4: An Epic Battle
The Spirit Train chugged through the Dark Realm on endless tracks. Everyone was silent, because each of them knew of the battle to come. It would be an epic locomotive clash. The largest one in many years. Last time, they had barely survived the fight.
Just then, a huge black train appeared out of nowhere. It was pulling two evil train cars, which carried devastating weapons and nasty surprises.
"Let's GOOO!" Link shouted, putting the train in double-speed mode in pursuit of the Dark Train. Lyra, like always, stood near the cannon with her fist hovering over the trigger, ready to press it when needed. Zelda held the Bow of Light in case she had to fight an enemy. Gold secretly climbed into the cargo train car for special purposes.
The Spirit Train slowly covered the distance between it and the evil locomotive. The two trains chugged on the endless rails to an unknown destination. At least for Gold, Lyra, Zelda, and Link.
"Watch out for the exploding barrels!" Zelda warned as the first train car pulled by the Dark Train opened a slot in its side revealing a huge barrel. Lyra targeted the skull on the cylinder and fired. The barrel exploded with enough force to damage the evil train car.
"Dark Fire ahead!" Lyra warned Link. Link changed tracks and avoided the deadly flames. A barrel rolled onto the tracks in front of them. BAM! The barrel exploded in a burst of flares, shaking the train. Black smoke started coming from the smokestack.
Just then, the Dark Train roared and started to shift tracks. "Quick, Link!" Zelda shouted. "Switch rails!" Link slowed his locomotive and switched tracks to avoid damage. Then, he sent the train back on double speed before their foes disappeared.
Another barrel appeared in a slot. Lyra aimed carefully and touched the button, causing a cannonball to hit the barrel. The barrel detonated, causing the last train car on the train to uncouple and deactivate by ways of explosion.
The Dark Train roared and drove into a green teleportal, not far away. "After it!" Lyra yelled. Link drove the train straight into the portal. POOOFF! The Spirit Train appeared in a different portion of the Dark Realm. Again, their small engine neared the larger and more powerful engine. Both trains were preparing for combat.
Link checked on the train's fuel supply while Lyra reloaded the cannon.
"All set?" Link questioned. Zelda and Lyra nodded.
A laser popped out of the car that the evil train was pulling.
"Watch out!" Zelda shouted. The laser was almost done charging.
Suddenly, a Poké Ball flew towards the laser. When it collided with the laser, it exploded, destroying the laser forever.
"Whoa…what was that?" Lyra asked.
"A Poké Bomb for short. You just put a bomb in a Poké Ball."
Link, Zelda, and Lyra turned and saw Link's cargo car on a track parallel to them. Gold was grinning and sitting inside the car and his Typhlosion was using Fire Blast to propel the car forward.
Lyra frowned. "Look out, Gold! Dead end!"
Gold looked ahead of him and saw his fate rushing towards him. His eyes grew wide. Gold reached for one of his Poké Balls. "Go, Aibo!" he shouted. His Ambipom used one of its tails to grab the Spirit Train and the other to grab Gold's freight car. Aibo pulled with all it might and Gold with his car jumped from one track to another, barely avoiding the dead end. "Great job, Ai–" ZAP! The Dark Train's laser, which was now fully charged, sent a boiling hot beam of light toward Aibo. It pierced Aibo, thoroughly burning it, causing Aibo to faint immediately.
"No, Aibo!" Gold cried, returning his fried Poké Partner to its capsule. The Dark Train roared and began to switch tracks. Link lowered the lever, slowing the train.
"OH NO!" Gold yelled. The freight car he was in was zooming toward the evil train.
"Exbo!" Gold shouted. His Typhlosion used Blat Burn to propel him through the air onto the Spirit Train. Just then, he realized that he had left his bombs behind.
CRASH! BOOM! BANG! The freight car that carried the nine bombs that Gold had left behind rammed into the Dark Train, exploding some of its lasers. The last car attached to it exploded in a shower of sparks and smoke.
"There goes my number one freight car," Link said.
Just then, the Dark Train ran into another portal. "Follow it!" Zelda yelled. Link switched tracks quickly and their train teleported in a few seconds.