Van pushed his glasses up his muzzle, brown and furry finger pressing the bridge of his glasses until it wasn’t falling off anymore. “Thanks for the tour of GroLabs, I’ve been looking forward to this for weeks!” he said to the tour guides, Buizilla and Alkali. The building, recently remodeled after a growth explosion (again), was even larger now and had extra labs for all the new scientists joining the facility. That meant this was the perfect time for the fennec-hyena hybrid to see an amazing, world-class lab doing size related research. “No problem, always glad to share some experiments,” Alkali said with a thumbs up, and a pat on Van’s back. The 12-foot tall Dewott nearly knocked the air out of Van’s lungs even when he was careful with the pat. Buizilla nodded and brought his face down to Van’s level to tempt the fennec-hyena hybrid. “Maybe you want to take part in the experiments too,” the Buizel said with a grin. “There are lots of ongoing experiments you could try, like-” “What? No I’m just here for the experiment- I mean, for the tour!” he said. His voice cracked slightly as the pitch of what he said rose, not doing much to help his case for avoiding the experiments. He adjusted the green shirt so it sat better on his shoulders and was tucked into his shorts, nervously trying to find something to do with his hands. The scientist and Buizel looked at each other without saying a word. They didn’t need to; they knew exactly what needed to happen to this slightly shy fenneyeen. Growth, and lots of it. Something to help him get more comfortable with what he clearly wanted but wouldn’t take steps toward without a push. Alkali put a palm on Van’s right shoulder, Buizilla did the same on the left. They started guiding the fenneyeen, gently but forcefully, into the first of GroLabs’s many labs. “This is MY lab, so we can start here. We’re working on growth rays primarily over here,” Alkali said as he pushed open the double-doors. He still had to duck below the doorways to get inside. The room inside was enormous, with a high ceiling hundreds of feet tall, and completely undecorated. The walls and floor were a series of plain, white panels. A few still showed signs of cracks from prior experiments. Buizilla broke off from the group as Alkali led Van around the room, pointing to huge, blocky, grey slabs of metal machines, with enormous wires and cords coming off the back. Flashing lights and screens displaying statistics, variables, and more served as the perfect distraction. That meant Bui had the time needed to start aiming a growth ray directly at Van’s back. “What’s the newest experiment in here anyway, Al?” the fenneyeen asked. “I could use some upgrades to my own growth ray if you wanna look at it sometime.” “We’re constantly improving the growth rays in here, I’d be glad to help. For example, look at that wall waaaayyyy back there with all the rays,” Alkali motioned to the lab with a wide sweep of his arms, keeping Van’s attention directly away from the scheming Buizel until he heard a humming noise wind up behind them. He smiled down at Van and took a single step to the side, away from the target. Van looked up at Alkali with a confused expression, before turning around to see the bright red dot of a targeting sight on his chest. “WAIT-” BZZZT Van was cut off when a green ray of growth energy struck him in the chest. It felt like he’d been knocked back by a particularly strong push, without any movement. The fenneyeen put a hand on his chest at the location he’d been struck expecting to find something there, but nothing looked amiss. Not even a steaming hole or singed fur. A tingling, pleasurable feeling spread out from his chest as the growth kicked in. His clothes kept up with the size changing, shorts and shirt stretching slightly tighter but still hanging on. Van watched as his view went from waist-height up to the Dewott’s chest, his head, and even taller. The fenneyeen panted slightly when his body warmed up from the growing sensation. “But I thought I wasn’t going to be experimented on during this tour!” the tourist said, face flushed. He couldn’t say he -disliked- the experience, but having it happen around Alkali and Bui? He wasn’t expecting it, and it felt really good? Maybe he could let this happen just once, and enjoy the rest of the tour with no more growth accidents. Buizilla and Alkali looked at each other, once again wordlessly noticing Van’s reaction. Oh yeah, there was something here even if Van wouldn’t admit it. He needed to be way, way larger. Alkali walked up to Van, now that he was slightly shorter, humming appreciatively. “Woah, I can look you right in the eyes now Van! You got so much larger~ Probably 15 feet tall or so,” Alkali said with a level stare and mischievous smile. Buizilla bumped Van in the side with his elbow. “Yeah, you’re so biiiiig~ You could