(STORY IN DESCRIPTION)

FINALLY FINISHED THIS CHAPTER DUDE OH MY GOD

Apparently this is a 91 minute read though so I do feel a little better about it, this isn't even supposed to be a two part chapter the whole thing just didn't fit in the description. Even still though... two years MAYBE was a little longer than needed.

So uh... yeah, once again an extra special thanks to AirAmy for commissioning this story and being so extremely patient!
Everyone go check out her art as thanks! Her Vanilla comic is one of my favourite things ever.
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Merrily approaching the couple was a young, pink hedgehog girl. She had her usual energetic smile, her short bob hairstyle and her red headband. She wasn't wearing her usual dreamcasters dress however, no, there was no chance that was fitting her now. Amy too had now fattened up to the other side. Sonic's eye judged that she wasn't quite the size Sally was, but Ms. Rose wasn't far off. While at this point Sally was grazing, if not in the 180's Amy seemed like she could say the same for the 170's. While Sally had softened out into a plush hourglass despite her tummy, Amy had filled out to be more of a pear. The princess received compensation for her troubles in an f-cup rack that rivaled Rouge's own, while less fat had made its way into the hedgehogs 'girls'. They were maybe d-cups now. Instead the extra adipose had been distributed more to her hips, rear end and upper arms. Despite weighing less Amy’s thighs and calves were wider than Sallys with less of a womanly curve to them. Her biceps and shoulders were comparatively massive on her. There seemed to be no curve really separating where her shoulders became her arms, they were just bloated beige sausages protruding from her body. Her shoulders even peaked up near her head a bit, looking quite pronounced. It made sense that Amy had filled out more in certain areas, fat followed muscle. Amy had trained her body more to be strong, optimized for head on assaults with a melee weapon bigger than she was, as opposed to how Sally's had been conditioned for flexibility, acrobatics and tight spaces. Sally quickly smacked her hand over her mouth. Her lower eyelids raised as did her cheeks.

"Gnsrhkk!"
The chipmunk immediately began struggling to contain a giggle fit as their friend continued jogging, or rather jiggling towards them. More so in shock rather than amusement (unlike his other half) Sonic managed to string along a coherent sentence to greet her.

"Heeeyyy Ames…
He awkwardly chimed.

"You going for a jog?"
He asked as she finished closing the distance between herself and the couple. Peculiarly enough despite Amy's apparent softness, she was actually clad in workout clothes: A sports dress in a similar style to her usual, although a bit less detailed and presumably more than a few sizes larger. Black spandex shorts covered her thunder thighs and seemed to help them prevent the jiggling… a little bit. Apparently she had been working up a bit of a sweat as well.

*Huff*...Yeah… *Huff*...
She responded, almost sounding defeated. The young girl had been dreading this conversation a bit for a while now, however she wouldn't be showing it. While Sonic had seen Sally gradually transform into the chonker to his left side the last time he'd seen Amy she'd just been the same teeny little thing she’d always been, his eyes hadn't been given the time to adjust. It was bizarre seeing his friends mint green eyes behind what seemed like someone else's cheeks, hearing her voice come from this bigger girl he'd never met before.
...sorry Sonic, but apparently the princess won't be sharing you anytime soon and I'm not going to settle for just being eye candy."
She said just sternly enough without actually coming off aggressive, she fluttered her lashes.

Sally tilted her head away to obscure her increased giggling. Sonic cocked his brow.
Pondering the strangeness of being surrounded by the two most prominent women in his life as they were both double their usual sizes would have to wait a moment.

"For now I've decided I'm just going to focus on being the best freedom fighter I can be. And all this just gets in the way you know…”
She sighed, jiggling her midriff whilst looking up at him, she then placed a hand on the blue blurs shoulder. Young Rose had long since struggled between her ideals of being a freedom fighter like Sonic and being with Sonic as unfortunately, the two didn't seem to be very compatible. After reaching maturity Amy had enjoyed stuffing herself with all the chocolates she could buy and desserts she could bake. Her culinary skills increased along with her BMI, but reality eventually set in as she began tipping out of the 160's. She was getting slower, her range of motion was slightly beginning to restrict and she was getting tired faster. While Sally too was a freedom fighter Sonic was the one she idolized the most of them all and she didn't have Sally's tactical mind to compensate for the lack of physical fitness anyway... Amy quickly discovered that she could swing her hammer pretty well, she wanted to take on the same role as the blue blur did and was fit to, but becoming less so with each pastry she slid down her throat in the name of love. Whether it was out of indecisiveness or just sheer belief in herself even Ms. Rose didn't know, but she just maintained the absolute highest amount of cuddle fluff she thought she could tow whilst still having a shot at being a great heroine… although that meant she'd never be quite as thick as Sally. Amy had hoped the pudge she had would be enough, but even though Sonic had eventually started sending some signals in the times when he and Sally were split up nothing ever actually came of it, and now the two of them were back together… again… and at this point had been for months now... more if you counted the time Sonic spent in the middle, waiting for her to be deroboticized.
...Don't be sad Sonikku, I'll pack it all back on the next time Sally slaps you."
She winked to the two. Amy had kept telling herself and others that eventually Sonic would be hers, but whether she would admit it or not she was clearly running out of time here. She’d decided that while Sally was making him happy for now that she would experience being the version of herself she had wanted to be ever since she was a little girl, unrestricted by anything else. Then next time… if there was a next time the two separated, Amy would go all out. She would unapologetically gorge herself to Sally's girth and maybe even beyond as it would likely be her last chance. Then after living the two extremes, maybe she'd finally be able to decide what she really wanted… Amy was relieved as Sally took the joke amazingly well, she burst out laughing even. Sonic didn't seem to take it so well though, the female hedgehog thought it odd but decided to focus back on her run.

"...Anyways, back to it!"
The pink one ran off, the princess was still struggling not to fall to the ground with her laughter. Sonic held his hand to his forehead, massaging his temples.

"She thinks I'm with you 'cause you're bigger…"
He groaned as he struggled to hold up his collapsing girlfriend.

"In this timeline you probably are!"
Sally practically screamed through her laugh attack, Sonic's brows furrowed and his pupils shrunk.

'That's… a weird coincidence'
Sonic thought.

The chipmunks' shaking knees struggled to bring her back up. As she got herself mostly upright using Sonic's arm she had to wipe a tear from her eye.

