I wanted to make a little something for Jac and Texan, so I wrote a little gift story and some art (which I’m still working on) for  jacfox and  TexanSoda, hope you guys like it! Jac is a ship building and sailing tycoon who picks up his friend, Kid, and promises exploration and relaxation on his space schooner! But before they leave, Kid has a little drink for Jac...
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All was peaceful aboard the Invincible, a Foxtrot-class stellar schooner, as it ran swiftly and silently through the energy currents of the Diochara Minor Straits, right in the middle of the Serra Digonti Planetary System.

The schooner was making haste for the port city of Cantau on the planet Diomi, a bustling trading enclave for the Digo Kingdom, a kingdom made up of Draconian and Reptilian beings. The port was widely known for its profits through the star jem operations and trading, as well as its exotic culinary taste, with the best noodle dishes being served in the city.

Captain Jac knew a friend at the port, a short and playful fox known as Kid, who ran a dessert shop not far from the major port. Excited to see his friend again, Jac ordered the sails to be lowered and cruise engines to be shut off, barking orders for the force engines to be used at full power.

In a few hours time, the pool toy fox had made his way down the gangplank and up the busy streets, with many different animals and beings pushing and dodging one another.

Big leopard naga creatures led Dormitur lamas to pens so they could be sheared of their fur, a pair of hyenas carried buckets of sucklefish tentacles to be used in some sort of exquisite dish, and a few beings not many had seen before were shuffling along, with heads held up high. Jac had seen these newcomers to deep space travel on some of his luxury vacation cruisers, they were snobby bags of flesh and bone some called humans. Jac had no time to think of the humans, determined to buy a soda off of Kid before the pooltoy dehydrated.

*RING DING DING* chimed the bell to the dessert shop as Jac pushed the sliding door aside.

“I’m sorry, but the sign says we’re closed until noon.” exclaimed the fox from behind the soda bar.

“Aw, that’s too bad, I sailed across the Serra Digonti system for a drink!” Jac replied.

Two large ears perked up as the young fox peered over the counter. “JAC!!! Where have you been?! It’s been so long!” yelled the fox, as he jumped and hugged the puffier fox.

“It certainly has been! Did your ears grow taller?”

The fox struck a sassy pose, saying “How’d ya guess?” The two shared a laugh and sat down.

“What have you been up to? Mr. King of the market?”

“Oh, stop it you! I was sailing and had to stop at Cantau! Some important company cargo I have to deliver and I wanted to grab a quick drink!” Jac exclaimed.

“Oh! Speaking of drinks, Jac, I’ve got a surprise!” said Kid as reached over the counter and grabbed a soda bottle from the open cooler.

The smaller fox poured the soda into a glass and placed a straw in the cup. Next, he took a dropper and started putting little droplets of color and flavoring, swirling the drops together with the straw, creating an effect that resembled a bright galaxy with space clouds and beautiful stars. “One more thing! The secret ingredient…” Quickly turned around, he took out a small bottle labeled “Have a Blimpy Day: Stomach Filling Solution'', pouring a few drops in. “Little welcoming prank wouldn’t hurt, now would it?” Kid thought to himself.

The small fox placed the glass in front of his friend. “I hope you like my little welcoming gift, I call it Stellar Soda!” The pooltoy’s eyes shined as he observed the swirling of bubbles and “stars”.

“Wow, it looks just as pretty as the Adria Stella Sea!!! It looks delicious, too.”

Kid smiled and said, “Go on! Help yourself!”

Jac didn’t need to be told twice. He gulped down the drink, listening with Kid as the liquid trickled down Jac’s plastic esophagus and pooling in the fox’s stomach chamber. Kid waited in anticipation for Jac's gut to bloat...but nothing happened. “Ahhhh, mm-mm-mmmh!!! Absolutely delicious! You’ve outdone yourself, Kid. Another!!!”

The fox’s eyes widened as he said, “...Y-you’re sure you want another one?”

Jac eyed him, saying “Aw come on, please? For your old friend Jac?” Kid gulped as he made another...and another...and another. He emptied the vial of bloating mix in three glasses. And yet, the pooltoy would not bloat!

“Whoops! Ahehe, sorry Jac, ran out of ingredients for the drink!” Kid said as he cleaned the glasses Jac had finished using. The red fox smiled as he patted his full belly.

“That’s alright! I’m feeling a bit weighed down...hey! Uh, I know it’s out of the blue, but, how would you like to join me on my schooner!”

Kids eyes grew. “Are, are you joking?”

“Of course not! You're my friend, and I think you need a vacation from this place. Just you, me, and a stellar schooner. What do you say?"

Kid took a moment to think, and the promise of relaxation on a luxurious schooner was right up the fox's alley. "Let's do this!!!"

The next day, the schooner drifted out into the galactic sea once again. The sails of the schooner captured stellar energy and used it to propel the cruise engines, allowing Jac, Kid, and the ship's crew to marvel at the stars and planets surrounding them.

Jac gave a tour of the schooner, describing the functions of the two engine systems, cruise and force engines. He showed the fox the crews quarters, the galley, the bridge, even Jac's quarters, the most beautiful room of all. Dormi fur blankets, a large bed, and a Guardian Technologies inflator/deflator (used for tires and other things, but for Jac, recreational inflation as well as when he gets popped and fixed).

There were recreational and game rooms, filled with arcade games from different parts of the Trinity Galaxy System and instruments of all kinds, most of them from Earth, a planet in the relatively nearby galaxy, the Milky Way. Dining rooms the size of a star ferry, a pool spanning the length of the ship, and beautiful scenic walkways on each deck with large, crystal-clear windows to see the beauty of the galaxies.

