Chapter 37: New route
Shaan’s forehead wrinkled even more clearly when he realized a stack of rocks had blocked the train track. Crap. They still had a long way to go, and they had to think of another way to get to the end of this train tunnel.
"We can’t use this path and have to choose another railroad."
"Wait, but if we choose another railroad, it means we have to detour, and it won’t take much time, right?" Chelsie stated in an irritated voice. "Uhm... can’t we use the explosives in the train cars to destroy all these rocks?"
Nalira shook her head. "No, we can’t. That won’t work."
"I agree with Nalira," Shaan agreed. "Besides, even if we manage to destroy all these rocks using explosives, it doesn’t mean that the railroad will still be in one piece. The rails would have been destroyed, and we’d be doing a useless job."
"Uhm... Yeah, what you’re saying makes sense."
"Now, we have to think of a way to change our train’s path so that it can connect with the railroad tracks on the side." Shaan gently stroked his chin. "There should be some kind of lever around here that can be used to change the train’s path, but in-"
"Uhmm... Shaan, I think I’ve found what you’re looking for." Chelsie pointed her finger a few meters ahead. "There it is, that looks like the lever you were looking for?"
"Very good observation, Chelsie."
"Uhmm... that, that’s nothing."
"Then, I’ll try pulling the lever." Shaan looked at the position of the lever from afar. "When I’m done pulling the lever, I’ll tell Robin Hood to shoot an arrow upwards and give the signal. After that, you two direct the train to the new tracks."
"Alright, we understand." Nalira nodded her head. "I can do that."