Heroes of the Past and Present

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Chapter 28 (Joyriding Ancient Times)

Sinjin, Tori, and Jade followed Trina just outside of Hightown where the paths were that Trina had been running about the prior day. Cat was with them as well, as Trina suggested her come. Merrill went to Hightown with her, but stayed at the market to wait for them. Trina had given Sinjin a bit of a tongue-lashing for getting himself in such a bad situation, but she was past that now. She had an idea she wanted to run by the two, though she was pretty sure the ancestors wouldn't be too thrilled for reasons of it being related to future technologies.

"Tori, Sebastian and I were pretty far off when we heard what happened, it took a lot of running to get here. By 'a lot', I'm talking miles." Her legs were still sore, but over the week or so they'd been there, she was starting to grow used to it. "I have a possible solution, but I want to test it. For this, we have to be outside Kirkwall. There are no people out here to see this."

"What's the plan?" Jade looked across the plains, dirt and grass stretched out as far as the eye could see. She chuckled and crossed her arms. "You going to make a car appear or something?" Trina smirked back to Jade as Sinjin and Tori raised their eyebrows. Jade's arms fell to the sides and her jaw dropped. "You're kidding. A car? In the 1400s?"

"Be glad I'm not asking for my dad's 9mm. Guns from our time would rip through the demons and bad guys here." They managed to get phones working, surely they could make a car appear. Now what she had in mind was also the possibility of concealing themselves within it. She wasn't sure how probable that was if they were driving it, but as long as they kept the car outside of the town and kept it hidden as Bethany had done with the portal, it should work. "I think it would be easier to get places if we have to go outwards. It takes half a day to get to Sundermount, it takes hours to walk to the Wounded Coast. Imagine how much time we could cut back on if we used a car to make it?"

"What would happen if people saw it?" Sinjin asked with a raised eyebrow. Tori looked over and lifted her shoulders.

"She has a point. Surely if we got a car with dark windows, the people here couldn't see inside it and would think the car is just another form of darkspawn. They've also never seen it before, so…their first reaction would probably be running out of fear. Using a spell to conceal it when its stationary isn't a big deal, but while moving, I'm not sure."

"I'd like to at least try," Cat replied. "Would it be for emergencies only, though?" Trina walked forward, nodding her head. It never took long to get from town to town. Hightown to Lowtown was a fifteen minute trek, ten more minutes towards Darktown. The Docks were about half an hour from Hightown. The Gallows was an island off the Docks that they had to use a small ship to reach. "So what would we use the car for?"

"Inner city travel just isn't necessary for a car, but it's when we have to travel outside a ways. Sebastian told us yesterday that by foot, it was practically a day or two walk towards the city of Orlais. Imagine if we had to go there?" Cat shuddered as the other two exchanged glances, Trina could see they were at least considering it. "I say let's give it a try, and if we don't like it, we can always be rid of it." She had the three mages here for the very reason that summoning this car might take all of them, but she wasn't sure.

Sinjin extended his palm towards an empty patch of land, smirking lightly, "I'm curious. So let's go ahead." Tori aimed for the same area and Cat hurried over to them. "What kind of car do you want?"

"Nissan, police convertible with black tinted windows." Sinjin cracked his neck and Tori sighed. The three mages quickly went to work trying to construct a vehicle from memories back home. Police convertibles weren't frequent, but they did exist. She just wanted a car that she could put the top down on some occasions, though it would be safer to just put the top up. "This is just a tester. If we can do this, I would like to reconstruct to put an SUV here. If that's all right?"

"We can do that." The police cruiser appeared before them and everyone cheered. It was quite a sight, seeing the police car in this particular timeline. They piled into the car with Trina at the wheel, Sinjin in the passenger seat beside her, and the girls behind them. "One more thing…"

"What?" She watched him snap his fingers, forming a CD case in his hand. Her eyes widened upon seeing the name Shakira. He pushed the CD into the radio, and the song Loca began to play. "God you're amazing." He laughed and the girls began to grin.

"No one's around, so we may as well, right?" She licked her lips as she felt of the leather steering wheel. "Trina. Your shades?" She looked back over and saw him holding a pair of sunglasses. "God I'm going to miss magic when we go back home."

"Eh, magic just makes things too easy." She took the shades and put them on, then slammed her foot down on the gas pedal. The car started up, speeding through the roads. An off-road SUV would probably be better for this area, so she definitely wanted a change of cars after this. The wind blew through her hair and Shakira sang proudly on the car radio. The group laughed happily, feeling like they could now travel anywhere. Her heart raced and adrenaline coursed through her veins. "So this is what the first person to drive a car felt like."

