6: DEEP EXECUTE


The profiles of three M2 officers are shown.

Chaehyun: Wake One has intel that an M2 leadership conference is scheduled in the Kuiper Belt.

Four M2 Destroyers are shown, including the CJEM Icarius .

Chaehyun: Four destroyers are meeting to transfer HVTs to the "Icarius." We'll get ourselves aboard and take out the HVTs. This one is just you and me, Hyyih. Full stealth.

Bahiyyih: Roger that. Let's do this. 

At the Armory

Dayeon: Got a full inventory for you, Unnie. I'll be givin' you suppressed weapons- for obvious reasons. And Mnet uses Bots for security. Hacks and shock grenades should be useful.

Chaehyun chooses her loadout and places her hand on the weapon rack, setting her suit's camo to Urban. The rack raises and Chaehyun picks up her weapon.

Dayeon: Good huntin' you two.

At the Jackal Launch

Chaehyun climbs in her Jackal, puts on her helmet, and starts it up. The Jackal is prepared for launch.

Bahiyyih: once we debark, we stash our Jacks, and wait for Mnet at their rally point. I looked at Icarius's layout. I'll guide you to climate control, you'll shut down life support - terminate the HVTs.

Chaehyun: Roger. Let's hit it.

ATC Mini Boss: KIM-1s, tower advises limited movement on target for low radar profile.

Bahiyyih: Check.

Chaehyun: Copy.

ATC Mini Boss: KIMs, you are green to go.

Chaehyun: Roger- send it.

ATC Mini Boss: Launch in 3, 2, 1...

The Jackals launch and proceed to the target.

At the Kuiper Belt

Chaehyun breathes heavily. Chaehyun and Bhiyyih are in cover behind asteroids.

Chaehyun: Oxygen's at 36%.

Bahiyyih: They should've been here by now.

They emerge from behind the asteroids.

Bahiyyih: Got 30 more mikes on the comms blackout to Kep.

Chaehyun: We're still bingo on life support. Let's stay put.

Bahiyyih: Roger, standing by for enemy movm...

Suddenly the M2 ships jump in, with the Icarius jumping in directly above Chaehyun and Bahiyyih.

Chaehyun: There she is.

Bahiyyih: Copy, target confirmed. M2 Icarius is overhead.

Chaehyun: Dry dock hatchway's our ingress.

Bahiyyih: Rog. Keep tight to the hull.

They reach the ship's hatch.

Chaehyun: I'll get us in.

Bahiyyih: Copy.

Chaehyun places a hacking device on the hatch. The devices hacks the hatch and it opens. Chaehyun and Bahiyyih enter the hatch and it closes under them. Gravity and oxygen reengages once it closes. Chaehyun raises her visor once they reengage. They climb a ladder into a maintenance tunnel.

Bahiyyih: The keel relay is just ahead. I can guide you to the meeting from there.

Chaehyun: Check.

They climb another ladder and reach the keel relay.

Bahiyyih: Plant this in the vent system and we'll shut down the life support.

Bahiyyih gives Chaehyun a device.

Bahiyyih: So far we're undetected, let's keep it that way. I'll patch in and locate the meeting while you get the uniform.

Chaehyun: Copy. I'll check in from crew quarters.

Bahiyyih accesses the relay while Chaehyun moves towards the door.

Bahiyyih: Careful, you got a hostile nearby. Check your HUD for tracking data.

Chaehyun opens the door. An M2 engineer is seen on the other side working on something. Chaehyun takes him out. Chaehyun moves towards the crew quarters and reaches it.

Chaehyun: Hyyih, I'm at the checkpoint.

Bahiyyih: Copy. Alert level is normal. They've got no idea we're here.

Two M2 soldiers are conversing with each other in the crew quarters. Another soldier is standing next to a bunk packing his bag.

Chaehyun kills the soldier by the bunk and hides his body by lying it in the bunk. Chaehyun then kills the remaining two soldiers.

Chaehyun: Barracks clear.

Bahiyyih: Enemy comms are quiet. No alerts. You're still dark.

Chaehyun: Let's keep it that way.

Chaehyun grabs an M2 uniform and puts it on.

Chaehyun: Uniform acquired. What's the sitrep?

Bahiyyih: Three HVTs have transferred to the Icaria. Meeting's about to start. (Subtitles say "Three HVTs have transferred to the Icarius. Meeting's about to start.")

Bahiyyih: You'll need credentials to get near the conference. I've marked a target you can pull an ID from.

