Blaise took a good long look at Harry. "Where did you get that," he asked. Everyone blinked as they finally noticed the armor Harry was wearing. Sakura smiled.

"Oh, good," she exclaimed. "Uncle gave you your armor!" Harry grinned.

"Yeah," he said. "And it fits perfectly!"

"Well duh, I did the measurements myself!"

"What was that?"

"Nothing!" Luna walked around him as she used Schematic.

"Strength enhancing servos coupled with impact absorbing runes and an electrical network all throughout," she said, listing off everything she saw to the group. "Two power sources?"

"One for the servos," said Sakura. "One for Harry. I remembered he had problems generating enough energy without a constant power supply, so I told Uncle to put two power sources into the armor's chassis at the back of the cuirass. For the servos we have a basic battery used to power our mechanical arms and welders."

"That's my design," said Isabel.

"Shush please. For Harry, Raiju fangs."

"Raiju," asked Hermione.

"Beasts of lightning," said Luna. "Generally, they appear in the form of blue and white wolves. They naturally generate lightning in their fur and fangs and are normally peaceful but become aggressive and agitated in the middle of a thunderstorm."

"I thought they were a myth," said Pansy as she tried getting a closer look at the armor.

"Only to those who don't do research or go on normal trips to find hidden creatures. Like me and my dad. Hermione…"

"I didn't…" started the bushy-haired girl.

"You've been doubting my dad's field of research since I told you about it. Do you believe now?" Hermione blushed and turned away from her as Sakura spoke up.

"Raiju are native only to Japan, much like a Thunderbird is native to North America. And they don't just appear as wolves, but other furred animals as well," she said.

"What's the plating," asked Pansy. Draco took a look and blinked in surprise.

"Dragon scales," said Draco, Harry, and Sakura.

"Uncle has a friend at the Mt. Fuji Dragon Reservation who allowed him to take scales from shedding growing dragons or recently dead ones before the Pyre."

"Pyre," asked Hermione. Harry smiled.

"Dragons," he said. "Probably more than any other intelligent beings, have a revered respect for the dead. However, they don't bury their dead. They burn them. Originally it was thought that it was out of respect for the element they're commonly associated with. Recent studies in Romania and here in Japan, however, have shown dragons do this to scatter the ashes over a nesting ground, the embers heating the earth to incubate the eggs buried just beneath the earth or hidden in a pile of stones. Researchers called the burning of the deceased dragons the Pyre Ceremony."

"And the resident dragon expert strikes again," said Pansy with a grin.

"So I'm knowledgeable about dragons, bite me." He looked at the scales on his armor. "Which dragon were these from?"

"Imperial Water Dragon," said Sakura. "Water slips right off, preventing a Malfunction."

"Sorry," said Draco. "Imperial?"

"Asian dragons evolved differently than western dragons," said Harry. "Where ours are massive hulking reptilians, Asian dragons are more serpentine in appearance. They also have a broader range of abilities like shapeshifting like Nymphadora, and natural camouflage abilities. There are two subsets of Asian dragons. Imperial Dragons here in Japan have four talons on their hind and front legs, normal dragons have three."

"Oi," exclaimed Tonks as she smacked him upside the head, draining him slightly. "What have I told you?!" Harry drained his armor and gave her a bored look.

"Not to make fun of your hair?"

"You brat! I'll…"

"Calm down," said Isabel. "Or I'm removing simulation privileges for the both of you." Tonks clamped her mouth shut as Harry chuckled slightly. Dr. Zhou turned to Harry.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. MacGrath," said the Chinese woman. "I've seen your exploits on television! They're incredible!"

"Thank you, Doctor Zhou."

"Please, call me Mei-Ling. Now, Daphne mentioned you learned a new trick from her?" Harry grinned and concentrated on making a snowball in his hand.

"I'm nowhere near as proficient as she is, but it's manageable."

"Are you kidding?! This is fascinating! Who knew Cryo-Magic could be learned in such a way?!" Harry took a step back on instinct in lieu of her energetic personality.

"You'll have to forgive Doctor Zhou," said Haruka. "She's our leading expert in Cryogenics and has been working in this field for years. She can get… overly excited when new developments are discovered."

