Be Advised: This mission will function more like a cutscene than a playable mission in order to give you a break from the non-stop action of the previous missions.
March 3rd, 2065 - 17:30:11, Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia, United States of America, after attending the funeral of Player, Cathy, Tate and Dante and supporting their friends and families with their presence, Shadow, recently and honorably discharged Major Shadi, Chase, and Jackson board Darkstar 4-2 for a trip to Cairo. To their surprise, Sarah, Hendricks, Taylor, Diaz and Maretti tag along with them before takeoff.
SHADOW: Tranquilizer Bullets, check. An icebox filled with every alcoholic drink in The Grill, check. Civilian clothes, check.
MAJOR SHADI: Transportation, check. I can get us an MRAP.
SHADOW: Thank you, Aharon.
CHASE: Yeah, thank you, Aharon. This is really above and beyond the call.
JACKSON: Yeah, bro. You don't have to do this much. You're American enough for all of us.
MAJOR SHADI: I appreciate the confidence, Rob, Harold. But you know how loyalty works. You are the only friends and family I have left. I take care of my friends and family.
DARKSTAR 4-2: Gold 1, we got friendlies requesting permission to come aboard. It's Vanguard Squadron 3 and Hendricks.
SHADOW: Sure, let 'em in.
[door opens]
SARAH: Where are you boys headed?
SHADOW: Cairo. We got one more personal business matter to take care of while we have the chance.
SARAH: Well, in that case, even though the N.R.C. has stood down and requested a peace treaty with Egypt, we're going with you.
HENDRICKS: It's the least I can do for saving Sarah, John, Seb and Peter and trying to save Perry, Cathy, Tate and Dante.
TAYLOR: I figured I owe you, Tyler. For Singapore, Egypt and Ethiopia.
DIAZ: We almost lost you once, brother. We ain't letting that happen again.
MARETTI: You know it. Besides, we'd hate to see Sarah all depressed.
SHADOW: *smiles* Thanks, guys. This really means a lot to me. Alright, get comfortable.
March 4th, 2065 - 04:00:15, Cairo, Egypt, Gold Squadron and Vanguard Squadron 3 ft. Hendricks grab an Egyptian Army MRAP and drive to the modern contemporary suburbia of the city. Where Shadow's primary target for punishment lives.
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First Light
Cairo, Egypt
CDR. Tyler 'Shadow' Powers
Task Force Sentinel, W.A.S.F. Support Division, W.A.S.F. Black Cyber Ops Division
March 4th, 2065 - 04:00:15
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MAJOR SHADI: This is it. What did that female character in that highly underrated game say about a higher-ranking officer again? That he was full of shit, and his wife was a stuck-up broom rider?
SHADOW: That's precisely right.
JACKSON: Now you remind the three of us of ourselves with the ability to memorize movie and video game dialogue.
[Major Shadi laughs]
TAYLOR: Yo, guys, what are we doing here?
SHADOW: You see that house with the Egyptian flag? The owner of that house and his late teammates/best friends raped Fireteam First Light 6 years ago. Tamara, Jessica, Valerie and Eleanor haven't been W.A.S.F. Support Division Operators for a year, and their lives and careers were already hit hard twice and abruptly ended. By Platinum Hawk Team and the United Nations. The latter killing them is the real reason why you haven't seen or heard from them since 2059. But the insult to injury was the late Secretary Savannah Mason and the C.I.A. dropping The Fireteam First Light Sexual Assault Court Case and never charging Platinum Hawk Team for the sake of "diplomacy". On the night of the gangrape, I placed all responsible Platinum Hawks in ethanol comas not as vengeance but as punishment... except one.
HENDRICKS: Colonel Zeyad Khalil.
SHADOW: Thanks to SecDef, O.G.A., and the State Department, he, his wife, and his three sons got their happily ever after. Yesterday, I came here, looped all of this neighborhood's cameras, and broke his garage door's lock in such an unnoticeable way that he'll never figure out what's wrong. That's what I'm doing here. It's okay, guys. I can do this alone. All I need you to do is stay in this car and watch the street. I won't be long. Icebox?
[Major Shadi gives Shadow the icebox]
[Shadow exits the MRAP]
TAYLOR: No. No. No, no, no, no. Shadow, you don't have to do this. Look, I'm sorry about Fireteam First Light. But revenge isn't gonna bring them back.
DIAZ: Didn't you hear him, John? This isn't revenge. This is punishment.
TAYLOR: Seb, please. Shadow, don't do this. Maybe some part of SecDef and O.G.A.'s reason to drop the case is right. Egypt is an ally. Diplomacy requires sacrifice.
MARETTI: No wonder Shadow's doing this. This far into the future, and the law is still powerless in this fucked up situation. And Egypt is NOT an ally.
TAYLOR: Not helping, Peter. Please, dude. Shadow, please. Think about Sarah. This is career suicide. Jacob, back me up. We gotta talk some sense into him.
