A/N: Hello. :) With that, another chapter for "The All-You-Can-Eat Car" is out. And this time, it'll be similar to the original, but different. Either way, this is where the steward and Amelia get introduced to Tulip. Enjoy. :)

Infinity Train: The All-You-Can-Eat Car

Chapter 2: The Ball Pit Car

The next morning, a few hours later, after her belly growled, Tulip yawned before then rolling herself onto the floor and pressing her arms on the ground and lift with both her arms and legs for support before moving her feet up and stepping on the ground before the girl then got herself back up, although her body jiggled all over for a second.

"Well, guess this is my first day living on the train, especially in a blobby body like this.", Tulip spoke before realizing something.

"Shoot! Atticus and One-One might be awake by now. I'd better head back.", Tulip realized before her belly growled.

"Right after I get some breakfast with me to go.", Tulip spoke before she then went over to the bar.

When she did, she then noticed an array of desserts fit for a queen like her. Of course, she wasn't sure what the plan was for those, so she decided to check back with someone.

"Uh..., do I have to pay for those to take them to-go?", Tulip asked to the guard.

"Not if you're the V.I.P.", the guard responded before Tulip sighed in relief.

"That's a relief.", Tulip grinned before she then started grabbing as many sweets as possible with a volcano-shaped chocolate cake suddenly disappearing in her fat folds, puzzling her before Tulip lifted the fold on her left side to notice the cake inside, astonishing her.

"Whoa. I did not know I can do this. At least those fat folds are good for something.", Tulip grinned as she lifted and dropped the fat fold on her right side.

"Hey! Did you take the molten lava chocolate cake?", the guard asked somewhat suspiciously, making her worried.

"Because if you did, that's all right. Just make sure you get some jumbo-sized napkins on your way out. I heard the cake can get really messy.", the guard responded.

"Oh. Okay. Thanks.", Tulip grinned before she took the guard's advice, opened the exit door, and then headed out only to get stuck on her way out again the similar way she got stuck the first time and looked back toward her gigantic rump and shook it with a sly smirk.

"Oh, I'm definitely loving this.", Tulip grinned.

Moments later, Tulip arrived back at the business graph car as the entry door opened with Tulip getting stuck again.

"Huh. Feels good every time. And this time, for good reason. They still aren't awake yet. That should leave me just enough time to eat some breakfast.", Tulip grinned before she gently squeezed herself into the car before then sitting down and getting out a big, molten lava chocolate cake.

"It's a good thing I still won't get any bigger after eating this.", Tulip grinned eagerly as she scooped out a piece of the chocolate cake before then eating it and more pieces scooped up with slight moans of blissful wonder and covering her mouth and hands with chocolate frosting, making her messy as Atticus, whose fur was now puffed-up, and One-One walked outside to notice Tulip moaning as she's eating the cake and also, much to their surprise, not only weighing double the weight she had last night, but was also completely bare, save for her bra and underwear, that is, as they gasped at such a marvelous sight before Tulip gulped on her piece and turned to see them.

"Hi, guys. How do you like my new body?", the blob greeted.

"Whoa, mama! What a big belly you have there, Ms. Tulip.", Glad One spoke in shock and awe.

"Mm-hmm. All the better to hold all this food with. Inside and out.", Tulip grinned.

"'Out?'", Atticus puzzled.

"Check it out. I have all this food stored in my fat folds just before I came back here.", Tulip responded before setting her folds down and leaving chocolate-covered hand prints on her belly.

"Oh, my. That is strange, yet oddly resourceful.", Atticus spoke as Tulip continued eating before swallowing.

"I know, right? I'm basically a walking cabinet. And I don't even have to use my arms to hold them anymore, either.", Tulip grinned before eating the rest.

"Well, as long as you're enjoying yourself.", Atticus responded before Tulip eventually finished the cake with a swallow before her belly started shaking and growling loudly

"Mmm... Feels like a really big one coming. BUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAPP!", Tulip belched loudly, shaking the car for a moment.

"Whoo! Excuse me.", Tulip grinned.

"Way to rock the world with that loud belch, Ms. Tulip.", Glad One grinned.

