Stage 07 (FM4)/Transcript

The following is a transcript of Scene 07, the eighth mission of Front Mission 4, in addition to the dialogue before and after Scene 07.

Pre-Mission Dialogue
[Durandal Transport]


 * Bosch: Hello, Elsa. I think this is the first time we've met face to face. I'm Bosch.


 * Elsa: Hello, Bosch. What is the enemy's position?


 * Bosch: I lost them when they went into the woods.


 * Zead: Damn... Then we have to turn back.


 * Elsa: No! They could not have gotten far! We should scan the area again...


 * Bosch: I've already tried that. We can't detect them unless they move. And I think they're staying put.


 * Elsa: Then we should look for a place where they could hide their wanzers.


 * Latona: There are too few of us to cover that much ground.


 * Zead: And the German army is surely headed this way. I'm sorry, but it's time to leave.


 * Elsa: ...


 * Hermes: We can try the radar again. This time, we should hook up our radar with the one on a German Air Force AWACS patrolling this area.


 * Bosch: The German Air Force?


 * Hermes: Yeah. The AWACS's radar is more powerful than ours. It should be able to detect them.


 * Latona: How can you be sure there is one flying above us?


 * Zead: The entire German army has been on full alert since the attack. It's a safe bet there's one in the air right now. Bosch, please help Hermes set things up.


 * Bosch: Right away.

Screen diagrams appear.


 * Hermes: Do you see any AWACS planes?


 * Bosch: If there is one nearby, it shouldn't take long to find it.

The screen fades out then back in to a three-dimensional map.


 * Bosch: ... There it is! A German AWACS. I'm locking on.


 * Hermes: All right! I'll use a satellite link to hook up with it.

A half-sphere appears on the map, with several white dots on the ground beneath it.


 * Bosch: One of these dots has to be them. Do you have their wanzer data?

The screen zooms in.


 * Hermes: Here's the data I took off the ones from the resource base. Let's use it to narrow down the search.

A cursor appears and moves to one of the white dots.


 * Hermes: What about that one?


 * Bosch: No... that's a civilian railroad. The readings look similar, but they're not showing up as friendlies. They must be transporting construction wanzers or something similar.


 * Hermes: Oh, right. I forgot they were using German IFF signatures.

The screen moves to another dot.


 * Bosch: What about this one? I'm reading them as friendlies.


 * Hermes: Let me check... Yes, that's it! It matches the data I took before we were stopped at the border.


 * Elsa: Where are they headed?

We'll need siege weapons if we want to fight our way inside.
 * Bosch: There is a Blauer Nebel base in that direction. It's quite a sight, actually. The entire base is built inside an old castle.


 * Elsa: How do you know all that?


 * Latona: He used to be in the German Army.


 * Bosch: I also know Wagner. We were classmates in officer's school. So... what should we do, Zead?

The screen fades back to the transport's cargo hold.


 * Latona: The Blauer Nebel might shoot first and ask questions later, like last time.


 * Zead: That may happen if they are truly harboring the criminals... but we can't just turn back now.


 * Bosch: All right, then. Elsa, I should first tell you about the sensor backpack on my wanzer.

Sensor Tutorial plays.

[Talk to Zead]


 * Zead: A Blauer Nebel base... They won't let us in that easily.

[Talk to Hermes]


 * Hermes: We'll be at the base soon. You should go make sure our wanzers are ready.

[Talk to Latona]


 * Latona: We need to know who escaped into that base...

[Talk to Bosch]


 * Bosch: I've added a tutorial on sensor backpacks to the simulator. Take a look at it if you need to refresh your memory on how to use them.

[Outside Blauer Nebel base]


 * Wagner: Have you called the Army?


 * B.N Pilot: Yes, sir. Reinforcements are on their way.


 * Wagner: Good. Now let us keep the Durandal busy until they arrive.


 * Zead: We are the Durandal. We are in pursuit of the criminals who destroyed the resource base in Poland.


 * Wagner: And...?


 * Zead: There is a strong possibility that the criminals are hiding in this base. We request authorization to search the premises.


 * Wagner: Denied. There is nothing for you here. Even if there were, I would not let you pass.


 * Bosch: What do you mean, Wagner? If you don't have anything to hide, what's the harm in letting us inside?

A shot is fired near Bosch's wanzer.


 * Wagner: If you want to search this base, you will have to go through me! Come... Durandal!


 * Hermes: What are we gonna do!?


 * Zead: We have to fight them! We can't allow them to destroy any evidence this time!


 * Elsa: Roger! Follow me!


 * Wagner: Good girl...

Mission Start

 * Wagner: Take them alive. I want them to try and explain themselves to the Army when they get here.

Wagner Defeated

 * Wagner: What!? How can this be...!?

Post-Mission Dialogue
The Durandal unit is in front of Wagner's wanzer.


 * Latona: It seems like your unit was somewhat... lacking.


 * Wagner: ...

Two helicopters fly near the base.


 * Captain Bauer: Who are they...? How could they have beaten the Blauer Nebel...?


 * Zead: This is the E.C. Armor Tactics Research Corps, Durandal. We have no hostile intent towards you.


 * Captain Bauer: This is Captain Bauer of the German Army Eleventh Division. You had better explain this situation.


 * Zead: We are willing to cooperate. Let us get off our wanzers first. Then, I would like to talk to your commanding officer in person.


 * Captain Bauer: Fair enough. And, Major... we would like to hear your report as well.


 * Wagner: ...

[Blauer Nebel base]


 * Captain Bauer: This is the last place anyone could hide a wanzer... And there doesn't seem to be anything here.


 * Zead: ...


 * Hermes: They have to be here somewhere! The readings we got matched perfectly!


 * Elsa: Did they do it on purpose? To lure us here?


 * Bosch: We've been set up.


 * Captain Bauer: 'Set up,' you say? From my viewpoint, it looks like you took advantage of your position to take the Blauer Nebel by surprise.


 * Latona: We would never do such a thing!


 * Captain Bauer: That is the only way you could have defeated such a highly trained unit as the Blauer Nebel. Isn't that true, Major?


 * Wagner: ... Yes.


 * Elsa: You do not believe us?


 * Captain Bauer: There is no proof to back up your claims, Durandal.


 * Elsa: Then you will not allow us to search the base any further...?


 * Captain Bauer: That is out of the question. Under normal circumstances, I would have you all arrested... but there are diplomatic issues I must consider. I would kindly ask you to leave the country. The Air Force will escort you out.


 * Elsa: ...


 * Zead: Come, Elsa. It looks like we're not welcomed here anymore.


 * Elsa: I guess we aren't...


 * Captain Bauer: Let me confirm this one last time, Major. The wanzers that attacked the resource base in Poland were never here; it was all a fabrication concocted by the Durandal. Correct?


 * Wagner: That is correct.


 * Captain Bauer: All right... I'll report this incident directly to Brigadier General Glaeser. Please concentrate your efforts in rebuilding your unit, Major.


 * Wagner: ...