Mission 7: Missing JetCopter

Part 1

The next day the team came to work to find Ray in the office with Trudy at the desk. Ray told the party that since Marlee was out, he hired a temp worker to fill her role. Some big shot up at the top had some cousin's nephew's son on the payroll, and the kid is in the back office.  Ree’lack, a yazirian.

Trudy gives the contract and the team sets off to find the missing jetcopter.

Job Brief

Ree’lack had some pretty good skills at driving the Explorer, easily maneuvering through the city and down to the elevator platform.

Heading towards where the Jetcopter went missing, Ree’lack drove the explorer through the barren icy wasteland. A herd of 82 Frost Bison were off in the distance stampeding towards the explorer.   Ree’lack tried to maneuver in and around the herd, but was struck by several bizon, knocking the explorer around and damaging it.  The damaged explorer was impaired and could not go as fast as their cruise speed.

At a slower pace now, Clu looks out into the distance to see a shining hunk of metal. The party were curious so they took a bearing towards the metal object 50km away. By the time they arrived, it was getting dark and they realized it was a downed SpaceCraft. It was a Freighter of sorts.

The Mechanic

The party tries to have a meeting with Cygnus Bor'man at his mechanic shop.

Zymax - Yazirian Female Clerk at Xyler's Mech Shop

Try to Meet with Cygnus Borman but cannot. They make a fake deal with him to at least meet him.

Later that night a van full of henchmen surround the party and tell them that a certain someone wants to meet them.

They are then taken to an empty warehouse where Cygnus is there. Telling the party that he has do these kinds of meeting to upkeep his public figure.

He mentions a client is on his case about the party disrupting the vehicle flow.  Cygnus can buy some time off for them, but will need help from the party.

To find out where is Bots went.  He tells them the story of how the shipment went missing and that the warehouse people where useless. He give the party leads to the insurance agents.

On the news they heard about a downed shuttle (that happened to be Cygnus)  The newscast says that the pilot is still alive but in at the hospital

The Party then goes to the pilot and talks with him. He says that the O.N.F. hijacked them and stole the goods.  And told the party that the black box recorder may have clues for them on the wreckage.

The party then goes to Cygnus and gives him an update. Cygnus loans them out a jet copter so that they can investigate the crashed shuttle.

Arriving at the shuttle it looks looted. There is vandalism with the O.N.F. insignia all over the place.

They find the black recorder and learn of a few names. Thrax, Hamish and Brook Oberhausen and a warehouse

Thrax: "We need to get this to the warehouse I leased.."

[ STATIC ** MUFFLED ** ]

Hamish: “I got a person who may be able to help.” 

Thrax cuts in, “Person? What person?” 

Hamish replies, “Brook”

Thrax: “Brook? Brook who?”

Hamish: “... Oberhausen, Brook Oberhausen. She owes me a favor”

Thrax: “Can you trust….”

[ BREAK TO STATIC ]

They do find some crates that have not been pilfered. Upon searching they find Biocort and a rats nest.

A battle ensues against the army of rats and their party prevails.

Security Detail Part I

They Get a call from Ray, but they blow him off.  Something about a new security detail job.

With some leads the party heads back home where they run into Ree’lack.  The party uses the Brixton DataBase to look up Brook Oberhausen and find that she is a Director of Event and lives in the Corpo Town.

The party then decides to contact Ray because they believe that the security detail will provide them access to Corpo Town.

They were wrong.

The Security Detail was a shuttle transporting mining equipment from one of the off world freighters. 

They accept. They board the shuttle and make their way to space. The Shuttle docks with the freighter and starts loading the equipment. Glunz noticed that a large amount of Tornadium was being loaded into the cargo hold with the markings of the Pan Galactic Corporation on it (Contraband in the Streel Trade Zone above Pale).

As the shuttle departs from the freighter - a pair of Streel Corporation Pale Security Guard fighters block the shuttle's way.  They say they scanned the cargo and detected Contraband and they should be prepared to be boarded.  

“Shuttle BX-023, you are carrying contraband not permitted in the Pale atmosphere. Return to your Star Freighter, or be ready to be boarded.”

