[Unknown Island 1345 Hours]

Chaos Agent is strolling through the horizon of the ocean, reminiscing the past thoughts of him and his family. Before this war, this "conquest" of his, he remembered that one time where his family truly bonded. It was a decade ago, before ALTER was created, when Chic was just a little girl, when Toxin was not obsessed with experiments, when Chaos Agent was just a "normal" human being. He remembered that time when he and his family went out to the beach to have fun, Chic was building a sand castle but poorly made, but Toxin was there cheering her up and helping her build the sand castle, all while Chaos Agent is under the umbrella, drinking a cold beer while seeing his wife and daughter enjoy the summer air, Toxin then told Chaos Agent to join in and Chaos Agent accept before he tripped and spilled his beer. The wife and daughter laughed but Chaos Agent scared them, only to prank them there a bit and the happy family enjoy there summertime. He felt a weight on his chest going away and wondered, "What happened? And why?". That question is soon to be answered when Col. Sudorov interrupted his silence, with frustation ridden on his face

Col. Sudorov: Chaos!

Chaos Agent: Oh-, umm yes what is it?

Col. Sudorov: The EGO bastards, they've attacked your base

Chaos Agent: Excuse me? What?

Col. Sudorov: You have to come, my men are waiting for us

Chaos Agent: Okay, okay, let's go

Col. Sudorov and Chaos Agent goes to the helipad and boards on their private helicopter, then flies to Steamy Stacks that has been devastated by the recent EGO attack

[Steamy Stacks 1415 Hours]

The two bosses arrive and as the mad Russian has proven, Steamy Stacks is in ruins. Rubble and spillage fill the ground while ALTER and Russian troops goes into cleaning the place

Chaos Agent: Look what they've done to this place! It's... madness

Col. Sudorov: I apologize for the stupidity of my officers. Please, let this not be the reason for the separation of our two factions

Chaos Agent: I accept

Col. Sudorov: That's it? You do realize those terrorists bombed your plant

Chaos Agent: I understand, I'm just having some issues a bit

Col. Sudorov: This is bullshit. Private!

A Russian soldier responds to his order

Russian Soldier: *in Russian* Yes sir

Col. Sudorov: *in Russian* Bring the son of a bitch who was supposed to aid the defenses of this plant, now!

Russian Soldier: *in Russian* Yes sir

Chaos Agent: Please, you don't have to-

Col. Sudorov: Don't worry, he'll apologize

The Russian soldier comes back with an officer with him. The officer is shaking in fear on what would be his fate after this

Russian Officer: *in Russian* Sir, we... tried to do everything. The EGO troops are too strong

Col. Sudorov: *in Russian* Too strong? You had the available troops and resources needed to defend the island for days, if not, months and now you're saying that they're too strong?!

Chaos Agent: Sudorov, please calm down

Col. Sudorov's blood boiled down a bit after that

Col. Sudorov: You're right... You're right...

Col. Sudorov, unexpectedly, pulls out his .357 revolver and shoots the officer in the stomach. The officer groans in excruciating pain with tears coming out of his eyes

Col. Sudorov: You're stupidity will mark your damn demise

Col. Sudorov shoots the officer in the head, putting him out of his misery, though this left Chaos Agent in shock

Chaos Agent: What the hell was that? That was uncalled for

Col. Sudorov: It is now, we must retreat to my HQ. You and your subordinates will be safe there

Chaos Agent is starting to see Col. Sudorov in a sudden change, he also realized on why Riptide was scared at the first place. It's all coming apart now

[EGO Bunker 1525 Hours]

Meanwhile in the EGO Bunker, Cameo is still recovering from that gunshot wound she endured at the attack. Remedy advised her to get some rest so the wound can take time to heal up, and tasked Pvt. Sokolov to watch over her

Pvt. Sokolov: Remedy said that you need to rest up, that wound may not be severe but it definitely dealt quite a mess

Cameo: Nah, all is well, I'm smooth as a fiddle, look

Pvt. Sokolov: Cameo, that's not a good idea, you have to rest

Cameo: It's a leg shot, luv. What could possibly go wrong?

