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''Opens to the debris of {{ | {{Under Construction}} | ||
''Opens to the debris of {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} in space.'' | |||
*'''[[Cortana]]''': "We have been floating aimlessly in space for 1,651 days, 6 hours, and 19 minutes." | *'''[[Cortana]]''': "We have been floating aimlessly in space for 1,651 days, 6 hours, and 19 minutes." | ||
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*'''Michael Sullivan''': "Your shirt's on backwards, asshole." | *'''Michael Sullivan''': "Your shirt's on backwards, asshole." | ||
''Cut to the cadets running into their locker room. April Orenski is walking through it. | ''Cut to the cadets running into their locker room. April Orenski is walking through it." | ||
*'''April Orenski''': "Go! Go, go, go! Get there quick! Keep moving! Are you tippy-toeing?" | *'''April Orenski''': "Go! Go, go, go! Get there quick! Keep moving! Are you tippy-toeing?" | ||
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''Cut to Orenski standing in front of [[Dimah Tchakova]].'' | ''Cut to Orenski standing in front of [[Dimah Tchakova]].'' | ||
*'''April Orenski''': "Why are you stopping? Are you waiting for your fancy mommy to come | *'''April Orenski''': "Why are you stopping? Are you waiting for your fancy mommy to come to finish for you? That looked like slow-motion to me. Wake up Hastati! Don't like being up at 04:00? Tomorrow it'll be 03:00." | ||
*'''Chyler Silva''': "Weapons, check!" | *'''Chyler Silva''': "Weapons, check!" | ||
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*'''April Orenski''': "Orlin, lights." | *'''April Orenski''': "Orlin, lights." | ||
''The [[emergency lighting]] and the alarms turn off | ''The [[emergency lighting]] and the alarms turn off and are replaced by normal lighting.'' | ||
''General Black steps forward. He stops in front of JJ, who has yet to put on his helmet.'' | ''General Black steps forward. He stops in front of JJ, who has yet to put on his helmet. Chen snaps to attention.'' | ||
*'''Black''': "Cadet. | *'''Black''': "Cadet. Cadet! You're already dead, son." | ||
*'''April Orenski''': "Orlin, Cadet Silva's time?" | *'''April Orenski''': "Orlin, Cadet Silva's time?" | ||
*'''Orlin''': | *'''Orlin''': 51.07 seconds, Cadet April Orenski." | ||
''Gen. Black continues his inspection and stops in front of Vickers.'' | ''Gen. Black continues his inspection and stops in front of Vickers.'' | ||
*'''Black''': "Not good enough today, Cadet Vickers. | *'''Black''': "Not good enough today, Cadet Vickers. I believe Cadet Silva's time was just shy of the academy record, held by [[Cadmon Lasky|''Cadmon'' Lasky.]]" | ||
''Black walks over to Thomas Lasky.'' | ''Black walks over to Thomas Lasky.'' | ||
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''Cut to a view of the academy's space tether and satellite dish. Cut to JJ Chen in his dorm room, recording a message on his data terminal.'' | ''Cut to a view of the academy's space tether and satellite dish. Cut to JJ Chen in his dorm room, recording a message on his data terminal.'' | ||
*'''Junjie Chen''': ''(Mandarin)''" | *'''Junjie Chen''': ''(Mandarin)''" " ''(Subtitled in English)'' "Hello Father. Thank you for your message. I received top marks today during a combat exercise." | ||
''Cut to Sully watching scrambled [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] video | ''Cut to Sully watching scrambled [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] video. Covenant symbols flash briefly on the screen.'' | ||
*'''Michael Sullivan''': "Score." | *'''Michael Sullivan''': "Score." | ||
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*'''Dimah Tchakova''': "Where did you get this?" | *'''Dimah Tchakova''': "Where did you get this?" | ||
*'''Michael Sullivan''': "Dimah." | *'''Michael Sullivan''':"Dimah." | ||
*'''Dimah Tchakova''': "You could get in a lot of trouble." | *'''Dimah Tchakova''': "You could get in a lot of trouble." | ||
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*'''Dimah Tchakova''': "I won't say anything." | *'''Dimah Tchakova''': "I won't say anything." | ||
''Cut to campus grounds.'' | ''Cut to campus grounds.'' | ||
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*'''Walter Vickers''': "Yes, sir!" | *'''Walter Vickers''': "Yes, sir!" | ||
*'''April Orenski''': "You realize you and Lasky are the reason I had to run the tour yesterday with you noobs. And why we all had to get up at 04:00." | *'''April Orenski''': "You realize that you and Lasky are the reason I had to run the tour yesterday with you noobs. And why we all had to get up at 04:00." | ||
