《Blue Road》Episode 4 (Part 4)
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Richard and Fawn separated once more as the two traversed through the sewer waters. The stench in the area flowed through his nostrils as he pinched his nose and trudged through the murky waters with trash surrounding them. Outside of the light at the end of one tunnel, there was no other source of light as darkness surrounded the area.
A shiver went down Fawn’s spine, despite being a ghost at the scenery. “How do you know so much about this place so well?”
“I... don’t?” Richard hesitated, shaking his head. “Although I’ve been here in this town for years, I don’t know much about it.”
“Were you born here?”
“No, I’m not. At least, I don’t think so.”
“Well, what about raised?”
Just as Richard was about to answer that question, a thunk sound echoed from underneath him. He looked down and spotted a vent beneath his feet. He pulled the vent out and cast it aside as it led to another room in the system.
Richard leaped down, with Fawn following him as they found themselves in an empty subway station. Neither of them were certain why the sewerage was connected to the station, but at least they found their destination. Nobody else was there, and neither of them knew why. The two looked over; someone attached yellow tape to the staircase, along with a sign next to it.
Fawn guessed the place was out of commission, meaning the monorails wouldn’t be operational. Richard looked around. What would be the next step in their plan?
“Hey, do you hear something?” A voice echoed from above.
“I think it came from downstairs.” Another voice mentioned.
“Uh oh,” Fawn muttered. “What should we do now?” She darted around the place, trying to find somewhere to run and hide.
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Richard backed up and looked around as well. He came to the outskirts and lower walls from across the room. Against his better judgement, he crawled down to the lower floor and walked along the monorail tracks. Fawn had no idea what his plan was, but followed him at a reasonable distance.
“Hey, can I ask why you chose to go this way?”
“To escape from those guys, of course,” Richard replied with half confidence and worry.
“But are you sure this is a good idea?”
“You said it yourself, the monorail isn’t working, so we’ll be fine.”
“Well, that was just an assumption. That doesn’t mean—”
While the two walked along the tracks, a horn blared out from far away. The two froze. Did they hear that right? The sound came closer and became louder. They turned, only to discover where it came from; the monorail sped through the tracks at blazing speed. Richard had hoped the monorail would stop near the abandoned station, but his hopes got dashed as it went right past the station and headed straight towards him.
Richard ran from the opposite direction as fast as he could, while Fawn followed behind, reminding him that his speed should be able to outrun it. He lost ground and focus as the monorail was catching up to him. He then tripped up and fell onto the tracks.
Richard turned and backed away, only to find himself stuck in between the tracks. He fell beneath the tracks, allowing himself to get underneath and have the monorail zoom past him with no trouble. His heart pounded fast as he popped out of the tracks as Fawn caught up to him.
“That was a close one,” Richard said, unsure if he needed to catch a breath.
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“I’ll say,” Fawn added. “But if we need to get to our destination faster, we gotta catch that monorail.”
“But how?”
Fawn mentioned to him how he had the power of stretchy arms and super speed with the creature’s body. Richard wasted no time and used his speed to chase after the monorail. He used his arms to stretch and grab the edge of the vehicle, climbing himself up on the top. He removed the vent and tried to hold on. Fawn channeled her powers to lift him back into the monorail, making this process easier for him in the long run.
The monorail had nobody else present as Richard rested on the bench with his hands on his knees. Fawn looked around at the posters and signs displayed on the walls in the meantime. The two stayed silent as the monorail continued to ride at a brisk pace.
Eventually, Fawn broke the silence as she looked up at the rail post which said, ‘Now Arriving At Biostance.’
“We should be arriving shortly at our destination.”
Richard got up and peeked through the windows as the monorail got out of the dark tunnels. Soon, they appeared to be riding across the water and bridge as a large city with scoping lights greeted him in the distance.
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