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OPERATION SUMMARY

Operation Designation ALLIANCE WITHDRAWN

Tasking Division MTF Omega 1

Overseeing Officer Captain Justice

Field Command Officers

• Second Lieutenant Blackwood

• Second Lieutenant Preliminary

Field Operatives

• Operative Psalm

• Operative Gavel

• Operative Curtesy

Primary Location Site (REDACTED), Regional Legal Office

Mission Type Contract ethics review, executive protection, conflict de-escalation

Clearance Level Omega 1

1. Objective

The Foundation's contract with Aethon Consultancy was terminated following the discovery of unethical experimentation on cognitively altered Foundation staff. An internal dispute emerged regarding the legitimacy of this termination, with the potential for retaliatory action. MTF Omega 1 was dispatched to:

Protect assigned Ethics Committee liaison Dr. Watters during review proceedings

Confirm the ethical and procedural validity of the contract’s termination

Contain any resulting security threats and prevent external compromise

2. Investigation and Findings

Audit logs uncovered by Gavel and Preliminary revealed Aethon had bypassed informed consent protocols and conducted behavioral experimentation on junior researchers using Class VII perception filters. Several internal memos from Aethon described these subjects as "data farms," indicating dehumanization of Foundation personnel for research efficiency.

Psalm and Curtesy interviewed affected individuals, uncovering emotional detachment, memory loss, and lingering psychological trauma. Dr. Watters' formal termination of the Aethon contract was found to be both procedurally valid and ethically mandated.

Blackwood oversaw compliance checks and verified that the Ethics Committee ruling adhered to Foundation operational law.

3. Retaliation Attempt

Forty eight hours after review, three armed intruders entered Site (REDACTED) and attempted to breach the legal wing housing Dr. Watters.

• Blackwood and Preliminary intercepted the attackers en route.

• Psalm incapacitated one using precision joint manipulation.

• All three were detained and turned over to Site Security.

Dr. Watters was unharmed. His only comment:

"The corridors are not nearly as secure as your confidence suggests."

4. Team Reflections

Psalm

“We protect the code. Even when the person behind it tests our patience.”

Curtesy

“Doing the right thing for someone who doesn’t deserve it—that’s real duty.”

Gavel

“This wasn’t just about a contract. It was about remembering why we have rules at all.”

Preliminary

“It’s easy to guard someone you admire. This was harder. Which means it mattered more.”

Blackwood

“He insulted us. He doubted us. He questioned everything but his own judgment. Still, we did our job. Better than anyone else could have.”

5. Recommendation and Promotion

Following the mission, Second Lieutenant Preliminary submitted a formal recommendation for the promotion of Second Lieutenant Blackwood. Captain Justice reviewed the report and concurred with the following note:

"Leadership does not emerge when everyone agrees. It shows itself when one man holds steady in the storm. Blackwood is ready for the next step."

The Ethics Committee convened to review the recommendation. Dr. Watters objected strongly, calling the proposal "an indulgent reward for dramatics." The remaining committee members unanimously approved the promotion.

Effective immediately, Blackwood is elevated to First Lieutenant, MTF Omega 1.

6. Post Operation Notes

Subject Status

Aethon Consultancy Contract permanently terminated. Legal counsel prepared for potential litigation.

Intruders In Foundation custody. Awaiting further interrogation and amnestic review.

Dr. Watters Returned to Central Ethics Dispatch under Omega 1 escort.

Site (REDACTED) Cleared of all breach indicators. No further threats reported.

Addendum

Inside the burn bin behind the temporary Ethics Office, Curtesy found a shredded briefing envelope, partially singed. Taped inside was a torn strip of printer paper. In faint ink, someone had written:

“We follow orders. But some orders follow us.”

Omega 1 preserved it as evidence. ALLIANCE WITHDRAWN is resolved. Tribunal pending. New field rotation assignments to follow.

Filed by Captain Justice, MTF Omega 1

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