GOURD'S QUEST 4 W/ NEW SUNACTION!

Wait... A saving card! Sorry guys, but for me, it fells wrong to let it end like this!

>Agree to the plan

Now, that happens whatever has to happen...

It's likely this weird guy who tried to make that deal with valerie who is now speaking with our bodyguard-senpai. Making his ends meet with this deal.

I'm going to go with blaming you. I gave her an out so she wasn't being used as a non-consensual surrogate.

You have probably put her right back into the hands of the people that violated her in the first place.

Given how important she is to the future of this race there is no way they would let her die, not to mention Bufie always asks for permission, it's as if he can't proceed until he has it, Valerie always refused and you just made Malcolm agree.

I'll blame you, no worries.

Well, we are still in the dark - gotta make the best with what we have.

>Agree to the plan

"Alright, I'll do it." You answer and the voice goes silent.
You guys decide to keep camp where you are and leave in the morning. You set up your bedroll close to Valerie and no one argues. You watch the moon, listening for the ship. You almost don't hear it, it's so quiet. As soon as it sounds as if it landed, you carefully pick up Valerie's body. You stop in shock for a second. She feels so cold to you, as if she's already dead. With your gun strapped to your back you hurry over to the ship that landed almost a football field's length away.
The cargo door in the back of it is already open and you walk up the ramp. The ship is divided up into three rooms; the cargo hold, a bedroom, and the driver's room. The one who flew the ship is already in the cargo hold, waiting for you. They are dressed in a loose jumpsuit and a helmet and black visor. The captain waves you into the bedroom and motions for you to set her on the bed.
The captain injects her. "Am I coming with you?" You ask.
The captain motions no and points for you to get off the ship. You notice a compartment near the back of the ship in the cargo hold, then you walk down the ramp and are off the ship. The ramp starts drawing up, closing the ship off so it can take off. At the last second you slip back in and take cover in the compartment you saw. You feel the ship lift off and you are on your way to an unknown destination.

After a few hours you gain the courage to exit the compartment and quietly search around. The cargo hold is basically empty except for a few boxes that you're not interested in. You approach the bedroom and put your ear to the door. You hear talking.
"She was injected a few hours ago, how's it coming along?"
"I'm almost done." This voice is sounds like it is coming out of speakers.
"how do you plan to get her to agree after you save her? You know as well as I do just because you saved her doesn't mean she'll be more likely to say yes." The first voice said, it is familiar.
"Yes, unfortunately she left me no choice. I'm taking all choice from her."
"You're going to force her?"
"Well, the term force isn't quite right, when you force someone it tends to mean they can resist in some form before they have no choice."
"I don't understand."
"Really Darvelle, I know you've been in the field for a while, but try to use your brain."
You feel the urge to burst into the room and mow down Darvelle, but you're afraid that if you do Valerie will die if they find out you're there. Not to mention you don't know how to fly a ship.
"If I have to spell it out to you; I'm repairing her body but not her mind."
"Wait, so basically..."
"She'll be healthy and her body will be alive and fully functional, but her mind will stay gone, Valerie will essentially still be dead. I'll be able to save the Lupricobras, and you'll be considered a hero."
"What will you do with her afterwards?" Darvelle asks.
"Bury her, once she's done what her body needs to."
"You're just going to throw her away?"
"Darvelle, don't get so emotional, it's very unlike you, did she get to you?"
"...No, just curious is all."
With that the conversation ended. You walked back to the compartment, on the verge of tears. If what you heard is true, Valerie isn't Valerie anymore, that part is dead. The way it was phrased though, it sounds like that can be repaired. You hold the gun in your hands feeling its comfortable weight. All you had to do was shove the barrel down who was ever on the other line's throat and force him to fix her.

The ship landed a few hours later and you waited until all of the noise died down before exiting the compartment. The ship must have been being loaded because the ramp to the cargo hold was still down. You exit and walk briskly towards the first door you see, acting like you belong there. You go through just in time to hear gunfire. It stops quickly. You see some Lupricobras in the black get up like back on the space station when you were first assigned to protect Valerie. They had their guns pointed towards some other Lupricobras dressed in little more than rags, they had guns at their feet. At the same time you see a glass elevator rising with Valerie in it.

options:
-Save the Lupricobras
-Follow Valerie
-Other

Follow Valerie.

You are only here to rescue Valerie, not help the local populace. You turn the other way and search for a way up. You spy a staircase and head for it. Up until this point the place was fairly crowded, or the Lupricobras were looking at the stand off. Now the crowd had thinned to only a few of the locals. They stared at you, fearful of the gun strapped to your back. You reach the top of the stairs and look around, there is another staircase across the way. You lost sight of Valerie, but you figure you might as well continue u[wards until you can't anymore. You walk close to the glass wall separating the walkway you are on and a three story fall back to the first floor.
You draw closer to the staircase when you here the distinctive sound of a gun being pulled. You turn to a security guard with a terrified look on his face, pointing a weird looking gun at you. "Look, we don't..." That's as far as you get before he pulls the trigger. You expect bullets, but instead you feel a force slam into you, sending you into the glass wall, then through it. You watch as the floor you were just on grows farther away as you plummet. Something slams into you midfall and you black out.

You wake up to dim lighting above you. You are laying on a rough cloth mat on the floor. You sit up to find two Lupricobras in robes standing by the one door out of the room. You reach for your gun, not finding it near you. You stand up and they both point at you. One of them knocks on the door and it opens. In walks another Lupricobra, also dressed in robes, but with two dots tattoed on his forehead. "Hello." He says to you.
You stay silent and he continues. "This is my base, and I would appreciate it if you would speak to me." he said, his voice firm but not harsh.
After a few more seconds of silence you realize how ridiculous you are for not answering. "Hi." You finally answer.
"I've got work to do so I'll be brief; I believe you are here to save the human girl Muaado abducted. We would like to see her away from this planet, as far as possible would be ideal." He tells you.
"Why?"
"Muaado has ruined this species, and he hopes to use this girl to create a strong heir, one who cannot be contested. My goal is to prevent that and end his tyranny. I'll be straight forward; I don't care if the girl dies or lives as long as she doesn't give birth to his offspring."
"Why shouldn't I just go in by myself? Why would I need your help?"
"Three reasons; You don't know where she's being held, we do. You can't blend in, we can. The security is increased after you showed up, seems Muaado is concerned with your sighting. You are going to need a small army to get in there, an army we can provide."

Options:
-Agree to help
-Deny his offer
-Other: What else is to be done?

author=Mr_SuNa

author=nhubi
I just adore helpful villains who wait until you are hearing range before they discuss 'the plan'. xD

did you ever consider maybe someone in the ship set that up?

GASP! D:

it's Gourd's turn so you guys have to wait for him

He's... reluctant to post because he was gone for so long he seems to think he'll be stepping on my toes in his own creation