"What are you trying to do, cause an earthquake?", Sad One added.

"Sorry, One-One, but that just felt so good.", Tulip responded before noticing her messy appearance.

"Whoa...! Look at how messy I got. That guard wasn't kidding. It's a good thing I brought those jumbo-sized napkins with me. It'd be rude not to use 'em anyway.", Tulip spoke as she reached into one of her fat folds on her right side and pulled out napkins before then cleaning herself in dirty areas of her body, starting with her face before finishing at her belly up unitl she's just as spotless as she was before she ate the cake.

"There. That's more like it.", Tulip grinned.

"Wow. Your large fat folds are surprisingly effective as well as resourceful.", Atticus spoke in amazement.

"Right? Now, if you'll excuse me, I got some teeth to brush.", Tulip responded.

Then, the blobby redhead walked over to the edge of the red line and sat down before brushing her teeth, using the mint-flavored squeeze candy as a toothpaste, and looking at a sort of book that stated "Annual Report" before One-One spoke up to Tulip.

"Ms. Tulip? I don't want to get cavities, either.", Glad One spoke.

"Oh. Of course not.", Tulip responded before realizing she did not have another toothbrush for him before settling for the next best thing: a blue line for the book before taking it out, placing some squeeze candy on it and then giving it to One-One.

"Here you go. Don't forget to get the ones in the back.", Tulip suggested.

"You're not my dentist.", Sad One retorted with a sort of glare before heading over to do some toothbrushing just as Atticus walked forward.

"Tulip, hello. So, with the humidity in that luau car, along with the hard floors here, my fur and I seem to be having a disagreement.", Atticus stated as his fur still appeared quite frizzy.

"Well, I think it kinda suits you, but...", Tulip began as she then brushed the toothpaste off her mouth with her fat arm before then licking her hands and then fixing Atticus' fur by brushing them down, making it normal as it was again.

"Very regal.", Tulip grinned.

"I appreciate it.", Atticus grinned before walking away.

"My tartar is under control.", Glad One grinned as he went over to Tulip, covered in mint-flavored squeeze candy around the middle.

"I can see that.", Tulip responded with a grin as she then picked him up and then placed him on her belly button while speaking to him and Atticus.

"All right, you two ready?", Tulip asked.

"Ready.", Glad One responded.

"At your command.", Atticus added before the trio went near the end of the red line with the arrow in front of them.

"I declare bankruptcy!", Tulip shouted before the arrow suddenly went down, causing the trio to slide down before eventually jumping off and landing on the ground where the red arrow just crashed through behind them before looking ahead to find the exit.

When they did, though, as soon as the door opened, Atticus and One-One went in first before Tulip went in last and got stuck halfway again before all three found themselves at a sort of gigantic playroom.

"Wow. That looks cool.", Tulip grinned before she gently squeezed herself out of the exit just before the trio then went down the stairs and saw a Bee-like TV which had a message with a humanoid bumblebee with a sign above it saying, "Hey, you" before switching to a purple and yellow flashing screen with the words, "Take off your shoes!" flashing on opposition to the background's color. It wasn't long before it showed a simulation of the bumblebee with his shoes wig an arrow flashing at them as they disappeared before it showed that same bumblebee laying down and waving with the words, "Thanks, Honey!" above him.

Tulip gave a slight smirk before looking down at her bare feet before then looking around for the exit.

"No exit in sight.", Tulip spoke just as One-One saw an array of colorful balls in the pit overhead.

"Ms. Tulip, look at all these mums!", Glad One spoke in slight amazement.

The blobby redhead then smiled before starting to jokingly apply pressure on him with her going first.

"I guess we could just stand here, not moving, and give a real hard look. Out here in the floor where we won't be distracted. Again, without moving. Or I suppose we could take a quick break to...", Tulip began as One-One grew very eager in anticipation before Atticus ran in and jumped into the ball pit with Tulip and One-One following him as they jumped in.

"Wheeeeeeee!", Glad One shouted excitedly as he swam in the balls while Atticus had a ball in his mouth.

"Now, this is where I belong. Not in this car, per se, but still.", Tulip spoke.

