Atlas Falls

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15 minutes after the success of Operation Clockwork, Sicilia and her team are inside Bluegill's submarine, underwater. Said ship girl leads the four Commanders to a small office within her submarine.

Inside the office is Major Freya, who's looking over some files while she sits at a desk.

"Ma'am, they're on board." Bluegill calls out.

Freya looks up and nods to Bluegill, who then walks off.

Arndt steps forward. "Did the data give us anything?"

Freya nods. "Yes. David believes the Separatists brought one of the three missiles to a factory near the port of Rio."

Arndt's singular red eye hardens. "That coastline is locked down by the Sep's 3rd fleet. What what about the other two?"

"That's why we're headed south to make a diversionary attack on their Atlas Platform, in the heart of the Drake Passage. And we're hopping that once we get to the Factory, we'll find the location of of the other."

Freya brings out a map of Antarctica and points near the South Shetland Islands, where their target is.

Stait looks confused. "That's pretty far behind the line. What's the advantage of taking it now?"

Freya flips around a laptop on her desk, which shows images of the ATLAS Platform. "The ATLAS provides enough fuel to keep the Sep running for years. And they don't want us to take the Atlas..." Freya smiles. "They want us to sink it."

Sicilia looks nervous as she slightly fidgets with her hands. Osami pushes up her glasses and speaks.

"I never did like the cold."

Freya leans back in her chair and lights up a cigar. "I'll be joining you girls on this mission, and David will be our eyes."

Sicilia smiles and nods. "It'll be good to have you with us!"

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"Atlas Falls"

Jul 21st - 06:37:14
Drake Passage, Antartica
Alice Sicilia

"We're in position." Arndt says over radio.

"Likewise." Stait replies over the radio.

"Eye's coming up."

A camera turns on and it shows an outpost on the ice below the Atlas Platform. Several soldiers are moving on the outskirts of the outpost.

"Last patrol is inbound." Stait informs.

"Copy." Arndt replies.

Several snowmobiles and a couple trucks drive past the camera.

"Is that all of them?" Arndt asks.

"Roger. It's a full house. See you topside."

A truck parks right above the camera.

"Sicilia, pull the cam." Arndt orders. "Let's go."

The camera suddenly starts to get pulled under the ice and turns off as Sicilia turns off the camera. The Commanders are all underwater wearing scuba gear. Blinking red lights of several C4 stuck to the ice flash.

Arndt swims up to Sicilia as Osami swims past her. "Charges are set and everyone's home. Let's introduce ourselves. On you."

Sicilia pulls out a detonator. "Kaboom." She pulls the trigger, detonating all the charges.

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