As Van and Fiona enter another town, they go to the security office, to get the breifing for their next mission, but when they enter, they find out that Thomas is already there. Well after a few moments of bickering and arguements, Van and Thomas decide that it is safe if they both go after the bad guys. During their briefing, they find out that a bunch of outlaws are in the mountains so that they won't let trade go by. In a nice scheme to get the outlaws out, Thomas gets a Gustav and makes Beek operate it, while both him and Van are inside the Liger and Dibson. The outlaws attack as suspected, but when Van and Thomas get out, they find out that the enemy is using optical stealth. They also find out that the "outlaws story" was just a decoy so that they Hiltz can do his anicent ruin digging. Van and Thomas go to their hideout, and just about when they are going to make their move, they are confronted by Hiltz and his organoid, Ambient. Hiltz tells Van that he is flattered that he remembers him. Then Fiona and Zeke show up, and rescue Van and Thomas. Hiltz instructs his crew to go after them. The Helicats go and Van and Thomas had a strategy this time, Thomas instructs Beek to analyze the combat data, from the earlier battle and see if they find a similar frequency. They did and with this technique they shot down the Helicats with in a few minutes. Then after a little postering, Van and Thomas go into the mountains to see what Hiltz was digging up. Strangely to find, they found a picture of a Deathsaur and two other bug like objects next to it.