keep getting bigger too~” “Yeah, he’s right, you should grow even more~” “What? How am I going to fit in the labs if I do? Or get out of the lab?” Van asked, voice higher pitched out of slight panic. But the extra size had lowered his voice enough that it compensated to make him sound almost the same as usual. “Don’t wooorry about iiiiit,” Buizilla said. “This is GroLabs, we always have a plan for growth!” The hallways of GroLabs were taller than the typical building, setup for the many larger-than-life Pokemon that would frequent the space. But even so, Van found himself hunched over as he followed his guides. Alkali needed to as well, at 12 feet tall, but Van struggled that much more. Bui and Alkali didn’t seem to mind watching him struggle either. The growth greedy Poke-duo were only too willing to tease and egg him on instead, pointing out every bumped ceiling tile, every tiny doorway, each too-small hallway, promising that he wouldn’t be able to fit through soon enough. “This,” Alkali said as he opened the doors to another wing of the lab. “…is where we try more Pokemon move themed growth science. Specifically, hypnosis.” This lab was better furnished than Alkali’s, with many couches, tables, places for a sleepy Pokemon to take a nap or rest. That was probably necessary for a hypnosis themed lab. But Van wasn’t expecting to see cabinets filled with Pokemon stat-changing items too. Elemental stones, protein, zinc, supplements of all sorts, and some testing chambers labeled ‘Minimize’ or ‘Bulk Up’ were around for experiments too. If it wasn’t for all of that, the lab would have looked incredibly similar to a therapist’s office with fainting couches, chairs, and beds. “Come over here, let’s show you how this lab works and let you take a load off those paws,” Alkali said, leading the taller Van to a nearby couch. When Van took a seat, his couch creaked dangerously. Reinforced legs of metal could stand up to the largest of Pokemon, like Snorlaxes or Wailords, so Alkali was sure it would be alright for Van. For now, at least. He was going to go up from here and then it might not work out. Van looked around the room as he sat, trying to get accustomed to the change in perspective. His heart was still racing, and he wanted more experiments but… he didn’t feel totally comfortable doing that in front of people he looked up to, not yet. What if he made a fool of himself by being too open, doing something cringey? Buizilla approached Van, dragging a chair along to sit in front of him. “Hey, it’s alright, I understand. Give it some time to get used to it. In the meantime, let me help you relaaax.” The otter pulled a medallion on a string out of his pocket. This was an old pendulum from a Hypno he met years ago. Low tech compared to what they could do in the lab here, but it would work for what he planned right now. “Look at this for a second Van. Just watch the coin~” “Noooo, stop that, I don’t want to… look at the… medallion?” Van said, staring at the coin as it swung back and forth. He tapered off as an orange and yellow swirl pattern began to appear in his eyes. Shoulders relaxed and he hunched forward in his seat slightly, completely entranced by the hypnotic swinging. Bui grinned as he waved a hand in front of the fenneyeen’s face. No reaction. Van was under their control now. “Hey, take your shirt off Van. We wanna see your harness and collar,” Bui commanded. Van’s tongue lulled out of his mouth as he nodded and complied. The brown fur was accented by purple collar and harness, above a chubby belly now revealed without the green shirt to cover it. Buizilla gave a thumbs up to Alkali. “So, time to help him loosen up?” the Dewott said, pulling a leash out of a drawer nearby. Buizilla pulled the growth ray off Van’s belt and started adjusting its settings. “Loosen him up, and get an even larger fennec-yeen~ Speaking of that,” Bui said, turning his attention back to the fenneyeen. “You’re our size toy now, so we get to pick your size, how big or small and when it happens. Nod if you understand.” Van nodded, eyes lidded and head nodding off to the side. “Just relax Van. You’re going to grow and enjoy it. You’ll have a good time, and you don’t need to be nervous anymore,” Alkali said, continuing the commands from Bui. “Understand?” He nodded a second time, and Alkali gave a thumbs up to Bui. “Alright it works for both of us.” They took turns issuing commands for various amounts of growth, and enjoying the way Van would shudder in place. The mental blocks that held the fennec-yeen back were slowly being chipped away as the hypnotic suggestions implanted properly into his psyche. All the stress in his shoulders melted away as he relaxed into the couch. Another foot taller, then three feet taller, the couch getting filled with his hips and ass as he grew. Alkali approached Van’s belly and started to