ACT I
S.S.D.D.
Sheppard: The faster things change, the more they stay the same.
Boundaries shift, new characters join, but power always finds a place to rear its head.
We fought bloody battles with the Russians, and we should have known they would hate us for it.
History is always written by the victors. At this moment, I think we are the winners.
But every time you take down an enemy, they'll find a worse one to take its place.
The place has changed, the reason has changed, and the things have changed.
Yesterday’s enemies are today’s recruits.
Train them to fight with you, and pray they don't end up hating you for it.
Same bad things, different days.
You know what I'm looking for, Sergeant Foley. Keep your eyes open.
Sergeant Foley: Sir, a group of new troops have arrived in the trenches today. I'll give you the best guy I can find.
Collective Action
Shepard: We are the most powerful military in human history.
Every battle is our battle.
Because no matter what happens there, it will affect other places. We won't just sit back and watch.
Learning how to use modern weapons can be the difference between prosperity or ruin for a people.
We cannot give you freedom. But we teach you how to get it.
And that, my friend, is more valuable than an entire base of steels.
Of course it is important who holds the big stick, but who wields it is even more important.
This is a heroic era, a legendary era.
History is written by the victors.
Let's get to work.
Rock climbing hook
Private Al: How do I look?
Shepard: Like a bad guy. Perfect for your undercover missions.
Private First Class Al: Then Makarov is the prize.
Shepard: Makarov is not a prize. He's a bitch, a mad dog who only kills for the highest price.
Remember your new identity to save your life.
Welcome to the 141st, a force composed of hand-picked warriors from this planet.
Private First Class Al: It's a pleasure, sir. When can I meet the rest of the team?
Shepard: They were on a mission to recover a crashed ACS satellite module behind enemy lines.
Private First Class Al: They have started work?
Shepard: You can imagine how frozen they are now.
No Russians
Shepard: The rest of Special Operations Force 141 have acquired the ACS, Al.
Two people took care of the entire base. Now I ask you for more.
Yesterday you were a frontline soldier. But today the front line is history.
Gone are the uniforms. War is raging everywhere and casualties are increasing.
Makarov is waging a war of his own that respects no rules or borders.
He will not back down from torture, human trafficking, or genocide.
He is not loyal to any flag, country or ideal. He trades flesh and blood to make money.
He is your new best friend.
You won’t want to know how much has been spent to put you next to him.
This will cost you your own life.
But nothing can compare to what you save.
Fugitive Order
Ghost: The Russians will not let this massacre go unanswered. Things are going to get bloody.
Captain Mike Tavish: That's right, man. Now, in the eyes of the world, they are victims.
No one said a word when the Russians lectured every American they could meet.
Shepard: Makarov made the first move. Now he leaves thousands of bodies at the feet of Americans.
Captain Mike Tavish: Only we know this is Makarov's doing. Our credit also died together with Al.
We need evidence.
Shepard: Track the shell casings.
Alejandro Rojas.
Captain Mike Tavish: Never heard of him, sir.
Shepard: You know him as Alex Redd. He supplied supplies to the armed raiding party.
Captain Mike Tavish: One bullet unleashed the fury of an entire nation. That means...
Shepard: He's our ticket to Makarov.
ACTII
Wolverine
Northern Headquarters: Desert Bravo, we found 70 flying objects located in your area, please verify.
Nome Air Force Base: That's ridiculous, Terminus. The answer is no, it’s over.
Northern Headquarters: Desert Bravo, please note that there is a technical glitch in the ultrasonic scan.
Nome Air Force Base: Clear skies, Main Station. You must have seen some kind of vision, it's over.
Northern Headquarters: Zulu X-ray 6. There are approximately 100 flying objects shown in your area, please be aware.
Vandenberg Air Force Base: Negative, terminus. The observer has no display. I don’t even want to say it. Sun interference? The sunspots are very active today.
Northern Headquarters: Sierra Delta, well... we may have encountered a minor ACS error. Did you see anything in your scope?
