Topic: Rubber, Wire and High Octane

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-03-26 17:48 EST

Many things had been said about Ammy. To her, around her, behind her back and whispered, but among them, rarely mentioned was the redheds penchant for swinging a wrench or fiddling with mechanical things. She hid her geeky side well behind those flashy spells, glowing alchemy arrays and the scents of oil and gasoline masked by rose oil and reagents. Ah, but there in lies the mystery. Ammy was a gear head and loved to work on machines.

A passion that never left her soul or her mind when magic and alchemy faltered during her mental days of black mist. Few have figured out this side of her. Some may have glimpsed a gadget here, a doodad there, perhaps a shimmer as she telported via space ship when she felt too tired to cast magic. A hint of tools in her shop as well, the Alchemist Fire, now rediscovered when Fleet brought it to her attention that she had a shop with her listed as an owner.

She had gone to see this shop, and found a key as if she had placed it there among black glass bricks herself. The amazement at what she found inside dazzled her. Had she really owned this shop? Run alchemy and potions in here? Done business? Dazed, she wandered through the ground floor for a while looking over potions, vials, boxes and display cases of magical items. Many of it a mystery to her. Perhaps, in time it would come back to her if she used the shop again.

Stairs caught her attention. They lead up to a second floor as well as down to a basement. She chose to walk the marble steps down to the basement. It was dark, and smelled of oil, ozone and metal. Her hand slid along a cool cemet wall and found a switch. At her touch, several rows of flourescent lights winked to light bathing the basement white clarity. She was standing in a high tech garage and assembly laboratory. Most of the equipment lovingly packed and just waiting to be used.

The inner geek girl was starting to run around shouting with glee. Ammy leaned against the cool wall and a smile formed on her muzzle. She had been itching to work on something mechanical and had found the safe haven for it. Her mind remembered a felinoid fellow she met in the Teas'n Tomes the other night. A hand dug out the card he handed her.

S'arello . . . They had been talking about muscle cars over tea and biscuits. He even offered to help her when she found one to restore. That smile now turned into a grin showing teeth. Well, she had a garage now it seemed. All was left was finding an old wreck and getting to work.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-03-28 15:22 EST

A day or two had passed. It didn't take her long to find a wrecking yard in Rhydin that had some old cars to pick through. She found an old, 1968 Ford Shelby Cobra that was rusting out and looking for some love. She had a long chat with the yard man and found out it had no engine, the hubs were locked up with rust and he'd sell it to her for 5,000 silver crowns if she hauled it away herself.

Grinning, she left the yard, took out the business card for S'arrello and left a message on his phone to meet her at the Tease'n Tomes. Time to wrangle a car.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-03-28 19:31 EST

S'arallo had received the message from Ammy about where to meet. He wouldn't have been able to meet her right away as he was busy, but he would have messaged her back noting that he would be there soon. It would only take at most two hours before he was done and he would be on his way to the Teas'N Tomes to meet up with Ammy.

Before long S'arallo would be coming down the street driving a 1984 Ferrari Testarossa with its classic red color. He may love muscles cars and own some himself, but he loved many other kinds of cars, too. S'arallo enjoyed cars in general no matter what they were from old to new. He had become a car lover at heart through the years of working on them.

In time, he arrived at the Teas'N Tomes and parked the car outside. S'arallo would turn off the car, get out and lock the doors. He was wearing brown leather jacket, black shirt underneath and black denim pants. There was the smell of oil and grease on him, some of his fur had black smudges in it here and there as well on the back of his hands. He didn't wash up much after leaving the shop so he could help Ammy right away, which meant he'd probably have to clean some smudges off his own car too. Not that he minded doing that. He would look around outside to see if Ammy was outside waiting for him. If there was the chance that she wasn't then he would move inside the store to look for her.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-03-31 17:19 EST

Ammy was outside the Teas'n Tomes, dressed in cut off jean shorts, a tank top of green, hair pulled into a pony tail and wearing a ball cap. Her glasses glinted a little in the sun as she sat at a table waiting for S'arallo to come. Her mind was going over what could be done to that sleeping beauty of a Shelby Cobra.

She had a few pieces of note book paper out with grease smudges on it and lists of possible parts and engines she'd love to look at at some point. She heard the engine of the Testarossa and looked up seeing the red car with a grin. It had to be S'arallo. She didn't know many others with such fancy cars.

Ammy leaned back and enjoyed a tall glass of iced and waited for him to park and meet her.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-01 17:31 EST

He walked up to Ammy giving a friendly smile to her. "Hello, Misses Ammy. I do apologize if I am a bit dirty. I just got done working. How are you this day? You mentioned you found something of your interest?" S'arallo was curious of what Ammy had found already. He did tell her she could contact him if she found something, but he certainly was not expecting it so soon. That only meant it was just a mere surprise to S'arallo. He also took notice that there was nothing else around that could have been what Ammy was calling him for, so he started to assume it must have been elsewhere.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-02 15:15 EST

"S'arallo! You made it! That's a fine looking Ferrari your sporting today." she said with a grin.

"Nothing wrong with being a bit dirty." Ammy flicked a bit of rust off of her own muzzle as she saw it. That's what she got for poking around old heaps in a junkyard looking for a diamond in the rough.

"I called you up today 'cause I found her." she said. Ammy was barely sitting still. Her hands brushed at the lists on the table and took up the glass of iced tea to keep her from fidgeting, or worse hugging the poor guy out of excitement.

"A local junker has a '68 Ford Shelby Cobra just sitting in his yard. She's pretty banged up, rusty and missing an engine, but if my years working on space ships with Maerin have taught me anything, she salvageable. The guy said I can have her for 5,000 crowns if I can tow her away myself. You wouldn't happen to have a tow truck would you S'arallo? The rims are frozen with rust by the way." Yes, she was speaking rapidly like she had too much candy and was suddenly 5 years old.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-02 21:31 EST

"Thank you," he gave her a friendly smile from the complement. Although, he stood there wide-eyed from Ammy speaking fast and suddenly being hugged by her. The most that he could do was stand there and just stare at her for the moment until she stopped speaking. S'arallo certainly was not expecting all that and he barely caught all the words she said very quickly. "Calm down, Ammy. I can barely catch what you are saying," he said with a small laughter. "I can get in touch with a co-worker and have one help you get your vehicle, yes. Sounds like you might need a flatbed as well if it is not able to be moved normally."

His hand dug into a pocket in his pants and pulled out a cell phone and looked up a number. "But I will tell you what. If you want to get this done now, call this number. A friend of mine who picks up vehicles. Just say you are a client of mine and where the vehicle is and where you want it taken to." S'arallo offered Ammy the cell phone with the number highlighted.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-04 15:27 EST

Ammy took up the offered cell phone and hit send. Soon she was speaking with S'arrallo's friend and mentioned what she had, and to wait for a day or two pick it up and where the Philosopher's Fire was. She thanked the person on the cell phone and ended the call handing it back to S'arrallo.

"I haven't paid for the car just yet S'arrallo. Was wandering if you wanted to come with me and check her out just to make sure I don't have my nose up a dead moose." she grinned.

She picked up her iced tea and finished it. "I really cant wait to get started on this project. Hope we have a good friendship out of this."

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-04 17:52 EST

"That is a good idea. I can take a look at it with you. Besides, no car can be in too bad of shape as long as you have the tools, parts, time and know-how." He gently took the phone back and slipped it back into his pocket. "I am sure we will get along better than Klingons with tribbles." he said with a chuckle." And I enjoy making new friends. Can never have too many good friends."

S'arallo kept a friendly smile on his face to Ammy and watched her finish her tea. "Where might this vehicle be? I was going to offer I could give you a ride back to where your potential project is as long as it it is not off-road in an odd place. Afraid my ferrari is not good for those situations. Mostly just a street car really. Not many places to go with it."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-07 11:57 EST

"The junk yard is only 10 blocks south on the edge of the city. All nice, smooth streets for your red head, S'arallo." Ammy gave him a smile and walked for his car.

The Ferarri Testarossa was sheer elegance and Italian beauty. She couldn't help but trail her furred fingers over the red painted body, feeling every curve.

