Ghost Stories (Campaign)/Transcript

Intro
Elias: It was a different time, different enemy.

Sixty men, from Tire One teams, were sent to face down a force of five hundred enemy fighters.

Their objective: to force the enemy back from a civilian hospital, and keep its occupants alive.

For three days, they held their ground, but the enemy's numbers were too great.

The sixty were cut down to fifteen.

They wouldn't last another night, and the enemy knew it.

Under the cover of darkness, they evacuated the hospital, sending only one of their own to lead the way.

The rest returned to the line, and took up positions beneath the bodies of their fallen brothers.

As they lay in wait, the blood from the dead poured over them.

The sand stuck to their skin like a shroud. Changing them. Anointing them.

When the enemy drew near, the remaining fourteen rose out of the desert sand.

They were like hunter that couldn't be seen, using stealth their enemies couldn't defend against.

When the men ran dry of ammunition, they used blades...

...and when the blades ran dull, they used their hands.

When the dust and sand had settled, only one of the enemy had survived.

He was picked up in the desert, wandering aimlessly, traumatized.

He expressed warnings to others of a force so menacing and unbeatable, it could only be described as supernatural.

He called them..."Ghosts"

Gameplay
Hesh: And this really happened?

Elias: So the legend goes.

Hesh: Come on, dad. You don't honestly believe that story is true?

Elias: Yeah. I do. C'mon, let's head back to the house.

Elias: Let's go.

Elias: Shake a leg.

"Logan Walker"
San Diego, CA

Hesh: Woah, little tremor there.

Elias: Those things used to freak the hell out of your mother.

Hesh: Another one?

Elias: We'll get a couple more of 'em before everything settles down.

Hesh: Wind's starting to pick up too.

Hesh: Dad?

Elias: Let's just get to the house. Make sure nothing got damaged.

Hesh: Dad what's happening?!

Elias: ODIN! it's ODIN!

Elias: To the house, boys! Now!

Hesh: Careful!

Elias: It's not an earthquake!

Hesh: What are you talking about?!

Elias: You boys get to the house and stay there! I'm going for the truck!

Hesh: But dad!

Elias: Just do it, son!

Hesh: C'mon, Logan!

Hesh: What the hell is going on?!

Hesh: This way, Logan! Climb over!

Hesh: It's not safe out here!

Hesh: Get inside!

Hesh: What the hell was dad talking about?! What's ODIN?!

Hesh: Come on!

Hesh: This place isn't going to take much more of that.

Hesh: We're not gonna die here! come on!

Hesh: It's jammed! Help me out!

Hesh: Okay! Three, two, one, push!

15 Minutes Earlier
Kyra: ODIN Control, the orbital weapon's got a successful test-fire ping.

ODIN Control Officer: Roger, Mosley. Tracking weapon dry-fire signal.

Kyra:  Hey Baker, here's our ride. Let's head in.

Kyra: ODIN Control. We're heading back to debrief the new crew.

ODIN Control Officer: Roger. We're prepping airlock C.Shuttle is in final docking sequence.

Spc.Baker
ODIN Control Officer: Specialist Mosley, airlock C is ready for arrival.

Kyra: Pressurizing airlock.

Kyra:  Really looking forward to going home. What's it been? Three months?

PLC Sopchak: Baker,give me a hand with the unload.

ODIN Control Officer: We have enemies on ODIN Control!

ODIN Control Officer: Soldiers on the shuttle!

Houston Operator: ODIN Main, repeat contact!

ODIN Control Officer: Houston, repeat, they were on the shuttle! We have an Enemy foothold on ODIN Control!

Kyra: Come on, Baker! This way!

Kyra: We need to move it!

ODIN Astronaut: Galley to ODIN Control! We are taking fire!

Kyra: Look out!

Kyra: Shoot him!

Kyra: houston! they're Federation! They've broken the truce!

Houston Operator: ODIN's kinetic rods are readying for launch! this is not simulation!

Kyra: We can't let them take control of ODIN!

ODIN Astonaut: ODIN Control! Federation forces are in Aft Crew Module!

Kyra: Baker! Look out! There's more of them!

Houston Operator: ODIN payload one uploading.

Houston Operator: Targeting. Los Angeles, loked.

Houston Operator: San Diego, Locked.

Houston Operator: Phonix, locked.

Houston Operator: Targeting. Houston, locked.

Houston Operator: Targeting. Miami, locked.

Houston Operator: Estimated casualties...over 27 million...

Kyra: Oh shit! ODIN's firing!

Kyra: They're uploading more targets to payloads two, three, and four.

Kyra: Houston! What do we do?!

Houston Operator: ODIN Control, we have no choice. We're scuttling the station.

Houston Operator:  I'm sorry. Mosley.

Kyra: Copy Houston.

Kyra: Baker, we need to move!

Houston Operator: Initiating in 10 seconds. All crew, get to a secure area!

Houston Operator: Station Detonation in three, two, one.

Kyra: Storage is reinforced! follow me!

Kyra: Look out!

Houston Operator: ODIN control?

Houston Operator: ODIN control?! Are you copying?

Kyra: Houston, it's Mosley. Baker and I are still here.

Kyra: Holy shit.

Houston Operator: Copy, Mosley. ODIN Targeting on payloads three and four have been aborted.

Houston Operator: But payload two is still sequencing.

Houston Operator: Targeting locked. San Francisco, Dever, Kansas City, Chicago, Washington D.C.

Kyra: We're not done, Baker.

Kyra: Let's move to ODIN and bring id down.

Kyra: I don't think we're making it home, Baker.

Kyra: Atlas Main, how many degrees off axis to destabilize it?

Houston Operator: Twenty-three degrees port or aft, but remote RCS systems not responding.

Kyra: Twenty-three degrees. We'll dump that tub in the ocean.

Kyra: Help me get this open.

Kyra: Cover's off. Houston.

Houston Operator: Ignite those RCS fuel line!

Kyra: You heard him, Baker! Fire!

Kyra: Shit!

Kyra: I got you, Baker! Just keep shooting!

Houston Operator: Fifteen degrees.

Houston Operator: Twenty-three degrees.

Houston Operator: That's it! That's enough to drop it into the atmosphere!

Houston Operator: Specialist Mosley? Kyra?! We have LOS with the crew of ODIN Control. Repeat. Loss of signal with ODIN Control.

Hesh: Okay! Three, two, one, push!

Hesh: Come on!

Hesh: Dad said he was going for the truck! We have to find him!

Hesh: Get across! Quick!

Hesh: Keep runninh, we can get through this!

Hesh: Through that house!

Hesh: We gotta jump!

Hesh: Run upstairs, we have to get above ground!

Hesh: Just keep running!

Hesh: Look out!

Hesh: Logan?!

Elias: Hesh?! Logan?! you alright?!

Hesh: Dad?! We're okay!

Elias: Get in the truck, boys!

Elias: Get him in the truck! Get him in now!

Elias: We got to get out of here!

Elias: You're gonna be alright, son.

Elias: Hold on boys!