(Author's Note: Most of this episode is copied from another one, written by Burke Rakers. A few continuity errors that existed in Burke Rakers' episode are fixed in this one.)
Athena and Zoe groaned in shock and horror, as the full weight of their changes settled on them. Far from simply plump or overweight, they were each so fat that they were nearly swollen out of their clothes, yet not quite. Athena's black tattered dress, blood-red corset, black heeled boots, and fishnet gloves were stretched to fit a girl of more than three times her former size, and what was inside quaked and shook like an upturned jello mold, while her long midnight black hair with red streaks framed a round, jowly-heavy, triple-chinned face. Zoe's black and purple dress had simply swelled in volume, giving her a globular appearance. Their hair, make-up, piercings and tattoos seemed to be the same, though their skin was even paler than usual ... obviously from spending even more time inside than they usually did. In shock, they looked down and saw that they were both holding two donuts in each hand, all the pastries apparently filled with different jellies. Gooey and delicious.
They looked about, and saw that nobody seemed shocked or surprised at their appearance. In fact, Zelda Whitefield (another Goth and close friend of the both of them) walked over and sat down on the bench next to Athena ... well, as much as she could (the bench was made for three people, but now Zoe and Athena were almost like three people themselves) ... saying "Hey, guys. So ... what's going on with you two today?"
Zelda obviously accepted them as obese Goths and didn't think anything was different.
Athena and Zoe wanted to start babbling about the stone to her, but were distracted by the food (both girls were just so HUNGRY!) and the fact that they couldn't prove what they'd just experienced ... without wishing. And as they'd already experienced one backfire (not knowing that the wishes made with the Random Stone wouldn't necessarily be granted to the wisher, but rather to some random person within 50 feet of them) they were unwilling to test it again without some sort of plan.
So, Zoe and Athena ate their gooey donuts ... and found that food was a sensual delight for them. Obviously the school's two fattest girls would enjoy eating ... so they did. They stuffed themselves to the bursting point, reveling in the gustatory joy of pure, unfettered gluttony. They were lost in a sea of flavors, as they headed into the school to grab snacks and desserts from the cafeteria vending machine. Some people laughed at them, or made rude comments ... but as longtime Goths, they were used to such insults ... and knew how to return them. Only after finishing the last of several chocolate candy bars were they able to understand what they'd just done. They'd not eaten ... they'd gorged, like pigs at a trough. Too stuffed and contented to do much, they and Zelda talked about last night's episode of "Being Human", and about how the American version was nowhere near as good as the English version.
Then the first school bell of the day sounded, meaning that first period would start soon. So Zoe, Athena, and Zelda all headed to class.
Aside for larger chairs set further back in the rooms for each of their classes, everything about their school day seemed to be the same ... well, except that Physical Education was spent sitting and reading (while noshing candy bars snuck from their purses) thanks to their "disability", and they no longer had Study Hall, instead going to Home Ec. and learning how to cook ... a class they were both apparently doing well in.
After school, Zoe found she still had her car (as Jon had been wished out of existence with The Omission Stone, Zoe had been the one to receive a used car for her 16th birthday instead of him) which was normal ... except that the seats were pushed way back, and candy wrappers were scattered on the floor. Zoe gave Athena and Zelda a ride to her house. After telling Zelda that she had to show her something, she and Athena waddled into Zoe's house. Zoe's little brother Mikey was home, and as Zoe and Athena passed, he made snorting sounds at them before giggling and running away far too fast for them to chase him. Zoe sighed (boogery little brothers never change) and lead Zelda to her room.
Unknown to Zoe and Athena, Mikey had been erased from existence using The Omission Stone, but when Karyn made a wish for Jon's mother to not be a lawyer, it caused his mother to become a secretary for a law firm again, like she was in the original reality and thus Mikey had been restored to existence, since she decided to have another kid instead of focus on her career. Of course, once Karyn made that wish, Jon no longer existed, but he could always be restored into existence if someone wished for it. But as it was, Karyn was the only one who knew that he was gone.
Now, back to the story ...
Zoe's room was basically the same - same books, computer and such - except that her bed was much larger and had a depression in the middle from so many years of being slept on by a 400+ lb girl. Also, she had several cookbooks, and one drawer of her dresser was bulging with candies and snacks. She pulled out a family size bag of peanut M&Ms;, and offered some to her friends. Athena accepted. Zelda just smiled and shook her head. Then ... Zoe and Athena told Zelda what they'd done.
It was crazy, of course. Zelda could remember the day she'd first met the two girls in 2nd grade, and they'd both been the fattest girls in the class. She'd made friends with them mostly because they didn't run around at recess and act like animals, instead sitting and talking or playing with dolls. As the years passed, they'd stayed close ... but it was obvious that Zoe and Athena were going to get bigger. When Zelda had spent the night at either of their houses, the girls parents had no problem with feeding the girls as much as they wanted ... seeming not to be concerned with their growing obesity. For the sake of friendship, she'd never confronted them about their weight problem, at least partly because their weight problem wasn't a problem with them. Zoe and Athena ate ... and if they were happy, what was Zelda supposed to do? Force them to change for her? Later, as they'd grown into their mutual Goth phase, they'd been even closer ... but now ...
"Bullshit," Zelda Whitefield said with a smile. "You two have been huge all the years I've known you. Heck, you're both eating right now."
"I know ..." Zoe said, around a mouthful of chocolate, candy and nuts "... but ... it's because of this stone! It's supposed to grant wishes, but when we'd wished that those two bitches - Melissa Smith and Jessica Davis - would become the fattest girls in school ... well ... the wish rebounded on us instead. This wasn't supposed to happen to us!"
"Yeah, you've got to believe us, Zelda," said Athena. "I mean, this is too crazy to make up."
Zelda thought for a moment, then said "Okay ... let me use the stone for a moment."
"No!" both Zoe and Athena said. Then Athena shrugged and mumbled "You can't know what'll happen. I mean, it rebounded on us ..."
"If so, then why does the whole school and your families think you've always been this big?"
"Because the stone changes everyone's memories or warps reality somehow, so only people who hear the wish being made can remember what was."
Zelda thought this was silly, but she asked for the stone again, saying she'd wish for only nice things. Things that, if they happened to her ... she'd not be upset about.
Zoe handed the stone to Zelda, opened a bag of nutter-butters, and said "Please be careful."
Zelda smiled, then thought. This was silly as heck, but ... if they wanted to play ...
"I wish ..." Zelda began.