"I've only seen these in books and pictures. Is it true they can go really fast?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-07 13:43 EST

"Oh, good. Very good." He walked back towards his car on the passenger side and would use his keys that had a remote on it and unlocked the doors. He opened the door for her. "It can yes, but not on the streets. Would not want to run anyone over, so always casual driving here. Of course, I have a special place to do all my speed and racing that I can show you later if you wish to see." He grinned at her.

S'arallo held the door open for her being a gentleman to her. "Bet your husband likes having his own testarossa?" He said with a wink to her and a small chuckle. "Only joking, no offense to you."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-12 18:55 EST

Ammy gave S'arrallo a long blink before she got into the exotic car.

"So you think I'm a Ferrarri?" she had to giggle at that before running fingers over the fine interior of the vehicle.

She pulled out photos she had taken of the rusty beast they were going to go see as he got into the car. She would offer the photos to S'arrallo.

"That's the '68 Ford Shelby Cobra I want to get. You can see she's pretty banged up, but I think her frames good and the engine bay, if we can get it open may be big enough for several engines. I hopped onto Rhydin's net and found she usually runs with a 7.0litter Jet heart but I am thinking something that large would weigh her down. Tech back in that era of Earth was beefy but heavy. You think a 5.7 Hemi would be going too girly on her?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-14 13:58 EST

"Well, testarossa does mean red head, too." he chuckled and then moved to the driver side and got into the car. He took the photos and looked them over and listened to her as she talked. "Definitely will need a lot of work. I have no complaints. Building a car is like building a ship. It all depends how you want it to perform." he handed her back the photos with a smile.

He put on his seat belt and put the key into the ignition and started up the car. "Just tell me what way to go. Also, what all exactly do you want to do with this car? Full restoration back to classic or modified restoration?"

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-16 02:38 EST

Ammy gave S'arallo's question a lot of thought as she rode along with him. What did she want to do with the car? A full classical would be very nice and stylish but that is where the practicality ended. Gasoline in Rhydin was hard to come by and it was cheaper to buy a mansion than fill the tank. Terrain was another problem. Cars like the fine one she was in were useless without paved roads, a luxury in Rhydin.

It would seem her mind was whittling down the choice. "Modified restoration. I'm not seeing much choice if I want a car worth driving in Rhydin. You've seen her in the photos, think we can mod her enough to handle Rhydin and still look classical?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-18 05:34 EST

He would have started to drive once Ammy told him where to go as he would drive. S'arallo gave a little nod as he listened to Ammy's question. "Of course. It will certainly be some work, but it can be done. Given that the body is in such bad shape, perhaps we could even replace some things with lighter and stronger materials. Could help balance the car's weight that way."

It would not be long before he came to the place where Ammy wanted him to go and would come to a gentle stop. He would look over seeing the car Ammy had taken photos of and looked at Ammy again. Then chuckled at a funny thought. "You are not planning on replacing your ATV with this are you?"

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-18 15:15 EST

She laughed softly hearing S'arallo and got out of the car once they reached the junk yard.

"I haven't thought about my ATV yet. You know, I could fix it up a little better and hand it down to my daughter Myrlene. She could use a vehicle. We'd have to modify it some. She's only 3 feet tall. Last time I tried to teach her to drive she couldn't reach the pedals." She grinned remembering that memory.

The yard man spotted them and recognized Ammy right away. He just grinned and waved them off and pointed where the cared had be moved by magnetic crane to await the tow truck that'd come for it once it was paid for. Smiling to the man, Ammy lead S'arallo over to the old car that had seen many better days.

"Well here she is in all of her rusted glory. I looked around the fancy garage I seem to have under my shop. There's alot of high tech equipment I don't remember well down there but I am sure something there will let us replace sheet metal easily. Could always sneak some carbon fiber sections in here and there. I hear it makes things lighter." she looked inside of the car.

The interior was quite gutted. She was trying to picture what it would have looked like, all beautifully redone like S'arallo's Ferrarri. Her tail was wagging slowly in happy rhythm as her mind drifted along geekiness at what the interior colors could be, materials and even seating styles.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-19 21:24 EST

He chuckled hearing about Ammy's daughter Myrlene and got out of the car and went over to the rusted body and started to look at it closely. S'arallo would check the interior, see if the trunk and hood could open properly and looked just about everywhere through the car. A few feet were put between him and the car as he looked it over examining it while rubbing his chin and thought. "Definitely a lot of work. This will not be easy, Ammy. It needs large amounts of work and time. I suppose it is not necessarily my answer you should look for, but your own. So, the real question is are you up to the challenge?" he looked to her direction when the question was asked and would even give a little smile to her.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-20 01:47 EST

Ammy walked over to S'arallo and looked at the car from his angle and heard what he had to say finally. Yes, there was a lot of work to be done on the car.

A lot of work, but then again I have a lot of healing to do as well . . .

"She might be in bad shape, really rusty and needing a lot of help. But I bet she remembers a lot of good times and is worth every second spent on her. I'm down for restoring her S'arallo if you are." She smiled softly and felt content with her answer.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-21 19:24 EST

"You already have my answer, Ammy." he smiled to her more. "So, what is next. Want to get it back to your shop soon? And I might would like to see your shop if that is okay with you. Just so we know what we are working with. Could be something to figure out before having your car brought there as well. What do you say?" he asked and would await her answer. He was excited to help put a car back together as much as she was.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-23 15:15 EST

"Good idea S'arallo." she walked back to his Ferrarri and hopped inside.

"Just head back down to the market place district and hang a left on Alchemy Lane. My garage is under my shop, the Alchemist's Fire. I think you'll like it. It's just big enough for a car and room to work on it."

She buckled and rolled down the window. She couldn't wait to get started. "By the way, how much do you wanna be paid for helping me out?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-24 19:09 EST

He would walk back to his car and get in. He had left the engine on figuring taking a quick look might not take long. S'arallo listened to Ammy's directions and soon would be driving down the street slow and casually. As he drove he heard Ammy's question about payment. That had been crossing his mind throughout the day.

S'arallo would glance over at Ammy. "Well, payment would be good, but I have been having a separate idea. I do not mind being a simple helping hand; a free volunteer in other words. Just as long as it is not me buying all your parts with my money. In other words, I will be glad to just simply help someone out, but you are paying for it all. I will still help you find specific parts. Is that well with you?"

He would talk as he drove, though he paid much attention to where he was going so he didn't hit anyone or anything. In some time he would arrive at the shop and slowed to a stop in front of it when he saw the name of the shop that she spoke of.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-25 15:39 EST

"Perfectly acceptable S'arallo. I wouldn't expect you to foot any expenses. Ooo, pull around the back, the entry to the garage is outside." Ammy grinned.

"I seemed to have had an underground garage built with a loading ramp. We can walk in for a visual. I don't know if your Ferrarri will bottom out on it."

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-25 16:36 EST

With a nod he would pull around back to the entrance of the garage, though he'd stop the vehicle again outside of the entrance. "Hm. Well, I do not mind leaving it out here for now. Not sure if I am up to having my car bottom out. Shall we go inside and look around now?" he said with a smile while turning the vehicle off then stepped out of the vehicle after opening the door. He locked it and closed it after getting out.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-26 00:03 EST

As soon as they had both left the car, she pulled from her hip pocket a remote and clicked it once. Metal rolling storm doors cracked open and creaked to either side leaving a yawning black maw with a smooth ramp going down into the darkness. Another click and flood lights began to illuminate the lower laboratory.

Ammy would lead S'arallo into the lower level, as they walked passed, he may noticed the feeling of being scanned by something and the sudden drop of several force fields as they went further down. Reaching the lower level Ammy turned and began to show off the place.

"I seem to have more rolling tool boxes than I can remember. Oh those are the stairs up to my alchemy and arcane laboratory, but I wouldn't try them. Nasty wards and technology all over those stairs and doorway." she walked him around the level.

S'arallo would also see she had two compact Star Trek styled replicators. A fully functioning compact Nano Factory, diagnostic gear that would make any engineer drool and many more advanced things for very high end prototyping. Like robotics, computers, medical gear, power supplies and weaponry. Everything in the shop to be noted was custom made from scratch. Not a single piece bought.

"So . . . do you think we have what we need to work on the car? I could always go buy a rubber mallet and some more wrenches if those fancy looking doohickies aren't useful."