"And it's a good thing you came when you did. I was selected to join a research study of Cryogenics in Antarctica for a few years starting next week." Daphne deflated slightly. "Don't worry, I'll leave my prototypes for Harry to work on for you. Daphne perked back up and smiled at her.

"Thank you, Doctor Zhou," she said. The Cryo-Technology scientist bowed to her and smiled.

"Now then," said Haruka. "Let's continue with the tour, starting back up with something you all should be familiar with." She led them to an assembly line and showed them what seemed to be Tesla Staves. "These are the Raikiri Yari."

"Tesla Staves," asked Luna. Sakura and Haruka exchanged a grin.

"Harry, why don't you try using one?" Harry walked over to the racks and took one, channeling his magic on instinct. As he did, he felt the inner workings and grinned as his lightning channeled and morphed into a blade at the end as he controlled a magnetic field at the tip. "The name, Raikiri Yari, translates to Lightning Cutter Spear. I'm surprised you didn't recognize the design, Harry. You made the initial prototype."

"The Vibro-Naginata," said Harry. "Of course, I'm an idiot."

"These were specifically designed with Technomancers in mind. The Vibro-tools were meant for Mundane personnel to quickly cut through obstructions or debris from an explosion or accident. We then adapted the idea of plasma blades after learning of Harry's… incident with Pettigrew." Harry flushed, causing Padma to put a comforting hand on his back. Neville looked at the weapon.

"Magnetic application?"

"A powerful electromagnet is placed at the end of the Raikiri Yari which can be enhanced with your magic. This prevents the plasma from shooting out more than was intended and still maintain the temperature of the plasma itself." Harry noticed the tip starting to glow red and stopped channeling his magic. "That we've yet to find a way to fix."

"Simple solution," said Marietta. "Frost runes."

"Small problem with that," said Harry. "They'd need to be directly activated when the blade ignites and turned off as soon as the blade does to prevent damage to the metal. Extreme temperatures can warp the metal to unwanted degrees."

"Then it's a good thing I've been working with Hermione and Su on a side projected I proposed for them."

"We haven't tested it yet," muttered Hermione.

"Better now than never." She tied her hair back as she walked to Harry. "I'll take that, thank you!" Harry shook his head. Shortly before the attack on Halloween, Marietta had chosen to aid them in the Bunker, having been fascinated with what her Housemates and the others were capable of. She and Michael Corner were both welcome at the same time, Michael having to stay behind due to detention.

"What have you been keeping from us, Miss Priss," asked Isabel with a grin. She handed it to Su and smiled when the girl nodded. Marietta snubbed the nickname as Su channeled her magic. Harry activated Schematic and noticed a Data Stream flowing from Su's pocket to the tip of the spear. He nudged Lily and pointed to his eyes before nodding to the spear. Lily followed his example and blinked as she saw the lines of coding.

"What am I looking at," she typed into her tablet. Her answer came as a digital rune appeared around the tip of the spear and circled as Su lit up the Raikiri Yari.

"What's going on, guys," asked Isabel.

"You can't see it," asked Lily.

"I think we can only see it with Schematic, Lily," said Harry. "Basically, there's a digital rune on the spear. My guess would be the frost rune." Hermione and Marietta high fived in light of their success as Su smiled.

"Ok," said Isabel. "30 points for Ravenclaw when we get back. That was original. Nice work, Prissy." Marietta grinned and dropped her hair from its ponytail.

"How did you do that," asked Padma.

"Same way we Conjure," said Su. "Only instead of making solid objects, I make a digital projection with my magic and the data from my personal tablet."

"How did you think of this," asked Blaise as he observed the rune.

"Joint idea," said Hermione. "I was going over footage of Technomancers Conjuring, while also using descriptions from Harry what it looked like to you lot."

"When I joined her," said Marietta. "The question came up about its limitations and practical use. Normal Conjuration can only do solid items. But because your magic is more energy oriented…"

"…And you can see precisely what it is you're trying to shape…"

"We thought runes would be possible as well," finished Su. "The last month or so I was working on energy projection. I may not have the same raw power as a Conduit, but I have better control."

"And because Luna was working on her horde," said Marietta. "And Padma was more than likely off snogging Harry…" Both teens mentioned blushed darkly before Padma rounded on her.

"We're too young for that!"

"That left Su to help us out." Su handed the weapon back to Haruka who smiled kindly at her.

