A/N: Hello. Sorry for the wait, but here it its. The next chapter of "Infinity Train: The All-You-Can-Eat Car". And this time, it's the last. I'll explain why later.
Infinity Train: The All-You-Can-Eat Car
Chapter 8: The Mall Car
"Apex, I'm back and better than ever!", Grace grinned to the Apex, who were quite surprised to see an unexpectedly huge sight: not only is Grace big and fat, much less in her undergarments, but also stuck in the doorway.
"Grace? What happened?", a young girl with an eyepatch asked.
"Well, Lucy, let's just say I went through something big. And I love every inch I gained out of this.", Grace grinned before trying to push forward.
"I'm stuck, aren't I?", Grace guessed.
"Yeah. That happens. Let me try to push you out.", Tulip responded before then proceeding to push Grace by the feet.
"Wouldn't it be easier to just push me in the butt?", Grace asked.
"Nope. We only met, so I'm gonna avoid doing that.", Tulip responded from the other side as she pushed, making Grace blush.
"Okay... Almost...there...!", Tulip spoke before finally, she pushed Grace out through the doorway and she landed on her belly.
"Whoa. That was really something. Thanks, Tulip.", Grace thanked.
"No problem.", Tulip assured before she stepped in next, getting stuck as usual.
"Yep. That happens all the time.", Tulip spoke before then proceeding to push herself out, but to no avail.
"Okay. That's new.", Tulip spoke.
"Do you need some help getting out?", Grace asked as she stood up.
"Maybe.", Tulip responded before Grace went over to Tulip and then grabbed both her wrists.
"Okay. I'm gonna pull you out while you try and shimmy your way out at the same time. Ready?", Grace asked.
"Ready.", Tulip responded.
"All right. Heave..., ho!", Grace grunted as she then started pulling Tulip, who started shimmying her way out, budging out of the doorway little by little.
A moment afterward, Grace finally pulled Tulip out the doorway, causing her to land on top of Grace with the two rotund girls blushing at each other before Tulip got off.
"Hehe. Uh..., thanks.", Tulip thanked.
"Don't mention it.", Grace responded before she then chewed a piece of candy as M.T., Jesse, Atticus (with One-One on top of his back), and Alan Dracula got out.
"So..., got a name?", Grace asked.
"Nope.", M.T. responded.
"This is Jesse, Atticus, M.T. (not an official name), and Alan Dracula.", Tulip greeted as Alan Dracula then turned around to face Grace, who was still eating the candy.
"Want some?", Grace offered to Jesse, holding a bag of candy.
Then, Jesse got the bag and ate one of the pieces.
"Good?", Grace asked before Jesse only made a bit of a face.
"It's...pretty good.", Jesse commented before swallowing.
"Ugh, I don't know why I said that. It tastes like old pennies.", Jesse added in disgust.
"Then, wheel it. You don't like it? Don't eat it. Kick it to the wheels. You do what you want.", Grace spoke before Jesse then kicked the bag up toward the ground, causing the wheel to tear up the bag, dragging several pieces of candy up and down until they get left behind on the ground.
"Look at you. I like what I see.", Grace grinned before her belly growled as did Tulip's.
"Ooooh..., hungry already?", Grace asked.
"Yeah. It happens. Good thing we brought so many corn dogs with us.", Tulip grinned as she and Grace got out their mini corn dogs.
"Yeah. Good thing.", Grace grinned.
Soon after, the two girls then ate the mini corn dogs from their fat folds before their bellies rumbled.
"Oh, yeah. Here it comes.", Tulip spoke before she and Grace moaned as they again grew bigger and fatter with which while their bodies grew taller, their bodies also fattened up more by the belly, breast, and butt, but mostly the belly, which then touched the ground before the growth stopped.
"Ohhhh, that felt so much better...", Tulip moaned.
"Yeah... but what I don't get, though, is why.", Grace responded.
"Well, that's the beauty of it. And the best part? The feeling gets better every time.", Tulip assured.
"You don't say...", Grace grinned in wonder.
"Oh. Lucy, was it? Wanna try one of these?", Tulip asked, getting out a mini corn dog from her fat folds and handing it to her.
"Don't worry. They're still pretty good, if not better.", Tulip assured.
"Well, if you say so...", Lucy responded before trying one with a small bite before then widening her eyes in surprise.
"Hey, you're right! These are good...", Lucy grinned before she finished the rest of her one corn dog, effectively getting chubby.
"Mmm. That was good.", Lucy grinned.
