With the lockdown, Mr. Shade toldinstructed everyone in the Blacksite to either escape or hide in bunkers. The "Expendable" protocol was launched, sending Expendable Specialist on a mission to retrieve the crystal at the end of [[The Ridge]]. Urbanshade deemed anyone who retrieved the cystral back to HQ would gain freedom, though uncertain. The player somehow is able to come back to life upon every death due to [[Mr. Lopee]] finding interest in them, with Sebastian briefing the player about the thing they died to.