Previously on the Adventure Zone, you see a rift. Beams of light, countless beams,

crisscrossing the walls of this chamber as it extends upward beyond what you can see.

And then you, Thacker, you are being whipped around the room. Your cotton, just this whirlwind

storm emanating from the center of the room. And right there at the center, you see a bright red

sphere. Here's the plan. We're going to head up to Topseye. She's going to open the Portals

to vent after we've distracted the FBI agents and we've gotten close to the gate. She will

open them as we cross through the gate and everybody left on this side is going to fight the

Quail and distract it while we try to find the heart of the Quail. That sound about right to

everybody. I think a clever person like me may be able to find a way around those sensors.

Would you like to join the Shadow brethren or Jesus Christ? Goodbye.

The Sun sinks behind the jagged remainder of Mount Kepler, casting a brief golden light over

the town and river below. The streets are nearly completely vacant. The air is still and quiet

as Kepler lies in weight. All throughout town, small groups of locals are preparing themselves for

the battle at hand. At the hospital administration building Muffy and Winthrop gathered their

shadowy cabal of night hunters, bracing them for their most ambitious hunt to date.

By the wood-framed reconstruction of their ruined hideout, Hollis delivers a rousing speech

to the remaining hornets. As they rally in cheer, half of the assembly mount up for their last

faded ride. Keith leads the others back into the building, distributing their makeshift weapons,

preparing their own defensive position. Keith hands Hollis their helmet. They embrace.

Hollis mounts their bike and looks to the left. Jake cool ice nods and lowers his visor.

Hollis does the same and the pack disembarks. Ranger Juno divine sits on the steps of City Hall,

watching the empty parking lot with mounting anxiety. She stands and begins to march toward the

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