The vehicles were parked just outside of camp. Dakota pulled up in Panam's truck, and a couple of nomads were gunning the engines in their quadros. He met Panam just outside her truck. She pulled him close and gave him a quick kiss before getting in the truck. "We will stop in a few hours to eat." She said. "See you then". He nodded and hopped into the basilisk, Mitch was already inside.

"Ready?" asked Mitch. He was adjusting a series of switches inside the tank. "Lets delta" V replied. They both jacked into the basilisk and headed out of camp. He could see the quadros in the lead, and Panam and Dakota to his left. He leaned back into the tank's chair.

"You wanna talk or just ride?" asked Mitch.

"Lets just ride"

"You got it. I can handle the tank on autopilot if you wanna get some rest. Panam filled me in on what happened last night. You must be beat."

"Thanks Mitch". He jacked out of the tank and nodded off.