Train chaos (open)

Among the passengers in the old style train was a young woman, currently reclined slightly in her seat and eyes closed. Otsama had taken the train in her usual travels, having gotten the chance to be away from the restrictive rules of Weapon X for a time and really only having to worry about the chip in her arm. It was used to discipline her if she ever did something the scientists and handlers didn't like automatically but with being given the okay for free reign once again Otsama didn't have to worry about the chip going off. And really she was hoping to just have this train ride to relax and not think about the past several weeks that had been troublesome, only relieved by her friendship with Erista, the only other agent in the program she had gotten along with.

Though come to think of it the young woman had no idea where they were even going to begin with. She had bought a ticket and merely gotten on the train when it was leaving Missouri and now her mind began to entertain the thoughts of where they would stop and what she'd do until she was called back. Though her ears twitched as she overheard an elderly woman talking to one of the conductors and sighed softly when hearing they had seven more hours yet before they'd stop. Oh well, it gave her more time to think at least or maybe reflect on the past weeks. Even then, that was one thing Otsama didn't really want to do.

Opening her eyes Otsama's deep forest green eyes peered out the window towards the landscape outside, night fall having coming sometime ago. The young feral mutant was also aware they likely passed through her home state by now but she couldn't be certain as most of the landscape eventually just seemed the same after so long on the train and her thoughts had been elsewhere the entire time she was there or she had napped now and again. Finally though as she heard someone approaching Otsama turned her gaze from the window when she noticed the conductor, Firo, approaching down near her and it was then she spoke up. "Excuse me sir, but you wouldn't happen to know exactly where we are stopping do you?"She inquired, shifting her long braid she had her hair in off her shoulder a bit.

"I see, I never checked the location when I got on so just was curious. As for the time I overheard it just a few minutes ago." Otsama said with a nod, having never really traveled much near Arizona or in the state itself. She had been mostly in the upper states or stuck close to Oklahoma for the most part so she was quite curious to see the likes of Arizona. Still seven hours was going to be a lot of time to waste so the young woman was almost tempted to take a short time in the dining car and eat something despite knowing she could go a few days without it.

Shaking her head slightly she smiled, "No that was all actually, thank you though." She assured him with a smile before she stood, sniffing the air a bit and smelling the food faintly in the air. Moving past Firo the young mutant began making her way towards the dining car, for the moment seeing it as the only thing that'd really waste some time and mostly because she didn't have much else to do. Though as she moved down the aisle she began to notice some shady looking men aboard throughout the cabin and her eyes moved over each one as she walked past. Just seeing the way the men dressed and appeared in such a way made her somewhat uneasy and figure they were after something or up to something that had to deal with this train.

Pausing at the door Otsama's hand rested on a few inches from the door and just close to sliding it open. But now her mind immediately began to race, wondering what the men would try and instinct was telling her it wouldn't be a good idea to leave this car.

Otsama finally decided she had to do something and she opened the door, sliding it aside to step into the hall and closing it behind her. Though instead of leaving the hall she stayed there and listened to some of the men that had been whispering amongst themselves about something. For ordinary humans they'd have to be close to these men or leaning in just to hear their whispers but Otsama could hear them quite clearly as they whispered about something in the storage cars. Some kind of high tech that was expensive and worth stealing or giving trouble to this train.

Frowning slightly to herself Otsama finally moved towards an empty table that was close to the door, moving around to the booth that was facing opposite towards the sliding door so she could watch the window. She couldn't make a move just yet until she had proof these men were going to make a move now. So far they had done nothing but sat around whispering and saying they would. For now she ordered some food and waited patiently for it to be done as she casually looked out the window, but still from the corner of her eyes she watched for what the men would do next.

Seeing the two men stand made Otsama pause as she had just gotten her food, wanting to go after them to see what they were up to. Yet just as she was getting half way up from her booth the remaining men had gotten up and took out guns, aiming them to the passengers and the conductor she had talked to just a little while ago, though she also realized one was aimed at her. "Everyone just remain in their seats and we have no heroes today you'll all be nice and safe when we reach the next stop." The gunman who had his gun pointed right at Otsama's chest spoke and seeing his attention was away from her.

"Sitting still? You guys are a joke." She said aloud making a few of the men look her way. "Oh, what makes you say that girlie?" Another man close by asked as Otsama had her hands under the table in her lap, her metal coated claws slowly coming from her left hand. "This!" Thrusting her hand upwards she stabbed the man who was dumb enough to aim his gun towards her in the abdomen while pushing forward to knock the man into one of his companions but grunted as she felt a shot go off that went clear through her shoulder down to the bone. Pulling her claws free she looking towards the bleeding area, the bone actually showing a metallic smokey gray metal instead as the place was already beginning to heal, making the woman growl in a feral way. "Why don't you leave the rest of these passengers and this nice conductor alone, you want a fight I'll take you all on." She told them as the claws in her other hand came forward with a scraping sound.

"Though I will warn you boys, I'm not an easy woman to kill." Though she heard a soft click as two of the men prepared their guns, aiming towards a small family and elderly couple making Otsama quickly step forward. "Either you listen to us or they die."The man who she had knocked down with his stabbed companion growled towards her making Otsama glare. "I said leave them be." She growled back, looking back at the passengers and conductor, concern clear in her forest green eyes for their well being.

