Sup man.
Quest was cut short by inactivity

>Bounty huinter bar

>>895515
You arrive at the bar, same old hunter yucking it up or crying over a bounty that got away. As soon as you enter, they turn their eyes to you and all say they want to shout you a drink.

Heory runs up to you and says it is amazing what you did, discovering the plot behind the Elders. News of the lack of Elders have already spread it seems. He puts his long arms behind you and says he will pay for your drink.

You get a couple and he gulps his down.

"You managed to get me a new set of armour?"

Ah yes, about that... I forgot
Uh oh...
*lie*They didn't have any...

>Dont you worry, I'll get that armor soon enough.

Unless writeins are a no go

in that case

>I forgot

>>895565
The only things you can do to dialogue is add actions to them or extend them. In this case, I'll extend the response.

He slumps his shoulders a little and then perks up.

"Ah well, the hero of Dominion 13 shouldn't need to run errands for me. Hey, the trackers said you were on Terra Major before, why were you there?"

Before you answer a news report flashes on the screen.

"HAZA has done it again! They foiled an Explorers plan to take over Dominion 13 of the Zerenthees with quick and stunning results! The Explorers were disguising as Elders and were hiding Elder Kyoe..."

Heory shouts to turn that shit off.

"Typical UGF. Cannot admit that us Bounty Hunters are doing their clean up duties. If it wasn't for the pay I wouldn't be here, and neither would many others."

Unfortunately, it is the only LEGAL work we can get

That's why I do some side jobs

Whining about it isn't going to help.

>Unfortunately, it is the only LEGAL work we can get

>>895615
Heory gets another shot and looks at it.

"That's very true. We need something to keep up our sanity and unfortunately, that is doing dirty work for the UGF. I mean, if we were able to do some underground bounties, that would be nice BUT NO! If you are a UGF Bounty Hunter, you can do anything illegal except for underground bounties. Where is the logic in that?!"

He takes his shot and gets up.

"I'll see you around. If you can get the new armour, that would be nice but if you can't, that's cool too. Call me up when there is a new UGF bounty"

Heory leaves as you sit at the bar. All his talk about underground bounties after you completed one for Basilisk, one of the seven major crime lords, makes you feel conflicted.

>Stay at the bar
>Walk outside
>See the pool table

>Stay at the bar
Add on
Ask around about a place to get some nice armor in our price range for our buddy,

>>895679
You start asking around and see the Zyron that helped you oust the cheater Bounty Hunter.

"Ah yes, you have returned. Your work has been magnificent and fulls me with joy knowing that we are actually helping the galaxy"

You make a nervous laugh as he takes a swig.

"I take it that you want a decent armour for your Zerenthees buddy. Let me tell you, it's not going to be cheap. Unless you want some old armour that I know of for free"

What's the price range?
Alright, what's the catch for the free one?
Are you trying to play a trick on me for the free one?

>What's the price range?
And if its out of budget add on

>so whats the deal with that armor

>>895725
The Zyron starts moving his glass around with his face tentacle.

"The proper UGF Zerenthees Bounty Hunter gear is about 3000 credits and even then, you still have to install the proper software to get it to a decent enough standard. You can get dirt cheap ones on any of the second ring planets, but I take it you don't particularly want to give your friend armour worse than his shot up one. In that case, the Zerenthees armour I'm talking about is on an old freighter that is beyond the Assault Horizon stuck on an asteroid. Crew is dead, no doubt about, mechanical failure. If you get in and out of there quickly, UGF nor Explorers can track you... this is all assuming no one has claimed it."

Thanks for the info

I'll work up my money then

Might need assistance on this

So I'm fucked huh?

>Thanks for the info, I may have to check that out

addon) Any idea how long ago it crashed?

>>895779
"About the time the Metal Arms war ended, so you are looking at least fifty years. The only reason I know about is because I was the one hearing the distress signal. UGF didn't want to greenlight the mission because they were afraid of Metal Arms. Psh. If only they knew at the time"

He tips his hat and starts slithering out of the place.

UGF knows about this ship and still don't want to pursue it even though they regularly go beyond the Assault Horizon. You take your last shot and start walking out. You get a message on your communicator.

>From: Star Eyes.

>Hey, I heard that you did another job for Basilisk! I was going to take that job but I was too busy reporting back OUR job! That one was mine and you sniped it. I'll take the next one. Anyhoo... the money for both bounties are being wired to you at the moment, should only take a sec. Hope we meet again, only this time I can revel in the gore

>Go to ship
>Council room
>Bounty Hunter supplier.

>Bounty Hunter supplier.
IF, and thats a big IF the Bounty hunter supplier looks shifty.
>I could take care of any "problems" you may have for a decent suit of armor (Illigal things)

>>895844
He looks to you and says that you and him should talk somewhere without any police forces around. He closes shop and you start to move with him. While you are walking he asks what type of armour. You reply back with something decent for a Zerenthees. He looks at you strangely.

"Zerenthees armour ain't cheap. It's those damned arms, no other beta standard species has this problem but them. You'll have to do a job for me equivalent to that."

Sure, anything

I've got 2000 UGF credits at the moment, if you pay the difference, we could make this work out.

*lie* I got 1500 UGF credits at the moment, if you pay the difference, we could make this work out

On second thoughts buddy, turning a shifty arms dealer in could also bring rewards *Raise weapon*

Sure, anything
>What do you have in mind

and

*lie* I got 1500 UGF credits at the moment, if you pay the difference, we could make this work out
But he also has to throw in the software upgrades or whatever

Gotta sleep, got class in the morning.

Heres the link to that group I was talking about. It should work. Under the Zatch bell quest tab

>>https://discord.gg/6XUSZ

peace out m8

>>895948
"I got the perfect job for you then.

You see, my brother owns Milla weapons and been my supplier, right? One of the largest suppliers of weapons and armour to not only UGF Bounty Hunters, but to officers as well. Recently he has started to hike his prices up to insane amount for us Bounty Hunter suppliers. I tried to bargain with the council but no avail due to my brother's reputation with them. Upper class politician shit, you know the things in your line of work I'm sure. If you can kill them, Milla weapons will go to me since I am the only surviving member of the family. If you do this, I'll pay the difference and install software. He is on one of the Webworlds, Dragos I think. You better not cause any attention because I have full deniability at the the moment. What do you say?"

*Accept* Easy done, his head shall be yours in a short time

I'll like to ask some questions about this job

*Decline* I think I'll take my chances with the ship beyond the Assault Horizon

>>895955
See you later man.

>*Accept*
Your getting a whole company? Tons of gins armor and the like and the only thing standing in your way is this guy? If your gonna be getting a lot more inventory I may come here for all my shopping. Can I get some discounts on weapons and armor in the future to?

>Gotta try and milk this for all its got

>>898266
He chuckles.

"Give my brother's head, and I'll think about it"

BOUNTY ACCEPTED.

>Go to ship and start flying
>Call up a Registered Bounty Hunter

>Go to ship and start flying

Look up information about the target, and think of ways to keep us anonymous and keep our identity safe

>>898362
As you are flying to the webworlds, you look up information about the CEO of Milla weapons.

Frank Milla, son of Jackson Milla, took over the company during the year 4114 on the UGF standard calendar. His interest with weaponry and armour sparked the Power Armour series for UGF officers and UGF affiliated military forces. Over the course of his career, he has helped track down rogue Bounty Hunters near the webworlds. He has had three assassination attempts on his life, one of which was from a UGF affiliated Bounty Hunter. He now spends his time in his office, afraid. He hasn't been seen for 15 UGF standard months.

Looking up the webworlds and it seems there is no UGF officers in those areas, except for the occasional patrol. As long as you don't draw any attention to your Bounty Hunter status, you should be fine.

>Keep going
>Ask the Supplier about the previous attempts.

>Ask the Supplier about the previous attempts.

Observe the patrol times and write a schedual of when the patrols pass

>>898653
You ask the supplier about the last assassination attempts.