Just then another craft enters the space bearing the O.N.F. markings

“Shuttle BX-023, since you are dealing with our competitor, you lose the protection of the Streel Corporation Pale Security Guard. GodSpeed.”

The craft shoots its grappling hooks on the shuttle and start to attempt to board.

Battle ensues

To be continued.

Security Detail Part II

Standard policy says that when there is attack, gravity and depressurization of the shuttle  is standard protocol. Marl’ee, Kloo, and Ree’lack don the only 3 pairs of magnetic boots.

4 O.N.F. Pirates breach the airlock on the living quarters deck.  They funnel through to meet the party.  Glunz and Ree’lack watch guard over the cargo hold while Trigger, Marl’ee and Kloo take positions in doorways waiting for the pirates to enter.

Laser pistols blazing, the pirates take up positions in other doorways for half cover. Firefight!

Upon hearing the commotion, Glunz and Ree make their way to the upper deck to join the fight. Since the shuttle only accommodates 3 pairs of magnet boots, Glunz was unlucky. Making her way to the upper deck she missed her checks and kept missing the handles of the doors - spending most of her time regaining control in weightlessness.

The party directs their attack at the first pirate. Puncturing his suit a few times.  They hits keep coming, and the pirates keep on funneling in. 

Ree’lack finally enters the corridor where the fighting is taking place. He grabs a bottle from the kitchen to use as a weapon.

One of the pirate was being targeted by all the team - on the verge of death - that pirate retreats.

Ree lack bum rushes the corridor with his bottle hitting another pirate upside the head. Trigger focusing on other pirates realize that one is wearing space armor.

A few rounds happen, then all of a sudden, the party hears an explosion from the cargo hold below.  

Glunz and Marl’ee make their way down to the cargo hold.

Meanwhile, Trigger, Ree, and Kloo are fending off the upper deck attack. The injured pirate makes his way back towards the door, while the pirate provide cover. Trigger shoots after him right before he gets to the airlock and fires a deadly blow which forces the pirate out into the void through tthe blasted airlock door.

Down below in the cargo hold, Glunz see a huge hole where the escape pod hatches are. They forgot about the escape pod hatches.  When Glunz and Marl’ee arrive, they see one pirate at the control console who was opening up the cargo doors of the shuttle, another pirate taking defensive stance providing cover, and a third pirate in mid flight from the cat walk to the Tornadium cargo.

Glunz and Marlee take shots at the floating pirate. Both hit but realize this pirate is wearing armor.  The pirate grabs hold on to the Tornadium and begins to untie the straps holding the cargo down.

To be continued…

Security Detail Part III

[ Revert to Basic Game Turn Sequence due the number of characters & players - still using Advanced Combat Procedures ] 

Top Deck

The O.N.F. Captain is in the starboard  airlock with Tigger, shooting Trigger with his laser pistol. One shot hits, while the other goes wide. 

The wounded O.N.F pirate in the port airlock doorway shoots at Ree’lack, hitting him with the laser pistol. Ree’lack’s space suit immediately seals the puncture hole. 

In the doorway of the crew quarters, an O.N.F. pirate is engaged with Ree’lack. Close combat range, the pirate shoots his pistol, hitting once Ree’lack. Ree’lack’s skeinsuit takes most of the damage.

Trigger then shoots the O.N.F. captain with his rifle, but the captain’s armor reduces the damage quite a bit with his suit sealing as well.

Klu, in the port side engine room doorway, shoots the pirate in the port side airlock doorway and damages a fatal blow. The pirate, who has magnetic boots on, dies immediately. He was described as that “Wacky Wild Wavy Arms Guy” due to him being stuck to the ground by his boots. Lifeless arms and his laser pistol floating.

Ree’lack, with his bottle acquired from the galley, attempts to hit the pirate missing due to him being shot a few times.

The O.N.F. Captain, now sees his predicament, runs across the hall, grabs his dead pirate and uses him as a shield, backing up to the port side airlock door.

