Chapter 4
A/N – I welcome you to my fourth chapter in this story. Thank you people who have followed, favorited, or reviewed. Also thanks to brave kid helping me out, Mini Ozpin puppet is going to be called Clockwork due to all the gears in Ozpin's clockwork tower. If you want a voice for clockwork, think of a higher pitched Ozpin.
Disclaimer in first chapter.
"Talking"
Henshin Itashimasu!
"Train Speakers/Weapon Noise"
'thinking'
"'Ticket talking with conductor/Clockwork and Ozpin'"
(Time Skip/song insert)
Flashback
Chapter 4
Story Start.
"Future students, please go back into the main hall for the speech please, there is air conditioning in there and it's hot out here" Glynda said slightly grimacing from soreness after erasing so many Grimm the past couple days. "Excuse me, did you not see a monster summon a bunch of Grimm on campus!" Shouted a girl as she began to float into the air. "I'm sorry but have you spent the last three days in a forest fighting a giant army of Grimm before an invasion could occur in the city" Glynda said as Ozpin walked up. "Put the girl down Glynda, I know your still all sore from the increase in Grimm activity lately but you're a teacher." As all the students began to pile back into the hall Glynda pulled Ozpin aside. "Where is Qrow, why wasn't he here to help out?" She said as they began to go to the stage entrance. "He was on patch helping Tai Yang with their increase in Beowolves. There are more of them appearing everywhere as if they are being rallied by an alpha but stronger" he said preparing for his speech. "I'm still here you know" the puppet said. "I'm going to call you clockwork from now on alright" Ozpin said as they both sipped their cups. "Fine by me, just remember to get me some coffee as well" Clockwork said as a large black crow watched on from the roof.
(Insert ToQger Opening)
Welcome aboard, the Ressha Sentai ToQGer is departing now, be careful to avoid boarding late.
(Go for it Go(x23)) we see everyone appearing infront of a light in their toqger forms posing. Then the title shows up with them slashing or shooting before they change to their civilian forms and run forward.
(Hateshinai senro no muko gawa) Nagoda is shown sitting on a rail track watching some trains before standing.
(hagayaiteiru mono wa nandaro!?) it then goes to Tristan who is combing his hair down trying not to mess up his fox ears.
(DOKIDOKI keiyu no ressha ni note. Tashikame ni iko) the scene then changes showing Cynthia entering the Ressha with her Raccoon ears twitching. Then it shows Sora looking out the train window at the forestry. Finally it shows Nicola waiting for the trains at the station smiling as it arrived.
(Sa hashire! Oretachi no EXPRESS! ) it then shows them together back to back as they run off in the ToQger suits, showing each of them fighting off kuros.
(DON'T BE LATE! Noriokure ni gochui GATAGOTO yume we nose) it then shows them running off with an explosion behind them as Tristan falls over. The scene now shows the ressha going by on a train during a sunset showing Conductor, wagon, and ticket.
(Kaze wo kitte susumu, dokomade mo) back to the train tracks with everyone holding their Rainbow Passes as they run down the tracks jumping as the ressha are shown flying above them.
(Yubisashikakunin go go go) they then go into their transformation pose as the ressha go by.
(Acchi Kocchi dochida!? ) the Ressha then come together forming ToQ-Oh
(Kimi no eki made michibike! IMAGINATION) it shows ToQ-Oh preparing Fumikiri-ken and switches to them running on the ground.
(TUNNEL nuketara Asu ni mukete NONSTOP!) it then shows their ToQger forms before fading into their normal selves
(Ressha Sentai Hassha ORAI Toqger Go) it then ends with them transforming
(End song)
Throughout the hall were whispers about the creature that summoned Grimm. "See Yang, I told you there were monsters that could summon Grimm and you didn't believe me" Ruby whispered to her sister in a 'I was right and you were wrong' tone. "Okay, but you probably wouldn't believe me if I told you there were monsters out there that could spawn Grimm like they were nothing" she replied as Ozpin took the stage.
