Scylla and Charybdis

**Whistler**: "*We're not so different. You both saw that without order, the world keeps catching fire. I'm not here to be a dictator, I'm here to save the nations from themselves.*"
**Decker**: "*You can tell yourself whatever you want, all you preach is oppression.*"
**Whistler**: "*There was a moment when the world knew global peace, and it was when Global State of Order was in power. What you call oppression is security. People only need one last push to realize that.*"
— Whistler to Decker and the others about his goals.

**Scylla and Charybdis** is the twelfth mission in Warzone: Iron Wolf II. It resolves around Mark "Karma" Owen and Harrison Decker trying to apprehend Agent Whistler aboard the avant-garde airship "Akron" under suspicions of him being a Typhoon loyalist.

## Cutscene

The scene opens with a black and white painting of the Terminus squad, where all members fade into dust except Locke. Decker narrates how they will help the squad escape Shanghai, while they'll present Locke as the spoils of war to Whistler. On screen appears a schematics of the state-of-the-art airship called "Akron". Decker says the Akron is scheduled to head to Baltimore, United States as a show of force for the Convention in light of the events in Shanghai. He mentions Whistler will be on board, allowing them to intercept him. Saint says they'll standby on the ground in case of plan B, but Karma mentions Whistler should be trapped in the air, since he doesn't have wings.

It cuts to scene where Karma and Decker are flying in a VTOL with Locke as a prisoner. The pilot states arrival time in less than a minute. Decker confirms, and beckons the others to switch channels, as he tells them to keep a low profile, they need to scout the airship carefully as it could be that Whistler has more loyalists on board with him. As Karma jokes about how big the ship could be, the airship breaks through the clouds, effectively as big as an aircraft carrier. The VTOL circles around, looking for a place to land.

Locke asks him if he could loosen the cuffs, but Decker reminds him that for them he is still considered hostile, cocking his pistol as he tells Locke to not try anything funny. Locke in turn reminds him that if he wanted to screw them over, he could tell the first person about Decker and Karma conspiring against the Convention. Decker shrugs and grins, mentioning he might've already signed his own death certificate already. As the VTOL prepares for landing, Decker stands up, proclaiming 'it's time to find out'.

## Overview

Escorting Locke through the airship, gathering intel about who to trust and who to not. The gathering of intel is optional and done through taking detours, which eventually leads to enough information that the Intelligence Agency is doing shady stuff.

Eventually, Karma splits off to investigate the cargo hold. The Intelligence Agency is protecting their own cargo. Karma scans the cargo unseen, confirming it's similar to the Agents seen in Singapore, however it is actually designated Agent Red/Grey.

They regroup to bring Locke to Whistler. Confrontation where Whistler reveals he knows everything already. Agent Red is another nano-machine that when infecting people gives access to comprehensive data, like speech, location and even very rough thoughts/emotions. He reveals that the event in Baltimore will break the back of the world, as Terminus will get the final blame for a devastating catastrophe similar to Singapore, allowing the Convention to assume full control.

They are detained and brought to the cells, however Locke manages to break free from his restraints as Decker had loosened it without telling him, after he had gotten a bad feeling. This is luck allows them to pursuit Whistler. However, a self-destruction sequence starts and the Intelligence Agency Loyalists begins to open fire on the people aboard.

While the ship begins to breakdown around them, they fight their way to the deck. Where they hijack a VTOL (which keep grounded with magnetism) and they escape as the airship plunges into Atlantic Ocean. They contact Terminus, telling them they go to Baltimore to stop something bad from happeninng.

## Characters

* Mark "Karma" Owen
* Harrison Decker
* David Locke
* Tom Whistler

## Achievements

* **The Devil and Deep Blue Sea** (15 File:Gamerscore.png/Bronze File:Trophy bronze.png) - Complete **Scylla and Charybdis** on any difficulty.
* **Storm Brewing** (15 File:Gamerscore.png/BronzeFile:Trophy bronze.png) - Collect all intel about the IA.