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"You have not tell me your name, I don't want to keep on call you 'hey'. I not as rude as you. You know. I'm a educated person, okey."
"I have no name but you can call me number 22. I come from the number plate in front of me."
"No.22? What a boring name, like I don't have anymore creativity to put even come out one name for you. I shall call you Tux2 due to the sound like two two but Tutu already taken by the mysterious furry so you will have to take this instead."
"..." A long pause from the train.
"Don't like it, why not Steam Rustle?"
"....." Another long pause from the train.
"Still don't like it, seem your colour is black and dull. I shall call you DullBlack.
".....Isn't you just reverse the word arrangement?"
"...Ummm, yeah. Maybe I will give you ...."
"Enough, enough, let put this on hold first. We will discuss about this next time."
"...Fine" Zi Zen decide to put the matter of name on hold due to the the train is so fussy. After give so many name, it still don't like a single name. And I decide to name it blackies.
'Luckily I stop him early, if I let him continue to name me, I dunno what will come out next. Trainey? Blackie? Steamie?' Think the train.'
"Hey, the paint on your body is peeling off"
"That is a layer of dirt and rust that stuck on me for many many years. I cannot remove it by myself so that why I need you to shoot water to remove it. I can only make it came off easily. And tha layer do affect me in certain way so I need you to clean me every now and then."
"Effect how?"
"You will see when you finish."
"I don't like surprises"
Zi Zen continue and decide to increase the output since he feel like getting use to the pressure at this level.
Just as he increase it, the paint is peeling at noticable rate. Then, he suddenly realise something.
"Hey, if you don't close the window and door. How am I going to prevent the water from flooding inside the train?"
"Relax idiot, I got it covered way before you even start your cleaning."
"Despite what you say, your action doesn't reflect what you mean. See!" Zi Zen got a bit piss off.
"See what? "
"The window is close by the wood I made but one shot from my water, it will fell off."
"No worry, I am a train. And I have my own way. Just do your job."
"I don't think being a train have anything to do with this but I will do as you say" say Zi Zen as he directing the water to the side of the train.
'Splash' The water hit the side but the water doesn't go through the window. Upon closer look, a thin barrier is blocking the water. Of course, Zi Zen have no way to know this.
/After a while/
Upon complete cleaning the train exterior, Zi Zen feel his mind have clear up. His sense have increase by two fold.
"Wow, what this amazing feeling?"
" That the thing you get when you clean me"
"This the abilities you give me, what use of this except to increase my sense?" Feeling cheated, Zi Zen raise his voice in his head.
"Relax, this not it. My body are capable of detecting various liveform, element, rare metal for now. As we are link in your head, my body when clean able to function better and your head indirectly benefit from this. Just accept it."
"And where my reward?"
"Here"
(Obtain levitate)
" Now you can levitate for one meter and it include me too. Which mean I can move around now. Cool right ?"
"I have the feeling the reward is for you, not me. Now I feel cheated"
"Must be your feeling only" The train quickly cut in, sensing the anger and disappointment in him. "Actually, I like the first name you give me you know."
".....Don't bother me, you have no interest in it actually right. Not like you remember the name anyway."
'Oops, I need to check my log quickly before he get suspicious... There found it, Tux2.'
"Ooof, Of course I remember. It Tux2 right. You can call me that from now on. No problem."
" Ohhhhh, yeah..... I think I want to go sleep first. I don't have any mood at the moment."
"Wait, wait, I sorry. Ok? Please forgive me. Please"
"..." Zi Zen ignore the train and go to sleep.
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"Wake up, wake up. We have a problem."
"zzzzz.... Huh, why you disturb me?"
"Monster are coming!"
" I though you are hard enough to withstand some puny monster attack"
"Not just some monster. A horde, a monster horde are approaching here. I don't know how many are they. I need permission to take off now"
"WHAT!? Just do it, don't wait for me."
" I can't move yet because I don't have your permission yet."
"Yes you can! Now you have it, move now. Full speed ahead. And why so troublesome?"
'chuff-chuff ,chuff-chuff, whiff, choo, choo' (Sound of train moving, whistle and smoke rising from the chimney)
The train is levitating and start to pick up speed.
" Why so slow? Faster, do you want to become scrap metal?"
"I need to accelerate, you know. Even though now it just the head. I have to direct the magic to levitate myself and the wheel need time to charge enough energy to move. Just like you need time to run also. I don't have the capability to go 100km/h in 1 second. I need you to upgrade me first."
" Ok, ok enough talk. Just move as fast as you can"
" On it"
He train is moving toward the opposite of the monster horde and is picking up the speed. But there only less than 100 m before the monster arrive. The situation is dangerous.
"Oh man, I have to do something." Zi Zen take his gun and start shooting at the horde.
'Bam, bam, bam' ' Roarrrrr'
Monster that are shot dead or wounded are being step into paste the moment they slow down or fell down. The monster seem to have no mercy even on their companion. But Zi Zen don't have the time to pity them when his life is at stake. Bullet after bullet is unleash upon them but the monster number don't seem to diminish. Soon he down to last clip.
" Oh man, last clip. Well might as well just finish it as if I dead then it will be total waste." Zi Zen shoot the remain bullet and throw the whole gun at the horde. It hit a smaller but faster monster like monkey in the front right it the face. The monster fell backward and step on it face by monster like bear but sharper claw and two head.
"What to do now? What to do now? Should I throw everything I have in the train? Let start with the table." Zi Zen walk to the table and found out that Tutu is sleeping on it with it hand holding some meat. Zi Zen plan to lift it but before he manage do that. A shaking make Tutu fell of the table along with the smoked meat. Making the floor a mess and the meat dirty. Not that important though when life is at stake.
"Tu, tuuuuuuuuuu." Tutu angry jump leviatate toward the window and look at the monster horde. "Tuuuuuuuuuu, tututu" Tutu shout toward them.
"Roarrrrrr" The reply Tutu get.
Zi Zen feel like Tutu is piss off now. Just a feeling though.
"TU, TUU." Tutu make a floating water ball and it continue to gain size. Then, "TUUUUUUUU" Tutu hurl the water ball toward the horde.
'Splash'
The water hit the front of the horde and instant freeze them. The back monster knock on them breaking the frozen monster like glass. Seeing this give Zi Zen some idea.
"Maybe this will work." Zi Zen focus the magic on both his hand and shot water toward the ground in front of the horde creating a slippery ground. Slip and fall. Some of the monster slip on the frozen before get squash by the incoming monster. The monster are steadily reducing but there still a lot.
"Hey, drive faster lah. Do you want to die ah? And why levitate can only 1meter?"
"You, you, I trying my best you now. And why with the 'lah and ah lah'?" The train reply.
"Shut up and let me focus .... Oppss."
"What the oppss come from?"
"We are falling off a clift."
"..."
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"Why is he talking to himself now?" Ask a certain woman
"He must be lonely that he now have a imaginary friend." Answer a certain old man with smoking pipe.
"...." A certain military man.