…“There last known position is five miles north of the canyon” said Zet, looking over the map. Raj and Timber nodded. “Underground tunnels again?” asked Synge, tracing over the route with his talon. “Seems to be that way” said Zet looking up at Synge. “How are we getting in?” asked Synge, still looking at the map. Raj looked at Synge and noticed that Synge was shaking. “Well,” he said “with the information Blight gave you, I think we should grab some of the raider battle armor we salvaged and drive a jeep about ½ a mile from the base. When we walk to the base, we just play it by ear.” “Sounds like a plan” said Synge and Timber chipped in “let’s go…”

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…The drive wasn’t bad at all except for the silence. Neither was the walk to and getting inside the raider’s base. “What’s up?” asked one of the raiders in the chem. Lab as the four of them entered. “Just need some info” said Timber “it’s called Alsanoric. We also need the antidote.” “Alsanoric?” the chemist was shocked “what are you trying to get from the guy…wait don’t tell me” he said in a hurry. “The less I know the better.” Looking at the set of poisons, each paired up with its antidote, the chemist finally exclaimed “aha, here it is.” He picked up two vials, “here’s the poison” he said as he handed the vial containing the opaque, yellow liquid, “and the antidote,” this time a vial with a transparent pink liquid. “Just do me one favor” the chemist asked. “Don’t let me hear the screams.” Synge nodded. The four left as the chemist went back to his microscope. When they were out of hearing distance, Raj said “that was easy…”

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…The four made their way towards the entrance. More than once they made a wrong turn and every time they had to turn back, thinking they would be discovered. Once the entrance was in sight, they all breathed a sigh of relief, except for Synge. “Get back now” he shouted suddenly running the other direction. The others looked around confused and then ran after Synge. “What’s going on?” said Zet rounding the corner Synge was hiding behind. All of a sudden, there was an explosion in the tunnels. “WHAT THE” shouted Zet peeking around the corner, seeing dead raiders laying right where the four were just standing. “I picked up some radio signals,” said Synge removing his helmet. “The DC is bombing the area…”

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…“Why the fuck now?” exclaimed Zet, removing the last of the battle armor like the rest. “I dunno” said Synge running down the tunnel. “It’s one of the DC’s new covert teams.” “SHIT. YOU CAN PICK THAT UP?” shouted Zet. Synge looked back and said “I am an elementalist. Fuck. They just sent the message to storm the tunnels. We gotta find another way out.” “Follow me” said Raj, as they started down another tunnel branch…

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…Raj followed the raiders that were running away from the entrance. It worked. They suddenly found themselves in an aircraft hanger. Raj ran down the aircraft until he found a jet that suited him. “Get in” he shouted and jumped into the cockpit. The other three jumped into the cargo area while Raj started the engines and turned on the cloak. He pushed the throttle forward and the group were off…