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[[Superintendent]]: Hello, traveler. Mombasa welcomes you! Anxious? Stressed? Please remain calm. Control circuits now open -- with pride!<br />
'''[[Superintendent]]''': Hello, traveler. Mombasa welcomes you! Anxious? Stressed? Please remain calm. Control circuits now open -- with pride!<br />
[Sound: [[Vergil]] chime.]<br />
[Sound: [[Vergil]] chime.]<br />
[Sound: Train whistles as morning commuters crowd the station.]<br />
[Sound: Train whistles as morning commuters crowd the station.]<br />
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[Sound: Cars honk, crowd panics as a Covenant assault carrier passes overhead.]<br />
[Sound: Cars honk, crowd panics as a Covenant assault carrier passes overhead.]<br />
Crowd: Move! The Covenant are coming!<br />
'''Crowd:''' Move! The Covenant are coming!<br />
Crowd: Please, mister, you gotta take me! Get me outa here! Please! Wait!<br />
'''Crowd:''' Please, mister, you gotta take me! Get me outa here! Please! Wait!<br />
Crowd: Can I use your [[chatter]]? I gotta call my family!<br />
'''Crowd:''' Can I use your [[chatter]]? I gotta call my family!<br />
Crowd: I told 'em! I told 'em this was going to happen! They didn't listen, and now we're all going to die!<br />
'''Crowd:''' I told 'em! I told 'em this was going to happen! They didn't listen, and now we're all going to die!<br />
'''Sadie''': (into chatter) Vergil? Can you hear me? I'm on my Chatter. But I'm off the train in Old Mombasa and--<br />
'''Sadie:''' (into chatter) Vergil? Can you hear me? I'm on my Chatter. But I'm off the train in Old Mombasa and--<br />
Superintendent: (from Chatter) No parking, violators will be ticketed and towed!<br />
'''Superintendent:''' (from Chatter) No parking, violators will be ticketed and towed!<br />
'''Sadie''': I know! I can see it! A giant Covenant ship, just hanging above the city center!<br />
'''Sadie:''' I know! I can see it! A giant Covenant ship, just hanging above the city center!<br />
'''Sadie''': There's a kiosk on the platform. Makupa station. Meet me there, ok?<br />
'''Sadie:''' There's a kiosk on the platform. Makupa station. Meet me there, ok?<br />
[Sound: Vergil chime]<br />
[Sound: Vergil chime]<br />
Sadie: (pushing through the crowd) Excuse me! Sorry! Hey! Watch it, mister!<br />
'''Sadie:''' (pushing through the crowd) Excuse me! Sorry! Hey! Watch it, mister!<br />
Kiosk: (from speaker) Please state your destination.<br />
'''Kiosk:''' (from speaker) Please state your destination.<br />
Sadie: Vergil, give me eyes on Dad, quick!<br />
'''Sadie:''' Vergil, give me eyes on Dad, quick!<br />
Kiosk: I'm sorry, I don't recognize that -- (distortion)<br />
'''Kiosk:''' I'm sorry, I don't recognize that -- (distortion)<br />
[[Daniel Endesha|Dr. Endesha]]: (from kiosk) Sadie, where are you?<br />
'''[[Daniel Endesha|Dr. Endesha]]:''' (from kiosk) Sadie, where are you?<br />
Sadie: Train station, Old Mombasa. Dad, there's a ship --<br />
'''Sadie:''' Train station, Old Mombasa. Dad, there's a ship --<br />
Dr. Endesha: Listen sweetheart, I wanted to tell you at breakfast, but you left so early...<br />
'''Dr. Endesha:''' Listen sweetheart, I wanted to tell you at breakfast, but you left so early...<br />
Dr. Endesha: You know my latest project? The seismic survey for the new construction downtown?<br />
'''Dr. Endesha:''' You know my latest project? The seismic survey for the new construction downtown?<br />
Sadie: Dad! There's a Covenant ship --<br />
'''Sadie:''' Dad! There's a Covenant ship --<br />
Dr. Endesha: Well Vergil found [[Portal at Voi|something]] under the city! I've never seen anything like it --<br />
'''Dr. Endesha:''' Well Vergil found [[Portal at Voi|something under the city]]! I've never seen anything like it --<br />
'''Sadie''': Dad! Covenant are attacking the city, do you hear what I'm saying?! You've got to get out of there!<br />
'''Sadie:''' Dad! Covenant are attacking the city, do you hear what I'm saying?! You've got to get out of there!<br />
Dr. Endesha: Don't worry, I'm nine levels underground. And I built Vergil's data-center to be very, very secure.<br />
'''Dr. Endesha:''' Don't worry, I'm nine levels underground. And I built Vergil's data-center to be very, very secure.<br />
'''Sadie''': Fine. then I'll come to you.<br />
'''Sadie:''' Fine. then I'll come to you.<br />
Dr. Endesha: No, absolutely not! Stay exactly where you are! I'll have Vergil --<br />
'''Dr. Endesha:''' No, absolutely not! Stay exactly where you are! I'll have Vergil --<br />
'''Sadie''': Sorry, Dad! (fakes static) There's, uh, something wrong..<br />
'''Sadie:''' Sorry, Dad! (fakes static) There's, uh, something wrong..<br />
Dr. Endesha: This is a video connection, Sadie. I can see you making those sounds.<br />
'''Dr. Endesha:''' This is a video connection, Sadie. I can see you making those sounds.<br />
'''Sadie''': Right... well, tough!<br />
'''Sadie:''' Right... well, tough!<br />
'''Sadie''': Vergil, get that train going in reverse!<br />
'''Sadie:''' Vergil, get that train going in reverse!<br />
Dr. Endesha: Sadie Endesha, I will not allow you to put yourself in danger... --<br />
'''Dr. Endesha:''' Sadie Endesha, I will not allow you to put yourself in danger... --<br />
[Sound: Whistle of Covenant tank fire.]<br />
[Sound: Whistle of Covenant tank fire.]<br />
Dr. Endesha: What's that noise?<br />
'''Dr. Endesha:''' What's that noise?<br />
'''Sadie''': Uh oh... Incoming!<br />
'''Sadie:''' Uh oh... Incoming!<br />
[Sound: Covenant plasma fire slams into station]
[Sound: Covenant plasma fire slams into station]
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[Sound: Covenant plasma fire slams into station.]<br />
[Sound: Covenant plasma fire slams into station.]<br />
Crowd: They blew up the train!<br />
'''Crowd''': They blew up the train!<br />
Crowd: No! My husband was on board!<br />
'''Crowd''': No! My husband was on board!<br />
Crowd: Screw you! I'm out of here!<br />
'''Crowd''': Screw you! I'm out of here!<br />
[Sound: Sirens wail as a police car pulls up to curb beside the station.]<br />
[Sound: Sirens wail as a police car pulls up to curb beside the station.]<br />
'''Sadie''': (moves through the crowd to street, coughs) Ow! Hey! Stop pushing!<br />
'''Sadie''': (moves through the crowd to street, coughs) Ow! Hey! Stop pushing!<br />
[[Kinsler]]: (from police car) Sadie? Miss Endesha, is that you?!<br />
[[Kinsler]]: (from police car) Sadie? Miss Endesha, is that you?!<br />
'''Sadie''': Commissioner Kinsler?! (to crowd) Ow! Get off of me!<br />  
'''Sadie''': Commissioner Kinsler?! (to crowd) Ow! Get off of me!<br />  
Kinsler: Officer [[Mike Branley|Branley]]! Control this crowd before they trample her into the sidewalk!<br />  
'''Kinsler''': Officer [[Mike Branley|Branley]]! Control this crowd before they trample her into the sidewalk!<br />  
Mike: (exiting car) Yes, sir!<br />  
'''Mike''': (exiting car) Yes, sir!<br />  
Mike: NMPD! Everyone, back off!<br />  
'''Mike''': [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]]! Everyone, back off!<br />  
Crowd: Lousy cops!<br />  
'''Crowd''': Lousy cops!<br />  
Crowd: Hey! Give us your car!<br />  
'''Crowd''': Hey! Give us your car!<br />  
Mike: I said back off! [Fires pistol into the air]<br />  
'''Mike''': I said back off! [Fires pistol into the air]<br />  
Mike: (to Sadie) Are you hurt?<br />  
'''Mike''': (to Sadie) Are you hurt?<br />  
'''Sadie''': No, I'll be alright...<br />  
'''Sadie''': No, I'll be alright...<br />  
Crowd: Hey, why don't you help us?<br />  
'''Crowd''': Hey, why don't you help us?<br />  
Crowd: Yeah, give us your car, cop!<br />  
'''Crowd''': Yeah, give us your car, cop!<br />  
Kinsler: Branley! Get her inside!<br />  
'''Kinsler''': Branley! Get her inside!<br />  
Mike: Take my hand. We gotta go.<br />  
'''Mike''': Take my hand. We gotta go.<br />  
[Sound: Sadie and Mike enter the car and slam the doors.]<br />  
[Sound: Sadie and Mike enter the car and slam the doors.]<br />  
Kinsler: What the devil are you doing out in the old city?<br />  
'''Kinsler''': What the devil are you doing out in the old city?<br />  
'''Sadie''': There was...something wrong with the train.<br />  
'''Sadie''': There was...something wrong with the train.<br />  
Kinsler: You don't say...<br />
'''Kinsler''': You don't say...<br />
Kinsler: (laughs) I know all about Vergil and his overprotective urges, Sadie.<br />
'''Kinsler''': (laughs) I know all about Vergil and his overprotective urges, Sadie.<br />
[Sound: Angry crowd pounds on the car]<br />
[Sound: Angry crowd pounds on the car]<br />
Kinsler: Branley, drive!<br />
'''Kinsler''': Branley, drive!<br />
Mike: Yes, sir! [Honks car horn] What's our destination?<br />
'''Mike''': Yes, sir! [Honks car horn] What's our destination?<br />
Kinsler: That's a very good question...<br />
'''Kinsler''': That's a very good question...<br />
'''Sadie''': My dad. He's at work.<br />
'''Sadie''': My dad. He's at work.<br />
Kinsler: The data center below the ONI building?<br />
'''Kinsler''': The data center below the ONI building?<br />
Kinsler: No, I don't think so. There are too many Covenant in that district.<br />
'''Kinsler''': No, I don't think so. There are too many Covenant in that district.<br />
Kinsler: I'd like to take you somewhere much more...private.<br />
'''Kinsler''': I'd like to take you somewhere much more...private.<br />
[Sound: Police car accelerates away from the station.]
