Once Bentley had exited the Safe House, he took a deep breath before making a run for it, heading for a good vantage point so he could see the train he needed to board. He hopped onto a small cloth that sent him flying, landing on the small cliff just before his binocucom went off. He grabbed the device and held it up to his face only to see Sly was trying to contact him. "Okay, so according to this time-table, Iron Horse #1 should be passing by any time now."

"I-I see it; it's moving awfully fast..." Bentley said shakily.

"Just jump on the caboose while it's passing by and go in through the hatch, piece of cake!" He encouraged before disconnecting.

Bentley let out a low sigh, stuffing his binocucom away before lifting his gaze to find the train. He took another deep breath while he waited for it to get close, and just as it passed, he leaped, landing on his stomach, but managed to hold on. He gave a low grunt upon landing before shifting, pushing the hatch open as he slipped inside, giving a sigh of relief.

"Good... I made it... But no time to relax, I've got work to do before anyone realizes I'm here." He said aloud, making his way out of the caboose and into the rest of the train.

The first car was simple to bypass since it was just some lasers blocking the way, so when he found an opening, he just ran on by. The next car had floor lasers, but they were rather easy to get past. When the turtle made it to the next car, the inside was locked, so he had to climb on top, but some eagles tried to attack him, quickly ducking down to avoid them, but kept on, leaping down once he was in the clear. The following car wasn't much of a car, just a platform with some ducks blocking his way. Bentley gave a small smirk, grabbing his gun as he fired off his sleep darts, knocking all three of them out as he slipped on by the sleeping guards. "Child's play..." He chuckled.

More floor lasers were in this car, except they were moving, making this a bit more challenging to get past without getting burned. However, the turtle took a deep breath before giving a stern look, leaping onto the floor. He hopped along, avoiding the lasers, but when he was nearing the edge, his foot landed too close to one of the lasers as he suddenly gasped in pain, quickly leaping away to the safe portion of the floor. Bentley then sat down, examining his burning leg, but let out a sigh when he saw a small burn mark forming. "Why am I so clumsy? Now I know why Sly and Rai are better at this than me – they're way more agile... I'm just the tech, but I suppose that's fine with me. I prefer it that way anyhow." He said to himself. "However, I've gotta keep moving. I'm almost at the end, I can feel it."

Bentley gave another stern look as he got to his feet, but winced slightly. Still though, he ignored the pain and pushed on, having to sneak along the side of the next platform because of the boxes and crates that were in his way. When he found an opening, he hopped up onto the crates and peeked over the edge, backing up slightly when he saw two moose with flashlights. He had to do a double take though when he realized they were facing away from him. Even so, he didn't wanna risk it and grabbed his gun again, putting both of them to sleep before running on by them. He gave a gasp in delight when he saw the first Clockwerk Lung, quickly grabbing it away from the fire with a grin.

"Yes! I got it!" He cheered to himself. "That wasn't so bad, I guess. But, no time to gloat. I should hurry and get off this train while I still can." Bentley then strapped the machine part to his back, finding it was a little heavy, before running off. He hopped off the train and head back for the Safe House, feeling rather proud of himself as he entered through the front door. "I'm back guys, and I brought a little somethin' with me!" He called.

The three all looked up to see the large part on the back of the small turtle, everyone grinning. "Nice job, pal. You're really getting the hang of this, aren't you?" Sly gave his usual smirk.

Bentley gave a chuckle. "It wasn't so bad."

"You're awesome, little buddy!" Murray cheered.

"Nice job, Bentley." Rai encouraged. "Hm?" It was then she noticed something as she got up, walking over to the turtle.

"Hey, what's up, Rai?" The raccoon then asked.

She crouched down, noticing the burn on Bentley's right leg. "What happened? Your leg is hurt."

"Oh, right... Well, when I was getting close to the end, I was trying to get past the moving floor lasers and I kinda misstepped, burning my leg a little, but it's not bad, so I'll be alright."

"Maybe so, but let's bandage it, okay?"

The turtle nodded as the fox helped remove the lung from his back, handing it to Murray so he could put it away with the rest of the parts while Rai and Bentley went into her bedroom. She helped him onto the bed while she went in the bathroom to grab some things, returning moments later with a wash cloth, a small tube of creme, and some bandaging. She got down on her knees, grabbing the damp cloth to dab Bentley's wound, causing him to flinch.

