Checkmate (level)/Transcript

== Part 1: Intro ==
=== Gameplay #1 ===
Checkmate
William "Case" Calderon
The Rook, Bulgaria
February 16, 1991 - 10:20 EET
The Rogue Black Ops team are still watching over the interrogation on Harrow being performed by Marshall.
Felix: Pantheon is here.
Marshall: Already?
Felix uses the computer nearby.
Felix: Multiple perimeter breaches to the north.
Marshall: Shit. We're finally getting somewhere with Jane. She's cooperating. We can't stop now. Woods, I need you to take this over. Get what she knows. We'll take care of the rest.
Woods: Send 'em my regards.
Marshall: Sev, seal the ops room.
Everyone, except for Woods and Harrow, exits the ops room before Sev closes it.
Marshall: Listen up! We need to buy Woods time. As much as we can.
The team begins to arm themselves for Pantheon's arrival.
Marshall: If he can't get any answers out of Harrow, then all this - everything we've been doing - is for nothing. Don't know about the rest of y'all, but I'm not here to die a forgotten footnote in history. So lock and load. Let's give our guests the welcome they deserve. All of you - on me!
The team follows Marshall outside the safehouse's main entrance.
Marshall: Sev, Adler, Felix - take positions.
If Case stalls:
Marshall: Case. where are you? Need you out here!
Case heads over to the team.
Marshall: Case, you wanna additional explosives out there past the wall, now's the time. You all in on this, Felix?
Felix: Yes. The gloves are off.
Marshall: I noticed.
After some time, Pantheon threw a smoke grenade.
Adler: Pantheon approaching.
Marshall: They popped smoke. Get ready.
Several Pantheon soldiers are seen coming through the smoke with shields.
Sev: Shields!
Adler: Blow those charges, Case!
Case detonates the first explosives.
Marshall: Hell yeah! Weapons free! Keep 'em away from the house!
The team fires at the Pantheon soldiers coming down from the road.
Felix: Left side! This is a fine day to die!
Sev: For them, not us!
Marshall: Definitely them.
The team fires at the Pantheon soldiers coming down from the left side. Eventually, all the enemies are killed.
Adler: We're clear!
Marshall: Woods. Sitrep.
Woods: She's not responding. Doin' what I can.
Marshall: Keep at it.
Sev: To the right of the road!
The team fires at the Pantheon soldiers coming down from the right of the road.
Felix: Snipers, up on the ridge.
Sev: And an RPG!
After clearing out all the soldiers, a Pantheon APC is seen driving down the road.
Marshall: APC incoming! Fall back! Take cover on the patio! Case, grab a rocket launcher!
If Case stalls:
Marshall: Grab a launcher, Case!
Case grabs a HE-1 launcher and fires at the APC, destroying it.
Marshall: Nice shot, Case! APC down!
Felix: [In German] Wie gefällt dir das! (How do you like that!)
Adler: There'll be more. I hear a helo in the distance.
Marshall: Woods, she talking?
Woods: Think she's comin' around.
The screen fades to black and the first gameplay ends.
== Part 2: Detonation ==
=== Gameplay #2 ===
Checkmate
William "Case" Calderon
The Rook, Bulgaria
February 16, 1991 - 10:35 EET
A rocket hits near Case and Adler.
Adler: Damn! Keep holding 'em back!
Case gets back up and resumes fighting the Pantheon soldiers.
Sev: Another group, right side! Shotgun!
Adler: Comin' our way!
The team holds their ground against the Pantheon soldiers.
Felix: More movement on the left!
Marshall: Hold your ground!
Sev: They're everywhere!
Marshall: Case, you and Alder push to the shed! Get those turrets set up!
Adler: We need our sentry guns!
Case and Adler heads down and approaches the shed.
Adler: Let's do it!
After the duo enters inside the shed, another Pantheon helicopter is heard nearby.
Felix: Another helo incoming.
Sev: They're dropping off reinforcements.
Adler: I got this one. Case, get the others. Let's set 'em up.
The duo sets the sentry guns up.
Adler: We've got this. More by the cliff, right side!
The duo holds their ground at the shed against Pantheon reinforcements.
Adler: Keep pushing 'em back, Case!
The team manages to eliminate all hostiles.
Marshall: Mowin' 'em down. Nice work, fellas.
Pantheon threw another smoke grenade near the shed.
Adler: Smoke!
Marshall: Pull back towards the house. Woods, what's going on?
Woods: Harrow's out cold.
Marshall: Wake her up!
Case and Adler regroups with Marshall, Sev, and Felix at the safehouse.
Adler: Miniguns, be ready!
Sev: Near the shed!
The team fights off more Pantheon soldiers arriving near the shed with their juggernaut.
Felix: Now I see what you mean about these minigun operatives. Quite formidable. I'm impressed.
Marshall: Let's admire them once they're dead.
The team manages to dispatch the remaining Pantheon soldiers.
Marshall: They're down!
Sev: We did it!
Felix: He's off to meet his maker!
Woods: Marshall, think they're inside.
Marshall: Shit. Everyone, into the house! Adler, Sev, Felix - flank 'em on the right. Case, on me.
