Each step pulled her farther from the forest and deeper into the unknown. She kept going anyway, because her team was missing, people were dead, because she was S.T.A.R.S., and because once she had boarded the train, turning back was no longer an option.

Moving deeper into the Ecliptic Express, Rebecca passed through the eerily silent car toward the darker compartment ahead. The air carried the faint scent of oil mixed with something metallic that made her stomach tighten.

Bravo Team was scattered, the mission already spiraling into something far beyond routine. Whatever had happened out there in the forest, it felt connected to this train, like two pieces of the same puzzle unfolding into a nightmare.

She brought her radio closer and attempted a quiet call, but only static answered her. Interference, or something worse. Rebecca exhaled slowly, steadying herself as she holstered the radio and adjusted her grip on the gun.

No bodies. That alone unsettled her more than any mess would have. As the team’s medic, she trusted patterns, symptoms, evidence and this scene didn’t add up.

The overhead lights flickered, casting wavering shadows along the narrow corridor as Rebecca advanced a few steps inside. She scanned the car the way she’d been trained to, corners first, doorways second. Her eyes catching on the smallest details. No signs of a struggle.

The interior was immaculate, velvet seats aligned perfectly, brass fixtures polished to a dull shine. But the stillness felt wrong, heavy in a way that made her pulse quicken. A place this pristine shouldn’t have been empty.

Rebecca stepped through the door with careful, measured movements. Her handgun raised as the door slid shut behind her with a sharp hiss. The sound echoed through the train car, far too loud in the unnatural silence that followed.

Honestly forgot about this account. Oops.

"𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺.𝑻.𝑨.𝑹.𝑺. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌, 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆. 𝑼𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍, 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑰 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓."