It all began when Princess Sally decided to take a walk through the Great Forest. She occasionally needed some time to herself, so she took a walk every so often to clear her head. The walk was uneventful until Sally accidentally kicked something in the path.

"Hmm? What do we have here?" Sally uttered, bending over to pick up the object.

It was small metal container, measuring 6x6 and two inches thick. It was sealed by a small clasp. Sally opened it up the container.

One side of the container were two sheets of thirty-six capsules, the other had one extra capsule, and two folded pieces of paper. One was labeled "map." The other paper wasn't labeled. Sally read the unlabeled paper first. It was some type of shortened lab report.

"Genetic enhancement capsule. Dermal strength increase by ten. Unsolvable side effect: dermal elasticity increase by ten, eventual spread to whole body." Sally scanned. She put the paper back and took the map out.

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After following the map, Sally found herself at a cave somewhere in the middle of the forest. The mouth of the cave was sealed off by a door with an old, computerized lock. In took a minute for Nicole, Sally's minicomputer, to pick said lock.

I wonder why this place wasn't marked on the maps at Knothole? Sally thought.

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Once inside, Sally followed a path into a large hangar of some sort. There were also numerous gas tanks, as well as hoses, even numerous valves, which probably accessed a water source.

A smile crept up across Sally's face. She took out the lab report again and read the whole thing. She always wanted a talent that was unique to herself.

From what she read, who ever swallowed a capsule would have the ability to inflate themselves for one week, as well as more resilient flesh. There were a few problems though. If a person took more than one capsule per day, they risked they change being permanent. Also, each new capsule multiplied the effect of the previous capsule. The maximum number of pills that could be taken with guaranteeing permanent change was four.

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After downing five capsules, Sally walked to a tank of oxygen, connected a hose, and put the free end into her mouth...