Rousing Mrs. Duchene from her sleep was a task in itself. The woman did enjoy her comfort, but they had work to do. "Come along, Brooklyn. Can't sleep the day away now can we?" He checked the diginet with his wrist band and found that Killian had sent him a message about the star. He had narrowed the search for it down to two people. One of which was in the safe zone in the undercity while the other was a more than deadly mob boss. He suggested the woman in the safe zone first. He warned to be careful of her as she was more than a little manic. As for the mob boss, he was first and only mob boss that had a full and active compound in the undercity, Galen Hek. [i]"He ought to be fun."[/i] Sebastian thought as he read through the message. Brooklyn finally stirred herself and stood up, the only thing covering her naked form was her underwear. "Hey there. Seems that somebody is...alert this morning." She didn't catch the joke as she grabbed her clothing and put them on. Sebastian didn't bother looking. "Killian narrowed down the places we'll get to traverse in the undercity. Our trip will be a LOT shorter now." She grunted an affirmation and continued getting her clothing on.

They left the Lounge not soon after, venturing back down into the industrial level and navigating their way through the corridors, into the heart of the military district. they avoided the eye of the police and military as they found their way to a military elevator. They approached it as a group but were stopped by armed guards in armor not unlike the armor of the border guards on the top level. They recognized Sebastian and wanted to arrest him on the spot, but another guard recognized Brooklyn and stopped the arrest. He mentioned that she was Weapon Master Duchene and came into his district often. When questioned about why she had a known criminal with him she said it was private matter, top secret. Accepted that wholeheartedly, they let them pass. They stepped beyond the large gates of the elevator and sat down in the seats that lined the wall for a long ride.

"So...why exactly didn't they arrest us?" Sebastian asked. "You were arrested, all of your assets should have been seized and any claim to authority should have been rescinded..." His chin was starting to grow raw from the rubbing as he pondered why this would happen. "Perhaps, Sebastian, it was a higher power looking out for us." "Oh don't give me that maker mumbo-jumbo-gobeldegook...."
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"Alright, few things about the undercity." He stood up, nearly losing his balance at first due to the moving elevator. He accessed his Digivault and an icon representing armor. "In case you've forgotten, there are ghouls down there. One bite and you'll start to become one. If you get bit, I'll put a bullet in your brain, no ifs ands or buts. If you want to do me the favor and off yourself first, be my guest." "Isn't there an antidote to the ghoul's malady?" "No. Nobody cares to make one. If they did, they'd give the Mobsters down here an edge. The hundred or so people down here that have been bankrupt so many times that they can't own a cardboard box on the higher levels are so insignificant on the radar of the upper levels that creating a cure would end up costing them more money than they could ever possibly make or extort from mobsters. In the end, they hope that the ghouls will wipe out everything in the undercity and they'll be able to send in a team to piss hot led and napalm all over the place and rebuild it from the ground up. Some of the soldiers that are sent down here carry a detox agent that can eradicate the virus before it takes effect, but it's built into their armors, and mine, and is useless if used after the virus starts taking effect."

He clicked the armor that was highlighted in his Vault and let his arms fall, waiting for a moment before the same dark blue light as usual overcame his feet, rapidly moving up his body, leaving behind the hardened technological shell that was his armor. Once it finished his helmet was in his left arm and an assault rifle was in his right. He moved the rifle to his back and it secured itself magnetically. He turned to the others and summoned small ear radios. "Here, in case we get separated." "I thought you used the bow?" "No room for finesse here, Anna. Kill first, ask questions later." "Fair enough...what about us?" "In the locker over there." He gestured towards a metal locker on the far side. "Some supplementary armor for arms and legs, I think some chest armor as well. No detox-agents and it's more for authority and looks than anything, but it's better than nothing. Oh, and everybody grab a gas mask. Air is poisonous in plenty of areas." As he finished, he put on his helmet and lights on his suit came online.

Anna got up and grabbed the armor, equipping herself as best as she could with thigh, shoulder, and chest armor, and grabbing gas masks for everybody. Shalizar refused it, saying that his armor has one built in. There was a shaking and a loud banging as they finished and the door opened to the undercity.

They stepped out and into the main camp where the down trodden and poor that Sebastian had mentioned earlier stayed. Guarded by simple walls with auto-turrets, they were barely scraping by. Most wore old clothing, passed down from grandmothers and grandfathers. The colors long faded. Many were starving from the poor conditions, they reached out their hands and begged as the group walked by. Anna stopped to give food where she could, but when she looked back, the one she gave it to was turned into a heap of bruises and blood on the ground as others took the food for themselves. She almost felt like crying right there. "Don't feel sorry for these people." Sebastian's voice played in her ear. "Many are Tenau racists. They blame them for their misfortune, they'll blame anything that is challenging the IVT. The second they knew what you were, they'd cannibalize you and Gabe in a heartbeat." Her heart sank as he spoke, nodding quietly to herself. The group made their way across the camp and to a small tent on the far side of the camp, near a corner of the wall, hidden underneath an old abandoned overpass. "This was the place that Killian mentioned." They approached the tent, slowly. Sebastian had his hand on his pistol, a gut feeling making him wary of this place.

It turns out it was for good reason since as soon as they drew close, the skinny, malnourished body of an old woman ran out of the darkened tent and sprinted at them. Sebastian tried to pull his pistol, but he couldn't budge it. He looked over and saw that the others couldn't draw their weapons either. He went to defend himself, but he couldn't move his legs. He was forced to stand there as this crazy old woman sprinted at him, but stopped in front of him. She was twitchy, looking him over and muttering something. She had long, dirty, dark gray hair that reached down to her chest, wearing blackish-brown clothing and nothing on her feet, malnourished and obviously magical. He couldn't pick out what she was muttering until she spoke outright, going nearly to fast to comprehend. "YOU! Youaretheones! Theonesihavebeenwaitingfor! Heroes! Lookingfortheredstaroftheredknightyouare! Iknowit! Isawit! Isawyou! Yourfaces! Exceptforyou!" She pointed towards Shalizar with her boney finger. "Iveneverseenyoulizardman! Youhavecometogetmystarback...yourstarbackfromGalenandstoptheetherealkn-kn-kn-kn-kn-kn..." She started to spasm out and twitch then before falling backwards and hitting the ground hard. The magic that held them captive was dispelled and Sebastian went to help the crazy woman, but she sprung up and laughed. "haha! Thoughtidieddidn'tyou?! Nopenopenope! GogetthestarfromGalennow! OnlythreemoreweeksthentheEtherealKnightshallcometoplayandallshallbekilledthatday!" Before they could react, She had snatched the pistol from it's holster and placed it in her mouth, pulling the trigger and ending her life.

Sebastian threw his arms out, gesturing towards her. "OKAY. WHAT. WAS THAT?!" He looked back towards whom just put up her hands a bit. "Do not look at me! I know about as much as you do!"