Train's heart was pounding. While he was running, a memory with his mother came back to him.

FLASHBACK

Train was sitting on the edge of his bed, listening to his mother talk. Her brown eyes pierced his yellow ones in a motherly way. "Train, when you care for someone and their life is in danger, you would do anything to make them safe again. Do you understand?"

"Yes, mom," Train said.

END OF FLASHBACK

I didn't understand what Mom's words meant back then, but now that Saya's life is in danger again, I know what she means. Mom and Dad, wherever you are, please watch over Saya and keep her safe until I get there.

Train pulled out his cell phone and checked the time. It was 10:42 P.M. I'm running out of time faster than I thought I was, he thought with dread. He hoped that he would be able to reach the church before midnight.

Inside the church, Saya was quivering with fright. Tom was sharpening a knife while talking. Under the light of the suspended lamp, his hair looked abnormally brown. Tom was saying, "Once your little friend gets here, I'll wound him so much that he won't be able to move. Then, when this clock strikes midnight, I'll plunge this knife into your chest and cut your heart out. Then I'll show your heart to him and kill him, too."

"You wouldn't dare!" Saya said. It was a pathetic attempt at being brave, but it was all she could do to stop herself from panicking. If you don't get here soon, Train, I'll go insane. Saya could feel her sanity slowly slip away from her. She gasped slightly when she saw two spirits appear by her side. "Who are you?" she whispered softly.

"Train's mother," the brown-haired, brown-eyed woman said.

"Train's father," the black-haired, blue-eyed man said.

Saya smiled. "How did you get here?"

"Train sent us to protect you until he got here," Train's mom said. With that, they took out their guns and aimed at Tom Nookshire. Tom turned around and his piercing blue eyes widened as he took in the sight of Train's parents with their guns cocked and aimed at his heart. He then smirked and took out his knife.

That was when Train jumped in preparation to break through the glass portion of the roof on the church. Let's hope that this works out well, he thought. He checked the time on the clock. It was 11:00. Good. I made it here an hour early.

With that, he smashed through the glass and seemed to float in the air for the better part of a minute.

Saya stared at Train with awe as he fell. His arms were above his head to allow the wind to get under his blue half coat. His legs were bent slightly at the knees and he landed on both feet with the grace of a cat.

Train's yellow catlike eyes quickly scanned Saya's body for any visible wounds, and then, satisfied with what he had seen, silently thanked his parents for keeping Saya safe. He turned to Tom and pulled out Hades.

"If you think that you can faze me, you can't. I've had too many guns pointed at me to even think about flinching."

Train snorted. Yeah, right. You're just bluffing. I saw you flinch. In one quick movement, he jumped behind Tom and hit him in the back of the head. Tom fell on his face with a small groan. Train then pointed Hades at Tom.

Tom wouldn't go down that easily. He rose from his position and punched Train in the face before Train could do anything about it. Tom then kicked Train in the face and kneed him in the groin with such speed that Train couldn't react. Saya felt her heartstrings pull as she saw Train getting beat up by Tom. Train somehow rose above the pain and proceeded to hit Tom with Hades again. Train then shot him in the leg. Tom screamed and ran toward Train as if he had never been shot.

Saya remembered Creed. Train stared at Tom in shock before dodging Tom's attack. I just shot him in the leg! Train thought. How could he still be standing? Impossible!

Tom grabbed his knife and sliced Train's cheek before Train could dodge it. Train groaned and punched Tom with as much force as he could muster at that moment. Seeing a glass window on the church wall, Tom threw his knife down, grabbed Train, and rammed him into the window headfirst. The window shattered and numerous pieces of glass cut Train's face. One got him beneath his right eye, another on his forehead, a third over his left eye, and a fourth cut his lip.

Train's head pounded from the impact of the glass, and he felt the blood trickle down his face from his wounds. Train realized that blood loss and its effects were rapidly becoming inevitable. As of that moment, all that mattered to him was that Saya was safe and that he effectively beat the living hell out of Tom without killing him, turn him in to the police, and get his bounty. Train stared at Tom for a few seconds and then became the Black Cat. The Black Cat's senses were on high alert, and he internally shoved the sweeper out of the way. Tom knew what he had done. He had provoked the Black Cat, and he was now facing the ex-Chronos Number's wrath.

