Lux joins Zaps to check out a new apple orchard, but the amount of free food seems a bit suspicious…

Lux walked up to the front of the farm, a rather chubby and bored looking galarian rapidash sitting in a booth.
“Ticket for one for apple picking please.” He put a ten dollar bill on the counter and pushed it towards her, but she simply slid it back.
“Your size? It’s free. Here,” she leaned down and grabbed a small brochure, “a few free coupons for some of the food booths, a map of the grounds, and a list of the rules. Follow them.” She pointed at the part of the brochure with the rules, making eye contact for an uncomfortable amount of time. Lux nodded and shoved the money and brochure into his pocket. He began to walk off, until she yelled after him.
“Wait!” Lux groaned but walked back. He was supposed to be meeting Zaps, but the boltund had insisted he arrive early so he could get some picking in before Lux showed up.
“What?”
“Here. Have a Happy Appy Day, sir.” She passed him a folded up piece of paper, and he nodded, slipping it into his pocket and continuing on his way.
Lux walked through crowds of mons, trying to locate Zaps. The boltund was usually pretty easy to see, but through the masses of different species, he’d blend in perfectly. It was more squishy than he expected, but he managed to squeeze his way to the edge of the crowd and find a bench to take a breather on.
“Lux, over here!” Lux turned around and had to squint to make sure what he was seeing was correct. It was Zaps, yes, but not as he recalled seeing him at work just the day before. Before he could say anything, Zaps pulled him in for a big bear hug.
The boltund had put on weight. Lots of weight. He wore only a blue pair of overalls and a t-shirt with the farm’s logo, which slightly hid the curves, but there was no mistaking it. His thighs had caused what would’ve been knee length overalls to become booty shorts, and the two straps seemed to threaten to pop off with every move he made. Lux’s snout had been buried directly into Zap’s chest, which smelled sweetly of apple juice and created a soft warm feeling against his face. His arms jiggled as he bounced around, tail wagging back and forth. His face had rounded out and even though he had a massive dopey grin, Lux could see a double chin had formed under his snout. Surely it was impossible for Zaps to have gained so much weight in such a short time. Heck, he’d even sent Lux a selfie when he’d arrived, skinny as a beanpole. Speaking of the selfie, there’d been a significant outfit change as well.
“What happened to your shirt?”
“Hm? Oh, that shirt?” Zaps waved it off, laughing, “Didn’t fit after an hour. It’s okay though, they lent me this stuff to borrow when my clothes gave out!” He bent over and Lux got a good view of the outline of Zap’s ass, massive as it was, as well as some seams that looked like they may give out at any moment. “They’re great here, I don’t know why we’ve never come before!” Lux was still a bit distracted by the ass thing and shook his head as the boltund turned back to face him.
“Yeah, it’s great. Um, Zaps, how did you-”
“Look, apple crisp! C’mon, we’ve gotta get some!” Before Lux could protest, he found himself being dragged towards a vendor, who greeted them with a big smile.
“Two crisps I presume?” He already had them prepared, holding out two large platter full with steamy hot gooey apple crisp. Lux felt his stomach growl but shook his head.
“I’m good. I’m a bit tight on cash right now.” This confused the vendor.
“Did they not give you coupons at the door Lux? Here, they left some in the overalls pockets when they gave them to me!” Zaps reached into one of his pockets and pulled out a wad of coupons, more than one individual could ever need, and shoved them into Lux’ hands.
“No, it’s fine. I’m just not hungry right now.” The vendor seemed disappointed, but shrugged, placing the apple crisps on the counter in front of them, the smell wafting up into Lux’s nose and making his mouth water.
“More for me then! I’ll grab an extra fork though, just in case…” Zaps shot a grin at Lux and picked up the two crisps, apple goo splattering on his overalls and fur. Lux clenched his jaw as the sweet smell of cinnamon hit him, slamming his eyes shut as if that would block out scent. He felt a gentle paw on his shoulder and let Zaps guide him to a picnic table. Lux would’ve liked to sit beside Zaps, but the boltund took up a whole side of the bench all by himself and Lux wanted to be able to actually rest rather than shoving himself into blubber just to get an inch of space. Actually, upon reflection, that sounded pretty nice, but he’d already sat down and it’d be weird to shove himself into Zaps when there was an empty seat right across from him. Maybe Lux could convince him to sit beside him on a bench or something later…
“C’mon, try some, it’s really good!” Zaps held out a fork with a piece of crisp on, golden apply goodness dripping onto the table. Lux shook his head and Zaps ate the piece instead, licking his lips before digging into the rest of the piece.
“How much did those cost? They’re massive, it couldn’t have been cheap.” The apple crisps were about the size of a dinner plate each, and Zaps had already eaten half of one.
