This is a work of fiction any similarities between the characters, events, or locations in this story and actual locations, events, or people are purely coincidental.
© 2004 Warlord
Atlantis
By Warlord
It was good to be home, as I pulled my Suburban into the driveway. Grid had made a full report 2 hours before landing so they were well and truly alerted to my pending arrival. As I climbed out of the truck and grabbed my suitcase, Cath opened the door.
“Welcome home, Champion.”
“Hello, Love.”
As I walked up, I realized she was wearing a set of wizard jewelry. When we hugged I felt her favorite SIG P-226 in her middle of the back holster. I continued and saw my Cynthia Lolita return my short-barreled Benelli M-4 12 gauge to a spot leaning against the wall. Cynthia resumed sitting on the armrest of the couch.
Cynthia was also wearing wizard jewelry and was somewhat incongruously dressed in her favorite cut-off shorts, which are so short the pockets hang out of the legs and with her Chiefs Special 38 revolver in a cross draw holster clipped to the waist on her left side and a tight short tee.
Aurelia rushed up, hurriedly kissed me and grabbed away my suitcase to take to my room.
Cynthia kissed me, and led me to the couch. She seated me and then climbed on my lap, with her back to me, and her legs on the outside of mine. She had my hands in hers, pulled onto her lap, my wrist was rubbing against her custom gun butt. Cath brought in my Colt Commander 45, put it on the coffee table and then sat down next to us. Queen Isobel, Enoch, Elias, Jon, and General Ulysses were also seated in the living room.
I pointed to the firearms and the jewelry:
“Expecting company?”
Cath replied:
“When Elias was explaining about a wizard assault, I asked if we were defended against a regular ‘smash and grab’ by thugs. By the time we were done talking, I opened your gun vault and got us some protection.”
“When did you get here?”
Cynthia answered:
“Friday, you must have just left, we picked up a couple of cook-at-home pizzas and decided that we would feed you. Isobel opened the door. She knew who we were and she explained and showed us everything. Elias issued us wizard jewelry enhanced with crystal power, which he will have to explain. They also made us monk robes, like yours.”
Cath continued:
“Elias worried that as a hologram, he might not be able to direct magic strongly enough in a confrontation. Isobel said your Champion’s plan included us, and also explained your fears for our safety.”
Elias picked up the narrative:
“We have made discovery and progress by issuing wizard jewelry to Lady Catherine and Princess Cynthia.”
Both turned to smirk into my surprised expression.
He continued:
“More wizard jewelry increases the powers of our crystals and there is an apparent feedback loop which then increases the power of the jewelry. We used this added power to find and transport several smaller crystals and more jewelry. We located larger crystals and then as you suggested we began searching for ‘lost’ gadgets. We are also quietly attempting a census of wizards. With you back in close contact, we might see another increase.”
I said:
“This is all great work. What is crystal enhanced jewelry?”
Elias quickly demonstrated using my jewelry. He added two thin crystal rods 12 inches long and a 13 pointed star to my wrist buckler and a smaller similar star to my medallion then some small crystal ‘chips’ to the inside of my ring.
“This increases your ability and will likely increase the power available to all of us.”
“Can you make up jewelry for Tammy and Adrienne and will it work that far away?”
Before Elias could answer, Cath and Cynthia started to laugh.
Cath said:
“For next time, when you have Grid make a complete report, you might want to have it edited for television.”
“Shit.”
“All of us with AI capability got a virtual dump of your every minute in Sin City in full color and surround sound.”
Cynthia said:
“You are my hero and I love you, but did it ever occur to you that bagging two cheerleaders and a casino host in one weekend might be viewed as conspicuous consumption?”
“Sorry.”
“You’re not really and that is probably also why I love you.”
I looked over at the laughing face of Queen Isobel:
“Did you really believe that two women was better camouflage?”
