The Cradle/Transcript

== Cutscene ==
Images of the word "Palace" and SAS soldiers on a mission are shown.
Gladney: Jackal Two, we're getting into this palace fast and getting out faster. Once you do the necessary, we're wiping it off the map.
Marshall: Roger that, Jackal One. We're ticking around for tea.
The word "IRAQ" is displayed along with a radio.
Gladney: Probably dreadful anyway.
A pistol lies on top of the palace's schematics with a circle around the rear and the word "bunker" written on it.
Marshall: We're looking for a bunker. Our best guess is that we can access it on the far side of the grounds.
Gladney: We'll see you through. After that, it's up to Talon One to lift us all out in one piece.
An assault rifle is shown along with film images of an SAS operation and the words "SAS Callsign Talon One."
Marshall: That's my preference.
A map of Iraq is displayed with an area circled on a part of the map and the word "Palace" written on it.
Gladney: So let's get to it then. We're nearly there.
The screen fades out to black.
== Gameplay ==
The Cradle
William "Case" Calderon
Saddam's Palace, Iraq
February 5th, 1991 07:48 AST
Case rides in a jeep as a British helicopter flies next to him. Ahead of Case, another jeep and two SAS operatives ride on motorcycles ahead of him as they approach Saddam's palace.
Adler: This is it. Palace gate's just ahead.
Gladney: Look alive, people. They know we're coming.
The assault force reaches the palace gate and opens fire on the Iraqi soldiers defending the palace.
Gladney: Fire at will!
Case's jeep bursts through the gates and comes to a stop as Case and his allies dismount and assault the palace.
Gladney: Here they come!
Iraqi snipers are spotted taking up positions on the roof.
Marshall: Eyes on the roof! We got snipers!
Case helps to attack the palace by taking out the snipers. Then, he and his team enter through the interior of the palace, encountering more Iraqi soldiers.
Marshall: Taking center.
Park: Right behind you.
Gladney: Flanking.
Adler: Multiple hostiles on the ground.
Marshall: Push up!
Case helps his team to eliminate the palace defenders as the Iraqis retreat deeper within the grounds.
Marshall: They're falling back into the palace.
Gladney: Let's get in there.
Adler: The bunker's behind the palace. Let's go!
Park: After you, Case.
Case leads the way into the palace interior as he and the SAS kill more Iraqi soldiers.
Gladney: Don't stop, push forward!
Adler: Let's go!
The assault team makes their way to the rear of the palace as they reach the bunker entrance.
Marshall: That's it. Bunker door ahead!
Gladney: Make a path!
Pantheon soldiers arrive to reinforce the Iraqis.
Marshall: Pantheon!
Adler: Take 'em out.
Marshall: They got this bunker on heavy lockdown!
Park: Must be guarding something important!
Adler: You don't say!
Case helps to mop up the remaining Iraqis and any Pantheon soldiers with them.
Adler: Keep pushing forward!
Eventually, the last of the enemy soldiers is eliminated.
Park: Clear.
Marshall: Case, Adler, on me. We're going down.
Park: We'll hold the area.
Gladney: Be quick about it.
Case, Marshall, and Adler enter the bunker door and descend down the stairs where they encounter more Pantheon soldiers.
Marshall: Hostiles inside!
Case kills the defenders.
Marshall: We're clear. Let's go.
Case, Marshall, and Adler reach the inner door leading into the bunker.
Adler: This better be it.
Marshall reprograms the door console to open the door.
Adler: Really make you work for it, don't they?
Marshall succeeds in unlocking the door. Adler opens it up, allowing the team to proceed.
Marshall: Careful.
Case, Marshall, and Adler move down another flight of stairs until they reach a stash full of treasures, valuables, and works of art.
Adler: [WHISTLE] Saddam's hoarding millions down here.
Marshall spots a gold-plated toilet seat.
Marshall: Hell. This gold toilet's worth that much.
Adler: He'd trade it all for a WMD.
The three operatives reach another locked door that Marshall successfully opens. They enter the innermost bunker chamber where they find a bloody containment cage and an orange biohazard case on the nearby table.
Adler: Clear!
Marshall: What the hell happened here?
