~I Hate Train Rides~

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(Third Person POV)

It was a dark night. The moon was a delicate crescent and the stars twinkled. The Ninja, aka Randy Cunningham, was doing his nightly patrolling. He jumped from building to building, scanning the city for any odd activity. He landed on the roof of a building. Everything was quiet…too quiet.

Suddenly, a bright, blue light came from the alley next to the building Randy was on. Curious, he looked down, and saw a swirling blue portal appear. A figure in a navy-blue cloak came out, and landed on its feet. The figure looked around, and pulled out a shiny, gun-like object. As soon as he saw this, Randy pulled out his katana, and jumped down.

He accidently landed on a dumpster and ended up giving away his location. The figure wiped around, and pointed the gun-like object at the dumpster.

"Who's there?" asked the figure, who sounded like a girl. "I got an Icer and I'm not afraid to use it!"

An Icer? What's an "Icer"? Randy shook his head and jumped out of the dumpster. He got into battle stance.

"Put down the…erm, 'Icer' and no one gets hurt!"

"Please Ninja; you honestly think I would hurt the only hero that can defeat the Sorcerer in the Final Battle?"

Randy lowered his sword.

"How…how do you know that? Are you…from the future?"

The girl laughed.

"What? No, I'm not from the future. I'm from…somewhere else."

Randy shook his head, and pointed his sword at the girl.

"If you're not from the future, how did you know that? Do you work for McFist? Or, the Sorcerer? You better tell the truth, or I will…do something!"

The girl shook her head as she put away the icer. She turned around and started walking away. Randy narrowed his eyes and started running after her. He walked along side her as she checked her wristwatch. The girl looked at Randy, and frowned.

"Ninja, what do you want?"

"I'm not leaving until I find out who you are, where you come from, and what your deal is."

"You're so not serious," the girl said with a laugh.

Randy crossed his arms and gave the girl a look. She stopped laughing, and she frowned.

"Oh…you weren't kidding."

"No, no I wasn't."

The girl groaned as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Fine, what do you want to know first?"

"Your name and what you look like. So, take off the hood of your cloak and tell me who you are."

"Wow, you're so serious…"

She took off her hood, and Randy finally got a good look at the strange girl.

The girl was about his height, maybe an inch or two taller than him. She had long, dark brown hair that reached down past her shoulders and the ends of her hair and bangs were dyed midnight-blue. She had lightly tanned skin and had a very slim and athletic build. But, what captivated Randy were her eyes. Her eyes were a mixture of midnight-blue and navy-blue with black flecks.

She wore a navy-blue turtleneck dress, medium blue tights, and black ballet flats. Around her neck was a silver chain and attached to the chain was a sparkling navy-blue gem in the shape of an oval.

"I'm Natalia, Natalia Olivia Wayne."

Natalia gave a small smile before putting on the hood of her navy-blue cloak. Randy gave a smile back, then his gaze went to Natalia's wristwatch, which was beeping very loudly.

"Uh, Natalia?"

"What is it?"

"What does the beeping on your wristwatch mean?"

Natalia's eyes went wide as she pulled out the icer-gun, and held it the way policemen, policewomen, and detectives do in the movies and TV shows. Something shifted in the dark, and Randy could've sworn he saw a pair of red eyes peering out.

"Ninja get your sword out. That's the only weapon that will work against them."

"Who is 'them'?"

And then, a howl echoed through the streets of Norrisville.

…..

(Back to Avril's POV)

I walked through the streets of Norrisville, kicking a rock in front of me while tightly gripping the straps of my backpack.

I hate my life, you know? I never asked to be a Dimension Walker. I never wanted to be part of this race of people with really awesome powers. I mean, sure from time to time I wished I was in my favorite TV show, cartoon, movie, and book (especially book). But, in a way that doesn't involve this kind of stuff! Why couldn't a portal have opened in my bedroom and whisked me to this dimension? Or, my dad was a super smart scientist (FYI, he's a college professor that teaches Greek and Roman Mythology) and he created a locket that transported me to this dimension?

