The next day, Ben was much too busy at work to continue his Metaman story. On the SkyRail ride home from downtown Thunder City, he was thinking about what might happen next, and having no luck figuring it out, when the train stopped.
He, and everyone else, looked out the window to find out what was going on. A voice crackled over the intercom, saying, "Excuse me, folks. We seem to have a service disruption on the Athanon Line. We'll have service back up as soon as possible. Thank you."
Ben sighed. He was on the SkyRail's Athanon Line, but now he wished he'd taken the Odcut Line instead, or the bus. It would have been packed, but at least he would've stood a better chance of getting home soon. Because the monorail trains on SkyRail were automated, he couldn't even complain about his situation to a conductor.
He slumped back in his seat and stared out the window, idly watching the street below, lit by the setting sun. By pure chance, he caught a glimpse of two moving figures. One he recognized by the flames surrounding her moving as if she controlled them -- that was Burn. The other, moving very fast, was Snap.
Huh. Snap and Burn. Who says you never see metaheroes any more? he thought, smiling. After that, he didn't mind the wait.