S'arallo · Date: 2013-04-26 22:58 EST

S'arallo followed Ammy quiet and let her lead him and show him around. He was surprised by the force fields and looks of the place, but once they got to the area and she showing off all her tools and machines his eyes were wide open. In his mind he thought she was just going to have a regular shop, but this was far different than anything he expected. "What in the blue stars did you do to get all of this? Did you steal an entire ship full of equipment and turn it into a shop?" he asked with a small chuckle. "Ammy, I do believe you have everything that we need here for putting the car together. It may all even make this easier for us. I must say this for the most part puts my own garage in shame."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-04-30 16:36 EST

Ammy just giggled hearing S'arallo mention her possibly stealing all of the equipment.

"If it was stolen, nothing came up on Rhydin's net about it. I looked over every bit of equipment for serial numbers, makes, model numbers. Nothing. It's like . . . I built everything here from scratch. And I am sure your garage is nothing to ashamed of. I bet you can do anything to a car you wish to do S'arallo."

Her cellphone chirped and she answered. It was the man from the junkyard. The tow truck had arrived for the car. Ammy thanked him, told him the address of her shop to relay to the two crew just to make sure the car was delivered accurately and then told the man the amount of silver crowns would be in his account. Ending the call she tapped in a few key strokes and soon wired the payment to the junk yards account.

"Well, we have one rust bucket in bound. Want a drink while we wait?" she was moving for the ramp that lead to up to the street level.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-05-06 19:55 EST

S'arallo looked closer at all of her equipment in her shop and spoke as he did, "So, you made all this? That is quite amazing. I am surprised you are not making and selling items like these. You could make quite a bit of money doing that." He would grin more as he looked over her items. "My garage is merely basic, although there is one thing I do have in it that is interesting. I will show you what it is when we go there sometime."

He heard her phone ring and her speaking over it. With that he'd stop snooping around on her tools and moved towards the ramp when she did. "I would love a drink, yes. I do wonder what all your replicators and other equipment can do. As in what they can make as far as items go."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-05-13 22:25 EST

Ammy thought about S'arallo's question as she lead him into her alchemy shop.

"Honestly, I wouldn't know S'arallo. My mind's been so messed up lately they could just be fancy stoves for all I know and just make waffles." she gave him a smirk and walked to the counter.

"Would you like something non-alcoholic or alcoholic? I've got teas, some soda's, juices, and then some wines and harder drinks. Oh, and feel free to have a cookie or muffin if you want." she yanked out a bottle of lemonade for herself from one of several mini fridges behind the counter.

"Do you just fix cars, or do you fix other things?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-05-14 02:45 EST

"Ooo, I like waffles." S'arallo may have even made a purring sound with that statement. He really did like waffles. "Although, you know waffles are illegal on some planets. Believe it or not." He would follow Ammy into the shop and listened to her offers. "Some tea sounds very nice, please."

That question he asked her though had him think about some things. Yes, it was a simple question, but just the question had a lot on his mind. "I do fix a lot of cars. I have also helped with some ship equipment here and there. I remember on our ship I kept having problems with my equipment, it kept failing. So, an engineer I kept calling up got annoyed with repeatedly having to fix the machines. So, he gave me a few pointers and I got to learn from experience on how to do it myself." He smiled. S'arallo would then continue, "I also enjoy racing. Love visiting race tracks and just watching as well. Of course, those things are not here in Rhy'Din really, but I do have other ways of visiting them which I can show you later if you wish."

That had him jump to a another topic at that point. "Ammy, I have an interestingly fun idea. You mentioned you might give your ATV to your daughter, but that leaves you without one. I gave my last off-road vehicle away a couple years ago. My idea is what if sometime you and I get onto a project, make an outstanding off-road vehicle and perhaps get into some competitions for some prizes? There's a lot of places that have all kinds of off-road rallies."

Although, he added on right after he finished that, "I promise I'm not trying to start a date with you when making vehicles. You already have a husband and loyalties are a strong thing in my culture." He was hoping it wasn't looking like that. He wasn't wanting to intentionally weird out Ammy.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-05-15 00:48 EST

"Waffles are illegal on some planets?" she looked at S'arallo seriously for a moment as she fixed him a glass of sweet tea.

"I would love to see a few races with you sometime." she handed him the glass of tea and found the idea of a joint off road racer intriguing.

"I think going in with you on a rally car would be rather cool, especially getting to race it. Haven't tried my hand at racing ground vehicles." She gave S'arallo a grin.

She sipped her lemonade for a moment before handling his unease about coming off like someone hitting on her. "Eh, you sound more like a gear head geek, just like me S'arallo than someone interested in my rear. I think I can feel safe around you. If not, I have a lot of wrenches and blunt objects I can assault you with as well as several guns around this shop." she grinned and tossed some red hair out of her face.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-05-15 16:19 EST

"If things get too weird, just a simple verbal warning is enough. I'm not sure if I want to be smacked in the head by blunt objects." S'arallo laughed.

"Thank you very much, Ammy." he said with a smile when she offered him the glass of sweet tea. S'arallo would sip the tea and grinned. "The tea is very lovely, Ammy. And yes, waffles are illegal in some places. One place is ruled by a king of some kind that apparently outlaws anything he does not like, including waffles. I think a revolution or something was going to start over that. At that point we actually just walked away. You'd think things like that don't happen, but they actually do." he would sip more of his tea enjoying the tea very much.

"And I'm glad you'd like to see races with me, but seeing them is not all I had in mind. Perhaps once we get all this done you and I can do some racing of our own. Could use one of your cars once they're done or could use one of mine while yours is still being built." That was when S'arallo really started to grin. "Speaking of planets. Have you ever heard of a place called Racer's Dream?"

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-05-22 15:41 EST

"Racer's Dream . . . never been to a realm like that before. Sounds kind of fast and sexy. What kind of races go on there? Ground, air, sea or space?" Ammy asked with interest?

"And I'll let you know right away if you're crossing my no flirt lines S'arallo, well before I have to think about taking your head off." she grinned showing canines.

The beeping of a flat bed tow truck backing up in the back alley near the shop drew Ammy's attention.

"Well, sounds like the old girl is hear. Shall we go get her tucked into her new home?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-05-23 19:08 EST

"Everything," he said with a big grin, "All kinds of races happen there. The planet was created many, many years ago. Far before I ever knew about it. The whole place used to be a big, uninhibited space rock until a lot of people came and terraformed the planet into something livable. It also just so happened to be that they decided to turn it into something interesting and decided to make it a universal hot-spot for racing of all kinds. The unfortunate part is the official name of the planet is very difficult to say, especially for me, so many went with the nickname Racer's Dream."

S'arallo would have chuckled after Ammy talking about giving him a warning. He would have also heard the beeping and would grin. "Thank you for being so forgiving then. And yes, let us go take care of your new car and get it all settled." He held on to his tea and sipped it some more though he was more than ready to go with Ammy to get the damaged vehicle comfy into her garage.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-05-24 10:47 EST

"Sounds like my kind of place, S'arallo. Can't wait to go see it." Ammy headed outside and around to the back of the shop.

The flat bed tow truck was there and the man was eyeing the the ramp down to her garage level skeptically. He explained to them both that the junkyard had to use a crane to load the car onto the truck. All four wheels were welded into place with rust.

Ammy looked at the old car on the truck bed and she felt the old car was looking right back at her appologetically. She put her hands on her hips for a moment in thought.

"Well that aint gonna do us any good. It's gotta roll down that ramp." she rubbed the back of her neck and walked around the truck bed for a moment, looking at the undercarriage of the car and at the axles and rims.

Something was calling to her from the car, no wait from within the car? She got closer and could sense the metal, sense how rusted and old it was. Reaching out a hand she touched the vehicle and was amazed. She had been all over this car in the junk yard for a day or two looking it over and never felt a thing. Now she was feeling what all was wrong with it, as if something in her mind and body had reconnected. She could sense where the rust was welding the hubs of the wheels to the axles.

"Give me one second and I think she'll roll again." Ammy said and stepped back thinking.

A little echo of a voice in her mind called out. Clap. Think. Touch. Will it be.

She blinked her golden eyes behind those ruby lensed glasses of her and decided that her conscience was going spooky on her today, but she'd take any advice at this point. Ammy clapped her hands together and something snapped around her. A little sizzle of energy that sparked a bit off of her fur. She thought about the welded hubs on the axles and wanting them to be unwelded and free. Reaching out she touched the car and wanted it to happen.