Draco blinked as he felt a familiar presence. One he'd felt from his house and then again at the sorting. "Does anyone else feel that," asked the blonde Gryffindor.

"Hungry," asked Tonks and Luna.

"No, you twits. That energy. That presence. I've felt it before at home and then the Sorting Ceremony."

"Might be this," said Harry as he held up the ring from M.

"What's that," asked Isabel.

"M proposed," said Luna with a grin as Harry rolled his eyes.

"Gift from the Voice. Incentive to work together. Another of Riddle's Horcruxes." Draco's eyes bulged as Harry told them what it was.

"Shite," said Draco. "I have to warn Mum. There's one in Malfoy Manor."

"Are you sure," asked Harry and Isabel.

"Positive. When my Technomancy fully activated, it felt like there was another presence in my home besides myself, my family and our house elf, Dobby. At first, I just ignored it. Then I felt the presence again when we were sorted but didn't put two and two together until you brought out that ring."

"Put it away for now," said Isabel. She turned to Draco. "Can you find whatever it is and bring it to DMT during the Christmas break?"

"Holiday break," corrected Hermione.

"Not the time."

"If I can find it," said Draco. "I'll bring it."

"Just remember to use gloves," said Harry. "I wouldn't put it passed Riddle to have cursed these things beyond their normal protections, whatever they may be."

"That's a give in, MacGrath." Harry put the ring back and adjusted his gauntlets with his cufflinks being covered by them.

"At least you don't pop your neck," muttered Parvati.

"He does sometimes," said Neville. "Like when he's examining circuitry in a mother board."

"That's due to poor posture, not a nervous tick."

"I'm not nervous," said Harry.

"Could've fooled us," said Lena. Harry rolled his eyes and expanded his helmet before putting it on.

"I'm going in my shell," he said just before putting it on. Pansy looked at the helmet design.

"Hayabusa," she asked.

"Uncle's a geek," said Sakura with a sigh. Haruka giggled before turning to the group and putting the Raikiri Yari back on the rack.

"Next we'll be moving on to Technomancy research. These people are not official employees of Akagi Industries, they are volunteers who wished to join our experiments to learn more about your magic. Follow me." Holly blinked onto Harry's HUD as he connected the helmet to the internet using his phone as a hotspot.

"What are you looking for," asked Holly.

"Going onto the forums. Trying to see if more people like that woman have popped up," he replied, his helmets outer speakers not picking up his voice as Harry spoke and mentally accessed the more popular websites. "So far none of the people demonstrating this blue glow have been older than the age of ten. I'm trying to find areas where the highest concentration of children like this would be found."

"I'll run the numbers for you, you focus on the trip."

"Thank you." Holly made sure Harry could see where he was going completely as they arrived at an elevator. Luna tapped his visor to get his attention.

"Don't tap the glass," said Hermione. "They hate it when you do that."

"Very funny Mione," said Harry through his speakers.

"Luna's been trying to talk to you, Tin Man," said Tonks.

"Sorry, distracted."

"Blue glow, right," asked Luna.

"You heard us?"

"I was just three feet away when you told Professor Daniels."

"Point. What's up?"

"Do you think Storm Dragon scales would be a better use for us?"

"Meaning," asked Pansy.

"She's talking about the conductivity of the scales," said Harry. "Storm Dragons are able to absorb lightning directly into their bodies through their scales. Much like we do with our skin. Only problem I see with that is the chance of shorting out the tech within the suit between us and the plating, and the Acromantula silk lining between us and the tech. Which Danzo has taken care of for us as he's provided a separate battery pack for Technomancers to drain independent of the one powering the servos."

"I think she's talking about when that battery wears out," said Fred.

"Especially in a Dark Zone," said George. "Our brother Charlie wrote to us once about a Storm Dragon that had wandered into the Reservation he works at. The scales on that thing were giving off a massive amount of lightning."

"They don't absorb the lightning into their bodies fully," said Luna. "Majority of it is stored in their scales to be absorbed later when they need to use their magical breath."

"That sounds like a good idea," said Blaise. "Sort of like the Bunker's emergency generator. And if you're still worried about shorting out the circuitry inside the suit, well we have a good way to counteract that with those cufflink things, Harry."