Adler: A biohazard cabinet. Must be the demonstration Alawi mentioned.
Marshall: How about that hard case there. Check it out.
Case walks over to the table and opens up the case, revealing a biohazard vial containing a red substance. Case picks up the vial and inspects it, while Adler reads a file.
Marshall: What've we got?
Adler: The Cradle.
Marshall: The Pantheon has a damn biological weapon. And they put this in Saddam's hands too?
Adler: A sample of it. Based on what I'm seeing here.
Case puts the vial back in the case and closes it. Adler inspects the file further and finds a floppy disk inside it.
Marshall: What'd you find?
Adler: A disk. And some notes-all in Russian. The project's headed by Matvey Gusev.
Marshall: Sounds like you know him.
Adler: I recognize the name. Gusev was a scientist in the Soviet Union's biological weapons program, Biopreparat. Intelligence had him fleeing Russia last year. Then, he vanished.
Marshall: Gusev gave the Pantheon a Soviet bioweapon?
Adler: No. According to this, the Cradle came from somewhere else-a research facility I'm familiar with. It's American.
Marshall: American?
Gladney speaks over the radio.
Gladney: Alright, visiting time's over, you three. We need your help up here!
The ground rumbles.
Marshall: Heading topside. Let's move.
Case, Marshall, and Adler make their way to the bunker exit.
Park: Get what you wanted?
Adler: Not exactly. but we got what we needed.
Gladney: We need to clear a pickup zone. Let's get to the palace rooftop.
Case, Marshall, and Adler reach exit the bunker and face off against Pantheon soldiers stationed on the rooftop.
Gladney: That roof's our destination. Take them out!
Adler: More Pantheon!
Park: RPG up there!
Gladney: Who are these people?
Case assists the team in killing the Pantheon soldiers. The team then makes their way to a rope leading up to the rooftop.
Marshall: Up the rope. Case, let's go.
Case ascends up the rope along with his team to the roof. Once up top, they encounter and kill more Pantheon soldiers. Two Pantheon helicopters fly towards the palace along with their foot soldiers.
SAS Soldier: Rooftop's clear!
Marshall: Pantheon helos incoming!
SAS Soldier: Jackal One-One, you've got an enemy bird to the east. Tangos on the ground, approaching your position.
Gladney: Copy that. Let's give 'em what we got!
Marshall: We've got a stash of weapons over here.
Case must now assist the team in holding off the enemy waves until the extraction helicopter arrives. The player can use a nearby cache of weapons on the roof to refill his ammunition or to exchange new weapons.
Gladney: Come on, rally, people!
Marshall: Vehicles incoming from the south! Hold your ground!
Park: More Iraqis incoming! Keep holding the roof!
Marshall: Bunch of Pantheon and Iraqis on the way!
Park: Where's our exfil?
The extraction helicopter's pilot, Talon One, sounds over the radio.
SAS Pilot: Jackal One, this is Talon One. We're half a click from your position. Prepare for extraction.
Gladney: Talon One, it's too hot. We've got enemy helos in the air.
SAS Pilot: Roger. Maintaining distance.
More Pantheon helicopters and infantry arrive at the palace.
Marshall: They keep coming!
If Case knocks out the Pantheon helicopters.
Marshall: All enemy helos neutralized. Nice work.
Gladney: Talon One, airspace is clear. Get over here.
SAS Pilot: Moving in, Jackal One.
Talon One flies over the palace to extract the assault team.
Gladney: Get ready! We need suppression!
SAS Pilot: Descending.
Talon One descends onto the palace rooftop and opens its loading ramp.
Gladney: Go, go, go!
Marshall: Come on, load up!
Case and his teammates board the helicopter, allowing them to leave the palace.
SAS Pilot: Going vertical.
Gladney: Command, target is yours.
SAS Soldier: Confirmed. Incoming.
Park: Enjoy the view.
Two Allied fighter jets fly over the palace and bomb it completely into submission.
Adler: You're going out with a bang, Park.
Park: You've been saving that one, haven't you?
Adler: It was good seeing you again.
Park: Well, look at that, Adler. We actually agree on something.
The helicopter flies away. The screen fades to black as the mission ends.
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