Several little screeches happened within the car and it suddenly rolled back a little before the tie downs stopped its movements. Ammy blinked in amazement and looked at her hands.

"I . . . think she can move now." She said hesitant.

The tow truck operator just blinked once, shrugged his shoulders and began to work on unloading the car.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-05-29 00:42 EST

"Can show you the place whenever you would like," he said with a gleeful look as he walked with Ammy out of the shop and around back. Once they were around back he quietly stood by and let Ammy and his friend talk about the situation. S'arallo knew how rough it would be with the car without even having to be told.

But when Ammy did that magic of hers he was surprised. Hearing the bits of screeching coming from the car as she fixed it some had made him cringe at the noise. At least it was only for a few moments or so. When it was all done and now seeing the vehicle being able to move he smiled again and looked over at Ammy. "Full of wonderful tricks aren't you, Misses Ammy?" he said with a grin at her.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-05-30 16:46 EST

Still looking at her hands she heard S'arallo and made a stammering reply. "Yes, wonderful tricks that are even surprises to me."

Putting her hands down she looked down into the basement garage as the tow crew finished rolling the old '68 Ford Shelby Cobra into place. Ammy paid the driver as he came up for his services and watched the truck drive away. After it had vanished around a corner she turned to the garage and walked down the ramp into it.

"You're home now baby. You're going to start getting a lot of love and attention from mama." she said as her fingers slid over the rusted body of the car. Little hints of the old forest green paint was still seen among the rost splotches.

"Where do we start?" she asked S'arallo with a dreamy note in her voice.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-06-01 16:04 EST

S'arallo went up to the car inspecting it further. "We will need to be removing a lot of this rust. I know there is quite a few good methods around here in Rhy'Din that can do that... though I am not sure if there's any quick magical means of doing it."

He looked around it some more, even pulling open a door though it gave him some trouble for a moment not wanting to open. He examined the interior and spoke as he looked, "Maybe fix the interior up, but that will be one of the last things we do. Also need this car lifted up. We need to know what it looks like under as well. Look at the bottom of the chassis and parts and see what is going on there."

Then he moved out of the car and looked to Ammy. "Also need to start stripping the car of parts and pieces. Just make it one big empty chassis. So, we will end up having parts lying everywhere very soon. That rust will certainly make it tough to do. So, we will be needing lots of tools. A lot of things for bolts, screws and maybe need hammers to help knock things out of place if we have to. But once we have the chassis empty, we can fix it up, make sure nothing is weak or broken. Maybe enhance things if we wish and then put new items in and make her brand new."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-06-10 11:15 EST

Ammy listened to S'arallo and nodded in agreement. She tilted her head to the wall of tool drawers.

"Tools I have plenty of. As to making rust vanish with magic, there might be a way but I am clueless lately in that department. I am honestly surprised I did anything up top with my hands. Usually my alchemy magic has been out of my reach with the memory loss." she looked at S'arallo.

Ammy walked around the old car for a few moments. Then she got on the floor and did a quick look underneath. A floor lift she didn't have and the basement garage, while spacious was not very tall. A few solid looking jack points were seen among the rust. Ammy stood and walked for the array of tools.

"Sadly I don't think I have a floor lift. Even if I did, it would squash the poor car up against the ceiling." she rummaged through the tools, her memory flickering in the black mist showing her what she needed.

Soon she drug out four floor jacks that were hiding behind a rolling tool cabinet and four jack stands.

"However, I do have floor jacks and stands." she said to S'arallo.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-06-16 01:17 EST

He went quiet for a little while thinking to himself and looking at the car. Although at the sound of hearing about the floor jacks he started smiling again, "Floor jacks? That will work perfectly. We can start jacking the car up. Hopefully, it will not fall apart on us if it is that bad." He moved over to where Ammy was. "I also have some things that will help remove rust, but that is at my shop."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-06-17 22:24 EST

She slid two of the jacks under the front of the car and positioned right a the lift points and started jacking up the front end. Ammy nodded to S'arallo hearing him.

"Maybe get her up then swing by your shop for the extra gear needed?" she asked him.

Soon the front of the car was up and the jack stands placed under the front axle. She looked under the car better now and whistled.

"Damn, that's a lot of rust on her belly. May have to redo the whole floor at this rate."

S'arallo · Date: 2013-06-18 00:14 EST

He would help Ammy if she needed it, but once the car was done being lifted up by the jacks he went to take a look under the vehicle as well. "It looks like his confirms my thoughts of the car being completely bad. I think it is now safe to say that the entire car will need a make-over." S'arallo then moved away from he vehicle. "We can go to my shop and get a few things needed. Do you wish to come or you work on some things here and I go and come back? I will not mind if you wish to come."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-06-18 00:55 EST

"Like hell I am going to miss seeing another mechanics shop." she grinned at him while under the car.

"I'll happily come along with you to your shop. So is there anything salvageable on this old girl? I mean I hope I just didn't waste my silver crowns on a heap that can't be restored." she asked a bit worried.

Sure she had an alchemy shop and perhaps she may be a governor of a city somewhere, maybe. But she was by no means a rich girl.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-06-18 19:23 EST

Hearing her response to the offer had S'arallo chuckling softly, but her next question had him quiet as he looked over the vehicle. "I think there will be a few things here and there that can be salvaged, but things like a broken radiator, all these broken lines and everything need a replacement. No doubt there is a lot of other things rusted through. None of this means the car is junk. It just means it will be a lot of work to fix it all. It is not like the car was in a severe wreck with a bent and twisted frame."

He went over to where Ammy was and held a hand down to her to help her get up whenever she was ready to stand again. "Let us head back to my shop, we will get some things to fix some of this bad rust then we can take things apart more easily. Do you have anything that can get stuck bolts and things off? Those might give us some trouble too."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-06-21 02:43 EST

Ammy was thankful for the hand up from the floor. Hearing S'arallo say the car was indeed salvageable made her breath easier.

"I believe..." She walked away from him to look in those tool cabinets again. "..Ahah!" Ammy opened one deep drawer, rummaged around and pulled out an acetylene torch.

"I have a blow torch and acetylene bottles. We can heat the nuts right off any stuck bolts. Cut things off too if need be." She took the torch and a bottle of acetylene over to the car and sat it on the rusted hood.

"Hmm. Hope I'll have enough room for new parts and the engine I'll have to order. The tires too." She rubbed the back of her neck getting some rust into her white fur.

"Sure hope I haven't gone off the deep end in work for this beauty. Shall we go see your shop S'arallo?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-06-21 20:58 EST

"That is perfect. We can use that and of course. Let us go now." he said smiling to the torch. After helping Ammy up he started exiting the garage and was going for his car now. Although, he would have taken his time and would not hurry off without Ammy. But once to the car he would unlock it, even having opened the door for Ammy again before he would have himself settled in the driver seat.

"As for room. What we can do is take it all apart, find out what we do not want or need, toss all that to a junkyard. With those things out of the way we will then have room to bring new things in and set them into place. How does that sound?"

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-07-01 22:50 EST

"Hmm. I suppose taking apart everything possible would let us determine whats thoroughly trashed and whats salvageable." She walked with S'arallo and hopped into his car.

"So how hard is it to race with a ground vehicle?" She asked him. "I mean, I've raced speeder bikes and hover bikes in a realm or two but they aren't bound to the ground with wheels."

Ammy leaned back in the plush leather seat of the Ferrari and waited for his reply.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-07-02 02:54 EST

Once they were both in his Ferrari he buckled up and turned put he key into the ignition and started up the car. Soon he was going down the streets casually and spoke to her new friend as they went along the streets.

"Hmm, I have done speeder bikes before. Those are quite fun. Thought of owning one myself at some point. I would not say racing wheeled vehicles is hard. Well, then again it depends on what type of racing you want to do and in what type of vehicle. There is drag racing, circuit racing, drifting and much more. All of that can vary in types of vehicles being used in those races as well. Have any idea what kind of racing you might be into?" he asked as they soon arrived where his home was.

The place was not large and looked comfortable for just one person and there was a piece modified to the side of it that resembled a garage. He would turn the vehicle to the little driveway and hit a small device with a button on the dashboard and opened his garage door.

