Operation Black Flag/Transcript

==Briefing==
A communications feed to Admiral Raines appears.
Raines: Captain. Lieutenant. We're suffered unthinkable casualties today. Captain Alder, Captain Ferran-
Reyes: -Staff Sergeant Omar. KIA on Vesta-3, sir.
Raines: That's a shame. He was a good man. A good Marine.
Reyes: He died on my watch.
Raines: You can't blame yourself, son. Hindsight's a tactical miscalculation we can't afford.
The map changes to Geneva. A route from the holding facility to UNSA HQ is mapped.
Raines: I've been informed, STRATCOM has approved your Initiative in Geneva. At your behest, the prisoner will be transported to UNSA Headquarters. A med team will remove the transponder from the subject at which point the device will be incinerated.
An icon of a Raven moves towards UNSA HQ.
Salter: I'll pilot a Raven to UNSA-HQ. We'll make that our base of operations.
Icons of SDF ships, including the Olympus Mons appear.
Raines: If all goes as planned the SDF fleet, including the Olympus Mons, will receive the all clear signal and enter our airspace provoking a counterattack by our AATIS guns. Well done, Captain. Top cat out.
The Video ends.
==Aboard Retribution==
Reyes pulls the key and presses the button.
Reyes: Switch is set. Let's go home.
Salter: Amen.
Yetide: Collision alarms up.
Gator: Away in 3-2-1...
The Retribution jumps towards Earth.
Reyes: Evaluation?
Yetide: Good shift. Accuracy .98.
Salter: You're gettin' good at this, Gator.
Gator: You should see me on my bike.
Reyes: You owe me a ride.
Salter: You owe me a race.
Gator: Here comes the drop.
Reyes: Hover on entry.
Gator: In 3, 2, 1...
The Retribution arrives at Earth.
Reyes: Report.
Yetide: Error margin 0.0. Perfect drop, Captain.
Reyes pulls out the key.
Reyes: Superb flying, Gator.
Gator: Best crew this side of the sun, sir.
Salter: Got that right. Let's hit the flight deck, Captain.
Reyes: Make yourself scarce, Gator. Stay outta harm's way. I'll call you if I need you.
Gator: Drops are a no go into that atmosphere.
Reyes: Copy that. You got the conn.
Reyes and Salter head to the elevator. After entering the elevator, the door closes and it starts descending.
Salter: Well, this either be a strategic act of epic genius...
Reyes: …Or?
Salter: Or you'll be demoted and taking orders from me.
Reyes: I told you we'd see home again.
Salter: Not sure this is what I had in mind.
The elevator reaches level 1 and opens. Reyes may approach Hamilton to talk to him.
Hamilton: Skipper.
Reyes: How goes it?
Hamilton: Solid, Ret's holding her own sir, thanks to you.
Reyes opens the door to the armory.
Griff: Commander, Lieutenant.
Salter: Griff.
Griff: I understand you're headed to the surface of sweet mother earth.
Salter: This is for all the marbles Griff.
Reyes activates the armory terminal, where he starts to create his loadout.
Griff: Lot's of hiding spots for the enemy in all that wreckage. ATAD's and Seekers should help sniff out the bad guys.
After choosing his loadout, Reyes places his hand on the weapon rack, setting his suit's camo to Urban
Reyes: Thanks, Griff. You're the man.
The rack raises. Reyes grabs his weapon from the rack.
Griff: Stay safe down there, sir. Don't let that bastard out of your sight.
He then proceeds towards the exit, where Salter is waiting for him. He opens the door, where the two get onto a lift.
Reyes: Prisoner has no idea what he's in for.
Salter: Think they'll keep him alive?
Reyes: Geneva Convention, Article 3.
Salter: Too bad.
Gibson: Make a hole!
Gibson gets into the lift before it descends. The lift then descends into the Hangar Bay.
Gibson: Lieutenant, Captain. What that thing did to Tigris. I wish I were going down there with you.
Salter: I know how you feel, Boss.
Gibson: Marines are loading up the armor on 1. Raven-2 is you.
The Lift stops and it opens for the three.
If Reyes walks to Raven-1...
Brooks: We got our ducks in order when you need us down there captain.
The two enter Raven-2, where Ethan is waiting for them.
