The
troubleshooters did not spend the night in the shuttle after all.
They chose instead to hole up in the chapel, which they had already
searched. They took turns watching, first the two guys (Eowan Addison
and Jotunn), then the two gals (Krater Constellation and Genevieve).
In the
last watch of the night, Genevieve realized that she was being
watched. Through a broken window, she saw a vacc suited figure
looking in at her. The face plate was shattered – and there was
no face inside the helmet!
Calling
out for her comrades, she tried to bring her autopistol to bear on
the figure. Once again it darted away upon being spotted, heading in
the direction of the shuttle and the arrival station.
The
gang gave chase, but it seemed once again that the
mysterious figure had eluded them. Eowan and Jotunn entered the
shuttle to inspect it, fearing sabotage. Genevieve and Krater
searched the exterior of the shuttle, then Krater spotted the vacc
suit figure again. This time, it was on the roof of the station!
Bullet and laser beam found their target, knocking the figure
backwards. The guys climbed out the shuttle's top hatch and jumped
over to the roof. No vacc suit!
But
wait! There it was, rushing away down one of the 'streets' of the
town, probably planning to lose them in the darkness again.
Eowan (my son's PC) pulled a neat trick. He teleported to a spot in
front of the fleeing figure, and body-blocked it into the dirt. Did I
mention that all four of these troubleshooters were Psi-trained?
This is only the second time in my history as a Referee that psionics
came into play.
From
the roof, Jotunn used telekinesis to launch a handful of steel balls
at the vacc suit figure. He realized his shotgun would be ineffective
at the range, but TK could cover the distance! Between them, they
finally put the rogue suit on the ground.
Eowan
realized while grappling the suit that there was no normal body
inside. Once they had it subdued, he cut into the suit with his
Blade, to reveal