"What did you think was going to happen, Sonic?"
She asked, having an easier time getting her words out now. She sounded out of breath from her little episode, she definitely looked light headed to her boyfriend.

"These rings make it so that I was always a whale, but they have to keep everything else the same. We still had to have gotten together somehow!"
She continued.

"Woah, hey! I'm many things, shallow isn't one of them."
The hedgehog folded his lanky arms, brows furrowed.

Sally held her softened chin.
"Hm... maybe not.-

-But we obviously wouldn't've had all the time we spent out on the field together, you would've had to be physically attracted to go out of your way to court me."
The tomboy deduced. Her detective skills showed, she’d experienced enough reality alterations, time travel and alternate zones by this point that applying them to these scenarios had become second nature.

"I… Yeah that makes sense…"
Sonic sighed, wiping his hand down his face.

"And it looks like everyone knowwwss~"
The princess cooed, smugly. She spun around in front of her love to look into his eyes. She took his hands into her own.

"So, honey! Ready to go to Uncle Chuck's and face your family with your fat girlfriend? How do you think Bernadette will look at you now when she sees you forcing me to pig out? Hm? What about Jules?"
She asked threateningly, savouring having the advantage again. She fluttered her big eyes as she brought the tip of her nose up to his own. Sonic tried to stifle a gulp.

"Unless of course you want to just slim me down now and save yourself the embarrassment."
She placed a hand on her hip.

"Nuh-uh!"
Sonic shook his head violently, his long quills flopped about.
"I did not wait three days, blow double my money on food and take a headbutt to the nose just to wuss out! If this timeline's me doesn't sweat what people think about it then neither will I!"
Sally cocked her eyebrow but firmly kept her smile. She'd see about that.

After a quick pit stop at the castle to let the princess don an upsized vest and pair of boots, the couple strolled into the diner. Sally made sure to have her arms wrapped around Sonic's all lovey-dovey. The couple had most eyes on them as they entered, as was per usual when they went out in public. The princess also caught a few girls sizing up Sonic, another thing she’d had to grow used to long ago. Before, the two of them were both a catch, whether one based it on their status or on their looks, as the two were both in peak shape. Before Sally got an equal number, if not more of the same ogling her boyfriend did… now however all she was receiving were the semi-disgusted glares of the same girls staring at him. Apparently some people were still the same as they ever were in this new reality. Before they came in, Sally had thought about arching her back and pushing her stomach out to get even better responses at Sonic's expense, now however, she was doubting that little joke. The chipmunk subconsciously clung even tighter to her other half.

"Hey mom!"
Sonic called to his mother as he always did, signalling that he was heading for his reserved booth, however this time he was also probing. His voice didn't beget uncertainty though it wasn't full of his usual bombastic confidence. The hedgehog escorted his girlfriend to her side of the booth, both were trying to hide their insecurity, both engaging in this unorthodox little game they’d made for themselves. Sonic held Sally’s hand as she plopped herself down, both displayed exaggerated date etiquette in an attempt to be coy. Despite the looks she was getting making her feel hyperconscious, Ms. Acorn was still a rail thin girl in a chubby ones body, kinesthetic memory had her drop onto the red leather cushion as one could afford to if their weight was barely in the triple digits. A loud thud was accompanied by the sounds of pained creaking, both parties winced and Sally avoided making eye contact with anyone else in the restaurant. The princess' entire torso swayed up and down in her lap. She could even feel the softness of the bottom of her chin jiggling, as it was pushed up and pulled down by the mass of her bouncing breasts just below.

She quickly hid her surprise, plastering a cocky expression over her face.

"Oops.. was that loud?"
Her smile quickly stopped being an act as she watched Sonic roll his emerald eyes, for a moment she felt as though she was already getting the hang of this.

"It's not too late to back out Sonic, pretend you just had to ask Bernie a question then leave?"
Sliding a little into the cover of the booth further helped to return Sally to her usual confidence. Enough to make that comment feel more like a deal than a plea.

"Nah, we're committed."
He laid one arm on the table and leaned in.

"Feeling hungry?"

"Not particularly, bu-
*ggrrROOoooOOAAANaaannn*
Her stomach moaned, instantly her eyes widened and her face flushed.

…Sonic thought it was adorable, really. All of his doubt and sense of self preservation went out the window at the sight, he was once again intent on getting the most out of this experience.

"You sure? I might'a had the ring on too long in the forest. You sound completely empty, darlin’."
He cooed.

"If you had let me finish, I was going to say but I have no problem making a scene clearing the menu."
Sally's thick, black brows furrowed as she forced a smile.

"Ahhhhh, tubby's finally getting confident in her big belly~"
Sonic had his lips puckered as he spoke in a mock tone.

"Eh-hem."
A feminine voice could be heard clearing its throat.

"Mom!”
The blue blur shouted in surprise as his quills stiffened. His head swivelled to the side and his torso straightened up at super speed.
Bernadette stood at the end of their table, notebook in tow.
“….Heeyyyyyyy…."
He nervously smiled, the upper half of his face cringed profusely.

"...I'm going to pretend like I didn't hear whatever that was..."

Sally had already started slipping downward in her seat like Sonic wanted to, she felt her heart fall down into her stomach… only for it to bounce back up into her throat.
She nearly followed her instinct to bury her face in her hands.
'Stop.'
Her brows straightened and her lip stiffened.

'Suck it up Acorn, you're not getting a better chance than this.'
Sally forcefully fought against the muscles in her face as they tried to shut everything, she instead held an expression that belied mild annoyance.
"Seriously Sonic, the evening’s just started. Try to keep it in your pants while we're still in public."
She scoffed in a snobbish tone.

Sonic was taken back. His eyes squinted at the chipmunk, his face clearly disgusted. Bernadette was as uncomfortable as any son's mother would be hearing this.

"Yes Maurice, please…"
The elder hedgehog concurred, jittering a little as she stood.

"I-! Ugh… sorry mom…'
The younger hedgehog laid his head in his hand. He realized trying to make up an excuse at this point would only be more embarrassing. His mother had given him many concerned and/or disapproving glares in her time, but Sonic had never seen one like the one she was currently giving. He clung to the understanding that once he set Sally back to normal his mother would likely just forget the past few seconds ever happened.