Cat threw her arms up in the air, screaming out with pleasure. She was sitting between Jade and Tori, somehow managing to remain cushioned. Jade hung her elbow over the right side of the car and ran her hand through her hair. Tori looked out along the left, breathing out a sigh.

Driving along was somewhat peaceful. Trina always wanted to drive around where there were no cars in sight, and this was a perfect moment. The ancestors could rightfully call this a death machine, though. She had to wonder what they would think if they saw it.

Tori put a hand to the side of the car and muttered some kind of spell, an aura of invisibility moved along the vehicle and cloaked them. In doing so, Trina spotted a 'herd' of Qunari off to the right. Deciding to test the invisibility, she drove up to them and slowed the vehicle to a halt.

The group of Qunari were sitting around a fire, one of which was poking it with a stick. Further testing things, she began driving in a circle around them. The Qunari looked up as if there were something they heard nearby. "That would be my car's motor you're hearing. Yes…"

She brought the top over the car and started to roll the windows up. After about five minutes, the cloak wore off. "I can't keep it up for a long time while the car's moving," Tori cursed. "No trouble if it's not moving."

"That's fine…" It was a little disheartening to hear, but it was not a big deal for her. Though, with the cloak wearing off, the Qunari were eyeing the car with fear flourishing in their eyes. "Okay cow people, run away now…hear the roar of my car." She pounded her palm on the horn, letting it rip out. The Qunari threw their hands to their ears, letting out a loud bellow and rushing away. "Well…that was simple."

"I'm wondering if it was cruel or not," Jade tapped her chin and curled her lips into a smirk. "I loved it." Trina looked straight ahead and frowned as she saw a group of tar demon darkspawn, and skeleton archers. Jade looked ahead as well and frowned. "They must have been drawn in by the sound…"

"Then we'll make quick work of them." She reached down and struck the siren button. The cruiser let out a violent wail, startling the demons. She narrowed her eyes and smirked, singing along under her breath to one of Shakira's songs that was now playing. Her foot pressed down on the pedal, and the car lunged for the demon.

The skeleton archers shot the arrows at them, but they merely bounced off the car. The sloth demons made of tar charged the car head on, but Trina merely ran them over, killing them in an instant and leaving tread marks in them. Sinjin and Tori rolled their windows down and fired off several blasts at the surrounding darkspawn. "Welcome to the future, darkspawn! There's a reason you're extinct and humans aren't!"

She turned the wheels sharply, spinning her car out in a 180 turn, then hit the break. Dust hovered into the air all around them, clearing after a few seconds. Trina rolled down her window and gazed out, smirking at the sole remaining darkspawn, an archer that was staring at them with wide eyes and a slack-jawed expression. Sinjin leaned forward, looking out to the demon. He raised a hand and fired a bolt of lightning into the demon's head, causing it to fall to the ground.

"Tori?"

Tori looked up with a delighted hum. "Yeah sis?" Trina glanced back over her shoulder, grinning as the adrenaline continued spiking in her blood.

"Please never tell Dad I just drove like that. In a police car, no less."

"Secret's safe with me." Tori laughed and the others shook their heads. When they were certain it was all clear, they piled out of the vehicle. Tori tilted her head and tapped her finger on her chin. "Okay what do you want done with the car? Keep it or get rid of it and switch it out?"

"We need a bigger vehicle." Trina placed the CD in the case, making sure she wouldn't lose it. The three mages made the car vanish and looked to her for suggestions. She struggled to think of a good car, then finally a good vehicle came to mind. It was the second in a list of ten best off road SUVs she read once, she didn't remember all the cars though. "Black 2012 Nissan Xtera. It's large, sturdy, and has more seats for our ancestors if any of them decide to brave the vehicle. We'll use the invisibility cloak and keep it hidden outside the gates of the city."

"Sounds good to me," Tori replied. "Though I don't see any of the ancestors, other than Aveline, maybe trying the car." They wasted no time in summoning the car, a quicker and easier task than it had been the first time. Probably due to the recognition of the vehicle and the experience of having brought one before.

Trina grinned as the beautifully trimmed car appeared before her eyes. This was going to make her time here much easier as far as travel was concerned. Only in emergencies, of course, or long winded travel.

"Great."

So what are your thoughts? Indeed they made quick work of the demons on the plains outside the city. The ancestors are going to have a field day with this one, haha. Your thoughts