Getting Along

#### **Summary**

After their escape from Paris, Patrick and Abraham are now travelling north to Draganiza, neither of them seem to be getting on. But when the train is hi-jacked by a Kemiya and his mercenary team, both of them must work together to stop them. All the while not realizing they are being hunted by the mysterious Lara who is on the same train

#### **Plot**

**Train to Draganiza**

Abraham and Patrick sit in silence on the train to Draganiza, occasionally giving each other hard looks. Patrick is still angry about getting his bike ruined and Abraham is still unsure if he can even trust Patrick. Abraham finally decides to break the silence, as he looks out the window, seeing the Alps and comments about going there once. Patrick looks and comments that he has too. Abraham then comments about the Mulrey Ocean, seemingly boring Patrick who forms a coin from the air itself and starts to play with it before Abraham snatches it, mentioning they shouldn't be using alchemy. Patrick calmly replies that their hands tattoos are a bit of a give away and to never do what he did again. Abraham relaxes and asks Patrick how his parents died. Patrick doesn't answer. When Abraham asks again, Patrick shuts him down, telling Abraham he's not interested in sharing his life story. Patrick then asks if Abraham has a plan. Abraham simply replies he needs to train, get stronger and retake his throne. Patrick then laments about throwing away his phone and leaving his gang. Abraham apologizes again but Patrick stands up and leaves Abraham. Abraham sighs then hears an announcement for dinner in the dining car. He stands up and walks down the aisle

**Gold Palace**

Michael steps out of the bathroom and starts to get dressed. The doors open with a man announcing Fabian's arrival. Fabian arrives and reports Patrick and Abraham are heading north. Michael doesn't seem concerned, which surprises Fabian and asks why he is not concerned. Michael smiles and mentions that eventually, Abraham will have to return for his revenge, so chasing them around the country has little point. Fabian disagrees but Michael retorts with mentioning Fabian is only speaking through his wounded pride by his defeat. Fabian becomes angry which amuses Michael. Michael then decides to let Fabian go if he wants to have his revenge, giving his blessing, but warns Fabian not to return unless he has Abraham's head. Fabian announces he won't fail and leaves. He walks out of the palace but stops to look at it before he steps into a car

**Train to Draganiza**

The train pulls into a station in a small town. Lara is standing on the platform and steps unto the train, taking a look up and down the aisle. Several other men step unto the train as well, all wearing long coats and at different entrances and all take seats, each at opposite ends of the car. Patrick returns to his seat, seeing Abraham gone. He sits down again and looks out the window then at the wound on his leg. Lara starts to walk through the aisles, through each of the cars before her amulet starts to glow. She checks her side arm and slowly walks through the aisle. Half way through the aisle, she sees Patrick, sitting alone. She takes one step before she hears shooting. Each of the strange men have automatic weapons shooting at the roof of each car. Lara reaches for her gun but one of the men aims at her and orders the surrender of her weapon. She calmly complies, dropping her sidearm. She tries to tell them who she is, but they are not interested, and force her to sit down. Patrick is also about to make a move, but he feels a quick pain, realizing they have suppression amulets. Abraham is forced to remain in the dining car as it too is taken. He doesn't seem as worried and in fact continues eating his meal. A voice is heard on the intercom, informing the passengers of the situation and that they are now hostages. He politely asks that no one try to be a hero or they and one other person will be killed.

A man puts the intercom down as another man informs him all cars are taken and secured, calling him Petar and asking if this will really work. Petar gives a gentle smirk, placing his hand on the man's shoulder, revealing his hand tattoo and gives his assurance that it will. He walks past him, as the man sighs in relief. Patrick looks at the men collecting phones from the passengers, even Lara giving up hers, but she looks to Patrick, knowing she doesn't need it. When one of the men comes to Patrick he states he doesn't have one. The man then grabs Patrick from his chair, but Patrick fights back and takes his gun. He aims at the second man in the car but is knocked down from behind. Petar looks down at Patrick then sees his hand. He tells the men to bring him to the front. One of the men picks Patrick up and drags him through the car as Lara watches.