Chaehyun: Copy. Send it.

An image of a tech officer,Negrete, appears on Chaehyun's HUD. Chaehyun leaves the crew quarters. The next room is full of M2 soldiers, but they don't recognize Chaehyun because of her uniform, unless she gets too close.

Two M2 soldiers can be heard talking.

Chaehyun starts moving towards Negrete's location.

Bahiyyih: Good stealth. Chatter's clean.

Chaehyun enters the armory. She spots Negrete.

Chaehyun: I'm in. Target visual.

Bahiyyih: Copy. Try and isolate. If you go loud, I'll jam comms 'til you're clear.

In one of the rooms in the armory, two M2 soldiers are conversing.

Chaehyun silently getsclose to Negrete in a room on her own and kills Negrete silently.

Chaehyun: Target down.

Bahiyyih: Find his credentials and take 'em.

Chaehyun picks up Negrete's ID.

Chaehyun: Got the ID. Override live-scan for class 2 guard officer Negrete.

Bahiyyih: On it. meeting's underway in the war room. Time to hustle.

Chaehyun moves on and starts heading to the war room.

Bahiyyih: So far so good. You're under the radar. Tempting to go hot isn't it?

Chaehyun: Affirmative.

Bahiyyih: Don't do it.

In the next room, two more M2 soldiers are conversing.

Chaehyun moves up the stairs. At the top, a soldier is asking another soldier about Negrete.

Chaehyun goes through the door and is almost at the war room.

Bahiyyih: ID override's good to go. Almost there, Unnie.

Chaehyun places her hand on the hand scanner outside the war room. As Negrete's ID is used, she is granted access. Chaehyun enters and sees the targets in a room with see through walls.

Bahiyyih: Unnie, forces have been dispatched to the barracks. They may have found your kills.

Chaehyun: Copy.

Chaehyun climbs into the vent system above the war room. She can hear the targets' discussion from above.

M2 Leader 1: Looking at the latest reports, the enemy is greatly outnumbered. They do not have the equipment to win this war. The numbers here, support my strategy.

M2 Leader 2: These figures do lend credence to our kindred's position and that of the Admiral. We proceed with a full scale invasion.

M2 Leader 1: Out objective is planet Earth but I caution the council to allow the effects of today's attack on Geneva to take hold while we destroy the remaining warships.

M2 Leader 2: We have intelligence that the Kepler Navy KIM team boarded and apprehended our fleet data from the Ares in the Gateway battle.

M2 Leader 1: Now it is I who questions your judgement. Kepler KIMs do not have that capability. Those reports are false.

M2 Leader 3: Our fleet data is fully encrypted but we must assume the remote possibility that the data was compromised. They are likely planning counter-attacks at this moment.

M2 Leader 1: We should investigate immediately. We cannot be caught off guard.

M2 Leader 2: To the contrary, we will locate the KIM team and nullify it with impunity.

M2 Leader 1: Concur. We cannot allow Kepler to track our airships. The Network must vanquish this threat.

M2 Leader 2: I rule we send this report to the for the Admiral's determination on direct action.

Chaehyun places the device Bahiyyih gave her into the life support system and arms it.

Chaehyun: Atmosphere and gravity controls prepped.

Bahiyyih: Copy. Get out clean.

Chaehyun climbs back down from the vents.

Chaehyun: I'm down. Cut off life support.

Bahiyyih: Venting now.

The device activates, and the meeting room the targets are in is vented of oxygen and gravity.

M2 Leader: What was that?

M2 Leader: Is that the air system?

M2 Leader: What in the blue death is happening?

M2 Soldier 1: I don't know!

M2 Leader: We're locked in!

M2 Leader: Get us out of here!

M2 Soldier 2: They're sealed! I can't!

M2 Leader: I can't breathe!

M2 Leader: Try and break the glass!

M2 Leader: Environmental controls are down!

M2 Leader: Help! Open the doors!

The M2 leaders try to pound on the glass desperately, but it is no use. They suffocate and die. Outside the meeting room, M2 soldiers are scrambling in confusion.

M2 Soldier 1: They're suffocating.

M2 Soldier 2: There's no oxygen. Call engineering.

M2 Soldier 3: The council is in there! Rescue them!

M2 Soldier 2: Should we shoot the glass?

M2 Soldier 3: It might decompress the whole room!

M2 Soldier 2: Contact the bridge!

M2 Soldier 3: We can't save them!

Chaehyun silently moves to exit the room.

Bahiyyih: Unnie, I've got company. Primary exfil is burned, moving to secondary exfil.

