Twilight Buffs (Patreon)

(contains colorful anthro ponies getting huge with thick curves)

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While it was true magic was a main driving force of Equestria, it was not the ‘be all’ solution to an anthropomorphic pony’s problems. Things like handicraft and cooking skills were vital to the goings of daily life. One thing many a pony neglected was the importance of self care. The ‘magic’ of friendship often lead to many fun experiences at galas and parties, but it could not stave off the mounting calorie intake of a princess’s poor inhibitions.

“Packing on the winter weight early, eh Twilight?”

Rainbow Dash had just finished her last set of squats with a hundred-twenty pound bar when she caught sight of Twilight Sparkle entering the gym. They tossed the weights back onto their hooks with a loud clank before the blue pegasus used it for a brace to catch her breath. It had been a strenuous workout today, having gone several reps over her usual routine. Toned muscles bulged through the spandex of her shorts and top glistening with sweat.

By stark contest the blushing purple alicorn walking in was bulging out of her work out uniform in a more ‘doughy’ fashion. Twilight Sparkle’s hands went to her hips, trying not to gauge the way thick fat sagged her butt into jiggling thunder thighs. The soft stomach complemented them rolling out across the hem of her shorts showing off a deep belly button.

“It’s not my fault Pinkie wanted to throw two parties right after Applejack’s harvest celebration. I feel, and look, like I ate half a barn full of pies. Can you believe I tried three weight loss books already? I think they made me get even fatter. Oh, gosh! This is totally my last resort…”

Rainbow Dash’s smile faltered, watching her friend try to squirm themselves smaller, as if all eyes of the gym were judging her. Quips would not cut it, so the pegasus opted to change tactics.

“Hey, don’t sweat it! You forget you have a champion Wonderbolt for a friend.” Rainbow Dash flexed an arm, pumping her bicep to a size that earned a few approving glances. It did not impress Twilight Sparkle in the same manner, but at least seemed to ease her anxieties. “I finished up for the day so I can be your spotter. Let me get a drink while you stretch out and we’ll have that belly flattened out in no time.”

“Thanks, Rainbow!” Twilight Sparkle’s face reverted into her usual radiant smile. She was grateful, not for the first time, to have such caring friends. Although, to no one’s surprise, her horn emitted its usual purple magic aura, and a book floated out of her gym bag. Rainbow Dash just caught the title of ‘101 Easy Steps to Gym Management’ before the book flew open for Twilight Sparkle. “Let’s see...stretches...stretches...ah! Am I supposed to start with touching my toes, or jumping jacks? They don’t list an order.”

“W-whichever ones you feel like, Twi. You make your own order.” Rainbow Dash spun in a speed walk to the nearest drinking fountain. It took everything she had bitting her lower lip not to erupt into laughter. Last thing she wanted to do was give her friend another indirect jab, but the ‘egghead’ side of Twilight Sparkle was unbearably adorable sometimes.

“Wow! Can you believe she’s trying to calculate the best calorie burn between push ups and lunges?”

“Ack! Bwppphhh!!” Having a presence appear literally from nowhere would have been startling enough. What made Rainbow Dash backwash into the fountain choking was the alarming familiarity in the person’s voice. It’s peppy dry wit tone always brought a sense of foreboding that the day was suddenly about to turn a lot less normal for everyone in the vicinity. “What in Celestia’s name are you doing here?!”

“Hi to you too, Rainbow Dash,” Discord said with a cheerful wave. The draconequus was more than used to such outlandish reactions to his poofing into existence. In fact, it was one of the many things he relished about being friends with Equestria’s favorite six ponies. “Is it uncommon for me to want to pay a visit to my wonderful pony friends? We hardly hang out, Rainbow Dash, and it looks like you just made plans too. My timing is so terrible, and I really need to burn some calories off my thighs.”

