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September 14th, 2051

You wake up to the sound of someone knocking on the door of your bunk, and you get up, groaning as you look at the time. 0123, you note the time on your phone, then you glance at the door, wondering who it is that's knocking. You've had a busy schedule this entire week and desperately want to get some sleep. The knocking persists and you hear Balogh calling out to you, telling you to get out there right now. Grumbling, you get up and head over to the sink, splashing some water on your face as you reflect upon what you've been doing lately.

By the time you get there, you see that Ami, Jax, and Larry are already there, waiting for you and Balogh to arrive. All of you look pretty tired, and Jax glances at you as you approach them. "You know anything about what's going on?" he asks as you take a seat, and you shake your head, telling him you're just as in the dark about this as they are. As you're telling this to your teammates, the door swings open again and Altug walks into the room, looking troubled as she walks in with the Major. All five of you stand up and salute the Major, and she returns the salute as she heads to the front of the room with Altug.

"These are the soldiers involved with the giant engine incidents thus far?" the Major asks Altug, and she nods. The Major scans the five of you before taking a seat. "All right, then. I'll cut to the chase and let you know what our intelligence has gathered thus far and why I want the five of you to do this," she says, staring at your team intently.

You shift uncomfortably in your seat.

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