Author's Note: I decided to write this fanfic as a result of having lots of free time all of a sudden due to pretty much everything being shut down. Unlike my first multi-chapter Infinity Train fanfic, this one is going to be ongoing for the time being. My intention with my first Infinity Train fanfic was to make it feel like a season of the TV show, this one is supposed to be more like a novel of sorts. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 1: A Pandemic on the Train
Everything seemed to be fine on the Infinity Train. One-One was in the engine, performing a regular checkup on the train to make sure everything was working the way it should be. Everything seemed to be normal until One-One noticed a message on one of the monitors in the engine. The message read:
DANGER: A VIRUS IS SPREADING AROUND EARTH THAT COULD ENDANGER POTENTIAL PASSENGERS. DUE TO AN EARLY INCUBATION, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME PASSENGERS ALREADY ON THE TRAIN COULD HAVE THE VIRUS. PASSENGERS SHOULD NOT BE IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER AND DENIZENS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION IN ORDER TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
One-One knew he had to spread the word as soon as possible.
Dr. Haven Mcgrade had a job that most with a medical degree coveted. He worked as a doctor at the Mustard Clinic in Bryon, Minnesota, the most prestigious medical clinic in the world. Everything was going smoothly at the clinic until the coronavirus reached the United States. It had been a couple weeks since the first case of COVID-19 in the country was detected in a patient, and now thousands of people had the virus, with no chance of it slowing down. Even worse, nobody knew how to cure the disease, or even what caused it, which meant that the doctors could do nothing but prevent spread of the disease, which had become a lost cause at that point.
When Haven woke up that morning, he expected another day of the chaos that had become the new normal in the workplace. Since he lived a couple of towns away, he had to drive over to work using his car. However, when he tried to start his car that morning, it somehow didn't work.
"Guess I'll have to try my luck at the train station" said Haven.
Luckily, the nearest train station was in walking distance from his house. When he got there, he saw that it was completely empty, but dismissed it as a result of people avoiding public transportation to prevent spread of the virus. As if right on cue, a train showed up at the station, and it just so happened to be heading to Bryon. Haven was a bit suspicious at first, but since those patients really needed him, he decided the risk was worth it and boarded it. Just as he got on, he was blinded by a light that came from the train.
"Denizens, I've gather all of you here for a meeting on how we are going to deal with a virus that passengers might spread onto the train that could put the lives of passengers and denizens alike in danger" said Glad-One.
"The fact that we crowded as many of you as we could in this car means the disease is more likely to spread among us" said Sad-One.
"Luckily, we have lots of robots on the train who are immune to this disease, such as myself."
"But we still need non-robotic denizens to help as well."
"The good news is that Alan Dracula is immune to all diseases, so I will ask him if he's willing to volunteer."
As a deer with almost every superpower (except the ability to speak, for some reason), Alan Dracula was always happy when someone saw his powers as useful. He walked up to One-One and smiled.
"I know you're always willing to help out when we need you, Alan Dracula" said Glad-One. "We also need other denizens to use as test subjects so we can research the disease to find ways to prevent it and cure it."
Randall formed an arm from his blobby water body and raised it. "Wait, don't we also need doctors who actually know what they are doing?"
"The other good news is that we have plenty of well-qualified doctors and scientists on the train. We even have a doctor coming in as a passenger right now to help us. Alan, the passenger's pod will be arriving outside any minute. Why don't you come on out and keep him company?"
The deer was always happy to meet a new passenger. He couldn't wait to see who would be his next companion. But he knew that there had to be some other reason that passenger was on the train besides just helping find a cure to the virus.