The five men took their loads that was already packed from the previous day and set off. Louis and Five accompanied them till they left the space.
The last to leave part with Louis was Zero who was discussing with Louis how they will be able to communicate.
"You have nothing to worry about, I can connect with you with the system no matter the distance. You can be rest assured of uninterrupted communication", Louis reacts to Zero's query.
"I forgot to tell you something last night".
"What?"
"I used Theo more portions of raw materials to make two more portions of the Illumination Portion".
"Just as I expected. There is no problem, I just need you to make judicious use of the portions and I hope to hear good reports in your update", Louis said as they parted ways.
The team of five liquid robots led by Zero walked towards the only transport system that goes out of the city owned by the Rosette Transport Company. (Another reason why no clan can rival the Rosette clan, they have the largest voice in the import and export of the city.)
Their travelling happened to be a coincidence with Dofy traveling out of the city as school was about to resume and she needs to travels at least a week before to prepare for school. Although she was not around yet but the heavy presence of guards to prepare for the coming of the princess of the Rosette clan.
"Be orderly. Be orderly", a middle aged man who looked a little bit educated was shouting as people who intend to travel need to tender their Identity Cards and be confirmed as citizens before they are directed to pay but the people as if they couldn't hear him although he was using a megaphone continued to rush towards the fleet of buses.
"This is the best time for us to rush in to our buses", Zero said as he motioned his team to find a way to get into the bus. Their inhuman ability to transform gave them a higher edge in the struggle as they have no I. D. Card.
Just as they sat down, a contingent of guards came to arrest the situation. They didn't have to say anything as their reputation goes before them. They were known for being ferocious and brutal. The city that was not even up to level 1 are not permitted to have soldiers so the highest Thay could have are city guards, but the Rosette City Guards have seem blood through various brutal and deadly trainings in the forest full of fierce beasts.
The people organized themselves into four lines as they were being attended to by the attendants. Luckily because of time, they did not order the passengers who had made their way into the buses come out. (Anyways that was not their real means of income, their means of income is mainly from the goods being imported and exported)
When almost all the buses were loaded with passengers, the princess, Dofy arrived with her entourage and she was ushered to one of the few first buses with very less distance from the guards.
The continent is just evolving, aura is still very sparse in the atmosphere but it's enough for some animals to mutate. Another reason for the guards is that Rosette City is an outskirt city, away from the rest of the world and the low level of technology and civilization can be blamed on that. It is also the closest city to to Evil Forest as popularly called by it's inhabitants and there is a probability of fierce beast attack.
"Get ready Men, the buses are about to take off. Squadron 1 ate to take on this assignment. All others, return to your duty posts", one of the guards in different uniform ordered and all the guards took action immediately.
Squadron 1 Guards entered the mechanized trucks, three in number two at the front and the last one at the rear. All the drivers revved their various cars, as they followed the guards who lead them on this journey as all passengers hoped for a safe journey without a hitch.
"We have moved, Boss", Zero communicated with Louis who was still seating on his chair about to plan his following endeavors.
Louis merely nodded and continued his thoughts that were interrupted.
Vooooooom...
Few minutes into their journey, they were already out of town. They were on the only highway that connected Rosette City to the rest of the World.
"Mechanized Truck 1 on line. Over"
"Mechanized Truck 2 on line. Over"
"Mechanized Truck 3 on line. Over"
They all radioed each other confirming if the connection was still there so as to avoid glitches in break in information transmission in case of emergencies.
All the passengers were sober while each one of them were praying for journey mercies.
The driver of the Mechanized Truck signalled the guard in charge of the binoculars. "What is it like in front?"
"Clear".
All the other trucks carrying guards were on high vigilance, checking their sides to prevent surprise attacks and for a while all they were hearing was CLEAR until there was a different voice.
"I can feel someone peeping at us. You can call it superstition or whatever, but this intuition has saved me from death quite a number of times", the driver on truck 1 said dissatisfied with the response he has been receiving from the scouts.
"Check again", the Captain ordered.
"Nothing must threaten the Young Mistress's safety."
"Yes Sir".
The scouts in various trucks checked again and this time a bit more carefully trying to comb through the hidden places where attack might come from.
"Nothing Sir. Clear", this was the response of the scouts.
The journey continued uneventfully as there was no cause for alarm. It has been more than an hour and on request of the passengers they paused their journey allowing the patient to empty their bladders and exercise their stiffened legs.
Most passengers already at ease. For a while now there has been no case of attack so their chance of survival is greater.
"Captain, I still feel that gaze. Like somebody or something is looking at me", the driver raised his concern for you third time since the commencement of the journey.
"The scouts have checked and found nothing. Maybe it's your mind that is planning games with you", Captain answered no longer taking him seriously.
Few passengers were still praying but unfortunately it seems the heavens has decided not to answer their request as a giant centipede ejected from the ground beneath the road ejecting corrosive poison which melted the road and other nearby flora.