[Sound: Police car accelerates away from the station.]
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[Sound: Police car accelerates away from the station.]
[Sound: Police car accelerates away from the station.]
<br />Kinsler: Branley? The partition if you please.
<br />'''Kinsler:''' Branley? The partition if you please.
<br />Mike: Yes sir... [Raises privacy partition.]
<br />'''Mike:''' Yes sir... [Raises privacy partition.]
<br />'''Sadie''': Where are we going?
<br />'''Sadie:''' Where are we going?
<br />Kinsler: The police department has an emergency bunker outside the city limits. We'll be very safe.
<br />'''Kinsler:''' The police department has an emergency bunker outside the city limits. We'll be very safe.
<br />Sadie: That's very kind of you, Commissioner. But I can't. I'm sorry. If you would please take me to the city center --
<br />'''Sadie:''' That's very kind of you, Commissioner. But I can't. I'm sorry. If you would please take me to the city center --
<br />Kinsler: Such a serious young woman. Just like your mother... 'New Mombasa's most passionate public defender'.
<br />'''Kinsler:''' Such a serious young woman. Just like your mother... 'New Mombasa's most passionate public defender'.
<br />Kinsler: Too bad her last client really was a sick, murdering bastard.
<br />'''Kinsler:''' Too bad her last client really was a sick, murdering bastard.
<br />Kinsler: (sliding across the seat to Sadie) She had your eyes...
<br />'''Kinsler:''' (sliding across the seat to Sadie) She had your eyes...
<br />Sadie: (into her Chatter) Vergil, stop the car!
<br />'''Sadie:''' (into her Chatter) Vergil, stop the car!
<br />Kinsler: As police commissioner it's my job to uphold the law. And I'm afraid this city has very strict, personal privacy statutes.
<br />'''Kinsler:''' As police commissioner it's my job to uphold the law. And I'm afraid this city has very strict, personal privacy statutes.
<br />Kinsler: My car is off the grid, Sadie. As far as Vergil is concerned, you just disappeared...
<br />'''Kinsler:''' My car is off the grid, Sadie. As far as Vergil is concerned, you just disappeared...
<br />[Sound: Sadie slaps Kinsler's face.]
<br />[Sound: Sadie slaps Kinsler's face.]
<br />Kinsler: (laughs) Assaulting a police officer. That's a serious offense.
<br />'''Kinsler:''' (laughs) Assaulting a police officer. That's a serious offense.
<br />Sadie: Don't come any closer!
<br />'''Sadie:''' Don't come any closer!
<br />Kinsler: (laughs) Just like your mother...
<br />'''Kinsler:''' (laughs) Just like your mother...
<br />Sadie: (struggling) Let go of me!
<br />'''Sadie:''' (struggling) Let go of me!
<br />Kinsler: (struggling) It's the end of the world...
<br />'''Kinsler:''' (struggling) It's the end of the world...
<br />Sadie: Vergil! Please! Somebody!
<br />'''Sadie:''' Vergil! Please! Somebody!
<br />Kinsler: Nobody cares what happens to one-lost-soul!
<br />'''Kinsler:''' Nobody cares what happens to one-lost-soul!
<br />[Sound: Tires squeal as the car comes to an abrupt stop.]
<br />[Sound: Tires squeal as the car comes to an abrupt stop.]
<br />Kinsler: Officer! Why are we stopping? Keep going!
<br />'''Kinsler:''' Officer! Why are we stopping? Keep going!
<br />[Sound: Mike exits the car and opens Kinsler's door.]
<br />[Sound: Mike exits the car and opens Kinsler's door.]
<br />Mike: Get out.
<br />'''Mike:''' Get out.
<br />Kinsler: What?!
<br />'''Kinsler:''' What?!
<br />Mike: You heard me... (grabs Kinsler)
<br />'''Mike:''' You heard me... (grabs Kinsler)
<br />Kinsler: Let go of my coat! What do you think you're doing?!
<br />'''Kinsler:''' Let go of my coat! What do you think you're doing?!
<br />Mike: My job.
<br />'''Mike:''' My job.
<br />[Sound: Mike punches Kinsler, knocking him to the ground.]
<br />[Sound: Mike punches Kinsler, knocking him to the ground.]
<br />Sadie: I hope that hurt, you son of a bitch!
<br />'''Sadie:''' I hope that hurt, you son of a bitch!
<br />Kinsler: (panting) Not as much as you're going to hurt when I --
<br />'''Kinsler:''' (panting) Not as much as you're going to hurt when I --
<br />[Sound: Mike punches Kinsler again]
<br />[Sound: Mike punches Kinsler again]
<br />Mike: Commissioner, I'm taking the car.
<br />'''Mike:''' Commissioner, I'm taking the car.
<br />Mike: You want to get out of the city? You can walk like everyone else. (enters car, slams door)
<br />'''Mike:''' You want to get out of the city? You can walk like everyone else. (enters car, slams door)
<br />Kinsler: (spitting blood) You'll pay for this Branley!
<br />'''Kinsler:''' (spitting blood) You'll pay for this Branley!
<br />Mike: It's the end of the world... Nobody cares what happens to you.
<br />'''Mike:''' It's the end of the world... Nobody cares what happens to you.
<br />[Sound: Tires squeal as the police car pulls away from Kinsler.]
<br />[Sound: Tires squeal as the police car pulls away from Kinsler.]
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[Sound: Mike lowers the privacy partition.]
[Sound: Mike lowers the privacy partition.]
<br />Mike: You okay back there?
<br />'''Mike:''' You okay back there?
<br />Sadie: Thanks for... pulling him off of me.
<br />'''Sadie:''' Thanks for... pulling him off of me.
<br />Mike: Kinsler had it coming. I've been his driver two weeks? Seen enough to last a lifetime...
<br />'''Mike:''' Kinsler had it coming. I've been his driver two weeks? Seen enough to last a lifetime...
<br />Mike: Name's Mike. Mike Branley.
<br />'''Mike:''' Name's Mike. Mike Branley.
<br />Sadie: Sadie Endesha.
<br />'''Sadie:''' Sadie Endesha.
<br />Sadie: You know, for a cop, you make a pretty good guardian angel.
<br />'''Sadie:''' You know, for a cop, you make a pretty good guardian angel.
<br />Mike: Ex-cop.
<br />'''Mike:''' Ex-cop.
<br />Sadie: Yeah... Sorry about that.
<br />'''Sadie:''' Yeah... Sorry about that.
<br />Mike: Ah, I was looking for a career change anyway.
<br />'''Mike:''' Ah, I was looking for a career change anyway.
<br />Sadie: How about soldier?
