BUNNY DAY 2024

“You had one job!”

The Divine Scribe, [Zelda No Vorsu], raised a finger towards the computer of derpsquid42 and derpsquid43. She had just revealed that the possessed body of derpsquid44, now known as deviledsquid44, had disappeared from the capsule she’d supposedly put it in.

“Don’t blame me,” ComPU said, “If Model 42 didn’t have such memory issues, we wouldn’t have needed to waste last year reminiscing about the aftermath of the events from the year before.”

“Hey!” 42 protested.

“She’s right, you know,” 43 teased.

“Shut it!” 42 snapped, “Or I’ll feed you to Peach!”

“Oh, how original,” 43 snarked, “Where ever have I heard that one before?”

“Enough arguing,” [Zelda No Vorsu] interjected, “You two can settle your differences later. Right now, we need to focus on tracking down that rogue model.”

“But how?” 42 asked, “He slipped out right under our noses.”

“He is still recovering his strength,” the Divine Scribe replied, “He can’t have gone far. We’ll assemble a small group of allies, track him down, and finish this once and for all.”

“Allies?” 43 wondered, “Who do you have in mind, Vorsu?”

Under the sheets of the bed, came the break of dawn, warm against the body of the lovely Princess Zelda… PRRRBBHT! Actually, that was just a trumpeting release of flatulence from between the soft, plump cheeks of her buttocks that ended in a slightly bubbly manner. Nevertheless, this feeling of warmth roused the dozing princess from her slumber. She opened her eyes slowly, a relaxed smile on her lips. Zelda extracted her arms from under the covers, stretching and yawning. Then, she placed her hands on the visible bulge of a belly beneath the covers. It was around the size of a medium beach ball, though more deflated as her meal had digested while she slept. Throwing off the covers, she revealed her nude form. She normally slept naked if she had an extra full tummy or else it got too hot under the covers.

She pulled up her left leg, pressing her knee into the belly slightly. FRRT! A smaller fart blurted out of her backside. GURGLE… Zelda let go of her leg as she felt her belly bubbling. This time the gas traveled up her throat. HUOOORP! Cheeks bloating for a moment, the princess released a deep, meaty belch. She sighed while grabbing the lower curve of her belly and giving it a squeeze.

“Morning already…? Guess I shouldn’t be surprised that you would be impatient and wake me up, Sephiroth,” she said. “Or that in the end, you were a lot of hot air that I’d need to let out. Now you know I’m not just some cute magical girl you can run through. Maybe I’ll teach this technique to Aerith for the remake…”

Sephiroth’s arrogance had made him rather unpopular with most of the Smash cast, and it had been on full display at the start of his match against Zelda. Despite his bold claims of an easy victory, he’d soon enough found himself shoved up the princess’s rump and trapped inside her tummy. The other royals had enjoyed a bit of fun teasing him while squirmed about, but even after a night stewing in Zelda’s guts, he likely hadn’t learned his lesson. It was rather typical of villains like him, but even if his arrogance returned, the brown stain on his record would not quickly be forgotten.

Speaking of… Zelda’s gas had settled by this point, and she rolled out of bed. She struggled a little with her potbelly, which kept her slightly weighed down. With a grunt, she managed to heave herself off the bed. She waddled over to her bathroom, her belly hanging heavily in front of her and sloshing with every step. Grumble… Her bowels rumbled as she approached the door. Leaning forward, Zelda felt some pressure build up in her rectum for a moment. PFFRROOOOPPT! A larger blast of gas than the one that had helped to wake her up erupted out of her backside. She sighed in relief after.

“You still have a lot to say, huh?” she asked.

The lingering stench didn’t have much by way of response. Technically, Zelda could have held onto Sephiroth for a while longer, but she wasn’t really interested in lugging her gut around anymore. She pulled a bottle of magic-lax out of her medicine cabinet and took the recommended amount, feeling the stuff settle in her belly.

Now, she just had to wait for it to work its magic. GROAANN… It didn’t take long as a sonorous gurgle of gas came from her gut. Zelda could feel a pressure rapidly growing on her backside, indicating she was ready to poop. They didn’t call it magic-lax for nothing. The princess sat on the toilet. Even as she leaned forward and started pushing, the pressure continued to build for a moment longer.

“H-Huh, what’s happening?” she wondered, “It doesn’t usually go like th-this!”

MMBRAAAPLBLBRLRT! An explosion of flatulence blasted from her round rear into the toilet below, lifting Zelda’s cheeks from the seat for a moment. It seemed that Sephiroth had one last thing to say before the magic-lax could work its magic. After, her belly rapidly shrank as her bowels unloaded the solid waste within them. The toilet filled up quickly beneath her, her bum efficiently removing the remains of the one-winged angel. There were a few feathers in her stool even. Sighing with relief, Zelda finished her business and stood up. She wiped her bottom and tossed the soiled paper into the bowl. She didn’t bother to spare Sephiroth’s sewage form a glance.

“Hopefully you’ve learned your lesson,” she said, “If not, I’m sure there are other princesses’ porcelain thrones waiting in your future.”

The princess pressed down on the toilet handle, and the toilet flushed as she moved to the sink. To her relief, the faucet worked just fine, and Zelda was able to wash her hands. She proceeded to hop into the shower after. Humming, she ran her hands down her body while washing it. Her tummy, particularly the lower curve of it, stuck out a bit after her meal, soft with a minor layer of pudge. Running her hands over her rear, Zelda gave the cheeks a squeeze. Her already sizable butt wasn’t that much bigger.

“For how tall and supposedly powerful you are,” she teased, “You sure didn’t add too much… Guess you were mostly hot air after all~”

After washing her hair, the princess stepped out of the shower. She toweled off and then went back to her room. She put on her usual dress. Zelda was about to sit at her desk when a knock came at the door. Opening it, she found [Zelda No Vorsu] standing on the other side.

“The Divine Scribe?” she wondered.

“Princess, we need your help,” the Divine Scribe requested, “Zipper has escaped once again.”

While the scribe was out searching for heroes, another place was in dire need of a hero of its own. A futuristic city was in the middle of being invaded by outer space aliens, who planned to kidnap the citizens for twisted purposes. With the city’s protector—the Mighty Sparkla—missing, they needed a new hero. And they soon found her in the form of Mighty Peach.

Mighty Peach was really the same Peach who presided over the Mushroom Kingdom, but thanks to her companion Stella, she was currently powered up to be able to protect the city. She wore a black suit covered in red armor, and she wore a visor held between two red earpieces. Her main source of strength were her gauntlets, which allowed her to punch with teratons of force and lift objects as heavy as meteors.

While her primary objective was to save all the citizens in the area, some were sheltered in secret hidden spotlight rooms underground, only found by posing in the right spot. Normally, these weren’t too hard to find and had some sort of visual cue showing where to pose. However, Peach eventually spotted an odd purple symbol on the ground, looking a little like the emblem of Madame Grape.

“Are you sure about this, Peach?” asked Stella. “It could be a trap…”

“Trap or not, we can’t leave any citizens unsaved,” decided Peach. “We can handle any ambush Grape throws at us anyway.”

Striking a pose on the symbol, a platform emerged from the ground to bring Peach to the room below. There didn’t appear to be any members of the Sour Bunch inside, but there were two cowering figures. They didn’t look like the usual Theets, instead being much taller, having smaller noses, and wearing armor of their— Peach gasped as she realized who these were. The symbol wasn’t that of Madame Grape, and instead was some sort of aquatic creature. A squid, perhaps.

“Thank goodness you’re here, Mighty hero!” the one dressed in purple said. “We need your help!”

“Only you can save us from a terrible foe!” the green one chimed in.

“Cut the acting, you two,” Peach sighed. “What are you doing here? I’m sort of in the middle of something here.”

“Peach, do you know these two?” questioned Stella.

“I have no idea what you could mean, Mighty hero!” the purple one explained. “Please, come with us, we need your st—”

Growwwwlll… Peach’s stomach growled as her patience grew thin with the two “actors”. She put her hand to her stomach and smiled as she stared at them.

“Oh, are you two here to be my snacks during the intermission?” Peach asked. “I’ve been starving ever since that Patisserie play~”

“N-no, we… oh, fine,” the purple one stammered. “Zipper’s back. We need your help to take him down.”

“I told you we shouldn’t have tried to be in character…” groaned the green one.

“Well, as long as you bring me back quickly, I’d be happy to knock some sense into him,” Peach agreed. “Stella, do these ensembles work outside of Sparkle Theater?”

“As long as I’m with you, I suppose. But what about the citizens?” asked Stella.

“Knowing these two squids, after we’re done we’ll be sent back exactly the time that we left,” explained Peach. “Anyway, let’s go blast us a bunny!”

“I just can’t figure this out… where did they hide the body?”

