Twilight Part 2

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#52 of Magna-Verse Fiction

Things are starting to heat up as Magnum's plans begin to advance... Terra is blind to the coming storm that will reach critical mass soon enough...


The car ride to the Hell's Greaser's clubhouse is a little uneventful, Farryn and the two ladies with her are passing the time with idle chatter while Magnum falls asleep in Amara's ride given how tired he is. The vixen warmly glances to the sleeping mystic as he gives a light snore, he mumbles something in his sleep as his hands move a little, Amara gently takes the hand closest to her which causes him to relax a little as she rubs against it, the vixen gives him a warm grin and refocuses on driving, feeling his gentle grip not letting go.

They all reach the outskirts of town and eventually reach what is the center of the Hell's Greaser's, it looks to have once been a farm that is turned into full blown circuit as there is a racetrack and a wide range of vehicles are all over the area. Hot rod cars, modified motorcycles, all kinds of customized trucks from pick ups to tow trucks and even a handful of monster trucks, amazingly there are stripped hulls of helicopters and even some propeller planes sharing the same fate, on top of this, custom buggies and quad bikes are also zipping around as their operators cheer, rat rods and rat bikes can also be seen being put to use.

Amara gently lets his hand go and shakes him a little "Wake up pretty boy, we have arrived." with a grin.

Magnum gives a stretch as he lightly yawns, he looks at the area and becomes instantly amazed, seeing all of these cool machines being driven around, the combined sounds of the engines taking some effect on the air. The two vehicles reach the parking lot in front of the actual club which use to be the farm house, barn and grain silo molded into one large structure of metal and wood, from the structure while a liitle faint, punk rock music can be heard along with some cheers.

Both groups leave the ground vehicles, all of the ladies seeing an excited grin on the mystics muzzle as he takes the atmosphere in.

Farryn can see all the shine in his eyes, he always loved hearing the roars that machines gave, watching their sturdy frames rampage on asphalt and dirt alike on their ways of locomotion, be they wheels, tracks, a mix of both or something else entirely to those that soar through the skies and space. He always did have such an admiration for them... she can also tell even when growing up he was also jealous of the creations metal and wires, how they were these solid and powerful creations... now with his armor, weapons and his technology, even with his natural powers... he had become a machine to a degree...

Sadie looks to the mystic "Welcome to our club house and and our fort, we call it the Speed Den, everyone else calls it the Land of the Wasted because we raise all kinds of hell."

The mystic crusader looks around "It is quite impressive..." he raises an eyebrow as he looks to Sadie "Though how can yo have low morale? You all look like you are having the time of your lives."

The red wolfess blinks as the raccoon and vixen put on looks of unease, Sadie gives a sigh and decides to be open about it "You see, a rival gang has been moving in on us and while neither has come to blows yet, we fear it may lead to a war, something we don't want as we are more of a social club, we have weapons but they are for self defense only."

Magnum glances to Farryn, the wolfess gives a nod, he informs them that if they wish he can go and talk to the rival power, but unless they are actively attacking them, there is little the mystic can actually do. Kyra and Amara glance to Sadie who is really scanning his words, she doesn't pick up anything that would tell her that he is lying... but his tone paints that he is planning something, she gives a nod in showing she is satisfied with his response. The trio lead the wolves to the core of the hangout with the rest of the group taking notice, cheering the mystics name as they call out...

Magnum and Farryn enter the clubhouse, upon entry the music dies down, everyone's eyes going straight to the interstellar pair, with looks of curiosity and disbelief.

Sadie looks to everyone "Your eyes don't deceive you, the Mystic Crusader is here to help lighten things up.", she looks to the mystic "And perhaps have a race or two?" with a raised brow.

The mystic puts on an energetic grin "It would be an honor."

Farryn smiles as the room cheers, she's never seen such a welcome for her son, the music resumes and both she and her son join in a little. The wolfess largely stays out of the party, if she was her sons age she would join in, but she wants to let Magnum have his own experience, though she has a feeling he'll have her join in some point, what's amusing to her is that a good chunk of eyes are actually on her with some of the guys and even some women trying to flirt with her, but she quickly shoots them down as she already has someone.

