Battle At Corte's Hideout

The battle at Corte's hideout takes place during Episode 5 : Can't Run Forever, on the planet of Socorro.

After The FIFT help Thamoss defeat Corte Voss and members of her gang in Vekeyya, Thamoss offers The FIFT more information about Rush Modun, including a secret way into his compound, in exchange for the goods that Corte was supposed to deliver to Thamoss, as well as Corte's ship, Titan's Mercy.

The FIFT manage to track down the gang a number of hours outside of Vekeyya, in the deserts of Socorro, hiding out in a bunker, with the Titan's Mercy parked just outside.

The FIFT initially attempt to approach, on foot, under the cover of night, planning to steal the ship, along with the goods that they presume will be on board, in order to avoid any direct conflict.

Unfortunately, they trigger a security system, alerting the gang to their presence, and allowing them to pin down The FIFT from inside their heavy cover.

To make matters worse for The FIFT, they were set upon by a pack of wild Socorrian Sand Panthers, who's poison threatened to devastate the crew.

The FIFT managed to fight off the panthers, and John Smith, recognizing that the Corte Gang was almost un-hittable while hiding in their bunker, managed to get close enough to set a thermal detonator up on the entrance to the bunker. The resulting explosion decimated the bunker, killing everyone inside, allowing The FIFT to escape with the ship back to Thamoss.