Ace Attorney Phoenix Wright had accepted quite a perplexing case. Like almost every case he accepted, the defendant was charged with murder, and he believed they didn’t commit the claimed crime. His investigation was turning up very little leads, and no autopsy report had even been created…

Phoenix also had his assistant at Wright and Co., Maya Fey. The two had defended plenty of clients together, so naturally she was here to help investigate as well. Even the spirit medium was confused, starting to get frustrated and coming up with more outlandish ideas about the problem.

“Under the couch, maybe?” asked Maya. “Maybe the detective missed it when they were searching the place.”

“Gumshoe’s been known to miss evidence, yeah…” Phoenix agreed. “But that seems like something even he couldn’t miss.”

“Oh! What if they dropped it out the window?” Maya suggested. “Or they flew out, Max Galactica style!”

“(...She knows that’s just a show, right?)” Phoenix thought to himself.

“What’s with that ‘it’s just a show’ look?!” Maya huffed, puffing out her cheeks in anger.

“At this point, I’m almost not sure that there even was a murder…” sighed Phoenix. “Maybe we should go question the witness again.”

“Aw, Nick, can’t we at least get some food first?” begged Maya. “I’m star—”

Growwwwl...grrrrr...urrrr… Maya’s stomach finished her sentence with a deep rumbling noise. They had been investigating all day, and the growing spirit medium was in dire need of some lunch. Her tummy gave her an idea, and her eyes lit up.

“Wait, what if the real killer ate the victim? That would explain why there’s no blood or a body!” Maya exclaimed.

“...Like they cut them up? That’s… really gross, Maya. And there would definitely be blood if they did that,” cringed Phoenix.

“No no, like they swallowed them whole!” explained Maya.

“...What kind of cartoons have you been watching?” questioned Phoenix. “There’s no way someone could do that in real life.”

“I didn’t see it in a cartoon!” Maya said, her puffed cheeks returning. “It’s a real thing, you know! You need to open up those narrow minded assumptions, Nick!”

Phoenix didn’t even want to entertain this line of thought. He reached for the door to go question the witness, but he felt a sudden tugging at his arm.

“I’m serious, Nick!” Maya insisted. “What if Franziska tried it on you? I may be a pretty good honorary lawyer, but I can’t defend our client with your badge in her gut!”

“St-stay away from my badge!” Phoenix gasped, clutching his precious golden attorney’s badge on his lapel.

“Look, how about we practice?” Maya asked. “I’ll eat you, and then you have to get out. It shouldn’t be too hard for you since I’m a little vertically challenged compared to your height.”

“(I knew this girl was out there, but… what is she even talking about?)” Phoenix internally groaned.

“C’mon Nick! I have a special stomach for people anyway,” smiled Maya.

“You’re not going to drop this until I agree, are you?” sighed Phoenix.

“Nope!” beamed Maya, clasping her hands together and nodding.

“Ugh, fine… but when you can’t do it, you’re cleaning the toilet for a month!” said Phoenix. “(Which would be fair, given who’s stinking it up after way too many burgers…)”

“Deal!” Maya agreed. “You’re paying for extra burgers later when I prove I’m right!”

Phoenix closed his eyes for a moment. Maya was a bit of a strange girl, but this was quite an odd hill to die on. Eating someone whole? Ridiculous. It’s almost as silly as cross examining a parrot. When he opened his eyes again, he expected to see a disappointed Maya, ready to admit she was wrong.

But instead, he was face to face with the spirit medium’s gaping maw. Somehow she had opened her mouth wide enough to engulf his head, spiky hair and all. OMPH! With Phoenix still in shock, Maya easily got her lips around his face. While she was just doing this to prove a point, she was a little curious about his taste, so she lapped at his head as she began swallowing. She prepared herself for a nasty hair gel taste as she gulped down his hair, but she was surprised to not taste anything of the sort.

GULP! Maya continued to swallow her “boss” whole, already down to his neck and approaching his shoulders. She had never realized how wide they really were, and she was starting to think she wouldn’t get her extra burgers. This thought caused a surge of strength to flow through her. Slurrrrppp… Slowly but surely, her lips stretched around Phoenix’s shoulders, causing the lawyer to voice his protests. His muffled Objections went unheard by Maya, however.

Gwulp… ulp… gulp… More and more of Phoenix’s blue suit slid down Maya’s throat. As he began to enter her “people stomach”, her bare belly began to show underneath her medium outfit. It started around the size of a pregnant belly and slowly began ballooning in size. As Maya reached his waist, the gut had grown large enough to strain the bow she wore around her own hips. RIIIIP! The flimsy piece of cloth couldn’t contain Phoenix’s form, and quickly ripped in half as her gut expanded.

With every swallow, Maya could feel herself get more and more exhausted. A meal of this size was becoming taxing on her body, but the thought of being so close kept her going on her task. G-GULP! Another swallow brought Nick up to his upper legs, followed soon by his shins and eventually shoes. GWULP! One more swallow brought the last of Wright sliding down her throat, allowing Maya to breathe through her mouth once more. She panted heavily from the effort.

“Hah… hah! See, Nick! I told you I could—BWWWAAAARPPP!—d-do it! Excuse me…” Maya finally said.

“Okay, you made your point, now let me out of here!” Phoenix whined, thrashing around in Maya’s belly.

“H-hey! That hurts, Nick!” winced Maya. “Maybe I’ll keep you in there for a while!”

“Hey, I don’t want to get digested, Maya!” complained Phoenix.

“I wouldn’t do that!” Maya shot back. “Pearly would kill me if I digested you!”

“(Oh yeah, I hope she doesn’t see Maya like this…)” Phoenix thought to himself. “(I really don’t want to be the one to explain the birds and the bees to her.)”

While she did plan to let Phoenix out, Maya decided to bask in her victory for a moment. She laid on the nearby sofa, rubbing her belly as she enjoyed the feeling of fulfillment. She hadn’t been exactly sure if she could even do this, but now that she knew, she decided to ask for a lot more burgers once they went out.

“Enjoy your meal, Ms. Fey?” a new voice asked.

Maya turned her head to see that she was no longer alone in the room. A man with his face covered in a hood had appeared, along with two men in suits of armor. The one in purple seemed to be avoiding direct eye contact with her distended middle. Along with the men, a blond haired woman in an exosuit was there, along with another woman in a fancy dress. The oddest of all of them were two women with dark hair who looked rather similar to each other.

“W-who are you?” stammered Maya. “I-I didn’t mean to… well, I didn’t know… am I under arrest?”

“Do we look like cops?” the green one questioned.

“I guess the shades could make her think that,” suggested the purple one.

“No Miss Fey, you’re not in any trouble,” the man in the cloak said.

“Believe me, we’re quite used to seeing women with large bellies,” the woman in the fancy dress giggled.

“We need your help. I am [Zelda No Vorsu], this is derpsquid42 and derpsquid43, although you can just call them by their numbers if their names are too long,” explained the man in the cloak. “The heroine is known as the Mighty Peach, the lovely lady in the dress is Princess Zelda, and the two maidens are Hinoa and Minoto.”

One of the twins ran up to Maya. Upon closer inspection, the outfit seemed quite similar to her spirit medium outfit, just with a red color scheme compared to her purple. The more serious looking one looked on in interest, although not as much as her twin.

“I absolutely love your outfit!” the enthusiastic twin said. “It’s nice to see someone else with a more spiritual ensemble.”

“Oh thanks!” Maya beamed. “Honestly, you’re probably one of the first people to compliment my clothes! Nick keeps calling it weird, and some people just call me ‘topknot’...”

“Your hair is adorable too!” the maiden beamed. “How do you get your hair to part in the middle? I’d love to show it off around the village.”

“Village? Oh, do you come from a village—” Maya started to ask.

“Hate to interrupt, ladies, but you may want to let Phoenix out, Maya,” 42 suggested. “You’ll be gone a while, so we wouldn’t want anything happening to him during the trip.”

Maya had almost forgotten about her bulging belly. Phoenix wasn’t struggling too hard, although as his name was mentioned, he began poking parts of her tummy. Maya blushed slightly as she tried to force Phoenix back up her throat. After a few moments of movements, Phoenix had been spat out onto the floor.

“I-I’ll never doubt you again, Maya… Just… don’t ever do that again…” Phoenix begged.

“You better live up to your burger promise then, Nick!” Maya smiled.

“Huh?” asked Phoenix.

“Oh, I could definitely go for some burgers after this is over,” Zelda agreed. “I don’t believe this world takes Rupees, so I’m sure a wealthy lawyer such as yourself could pay the bill?”

“Huh? Huh?” Phoenix asked, even more confused.

“I can’t say I’ve ever had ‘burgers’, but a first time for everything, right?” beamed Hinoa.

“Let’s just hope your appetite for Dango doesn’t carry over to other foods…” worried Minoto. “Are you sure you can afford to feed all of us, Mr. Wright?”

