Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #13 April 2015 | Page 184

out of a Flash Gordon movie. Dark hair frizzed out
from the bottom of the cap and nobody would have
described her as pretty. Claire thought the ensemble
looked incredibly cool.
‘Whoa,’ the girl said. ‘Who are you?’
‘C-Claire.’ She was mesmerised by this girl who could
have been a crazy composite character from her favourite science fiction and adventure stories.
‘Evie. What are you doing here? It’s not safe.’
The train pulled away from the platform, then jerked
and shook as though it had run over something. It kept
moving, but the engine sounded very unhappy. Claire
grabbed a rail to stop herself falling, but the girl just
took a big step backwards to absorb the sudden motion.

Moments later they reached the lead car. Again Evie
did something with the door handle before leading
Claire to the front of the carriage.
‘That should slow it down.’
‘What?’
Evie flicked a questioning look at Claire, then glanced
up and down her body. ‘You aren’t from around here,
are you?’
Claire shook her head. ‘I’m not even sure where ‘here’
is.’ She looked back along the train, trying to see what
they were run