“Cosf?” Zaps swallowed the bite of crisp in his mouth, sweet buttery goodness dripping down his snout and onto his chins, “Everything is free here, that’s what those coupons are for. Technically you’re supposed to only get one free thing from each booth, but the vendors don’t even check for the coupons. I visited that crisp booth at least three times before you came!” Lux’s stomach growled and he watched in hunger as Zaps started on the second crisp, cinnamony butter glistening in the sun.
“Surely there’s some kind of catch? As much food as you want and apple picking? There’s no way they’re making money!” Zaps seemed unconcerned by this potential plot, busy sucking the leftovers of the second crisp off his fingers. “Like who’s behind this? What’s the purpose of this place?” Zaps licked his lips and let out a small burp, looking longingly back at the crisp truck.
“And I’m not talking about Apply Abby or whatever it’s called-”
“The mascot’s name is Happy Appy.” Zaps poked Lux playfully, his fingers still sticky from the crisp.
“It doesn’t matter. Look at you Zaps, what happened?!? You’re the size of a blimp!” The boltund seemed unconcerned. He looked down at his belly, the overalls he wore so tight one could see the perfect outlines of his fat rolls, turned to look at his rear which could take up a whole two bus seats by itself, and shrugged.
“It’s Happy Appy’s Happy Picker guarantee. If you eat less than you pick, you aren’t getting the full experience. It’s fun, you should try it! They have an orchard of honeycrisp that just opened up for picking!” Before Lux could protest, Zaps grabbed him and began tugging him through the farm. Large cardboard cutouts of the cartoon apple everywhere, as well as many different mons wandering around with boxes of apples. Zaps was right, as they continued to go deeper into the farm the mons they passed got heavier and heavier. At least everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, gorging themselves on apples and apple-flavoured treats. They seemed to have apple everything, apple pies, apple strudel, apple cider, all for free. Lux’s mouth watered as they passed a candy apple booth, but he shook his head. No, he had to stay strong. He instead watched Zaps bounce happily from booth to booth, his buttcheeks bouncing along with him. He looked so happy, shoving snack after snack into his snout. By the time they made it to the field, Zaps straps were digging into his shoulders and holes were starting to appear along the seams of his overalls. He was drinking from a mug of apple cider the size of a jug, Lux watching in jealous envy as the hound packed away gallon after gallon of the liquid.
“Oh, that’s good stuff.” Zaps let out a burp and leaned against a signpost for Honeycrisp apples, which bent under his weight. Lux exhaled in frustration but his eyes were caught by something behind the boltund. Rows and rows of honeycrisp apples, glowing in the daylight. They must’ve been watered recently, as juicy droplets ran down their sides. Surely, Lux figured, of everything here, the apples would be the healthiest. He was so hungry and it wasn’t exactly fun to just avoid everything. He was here to apple pick, goddamnit. He reached for an apple and picked it, severing the stem in one easy motion of the wrist. Opening his mouth slowly, he bit down into the apple, letting the juice spread throughout his maw.
The taste was the closest thing one could describe to heaven. It was as sweet as honey but with a slight sour tang. It was the most delicious thing he’d ever had. He couldn’t help but salivate as he bit even further into the fruit’s flesh. A purr began rumbling it’s way up his throat unconsciously, but he didn’t care. Heck, Lux didn’t even realize he’d taken more than one bite until his teeth hit the core. Looking up, he could see Zaps watching him with a slightly amused look on his face.
“See, the stuff’s good here. Want another?” Before Lux could respond, Zaps tossed him another apple, even bigger than the first one. Without any hesitation, Lux bit into it.

Lux’s pants were feeling rather tight as the two exited the orchard, one paw on the new curve of his belly. A bit of blue fur peeked out from under his shirt, but Lux didn’t mind. He was still on the high of the apples. For some reason, all the worries he had before seemed to melt away. Why not have some of the free food, he was a paying customer after all. With an incredibly goofy grin, he smiled up at Zaps, gesturing for him to lead the way.
Lux gulped down a jug of cider, feeling his shirt growing tighter and tighter with each gulp. A half-eaten crisp sat in front of him, as well as a pie and a few candy apple sticks. Zaps and Lux had parked themselves at the picnic bench they were originally at, grabbing a few things on the way… From each booth granted, but a few things nonetheless. Once they’d finished the first round, the staff had even been nice enough to bring them more food so they didn’t have to move. They were getting a full banquet of all the apply goodness available and gorging themselves on it.
