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Description
Fright Train is the DNA sample taken from Choo-Choo Charles, a vicious spider-train hybrid that hunted the residents of Aranearum Island.

General Information:
A couple of months after Ben's adventures fighting multiple zombie outbreaks and the breach in Plumber HQ thanks to the Necromorphs, Ben had hoped for a nice, relaxing vacation. Naturally, this didn't happen because Ben once again found himself teaming up with the Secret Saturdays, whom personally requested his aid. Given everything he experienced during his temporary return to Earth, he'd figured he needed a change of pace.

The request itself was simple enough and something Ben had done before, he and Rook were enlisted to help the Saturdays track down and catalog a newly discovered cryptid reportedly seen on the isolated island of Aranearum. This cryptid was stated to be intelligent, dangerous and highly territorial, attacking anyone or anything it sees and killing them without a second thought, later eating the bodies. To be frank, the Saturdays weren't entirely sure if this was a new cryptid or a species of invasive aliens. Regardless, people were dying and Aranearum needed a hero, or several, to clean up the mess left behind.

Arriving at the island, the Team noted how the island still had a rather old fashioned aesthetic to it, they still used steam trains and there wasn't much in the way of modern day technology save for a few radio towers. Despite this however, the Team was able safely and quickly reach the island, upon landing they started their investigation, questioning the inhabitants about Aranearum and sightings of strange carnivorous creatures. The locals had confirmed the rumors to be true, even giving the monster a name; Choo-Choo Charles. The Team had to stifle laughter when they heard it.

Though it turned out a spider-train hybrid wasn't the only threat on the island, there was a mob that worshiped Charles. Creating a cult led by the man the creature was named after, Warren Charles III, the owner of the Charles Mining Company and the one responsible for awakening Choo-Choo Charles. Warren was a greedy, manipulative man who came to Aranearum to mine for resources, a man who cared little for the lives of others as long as it made him money. Furthermore, he and his cult were fully willing to sacrifice living humans as food to Choo-Choo Charles in an attempt to appease the monster. The Team had managed to capture and interrogate a few of these cultists and learned that there were three eggs in separate mines guarded by at least two to three cultists at all times.

This information was relayed to Plumber HQ at the behest of Rook, believing Charles posed a bigger threat than they speculated. Backup was sent within three hours, a whole squadron of Plumbers and some Galvan scientists whom were interested to study Choo-Choo Charles.

Meanwhile, Ben had done some exploring and quickly encountered a few of Warren's zealots, they were laughably easy for Ben to take down (and he didn't even need to transform), he had received Rook's message about the glowing eggs and located their whereabouts in less than a hour. Strangely, after gathering one, it seemed to attract the attention of the monster train itself and Ben had his first encounter with the Terror of Aranearum. However, unlike many others who ran scared for their lives, Ben had stood his ground and challenged Charles using the Omnitrix. Three eggs and three consecutive battles later and the wielder of the Omnitrix learned a lot about Choo-Choo Charles.

It was a member of abnormally large and ancient species of of arachnids (which explained it's legs) that were sealed deep underground by the ancient civilization thousands of years ago. Warren's mining business and callous disregard for safety had inadvertently freed one of those monsters which grew to colossal size and used an old steam train as a makeshift shell. Thus was born Choo-Choo Charles. Now that Ben had all three eggs, he knew it was time to finish things. The Plumbers had located and arrested many cult members, including Warren Charles himself. Now it was all up to Ben to get rid of the beast. Before leaving, a Plumber lieutenant handed Ben a certain device, telling him to use it if necessary. It was time for a final showdown with the spider-train.

Ben had gathered the eggs and brought them to the temple, placing all three in the holders, a stream of energy beamed into the sky, attracting the attention of Charles whom began absorbing the energy into himself and turning into his bigger, stronger form. Hell Charles.

