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Dominic bolted up, covered in sweat as he found himself in a dark room with only one light. He looked to his left and saw Sarah tending to him. When the two met eyes, Sarah sighed with great relief.

"He's awake Shin!" She said, calling Shin over.

Shin then emerged from the shadows, arms folded as he approached Dominic. "How you feeling Dom?"

"I-I... What the hell happened?" Dominic asked.

Shin sighed as he pulled up a rusty chair and sat in front of Dominic. "Those drops you saw fired Infrasound waves at you and the crowd."

"Infrasound?"

"It's a sound that has a frequency so low, our ears can't hear it."

"Yeah, so what does that sound do?"

"You can't hear the sound but your body feels it."

Dominic thought back to before he passed out. He had that swaying, very uneasy feeling, being unable to correctly breathe. "Yeah... I remember."

"We're lucky that I saw you go down." Shin said. "Others... weren't so lucky... There are at least two or three dozen people still lying out there...

"Unconscious?"

Shin shook his head. "Dead."

Dominic's jaw dropped. "Y-you can't be serious... Who the hell are we dealing with out there?"

Shin sighed. "It's the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation."

"The IMC?!" Dominic exclaimed. "Don't they produce working materials?"

Shin shook his head. "The IMC is a lot more powerful than you think Dom. They are the single-most richest foundation in the known galaxy. They have the money to buy themselves, hell, even produce, an army to fight for them."

"But why the hell are they here?!" Dominic asked. "Why Colony H-24?!"

"You see, the IMC-"

"Commander!" A voice rang out from outside the room. Then, a man in a similar outfit to Shin burst into the room, out of breath.

"What is it Collins?" Shin said standing up from his chair.

"An IMC convoy has arrived at his compound. They have us surrounded. We are heavily outgunned." Collins reported.

"How many men do you see out there?" Shin asked, running to a metal wall.

"Around 15 to 20 men sir."

Shin then popped off the hatch-lid that was on the wall and took out several long, metal containers.

"Gotta be prepared..." He said, catching Dominic's glance. "How many men do we have?"

"About 10 sir, excluding the two children." Collins said.

"Well, then." Shin said, opening the containers, "Make that number 12 Collins."

"Sir?"

In his hands, Shin carried several firearms and laid them on the table. "Ready up you two."

Shin pointed to the rifles and machine guns laid on the table. Both Dominic and Sarah gave Shin a surprised look.

"Look, there is no way in hell's name that we are going to be able to negotiate our way through those IMC mercenaries. Our solution is simple."

"And that is...?" Sarah asked.

"M-COR tactics." Shin said, grinning. He picked up an R-101 Compact Carbine from the table and fed it a fresh clip. He then slung a bandolier of four magazines over his chest. He then strapped on a Sidewinder grenade launcher to his back. "We fight our way through."

"But, we've never used firearms before..." Dominic said. "At least, something this complex..."

"You'll learn Dom. You too Sarah." Shin said as he picked up a brownish-sand coloured helmet with a blue visor from the ground. He fit it over his head. "Collins." he said.

"Yes sir?"

"Give these two proper gear to suit up for combat."

"Yes sir. Should I give them the disposable body armor?"

Shin shook his head. "Give them the Pilot-class Black Sparrow Combat Armor.

"Yes sir. But pardon me for asking, is there a particular reason?"

Shin chuckled as he shut the helmet piece fully over his head, now a blue light shining where his eyes should have been.

"Because today, Sarah and Dominic will be joining the ranks of the Black Sparrows."

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