Chapter 2 - gotta get back, back to the past...

Elsa had been trapped in the distant future for 3 days now. Still no clues on how to get home or how far in the future she was. The 3 days, however, had given her more than enough time to examine the little people that inhabit this world. In their native language, they called themselves the Chubboi. They called Elsa something “malloy mala” which Elsa roughly translated to “the grown one” or “the giant” referring to how much taller she was. Their language was simple, but had no references to any modern words and it seemed like she was the only one who was making an attempt to communicate and if the Chubboi needed anything from her, they’d just point and hope she understood. The Chubboi that showed Elsa around on her first day was Faata, and it seemed like something resembling a friendship. Elsa figured that the males and females lived in separate troops or something, since all of the Chubboi that lived in the palace were very female. The professor didn’t have to wait that long to figure it out since they just loved to walk around nude, because of the heat.

The thing she couldn’t seem to figure out was how they carried her back to the palace and hid her belongings so well. She figured pretty quickly that they cannot move fast because of how fat most of them were, basically waddling because of their small feet and the massive amount of fat they store in their legs. If one of them falls, they seem to lack the body strength to physically pick themselves up. Elsa did understand why all of the Chubboi were so fat, the fruit they subsisted on were loaded with sugar and calories and they all seemed to have a bottomless appetite.

After spending another day in the sweltering forest, looking for her time machine, Professor Rose returned to Faata, greeting Elsa and practically dragged her to the meadow, to fill up on fruit. Elsa was trying to limit the amount she’d eat, to avoid blowing up like the rest,
but there were two problems with this, the Chubboi almost took offense to her not eating enough and would hound her to eat more, and the fruit seemed to lack any kind of long lasting energy. She’d fill up on them, go for a short walk and become hungry again.

Elsa grabbed enough for herself and Faata, so she wouldn’t have to strain herself and walk 20 feet. Elsa forced herself to eat a bit more than she normally would, so she could go back to exploring without having to stop and return for food, even if she carried some with her it never seemed to be enough. Her favorite was the melon thing she tried on her first day. She couldn’t get over how much it tasted like something with chocolate in it, it also filled her up the fastest and traveled easy.

As she finished she felt how tight her robe was against her engorged belly and untied it, not that it mattered since nobody else seemed to have any decency. The robes fit the the 3ft tall Chubboi, but not the 5’ 3” scientist, so she’d been making something to wear out of a few robes and the material from one of the beds. It didn’t matter what happened to the robes, a lot of times they would just be ditched somewhere or completely ruined, but would always be replaced, same with the fruit. There was a never ending amount of it, despite the fact the none of a Chubboi were capable of picking it. But finding her time machine and the clothes somebody took was more important. Taking one of the empty melon rinds and filling with water she stepped into the forest again.

After walking around for fifteen minutes her robe still untied, and getting in the way, she decided to tie it back up, but couldn’t. Her belly was still too bloated to even come close. It seemed even bigger than it was when she untied it. She tried, but fearing the thin fabric of the robe might tear, she just tied it around her waste, like a skirt and continued.

The sticky, hot humidity was getting to her. It was at least 90 degrees and her full belly didn’t help. The rind she used to carry water was empty and she almost felt relieved when she started to feel hungry. As she started to make her way back, she started thinking about about the events of the last few days, and started to put two things together. Her belly was still swollen and full looking, but she was hungry somehow. She didn’t feel full, her belly was just bigger and fat.

She tried to put it at the back of her mind, but the thought kept coming back, till just as she stepped into the clearing where the meadow and palace was, she checked the rest of her body. It was just her belly that had gotten bigger, so had the rest of her. Professor Rose panicked internally for a moment, trying to reason that she had only been there for 3 days and there was no way she could have gained a noticeable amount of weight. She needed to prove to herself that it was impossible, and she remembered the makeshift measuring tape she made out of one of a tie from a discarded robe, to measure how much material she’d need to make an outfit that fit her. She remembered her dress measurements and ran into the palace and pulled the tie from under the bed she’d been using. Elsa checked herself over and over, and since she was scientist, she had to accept what the evidence was telling her. In 3 days, she gained 30 pound and didn’t notice.

Elsa sat her fatter ass down on the mattress,” I need to get out of here...” she kept repeating to herself.