Necessary Evil: Mission 2

A tale of Alien Invaders and Super Villains battling for World Supremacy - and the Aliens are winning.

Setup Thread: Necessary Evil RPG Plotting

Missions:
Mission 1: Jailbreak


Cast of Villains:
Lovelace - Appleciders - Human Hacker and Inventor
Terawatt - Malacandra - Human Mercenary and Electricity Manipulator
Flicker - CatInASuit - Human Armed Robber and Teleporter
Fítheal Mac Mongán - What Exit? - Sidhe Eco-Terrorist and Sorceror
Kamaria Mbisala - Zuul - Human Anarchist and Fighter
Funshine - deepsoulfunk - Possessed Teddy Bear (ex. Human)


Background:
A world full of super heroes with stories and tales of adventure.
A world invaded by aliens called the K'tharen who wanted it for their own.
A world where they fought back as they had so many times before.

But this time the fighting was fierce and rough; Earth was looking like they might just lose this one, despite all the heroes pitching in. Then, miraculously, saviours appeared out of the skies. The V'sori. They spoke of an ancient pact with the native Atlanteans, and appeared to defend this world. With their help, the heroes pushed back the K'tharen!

Gathering to pay homage to the horrible ordeal, almost all of the world's greatest heroes were assembled in one place. Just in time for a V'sori warship to incinerate the space from orbit.

With Earth's heroes destroyed, the V'sori claimed the Earth with their servant-species the K'tharen, who had been playing a long game with their masters all along to annihilate Earth's greatest protectors.

The V'sori have been ruling now for months, hunting down superheroes and dissidents and exterminating them or locking them up for study and repurposing. The only people who can possibly stand up to them are the Earth's last hope, Earth's remaining superpowers - those who were not obliterated in the attack on Earth's heroes.

The villains.

Coming together into a guerrilla fighting force under the leadership of the world's greatest mastermind, Dr. Destruction, they're Earth's last great hope. You might be villains, but you're villains from EARTH - and this is YOUR planet to claim.

~~~ Mission 2: Prologue ~~~

It has been a few days since the new Omegan cell was formed and is now holed up in an abandoned warehouse hidden from view.

Initially, the group spends its time nervously in their new surroundings getting to know one another. But nerves soon give way to tedium, as they wait for events to start overtaking them again.

Kamaria makes careful contact with the family who are protecting her child and word comes back that she is safe. They are unable to meet at that time as word is still circulating of the jailbreak, but soon perhaps. Her eagle companion, Izzy makes a brief appearance. He is in good health from catching fish in the nearby sea and is happy to be reunited with is mistress, although not so about the lack of room.

Lovelace returns to her own hideaway after a while. In the local area, she starts carefully enquiring about Omega teams but all she hears are the same rumours that everyone else knows. Her discussions on the internet prove more fruitful as her offer of information in how to crack V'Sori systems attracts a few interested parties.

Flicker spends his time just teleporting around the warehouse and into areas just outside but out of sight of prying eyes, or spending his time working out.

Fitheal and Funshine seem to spend most of their time in contemplation of the events, saying little.

Terawatt takes the opportunity to create himself a new weapon, something that should come in useful.

...and then the call comes in.

"Omega Cell The Resistance...

I have need of your services again following your liberation of Mindjack.

The information he brought me reveals that there is a power source located deep beneath Star City that the aliens haven’t discovered. I need access to that power source for my own purposes.

Finding it won’t be easy, however. It was created by the villain named Terron some years ago, and its exact location died with him. It is my firm belief that the Undergrounders who live beneath the city know its location. Persuading them to share this information is another matter.

You’ll need a very heavy piece of equipment to make the power terminal useful to me. You’ll find it in the warehouse where I left you. Be sure one of you can carry it, or find another way to transport it."

As he finishes speaking through the comm-links, something catches the eyes of those present.

In a wall, what appeared to be a feature has now become a flashing red button.

Your mission starts here.

Fitheal sighs, "I was hoping for more direct action but as my teacher liked to say, Rome wasn't destroyed in a day."

