Ichihiro was riding on top of a flatbed and saw he was being pulled by a small black tank engine.
"Who are you?" asked Ichihiro.
"Oh? Who I'm?" said the black tank engine, "I'm Marklin, I come from Germany. You know, our nations used to be allies a long time ago."
"Really?" said Ichihiro.
"Oh ja. Ve were fighting against the Brits and those silly Americans. Ve had the better leaders, not today's orange men and Britische Vackadoo's."
"Really? I didn't know that. Who where they?" asked Ichihiro innocently.
"You had Tojo and Hirohito, I had die furher himself!" answered Marklin proudly.
"Well, I'd ask about your dead few-roar, but where are we going?"
"Ve're going to Crovan's Gate! That's vhere the vorks are!"
"How long have you been here?" asked Ichihiro.
"Only a few days, how long have you been here?"
"A few days as vell."
Marklin asked Ichihiro a question, "Vhen vere you built?"
"2013."
"Oh scheisse!" thought Marklin, "He doesn't know about the war! No wonder he seemed so naive!"
"Aren't you going to say something about this Tornado I keep hearing about?" said Ichihiro.
"Oh sure, I think he's a vee bit of a pushover."
The two soon reached the works and Marklin left, leaving the Works Diesels to help unload and shunt Ichihiro into the works. Once Ichihiro was shunted into place, workmen began checking him over. Nitori came over to help, she was going to work on Ichihiro's brakes. He was going to stay at least for a little while.
