George looked determined. "We won't crash," he said, "not if I can help it!" And with that, he grabbed the first tool he could find - a pair of tweezers from the first aid kit - and made his way over to one of the windows, as purposefully as he could with the train's movement pitching him in all directions. John, Paul, and Ringo held on to each other and to any handles they could find on the train, trying to stop themselves from falling over, watching George desperately.
George made his way to a window and gave it a good kick. He had to do this a few times, but on the fourth try, his foot made contact forcefully and the glass shattered. Quickly, George tapped the broken shards away and slid out the opening he had made.
Paul, Ringo, and John were watching this in disbelief. George couldn't expect them to escape from the train that way. At this speed, jumping would be almost as dangerous as staying on and waiting to crash!
But jumping wasn't what George had in mind. Dangling দ্বারা his waist from the window, he slowly lowered himself down, keeping his feet hooked onto a আসন for support, his long hair whipping in the intense wind the train was stirring up. George squinted from the force of it all. Dust and dirt were whipped into his face, and he could hardly see what he was doing. But he could make out just enough to find what he was looking for - one of the train's wheels, almost directly below him.
দ্বারা this time, Ringo, John, and Paul, who knew George well enough to read his mind, figured out what he might be trying to do, and rushed over to help. Kneeling on the floor, they formed a human chain that held onto both George's legs and the seats of the train, making sure George couldn't fall out when he was working.
Meanwhile, George took the first-aid tweezers and set them firmly around one of the nuts holding the wheel on.
It was slow, hard progress, especially from this angle, staring upside-down at the wheel with dust getting in his eyes, sweating from the effort. The wheel was still turning, making it even আরো difficult to keep any sort of a grip on it. But he had to do it, and fast - there was no telling how much longer he and his mates had before the train crashed. George persisted, twisting the stubborn nut, sweat dripping into his eyes so that he felt আরো than saw it when the first nut finally fell. Already the wheel seemed less steady, and it gave George energy, grabbing the সেকেন্ড nut with the tweezers before it could spin away from him. He felt his বন্ধু supporting him from back in the train, and that, too, helped re-energize him.
Once nut number two had fallen off, the rest was easier. The wheel no longer seemed so sure of itself and didn't turn away so fast as George made for the third nut. With a little আরো effort, George unscrewed the nuts, his task easier and easier each time as the train seemed to hesitate. And finally, with a clattering noise, the last nut came out and the wheel fell off entirely, and the train, without the extra support, turned and skidded across the grass, cutting a long trench in the dirt, and the Beatles all gathered at the broken window and jumped into this just before the train হারিয়ে গেছে balance and keeled over onto its side.
For several moments, the four lads just stared at this, breathing heavily, badly shaken from the disaster they had so narrowly averted.
Finally, Ringo spoke. "Thanks, George."
George allowed his breathing to go back to normal. He suddenly realized that he hadn't been entirely sure this would work until it did.
Paul spoke next, shakily. "What just happened?"
John brushed his long bangs from his face, which had a much-too-calm expression. "Seems that someone just tried to do us in," he said. "And we only know one thing that'd want to do that."
Paul exploded with questions. "But how did he find us? How did he know where we'd প্রদর্শনী up? How could a Beast do that to a train?"
No one could answer him. It just showed how little they knew about their enemy really.
"Maybe he's following us," suggested George.
"Then how do we stop him following us?"
John took charge. "We won't use a train again. Let's find out where we are, and then find some way of gettin' around the Beast won't think of."
"Maybe we should get off the land," suggested Ringo. "You know - sail round England in a নৌকা অথবা a submarine instead."
John looked at him and nodded approvingly. The Fab Four got up and started walking, trying to find out which port city they were nearest to.
Night was falling again before the Beatles made their way into town, where দ্বারা going into another convenience store and looking at a map they found out that they weren't too far from Dover. From there they could find some sort of নৌকা and continue their খুঁজুন from the water, until they found... well, they weren't really sure what, but they hadn't had any আরো to go on when they were riding in the train.
The convenience store was still being run, দ্বারা a stuffy older gentleman who refused to believe the Beatles when they warned him not to go outside আরো than he had to. The older folk just wouldn't listen to someone as young and moptopped as the Beatles, it seemed, but now it made the boys nervous. If the Beast really was following them, অথবা if he had some way of knowing where the Beatles were, then no one was in আরো danger than the people the Beatles stayed near for too long. This thought was made even আরো frightening দ্বারা the fact that it was nighttime, the boys probably couldn't handle another sleepless night, and none of them really wanted to sleep alone and exposed. In the end, they found a teen club that was deserted, all the teenagers in England following the Beatles' উপদেশ to the letter. George locked the door firmly behind them, and the Beatles took turns sleeping and keeping a lookout until morning finally came.
