Despite his best repair efforts amidst the injurious fanfare of cabin-mounted trumpets and oboes
The coupling had failed
His hideous invention yet hurtled forward
But for how long
Radical D peered out past the sweat and swelter to discover the square had been emptied
The many metal legs could no longer conceal their battle scars and the machine began to creak to a halt
Leaving only the persistent ticking of a worn-out wristwatch
D's Quest would be cast aside
Fragmented