The garage looked like it would only hold an average sedan looking at its size, but once that garage door rolled upwards it would appear bigger on the inside. S'arallo would drive through the garage door, which was really a portal of sorts, and continued into the garage. It was a bit big on the inside and had eight other vehicles within.

Soon he had parked the Ferrari betwen others in line. There was plenty of toolboxes and storage spots for equipment and tools in the garage. Once the vehicle was turned off S'arallo would exit the car and motioned around the room. "Feel free to look around. I will go get some things we need." he said smiling and moved off to a storage room to the side, opening it and started rummaging through things.

As for the looks the garage was quite big, at least enough for all nine cars. There was overhead lights illuminating the garage brightly so one could see very well. The walls were made of brick and the room kept cool by air conditioning vents overhead. There was also a few garage doors on the other side of the room that appeared to lead elsewhere, although they were closed. Aside from the looks of the garage, the other cars were parked and lined up nice and neatly for a nice view.

The other vehicles that could be seen was 1970 Cheverlet Nova with dark, but shiny purple color to it. Next was a yellow 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door. Third in line a 1970 mercury cougar that was black and had red racing stripe designs put onto the car. Fourth car being a 1970 El Camino SS colored white with chrome trimming on the fenders, bumpers and grille. The next was another old car. A 1969 Cheverlet Chevelle SS, with a blackbody and blue racing stripes and chrome accenting its features like the El Camino. After that was a 2008 Mazda Furai with a glossy red color. In addition there was two more, excluding the Ferrari they were in, and they were a gray 1997 Honda NSX and a white 2010 Mclaren MP4-12c.

All of the cars seemed to be in great condition from being taken care of very well and they no doubt had cost S'arallo quite a bit of money and time to have bought and fixed. He more than likely picked them up elsewhere and for surely not Rhy'Din.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-07-07 14:28 EST

Ammy looked out the passenger side window from her reclined leather set in the Ferrari. Well S'arallo knew how to make a motor head geek like Ammy gasp in surprise it seemed. So many of the shining beauties he had in his garage she'd only seen in the various car catalogs; some of those pictures had drool on them. As soon as they were parked, Ammy was out of the Ferrari and looking at all the cars, touching and feeling them in awe.

The '69 Chevelle SS and Mclaren Mp4-12c had her rapt attention in the garage. "God S'arallo! How... did you come by these beauties? Do they ride and drive like a dream?"

She looked into each car and let out a sigh of awe feeling she was in heaven somehow touching things she'd never see again if called back to earth. "How fast have you pegged these girls?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-07-13 20:55 EST

"I acquired these vehicles over the years. Mostly from racing and winning money along with other money I saved up. Extremely expensive vehicles. Careful not to scratch it and yes they do drive very well." he said grinning over towards Ammy. "Hm. Off the top of my head the McLaren goes up to around 200mph or around there. There is people who have far faster vehicles than I do though."

S'arallo had begun to make multiple trips between where he kept his tools and needed equipment and putting them into the back of his El Camino. He would work and talk while Ammy was looking over his vehicles. "We will use this vehicle to carry the stuff back to your shop. And we technically are in Racer's Dream right now. I have a portal from Rhy'Din to here, thanks to some friends, and this is where I keep most of my goodies. I might let you drive my vehicles sometime, but first yours has to be done."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-07-16 13:41 EST

Ammy looked up to S'arallo as she tried not to drool all over the windshield of the McLaren.

"We're on Racer's Dream?" golden eyes shown with the curiosity and glee of a child.

Hearing him mention getting her car fixed up first made that look in her eyes fade just a little, but it wasn't far from her eyes playing hide and seek. She walked over to where S'arallo was loading up the El Camino and would offer to lend a hand loading up the gear.

"Yes, we get mah baby all patched up and loved on then maybe... I can take you for a fast spin on Racer's Dream?" she gave him a flash of a wild woman's grin.

Her eyes did stray back to his fine line of exotic ladies in the garage. I may get a chance to drive ya fine ladies? Oh I can't wait.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-07-21 22:22 EST

"Pretty much we are yes. To have all these types of vehicles stuck in Rhy'Din would not precisely be the the best idea... given the terrain and evil villains who tend to blow up houses. Can not say I have found a proper insurance that covers that. Although, this means I technically have to pay for two properties as well. Money flying in all kinds of directions." he said with an amused chuckle.

S'arallo did not mind Ammy helping him and was glad for the offer. Once done The bed of the vehicle had quite a few items in it now for all sorts of purposes. To relax for a moment the feline sat on the tailgate for a minute or two and sighed softly. "Hopefully that is everything. And I do not mean to burst your bubble on not letting you drive my cars just yet. Just afraid you might drive one then never let it go and we not get done with your project." he gave her a grin. "As to your offer I would not mind taking a ride with you. There are many fine roads around here to test drive on."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-07-30 12:55 EST

Ammy looked at the exotic cars with a longing sigh. "You're probably right S'arallo. I'd get into one and never get out again, or worse, crash and break my neck." she gave a thin smile to that thought.

"Finding any insurance company or policy in Rhydin to cover the random acts of violence and destruction is impossible. That's why anything and everything of mine, property wise is locked behind several magical wards plus all this tech I seem to be able to use. Fight fire with fire I say." Ammy hopped up onto the tail gate as well and sat with him.

"So would my Cobra be something that could handle Rhydin easily? I mean... could we modify a few things still keeping the classy look but perhaps make her adaptable to the rougher roads and terrains? Or should I see about expanding in the future to an off road vehicle?" She asked S'arallo.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-08-02 05:08 EST

"Good call on the safety, Ammy." he said with a big grin. "As to rougher terrain. What we could possibly do is have the vehicle jacked up some, so it does not bottom out on any ground. Give it some appropriate tires and could even get a kit to turn the vehicle into a four wheel drive, as odd as that would be. But, we are redoing the whole vehicle anyways, so to do that would be less work... in some ways."

Using the force there was a little break room to the side. The door had opened and he had used the force to open the fridge, bring them both a couple bottles of orange juice, and closed the fridge after doing so. He would hand a drink to Ammy before opening his own and drinking some. "Now if you plan on going major mud riding or hill climbing, then yes I would suggest another off-road vehicle. Other than that we can make some exceptions and modifications to your cobra for some decent all-around offroading if that is what you are aiming for. What do you say?" he asked as he looked to her.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-08-04 01:46 EST

"I say we might as well. Rhydin isn't know for it's roads, and I may have to go to Den City or into the Glen from time to time." Ammy said to S'arallo with a smile.

"Though.. I guess it wouldn't hurt to own an off road vehicle either that can do serious trekking. What type of vehicle would you suggest for that endeavor?" she gave him a long look.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-08-13 04:05 EST

"Hm. It depends what type you like. There are tucks, some small cars or even custom-built vehicles from the ground up. When we get to that vehicle after this one we can look more into it. Maybe see if that gives enough time to see what you may like the best." he sipped his drink and gave a soft sigh. "Then again if you want to go driving through forests or something. You could always go with a dirt bike." he started to chuckle, "Just have to be worried about getting clothes lined by a branch."

Soon he slipped off the tailgate after a small rest and went to the driver-side of the car. "Can drink inside my car if you like while we ride back on over to your shop. I do not mind."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-08-14 15:48 EST

Ammy gave S'arallo a nod and a smile. She slipped off of the tail gate and hopped into car. Fastening her seat belt, she took a long sip of her juice.

"Hmm, my adoptive father, Street Wolf, was trying to get me into taking up motorcycle riding. It sounds fun and wonderful, but after I rolled my little pink ATV and hit a tree I feel that maybe I am not graceful for a bike. Though I suppose if got a bike or two I could dress up in some mighty fine leathers and really make my mates swoon." She grinned a bit with that thought.

"I could look into speeder bikes or hover bikes."

S'arallo · Date: 2013-08-16 15:10 EST

"Some of it has to do with balance, which I am sure a fighter yourself does not like." he said with a smile. That was when S'arallo started having other thoughts. Yes, they did have a car they needed to be working on, but he had another fun idea that Ammy would maybe like. "Ammy, I have an idea. Why do we not just go see how you can do on a motorcycle or a bike in general?" The feline was grinning at her now and he motioned towards the garage door leading to the open world along with a wink given to her.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-08-16 15:25 EST

Ammy looked to the garage door. "What did you have in mind S'arallo? Getting me onto a motorcycle?"

