Black Rose

Ch.29 Time For a Little Sabotage

Rae climbed up the lighthouse using the ice wall and her smaller canes. Once at the top, she noticed both a hatch opening and a pipe up the side. She thought she might as well see the view from the very top as she climbed up the pipe before the pole right in the center, perching on the ball of it, until she noticed her binocucom going off. She reached in her pouch only to find Bentley trying to contact her.

"In order to overcome Jean Bison in the Lumberjack Games, we'll need to enlist the help of the giant Canadian eagles; their nest is out on that iceberg. Steal one of the eggs and then safely bring it back to the Safe House. We'll use it to direct the eagle's protective instinct against Bison."

"Alright, sounds easy enough, except for, you know...the part where I have to swim half a mile through freezing water."

"Why swim when you can paraglide? With the oil mains all destroyed, the pent up, combustible materials have just caught fire."

"Oh, I see... The up draft created by the flames should give me some extra altitude."

"Just make sure to stay out of the fire. Get too close and old Grizzle Face will be eating barbecued fox for dinner."

"That's a charming image, Bentley..." Rae sighed before disconnecting.

After putting her binocucom away, Rae leapt from the pole she was perched on, deploying her paraglider. She glided toward the first oil main, getting a little nervous the closer she got to the fire, until she was suddenly lifted upwards by the up draft. "Whoa!" She gasped. "That was a little worrisome, but I guess if I stay at this altitude, I should be fine."

She continued gliding away, heading to each oil main to keep herself aloft, until she reached the last one, now heading for the eagle's nest. It was then she heard a voice in her ear. "Watch out for those eagles, they don't look friendly!" Bentley warned in a slightly panicked voice.

Rae took that into consideration as she shifted, moving toward the right side. When the first eagle passed, she did the same thing, only to the left this time, then right, and finally, left again. Once all the eagles had passed, the fox released her paraglider and landed on the small iceberg, her glider putting itself away. Rae then glanced up, noticing both a wall hook and a small patch of ice near the top. She decided to switch her cane into two smaller ones before hooking onto the wall hook, launching herself up and onto the ice, which she used to get into the eagle's nest. It was there that she found the egg she needed for the heist.

"Great job, Rae! If you can get that egg back to the Safe House unharmed, we'll be all set up for the Lumberjack Games."

"I'll keep that in mind. See ya back at the hideout." She then disconnected.

After gently placing the egg in her pouch in a way it wouldn't get damaged, she used her paraglider to glide over to the nearby bouey, using the hook to get to the top. She did this for the remaining two before landing on the dock. Rae then reached into her pouch and took the egg out, making sure it was still okay before heading for the Safe House. Suddenly though, a guard was heading in her direction. There was nowhere she could hide, so in a panic, she reached in her pouch again and pulled out one of her smoke bombs. After ripping the pin out with her teeth, she slammed it on the ground, causing it to explode on contact as smoke clouded around. The moose started coughing, Rae using this moment to slip by him before giving a sigh of relief. "That was close... If he saw and hit me, I'd be screwed..." The fox then head on for the hideout, entering with the egg at hand.