Moneylania Internal Affairs (MT, IC, Closed)

[Ironcastle]

Imperial Bank of Platacia

Red: Green, get me a hostage.

Another robber drags over an injured guard. Red points a handgun at the guard's head.

Red: Now, I really don't want to do this, but if you keep that door closed, you're going to have a whole lot of blood on your hands. Last chance.

Airspace above Gravida

The Platacian radar-guided missiles fail to acquire the stealth-coated Fishbeds. However, the non-stealth Fighting Falcons are easily picked up by the Fishbed missiles.

[The Eastern Alliance Pact]

EAP Headquarters, Sichenburg:

Aide: Sir, the war effort is not progressing as well as hoped.

Supreme Commander Jason Bateman: I had feared this would come to pass. *He thinks for a moment* We need to begin a bake sale.

Aide: A... Bake sale, sir? Are you feeling okay?

Supreme Commander Jason Bateman: Of course I'm feeling okay, it's Happy Day.

Aide: I thought that was yesterday...

Supreme Commander Jason Bateman: It was indeed; every day is Happy Day.

With that, the order is given to commence a bake sale throughout the entire Pact, in order to raise funds for the war effort and boost morale.

[Ironcastle]

Launchpad 14A, Forestar Space Centre

A huge shuttle stands atop the launch pad, attached to two solid boosters and a liquid fuel tank. The seven crew on board prepare their final checks as the countdown finalises.

Crew 1: Did anyone see that weird crate that was loaded in the back?

Crew 2: Yeah, it's too small to be ammo for Excalibur.

Crew 1: I thought I heard some noises coming from it when I checked it, but it could have been the fuelling system. All I know is we release the cargo near Excalibur and the satellite will take care of it.

Crew 2: I haven't seen it before.

Crew 1: Trust me, it's pretty cool.

Commander: Alright everyone, make sure you're buckled in. Two minutes until launch.

As the countdown reaches zero, the shuttle takes off, entering space only a few minutes later. Several hours after that, the shuttle docks with Excalibur.

Crew 2: It's huge!

Crew 1: I know. Just one of its tungsten rods takes up the entire cargo bay of this shuttle, and we need to use special SSRBs to account for the extra payload. Anyways, let's get this crate over to it.

The shuttle uses its manipulator arm to move the crate from the cargo bay to a receiver on the orbital gun. Once secured, the shuttle adjusts its orbit and continues its mission. After it leaves, a small tube extends from Excalibur to the crate.

Shadow 1-1: This is Shadow team to HQ. We are onboard Excalibur. Life support is functional, over.

HQ: Roger that Shadow team. Proceed with the HALO drop at 1900 hours Avenest time, over.

Shadow 1-1: Affirmative. Shadow initiating radio silence. Over and out.

[Carbon Dogs]

Platacian border region

Under the cover darkness a platoon of Carbon Dogs disguised as Platacian special forces approach a building.

Radio: Confirmed

The Platoon enter the building without being seen and making no noise, passing civilian apartments like ghosts. They reach their target room, pumping in sleeping gas they neutralise the few guards on watch. the platoon storm the room, secure all the targets and grab every piece of intel around, and head for the roof.

On the roof one of the soldiers activates a com link

Soldier: Paz.

After a few moments a platacian cargo helicopter hovers above the roof for a few seconds, allowing the soldiers to load their prisoners and intel before extracting them.

An unknown location

The soldiers begin interrogating each prisoner one by one, maintaining firm control over the process and giving nothing away about themselves.

After a few minutes each of the prisoners break under duress and begin informing on their upstart anarchist group.

Prisoner: P-p-please, stop, I'll tell you what I know.

Interrogator: Go ahead

Prisoner: We're called Peacewalkers, I know where our other groups are operating from in this area, I can also tell you where our safe house is located.

Hours after interrogations, all the Peacewalkers militants are executed and left in the building where they were interrogated, a sign on the wall notes "Already Demons"

A battalion of Carbon Dogs arrives in the border region, disguised as Platacians they quickly dispatch every militant working for Peacewalkers in the area. Simultaneously a strike on the safe house is carried out cutting off Peacewalkers from operating in the Platacian sphere of influence

All information gathered from the intial interrogation, other Peacewalkers intel from the various other groups, and the cache of intel and weapons from the safehouse are delivered to an ISA dead drop.