“Um…” Rainbow Dash’s wings fluttered uneasily as she regarded the odd fitting spandex shorts and top Discord wore on his lengthy body. “To be honest, you’re already skinner and more flexible than me.”

“Why thank you, Rainbow Dash!” Discord’s muzzle blushed from the indirect compliment. “But I was much rather hoping you could help me get into a better shape like yours.”

With a finger snap, Discord’s body became enveloped in a bright flash of light. When it cleared his entire body had become a physique of feminine strength; log thick legs leading to curvy hips and a firm set of jiggling D-cup breasts. If anyone had been paying close attention, they would have noted it was a body that perfectly mirrored Rainbow Dash’s muscular form, right down to the feathery pegasus wings.

“Like this!”

It was also a sight that almost shut off Rainbow Dash’s brain for several seconds. Her eyes blinked in one slow motion, being so grateful that when they opened again Discord was back to his usual long, noodle shape.

“I...could have lived the rest of my life without seeing that side of you.” She regained enough composure to remember she was thirsty. The water fountain made a great distraction until her stomach ached from the liquid intake. “Besides, getting in shape is a lot harder work than doing...whatever it is you do.”

“Oh, I agree. All that routine; pumping weights, dieting, cardio. Poor Twilight has no idea what kind of long haul she’s in for, is she?”

Rainbow Dash blinked, blushing that she had forgotten about her alicorn friend only yards away. She glanced in sync with Discord to see Twilight Sparkle had long since finished up her stretches. A bit of an amazing feat with how often the princess of friendship liked to over-analyze anything unfamiliar. Twilight Sparkle offered a cheerful wave back, looking as weary of Discord’s presence as Rainbow Dash. The sight of sweat already glistening off her purple fur was not a good sign of the workout to come.

“You...might have a point, but if she wants to get fit, I’m happy to help.” Rainbow Dash whipped her gaze to Discord so fast her namesake rainbow-colored mane hit her face. Jabbing the draconequus with an accusing finger, she added, “Please tell me you’re not planning any shenanigans around this. She’s self conscious about this already and I don’t know how I will lead her through measurements and body fat counts gracefully.”

Discord’s surprised gasp was so dramatically overplayed Rainbow Dash wished she had a stopwatch to time how long he took to inhale. “Dear Rainbow Dash, I am offended you would think so little of me. That I would come here just to ridicule friends for their efforts. What sort of psychotic embodiment of chaos do you take me for?”

“Exactly. Incidentally, why are you wearing roller skates?”

“So I can cheat on the treadmill,” said Discord as he kicked off with his cloven goat hoof. The squeaking of wheels gently glided him across the matted floor to give a bemused Twilight Sparkle a hug. After a look of surprise to Rainbow Dash, the princess returned the gesture. “My dear Twilight Sparkle! How have you been? You look healthy as an ox!”

“Or big as one, at any rate,” Twilight responded. Her forced giggles belied the weak attempt at humor. “I never took you for a gym member either, Discord.”

“Well, like I was just telling Rainbow Dash here...” Discord draped an arm around the blue pegasus the moment she had walked up to their conversation. A hard shudder and stiffening of wings were clear signs of her disapproval at this contact, which went ignored. “...I don’t hang out with all my other friends nearly enough. Poor Fluttershy really hogs up all my attention and I might get a bit too clingy about it. What brings you to the old sweat shop so randomly?”

“Heh, you’re one to talk about random,” Twilight Sparkle countered, but her smile dropped. “I’m planning a celebration with Pinkie for this year’s spring gala and only got two months to fit back into my favorite dress.”

“Oh, is that all?” Discord waved his lion’s paw with a dismissive laugh. An act Rainbow Dash would have elbowed him for if he had not followed with, “You’re gorgeous as you are, princess. Don’t let any jealous ponies tell you otherwise.”

“O-oh, um, thanks Discord,” Twilight Sparkle said through a deep blush, but could not keep down a smile. “Still, I would like to trim down instead of making Rarity have to refit me. That would be such a bother during a busy season for her.”