"'Belong'? Weren't you trying to get to Osh Kosh?", Atticus puzzled.

"Well, I mean...I was trying to get to Game Design Camp. But..., it's over. Now, I just...kinda want to stay on the train? Even in a huge body like this?", Tulip grinned a bit with a blush before then turning to Atticus.

"Hey, Atticus? Thanks for sticking with me through all this.", Tulip thanked before Atticus spat the ball out of his mouth.

"A king needs to avenge the wrongs committed against his kingdom. Turning a blind eye to what that monster did isn't an option.", Atticus responded as he turned to Tulip while laying on his back.

"But..., you don't need me for that. I-I've got a lot of stuff going on, stuff that...you don't have to deal with.", Tulip responded before Atticus then stood up while focusing on Tulip.

"Tulip. Everything we have dealt with, we have dealt with as a team, much like Steven and the Crystal Gems he fought side-by-side with. I have never questioned our alliance or friendship, the latter of which I value more.", Atticus responded.

"Thanks. You're a good boy.", Tulip responded as she placed her hand on Atticus' head near the crown.

"I'm a good man.", Atticus responded.

Just then, a voice spoke up from in the pit in muffles.

"Heroes! We need heroes!", the voice spoke.

"He could be anywhere.", Glad One spoke while next to a rabbit foot that was sticking out before Tulip and Atticus went over to the source with the former picking up said rabbit foot.

"Oh, my jeepers! Are you three the champions I've been waiting for?", the rabbit denizen asked.

"You are in luck. I am Atticus. King and Uniter of the cardigans and the Pembrookes.", Atticus greeted.

"Well, I'm Khaki Bottoms and all the cotton is rushing to my head.", Khaki greeted.

"Sorry, Mr. Bottoms. I'm Tulip and this is One-One.", Tulip introduced.

"My cotton is where it's supposed to be.", Glad One added.

"Look at you three! This is perfect. I have an artifact that needs to be returned to its sacred holding chamber. The jiggle wiggle.", Khaki spoke while presenting a squishy, purple, glittery cylinder before Tulip then reached out and gave it a slight poke with a giggle before Khaki laughed.

"Rewards await adventurers who are bold.", Khaki grinned.

"Sorry, Mr. Bottoms. I wish I could, but at my current size, I might wreck the whole place.", Tulip responded before her belly growled.

"And on another note, I'm kinda hungry.", Tulip responded.

"Oh, man. Bummer. Well, I guess we could all use something to eat first.", Khaki spoke.

Later, Tulip was eating most of a whole pizza with her own hands, much to Khaki's awestruck amazement.

"Mmm... so good...", Tulip moaned before finishing the rest of it and then swallowing before burping again.

"Oooh. Excuse me.", Tulip responded.

"So, how'd you get that big again?", Khaki asked.

"Well, the All-You-Can-Eat car certainly changed me. Now, I can pig out and eat as much food as I want. And the best part? I don't get any bigger from that. My current weight stays the same.", Tulip grinned.

"Wow. That really is something.", Khaki spoke in amazement.

"Indeed.", Atticus concurred.

Then, suddenly, the whole car shook, catching the group of four by slight surprise before the exit door opened and was quickly opened, revealing a sort of metallic creature with a mask and blue flaming eyes on.

"That's the monster!", Atticus spoke.

"We gotta go! Right now!", Tulip urged before the creature then took aim and fired the lasers at Tulip, Atticus, and One-One, only for them to dash away as the lasers destroyed some of the playground.

"Tulip, One-One, it has been an honor, but now's the time for you to save yourselves. You two stay behind Steven where it's safe.", Atticus prompted.

"No, Atticus. Stay here.", Tulip refused in worry.

"I didn't leave my kingdom on a crusade only to cower before my dragon.", Atticus responded before heading for the present danger.

"Atticus!", Tulip shouted.