<br />'''Sadie''': How about soldier?
<br />[Sound: Distant explosions in the city]
<br />['''Sound:''' Distant explosions in the city]
<br />Mike: Does seem like a growth sector...
<br />'''Mike:''' Does seem like a growth sector...
<br />Sadie: Mike, I need to get back over the bridge, to the ONI building downtown.
<br />'''Sadie:''' Mike, I need to get back over the bridge, to the ONI building downtown.
<br />Mike: Well, that's a problem, because I need to keep away from Covenant plasma fire.
<br />'''Mike:''' Well, that's a problem, because I need to keep away from Covenant plasma fire.
<br />Sadie: OK... just drop me off here.
<br />'''Sadie:''' OK... just drop me off here.
<br />Mike: Don't be stupid! What are you going to do?
<br />'''Mike:''' Don't be stupid! What are you going to do?
<br />Mike: Fight your way through a few million refugees just so the Covenant can kill you a little faster?
<br />'''Mike:''' Fight your way through a few million refugees just so the Covenant can kill you a little faster?
<br />Sadie: (whisper) And this is why you always bring cab fare on a first date...
<br />'''Sadie:''' (whisper) And this is why you always bring cab fare on a first date...
<br />Mike: I'm trying to save your life!
<br />'''Mike:''' I'm trying to save your life!
<br />Sadie: You're trying to save your own ass!
<br />'''Sadie''': You're trying to save your own ass!
<br />Mike: And yours!
<br />'''Mike:''' And yours!
<br />Sadie: I think I'm the only person in this car who needs to be thinking about my ass!
<br />'''Sadie:''' I think I'm the only person in this car who needs to be thinking about my ass!
<br />Mike: Fine.
<br />'''Mike:''' Fine.
<br />Sadie: Fine!
<br />'''Sadie:''' Fine!
<br />[Sound: Tires squeal as the car comes to an abrupt stop.]
<br />['''Sound:''' Tires squeal as the car comes to an abrupt stop.]
<br />Sadie: (opening her door) Thanks for saving me for like, three minutes!
<br />'''Sadie:''' (opening her door) Thanks for saving me for like, three minutes!
<br />Mike: You're welcome!
<br />'''Mike:''' You're welcome!
<br />[Sound: Sadie slams her door, Mike drives away.]
<br />['''Sound:''' Sadie slams her door, Mike drives away.]
<br />Sadie: Well... I sure showed him.
<br />'''Sadie:''' Well... I sure showed him.
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<br /> [Sound: A goat near Sadie bleats.]
<br /> [Sound: A goat near Sadie bleats.]
<br /> '''Sadie''': My feelings exactly...
<br /> '''Sadie''': My feelings exactly...
<br /> Crowd: Move those animals!
<br /> '''Crowd''': Move those animals!
<br /> Crowd: Step aside! Let us pass!
<br /> '''Crowd''': Step aside! Let us pass!
<br /> Crowd: Clear out the streets, we need to move!
<br /> '''Crowd''': Clear out the streets, we need to move!
<br /> '''Sadie''': (into her Chatter) Dad?
<br /> '''Sadie''': (into her Chatter) Dad?
<br /> Dr. Endesha: (from Chatter) Sadie! Thank God! Vergil couldn't find you anywhhere!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': (from Chatter) Sadie! Thank God! Vergil couldn't find you anywhere!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Yeah, you can thank Kinsler for that.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Yeah, you can thank Kinsler for that.
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Police Commissioner Kinsler? What do you mean?
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': Police Commissioner Kinsler? What do you mean?
<br /> '''Sadie''': I don't want to talk about it...
<br /> '''Sadie''': I don't want to talk about it...
<br /> '''[[Jonas]]''': Get your kebabs here!
<br /> '''[[Jonas]]''': Get your kebabs here!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Oh my God!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Oh my God!
<br /> Dr. Endesha: What? What is it, Sadie?
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': What? What is it, Sadie?
<br /> '''Sadie''': The biggest man I've ever seen!
<br /> '''Sadie''': The biggest man I've ever seen!
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Where are you?
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': Where are you?
<br /> '''Sadie''': The Old Town market. A butcher is giving away his food.
<br /> '''Sadie''': The Old Town market. A butcher is giving away his food.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Too bad it won't keep the Covenant from glassing the city...
<br /> '''Sadie''': Too bad it won't keep the Covenant from glassing the city...
<br /> Dr. Endesha: They won't glass the city!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': They won't glass the city!
<br /> '''Sadie''': (walking to the butcher)Hang on, dad...
<br /> '''Sadie''': (walking to the butcher)Hang on, dad...
<br /> Dr. Endesha: I'm in contact with an ONI officer. She thinks these Covenant are just a reconnaissance force.
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': I'm in contact with an ONI officer. She thinks these Covenant are just a reconnaissance force.
<br /> Dr. Endesha: And I think they're looking for the same thing Vergil found in his seismic survey!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': And I think they're looking for the same thing Vergil found in his seismic survey!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Dad, I'll call you back.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Dad, I'll call you back.
<br /> [Sound: Honking car horn.]
<br /> [Sound: Honking car horn.]
<br /> Angry Driver: Move you oaf! Get that table out of the road!
<br /> '''Angry Driver''': Move you oaf! Get that table out of the road!
<br /> Jonas: Calm yourself, friend. Stop honking (laughs) and have a kebab.
<br /> '''Jonas''': Calm yourself, friend. Stop honking (laughs) and have a kebab.
<br /> Angry Driver: For the last time, move your fat ass--
<br /> '''Angry Driver''': For the last time, move your fat ass--
<br /> [Sound: The car creaks as Jonas leans on the hood.]
<br /> [Sound: The car creaks as Jonas leans on the hood.]
<br /> Jonas: My friend, I am an eight hundred pound man with a large cleaver who kills animals every day and chops them into pieces.
<br /> '''Jonas''': My friend, I am an eight hundred pound man with a large cleaver who kills animals every day and chops them into pieces.
<br /> Jonas: (laughs) Do you really want us to be enemies? Or would you rather a nice kebab?
<br /> '''Jonas''': (laughs) Do you really want us to be enemies? Or would you rather a nice kebab?
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[Sound: Bleating goats and hoking car horn]
['''Sound:''' Bleating goats and hoking car horn]
<br /> Crowd: Mommy, that's too loud!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Mommy, that's too loud!
<br /> Crowd: Somebody make him stop!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Somebody make him stop!
<br /> Crowd: Move that car!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Move that car!
<br /> Angry Driver: (honks) For the last time, you blimp! Get out of the road!
<br /> '''Angry Driver:''' (honks) For the last time, you blimp! Get out of the road!
<br /> [Sound: Jonas hefts his cleaver and smashes it into the car.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' Jonas hefts his cleaver and smashes it into the car.]
<br /> Angry Driver: You put your cleaver through the hood of my car!
<br /> '''Angry Driver:''' You put your cleaver through the hood of my car!
<br /> Jonas: Oh, a thousand pardons. But it was either that, or smash your windshield, pull you out...
<br /> '''Jonas:''' Oh, a thousand pardons. But it was either that, or smash your windshield, pull you out...
<br /> Jonas: And make you into kebabs.
<br /> '''Jonas:''' And make you into kebabs.
<br /> Angry Driver: What?! No! No-no! Hey wait!
<br /> '''Angry Driver:''' What?! No! No-no! Hey wait!
<br /> Jonas: Then please. Stop honking your horn. It frightens the children.
<br /> '''Jonas:''' Then please. Stop honking your horn. It frightens the children.
<br /> [Sound: The car backs-up quickly.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' The car backs-up quickly.]
<br /> '''Sadie''': (into her Chatter) Sorry, Dad. There was sort of a... thing, here. What were you saying?
<br /> '''Sadie''': (into her Chatter) Sorry, Dad. There was sort of a... thing, here. What were you saying?
<br /> Dr. Endesha: (from Chatter) Sadie. New Mombasa is the only place on Earth the Covenant is attacking!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' (from Chatter) Sadie. New Mombasa is the only place on Earth the Covenant is attacking!
<br /> '''Sadie''': What? Why?
<br /> '''Sadie''': What? Why?
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Vergil's survey! He detected some very unusual seismic activity all along the Great Rift.
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' Vergil's survey! He detected some very unusual seismic activity all along the Great Rift.
<br /> Jonas: (to Sadie) Would you like a kebab, young lady? Chicken, mutton, beef! One free for every [[Asylum seeker|refugee]]!
<br /> '''Jonas:''' (to Sadie) Would you like a kebab, young lady? Chicken, mutton, beef! One free for every [[Asylum seeker|refugee]]!