"Those ones weren't me... except for the UGF Bounty Hunter but he was an idiot, who cares? It didn't get traced back to me. Anyway, the reason why they failed is because they assumed my brother would be easy to shoot. That's not the case. Father has always told us about how to avoid shit flying at us. My brother was the best at this unfortunately. Now, don't call me back until you complete the request... I'm deleting this conversation in case you get caught"

The communicator turns off.

You start researching the patrol times of officers in the area and it usually goes Humans in the morning in the industrial web, Toralians in the afternoon in the market web and Antisians through the night in the residence web.

It is currently morning on the web worlds.

>Market Web
>Industrial Web
>Residence Web

>???
Whichever one holds the location the target is thought to be. Dont do anything, just act casual and recon the area

>>898764
Since it was said that he stays in his office all day, you decide to go to the industrial web.

As you get close, you notice a lot of ships buzzing around the area, dropping off and picking up numerous packages. It is a weapons manufacturer, what do you expect?

You land on the planet near the factory and already see officers and a crowd of workers getting ready for their jobs. You have no idea where the main office is.

>Ask the officers pretending not being a Bounty Hunter
>Blend into the crowd and ask them

>Blend into the crowd and ask them
Shadow a worker, wait for him to be alone, knock him out, take his uniform, tie him up in the ship and use his items to gain 100% access to the facility. (May have to wait for night depending on how likely it would be that we get caught)

>>898843
You tap one of the workers on the shoulder and ask them where the main office is.

He points in the direction, one with high level security automatons.

"If you got a visitor, worker or admin card, you can get in. I don't see any on you. Well, if you excuse me, I'm one my way to the testing facility."

Hey wait, I'm a new worker and I need to go to weapons. I just forgot my card

Thanks... *Follow him*

In that case, do you know where I can get a visitor card?

In that case, do you know where I can get a visitor card?

Then follow him at a distance after he gives us the information

>Make him think we are legit

>>898921
He says you can get it in the market webs very easily.

You say thanks and he starts moving. You follow in the distance, always trying to keep up with him in the crowd. You see the testing facility in sight, it is huge and has sentry guns all around. You also start seeing machines scanning cards.

>Get the jump on him now with a 1d12 roll, 7 or higher for a successful takedown
>Keep following

>Keep following
What would I have to roll to pickpocket the card?

>>898975
2d6, 7 or higher

>>898980
Now when you say that. Is a 6 or lower getting caught or just not finding an opening

>>898998
Not finding an opening.

Meanwhile with the takedown, it is getting caught as a fail state.

Rolled 3, 1 = 4 (2d6)

Yeah I'll roll for pickpocketing the card, rollin

Fuck, guess we gotta wait for a new mark to slip up

>>899011
You couldn't find an opening to steal his card and he is already lining up to get inside the facility.

There are also officers patrolling this nearby area.

All you could think to yourself is how are you going to do this.

A loud noise comes over the speakers.

"May the man not wearing any identification card please come to main office... the security will not fire on you when you come to is..."

>Go to main office
>Try and find a way out of here.

>Go to main office
We havent done anything wrong yet. Examine the path you take to the room, scan for quick escapes and the like. But most of all, Be Smooth do not panic

>>899201
You start walking to the area and see the security. They lift their guns up.

You walk through and see the pristine admin area, filled with treasures from outside the webworlds.

The admin lady says Mr. Milla will see you shortly.

You sit down and look around the room. Other than the doors to the office and the exit, there is no way out. Then again, he could be asking you a simple question and let you go on your way.

There is a camera fixated on you from above.

A message comes on the communicator

>From: Anonymous

>Do not, do not trust Mr. Milla. He hasn't... been himself...


>Sit around
>Ask to get up

>Dont trust him
Good thing we are here to kill him

>Ask to get up
Dont ask, just get up and walk around the waiting area looking at any treasures nearby, or paintings. We like art and stuff

>>899312
You move about looking at all the art. Everyone is represented, Torallians, Cerasins, Antisians etc. It is so fascinating how all these different species have an almost unified outlook on art.

Then there is one painting in particular you don't recognize the style nor the subject. The Subject is an older looking creatures, with robes that drape down the body and shoulder pads which go higher than the head. The eyes have a sense of anger and aren't in a standard shape. You were about to read the title of the piece before you are asked to step into the office.

In the office, there are more works of art, a couple of weapons and a business looking tycoon sitting with his arms crossed.

"I expected you an hour ago. Bounty Hunters aren't what they used to be..."

H... How did you know?!

Ah shit

Covers blown, damn *Try to shoot him*

>Ah shit

Hold on a second guy, read the name of the artwork and comment on how it looks.

Without confirming or denying the accusation. Why do you think im a bounty hunter? Casually walk up and touch his clothing but dont attack

>I aint getting fooled by holograms in my first assasination

>>899387
You start walking up and touch his clothes.

"No cheap tricks here, it is the real me. Now, are you going to kill me like my brother's last bitch did? Because I assure you, it is not wise to do so."

Why's that?

*Try to shoot him* Don't tell me bullshit.

You still havent told me why you think i'm a bounty hunter
>Why's that?

And followup question
>There must be some trick, why would you invite me here if you thought I were trying to kill you.

>>899437
"The reason why I know you Bounty Hunter is because of an associate of mine..."

The door clicks behind you with no one there. It doesn't look like an animatronic door either.

"Now listen to me. Either you go back to where you came from and we can forget this or my new buddies will throw you into a zero point, capiche?"

You're an explorer, aren't you?

Tell whoever is cloaked at the moment to come out

Fire away then. *Fire*

Fuck... wait for it ... you.

Pull a gun on him but dont shoot. I got a feeling he's bluffing.

the pistol, not the shotgun. to heavy and loud

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>>899473
"Nice weapon. One of my rival's brand, but nice weapon nonetheless... except for the fact you won't have it any more."

Your gun gets kicked out of your hand and falls on the floor. The third person in the room uncloaks, it is Nightonis, part of the unknown species and Syndicate.

"I am sure you met Nightonis, he says that he has met you before in one of our facilities. I'll say it again, walk... away..."

>Pull out your side arm and shoot him, 1d6 roll, 4 or more for a successful kill
>Walk away
>Stand your ground.

Nah, fuck you. I woulda if you had asked nicely.

>Engage in gnarly hand to hand combat with the new guy.

Try to knock the CEO guy to the floor or knock him out.

(wait a sec did my shotgun or pistol get kicked out of my hand?)

If pistol, try for that 2 person shotgun blast bonus

>>899558
You shoot the shotgun blast but don't make a dent in Nightonis. The CEO is dead.

Nightonis looks up and takes out his disk before inserting a weapons chip into it.

Nightonis stats:
atk: 13
def: 15
spd: 10

Digital rifle
atk: 6
def: -5
spd: 6

Nightonis armour:
atk: -5
def: +2
spd: +5

Health: 50

>Stay in combat
>Run

My job is done, Your boss is dead. You have probably gotten paid and if not there is plenty of valuable shit out in the hallway.

>Stay in combat?
how bout this. You and me wait till night, gather as much as we can carry and leave. We never have to meet each other again. Besides what good will a fight do besides have me dent that nice armor you got and probably kill me.

>The art of negotiation

>>899674
Nightonis just stares you.

"The Godin Sukamsen warned me about your people, warned me about this universe. You put worth into material possessions and not in your species, clan or beliefs. I was only protecting this human out of our current arrangement with the Explorers. I cannot wait for the day of uprising from our time tombs. The Syndicate has chosen the right universe. See you around Human... I'll spare you on this day"

Nightonis cloaks and you can't find any trace of him. You take the proof you need of the death of Milla.

>Leave the planet
>Steal some art.

Thank you for not attacking, I know you probably would have beaten me

then bow

Chances are he is still in the room, a display of appreciation may have him see us in a better light when we see him again (probably)

>Take the painting of the weird creature and any small treasures we can find.

If there are to many to carry we can make several trips. The guards are probably still passive to us and we were asked to come in so we can just make up an excuse of why we keep going in and coming out

>>899745
You bow and take your time getting some of the works of art.

