Bianca had just been gathering herbs in the forest when she spotted a very unusual sight—Sheila the Kangaroo, sprawled completely flat on the forest floor, looking more like a living pancake than a marsupial.

"Sheila! What happened to you?" Bianca gasped, rushing over.

The kangaroo lay completely flat on the forest floor like a living rug, her eyes swirling, a huge boulder still rolling away in the distance.

Bianca sighed and shook her head. “Alright, hold still. I’ll fix this in a second.”

She raised her staff and began chanting a healing spell… but instead of restoring Sheila’s body instantly, the magic fizzled, sparked, and — *poof!* — a hovering magical pump appeared.

Before Bianca could react, the hose slithered down, snaking right into Sheila’s mouth. *Paff! Paff! Paff!* went the enchanted pump, inflating her with a soft whoosh.

In seconds, Sheila regained her normal shape… but the pump didn’t stop. She kept swelling, her belly rounding, belt snapped, then her whole body puffing out until she was a giant, bouncing kangaroo beach ball

“Sheila! I didn’t mean—!”
Bianca yelped, but the magic pump gave one last puff, and then Sheila rocketing upward into the trees like a deflating balloon.

The inflated kangaroo ricocheted through the branches, smacking into tree trunks and bushes before finally arcing back toward Bianca.

They collided with a *WHUMP*, rolling to the ground in a heap. The magic pump vanished in a puff of sparkles, leaving both of them flat on their backs, eyes spinning with cartoonish dizziness.