Elias came to my rescue:
“We believe that our new crystal jewelry will work and we have ample supplies to equip these two and others as you recruit them. The most prevalent suggestion was for you to fly to them, issue the jewelry, and all fly back so that their jewelry can be tuned and locked in to our crystals here. This should start another feedback cycle which will guarantee ample power.”
Enoch said:
“You can walk upstairs and see some crystals which we found shortly after our newest jewelry activated. We hope our next survey reveals more success.”
I asked:
“Can you prepare jewelry and monks robes to be delivered tonight?”
Jon said:
“I can handle that task.”
Elias said:
“You asked about a light and fire spell, we discussed it and we have some suggestions plus a flash spell which might work for signaling or even for distraction.”
I said:
“Please give me two versions of the flash, one with a loud report and one without sound. It is common for SWAT teams to use a flash/bang grenade for distraction.”
I continued:
“I will try to recruit Air Marshall Alexis Cartwright next. My reasoning is that she has just undergone rigorous firearms training and qualified. Her live fire training probably ranks with the FBI Hostage Rescue Team. We need that skill.”
Queen Isobel asked:
“About the Nevada ranch?”
I answered:
“It is an abandoned property close enough to town to be a staging area and far enough out not to be of interest. I cannot help thinking that many wizards and mages would visit Las Vegas for EXACTLY the reason I was there. It would seem a place to be watched carefully and to augment our census.”
Cynthia said,
“Tammy asked about Las Vegas being a neutral zone, do you believe that?”
I answered:
“I honestly don’t know, that would assume organization, councils, agreements, rules, treaties, I hope we figure it out before we go to war and find out we are fighting the Wizard UN.”
Then I asked:
“Have you been watching J.W. Miles?”
Cath said:
“Yes, that’s part of why we are all armed up, he is a snake.”
General Ulysses continued:
“We have continued in depth surveillances of his business and home properties. We feel very confident that we have accurate maps, floor plans, and logs of personnel movement for all but one room on the second floor of his mansion. This room is also where we believe his gadget is. J.W., his wife, eldest son, mother and several female servants spend varying amounts of time 3 or 4 days a week in this room. We cannot penetrate this veil without more power and I do not recommend action without more resources and weapons on our side.”
I asked:
“Another request, I want a spell which allows me to reach through the molecules of a wall to grab someone or to stun them.”
Elias looked pensive, and then he suddenly ran off.
I resumed:
“Then we seem agreed that we continue to look for gadgets and crystals and we try to establish an accurate census of wizards.”
Queen Isobel said;
“My Champion, must we fight everyone?”
“I do not know my queen, I hope not or at least I hope we can find a way to co-exist with at least some of them.”
Cynthia turned to me and said:
“Hey champion, you wanna boff a princess?”
With that she pushed my hands into her cut-offs.
“Cynthia, take him to bed, nobody wants to see you two rutting on the couch today.”
“Mom!”
“Don’t mom me and try to remember he needs rest before he leaves, now go to bed.”
“Yes, Cath”
As I got off the couch, I leaned over and gave Cath a thorough kiss.
“Later, Cath?”
“Don’t worry champion, I’m not neglected, go to bed!”
Cynthia pulled me into the bedroom and pushed me into a sitting position on the bed. She set both handguns on the bedside table and then she quickly stripped. She turned her attention to me and as she removed clothing she kissed and licked the skin revealed. Soon, I was naked and hard. I pulled her to me and rolled over with her in my arms.
“I don’t want to play, fuck me now!”
With that she spread her legs widely and pulled me toward her. I rubbed my cock lightly and then centered it at her entrance. I slowly pushed into Cynthia until I was completely inside her. She threw her arms and legs around me and pulled me down until my full weight was on her. I held her face between my fingers and kissed her while my body tried to penetrate her even more. Suddenly both of us began to spasm and we came, still without moving. After I got my breath back.
“I missed you so much Cynthia Lolita.”
“I missed you too”
Then she looked into my eyes and still holding me tightly, she said:
“Truth?”
