How long had they been on this thing now? Surely, it couldn't be long. But the tension made it seem like a life time. The train coasted along its tracks, crossing the threshold to Sector 04
Now, this was her chance; that momentary distraction was all the prompt she needed. As soon as the girl turned her head to view the crowd that was starting to assemble in the carriage, she bolted. Out from under her arm and straight through the door, running as fast as she could up the train.
Fear and panic resounded through her being. That girl wanted to hurt her. She'd pulled out a gun in the middle of a crowded train, for reasons she was still struggling to grasp. And she'd only stopped when she realised people were watching... She had to leave. She had to get off this train.
But she didn't have anywhere to run but further up the carriages, and these were not infinite. She risked a glance over her shoulder, only to realise the girl was right behind her. How was she so fast?! The fleeing girl's eyes widened that much more, and she scrambled onwards, knocking people aside.
Her heart almost stopped. There was a door directly ahead. Was this it? She was at the front already?! But- One of the trainstaff was unlocking the door, intending on carrying something through for the drivers. The fleeing girl snatched the chance and dived headlong through the gap, the door locked shut with a click behind her.
She was shaking, breathing heavily. This was a trapped cabin- nowhere to go. The drivers shared a pair of confused glances.
"Er- Miss? I'm sorry but-"
But the girl was already crying. What was she supposed to do now? There was a pounding at the door, and she almost leapt out of her skin. That girl, she was-
She dropped to her knees, the tears intensified and she grasped at the hat she wore, pulling it down over her head, attempting to hide by any means necessary. There was another loud knocking, more insistent. The girl screamed.
And with that scream a radiant blast of fire burst from the girl. An iridescent shower of shining colour, the beauty only belied the danger. In an instant the cabin was consumed, screams were briefly lost in the roaring torrent of fire. Control panels exploded, computers went haywire, and the train lost control.
Simultaneously trying to accelerate while the breaks attempted to clamp even harder played havoc with the trains mechanisms. Wheels locked in place only to snap completely, the trains components started coming loose in fragments and shards beneath its carriages. As the tracks neared the bend before a station, the train came free.
The metal shuttle tore itself from the tracks and crashed directly into the street below. More carriages followed, and the momentum forced them down onto the city, chewing up masonry, road, vehicles and pedestrians alike- any that were unfortunate to be caught in the death throes of a raging iron snake. The howl of tortured metal tore through the city air.