The team heads inside the safehouse.
Marshall: Gas, look out! Tango upstairs, balcony!
The team clear out the safehouse before heading back out to the main entrance.
Marshall: They're gonna keep coming.
Adler: We need to cut off road access.
Felix: I could blow the bridge. A few C4 charges should take it down.
Marshall: Do it.
Adler: They've got a shotgunner. Take him out!
Marshall: Can't let 'em get to Harrow!
Marshall: Push up, we need to get Felix to the bridge!
Marshall: Get to the bridge!
Adler: Move up!
The team kills all hostiles at the main entrance.
Sev: Everyone okay?
Felix: Never been better.
Marshall: Agree to disagree.
The team moves up and fires at more Pantheon soldiers on the bridge.
Felix: I'm going out there.
Marshall: Wait! It's not clear!
Felix: No more waiting!
Adler: Clear off that bridge!
The team eliminates the Pantheon soldiers and proceeds to go on the bridge.
Felix: On the bridge. Setting charges.
Sev: Sniper up high, left side!
Marshall: Give him some covering fire, Case!
The team protects Felix from more Pantheon reinforcements. Felix manages to set up the first C4 charge on the bridge.
Felix: Two more!
Felix manages to set up the second C4 charge on the bridge.
Felix: Last C4! Under heavy fire!
Felix manages to set up the third C4 charge on the bridge.
Felix: That should do- Arrrgh! [In German] Scheisse (Shit!) I’m hit!
Marshall: Case, get him out of there!
If Case stalls:
Sev: Case, help Felix!
Case goes over to a wounded Felix and drags him while taking out more Pantheon soldiers with a GS45.
Felix: There’s no time! We must blow the bridge - now!
Marshall: No! Get clear, we can hold ‘em off.
Adler: We got incoming armor.
Felix: It’s now or never, my friend.
Just as a Pantheon APC starts to cross the bridge, Felix detonated the C4 explosives – destroying both the bridge and the APC.
Felix: They'll need more than that.
Several Pantheon helicopters are seen above as they head towards the safehouse.
Marshall: Damn. Looks like they've got it too.
The screen fades to black and the second gameplay ends.
== Part 3: Black Sea ==
=== Gameplay #3 ===
Checkmate
William "Case" Calderon
The Rook, Bulgaria
February 16, 1991 - 10:57 EET
The team are seen trying to fight back towards the safehouse.
Woods: Marshall, you there?
Marshall: Gimme something good.
Woods: The Cradle's in D.C. - the Capitol Building. They're gonna release it after grabbing Harrow.
Marshall: Holy shit...
Woods: I let Livingstone know. Let's see if that asshole finally listens.
Marshall: Copy that.
Woods: Fuck!
Marshall: Woods, Woods!
Woods: It's go time.
Meanwhile at the safehouse, the Pantheon soldiers manage to breach the ops room door open.
Woods: Arrgh! Fuck! [coughs]
While the Pantheon soldiers pull the doors open, Woods grabs a Marine SP and starts shooting.
Woods: Fuck you!
Although he manages to kill a few soldiers, Woods was unable to kill a Pantheon soldier with a shield as he runs out of ammo and drops the shotgun.
Woods: Damn it!
Just as he pulls out his pistol, a Pantheon soldier tackles Woods down to the ground. Woods tries to use his knife, but a second Pantheon soldier steps on his hand - forcing him to let go of his knife.
Woods: Arrrgh! Shit!
A third Pantheon soldier releases Harrow from her chair.
Harrow: I want him alive.
Harrow stands up and walks over to Woods.
Harrow: I'm so sad to see you like this, Woods. [sighs] You try so hard, heh.
Harrow grabs Woods's knife.
Harrow: You just don’t matter anymore.
Woods: Fuck you!
Harrow: I’ll give the order once we’re airborne.
Harrow stabs Woods on the side of his body while he grunts in pain before she mockingly comforts him.
Harrow: Don’t worry. Your suffering will be over soon.
Harrow slams Woods’s head onto the ground as the screen cuts to black. The screen shows Case’s point-of-view.
Marshall: Woods need us! Felix, are you-
Felix: Go! I’ll live.
Marshall: Sev, stay with him. Give us some cover fire. Adler, Case, on me!
Sev: Go Case - we’ll be fine!
Marshall, Case, and Alder engages the Pantheon soldiers at the safehouse.
Marshall: Woods, come in.
Woods doesn't responds.
Marshall: Nothin'.
Adler: Don't count him out.
After dispatching all Pantheon soldiers, the trio goes inside the safehouse.
Adler: We're in!
Marshall: Gotta find Jane. 
The trio found a wounded Woods on the ground near the ops room.
Marshall: Woods.
Woods: Can't let her get away.
Adler: Go. I've got him.
Marshall: Case, let's go! Gimme a hand.
Marshall pulls up the debris to let Case get to the other side before the latter does the same for the former. Once they're on the other side, the screen zooms in on Harrow as she is seen giving an orange case to a Pantheon soldier at a helicopter while a second Pantheon soldier with a rocket launcher guards her.
