Chapter 10 - the big reveal/the conclusion

I wish I could tell you I fought back. That I resisted the whole way. That I somehow overcame the Kanamits' powers and managed to escape. I wish I could tell you that.

In truth, I was way too far gone to do much of anything. I could barely move my fattened fingers and toes, yet alone the rest of my body. I was a blob who was capable of little more than eating. When a group of Kanamits surrounded me, naked in my bed being pumped full of God knows what with my flab oozing off the sides of my mattress, I didn't even bat an eye. When they started prepping me for transport, I just kept sucking on my tube like a brainless animal. It was only when they shut off the machine that my lucidness started to come back.

The tube was pulled out of my mouth and I started cooing for it like a baby would for its bottle. My cognitive functions had clearly been reduced by my time on the sludge. The brain is a muscle after all and like all muscles, it grows weak without use. I tried to talk, but couldn't, being reduced to grunts and moans. Had I forgotten how to speak? I had no way of knowing how long I'd been hooked on that machine, but it had clearly been awhile. My insanely bulky body and slightly melted mind were enough evidence for that.

With the tube out of my mouth, I suddenly became very aware of myself. My face was sunken into the rest of me, chins building up in a pile on my chest like a layered ice cream cake that had been left out in the sun too long. My eyes were squinty, eyelids heavy from the sedation and cheeks puffed up underneath. I couldn't really see the rest of my body, but I could feel it. And it felt huge.

Before I could dwell on anything too much, I had been brought into their moving truck where another feeding tube was waiting for me. And just like that, I was back under their spell, content to swallow and swell myself up more like the livestock I had clearly become.
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The next time I was aware again, I was in a massive white room. Quetar was there too, hooking me up to a bunch of futuristic alien tech. I started fidgeting a bit to get his attention.

"Ah, Human Suzanna, I am glad to see you are awake", he said in his monotone drawl. "I had hoped I would have a chance to talk to you before you were completely lost"

Still unable to use with actual words, I did my best to respond to him with frantic groaning. Despite still being full as a twenty-year-old lightbulb, I knew something was up and started to panic.

"I believe the two of us have grown close over the last number of months and I would feel remiss if I did not provide you with an explanation to what is happening."

"I would like you to know that you were right about our intentions. I hope that can provide you a sense of solace going forward. You were one of the very few humans to figure it out, which is something you should be proud of."

The calmness in which he said it was extremely disturbing. My dad had been right all along. They were planning to eat us. And like a fool, I fell right into their trap. I was going to die soon. I was gonna be glazed in barbecue sauce and roasted like the pig I had become. He could see me panicking. I started to breathe hard, which set off the sensors on the machines I'd been attached to. Seconds later, I started to relax as a strong sedative started entering my body.

"Do not be afraid Human Suzanna. We are not going to eat you. I have quite enjoyed my time pampering you and hope to do so for the foreseeable future. You see, not all humans are going to be eaten right away. That would not be sustainable. The reason we need your species is because we hunted all the animals on our planet before learning the merits of farming. So we started to capture and use species from other planets as a food source. We originally did it through force, but eventually learned that conquering through the heart and the stomach was much more viable. The species would become docile and fatten up to sizes that could sustain a single Kanamit for a year. So since then, we have harvested species like your and domesticated them, turning them into livestock like your cows and chickens."

I wanted to scream, but was unable to. The human race had now been reduced to cattle for these alien bastards to chow down on.

"And as with all livestock, we need to keep a breeding population so that your species doesn't go extinct and we can continue to feast on you for many generations. This is where you come in", he said gesturing to me with his sinister long fingers. "Using my power in command, I have chosen you to be one of our breeders. We have already inseminated you with the seed of one of your male species. The Human Rudolf to be exact. I do know how you cared for him, so I thought you might enjoy producing his children. We made sure to get a sizable collection of he reproductive sample for you, so you can keep having his babies long after he's been eaten."

"I hope you find this experience pleasing. Most of the breeding stock from other races find it quite pleasurable. We will keep you well-fed and attend to all your physical needs. One day, your body will fill this entire room as you become capable of producing numerous children at once. The milk you produce with be a great source of nutrients for our species. You will be a mother to an entire generation, of human you give birth to and Kanamit children who go strong of the meat of your young."

"I also hope you do not worry about your father. We have already made contact with him and have forged an agreement. We always keep a handful of the species we conquer to preserve valuable knowledge that could aid in our efforts. With your father's farming skills, he will be quite useful in our efforts. He will work with other farmers from different worlds on ways to perfect our technique. I think he will find his new role to be a fulfilling one. We will also be able to visit you from time to time, which I am sure you will enjoy."

"So Human Suzanna, are you ready to resume your feeding and embark on the next phase of journey?", he asked.

I felt conflicted. On one hand, I was going to be reduced to a stupid cow who will be pumping out babies that eventually be slaughtered for the rest of my life. On the other hand, at least I wasn't going to die anytime soon. I also had to admit that my life the last few months had been pretty pleasant. I got to lay back and eat all day, dumb to the world around me. Not worrying about a single thing, barely being able to think at all. It was a peaceful kind of existence, one I never really got to experience before the Kanamits came to earth. Maybe it wasn't such a bad fate after all.

So with my last moments of advanced cognition, I thought back on my life. My father, my friends, my old body, sand that stupid New Years Resolution. I then did my best to nod, giving Quetar the green light to fatten and breed me for the rest of eternity.

As the feeding tube inched its way back towards my mouth, I found myself content for the first time in my life.

THE END

**Sorry it took so long for me to write an ending. Hope you enjoyed it!