"Only problem is switching the scales has one major disadvantage. We lose the Water Dragon's natural resistance to the element, leaving us exposed to accidental Malfunction."

"Is it always like this," asked Haruka to Isabel. The dhampir smiled with pride.

"Pretty much. Once they start thinking, it takes something major to stop the inevitable snowball effect. Especially those in Harry's house." The elevator stopped and Haruka led them into a chamber with young adults sitting in a classroom style room with someone at the front.

"This is the theoretical study. Here, much like I'm sure you do, ideas are tossed back and forth about the uses and disadvantages of Technomancy. Having a close relation with Ryuga Academy has allowed the college level students access to our facility to test out their magic. Danzo has even approached a few to join the company once out of the college course."

"Oh, so no more asking me for favors," asked Harry.

"You're not getting off that easy," said Isabel. "Remember, he's still our friend."

"I know. I was only kidding." Haruka waved to the instructor and they were invited in. Haruka introduced the group in Japanese and Blaise leaned to Harry.

"We may need a translator. None of us learned Japanese entirely." Before Harry could reply, Lily tapped Harry's temple and pulsed her magic. Electricity sparked from her fingers to the heads of everyone in the group. Hermione, Parvati, Susan, Daphne, Tracey and Marietta jumped at the sudden sensation while the others felt the familiar feeling of Download activating.

"What'd you do, Whispers," asked Isabel quietly.

"Data Bomb," she typed. "I use it for Dad when he needs to send quiet information to my aunts whenever we're out. I just adapted it to Download."

"Clever girl. 10 points to Slytherin." Lily smiled as the other students of Hogwarts started following the conversation.

"They're students from Hogwarts. We invited them here to take a tour of the facility and see the class for new ideas as well," said Haruka.

"Anyone else hearing English," asked Marietta.

"That's Translator," said Harry. "One of the things Kessler left in my mind. Never needed to use it since I was already taught Japanese."

"So that's what I saw," typed Lily.

"What do you mean, saw," asked Hermione.

"When I poked around in his head, it was like looking in computer files. I opened a folder labeled 'Language' and just sent it. Sort of like a mass email."

"Always knew your mind was more computer than biological," teased Isabel.

"Does not compute," joked Harry.

"I take offense to that," said Holly as she blinked on his HUD. Sakura shushed them as the instructor turned back to his class.

"Now then," he said. "Where were we?"

"Excuse me," said a woman beside the door. "Why are these children here?"

"They're students from Hogwarts," said Isabel. "The only Technomancers in the school and a few of their friends who help with ideas and experiments. I'm Isabel Daniels, owner and founder of Daniels' Magical Technologies and their teacher at Hogwarts. We came here to receive a tour of the company thanks to Danzo being a close friend. We were also extended an invitation to sit in on this class."

"Wouldn't it be too advanced for them," asked a man closer to the back.

"One of us has had four years of practice," said Harry. "And…" He formed a 6 inch blade on his left hand. "We've been covering a lot of things starting with the basics and working our way up. We've even discovered a new type of Technomancer." Lily blushed lightly and hid behind Harry on instinct. "This one seems to have been activated because of nanobots within the blood stream and has yellow circuit lines instead of green or blue." The college level students gaped at Harry for a second as the vanished the blade.

"Have you figured out Digitization," asked a girl behind the woman who spoke up originally.

"Excuse me?"

"Guess not then. It's been a theory we've been tossing around for a few weeks." She walked to the front. Harry noticed she had short red hair and was wearing a grunge type outfit. She appeared to be the same age as Tonks, Lena and the Twins. Harry could tell from her accent she was from the US. "Mind taking off that helmet?"

"Forgot I had it on actually." Harry removed his helmet and shrunk it before clipping it to his belt. She blinked as the college level class stared at him.

"You're Harry MacGrath…"

"In the flesh." She shook her head slightly and handed him her tablet.

"Um… the theory we've been working with is that it's possible to store things within Cyberspace. We've tried, but we can't seem to get it right when we Charge."

"Just reverse Conjure," said Luna.

"…Say what?" Luna held out her hand and Padma's Static Skates appeared in it.

"Hey," she exclaimed as she snatched them from Luna.

"Don't Charge them," continued Luna. "Reach out with your magic…" She held out her hand to a pencil. Lightning arced to the pencil instantly. "And Transmutate the desired object into Code."

