The Waves Can Be Strong (Pt. 3)
Sooooooo I know I said I didnât plan on doing a part 3 of this story but inspiration struck and I ran with it! (Special shoutout to @vornyforfood for the suggestions that helped shape this part of the story!) Hope yâall donât mind. đ That said, please enjoy part 3!
A couple weeks had passed. Over that time, Dannyâs belly had shrunk some, but slowly. It was taking longer than they had expected for him to get to a manageable size. In that time, Danny had learned how to maneuver with so much weight in his middle while also being able to do menial tasks like getting his shoes on and driving. Over time, Danny and Bryan bonded, keeping each other company while dealing with such an unusual situation. Danny was starting to appreciate the constant friend and Bryan enjoyedâŠnot having to do anything. Danny had to eat for two, and Bryan had a cozy place to sleep, even if it was slightly cramped.
Finally, the day had arrived. Dannyâs gut had shrunk down to where it was primarily just Bryan inside, looking like a bloated beer gut. Bobby had said he would work on a solution to help get Bryan out but needed time to do it, coinciding with the need for Danny to get smaller.
âAlright, Bryan. Ready to see the sunlight again?â Danny asked, heading out the door, keys in one hand and his belly in the other.
âEh, the sun is overrated, but I guess itâs time,â Bryan said, stretching some.
âLetâs do it!â Danny said, getting in his car and driving them over to Bobbyâs. As Danny pulled up, he saw Carlosâs and Bobbyâs cars were already there.
âCool, everyoneâs here,â Danny said, parking the car and pivoting out. He straightened up, his belly standing at attention, and then walked inside the door. Carlos was standing there, leaning against the wall and looking at his phone.
âHey, there you are! Ready for this to be behind you? Bobby said he has what he needs!â Carlos had a huge smile on his face.
âGreat! Can we head back?â
âYup! Letâs go!â Carlos said, walking through the double doors. Bobby stood next to the chair, looking over some documents. He tilted his head up as he heard the doors open.
âAh, perfect. Letâs get this rolling! Iâm excited to get my hands on this data,â Bobby said, turning his back to them as he grabbed something off the shelf.
âBuuuut more importantly, weâre excited to get Bryan out! Right, Bobby?â Carlos asked, raising an eyebrow.
âHuh? Oh, yeah. Sure,â Bobby said, focusing on what was in his hands. âHere, jump up on the chair.â Bobby patted it. Danny walked over, turned and heaved himself up. He laid back, his belly rising in the air.
âOk, so hereâs how this works. This serum,â Bobby raised his hand, holding a small vial, âis designed to loosen up muscles it comes in contact with. A lot. Weâre going to use this on your throat to help widen it, making it easier for us to fish Bryan out of that belly of yours.â Bobby patted the top of Dannyâs gut. âOnce heâs out, the serum will wear off shortly after, and your muscles will feel back to normal. Sounds good?â
âUh, yeah,â Danny said, slightly unsure. âBut whoâs going to pull him out?â
âWell, I need to be out here to monitor soâŠâ Bobby turned to Carlos, who was looking at both of them, putting two and two together.
âUgh, are you serious?!â Carlos asked, rolling his eyes.
âYou want to help get Bryan out, right? This is only way to do it,â Bobby said, opening the serum vial. âNow roll up those sleeves and be ready. This is a fairly short window.â Bobby took the serum, put it in a syringe, and stood next to Dannyâs head. âYou ready? This will pinch.â
âYeah, just get it over with,â Danny said, tilting his head. Bobby took the syringe and poked Dannyâs neck, emptying the contents. Danny could almost immediately feel his neck muscles relax, like jelly. âThis is so weirdâŠâ Danny said with a bit of a slur. Bobby pulled the lever on Dannyâs chair to even him out.
âOk, Carlos. Youâre up,â Bobby said. âDanny, tilt your head back and open up. Carlos, get ready for the extraction of the asset.â
âYouâre having too much fun with this,â Carlos said, shaking his head. A small smile flashed across Bobbyâs face before he went back to being focused. Carlos moved to where Dannyâs head was and stared down his throat as Danny opened wide. âAlrightâŠhere goesâŠâ Carlos reached forward and stuck his hands slowly into Dannyâs mouth. He grimaced as he pushed further. âSoâŠgross..â
Danny could feel his muscles slowly swallow but didnât have much control over them thanks to whatever Bobby shot him with. Still, he was happy he wasnât gagging or constricting his muscles to stop Carlos.
âYouâre doing great, Carlos,â Bobby said, walking to Dannyâs belly. âYou good in there, Bryan?â
âYup, no complaints here!â Bryan said, leaning back inside. He was looking at the area where he expected Carlosâs hands any second.
Carlos pushed more and more until he was up to his shoulders. Even that deep, though, it didnât seem to be enough. âBobby, I canât go any further but I donât think Iâve reached the stomach. What now?â
âSame objective. Tilt your head down and keep going.â
âWHAT?! Iâm not putting my head in there!!â Carlosâs mind was swimming.
âYou want Bryan out or not? Weâve come this far. Keep going, and hurry up, dammit!â Bobby said, looking at the clock.