Sadie looks to the mystic as he mingles, she along with everyone else can tell this kind of environment isn't his strong suit but they can see he's trying. The red wolfess however is still suspicious, he made no announcement that he was in the system let alone making planetfall... she would think after the battle to save Earth he would want a welcome party...

Kyra comes over "Still playing spy?" with a smug look.

The wolf looks to the raccoon "I can't shake the feeling he is up to something."

The raccoon sighs "I understand with men you have a hard time, but maybe when it comes to Magnum, you can cut him a little slack?"

Sadie glances to her as Amara comes over, the wolfess looks back at the mystic "I know what you are saying, but after everything I have been through... I am not sure."

The fox sits near them "Lovey, not all men are bad, just like how not all women are angels either." with a witty smirk.

The wolfess looks to Amara "What do you think of him?"

"He's a little reserved, he was tired and slept the whole way here." the fox looks to him "To be fair, he is a knight and he likely goes from warzone to warzone with little rest."

Sadie's gaze goes back over to him, her past experiences somewhat replaying in her mind as she examines him, she knows not all men are bad as she's actually friends or acquaintances with quite a few... but she decided that romantically after a series of events that she would have nothing to do with them.

Farryn notices Sadie's gaze, seeing the suspicion and hint of malice all while the two near her look a little at a loss, she follows her gaze and it lands on her son, she sighs to herself... she has seen such a gaze before... but she she can tell unlike her son, Sadie has a better grasp on what she feels.

Another wolfess enters, her features are similar to Sadie's, but she lacks the red, her attire is a black jacket with jeans and black high-heels. Sadie moves over to the new canine, the two share a huge and it's her mom, Vivian Octane and she looks to be around Farryn's age or maybe a little older.

Vivian brightly grins at her daughter "I brought a few things for you all, I think you all can use it.", she glances around "Though, you all seem to be a little high in spirit already." her accent a little thicker then her daughters.

Sadie gives a soft nod, she points Magnum out of the crowd and tells her mom that his appearance is the cause. Vivian's eyes go wide in surprise as her jaw drops a little, Farryn decides to make her presence known and approaches the pair, introducing herself to Sadie's mother and telling her she is Magnum's mother.

Vivian blinks at Farryn "I wasn't expecting two celebrities to show up, if I had know that I would have brought some better stuff."

Farryn waves her words off "It's fine, my son and I don't mind at all.", she looks to her son "Besides, it nice to see him not so tense."

Off to the corner, a coyote emerges, his jacket covered in custom fringe, his black boots showing clear wear and tear with thick steel on the toes, his hair is jet black with this sheen with eyes of brown, his gaze notices the mystic interacting with the Greaser's and he moves over, using a hand wave to get his attention.

The two canines meet within a few steps, the coyote giving a grin as he folds his arms "When I heard you dropped in I didn't know what to think. But it is greatly appreciated.", he holds his name out "Name's Jacob McQueen."

Magnum takes his hand in a shake "Magnum, it's good to meet you." being diplomatic with a smirk of his own.

The coyote chuckles "No last name?", he takes a relaxed breath "Eh, no matter. You're welcomed all the same."

The knight gives a soft nod "Thanks, my mom and I weren't sure what to expect exactly."

Jacob raises a brow, he glances and sees a wolfess he had never seen before, he blinks as it clicks that she is the mystics mother, the mystic puts an amused grin on his muzzle, telling Jacob that she's already taken. After some idle chatter, Jacob asks Magnum if he would like to try his hand at a race on the track which the crusader gleefully accepts, Jacob shows Magnum the layout of the track and goes over how it is set up so that there are no surprises.

Jacob leads Magnum to one of the motor pools at the groups use, a garage of rat rods, all machines showing patchwork of paint and rust, all baring the Hell's Greaser's symbol on their doors and roofs, the hoods on most are gone, but the few that do have a crude cutout portion in the center, all baring a v8 or a modified v6, heck a few even have a v10 or v12. The mystic instantly becomes impressed as he takes all the machines in, cars and trucks slapped together and re-engineered into new forms, his eyes scanning them as he learns slowly how they were likely fashioned.