"...Anyways, what can I get you two?"
The clipboard kept bouncing in the indigo hedgehog’s hands, displaying her continued discomfort.

"Uhhh… jumbo chilidog with a side of smoked meat poutine for me, mom…"
Sonic answered.

Bernie looked back to the princess.
"And for you, sweet pea?"

Sally paused, she actually had no idea what to order. Despite having eaten at Chuck's literal hundreds of times she had almost none of the menu memorized, only the salad menu. Not a single thing popped in her head, there had never been something the princess had seen and wanted but kept herself from ordering, because she actually enjoyed the salads. She never needed anything else.

"Um… Sorry Bernie, would I actually be able to see the menu?"
The princess asked.

The older woman chuckled. She thought Sally was joking.

"The four cheese penne would probably be a good starter Sal."
Sonic tried to assist, uncharacteristically without a hint of mockery. He was so close but this could've been the moment to make his beau sneak out through the ladies room, or just order another damn vegetable plate. He couldn't let this have all been for nothing, so he suggested something non-greasy and with no meat. It wasn't one of the dishes he was hoping for the chipmunk to try that evening, but despite that it was still one of his favorites and was still packed with more than enough carbs to burn Sally's normally dainty hands.

Bernadette cocked a brow at her son referring to the pasta as a 'starter' but kept from commenting, she figured she must’ve embarrassed the poor princess enough.

"Uhh.."
Ms. Acorn surprised herself with how put off she was at the idea. She didn't get turned into a fatty and forced out in public just to eat glorified macaroni and cheese. She was going to find something appetizing.

"Maybe we should start with appetizers actually?"
She looked to Sonic, actually taking the issue seriously for a moment.

"Oh, sure!”
The blue one darted up, instantly catching the lifeline.
“Sorry mom, hold off on the 'dog and fries."

"Oookay, what appetizers then?"

Sonic looked to Sally, expecting an answer.

"..."
The princess froze up again. She didn’t know the appetizer menu either.

It clicked in her head again.
“Well...whatever you want me to eat, since you're so excited today."
She brought back the snobby tone.

She was finding shelter in the act, actually using it to facilitate a dialogue that’d help her decide. She felt a tinge of guilt hit her as she noticed the clear discomfort the moment continued to put poor Bernie through.

Even if Sonic could think of a witty retort that would absolve him somewhat, he’d realized he apparently just needed to end this moment as quickly as possible, his gf was playing harder than he expected her to. Again, through gritted teeth he answered.
"Sure, the macaroni balls, cauliflower bites, pickle spears, moon bread and some french onion soup."

"Sure thing."
Bernie chimed, she jotted the order down as quickly as she possibly could and paced away even faster.

Sonic realized that his mother, in the awkwardness, had forgotten to ask them for drinks.
"Oh! And two Dr.Cherries ma!"
He called down the aisle before turning back to his plus one.
"Rrreaallllyyy?"
He tapped his finger on the table.

"What? Isn't that what you wanted? For me to try what you want?"
Sally cocked her defined brow, smirking.

"Well I was hoping mom would've given us some time before coming over, you couldn't've at least tried to wing it for the first round?"

Sally shrugged with a smile.
"Hey, you think I know what to order? I can't remember the last time I asked for anything other than a salad here."

"You genuinely can't even guess what would be on the normal people menu and you're wondering why I felt the need to do this?"
Despite still being tense he managed a smile.

"Normal people, really..?"
The chipmunk droned. She laid forward into the table, her upper belly consumed the lip of it.

The hedgehog leaned back in as well. Trying not to get too distracted by the sight of Sally’s big boobs drooping down, they were even grazing the top of the table.
"Yeah. The only other people who eat nothing but greens are people who are trying to lose weight."

Sally had noticed where Sonic’s eyes had been lingering for a moment but thought nothing of it.
"Yeah, Sonic… and after just two days on your diet I should be. Shouldn't that tell you something? Is it not embarrassing?"
She threw her hand up.

"Woah, hey! No fair! I've been overeating even by my own standards."
He deflected.

"Uh-huh. Take a good look, Sonic. This is what you'd look like without your powers."
Sally sat up and arched her back forward, intentionally pushing her tummy and her breasts out even further. Her chest obscured Sonic’s view of the tip of her chin. She gripped her little rolls with both hands, causing the tortilla flesh to ooze out further. Sally had to force herself not to shiver when unexpectedly the peak of her tummy actually grazed the edge of the table with that posture, despite her now sitting as far back in the seat as possible.

Sonic smiled, realizing something.
"You're projecting."

The chipmunks' brows cocked, her own smile still holding.
"Oh, how so?"
She asked, genuinely intrigued by her boyfriend’s use of such a word. She eagerly awaited the laughable attempt at psycho-analysis that was about to leave his mouth.

"Because you make yourself think that you always have to feel guilty about being royalty and you compensate, so I have to do the same with my speed. That's what all those healthy restaurants have been for."

The blue one held a type of grin that even Sally’d rarely seen him sport.

Her sky blue eyes widened in surprise for a moment before they furrowed in frustration.
"I-ugh! Maybe I just wanted my boyfriend to be healthy!"
She threw her chubby arms out, again Sonic was striking an odd nerve she didn't even know she had. The subtle beginnings of bingo wings on her triceps shook from the movement.

"Nuh-uh pwincess wants me to not take advantage of my cool powers, even though nobody cares but herrrr…"
Sonic mockingly pouted. Twisting his head about.

Bernadette returned with a large tray, it barely had enough surface to keep the five appetizers from sliding off the edges.
"...Okay… Macaroni balls, cauliflower bites, pickle spears, french onion soup and some moon bread."
The waitress announced as she slid it all onto the table one by one.
"...And two Dr.Cherries."

"Thanks ma."
The couple smiled before both of their grins fell at the sight of the indigo hedgehog rushing to go get another table’s order. Clearly still scarred from a few minutes ago.

The two both tried to brush past it. Sally couldn't help but cock a brow while looking down upon the greasy assortment.
She looked to Sonic, clearly still annoyed.

"Okay, which of these do you want me to try first?"
She droned as if it would be a chore.

"Try the macaroni bites."
He breathed in an uncharacteristically soft tone. A genuine smile grew on the blue one's face, it was easily the least sinister one he'd sported in the past few days.

