A/N: I haven't posted in 'ever! First summer break laziness, then I lost my chapters (which I found), then vacation without my documents, then I had a severe case of Fallout 3 addiction, also my main PC that I normally write on is so powerful that it overheats itself even with a cleaned out fan (4GB of pure ram, in addition to 10 GB of virtual memory converted to RAM). So after a will I now present His Majesty, His Hope, His Love Chapter 2!

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Ion awoke to a muted explosion and opened his eyes to see the room light-less except for the light flooding in from the door's window; illuminating Seth's curious face as she tried to peer out of it. He began to speak but Seth silenced him with a shhh, Then she sat down next to him and whispered in his ear, "Be quite, I'll be right back; the sight of a Methuselah might frighten the Terran passengers,"

He tried to hold the krsinik back but she slid out of his reach and creeped out the door, 'Damnit, she's going to get herself hurt,' he irritably thought following after her into the small hallway of the train.

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The jade-eyed girl crept slowly down the dimly lit hall, stopping when she heard a scruff, scratchy voice, "What now?"

"according to Mein Herr, Contra Mundi, we are to find the Empress of the 'New Human Empire' and her Methuselah guardian then slay them. But we must behead the Empress." A small, girly reply carried through the air with an apathetic tone, "Really I don't care, but if Mein Hurr wishes it I guess we must."

A pair of hands enveloped Seth's mouth and dragged her into a nearby utility closet. Trying to get a look, she saw Ion with his index finger over his mouth, signaling for her to be quiet. He slowly took his hands off her mouth before whispering, "Looks like the Rozen Kreuz Orden's back again."

"Yeah, Cain also told them to behead be so I wouldn't regenerate either." Seth answered locking the metal door, "I choose this train because its 'vampire-proof', and was made to prevent uninvited Methuselah from entering, unless they blow a freaking hole in the train, so they won't be able to get in here."

Thinking aloud Ion muttered, "If they hurt thou the slightest, I will maim them,"

"Maybe you could get out the window and climb the train to the back and announce for everyone to lock their doors, as it will keep them safe," Seth suggested slightly opening a high window, however unable to completely open it due to her height.

Ion questioned, "What will you do?"

Smirking as she lifted up her dress, discarding the green and white fabric to the floor revealing black shorts and tank-top underneath, "Me, I'll go give them a surprise," she pulled a pair of daggers from a hidden pocket on the inside of her dress.

Ion put a hand on her shoulder as she started to draw the blades, "No, I'll fight them, they're members of the Orden."

Nodding Seth walked back and took a running jump at the window, pulling herself up, "Then I'll do some train jumping in the meantime,"

"Wait!-" the words fall on deaf ears as Seth slid out the window into the dark night.

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Grabbing a handrail, Seth pulled herself onto the top of the train. Hearing some shouting from below she started to take off, dashing over the first gap and stumbling whenever she slid on the iron. Reaching the last car, she opened a convenient hatch and climbed down the ladder. She turned around and saw a vast array of buttons, switches, and levers, 'Ion would've never figured out which one was the intercom,' she laughed a little. Then she pressed and held a black, plastic button and spoke into the microphone, "Hello everyone, this is an important announcement. Please lock all doors and windows, I repeat lock all doors and windows until announced otherwise, thank you for you cooperation" finishing up she turned around feeling accomplished till a gun was pointed at her head.

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Finishing off a rather large and ugly man and two poorly made Auto Jaeugers he wiped the vile blood from his sword on the shirt of the man, 'Now where's that pint-sized kid at!', then he heard Seth speak over the intercom then it occurred to him, 'The last car,'

He sheathed his sword, so not to impale himself on it, and used is haste to maneuver his way to the back. Stopping at the last car he over heard a conversation.

"Do you know who your pointing that toy at child?"

"The Empress I hope,"

"Correct, now please put down the toy. I don't want to harm you,"

"Shut up," The sounds of gunfire rang out and Ion dashed into the room.

"Activating Krsnik nanomachines 03, setting limitations at 40%," Seth quickly knocked the Methuselah to the ground and stabbed one tuning fork, the tips on either side of her neck, preventing the 'child' from getting up. Sitting on her Seth spoke gravely, "I suggest you accept mercy and run, run far away from here," she parted her mouth and licked her fangs with awakened hunger. Pulling away the fork she got up, snatching the gun from the small Methuselah's hand.

The Orden Methuselah scurried up and vaulted out the window, wishing she hadn't ever encountered the Empress. Deactivating her nanomachines she dusted herself off, placing the gun on the control board.

"What was that?" Ion was speechless after witnessing his Majesty's bad side.

Turning, she realized that Ion had seen the entire scene, "Please keep this between you and me please,"

"Sure..."

Then light – sunlight – began to stream through the windows, "Oh shit," Seth exclaimed, knocking Ion to the floor, out of the where the sun hit seconds later, "Lets get back to the car, okay?"

Nodding they crawled back to their room, Seth blocked most of the light as they entered.

"Thank you Seth," Ion spoke gently and as soon as the door closed behind them he hugged her petite frame softly. At first she was shocked that Ion would show such affection willingly but she wrapped her arms around him, genuinely smiling. Not her usual mischievous smile that she often wore but a true genuine one. One that she hadn't worn since pre-armageddon.

"No, thank you Ion, for understanding."