A samll hole was made in the armor,though only big enough for one bullet"Annoying little pest.Execute Delta-07"
"Error.Error.Not enough energy"Armageddon said.
"WHAT?What do you mean not enough energy?"
"Too much hull damage taken."It responded as it brought up a display of the hull.
Bill examined the hull,then noticed most of the frontal armor was gone"That did more damage then I thought."He opened a private channel to his base"Germane,beam me out of here.I took more damage then expected."Armageddon disappeared in a blue light.
"HEY! Chicken!" Serra growled, and then Weyr jumped off into the battlefield. The M/ECA kicked at the ground, then turned to Tachikaze. "You alright, Andrew?"
Tachikaze nodded slowly. "I'm fine... I'm just running on fumes, proverbially speaking." he said as Tachikaze brought up a display of his power levels. "I ought to get back to my dropship to recharge Tachikaze. You're welcome to join me if you like... I owe you for helping me fight that massive M/ECA." he said, and Tachikaze held out its hand, offering her a small, metal disc with a blinking red light in the direct center. "It's a temporary transport tracer. It helps my dropship to lock onto you and your M/ECA so it can beam you aboard."
Serra wasn't one to comply free shipment. She hadn't had a stable base. She was more like a nomad, since alien forces had invaded her homeworld, it had become a habit of her to move through the galaxies in search of anymore of her kind. It soon was of her own decision to accept Andrew's offer. Weyr stretched a metallic claw and gently grabbed the disk. "Alright" Serra's still camouflaged voice said. "I'm ready."
"Alright... You might feel a sudden pulling sensation" he said as the transporters locked onto them both. And, as he had warned her, the transportation caused a sudden feeling of being yanked forward by the belt before the blackness of dematerialization.
When they reemerged from the transport, they were standing in what looked like a large garage, populated by M/ECA parts, power tools, cranes, lifts, clamps and all manner of other things. Andrew sighed as Tachikaze reached up and pulled its head free, allowing him to shake his head rapidly, freeing his hair from the confines of the suit. The back of the suit popped open with a pnuematic hiss, allowing him to pull his thin, weasel-like frame out of the suit. He pressed something inside the suit, causing it to close up again before he plugged a large cable into Tachikaze's back, setting it to recharge. He turned to look at Serra, smiling slightly as he ran his fingers through his headfur.
"Welcome aboard the Maelstrom. A Nova-class cargo ship I rebuilt myself... She's a tempermental piece of work, but she's never failed me yet..." He said, smiling. Andrew was dressed in what looked like a spandex body suit, leaving very little to the imagination. It was a necessity for him. It stopped his clothes and fur from getting caught inside the suit or generating static, potentially damaging sensitive internal components.
A sweet voice came from Weyr for a change. The concealer was obviously shut off: "Well I'm impressed" Serra said, before Weyr's belly parted in two, opened like a hall door and a small stair-case unfolded, from where the 'space-girl' came out. Obviously she was all covered with her leotard and her helmet, so at first she'd look like a normal human girl, before she decided to pull her helmet off. A cute smile drawn on the female's muzzle, revealing her ebony black scaled draconic features and her prism blue coloured hair. "It's nice to meet the pilot of my M/ECA's rival" she said with a grin.
Andrew nodded, smiling slightly. "Likewise..." he remarked, and headed towards a door at the far end of the garage. "If you'd like to follow me, I'd be happy to give you a tour. Right now I could really use a shower and something to eat... how about you?"
< Mitsuki's house >
Mitsuki kept lowering her ears while her eyes glaring to Disturbed's M/ECA suit through the window. "I guess...I need to say sorry to him..."
Not wanting to disclose her own hygienical status since her escape, and neither the shameful and sad tale, the dragoness simply nodded. "Maybe I'll take a shower later, you know just to get the sweat of my brow" she gave out a concealed femenine giggle. She was a very cute reptilian anthropomorphic specimen, but being lady-like wasn't her thing. But as always she was wary with strangers even in confidence with them.
"Though I'd really like having something to eat. I've been really hungry lately" she said as she walked along Andrew.
"Okay skip the shower for now and get some lunch..." he said, thoinking for a moment. Andrew motioned for her to follow him as he turned a corner, opening the door to the kitchen. It was well-stocked, if a bit small. "Right, lets see what we've got here..."