Lucy's POV
"As I recall you said that the kidnaper was a porter, correct?" I ask Ciel.
"Yes, that's right." He confirms.
"Then that means that the kidnapper probably hid the child in someone's luggage." I say (we're running down the train as we converse). Right outside the passenger car the inspector sees us and asks,
"Where are you two going?"
"The goods wagon." We yell back at him simultaneously. As we run into the passenger car the inspector bursts in after us yelling,
"Wait, what do you mean your heading for the goods wagon? Come back!"
"Are butlers can take care of capturing the kidnapper." I say to the inspector. Stopping beside me Ciel adds,
"Right now we need to find the child." After a moments silence Ciel says aloud, "Only one piece of luggage is big enough to hide a boy. That mummy's coffin."
"I say!" I man exclaims, standing up out of his seat. That must be the archeologist, I think to myself. I turn around at the sound of moaning. I see the inspector collapse from pain. Ciel and I crouch down beside him.
"What's wrong?" Ciel asks the inspector.
"Its…my stomach." He complains. "It's killing me." As Ciel stands up the inspector says,
"This isn't right. I know I rested long enough after eating." I stand up at the sound of more moaning. Looking over at another seat I see an elderly, foreign woman huddled in pain.
"Oh I hope it's not cholera." One passenger says.
"I'm leavin." Another says. All of the sudden everyone begins to hurry out of the car.
"You bastards, that's my wife!" An elderly man yells angrily. And that must me the surly Japanese man, I think to myself.
"Did you by any chance eat one of that lady's rice balls?" Ciel asks the pained inspector.
"Ah, yes. And it was heavenly." He replies.
"Well, lets get going." I say to Ciel. We both run all the way down to the goods wagon. In entering we see a large crate on the floor in the back.
"That must be it." I say. As Ciel tries to open it, we find that the crate is jammed shut. "I got it." I say, pulling out my sword. Carefully, I slide my sword between the top of the crate and the body of it. Then in one swift movement, I swipe my sword in the space, causing the top to fly right off.
"Impressive." Ciel comments.
"Thanks." I reply with a smile and holding one thumb up. As I sheathe my sword Ciel opens the mummy's coffin within the crate. Once opened we see the boy.
"Help." The little boy says.
"It'll be alright now." I say as I crouch down to help Ciel untie the poor hostage. All of the sudden I sense another presence. Not long after I do, Ciel and I are grabbed around by our necks. Staying still I think, Let's see how Jasper will handle this.
Jasper's POV
Sebastian and move in the tress above the train. In scanning the ground below I spot some levers that'll change the train's course. Looking at each other, Sebastian and I nod. He pulls out some silver knifes and throws them at the levers, causing the train to change course. As he does so I dash on ahead to the conductors car. Kneeling on the roof I poke my head downward and say to the train's conductor,
"A bomb has been planted on this train. It will designate if you stop-I advise you to keep the train moving as long as you can." After I give my warning I meet back up with Sebastian in the passenger's car.
"Hold on, aren't you Ciel and Lucy's butlers?" I hear someone ask. Looking down at a seat I see the inspector crouched over and grabbing his stomach. After looking to both sides Sebastian asks,
"Where are the young Master and Mistress?"
"They went to the goods wagon. Said something about saving a child." I inspector says.
"I-I have an announcement." A train engineer says, stepping in the door way of the car. "The points have been changed-we're now headed for a new destination. We'll be passing over a bridge that is no longer in use. It won't be able to bear the train's weight. Our finial stop…will almost certainly be heaven!" As all the passengers begin to yell someone speaks up and says,
"Then we best see about stopping this thing."
"Oh no, it can's be." I hear the inspector say. Turning around I see a well-built man carrying Lady Lucy by the waist in one arm and Lord Ciel blocked my the neck with the other. In the hand on the arm which Lucy is being carried is a knife.
"Oh Master, I see you've wound up as a hostage again." Sebastian says. "I'm starting to think you enjoy being captured."
"Milady, how careless on your part." I joke. "And to think the Queen trusted you to take care of the assassin if he were to get loose."
"I'm sure you know by now that you're being tested." Lucy says to me. "This is still part of it."
"So it was you after all, Blood-Bath Johnny." A priest says, standing up out of his seat.
"Well what a coincidence to find myself on the same train as Jack-Knife Hayward." The assassin says. "You of all people should know what I'll do to these kids if my wishes aren't complied with." He then points the tip of the knife toward Earl Phantomhive's throat.
"I would be more than happy to stop the train myself," Sebastian says, "But that is unadvisable as seeing there is a bomb onboard that will designate if I were to do so."
"And let's not forget the cholera outbreak," The inspector adds, "Even if you get off now you might already be infected."
"So I'm on a booby-trap train that's headed for a run-down bridge and there's bloody cholera too?" The assassin exclaims.
"I guess it has been a rather busy day, hasn't it?" I say.
"Sebastian, I've had enough of this sheared." Lord Ciel says. "Do something about it-that's an order."
"Yes, My Young Lord." Sebastian responds.
"Barger!" The assassin yells. "To hell with this mess, I'm getting my self out of here." He then exits with Milady and the Earl.
"Milady!"
"Master." Sebastian and I say at the same time.