The coyote looks to him "You see, part of our groups initiation is to build a rat rod or bike, some stick with them but most just simply get machines that are a little more flashy, so we store em and when the time comes we use them for racing or we break them out and sell them for fundraising for charity."

Magnum glances to him "These are some pretty impressive machines."

"But I'm sure they are nothing to what you have seen in space."

The knight chuckles a little "Actually, there are worlds that use vehicles on par with these, some industrial worlds and especially ones that have had an apocalypse.", his gaze goes to the coyote "There are even Knight Orders that are Apocalypse-Knight Orders which make use of similar improvised equipment in terms of circumstance, it's just more potent."

Jacob and Magnum look over the various machines, the pair eventually finding the one they want to race with, to which they are handed the keys and are moved out onto the race track, the coyote using what barely resembles a truck and for the mystic, he's chosen one that looks like an old coup from the 1930's, both having impressive exhausts and these monster v8's and they are escorted to the track. Sadie quickly catches up to Jacob and asks if she can join in, to which he agrees but she can't use her personal machine, the wolfess runs over to a nearby rat rod with a person grabbing key for her and she begins to make progress in joining with the guys.

Farryn and Vivian look on as they watch the three head for the track as the stuff the latter brought is being carried in, Vivian begins to escort to the some of the stands so that they can watch the race as well. The two ladies keep chatting with Vivian being all curious as she had heard Magnum has quite a group with him and she is taken aback with how Farryn explains it all to her...

"Other then Bensen, he is surrounded by women. And by how you put it they sound to be pretty strong and capable." Vivian putting some words together.

Farryn's grin gains a little more grace "Thanks a bunch."

Vivian blink a few times, she gives a little of a bashful giggle "You as well Farryn, I imagine it can't be that easy raising a mystic."

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Annabelle is moving through the halls of a government building with a large machine on either side of her, it is far more powerful-looking then the Gypse those of Terra are familiar with, it's roughly the same size but is mostly jet black, it's eyes a glaring, crimson red, a sword resting on the left hip. The mare is actually still getting use to their presence herself, these are a variation of Magnum's latest machine, having obtained a small batch of the overall new line for testing... the Jager or Hunter line.

The mare enters her chambers with one of the machines staying outside of the door while the other follows her inside, the door closes and the mare takes a seat at her desk, she activates her comm device and begins to establish contact with Elvo.

The coyote appears "How are the talks coming along?" with various windows showing Vanessa, Sabrina and Saraphina as well.

Annabelle puts her hands together "They looked over the proposal and they gave a full response in an hour... Germany has signed and is now part of the Iron Covenant."

The bunny nods "The same is said of France, given how much trouble and damage these refugees have caused, the French government has also signed on."

Vanessa sighs "The United Kingdom is reluctant, though the various members of their cabinet are at each others throats trying to reach a verdict. The proper citizens are demanding they sign the treaty given how sick they are of their nation being defiled, Irish diplomats that were visiting the British Parliament are fed up with the dwellers in their nation and are begging us for aid."

The coyote nods "Magnum did say we can support a civil war as long as it benefits us, though I will have to talk to him first.", she looks to the doe "What of Serbia?"

"They signed the agreement in a heartbeat, they don't want to risk losing their identity."

Bensen's image appears and he looks exhausted "Errant Bensen reporting in."

The mature skunk blinks at her son "Are you alright? How did the talks go?"

Bensen sighs as he rubs his temples "Working with Ukraine and Russia is going to be difficult given current events. Both are demanding we side with them and to secure victory, which we can't do. I am waiting for their proposals on what each side wants."

The ladies look to each other as now they know that front is going to be the most challenging... Bensen confirms that he has just recived files from both governments, he decides to forward the documents to the High-Errant as he knows Magnum will want to see them either way. The skunk does look at both and read them while Elvo cross references and both countries demands and reasons are pretty valid politically, Ukraine wishing all hostilities to stop and for their lands to be returned with proper compensation, as for Russia it is a little more complicated... after cross referencing all the resources, it turns out there were agreements in place that Nato would not set up shop in the former Eastern Block and to do so would be considered an act of war and there is plenty of evidence that supports Russia's claim.