Air traffic control: They are everywhere!
Northern Headquarters: Sierra Delta, please repeat!
Air traffic control: I saw fighter jets above Highway 95! How did they get through?
Northern Headquarters: Stay on standby! Try to contact the nearest force in the area.
Sergeant Foley: Got you. Here is Sergeant Foley, 1st Battalion, 75th Rangers, the operations commander of Hunter 21.
Have you received it? It’s over?
Northern Headquarters: All substations, please note that satellite detection is invalid, sonar surveillance system and sensor matrix are all invalid.
Bumblebee's Nest
Ghost: I can't reach anyone.
Captain Mike Tavish: Russia must have cracked the ACS satellite module and dismantled all U.S. defenses.
Ghost: And they are killing a thousand Americans for every citizen who dies in Moscow. It seems our friendship has run its course.
Captain Mike Tavish: I know a guy. Let's go find a payphone. Is there such a thing now?
Ghost: What we learned from Roxas is that Makarov hated being imprisoned in a concentration camp alone more than the United States.
Captain Mike Tavish: That's all we know. If this is the bait that can catch that lunatic, then we will catch him and hang him on a tree.
The Great Evacuation
Shepard: Someone turn off the damn TV.
My special operations team is out of the country. I've come to recruit your troops, Sergeant Foley.
Sergeant Foley: Yes, sir. All at your command, sir.
Shepard: I transferred a Stryker armored vehicle from the Eighth Armored Corps.
Sergeant Foley: Honey badgers are no pushovers, sir.
Shepard: He will clear the way for you. The Russians are cutting their way through our defenses. We can't let them take this corner.
Sergeant Foley: Just point it out on the map, sir. Won't let them succeed.
The only easy day... was yesterday
Captain Mike Tavish: We seem to be going the wrong way, sir. Shouldn't we go back and join the fight?
Shepard: Gotta have a few more fights, Mike Tavish.
You are doing a good job in South America. You will join the 6th Fleet and lead the counterattack.
Prisoner No. 627. We believe he's the one who made Makarov angry, but we haven't been able to get to him yet.
Captain Mike Tavish: Oil rig, sir?
Shepard: Russia uses him as a SAM missile platform. Oil rig workers are used as human shields so we can't just blast them. This oil well is their last defense facility.
Kids, I know I'm sending you into a meat grinder...
Captain Mike Tavish: They're defending this, and that means we need him. In particular, it allows us to get 627.
Concentration Camp
Captain Mike Tavish: The 6th Fleet is conducting a sweep. It is time to move forward.
This building has a long history, not much of it is glorious. It started out as a castle, actually a dungeon, built to prevent sieges.
The building survived each harsh winter, but those imprisoned... were not so lucky.
No one survived the Purge. Over the past century, it has hosted people the government disliked and could not kill.
This place is full of wounded from the last war... I swear I thought we were the victors.
Captain Mike Tavish: But I guess it's like betting on horses, if you bet on the wrong horse, this is where we end. If 627 is the piece of meat that Makarov wants, then we will cut it off directly.
Voluntary
Emergency Announcement System
Prince George’s citizens are asked to follow instructions and go directly to the Medical Center at 147 Kirkwood Avenue. Pick-up is located on the College Station community college campus and is available every 15 minutes. ///Emergency evacuation in progress///Please go to your nearest emergency shelter immediately. Soldiers will receive you there. Bring a photo ID and no more than one package per person. ///Please pay attention to your surroundings. Stay alert.
ACTIII
Unexpected incident
Captain Mike Tavish: The system connection is about to be completed. General Shepard, you are connected to Captain Price.
Shepard: Back from the brink, Captain.
Captain Price: "Jumping out of the frying pan" is a more appropriate description.
Shepard: We thought we recovered it before Russia cracked the ACS. We were wrong. Makarov made the United States a scapegoat. Next thing you know there are sparks everywhere.
