Project ISISX

Alpha Team in position

One hostile at the back door, over.

Bravo Set - one single guard at the front entrance

Delta Set - one guarding the back door armed with a long gun

No night vision. Charlie Set - roof is clear

Echo confirming one guarding the front entrance. Roof is clear.

Delta we move on your mark. Call the Ball. Roger.

Echo, you have the sentry guarding the front door, I will take the one guarding the back.

Charlie, continue overwatch in case of any response.

Confirm when ready. Set. Set.

On my mark..three...two...

Target down. All clear.

Alpha, Bravo, you are clear to move. Move.

We have a squirter Target down.

Barnes!

Alpha team clear. Warehouse clear.

Clear. Clear. All clear. Barnes!

How is she? She's a little dazed, but otherwise okay.

I think she might be drugged too. The DEA can come in now, it's clear.

Let's see what these bastards have been up to.

Check that box.

What the hell?

Something's not right here.

Is it just me, or does that wall look a little out of place here?

It's definitely hollow.

What the hell?

Alpha, there's a girl in here walking toward us. Copy, we found some in here too

checking it out. Hon?

Are you okay?

BOMB!

Hi.

Excuse me, um...I...

I'm here for the interview...

I didn't know this company was a startup

Not that it matters...I...love...a challenge

Please have a seat and put these on.

Ah ha ha...so cool...

Is that what your company does? Because...if...

so, this is my peanut butter and jam.

I'm definitely on board. Uh, and who is that dude.

He is a man on a mission

that must be the boss. Good morning Mr Martin.

I find it more convenient to conduct my meetings

this way. This won't take much of your time. Or mine.

Okay...I completely understand...mister....

Smith...you may call me Mr Smith. Okay, Mr...uh...Smith

You're the one conducting the interview?

Quite frankly, this is not so much of an interview as it is an offer.

I get the job? Your brother is under investigation by the securities and exchange commission.

Yeah...you're with the SEC...right?

Yeah, okay then...this interview is over until I can get my attorney.

No, Mr Martin...I am not with the SEC

May I continue? That securities and exchange commission will find your brother

guilty, of that there is no doubt. He has been dealing with

some extremely shady people. As a result, your brother

and his family are in for some very difficult times...

in the near and distant future. How did you... This is where my offer to you comes in.

Mr Martin, you possess

a certain skill set. Skills of which my organization

is in need. You mean my programming...

Perhaps I should have said skills possessed by your alter ego...Mimir

Mim...mi....no...no... Interesting choice for a hackers pseudonym...

Mimir...the Norse God of Wisdom.

I do hope you possess the wisdom of Mimir.

As I said...you possess certain skills that my organisation

is in need of. If you accept my offer, we will ensure that

your brother's investigation with the SEC will be concluded in his favor.

I thought you said you weren't with the SEC I'm not.

I'm simply to effect the influence of a great many things.

Your brother's investigation is one of them

Oh...kay...and...

if I reject your offer? As I said,

your brother and his family will be in for a very..hard...time...

I get the bargain...I, uh...

I become your hacker slave and...

you fix my brother and his

family's problems. No, in fact, Mr Martin, we will only require your services

for this one assignment. After that you may go back to your life

hacking away, as normal, except you will have

a very large stipend as compensation for your services.

Ummm

How many laws would I have to break? Considering the number of laws you've already broken,

I wouldn't think that would be a consideration for you.

But, you will be doing a service foryour country.

Ah ha...okay...yeah...you're with the government

No, I am not with the government...on the contrary we provide

extra-governmental oversight...preferring to work outside the contraints

of the political agendas of most countries...opting to work for our own country

and it's citizens.

You needn't make a decision immediately. I'll give you the rest of the day to think about my office. Tomorrow at precisely

noon, you will receive a text. We will expect your answer then.

And do keep in mind, Mr Martin, we will not make this offer a second time.

Good day.

He'll work...he's a much better programmer than even he realizes.

His hacking skills are off the charts.

There will be some growing pains...for all of them.

But in the end I'm positive he'll mesh well for...whatever you have in mind.

CLICK

No...no...I completely understand

Thank you for everything you're doing for my father

According to this note, you're the last one

Seven names...seven people

So...are you the one who's going to tell us what the hell we're going here? None of these idiots know anything.