"We learned Transmutation could alter physical objects not just into energy but actual lines of Code if we applied it to existing knowledge of Conjuring," said Neville. "Well, Blaise did."

"Never doubt Slytherin to be anything but ambitious," said the Italian boy.

"When did you figure this out," asked Harry.

"What's today?"

"Saturday."

"Then Monday while you were knocked out."

"Bastard."

"Language," said Hermione and Padma.

"Why did no one tell me?"

"You had other things on your mind," said Luna.

"Then there was the attack," said Daphne.

"Thanks again for saving Lavender," said Parvati.

"Back on topic please," exclaimed the girl. "Sorry, I just really love this stuff! I've been working on a project for a while and Digitization plays a huge part in it!"

"You'll have to forgive Gaige," said the instructor. "She's a genius when it comes to Technomancy, but she can get overly excited over it as well."

"We know the feeling," said Isabel with a smile.

"The only problem is that it drains a significant amount of energy the larger the object is," said Luna. "Conduits would have a better time with this than Mechanists." Gaige pouted and huffed.

"Though I suppose Ionic Shift would help," said Harry.

"Say what," asked Gaige.

"Yeah," said George. "At the cost of your consciousness…"

"And the whole White Lightning thing," finished Fred.

"Time out," shouted Gaige. She rounded on Neville, sensing his nervousness from her shouting. "You! Pudgy! Explain!"

"Back off," said Draco as he stood between them.

"I-it's fine Draco," said Neville. The Longbottom Heir steeled some of his courage and faced her. "I don't have to tell her anything."

"And here I thought he wouldn't have any backbone," said Gaige with a blink. Harry pushed her away slightly.

"Leave my friends alone. As for Ionic Shift, figure that out on your own."

"What was that he said about White Lightning? What like Professor Kessler?"

"What did you say?"

"Professor Kessler. Before I was here, I was in Ilvermorny about five years ago."

"How old are you," asked Isabel.

"14 in two months."

"Huh. I thought I was the only one who was considered for early acceptance."

"Happens every once in a while, and while I couldn't practice magic for the longest time, no wand, you see, I was a wiz at theory and progressed faster than anyone in the school's history." Harry hid a smirk as he noticed Isabel's eyebrow twitch in annoyance as her pride took a massive hit. "Professor Kessler was my favorite teacher. He taught Modern Magical Application."

"Hold on, that's the class I started before leaving my position at Ilvermorny."

"He taught that position for a few years before he went all blow up a city psycho. Shortly after, myself and a few of his favorite students started showing signs of Technomancy back when it was still unidentified and unexplained."

"We're talking about the same Kessler here," asked Harry. "Robert Kessler?"

"One and only." Harry and Isabel exchanged a look before he turned to Gaige.

"What do you know about White Lightning."

"Hold on, you tell me about this Ionic Shift thing first, then I tell you about White Lightning."

"Not here. But give me your contact information and I'll tell you in a secure setting."

"Then I'll tell you then." She tapped his temple and Uploaded her information to his mind. She resumed her seat and Harry went back to the group only to find Blaise counting the college class.

"What are you doing?"

"Noticing an irregularity regarding their class and ours," he said.

"What irregularity?"

"They have equal parts boys and girls. We do not." Harry blinked before tuning first to the older group then his own.

"How did that happen?"

"Apparently you never noticed there is a balance issue between the number of boys in the school over the girls," said Pansy with a grin. "I just associate this as Magical Karma." Harry turned to Isabel who just grinned at him. He turned back to Blaise, annoyed.

"Remind me to do a numbers check when we get back, Blaise."

"Don't worry about it," said Blaise. "I was looking to do the same thing."

"There should be an equal number of boys to girls," said Gaige. "At least that's the way it is here. Equal numbers from each age group except mine." Now both boys blinked and turned back to the college level students before it clicked in their heads she was right.

"Bloody hell, we're daft."

"We should've seen this," said Harry.

"Again," said Pansy. "Karma."

"Not what you think it means," said Parvati.

"Excuse me," said a young man in the back corner. "Mr. MacGrath?"

"Yes," asked Harry.

"Can we see… her?"

"Well that's entirely up to her. Holly?"

"I'm not a sports car," said Holly. "I'm not for showing off."

