The Guns of Rotterdam/Transcript

Cutscene

A Picture of James Grayson standing in front of some buildings appears.


 * Rachel Parker (narrating): I had heard of Grayson, of course, everyone had leading up to those days before the fall of the London Tower. We all knew how it had begun, [A picture appears which shows a Menial and an infected soldier in a Conversion Center ] The night of the 15th of May, 1951, The night that James Grayson's life changed forever.

The Picture turns into real life and the Menial approaches the body.


 * The Sergeant: Where's Lieutenant Grayson?


 * British Soldier 1: No Idea.


 * British Soldier 2: Lieutenant, where are you?

''The door behind the Menial swings open, there stands Lt. Grayson, the Menial turns around but is killed by 3 shots from Grayson's Mk.6 Carbine. Grayson approaches the body.''


 * James Grayson: Hey! We've got a live one in here! We've got... [Grayson looks into the soldiers face and reconises him as his brother Johnny ] No... Oh Johnny! [Grayson looks at the blood on his hand, then back at his brother.] No... No... No. [Grayson slides down into a kneeling position] Johnny.

''British Soldier 3 appears at the door. He runs towards Grayson.''


 * British Soldier 3: Sarge. In here. [He approaches Grayson and kneels next to Grayson.] Grayson, what the hell's the matter?

The Sergeant appears and walks into the room


 * James Grayson: My brother, Johnny.


 * The Sergeant: For Christ's sake, what is it?!


 * British Soldier 3: It's his brother.


 * James Grayson: Why... Why Johnny.

The Sergeant approaches Grayson's brother and looks at him.


 * The Sergeant: Argh God look at him! [The Sergeant looks at Grayson who is muttering uncontrollably, he then looks at British Soldier 3] Get him out of here!


 * James Grayson: Why!

British Soldier 3 stands up and takes hold of Grayson.


 * British Soldier 3: Jesus.

Grayson stands up and pushes British Soldier 3 away, he then turns to The Sergeant who was pulled out his pistol.


 * James Grayson: No.

Grayson pulls The Sergeants arm away.


 * The Sergeant: Grayson you know the Regs, we can't let him live.


 * James Grayson: I know the Regs, dammit! I'll do it.

''Grayson pulls out a pistol and points it at his brother's head. His brother screams at him and the screen goes black which is then followed by a gunshot.''


 * Rachel Parker (narrating): His brothers death had sent Grayson over the edge, Grayson deserted his unit and went on a vendetta to destroy every Chimera Conversion Center he could find.

''Lt. Stephen Cartwright runs across and abandoned alley to find The Sergeant and British Soldier 3 standing next to a Barrel which had a fire in it. The two soldiers see Cartwright approach and salute him.''


 * Stephen Cartwright: Where [Cartwright salutes] the hell is your lieutenant?! Where's Grayson?


 * The Sergeant: We don't know, sir.


 * Stephen Cartwright: What do you mean you don't know!


 * British Soldier 3: We can't find him.


 * The Sergeant: It was his brother, sir, he found his brother.


 * British Soldier 3: He just went crazy.


 * The Sergeant: He's gone.


 * Stephen Cartwright: *sighs* Dammit! [Cartwright waits a second.]] Follow me.

''All three soldiers walk off. Screen changes to a newspaper with the main headline being: Chimera Tower falls! London is Free!''


 * Rachel Parker (narrating): I didn't meet Grayson, personally until the trial months after the fall of the Chimera Tower in London. Cartwright, as his commanding officer, had been called to testify. He became a hero to many but desertion [The newspaper changes to the Worm prison in the pouring rain with VTOL's flying over.] in time of war is a capital offence and the law would make no exceptions. [A car approaches the Worm and is allowed in by a guard] Grayson would have died in that prison but for the intervention of an extraordinary woman.

''The scene changes into a cell with the words: "London, England 29 August 1951" A VTOL flies past the window and a man can be heard breathing deeply. The Camera zooms out away from the window to show that the man is James Grayson who is doing press ups. The door opens and Cartwright appears along with Raine Bouchard. The Sergeant and British Soldier 3 can be seen in the background but they wait outside.''


