KINGDOM ARCHIVES

"Every mission has its risks"

"Not like today. That deployment was unnecessary and it put Jett in a compromised position."

"I don't hear her complaining."

"She wouldn't. She is afraid that--"

"What's going on here? Your report is late. Are you incapable of speech? Out with it!"

"Sova."

"I'm concerned about this mission. It was not tactically viable."

Viper "Sigh. Not this again."

"You are letting your focus on the target jeopardize our goals."

"How we reach our goals is my prerogative!"

"But you ignore everything else! I'll remind you why we are risking our lives

"Scoff. Please, you don't think I know that? Punishing Sage is a direct path to stopping protocol."

"Punishing?"

"You know what I meant!"

"Punishing. This is about patient Zero isn't it?"

"Sova? Don't you dare--"

"Was this ever about stopping Alpha--"

"That's enough--"

"--or was this always about revenge?"

Viper "I said enough!"

"Hey! Easy."

"Viper. Viper? Lower the gun. Sabine..."

"All of you. Out of my sight."

"Ugh, my neck is killing me!"

"I'll take a sore neck over what they got."

"Laughs. You are right about that. Still hurts like hell though."

"Maybe go one mission without punching holes in the ground."

"What, and break my streak? Clove keeps Ibuprofen around here somewhere."

"Top of the locker, under the card. I'm taking a shower."

"Wait, hang on-"

"Top of the locker, I said!"

"Not that damn pills. The mission. You ever seen them do that?"

"Do what?"

"Alpha's extraction. Their Sage didn't even try to treat their Harbor on the field. They took him straight to the VLT-R for a med evac."

"Never seen that before..."

"It's weird, right?"

"Get Viper on comms."

"With the holdouts falling in line, Legion's full resources are at your disposal."

"Good. Now use them. Breach, lead the strike teams. Don't let the others show mercy, you how they are. You push her. Further than we ever have before. Do not stop until she breaks."

"Oh, she'll break."

"Sova, reconnaissance. Every movement, every deployment. If they so much as sneeze, I want absolute certainty they're following our script."

"Done."

"And me?"

"Containment and contingency. Keep them feeling surrounded. One step in the wrong direction-"

"I cut their throat."

"Protocol isn't dumb, they'll adapt to the aggression."

"They won't have time. Don't let them bend, make them snap."

"Without snapping ourselves."

"You better not. Brief your teams, get them ready, and relay your daily callouts."

"We're in the clear. Omen, Reyna, Chamber, Vyse, Jett, Tejo."

"What about Waylay? Veto?"

"They're thinking it over."

"What's to think about?"

"They're picky who they work for. They don't know you."

"Harbor is on our side."

"Really?"

"And Skye."

"Skye's too exhausted to care. Ever since Sage went down. We need an answer there. Same as Alpha. Does someone want to talk to Astra?"

"Sova, you do it. And bring Harbor."

"Don't forget, Neon is spinning. This is a lot for her."

"Yoru is with her now, if we have Neon and Jett it might convince Raze, we'll get the whole mischief gang. Fade and Cypher?"

"Leave them. Whatever they're thinking you won't change it. If they're not with us, we'll know."

"I spoke to Deadlock, she's not on board."

"She doesn't care about Brimstone?"

"She cares about loyalty."

"Talk to her again. Who else is a problem?"

"Definitely Killjoy, she's PISSED."

"And Kay/O. Kay/O is a BIG problem."