Content With What You Are

"I regret nothing."

Yeah, he just had to get egotistical with Twilight and shoot his mouth off at her like that. Well, now it was safe to say that Spike was regretting everything.


Five days ago, Twilight announced to Spike, who had gotten quite big and flabby, that he was going on a diet. No sugar or sweets whatsoever. Downtrodden, Spike then came up with the brilliant idea to have one last huge binge of all his favorite treats at Sugercube Corner before actually starting.

He had stuffed himself to the bursting point, and it was heavenly. Spike lied back in his booth seat, various globs of pastry filling and ice cream slathered across his face and claws, his gigantic belly grinding into the table, wedging him stuck. Spike moaned softly as he rubbed his rock hard, gurgling stomach with his filling covered claws. This was the perfect way to start a diet.

Or so he thought. What Spike didn't count on was Twilight and Starlight walking in on him in the middle of his post-gluttony bliss. Twilight was shocked and worried at first, but those both quickly turned into rage and disappointment. Starlight was behind her, struggling to keep herself from bursting out laughing. After the initial wave of ranting from Twilight, she had to teleport the table away just so he could get out.

The tirade lasted all the way back home. "What were you thinking?!" this, "Now it's going to take so much longer!" that. Spike was already dealing with enough pain from both the struggle of moving all his bulk and the indigestion deep in his gut. He also couldn't help but notice that Starlight had been staring at him the whole walk back with an embarrassed smile and a blush. It was almost dusk. Celestia's sun almost touching the horizon in the orange tinted sky when they finally reached the castle.

Twilight angrily flung the front door open and ordered Spike to go straight to bed and think about what he had done, no dinner. The young dragon was already too emotionally and physically exhausted to argue and he was still full from his binge, so he went straight to his room with his head hung low, causing his chins to bunch up.

He was thankful that all the doorways in the castle were so wide. Otherwise he would never make it around. Once he reached his bedroom, the purple and green butterball got in his bed, which creaked in protest. Spike sighed in defeat, closed his eyes, and tried to drift off to sleep, dreading the certain torments Twilight would make him endure the next day.

And dread it he would. While Spike was asleep, his body continued to break down the enormous mass of calorie enriched, creamy, sugary goodness in his stomach into even more fat, and there nothing else going on to deviate from that process. To say that the young dragon ballooned out overnight would have been an understatement.

A rumble of hunger in Spike's stomach slowly woke him up. Something wasn't right. He felt much heavier now. Suddenly remembering the events of the previous day, his eyes shot open and struggled to get up out of bed. Even with his increased dragon strength, it still took almost all his effort to get up.

At that size, if he was a pony, it would have been impossible.

Spike quickly looked at his mirror and gasped in horror of what he saw. His enormous belly was only a few inches or so from dragging on the floor. Giant love handles had engulfed what was once his hips. Most of his tail had been swallowed up by his now gargantuan, dimpled butt, which came down about half as far as his belly. His moobs had become the size of basketballs, connecting to upper arm flab that hung off his arms like sacks filled with jello. Finally, his head shared a similar fate to his tail, getting swallowed up by his cheeks and neck fat.

Spike slowly turned to the doorway, the slightest movement causing his entire body to jiggle and wobble. He called for Twilight, who came running to his door. Her eyes went wide and her jaw dropped at the new development. The purple alicorn lowered her head and started to shake before suddenly letting loose a scream of pure frustration.



Since then, Twilight had been putting the young morbidly obese dragon through pure Tartarus. He wasn't allowed to leave the castle and could only eat specific meals given to him by Twilight that had absolutely no taste and no fill whatsoever. But the worst parts were the workouts. Oh dear Celestia, the workouts!

Spike was currently running laps inside the cutie map room. Well, not really running. It was more like an awkward hybrid of waddling and hopping due to how thick his legs were now.

"Come on blubber boy! Feel those legs working! One more, One more! I'm still feeling mini tremors! Let's go!" prodded Twilight. Spike panted heavily as he struggled to keep moving. His entire body was coated in a slimy glaze of sweat which dripped off his jiggling rolls.