Ben faced down the train, he felt no fear, no anxiety, no worry. Just calm resolution, unimpressed with Charles' new form. After all, he'd seen far worse over the past few months and faced beings far more powerful. This was just another normal day for him. And so, he decided to end this quickly, transforming into Chromastone, he charged straight towards Charles, the two clashed and battled for half an hour, Ben leading him away from the settlements and Charles trying desperately to skewer him on his legs or swallow him whole in it's jaws. Unfortunately for Charles, Chromastone was able to absorb the energy from the train, sapping him of his strength and rendering him weakened once again.

Before Charles was even able to act, the transformed human whipped out of the device the lieutenant had given him and fired it directly at the creature, ending it's reign of terror on Aranearum for good.

With the creature gone and the Saturdays returning from an exploration of their own, it was soon discovered that there was a whole nest of glowing eggs hidden underground, tens of thousands of them. The Team and the Plumbers were quick to act, most of the eggs were sent away and some were taken for analysis, kept cryogenically frozen to stop them from hatching.

As for Choo-Choo Charles and the remainder of his eggs, they had earned themselves a one-way ticket to the Null Void. And Ben had noticed that yet again, the Omnitrix had scanned its' DNA giving the hero a new form: Fright Train.

Abilities:

Default Form:
-Spider Physiology.
-Fast Movement
-Enhanced Reflexes
-Sharp Claws and Teeth
-Endurance
-Intelligence and Cunning
-Metal Train Shell
-Energy Absorption

Hell Form:
-Increased Size
-Increased Speed
-Enhanced Endurance
-Enhanced Strength
-Minor Regeneration
-Teleportation

Weakness:
-Heavy Bulk. Fright Train's body is heavy due to the steam train which acts as his, making moving at sharp angles somewhat difficult and rendering it almost impossible to enter through narrows areas without getting stuck.
-Unsteady Footing. This applies only to when one or more of his legs are knocked from under him, which can give opponents an opening to incapacitate him.
-Heavy Artillery. Most standard issue weaponry has next to no affect on Fright Train's body, though heavy weapons such as machine guns, miniguns, and flamethrowers had proven useful to wound or repel him if enough damage is done.

Description
Fright Train is the DNA sample taken from Choo-Choo Charles, a vicious spider-train hybrid that hunted the residents of Aranearum Island.

General Information:
A couple of months after Ben's adventures fighting multiple zombie outbreaks and the breach in Plumber HQ thanks to the Necromorphs, Ben had hoped for a nice, relaxing vacation. Naturally, this didn't happen because Ben once again found himself teaming up with the Secret Saturdays, whom personally requested his aid. Given everything he experienced during his temporary return to Earth, he'd figured he needed a change of pace.

The request itself was simple enough and something Ben had done before, he and Rook were enlisted to help the Saturdays track down and catalog a newly discovered cryptid reportedly seen on the isolated island of Aranearum. This cryptid was stated to be intelligent, dangerous and highly territorial, attacking anyone or anything it sees and killing them without a second thought, later eating the bodies. To be frank, the Saturdays weren't entirely sure if this was a new cryptid or a species of invasive aliens. Regardless, people were dying and Aranearum needed a hero, or several, to clean up the mess left behind.

Arriving at the island, the Team noted how the island still had a rather old fashioned aesthetic to it, they still used steam trains and there wasn't much in the way of modern day technology save for a few radio towers. Despite this however, the Team was able safely and quickly reach the island, upon landing they started their investigation, questioning the inhabitants about Aranearum and sightings of strange carnivorous creatures. The locals had confirmed the rumors to be true, even giving the monster a name; Choo-Choo Charles. The Team had to stifle laughter when they heard it.

Though it turned out a spider-train hybrid wasn't the only threat on the island, there was a mob that worshiped Charles. Creating a cult led by the man the creature was named after, Warren Charles III, the owner of the Charles Mining Company and the one responsible for awakening Choo-Choo Charles. Warren was a greedy, manipulative man who came to Aranearum to mine for resources, a man who cared little for the lives of others as long as it made him money. Furthermore, he and his cult were fully willing to sacrifice living humans as food to Choo-Choo Charles in an attempt to appease the monster. The Team had managed to capture and interrogate a few of these cultists and learned that there were three eggs in separate mines guarded by at least two to three cultists at all times.

