"We need to stay alert! Who knows if some strange magnetic field nearby is interfering with the Express... Passenger Stelle, come check the control room with Pom-Pom."
Stelle was just about to nod when the Express suddenly lurched!
The lights flickered, going out for an instant before coming back on, and the jolt sent Stelle tumbling to the floor.
Just before she fell, she saw a dark silhouette flash past the window. Then everything fell silent...
Welt had already drawn his cane, and Cloud-Piercer had appeared in Dan Heng's hand.
When Stelle got up, she saw Zhang Xiu and Yaoshi standing beside the window, carefully examining the scenery outside.
The view beyond the window had been replaced by a dark red expanse of space, with crimson points of light in the distance. Were those stars?
Chunks of rock drifted past the window now and then. The Express seemed to have entered an asteroid belt.
"What happened? Stelle! Did you see that huge shadow just now?!" March 7th hurried to her feet, but being aboard the Express still gave her some reassurance, so she wasn't too panicked.
"Why does everything outside the window look... like this? It's all red... What's going on?"
"I've traveled back in time, to before Akivili and Aha fell in love! In my previous life, I was betrayed. This time, I'll take back everything that belongs to me!"
Zhang Xiu swept his hand grandly, his face full of indignation. Yaoshi pointed at herself. "And what of me, husband?"
"Oh, you've traveled back in time, to my hometown! In your previous life, you were betrayed. This time, you'll take back everything that belongs to you!"
"Yay!"
Their exchange eased much of the tension in the air.
"I've never encountered anything like this since boarding the Express..."
Even the