“What?”
“Why did you go out of touch with us?”
“I was worried, Cynthia, all this wizard shit scares me and I can’t guarantee the safety of the people I love.”
“Champion, the people who love YOU are willing to carry their own weight and we want you to ask us. We are willing to face ANY danger together.”
“Sorry, I should have asked.”
“You were caught up in the situation, I have already forgiven you but you better find a minute to speak to Cath, she is still annoyed.”
“Annoyed is better than angry.”
“Don’t get cute, happy is much better than annoyed. You need to fuck her until she is happy.”
“Yes my princess, your wish is my command.”
“Fuck you, now roll over, you need sleep before you go pick up the Nevada contingent.”
With that Cynthia rolled us onto our sides and released her legs so that they curled lightly around my calves and her arms were now around my neck. She leaned forward and lightly kissed me on the nose.
“Sleep champion, we love you.”
Held in the arms of my angel, I was asleep instantly. It seemed only an instant later; I woke up with my face held against breasts. This is far better than any pillow. Then it dawned on me that these were not tight cheerleader breasts, these were fuller and softer and at that point I pulled my head back and looked into the eyes of Queen Isobel.
“Cynthia said that she did not want you to awaken alone.”
“A princess who commands a queen?”
“A princess who commands easily and well, General Ulysses says that she will be a great general and he wishes to begin her training.”
Queen Isobel leaned forward and kissed me, she again made eye contact.
“Cynthia tells me, when I say the word TRUTH, if you agree, we both must be completely honest.”
“Cynthia talks too much!”
“Truth, my champion.”
“Truth, my queen.”
“What is a patsy?”
“Cline, early Country Western singer, ‘Crazy’, ‘I Fall to Pieces’, ‘She’s Got You’, died in a plane crash.”
“I hardly think you were discussing music, you agreed to truth.”
“Sorry, a patsy is a dupe, a person easily taken advantage of.”
“And you are MY dupe?”
“I love you my queen and I know that Isobel would never betray me but I also know that the Queen of all Atlantis would kill me with her own hand if it would protect the people she serves and governs.”
“Yes, my Champion that is too near the truth for my comfort. “
She pulled back and looked very grave and asked:
“What shall we do?”
“We continue to play the cards we’re dealt and hope for a decent flop.”
“Yes, my champion we must continue.”
Just then Aurelia entered, she leaned over and kissed Isobel and then turned and kissed me.
“It is time. Champion”
“Thank you, Aurelia”
The queen sat up and said:
“Cynthia had another question, she asked if holograms were anatomically correct.”
My cock gave a lurch and I looked at her.
She and Aurelia laughed and Isobel said:
“When you get back!”
As I walked out of the bedroom, I ran into Elias. I had a question:
“Elias, why am I flying and not using teleportation.”
“Teleportation requires detailed knowledge of the leaving and landing area, down to what your time refers to as the molecular level and therefore needs preparation time on both ends. Also only one person can teleport and then without very much baggage!”
“I guess I’m still getting ready for takeoff!”
Cath told me that she had already called Adrienne and that my meeting was for midnight at the ranch.
Once again, I dressed in my monk’s robe. I carried a silenced Ruger 22 in a shoulder holster and my 45 Commander behind my hip in an inside the pants holster. My Buck folder and my Gerber combat knife completed my traveling clothes.
Aurelia was in the kitchen. She was making breakfast for me. I ate my scrambled eggs, bacon and toast.
“Thank you for a wonderful meal, Aurelia.”
“You are most welcome Champion.”
Elias, Enoch, and Jon joined me with the jewelry and cloaks for Adrienne and Tammy and also to discuss how to quickly to train our two new wizards before the flight home. All too soon it was time to go.
Cynthia and I rose from the ground, and at about 500 feet she kissed me goodbye.
“Hurry back Champion, I wonder if wizards can join the mile high club.”
