Scars run Deep/Transcript

Cutscene

The caption "Bonn, Germany. 1 September 1951" appears.

Colonel Roland Mallery is reloading his weapon whilst standing next to the VTOL. Suddenly there's a load crash and Mallery turn around to see a Hammer walking towards him. Mallery sprints to cover, which is behind some cargo boxes, and opens fire on the Chimeran Mech.


 * James Grayson [Radio]: Watch out!


 * Raine Bouchard [Radio]: Cessez le feu! [Mallery stops firing] Cessez le feu! (Means "Cease Fire" in French) Attention!

The Hammer opens to show that Grayson and Bouchard are in there but they, along with Mallery, immediately duck as the charges that Grayson planeted in Bonn's Tower detonate causing the structure to explode and rain down debris.

Fade to Black

Bouchard and Grayson are now on the floor and Bouchard is helping Mallery pack up cargo whilst Grayson is thumbling with is radio when Major Stephen Cartwright contacts him.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Will you come? Grayson, I need your help.


 * James Grayson: Alright, we'll come. We'll be there in two hours.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Right, Cartwright out.

Grayson turns around to Bouchard and Mallery who are still packing up cargo.


 * James Grayson: Look I know you're still angry, but we don't have time for this shit. Cartwright needs us to rendezvous at the...


 * Raine Bouchard: I don't give a damn what Cartwright wants. Thanks to you the Carriers are leaving [A Carrier floats over a house just next to them] and they're not coming back. If we don't follow them now, we'll lose them.


 * James Grayson: Cartwright is arse over elbows. I don't like it anymore than you do, but Human lives are at stake.


 * Raine Bouchard: You blew it up against my orders and now we don't have a choice. Roland are we loaded up?

Grayson turns to Mallery who is reloading a gun.


 * James Grayson: Molly, you tell her. Those are your people] in [[Luxembourg, her father. C'mon Molly, tell her.

Mallery gets up and walks towards Grayson


 * Roland Mallery: Stop that shit Private...

Bouchard gets inbetween Mallery and Grayson


 * Raine Bouchard: Roland! [Turns to Grayson] Don't you think I know that? Luxembourg is going to fall. We cannot save them. We need to follow the Carriers and we need to do it now. If my father were here, it is what he would do. [Pulls out a viral full of blood] This is the only thing that will stop them. Look. I'm not going to argue. You saved my life down there. I know that. But don't forget, if it weren't for me, you would have faced the firing squad. By all accounts we are even. We're taking the VTOL.

Graysons stunned for a while thinking his words through


 * James Grayson: We don't have time to argue. We can radio Parker, [Grayson turns his back to the two Maquis soldiers and Mallery takes his chance and walks towards Grayson] she can send scouts out to [Mallery reaches Grayson and buries the butt of his .303 Storm Rifle. Grayson falls to the floor unconscious, Bouchard and Mallery stand over Grayson's body.]


 * Raine Bouchard: I am sorry, James. But you are right. We do not have time to argue.

Fade to Black

The caption "Bonn, Germany. 2 September 1951" appears

Grayson is alone on the street where he was left in Bonn. The two soldiers, the cargo and the VTOL are gone.

Cartwright's voice helps Grayson finally manage to regain consciousness


 * Stephen Cartwright: Grayson. Grayson, damn it where are you?

Grayson gets up


 * James Grayson: Grayson...


 * Stephen Cartwright: Grayson! Damn it where is he?


 * James Grayson: Grayson here, over.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Oh Grayson! I thought maybe you'd gotten lost... again.


 * James Grayson: And you were all ready for another court martial, right? There's been a delay is all. My transport's gone. I'm going to have to find another way to get to you. Grayson out.

''Grayson turns around and sees the Hammer where he left it. The screen turns to a map showing Bonn (accompanied with an R.A.F. symbol), Gerolstein (Which is in a huge red area) and Luxembourg. (Which has the same R.A.F. symbol) An arrow from the first R.A.F. symbol in Bonn travels through the red area of Gerolstein to meet the other symbol at Luxembourg but half way through the red area it stops and marks a cross.''


