Prompto looks up and down the train for Noctis but cannot find him instead he bumps into Serah " ah , sorry " he then sees her face " oh its you princess , where is your brother ? "
" He ran into the back of the train , following someone he shielded me from. "
Prompto and Serah rush into the back of the train an there they find Noctis on the ground. Prompto then checks on him " Noct , are you ok ? "
" no , where is Aedyn "
" wait he is here ? If he is , that will explain all this strange stuff that is going on , I will bet he is also what is behind the train stopping. "
Prompto then tells Noctis that Ignis and Gladiolus had went up to inspect the engine room. Serah then chimes in " that leaves us to check the rear then "
" Yeah " Noctis responds and then turning to Serah " stay close to me "
" Ok "
Midway into the next train car a tremor shook the train. Prompto then calls to Noctis " Did they bomb us ? "
" We have to protect the people "
Rushing into the next car they ran into some people rushing to safety. Imperial soldiers then break into the train through windows. Prompto then tells Serah and Noctis to head for the next car. Noctis immediately conjures a sword and uses warp-strike. Serah also does the same by summoning her weapon and aiding her brother.
" So much for a safe ride. " Serah thought as she took down some more soldiers. " We must get to the rear , more of them may be on board " she then adds.
" we need to get this train moveing again " Noctis responds.
" I am sure Ignis and Gladio can come up with something "
I hope so , lets go "
By the time they reach the back car imperial forces blow out the walls of the train. Serah calls out to her brother " lets be quick. "
( " Right , if they want a fight lets take it to them " ) he thought to himself and as always employing his usual warp-strike technique against the soldiers standing outside that are getting ready to board the train. But this time they keep getting back up.
" The only thing that can keep these things down is white magic " Serah thought out loud and leaves the train car getting into the center of a group of enemies focusing her energy and releases the spell " Holy " several orbs of light then surround her then flying into the air and drops down on the area around her destroying the enemies. Serah then drops to the ground.
The train begins to move again and Prompto calls to Noctis and Serah " come on hurry up. "
Noctis extends his hand to his sister " trust me "
" Yes " she responds and takes it.
Noctis then pulls her in and with his free hand throws his sword at the train warping to the roof. The imperials then begin bombing the train.
" Brother if they keep this up they are going to destroy the train and kill everyone on board "
" Not if we destroy them first "
Noctis then uses warp-strike to get to the flying airships. After he brought them all down he warps back to the train there he sees Prompto with his sister Serah and Ardyn in a standoff. Noctis knocks the gun out of Ardyn's hands and pushes him off the train. As he was pushed off it was revealed that he was actually Prompto.
Ardyn then talks to Noctis " how long were you in the dark ? "
He then hits Noctis on the back of his head and advances on Serah and grabs her.
" No , let me go ... Brother help me... "
Serah struggles against Ardyn but was powerless against him , Noctis can only watch as his only family was taken from him before blacking out.
" Ardyn uses a stitch in time to switch appearances with Prompto, and tricks Noct into hurting his closest friend. Nevertheless, a king pushes ever onward, accepting the consequences, and never looking back. "
" Dammit " was the first thing that came to Noctis' mind.
" What's wrong ? "
" Ignis , we got a problem Prompto fell off the train , I pushed him... I mean Ardyn made me , and has also taken Serah. We have to stop this train , I don't know where they are but we got to look for them. "
" Stay calm Noct , I am just as worried about them just as you are. But stopping the train will put the passengers in danger , we will be sitting ducks for the Daemons. "
" What should we do ? "
" We will be arriving at the next stop shortly to drop off the passengers "
" What about Prompto and Serah ? "
" Given the chancellor's involvement its possible he is no longer where we left him , as for Serah she is like you a member of the royal family , in any case they may try to contact us let us wait and hope for now. Can you make your way here Gladio is with me. "
" Are the two of you ok at least ? "
" Yes "
" Ok , on my way as soon as I take care of some stowaways "
Daemons then attack the train when it enters a tunnel , and things had gotten a lot worse. Noctis begins fighting off the Daemons alone as he makes his way to the front of the train holding them off till they exit. Ounce outside Leviathan lends a hand sweeping the daemons off. The train then stops at Tenebrae and everyone gets off.
Noctis is then approached by Aranea who reveals the truth behind the imperial army being powered by Daemons. Noctis then prepares to head for the imperial capital Gralea. Just as he boards the train it begins to snow.
