Rheneas, Hanako, and Flora were doing some shunting in the yards nearby. There had been no word about any Lords running around the railway. Rain had come to Sodor at that time and, like any engine, Rheneas hated it. \u201cYou know,\u201d he grunted to his crew, \u201cwhen I was first built, I didn\u2019t have a cab. I only got mine after Skarloey got his. I enjoyed not coming out for wet days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t say that I enjoy them,\u201d grumbled Hanako as she shoveled some coal into Rheneas\u2019 firebox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d asked Flora. \u201cIsn\u2019t it nice to hear the rain falling?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot when you\u2019re in an engine\u2019s cab with permanently open windows so the cold could get in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOr when you\u2019re the engine itself!\u201d supplied Rheneas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, I always enjoyed rainy weather,\u201d sighed Flora happily. \u201cIt\u2019s always nice to take a walk in the rain. Granted, I don\u2019t go out in any extreme rain, but it\u2019s nice to feel it fall on you. This, however, is the perfect kind of rain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI beg to differ,\u201d grunted Rheneas. \u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as perfect rain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPlease yourself.\u201d Flora\u2019s attention was then caught by someone in the yard. \u201cHey, who\u2019s that?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho\u2019s who?\u201d asked Rheneas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOver by Siding 2.\u201d Rheneas looked over to see a figure cloaked and wearing a full helmet that obscured their features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcuse me!\u201d he called. \u201cI don\u2019t recall seeing you among the staff! Who are you and what are you doing here?\u201d The figure turned to him quickly, then ran off. \u201cYou\u2019re getting reported still!\u201d Rheneas called after it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, that was interesting,\u201d remarked Flora. Hanako stayed unusually quiet. \u201c\u2026Hanako?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMrs. Royana, are you all right?\u201d asked Rheneas. Hanako then pulled out a communicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll teammates, be advised! A villain from my world has been spotted at the shunting yards!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHold on, what?!\u201d asked Rheneas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHer name is Yamta Velonar,\u201d explained Hanako to the railway\u2019s staff, engines, and Andrews once the day was done. \u201cShe\u2019s an assassin and saboteur who worked for the Realm Trinity Empire until her death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen she\u2019s a ghost?\u201d asked Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnything but,\u201d replied Hanako, \u201cshe\u2019s come back to life, thanks to Khan. We\u2019re dealing with someone who\u2019s out for revenge against anyone from the Realms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you think she\u2019s the Lords\u2019 boss?\u201d asked Duncan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019d have to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat next?\u201d grunted Andrews. \u201cDaleks?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHopefully not,\u201d shuddered Flora. \u201cThat\u2019s the last thing this island needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I was being sarcastic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t. We\u2019ve fought Daleks before. Had the Doctor on our side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo kidding?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe looks like Donna Noble now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Okay, we\u2019re getting off topic here.\u201d Andrews cleared his throat. \u201cEveryone, thanks to Hanako, we have an id on who the commanding officer is. However, I doubt this\u2026Yamta will be so eager to show her face around here, especially since there\u2019s someone who knows her on this railway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid she even get a good look at you?\u201d asked Sir Handel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d replied Hanako. \u201cFrankly, I don\u2019t care. She\u2019s too dangerous to allow to run loose. Next time I see her, her legs WILL be broken!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026A little extreme,\u201d muttered Flora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t know the kind of cruelty she\u2019s capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou were seen?\u201d Igura asked the figure as she took off her helmet to reveal a blond woman with a determined expression on her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy Rheneas and his crew,\u201d replied Yamta. \u201cArsha\u2019s mother was among them and-\u201d Igura then jabbed an electric rod into Yamta\u2019s gut and shocked her for three seconds. Yamta then drew her knife and stabbed her starry arm, causing her to bleed. \u201c\u2026Just so we understand each other!\u201d hissed Yamta. \u201cI didn\u2019t let Dr. Borg or Oyed punish me like that! What makes you think YOU have a chance?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you were mortal,\u201d grunted Igura as she took the knife out of her arm and the wound healed, \u201cyou would have been executed for not taking your due punishment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDue punishment?! This is excessive! Dr. Borg doesn\u2019t go this far unless she has to!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had to in that instance! I gave you an order and your childish incompetence-!\u201d Yamta then punched Igura in the throat. Igura fell to the ground, coughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChildish?! You think everyone under your command a child?! Team leaders aren\u2019t gods! I briefly had godhood and I know what it\u2019s like! Even gods don\u2019t decide who lives and who dies!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen the gods are fools! The decision IS the leader\u2019s! The decision is MINE! It became mine when the Daleks gunned me down!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI heard about what the Daleks did during the Convergence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you judge me?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMightily.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026After I\u2019ve properly disciplined you, I\u2019ll show you all how to carry out a successful operation! When Dr. Borg sees the results, she\u2019ll-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019ll be enraged at what you\u2019ve done to one of her fellows!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSHE\u2019D KNOW HOW TO WIN AT ANY COST! SHE\u2019D KNOW TO KILL THOSE WHO WOULD TAKE FUTURES AWAY FROM HER!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat the Daleks did doesn\u2019t justify-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHEY STOLE MY FUTURE FROM ME!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you\u2019re stealing any chances of victory with your untempered wrath! It\u2019s time to put a leash on it!\u201d Yamta then teleported away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Order me around, will you?!\u201d snarled Igura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yamta reappeared back at the shunting yards during the night. She put her helmet back on and looked around. \u201cMight as well take that off,\u201d called Hanako\u2019s voice. \u201cI already told everyone what you looked like under that thing.\u201d Yamta sighed and turned to face her, taking the helmet off again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeen a long time, Your Majesty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese days, the proper way to address me is \u2018My Lady\u2019. My daughter\u2019s the one you should call \u2018Your Majesty\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo be perfectly frank, I was hoping for Lardeth since he ran me through the heart!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, too bad. You have me. What are you doing here? These people have done nothing to incur your wrath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re your friends, are they not? You Royanas place a lot of value in your friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou need to leave. Now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot until you know what real pain is! I\u2019ve already had to deal with a spoiled brat for a team leader, I don\u2019t need Royana preaching!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd yet, that \u2018preaching\u2019 has kept the Realms together ever since Arsha\u2019s first ancestor took the Mid-realm throne. Besides, it\u2019s been working so far, given that the Realms are still standing 15,000 years after your death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u202615,000 years? It\u2019s been that long?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I see. So I\u2019m nothing more than a monster to frighten the children of the winners into behaving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot yet. You\u2019re still all too real. You and every single aspect of the Realm Trinity Empire. It\u2019s gonna take at least 10 generations after our death before you become that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, given that I stand here before you, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s gonna happen. I may not have the powers of the Divine Ones and Oyed, but I can still cause enough havoc to the Realms until they bow to me and my friends!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot happening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt WILL happen, one way or another. Now, I\u2019d suggest you get back to choking on coal in that useless little box on wheels you call a Mechanica engine. He can\u2019t even move himself without someone at his controls.\u201d Yamta then vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Call Rheneas useless, will you?\u201d hissed Hanako.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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