 * Rachel Parker [Narrating]: Grayson took the commandeered Chimeran machine and headed south into the area the Maquis called the "Chimera Construction Zone". [The screen changes to show the zone which has Chimeran Dropships defending Some huge weirdly shaped structures.] Bouchard's father and other researchers had no idea what the Chimera where building. Only that the zone occupied hundreds of square miles and was growing. Recon missions sent in to investigate never returned. Cartwright's mission to stop the Earth Mover was only the latest to fail. Grayson had been very lucky. Travelling through the trenches had allowed him to escape the notice of patrolling Chimeran Dropships. But Grayson's luck was about to run out.

[While the level loads, the following text is shown:]

''Construction Zone: Gerolstein, Germany. 2 September, 1951.''

I admit I felt a little guilty about destroying Bouchard's reasearch. But the stunt they pulled afterwards, leaving me for dead, fixed all that. Screw the Maquis, they've done me a favor. Now I'm free to fight this war my way. So why did I tell Cartwright I'd come help him out of another jam? I don't know. Maybe I learned something in Rotterdam. Maybe I can't win this war by myself. Or then again, maybe I just needed an excuse to head towards Luxembourg. Raine and Mallery will end up there eventually. - James Grayson, Mercenary

1st Mech Ride
Cutscene

It's day, a object in the far distance has just been destroyed, causing a large fireball to shoot high up into the air.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: The first Earth Mover has been destroyed! Bravo and Charlie Companies, what's your status?


 * Charlie Company Commander [Radio]: On our approach now, sir!


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: And what of you Bravo? Report. Bravo, come in, damnit.


 * James Grayson: The cavalry's here, Cartwright.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Grayson? Brilliant timing. Catch up to Bravo and help them destroy their Earth Mover.


 * James Grayson: I'll help, but only for the refugees in Luxembourg. I'm not in your army, Cartwright. You kicked me out. Remember?

Gameplay

Grayson moves his Hammer down the trenches


 * James Grayson: Let's see what you've got.

''A few Hybrids appear from two tunnels on both sides of the trench but Grayson easily mows them down. He proceeds.''


 * James Grayson: What the hell are these gorilla's building here?

''Many Drones appear from tunnels and, like the Hybrids, are no match for Grayson. Grayson then turns a corner and is attacked by more Hybrids coming from tunnels and a few from a bridge that goes over the trench. When they are all dead Grayson destroys and object holding up the bridge and proceeds. More drones appear from around a corner.''


 * James Grayson: Tin cans!

The Drones are joined by Hybrids as the protect a big metal gate.


 * James Grayson: They just keep coming.

''Once all the Hybrids and the Drones are destroyed more appear. Once destroyed the gate opens.''

Cutscene

''Having come through one gate, Grayson finds another on the right. To the left is a little Chimeran Power Station and a Titan protecting it.''


 * James Grayson: Cartwright, what did you say I had to do to get past these gates?


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: A little thing called ingenuity.


 * James Grayson: Never mind. I remember. I have to blow up their bloody power stations.

Gameplay


 * James Grayson: Come on ya big ape.

''Grayson kills the Titan and then destroys the Hybrids and the Power Station. When the power is destroyed the station bursts into flames.''


 * James Grayson: When in doubt, just start blowing shit up.

The gate opens to show three Titans standing there.


 * James Grayson: Fancy running into you guys.

Grayson defeats the Titans and then turns a corner and destroyes the Hybrids and the bridge they are standing on.


 * James Grayson: Hell yes.

Having past the remains of the bridge, Grayson confronts two Titans.


 * James Grayson: Ohhhh this is rich.

Two more Titans appear with the first two.


 * James Grayson: How many of these giant gorillas are down here?

Nethertheless Grayson destroys them all.


 * James Grayson: Piece of cake.