âUgh!â Carlos said, closing his eyes and mouth and pushing his head in.
âUrghhhle!â Came from Dannyâs mouth as he felt his throat swell with Carlos entering it. He didnât notice when Bryan was forced into his throat thanks to the waves but now that he was feeling it happen slowly in realtime, it dawned on him how absolutely insane all of this was. Carlos pushed more, feeling his fingers brush against the stomach sphincter.
âI think Iâm there!â Carlos tried to say, though it was heavily muffled through Dannyâs throat.
âGreat! Grab on to Bryan and Iâll guide you back out!â Bobby said.
Bryan started to make out a pair of hands poking through. He watched as wrists and arms followed suit. âBryan, grab my hands!â Carlos did his best to yell out, hoping Bryan could hear through all the muscles and lining. Iâm going to need several showers after all this, Carlos thought to himself, waiting to feel Bryanâs hands. After a moment, he finally felt contact with BryanâŠbut, thenâŠ
âHURGH!â A loud grunt burst from Dannyâs mouth. Bobby watched as the half of Carlos that was sticking out was partially yanked IN to Danny, catching both of them by surprise.
âHuhâŠâ Bobby muttered, watching. He didnât jump in to help. Instead, he wanted to see what would happen next. For a few moments, nothing. Danny was mumbling, trying to ask Bobby questions but Bobby was too focused, making notes as this unraveled.
Inside Dannyâs gut, it was getting noisy. Carlos was yelling, âWHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!â as he felt himself yanked into Dannyâs belly.
âRunning on instinct,â Bryan said, trying to maintain a grip on Carlos even with him fighting to get him to let go.
âWhat does that even mean?! Stop that!â Carlos said, fighting back. He was wiggling around, causing Dannyâs throat to bulge and shake. Danny grabbed at his neck, trying his hardest to breathe normally while wondering what the hell was happening.
âLook, I donât want to leave, ok?! Believe it or not, Iâve enjoyed being here! Itâs comfy, I get plenty of free food, and I donât have to worry about rent anymore! Why would I leave?!â Bryan said, still working to get a firm hold.
âWhat?!â Carlos said, stunned. âBut why drag ME into this?!â
âCall it intrusive thoughts? No idea, but thatâs what is happening!â Bryan said, finally securing his hands on Carlos. Then, he yanked hard.
âWhoa!!â Carlos yelled as he felt himself slide further into Danny and come flying into his gut, falling onto Bryan. Danny felt his stomach surge forward, not able to see what was happening from how his head was positioned but feeling like his stomach had grown. Bobby was writing frantically, trying to get down as much as he could. All that was left of Carlos was his feet, and Bobby knew what to do. He packed up his stuff into his bag, threw it around his shoulder, and went to stand where Dannyâs mouth was.
âAlright, Danny. Hope youâre prepared,â Bobby said, as he put his hands on Carlosâs feet, kicked up a foot against the wall behind him, and used his strength to push, sending not only the remains of Carlos down but also sending himself. Enough strength was used to get Bobby down to his waist, Carlosâs feet loosening from his grip as they disappeared further in.
Danny was trying to focus, clutching his stomach and feeling the immense pressure inside. His throat muscles were starting to rebound from relaxing, and Danny knew that meant he had to act fast or else his airway would be cut off. With strength combing back, he quickly swallowed, forcing Bobby down more. At this point, Danny wasnât thinking of anything else except to get his throat clear as soon as he could. A couple more swallows, now with almost his full strength, and Bobby was gone.
*GAAAASP* Dannyâs breathing increased, him trying to fill his lungs as the serum had now worn off. âShitâŠâ Danny said, feeling for the lever on his chair to help him sit up right. He pulled it and felt his head rise. Now he was able to see proper what he was working with, and it was a doozy. His gut was larger than he could have ever imagined, and it was still growing as Bobby found his way inside. He put his hands on it and sighed.
Inside, Bobby had entered the gut and saw Bryan and Carlos arguing. They stopped once Bobby ran into Carlosâs back, knocking them into Bryan who then fell into the belly wall, causing it to surge forward and for Danny to let out an audible âOOFâ from impact.
âBobby?! Whatâre you doing here? And get off!â Carlos said, trying to get out from underneath Bobby. With the three of them now in there, room was essentially non-existent.
âResearch,â Bobby said, nonchalantly. âHow are you two doing?â He looked at them. Carlos stared at him, mouth open in shock. Bryan, on the other hand, looked pleased and smiled.
âTerrific, honestly. What started as a potential nightmare morphed into an amazing opportunity. I like it in here!â Bryan said with a grin, patting the roof and side of the belly.
âAnd thatâs what we were arguing about before you bulldozed in! How could you like it in here?!â Carlos asked, exasperated at the whole situation.
âYouâd know if you were here, and now you are, so youâll learn, I promise.â Bryan winked at Carlos. It took everything in Carlos not to punch Bryan square in the face.
âInterestingâŠâ Bobby said, grabbing his bag, getting his notepad, and jotting notes down.
âReally? Now?!â Carlos said, shoving Bobby into the wall.
