Project Nova/Transcript

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Interrogator: We know that Jason Hudson briefed you on the intel extracted from Dr Clarke in Kowloon.

Mason: Hudson said that Clarke was insane...paranoid...fixated with numbers.

Interrogator: Clarke created Nova-6. A nerve toxin that can rupture a body in seconds.

Mason: Dragovich's second in command, Kravchenko, tested it in Vietnam. On them, on us, on his own...he didn't care.

Mason flashes to more ruptures of Nova 6.

Mason: Vorkuta...Reznov told me at Vorkuta.

Interrogator: What did he tell you?

Reznov: Mason...listen to me.

Mason: It was along time ago...far away.

Reznov: Dragovich. Steiner. Kravchenko. All must die.

Mason: ...But he told me what they did...what kkind of men they were...why they all must die...

Vorkuta

Reznov: My father was a musician in Stalingrad. During the German occupation, the sound of his violin filled the air with magnificent music - Korsakov, Stasov - many of the great nationalist composers. To my countrymen, it was a symbol of hope. To the Germans, it was a symbol of defiance. Even now, his music still haunts me. The Nazis slit his throat while he slept. Collabarating with any Nazi is a betrayal, a betrayal against all of Mother Russia. Dragovich and Kravchenko were not troubled by such matters. They looked only to advance towards their own interests and agendas...

Arctic Circle

Nevski: Everything is loaded.

Petrenko: Viktor...it is time.

Reznov: Yes, Dimitri...time to hunt down the last remnants of the Facist Reich.

Petrenko: Nevski, grab the gear, we are moving out.

Reznov (Voiceover): The men and I had fought through the most bitter of winters on the Eastern Front, but we were no strangers to the cold. Even now, the blood in my veins chills when I think back to the events of that day...

Kravchenko: Ahh...the hero of Berlin graces us with his prescence. Are you not tired of battle, Reznov?

Reznov: As long as Mother Russia has enemies, I will answer her call.

Dragovich: Put aside your petty rivalry, Kravchenko. Captain Reznov will do as he is told. We are here for one German and one German only. Doctor Friedrich Steiner. This man has offered his cooperation to our cause. He's not to be harmed. Disobey this order and you will be shot.

Reznov climbs into the truck with Petrenko and the squad.

Petrenko: What happened in Stalingrad? Between you and Dragovich?

Reznov: When the German occupation began, he and his lapdog Kravchenko left my men and I hopelessly outnumbered. Promises for reinforcements were made...made, but not kept. Dragovich and Kravchenko are opportunitists...manipulators. They are not to be trusted, Dimitri.

The mission fades back to Vorkuta.

Reznov: Dimitri Petrenko was one of the bravest men I had ever known...He fought by my side from the Siege of Stalingrad to the fall of Berlin. The wounds he sustained ensuring our victory should've earned him a hero's welcome...But Stalin had little need for heroes...

Now it fades back to the past.

Dragovich: The German must not be harmed...We need Steiner alive...now move both of you.

Petrenko: Let's go. It is great to fight by your side once more.

Reznov: Yes, my friend. One final victory. Search every corner of this camp...only Steiner is to be spared. URA!

''The squad and the rest of the army fight through the Nazi camp for Steiner. ''

Reznov: Be careful. There may be more of them.

They then fight throught the floor.

Petrenko: He is not here...

Reznov: He must be closer to the ship. Spread out - search every building.

Petrenko: Use your smoke to mark targets for mortar strikes. Reznov, if you have any more smoke grenades, use them now!

Reznov uses them up.

Russian Soldier: Firing mortars.

''The squad continue fighting through. ''

Petrenko: We must be getting close to Steiner.

Reznov: He will be where all cowards reside - as far away from the battlefield as possible.

Petrenko kicks open the door.

Petrenko: After this mission, do you think we will go home?

Reznov: I hope so, Dimitri...I hope so.

They get to the final part of the camp.

Reznov: Die! You facist rats!

They fight through to the last building.

Reznov: Ready? This way - up the stairs!

Finally they find Steiner.

Reznov: Friedrich Steiner.

Steiner: Do not point that weapon at me, Russian dog. You will take me to Dragovich.

Reznov (Voiceover): As I looked into the man's eyes, I saw all the evil of the Facist Reich still burning strong.

The mission fades back to Vorukta.