"Yeah, and it gets better. That is, if you're hungry for more.", Grace grinned before Lucy's belly grumbled.
"Looks like I am.", Lucy spoke.
"Well, guess what? Here's some more.", Grace grinned, handing Lucy 9 more mini corn dogs.
"Yay.", Lucy grinned before she then ate the extra mini corn dogs one at a time, growing bigger and fatter by the second.
Of course, she's still nowhere near as big as Tulip and Grace, but she definitely has bulked up in pudge and weight, at least enough to a point that her clothes are snug with her belly showing.
"Mmm... You're right. It does feel good.", Lucy grinned.
"I know, right?, Grace grinned before she then turned the doorknob and opened it to show several kids hanging out in the desolate mall car that seemed more like a hangout.
"Cool...", Jesse spoke.
"What happened in here?", Tulip puzzled.
"Yeah..., we took over this car. Now, it belongs to the Apex. Cool name, huh?", Grace spoke.
"Yeah.", Jesse responded in awe.
"Meh. Kind of.", M.T. and Tulip responded before the latter got stuck again.
"Sounds a bit tacky if you ask me.", Atticus added.
"I got it from a book.", Grace spoke.
"Huh. I see.", Tulip responded before then shimmying herself forward a bit with each turn on the side before she finally squeezed herself in and landed inside.
"Phew.", Tulip sighed as she then stood up.
"Guess I'm next.", Grace spoke before she, too, got stuck as she walked into the doorway.
"Ugh, not again...", Grace groaned.
"Yeah, it actually feels good after the first couple times. You get used to it.", Tulip assured as she went over to Grace and gently grabbed her hands.
"Really?", Grace puzzled.
"Well..., yeah. But enough about that for now. Let's get you in.", Tulip responded before she then helped pull Grace in as she felt a budge on the other side, prompting her to turn where the budge happened before instinctively turning the other way and alternating.
"Hey. This actually feels... kinda good.", Grace blushed.
"I know, right?", Tulip grinned before she successfully squeezed Grace out of the doorway, allowing Jesse, M.T., Atticus, and One-One to enter.
"There. So, about this car... did it always look this...desolate?", Tulip asked.
"Well, we kinda made due.", Grace replied just as someone appeared.
"Grace! Did you find some more strays?", a young man asked, sliding down the escalator before kneeling down a bit in front of Grace, who moved her hand, as if making a wavy line.
"Who's that?", Tulip asked.
"My second-in-command, Simon. I trust him with my life, even if he was wearing black socks with sandals when I first met him.", Grace introduced.
"Yeah. Just like I'm still supportive of you, even if you did get very fat since the last time I saw you.", Simon smirked in response.
"Uh, ouch.", Grace responded jokingly.
"Ouch is right.", Tulip responded.
"Aw, don't mind him. He just tends to be straight-forward at times. Just like now.", Grace assured.
"Still, thanks for letting me keep my cool factor for...10 seconds, there. Woof! We caught you just in time.", Simon responded, referring to Jesse's current number.
"I thought I was doing pretty good.", Jesse responded.
"Yeah. Look at you two. With those numbers, you'll be stuck here forever.", M.T. added before Grace and Simon turned to each other and chuckled.
"I'm sure you all had the best of intentions..., you, but I'm afraid you've been leading Jesse in the wrong direction. This is what you want. This is strength.", Grace responded.
"Last I checked, numbers aren't strength, but instead the key to the strength you find within yourself.", Atticus added.
"Whoa! A talking dog?! Now, I've seen everything.", Grace spoke in feigned surprise with a grin.
"This talking dog has a name. And it's Atticus.", Atticus responded.
"He's right, though. When I was in that pod, the conductor, One-One, told me to get my number down. He was funny and gloomy.", Jesse responded.
"The little white thing?", Simon asked before he and Grace laughed.
"It took over the train from the real conductor.", Grace explained.
"Real conductor?", Tulip puzzled.
"Yeah. We've been on this train longer than you. Neither of us got intro videos from that liar! He took over and started brainwashing people.", Simon added.
"And now, for some reason, this fake little robot wants to get rid of all of us! It wants to kick us humans off our rightful train. This was the conductor. This is real. I'm real! And because I have the highest number, it's my responsibility to correct that little robots lies.", Grace added.
"I'm not so sure about those being lies. They may seem like lies, but they really aren't. And I should know. The first time I boarded the train, I didn't get any intro video either. The whole time I was on that train the first time, after that scuffle with those creatures that literally suck the life out of you, all I...", Tulip began.