 * Stephen Cartwright: On your feet, Private. [Grayson carries on doing push ups.] Grayson! I said on your feet!

Grayson carries on doing push ups.


 * James Grayson: The rats in here keep getting bigger and bigger.

Cartwright now with anger in his face approaches Grayson but Bouchard holds him back.


 * Raine Bouchard It's alright, Major. I can handle this.


 * Strephen Cartwright: Right, we'll be just outside.

''Cartwright walks out, closing the door behind him. Bouchard looks at Grayson for a moment then approaches him.''


 * Raine Bouchard: Private Grayson. My name is Raine Bouchard, I'm with the Maquis.


 * James Grayson: I know who you're with.

Grayson stops doing push ups.


 * Raine Bouchard: I am here to request your assistance.


 * James Grayson: The Resistance. [Grayson stands up, picks up a lighter and lights a cigarette, he inhales it once and breathes out slowly.] The Resistance. You swam all the way across the channel, did you? here to beg for help?


 * Raine Bouchard: Our mission is top secret, how did you know about this?


 * James Grayson: Word gets around. We take out the tower in London, you want help with yours. Where is it? Paris? Berlin?


 * Raine Bouchard: Paris, but I'm sure you knew that as well.


 * James Grayson: That's why you're here? Doing some last minute sightseeing before heading back to France?


 * Raine Bouchard: You tell me.


 * James Grayson: You want to know about the Conversion Centers. I told you, word gets around.


 * Raine Bouchard: How many centers have you [Pauses] destroyed?


 * James Grayson: Huh. You want me to tell you everything I've seen? Everything I know? Before I stop seven or eight bullets in front of a firing squad. Is that it?


 * Raine Bouchard: No actually. So you don't know everything. I am here to offer you a reprieve.

Raine Bouchard pulls out a piece of paper and Grayson reads it.


 * James Grayson: Ah. So I get to be a grunt, working for the Maquis. [He chucks the paper down] Taking orders from Frogs and a broad? No thanks, sister.


 * Raine Bouchard: You'd rather die here, executed by your own people!? What happened to you, Grayson? I've read your file. So you lost your family. Look around. We've all lost family.


 * James Grayson: Look. What do you want to know? Alright, yeah, I've burnt down some of their shithole Conversion Centers. So what!? They're done! The Menials, the Gray Jacks, every damn one of them's gone. There's no more of us to replace them. The last Center I burnt out was already abandoned. The Chimera are dead.


 * Raine Bouchard: Wrong again. That is twice, if you're counting. They're hardly dead. They're... evolving. My father has spent several years working with the Maquis. Developing this serum. [Bouchard holds up a test tube full of red liquid which is most probably blood.] This serum, it can stop the new Conversion Centers. We are close, James. With your help,[Bouchard touches Grayson on the shoulder] your... experience, I can get the materials we need to finish it.


 * James Grayson: Oh. Tell Cartwright I want my brother's jacket back.

''A picture labeled Dover, England. 30 August, 1951. appears showing Grayson with a group of soldiers.''


 * Rachel Parker (narrating): At the time we had no idea why his brother's jacket was so important to him. We had no idea how Bouchard convinced Grayson, but he agreed to work under the authority of the Maquis and became an integral part of Operation Overstrike. [A picture shows a group of VTOLs flying over some fields.] The plan was simple. Our Intelligence Corp agreed to send two squadrons to help the Maquis headquartered in Luxembourg. [The picture changes to another picture showing Stephen Cartwright in front of some soldiers and a VTOL] Steven Cartwright, a Major in the British Royal Marine Commandos, would lead the first squadron. [The picture changes into a picture of Rachel Parker in front of some soldiers and a VTOL.] I would lead the Second Squadron four hours later. [The picture changes again to show Gun Towers next to the sea.] But time was short. Over the past three years the Chimera had been busy. Massive fortifications were being constructed all along the coastlines of Western Europe. Soon it would be impossible for anyone to get in or out. [The picture changes to a map that shows Dover and Rotterdam.] Our squadrons would use one of the few remaining open corridors through the Chimera defenses. A narrow strip over Rotterdam. [An arrow appears from Dover and crosses over to Rotterdam.] Accompanied by the Maquis, over forces, would cross Chimera lines into Luxembourg and then to Paris. [An arrow goes from Rotterdam to Luxembourg and then to Paris.] But we discovered, too late, that the Maquis were wrong.

