My name is Michael Thorton.

One year ago I was recruited by a top secret program called Alpha Protocol. I was drugged and woke up in their medical bay. Not exactly a nice first day.

I was introduced to a lot of different types of people; little did I know how much each of them would impact my life.

First I guess is Mina Tang. Boy when I woke up in that medical bay and her face appeared on my PDA I thought she was my guardian angel. She watched over me from day one, an intelligent and beautiful woman always ready to help is a great thing. Very professional and not easy to charm, want my advice? Be professional until she likes you enough, then you can be as smooth talking as you want.

When things went pear shaped Mina stayed with me, while the rest of the world hunted me. Taipei, Moscow, Rome, Mina always stood by me. When I finally met her after finally deciding to return to stop Alpha Protocol we had a very good relationship and, well I believe the official term is 'Office Romance'

After surrendering to Alpha Protocol, and being taken back to the base, I discovered Mina had been captured. Despite the fact that it would give Westridge more time to prepare his escape I decided that Mina was too important to me and rescued her. I found out that it was Mina who had caused me to be cut out of the organisation and be declared rogue. Her reason was that only an outsider could stop Alpha Protocol and Halbech. I forgave her and helped her escape. When the whole mess was behind us we sailed away, on Henry Leland's boat.

Now Mina and I are currently in hiding, as a couple. She was able to wire up a transfer of funds for us, we may not be able to buy a Ferrari every month but we have enough for quite a nice lifestyle.

Second would be Westridge. The guy ran the headquarters like a fortress; you couldn't go to the bathroom without being recorded. I had no idea what his game was till he told me I had been recruited to be a super-secret agent for an organisation that officially didn't exist.

After helping me in Saudi Arabia he ditched me and put the target on my head. When I came back he tried to do a runner. I finally caught up with him at the docks where he had a lot of men and mounted mini-guns. I broke into the room, and pounded the shit out of him. He may have an army and a lot of weapons but hand to hand combat, he was screwed. After hearing his side of the story I did the right thing. I put a bullet in his head.

Sean Darcy, the tech guy for Alpha Protocol, he also tried flirting with Mina before I arrived in the business, which she rejected. When I met up with Mina after she was captured she was sporting some nasty bruises which she told me was Darcy's work, but she had hit him first.

Chasing after Westridge I had to go through Darcy, he sent his men to fight while he hid in a sniper nest and took pot-shots at me. That is, until I used another sniper nest to put one between his eyes.

Alan Parker, the brains behind Alpha Protocol. A mathematician and very intelligent man, he is the one to shut down Alpha Protocol if it is compromised. He tried to remove all evidence during my attack on the headquarters; he put up a lot of defences but once they were down, well let's just say a bullet in the head equals brains on the floor. He also had a daughter, Madison Saint James.

Speaking of Madison, I met her in Rome. She was working for the Veteran Combat Initiative (VCI) and when she came across a file on me, concerning her boss's, Conrad Marburg, orders on my death she contacted me. After meeting her and gathering what Intel I could I decided it would be safer for her if she came back to the safe house with me. She was a pleasant enough person, unlike her father. After a mission she expressed her concern for my wellbeing, and even offered to take a look at my wounds.

Sadly Madison was captured; Marburg used her, forcing me to make a choice. Save Madison, or stop the bomb in the museum. I chose to disarm the bomb. Once I did Marburg showed up with Madison. He let her go, but shot her in the back. She was hailed as a hero and given a proper burial in Italy.

Let me tell you, I enjoyed killed Marburg for taking her life.

While I was operating in Moscow I ran into a German mercenary named SIE working for VCI. Want my advice? Carry a lot of weapons, several condoms and don't let her seductive tone fool you. She may speak softly, and be a hot cougar, but she carries a big gun. It seems the more I reject her the more she tries to get me to fall under her spell. Regardless, she sure came in handy as a handler, not in that way, but as someone to help me through my missions. When it came to assaulting Brayko's mansion she got me a Stryker, damn that was fun. When she got captured by Baryko I decided to help her out, she was in a bad way but was grateful enough for the rescue.

