Mission:The Rumblings of the Past - Stop Nocturne and get the tape

Part Three: Stop Nocturne and get the tape

Briefing

This next thing, it's pretty big. I don't know much about Arachnos, but I know enough to be worried that they'd want the tape of what happened to my Dad. I guess we're just lucky their infighting gave us a clue where it is now. If Arbiter Sands was telling the truth, then the Arachnos agent is about to make her getaway. Stopping her is the only chance left for me to find out what happened to my Dad, and for you to stop whatever Arachnos is up to. There might still be some time, so you might want to get some friends. This Nocturne the Night Widow sounds pretty tough.

• Stop Nocturne and get the tape

According to Arbiter Sands, Nocturne is planning to take a route through the sewers to her pick-up point near the waterline. You'll have to stop her before she can escape, and probably take out her means of escape, too. Fusionette's still in the hospital after everything that's happened. I wish I could go with you myself, but... I'd just be a problem. I'm sorry.

Unnecessary Solicitation

I don't know why Arachnos would want that tape, but it can't be good. And it's still the only way I'll know what really happened to my dad.

Editor's Note: To get to the entrance to this mission, you'll need to go to the underground parking garage, entry is located to the east of where your marker will show you to go.

Nocturne's escape point

Mission Objective(s)

Arachnos! It turns your stomach to think of those butchers in Paragon City.

• Stop Nocturne's Escape!
  • Defeat Nocturne, Destroy Escape Craft

You defeated Nocturne the Night Widow and recovered the tape from Arachnos!

Enemies

Arachnos

Notable NPCs

• Mu Guardian (Boss)
• Night Widow Nocturne (Archvillain)
• Escape Submersible (Object)

A battered video tape

This video tape has caused a lot of fighting. It's supposed to be security camera footage that shows the battle with Faultline himself right before the disaster, and show Jim Temblor just what happened to his father. In the interest of finding out what Arachnos wanted it for, you found a VCR that can play it. Most of the images are lost to damage on the tape, but you find a section near the end that still has some information. The final minutes of the tape show several heroes and villains squaring off inside an old hero base, probably underground. Through the static, you can see that one of the villains is holding some kind of strange device that's radiating light. In the center of the scene you see Faultline in his Faultbreaker shock-suit, just as he's losing control. Faultline falls to his knees in obvious pain as the camera starts to shake. The ceiling starts to collapse, the other villain with the widget is crushed beneath debris, and the camera falls to the ground. From this angle, only now do you notice that there's a boy holding onto Faultline's arm, trying to pull the villain up. Just as the ceiling is about to give way, Faultline picks up the child and hands the boy to someone you recognize as a young Blue Steel! As static consumes the last of the image, the boy cries out to his dying father and the resolute lawman takes the child to safety. As the image fades, the resemblance hits you. That boy in the video is a younger Jim Temblor.

Random Chatter

Before Combat:

Arachnos #1: Nocturne is on her way to the pick-up point!

Arachnos #2: Sintao is almost here. There's no time!

Combat Start:

Arachnos #1: We must delay Character!

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Before Combat:

Mu Guardian: No one shall get past us, Lady Nocturne.

Combat Start:

Mu Guardian: My eldritch power will end your pursuit.

Nocturne Dialogue

Before Combat:

Prepare the sub. I want to be in Grandville tomorrow.

Combat:

You pathetic worm!

How dare you interfere with my mission!

I will put you down permanently.

Fighting me will be the last thing you ever do!

Defeated:

I will not forget this!

Emergency teleport, now!

Debriefing

You got it!

Did you watch it? With all that you've done, you deserve to. And you also deserve to hear the truth from me, too. You probably figured it out already. I said that I lost my Father when Faultline destroyed Overbrook with his earthquake devices. That's because my father was Faultline.

I don't really remember it, even now. I was just a kid, I didn't know my Dad was a villain! Just that he was my Dad, you know? It still doesn't make sense. I mean, Dad was always so nice. I have all these memories about him doing great things. And Earthquake devices? Dad had his old Faultbreaker suit, but it was only an amplifier. He was a mutant.

Like me.

I've been afraid of what happened to him my whole life, afraid I'd do the same thing. Now I'll know. You saved my girl, and given me this. Thanks, Character.