She gave the idea some thought. The wind rushing past her, hair whipping like a crazy Medusa, the feel of speed and a rumbling hum between her legs. It would be a dream come true for a dog if they could ride motorcycles and a dream for a woman that has happened a lot through history and many realms. Ammy was grinning wildly now.

"I'm game if that's the idea."

S'arallo · Date: 2013-08-16 16:21 EST

"That is my idea yes." The cat just kept grinning and he held up a hand using the force to open the garage door to the outer world. "If there is anything I do love about this place besides the races is that it is also mostly friendly. Do not have thieves or crazy people running around trying to steal your things."

Although, just for a moment he opened the door and looked back. Using the force again there was a bed cover in the back of the room he had for the el camino. It took a minute or two, but he would have the bed placed on the back and made sure it was all in place before getting back in the vehicle and starting up the engine.

When everything was all settled he drove forward and turned to head out the garage door having the garage door close behind them once the car was outside. They would appear in a residential area where many other homes existed. On the two laned road there was cars passing by here and there. These vehicles were very exotic, unique in many ways. Some were common and maybe notable, except there was far more that were from various other places or even custom built. From wheels to hover styled they were all there on the road including various bike-styled ones. And where there wasn't buildings there was nice green yards and scenery to help keep the place beautiful and nice looking.

The moment the way was cleared for S'arallo to pull out onto the road he would and started driving down the well-maintained street. S'arallo would turn the radio on for some local music stations just to give them something to listen to. "People from all over come here. Not just for cars and trucks, but they have events for planes, high-tech racing hover ships and all kinds of crazy things. There is a motorcycle rental place not far from here where they let you test drive motorcycles on a small track of theirs."

He glanced over at her just to see how she was doing as he drove along the road casually. "They have different sizes for different people. Even had speed governors so you do not accidentally zoom around and get yourself hurt."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-08-17 01:51 EST

How was Ammy doing? Driving down that road with all of those vehicles surround them was like putting a drive-thru in a candy store. She was trying very hard not to drool on the El Camino's seat as she looked at all of the makes and styles.

"Ooooo... what's that one? And is that a hover car? Oh I didn't know you could do that with intakes. Did that bike have a jet engine strapped to it? Motorized unicycles?" Ammy's voice rose in high, excited pitch as she was totally going puppy looking at the tech.

She did hear what S'arallo was saying about trying out a motorcycle. "I'd like that." she said distracted by a Segway in neon green with... a muffler and off-road tires? "If I find I can ride a bike well and the right size, I could contact Street Wolf about wanting a bike. His son, Mogriil owns West Den Choppers in Den City. He can make me a custom bike."

Her tail wagged in bliss as she went back to viewing the scenery and machines. Hell, okay just the machines.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-08-17 04:06 EST

He listened to how happy and excited Ammy got. It started to make S'arallo laugh. "Can he, now? I did not know there was a motorcycle shop inside that Den. Perhaps I could give it a visit sometime. I do like motorcycles as well."

S'arallo would keep driving as he talked. He often glanced over at Ammy just to see how excited she was. It was amusing to him and he couldn't stop smiling.

It was not long after that they pulled up into a parking lot in front of a building. Out front there was various styles of motorcycles and similar-styled bikes including things from dirt-bikes to hover-bikes. "Here we are. A nice bike shop with a lot of variety." He would stop in a parking spot and got ready to get out of the vehicle, "Ready to head in and we see what you might like? Can even ask them to test drive something on their test track they have out back."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-08-28 15:08 EST

Ammy hopped out of the El Camino once they had stopped. Her tail was twitching like mad at the thoughts of getting her hands on a motorcycle.

"I am more than ready S'arallo." she said with glee.

Entering the huge motorcycle shop, Ammy was floored. There were so many choices that she got dizzy looking around. Everything from old, classy Harley Davidson's to futuristic light cycles from a realm known as Tron as well as speeder bikes, hover bikes and more.

"Well.... this may take a while...." and she patted her jeans for a moment and blinked. "And I have my check book on me too. This could get dangerous." she laughed lightly and started looking the bikes over.

Several associates were watching her with interest, some were even visually comparing how Ammy moved and walked to witch bikes they thought she may go for. She didn't even know she was being sized up by many in the shop. Her furred hand played over the handlebars, throttle controls, various gas tank styles and painted designs. She even straddled and sat down on a few of them.

Some were to small, some were too high, too light, too heavy, too complex. Ammy kept working at finding a few she'd like to try. Finally, after almost an hour she hand found three she felt was comfortable for her size and skill. She waved to an associate and pointed to a sleek Suzuki G Strider,

a Harley Davidson she wasn't sure of the model,

and a speeder bike model she'd seen a few times training with Master Pallin.

The associates busied themselves getting the bikes pulled from the floor and ready for testing. Ammy looked to S'arallo to see what he thought about her choices.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-09-02 19:18 EST

"Definitely a girl of many styles, Misses Ammy." he grinned to her. Although, as things were getting sorted one would ask about insurances. S'arallo would just smile, "I will be right back, Ammy." He would walk off with the man to a little office and he would sort some things out first.

It may have taken several minutes but S'arallo would return to Ammy with a smile of reassurance. "Just a safety thing I had to take care of. They often want people with insurance before test driving anything on their tracks. So, I put you on my insurance temporarily. I have a special insurance that allows me to do that." he smiled to Ammy more.

The feline would walk up to Ammy's choices and looking them over. "Really are great choices, Ammy. Ready to go test them out since I have things set for you now?" he asked looking back at her.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-09-04 21:46 EST

Ammy grinned hearing S'arrallo mention insurance. "I guess my Exploisive Hazzards business license for an Alchemy Shop wouldn't cover high speed collisions unless the vehicle was propelled by an alchemical explosion." she laughed.

"And I am ready to try them out." Ammy walked out to the test track and looked over her three choices, a tech came to help explain the controls of each one and started the safety lecture for gear to wear.

Ammy waved the tech away and strapped on helmet, protective jumpsuit, and pads. "I've flown fighters and space ships. I got this." Ammy mounted the Harley first and kick started it into a deep throat purr.

Ammy twisted the throttle up and shot off down the track, clicking and shifting through the gears with ease. Her balance was great on the motorcycle and the Harley roared around the track as she pushed it's speed faster and faster doing several laps. She started to slow down and did a few swerving jukes to test the handling. She found the motorcycle to be a bit weighty for that and almost sparked along the asphalt as the exhaust pipes came dangerously close to kissing it. Ammy rolled in to a gentle stop by the techs and dismounted. She flicked up the clear visor on the helm and told them her thoughts.

"Great acceleration, a good hum and she's got power, but when I drop to third gear, she's a tank and top heavy." The techs smiled and nodded to Ammy hearing her seasoned debriefing of the Harley.

Next Ammy decided to have some wild fun and hopped onto the speeder bike. She didn't even hesitate, flicking it to life and hammering down on the accelerator, she shot off down the track and did high speed chase maneuvers, just how Ember Pallin and taught her. She even popped it up high into the air and did short burst free falls. She was giggle and howling in glee as she handled the familiar vehicle. Soon she cruised back to the tech and gave them a thumbs up. The speeder bike was a keeper.

Last up was the Suzuki G Strider. The motorcycle just begged to be ridden and put through its paces hard. Ammy mounted it and checked it over. It was sleek, not as modern or scifi as the speeder bike, but no where as simplistic or classy as the Harley. The bike seemed to reflect Ammy to a tea, and she stroked the gas tank lovingly. "Let's dance, baby."

Kick starting the Suzuki into an alto of a roar, she grinned feeling the motor vibrating with power between her thighs. Kick stand up she cranked on the accelerator and was amazed at how fast the bike shot down the track. It was all automatic shifting. The bike felt so light, like she was riding the wind. She did a few high speed maneuvers then slowed down to juke like she did the Harley. The light weight of the bike let her swerve and move like a snake, the fast power and torque ratio the bike had let her slow and kick out fast when needed. She was almost crying in joy. Finally she throttled the bike to max, pegging the speedometer at a crisp 250 mph.