âHow else am I supposed to record my thoughts?â He responded. Luckily, he hadnât dropped his notes into the belly juice they were wading in but decided to put them in his bag for safe keeping while tensions were clearly high.
âHey, can you guys knock is off in there?â Danny asked. His gut had stopped growing but the men inside had been causing it to jostle around. The belly sloshed as they did, and despite him holding it, the movements inside were too strong. The last big push caused his gut to bulge out, and it was at a spot he couldnât easily get to.
âOur bad,â Bryan said. âThe new bellymates are getting used to the limited room.â
âDude, we are NOT bellymates, whatever the hell that is! We need to get out of here!â Carlos said, putting his hands against the walls, trying to find where they had come in from.
âYeah, about that. We canât,â Bobby said, leaning against the wall, still observing.
ââŠ..what?â Carlos asked, slowly turning to face Bobby.
âWell, yeah. By this point, Dannyâs neck should be back to normal. Danny wonât be able to swallow anything large like he did with us now but, likewise, we canât exactly go back out.â Bobby sounded practically monotone with his delivery, as if he was giving a presentation.
Carlosâs mouth fell open, a total loss of words. He didnât know what to say or how to react. A flood of emotions were hitting him.
âSounds like great news to me! Glad you two could join me!â Bryan said, clapping both on the shoulders.
âAlright, so Iâm free to go, then?â Dannyâs voice rang through. He swung his feet around the side of the chair and lifted himself out, taking it slow as to not topple over. He was beyond massive, and standing only helped accentuate how round and bulbous he was. Still, his legs held strong. The last couple weeks of carrying Bryan around had prepared him somewhat for this.
âDanny, how are you so calm about this?!â Carlos blurted out.
âProbably cause I expected this to happen,â Danny said, shrugging to himself. He took a step forward, his boulder belly shaking slightly. He took another, and another, finally getting into a rhythm.
Inside, the three men were getting shaken from the movement, having to use the stomach walls and each other to stabilize. Carlos caught his breath and then spoke up.
âWhat do you mean you expected this?!â
âBryan wasnât exactly shy about how much he was enjoying being in there. Itâs kind of what made the last couple weeks easier. I was worried me going about my day was going to ruin his but that didnât happen. If anything, we kind of bonded over the situation.â Danny managed to step out of the clinic and saw the car. He pulled out the keys and unlocked the car.
âSoâŠwhat? Bryan decided to just live in here?â Carlos asked.
âI hadnât really said it out loud butâŠyeah. When you popped in here to grab me, I realized I didnât want to leave,â Bryan said, rubbing his chin.
âAnd you! Why did YOU come in here?â Carlos turned to Bobby.
âLike I said, research,â Bobby said.
âYou expect me to believe you essentially subjected yourself to living in here POSSIBLY FOREVER just so you could write a fucking paper on it?!â Carlos couldnât help raising his voice in disbelief.
âIs this your first time meeting me? Iâll do whatever I need to get answers Iâm after,â Bobby said, unbothered by Carlosâs anger.
Danny could almost see Carlosâs anger ruminating through his belly. He patted it. âCarlos, think of it this way. No more rent, no more work, no more worries. You guys get to just hang. Whatâs the problem?â
Carlos didnât even know how to answer that. So much was flooding his mind. The biggest thing, though? âAnd you are fine with justâŠbeing the living apartment for three men?! Gonna eat for all of us?! Make sure we stay hydrated?! Everything?!â
âYeah, why not?â Danny said, getting into the car. He had to push the car all the way back and sit up as straight as possible to see over the dome his belly made but it was doable.
âI justâŠI donâtâŠâ Carlos just leaned back against the belly wall and stared into his lap.
âI think we broke him,â Bryan said, poking him in the arm but not getting a response.
âHeâll be fine,â Bobby said. âAs much as he wants to protest, heâs also intrigued. Who wouldnât be?â Bobby said, taking out his notebook again now that things calmed down. âAnyway, if weâre all set, Iâm gonna work on the rest of my paper.â
âSounds good to me! Whatâs the plan, Danny?â Bryan said, giving the belly walls a nice rub.
âWell, I donât know about you guys but Iâm rather hungry. Ready for dinner?â Danny asked, giving his belly a nice pat as he backed the car up and headed out of the clinic parking lot.
âI get to decide what we eat, bellymates,â Carlos said, coming out of his stupor. He finally thought to himself: Fuck it, might as well lean into it.
âAtta boy! Bryan said, leaning into Carlos for a hug. âThis will be awesome!â
âAlright, alright, settle down in there, boys, youâre gonna give me a stomachache,â Danny said, with a laugh. âTell me where you wanna go!â
âThai food. Pad Thai for me, spice level 2 with extra tofu,â Carlos said.
âYellow curry for me! Spice level 6!â Bryan responded.
âIâll also do pad Thai with beef. Spice 3,â Bobby said, not looking up from his report.
âYou guys got it!â Danny said. His belly let out a good rumble, shaking the men and even making Danny grab it as he felt the movement. âLooks like Iâll probably need to get some extra Thai for me at this rate!â
With that, Danny set out for the nearest Thai place, excited to have his friends so close with him andâŠto finally tame this damn hungry belly beast.