Without wasting another second, Xander rushed through the portal and sprinted up the stairs of Erebus station. The guard waiting outside the turnstile tried to stop him, but Xander vaulted over the obstacle like a trained gymnast.
"Hey, you! Get back here!" the guard shouted, but Xander had no intention of stopping for the routine inspection.
The guard blew his whistle to alert the others, but its shrill cry was drowned by the train's air horn going off.
Dodging the security officers who tried to block his way, Xander sprinted across the platform, hoping to catch the train which had already started moving.
"Look! Uncle Xander's here!" Tiva exclaimed, pressing her face against the window. "The train is about to leave. Hurry!"
"I'm coming!" Xander bolted down the platform, his boots flying off the ground as he accelerated.
