake. His chubby butt jiggling up and down with each step. Once he reached it, he looked down to see nothing. Even getting on his knees to get a better view.

He looked all across the lake. Finding nothing but bright blue water. He wondered just where his breakfast was before realizing a peculiar detail. “Oh no! I already ate all the fish in here!” Happy screamed. He looked harder, wanting to be entirely sure that there was nothing for him to eat. And nothing there was.

Now filled with both hunger and anguish, Happy rested on his knees. A single tear fell down his cheek and into the lake. Making an audible ripple sound. While Happy mourned the loss of all the fish once in his tummy, the lake glimmered. Particles of light spread across it. After a few seconds, it was populated with a large number of fish, just like when Happy found it. Looking back down at the lake, Happy was amazed to say the least.

“W-what the?! The lake was restored?” It seemed that whatever was going on in this cave, it was magical. Not that Happy cared how this had happened. All that mattered was that he wouldn’t be going hungry. “Yay! More fish!”

Giggling with glee, Happy gathered up a handful of fish, and cut them down to size. Once he was done for the time being, he flopped down onto his furry stomach. It was big enough to serve as a bed now. Perfect, since he wouldn’t exactly be able to find a better spot in the desolate cave.

“Uuuurrrrp!” Happy sighed. Giving into hedonistic bliss as he simply lied down and reveled in his fullness. If the lake could restore itself to full capacity each time he cleared it of its fish, he wouldn’t have to worry about going hungry ever again. This also meant that he wouldn’t have to go running back to Natsu any time soon. This was sure to show him that he could make it on his own. And without his dumb ol’ exercise camp.

“I think it’s time for another nap. At least until lunch rolls around.” And with that, Happy fell asleep after only being awake for half an hour. One thing was for sure: he was getting accustomed to being large and without a care in the world. Fat and happy was his new lifestyle.

From that point onwards, Happy settled into a repeating cycle of sleeping, eating, and then sleeping and eating some more. Becoming the apex predator within the cave’s walls. His day and night cycle was more of a breakfast, lunch, and dinner cycle thanks to the constant food comas he fell into after eating. And with such a decadent diet combined with no exercise beyond lifting his own belly, his weight only continued growing. Each day, Happy became more sluggish. Pounds upon pounds accumulated on him faster than birds flocking to a loaf of bread.

The boy’s once well developed muscles faded. Becoming completely obscured by a mass of blubber that made up his body. Squirrel like cheeks adorned his face. His belly was a titanic ball of flab, constantly stuck to the ground with two pudding cups of moobs spilling onto it. His butt cheeks were each bigger than basketballs pumped full of air. And just as buoyant to boot.

He was a blob of an Exceed.

Happy wheezed, now covered in several hundred pounds of fat. It felt like he couldn’t breathe sometimes with the weight of his stomach pressing against his lungs. When things got that way, he had to take deeper and deeper breaths to let himself relax enough to gain some peace. It was as exciting as it was unnerving, even if not entirely unpleasant. Still, after so long, he got tired of laying down in the same place all day every day. It was time for a change of scenery.

Of course, looking at somewhere new meant moving all the way there. Something that became more of a rarity for Happy who had been content for so long just sitting in the eternally fish filled cave area. To muster up the strength to leave the cave, he’d have to seriously  pump himself up. Taking in heavy doses of air, he made his heart rate increase tremendously. After that, he moved his front legs. Building up enough momentum to push himself forward, and settle down on his wide rump. Now that the hard part was out of the way, he manifested his wings. Fluttering them with great intensity.

Like the butterball he was, Happy was lifted a few inches off of the ground without much grace. He panted rapidly and the blue marks on his cheeks burned bright red. With the leeway he needed, he dropped onto his feet. The fall sent violent ripples all throughout his body, making even his front legs and calves — which had less volume than the rest of his body — wobble. He would reach down to his knees to catch a breather, but considering how hard it was to stand, that might’ve just been a death sentence.

With no other choice but to keep moving forward, Happy waddled slowly to the entrance of the cave. It sure was looking a lot smaller now that he was a whole lot bigger. Still, it was thankfully wide enough for him to fit through-

“N-no way!” The boy tried moving forward. But found himself unable to thanks to his generous behind. Happy tried as hard as possible to make himself move to no avail.  “Oh no! I can’t move…” Happy’s eyes shot wide open as he realized his own helplessness. Falling into full blown panic. This would surely be the end of him in one way if he couldn’t make it out of the cave. His huge butt had swallowed up not only his tail, but the cave entrance too, leaving him utterly doomed!

