The First Siege of Coyote Skull

## Summary+

Coyote Skull is under siege by the arkists. Help Buster get the power on and stop them.

## Cast

* Buster
* Morris
* Sketchy Galore
* Clark
* Pierre

## Mission Requirements

Collect all of the required items to unlock this mission!

1. Completed Ape Mission 4
2. Hold an Operation Ape Pass in your connected wallet
3. 80KM Distance Badge

## Rewards

### Potential Rewards

* Chipz
* Floppy Disk NFT - Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic or Legendary

## Plot

### Battle Lines

MORRIS realizes the Arkists are stealing COYOTE SKULL’s power and sets off with the DUSTCAP and BUSTER to stop them.

### Power Lines

BUSTER and the DUSTCAP make a run for the auxiliary power generators for COYOTE SKULL, dodging guards and drones as they go.

### Dividing Lines

BUSTER and the DUSTCAP frantically dodge drones on their way to the COlossus but the reserve power station is damaged and the arkists storm COYOYTE SKULL as BUSTER confronts CLARK.

### Speed Lines

THE DUSTCAP and BUSTER are captured but BUSTER and SKETCHY pull the trick with the lights back in Mission 2 and blind Clark long enough to seize the truck. CLARK fights the DUSTCAP and BUSTER and is able to throw the DUSTCAP out and overpower BUSTER.

### Broken Lines

CLARK holds BUSTER hostage and forces him to drive the COLOSSUS through COYOTE SKULL.

## Transcripts

### SCENE 1: Battle Lines

EXT. FOOTHILLS OF THE GLASS HILLS. ARKISTS CHANTING IN THE BACKGROUND. MORRIS:

Comms are down, the drones are jamming them and blockading us. Power’s down because of the damage at the windfarm. We can’t talk to our people. We can’t coordinate a fight back, run the town’s defenses, nothing. orse, there’s a trader convoy coming in from the backlands. They’re going to run right into this.

BUSTER:

Why are the Arkists chanting?

MORRIS:

Psyche themselves up for an attack. When they stop, they’ll come for us. If those drones are still in the air, they’ll rip us up.

BUSTER:

Tactical Buster! Two plans; turn the power back on, turn the drones off, yeah?

PIERRE:

I’ll go.

BUSTER (SQUEAKY AND A LITTLE SCARED):

No you won’t, Uncle. You and Morris are just super badass yeah? You need to coordinate the defense. Get the family ready to fight with the Coyote Skull folks.

PIERRE:

Nephew

BUSTER:

(Says this like it’s ‘NO’). TACTICAL BUSTER, Uncle. Drones have heat sensors. Me and the Dustcap are smaller, faster,harder to spot. Morris, you tell me where the switch is, we’ll hit it.

MORRIS (SUPER IMPRESSED):

Okay, little buddy. You see the ridge, 500m East? The main auxiliary power batteries are out there. They WILL be guarding it.

PIERRE:

Then what, nephew?

BUSTER:

Then? I’m getting my HATS BACK. Come on, Dustcap. Let’s dodge some drones!

### SCENE 2:Power Lines

EXT. FOOTHILLS OF THE GLASS HILLS. ARKISTS CHANTING IN THE BACKGROUND.

BUSTER (WHISPERS):

DUCK. Think like a rock.

FX: Drone sounds

BUSTER:

Alright, see that little trench? We’re going to sneak along it. My delightful fur and your halcyon suit will render us radar invisible from the air. STEALTH BUSTER.

FX:Drone sounds

BUSTER:

Nicely done! Alright, that drone is on a two minute loop so we need to be focus-LOOK AT THIS THING! Morris is an ARTIST. Solar Panels built into the glass, and all of it coming to this…ziggurat of batteries! I love it! WHOOPS! Another drone!

FX:Drone sounds doppler in and out

(WHISPERS):

FOCUS BUSTER. Two failsafes, looks like, one here and one on the other battery. See it? Little way down the ridge? Alright, it’s line of sight so we can use the headsets’ internal comms. You go, I’ll spot for you. Then we’ll hitthe switches at once, cool? Cool.