Ethan: All ready to set sail here, sir.
Salter: Take your seats, Gentlemen.
Ethan: After you, Captain.
Reyes enters the seat just behind the pilots' seats. He puts on his helmet and attaches his boost rig.
Ethan: Sir, they're loading the prisoner in now. Major Auguste wants a Word. Call sign Echo-6.
Reyes: Patch him to our HUDs. Let's see what's goin' on down there.
Ethan: Roger that.
Reyes: You watchin' this Salt?
Salter: Like a hawk.
A video feed of soldiers escorting Riah appears.
Auguste: Captain Reyes.
Reyes: Major.
Auguste: This son of a bitch is a handful, sir. Sooner he's under sedation the better. Echo is five mikes out from the UNSA building. City's evacuated so the convoy'll move quick. We'll RV with you and the Admiral in the Medical Hall. What's your ETA?
The video feed ends.
Salter: Three minutes. I'll do it two.
Auguste: Roger, out.
==Cutscene: Prisoner Escort==
The Raven leaves Retribution and heads towards Earth.
Salter: Good separation. Atmosphere in one minute.
The Raven reenters the atmosphere. Fires can be seen throughout Geneva below, as well as the wreckage of UNSA ships.
Salter: Raven flight to ground, SCAR 1-2, requesting re-entry.
ATC Operator: Copy, 1-2, Angle is good, you're clear. Welcome home.
Auguste: All callsigns, Echo Vectors in contact, taking heavy enemy fire!
Salter: That's our convoy, Reyes.
Reyes: Check. Get us there.
Salter: Roger.
The Raven breaks off. They see the convoy on the highway under attack by an armored car.
Reyes: Visual on the convoy. Get us along side him!
One of the vehicles in the convoy is disabled. The car continues to chase and fire on the remaining vehicles. The camera changes to a view under the highway, revealing armed explosives. As the vehicles drive over, the explosives detonate, causing the highway to collapse. All the vehicles fall.
Salter: Hang on!
Reyes: Top Cat, this is 1-1. Convoy is down. I say again, Echo is down! Route is compromised.
Raines: Hard copy, 1-1. Do not forfeit the asset. Imperative we do not lose that transponder.
Reyes: Copy. SCAR-1 will pursue. Get us down there, Salt!
Salter: Rog'.
The Raven hovers near the ground.
==Gameplay: Prisoner Escort==
Reyes: Ethan, you're on point.
Ethan grabs his weapon.
Salter: Can't get you any closer!
Reyes grabs his weapon.
Reyes: Salt, cover pattern! Stand by for Sitrep!
Salter: Copy cover, standing by.
Reyes: Find the truck, Ethan!
Ethan: This way.
If Reyes waits...
Salter: Get out there, Reyes. Riah may be on the move.
Reyes and Ethan exit the Raven. It then flies away.
Reyes: 1-1 to Echo, how copy? Echo, this is 1-1. Do you read?!
As they move, a piece of debris falls in front of them.
Ethan: Heads up, Captain! 
They climb over the debris and find the prisoner vehicle ahead.
Ethan: Asset vehicle ahead, sir.
Reyes: Copy, take us in.
They reach the vehicle. Noises can be heard inside.
Ethan: Door's you, sir. I'll cover.
Reyes opens the door and finds a wounded Major Auguste inside. Reyes helps Auguste sit down.
Reyes: Major, medivac is inbound. Where's the prisoner?
Major Auguste: They took him. Out the back.
Ethan: You go, sir. I'll secure this position.
Reyes exits out the back of the vehicle while Ethan stays and tends to Auguste.
Reyes: Fever? I need a comm jam in this sector to isolate the asset.
Salter: This is no bueno, Raider.
Reyes: Salt, he gets to the terminal, kills that transponder, we're burned.
Salter: Solid copy. I'll bring the marines.
Reyes slides down a path. He sees Riah ahead but Riah sees him as well. Riah alerts some SDF soldiers and starts running. Reyes kills a soldier and chases Riah.
Riah: One's right behind me! Kill him!
A soldier throws an anti-gravity grenade. SDF soldiers start moving towards Reyes. Reyes takes them out and continues chase. Reyes moves through a damaged building, where he sees Riah and two more soldiers. He takes out the soldiers and slides down
Riah: Keep moving Get to the annex.
