We're Alive: Descendants - Chapter 16 - Train Through the Pain - Part 3 of 3

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We're alive,

Descendants.

Written and directed by KC Weyland.

Chapter sixteen

Train Through the Pain

Part Three of Three

Nope

No

Don't know what I expected

just a little while, okay? Don't worry, man. I have this handled.
No, you you didn't know where we get to go, because I had the roads, I had them memorized. I

had it.

You good now?

This is.

We're headed the right way.

Yeah,

I remember what highways you said. And if I got lost, I would have woke you up.
Don't worry.

Oh, uh uh okay. Wow, wow, that that uh

sleeping really helped.

So tired, but I needed that.

This is uh this is working out, you know

you got my back

I got yours

You're not gonna stab me in mine or anything like that, right?

Like Vincent or Dean

Dean who's

oh, that's That's the guy the no, no, I I I wouldn't do that. But what you see is what you get with me.

Well, I find that very refreshing after all the bullshit lately.

Thank you for being here.

Uh hey, um,

we're we're not that far now. Yeah, I uh I know.

Sh

should probably put on those UA contractor uniforms. How much time do we have? Uh, an hour, maybe.

of us said that the train comes through the city in the late afternoon, so it arrives in the Republic before dark.

There isn't an exact time, so we just need to be ready.

Oh, uh, look, look,

Appalusa, one mile.

We made it, Nick.

We made it. Yeah, damn right, we did.

Now

we just need to figure out the best spot to try to get on board.

So, how does yours fit? Jess.

The uniform's a little tight, Chris, but I don't think anyone will notice on the train. Just two contractors from the UA on a special assignment.
That's right.

Oh! Oh, stop! There, stop, stop. There!

I think this spot will work. Look, there's an overhang of oak trees above the track to jump down from.
That's as good as we're gonna get. We're running low on time.

Oh

man.

Climbing more trees? None of the buildings are close enough to the tracks. There's no other place to jump from.
You want to get on this train, right? I mean, yeah, hell yeah, I do.

Okay, then if it's a passenger train, it's not like we can come from the sides. Someone will see us through the windows, so

the only way possible is from above. I know, I know, I get it, I get it.
I just.

I just don't like it. Me neither, man.

Just need to figure out how to pull another tree onto the tracks.

You really think that they're gonna stop for this? Oh, I mean, if they think it'll derail the train, they'll have to. Can you imagine getting stuck out here? Yeah, that could be us.
Just pick one.

Uh...

Okay, well, uh, it needs to be a decent amount of distance from our jump point.

And...

There! There! The dead dead hickory tree on the right. Drive the car over there.
I'll get the chains ready.

You know,

I'm gonna miss this car. Felt like it was our own.
Eh,

we banged it up enough.

Next one we fix up and go cruising in will be Cherry.

Cherry? That's what they say about cars? Yeah.

I like the sound of that.

Okay, okay. Um

oh, you know, I wonder if

Will, what are you doing? I'm checking if I can hear anything on the steel rail. I might be able to hear the vibration of the train coming, but the car's too loud.
All right, well, here then.

Oh

shit.

Oh

shit. Oh shit.
Start the car. Hurry.

Wait, you heard it? Yes. Yes, it's close.

Okay, James are on. Drive, drive.

Come on.

We've got to move, Nick.

It's working.

Uh,

I'm not gonna be able to fix that. Well, is the hickory tree on the tracks enough? Will that work? I sure hope so.
Put it in neutral.

Chains are clear. Push.

Okay, that's good enough. Climb the oak tree.
We need to get above it now.

Oh, man, I can't get a good grip on the part.

We uh oh, oh, we have rope in the supplies that Oliver gave us, right? Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, here.

Okay, give me a boost. I'll tie it off when I get up.

I need to get higher. No one's gonna see me down here.
Drop the rope, man.

Okay, Clyde, Clyde.

Man, that was close.

I don't think anyone saw me, but the train is right there.

Okay, you ready? It should only be a few feet to jump down to the roof, right? I don't know, maybe. I don't know what this train is like.