Pushing his body against the jagged edges of the cave only left Happy chafing all of his flab. It was too painful to consider, plus entirely useless. He was really stuck. Stuck and hopeless.

“Hey! Is that you, Happy?”

Happy could only muster a small “Huh?” As he looked around to find an Exceed like him. Only red and pink instead of blue, and much smaller. Not to say that he was thin. The boy’s mountainous chest which sagged down near his tree trunk front legs and bulbous belly clearly strained the blue button-up vest he wore. He wasn’t alone either. A green Exceed wearing a pink and black frog suit who was equally tubby stood at his side. The two’s thighs squished up against each other without either of them paying it any mind.

Without a doubt, these two were familiar to Happy. Not only that, they were close friends with him. Even if they didn’t all meet up often, he was glad to see any friends. Especially right now.

“Lector! Frosch! This is perfect!” Happy cried out, tears of joy leaking from his eyes. The red one narrowed a brow as he looked at him. Confused as to why he looked so overjoyed to see him.

“Yeah, that’s me.” Lector said plainly. It was only after getting a closer look at Happy that he realized there was something behind him. Or rather, a large hole being blocked up by him. His confused expression turned to an eager smile as he put the pieces together. “I see what’s got you so bothered now! Don’t worry, I’ll get you out!”

“Fro will help too!” The frog loving cat beside Lector said. With both of their combined might, they tugged Happy’s extended front legs. Pulling his tremendous weight, heaving it until Happy fell forward. Plopping onto the ground with a great wobble, as if he were made of gelatin. His fat made it so the fall was nothing but tiresome. Completely absorbing the impact as his poor fat butt was freed from the cave’s grip.

With that, Happy was gently lifted into a sitting position by Lector and Frosch who sat with him. It was clear that they all had some catching up to do. After all, since the last time they saw each other, they all ballooned into massive caricatures of what they once were. Questions were in order.

Lector was the first to talk. Asking, “So, Happy, what’s up with you? I didn’t expect to find you in such a weird place. Or stuck in a weird place.”

Happy was feeling rather silly since he needed to be helped out of the cave by them. He had little explanation for what had happened to him. But he had to say something. “Well… I suppose you could say I’m running away. I haven’t been with the other members of Fairy Tail for a while.”

“Really?” Frosch asked. Curiously placing a webbed finger to his chin. “But aren’t you feeling lonely like this?”

The simple question nearly made more tears come from Happy’s eyes. He looked away from the two other cats and bit his lip to stop them from flowing. Turning back to face them. “A little bit. But I’ve been having so much fun living in the cave. I didn’t want to give in and go back.”

Both of the chubby Exceeds were shocked to see Happy in such a state. Fairy Tail members were always so close together. Lector rubbed his head. “Man. I can’t believe you ran away from your own guild.” He remarked.

Happy frowned. “Well what are you doing out here without the other Sabertooth members?”

Lector turned to look away from Happy. Seeming embarrassed as he blushed. Frosch looked sad as he said, “We ran away too. It got too difficult to handle disappointing Sting and Rogue. At first we just put on a little weight, but now there’s no way we can stand beside them.”

“So we’re basically in the same position.” Lector added. Still blushing.

“Aye!” Happy agreed. “But there’s one nice thing to get out of this. Since you two are here, I can show you guys the inside of this cave I found.”
Lector tilted his head, clearly skeptical. “There’s a bunch of fish. I’m pretty sure it’s never ending!” Happy excitedly said. That got Lector interested. Naturally, Frosch was too. And so the three ventured back to the cave’s entrance.

“You guys won’t mind pushing me through, will you?” Happy asked. Lector and Frosch already saw earlier how he could no longer squeeze through the entrance on his own. So it seemed they’d have to help him again. Happy’s tail idly shifted side to side while the smaller Exceeds attended to his large butt. Pushing it and letting their hands sink into it. It was rather mortifying for Happy and Frosch, who stayed silent. But Frosch was as positive as ever.

