Just as Little Slick was about to start it up and test its stability, Boss Copperhead stopped him, then ordered the Canoptek Scarabs to build a stabilizer and fit it to the Gorkanaut.
"Everythin' you drive shakes too much. Makes me dizzy sittin' in it," Boss Copperhead explained when he saw Little Slick's astonished look.
In truth, Boss Copperhead had misunderstood. What Little Slick's look meant was that he had never noticed Copperhead had so much mechanical talent back when they were competing for work points. Sure enough, this guy's brain only worked when there was a fight coming.
Before long, the Greenskins were all showing off their own tricks to get airborne. Whether it was the crudest Rocket Pack or a Gorkanaut-class mech, the Greenskins dismantled every war machine they could take apart and rebuilt them into something resembling flying machines.
The Duke of Shadow Blades sat alone in his command room, watching it all with a frown. These Orks possessed far too much talent and creativity. Whatever difficulties they faced, they could overcome them with their outrageous mechanical talent.
But this time... the Duke of Shadow Blades had made thorough preparations of his own. All the reinforcements he had summoned from Commorragh were now deployed. He was determined to deal the invading Orks a crushing blow and break their offensive.
These support troops from Commorragh were mixed with the Duke of Shadow Blades' own elite soldiers to form an elite force that could deploy extremely quickly, deliver devastating long-range strikes, and obey orders better than any other.
The vanguard of this elite force consisted of groups of two-man Racing Skimmers. One crewman piloted the Racing Skimmer through the battlefield while the other sat behind him, operating the Drukhari's distinctive energy weapons to unleash devastating attacks on the enemy.