Room 9

Interrogator: You confirmed that Maelstrom was operating in Myanmar..

Carmen: Yeah. Crackle said they killed more people then I could count.

Interrogator: Listen to me carefully, Carmen. Crackle cannot be trusted. No matter what he tells you, no matter what he says to you–

Carmen: But he gave us the dossier on Franco! He led us to Nova-6!

Interrogator: Crackle's not who you think he is.

Carmen: No - he's my soulmate! He helped me escape! Betrayed, forgotten, abandoned, all brothers and sisters, huh?

Interrogator: Forget Crackle! Focus, Carmen! We are running out of time! The world is on the brink of war!

Carmen: On whose war? Who the fuck are you, anyway, huh? Agggh. I just hearing—fucking—numbers --

Interrogator: It's a broadcast, Carmen. The numbers are a broadcast. You've been brainwashed.


Interrogator: You were in Mekong, headed north to Maelstorm's compound. You were headed for Myanmar.

Carmen: Myanmar... Maelstorm... The fucking psychopath was spraying nerve gas all over Indonesia. I had to kill him. Do you understand? I have to kill them all!

Interrogator: Myanmar, Carmen! You were headed up the Mekong River into Myanmar. You received word from Julia Argent. What did she tell you?

Carmen: My handler, Jules. The ACME downed a VILE cargo plane carrying Nova 6. It went down in Myanmar. Our Aboard team went in.

Interrogator: What happened?

Carmen: I keep hearing the fucking numbers!

Interrogator: It's a broadcast, Carmen. The broadcast.


Laos/Myanmar Border

Ivy: We need to get to the Nova 6, before the Soviets clean it out.

Carmen: All right, let's move.

Ivy: That's our ride, let's go!

As Carmen approaches the boat, she once more hallucinates the numbers station speaking to her.

Numbers Station (in Carmen's mind): …twenty…five…

Carmen, Ivy, Zack and Crackle enter the boat. A Marine meets up with them.

ACME Marine (Pvt. Riegel): You're Abroad team, right?

Ivy: Yes, we are... (points at the Browning M2) Just man the gun - stay alive.

ACME Marine (Pvt. Riegel): Ma'am.

Ivy: Do it. Mark 19, Zack, starboard left side. Arm it up. Carmen you drive. Let's see what they think of this.

Everyone get's to their positions, Crackle stands beside Carmen to give support with his M4A1, and Ivy turns the knob on a radio.

Ivy: Let's rock it.

Zack: I like it!

The song "Thunderstruck" by the AC/DC plays on the radio, and the boat moves out from the harbor.

Ivy: Heads up, guys! We got a enemy camp, on the left, RPGs!

Crackle: Carmen, fire your main gun!

When the tower is destroyed.

Ivy: Timber, motherfuckers!

The team moves forward

Ivy: Mortar fire! Carm, try to evade them!

Carmen evades mortar fire

Carmen: Close one!

The team moves forward

Ivy: Nice evade, Carmen. Now head for that barrier blocking the river. Our fly-boys will take care of it!

Some ACME helicopters fly over the barrier and destroy it, allowing boats to pass through.

Zack: Hell yeah!

Ivy: Multiple targets! Tower straight ahead, RPG's to the right. Sweetheart, keep your head down.

When the first tower is destroyed.

Crackle: Perfect shot! It's collapsing! It's just like back in Veaudox, Carmen!

The team moves forward

Ivy: Fuck! Japanese Triple-25 to the left! They'll tear us to shred!

The take Triple-25s out.

Ivy: No more Banzai charge-style ambush again!

The teams moves forward

Ivy: I see two towers at 12 o'clock! Movement, both flanks!

When the first tower destroyed

Crackle: Let's send them to the fuckin' Hell, Carmen!

When the second tower destroyed

Zack: Timber!

The team moves forward

Ivy: Alright... that's the last of them. Watch out for more. The bridge at 12 o'clock, this is easy peasy.

The team destroys the bridge

Crackle: Watch your steps!

Ivy: More sampans!

When the first sampan is destroyed

Ivy: One left!

When the second sampan is destroyed

Crackle: Good riddance!

Ivy: They're bringing the powerboat! How the hell they bought such of these things?!

When the powerboat is destroyed

Ivy: Got it! What is that?

When the hut is destroyed

Ivy: Ah, it's just a hut. Keep moving forward.

The team moves forward to a small camp.

Ivy: Something's incoming in high speed. This is it, Reds!

A enemy armored powerboat sails in view of them.

Ivy: Last powerboat! Aim for that engine! Rear of it!

They destroy the powerboat

Zack: It's down! It's down!

Carmen: That all they got?

Zack: Man down!

Ivy and Zack walk up and examine the marine gunner, who has unfortunately died. Zack makes the sign of the cross in respect. Fades to Room 10.

Room Nine

Carmen:That young girl didn't make it. I swear to god that Ivy was crying, but she never let us see no tears.

Laos/Myanmar Border

Fades back to the Laos/Myanmar Border.They drive through the river.

