"Another area, another security network in need of repairs. Keep an eye out for any clues about who did this. We're all counting on you!" Professor Port said as all of us had walked out of the cave. It was a long walk, but it was better than having to go back, wait twenty minutes or so to get picked up and get dropped off at another spot. The good thing was, that all the security networks were close to one another for better service.
We made it to a fork in the road, with Fal pulling up the map. "Right." He said, with us following him. No one wanted to talk, as we wanted this day over with. We walked past some pillars, with us looking up at them. "Its crazy, that there used to be a castle here." He said, with us nodding.
Reaching the edge, it was a small jump down, but we could see a Boarbatusk. "Professor Port, we're nearly there, we have a Boarbatusk in our way, what is the best way to take care of it?" Em asked as he pulled up an image for him to see.
"These are more dangerous than the Grimm you've fought before. When it sees you, it will spin before it charges. While spinning, dodge out of the way. It will be disoriented after it passes you. That's when you strike!" Port said, with me looking at the others.
"Whos got dibs?" I asked, with Fal grinning. "Of course." I said, rolling my eyes as he jumped down, charging after the Boarbatusk. He shouldered it, knocking it onto its side and used that time to shoot it in the belly, killing it. We jumped down to join him, but that's when we noticed more coming out from the cave to our right.
We ran over to him, each of us getting our weapons ready. "What now?" Em asked as they started surrounding us, with her putting her back to Fal while Jessi placed hers to mine.
"It was a trap to lure us to them, and we fell for it." I said, looking at them. Seeing the two in front of me spin, I held my hand out, using my aura to turn them to the other and sent them rolling at the other. They fell on there sides, where I rushed forward. I jumped at the closest and stabbed it in the head, where I saw the other one standing. Spinning around, I tossed my saber at it, with it cutting it in half.
Looking at the others, I saw that they had already killed the rest but were now crowding around one. It charged at Fal, spinning. It didn't hit as Fal had knocked it into the air, where Em started shooting it, but was hitting its armor. I shot my hands out, shocking it, where it screeched in pain. That's when Jessi took aim with her claws, shooting it in the head and killing it.
"That was fun." Jessi said, looking down the only path to go. "Come on, we have a mission to complete." She said, leading the way. As we walked, we saw that we were now at another edge, but this was showing us the forest view. "Not bad of a view, who ever built this place must of been a king of sorts." She said as we continued on.
Once we reached a drop, I pointed past the five Creeps. "There is a draw bridge, if we can lower it, we should be able to get to the other side." I said, looking at Fal.
"Seeing how old this place is, we might have to take turns lowering it." Em said, thinking. "I don't know, it might be automated." He said, looking at me. "If Grimm start coming after us, you're tossing us to the other side." He said, with me smirking at him.
"Done, I don't feel like dealing with a bunch of Grimm anyways." I said, jumping down with the others following me. We walked over to the bridge, easily killing the Creeps that came after us. Once we reached the bridge, I examined the lever. "Its rusted, but will take a while to pull the bridge out." I said, looking at the others. "Want to skip this?" I asked, with Jessi stepping back. We watched as she jumped, nearly making it all the way, but I used my aura to give her a boost, having her sliding across the ground before turning to us. "Em, you're up." I said, with him running across and jumping, with me pushing him across. "Fal, your turn." I said, just picking him up and tossing him over to the other side. I jumped across, pushing myself over them and landing a bit farther.
Looking at them, Fal pushed past me. "Show off." He said, with me shrugging and continuing on his way. We reached a slope, where we saw an army of Beowolves waiting for us. "Five alphas, thirty basics." Fal said, whistling. "Dakota, you think you can make the bombs again?" He asked, with me nodding.
Holding my hand out, I grabbed the five alphas and picked them up. Crushing them into balls, it gained the attention of the Beowolves as they started coming after us. Sending bolts of lightening at them, I sent them flying after the army, and they all blew up. "Nice, looks like we have our quick way through." Em said, patting me on the back as they slid down the slope.
Following them, we descended another ledge and continued to follow pathway. We stopped at a set of stairs, where we saw the security network up ahead. "You think its got something to do with that box again, or maybe something else?" Jessi said as we started walking up the stairs.
"Lets hope not, I don't feel like dealing with all the Grimm." Em said, with us stopping once we saw cages. "This isn't good." He said, with me walking up to the security network, seeing the box was also on it.
"Professor Port, its the same group, they got here as well as laid some cages around." I called, showing him what the area looked like.
"Just as I thought, more sabotage from our friend with the symbol, but those cages... Was someone trying to capture Grimm?" He asked, humming in thought. "I don't like the looks of this. For now, destroy the box while I look over the report on who our mystery friends are." He said, with me nodding and cutting it down to be done with it.
"Who do you think it is?" Em asked as he stood by one of the cages. "And what could they be using Grimm for?" He asked, touching the cages.
"Don't know, maybe they are a new group?" Jessi said as she picked up one piece of the box to look at the insides.
"Whoever they are, we're going to kick there ass!" Fal said, placing his mace on his shoulder.
"That's right, the symbol we've been seeing belongs to Merlot Industries, an old research and development corporation." Port said, with me looking at my scroll. Far before your time.
'If it was far before our time, then why have they shown up now?' I thought, frowning.
"The company was crippled by the collapse of Mountain Glenn. Where they lost their primary facility and chief staff members. They never recovered from the incident and eventually shut down. Which brings up the question, why they are showing up now?" Port asked, with me looking at the cages.
"Maybe someone got ahold of their things and are using them, or they came back from the dead?" I suggested, looking back at him.
"I've never been one for riddles and history. More a man of action if I do say so myself. I do know someone who can help you better than myself." He said, with me nodding as I knew it was going to be doctor Oobleck.
"We'll make our way to the pick up zone, we'll see you shortly." Fal said as the team now stood beside me. "Team Freedom out." He said, where I closed my scroll.