Atticus growled as he managed to draw fire away from Tulip with the lasers focused on him as some of its tentacles tried to catch him. Eventually, the pursuing tentacles were led by Atticus toward the various areas of the indoor playground where the tentacles eventually wound up cutting themselves and leaking out oil when Atticus jumped above the pursuing tentacles on the staircase on top of the lighthouse inside, prompting the robot to move its broken tentacles back to survey the damage before turning back to Tulip and One-One with the former running as fast as he could before the creature followed them in pursuit and successfully grabbed Tulip by the waist, causing her to lose her grip on One-One, and then barely dragging her, given her massive size before the rotund girl then pushed away with a few stomps, causing the tentacles wrapped around Tulip to break apart and free her before Tulip landed on the ground belly first, causing the side strands of her hair to come down and dangle down the sides of her head while her hair got messy as the creature surveyed the damage again as Tulip stood back up with a slight balance problem due to the loss of her glasses before regaining her balance.

"That was a great push, Ms. Tulip.", Glad One spoke as he handed her the glasses.

"Huh? Did I do that?", Tulip puzzled just before a sudden beeping nose sounded, prompting the creature to cease fire and then move its laser guns from its eyes back inside, puzzling Tulip as she then got back up and straightened her glasses before seeing a puzzling sight.

"Huh?", Tulip puzzled before the source of the sound spoke in slight shock as a red wave moved in sync with the voice.

"I can't believe this. You managed to tear off my steward's arms with that much force from your obese body?! Just how hungry were you, you gluttonous girl?!", the voice spoke coldly and harshly.

"First off, hungry enough to eat as much as I want. And secondly, I'll take that as a compliment.", Tulip replied back with a smirk before the source only retorted and stepped out of the shadows, revealed to be an unknown robot with a blue cape and a helmet with a red wave that moves in sync with every time it speaks walking up toward the metallic monster from Corginia.

"This would've been so much easier for all of us if you had just stayed put. But instead, you go through car after car, interfering with my plans, attacking my steward for months! And despite all of that, I still wanted to help you. I send the cat to offer you your tape to live inside your happiest memories, but what'd you do with my gift? You reject it and you continue to match against me and now look where you ended up.", the robot spoke.

"Wait a minute. You're that passenger in the robot suit that the guard mentioned in the All-You-Can-Eat car. You said you're trying to get the love of your life back.", Tulip spoke.

"Yes. What of it?", the being only responded just as the cat walked up from behind her before noticing Tulip at a gargantuan and revealing (yet decent) size, making her yowl in surprise.

"Tulip! Is that you? Suddenly, you look so...", the cat puzzled.

"Fat? Yeah, but I grew into it.", Tulip responded.

"I see. Ahem. Now that I've tracked her down for you... may I go?", the cat asked.

"Where's the robot?", the being responded before Tulip gasped and then turned back to the shivering One-One.

"One-One, run!", Tulip shouted before the little robot rolled backward into the indoor playground.

"Bring the robot to me and I give you your freedom.", the being assured to the cat.

"No!", Tulip shouted defiantly before getting wrapped up in the steward's tentacles again, this time by the belly.

"I found them. That was the deal. I did my job.", the cat only responded.

"Your job is to follow directions and I am directing you.", the being only responded before the cat meowed sadly and went inside and followed by.

Then, the being gave a beeping sound to the steward before it turned and took aim, making Tulip gasp before she struggled to break free and successfully did so again, yet again breaking apart the tentacles in the process, and managed to guard the entrance just before the steward fired a rapid fire barrage of lasers at Tulip and parts of the area that were unguarded as the rotund passenger braced herself. Surprisingly, though, the lasers that hit her bounced off her belly and were reflected off to distant areas, one of which was where Khaki had to duck underneath the lasers into the ball pit, as the being in command stood in awe as it happened before the steward ceased fire. When it did, Tulip cautiously opened her eyes and saw her huge body still intact, especially the entrance behind her while the rest collapsed.

"Whoa. First, I'm strong enough to break those tentacles, and now, I'm invulnerable? That was awesome! It did kinda tickle.", Tulip grinned.

"Why...? Why do you continue to stand on my way?!", the being spoke toward her.

"Hello, you just tried to kill my friends!", Tulip replied in retorsion.

"Let's talk about your friends. They didn't have to be here.", the being spoke.