(OOC: Don't bother with this^ RETCONNED)

[Platacia]

Imperial Bank of Platacia:

*The guards remain quiet for several moments, before one of them speaks.*

Guard: We will open this door for you, as long as you guarantee the safety of the hostages... But do not expect us to give up without resistance.

*The clanking of gears can be heard from the other side of the vault door, as it begins its minute-long opening sequence. Meanwhile, the two guards retreat further back into the inner area of the vault.*

Gravida Airspace:

Wing Commander: Those are no MiGs, their stealth technology is far too advanced - it is some kind of trickery! If our missiles won't work, get in close and use guns; we must even the odds!

[Ironcastle]

(OOC: Ironcastle currently has no knowledge of the Peacewalkers.)

Imperial Bank of Platcia

Red: Well, that was easy. You two, keep watch. Everyone else, with me.

Two robbers continue to guard the hostages and injred guards, aided by the giant robot, while the other four head deeper into the vault.

Airspace above Gravida

Fishbed 3: They're coming in close. Probably trying to use their guns.

Fishbed 1: Excellent. We've got them right where we want them.

As the Falcons close in, the Fishbeds begin to display abnormal manoeuvrability, well beyond what they should be able to do, dancing around the Platacian jets with ease. A few go for disabling shots, but most just keep the Platacian occupied.

[Sibaria]

Kornius, Berkraine

Berkrainian Independence Day is occuring, with Berkrainian music such as Berkrainian Dance playing in concert halls and streets around the nation. President Stojanovic is in Kornius for the special occasion, giving a speech on a podium to several thousands of people and is being broadcast worldwide.

Stojanovic: It is great to be home! Hello! Berkrainians, this is our day of independence!

The crowd erupts into applause and cheers.

Stojanovic: Yesterday, we tested Observer and Severence to great success. We have constructed such weaponary in the name of democracy, like this shining example I am currently standing in, Berkraine! With these, I promise to you people right now, to protect democracy!

The croud erupts into louder applause as soon as the Berkrainian Anthem begins to play.

In Vasil

Hawk: So, are you going to tell me?

Waters: Yes, follow me.

Waters takes Hawk to a back alley beside the theater.

Waters: Here. Take this.

Hawk: A note? What doe...

Waters: Do not open it. Go to these coordinates and slide it through the door. It will open and you will be led to a secret buyers club. Play it cool and act as if you are going to buy some nuclear warheads. They will not question you if you hand them this document. You'll know what to do. I will be guiding you through, so don't worry.

Hawk: OK, so when should I get going?

Waters: Sooner then later.

Hawk: I'll be gone within the hour.

[Carbon Dogs]

Platacian border region

A small section of Carbon Dogs soldiers, diguised as platacian special forces after stealthily tracking a group of guards from a depot, through towns etc. have setup an observation post watching the building where the suspected saboteurs are hiding out.

The Carbon Dogs take great care in concealing their location and have a few soldiers disguised as civilans posted around the building on constant watch.

[Peacewalkers]

/the small group of men, disguised as civilians leave the building after a few hours, they move around the town they are staying in, continuing to do so in very odd patterns, a few break away from the group to talk among the shopkeepers in the market place/

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/the disguised saboteur's speak in Platacian amongst the locals/

disguised saboteur-how are you madam?

Shopkeeper-I am doing very well young man. This is a bight and sunny day, one our great Emperor would be proud of.

disguised saboteur-indeed it is, i also know for a fact you have some ripe oranges to sell

shopkeeper-indeed i do, how many would you like?

disguised saboteur-six please, all ripe and as bright as the spring sunlight

shopkeeper-six ripe oranges just for you

/the shopkeeper hands over a bag of six bright oranges, after a few more hours, the group of men meet up and return to their house with various fruits and vegetables/

[Carbon Dogs]

Town in the border region of Platacia

Under the cover of darkness a company of elite Carbon Dogs disguised as Platacians, wearing balaclavas, move through the town evacuating every civilian, leaving only the saboteurs that had been tracked from the depot.

The soldiers setup ambush postions cut off all routes of escape, and prepare to breach the house where the saboteurs are holed up.

Some soldiers approach various entry ways and walls planting charges, they give a thumbs up.

Radio: Detonate the charges in 3, 2, 1.

The house is breached and soldiers move to enter and subdue the saboteurs

[Peacewalkers]

/The small group of men are quickly subdued by the breaching crew, they surrender without resistance to the group, getting on the ground with their hands up/

disguised saboteur-we surrender, we shall not resist.