"You mean the Ghoms?", Simon interrupted.
"Yes, I mean the Ghoms. Anyway, after that, all I ever wanted was to get out of this car, not wanting to end up like whatever happened to that guy I saw. But it turned out that when my number reached '0', that wormhole was actually the one that led me back home.", Tulip continued.
"Really? And how did you know that it wasn't some kind of death trap?", Grace asked glaringly.
"I can just tell. Besides, I'm still on the train, aren't I?", Tulip responded as she held out her right hand, showing that her number is at 0.
"You're at 0, already?!", Simon exclaimed.
"Okay, look. I know this looks bad, but like Tulip said, she's still here on the train.", Grace assured.
"Okay, hold up. Even if your number's at 0 already, you still get to stay on the train?", Simon asked.
"Well, if I want, which I do. The conductor told me so himself.", Tulip responded.
"And just who are you referring to as 'the conductor'?", Simon asked as One-One popped up from behind Atticus.
"Oh. Why, that would be me. One.", Glad One spoke up.
"One...", Sad One added, making Grace and Simon shocked as they gasped before the rest of the apex present turned around and saw One-One in shock, if not horror, halting their usual activities.
"Uh-oh.", Tulip spoke in worry.
"We've been breached!", one of the apex shouted before they started flailing about in panic as Grace and Simon (or at the very least, the latter) turned angrily to Tulip.
"You! You led him right to us, didn't you?!", Simon exclaimed.
"No, it's not like that!", Tulip exclaimed.
"Ms. Tulip's right. I don't see any reason why you should get kicked out. You all seem happy here.", Glad One assured.
"Although I'm a little bit jealous myself.", Sad One commented.
"See? What'd I tell you? Funny and gloomy.", Jesse spoke.
"How do you know that any of that is the truth?", Simon asked.
"Because, if it wasn't for One-One, I wouldn't have grown to be a better person, no pun intended.", Tulip responded.
"I had a hand in this, too, you know.", Atticus spoke up.
"Oh, yeah. And Atticus, too.", Tulip added.
"It was a group effort.", Glad One stated, puzzling the rest of the apex enough for them to stop panicking and listen to the rest of what Tulip has to say.
"And the conductor you thought was...this? It turned out that Amelia was a passenger who became the conductor you thought she was by usurping him and moving him to the snow car for 33 years so that she can try to make a car based on her own world. She did that because she didn't want to play the hand fate dealt her. Because she didn't want a life without her husband, Alric.", Tulip explained as she moved her fingers across the red line paint on Simon's face.
"What happened to the guy? Did he break up with her or something?", Grace asked.
"Worse. He died.", Sad One explained sadly, making Damien, Simon, Grace, and the others present gasp except for Tulip, Atticus, and Alan Dracula.
"Point is, if anyone has the highest number, it would be Amelia. And by that logic, Grace, that would make your number the 2nd highest.", Tulip explained.
"What?", Grace reacted in surprise.
"I know. When I saw how high her number I was the last time I was on the train, I couldn't believe it either.", Tulip responded.
"And you know what else? Amelia's still in the engine, serving as the engineer.", Glad One stated.
"She's been demoted since the incident.", Sad One added.
"She even sent passengers like me to help look for any bugs in any car and quarantine them so they can be fixed.", Tulip added.
"The point is, you and your friends don't need to worry about getting kicked out of this car. You're all welcome to stay here if you want.", One-One assured.
"Wait. We are?", Grace puzzled.
"But of course! We're just going to help renovate this car for proper organization.", Glad One assured.
"I'm still not used to this kind of manual labor, though.", Sad One added.
Then, Grace placed her fingers on her chin contemplatively for a moment before she spoke.
"All right, One-One. I'll take you up on your offer.", Grace assured.
"Really?", Tulip, M.T., and Atticus puzzled.
"But why?", Jesse asked.
"Because I care about people. I care about you, Jesse.", Grace responded.
"What a coincidence. So do I.", Glad One grinned.
"Are you sure we can trust him, though?", Simon whispered.
"Don't worry. It's all part of my plan.", Grace assured.
"What plan?", Simon puzzled.
"We'll talk about it later.", Grace responded.
"Oh. I almost forgot why I came here. A new car dropped down about two ahead. I was hoping to take some scouts to give it a look.", Simon spoke.
"You know, it's been a while since I've checked out a freshly made car. I'll take this one. Jesse, will you be joining? And you, too, Tulip? It could be a good way to show you what the Apex does daily.", Grace asked.