"Indirect action can sometimes be the most devastating," Kamaria offers encouragingly. "As for carrying this equipment...I'm fairly confident I'm one of the strongest here, but we may want something ready if it's too heavy for us."

"'Kay. I'm going to push the button now, and see how 'heavy' this 'heavy equipment' is."

"I don't do the grunt lifting, but as you know, I can keep folk from interferin' with those who are. Let's see what the Doc's shipped us."

As Lovelace presses the button, there is a soft whirr and a panel opens in the floor, showing steps unfolding down to a hidden basement below. There is a crackling of bulbs lighting up for the first time in a while and a faint odour of dust and grease escapes.

As you head down the steps, you can see a large area underneath. Around the side are several workbenches full of tools, bits of wire and circuit boards, tins of grease and dismantled gadgets.

The large object, that Destruction must have been referring to, sits squatly in the middle of the area, and it looks heavy. At first guess, probably 600 pounds of metal and other materials in a 4' x 2' x 2' lump. A large slightly rusted iron frame containing some kind of generator. A thick non-standard power coupling matching it is set to one side and in the top of it, can be seen a single telescoping rod currently recessed in a tube.

Picking it up will require a Str of d12+2, walking with it would require d12+4, or a combination of people up to that. Yeah, it's heavy.

Kamaria is quite sure she cannot carry that.

"Now, if I had an elephant or maybe a horse..."

Lovelace investigates. What is it? What does it do?

Flicker looks down at it, then picks up the power coupling. "I'll carry this bit, someone else can get the...whatever it is?"

Lovelace and Flicker will start looking it over trying to work out exactly what it is, but it will take an hour or so. Is anyone going to do anything else during that time?

"Huh. Hand me that wrench set, will you?" Lovelace gets to work investigating the machine.

Kamaria will start looking around, to see what might be useful to moving the object. "Maybe we could see about putting something together to move this thing for us?"

Fitheal enchants the item with a spell of Animation.

I have Spell Casting D12 +2 and SUPER SORCERY (3/Level) D10
I think this means I can use it to this power level: 7, 1000 lbs, d12+2 strength, +4 size, Pace 10.

"We got a manual for this thing?"

Welp, I had no idea we changed threads for each mission. :( Been relying on bookmarked threads for a while now shakin' my head, lol.


This is a placeholder while I plan, but yeah...damn it.

Shucks, maybe if I summon patches we can both lift it, though that might be kinda awkward. We have to stay decently close to each other.

There is no manual for the object, but after a couple of hours Flicker and Lovelace have more or less worked out what it does.

It is a power relay converter, designed for receiving and channelling power to/from other relays. The power is effectively sent as raw energy in a narrow beam to the next relay and anyone getting in the way of the beam would surely meet a sticky end.

Carrying it is another matter. Between them, it takes, Funshine, his duplicate, Kamaria and Flicker to be able to pick it up and slowly, but awkwardly, carry it around. It is slightly faster, but certainly not ideal, when Lovelace joins in as well.

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Fitheal enchants the item with a spell of Animation.

I have Spell Casting D12 +2 and SUPER SORCERY (3/Level) D10
I think this means I can use it to this power level: 7, 1000 lbs, d12+2 strength, +4 size, Pace 10.

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I've added some detail to the Plotting thread on how sorcery works. To animate the generator would take 10pts of animation, not 7, and is unfortunately out of your league.

Of course, if you maxed out 8 steps of super strength from your current d4.....

Fitheal offers, "I believe I can TK this device where we need to go."

"Yeah, that's a good point where exactly, other than under the city, are we supposed to take this?" asks Flicker. "and who are the Undergrounders. Never heard of them myself."

Funshine says, "Perhaps they are a class of people exploited by the ills and vicissitudes of capitalism who have found their dwellings gentrified, their wages slashed, and their jobs outsourced. As History is constant battle between or redefinition of the ruler and the exploited, the slave and the patrician, the lord and the serf, it is not so hard to believe that perhaps this exploited class has been pushed to the very bowels of the city, that they may all but survive. Unless the V'sori use a use a planned economy where the means of production belong to the people who practice permanent revolution in which case they have created a utopia." though due to his various afflictions, this comes out as garbled ancient Latin played in reverse.