Ammy rolled back in to the tech and gave a thumbs up to them and pointed to the speeder bike as well. She took her helmet off and grinned, handing the tech her business credit card. "Add some saddle bags to the Suzuki and cargo bins to the Speeder Bike and you boys have a sale."

Ammy dismounted the Suzuki and walked over to S'arallo stripping out of the gear. "Make them business vehicles and I can have my fun and pleasure while writing them off."

S'arallo · Date: 2013-09-12 16:20 EST

The feline man would chuckle when she started getting out of her gear as she walked up to him. "It looks like you really had lots of fun out there, Ammy."

He did take a look at her choices again before those eyes looked back at her, "So how do you plan on taking these back to Rhy'Din? Or just going to let them be delivered to my own little shop and we go from there?"

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-09-12 16:35 EST

Ammy raised a finger to express her plan and stopped. She didn't have one for the delivery.

"Uhm, well..." she rubbed her neck in thought. She didn't have space for two bikes in the underground garage of the Alchemist's Fire. Not with the Cobra taking up all the available space for restoration. She'd have to store them at her home, and make a garage. A glance to S'arallo and a small, charming smile.

"Could... I borrow some space at your place for them until I can make a garage at my house?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-09-19 06:02 EST

S'arallo just started to smile and chuckle. "I will say okay, but not because of the smile." he grinned at her. "We can get them to deliver the two bikes to my garage and we can store them there until you figure out where to put them. They can easily fit off to the side in my garage for safe keeping while not in use."

"Let us get them paid and they take it to my garage. We should get back to your car anyways," he said with an amused chuckle. They really got off track and distracted with all these motorcycles. Then again it was a nice break from having to deal with the car. "Or shall we wait to buy them later?" he asked Ammy before moving on.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-09-21 15:02 EST

Ammy gave S'arallo a nod. "Already handed them my business credit card and a few custom additions to put on them both."

As she finished speaking one of the techs came back with receipts, titles and papers of ownership for Ammy to sign. She quickly filled out the paperwork, took her credit card back and then told him to speak with S'arallo about a delivery address once the bikes were done being modified.

"Alright, the paperwork is done. Shall we go and see if we can revive my old Shelby Cobra and make her purr?" She grinned to him and walked for the door of the bike shop.

Clara and Axis · Date: 2013-09-26 00:22 EST

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S'arallo · Date: 2013-09-26 00:50 EST

He would soon speak to the employee that Ammy spoke to and he started setting up a delivery address and a good time for the items to arrive so they weren't delivered at a wrong time and he not be there to catch their arrival.

Once he was done he came back to Ammy and gave her a few nods about heading back. "Yes, yes. We have definitely spent much time here." He started to chuckle and headed out of the shop and got back into his car. of course as always, he'd go at the pace with her and not walk off without her.

"This all has at least given us a good break and keeps us from getting a little stressed. Ready for some long, hard work and getting your fur messy?" he gave Ammy a big grin. He knew many, but not all, women who did not like to get so dirty and greasy from working on vehicles and was making a slight tease to Ammy about it.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-09-27 20:17 EST

"Yes, a break from constantly working on anything is always a blessing. And I ain't afraid of grease, oil, rust and worse." She grinned at him. "Don't forget that I am an alchemist. I deal in grungy things often."

She hopped into his Pinto now. "Want me to buy you any food or drink on the way back or are you as amped as me to start dismantling my very dirty girl and getting her all tweaked and purring?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-10-05 18:22 EST

"Your husband must love you so much," S'arallo commented and started laughing. Once they were ready to go the car would pull out of a parking spot and soon be on the road again, heading for his own shop again. "Do not have to buy me anything, Ammy. I am just fine. I do enjoy working on the car and it will be good if we can go ahead and get some things done."

Once they were at the shop he pulled into the garage and had the garage door close. In no time they would be driving through the portal that was activated and led back to Rhy'Din. He would close the gate once fully through he would press a button on the dashboard to close it and would do all the some once he left his place in Rhy'Din.

Relaxing music was being played gently over the speakers inside the car as he drove down the streets of Rhy'Din. It really would not take long at all before they would arrive at Ammy's shop since it was not that far from where he lived. The vehicle would be pulled around back and finally come to a stop. "So, shall we get to work?" he said with a smile.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-10-13 18:19 EST

Returning back to her shop, she hopped out of the El Camino and started helping haul in the tools and supplies from the pickup bed the car had. She laughed hearing S'arallo.

"Fleety does enjoy the fact shi has someone very special like me. I am totally ready for this project." She put her load down on the floor by a few tool benches then left S'arallo to the rest of the hauling.

Ammy walked to the old, rusted Ford Shelby Cobra and double checked the jacks they'd raised the car with. Everything checking out optimal she reached for a tire iron and set to work coercing the rusted lug nuts off of the wheel hubs on the car. Some were too stubborn to get off by force, so she hit those with a bit of that odd alchemy and got them off. Soon she was rolling tires to the corner of the garage. The rims may be salvageable, but the rubber and tubes were rotted.

Next, Ammy went back to the car and started the task of trying to pry the hood open.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-10-21 19:46 EST

S'arallo would carry whatever tools into the shop that Ammy didn't carry and set them down and off to the side so they were not in the way. He grabbed some special spray, went to the front of the car and lifted up the hood and let the stand hold the hood up while he leaned over and began spraying over all the rusty parts. While Ammy had magic tricks to get rusty things off easily, he resorted to other methods to let things help loosen up.

After spraying over many nuts and bolts and other little areas, he set that to the side and began unhooking things in the engine compartment. "We'll need to get this hood off too and put it too the side. Will need your help when we do that," he spoke out loud as he worked so Ammy could hear him while she was behind the car.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-10-24 16:06 EST

Ammy nodded to S'arallo as he worked on de-rusting the engine bay. She went and snagged a few tools. Letting him hold the hood up, she unbolted the whole hood from the hinges and helped him carry it over and sit it on the floor. Ammy then went after removing the doors with his help and soon ripping out the rotting interior and seats.

"Going to have to find a place to sand blast all of this or remake all the paneling with the replicator machines. I don't have a sandblasting station." She wiped her furred brow staining it with rust orange.

Working side by side with S'arallo was thrilling. She loved getting her hands on machinery and making it work again, figuring out how it ticks and improving it. She left him to another task, removing what was left of the exhaust system and tie downs on the undercarriage as she went into her shop. She came back with a large pitcher of iced tea, sandwiches and a bottle or two of cold beer.

She let him know it was break time and looked over the old car as she ate an egg salad sandwich and sipped a cold beer. "Wonder what color she'd look good in?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-11-15 19:27 EST

S'arallo continued working, taking things apart and putting items to the side while Ammy had went back into the shop. When break time had come he would rub his hands on a cloth to get most of the grease and rust off his hands. He'd soon join Ammy at her side and took a sandwich to start eating and a glass of tea to drink.

"Entirely depends what color you like," he said with a grin to her. He thought about the paneling she spoke about as he ate. "Hmm. Well, I do not have a sand blaster myself. We could use the replicators if they work well enough for the circumstance. What do you think?" While he'd wait for a response he would keep eating his sandwich and drinking his tea.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-11-20 18:19 EST

Ammy sipped her drink for a long moment. "I do like a metallic forest green. I think I'll go for that color. As to the panneling, the replicators, I think will work for what we want to do. I remember using them for repair work on my ATV when it was needed. Perhaps we could custom make carbon fiber pannels with a few 'extras' built in?"

She grinned at S'arallo. She held out a small folder to him. Inside it'd show the high tech gadgets and a few weapons she'd love to install in the beauty they were resurrecting. Seems she was interested in force fields, shielding, multi-range communications, a basic sensor pack on a star fighter, built in electric deffense against theft, a computer, a means to amplify her alchemy and use spells from within the car, a laser or two, and satelite radio.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-11-30 02:25 EST

"Metallic forest green? That sounds lovely. I think it will work nicely. And by extras what do you mean?" he asked curiously. Although, when she handed him the folder and showed all kinds of things she wanted to add into the vehicle. He thought they were building a car, not a war machine.

The Caitian looked over at Ammy with a raised brow of a look as if she was serious about this, but he had to ask if she was. "Ammy, are we building a car for casual pleasure or are we building what could be considered a light armored assault vehicle?" It was a very sincere question as he was not sure what she was planning."I ask that because if we were to start building some kind of military-grade vehicle. That would take more than just simply restoring a vehicle."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-11-30 15:23 EST

Ammy looked at S'arallo, then at the folder and back at him. "You mean... I didn't realize most of what I found online was... military in origin."

