[Geronimo] Yes, it's true. The famous and very reclusive guru Mousarishi
has invited me for an exclusive interview.
-[Benjamin] That's awesome, unc. -[Geronimo] Indeed!
Since the Mousarishi lives atop Frozen Fur Peak.
[Benjamin] Sounds great-- Look out! There's something up ahead!
We had better get packed and prepared for the trip.
I'll text Thea to fly us there.
No flying. There are no landing strips on Frozen Fur Peak.
No. We'll be traveling in a more elegant and safer manner,
aboard the famous Rodent Express.
[whistle tooting]
Did I hear we're taking a trip?
[yelling]
[gasps]
In a safer manner.
You sure train travel is safer?
♪ Who's the mouse who's fun and witty Scoops the news for New Mouse City ♪
♪ Geronimo ♪
♪ He's amazing, he's terrific Watch out world he's cheddarific ♪
♪ He's outta site and in the know ♪
♪ Go! ♪
♪ He's the one we call Geronimo ♪
[whistle wailing]
[sniffs]
Ah.
This is how mouse was meant to travel.
The beautiful scenery before your eyes,
the calming clickety-clack of the rails.
Ah. Wouldn't you agree, Benjamin?
Benjamin? Thea?
[snoring]
Trap?
Pandora? Pandora, where have Thea, Trap and Benjamin gone?
[rock music playing on earphones]
[scoffs] Boys.
[Benjamin] Woo-hoo! [laughing]
-Now, this is train travel. -Yeah, speed train.
[both scream]
[porter sighs]
Really, sir.
This is the Rodent Express, not a soccer field.
But I...
-Coz, you should watch where we're going. -Sorry, we were just having fun.
Travel on the Rodent Express is a dignified experience.
Thea's not clowning around.
Hey! Hi, Geronimo!
[gasps]
-Thea! What are you doing out there? -Checking this train out.
You were right. Pretty cool. I'm going up to the engine now.
[clears throat]
We prefer that our passengers remain inside the train.
[chuckles]
Uh, my sister is fascinated by what flies, drives,
-or is going to give me a heart attack. -Illuminating. Ticket?
[rock music playing]
-Come on! -What gives?
[Benjamin] Let's check out the train.
Remember, be dignified!
Shh.
[laughing]
You're the famous writer, Geronimo Stilton.
Why, yes, I am. How nice of you to notice.
I am Agatha Moustie, and this is my butler, Montague.
I'm very happy to meet you both.
How delightful.
Montague, please go on ahead to my suite.
I'd like to chat with Mr. Stilton.
Very good, ma'am.
You see, I'm a writer, too, of mystery stories.
Intriguing!
Mice must've been smaller in the old days. These are skinny hallways.
Let's see what's in here.
[grunts]
[grunting]
I've waited my whole life for a chance to travel on the Rodent Express.
Nothing like waiting until the last minute. Look how old she is.
-I hope you have an enjoyable trip. -Oh, I'm expecting this trip
to be full of inspiration for my stories.
Tales of old?
[Geronimo clears throat]
-I'd like to read your stories sometime. -Ah. I'm sure you will.
And where might you be headed, Mr. Stilton?
Please, call me Geronimo.
I've been granted an interview with the Mousarishi.
Ooh. The Mousarishi only grants one interview every ten years.
You must feel very honored.
Yes, I do. I'll see you again on this trip.
I'm sure you will.
This is the last door, who knows what could be behind the last door.
[laughs]
[woman screams]
[both scream]
Stop! What are you children doing?
Uh, nothing.
Run!
If I find you two beasties, I'll toss you off this train!
[both sigh]
That was close.
[both scream]
Aha. Got you!
[stomach rumbling]
Trap, what did I say about being dignified?
I'm dignified, it's my stomach that won't cooperate.
Is there any food on this rust bucket?
There happens to be a fine dining car.
The Rodent Express is well-known for its fine cheese.
[Trap] See you!
Hmm. I wouldn't mind partaking in some cheese snacks myself.
[passenger snoring]
Wait up, Trap.
Aha!
[woman shrieks]
Sorry.
The Rodent Express is incredible, I saw everything.
-And that included dangling off the roof? -I got carried away.
Well, everyone else acts dignified, you should, too.
[porter muttering indistinctly]
[chuckles] Like him?
Well, maybe not him.
I have to admit, I love the Express, it's a marvel.
Think of the work that went into building the tracks.
Fortunately, we're not riding on old tracks.
The old tracks?
Yes. They used to pass over Tangle Whiskers Gorge
on a dangerous old bridge.
But I'm confident this new track is perfectly safe.
[whistle wailing]
[woman screams]
Who screamed?
Who took all my food?
Oh, wait. I forgot. I eat fast in the dark. [chuckles]
It was just a tunnel that startled everyone. Everything's fine.
Pandora's missing!
[both gasp]
Come on!
-I last saw Pandora here. -Was anyone else around?
Well, there was the porter. Oh, and the lion!
The-- The lion?!
-I think you're lying. -Honest. It's in the luggage car.
