Episode 3: One Does Not Simply Walk into Fort Lagarto

## Synopsis

The crew enters Fort Lagarto all together for the first time. They discover that Bjorn, Henry, Stanley, and Miguel are all Dragon Knights while Sammie's employer and background remains mysterious. They discuss how to bring down the monster and decide to try to make a weapon from one of its teeth, but they have to obtain the tooth first.

## Episode Description

The race is on to destroy the thing in the Big Gator Swamp before it hurts anyone else. But the question is how do you kill something you can't damage? In this episode, some of the gang is kidnapped, some do the kidnapping, one has their brain invaded, and everyone makes some important discoveries.

## Key Events

* Stanley takes Bjorn and Sammie to Fort Lagarto for the first time.
* Stanley explains that Rifts are dimensional tears in reality that allow creatures through from the Underworld.

## Summary

Stanley asks why they're all out here and what they're doing here. Bjorn has the same concerns and flashes his FBI badge. Stanley tells them to come with him on his boat. Sammie and Bjorn are a bit skeptical but agree to get in the boat. Sammie notices they are going toward the island that she was exploring on before. Stanley stops the boat and says he's taking them somewhere he's not supposed to and asks that Bjorn and Sammie wear blindfolds for the rest of the ride.

They arrive at the Fort and Miguel takes Bjorn and Sammie into the med bay. Miguel says he has no idea what they were doing out there. Bjorn says he was investigating the disappearance of Mr. Williams for the FBI. Miguel calls him on his bluff, but says they'll deal with it later and starts to attend to Bjorn's wounds.

In another room, Stanley talks to Henry about what happened. He apologizes for bringing him along and says they've seen these giant gators from another dimensions before but never this big. He asks Henry what his dad taught him about Rifts. Henry says that they are windows into another reality. Stanley explains that Rifts only go to one reality, what they call the Underworld, and when Rifts open up monsters will come through to their reality. He explains the Underworld is a terrible and horrifying place that no one has ever been to.

Stanley then uses magic to try and heal up Henry. Henry's family is not traditionally good at magic as their family trait is claws, but Stanley has learned this spell. Henry notices that Stanley's hand is shaking pretty badly before he hides it from view. Stanley instructs Henry to try and track down some information on Bjorn online.

Stanley goes into the med bay and after discussing Bjorn's injuries with Miguel, he realizes Bjorn is a Dragon Knight. Stanley manifests his wings to prove that he's a Dragon Knight as well. Bjorn manifests his claws and allows his icy blue scales to appear to show he is as well. Bjorn informs them that he works for the Dragon Knight Council that has embedded him in a government agency to hunt monsters and make sure the agency doesn't find out about Dragon Knights.

Stanley then turns his focus to Sammie, trying to figure out why she was there fighting the monster. Sammie just says that she's a local that likes hiking and denies hunting monsters. After Stanley asks him to, Miguel puts his hand on Sammie's arm and whispers a few words. Sammie sees a golden energy around her before she loses consciousness.

Sammie then sees a memory of herself answering the phone call from Green telling her to eliminate the monster, driving over to Big Gator Swamp, hiking through the woods, and then running toward the monster. Sammie comes back to herself and she's still at the med bay. Miguel passes on the information he found in Sammie's memories. Miguel reveals he used magic to look into her mind. Despite Sammie refusing to reveal who she works for, they agree to temporarily work together to take down the Big Gator.

Henry discovers a photo of Bjorn online that links him to the name Agent Whiskey. He informs Stanley. Stanley says that he needs to work together with Bjorn and Sammie to take down the Big Gator. As they're talking, an alarm starts going off like the one before that alerted them to the monster. A monitor in front of them shows that Ted the Park Ranger has been killed.

They all meet in the med bay to discuss how to take down the monster. Sammie says her knife couldn't get past its scales. Bjorn says he doesn't think his shotgun had any effect. Stanley says it has to have some kind of vulnerability. Miguel suggests that the only thing that might be able to break its skin is itself. Bjorn makes a call to Agent Indigo to try and get a grenade launcher to help them knock one of the monster's teeth loose that they can then turn into a weapon. Indigo agrees to schedule a drop in Big Gator Swamp so that Bjorn can obtain a grenade launcher.

## List of Appearances

* Stanley Marlowe
* Henry Marlowe
* Bjorn Olafason
* Sammie Overbrook
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Agent Indigo