What.

"Could someone work up some sort of way to translate...that?" Kamaria asks hopefully.

After staring at Funshine for a moment, Lovelace adds, "I think we have two choices-- we can make a scouting expedition, in order to most easily find the power source, then return for the relay and bring it down. Or we could just pick the thing up and start moving our way downwards. I vote for scouting first."

"I prefer scouting as well. If we run into trouble, it'll be easier to deal with it that way," says Kamaria.

Fitheal comments, "Scouting is fine, do we have the time?"

Flicker blinks a few times at Funshine's statement. "Umm, yeah, whatever."

"Scouting sounds good, I think I will just go and ask a few slightly more comprehensible people where we might want to go and look for them."

"The boss hasn't put a time limit on this for us. I think that implies that we can take a few days to get it done, if that's what it takes. Let's break up until this evening; I need time to put together my IR Goggles and my Burrowing Gloves. If everyone else could spend a little time researching the Undergrounders, and maybe a good entrance point?

Lovelace will sneak back to her lair and put together a few new machines. As she mentioned, she'll perfect her Burrowing Gloves (Burrowing: 2 points) and her IR Goggles (Darkvision: 2 points -1 Activation = 1 point). In addition, she's got a hunch that the sorts of creatures that live Underground won't like bright lights, and the Undergrounders might appreciate (or fear!) strong light sources. To that end, she'll create a pair of Lantern Earrings (Energy Control (Light): 2 points), which allow her to control with great efficiency the light within an enclosed area.

The Lantern Earrings only work when used in tandem-- it's just a pair for characterization purposes.

Flicker is going out on the town to talk to a few people with better connections with him, looking for the Undergrounders, who are they, where they live and how to get in contact with them using Streetwise. If anyone wants to come along for a few drinks at the same time, it might be good for a laugh, although don't wait up.

Funshine runs off to town attempting to follow Flicker, as best he can.

As tempting as it is to watch a teddy bear drink a beer, Lovelace will do some electronic research of her own once her Devices are complete.

Kamaria decides it's worth it to accompany Flicker and learn what she can.

Lovelace spends some time in her lair putting together some new devices and then spends some time online trying to find out about the Undergrounders.

From her research online, she finds out that they are a resistance group which is run somewhere under the city, although they spend most of their time out of sight. They use to be misfits and outcasts but have been waging a subterranean war against the V'Sori. However, their leader recently vanished and the attacks have lessened and they are currently considered little more than a nuisance.

Flicker, Kamaria and Funshine head out to see if they can find any word on the street about the same.

Heading through Southpoint, they start to track down word of who the Undergrounders are. Following a few leads digs up some information from some people who have had a little interaction with them. The only way to get to them is through the sewers and to try and find the caverns below the city. Following the groks, the nasty lizards that have infested the sewers is a good way to find them as the Undergrounders have been using them as a warning system for years.

Once finished, all meet up back at the warehouse to plan their next move.

"Ok, so the sewers. Anybody else been down there and where is the best place to get in?" asks Flicker.

"I guess most folks would lift up a manhole cover an' take it from there. Figure we can rig up a key easy enough."

"I've never traveled by sewer, but I imagine the rats are familiar with it," Kamaria offers. "I should be able to sense their basic emotions. A sort of...warning system before our senses might notice things."

"Can someone pull up a map of the sewer system?"

"I'm sure I can. Give me a moment."

Lovelace whips out her laptop and starts looking to crack into the city's records.

Terawatt has a look through the junk in the workshop for something to knock up into a manhole key, plus a prybar or two.

After a brief tussle, the city network gives way to Lovelace who is able to pull up what appear to be the plans of the main sewers beneath the city. They will probably stop you getting lost and show the main ins and outs of the sewers including the reclamation plants and outfalls into the ocean. However, they show no sign of any other areas below the city.

From looking around the workshop, Terawatt is able to fashion something that should be capable of opening a manhole cover. The generator you have been asked to shift should be just able to fit through one of them, but the drop down to the sewer at the bottom is going to be the tricky part when you do decide to move it.

As for the sewer wildlife, there are always rats around and they are a known problem in some areas.