I laughed and quickly set course for the Nevada ranch site. I pressed my speed and arrived before midnight. I landed on top of the metal machinery shed, used that vantage to make sure that the site was still deserted and then floated down and entered the shed.
Trying out the light spell was fun. I finally made a ball of light the size of a basketball and let it float inside near the roof of the shed. The luminance filled the space and spilled out the door. I found scraps of wood littering the ground, stacked, and ignited them using my new fire spell. I was warming my hands against the desert chill, and heard the growl of a pickup in four-wheel approaching.
Adrienne saw me and accelerated, she pulled into the shed and stopped with a flourish. The passenger door opened and Tammy launched herself into my arms.
“Welcome back Champion.”
“Hello love.”
Adrienne stepped out of her pickup and walked over to fold both of us in a hug with a deep kiss for me.
“I haven’t been gone that long, but I sure appreciate the thought.”
They both laughed.
“Are you two dressed for traveling?”
They both did a little pirouette for me. They were dressed in jeans, and flannel shirts with substantial hiking boots.
Adrienne said:
“Nothing for your little clothing fetish here I’m afraid.”
“My fetish is what’s in the clothing.”
Tammy said:
“Good answer Champion, we’ll get you trained yet.”
“Time to put you two to work!”
I distributed the jewelry and the monk’s robes. I helped fit the wrist piece, ring and medallion for both. Adrienne and Tammy were already in touch with their mind’s communication ability and were immediately able to contact their personal medallion AI.
We tried out some spells and I had them float and fly until they were comfortable. I doused the fire and collapsed my light ball.
“Time to travel, let’s rock and roll.”
I floated up just slightly, then I raised my legs to a sitting position. Adrienne jumped up behind me and wrapped her arms around my chest. She raised her legs and locked her boots over my ankles. Tammy jumped into my lap, turned to the front and locked her legs over my hips, like riding a horse, which also meant around Adrienne’s legs, then leaned back against me. I put one arm around Tammy’s waist holding her to me and put the other behind me, cupping Adrienne’s butt.
“Everybody comfy?”
“Is it necessary to grope my butt.”
“Yes!”
Tammy said:
“You can grope MY butt.”
“Tammy, you are likely to distract me.”
“Good.”
With them laughing, I rose smoothly and we set course for home. They were fascinated by the whole experience and they kept a close mind connection to understand the mechanics of wizard flight. I had Grid announce us inbound when we were about 30 minutes out.
Shortly, I saw a flash of light ahead and realized that Cynthia had floated up to greet us with a signal flare. We landed together in the back yard and Cynthia immediately took charge of our guests.
Cynthia and Tammy bonded on first meeting. The surprise for me was the quick connection that Cath and Adrienne made. I was left alone as the ladies went off together. I was called into a meeting of the Twelve in the living room. Queen Isobel with Aurelia was in attendance and we discussed their latest finding.
Enoch opened:
“We have found three wizards near us.”
Elias continued:
“At this time we have no knowledge that any are aware of us and we want further guidance from you as champion about our intentions.”
“Describe them briefly for me.”
Elias continued:
“You already know about Mr. Miles, the two newest wizards are Janice Clarke and Michael Brady.”
“Janice Clark is what Lady Catherine described as a financial consultant. She seems very successful. We are of the opinion that her magic is gadget based.”
“Michael Brady is an enigma to us, his magic seems internal and it is used so sparingly that we had trouble homing in on him. He lives in very unassuming surroundings.”
Enoch threw the discussion open to all the members but the details did not change the basic facts. Then the group began to quiet and they turned to me.
“Okay, I guess we need a strategy for contact. I am the guy who will be stopping by to say hello to these folks and I need details just like with J.W.”
General Ulysses said:
“We will start in depth surveillance and mapping of both the new wizards.”
I commented:
“For the near term, assume hostility, I will not greet them on that basis but we have much to protect, so careful is the watchword.”
