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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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