Chapter 47: Way out
Shaan could only shake his head as he realized that the explosion was destroying the tunnel. Damn. The idea he thought would work had only made things worse inside the tunnel.
"It’s bad. This is bad. We need to tell Chelsie and Nalira about-"
"Hey Shaan, I hear something like an explosion from..." Chelsie opened the door, and her eyes widened instantly. "Oh my God, what’s going on? W- Why does the carriage at the back suddenly disappear?"
"Chelsie, calm down and don’t panic," Shaan said. "This is all because of my idea. I was the one who told Robin Hood to destroy that carriage with his arrow because Doppleshade was trapped there, Chelsie."
[That’s right, but the good news is that Doppleshade is finally dead.]
"Huh? What are you guys talking about?" Chelsie looked confused. "Didn’t you say earlier... Wait a minute. So you lied about that rat all this time?" She folded her arms, looking at Shaan with displeasure on her face. "Why don’t you tell me the truth?"
"Chelsie, please listen to me. I’ll explain everything if we can get out of here. But right now, look at that." Shaan pointed his finger, showing the tunnel beginning to collapse. "W-we need to tell Nalira about this right away."
"Oh my God... A-a-alright."
With hurried steps, they ran straight to the locomotive room and told Nalira about it. But when they opened the door to the room, they saw Nalira was directing the train to avoid all the debris that had started falling around the train.
’Oh my... The explosion’s effects have reached the front.’ Shaan’s face tightened as he saw the chunks of concrete already beginning to fall. ’Oh no, this is bad. I don’t think things are going to get messy like this at all.’
"Lira, the tunnel, the tunnel will soon-"
"Yes, I know, Elsie." Nalira nodded her head. "This train is too slow, and the only way to get out of here is to increase the speed of this train," she said, pulling the lever beside her. "You two, just hold on to something around you. Hurry up!"