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The sterile drone of the tanker's corridor filled the heavy quiet between two forces who should never have been paired. Colonel Campbell's direct orders forged this brittle alliance: infiltrate the vessel, secure the prototype. Past history screamed it would end badly. Snake stood before a reinforced bulkhead door, his fingers moving over the keypad with cold, mechanical precision. His gruff voice sliced through the thick tension, his eyes never leaving the stubborn lock. "Are you really going to go off by yourself?" he muttered, the words lingering in the air like a verdict on their broken partnership.