Thames, England (level)/Transcript

Cutscene

''Hale moves through the abandoned building, but as he approaches a window, a Stalker catches sight of him and starts shooting. As Hale runs for cover, outside M-12 Sabertooth tanks and P-1117 Kingfishers arrive and open fire on the Stalkers, destroying the Stalkers. When Hale moves out of cover and looks out the window again, he sees a full armoured column below him''.


 * Rachel Parker: [narrating] Our forces arrived in London nearly unscathed. [An image of the Chimeran Tower looming over London is shown] It was hard not to stare in awe at the Tower. We had only fled London six months earlier, and now it was almost unrecognisable. The whole city was covered in snow. I know that the Chimera thrived in cold weather, but it was hard to fathom how they might actually be altering the climate itself. The power conduits, the snow and the Tower had to be related in some way...there was no time to think about it. Their armies were already guarding the Tower and more would be coming. [An image of the British and Americans crossing Tower Bridge is shown] We set the tanks up in assault formation and started across Tower Bridge. The last tanks were crossing the Bridge when we saw Goliaths approaching from behind. We had to destroy the bridge before they caught up to our tanks. Hale and a few other soldiers took up defensive positions while the charges were being set. [Fade to black]

Burning Bridges, River Thames, London, England, 14 July 1951 - 08:49 GMT


 * Rachel Parker: Captain Buckler, Task Five needs time to wire Tower Bridge for detonation.


 * Buckler: Understood, Command. A Company will hold back the hordes. Alpha One to Alpha Company. All units, defensive posture.


 * Rachel Parker: Lieutenant Cartwright, status?


 * Stephen Cartwright: Task Five reporting. We're nearly in position.


 * Rachel Parker: Roger, Delta Four take up a pattern. I want ample warning of their advance.


 * Delta Four: Affirmative, Command. We'll keep watch.


 * British Soldier 1: Get upstairs! Snipe the bloody Bastards!


 * British Soldier 2: Keep them back! Do not let them get close!

A Stalker appears.


 * British Soldier 3: Stalker! Hold your ground!


 * British Soldier 4: You have to get behind it!


 * British Soldier 5: Here comes more of them.


 * British Soldier 6: Ruddy Stalker has got four feet and it's still us doing the arse-kicking.


 * Delta Four: Delta to A Company. Goliaths approaching mortar range. Recommend you find hard cover!


 * Stephen Cartwright: Task Five, the bridge is set. We're nearly there.


 * Buckler: A Company, the Goliaths are launching volleys. You have mortar fire incoming!


 * British Soldier 7: Get back to cover!

''Mortars hit the street as the fighting carries on. A Widowmaker enters the fray.''


 * British Soldier 7: What the hell is that? Where are the Spires?


 * British Soldier 8: That's death on four legs, mate!


 * Buckler: They're stepping it up! Calavan, I'll draw out the Widowmaker. When it turns. You tag it good.

The Widowmaker is killed and explodes.


 * Buckler: Kick arse and take teeth!


 * British Soldier 10: We got it! Now don't get cocky there's more where that came from.

''The screens fades and Tower Bridge blows up. The screen turns back and Alpha Company are all dead, presumely from the last of the mortars.''


 * Rachel Parker: Task Five, Tower bridge destruction confirmed. Reposition at Southwark bridge to complete objective.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Roger that we're on it.


 * Rachel Parker: Delta, what's the status of A Company?


 * Delta Four: I'm not seeing any survivors. Hold on--! oh, lemme guess. Shaved head, kinda quiet?


 * Rachel Parker: Sergeant Hale, rendezvous with Cartwright's team at Southwark bridge.


 * Stephen Cartwright: We're seeing a lot of Chimeran activity down there. Recommend you stick to the rooftops, sergeant.

Hale jumps from roof to roof killing enemies and lands on the other side.


 * Victor One: Victor One to Command. Victor Forces have reached the Tower. Engaging Chimeran defenses now. Stalkers on site. Recommend air command maintain a safe distance.


 * Rachel Parker: Affirmative, Victor. Coordinate with US forces on approach from the East side of the Tower. Find a way to unite the front.


 * Victor One: Roger, we'll give them the broadside. Victor out.

Hale turns down an alley and kills all the Leapers and the Grey Jack there and walks up to a group of dead Black Ops a voice is heard from a dead Black Ops mic.


 * Black Ops Commander: X-Ray Six, come in. Oppurtunity window for Greyskin recovery is closing. Grayskin's proximity to Pandora presents unacceptable risks. Commit to recovery of Grayskin and any other targets of oppurtunity. X-Ray Four, come in, X-Ray Four, do you read? X-Ray Six investigate the whereabouts of Four. Last coordinates eighty-eight by seventeen. Red anti-air cover is unknown. Proceed with caution. Report status upon recovery.

Hale head to another rooftop and fights Hybrids there.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Task Five in position, wiring Southwark bridge now.


 * Delta Four: Five be advised you have Chimeran...


 * Task Five squad member: Goliaths!


 * Stephen Cartwright: I see them. [Angrily at Delta Four] If you know a faster way to blow up a bridge I'm all ears! Spire Launch!


 * Rachel Parker: Task Five, report! Cartwright, come in! Delta stay on site. Give me a status report on Task Five as soon as it is apparent.

Hale jumps through a floor, walks throughthe street and goes down into a tube station.

On The Ice

Cutscene

Rachel Parker: [narrating] The outlook of the battle was growing bleaker by the second. [An image of a fullscale battle between human and Chimera forces at the Tower's base is shown] Our tanks had killed legions of Chimera, but still they poured out of the Tower. [A map of London marking out the bridges across the river and the Chimera advance is shown] The Chimeran forces were holding us in check while their Goliaths closed on Southwark Bridge. With Tower Bridge destroyed, there was no possibility of retreat. [An image of Goliaths crossing Southwark Bridge is shown] The team I had sent to destroy Southwark Bridge was not responding. It would only be a matter of time before we heard the spires in the air...[Fade to black]

Giant Slayer

Cutscene

''The Goliaths are almost across Southwark Bridge. Hale finds the detonator for the demo charges on the bridge and presses down the plunger, then dives for cover in a sewer pipe as the charges explode. The bridge collapses and the Goliaths plummet to the ground, destroyed. However, Hale sees that one Goliath has survived. As he watches, he sees a Stalker approaching a stationary LU-P LYNX. Stephen Cartwright is at the gun, shooting. As he shoots, the Stalker collapses and explodes. Hale runs up to the LYNX and jumps in the driver's seat''.


 * Stephen Cartwright: Damn it!


 * Nathan Hale: We could've used that!


 * Stephen Cartwright: I know, I was only trying to disable it. Let's go, we have to catch that Goliath.

[Fade to black]

Gameplay

''As Hale and Cartwright begin to drive off, a second Stalker appears and attacks. Hale drives past while Cartwright shoots at the Staker''


 * Stephen Cartwright: Captain Parker, come in!


 * Rachel Parker [Radio]: [amazed] Cartwright!?


 * Stephen Cartwright: Course it is, Captain. It's Hale here who nearly got himself killed!


 * Rachel Parker [Radio]: I would hope not. We've reached the centre of Chimeran operations; I'm counting on him to tell us what to do!