"Hold on," The inspector says, grabbing hold of both Sebastian and me. "This is too much for a pair of ordinary butlers to handle. It's times like these we need to use every recourse available to us. We ban together to take a stand against evil."
"Nice idea," Sebastian says, "But it's nothing more than wishful thinking."
"That's not necessarily true." The Priest says, taking off his glasses. "I used to be an assassin myself, and a good one at that. But after Johnny killed someone dear to me I went straight and became a priest. As the holy book tells us, ye are your own enemies." He removes his shirt, revealing a large tattoo all across his back and arms. "It's about time I settled the score. Unfortunately I don't have a weapon and facing Johnny without one will be difficult."
"Here, use this." The elderly Japanese man says, revealing a magnificent sword. "A treasure that's been passed down through generations, the Zantu-Maru. I brought it with me to give to my son who's studying here in England. But the honor of this Katana can best be served by putting it to use here right now."
"There's the bomb as well." The archeologist says, standing up. "You can leave that to me. I've used plenty of time bombs in my excavations. In general they have two wires-a red one and a black one. One is a dummy. Cut the right wire and you disable the bomb. If you cut the wrong one then ka-boom. Even so, do we have enough time to locate the bomb?"
"Yes we do!" Exclaims the man who's been obsessed with the times table. "This point up here is crucial-we changed it into the High Peak Railway, and we change the next point too. With that we gain twenty whole minutes of extra time." Al the passengers cheer.
"Excellent everyone," The inspector says, "If we all join our forces we can find our way out of this!"
"Not that we don't appreciate the thought," I say, heading out the window with Sebastian,
"But we can handle this alone." Sebastian completes the sentence. With that, Sebastian and I hop onto the roof of the train.
Lucy's POV
"You're a pair of stubborn prates, eh?" I hear the assassin say as he carries me under his arm on the roof of the train.
"I'll take my master now." I hear Sebastian say.
"As will I." I hear Jasper say.
"Sure you can have them back." The assassin says taking a couple of steps before ducking and saying, "Hah, I win!" As debrief flies past I slip out of the assassin's grasp. Looking to my front I see that Sebastian's standing-his head going clean through a bridge. I see Jasper doing the same, except with his hand.
What the hell? I wonder to myself. After everything's clear I see a look of horror on the assassin's face. Then he looks at me to the arm he was holding me in and back.
"H-how did you…?" He begins. But then looking at Sebastian, puts Ciel down and says, "M-monster."
"So good to meet you, Mr. Assassin." Sebastian says.
"And farewell." Jasper says as he and Sebastian chuck the man off into the distance.
"Now to take care of the bomb." Sebastian says, running a car over. "Maybe there are two red or black wires as he says," Then Sebastian lifts the roof clean off and says as he throws it into the sky, "But I see no reason why I have to choose just one."
"Be careful," Ciel scolds Sebastian, "There could have been passengers on board."
"No need to worry, Milord." Sebastian says. "That was merely the roof of the dining car-no human was hurt. Well, carrying on." Sebastian jumps off the roof and goes to the front of the train. Then Jasper jumps off and runs to the back of the train. As Sebastian holds out a hand to slow the train from the front Jasper pulls on the train from the rear. Ciel goes to the front to meet with Sebastian and I go to the back to meet with Jasper.
"That was a close call." I say to my butler.
"Yes, but I suppose with a little team work anything can be accomplished." He says to me with a smile. Jasper lifts me off the train and carries me princess style. Meeting back with Ciel I see Sebastian is doing the same. As I try to suppress a laugh Ciel commands Sebastian,
"Put me down." I am then let down as well.
"Well done butlers, that was magnificent." The inspector says to Jasper and Sebastian, approaching from the back and holding his stomach in pain.
"Oh yes what should we do about the cholera?" Ciel asks Sebastian. "The whole train could be infected by now."
"No need to concern, Sir." Sebastian says to Ciel. "Any one who's stomach ails him should take this." He pulls out a little vile.
"I've never heard of such a cure for cholera." Ciel says.
"Ah, this is a digestive tonic." Sebastian says.
"And what good will that do?" Ciel asks.
"Japanese tradition holds that certain food pairings can be harmful. For example eel and pickled plum." Sebastian explains. "I imagine his agony stems from no more than eating that pickled plum rice ball followed by the eel pie he so greedily ate in the dining car." The inspector drinks the tonic, then after no more than a couple seconds leaps around saying,
"I'm cured, I'm cured!"
"Lovely," Ciel says, "He perks up fast."
"I suspect your no ordinary servants, are you?" The inspector questions Sebastian and Jasper.
"I am simply one hell of a butler, it was no trouble." Sebastian says with a small smile.
"And I am but the humble butler to the famed Rosenerro family-it's the least I could do." Jasper says, with a slightly bigger smile than Sebastian.
A little while later the everything is back to normal and everyone begins to board a new train.
"So, Countess Rosenerro," Ciel says to me, "It would seem we both have talented butlers."
"Indeed." I respond, "But no need to group Jasper with Sebastian." Walking away I mutter to myself, "But I do need to ask him some questions."
Jasper's POV
As I gather mine and Lucy's luggage to board the new train a butler I have yet to meet walks up and hands me an envelope with 'Countess Lucy Celia Rosenerro' written on the front.
"What is this?" I ask the butler.
"An invite to a costume ball at the Trancy Estate." he says, then walks off.