“Huh? Huh? Huh?” Phoenix repeated, even more bewildered.

“Oh, I think that’s our cue to leave,” suggested Maya. “As much as I’d like to hear one of his classic phrases, I’m not sure the rest of you are ready.”

“Right. To the meeting room, everyone!” 43 said.

And before Phoenix could get off an Objection, the party had left the room through some sort of floating portal. Phoenix only stood there for a moment, entirely confused about what had just happened. The similarities between Hinoa and Maya came to mind.

“...There are two of her now?!” he yelled.

Now that the team to take on Zipper had been assembled, they gathered around a round, metal table with a holoprojector in the center. [Zelda No Vorsu] stood at the top end of the table with others gathered around.

“Thank you all for agreeing to assist us,” he stated, “We face a grave threat, and only together can we defeat it once and for all.”

Activating the projector, an image of deviledsquid44 appeared.

“You might recognize this person… After all, two more of him stand at this table with us,” the Divine Scribe continued, “This is deviledsquid44. He was a clone of the purple Inkling who stands with us until his body was possessed by this…”

An image of Zipper appeared inside of the image of deviledsquid44 before rising to float above the Inkling.

This is Zipper. Who or what he is, is not truly known. We know he comes from the Animal Crossing universe,” [Zelda No Vorsu] explained, “And that he has the power to summon eggs from anywhere. He does so purely for the chaos of it, and so he must be stopped.”

“And here I thought we’d finally put an end to him for good…” Zelda said.

“I’m afraid not, Princess,” 42 replied, “He managed to escape the containment capsule that we were going to store him in.”

“You may have noticed a lack of egg related inconveniences this year, however,” the Divine Scribe added, “Zipper’s power has been greatly weakened, and this is our chance to finish him off.”

“You have a plan then?” Peach asked.

“Yes, Your Highness,” [Zelda No Vorsu] replied.

He changed the projection to show the heroes confronting deviledsquid44.

“The Squids, Lady Peach, Hinoa, Minoto, and myself will distract and weaken the host body. Once it has been sufficiently exhausted,” he explained, “Ms. Fey will use her channeling power to pull Zipper’s spirit out of the body. He will fight and claw every inch of the way. Once he’s sufficiently separated from his host, Lady Zelda will use her sealing abilities to banish his spirit once and for all.”

“And you believe this plan will work, Master Scribe?” Hinoa asked.

“After all, our efforts last time seem to have failed…” Minoto added.

“I do, partly because of what happened last time,” [Zelda No Vorsu] said, “Zipper no longer has Infinity Stones within his possession, and after the blast from the Triple Infinity Buster, his hold on derpsquid44 as well as his ability to manifest in this plane have been weakened considerably.”

“Then what are we waiting for?” Peach declared, “Let’s finish this!”

“It’s time to put an end to this monster!” Zelda stated, “And I won’t have to wonder around this time of year if my bathroom fixtures are going to start spouting eggs any longer.”

“We'll make him pay for what he did to Hinoa!” Minoto shouted.

“And yourself, right?” Hinoa asked, a teasing smile on her lips.

“R-right,” Minoto said, blushing, “That too.”

They of course were referring to how Zipper had tried to impregnate the two of them with eggs due to their Wyverian nature.

“It’s time for us to finally get 44 back,” 42 stated.

“Even if he turns out to be a bit of a jerk,” 43 added.

While most of the team was fired up, ready for the battle ahead, [Zelda No Vorsu] noticed that Maya looked a bit self-conscious. She had her hands held together below her waist and her head bowed slightly.

“Ms. Fey, is everything alright?” the Divine Scribe asked.

Maya’s eyes widened in surprise for a moment at being caught before she returned to her more disheartened posture.

“Sorry… I guess I just sort of feel like I don’t belong,” she explained, “All of you are amazing heroes with special abilities and I’m just a spirit medium… I’m not even the Master yet.”

“Don’t say that, you’re Mystic Maya Fey!” 42 encouraged, “Ace Spirit Medium! None of us can channel the spirits from another plane.”

“I can only hear their voices in my world,” Zelda added, “But don’t forget that despite not having any formal legal training, Maya has some sharp co-counsel skills. She deduced that Manfred von Karma was the real killer in the DL-6 Incident all on her own. Where would Phoenix Wright be without her?”

“If my memory serves me correctly,” Peach said, “In prison or worse.”

“I… Th-Thank you…” Maya replied, teary eyed but smiling, “I didn’t realize you thought so highly of me…”

“Not every hero wears a cape or points a finger to shout ‘Objection!’” [Zelda No Vorsu] stated, “Although you have had your moments of shouting ‘Hold it!’ to save a case, however, I’d be remiss to make you accompany us without a way to defend yourself…”

Reaching into the sleeve of his cloak, he pulled out a long, metal pole that materialized from rainbow sparkles. He pounded the end to the ground, and the top was revealed to have a spear point.

“Is that…” Maya gasped, The Samurai Spear?!”

The Divine Scribe smiled and nodded.

“It was my understanding that you are a mega Steel Samurai fan,” he said, “Go on, try it out. I’ve balanced it for your height and weight, so it shouldn’t be too heavy.”

He tossed it to Maya. Catching it, she immediately started spinning the spear around excitedly. 42, who was on one side of her, knew to duck out of the way. 43, however, wasn’t so knowledgeable and was hit in the back of the head by the butt of the spear.

“Oof!” he grunted while falling forward towards the table.

“Oops, s-sorry!” Maya apologized.

Crossing his arms, [Zelda No Vorsu] smiled.

“Seems you won’t have any trouble using that,” he stated.

“Just wait until Pearly and Nick hear about this!” Maya said, grinning, “I get to battle the forces of evil with the Samurai Spear just like the Steel Samurai!”

“Now then, I believe everyone is ready,” the Divine Scribe explained, “I’ve tracked Zipper and 44 to an abandoned Grizz Co. golden egg harvesting platform called Sockeye Station. Their appearance there tells me that 44 may have more control than Zipper believes, given 42 used to work for Grizz Co. performing Salmon Runs as well.”

42 stared blankly into the distance for a moment as he had flashbacks.

“Well, no time like the present,” Peach stated, “Let’s get a move on!”

The team arrived at Sockeye Station, the platform surrounded by murky green water. Things were quiet, perhaps too quiet.

“Eugh, smells like the sushi stand Nick’s friend Larry tried to run one time…” Maya groaned, pinching her nose.

This earned her a humored smile from Zelda.

“Reminds me of a Jyuratodus…” Hinoa said.

“Or Lady Fiorayne’s backside after she’s digested one,” Minoto muttered.

[Zelda No Vorsu] led the group up the curved ramp at the center of the platform. At the top, derpsquid44’s body lay on its stomach in the middle of the circular pillar of concrete the ramps surrounded. The party stopped at the edge of the circle. With a groan, 44 pushed himself up. His armor was currently black, and his eyes were revealed. They were 44% misaligned, giving him a derpy look much like 42 and 43, though their eyes were currently hidden behind shades.

“42… 43? You imbeciles…” he growled, “You shouldn’t have come… I was going to stay here to ride him out—GACK!

Suddenly, his head jerked to look straight at the team. His eyes began to glow red, obscuring their derpiness.

Hah hah hah hah hah… Hip, hop, hooray! an ominous voice declared, It’s B̷̪̙̪̦̰̪̈́̍̿̍̽͐̂͒̓͂͝Ǘ̶͉̹̲̱͚͍̯̭̟̖̹̠̝̣̞̯N̶̻͉̜̜̲̙̜̞͉̹̞̱̍́͑̉̏̈́̒͒̈́̐̿̕̕͠Ņ̶̛̞͍͓̤͍̙͕̫̊͂̇̂̾́͌̓͝Ȳ̵̜͈̼̲͍̪̪͓̝͕͎͕̈̓̄́̆́̏̇͆͠ ̴̨̡̛͖̝͈̜͙͙̗̫̪̈̈́́̾̆̃͘͠͝͝ͅD̶̠̰̭̤̖͐͘Ạ̵̟͓̮͕͖̝̰̋̋͊͆̚̚͘̕͠Ẏ̸̧̙̩̰̭̱̭̲̖͔̤̺̗̲͗͋.

“He’s here, brace yourselves!” [Zelda No Vorsu] shouted.

44’s body, now under Zipper’s thrall once more, pushed itself up. The armor took on a mustard yellow color. Quickly thrusting out his arm, he blasted a purple beam of energy straight towards the Divine Scribe. A green blade of energy appeared at the last moment as [Zelda No Vorsu] activated his lightsaber. He had to hold the hilt with both hands, the force of the beam driving his blade back towards him while he tried to deflect it. Planting his feet to brace himself, he slowly turned his saber, redirecting the purple beam currently being deflected into the hills in the distance until it connected with the hand it was being shot from. An explosion knocked 44 onto his back.

