Chapter 30

"Go out onto the ice, Tonya..." the Doctor ordered.

Tonya skated out; her legs were shaky, from the effects of everything she'd been through, but she stood up with little problem.

The Doctor and Nancy were now in the judges box; he flipped a switch, and a speaker came to life.

"Tonya," he said, his voice reverberating through the chamber, "this is your Final Test. I'll let you get used to skating with all the equipment you have on and inside you for a while, then we'll get started with the test itself."

Tonya's muscular leg pushed off, and she went gliding across the rink; the packs unbalanced her, but she quickly compensated for their weight on her nude body. She hadn't anticipated the weight of her massive breasts, either, which further unnerved her.

"Take all the time you need to get used to it, Tonya..."

She tried a small jump; it was awkward, but she landed without falling. She felt good about it, and let herself relax. She tried another jump, higher this time, and landed successfully; her spirits were glowing inside!

Nancy stood beside the Doctor, watching; she wanted to see her ex-rival succeed, but still felt a twinge of guilt for getting so much enjoyment from Tonya's torment...

Tonya soon realized that she was having less problem than she had thought she would in adjusting to the excess weight. Even so, she had to consciously compensate for the equipment's effects on her balance, and she still felt some awkwardness.

The Doctor stood behind the control panel, watching all the various displays, his concentration giving his face an intense look; the glow from the readouts gave his visage an unearthly quality, as well. Nancy glanced over at him, wondering what he was thinking...

Tonya kept skating, her confidence quickly returning as she overcame the effects of the unaccustomed mass she was carrying. She hadn't been the most graceful skater in the world to begin with, but her athletic ability had compensated for it. Now, that same agility was allowing her to quickly become acclimated to her burden, one that could have been too much for a more graceful skater.

She continued to skate, trying several different jumps, turns, and spins; they were still somewhat awkward, but she felt confident enough that she was just about ready to start. She skated over to the staging area, where the Doctor and Nancy had come to meet her.

"I think I'm ready to go..."

"Excellent, Tonya," the Doctor replied, "we'll get started right away!"

Tonya skated to the center of the ice, nervously awaiting the beginning of her ordeal; her concentration was mixed with fear of the pain she would have to endure, and she gulped with apprehension.

'You'll do it, Tonya!' she heard her inner voice tell her.

"Remember, Tonya," the Doctor's voice boomed through the rink, startling her, "once you start the Final Test, you HAVE to complete it successfully before you'll be allowed to finish."

"OK..." Tonya replied, hesitantly.

A few seconds later, music blared out of the speakers, and the skater started gliding across the ice. She had no problem, and felt good as she followed the rhythm of her program music. After a few passes around the rink, she prepared for an axel; she launched herself, and...