Over the next couple of days, Cole and the girls made themselves known to the population of the Neon and to the Reapers by destroying surveillance devices on buildings, stopping any crime they came across, and beating the crap out of every Reaper they saw. Some people of the Neon respected them for using their powers for the greater good, while others feared that when the reapers were gone they would take their place as rulers of the Neon district. But their mission for today would put those doubts to rest.
"See that old train? The Reapers have some people locked up in it," Moya explained as the group prepared to descend onto the tracks. "Collateral to keep the people of the Neon in line. More importantly, there's a chance John is locked in there."
"So you want us to bust them out?" Asked Cole.
"No." Moya replied,"You're in the heart of Reaper territory and they'll kill anyone trying to escape. You need to move the train to a safe location."
"How are we supposed to that? Push?" Rainbow said sarcastically.
"Cole is a living third rail. As long as he stays in contact with the lead car, it should move." Said Moya.
"Alright. But what are we supposed to do? Sit back and watch the show?" Said Rainbow.
"You must not have a thing for tactics, do you Rainbow?" Asked Twilight.
"I prefer a direct approach." She replied.
"Well you will be doing something," Said Twilight as she pulled out a small book from her hoodie,"I took the liberty to list our abilities so that we can approach certain situations with as much precision as possible. For this mission we are going to need Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy in the air to scout for any Reapers ahead of us. Pinkie Pie and Applejack will move from rooftop to rooftop, taking out any Reapers they come across. Rarity will be on the ground, doing what Applejack and Pinkie are doing, just on the ground. And while Cole is moving the train, I will create a barrier around him so that he isn't shot by any Reapers."
Everyone gave approving nods to the plan. "Alright, let's move. Those people aren't going to save themselves!" Said Cole as he jumped of the roof and landed right on the track, activating his static thrusters and shot several bolts at the two clueless guards, knocking them off of the track. He then moved to the front of the train, which had several cars blocking the track. "Seriously?" He said as he used his blast to push the cars off of the rails. "Alright Twilight I'm about to get this train moving, you in position?"
"Yeah, just get this moving so we can get out of here." Said Twilight as she made a dome-like barrier around the top of the first car.
Cole jumped on top of the train, which sparked to life the second his feet made contact with the roof of the car. "Okay, here we go." He muttered as the train began to pick up speed.
About a minute later the train began to stop.
"Uhh, the trains stopping."
"Reapers must have disengaged the low-voltage feeder box mounted under the tracks. Have Pinkie charge it up until it's green across the board. That should get you moving again." Said Moya as Cole Jumped of the train to charge the box.
"Why Pinkie?" He asked.
"Can't she use the basic form of any power she see's?" Asked Moya.
"We tried to see if that would work, but.."
"You see, when I absorb electricity, instead of becoming a lightning girl, I go all 'BZZZZZZZ' and pass out like everyone else!" Pinkie said excitedly.
"Oh," Said Moya as Cole got back on top of the train. It began to move until it started to stop again.
"Are you kidding me?" Said Cole as he jumped down to deal with the feeder box.
Several feeder boxes and several car barricades on the tracks later. The train arrived at the station that was out of Reaper territory. He leaped down and broke the barriers preventing people from leaving the train. The girls had all arrived at the station by then and stood next to him as people piled out of the train. The former hostages approached the group and began to thank them for saving their lives. They felt good knowing that these people might be able to find they're loved ones now that they were free.
"I don't see John in the crowd." Said Rarity as people started to leave the station.
"I didn't see him either." Said Cole as they made their way back to Zeke's roof."But he's out there somewhere. And when we find him, we find the Ray Sphere.
"I'll look for any leads and inform you of them when I find them." Said Moya as the call ended.
One thing was certain. They had a long way to go before they would find that Sphere.