>>5735559As the two Hauser Security Guards prepare to send over a gift basket of delicious <span class="mu-s">GRENADES</span>, Raj pushes past you to point at the track ahead!
“Woah, dude! Look <span class="mu-i">]OUT!</span>”
Your pursuer-no, pursu<span class="mu-i">ees</span> don’t take the bait, but for once the skater’s actually <span class="mu-i">on</span> to something! Drifting out from the shadows carried by the gross water below you comes a positively archaic-
“<span class="mu-s">FRUIIIIIIIIT CAAAAAAAARRT!</span>”
Oh hey, the security guys <span class="mu-i">CAN</span> talk! Crashing into a dilapidated cart made of rotting wood with a dinky sign that has the words ‘<span class="mu-i">Hauser Mine Healthy Choice Snack Bar</span>’ painted on it in fading white letters, the security goons lose hold of their <span class="mu-s">GRENADES</span> thanks to the torrent of rotting fruit that tumbles into their cart!
A few seconds later the whole shebang <span class="mu-s">EXPLODES</span>, sending your opponents, or what’s <span class="mu-i">left</span> of them, hurtling into the water like fish bait! Not to mention clearing the way for you! Score!
Turning to face Rodney, you give him a fresh scowl as he struggles to avoid your gaze! He was <span class="mu-i">saying?</span>
“... Eeeehhhh, I’m callin’ it luck!”
He’s gonna join those pricks if he doesn’t learn some manners… and <span class="mu-i">FAST!</span> Giving Pepper’s head a light poke, you confirm that yep, she’s still freaking out from the water which is <span class="mu-i">still</span> rising, by the way!
Even so, your cart makes its way through what’s starting to look like an underground lake and finally reaches a huge, spiral track delving deeper into a massive pit–its perimeter now transformed into a colossal waterfall!
“How deep do ya think this track <span class="mu-i">goes</span>?” Asks Raj as he peers over the edge into the yawning abyss below you!
You dunno, you frown, but one thing’s for sure: it would <span class="mu-i">suck</span> having to use this rail system to transport ore!
Slowly descending deeper, you make sure to shield Pepper with your body as the water falling from above splashes into the cart! Poor girl’s trembling like a leaf! Wherever you’re going you hope there’s a way out… you’re not exactly keen on swimming back to the surface…
“It’ll work out, man!” Raj counters with his usual chipperness! “Always does!”
You’d do terrible things to be even a <span class="mu-i">fraction</span> as optimistic as he is… finally reaching the bottom of the pit, your mood brightens as you spot a <span class="mu-s">CATWALK</span> up ahead–one that remains standing even with the growing <span class="mu-s">RIVER</span> rushing through the cave below you!
Though the catwalk seems to lead deeper into the mines, the rails appear to head deeper too…
Where to?
>KEEP RIDING!>GET OFF HERE!