horse-2

10:32 PM, January 19th, ████

Provisional Site-71, Entrance Zone, Interrogation Room 12

The room was dark and empty as the Commander of Theta-25 sat down, looking at his watch. 10:34 PM. The man in the suit opened the door, closing it behind him as he walked through, a file in hand and dropping it onto the table, speaking, "Greetings, Commander Smith." Smith sighed as he looked up at the, most obvious, Ethics Committee member, responding, "Hello Ethics Councilman Retka, why am I here of all people?" Retka, a man with grey hair, brown eyes, and a very spiffy suit, sat down as he opened the file, the front of it saying OPERATION: "DUSTY GOAT". "Tell me, Smith," ordered the Councilman, "what was Operation: "Dusty Goat?" The Commander took off his helmet as he took a deep breath, asking, "Where do I begin?"

"It was about January, the nineteenth. Zeta-9 wasn't responding to the breach so, Alpha-1 asked for us to form up a new squad," explained Smith as he took a small rag, swabbing his forehead, "I volunteered to be the Commander and they code-named us." Retka took out the Theta-5 Dossier, explaining, "You were approved to be the watching Task Force for Provisional Site-71. They're calling you "The Horsemen"." Smith laughed, "What? Naming us after the SCP we care after?" The Ethics Councilman sighed, "That's not the point, sergeant. The point is that you broke Ethics Protocol when dealing with an SCP. Tranquilize. Not kill."