“Not to worry. You got us to help you trim that waistline and bulk up some confidence.”

Twilight Sparkles pointed equine ears bent in sync to her quizzical stare. “Us?”

“US!?” Rainbow Dash parroted in a shrill cry of alarm. Catching the smug grin on Discord’s face, she coughed and forced a twitching smile. “Yes. Us. Let’s not stand around talking all day. A good start to burning belly fat is crunches. Let’s go over here, Twi.”

Ears perked back up with Twilight Sparkle’s elated nod. She looked as eager to leave this conversation as her friend. The foam padding muffled hoof steps on their way to the spot Rainbow Dash indicated.

Soon as the princess was a good distance away, Rainbow Dash whirled to face Discord with a warning glare that made him recoil. “Whatever you’re plotting, don’t! I already got this.”

“But, I could just…”

“No.”

Discord stared blankly at Rainbow Dash’s wings when she spun around to join Twilight Sparkle on the floor. The pegasus showed surprising restraint taking away the floating book to explain first hand what crunches were to her friend. Soon they were in the perfect position; Rainbow Dash holding down Twilight Sparkle’s hooves while they put hands behind their head.

Neither could see the grin on Discords face placed like that. With a wiggle from his bird hands little finger the draconequus skated off towards the treadmills to work on his cardio. Telling a professional in randomness not to spice up a normal day was like issuing a challenge. Seriously, his pony friends did not know him at all.

The dose of chaos magic that had fired from Discord’s pinkie was so subtle Twilight Sparkle remained oblivious to anything but a cold shudder that ran through her chubby shoulders. She passed it off as laying on top of some cold mats and then forgot it with Rainbow Dash’s urgings to begin the exercise.

It went against her competitive pegasus nature, but Rainbow Dash wanted to start small. In all the years they had known each other, she had never seen Twilight Sparkle be that much of a physical pony. Not to say she was lazy, just never really exerting herself for goals like weight loss before. Luckily Twilight Sparkle seemed to pick up the same vibes; wanting to see what the pair had to work with before setting hard routines. A simple set of reps would be perfect for that. Since the alicorn was mostly focused on the bulge of her stomach, there were few faster ways to burn that off.

The only thing was that it became faster than Rainbow Dash could have ever expected. She had started on a basic set; Twilight Sparkle would do ten crunches and then reduce by two after a minute break. Her friend took to this plan with gusto, but only for the first five seconds. Rainbow Dash could practically see the regret overtake Twilight Sparkle as she bent with her abdomen for the first time. The thick flesh of her middle compacted in on itself while plump breasts squished against her knees. A hefty breath escaped the alicorn’s pressured lungs, and she nearly fell backward onto her wings heaving for fresh air.

Rainbow Dash’s tail wagged happily watching her friends next attempt go a lot better. Things always got easier as muscles were worked out. Twilight Sparkle hit her knees without having to collapse back onto the mat.

Since her eyes were already on it, Rainbow Dash sensed something was off with Twilight Sparkle’s midsection during her third crunch. The little pot belly was not crumpling together as drastically, while the alicorn’s boobs squished a little harder against her knees.

There was no time to consider this as she had to keep a hold of Twilight Sparkle’s legs while they worked. The fourth and fifth crunches went by only making Rainbow Dash’s more confused. It was not until her friend had completed the entire ten reps that she finally got a clue. As Twilight Sparkle sprawled out catching her breath, it was clear the mound of fat around her belly button was a lot less pronounced.

Rainbow Dash’s jaw dropped watching that purple stomach expand and shrink with her friends breathing. It was definitely smaller, perhaps losing a full inch off the waist. There was no mystery where that fat might have gone, either. Twilight Sparkle’s breasts were looking rounder as they jiggled inside her stretched top.