Meanwhile Abraham is still in the dining car. He too his weighing up his options then looks to his watch as the guards are pacing along the length of the car from time to time, timing them. He waits then quickly opens the window and slides out, grabbing the side of the train. He pulls himself up but leaves the window open. One of the guards walks past and notices the window open. He closes the window then walks on. Abraham struggles to hold unto the roof but finds he can't transmute. He curses himself for not thinking this plan through. He slowly but surely starts to slide to the back of the train to the rear locomotive. He slides down far enough and starts kicking the front window, eventually breaking it. He slides down carefully and lands on the floor. He then picks up a radio but realises he doesn't know who to call. He looks around and finds an a fire axe, pulling it from the glass container, something that catches the attention of one of the guards in the next car. Abraham hides around the corner as the guard approaches, his gun ready. Abraham knocks the gun from his hands but the guard fights back. Abraham is quickly overwhelmed by his lack of hand to hand combat skills and is struck several times, dropping his weapon and is knocked to the ground. The guard picks up his gun but Abraham swings the axe up from the ground, burying it in the guards chest killing him. Abraham picks up the axe and his hand gun before he throws it away. Abraham then hears the guards radio going off, asking for a check in. Abraham quickly leaves the locomotive and trots upstairs as another guard arrives. Lara even hears the radio of the guard closest to her mention a break in communication with the rear guard.

Patrick finally comes to near the front of the train. Petar greets him and offers his hand. Patrick declines and asks who he is. Petar explains who he is and asks the same of Patrick. Patrick also gives his own name and asks Petar's purpose. Petar declines to answer, but promises Patrick incredible power if he joins him. Patrick is intrigued at first, taking a moment to think before he agrees, offering his hand. Petar smiles and takes it before he hears the news of one of the guards getting killed. Petar sighs but Patrick informs him of Abraham...and who he is. Petar smiles even wider and orders a sweep of the train. Patrick decides to come along. Lara is also thinking, but she notices Patrick walking with Petar. She curses Patrick not surprised he is involved. Meanwhile Abraham is upstairs in the upper car. He hears the guards coming for him from downstairs. He makes a run for it down the aisle as one guard takes a few shots at him. Abraham ducks into one of the seats. He gets up and makes another run for it as the guard reloads. He slides down the stairs, just missing some shots coming at him. He rolls down the stairs and bumps into another one of the guards. He gets up and knocks him out with the axe. He then turns and buries his axe in the chest of another guard. Another guard emerges from the end of the car. Abraham holds the dead guard up as a shield then finds a knife on him. He throws the knife at the guard killing him. He then ducks in as the guard from upstairs comes down. He turns to get his head taken off his shoulders by Abraham .Abraham takes a moment before he heads back upstairs then towards the front of the train

With only one guard in her car, Lara decides to make her move. She stands in front of him and uses her bracelet, creating a quick but bright flash of light, stunning the guard. She pulls his pistol from his shoulder and shoots him dead. Another guard comes through the front but Lara manages to shoot him dead in the head as well. She tells everyone to remain calm and stay in their seats. She heads towards the front of the train. Petar gets a message through his radio that some of the men are dead. Patrick sighs stating he should have known. Petar thinks for a moment and tells them to head to the front of the train with Patrick following. Lara makes it to the next car and is fighting it out with two guards with only a handgun while the guards have automatic weapons. She takes a moment to count her ammo before she realises she only has 6 bullets left. She looks to the car behind her, seeing Petar and Patrick approaching. She peeks to the front seeing the guards positions. She rushes forwards and kills one of the guards with a shot in the head and ducks into one of the seats as the second guard fires, grazing her arm. Just as he starts to reload, Lara makes a run for it and tackles him to the ground. The two of them wrestle on the floor before the guard pulls her to her feet and kicks her back, hitting the door release. Lara ducks his next attack and follows up with a few punches and kicks before she punches him, staggering him out the door, but he reaches out and grabs her coat, pulling her out with him. Patrick rushes forward to see who fell out, seeing the two of them rolling down the hill. Petar asks what happened. Patrick just closes the door and shrugs before he moves on. Lara gets to her feet then puts the guard in a headlock, choking him out as she watches the train roll on