With that the meeting broke up and Queen Isobel asked Aurelia to call our four newest wizards to the dining room table for a meeting. I turned just in time to see the four of them leaving the study. They were giggling and I had a sudden thought.
“Cynthia, you didn’t?”
“What!”
That said with a not very successful innocent look.
“Don’t get coy with me young lady.”
That’s as far as I got before the peals of laughter confirmed my suspicion.
Adrienne said:
“You have nothing to hide, you were almost a perfect gentlemen.”
“Yes” Tammy agreed, “that almost was the best part.”
“Now that I am mortified and embarrassed, perhaps we can discuss wizard stuff.”
The lady wizards kissed me and then joined me at the table with Queen Isobel. Enoch, Elias, and Jon were also in attendance. The first question seemed to be what should we call them.
Cynthia asked:
“Are we also Champions?”
Isobel was quick to tell them that there is only one Champion.
I said:
“Calling you wizards is not explanative, you are more than that. You should be known as Warriors. You are wizards who will be the sharp end of the spear. Your task will be defense and if necessary to carry the fight to other wizards.”
I looked at them soberly and continued:
“I do not come to this lightly. I am gravely worried that I may put people I love in harms way. The only alternative is for all of us to be able to defend ourselves and to work to be stronger than any potential threat.”
They jumped to their feet, ran to me and put their arms around me in a group hug.
Cath said:
“We want to defend ourselves and we will help you to fight. Know that we trust you to commit us to battle wisely.”
Then they sat down and the meeting continued. I wanted to discuss sharing date and synchronization.
“How will we keep all of us on the same page?”
Tammy said:
“It appears we must do a data dump, just like your trip record.”
Cynthia asked:
“Can we edit?”
Cath responded:
“No, what if you inadvertently cut important information because you were embarrassed. All the data must be available to all of us.”
I turned to the assembled Atlantis wizards:
“How will we do this?”
Elias left and returned quickly with a crystal. This crystal was flat and square, about three feet on the side and two inches thick. Looked like a pizza cooking stone. The crystal had oblong holes about 12 inches long by two inches on each side. The color was cloudy clear with many milky white patches.
Elias said:
“All together, place your rings and your wrist pieces on this crystal and then direct your AI to build a repository for your information in this crystal. Afterward we will examine the data and transfer as needed into the main crystal and update this from there. Then you merely update this weekly and by so doing receive information from the main crystal.”
We started the process and suddenly the crystal began to glow and pulse with color. It became fully transparent and was filled with flashes of light.
Suddenly a wizard ran into the room:
“What ever you are doing please continue the power surge has been amazing!”
Grid announced:
“We are 45 minutes from completion.”
I relayed that information. To kill some time, we began a round robin brainstorming useful spells. Elias noted every suggestion. He would place new spells where our AI could access them.
We also discussed keeping the Nevada connection open, protecting Adrienne and Tammy and perhaps buying the ranch site. We moved on to a general discussion of our current situation and everybody offered suggestions.
I said:
“One priority, Adrienne and Tammy will be trained to use conventional firearms in addition to wizard ware.”
There was general agreement.
Jon left the room and returned quickly:
“We have with this increased power found three significant sized crystal and 6 gadgets and are currently mapping exact coordinates.”
I asked Adrienne:
“Can you and Tammy stay for the retrieval?”
They consulted and agreed that they could stay for 2 nights and then must be back to Las Vegas.
We completed the download; Jon carried the now pulsing crystal toward the central ziggurat crystal. Enoch announced that the precise crystal and gadget locations would be ready for expeditions the next night.
“So ladies, it looks like we get some rest.”
Adrienne looked up at me and began to talk in a little girl voice:
“Is my Daddee ready for bed. Would Daddee like his little Babee girl to come to bed?
She posed prettily and thrust out her chest.
“Does Daddee like his little baby girl?
“Would Daddee like to eat his little baby girl all up?”