“Discord!?” Rainbow Dash called whipping her gaze around the gym. There was only one obvious explanation if something weird showed up and a draconequus was around. Unfortunately, the stupid noodle was nowhere to be seen, making Rainbow Dash to wonder if she should call this workout off right here.

“Is something wrong?” Twilight Sparkle peered at her friend still clutching her knees. The fact she had a little more boob to look over did not seem to register to the alicorn. By now she had gotten used to just having to peer around fat in general. “Did Discord want to work out with us?”

“Uh...no. Nothing’s wrong.” Nothing she was sure of, Rainbow Dash thought to herself. Perhaps it was some morbid curiosity, fueled by the knowledge Discord at least liked Fluttershy enough not to cause her friends trouble, that she said, “I don’t know where he poofed off to. We should probably just continue the set.”

“Yeah, right?” Twilight shifted to get comfortable again, placing hands behind her head for more sit-ups.

Rainbow Dash could only bite her lip, watching whatever seeds of madness sewn into her friend slowly bore fruit. It was almost like watching some kind of mass pump at work; each crunch Twilight Sparkle did caused her stomach bulge to shrink and her breasts to swell. Soon it was mammaries bulging out the neckline of her top more than a stomach spilling over her shorts.

The next set of six sit-ups got even more extreme. What little fat remained around Twilight Sparkle’s waist smoothed out. Skin even toned up a little, giving the princess a flat board smoother than she had ever known. But it was the absolute melons pressed together in her taut spandex top that drew attention. Having to admit the egghead suddenly grew bustier than her left Rainbow Dash flustered.

Ironically, the pegasus still had no idea just how far this was going. With the next four sit-ups there came a hard rush through Twilight Sparkle’s torso. Thick fat had shrunk down only for muscles to blimp her figure back up. When her ample tits spilled between the spaces of her knees Rainbow Dash could see past them to Twilight Sparkle’s stomach giving its own hard flex. Fur rippled in its shimmering sweat before rising out with many firm ridges. She rolled back, inadvertently showing off many more rising muscles under her ribcage and around her waist. The princess had literally done in one crunch what Rainbow Dash took years to reach.

Things only continued to swell with each subsequent sit-up. Skin pulled tighter with the rising of bricks arranged in two rows of three around Twilight Sparkle’s belly button. Even more side platings of deep muscle rose under her inflating breasts and filled out her waist. Instead of getting tired Rainbow Dash noticed her friend doing each crunch faster and harder, nearly kicking her legs out from under the pegasus.

Twilight Sparkle did not even break before going right into the last two sit-ups. She completed the entire set with a cheerful cry of triumph. Unfortunately, the force of the last crunch paired with breasts big as party balloons hit Rainbow Dash right in the chin, knocking her onto her own toned buttocks with a surprised yelp.

“Oh...my gosh. Are you okay Rainbow Dash?” Twilight Sparkle rolled onto her feet, knees wobbling from the strain of never being so tightly worked. That could not stop her from shuffling over to offer a hand up. “I’m sorry. I don’t know why that...happened? Is something...off about my...I mean…”

Rainbow Dash looked up with a slight drop of blood escaping her nostrils. It was clear what had thrown her princess friend off, since she was getting a gorgeous view of them from down on the floor too. Standing up only seemed to have made Twilight Sparkle’s breasts grow even bigger. At least half their pliable mass was trying to spill out of her top, with enlarged areolas clearly outlined in the tight fabric.

To their credit, the concerned ponies coped with this turn of events fairly well. Rainbow Dash still took the offered hand and Twilight Sparkle blinked, finding it surprisingly easy to pull her friend up. Turning, the alicorn walked dumbfounded to the many mirrors along the gyms wall. Her reflected figure back barely made any sense; Hips and legs still sagged with the fats of excessive binging, flesh wobbled along the arms with their motions, but everything between neck and waist looked chiseled by raw magic. Seeing the complete wall of muscles that made up her stomach, she absently ran both hands around her belly button, leading them gradually up to cup her breasts.