<br /> Sadie: I'm not a refugee! I'm going... there!
<br /> '''Sadie''': I'm not a refugee! I'm going... there!
<br /> Jonas: Across the bridge? To where the aliens are landing?
<br /> '''Jonas:''' Across the bridge? To where the aliens are landing?
<br /> Jonas: {tut-tuts} Take two kebabs...
<br /> '''Jonas:''' {tut-tuts} Take two kebabs...
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Sadie, stay out of the city center! I don't want you coming anywhere near the security zone!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' Sadie, stay out of the city center! I don't want you coming anywhere near the security zone!
<br /> Sadie: Sorry, Dad. Gotta go. I'll call you back.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Sorry, Dad. Gotta go. I'll call you back.
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Sadie -- (Chatter disconnect)
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' Sadie -- (Chatter disconnect)
<br /> Jonas: Come my friend! Don't be shy! Free food for the journey!
<br /> '''Jonas:''' Come my friend! Don't be shy! Free food for the journey!
<br /> Crowd: Thanks you! Asante! Asante sana!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Thanks you! Asante! Asante sana!
<br /> [Sound: Distant explosions in the city.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' Distant explosions in the city.]
<br /> Jonas: Now, young lady... if you are headed into the war zone, you must eat! Curried lamb? Roast chicken?
<br /> '''Jonas:''' Now, young lady... if you are headed into the war zone, you must eat! Curried lamb? Roast chicken?
<br /> Sadie: They look delicious. Really. But I'm not hungry.
<br /> '''Sadie''': They look delicious. Really. But I'm not hungry.
<br /> [Sound: Another explosion nearer the market.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' Another explosion nearer the market.]
<br /> Jonas: (biting into a kebab) my dear...
<br /> '''Jonas:''' (biting into a kebab) my dear...
<br /> Jonas: The end of the world is nothing to face... (swallows) on an empty stomach.
<br /> '''Jonas:''' The end of the world is nothing to face... (swallows) on an empty stomach.
<br /> [Sound: Jonas chews, burps loudly and continues to eat his kebab.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' Jonas chews, burps loudly and continues to eat his kebab.]
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[Sound: Jonas ignores nearby explosions and continues to loudly chew on his kebab]
[Sound: Jonas ignores nearby explosions and continues to loudly chew on his kebab]
<br /> Sadie: Listen, what you're doing? Feeding all these hungry people? It's really a noble thing...
<br /> '''Sadie''': Listen, what you're doing? Feeding all these hungry people? It's really a noble thing...
<br /> Sadie: But you can't stay here! The fighting is going to spread -- across the water, into the old city!
<br /> '''Sadie''': But you can't stay here! The fighting is going to spread -- across the water, into the old city!
<br /> Jonas: (chews and swallows) Would you be a dear and run to the wine merchant?
<br /> Jonas: (chews and swallows) Would you be a dear and run to the wine merchant?
<br /> Jonas: (burps) This lamb would be perfect with a twenty-three Ida Sirah...
<br /> Jonas: (burps) This lamb would be perfect with a twenty-three Ida Sirah...
<br /> Sadie: I understand you're... too heavy to walk very far. But there are other options!
<br /> '''Sadie''': I understand you're... too heavy to walk very far. But there are other options!
<br /> Jonas: (laughs)You could carry me, perhaps?
<br /> Jonas: (laughs) You could carry me, perhaps?
<br /> Sadie: (into her Chatter) Vergil, you listening?
<br /> Sadie: (into her Chatter) Vergil, you listening?
<br /> Superintendent: (from Chatter) [Vergil chime]
<br /> Superintendent: (from Chatter) [Vergil chime]
<br /> Sadie: I need you to divert a city vehicle to my current location. A forklift, or maybe an [[Olifant]] --
<br /> '''Sadie''': I need you to divert a city vehicle to my current location. A forklift, or maybe an [[Olifant]] --
<br /> Jonas: A garbage truck? I think I am insulted. {Vergil chime}
<br /> Jonas: A garbage truck? I think I am insulted. {Vergil chime}
<br /> Sadie: If you stay here, you'll die!
<br /> '''Sadie''': If you stay here, you'll die!
<br /> Sadie: You need to get to the train station. Or the waterfront -- it's much closer!
<br /> '''Sadie''': You need to get to the train station. Or the waterfront -- it's much closer!
<br /> Jonas: Look at me...
<br /> Jonas: Look at me...
<br /> Jonas: Nobody will give me a place on a boat, or a bus, or a train. I would take up five seats.
<br /> Jonas: Nobody will give me a place on a boat, or a bus, or a train. I would take up five seats.
<br /> Jonas: I am not worth five people...
<br /> Jonas: I am not worth five people...
<br /> Sadie: You can't just give up -- throw away your life!
<br /> '''Sadie''': You can't just give up -- throw away your life!
<br /> Jonas: And what about your life? You seem determined to go to the one place you are most likely to die.
<br /> Jonas: And what about your life? You seem determined to go to the one place you are most likely to die.
<br /> Sadie: I'm going to find my father. He needs me. Just like all your customers need you!
<br /> '''Sadie''': I'm going to find my father. He needs me. Just like all your customers need you!
<br /> Jonas: Very well young lady. I am convinced! I too will leave Mombasa...
<br /> Jonas: Very well young lady. I am convinced! I too will leave Mombasa...
<br /> Sadie: Good!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Good!
<br /> Jonas: ...As soon as you do.
<br /> Jonas: ...As soon as you do.
<br /> Sadie: No!
<br /> '''Sadie''': No!
<br /> Jonas: First you make your father safe. Then you come back and rescue me!
<br /> Jonas: First you make your father safe. Then you come back and rescue me!
<br /> Jonas: My brave warrior princess, riding her fearless fork-lift! (laughs)
<br /> Jonas: My brave warrior princess, riding her fearless fork-lift! (laughs)
<br /> Sadie: Deal. Just... don't give up.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Deal. Just... don't give up.
<br /> Jonas: Well if I run out of hope? (laughs) I will still have kebabs!
<br /> Jonas: Well if I run out of hope? (laughs) I will still have kebabs!
<br /> [Sound: Covenant plasma fire slams into the market.]
<br /> [Sound: Covenant plasma fire slams into the market.]
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<br /> Crowd: My shop! Everything is gone!
<br /> Crowd: My shop! Everything is gone!
<br /> {Crowd: -- we've got to get out of here!}
<br /> {Crowd: -- we've got to get out of here!}
<br /> Sadie: (pushing through crowd) Excuse me! Ow! Sorry!
<br /> '''Sadie''': (pushing through crowd) Excuse me! Ow! Sorry!
<br /> Sadie: (to Jonas) I'll be back soon!
<br /> '''Sadie''': (to Jonas) I'll be back soon!
<br /> Jonas: Of course you will!
<br /> Jonas: Of course you will!
<br /> Crowd: Wrong way, crazy girl!
<br /> Crowd: Wrong way, crazy girl!
<br /> {Jonas: Chicken! -- Beef! --}
<br /> {Jonas: Chicken! -- Beef! --}
<br /> Sadie: Please, just let me through!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Please, just let me through!
<br /> Superintendent: (from Chatter) Caution! One way street!
<br /> Superintendent: (from Chatter) Caution! One way street!
<br /> Sadie: Stop it, Vergil!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Stop it, Vergil!
<br /> Superintendent: Warning! No U-turn allowed!
<br /> Superintendent: Warning! No U-turn allowed!
<br /> Sadie: I'll find dad. Then I'll come back.
<br /> '''Sadie''': I'll find dad. Then I'll come back.
<br /> Superintendent: [Whines like a puppy.] {Vergil chime}
<br /> Superintendent: [Whines like a puppy.] {Vergil chime}
<br /> Sadie: I'm not crying...
<br /> '''Sadie''': I'm not crying...
<br /> Sadie: I'm not.
<br /> '''Sadie''': I'm not.
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[Sound: Civilians scream as fighting rages in the city.]
[Sound: Civilians scream as fighting rages in the city.]
<br /> Crowd: Oh God. Oh god!
<br /> '''Crowd''': Oh God. Oh god!
<br /> Crowd: Out of the car. We'll go on foot!
<br /> '''Crowd''': Out of the car. We'll go on foot!
<br /> Crowd: No! My bags! I have my whole life in there!
<br /> '''Crowd''': No! My bags! I have my whole life in there!
<br /> Crowd: I don't give a damn! Leave it!
<br /> '''Crowd''': I don't give a damn! Leave it!
<br /> Looter: Smash the machines! Take the money!