FX:Running feet. The chanting intensifies and dopplers away’

BUSTER:

They’re heading my way. STEALTH BUSTER. You keep moving. Watch out for booby traps though!

FX:CLICK

BUSTER (WHISPERING):

Oh my DAYS that was close. Good thing the power’s off. HOLD STILL.

FX: Running feet return. Slow. Stop.

FX: DOGS. GROWLING. LOTS OF THEM.

FX: Running feet. Quicker this time, fading.

BUSTER:

They’re gone. Right. On 3, we’re throwing the switch…one…two…three!

FX: TWO CHUNKY SWITCHES ARE THROWN

FX: GENERATOR HUMS BACK ONLINE

BUSTER:

BACK IN THE GAME! Alright, head back to me along the ridge line and let’s regroup.

FX: FWAAAAASSSSSSSH! SPOTLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON

FX: COMMS ARE ACTIVE

SKETCHY:

Get out of there! EVERY drone they have is heading your way! RUN!

### SCENE 3: Dividing Lines

EXT. FOOTHILLS OF THE GLASS HILLS. ARKISTS CHANTING IN THE BACKGROUND.

FX: Drones. Lots of them.

FX: Arkist chanting. LOUDER AND FASTER than last scene.

SKETCHY:

The drones are going to force you to break cover. Head south, NOW, head for the steam. It’s the vents from the Farm we have under the Glass Hills. The Farm’s locked down but the steam will confuse the drones. They won’t see you.

FX: DRONES.

Watch your footing. Gotta get you some needle boots to go with those gloves.

FX: DRONES OPEN FIRE

FX: GENERATOR EXPLODES

FX: DRONES OPEN FIRE

FX: GENERATOR EXPLODES

SKETCHY (HORRIFIED):

They killed the reserves! Morris has us on generators so the defenses are up but…OH DUST…OH \*DUST\* here they come. Okay…OKAY…Flatten. Face down on the vent. The steam is going to hurt but it’s not going to kill you.

FX: STEAM HISSES

FX: DRONE HOVERS

SKETCHY:

HOLD.

FX: DRONE MOVES OFF.

SKETCHY:

Okay, you’re good. Buster’s to your East and heading to you. Once he’s there, the Colossus is to your North. Stay in shadow, I’ll guide you around the

FX: FWEASSSH! A SPOTLIGHT OPENS. RIGHT OVER THE DUSTCAP

SKETCHY:

NO!

CLARK (on megaphone):

Always keep your knife in the dark, Galore.

FX: CHANTING STOPS.

CLARK:

IT’S TIME, MY FRIENDS! TIME TO MARCH TO HEAVEN!

FX: ARKISTS ROAR WITH APPROVAL

BUSTER (FURIOUS, LIKE WE’VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE) :

CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK!

TAKE. \*ME\*. NOT THEM.

THERE IS A MOMENT OF DEAD SILENCE.

FX: RUNNING FEET AS ARKISTS COME UP TO THE DUSTCAP AND BUSTER.

CLARK:

BRING THEM TO ME. MAKE THEM RUN.

### SCENE 4: Speed Lines

EXT. FOOTHILLS OF THE GLASS HILLS. ARKISTS CHANTING IN THE BACKGROUND.

CLARK:

MONKEY.

FX: Dustcap and Buster are dragged to their knees.

BUSTER:

BUSTER. I’m who you want. You win. Call them off. You want me, mate. Not them.

CLARK:

I do. But Heaven is expensive. After we’ve sacked Coyote Skull, the pirates will pay well for that desalinator…Besides. It stands between me and heaven. Did you hear that, SKETCHY? Did you hear that you’re next?

SKETCHY:

You think you’ve won. You haven’t. You’ve got some cute tricks, like the drones and the rats but that can all be taken away in a…Buster, what’s the word?