"I'll...keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge-to hone your craft and acquire new skills." As soon as Ozpin said this a puppet version of him flipped into view on his hand. "You all are inexperienced children that came here for help in your youth and stupidity" clockwork said while Ozpin sipped his coffee. "And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people." He said while clockwork sipped from his cup. "You are going to be the future guardians of peace but your all still too young and stupid" clockwork said beginning to tick off students as well as confuse them as one was always sipping his coffee while the other talked "I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose—direction." Said Ozpin while making the students feel like they were nothing. "Your all useless and need to find your own way, your own path to follow in life" clockwork said motioning towards everyone with his cup. "You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far." Ozpin said pulling his cup to his mouth as both began to sip their coffee. "'It is up to you to take the first step.'" They said together freaking all the students out as the two had similar but differing voices. They then left the stage as Glynda gave the sleeping arrangements.
"Did you see that, Ozpin has a mini puppet of himself that talks when he sips from his cup" Yang said as Ruby remembered something similar with the conductor and Ticket. "Was that puppet making fun of us" said Blake stating the obvious as people began to leave to gather their things. "Well, we better start finding our things Ruby" Yang said as they went to gather their stuff.
"I can't believe I got lost" Weiss said wandering about the school until she found an old rusty door hidden beneath some shrubbery. "A rusty old door, should I go into it or not." Fate was not with Weiss for the moment as the door opened and dragged Weiss with it. "Why meeee" she said as another cleaner shiny door took the place of the rusted one with TQG inscribed onto it as the dirt and bushes began to hide the doorway.
"Stupid rusted doors opening randomly" she muttered as lights began to flicker on revealing a large train station. It was a large spacious place enough to hold about seven large trains. Within the station was a large office building along with many benches around the tracks with dust covering everything. "How old is this place" she said entering the office. Inside was a couple desks with papers strewn about with a large blueprint on the wall. "What kind of place is this and what were they building here" she said going up to the blueprint about to touch it. "DON'T TOUCH THAT!" said a voice causing Weiss to turn around. "Who's there?"
Looking around, Weiss saw nothing different and no one around. "I'm right here" said the voice as her left hand went up revealing Clockwork. "What are you doing here in the old substation little miss Snow White" he said pulling her out of the office. "Who are you and how did you get on my hand" Weiss said trying to yank him off only to hit something. Turning around Weiss saw a large blue train. Next to it in another track was a black jet like train car. "Where did those trains come from?" She said as footsteps sounded out behind her and clockwork disappeared. "Hello miss Schnee, how did you enter an old forgotten substation" Ozpin said as Clockwork was on his hand sipping from its cup. "I fell into a rusted doorway." "Well find a place to sit because both of you probably want an explanation for this place" Clockwork said.
"I still don't regret eating all that food" Nagoda said cleaning the mess in the red ressha control room. "Don't worry, I don't regret it either" Nicola said through the terminal as she cleaned the pink Ressha's control room. "Hey you two, it's time to eat" Wagon said through the overhead. "Food can wait, I just got news that clockwork got the old substation up and running so we are going back to check it out" ticket said as the ressha began to turn back towards beacon. Unknown to them all was a Kuros stuck to the train heard the speakers. It then managed to escape into the darkness once the ressha entered a tunnel.
"what's a substation for" Nagoda asked as he entered the seating area of the red ressha meeting with the others. As he walked in, conductor and ticket appeared from behind him. "The substation we are going to is a place to repair, refit, and even build new ressha" conductor explained as the ressha whistled.
"Kuro". It said as it spawned in the throne room reporting its finding. "Interesting, a rediscovered substation for the rainbow line" Z said leaning forward as Schwarz went forth. "If I may ask, may I be the one to attack the substation" he said bowing to Gritta and not Z or Salem. "Who cares about some substation, I'm going to go out for a bit" Salem said beginning to leave. "Kuro kuro" the kuro said quickly before Salem left. "It's at beacon!? That makes it far more interesting now, make sure you attack that school for me too, it would be fun to see the look on Ozpin's face" she said as she left.
"Make sure you test these new ToQGers and see if they are as good as Right or have the potential to be as great" Z said as Schwarz mobilized three of his kurainers. "Kurainers, go" he said entering his own personal kurainer as they left for beacon.
"So this is a secret train station for special trains called ressha that are fueled and made of imagination. Do you really think I'm that stupid to believe that!" Weiss ranted as clockwork sipped his mug. "Yes that's exactly what this is and the rainbow line is a real system for fighting the shadow line" he said as the sounds of a train whistle sounded out as a light began to appear through one of the tunnels. "Here they come now."