All of that being said however, they don't know what course of action Magnum will take and the nations of Terra have no idea the kind of force they are dealing with, Magnum has indeed taken sides in the past but he is just as likely to wipe everything out as well. They have seen what he can do on his own... now with the new forces they simply don't know what to expect...

Elvo pulls up several screens "Hmm, Magnum's requests from the Mystic Alliance have been answered and have signed our pact, plus Magnum's personal inquiry has been answered with full instruction, courtesy of Za'Vara.", she looks to the others "Also, we are ready for field tests of the kraken and the jagerauge, plus we have met full production capability for the base jager."

The ladies watch as Elvo sends the test units to where they need to go, the kraken automata is being deployed to the chinese sea while a jagerauge is being sent to Italy, their objectives being uploaded as they are loaded into their atmospheric re-entry pods that are equipped with stealth technology, both mimicking shooting stars should they enter the night sky. The gathered group can't see it, but the coyote is also putting together strike teams of jager automata, either to act as their own or to work with the veteran Gypse mass production types.

Elvo looks to the ladies "You're suits are almost completed, they will more then likely be done shortly before our invasion starts." her gaze scans all including Bensen "In the meantime, we'll keep securing nations and providence's.", she pulls up orders from her brother "Also, Magnum a few hours ago, has retracted the motion of preserving the northeast of the United States, therefore, all of the United States is now a collection of valid targets."

Bensen puts on a grin "Considering their military is spread out and not focused on their home-front, it'll be child's play. Not that it matters even if it was, we'll crush them all the same."

The coyote looks to the skunk "Never underestimate your opponent Bensen, you never know what a cornered beast might do. For all we know they may bring out their most powerful weapons to counter us."

Elvo sends the files sent from the Alliance to her brother for his examination, meanwhile the ladies are given further objectives with Bensen having no choice but to remain where he is, though Elvo does inform him to be ready to move at a moments notice just in case.

The conference comes to an end, Annabelle pulls a briefcase up from the floor and puts ot on her desk, she opens it and looks over what is inside. Inside is a walther p38 pistol with a few magazines, a genuine weapon created by Mauser during the second great war. The mare overheard that Magnum was thinking of replacing his revolver or at the very least simply adding another weapon to his person... so she decided to talk to Elvo about it to try to get some ideas. The weapons he was considering for sidearms were a little interesting, he was considering the p38 along with the ruby pistol and the tt-33 pistol. Given his tastes and that the 9x19mm is already being produced for their forces, she went with the p38, the best part is that they can make replacement magazines for it like it's nothing. True she knows Magnum can quickly make a modern one with the materials he uses, but she feels he would want a genuine one, Annabelle closes the briefcase and makes sure the code is zeroed out, she begins work her comms and starts to contact her kids.

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From the mighty dreadnought, the two pods launch and shoot through the atmosphere, one lands in the itallian mountains while the other smashes into the near China, both open and the machines emerge. The jagerauge retrieves it's 35mm gauss weapon and it heads out, it's yellow eyes flashing as the automatas system comes fully online. The other swims from it's pod, the eyes of the kraken are a hateful red, it's body different from it's cousins, it's sonar and other systems already detecting it's prey.

The kraken locates a chinese submarine, a Type 094 that is on patrol, the kraken zooms through the water, it moves it's limbs out as it readies to strike the vessel, aiming for it's center....

The crew of the submarine is unaware of the coming doom, most performing their normal routines as their means of detection have failed to detect the automata, a loud bang sounds through the entire ship as it shakes. The captain sounds the alarm as he tells the crew to report to their stations... they are wondering of they hit something or if something hit them...

A pair of security officers ready their submachine guns as they watch over the reactor, off to the side they hear something heavy being moved as metal screeches from strain, a moment later it stops and one of the heavy doors zooms through the air before crashing onto the ground, water slowly begins to rush in as the guards and the crew that are around look at the scene. Heavy footsteps and mechanical whirs take the air... the kraken comes from the hallway, it's red eye on the front looking in both directions as it gathers targeting data, the guards open fire on the automata, the small caliber ammunition bouncing off or shattering on impact, the machines left arm moves and it's integrated weapon fires, these metal spikes hit into the officers, it then sets it's sights on the flee crew and opens up with it's caseless rotary submachine gun mounted in the other arm. Satisfied with it's work, it sets it's sights on the submarines reactor, it aims it's claws and tears through the protective bulkhead.

