It took 4 hours but I made it to rail road track, especially climbing down from that drop. I don't remember where the train wad heading but I'll just take a gamble choose right. If it takes to long I'll just wait (again) for the train come by just hitch a ride let it take me to nearest settlement, like in every cliché situation that involves a train. It's not all bad though, the view of the sky during the night is beautiful. Kinda relaxing without worrying about getting rushed, shot, captured, eaten & stabbed by Psychos, Marauders, Nomads, Hyperion, Maliwan, CoV's, Scav's, Kragons, military personnel, government agents, skags, spider ants, threshers, crab worms, villains, heros, other mercenaries, mutants, cyborgs, supernatural entities, spies, Varkids, meth heads, birds & weebs.

The peacefulness is disrupted by the chugging & whistling of a steam train. (For reference, watch the Krieg announcement trailer.) Jumping a couple of feet from train tracks & looking into the front of the train, I saw another equine looking-being conducting the train.

"Look where you're standing at you moron!" He shouts at me or I guess what it means. What they actually said was,

"Κοίτα πού είσαι, ηλίθιος!"

To be fair I wasn't paying attention, so I'll give him that. I hope those bug equines I fought earlier didn't already sent out a message to hunt me down. Not even a full week & I'm already being labeled as a terrorist, their government is going to really love me. It looks even more retarded up close, I'm guessing that who ever made the design is a literal 6 year old child or an adult with a mind of a child.

After waiting for the train to pass so I can hitch a ride like a leech, I jump on the caboose so my lazy ass don't have to walk. These guys still use oil based lanterns? This place is throwing me off more & more I observe it. Eh, doesn't matter if I observe it, I'm just gonna go to the nearest settlement, steal a map, leave/hide, fix my Echo Device, find CL4P-TP, fix him if he isn't broken, & find a way off this planet to return to Sanctuary. Sounds pretty simple, right? Wrong, nothing is ever simple. I just know something is going to go wrong. Speaking of CL4P-TP, I wonder how's he doing, probably in stasis after our crash. Very high chance that he crashed badly to the point where he shut down to preserve himself.

"Hmmmm. I wonder who or what created you as well as for your 'equipment'. You're built like a golem but I don't sense any form of magic used to hold you together nor bulky & your pieces are so complex that even I don't understand it. I fear those who have built you for whatever reason."

Unbeknownst to the Sphinx although CL4P-TP is unresponsive he able to record what of what's happening around him & is able to see everything as well. (Think of it like those people in those YouTube videos where they're in a coma & claim to hear everything.)

*Wow! What a hottie! If I had an actual organic body I'd be popping a boner right about now!*

Yeah I'm going to find him so these motherfuckers don't destroy him to "state" their curiosity. I hear footsteps approaching the door so I camofluoge myself like Risotto Nero, Predator, or Susan Storm.
Thank goodness my jumpsuit had traces of Iron in it or else this wouldn't been possible (sometimes it's the Klyntar as well but I try not use much). I wait for whomever is about to open the door & what do you know it's another anthro equine. They're attire is similar to that of ticket collector from the movie; what was it called, ah Polar Express. They, or rather he due to "his" body build, open the door to come outside to whatever they come to do & I slip by them to enter. So I wait a bit for finish up whatever they're doing so I can change my clothes. If I'm going to blend in might as well not stick out like a sore thumb.

I have to be careful not leave any- goddamn it. I remembered that I just left my blood back at those bug equines. I hope that they don't collect samples of it & try to weaponize it. Now I have to be really careful of not leaving anything that may indirectly cause an pandemic similar to that of the Spanish Flu or Black Plague. I was so busy worrying about that I haven't even noticed the horse person go past me to enter the other cars. Now that I'm "alone", I take off my jumpsuit, my body is soon consumed by writhing mass of a white fleshy substance, soon my body is now covered by black jeans, a light grey collared t-shirt, polyester gloves, tan trench coat, a utility belt, & a black cap. Nothing I can do for my kagune but hopefully I can trick to whomever asks what it is into believing that's a tail. After that's done I remove my helm & mask to look at the window on the door & I see my "face's" reflection. I trace my hand over the metallic parts on my face. Breath in, -sigh-

"I look like one of the characters from Bloodborne, now all need is the mark", I tell myself. This gets a light chuckle out, this would have been impressive if I wasn't so short. So once that's done, I also have books but I choose to pull out another electronic device to help pass the time. I quickly look over folders & click on one of them. It's been a while since I saw this, I turn on my earphones so I don't alert anybody that I'm here.

In after every ending of the episode, I check to see if the sun has risen. After the 2nd one I look outside through the window & see that the train is no longer in the forest & the morning has already passed & looked like it was about to be noon. I open, more like break the door to get off & land on the rails. Turning around is that there's a town off in the distance walk towards it.

Upon getting closer I notice the town looked like that of a western from the mid 1880's. I see a path a bit to my right & walk on to not raise any suspicion of a strange person walking on the tracks. As I near the entrance of the town I see more of those anthro equines as well as bison in market of sorts. Some look like your typical furry anthro but their eyes are that of an anime character & fur were like as to whom or whatever created it got the color coordination from the Skittles candy. But that was least of my attention where the others had wings attached to their backs but looked they were too small to carry them. The same could be said for the bee but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they're just for show. The activity of the market place dies once they do actually notice me & they're all whispering to one other & I can pretty much have an educated guess on what they're saying.

