Harem Reborn

Chapter 108: Like A Bullet

Tama calmed in my arms, and I finally let her go, stepping back, but I kept my hands on her shoulders. She rubbed her eye and then slowly looked up at me. It looked like she was about to start crying again, but I babbled to keep her from falling apart again.

"Tama, this wasn't your fault. Energy Lich is meant to take energy and use it, but you took too much, so you transferred it to me. That should have only gone into the MAS unit, but I absorbed it instead and then used it to power the MAS. Me screaming and blacking out was because there is something different about me, and I need to get back to Galantia and see what is in the chest at the end of my bed!"

I gasped for air, and Tama had a startled look on her face. I tipped my head and let go of Tama's shoulders and then sank to the ground. I was still pretty tired, but then I noticed what I had been too busy to notice. 

The flat blue lines that felt like cords pressed out of my skin, I then put a hand to cover my eyes, but I had no blue glow. Maybe only when I used Dynam the lines and my eyes would light up; this would not be good in dark places. I looked up, and Tama looked concerned, but I just put my hand up, and she helped me to my feet.

"I'm just tired; let's get out of here. Where's my suit?"

"Over here, Dave!"

Tama got under my arm and helped me turn to the three other girls standing in their suit in front of a large pile of gems. There were a lot of the pure ones, but there were also some purple ones that were larger. Tama helped me cross the sand to my suit that was standing just off to the side. 

Once inside, the MAS units assisted strength made it much easier to walk, and I no longer needed Tama's help. She went to get in her suit while I turned back to the pile of gems. All there girls had their helmet's open and wore large smiles; it was an impressive haul.

"So, my lovely ladies, how did we do?"

"Twenty-two Pure Dynam, nine Chaos Dynam, and two Monstrous Dynam Gems!" Mikota explained with enthusiasm, which was infectious because I started to get excited as well.

Two Monstrous Gems! I couldn't wait to get ahold of Jill, but we needed to get out of here first and get back to the others. We had just under two days until the race would start, but if we couldn't get out of the canyon, then nothing mattered.

"Have you guys figured a way out besides running up the wall?"

"Yeah, when the gems appeared, a wide path opened up to the surface. It's big enough to take the buggy, but we had to take the turret mounts off," Mikota explain as she looked longingly at a pile of metal dust.

"Really? That's really good! I didn't want to walk, and I am exhausted. You all have everything figured out!"

"What else were we supposed to do? We got everything ready while you took a dirt nap. You need to stop doing that!" Iona scolded me.

"You're telling me. It's not like I enjoyed the feeling of someone trying to pull my brain from my skull. I trade you next time, hmmm?"

"Yeah, Yeah, I know, I just don't like it, but let's get out of here."

We all agreed and willed out glass down, and I hopped into the vehicle after some prodding. I wanted to help load the gems up, but the girls weren't having any part of it. Tama pushed me into the front passenger seat and even buckled me in but then sat behind me.

After the girls loaded up, everyone got in, and this time Iona drove. I watched Iona drive to the center but then turned hard, going in a big loop but gaining speed. Suddenly, Iona straightened the wheel, and we headed to a human-made ramp in front of the lava stream.

I looked quicked and found the holy shit handles and braced my self as Iona floored it. We barreled like a rocket sled on rails at the ramp Mikota must have made, but it didn't matter about who made it. That lava 'stream' was at least five meters wide; there was no way we would make it across!

I turned to look at Iona, but her glass was translucent, and I couldn't see her expression. Abruptly, Iona's voice came over the suits speakers.

//Alright girls! Just like we talked about! Ramp, jump, then push with all you have got! - Iona.

I wanted to argue, but at the last second, I looked back, and the three girls were standing in the back. I felt the front end hit the ramp, and the girls jumped right as we left the ramp. Somehow we straightened out and flew forward like a bullet. What was going on here?! 

I looked back, and the girls were standing on the ground with shaking arms. What was going on? Suddenly, we fell and crashed into the sand, but we were fine, somehow.

/What just happened?

I looked back, and all three girls were picking themselves up off the floor. The crash must have knocked them down, but were they holding us up? I wanted to cry impossible, but then I remembered this was all just a big game. Impossible equals limited thinking here.

//It was Iona's dumb idea; we used the stabilizing system to hold the Mega-Buggy up to make it accross -Mikota.

//It worked, didn't it? Now, praise me! -Iona.

/Yes, babe, you did good! I am genuinely impressed; I could have never imagined something like that. It was a splendid plan, and it actually worked! How long was I out that you guys had time to practice for this?

*Silence*

/Wait... You guys did practice at least once first before trying this?

//... Ummm... -Iona.