/the group react calmly to the sudden arrest and are lead away by the Platacian soldiers/

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/after the evacuation of the town, the civilian shopkeeper who provided the bag of oranges passes the coded message to a merchant traveller, who is her designated contact/

Shopkeeper-The ripe oranges have all been sold out. but we had to close stores early for the evening due to shortages

travelling merchant-i see, if you wish i will place a order of fresh oranges for you when i go to the main city, i hope the market season continues to do well for you

/she smiles to the merchant and nods, who in return scribbles down a bulk order of oranges to purchase when he arrives in the next city/

[Avenest]

*with the dispatch of bi-lateral strike drones to assist with attacks on Vaidos forces on the Ungest border, Vaidos forces continue to withdraw inland within their country, this has allowed for the Ungest ground forces to solidify their defences on the border, reducing the risk of successful Vaidos offensives into Ungest*

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*On the Avenestian side of the border, the bi-lateral strike drones continue to hit ground forces along the border and inland into Vaidos, targets are now focusing on bombing low civilian risk arm manufacturing plants in Vaidos, hoping to further cripple Vaidos offensives and to effectively decapitate the industrial ability to continue their war machine, as this is done, plans for ground offensives into Vaidos are being put into place, small strike teams are being sent on the Vaidos side of the border to probe their defences, so far reports have been made that the great number of air strikes have severely weakened defensive capabilities, there is still however a considerable presence of Vaidos forces further in the country away from the constant air strikes*

[Sibaria]

In Rancora, Vasil

Hawk: I'm guessing this is the place.

He slides the note under the door. A small slide in the middle of the door opens, and a pair of eyes death stare him.

???: You here for the party?

Waters: *over radio* Say yes.

Hawk: Yes, I am.

???: Good.

The door opens and Hawk is taken down a flight of stairs where another door stands infront. The unknown man opens that door and is taken through a large corridor with multiple doors on both sides of the hallway. He takes Hawk to the room all the way down the back of the hall. The man opens the door, where four men are sitting around a small table. One man, in a suit is speaking in a strong Platacian accent. The man to the left is wearing a thwab. Next is a man in another suit who speaks with a Sibarian accent. The last woman is clearly of Ironian citizenship, based on her accent and perfect English. Hawk sits down.

Platacian: Well, we have a newcomer?

Sibarian: Reading your documents, you are here to bid on the warhead?

Lothinese: *Laughs* I am one of the richest men in Lothi, you can not beat my deals!

Hawk: I am here to buy a warhead, not bicker about money.

Unknown Man: Well, just on time. The starting bid is up on the screen. You will be competing with people around the world who have access to the deep web, such websites cannot be hacked by the Op40 or the ISA, so your credentials shall be safe.

Hawk: *Thinks to himself* How the hell did Karen know about this? *Clears throat* Well then.

Hawk presses a button to increase the bid. The number continues to rise. This continues for an hour until it is only Hawk and the Platacian currently bidding.

Platacian: I can't go much higher!

Hawk: Then drop out!

The Platacian presses a red button. Hawk is the winner of the bid.

Unknown Man: Congratulations. You have one the bid. now, please hand over your money.

Hawk hands over a secure debit card, packed with billions of dollars given to him by Karen. No one knows how this money was accumulated or even if the money is real.

Unknown Man: Thank you. We will be back within the hour to confirm your request.

One hour later, in the secret underground hallway.

Unknown Man: Thank you for waiting. Here is the requested meetup place. Now, leave.

Hawk is escorted out of the building. He walks around the building to his car.

Hawk: That seemed to easy,

Waters: Agreed. We shall find out the meeting place, and prepare. Op40 Command has requested your immediate evacuation from Vasil. You are no longer needed here.

Hawk: Well, I thank you for your cooperation. Maybe we shall meet again?

Waters: Defiantly. I will be with you to seize the weapon, silly.

Hawk: Nice. Ugh..... this helicopter mine?

A helicopter blasting Have You Ever Seen The Rain lands in the barren carpark just as it begins to rain.

Waters: Yes, and I hope you enjoy those classics.

Hawk: Not my taste, but Ill deal with it.

Hawk hops inside the helicopter and takes off.

Hawk: Goodbye Uzmorr Bay. Jeg vil se deg igjen.

[Carbon Dogs]

The saboteurs are taken to a secret location, changing modes of transport many times.

Half the company of Carbon Dogs still disguised as Platacians begin interrogation and setup security devices, drones, heat sensors, motion trackers and guard posts.

