Flight of the Sky Train - One Shot

**Flight of the Sky Train** is an *Another Bad Side Quest* one shot run by ABSQ cast member Ian! Touted as the most ridiculous one-shot to ever be, Ian lived up to expectations to give ABSQ a wild ride!

## Flight of the Sky Train

### Air date

September 21st. 2021

The players are as follows -

* **Jeremy** as **Hjalmir** - Hill Dwarf, Battlerager Barbarian
* **Jon** as **Elom Musk** - Variant Human, Geomancy Wizard (A Jon Homebrew!)
* **Mak** as **Finneas** - Kenku, Swashbuckler Rogue, Hexblade Warlock
* **Zach** as **Lithian** - Tiefling, Oath of Redemption Paladin
* **Darrin** as **Remi** - Gnome, Master of Masks Rogue (A Jon Homebrew!)
* **Haelley** as **Zephyra** - Fallen Aasimar, Hexblade Warlock

### **Synopsis**

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### **Part One**

The scene opened in space looking over the earth, which looked larger than you might remember it, but those were details for lore that didn't matter. The scene zoomed in on a no-time-to-describe continent and soared over mountains and grassy hills and into a valley, which slowed down as an outcropping of buildings came into view and settled in front of a very old looking tavern with a precariously hanging sign. The characters all walked inside, one by one -

* Finneas, a young Kenku, with plumage not quite black, but a very deep purple with hints of red, wearing a ratty sleeveless hoodie and a shortsword at his side.

Finneas heard hooting and hollering from outside the tavern and walked in thinking it would be an exciting place, but found the inside was empty, except for a lone bartender and the TV playing the interplanetary basketball playoffs. Finneas asked the bartender for a drink, and after a moment of contemplation on the legal drinking age for Kenku, the bartender served Finneas.

* Hjalmir, a bulky, taller than average dwarf who stood a good 5 1/2" tall, with bright green eyes, dark brown hair that matched his very long beard and a very mean, terrifying demeanor on his face, wearing a black leather jacket, spiked bracelets and a large battle axe at his back.

Hjalmir sat at the bar and looked over the menu, with a grunt pointed at the daintiest drink, "the pink sugar water", which wasn't served very daintily, but still accepted with a happy grunt.

* Remi, a gnome standing about 3" tall, with a nicely kept beard, black hair speckled with grey, wearing a nice black suit with gold buttons.

Remi came in, ordered a scotch and got a larger glass, as the bartender said he thought Remi needed it, but was threatened off of calling Remi "buckaroo" again. Remi then took his drink to another table to watch the basketball game.

* A tiny truck poked itself into the bar to take a look before retreating, and soon Elom, a human standing roughly 6" tall, wearing a nice, if ill-fitting t-shirt, and the tiny truck, a very fancy tiny truck, rode on his shoulder as he walked in a moment later.

He looked around confusedly before consulting his phone and assured himself that he was at the right place. On being asked, Elom ordered tap water, but the bartender went outside, collected a bucket of rainwater and dumped it into a glass. Elom took the glass to a table across from Remi where he was pleasantly surprised by the quality of seat cushion.

* Lithian, better know by his stage name Ass-Modeus, a tiefling, fully armored from the waist down, wore very ornate high heels, used for his cast of *Find Steed*, which when the heels were clicked together popped rollerblades out, with two large knives on either hip, and a tight blazer coat that came to mid chest and read *Ass-Modeus* on the back.

Lithian briefly informed the woman next to him that they have arrived

* Zephyra, or Zeph for ease, a very imposing looking woman who stood a foot taller than Lithian even in his heels, wearing black breastplate, dark leathers underneath, and compared to Lithian, who she addressed as her love, Zeph had a noticeable lack of weaponry on her.

After Zeph finished surveying the room a step behind, the two came in. Lithian ordered a bloodymary for himself, then Zeph asked him to order something for her as, smacked Lithian's ass and started to look for a table. Lithian and the bartender had a brief exchange about height as Lithian picked their drinks and he and Zeph found themselves a table. A little while later, while nearly everyone was distracted, with Zeph distracted by her husband, Lithian and Remi who locked eyes and admired "*the fantastic ass*" of the other, Hjalmir distracted by a plate of food he didn't even realize he hadn't ordered and Elom lost in his phone, Finneas was the only one to initially notice that the auto-playing piano started to quiet down until it stopped, while the TV playing the basketball game turned to static just as a figure burst into the tavern.

