Not Too Nice/Transcript

*[The mission starts on the roof of James’s new safehouse. It is nighttime and the weather is nice and clear. James looks around.]*

**JAMES**: Hmm, nice night. But my life’s not too nice right now.

*[All of a sudden, a giant beam of bluish light forms, and is shining high in the sky now. When the beam is created, a loud blast and sonic boom is heard. The beam can be seen from where James is.]*

**JAMES**: Oh God, what is that? It could be Nick, I better get there.

*[The player must head to the beam, which is over the Steel Pier. As the player gets closer, the screen starts to become slightly blurry and gains a bluish tint, but not to the point where the game is unplayable.]*

**JAMES**: What is happening?

*[When the player reaches the Pier, there is a giant ball of light-blue energy over the Pier that is so bright that James cannot go any further. When the player gets close, a cutscene initiates which shows the ball getting lighter and lighter, brighter and brighter until it blows, sending a large wave of energy through the air.]*

*[This energy freezes time around it. James and everyone else is frozen now. Now Nick is visible, floating where the energy ball was. He is hovering in the air holding his arms up, his palms facing the air. In his palms are bright balls of blue energy.]*

*[Nick aims one arm at James, and turns the ball of energy in his hand into a beam of energy which grabs James, like a giant hand. Nick holds James, still frozen, up in front of him, and speaks.]*

**NICK**: Did you ever have any hope that you could beat me?

*[He pauses for a few seconds.]*

**NICK**: Oh, right, you’re frozen in time. But that doesn’t mean you can’t hear me! So listen! I have frozen this world, trapped it in its own time, and have risen in power to the point that literally NO ONE can stop me! You could try, but your efforts will be futile. Seems like you can call me... FATHER TIME.

*[The music intensifies and drops when he says Father Time, to build suspense.]*

**FATHER TIME**: Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a police commissioner to torture. Have fun in this dimension! And have fun defeating my Time Minions! Oh, by the way, Chris will be working for ME soon.

*[Father Time laughs evilly as he teleports back to his dimension, gathering all nearby energy. When he teleports, there is a large shockwave and everyone and everything in the area is blown back, even James, and time once again resumes.]*

**JAMES**: Damn it! Who are THESE guys?!

*[There are ten humanoid-like creatures made up of blue energy standing around James, about the same height as him. They are not humans at all, but rather Time Minions, Father Time’s henchmen made of pure blue energy. They can shoot blue energy at James, which will damage him, and temporarily freeze time to attack James, but only for a few seconds. As well, they can teleport short distances to avoid James’s attacks, so melee attacks won’t work on them.]*

*[The player must defeat all ten of these creatures. Once that’s done, James gets a call on his bluetooth.]*

**JAMES**: Hello?! Who is this?!

**FATHER TIME**: You might want to check around the city for any more Time Minions. You fail to act fast and people die.

**JAMES**: Father Time, you will die for this.

**FATHER TIME**: Consider it done. If you can kill me.

**JAMES**: Fuck. You.

**FATHER TIME**: That’s some very strong language, James. You may want to “chill” a bit. *[laughs evilly]*

*[The call ends.]*

**JAMES**: Uh, oh. Father Time said he spawned more Time Minions around the city! How many? That’s what I’m afraid of.

*[All of a sudden, the camera zooms in to James’s face. He is struggling, groaning, and moaning at this point. The camera zooms into his forehead and goes inside his head to his brain, where we see aura energy in his brain forming. At this point, two particles of aura energy connect inside James’s brain, and when they connect, the camera zooms out, and we are back outside his body. An aura wave unleashes from his body and causes him to collapse temporarily. After a few seconds, he rises.]*

**JAMES**: What was that? I don’t feel so good.

*[Just then, an aerial view of Atlantic City is shown, the entire city layout being visible. It is in black and white, and various parts of the city are glowing blue. These are the areas where Time Minions are present. This is the City-Wide Enemy Scan power.]*

**JAMES**: Wow! That’s amazing! That really helps.

*[James calls Joey.]*

**JAMES**: Joey!

**JOEY**: Hey bud! What was that at the pier?!

**JAMES**: That was my confrontation with Father Time.

**JOEY**: Father Time?

**JAMES**: Yeah, Nick. That’s his new name, I guess. He revealed that he’s keeping Pete alive in his dimension, torturing him. He also said something about that Chris will be “working for him” soon.

**JOEY**: Whoa. That’s weird. I thought Chris was good, how the hell will he get him to work for him?

**JAMES**: I don't know, but I think that means that he’s alive. Maybe when Father Time implanted that device in Chris, it gave him powers? And maybe it turned him bad?

**JOEY**: Let’s pray Chris is alright, but that that didn’t happen.

**JAMES**: And also, Father Time said that he spawned his Time Minions all over the city. I was worried I wouldn’t know where to find them, but I just unlocked a power that allows me to scan the entire city for the Minions. Areas that show up in blue have Minions.

**JOEY**: That’s sick! So you’re like an online map that shows bad guys!

**JAMES**: Yeah, I guess. I’m gonna scan the city again, and defeat any Time Minions that are present. This may take a while, hang on.

*[The call ends. The player must now scan the city again, and head to each area that glows blue. The blue areas are the areas where Time Minions are present.]*

*[At this time, there are five areas that are blue, all on the east side of Atlantic City. The player must head to each one and defeat any enemies in that area. Once all five areas are cleared, the mission ends in success.]*