Commando Defection

**DeBarlo-ED**

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// From: DeBarlo
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// Subject: Commando Defection

Given Zion's current stance in the Matrix, I believe it is my duty to report some rather abnormal commando behavior.

I had received a call from Tyndall to pick up a group of three commandos for an attack on an exile base of operations. The procedure seemed rather standard and I successfully picked up my three charges in Stamos.

En route to our Tabor Park destination we encountered another group of commandos who wished to defect to our squad. I was happy to have additional personnel on this mission but the request seemed rather unorthodoxed. When I questioned their reasoning they were rather vague but seemed to lack confidence in the General. One of the commandos was even so bold as to call the General, "That Mad Man."

When we entered our target we were hit hard by a group consisting of Elite Guards and Nightmares. Of the commandos, only Edson survived. He was one of my original charges and had no qualms with the General. I let him return to his headquarters after we had cleared the exile base but as I sat on my hovercraft aftward and thought over the battle that had occured, I realized that Commando Edson was not very visible. The other commandos also fell very quickly and I now sit here wondering if perhaps Edson had assassinated those commandos that had spoken out against the General during the battle. With all the bullets and fists flying who would really have noticed?

Captain DeBarlo
Hovercraft Pandora

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