''The scene changes to a group of VTOLs flying through the air. Suddenly a blast hit a VTOL and the VTOLs scatter as more blasts fire. Grayson and Bouchard are holding on to the railing inside a VTOL as a blast just misses their plane.]''


 * Pilot [Radio]: We're under fire! Repeat! We're under fire!!


 * Raine Bouchard: [to Grayson] Jump. Bail out. Bail out.

James turns around to Col. Roland Mallery who is clinging for his life.


 * James Grayson: Come one Molly. Time to go!


 * Roland Mallery: You son of a bitch.

''[Mallery jumps out followed by Grayson and then Bouchard. Just a Bouchard makes it out the VTOL is blown out of the sky.]''

Burning Skies
[Grayson is seen parachuting as Gun Towers and a Goliath shoot at the VTOLs in the background.]


 * Pilot 2 [Radio]: Jump. Everyone out now! Those Gun Towers are chewing us up! We'll never make it. Mayday! Mayday!


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Attention Second Squadron -- Parker, the zone is hostile. Turn back to Dover, I repeat, turn back to Dover.

[Grayson see's a building in front of him as his parachute drifts towards it.]


 * James Grayson: Bloody Hell. Coming in hard!

[The screen blackens only to turn back again and show Grayson, free from his parachute that's tangled up in the roof, run towards Bouchard, who's already in cover.


 * Raine Bouchard: Rotterdam is crawling with Chimera.


 * James Grayson: I left death row for this!?


 * Raine Bouchard: Maquis Intelligence said that Rotterdam was clear.

''[The screen shows a Hybrid just outside the window fighting unseen soldiers below. A huge explosion happens and Grayson and Bouchard cover their ears.]''


 * James Grayson: That is anything but bloody clear.


 * Raine Bouchard: Mallery survived the jump and has established a rally point. He will have a plan to get us out.


 * James Grayson: The hell with Mallery. The Second Squadron will be here in an hour. I'm going to destroy that gun, and see they don't get the same welcome as we got.

[Grayson and Bouchard run across to the room to a wardrobe.]


 * James Grayson: Over there. We can get down through the floor.

[Grayson pushes the wardrobe]


 * James Grayson: Here we go.

[The wardrobe falls down a flight of stairs and Bouchards runs down them.]


 * James Grayson: C'mon lets move.


 * Raine Bouchard: On my way.

Lt. Bouchard jumps down and is immediately attacked by three Hybrids


 * James Grayson: Look out.


 * Raine Bouchard: I see them!

Bouchard and Grayson manage to kill two Hybrids but four more jump down.


 * Raine Bouchard: Enemy's jumping down!


 * Raine Bouchard: It's clear now. Let's go!

Bouchard and Grayson jump over a barricade and into the room that the Hybrids were waiting in.


 * James Grayson: Streets are crawlin'. Stay back.

Grayson looks through a hole in the wall and down to the streets below, on the streets there are three Hybrids fighting one Maquis soldier.


 * James Grayson: Hey it's one of yours down there.

Bouchard, Grayson and the Maquis soldier kill two Hybrids and two more jump out of a building to the right, they kill two more Hybrids and, once again, two Hybrids join the fight, this time coming from behind the last Chimera, eventually they all die.


 * James Grayson: C'mon. let's move.


 * Raine Bouchard: On my way.

''Bouchard jumps through the hole and down to the street below, Grayson follows. Bouchard speaks to the Maquis soldier.''