George made his way to a window and gave it a good kick. He had to do this a few times, but on the fourth try, his foot made contact forcefully and the glass shattered. Quickly, George tapped the broken shards away and slid out the opening he had made.
Paul, Ringo, and John were watching this in disbelief. George couldn't expect them to escape from the train that way. At this speed, jumping would be almost as dangerous as staying on and waiting to crash!
But jumping wasn't what George had in mind. Dangling দ্বারা his waist from the window, he slowly lowered himself down, keeping his feet hooked onto a আসন for support, his long hair whipping in the intense wind the train was stirring up. George squinted from the force of it all. Dust and dirt were whipped into his face, and he could hardly see what he was doing. But he could make out just enough to find what he was looking for - one of the train's wheels, almost directly below him.
দ্বারা this time, Ringo, John, and Paul, who knew George well enough to read his mind, figured out what he might be trying to do, and rushed over to help. Kneeling on the floor, they formed a human chain that held onto both George's legs and the seats of the train, making sure George couldn't fall out when he was working.
Meanwhile, George took the first-aid tweezers and set them firmly around one of the nuts holding the wheel on.
It was slow, hard progress, especially from this angle, staring upside-down at the wheel with dust getting in his eyes, sweating from the effort. The wheel was still turning, making it even আরো difficult to keep any sort of a grip on it. But he had to do it, and fast - there was no telling how much longer he and his mates had before the train crashed. George persisted, twisting the stubborn nut, sweat dripping into his eyes so that he felt আরো than saw it when the first nut finally fell. Already the wheel seemed less steady, and it gave George energy, grabbing the সেকেন্ড nut with the tweezers before it could spin away from him. He felt his বন্ধু supporting him from back in the train, and that, too, helped re-energize him.
Once nut number two had fallen off, the rest was easier. The wheel no longer seemed so sure of itself and didn't turn away so fast as George made for the third nut. With a little আরো effort, George unscrewed the nuts, his task easier and easier each time as the train seemed to hesitate. And finally, with a clattering noise, the last nut came out and the wheel fell off entirely, and the train, without the extra support, turned and skidded across the grass, cutting a long trench in the dirt, and the Beatles all gathered at the broken window and jumped into this just before the train হারিয়ে গেছে balance and keeled over onto its side.
For several moments, the four lads just stared at this, breathing heavily, badly shaken from the disaster they had so narrowly averted.
Finally, Ringo spoke. "Thanks, George."
George allowed his breathing to go back to normal. He suddenly realized that he hadn't been entirely sure this would work until it did.
Paul spoke next, shakily. "What just happened?"
John brushed his long bangs from his face, which had a much-too-calm expression. "Seems that someone just tried to do us in," he said. "And we only know one thing that'd want to do that."
Paul exploded with questions. "But how did he find us? How did he know where we'd প্রদর্শনী up? How could a Beast do that to a train?"
No one could answer him. It just showed how little they knew about their enemy really.
"Maybe he's following us," suggested George.
"Then how do we stop him following us?"
John took charge. "We won't use a train again. Let's find out where we are, and then find some way of gettin' around the Beast won't think of."
"Maybe we should get off the land," suggested Ringo. "You know - sail round England in a নৌকা অথবা a submarine instead."
John looked at him and nodded approvingly. The Fab Four got up and started walking, trying to find out which port city they were nearest to.
Night was falling again before the Beatles made their way into town, where দ্বারা going into another convenience store and looking at a map they found out that they weren't too far from Dover. From there they could find some sort of নৌকা and continue their খুঁজুন from the water, until they found... well, they weren't really sure what, but they hadn't had any আরো to go on when they were riding in the train.
The convenience store was still being run, দ্বারা a stuffy older gentleman who refused to believe the Beatles when they warned him not to go outside আরো than he had to. The older folk just wouldn't listen to someone as young and moptopped as the Beatles, it seemed, but now it made the boys nervous. If the Beast really was following them, অথবা if he had some way of knowing where the Beatles were, then no one was in আরো danger than the people the Beatles stayed near for too long. This thought was made even আরো frightening দ্বারা the fact that it was nighttime, the boys probably couldn't handle another sleepless night, and none of them really wanted to sleep alone and exposed. In the end, they found a teen club that was deserted, all the teenagers in England following the Beatles' উপদেশ to the letter. George locked the door firmly behind them, and the Beatles took turns sleeping and keeping a lookout until morning finally came.