"... and time!" called Twilight. The purple alicorn looked at the stop watch she had been holding with her magic, gave a small sigh, and wrote down the time on a scroll. His legs aching and lungs burning, Spike flopped down on his butt, his fat audibly sloshing on impact. He wasn't sure if it was his imagination or not, but he swore that the crystallin floor underneath him cracked slightly.

Twilight gave a stern glance at the wheezing dragon and said "Ok Spike, that was a little bit better then yesterday, but we still have a long way to go. It's almost been a week now and we've barely trimmed a few inches off your waistline." Her look hardened slightly. "You know, this wouldn't have happened if you didn't go on that little escapade at Sugarcube Corner."

Spike looked at the disappointed pony with sad eyes, his panting starting to taper off. He looked down to avoid her eyes, his chins bunching up at his neck. Twilight saw this and immediately soften up. She walked up to her number one assistant and said reassuringly "Spike, I know this is hard for you, but I'm only doing this because I want what's best for you and your health."

Twilight walked back over to the table and packed up a saddle bag. "Now I've got to go to Canterlot and help Princess Celestia with state affairs. I won't be back until early tomorrow morning at best, so you'll be with Starlight for today."

Then she levitated a plant over toward Spike. "Oh, here's your lunch before I leave." she said and placed it down atop his belly. Spike looked at the measly meal before him: Some kind of veggie casserole he remembered seeing in that "From Flab to Fab" book. The obese dragon's stomach growled. It was all just empty carbs that wouldn't do much. Besides, the serving size was far too small to fully sustain his figure.

Spike looked down at his "lunch", cut out a piece with the fork and knife supplied, and took a bite. Gah, so bitter and raw! It was like eating soggy toilet paper, which he honestly would have preferred over this.

"Ugh, Twilight? Couldn't you have at least put a few gems in here to make it a little more tolerable?" Spike asked sincerely.

Twilight just rolled her eyes and put one last book in her bag, replying "Spike, we go over this every day. You're not getting any gems because that's your punishment for not waiting until we started your diet."

Spike groaned and his stomach growled again. "But Twilight, I'm starving!" the obese dragon begged.

Twilight's brow furled and she stomped a hoof. "The answer is no Spike! This is what needs to be done to get your weight down. It isn’t good to be that big. What you're feeling is phantom hunger. It's not real. One of the biggest keys to weight loss is having self-control and not giving in to mind trick temptations."

Spike shrunk back from the minor scold. He realized words weren’t going to make a difference now. Twilight put on her saddle bag and trotted to the door. "Now I'm already running a bit late, so I'm going to tell Starlight what's going on and then I'll be out. Oh, and Spike..." Her eyes narrowed. "Don't even think about trying to sneak any snacks while I'm gone. Starlight will be by your side the whole time and she will let me know if you do. Understand?" Spike sadly nodded his head, causing his cheeks and chins to wobble.

Twilight nodded back and said "Alright. I'll be back tomorrow morning. See you then." and walked out the door. Spike heard the door close shut behind her waited a few seconds. Spike's eyes started to ache from holding in tears. He angrily glared at his half-eaten casserole and threw it off himself, at least as far as his fat-riddled arms would let him. The plate clanged to the floor and he stared at the mess. The dragon's stomach growled once more. On top of being sore all over, this consecutive reminder of his hunger was the last straw.

The floodgates burst open as Spike started to cry. His eyes squeezed shut as tears streamed down his face. He hoped Twilight was outside by now. He didn't want to disappoint her further by showing that he couldn't handle this regiment anymore.

Starlight trotted in and shut the door behind her, a big smile on her face. "Ok Spike, Twilight told me what's going on, so it looks like you're stuck with me for today. Now then, is there anything..." The unicorn's smile was replaced with a highly concerned frown as she noticed the (relatively) little dragon blob in a sobbing wreck. She could easily tell from how he was crying that it was from an internal struggle, something she knew all too well herself.

She slowly walked up to Spike's side and sat down. "Spike, what's the matter?" she asked.

Spike looked up, his eyes puffy and tears running down into his jowls. He willed himself to calm down enough to speak. "I hate this diet and exercise stuff Starlight! I hate it!" he cried.

The unicorn nodded in understanding as Spike continued. "I have to do all these workouts and eat these gross foods, but I'm barley losing any weight!" He starting to cry again. "But the worst part is that I'm barley getting anything to eat so I'm starving all the time! I can't take it anymore!"