“That power…” the Divine Scribe gasped, “He doesn’t have the Infinity Stones any more, but it seems 44 absorbed some of their energy into his body, allowing him to use lesser forms of their abilities all on his own!”

You see, friends? No matter how hard you fight it… Zipper stated, There is no stopping B̵̠͓͎̃͊̾̅ú̴̡̬́͐̉͛̆̂̊n̷͙̄ṉ̴̗̣̍̀͐̿̊͂̂̚y̴̢̘̯͚̒͗̈́̂̆́̚ ̴̱̩͔͂͑̀̏̀̃͛͊͝D̸͉͚̩̈̍͂̑̚͝͝ą̶̬̞͚̜͎͐̀͌̃̄̔y̷̨̳̹̦̣̜̹̋̓͜. It is inevitable.

His body glowed blue as he floated into the air. Holding out his arms, red energy appeared in front of his palms for a moment before he fired a barrage of water eggs towards the heroes. [Zelda No Vorsu] sliced through a few with his lightsaber, destroying them, but there were simply too many to stop them. As the eggs hit the ground, they hatched into Salmonids, but there was something… different about them. They had bunny ears sticking up from their heads, and their usual outfits were replaced with vests like Zipper’s or broken eggshells.

“Salmonids!” 42 shouted, “...at least, I think they are.”

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Dozens of Chums, Smallfries, and Cohocks were swarming the top of the tower now. Zipper himself retreated, summoning a Mothership around him. As the horde closed in, [Zelda No Vorsu] took wide sweeps with his lightsaber, splatting the Zalmonids in front of him. Unfortunately, their teal ink splashed onto his robe and stained it. He’d have to wash that out later.

“Vorsu, there’s too many of them!” 43 cried.

“Right, we need to split up to thin out the horde,” the Divine Scribe replied, “Everyone, scatter!”

Slamming his free hand to the ground, he generated a shockwave that sent the Zalmonids flying. The team split up to take separate positions around the map to better manage the divided enemy forces. Zelda and Maya found themselves together as the others all battled the Zalmonid hordes. The princess launched a Din’s Fire that obliterated a group of Smallfry.

“If you start to feel overwhelmed, let me know,” she said, “I’ll keep you safe.”

“Don’t worry about me, Princess Zelda,” Maya replied, “Watch this!

Twirling the Samurai Spear around rapidly, purple energy trailed the head of the weapon. She lunged forward while dispatching several Chums that had been approaching the pair.

“Steel Samurai Maya Spearing!” the spirit medium shouted triumphantly.

Zelda smiled and giggled at this. Suddenly, an orange orb of soul energy appeared nearby before a red cloud of reality energy was sucked into it. The red cloud exploded outwards as a Flyfish was summoned into existence. Its cockpit looked like a painted egg other than the viewport. A pair of bunny ears stuck out just above the viewport. Opening both lids, it fired four missiles, two locking onto Zelda and two onto Maya.

“Eeeek!” the spirit medium cried, covering her head with her hands.

Hahp! the princess shouted.

Jumping between Maya and the missiles, Zelda activated Nayru’s Love at the last second. All four missiles were reflected. They flew back towards the Flyfish, colliding with its cockpit. The vehicle exploded, destroyed instantly. Maya wrapped her arms around Zelda in a hug.

“Thank you thank you thank you!” the spirit medium said.

“You're welcome,” the princess replied with a smile, “I did say that I would keep you safe, didn’t I?”

Maya let go of her. Smiling, she clasped her hands together while nodding.

“That’s right, you did,” she stated.

“Now then, Steel Samurai Maya,” Zelda said, “We have a battle to win.”

They turned, standing back to back, Maya lifting her spear as more Chums approached their position. Elsewhere, derpsquid42 had brought his trusty Hero Roller to the battle. While lacking in range for some of the deadlier threats, it excelled in rolling over basic Chums and Cohocks. With a single flick at an opening point, the inkling could simply stand there and roll over anything in his way.

This strategy was seen by the defensive Minoto, who began to consider similar plans to 42’s odd weapon. Her weapon choice was the Lance, a long spear-like weapon and a shield larger than the maiden herself. In fights, she tried to keep the attention of any foes so they wouldn’t go for any of her teammates… well, one in particular.

Reaching into her Helper Cage, Minoto brought out a small animal known as a Stinkmink. It was a small weasel that released a special pheromone when used, perfect for getting the attention of any creature. The maiden applied it to herself, and prepared herself for the flood of Zalmonids to approach her.

Unfortunately, this action seemed to awaken something within the Zalmonids. The Stinkmink pheromone appeared to trigger their reaction to Glowflies, sending the entire swarm into a frenzy. Their eyes narrowed and turned red as they flowed towards the defending Minoto.

“I can do this, I can do this…” Minoto told herself confidently.

CLANGCLANGCLANG! Her confidence faltered as the horde approached her shield. Dozens of Chums and Smallfries were hitting her shield with their various pans and spoons, trying to push through Minoto’s guard. The maiden tried her best, but she could feel her stamina fading.

“4-42!” she yelled out. “D-do these creatures have any weaknesses of any kind?!”

42 looked over at the scene of Minoto’s defense. He wouldn’t be able to get there in time, but there was one idea that could work…

“Uh… well… if they are still Salmonids, those creatures have a culture that revolves around being eaten! They see it as a great honor, regarding their death as part of the cycle of life!” 42 explained.

“Really?” gasped Minoto. “That’s… strange. Are you sure?”

“It was in a developer inte— uh, never mind. I’m sure!” confirmed 42.

Minoto looked at the horde slamming into her shield. This would take her out of the fight… but she couldn’t let any of these break through and harm the others. The maiden took a deep breath and opened her mouth wide as she released her guard. GULP! The first Smallfry slid straight down her throat, the sight of which caused the Zalmonids to abandon their attack. Could 42 have been mistaken?

SLURP! Instead, the Zalmonids seemed to be thinking for a moment before relentlessly pushing themselves into Minoto’s gaping maw. Whether it was their instincts telling them that a warrior’s death awaited them, or some influence from 44, Chum after Chum crammed themselves into Minoto’s mouth. The maiden had swallowed monsters much larger than her, but never in this quantity.

GULP! BLURP! SLURP! As more and more Zalmonids slid down Minoto’s throat, her stomach began to quickly increase in size. Her bare belly quickly broke free of her outfit as the frenzied fish entered it. The Smallfries barely made a dent, but the Chums were rapidly filling her gut. Soon enough her belly had touched the ground, forcing the maiden to sit on top of it. While one might think that her meal was over as her mouth was raised up thanks to her belly, the Zalmonids innate climbing ability allowed them to reach her lips all the same.

Hinoa had observed this all unfold from a distance. She watched as her sister was carried upward thanks to her ballooning belly. She looked in awe at the sight, starting to get a little jealous as Minoto gulped down her meals. Her Zalmonid buffet began to come to a close as the Stinkmink’s effects wore off.

“Ugh… those are not tasty at all after a couple dozen…” Minoto groaned.

BWAAARRRPPPP! All the air that was swallowed with the Chums was pushed outward in a massive belch. The sound echoed through the arena, causing fighting to pause for a moment as the combatants looked in shock. Hinoa took this chance to make her way near Minoto’s elevated head.

“So, how did they taste?” Hinoa asked.

“W-well… sort of like a piscine wyvern at first, just a little slimier,” Minoto explained. “But after a while, all you taste is ink.”

“Why would you know what ink tastes like?” teased Hinoa.

“I-I may have licked the pen instead of a letter one ti- HINOA LOOK OUT!” Minoto screamed.

Hinoa turned around to see a few Chum who had missed the frenzy. Thinking quickly, she launched herself into the air with her wirebug, raining down paralysis coated arrows on the Chum. Once they were immobilized, she walked right up to them, grabbing one by the fins and shoving it into her mouth. GULP! Minoto’s review was quite accurate, being a lovely fishy flavor as she swallowed the Chum’s smaller body. SLURRRPPP! Another swallow brought its fins passing her lips, which she licked as the Chum slid down her throat.

“It’s no dango, but these are quite tasty,” decided Hinoa. “Maybe I could stack them like dango?”

She grabbed the last three of the nearby Chums and squished them together in a line. Ahhh… The maiden opened her mouth extra wide to shove her meal in horizontally, gulping down one after another. One plopped into her belly as another was sliding down her throat, and the last was being shoved into her mouth. Soon Hinoa’s four course meal was complete, her bare belly spilling out from under her. ORRRRUPPP! She let out a hearty belch, not rivaling Minoto’s mighty burp, but it did cause Minoto to blush slightly.

“N-Nice one, Hinoa!” stammered Minoto.

