I thought that the idea of someone being inflated by themselves from an alternate dimension is a good idea, so I decided to give this story a go.

Talking Tom, Talking Ben, and Talking Hank belong to Outfit7.

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One late afternoon in the studio, Talking Ben was working on finishing touches of another device that could open portals to other dimensions. Talking Tom and Talking Hank weren’t around as they went to the carnival, which Ben wasn’t very interested in going. “Finally! With this new device, not only we can go to alternate universes, we can also choose which universe we can go to.” said Ben. So, Ben set the machine to the nearest parallel universe and turned on the device, opening the portal to the set universe. “Maybe I should even call Tom and Hank if this is successful.”

Meanwhile, in the nearest parallel universe, that version of Talking Ben was also making a similar device. “My device is finally complete.” said the alternate-universe Ben. “If this thing works, I’ll probably have the happiest birthday ever!” he continued. “Maybe I’ll even play a prank on the alternate-reality version of me too.” he added. The alternate-universe Ben also set the destination on his device and turned it on. As both events happened at the same time, a portal was open, linking that universe and the original universe.

“It works!” said both Bens, followed by “Huh?” from both of them as well. “Well… hello, there, Parallel-Universe-Me.” greeted the original Ben. “Greetings, also, Parallel-Universe-Me.” replied the other Ben. “Whoa! It seems that you are also trying to get to a parallel universe.” said the original Ben, looking at the other Ben’s device. “I am.” replied the other Ben. Seeing the original Ben made him happier, because he didn’t expect to get his birthday present even sooner. “Now that I’m here, I think I would like to have some fun.” said the alternate-universe Ben. “Oh, sure. Let me give you a small tour of my universe.” replied the original Ben. “Thank you, but I was thinking of another kind of fun.” said the other Ben, entering the portal into the original universe.

“Today is my birthday and, since I manage to open a portal to this universe, I would like to have a fun birthday gift from this universe.” said the alternate-universe Ben. The alternate-universe Ben looked around the studio and spotted some objects to play his pranks to the original Ben. He spotted a helium tank and some rope lying around the studio, and immediately thought of the perfect prank to play. “Hey, Parallel-Universe-Me, would you mind lending me a hand?” asked the alternate-universe Ben. “Sure. What would you like me to do?” asked the original Ben. “Well, no birthday would be complete without any balloons so I thought maybe I want some balloons from this universe as my birthday gift.” the other Ben answered. “So, I want you to carry the helium tank over there and some ropes outside so we can inflate some balloons together. I’ll look for the balloons while you carry the tank and rope outside.” he added. “Well… that’s an… odd thing to want as a present… but sure.” replied the original Ben.

The original Ben did what his alternate-universe self told him to, thinking that they both will inflate balloons afterwards. After the items are outside of the studio, the alternate-universe Ben also went out of the studio. “Before we inflate the balloons, allow me to show you my amazing invention.” said the original Ben. “This tank that we’re going to use is my amazing infinite helium tank.” he continued. “No matter how long and how often this tank is used, it will never run out of helium!” he added. “Whoa! That’s amazing.” said the other Ben. “So, where are the balloons we’re going to inflate?” asked the original Ben. “Well… you are the balloon!” said the other Ben, revealing his prank.

The alternate-universe Ben quickly inserted the hose into the original Ben’s maw and quickly tied it with a rope, making it harder for the original Ben to let go of the hose, regardless of how hard he yanked it. The alternate Ben then turned the tank’s pressure valve to maximum, then stepped on the hose. Pressure built up in the hose in the part the alternate Ben stepped on, making the hose bulge bigger and bigger. “Well… the fun I was actually referring to was to play a prank on you.” said the alternate Ben to the original Ben. “Oh, before I forgot, I need to tie this rope to your belly before you fly too far away.” he added, before tying a rope around the original Ben’s belly. The rope was also tied to another length of rope so that the alternate Ben could hold the original Ben like a balloon.

The alternate Ben then let his foot go off the hose after tying the rope around the original Ben’s belly, making a copious amount of helium suddenly enter the original Ben’s belly as he kept trying to pull out the hose. The gust of helium made his belly, then the rest of his body, immediately inflate and fly higher, rounding out like a sphere. His limbs immediately inflated and separated from one another, making it impossible to yank the hose, let alone reach it. The original Ben’s body kept inflating, becoming bigger and rounder until it reached the size of 100 feet. Now, his body was too taut to hold any pressure and, with his maw shut, the only way to relieve some pressure was to pass some gas. Doing it outside where people could see him was embarrassing for him but at the same time his body couldn’t hold any more helium no matter how hard he tried holding in his gas. He let out helium as much as the helium entering his body, keeping his body at a constant size.

The original Ben tried yelling for help, but his tied maw made it too muffled for anyone to hear. Those who saw him probably thought that the original Ben was inflating a massive balloon of himself. Even Tom and Hank at the carnival thought so too. He couldn’t even reach his phone to call Tom or Hank for help since his pockets were too far away from his limbs.

“Hmm… let’s continue my prank, shall we?” teased the alternate Ben. He then pulled the rope, causing it to tighten around the original Ben’s belly, pushing it inwards and making some helium rush out of his body in the form of a loud and massive gas that the surrounding neighborhood could hear and smell. The gas made the original Ben blush in embarrassment but the alternate Ben liked the sight of that, since that meant his plan to mess with the original Ben had succeeded. The original Ben’s body deflated to half his size but then it inflated again, back into being the 100-foot blimp. “Well… looks like I’m done with my prank.” said the alternate Ben. “I’d better save this moment.” he added, with a small laughter. He then took a picture of the blimped-up Ben before finally going back to his home universe.

About an hour later, Tom and Hank were eventually back at the studio. They were shocked to see what happened to Ben. “Whoa! What happened to you?” asked Tom. “Hehe… were you trying a unique way to fly, Ben? Because it seems to be working.” said Hank, obliviously. Tom quickly untied the rope tying Ben’s maw and Ben immediately opened it, making him fly away. Luckily, Tom and Hank quickly grabbed his paws. They told Ben to slowly release the helium, in belches and gases, making his body shrink little by little until he was back to normal. Ben then explained what happened to him. “Well… the good news is that I successfully made the portal.” said Ben. “Maybe we can try going to other universes tomorrow.” he continued. “Preferably, the ones that won’t make me end up as a blimp again.” he added.