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''View inside a ready room in the ''{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}''. [[The Rookie]] sleeps in front of a [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pod]] in the foreground while [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], and [[Kojo Agu|Romeo]] are around a large [[Holography|holo]]-table, on which a hologram of New Mombasa and the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' is displayed.''
''View inside a ready room in the ''{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}''. [[The Rookie]] sleeps in front of a [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pod]] in the foreground while [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], and [[Kojo Agu|Romeo]] are around a large [[Holography|holo]]-table, on which a hologram of New Mombasa and the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' is displayed.''


*'''[[Private First Class]] [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]]: "[[UNSC Navy|The Navy]] put up a good fight."
*'''[[Private First Class]] [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]]''': "[[UNSC Navy|The Navy]] put up a good fight."


*'''[[Corporal]] [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]: "'Course they did. It's Earth."
*'''[[Corporal]] [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]''': "'Course they did. It's Earth."


*'''[[Lance Corporal]] [[Kojo Agu| Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]''': "Better late than never."
*'''[[Lance Corporal]] [[Kojo Agu| Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]''': "Better late than never."
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''Sirens and lights begin to flare. A [[door]] into the room opens, and [[Edward Buck|Buck]] and [[Veronica Dare|Dare]] enter.''
''Sirens and lights begin to flare. A [[door]] into the room opens, and [[Edward Buck|Buck]] and [[Veronica Dare|Dare]] enter.''


*'''[[Gunnery Sergeant]] Edward Buck''': "You know the music. Time to dance."
*'''[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]]''': "You know the music. Time to dance!"


''The team cannot help but notice the stranger with their commanding officer.''
''The team cannot help but notice the stranger with their commanding officer.''
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''The ODSTs grab their gear and start walking to their pods.''
''The ODSTs grab their gear and start walking to their pods.''


*'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] Veronica Dare''': "Replacements?"
*'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Veronica Dare]]''': "Replacements?"


*'''Buck''': "This many years into the war? Who isn't."
*'''Buck''': "This many years into the war? Who isn't."
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''Dare pokes Buck in the chest.''
''Dare pokes Buck in the chest.''


*'''Dare''': "My orders. And Buck? Call me Captain. I'll pass on that dance. But you can show me where to sit."
*'''Dare''': "My orders. And Buck? Call me 'Captain'. I'll pass on that dance. But you can show me where to sit."


''Dare brushes past Buck toward the pods. Buck sighs. Cut to the rest of the team, who are gearing up.''
''Dare brushes past Buck toward the pods. Buck sighs. Cut to the rest of the team, who are gearing up.''
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''Dutch pushes Romeo away.''
''Dutch pushes Romeo away.''


*'''Dutch''': "Relax Rookie. He don't mean nothin'. Besides. Now's one of those times, pays to be the strong, silent type."
*'''Dutch''': "Relax, Rookie. He don't mean nothin'. Besides. Now's one of those times, pays to be the strong, silent type."


''Dutch hands an M7S SMG to the Rookie, who attaches it to his pod's weapon rack and positions himself on the seat. The pod's hatch closes, and the platform from which all the pods are hanging descends into the launch bay.''
''Dutch hands an M7S SMG to the Rookie, who attaches it to his pod's weapon rack and positions himself on the seat. The pod's hatch closes, and the platform from which all the pods are hanging descends into the launch bay.''
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*'''Mickey (COM)''': "We're way off course!"
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "We're way off course!"


*'''Dare (COM)''': "We're heading exactly where I need to go!"
*'''Dare (COM)''': "We're heading exactly where I need to go."


*'''Mickey (COM)''': "But we're gonna miss the carrier!"
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "But we're gonna miss the carrier!"
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*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Covenant just set off a [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]]?!"
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Covenant just set off a [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]]?!"


''The'' [[UNSC In Amber Clad]] ''can be seen moving towards the carrier.''
''The'' [[UNSC In Amber Clad|''UNSC'' In Amber Clad]] ''can be seen moving towards the carrier.''


*'''Dare (COM)''': "No. The carrier's going to jump! It's a slip-space rupture! You need to-"
*'''Dare (COM)''': "No. The carrier's going to jump! It's a slip-space rupture! You need to-"


''Dare is cut off as the carrier disappears into the rupture, taking ''In Amber Clad'' with it and releasing a massive explosion and shockwave.''
''Dare is cut off as the carrier disappears into the rupture, taking'' In Amber Clad ''with it and releasing a massive explosion and shockwave.''


*'''Dutch (COM)''': "[[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]! Losing power!"
*'''Dutch (COM)''': "[[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]! Losing power!"


*'''Buck (COM)''': "Stabilize then pop your chutes! We're going in hard!"
*'''Buck (COM)''': "Stabilize, then pop your chutes! We're going in hard!"


''Mickey's pod slams into the Rookie's, cracking the window. Inside the pod, all screens turn red with warnings before the EMP fries the pod's systems. The Rookie grabs onto a handhold as his pod plummets into freefall without a chute to slow it.''
''Mickey's pod slams into the Rookie's, cracking the window. Inside the pod, all screens turn red with warnings before the EMP fries the pod's systems. The Rookie grabs onto a handhold as his pod plummets into freefall without a chute to slow it.''
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