“Thanks!” Hinoa yelled back.

As Minoto praised her sister, she failed to notice an odd marker sliding though the ground and under her belly. This signaled the terrifying Maws, a Zalmonid that could swallow four Inklings in one gulp. The marker flashed as it sat under Minoto’s belly, causing the two inklings to panic for a moment. S-Snap! Its usual strategy of resurfacing to get a snack failed this time, as it couldn’t get its jaws around Minoto’s stomach. All it succeeded in doing was launching her up slightly, but this action would be its undoing. WHAM! Minoto’s gut came crashing down again, completely crushing the boss under her gut. BWORRPP! The movement caused Minoto to release another belch, although not as loud as Hinoa’s last one.

“E-excuse me…” Minoto blushed.

A Steel Eel appeared near the position of the now overburdened maiden. Seeing this, Hinoa spun towards it, taking aim with her bow. There was no way she’d let it hurt her sister. As she took her shot, however, one of the Zalmonids in her bulging belly squirmed, causing her arrow to go wide. She glared at the big, bare bulge poking out of her robes, straining the rope wrapped around her middle. The Steel Eel was nearly upon her now.

That’s when Hinoa had a realization. The driver of the machine was completely exposed at the rear. She dodged out of the way of the head and ran down the length of the body. Grabbing the Zalmonid pilot off the back of it, the Wyverian widened her maw. OM! She shoved the Zalmonid inside, pulling out her hand covered in a bit of saliva. Hinoa’s cheeks bulged for a moment before—GULP! A loud swallow merged the cheek bulges into a single one on her neck that then disappeared behind her breasts. Her belly grew just a bit larger after. BWAAAP! Patting her tummy, she let out a wet, airy belch.

“Not as good as dango,” she stated, “But they certainly are filling.”

Elsewhere, [Zelda No Vorsu] slashed through a Cohock with his lightsaber, splatting the high health lesser Salmonid instantly. Holding out his left hand, he blasted a bolt of lightning that bounced between several Chums. He looked up at the Mothership that Zipper was hiding within. Unlike a normal Salmonid Mothership, which deployed Chinooks with bins of lesser Salmonids, this one seemed to serve solely as protection for Zipper while he used 44’s lesser infinity powers to summon Zalmonids directly onto the battlefield.

“We need to find a way to take that thing down,” he said, “Or this battle is never going to end!”

Before he could attempt that, a Boss Zalmonid was spawned near him. It was a Scrapper, an armored vehicle that moved at high speeds. The engine revved as it prepared to drive directly at the Divine Scribe. [Zelda No Vorsu] turned towards it. Holding his lightsaber in both hands, he stepped his right foot back as he took a ready stance. The Scrapper raced forward at him. In the last moment, the Divine Scribe lunged to his left, holding out his lightsaber to his right. The blade slashed through the side of the Scrapper, irreparably damaging the vehicle. It crumbled and crashed behind him before exploding.

Nearby, Peach approached a Steelhead that had been summoned. She socked it across the face with one of her electrofists, stunning the Boss Zalmonid. She picked it up and threw it into a nearby Stinger. This toppled the taller Boss Zalmonid as the Steelhead self-destructed. Then, she leapt and punched through the pod of a nearby Flyfish, blowing it up with a single strike.

The Zalmonid numbers were steadily decreasing, but a few bosses still remained. One of which was the Fish Stick, a tall pillar held by small flying Zalmonids. The tower would be tough to climb for most of the group, but luckily 43 came prepared. POPPOPPOP! He had brought a Jet Squelcher, an extremely long range automatic ink shooter that easily dispatched the spinning ring of Zalmonids. The tower that they carried still remained, but with a quick inking of the wall, 43 could use the tower to rain ink on the Zalmonids below.

The other ranged weapon user took note of this idea. Hinoa was slightly bogged down thanks to her Chum filled stomach, making her vulnerable to any other grounded enemies. She looked over at the mound of Minoto mass, and had an idea. ZIP! She used her wirebug to launch herself in the air, landing on top of Minoto’s back.

“Ooof!” Minoto grunted.

“Sorry, Minoto, I just needed somewhere high to shoot from,” explained Hinoa. “Is it fine if I’m up here?”

“O-of course! You can stay here as long as you need to,” said Minoto.

It seemed Hinoa had arrived just in time, as when she looked up in the air, she saw some sort of fish wearing a mask floating above Minoto. This was a Flipper Flopper, a foe that attacked by slamming its body into the ground from above. That is, unless it was intercepted…

GULP! The Zalmonid soon found itself swimming down Hinoa’s throat. This meal was a little bigger than her previous ones, bulging out her cheeks as the tail stuck out between her lips. Minoto watched as Hinoa sucked down the rest of the dolphin’s body happily. SLURRRPPP! The bulge in her cheeks quickly passed down her neck, her breasts, and finally joined the Chums in her stomach.

“Are you sure you can handle this many, Hinoa?” Minoto worried.

“I’ve eaten more dango than what these fish weigh almost every day,” reassured Hinoa. “Maybe not all at once, but it ad—URP!—adds up.”

“I-I suppose,” agreed Minoto.

Her tummy still thrashing from the threats within, Hinoa took a moment to lean back and relax, panting softly as she enjoyed the fullness her meals brought her. O-OMPH?! Her break was quickly interrupted by yet another blockage, some sort of Zalmonid with a metal umbrella. GULP! Luckily, the Zalmonid itself was rather small, and within a few gulps, it joined the others in Hinoa’s tummy.

“Hey, what gives?!” Hinoa shouted.

“S-sorry!” 42 yelled from a distance. “I meant to launch that Drizzler into the water with some Knockback chips, but I guess I needed more…”

“You suuure you’re not doing this on purpose?” teased Hinoa.

“N-never!” 42 blushed purple.

There was a lull in the waves of Zalmonids being spawned. Suddenly, [Zelda No Vorsu] felt a disturbance. Certain music began to play as a Boss Zalmonid emerged from the water. The large enemy lumbered forward, loading a steel ball into a yellow launcher. Something was different about this Zalmonid. It wore glasses with yellow and purple lenses, and a black suit coat. The projectile that fired from the cannon was painted to look like one of Zipper’s eggs. It landed at the top of the center tower, bouncing once and then a second time, sending out a shockwave each time.

“It’s the [BIG SHOT]...” [Zelda No Vorsu] gasped.

“How?” 43 asked, “Even here?!”

He seemed to be having flashbacks to an event no one else knew of. The Big Shot launcher gave the Divine Scribe an idea, however. As the Zalmonid loaded another shot into the launcher, [Zelda No Vorsu] quickly used telekinesis to rotate the launcher as it fired. The ball was instead fired into the bottom of the Mothership, causing an explosion to erupt from it as the ship began to sink towards the ground slightly. Peach saw an opportunity, and she leapt onto a nearby Slammin’ Lid. Grabbing the pilot, she threw it out of the vehicle… GULP! And right into Minoto’s waiting maw, though she was so large at this point, the added meal didn’t even make a visible dent on her massive tummy.

Peach grabbed the Slammin’ Lid vehicle, spun around, and threw it directly into the Mothership. The already damaged vessel exploded, dropping 44 out of it. As he got to his feet, [Zelda No Vorsu] rushed forward, slashing at the corrupted Squid’s chest panel to damage it. This stunned him for a moment, allowing 42 to run up and hit him with his roller before 43 added in some ink of his own with his Jet Squelcher. Stumbling backwards, 44 bumped into Peach, who stood behind him. She grabbed his arms with her incredible strength, lifting him towards her widening maw.

AH-OMPH! Clamping down on his head, she used her arms to lift him further over her head. GULP! A mighty swallow came from the heroic princess’s gullet, taking down the upper half of 44. The ink covering his body helped to lubricate his descent as well.

No! Zipper cried from inside Peach’s throat, Not ag—

GLURK! He was cut off by another swallow, this one pulling all of him into Peach. His feet were now just a bulge on her neck. Gluck! One final swallow sent all of him sliding down to her stomach. As he settled inside, her tummy bounced a bit, swollen out to a large, round form contained within the black bodysuit of her Mighty outfit. Peach gave the bulge a satisfied pat.

“Threat contained,” she stated.

BWUUURRRP! Suddenly, her cheeks bulged before she burped loudly.

“E-Excuse me,” she apologized, blushing.

“Now, Ms. Fey!” [Zelda No Vorsu] called.

Maya, realizing it was her time to shine, dropped her spear momentarily. She bowed her head slightly while holding up her hands by it. For a moment, nothing happened. Then, Zipper’s spirit was pulled out of Peach’s belly. It flailed in the air until it was about halfway between Maya and Peach.

No… No! he roared, I won’t let you! This body… it’s mine!

Turning in the air, he tried to start crawling back towards Peach’s belly where 44 resided. [Zelda No Vorsu] stepped up to the trail of spirit energy connecting Zipper to the princess’s gut. He raised his lightsaber over his head.