rub into the brown fur. Bui did the same but up higher onto his chest instead. His belly was soft and heavy, squishing beneath Alkali’s fingers as he rubbed down. The chest was wide enough for each pectoral to act as a seat, and Bui took advantage of that harness by tugging it as hard as he could. Van didn’t seem to mind, grunting and whining. The Dewott had ahold of Van’s leash, and with every tug on it the hybrid expanded another few inches. The growth triggers were beginning to become more natural to Van, getting larger with less prodding. Both otters were thirsty for growing this new toy, and everything they said seemed to make Van grow again. So it became something of a competition, each trying to speed up Van’s size. “Keep growing, you’re so big Van~” “Get bigger for us, you like the belly rubs right?~ Just keep growing!” Van was struggling to put words together properly, resorting instead to groaning or yipping with the occasional leg kick and tail wag. But he didn’t disagree with them; he DID want to get bigger, much bigger in fact. He continued expanding, inch by inch, stretching the leather straps across his chest and neck. --- The tour guides hummed as they led the 30-feet-tall fennec-yeen through the lab’s door by a leash. Alkali held the leash while Bui rubbed Van’s side to encourage the growth toy to crawl forward. And crawling on hands and knees was the best movement option available at that height, his back pressing up against the hallway ceiling if Van wasn’t careful. The building shook with every plodding step forward the fennec-yeen took, but the Dewott didn’t mind seeing the damage left behind to GroLabs. It could get fixed. He just liked seeing it happen. In fact, both Bui and Alkali’s tails were wagging happily, their desire to grow people on full display, getting even stronger the more they were enabled. Once they arrived at the GroLabs lobby there was more space for Van to stand up to his full height. It was an open-air lobby, with each level of the lab wrapping around the outside of the room. His head was now high enough to look directly at the third floor. Van’s face turned a shade of red, realizing just how far he’d been pushed by his friends. Alkali pulled on the leash to bring Van along for the next wing of the lab. “Time to get even BIGGER Van, let’s get going.” The fennec-yeen listened by getting back to his knees, looming over the Pokemon with a blushing smile. Every second more inches were piling onto Van’s frame too, the encouragement becoming a vicious cycle of increasing growth pushing him to larger sizes, which made him want to grow even faster. “Yeah, you aren’t finished yet. There’s a whole building to fill. Mmmmm~” Bui continued. They weren’t going to be satisfied with just small amounts of growth, Bui and Alkali wanted lots more than this. Van was likely going to enjoy this final part of the GroLabs tour the most: the magic side of GroLabs. The magic wing’s entrance was more obvious compared to the other areas, because instead of the clinical style doors, there were huge, wooden, double-wide doors with a huge, metallic door rapper on the front. Van crawled inside when Bui and Alkali opened the doors for him. Even with that extra space, Van felt his belly dragging on the ground, and hips pressing against the sides of the doorway. “Mmmm, come on… I want more,” he mumbled, not entirely too annoyed by the situation though. His hypnosis-induced growth made the pressure on his body feel better somehow. Growth shuddered across his body, wedging him into the stone masonry even harder and pushing stones free from the wall. It cracked dangerously, green bolts of electricity playing across his fur from the growth rays still rumbling through his enormous form. He wiggled his hips and pushed harder, until with a POP the fennec-yeen came free, 50 feet tall and still expanding. “Bigger… more…” Van rumbled, hypnotically repeating his heart’s desire as if just saying it out loud would make it come true. “Hm, those growth rays are still working. Must be something about how much the growth toy wants to get bigger. Better take some notes for additional upgrades to the tech~” Alkali said, bumping Bui in the side with an elbow. “Shoot him with it again?” Bui suggested. Alkali laughed mischievously. “No, let’s use what Flint has inside this wing of the lab. There’s a lot of fun options to try.” The cracks in the wall left behind by the enormous fennec-yeen were already being repaired magically, leaving the wall as good as new. This wing of the lab was made to adjust for its occupants, allowing anyone inside to be inside without risk of accidental destruction. Unless that occupant started growing inside too. Alkali and Bui entered the room, realizing that Van was already starting without them. The tower was several hundred feet tall, making it difficult to measure accurately. Even