One of the crew makes it to an intercom and informs the captain, he becomes instantly horrified and tries to contact his military but there is no signal... a few moments later the power goes out and then the back ups kick on, desperate he orders for the sub to surface and head back to China. The kraken having been successful in destroying the reactor moves through the vessel, using it's sonar and other systems to map the ship as it makes it's way to the bridge, slaying all those that get in it's path, either from weapons fire or by cleaving with it's claws, the sailors fire everything they have but their weapons are just proving to be completely useless and so most simply flee towards the bridge.

It isn't long before the bridge has a good number a crew with everyone armed, their weapons trained on the sealed hatch between the bridge and hallway, the whole time they hear screams and gunfire, the sound of metal being torn apart. The gunfire stops and a moment later so do the screams, soon they hear these mighty footsteps with the occasional sound of a pipe being broken or the screech of steel, the door is then hit with these claws coming through near instantly, they drag down which cause the door to give a little, the claws pull away and they see the krakens red eye, the kraken reels back and smashes the door down, it folds it's shoulder armor and makes it's way in as what's left of the crew opens fire, the automatas arms become free to act and opens fire with it's submachine gun, spray the entire room but it soon runs out and it closes in, one-by-one it cleaves and cuts down the crew, the red eye on the back catching a sailor taking aim but is put down by the machines remaining ranged weapon.

The captain is the last one, he tosses his sidearm and raises his hands in surrender as the kraen looms over him... but it's all for nothing as the machines swings it's claws as he screams, sending crimson all over the controls. The automata moves to the controls, making sure the sub doesn't surface as it continues to make course back to China, it then rends into the controls, destroying the entire bridge before it starts to make it's way back towards it's entry point and falls back so it can be extracted.

Over in Italy the jagerauge has taken it's position near the Vatican, the machine aiming down it's scope, having already loaded a projectile and is ready to fire. Soon the target appears, the key religious figure moving in a white vehicle, his figure surrounded by bullet-resistant glass... the machine registers the target and aims dead center of his chest. The jagerauge fires the deadly weapon as the crowd continues to cheer, a half a second later, the round smashes through the glass and on impact kills the target instantly, the 35mm projectile goes through the rear glass and into the road as the inside of the targets vehicle becomes coated in crimson as his chest has been torn apart.

The machine begins to relocate as it loads a new projectile and makes it's way to the designated extraction zone, it's mission accomplishes as the crowd that once cried in join now screams in murder.

In the middle east, several strike forces of the new jager are in use, reducing a city turned fortress down to nothing, the sand dwellers falling like flies to their impressive firepower. One of them approaches a fortified road, it's arms each holding a powerful minigun, a heavy machine gun swerves it's way as rpk's pepper it's black plating as it's red eyes simply glare at them, it raises it's arms and opens fire, shredding everything in it's path. Another wielding the Gypse 88mm launcher fires and obliterates a tactical armed with a recoilless rifle before destroying a storefront, a third is walking inside a mosque firing it's minigun and launcher at anything that moves, eliminating the vermin before it.

In another part of the middle east, another city burns, it's defenders having long been slain, the jagers surrounding a damaged synagogue, the people inside are nothing but civilians, the jagers that are equipped with them aim their miniguns and open fire, the 7.62x54mm rounds landing everywhere as several jagers fire their launchers, they won't stop until their purge is complete.

Up in space, Elvo is gathering all the data from the engagements and the new machines are a huge success, thus the kraken and jagerauge are cleared for mass production. Given the jagers were field tested prior to arriving to Terra against some pretty hardened targets they didn't need to be tested at all, however, Magnum wanted some sent against a few locations.

"With these automata, we can crush Terra pretty quickly even without any allies, then again I expect nothing less, heck Magnum can crush everything when given enough time." the a.i. looks at the progress of the power armors for the others "And once these are done, it'll increase our output by a great margin."