As Weiss turned to see the trains, the whole place lit up lighting the whole station as the walls began to turn into a rainbow coloration from the dull brown and dirt that once covered the walls. As the ressha appeared in the station, the walls began to glow with a brilliant shine as the station seemed to lighten up at the arrival of the resshas. "We have arrived at Beacon Substation, Beacon Substation." "Hey there, I see this place really cleaned up great" conductor said out the window as he parked the ressha.
"So this is what a substation looks like" Nagoda said as they began to leave the ressha. "Hey you five, weren't you guys fighting those Grimm in front of the main hall, what are you doing on those trains."
"They are called ressha and we live on them as our town was destroyed by the shadow lines emergence" Tristan said with his hands behind his head, lazing about on one of the benches that turned a bright red with the others jumping around the station, looking at all the colors. "You missy must keep this station a secret or it might be destroyed" Ticket said as Clockwork nodded in agreement as people wearing animal masks began to appear in the many stores around and began to open shop.
"What do you mean it would be destroyed?" She said as she saw Nagoda and Nicola go around to taste the food stands paying with some sort of pass. "People without imagination except those with certain exceptions like Ozpin here can't see this place and would just see a dull empty room, but that causes the station to lose some power. Also the shadow line might hear about the station leading them to send an attack force against us" he said as one of the many workers opened up a hotel imbedded into the wall of the station.
Ticket and the conductor then entered the offices to the station as clockwork took Ozpin into the offices as Weiss followed. "To get back up to beacon, you will want to take these stairs and if you want to come back down, find that hatch as it will now lead to the stairs down to the station, and remember, you can't tell anyone about this except those who can see the ressha in their train form as those with some imagination can still see ToQ-Oh." He said making Weiss slightly mad at being inferred to as without imagination.
"Okay then, but why couldn't I see the ressha earlier?"
"Your imagination was being blocked by some sort of mental block, Clockwork here unblocked it when he decided to jump onto your hand" ticket said starting up the overhead speakers. "Ahem, we are going to stay here overnight to check out the stations equipment and to check the resshas for damages so you five can stay in the rainbow hotel that just opened up" ticket said through the overhead which hen made a loud screech before it shit off. "Remind me that we need to fix the overhead" ticket said as clockwork looked over some blueprints while sipping his mug after switching to the conductors other hand. "You should probably go join your fellow students to be up too now miss Schnee" Ozpin said as they left the station through the office stairs leading somehow to a doorway next to Ozpin's clock tower.
It was nearing night as they walked into the outdoors. "Well, I better get to the ballroom now, good night professor Ozpin" Weiss said as she left to find the building. "Good night miss schnee and try not to get lost" he said staring off into the distance. "You can sense the danger coming too can't you clockwork" he said as clockwork appeared on his hand again. "That is right, and I also know that the crow up there is watching us intently" clockwork said hiding a flask into Ozpin's jacket as Ozpin chuckled seeing whose flask it was.
"So our debt also applies to here too" Nicola said as she and Nagoda were scrubbing the hotel clean while Cynthia helped set up stalls. "Yes, don't forget to work excitedly" wagon said taking selfies while posing on a barstool. As they were cleaning, Sora was busy looking over some instruments in a stand before picking up a violin. "Why does this see so familiar" he said as a flashback occurred. "Hey Sora, can you play us a song" a younger Nagoda said as a younger Cynthia jumped around him. "Sure why not" he said as he held up a violin. The flashback then ended just before he started to play. "I remember now" he said picking up the instrument and testing it out, tuning the strings as he began to play.
"Is Sora playing his violin again?" Cynthia said as they all stopped to listen to his music. Even Tristan who fell asleep woke up to listen to Sora play. After he finished, Sora heard the sound of clapping as Cynthia and Nagoda ran up to him giving him a large hug. "How did we forget that you could play so amazingly" Cynthia said as Sora began to blush. "Yeah man, you should play some more" Nagoda said as Tristan got up to find a room in the hotel to sleep.
