Ice Frozen Over The Tracks
Previously:
As they moved away, the Conductor said, "Well, problem solved. All ahead, slowly." The engineers listened, and within moments, the Caribou had vanished.
As the four teenagers grinned at the sight of the caribou leaving, the engineer and the coal man noticed they were going too fast, and attempted to slow down. Their efforts were for naught, and Chris said, with an edge of worry in his tone, "We're going pretty fast."
The Conductor nodded in agreement, and turning to Sapphire, said, "Tell the engineer to slow down."
She faced towards the engine, yelling as loudly as possible in the wintery wind to "Slow down!" "Watch the speed!"
The engineer was doing his best, when all of a sudden, the cotter pin sheared off.
"The what just sheared off?" Asked the coal man.
"The pin, over there." He yelled, pointing down at the ground, just as the pin slipped through a crack, causing both of them to say, "Oh no!"
Meanwhile, Sapphire reported to the Conductor that they couldn't hear her.
"They can't?" The conductor asked, as the train came to the top of a hill. "I don't like the look of this," he said, as they passed signs saying, "Danger, 179 degrees grade," the other saying, "Use low gear."
"Quick, under the safety bar!" He said sharply, and all five of them stood there.
"Is everything ok? What do we do?" Chris asked.
"Well, considering the fact that we've lost communication with the engineer, currently standing exposed on the front of the locomotive, which appears to be accelerating uncontrollably," he began, fixing a safety belt to the front, "Not to mention, rapidly approaching Glacier Gulch, which just happens to be the steepest downhill grade in the world, I suggest we all hold on... TIGHTLY!"
He yelled the last word as the train zipped down Glacier Gulch at an uncontrollable speed, the others also screaming. It was like a roller coaster ride at an amusement park, but much more dangerous.
"Are we going to die!?" Kat screamed at Sapphire, who shouted back, "I sincerely hope not!"
Once their roller coaster ride was over, they had another problem to deal with. The ice had frozen over the tracks.
Inside the engine, the pin had come flying out of the crack, and the engineer had swallowed it. Beginning to choke, the other guy helped him out by smacking him over the head with a hammer, only to have the pin to come flying out and dislodging itself in the icy, frozen sea.
Meanwhile, the train was sliding around on the ice, and Sophie was nearly thrown off. The conductor grabbed her, and the others pulled him back. Sapphire, standing at the back, felt someone pulling her back, and she turned to see the Hobo, who pulled them all up, before disappearing.
"Well, you three, quick thinking on your part. Some adventure, yes?"
They nodded in agreement. Back in the engine, the coal man pulled off his cap and pulled the pin from his very long hair, fixing it into place. Finally, the train rightened itself, and came to a complete stop.
The conductor, more pleased, said, "Well, that's more like it." His expression became stern however, as he headed towards the engine and demanded to know what on earth was going on. He looked up to the sound of cracking ice, which was rapidly cracking towards the train, causing the Conductor to yell, "Get us the blazes out of here!"
After some time, once tracks had been spotted, and the Conductor gave directions, the train was soon on its way to the North Pole.
AN: More to come :)