HENDRICKS: I can't.
TAYLOR: Why not?
HENDRICKS: Because I would be doing the same if an "ally" hurt any of you and the officials can't do anything about it. That's what it means to be a team leader.
Gold 1 quietly enters the Khalil Residence through the unlocked parking garage, plants his Hacking Module on the living room TV, and shoots Khalil and his wife and three sons with Tranquilizer Bullets in their sleep. Then, he ties them up to chairs facing the television and gags the spouse and children while leaving Platinum Hawk 1's mouth open.
Once The Grill's security camera footage and the dropped phone recordings of its guests are ready and waiting, he wakes everyone up with adrenaline and hits play.
[Khalil Family wakes up]
[The Grill's CCTV footage plays]
KHALIL: (Arabic) No. No! NO! This cannot be happening!
[Khalil's three sons watch in horror]
[Khalil's wife frightfully yells at her children to look away and angrily yells at her husband through the duct tape]
[The Grill's guests' phone recordings play]
KHALIL: (Arabic) WHO IS DOING THIS TO US?! WHO ARE YOU?! SHOW YOURSELVES!
SHADOW: Good morning, Zeyad and family! What's the matter?! Trouble at home?!
KHALIL: Damn you! DAMN YOU, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TYLER POWERS! YOU RUINED ME, YOU BASTARD!
SHADOW: Hey, you ruined Fireteam First Light first! Your "gentlemanly" move that night convinced Secretary Mason to silence them for the SAKE of DIPLOMACY! Watch carefully, Mrs. Khalil and children! You remember what you did, Zeyad, huh?! You raped my best lady friends! You took my best lady friends! YOU RAPED MY BEST LADY FRIENDS, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!
[Khalil's wife and three sons cry through the duct tape]
[Shadow empties a bottle of wine down Khalil]
[Khalil vomits, coughs and cries]
SHADOW: YOU RUIN THEM, I RUIN YOU! THE FIRST STEP TO RECOVERY IS KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE A BIG FUCKING PROBLEM! AND THIS IS THE WAKE-UP CALL YOU DESERVE!
KHALIL: Please, stop showing these recordings, Powers! I am sorry about—
SHADOW: DON'T YOU DARE SAY MY BEST LADY FRIENDS' NAMES!
KHALIL: I WANT TO APOLOGIZE, POWERS! PLEASE!
[Shadow empties a bottle of whiskey down Khalil]
[Khalil vomits, coughs and cries]
After saying what needs to be said, Shadow proceeds to shove all of The Grill's alcoholic drinks into Khalil's system while his family gets strong, uncomfortable and mixed feelings spiraling out of control. In just 4 minutes and 45 seconds, Platinum Hawk 1 consumes everything and goes into an ethanol coma due to alcohol poisoning as planned.
With that, Gold 1 keeps the icebox and leaves the Khalil Family broken and ruined.
[Khalil's wife and three sons cry through the duct tape]
SHADOW: *grabs icebox* *opens front door* (Arabic) If you have good neighbors, they will help you when they wake up. And Zeyad, apology accepted. Good luck raising your family now. Because there are fates worse than death. *closes front door*
It turns out Sarah, Chase, Jackson, Major Shadi, Hendricks, Taylor, Diaz and Maretti did not need to worry since Nightfall and Preacher themselves have been watching over them and Shadow this whole time. 04:39:47, all parties then meet at Cairo International Airport upon regrouping with Darkstar 4-2.
SHADOW: It is done, Nightfall, Preacher.
NIGHTFALL: Quick but excruciating and unforgettable. Best way to serve punishment, Shadow. Great job.
SHADOW: Ah, well, my dad once told me that if I have to go on the warpath with someone for whatever reason, end it as soon as possible. It goes back to the heal thyself rule.
NIGHTFALL: Your dad would've been proud of you.
SHADOW: Thanks, Nightfall.
PREACHER: So, Shadow, what do you really think about Sarah?
SHADOW: I think the people who said Sarah and I are perfect together are right. She is my diamond in the rough. She is perfect to me.
PREACHER: Then don't let her go. Don't you ever let her go.
SHADOW: Roger that, Preacher.
SARAH: Shadow? Feel better now, Tyler?
SHADOW: Yes, Sarah. Tamara, Jess, Val and Ellie got their justice, and Khalil got his punishment. *cries* God, I miss our best lady friends. *hugs Sarah*
SARAH: *cries* *hugs Shadow back* I miss them, too.
Once airborne and on the way back home, SCAR 1, Ranger 1, Platinum Hawk 2, and the rest of Gold Squadron and Vanguard Squadron 3 ft. Hendricks begin supporting Gold 1 with their presence. And when it is time to catch up with some sleep, Shadow and Sarah cuddle in the former's bed for comfort but without sexual contact because they are not ready for it yet.