A slight smile crossed Twilight Sparkle’s face as she twisted to admire her profile. She was not as big as Pinkie Pie but they were some impressive milk balloons. Remembering where they were quickly soured her mood, and the princess turned back to Rainbow Dash.

“Discord?”

“Discord.”

“Well, he said he wanted to help me,” Twilight said, sheepishly trying to lick the dryness off her muzzle lips. A glance over her shoulder back at the mirror left her impressed how many muscles the back had improved. “This is...kind of cool.”

“Yeah, I can’t believe how extreme he gets with...wait, what?”

“I know, right? I can’t believe it either.” Twilight giggled, trying to mimic some of Rainbow Dash’s most common flexes. There was only a slight swell out of her biceps, but she loved how posing made her abs wiggle. “Is this seriously how I can look if I work out like you?”

“Well...kinda?” Rainbow Dash rubbed her arm sheepishly. Normally when something went ‘off plan’ to this extreme her friend was a fidgeting mess of unstable nerves. To see Twilight Sparkle excited about ballooning into a G-cup was almost scarier. “I mean, those chest-balloons might be Discord’s little idea of a fetish, but if you eat and pump enough iron, any pony can get pretty darn swoll.”

Twilight Sparkle clasped her hands together in a joyous gasp, accidently pressing her boobs together with the elbows. “That’s a fantastic idea, Rainbow Dash! If I do more work outs, maybe the rest of me will ‘pump’ into shape. Can we do the weight bars next? Or is it more efficient to burn calories on the lower body? Ugh! Where’d my book go?”

“Well, I...if you want to keep going, I guess? I’m surprised you’re not freaking out about this.”

“Oh? I am absolutely terrified but I think all this torso muscle is filling me with more energy than I know what to do with. Besides, I always wondered if I’d look as cool as you or Applejack all physically fit.”

“Gee, thanks,” Rainbow Dash felt her muzzle burning hot to still be cool with someone sporting a bigger set of abs than her. “Some leg curls might help even out those udders of yours…”

“Perfect!” Twilight Sparkle was off in a gust of wind generated by her elegant wings. Thank Celestia there were several of the weight machines open, or she might have bulldozed a poor pony off one. Her butt was bouncing excitedly in the seat waiting for Rainbow Dash to follow over. “So how’s this work, huh? There some kind of special gizmo I pull?”

“No, you just put your legs behind this bar in front and lift them up in front of you.” Rainbow Dash’s eyes narrowed watching Twilight Sparkle do exactly as instructed, nearly falling off her seat with the loose flailing of metal joints. “It helps more if you let me put weights on first, Twi.”

“Sorry…”

Rainbow Dash shook her head, moving to grab some metal discs off the rack. The logical thought was to start small as per usual training sessions, only for her to remember Discord was somewhere in the gym goofing things up. A fifty-pound weight seemed more appropriate, with the feeling she would come back for something heavier real soon.

Twilight Sparkles eyes grew wide at the heavyweight her friend carried, yet lodged no complaints. She must have had the same notions as Rainbow Dash slid it into place; either something embarrassing or amazing was about to happen to the princess of friendship. It set butterflies in a panic behind her fit stomach just thinking about it. Gripping the machine's side handles tight in her delicate palms, Twilight Sparkle waited for Rainbow Dash to give an affirming nod, took a deep breath, and heaved with both legs.

Holy Luna’s moons, fifty pounds was a lot heavier than the big iron disc made it look. The breath Twilight Sparkle was holding came out a deflating squeal as thighs burned. Their extreme effort to flex sent her shins wiggling violently before the machine’s joint curled a few inches forward. That was the extent of their reach before the strain overcame Twilight Sparkle. The metal joint fell back into a sitting position with a loud clang as her legs gave out.