The redhead sighed and grabbed a little greasy ball between her index and thumb.

"No more rabbit food for the princess, she's finally getting some good dog food."
The hedgehog sang as the fruits of his labour were finally upon him.

She rolled her eyes.
"I'm telling Bunnie you said that."
The chipmunk opened her maw, Sonic leaned in with anticipation. He hung in excitement and suspense as she tossed it in. She swallowed it down as quickly as she could without choking, as if it were a pill. Confusion began to stir in the hedgehog's mind as he saw no visible reaction on his girlfriend's face.

"Soo..?"
He probed optimistically.

"This is what you had to stuff me like a pig over?"
She complained, unimpressed.

"You don't like 'em?"
Sonic frowned, betrayal and surprise were clear in his voice.

"I mean, it's just macaroni. Deep frying something doesn't make it better…"
Sally took a bit of sadistic pleasure in the momentary look of defeat on the speedsters face, however he quickly shook it off and pressed on.
"...Maybe because you're not eating it with the sauce."
He slid a small plastic cup over, its contents were a fire brick red substance.

The chipmunk chuckled at how desperate her boyfriend was coming off.
"Ketchup?"
She half-scoffed, half-laughed.

"Sriracha ketchup."
He corrected, pointing his finger up.

"And what does sriracha mean?"
She asked, still smiling at his expense.

"Really? Too tasty for the royal banquet apparently. Try it."
He gestured.

The princess maintained eye contact as she dunked her second ball and popped it in. Her brows raised a little and her pupils inched down a bit, Sonic could tell she was pleasantly surprised.

"Okay that's not bad."
She admitted.

"Thank youuu.."
He breathed out

"Happy now Sonic? All that for me to learn spicy ketchup is good with macaroni."

"Ah… that is but the first thing you will learn today my dear princess."
Sonic informed.

"Okay, explain to me why you ordered the french onion."
She pointed to the soup bowl.

"A good question my beautiful apprentice, you see the skinny one's meal is but the chubby one's dip."
He lectured, clearly enjoying himself.

"..."
The princess just stared, not totally following, but both amused and still mildly annoyed at her love’s antics.

"It's for the breadsticks."
He explained flatly, disappointed by how absurdly alien this all seemed to her.

"Oh."
She exclaimed with minimal energy.

Sonic pulled the Macaroni bites to himself before passing Sally the soup and cheesy bread.

"So the running theme here is just saucing anything with bread and cheese on it?"
She droned.

"Are you gonna complain about every new thing?"
The hedgehog whined.

"Was thinking about it~"
Sally cooed.Oddly enough however, she realized before she had even reached for her first sample that she was already salivating. Her mouth didn’t usually water at the sight of food like this.

She dunked a strip of cheesy garlic bread into the onion broth before taking a bite.
She smirked at Sonic, catching how intently he was watching her chew.

"What, do you want a review of every one?"
She asked while covering her mouth with her fingers.

"Yeah, actually."

Sally swallowed the soggy dough, admitting.
"I can see why you'd want to do that but it still feels like a waste of the soup."

"Eh, we'll still drink it."
He waved off.

"Okay which one now oh, connoisseu-
*GrrooOOOAAaaannnNN.*

Her belly cried again. The slowly paced, singular bites of taste testing were taunting her poor outstretched and empty gut.
The chipmunk looked down at her middle, Sonic did too.

"I don't know but apparently we'd better decide fast!"
He joked.

He slid over the breaded cauliflower.

"What's it sauced in?"
She asked, holding it just below her chin.

"Buffalo sauce."

Sally begrudgingly threw another appetizer down the hatch.

"Meh. Probably the weakest one so far."
She responded. She was actually a little shocked, this definitely seemed like something she’d totally be grossed out by, but it was at least edible to her.

Sonic stayed silent for a moment looking coyly back at her, the princess was confused about what he was suddenly so amused about.

"Then why are you eating another?"
The blue blur smirked.

Sally did a double take, shaking her head and sure and behold… there was another chunk of cauliflower in her mouth. She looked down in surprise. Her puffy hand had thrown another piece in and her jaw had begun chewing, both without her consent.

"I-
She tried to recover
-because I'm hungry. My stomach's probably four times the size it's supposed to be right now."

"Here then, take the pickle spears."

She sighed.
"I didn't even know people deep-fried pickles."

"Remember the dip!"
Sonic slid over the ranch, sounding like a parent trying his best to get their child to internalize a lesson.

"Of course, gotta double the calorie count on every single thing!~"
Sally sang sarcastically before swigging the pickle and taking a crunch.

The princess’ eyes really widened on that one.
"Mmm!"
Ms. Acorn moaned in delight. And finally the feeling of satisfaction traveled up Sonic's chest at the sight.

"Ay, we found one!"
The young man smiled whole-heartedly.

"Oh well this one's cheating, it's pickles and ranch!"
Sally spat, too defensively.

"But the batter and grease make it better right?"
He pried.

"Not enough to justify making a vegetable unhealthy."

"Nah, you get it."
Sonic breathed smugly.

Sally rolled her eyes, finally smiling with him, at least for a moment.

Sonic let himself become preoccupied with the cauliflower. After finishing the last bite he scanned for the next thing to eat and decided he wanted some of the pickles too. He reached his hands to the basket and-

"Did you total the pickles already?"
He asked. Now surprised, himself.

"Yeah?"
Sally responded in a bratty tone, the last one was seemingly in her mouth as she spoke. She was apparently annoyed at the question.

"I wanted one, you know!"
Sonic's voice broke from a chuckle, he couldn't be angry about this if he wanted to be.

Sally grinned.
"Well… you wanted me to eat like a pig, there you go. Pass the macaroni bites back over, you don't get any of those either."

"I knew you liked them!"
He poked back as he met her request.

"Well my boyfriend turned me into a meat planet and that's what I like the most out of what's in front of me."
She protested.

"Uh-huh. I'm wearing you down."
Sonic declared before chowing on some of the breadsticks.

"I take it you're still hungry enough for the actual meal then?"
The blue one enquired, clearly excited. Even if she was full now, she wouldn’t be in a moment. Sonic sneakily slipped the ring back on his finger under the table to help her break those starters down more quickly.

"Yes."
Sally huffed.

