It's been a while since we left off this series, but it's back and bigger (and heavier) than ever!

A commission series for  Mallow, featuring his characters Mallow (aka Persuader) and Haze Hare! And El Toro, of course.

Story by Zandenel
Art by Yours Truly

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With newfound weight, came newfound confidence, and with word of the villainous Persuader returning to the scene of the crime, El Toro would waddle to the call! Although, it was a lot slower of a walk there, and wouldn’t be as much of a dynamic entry, still a hero had to be a hero, even if he had to take a break outside to catch his breath.

It was only then that he noticed it seemed a lot more… quiet than before, not a person in sight until he made it to the main entrance and found… someone on the ground, a lot of someone. He didn’t look like he was in a fight, but his stomach looked round and taut enough to bounce a coin on, like there was some sort of party with a snack bar he couldn’t help himself from eating at! “Sir, are joo… joo okay?” El Toro would wave a chubby hand in his face, but the only response he’d get was the sound of that engorged stomach gurgling in digestion.

This would only lead into a more shocking scene, as he saw inside there were even more victims of whatever was going on! Gasping at the bloated figures, they didn’t make a noise aside from the groaning of a full stomach, and gurgle of digestion. Tables lined up on the wall resembling clear buffets as the surfaces only had plates licked clean, barely any remains of what food could have possibly been on them.

But none of them could possibly match the set up on the furthest wall, as El Toro would soon waddle closely to find a banquet table laden with foods of all kind. Turkeys cooked to perfection like they were for a Thanksgiving dinner, cakes towering at a whole three feet of delicious sugar and chocolate, multiple liters of soda to help wash it all down too! It seemed like someone was having a little too much fun with their culinary skills, and wanted to show it off. Strange, the baking seemed so familiar too… But his main focus would first have to be the letter that sat atop the nearby couch, addressed to him in some fine handwriting one would expect of a gentlemanly villain!

El Toro almost dropped the letter when he opened it, gasping in horror at what was inside! There, in all his own masked glory, was that rabbit that had matched him for every fight they had in the bull’s mission to thwart the Persuader, a comically enormous pile of bunny blubber that most people wouldn’t think could be much of a threat. Jose knew, though, that this was no joke, this was going to be a battle he would have to win, even if he didn’t know what battle would come of it. His attention would go to the top of the picture though, and he would read it aloud, “Joo must be… this WIDE to catch me?!”

Just as he finished reading, the intercom would squeal on, and the distinct, deep, sultry voice of the Persuader would be heard. “Thaaaaaat’s right El Toro, you’re not going to get me just by looking! Did you really think I would make myself so easy to catch that I would return to this warehouse for fun? Oh no my dear, I plan on making the final touches to my plan right here!” A cackle echoed through the empty feeling building, and El Toro would stare at the sofa as it seemed to be his goal, filling it out. “If you want to save the city from a fate even worse than the people you’ve seen here, then you’re only way to save them is to EAT! The table I’ve so generously provided for you should have more than enough for you to meet that goal too, in fact… I think you would quite enjoy finishing off all of it, don’t you? After all, doing so might even help you against my biggest minion~.” There was that hypnotic tone again, and now the bull would look from the card, to the table, seemingly enticed to fill up as best he can, his stomach breaking the slight silence of the warehouse now that the Persuader had shut off the intercom. Even after a good meal from that nice older baker before he came to confront this villain, it seemed he was ready for more… much more.