Diamantina Drover - Chapter One -
\* as the whistle pealed forth and the old steam train began to pull away from the station, the young gazelle looked shyly up and down the platform, standing there in the queensland sun, her two suitcases at her hooves.
Men of the Dragon’s Footplate
The Dragon hissed, disappearing into a cloud of steam. She creaked and groaned as her pistons drove her six great wheels into action. From the platform the early spotters watch large prairie "Dragon - No. 4115" awake for the days work with rhythmic...
The Mercurius Express — Chapter 4
The two young women talked about their morning, the breakfast that followed, and a number of topics they could think of in an off-hand manner for the next few minutes. Leon was getting bored eavesdropping, and was ready to ask the musicians directly...
Mercurius Express — Chapter 2
As the conductor was beginning to do his rounds, Cross decided that he could do with a bit of unpacking while he waited for the conductor. The same thought seemed to had crossed over the colonel's mind as the panther was already opening one of his...
Mercurius Express — Prologue
The villa of Colonel Achilles Graves was in an unusual state of uproar. At least a dozen members of the Anatolian police were spread around the villa's front porch with their automobiles parked all over the snow covered yard. The officers, thickly...
Mercurius Express — Chapter 1
Early Friday morning saw Cross and Vasilyev taking a morning run through the expansive terrace behind the colonel's villa, which overlooked the vast bay of which the city of Hieropolis was built upon. Thick grey clouds hung above the sky. However, the...
The Mercurius Express — Chapter 3
It would appear that Graves hadn't left his compartment since breakfast, according to conductor Dupont when Leon went to ask. After thanking the Malinois, the cougar went towards compartment number 7 and rapped on the door. "Who is it?" Came the...
The Mercurius Express — Chapter 2
Leon did not immediately head to the saloon car as soon as he finished his latte. Instead, he went back to his compartment to seek a small moment of peace and quiet. The conversation heavy atmosphere for the past few hours was getting a bit too much...
The Mercurius Express — Chapter 1
"I _really_cannot thank you enough for your help, Mr. Cross... I am forever in your debt." Leon Cross waved his mechanical paw dismissively at the black panther who was dressed up to the neck in stiff, military coat. "Really, it was nothing,...
To Dream of Darkness - Ch 17
To sarina, it was debatable which part of the trip was the most fascinating to her - meeting the king, or her first ride on a steam train, which they had travelled on to get to the capitol city.
1000 Words: Dropped Off
._ the bulky, ancient, family car shuddered as the vehicle accelerated through the intersection, putrid black smog pumping out the exhaust pipe like the dozens of drawings of steam trains that lined helen's school notebooks.
Love Aboard The Canadian Express
My thoughts about what happened after humphrey and kate's romantic howl on the steam train. the steam train roared over the tracks, smoke rising from its top. kate and humphrey were sitting side by side, resting from their momentary play time.