It hurt Starlight seeing a friend like this. "Just calm down Spike. It'll be ok." she reassured the sobbing dragon. There had to be something she could do. An idea came to the unicorn and her face lit up. "I think I know just what you need. Just need a quick summoning spell to get it from the kitchen." she said. Starlight closed her eyes as her horn started to glow.

A large rectangular box appeared in a flash of light. In her magical grasp, Starlight opened the box's lid and revealed the contents inside: A baker's dozen of assorted donuts! Vanilla, chocolate, blueberry, glazed, jelly-filled, it was all here!

Spike however assumed the worst. "That is not funny Starlight! Don't you dare tease me like this!" the now-angry dragon yelled.

Starlight quickly shook her head and said "No no, I’m being sincere here Spike. I want you to have these. All of them if you want."

Spike instantly simmered down. Surly he had misheard what Starlight just said. "But... you're supposed to... I can't have..." he stuttered.

Starlight's brow arched and she gave a mischievous grin. "Oh, what Twilight doesn't know won't hurt her." she purred. "Go on Spike. We both know it'll make you feel better."

The obese dragon was at a loss for words. He gave one last glance at Starlight's almost-motherly smile as she placed the box down on his belly. He reached into the box and picked up a donut, a vanilla donut with bright red frosting and blue-and-white sprinkles. He knew he shouldn't, but the sharp gnawing in his stomach convinced him otherwise. He decided "Forget it." and cautiously bit off a chunk.

The effects were almost immediate. Spike's eyes shot open and his pupils thinned. He shoved the rest of the donut into his maw and started to rip into the others. Pure, sugary deliciousness exploded across the dragon's taste buds. New tears started coming down, but this time they were tears of joy. This right here. This is what he had missed oh so dearly.

The fluffiness of the vanilla donuts complimented the chewiness of the chocolate ones. The frosting mixed beautifully with the jelly filling. A symphony of flavors cascaded through Spike's entire being as he let gluttony consume him as he greedily and noisily shoveled down donut after donut. He moaned and whimpered in pure ecstasy, never wanting this moment to end. Starlight meanwhile just stared at the site before her with a big wavy smile splayed across her muzzle.

Spike finished up his sugar ring massacre and licked up his claws and face for any bits he may have missed, panting like he had just finished another run. The angry growling in his stomach had been replaced with a much more pleasing, satisfied, happy gurgle. The dragon shuddered and moaned as he rubbed his belly, taking in the feeling of fullness he had been depraved of for too long.

Then he noticed something was up with his castle mate. "Starlight, are you ok? Your face is all red." he pointed out.

The mare in question flinched. "Oh no, I'm fine! I'm just happy that you're happy again, that's all! Hehehe!" Her giggles didn't fool Spike, but he was willing to let it slide.

"Well... anyway Starlight, thank you so much. you have no idea how much this helped me." thanked Spike.

"Oh, it's the least I could have done for a friend in need." winked Starlight. She scooted a little closer. "So now that you're feeling better, what's all this about your regiment? Why are you letting Twilight torture you with it if it makes you so upset?" she asked.

Spike patted his belly and answered "Because I don't to disappoint her any more then I already have."

Starlight was confused. "What would she have to be disappointed in you for?"

Spike looked away as if in shame, then he looked back. "Can I tell you something Starlight?"

"Anything Spike." she replied.

Spike sighed as he began to explain. “I’m only telling you because I’m kind of afraid of how Twilight would react. It started back when I started gaining weight. At first, I didn’t think anything of it, but the heavier I got, the more I came to realize.”

The obese dragon gave his flabby belly another rub. “Being this big, this fat. I… I like it.”

Starlight had hoped this would be the direction the conversation would go. “Um, ok. What is it about being fat that you like?” she asked.

Spike started to blush himself and gestured to his blubbery body. “Imagine floating on a cloud, the softest, coziest cloud you can think of. Something that you can just lay back in and forget all your troubles. But it’s a part of you. Are you following me so far?”

Starlight’s blush intensified. “Yeah, I think so. Anything else?”

“Well, more than anything, it just feels good. Really, really good. It actually gets me excited… you know… like that.” Spike confessed.

Starlight bit her lip. “Oh! Um, how… how so?”

