On the planet HIKOMORI - a squad of RECON class soldiers were sent into the MAW, a hidden fortress of the THRUST faction - to steal a database of information key to the survival of the AUSUPI UPRISING. When leadership of the squad falls to WELLS - he gives up on the mission, warning his former team that any further action would be certain suicide. NICO, a stubborn loyalist to the AUSUPI movement steps up to lead the mission, as WELLS opts for self-preservation and leaves. When word gets back to WELLS that the mission is on the verge of actually succeeding, he rushes back to try and salvage what's left of the mission, and to help the team he left for dead.