//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 - Gatecrashers // Story: GermBusters 1: The True Pilots // by Lukington17 //------------------------------// Electric proceeded sliding down his marefriend's large gullet as her throat-rings pulsated around him. He could hear the distant sound of music getting louder, and eventually he passed through the sphincter that opened up the immense stomach to him. As he plummeted down into the juices, he took the moment to take in the surroundings once again: like a delightful burgundy spa lounge it was, with soft cosy walls and a warm atmosphere, the juices hissing like a natural spring. The nature of Cuteamena's belly had always been an odd thing, for even in the finite space it always felt like there was more to it; that there might be more space around the side were you to venture around. Indeed, it was much larger on the inside. And as Electric continues falling, he caught sight of his house, a tiny little cabin, off to one side. SPLASH! Spewing out some juice and shaking his mane, he rose to the surface. "There he is! Come on over!" He turned to see Atrimy extending an arm for him. The other six were all up on a mound of food, drinking and dancing happily. Flushie had brought her Traktor and was DJing, and any smell of Cutea's lunch was undetectable. Everypony was cheerful and Electric joined them gleefully, sending Cutea a group selfie. Now the group are an interesting bunch. First there's Atrimy, who is a chilled French pone. He's a trendy grey and red stallion who always sports an eccletic array of hats. He and Electric are big train and coaster enthusiasts, and Atrimy definitely has an eye for creativity. Electric himself is a playful British joker, always upbeat and frequently confusing in his eccentricities. He has an eye for detail and enjoys cartography as well as trains, but also played for the Ponyville football team. Next we have Flushie: she's a cutesie Romanian pegasus who has a pretty good taste in music if you asked her friends, and her quick hands at the deck also make her an expert sharpshooter. Christian Clefnote, Electric's brother, is a playful alicorn who likes to prank and goof around with his friends. Like his brother, Chris often amuses ponies with his randomness. Eminence Bloom, Chris' cousin, is an athletic and impulsive pegasus who likes to keep her body healthy. Very at-one with nature, she is a health guru and she also does meditation. She has a teal-coloured tongue due to her eating some exotic berries containing a powerful dye. Blaze Inferno is a sprightly American unicorn with medicinal magic, despite the fact she's a party animal and often driven by lust. Lastly we have Divinity, who is an eternally happy snow-white pony that loves a hug! "This is such a nice vibe" Eminence said, taking it all in as she sat half-submerged in the stomach juices. Chris and Divinity both nodded as they sat alongside, the three of them enjoying it like a jacuzzi. The others were dancing and laughing nearby, when suddenly the stomach let out a large 'RUMBLE' which shook everything for a few seconds. They held on tight until it calmed down. "Haha, Cutea's providing the bass for you, Flushie!" Electric joked. "Electric, what was that?" Divinity asked. "Oh it's just what happens when she gets hungry. She must be teasing the idea of sneaking some of that food before her friends arrive," he answered. Eminence looked around as the stomach walls contracted slowly. "It's super nice of her to let us in here. It must be a great feeling, swallowing somepony, for her to allow it often enough..." Next to her, Chris locked eyes with Atrimy momentarily as she said that. "I wonder" Eminence said, "what I'm missing out on... hey, Electric?" "Yeah?" Electric turned, having seen Cutea had texted a reply of a rolling-eyes emoji. "Can I totally borrow some of the growth potion there?" Eminence asked, gesturing to Electric's satchel. Electric gave her a look and stood back having given it to her, whilst Eminence proceeded to pour a drop of the potion onto herself! She grew at least double the size of her friends, and picked up her cousin. "Be at one with meeee..." she said teasingly, tilting her head back and shoving him in. "Gaaaah!" Chris squealed, flailing his limbs around in protest. "You made me drop my drink!" He was cut off as he eventually found himself staring into her teal-coloured maw, engulfed soon and with her magical tongue flicking him. Eminence tried to swallow, sending Chris further towards her throat, but cheeky Chris used his own magic to zap himself back out with a flash. As he wiped himself clean, he turned to Eminence and scowled, "that's for you to find out with somepony else, silly." Eminence blushed guiltily, and seeing the fun of it, Atrimy also grew himself slightly larger than the others so that he could bounce Divinity around on his back. At this point, Electric's phone buzzed. "Hello?" "Can you guys keep it down, for heaven's sake?" It was Cutea. "The music is so loud we can all hear it out here!" "Yes hun, sorry about that. Also if you feel full suddenly it's because Atrimy and Eminence are clowning around in here." "Well just watch out. I'm gonna enjoy our tea in a minute" she warned, and hung up after they blew a kiss to each other. Electric addressed them to warn of the incoming beverage, when all of a sudden they heard a voice bellow from somewhere. "GET OUT ALREADY!". They all froze, unaware who could possibly be shouting that at them. They looked around frantically. "Down here!! Hey, down here!" "Oh my God" Blaze muttered, gesturing to the others to come to where she was sitting. They looked down at the fleshy floor and squinted, eventually picking out several unbelievably-small ponies! "Incredible" Blaze exclaimed. "They must be the size of an ant, if that..." "Hey! Never mind our size, get the heck outta here already, you giants!" "Excuse me, what?" Electric leant in. One of the tiny ponies jumped onto his muzzle and stared him square in the eyes. "Leave us alone, or you'll be sorry!" Electric looked at the others and smirked in amusement, but the tiny ponies were not kidding: in a flash they all sprung on Electric, poking him from all sides with what appeared to be miniscule weapons. The others watched in disbelief as their friend was tossed around and mildly bruised, and when they stepped in to help him the tiny ponies did the same to them! It was like being bitten by a thousand mosquitoes at once, from all sides, and the friends couldn't tell what it was they were being struck with. "How do you like it, huh?" some of the tiny ponies shouted at them. Atrimy, who was larger and so less affected, demanded some answers. "What in Equestria are you talking about?! We've done nothing wrong." "WRONG!" One of the tiny ponies yelled, hovering over him with an adorable tiny megaphone for the others to hear. "Every week she's sending some of you giants down here, destroying our stuff and ruining all our hard work! We can't handle anymore! We're the Micronauts and this is our turf!" The other tiny ponies all cheered. "Who says it's yours? You don't own Cutea's belly..." Flushie protested, only to be met with more poking. "Hey cut it out!" "Right, to the throat, quickly!" Electric yelled out, and all jumping onto Atrimy's back they swooshed up into the throat and took a breather. "What the heck was that all about?" Blaze rasped. "It seems they think that Cutea's belly is their rightful property. Just because they're smaller than us so they can get more of us..." Electric thought aloud. "That's ridiculous!" Chris stated. "What is this?" Flushie exlaimed, looking at tiny marks all over her body, and everyone else's. "It's like...ice-cream!" She licked a bit. "They're shooting ice-cream at us!" The others all laughed in relief as they simply wiped off their 'battle-scars'. "But now how are we going to stop them from ruining our party? And I think Cutea's gonna be drinking soon..." Chris asked, nervously looking up the throat. Atrimy suddenly spoke up: "Wait, I have an idea!"