The man's boots clinked as he entered, wearing a cowboy hat and blanket-like poncho. He walks up to the bar and announced loudly,

*"I'll take your strongest concoction barkeep, figured I'd have a drink before the end of the world.*"

The bartender asks what he meant, and the figure stated that by the end of the day, there wouldn't be any stars left in the sky. The man gulped back his drink and shattered the glass against the countertop. The bartender told him he would have to pay for it, before the figure stood, extended his arm and a curl of black smoke enveloped the bartender, lifted him into the air as he struggled, as bolts of energy travelled back to the figure, before the bartender went limp. The figure dropped the bartender behind the bar, turned to everyone else in the room with a glowing yellow grin from under the shadow of his hat and told them he would be seeing the rest of them soon. As the figure left the basketball game came back on the TV, the piano started to play again and Zeph asked Lithian if the world ending would put a damper on their honeymoon.

Remi sneakily went behind the bar to start taking alcohol, as Finneas took a more anarchal approach, stated it was free to take now and hopped onto the bar to help himself, which Remi quickly converted to and followed along. Lithian assured his wife that things going awry up top may cause problems down below, but for now there was free liquor and got up to raid the bar as well. Elom sent his little truck outside to take a look around, which noticed nothing unusual, while Elom himself went behind the bar to look over the bartender. While Lithian was a little too distracted, the other three behind the counter noticed that what would be the bartender's body was now just a cardboard cut out. Finneas asked if anyone remembered whether or not the bartender was always cardboard, but as they discussed it, the tavern doors opened again and in walked . . . the bartender. Finneas and Remi tried to hide their stolen alcohol, while Zeph addressed that the bartender was cardboard, but the bartender explained that was simply a decoy. Lithian took the nicest looking bottle, activated his *Channel Divinity :* *Emissary of Peace* to grant him a bonus to persuade the bartender that everything was fine, smacked his ass and walked away, which the bartender seemed pleasantly surprised by.

As Lithian stepped away, Remi darted out of his hiding spot to hide in the vicinity of Lithian's ass, which by some roguish luck worked, as Lithian assured the bartender that how he felt was okay and it wasn't the first time. While that happened, Elom took the room around him to try and understand what's happened magically, but really only knew that magic was weird and cool, shrugged it off and went back to play a nondescript, dissatisfied penguin game. The bartender went back to the bar, pulled out the TV remote and changed the channel until it landed on an older man who addressed the audience and announced another episode of *"Nature's Mysteries"*. He warned that this one may be harder for the "little kiddies" to hear and Finneas dutifully covered his ears as the announcer continued. The announcer explained there once was a legendary monster who, after leaving high school, decided to fill the sky with storms and destroy the world with lightning, thunder and rain. He didn't have enough power though, so he spent time stealing random souls off the streets. He then went way up in the sky to start his plan, but was hit by a flying train, which left his soul, body and mind hurt. So he his away from the world in various dungeons and set traps to lure adventurers in to steal their souls. All we know now is that he may try again soon, but this time riding the train so he doesn't get hit again.

As the show finished, Finneas uncovered his ears and noted that while he couldn't hear, he did understand the context of what they saw. Lithian commented that it sounded familiar to what the figure had said before he left, turned to Zeph and asked if she felt that the 'bartender' who came in after they saw the original bartender fall unconscious behind the bar was not who he said he was. Remi, who was still strapped behind Lithian, agreed, and the two had a banter of the comfortableness of his ass. Lithian then told Zeph that he would check to see for any illusion magic, while Zeph agreed and said she was going to steal the bird, who agreed in tow that they might need the help and suggested to wrangle assistance from all the others within the bar.