“Oh wow! Your rump’s so squishy, Happy. Fro wonders if his is like that too!” Frosch said with some enthusiasm in his voice, which just made the other two more flustered.

“Let’s just focus on pushing for right now. I don’t want either of you getting any weird ideas about this.” Lector said. Though, he’d be lying if he said he was not at least somewhat enjoying this. With one last big shove from the twin Exceeds, Happy was able to get back into the cave. Just as promised, the lake inside was full of delicious fish, perfect for the three to eat. Happy sat back though as the other two used their wings to gather up enough fish for them all. Which happened to be every fish.

Lector smirked. What a haul Happy had found here. If it was really never ending like he said, they’d be able to eat like kings. “I hope you guys don’t mind if I chow down on all of this fish. There’s just too much for me not to overindulge.” It was this ever dwindling discipline which had gotten Frosch and him so big in the first place; no matter how dedicated they were to training and getting strong, their gluttony had always managed to get the better of them.

Happy wouldn’t take that declaration sitting down however. He was more lying down, but that was beside the point. “No way am I letting you eat more fish than me! I showed you guys this cave, so I should get the most!”

“Don’t be so selfish! Besides, I bet you can’t even reach most of the fish. You already needed us to get in here in the first place!” Happy didn’t have much of a counter argument to that, as most of what Lector said was pure fact, so he merely pouted. Frosch was spacing out a bit as the two argued. He just wanted to eat fish, he had little care for the split he got in comparison with the other two.

“Let’s dig in!” Frosch yelled. Happy and Lector reluctantly nodded. The only thing that would be deciding who got more fish was who was quicker to the punch. And neither of them wanted to miss out on a single bite of the tasty treats.

——

Afternoon had long since arrived when three big cats woke up. Ever since being shown the wonders of the mysterious cave Happy found, Lector and Frosch weren’t the slightest bit hesitant to reap the benefits of it. There was little going on inside the cave for months besides repeated the overindulgence of the three kitties. And it showed on all of their well fed bodies.

The Sabertooth Exceeds were looking nothing but chunky. It was a wonder how either of them were still able to stay somewhat modest. Lector’s vest was already stretched out when he first arrived at the cave, but now it was only a matter of time before it burst off of him. It barely reached past his ample boy boobs. In Frosch’s case, it seemed no matter how big he got, his frog suit fit him snugly. And he was already far past morbidly obese. They were both closer to immobile blob territory.

What wasn’t helping their case was how big their asses had gotten. Big round cheeks adorned their backsides, giving them great seats no matter where they sat. Their fun bags were a joy to look at when they admired each other’s bodies. Growing so large also grew their friendship. After all, each day, they grew closer together — in a very literal sense. Soon, their big fun bags would be pressing up against each other constantly when they ate. Stuffing themselves like turkeys never felt so amazing.

But even with how fat the other two were, they were nowhere near Happy’s size. They had only gained a fraction of the blubber he had. For starters, his face had plumped up even further than before. Two giant cheeks which made speaking difficult rested on his face. A grand double chin which obscured his tiny backpack sitting below them. His spherical gut was like a tank made up entirely of stretched out fur. And his legs became fat filled tubes which made his paws useless little nubs, sucked into rolls of fat.

Happy’s biggest asset by a mile, however, was his butt. Conditioned by countless binging sessions where he simply lied, fat body splayed out on the floor as he was fed by the more mobile Exceeds, its size was great. His massive rump cheeks looked like a pair of mountains that had been glued together by sheer flab. If one were to look at him from behind, all they would see was a pile of big blue booty. Even his tail was hardly visible thanks to his meaty tush — the ultimate evidence of the fatty’s never-ending avarice. It was a mystery how the cave floor didn’t crack whenever he managed to shortly get up before dropping back down onto the ginormous thing. His landings weren’t exactly graceful.

It was primed to be another wonderfully mundane day of eating to their bursting point and then resting it off, while letting more flab build up on their bodies. Happy yawned, too heavy to move without great effort. Whether from him or the assistance of Lector and Frosch. “Whose turn is it to get the fish this time? Can you bring them on over to me?”

