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Champions of Battle: AD7 – Awakening #26

Stealth Phrygian was an amazing ship.  AD7 noticed that from the moment it decloaked above them in the woods.  She didn’t hear anything while floated just above them.  It just appeared out of nowhere.  The ship had to be almost a meter long and about three decimeters wide.  She had no idea how tall it was until they were inside.

She followed Keyanna on a path through the ship.  They had to walk a ways to reach the captain’s cabin.  The flight was so smooth AD7 forgot that she was in an airship for a while.  She mistook it for a building when eating in the conference room.  Eleven people were able to sit there with room to spare.  Still, the conference room was on a lower level.  They had climbed a few ladders on their way to see Tirzah.

It was vitally important that AD7 speak with her.  It seemed they all were convinced that AD7 was some kind of Mech wizard.  While the Mech Talent Schools were a result of her actions, the Mech Army was not her doing.  If they expect her to help them, they would have to rescue Eighty-Seven.  They would all be very disappointed if they relied on AD7 as she was.

Keyanna lead her directly to Tirzah’s office.  As they walked in, they saw Tirzah looking at a detailed layout for a large castle city.  The slightly opaque image covered her desk.  It disappeared at the desk’s edges.  By the motions of her hands, the image moved to a different area and zoomed in and out.  She studied every bit of the city, even the sewers underneath.  Keyanna and AD7 walked in unannounced yet Tirzah wasn’t at all surprised to see them.

“Done eating,” she asked after giving them the slightest of glances.  She returned her gaze to the image on her desk.  They approached and noticed that her lamp and desk decorations were now on the floor behind her.

“Yes,” AD7 answered.  After a pause she continued, “I’m sorry to interrupt but I’m probably not the person that you need for your trails.  I don’t know anything about any war.”

Keyanna didn’t like hearing that.  She looked at AD7 with piercing eyes.  AD7 nodded to her acknowledging her disapproval.

Tirzah didn’t seem to like it either.  She stopped looking at the city’s image and focused on AD7 as she spoke again, “You are exactly the person that I need.”  She saw AD7’s confused look.  Then she asked, “Do you remember much about the machines you left at your wall?”  AD7 gave a negative response.  “We’ll try to help you,” she said with true sympathy, “Well; Rubin’s Trail has had your mechanized counterpart for the better part of twenty years.  They have yet to get anything from her directly.”  She paused letting the information sink in.  “I’m sure that you and her need to work together again for either of you to be close to what you were before.”

AD7 smile and said, “I was thinking the same thing.”

Tirzah smiled as well, “We had better start planning then.”  She brought the image of Rubin’s Trail back onto her desk.  Glancing at AD7 again she said, “The sandwiches were amazing by the way.”

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The conference table quickly became a dinner table.  The long rounded table was black and bolted to the floor.  There were black chairs with soft brown cushions all along its length.  Everyone grabbed a sandwich, sat, and ate.  All except the pilot of course, Jai left for the front of the ship with an extra sandwich for April.  After Tirzah grabbed her sandwich, she left for her personal chambers as well.

AD7 opened the rapping and found the fragrant smell that she remembered so well.  Ge’s Noodles and Subs never disappointed.  The sandwiches were cold and a little soggy.  It looked a little suspect.  However, after tasting the sandwich, her mind was put at ease.  The recipe had not changed even after all these decades.  She should have expected no less from the Ge family.  The sandwich was outstanding, even when cold.

GarDNAnge1 agreed.  They were eating in near silence though many napkins were needed.  Once the talking started, AD7 found herself at the center of discussion.  Everyone wanted to meet the lady they had traveled all this way to find.  They were interested in Cyd too, just nowhere near as much.

They wanted to know everything about her.  Where she was originally from; how she landed in Bosstown; the origin of her name; what inspired her to become a builder; the planning of the Mech Wall; how she built and programmed the machines so quickly; how she stayed one step ahead of Rubin’s Trail; what times were really like fifty years ago; the questions kept coming.  AD7 had a little trouble answering them all.  Her memory was returning, but there were still very large bits of her history that remained blank.