Lithian approached the bartender, conversed about where he got his license as he had an interest in that, while he cast *Detect Magic*, and while the bartender told their life story detected no magic from them. Elom at the same time decided to leave the bar, noticed nothing unusual or different from what his truck saw and sat down on the porch to enjoy the quiet. Zeph approached Finneas, asked if she could pick him up and did so when he agreed to it. She then placed Finneas down on a stool near to Hjalmir and asked of their names, with a little difficulty on Hjalmir's end as he didn't appear to talk. The bartender soon told the patrons that it was getting to closing time and time for last call. As Hjalmir requested a second drink, Finneas pulled one of his bottles out and poured him one. Lithian approached the group, as Remi detached himself, clinked away as he left the bar, had a cigar and looked at his phone as he noticed Elom doing the same. Zeph commented that it was bad practise to close the bar before typical drinking hours and the bartender replied that it wasn't a typical bar, which the others agreed with. Hjlamir quickly enquired on cost for the purchased drinks and Finneas exclaimed "Free!" which the bartender seemed to accept. As the patrons left, Lithian told Zeph that there was no magic detected and was just a weird guy.

As they heard the bartender lock the bar behind and saw the sign flipped to closed, the party decided it would be a good time to get their tickets. Remi took his phone out to check the website, but saw that it said they were sold out. Remi approached the ticket station booth, followed by the others, which he didn't seem to appreciate and attempted to hide, but only seemed to hide from the goblin lady in the booth, who did see the others. They asked for tickets and were told the same response that they were sold out. Finneas asked if there was a way to ride illegally, but was told not if they wanted to risk falling from the sky at a dangerous altitude. Elom commented that they were sold out the day before and the day before that and asked if they would be sold out tomorrow, and she replied that wasn't factual and were only sold out the day before and the day before that was 'Coupon Friday'. Zeph and Lithian discussed they weren't fully wishing to see his mother, which Lithian agreed with, but noted he had to introduce them to each other some how. Lithian told them they were getting on that train, and asked where the train was. After being pointed the direction, Zeph headed to it, but ran into an invisible wall. Seeing that Lithian cast *Dispel Magic* in an attempt to get rid off the wall, but seemed to fail. Finneas commented that they really wanted a ticket, but she only responded if they knew someone else to bother them. As Lithian tried to suggest just killing her, which Zeph disagreed with citing no unnecessary bloodshed, Remi underneath broke his cover, as he seemed to take something off and put something on. Remi then stood and attempted to reason with them as he cast *Charm Person* which she resisted and reminded them if they knew someone who had a ticket to steal theirs as she had none. Zeph peered inside to see if there was a way to shut the wall off from inside the booth or a mechanism for where tickets where used, but saw nothing except a chair and some stone slabs.

Hjalmir decided to find a bench to sit down on and noticed other buildings around, including -

* a newer saloon to the one they went in, called *The Lemonade Saloon* written in yellow block writing
* a run down brick building with *The Book Club* written, but in between book and club was the word *Cult* scratched out
* the tavern they had been in before
* a strangely transparent opaque building called *The Ghostly Acquisitions Department*

Seeing that, Hjalmir returned to the group and tried to motion what he found, seemingly to no effect, while Remi annoyed pulled something shiny from his face and went to continue his cigar. Lithian noted to Zeph that they had no real rush and could come back the day after, who then reminded him that the figure they saw before claimed the world was ending that day. Lithian tried to counter that it wasn't a problem for them and might just mean that there would be overpopulation 'down south', but the booth operator commented that if the world ended there would be no train. Lithian asked if she had seen the figure, but they simply replied no. When this served to annoy Lithian more, Zeph picked him up and led him away followed by the rest of the patrons.

While trying to figure out what to do, Finneas went and knocked on the doors to get a response, and when he got none went to another building, seemingly a little too fast for the people who did respond only to find that the knocker had left. Meanwhile, Remi took a seat seat near to Hjalmir, poked him and offered him a cigar, which he accepted. Elom made his way to *The Ghostly Acquisitions Department* and ran into Finneas, and after checking he was ok, and after knocking on the door and getting a response, motioned to the others to follow. As Elom knocked on the door he found his fist seemed to go through it, and going inside found everything in the shop seemed transparent and ghostly, but seemed like a normal shop. Getting closer to the desk, they saw a ghostly woman at a counter, with a plate that said *Personal Identification Acquisition Division*, another which said *Transference of Merchandise Ownership Department* and another that said *Supervision of Maintenance Supply Office*. Elom stopped short from the woman, so he didn't pass through the ghostly desk, asked if there were tickets for the Sky Train available and was told by the woman they had some on their display. They noticed that the display off to the side which seemed to have tickets covered under a small dome, which Elom could tell had the property of ghost intangibility, but not enough to prevent them from being used by those who were more tangible. Elom asked how they could obtain them and was told they were for purchase, but they would need a visitors identification badge first. When Elom asked how to get the identification bade, he was told they could be obtained by signing up at the *Transference of Merchandise Ownership Department*. When some of the members felt iffy on the idea, Elom stated he would do it, but after he went to the department needed and was asked if he had a temporary identification card to be used, turned around and walked away.