"Nnn...!"

"Sorry... I know it hurts, but—"

"You have to clean it, I know. Don't worry, I'm alright." He cut in.

The fox nodded and continued to clean the burn mark, not that it was really dirty to begin with, but Rai wanted to be sure. When she was finished, she grabbed the tube of cream and removed her glove with her teeth, putting some of the white substance on her finger. She then gently rubbed it against the wound, which gave it a bit of a cooling sensation. "That feels better already, actually." Bentley said. "What is that stuff?"

"It's a special cream I made with some special healing herbs a little while back. I always take it with me because if I ever get hurt, this stuff helps to heal wound rapidly, as you can see." She pulled down the collar of her shirt to reveal the nearly healed wound on her neck.

"Wow, that's really amazing, Rai!"

She grinned. "Just because I'm agile, it doesn't mean I'm flawless. I get clumsy too sometimes, but this time was different."

"Because of what Sly did, right?"

She nodded. "Yeah, but that wasn't his fault, so I can't blame him for it." Rai then grabbed the bandaging, wrapping it around his leg as she continued. "That was the Contessa's doing, not Sly's, so there's no point in grudging over something he wasn't in control of." Rai explained as she finished wrapping Bentley's leg. "Alright, you're all done. How does it feel?"

He moved his leg back and forth, grinning. "It's feels great! Thanks a lot, Rai."

She waved it off, grinning a bit. "Don't mention it."

"I should hurry and get going though, because the next Iron Horse train might have some extra security on it by now."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm sure once Bison realizes one of his trains has stopped working, he'll upgrade his security."

"Mm, right... However, for the time being, you need to take it easy until the medicine takes effect. You should be able to keep going in about an hour or so."

Bentley opened his mouth to protest, but also knew he wouldn't perform his job properly if he was too focused on his injury. So rather than argue, he just nodded. "Alright, I understand."

"Good. Just relax for a bit and we'll go from there."

After a little while, Bentley felt well enough to go out and head for Iron Horse #2. While he was out taking care of all the security for the train, Rei was going over the next part of the plan by sending Murray out on a job. The tubby hippo ran along the train tracks when his binocucom went off, quickly going onto the side platform so the train wouldn't hit him if he wasn't looking. When he put the device up to his eyes, he saw Rei was trying to contact him.

"Alright, Murray, so while Bentley's out, I'll give you the rundown for this mission." She explained. "We'll need that hand car over there to chase down Iron Horse #3, but for the time being, it's not up for grabs."

"No problem, I'll just tears that fence apart!"

"Sorry, big guy, but I'm afraid that metal is too resilient for Bentley's bombs or even your muscle. Rather, for this job, we're gonna have to rely on a stronger force – the love of a mother for her child."

Murray raised an eyebrow. "Uhhh... You got somethin' to tell me?"

Rai chuckled. "Let me explain: Bentley's managed to locate two juvenile bear cubs. If you put them together inside that fence, they'd surely start a brawl with one another since bears at that age are rather antisocial. But the noise from their fighting should attract the mother to free them."

"I get ya. That big mama bear will be able to smash the fence no problem to free her cubs."

"Exactly." She nodded.

"Beware cubs, for you are hunted by 'The Murray'." He said, Rai chuckling as they disconnected.

The pink hippo leaped from the train tracks and went for the first bear cub he saw, snatching it up as he quickly ran hack to the hand car so it's growling wouldn't attract any unwanted attention to himself. After placing the little cub in the fence, he heard a voice in his ear. "Nice work, Murray." Rai said. "It looks like Bentley's already got another cub set up for you to grab, but I'm afraid you won't like where it's at."

"Why's that?"

"It's, uh... It's in a...bear cave." She said hesitantly.

"Don't worry! 'The Murray' isn't afraid of that mama bear!"

The fox chuckled again. "Well, alright, just be careful."

"Roger!" He grinned before heading off for the cave.

He quietly tip-toed into the cave, peeking around the corner to see the mother bear wandering around. Once she was away from the snoozing cub, however, Murray quickly snatched it up before she could see him. He gave a sigh of relief when he was out of the cave, but quickly made his way back to the hand car, where he tossed the other cub in with the first, watching as they starting growling and tossing around in the caged fence.

"Heads up, Murray, it looks like the mother bear is already on her way." The fox said, Murray quickly taking cover.

Smash!

"Hey, you alright, Murray? I heard a loud crash."

