Stay of Execution, Part 1

Little Rock awakens.  He feels like he’s been asleep for months.  Although the physical trauma he took was great, his incredible durability allowed him to cling to life.  He finds himself in a makeshift morgue, lying on a slab.  None of his previous allies are around him.  Also in the morgue are two other men; Tao Ren, an agile martial artist, and Hand Banana.  They survey the room and find an ominous-looking metal gate separating their room from a deep, dark pit.  They also hear voices in an adjacent room speculating on when Little Rock’s execution will be held, and how Lord Windsor will carry out the sentence.

As they search for an escape, two tiny rats curiously approach them.  They try to pet the rats, but Hand Banana manages to critically fail and smacks one with a heavy book.  Both rats escape into the dark pit.

The ruckus alerts the guards and executioner in the adjacent room, and as they try to enter the room, the trio springs into action.  Tao Ren utilizes some nearby steak knives for a melee attack, and Little Rock smashes through the wall, Kool-Aid Man style.  They engage the executioners, demolishing the crew quarters in the process.

In the middle of the fight, the mother of all rats appears from the gated pit.  It eyes everyone angrily.  Little Rock attempts to get on its good side by showing affection for a tiny rat, but he ALSO fails critically and smashes it under his palm.  Infuriated, the enormous rat charges all humanoids, adventurers and executioners alike.

After beating on the guards for a bit, the trio decides to make a timely escape.  They note the front door, but decide to jump out the window instead.  On cue, they fail miserably.  Hand Banana fails to break through the glass, and Tao Ren breaks the glass but lands stomach-first on the broken glass.  As the berserk rat tears the executioners apart, the group pulls itself together and runs away from the execution site.