Gallus waved a talon in front of his principal's face, to no response. "...So, you really *did* cast a spell on her?"

"Yep! Counselor Starlight said that Principal Twilight was easy to hypnotize, but I wasn't expecting her to have such a weak will," Ocellus replied, her wings buzzing in excitement. By now, Dash and what was left of Applejack had been completely absorbed, leaving the changeling thinner than before, but still very plump, and proudly sporting four distinct cutie marks on her belly.

"So, what, you're telling me that you can just flash some colors in front of a pony and they'll do whatever you say?" Smolder said, crossing her arms.

"Well, not exactly," Ocellus began, "Changeling-style hypnosis is powerful, but it's not an instant mind control spell like Fiducia Compelus. It requires patience to guide a semi-willing mind towards the correct paths of thinking through reinforcement and conditioning, that or requires them to be extremely weak-willed."

Smolder simply rolled her eyes, before she recoiled as a disk of light materialized in front of her.

"Here, Smolder, let me show you how it works," Ocellus said as she willed the disk to pulse with mesmerizing light. Her concentration was interrupted when she felt a talon lightly pet her belly. Ocellus turned to Silverstream who seemed transfixed on her paunch, though she kept the mesmerizing lightshow up to show Smolder what she was talking about.

"Wow, that's so cool!" Silverstream exclaimed as she was enraptured by her insectoid friend's new figure. "Our professors look *so* great on you, Ocellus!"

"Aww, thanks," Ocellus replied with a blush, giggling as she felt Sandbar extend a hoof to touch her belly.

"Yeah, but I'm curious, where's Professor Pinkie Pie?" Sandbar asked.

"Oh, well, I have a 100 in her class, so I figured that I'd spare her. But...if she ever gets tempted enough to feed herself to me, I won't deny her."

"And you said that Principal Twilight is off limits, just in case...are you going to stop eating ponies, then?" Sandbar wondered.

His musing was interrupted as he felt a wet, slimy tongue wind around his throat, gently tugging him towards Ocellus's yawning mouth. "Not a chance, Sandbar. In fact, I'm still a little hungry. Why don't you slip inside right now? I'll take good care of your soul, I promise~"

Sandbar smiled and blushed as Ocellus pulled him towards her. His head had slipped inside her mouth before he tugged back. Ocellus debated just swallowing him anyway, but, as a good friend, she released him from her hold.

"I'm flattered, Ocellus, but if anycreature's gonna eat me, it's gonna be Yona," Sandbar said.

"Aww, Yona want eat Sandbar too," Yona said, bringing Sandbar into a tight hug. "Yak stomachs very rough though, we practice for it first."

"Fair enough," Ocellus said with a shrug.

"Well, do you want to go somewhere where you can work off all those calories? I got a frisbee we can toss around in the park," Gallus interjected.

"Actually, I'm too busy for that," Ocellus replied, much to the surprise of her friends.

"Busy, with what? You ate like half the faculty, Ocellus!" Gallus interjected.

"Precisely, which is why I helped Twilight choose to give me a teaching position. It's Professor Ocellus from now on," Ocellus said with a giggle.

"You, teach!? Oooh, what's your class going to be?" Silverstream asked excitedly.

"Changeling biology, with an emphasis on the digestive system! Don't worry, it's easy to ace. Every time the class meets, I'll eat a volunteer and use them as a teaching aid. Volunteers get 100 points of extra credit," Ocellus said with a confident wobble of her belly.

Gallus was silent, and did some quick math with his talons. "Uh, Ocellus, the class would meet 24 more times before the end of the semester...and our class has 22 students...including us."

"Yeah, and?" Ocellus asked with a hint of genuine confusion.

"I...eh, whatever," Gallus said. Escaping becoming bug chub was a problem for Future Gallus.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I should get ready. First class meets tomorrow at 9:00 AM in Room 88. See you all for breakfast!" Ocellus said.

"See you, Professor Ocellus," the group replied in unison, all breaking off and leaving Twilight standing stock and still in a deep trance for anycreature to discover.

Ocellus trotted halfway down the hall when she heard the tapping of claws on tile behind her. She turned to see Smolder standing there, her eyes filled with pulsing hypnotic rings, in a slouched posture with her arms at her sides. Ocellus sighed. She did warn Smolder that hypnosis would completely dominate the mind of somecreature with extremely weak will.

"See...Professor...Ocellus...breakfast..." Smolder muttered in her deep trance.

Ocellus smiled and licked her lips. Well, perhaps she could give Smolder advance credit for the class~