She looked at the car and rubbed her neck for a long moment and just laughed a little. "I just want a car." she smiled. "I'll leave any additions in your capable hands S'arallo."

She finished her drink and the got back to work. It seemed like time flowed quickly for the two working on the car. Weeks went by as they worked on restoring the old car. Lessons were learned about vehicles and how they worked and functioned.

All the rust on the car frame was gone, the frame primed and reinforced where needed. New panels were fabricated from the replicators with S'arallo's caring touch and know how. He taught Ammy how to use them again and some of her memories came back on how the tech in her shop worked. The paneling was a mix of steel and carbon fiber in certain section to give the car durability and lightness. The car was painted metallic forest green.

Parts for the car arrived in an endless stream of packages that filled the garage faster than they could unpack and assemble them. Everything was going smoothly and they were finally down to the last two critical components. An engine and a fuel source. The engine was still in it's crate as Ammy started to puzzle out what to run the vehicle on in Rhydin.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-12-01 19:54 EST

He chuckled, "It is fine, Ammy. Do not worry. If you want something more complex we can make another project out of something." He said to her with a big smile and relaxed on that break.

When he got back to work with Ammy it was almost nonstop working with S'arallo, unless there was needed breaks and rest. But he helped her with everything, taught her tips and tricks to make some things easier and wasn't bothered at all in helping her relearn some things. It all did take quite some time and a lot of work.

But now they were mostly done. It was down to just a few things left, that mostly being the engine and the fuel source Ammy wanted to do. "So, what ideas are you thinking of for the engine and fuel source? Do you not want to go with the original gasoline method for the vehicle?"

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-12-08 00:00 EST

"Traditional gasoline will be hard to find on Rhydin often. My original thoughts were to stick a Philosopher Stone within it to power the engine. The stone is a mythical catalyst that allows anything to happen without the rules of physics, but it is also well sought out and desired by many so I'd be attacked for it." Ammy rubbed her neck for a long moment.

"I wish there was a way to run it off of electricity or something non-combustible and still get the full horse power the engine offers. What would you suggest for a power source S'arallo?"

S'arallo · Date: 2013-12-13 15:28 EST

"Well, traditional fuel is not so hard to find if you know where to look." He said to her with a smile. "As to other alternatives, there have been powerful electric motors and things made before, only catch is might have to pull exotic things like that from elsewhere as well. I actually just get most of my fuel from Racer's Dream. I have a few barrels of gas lying around in my garages for when I need some gas here."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-12-16 18:55 EST

Ammy tapped her chin listening to S'arallo. "I suppose if it's not too hard to find we could stay with the engine we planned to put in without modifications. I'd just have to make sure part of this garage is well warded and secure to store gasoline in it. Though I wonder if I could make gasoline with alchemy?"

She looked over at the engine. They were so close to finishing the car she could pratically feel the wind blowing through her glowing crimson hair.

S'arallo · Date: 2013-12-19 19:40 EST

S'arallo would give a short, soft chuckle. "Well, I have heard alchemists change things into all kinds of other things. I would not be surprised if you could make your own gasoline through some means. In the mean time I will show you some good places to get the fuel you will need if we just go with the standard style fuel.

"How does that sound?" he asked. S'arallo could see the dilemma Ammy was worried about, but he knew ways to help her solve the issues until she would find something more suitable for herself.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2013-12-29 15:29 EST

"I think I can agree with that solution S'arallo. Maybe I can play with making engines run on other things the next time I build a car."

Ammy moved an engine block hoist over the new engine and grinned as she started hooking up the chains then started hoisting it up.

"Pop the hood, S'arallo. It's time to get my baby running."

S'arallo · Date: 2014-01-10 17:53 EST

S'arallo nodded to Ammy and went over to the hood to take it off after having it on there to make sure it could go back on correctly and matched right with the paint. Seemed they worked on it all in a slightly odd order. The hood would be moved to the side of the shop and he went over to help Ammy get the engine moved over to the car.

"Just be nice and easy moving it over to the car. Wouldn't want it to swing into the car or anything." he spoke as they'd have the lift bring up the engine and move it over to the car. Then he looked over at her, "Now just ease it down gently and I'll make sure it goes in properly. After that we can start hooking things up."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2014-01-19 19:18 EST

Ammy gave S'arallo a nod. She started guiding the engine down with the lift and watched him get it into position as the engine seated smoothly one anchor points of the chassis frame. Engine settled, she rolled over a large tool cabinet and started pulling out various tools they would seem to need.

She spent the next several hours, over, under and around the engine, side by side with him learning where every hose, wire, port, cable and belt went and why they were needed. She was covered head to tail in grease smears, oil stains and bits of wire insulation caught up in her fur. She was grinning the whole time. Her soul seemed in tune with the mechanical work even if her mind was still mired in darkness.

S'arallo · Date: 2014-02-11 15:40 EST

S'arallo spent those several hours teaching Ammy all he knew and even giving her further advice with what they worked on so she would know things for future projects. Even while they would have taken breaks he would have still been giving her tips.

While the caitian was used to helping build cars and get them running, he was always delighted to put together another one. He also enjoyed seeing Ammy not being afraid of getting dirty while putting the car together. Whenever they were done, S'arallo would go to the side of the shop and sit up on the table, looking at the finish work with a pleased sigh. His fur and clothes were all dirty now, which he didn't mind.

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2014-02-21 14:42 EST

She was still wiping off and degreasing her hands, but she sat a tray down with sandwhiches, muffins and sodas and took a seat by S'arallo. She stared at the beautiful car, restored from the rusted, gutted beast she'd found to a thing of pure beauty. She reached a grease smeared hand over to stroke one of S'arallo's hands and grinned.

"Gods, a lot of work, but she's a beauty S'arallo. I'm going to enjoy driving her all over Rhy'Din. Perhaps some day, when I am used to driving her well you can hook me up with one of those fancy races you mentioned at Racer's Dream." She took a soda, sipped and nibbled on a muffin.

S'arallo · Date: 2014-02-21 22:45 EST

Everything was finally done and the car complete. S'arallo would take a muffin to eat and a soda to drink as he relaxed. He'd grin to Ammy as he listened while he ate. "I can definitely help you get into races. After some racing practice courses of course, but those can be fun as well even if it is just practice. Maybe I will get a car as well and can do some on on one racing to help get comfortable with the edge of racing. Sound good to you?"

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2014-03-13 01:28 EST

She devoured the rest of the muffin and nodded to S'arallo. "I like that idea. Hey, want to go for a spin in her? Test her out and see if we did everything right? Oh, and uhm, stupid question here, but is it normal to name cars?" she asked him with a smile.

S'arallo · Date: 2014-03-19 20:16 EST

He would finish up soon after Ammy did and smile at her. "Well, that would be the only way to see if it runs for sure. Should at least start it up to make sure it's running properly. And yes to the other question. Some people do name their cars. Maybe not the average person, but there are people who like their cars enough to name them."

Ammy Spiritor · Date: 2014-05-13 20:02 EST

Ammy just grinned and went to the wall of the garage and grabbed the keys off the peg. She opened the driver side door and waved S'arallo to get in. She cranked the engine and a deep rumbling growl filled the garage as the car came to life.

"Oh, I so want to drive her now." Once S'arallo was in, she'd buckle up, shifted in reverse and backed out the garage.

Checking mirrors and seeing it was a sunny day, she grinned and gave S'arallo a devil may care look. She stepped on the brake, hit the gas, revving the engine high and loud and then shot off by passing first and second gear as the torque and rpm's bit into third. The car shot down the paved road leaving burnt rubber marks.

"Oh hell yes! Woooohooo!" she howled as she drove.

S'arallo · Date: 2014-05-28 02:12 EST

The Caitian would smile to Ammy and he would get into the passenger seat and buckled in so he would be safe. When she backed out and went zooming down the street he was very happy that he thought ahead of time on buckling up. He was chuckling and grinning as she went zooming down the road.

"Careful, Ammy. Do noy be too stressing on the vehicle so soon." he said, though he understood her big excitement. It took them along while to build the car and it felt really good to see it all pay off.

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