The engines had been recently inconvenienced by the various inversions going on.
"The signals switch and I either stop or run into Kenta's goods train!" gripped Hiroto.
"I go backwards even when my driver doesn't touch my reverser! Sometimes I can only go forward with only my reverser!" complained Akemi.
"The points are always set against me! Even when the signal says they aren't!" protested Kenta.
"Surely its not all that bad." said Ichihiro.
"Its because you tank engines can go either way without issue." Hiroto explained.
"I already know that. It's only a faulty signal." Ichihiro replied.
"Then all the signals are faulty!" said Kenta.
"And all the points are too!" put in Akemi.
The next day, Ichihiro had to take a train of medical goods to Eientei. He was coupled up and soon made his way to the mainline. He was going up Hiroto's hill went he felt himself go backwards down the hill.
"What's happening driver, this train isn't that heavy!" said Ichihiro.
"Don't worry." said his driver, applying the reverser.
Soon Ichihiro was going back up the hill, when he got up to the hill,he stopped so the brakes could be pinned down. His driver and firewoman were talking with the guard when Ichihiro started to move down the hill.
"You put on the brakes, right?" asked the firewoman.
"Yes I did. I even put the regulator down so I don't know why this train is moving!" said the driver.
The guard ran back to the brake van and had luckily jumped on before the train gained more momentum. Suddenly the trucks felt heavy and Ichihiro was pushed down the hill.
"Help! Help!" yelled Ichihiro as gained speed.
A nearby signal was set to danger and as Ichihiro ran by, the signal changed. The guard set up the brakes in the brake van, but a voice said.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
The voice revealed itself to be a youkai and threw the guard out of the break van. Ichihiro was now speeding down the mainline. Word of a runaway train soon spread quickly and all the signals down the line were set to 'danger'. But the points remained unchanged, Hiroto was waiting by a signal when Ichihiro was coming down the other end of the same line. Ichihiro shut his eyes, Hiroto tried to move backwards but was afraid of accidentally moving forwards. The signalwoman changed the points and nearly broke the lever doing so.
"That was a close one, eh Hiroto." said Hiroto's driver.
A magician with a pointy hat was riding a broom besides Ichihiro's train, it wasn't long until she got to Ichihiro's cab when she jumped in. She opened the regulator and disabled the brakes. This caused Ichihiro to give the trucks a big bump and knocked the youkai in the brake van down.
"Are you trying to steal me?" asked Ichihiro.
"No, da ze." she said.
"I'm looking for someone, I think she might be on your train."
The train soon felt light again and the magician brought Ichihiro back down to a stop. Ichihiro pulled onto a siding where Nitori and Reimu were waiting.
"Thanks Marisa." said Reimu.
"You've prevented a serious accident." said Nitori.
"No problem, da ze." Marisa the magician responded.
The two walked up and down the train, checking the trucks and vans. Reimu heard a door slam coming from the break van.
"She might be there!" she yelled.
By the time Marisa, Reimu, and Nitori got to the break van. The youkai had already left.
"Don't worry Reimu, we'll get her next time." said Nitori.
"I need a drink." said Reimu with a serious tone.
"Me too." joked Ichihiro.
Marisa, Nitori, and Ichihiro laughed. All the while Reimu keeping a stern face, she wondered if Suika could let her borrow her drinking gourd.
