After testing the nuclear driven robotic power suit extensively Ariel has about had it. The thing is heavy as hell, not flexible and it slows down battle. So she goes and pay Ghuepecco a visit, but there is nobody home.
A day later the workshop seems empty again but Ghuepecco's assistant Nocchio says he will only be back the next day.
Finally Ariel finds Ghuepecco in his workshop. She explains the problem and Ghuepecco's first reaction is quite negative.
Bu then Ariel says she has been thinking about a solution and an alternative. Immediately Ghuepecco's eyes start glowing...a new design, a new creation....interesting.
And when Ariel says she brought drawings, wild horses couldn't drag Ghuepecco away anymore.
Ariel explains to him that an Angel's strength does not lie in her personal power but in the synergy with her dragon.
And now that the dragons are dead, she was thinking about mechanical dragons, that could be nuclear powered, give place to one person and can easily maneuver and spit fire.
Ghuepecco listens carefully but remarks that the size on the drawing and agility are hard to combine. Why not go for a small unit that has all the characteristics of a dragon, without looking like one.
So Ariel leaves Ghuepecco to the design, and she will come back some days later. At first Ghuepecco is thinking about small planes but the wings and propellers might be problematic when flying in formation and fast individual maneuvers.
And even when he builds a protection around the propellers, the wings stay a problem.
So why not build a plane without wings? But he finds himself always going back to classical elements like the propeller.
Or still tiny wings and tails, even when he drops the propeller.
After a good night's sleep he wakes up with a brilliant idea and starts building a first prototype.
The prototype then leads to a final design on paper.
And when based on that design a final model is finished he invites Ariel for a presentation and she is immediately crazy about the idea.
A deal is made. A plan put on paper and a new partnership created. Ariel just can't wait to ride her Iron Dragon.