Chapter 14: Shenandoah[]
Rooks small army of shadowrunner
Sudden conscripts[]
Rook is approached by someone introducing himself as "Plif" who somehow learned about his planned attack of The Shadowbats and requests to join him. In exchange he offers him ammunition, speedloaders and medical supplies. Meeting in private he learns that Plif is a member of The Hellbats, the original organization that the cultist Shadowbats splintered from.
The group heads out
More join, Ais Hestia says that she wishes to join and Cap Fawkes offers his skills as a field medic, proving useful in case someone gets injured. Rook tells him the things they're about to do will be dirty but he agrees to join nonetheless.
A force consisting of Ais, Cap Fawkes, Plif, Desmond, Talus, Nash, Warren and Phil join in the efforts.
Attacking The Shadowbats.
Rescuing Loch who has been tortured
Attack on The Shadowbats[]
Together with his recruited group of shadowrunners they attack the Shadowbats head on. In their assault a civilian woman is in the crossfire but is paid off not to cause concern. In their attack Loch is found strapped to a seat having been tortured, before his captors get a chance to answer they're shot down and Duncyn loses his wits for a moment stabbing the Shadowbat merc in charge. The PA system blurts out that reinforcements are coming and the force makes their escape.
Exiting the compound Rook encounters Mayor Eric and Lange...
On them leaving they encounter Mayor Eric and Pliskin along with two heavily armed bots who pull their guns on them. The misunderstanding quickly disarmed they were also there intending to rescue Loch but apparently came too late.
Recovering[]
In the attack many are wounded but all manage to survive (they rolled lucky on their dice rolls). Rook himself is shot in the lung and is treated by Dr. Cell who performs surgery on him. Something more nefarious and magical was in the bullet that hit him and Kythus and Ciara are called to take a look at him. They take off together with Bo and head to the mushroom grove, retrieving some magical power that manages to save Rook in the last minute.
The injured Cap Fawkes
Scolding[]
After recovering Rook is scolded by Dr. Cell for bringing one of her staff Cap Fawkes along without her permission. She explains that she does aprove of what Rook is doing but not his methods and that they have to remain neutral as medical workers to avoid problems with the corporations.
Speaking with the Mayor after the incursion Eric expresses feeling embarrassed having turned up only to see Rooks crew already having completed the rescue. Agreeing that something needing to be done he strongly opposed the way Rook chose to handle it with violence. Disagreements aside they are working for the same goal and both could see that.
Rook speaking to Loch following his rescue.
War crimes not in vain[]
Loch, also present in the Mayors offices took a moment to talk with Rook, informing of the little he learned while being interrogated by The Shadowbats. Refusing to divulge any secrets when he was tortured they had questioned him to give up his old command codes for his battleship "The Retribution" - that he commanded way back during The War of Unification. Speaking of their "Great Fire" Loch suspected they were speaking of the battleships "Prometheum missiles", weapons of mass destruction that the shadowbats possibly somehow got ahold of.
Exasperating about his past failures that labeled him a war criminal, Loch tells Rook of his failed attack on a Sonitii warp gate. What he thought would end the war had instead lead to the death of thousands of civilians. To this Rook responded that this was not in vain at all, for he had been there that day intending to take back Seras 3. When the gate fell and the great light turned off he broke through the barricade that led to their escape, that was when he had found Faye and without Loch, they might never have been able to make it out.
Learning of The Shadowbats possible acquisition of "The Retribution" battleship Rook tasked Faye to lookup any new information she could possibly find on "Prometheum missiles".[1]
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