"Excuse me! Hi! I respect the whole vibe you've got going around here, but we don't...", M.T. began before noticing that Alan Dracula went missing.
"Wait. Where's Alan Dracula?", M.T. asked.
"Who knows? Maybe he went off someplace to look for grass.", Glad One guessed.
"What, the deer? Probably taken to be stabled. Didn't think you'd want it running off.", Simon responded.
"Stabled? You took our friend and locked him up?! You didn't think to check with us or him?!", M.T. snapped as Grace backed away from the apparent awkwardness.
"Hey, M.T. They're probably just trying to help. Mistakes happen. We're all human.", Jesse responded.
"I respect that, Jesse. You guys stay here and find your friend so you can help One-One with the renovation. You guys can talk to Simon if there are any problems.", Grace assured.
"Yeah, I don't know about this.", Tulip commented.
"And while they do that, you two'll come with me so you can see what we do.", Grace spoke to Jesse.
"Is that okay?", Jesse asked.
"Yeah. It's fine.", M.T. assured.
"Are you sure? It would seem unwise to...", Atticus began.
"I said it's fine. I'll make sure Alan Dracula's safe. We'll talk later. Okay?", M.T. asked before Jesse nodded.
"All right, now, let's get you a harpoon pack.", Grace spoke before Jesse widened his eyes in surprise.
"Whaaaaat?!", Jesse exclaimed in surprise.
Outside, Jesse was still in awe over his harpoon pack.
"Cool.", Jesse spoke before Grace stopped him.
"Whoa, slow down there! You don't want to end up like Lucy. Aim first, okay?", Grace warned.
"What happened to her?", Tulip asked.
"Well, you already met.", Grace responded.
"Ooooh.", Tulip winced before Grace pointed to the scouts, who then shot out their magnetic harpoons toward a part of the car before retracting the harpoons, sending them shooting up across toward the latest car, leaving Jesse thrilled.
"This is the best day of my life!", Jesse exclaimed in awe.
"I know. And I would've gotten you one, Tulip, but the way you are now, I'm not sure it could carry you. Heck, I'm not sure it'll carry me.", Grace responded as she took her own pack off.
"I'm clipping you so I can catch you if you fall. But also, don't fall. Because I never tested it. Tulip and I will just go in the normal way.", Grace assured.
"Uh..., okay.", Jesse agreed before he then shot out their magnetic harpoons and jumped across the car.
Meanwhile, the four friends were still looking for Alan Dracula.
"Alan Dracula! Alan Dracula! Do malls have crane games?", M.T. puzzled.
"Well, yes, but not the ones with grass in it, silly.", Glad One responded.
"Simon said that Alan Dracula was taken to get stabled. What could he mean by that?", Atticus asked before suddenly, a voice popped out from behind.
"Check it out. I'm all wobbly.", one of the apex kids spoke, apparently using M.T. like a mirror from behind.
"Hey, do you mind? She's not a mirror.", Atticus urged.
"Yeah, she is, King Dog.", the kid responded, suddenly snapping something inside Pink Steven.
"I can't help but feel I've been insulted.", Atticus growled.
"Point is, Grace and Simon say you're not even real.", the apex kid responded, further angering M.T.
"Well, Grace and Simon are about to lose the shortest member of their club!", M.T. threatened as she made a fist before he then took off laughing.
"He is a sad, strange little man.", Atticus began before groaning in frustration.
"It's no use. He's practically gone the way of the dodo.", Sad One discouraged while M.T. was searching for Alan Dracula.
"Alan Dracula! Where are you?!", M.T. shouted just before quickly dodging a sudden burst of laser eyes and noticing Alan Dracula in practical distress.
"Hold him still. Come on.", the apex girl urged before giggling.
"What?", M.T. spoke in worry.
"Cease and desist at once!", Atticus barked as he then pushed the boy away from the rope while M.T. unlatched the saddle and tipped the girl down.
"What is wrong with you?!", M.T. shouted.
"Uh, I wouldn't do that if I were you.", Sad One warned.
However, the boy only kicked at M.T.'s leg against his warning and wound up hurting his foot and tumbling down on the ground.
"Hey. I warned him.", Sad One spoke before the apex boy noticed his number getting raised up from 210 to 218.
"Yes.", the boy spoke in joy before the girl went over to him.
"Nice.", the girl grinned.
"I'm afraid we're going to have to ask you two to clear out of this area.", Atticus urged as M.T. growled, urging the kids to turn tail and run.
