Hmm, isn't it beautiful?
It's okay. Admire me.
How long have you been on here?
What did you do?
A while. And what it took to be the best.
You got a name? Nope.
You can call her MT. Ugh.
I'm Jesse, and this is Alan Dracula.
Want some?
Good?
Hmm, it's pretty good.
I don't know why I said that.
It tastes like old pennies.
Then wheel it. You don't like it?
Don't eat it. Kick it to the wheels.
You do what you want.
Look at you.
I like what I see.
Coooooool.
Yeah, we took over this car.
Now it belongs to the Apex.
Cool name, huh?
Yeah. Huh. Kind of.
I got it from a book.
Grace, did you find some more strays?
My second in command, Simon, I trust him with my life,
even if he was wearing black socks and sandals
when I first met him.
Thanks for letting me keep my cool factor
for 10 seconds there.
Whew, we caught you just in time.
I thought I was doing pretty good.
Yeah, look at you two.
With those numbers, you'll be stuck here forever.
Ugh.
I'm sure you had the best of intentions...
you, but I'm afraid you've been leading Jesse
in the wrong direction.
This is what you want.
This is strength.
But when I was in that pod,
the conductor told me to get my number down.
He was funny and gloomy.
The little white thing?
It's fake. It took over the train from the real conductor.
We've been on this train longer than you.
Neither of us got intro videos from that liar.
He took over and started brainwashing people.
And now for some reason, this fake little robot
wants to get rid of all of us.
It wants to kick us humans off our rightful train.
This was the conductor. This is real.
I'm real, and because I have the highest number,
it's my responsibility to correct that robot's lies
because I care about people.
I care about you, Jesse.
Oh, I almost forgot why I came here.
A new car dropped down about two ahead.
I was hoping to take some scouts to give it a look.
You know, it's been a while
since I've checked out a freshly made car.
I'll take this one. Jesse, will you be joining?
Excuse me? Hi.
I respect the whole vibe you've got going on here,
but we don't... Wait.
Where's Alan Dracula? What? The deer?
Probably taken to be stabled.
Didn't think you'd want him running off.
Stabled?
You took our friend and locked him up?
You didn't think to check with us or with him?
Hey, MT, they were probably just trying to help.
Mistakes happen. We're all human.
I appreciate that, Jesse.
You sit here and find your friend.
You can talk to Simon if there are any problems.
While she's doing that, you'll come with me
so you can see what we do.
Is that okay?
Yeah, that's fine.
I'll make sure Alan Dracula is safe.
We'll talk later, okay?
All right. Now let's get you a harpoon pack.
Whaaaaaaat?
Cool. Whoa, slow down there.
You don't want to end up like Lucy.
Aim first, okay?
This is the best day of my life. I know.
I'm clipping you so I can catch you if you fall,
but also don't fall because I've never tested it.
Aah!
Alan Dracula!
Do malls have crane games?
Check it out. I'm all wobbly!
I'm not your prop, kid.
Yeah, you are, null.
Grace and Simon say you're not even real.
Well, Grace and Simon are about to lose
the shortest member of their little club.
Psh.
Huh? Huh-whaa!
You good? Something I should know?
It's fine probably.
I just, um... I-I don't know all of the rules.
I get it.
The train can be confusing and lonely.
That chrome girl, she's quite the character.
Oh, yeah, MT is great. Where'd you meet her?
She saw me putting sunglasses on Alan Dracula
and wasn't a fan, but she stuck with me when I needed it.
We rode a compass, almost kicked a toad,
went to a carnival, and, oh, yeah,
you were there for that one.
She seems nice, but she's a little bit
different from us, huh?
I mean, she doesn't even have a number.
Yeah, well, she wouldn't.
She's not a passenger.
Exactly, she's a null. A what?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I forgot that you don't know.
Null, it means nothing, not even a zero.
I read it in a book.
Oh, uh, yeah.
Humans get numbers, and nulls just tag along.
She's not bad. She's just not like us,
and there's so many more of them.
Hmm, I-I guess technically she's not like us.
You've explored the train. It's dangerous out there.
You almost jumped out of your shoes when you saw these cubes.
It's not the cube. It's the reflection.
MT's had some run-ins with the cops.
I guess they would have popped out for me by now
if they could have.
She'd be in trouble though.
It sounds like she's got a lot of problems
that you got pulled into.
We found a null.
Don't know if it's dangerous.
Alan Dracula, where are you?
Alan Dra... Whoa! Huh?
Hold him still. Come on.
What? Hey, knock it off.
Whoa. Aah! Huh?
What is wrong with you? Aah!
Huh?
Ahhh.
Huh?
Yes!
Nice.
Aah! Ow, ow, ow, ow.
Simon is gonna have some explaining to do.
Is it dangerous?
Doesn't seem like he can touch us.
Does he have anything besides these cubes?
Nuh-uh.
Not that I can find, it's all junk.
Let's see.
Huh!
Aah!
Huh?
Simon, do you have any idea what is going on in your car?
Huh? You're still here?
Your little toadies were trying to saddle Alan Dracula.
He's shaking.
The deer? What?
Hey, look at me when I'm talking to you.
Who do you... I'm talkin' now.
I've got a number, and you don't.
You two are only as good as you are useful.
I thought we could at least get something from the deer,
but now it's more hassle than it's worth.
We're done with you.
Get out of here before Jesse gets back.
You can't help him like we can.
I'm afraid your first raid didn't have any loot.
Next time will be better,
but that doesn't mean it's a total waste.
Yeah!!
He doesn't seem to like it.
Nulls can't actually feel anything.
They're not real.
Hmm.
Empty handed but high spirited?
Eh, could have been worse.
Jesse was a natural.
Hey, where's MT?
Hey! Nngh!
Hey, let me go!
Jesse, don't listen to them!
M-MT?
I'm so sorry you two had to see this.
I tried to take care of it before you came back.
She broke Todd's foot.
What are you doing to her?
You don't need to worry about it.
When you're part of the Apex,
the Apex takes care of you. Stop it!
Tell me exactly what you're doing to my friend.
Now. She was trying to trick you,
so we're gonna wheel her. I...
W-What?
What is wrong with you?!
Get your hands off her.
Jesse, think about what you're doing.
Don't tell me what to do.
I'm not going to be a part of anything like this
on or off the train.
I'm done with you.
And anyone else like you.
Aah!
A-Aah!
Ah! Aaaah!
I'm sorry I left you.
Aww.
Jesse, I tried to do it the easy way, but you made it hard.
If you let the nulls take advantage of you, they will.
You'll thank me for this later.
Aah!
How nice to see you again, sliver.
Aah!
I don't know where we can hide. I got you.
We're getting out of here.
Huh?
Jesse, your number!
Huh?
Whoa.
We're going home.
We're free!
Ugh! Huh?
What?
Huh?
Jesse!
No, no, no, no.
Oh.
Huh?
End of the line, sliver.
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