The Gathering of Skylines

At nightfall everyone was present at the gathering.
Most of the Guard Force still guarded but listened in via the comms system installed into their harness.

With each of the 5 factions carefully explained to the Skyliners they soon began to discuss and buzz to one another about the pro’s, cons and variables for allying with each.

The voting had been long and well into the night.
Most of the DET Squads had returned by now only four remained absent.
BC hoped that the vote wasn’t a close one, otherwise he might be forced to postpone the results.

The following morning there were still those who were unsure of which was the best faction.
But by the allotted hour of 12 noon all had voted and they all gathered again outside.
It was a tense few minutes before Moonshine and Jaffa-Sky had personally counted them all up again just to be sure before the results announced. They passed the results sheet to BC.
He was unfazed by the decision, a clear majority for...

“CLAN SUPRA is to be our ally!” Big Chief Boomed.

It wasn’t the best of faction choices for the others though, some argued and there was much grumbling from the ranks.
BC shook his head. The vote for Clan Supra had not been unanimous and he waited for his faction to reach an agreement amongst themselves.
At one point Plugman had the crowd on the verge of urging for a re-vote with the added choice for going at it alone and the devil with the consequences!
But despite this BC’s counter argument and wisdom saw through. There were too many who’d seen and heard of the Lancia Faction being utterly destroyed from not moving with the times. Who could say this fate did not await them also?
So, despite initial fears of a fracture and splinter-faction arising House Skyline remained intact and honoured the vote.
Plugman was angry though and he, along with an Essex Skyliner and some of his own Skyline brothers took off. He urged some to join him, only one did and none looked back as they went.
As he roared off out of Compound Skyline BC gestured to the perimeter guards to raise the steel blast gate.
“They’ll be back, just let them calm down for a while.” BC said
“Are they part of this clan, or their own leader to talk and act like this BC?” Jaffa said in question, angry at Plugmans defiance.
“Everyone of us is free to come and go as they please Jaffa, you know that. If they don’t want to play by our rules they know where the exit roads are.” BC said throwing up his hands and walking away to the command garage.
Jaffa followed and he gestured for the three who would be acting as envoys for Clan Skyline.
You look and recognise one of them as Top Cat, he carried a pump-action shotgun as though it were a toy, with the other being ‘Silver Fox’; one of the oldest of the faction-men. In his 60s but driving one of the fastest Skylines in the land.
The other was a stranger.