That was it! I completely lost it! The next thing that I was aware was dragging Adrienne on the bed and pulling at her clothes. Our boots were in a pile by the bedroom door. I had my pants down to my hips and hers were hanging on one ankle as I slammed into her. She bit my shoulder and said:
“So good, daddee, you are so good to your baby girl.”
I want back into my sexual haze as I continued to drive my hips into her. She was spasming continuously. We were both in a frenzy of lust. I suddenly drove in deeply and just stopped as I was overwhelmed by my climax. I fell against her and we kissed as we cooled down savoring the aftershocks of a short but intense coupling.
She giggled:
“Was it good for you?”
“What was that all about?”
“My fantasy, I wasn’t sure if you would play.”
“I guess we cleared that up, somewhere I have a big Daddee button and you just pushed it.”
I became aware of hands, Tammy and Cynthia stripped us then they both climbed into bed and snuggled up to us. Cath looked in, wished us good night and closed the door.
I woke up cuddled. As I came fully awake, I realized that Cath was holding me. I kissed her and began to caress her. She responded. I rolled her on her back, and began to kiss her, then I trailed my tongue down her neck to her breasts, I alternated kissing and sucking each one. Then I trailed my tongue lower, I stopped to lick her navel and she giggled. I move between her legs, gently pushing her thighs apart so that I had access to her pussy. I licked her with long full strokes and gently sucked her clit. Cath had a small climax then she insistently pulled my hair to encourage me back up her body. She licked her juice off my face, as I positioned my cock at her entrance. She spread her legs and pulled at my hips. I was fully inside her with one stroke. We stopped and adjusted to each other, and began a slow relaxed coupling. There was no hurry. We were kissing and caressing as we continued to stroke. Slowly we began to pick up speed and increase the force. Cath pulled me with urgency and I started to slam into her, she grunted with each contact. Her flush of arousal spread across her body and suddenly she clutched me hard and her cunt squeezed my cock so that I could not move. As she relaxed I made one more stroke and then I began my own climax. That pushed her to another! We rolled to the side and still connected we kissed and held each other through the aftershocks.
Aurelia opened the door:
“Breakfast, Lady Catherine, Champion.”
“Thank you, Aurelia, do we have time for a shower?”
“Yes sir.”
“Come on, Cath, I’ll scrub your back.”
With that we went into the shower, I washed and rinsed Cath especially the important bits. I had her bend and I washed her hair with deep massaging fingers then rinsed it. She returned the favor and we ended by drying each other with big fluffy towels.
We joined the Warriors and Queen Isobel for breakfast and to plot our retrieval missions. Enoch and Elias distributed maps with crystal locations. There were three: One in the North Atlantic near Greenland, in the Caribbean south of Puerto Rico, and deep in the Pacific near Guam.
We decided that we would concentrate on the two closest crystals. Adrienne and I would head for Greenland while Cynthia and Tammy went after the Caribbean site.
We had breakfast and then discussed tasks for the day. Jon asked if I would be willing to pick up supplies to build a power plant. The whole group was intrigued; we decided to make a group project.
The scientists and wizards of Atlantis discovered a form of battery which is the energy equivalent of perpetual motion. The battery uses a fluid that is a highly active very corrosive acid. The wizards use magic to protect the anode and cathode that would otherwise disappear in seconds. The fluid acts to generate and carry electricity between the metals. The electrical result is a high voltage and amperage Direct Current. The crystals can utilize this current to increase magical power.
Cynthia, Tammy and I drove to the various supply houses, surplus shops and electrical shops. Cath and Cynthia cleaned an area in my yard shed for the equipment.
We unloaded the truck and began putting together our jigsaw puzzle. The stainless steel tank was installed. We used my plasma cutter and tig welder to install the openings for the anode and cathode and the other items. We wired the electrical supply to switch gear and then into two feeds. One feed into a transformer to clean up the voltage and the other the full, wild unregulated output direct to the main crystal. We again used magic to maintain the insulation on the cable carrying the DC to the crystal, which would be operating, far above its normal rating. The other feed would go to a large surplus DC electrical motor, which would turn an electrical generator which would result in regular AC house power for lights, etc.