Lector groaned, still snapping out of the remnants of a great food filled dream stuck in his mind. His stomach wouldn’t let him linger on it too long. It let out a grooowwwwl which let him know that he was starving. “I’ll go nab them for you lardballs. But next time, you get up, Frosch!” It was a slow process, but Lector managed to grab all the fish and assort them into a large pile in the middle of the floor. He then tossed some over to Happy and Frosch, making sure all of them got an equal share of the evening meal. Once that was done, he opened his mouth, ready to eat-

“HAPPY!” Shouted a disembodied voice.

His voice was followed by two others calling out for Lector and Frosch respectively. The sudden appearance of the familiar voices caught all of their attention. Even managing to take it off of their fish. Rushing into the cave were Natsu, Sting, and Rogue.

“Huh?!” The three Exceeds exclaimed. Before they could rack their heads around what was going on, they were all grabbed by the scruff of their necks with ease. The Dragon Slayer trio looked as amazed as they were shocked to actually find their friends in this odd place. Soon each of them was embracing their beloved partner. With the Exceed held in their arms feeling tears coming.

Natsu was the first to break the silence. “I finally found you. I guess that means Lucy was right about looking for you here.” He then smiled brightly down at Happy. Showing that even with him having run away, there was no malice between them. “Glad to see you’re doing well!”

“Wouldn’t you say they’re doing a bit better than well, Natsu? Especially being in this cave of all places?” Sting remarked. He grabbed onto Lector’s belly. Lifting it and dropping it to watch it jiggle and emphasize his point.

Rogue nodded. “Then this really is an enchanted cave. One that matches the desires of the ones desperate enough to find it.”

“Who cares what kind of cave it is? Happy’s back and that’s all that matters to me!” Natsu said.

Happy quivered in his arms. Unable to hold back his tears any longer. “Natsuuuuuu!” He cried. Frosch was in a similar position, clinging onto Rogue as tight as he could with his flabby arms.

“What say we get out of here now,” Natsu said. “This place reeks of fish.” Happy nodded and allowed himself to be carried outside of the cave. The sunlight fading to let nightfall come was something he hadn’t seen directly in a while. At best, he’d give an absentminded glance at the changing lighting from the cave entrance before going to sleep. It was a nice little sight.

“See you guys!” Said Lector.

“Fro hopes to eat some more yummy fish with you!” Frosch said.

“It’s a deal! Make sure to get back safely!” Happy told them. Natsu waved off Sting and Rogue as they went to attend to their duties at Sabertooth. Now it was just Natsu and Happy standing in front of the Fairy Tail guildhall’s front door. I’m not gonna be able to fit inside. Happy thought to himself.

The less he thought about that, the better off he’d likely be. So Happy elected to just focus on Natsu. He craned his neck up at the pink haired man, “I can’t believe it’s been so long since we’ve last seen each other. I honestly missed you a little bit.” He faintly smiled as he said that.

Natsu looked down at him with a wide grin. “I missed you too, man! But what do you mean it’s been a long time? Do you really consider a week that long?” Happy’s ears twitched.

“W-whuh?” He asked. “What do you mean it’s only been a week?! But I’ve gotten so big!” The commotion Happy was making caused his body to shake all over the place. Even if he couldn’t quite move his limbs, he sure could shake idly.

“Anyways,” Natsu continued. Ignoring Happy’s clear confusion. “Since you’ve gotten so big, how’s putting those muscles of yours to good use sound? Can’t be sitting around forever!”

Happy gulped. Being made to exercise Natsu’s way was what got him in this mess to begin with. He could already feel his muscles burning just thinking about doing any more work. Natsu took notice, sighing as he softened up some. “I’ll try not to do anything crazy this time. Let’s just start with making it so you can stand on your own again. That work?”

Happy looked up at Natsu with joy. He nodded cheerfully. Feeling more than ready to get back to hanging around with him and the rest of their guild mates again. “Aye Sir!”", "pools_count": 0, "title": "Exceeding Greed", "deleted": "f", "public": "t", "mimetype": "image/png", "pagecount": "1", "rating_id": "1", "rating_name": "Mature", "ratings": [ { "content_tag_id": "2", "name": "Nudity", "description": "Nonsexual nudity exposing breasts or genitals (must not show arousal)", "rating_id": "1" } ], "submission_type_id": "12", "type_name": "Writing - Document", "guest_block": "f", "friends_only": "f", "comments_count": "0", "views": "71" }