Flicker decides that now would be a good time to go and get some torches and other lights to deal with the fact that the group will be walking around in the pitch black.

Flicker returns with some torches. "Ok all, where do you want to start, the road outside?"

"Yup. Better get some chains and stuff if we're going to have to haul that thing through manholes and so on. Want me to take a look outside before we go?"

As a trial, Fítheal attempts to use a spell of Telekinesis to move the device and sees how it goes and how much magic it takes.

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As a trial, Fítheal attempts to use a spell of Telekinesis to move the device and sees how it goes and how much magic it takes.

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Using TK, it goes as follows. With four levels in Super Sorcery, your TK is at D12+1. That would require a couple of people to help out in shifting it.
If you borrow against your power, you can raise that D12+2, borrowing 2 points, or D12+3 borrowing to max, but your spellcasting roll would need to be above 2 or 4 respectively when you do so, or you will suffer backlash.

At max, you would be able to move it yourself using TK and physical force.

How far do you want to go?

I will just try it straight and see if someone else can help me maneuver it that way.

Fitheal stands back slightly from the Generator and moves everyone else away. Wtih as low murmuring and subtle gestures he grasps hold of the generator with his mind. Sweat pouring from his brow at the attempt, the generator starts to move ever so slightly. A few loose parts of grime shake loose and fall to the floor, as other go to see if their combined might can move it.

TK Level 2 giving D12+1 Str, Spellcasting roll of 7 = success

Flicker, Kamaria and Funshine and his duplicate all lend a hand and between them and Fitheal's mind they are able to move it around with a certain amount of ease, given the shape and size of it.

As long as Fitheal is concentrating and is in line of sight, then it only takes two of those four to be able to manouevre it around at walking pace. Just don't drop it, or it could get messy if someone is underneath it.

"Well, let's go. I suggest we wait until nightfall to avoid attracting unwanted attention."

"Waiting until nightfall is fine by me and there are a couple of manholes out front we can try if you want", says Flicker

"Yes, nightfall sounds good. It's safer if we lower our chances of being observed," says Kamaria.

"Fine, we'll go after nightfall. Now, where'd that coffee machine go?" Lovelace wanders off to get her caffeine fix, constructing a French press herself if necessary.

*puts the chains back*

Nightfall it is. Gimme some peace and quiet.

*nap*

Time passes for the next few hours as the group readies itself. The sounds of the city change from the bustle of the day to the quiet of the night as what shops in the areas close for the night and those gangs in the area, looking to make their mark, come out to play.

Looking through a grimy window, the sky has turned black and the glimmer of the street lights illuminate the area. A fine drizzle coming down and keeping people darting from shelter to shelter as they make their way through the area.

Its' time.

Can you let me know who will be helping to move the generator and who will be opening the manhole?

Fitheal will use TK to help, I'll be behind whoever takes the rear.

Terawatt will be flying top cover unless badly needed for some lifting or shifting.

Given an absence of input...

An hour or so after dawn, the group moves out:

Terawatt takes to the air looking out for any trouble watching a few people move around and then it's clear. Giving a signal Flicker and Kamaria head out and start lifting one of the manhole covers. Between them and the tools provideded they quickly remov the cover and open the way down. A foul stench comes up through the gap making all cover their nose to try and avoid it.

First down through the hole is Lovelace with an assortments of lights and she reaches the bottom of the ladders safely. Looking around it is as dark as expected with a stream of effluent running at the bottom. Standing on the ledge at the side, the only thing that can be heard is the slow gurgle of the sludge and the sound of rats in the distance.

Fitheal and Funshine come out carrying the generator as fast as they are able across to the sewer entrance. With the aid of some ropes looped round it, it is slowly lowered down to the bottom. Once resting there, it is closely followed by Funshine.

As the remaining four prepare to descend, from above Terawatt sees a group of four thugs heading in your direction. They will probably enter the street and see what is going on before you all manage to get down.

Funshine, lets lower the generator and be ready for the thugs. I duck behind the generator and turn myself invisible.

Lovelace will duck into a dark corner, made all the darker with her Lantern Earrings. If the fur starts to fly, she'll focus all the light possible on the thugs and none on the party; should keep the enemies blinded and spotlighted as targets.

