MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries/Peace Talks
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Styk – Peace Talks[edit]
BRIEFING[edit]
Stand guard over the peace talks between the various faction leaders. With a view toward ending hostilities on Styk, the Capellans have agreed to attend the talks. Their list of demands will likely be untenable, but the Commonality can’t sustain further engagements.
Castle: Looks like we impressed someone at the top, sir. Standing guard with the Commonality security force will give us some high profile media coverage. Should be a cakewalk.
DURING MISSION[edit]
Guard Chief: The Capellan envoy is approaching. All ‘Mechs are locked in stationary/weapons safe mode. Don’t want our honored guests feeling unwelcome.
Spectre: Acknowledged, Chief. Stationary lock, weapons safe.
ComStar Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): This is CBC for the first ever peace talks between the Styk Commonality and Capellan leaders. The Capellan delegates are pulling up even now.
Spectre: What the? Spectre One going weapons hot! Chief! You there?
CBC: Blake save us! There’s been an explosion! It’s chaos! Chaos!
Castle: Delegate security link is off-line, sir. I’m patching through to the military liaison.
Spectre: Hostile ‘Mechs closing on the convention center. Moving to engage.
CBC: Did one of those ‘Mechs fire? It’s a warzone down here! A warzone!
Castle: Commander, the Styk leaders are evacuating, but the local airbase failed to get scheduled air cover in place.
Spectre: Sabotage?
Castle: Affirmative. Not sure why the flights weren’t launched this morning, but the base just got hit by a fuel-air bomb that made your blast look like a firecracker.
Anderson: Spectre One, this is Executive Security Officer Anderson. The Commonality delegates are being mounted in Karnov choppers for transport to the in-city militia base. We need you to buy us time and cover their exodus.
Spectre: Roger that. Let’s get these guys out of here.
CBC: Reports are coming in that fighting has broken out across the city. Tanks and BattleMechs are blasting away in a fiery conflagration.
Anderson: Delegates are airborne. Clear us a path out of here, Commander. Watch out for civilians.
Spectre: Missile tracks at Beta. Engaging.
Spectre: Beta clear. Moving to Gamma.
Spectre: More light armor.
Spectre: Pair of ‘Mechs moving in from Gamma. I’ll draw their fire.
Spectre: Convoy, I read a full lance of ‘Mechs at Gamma. Suggest you seek alternate route.
[If Hammer Lance survived]
Hammer: No need for that, Spectre One. Hammer Lance is moving to engage.
Spectre: Hammer Lance?
Hammer: We caught word on the news that you were in a world of hurt.
Anderson: Thanks for the support. Exodus continuing through Gamma.
Hammer: We’re here for Spectre, but we’re happy to help.
[End Branching Text]
Castle: Commander, Delta is your exit point.
Spectre: Clear at Delta. Returning to base.
[If Hammer Lance survived]
Spectre: Thanks for the cover, Hammer.
Hammer: Any time, compadre.
[End Branching Text]
AFTERMATH[edit]
Castle: All in all, it was probably to be expected. We knew the Capellans were up to something, but bombing a cease-fire summit! The Commonality heads have scattered, but several important peace delegates are still trapped in the city’s firebase. They are calling for whatever aid we can offer.