Chapter 4 - A change in power[]
Town dealings[]
Delivering the firearm Miss Ront had ordered, Toolbox mentioned they were looking to hire someone to provide security at the garage as a dayjob and doing interviews tomorrow. Ash stops by and purchases a nail gun and Mercury orders ammunition to be manufactured for his firearm.
Peppers bar remaining closed since her banishment by Mayor Rico, Sten fills his need for strong drink at Jyggals restaurant instead. He receives great service from Shiloh Down who started to work there.
Sir Polka sings a song trying to summon his "Crotchula" entity at the oasis
The Mayor needs a bigger pool[]
The Mayor is looking for able bodied to explore the Oasis and Sten heads out with Patches, Sean, Maxwell, Ryzy, Ash, Reeza. Out there they encounter another caravan consisting of Wit, Ront and Sir Polka - who are searching for his "Crotchula - The master of healing", some strange thing that supposedly is to be found at the Oasis. Promising to pay handsomely for someone to catch this "thing" the Mayor decides to take a dip in the Oasis waters while Polka performs a strange ritual dance and song to summon it. Splashing around in the water squirting ink at the onlookers the Mayor also reveals his ability to go invisible.
Something was summoned indeed... but not quite what was intended, as a giant and clearly agitated scorpion appears. Shouting at Rico to leave the waters and escape Sten and both caravans rush to their vehicles. Doing several laps to try and fetch the mayor he yells back that he wishes to stay and to the distress of Sean - all leave the mayor behind.
Dagu crawls out after losing in the thunderdome
Another arena fight[]
Having spotted McCuldger speaking to some corp a news-broadcasting team from Atlantis visit the arena where the battle entourage consists of several folk with animal-like appearances. This fight seems to be garnering much more attention than the last one. Sten greets Nia, Gloop and some more from The Undercity and The Row before the fight starts.
At first unclear who are to be the combatants Sten calls out to one of them as a "rat-looking fellow" and is quickly corrected, angering the tiny dragon-kin. The fighters are the tiny one, actually named Dagu and a cat-lady named Cleo. Seeing as the usual announcers are unavailable the fight is commentated by Guidebot and McCuldger. The fight ends as Cleo throws Dagu across the arena.[1] Afterwards the arena quickly empties out.
A very agitated giant scorpion at the oasis next to Rico's clothes. This is not Sheilas friend.
Rico rescue attempts[]
One remaining onlooker named Rebecca asks who to speak to in order to hire a caravan and Sten insists that she needs to rent a vehicle from either Ront or Ash as well as hire some security. Sean, still worried about the mayor tags along. Before heading out Rebecca is suddenly nowhere to be seen but with Toolbox, a new caravan is assembled in an attempt to rescue Mayor Rico. Ront, Maxwell and Sten join him and make haste to the oasis. There they spot the shattered clothing of Rico lying about in the distance with the scorpion still standing on guard. It seems very agitated and a decision is made to return and gather up more mercs.
Returning to Scrap Town the Mayors capture spreads around town with not all being very eager to lend their aid. Rico having monopoly and hoarding water Ash and Trey express their desire to leave him for dead instead. On Toolbox insistence it is not to be such and unlikely as it may be, two full trucks head out in an attempt to bait the scorpion away from the oasis while the other one drives in to rescue Rico. Hailing him on the radio it they get a response - Rico is still alive!
The caravans return again to the oasis with Sten and Mercury opening fire at it but after several attempts, the scorpion remains stubborn and the plan fails. Taking the moment at hand to scavenge some scrap on the return the scorpion is spotted leaving the oasis on its own, this time dragging Rico's unconscious, bloodied and naked body away, possibly to feed its young. Ash yells out on the radio exclaiming falsely the mayor to be dead, in silent agreement all return to Scrap Town abandoning the rescue.[2]
Rico's "palace" gets raided
Time for an election![]
With the return to scrap town McCuldger loudly proclaims Rico's demise to be the most joyous news and Ash leads an initiative to liberate the Mayors water stash and distribute it to its needing citizen. As the news spread around town more join in what becomes a raid of Rico's "palace". Sten joins McCuldger, Wit, Ryzy, Shiloh, Ash, Xion and with the help of the returning Anthony the mayors doors are opened. Even Sheila sticks her head in hoping to get the key's for the Mayors personal buggy. The security cameras are disposed of and a conceding of the mayors supposed demise seems to settle in when all belongings are liberated.
With the worry of the corps coming to fill the power void a call for a new election is announced and an impromptu hand raising is held outside the restaurant where Ash and McCuldger are elected as new co-Mayors. Or at least temporarily until a proper election can be held. Ash being in charge of distributing the liberated water mentioned wanting to start a mercenary guild. Sean although distraught about his boss Rico, resumed his job loyally towards the newly elected mayors.
Atlantis deal[]
Conrad Ludovic of Atlantis and his guard converse with mayor McCuldger.
After raiding the mayors "palace" Anthony finds a beacon with a tracker pointing towards the mayors location in one of his drawers but decides to destroy it, showing no compassion since his former banishment. He would also reveal that his work together with Atlantis had been for the cause of crafting a water rune - magic capable of summoning clouds and even bring rain to the dry wasteland.
It was seemingly wise to fill the governance position quickly, as the corps came knocking right away with McCuldger in office. In exchange for broadcasting thunder-dome arena fights, Conrad Ludovic of the ATLANTIS Corporation would provide fighters, share admittance and profits. This all while the corporation would also get safe passage while in Scrap Town. Sten placing his trust in McCuldger, told him that he would stand by him in this.[3]
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