EPISODE 6 – "FRACTURES AND FIREFIGHTS"
BRIEFING ROOM, BASE — EARLY MORNING
The squad gathers around the holographic map flickering on the table. Captain Lisa Manoban stands at the head, all steel and command now — the playgirl mask off, the leader returned.
LISA
Target is an underground cache hidden in Grid 7B. Intel confirms multiple hostiles and one captured civilian informant. We go in light, fast, and clean.
She makes eye contact with each of them. No teasing now.
LISA (pointed)
This mission is not a game. I don't want attitude. I want precision. You follow orders. We get in, get them out, and return.
JISOO
Even if we're hungover from emotional drama?
LISA (without missing a beat)
Especially then.
A few chuckles break out, but her eyes are cold.
SOMI
So... who's leading recon?
LISA (glances at Jennie)
Dr. Kim and I will be advancing together. She's our eyes in case the hostage is injured.
Jennie lifts a brow. Smiles faintly.
JENNIE
You sure you can handle that, Captain?
LISA (deadpan)
You're not that heavy.
SEULGI
Oop.
IRENE
Oh no. We're back on the edge again.
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TRANSPORT SHUTTLE – EN ROUTE
Gear clinks. Silence sits heavy. Jennie checks her kit. Lisa double-checks hers.
JENNIE (quiet, without looking up)
Do you always lead every mission like it's your last?
LISA
I lead like someone's life depends on it. Because it usually does.
JENNIE
You ever let anyone else take the wheel?
Lisa finally turns to her. Their faces are close.
LISA
Only if they can handle the crash.
Jennie smiles — something soft flickering in her.
Then: BOOM.
The shuttle lurches hard.
JISOO
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!
PILOT (over comms)
Taking fire — repeat, we're under attack!
ROSÉ
Of course. Nothing says 'team bonding' like explosions!
LISA
Everybody move. Drop point ETA: Now.
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GROUND ZONE – CHAOS
The squad hits dirt hard. Dust clouds rise. Gunfire cuts through the air.
SOMI
We are definitely not getting hazard pay for this.
SEULGI
If I die today, tell the cook I never liked him.
IRENE
You never liked anyone.
Lisa and Jennie flank forward through the chaos, covering one another in a tight rhythm.
LISA
Left side! Suppress!
JENNIE
On it!
Jennie shoots clean — one, two, three. Her movements elegant and vicious. Lisa glances back only once.
That's all it takes — a bullet grazes her shoulder.
JENNIE
LISA!
Lisa goes down, teeth grit, hand pressed to her wound. The world slows.
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NO STRING ATTACHED - JENLISA
FanfictionCaptain Lisa Manoban: 30s, a decorated military captain. Ruthless, no-nonsense leader on duty. Off-duty? Flirty, charming, unapologetically wild. Has strict rules: no attachment, no repeat flings, no soft spots. But she hides an aching vulnerability...