Marshall: Got her in my sights.
Marshall shoots at his former friend, but he misses the shot and while Harrow goes inside the chopper, the second soldier spotted Marshall and Case before firing his rocket towards the two. While Case was okay, Marshall was injured from the debris falling on top of his legs.
Marshall: Case, Case! Can't let her get away. It's up to you. Go! GO!
Case equips his GS45 and goes outside.
Voice: Kill them.
Case kills a few Pantheon soldiers before running towards Harrow's chopper. Just as it started lifting off, Case jumps and holds onto the chopper. A Pantheon soldier checks outside before Case kills him with his GS45 before he started going inside the chopper. However, Harrow kicks Case and while the chopper was making a left turn, Case lets go and holds onto the other side of the chopper before hoisting himself up.
Harrow: Close it up.
While Harrow closes the right-side door of the chopper, a Pantheon soldier tries to close left-side door before Case grabs and pulls him out as the soldier falls to his death.
Harrow: Aw, for God's sake.
Harrow tries to use her pistol, but Case gets inside the chopper and pushes her over to the closed door.
Harrow: I shouldn't have protected any of you!
Harrow tries to point her pistol at Case while he tries to stop her.
Harrow: I pushed Livingstone for your suspension! I wanted you out of the way!
Harrow headbutted Case and as she's about to shoot him, Case pushes her hand and Harrow accidentally kills the pilot.
Harrow: Dammit! Dammit...
While the chopper loses control, Case and Harrow started to levitate before falling back down. Case and Harrow both crawl over to the latter's pistol and before either one could grab it, the chopper crash landed as the screen cuts to black.
Case and Harrow both regain consciousness while the interior started filling up with water due to the chopper falling into the Black Sea.
Harrow: No...
Harrow tries to pull the chopper door, but it wouldn't open.
Harrow: No! Look what you've done.
Harrow grabs and pushes Case down.
Harrow: I know what you really are, Case. The Cradle made you this way!
Harrow punches Case.
Harrow: You owe everything to the Pantheon!
Harrow punches Case again.
Voice: Destroy her. The Cradle.
Case grabs the canaster and smacks it onto Harrow's head.
Voice: Again. 
Case smacks Harrow's head with the canister again.
Voice: More!
Case smacks Harrow's head with the canister once again, causing it to leak the Cradle program into the chopper before he tosses the canister aside and looks at his hands.
Voice: Finish this.
Case grabs Harrow.
Harrow: Oh, what is happening...
Case pushes Harrow into the water.
Harrow: We have to get out of this together!
Case pushes Harrow down before he looks at his hands again and starts strangling Harrow.
Harrow: [choking] Case, it's me! I understand now! You don't have to... You don't have to...
While Case is still strangling Harrow, the screen cuts to black.
Marshall: Case! Sitrep! Case, he responded! Livingstone's cleared out the Capitol, Everyone's safe. It's over! We did it, Case! We did it.
The final gameplay ends - leaving William "Case" Calderon and Jane Harrow's fates to be left unknown.
== Cutscene ==
TWO WEEKS LATER
Troy Marshall is seen inside a white van as it drives throughout the forest before it eventually stops, with the cutscene showing Daniel Livingstone as he waits for the team. Marshall and Frank Woods exits the van and goes over to Livingstone.
Livingstone: Thanks for coming.
Marshall: We getting medals or concrete boots?
Livingstone: Neither. But I can start with an apology.
Woods: Damn straight.
Livingstone: I'm not sure how you pulled it off, but it's not lost on me that you prevented one of the greatest catastrophes of our time.
Marshall: So you want us back?
Livingstone: Something like that.
The cutscene shows Sevati "Sev" Dumas somewhere providing sniper overwatch for the meeting.
Livingstone: Can we trust one another?
The cutscene returns to the meeting.
Marshall: Workin' on it.
Livingstone: Right now, you have something of great value: anonymity. You're in the shadows.
Woods: No shit. We've always been in the shadows.
Livingstone: Not like this. Your reach is greater than it's ever been. We need you, Woods. All of you.
The cutscene shows Felix Neumann and Russell Adler at the van before zooming in on the latter as he lights and smokes a cigarette.
Livingstone: I can provide whatever you need. 
The cutscene returns to the meeting.
Livingstone: Accommodations, resources, cash, additional manpower. All of it off the books.
Woods: I thought the Cold War was over. No more need for, uh - what was it? Global gunslingers.
Livingstone: Yes. The Cold War may be over, but the world is more dangerous than it's ever been. The nature of our enemy is unclear now.
Woods: What do you want us to do about it?
Livingstone: What you've always done. Protect us. Harrow may be gone, but not the Pantheon. I need you back in Avalon.
Marshall: You think they're still a threat.
Livingstone: I do. And worse. 
The cutscene shows Livingstone's office and his computer being accessed by someone.
Livingstone: Whatever cabal brought Harrow into the Pantheon still lives inside our house. We thought they were long gone. But it turns out... They never left.
The cutscene shows Jackson Caine accessing Livingstone's computer as the screen cuts to black and the credits roll, with the campaign coming to an end.
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