The Priceless Variable

Train Wreck

Six Months Later...

Today was the day that the Right Arm was going to put their plan into action.

Jorge and Brenda were sitting in a truck with Mallory was in the back. Jorge pulled out his pocket watch to check the time.

"They're late." he said.

Brenda just looked at her watch on his wrist and didn't say anything.

"Hey! Do you guys hear that?" Mallory asked.

They listened carefully to hear a faint train whistle off in the distance.

That was their cue!

Brenda cocked her assault rifle. Jorge put up a metal barricade on his window. Mallory pulled down a metal cover to protect the back. She also pulled her handgun out of the holster and held onto a handle in the back. The three of them shared a look.

Then, Jorge took off. He drove down a hill and went beside a train. It's ran by WICKED that's transporting cargo, personnel, and subjects.

Inside the train
There were about fifty kids in each train car. They sat in rows of three and no one talked to each other. All of the kids wore handcuffs that were attached to chains on the ceiling and wore WICKED subject attire.

Minho had a blank expression on his face. He felt broken, defenseless, and lonely. Under all that, he's prepared to put up a fight if he has to.

A sound of a vehicle got his attention.

Outside the train
Jorge picked up speed to drive faster than the train was going. He was also trying to close enough so that the girls can fire shots at any WICKED personnel.

Coming up on the other side of the terrain, Thomas and Vince were driving up to the train in another truck. They were coming in from the back, while Jorge and the girls handled the front.

"Brenda! We're coming up behind. Keep them busy!" Thomas said into a walkie talkie.

"Hang on!" Vince said as he picked up speed.

Brenda stood up from the passenger seat and squeezed through the sunroof. She shot at the front window, where the engineers were at the controls and they ducked for cover.

Brenda sat back down in her seat and Jorge laughed in amusement.

"Nice shot, girl." Mallory told her.

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"Call it in!" one engineer said to the other.

He grabbed a walkie talkie that was meant to contact the berg.

"Transport 019 - we got trouble on the rail line. Mile 23 - send backup, send backup!" he said in code.

That message was delivered to the berg and the pilots made their way to the train.

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Vince was able to drive the truck onto the railroad tracks and picked up speed to catch up with the train.

"This is crazy, Thomas!" he yelled.