In the Badlands, the valley was a pool of mist, from which the highest trees emerged like the masts of sunken ships. The sky, a shade of deep indigo, thinned at the horizon, where a quiet promise of gold emerged. Slowly, the clouds began to blush with apricot and rose, catching the fire from below. In the silence, a lone rooster crowed, soon joined by a chorus of birdsong that seemed to spill from the newly illuminated branches. The mercs were assigned to do a specific contract : an Underwater mission assigned by Miss Pauling. They all stood at the Gravel Ocean, with an anglerfish-like shaped submarine beside them, well built by Engineer himself.

Miss Pauling : "Alright you REDS, just hop into the submarine and get to work!"

Scout : "Remind me why we keep gettin' contracts before we get to sleep?" Scout said in a tired tone, like he just woke up after going to bed earlier.

Miss Pauling : "Look...the Administrator told me there is a sunken treasure underwater, hiding some Australium. If you manage to bring it here without...dying, that is. We'll give you a pay raise."

The team's faces lit up, pay raise? Sure, why not?! The patriotic Soldier yelled out in joy, his voice booming.

Soldier : "What are we waiting for?! GET IN THE SUBMARINE, MAGGOTS!"

The mercenaries all get into deep sea standard diving suits, all hopping into the submarine one by one. As soon as all the 9 mercenaries entered the ship, the submarine dives into the water, driven and controlled by Engineer in the control panel.