The tour ended in Jac’s large lounge, with Kid and Jac jumping onto the large couch and sinking into the fluffy and comfortable cushions. “I think we need a drink, Rex-1!!!”

An attendant drone quickly drove over and stopped by Jac’s side. The robot held out his arms and hands as if carrying invisible trays, saying in a loud and metallic monotone voice, “Yes, CAPTAIN JAC. How may I be of assistance?”

Jac smirked and chuckled as he said, “You can talk in your normal voice. And, could you fetch us some cola’s, please? The finest ones you can think of.”

In a quieter and more posh accent, the drone replied, “Of course, Captain Jac, I shall break out the bubbliest and sweetest cola we have aboard. One moment, Captain.” The drone scurried away to retrieve the soda from the galley.

“Wow, pretty fancy!” Kid said as he marveled at everything the schooner had to offer.

Jac smiled as he said “This is what you and I are gonna enjoy for two months! I already sent one of my best dessert chef drones to make sure your shop is running smoothly.” Kid smiled and the two of them eagerly eyed the two soda bottles the drone brought back.

"Your drinks, Captain.”

Jac wafted the smell coming from the bottle, sighing as he smelled the sugary aroma. “Perfect, Rex, that will be all. Treat yourself to a bowl of Zanir bolts and nuts, I’ve heard they had quite the manufacturing season.” The drone did an awkward bow and scurried off.

Kid sniffed the air, saying, “That smell is a really good sign that this is gonna be delicious!”

Jac leaned over, raising his bottle into the air. “To freedom and relaxation, my friend! Two months of nothing but freedom and relaxation!”

The fox raised his glass, clinking it against Jac’s, replying with, “To freedom and relaxation!!!”

The two foxes swiftly chugged down their sodas, enjoying every sweet and ice cold sip from their bottles. The soda level kept draining and draining as the friends kept chugging and chugging. Then, every last drop of the soda escaped the bottle and trapped itself in the bellies of the two foxes. Putting the glasses down on the rustic wooden lounge table in front of them, the two shared a large belch and a laugh, laying back down on the couch, guts in hand.

Jac and Kid closed their eyes as they tried to drift off to sleep. A bubbling sound had started to rumble from the pooltoy’s gut. Jac, who was about to fall into a peaceful nap, tiredly opened his eyes. He looked down to see his groaning gut shift, noticing a minuscule bloat occurring. Kid sat up and patted his friend's gut, smiling up at him. “Oof, heh, guess my belly isn’t agreeing with that cola!”

Kid looked at the fox with his smile melting away, and knowing something was strange, he asked, “Uh, Jac? Are you feeling ok?”

Jac smiled and said, “I’m fine! Just a bit of the tummy rumbles, that's all!” Suddenly, his gurgling stomach chamber grew, expanding to the size of a soccer ball. Remembering a tiny detail, Kid knew why Jac didn’t bloat up at the restaurant, and why his friend would pop if he didn’t say anything now.

“Uh, Jac? I’ve got...aheh...I’ve got something to tell you…” Jac looked down at his gut, rubbing it and pushing it down to stop it from over-inflating.

Jac nervously looked over at his friend and asked in a scared tone of voice, “What?!”

Kid nervously laughed as he said, “You’re gonna think this is pretty funny! Uh, heheh, I poured some belly grower in those Stellar Sodas I made back in Cantau! And I forgot it only interacts with cola, and I made the drinks with root beer. And we just drank, uh, cola, so now your belly’s getting the puffs...Ahehe, hilarious, right?”

Jac was struggling to stop his bloating stomach, his arms and cheeks puffing up slightly as his belly grew larger and larger. His gut began to creak as it stretched, the strain from the gas and soda sloshing and mixing to make his plastic gut grow ever bigger. “Eeep!!! Oooh, I'm not feeling too good!”

Poor Jac’s belly had grown to the size of the couch, and was still growing! The pooltoy’s once solid creamy white hide had now been so stretched,you could see right into his belly chamber...not that you would see much of anything now, his gut was filled to the brim with swelling soda.

“I’m so sorry Jac!!! I swear, it was a prank and I didn’t mean for it to go like this! Oh man…” yelled Kid as he paced in front of Jac. The pooltoy’s gut ballooned up to the ceiling of the large lounge, and had begun to push against the roof.

“Umph, look Kid, it’s alright! What we need to do now is try to find a way to stop this bloating! Go get Rex!!! REX!!!” yelled Jac, using his puffy arms to try and settle his creaking rubber gut.

The two of them yelled out for Rex-1, who promptly came over.

“You called, Captain-OH, GOOD HEAVENS!!! CAPTAIN, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!?” Rex shouted.

“Rex!!! I need to get this bloating to stop!!!” Rex retrieved a strange capsule from a cabinet on the other side of the lounge and he threw it into Jac’s opened maw. The trio saw the capsule land in the soda-logged stomach of Jac. The large bubbles that were once dancing and swirling in the liquid had stopped, and Jac’s stomach grew slightly smaller, showing a cracked imprint on the ceiling.

However, he still had a sloshy, monstrous gut, puffy cheeks, and held a worried look on his face.

“Captain! What happened to you?!”

Jac glared at Kid, who awkwardly shuffled and blushed as the pooltoy exclaimed “Somebody thought it would be a good idea to bloat me up as a prank.”

THE END