Just to clarify a few things.

At the bottom of the manhole, in the sewer are Lovelace, Funshine and the generator. At the top, in the open, but preparing to descend are Fitheal, Flicker and Kamaria. Terawatt is providing air cover.

The street is fairly open and if the thugs walk around the corner the three will be noticeable gathered in the middle of a street around a manhole cover.

Apologies if it was not clear.

Has Terawatt warned the others of the approaching thugs yet? If not, Kamaria will simply be preparing to climb down with the others until they realize.

Audible warning right on its way... Terawatt fires off a Stun at the group to distract and possibly incapacitate them. Then duck behind a building after drawing the thugs away, and circle round to the manhole at street level.

While Terawatt is distracting the group, Kamaria starts descending into the manhole and suggests Fitheal and Flicker hurry as well.

Fitheal drops down.

From above, Terawatt fires off a stun at the group before the arrive round the corner. They first they notice of it is when the crackling of a small electrical storm surrounds them. Two of them drop immediately, jerking away as their bodies course with electricity, two others shake slightly but are not quite as affected as they dive into cover before peering round to see what fired at them.

In the street, Kamaria and Fitheal drop down to the botton where the others are waiting. Flicker climbs down just a little way and moves the cover most of the way back across the top of the entrance.

The thugs appear to have no idea where Terawatt is, and he can head back to the entrance without being noticed by them. Between himself and Flicker, they head down and close the cover.

You have all made it to the bottom of the sewer, safely at least with the generator. Lights are turned on as people's eyes get used to the dark, adjusting to the little illumination that exists and hearing the strange noises that echo through the sewers.

Kamaria will attempt to use her Animal Control to seek out what sort of vermin the immediate area around them contain, and see if she can take control of some. A few rat noses and ears as lookouts wouldn't hurt either, she reasons.

A mite claustrophobic down here, but a soft footstep and twenty kV at your fingertips gets you further than a soft footstep.

"Which way" Fitheal asks as he brings up his TK to help move the generator.

Reaching out with her mind, Kamaria feels the touch of several rats in the area. She can feel their chittering stop as they acknowledge her presence and she gets a cold feeling of hunger from them.

Fitheal calls forth his power again and with Funshine and his double lift the generator.

Flicker and Lovelace light up the area with torches and Earrings.

From the downloaded maps of the sewers, heading south at this point would head towards outfalls into the bay, going north heads under the city and towards the major sewers and sewer plants.

I'm guessing we have no business at the outfalls...

"North it is."

With the lights being shone around, the generator is lifted up out of the muck and the group starts heading north through the tunnels following the maps that Lovelace downloaded. Further up is a branch from a main tunnel with a large sewer plant in one direction and the general main sewer running in the other. Kamaria can almost hear the group through the rats she has communicated with as the scatter frmo the noise you are all making.

As the rats begin scattering, do they notice anything else in the sewers? Maybe some hint of groks?

As Kamaria starts thinking about the groks, she gets an understanding from the rats of what and where they are. The rats tend to avoid those areas as the groks will try to eat them.

Meanwhile, everyone keeps moving at a slow pace through the sewers carrying the generator. Reaching a main sewer, the sounds beging to echo through it as it opens out and multiple openings can be seen as other sewer entrances join it.

Fitheal finds in humorous that Kamaria is groking the groks. "which way?" he asks.

Terawatt keeps a wary eye on the multiple openings.

Can Kamaria tell anything about the multiple openings from her communications with the rats? Perhaps some are favored by the groks or have other notable activity?

Lovelace will check her plans and documents for clues about which way to go.

Checking her plans, Lovelace sees that it doesn't mention any of the wildlife in the sewers just how the pipes link together. At least you will not get lost.

Kamaria can feel the fear from the rats of one of the tunnels, and she can hear their thoughts that whatever is down there will probably eat her and her pack. Giant lizards several times her size are settled in that area.

"It sounds as though the groks lurk down that tunnel," Kamaria says, indicating the one the rats are reacting to.

The tunnel Kamaria points at looks no different to any other sewer entrance that anyone can see. A steady trickle of effluent running from it into the main sewer, but otherwise quiet.

