EPISODE 9 (Continued): "A Step Ahead"
INT. BASE – WAR ROOM – EARLY MORNING
The fake mission briefing begins. Squad energy is sharp, focused—but behind their cool movements, the whole thing is an act. Screens flicker with "infiltration" routes. Supplies move. Personnel alerted. All part of Lisa's decoy.
Lisa commands from the front like it's real.
LISA
Rosé, Seulgi—south flank. You'll find a decoy package. Make noise, then disappear. Jisoo, hit their comms at exactly 0400. I want Rin watching us.
JISOO
(grinning)
You want a light show, I'll give you fireworks.
SEULGI
And what about the bait?
LISA
(leaving the question unanswered, smirking)
That's already in motion.
Jennie stands off to the side, cool and unreadable. Her eyes scan everything—but mostly Chachee, who lingers near the back, too quiet.
INT. MISSION STAGING BAY – MOMENTS LATER
Chachee zips her gear in silence. She glances around — everyone busy. No one's watching.
Or so she thinks.
Rosé watches her reflection in a polished panel. The angle gives her a reverse view—enough to catch Chachee slipping a chip into her glove.
INT. HALLWAY – CONTINUOUS
Rosé pulls Jisoo aside.
ROSÉ
(whispers)
Chachee just palmed something. Storage chip, I think. Gloved it slick.
JISOO
Eyebrows?
ROSÉ
Dead calm. Too calm.
JISOO
(smirking)
Let's not spook her yet. You thinking what I'm thinking?
ROSÉ
Always. Time to bait the bait.
They fist bump without breaking stride.
INT. COMMAND ROOM – MONITORING STATION – LATER
Lisa watches the mission unfold via live cam. Everything is going "wrong"—perfectly on schedule.
LISA
(into comms)
Seulgi, drop the crate. Make it loud.
SEULGI (V.O.)
Boom in three... two...
On screen: the decoy explodes.
Lisa's eyes flick to Jennie—standing beside her. For a moment, their expressions match. Calculated, silent, tied in.
Jennie leans closer without turning.
JENNIE
She'll bite now.
Lisa doesn't look at her.
LISA
She already has.
INT. SUPPLY WING – SAME TIME
Chachee walks toward a quiet sector of the base, past empty doors, toward a panel marked Secure Vault – Clearance Only.
She pulls a code from her wristband. The door slides—
—only to find Jisoo standing there.
JISOO
Hey, you lost?
Chachee freezes, covers quickly.
CHACHEE
Didn't know this wing was locked down.
JISOO
(grins)
That's because it is.
For a beat, tension stretches.
Then Rosé's voice cuts in over Chachee's comm.
ROSÉ (V.O.)
(to the team)
Bingo. Signal spike traced to her locker. Chip just went live. She's transmitting.
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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...