<br /> '''Looter''': Smash the machines! Take the money!
<br /> Looter: Get back! This one is mine!
<br /> '''Looter''': Get back! This one is mine!
<br /> Looter: Screw you! There's plenty for everyone!
<br /> '''Looter''': Screw you! There's plenty for everyone!
<br /> ATM: (from speaker) Welcome to your African Trust automated teller machine! Banking with pride!
<br /> '''ATM''': (from speaker) Welcome to your African Trust automated teller machine! Banking with pride!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Finally, an ATM that still works... Vergil, get Dad!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Finally, an ATM that still works... Vergil, get Dad!
<br /> ATM: Please place your right hand - (distortion)
<br /> '''ATM''': Please place your right hand - (distortion)
<br /> Dr. Endesha: (from ATM) Sadie! Where are you?
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': (from ATM) Sadie! Where are you?
<br /> '''Sadie''': Outside one of the casinos, down by the river! I can barely hear you dad! There are looters inside smashing everything!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Outside one of the casinos, down by the river! I can barely hear you dad! There are looters inside smashing everything!
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Covenant troops have spread all over the city center!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': Covenant troops have spread all over the city center!
<br /> Dr. Endesha: I can see them on the monitors in my lab! You've got to get as far away as you can --
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': I can see them on the monitors in my lab! You've got to get as far away as you can --
<br /> '''Sadie''': Forget it! I'm coming to get you! End of discussion!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Forget it! I'm coming to get you! End of discussion!
<br /> [Sound: Smashing glass and a scream inside the casino.]
<br /> [Sound: Smashing glass and a scream inside the casino.]
<br /> Superintendent: (from ATM) Invest wisely! Open a personal savings account today!
<br /> '''Superintendent''': (from ATM) Invest wisely! Open a personal savings account today!
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Listen to Vergil, Sadie!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': Listen to Vergil, Sadie!
<br /> '''Sadie''': This looting is just the beginning, Dad!
<br /> '''Sadie''': This looting is just the beginning, Dad!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Pretty soon we won't need the Covenant to tear us apart -- we'll do that all by ourselves!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Pretty soon we won't need the Covenant to tear us apart -- we'll do that all by ourselves!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Vergil, you've watched me all my life, kept me safe. Now you've got to save the city!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Vergil, you've watched me all my life, kept me safe. Now you've got to save the city!
<br /> [Sound: Vergil plays a recording of a police siren over the PA.]
<br /> [Sound: Vergil plays a recording of a police siren over the PA.]
<br /> Looter: It's the cops! Run for it!
<br /> '''Looter''': It's the cops! Run for it!
<br /> {Looter: Damn it, we're trapped!}
<br /> {'''Looter''': Damn it, we're trapped!}
<br /> Looter: Crap. Grab what you can and go!
<br /> '''Looter''': Crap. Grab what you can and go!
<br /> Looter: No way I'm gettin' busted!
<br /> '''Looter''': No way I'm gettin' busted!
<br /> {Looter: Cops? I'm out of here!}
<br /> {'''Looter''': Cops? I'm out of here!}
<br /> '''Sadie''': That-a-boy! Scare them all the way to the river! I know they can afford the ferry!
<br /> '''Sadie''': That-a-boy! Scare them all the way to the river! I know they can afford the ferry!
<br /> '''Sadie''': Dad, can Vergil track the Covenant as they move? Stream positional data to the UNSC?
<br /> '''Sadie''': Dad, can Vergil track the Covenant as they move? Stream positional data to the UNSC?
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Yes, I might be able to re-configure his traffic congestion cameras to isolate known Covenant vehicle profiles.
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': Yes, I might be able to re-configure his traffic congestion cameras to isolate known Covenant vehicle profiles.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Maybe the [[ARGUS]] sniffers can pick-up their soldiers too?
<br /> '''Sadie''': Maybe the [[ARGUS]] sniffers can pick-up their soldiers too?
<br /> '''Sadie''': I've only seen vids of the different Covenant species, but I bet they all stink in their own, special way.
<br /> '''Sadie''': I've only seen vids of the different Covenant species, but I bet they all stink in their own, special way.
<br /> Dr. Endesha: That's an excellent idea! Vergil, get right on it!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': That's an excellent idea! Vergil, get right on it!
<br /> Superintendent: (from ATM) [Vergil chime]
<br /> '''Superintendent''': (from ATM) [Vergil chime]
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Sadie, I know I've been busy, and we don't always have time to talk.
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': Sadie, I know I've been busy, and we don't always have time to talk.
<br /> Dr. Endesha: But sweetheart... you make me very, very proud.
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha''': But sweetheart... you make me very, very proud.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Well... I just figure if we know where the bastards are, we can at least run away better.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Well... I just figure if we know where the bastards are, we can at least run away better.
<br /> [Sound: [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|Shotgun]] pump.]
<br /> [Sound: [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|Shotgun]] pump.]
<br /> [[Crone]]: That was a nice trick with the police sirens, girly. But I ain't so stupid.
<br /> '''[[Crone]]''': That was a nice trick with the police sirens, girly. But I ain't so stupid.
<br /> Crone: Step away from that cash machine, or I'm going to blow your pretty head off!
<br /> '''Crone''': Step away from that cash machine, or I'm going to blow your pretty head off!
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[Sound: Distant explosions mix with the jingle of nearby slot-machines]
[Sound: Distant explosions mix with the jingle of nearby slot-machines]
<br /> Crowd: She's got a shotgun! Look out!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' She's got a shotgun! Look out!
<br /> Crowd: Come on, she's old! We can take her!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Come on, she's old! We can take her!
<br /> {Crowd: No way!}
<br /> {'''Crowd:''' No way!}
<br /> Crone: (shoots into the air) You think I'm deaf?! Last warning! Back away from my cash machine!
<br /> '''Crone:''' (shoots into the air) You think I'm deaf?! Last warning! Back away from my cash machine!
<br /> Crone: (to Sadie) You too, girly!
<br /> '''Crone:''' (to Sadie) You too, girly!
<br /> Dr. Endesha: (from ATM) Sadie! Get out of there!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' (from ATM) Sadie! Get out of there!
<br /> Sadie: Look, I'm stepping back, OK? Why don't you just put down your gun and --
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Look, I'm stepping back, OK? Why don't you just put down your gun and --
<br /> Crone: (shoots into the air) Time to break the piggy bank!
<br /> '''Crone:''' (shoots into the air) Time to break the piggy bank!
<br /> Sadie: Hey! You almost hit me!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Hey! You almost hit me!
<br /> [Sound: The Crone smashes the ATM with her fist.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' The Crone smashes the ATM with her fist.]
<br /> Superintendent: (from ATM) African Trust --
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' (from ATM) African Trust --
<br /> Crone: Open up!
<br /> '''Crone:''' Open up!
<br /> Superintendent: Banking with pride!
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' Banking with pride!
<br /> Crone: Open up!
<br /> '''Crone:''' Open up!
<br /> [Sound: As the Crone continues smashing, a [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|drop-ship]] flies toward the casino.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' As the Crone continues smashing, a [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|drop-ship]] flies toward the casino.]
<br /> Sadie: Everyone! Listen! That's a Covenant drop-ship!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Everyone! Listen! That's a Covenant drop-ship!
<br /> {Looter: What did she say?}
<br /> {'''Looter:''' What did she say?}
<br /> Looter: Covies! Let's get out of here!
<br /> '''Looter:''' Covies! Let's get out of here!
<br /> Looter: Leave the money! Run! Run!
<br /> '''Looter:''' Leave the money! Run! Run!
<br /> Crone: {Shotgun pump} Forty years I've been coming to this place. Forty years of losing my hard-earned cash...
<br /> '''Crone:''' {Shotgun pump} Forty years I've been coming to this place. Forty years of losing my hard-earned cash...
<br /> Crone: Well, today I hit the jackpot! You hear me, you damn machine? I... want... my... money!
<br /> '''Crone:''' Well, today I hit the jackpot! You hear me, you damn machine? I... want... my... money!
<br /> [Sound: Crone shoots the ATM.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' Crone shoots the ATM.]
<br /> Superintendent: [Vergil chime] Incorrect password. Please remove your card.
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' [Vergil chime] Incorrect password. Please remove your card.
<br /> Sadie: Vergil, give her the money! Then we've got to find some cover!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Vergil, give her the money! Then we've got to find some cover!
<br /> [Sound: Money whirs out the ATM.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' Money whirs out the ATM.]
<br /> Crone: (laughs) Out of my way, you little slut!
<br /> '''Crone:''' (laughs) Out of my way, you little slut!