Reyes: Annex? What the hell is the annex?
Reyes exits the building. A piece of a warship shifts above him. He sees Riah continue to run but has to engage more enemies, this time with C6s. After taking out the enemies, Reyes approaches a door is a shop. Riah can be heard on the other side.
Riah: Is everything in place?!
SDF Soldier: Almost, sir.
Reyes opens the door. Riah notices him and starts running again. Reyes kills the soldier who was with him. As Reyes turns the corner, another soldier tries to attack him but Reyes takes the soldier out. Riah is seen past the corner.
Riah: He's in the shop! In the shop!
A vehicle arrives with soldiers and C6s, pinning Reyes down.
Reyes: Shit!
Reyes takes out the enemies and continues moving through the wreckage of a warship, engaging more enemies as he does so. Reyes gets through the ship, where he sees Riah again ahead.
Riah: He's here, block him in!
More soldiers and C6s try to stop Reyes. Some of the try to snipe Reyes from windows and rooftops but they are taken out as well. Reyes continues moving. He reaches an area near a church. More enemies try to stop Reyes but fail. Reyes moves forward and reaches a street, where Riah is once again seen ahead running.
Reyes: There he is.
More enemies again try to stop Reyes, only to be killed. Riah runs inside the church.
Riah: Barricade the door!
The door closes behind Riah. Reyes sees an open window above the door and jumps up to it.
SDF Soldier 1: We can't let anyone through the door.
SDF Soldier 2: Yes sir!
Reyes surprises the soldiers from above, taking them out. Reyes moves through the church in pursuit of Riah, taking out enemies along the way. He goes up the stairs.
Riah: We're out of time. SCARs are coming.
A soldier throws frag grenades down the stairs to try to stop Reyes but Reyes takes him out. Reyes approaches a door.
SDF Soldier: We'll hold this position, sir. With our lives.
As Reyes approaches the door, a C6 bursts through it, but Reyes takes it out, as well as the soldiers behind the door. Reyes moves up the stairs. A soldier tries to fire a rocket at Reyes. An enemy seeker also tries to attack Reyes.
Reyes: Son of a...
Reyes eliminates them and moves upstairs. The SDF push a ladder down to try and delay Reyes but Reyes jumps up with his boosters. More enemies wait for him.
Riah: Power the generators!
Reyes takes out the enemies and continues moving upstairs through the bell tower. At the top, Reyes opens a door.
== Cutscene 1 ==
As Reyes opens the door, Riah surprises him, punching and headbutting him. Reyes falls to the ground, partially hanging over the balcony. 
Riah: I pity the thing you call courage. SCAR Team One.
Riah picks him up, punches him again, and throws him against the wall. Reyes rolls back onto his belly.
Riah: You're just a man from Earth, dying for a lost cause.
Riah uses a terminal.
==Gameplay: Trap is Sprung==
Reyes crawls towards Riah, trying to stop him.
Riah: Your iron shield burns now...
Riah presses a button on the terminal. The AATIS guns self destruct.
Riah: Your world is unguarded.
Riah kicks Reyes in the head.
Riah: This... This is true courage.
Riah stabs himself in the stomach and pulls out his transponder. He places it on the ground.
Reyes: Don't.
Reyes reaches his hand out. Riah stabs the transponder, destroying it.
Riah: The signal is lost. My fleet lands here.
Riah collapses and dies from the wound and blood loss.
Gator (in video): Actual, this is Retribution. SetDef fleet is descending, inbound.
Reyes: Copy. I need Ret for prep for drop into atmosphere. The shockwave should disable the Olympus so we can board it.
Gator (in video): Yes, sir.
The Olympus Mons flies overhead. Reyes gets up. 
Raines (in video): Commander Reyes, what the hell happened out there?
Reyes: Riah's dead. He destroyed the transponder. We're moving to take Olympus, Ret's jumping in now.
Ethan: All stations, Olympus Mons is weapons red!
Several more SDF ships start appearing. Raines looks back outside his window at the Olympus Mons. 
Reyes: Admiral, you need to get to a bunker. They're firing!
Raines (in video): Reyes, I want Jackals on...
