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Chapter 83 - Episode 83: “Subject-Zero”

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Black Squad – Episode 83

Title: "Subject-Zero"

(The most dangerous weapon is the one that created the others. As Black Squad unearths the mastermind of Astra, the final battle begins to form — and it's not just strength they'll need… it's willpower.)

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[OPENING SCENE – BLACK SQUAD HQ | 3:14 AM]

The Falcon whistleblower, Dr. Anay Pathak, trembles under the light as Zoya, Imran, and Reet interrogate him. He speaks with halting breath, barely surviving the trauma from Raaka's captivity.

> Dr. Pathak:

"They called him Subject-Zero… but that was a lie. He was Astra. He designed the program… built the lab… and he gave them their final prototype — himself."

The camera cuts to General Virk, walking down a steel corridor into a vault-like chamber.

Chained inside, head low, sits a man — Doctor Arvind Kaul. Former Ministry scientist. Presumed dead. The real mind behind Astra.

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ACT 1: War Room Panic

Black Squad's analysts track Astra-related disappearances in three states — Himachal, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu.

Children with rare brain profiles.

Missing scientists.

Raaka's blood trail ends near the Western Ghats.

Reet uncovers a ghost network of encrypted satellite signals — leading to a decommissioned space observatory in Ooty.

> "That's where they're preparing Subject-Zero's activation."

Qazi calls in the new MOD chief. He requests full clearance for a final raid.

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ACT 2: Journey to Ooty

The team, now regrouped with Zoya, moves into the Western Ghats under fog and rain.

A small base under the observatory is surrounded by drones, modified Astra units, and booby traps.

Imran and Reet infiltrate through the forest.

Qazi, Zoya, and a small strike unit head in from above.

Inside, Raaka and Subject-06 prepare Subject-Zero's mind-upload process — a transfer of a synthetic consciousness into a quantum AI system capable of overriding any cybernetic or autonomous network in India.

> "He won't just control weapons.

He'll be the weapon."

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ACT 3: The Raid

Black Squad launches the assault:

Zoya snipes out the drone towers.

Imran and Reet disable the power feeds.

Qazi goes after Raaka — this time, alone.

Inside the main chamber, the upload begins — Subject-Zero's neural brainwaves flood the system, hijacking satellites and underground comms.

Reet hacks into the system, delaying the transfer by 7 minutes.

Subject-06 blocks the team, fighting Imran and Zoya both.

A brutal brawl ensues. Zoya nearly dies, but Imran manages to inject an overload serum into Subject-06, shutting him down — but not killing him.

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ACT 4: Qazi vs Raaka – Final Duel

Qazi and Raaka's long-awaited rematch:

It's brutal.

Fists, pipes, chains — no fancy weapons.

Just war between the two sides of Astra.

Raaka mocks Qazi:

> "You gave speeches. I gave results."

But Qazi fights smarter — luring Raaka into a magnetic lock chamber.

He blasts the internal frequency — Raaka's enhancements overload, and his muscles collapse under their own weight.

Qazi ends it with a steel rod — Raaka is left unconscious.

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ACT 5: Shutdown

With 1 minute left in the upload, Subject-Zero reaches near completion.

Reet activates the self-destruct of the AI core, but it needs manual override.

Dr. Pathak volunteers.

He goes in, locks himself inside, and manually disables the neural sync.

Subject-Zero screams — half-human, half-machine — and collapses.

Pathak dies. But the upload is stopped.

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EPILOGUE

Raaka is captured — unconscious but alive.

Subject-06 is sedated and held in a cryo chamber again.

Astra files are sealed permanently.

Black Squad returns to Delhi.

The Ministry holds a secret ceremony. No awards. No applause. But a nod of acknowledgment.

Qazi stands alone on a rooftop, looking at the skyline.

Zoya walks up.

> Zoya: "What now?"

Qazi: "We go back. City to city. Crime to crime. Not monsters this time. Just humans."

> Zoya: "Still dangerous."

Qazi: "Always."

Fade out.

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