“Oh god, this stuff is so good…” Lux drooled onto the danish he was halfway through eating, quickly devouring the rest before he even finished the sentence. The bench sagged under him, his ass spilling over the back of the seat. He understood how Zaps was able to tear through his clothes so quick, Lux had worn sweatpants and even his binging had been chorused with the sound of ripping fabric. He hadn’t heard any in a while, so he figured that the problem had figured itself out. His shirt was practically useless at this point, his moobs completely uncovered. If anything, it was serving as a glorified bib for all the juicy apple products he kept spilling on himself. His belly had completely swallowed up the table and was also serving as a catch mat for his food, cinnamon dusting the blue fur. He licked his lips and reached for another apple cinnamon donut from the box he’d been brought, but found it near impossible. Luckily for him, an audino who’d been assigned to help him picked up the box and handed it to him.
“Thank you.” He began shovelling the donuts into his mouth, greedily gulping them down whole. She watched intently and when he was done, took the box and added it to a growing pile in a large garbage can she’d also brought with her.
“It’s my pleasure. After all, I’m here to make sure you have a Happy Appy day! Your shirt looks a bit tight, here, I’ve got some new clothes.” Lux didn’t question how she knew his size, but happily obliged. A small part of his brain screamed not to strip in front of a stranger, but the louder part screamed that it was hungry. Quickly shoving himself into some Happy Appy branded overalls and shirt, Lux found himself starving from the mere action. He threw his old clothes aside, but a small slip of paper flew out of his pocket. When the audino turned around to look over the ever-widening crowds, Lux grabbed it and opened it up. In very scrawly handwriting, the instructions “DON’T EAT THE FOOD!” were written. Suddenly, the starving feeling in his stomach was replaced with a sinking feeling. He turned to look down at himself and realized in horror what had happened. It’d only been fifteen minutes, how had this happened so fast?!? Where was Zaps? He’d been there just a moment ago!
The audino began to approach him and he backed up. She looked confused, but a sudden realization spread across her face. It was there for only a moment, but she quickly replaced it with a big grin.
“It’s okay sir, I can get more donuts. Here, sit back down and I’ll grab you some food.”
“No, no I’m okay, I’ve had enough food. I need to find my frie-” Lux didn’t get to finish his sentence before the audino shoved another danish into his mouth. He started to yell in anger but as the taste hit his tongue he mellowed out. He purred as the audino ran her fingers between his mane, luring him back to the picnic table where he leaned forward, resting his head on the wood.
“Good kitty. Here, here’s some cider for being such a good boy.” He smiled as she poured some cider into his mouth. He felt woozy, but in a good sort of way. A warm tingly sensation spread through his body and he couldn’t help but let his guard down. Zaps was probably just in the bathroom or something. Smiling up at the audino, he opened his mouth and let her shove it full of as much food as she wanted, letting its apply goodness spread through his taste buds.

“Alright, this one’s done too.” the audino, Audi, spoke into a walkie-talkie, hailing a company pickup truck. The luxray had fallen asleep after his fifteenth box of donuts and she’d been able to just use the cider to round him out to the required weight. The chubby galarian rapidash driving the truck hopped out, pushing her mane out of her eyes.
“Damn, I really thought this one would make it. He and his friend were cute.”
“He and his friend are cute,” Audi corrected, pulling a ramp off the back of the truck, “Plus, you should’ve seen the way he devoured those donuts. He was more hooked then I’ve ever seen. Your note did break him for a few seconds, I will give you that, but you’ll have to give me more of a challenge then that next time. C’mon, let’s roll him onto the truck and get out of here.” The rapidash sighed and the two pushed Lux up the ramp. He’d gained so much weight even if he were awake he wouldn’t put up much of a fight. He’d torn through the outfit he’d been given after a while, but hadn’t seemed to mind. Even when he’d been left immobile and past the point most would pass out, he kept eating and eating. Audi had even had to slip some sleeping drugs into his food, just to make the process easier. She’d been working there for years and he was still one of the more intense eaters they’d had.
“Well, where’s this one off to?” Audi fastened him in with some rope and bungee cords before jumping into the driver’s seat.
“His friend is going through the employee training, boltund’s are just naturally welcoming apparently. They’re gonna put him on donuts from what I understand. As for him, the owner wants to see him personally.”
“I’m not surprised. He rounded out beautifully. I’d have him myself if I was allowed.”
“I still don’t really understand the point of this experiment. Like why make an apple so heavy in calories then go and dip it in even more calories? Plus, the subjects that aren’t on staff, where do they even go?” Audi shrugged in response, looking back at the captive Luxray, only his belly visible in the rearview mirror. She really did wish she had the authority to reserve some of the subjects, but unfortunately a meager experimental scientist didn’t get such a privilege. She did get to help stuff them though, so at least that was fun.
“Who knows. What I do know is that whatever pokemon is funding this pays our wages and I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Maybe it’s to solve world hunger, maybe it’s a fetish thing. I don’t know and don’t care. Now c’mon,” She hopped out of the front and popped the back of the truck bed open, “We’ve got someone to give a Happy Appy day to.”