Zanea's Tales 3.

[DragonMasterX]

With the Sentinel Production Facility having been shut down for good, the Party was ready to move to the Gate.

A mountanious elevated ground loomed over the beach they had been on only a few hours ago. In the center a large hall gave everyone the opportunity to see what seemed to be a commercial district extending all the way in a corridor shape to a gigantic metal gate standing several tens of feet tall. Armed guards were littering the place, they had been alerted of their compromised Facility nearby as the shipment of Sentinels never made it...

Dally and Iris turned to the party. The younger explained: "If we want to go where they're holding our sis and where you can gather information, we'll have to cross that gate. They don't let anyone whose ID isn't synched to date or validated by the government through, though... And to them, we're criminals."

Dally dusted her shoulder pad off, "And given that you guys are outsiders, you don't have an ID, but don't worry! We're here to solve your problems!" she grinned with a thumbs up, waving her way to show them all a narrow passage to what seemed to be an alleyway. Pointing to the far end in the opposite way, she revealed a panel which was wired to the gate.

[ ][ ][¬]--[=][=][=][=][=][=]--[¬][ ][ ] A
[ ][ ][1]--[ ][M][ ][G][ ][N]--[2][ ][ ] B
[ ][ ][ ]--[B][ ][ ][ ][ ][?]--[ ][ ][ ] C
[ ][ ][ ]==[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][B]--[ ][ ][ ] D
[ ][ ][ ]--[B][ ][ ][T][ ][ ]==[ ][ ][ ] E
[ ][ ][ ]==[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][B]--[ ][ ][ ] F
[ ][ ][ ]--[B][U][ ][ ][ ][X]==[ ][ ][ ] G
[ ][ ][D]--[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][B]--[I][ ][ ] H
[ ][ ][ ]--[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]--[ ][ ][ ] I
[ ][ ][ ]==[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]==[ ][ ][ ] J
-1--2--3----4--5--6--7--8--9---10-11-12

"Iris and I can hack into those terminals and activate the Gate by ourselves! The guards won't stand by while we do that though. We need to be covered for about 15 minutes [Hint: 3 turns] and we both must be tending to them to override the systems in tandem to do it. When we're done though, all we'll have to do is escape through the opened path and we're free to go!"

"Oh, and since we don't wanna raise suspicion on us..." Iris began, "Let's only cross into the alleys once. We don't wanna alert them. Dally and I will split, and we'll take some protection with us."

"That's where you guys come in. We can't fight armed guards, but if you do and buy us enough time, this'll be over in a cinch!" Dally winked.

"Wow... this place is full of merchants! Aw, their mat displays are full of so many shiny things!" Iris gleefully said, but Dally pulled her back by her shirt.

"Don't forget. We don't want attention drawn to us. Stealing from the merchants' goods right now is gonna alert every guard that we're the ones they're searching for," Dally sighed, "Look. Just enter the place and bevave in a civilized way until Dally and I reach the consoles, avoid fighting, or they'll come at us before we reach them! Now let's go!"

Enemy Scan: Zeilas Guard x6 (Neutral), Sentry x2 (Immune: Holy, Dark. Double: Fire, Ice, Elec. Half: Neutral. Absorb: None)

==: Alleyway. (Connects Alleys to Middle and vice-versa)

--: Blocked path.

¬: Console.

=: Gate.

Choose starting point at Row J, any number.