The admin lady has been slaughtered, possibly by Nightonis.

You start collecting some of the art and finally read the name of the painting.

"Godin Shigamassus - The one true path"

You take the art and store it away.

You start walking out as security keeps a sturdy presence. Suddenly, you hear someone yell out "Bounty Hunter!"

You turn around and see two UGF officers.

>Run
>Stay and talk to them

>Stay and talk to them
Thats not me officers

>Then why do you have those paintings?
I was given them by the CEO

>>899797
One of them says you must be a Bounty Hunter.

"You are the one that saved my mate in Dominion 13 from the Explorers! Despite you never getting the credit for this, we appreciate it. Here, take a picture."

You take a picture with him and they let you go, one of them squealing like a fanboy.

You return to the ship with a heavy sigh. UGF's biggest arms dealer was an explorer. What does that mean for the weapons they own? Doesn't matter now, Supplier is now going to be the CEO

You start your ship and head back to the capital.

When you get back, the supplier is overjoyed and will start to officially own the company.

You now have in your inventory:

>3x rare treasures (Going at 750 UGF credits each)
>Mysterious Painting
>Zerenthees Power armour and full software
>Bounty Hunter Supplier discount

>Bounty Board
>Bounty Bar
>Council room
>Ship to explore a little

Talk to the new Ceo
>If you ever need anything done, be sure to message me. Its been a pleasure *Not working with you*

as in this whole thing never happened

>Back to the bar, our bro needs his new suit

>>899886
He thanks you for nothing with a smile and walks off to make it official.

You walk into the bar and see Heory there.

"What you got there?"

"..."

"MILLA POWER ARMOUR WITH FULL UPGRADES?! How did you afford this?"

Oh you know, being a hero has perks

*Shrug* I saved up

Jobs that I never did

Doesn't matter where it came from, as long as you have it...

Oh you know, being a hero has perks

(What is our relation to our bro here again?)

>>899968
Heory was a Bounty Hunter Slagar befriended last thread. Heory helped the character out in one of Explorer indoctrination surgery bases and was shot up by Nightonis and the leader of the facility that Slagar killed, hence why he needed new armour. He is a bit of a jokey thief Bounty Hunter but means well in the end. The other Bounty Hunter that you have registered is Star Eyes, a female human Underground Bounty Hunter that assists you on Underground bounties. She has a superiority complex but likes to joke about it as well. Hates UGF for reasons currently not known to the character.

He takes the armour, puts it on and asks have you checked the Bounty Board?

I'll do that now

Maybe later.

Gotcha thanks for the background info

>I'll do that now
Wanna tag along?

>>900028
He says he is happy to do so.

Bounty 1: Harmishen

We have located the other Explorer recruiter. Unfortunately, he is beyond the Assault Horizon at the moment. We did catch wind that he will be hiding out in a energy tanker to gain more "recruits". Find him alive and bring him in. We need to know where the second facility is.
REWARDS:
Alive: 1500 credits
Dead: FAILURE
Bounty Hunter Supplier token (Can purchase a free item from the supplier)

Bounty 2: Gregin

Politician turned explorer, Gregin has been using subtle propaganda on his planet of Sartos to gain sympathy and supporters of the Explorer's cause. Hunt him down and stop this madness. Be warned though, killing of civilians, Explorer supporter or not, will cost you dearly.
REWARDS
Alive: 1350 credits
Dead: 1400 credits
New registered bounty hunter (Can now call upon a new bounty hunter for UGF bounties only)

>>900065
Free item all day with Harmishen, we already got a beginner bro

Are there paralasis / emp weapons in this world? And if so, ballpark estimate of how much they cost?

>>900088
I'll need to go soon, but I can give one choice before I leave.


You and Heory leave together to hide out on an asteroid near the Horizon. Heory starts talking to make the wait last shorter.

"Explorers are getting craftier already. How long were the elders replaced by them? Days? Weeks? Months? YEARS? Hell, they could be in the council at the moment and no would know. Tch. Remember how many children we found being surgically worked on? An entire generation could be corrupted at this point and we would have no idea about it. And then there is this whole thing about this "Syndicate", these unknown allies of the Explorers. By the looks of it, they have really, really advanced tech, so why would they help them out? Especially that Nightan or whatever his name is..."

Not sure, there has to be an ulterior motive

Why does the UGF help out younger species?

Whatever the reason, it's not a good one

>>900099
At this point, no one is selling them.

They will be sold later for balancing sake.

Why does the UGF help out younger species?

night Qm

>>900212
Heory starts laughing.

"Yeah, very true. Just like good helps out the weak do good, evil helps the weak do evil..."

A zero point rupture is felt.

"Hang on, I got something..."

Out of the rupture point comes an energy tanker, matching the description the UGF gave to you.

"Bingo, that's our man, should we head out?"

>Wait a little
>Try and fly to it.

>Observe
We could possibly get a bigger bounty if he leads us to more targets

>>902389
You say to Heory wait a little bit.

The Energy Tanker starts to slow down, almost coming to a complete halt. In the time for it to happen, another zero point rupture is felt and 3 squadrons of Buzzard ships appear.

"He knows someone is after him... those Buzzards are going to protect him like no tomorrow. I'll try and see if I can manually override them..."

You sit back in your ship observing the tanker. It doesn't seem to belong to any company, it appeared at exactly the right time as it was said it would, it is now slowed to the point where it is basically crawling and the Buzzards are moving in a pattern.

>Express your suspicion
>Let Heory override the Buzzards.

>Let Heory override the Buzzards.

>>902435
He overrides the first squadron and send them off far away.

"They won't have control over their ships until they reach UGF Darkworld prison, hehehehehe."

The other squadrons are still moving in a pattern and the tanker is still moving slowly.

"That's the second ones done, strange how they aren't reacting, maybe they are screaming at eachother on the radio"

>Let Heory take over the last squadron
>Tune into any nearby signals to hear them.

>Let Heory take over the last squadron
Have the ships attack any propulsion system on the freighter then attack each other

>>902509
"Aaaannnnddd.... done, destroying the systems."

The Buzzards start firing all over the place, at each other and at the tanker. The longer it goes on, the more explosions that happen.

"That's what you get Explorer scum..."

You jerk the ship forward and start flying to the tanker through the debris to eventually meet the explorers inside. There is an open hangar door.

>Wait for Heory to catch up
>Tell him to stay outside.

>Tell him to stay outside.

If any more vultures come by be sure to take care of them

>>902626
You tell him to stay outside and he obeys.

As you enter in, you see there are no other ships in the hangar, just rows and rows of boxes.

You get out of your ship and notice there isn't any guards either. There are noises that you can't identify on the ship, but they are nearby. There is a ladder to climb up to a door and a door at the end of a hall. The secruity cameras seemed to be set to off.

>Check crates
>Go up the ladder
>Go to the door at the end.

>Check crates
Dismantle if explosives

>>902670
You check the crates and find children in them. This is definitely part of the indoctrination ring. You tell the children that everything is going to be fine. The security camera pops to life and you hide behind the crate. You get on the communicator and tell Heory that there are children on here, the target definitely is one of the indoctrination leaders.

If you go the door at the end of the hall, you can use the crates to get there without being spotted. However, you can roll a 2d6, 9 or higher, to reach the door up the ladder.

Rolled 6, 4 = 10 (2d6)

AWWW YEAH KIDS! Gonna take one of them and raise him or her to be the best sidekick ever

Can our bro hack the cameras?

>>902788
He can't unless he is in the ship with you.

You sneak past the camera and go up the ladder to the door. Knowing this type of tanker, this door should lead to the three control rooms of the ship.

You go down the hall and hear some voices but you can't make out any of them.

There is a vent behind you as well.

>Stay there
>Go towards the voices
>Go to the vents.

Damn I gotta bring this guy back alive.

Hunt the voices down, Shotgun ready. Shoot anyone that is not the target.

>>902852
You follow the voices and come to a room with a recorder in it. It's a trap.

A communication screen appears and it shows Harmishen laughing.