What was this conductor trying to do? Who cared about some legend, this seemed the wrong time and wrong place to be going on about legends. But when he began speaking of it protecting old trains like this Otsama raised an eye brow slightly until she noticed his indication towards a switch making her glance sideways slightly enough to see it. Yet it didn't seem quite that time yet to switch it so for now she listened to what the men and Firo talked about and still he went on about the monster.

"Hm, rumors or not this Monster is beginning to sound like like a creature after my own heart." Otsama commented, the rumors and legend beginning to intrigue her slightly which at first she didn't realize Firo wasn't making this up. Least not for the moment. She could somewhat relate to this monster, knowing full well what it was like to tear others apart and to lose control though sometimes she didn't mind losing that. It had gotten her out of many binds such as this and the men on this train would not be that hard to rip to shreds. How much she wanted to right then and there but not with quite a few passengers in the dining car as it was. They'd risk being in the way and harmed or facing a traumatic experience and it was something Otsama didn't want the passengers facing.

Even if she was part of Weapon X and meant to be an agent and killing machine she still did have a soft spot deep down behind that rough exterior. But as she met the conductor's gaze she noticed his brown eyes were red this time, making her frown a bit. Was this another mutant or another superhuman she was silently exchanging words with? Unless... 'Unless he himself is the monster?' The she-wolf thought to herself before she realized this second glance was a signal and she quickly nodded before reaching out and flipping the switch which turned off the lights long enough to shock the men.

"Now this is an idea,"She murmured as she quickly struck down the two men close to her, one being slashed with her claws while she twisted on her heel and brought her leg in a backwards roundhouse kick to knock the other one away but wincing as the gun he held went off but luckily shot up into the ceiling.

Even in the dark Otsama could hear the rest of the men being taken down by Firo, making her pleased that at least someone there was smart enough to do something other then cower. She could understand that the passengers were afraid but at the same time she'd have thought someone would have jumped in to help. Guess you couldn't always motivate cowards. Though she felt the one man she had stabbed before beginning to stir and she throw back her elbow right into his nose before he could stand causing it to break and the man fell over in a heap on one of his already knocked out buddies just as the lights were coming on.

Looking down she could see unlike Firo she had actually made the men she took out bleed and wind up in severe pain. Her carbonadium laced claws were as lethal as adamantium and she knew her bone claws beneath that metal likely wouldn't have dealt that bad of damage alone. For now though with the men taken down they had a priority to stop the rest and she merely looked back as Firo was trying to calm the passengers and she simply walked past him towards the door, sniffing the air slightly and not yet smelling the other two that had headed the opposite direction. Though hearing the man behind her she merely looked back, eyeing the passengers as some fearfully looked at her obviously scared of her as well since unlike Firo she had not been so nice or just attempted to disarm the men. It was not in her nature nor her upbringing despite how much she despised Weapon X to really give mercy to those who intentionally were trying to be threats to others.

"Maybe, but between you and me I prefer working alone conductor. If you can keep up then fine, but just know you get in my way you won't be spared of being harmed." Much as the man had come to intrigue Otsama he still could be easily just another casualty in all this. She would stop the men any way she had to and if that meant getting her hands dirty then so be it. Men such as them didn't deserve the easy life treatment they could get in prison and possibly later just be set free.

Looking forward she moved to the door and slid it open, "If your coming along I'd suggest you hurry. Who knows what is on this train that they want so badly." She spoke once more before she sprinted down the car she had just come from and rushed along to follow the two men's scents and opening any door that came her way.

Otsama didn't answer Firo when it came to the passengers, finding continuing a talk about them would only slow them down. Besides, the passengers weren't her concern compared to the man following her. No, her sights were set on the men and men alone who were so foolish enough to try and get something that had to be rather valuable, but perhaps they could put an end to it. If it resulted in destroying the item then so be it or killing the men was an option, least one she wouldn't mind. The police could take up the rest that hadn't been killed in the whole skirmish for all she cared.

"Luggage car huh, best place to keep something. Who'd really think to look in a suitcase or some doufle bag." She commented as they moved through the cars until the scent of the men got stronger and she could faintly hear them until they finally got towards the luggage cars. Finally slowing down and breathing a bit heavy the feral mutant came to a stop, seeing the movement of the men inside the car. Their backs were turned and left an excellent opportunity to strike though she also could hear one of the two men telling his companion they found the object. "They found the object so we have to move quickly, but their turned backs will give us an opening." She told Firo, looking back at him for a moment, "I'll jump them, you try to grab the suitcase in their hands and whatever it takes keep it out of their hands." She told him firmly before she moved to the door.

Gently she pulled up the latch that allowed her to slide the door aside, though she did it slowly so it didn't make much sound. The men though seemed too engrossed in their boasting and excitement to notice though and ever so quietly she slipped past the small space and crept forward. Her movements were surprisingly silent, moving like a predator about to pounce her prey to which literally Otsama was. With a low growl she lunged forward brought her arms to cloths line the two men, knocking them over and sending the suitcase sliding across the floor as she used one knee to pin one man and both arms to pin the other, using ever bit of her strength to do so. "Get the suitcase!"She called back to Firo.