After making it to a nearby town Ajax and his friends encounter a problem. A money problem.
"You mean we have to actually work to get into this stupid train?!" Ajax yells.
Ishida just sighs and pops a piece of gum into his mouth.
"Jeez, you're acting like you've never worked in your life. All we'd have to do is all find jobs and we'll be able to afford the train seats in like. Uhh well. 2 to 3 months."
"WHAT?!" Ryizen, Rumi, and Ajax yell collectively.
"No there's gotta be a better way then that, I was just joking about the job stuff." Ryizen says.
"Well why don't we just sneak onto the train. I mean it's not like anyone would notice if we did it anyways." Rumi jokingly adds.
"Perfect, great idea Rumi, we'll just sneak onto the train." Ajax grins.
Rumi immediately looks dumbfounded by the idea.
"Hey wait I was just-."
"See I always knew you were a sneaky thief but I didn't think it was that much." Ryizen chuckles and begins stretching.
"But I wasn't-" Rumi starts again.
"Gotta admit the lady's got a point we ain't got time to waste on some lame ass job so let's skip that job stuff." Ishida says.
"Alright since we're all in agreement let's go!" Ajax says charging at the train.
"Oh my god it's actually helpless." Rumi says, staring as Ryizen and Ishida run after Ajax.
As Ajax stops at the station the train begins to leave.
"Woah hey guy this things moving quick! I didn't know they could move that fast." Ajax says.
"Dammit if it takes off now we'll never catch it in time." Ishida says.
"We'll catch it on the back end. In the parts where no one will expect someone to hop on at."Ryizen says continuing to run.
Rumi stops gasping for air as the train picks up speed out of the station.
"Have you morons lost your minds! We can't do this!"
Ishida just scoops up Rumi.
"Sorry m'lady but we ain't got a choice in the matter anymore Master Ajax has set his sights on this train."
"There that one." Ryizen says, pointing to the last car on the train.
With one leap Ryizen jumps and lands on the railing.
"Sorry Rumi but this is as far as I can carry you." Ishida says suddenly.
"Wait what do you mean by-?" Before Rumi can finish her sentence Ishida hurls her at Ryizen.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Rumi and Ryizen yell simultaneously as Rumi crashes into Ryizen.
"Good job Ishida, now it's my turn." Ajax says before barely landing on the railing of the train followed by Ishida clinging onto the railing nearly falling off it.
"YOU IDIOTS DON'T EVER THINK OF DRAGGING ME INTO SOMETHING LIKE THAT EVER AGAIN YOU ALMOST GOT ME KILLED!" Rumi yells at the trio.
"I don't see the big problem. It was your idea in the first place." Ajax groans.
Ryizen opens the door of the car leading into the train.
"C'mon let's go before someone spots us."
As they walk through the cars of the train it's easy to see that being on the inside of one of these trains is very expensive. The group eventually finds a place to sit down but not after plenty of weird looks and glares directed towards them.
"Man isn't this awesome this beats walking any day of the week. Ajax says stretching back relaxing.
"You can say that again." Ryizen says doing the same thing.
"From the map that mister Ean's left us if we stay on this train we should make it to the next town and after about 40 minutes of walking we should be able to find the gate to the Hollows." Rumi says, looking at the map.
"Then it seems simple enough doesn't it?" Ishida snorts.
Suddenly a loud crash is heard from one of the passenger cars in front.
"What the hell?' Rumi says clutching the map in her hands.
"Tch. Seems we've got trouble on the train." Ryizen says, gripping his sword.
"Seems we do." Ajax says sitting up.
"Gah can't we ever catch a break?" Rumi says silently cursing to herself.
Ishida grabs a piece of his gum and throws it in the trash.
"Don't even worry about it M'lady. I'll take care of this no problem."
Ryizen just glares at Ishida.
"Oh and what makes you think you could take them all by yourself butler?"
"Guys stop you two jeez. We already have a situation at hand." Ajax says chuckling.
Another loud crash is heard in one of the train cars along with some cries from the passengers.
"Hey check all the passenger cars and make sure we got this whooooole train on lockdown." A voice says.
And with that command a figure kicks down the door to the passenger car, sword in hand.
"Alright everybody on the ground right now!" The figure commands.
All the passengers sit and crouch down on the ground besides Ishida, Rumi, Ajax, and Ryizen.
The figure just looks at them.
"Hey idiots I told you to get down, don't go all defiant and all that." The figure says pointing his sword at the group.
"Hmm this guy has a sword yet doesn't have any armour on weird. Ryizen says to himself.
"Alright pal, listen here I don't care what you're talking about. How dare you hijack this train! You're wasting precious time, asshole!" Ajax yells.
"Eh? Who the hell do you think you are talking to like that? The figure says looking at Ajax.
"I agree with him. You're wasting time asshole so maybe I should kick your teeth in and melt it down into a nice necklace for my sweet Rumi." Ishida says.
"I'll…..pass." Rumi says.
"Well this Hijack is OVER!" Ajax yells as he charges at the figure.
"Damn Ajax does have a charm now and what it's just a puny guy with a sword so does he really need our help?" Ryizen thinks to himself.
"Best go help out the other passenger cars Ajax surely can handle that one guy by himself." Ishida thinks to himself and starts to run towards the door to the next passenger car.
As Ajax swings his sword lightning slightly wrapping around it the figure swings his sword and both of the swords clash against each other.
"Wait what I thought if you didn't have a charm you couldn't even hit someone who does have a charm? How is he doing that?" Ryizen yells out in surprise.
"Damn that's not good so there's a loophole I guess." Ishida says charging at the figure.
The figure just grins as he tries to push back against Ajax's sword.
"Martial Arts: Patada De Cereza!" Ishida says before kicking the figure into the train car wall.
"Thanks but I had him!" Ajax protests.
"Yeah well I'm not letting something that strange happen so we'll figure it out after we're out of this mess." Ishida says.
"You 3 should go ahead, I can handle him." Ryizen says.
"Alright we'll go." Ajax says nodding before Ishida or Rumi can decline.
Ajax ,Rumi and Ishida run into the passenger cars up ahead.
Ryizen glares at the figure as he starts to get up.
"So you're gonna tell me and I mean everything about what the hell you just did there and how you clashed with a charm user when you clearly don't have a charm." Ryizen says, unsheathing his sword.
End of chapter.