Train Wreck

AN: Feels weird posting this chapter without any shout outs. But in case you missed them, refer to the previous chapter. Thanks to you all in advance for reading my fic. Hope you all enjoy this next installment. Someone is meeting up with someone else. And it’s not who you think. Can you guess who? ;)

Chapter 14~ Found Some Help

The dust in the room settled over the tattered carpet and fabric covered chairs. Rocks of various sizes were clumped around the room in piles. The metal wall that was once overhead now lay on top of those rocks and chairs. The other boulders and smaller rocks unable to fall underneath the metal slab lay strewn on top of it. Indentations of each rock covered the collapsed wall, keeping them from sifting around. The remaining sides of the train bent inwards towards the inner floor, a jagged edge circling the top.

On the right hand side a crack in the bottom corner of a wall gaped open. Looking inside you could see the collapsed ceiling just above your head and below it was a stack of luggage. They looked torn and bowed, covered with a layer of dirt. If someone looked close enough though, you could actually see a tuft of golden blonde hair sticking out.

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Hiro and Fujisaki walked over to the train, stopping a few feet away from the very last car. “How do you propose we start looking for them? One side of this stupid train is up against a mountain while the other is of no use, seeing as it’s the bottom.” Hiro said looking around at the rubble.

Fujisaki sighed, “We climb up.”

“Climb, right. That would be the best solution if not for one problem. It’s covered in rocks!”

“We’ll just have to climb over them. Unless do you have a better idea?” Fujisaki asked calmly before turning and walking on.

Hiro stared for a couple seconds longer and headed after Fujisaki without a word.

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Kyoko pulled back and tucked her legs underneath her, pulling a strand of hair behind her ear. “I really am sorry. I didn’t mean to make you so upset Shuichi. It’s just…I don’t know. I guess I’m just a little anxious to get out of here.”

Shuichi sniffled and wiped his eyes, tears gone. “Don’t worry about it. I was being a bit hysterical,” Shuichi stated quietly but the smile on his lips shone brightly. Clearing his throat, Shuichi continued more loudly while putting on a false happy face that fooled so many, “Maybe you should go and get that old man, find a way out. I’ll be okay, really. You don’t need to worry about me,” his voice chipper.

“Are you sure?” Kyoko asked hesitantly. When Shuichi quietly nodded averting his eyes, Kyoko walked silently over to the old man and picked him up. She wrapped one arm around his back and the other held the guys arm draped over her shoulders. He stirred slightly at the movement but stayed silent with his eyes open only a slit.

Kyoko looked up at Shuichi before turning around and stating simply, “Don’t do anything stupid.”

Shuichi watched as she shifted the old man slightly and looked around the room.

Spotting an emergency hatch freshly uncovered, Kyoko slowly walked past Shuichi, the mans feet dragging behind her.

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Fujisaki gripped an edge of the train car on his left and placed his right hand on the side of the mountain. Stepping up, he climbed on a rock between the two and carefully made his way along.

Hiro stood on the ground and watched Fujisaki progress. Brushing a hand through his hair and heaving a great sigh, Hiro braced himself and jumped up, following behind.

They followed along a small path of rocks that looked and seemed to be stable. Hiro managed to stumble twice, each time his arm was caught by Fujisaki to keep him from falling.

When they reached the end of the first car, the path sloped down to the ground until there were only pebbles in their way. Fujisaki, being in front, was the first to see it.

It was a kind of rip or tear in the side wall of the train car. Down in the bottom right hand corner was an opening just big enough for someone to fit through.

Fujisaki crouched down in front of the opening to get a good look inside. But without much light penetrating through, it was hard to see. Fujisaki turned his head to watch Hiro climb down the slop and called out to him once his feet touched the ground. “I think I found something. Get over here.”

Hiro looked up and over, walking to where Fujisaki sat. “It’s an opening. Think you can fit through?” he asked trying to look inside.

“I don’t know. I can’t see anything.”

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Kyoko carefully laid the man back down and pushed open the hatch, setting the lid aside. She stood there for a couple seconds looking back and forth, trying to figure out a way to get them both out of the car through this one tiny opening. Kyoko sighed and blew out a breath, running her hands through her hair. “Great. This big lug just had to be unconscious didn’t he,” she whispered to herself.

Grabbing the guy’s feet, Kyoko dragged him over to the doorway. She then got down on her hands and knees and crawled out of the opening and into the daylight. The bright sun greeted her face as she made her way out, the cool breeze rustling her dirty hair.

Once outside, Kyoko turned back around and grabbed the guy’s feet that were still inside. She carefully dragged him out an inch at a time. It was slow, making sure his arms didn’t get stuck or his back scratched up, but once he was out on the dirt ground with the fresh air, Kyoko sat down with her back to the rock wall behind her and sighed.

