The first thing Newt saw when they appeared was the train. The first thing he heard was an audible gasp from Queenie. People busied along, the heavy scent of smoke fogged the humid station. He looked at Tina, who unlike her sister, seemed unfazed by the sight. If anything, her mood had turned unnaturally solemn. If Newt wasn't well, Newt he would've asked what's wrong.

"We're really doing this, huh?" Queenie breathed. Newt nodded.

"Ya know, I heard the countryside is really something this time of year," Jacob said, smiling. "Couldn't hurt enjoying it a little, right?"

"That's right," Tina nudged Newt with her elbow, smiling. "I think some of us need to take our minds off things."

Newt smiled a bit but found it to be somewhat difficult to keep a smile. Yes, he was determined, yet another part of him knew it would be next to impossible to retrieve all of the creatures before they were spotted. It would be a chore finding them all period.

"Newt, what did I just say?"

"S-sorry," Newt said quickly, laughing. The group got in a chuckle before the train whistle blew. With a deep breath, they boarded.

~~~~

A lady with a cart came by the booth where the group sat. Newt politely declined, Tina and Jacob got small cups of coffee and Queenie got an iced water.

"So," Tina said, leaning back into the seat. She held her coffee carefully with both hands. "What's the plan?"

There was an uneasy silence as all eyes traveled to Newt, who shifted in his seat.

"I haven't given it much thought."

"Really? Was all of that staring into nothingness just static then?" Tina said. Her tone sounded bitter.

"Well, I-"

"Please tell me you have some sort of idea, Newt."

Newt looked down at the floor and sighed.

"I don't."

"Well, this is a perfect place to start, right Teen?" Queenie said smiling.

There was some conversation after that, but Newt filtered it out. People becoming angry never resonated well with him, especially if it was directed towards him. He played with his hands and made sure he didn't look at anyone. Especially Tina, considering she was already short with him. He heard the crackling of a map and assumed someone pulled out the Grindelwald tracker.

"Well," Queenie said. "Right now he's in the Arctic, so I suppose we'll meet him there. Newt?"

Newt looked up slowly.

"Did you have any creatures that were more, tundra inclined?"

"Not many, although there are a few that could easily adapt to a colder environment," Newt said.

He couldn't help but see Tina out of the corner of his eye, who was looking down at her coffee, obviously disinterested. Newt stood up.

"I think I'm going to continue working on an agenda."

Queenie and Jacob gave him confused looks.

"Alone, if you don't mind."

Nobody said anything as Newt left. He traveled until he reached the very back of the train. Thankfully, there was nobody, as it was a lightly loaded trip. He situated himself at a small table and hoped nobody would find him.

...

Newt ended up sitting at the small table for a few hours before anyone came in, except for an apologetic stewardess who "had no idea anyone was this far back on the train". If he was completely honest, it was refreshing being alone for a while. He mostly looked at the passing scenery and occasionally chatted with Pickett. He tried not to think too much about anything, and actually reminded himself to write home once this was all over with. He saw as the scenery changed from an autumn-stained landscape to desolate, coldness. He had to wrap his coat around himself tighter than usual. Finally, the train started to slow down, and Tina appeared in the doorway.

"There you are. I thought you kicked the bucket back here," she chuckled. "Come on, we're here."

He learned they had actually arrived in Northern Greenland, and that Grindelwald had decided to make a complete U-Turn. Of course, there were a few things they had not anticipated: the bitter cold of which they were painfully ill-prepared for, the lack of any transportation within the place itself, the fact Grindelwald was still hundreds maybe thousands of miles away, and that Greenland is MUCH bigger than they thought.

"And I thought New York winters were bad," Jacob shivered.

"It's only going to get colder from here, unfortunately," Tina said, pulling out the map.

They got off the train and got to a wooden depot building which looked like it may collapse at any given time. Of course, there was nobody inside.

"This is ridiculous! Why would that lame-brain conductor just leave us here if there's nothing? We're basically stranded."

"Maybe not completely," Newt said. "There is one Apparition-covering spell I've used. See, in the wild, there are certain creatures that can sense Apparition from miles away, so I learned a way to disguise any magical trace. Problem is, I don't know if it would cover us from Macusa."

Tina shrugged. "It'll have to do. We don't have any other choice."

"Hey, Newt? Maybe you could Apparate me a coat while you at it?" Jacob laughed, still shivering.

"Ah! Terribly sorry, Jacob," Newt produced a heavy winter coat and handed it to him. "Slipped my mind."

"Hey, don't sweat it," Jacob chuckled, pulling on the jacket.

"Alright, let's get this over with," Tina said. Newt nodded his head and grabbed Jacob's arm. Together, they all Disapparated.