h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*The War Room is simply furnished in steel and marble, with many seats around a central, circular table. Computer terminals giving views to different video and audio feeds line the walls.*

*Plugs in his Micro-computer to the main computer.*
[Marshal] Computer, download Hall of Records data to main computer.

*Walks casually in.*

Thought you'd be interested in this... a bit of modivation, yes?

*Tosses a paper on the table. A899634 *

[Marshal] My fee was paid in advance. $$50,000. In cash. no questions asked... well, not by anyone living...
*Hands Mystrunner a newspaper. The title reads "Supernatural murder baffles police."*
[Marshal] It's strange. He's been dead for a day and a half, yet he's rotted away to a skeleton, and even that's started to rot. All they could find was a bullet hole to the head...

*Eddie is huddled before one of the consoles.*

*Nods, and looks up from a terminal*

We've intercepted a Terranic broadcast. The anarchists are striking a mech lab. Looks like they need something to clamp down on the Terranic Mobile Armour. F97983?thread=231052

*Cocks his pistol.*
[Marshal] I'm there!
*Marshal turns to the door and /moves/. There isn't even enough time for it to slam against the wall before he's gone from sight...*

*walks into War Room and looks over Eddie's shoulder*

I think this attack will be a great distraction.... now that the Anarchists are gone, let's see if we can track their hideout down. I hear that there has been a huge increase in pizza deliveries lately, I wonder if that will help...

What exactly is happening at the moment?

Just what I wanted to know...

An attack is underway on a terranic mech lab, where the anarchists are trying to get some heavier firepower.

*There are shouts from the guards outside. A brief clip of "You can't go i-aargh!", and a man enters the room. He is dressed in a long storm coat, thick gloves attached to the coat via tight straps, a solid metal helmet, again attached to an under-jacket, and a Gas-Mask, which was likewise attached to the overal outfit. The end result was a man totally cut off from his environment, though for what purpose, who could say...*
[Fester] Good day. I am Fester. Don't worry about your men, they'll recover. I'm looking for Marshal, I need to speak to him. It is a matter of some urgency...

Where's that then?

[Off in the distance, the sound of an explosion is heard. A moment later, there's the sound of Yar's dash boots, and immediately a crashing noise. Outside, one of the guards is helping an extremely dizzy-looking Yar to his feet.]

[Guard] What the hell happened to you!?

[Yar] Somebody set up us the bomb. [flops over]

[Fester] You'd rather I use an anti-tank mine? Now. Marshal. Where is he?

*puts his hand on his gun, but carefully so as not to provoke anything*

I might be able to take you too him, but I need a reason.

[Fester] I have three. One, I could kill you all quickly. Two, I could kill you all slowly. And three, I'm his superior. I need to contact him. It's important. The world's in danger... again. Frankly I'm sick of Terrania. We've had to save it three times in the last month...

The "somebody set up us the bomb" wasn't referring to you, it was referring to a bomb somebody planted in the Lab, which I have not yet told anyone about because I am flopped down unconscious outside.

Oh, sorry. It's just that Fester used a few KO grenades, so I thought it was that you were referring to...

Nope. Carry on.