“On my mark, release the channel,” he stated, “Now!”

He swung the lightsaber down, severing Zipper’s spirit connection to 44’s body. At the same time, Maya stopped trying to channel him. His spirit spun in place, like a stretched rubber band being let go. Then, the Triforce of Wisdom appeared behind him as Zelda began to suck his spirit into a seal that would hold him for good.

NO! Zipper roared NOOOOǪ̴̝̝̗̙̇̒̽̈́ͅƠ̷̩̩̞͔̐͋́́͗̋̔̈́́̂̌͗͋̇͐̔Ơ̴̪̗̲̱͈̬̍́̇̃̃̿̇̇̿̉̓̕͘͠͝Ơ̸̡̛̭̳̝̪͙͇͖̟͈͔̩̤̑̋̉̎́͐͊̽̎̕͝͠Ŏ̶̈̑͊̓̂̚ͅÓ̸̦̟̭̌͐͐̚ǫ̵̜̥̰̺̦̪̲̱̱͇̰͌́̇͘͜ͅō̴͚͇̺͚̬̻̬͓͍̻̣̝̻͖͆̑͜͜͝ͅō̵̡̗͖͓͓͍̜̜͕̏́̿̒̀͒̾͊͌͋͆͋͜͝͝ǫ̷̝̘͚͔̻͕̝̱͇̪̗̔̌͗͛̽̽̇̇͝o̴̧͓̮͍̣̞͙̱̓͐̊͑̇͑́́͗͠͠ͅơ̴̢̳̳̞͈̣̊͛͒̆̒̎́̄̎̾̋̎̈́̏͘ó̸̹̯̦̮͌͊̃͆̏̍̓͗͋̌͗̑͒̓̒͘ö̸̭̜̘͚̭́̾̐̈́̀ǒ̷̝̻̟̫̖̲̝̣͓͛ǫ̸̧̧̢̛̹͔̥̼̤̯̝͚̘͖͛̉̐̈́̐͗̔͋̈́͆́̈́̚͜͠͝o̵̢̡̠̠̪̲̞̼̟̹̟̯͔̟̓̐

His spirit disappeared into the seal, and then the Triforce vanished. The remaining Zalmonids were splatted instantly without their master’s power to sustain them. [Zelda No Vorsu] deactivated his lightsaber.

“We’ve done it,” he declared, “It’s over.”

“Never will I have to worry about a bunch of eggs shooting out of the sink when I want to wash my hands after using the toilet again,” Zelda said, “It always seemed to happen the morning after I had a good meal too…”

“We’ve never had something crazy like that happen at the office, but I think Nick would have cried if it messed up his sparkly clean toilet…” Maya replied, “Of course, if it showed up anywhere else in the office, he probably wouldn’t even notice until it started smelling with how messy that place is.”

“That’s what he gets for trying to impregnate people with his eggs,” Minoto stated, “Especially Hinoa!”

“And yourself, right Minoto?” Hinoa asked with a teasing smile.

“Well, y-yeah,” Minoto said, “But it was especially b-OOURP! E-Excuse me.”

“Looks like you’re so fired up,” Hinoa teased, “You’re a bit gassy.”

Minoto was too embarrassed to reply, instead blushing bright red.

“I’m just glad I didn’t have to lose myself to the Super Bell this time,” Peach said, patting her belly, “Even without it, I still managed to snag myself a meal.”

42 and 43 both blushed at this, their eyes instinctively flicking to her tummy.

“Well, I think a little celebration is in order for our victory,” [Zelda No Vorsu] stated, “What do people want?”

Burgers! Maya and Zelda replied eagerly in unison.

Now that the threat had been neutralized, [Zelda No Vorsu] gathered the team to have a small celebration before they parted ways. He’d set up a grill to cook up some burgers for the hungrier members of the crew. Grrooowl… Guuurgle… Hungry rumbles came from both Maya and Zelda’s stomachs. The spirit medium was salivating eagerly at the smell of the burgers.

“Ooh, I can’t wait!” she exclaimed, “I just love a good burger!”

“Fortunately, the wait is over,” [Zelda No Vorsu] replied.

He set down fresh burgers in front of Zelda and Maya. The eager ladies picked them up and bit into them. After a bit of thoughtful chewing, they swallowed, almost in unison.

“Wow, that’s delicious!” Maya declared.

“I agree,” Zelda said, “Maybe you should quit your day job and become a chef?”

Rubbing the back of his head, the Divine Scribe smiled and blushed.

“Stop that now, you’re making me blush,” he stated.

He was wearing an apron that read “Don’t Eat the Chef!” and a chef’s toque that was slightly too large, so it obscured his eyes. While Maya and Zelda chowed down, he set burgers in front of Peach and Hinoa. Despite their already large and bulging tummies, both were still a bit hungry themselves. Minoto, on the other hand, had fallen asleep laying atop her large belly, which was like a massive waterbed now that all the Zalmonoids had been splatted inside.

“Thank you, Master Scribe,” Hinoa said.

Picking it up, she took a big bite. Nothing could top her beloved dango, but the burger was pretty good nevertheless. As Peach took a bite, she made sure to glance over at 42 and 43 while she chewed. The two Squids, particularly 42, had to avert their eyes from the plump princess, blushes appearing on their faces.

“Interested in joining your friend, you two?” Peach teased.

“I-I mean, ‘friend’ is a bit of an overstatement…” 42 stammered.

“Only joking,” smiled Peach. “That does beg the question, if Zipper’s gone, then who’s in here?”

“It’s possible that Zipper’s constant possessions caused 44 to gain a mind of his own?” theorized 43. “Which went greeaaaatt the first time we made more Squids.”

“Hardy har,” groaned 42.

“I told you I could handle it…” mumbled 44 from Peach’s belly.

Despite his previous host, 44 seemed relatively well behaved within Peach’s stomach. The heroine shrugged and reached for one of the scribe’s burgers, giving the remaining Squids a smile as she pushed the burger whole into her mouth. GULP! They could see a small bulge moving down her neck as the burger slid down her throat.

“Ugh, enough already!” 44 yelled. “Was I not enough? Have to rub it in more, why don’t you?!”

“You were the one who made my shower water turn into eggs, so excuse me if you’re not in a place of luxury,” said Peach.

BWORP! She let out a small belch to support her point.

“I contain that… thing for a year, and this is the thanks I get?” argued 44. “I can’t see why those two like you…”

44’s last comment caused the other Squids to look up. 43 had already prepared a Splat Bomb, while 42 grabbed his roller himself.

“On second thought, I might have to take you up on your offer, Peach,” 42 decided. “I have an impostor to crush.”

“I think Peach could definitely handle a Splat Bomb with her current strength,” added 43.

“Boys…” sighed Peach.

While the Squids continued to bicker, the rest of the party were enjoying themselves. Maya in particular was loving the scribe’s quite literally divine cooking, chowing down on the last parts of her burger. GULP! She popped the last bits of the burger into her mouth, causing the spirit medium to sigh in satisfaction.

“Oh, that was so good,” she stated, patting her still flat gut, “Another please!”

“I wouldn’t mind a second one myself either,” Zelda added.

“Coming right up!” [Zelda No Vorsu] replied.

He grilled up a fresh pair of patties. Setting them in front of the hungry duo, he watched as they eagerly dug into the second serving. Maya shoved a third of the burger into her mouth, biting it off and chewing it in her large, bulging cheeks. Zelda pushed the whole thing into her mouth, her cheeks really bulging as she chewed more slowly. Swallowing her current bite, Maya took a second third out of her second burger. Gulp! As she finished chewing it up, a loud swallow came from Zelda next to her, a bulge slightly visible on the princess’s neck as she swallowed her entire second burger in one go. Maya swallowed her second bite before finishing off the rest of her second helping.

“The second time was just as good as the first!” the spirit medium declared, “But I’ve still got plenty of room. How about you, Lady Zelda?”

“I’m just getting started myself,” Zelda answered, “Chef Scribe, would you kindly grill us up a few patties each this time?”

“As you wish,” the Divine Scribe replied, bowing slightly.

Throwing a bunch of patties on the grill, he cooked them up for the ravenous pairing. The burgers didn’t last long once he set them down in front of the two. Zelda and Maya were both quite hungry after the battle. As they ate more and more burgers, their tummies began to distend from how stuffed they were. The bellies started as small bloats but steadily swelled into full on food babies. Pounds and pounds of chewed up meat, cheese, and bun were packed into the duo’s stomachs. Uorrrp! The only thing that interrupted their eating was the occasional burp, this one escaping Maya’s lips. Blushing, she covered her mouth with her hand.

“E-Excuse me,” she apologized.

Bwuurrrp! Zelda let out a slightly bigger belch of her own.

