Infinity Express

Infinity Express is the second round of Intense Struggle S2.

Description
This round is set on an interdimensional train filled with all manner of unusual passengers who are for the purposes of this battle frozen in time. The track it travels along is suspended within an unending void. It is quickly discovered that all the people on the train have become insubstantial, though passing through them is unpleasant.

Events
The contestants reassess their situation now that the hectic battle at the end of the first round is finished and explore the train. Lloyd finds he has some background information upon the train and spends a while causing a little chaos to the frozen passengers. Lillian meets a frog-like being called Burden, which it is implied is the cause of the freeze that has affected the rest of the train. Reudic finds itself in an entertainment suite where interaction with the equipment teaches it language and a large amount of human cultural background. It also recieves a Network message from Vandrel Reinhardt. Charlie continues its attack on the other battlers, an encounter with Marcus causing one of the cabins to depressurize.

Lloyd and Reudic manage to force the train off the tracks while Karen heads off to contront Charlie. Sarika's future vision allows her to see that an explosion will soon decouple part of the train and rushes off to try to ensure minimal casualties. Karen is briefly knocked out and realizes that her life after her parents accident was all a VR simulation. She fights Charlie and impales him with her supercharged sword. Sarika arrives with the bomb which Karen fuses to Charlie's tail. Marcus and Lloyd manage to take control of the train and has to jettison some of the compartments to keep Charlie from killing everyone. Reudic rather bluntly informs Lillian of the nature of the battle. Marcus apologizes for what he had to do in the previous round and says he will not let it happen again.

Charlie is confused and sort of sad that he can't finish his mission as he rides in the decoupled train carriages until the bomb blows him up.