Around the island, then back in front of Flamingo [late morning]

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Alec's motorcycle didn't look much like a motorcycle any more. No wheels, for one. And it was kind of, well, hovering, thanks to the repulsorlift engine that Anakin had installed.

With a small smile, Anakin sat down and pushed the accelerator pedal with his right foot. The swoop bike took off with a satisfying roar.

He took it slow for the first trip around the island, carefully listening for anything that sounded unusual. Not that he normally doubted his mechanical abilities, but it had been that kind of a week, and it wasn't going to be a machine for his personal use where he could catch something later. Plus, it would be bad to have one of the new kids explode.

When he was finally satisfied that the bike was in working order, he pressed the accelerator all the way down with a fierce sort of joy.

500 kilometers an hour, even for the short trip around the beaches, was nothing to turn down.

He turned back towards the camp, slowing down to a more reasonable speed, parked in front of Flamingo, and left a handwavey message for Alec.

Nice to see something had worked this week.

[OOC: Open to Alec and anyone who wants to try to wheedle a ride on the new shiny thing...]

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[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec, having no classes on Wednesday and only one other important thing in the afternoon that he Could Not Miss OMG, was on his way towards Flamingo cabin in a matter of minutes after recieving the message. "Hey Anakin!"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Alec," Anakin said, nodding at him. He swept his hand towards the swoop bike. "This is yours."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Of course Sam hadn't seen Anakin flying overhead, caught the reflection of the sun off metal, and gone running to see what was going on--the fact that she showed up in front of Flamingo excited and out of breath was just coincidental. She tried for casual. "Anakin! Hi! What's going on?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin gave her a pleased smile. "I fixed Alec's motorcycle," he said, pointing to it. "Now it flies."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam was pretty close to drooling and couldn't resist running her hand along the side. "This is what you were flying?"

"So, um, how long did it take you to adapt it?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Couple of days," Anakin said. "It would've been faster, but I kept getting interrupted." He smiled again. "You like it?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Oh yeah," Sam squatted down to get a better look at the engine, then glanced back up at Anakin. "How fast?"

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec's eyes widened as he looked the bike over. "Wow." He shot Anakin a huge grin. "She's beautiful. Do I owe you anything for this piece of amazing work?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin's eyes were shining. "When you really let it go? 500 klicks an hour."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I already took her for a ride," Anakin admitted. "So other than that, I'm good." He leaned over, pointing out the various modifications. "Acceleration and braking are in the same places," he finished, "but she goes much faster. So when you floor it? Be sure you mean it."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Amazing..." Sam ran her other hand along it reverently and was already trying to figure out what she'd have to do to get Anakin adapt her bike. She wondered if kissing someone would be enough. 500 klicks per hour was a lot of speed, after all.

Or maybe the skeleton of another bike, if there was one in the junkyard, so she could pick. Hmmm. "What's it run on?"

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"How fast are we talking?" Alec leaned over with Anakin, peering at the new and remodeled bits and pieces admiringly. "She take any kind of fuel I need to know about?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Fuel's the same," Anakin said, "though she won't win any awards for fuel efficiency." He shrugged. "We don't use the same stuff at home, but I figured that making you have to travel all the way back to my home galaxy for another tank was a little cruel."

He grinned. "And properly motivated, she'll hit 500 kilometers an hour."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Having just come back from a handwavey trip into town, Molly heard the speeder returning. After dropping off her purchases at her cabin, she went back to Flamingo to see about getting the ride Alec had promised her.

"Hey, Alec. You're bike all ready to go?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"The same gasoline you use here," he replied. "At home, we use something else, obviously, but that seemed a little cruel. 'Here Alec, have a bike that won't run,' and stuff." He shrugged. "So I modified the schematics a little bit to take that into account."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

And now Sam wanted to see what it could do if it was powered by either Naquadah or Naquadriah, damn it. Not like she'd be able to get enough to use it as a fuel source, but wow.

"Brilliant," she said, stepping back to admire the lines in the sun. "So now I have two questions."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Fire away," Anakin said.

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec snickered. "Very nice. I can live with gas-guzzling, really."

He did a little bit of a double-take at the speed. "Five hundred? Holy crap." Alec looked at the bike again, trying to picture it. "It's not a jet, but that'll do on land, really."

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Apparently!" He grinned at Molly. "You ready to do a run with me?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I got it up about that far when I was taking it for a ride on the beaches earlier," Anakin said. "Obviously not something you'd want to do through town. Beings tend to get a little cranky about the noise."

He gave Alec a little smile. "Open spaces is better for getting a handle on that kind of speed: you can take it out over the water, but be sure to watch the fuel gauge. Running out and going for a swim wouldn't be the best way to end a day."

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Awesome." Alec's grin was positively ecstatic. "Anything else I should know, or do I get to figure it all out the fun way?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"She won't survive a head-on collision with something solid like a rock wall," Anakin said. "Other than that, enjoy."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Sure!" Molly said. "I just can't be gone very long. I have plans before the meeting this afternoon."

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Right, no dying, open spaces." Alec nodded, still grinning. "Thanks again, man. I appreciate it."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin glanced at Molly and Alec. Telling someone to be careful had never been high on his list of priorities when it came to things that flew. But it was Molly...

"Try not to crash it," he said to Alec. He turned to Molly. "I know that you were fine falling from a building. But if you get slightly broken on something I made, I'll feel bad. You don't want me to feel bad, right?"