Powerhouse: Legend of the Archwave

Chapter 30 (Act IV): A Train To Catch

We last read Chapter 29, in which James Markovsky a.k.a. Powerhouse tries to come up with a plan to rescue his companion Isabela Acosta a.k.a. Archwave from Special Agent Warren Schaefer and his loyalists with the help of Monarch McIntosh, Valentina Valdez, Tyrone Hoover, and the rest of the Spraywatch gang; under the assumption that the loyalists are still in the attack helicopter, he initially tries to ask the gang whether or not they have any flying vehicles, but they decline. Valentina then proposes the idea of just taking the ground vehicles out and splatting the windshield of the helicopter with paintballs, but Powerhouse declines the plan since it runs the risk of accidentally killing Archwave in the crash landing as well.

However, the brainstorming session is interrupted by a mysterious FaceTime call sent by an unknown third party to Powerhouse's phone, and he pauses the session to take it in the Spraywatch Hub's outer courtyard. To his shock, he is greeted by none other than Schaefer himself, who reveals that not only does he have Archwave with him, but that he and his loyalists plan on storming the King Street Station, hijacking the next train there, and driving to a bridge approximately thirty minutes from the station; if Powerhouse does not come for Archwave within that time, Schaefer and his loyalists will throw Archwave off the train—and the bridge—to her watery grave. When Powerhouse asks how Schaefer got his number, Schaefer responds by saying that the FBI knows everything, before ending the call with his signature phrase—"Blessed be America"—and hanging up before Powerhouse can even reply. Powerhouse, now infuriated, goes back inside the Spraywatch Hub building and instructs everyone there to prepare to head to the King Street Station.

Meanwhile, at the King Street Station itself, Schaefer, his loyalists, and an unwilling Archwave immediately storm the area and forcibly board the nearest train without tickets or authorization; Schaefer calms the general public by claiming that there is a "threat" on the train that the FBI intend on taking care of, while also claiming that said "threat" wishes to kill Archwave.....which is a gross and disgusting alteration of the truth. The troops take over the train and capture multiple hostages in a matter of minutes, and one loyalist even goes to the front of the train, knocks out the driver, and takes command himself.....causing the train to pull out of the station prematurely and leave many confused people on the boarding platforms. The chapter then ended with Schaefer forcing Archwave on her knees and holding her at gunpoint and saying that if Powerhouse doesn't come for her, she'll soon arrive at her "final destination".

This time, when the train is about fifteen minutes away from the bridge, Schaefer and his loyalists—who still have Archwave and many innocent civilians in their clutches—are met with quite the cavalry arrival indeed.....

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The train that had left King Street Station prematurely—thanks to Special Agent Warren Schaefer and his loyalists hijacking it, taking the other passengers hostage, and driving it towards an oncoming bridge that was about half an hour away—was still in the middle of a rather hectic and uncertain situation, with all the passengers and workers effectively cowed into submission after they found themselves at the business end of numerous MP5 barrels. They were all forced into silence and passiveness under the threat of being shot, with Schaefer having ordered them to do all that was necessary to prevent them from stopping his plan to "purify" America by getting rid of the illegal alien Isabela Acosta a.k.a. Archwave.

Speaking of the archer woman, she and the FBI special agent were now in a different position than they had been when the train had first been hijacked by Schaefer and his men. Whereas Schaefer initially had Archwave on her knees while holding a gun to her right temple, the awkward duo were now sitting next to each other on two of the train's many seats, waiting to reach the bridge like a pair of impatient passengers awaiting their arrival to the destination.