Just then explosions sounded outside as a dark train whistle sounded out. "Emergency, we have kurainers attacking the outside cliffs. Get on the train and let's fight them off." They then began to enter the ressha as they took off outside. The ressha then went through the tunnels leaving from an exit opening up in the emerald forest. "Ehh, what is that giant mech?" Nagoda said watching as two other kurainers transformed and landed next to the first kurainers robo. "Ressha Gattai" he then called out as the trains came together.
"Thank you for riding, ToQ-Oh is complete".
"Complete, ToQ-Oh" they said transformed in the control room. They then went forward and slashed the fumikiriken at one of the kurainer robo only for the other two to punch them from opposing sides allowing the third one to shoot at them. "How are we going to fight three of them at the same time" Nicola said only for ticket to appear from the red ressha terminal. "Take this and summon the shield ressha" he mumbled with the ressha in his mouth as Nagoda took it. "Shield ressha" he said summoning the ressha. "Shield Ressha".
A bluish green ressha then came out of the tunnels flipping into the air while turning into a shield. They then began to use the shield to block the shooting and to protect beacon from the attack. "Fumikiriken ressha slash". Copies of the fumikiriken appeared closing like a train gate while manifestations of the resshas circled the three Kurainer robos. As they left the scene, ToQ-Oh was seen rushing forward slashing them with the sword causing them to split into halves before exploding. "We did it" they cheered seeing Ruby cheering for them on the courtyard while Blake stood near the doorway.
"Is that the giant train mecha you were talking about?" Weiss asked walking towards Ruby. "Yep, isn't it awesome!" She said as clockwork showed up on Weiss hand. "They are the best ressha you could ever see" he said sipping his mug as Weiss tried to look inside to see what he was drinking only for him to disappear before she could. "What are they drinking, Coffee or Tea" she asked as Ruby just shrugged. "I want a giant train that can transform too" she said walking forward, only for the trapdoor to open up again and drop Ruby down into the staircase. "I found something" Ruby said as Weiss jumped down followed by Yang and Blake who either saw her sister fall into a hole or wanted to see where a mysterious hole led too.
"This is the stairway to the Substation to those Ressha I think their called" Weiss said as Ruby zipped down the stairs as the ressha returned to the station to get checked. "This. Is. AWESOME" she said looking at all the workers wearing animal masks as they waited for customers. "I wonder if they are Faunus or people" Blake said as she saw some with Faunus traits that blended with the masks. "Oh, more people. Welcome to Beacon Substation" Conductor said as ticket looked out the window. "Why are there more people down here, don't you four have somewhere to go right now" ticket shouted.
Meanwhile outside vale, a town was begining to grow dark with flickering lights. A golden trash can like kaijin then entered the town causing the name to change in a flicker of darkness. "Hold up Bucket shadow, I need to pick someone up" said Baron Scopro as he went over to a restaurant turning into a human form as he entered the establishment. "Welcome, how may I help you" said a chef greeting the disguised Scopro who looked like an Italian aristocrat.
"I heard a rumor that one of your chefs make amazing meals" he said sitting at a table. "Yeah that would be Tom, he graduated at cooking school second best of his class over near mistral" the man said passing Scopro a menu. "I would like for Tom to surprise me with a meal" the baron said as the waiter went into the kitchen. "Bucket shadow, you may eat the food after I'm done here" he said to the shadow kaijin outside the window. "Understood sir".
After a couple minutes, the waiter brought out a plate with a freshly prepared apple risotto as baron Scopro placed a napkin on his neck and prepared himself. "Enjoy your meal" the waiter said leaving, wondering where all the customers went. As the baron took his first bite, he smiled in joy at the flavor in the meal. "Waiter, I would like to meet this chef Tom" he said finishing his meal. Soon, a fairly built man came out with a large knife shaped sword on his back. "I am Tom, did you enjoy your meal?" Tom asked as Baron Scopro revealed his true form making the man reach for his large knife only for the baron to hold him to the wall. "Your meal was exquisite, I've decided to take you with me" he said opening a box sucking in the chef who screamed as he he was sucked in.
"Bucket shadow, it's your time to shine" he said leaving the restaurant while entering a gold and black scorpion themed kurainer.
A/N – I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter, it took a while as I couldn't get past some parts of this chapter but thanks to brave kid I had some ideas to finish this chapter. If you like this story, maybe leave a review, follow, or favorite if you wish to.