No, why didn't my parents tell me about our family's secret about us being Dimension Walkers? All my life, I lived like a normal girl, not knowing that my parents kept a humongous secret from me. Now look where their actions got me! I'm trapped in another dimension with my two best friends with some girl who told me the biggest secret my parents ever kept from me!

I sighed through my nose and gave the rock an extra large kick. The rock flew through the air, and hit something. A growl was followed after that.

I stopped in my tracks, and saw a hellhound the size of a rhino looming a few feet away from me. I tried to run away, but I was glued to where I was. I just kept staring as the hellhound fixed its eyes on me. It gave a soft growl before slowly prowling towards me.

I needed to get out of here! I needed to go back to my friends and Carrie and get the hell out of here!

Suddenly, a shot was fired, and a shining blue bullet flew the air. It whizzed past my ear, and nailed the hellhound right in the eye. The demon dog growled, and backed up. I turned around, but found no one. A honk was heard, and my gaze went to the street. On the street, was a black van. The van doors slid open, Ally and Alice appeared.

"AD! Get in here!"

I didn't need to think about it. I quickly got into the van, and sat next to my best friends. The door slammed shut, and the driver stepped on it. I sighed as I looked at my friends, who were holding onto their backpacks for dear life.

"Holy shit," muttered Ally. "There are a lot of monsters out here at night. And not the kind of monsters Viceroy and McFist would make."

"I know," said Alice. "Where did these things come from?"

"Another dimension," said the driver, who happened to be Carrie. "Someone must've opened the easy-access portals and sent them here. Oh shit…NATALIA!"

Carrie stepped on the gas, and I was sure we were breaking the speed limit. She turned the corner, and we almost fell off our seats.

We were heading towards a street…overrun by hellhounds, shadow wolves, and phantom-hounds. In the middle of it all, was a girl in a navy-blue cloak holding someone in her arms.

And that someone was the Ninja.

…..

Carrie rammed through the crowds of monsters, and stopped in front of the girl. Carrie looked at us, and narrowed her eyes.

"Open the door, help Natalia in, and make sure Randy's okay."

I nodded, and unbuckled my seatbelt. I slid the van door open, and looked at the girl, deemed Natalia, and Randy. She looked up, showing her midnight/navy-blue eyes with black flecks. She held Randy in her arms, her lightly tanned arms covered in scratches, cuts, and gashes.

"Get in!"

She didn't waste another second. She quickly picked up Randy bridal-style, and climbed on. I shut the door, and nodded towards Carrie. Carrie got the message, and stepped on the gas.

Natalia placed Randy in the backseat of the van, and buckled him up. She kneeled in front of him, and took off her hood.

Natalia had long, dark brown hair that went past her shoulders and the ends of her hair and bangs were dyed midnight-blue. She was very slim and had an athletic build. Her skin was lightly tanned and her eyes were a mixture of midnight-blue and navy-blue.

She wore a navy-blue turtleneck dress, medium blue tights, and black ballet flats. Around her neck was a silver chain and attached to the chain was a sparkling navy-blue gem in the shape of an oval.

She caught me staring, so she pulled on the hood of her cloak. I scratched the back of my neck.

"Um…hi. I'm Avril-Drew Burgundy."

"Natalia O. Wayne," she mumbled.

I sighed and went back to my seat. Alice looked out the window, while Ally was talking to Carrie.

"Where are you taking us?"

"Back to our camp," said Carrie. "First, we ditched this car I…er…borrowed from someone. Then, we catch a train called the Walker Express. Next, we take it all the way to Camp Walker. Finally, we heal Randy and discuss some…things."

"Why are there a camp and a train called Walker?" asked Ally.

