Disclaimer: I own nothing of GI Joe, which is owned by Hasbro. Only the plot is mine.
Note: This is a sequel to Journey from the second prompt table.
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Hi-Tech hummed to himself as he double-checked everything, glancing at Scarlett when he was done, "Ready?"
She nodded, "Ready, but is this really necessary?"
He smiled at her, "Of course! Part of the team's mission is research right? So this is just data collecting!"
Scarlett hid a sigh, "I know that but what I meant was do we have to do this with a machine you've modified? Aren't there any magic testing machines we could use?"
Hi-Tech looked at the machine he was indeed wired to, or rather, that his gloved right hand was. She was right. He'd modified a small magic testing machine for this purpose and it showed as the once sleek box was now essentially bursting at the seams with extra wires and bits. The blond scratched at his neck, "Well yeah but none that are really accurate for people like me. Most of these machines can only accurately test for magical power in people who are at least one-third of an elemental or similar, uh, status. I'm actually just one-fourth thunder elemental so when someone like me gets tested on the regular machines, there's a high chance of false results."
He bent over the machine and yet again double-checked some wires, "But if this works, then we could be on the way to making more accurate machines overall as well as aiding the magical community in various ways and -"
Scarlett cut him off, "Alright, alright, I get it. You just want me to keep time and record the results, right?"
Hi-Tech straightened up and beamed at her, "Right! Now, are you ready?"
She smiled at him, "When you are."
He brought up his right hand, which had the raiju hide glove on and flexed his fingers as he said, "Beginning in three, two, one..."