I sense someone approaching towards the left of me, so to act "normal" I ignore my sense. They put their hand on my shoulder & I turn around to face them & boy is he tall. I'm 5'7 he's nearly 7 feet tall. He has decent body build & his attire is that of typical Western sheriff, like he even has the star badge to go along with it as a mustache. I place my hand on my head then reach up with the same hand to measure him to myself. This action confuses him (if his face anything to go by) & says,

"Me synchoreíte, kýrie? Allá tha boroúsate na mou peíte giatí ntytheíte étsi?"

"I'm sorry?"

He becomes more confused. So I decide to play some charades to see of he can understand my "situation". Putting one open hand in front of me while the other in front of it as if I had pencil, then proceeded to make a writing motion. He seemed to get the general idea so he motions towards me to follow him. After that, the market place is soon once again bustling. We head towards a small building that has a "gold" star symbolizing that this is the sheriff's department. Nothing to special, there's even a jail cell in front of the desk. But there's a lot of mattresses piled next to it with holes.

"Syngnómi gia ta strómata, ítan gia papoútsia me provlímata, allá ta katéstrepse akoúsia," he turns around to look at me & then sighing, "Sostá den boreís na me kataláveis."

Oproaching the desk, opening the drawer, then pulling out paper &- is that quill? Have they even invented the ball point pen yet? Anyway after he hands me the items I begin to draw a classic map used in cartoons. After that's done he turn towards him & he's confused. So pointing a finger (which caused him to slightly flinch) at him then at the drawing then towards myself. The realization gets him as he looks around until he finds a rolled up piece of paper. He hands me it but before he can say anything (not like I understand him to begin with) the entrance bursts open. This one has the same clothing as the one helping me but the difference is that his vest is brown not blue, doesn't have a mustache & his body is leaner but still has muscle on him. Oh, his left arm is in a cast, the color of his hair is golden brown like that of bread & his fur is a tan sand color. He notices me but I turn my attention back towards the map ignoring what they're about disscus.

"O, o! Ypárchei énas agónas sto bar kai chreiazómaste ti voítheiá sas!"

I hear him sigh, "óchi xaná" with that they run out, leaving me alone in the building. Now I could take this opportunity to steal the map & leave but that'll make me deeper in the shit hole more than I already am. So to make sure no one is looking or nearby I pull out my spider ant helm to scan the map it'll probably take like 2 to 4 finish so whipping out my phone I take a couple of pictures then put away. After the scan is completed I put it away as well & I sit down on one of the chairs & wait for the sheriff to return. Upon closer inspection the writing looks familiar to me like a language I've seen before back on Earth but where. Probably will hit me like bullet train when I will see a familiar letter or symbol making me recognize the language.

Ten minutes earlier
Pov: ???

I spot an unusual creature with twin shiney neon blue tails enter the market place & hopefully he'll make a decent meal. I smile inwardly at the thought of a full stomach, sure I can eat solids but pony food can do only so much. Ever since the introduction of our species towards the rest of the world everyone around me is been suspicious lately & don't blame them. I haven't been able to fest on their positive emotions properly without giving my self away. The sheriff walks up to confront him, so I plan how to lure him from the town when it gets darker & coco-

"I'm sorry?"

My heart rate dropped. That shouldn't be possible, h-h-how does he know our language?! He can't be a changeling from our hive but why would they disguise themselves as a creature no one has seen before. After purchasing a the ingredients I trail the new creature that seemed to willing to follow the sheriff. I silently pray to the gods & goddesses that my house is in the same the direction of the sheriff's department. I haven't been this nervous since the day that one of the elements of harmony came to visit this town yesterday.

I try not show too much interest in the creature to not raise any suspicion towards me. I begin to head towards my house after they the building.

Pov: our main protagonist

After 7 minutes the horse with the cast that took the sheriff returns from whatever he was needed for with a surprised look on his face giving me the idea that they thought I would bail & run on them. I don't blame him. I get up from the chair to when he looks at me & point towards the map while using my other hand to give a thumbs up. Walking past him I stop by the entrance & turn around too wave him goodbye & he returns it albeit confused & hesitantly. With that I exit the building & wander the place until I find the train station or hear the train.

Looking around I saw that there are saloon, bar, barbershops, clothing, etc. . . I see a few horses out side with art supplies drawing they stop & look at me whispering to each other. All 9 children/teens? except for one where they just gasp & began sketching quickly & looking at both me & their art board. Once they stop they wipe their forhead in an comedic cartoon way & began to show off their art work to the other kids. They gasp in amazement or surprise at the drawing & they all rush inside the building. Walking once again. After a couple minutes of wandering around I found the train station. There's stuff on the billboard with but ignored it knowing how that the writing will just confuse me even further.

Looking at the map (again) trace the train tracks leading towards a forest from where I hitched a ride leading to this town. No of the shops have any useful items to help repair Echo Device so I'm hoping that the next town will. So descending down the stairs & on to the dirt road I head out once again.

Author's Note

Sorry for the delay I to get ready for finals & Graduation.