"I barely feel like I've eaten anything yet…"
She admitted while curiously staring down at her squishy middle, there was still some annoyance to be heard in her tone, although it was closer to neutral than in her previous similar observations. Surprise and even intrigue could be detected as well.

"Ha! Normally you'd be full from just two appetizers!"

"Yes Sonic, thank you for reminding me…"
The annoyance was now prominent again.

"Okay, I guess I should go sneak you a menu before you clear all the cheese balls too."
She squinted at him.

Sonic momentarily left the booth before returning with said menu.

"Uh, you already know what you're getting right?"
The chipmunk asked as she opened up the catalog.

"Yup. You just worry about what you want."
He cooed.

"Today has had nothing to do with what I want…"
She groaned to a frown from Sonic.

Sally stared at the salad menu for a moment, longingly, before begrudgingly skipping past it and the appetizer menu. Her sky blues began skimming through the main courses.

'Fish and chips, breaded shrimp, 6oz steak, 8oz steak…'
She read.
"I take it I'm not getting away with chicken alfredo or the eggplant parmesan..?"

"Nah. Good stuff's all on the next page."
The hedgehog leaned over the table enthusiastically, he was already smiling again.

The princess flipped the page.

'Roadhouse burger with sweet potato fries and chipotle mayo, cheesy beef burrito with a side of fries supreme, crispy chicken sandwich with a side of popcorn chicken…'
She had to suppress a gag. Her nose was already sneering unconsciously. Low quality meat aside, the grease alone on any of these could likely have the princess vomiting in the ladies room within the hour. .

Sally paused at that thought, a little uncomfortably.

'Is Sonic right? Am I really this snobbish?'
She thought to herself as she frowned, silently staring down at the pictures displayed on the paper.

Since she was just a little girl Sally had put as much effort as she possibly could into not coming off as elitist as the rest of her family, or as pampered as the princess' and queens before her. Her let-out hair, her faintly tomboyish demeanor, her history leading the freedom fighters… that original aim had gone on to completely shape the person she'd grown into. Or so she thought. So she wanted. Guilt began to well up in the princess.

For the first time Sally reminded herself that it was much cheaper for people besides herself to eat like this than to grab fresh veggies everyday, much less caviar and gourmet risotto.

"Find something?"
Sonic asked. Snapping the chipmunk back into reality.

"Oh. Uh, no, still looking."

"Can I make a suggestion?"

"You may."
The princess was going to make herself nauseous just from how much she'd been rolling her eyes.

"Try the pulled pork."
He pointed to a sandwich at the bottom of her page.

Her disgust returned, only slightly apologetically.
"You had to point at the nastiest thing they have?"

Sonic waved his hands.
"Full transparency, pulled pork used to gross even me out before I tried it. But I swear it tastes way better than it looks."

Sally just sat silently, staring pleadingly into her boyfriend's eyes.

Sonic laughed.
"You can pick something else on here, just seemed like you needed help deciding."
He shrugged

Sally huffed, for the first time in a long time having to force herself to be humble.
"I'm not really enthusiastic about anything on here, might as well."

The hedgehog smiled.

"You'll eat it if I don't right?"
The princess pleaded again.

"Only if you at least try a bite first."
Sonic stated paternally as he booped his scowling girlfriend's triangular black nose.

"We can get you a big side anyway in case you don't like it. Want a poutine?"
He asked whilst flipping their single menu to the 'sides' page.

"Sure. It's just cheesy fries with gravy, I'm surprised it meets tonight's criteria."
She joked.

"Oh well we're gonna get you one of the juicy kinds."
His voice rolled.

"Of course."

"How about the butter chicken?"
He cooed.

"Uh, sure."
She tried not to actually fight. While chicken was her favourite of the meats; the chicken in the corresponding photo didn't exactly look the most appealing. She could see Bernadette strolling back up to their table anyway.

Before his mother could even get a word out Sonic was on top of the situation.

"The twin pulled porks with a side of butterchicken poutine for Sal, ma."

"And you still wanted the chilidog with the smoked meat?"
She asked, receiving some unnecessarily fast nods.

"Okay, coming right up."
The indigo hedgehog responded as she gathered up the empty baskets of fallen appetizers.

"Oh, we're still working on the macaroni bites mom."
The young man tried to stop his mother's hand from taking the third basket away.

"It's empty Maurice."

Sonic let out a gasp of mock betrayal as he looked at Sally.

"Did you finish those off while I was grabbing the menu?!"
Sally opened her mouth as she was about to attempt to embarrass Sonic in front of an audience again, only to not even have a chance for the words to leave her mouth. Bernadette practically sprinted away from the table as Sonic's sentence ended.

Sonic flexed his neck and raised his shoulders in the awkwardness.

"We should get her a fruit basket when this is over…"
Sally smiled faintly with a cocked brow.
"And one for Amy."
She joked. The two laughed, Sonic nervously, Sally sincerely.

"I can't believe she fattened herself up just to have a better chance with me…"
Sonic lamented as his index and thumb rubbed just below his brows, obscuring his eyes.

"But it seems like it finally taught her a valuable lesson about moving on, maybe I should just lose the weight naturally, this seems like the better timeline!"
The redhead continued wisecracking, clearly still finding the humor in their encounter.

"Well, we did see a bunch of other girls in the city porked up too. I wonder if anyone else we know was hit?"
Sonic didn't ponder if that was a weird thing to say until the words had already left his mouth.

"Well Bunnie and Nicole looked the same when I saw them this morning, but that was about fourty pounds ago now. I don't think things had really changed until we got back from the outskirts."
Sally held her chin, secretly wanting revenge for their prior comments. A feeling quickly rushed up inside Sonic at the idea too. Only to immediately be attacked by other, more negative emotions like white blood cells attacking a disease. The hedgehog didn’t even have a chance to properly process the sensation before it mixed with the others to create a disorienting combo. In digging through his own confusion he suddenly realized-

"Thank god my mom is the same."
Sonic placed his hand back atop his forehead, he got very lucky. That would've been uncomfortable.

Sally cocked a brow at what Sonic had said, finding it a little odd. She could understand that being a little weird, but she wouldn’t have thought it would warrant that strong a reaction.

