Glitch in the Interior

**Glitch in the Interior** is the third mission of Just Cause 3 Extreme.

## Plot

9:00 PM, December 2nd, 2015.

As a huge number of elite Medici Military soldiers stood guard at Cima Leon: Centcom, Rico observed them with binoculars at a distance. There were many defenses, including Capstone FH155s, search lights, and SAMs.

"*That tower... must be the lab.*" Rico privately remarked to himself.

Rico snuck down to the base, hiding behind cover just as a military vehicle stopped at a checkpoint.

"*Password?*" the guard asked.

"*Di Ravello forever.*" the driver responded. The guard waved him through.

Rico then pulled a Medici Military elite soldier into a secluded area. There, Rico killed him with a grapple shot into his face. He then donned the armor.

Rico walked to the gate.

"*Password?*" the guard asked.

"*Di Ravello forever.*" Rico responded. The guard waved him through.

Inside the fortress, Rico was slightly awed at how many defenses were there.

Rico slowly walked up to the tower, avoiding staring at anyone in particular. No one seemed to pay him any attention as well.

Rico reached an elevator, and pressed DOWN. The elevator descended.

After a minute, the elevator reached the ground floor.

"*All right... time to gather as much information as possible.*" Rico remarked. Rico began to search every room within the lab.

Most of the information was just random science stuff, but one room contained the specifications for the strange weapon with the charge. Apparently it was supposed to be 7.62mm NATO, but it had been converted into a... weapon with a charging ability? Rico didn't understand, so he picked up the relevant information and kept searching.

Inside another room, Rico found a key behind a glass door. The door itself needed a key, which Rico did not find one in any of the rooms.

"*Shattering the glass will surely trigger the alarm... will it?*" Rico thought.

Rico decided to double back and double check that he had searched every room. He found one room which couldn't be opened, but the "TOP SECRET" made it obvious it was not for prying eyes anyway.

"*Well, here goes nothing.*" Rico quietly remarked.

Rico shattered the glass with his grappler. An alarm blared throughout the facility.

"*Situation not secure! Heavy support inbound! Handle the threat in the lab!*" the intercom system screamed. Rico knew he had to hurry.

Grabbing the key, Rico inserted it into the door knob leading to the room marked TOP SECRET, then rushed inside.

Rico inserted his grappler into a hard drive, then began to download the contents of the computer. At the same time, he held a Urga Vdova 89 with one hand, aimed at the door.

After what felt like an eternity, the contents were downloaded. Rico now had to escape, but how?

An explosion blew the door wide open. Rico fired at the Medici Military immediately after the smoke cleared. Soldiers started going down en masse.

Rico fought his way to the elevator, then pressed the key to go up. Nothing happened.

"*What the... what's going on here?*" Rico wondered.

Rico pressed the up button several more times to no avail.

"*Fortunately, I still have my grappler and parachute.*" Rico remarked.

After several minutes of grappling, Rico reached the base level.

Hundreds of guns and missiles were trained at him.

"*Rico Rodriguez! Surrender or die!*" the intercom barked.

"*How about neither!*" Rico retorted in an almost laughing manner, then wingsuited out.

"*Don't let him get away!*" the base intercom screamed.

As Rico wingsuited away, he was shot at by no less than 100 Urga Mstitel Mk. Is with their miniguns blazing away. However maneuverable Rico was, even he had trouble evading that many minigun rounds.

His wingsuit got clipped, and Rico fell into a ravine.

Undeterred, Rico hijacked a Urga Mstitel Mk. I, and climbed in.

4:00 AM, December 3rd, 2015.

As a Rebellion soldier woke up to guard the perimeter, she spotted a Urga Mstitel Mk. I heading this way.

"*All units on alert! Incoming Medici Military...*" the rebel began to say, but came up short as the chopper was obviously heavily damaged.

"*This is Rico Rodriguez on approach. You might want to clear the runway.*" Rico said in a very tired voice.

As Rico landed the near-destroyed Urga Mstitel Mk. I onto the pavement, Rico climbed out and promptly fell asleep.

9:00 AM.

Rico woke up in a bed in what appeared to be a makeshift hospital within Cava de Rebelles.

"*You got talent, you know that Rico?*" Mario said.

"*I do know that.*" Rico said.

Rico got up and plugged his grappler into a Rebellion computer.

A rebel hacker began to sift through the data.

"*My goodness... this will take a while to sift through.*" the female hacker noted.

Rico stared out into the distance, looking very tired.