Lullaby for Four Aces

**Lullaby for Four Aces** is the tenth chapter in Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. In it, you take the role of John Cooper and his teammates as they try to raid, subdue, and take Sanchez out of his fortress alive.

## Overview

In this level, you have to guide your men to Sanchez's main quarters and get Sanchez out of his base alive.

## Cinematic

A desperate and anxious Pedro ride's to Sanchez's base on horseback with rapid speed. The four protagonists ride on his heels, waiting for him to reveal Sanchez's secret headquarters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSv22qA9FmA

## Story

Arriving at Sanchez's headquarters, Pedro dismounted and rushed to Sanchez to inform him of the disappearance of the soldier and the horses. Upon hearing the news, he smacked one of his men on the head and told Pedro to take a couple of men and find out who was responsible for this. A frustrated Pedro ordered some men at the base to take a few horses and follow him back to camp. As they left, Sanchez's threw a rock a Pedro which missed.

As Pedro and the men left to investigate, John and his gang had just arrived. The four got a simple plan out together. John would climb the hills nearby, infiltrate the fortress, and open the gate. Afterwards, they would make their way to Sanchez's tower, knock him out, and leave with him alive.

And so, the four did just that; they got to the top of Sanchez's tower and knocked him out. At the same time, however, Pedro and his men had returned to base. Seeing their fortress broken into, he ordered his man to search around while he took out a Gatling gun on rails. Just like before, the four made their way back to the bottom and carried Sanchez out with them.

## Characters

### Playable Characters

* John Cooper
* Samuel Williams
* Doc McCoy
* Kate O'Hara

### Other Characters

* Pedro
* Pablo Sanchez
* 1  Civilians
* 83  Armed Gunmen

## Items

* 2 Precision Bullets
* 1 First-Aid Kit
* 4 Dynamite
* 2 Gas Vials

## Objectives

* Make your way inside the fortress and get to the top of the tower where you will find Sanchez.
* Overpower Sanchez, tie him up and bring him safely (and most importantly, alive) out of the fortress.

## Quotes

**Intro**

* ***Pedro rides in with his horse, saddles down, and runs to Sanchez.***
* *!Caramba, Pedro! What are you doing here?* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* *And where are the others?* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* *We... the soldier!* - **Pedro**
* *He... he got away from us...* - **Pedro**
* *And he took our horses with him...* - **Pedro**
* *!Mierda! ildiota! I don't believe it!* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* *You let one- ONE LOUSY USELESS Yankee soldier steal your horses!?!* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* *I'm gonna cut every one of your lousy throats!* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* ***Sanchez hits one of his men in anger.***
* *Go! Take a couple of men with you and bring me the rest of this band of runaway no good tontos...* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* *I ought to drown you like mangy, flea-ridden rats!!!* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* *Get outta my sight!* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* *I'm surrounded by a bunch of empty-headed donkeys!!!* - **Pablo Sanchez**
* *OK, you there! Come on, come with me!* - **Pedro**
* ***Pedro gathers a few man and rides out while Sanchez through a rock at him out of spite and retreats to his tower.***
* ***John and his gang arrive from the side.***
* *Holy smoke, what a fortress!* - **Samuel Williams**
* *How many people has this Sanchez got in his gang? A hundred?* - **Samuel Williams**
* *Oh boy, this is going to be some killin' party!* - **Samuel Williams**
* *Hell, the only ones getting killed will be us...* - **Doc McCoy**
* *Don't worry.* - **John Cooper**
* *Sam and I have been in placed that were better protected than this.* - **John Cooper**
* *What do you suggest?* - **Doc McCoy**
* ***Camera goes towards the rocks.'***
* *The rock wall back there on the east side of the fortress... that looks just right.* - **John Cooper**
* *Right for what?* - **Doc McCoy**
* *I'll climb up there and break into the fort.* - **John Cooper**
* *As soon as I'm in. I'll open the gate from inside.* - **John Cooper**
* *And what do we do with Sanchez when we've overpowered him?* - **John Cooper**
* *If we overpower him...* - **Doc McCoy**
* *We get him out of here. And get him out alive!* - **John Cooper**
* *OK - let's go!* - **John Cooper**
* ***Camera goes back to the four***

**Sanchez is knocked out**

* ***Pedro and his gang return and defend the base.***

## Notes

* You can skip the second part of the mission by placing Samuel's snake at the gate. This will cause all those who came on horses to be knocked out.
* Sanchez's abilities are hinted in this level, one being the rock he throws, the other being a drunk bandit.
* Although not confirmed, Pedro most likely died here, defending the fort. Later on, Sanchez says a prayer for his soul.