"I'm okay, and we got the hand car too!"

"Great! We'll let Bentley know when he gets back to the Safe House, so go ahead and come on back."

"Roger that!" He said before heading for the hideout.

Rei gave out a low sigh, Sly letting out a chuckle, in which the fox glanced up at him. "Something funny to you, Sly?"

"Not at all." He replied. "But, how's it feel to actually sit back and watch?"

"Simple, for once."

The raccoon chuckled again at her response. "Well, don't get too comfortable because it's our turn to get the next Clockwerk Lung."

"Then that's what we'll do once Bentley gets back."

"Fair enough."

Once Bentley had returned, the two set out for the next Iron Horse train, until their binocucom went off, their turtle friend trying to get ahold of them. "Sly, Rai! The second Iron Horse train is on it way towards you, but I don't think you'll have time to jump on it!"

"Aww, come on, pal, there's more than one way to get on that train." The two then disconnected.

Just as the train whipped past them, both ran for it as fast as their legs would carry them. Sly managed to grab onto a rail outside the last caboose and quickly climbed on top before leaning over the edge, his hand outstretched toward the fox. "Rai, grab on, quick! We're nearing tunnel, and if this train goes through it, you won't be able to get on!"

She panted heavily as she ran, trying her hardest to keep up, but sprinting like your life depended on it to catch up with a speeding train wasn't exactly the easiest thing in the world. Rai raised an arm, reaching out for Sly's hand, which was only a mere few inches out of her grasp. Still though, Rai bit the bullet and ran just a little bit faster, grabbing onto Sly's hand as he hauled her up before the two dove down into the caboose just as the train entered the tunnel. Once inside though, Rai fell to her knees, panting hard with her lungs wanting to explode and her heart pounding against her chest. Sly just sat there for a long while, allowing the fox to catch her breath while lightly rubbing her back, until he heard her sigh.

"You okay?" He then asked, Rai nodding.

"Yeah... Let's get moving." She said, getting to her feet.

The two made their way through the first car, which was surprisingly empty, not that they complained. However, the second car was locked from the inside, meaning they had to climb on top to get around this one. So, Sly clasped his hands together and told Rai to place her foot on his intertwined fingers. The fox nodded, placing her hands on his shoulders before he launched her upwards onto the roof of the train car. Once landed, Rai leaned over the edge and extended her hand out to the raccoon, helping him on top as well as they moved along. The next car was a little trickier, considering this one had nothing but flashlight guards in them, however, only one was pacing around the car, one having fallen asleep while the other was trying to stay awake. When the second guard wasn't looking, both passed by the sleeping one and snuck by the other pacing before creeping past the last moose into the next car, which had moving floor lasers. They were moving rather quickly along the floor, but it wasn't anything these two couldn't handle as they entered the second to last car. This one had about three guards, all who were trying not to fall asleep. Once they had dozed off for a moment, Rai was the first to bypass them, being careful not to knock over the glass bottles scattered around the room. The guards then woke up, the two quickly hiding on the outside of the car until they fell asleep again, Sly soon following suit to join the fox. With this car out of the way, the two entered the front engine and grabbed the Clockwerk Lung, making this two for three.

"Nice job, you two! We're raking in the Clockwerk Parts left and right!" Bentley said as the two went to hop off the train.

"I'd say that was pretty easy for a Clockwerk Part." Sly said once they were off the train, heading back for the Safe House.

"Yeah, too easy..." Rai noted, seeming suspicious.

"Don't sweat it, I'm sure Bison didn't plan any of this. I mean, he's not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed."

"Even so, something just doesn't sit right about this. Grabbing both lungs in such a short amount of time is too simple, even for us."

"And by now, I'm sure Jean has a plan to keep the stomach under lock and key, in which case, we'll handle the situation once we cross that road. Right now, we've gotta get ready to hop on that last train, which is where the hand car comes into play."

"I know, it's just...I've got a bad feeling about this... My instincts are telling me something bad might go down soon..."

"Like I said, we'll cross that bridge when we get there, so don't go stressing yourself out, okay? Remember, we've all got your back."

"Yeah, that much I do know..."

Rai's worrying herself again, and when that happens, she's usually never wrong about it. If that's the case, I'd better stay close to her just in case anything bad does decide to go sideways... Sly clenched his cane, an uneasy feeling building in the pit of his stomach.