Ignus's systems picked up a familiar signal from that Knight that confirmed his own words
An Abominational Intelligence
A horror of the Dark Age once more returned.
Ignus immediately started scanning all channels, using every noosphere, lazer or radio backroad to connect into this Knights systems.
The invading of the pilots mind at this moment is not a diplomatic possibility, so Valrin set his psychic might into reinforcing Ignus's Interrogation of the AI's systems. The Lord Custodes would surely back up such action, open admitting of use of AI is agaisnt the creed of Both the Mechanicum and the Imperium. Disabling the mobile suit until the AI is removed and further determined is a more than suitable response.
At Jameson's revelation of his machine possessing something that should not be allowed to exist, of what is essentially a demonic being to the faithful of both the Omnissiah and the Emperor; the temperature around the Custodes and Ignis abruptly dropped. It was a figurative thing, yet the two Imperium representatives' erstwhile companions suddenly felt chills up their spines...
Sending a shrouded vox message over to Valrin, the Custodes tells the knight to not act rashly... But also to be prepared.
"Give the boy a chance, just one. A courtesy offered to the ignorant and innocent."
Innocent... Funny that a Talon of the Emperor understands the meaning of that word...
Meanwhile, a bunch of ground mechs aside from the ones he had been paying attention to were making their way toward his approximate location, given their paint schemes and IFF readings, these must be the "Ryders" of the Ceran Army and they're heer to both escort him into Fort Ladon proper and act as an impromptu entourage.
[|> On the Surface of Cera || An Intervention with the Team <|]
Alas, their attempts to break into the systems of the Gundam Maverick would be taken note off, as the struggling machine and its artificial intellgence began to spew arcs of electricity from its joints danced about as its involuntary response. While it struggles to resist against the rash onslaught of the particular Knight to subdue the system to halt it. As its defense were faulty, it broke through firewalls as if they were nothing. However, the several warning that appeared on the machine's main panels alerted the pilot to work twice to counteract it, shutting close all backdoors before the AI was in possible jeopardy.
It couldn't keep up to the quick work of Valrin and Ignis, but with the pilot supporting and guiding its own systems while it was lagging behind its optimal processing power. It was able to counteract this force. Alas, Maverick would tell to its pilot while it landed on its own right knee.
[|>"The Knight sought to control me... Pilot. Hacking quickly through my firewalls until you closed all backdoors."<|] It would then continue as the sparks and arcs of electricity across its frame would cease, radiating residual heat from its inner frame.
[|>"I felt that it was only for its own concern and... fear."<|] "Any damage...?" He asked, looking at the knight with a scorned look, both angry, and confused to why it would suddenly act this way. However, the AI would respond to the brainwave pattern it was picking up from its pilot.
[|>"We cannot blame them. I feel that it isn't out of hostile intent. They only wish safety, to protect..."<|] Maverick said, giving insight to what he felt in the interaction, as it would cease after a shrouded vox message would reach the culprit, ceasing it for now, unbeknownst to them both.
[|>"They're will, though having fury I have not ever seen, is righteous..."<|] "Any damage, Maverick?!" Jameson asked again.
[|>"... Minimal, but still functional..."<|] Maverick said, as it would raise its eye to stare towards the Knight, and then to the Custodes and then the others.
Jameson, concerned for his partner would only say.
"I'll take it from here. Just recover as much as fast as you could." [|>"Pilot... do not be rash to anger. These are not our enemies... but be wise to be cautious too..."<|] Said Maverick, as he would soon announce.
[|>"Relaying Command Precept to Analog. You are on your own, for now. Pilot."<|] Said Maverick closely to Jameson, before subsequently purging everything that was not needed, its waist VSBBRMs, its rear long range fin funnel on its back and its gauntlets, that came along with its 200mm cannons on it. Dropping these things allowed their residual XENON to flush into the internal systems and bolster its repairs, making it seem slimmer and now lighter.
[|>"All Functions are now Optimal. All is left is Optimizing myself, Pilot..."<|] It said, before setting itself into analog. To which Jameson sighed as he places his hand on the main panel and said.
"Thanks, I'll take care of ya, I promise..." However, Jameson once more wouldn't be able to hear his voice for now.
As he would then look up to Valrin and Ignis from his cockpit and held some doubt in them. However, in trusting his partner. He projects his voice to outside for everyone to hear.
"Sorry! Sorry! My friend had ran into some problems here... If thats fine, may I see you all in person...?" He asks, smiling once again despite just setting his companion to sleep for now to recover. And thus, he acted as if nothing bad has happened... all in placing his bets onto the intuition of his partner.
As such its presence in the datasphere would vanish simply. Alas, while Jameson awaited for their response to see them in the face to face. Half expectant that the particular culprit of trying to wrestle control over his mobile suit will face him.
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Jameson Santiago ||
Gundam Maverick [|]