William Vider must acquire the Forest for Jasmine Oil. However, there must be no publicity. So far this has not been a problem, for Melias wants the same thing. With the intervention of the heroes, however, he will begin to worry a little.
1. If Andrea is not kidnapped, he will attempt to have Melias kidnapped. 24 hours from now, from 3 to 8 thugs will arrive at the log cabin and take him. He will let them. He does not want to show off the power that he and the Forest have, for that would make it impossible to get rid of them. These thugs know no more than the previous ones, except that one overheard Vider’s plans for Andrea and Melias if the thugs are unable to kidnap Melias. The thugs are instructed to intimidate anybody in the building into leaving. They will only kidnap Melias and/or Andrea, however.
2. If the heroes prevent Vider’s men from kidnapping Melias, and the supervillains are unable to capture the heroes, they will attempt to kill Andrea and/or Melias and place the blame on one or more of the heroes. They can use fingerprints obtained at Rainbow’s End (see the description of that restaurant) and place these on rifles dropped in the woods, or a dagger dropped on the ground, etc. They will be able to do this only if Andrea and/or Melias are alone. If Andrea and Melias are gone, they can buy the land from Aunt Flora.
None of this may be necessary if the heroes get there in time, however. Melias will know if they are trustworthy or not. If they are, he will almost immediately bring them to the small valley where the research is going on. He has known about it all along, although Vider has attempted to keep it secret, because he knows everything that goes on in the Forest. When the heroes are overlooking the valley, they will be attacked by the supervillains. Hell (see the Sun-Ruler) has set up electronic surveillance devices all over this area of the forest, and will know immediately when the heroes enter.
If the heroes enter the research station and get past the Sasquatch guards, Koll, the scientist, will be frantically trying to escape. As the heroes approach, they will hear Koll yelling to his assistants “Turn it on! Pull the switch!” and his assistant in turn will scream back “But we don’t know if it works yet!”. Koll will only scream louder, as he watches the heroes approach on the television cameras (if the cameras have been demolished, he will only be more anxious to leave). “They’re coming, for god’s sake! Pull the bloody switch!”
When the heroes break down the door or otherwise enter the room, 4 thugs will have already set up a blockade to prevent them from reaching the equipment. They will have their automatics pointed at the door and are ready to fire. The heroes will see Koll standing in a small booth, like a telephone booth. He is pointing a gun at his assistant. At the last segment the assistant will pull the switch. In a flash of light Koll will disappear. The equipment will start sparking and smoking. Panels will blow up. The huge video screen in the center of the room will, for less than a second, show Koll floating in some blackness, completely inert, his gun floating a few inches from his hand. The screen will then explode, doing d8 points damage to anyone in the room, as an explosion of +10 to Attack, Short Range of 1 meter, Range Set of .5 meters, Maximum Range of 10 meters.
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