BUSTER (REALIZATION DAWNING, AND WE CAN HEAR HIM SMILE): FLASH

FX: FWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. SKETCHY TRIGGERS THE SPOTLIGHTS IN OUR HEROES’ HEADSETS.

CLARK SCREAMS AS DO HIS GUARDS. Sound of a scuffle.

CLARK:

ATTACKKK!

FX: ARKISTS YELL AND RUN DOWN THE HILL TOWARDS COYOTE SKULL. BUSTER:

JUSTICE BUSTERRRRRR!

FX: BUSTER KNOCKS CLARK OUT.

GET IN, DUSTCAP!

FX: Engine turns over

BUSTER:

YES!

FX: Engine dies

BUSTER: (EXACT SAME TONE OF VOICE)

NO!

FX: Battle noises intensify.

BUSTER:

The battery’s almost dead…it’s a solar battery! HOW DO YOU DRAIN A SOLAR BATTERY IN THE DUSTLANDS?!

FX: CLARK stirs.

BUSTER:

Hold, I’ll jumpstart it, give us a push!

CLARK:

DUSTCAAAAAAAAP!

BATTLE NOISES INTENSIFY

FX: THE TRUCK STARTS!

BUSTER:

ON THE ROAD AGAIN! GET IN DUSTCAP! CLARK’S RIGHT BEHIND YOU! TRUCK MOVES OFF, SLOWLY BUT SURELY FIRES UP.

FX: WINDOW SMASHES

FX: CLARK PUNCHES THE DUSTCAP

CLARK:

DRIVE US TO HEAVEN OR BE SMITED BY THE SWORD OF THE ALMIGHTY!(YELLS)

BUSTER:

COME ON THEN! COMBAT BUSTER!

FX: FIGHT NOISES

STOP HURTING

FX: FIGHT NOISES

MY FRIENDS!

CLARK:

WITH PLEASURE!

FX: A SWORD IS DRAWN

DUSTCAP YOU WILL LEAP FROM THIS VEHICLE OR I WILL MAIM YOUR IDIOT FRIEND!

BUSTER:

DON’T LET-AAAAAAAAAA!

FX: CLARK HITS BUSTER

CLARK:

CHOOOOOOSE!

BUSTER (TERRIFIED):

I’ll be okay. Jump, Dustcap. I’ll see you soon.

FX: The truck brakes and the Dustcap steps off, rolling end over end. The COLOSSUS fades into the middle distance. The Dustcap stops, gets up and sprints towards COYOTE SKULL.

### SCENE 5: Broken Lines

EXT. COYOTE SKULL GATEWAY. SOUNDS OF BATTLE. TRUCK SKIDS TO A HALT

FX: Battle dies down. We hear the first couple of lines dopplering upwards in volume as the Dustcap runs in.

CLARK (BREATHING HEAVY):

You move, he dies.

BUSTER:

Lover not a fighter. Sorry, buddies.

CLARK:

ARKISTS! TO ME! THE VESSEL IS COMPLETE! OUR ASCENDANCE IS AT HAND!

PIERRE:

Let him go. Take me.

CLARK:

The truck responds to him. YOU’RE JUST AN ANIMAL.

SKETCHY (ON LOUDSPEAKER, FULL ON VOICE OF A WRATHFUL GOD, MODE): DO THIS AND WE WILL NEVER STOP

HUNTING YOU.

CLARK:

You’ll be too busy.

FX: DRONES CRASH INTO BUILDINGS IN COYOTE SKULL. FIRES EVERYWHERE.

SKETCHY:

Let them go.

FX: ARKISTS GET ABOARD

GOOD. APE. WITH ME. RE-CONNECT THE COLOSSUS.

FX: TRUCK STARTS UP. MECHANICAL CLUNK AS IT’S LINKED BACK TOGETHER.

BUSTER: (BIG SHAKY BREATH)

I’ll see you soon, yeah?

SKETCHY:

Count on it, little buddy.

FX: COLOSSUS FIRES UP.

FX: COLOSSUS CRASHES THROUGH COYOTE SKULL GATES