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????? Glottis turned away sadly as the number nine train pulled away from the station. The giant orange demon listened as he walked away, as the four musicians standing by the fountain finished their song. Suddenly, as they played the final note of the piece, something huge flew into the portal, following the train.
The passengers on the number nine talked amongst themselves. Mostly they were speculating on what would happen when they got to the next world. They knew that from this point on, all they could do was sit back and wait. Suddenly, the lights of the train began to flicker. The passengers looked around, confused. SCREEEEEEECH! Everyone on the train covered their ears as the train suddenly ground to a halt.
"Manny, what's happening?" asked Meche, with a hint of fear in her voice.
Manny didn't know any better than she did. When the train finally ground to a halt, everyone on board pressed their faces to the window, curious what had happened. Meche gave a groan as they looked outside and saw that the train had been taken back to the ninth underworld.
"This is impossible!" shouted Manny, "The number nine train has never broken down!" But had the train broken down? While going backwards, it had felt almost as if they were being dragged backwards by force.
Suddenly, his question was answered. An enormous hole was ripped in the roof of the train as a huge snake-like creature forced its way through. Meche screamed and backed against the wall. The thing snapped at Manny as it slithered in. The hole became even larger as the rest of the creature ripped its way through the roof.
"Manny!" Manny's head snapped up at the familiar voice. Glottis was standing next to the hole in the train.
"Get these people out of here!" yelled Manny. He winced as the train lurched to the side. "I don't think that this train is going to last much longer, it's going to fall off the tracks!"
Glottis worked quickly to evacuate people from the train. Pugsy and Bibi flew from the train on their tiny wings. Unfortunately for Manny, the creature seemed to have taken a special interest in him. He tried to draw his scythe, but the creature knocked it away.
Finally, Manny and Meche were the only two people left on the train. The number nine shuddered and began to tip to the side even more.
"Meche! Go!" yelled Manny as Glottis reached down into the train to pull out another person.
Suddenly the creature turned. Meche grabbed Glottis' hand just as the creature ripped out another hole in the wall as it left the train. The train tipped, and then began to fall off the tracks.
"Manny! No!!" screamed Meche, but it was too late. The train, with Manny inside, fell to the earth below them.
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How long have I been lying here? wondered Manny as he finally sat up. It was already starting to get dark. He rubbed his aching head. He looked up at where he had fallen from. Wow. Thank goodness I'm already dead. He squinted into the sun, and saw a dark shape flying down towards him. He debated whether to stay there, or run. Then the shape flew closer, and he could see that it was Bibi. She flew down next to him.
"Mr. Calavera, are you alright?" she asked. She looked worried.
"I'm fine," Manny assured her, "Can you fly back up there with me?"
"I don't think so," said Bibi, "It's a pretty long way, and I wouldn't even try without my brother. But as long as you're awake now, I can always fly up there to get him so we could try."
With that, the little anjelito flew off, leaving Manny all alone in the cold. The clothes he was wearing now really weren't suited for sitting all alone in the middle of the snow while the sun sank lower and lower over the horizon. He decided to get up and walk around to keep a little warmer.
The area he was in now was pretty bare, except for a tiny little shack a small distance away from the place where he sat. His curiosity overcame any worry that he may have had about investigating such a place, and he walked over to look inside one of the dusty windows.
It was extremely hard to see inside, but Manny could detect some movement from inside. He stopped to think. He doubted that whoever was inside was hostile, but still... Enough. It was at least likely to be a little warmer in there, and he could wait for Pugsy and Bibi to get back. He walked over to the door, and opened it.
Peering inside, he saw a figure working in the shadows. Suddenly, the person whirled around, and he found himself met with the barrel of a gun. "Don't move!" came an accented female voice. It sounded kind of French. He looked to the person at the end of the gun, and complied. It was a young woman, and she looked very nervous. The hand holding the gun trembled. Suddenly, recognition dawned in her eyes, and she gestured to someone behind her. A huge man stepped out of the shadows, he appeared to be some sort of bodyguard.
"Who does this look like to you?" she said, her voice wavering, "doesn't he look familiar?"
Suddenly the large man seemed to recognize him as well. His eyes narrowed.
"We're taking him with us," said the woman, "tie him up and put him in the car."
Manny did not like the sound of that at all. The man roughly grabbed him and blindfolded him, before tying his hands and then walking him out and roughly shoving him in the back of the car. Manny stopped struggling. Apparently his luck had just run out.
To be continued…
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