Plot Thus Far

Mission 0: The Price of Greed
After taking a job for Nike shipping delicate cargo across the outer boarder of the Orion Sector, accompanied by Mr. Gregory Allen (a nervous board director sent to make sure everything went smoothly) and Dr. Ava Steele (Nike's personal researcher sent to monitor the cargo), Saturn Company was ambushed by infamous Starscreamers. Lead by the first mate Greed who gave the ultimatum: Hand over your cargo or face your demise. Not one to be trifled with, Saturn Company deployed their mech pilots, Neprau Vaynour and Automache, who were on standby, to fend off the smaller Screamer vessels while the rest of the crew stayed aboard the Saturn V to take the flag ship, the SS Kingfisher, head on.

While the crew of the Saturn V fought valiantly, the Starscreamers held a secret weapon which ended in devastating effect. On orders of evacuation, all but Captain Molly Brown fled on the escape shuttles while the deployed mech pilots attempted to pull back. Firing their railgun, the Starscreamers were able to destroy the Saturn V almost entirely. In a moment of malfunction, though, the laser ricocheted and hit one of their own mechs as well as the mech of Neprau Vaynour.

However, the crew had not lost as much as they feared. The mourning for their two fallen companions was short as Automache was the first to realize upon picking them up from the chill of space that they were both, in fact, still alive. An ominous harbinger for the true story ahead: That death is no longer real.

After a month of respite, Saturn Company was able to get back on their feet with the aid of their new benefactor, a rich fellow by the name of Jericho Katz with more money that he knows what to do with. Faced with the new reality of this Galaxy, Saturn Company headed out in the newly christened Saturn VI to their next mission.

Mission 1: Beasts of the Outer Wilds
On their first real mission after receiving the Saturn VI, the mech pilots of Saturn Company: Automache, Neprau Vaynour, and Rhamna, were sent out to the planet Oubos in the Centaurus Sector under the hire of the Galactic Wildlife Organization, or GWO for short. Tasked with surveying the flora and fauna of the planet to attempt to gain the uninhabited planet protections from being developed, the three pilots set out on their mission. However, they were not alone.

On the planet for their own job, The Argonauts (From Toronto), a sports team who typically focused on mech fighting in the past, touched down not long after the Saturn Crew. As one would expect, hilarity ensued. Choice words were swapped with the Argonauts captain 'Jay' Horton which left a sour taste in the Saturn Crew's mouthes.

Not to be sidetracked, however, the Saturn pilots headed out to survey the area. A few crossed paths in their trek through the wilderness. Automache came across Turk Broda where the two took part in an impromptu spar. Rhamna had a delightful conversation with Johnny Bower, or at least delightful for one of them as Rhamna sent Johnny further down the river to be ensnared by plants so he would leave her alone. Feeling guilty from the Firbolg's kind demeanor, though, Rhamna quickly followed after to save him from his planty fate.

Their mission came to an abrupt halt, however, as Neprau Vaynour was attacked by a mysterious black goo which latched onto them and transformed them fully into a rat of unusual size. Fearing for their friend, Rhamna and Automache shuttled back to the Saturn VI for the resident doctor Valentina Korolev to make sure this wasn't a permanent condition. Reassured it should wear off by the morning, the pilots rested for the day before heading back down to Oubos' surface once Neprau had been returned to their usual, usual size.

Their hopes of completing their mission quietly were dashed, however, as The Argonauts came through once more, now suited up in their mechs and causing great disturbances to the ecology around them. After more 'choice words' were swapped with Jay, the crews engaged in combat. Though, all the good it did was alert The Beast, a hulking tree fish which had snatched up one of The Argonaut's pilots Bill Clancy, to their location. The Saturn Crew and The Argonauts were able to free Clancy from his capture as well as fend back The Beast.

With all the knowledge of the planet and The Beast they had collected, Saturn Company was able to give the GWO all the ammo they needed to get Oubos sanctioned as a wildlife reserve and spare it from the fate of becoming an amusement park.

