Meanwhile
Sillydillo had arrived at the abandoned mall. The place was empty, but as he continued, he noticed a giant pile of banana peels. The gorilla definitely couldn't have finished them so quickly, so he gave them a gentle sniff. He caught the scent of a squirrel. At first, he was confused, but he did recall Gorimondo whining about a squirrel eating his "Succulent Banana's". Like a detective at a crime scene, he took a peel for future reference. After another sniff, he continued to pursue our heroes.
Back to our Heroes
It was now morning. The sun was starting to rise, as the gentle rays woke up Bandanna Dee. After a nice stretch, he got up from his chair to see a generous pile a fruits, drinks, and pastries. "Oh boy... Squella! What's all this!?" He shouted to realize that the plump squirrel was nowhere to be found. Geez! Did you have to shout so loud!? He turned around to see Squella with a pair of watermelon slices in her paws. "I spend a whole hour gathering food, and this is how you repay me!?" "*Sigh* Well, at least we have plenty of supplies now." He said. "You bet your non existent hide we do! Now then, let's eat! The squirrel exclaimed.
"Just make sure you don't have too much. That food's for healing you know." He explained in a sophisticated tone. "Hm? Did you say I can have as much as I want? You really know how to treat a lady!" She said, sarcastically. "H-Hey! Where'd you get that from!?" Squella acting skills were so exceptional, that her sarcasm was incredibly believable. Normally, people's voices shift in tone as they're being sarcastic, but not Squella! She could switch between serious and sarcastic without anyone noticing! "Are you even listening to me!?" Bandanna Dee shouted. "Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed! You offered me all this scrumptious food, and now you want to conserve it!?" "Wha!? I never said-" "But you did. You said, that I can have as much as I could pack in." She had a smug grin on her face. "Smart mouth..." He muttered? "Come again? Did you say I can have your share too? *Gasp* Why, I don't know what to say!" "Oh no! You are not outplaying me twice!" He quickly grabbed his share.
Squella approached the pile, sitting on her generous rump. "It's a squirrel's paradise! The gentle sun rays! The sound of the tide! And more food than a squirrel could ever imagine! Your all mine!" "Your not eating it all!" Bandanna Dee shouted from the distance, as she was about to take a bite from a cookie. "Come on! At least let a girl dream!" She said as she pointed her fat finger at him. She started to gorge herself. Eating a great variety of goodies. Was that an orange? Or was that ice-cream? It didn't matter to Squella, as she was shoving food into her gut at a staggering pace! And as she ate, her body began to show the aftermath, as her already big cheeks swelled up a tiny bit. Her chest grew a size or two, not that sized mattered, as she doesn't even wear clothes. Her rear ballooned up a bit more, and her belly started to touch her thighs, as they swelled up as well. Even her paws didn't show mercy, as her already fat squirrel fingers swelled up to the size of tiny sausages. She even consumed various drinks at a fast pace. Her solid belly, now sloshing around like the ocean itself. This also gave the Squirrel a case of the hiccups. In the end, Squella only finished about a 1/4th of the pile, but given her tiny size, that's impressive for a squirrel!
"O-Oooo... *Hic*" "Had too much to eat?" Bandanna Dee teased her, as he gently poke her belly with his spear. "N-Nooo! Your... Your... Gonna P*Hic*... Pop Meeee..! *Hic*" "Let me guess, I'm gonna have to carry you on my back now. Geez, Elflin was so much better than you." "S-Shut uppp! *Hic*" As soon as he got her on his back, she immediately fell into a deep sleep, and her snoring was bad! "This is going to be a long day..." He muttered.
After a couple hours of training, Bandanna Dee decided to take a small brake on the secret island. "Mmm... How long was I out..?" "The Squirrel muttered as she slowly woke up. "Two hours. It's not like I needed you to help you train anyway." "Tch! That's no way to treat your sensei! Your only here now, because of my training! You would have gotten destroyed by that savage simian yesterday!" "Okay, first of all, I told you that I'm not calling you sensei! Second, it's not like you did anything to help! As soon as you gave into your gluttony, the gorilla grabbed you, and what heroic move did you make!? 'Put me down! Put me down!' The most you ever did, was buy me time to strike him!" "Y-You take that back! Didn't I tell you to 'Harness your Chi'!?" "Oh sure! You really motivated me!" "Hmph! You want proof that I can fight!? Then bring on the enemies!" She was about to sprint off, to find that they were surrounded by water.
