My Little Download: Spreading the Friendship Chapter 7 (Preview)

“Awwwww, this is the life!” A large, purple tanuki with gold paws and muzzle rested his arms behind his head, stretching out to absorb more of the sun's rays. “Beeeeeee-U-T-FUL day!”

In the middle of a certain ToonTown park, the heavyset toon was laid out on one of its many benches. The weather was shining today, and the cartoon nude raccoon was letting his fur take in as much sun he could get. Birds were whistling classic tunes, a soft breeze that smelled of popcorn occasionally passed by, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

It truly was the kind of life a toon like Dan wanted.

“Did ya hear what's going on with dem humans now?” Dan's ears twitched. He could hear some catty voices approaching.

An eye opened and sure enough, two toon cat gals were taking a walk through the park, no doubt wanting to enjoy the nice weather too. “Oh, that super nifty fade goin’ on?” The leopard answered her bobcat pal. “How could I not? Dem humans are gettin’ their pony on using an app called MLP-ified!”

Pony? Dan thought. That sounded familiar.

“Yeah! So many of those Skittle-colored horsies are showing up all over now! I can't blame them, ya know. Who wouldn't want to be a magical, friendship equine?” The bobcat exclaimed, her eyes sparkling.

“I heard some humans don't though! Can you believe that?” The leopard shook her head. “Humans are so weird, ya know?”

“Yeah! It's gotta be super fun to be a popular cartoon!”

“Hehe, super fun and popular just like us, huh?” The two large cats meowed cute little “nyas” and giggled away like schoolgirls. They walked by Dan, continuing their conversation without ever noticing him.

Turn into ponies. Dan stroked his chin. Definitely heard that… what was… oh! The tanuki reached around and pulled his fluffy tail front and center. He reached into the mass of fluff and dug around, pulling out a bright purple phone. It was quite large, fitting for one with puffy toon paws like his.

Was it… was it! Ah-ha! On his phone was MLP-ified. He didn't think much of the app when it first appeared last week. The thing about being a toon and having a smartphone was that toon apps always seemed to be downloading onto it for various, unknown reasons.

He treated the app like every other one, forgetting it existed and letting it take up space.

“So you turn people into ponies, eh?” Dan smirked, leaning in until his snoot almost touched the screen.

The smirk turned to a smile. He loved My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic with all of his goofy heart. It was such a comfort show to him that always put him in a good mood.

Staring at the app, a thought came to him. Wonder if you work on big tanukis like me. He stroked his chin, squeak sounds coming out. Toon to toon… sounds like it’s time to science this!

The tanuki grinned, tapping the app without hesitation. A white screen appeared, a glow emitting from the sides of the phone. Several different cutiemarks flashed on the screen, going by so fast he couldn't keep up with them all.

Then, the flashing stopped on one cutiemark, an image of three pink butterflies. The screen turned light yellow, the glow matching it. Dan's eyes lit up. Fluttershy! He squealed, wiggling on the bench, she's sooooo cute! I wonder… do I get to be her now?

The screen went dark, the glow around the phone turning into a yellow aura that spread from it into his palm. The aura flowed up and all around him, like he was a glow stick, before fading into him. Dan looked around and at his arms. Dat it?

Suddenly, he felt constrained. Across his torso, something felt like it was digging into his wide, chunky body and belly.

It was a yellow sundress. In a blink of the eye, a dress had wrapped itself completely around his form. It had an elegant, frilly skirt with spaghetti straps to it. It looked so ill-fitting on the chubby tanuki, not even covering all of his big-bottom pear-shape.

Clothes? Ugh… boring! Dan frowned. He never liked clothes personally. They always felt too constricting, even beyond his size, and clashed with his style. He proudly walked around in the nude all the time, which was fine given he was traditionally toon null.

Pffffffffffffffffffffft. The sound of a deflating balloon echoed loudly from his body, so much so that birds in trees nearby flew off in a fright. Slowly, the tanuki began to slim.

Smaller and smaller he dropped, thinner and thinner he became. Slim limbs is what he gained, a trim form is what he had. No more belly, no more moobs, no more big bottom for him. His body shape matched that of someone more human that was a size Small.

With that shrinking came his dress as well. It shrunk down to keep match with his frame, looking prettier and more elegant by the second. Eventually, it too was a size Small, now flowing down to his knees instead being stuck above where his legs were. A small patch opened in the back of it, allowing his tail to stick through.

I guess it fits better? Dan frowned, patting his belly and chest. Still, I love my jolly frame. I felt so soft and cuddly. No one will wanna give me belly rubs now.

He sighed and huffed. If that is the price for shy cuteness, I guess I’ll deal!