Finneas crouched down on the ground and attempted to dive through the display case with the tickets, but found he passed through it to the other side with none of the tickets. On realising that the dome prevents touching the tickets, the ghostly woman behind stated that people had attempted that before. On being reminded that all they had to do was pay for them, Lithian nearly snapped as he countered that they themselves stated they need the temporary identification cards. The female then told them they could sign up for a temporary identification card with her. Remi approached her and asked for the cost of it, but was told there was no cost and they just needed to sign up for them. Remi gave her his name, date of birth and favourite pizza topping, which he got ribbed for and commented that he was raised by Italians, and recieved his temporary identification card. He instantly brought it down in front of her asking for a ticket, but was told it couldn't be purchased without the visitor's identification card first. Lithian immediately attempted to round house kicked her in an attempt to smite her, which failed as Zeph held him back. Remi approached the *Transference of Merchandise Ownership Department* and presented his temporary identification card, which he accepted, but was soon told that his id was expired and had a life expectancy of 10 seconds. Remi frustrated decided to leave to *The Book Club* and failed in his attempt to slam the ethereal door shut, followed by the others.

As he left, he bumped into a strange, tall, older individual, with partially green skin, wearing a vest, tie and riding pants, who immediately apologized for bumping into him. Remi apologized and noted his tough situation and asked if had an ability that would grant him a ticket without going through the building he had just left, and the gentleman agreed, asked for reimbursement for doing so, and introduced himself as Dalio. Remi asked how much as Dalio entered the *The Ghostly Acquisitions Department*, pulled out his visitors identification badge and approached the *Personal Identification Acquisition Division.* Dalio spoke with the woman who was familiar with him, asked for a ticket for Remi, paid with some partially transparent currency, procured a ticket for Remi, who gave him 10 gold though he only owed him five gold, and the two parted as Remi then headed to the ticket station booth, presented his ticket and when asked where his destination was, responded that was heading to *Brooklyn*, recieved his ticket back and headed through the invisible wall from before and waited for the train.

As the group pondered on what to do, they were soon spotted by Dalio, and when he checked if they were ok, responded no, and that they were in need for tickets. Dalio was happy to do so as he led them inside, except for Lithian and Zeph, as Finneas suggested they should probably remain outside, while he promised to get their tickets. Dalio went through the same procedure as before, which they were happy to do, except for the small snag that they only had four partially tangible tickets remaining, though they did have one fully incorporeal ticket as well, but only worked if the user was a ghost. Dalio spoke out that he could help with that, pulled out his backpack, mixed some ingredients together and poured it into a vial. As he offered the fizzy white drink, Hjalmir took it from his hands, and on being told to drink it did so who immediately felt a strange sensation, but felt fine. Dalio then asked if anyone had a gun, which Lithian offered, until it was finally clear that Hjalmir was going to be shot, and asked to do so himself, which Dalio relented to. As Lithian pulled the trigger of the gun at the confused Hjalmir's head, Hjalmir fell dead on the ground, but to the surprise of everyone, saw his body become translucent as he floated back up as a newly inducted ghost. With the numbers now they way they were needed, Dalio purchased the tickets for the group including the fully incorporeal for the now confused dead Hjlalmir, was reimbursed 25 gold for the total purchase and parted with them.