Lion? On the train? How can that be possible?
Yeah, they don't make suitcases that big.
Wait! Be careful!
Yeah, there might be two of them.
Now, calm down, I'm sure that there's no lion on this train.
[all scream]
Let me out! It's gonna get me! Help!
[screaming] Help!
It's a statue.
Uh...
I knew that. I was just practicing my emergency escape drill.
See? It's on wheels.
Hmm. And a very good artistic representation
of third dynasty craftsmanship.
Of course, third dynasty craftsmanship wasn't very good.
-[porter] What is going on in here? -It's him. The porter.
-I bet he threw Pandora off the train. -Get him!
[yells]
I've gathered everyone
so we can calmly and rationally determine where Pandora might be.
Let me handle this, G. You!
-Why are you on this train? -I work here.
-Who do you work for? -The train company.
Aha. I knew it. The cap, the jacket,
the name tag, the ticket punch. It all adds up. You're the porter!
I broke him for you, coz. He's all yours.
Right. Uh, let's get back to Pandora.
Since the train has never stopped, she's still onboard,
and the person who caused her disappearance.
The porter did not do it.
But it must be him! He threatened us!
It couldn't be. Before the train entered the tunnel,
Thea and I saw the porter in the dining car going to the engine.
-Yeah, you're right. -Not near Pandora when she went missing.
Then it must have been one of us.
Ooh. I love a good mystery. [chuckles]
-Sorry. -We need to question everyone.
Hey, where's Montague?
Oh, I don't know. I haven't seen him for a while. Surely you don't think...
Wait. I saw Montague in the hallway a while ago.
And he was headed toward the luggage car. And no one's seen him since.
Wouldn't it be funny if the butler did do it? That's kind of obvious.
A rule of a good reporter is check everything, even the obvious.
Nothing, just a bunch of boxes and, uh, old fluffy here.
[Pandora] Help! Let me out!
-Pandora! -Are you all right? What happened?
-Someone locked me up. -It might have been Montague.
Is someone talking about me?
It's him!
[all gasp]
-There he is! -Stop him!
No. You're the ones who are stopping.
Jump.
[all yelling]
-Looks like we're stuck. -Eh, could be worse.
How?
[Trap] Like rolling-backwards- down-the-mountain worse.
Oh, no! We are rolling backwards down the mountain!
[all screaming]
I can't hold on much longer!
[grunting]
It's locked!
I saw an access hatch on the roof. Come on.
I hope Geronimo, Trap and Benjamin are okay.
[grunting and screaming]
I can't scream anymore. I'm just screamed out.
-There must be a way to stop this thing! -The brake!
Each car has a braking system.
We're not slowing!
[all grunting]
-You broke the brake. -This is getting worse, isn't it?
[trap screams]
Wait here.
Huh?
We gotta stop this thing.
Hope it'll hook something. Brace yourselves!
[all gasp]
[Trap] Now you broke our car!
[all screaming]
Hey, that's Agatha's suite.
[Simon] It's all been taken care of. [chuckles]
[Sally] Good. Ugh. If I have to wear this old lady costume much longer,
-I'll throw myself off the train! -That sounds like Sally.
Oh, and Simon.
I think Sally and Simon are Agatha and Montague.
Oh, dear. You caught me!
Grab them!
[all grunting]
[banging on door]
[Thea & Pandora] Let us out of here! Open the door!
[Geronimo] If we could get this car turned around,
we might have enough momentum to get back up.
So, what you're saying is, we're doomed. Any food around here?
Trap, you've got a one-track mind. Wait. That's it! If we switch to the old track,
we could get back up the hill! It might be a shortcut!
Oh. But we'll go over Twisted Whiskers Gorge!
It's either that or Crash City.
We need something to throw at the switch.
What about the big guy here?
-Good thinking. -Uh, what about these?
Okay. Fire on my signal.
Fire!
Hold on to something!
[all yelling]
[all scream]
There it is, the Mousarishi's home.
Yeah, too bad Stilton couldn't make it.
[chuckles]
[Sally laughs]
This interview is the scoop of the decade!
[Geronimo, Trap & Benjamin screaming]
Well, well, Sally Rasmaussen.
Or should I say, Agatha. I should have known.
Geronimo Stilton, if you think you're going to stop me, then you've got--
It's a lion! Run, run, run!
[screaming]
Simon, stop this thing!
[both screaming]
Look who I found.
This turned out to be a big adventure for everyone.
Honorable Geronimo Stilton. Welcome, my friend.
Ah. And I'm pleased to see my statue arrived as well.
Um, about the eye...
It is missing an eye? [sighs]
That is what I get with third dynasty craftsmanship.
[Geronimo] My once-in-a-lifetime meeting with the Mousarishi
was an experience I will never forget.
He asked that his message of understanding and fairness be spread to everyone.
My trip aboard the famous Rodent Express was an adventure.
And an adventure I'm certain Sally will not soon forget, either.
For The Rodent Gazette, I'm Geronimo Stilton.
[Sally whimpers]
Simon, how could things get any worse than this?!
[both screaming]