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{Spoiler}Wendy Bendixsen was sick of the insults she'd had to endure at work in regards to her 'waif' body type. There was such a double standard when it came to body-shaming. Fat-shaming was considered a BIG no-no, but for some reason skinny-shaming wasn't thought to be as bad? This made her so angry. So she joined a gym and did regular workouts that combined elements of yoga, Pilates, ballet, and strength training to create long lean muscles (in addition to getting that yogic calm she needed to put up with her coworker's rude remarks). Pretty soon she'd earned herself the nickname 'Bendy Wendy' on account of how flexible she was, being able to bend her body into unnatural positions and stretch further than was natural for the human body to stretch. It started with her legs. Not only were they elongating, but her feet were enlarging too.




Rather than being freaked out by this bizarre ability she'd developed, Wendy couldn't help but wonder what other parts of herself she could enlarge. She learned the answer to that when she was doing a promotional shoot for her company and went to lean her back against a wall...only to be confused when her butt hit the wall before it should've. To her surprise, it had seemingly grown in size. 



The next day, after a particularly grueling run, she was worn out and sat down on a hard surface which hurt her butt...so she decided to use her growing butt trick to provide herself with some cushioning (and was all the happier for it).



There was a downside to her newfound abilities, though. One day when she was getting into her company car, a paparazzo was heckling her, making lude comments about her new curvier butt. While all the yoga she'd been doing had taught her to keep calm, and she maintained her composure by putting on a big smile for the camera, in actuality she was quietly seething with rage...and apparently this was having a negative effect on her body. She could feel her clothes tightening over her expanded form. More jibes from the paparazzo didn't help things, as he asked her how she was going to fit in the car. It was a tight squeeze, but eventually she managed to get herself inside the vehicle and away from the heckler. 



Once home, she remembered her breathing techniques she'd learned to calm herself down whenever she was riled up - and this was one such occasion. Eventually she was back to normal, which was just as well, as she was due to make an appearance at a public event. After receiving a concerned call, she assured them she would be able to make it and there wouldn't be any further 'incidents'. As if on cue, as she said this, her nose grew. What once was thin with a refined tip was now large and bulbous, looking like she'd been stung by several bees. "What am I, Pinocchio?!" she shrieked in frustration. This only caused her lips to swell also, appearing as if she'd gotten too many collagen injections. Suffice to say...things were not going well for Wendy.



Arriving "fashionably late" (as she called it) at the event, Wendy's swollen features had thankfully returned to normal. She vamped it up in a green animal-print pencil dress which she looked to have been poured into and everything was going fine until she realised that the combination of bright lights and flashing cameras everywhere were producing enough heat to cause her body to expand once more...and how! She couldn't control it, growing up and up and up until she could reach for the clouds. She'd never expanded this much before and was worried what would happen if she got any bigger. From her vantage point she could see a pair of robbers holding up a store that would've been quite a fair distance away when she was normal-sized, but in her current enlarged state she only needed to take a few strides to get there. The crooks didn't know what to make of this giant lady and immediately started shooting up at her. Miraculously, the bullets bounced off Wendy's rubberized form...and straight back at those who'd fired them. They dashed for cover from the hail of bullets and, with no ammo left, were completely at the mercy of Wendy, who picked them up with her ginormous hands and plonked them back down on the ground right outside the police station where they were arrested by the stunned cops who called out their thanks for her help in apprehending the criminals and she gave them a friendly wave before returning to the event from whence she came and shrinking back down to her regular human size. 



Wendy Bendixsen was immediately labeled a 'superhero' by the public (some even regarded her as "the eighth wonder of the world") and everyone was vying for that exclusive first interview with her. One she most definitely wouldn't be granting that interview to was the paparazzo who'd heckled her, which she spied trying to take her photo. She pointed an accusing finger at him and announced to everyone, "This guy fat-shamed me.", which in turn caused everyone to start booing and hissing at him before he was forcibly removed from the event by security. Things were suddenly look 'up' for Wendy, who found that she could now get any gig she wanted to. Every modelling agency was clamoring to have her as their spokeswoman. She took part in plus-size model photoshoots and was also no longer embarrassed to appear in all her curvy glory at public events and such.



As for her coworkers....she didn't hear one peep out of them (and rightly so, considering she'd just been promoted and was now in charge). The only time anything was said was when she got too big a head (quite literally), which would humble her/knock her down a peg. 



In between barking orders at work, modelling and exercising, Wendy decided that since she was 'going to be doing this superhero thing' (as she put it), a superhero costume was in order. One that would stretch with her body. It was, of course, figure-hugging and showed off all her curves. In what little spare time she had to relax at home, she was thankful for her stretching ability, as it sure made reaching that ever-elusive remote all the more easier.



Superhero Name:Expandra.

Secret Identity:Wendy Bendixsen.

Would Be Played By: Bryce Dallas Howard.

Powers: The ability to expand any part of herself at will, including her whole body. Various projectiles bounce off her expanded form (such as bullets).

Weaknesses: When in her expanded form, if she's pressed too hard against any sharp objects, she risks rupturing. Extreme heat can also cause her to expand more than she intends to, which may lead to overexpansion. She hasn't yet tested her limits to see just how BIG she can get...and doesn't particularly wish to, lest she find out the hard way.

Costume: A form-fitting light blue latex suit with matching gloves and boots. 

Catchphrase: ”I’m more woman than you can handle.”