Keyanna was really interested in her.  Scientists, blacksmiths, and mechanics were able to copy some of Mech Fortress’ technology and open Mech Talent Schools.  Keyanna used these talents with the Berserker and Archery Talents to create a devastating style.  To actually meet the inspiration behind her most powerful talent set was an absolute dream.

This was a little overwhelming for AD7.  The sudden fame was a bit confusing.  She still considered herself a simple builder.  She didn’t do anything special.  She only built a defensive wall as best she could.  Maybe she did a little too well.

After initial introductions and questions, AD7 sat back and watched them talk while she ate.  Even the three she knew took on different roles with the others around.  They laughed and joked and commented on the food.  Oyintsa and Royal were making fun of each other on how they fought the ratcoon.  It was an incredible story the way they told it.

They all seemed like good people.  AD7 wanted to know all of them.  She wanted to know them as well as they knew each other, but there were so many.  They were all from different places and had unique abilities.  They were a strong team.  Even with their strength, they needed her help.

AD7 kept thinking about what Tirzah had told her.  She was supposed to build great working buildings for them.  They expected her to do something similar to what she made before she died.  But even then, she desperately needed her helper.  They needed to free Eighty-Seven.

After they had finished eating, AD7 turned to Keyanna and said, “I really need to talk to Tirzah.”

“Sure, no problem,” was her honest response, “I’ll take you to her.”

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The wait was surprisingly brief.  Ge’s Noodles and Subs knew how to treat their high rollers.  Oyintsa was sure to thank them with a generous tip, with a little extra for the cook.  He grabbed the bags and they were out the door.

The trip out of Bosstown was a lot quicker than the trip to the restaurant.  For one, Oyintsa and Royal used a directional system to know exactly where to go.  They also had purpose enough to get there quickly.

Even though she held no equipment or bags, AD7 lagged behind.  The thoughts of her closest companion stuck deep in her mind.  The war was finished but Eighty-Seven would not consider that possible until AD7 told her directly.  So, as far as Eighty-Seven was concerned, she was deep behind enemy lines.  AD7 could only guess what Eighty-Seven would do to get out.

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Rubin’s Trail: Main Research Lab

Adrianne was still a little shaken by the Gankers’ attack.  They were probably bandits trying their luck; testing the strength of Rubin’s Trail’s defense.  She couldn’t begin to guess where they came from but they were very well funded.  Cloaking devices and hover-hunters were not easy to come by.

However, those thoughts were for another day.  She was back in her element now.  Sitting in her laboratory office, she listened as best she could to Chaeri’s reports on AD7’s treatment and responses.  The researchers had waited as long as they could for Dr. Yu to return.  After too long a time they had to take some actions.  She wanted to know as much as she could about this mechanical chisho before they met.

Chaeri explained that after AD7 woke up, she had shown near crisho responses to almost all stimuli.  She was thus deemed near crisho and moved from the research facility to one of the observation apartments in the lab.  It would be rude to treat a crisho in any other way, even an enemy.  A semi-prison, there was no way out of those apartments.  An electromagnetic field and other precautions prevented any contact with the outside world.

AD7 didn’t seem to need any sustenance, possibly the result of her mechanical state.  She also seemed to have an involved interest in the mechanical devices as she touched and stared at them often.  That was all they decided to do without Dr. Yu’s approval.

Dr. Yu was interested in everything AD7 did.  It was her childhood dream to meet such an iconic former Champion.  She had given pause to the greatest nations in the area.  Her Mech Fortress was strong enough to cause them to negotiate peace, combine their forces, and even ask for worldwide aid from Champions.

She started as a simple builder who wanted to defend a city.  Now she sits in their lab.  What was she now, a prisoner, a project, an example, a secret weapon?  All that would depend on her reaction to questioning.

Adrianne stood at her desk, “I would like to meet her,” an understatement.  She almost bolted out of the room with excitement before she remembered her status.

Chaeri stood and bowed trying to ignore her leader’s excitement, “I will take you to her.”

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