"My informant was right, you were hunting me down. Not anymore you're not, not anymore"

There is a whiring sound and a loud bang before you hear engines going off. Heory says that the back half of the ship has disconnected from the front and is flying away.

>Get Heory to pick you up
>Tell Heory to follow Harmishen.

Are the kids on this half of the ship or the part that left?

>>902883
The part that left.

>Tell Heory to follow Harmishen.

Wait I thought we destroyed the propultion systems?

Destroy them again

>>902908
That was for the whole ship, each half has backup systems.

Heory flies and tries to fire on the propulsion system but is being shot by cannons on the ship.

"Shit, I can't get close. I need something to assist."

The control panel to the half you are in is right in front of you.

>Call in back up
>Control your half of the ship
>Tell Heory to pick you up.

>Control your half of the ship
Focus any guns on your half on the backup systems of the other half

While the turrets are distracted have Heory sneak aboard and rescue the kids if he think he can

>>902961
You turn your half around and start firing, smirking at the fact that Harmishen although creating this trap, wasn't smart enough to disable this half of the ship.

You take out his system as Heory goes in and tries to save the kids.

"Keep the ship there, I'll tow your ship to you as well. If I rescue the kids, can you get the bounty?"

>Do what Heory asks
>Say you'll keep fire on the ship to stop him from escaping.

>Do what Heory asks
Get the bounty, make sure your safe bro, these guys are sneaky.

>>903054
He says h will be safe as he tows your ship to the half of the freighter.

You hop in your ship and fly to the hangar bay of the other half and start running around the ship a little bit.

You come across Robotic guards, D-700 models, very thick armour at the cost of speed and actual weaponry. They seem to be guarding a specific door. No way around them.

>Fight them
>Find another door since this is another trap

Fight them

>Do we have some kind of system that we can use to look up information. Look up the model and any weak spots in the armor.

Then exploit it

>>903121
The only stats you can find are their general stats.

D700 stats:
atk: 5
def: 15
spd: 1

D-700 assault arm:
atk: +4
def: 0
spd: +1

D-700 Rail rifle:
atk: +6
def: 0
spd: 0

There are 3 of them.

D-700 guard 1
Health: 25

D-700 guard 2
Health: 25

D-700 guard 3
Health: 25

Who do you target?

(Remember to roll your speed.)

Target Center guard with shotgun for the spread bonus. Fire at the Rail rifles and try to destroy the means of attack

>>903185
2d6 roll for your speed to see how many attacks yo do.

Rolled 6, 4 = 10 (2d6)

AWWW yeah another 10/12

>>903197
>>903201
Spread bonus and your roll allows you to take out the first guard but the other remains standing.

The third fires his rail gun and the other his assault arm. Due to the your defence, it kills the second guard and you only take 10 damage from the third one.

D-700 guard 3:
Health: 25

Fire away at him

>>903294
Rolling?

Rolled 2, 1 = 3 (2d6)

>>903361

>>903385
You fire for 15 damage after amour redutction.

He fires again for 10 damage.

D-700 guard 3
Health: 10

Rolled 6, 2 = 8 (2d6)

Boom, dicegot hear my plea

>>903498
You destroy the last remaining guard and gain Rail rifle parts from them, 2 more and you can create one.

You go through the door and find Harmishen there. He turns around, tries to pull out his gun but you prevent that from happening.

You're coming with me mate
Your terror ends here
Finally, some little payback for forcing children into your cult

Finally, some little payback for forcing children into your cult
>Shoot out his kneecaps(no runners today)
Oh hey look you come apart just like your ship

It said alive not unharmed

We arent having a runner today

>>903585
You get on the communicator with Heory and say we have the target.

"Great, we'll get the two ships back together then we can..."

Suddenly, another zero point rupture is felt and an unknown fighter starts firing at the two ships.

Harmishen, still on the floor bleeding smirks.

"They would rather destroy our cause then let us spill the beans..."

>Keep the ships separate
>Join them together.

>Keep the ships separate
2 targets = les consentrated fire

Tie his arms up, throw him over the shoulder or something and back to the ship

>Did you get the kids?

>>903631
You tie him up and throw him over your shoulders as you head back to your ship.

Heory says he has got all the crates in the hangar, but he isn't sure if there are any others.

You hop in your ship and start flying as the half of the tanker you were in explodes as the fighter flies out. There comes a message on your communicator.

>From: Anonymous

>We may be wrong with all of you only caring about possessions, but I cannot let you escape with him.

You look up and see the unknown fighter with Nightonis piloting it. You have 30 seconds before you can zero point it out of there

>Evasive maneuvers.
>Try and catch up to Heory.

>Evasive maneuvers.
Hide on the other side of the second half of the ship. Have heory try to get out of range, they should only be aiming for us since we have the guy

>>903673
You reach the other side of the ship just in time as the fighter veers away a little bit. You tell Heory you have 15 secs left before you can Zero Point. He says he is waiting for your signal before you see shots trying to hit you.

You look around to see where they are before you realize they are coming through the ship. Heory is screaming he has been hit before you hear beeping.

You veer your ship away before the other half of the tanker explodes and Nightonis' fighter is after you.

Tears start rolling down your face.

It says Zero point launch is ready.

>Launch
>Try and take on Nightonis.

Did bro die? I told that fucker to get out of here. Check and see if the ship exploded or not.

If it went boom launce, if not Atteck neghtonis

>>903721
This was in the span of 5 seconds so he wasn't able to get far.

The debris all but confirms the death of Heory. In his honour, you are going to bring the Bounty back.

You zero point launch to the capital.

Bounty complete:
Reward: 1500 credits
Bounty Hunter supplier token.

Where to?

>Bar
>Council room
>Supplier
>Lower levels.

Is there anywhere like an orphanage? That idea of training an apprentice Bounty hunter sounded cool

>Supplier

>>903759
That's in lower levels.

You go to the supplier in his new CEO attire.

"What do you think lad? Haha, owning the company is great. Anyway, how's the new armour going for your friend?"

It's... oh god...

I don't want to talk at the moment

Can you just show me your wares, please?!

He died in a dogfight earlier (today?) all that hard work I did was for nothing.

Do you sell armor in small(child) sizes?

Oh and "Thats a good look on you Mr. CEO"

>>903797
He looks at you and pats you on your shoulder.

"It's alright mate... it's alright. Ok, about that armour, do you have a token you wish to spend?"

You spend it and get the choice of Human, Zerenthees and Antisian teenage apprentice armour.

Stats:
atk:+5
def:+20
spd:+3

Teenage? I was talking like a 7-10 year old if they have armor for that.

I can teach him or her to use the being young as a way to make people think he or she is safe.

did you get the discord message?

>>903895
Ah, sorry.

Yeah, with roughly the same stats.

And yes.

>>904005
Was playing DOTA 2 so I didn't get the message until now.

He hands you the Zerenthees child armour.

"Finding a younger friend. I don't mind it because I know it is you... anyway, anything else today?"

>Look at wares
>Talk about business
>Leave

>Look at wares (Weapons daggers, silenced pistols and Sniper rifles

>Casually ask about how the being a boss feels

>>904133
He shows you the new wares at a discount price.

"Being a boss feels nice. Workers seem to love me more than my brother. Heh. Stick that in your resume you dead asshole."

Snake Bites (Semi auto rifle)
atk: +10
def: -1
spd: +5
Ability: +1 defence for every enemy killed with this rifle on a mission.
Price: 950

Zerenthees honour blade
atk: +12
def: -5
spd: +6
Ability: Can silently take out enemies.
Price: 1100

Death from a distance (Sniper)
atk: +15
def: -4
spd: -0
Ability: Instantly take out one enemy before battle.
Price: 1250

>Buy
>Sell
>Compare
>Leave

>Buy
Zerenthees honour blade

>>904348
You buy the honour blade and now have 2400 credits.

"Anything else today?"

>Yes
>No

nah, lets save up

>>905802
>Bar
>Council room
>Lower Levels
>Ship

>Lower Levels
Assasin sidekick lockin

>>906555
You go to the lower levels and see the orphanage.