so the fennec-yeen was going to outgrow that quickly. Tables full of flasks, bottles, and tubes with brightly colored liquids were picked up between two fingers like the tiniest sort of appetizer. Van tipped all the potions into his mouth at once, swallowing them and the glass whole. “Mmmmm, tastes fruity. Ooohhh I can feel that, here it comes,” Van said with a grin, picking up a cauldron with one hand and another table of potions with the other. The harness and collar stretched across his chest and neck, keeping pace with his rapid growth and added mass only barely. Swirling, hypnotized eyes stopped their swirling as Van focused on the otters at paw level. “HEY, down there. Are there any spells you can cast on me?” Alkali and Bui looked up at the looming fennec-yeen with equally red, blushing faces. Van was getting MUCH more into the growth the larger he became. He didn’t even need the hypnosis now to be relaxed and interested; he was going to grow AND enjoy it. Bui rushed over to a bookshelf and picked the first ‘Growth Spells’ book he could find. Alkali was more interested in that leash, grabbing it with both hands and tugging hard on Van’s collar. “Feels good, doesn’t it? Grow Van, you’re enormous, and we’re not gonna stop. More. MORE,” Alkali repeated. The growth toy rumbled deep in his chest, agreeing without saying anything. And when Bui started muttering growth spells, the bright colors of energy crashing into his paws created even larger bursts of size. Van struggled to keep himself within this wing of the lab, despite the exceedingly high ceiling. This magically induced room was made to accommodate tall Pokemon, but it wouldn’t adjust when someone was already inside. It would be counter productive to have someone trying to grow toward the ceiling for grabbing a book, only to have that ceiling get further away. The fennec-yeen hunched over inside the room, back pushing up against the roof, tail swishing to knock over shelves of books, tomes, magical artifacts, that all clattered to the ground. Many of those artifacts were either lost in his fur, or activated during the clattering to the floor, multiplying the growth effects on top of each other. Hunching over in this room didn’t help for long with Alkali and Bui actively trying to make him larger too, so he instead took a seat and completely covered the floor with his butt, with legs and paws pulled close to his body to fit inside. Beneath one paw, Alkali grunted as Van’s weight settled down. He forced himself between two toes to get better breathing room. Now that he had space, there was another task to take care of: rubbing the fennec-yeen’s soles. He had a feeling that Van would enjoy that even more with the tingling of growth added. Pressing both hands into a toe larger than his own head, and the Dewott was rewarded by seeing those toes curl up. Oh yeah, Van was enjoying that. The green glow of growth surrounded his body as he rubbed, keeping the Dewott’s size relatively the same with Van’s growth. He could rub without worry of being lost. Bui climbed up the side of Van’s leg instead, having escaped an accident of being sat on. Van’s torso was free from clothing and that provided an excellent target for tummy rubs. The water type laid flat on Van, spread eagle and rubbed with both hands, both legs. Van growled deep in his chest, pleased with the feeling and stretching his back against a wall of bookshelves that went from floor to ceiling. Van’s legs stretched out through the bookcases, then the stone masonry behind it, and into GroLabs’s hallways. The paws were 30 feet tall from heel to toe, too tall for the space that was inside the magic wing of the labs. And once that barrier of subspace was breached, the rest of Van started to spill out into GroLabs. Hundreds of feet of fennec-yeen stretched out, pushing through walls, growing dramatically, booming forward. --- GroLabs rumbled ominously from the outside. Pedestrians on the sidewalk knew exactly what that meant; GroLabs was well known for these sort of experiment results by this point. They started running away to get out of the blast zone. Inside the magically-created pocket room was about to burst, and then when it did the entire building exploded apart as well. Van groaned happily, finally out in the open, no longer forced to hunch down inside and able to stretch out in the open air. Hundreds of feet tall and still growing. Outside, Bui and Alkali were growing themselves too. They couldn’t keep up with Van for interacting otherwise. The debris was thrown far enough away that none of them was going to be in danger, but they also were certain that the growth was out of anyone’s control now. “So we’re gonna keep going then, right?” Alkali asked, looking up from between two toes at Bui, still on the fennec-yeen’s chest. “Really don’t think we could stop now anyway~”