The other half of the company are searching the town and route of the saboteurs for uniforms and intel, while also reassuring the town folk that the raid was carried out to capture terrorists.

[Ironcastle]

Excalibur, 300 miles above Avenest

Shadow 1-1: Intercept time is just about here. Get in your pods.

Shadow 1-3: This is one for the history books.

The four commandos enter special re-entry vehicles. Containing the bare minimum life support and heat shielding, they are designed to be disposed of once the danger of burning up has been passed.

Shadow 1-3: These have been tested, right?

Shadow 1-4: Of course they have. With dummies.

Shadow 1-2: Lock it down you two. Remember the mission. Avoid the enemy, capture one of their drones, then exfiltrate via skyhook.

Shadow 1-1: Ten seconds to drop.

Ten seconds later, the four pods are dropped from Excalibur. They fly down at high speed, barely holding on through the heat of re entry. Once they reach 40,000 feet, Shadow Lead opens his mic.

Shadow 1-1: Make sure your chutes are secure. Entering phase two on my mark... mark.

The bottoms of the pods fly off, allowing the commandos to fall out the bottom.

Shadow 1-1: Activate HUD and head for the objective marker.

A minute after the commandos left the pods, they self-destruct, well above any air defense nets.

Shadow 1-4: Four hundred million.

Shadow 1-3: Say again?

Shadow 1-4: Four hundred million. That's how much it cost to do this.

Shadow 1-3: Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just fly a plane over? I mean, that's how we're getting out, right?

Shadow 1-1: We've got a narrow band where both the Avenestian and Vaidos nets don't cover. We don't to let them know about that.

Shadow 1-3: Makes sense.

Shadow 1-2: We're approaching twenty thousand feet. Entering combat zone.

The four commandos continue their free fall. Their target is the front line between Avenest and Vaidos, a segment which has remained rather stationary for the past few days.

Shadow 1-1: Remember, we're not here to take sides. Avoid lethal takedowns whenever possible.

[Platacia]

Imperial Bank of Platacia:

*As the four robbers move throughout the passages leading underground to the vault proper, steel bars deploy behind them from the ceiling, and jets of blue flame burst from the walls, as large caltrops fall from above. Meanwhile, the two remaining guards have set up a position within the vault, and military units have established a barricade around the bank.*

Gravida Airspace:

*The Platacian jets, quickly realising the true capabilities of the Fishbeds, begin to utilise their superior numbers to overwhelm and outmaneuver the hostiles.*

[Peacewalkers]

/after a day of travelling, the merchant arrives to the next major city further south in Platacia, once he arrives, he quickly sets up his shop and begins selling the items he has collected on his travels, making a profit, at the same time meeting another distributor in the city/

local distributor-ahh back so soon eh? the demand for food products is increasing with this war is it not? what are you hear to purchase?

/the travelling merchant smiles and brings out his scribbled note/

travelling merchant-i wish to purchase two bulk crates of ripe oranges, i will beheading back soon, one of my sellers in the town had to close up early.

local distributor-i see, thats unfortunate, let me guess it was the change in weather?

/the travelling merchant laughs boisterously/

travelling merchant-that it was my friend. if you could get me the bulk shipments soon i would be most grateful

/the merchant hands over the sufficient amount for the bulk order and returns to his stand, in the meantime the local distributor calls one of his contacts to increase the order of oranges/

local distributor-thats right, a large increase, a few more shipments this time, all of the oranges were purchased but the towns people had to close up early for the night..yes thank you

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/on the other side of the call/

???-of course, we will provide the shipments as soon as we possibly can, have a lovely day.

/the figure ends the call and turns to the others/

???-the mission was complete,but soldiers have entered the town, they are most likely compromised, dig up any information you can about their fate

/the others nod and proceed about their duties/

[Ironcastle]

Imperial Bank of Platacia

Red: You know the drill. Get away from the traps like we planned.

The robbers move through the trap-filled corridor, dodging each of the placed traps with ease. They come across a series of metal bars. In response, a robber pulls out a high-powered saw. The two remaining guards fire at the robbers with shotgun slugs, the impact of which causes the armour played robbers to recoil. However, the two robbers armed with machine guns attempt suppressing fire against the guards.

Airspace above Gravida

Despite the Platacians best efforts, the unknown force has the upper hand. A significant number of Falcons were downed in the intial volley, for only two Fishbeds. The Fishbeds commence proper dogfighting, attempting to use their manoeuvrability and stealth against the Falcons.