They all headed to the ticket station booth and slowly were processed by the goblin lady there. Though Finneas insisted, Zeph was first and stated her destination was the *7th Circle of Hell* with her husband, though was told he could speak for himself as she processed her. As Finneas claimed it was now his turn, Elom was next and noted his destination as *Australia* and processed him through. As quickly as Finneas was elated to find out it was his turn, he was soon disappointed when the goblin lady revealed she was joking and pointed to the floating dwarf. On seeing his appearance she put on a transparent glove, held her hand for the ticket, and when asked for his destination, pulled out a postcard with a field of tulips on it with writing that said *"Welcome to the Netherlands"* on it and processed him as he left. As Finneas stated he was the only one left, the goblin lady pointed out that the Lithian was there. Finneas immediately asked why she hated him, and was responded that kenku's murdered her family when she was little, which he seemed to accept. Lithian approached with his ticket, responded his destination was the *7th Circle of Hell, Maladomini* and was soon processed. The goblin lady started to close up, but again revealed she was joking as she processed Finneas for his destination, and forgave him. As he walked away Finneas noted that if the world wasn't ending he would have burned it down as he walked down with the others to the waiting area.

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### **Part Two**

As the five soon arrived near the waiting station, they saw very colourful train cars, a whole variety of people waiting and some street performers, like someone juggling with their feet, someone playing chess with their feet and someone playing the flute with their tongue, As they started to approach sight of Remi he attempted to hide, though poorly, still managed to keep out of sight of all, but Elom and Finneas. They waited and passed the time there, with Remi and Lithian having a cigar, who re-brought up the figure and eeirly placed tv show they saw, and Remi just stated he always prepared for bad times and put on what seemed to be a bondage mask, which then disappeared. While they waited Hjalmir and Elom soon heard a familiar clink sound like they heard from before, and the two soon noticed a familiar figure in a in a very dark blanket poncho and cowboy hat, but as they soon heard a departure notice for the train, the lost sight of the figure in the crowd. They all soon proceeded to board the train, with Hjalmir floating with his new intangible body, only to accidentally spook a man who was in the sky train bathroom, and left immediately to find a seat.

As they waited for the train to leave, they sat around in their seats taking time to themselves like Lithian sitting on Zeph's lap, Remi who was trying to understand what was up with them, Elom who was taking pictures of anything interesting in the train and Finneas who was holding Zeph's hand. As Remi discussed with Lithian the meaning of Ass-Modeus, the announcement that the train was departing was heard. The train started to depart on the track, as a train usually would, until the train angle lift almost to a 40 degree angle and as the train started to climb higher, the night time stars started to come into closer view. After 10 minutes of steady climb the train eventually plateaued, now many 1000's of feet in the air and travelled straight across the night sky. Elom started asking himself how, that it didn't make any sense and that he had to think it through more, and Remi who heard that offered him sum gummy bears, but as he did the train rumbled, the floating piano on the side of the train stopped and the floating gummy bears landed on the ground. As he and Remi tried to eat some from the ground they soon felt the train rumble again, and soon felt the train was gaining more altitude, and all feel something was very wrong. As they could all hear the sounds of distress from people within the train, Remi and Finneas could heard the sound of commotion on the top of the train roof. As Remi asked if someone was on the roof, Finneas cast *Misty Step* to arrive on the roof of the train, and immediately saw the same figure from before. As Zeph twisted her wedding ring and summoned a longsword, Remi made his way between the carriages and climbed his way to the top. The figure seeing he had company turned and asked where the rest of his friends were. Lithian at the same time told Zeph that the small child had made his way on top of the train, and Zeph then cast *Misty Step* as well to join him. Lithian started to roller blade his way there, while Hjalmir floated upwards to poke his head through the roof and see what was happening. The figure then asked what they were doing there, and they mostly explained they followed the bird or heard noise from the top. As Elom started to make his way to the top, the figure declared that they were going to kill them.

Finneas who started them off, cast *Shadow Blade*, charged the figure and slashed at him before he moved back a little bit. Lithium rolled up to him, cast *Thunderous Smite*, stabbed at him with his heeled blade, while he activated a 2nd level *Divine Smite* and was shoved back 10 feet off the train, but floated with ease in the air. Elom tapped a couple of things on his phone, traced a sigil in the air, cast *Magic Missile* at him and activated *SigilSight : Chronal Spellglyph* which pushed back his order in the initiative. Zeph cast *Armor of Agathys* on herself, then activated *Hexblade's Curse* on the figure. Remi moved towards the figure, revealed a bondage mask on his face stabbed at him twice with his daggers, which were enhanced by the *Assassin's Mask* he wore, then walked away from him and took the mask off. The figure questioned who they were before he moved back on to the train roof, and started to cast a spell, but it's effect was negated as Elom used his reaction to cast *Counter Spell*.