Even with that small advancement Rainbow Dash could tell a lot had just changed. Her eyes had been staring intently at her friends legs more than any sane pony should have been, watching flesh shift like soft pond ripples under purple fur and spandex. No doubt the alicorn’s meat was filling out while fat melted off or moved to some other fitting storage under the tail.

This proved true with Twilight’s Second attempt at a curl. A hard flex lifted the disc halfway up and as she continued to strain inched its way steadily higher. Her legs boiled faster than water, almost giving Rainbow Dash the impression the limbs might explode.

“Ah ha!” Fortunately Twilight accomplished her first curl without that being the case. Eyes beamed as she let out a triumphant cry, seeing the hooves of her legs extend out beyond the canyon of her new cleavage. They hovered in the air for a few seconds until gravity’s pull on the weight forced her to lower them again. “Wahha!? M-my butt!?”

There had hardly been a need to call attention to it. Rainbow Dash’s jaw dropped along with a few other curious bystanders watching what might as well have been a bicycle pump in action. As Twilight Sparkle dropped the weights, a huge influx of fat shifted into her backside, bloating it against the seat while lifting her slightly higher.

“Y-your butt!!” Rainbow Dash repeated in her stupefied amazement. She watched Twilight Sparkle reach back to squish and knead her engorged flesh pensively. The damn rear had not just gotten bigger, but firmer too. All that lazy sag had vanished under the support of strengthening glutes, allowing them to squish teasingly on the padded seat they rested on.

A glint crossed Twilight Sparkle’s eye that filled her pegasus friend with a sense of foreboding. Without prompting Twilight Sparkle grabbed the handles and curled for all she was worth. The rings of metal clanging together soon drew the attention of every pony in the gym. Twilight Sparkle’s horn suddenly emitted its purple magic glow and Rainbow Dash had to duck to avoid a concussion by two hundred-pound weights floating through the air.

There was not even a pause in her curls as Twilight Sparkle magically applied the new weights to her machine. This had evolved into a workout beyond any scope Rainbow Dash could have possibly dreamed of. With each flex the bar lifted with ease, causing the alicorn’s body to pulse. Every muscle in her body from ear to hoof swelled and contracted, becoming a bit bigger. Abs continued to lift out under the fine fur of her stomach while biceps and thighs boiled over with ridges of raw strength.

By contrast, when Twilight Sparkle relaxed her legs into position, her breasts and butt would billow out a few more inches. Fat just seemed to magic itself out of nowhere around her once pudgy frame. Small rips formed under the strain of her spreading hips and tightly packed boobs. It will crush poor Rarity the ‘super elastic that fits anypony’ work-out clothes she designed the princess would fail at its very purpose.

“Hey? Uh, Twilight?” Rainbow raised a hand, only to recoil it when Twilight Sparkle’s face jerked at an odd angel to regard her, legs left outstretched with muscles dense enough to buck over trees. The rush of exercise left a very disturbing smile painted across the alicorn’s muzzle. “Maybe you should take a breather now? You know, before you crush the gym?”

“W-what?” It was only when Rainbow Dash mentioned it that Twilight Sparkle blinked out of her adrenaline rush. Suddenly it was a big shock to realize she was looking down at her pegasus friend.

Way down.

“Oh, my Celestia. I’m...HUGE!” Twilight Sparkle dropped the weighted leg rest, inadvertently causing one more growth spurt that rent her uniform to pieces in an explosion of thick curves. Thighs like boulders shook as she levied herself from the machine, struggling to adjust for so much additional mass. Ears twitched as they brushed against the ceiling thanks to Twilight Sparkle nearly standing twelve feet tall over every pony present. The jutting shelf of her beach ball bosoms even cast an envious shadow over Rainbow Dash.

Before the pegasus could say anything with her conflicted emotions, there came a flash behind her and suddenly a hard weight pressed against the back of her head. Discord had suddenly reappeared in a heavy sweat, despite apparently not having done any work routines. Rainbow Dash’s head was making a great resting spot for his crossed arms, with his head nested atop those as he observed the looming transformed princess.