This information was relayed to Plumber HQ at the behest of Rook, believing Charles posed a bigger threat than they speculated. Backup was sent within three hours, a whole squadron of Plumbers and some Galvan scientists whom were interested to study Choo-Choo Charles.

Meanwhile, Ben had done some exploring and quickly encountered a few of Warren's zealots, they were laughably easy for Ben to take down (and he didn't even need to transform), he had received Rook's message about the glowing eggs and located their whereabouts in less than a hour. Strangely, after gathering one, it seemed to attract the attention of the monster train itself and Ben had his first encounter with the Terror of Aranearum. However, unlike many others who ran scared for their lives, Ben had stood his ground and challenged Charles using the Omnitrix. Three eggs and three consecutive battles later and the wielder of the Omnitrix learned a lot about Choo-Choo Charles.

It was a member of abnormally large and ancient species of of arachnids (which explained it's legs) that were sealed deep underground by the ancient civilization thousands of years ago. Warren's mining business and callous disregard for safety had inadvertently freed one of those monsters which grew to colossal size and used an old steam train as a makeshift shell. Thus was born Choo-Choo Charles. Now that Ben had all three eggs, he knew it was time to finish things. The Plumbers had located and arrested many cult members, including Warren Charles himself. Now it was all up to Ben to get rid of the beast. Before leaving, a Plumber lieutenant handed Ben a certain device, telling him to use it if necessary. It was time for a final showdown with the spider-train.

Ben had gathered the eggs and brought them to the temple, placing all three in the holders, a stream of energy beamed into the sky, attracting the attention of Charles whom began absorbing the energy into himself and turning into his bigger, stronger form. Hell Charles.

Ben faced down the train, he felt no fear, no anxiety, no worry. Just calm resolution, unimpressed with Charles' new form. After all, he'd seen far worse over the past few months and faced beings far more powerful. This was just another normal day for him. And so, he decided to end this quickly, transforming into Chromastone, he charged straight towards Charles, the two clashed and battled for half an hour, Ben leading him away from the settlements and Charles trying desperately to skewer him on his legs or swallow him whole in it's jaws. Unfortunately for Charles, Chromastone was able to absorb the energy from the train, sapping him of his strength and rendering him weakened once again.

Before Charles was even able to act, the transformed human whipped out of the device the lieutenant had given him and fired it directly at the creature, ending it's reign of terror on Aranearum for good.

With the creature gone and the Saturdays returning from an exploration of their own, it was soon discovered that there was a whole nest of glowing eggs hidden underground, tens of thousands of them. The Team and the Plumbers were quick to act, most of the eggs were sent away and some were taken for analysis, kept cryogenically frozen to stop them from hatching.

As for Choo-Choo Charles and the remainder of his eggs, they had earned themselves a one-way ticket to the Null Void. And Ben had noticed that yet again, the Omnitrix had scanned its' DNA giving the hero a new form: Fright Train.

Abilities:

Default Form:
-Spider Physiology.
-Fast Movement
-Enhanced Reflexes
-Sharp Claws and Teeth
-Endurance
-Intelligence and Cunning
-Metal Train Shell
-Energy Absorption

Hell Form:
-Increased Size
-Increased Speed
-Enhanced Endurance
-Enhanced Strength
-Minor Regeneration
-Teleportation

Weakness:
-Heavy Bulk. Fright Train's body is heavy due to the steam train which acts as his, making moving at sharp angles somewhat difficult and rendering it almost impossible to enter through narrows areas without getting stuck.
-Unsteady Footing. This applies only to when one or more of his legs are knocked from under him, which can give opponents an opening to incapacitate him.
-Heavy Artillery. Most standard issue weaponry has next to no affect on Fright Train's body, though heavy weapons such as machine guns, miniguns, and flamethrowers had proven useful to wound or repel him if enough damage is done.