Oh boy, okay, well we'll see when it stops for the downed hickory tree. Here it comes!

Um, uh, Will, shouldn't it be slowing down? Yes. Yes, it should.
Well, it's not

it has some plow on the front, a cow catcher, or

the tree's not going to do anything.

Well, the tree's gone now, and it's not stopping. Okay, um,

do we wait and try again for the next trade, or do we jump? Who jump? You jump or I jump? We both jump. I'm not staying behind.
Oh my gosh, okay, okay, okay, okay. Okay, together, ready? Okay, say,

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I got you, I got you, I got you.

Oh my god, oh my god, don't let go like I would do that.

There, there we go.

That

was so risky.

Oh, I lost my MP5, my gun. That doesn't matter now, okay? We need to get off the roof.

Crawl this way. We can get down between the cars.

God.

You think someone hurt us?

This. This is a boxcar.
Only cargo in it, so I don't think so.

Help me down.

Yeah.

Is it safe down there?

Oh, we are so lucky. Get down here.

Oh,

no way.

The very next car was the passenger one.

Someone, someone would have heard us jump on for sure.

Should we... Should we go in there? Did anyone see us?

Nope.

Perfect. We're right next to the bathroom.
So sneak inside to the latrine. No one's looking.
Go, go.

No one saw.

Car's pretty empty. We're lucky.
Yeah, I can't even believe that we made it.

Man, but I lost my rifle, but I'm so sorry. Well, I didn't see anyone carrying weapons around anyways.
I should probably stash mine.

Oh.

Up here. Hand me your rifle.
I'll stash it in the ceiling. Here.

There.

The mod of pistol is small enough. I can keep it in my bag.

You don't think they'll search it, do you?

I have no idea. Oh,

you definitely want to keep that covered. Your guardian mark on your wrist.
The barcode will really give you away.

Damn, you're right. I'll keep it under my sleeve.
Villaging out well.

Now, come on.

Okay,

you go first. Find a seat near the back.
Got it.

Oh,

hey, sorry, I didn't know anyone was.

oh

hi, we we were we were just yeah, um

hey

Listen, no judgment here, man, but I'd be careful with that sort of thing once you get to the Republic they kind of look down on

you know

Right, right, yeah, thanks uh good looking almond totally yeah wow that this was this was

I can come back later if you- Oh, no, no, no, no, no. We were done.
I mean,

look, go right ahead. It's all yours.

Oh,

I think I've got a puke. Hey, okay.

That's insulting. Well, no, I'm not that ugly.
No, no, that's- that's not what I was

saying.

Almost getting caught, nearly falling off.

Can we just have a seat?

Hey, look, he was just another contractor. Look, there's a bunch on the train with the same uniform as us.

This was damn near perfect, Will.

Okay, well, if everything else goes right, hey, I could live with 50-50.

Oh, heads up.

Hey, uh,

by the way, do you know where you two are going to get assigned? We.

We weren't told yet. What about you? Dyes Air Force Base, middle of nowhere, but I heard it's a good gig.
What do they have you doing exactly? Being assigned to squadron maintenance, so

anyway,

nice to meet you guys, uh, Chris and Jess.

Well, hey, good luck out there, guys.

Yeah, you too, man.

Okay, we didn't think about cover stories, did we? I was more worried about getting on the train. Not really the next part.

Well, Chris, we better start figuring it out now before the Republic. And then we gotta figure out how the hell we're gonna make it to Pegg's at that Lechagia place.

You've uh never been there, the Republic? Nope.

So, we need to get our story straight before then, for sure.

How are we gonna do that?

Uh, well,

we already got a little info from that guy in like 60 seconds of talking to him. I say we move around, listen in, pick up what others are talking about, and fill in our own details.

If anyone asks us questions, you do the talking. You're obviously the smooth one, and you're the smart one, so this won't be too hard compared to what we just went through.
This is nothing

easy for you to say.

Okay, um,

I think I'm I'm good now.

After you

all right, let's see what else is on this train.

Does your protective gear fit?

Little big, but I'll deal.