The pirate in the crew quarters doorway, once again shoots Ree’lack with his laser pistol - hitting with one shot.

Trigger, disgusted with the actions of the pirate captain, rushes and launches himself towards the captain. Trigger did not have any magnetic boots, failed his dexterity check and could not control his attack. He slams into the dead pirate and the Captain, Trigger, and the dead body get pushed back into the airlock.

Klu decides to release his magnetic boots, and pushes off to float down the hallway, while shooting at the pirate engaged with Ree’lack. The laser rifle hits, but the pirate is still engaged with Ree. Klu then misses a Dex save to grab onto a door to stop his flight and continues down the hall.

Ree’lack, this time, makes a connection with the bottle.

Trigger now has a chance to shoot the captain around the dead body. Missing. At this time the Pirate is opening the airlock.

Klu shoots once again, but misses, but this time makes the dex save to stop from flying through the hallway.

Ree’lack connects again with the bottle. The pirate has 1 Stamina point left.

Pirates winning initiative, the Captain successfully opens the airlock and floats outwards into space, to where he will be picked up.

On the verge of death, the remaining pirate runs toward the starboard airlock and makes his way out to space.

Meanwhile on the Bottom Deck

The pirate floating towards the strapped down Tornadium makes the dex save and grabs on to one of the straps securing the last cargo container.

The pirate on the catwalk is providing cover and hits Glunz with his laser pistol.

Meanwhile the pirate operating the aft cargo doors controls (will take 3 more turns for the door to fully open)

Glunz decides to de-magnetize and launch from the catwalk towards the pirate on the Tornadium Cargo.

Same with Mar’lee, but Mar’lee goes after the pirate on the control panel. With a dex save, Mar’lee floats downward, using the arm of the cargo crane to reposition her flight path, and heads below the catwalk towards the armored pirate operating the control panel.

The pirate on the Tornadium cargo, successfully unlatches the first strap and makes his way towards the second strap and begins unbuckling to loose the cargo.

The cargo door now is ¾ open at this point.

The pirate at the control panel sees Mar’lee and turns to defend the control panel.

The pirate that was providing cover sees Glunz in flight, and tries to shoot - but misses.

Glunz then continues towards her projected point, misses her Dex check, and fumbles her grab on the cargo.

Mar'lee wants to wrestle the pirate at the control panel to close the cargo doors. Her wrestling attempts were futile.

At this point the pirate with the Tornadium unlatches the last strap, just as Glunz makes the dex save.  The Tornadium Cargo container begins to slowly float outward towards space.

The pirate that was on the cat walk then launches himself off the catwalk and makes his dex save and grabs on to 2nd Tornadium Cargo container to begin unlatching its 1st strap.

With one more turn left, the pirate at the control panel, manages to get one hit with his laser pistol on Mar’lee, but her skeinsuit absorbs half the damage, and her suit automatically seals up.

Mar’lee, this time, tries to unlatch the pirates spacesuit helmet, but just could not manage her attempt.

Glunz, attempts to shoot the pirate at full power with her laser rifle, but critically fails - jamming her gun.

At this point the cargo door is open and the pirate at the control panel fights past Mar’lee to help the pirate at the 2nd container.

The pirate at the 2nd container successfully unstraps the 1st strap and moves to the final strap.

Meanwhile, with the 1st cargo container floating out of the cargo hold, Glunz realizes her fate and pushes off away from the cargo container back into the shuttle so that she would not be lost out in space.

The pirates then successfully release the 2nd cargo container and they push themselves out of the cargo hold.

They were only after the Tornadium.  Glunz logically realizes that this operation and the Robot theft have been linked together. She does not know yet, but she somehow thinks that they are linked.

In defeat Mar’lee and Glunz take their losses.. At least they saved 1 cargo container of Tornadium.

Outside, the Pirate ship unhooks and gathers the pirates and the cargo.

The shuttle eventually arrives back in Brixton with the remainder Cargo.  Ray meets them, although some of the cargo did not make it to port, he knows what pirates can do and did not fault the crew in any way.

6 XP each, plus 300CR + Daily Pay

To be continued…