“That’s one way to put it. Honestly, I would have gone with ‘gargantuan’ or ‘drop dead sexy,’ but I worry that would sound weird coming from a different species.”

Rainbow Dash flailed in her anger, missing Discord but at least getting his sweating chest off her head. “What in Equestria’s sake are you doing to her!?”

Discord held his lion and eagle hands up defensively but never lost his grin. “Hey now! I said I would help bulk her up with confidence. What kind of friend would I be if I was lying?”

“And did you have to take that expression literally?”

“...was there another way I could have taken it?”

Twilight Sparkle was less interested in the argument Rainbow Dash was starting and more how her bicep twitched and inflated with her various flexes. “I kind of like it.”

“Really!?” the pair of anthro’s looked up at their giant friend almost in unison.

“The heck you talking about, Twi?” Rainbow Dash added.

“I dunno, it’s just...this.” Twilight Sparkle began striking poses, much to the approving murr murrs of the gathered crowd. Even Rainbow Dash got a bit flustered with each twist and swell of the alicorn’s mountains of muscles. The wiggling of that plump purple butt and tits did not help either. “I think I can kind of see Discords point. If this is what I can look like with magic, then who knows what a year of hard work with you can do to me. The books don’t even try to describe how liberating this feels.”

Well, the hulked alicorn was happy. It was hard to stay angry with that cute face admiring every hard bump and soft furry surface of their body. Rainbow Dash swallowed the lump in her throat before giving a defeatist shrug. “If you say so. Although, I’ve never considered a princess to be so big and beefy in the story books.”

“You got that right, Dashy!” Discord nearly knocked Rainbow Dash over with a surprise friendly elbowing. “Can I call you, Dashy?”

“Hell no.”

“Wonderful! Our dear Twilight Sparkle is way too amazing to be a mere princess. I’d call her the titan of friendship.”

“Ugh!” Twilight Sparkle fidgeted in place, bringing both hands to cover her blushing face. “Discord stop! You will risk giving me an ego at this rate. I’m just...I’m…”

It was at that moment the air conditioners in the gym kicked on, sending a cold gust of wind across Twilight Sparkles fur. She gave a hard shudder about to complain how cold they were when the tingling brought something more horrifying to her attention. Hands slowly roamed down, brushing along the fur of her mountainous mammaries before finding the enlarged areolas capping them. She gave both tits a few timid squeezes, biting her lower lip with a deepening blush.

“I’m naked!? Oh...oh sweet Celestia! Everyone can see my...I got to find Rarity and...or Spike could...I’ll be right back!!”

The crowd parted in a panic from Twilight Sparkles thundering hoof steps. Every pony was suddenly grateful they had built this place with wide double doors. Granted the princess still had to get on her knees to squish her thick bulky frame through them. Everyone got a nice view of her exposed butt before hips gave a loud pop out into Ponyvile’s open roads. Without the padding of foam mats, her steps gained even more strength as their steady booms faded into the distance.

“So…” Rainbow Dash turned to a smiling Discord while the rest of the gym regulars gossiped about this spontaneous turn of events. “She will turn back, right?”

“Oh, pffft!” Discord waved his lion’s paw with a dismissive laugh. “It would have defeated the point of the lesson to keep her that way, but you got to admit I filled her with confidence.”

“Among other things,” Rainbow Dash agreed with a small laugh. She glanced back and forth as if suddenly afraid of being overheard. A strange paranoia confirmed when she leaned in closer to whisper, “Don’t suppose I can apologize and ask you for a favor?”

“Ooooh?” Discord raised an eyebrow. Now it was his turn to get his curiosity peaked. “There was no harm done, Dashy, so don’t sweat it. What would you like my help with?”

Rainbow Dash’s face slowly turned a lovely shade of violet, her eyes averted from Discord’s to the ground as she muttered, “Could you, uh, make me bulk up like that for the spring gala?”