Hjalmir confused at the current events, but knowing his fun trip had been affected, pulled out his greataxe, spoke the first words he had spoken that to say "Bad Choice", activated his *Rage*, which also activated his *Instinctive Pounce* to move closer, moved up to him, activated *Reckless Attack* to give advantage on his attacks, which also activated *Reckless Abandon* to give temporary hp, and slashed him twice. which seemed to injure him greatly as he riled in pain, which seemed like he was pretending, until he fell off the train. The train levelled out again as they celebrated their victory over the Sky Eater...until the sound of laughter got louder, as thunder rumbled underneath and he reappeared in a body-less form, with clouds and lightning surrounding him and mocked them for thinking he was that weak, which when they replied that he was, called a fair assumption. At that Remi put on a white mask with feathers on it, which turned invisible, for what he called precautions.

As the clouds around the Sky Eater swirled around him, and the bolts that made up his face, billowed out more clouds which split up into four little yellow sparking wisps, which cackled at the group as they formed a square shape, then started to swirl the clouds up in the form of a big burning hammer, swung it into Hjalmir, and started to move away, as Hjalmir used his reaction which hit but passed through to no effect at all. Fineass summoned his rapier to his hand, then activated *Hexblade's Curse* on one of the yellow wisps. Lithian rolled up to get over one of the yellow wisps near the Sky Eater, destroyed it easily with his heel, and managed to hold on to the train when he started to fall, but also noticed the boot that slashed the wisp was now glowing. Elom seeing the falling man, cast *Fly* on Lithian, then put a little more distance away. Zeph moved closer to Lithian and the Sky Eater and cast *Eldritch Blast* on him, which seemed to disperse some of his cloud temporarily. Remi activated the white *Angel* mask now on his face, which allowed him to fly, walked off the train in mid-air, stabbed at the Sky Eater, which like Hjalmir's axe which had no effect at all, then flew under the train.

The Sky Eater once again made the clouds break off which split into four little orange flaming wisps, which mocked the group from not graduating from college, then moved a little away, as Lithian used his reaction to attack and activated a 2nd level *Divine Smite*, then started to swirl the clouds up in the form of a bow and arrow made of lightning, and fired it at Elom. Hjalmir moved toward the, phasing through Zeph with his ghostly intangibility on the way, activated *Reckless Attack* to give advantage on his attacks, which also activated *Reckless Abandon* to give temporary hp, and slashed the flaming wisp nearest to the Sky Eater, which destroyed it and left his axe glowing bright, move up to the Sky Eater, but missed with his greataxe. The little yellow wisps soon started zooming around into a triangle shape which caused a bright yellow, electrical flash, which no one was in the vicinity of.

Finneas attacked stabbed at the yellow wisp in front of him with his rapier, which caused it to vanish as his rapier started to glow, moved to another a nearby yellow wisp, struck them down as well, then threw his prior casted *Shadow Blade* at the remaining yellow wisp. Elom slammed his hand on his phone as he cast *Fireball*, while he activated *Metamagic : Transmuted Spell* to turn the fire into a blue cold burst, which froze some of the clouds away from him. The flaming wisps started to move excitedly around the area. Lithian, now able to fly, flew towards the Sky Eater, struck him twice with his now glowing heeled blade, while he activated a 2nd level *Divine Smite* on one attack and a 1st level *Divine Smite* on the second, which he seemed to be vulnerable to. Zeph moved toward the Sky Eater and cast *Lightning Lure* which pulled him closer to attacking range, but the lightning from her spell was absorbed into the being.