"E-Eh!?" "What's wrong? Afraid of the water?" He teased her. "Hey! Squirrel's are great swimmers! I just... never liked the feeling of water." "So you can't swim. Wow, your even more pathetic now." "Raagh! Just because I can't swim, doesn't mean I'm pathetic!" "I'm just kidding." He explained. "Hmph! Well we might as well get your daily stabs in. Start hitting that palm tree." "So, you can sit around again? I don't think so!" "Listen to your sensei!" She shouted at him. "No! I think I'll be leaving now." He put on his inner-tube and dipped in the water. "Hey! Where are you going!?"She asked him, nervously. I'm going to train some more. By all means, feel free to glut yourself for the rest of your life." "W-Wait! Don't leave me stranded here!" "Too late! Goodbye... Forever!" He started to paddle off.
"Wait! Stop!" Squella shouted at the top of her lungs. "Nope!" Bandanna Dee retorted. "Okay, okay! I'm sorry for everything! I know I'm a shameless glutton, but I can't help it! I swear I'll help you more for now on! We can train together! Yeah! That sounds nice, right!? Just please...Don't...Leave...Me...Here!" She started bawling her eyes out. Bandanna Dee swam back to the shore. "Hey. I didn't mean to make you cry. I was just messing with you." He said in an ashamed tone. "Y-You Jerk! I cried my heart out for you! I hate you!" She shouted while still crying. "*Sigh*" He took out a piece of strawberry shortcake. "It's the least I can do to make it up." "*Sniff* Well... It smells pretty good..." She swiped it from his nubs. "There, feeling better?" He asked her. "Idiot! Just because I'm gluttonous, doesn't mean that food solves everything!" "Fair enough. Now come on, get on my back." She did as told, and the two of them proceeded to continue the journey.
"I have a question." Squella asked Bandanna Dee. "Yeah?" "How strong do you need to be to fight this empire?" She asked him. "Well, your elemental properties really give me an edge, but It's a two man army vs a whole empire. We'd get crushed if we don't start increasing our forces." "And you intend to what?" She asked, confused. Well, the Waddle Dees are out of the question. They're all slaves at the empire now." "But what about Winter Horns? I saw some there back at home." "What!? But... Didn't all the Waddle Dee's get recalled!?" "Sorry to burst your bubble, but that Leopard probably isn't the leader of the beasts." "I-I see! Well then, let's head for this Winter Horns place! You said you live there, right?" He asked her. "Of course! Just follow my lead!"
During the walk, they had a conversation. "So, is Winter Horns a nice place to live?" Bandanna Dee asked Squella. Yeah, I guess. Nothing but snow there. Just got out of hibernating a couple weeks ago. "Heh, kinda weird to imagine how skinny I used to be." "You!? I can't imagine that in a million years!" He said. "I used to live in the Originull Wasteland, but my family's nest kinda got attacked by the beasts. I decided to migrate to Winter Horns for more safety." "So, what's your family doing now?" He asked her. "They're dead! If we were all still alive, we'd be living together still!" She shouted at him. "Then what brings you all the way here?" He asked. "Well, I can't just be some weakling anymore. The plains were the easiest choice to begin my training... But these weaklings might have been too weak. I couldn't copy anything! Now sure, I could have just scratched them to death, but how do you expect me to take on four at once!? I'm even surprised I beat three of them!" "How'd you even get that power to begin with?" He asked her. "That's confidential. Now listen up. I have better survival instincts than you, so I'd say that I'm the more powerful of the two of us." "...Anyway, we should also seek out more allies. The bigger, the better!" "I didn't know you like your women big." She teased him. "H-Hey! I didn't mean it like that! I meant to say, the more we can recruit, the better." "I don't want to sound conceded here, but in this world, one close partner can be more beneficial than Seven minor allies.
"Uh... What are you going on about? We've only known each other for a little while.” He curiously asked her. "I know I normally don't get into the sappy stuff, but I feel like your the first one that I'm comfortable talking to about my past to." "Thanks?" He said. "Oh hey! There's a chilly!" Squella bite the snowman and acquired the Icy Wind ability. "Just remember that I only have a couple uses with my abilities before they vanish. If you want an ice spear, tell me now." The two of them eventually scaled a giant mountain, and in the center was...