Chapter 2- An Intresting train ride
Crowds of humans and faunus alike walked through the bustling Mistral train station as everyone was hurrying to board their trains on time, grabbing a bite to eat or were leaving the station with family members who had come to visit. Amongst all of this craziness there was a young lion faunus girl who looked to be around thirteen sat down on one of the benches, scroll in hand waiting for her parents to get their train tickets. "So sis are you ready to come see me in Atlas?" A male voice asked catching the girl's attention as her gaze returned to her scroll. "You bet Frego. I can't wait to see you. It's been so long." She said with a smile, her tail swishing side to side with joy. On her scroll was the image of a young man in his twenties, his skin was fair and his eyes were a dark shade of purple though they were slightly covered by his long messy blonde hair that was in a ponytail, resting atop his head were a set of lion ears. He was dressed in a black button up dress shirt with a long sleeved purple tailcoat jacket though it was missing a sleeve. "I can't wait either." Frego smiled his lion ears twitching in amusement. "Hey Frego could you tell me about your latest adventure?" She asked, wondering what her older brother had been up to. "Hmmm that's a long one sis…" He said apologetically. "Aw come on. Please? Pretty please?" The lioness asked using her infamous cute kitten eyes. "Fineee." Frego groaned as he began recounting his latest mission in the snow mountains of Atlas where he encountered a large knight like grimm. "That was so cool! I wish I could have seen it or even gave you a hand then it would have been the best brother sister battle ever!" She cheered when she spied her parents leaving the ticket booth. "Oh! Mom and Dad are coming back! I gotta go big brother. I'll call you again later when I'm in Atlas." The lion eared girl said getting up from the bench. "Alrighty. Talk to you soon little sis. Bye." Frego said as the video call ended, the screen turning black. "There's my little cub!" A booming voice said with a hearty chuckle as Snowie suddenly was lifted into the air by her father. Rajah Raion otherwise known as the famous but retired huntsman Royal Raion. The man was about six feet tall in height with tanned skin much like his daughter's, his hair was dark brown along with his eyes. His clothes were a royal blue giving him a dignified appearance, swaying behind him was a lion's tail that matched his hair color. "Heyyy daddy…" She smiles hugging him. "So is my little girl ready to head to Atlas and see her brother?" He asked. "Yes!" She cheered, fist pumping the air, her purple eyes alight with excitement. "Such an excitable kitten." Her mother remarked, causing the father daughter duo to turn and see a woman with fair skin and long cream white hair that was styled in a simple low ponytail. She wore a simple marigold dress with a light gray jacket with her emblem which was a marigold flower. Her dark purple eyes were hidden behind a set of black spectacles and atop her head were a set of white lioness ears. "Mom just because I'm super excited doesn't mean I'm a kitten. I'm not 5 anymore." She pouted. "You'll always be MY Kitten.~" The white lioness known as Violet Raion said with a giggle causing the pint sized teenager to groan as Rajah set her down. "Alright kiddo let's get you to your train." The large lion faunus said with a grin as the three walked towards the conductor. "Hello there folks, My name is Quinn. Did you need help with anything?" A slightly older man with black hair that was starting to gray and navy blue eyes wearing conductor's uniform asked with a polite smile. "Yes we were hoping if one of your attendants could keep an eye on our daughter Snowla Raion." Violet explained. "Of course. Were more than happy to keep an eye on her and if you'd like I can personally watch over her." "Thank you." Rajah and Violet said grateful for watching over her youngest child. Quinn smiled at the couple as a voice over the intercom said that the train for Argus would be leaving in a few minutes. After saying her goodbyes to her parents Snowla boarded the train alongside conductor Quinn.
A few minutes later the train began making its journey to Argus, riding along the side of a mountain with a sea of trees on the other side of the locomotive as snowflakes flew down from the light gray skies above. Snowla put her small suitcase under her bed and smiled to herself as she left her room and walked down the hall. "Time to do some exploring." Opening the door the pint sized teen entered the first car which was the dining car. Several tables with booth style seats and white clothed tables sat on both sides of the car as people ate their meals, the scenery outside whizzing past. "Quite a fancy dining car." Snowla said as she walked through the dining car, eyeing some of the food the passengers had hungerly before opening the door to the second train car and closing it behind her. She was greeted by the sight of young and old people sitting down in comfy looking chairs reading a book, chatting, working on something with there scroll, making phone call or were fast asleep. But as Snowla walked through the passenger car she tripped over someone else's foot and the two came crashing down to the carpet covered ground in a heap.
"Are you alright there youngin?" A voice asked, Snowla looked rubbing her slightly sore bottom to see a old woman with tan skin and long white hair that was styled into a single braid using her cane which had a dark blue skull as the handle to stand herself up and offer a hand to the lion faunus. "Besides a sore behind I'm okay. Sorry for bumping into you Miss." Snowla apologized taking the woman's hand and getting to her feet. "It's alright. Besides it will take much more than a tumble like that to keep me down." The old woman said with a chuckle. " My name is Maria Calavera. What's your name half pint?" "Snowla Raion. Nice to meet you Miss Maria and again I'm really sorry for bumping into you." She said apologetically. "No harm done little missy." Maria said when she noticed Snowla's eyes. "You have Royal Purple eyes?" "Yeah. I got them from my mom." The old woman nodded in understanding before asking. "Would you like to keep me company for a while?" Snowla thought for a moment as Maria took a seat in one of the empty chairs before the lion eared girl grabbed a seat beside the old woman smiling. "Sounds fun to me. And if you don't mind me asking why do you have those things on your eyes?" Snowla asked, staring curiously at Maria's high tech spectacles. "Allow me to answer that question with one of my own. What's the story with that little flute around your neck?" Maria countered with a wiry smile. Snowla smiled down at the silver and purple flute that hung around her neck. "My mom made this for me. Let's just say I can call my 'special' big brother for help with a simple melody." Snowla explained. After a while the pair were chatting as though they were grandmother and granddaughter, laughing and telling stories when suddenly the train car began to shake as panic filled screams followed. "That doesn't sound good." Maria said getting out of her seat. "What's going on?" Snowla asked as a group of teenagers she didn't know came into the car and told everyone to leave right away. Snowla got up and seeing the way the old lady had gone went after her to help her, wondering why she was heading in the wrong direction. "Miss Maria! Where are you going?!" Snowla called as she weaved through the crowd trying to catch up. Maria continued walking down the train. And Snowla continued chasing after the old woman until they had arrived at one of the train cars near the back. Maria walked into the caboose humming. "M-Maria. Why did you come all the way to the caboose." Snowla asked panted a little. She smiles at her. Suddenly the caboose derailed from the tracks alongside several other train cars and barreled down the side of the cliff and into the snow. Once things settled down Maria and Snowla walked out of the train to find a group of teenagers and a slightly older man.
"I'm alive.' Maria said with a smile, causing everyone to turn to the pair with rather confused looks.
A/N: Hi everyone! :D Guess who's back with a brand new chapter! Me! I'm so glad all of you chose to stick around for chapter 2 of Lioness of Lore's rewrite. I'm so happy with how this turned out ^-^ I hope you all like the chapter. Please read, review and keep an eye out for the next chapter. Bye bye!