Breaking the Cage

Help the Circle make a move on Cage Consortium

This is a big day for me, Dread Tomax. My friends in the Circle have come to me for help. They're ready to make a move on Cage Consortium, to take it over from the outside! I've agreed to lead them to a key executive within the organization. Boy, my dad will flip! But, listen, I can't be associated too closely with this move. Everyone knows I'm disloyal, and I'm the first one dad will look to when he senses trouble. So the actual info's coming from someone my dad really trusts: Vince Dubrowski.

The truth is, Vince is loyal. Totally loyal. And he likes me. Makes a great patsy, don't you think?

Ha hah! I knew VInce would fall for that trumped up embezzling info. He's so dumb, and so predictable! He'll be a good source of intel for us. now that he believes we're working in the consortium's interest, I can get him to keep feeding us scraps about all the higher ups. It won't be long before the Circle accomplishes its goal and takes over Cage Consortium for good! And when they do, they'll have the two of us to thank for it!

Deliver Sykes' location to the Circle of Thorns

Thanks for kidnapping Leonard Sykes for me, Dread Tomax. I've got him all tucked away, and I just need you to deliver his location to the Circle of Thorns. Think you can handle that?

I knew Sykes when I was a kid. Nice guy. Pity he's in the way of the Circle's plans.

You have done well, Dread Tomax, and the glorious Circle is in your debt. As for me, my mind has shifted in recent days. I see no more need for my father. I will return to the Cage Consortium, and help the Circle lead it to greatness. And you? I will have use for you, I expect. Come see me soon.

Investigate Crash's strange comments

The Circle's origins stretch far back into the past, and our glorious empire will extend eternally into the future. This I know. As for you, Dread Tomax: you are intelligent, and powerful. I have no doubt that, if you are allowed to go unchecked, some day we will come into conflict. But it is my hope that, with proper guidance, you may be useful to our cause. I want you to go to a certain lair of the Circle. There, you will meet your destiny.

Get out of my sight at once! You have the Circle's work to do!

You knew Crash's reckless attitude would get her into trouble someday. She's just lucky she's got enough dough to pay you to get her out of it.

Objective: When you touch this strange purple crytal, you feel a familiar presence touch your mind.

Crystal

When you touch this dark purple crystal, you feel a strange presence brush against your mind. There's a definite familiarity to it, but you can't quite pin the reason down.

Objective: Leonard Sykes gasped, 'You've ruined everything!'

Leonard's story

When you defeated Leonard Sykes, the Cage executive who became a Circle mystic, he said, 'You've ruined everything! You and that pesky child! Her animosity for her father was a useful tool to turn her to our side, but now it impedes our progress. And so we had to take steps. You may have defeated me, but Crash will serve our purpose by leading Cage COnsortium to a new era -- whether her soul is in it or not.

Mission Complete: You have retrieved the crystal that should restore Crash to her old self.

The crystal? No! Nooo! Don't bring it any nearer; you'll disrupt the --

Well, that's better. Thanks, Dread Tomax. Thanks a million. I guess I got in a little over my head with the Circle. I thought they just wanted me to help them get in with Cage Consortium, but they were far more devious than I expected! They wanted me to go back to work for my dad, and I wouldn't do it. So they nearly changed me forever! They probably would have done the same to you, given the chance. I'm glad you didn't give it to them.

The good thing is, the Circle's done a lot of damage to Cage Consortium, and I can take the credit for that! Maybe this'll make my dad respect me at last!