Episode One: Calling Card

Was it not for the copious amounts of coffee that he'd consumed in the last couple of hours, Aleksandr Kamarov was certain he would have been in a coma-like sleep. Late last night he'd received a call from Homeland HQ telling him to pack his bags and get into the office ASAP. Sooner than ASAP in fact. He'd complied, and along with the rest of the time he'd been bundled into an awaiting jet and literally taken the red-eye flight down to Columbia. It had been all action stations since then, with the team hurried from the jet and sped away in an awaiting SUV to transport them to Calamar.

Aside from coffee, the other thing keeping the Russian engineer awake was the glow of his laptop screen, which given the hour of the morning was quite bright and difficult to look at. Regardless, as the teams technical specialist it was his job to get across these sorts of things. At present he was downloading case files regarding the missing agent from the NID over a secured link. Being classified documents they might be vague and offer no help whatsoever, but on the chance they did, it could be a boon for the team.

From the front passengers seat of the SUV, his team leader Colonel Sheppard quickly went over the debriefing. Missing agent, check. Missing diplomat and all the drama and international politics that went with those type of individuals, check. Operating in a foreign country where they probably shouldn't have been, check. Looked like the team had hit the trifeca on their first outing.

"File download almost complete," he informed the team in his accented English. "NID were surprising friendly and efficient, make me wonder if things they are not saying."

Farrah settled into her seat of the SUV - unsure what day, time, or year she was in.  Over the very recent past, she had traveled from the Middle East, to England, to America, and now to Columbia.  The woman had practically given up on watches and time zones, and just napped when she could.  It had been a very lucky happenstance that she had woken up shortly before she was thrown onto a flight to a different country.  Her jetlag had actually lined up quite nicely with this mission.  Judging by the bags under everyone's eyes, she was one of the few who was on the 'awake' side of consciousness.  She fiddled with her seatbelt as their team-leader - Sheppard - debriefed the group.  Missing bloke who was a part of some important group.  Got it.  Farrah was still catching on to tall the acronyms - though she knew the people around her all knew what they all meant.  Most of them had been part of the Stargate Program before this mission.  Farrah - on the other hand - still wasn't over the whole 'aliens' thing.

The man beside her in the SUV - Aleksandr Kamarov - was slowly downloading the files through probably some form of 4G or the military equivalent thereof.  Narrowing her eyes at the bright screen, she gently reached over and tapped the brightness settings - so it was a bit less harsh in the somewhat dark car.  

"File download almost complete," the only other non-American in the car informed the team "NID were surprising friendly and efficient, make me wonder if things they are not saying."

"Is it possible the man went AWOL?" she asked, watching the download bar, before glancing around the car, "It wouldn't be the first time that someone made themselves disappear in a foreign country."

She knew that until she saw the files, her words were premature - though it was a very real possibility.  While working with the British Army, there were many cases of soldiers that just couldn't take it anymore.  She had talked down many people from just running away from the life.  While she knew that the NID wasn't technically military - but high pressures can do interesting things to people.  Yet Cambodia was also very prone to stealing people and making them 'disappear' without them asking for it.  

<Tag: Aleksandr Kamarov Ayden "Ghost" Sheppard Adam "Sly" Collier Katrina Logan-Walker >

0432 Hours
Civilian Suburban
En route to Location
5 klicks West of Calamar, Colombia

Ayden was as cautious as anyone on her team. The whole mission seemed to make her sick to her stomach and she wondered just what they were walking in to. She didn’t trust the NID further than she could throw them, and the fact that they had contacted Stargate Homeworld to get their assistance while appreciated, was something that rarely happened. She knew from her previous experience with them that there were some good agents in the bunch, but most, if not all, were people that were only out for themselves.

"File download almost complete…NID were surprising friendly and efficient, make me wonder if things they are not saying."

Of the group, Aleksandr, the only enlisted man on her team was the first to speak after he had and Ayden listened to what he was saying before a breathless chuckle left her soft lips. “This is the NID we’re talking about, Kamarov, there are always things that they don’t say. I don’t trust them, and neither should any of you. They look out for their own, and the rest of us are easy to dispose of if we don’t do their bidding.” It sickened Ayden to think of the amount of corrupt personnel the NID had and the constant amount of conspiracies that came from the branch was something the group had to watch out for.

"Is it possible the man went AWOL? It wouldn't be the first time that someone made themselves disappear in a foreign country."

"Suspected FARC rebel activity in this area is going to be our main concern, security-wise. The locals are relatively sparse, but there's no guarantee they aren't with FARC or even DAS, Colombian Intel. The short of it: trust no one but each other…That's entirely possible, but unlikely. For both to disappear the way they have, it serves neither to happen the way it did. We need to make contact with the locals and see what we can find out about structures and the like in the area. If we blow our cover, it could have disastrous consequences."

After hearing both the Doctor’s and Collier’s responses Ayden looked Katrina, she was surprisingly quiet. The Lieutenant Colonel nodded her head, her gaze then going to the Doctor. “It’s entirely possible, and I would have immediately suspected that if it were just one – but two people? It’s highly unlikely.” She paused for a brief moment, then looked over her shoulder at the rest of her team. “Collier’s right though – we trust no one but each other. Byrne, you’re our Behavioral Analyst – I want you to keep your eyes and ears open – you’re more likely to pick up on something subtle the locals might do or say. Kamarov, if you can find anything of interest in those files, let me know right away, and if possible – try to find a back door into the NID system and get your hands on some more information. The more we have, the better.” Finally the Colonel looked to Katrina, her best friend. “Major, do you have anything to add before we get there?”

< Tag: Aleksandr Kamarov, Farrah Byrne, Katrina Logan-Walker, & Adam "Sly" Collier >