You hear the X-Men over comms searching for you, and they urge you to amplify the sounds to help them find you. They realise you're on the train, and tell you to brace for impact.

Brace for impact!

The trap is sprung...

You are reunited! You watch as the train repairs itself but note that one wheel is still missing. You head along the train to the caboose and Gambit uncouples it from the rest of the train. Storm uses her abilities to push the caboose back towards town.

Raging wind

Beautiful view...

You arrive in town, and while Storm thinks, Kurt examines the radio he found. You help him listen in on Mojo, but Mojo realises that you're still alive. He and Spiral are sending drone crows your way. Spread out!

Murder of drone crows

Jumping the tracks...

Storm handles the crows while you climb back onto the train. You discover the boxcar is full of sand, and as the sand falls on Gambit and Kurt, they change, transforming into Noir versions of themselves. The crows attack the boxcar, causing Kurt to break his radio which then fixes itself. The boxcar falls and you have to swim.

Achtung!

Attention

When you reach the river bank, Kurt and Gambit are back to normal, and don't remember how they got into the river. Storm realises that the sand is working like millions tiny crystal transmitters and it's in everything in town. You need to head back, but first, Storm will help you dry off.

High and dry

Water treatment...

Kurt realises that his radio has been de-noirified, and is now broken. He drops it into the sand and suddenly it seems to work again! Storm realises that there is no shield – it's an illusion which makes it seem like everything is fixed. You need to get to Flora!

The con

Feel good

Rescued by the X-Men, but we're in more danger than ever, and so is the town!

Your one-way trip out of town comes to an explosive end. Sounds like your train terminates here.

The 605 from Noirville

Jody tries to argue with Mateo to make him understand the danger, but he doesn't listen, and Felix seems to be listening to him! Once Felix is untied, he knocks out Mateo and frees you. He says that his sister never begged for help. Mateo sets off a noisemaker and runs off with the mask. You catch sight of him heading towards the Red Zone.

Movement in the Moonlight

Off Days

Felix compares the Red Fungus to a pitcher plant, mimicking his sister's voice to lure Mateo in. As you approach Mateo's compound, you see rustling in the trees – he must have released the zombies! You need to save your friends!

Pitcher Plant

Vines

Sam and Isabel manage to contact you. They're trapped in the compound, but you still need to stop Mateo. Jody tells you to go after Mateo while she and Felix handle things here. Head south towards the cliffs.

Split the Party

Headsets

Sam and Ernie update you on the situation. Ernie agrees with the pitcher plant theory and thinks there must be trace amounts of spores in the air around the Red Zone, enough to affect people's minds. He thinks it opens mental backdoors and makes people believe they'll find what they desire. You need to stop Mateo before he goes in. You hear strange noises from the trees around you. Keep running!

Backdoors

No Light

You spot Mateo in the distance and pursue him. As you move, you discover the source of the strange noises – laughing zombies. Not V-types, but Sam theorises the fungus messed with their minds too. They're blocking your path and things aren't looking good at the compound. Faster, Five!

Necro-hysteria

The Valley

You feel an earth tremor and the zoms are catching up. Mateo is right below you, heading towards the waterfall. You jump down onto him but he has a plan. He still has the remote for the noisemakers and he throws it into the water. You can save your friends, or take the mask. You chase after the remote but the zoms are still after you. 

Remote Control

Interference

Sam says the zoms are at the barricade, and the lead one is grinning like the fungus effect is spreading. You catch the remote and manage to turn off the noisemakers except for one in the cells, which lures the zombies away. You're contacted by a voice in your mind who calls himself Alexander and tells you that there's something stirring near you, like a zombie god. He senses Moonchild in your mind – she knew of another entrance. Run!

Awakening

Rapids

Alexander says the glitter in the rock is what keeps the Red Fungus spirit trapped unless it has a host. You need to drink the water, but it won't protect you for long. You crawl through a tunnel towards the Red Zone. Alexander says he can't stay, but there's someone sleeping in your mind who might be able to help.