Spike began to stroke his various rolls. “It’s like being surrounded by the soft stuffed toys that I had as a baby, but it’s all a part of me, and it’s even better.” He got to his moobs. “When I’m alone, I’ll start feeling around myself kind of like this. All this cushioning. All this soft, heavy squishiness. It’s just amazing! Sometimes, I’ll get so worked up that I can’t help but use my belly to rub my…”

“OK SPIKE!” shouted Starlight, her face as red as a Sweet Apple Acres apple. She quickly recomposed herself. “I mean… ok Spike. I can kind of piece the rest of that together myself.”

Spike looked at her with a raised brow. “Starlight, are you sure you’re ok? You look like you have a fever.”

The unicorn sighed. The jig was up. “I’m fine Spike. It’s just… I have a confession to make too.”

“And what would that be?” asked the obese dragon.

Starlight rocked on her rump a little. “I… always had a thing for fatter ponies. Mostly for the reasons you just listed. Seeing a bigger pony and watching their fat jiggle around. It always looked so soft, but I’ve never been able to bring myself to ask if I could feel it.”

Spike stared back with wide eyes. Starlight, a fat admirer? He never would have guessed. Although, it did make her attraction to a chubby pony like Sunburst a bit more sense in hindsight.

“Wow. I didn’t know you felt that way about this sort of thing.” stated Spike.

Starlight rubbed her front hooves together and hid her face behind her mane. “Co… ou?” she muttered.

“What was that Starlight?”

The mare wiggled. “Coul… massa… you?”

“…I can’t understand what you’re saying.”

Starlight suddenly clenched up. “Could I massage you?!” she shouted, her question coming out louder then she intended.

Spike was taken back by her sudden request, not sure how to properly respond. “Um. Well I… haven’t exactly bathed off from my workout yet.” he said, pointing out the noticeable sheen still on his scales.

Starlight stood up. “That’s ok. If anything, that just adds to it. Please Spike? I’ve wanted to do this for so long. Just let me get it out of my system.”

The dragon tried to process this turn of events. He had never been in this position before. He thought it over and decided that the pros outweighed the cons (pun not intended).

“Well, my body is a kind of sore. I guess a little massage couldn’t hurt.”

Starlight beamed. “Oh thank you Spike! This means so much to me. I swear I’ll make it worthwhile.”

Starlight trotted up to the blobby dragon and rubbed her hooves together. “So, is there anywhere you’d like me to start?”

Spike thought for a moment and said “Probably with my legs. I’ll tell you, all those runs are murder.”

“Ok, legs. Here I go.” Starlight said to herself. Her heart started to race. She was really going to do this! Her hooves made contact with Spike’s enormous thigh and sunk in quite deep. He was right! It was the softest, cuddliest thing the unicorn had ever touched. She pulled her hooves out and pushed them back in, and again and again. It did feel amazing.

For Spike, it felt amazing for a different reason. All the burning throbbing in his muscles were getting squeezed out and being replaced with sweet, sweet relief. Spike’s eyes rolled back into his head and his tongue flopped out of his mouth as Starlight moved on to his other meaty leg.

Starlight would have to be carful to stay away from his inner thighs as she was sure from how Spike was starting to moan that muscle relief wasn’t the only thing of his going up. Even with much she loved Spike, it was only the friend kind of love. (Now if it were Sunburst on the other hoof, she would have gone to town on him by now.)

“Wow Spike, you weren’t kidding about that softest cloud stuff. You feel so cuddly!” complimented Starlight. “Is there anywhere else you want me to get?”

The obese dragon snapped out of his euphoria and glanced at Starlight with an expression that made it look like he was highly drunk. “You can get my belly if you want. That’s one of the best places.”

Starlight chuckled quietly to herself and got on her hind legs. She began to firmly but gently kneed Spike’s rolls. All this blubber was heavenly to touch, and even better to grope and squish.
“Oooh yeah. Awww, that’s the stuff.” moaned Spike. This was why he had come to love being fat. The constant sensation of softness and security was something he never wanted to get rid of now, even at the risk of displeasing Twilight.

Starlight reached the bunched-up folds where Spike’s moobs flowed into his belly and love handles and continued her massage.