Elvo looks over the data from the simulators involving the five ladies and when they work on their own, Farryn typically taking the leadership role when she's present and has a lot of drive when the dirt hits the fan... looks like Magnum got a good chunk of his personality from her. Vanessa and Annabelle are pretty close seconds, for the mare it is understandable given her military background but for the skunk it is really surprising given her history as a make up artist... if Elvo had to guess it's that will to be there for Magnum that made the entire difference for Vanessa. As for Sabrina and Saraphina, they work best in their support roles with the doe working at range and the rabbit with her medical skills but they can take the lead when push goes to shove.

The coyote puts on a grin "I don't know how Magnum was able to turn most of these ladies into knights... but this is impressive to say the least."

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The three machines take their positions on the starting line, they are all ready to go as the crowd cheers on the sidelines, Farryn and Vivian cheer for their son and daughter respectfully, a countdown begins as one of the Greaser's verbally commences it...

"Racers, get ready to burn some rubber!"

The three vehicles roar as they release clouds of exhaust, the mystic recalls the track information shown to him while the two Greaser's are ready to feel the need for speed.

"3... 2.... 1..... GO!!!"

The three floor the accelerator and their machines zoom forward, it starts off pretty neck and neck with the mystic making small adjustments to compensate for turns, Jacob tries to get past him but the mystic gains a leg up in the turn as he drifts around, but Sadie is able to mostly stay on him.

The red wolfess blinks as she sees him manage the track as well as he is 'Dang, this guys pretty good!'

The trio whip around the track as everyone watches closely, skill wise they are actually pretty even, Jacob effectively becomes barred as Magnum and Sadie are out-front and they are effectively fighting each other for first place. The two wolves glance to each other as they try outmaneuver one another, Sadie sees an opening in the coming turn and goes into to block the mystic, Magnum smirks as he twists the wheel and uses the e-break, he spins around as they make the turn, the spin forcing the wolfess to back off as Magnum fully spins and takes the lead.

Sadie blinks in surprise 'H-How...?!' as Jacob's jaw drops from his view.

Magnum chuckles to himself 'What can I say? I've used so many machines that this is nothing!'

To be fair, Sadie and the Greaser's in general should have just put two and two together, Magnum has a huge edge in this regard, his time as a knight has given him so much experience and training in so many fields and granted access and time to so many vehicles... all he needed to do was mesmerize the track.

Sadie lightly growls "It'll take more then fancy tricks to beat me!"

The wolfess instantly exploits a turn and now she and Magnum are side-by-side, the mystic and her glance to each other, the turns show them exchanging movements as they try to gain and edge over each other, but every time one tries to do something the other counters with Magnum beyond impressed. The race soon comes to an end with both Sadie and Magnum crossing the finish line at the exact same time, the crowd cheers as the two racers pull off to the side with Jacob finally getting across the finish line, the three leave their machines with their energy on full display.

Jocob moves towards the pair "You have got some skills Magnum." with an excited grin.

Sadie nods "Hmm, he's got some tricks, though I am curious how you can take a machine and reforge it."

Magnum raises a brow "I am listening."

The wolfess grins "We do happen to have your dream car, it's a little rough but if you can fix it up then you can keep it."

"And how long do I have to complete this challenge?"

Sadie grins "Twenty-four hours."

Magnum accepts her challenge... plus the Greaser's forgot a few key details... they forgot about his tech and his powers...

The mystic calls down a shuttle from the dreadnought that can hold the muscle car, Magnum meets Sadie's mom and soon the mystic and his mom depart, the shuttle activating it's stealth systems before disappearing among the clouds.

Vivian looks to her daughter, she sees the fire in her eyes sure, but she also sees the anger that is still very present. Vivian can tell her daughter is challenging the mystic on her terms, but it seems she is greatly underestimating him in just what he can do, even Kyra admits to herself that it's a contest she likely won't win.

Eventually Sadie, her mom, Kyra and Amara find a corner and start to have a drink as the track is slowly made ready for the next race, the raccoon is sitting next to the red wolfess while Vivian sits across from her daughter and Amara sits next to the older canine. Sadie re-runs the entire race in her mind, examining how Magnum drives... it's then she realizes she didn't place any restriction on the challenge she gave him... more then likely he'll use his tech and abilities to repair the old muscle car which earns an aggravated mantle sigh from her.

Kyra blinks at Sadie and kisses her cheek "What's up Sadie?"