"Well if 'ringworld' you likes 'em big. I wonder if Mina and Fiona were my size when you were with them?"
Sally taunted again, trying to picture it. Having no idea the effect such thoughts would have on the hedgehog. Sonic’s heart beat really sped up at them, he felt a slight pressure at the top of his throat and a little heat flash across his cheek line. His cocktail of 'intrigue mixed with shame of said intrigue' was strengthened.

"Okay, one: I don't think Fiona can get chubby, two: again, I never had anything with Mina!"
Sonic pointed to Sally, chuckling. Subconsciously choosing to repress what he had just been, and still was feeling for a moment.

Bernie returned, towing the large order with two separate trays. To the sound of a-
"Thanks ma."
And
"Thank you Bernie."
Respectively.

Sally stared down at her dishes: one consisted of two sets of hamburger buns separated by piles of stringy flesh spilling out from between them, looking like they actually just straight-up plopped raw unprocessed intestines down on the buns. Though she knew it was more likely made out of lips and anuses.

She quickly opted to go for her side dish first. A type of poutine she didn't even know existed, she didn't know there were any other types beyond the traditional actually. Perfectly fine looking french fries were soiled, buried under fast food-quality chicken and slathered under an excrement-esque paste. Again, the princess liked her lean meat, but this chicken (if it was even actually chicken) was trying everything to fight off the 'lean' part. It looked pumped up and was again, covered in and oozing out a thick goo. She'd never seen meat so swamped in its extra contents, with so much heavy sauce. It may as well have been a particularly grotesque sou-

'Stop.'
Sally paused her runaway thoughts, she closed her eyes and scowled.

Before her mind could start acting on its own again she darted her fork out into the sauced fries and forcefully shoved it into her maw. Sonic then slipped the ring off as low-key as he’d put it on.

Her gag reflex activated the second her lips closed on the sloppy fries, another second later and her tongue actually processed the taste of the chicken curry.

Her big eyes opened back up.
"Mmm!"
She moaned, her voice held in a high pitch due to her surprise.

Sonic gave a wide open mouthed smile at her reaction, anticipating what she'd say.

She swallowed it quickly. Having to stop herself from darting her hand out for the next bite. She noticed Sonic's enthusiastic stare and awkwardly regained her composure, clearing her throat.
"Not bad."

"Not bad?"
He cocked a brow, smiling?

"Better than the cauliflower at least."
She postured, now going for that second munch. This time it was Sonic's turn to roll his eyes.

"What's this sauce anyways?"
Sally asked with a full forkload of food in her mouth. After a second Sonic realized it was probably the first time he'd ever seen her talk with her mouth open.

"It's the same as butter chicken you'd eat solo."
He answered, still holding his cocky grin.

"What's the sauce for that?"
She asked sheepishly, between bites. For some reason despite having felt at least a little satiated a few moments ago, her gut already felt completely vacuous again.

"It's a curry I think, spiced tomatoes and butter sauce."
He answered calmly, watching his girlfriend struggle to keep a straight face and fail to contain the speed at which she was hammering the poutine.

Sally cocked her brow, smiling between her full cheeks.
"Wow, surprisingly worldly for you."
She poked, again with a stuffed mouth.

"A lot of junk food is actually-
Sonic said in a jokingly snobbish tone.
-sriracha's from yurashia."
He continued.

"Wooow."
She mocked.

"Yeah, maybe we should consider this a cultural lesson for the princess."
He coyly rested his head in his hands.

"Yeah, because Northamer is the only place where healthy food comes from."
The red head replied sarcastically, reaching her utensil back down to grab another portion without looking, only to be caught off guard when the prongs of her fork met only the plate.

"But not the only place tasty food comes from, huh? You totaled that."
Sonic's smile never dropped.

"Uh-I…"
She reformed her scowl, but she couldn't hide her blush, before the chipmunk could come up with another excuse Sonic spoke first.

"I love you…"
He said longily.

Sally was halted by confusion at his adoring eyes.

"You're so stubborn."
He cooed.

Sally was again caught off guard.

"I'm stubborn?"
She asked, flabbergasted.

"You clearly liked that but you can't just admit it. You liked most of the appetizers too."
He pointed.

"I'm stubborn…
She deflected
…You wasted three days and a massive chunk of your own money to make me two hundred pounds. Just so you could get me to try some junk food."
She reminded.

"I don't think you're two hundred pounds princess, though maybe after the pulled pork…
He joked
…And hey-
He shrugged.
-was there any other way I could've gotten you here?"

Sally crossed her arms. She had to heave her inflated mammaries up to do it, and they were squishing up against her jaw, which pressed the fat in her face up and made her cheeks look even chubbier than they already now were… but she did it.
"No."
She admitted in a scoff.

"I rest my case."
He bowed.

"Yeah, no, you're right. Tooootally justified."
She responded facetiously.

"You know it's crazy that I even had to do this."
Sonic defended.

"You didn't have to do anything."
She groaned.

"Shouldn't've had to, any other woman, heck, any other person would've lunged at the opportunity to be able to let go and eat whatever they want without having to worry about gaining weight."
He explained.

"I told you Sonic, it's not just about the weight. You could keep me thin but running doesn't get rid of every other unhealthy thing eating like this would do to me."
Her arms remained crossed.

"I'm actually pretty sure these rings do."
His voice rolled with a small laugh.
"I made you chubby with the rings and now time's been rewritten so that you've always been a big eater. When I shrink you back down I'm sure it'll be as if you've never touched anything other than kale again."

Sally's eyes rolled back in her skull as she sighed.

"And even now, your stomach can hold quadruple what it usually could right now. You've got a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the best part of being tubby and be a size two again tomorrow."
He continued his pitch.

"Lucky me."

They both looked down at the twin pulled pork sandwiches sitting in front of her.

"Full yet?"
He inquired.

"...Well… I'm not actually hungry anymore but I'm still not even close to full."
She breathed.

Sonic opened his mouth to again try to talk her into trying more. But before he could think of another line Sally lifted the first sandwich up in her hand.

"Okay, this one I'm genuinely still grossed out by."
She cringed as the massive patties’ soggy buns morphed around her thickened fingers. She needed both hands to cradle the massive pork burger, both due to the sheer size of them and because they would otherwise fall apart. It did kind of smell good though…

“Hey, you’ve liked pretty much everything else I picked. Trust me.”
He smugly reassured.