<br /> {[Sound: Covenant drop-ship flies closer.]}
<br /> {['''Sound:''' Covenant drop-ship flies closer.]}
<br /> {Crone: Yes! Mine! All mine!}
<br /> {'''Crone:''' Yes! Mine! All mine!}
<br /> Sadie: (running) Gotta find a place to hide... There! Dumpster! Across the street!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (running) Gotta find a place to hide... There! Dumpster! Across the street!
<br /> [Sound: [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] exit the drop-ship and walk to the ATM.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] exit the drop-ship and walk to the ATM.]
<br /> Sadie: (whisper) Brutes! Look how big they are!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (whisper) Brutes! Look how big they are!
<br /> Crone: Jackpot! I win! I win!
<br /> '''Crone:''' Jackpot! I win! I win!
<br /> Sadie: (whisper) Move! They're right on top of you!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (whisper) Move! They're right on top of you!
<br /> Brute: [Angry roar]
<br /> '''Brute:''' [Angry roar]
<br /> Sadie: Oh my God! It just tore the ATM off the casino wall!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Oh my God! It just tore the ATM off the casino wall!
<br /> {Crone: Put that down, you big ape! It's my payday!}
<br /> {'''Crone:''' Put that down, you big ape! It's my payday!}
<br /> [Sound: The Brute slams the ATM onto the Crone.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' The Brute slams the ATM onto the Crone.]
<br /> Crone: {[}gurgling scream{]}
<br /> '''Crone:''' {[}gurgling scream{]}
<br /> Superintendent: (from Chatter) Transaction complete! Please come again!
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' (from Chatter) Transaction complete! Please come again!
<br /> {Superintendent: [Vergil chime]}
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' [Vergil chime]
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<br /> Crone: (dying) Jackpot... jackpot...
<br /> '''Crone:''' (dying) Jackpot... jackpot...
<br /> Sadie: (whisper) Oh my God! She's crushed under the ATM!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (whisper) Oh my God! She's crushed under the ATM!
<br /> Brute: [Angry growl.]
<br /> '''Brute:''' [Angry growl.]
<br /> Sadie: (whisper) Please don't look behind this dumpser, you big dumb Brutes. Please, please, please...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (whisper) Please don't look behind this dumpser, you big dumb Brutes. Please, please, please...
<br /> Brute: [Angry roar.]
<br /> '''Brute:''' [Angry roar.]
<br /> Crone: Alien son of a bitch! Think I'd share any of this with you --
<br /> '''Crone:''' Alien son of a bitch! Think I'd share any of this with you --
<br /> [Sound: A Brute shoots the Crone then they all march down the street]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' A Brute shoots the Crone then they all march down the street]
<br /> Sadie: That's it...keep walking. Nothing more to see here...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' That's it...keep walking. Nothing more to see here...
<br /> Dr. Endesha: (from Chatter) Sadie! Are you alright?!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' (from Chatter) Sadie! Are you alright?!
<br /> [Sound: The Brutes turn and shoot Sadie's dumpster.]
<br /> [Sound: The Brutes turn and shoot Sadie's dumpster.]
<br /> Sadie: I was!
<br /> '''Sadie''': I was!
<br /> [Sound: The Brutes fire at Sadie as she runs for cover.]
<br /> [Sound: The Brutes fire at Sadie as she runs for cover.]
<br /> Dr. Endesha: I'm sorry! Run! Run!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' I'm sorry! Run! Run!
<br /> [Sound: Suddenly, a car races down the street, smashes the Brutes, and then plows into the casino.]
<br /> [Sound: Suddenly, a car races down the street, smashes the Brutes, and then plows into the casino.]
<br /> Brutes: [Dying growls]
<br /> '''Brutes:''' [Dying growls]
<br /> Sadie: Vergil?! A car just came out of nowhere -- smashed all the Brutes! Was that you?
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Vergil?! A car just came out of nowhere -- smashed all the Brutes! Was that you?
<br /> [Sound: The car door opens with a groan.]
<br /> [Sound: The car door opens with a groan.]
<br /> Mike: (exiting the car) My head... I thought air-bags were supposed to stop you from getting hurt...
<br /> '''Mike:''' (exiting the car) My head... I thought air-bags were supposed to stop you from getting hurt...
<br /> Sadie: Mike! You came back!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Mike! You came back!
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Who's "Mike"? Sadie, what's going on?!
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' Who's "Mike"? Sadie, what's going on?!
<br /> Sadie: Hang on, dad...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Hang on, Dad...
<br /> Sadie: (to Mike) Let me help you out of there.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (to Mike) Let me help you out of there.
<br /> Mike: (groans) I'm OK... Seriously.
<br /> '''Mike:''' (groans) I'm OK... Seriously.
<br /> Sadie: That whole macho tough-guy thing? It's really never worked for me.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' That whole macho tough-guy thing? It's really never worked for me.
<br /> Sadie: Give me your hand...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Give me your hand...
<br /> Mike: Uhn... Be gentle
<br /> '''Mike:''' Uhn... Be gentle
<br /> Mike: Take me around front. Let me see what I hit...
<br /> '''Mike:''' Take me around front. Let me see what I hit...
<br /> Mike: Brutes huh?
<br /> '''Mike:''' Brutes huh?
<br /> Mike: Well that's never coming out of the grille.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Well that's never coming out of the grille.
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[Sound: Jingle of slot-machines, groaning car metal.]
[Sound: Jingle of slot-machines, groaning car metal.]
<br /> Dr. Endesha: Sadie, thank the gentleman.
<br /> '''Dr. Endesha:''' Sadie, thank the gentleman.
<br /> Sadie: (whisper) Great etiquette tip, Dad! Let me get back to you... [Chatter disconnect]
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (whisper) Great etiquette tip, Dad! Let me get back to you... [Chatter disconnect]
<br /> Sadie: My father says I should thank you for saving my life.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' My father says I should thank you for saving my life.
<br /> Mike: Couldn't save the car, though. I think there's something stuck in the... Oh.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Couldn't save the car, though. I think there's something stuck in the... Oh.
<br /> Sadie: That's a... Eww.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' That's a... Eww.
<br /> Mike: Paw... Yeah. I can see that.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Paw... Yeah. I can see that.
<br /> Sadie: Mike. Seriously. Thanks.
<br /> '''Sadie''': Mike. Seriously. Thanks.
<br /> Mike: Hey, I didn't want to be the guy who leaves the damsel in distress.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Hey, I didn't want to be the guy who leaves the damsel in distress.
<br /> Sadie: Plus all the lights turned red when you tried to drive away.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Plus all the lights turned red when you tried to drive away.
<br /> Mike: How did you...?
<br /> '''Mike:''' How did you...?
<br /> Sadie: Vergil.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Vergil.
<br /> Mike: Who's that? Your... boyfriend?
<br /> '''Mike:''' Who's that? Your... boyfriend?
<br /> Sadie: (laughs) Not quite. You know the Superintendent?
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (laughs) Not quite. You know the Superintendent?
<br /> Mike: Sure. The AI that runs the city. Picks up the garbage, monitors the traffic. It helped me trace a license-plate last week.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Sure. The AI that runs the city. Picks up the garbage, monitors the traffic. It helped me trace a license-plate last week.
<br /> Sadie: Well... Vergil is part of the Superintendent -- a sub-routine my Dad wrote to look after me when I was a kid.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Well... Vergil is part of the Superintendent -- a sub-routine my Dad wrote to look after me when I was a kid.
<br /> Mike: Look after you?
<br /> '''Mike:''' Look after you?
<br /> Sadie: After my mom died, it was just Dad and me. He did his best. But his job...
<br /> '''Sadie''': After my mom died, it was just Dad and me. He did his best. But his job...
<br /> Sadie: When Dad couldn't be there, Vergil was.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' When Dad couldn't be there, Vergil was.
<br /> Sadie: He helped me get to school on time, made sure I bought a healthy lunch and didn't watch too much TV -- that sort of thing.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' He helped me get to school on time, made sure I bought a healthy lunch and didn't watch too much TV -- that sort of thing.
<br /> Mike: Must have been annoying.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Must have been annoying.
<br /> Superintendent: (from Chatter) Your tax dollars at work!
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' (from Chatter) Your tax dollars at work!
<br /> Sadie: It still is...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' It still is...
<br /> Sadie: Mike. Why are you helping me?
<br /> '''Sadie:''': Mike. Why are you helping me?
<br /> Mike: I'm a cop. "Service to All", right?
<br /> '''Mike:''' I'm a cop. "Service to All", right?