Amara folds her arms "Yeah, the both of you had quite a race, that's the first time I've even seen you tie with someone."

Sadie looks to them "I know... it was a great race and he seems nice, but I can't seem to shake this feeling."

Vivian sighs at her daughter "Is it because he's a male?"

The red wolfess looks to her mom, she slowly looks down and nods "That's exactly it.", her gaze looks to her mom instantly afterword "Yeah, he hasn't done anything wrong, but I find it odd he's on Earth and that... he's....", she takes a breath as she has run out of words and reasons...

Kyra puts her hand on Sadies shoulder "Sadie, please relax. We know you are suspicious of men after... it... happened, but Magnum doesn't strike me as that type at all."

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On board the Howling Crusader, Magnum is looking over the treaty sent from the Mystic Alliance, a grin taking up his muzzle, standing in front of him are all the Errant's, save for Bensen who is on his mission.

The mystic looks to them "With the Mystic Alliance on our side, we have a powerful ally."

His sister nods "Then there is the information Za'Vara sent."

The blue-furred canine pulls up the information, his eyes scanning it as his grin turns into a curious stare, his eyes going from left to right as he reads the script, a statisfied smirk appears on his muzzle... it's exactly what he was looking for.

The coyote projects some data from the engagements the automata took part in "And this is what we got from the trials of the kraken and jagerauge, both we successful in their missions and the jager automata cleared out the areas you wanted. As ordered, no one survived the attacks brought on by the jager units."

The mystic nods "Excellent... it's all going according to plan.", he looks to his sister "Please bring up the feed on that car we recived." earning looks from everyone save Farryn.

Elvo brings up a projected image of the machine, it is a genuine 1973 ford falcon xb gt coupe and it has seen better days with some parts missing and a good chunk of it is rusted with the engine basically a brick. Magnum tells Elvo that he wishes to bring this machine to full working order, though he does want to make some changes to make the vehicle more efficient. First the gas-powered v8 is chosen to be fully replaced with what many consider a diesel engine which greatly expands what the machine can run on, however thanks to the engines other given characteristics, it can run on almost every combustible material. The overall look of the car resembles the falcon from the first Mad Max film, down to the paint job, layout and blower, however another difference is with the paint, as in Magnum's blue 'M' is added to the doors, one is located just in front of the cars blower on the hood and another is located on the boot section in the center of the lid just over the lights.

Elvo looks over the repairs and all, saying it all will be completed well before the deadline to Magnum's delight as he's finally getting his dream car.

Magnum gives his sister a thankful grin "Thanks Elvo, please notify me when it is complete." earning a nod from the coyote.

The ladies all look to the car then to the grinning mystic, they'll never getting tired of seeing such a grin on his face, Vanessa is particular can't wait for Bensen to see this.

Annabelle moves over to him "I picked this up for you hon, I hope you like my gift." as she balances the case on her arm.

Magnum opens the briefcase and sees the p38, his eyes gain as shine as he is taken aback, he brings the pistol out "A walther p38..." his gaze examining the sidearm, he then side hugs the mare and thanks her for the gift.

Elvo has a drone bring some 9mm ammunition, he loads the entire magazine as Annabelle informs him everything about the sidearm... a genuine weapon from a chaotic time, which only earns more admiration from him.

Eight drones come into view for Magnum to test the sidearm, in a span of two seconds he brings each drone down with a single round, the ladies blink in surprise at the display as Magnum lightly blows air at the end of the barrel, he gently removes the magazine and asks Elvo to make new magazines for the sidearm to use and for a proper holster. Magnum places both the sidearm and the magazine back in the briefcase and it's set off to the side before giving the mare another embrace and giving her a kiss.

The mystic spends a few minutes re-reading the sent documents from Za'Vara, committing the words to memory as he gains more confidence in what it says... it was an accident the first time... but now if this works he can trigger it when he wants to.

Magnum looks to the ladies "The instructions Za'vara sent me are for something I have been trying to understand for a while." earning everyone's attention "Annabelle and Saraphina, please step forward, mom if you wish to partake, you can as well." extending his hands out.

Vanessa and Sabrina become confused at first, but then they see his eyes starting to glow white...

To be continued...