"Ow.", the apex boy spoke, trying to run.
"Honestly. The nerve...", Atticus sighed.
"Simon is going to have some explaining to do.", M.T. spoke as she took the rope off of Alan Dracula's mouth.
Meanwhile, Jesse and Tulip followed Grace and her scouts to the latest car with Jesse stepping closer to notice his reflection and then step back a bit in worry.
"You good? Something I should know?", Grace asked.
"It's fine... probably. I just, um, I don't know all the rules.", Jesse responded.
"I get it. The train can be confusing. And lonely. That chrome girl. She's...quite the character.", Grace spoke.
"Oh, yeah. M.T. is great.", Jesse responded.
"Where'd you meet her?", Grace asked.
"She saw me put sunglasses on Alan Dracula and wasn't a fan. But she stuck with me when I needed it. We rode a compass like a pirate ship, almost kicked a toad, went to a carnival, and...oh. Yeah. You were there for that one.", Jesse responded as he snapped his fingers.
"She seems nice, but...She's a little bit different from us, huh? She doesn't have a number.", Grace spoke.
"Yeah, well, she wouldn't. She's not a passenger.", Jesse responded.
"Exactly. She's a null.", Grace responded.
"They're what?", Jesse puzzled.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot that you don't know. Null, it means nothing. Not even a zero. I read it in a book.", Grace responded, making Tulip give an annoyed huff.
"Oh. Yeah.", Jesse understood nervously.
"Humans get numbers and nulls just tag along. They're not bad. They're just...not like us. And there's so many more of them.", Grace explained.
"Hm. Well, I guess, technically, they're not like us.", Jesse responded.
"You've explored the train. It's dangerous out there. You almost jumped out of your shoes when you saw the cubes.", Grace spoke, spinning the cube.
"It's not the cubes. It's the reflection. M.T.'s has some...run-ins with the cops. I guess they would've popped out for me now, if they could've. She'd be in trouble, though.", Jesse responded.
"Sounds like she's got a lot of problems that you got pulled into.", Grace spoke as she stopped the spinning cube.
"It's not like that. She needed some help and I practically offered to pitch in. She can actually be really cool once you get to know her.", Jesse assured.
"We'll see.", Grace responded.
"Well, he's not wrong, there, Grace. Before I came here, before I met you, I came across the one car that allowed me to embrace what I'm turning into now: a huge, fat blob. Not literally, but you know what I mean. Point is, I actually love growing bigger and fatter. It's like I become more and more like me each time I eat. Like I'm really becoming something bigger instead of just part of it. And if it weren't for those 'nulls' as you call them, I wouldn't be more relaxed about staying here on the train like this." Tulip grinned.
"Really?", Grace asked.
"Yeah. That said, since you showed us how things usually work around here, how about I show you how I do things every day?", Tulip grinned.
Meanwhile, One-One, Atticus, and M.T. went over to Simon.
"Simon! Do you have any idea what is going on in your car?", M.T. shouted.
"Huh? You're still here?", Simon asked.
"Your little toadies were trying to saddle Alan Dracula. He's shaking.", M.T. reported.
"And possibly not in a good way.", Sad One Added.
"And the way they were treating him while they were trying to saddle him? That's enough to make me madder than a bulldog!", Atticus added.
"The deer? What?", Simon puzzled.
"Hold on. You're not even paying attention, are you?", Atticus guessed before the door opened with Grace squeezing herself in.
"Hey, Simon.", Grace greeted before Simon went over to her at the door.
"Empty-handed, but high-spirited?", Simon asked.
"Eh. Could've been worse. Jesse was a natural.", Grace responded as she then squeezed herself in before she succeeded with Jesse walking in next.
"Hey. Where're M.T. and the others?", Jesse asked.
"We're right over here, Jesse.", Atticus replied.
"Yeah, that's right. We were just having a little talk.", Simon responded.
"Oh. Well, we're gonna go out this way. Tulip says she's got something to show me there.", Grace grinned as Tulip then squeezed herself out the doorway and into the Mall Car.
"You are?", Simon asked.
"Yeah. We'll be back in the morning.", Tulip assured as she went over to Grace.
"Hey, One-One. Could you, uh...", Tulip began before she whispered to One-One.
"Oh. Say no more.", Glad One responded before causing a certain train car to move up and then go over to another train car and set itself down there.
"What was that?", Grace asked.
"Just a little surprise I'm going to show you just up ahead.", Tulip replied.
