And another I just came up with:
The Loyal Belaid
Karlis is desperate. The daughter of a prostitute, her mother recently passed on of some unknown condition, leaving the twelve-year-old girl alone. With only the most basic skills at her disposal, she turns first to begging, and when that fails to make ends meet, to crime. Unfortunately, she's not a good thief, and soon finds herself in trouble with the law, after attempting to steal a rich man's purse. Taken before the judge, her pleas for leniency are ignored, and she's about to be sentenced when a Lord Harnis intervenes, and offers her a way out. Instead of being imprisoned, beaten and thrown back onto the street, she can instead become a 'belaid' to his ten-year-old daughter, Diniri. Curious, she enquires about the job, and is shocked to find out that being a belaid (shortened form of 'belly maid') means being linked magically linked to the lords daughter taking on any excess weight the high-borne girl has and will gain in the future. Although reluctant upon seeing the size of Lady Harnis' belaid, Emma, who weighs in the region of 400 lb, she eventually agrees, as it does at least offer her some desperately needed security. It helps too than Diniri is a very likeable girl, helpful and friendly.
After the 'linking ceremony' Karlis finds her life much changed. No longer struggling to stay alive, she has hours to throw into skills like reading, writing, horse-riding, etc. which she does with great vigour. She also exercises regularly, trying to keep her weight under control, while Diniri, for her part does her best to limit her intake so that 'Kari' doesn't end up getting too big.
Years pass slowly and happily, with Diniri becoming a slender beauty, and one of the most sought-after women in the land, while Karlis, now decidedly plump despite hers and Diniri's best efforts, becomes her ever-present attendant, confidant, and occasional lover. Finally, in her seveteenth year, Diniri is married off to a young Lord Merill Logas, and goes to live with him in his country manor. A year passes without incident, and Diniri bears twins, a son and a daughter, while Karlis bears ever more weight.
Soon after the birth, Diniri confides in Karlis that she's beginning to have some strange dreams, which makes Karlis suspicious, as she's also been having strange dreams. They make plans to visit the Logas' mage the next day. the next day, however, Karlis, now apparently a lady awakens in bed with Merill, confused about what's going on. Merill tells her than the mage has told him that women sometimes experience strange dreams soon after becoming mothers and that it's nothing to worry about. Karlis remains unconvinced however, and goes to consult the mage, who, upon examining her, discovers she has a memory charm placed upon her, as does Merill, and indeed the rest of the manor's staff. He's unable to break it however, and so it's left up to Karlis to discover what's going on.
Taking as many men as she can, Karlis sets off in search of answers to the strange dreams. Months pass as Karlis and her guards search fruitlessly, until one day, many miles from the manor, they come upon a house in the woods about which Karlis has a strange feeling. Exploring it, they're confronted by a wizard, who warns them to leave. Karlis refuses however, and so the wizard attack, wounding most of the guards, but not before Karlis moves in and wounds him mortally. As the wizard lie dying, he tells her that it's too late, and that her 'precious lady' is well on her way to becoming a cow. Exploring further, they find, indeed, Lady Diniri, though at first unrecognisable due to her immense weight of nearly 700 pounds. Sending one of the few uninjured guards to raise help, Karlis comfort Diniri and tells her that they'll find a way to reverse this.
It's almost a week before Merill and the mage arrive, weeks that are difficult for Karlis to cope with, seeing her best friend in such torment. Things only get worse, however, when the mage examines the rogue mage's work and explains that there's no way to undo Diniri's immense gains, except by breaking the rogue's charms, which would see the link restored to normal, and thus, Karlis would become as immense and immobile as Diniri. For a few moments Karlis hesitates, hating the idea, but her loyalty to her friend and lady wins out in the end, and sitting down, orders the charms broken.
It's another week before Karlis is able to be moved, it taking that long for a wagon to arrive. Diniri is with her almost every moment, thanking her again and again, and promising that once they get back, every resource she can bring to bear will be turned to helping her lose the weight.