“You sure are greasy around here Spike. You wouldn’t happen to have any grilled cheese sandwiches hidden somewhere in there, do you?” she teased with a toothy grin.

Spike just lazily glared at the mare across his belly. “Re… really funny. Just… keep going.” he panted in between moans.

Starlight laughed and put her head against Spike’s giant belly. Her smile widened as she heard the happy gurgling of digestion from within, no doubt those donuts. Starlight quickened her pace, causing Spike’s moans to get loader.

“Oh sweet Celestia, if only Sunburst could be this big.” Starlight giggled to herself.

Suddenly, she heard a deep glorping in the stomach and Spike’s belly quivered. Something was on its way back up.

BUWOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRP!!!

Spike let lose a jet of green flame mixed with some spittle as a monstrous burp escaped his maw. A few seconds later, it finally stopped and Spike patted his belly in embarrassment.

“Man, excuse me. All that massaging must have stirred up some gas in my gut.” he said with a slight grimace.

Starlight just giggled. “That’s ok. If anything, it was pretty cute.”

Spike’s blushed returned. He never knew anypony could be called cute for being a big, gassy ball of lard.

“So, do you feel better with yourself?” asked Starlight.

“Yeah. I’ve decided that I like being big because it makes me happy. I’ll admit it is a bit hard to move around, but if that’s the worst of my problems, then I say it’s totally worth it.” Then the dragon’s expression turned sad. “I just wish I could get Twilight to understand that.

Starlight put a hoof on Spike’s fat-riddled side. “I can try talking to her tomorrow and see if I can’t get her to go easier on you. Who knows, maybe she she’ll warm up to you being like this.”

“I hope so.” Spike agreed.

“Besides, you’d be surprised just how many mares find bigger males more attractive. I’ve even heard a rumor that Rarity is such a mare herself.” said Starlight with devious grin.

Spike perked up at this little bonus and smiled earfin to earfin. “Really?! Oh, I am definitely keeping all this now!” he exclaimed as he gave his rolls a light slap, causing them to jiggle around. Starlight couldn’t help but laugh at this display of self-confidence.



The two spent the rest of the day reading books and comics together. Being in each other’s company like this was long overdue. They laughed, they cried, they got scared. But most of all, they had fun, together.

Nighttime quickly came and the two castle mates decided to camp out in the main hall for the night. Starlight brought in pillows, pads and blankets, while Spike (of course) had a big bowl of gems that he was snacking on.

“Ok, just have to lay down the sleeping pads and the pillows and we’ll be ready to turn in.” said Starlight as she expertly laid out the sleeping ground. Once this was done, Spike flopped backwards on top of the padding, causing a slight tremor and his whole body to wobble wildly.

“I had a lot of fun with you today Starlight, and thanks for reminding me that it’s ok to be true to myself.” thanked Spike.

“It’s the least I can do for a friend in need Spike.” replied Starlight. “Hey, if it’s ok with you, could I… use your belly for a pillow?” she asked with a slight blush.

The obese dragon smiled and gave his giant belly a pat. “Sure thing. I don’t mind at all.”

“Thank you.” sighed Starlight in happy relief.

The unicorn put her blanket next to Spike’s side before getting under the covers. She laid her head against the flabby gut and listened to the gentle gurgling of digestion inside. Then an idea popped into her mind. She sat up and started massaging Spike’s belly again, similar to before.

“Just a little something to help my pillow feel relaxed.” grinned Starlight.

Spike closed his eyes in pleasure and stuck out his tongue. “Awww. Thanks Starlight. That feels amazing.” he moaned. Indeed, the bed-time belly rubs helped him get relaxed, but maybe a little too relaxed.

FrrapbrpBRFPRUPFRTPHRPHRURT!!!

Spike’s eyes shot open and both he and Starlight stared at each other with bright blushes.

“Starlight, I am so sorry. It… it just kind of slipped out, you know? I just…” he stammered. Starlight just gave him a hearty chuckle.

“Hehe. Goodnight to you too Spike.” she winked before laying her head back down on his belly.

Spike smiled and closed his eyes, drifting off to sleep. Losing himself to the quasi-weightlessness of his own blubber. When Twilight came back the next morning, he was going to tell her straight up that he was content with what he was, and that any problem she may have with that was her own loss.