[RC = Recanonized]

Two Years Later... TF Europa 10, Post-War Echoes of Defiance's World...

Once a humble G&K Commander, now Cyber Warfare Officer and Task Force Leader. Was deep in coordination with Bundeswehr signals intelligence and the European Cyber Warfare Department. Dressed in the crisp field-gray uniform, cyber deck on his back, an encrypted tablet on his forearm, he worked seamlessly alongside...

Florian Janek, the mad Polish grenadier, was loud and explosive in both personality and combat.

The Aleksandr brothers, Viktor, the chaotic LMG bruiser with a laugh that echoed off bunkers, and Vasili, the cold, disciplined comms master with surgical efficiency.

MI6 Operative Richard Sharpe, the quiet, sardonic British SOF with a knife always tucked into his boot and three plans in his head.

And, of course, his civilian younger brother, Eberhardt, tucked safely in a European university, yet still sending him code-breaking algorithms and encryption keys from behind his innocent smile.

This is Task Force Europa 10, A Mix of Eastern and Western European Companies. A Mix of Army Rangers, SpecOps, Cyber Warfare, and even some Air Assault. An elite Infiltration force, the best of the best by both Admiral Reinhardt of the NPX, now USSF Coastal Navy... And of the European Defense League.

As he's helping against the URNC and KCCO that are after his head, more openly recently... Because of his skills... He was and still is in the CIDS of his World's Bundeswehr...

But... He doesn't know the truth... The T-Dolls have disobeyed URNC Orders and now they're attempting to cut the Serpent's Head... Ie. Michael.

Since Jeanette has left the Task Force as Leader... Both because she has partially resigned as Leader and she's now a mother... He took the rein and learned quickly... Now the Cyber Wolf of his Task Force, that Jeanette once led...

Of course, he's not romantically interested in her. He just sees her more akin to a Mentor.

"Ah... Those damn URNC... What's their problem recently?" Janek, with an annoyed and tired tone, was at the campfire. "They mostly leave us alone... Now they're attacking us, like it's completely part of their business..."

"Soglasovannyy. [Agreed.]" Vasilli added. "What's worse? They're targeting Michael as if it were a Priority Mission... That's why we'll be the ones to protect him."

Viktor just laughed and then proudly said... "Those Rossartrists Cykas aren't going to last against the Aleksandr Brothers!!! We'll obliterate them, straight to hell!!!"

... and how did the TF Europa 10 responds?

Literally no one shared his enthusiasm... No one is stupid enough to know how dangerous and fanatical, the URNC are capable of... And they're after Michael's head.

"Fine bloody idea, you braindead Russki." Sharpe didn't find it funny, either. "Good luck when you're now full of lead by those blokes.

... Yet the fires of the TF Europa 10... Remains strong... Even with such a powerful foe like the URNC or the remnants of the KCCO... The Torch of Freedom shall never fade.

Death may be expected, but if it's not them... Then who will?

With their Magnetic-Kinetic Weapons loaded, restocked, and ready... They're ready, onto their next mission...

Until... Behind Michael...

"All you need is me, Michael..."

He froze.

His head turned slowly toward the forest line.

...

There's Nothing.

Just the trees of Serbia...

Just the Cold Winds of the Still Rising Sun...

No echoes...

Not an ounce or sound of movement.

He blinked.

"Must be the cyber fatigue," he muttered. "I need a break..."

But that voice... it was unmistakably hers.

HK416...

No.

Klukai. Her Human name.

The name she only whispered to him, in moments of honesty.

A name burned into the deepest part of his memory.

He shook it off. Walked back toward the Joint Forces' firebase. Sharpe gave him a look.

"You alright, Gov? Something wrong?"

Michael nodded. "... Just... thought I heard something."

Of course, with Military Sleeping Methods... Many managed to repel Skirmishers... Mostly.

"Well... We'll need to keep our edge. Our Mission is still the same, Gov."

Michael nodded and went inside the Mobile Firebase, Saint Barbara, or Great Martyr Barbara.

Because by 0215...

They'll have a URNC Special Forces in Poland to fight off. And the Local Polish-Lithuanian Task Forces are struggling, and they have to be battle-ready. Regardless.

Even if they have to suffer Sleep Deprivation and get themselves killed by caffeine overdose... Fine. It's war. For this Overworked European Task Force.

...

But what Michael heard was indeed... 100% Klukai.

Her camouflage was pinpoint perfection. Allowing her to remain hidden... And killing a URNC Assassin, who was that close to killing her Commander...

Amongst her? A few of the T-Dolls. Now of Elmo or Independants... But now? They're reunited and with only one goal...

Michael Visscher, Their Commander, that they'll never leave again.

RO635 or now Robella, still with the same focus. but now with better Autonomy, thanks to Percisa's lifted their Limiters and Improved them. Allowing them to fight like a Special forces, more powerful than a URNC one...

Vector? She cleared an Undercover Convoy with only Minor Injuries with Peritya (GFL2)... Not one of them alive.

What's worse for them?

Even the Assimulated Sangvis Ferri T-Dolls accepted.

"Hmph. The nerve of them. They're both planning to eliminate our Commander by baiting the Europa 10 and at the same time... kidnap Eberhardt Visscher." Hunter. "But we're ahead of their plans."

"Intruder,  Alva (AN-94), Voymastina (AK-15), Belka (G28), Makiatto (WA2000), Yoohee (K2), & Faye (CZ75) will be the ones taking care of those Infiltrators in the University of Rhinebridge." Centaureissi (G36) replied. "We'll simply be the ones to counter the executioners in this world's Poland."

...

"Hmph. Figured Team DEFY and even what's left of Paradeus, just made truce and went after the URNC." Scarecrow with not surprised...

"Percisa really has outdone herself..."