What is the picture you are sending me?
Captain Price: If you want to put out the flames of the oil pan, sir, just create a big explosion right next to it. Consume all the oxygen and extinguish the flames.
Sheppard: Price, you've been locked up for too long. Better clear your head, kid.
Captain Price: Shepard, will you win at all costs?
Shepard: Always.
Captain Price: Now that we have a fire, we need a big explosion.
Shepard: You've been in the concentration camp too long, Price. Concentrate on taking out Makarov.
Captain Price: No time, sir. Today we have to end the war.
Shepard: I'm not asking for your opinion, Price, this is an order, you...
Captain Price: It seems our communications have been interrupted.
Second Sun
Secretary of Defense: Gentlemen, the trajectory of the missile shows it is heading toward the east coast. We're going to lose the White House.
Shepard: We rebuilt him, and we can rebuild him again.
Minister of Defense: Number of casualties?
Shepard: Probably 30,000 to 50,000 people. Depends on the specific location of the explosion. All systems fail.
Secretary of Defense: General Shepherd, you warned us, and we should have listened.
Shepard: When they talk about this moment, we're not going to be the guardians of America's demise.
One person should be held responsible for the whole thing. Makarov must be found.
Secretary of Defense: Whatever you need, General, you've been given a blank check.
The Whiskey Hotel (White House)
None
A few unfinished chores
Shepard: Gentlemen, you have just gone through a difficult time. week. We have lost more than we could have ever dreamed of. But we will recover.
I've been given a blank check, and I'll use every penny to get rid of Makarov.
But as the world says, we are not barbarians, we do not kill civilians, we use precise positioning.
There is an evil man out there hiding in the shadows, and we will drag him into the light.
Once he is exposed, history will be written by us, gentlemen.
These are the last safe places on Earth for Makarov and his men to hide.
Captain Price: It looks like we have to be in two places at the same time.
Sheppard: Isn’t that feasible?
Captain Price: There is nothing 141 cannot do.
Ghost: 50% chance of catching Makarov.
Captain Price, please go to the safe house with Rocky.
Captain Price: Permission. Thorpe and I headed to the aircraft graveyard in Afghanistan.
Sheppard: Very good. We will cut off all his escape routes and end everything.
Captain Price: Strange, I thought the battle would end yesterday.
Enemy of my enemy
Mike Tavish: Rocky? ghost? Please answer, Ghost, did you receive it? Has anyone received it?
Price: They're dead, Thorpe. Shepard is clearing the door, and I'm rushing back to you.
Mike Tavish: Shepard betrayed us.
Price: I have never believed in someone who betrayed us.
Nicholas, please answer, do you have our address?
Nicholas: Got it, heading back, Price. But I'm not the only one.
You now have Shepard on one side and Makarov on the other.
Price: Then we'll get rid of them all.
Nicholas: Or let them deal with each other.
No matter what, I will see you again in another world, my friends.
Same as before
Mike Tavish: We have one good gun, they have a thousand.
We don’t even know if Makarov’s information is correct.
Price.
…Price?
Price: A normal human being doesn't wake up in the morning and think this is the last day on earth.
But I think this is a good thing, not a curse.
It is actually a kind of freedom when you know that you are very close to the end.
Time to get some...stock.
Outnumbered by our weapons, outnumbered by our numbers, and outnumbered by our consciousness, this is a suicide mission.
But the sand and rocks there have experienced thousands of years of war.
They will remember us, for this.
Because faced with a nightmare beyond our reach, this is the choice we make.
We move forward like a breeze blowing across the earth.
With our vibrant hearts and goals in our eyes.
We...will.
Kill him.
End Game
Price: This is a recording.
History is written by the victors.
History is full of lies.
If he lived and we died, his truth would be recorded.
And ours will be erased.
Shepard will be a hero. Because all you have to do to change the world is a good lie and a river of blood.
He is about to complete the greatest lie in history.
His truth will become truth.
But only if he lives and we die.