Lore/Unthinkable

***December 20th, 2015 - 14:00***
***Enforcer HQ, Panau***
*Upon receiving the old reports, which were made public long ago, along with the new, actionable intel of Oliver’s recent activities from the man in the slick black suit, PBI rushes to issue fresh warrants on Oliver and his accomplices. Attempting to keep bounty hunters away and lower risks of exposure, PBI asks for help from a handful of Enforcers with experience in dealing with and defusing “sensitive situations.”*

“Major! New orders just came in from the Government, specifically for you, ma’am.” reports the energetic Private. Lilith raises an eyebrow as she snatches the envelope from his hands and asks, “Well, what are you waiting for? A promotion? That’s it, drop down and give me 20!” Aiden Sykes walks around the corner and responds, “Take it easy on the poor guy. Dismissed, Private.”

*Ignoring Aiden, Lilith tears open the envelope and reads her orders. Glaring at the parchment in surprise, she takes out her PDA and walks towards the General’s office.*

“Dexter, you need to come to Shawn’s office. It’s about Oliver.” emails Lilith as she enters the General’s office. Major Winston Wolfe is reviewing his ENFPOL files as Lilith walks in and says, “Afternoon, Major Vizla. What brings you here?” Lilith replies, “It’s classified.” Busy with a phone call, the General motions for her to have a seat, “... Yes Minister, everything will be safe, I can personally guarantee it. We’ll be sending over our best men, they will secure the Financial District before your arrival…” Dexter walks in and says, “I came as soon as I could, what happened with Oli-” Shawn Michaels puts down the phone and asks, “Sorry about that, the Minister is worried about his convoy coming up. Now what’s this about uh, Oli… what now?” Lilith looks at Dexter and responds, “Er, he meant to say oligarchy. Speaking of which, can you check the logs and see where from the PBI these orders came from?” Shawn studies the two and opens his hand, “Sure, give me the document.”

Government Order Document

*After studying the PBI orders, Shawn enters the codes into his terminal to trace it’s origin, only to find his terminal getting locked.*

Frustrated, Shawn exclaims, “Dammit, I got locked out. This must be from really high up, I’d assume you’ll have to carry out the orders, Lilith, since they’re directed only for you.” Lilith sighs and replies, “Guess so, I’ll assemble a squad. Thank you, General.” Wolfe suggests, “Let me help, I can put passive ENFPOL resources to use.” Lilith nods and responds, “Alright, take a look at the file and get some gear ready.”

***December 21st - 10:00***
***Reaper HQ, Panau***
*Billie West’s return was celebrated in-house only, although rumors of her arrival back to Panau had spread throughout the desert. Over the past two weeks, the Renegades had practiced together as an operational ragtag group, using isolated locations for training grounds. Commander Jane had been happy getting to know her twin sister, Bethany Smithers, more, although deep down she had an odd feeling about Bethany’s sudden arrival.*

*Quinn, Nate, and Geoff gather around as Billie West prepares to give yet another speech to their faction.*

“10 bucks says a Recruit forgets to turn off his radio.” jokes Quinn, to which Geoff responds, “I hope so, I really want to see Billie West angry at a Recruit again.” As they laugh, Nate asks, “You guys heard from Oliver lately? He hasn’t reported in ever since we came back.” Geoff says, “I think he needs some space, said he wanted to spend time with his wife.”

*As Billie West begins her speech, a Recruit’s radio goes off. She glares at him for a moment as he fiddles with his radio, then gets him thrown into the dungeon. In the middle of her glorious speech, multiple Enforcers drop and surround the Briefing Room. Taking arms, the Recruits panic as the rest of the Reapers surround the Commander, her sister, and Billie West.*

Walking fiercely, Lilith commands, “Billie West, you are under arrest. Come peacefully and we’ll spare your men.” Laughing, Billie West responds, “Ha! The Enforcers really have lost their minds, thinking they can barge in our HQ like this! Remember what happened last time?”

*Tensions rise as Reaper A/S takes off and surrounds the Briefing Room, with David Cage tipping his Beret from the inside of his K-24. Dexter slightly shakes his head at Lilith, who grinds her teeth out of anger and pulls her men out from Reaper HQ.*

Billie West meets with Geoff, Nate, and Quinn to say, “Well that was certainly interesting. Dexter must have been ordered to accompany Lilith.” Nate asks, “How do you know?” She replies, “You didn’t see the look on his face. Quinn, meet with Alexov and loop him in on this. Nate, go get Efe and David Cage. Geoff, prepare the Bering.” Geoff responds, “What about Oliver?” Billie West says, “Leave him to me.”

*Billie West flies to the hidden McQueen Residence in the mountains near PHQ. She meets with Oliver and his wife, explaining what happened at Reaper HQ and asking for his return, once again. Being an understanding one, his wife hugs him goodbye after Oliver packs his gear. Half an hour later, they both meet with the rest of the team at Reaper HQ.*

***December 22nd - 12:00***
***PBI Mountain Facility, Panau***
*Lilith, Dexter, Odin Vance, Wolfe, and Aiden all debrief at one of the PBI locations in the Government mountains. Watching them from behind the one-way mirror, the man in the slick black suit takes personality notes. Once debriefed, Lilith begins to ask questions.*

“Now that this pointless debriefing is over, what the hell is going on? I demand to know why this is so heavily classified and why I’m so important to this mission. Billie West is wanted by the Government, her apprehension doesn’t need to be classified. Who authorized this?” Buttoning his slick suit as he walks out, the man states, “That, Major Vizla, would be me.” With a stern look, Lilith inquires, “Who are you and how do you even have permission to be here? I’ve never seen you before.” The man replies, “Ah, well let me introduce myself,” he stares at Dexter as he continues, “My name is Edward Nytes, and I’m CIA.”