"There are named after the most famous Dimension Walker in history, Xavier Walker," explained Carrie. "The guy was a legend. He stopped the first Dimensional War. He created the Dimensional Bureau Investigation, or DBI, and the Covert Investigation Agency for Dimensional Crisis, or CIADC. And, he did it all before he turned eighteen. His family legacy lives on. The Walkers are cousins to the Hoods, your mom's family, Avril."

"So, does that mean my mom's family is only famous because they're cousins to the Walkers?" I asked.

"No, Hoods did amazing things as well. Not only they're mixed, they defeated an evil and sent her to Dimension X, the best prison in all of the infinite dimensions, and the…Multiverse I think."

"Who's 'her'?"

Carrie accidently jerked at the wheel, and we nearly swerved off the road. My friends screamed and I nearly cursed out loud.

"Che diavolo*?!" cried Natalia in Italian. "Stai cercando di ucciderci*?!"

"Non, je ne suis pas*," shouted Carrie in French.

"Hey, hate to be rude, but…DON'T CURSE AT EACH OTHER WHEN CARRIE'S DRIVING! AND CARRIE!"

"What is it, Avril?" asked Carrie, her tone venomous.

"PADESTRIAN!"

A figure came into view, catching Carrie's attention. She screamed a curse word in French, and turned the wheel. The car swerved.

We screamed.

….

Mental note: Never, under any circumstance, EVER let Carrie drive while she is arguing with her friend (I think) Natalia. If you do, you better hold on for dear life and pray to God, or whoever you worship, and hope you won't get into a car accident. Because right now, we almost did.

Guess who was walking on the streets at night looking for his best bro? STUPID, FUCKING HOWARD WEINERMAN!

Carrie hit the brakes just in time before we hit the chubby teen. Howard flinched, and covered his face.

"Please! I'm too young to die!"

We all groaned. I opened the door, and dragged him inside. Howard was screaming his head off until he stopped Randy.

"Kidnappers! Why, I oughta—"

"SHUT UP, HOWARD," we all yelled, causing Randy to stir.

"Step on it," I said to Carrie, who gladly obliged.

As we drove, Alice and Ally explained everything (almost everything) to Howard while Natalia was nursing Randy. I climbed into the passenger seat next to the driver's seat. Carrie glanced at me, making her grip on the wheel tighten.

"What do you want, Avril?"

"Just want to sit here," I said. "Is that a crime?"

"Imbécile," Carrie muttered in French.

"I'm not an idiot!"

Carrie rolled her eyes as she continued to drive.

"So let me get this straight," said Howard. "You guys aren't from this 'dimension' and my best bro's life is a cartoon. You fell down a rabbit hole and ended up here and met these two other girls. Your friend here is a Dimension Walker, and so is the Goth/Punk looking girl and the girl who is looking at my bro like he's hot—"

Natalia blushed.

"Je vais vous tuer, Howard*," hissed Carrie, in French. "I am not goth, nor am I a punk!"

"Hey Weinerman," I said.

"Yeah?"

"Σκάσε!*" I yelled in Greek.

Howard grumbled as he crossed his arms over his chest. I rolled my eyes as my gaze went to the road in front of us. I gulped.

"I don't remember this from the show…"

Ahead of us, was an old-timey train station with people, mainly teens and kids, standing around waiting for the train to arrive. Carrie stopped the car, and climbed out.

…..

We walked around the station, getting looks from the kids and teens. Carrie and, surprisingly, Howard carried Randy. Natalia walked towards the ticket counter. At the counter, was a woman with blond hair with greens throughout her hair. Her eyes were an electric blue and her skin was tanned.

"Hello," she said with a chipper voice. "How many tickets?"

Natalia grabbed a blue rectangular card and placed it on the counter.

"I'll be using my unlimited pass card, ma'am," Natalia said. "The name's Natalia O. Wayne, daughter of Mr. O."

The woman paled.

"O-of course! Go right ahead."

Natalia gave a smug smile as she led us to some benches we could sit on while we wait for the train.

