Stronghold (WW2 mission)/Transcript

Intro Cutscene
''The sound of a snarling wolf is heard as Daniels is sleeping. Paul's voice is heard over the snarling.''

Paul: Red! Red, take the shot!

''The camera cuts to Daniels opening his eyes and breathing heavily, waking up from a nightmare as he lays in a chair with his rifle across his lap. Zussman is sitting across from Daniels, awake and smoking a cigarette.''

Zussman: Same dream, huh?

Daniels: Pretty much. Can't seem to shake it.

''The camera cuts to a picture frame on a piano. Daniels stands up and grabs a nearby bottle of wine, taking a swig from it.''

Daniels: I'm good now. You get some rest.

Zussman: (shaking his head) No, I have to show Pierson I'm ready.

Daniels: I don't care what he says, you ain't got nothin' to prove.

Zussman: Yeah, well I'm tired of taking his shit.

Daniels hands the wine bottle to Zussman.

Zussman: Back home, you wanna settle something, you do it head on. It's the only way to earn respect.

Zussman takes a drink from the bottle.

Daniels: I understand that, believe me. A man has to fight his own battles.

Zussman returns the wine bottle back to Daniels.

Daniels: But respect don't mean a lot if you get yourself killed.

Zussman smokes his cigarette.

Zussman: Just glad you got my back.

Zussman stands up.

Zussman: (takes out his St. Michael pendant) Besides, good old Saint Michael's watching over us so we got nothing to worry about.

Daniels: Didn't realize you guys believed in that stuff.

Zussman: I'll take all the help I can get.

The camera cuts to reveal both Zussman and Daniels in a blown out house overlooking the French town of Marigny.

Zussman: So, are you gonna tell me about that dream or what?

The screen fades to black as Daniels explains his nightmare to Zussman.

Daniels: Wolves had been killin' our cattle.

Daniels: Me and my older brother Paul were huntin'em when we got cornered.

''The screen cuts to Paul using his arm to hold back the wolf while the creature bites on his arm trying to get at him. Daniels struggles to ready his rifle.''

Paul: Red! Red! Red, take the shot!

Daniels: I'm tryin', I'm tryin'!

''Daniels accidentally drops a rifle round to the ground and struggles to grab it. The wolf continues to lunge at Paul until Paul unsheathes his knife from his ankle and stabs the wolf in its side twice. The wolf lets out a pained howl as it finally dies and is shoved off to the side by Paul. Paul grabs his rifle and struggles to his feet, wounded. He walks over to his younger brother who remains on his knees feeling guilty about letting his brother down.''

Paul: You all right?

Daniels: I'm sorry, Paul.

Paul: Listen good, kid. It's only natural to be scared.

Paul picks up his fedora and puts it on while Daniels stands up and looks at his brother.

Paul: We need to head home, baby brother.

Paul walks back to their home while Daniels keeps looking at him.

Daniels: (narrating) From that day on, I swore that I'd never let Paul down again. But now, it's not just him I gotta live up to. It's Pierson.

The screen cuts to black.

Gameplay
The screen fades in just as Daniels and his team are under fire from German machine guns as text appears.

Stronghold

July 26th, 1944

Marigny, France

Pierson: GET TO COVER!

Daniels and his teammates take cover behind some stone walls.

Pierson: Turner will lead the maneuver element into the square! Our job is to lay down suppressive fire from that church! Any questions? Good!

Stiles: (raising his hand) I have a question.

Pierson: Save 'em up, Stiles, you'll win a gold star. Let's go!

Stiles: (sarcastically) I think I'm his favorite.

A burning plane flies over the soldiers' heads.

Aiello: Holy shit!

Pierson: I need cover fire on the left, everyone else flank right! Secure that house!

Zussman: Moving up. I'll cover you!

Daniels and his team exchange fire with German soldiers while advancing on the house.

Pierson: Daniels, keep your head down!

Daniels: Goin' in!

Zussman: Got your back!

Daniels and his team sweep through the house until the German soldiers either fall back or are killed. German vehicles approach with soldiers.

Pierson: Kraut jeeps, inbound!

''The team opens fire on the jeeps, killing the German soldiers with them. The sound of a halftrack draws near.''

Zussman: You hear that?

A German halftrack vehicle bursts onto the scene and opens fire on the Allied soldiers.

Pierson: HALFTRACK!! FIND COVER! GET DOWN!

Daniels and his team open fire on the soldiers and the halftrack until the soldiers are eliminated.

Daniels: Got 'em!

Zussman: They got the whole street locked down. We need smoke out there.

More German soldiers appear.

Pierson: Enemies inbound! Daniels, get on the halftrack MG!

Daniels mounts the machine gun on the halftrack and opens fire on the approachign Germans until they are all killed.

Pierson: STREET'S CLEARED! Rally by the church door.

Daniels dismounts from the halftrack and rallies over to Pierson.

Pierson: Okay, Daniels. You take the door.

Daniels: Got it.

Pierson: (if Daniels waits around) Get to the church door! Okay Daniels, you take the door. Church door, on me! Daniels, door, now!

''Daniels kicks the church door twice to open it. The team moves inside the church. No German soldiers are visible.''

Zussman: Where'd they go?

Daniels: They musta' run when they heard us comin'.

Pierson: Krauts left some supplies. Stock up before we get to the tower.

Aiello: Yo, Zuss. How come Jews don't go to church?

''Daniels stocks up on ammunition. Suddenly, German soldiers appear up on the choir loft and one of them mans a machine gun, opening fire on the squad.''

Daniels: Shit!

Pierson: MG on the second floor! Get to cover!

Zussman: Get down! Get down!

Daniels shoots a German soldier.

Daniels: Got one!

Zussman: Sergeant, more Krauts coming from the back!

Pierson: Take 'em out!

The squad exchanges fire with the Germans, until an enemy flamethrower appears and lets loose with fire.

Zussman: Flamethrower!

Pierson: Everyone down! Stay low and flank him! Keep pushing! We gotta take this church! Flush 'em out!

The team works together to eliminate the flamethrower until they succeed.

Daniels: Got 'im!

The last of the Germans is mopped up.

Pierson: Alright, clear. The church is ours. Daniels, get eyes on those guns!

Daniels: Movin' to the door!