"Huh. Hey, Lucy. You and the others can come with us there if you want.", Grace grinned.
"Really?", Lucy grinned before Grace nodded.
"Come on, guys!", Lucy grinned before she, Todd, and four more others then went for the door first with Grace opening the door.
"Whatever you have in mind, Grace, it better work.", Simon said to himself, not knowing that two figures, one dressed entirely in a black robe-like coat and another with a green short-sleeved jacket with a stylish purple feather plumage on top of it, were watching via security cameras.
"Well, this is...interesting.", a man in a black robe sneered.
"Disgusting is more like it. Not that it matters.", another added before the former figure pressed a key, turning on the monitor to show a series of footage before Zenith went to a file labeled "Bottomless Blob" and it started with Tulip, Atticus, and One-One entering before the black coated figure then fast forwarded to the part with Tulip looking on at the chocolate waterfall before her stomach growled.
"Well, I guess one taste couldn't hurt.", Tulip spoke before she then took a scoop from the chocolate river in front of her with her finger, popped it in her mouth and tasted the chocolate, making her beam in excitement.
"Mmm! That is the best chocolate I've ever tasted.", Tulip moaned in ecstasy before preparing to get more only to notice nearby candies for her that she can get instead.
"Eh. I'll get back to the waterfall later.", Tulip shrugged before heading for the lollipop flowers instead.
"No class...", the black-robed sighed before then fast-forwarding to another example being shown with Tulip, One-One, and Atticus in the Food Pyramid Car as another figure spoke.
"The young people today are sicker than ever.", the 2nd figure spoke as the video stopped and played as normally.
"It looks like the side effects from drinking more than necessary are increased gaining rate with improved metabolism control, increased appetite stimulation, and is transmissible after effects start. Transmissible? But how?", Tulip puzzled just before her belly growled again.
"Oh, boy. Guess I'll have to see for myself.", Tulip responded before she started drinking the rest of the bottle until it was empty.
However, nothing seemed to happen as of yet.
"Well, it doesn't seem like anything's happening yet so far.", Tulip shrugged before she then waddled over toward a burger and took a bite before quickly becoming infatuated.
"Mmm...! This is so good!", Tulip beamed before she then ate half of the burger and then went for the fries as well as half of the ice cream sundae staffs, which caused her body to bloat up and puff out by the belly, chest, butt, arms, and legs while Tulip's triple chin developing, making her moan in wonder as Atticus watched in slight surprise with a gasp before Tulip burped.
"Oh, yeah. That's the stuff... Oh. Uh, pardon me, though.", Tulip blushed a bit
"No.", the black-robed figure spoke almost angrily before fast-forwarding straight to the point with Tulip first meeting Grace.
"This is maddening. They're all infected with hero syndrome...", the 2nd figure commented.
"Whoa! You really were hungry, weren't you?", Tulip asked, grinning in surprise.
"Well, not before now. But you know? It didn't really feel half bad. I think I could get used to this.", Grace smirked, shaking her gigantic rump side-to-side for a moment as she glanced at it before turning back to Tulip, who responded back.
"I sure hope so. I'm Tulip, by the way.", Tulip greeted.
"I'm Grace.", Grace greeted in responded.
"Huh. That's a cool name.", Tulip responded before the black-robed figure stopped the video with a key.
"This has gone too far. The laws of nature have been repeatedly broken aboard this train, and without those laws, how would there be any balance?", the figure asked.
"Well, Zenith, that sounds like something that needs to be dealt with crucially.", the 2nd figure surmised.
"Exactly. I've seen it all, Polaris, but I've never seen anything as disturbing as what we've seen here today. The pieces are finally in place. Time to come out of the shadows, take control, and end this threat to the natural order. But first, we're going to draw Tulip back out by spreading the word, and what better way to do that than with a message?", Zenith agreed as he stood up and started walking out toward the elevator as Polaris followed before eventually stopping and turning around with Polaris behind him
"And what car did you have in mind for that?", Polaris asked.
"Simple. One of the cars that One-One tried to fix himself while he was with Tulip on her first adventure.", Zenith replied.
"You got the right idea, but I don't think it's going to be easy.", Polaris commented.
"I never was one for easy, Polaris. If anyone wants to break one more of nature's laws...", Zenith began before he pressed a button before the elevator doors started to close.
"...we'll make sure it's their last.", Zenith finished before the elevator doors closed.
Meanwhile, Tulip opened the door to the All-You-Can-Eat Car.
