Chapter 1 Strike

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15 hours ago before Malik al-Asad killed Salah

In a vast shot of the Middle Eastern desert opens up.

AL Mazrah

The camera pans down to reveal a set of bootprints, but two of them before cutting to a crevice in a rock formation.

Sunlight pours through the opening of the rock formation as a lone figure walks through the passageway.

Jake: *COMMS* Silver Eagle Actual, Shadow 0-1 is weapons hot... We're burning daylight here...

Donald Shepherd: *COMMS* Copy Graves, Stand by. Maxwell, do we have confirmation over?

Maxwell: *COMMS* Dark Knight -1 to Bravo 0-7 and Bravo 0-9, you two in position?

The two figure merges from the passageway into the light revealing themselves to be Will Riley aka Blade and Thea Anderson aka Mantis

The two figure merges from the passageway into the light revealing themselves to be Will Riley aka Blade and Thea Anderson aka Mantis

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Will: Were nearly there

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Will: Were nearly there.

Will "Blade" Riley - TF-161, Shadow Co.

Strike

Al-Mazrah, U.R.A.

15 July 2067, 1600

Both moves forward between two rocks.

Thea: Hold up, Dark knight, we've got heli incoming.

A Hind D passes over Blade and Mantis.

Maxwell: *COMMS* That's General Mohammad.

Donald Shepherd: Right on time. Now, get up there and let's see what's he's up in the middle o' nowhere.

Two makes his way through the passage as he climbs up rocks. Thea on the other hand, she tries big rock, and Will give her a hand.

Will: Come on Thea, climb like a Mantis.

Thea: *grin* Do I looked like a Mantis?

The two reaches an opening that overlooks the vast desert area.

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