Remi flew out from under the train to the other side, but missed his attempted to stab the closet flaming wisp to him, then put some distance from them. Hjalmir moved a little back on to the train next to Zeph, while keeping in range of the Sky Eater still, activated *Reckless Attack* to give advantage on his attacks, struck him twice with his now glowing great axe, which he also seemed to be vulnerable to and remained where he stood. The flame wisps started to move quickly until a wall of flames seemed to be created by their speed. The Sky Eater once again made the clouds break off which split into four little blue icy wisps, then proceeded to move away, as Lithian used his reaction to attack and activated a 1st level *Divine Smite*, which his now non glowing boot passed through but still coursed radiant energy into him. He continued to move his body through Zeph, Hjalmir and Remi, which damaged and shoved them forcefully 5 feet, but also damaged him as the blow triggered Zeph's *Armor of Agathys*. Finneas, deciding to ignore the flaming wall, dived his way through them taking no damage from them, which left the flaming wisps invalidated as they disappeared, and attacked the Sky Eater with his rapier, which he seemed to be vulnerable to.

Lithian flew towards the Sky Eater, attempted to offer chance to give up, and when he ignored it hit him with one of his heel attacks, as he activated a 1st level *Divine Smite*. Elom soon saw the the icy wisps moving around, cast *Fireball* at the Sky Eater and also melted two of the nearby icy wisps to nothing. Zeph cast *Staggering Smite,* struck him twice her longsword which damaged him with extra psychic damage, but resisted it's effect to disadvantage him. Remi took of his *Angel* mask, put on his metal *Noble* mask, used it's ability to cast Command, but failed to make him "grovel". Hjalmir moved to one of the nearby ice wisps, missed with greataxe on them, then activated *Reckless Attack* to give advantage on his second attack, which also activated *Reckless Abandon* to give temporary hp, smacked it away and walked back to the Sky Eater with his now glowing greataxe. The icy wisp closest to them damaged Lithian with a cold burst and reduced his speed by 10 for the next round, while the farthest one ate popcorn and enjoyed the show. The Sky Eater started to swirl the clouds up in the form of long frozen stick, swung at Zeph and Remi, but missed, accidentally threw it away and was left looking sad. Finneas struck him with one of his two rapier strikes and his *Shadow Blade,* put down his blade, yelled "Boo" which was enough to make him explode as the magic that kept him alive was gone, and the Sky Eater was gone.

Zeph picked up Finneas and congratulated him on his stabbing, while they all soon returned back into the train and started to relax within their carriage as the train started to finally returned to it's regular altitude. The train started making it's stops as the group were let off on their destinations:

* First stop, the Nine Hells, where there was fire, danger and explosions, which were regular there. and the reason the train refused to come to an actual halt there. As Lithian and Zeph started to make their way out, Lithian took one of Remi's cigars and let Remi know he had an apartment in Dis that he could visit to see him and his wife, before he fell out of the moving train. while Zeph asked if Finneas would like to come with them, who replied no, then gave each of the group a kiss before she joined her husband.
* Second stop, Australia. As the train stopped in front of a house carved into a mountain with forests surrounding them, and when he was sure no one could hear, Elom told the remaining group his full name of Elon Musk, that he was the inventor of Tefla and Space Y, which he assumed they had heard of, and told them if they wanted to hang out again some time he would love to and to stop by, and got off the train.
* Third stop, Brooklyn. As the skyscrapers came into view and the train stopped by one of the taller buildings, Remi said time to go to the remaining two, fell out of the train, and nearing the 10 foot point cast *Feather Fall* as he fell into the trunk of a nice limousine and shut it behind him as he was driven away by his employers, the Italian Mob.
* Forth stop, the Netherlands. As the sight of the tulip fields came into view, Hjalmir waved to the little bird person, flew off the train and floated over the tulips to not disturb them, found a nice patch to sit in, enjoyed the view of the flowers and at peace let off a happy grunt with a happy smile
* Fifth stop, Nimbus. As the train stopped by the floating city of skyscrapers and waterfalls rushing off the edge, Finneas pulled out his postcard to compare it to the city in front of him, which looked exactly the same, stopped off the train on the clouded pavement, sighed as he said "I can't fly" and fell through the clouds.

*"He falls and falls and falls and falls. Will he be saved? Who knows?! Maybe Dalio's riding a bird and he catches him, but maybe he doesn't and he dies. As he looks up and sees the train fly away for the last time he'll ever see it, it flies off into the now sunrise of the morning, and we fade to black..."*

1. ↑ As a ghost, he gained +4 to his Armor Class, a flying speed of 10 feet and the ability to move through tangible objects, but his maximum hp was now halved.