Detroit Suck City: Episode 5

As some of the crew laughed nervously at Auron's comment to Huey they were all very cautious as they have no idea what could be lurking ahead. The crew discussed various tactics before moving forward into the the long underpass but in the end Wilhem decided to turn invisible and carry a torch to lead the way (the effectively made Wilhelm a disembodied floating ball of fire...). 

The first underpass and no shortage of heads on spikes (mostly Masters of Clean and mutated animals) they crew was able to get to the other side without incident. As the crew passed under the second overpass three large spiders dropped down form the ceiling with one dropping right into the Velotank! Wilhelm fought one with his torch and burning in multiple times (the eight legged freak was really confused with the floating fire) before it finally succumbed to its burns. As this was going on chaos ensued inside the tank as Lladmar and Jiminy where engaged in melee with a flailing and biting spider - they were trying to beat it into a pulp before they got crushed or became spider food. During the melee in the tank Parrot ended up tackling and wrestling with the third spider that was trying to join the fray inside of the tank and they ended up wrestling under the tank...

After what seemed like a never ending whirlwind of spider legs, the clang of metal, and battle cries the crew emerged victorious. As Lladmar and Jiminy web and guts covered were dragging the body of the spider out of the tank with disconnected legs, Parrot rolled crawled out from underneath the tank spitting out a chunk of spider and dusting the dirt off of his pants. Lladmar, Jiminy, and Parrot all gave each other a look that simultaneously asked, "What the hell happened to you?" and answered, "I don't want to talk about it.". They all jumped as they heard someone approaching but it was just Wilhelm carrying a broken torch that had crispy spider bits attached to it. Upon further inspection of the spiders (or what was left of them) the crew realized that they had white star burst pattern on them which meant someone was probably controlling them or they were trained.

The crew decided they needed to clear these underpasses as soon as possible and upon doing so found some tracks that vanished into the overgrown brush that branched off of the tracks they were currently on. Wilhelm was able to figure out how to switch the tracks over and they hid the Velotank in the underbrush to catch up on some sleep and regroup. They took turns taking watch and on Jiminy's watch he noticed the smell of burning fuel and loud mechanical sounds. The smell and sounds got stronger as the tracks started to vibrate when some loud machine passed the crew's hiding spot and did not notice them. 

In the morning hours as the crew started to stir they noticed bright yellow well kept vehicle (something that looked like a 1971 Ford Mustang) flying erratically around in the sky above them as the four dark figures with horribly disfigured faces appeared to be drinking and singing a long to some really strange noise. The riders did not notice the crew until Jiminy jumped up in the turret of the 50 cal and fired some rounds in the yellow cars direction. The riders then proceeded to sly more erratically as they started to throw smoke bombs in the direction of the 50 cal fire. Luckily for them Jiminy was a horrible shot and they appeared to be enjoying the game of cat and mouse until some stray bullets put holes in the riders shiny yellow car. This really pissed the riders off and they drunkenly threw a Tor grenade at the crew which missed its mark by a wide margin but when it exploded it sonically vaporized everything in a 30 meter diameter. 

This explosion left the crew exposed, knocked Jiminy 20 meters back and buried him under some trees, rocked the Velotank, deafened/stunned the rest of the crew, and the sonic boom of the blast echoed throughout the valley. 

The crew stumbles around dazed and deaf trying to dig Jiminy out of the trees as they regroup under the sky the color of sun dried yellow dog puke.

It is just another day in Detroit Suck City...

*Disclaimer: The players of Auron and Huey were unable to attend this episode.