Chaehyun: Copy, moving to secondary.

Static is heard from Bahiyyih's coms.

Chaehyun: Hyyih? Chaehyun to Bahiyyih. How copy?

She only hears static again.

Captain Varric: Combat personnel ordered to guard stations for sector sweeps. Report to your command officers for deployment charges.

Chaehyun leaves the room and starts heading towards the exfil point. On the way, she encounters an M2 officer.

M2 Soldier: -to intercept them. 

The M2 officer sees Chaehyun 

M2 officer: You come with me. We've got one cornered.

Chaehyun follows the officer.

M2 Soldier: Move it, we can't let them get away!

Chaehyun: Comply!

They hop a railing and run through a hallway towards Bahiyyih.

Chaehyun: Coming to ya, Hyyih. I got hostiles with me.

They reach a hallway where M2 soldiers are firing at Bahiyyih.

M2 Soldier: Weapons ready!

Chaehyun: Hyyih, I'm behind them!

Chaehyun kills the soldiers firing on Bahiyyih, including the officer.

Chaehyun: Hyyih, you're clear. It's me!

Bahiyyih: I hate that uniform. I set the beacon for the Kep.

Chaehyun: Let's get to the exfil.

Chaehyun and Bahiyyih start heading towards the exfil point. They encounter and engage more M2 soldiers.

Chaehyun: Keplian, this is Actual. Do you copy?

Bahiyyih: Comms are still in blackout. No response on the beacon either.

They continue moving towards exfil.

Bahiyyih: I got a green light on the beacon; Keplain's inbound!

Chaehyun: We gotta push out now!

They reach an airlock and open it.

Yeseo: Actual, this is Keplian. We've locked on your signal. Sending KIM-2 to your position. how copy?

Chaehyun: Copy, Yeseo. Get birds in here!

They exit the ship. The Keplain jumps in.

Yeseo: Multiple hostiles headed your way!

Bahiyyih: I see them. Engaging!

Chaehyun and Bahiyyih engage the enemies.

Yeseo: Jacks approaching now, Unnie.

Chaehyun, and Bahiyyih's Jackals arrive.

Yeseo: Captain, your Jackals are on station.

Chaehyun: Copy visual.

Chaehyun and Bahiyyih enter their Jackals.

Bahiyyih: We need those Skelters cleared off the Keplian.

Chaehyun: Yeseo, spool up for drop. KIMs will clean up the AO.

Bahiyyih: KIM-2s, you heard the Captain. You are free to engage.

They engage enemy Skelters and Aces. Chaehyun takes down an Ace.

Bahiyyih: Nice shooting! Two more inbound. Check low!

Chaehyun shoots down another Ace.

Chaehyun: Almost clear, Yeseo!

Chaehyun eliminates the last Ace.

Chaehyun: Tower, this is 1-1. We're on approach. KIM-2, RTB. We're out.

Bahiyyih: Let's go wheels down, Unnie.

Chaehyun: Roger.

Chaehyun approaches the Keplian's runway.

ATC Mini Boss: Line up for drone assist, Captain.

Chaehyun: Gears out for baton.

The drone attaches to Chaehyun' Jackal and slows it down.

ATC Mini Boss: Lock is good, 1-1. Welcome back.

The Jackals are recovered by the Keplian.

Chaehyun ascends the elevator to the bridge deck.

Crewman: Cutting off the head of the snake. Stuff of legends, Ma'am.

Crewman 1: I heard that she killed them all. By herself.

Crewman 2: The whole command structure?

Crewman 1: Yeah. Mnet must be shitting their pants. 

The News is being played on TV

M2 Leadership Neutralized

Reporter: Continuing coverage following today's horrific attack on Geneva. Reports are now coming in about a targeted strike by Kepler forces on a secret Mnet leadership conference. According to sources, high-ranking Mnet officials were targeted and eliminated by an elite KIM team. In related news, Mnet fleet movements continue to impede the flow of off-world resources back to Earth. Without those resources, chances severely dwindle for damaged Kepler warships to be repaired. For the M Bank News, this is Park Sunghoon.

Crewman 1: Peace? After what they did to us?

Crewman 2: Dude's out of his mind.

Crewman 1: We should be turning Mars to glass. To hell with all of them.

Crewman 2: Nah, just ship him there. See how diplomacy works out for him. 

At the Bridge

Yeseo: Welcome back, Unnie.

Bahiyyih: Everyone's briefed up. Let's get back to it.

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