<br /> Sadie: Uh-huh.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Uh-huh.
<br /> Mike: Look, the city's under attack... A lot of people need help.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Look, the city's under attack... A lot of people need help.
<br /> Mike: Well... I can die a hero or die a coward but --
<br /> '''Mike:''' Well... I can die a hero or die a coward but --
<br /> Sadie: Got any choices that don't involve dying?
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Got any choices that don't involve dying?
<br /> [Sound: Distant explosions in the city center.]
<br /> [Sound: Distant explosions in the city center.]
<br /> Mike: Not if you want to go back over that bridge.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Not if you want to go back over that bridge.
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[Sound: Honking car horns and panicked screams.]
['''Sound:''' Honking car horns and panicked screams.]
<br /> Crowd: Hold my hand, son! Don't look down!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Hold my hand, son! Don't look down!
<br /> Crowd: Is it true? They've shut down the tether!?
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Is it true? They've shut down the tether!?
<br /> Crowd: Officer? Where should we go when we're off the bridge?
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Officer? Where should we go when we're off the bridge?
<br /> Cop: Just keep walking! Get out of the city!
<br /> '''Cop:''' Just keep walking! Get out of the city!
<br /> Cop: Everyone try and stay calm! Marines will be here soon!
<br /> '''Cop:''' Everyone try and stay calm! Marines will be here soon!
<br /> Propaganda: (from PA) Citizens! Your neighbors are resisting!
<br /> '''Propaganda:''' (from PA) Citizens! Your neighbors are resisting!
<br /> Propaganda: A popular uprising is inflicting heavy casualties on the invaders! We will prevail!
<br /> '''Propaganda:''' A popular uprising is inflicting heavy casualties on the invaders! We will prevail!
<br /> Mike: How are we going to get across this bridge? It's packed!
<br /> '''Mike:''' How are we going to get across this bridge? It's packed!
<br /> Sadie: Good manners and pointy elbows!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Good manners and pointy elbows!
<br /> Mike: (whispers) Jeez, Branley. The things you do for a kiss...
<br /> '''Mike:''' (whispers) Jeez, Branley. The things you do for a kiss...
<br /> Sadie: What?
<br /> '''Sadie:''' What?
<br /> Mike: I said, I won't let you down, miss!
<br /> '''Mike:''' I said, I won't let you down, miss!
<br /> Sadie: Right!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Right!
<br /> Crowd: Ow! Wrong way, girl!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Ow! Wrong way, girl!
<br /> Crowd: Hey! Watch where you're stepping!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Hey! Watch where you're stepping!
<br /> Sadie: (pushing through crowd) Excuse us! Sorry!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (pushing through crowd) Excuse us! Sorry!
<br /> Mike: Hey, step aside! Police business!
<br /> '''Mike:''' Hey, step aside! Police business!
<br /> Sadie: It's an emergency! Let us through!  
<br /> '''Sadie:''' It's an emergency! Let us through!  
<br /> {Mike: Coming through. Look out!}
<br /> {'''Mike:''' Coming through. Look out!}
<br /> Mike: Step aside people
<br /> '''Mike:''' Step aside people!
<br /> Sadie: You know, if the panicked mobs would just stay in nice, neat lines we'd -- Oof! Watch it! -- get across this bridge a lot faster!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' You know, if the panicked mobs would just stay in nice, neat lines we'd -- Oof! Watch it! -- get across this bridge a lot faster!
<br /> Mike: Do you hear that?
<br /> '''Mike:''' Do you hear that?
<br /> Sadie: What, the water? Don't tell me you're afraid of heights!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' What, the water? Don't tell me you're afraid of heights!
<br /> Mike: [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]] drop-ship. Hard to see through all the smoke. But it's heading our way.
<br /> '''Mike:''' [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]] drop-ship. Hard to see through all the smoke. But it's heading our way.
<br /> Sadie: (into Chatter) Vergil? Got eyes in the sky?
<br /> '''Sadie:''' (into Chatter) Vergil? Got eyes in the sky?
<br /> [Sound: (from Chatter) Vergil chime, followed by tapping and barking.]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' (from Chatter) Vergil chime, followed by tapping and barking.]
<br /> Sadie: Not good. Cane tapping. Seeing-eye dog. Means Vergil can't see it...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Not good. Cane tapping. Seeing-eye dog. Means Vergil can't see it...
<br /> Mike: And who do we know who likes to travel off the grid?
<br /> '''Mike:''' And who do we know who likes to travel off the grid?
<br /> Crowd: That's a police drop-ship! We're saved!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' That's a police drop-ship! We're saved!
<br /> Crowd: We can't all fit on that!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' We can't all fit on that!
<br /> Crowd: Says you! I'm getting on first!
<br /> '''Crowd:''' Says you! I'm getting on first!
<br /> [Sound: A Pelican drop-ship settles on the bridge and opens its troop-bay door]
<br /> ['''Sound:''' A Pelican drop-ship settles on the bridge and opens its troop-bay door]
<br /> Mike: Aw, crap...
<br /> '''Mike:''' Aw, crap...
<br /> Kinsler: Hello Sadie... Remember me?
<br /> '''Kinsler:''' Hello Sadie... Remember me?
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[Sound: Kinsler's Pelican drop-ship settles on the bridge.]
[Sound: Kinsler's Pelican drop-ship settles on the bridge.]
<br /> Crowd: The commissioner! We're saved! He has a drop-ship!
<br /> Crowd: The commissioner! We're saved! He has a drop-ship!
<br /> Crowd: Yeah, and a sub-machine gun!
<br /> Crowd: Yeah, and a [[M7 SMG|sub-machine gun]]!
<br /> Crowd: Why's he pointing it at that girl?
<br /> Crowd: Why's he pointing it at that girl?
<br /> Crowd: Not our problem! Keep moving!
<br /> Crowd: Not our problem! Keep moving!
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<br /> Kinsler: Sadie. You're such a bright, beautiful girl. You have no idea how much it pains me when you act so incredibly stupid.
<br /> Kinsler: Sadie. You're such a bright, beautiful girl. You have no idea how much it pains me when you act so incredibly stupid.
<br /> [Sound: Rattle of approaching treads.]
<br /> [Sound: Rattle of approaching treads.]
<br /> {Kinsler:} I have. The gun.  
<br /> Kinsler: I have. The gun.  
<br /> Sadie: Yes... But I have the garbage truck.
<br /> Sadie: Yes... But I have the garbage truck.
<br /> [Sound: Metallic crunch as an Olifant smashes into the Pelican.]
<br /> [Sound: Metallic crunch as an Olifant smashes into the Pelican.]
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[Sound: Sadie and Mike run up the stairwell.]
[Sound: Sadie and Mike run up the stairwell.]
<br /> Mike: Emergency Comms. Fourteenth floor. Should have taken the elevator...
<br /> '''Mike:''' Emergency Comms. Fourteenth floor. Should have taken the elevator...
<br /> Sadie: After what just happened? I don't think so.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' After what just happened? I don't think so.
<br /> Mike: So...what exactly are you going to say to make them re-initialize Vergil?
<br /> '''Mike:''' So...what exactly are you going to say to make them re-initialize Vergil?
<br /> Sadie: I'll think of something.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' I'll think of something.
<br /> Mike: "Hi! I'm cute! Break the law for me!"
<br /> '''Mike:''' "Hi! I'm cute! Break the law for me!"
<br /> Sadie: That's not funny!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' That's not funny!
<br /> Mike: I'm just saying... It worked on me.
<br /> '''Mike:''' I'm just saying... It worked on me.
<br /> [Sound: Police communications officers type and answer phones.]
<br /> [Sound: Police communications officers type and answer phones.]
<br /> Comm Cop: Still no Covenant activity outside the city limits...
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' Still no Covenant activity outside the city limits...
<br /> Comm Cop: I need a medivac, Nyali Bridge!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' I need a medivac, Nyali Bridge!
<br /> Comm Cop: I've got three more evac points at 200% capacity!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' I've got three more evac points at 200% capacity!
<br /> Comm Cop: Somebody answer that damn phone!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' Somebody answer that damn phone!
<br /> Mike: Where's the duty officer?
<br /> '''Mike:''' Where's the duty officer?
<br /> Comm Cop: Big desk. At the back.
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' Big desk. At the back.
<br /> Mike: Thanks.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Thanks.
<br /> Comm Cop: Any of the ferries still running?
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' Any of the ferries still running?
<br /> Comm Cop: No way we can get everyone out!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' No way we can get everyone out!
<br /> Comm Cop: Reports of another riot starting down at Kikowani!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' Reports of another riot starting down at Kikowani!