"Come again?", Tulip puzzled.

"They had a place on the train and you took them out of it. You brought them here, you knew something about me you shouldn't have known, you put them in danger.", the being responded.

"They were trying to help me!", Tulip retorted.

"They were, and this is the result. Or it would've been if you had stayed put like you were supposed to.", the being responded.

"But that's just it. They did try to help me. Who knows? Maybe they already have. They practically helped turn me into this and I've loved every second of being like this ever since. It wouldn't be right not to help them after everything they did for me. And whatever happened to you, I want to help you, too. If you'll let me.", Tulip responded as One-One and the cat peeped out.

"Do you really think it's that simple? That you can just help me with my dilemma? You don't know even who I am!", the being retorted before Atticus suddenly sprang out from nearby and bit into some of its wires and ripped them out with a growl before the being grabbed Atticus to restrain him, worrying Tulip.

"Atticus, no!", Tulip shouted in worry.

"You will cease your journey.", the robot demanded.

"My first one's already over! Now, I've decided to live on this train with my friends and explore more of it, see more of what the train has to offer. But before I do that..., just...who are you?", Tulip asked.

"Took long enough for you to ask. If you must know, I'm the conductor.", the conductor responded just before the steward turned to the conductor and spoke.

"Conductor.", the steward spoke.

"Yes, what is it?", the conductor asked with a slight sigh.

"We have more passengers boarding the train.", the steward reported.

"Ugh, I do not have time to deal with this. If you wish to live the rest of your life on the train, so be it. But I will resolve matters with you later.", the conductor spoke as he turned to Tulip before dropping Atticus to the ground and then turning back to the steward.

"Take what we need from the car.", the conductor spoke before the steward then opened a sort of panel and then grabbed the orb from the panel, making the debris on top vanish within the conductor and the steward then taking their leave as they left via the exit with Tulip giving a slight glare before turning around to notice Atticus and rushing over to him.

"Atticus, are you okay?", Tulip asked as she went over to him.

"Yes, Tulip. I'm all right. Just a bit sore on my back, though. He had quite a grip.", Atticus responded, making Tulip giggle a bit before then frowning just as quickly, but only out of worry and puzzlement about the conductor.

"The conductor... just who is he really?", Tulip puzzled.

"I think you'll find it's a 'she'.", the cat responded as she and One-One walked out.

"One-One!", Tulip spoke in relief.

"Ms. Tulip.", Glad One responded in a similar manner.

"Frankly, it's surprising to say the least that you'd actually survive an encounter like that, much less with a pudgy, gargantuan body such as yours.", the cat responded.

"Eh, it's a gift, courtesy of the All-You-Can-Eat Car. If I hadn't started liking it before, I am now.", Tulip smirked.

"Clearly. Now, if you really want to know who the conductor actually is, the answer lies in this tape.", the cat assured while getting out a video tape of sorts.

"Nope. Not this time. Last time I saw one of these, I almost got trapped in my own memories forever.", Tulip responded.

"That's because it was your own tape. This tape belongs to...another, and while it's admittedly voyeuristic, it's not dangerous.", the cat responded.

"Oh, sure. You've only lied to me twice now. Why not go for a third?", Tulip responded a bit sarcastically.

"I knew we couldn't trust you the moment I first laid eyes on you.", Atticus responded.

"Yeah. Fool her thrice, shame on me.", Glad One added.

"Our goals aren't wholly dissimilar. The conductor tried to kill me.", the cat responded.

"Hold on. That part actually was true. We were all there for that.", Atticus spoke before a Tulip thought it over hesitantly with her belly then growling again before she sighed as she then reached into her fat folds and pulled out a giant cookie.

"All right. We'll watch the tape, but only if you watch it first.", Tulip responded as she took a bite of her cookie and spoke with her mouth a little full.

"Deal.", the cat agreed.

A/N: So, what'd you think? Not how you expected it to go down, huh? Well, it is an AU story, so anything can happen. So, feel free to let me know what you think could happen from here on out beyond this chapter. I'm sure they're all great ideas and I'd be more than happy to include them in the next chapter and beyond it. Until next time. :)