Jockey Trouble – Jump on the Train

Hello Amazing Readers!

It’s time for part two of the Jockey Trouble Adventure story. If you missed part one, you can read it here or here’s a quick recap:

You and your metal horse, Coaster, were on the train heading to a race you’re sure to win, but when you reached your destination and started unloading Coaster, a mouse spooked him and he knocked you out of the car. Then, while you were retrieving an item from beneath the platform, the train started moving again with your horse still on it. You’ve decided to jump onto the moving train so as not to lose your horse.

Jockey Trouble – Jump on the Train

Your heart thuds as you race beside the train and latch onto the ladder running down one of the cars. As you haul yourself off the ground, you hear the heavy pounding of Coaster’s hooves hitting the sides of his car five spots ahead and wonder if the metal horse is going to derail the train. He’s heavy enough, if he throws his whole body into it, to rock the car.

It’s this thought that galvanizes you over the top of the train cars with the wind shoving against your body, until you can climb down between Coaster’s and the car behind. In the sudden quiet from the wind, there’s a new noise.

“Bloody stubborn horse!” yells a man’s voice. “I’ll slice you up for scrap metal you don’t calm down.”

A rail hand? You didn’t see anyone enter the car but there was a brief moment when you were retrieving the glow stone that you didn’t have eyes on Coaster either.

There’s the distinct sound of an electric whip snapping against metal and Coaster screams. “You’ll earn me too much money to come in damaged, but I can shut you down.” The whip snaps again.

Fury flushes hotly through you. That’s no rail hand.

The thudding from inside ceases and you chance climbing softly onto the roof and into the wind again to peek into the car. The man with Coaster’s one of those men who looks like he does logging for a living. The muscles in his shoulders bulge so much it appears he has no neck. And there’s that whip hanging from his right hand while he faces Coaster where he’s backed into the far corner.

What to do?

If you attack the man now, at least it’s just the two of you…but you’re small in size like any jockey. You could wait for the next stop and the authorities, but the man might not be working alone and then you’ll have more people to deal with.

Do you…

Fight the man?

Or

Wait for the next stop?

Thanks for stopping by this week! Leave your vote in the comments below and we’ll continue this adventure next Thursday.

Blessings,

Jennifer

(If you enjoy these adventures, check out my newest adventure book, Discarded Dragons, that published this week!)