Cameo got up from the bed but as she stood up, her leg shut down and she fell to ground, hitting her head

Pvt. Sokolov: Damn it, I told you to rest

Cameo: I'm fine, look

Cameo tried to get up but her legs simply turned into a noodle and barely got up. Pvt. Sokolov helped her up and laid her down in her bed

Pvt. Sokolov: No more games, rest first

Cameo: Oh, come on, don't be such a wuss now

Pvt. Sokolov: Rest

Cameo: *sigh* Fine

Cameo laid still on the bed, with a disappointed face, while Pvt. Sokolov sits on his chair looking at her. Completely bored, Cameo grabbed his phone to watch YouTube but Pvt. Sokolov took quick notice and grabbed her phone

Cameo: Oi!

Pvt. Sokolov: I said rest, not watching videos on the bed

Cameo: C'mon, don't be such a bum, at least let me do something while I'm sitting here with a hole on my leg

Pvt. Sokolov, trying to get Cameo to sleep, decides to at least give her a chance and hands her phone back

Pvt. Sokolov: Fine, but only for two hours and after that, sleep

Cameo: Okay, okay, it'll be quick

Pvt. Sokolov sits back at his chair while Cameo plugs in her earphones and starts watching YouTube videos

3 Hours Later

?: IGOR!

Pvt. Sokolov: AHH!

Pvt. Sokolov snapped out in fear and shock, as he looked around and sees Cameo on her phone

Cameo: Are you alright?

Pvt. Sokolov: Uhh... I'm fine

Cameo: Looks like you had a bad dream

Pvt. Sokolov: No, I'm okay, no need to worry. And I need your phone now

Cameo: Ughh, well I finished that series anyway, so here

Cameo hands her phone to Pvt. Sokolov

Pvt. Sokolov: Go to sleep, and I'll give you this phone back

Cameo: Alright, just wake me up if something happened

Cameo grabs her pillow and shuts her eye close to get some sleep. Meanwhile, Pvt. Sokolov is questoning himself, who was that person that shocked him in his mind? That person that shouted his name. Either way, he brushed that off and goes to sleep as well

[ALTER Estate 2035 Hours]

Chaos Agent is looking at the full moon, sipping at his tequila glass, to clear his mind from what happened today. Toxin interrupted, but in a respectful manner, to check on her husband

Toxin: Chaos?

Chaos Agent: Oh yes, Toxin, what is it honey?

Toxin: Sudorov wants two batches of my "special medicine", but I told him that he needs your permission first before he can acquire it

Chaos Agent: Very well, if he wants it, take it. But better tell him to be cautious with it

Toxin: And one more thing

Chaos Agent: Yes?

Toxin: Chic... I don't know how we'll be able to find her, and I don't want to rely on Sudorov and his men on finding her, fearing that their actions might cause harm on our daughter as well, both physically and menta-

Chaos Agent: Chic will be fine

Toxin: From those EGO people?!

Chaos Agent: Even though they are our enemy, they wouldn't mistreat their prisoners, unlike us. Look, the point is, Chic will be fine but sadly I don't think we have the time to carry out the rescue attempt

Toxin: So you're too busy hanging out with that Russian "friend" of yours? You care more about this damn business than your family?

Chaos Agent: Look, I-

Toxin: Forget about it, I'll find her myself

Toxin leaves with anguish and disappointment on her face

Chaos Agent: Toxin, Toxin please, I can explain

Chaos Agent tried to call her back but Toxin responded with a middle finger instead. Chaos Agent is now hanging by a thread at this point, who will he choose? Chic or Sudorov? ALTER or Barkov's Forces? Family or Himself? There is no time left nor luck to help him, he must make a choice now, a choice that will inevitably lead to a perilous outcome