"And there it is. The car that helped turn me into what I am today: the All-You-Can-Eat Car.", Tulip introduced.
"Wow. That's the All-You-Can-Eat Car?", Grace asked.
"Yeah. Pretty cool, huh?", Tulip grinned before Grace's belly growled.
"Oooooh... I feel so hungry already...", Grace moaned.
"Well, what's stopping you?", Tulip asked with a smirk.
Seconds later, Grace went in first and got stuck again.
"Oh, boy...", Grace sighed before she then started shimmying herself out one side at a time.
"Okay, I'm definitely getting used to this.", Grace grinned before getting herself inside the car.
"My turn.", Tulip grinned before she went in, got stuck, shimmied herself in, and succeeded.
"Ta-da.", Tulip grinned.
"Wow. So, that's the car that fattened you up so good?", Grace asked.
"Yeah, but I can still move around so well.", Tulip grinned.
"Hello, there. That body treating you well?", the barkeeper asked.
"Better.", Tulip grinned, patting her belly, which jiggled upon contact.
"Oh, and I see you found someone as big as you.", the barkeeper responded.
"Well, not exactly...", Tulip blushed in response.
"Yeah. In fact, this is just my first time here. And I'm feeling really hungry. Also, we brought some company.", Grace added, gesturing to Lucy, Todd, and 4 other kids.
"Oh, I see. A whole family, huh? Well, they can step right on in and eat.", the barkeeper grinned.
"Thanks.", Tulip grinned.
"So, what'll it be?", the barkeeper asked.
"The best cake you have.", Grace responded before her belly growled.
"And make that 5 times as much.", Grace added.
"Wow. Are you sure, Grace?", Tulip asked.
"I don't know why, but I feel hungry enough to eat that much.", Grace responded before Tulip's belly growled, too.
"Ooooooh. You know what? Me, too, now that you mention it.", Tulip responded.
"Well, just have them come on in and I'll have those cakes ready in a jiffy.", the barkeeper assured.
"You got it. You kids hear that? You can come in.", Grace grinned before Lucy, Todd, and the 4 kids went inside to join Tulip and Grace just as five more cakes were brought out.
"Here you go! And just in time, too.", the barkeeper spoke before Tulip, Grace, Lucy, Todd, and the others started eating their first cake.
During their first cake, Tulip, Grace, Lucy, and the others all grew bigger and fatter as their bodies swelled up in fat, and as they ate the rest of the 4 cakes after, Tulip, Grace, and Lucy grew bigger breasts, bellies, and butts, although for Lucy's case, it wasn't much bigger, but they are just starting out as they swelled up some, while the others' clothes just started to get snug.
"Wow. That first cake was good.", Lucy grinned.
"And you're even growing a soft bean bag from your belly.", Glad One grinned.
"Good thing there's plenty more where that came from. And it's not just in this car.", Tulip grinned.
"You mean there are others?", Grace asked.
"Maybe.", Tulip smirked.
Very soon, Tulip, Grace and the others all got out the All-You-Can-Eat Car and then got in the Food Pyramid car where they each ate 5 more scoops of giant ice cream, making them all grow bigger and fatter as Lucy and the others' clothes all got more snug.
"Oooooh, I'm loving this...", Grace moaned.
"Yeah. I know the feeling.", Tulip grinned.
"I'm feeling kinda warm, guys.", Lucy spoke.
"Yeah, that happens, too. Once you get big enough, all the fat in your body could keep you warm.", Tulip grinned, astonishing Lucy.
"So, what's the next car?", Grace asked, having finished her creamy dessert.
"No idea, but there could be some delicious food there, whatever the car is.", Tulip grinned.
Sure enough, in the next car, Tulip, Grace, and the others finally arrived said car where they discovered a vast forest. And down below, there's also a sort of ranger station.
"Huh. Looks like some kind of campground here.", Tulip responded before her belly growled as soon as she saw what the denizens were eating: S'mores.
"Ooooh, and where there's camping, there's s'mores.", Tulip grinned.
"S'mores, huh? Okay.", Grace grinned.
Then, Tulip, Grace, Lucy, and the others waddled over to the campers, surprising them with their (mostly Tulip and Grace's) massive sizes.
"Hi. Do you happen to know where you can get some s'mores here? Or at the very least some graham crackers, some chocolates, and some marshmallows?", Tulip asked.
"Well, they're actually on the table over there. Those are for new campers.", a denizen replied, gesturing to the table with bigger s'mores.
"Wow. Why are they so big?", Lucy asked in amazement.