This orphanage has been filled to the brim since the Explorer child indoctrination ring has been discovered. You walk inside and ask if you could see a Zerenthees child, to become an apprentice to your line of work. The admin person asks what is your line of work.

For... the UGF, directly for the UGF

Bounty Hunter

Why do you ask that?

Bounty Hunter
>But do you really care, this place is filled to the brim and they wont be in danger

Reguardless, I can just get a child from elsewhere. I just wanted to give one of these kids a good home

>>906600
The admin laughs.

"At least he will be safe, you damned Bounty Hunters don't do anything. I've seen the news, HAZARD should be getting all of the funding and not you. Waste of resources I tell ya..."

You bite your tongue as you enter in to choose your apprentice.

There are 3 Zerenthees children lined up.

Child 1: Zaaheoy
Dominion 3 Zerenthees, parents killed off when he was kidnapped, very sneaky, being able to hide in small spaces but hates violence.

Stats:
atk: 1
def: 4
spd: 7

Child 2: Beohaoy
A Zerenthees female whose parents rejected after she came home, thinking her as corrupted. Skilled with computer work and keeping her guard up, just isn't as fast as the others.
atk: 5
def: 7
spd: 1

Child 3: Alexaodeo
A Zerenthees child that was orphaned from a young age, kidnapped from the orphanage by the Explorers. Very quick on his feet and not afraid to fight but doesn't know the basics of defensive strategy.
atk: 7
def: 1
spd: 5

>Talk to them
>Make your choice

Beohaoy
>New computer whiz
>Great defense
>Smart
>Original parents dident want her
Thats the one star

>>906656
You kneel down to Beohaoy's level and ask if she wants to go with you. She nods very slightly.

The head of the orphanage walks in.

"Beohaoy hasn't had much social interaction since we got her, she has only spoken a total of eight words. She is on the computers most of the time."

I don't mind at all... whatever makes her happy

That shouldn't matter.

Are you implying that's a bad thing?

I don't mind at all... whatever makes her happy

>Head pet

>>906704
She still looks forward in a blank look.

"Well come on, let's fill out those forms"

You head out to fill out the forms when your communitcator goes off.

>From: Star Eyes

>I see what you are doing in there and it is so cute. So are you going to do fatherly things like teach her how to ride a hover vehicle, go to her dance practices and see her snag her first Bounty? Anyway, after you are done with this and you are both cool, I've got another Bounty by Basilisk waiting for you. What do you say?

You turn the communicator off and sign the paperwork. You exit the orphanage with your apprentice Beohaoy.

Communicator goes off again saying the council demands your presence.

>Bar
>Council room
>Ship

How old is she and what size? If young put her up on shoulders and walk to council room.

If big/tall take her to the ship and tell her to wait there until you get back.

On the way accept Star eyes mission offer

>>906753
10, just barely too large to carry.

You tell her to get to the ship and get comfortable.

You walk into the council room and see Beta Standard chancellors sitting down.

"Now Slagar, we have called you in to discuss the things you have discovered."

A projection shows up.

"First of all, Dealeo's base has been destroyed, no signs of it remained when we returned, this is also assuming anyone left inside is dead..."

Image flickers to Harmishen in prison.

"Second of all, we have been interrogating Harmishen for information about the child smuggling ring... all we have discovered so far is that beyond the Assault Horizon there are thousands of these bases."

Image flickers to a shadow.

"We haven't got any information out of him about the assassin killing the leads to this plot. He did say though you knew about it and that he killed Bounty Hunter Heory... is this true?"

Yes...

The assassin is called Nightonis, I have stated him in my report on Dealeo.

Yes, Nightonis did slay Heory in an attempt to kill Harmishen.

Yeah, and I want kill the son of a bitch for it

Yes...

>>906775
I;ll be on DOTA for a while, so I'll come back after that time.

Aight

>>906775
They nod their heads.

"We are asking because we need to track this assassin down. If he keeps going, we will never be able to stop the Explorers. Every lead they would have would be destroyed with their bodies... we just need to take a couple in... too bad that Harmishen knows nothing about this Nightonis..."

The Zerenthees councilor puts up his hand.

"What if we bait him into assassinating the Explorer and then we capture him with multiple Bounty Hunters? If we do that, we will cut off any advance tech they might be receiving from Nightonis' faction"

The other councilors agree.

"It's settled then, the next bounty we put on the board is to bait Nightonis. In the mean time Slagar, we need you to get as many Bounty Hunters to join you. Doesn't matter if they are UGF registered, as long as they get the job done."

You can count on me councilor

I'll try... can't guarantee much

There are Bounty Hunters with much more connections than I

>There are Bounty Hunters with much more connections than I

My only connection was killed earlier this week.

Not to mention this guy could kill me in twenty different ways. I mean if I had some better gear maybe but I wouldent stand a chance now (Subtly suggest equiping us with better armor and weapons)

>>908367
The Beta Standard council look at each other then back at you.

"We'll see the other Bounty Hunters about the others, but we cannot afford to equip you with the better armour. Imagine if you will you are more equipped then say our officers or HAZARD, it would be a media nightmare. No, let's hope numbers overpower him"

You bite your tongue again and say thanks to the council members.

You return to the ship with Beohaoy. You look to her and she still has the blank expression. You sigh and start the ship up to go to Terra Major.

On the way there, your communicator is flooded with messages about the next bounty, how it is going to change everyone's lives. Not with the UGF pretending the Bounty Hunter division doesn't exist.

You land on Terra Major where Star Eyes is already waiting for you.

"Ah, you brought the little one along eh? Zerenthees your type? I'm so sad"

She makes a mocking tear gesture over her helmet.

"Anyway, this job is simple, we are going in and finishing off Daedric's little drug ring on this planet so that Basilisk can push his products. Inside Terra Terror, there is a hidden vault. Without a current owner, because of you, Daedric has sent his best men to extract the drugs and make a new club pushing the crap. We're here to pick off one guard in particular, one that will send a clear message that this is Basilisk's territory. There shouldn't be too much involved in it, simple bounty and your little one shouldn't be in danger if we find out the route they are taking to extract it. You in?"

>Accept
>Decline
>Ask about the UGF's plan for Nightonis.

>Accept
Ask our kiddo what she thinks of the mission. Or if shes hungry or wants anything.

Gotta be best dad / Teacher

Also, the kid for sure is not turned to the evil side of the force right? Is there a way to test to make sure she wasnt corrupted? Dont want any of that selfdestruct shit going on when I bond and break the hard outter shell of best daughter/student

>>908370
She says only one word.

"Good."

Star Eyes laughs.

"You sure chose a winner mate."

You give her a dirty look and Star Eyes stops laughing.

"First we need to get to Terra Terror and get into their computers. Rumour has it that Benjy Daedric has been talking to the Master Daedric for months about a plan if he dies. If we can get to Benjy's computer, assuming it is there, then we can find out this route."

Beohaoy's eyes pricked up for a second when the word computer was mentioned.

"I'll be on the roof tops spotting, making sure nothing is coming our way. You and your... apprentice... need to access those emails."

You nod your head as Star Eyes runs.

You ask Beohaoy what she thinks and there is a slight smirk before she nods her head.

The two of you rush over to the know closed Terra Terror and notice UGF officers standing there in front of the building.

>Talk to officers
>Find another way in

>>908372
She is confirmed not indoctrinated, but her parents don't believe that, hence why she is where she is now.

AWWWW YEAH only a few hours and I already got a word

>Find another way in
Hey Beohaoy, you like computers right. You must be pretty smart, can you see a way into this building besides the front enterance

>Computer people have a knack for finding neat solutions to shit

>>908377
She looks around a little bit then points to the fire exit in the alleyway. You remember how Benjy invited you in through that way and remember the route to the office.

You hop up there and reach the office, still in the purple you remember splattering Benjy's brain with. You ask Beohaoy if she can take a look at the computer. She flinches then starts walking over.

