Search & Destroy

## Summary

The edgerunners responded to a call from help from the Hells Belles, who needed somoene to protect their field hospital in the badlands. They contacted a Hells Belles sympathizer who gave them each others numbers so they could coordinate transport. Ghoul decided to ride on Glass's bike while Alex rode shotgun in Albatross' van.

On the way to the field hospital in Santa Margharita they passed a military-looking convoy that had broken down on the side of the road. It appeared as if the paramilitaries driving the convoy were negotiating or friendly or even being escorted by Raffen Shiv. Glass and Albatross hit the gas and passed the stalled convoy at 100 mph, leaving a burst of suppression fire from Alex' teen dream behind. Some of the Raffen Shiv tried to pursue, but Alex and Glass managed to ditch them with their superior driving.

Arriving at Santa Margharita they were met by an orphan named "Newt" with an imaginary friend named "Jetty". A helicopter that looked exactly like a tilt-wing version of B-25 Mitchell bomber landed and let off wounded, MASH style, at the hospital. It was driven by a woman sucking a lollipop in a jaunty officer's hat. Entering the hospital, the edgerunners met the "Hells Belles", a group of doctors dressed in sexy costumes: Baby-Doll dressed as a schoolgirl, Sweetpea dressed as a nun, Blondie as a spirit warrior, and Rocket as a nurse.

While Ghoul and Glass circled the town and tried to figure out how to defend it, Albatross, Alex following from behind, asked Newt to introduce him to Jetty. She led him into the hospital basement and down a narrow tunnel to a giant hangar. Inside the hangar were four interceptor fighter jets from before the fourth corporate war. Putting on one of the flight helmets, Albatross was introduced to "Jetty the Jet", an AI that immediately taught him how to fly one of the fighter jets. Alex then got into a different jet, met Jetty, and the two of them flew out of the hangar, which had been tunneled into the side of the hill.

Skipping ahead everyone got in the planes and had to go intercept bomber gunships coming to destroy the hospital. The gunships were accompanied by 3 fighter jets. This was definitely not Raffen Shiv. Whoever was attacking was doing so with very expensive military equipment. The edgerunners fought off the fighter jets first and then came up on the bombers, trying to destroy them from behind. The high altitude combat ended with all the enemy aircraft destroyed.

Returning to base, the edgerunners were contacted by NorCal Military Base, who had just discovered that four planes, thought lost, were active in nearby airspace. They asked the edgerunners to return the planes. Alex asked Jetty what he would like and Jetty gave the answer that he wanted to "rule the skies". Alex interpreted that to mean Jetty wanted to be returned to Newt so they ignored the NorCal Military demands and landed back underneath Santa Margharita.

The Hells Belles were thankful they didn't have to evacuate the hospital and so they awarded the players an extra 100 eb each and treated Glass' and Ghoul's critical injuries.

## Loot/EXP

* Glass // 400 eb // 40 IP
* Aspen "Albatross" Ortiz //400 eb // 40 IP
* Alex the 1st / 400 eb // 40 IP
* Ghoul // 400 eb // 40 IP