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[Akroma]

Tobias would not have to wait long, until the 05, alongside 3 other ICARUS units, one of them damaged, to enter the compound. Three more Icarus units joined them shortly after, observing the slight damage on the 05.

"Shiiiiit, I better fix this before I go down, she is going to be so mad at me...."

The seven units begin to fix eachother.

[Projeck37]

Tobias shoots Icarus a text.

All seven units are here.

[kj1225]

Kyle actually stopped flying after about a hundred feet. He dropped his armor so he wasn't wearing fire and nanites anymore. He eventually pull out his phone and punches in a number.
"Hey cousin. I'm in California.... Yes, I know you're busy.... A void something stole my friends power.... Yeah, heavy armor, anti-air, and an anti-void sqaud. They're Icarus models, of course this isn't overkill. YOU HAVE THE DESIGNS! Anyways, I mostly just need them to destroy the 05.... Yeah, my suit is busted. Hm... Oh, and could you hook me up with uncle Hector? Yeah, I need to call in for a cleaner, to be sure."
Kyle ends the call. He sighs as he walks back to the coast to await his castle.

[Akroma]

ETA IRIS backup - 2 hours
ETA Nomad - 0.5 hours
ETA the castle - no idea how fast it can cross the pacific, but probably long.

"Keep an eye on them. We will be there soon. All seven at once are bad news."

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Meanwhile, the Icarus units, having fixed the obvious damage, walk towards a dead-end of a hallway. Some sensor seems to notice them, and opens a previously hidden elevator shaft downwards.

[Projeck37]

Tobias quickly slips in, hiding within the shadow of the 03.

[Kansa]

Alice paced nervouslly about the nomad, finding it impossible to relax considering the circumstances

[kj1225]

((IRIS would be faster or as fast as the NOMAD since they're already in California.))

[Akroma]

Tobias moves easily 10 stories downward, before a huge hall opens itself in front of him. Dozens of assembly lines, churning out one ICARUS units after the other, again and again. Hard to say for how long this operation has been running, but this line could probably produce up to 100 units a day. But what is much more concerning is what surrounds the hall. Hundreds of humans in glass-prisons, too weak to move. Occasionaly an ICARUS unit would go in, pick up a dead human, and toss it into an incinerator. It takes a while to figure out the reason for this, but Tobias eyes follow a set of blue glowing wires that is coming from the prison to a chamber at the end of the assembly lines. While the rest of the assembly line looks very sterile and on point, this chamber contains a crude summoning circle. Each Icarus unit is moved through here...and after a while, starts moving.

This is a summoning battery. Forcefully extracting mana from humans, to channel the summoning of an Agribaal, using a pre-drawn summoning circle. This is a whole new kind of magi-tech...

The seven move towards the north of the hall, where a train is waiting, filling one by one with ICARUS units. There is no tunnel or exit for the train to go to however. At the head of the train, a particularly sleek designed Unit, with a cranial headpiece that would resemble a kind of robo-shamanistic feather-hat, is staring at a panel.

"Number 05 and number 01 are damaged. You will be punished."

The seven gulp...even machines know fear..sometimes.

[Projeck37]

Tobias snaps a few pictures stealthily from a dark corner. He sends them all to Icarus.

[Akroma]

Icarus puts the pictures on the nomad screens..

"Oh no..nono..I did this. This is my fault."

[Kansa]

Alice looked on in horror as she saw the pictures
"How is... is it your fault?"

[Projeck37]

"That... doesn't look good."
Isaac crosses his arms.
Tobias just hides, keeping watch.

[Akroma]

"When Alucard summoned Shaz-Man-Yat, she wanted all the information about the ICARUS project, in return for all the information about Hilda. This is the fruits of my lack of foresight."

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"Be ready to defend the facility. I have seen them coming. The 26th battalion will be finished in exactly 963 seconds. The train will depart on time. I will allow no delay."

[Projeck37]

Train... Where...
Tobias texts Icarus, then goes to look for the train.

They're going to mobilize a battalion by train in 963 seconds.

[Akroma]

We will be there in 10 minutes, that leaves us with 5...not the best odds.