Howard whistled. "Dang, she looked scared juiceless."

Carrie scoffed.

"Her dad's Mr. O. Who wouldn't be scared shitless?"

"Shitless?"

I snorted. I wonder if Norrisville has ever heard a bad word. All they say is "what the juice?" or "that's shnasty!" and a bunch of other lingo. On the other hand, it is a kids' show and there should be no profanity.

"We shouldn't teach them our teenage slang," said Ally. "Or the episodes will be messed up."

"Save the profanity for the fanfictions!" said Alice while she put her fist in the air.

"Oh Alice," Ally and I said, shaking our heads.

"What does 'shitless' mean?" asked Howard.

"You shouldn't say that," said Natalia. "At all."

"But—"

"DON'T!"

"Fine."

…

After five minutes of waiting, the train came into the station. Everyone climbed on, and soon the station was empty, save for the ticket counter lady.

We got to our seats, me sitting with Alice and Ally and Carrie sitting next to Natalia in the seats that faced ours. Howard took Randy to the sleeping car. We all agreed. It's better to have his best friend explain everything than a complete stranger.

We sat in silence, leaving us to our own devices. Alice was watching some Harry Potter movie (she's a huge Harry Potter fan) on her iPad, Ally was reading "The Lost Hero" (she was a big PJO and HoO fan), Carrie and Natalia were deep in conversation. I looked at the window, bored out of her mind.

"It must bite that you're not watching your crush sleep," said Carrie.

"What?" I asked, whipping my attention to Carrie.

Carrie crossed her arms over her chest while Natalia holding back giggles by covering her mouth with her hand. I narrowed my eyes.

"What are you talking about?"

"Randy is your crush, obviously. You love the show, so you have a crush on the main character like any other fangirl."

Before I could say anything, Alice cut in.

"Randy as Avril's crush?" she asked. "He's my crush!"

"True dat," said Ally as she flipped the page of her book.

"No, Avril's crush is Nico—"

"ALICE," I hissed at her.

Ally and Alice laughed before going to back to what they were doing. My cheeks must've turned pink because I was so embarrassed. Carrie raised an eyebrow while Natalia gave a smirk.

"Nico? Nico who? Is he from your dimension or from somewhere else?"

"It's none of your business."

"Nico," Carrie mused. "It's not from a cartoon or a TV show. Maybe a movie…"

"N-no," I stuttered.

"He's a book character then," said Carrie. "A book with a character by the name Nico…"

"Oh please," pleaded Natalia. "Tell us who is he!"

"No, I'm not telling you."

"We will explain everything before we get to camp and you can ask us any questions you want," Carrie said quickly.

I looked at them, narrowing my eyes until they were brown slits. Maybe…

"You swear?" I asked.

"We swear on anything you want us to swear on," said Natalia.

"Swear on your lives," I said, still narrowing my eyes.

"We swear on our lives," they said, irritated.

I smirked as I leaned back into my seat.

"Nico…none of ya business," I said, smugly.

Carrie and Natalia frowned as they started shouting in Italian and French. Dang, how did they know how to speak Italian and French? I huffed, and got out of my seat and started walking to the sleeping car to check on Randy and Howard.

"I hate train rides," I whispered, my voice full of venom.

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Translation (courtesy of Google Translate):

*(1): "Che diavolo" means "What the hell" in Italian.

*(2): "Stai cercando di ucciderci?!" means "Are you trying to kill us?!" in Italian.

*(3): "Non, je ne suis pas" means "No I am not" in French.

*(4): "Je vais vous tuer, Howard" means "I will kill you, Howard" in French.

*(5): "Σκάσε" means "Shut up" in Greek.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I don't think this was my best work. So, I apologize for this chapter and for any mistakes (grammatical, spelling, et cetera) that you see here. I promise the next chapter will be better than this one.

Also, can anyone guess whose Avril's crush is? I gave two hints: his name is Nico and he's from a book. Happy guessing!

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