*'''Walter Vickers''': "Yes, sir!" | *'''Walter Vickers''': "Yes, sir!" | ||
*'''April Orenski''': "So, as you can imagine, I'm pretty hungry. And I do love this academy's | *'''April Orenski''': "So, as you can imagine, I'm pretty hungry. And I do love this academy's quiche." | ||
''She smirks to her fellow class commanders.'' | ''She smirks to her fellow class commanders.'' | ||
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*'''Walter Vickers''': "Must be tough on your mom, knowing her real son's never coming home." | *'''Walter Vickers''': "Must be tough on your mom, knowing her real son's never coming home." | ||
''Lasky | ''Lasky spins and elbow Vickers in the face, followed by a left punch.'' | ||
*'''Male cadet''' ''(in background)'': "Oh, Lasky and Vickers..." | *'''Male cadet''' ''(in background)'': "Oh, Lasky and Vickers..." | ||
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*'''Dimah Tchakova''': "Officer on deck!" | *'''Dimah Tchakova''': "Officer on deck!" | ||
''Various cadets stand at attention and try to look innocent. [[Colonel]] [[K.L. Mehaffey]] looks down at the brawlers with disdain. Lasky slowly gets to his feet. Janitor [[Beamish]] looks on in shock | ''Various cadets stand at attention and try to look innocent. [[Colonel]] [[K.L. Mehaffey]] looks down at the brawlers with disdain. Lasky slowly gets to his feet. Janitor [[Beamish]] looks on in shock.'' | ||
'' | *'''Mehaffey''': "Outside." | ||
'' | ''Col. Mehaffey leaves, followed by Lasky and Vickers; the latter wipes blood from his nose.'' | ||
*'''Mehaffey''': "What the hell is wrong with you? | *'''Mehaffey''': "What the hell is wrong with you?" | ||
''Mehaffey stops to face Lasky.'' | ''Mehaffey stops to face Lasky.'' | ||
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*'''Thomas Lasky''': "Nothing, sir." | *'''Thomas Lasky''': "Nothing, sir." | ||
*'''Mehaffey''': "Well, maybe there's hope for you yet." | *'''Mehaffey''': "Well, maybe there's hope for you yet." | ||
*'''Thomas Lasky''': | *'''Thomas Lasky''': "Sir?" | ||
*'''Mehaffey''': "There's a soldier inside of you, Thomas. I can see it. Everyone can see it. You- need- to see it. I know your brother did." | *'''Mehaffey''': "There's a soldier inside of you, Thomas. I can see it. Everyone can see it. You- need- to see it. I know your brother did." | ||
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''Cut to Lasky, who finishes cleaning himself up, in front of a mirror in his room. He walks up to the data terminal and opens a video message from his brother.'' | ''Cut to Lasky, who finishes cleaning himself up, in front of a mirror in his room. He walks up to the data terminal and opens a video message from his brother.'' | ||
*'''Cadmon Lasky | *'''Cadmon Lasky''': "Hey, bro. Hello from [[Arcadia]]. The jungles of Arcadia. So what can I tell ya?" | ||
''Other ODSTs interrupt in the background.'' | ''Other ODSTs interrupt in the background.'' | ||
*'''Jack | *'''Jack''' ''(off-screen)'': "Tell him how you got your new nickname!" | ||
*'''Cadmon Lasky | *'''Cadmon Lasky''': "What? No." | ||
*'''Jack | *'''Jack''': "I'll tell him." | ||
*'''Cadmon Lasky | *'''Cadmon Lasky''': "Jack, come on, I got it, I swear. I'll tell him. I'll tell him. Alright, you're especially gonna love this. So we make a drop in the rain forest, a couple weeks ago. We see this river, me and the boys, we decide to take a dip. Ridge warns us all not to not drink the water." | ||
*'''Ridge | *'''Ridge''': "Yeah, I did." | ||
''ODSTs laugh in the background.'' | ''ODSTs laugh in the background.'' | ||
*'''Cadmon Lasky | *'''Cadmon Lasky''': "Of course, the first thing I do is to get a mouthful. I almost ruin my [[ODST armor#Body suit|body suit]], couple times. So now they call me, uh, 'Volcano'." | ||
''Cadmon and the other ODSTs in the recording laugh and repeat Cadmon's nickname. Lasky sorrowfully fidgets with an empty shell casing, wipes his eyes and gets up.'' | ''Cadmon and the other ODSTs in the recording laugh and repeat Cadmon's nickname. Lasky sorrowfully fidgets with an empty shell casing, wipes his eyes and gets up.'' | ||
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''Cut to an overhead view of the Corbulo Academy campus.'' | ''Cut to an overhead view of the Corbulo Academy campus.'' | ||
*'''Mehaffey''' ''(voiceover)'': "The [[Wikipedia:Pincer movement|pincer movement]]... | *'''Mehaffey''' ''(voiceover)'': "The [[Wikipedia:Pincer movement|pincer movement]]... | ||
