Caelus slept through the trip. How he did it was anyone's guess. But Stelle was able to talk to the Eclipse Express. Himeko spit out her coffee when she learned that.

'Why hello dear.' Imbibitor Lunae looked shocked as a small girl went over. 'You must be the newest Expresser, right?' Stelle nodded as Imbibitor Lunae slipped over to March. 'My name is Tuvod. I'm a Glitch that works as the cleaner of the Express. Nice to meet you.' March had alerted Himeko at this point, who gave the response of spitting out her coffee. Tuvod giggled at the scene before summoning a cleaning cart and going over. 'As expected...' Himeko cleaned herself while the Glitch cleaned up the coffee mess. 'One less thing for the dear conductor to do.' She made the cart vanish before going over to Stelle again. 'Why don't you come with me and we meet the rest of the Eclipse Express?' Stelle nodded before joining Tuvod in going to the next car over. A small group had gathered as a small wisp smiled at her.

'Ah, welcome dear! Welcome to the Express.' It quickly turned and got right to introductions. 'This is Arlis, a Glitch that is our guard.' The male nodded. 'Tomor Olziyt Kharlu, a Glitch that is our Data Bank Operator.' She nodded softly. 'Teevee, an Outcaster.' He nodded softly. 'You've met Tuvod. I am 53R3N17Y, a Virus who's reforming. And you are?' She blinked.

'Stelle...' 53R3N17Y nodded as Tuvod smiled.

'I know what you're wondering. We were waiting for a Glitch that had a connection to the Astral Express. Imbibitor Lunae was fine... but not someone we trust well. It took a few years for us to trust Teevee. So we weren't sure about him.' Stelle nodded before 53R3N17Y smiled.

'Now then. I already heard the scene from the dear leader of the Astral Express. We'll join you in a second once we get situated. Could you tell them we are interested in meeting them now?' She nodded softly before going back over to the others as they checked on Himeko, who looked stunned. Stelle giggled softly, alerting March.

"Dude- do you know how hard it is to talk to those guys?"

'I still haven't met them.' Hearing the Dragon-like male grumble got another set of giggles from the Glitch before she answered.

'They were waiting for someone like me to join the express. A Glitch with a connection. No offense, Imbibitor Lunae, they just weren't sure about you. They are interested in meeting you guys.' Himeko recollected herself as she got the laptop.

"Right- Now that we have this chance-"

~

They were stopped at a nearby planet as the Astral Express hit a problem. Pom Pom went into a panic.

"PROBLEM!" Caelus jerked up, having slept through the jump, before whining as he shoved his head under his pillow. Himeko snorted at his actions while Dan Heng convinced him to wake up. The two teams grouped up as Pom Pom grumbled under his breath.

'What's the situation?' March hummed at Teevee's words.

"Not sure yet-" Pom Pom sighed as Himeko spoke to the conductor.

"Can we fix it?" He turned with a sad look.

"Part of it, I think so. But there's something off about the area. Something blocking the way." Welt spoke as they paused.

"Well, with the nearby planet? You think a Stellaron?" Himeko paused as Tomor hummed.

'It is possible. Looking at the Data Bank, that's Jarilo-VI.' Imbibitor Lunae paused.

'Was it always that... cold?'

'No. But I only have recent info.' She paused. 'It says that there's a chance at life there...' March whistled.

"Chance? Damn. What war are they fighting? The Cold War?"

"That's not funny."

"Mr. Yang, you smirked. Admit it." Caelus let a snicker out before Welt spoke, so he looked between the two of them, trying to decide who was right. Himeko paused as 53R3N17Y hummed.

'It would be best to charge forward and find out. We should send a team to look for this Stellaron.'

"How do we know there is one?" It shrugged before Tomor purred.

'Very likely. It's probably a really strong one too. Being able to reach out here and stop us? There's nothing else that could do this.' There was a sudden silence before Himeko sighed.

"We don't have a choice. Besides, the Stellaron might also be causing the frost. Let's do this." They nodded before Welt paused.

"So... who do we send?" Silence followed as Himeko hummed.

"The Astral Express is more prepared for Trailblazing than the Eclipse Express is. So..." 53R3N17Y nodded.

'That wouldn't be bad. Let you guys fix this while we stay back.'

"Then..." March paused before nodding. "How about me, Caelus, and Dan Heng go forward with Imbibitor Lunae and Stelle? That way we can also try to connect to any members of the Eclipse down there and the smart people can work on the Express." Welt nodded.

"That should work." Caelus blinked twice before whining and shoving his head back under the pillow. Apparently, he wanted more time. Stelle giggled as Dan Heng gave a weak noise. Himeko giggled.

"Come on Caelus. Don't you want to go on your first Trailblaze mission?" He came back out and blinked. He nodded slowly as Dan Heng picked him up. "Then you go with March, Dan Heng, Imbibitor Lunae and Stelle, ok?" He nodded before March smiled.

"Let's get going."

~

The noise that escaped the Dragon Outcast said it all. March grabbed her ear as he huddled close to the other two males.

'I-i-i-i t-thi-think I o-over-' Stelle blinked as he trembled, his attempt to stay warm was not working. March gulped as she looked around.

