They call me a baby driver [Open]

[grimbiker]

Sirius's investigation of the ship had been haphazard at first. Now that he was working with Moony on a map of Stacy, he planned to fix that. The Hangar was well explored as far as he knew, but he had yet to go there himself. At first glance it looked simple enough. Lots of vehicles of all kinds, most unrecognizable to him. Their unfamiliarity made up for the lack of secret passages of any kind.

It wasn't until he reached a motorcycle that a strange thought passed his mind. He hadn't expected anything of his to be here. After Azkaban he was grateful just to have his wand. The fact that Stacy had given him the Marauder's Map, his mirror, and enchanted knife had been mind blowing at first. Now he wondered if there was something else Stacy brought from his world.

He walked faster and scanned the Hangar. It was a long while before there it was. A Triumph Bonneville T120 that belonged to one Sirius Black.

"Oh, baby." He ran his hands over the handle and then down her body. His fingers found several dents but the damage was minimal. He could fix that.

He straddled the motorcycle and held his breath as he turned the keys that were still in the ignition. The engine revved. The bike sprung to life. Sirius laughed.

"That's my girl." He pressed a button and kicked off into the air.

Nearly an hour later anyone walking around the City would see a strange sight. A man on a motorcycle soaring over them. The motorcycle's engines masked his laughter. But he was still laughing when he set her down on a road and let the engine rest. He stroked the handlebars lovingly.

"We've both still got it."

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[theboywhodied]

Cedric happened to be on the road that day, head filled with thoughts about that strange bicycle device. He was going to learn how to ride it somehow. Balancing on wheels, a seat, a handlebar---the controls were different from a broomstick, but he could learn, couldn't he?

It was then that he happened to look up and see a similar device, though it was thicker than the bicycles he'd seen. Cedric darted to the side of the street, watching. Muggle devices didn't fly, did they? They weren't supposed to, anyway. There had been that odd incident with a flying car two years ago.

When the strange bike landed, he popped his head up to investigate. "...Sirius?"

[grimbiker]

Sirius was grinning. He looked happier than Cedric had ever seen him.

"Hello, Ced." He said brightly.

[theboywhodied]

Well, that was different. Cedric blinked, then emerged from his hiding spot.

"You sound like you've been hit by five Cheering Charms. What's so wonderful?"

[grimbiker]

"What's so wonderful? You obviously haven't taken a ride on this beauty." He gestured to the motorcycle. "I just found her in the Hangar. I thought I'd never see her again."

[theboywhodied]

"Your motorcycle?" He eyed it skeptically. "I'd be delighted to have a broom again, but...I don't think I'd be this overjoyed."

Liar. He would've been.

"And everything works?"

[grimbiker]

"Perfectly." Sirius said. "She's got a few dents but I'll fix them." He'd also freak out over it and coo over his poor, poor baby. "I've had her for years. I enchanted her myself. The adventures we've shared..."

[theboywhodied]

"You speak as if she's your best friend," Cedric half-muttered. How strange. "How did you fly it---her, anyway? Some disillusionment spells?"

[grimbiker]

"Not my best friend, just an old one." And oh did it feel good to have her between his legs again.

"Why would I bother with a disillusionment charm? A simple hovering charm is all she needs. Well, relatively simple." It was actually a very complicated spell. It had taken weeks to get the motorcycle to fly properly. It didn't help that Sirius insisted everything be perfect. And after all that effort what was the point if people didn't see him taking off?

[theboywhodied]

Oh, Sirius was definitely excited. It'd been so long since his emotions had risen this much.

"Oh! I just thought...if you were anywhere near Muggles. I didn't know where you lived." He ducked his head, looking fairly awkward.

[elementofloyalty]

Okay, Rainbow Dash couldn't take the noise any more. Irritated, she poked her head up from her formerly-comfortable position on a cloud, where up till now she'd been napping quite happily, to see what was making that racket --

--so Sirius is now a bit closer to running over a pony with said motorcycle than probably either of them would like.

[grimbiker]

One of the great things about flying in the air- you had more room to dodge. Sirius swerved to the side and at the same time he sent the motorcycle lower, dodging easily. He didn't even slow down, simply waved over his shoulder.

[elementofloyalty]

A moment later, though, the pegasus caught up and matched speed, wings beating easily as she looked over the machine. "Hey, I didn't know those things could fly!" she said, impressed despite herself.

[grimbiker]

Sirius slowed down so the roar of the engine wasn't quite so loud. "Most can't." He still had to shout. "This one is special. I enchanted her."

[elementofloyalty]

"I wish Twilight was here to see this," she said with an edge of sorrow -- but it vanished immediately as she grinned wickedly. "How FAST is it??"

[grimbiker]

"How fast are we going now or how fast can she go?" Sirius asked, matching the pony's grin.

[elementofloyalty]

"How about, can keeping up with this thing not feel like sleeping with my wings moving?" she sassed back.

[grimbiker]

Sirius was hoping she'd say that.

"You're on." The motorcycle roared and plunged forward as he put on the gas.

[anwei]

Anwei was wandering through the City, thinking sadly of all the buildings she'd never gone through, which were now so many heaps of rubble. She should have spent time here; she should have made time. Someone had gone to the trouble of bringing all these here; it couldn't be for no reason at all. If she'd studied them all more carefully, maybe she would have seen ... something.

She also was considering finding a place to live in the City. As cozy as the nostril-bunks were, they did not give you much room to dodge if someone attacked you. And she was getting tired of choosing a different random one every night.

The sound of an engine revving overhead, moving too slowly for an airplane (and how did she remember that, right off the top of her head? Oh yes, Earth) made her sidestep and look up, ready to dodge into a nearby doorway if some experimental aircraft was about to land on the street - or on her.

[grimbiker]

She didn't have any need to fear. Sirius came to a stop not far from her. He flashed her a grin. He grasped the handlebars of the still running motorcycle.

"Hey. Beautiful day, isn't it?"

[anwei]

"It is!" she agreed, with a smile only a little forced. Having a large heavy piece of machinery touch down in front of you like that was a little unnerving.

"I don't believe we've met. I'm Anwei Ayles. Do you fly around the City often?" She didn't remember seeing or hearing a flying motorcycle, but maybe she'd just been spending too much time in front of a computer screen.

[grimbiker]

"Sirius Black. And no, I haven't but I will. I only found her today." He saw some dirt on the front of the motorcycle and brushed it off. "I can't believe she was sitting in the hangar all this time."

[anwei]

"You must have woken up while I was in the pods. I just got out," she explained.

"It's a beautiful piece of machinery. Does it have anti-gravity on board, or does it use something else to fly?" She wondered if Fuyu could fly, with Zouichi.

[grimbiker]

"Antigravity? No, hovering charm." He petted his motorcycle, almost to make up for it being called a piece of machinery. "She is lovely, isn't she?"

[anwei]

Hey, some of her best acquaintances are pieces of machinery, technically.

"Yes. Did you charm her yourself?" Or, are you a magician?

[grimbiker]

Sirius had yet to meet one. It will surely be an interesting experience.

"I did. It's not an easy spell but once you get her in the air- it's worth it." Sirius was just going to keep lapping up any hint of a compliment for as long as he could.