MISSION 24
STRATOSPHERE
“The Adversary Below”
Operation location: White Valley
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Prior to mission
EAPN [UPEO personal aircraft crash]
COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED! |
Receiving emergency broadcast .... |
Announcer |
All transmissions via command, bringing you breaking news. |
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The UPEO representative member, |
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despite the prior Faith Park dispute between General Resource and Neucom |
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is known as the distinguished man who made representatives from both companies sit down at the table of peaceful solutions; |
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it appears that the crash of UPEO personal aircraft carrying spokesman Gabriel W. Clarkson has been confirmed. |
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At the site, wreckage that looks to be that of the personal aircraft is dispersed in the mountains around the Lambert sector over a radius of five kilometers. |
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As for the well-being of the passengers and crew, |
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judging from the amount of damage to the airframe, the prospects are grim. |
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UPEO and local police are cooperating at the site; |
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they are keeping up search activities around the scene. |
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The plane took off from the Newark Airport at UPEO headquarters at 1 p.m. this morning with Representative Clarkson on board; |
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it was on the way to an airport at Cape Rainy, where a Meriton region détente conference is to be held. |
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As concerns the cause of the crash, UPEO |
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waits on the flight recorder’s being recovered, wishing to hasten the investigation. |
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About the shocking news of the crash of the special personal aircraft, |
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Commander Park of the UPEO peacekeeping forces, which were responsible for the plane’s servicing and protection, released a comment: “I still can’t believe it. I intend to head for the site myself, and take command of the search for the Representative. We want to discover the cause of the crash as soon as possible as well.” |
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It seemed that this all-too-sudden happening disturbed him more than his face could hide. |
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Dision [Special mission]↵
Dision |
Due to the previous incident, our intents |
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have certainly reached as far as Neucom, unbounded by UPEO, it seems. |
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They’ve been launching into battle using the latest high-altitude attack craft. |
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Moreover, it has also been determined that the Aero-Coffins we’ve had until now cannot reach those altitudes on their own power. |
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Therefore, for you, we have urgently prepared a special airframe for use in this operation. |
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You will be launched to high altitudes using rockets, and |
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drop at the last moment from the stratosphere; |
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I want you to lay the beatdown on them from above for being unprepared in relying on their own technology. |
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I will guard the base.... |
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Keith will charge them from below; |
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we intend to make it a pincer attack. |
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This is a type of operation that is certainly unprecedented. |
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However, not only will we take Neucom, who markets technology, as an opponent seriously, |
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from now on, there will probably be more places where the conventional wisdom at General and such will not apply. |
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That is a wall we must go beyond. |
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If you have that power, I will believe in you. |
Keith [What an absurd operation.]↵
Keith |
It’s a ridiculous story no matter how you put it. |
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Those science retard guys are absurd, too, but |
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dang, our side’s thought up something just as absurd. |
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—we’re not astronauts, guys! |
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Well, leave the attack from below to me; |
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you ride the skyrocket! |
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Well then... I leave it to you. |
Briefing
Unlike previous operations, |
Neucom has developed a revenge attack. |
An advance team has already headed to intercept, but |
we are forced to play hardball with the enemy’s high-altitude attack craft as opponents. |
Accordingly, we want you to sortie in a newly prepared special airframe as a reinforcement force, and shoot down these high-altitude attack craft. |
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Mission start
Cutscene
GRDF |
Preparations for RF-12A2 ignition are clear. |
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Ignition! |
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Flight level 50... flight level 100... flight level 150... |
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flight level 200... flight level 250... flight level 300. |
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Boosters separated... flight level 350... craft confirmed stable. |
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Prepare to intercept! |
Keith |
How’s it feel to ride the kite? |
Dision |
I’ll bet the view from above sure is exhilarating! |
Commander |
Parasite craft have been launched from the high-altitude attack craft. |
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Pay them due caution, and prepare to intercept. |
00:15
Keith |
Tch, they’ve gone up! |
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Did I mess up!? |
00:30
Cutscene
Keith |
My bad! Need backup! |
Dision |
No, it’s no use. Carve your own way out somehow, Keith. |
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For the operation, taking out those guys up there takes precedence. |
Keith |
Hmph, got it. |
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Agh, I’m gonna crash! |
Update Target
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* Targets added (R311) |
00:50
Keith |
Crap! Will I crash!? ...me!? |
01:10
Keith |
Someone please... behind me! |
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Waughhh! |
01:30
Dision |
Keith!! Did you black out!? |
Targets (R351) annihilated
Cutscene
Keith |
Heh... heh hehehe ha HA! |
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Somehow I guess I managed to survive on my own! |
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Sorry everyone. |
Dision |
Unusual words for you, Keith. |
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Now let’s return. |
Target (R311) shot down
Cutscene
Keith |
Keh... I’m okay now. |
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Sorry. |
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I owe you one big-time; I couldn’t do it. |
Dision |
Now let’s return. |
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Keith... seems out of it. |
Keith |
My bad! |
Landing
Debriefing
When “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” achieved
You succeeded in intercepting Neucom. |
We appreciate your prompt execution of the operation. |
When “MISSION OVER” achieved
We were just barely able to hold back the Neucom invasion. |
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After mission end
When “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” achieved
Dision [Future prospects are bright.]↵
Dision |
You really did a great job this time. |
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Well, there was that thing with Keith.... |
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That was good judgment. |
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Then again, that guy doesn’t have that much skill at dying, either. |
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At any rate, I’ve been surprised by you lately. |
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Even in the Blackbird, |
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you really knew how to pilot. |
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In the future, too, be my right hand, and show me as much power as you like. |
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—I’m expecting it. |
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Farewell. |
When “MISSION OVER” achieved
Keith [I’m in your debt.]↵
Keith |
Dang... sorry about that. |
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This time I was totally unprepared. |
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Just like that guy Dision said, I was definitely out of it. |
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—what a failure. |
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I’m definitely going to repay this debt sometime. |
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Until then, I don’t want you to die. |
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’Cause I’m gonna make you live a long time, no matter what. |
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Just you remember that. |
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Well... I’ll contact you again, next time. |
Dision [About your judgment this time]↵
Dision |
There’s... something I want to make to make clear to you here. |
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—certainly, |
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your feelings in consideration for your comrades was touching. |
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However... that guy’s failures, like this time, |
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are problems that should probably be resolved by Keith himself. |
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For you, at that time, there was a mission that you and only you could do. |
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It’s well and all to be swayed by passion, but |
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right now, I can’t help but feel doubt about you. |
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We are in a situation where we must throw away even feelings for comrades and such. |
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After you’ve firmly engraved that on your heart, |
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start on the next mission. |
When “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” achieved
When “MISSION OVER” achieved