 * Raine Bouchard: How badly are you hurt?


 * Maquis Soldier 1: I'm fine, but Martin jumped with me. He broke his leg up there on the second floor. [The soldier pauses] I need to reach him. Can you help me climb up there?

The Maquis soldier runs to the building and hoists Grayson up there, Grayson turns around and sees a dead Maquis soldier.


 * James Grayson: Shit sorry. Your friend didn't make it. We shouldn't let his weapon go to waste.

Grayson picks up Martin's BM001 Razor and jumps down to the street, the moment he touches the floor, a fence comes crashing down and four Hybrids come out shooting madly.


 * Raine Bouchard: Hybrids!


 * James Grayson: Get yer head down!

They kill the Hybrids with the loss of the Maquis soldier and proceed down the street.


 * Raine Bouchard: Rally point ahead!

The two of them reach the end of the road and some Hybrids start firing through a building, luckily there is a machine Gun mounted there and Grayson uses it to fight them off.


 * Raine Bouchard: Contact! Second floor!

More and more Hybrids appear.


 * Raine Bouchard: There's too many!

Both of them manage to kill the remaining Hybrids.


 * Raine Bouchard: There's the rally point!

Bouchard, followed by Grayson, run to a fence on the right of the street where a Maquis soldier is waiting.


 * Maquis Soldier 2: Lieutenant Bouchard this way! Over here! Hurry!

The soldier opens the gate and Bouchard and Grayson run through and follow the soldier.

Cutscene

Bouchard walks in and looks around the small square and Col. Roland Mallery appears.


 * Roland Mallery: Raine! Thnak god you're alive!


 * James Grayson: Yeah. She's alive. Which I can't say about a lot of my friends dropping from the sky right now.

Mallery and Grayson stand close to eachother staring facce to face.


 * Roland Mallery: Watch your tone, Private. You're in my army now.


 * James Grayson: Yeah, right. I forgot. YOUR army, the Maquis, who just got First Squadron shot to hell.

Bouchard walks over and puts her hand on Graysons shoulder.


 * Raine Bouchard: Grayson that's not fair. We didn't know...


 * Roland Mallery: Don't explain yourself to the rank and file, Lieutenant. Come. Gun Towers have been spotted up and down the coastline.

Bouchard and Mallery walk towards and door, just before they enter, Mallery turns around and speaks to Grayson.


 * Roland Mallery: Your orders are to stay and secure this sector.

Grayson moves towards Mallery agressively.


 * James Grayson: That's a load of shit!

The Maquis soldier puts his gun up at Grayson.


 * Maquis Soldier 2: Hands in the air!

Grayson Abides


 * James Grayson: Calm down. /Infected Mode/If I wasn't working for SRPA I'd snap all your necks right here!/Infected Mode/

Mallery laughs and Bouchard, the Maquis soldier and himself go into the building.


 * James Grayson: Bloody frog.

Grayson turns around and sees a British soldier next to him.


 * British Soldier 4: Lieutenant Grayson! Major Cartwright asked me to find you. He needs your help, sir!


 * James Grayson: Are you sure he asked for me? He must be in trouble. Alright, let's go.

Grayson and the British soldier run through an alley and into a building.

Gameplay

 * British Soldier 4: We located a downed VTOL. In a courtyard through here.


 * James Grayson: C'mon let's move.

The soldier moves and waits by a door.


 * James Grayson: Move up!

The Soldier kicks down the door.


 * British Soldier 4: It's through here, Lieutenant.

''The Soldier runs in and a Hybrid pops out from behind the door, grabs the poor soldier and snaps his neck. Grayson kills the Hybrid along with two others behind him and hides as two more appear on the other side of a hole in the wall.''


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: This is Major Cartwright, to all survivors. Come in. Anyone.


 * James Grayson: Cartwright, this is Grayson. We've got to take out those Gun Towers. Second Squadron is inbound.