You've been doing very well today. Just one more module.
Bladed weapons. Finally, one of these I actually have a chance with.
Eh, maybe.

Maybe not. Vincent, you're in charge of this one, too? What can I say? I'm multi-talented.

In a way, this is perfect.

Here, take yours.

A foil, really? Like for fencing? That's the weapon we're using? Safer this way. Training rules.
These are tiny. There's no weight.
No one would ever really fight with this.

Why not use real blades? They don't want anyone getting hurt. Why? Afraid of what might happen to you? Huh.

Fine.

Go get your katana from the wreck. I have a rapier I can use.
I warn you, this blade is quicker. If you say so.

Better be careful. I'm not all drugged up this time.

This isn't a pissing contest.

As long as you follow my lead and show them you know what you're doing, I'll just sign off and you can move on. What if I don't want to? Then someone could get seriously hurt.

You know, I was holding back before when we did this in prim.

So was I.

Dart me, then shock me, and now you think I'd let you cut me?

You know, you might actually thank me eventually. Being brought here, getting to know your true nature, your family, becoming one of us.
We'll see about that.

What do you really think you're gonna teach me here? You might be surprised.

Fencing masks down.

Now, you want to lead with I already know the basics.

And the counterattack?

Next lesson.

Footing?

What do you think? Easy now. Others are watching.
Oh, I expect them to.

Hey now, that one almost got me.

You have to expect to get a little hurt in training, right?

Okay, then.

You ready to begin? What? What are you talking about? We have.

Where are you from?

Does that matter? Lie!

We really doing this?

Try again. Confident with specifics.
Who are you?

You think this is funny, don't you? I don't. Lie!

Okay, what the fuck? Is this really necessary? Only when I think you're lying.

You said you're a nomad, but who are you, really? Just Vincent. Lie!

God!

Would someone stop this?

Seems like they don't care. I'm warning you, Vera.
This isn't funny.

Why did you bring me here? To become one of us! Lie!

Fuck! This armor isn't meant for those kinds of attacks! I know.

You better start telling the truth. I fucking am!

Why did you really bring me here?

I. I.

Because I knew I would look good!

Give me a chance to move up!

Was that so hard?

Again.

No!

I'm done with this.

I wouldn't drop that if I were you. You can't be serious.
Holy shit!

What were you doing before Nakoma picked you up? My task! Lie!

It's the truth! Then what was your task? Gathering intel on Lake Matthews.

Lie!

Yo, shit! God damn it!

I'm only gonna ask one more time. What were you doing outside of Westport? Fuck you.

That's it.

That's enough.

The hell do you think you're doing? I had this handled. Yeah, I can see that.

Get on your feet, boy.

When'd you get here? This morning. Luckily, just in time.

Now get up.

I'm fine. Just get up.
Not another word out of you. You'll fix yourself.
You're bleeding all over the place. And from an initiate, it's disgraceful.
you're an embarrassment

Vera that wasn't smart who the hell is this who the hell who the hell is this

Vera Zhang I'm sorry what was that you're gonna have to speak up into my good ear please Vera Zhang

my daughter oh

Christ that's all we need another cocky blackburn running around here I don't care if you are a broad. I should clock you one for using real blaze in training, you know that?

Five? Why Why does he have five rings?

Oh, doesn't even know our past. Has no respect for our elders and breaking the fucking rules.

She's definitely your daughter, that's for sure. Excuse me? I was about to step in.
Yeah, but you didn't, did you? Thankfully, I got here in time, stopped your kid from maiming my own.

If I was a few years younger, I'd pick up that blade and show you how to use it. Maybe I still should.

Excuse me?

You're Vincent's dad?

That's right, Missy. You've been spilling my flesh and my blood on the floor in my own house.
I thought Oliver was in charge. He may be the patriarch, but I'm still in charge of my household.

You're a Chisholm?

Please. No way.

We only married into them.

You want to know who I am?

Some of the unlucky ones, they know me as as

one of the enforcers.

That's right,

the angel of death.

And uh, well, if that don't ring any bells,

I'm fucking angel Tenudo

Senior.

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