<br /> Comm Cop: Well, you'll just have to go down there yourself.
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' Well, you'll just have to go down there yourself.
<br /> Comm Cop: I need someone else to man these comm lines!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' I need someone else to man these comm lines!
<br /> [[Communications Duty Officer|Duty Officer]]: (talking into chatter) As I've been trying to tell you, Captain, I don't have the authority to override --
<br /> [[Communications Duty Officer|Duty Officer]]: (talking into chatter) As I've been trying to tell you, Captain, I don't have the authority to override --
<br /> Duty Officer: What do you mean 'gross misconduct?' Captain Dare, I assure you. People are dying down here!
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' What do you mean 'gross misconduct?' Captain Dare, I assure you. People are dying down here!
<br /> Sadie: Excuse me...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Excuse me...
<br /> Duty Officer: Yes, of course I could turn the Superintendent back on. But Commissioner Kinsler gave me explicit instructions --
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' Yes, of course I could turn the Superintendent back on. But Commissioner Kinsler gave me explicit instructions --
<br /> Sadie: You're busy, so I'm just going to borrow this stapler...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' You're busy, so I'm just going to borrow this stapler...
<br /> Duty Officer: Listen, Captain, there's a Covenant carrier hovering right outside my window!
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' Listen, Captain, there's a Covenant carrier hovering right outside my window!
<br /> Duty Officer: There's a sniper in my lobby, and you're threatening to have me fired? [Slams chatter onto desk.]
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' There's a sniper in my lobby, and you're threatening to have me fired? [Slams chatter onto desk.]
<br /> Duty Officer: Office of Naval Intelligence. Now there's a contradiction in terms...
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' Office of Naval Intelligence. Now there's a contradiction in terms...
<br /> Duty Officer: [Sees Sadie and groans.] What do you want?
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' [Sees Sadie and groans.] What do you want?
<br /> Sadie: I need you to turn Ver -- the Superintendent back on.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' I need you to turn Ver -- the Superintendent back on.
<br /> Duty Officer: Not you too! I'm telling all of you, the Commissioner --
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' Not you too! I'm telling all of you, the Commissioner --
<br /> Sadie: I know. But I'm making you do it! At gunpoint!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' I know. But I'm making you do it! At gunpoint!
<br /> Duty Officer: What gun?
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' What gun?
<br /> Sadie: This one!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' This one!
<br /> Duty Officer: You're holding my stapler inside your pocket and pointing it at me.
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' You're holding my stapler inside your pocket and pointing it at me.
<br /> Sadie: You don't know that.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' You don't know that.
<br /> Mike: It might be a gun.
<br /> '''Mike:''' It might be a gun.
<br /> Sadie: Or a rifle!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Or a rifle!
<br /> Mike: Or a rocket launcher!
<br /> '''Mike:''' Or a rocket launcher!
<br /> Sadie: And if it was, why, you would have to turn the Superintendent back on.
<br /> '''Sadie:''' And if it was, why, you would have to turn the Superintendent back on.
<br /> Mike: Nobody could blame you.
<br /> '''Mike:''' Nobody could blame you.
<br /> Sadie: Or fire you...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Or fire you...
<br /> Duty Officer: ...If it was a gun.
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' ...If it was a gun.
<br /> Duty Officer: Oh, no... Please don't shoot. I'll do...anything!
<br /> '''Duty Officer:''' Oh, no... Please don't shoot. I'll do...anything!
<br /> {Sound: Duty Officer typing.}
<br /> {Sound: Duty Officer typing.}
<br /> Superintendent: [Loud Engineer whistle] Sadie! Sadie! Sadie! Sadie!
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' [Loud Engineer whistle] Sadie! Sadie! Sadie! Sadie!
<br /> Sadie: It's OK, Vergil! I'm here!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' It's OK, Vergil! I'm here!
<br /> Mike: He sounds...different.
<br /> '''Mike:''' He sounds...different.
<br /> Sadie: Vergil?! What have those aliens done to you?!
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Vergil?! What have those aliens done to you?!
<br /> [Sound: Loud Engineer whistle.]
<br /> [Sound: Loud Engineer whistle.]
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<br /> Comm Cop: You hear that crazy noise?!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' You hear that crazy noise?!
<br /> Comm Cop: No clue. Must be a corrupted signal!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' No clue. Must be a corrupted signal!
<br /> {[Sound: Telephones ringing.]}
<br /> {[Sound: Telephones ringing.]}
<br /> Comm Cop: Lost the connection with UNSC orbital command!
<br /> '''Comm Cop:''' Lost the connection with UNSC orbital command!
<br /> Mike: Sadie, what's going on?!
<br /> '''Mike:''' Sadie, what's going on?!
<br /> Sadie: I don't know! Those aliens have been working on Vergil, and now that he's back on he sounds...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' I don't know! Those aliens have been working on Vergil, and now that he's back on he sounds...
<br /> Mike: ...Different.
<br /> '''Mike:''' ...Different.
<br /> Sadie: Vergil? It's still you, isn't it?
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Vergil? It's still you, isn't it?
<br /> Superintendent: [Barks like a dog]
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' [Barks like a dog]
<br /> Sadie: Can you get Dad for me?
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Can you get Dad for me?
<br /> Superintendent: [Frightened Engineer whistle]
<br /> '''Superintendent:''' [Frightened Engineer whistle]
<br /> Sadie: Vergil can't reach him! Something's wrong...
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Vergil can't reach him! Something's wrong...
<br /> Propaganda: (from PA) Reports are coming in from all over the city! Covenant forces are pulling back in the face of furious resistance!
<br /> '''Propaganda:''' (from PA) Reports are coming in from all over the city! Covenant forces are pulling back in the face of furious resistance!
<br /> Mike: Man, I have had it with his crap!
<br /> '''Mike:''' Man, I have had it with his crap!
<br /> Propaganda: Our enemies are cowards! Battle on, brave citizens, and victory will be ours!
<br /> '''Propaganda:''' Our enemies are cowards! Battle on, brave citizens, and victory will be ours!
<br /> Mike: Hang on... That's coming from inside the building!
<br /> '''Mike:''' Hang on... That's coming from inside the building!
<br /> Sadie: Mike? Wait! Where are you going?
<br /> '''Sadie:''' Mike? Wait! Where are you going?
<br /> Propaganda: This hour we pay tribute to our fallen heroes: Jim Odingo, Roberto Bustamante, and Marshall Glick...
<br /> '''Propaganda:''' This hour we pay tribute to our fallen heroes: Jim Odingo, Roberto Bustamante, and Marshall Glick...
<br /> Mike: This is his office. Public Service Announcements Division...
<br /> '''Mike:''' This is his office. Public Service Announcements Division...
<br /> Propaganda: These officers were gunned-down in the very lobby of this building by Covenant snipers.
<br /> '''Propaganda:''' These officers were gunned-down in the very lobby of this building by Covenant snipers.
<br /> Propaganda: But moments ago members of our citizen militia wiped-out the sniper nest with a homemade flamethrower...
<br /> '''Propaganda:''' But moments ago members of our citizen militia wiped-out the sniper nest with a homemade flamethrower...
<br /> Propaganda: Made from nothing more than and old leaf-blower and a can of gasoline! Keep fighting, Mombasa! Fight and we will win!
<br /> '''Propaganda:''' Made from nothing more than and old leaf-blower and a can of gasoline! Keep fighting, Mombasa! Fight and we will win!
<br /> [Sound: Stephen turns-off his microphone.]
<br /> [Sound: Stephen turns-off his microphone.]
<br /> [[Stephen (Mombasa)|Stephen]]: Off the air...
<br /> '''[[Stephen (Mombasa)|Stephen]]:''' Off the air...
<br /> Mike: Covenant Sniper nest? Those people were massacred by a crazy ex-cop. Hell, one of those people was the crazy ex-cop!
<br /> '''Mike:''' Covenant Sniper nest? Those people were massacred by a crazy ex-cop. Hell, one of those people was the crazy ex-cop!
<br /> Stephen: And your point is?
<br /> '''Stephen:''' And your point is?
<br /> Mike: People are dying out there and you're feeding them this...this garbage! None of it is true!
<br /> '''Mike:''' People are dying out there and you're feeding them this...this garbage! None of it is true!
<br /> Stephen: Yeah, well... [Stubs cigarette.]
<br /> '''Stephen:''' Yeah, well... [Stubs cigarette.]
<br /> Stephen: Some days, truth isn't really a luxury we can afford.
<br /> '''Stephen:''' Some days, truth isn't really a luxury we can afford.
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