(Aboard the Train to Paris)

*October 9th, 1920*

*Lubin, Poland*

*Train Station*

*2:00pm*

The gang had arrived at the train station as everyone saw the machine arrive just in time for everyone to get on.

"We made it just in time, We almost missed the train since we kinda overslept last night.." Anastasia said as she chuckled lightly at the last part of her sentence while everyone else did the same as well.

"I mean. You kept us up all night with your ghost stories so It was almost expected Anya" Tatiana spoke to her as Anastasia blushed in embarrassment and smiled in the process.

"Well, I'm glad we managed to make it in time so I guess we won't be waiting another day or two" Kazumi added on to the conversation as he and everyone else saw the train finally opening its doors for everyone to come in.

"Let's all sit in a place where we're together okay? It's for everyone's safety as well" Olga advised the group as everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

"That's a good idea Olya, Let's have Anya sit with Alexei while Kazumi sits with Bartok and we can have Yelena sitting with Maria. Does that sound good to everyone?" Tatiana spoke to everyone as everyone nodded their heads in agreement once more.

"That sounds like a very good idea and we can all sit in the back of the cargo since it seems it's gonna be many people joining as well" Maria spoke to everyone as she looked around to see many people awaiting the next set of instructions.

"Didn't Miss Kaede tell us that she'll meet us here or was I wrong?" Alexei spoke to everyone with a curious tone in his voice as he awaited his answer.

"I don't have an answer but It seems we may have to see her once we arrive in Paris but we will see her once more…" Anastasia answered back as she gave Alexei a small side hug in the process as a voice was heard in the background.

"ALL ABOARD!" the voice cried out in a booming voice as it belonged to the same conductor from two years ago during the Bahadur battle.

"It's time to go! Please don't forget anything important as well" Olga advised everyone as she picked up her bags and proceeded to walk towards the train.

"I have never been on a train before but how was the experience for everyone?" Yelena asked Maria with a smile on her face as the pair began to walk towards the train.

"It was quite the experience and this was how we met Bartok as well. I remember how young he looked as well with his bookish appearance but once he met me. I felt like something had changed in him but in a good way of course. He felt more confident within himself but I can say that it was tragic as well since we had a former guard named Maxim who sadly died during his battle with Bahadur but I'm sure he'll be very proud of us right now…" Maria answered back with a faint smile as tapped by the shoulder by Yelena as she looked back to see her writing down her response.

"I'm sure that he's watching over everyone with a huge smile on his face!" Yelena wrote in her notebook as she showed Maria with a warm smile on her face.

The pair shared a warm smile together as they walked towards the line as they saw Olga talking to the conductor.

"It's very wonderful to see everyone once more but It was a nice talk that we had but please hope in!" The Conductor spoke to Olga with a smile on his face as he motioned his hands towards the inside of the train.

"I agree, May God bless you and have a very wonderful day as well" Olga spoke to the Conductor as she walked inside the train alongside Tatiana.

"I sure hope that Peter guy isn't inside this train and if so that would be quite the struggle…" Bartok spoke to Kazumi as both of them walked inside the train.

"I'm pretty sure he's doing his own type of training somewhere as well but regardless it's best to be prepared for any type of conflict as well" Kazumi spoke back to Bartok as he took a look of the train in which had a rather victorian era feel towards it with many comfortable chairs on each side.

"It seems we're rich people for the next couple of hours!" Bartok spoke to Kazumi with a smile on his face as the pair gave each other a fist bump before taking their seats across from Olga and Tatiana as they had seen Anastasia, Yelena, Maria, and Alexei enter the train as well.

"Sit by the window Alexei, Okay?" Anastasia advised Alexei as he nodded his head as the pair walked towards the set of seats behind Olga and Tatiana and proceeded to sit across from there.

"I call the window!" Yelena wrote in her notebook as she showed Maria her thoughts with a smile look on her face as this made her smile warmly.

"Of course my sweet little Yelena!" Maria spoke back as the pair finally sat on the seats across from Kazumi and Bartok.

"It's time to GO! ALL ABOARD! I love saying that line!" The Conductor spoke as he entered the train as it started to move before leaving it's starting spot and proceeded to officially begin its journey.

"Welp, It seems we're finally heading to Paris after all this time…" Anastasia spoke to everyone as they nodded their heads.

"The battle will be fierce. I'm sure everyone knows of it as well. I won't allow this training to go into waste! I will protect everyone on this train and everyone in Paris!" Kazumi spoke in a low voice but only that the gang could hear him.

"He's right to think that Paris would be a place for war and blood being spilled? I pray to God every night that you and Bartok come in victory" Maria spoke to the pair as she was met with a thumbs up by them.

"Fate has brought us together for this. We can't allow John and Peter to win this so please! Fight for us! Fight for everyone's futures!" Olga spoke to Kazumi and Bartok as well in a motivated tone of voice while Tatiana nodded her head in agreement.

"We should have been long dead by now but the fact that me and my siblings are still alive is proof that history is indeed on our side. John! Peter! Natasha! We won't allow you to win this! Kaede, Kazumi, and Bartok will defeat you all and move us into our bright futures!" Anastasia thought to herself with a smile on her face with full faith that victory had already shined upon the heroes.