Stars in the Stone

Moonlight

In your head, Moonchild stirs. You've brought her to somewhere she never wanted to return to, and now your trapped with her... and it.

Trapped

Wildest Dreams

Saved our friends, but with what's awakening in the Red Zone, how long will that last?

Something is stirring in the Red Zone. Something ancient, awful, and hungry. 

Some Kind of Nature

You explore the factory and Kurt finds an old crystal radio. When you amplify the sounds, you can hear the transmitter, but can't pinpoint its location. You split up to search more efficiently, but Kurt is having trouble with his injured shoulder.

Lesson learned

Blueprints

Several drone crows arrive as you help bandage Kurt's shoulder. When you amplify the sounds and hear Gambit, you realise that the factory is the gangsters' hideout. You overhear Joey taking a call from Mojo who says there's a delivery of new weapons for them...and also gives away your position. Over comms, you inform the others.

Delay tactics

Blood loss

Storm says the gangsters have found the machine guns. You need  to subdue them! Between Gambit and Storm, you keep them at bay...at least until Spiral arrives with a crate of grenades. 

Pitch

Conveyor

Storm destroys the box of grenades, but Spiral conjures new machine guns for them. Storm summons ice but she needs more time – you need to distract them! Your coin harmonises with the ice crystals and speeds up the freezing process. 

Mutant circuit

Strike!

You meet back up with Kurt and Gambit, but you are interrupted by Spiral. She seems angry that even though she has great power, she still can't hang out with the X-Men because she isn't a mutant. She points out that they know nothing about you. She opens the crate to release poison gas, but she teleports you away.

Denial

Lockbreaker

Spiral takes you to a train yard and asks when you're planning to tell the X-Men about all the people you've hurt in various cities. You don't get to have friends because you're bad like her. She hurls you into a train car which begins to move.

Tootles!

Train yard

Run out of town, with no way to help your friends.

Your ongoing search may not be as straightforward as you think. After all, it wouldn't be a noir if there weren't a few twists!

The Wrench in the Works

Mateo has tied you up and locked you in a cell. Felix worries about what has become of his brother. Mateo enters the cell and is clearly worked up. He wants to show you something, and he isn't afraid to kill if necessary. 

Gullible

Itching

You're in an abandoned resort near the Red Zone. Mateo tells you that he drank from the silver stream and entered the Red Zone but was assaulted by visions. Even suspecting that the fungus releases psychotropic spores, he believes his mind is clearer than ever. He insists that their sister is in there and you're going to rescue her.

Rescue Mission

Main Courtyard

Mateo explains that he read their sister's notes and she'd been planning to visit the Red Zone to try to get resources for the town. As Felix pleads with Mateo, the perimeter alarm goes off. On the cameras you briefly see Isabel along with a lot of other people. Austen threatens them over the comms system – he won't be deterred.

Meet the Guests

Flickering Lights

Mateo shows you rooms where he has zombies locked up. He's learned how to use them as a weapon using sounds. Felix argues with him and mentions the monastery, and Mateo admits he'd thought that the monks would run, but they stayed to fight, and the zombies were faster than he'd thought they would be. He says that if you come with him and don't misbehave, he might be persuaded to not set the zombies on your friends.

Generous Host

Demo Tape

Mateo retrieves the mask and Jody realises that it's made out of the same stuff as the silver mud. He also has pictures of Moonchild with the mask, and tells you that Valmont also entered the Red Zone – this must be how he got his sample of Red Fungus. He believes the mask is made of a substance that is poisonous to the fungus so it should protect him in the Red Zone. He believes his sister is alive and he'll prove it. 

Living or Dead?

Manager's Office

You enter the cabin and Mateo goes to the radio so you can hear Mateo and Felix's sister, Dani.  Mateo says he calls every day. Over the radio she says that you have to get her out. Jody realises that the radio isn't switched on. It isn't even plugged in. 