Sally sighed before biting in, as her teeth first sunk into the pork burger she noticed she never had to struggle to suppress a gag.

“Huh.”
She said in surprise looking back down at the sandwich. Taking another bite.

“Doesn’t taste anything like you think it would, does it?”
Sonic asked, finally returning to an innocent tone.

“No, the textures’ different too.”
She said half-paying attention to his words, half-chewing.

“So, good..? Bad..?”
The hedgehog inquired, leaning over the table.

Sally’s pupils rolled up higher as she focused solely on the taste. It somehow tasted a lot better than it smelled, and especially to how it smelled when Bernie first laid the trays down. It felt like the meat’s odor improved after her mind realized the smell was actually associated with a great taste, right? Although thinking about it the pork already smelled a little less revolting even when she first lifted it, right before she took her first bite.

She hovered her hand over to the next pattie before taking another big chomp, realizing that there was also a subtle improvement to the taste, or at least her perception of the taste. Her last bite of that patty was also more pleasant than her first. The sandwiches were inexplicably becoming more delectable to her as she ate through them, transitioning from surprisingly decent to what was now beginning to border on genuinely delicious.

Sally took a moment to ponder if this had been happening at all throughout the course of their entire meal and she had just failed to notice.

By the time she was taking her final bites, she was sampling more so to confirm her own suspicions rather than for Sonic’s sake. Sonic himself had been left in suspense throughout this process and was at this point now visibly confused.

“Sonic…?”
The princess finally responded.

“Uhh… yeah??”
His brow cocked.

“Do you think these rings could affect me too..? Beyond the obvious?”
She gestured to her new spare tire.

*Urp*... uff….”
The chipmunk stifled a burp, having finally found the point where said spare tire would start to feel full.

“Uh… what do you mean?”
He asked.

Sally had already finished all of her own food, her brows furrowed and her eyes squinted in contemplation as she stared at the jumbo chilidog in Sonic’s hand, not yet bitten into. She quickly swiped it out of the hedgehog’s hand. While the hedgehog had a hyper fast reaction time even before consciously speeding up his own perception, he never in a million years thought he’d have to be on guard and protective of his chilidogs around Sally.

“Hey!”
Sonic cried.

She then stuffed the first few inches of the dog into her maw. Sonic's mouth dropped and his eyes widened in pure bafflement. Sally’s eyes widened too, her pupils became dilated.

“Mmmm-
The chipmunks mouth moaned without her own permission. She was shocked and terrified at what was happening.

-mmmMMMRK?!”

What was usually a mess of heavy spices which somehow failed to be at all flavourful, that awkwardly mixed with bitter beans had suddenly become the most delectable thing Sally had ever put in her mouth. The sloppy liquid beef she used to struggle not to vomit at the mere sight of now gave a hot dog an appreciated extra juiciness and softness. It slid down her throat with ease.

…Sally just ate and enjoyed a chilidog. And a jumbo sized one at that.

"...Sal…"
Sonic paused, in pure shock.

"...You just ate a chilidog…"
He stared. The awkward silence hung for a moment, before the expression on Sonic's face slowly started to shift to excitement.
"I wasn't even going to make you try one, I never thought you'd actually-"

"That's what I'm trying to say!"
On top of the panic Sally’s voice was now slightly laboured from being overstuffed.

"Because we both know I would've barfed the second it got in my mouth! But I… liked that…
The princess said with an overdramatic amount of horror evident in her voice.
“Sonic, the rings are changing me to fit this timeline!"
She swung her arms out.

Sonic paused. If the rings magically changed Sally's palette from that of a fitness freak to a proper couch potato, and this new world's Sonic apparently liked big chicks... Was that why he was so attracted to Sally as a chubby girl? Why he was thinking he actually preferred her with the spare tire over her usual lean self? Why he couldn't stop wondering if any of the other girls had plumped up too..?

'Yeah that tracks.'
He had to stop himself from smacking his forehead in front of Sally, hoping not to give her any clues that this was happening to him on the flipside. She'd have a field day with it. He felt like an idiot for not immediately realizing that was what was happening to him, although maybe he shouldn't, maybe the rings were making it harder for his mind to piece that together?

Regardless, after his frustration with himself subsided he let himself properly feel relieved for a moment. He just had to play it cool for another few minutes in the restaurant then Sonic could shrink Sally back down and fix his brain.

"Eh, no biggie."
He replied nonchalantly.

"Yes, 'biggie'!'"
Sally protested.

"It just changed what food you like, and probably how badly you want to do some planks, as long as your memory's still fine. We can just switch it back, same as your waist."
He smiled again, posturing.

"Oh yeah it's fine we can just switch it back…
She mimed sarcastically
-I'm getting brainwashed!"


"Cool, maybe I should just wait it out. I'd love to have a Sally that wants to go for poutine every night."
He mused, making kissy faces.

Sally stared daggers at her boyfriend, her patience having truly come to an end with this shenaniganry.

"Like you want to live in the timeline where Bernie remembers today. The second we step out of here you're sprinting around Mobius."
She demanded.

"Alright alright… I got what I wanted. I just have to finish this off before mom comes back again."
He gestured to his remaining jumbo dog.

"Ugh, I should've just ripped a piece off your last one off. That was too much."
The princess slumped back in her seat, cradling her belly. Feeling less soft than it first had when she walked in, as her fat was being condensed between her skin and her packed stomach.

"Well yeah, you ate most of the appetizers, your butter chicken and both your pulled porks, then yeah my chili dog. You did great, proud of you darling."
He reached over to pinch her cheek, her chubby cheek.

She merely looked at him, tired.

"You want this last one?"
He cocked a brow as he stood over the table, doing a better job posing that he was still completely in control of the situation than he was expecting to. Maybe too much better.

The tip of the ‘dog bobbed in front of her face, taunting her pretty lips.
"What? N-no… I…"

Sonic shoved the chilidog into her unsuspecting mouth once she opened it to speak.

"Mm-mm!?"
Sonic let go of the back end and sat back down, letting Sally catch it in her own hands.
She bit off the section Sonic had fed her. It's taste dancing on her tongue as she stared anxiously at the remainder sitting in her palms. Already knowing she couldn't fight it, she swallowed that first bite before pressing another massive portion all the way to the back of her throat.

