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"I don't like this," Henry commented with skepticism.
"Beta scouted it out beforehand. It's our best shot at getting back to Tokyo."
Beta, who had been quietly observing the lake, chimed in. "That's right. It'll cut our travel time significantly. We just need my-his bike to jumpstart it, and we'll be on our way."
"It's because it's <span class="mu-i">that one</span>, I don't trust it.." Henry's expression twisted with something like annoyance, and disgust, before settling back into his position.
It makes sense that they didn't trust Beta all the way, hopefully he would prove himself with his actions soon enough. Could he be worried about another attack? Presumably, the cyber mounts could only communicate with each other on whatever network they used. But that struck you as wrong, additionally, Amane had known what frequency they were operating on. Still, with Seesan tied up, there could have been no messages to the Ark behind your back. Not unless he was far more dexterous than you gave him credit for. Or if there was another traitor. But that wasn't likely.
Right?
"Alright, everyone, make sure you hold onto something!" You call out to the group. Beta gives you a casual salute, Henry merely ignores you, and the villagers take a moment to prepare themselves. You were about to say something like, 'plug in your seatbelts', but nobody here has anything like that, even the futuristic Dive-bikes that Beta and Henry were riding. Maybe you should make a sidecar for Beta later?
With preparations complete, you warm your bike up with repeated pushes on the accelerator, revving it up, the sound echoing through the area. Gently guiding it toward one of the lift-ramps, a small cement outcrop only two feet high, you idle briefly, feeling a slight vibration beneath you. The world around you seemed to react, priming the road, but nothing further occurred.
"It's been unused for ages, partner, you're going to need more." Beta calls out. Nodding in acknowledgment, you let go of your grip on the handlebars. Raising one arm out at an angle, you then swiftly bend the other to your side.
"Rider!" You shout and flood your body with high-energy Aether, summoning the belt. In a shimmer of light, a metallic band appears around your waist. Moving your extended arm counter-clockwise, your arms then switch, and then both bend out behind your sides. The gyro in your buckle begins to spin loudly, the air around you wraps into a small vortex. Roughly brushing up against the carriage behind you, startling the people inside.
"Change!" A bright light envelops you. A familiar feeling fills you as the armor appears around you. When the light recedes, and the gyro begins to calm down, the villagers behind you are in awe.
"Why do you always call out what you're doing?" Henry asked.
"Maybe it's voice-activated..." Tyri comments.
>"I do it because it's cool."
>"It fills me with courage."
>"It's voice activated."
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