Train woke with a start, drawing Hades and crouching on his bed. His senses were sharp and he was wide awake despite having been a deep sleep seconds earlier. He knew that it was neither Sven nor Eve that had come into his room - mostly because they'd gone on a trip to enjoy the income of their latest big catch.

"Damn," He murmured covering his mouth with one arm. He hadn't noticed the smell right away, it was so light.

He leapt out the window, landing safely on the grass below. He staggered a bit as he tried to stand up. Whatever that gas was it had weakened him physically. His mind was still sharp, he wasn't groggy, but he could barely stand.

"Show yourself!" He barked, keeping Hades as steady as possible.

"I'd rather not," came the even reply.

"I know that voice," Train hissed.

"I'm sure you know mine as well," came another reply. Train turned and saw Shiki standing before him. His body controlling bugs were hovering around him.

Not good. I'm going to have to find a way to stall them until the effects of that gas wear off.

Train started to bolt and instead fell face first into the dirt, as his own weight was easily tripled. He looked up enough to see Maro standing over him, keeping him pressed to the ground with his gravity ability. The Taoist wasn't using enough of his power to crush him to death and that made Train more nervous than anything else.

"Don't worry Heartnet," Shiki stated, walking up to him and just outside Maro's field. "It's not yet your day to die."

The instant Train aimed his gun at Shiki he saw the bug land on his forearm. He couldn't move fast enough to stop the sting. He grit his teeth against the venom spreading through his body, and he stood up slowly when the gravity field subsided.

"Not even going to struggle against your fate Black Cat?" The Doctor mused before stepping into view.

Train glared at him, his fists clenched. He dropped the smoke bombs as swiftly as he could, catching even Shiki off guard. Shiki sighed as he heard the soft thump of Train hitting the ground before he even got two steps.

"Those weren't the kind of bugs that control your actions, Black Cat," he explained non-chalantly. "Those simply knock you cold. Maro, collect him."

~ To be continued.