When I was taken back to Alpha Protocol I discovered she worked for Marburg, but didn't like him at all. She met me in the medical bay as I lay strapped to a table. She teased me quite a bit, going on about how I was 'tied up'. Eventually she decided to let me go, but before she did. Well let's just say it lasted more than five minutes and Mina noticed the nail marks on my neck. For the record, experience does help.

I stay in contact SIE and she is more than happy to provide me with arms dealers and Intel if I need it.

Konstantin Brayko, a kid who went from a pimp with his sisters, to a crime lord's inner circle. Prostitutes, drugs, exortion, these are his areas of work. Unfortunately after much excess drug use he was hospitalised several times and friction grew between him and his boss. When said boss decided to go legit Brayko separated from him and formed his own enterprise. His mansion is decorated, tackily. He wears a purple jacket, carries golden SMGs and deadly knives which he is fond of using, quite a lot. I met the kid in a room from the 80s, disco lights, stereo, the music wasn't bad though, pity I couldn't enjoy it though. The guy was trying to shot me or slice my stomach in half.

After I beat him he complained about blood on his jacket, seriously. Despite his whole attitude he was very honest and gave me quite a sum of money, plus his stereo as thanks for not killing him. He also told me that his former boss lied to me and that he was responsible for weapon trafficking in Moscow. After I dealt with the boss, Brayko himself showed up with his beloved knives, after declining his invitation to watch I left him to exact his revenge.

Brayko has mailed me a few times with promises of parties if I ever come back to Moscow, might take him up on that sometime.

While I was on my way to Taipei I met a photojournalist named Scarlett Lake. She was interested in the more dangerous areas of investigation, resulting in many awards for very secret information being discovered.

We became friends during my time in Taipei, she even assisted in an operation to get a security guard's key. During my other missions I would send her some information and not only would that help her and get me some cash, but she seemed to be liking me more for the help I provided.

After I returned to Alpha Protocol I was contacted by a member of the Chinese Secret Police named Omen Deng. He told me that Scarlett was in actual fact a skilled assassin who was responsible for taking a shot at the Taipei president. When I met her in Alpha Protcol's interrogation room she admitted to it, and her regret that she hadn't told me. I let her go and haven't heard a word from her since.

Another face I met in Taipei was a man codenamed 'Albatross' he identified himself as the leader of a faction called G22. He is a man that I trust, but he has absolute demands. If those aren't met he openly shows his displeasure. We got on quite well, he even sent his soldiers, who look like robots, to help me on several occasions.

When I was following a lead in Moscow I ran into Albatross personal bodyguard, a mute teenage punk girl named Sis. Boy was she a handful, dual pistols, speedy and agile. Once I beat her I tried asking her a few questions, this was before I knew she was a mute, when she didn't answer I decided to let her go. She gave me a strange locket and a hug before disappearing.

Albatross contacted me later and we met up. He explained about Sis, when I brought up the locket and inquired about her he didn't seem amused but Sis seemed to be glad I was asking about her.

Albatross and I haven't been in contact for a while; don't know what he's up to or how Sis is.

I met another agent, of sorts. A guy named Steven Heck, who keeps his 'friend' tied to a chair and threatens him with cleaning solutions. Yeah, didn't stay in contact with him. What? The guy disturbs me.

Finally Henry Leland, executive for the Halbech Corporation a weapons company that has been contracted to provide weapons and arms for whoever can pay for them. They orchestrated several terrorist acts worldwide to start another war. All so they can sell more weapons and make more money. Let me tell you, my fist going into his face was very satisfying. Now Halbech has been dragged through courtroom after courtroom, the evidence I found has been enough to slow their entire organisation, soon they will be bankrupt and be forced to close.

So in conclusion, I am friends with a Russian mobster, a German mercenary, the leader of a military intelligence faction and his bodyguard. I'm dating a beautiful computer genius and there are a few people in the world who owe me some favours. So life isn't so bad at the minute, there are a few things that are bugging me. Scarlett, Albatross and Steven. Scarlett is a deadly assassin, Steven has access to a lot of Intel and Albatross has an army. I think I'll try checking up on them. Never hurts to keep an eye on dangerous people.

Please review, any helpful criticisms are welcome. I do not own this epic game or any of its characters.