Tom smirked and picked up his knife. Train kicked Tom in the face and then grabbed him by his hair and hit him with his forehead. Train then shoved his elbow into Tom's neck and kneed Tom in the groin. Tom groaned as nausea overcame him. He fought off the urge to vomit. Train then rammed his fist into Tom's gut as hard as he could. Tom retched on the floor. Saya wrinkled her nose at the sound, sight and smell of the vomit.

Tom then smirked, wiped his mouth off with the back of his wrist, then picked up his knife and charged at Train. Train hopped up on a pew and leapt up in the air. Train then slammed his knee in Tom's face. Saya was tied to the cross at the front of the church. Train picked up Tom, smashed his forehead against the seat of the pew, picked up Tom's knife, and then rushed over to where Saya was.

Train then talked in a hoarse whisper. "Are you all right?"

"Yeah."

"Once I'm done freeing you, I'll distract Tom so that you can get away. I have a feeling that Sven's outside with the car." Train was cutting the rope that bound Saya as quickly and efficiently as he could.

"Train?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for coming here and saving me."

Train looked at Saya with fondness as he said, "You're welcome. However, you should come with us on a bounty hunt next time."

Saya smiled as she slid free of the rope. Train grasped her shoulders in a friendly way and said, "All right. When I distract Tom, make a break for it. I'll see you later." A strong urge to peck Saya on the cheek coursed through Train, but he ignored it. With that, he took off toward Tom and kicked him in the side. Adrenaline sang through Saya's veins and her heart raced as she took off in the direction of the door. Saya knew that Train was fighting Tom with everything he had for her, his first true friend.

Train watched Saya's progress through his peripheral vision. He smiled internally as she left the church with one last glance at his progress with the fight.

He never left my side when I fought, so why should I leave his? I should stay with him until this fight ends. Saya watched for a little bit until she realized that Train's resolve was quickly fading. She took out her gun and calculated the angle that she would have to shoot in order to save Train. Once she figured it out, she prayed that it would work, aimed, and fired.

The shot bounced off the walls and landed right in Tom's back, hitting against his spine. The pain immobilized Tom and allowed Train to maneuver himself out of Tom's reach. Train was just about to put the handcuffs on Tom's wrists when Tom's elbow lashed out and sunk itself into Train's neck. Train smashed into a pew and a small groan of pain wormed its way out of his mouth. Blood was on the floor where Train had smashed Tom's forehead against the pew. Tom then ran over to Saya and prepared to slice her throat, but Train jumped up and hit Tom's face with his elbow. Tom flew and slammed against a pew.

"Go," Train said to Saya. "I'll be fine."

"Are you sure?" Saya asked, concerned about Train. Blood now streaked down his face and bruises lined his face. He looked like crap, but Saya thought he was absolutely handsome despite his injuries.

"Yeah. I'm sure." Train knew that Saya would be safe with Sven and Eve.

"Okay. Just call me if anything happens."

"All right. I will." Train watched Saya leave and then headed back into the church to finish the fight. Tom was hunched over, gasping for breath.

"I'm here to take you into custody." Train pulled out handcuffs and quickly secured them around Tom's wrists before Tom could do anything about it. Tom then lashed out with his foot, causing Train to fall down. Tom then kicked at Train relentlessly until Train found the strength to grab Tom's foot and pull it out from underneath him. Tom fell to the ground and was kicked repeatedly by Train for a few minutes.

Train was also gasping for breath. "Give up?" he asked.

"Never," Tom said. Train kicked him once more, causing Tom to pass out. Train turned Tom into the police station and got his million dollar reward. Train then went home.

"Train!" Saya said happily before glomping him.

"Saya!" Train glomped her back. He smiled, knowing that he was safe and with people who cared about him. Sven put Band-aids on Train's wounds after Train washed his face to get the blood off of it. Train was exhausted, so he went to bed early after bidding everyone good night. A few minutes later, Saya came up, curled in next to Train, and fell asleep while she was watching him sleep.