At the Cold Bay Lodge in Cold Bay, Alaska, everyone was eagerly waiting to hear how Athena and the Off Beats teens thus far...

Server: Does anyone have any information on how the gang is doing?
Grubby: (hears a beep on his phone) I got a message from August!
September: What does he say?
Grubby: (looking at his phone) He's saying, 'Grubby and September, we're now traveling on a plane to Vietnam! We went to 25 countries, and we only have 5 more to go!'

Grubby cheered out loud, with September smiling. Grubby had turned to Otis and Pablum, and said 'Athena and those cool cats will certainly finish the journey!'

The two men were certainly worried now, knowing that they were so close...

Pablum: (to Otis) I'm worried they Could come back here in time.
Otis: I hope that whatever dirty stuff Drizelda has, she pulls it off here, for our sake!

Meanwhile, the plane that Athena and the Off Beats were on had landed at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Athena: We've landed in the country of Vietnam!
August: Everyone, I made plans for a flight. There's a flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malyasia this evening at 10pm! But, we have to take a train to Ho Chi Minh City to the
airport there. We'll have to go there after lunch because it would take at least 6 hours to get there.
Betty Anne: Well, at least we know that Drizelda could prevent us from reaching that city, so we'll be prepared if she shows up.

Unfortunately, Drizelda was right near the gang, and had overheard Betty Anne's statement.

Drizelda: Oh, my dear, you are correct that I showed up here, in Vietnam. But I think I found a way to stop you from finishing your journey one and for all! (laughs wickedly)

Athena and the Off Beats, not knowing that Drizelda is in town, then spend the morning checking out a few places in the country, like the Old Quarter, and the Temple of Literature,
(a university) After having lunch at a nearby restaurant, they went to the Saigon train station to book their train. When their train arrived, they saw some familiar characters on it:
a man with brown hair, with a black shirt, belt, and pants with a brown top, and black boots, plus a blonde-haired woman with a brown headband, her hair in braids, and a long white dress...

Man: Good afternoon, young people.
Woman: (with a Hayley Mills-like voice) How are you guys doing today?
Athena: We have to get to Ho Chi Minh City.
August: Yes, because he have to catch a flight there.
Man: We're happy to take you all onboard our train.
Betty Anne: Wait, this is Your train?
Man: That's correct. I'm Taran, and this is my wife, Eliwony.
Eilwony: We've been going around the world, and this is a great way to explore it.
Furry Creature: (pops up) Yeah, travel around.
Taran: Oh, this is our friend and traveling compainon, Gurgi.
Gurgi: Hello, new friends.
Eilwony: Let's get all of you to Ho Chi Minh city.

The train had started up, away from the station, across the Long Bien Bridge, to Ho Chi Minh city. Athena and the Off Beats teens knew that they couldn't afford a long delay if they wanted to
get back to Anchorage on time. Meanwhile, Drizelda was at the Rainbow Bridge in Ho Chi Minh city, she blocked the street path with her magic, and then cast a spell to destroy the bridge...

Drizelda: (moves her hands around) 'Have this bridge go down below, so than train could not cross!'

The spell had worked successfully, because part of the bridge went into the ocean. Unfortunately for the witch, some Fairfolk fairies saw what she had done, and then they chased her away. About a
hour later, the train carrying everyone was about to go near the broken bridge, when the Fairfolk fairies got in their way. As a result, Taran had stopped the train from going, and went to talk to
Doli, an advisor to the other Fairfolk...

Doli: You can't cross here. We saw a creepy person attempting to destroy the bridge. It will take some time to repair the damages.
Taran: (worried) Ooh... I don't know about this, Doli. Our passengers won't like this.
Eliwony: What's going on, dear? (she, Gurgi, Athena, and the Off Beats stepped off the train)
Taran: Doli says we can't go any further, because the Fairfolk fairies saw a creepy person try to destroy the Rainbow Bridge.
Athena: That creepy person must have been my wicked aunt, Drizelda! She was going to try to delay us from getting back to Alaska on time!
Repunzil: We won;t make it to the city to catch our flight!

It seems hopeless for everyone at this point, with the bridge broken. However, August had an idea how the train could get across the collapsed bridge...

August: Wait a minute! I brought one of my inventions, an train rocket!
Tommy: August. what does this mean?
August: It means... that if we attach it to the front of the train it could jump onto the broken track on the bridge, and we could get across!
Betty Anne: August... that is a brilliant idea!
Athena: (hesitant) Wait, are you sure you want to try this?
August: It's the only way we can make our flight to Kuala Lumpur on time. (to Taran) For us to make it across, we'll have to unhook the freight cars, then back up the train
for it to get enough speed.
Taran: I don't think we can take the risk.
August: We'll also give you guys an extra $3,000.
Eilwony: Are you sure your invention will help us make it across?

August nods, to which Betty Anne replied, 'I think if August believes it can, so do we!'

Athena, reluctantly siding with the Off Beats, said, 'For honor, I'm willing to give it a try.'

Taran then pulled the reverse lever, to which the train went backwards. When it backed up about a mile, the gang unhooked the freight cars, and August attached the rocket onto the front of the train.

Athena: Alright, let's go for it!

Taran then moved up the lever, and turned it to maximum speed for the train to get enough momentum. Everyone was very nervous as the train was about to go onto the bridge. August then used a remote to
turn the rocket on, and the train went to the damaged area, launched in mid-air... and successfully got across to the other side! As soon as the train make it across the bridge, everyone sighed with relief,
and cheered out loud. The gang had made it to the terminal in Ho Chi Minh city...

Athena: Thanks a lot! You really helped us!
Tommy: Yes, we can now make our scheduled flight on time.
Eilwony: It's no problem. And August, that invention of yours really worked.
August: Well, I have a plan for the inventions I create.
Taran: Anyway, good luck with your journey.
Gurgi: Gurgi will miss new friends.

Athena and the Off Beats teens then got a bus to the city's airport, Nhat International, and they got on their plane, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Meanwhile, Drizelda had realized they successfully had made it
across the broken bridge, and all she could do was rant in anger... 'I Will stop you and your friends, Athena, I'll make sure of it. You'll slip up, and I'll be ready!'

NOTE: The picture of grown-up Taran and Eilwony is the 'Nervous Newlyweds' picture by bambazilla on Deviantart.