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Tue 13th Apr 2021 05:51

Out of the Frying Pan... (Part the second?)

by Cypher

So, at the last session I'm calmly trying to follow Nemesis up the pathway and in through the doors, when this ugly creature made of Mud and <ugh - what's that smell?? dog poop? yuck>. It tries to hit me but I dive out of the way landing prone on the ground.
 
As I scramble to my feet I'm hit with a red energy beam and get dragged towards the Bell Tower <For whom the bell tolls? Maybe its just me?> I suddenly notice that Faust is in the same boat also being dragged towards this location.
 
Suddenly a claw grabs hold of me and I try to figure out if that mutation has grabbed me with some new gross body part! To my relief its Sandcrab - he must have tunnelled up through the ground, "My Hero" - I'm starting to feel like a damsel in distress! He tries to drag me free of the Tractor Beam (tm) but only ends up pulling my leg. I think this beam is making me drowsy cause I'm not able to think clearly - or even call out cause, you know - That hurts!!!
 
Sandcrab realises that this tug-o-war might literally pull me apart. So instead he wraps several of his limbs around me to protect me and then Leaps a great distance. We float though the air for what seems like minutes but was likely only a few seconds. He leaps back to help the others.
 
I get up groggily and gather my bearings. Reaching out with my mind I find Christine, she shows me more of those mutants attacking the mercenaries. Our team deals with them quickly, saving the mercy from what otherwise would be a grisly end!
 
Are these mutants being controlled? Really, though where did they come from? The Asylum?
 
There is much more to learn now...
 
<to be continued...>