The Olympus Mons fires its F-SpAr at UNSA HQ, destroying it and killing Raines.
Reyes: No, no, no...! Raines. Admiral Raines!
Salter: He's gone Reyes, they took out HQ!
Reyes' Jackal arrives.
Ethan: Olympus is targeting your position, sir- Get in your Jackal!
If Reyes waits...
Ethan: Sir, we need to get airborne!
Reyes jumps in his Jackal.
Reyes: All stations, target is Olympus Mons. Task is seizure. Admiral Kotch is mine.
Reyes primes his Jackal's boosters.
Reyes: Gator! Drop now!
Reyes launches towards Olympus. Salter's Raven heads for Olympus alongside Reyes.
Gator: Sir- Influx in 3, 2, 1...
The Retribution jumps in.
Salter: On me! I'll guide us in!
The Retribution's shockwave hits Reyes' Jackal and Salter's Raven, as well as some Skelters, causing them to lose control.
Reyes: Losing power!
Salter: Stay with it!
Ethan: Sir! Eject!
Reyes ejects from his Jackal and boosts into Olympus Mons, landing in an open cargo bay. He blacks out when he lands.
SATO Pilot: Bravo Team is on the deck. 4-1, exiting the AO.
Reyes wakes up. Salter, Ethan, Brooks, and Kashima jump out of the Raven and join Reyes. Salter activates her shield. The Raven goes down and the cargo bay doors close.
Salter: You good, Raider?
Reyes: Yeah. Let's get to the bridge before they recover! One-one, in!
Ethan: Drop blast cut their comms sir.
The UNSA forces engage SDF soldiers in the cargo bay. They push forward, more C6s arrive to reinforce the SDF soldiers.
Ethan: Mechs, on the elevators!
Kashima: Not good!
Salter: Tighten up, Kash!
Kashima: Yes, ma'am!
The ship rocks.
Ethan: Still unstable from the hit!
The UNSA forces continue pushing up. Some crates open, deploying more C6s. The UNSA forces take them out. The ships rocks again.
Salter: She's rolling hard!
As they continue pushing forward, a C12 rises from an elevator.
Salter: C12 Mega!
Reyes: I see him!
Ethan: Destroy it, Captain!
Reyes finds some Spartan SA3s lying around and uses them to destroy the C12.
Salter: Mega's down!
Kashima: We're clear.
Brooks: All clear.
Salter: Let's go.
If Reyes waits...
Ethan: Get to the elevator.
Salter: Reyes, get in, time's running out.
The team enters an elevator. The door closes behind them.
Reyes: Ethan, bridge level.
Ethan: Aye, sir.
The elevator starts ascending. Kotch appears on the screens in the elevator.
Admiral Kotch: You will not take my carrier, Captain Reyes! We will all die here. I will detonate this vessel and level your city.
Reyes: Come and get me, Kotch. Leave your bridge. Pick up a weapon and fight.
Admiral Kotch: We don't fight. We attack. Earth survivors will live at gunpoint, and breathe by permission of the Front. Mars aeternum.
Kotch's transmission ends. The ship rocks again and the elevator stops.
Salter: Let's get to the bridge before he destroys Geneva.
Reyes: Copy. Where are we?
Ethan: Near the crew quarters, sir. We'll have to take the long way around. On me
The door opens. The ship rocks again.
Brooks: Olympus is powering back up!
Reyes: They can scuttle now. Let's press.
They exit the elevator.
Reyes: Where to, Ethan?
Ethan: Airlock out to the exterior.
They move forward and engage a few enemies. Reyes goes through an airlock to the outside of the ship. As he does so, the ship rocks, causing him to slip and slide to the edge of the ship.
Salter: Reyes!!
Kashima: I got him!!
Kashima tries to grab Reyes but misses, slipping too.
Kashima: No! No!
Kashima manages to grab Reyes' hand while hanging on to the ship.
Kashima: Gotcha!!
An explosion occurs overhead as an SDF ship flies past.
Kashima: He's slipping!
Salter: Reyes! Boost!
Reyes boosts back up and pulls Kashima up with him.
Kashima: Oh shit!
They fall back onto the ship. Debris begins to fall.
Reyes: Let's move!