Pilot Error (tied with Intelligence Failure)
Tovas, an elite fighter pilot in the 23rd wing of the Dominion Navy is on holiday on Raegis, when he meets a beautiful woman in a bar. Drinking with her, he quickly finds himself inebriated (a fact which isn't meant to happen due to his having a military-grade nanosuite).
Tovas wakes, hung-over, to find himself strapped to a bed. The woman from the night before walks in and explains the situation to him, that she's part of a techno-cult that intends to take over the government, and that he's just become a key part of their plan. Tovas responds that he'll never help her, but she states she doesn't need him to, and then briefly shows off what appears to be an identical clone of him. Then she says, she'll dispose of the real him soon enough.
Despite every trick Tovas tries, he's unable to escape. Kept in a semi-lucid state, he's unaware of the passage of time, or of the changes going on to his own body, which has been made two inches shorter, 100 pounds heavier and a different ethnicity. Finally awakened after what he's told is two months, Tovas, now going by the name Karlos, is released, and immediately taken to meet up with his new girlfriend Melina.
Intelligence Failure (tied with Pilot Error)
Tirima, an agent for Dominion's Central Intelligence Agency is on holiday on Raegis when she meets a handsome local tour guide. Business has apparently been slow, so she agrees to a tour of the area. This proves to be a fateful decision, since, exploring a local tour-spot, they're attacked by bandits, and Tirima is overpowered, with the help of the tour guide and knocked unconscious
Tirima awakes to finds herself strapped to a bed. The tour guide walks in and explains the situation to her, that he's part of a techno-cult that intends to take over the government, and that she's just become a key part of their plan. Tirima responds that he'll never help her, but he states he doesn't need her to, and then briefly shows off what appears to be an identical clone of her. Then he says,she'll dispose of the real her soon enough.
Despite every trick Tirima tries, she's unable to escape. Kept in a semi-lucid state, she's unaware of the passage of time, or of the changes going on to his own body, which has been made an inch taller, 80 pounds heavier and a different ethnicity. Finally awakened after what she's told is two months, Tirima, now going by the name Melina, is released, and immediately taken to meet up with her new boyfriend, Karlos.
Changing Attitudes
Shanice, the head of the local high-school athletics team, breaks down one night, heading home from out of town. Fortunately, help is at hand, but unfortunately - in Shanice's opinion - the only help available is a fat old woman in rough clothes. They argue a bit, and although she does eventually help Shanice out, the woman, calling herself Momma Bobcha warns her that she'll need to change her attitude if she wants to get on from now on. Ignoring the woman's warning, Shanice heads off into the night.
Shanice soon finds out Momma Bobcha's warnings most dire however, for each time she insults a girl about her weight, she finds herself gaining an pound from them. Quickly being kicked off the athletics team in disgrace, Shanice soon finds herself getting heavier and heavier as she struggles to keep her sharp tongue in her head.
A month passes, and Shanice finds herself breaking 200 pounds, and worse, no matter how much she starves herself, or exercises herself ragged, she can't shed an ounce of weight, leaving her feeling dejected and isolated, the only people willing to talk to her being the local 'swine herd'. Tracking down Momma Bobcha again, she demands she remove the curse. The old woman refuses, but tells her she can break it on her own, by apologising to those she's hurt the most.
Another two weeks go by, and Shanice finds herself passing 260 pounds, passing several of the 'swine herd', and becoming even more isolated. One day, she's approached by one of the local nerds, Thomas. Although not interested at first, he persists, and eventually she begins to enjoy herself for the first time in months.
As she approaches 300 pounds, Shanice finally plucks up the courage to apologise to the girls she'd once called the 'swine herd', finally breaking the curse. They warn her however, that dating Thomas can be a curse in itself, as his greatest desire in life is to fatten women to immobility. Shanice is shocked, but at the same time, highly appreciative of Thomas' affections, and so she decided to continue dating him, and also finally start to hand out with as she now calls them, 'the big babes'.
Six months out of high school, Shanice and Thomas are married, with Shanice now pushing 350 pounds, climbing to 400+ pounds with the birth of their first children (a boy and a girl) a year later.