''One more Hybrid appears on the otehr side of the wall and Grayson pops out of cover and kills all of them. He then jumps through the hole in the wall and kills two Hybrids at the top of a flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs he kills another Hybrid which was standing on top of a dead British soldier.''

Cutscene

''Grayson looks out of the window and sees Stephen Cartwright trying to jump on to the wing of the crashed VTOL. After two attempts Cartwright gives up.''


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: I can't reach the cargo compartment. Janzen, get down here on the double. [Pause] Janzen?


 * James Grayson: Janzen didn't make it, so you're stuck with me.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Grayson, thank god. There are explosives onboard that VTOL we can use to destroy those Gun Towers. Come down and help me reach them. Your exit is blocked. If it's not one bloody thing it's another. On my way to bail you out.

Gameplay
Two Hybrids appear and shoot at Cartwright


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Under fire!

Grayson picks up a Fareye FR-1 from the body of Janzen and shoots and explosive barrel next ot the two Hybrids killing them instantly.


 * James Grayson: Go. I've got you covered.

Four Hybrids appear from alley ways and buildings.


 * James Grayson: Take cover.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Cover me Grayson!

Grayson kills them all.


 * James Grayson: Move up.

Cartwright moves to the other side of the courtyard and four more Hybrids appear.


 * James Grayson: Look out.

Once again Grayson kills them all.


 * James Grayson: Advance.

Cartwright moves ahead and two more Hybrids attack him.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Make yourself useful, Grayson!


 * James Grayson: Come on. Can't you run any faster, old man?

Three more Hybrids appear and Grayson makes easy work of them.


 * James Grayson: It's clear. Go!

Cartwright enters a building.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: Stand clear!

Cartwright blows up some fallen debris which was blocking the stairs.


 * Stephen Cartwright [Radio]: That did it! Now come on out!

Grayson goes down the stairs and meets Cartwright at the bottom.


 * James Grayson: Grayson and Cartwright together again. I never thought I'd see this.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Lose your stomach for this, Grayson? You look retched? You're look nothing like I remember? Prison suck the life out of you?

''Cartwright and Grayson leave the building and are immediately attacked. The two manage to kill the three Hybrids''


 * Stephen Cartwright: Let's move!

More Hybrids appear


 * Stephen Cartwright: Here they come!

The two soldiers kill a few and advance


 * Stephen Cartwright: Hybrids on the second floor!

The two soldiers kill all the remaining Hybrids in the area.


 * Stephen Cartwright: All clear. Go.

Cartwright runs towards the VTOL.


 * Stephen Cartwright: I need a leg up.

Grayson helps Cartwright up.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Cargo compartment is up there.

''As soon as Cartwright stands on the top of the VTOL, enemy fire errupts. Grayson kills the Hybrids''


 * James Grayson: This was an ambush. I told you not to trust the Maquis.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Yes, it's amazing that the convict didn't get a vote.

Cartwright opens the VTOL door.


 * Stephen Cartwright: It's enough plastic to blow those Gun Towers to high hell.

A Titan roars


 * James Grayson: Uh oh. We've got company!

Cartwright jumps off the VTOL.


 * James Grayson: Where the hell are you going?

''The Titan smashes from a house and roars again. Grayson fires at it until it's heater ignited and blew the creature up.''

A British marine gets out of a sewage drain.


 * The Marine: Major Cartwright. Over here!

Grayson and Cartwright run towards The Marine as he helps another fellow soldier out of the drain.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Status report, Sergeant.


 * British Soldier 5: We've located a Gun Tower entrance but the sewers are heavily defended. It's suicide going that way.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Suicide Mission? That's your speciallity, Grayson. or is it forte now?


 * James Grayson: Either way. I get to blow something up.

Cartwright points at The Marine.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Private, lead Grayson through the sewers. Sergeant, come with me.


 * British Soldier 5: Yes Sir.

Cartwright and British Soldier 5 run off as Grayson and The Marine look down the hole.


 * James Grayson: Oh, I get the rookie!?