The team runs along the exterior of the ship towards the next entrance. The Olympus gets very close to a building.
Salter: She's gonna hit!
Ethan: Brace!!
The Olympus hits the building. The team reenters the ship before a set of shutters close.
Reyes: We good?
Brooks: Yessir!
Salter: Solid!
Ethan: Solid!
Kashima: Been better, Captain.
They engage more SDF soldiers and C6s.
Admiral Kotch: Alert. This is Admiral Kotch. Olympus has been locked down. Enemy combatants are contained. Airship destruction is imminent.
The team clears the room and reach a wall.
Ethan: Bridge is on the other side of this wall, sir.
Reyes: We'll have to breach.
Ethan: Got a soft point right here, sir.
Reyes: Copy. I see it.
If Reyes waits...
Salter: Plant your charge, Captain.
Reyes plants a breaching charge on the wall.
Reyes: Charge is set.
The charge blows a hole in the wall. On the other side, several seekers try to jump at Reyes. If a seeker gets on Reyes, he pulls it off and throws it back, making it explode and killing the soldiers in the room. Ethan goes to a terminal and starts using it.
Reyes: Go, go, go!
Ethan: Bridge entry is up that stairway, sir.
Reyes: We need to penetrate now.
Ethan: Captain, the hacking module.
Salter: Reyes, there are bots inside. See if you can hack one.
If Reyes waits...
Salter: Take it, Raider.
Reyes picks up some hacking devices (if he does not already have some) and activates one, seeing robots inside.
Reyes: Worker drones, they're not armed.
Salter: Copy, get in there.
Reyes hacks into a robot. He sees Kotch in the bridge.
Reyes: Got eyes on Kotch. I'm takin' him.
Ethan: Sir, you have to stop him before the destruct sequence activates!
Admiral Kotch: Set all level detonators!
Reyes controls the robot to start moving towards Kotch.
SDF Soldier 3: No drone belongs back here.
Reyes controls the robot to kill a soldier. All the soldiers start attacking the robot.
SDF Soldier: We're under attack! They're using bots!
Admiral Kotch: Kill the bot! Overheat reactor pressure. Ion exhaust to full volume.
Reyes controls the robot to move towards Kotch, taking out soldiers in the way.
Admiral Kotch: Scuttle key is hot! 10 seconds!
The robot gets close to Kotch.
Admiral Kotch: Stop that drone!
Salter: Get him, Reyes!
Admiral Kotch: 5 seconds, kill him!
Brooks: Kill that red coward, sir.
Kotch shoots at the robot with his pistol. The robot grabs Kotch's arm, causing him to drop the gun. It then slams Kotch's head onto the console and forces him back into his chair. The bot tries to grab Kotch's face but Kotch holds it back. Kotch kicks the bot back and stands up. The bot self destructs, wounding Kotch and killing everyone else in the bridge.
Reyes: Target is still alive. Ethan, scrub that scuttle, secure the bots.
Ethan: Aye, sir.
The bridge door opens. The robots in the bridge salute to the team.
Ethan: Bots are standing down, Captain. Olympus C6s are now under my control, sir.
The team enters the bridge.
Reyes: All SATO forces, this is Captain Reyes. We have control of the Olympus Mons.
Reyes approaches the wounded Kotch.
Salter: End that bastard, Reyes.
Kotch has shrapnel pierces through his chest. Reyes grabs his head.
Admiral Kotch: You lack what it takes to win this war.
Reyes holds his knife to Kotch's neck. At any point, the player may stab Kotch to prematurely end his speech.
Reyes: I had what it took to beat you, Kotch.
Admiral Kotch: Killing me isn't winning. I killed your Admiral. Your iron shield is down. Death is no disgrace.
Kotch dies from his wounds.
Reyes: Captain has the conn.
Reyes throws Kotch's body on the ground. Reyes then gets in Kotch's seat.
Brooks: Marines. Take him away.
Salter: Good work, Captain.
Ethan: We're ready to launch on your command, sir.
The bridge's blast shields open. The Retribution flies by. SDF ships can be seen exploding ahead.
Salter: Key it, Captain.
Ethan: Captain, we're ready to drop.
Salter: Let's move.
Reyes gives the order to launch.
Reyes: Olympus Mons. Go flight.