WC4 Movie Index: Ella and Sol
There's been a security breach
Bridge, TCS Vesuvius.
Officer: Incoming holo-trans, Admiral.
Seether: Bad news, Admiral. There’s been a security breach.
Tolwyn: One very persistent Colonel, I would expect, hmm?
Seether: The same. Always a worthy adversary.
Tolwyn: “The Heart of the Tiger”: that’s what the Kilrathi called him. Where are you now?
Seether: Requesting permission to land, sir. Colonel Blair is undoubtedly back on his ship and preparing to pursue us.
Tolwyn: Well, the Colonel’s efforts are too little, too late. I have an appointment with the Assembly, and a long overdue promotion to accept. Let him try to catch us…
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Tolwyn... it was him all along
Control Bay, BWS Intrepid.
Dekker: Well? What’d you find?
Maverick: Tolwyn… it was him all along.
Dekker: Son of a… I knew it! You had him, too. You should have put a bullet in his head when you had the chance.
Pliers: Hey, Blair. You know that weird disk gismo I found on that ship? Well, I finally worked it out, though I still find it kinda hard to believe.
Maverick: At this point, Pliers, you’d do best to believe anything.
Pliers: Well, that baby packs a heck of a punch. You could take out a capital ship, or a building, maybe even an entire installation with that thing. And what’s really incredible, it does it from the inside out. Sounds crazy, don’t it?
Maverick: Not to me. I’ve seen them in action. They’re called “Flash-Paks”.
Pliers: Well, how’d…?
Maverick: How many do we have?
Pliers: Just the one, but I could rig up a few more in a week or so.
Maverick: There’s no time for that now.
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It's called the Vesuvius
Combat Information Centre, BWS Intrepid.
Hawk: It’s called the Vesuvius. Its manoeuvrability and acceleration make us look like we’re standing still.
Maverick: Right. I saw it when it was under construction, but I just had no idea they could get it on-line this fast.
Panther: It’s set on the standard jump point route to the Sol system. A ship that large has no other option.
Maverick: But a ship our size has other options. Look. Now, we can take a shortcut through the Ella star system and squeeze through this smaller jump point–
Hawk: –which Tolwyn is never going to expect–
Panther: –because right in the middle of the system is a Confed super-base.
Maverick: Exactly. Of course, invading their airspace will attract attention.
Panther: And then some. Ella’s densely populated.
Hawk: So we launch a pre-emptive strike. Pliers told me about that disk.
Maverick: The Flash-Pak?
Panther: Thousands of civilians would be killed if you used that! The super-base isn’t isolated from the rest of the system.
Hawk: We have a chance to stop the war, to save millions of lives. We have to catch Tolwyn and stop him!
Panther: Agreed, but hitting them first? I say we make the super-base come after us.
Hawk: Do you have any idea what kind of force they can throw at us?
Panther: Look, it’s gonna be tough getting through, sure, but using the Flash-Pak, deliberately causing civilian casualties? That is morally wrong!
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Panther's right. We can't kill civilians
Maverick: <sigh> Look, the Flash-Pak is off-limits. We’ll try to outrun them.
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Hawk's right. This is war
Maverick: Look, we have to get through. We’ll use the Flash-Pak.
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Mission Briefing (N1A)
Chart Room, BWS Intrepid.
Panther: I think that it is despicable behaviour that you would even talk about it…
Hawk: Civilian casualties are acceptable…
Maverick: All right, people.
Panther: No, they’re not!
Maverick: That’s enough! Now, this is going to be the hardest mission we’ve ever undertaken. We’re going to escort the Intrepid to this jump point. That means trying to slip past the Ella super-base. Now, if they come after us – and I can’t think of a reason why they wouldn’t – it’s going to take everything we’ve got to defeat them. Now, our only other chance is to cause civilian casualties and that’s, well, that’s unacceptable. Now, we can do this people, and maybe we’ll just stop a war in the process. All right, let’s go.
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Mission Briefing (N1B)
Chart Room, BWS Intrepid.
Panther: It disgusts me that you would even make such a suggestion!
Hawk: It’s part of warfare!
Panther: No, it’s not!
Maverick: That’s enough!
Panther: Not when innocent people…
Maverick: Now, we’re going to do something that isn’t much to our taste, but it’s our only chance to stop a war that could cost millions of lives. Now, we’ve got to escort the Intrepid through the Ella system to this jump point. Most of you will cover our ship, and, with that diversion, my wingman and I will head down to the super-base. I’ll carry the Flash-Pak. If we do this right, we could get our shot at Admiral Tolwyn. All right, let’s move.