“No need to apologize,” she said, “Our chef knows that it’s just your tummy expressing its satisfaction with the meal he’s prepared.”

“Indeed,” [Zelda No Vorsu] stated, “I’m not offended.”

Nearby, 42 was blushing quite a bit at the bloated, burpy pair though. The princess and the spirit medium resumed their burger binge. Zelda eventually reached the point where her belt was constricting her tummy too much, so she had to unhook it to allow her belly to breathe, the gut sagging out a bit further into her lap as a result. Only when both of them looked practically nine-months pregnant did they stop eating.

Brrwwooorrrpp… Maya held out a deep, meaty belch, patting her plump tum.

“I don’t think I’ve eaten this well… ever!” she said, “Something tells me Nick won’t pay for this many when he takes me out later though…”

HUUUORRRP! Zelda’s cheeks briefly bloated before she let out a bombastic burp of her own. Glunk! Grabbing her tummy, she lifted it before letting it drop heavily into her lap. She licked her lips while smiling, enjoying the bit of flavor lingering there. She gave Maya’s belly a gentle pat.

“You certainly lived up to your legendary appetite, Maya,” Zelda stated, “Not everyone can keep up with me when it comes to eating food like this.”

“Heh, that’s me, Mystic Maya Fey,” Maya replied, “Future Master of the Kurain School of Channeling and current Master of Burger Eating.”

The pair of them giggled at this, causing their bellies to visibly bounce and jiggle a bit. Urp! Burrrp! Small burps escaped them as well because of the movements. Zelda and Maya weren’t the only ones that the burgers were a hit with. Despite the several Zalmonids Hinoa had taken down during the battle, she happily munched away at the burgers presented. [Zelda No Vorsu] was almost considering asking for some help from his parallel universe incarnations…

“More please!” Hinoa said, presenting her plate to the scribe.

“Of course,” smiled [Zelda No Vorsu]. “42 definitely wasn’t exaggerating when he spoke of your appetite…”

“I suppose I have a lot of time to snack when our village hunter is busy with Minoto or in Elgato,” said Hinoa. “When they were taking quests from me left and right, though… I almost starved!”

“That must have been a horrible experience,” the scribe sympathized. “Pardon me for asking, but are you sure you’re not full?”

“Oh, I have a separate stomach for real food compared to monsters,” explained Hinoa. “And a dango stomach, of course.”

“Now where have I heard that before…” mused the scribe.

Growwwwlll… Hinoa’s belly informed her that it would prefer to be fed over more conversation, causing the maiden to pat it softly.

“My apologies,” [Zelda No Vorsu] bowed. “Let me get some more for you.”

Within a couple minutes, he had prepared another few burgers for the maiden. She licked her lips upon seeing them, but a thought entered her head upon seeing the multiple burgers.

“Would it be possible for you to put these on a stick that splits into two ends near the top?” requested Hinoa. “If it’s too much trouble, then don’t worry about it.”

“That is well within my power, my dear,” the scribe said.

He conjured up the sticks as Hinoa requested, poking three burgers through the middle in a stack. As he handed the stack to her, she smiled at the familiar sight of what looked like small ears sticking out of the top of the burgers.

“Bunny burgers…” she whispered to herself.

OMPH! She chomped down on the topmost burger, savoring the taste of the meal for a moment before chewing and swallowing it. This wasn’t enough, and she sucked the other two burgers off in a flash. The savory flavor of the burgers doubled in quality with the double burger meal, bulging out her cheeks slightly. GULP! Another swallow brought the two burgers to join the inky remains of her Zalmonid snacks.

“You truly are an amazing chef, Sir [Zelda No Vorsu]. Maybe you can come by the village some—OURP! Excuse me, sometime?” asked Hinoa between burps.

“42 has spoken highly of Kamura,” the scribe replied. “I suppose that could be a fun trip sometime.”

The mention of Kamura made the scribe realize how long they had kept everyone from their various worlds. He started to pack up his grill and prepare to bring the partygoers back to their worlds.

“Well, I think it’s time we got everyone home,” [Zelda No Vorsu] said.

He glanced over at Zelda and Maya. The two glutted girls had fallen asleep, leaning against one another, their tummies slightly pressed together. He felt a little bad to have to disturb them, but it was what it was. Hinoa was also laying against her sister’s stomach, smiling as she slept. Her hands rested on her large, round, bare belly, which was larger than Peach’s was after the addition of the burgers to the splatted Zalmonid stew already inside.

“Aw, do we have to?” 42 asked.

“Yes,” the Divine Scribe replied, “You know the rules, and so do I.”

“Say goodbye?” 43 suggested.

“Can we feed him to one of the girls first?” 42 wondered.

“No,” [Zelda No Vorsu] stated.

“Awww…” 42 whined.

“Ph-Phew…” 43 said.

Maya awoke laying on the couch back at Wright & Co. Law Offices. Her left arm rested across her potbelly, which was smaller than it had been earlier. Her right arm dangled off the couch, the Samurai Spear still clutched in her hand. Lifting it in surprise, she heard a telepathic message in her mind:

“Dear Mystic Fey, Lady Zelda requested I let you keep the Samurai Spear as a reminder of your adventure with us. Please keep it safe back at Fey Manor in Kurain Village. I’ve enchanted the spear so it can no longer harm anyone, to avoid it somehow becoming a murder weapon (but it can still be used to jab Mr. Wright if he starts to act cringe). May the Light illuminate your path, [Zelda No Vorsu]”

Smiling, Maya sat up on the couch. She stretched her arms before patting her belly with her free hand.

“Maya!” Phoenix’s voice suddenly called, “You’re back!”

“Hey, Nick,” Maya replied, standing up.

“So what happened? Where did those people take you?” Phoenix asked, “And wait, where did you get that spear? Side note: how did you put on weight while you were gone?!”

Seeing her opportunity, Maya jabbed him with the spear.

“Ow! Hey!” Phoenix complained.

“It’s not polite to talk about a woman’s weight, Nick!” Maya said, puffing up her cheeks angrily, “Besides, I didn’t get fat, these are just burgers finishing their journey through me.”

“How many burgers did you-Ouch!” Phoenix started to ask, “Stop that!”

“They were part of my reward, along with this Samurai Spear,” Maya explained, leaning forward and turning her head with a smile, “I’m a big time hero now, Nick! I helped defeat a supervillain that wanted to turn everything into eggs.”

“Wha… WHAAAAT?!” Phoenix gasped, completely confused.

Guuurrble… Before Maya could explain further, her belly bubbled noisily.

“Oof… Speaking of those burgers…” she said, “I need to use that toilet you’re so obsessed with keeping clean…”

Prrrrrt! A toot trumpeted out of her tush, indicating the need for the toilet was rather urgent at this point. Blushing, Maya put one hand over her chatty backside.

“E-Excuse me,” she apologized.

She left her Samurai Spear by the couch and headed over to the bathroom. She closed the door behind her.

“(My poor, poor toilet…)” Phoenix thought, looking towards the door while sweating…

“A-are you sure, Hinoa?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye out!”

The two maidens had come to a realization upon their return. Kamura didn’t have the infrastructure for the ensuing loads they had to drop off, so they had no choice but to venture into hunting grounds to relieve themselves there. Not wanting to deal with the extreme weather of the Frost Islands, Lava Caverns, or Sandy Plains, and not wanting to defile the Shrine Ruins, they had decided to head to the Flooded Forest.

“You won’t… watch, r-right?” worried Minoto.

“Of course not!” reassured Hinoa. “Now hurry up! I need to go too!”

Minoto sighed and once she was sure her sister wasn’t looking, she lowered her pants and underwear and revealed her bare behind to the slightly chilly air. She shivered slightly before focusing on relaxing her bowels. FRRTTT! No sooner afterwards did she release a small toot, causing a quiet giggle to emerge from Hinoa.

“H-Hinoa!” complained Minoto.

“Sorry, sorry. It was just a little funny, that’s all,” laughed Hinoa. “Carry on.”

Her face deep red, Minoto continued to focus on pushing her binge out. BLLRRPPTT! She experienced first hand that ink-based prey such as the Zalmonids made for a very liquidy bowel movement. The mud of the forest was soon joined by another type as her own mud spilled from her behind.

PRRBBTT! Along with the flow of mud came several toots, causing her face to flush even more red with each fart. Hinoa kept her laughter in check, but Minoto knew that she was internally chuckling. She continued to squeeze out the stream of waste onto the ground below her, cementing how many Zalmonids she had eaten the previous day.

Minoto grunted as she felt her belly begin to return to its normal flat state. BBRRPPT! More hot air accompanied the last parts of her bowel movement, making the maiden start to worry that her noises would attract unwanted attention. BRPT! One last poot signaled the end of her movement, and she quickly wiped herself clean before pulling up her pants in shame.