*While Lilith and her squad talk with Nytes, Dexter sneaks out and contacts Oliver through an encrypted line.*

Oliver asks, “Line is secure, what’s going on Dex?” Dexter asserts, “Ski lodge, 10 minutes. Come alone.”

***December 22nd - 14:00***
***Mountain Ski Lodge, Panau***
*It was always cold in the mountains, but the blinding snow-storm made it even more unbearable. Oliver was the first to arrive, carefully landing his Pell and taking shelter inside the lodge area, waiting on Dexter.*

“This better be important, it’s freezing.” says Oliver to himself as he walks to their usual spot. “Oliver, I’ve got some bad news, and some worse news. Which do you want to hear first?” asks Dexter as he sneaks up on Oliver, who responds, “Just lay it on me, it can’t be that bad.” Dexter explains, “Edward Nytes is still alive, and now he’s here on Panau.” Oliver stares at him for a moment, then claims, “Well shit, that is bad… How is this possible, I killed him on the island! You were there, remember?” Dexter nods and says, “I know, kid. Right now, all that matters is his agenda, which is to hunt you and Billie West down. Oliver, you need to know, I’m on the task-force that’s hunting you two.” Thinking for a second, Oliver replies, “If Nytes is involved, I can’t risk the team; he’s too dangerous. I’ll figure something out, you should head back before Nytes suspects something.” Dexter reassures, “He already knows we’re up to something, kid.”

*Listening from around the corner, Winston Wolfe raises his eyebrow as he takes some mental notes.*

***December 23rd - 20:00***
***Reaper Desert, Panau***
*Oliver and Billie West drive towards one of her secure locations in the desert.*

Billie West says, “I’ve never seen you this worried, what’s going on?” Oliver gulps and reveals, “The person behind all of this. His name is Edward Nytes. I knew him from the island, where Dexter trained me. Nytes… he used to be a good guy; hell, he was even friends with Dexter before I knew them. Something happened between us, he turned evil, and I had to put an arrow through his eye.” Billie West laughs as she says, “Well, I think you missed, McQueen.” Oliver looks at Billie West and asserts, “I don’t miss. All I know for sure is that he won’t stop until he destroys me.” Billie West replies, “Oliver, we’ll deal with him, like we al-”

*Before Billie West could finish, they get attacked by an Enforcer Topachula, whose missile barely misses their car. Out of instinct, Oliver begins shooting at the Topa while Billie West floors it to the nearest Pells.*

Using the Topa’s loudspeakers, Lilith screams, “Stop your vehicle and surrender, or get destroyed!” Oliver tells Billie West, “Take a right past the bridge, the village up ahead has Pells. I’ll shoot out the spotlight!”

*Barely getting away, the two fly towards Reaper HQ.*

***December 24th - 10:00***
***Enforcer HQ, Panau***
*Lilith, Dexter, and their squad meet in Shawn’s abandoned office.*

Dexter asks, “Lilith, what the hell was that? We’re supposed to capture them, not kill on sight!” Lilith snaps back, “Hey, I was only trying to disable their vehicle!” Odin Vance says, “I can’t believe Oliver sabotaged Shawn’s plane. That makes no sense, they were friends last I knew.” Aiden chimes in, “He may be family, but the evidence is pretty clear. We have to bring him in for questioning, although I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt.” Dexter inquires, “Let me see the evidence again.”

Edward Nytes’ Intelligence Report: Page 1, Page 2

*As Dexter studies the file claiming Oliver to be the saboteur for Shawn’s plane, his face tenses. Having feelings of confusion and doubt in one of his oldest friends, Dexter hands back the report and gears up with the rest of their team.*

Wolfe looks around and states, “The evidence is quite… damning. These actions do go along with Oliver’s ‘assassination’ M.O., considering his attempt to kill ex-President Catherine Green, although the charges were mysteriously dropped.” Lilith states, “If Oliver tried to destroy the plane just to assassinate Shawn, you can bet he will try something at Shawn’s wedding.” Dexter asks, “Wasn’t he a part of your ‘SPECTRE?’ How can you be so aggressive?” Lilith replies, “Because he didn’t just betray the Government, he betrayed SPECTRE and everything we stand for. Nytes gave me this recording and the dialogue text.”

Voice Recording Evidence:

> Oliver: Alright Carthik, you brought me up here. Now what’s going on?
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> Carthik: Look out there and tell me what you see.
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> Oliver: Uh, a burnt down village?
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> Carthik: It was a peaceful village, too. You see, when I was little, my family lived there. Then one day, everything changed when the Government pigs attacked. Hah, said they wanted the land for resources.
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> Oliver: I… I’m sorry, Carthik. I didn’t know
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> Carthik: Just like I didn’t know who the spy in Deathwatch was until earlier today. Heh, you see my contacts can be very reliable when I need them to be.
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> Oliver: Who is it then?
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> Carthik: Are you really going to continue playing this game, Oliver? Or are you really that conflicted inside, that you yourself doubt the Government’s intentions? Join me, Oliver. Join my *just cause*, and I will show you the true nature of the Government. Abandon them, just like they abandoned you!
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> Oliver: SPECTRE. They’re your main threat, not the Government.
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> Carthik: Good, tell me more…
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Lilith slaps down the last bit of evidence of Oliver betraying SPECTRE as she continues, “He played us, all of us, and outed SPECTRE to Carthik. I will bring him to justice, no matter what it takes.”