"That's all you do," said Isabel.

"On my own terms, not anyone else's."

"And there's Sasha's rebellious side," said Harry. "Sorry, she doesn't feel like revealing herself today." There was a few scattered grumbles. After a brief discussion about what both groups had learned, Haruka finally decided it was time to finish the tour. Leading them out of the room, she brought them to a computer lab.

"And this is our programing lab. Here we write new software for the most recent versions of our popular PCs and the antivirus programs that protect them…" As Haruka spoke about the computer science department, Harry slipped his helmet back on and looked at Holly.

"Find anything?"

"There doesn't seem to be any indication that anyone over the age of ten or eleven has ever developed these psionic abilities accompanied by a blue glow. While I was searching for that, I also took another peak at Ilvermorny's record but found nothing regarding Kessler."

"Did he wipe anything having to do with him?"

"I'd say that's a fair estimation. We have nothing to go on about Kessler but hearsay and claims like Ms. Carson."

"Can you find footage of the woman?"

"Tried. Any footage posted online was almost instantly taken down."

"Technomancy?"

"Or an extremely capable technological genius who knows her. A third possibility would be an AI."

"What are the chances of that?"

"Low. Somewhere between 5% and 20%."

"But not impossible. Let's keep up the search, for now. The Voice wanted us to see that for a reason. No doubt Kessler kept him in the dark as much as he does us."

"You don't think Kessler trusted him?"

"I think Kessler only trusted himself and that woman Cole fought before we met, Sasha Ross. Speaking of, have we found her yet?"

"No. After being recovered by the First Sons four years ago, Sasha Ross has disappeared. Not a single DNA match or facial pattern, though it shouldn't be a surprise. With Polyjuice Potion and Technomancers existing, hiding from anyone in either world is easy."

"…Not if we know where to look. Kessler must've known Sasha from somewhere. Where would that place have to be?"

"Ilvermorny. I'll do a search for Sasha Ross on their servers now."

"Have they detected you doing this?"

"A few Technomancers have, but they recognize my coding as AI not human intrusion. I've explained to them we're conducting research on possible First Son identities."

"Good. How long will it take you?"

"Should be done by the time we return to school."

"Alright."

"You should return your attention to the trip. I think Isabel is getting annoyed." Harry nodded and removed his helmet, cringing slightly as Isabel glared at him for a moment before turning back to Haruka.

(New Marais)

Cole and Lucy stormed into an old warehouse in the Flooded District owned by Joseph Bertrand III. A man Lucy suspected of being an ally of the First Sons. Inside, they found a machine with a corpse hooked up to it. It was still fresh but there was no one in the building. Lucy examined the body. "Whoever this is, it looks like they were tortured for a long time before they died."

"Let me use Echo, see if we can't find out what happened," said Cole.

"Be my guest." Cole pressed his hands to the man's head and glimpsed at the dying neurons last images and sounds. He saw the same masked man from Singapore standing before the corpse.

"The Commander was here, overseeing this guy getting tortured."

"Please stop," begged the memory of the man.

"Not until you fulfil your purpose," said the Commander. "Private Diaz! Front and center!" A First Son stood in front of the man in the machine. "Now then, Mr. Costa, once more." Cole watched as the Commander's echo plugged a cable into his mask and one into the Private's. He pulled out his wand and aimed it at Costa. "Imperio." Costa's whimpering went silent as his eyes glazed over.

"Memoria… Translatio…" Costa screamed as lightning pulsed from the Commander through him and to the Private. Not long after, the cables were removed and the Private looked at his hands before holding one out to a computer and summoning it to form a gauntlet.

"Well done, Mr. Costa. You've served us well." The echo turned directly to Cole's position. "You may want to run, MacGrath. Or else your new girlfriend will suffer the same fate as Trish. Avada Kedavra!"

Cole blinked and groaned as he felt the torture that befell Costa and the effects of the Killing Curse firsthand from Costa's memories before turning to Lucy. "It's a trap! We need to get out of here!" Lucy nodded and flew out as Cole Charged through a burner to his personal phone at her waist as soon as she was a safe distance away. They landed just as the warehouse exploded.

"Dammit," exclaimed Lucy. "Not again!"

"We need to talk with my sister. I think I found out how the First Sons are mimicking Technomancy."