Mission 2: Cats From The Cradle
After a successful mission on the planet Oubos, Saturn Company headed out for their second run: To the planet Tietune in the Norma Sector. There they had been hired by a Mr. Clank to attempt to recover 4 mechs from his extensive (and expensive) collection which had been stolen days prior. The conversation with Clank was quick as he didn't have much evidence to provide beyond some security footage showing 4 shorter than average robbers sneaking in before the feed was cut. However, he could provide the suspected location of the mechs: An abandoned war droid factory out in the desert of Tietune. Though this came with an ominous warning: Do not travel during the day. The two suns of the planet create an inhospitable environment where the crew's mechs would overheat and begin to melt if they attempted to use them during the day.

With the warning taken to heart, the Saturn pilots headed out when the two suns had set. Upon arriving at the facility, Automache, Neprau, and Rhamna set on foot to scout the buildings first in hope of finding where the stolen mechs were being kept. The scouting mission didn't make it far as the crew accidentally set off the factory's old security system. After a hard battle, Nerpau was unfortunately downed by the droids that attacked them. Though, not long after, the black goo which had cemented itself within them activated and turned them into a large, colourful snake which allowed them to regain conciseness and continue the mission (if not with fewer limbs than before).

Now down 2 arms and 2 legs, the three pilots found shelter in the underground tunnels to bunker down for the day as the suns were rising soon. Taking watches, Automache and Rhamna were able to spot movement farther down the halls- what they assumed was some form of guard patrol. Luckily, the crew wasnt spotted and were able to get a full days sleep. When night set once more, the three headed further through the service tunnels in hopes of finding the robbers and the stolen mechs. All they were able to find, though, was an abundance of litter and vandalism through the facility. Coming across an old control room, however, Rhamna was able to recover an old shipping log from when the factory was still in operation. Hoping it would be useful later, she copied it down onto her own personal drive.

Continuing their search, the three eventually came across a small encampment. Quite literally. The pilots found 4 tents set up down in the tunnels and all of the evidence they needed to figure out who the robbers were: Clank's young son Sunshine and his friends. With a vigor now to stop the children from hurting themselves, the Saturn Crew hurried back out into the facility proper to track them down. With help from Rhamna's many map tablets she ripped from the walls, the three quickly found where the kids were playing around with the dangerous mechs. Unable to convince them to give up the ghost, the kids suited up into their "borrowed" mechs, forcing the pilots to do the same.

Not wanting to hurt them (and the mechs they were sent to recover unscratched), the Saturn Crew used clever tactics and a bit of good old intimidation to get the kids to stand down. Though, not before the leader of the little gang was able to start up more of the factory's security. The droid mechs were no match for the Saturn Crew and their new found young companions, though, and were disposed of swiftly.

Fearing what repercussions would come from their parents should they find out about this, the kids begged for the pilots to not tell anyone and to drop them back off at camp Notta Lotta Watta. After discussing, the pilots agreed to keep their secret. Automache drove the kids back to their camp (after a long lecture about safety and making sure they wouldn't do it again) while Neprau and Rhamna towed the 4 mechs back to Clank's garage who was just happy to have them back and ate up any story he was told.

After a mission well-done, Captain Molly Brown called a staff meeting to discuss what her and Commander Libby Grissom were able to uncover about the Starscreamers who assailed the Saturn Company months ago. Being lead by their head captain, Lady Larc, her and her first mate King Greed have put the Outer Rim in a chokehold of violence and crime for the past 20 years, rounding up any pirate crew they come across and adding them to their own armada. Following in their wake a few individuals stood out: one simply known as "Tzar" for the time being (A producer and distributer of the street drug known a Zydrate), a black cloaked figure which caused an unusual reaction in Automache upon seeing their blurred visage in security footage, and one Neprau was able to name as Archduke Addison (a Starscreamer they had encountered in their past). With the names, the captain and commander were able to learn of the rail gun which destroyed the Saturn V's origin: a weapons depot in the Perseus Sector. Rhamna was able to confirm this from her own research and add to it in toe. She believed the true origin of the weapon came from a facility in the Centaurous Sector on the manufacturing planet Procella G-92. However, she did not give up more information on it than she needed to.