Solar Warden

More Part 69

"Got it!" Newman was happy now. The laser mining machine was moving. Not too fast, but 15 kilometers per hour.

"Icarus I set a navigation point outside the cave. Lieutenant Kelsey you add then one to the shuttle. I don't know yet if it is possible to speed them up. But if we want another one it's better we take care of it," Newman reported.

"We have three shuttles available for transport. A second one would be useful. If the first one reaches the cave exit don't go for another one. It will not make much difference they seem to be the same," the Captain replied.

"Yes, but they are mining a different kind of primary ore. So we should take at least two. Especially now as we know how to do it. I need only to connect our spy relay. Then Max can do the job," Newman justified and stepped on the bike.

"Proceed, we check again when you got the next." The captain was pleased how the operation was working out. But he didn't want to risk too much. It took them not too much time to get to the second mining machine. Newman needed only about a minute.

"Ok. Kelsey check the connection and take over." Newman went back to the bike and waited for the response. The laser turned off and the lava stream ended into the balls. They were cooling down now. Slowly the machine started to accelerate hovering to the exit.

"Waypoint set. Its moving," Max replied.

"I see, good work. Then I can proceed." Newman switched to inform the Captain which surly knew it already, "Captain now we got the second one on its way. Should we proceed to the next?" Newman asked.

"Negative. Two are enough. Retreat to the secure zone and try speed up things." The Captain ordered.

"Affirmative," Newman replied.

Ryan took the lead while Newman and Archer followed. Owens and Caine were on the back. They passed the storage location and then the first machine. As they reached the fortified location they went around them avoiding to get in the covered area of the sentries. Also no one wanted to try out the safeties which would identify friendly troops. Further drones also went out of the cave to check now the way back to the shuttles.

SW-5 went directly to their shuttle, where Samuel and Newman went into it to use the laptops in the shuttle seats.

Ryan and the others guarded the area around the shuttles.

The first machine was passing the fortified location. Then Max found out how to increase the speed. It was only an option for fast moving not to enter the speed directly. She checked this with Newman and Samuel then they decided to try out the option. The machines increased the speed to 32 kilometers per hour. Max further searched for directly enter the speed. But after five minutes she also focused as the others how to move it into the shuttle. The turn off trigger she had already found. Maybe manual drive option would do it. She searched for it.