Grayson turns the corner and runs into more Drones protecting another giant metal gate.


 * James Grayson: What the--!

Grayson destroyes the Drones and the gate opens.


 * James Grayson: I have a bad feeling about this.

Indeed, Grayson turns a corner and finds three Titans protecting a Power Station.


 * James Grayson: Damn Titans!

''Drones join the fight. Grayson defeats them all and destroyes the Power Station opening another gate. Grayson and his Hammer walk through the gate and a siren goes off.''


 * James Grayson: That's right, cry for help!

Grayson kills the Advanced Hybrids and Sentry Gunners and walks into two Titans.


 * James Grayson: Shit.

''After they are killed he turns another corner and finds ANOTHER gate. This one protected by Drones.''


 * James Grayson: I never gets easy.

After destroying about 20 Drones protecting the gate, it finally opens allowing Grayson to pass through.


 * James Grayson: I'm James Grayson, bitches!

Cutscene

Grayson sees another Hammer approaching and opens fire


 * James Grayson: Damn it, Cartwright, you didn't warn me that there were bloody Hammers down here.

It appears that there are two Hammers down there apart from Grayson's.


 * James Grayson: That's it? Two of you? Come on boys.

Grayson destroys one Hammer.


 * James Grayson: You must be last year's model!

Grayson finally destroys the other one.


 * James Grayson: Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Cutscene

Grayson is running with his Hammer.


 * James Grayson: Cartwright, I'm exiting the trench. Making a B-Line straight for you.

A "Buzzard" appears and starts firing shots at Grayson's Hammer


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: [Panicking] Get the bloody hell back! [Grayson's Hammer get's hit by one of the "Buzzards" projectiles and falls down.] The surface is heavily patrolled!

[Fade to Black]

Built Trenches
Cutscene


 * A map of the Chimera Construction Zone, with Grayson's position marked on it with a red x, is shown.


 * Rachel Parker: [voiceover] Grayson used the machine's ID beacon to penetrate deep into the trenches. The only way Grayson could survive in the Chimera Construction Zone was to navigate the vast network of earthworks, staying below ground level, where roaming fleets of Drones and machines could not easily find him. [An image of the trenches, overshadowed by the under-construction Chimeran Fleet is shown]. While Cartwright headed towards the second Earth Mover, Grayson worked his way through the Chimera Construction Zone. Miles of trenches had to be traversed on foot. He had only hours to stop the Earth Movers from crashing through Luxembourg's outer perimeter. [Fade to black]

[While the level loads, the following text is shown:]

''Construction Zone, Gerolstein, Germany. 2 September 1951.''

''Cartwright radioed me in Bonn, desperate for help. That's not the Cartwright I know. The man's a hero, so when he gets hot under the collar, you know the situation's gone pear-shaped. Multiply that by a factor of ten if he turns to me for help. Choosing to come bail Cartwright's ass out of the fire cost me my place in the Maquis, which is no big loss, but I also lost Raine's trust...And pretty broads are in short supply these days...-James Grayson, Mercenary''.

Gameplay

Construction Zone
An image of Chimeran Dropships flying overhead, and the Earth Mover heading towards the Maquis fortress at Luxembourg is shown


 * Rachel Parker: [voiceover] Grayson had to navigate a maze of alien technology to find the second Earth Mover. Destroying it would not be easy, but the lives of thousands depended on Grayson's ability to stop the Earth Mover before it reached Luxembourg. [Fade to black]

[While the level loads, the following text is shown:]

''Construction Zone, Gerolstein, Germany. 2 September 1951''.

''When Cartwright described the size of these Earth Movers, I chalked it up as more of his theatrics-the kind he used at my trial, where he described my desertion as the greatest military crime possible. He knows me better. I may have left my post, but never my duty. I destroyed more conversion centers in two months, by myself, than he managed with a full division. He's just bitter because I was once his shining recruit. In his mind, when I dishonoured the British Royal Marines, I dishonoured him.- James Grayson, Mercenary''.

Gameplay