Hawk: Good.
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Flying past Ella (intact)
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Flying past Ella (destroyed)
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Battle stations!
Combat Information Centre, BWS Intrepid.
Maverick: Just take it nice and steady. We’re gaining on them.
Bridge, TCS Vesuvius.
Officer: Admiral! I don’t know where it came from, but the Intrepid is closing.
Tolwyn: All right, Colonel, let’s make this interesting. Full 180!
Helmsman: Sir, we’re 15 seconds to the Sol jump point.
Tolwyn: Perhaps you didn’t hear me, helmsman. 180 now!
Helmsman: Yes, sir. Aborting jump.
Tolwyn: When you have a junkyard dog snapping at your heels, the best thing to do is to turn around and kick it in the chops.Combat Information Centre, BWS Intrepid.
Sosa: I don’t believe it! He’s right at the jump point and he’s turning around!
Maverick: Battle stations! Scramble everybody! All pilots up now!Bridge, TCS Vesuvius.
Tolwyn: Come on. Come on.
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Hell of a communications rig, huh?
Chart Room, BWS Intrepid.
Eisen: <laughs> Good to see you, Colonel.
Maverick: <chuckles> Well, very good to see you, Captain.
Eisen: Hell of a communications rig, huh? Well, we don’t have time for me to fill you in on everything. So, for now let’s just say that I still have a few friends at Confed HQ. The ship I’m in is the twin to the Vesuvius, and even these things have a few soft spots. Now, I’m going to dump a whole lot of data on your comm officer: blueprints, IFF codes, the works. As you can see, certain areas of her flanks are somewhat vulnerable. Now, once these turrets are taken out… well, we’ll see if we can even up the fight a little.
Maverick: Yes we will, sir. Let’s go!
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Arriving in Sol
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I can rig this Flash-Pak gadget for you
Hangar Bay, BWS Intrepid.
Pliers: Load it up on the double! Blair! I’m prepping a new bird for you now, kid. I can rig this Flash-Pak gadget for you if ya want. Seems like it’d be just the ticket for taking out the Vesuvius. Only thing is…
Maverick: What is it?
Pliers: Well, I’ve been studying the specs Captain Eisen sent us.
Maverick: Yeah?
Pliers: That alloy used for the skin of the super-carriers? Well, I don’t know if the Flash-Pak will work on it from the outside. Seems like your best bet might be to fly inside the Vesuvius and, uh, lay the Pak down its innards. Yeah, yeah, get replacements for it. Yeah, firing it on the inside should work.
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It's now or never
Maverick: Well, that’s what I gotta do. Load her up, Pliers.
Pliers: Okay. Come on, let’s get this out of here.
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Too risky
Maverick: <sigh> Could be suicide. It’s too risky.
Pliers: All right. Come on. Conventional weapons only. Let’s go!
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I'm the one who's invincible
Combat Information Centre, BWS Intrepid.
Sosa: Sir? We have an incoming transmission.
Tolwyn: Well, I have to hand it to you, Colonel. Your, uh, tenacity has always impressed me. But don’t think you can hide behind the shield of the St Helens any longer. She’s taken far too many hits. Never should have been jumping in the first place. <chuckles> She wasn’t really ready. You may be tenacious, but I’m the one who’s invincible. You should know that by now. You won’t prevent me from addressing the Assembly as Space Marshal.Bridge, TCS Vesuvius.
Tolwyn: I think it’s time to take care of the Colonel.
Seether: With pleasure.
Tolwyn: “The Heart of the Tiger”: he’s always been a thorn in my side. He could have been, truly, a great warrior. Now he’s nothing more than a traitor.
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Mission Briefing (N4)
Chart Room, BWS Intrepid.
Eisen: Ah, Colonel. We’ve taken a lot of damage. I knew this ship wasn’t ready when we pulled out of the dock. I’m afraid we’re not going to be much good to you from here on out. If we’re to stop the Vesuvius, it’ll have to be up to you.
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A little bell-ringer called a Flash-Pak
Maverick: I’ve got one more surprise for Admiral Tolwyn and his ship. A little bell-ringer called a Flash-Pak, which I intend to deliver personally.
Eisen: Good luck, Colonel. I pray you can do it.
Maverick: All right people, let’s move.
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We'll all do the best we can
Maverick: We’ll all do the best we can, sir.
Hawk: Let’s go.
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