Trying To Believe

The Ticket

Everyone was relaxed after drinking some hot chocolate.
"You know, Montezuma, the king of the Aztecs would drink 50 quarts of hot chocolate every day, it was thick as mud and red, he put chili pepper in instead of sugar, get it, hot chocolate", said Monoma.
Uraraka picked up the cup of hot chocolate from under her seat she saved for the bio boy.
"Where are you going with that", asked Deku.
"It's for the boy in the back", answered Uraraka.
"I don't think we're supposed to leave our seats", said Deku.
"Yeah, it's a violation of railroad safety regulations for a kid to cross moving carts without a grown up", said Monoma.
"I think I'll be okay", said Uraraka.
"Are you sure", asked Deku.
Uraraka stopped and Iida walked up behind her.
"What about young Todoroki in the back, did he get a refreshment", asked Iida.
Uraraka and Deku shook their heads.
"Well let's give some to him by all means".
Iida helped Uraraka to the back of the train.
"So that boys name is Todoroki, hmm", said Monoma.
Deku stood up and found Uraraka's ticket not punched.
"Uh oh, she forgot her ticket, it hasn't been punched", said Deku picking up Uraraka's ticket.
Deku went to the door.
"Hey what are you doing, your going to get us all in trouble", said Monoma.
Deku slid the door open and looked down at the tracks as the train was moving.
He looked up and saw Uraraka handing the hot chocolate to Todoroki then the ticket blew out of his hand.
Deku tried to grab the ticket but then it blew away to the side of the train.
It blew to the last window as Deku followed it.
He opened the window away up in the air.
It slowly floated down to the ground then as the train went by a pack of wolves ran causing the ticket to fly away again alongside with the wolves.
It was in the air again where an eagle caught it with it's beak and flew it over a waterfall to it's nest and gave it to the baby eagle to eat.
The baby eagle ate the ticket then spit it out as it crumpled up in a ball down into the snow where it rolled in a ball of snow downhill until it hit the edge of the railroad tunnel becoming unwrinkled again.
The train came as the ticket flew underneath the train hitting a part of the train then on a stranger's face then it flew out to the side again and back in the train where Iida shut the door and it finally stopped on the air vent.
Uraraka sat back down in her seat.
"Young lady, forgive me I've neglected to punch your ticket", said Iida.
Uraraka looked for her ticket but couldn't find it.
"It was right here on the seat, and now it's gone", said Uraraka confused.
"You are saying you lost your ticket", asked Iida.
"No she didn't lose her ticket, I did", said Deku standing up.
Deku walked to Iida.
"I was trying to give it to you, but the wind blew it out of my hand".
Deku pulled out his ticket from his pocket.
"You can have my ticket".
Deku tried to give Uraraka his ticket but Iida snatched it out of his hand.
"NA, this tickets are not transferable", said Iida.
Iida gave Deku back his ticket.
"Uraraka, you'll just have to come with me".
Iida lead Uraraka out through the door and slid the door closed.
"You know what's going to happen now, he's going to throw her of the train, yeah he's probably going to throw her right of the rear platform, it's standard procedure that way she won't get sucked down under the wheel", said Monoma.
Deku saw Uraraka and Iida at the far back of the train and walked somewhere.
"They will probably slow the train down but their never going to stop it".
"Stop it, that's it I have to stop the train again", said Deku.
"No please don't do that again", said Monoma.
Deku was about to stop the train again but found Uraraka's ticket in the air vent before he did and pulled it out.
Deku opened the door and jumped on the other side holding the ticket with his mouth.
Deku ran to the balcony at the very back and saw no one there.
Deku ran to Todoroki.
"Where did they go, what happened to them, please she's in trouble you have to help me", asked Deku.
Todoroki did not respond as Deku saw a light showing a shadow of Iida and Uraraka walking.
Deku hopped on the ladder then slowly climbed up on top of the train.
He saw Iida and Uraraka walking further on top of the train.
"Hey, hey, I found your ticket"!
They continued to walk even further in the snow dust.
"Wait, hey, wait I have your ticket"!
Deku walked even further to the light and saw only a fire pit and a guy with hands on his arms, neck, and face playing a unique instrument.
"Hey, Tomura Shigaraki, how may I help you", asked Shigaraki.
"I'm looking for a girl", answered Deku.
"A girl", said Shigaraki.
Shigaraki started laughing.
"Ain't we all".
He continued laughing.
"I have her ticket", said Deku showing Shigaraki Uraraka's ticket.
"Well lookie, lookie here this is an official genuine ticket to ride, oh you better keep this in a safe place young man", said Shigaraki.
Deku was about to put the ticket in his pocket.
"If I were you, I would keep it here in the old size thirteen, I assure you it's the safest place to keep", said Shigaraki referring to the shoe.
Deku stuffed the ticket in his slipper.
"Not that I have much use for tickets but I ride for free, oh yeah I hope aboard this train anytime I feel like it".
"I own this train, oh yeah, it's like I'm the king of the train, yeah, the king of the Polar Express, in fact, I'm the king of the North Pole"!
"I whisper man, here sit sit sit take a load off, hey, would you like some joe, a nice hot refreshment perfect for a cold winter's night".
Shigaraki poured Deku a mysterious drink.
Deku drank it and saw Shigaraki pull out a dirty sock boiled in water and wring it out and hanged it on the stick.
"What about Santa", asked Deku.
"Santa", said Shigaraki.
"Isn't he the king of the north pole", asked Deku.
Shigaraki pulled a Santa hat out of his jacket.
"You mean this guy", asked Shigaraki.
He putted on the hat and ho ho hoed like Santa Claus and moved like an animatronic.
He took it off and putted it back in his jacket.
"What exactly is, is he a persuasion, on the big man, since you brought him up".
"Well, I want to believe, but", said Deku.
"But you don't wanna be bamboozled, You don't wanna be led down the primrose path, you don't wanna be conned or duped, have the wool pulled over your eyes, hoodwinked, you don't wanna be taken for a ride, railroaded", said Shigaraki putting out the fire and grabbing his travel bag.
"Seeing is believing, am I right".
"What, what about this train", asked Deku.
"What about it", said Shigaraki.
"We're all really going to the north pole, aren't we", asked Deku.
"Aren't we", said Shigaraki.
"Are you saying that this is all just a dream", asked Deku.
"You said it pal, not me", answered Shigaraki.
"So, let's go find that girl".
Shigaraki picked up his case.
"One other thing, do you believe in ghosts"?
Deku shook his head saying no.
"Interesting".
Shigaraki walked off as Deku struggled to catch up from the wind.
"Wait, wait, WAIT", yelled Deku.
Deku stopped.
"I have to wake up, yeah I have to wake up".
Deku pinched his arm.
"Wake up wake up wake up, arrr wake up".
Deku then dropped to his knees a splashed snow on his face.
"Wake up, wake up, wake up"!