She looked up at the sky filled with wisps of white cotton and light blue. It was still early morning, the bright sunlight coming from the east illuminating the land. There were rock piles on either side of her and with the train in front of her and the mountain behind her, Kyoko was trapped. “Now what?” Kyoko sighed and hung her head between her bent knees.

“OW! You moron, give me that.”

“Hey, it is my lighter you know.”

“It was before you decided to be an idiot and burn my hand!”

Kyoko jerked her head up and stared into the rock pile on her left. Her ears listened intently to the words coming from the other side. Yes, words and words mean a person, which means if she can get their attention, she will be home free. No more dirty ground and broken glass. She could go back to America and return to her practice.

Kyoko stood up and walked over to the pile of rocks, carefully placing her hands out in front of her as she leaned up. Tilting her head towards the sky, Kyoko yelled out, hopping for the people on the other side to hear her. “Hey, Can you please help me? Hey!”

“Huh?” Hiro looked up as Fujisaki continued to look in the opening, his head halfway in. “Hey, did you hear that? Someone was yelling over there,” Hiro announced, pointing towards the rock pile on their right.

Fujisaki pulled out his head and looked at Hiro with an expression of disbelief. “My head is stuck in a hole and you think I can hear someone scream out side where my ears currently are not?”

“Sorry, stupid question.”

“Help me, please! Is anyone there? Hey!” Hiro stood up and walked over to the right, the sound getting louder. “I’m here with a guy but he’s unconscious. Please, is someone over there?” Kyoko continued to yell.

“I think there’s someone behind this wall,” Hiro said as Fujisaki stood up to stand beside him. Hiro cupped the sides of his mouth with his hands and yelled back, “Yeah, someone’s here. What’s your name? How can we help?”

“OH thank god! I thought I would never find someone out here. My name’s Kyoko Namagi and I’m a doctor. I’m trapped; there are walls of rocks on either side of me. I don’t have anywhere to go.”

“There’s a hole in this last car here. Do you think you could go back inside the train and make your way over to it?” Fujisaki yelled back.

There was silence for a while on her end and they were starting to worry that maybe she had passed out or something. “Are you still there Dr. Namagi?”

“Yes, I’m here,” Kyoko answered sadly. The images of what happened in that car and the hurt, lost look Shuichi gave her flashed through her mind.
“Do you think you can manage it? Getting to the hole I mean?” Hiro asked, wondering what could be wrong. Her voice was so sad and the silence that followed after Fujisaki asked her gave Hiro a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.

“No, I’m sorry but I won’t be able to. Something happened in there. Something terrible.”

“It looked like the ceiling caved in and the boulders from the hill crushed it down to the floor. Can you tell us what happened? Please, we have two friends that could be trapped inside.”

Kyoko sighed and scrubbed a hand over her face as the tears started to form. She sniffed and cleared her throat of the overwhelming need to cry. “There was a man inside that last car and someone else with him when I got there. I learned the one mans name earlier, Eiri Uesugi. We were in the car at the other end, the first one. He left to find someone because he heard a scream.”

Hiro’s eyes grew wide with recognition but Fujisaki’s hand on his shoulder kept him quiet.

“When I got there he was trapped under a bunch of luggage, he wasn’t moving. The car started to shake and the one end of the car was being crushed. It kept coming closer and closer so I got to the other smaller guy and dragged him out before he got hurt too.” Kyoko sniffed and when she continued, her voice was full of tears. “We could hear the sickening crunch of metal and bone. The sides were bending in all directions I imagine. When everything settled down the young man wanted to go back and see if Eiri was alright. I prevented him from going and when he broke free, the mountain shook and boulders fell, plowing down that car. We heard the ceiling drop, the metal scrapping and tearing.” She paused and sniffed, swallowing the lump in her throat before concluding, “It’s all blocked off by boulders. I can’t get through.”

Hiro and Fujisaki stood staring at the wall in front of them in shock. Eyes wide and mouth ajar, they began processing what Kyoko said. Eiri was trapped, likely dead in the car next to them.

“But what about…” Hiro whispered to himself. “What was the other guy’s name? The one you got out in time.”

“Shuichi. I only got his first name.”

“And he’s the one that’s with you now unconscious?” Fujisaki asked in hope while Hiro still stood in relief.

Kyoko sighed and sat back down on the dirt ground as her knees gave out on her. “No. With me is some old guy that was with Shuichi before. Shuichi himself is still inside. I asked him to come but he refused.”

“He would want to try and get Eiri out in anyway he could,” Hiro spoke his thoughts out loud to no one in particular. “When Shuichi’s upset he can do some pretty stupid and dangerous things. Listen,” Hiro directed to Kyoko, “can you go back inside and find him? Make sure he’s alright and get him out of there? Tell him…tell him that Hiro and Fujisaki are here to get him out.”



AN: Yeah! AFF is finally up and running again. I so missed it! Time to celebrate! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!