Wheel Woo and Czuch pull up in the rest area, and a massive wall of flames immediately goes up around them. Wee Woo steps out of the limousine and uses the Water Robit to extinguish the flames, and through the steam, a somewhat burly figure holds up his hand to stop anyone from moving any further. He appears to be a park ranger of sorts, and his name tag reveals his name to be Quaduntri.
"I'll need to see your rest area permit." announces Quaduntri, while the steam clears away. El Diablo, Mugsy, Wee Woo, and Warden Woo all step forth, while Cybr stays behind to keep an eye on broadcasts so that he can relay any information he comes across to the others. Wee Woo walks over to the back of the limousine and knocks on the window to wake Warrant Woo up.
"You have the permit, right?" Wee Woo asks, and Warrant Woo stares blankly for a moment before realizing what Wee Woo is asking.
"Oh yeah, permit, right here." Warrant Woo mumbles, before using Modern Crusader to produce the necessary document. Wee Woo retrieves the document and shows it to Quaduntri, who raises an eyebrow.
"Alright. Come with me. Remember, though, this is a rest area. I don't think you can bring that Robit with you. Those things talk all the time." Quaduntri notes, pointing at the Water Robit which Wee Woo is carrying.
"Don't worry, we had the talking feature turned off. This is just where we're keeping all of our water for the trip." Wee Woo assures Quaduntri. He and the rest of the officers have already been informed that the Water Robit can be used to disable Stands, and as such are well aware that it is an important tool to have access to at any time.
"Leave it outside anyways. If you need a drink, we can get water for you." Quaduntri says, and then flashes an ID card to open up the chain link fence, and he gestures for everyone to head through. Wee Woo puts the Water Robit down outside, and while Quaduntri has his back turned, Cybr tells Czuch to go and grab the Water Robit and bring it onto the Vengabus. Czuch nods and retrieves the cooler, which Quaduntri notices, but Czuch makes it clear that he's just picking up the Robit and heads back to the Vengabus. Once everybody is through the gate, Quaduntri picks up his communication device, and Cybr listens in on what he says.
"There's four of them coming in. Two from the limo and two from the bus. Be careful." Quaduntri says, and Cybr traces the other end of the signal to find that it seems to be within the rest area.
"They have somebody else in there. Whoever it is, if they have two people here, then they're probably guarding something. This doesn't seem like an ordinary ambush." Cybr explains to El Diablo.
"Indeed. I vaguely remember this place. I think it's one of their intel stations." El Diablo responds. Within the rest area, another park ranger, seemingly the brother of Quaduntri, is sitting at a picnic bench. His name tag reads 'Sexundu'.
"Hey Czuch, you think you could disrupt these guys?" Cybr asks, and Czuch nods and presses a button, which causes the horn on top of the Vengabus to go off. The dancing old men begin pouring out from the bus and swarming towards Quaduntri, who tries unsuccessfully to stop them from climbing the fence and gaining entry to the rest area. Surprisingly, Sexundu seems rather unperturbed by this, and instead just wipes his mouth off with a napkin. For a split second, Sexundu can be seen donning his Stand, Son of Virginia, which takes the form of a skull-like mask, but the moment it's equipped, Sexundu disappears completely. Sexundu starts speaking into his communication device, while somehow remaining completely inaudible to Mugsy, El Diablo, Warden Woo, and Wee Woo.
"Alright, bro. You take the back and I'll take the front. Ignore the old men. Actually, even better, use them to your advantage." Sexundu says, and a wave of heat can be felt approaching the group from behind as Quaduntri brings out his Stand, Burning Beard. With his Stand, Quaduntri begins using the body heat from the old men as a source of fuel, which he then redirects outward and enhances, creating a massive wall of flames which approaches the group. Sexundu continues approaching from the front completely invisibly, without any sign that he's even on the move. Wee Woo realizes that Quaduntri probably doesn't have a permit to start large fires like this, so he uses Synchronicity to stop the flames before they can get too close.