Looking at her, you are thinking what she would've been like before the Explorers took her or what she would've been like if they actually did the procedure on them. It makes you sick in your stomach. Beohaoy is still going when Star Eyes alerts that Daedric's men killed off the officers out the front and are now entering the club.

>Keep the door safe while the hacking continues
>Run away with Beohaoy

>Keep the door safe while the hacking continues

If anyone trys to hurt you just call me and i'll come running

>Whats our chars name...

>>908380
Slagar.

You aim your gun at the door but thus far, nothing has come through. There is a ping as Beohaoy turns the monitor towards you. The route they are taking has three different vehicles of delivery, each marked with a name.

You get on the communicator and ask Star Eyes on who is the main target.

"Let's see... let's see... Lex Stron. The main target is Lex Stron"

You start telling Star Eyes the rout that Lex is taking before Beohaoy points to the micro microphone under the desk. They have been listening the entire time.

You get Beohaoy and get outside. Star Eyes is yelling "What is going on?"

You explain the situation as you see them hop into their trucks. Star Eyes says the grey one has Lex but now he is going to change routes.

Beohaoy starts making gestures, like a map route. She memorised it.

>Let Star Eyes use the route
>Ambush the truck yourself with Beohaoy

>Let Star Eyes use the route
Not gonna endanger kiddo on mission 1 with no training

>>908383
Star Eyes thanks you as she starts running to get a better position.

You sit down and invite Beohaoy to sit beside you. You start thinking about where the future is going to take you. You discovered this indoctrination ring, you discovered Nightonis and the Syndicate of the new Worlds, you helped and current helping an underground Bounty Hunter, you discovered the false Elders of Dominion 13 and now, you have a child who has well and alive parents that don' care about her.

This is a scary universe, you don't remember it like this growing up. You start trying to imagine what it would be like if all you have ever known is fear from people that live on the outer reaches of your explorable universe.

Beohaoy grabs your hand.

"Trust"

You start to smile when Star Eyes comes on.

"Got 'em. Dead in the eyes, brains everywhere, hahahaha, wanna come see?"

I would like to but you know...

I actually have something to ask you about, big job

Not particularly at this moment...

Not particularly at this moment...

>>908389
She says it's your loss. The reward will be wired to you shortly.

You look down at Beohaoy and then look around the city.

>Stay a little bit on Terra Major
>Go back to the capital.

>Stay a little bit on Terra Major

>>908736
>Restaurant for a bite.
>Explore the city a little while

>Restaurant for a bite.
On the walk tell her to look around the shops and see if there is anything she wants

>>909109
You walk around a bit while pointing out places to Beohaoy as she shakes her head.

She points to a restaurant and says "hunger"

You take her inside and she points to what she wants. You also order as the person behind the counter starts to smile.

"Daddy is a knight in shining armour isn't he?"

You smile as Beohaoy just looks down.

You get your meals and sit down, Beohaoy munching away slowly.

This is your chance to try and ask any questions you want from her or you finish the meal and go somewhere else.

You were a big help, did you like helping out?

Then return to ship

>>913013
She shrugs.

"Bad people get what they deserve"

She finishes her meal and starts walking back to the ship, you follow.

A message pops up on the communicator that the council has figured out the perfect target to trick Nightonis to come out. The Bounty Board at the capital has all the information.

There is another message that pops up from Master Daedric inviting you to a dinner to talk about business that you have been conducting.

>Capital
>Daedric.

>Daedric.
best not to turn down an invatation

>>913088
You start traveling to the location marked by Daedric, thinking about what the crime lord wants with you.

"Weren't we killing the bad guys?"

Beohaoy pops up to say. You look back to her, reassure her and go back traveling to Daedric. Maybe he wants to hire you or something along those lines. Then again, he could want you to get revenge for what you did to his operation on Terra Major.

You land as a couple of hooded figures come over and get you to follow them. They say the little one can come as well.

You eventually come to a Torallian scond hand shop when the owner pulls a switch and reveals a teleporter. You, the guards and Beohaoy walk in and find a dinner hall.

"Welcome Bounty Hunter, welcome"

Master Daedric waves his hand and points to a seat. You sit down with Beohaoy looking at the floor.

"I see you now have a child with you. Interesting, showing her the ropes?"

You nod your head as you look to her.

Drinks are being served.

"A toast to you Bounty Hunter!"

*Drink* To me!

*Drink*

Ok Daedric, what do you want? One of the seven crime lords does not just invite Bounty Hunters to dinners.

What's your deal Daedric?

Ok Daedric, what do you want? One of the seven crime lords does not just invite Bounty Hunters to dinners

>We gotta be sure to turn this down in the most polite way possible

>>913139
He chuckles.

"You are very observant. Here's the deal. I know you have been shutting down my operations on Terra Major. You have done it twice, Benjy videoed the entire thing before he died, bless his soul. Terra Major was one of my biggest rings before Basilisk outsourced to you."

You feel a presence behind you.

"Now, I won't hunt you down if you do these simple things for me. Number one, you turn the planet's political stance to my son's party. We leave the UGF and we are able to commit any crime we want without officers tracking us down. Number two, you need to tell me your contacts to Basilisk. Number three, you work for me, become my bitch. If you do that, I won't harm you..."

He looks at Beohaoy

"... or the child. The choice is simple, walk out the door to the teleporter and I will have my mend hunt you if you are on a black market planet, or answer to me"

Should be easy to do

I might be only able to complete one of those tasks.

No deal. *Walk out*

Don't think you can blackmail me Daedric. *Walk out*

To one no, to two that I can do, to three fuck off.

Also why did we bring the kid into the meeting? If he knew we had her that would have been an obvious target he could go for

>>913219
Daedric, although a sly man, does not want to take harm to minors until someone pushes them to his limits.

Daedric loses his smile.

"One's better than nothing but that's only going to delay the hunt. Ok, how about you organize a little meeting with your Basilisk contact and we can kill them. If you do that, we won't hunt you for now"

A Bounty Hunter named Star Eyes, I'll organize the meeting now

It might take a while to contact them

*Lie*I can organize something (This involves using Nightonis)

On second thoughts...

*Lie*I can organize something (This involves using Nightonis)

Yes, two birds one stone

>>913255
Daedric smiles.

"Organize the meeting within 48 standard UGF hours and contact us. Now shoo"

You bow and take Beohaoy.

She looks up.

"I thought we brought in the bad people"

You look down and tell her that indirect method of bringing people in is sometimes better.

You hop in your ship and leave the planet as you see Daedric's men look up to you.

You travel to the capital and land. A new store has opened in the Bounty Hunter section.

>Bounty Board
>Store
>Bar

>Store

Also we should alert star eyes that she has a bounty on her head

>>913309
You send the message to Star Eyes and enter the store.

Inside the store there is an Antisian behind the counter, looking at different vials with his three eyes.

"Ah, Bounty Hunter, welcome welcome to my gene treatment clinic. Here, I will be able to clean certain parts of your DNA to give you some powers so you can work better eh? What do you say?"

Can you show me what you have to offer?

How long have you been set up and doing this?

Isn't Gene cleansing outlawed after the Metal Arms war?

Can you show me what you have to offer?

>>913346
He smiles.

"Sure"

Alchemist gene level 1
>Can convert credits (Both UGF and underground) to a new set of armour
>2500 credits

Wild gene level 1
>When rolling a 7 or higher in speed checks, adds a charge. When charges are used, can add them to current speed check. Total charges: 5
>2100 credits

Dark eyes gene level 1
>Can inspect enemy base stats before entering battle.
>2400 credits

Current: 3500 UGF credits.

>Buy
>Leave

Do we still have the paintings that we can sell? If so get Darkeyes 1, If not leave

>>913412
You got 3 paintings to sell, which are 750 each.

You pay 1600 and go through the dark eyes gene procedure.

The Antisian comes up.

"Now, you may feel dizzy for a little bit, but when you recover, you will be better than ever!"

Beohaoy cracks a tiny smile then goes back to her usual mood.

>Bar
>Bounty Board

Can we go to the weapon shop to get beohaoy a pistol or something for self defense

If not go to the board

>>913775
>>913782
Yeah, ok.