Ivy: Nothing so far... Wait, something in the trees.

Zack: Whatever happened, we just missed it.

Ivy: We got a downed bird here... Talk to me.

Ark 10: There's nothing out here.

Ivy: Bullshit!

Carmen: Zack, what happened?

Zack: Shit, there's nothing here.

Ivy: Right...

In the background, Carmen hears the numbers.

Numbers Station: 19, 8, 24, 17, 24, 5, 13, 11, 20, 18 (Static)

Crackle: The plane must be closer. Maelstrom is near.

Chalk 3: I see you Ark 10, welcome to paradise.

Crackle: Ah, I feel it... He is near.

Zack: What did you say again?

Carmen: Maelstrom, he must be near.

Ivy: I fucking hope so. Let's bring him to justice.

Chalk 3: They found it, just ahead. Patching you through.

Ark 10: I have visual confirmation, ground zero. Bodies and cargo all over the place, I say again, I have visual confirmation...

Ivy: Carmen, head for the shore, we don't have much time.

Chalk 3: Ark 10 this is Chalk 3. Follow me, you can land over here.

Crackle: Finally. Our key to Maelstrom, Esther, Cleo.

Ark 10: I have limited ground support, dropping now.

The team arrives at a dock, and leave the boat.

ACME Marines (Sgt. Brady): We're all yours, ma'am. Where do you want us?

Ivy: Have one of your guys guard the boat. The rest of your men, follow my lead. NOW!

Chalk 3: Activity, they're headed right for you! Movement! Chalks 4 and 5, air support, now!

The team is ambushed, but they push their way through.

Chalk 5: Enemy helicopters, incoming! VILE choppers, three of...

Chalk 4: Chalk 4 to base. Come in, base. we're getting...

Chalk 5: They were just waiting for us...

Chalks 4 and 5 are shot down by VILE Blackhawks, and the Blackhawks start to ropes down Wagner PMC mercenary.

Zack: Shit, VILE's hiring Russian mercs!

Ivy: Russian Wagner PMC!

They clear the area out and move to the area just before the cargo plane.

Ivy: Don't quit now! The Blackhawks are gone - we still got a chance!

They clear the area of all Wagner and run up to the plane.

Ivy: That's the last of 'em. That's why the hinds went away. They can't leave any evidence.

Carmen: The cargo must have been Nova 6. Maelstrom wouldn't go to all this trouble for nothing.

Ivy: We'll have to climb that wing to reach the fuselage.

Carmen: I'll go first.

Zack: Take it easy Carm.

Ivy: I'll stabilize at this end.

The wing moves slightly.

Ivy: Easy...

The wing explodes.

Ivy: Whoa!

The team enters the plane to find a crate with American weapons and a map of Myanmar.

Numbers Station (in Carmen's mind): [static]...seven…two…eleven…thirty-three…

Zack: What happened?

Ivy: The chemical weapon.

Carmen: Nova 6. Must have dispersed after the crash.

Ivy: Grenade launchers, MGLs. What the hell is VILE doing with American weapons?

Zack: Must be some kind of setup. Nova 6 is all gone, but see here. Map of the area. That's gotta be Maelstrom's compound, deep inside Myanmar.

Crackle (whispering): Maelstrom. He must die.

Zack: Okay, let's go.

Zack pulls down an orange covering wrap down, allowing Carmen and Ivy to enter a small sniping perch, where there are Wagner and VILE soldiers patrolling.

Ivy: Down there, look! Zack, .50 cal sniper rifle. Carmen, use the MGL. Blow these bastards to kingdom come.

Carmen: You got it.

They battle the Wagner and VILE soldiers. A flare is shot. The reinforcements arrive.

Ivy: More of them!

They keep on battling until the VILE Blackhawks come back.

Ivy: Fuck, the Blackhawks are back! Look out!

A Blackhawk passenger shoot the plane with a AT4.

Carmen: Hold on!

Carmem flies into the planes cockpit, away from her team. The cockpit falls from the ledge to the ground. Carmen hears the numbers station.

Numbers Station: [static]…Nine…Nineteen…Eighteen…Four…Six…Twenty-one…Seventeen…Fourteen…

Carmen crawls out and sees two VILE soldiers carrying Zack away.

Numbers Station: …Nineteen…Eight…Twenty-four…Seventeen…Twenty-four…Nine…Thirteen…Five…Thirteen…Eleven…Twenty…

She tries to shoot them with an Glock 18, but it has no ammo left, and another VILE soldier kicks it out of her hand. Carmen spots Cleo and Maelstrom who is smoking the cigar, walking safely.

Carmen: Cleo... Maelstrom...

Numbers Station: Fifteen…Twenty-one…Ten…Sixteen…Twenty-three…Twenty-four…Twenty-two…

Cleo: It's been too long, Black Sheep. We must make up for lost time.

Maelstrom threw the cigar he was smoking at an unconscious Ivy, and stomped on Carmen, knocking her out.