"We have to find either people or warmth. All will work."

Not too long after did they find someone. And a fire. March approached first, unsure if they could see the Eclipse. The male smiled.

"Why hello-" He then paused. "Oh, I'm sure your freezing. Come on over." Dan Heng brought the rest of the group over as Imbibitor Lunae curled up beside the small heat source. It wasn't much, but it was enough to get his attention. "Now then. Do you need help with something?" She gulped.

"Well... we're looking for a Stellaron, but if we can find civilization, that would be great." He smiled.

"Well, I can help with that. Is this your whole team, or are there others behind you?"

"This is all of us." Imbibitor Lunae hesitated as he got back on Dan Heng, shivering as the puppet gave very little warmth. The male hummed.

"Is that so... hold on." The group paused as he pulled out a mask and paused. "Oh drat- I still need to reach out and- whatever." He slipped it on and smiled. "Ah better. Is your... dragon guy alright?"

'Fine-' Imbibitor Lunae spit out as he shuddered, looking paler than normal. March gulped before she paused.

"Wait... you can see-"

"Sorta. I can hear inside a lot better than I can see." He took off the mask and sighed. "This technically isn't my mask. This is my backup number... 8... mask." He sighed as he put it away. "Right. You need the city. Before your little friend turns into a sculptor."

'I'm fine-' The response wasn't any stronger than the first as Stelle blinked. The male purred.

"Right... I don't even have my mask on and I can see the frost. Let's go."

He kept the talking going. He had put the mask back on as they rounded a corner.

"And be careful of the Silvermane Guards. They are a dealy force and one wrong move-" He gulped. "Not fun. They have two sides, so finding which side you're up against is hard."

A snicker escaped Stelle, for what is anyone's guess. As they neared an open field, Stelle's chuckles only grew. March shot a look towards the Glitch before a yelp escaped the male. Something had stabbed the ground in front of him as a giggle filled the air, no longer sounding like just one person. March's eyes shifted as she scanned the area. Oh shit-

"We're surrounded!"

Stelle merely giggled as Caelus hopped down from Dan Heng's grip and adjusted his goggles. Dan Heng paused.

"Where-" The puppet went quiet, no doubt the other side shutting him down. March gulped as weapons were pulled out. Caelus gulped.

"We got nothing-"

"Imbibitor Lunae, Stelle, we need you two now!" The dragon didn't respond as Stelle regained her composure.

'You guys are morons.' March went to argue when Stelle stepped forward and pushed a few guys back. One dodged her, but from what Caelus could see, Stelle enjoyed the little dance as her sword clashed in a melody with the opponent. Caelus paused before noticing someone approaching from behind. He lifted his goggles, noticing that they weren't on the other side. He pulled out his bat with a gulp.

"Incoming." March's eyes shifted before she gulped.

"Imbibitor Lunae, if you're not going to help fight, turn the puppet back on." Dan Heng stepped forward, signaling that the Outcaster listened. "Alright. Now then... let's do this." Caelus gulped.

"Masked man vanished."

"Crap."

Stelle seemed to giggle as she continued her dance with the majority. Dan Heng gulped softly.

"Why's there only one?" Something struck March mentally. There was an army in the Eclipse, but one guy on the other side? She gulped at the thought.

"Defensive front. Now." The two boys lowered their weapons, not putting them away as the approacher sighed.

"BACK!" Stelle jumped back as the group shifted behind the newcomer, giving March a chance to scan them before they scanned the Trailblazers. They certainly looked professional before she noticed their eyes shift. She gulped before the person frowned, clearly annoyed with something. March then spoke softly.

"Weapons away, boys." They nodded before the newcomer spoke.

"Where is he? The Masked Thief?" Caelus responded.

"The meanie that left us in a panic?" He nodded before Caelus turned. "He went that way... into the storm." The sigh that escaped him said it all as he loosened up.

"You're not working with him, are you?"

"He left us. Don't think we'd want to." A snort followed before he nodded.

"Right." He smiled before going over to them. "Sorry about that. I've been trying to at least corner him to get an answer out of him. Even the best of the guard are far from it." He looked them over. "Gepard. Captain of the Silvermane Guard. Are you in need of assistance since the Masked Thief won't?" March gave a soft smile as Imbibitor Lunae tried to argue, only getting a weak hiss out.

"Warmth actually. We were either trying to find civilization or warmth in general." Gepard seemed to pause before he nodded. Not before she saw his eyes shift, probably to check on the Outcast.

"Good news, we're not far from Belobog, which is the only known civilization here. So let's get you to safety." She nodded as Dan Heng picked up Caelus, who had grown tired. As they started walking, she created small talk since the Mask guy was gone.

"How many men has it taken to get close to capturing him?"

"The Silvermane Guards don't have enough people."

"You seemed close with your current group."

He gave her this look before her eyes shifted, watching the panic. Stelle was giggling up a storm. Clearly this group had got quite the amusement from her. He finally spoke.

"Please don't say that too loudly when we get in the city."

"What? The rest of the guards don't like it?"

"They think I'm talking to a wall."

"Well guess what? You won't be the only one. Now, Stelle, stop laughing. You are noisy." Gepard snorted as they entered Belobog.