Romus Maximus wrote:West Aurelia wrote:"I always thought that was a mere rumor…" Karma said. "There's so much history out there that we don't know about, and we may never retrieve it." He shook his head. "Anyway, let's see how this thing works."
He stepped on the accelerator and the tank lurched forward. "Jesus. I think I need a driving lesson."
"I can't really help with that one." Dos laughed, "As I said, Gunner, never driven before. And about never recovering the history, all we need to do is convince the Queen of the Reef. She lived as a human before the collapse and like most Awoken, we still don't know here total lifespan. Without the Darkness I could've lived till this point and still been young, but alas, death intervened."
"Dammit. Let me see what I can figure out," Karma muttered.
He toggled the gearshift with his left foot, pushed the release button atop a pair of levers used for steering, and pressed the gas pedal. The behemoth lurched forward once more, but Karma definitely had more control this time.
"I think I got the hang of it."
He repeated the same procedure and the tank rumbled onwards until it pulled up beside Arch and Greg's tank on a hill. He hit the breaks to prevent it from sliding backwards.
"This isn't that hard after all. Give 'em hell!"