It was a Friday night... I had finally arrived to my apartment from the office, after a whole hour behind the wheel, trying to escape the chaotic traffic in the city. I wasn't feeling very good, maybe because another day had passed without seeing any clients stepping into the office, needing me to investigate their husband/wife affairs, their neighbours strange habits, their disappeared relatives or simply someone else's bank accounts... but, during all day, I kept having this strange feeling inside my chest, that something, something big was about to happen...and boy!, was i wishing it to happen real fast...
Unfortunely,
Arulco has returned to the dark days of oppression, my friend. This
time, the evil comes in the name of Armand & Lora Ricci, that with
the help of an army of thugs from Ricci Mining have overthrown the
government of Tracona and have set up the existant missile base there to
threaten Arulco. They claim, that if their demands are not satisfied,
they will use the missiles to bring hell and chaos to Arulco once more.
Of course, we cannot accept such conditions and we have to act on the
field stealthly to eliminate such threat while we try to postpone the
deadline, maintaining the negotiations as long is humanly possible to
the Arulcan authorities. We
have been contacted by the Arulcan and ex-Traconian government, to stop
this threat ASAP. Our first measure was to send an expert saboteur, whose objectives were to neutralize the missiles. Unfortunely our plans
were somehow discovered by the enemy and the helicopter carrying the
saboteur was shot down near the city of Varrez on Traconian ground. We
suspect that he and the helicopter pilot Sam Garver were captured and
taken prisioners somewhere in Tracona. The co-pilot, Tony Lorenz, seems
to have successfully escaped Ricci’s troops and should be somewhere
hidden in Tracona. We need YOU now, on the ground with a six-pack merc
team to investigate their whereabouts in the first place, and then
terminate the missile threat over Arulco, either by helping the missing
saboteur if you do find him alive, or by acting for yourself, as you see
best fit in our and the populations interests. Our
last info reports that the chopper was shot down near the city of Varrez
and a closeby SAM site (we are still to find the exact location of it).
So, we strongly suggest to start searching there for clues as soon as
you get on the field. The needed funds will be put to your disposal, at
the usual place, so you can choose the team of your trust for the job.
All other valuable info was gathered and sent to you along this letter,
so study it carefully. Now,
I'm aware of the reasons that made you leave from our agency some months
ago, but I'm sure that the importance of this matter and what it's at
stake here is certainly nothing to be discarded. And AIM and the people
from Arulco and Tracona need you once more to bring freedom to their
lives, because only you are up to such task. I know you won't refuse
this assignment... this is what you know how to do best! We're all
counting on you.
Best luck,
Michael Cain - AIM head-director (and personal friend...)
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..."Damn! Damn!"... that's the only thing I could say in the first five minutes after reading the letter. But it didnt took much more time to realize what had be to done, I had to fulfill my destiny. In such special circunstances I was sure that my wife would understand and give her support, so that the Arulconian population could smile once more. This is what I love, this is what I know to do best. "I can't and I won't turn away now", said to myself while I inserted the floppy disk into the laptop...... Hmmm, let’s see what we have here…
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