3rd Feather : Celestial?

After a few minutes, they caught up with the train after being given permission to drive on the tracks.

"Hey Einstein! How are we supposed to get aboard? Kayley asked through the computer.

"We jump! Set the cruise control at 280 kph. Program the car to deactivate it after 5 minutes. That should give us time to jump aboard." Zeal replied.

"Whatever you say! If this fails, I'll kill you!"

"Don't worry! It won't!"

So they did it. They set the cruise control at 280 kph for 5 minutes. They drove to the left side of the train and forced the doors open. Zeal jumped first. Kayley was next, so he prepared to catch her. She jumped but her foot slipped, causing her to fall on Zeal and the laptop caught by Zeal before he fell as well. They opened their eyes and noticed that their faces were millimeters from touching. This brought a blush to both of their silly faces.

"Umm…sorry…" Kayley said, still staying on top of Zeal.

"Momantay…Are you alright?" Zeal said as calmly as possible.

"Yup. Thanks."

There was a moment of silence. They were still unable to break away from the staredown when Zeal decided to speak up.

"If we don't stop doing this, we'll be nuked!"

"I..I know!"

"Let's go to the front car. We have to start the upload."

"Stop bossing me around Zeal! You're not my boss!"

"Who said I was your boss?"

"Grrr…come on!" Kayley stomped her way to the front car.

"Now who's bossy?"

At the front car, they connected the laptop to the train's main computer. The upload started and the computer displayed the estimated time of upload.

"30 minutes? We don't have that much time!"

"There's no need to tell me! I'm not stupid!"

Just as the argument was heating up, something crashed into the storage car holding the nuke, causing the train to vibrate violently.

"What was that!"

"I don't know. Stay here Kayley, I'll see what it is."

"Wait! I'm going with you!"

"You have to stay! Finish the upload."

"Stop being so bossy!"

"Stop being so arrogant!"

Zeal ran towards the storage car holding the nuke. He opened the door and saw a black winged being under the large hole in the roof.

"Who are you?…What are you?"

"I am Sanguine, a Deserter as you can see."

"What are you doing here?"

"Simple, blow up this nuke. I always love a beautiful fireworks display."

"What will you accomplish by doing that?"

"I will be entertained."

"Even if many would die!"

"That just adds to the excitement."

"I won't let you do that!"

Zeal gave Sanguine a punch. Although Zeal was stronger and faster than most humans, his punch had no effect on him.

"Is that all you got?"

"No…" he said, trying to act tougher.

"How pathetic. Very well, I guess it's my turn."

He punched Zeal in the gut, sending him flying through the cars of the train until he eventually flew out the train via the rear windshield. Realizing he will hit the tracks in a few seconds at 280 kph, he closed his eyes and thought that his death would be quick but painless.

"This will be over quickly." He sighed and waited for his doom.

Seconds later, he opened his eyes and wondered why he could still hear his heart's beat. He looked around and saw that everything except him had stopped. The train stood still, the wind was gone, the shattered glass were floating in mid-air. It was getting darker and darker until all light was gone.

"So, this is how dying feels like. It seems that time has stopped."

Then, a beam of light tore a hole through the darkness and was shining on him. He opened his eyes and he could hear a mysterious yet familiar voice that makes him feel fear and comfort at the same time.

"No, you will not yet die…" the voice said,"…you will live Seth, you will live…"

At the moment the voice faded away, his body moved on its own. It shifted to an upright position, his eyes turned red. White liquid gushed out of his back and solidified, forming two angelic wings.

"What just happened to me?"

As he was stunned by what happened, time slowly returned to its normal pace.

A/N: the hearing the heart thing was just a sign that he was alive. I don't know if you could really hear your heart when in complete silence.