All I know is...

What I was told during my interview...

I'm just here for my hacking skills.

Well, well...the mysterious "Mr Smith"

Again...

My kind of meeting, right to the point>

Well, you've certainly pulled together quite an interesting group.

Military...military - maybe police...

Military...military...

I'm going to guess you're our token geek...And you...

No clue...but you have a very seedy look to you.

We're all waiting to hear with baited breath.

Who's rumored to be the next Republican

candidate for President of the United States.

She's very active in the women's right movement in the Middle East.

She's been using her father's connections to work with the Afghan government

to build schools and provide education for young Afghan girls. And it hasn't made

her very propular with some very nasty people from what I hear.

You seem to know a lot about her. The middle east is my specialty...

I'm guessing that's why I'm here...

How many dead?

How did they manage to keep that one quiet?

Who claimed responsibility?

Others?

How is someone "accidentally" rescued?

Because, we didn't know they were there.

We were working with the DEA...doing what we could

to interrupt the flow of drugs coming out of Afghanistan. We had a lead

on a large of stash of high grade opiates supposedly being stored in a warehouse...but instead of finding drugs

we found five women chained to a wall. Who is "we"?

Captain Dale Swanson...

currently assigned to first special forces, operational detachment delta.

This is a military operation? I guess should have figured...with...

looks of you guys...but I thought you said we weren't going to be working with the government... I'm no leave...

After the ...incident...

at the warehouse, I was told to take all the time I needed.

Finding give women chained to a wall effected you that much... No...

It was the suicide bomber that took out half of my team and the entire DEA contingent.

Three days into my leave, I was contacted by Mr Smith...

I have a feeling you all know the rest of the story.

(you are to search for an rescue Miss Thurman, and any other young ladies who might

TEXT TONES

Yeah...wait...uh...

Do you want me to use my own computer equipment or is there something

that you'd like me to use?

I guess he meant that literally

Okay...first thing I'd like to do is figure out who we are...

what we can do...what we can't do...

I'm not used to working with a team I don't know. That's as good a place to start as any.

I'm Julian...but only my mother calls me Julian...

Everyone who knows me calls me Jules...

and I've a feeling before this is over we'll know each other quite well.

You were pretty spot on...Miss...

Ankita. Ankita...

A lot of people refer to my profession as "seedy"

I tend to move around in the dark underbelly of society

I'm in the business of finding and procuring anything my customer needs

by any means...whether they be legal

or illicit... Black marketeer...I can definitely see the benefits of you on our team.

My specialty includes profiling

and deprogramming. I'm guessing I'm here in case Miss Thurman needs deprogramming

after the ordeal. FBI?

At one point...let's leave it at that.

Well, what do you think?

I think you've put together a good group of individuals

Let's see if they can operate as a team. You know the history some of them have.

We have Lilah to thank for bringing them here. Another good choice.

Now we have to see if Captain Swanson can bring them together as a team.

There's the question mark.

The incident in Ankara hit him pretty hard. Hopefully it doesn't effect his leadership

of this team. We can't afford for him to be overly cautious.

My real concern is Larry.

we've created a pack of Alpha Wolves and tossed a sheep in their midst.

I just hope he doesn't get eaten alive before this is all over.

Time will tell.

Folami...I'm an engineer.

But I cut my teeth in the Legion Etrangere.

The French Foreign Legion.

Koa...Royal Thai Army...Special Warfare Division.

But you're not Thai...Laotian? Yes...

My father worked with the American CIA during the Vietnamese War.

When the American forces left the country, they left him. So he fled, taking all of us to Thailand with him.

I'm going to guess "Ivan" over here

is also Spec Ops...probably Spetznaz

Alexi...yes...before....

when I was young and stupid.

Now I work as chief of security for a Russian businessman in Moscow.

So you're an enforcer for the Russian Mafia.

Da... I knew you looked familiar...I've done some work

for your boss on occasion.

I think my main reason for being here is to soften the testosterone level of the group

No...that's probably me

My specialty is the middle eastern affairs with a focus on fundamentalist terrorism

Formerly with the RAW, now I work in the private sector. So you're a spook!

Watch out...she'll take your teeth.

And...I'm your IT guy.

IT guy...well specs...it's time to earn your money.