"Alright, stay together. If I remember these guys correctly, then the skinnier one has an ability which makes him undetectable by any ordinary means. However, it doesn't actually protect him at all. Hey, big guy, Warden Woo, wasn't it? You stand on this side, away from the fire. I can deal with the fire guy easily." El Diablo commands, taking charge of the situation. El Diablo positions himself with Mugsy and Wee Woo facing Quaduntri, while Warden Woo faces the other direction. "Alright, now this next part needs to happen fast." El Diablo glances at Mugsy to make sure he's paying attention before continuing. "Mugsy, cause a Distraction, and while those guys are distracted, I need you, Cybr, to pinpoint the location of the invisible guy relative to Warden Woo." Mugsy nods and brings out Distraction, which makes both Quaduntri and Sexundu stop in their tracks to stare at the alluring Stand. Cybr tracks the location of Sexundu's communication device and relays it to Warden Woo, who proceeds to swipe at the air in that spot. A startled expression passes over Sexundu's face as Son of Virginia is pulled directly off of him, leaving him completely exposed. El Diablo immediately brings out his Stand and punches Sexundu right in the gut, before grabbing the chains of his fate and slamming them directly into the ground, causing Sexundu to topple into a hole and be knocked unconscious. Quaduntri finally regains his senses, and starts to rush at the group faster after realizing that Sexundu is incapacitated.
"You might be able to put out my fire at range, but if I just start the fire on you, it'll already be too late to stop it!" shouts Quaduntri, and Wee Woo can feel his skin starting to heat up significantly. Before Quaduntri can do any serious damage, though, he trips over Worse Woo, who had taken "rest area" a bit too literally and come here to sleep on the ground.
"Aw crap, did I miss something?" Worse Woo exclaims, snapping awake and looking at the scene around him. Warden Woo just glares at Worse Woo and picks up Quaduntri, before throwing him into the same hole as Sexundu. Quaduntri is clearly still conscious, but he doesn't make an effort to get up, since he can tell he's no match for this group.
"Alright, Cybr, the coast is clear, you can come over now." El Diablo says, and Cybr heads on down into the rest area. Cybr scans the vicinity for anything of note, and finds a hidden switch underneath a Smokey the Bear poster, which he flips, causing a picnic bench to flip upwards and reveal a secret passage into some kind of bunker. Before heading down into the bunker, Cybr listens into Quaduntri's transmission to see what he reports.
"Damn, these guys are tough, real tough. With their abilities combined, they're nigh unbeatable. If we want to stand any chance whatsoever, we need to find a way to separate them." Quaduntri grunts, before ending the transmission. Cybr heads down into the bunker and finds what appears to be some sort of communication hub. A large screen in the center of the room shows a large map with many locations marked, seemingly indicating locations where Order members are stationed. In addition, there's a list of the members of the Station and World Crime League participating in the mission, as well as a summary of their known abilities. Cybr looks over these, and is amused at how inaccurate some of them seem to be.
CYBR: Likely some kind of computer specialist. Able to listen in on transmissions from communication devices.
MUGSY: Seems to be some kind of grunt from the WCL. Able to create a distracting swimsuit.
BONEREGARD: Member of the WCL. Skeletons were able to inform us of his ability to unlock any door.
CZUCH: Driver for the WCL. Can summon an endless horde of dancing old men from his bus, which isn't very dangerous, but is annoying.
EL DIABLO: Boss of the WCL. His ability is extremely dangerous and hard to counter, but is limited in range, and can only be active on one person at a time.
WEE WOO: Officer from the Station. Seemingly able to nullify any illegal actions.
WEEB WOO: Wee Woo's partner. Ability is currently unknown.
DR. WOO: Seems to be the doctor from the Station. Unknown ability; possibly related to healing.
WHEEL WOO: Driver for the Station. Clearly able to create and drive makeshift vehicles.
WARDEN WOO: Likely some kind of guard from the Station. His sheer size and strength are noteworthy, but it is unknown if he has any further abilities.
WARRANT WOO: Officer from the Station. Seems to be able to create documents that are needed for any situation.
WORSE WOO: Seems to just show up randomly and make everything worse. Best to avoid interaction.
Cybr checks to see if he can use this communication hub to track down where the Order's information database is stored, but for some reason, he can't seem to locate it. After getting all of the information he came for, Cybr leaves the bunker, and gestures for the others to return to the limousine and bus.