“Don’t worry, I’ll call you guys when we reach there,” Corinne said, “plus, Claire is with me, if you’re not confident with me, there’s still Claire right?” The Lin family stood on the platform of the train station. Corinne had her brown locks tied in a loose bun with a daisy hair tie, a bright smile spread across her small round face and her eyes beamed with excitement. In comparison with the young brunette who was obviously in a good mood, her elderly grandparents were smiling as well, however their smiles seemed strained. Concern painted both her grandparents’ eyes, and Corinne felt odd about that. But she thought that they might just be worried about her. She was already a twenty-year-old young adult, but she had never left her grandparents’ side before. They were the ones who raised her, and she’d never known her parents. Grandpa George and Grandma Jane said that they died when she was just a baby. She spent her whole life learning Taoist magic from her grandpa and martial

Drinnnnng Drinnnnng Corinne’s cellphone was vibrating and ringing on the bed. She went over and swiped to answer. “Corinne.” Eyes lit up upon hearing the familiar voice, Corinne smiled wide. “Claire! Where have you been? I’m locked in! I tried everything and the door won’t budge, can you get the train staff to do something?” “Corinne.” “What’s wrong? Did you hear what I just said?” “I’m here, open the door.” As soon as the sentence was finished, Corinne heard knocking on the door. Knock Knock Knock Knock When Corinne heard that, she didn’t move towards the door, instead she stepped closer to Claire’s voodoo doll army. “Corinne, what are you doing? I’m here, open the door for me…” Corinne wasn’t sure if she accidentally put her phone on speaker, but her screen showed that she was indeed on speaker. She glanced at the screen of her cellphone and that was when her eyes went wide. Her phone screen was plain red; realization hit her. Ever since she got on to the train, there

A registration page popped up when Corinne tried to navigate through the Hell Express app.Please enter your traveller name.Corinne tapped on the screen.Sailor Moon.-Name has been taken.Superman.-Name has been taken, you may try Superman12345.“...”Corinne stole a glance at Claire and saw that she had the same identical expression as her; she must be going through the same thing.Cutie Pie Princess.-Name has been taken.‘Are you kidding me?’ Corinne thought.Fudge You Traveller Name.-Please refrain from using profanity words. Warning #1.“...”King of The World.-Registration Successful.“Corinne, what name did you use?” Claire asked, “I’m Doll Queen1113.”“...King of The World,” Corinne said, eyes twitching.Luckily, nobody will know that that was her name, it was so embarrassing. It was definitely better than Cutie Pie Princess... right?The app was fairly simple.There were a couple of functions: Profile, Shop, Forum, Customer Service, and Wallet.Both the ‘Profile’ and ‘Sh

When the time hit 10AM, a screen appeared in front of Corinne.Next Station: Cakeland KingdomA red button with block letters that said ‘Start’ was flashing on the screen.Corinne and Claire exchanged a glance as they nodded. Both of them clicked on the button and Corinne saw that her passport flipped open, and the stamp that represented Cakeland Kingdom appeared on the page.The stamp flashed a blinding white light, causing Corinne to pull down her rose-coloured sunshades from her hair and close her eyes at the same time.When Corinne opened her eyes again, she found herself standing in the middle of a town square, surrounded by buildings that were made from various types of pastries and candies.A few feet away from her was a chocolate fountain. A human statue holding a cake wand stood on top of the fountain and rainbow sprinkles rained down from the wand.‘Cakeland Kingdom…’ this thought flashed in Corinne’s mind.There were several people standing in the town square as well. Some

“Please step over to the dining area.”Everyone stared, shocked, at the man that appeared out of nowhere and was now standing in front of them.The man wore an expensive looking suit, his hair was pulled back into a slick, neat cut, his face had little to no expression, and a tiny pair of spectacles sat on the bridge of his nose.Corinne and the others exchanged glances before they trailed behind the man that looked like a butler.The butler led them to the dining area and Corinne could smell the tasty aroma of well-prepared food as soon as she stepped into the room.The long wooden table with checkered tablecloth was set with the most delicious-looking food. Corinne’s eyes lit up, she was hungry, and her stomach rumbled.“Is it raining? I think I heard thunder,” Danny asked.“...”Flustered, Corinne was about to retort when she saw how genuine Danny’s expression looked.“I thought that was the sound of the dragon coming back,” Mia said, looking as sincere as Danny.“...”Claire looked