Nova and Nickel belong to  Shadowdhusky

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Josh and Nova were just finishing up a ghost hunt on Halloween night when they each got a message on their phone. They had been invited to a Halloween party at Peeka and Marvin's factory.

"Oh yeah I could definitely go for some candy apple slime right about now!" Nova grinned.

"I dunno man, it's Peeka, I mean she's always up to something."

"Well it's a Halloween party, so I'm sure we'll have lots of fun!"

"You're right dude, let's go!"

And so the friends headed to the candy factory and excitedly waddled into the dark building.

"Yo it's so dark…and quiet." Josh commented.

Just then, the factory came to life with Halloween lights, glowing decorations, and a spooky soundtrack. A hissing sound filled the air as a large lump of material in the corner started to stir. As the form began to take shape, they could see that it was a giant Halloween dragon slowly rising from the ground as air filled it's limbs and inflatable maw.

"Whoa, cool!"

"Do you like it?" Peeka and Marvin materialized on either side of the dragon. Peeka was also floating a ball into the room, and upon closer look, the ball turned out to be a slime filled Nickel joining the party.

They greeted Nickel and exchanged tail wags and belly slaps.

"Happy Halloween, boys!" Peeka led the trio to a buffet table of Halloween food and snacks, and they each had their own giant bowl of punch.

"Eat up, it's all for you guys." Marvin said.

The three friends got to eating, grabbing food right off the plates and shoving it into their mouths between gulps of refreshing punch. Meanwhile the inflatable dragon, now pumped full of air, hummed cheerfully behind them.

Peeka watched them stuff their faces with a grin on her muzzle, staring up at the dragon every now and then.

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When the buffet was empty and Josh, Nickel, and Nova were sporting big bellies, Peeka led them around on leashes and harnesses to show them her decorations: the plastic pumpkins, purple lights, waving ghosts, and, of course, the big inflatable dragon as the center piece. He was black and red with a pattern of white bones, a stark white skull face and a mouth full of big teeth. He glowed from the inside while his wings quivered in a light breeze. Suddenly, there was a loud grumbling sound.

"Jeez, dude, ya just ate!" Nova cackled as he nudged Nickel.

"That wasn't me!"

"Then, who's tummy was it?"

"Not mine!" Josh said.

The growl came again and then…wait, did the dragon just move?!

"Yo, I think the dragon's alive! Legit!"

"His name is Garghoul…" Marvin announced.

"...and he's very, very hungry!" Peeka giggled with glee as Garghoul, her special creation, began to move. He stretched his wings and moved his tail before he gave a mighty roar. Air hissed from his snout as he took a big step towards the bloated canine guests. His stomach growled loudly again and he lunged - then stopped. He had reached the end of his short leash.

Garghoul beat his wings furiously and tugged, unplugging himself from the wall.

The bloated canines let out a sigh of relief as they watched the dragon deflating.

Marvin took out an extension cord from behind his back and quickly plugged the inflatable back into his outlet. Garghoul roared back to life and chased after Josh, backing him into a corner.

Josh pressed his back against the wall as the dragon sniffed his stomach. "Oh hey, uh…what's good?"

"You are!" Peeka cackled.

With a growl, Garghoul scooped Josh into his puffy mouth and swallowed him easily. Going down his throat felt like a slide in a bouncy house: it was dry yet slippery and very soft. Josh, being a bit claustrophobic, was relieved when he landed in Garghoul's pillow-like stomach.

Next, Gargoul grabbed Nickel, maneuvering his flexible jaw to fit around his big stomach. He slid down and bounced into the dragon's belly. "Hey, Josh!"

"Yo!"

Nova wagged his tail as the dragon's mouth closed over him. He gulped him down and he joined his friend's inside the puffy tummy.

The insides of Gargoul's tummy were lit up from the lights and a gentle humming sound from the fan provided soft white noise. The three friends were piled together, heads on each other's tummies hike tails wagged rapidly against the material around them.

For a while, Peeka and Marvin rubbed at Garghoul's huge belly before they slipped down his maw too. They cuddled with the three canine's and fed them some slime to grow their bellies bigger.