Fair enough. May as well go where the guide says. Nobody get in my way if it comes to shooting, OK?

Let's move.

As you reach the mouth of the sewer tunnel, it is slightly narrower and the walkway is only wide enough for one person without having to step into the effluent, which most of the party have been attempting to do.

As a light is shone down, there is no sign of movement or other sound, although the rats tell Kamaria, that the groks are that way.

Can I get a marching order please

Let's put the generator in the middle with Fitheal just behind it.

Kamaria is content to take the front or close to it, as she may have a slight edge in warning on what might approach them. It would be a good idea to have a similar level of awareness on their flank as well.

Terawatt has no problem being rear gunner for now.

Just for note, the sewer is a bit tight for flying and taking flank will mean wading through a stream of effluent, if anybody is interested in that?

Flicker is happy to go behind Kamaria at the front of the generator carrying it along.

Around Kamaria's feet a couple of rats are now scurrying nervously.

If we get the order for everyone we can start moving?

Lovelace settles in immediately in front of the generator.

Apologies all, life got a bit busy - I should be in a position to update this in the next few days.

As the group heads down, Kamaria notices that the rats are no longer responding to her and indeed have taken off in a different direction back tot he main sewer.

From the lights shown out in front, the sewer can be seen to open out into a much larger area, filled with detritus and with walls that appear to be broken in several areas. Also present are a few very large moving reptiles, which perhaps could be better described as small tanks.

Three of the monsters are in the area, feasting on some rubbish, each one about 10 to 15 feet long and armour plated. From back in the tunnel they do not appear to have noticed yourselves or the lights you carry. Each of them looks quite dangerous.

Yeesh. I'll zap 'em if I have to, but if they don't wanna mess with us that's fine by me.

As you look down you realise they are defintely not responding to the lights you are holding, which are gently illuminating the area, or to the whispered comments from Terawatt.

Let's press on. I see no reason to get involved here.

Agreed. We got enough to do without lookin' for trouble.

Kamaria is tempted to see if she can communicate with the lizards, but resists trying. She'll continue forward since she's in the lead, checking occasionally to see if there are any further rats or perhaps insects to use as simple scouts along the way.

Reaching out Kamaria can find no rats in the vicinity.

Flicker looks down at the groks, "I was told the entrance to the undergrounders was around here somewhere, but I really don't fancy going close to them, they look dangerous."

If you like I could try to enchant them I believe. I am willing to try.

"Sure, save us some blastin' maybe."

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If you like I could try to enchant them I believe. I am willing to try.

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Which skill where you looking at to try and enchant them?

I was assuming animal control.

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I was assuming animal control.

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Ok, each grok counts as a large creature. To control all of them will require 12 pts of Animal Control. You should be able to control one safely, or two if you really push yourself. You would not be able to control all three with sorcery. Don't forget you are currently using Sorcery to levitate the generator.

"They're too large for me to take control over even one. It's possible I could rile up a swarm of rats and force them to lure the groks out of our way, though."

Kamaria will attempt to find enough rats to do so. Her animal control covers animals within a number of miles equal to her Spirit (8), so she will attempt to find the most aggressive/demented rats within that area.

"We need to lower the generator, I will then control two of the Groks and use them to lead or herd the third out of the way".

"Whichever. If it goes tits-up, I'll start blastin' ".

The generator is lowered carefully as Fitheal cancels his spell. As the others wait around, Kamaria and Fitheal start to act.

Reaching out with her mind, Kamaria can find hundreds of rats scattered all throughout the sewers and she starts to summon them to her. It may take a few minutes but a swarm is on its way.

Fitheal takes a deep breath and concentrates on the groks in front of him and summons as much magical essence as he can muster before reaching out to control the creatures.

Controlling the two groks together is an 8-point power, Fitheal's maximum ability. Spellcasting roll is D12+2 = 9, so just avoiding a backlash.

With a few choice uttered words and gestures, two of the groks slowly stop and turn to face the party, in particular Fitheal, and then remain still.

The third grok seems oblivious of the happenings and continues to scavenge in area.