How's your sister?

Cabin in the Woods

Sam and the others are being lured into a trap, and there's something terrible waiting.

Held prisoner and short on options, you'll need to keep your wits about you if you want to save your friends.

Two Brothers

You follow the sound of the transmitter to the clock tower and climb it. Kurt discovers that his cane contains a sword and you are accosted by drone crows. Kurt manages to lift Storm's spirits by narrating your progress.

The clock tower

Six storeys

The drone crows attack you, even when you try to overwhelm them with your abilities. Storm destroys them with lightning, and Spiral appears to complain – they took her forever to make! She draws her katanas and Kurt teleports you away. 

Wasted work

Halfway

Kurt and Spiral fight and Spiral complains that she made everything in the town but gets no credit. She teleports up to the clockworks and you follow her.

Further up!

Stay back!

Kurt keeps Spiral occupied while you and Storm search for the transmitter. Kurt gets a hit in on Spiral and realises that she isn't shielded. You amplify the sound of Mojo's broadcast from his safe spot in the club, and Spiral and Kurt take the fight further up.

Clockwork

Gorgeous view!

Spiral and Kurt are moving too fast for Storm to risk using the lightning, but you throw coins at the bells and amplify the sound to distract Spiral.

Campanology

The belfry

The transmitter isn't here, and you realise it must be in the factory itself. Spiral leaves and you collect your coins. Storm realises that your special coin is not shielded, nor is Kurt's sword. Storm flies you over to the factory.

Inconsistencies

Enough!

Getting closer to the transmitter, even with some interference from Spiral!

Finding the shield transmitter is more important than ever, but you have some voyeuristic company.

The Clock Tower Blues

You're on Mateo's trail, following the map you found. Sam tries to reassure Felix that finding Mateo is the best way to save him. You speculate about what Mateo is searching for that has led him here – gold? Science? An army of V-types to fight the Backpack Mafia? Jody thinks you need to move before you lose the light, even if it means you don't have Isabel and her backup. 

Take point!

Improvised Setup

The wetlands you're crossing are... well, wet and boggy, which slows you down, and there are a lot of zombies in the area. You spot a tent with a fire that is still smouldering, and as you approach, you break a tripwire which sets off a lot of fireworks. That will bring out every zombie for miles! 

Head east!

Camp Site

You're chased by Mateo who is on horseback and followed by a trail of zombies. You drop into a ditch to get some cover and hear a transmission from Jody telling you to make for the boat. 

Zombies, Wade!

Keep Moving

Mateo tries to persuade you that he's in the right – he needs to set whatever is trapped free. Sam thinks he sounds like Shona from the Hebrides had sounded. You're attacked by a bloated zombie in the water, but saved by the intervention of an anaconda. You don't want to be its next snack so keep moving.

Anaconda

Not Far

You meet back up with Jody and Felix, who say that Mateo is rounding up the zoms to flush you out. Felix is certain that he can persuade Mateo to listen. If you lure him into the marshy area, he'll have to get off the horse. Get running, Five!

Best foot Forward

Red Hull

The horse panics and throws Mateo off before it bolts. You try to surround Mateo, but you hear a gunshot and Jody is down! Felix confronts Mateo who begins to run, and Felix chases him while you grab Jody – thankfully the bullet only grazed her arm. She's woozy, but determined.

A Matter of Faith

Long Grass

Felix meets you and is shocked that Mateo saw him and didn't stop. Something moves in the grass, and Mateo grabs Jody and holds a gun to her back. Jody tells you to stand down while Felix pleads with his brother to stop. You drop your headset too. Mateo says he's going to lock you in his boat, but there are things he needs to show Felix. 

Welcome Home

River Bank

Caught up with Mateo, or rather, he caught up with us! 

Now that you know what you're up against, time is of the essence. But it seems like someone else has the same idea.

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