[Sibaria]

Shernovky, Northern Sibaria

Shernovky, the lost city. This city was a failed experiment by the Soviet government which caused the population to disappear. Thousands of people where tested and trialed to try and make superhumans based off radioactivity. When birth defects became so severe that children where missing complete limbs and features, the government shut down the nuclear program, which also helped in the construction of Sibarian nuclear weapons. The whole population was never seen again, and neither where the scientists. The government built a fake nuclear plant and set off a small nuclear device and blamed it on a reactor failure. No one knows anything apart from the official stories.

Hawk, Waters, ten VNA personnel and three C.O.O.K.S hidden around the place are waiting for the dealer. They are with radioactive protection gear near the famous ferris wheel.

Hawk: Shernovky. 50,000 people used to live here. Now, it is a ghost town.

Waters: It's sad what happened here in the 80's. The Soviets where bad, bad people.

Hawk: Agreed. But we can't do much now. We just have to wa....

Before Hawk can finish his sentence, a truck comes into sight. It stops in front of the two and a man gets out. He is wearing a gas mask and camo protective clothing. He speaks in Bananish.

Man: Er du kjøper? (Are you the buyer?)

Waters: What?

Hawk: I've got this covered. Ja. Har du fått atombomber? (Yes. Have you got the nuke?)

Man: Ja.

The man bangs on the door and they open up. A nuclear warhead is present in the truck.

Man: Du ønsker det? (You want it?)

The man opens up his jacket and shows a weapon. The C.O.O.K.S aim towards the man, red dots appear on his shirt.

Hawk: Nå, hvis jeg hvor du ville jeg sikkerhetskopiere (Now, if I werre you, I'd back up.)

The man, with a look of terror, grabs a small document from his jacket.

Man: Im ikke her for å drepe noen! Hvis du ønsker å vite hvor jeg fikk nuke , kan jeg hjelpe deg . (Im not here to kill anyone! If you want to know where i got the nuke, I can help you.)

Hawk: Hmmm.... He said he can help us find the people that stole the nuke.

Waters: I don't know if I can trust him.

Hawk: What else do we have? These people have left no trace. We have to take any piece of evidence we can.

Waters: Fine. *Over radio* Command, this is Waters. Me and Hawk have the package. We also have some new people who might be able to help us. We need evac now.

Op40 Command: Affirmative. Evac will arrive in five minutes from Shernovky Exclusion Zone Military Base.

[Peacewalkers]

/Many hours after the capture of the group of saboteurs, the leader of the small group wakes up in a dark dingy room, bound by ropes/

Saboteur-it seems i have been captured, how unfortunate.

/the man looks up to see a figure walk into the room, he smiles at the man/

Saboteur-you must be my interrogator, how lovely.

/he sniffs the air for a minute/

Saboteur-is that?..yes Chanel 32 cologne..you know there are better colognes you can buy, or is this some elaborate ruse to confuse me

/he asks in a casual tone before sighing/

Saboteur-let me guess you want to question me about the donkey i stole? i told the owner i was just borrowing it, its not my fault it got ran over by a tank, he should have gotten a smarter donkey

[Avenest]

*after a few days of probing the Vaidos defences, the Avenestian ground and air forces proceed with a coordinated offensive into enemy territory, crossing over the border and meeting the weekend enemy defences*

Avenestian officer-alright men, form up, fan out, assume pentagon formation,, stay close to the armoured vehicles while they deal with the enemy emplacements

Avenestian soldiers-Sir yes sir!

*Avenestian troops stick by their unmanned armoured vehicles, who in turn fire upon the enemy defences, the infantry fire upon enemy positions, with the intention of suppressing Vaidos ground forces, this continues for a few minutes until the arrival of Avenestian attack helicopters arrive, the position of the enemy is designated and shown through the pilots HUD's, the attack helicopters fire air to ground ballistic missiles, hitting clustered enemy troops and ground vehicles, with Avenestian forces pushing to break their lines, the battle will continue for a few more hours*

[Avenest]

*several hours into the battle, Avenestian forces push at the Vaidos defences, chipping away at the enemy, further reinforcement of the front line is made*

Avenestian officer-call in the Feuerball's, they will be useful in this battle, better yet request the usage of those T-60 drones that the Dordalians gave us, lets see what they are like in the battle.

*orders are sent out requesting the usage of the Feuerball's and the T-60's within an hour ten Feuerball mrk 1's arrive at the battlefield, with a small contingent of fifty T-60's, the drones are ordered to link up with the various assaulting squads while the Feuerball's pound the enemy positions*

Avenestian trooper-Looks like we have some more firepower.

