Quantum: The Complete Series

Chapter 6: Arrival

Saiko: We've got to rescue her...now! Who knows how long she's been out here.

Luigi: I'm getting it set up already! Just another minute!

Saiko, Luigi, and Mario were prepping the Quantum garage to give it space for the small escape ship to squeeze in and dock in the small remaining space artificially created for an emergency landing.

Mario: That should do the trick.

Luigi: I hope so.

Saiko: Someone find a way to drag that ship in.

Mario was already digging through many crates trying to find anything to pull the ship in. He eventually pulled out what looked to be a massive spearhead.

Mario: What the hell is this?

Luigi: I have no idea.

Saiko: It looks like a Quantum anchor.

Mario: The Quantum has anchors now!?

Luigi: What does it not have?

Mario: We've asked that question too many times.

Saiko: Way too many times.

Mario: Okay, we will use this. Could you two give me a hand? This is actually really heavy.

It took all three of them to even lift the massive anchor out of its resting spot. Once it was out fully, the other end fell and slammed into the ground, leaving a dent in the heavy alloy floor.

Mario: Woah...that could've really hurt.

Saiko: No shit! Just pull it. We are not going to be able to lift this.

It took over five minutes to just pull the massive spearhead across the ground for just under thirty feet. They were going to have to find something that could pull it better than them.

Luigi: There's got to be something that can pull this better. We are going nowhere with this ourselves.

Saiko: Well we can't use one of the ships unless we are willing to put holes in the walls from the wings.

Mario: What about a Trencher?

Luigi: Mario we can't use a- wait...a Trencher?

Mario: Yeah...there's one parked just over there. Why don't we use it to drag the bugger across the ground?

Saiko: That might be too much power though.

Mario: The Trencher? Too much power? How does those two even line up?

Saiko: I just predicted that.

Luigi: It won't be too much if we change some settings within it.

The three let go of the spearhead and walk to the parked Trencher. It had been weeks since they had even driven one or seen one. Just the appearance of the vehicle scared the life out of them. Just looking at the front drew shudders from them. The devilish looking headlights that made the Trencher look as if it were angry, and the solid bar below them that created a light that could penetrate through fog like it wasn't even there. A reinforced hood to protect the unrealistic power of the W16 engine beneath its five inch thick armor plates covering the hood of the car. The solid six inch thick glass on all windows bulletproof up to two hundred shots from even the strongest guns ever made by man. A carry-case on top of it that carried all the essentials to life if anything were to go wrong in the wilderness. The double antenna in the back reinforced by a super active alloy that magnified radio signals so much that it actually let off a bit of radiation signatures. The chrome silver armor that covered the Trencher from top to bottom that could resist a shot from a tank. The tires made of solid rubber with copper lining on the inside to strengthen the wheels and actually could produce electricity if it travelled fast enough. The rims were lined with a screen-like fabric that could change the appearance of the tire altogether. The Trencher's armor was also part of a cloaking screen covering every inch of the vehicle. Not even infrared could detect it when it was active. The underside of the Trencher had a set of treads to traverse across even the toughest terrain. And directly in front of the carriage on top of the Trencher laid a powerful Gauss Turret capable of shredding apart anything weaker than it.