Crystal did not want this to happen. He was not supposed to be seen by the conductor, and especially not by the stewardess.
"We've gotta go!" Yells Crystal.
"Yeah no kidding." Says Catra. Catra sees the mask and tendrils flailing around the stewardess like a mesmerizing ripple of metal. She was immediately reminded of cruel Shadow Weaver, the sorceress and red mask that raised her with no kindness. When she did something even remotely wrong, that intricate red mask would always be staring back with null and empty disappointment.
"Crystal Beusantima is not your name. Return to your seat, passenger. This is a violation of rule-" Booms the Stewardess.
"Let's go, Entrapta!" Yells Catra. Catra and Crystal are standing on the precarious bridge that connects each train car. Entrapta is still inside.
"Oh, but- Robots..." Entrapta starts, but Crystal has shut the door with a ferocity that made Catra suspicious. Entrapta has left Catra for robots again. Everyone always leaves.
"What was that about?!" Demands Catra. This was the first time she had seen Crystal frowning, almost scared.
"I said we need to go."
***
One-One invites her to the engine. Atticus returned home to Corginia when he heard that everything was ok. The stewardess is still hunting for Crystal. The engine is still as lavishly decorated as when One-One raised Tulip Jr. Library theme, comfortable furniture, large control panel for controlling and conducting the infinity train. The panel was at this point sparking and odd explosions happening here and there. Entrapta really wants to fiddle with it.
"Welcome to my home. Who are you?" Asks GladOne.
"Oh, I'm Entrapta. Are you a robot?" Entrapta questions.
"Are youuuuuu?" Pushes SadOne.
"You complete me." Announces Entrapta quietly, grinning from ear to ear. "Hey, does that panel do anything special?"
"Meet Mum, the controller of the entire train!" GladOne introduces.
"Can I fix it?" Entrapta eyes the complex dials and switches hungrily.
"Sure. Can you fix me?" Sighs SadOne. They hang out for the rest of the day, talking and comparing funny stories about their different universes and lives.
"Tiny food?" Entrapta offers around lunch time. She loves tiny food. The explosions and violent showers of sparks stopped, then the familiar green ambiance of the panel was glowing again.
"Oh, I was a little upset about them leaving me, Catra electrocuting me, and stuff, but science pushes forward, so I'm good." Says Entrapta later. The number on her palm flickers then changes rapidly until... {0}. A large shockwave of green energy opens up in front of her, then folds itself into a doorway. On the other side is her laboratory.
"Oh, well that means goodbye then. Goodbye Entrapta! Thank you for fixing Mum for me." Calls GladOne.
"Fascinating." She steps through the doorway, then Entrapta is gone.
"I wanted her to stay forever." Complains SadOne.
***
"I was a passenger like you once, too." Says Crystal. After traveling for days, they stop at the Alleyway Car. The Alleyway Car is very dark, and the perfect place for secrets, the maze of large buildings and small roads untrustworthy to all. "Do you know what I am? I am a figura subcinctus dragon. An emotional shapeshifter. I am usually happy, but the stewardess will get me soon for reaching infinity, and you need to know." His scales were flipping over like coins, both his appearance and emotion changing, from baby dragon blue to a fiery red. His horns grew longer and sharper. The spikes down his back and tail, once decorative, were now menacingly sharp. "I came from another world than the other passengers, but it looks like you did too. No one respected me back home." "They liked me, but they treated me like someone who could never take care of themself! Without parents, everyone was always pitying me, and one day, I was to be paired up with caretakers! I was old enough to be on my own! When the infinity train came, I saw it as the ultimate way to prove my independence. I packed my satchel, and never looked back. I gave myself a new name, and once I saw that once you get to zero on your claw, you need to go back, I would do whatever it took to keep my number higher!" He turned over his left claw. {∞} "I try to be positive and cheerful, but I will never get off this train. Goodbye Catra." His scales returned to its blue color. His blue tail slunk around the corner of the alleyway, but when Catra tried to follow, he was flying away, ignoring the tears in his eyes. She would find him again. She would find Adora again. She would get off this train and go home to her. This train is infinite right? I will see Crystal again. She turned the handle of the red door leading to the next car.
"I will find you."
End of Part 3