It went together very nicely and we shortly had the tank filled with laboratory quality acid. The one odd request from Jon was to buy cheap gold and silver jewelry to be thrown in the tank. Jon explained:
“The process will actually refine the metal and will deposit purest gold and silver on special drop pieces in the solution. Adding nails, bolts and other scrap will give added metal to be affected and the process will shortly begin to convert those metals into gold and silver.”
“You mean we just built the philosophers stone?”
“Yes, each week you should have several ounces of gold, silver, platinum, and copper for your trouble.”
By this time it was dusk and we decided to hold off with further work until after we picked up the new crystals.
Elias brought in the update crystal with the detailed location information and also containing the latest spells
Adrienne and I were first up. I was hoping that the Greenland site was not under pack ice. We threw some extra clothes under our monk’s robes and Elias offered a warmth spell that should help.
“The best thing would be for you to hurry and extract the crystal quickly.”
I again assumed a sitting position floating three feet off the ground while Adrienne crawled into my lap. She faced forward, and I wrapped my arms around her. I wrapped my robe around both of us. I levitated us to 5,000 feet and then headed for the North Atlantic.
We arrived east of Greenland and just below the boundary of the Arctic Ice Pack. Having Adrienne to cuddle was better than any parka. As we hovered Adrienne turned around and we necked and petted until Grid told us that the crystal was about to broach the surface. We took a quick circuit and verified that we were still alone. Another crystal ziggurat appeared below us. Adrienne climbed off my lap and we went down to grab the crystal and guide it home.
As we approached home, I asked Grid to announce us. Cynthia and Tammy were already back so mid air collision was not a problem. We landed in the back yard where the other crystal also a ziggurat was waiting.
We quickly moved the two crystals up to the attic and placed them in contact with the original crystal. I placed copper strips between each crystal using a special adhesive for creating electrical bonds.
Now it was time to collect gadgets.
Enoch had provided gloves of fine chain mail that contained special silver threads insulating the hands from the magic effect of the gadgets. We also had bags with the same silver threads to carry the gadgets.
All five of us would retrieve gadgets to save time. The objects ranged in size from coins to statues and figurines. I told them I would get the big one!
We looked like a covey of quail as we lifted off together and went our separate ways. My destination was an abandoned mine in Colorado. I was seeking a figurine of a minor deity of a time before Atlantis that was infused with magical properties.
I arrived at the entrance to the mineshaft and the figurine was floated to me. I grabbed it with my protective gloves and placed it in my collection bag. I took off and returned home.
I was first back; after I set the gadget on the patio I lifted off to direct traffic. Grid would announce an arrival and I would illuminate with a light ball briefly. They would answer back with a flash. As Cath and Tammy were inbound there were two answering flashes. They realized the other traffic was in the air, so they both slowed down and showed another light. We got everybody down and decided we needed better air traffic control!
I went after the last gadget and Cath came along. This time we ended up next to a deep ravine in Death Valley. The gadget had actually uncovered in a flash flood. This gadget was a bronze wall hanging. It was too big for our bag, so I carried it back while Cath steered us both.
While we were gone, the rest of the warriors gathered up the gadgets and carried them to our crystals. The gadgets were tied to the crystal using a fine silver chain. Elias said that the gadgets would be controlled by the crystal and would add immeasurable power.
After we were back, I finished my electrical project. I bonded electrical connections to the crystal using my new adhesive and connected the cable from our new battery back in the shed I connected the cable to the anode and cathode, and then dumped them into the acid solution. The electrical meter I had in parallel began reading immediately.
We had added two more ziggurat crystals, 6 gadgets and electrical power to our magic source.
I t was late and time for bed.
TO BE CONTINUED