0X02 Trials by Fire

Trial by Fires is the first episode of Project Zero-X, and chronologically 3rd episode.

Pre-intro
The story begins with Anna Novackova waking up late because her alarm clock was malfunctioned.

After getting ready and heads to a konbini to buy some onigiris, she heads to the SONARTac Headquarters about 10 minutes walking.

While she passed the Kantouben Public Park, she was knife-hold by a mugger threaten to kill her if she's not passing the purse to him.

To the mugger's surprise, Anna gave him the purse, but she stroke him back with the purse and frozen water bottle to the head, before bend his arm backward, temporarily disarmed him and gave the mugger to the local police.

She arrived at the facility 10 minutes late, but before "The Boss" started the missions briefings.

Post-intro
At 2100, Team Alpha is called in to resolve a hostage crisis at a geisha house staffed by professionally trained assassins disguised as geishas. After the crisis is taken care of, Chief of Operation, "The Boss", was contacted by General Hirashi Hishikimori about a contact that had been discovered, codenamed "The Rogue". "The Boss" has her team investigate "The Rogue", with Tatsuya Fujiwara aka Delta-6 assigned to the case.

While the team is on stand-by for QRF, Delta-6 is sent to a bar to meet up with "The Rogue", who turns out to be Sasaki Fujiwara, a former member of the Delta team, who is now a bounty hunter. After Sasaki beats Delta-6 in a sparring match, he call to orders "The Boss" to give him the map to the geisha house. The mission is compromised when Team Alpha arrives and discovers the map. Sasaki takes Delta-6 hostage and informs the team that he has been assigned to kill "The Boss", and that he has planted explosives in the geishas.

While Ayato was negotiating with Sasaki to release him, the situation turns south as Special Forces Group was also deployed to the location. With no other option to minimize casulties, Ayato orders the team and SFGp to put their weapon down, before signaling the snipers to engage.