''Cut to a lecture room, where the cadets are gathered around a holographic table, either standing at the table or sitting in the amphitheater around it. Col. Mehaffey is walking around the table as she lectures to the cadets.'' | ''Cut to a lecture room, where the cadets are gathered around a holographic table, either standing at the table or sitting in the amphitheater around it. Col. Mehaffey is walking around the table as she lectures to the cadets.'' | ||
*'''Mehaffey''': "The strategy used in | *'''Mehaffey''': "The strategy used in Earth's [[Wikipedia:Second Punic War|Second Punic War]] against the [[Wikipedia:Roman Republic|Roman Republic]] at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Cannae|Battle of Cannae]]. Orlin, begin. | ||
*'''Orlin''': "Lesson beginning." | *'''Orlin''': "Lesson beginning." | ||
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*'''Dimah Tchakova''': "It does seem a little basic." | *'''Dimah Tchakova''': "It does seem a little basic." | ||
*'''Mehaffey''': "The Romans outnumbered Hannibal's troops by over 10,000 strong. And yet, they were defeated. Why? | *'''Mehaffey''': "The Romans outnumbered Hannibal's troops by over 10,000 strong. And yet, they were defeated. Why? Hubris. Never underestimate your opponents. Never underestimate what they'll sacrifice for victory. Questions?" | ||
*'''Junjie Chen''': "Yeah... How do we apply this?" | *'''Junjie Chen''': "Yeah... How do we apply this?" | ||
*'''Michael Sullivan''': "Yeah, we don't have horses." | *'''Michael Sullivan''': "Yeah, we don't have horses." | ||
*'''Mehaffey''': "True, we don't. But what do we have instead?" | *'''Mehaffey''': "True, we don't. But what do we have instead?" | ||
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*'''Chyler Silva''': "Why wouldn't I?" | *'''Chyler Silva''': "Why wouldn't I?" | ||
*'''Thomas Lasky''': | *'''Thomas Lasky''': I just hear the drum beat of endless war and that doesn't make me an 'Innie lover'. Tell me how wrong I am." | ||
''Silva turns to Lasky.'' | ''Silva turns to Lasky.'' | ||
*'''Chyler Silva''': "Look. You want people to change? You want this war to end?" | *'''Chyler Silva''': "Look. You want people to change? You want this war to end?" | ||
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''Cut to an exterior shot of the Corbulo Academy campus; then to a hallway where the members of Hastati Squad stand in formation. April Orenski stands in front of the squad and steps forward to address the cadets.'' | ''Cut to an exterior shot of the Corbulo Academy campus; then to a hallway where the members of Hastati Squad stand in formation. April Orenski stands in front of the squad and steps forward to address the cadets.'' | ||
*'''April Orenski''': "Tomorrow, Hastati Squad will try not to embarrass itself... yet again. You are a unit. Your lives are in each | *'''April Orenski''': "Tomorrow, Hastati Squad will try not to embarrass itself... yet again. You are a unit. Your lives are in each other's hands. This morning's victor, Cadet Silva, knows this because her parents gave the ultimate sacrifice and died on the battlefield. Let success in tomorrow's exercise be not just for our honor but for those who have fallen so you can be here." | ||
''Cut to Lasky sitting thoughtfully on a concrete wall. Cut to him walking in the academy grounds; a number of Marines stand guard nearby. Gen. Black's [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] appears from around a corner. Lasky salutes as the Warthog passes.'' | ''Cut to Lasky sitting thoughtfully on a concrete wall. Cut to him walking in the academy grounds; a number of Marines stand guard nearby. Gen. Black's [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] appears from around a corner. Lasky salutes as the Warthog passes. Indistinct chatter is heard on the Warthog's radio.'' | ||
*'''Orlin | *'''Orlin''': "All cadets, please be advised: New mandatory curfew tonight at 21:00." | ||
''Cut Lasky inspecting the poem, "[[Forward Unto Dawn (poem)|Forward Unto Dawn]]", inscribed over his bed. Lasky knocks on the wall and hears Silva knock back.'' | |||
''Cut | |||
''Cut to a view of Corbulo Academy at dawn.'' | ''Cut to a view of Corbulo Academy at dawn.'' | ||
*'''Orlin | *'''Orlin''': "Final combat exercise of this term: Hastati versus [[Zuma Squad|Zuma]]." | ||
'' | ''A montage of the cadets doing their morning preparations; Silva getting up, Tchakova making her bed, Vickers cutting his hair with a hair clipper, Chen polishing his boots. Sullivan watches more classified footage. Lasky straightens his uniform in front of a mirror.'' | ||
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