*the trooper fires a few rounds at a charging Vaidos soldier, hitting him twice in the chest, a T-60 drone runs to the troopers position, giving him a small pat on the shoulder before talking in a robotic tone

T-60 drone-Unit 5775 reporting for duty.

Avenestian Trooper-About time you guys were brought in the battlefield, we need to make a final push.

*the trooper looks over at the enemy positions behind his cover, holding for a minute as the Feuerball's get into position, entering lockdown mode, the Feuerball's fire upon the enemy position with their high explosive autocannon's, destroying a couple of emplacements and causing panic among the enemy*

Avenestian trooper-Alright we have a window of opportunity, lets do this, for Avenest!

*he moves forward from his position, weapon trained and scanning the area, the drone quickly following behind him, taking guard of his right, they make way to the enemy position, a small hail of bullets tear through the air towards them, the two ducking down before the drone returns fire, firing off two rounds and killing the enemy soldier, they proceed forward to the enemy position, firing a few rounds, killing two more disorientated enemy soldiers before entering an emplacement, the officer of the Vaidos forces fire upon them, a round from his side arm hitting the Avenestian trooper in the shoulder, the drone fires at the officer once, a round sinking into his forehead, the drone turns to help the trooper, who is injured from the round going through the light padding of his shoulder armour*

Avenestian trooper-Damn he got a lucky shot

T-60 Unit 5775-Do not worry, my scans show the bullet wound to be non-fatal, the round entered your shoulder and was ejected outwards on the other side.

Avenestian trooper-well thats good to know.

*the drone stands and scans the area, seeing other Avenestian troops entering the various emplacements, combating the Vaidos forces, a victory being obvious for the battle

[Platacia]

Imperial Bank of Platacia:

*The two remaining guards duck behind cover from the suppressing fire, one being wounded in the process. The other attempts blind fire, before quickly realising the power of the weapon with which he is armed, and bringing it back out of sight without firing a shot. After a few minutes of being trapped and injured, Te guards throw their weapons within sight of the robbers, and come out with their hands up.*

Gravida Airspace:

*The Platacian jets, using their experience gained in the wars against Sibaria and the Seabersian states, attempt to position the fishbeds in positions in which they can be fired upon from Platacian anti-air units, as well as other Falcons.*

Outside the Imperial Bank of Platacia:

*By this time, police and military forces have surrounded the bank, keeping at a safe distance due to reports of the HBMD, and remaining in cover from the fishbeds. A negotiator who speaks German is brought in, with officials believing it is an operation by the EAP.*

Negotiator: (Over loudspeaker; in German) Attention, Pact soldiers, we have you surrounded. If you wish to survive this encounter, we suggest you release your hostages, and come out with your hands up.

[Ironcastle]

Vault, Imperial Bank of Platacia

Red: See? It's much easier when you cooperate. Blue, do you have what we came for?

Blue: Just about. There. Got it.

Red: Good. Now, set the charges and let's get out of here.

One robber handcuffs the guards and leads them back to the lobby, while the others begin planting charges in the vault. The leader returns to the lobby to hear the Platacian forces outside speaking in German.

Red (in Platacian, through megaphone): Here's what's going to happen. You're going to let us get to the airport and leave. If, at any point, you try to stop us or enter the bank, we will detonate explosives and destroy this entire building along with everyone inside.

The soldiers outside can hear thumping headed towards the door.

Airspace above Gravida

Fishbed 1: Time's almost up. Prepare to commence the final attack.

Four Fishbeds split off and head for the bank, with the others attempting to cover them. Platacian pilots can see the four are armed with AGMs and other assorted anti-surface weaponry.

[Ironcastle]

Avenest-Vaidos Border Region

The four commandos have landed in a secluded forest and are moving out. Their destination is a stationary front line between the two fighting nations.

Shadow 1-1: I'm going to say it again. Non-lethal. We're not here to cause international incidents.

Shadow 1-3: Drones are fine, right?

Shadow 1-1: Correct. If you see any of the targets, deploy drone poppers. Check them now.

Each commando checks their grenades. Among them are 'drone poppers', recently developed by IARPA to combat the rising number of drones being fielded in foreign nations. They deliver a highly concentrated EMP burst, easily capable of disabling tough drones if detonated in the right area.

Shadow 1-1: Alright people, we've got a bit of a hike. Let's get a move on.