Abraham finally makes it to the front car then moves down the stairs, Axe still in hand. He looks down the car, seeing it clear. He steps into the locomotive and kills the guard driving the train. He pulls him aside and looks at the controls before hearing a gun load. He turns, seeing Petar there, with Patrick behind him. Petar congratulates Abraham on getting this far and compliments him on killing his guards with bullets. Abraham denies this to which Patrick agrees. Abraham curses Patrick for siding with a criminal to which Patrick replies, he's always been a criminal and that he was promised power, but he turns to ask Petar what his plan is. Petar replies that the passengers will be used as sacrifices for Philosophers Stones. Abraham is stunned, but Patrick gives no reaction, other than a nod, agreeing to the soundness of the plan. Abraham curses Patrick again and challenges Petar to a fight. Patrick laughs and asks the remaining guard to deactivate his amulet. After he does so, Patrick and Abraham form their weapons, with Patrick once again commenting on Abraham's rust. Both men go at it, despite the confined space. Abraham is showing immense aggression, but Patrick is being calm and controlled and showing little to no effort. Petar keeps back and watches, saying how impressed he is with Patrick. After a few minutes of fighting, Patrick kicks Abraham against the control panel. Patrick stabs down and seemingly kills Abraham. Petar is stunned as Abraham slumps to the ground. Patrick wipes his forehead and steps back. Petar leans down to examine the body. Patrick then stabs the last guard, turning Petar's attention to him. He then gets a kick in the head from Abraham, knocking him against the side wall. Abraham and Patrick stand in front of him. Petar asks how they pulled it off. Patrick answered he shortened his sword micro seconds before his sword came down and only gave Abraham a shallow wound, and whispered his plan to Abraham. Abraham admitted he thought Patrick had really changed sides. To which he admitted he did, until Petar announced his plan. Petar smiles as he manages to form one of his sword and swings at the control panel, smashing it before both men run him through. Petar smiles as he falls dead on the floor.

Patrick looks at the controls, seeing them smashed to pieces and no chance of stopping the train. Abraham thinks then slams his hand on the floor, reforming it into Gold then opens up two holes seeing the train wheels. He suggests they form brakes to slow the train down. Patrick replies they have to brake gently. Abraham then remembers the rear locomotive He runs out of the front loco as Abraham shouts to the passengers to remain calm and everything will be fine. He reaches the back locomotive and looks around for the brakes. He pulls one of the levers back slowly then sees the speed gauge dropping ever so slightly. He pulls more as the speed continues to decrease. He pulls it all the way down then rushes back to the front to Patrick. Abraham checks that Train wheels are made from Steel, to which Patrick acknowledges that they are. Both of them lean down and use their power to form brakes, gently pushing them on the axles, feeling the train slowing down. But the train starts to speed up again. Abraham asks what happened to which Patrick replies either the rear brakes have failed or its being dragged by the front. Both of them begin to push harder on the front axles, causing the train to shake. Both men are struggling before they finally, bring the train almost to an immediate grinding halt, causing everyone to jolt forward, including Abraham who ends up upside down against the control panel. Patrick falls unto his back from exhaustion, but both of them start to laugh. Abraham stumbles back to his feet and helps Patrick up, shaking his hand, complimenting him on a well played plan. Patrick nods then looks out the locomotive window then at a map on the wall. He tells Abraham they have at least 4 hours till the next station. Abraham steps back and tells Patrick to get the train moving while he heads into the passengers cars. Patrick sighs but he uses his control to get the wheels turning and pushing the train on.

**Quotes**

**Abraham:** "Hey look...the Alps"

**Patrick:** "Wow...you really know your geography"

**Abraham:** (On the Train Roof) "Nicely done Abe! You really thought this one through!"

**Abraham:** (At rear Loco) "Who the hell are going to call...Ghostbusters?!"

**Petar:** "My compliments Abraham. You took out a few of men, even shooting a few"

**Abraham:** "That...wasn't me"

**Patrick:** "Yeah he's right. He's a crap shot"

**Abraham:** "How do you know?!"

**Abraham:** "I should have known you'd betray me for power!"

**Patrick:** "Power? Buddy, I'd betray you for a Ham and Cheese Sandwich!"

**Petar:** "Is this a fight...or marriage counselling?"

**Abraham:** "I think its working"

**Patrick:** "Of course its working. We're applying the brakes!"

**Abraham:** (Noticing the train speeding up again) "Now its not working"

**Patrick:** "Either the rear brakes gave out...or its being dragged. Keep up the pressure!"

**Petar:** "How?! I saw you stab him"

**Patrick:** "I shortened my sword at the last split second...so its only a shallow wound"

**Abraham:** "I have to admit, it was very impressive"

**Patrick:** "But...you sold it well"

**Abraham:**" True...but you deserve the credit. It was a genius plan"

**Patrick:** "Joint effort"

**Petar:** "Alright...Jesus!"

**Abraham:** "Are you out of your mind?!"

**Patrick:** "We're going to be at this all day at this rate now shut it!"

(Train almost instantly stops, throwing Abraham forwards and upside down against the control panel)

**Abraham:** "Thank christ you don't have your phone"

**Patrick:** "I forgot to ask...what's the food like?"

**Abraham:** "Oh it was great. Lets just hope the cooks are still alive"

**Patrick**: "Well according to the chart there, we're about 4 hours from the next station"

**Abraham:** "Well get her moving. Don't want to be late...do we?"

**Patrick**: "Son of a..."