"Sonic!?!"
She shrieked through a stuffed maw. Her body automatically scarfing the weiner down.

"What? If you don't want it I'll take it back."
He laughed, reaching his hand out to take the last bit left in Sally’s hands back only to, as he expected, get his hand swatted.

"Nnnnngh… *urp*-hugnnhhh…"
Sally was practically laying on the bottom cushion of the booth now, having wolfed the whole thing down.
"I can't believe you did that!"
She yelled, blushing.

"I had to take full advantage while this lasted."
The grinning hedgehog shrugged shrugged.

"I swear I'm force feeding you spinach for the next year."
She threatened, her breath noticeably shaky from the strain. Her eyes looked deranged.

"Worth it."
He mused, booping her nose. He got up from his seat to sit next to his beau on her side, cradling her.

Bernadette returned, cleaning up the large assembly of emptied out plates. She tried to glance at the bloated Sally as little as possible, but when she did, the sympathy was evident on her frowning face.

"You're going to let us pay for that, right?"
Sally pleaded, in her hunched position. Her voice was slightly muffled as her breasts were squished up against her face.

"Uhmm… yeah?"
Bernadette replied softly, but clearly confused.

"Oh, uh… okay?"
Sally responded, dumbfounded.
Everytime she and Sonic had ever eaten at Chuck's she had to fight the older Hedgehog tooth and nail to get her to take some of her money… and usually failed. 'Royalty and freedom fighters eat free here' she'd always say. Sonic too looked surprised.

The redhead looked over to him expectantly and smugly. He sighed, pulling out his wallet.

He forked over half a week's salary to his mother.

*Hic* "Still think having a fat girlfriend is better Sonic?"
Sally taunted after Bernie walked off.

The blue one shrugged.
"Meh, that's usually how much I spend on myself anyway."

"Ready to get back to being a gym rat, tubby?"
Sonic tried to hurry, sliding off the booth as he poked his loves' stomach. She groaned at the quick influx of pressure. Her softened middle had been stuffed to a tight and rounded shape, the protruding food baby making her chubby body look even bigger.

She looked at Sonic pleadingly, her hair frayed and dangling in her face.

"...I don't think I can move Sonic…"
She attempted to shift herself out.
"Mmm!"
She yelped, the slight movement having triggered an acid reflux.

"Ah, right.."
He noted.
"Okay, I'll just head out real quick and you just feel the magic lipo from here."

He let his hand graze her before aiming for the door.

"W-wait!"
Sally's eyes widened, Sonic had already started to powerwalk to the door. She'd realized something just in time.

"What?"
He stopped in his tracks.

"When you make me thin again we're assuming it's going to shrink my stomach down..!...
She yelled in a hush, she sounded worried yet was still trying to keep anyone else in the restaurant from hearing their strange conversation.
…I can barely hold all of this at this size! My stomach will burst if you make me any smaller."
She cringed.

"Oh, wow… You're right…"
He said in a similarly worried tone.

"So should I..?"

"Just put the ring on so I can digest this."
Her eyes squeezed shut and her entire face scrunched as the words left her mouth, burning her tongue on the way out.

"Right…"
He answered, slight disappointment and frustration evident in his tone. He brought out his ring and slid it back on his pinky finger.

"Oh, you're in a rush to end this now?"
Sally asked facetiously, having noted how quickly he was trying to change things back now that their meal was done, rather than his suspected behavior of reveling in his victory and stalling to keep her chunky for as long as possible.

"I mean yeah, it's a little awkward to just keep taking the booth up after we've paid. And rude."
He said that last bit jovially, trying to save face.
He continued.
"Here, I'll go get you something to help things along."
He ran off back to the kitchen.

___________

He came back with a bowl topped with three large scoops of icecream and a large glass of ginger ale.

"Oh, dessert? Yay..!"
Sally hissed.

"It's just to soothe your stomach..
Her boyfriend responded, sitting back down next to her.
…look, you don't even have to eat it yourself."
He started inhaling the ice cream, the ring's magic sending it into her.

"Slower, slower!"
She cried, her belly creaking. Her cracked voice was the highest there that Sonic had ever heard it.

"Sorry…"
Sonic groaned.

Sonic slowly chipped away, small spoonful after small spoonful of the large desert and sip after sip of the even larger ginger soda while the princes' gut broke down the tens of thousands of calories it was forced to endure. His impatience was evident, this was literally the slowest he had ever consumed anything.

The princess cringed.
"I can actually feel it now, I can feel myself getting bigger…"

Sonic focused his eyes at the peak of the chipmunks belly, furthest from the rest of her body and after a few moments… he could swear it did seem to be reaching the teensiest bit farther away.

"I think I can see it."
He responded, kind of amazed.

Sally looked up from her slump to see her boyfriend mesmerized by her growth, looking intently at her tummy. Mouth open.

"I think you were right about your digestion still getting faster."
Sonic noted.
"You think that's just because the rings are getting a stronger hold of things?"
He pondered, perhaps before Sally had only been digesting with a fraction of his super speed while the ring's magic was still weak.

"Maybe, at least partially. Could also be that two days ago I had a runner's metabolism and could handle a couple extra calories… and now I don't and my body's clinging to every single one. I have a fat girl's thyroid running at super speed."
She groaned.

Sonic had to adjust himself in his seat at her words. Sally cocked her brow, having noticed this.

Her eyes then shot open in realization.

Sally already knew her own mind was being altered to fit this fake timeline.. and its Sonic.. was a chubby chaser…

The princess felt the overwhelming urge to start laughing hysterically again begin to well up within her, however, she thought back to how enchanted he seemed to be at her growth a moment ago. She then grew a wicked smirk upon the realization that, after having broken eye contact and turning his head away from the princess, he seemed to be observing a booth filled with some other girls about their age. Sally recognized all of them from around the kingdom, they were of the group of women she and Sonic realized had retroactively let themselves go due to her own altered history. The two girls out of the group who’d been affected even seemed a little larger than they were when the couple first arrived in the restaurant, the chipmunk realized the fatter she was getting the looser standards continued to be with the youth. Sonic watched helplessly as those girls seemed to be subtly inflating at the same rate Sally was, until he felt her own gaze on him and swiveled his head elsewhere, whistling.

“Oh, I can work with this…”
The princess’ mischievous grin deepened even further.