You go to the Supplier and he says he has something for the little one.

Apprentice pistol
atk: +3
def: +3
spd: +3
ABILITY: Teleports the apprentice out of a fight to save them. Unlimited uses.

You give the pistol to Beohaoy and she stares at it.

You go to the bounty board.

BOUNTY: Kerin

One of the founding members of the Explorers. Has been kept alive using years of gene therapy, both legal and illegal. Currently being held at Borran plaza surrounded by Explorers and being protected by explorer snipers. You can choose to be the main Bounty Hunter or the backup.
REWARDS:
ALIVE: 2000
DEAD: 2000
Main reward: Armour upgrade
Backup reward: Speed boost

>Main
>Backup.

>Backup.

Explain to her that if she ever gets taken by the people again or the gangsters appear, to get outta there.

>>913827
You and other Bounty Hunters take up back up while a few take main. You get a message.

>From: Councillor Kevin

>You and two others are the only ones to know the true intentions of this Bounty. Keep it that way.

You shake your head and tell Beohaoy to come. She stays behind a little bit.

"I don't want to see the bad people again... I don't want to see them!"

It'll be alright *Grip her hand* Trust me

If don't want to come, you can stay in the ship until the job is over

As long as you have that pistol, you should be safe.

It'll be alright *Grip her hand* Trust me

I would feel better knowing you were safe and secure nearby. If at any time you want to leave, use the gun and teleport back to the ship. Ill be back as fast as I can

>>913893
She looks up directly in your eyes and gives you a hug, you pat her on the head as you notify Daedric about your "contact".

You head off to the ship and start flying to Borran, hearing the hollering of the other Bounty Hunters. You get a message from the council saying as soon as Nightonis shows himself, open fire.

You look on to the planet as you make your decent with the other hundred Bounty Hunters.

One landed, you set up your position with Beohaoy looking over the area. The main Bounty Hunters ask for any info.

>Scan area for snipers
>Look for main target
>Look for "unusual signs" (Nightonis)

>Scan area for snipers

No headshots today

>>913968
You look over the area and see one on the north side, one inside the building on the 30th floor and one just across from you.

The backup take them out and no sign of their backup arriving.

You look to Beohaoy who has a sadistic look on her face.

The main Bounty Hunters move in as you see Daedric's ships flying down. It's all coming together.

Kerin steps out and sees the Bounty Hunters charging him, he takes a few out but not before one tackles and grabs him.

"I got him I..."

Blood starts dripping down the Bounty Hunter's armour as Nightonis reveals himself with his blade. He makes hand signals.

>Tell everyone to fire on him.
>Wait a second.

>You look to Beohaoy who has a sadistic look on her face.

Atta girl

>Wait a second.
Notify daedra that thats the guy. THEN
>Tell everyone to fire on him.

>>914012
You inform Daedric's men that this is your contact. They get in position.

You tell everyone to fire but then Nightonis yells out.

"Grevins and Vortans, reveal yourself!"

Suddenly explosions start flying out as figures start uncloaking. More unknown species. There are small lanky ones in skin tight suits that cover their entire body with plugs where the eyes would probably be shooting at everything. Their suits are coloured black with yellow, red or green stripes. Then there are the tall muscular beings with barely any armour with netting across their bodies and a helmet. The bigger ones get up close and shoot at the hunters while the scrawny ones shoot and when backed into a corner, let go of their plugs and explode.

You hear a sound behind you and see three of the scrawny beings, two yellow and one red.

>Tell Beohaoy to get out of there.
>Get out of their with Beohaoy
>Stay and fight.

Where does the pistol telaport her? I wouldent want hewr to tp into danger farther away from us

>>914058
To where you programmed, which should be the ship.

>Stay and fight.
Beohaoy get behind a rock or something.

The (should) has me worried, there could also be enemies on the ship so nah

>>914084
Beohaoy gets behind the rock.

Grevin yellow stats:
atk: 5
def: 5
spd: 5
ABILITY: Will become scarred if leaders are not present.

Grevin red stats:
atk: 5
def: 5
spd: 5
ABILITY: Will assume role of leader if there are none nearby.

All have assault mode disks on them
atk: +6
def: 0
spd: 0

Grevin biosuits
atk: 0
def: +5
spd: +2
ABILITY: Has a chance to release the deadly gas they have, exploding the reactive gas in a radius.

TARGETS:
Grevin yellow 1
Health: 24

Grevin yellow 2
Health: 24

Grevin red
Health: 26

Shotgun blast! Srpeadshot for the win. Focus on redsuit

If gas comes out, hold breath

>>914152
Roll.

Rolled 5, 4 = 9 (2d6)

COME ON DUB 6'S

>>914160
You kill off the Red and Yellow 1, there is no gas at the time.

You get your first shot into Yellow 2 before he releases his plugs and explode, dealing 30 damage to you.

You hear more coming.

>Loot bodies
>Get out of there

These are only foot troops thus they probably wont have that much good stuff on them.

Grab Beohaoy and book it outta there

>>914194
You grab her and start running, turning back and seeing more starting to uncloak, including ones looking similar to Nightonis. As you start leaving the planet with the Bounty Hunters that escaped, you see Nightonis killing Kerin. He knew this was going to happen. At least you got a better look at this syndicate.

As you start traveling back to the capital, you get two messages.

>From: Star Eyes

>Ah fuck, I knew this would've happened. Daedric wants Terra Major all to himself... now that he has identified me, I gotta ditch this armour and find something else. Thanks for the heads up anyway.

>From: Master Daedric

>I saw the entire thing. That really wasn't your contact was it? There are hundreds of techs I have seen and none of them match that army I saw. Whoever these people are, you are not tricking me again. My boys better not see you on an underground world or so help you...

You lean back and start looking through the recordings the other Bounty Hunters took. This "Syndicate" seems to be a collection of species. At least 3 species are confirmed and one is currently hidden. Swasin, Grevin and Vortan. You turn to Beohaoy who is currently sleeping.

>Capital
>Terra Major
>Terra Minor (Zerenthees homeworld)

What size is our ship? And how many can it hold?

>>914231
Four man ship.

Do any of these planets have slaves?

Nope. There are slave planets but no one in either thread has visited them.

>>914269
Are there any we can go to that dont count as an "underground" world? thats the planet I want to go if there is one. If not capitol

>>914275
Terra Major for the most part isn't, it is just the capitol city of the world.

Terra Minor isn't one at all.

>>914275
Nah i mean new slave planets that we may know about. Also whats the going price for people

I'd like to free a female to take care of Beohaoy in situations similar to the one we were just in If you were wondering why I was asking

>>914312
There isn't any currently that you know about because UGF hates slave planets and consider them no-no.

There is however a questline soon that involves one.

To the questline we go
>To capitol

>>914335
Yo go there and the council demands your presence. When you get to the council room, there are other Bounty Hunters there.

The Zerenthees councilor stands up.

"Ok, who fucked up the mission?"

The Bounty Hunters stare at him.

"This was a key time to take Nightonis and gather information about him, his species and his group but no, we had unknown targets and Daedric's mafia there. Who fucked it up?!"

Everyone was dead silent but Beohaoy yells out.

"You for assuming they would fall for an obvious trap"

The Bounty Hunters stare at her.

"Who does this child belong to?"

She is mine councilor, forgive her

Mine councilor. She is training to be my apprentice to replace... Heory

Mine and she is absolutely correct

Mine and she is absolutely correct

She is correct. However the way she said it is wrong.

She shoulda said it in a way that was more respectful to them but shes right and shouldent be told she is wrong

Also, thius group had enough people at the location to not only hold off the bounty hunters but also the mafia? Shit son

>>914397
You say that as you put your hand on her shoulder. She looks up, cracks a small smile then looks back.

The councilor looks furious but the human councilor, Kevin, speaks first.

"Calm down Jaoes, he and the child are correct. We put our entire faith into this one trap that we didn't think about the logistics of him not noticing hundreds of ships flying onto a planet one of their allies is situated. We need to rethink our strategy knowing there is now more of them patrolling."

