We were going to send me and Paul over to make sure they all got there. This was going to require a legitimate convoy. Not only would the government goons be on the lookout, but Conqueror faction clans would also try to hassle them a bit if not full-on attack them. While we were getting everything ready to go, the 3 Erosion AEP units were going around the clan building. They looked at the unrecruited PEA units. The PEA units were trying to get their attention. As they were all cyborgs, the AEP units could relax a bit. The Erosion Clan PEP units also came by. They needed cyborg staff for the clan. They ended taking on 6 of the oldest ones. They were happy with their acquisition. PBJ Clan did not have any PEA units. That was something that they did not think they needed. It was possible they would enhance the clan in some way, but we could do everything that we needed with just us human officers, the PEP units and the AEPs. Once Code, Break and Ers saw Paul, Brett and I, they got aggressive again. However, they calmed down when they saw how much all our AEP units liked us.
After us humans got the "AEP Seal of Approval", Code, Break and Ers got more curious about us. Their clan were focused on researching human bodies. All of them just wandered over and began to poke, prod and feel us up. I raised my eyebrow at their antics. I was not going to interfere with their play time. Break was the one examining me. Ers was with Brett and Code was with Paul. Brett was really enjoying it. The AEP units were taking the form he gave them. Since he was bisexual, the attractive cyborg feeling him up was a nice thing. "You have wings. This is an abnormality. Is it functional?" Brett was asked. He even began giving Ers recommendations on where to feel next. "You look like you should be below average, but I can tell there are large hidden reserves of strength here." Break told me. As they were not actually hurting us, we simply let them do it. When they were finally finished with us, their opinion of us went up a bit. We were all very strong. Code wanted to spar with Paul. Paul just looked at us. Brett and I shook our heads furiously. We just got in good with each other.
There was no reason at all we needed to piss them off by embarrassing them in front of the others in a fight. Paul gently turned him down. "There is no point. We're allies and you are going to be leaving soon. The last thing we need is any delay in getting you to your new clan building." he told Code. Code accepted it. With that being the case, Break and Ers were not challenging either. It was good for social cohesion. They also liked going to the lab made for them. They were actually able to go out on a brief rescue mission. There was a PEP unit captured by some scrappers. Once they ran out with a trio of PEA units, it was off to the races. Paul, Brett and I knew it was all over if something happened to them. We had sniper rifles to make sure things went smoothly. Since it was their first time, they were a bit sloppy in the execution. Then backups came to attack them. They pinned down behind a couch. Luckily, it was also in front of a window. We cleared out that room. They were then able to get the PEP unit. Once they got the unit to the extraction point, they were done. Brett did a fly over.
Keeping tabs on them made sure they were safe as Paul and I made it back to the clan building first. We did not want them to know that we did not trust them. When all of them came back, they were greeted with a great round applause. That made them feel good. Brett came in later. After that, they laid low until the truck arrived. There were 6 X-frames, 6 PEP units, 6 PEA units and 3 AEP units. That was a lot to move around to the other side of the continent. Brett would hold down the fort while we got in the convoy. We had an armored sedan. The 6 PEP units were in the X-frames in the back in the moving truck. 2 PEA units were in the cab of the truck. 4 other PEA units were in another armored sedan. The 3 AEP units were riding in the back of our sedan for the journey. We would be in front of the convoy. The 4 PEA units were in a prime position in the back of the convoy. Code, Break and Ers were all fine with being with us on the journey. These new Erosion AEP units were amazing. Code and Ers were able to spit out their nanites to erode anything. Break could do it with body contact.
