[b][u]A Pacific Island, Earth.[/u][/b] As the Okuras reminisce on the beach, camouflaged figures with strange goggle strapped to their helmets race downhill, silenced weapons in hand. Their Hemoglobic Visual Systems outline the Okuras with a pink false-color glow. There is a knock at the scientist's door. He opens it, and a Tazer is jammed into his neck. He falls to the ground, and is dragged to the side. The soldiers silently move through the domicile, until they reach the Tachyon pod, with Malachi trapped inside. The entry team wires up a seperate power source, then unplug the unit from its holding frame. Two soldiers wearing exoskeleton suits lift the pod and carry it outside, covered by their comrades. A navy-blue helicopter downspins, and the soldiers load the pod aboard and tie it down. The leader spins his finger, and the chopper lifts off, nearly silent, its rotors generating a steady hum. The soldiers turn away, headed for the beach. For the entire operation, they were completely silent.