"Don't know. But they just grew so big.", another denizen added.
"How did that happen?", Lucy puzzled.
"No idea. But one thing's for sure. They definitely are bigger than normal. We couldn't exactly eat them all, so we had to haul them over to the table.", the denizen replied.
"Hey. There's an idea.", the denizen grinned.
"An idea? For what?", Tulip puzzled.
"I know that this is a bit sudden to ask this, but could you kids eat those for us? You do seem big enough to at least be able to do that.", the denizen asked.
"Sure. We're all getting hungry anyway.", Tulip grinned.
"Yeah. I'm so hungry, I bet I could eat like 5 of them.", Grace grinned.
"We all could.", Tulip added.
And that's just what they did. Almost immediately, Tulip, Grace, and the others happily sat down to eat the mega s'mores, growing bigger, fatter, and more plump as Tulip and Grace moaned in satisfaction while Lucy and the others were in awe. And they ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate! Until at last, by nightfall, the s'mores were finished with Tulip and Grace covered with chocolate smears and marshmallow cream all over their now even more corpulent bodies with the rest just covered with the stuff in their faces.
"Ahhh... That's the stuff...", Tulip grinned.
"Mm-hmm...", Grace moaned before her belly and Tulip's growled again.
"Oh, it feels so good to be even hungrier...", Grace moaned.
"Yeah... It sure does...", Tulip agreed as she then rolled herself onto the ground and stood on all fours before leaning backward so she can sit down.
"Especially when we get to have an eating challenge like this.", Tulip added, getting out the rest of the mini corn dogs she kept earlier.
"Wait. Are those the...", Grace began.
"Mini corn dogs from when we first met? Yeah. I knew they'd come in handy. And you have some of those, too, right?", Tulip asked before Grace then checked her own fat folds and found them.
"Uh, yeah. I forgot those were in there.", Grace grinned.
"Excuse me.", Lucy spoke up before Tulip and Grace turned to see Lucy.
"Oh, hey, Lucy. What's up?", Grace asked.
"Any chance I can join you guys in the eating challenge?", Lucy asked.
"Sure. You could join us.", Grace assured, making Lucy grin before she happily sat down to join them as Tulip and Grace arranged all 30 mini corn dogs at present.
"Okay. Ready..., Set..., Go!", Tulip shouted before Tulip, Grace, and Lucy all started eating voraciously.
As the three ate as many as they could, Tulip, Grace, and Lucy all started growing bigger and fatter, especially with Lucy's clothes starting to tear as the trio grew. When all the mini corn dogs were devoured, Lucy's clothes were now torn halfway, but still present on her body.
"Mmm... That felt so good... Although..., I might need to get some new clothes now.", Lucy blushed.
"Ah, don't sweat it. It's okay. Like Tulip said, the bigger our bodies, the warmer we'll be. Besides, there are some bigger clothes back at the Mall Car, so you can wear those for now.", Grace grinned.
"Understood, Grace.", Lucy nodded before she then left to go join Todd and the others before Grace gave a big sigh of joy.
"You know? I think I could get used to getting fatter. In fact, I'm starting to love this.", Grace grinned.
"Yeah. That's what I said when this started happening to me, too.", Tulip sighed before laying down on the ground with her belly sticking out in the air as Grace did the same thing only to find both bellies touching each other, earning each other's blush.
"You know what? Maybe I will join the Apex.", Tulip grinned.
"Really? You would?", grace puzzled with a grin.
"But on one condition. First off, don't treat denizens like 'nulls'. They did help us find more food so we can get fatter.", Tulip added.
"That is true. They did do that.", Grace agreed.
"And secondly, maybe get rid of the line. Because, no offense, but it's kinda stupid now.", Tulip responded.
"Okay, then. So, what do you think's gonna happen now?", Grace asked.
"Well, let's just say that there's gonna be a lot of biiiiig changes around here...", Tulip grinned as she stroked her belly.
"The way you say it, I don't think I can wait.", Grace grinned.
"Yeah... Me neither.", Tulip grinned.
A/N: And that's the end. Or is it? For those of you who liked this story, what if I told you that there's a sequel for it coming soon called, "Infinity Train: The Blob Car"? It'll take place 5 years after the events of this story. That's all you need to know for now. Now, if you'll excuse me. I gotta get Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale ready for this Christmas morning. And also get some other stories ready, too, afterwards, including the one called "Archie's Weird Mysteries: Gigantic Love" (which, by the way, is Misaki Ayuzawa234's request). :)