Reznov: At that moment, every fiber in my being yearned to put an end to his wretched life. But I was a soldier then. I still believed in orders.

It fades back again to the Arctic Circle.

Dragovich: Reznov...Bring your men.

Petrenko: What is here that is so important?

Reznov: General Dragovich wishes to make a name for himself. He believes this poutpost houses something of great value to the Motherland.

Petrenko: Dragovich and Steiner are talking like old friends. I do not like this Reznov.

Reznov: Nor I Dimitri, be on your guard.

Steiner: We must hurry...There are Germans who would sooner see it destroyed than captured.

Dragovich: You assured me there would be no porblems.

Steiner: I cannot control the actions of the SS, General Dragovich. They are sworn to defend the Reich till their last breath.

Dragovich: Noble...but futile. Kravchenko, finish up here. Reznov, you and your men lead the way.

Reznov: Yes Sir. Petrenko, Viharev, Nevski, Belov...we are moving out!

Dragovich: Steiner, tell me more about your association with the Giftiger Sturm project.

Steiner: In '43, the Fuhrer realized that the Allies could not be held back much longer. We began to look for more "unconventional" solutions. Throughout the war, my own research was focused on chemical weapons...it was meticulous and frustrating work. However, what we finally developed was a weapon more effective than we ever dared to imagine...the weapon now housed within this vessel.

Dragovich: Nova-6. However effective your Nova 6 chemical may be, you still had to find a way to unleash it...

Steiner: Long range V2 rockets...to be launched from this outpost. The targets were command and control centers. Washington DC was our first target...then Moscow...

Dragovich: Mmmm...Ambitious and commandable, Herr Steiner.

Steiner: But we were too late. The British were upon us, and their bombers crippled this ship. Locked in the ice...we tried to salvage what we could, but it was too late. Germany had surrendered and the Russian flag flew over Berlin. The SS had orders to destroy this ship if we were attacked.

Kravchenko: Clearly, they failed...the explosives were never activated.

Steiner: This is it...

Dragovich: Reznov, open the door.

Reznov opens the door.

Reznov (Voiceover): We had found what we were looking for...Nova 6. The German weapon of mass destruction now belonged to Mother Russia. Or so it seemed. Our victory was to be short-lived. Dragovich wanted to see the effects of the poison first hand. It was also an oppurtunity to remove a thorn in his side. I had long known of their distrust. What kind of men they were. It was a betrayal I should have forseen.

Reznov is kicked into a room with Nevski and Belov.

Reznov (Voiceover): Dimitri Petrenko was a hero...He deserved a hero's death. Instead of giving his life for the motherland, he died for nothing...like an animal. He should have died in Berlin. As I watched my closest friend die, it became clear we were not the only ones seeking the weapon. The Western Allies circled like vultures...Of course, Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner scattered like rats - leaving me to contend with the British.

Russian Soldier: British commandos assaulting our positions!

A rocket launcher explodes into Reznov's room.

Reznov: Go! - Fight our way out!

They fight through the command center.

Reznov: I will arm the explosives. We will plunge this vessel into the depths of Hell! We cannot let either side posess this terrible weapon.

Reznov sets the timer for the explosives to set.

Reznov: Move! We have to get off the ship now!

Nevski: The door sealed! Shoot the support beams. We can bring down those gantries!

Reznov then shoots the beams.

Reznov: Yes! Go, my friends! GO!

Nevski: We have to get off the ship!

Reznov: Keep moving! This is not our War!

Nevski: Then who do we fight?

Reznov: Everyone! We stand alone! Hurry - we have only two minutes left!

Nevski: We've got to get down to the deck!

''They fight up the decks and get to a rope to the ground. ''

Nevski: Down the rope! Hurry!

Reznov and Nevski rappel down the rope to the ice.

Nevski: Go Reznov! GO!

The ship then explodes.

Reznov (Voiceover): I had destroyed the Novs 6 shipment and kept it from the British. But I was a fool to thnik that it was over. It was only after I was sent to Vorkuta, that I learned of Dragovich's true intentions. He will die before he gives up on Nova 6.

The mission finally fades back to Vorkuta.

Reznov: Mason, listen to me...we are running out of time, my friend...Can you trust them to destroy it, or do you think they will use it? The flag may be different but the methods are the same. They will use you, as they used me...You must decide...decide what you think is worth fighting for...Dragovich...Kravchenko...Steiner...These 'men' must die.