//------------------------------// // Too Much of a Good Thing // Story: Stuffed Sweets // by Pacificside18 //------------------------------// “…because we heard what you girls were trying to pull off!” an angered Rarity finished. All three girls were being held inside a guest bedroom inside Twilight’s castle, being looked down upon by all three of their older siblings now out-of-costume.  Twilight and Fluttershy took it upon themselves to aid the immovable Sweetie Belle lying on a castle bed as Pinkie Pie confiscated the sweets they had swindled out of the residence. “Mr. Cake gave me a shout when I heard about what you said to him,” said Rainbow Dash, “I knew there’d be reason for concern when he told me that and even more when I spotted a long trail of candy wrappers from up above the town.” “But she said she was going to save her candy!” Scootaloo argued, “We didn’t even see any trail left behind we swear!” “Candy or no candy, all three of you should have paid special attention to Sweetie Belle,” Fluttershy intervened, “Sweet Tooths are no fun during a pregnancy but they can be avoided with proper control.” “Fluttershy’s right, darlings,” Rarity stepped forth, “I gave my sister the benefit of the doubt when she decided to go out for Nightmare Night…BUT NOW HER DRESS IS RUINED!!” She pointed out towards her sister’s clothing being covered in chocolate stains across her top while Fun Paste splattered down her belly and skirt. “INEXCUSABLE!” “But—“ “Applebloom,” Applejack lightened up, “Ah heard y’all were tryin’ to do the right thing.  Mr. Cake saw the guilty expressions on yer face, so Ah’ll let you off somewhat, but both y’all are gonna make this right.” “H-how?” they both asked. “Well I talked to Mr. Cake after we found the three of you,” Twilight discussed, “I thought it’d be reasonable to help sell your remaining candy as a discount purchase.  And while your candy is being sold, you’re going to be helping Mr. and Mrs. Cake around Sugarcube Corner until every last piece is sold. Scootaloo was ready to burst into tears but Applebloom could only glare at her friend’s dimwitted expression as if she thought she was going to get away with it. “URGH—Come on, belly girl! Time to go!” Pinkie strained as she and Fluttershy worked to get Sweetie Belle’s gravid body back onto her two legs. “Ngh--she’s-she’s gotten pretty big, R-Rarity.” Fluttershy said, struggling with the lift. “Y-yeah, how much did you--Rgh--eat tonight?” “Enough to...fill out...my flank, too I bet…” she said in her sickly stature. “I’ll go take care of Sweetie Belle and bring her home,” Twilight shared, “Rarity, could you help clean up with Fluttershy and Spike? Rarity nodded in agreement as she levitated a broom towards her. “You two are starting tomorrow at 8AM,“ Rainbow Dash reminded them, “And remember:  Every.  Last.   Piece of candy.” Applebloom and Scootaloo nodded in silence as they were escorted out of the castle. The front door to the Carousel Boutique opened and the gravid shadow of Sweetie Belle’s blocked the moonlight.  She wobbled a bit until she felt the light switch and turned it on. “Alright, Sweetie, do you need any help getting upstairs?” The bloated Sweetie Belle shook her head with heavy eyes and a sticky mouth. “Ok, then.  Get upstairs, change out of your outfit, shower and get to sleep.  Good night.” Twilight waved as she flew off back towards the castle to attend to the after-party clean up. Sweetie Belle turned around and faced her final challenge of the night; the stairs.  She lifted one hoof and placed it in front before needing to take a breather.  Her bloated belly was going to make her trip even worse than before as she took another step and another to the bottom of the stairs.  She looked up and held the railing with both hands, beginning her climb.  Inside her stomach, the candy contents still caused a feeling of illness while her children had finally calmed down to make her ascension easier.  It took a full minute, but she had reached the top without too much trouble. Sweetie Belle rubbed her eyes as she wobbled to her bedroom door in her sticky outfit.  But one flick of her eye to the right caught her attention as she turned her full body to an entire box of Fun Paste cups.  Her belly growled once and that was all it took to grabbed the box and quickly waddled into her bedroom and locked the door. Back at the castle, Twilight landed back in front of her door and spotted Rarity, Fluttershy and Spike finish cleaning the last of the Nightmare Night party. “I’m so sorry, Twilight,” Rarity pardoned, “If I wasn’t so busy trying to get opinions about my dress, I would have done the right thing and have Sweetie stay home this year.  This pregnancy business makes things all…topsy-turvy. “It’s alright, Rarity, “Twilight forgave Rarity, “We’ll know better next year to keep Sweetie off the, well, sweets.” Twilight levitated a broom towards her and started sweeping a portion of the leftover party mess. “Probably should have also taken my bowl from home as well.  Couldn’t really do much with it myself, it was only full on—“ “…Rarity?” “…..oops.” There was nothing to stop Sweetie Belle from eating every single Fun Paste cup out of her box.  She had consumed all thirty cups in less than five minutes, leaving her body and bed stickier than ever before.  Her pregnant belly had become a bubbling mess of candy concoctions while her womb squirmed like bedbugs under a bedsheet.  It didn’t bother Sweetie Belle, though as she lied on her creaking bed, sloshing with eaten candy and continuing to lick any surface that she forgot to clean the paste with. "HIC--I think mama's...reached her limit on sweets for one Nightmare Night." Oh sure, she would be in for it tomorrow when she woke up, but Nightmare Night only came once a year, and nothing, not even her pregnancy, could have stopped her from getting the sweets she rightfully deserved as she drifted off to sleep.