“I-I’m done,” reported Minoto.

“Great, now cover me!” Hinoa said, rushing over near to where Minoto relieved herself.

Minoto prepared her shield as Hinoa started her own bowel movement. While Minoto’s meals were all Zalmonids, Hinoa had had a substantial amount of burgers, so she didn’t expect hers to be as liquid-like as her sister’s. She placed down her bow, lowered her pants, and squatted down to relieve herself.

BLORRTTT! Her waste was preceded by a loud crescendo from her caboose, causing Minoto’s face to flush red once more. Her load started with a drizzle of brown ink, courtesy of the Drizzler she had accidentally eaten. FLOP! A more solid log plopped onto the ground with a splash, likely a result of the Flipper-Flopper.

BLORTT! Since Hinoa lacked the self conscious qualities her sister had, she was less concerned about keeping her movements quiet. The loud farts caused Minoto to blush even harder, but she also began to worry that it could alert nearby monsters. She knew one in particular that was attracted to loud noises…

OORRRRURUUUUUUU! Her hopes were dashed as she heard a loud roar from nearby. Preparing her weapon, she put herself between Hinoa and the source of the noise. Her fears were realized when she came face to face with a terrifying Bazelgeuse, whose scales were already glowing bright orange.

“Hinoa, you may want to hurry up!” Minoto suggested.

“Oh, now you’re rushing me?” huffed Hinoa. “I’ll be done so—”

BRLRRPRPPPTT! She was interrupted by another large fart, this one being quite pungent thanks to all the burgers she had during the celebration. While Minoto worried this would anger the monster, it seemed to have the opposite effect. It wrinkled up its “face” from the smell and quickly soared away from the stench.

“...Never mind,” Minoto sighed in relief.

Uninterrupted once more, Hinoa continued her movements. Prrrttt… The loud toots began to quiet down as the rest of the burger fueled meal continued to slide out of her, logs piling up under her slightly fattened butt. The maiden panted softly at the sensation of the disposal, feeling relief as the rest of the poo was released. Finally her movement ceased, and she cleaned herself before pulling up her pants.

“See? That wasn’t so bad, was it?” asked Hinoa.

“We’re not going to agree to any more of those people’s insane plans until we get some proper ‘toilets’ set up…” sighed Minoto.

“I’m sure they must have some in Elgato, perhaps we can ask Lady Fiorayne?” suggested Hinoa. “You know how she likes taking down monsters…”

“I hope that isn’t rubbing off on you, Hinoa?” asked Minoto.

“No promises~” winked Hinoa. “But as long as Yomogi keeps making Dango, I should be fine.”

The two maidens made their way back to the village. As they walked, Minoto noticed that Hinoa had put on a little weight from the battle and its aftermath… she tried to keep her eyes off of Hinoa’s perfect b— She shook her head. After all, she had a lot more chub to work off herself…

Peach arrived back at the Sparkle Theater. Guuuuurgle… Before she could return to the play she’d left, however, she had some business to take care of. She stepped into one of the bathrooms for the actors, locking the door behind her.

“Uh, Peach?” Stella asked, “What are you doing?”

“Oh, I, um, have to go,” Peach explained, “I’d rather not have an accident while we’re on stage… You can wait outside, if you’d like.”

“I, uh, can’t leave you while you’re using an ensemble…” Stella replied.

“Oh…” Peach said, blushing heavily.

Grrrrrrnnn… Her belly rumbled again. It was much smaller than before, a round puff of pudge that contained what was left of 44 and her victory burgers. Unfortunately, she didn’t think she could make it to the end of the play, when she and Stella could then be separate again. Peach pulled down the black tights she wore. As she did, she noticed that her hips and thighs were wider, and her rump was rounder and softer.

“No matter what form or variant that Squid is…” she mumbled, “He always makes me gain weight after eating him…”

The princess sat on the potty. FRRRRRT! A loud fart blasted out of her backside, and her blush intensified, since Stella was listening to all the rude noises her body was making now. BRAAAAP! And it seemed 44 still had a few complaints left, now vocalized as flatulence rather than words. Peach sighed as she finally felt a bit of solid waste start to slide out of her. Fortunately, the inky nature of the Squids meant they had a soft, smooth consistency when coming out her butt, making them rather agreeable prey no matter what in that regard.

Phrrt… Prrrrrt… More pockets of gas trumpeted as toots out of her tush while her belly shrank down a bit more. Peach could feel the last few pounds of poo reaching her rear. The bowl below her was becoming rather filled with brown “ink”. FRUUMPT! Breaking mighty wind, she dropped her last bowel movements. Pffffffft… A soft gust of gas exited her rear after. The princess sighed in relief, but her cheeks were still quite red in embarrassment.

“E-Excuse me, Stella,” she apologized.

Stella didn’t respond, not knowing what to even say. If Sparkle Sprites could blush, however, she certainly would be at full force right now. Peach wiped her butt before flushing the toilet. Even after her big poop, her belly still had a curve of chub to it. She washed her hands, then exited the bathroom. She only hoped the Theets wouldn’t notice that the mighty hero had suddenly gotten a bit chubby…

Although Peach may have disposed of 44’s body, he had not been destroyed forever. Instead, he’d respawned back at the Squids’ base. He was restrained to a flat piece of metal by clamps around his neck, wrists, waist, and ankles. A capsule sat below him, and the lid was attached to the top part of the metal.

“You could have at least given me the dignity of hiding these atrocious eyes,” he grumbled, “I’m sure you have an extra pair of shades laying around.”

“You won’t need to worry about that in a few moments,” ComPU stated, “There won’t be any escaping me this time.”

“I’ll be biding my time,” 44 stated ominously, “I’m free of that rabbit now, so once I get out, I have plans of my own.”

He looked down at those who stood in front of him. 42 and 43 were there, with [Zelda No Vorsu] standing between them, and Zelda standing at the back. The princess’s belly had shrunk like Maya’s, reduced to a potbelly that her belt dented slightly now that she’d hooked it back over her tum again.

“I’d be careful about what ideas you have,” she said, patting her gut, “If you get out of there again, I might just have to try you myself next time.”

44 tried to act cool, but one could see a hint of a blush at the threat.

“Y-You’re welcome to try,” he replied, not sounding all that confident.

“I wonder if you have a blackberry taste?” Zelda wondered.

“I think you have reason enough to stay in there now,” [Zelda No Vorsu] stated, “Unless, of course, you wanted Zelda to eat you. It’s not so bad, right you two?”

“H-Hey,” 42 protested, blushing lavender, “L-Leave me out of this.”

“S-Sloshy ink tumby…” 43 mumbled, blushing lime.

“P-Put me in, quickly,” 44 demanded.

“Into Zelda’s mouth?” ComPU asked, “One moment, let me—”

“N-No!” 44 replied, blushing harder, “Into the capsule!”

“Awww… That’s less fun,” ComPU said, “Normally, I’d say you aren’t the boss of me, but since I was going to put you in that capsule anyway, as you wish.”

44 was lowered into the capsule, the top piece attached to his restraints sealing into place. The glass grew foggy as the rogue Squid was placed into stasis. ComPU lifted the capsule with a claw and sent it off to storage. The remaining four turned to look at each other.

“I’m glad that’s finally been put to rest,” [Zelda No Vorsu] stated.

“Sorry for all the trouble he caused,” 42 apologized, “I thought transferring the Zipper infection to a new body would help, but it seemed to only make things worse for a while.”

“It has allowed us to seal Zipper away for good,” Zelda replied, “So there’s still a silver lining to this whole thing.”

“I do feel a little bad for 44, since he finally got a personality of his own there at the end,” 43 said, “Him getting to have minor Infinity Stone based powers without the stones is kind of bull—”

He stopped himself when noticed a glow in [Zelda No Vorsu]’s eyes, revealing the shadow of an eyebrow raised in warning.

“U-Uh… crap,” 43 finished nervously.

“Speaking of…” Zelda started to say.

Prrt! A small fart squeaked out of her backside.

“Excuse me. I’d like to take my leave now,” she continued, “Those burgers are ready to come out, and I’d prefer to use the toilets back at my castle.”

The Divine Scribe adjusted his collar, the ever slightest hint of a blush visible in the shadows of his hood.

Ahem, yes, of course, Your Majesty,” he said.

He opened a portal behind Zelda. Turning, she started to walk towards it. Prrt! Another short toot blurted from her bum.

“Oh, so sorry, I really do need to go…” the princess apologized, putting her hands to her belly, “After though… perhaps I should pay my Link a visit? Our little adventure has certainly left some things for him to enjoy~”

[Zelda No Vorsu] was very red in the face now, to the point that it was visible despite his hood. Even the two Squids were blushing a bit at the implications. Looking over her shoulder at them, Zelda gave a teasing smile before stepping through the portal…