Vorkuta/Transcript

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Mason: It was a set-up, they knew we were coming. That bastard, Dragovich.

Interrogator: The Russian.

Mason: Yeah. He was behind everything.

Interrogator: Where did Dragovich take you?

Mason: Russia. A labor camp. A hell hole called Vorkuta, oh my god.

Interrogator: What did they do to you Mason?

Mason: What didn't they do...

Interrogator: Why didn't Castro just kill you? Why did he give you to Dragovich?

Mason: 'Cause Castro and Dragovich were workin' together.

Interrogator: Eh, you were a gift.

Mason: Eh, right...

Interrogator: Where did Dragovich take you?

Mason: Vorkuta. Had to fight - just to survive.

Interrogator: What happened in Vorkuta, Mason?

Mason: I was on my own, almost a year.

Interrogator: Think, Mason! What did they do to you?

Mason: I'd given up hope of ever getting out...but Viktor Reznov found a way.

 Vorkuta, U.S.S.R. 

Reznov: You will break, American!

Interrogator (Voiceover): Viktor Reznov...

Mason (Voiceover): My friend.

Mason is punched by Reznov, who then is pushed by Mason onto the floor with other Prisoners watching.

Reznov: You hit like a child!

A Soviet guard then appears and heads for Mason.

Reznov: Hey Svoloch!

The guard begins beating up Reznov while Mason picks himself up, gets a rock and punches the guard in the face with the rock.

Mason: Reznov...

Reznov: Mason...Every journey begins with a single step. This is Step 1!

Crowd: Secure the keys!

Reznov: Now we take Vorkuta! What is Step 2?

Crowd: Ascend from darkness!

Reznov: 3?

Crowd: Rain fire!

Reznov: 4?

Crowd: Unleash the horde!

Reznov: 5?

Crowd: Skewer the winged beast!

Reznov: 6?

Crowd: Wield a fist of iron!

Reznov: 7?

Crowd: Raise hell!

Mason and Reznov come to see Sergei Kozin strangling three soldiers at once.

Reznov: Mason, allow me to introduce you to Sergei Kozin, the monster of Magidan.

Mason: Glad you're a friend, Sergei...

The three run to a elevator that Reznov sabotages.

Reznov: Step 2?

Crowd: Ascend from darkness!!

They go into the elevator with other Vorkuta prisoners.

Vorkuta Prisoner: Reznov, you sure you can trust this American?

Reznov: With my life...He and us are not so different. We are all soldiers without an army...Betrayed...Forgotten...Abandoned. In Vorkuta, we are all brothers.

''The elevator comes up with a Soviet guard shooting several prisoners with a Makarov pistol. Sergei then uses his axe to kill the soldier, ripping him to shreds.''

Mason: Reznov, your men must know this is suicide.

Reznov: Victory cannot be acheived without sacrifice, Mason. We Russians know this better than anyone. Prepare yourselves, men!

The prisoners are gunned down by the Russian MGs.

Reznov: Mason, over here!

Prisoner: The tower's going to rip us to shreds!

Reznov: Have faith, comrade! Left flank! Right flank! Left flank! Right flank! All across Vorkuta, our comrades will rise to the cause. Yes, yes my friends! Left flank!

A couple of soldiers then take out the tower with a Slingshot.

Reznov: Ura! Never lose faith, my friends, NEVER! Months of planning, Mason! We will not pause. We will not falter. We will be free, or die trying! This way! Sergei! Break open the arms lockers! Mason, climb the tower and support the uprising in the south!

Russian Prisoner: Ready the slingshot! Mason, let's go!

Reznov: Brave comrades of Vorkuta, the time has come to rise against our oppressors! Today, we show them the hearts of true Russians! We have all given our blood for the Motherland. We have answered her calls without question. We gave our youth, our hearts, our very souls for her protection. As brothers, we fought side by side against the German fascists.We crawled through dirt and blood and sand to achieive our glorious victory...Not for medals, or glory...But for what was right. We fought for revenge...When Berlin fell, how did our leaders repay us? We returned not to the rapturous welcome...but to suspicion and persecution. In the eyes of our leaders we were already tainted by the capitalist West. Torn from the arms of our loved ones, we found ourselves here...this place... this, this terrible place. Here we have languished, with no hope for release...No hope for justice. We have toiled in Dragovich's mines until the flesh peeled from our bones...We have watched our comrades succumb to sickness and disease...We have been starved. We have been beaten. But we will not be broken! Today, we will send a message to our corrupt and arrogant leaders. Today, my comrades...Vorkuta - BURNS!!!

The three targets are taken down.

Reznov: This way! Arm yourselves, comrades! Reinforcements will soon arrive to defend the main armory!

Mason: Just as we planned.

Russian Prisoner: How do we achieve Step 5?

Reznov: Mason's weapon will soon be ready. Shoot the lock, Mason! Forward men, we will burn this Hell hole to the ground!

Mason and Reznov and several other prisoners fight through until a Hind shows up.

Reznov: The chopper is here! Good!

Russian Prisoner: How is this good?

Reznov: Because it is as we wish.

Mason: Step five...

Reznov: Skewer the winged beast! Quickly, Mason.

Mason hurries over to a place where there is a KS-23 with a Slingshot attachment.

Mason: Let's hope this works!

Reznov: Mason! Grab the harpoon! Choose your moment.