I command them to head off and bring the third with them. If that does not work I will have them start nipping and bumping the third in an attempt to herd them all off.

"I should be able to bring a swarm of rats here in a few moments, should that third grok not want to move with the others."

Terawatt watches, a slight nimbus of sparks around his itchy fingers.

Fitheal starts commanding the two groks to move around, but try as he might, they seem unable to move or even find the third grok in the area, even though the group can see it clearly. At least they are obeying orders.

And then, he feels a pull on his control as a flood of rats and other sewer vermin boil into the area from another entrance summoned by Kamaria. At the edge of the area, she can feel them torn between obeying her orders and their instinctive fear over going near to the groks. The battle for their control ends as they edge close and closer when the third grok lifts its head and swings it in the direction of the rats. The two groks under Fitheal's control do the same and he can feel their drive to feast on the vermin.

The third grok starts heading at a surprising pace towards the rats, which break from Kamaria's control as the first few are set upon and devoured noisily. Having started, the thrid grok heads off down the tunnel chasing the fleeing creatures as Kamaria feels their fear of being eaten alive.

"Fitheal, Do you want to send those two off with their friend and get them out of here?", asks Flicker, "Hopefully they will be gone for a while, and I'm glad I don't have to try and fight them."

To the groks, "pursue and eat well" as I meantally push them to chase off and once they are in motion I release the spell.

"Give me a few minutes and we can resume. Excellent idea Kamaria."

"Neatly done. Let's investigate the area where the groks were before we drag that generator down."

The group moves down into the area, covered in rubbish and bits of sewage all crushed flat by the trampling of the groks. Looking round, it doesn't take too long to discover areas where the walls of the sewers have been cracked away and deep fissures can be seen leading into the rock. The fissures themselves are just a little bit smaller than the size of the groks, but big enough to fit yourselves and the generator through.

Peering in with lights an uneven rocky floor can be seen leading off into the dark, although the area now appears natural and not man-made.

"I think we just found a possible entrance", saya Flicker.

"Great. Any of you mystic types got any idea what's inside?"

"Not my specialty, I'm afraid. Fitheal?"

"Send Funshine's other half. No loss there, right?"

Let us put our load down and I will attempt to scry within. But without a pool and some equipment I do not have I doubt I can accomplish much.

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Let us put our load down and I will attempt to scry within. But without a pool and some equipment I do not have I doubt I can accomplish much.

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You will need to cast the spell again to shift the generator. How much power were you going to put into it?

Full power but nothing extra.

Back in the cavern, Fitheal decides to try and discern some of the location ahead of the group in the inky depths of the tunnel ahead. Perhaps he might be able to see something ahead. Muttering to himself and weaving patterns in the air with his hands, he closes his eyes and strains to see what he cannot.

But after a few moments, he stands with no more information than he had mere moments before. All that was seen was darkness, whether because of the area ahead or because the spell failed, or for some other reason, it is difficult to say.

He turns at gestures at the generator and the familiar feeling of power surges through him. This time it came easier and the generator judders slightly as he bends his will to lifting it successfully.

"Seems you're getting better at that. Welp, sewers are a mite claustrophobic for a flyer, but I can make life uncomfortable for anyone that tries to cut up rough; I'll go see what's what if you like," says Terawatt.

Fitheal grunts out, "Good, lets just get to where ever we're going. I feel like I've been down here for weeks already."

"Certainly feels like it", says Flicker. "Sooner we can find what we are looking for and get out of here the better. Let's get started then."

Leading the way, Terawatt skims the floor, with lights out front illuminating the rocky floor and ceiling. Shortly behind the rest of the group, lighting a path for the generator to be carried along.

At first it is slow going, a short rise strewn with pebbles and channels where water flows, after a few metres, the rise tops out and the path descends into the darkness below.

Lovelace peers through her IR goggles. What's down there?

As Lovelace peers into the dark using her IR goggles, she sees no obvious signs of heat down there, but the way down goes on for a lot further than she can see.

Terawatt pushes on, wishing for a little more flying room.

Flicker picks up his corner of the generator, holds a light up and starts moving towards the hole ni the wall.