He turns to the Bounty Hunters.

"As for you, you will be rewarded a consolation reward, 1500 credits. That is all"

You and Beohaoy start walking out.

"Thank you... Slagar... thank you"

It's what I had to do, next time though, think about how you are saying things

It's nothing at all. Just keep in mind who you are talking to

I had to, it was the right thing to do. Pencil pushing slackers...

It's nothing at all. Just keep in mind who you are talking to

If they had been so inclined they could have made life very hard for us

>>914464
She nods her head in understanding.

You start walking back to the capitol plaza when your communicator goes off.

>From: Star Eyes

>Guess what Bounty Hunter? We found your contact. She put up a big fight I tell you but... she wasn't so lucky. We decided not to kill her, no, we decided to ship her off to Malphine where she will be put into torturous labour by Terren. Hahahahah. This is what you get for trying to fuck with me Bounty Hunter. Don't let me see you around my turf.

>Get in the ship
>Bounty Board
>Bar
>Supplier.

>Supplier.
We gotta get the big guns.

Can we recruit a bodyguard for Beohaoy at the bar while we Do the rescue mission

Not permanent just to stay on the ship and look after her. Wouldent feel right bringing her into the litteral worst place for a child to be and cant leave her alone on the ship

>>914522
You go to the bar first and find the Zyron from earlier.

He says he will take care of the child while you do your mission, no questions asked. Beohaoy looks at you and says to trust this person.

You go to the supplier looking for new weaponry.

Milla Officer grade recon rifle
atk: +10
def: -3
spd: +2
ABILITY: Look through walls to shoot enemies before initiating battle.
Price: 1000 credits

Shell shocker
atk: +15
def: 0
spd: -5
ABILITY: Can lob grenades from a distance to hit enemies that you can see.
Price: 1300

He says that's all he has at the moment.

>Buy
>Sell
>Compare

Shell shocker

Is this Zyron guy trustworthy? I dont know anything bout him.

If anything goes wrong she can just use the gun and Teleport to the ship right?

>>914598
The Zyron helped introduce Slagar to Heory and helped you win your current ship (The first one was a one man ship and you won this one by calling out a cheater betting his ship, which the Zyron helped you realize)

You purchase Shell Shocker and go on your way.

>Find any information about Malphine and Terren
>Get to Malphine as quickly as possible

>Find any information about Malphine and Terren

Try to sell those works of art while we are here. We are gonna need cash to buy someone as a permanent nanny.

That guy seems likt the wise old helpful man so I guess hes ok.

Anticipate a trap on the planet. Why else would he have told us where he took star, implying he even took her there

>>914647
>Malphine
Malphine was originally a UGF outpost against Metal Arms, but was soon taken over by Explorers when the Assault Horizon was established. On certain phases, it comes past the horizon and back. Due to this nature, Explorers abandoned the planet, leaving it open with technology from older times. Mostly a magma planet, with scorching heat and rare minerals.

>Terren
A business tycoon with more greed then sense. Originally a donator to the UGF, turned against them during the establishment of the three rings of companies and moved his work to the outer rim, allowing him to use slave labour. Mines minerals for legal companies to use, which is legal according to the three rings.

You have already sold the paintings to gain your gene treatment.

You see the planet in sight and start landing, weapons ready. You see three paths, two with security guards waiting. One path leads to a jungle with Burnder trees, one to a hill and one to a mine. Mines and hill have security

>Mines
>Hill
>Forrest

>Hill
Try for a stealthy kill with the knife

Gotta get a lay of the land from the top of the hill.
Gotta find a town to get a slave and gotta find where the new slaves are taken

>>914705
You use the Zerenthees honour blade and kill one of the guards.

You get to the top of the hill where it looks like barracks and an office. There is a huge queue at the office and people walking into the barracks with higher profile clothes.

>Barracks
>Office

>Barracks
Can we steal the uniform the guy we killed had on? That could probably come in handy

Also Hide the body

>>914744
>>914748
You and move to the barracks where other guards and prisoners are patrolling.

Most of these prisoners look very new and only just got here. You start walking before you are grabbed by a hand, you look who it belongs to. It is a woman with very long blond hair with pink strips running down to the tips, green eyes in a perfect oval and scars from the nose to bottom lip.

"Let me guess, Daedric couldn't stop but to brag eh?"

Star Eyes?!

How did you know it was me?

Just hang on a second, who are you?

How did you know it was me?

>>914762
Last choice for today.

She smiles

"No one packs an arsenal like you. Besides, your communicator is right there"

You look down and see it is displayed, you try and hide it.

"Now come on, let's get out of here"

No, we need to free these people

You go ahead, I got something to do

Sure

Sure

Now that we know where the place is we can come back when we arent on a mission right?

>>914787
Yeah.

Thanks for the run QM

When ya plan on running next?

>>914792
Tomorrow, same time-ish

What an eventful run today.

>>914807
Good shit my man. Sad that im the only one reading it but glad I dont have to worry about other anons making stupid choices

Gonna have to get a disguise and come back here with kiddo and pick out a nanny for her, one that she likes

>>914787
Star Eyes looks at you with a smile and takes your hand.

"Here's what we need to do. They probably have noticed I am not in line at the moment, meaning they will have guards swarming everywhere soon, so having me in your custody walking out of the base is not a good idea..."

She looks around.

"If you can find a uniform for me, I could probably sneak out of here without anyone noticing it is me."

Then she looks to the other prisoners.

"Then again, if we start a riot with the new and old slaves, we could probably just walk out the front. They say the old slave shift is over in 3 hours."

She looks to you with those piercing green eyes.

"What do ya say?"

>Riot
>Stealing of the uniform

>Riot
If only star goes missing they may know we saved her and wanna fuck us up even more

>>916951
You say inciting a Riot is the best way to go. Star Eyes shrugs.

"I knew you would pick the fun way. Ok, we just need to wait three hours so we can have the old slaves with us"

You sign her off and start walking away, seeing guards running everywhere. One guard yells out "She's here!"

You turn to see they have captured her and start hitting her before dragging her along the ground.

You got three hours to kill.

>Office
>Barracks
>Down the mountain.

>Down the mountain

We should look for a town that has a slave "shop?" However at maximum only be gone for 1:30hrs, leave us exactly half the time to get back in time

>>917103
There really isn't a slave shop. All these slaves belong to Terren, meaning if you want to negotiate with some of them, you would need to see him in his office.

Does this guy haver a connection to daedra? If so that cant go over well since I bet we have a bounty

>>917157
Yeah, but you are in disguise remember? The only reason Star Eyes recognized you was for your weapons and your communicator.

>Barraks.
We will look around for potential recruits.

Also, are robots something in this universe that I can buy?

>>917184
You walk inside and see many people locked up and chained to walls of the barrack halls. New "recruits" to Terren

They wince as you walk by, one woman starts crying. You walk to the end of the hall and find a Cerasin chained up with all eight appendages stuck in the walls and all jaws shut closed.

You are not one his guards are you? You haven't dared beat me up yet nor are you afraid of my telekinetic powers

Why should I be afraid? I'm here to bust you all out

Where did they steal you from?

I'm organizing a riot, mind telling all these people here with your power?

I'm organizing a riot, mind telling all these people here with your power?

After this would you care to work with me and my friend.

(Its at least worth a try to get star a little backup. Since she cant not get captured on her own)

>>917350
There is a slight moan.

You're a bounty hunter aren't you? And your "friend" is Star Eyes? Let me tell you this, I am one of Daedric's goons and she should be dead. I was the one that got her in a corner and had the gun pointed straight at her face, but no, Daedric decided that she should be alive and in here... sending me along with her. I won't work with you but I won't hunt you either due to my... current employment situation. I just ask one thing though, you give me some work for the UGF

It's a deal

I don't trust you enough yet, earn it

No

It's a deal
Dont be a dick and go stabbing us in the back though, deal

(If we refuse he can just tell the guards to fuck our shit up)