12:11:06, W.A.S.F. Support Division G-2064 Mothership, Callsign: Moonlight 1-2, Singaporean Airspace, while awaiting permission from W.A.S.F. command to mount a rescue operation for Kane and her fellow C.I.A. Operatives at the W.A.S.F. Support Division Mobile Safe House's Equipment Station, Hendricks, Sarah, Diaz, Maretti and Shadow voice their disapproval of Taylor pausing the tour to save them. But Vanguard 1-2 stands by his call and yearns to get back to Singapore City, maybe a little too much.
HENDRICKS: We're telling you now, you may well regret this. The Immortals are out for revenge. By the time we get to Kane, there will be nothing left of her.
TAYLOR: This isn't up for discussion.
HENDRICKS: You know they want us to come for her. They want us to see the consequences of the C.I.A.'s actions.
TAYLOR: It's not our actions, Hendricks. Whatever the Immortals do is on them.
DIAZ: Oh, come on, bro. You can't seriously believe the C.I.A. are still the good guys. Especially with the truth and its presence in the public.
TAYLOR: There is no truth. Only who and what you choose to believe. Good and evil are childish fantasies. Nothing is true, and everything is permitted. That is the real world. That is Spec Ops and Black Ops.
HENDRICKS: Says who? I sure as hell didn't teach you that.
SHADOW: I'm sure Nightfall would never teach you to live by that barbaric mindset either. Oh, no.
SARAH: You've gotta be shitting us, Taylor.
TAYLOR: What?
SHADOW: You love her. You really do love her, don't you?
TAYLOR: What did you just say to me, Vanguard 1-6?
SHADOW: You heard me. *sighs* You know what, I'm not gonna get mad. Free choice is a beautiful thing, and I'm sick and tired of butting heads with you. But you might do well to know and remember this. If she has driven you this far, then your loyalty to her, to our domestic enemies, has gone way beyond your control. *shakes head* You might as well be a C.I.A. Operative. A spook. A professional liar. I'll be in the Briefing Room.
TAYLOR: *flips Shadow off* Asshole crybaby Sailor. Who the hell does he think he is? What the hell does Shadow think is going on here, huh?
HENDRICKS: Not sure what else to tell you but this. You know he's right. I'll also be in the Briefing Room.
SARAH: Right behind you, TL.
DIAZ: On you, sir. *purposely bumps into Taylor*
MARETTI: Uh-huh. *purposely bumps into Taylor*
[Taylor shakes his head]
18:00:16, after nearly 6 hours of training, resting, preparing, and observing 54i movements with the Mothership's exterior ISR camera, W.A.S.F. has finally replied and denied Vanguard Squadron 1's mission. However, that does not stop Taylor from disobeying new orders (which are to secure Krueger and Dr. Salim and find and stop Vanguard Squadron 2 dead in their tracks) and dragging his teammates back to C.I.A. Safe House - Singapore.
HENDRICKS: So now the world knows that it was a C.I.A. Black Project that led to the disaster that killed over 300,000 people. Now, do you believe us when we say Kane is keeping us in the dark?
TAYLOR: You think she knows more than she's telling us?
SHADOW: (sarcastically) Oh, no. We believe she was just jacking off to secret naked pics of you. (seriously) What the fuck do you think?! Of course she knows more than she's TELLING us!
SARAH: It's what professional liars do.
MARETTI: It's their job. It's their occupational hazard.
DIAZ: Half truths and hyperbole are the C.I.A.'s stock-in-trade.
HENDRICKS: We also think Vanguard Squadron 2 stumbled onto something they had no business knowing about. And right now, they're marked men.
TAYLOR: That may be, but Kane is on our side. We can't just leave her and her men and women to those animals.
HENDRICKS: C.I.A. operations are in chaos. If you really care about them, then we need to find Vanguard Squadron 2 before they get worse.
TAYLOR: If we don't get Kane out, no one else will. She's smart. She's a survivor.
COMPUTER: (visually) *shows Taylor's ID picture* Captain TAYLOR, John/W.A.S.F. Executive Officer/Mission: Extract Special Agent Rachel Kane and the personnel of C.I.A. Safe House - Singapore *shows Kane's dossier*
TAYLOR: She'll hold out till we get there.
While the upper class area of Singapore City is untouched because of the Singapore Armed Forces protecting the government and the rich and powerful, the middle class/underclass neighborhood is completely devastated since O.G.A.'s Singaporean safe house is there.
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Vengeance
Singapore City, Singapore
CPT. John Taylor
W.A.S.F. Wetworks Division, C.I.A. Special Activities Center
February 20th, 2065 - 18:54:17
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TAYLOR: Kane, we're at the Singapore City Wall, just leaving the Quarantine Zone.
KANE: I told you not to come for me.
HENDRICKS: Don't get too excited. We're not there yet.
[Hendricks, Sarah, Diaz, Maretti and Shadow boost jump off the Singapore City Wall and get off the road]
TAYLOR: *boost jumps off the Singapore City Wall* What's your status? Is the Safe House still secure?
KANE: For now. The camera feeds show the Immortals are closing in fast, burning and destroying everything in their way.
HENDRICKS: Yeah... no shit.
SHADOW: Hey, Taylor, you wanna get nailed by a sniper? Get off the road.
TAYLOR: *regroups with the others* We'll be there as quick as we can. Stay strong.
HENDRICKS: I'll tell you this. I wouldn't hold out hope for Kane's chances. These fuckers mean business.
TAYLOR: Yeah? So do we. And we're not leaving Singapore without her.
HENDRICKS: The Immortals are slaughtering anyone between them and the Safe House. I haven't seen anything like this in a long time.
SHADOW: Since The Nuclear Meltdowns of 2054 - 2058.
HENDRICKS: Yeah, that's the one.
TAYLOR: There's probably still some Immortals lingering around. We need to get off the street.
HENDRICKS: Agreed. We'll cut through here. *opens doors* Bypass a few blocks. Clear left.
SHADOW: Clear right.
[54 Immortals chat and yell at The Singaporean People]
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Hear that?
TAYLOR: (quietly) I hear it.
SHADOW: (quietly) Second deck, clear. Up the stairs now.
[54 Immortals kick the bedroom doors open]
[Locus fire]
[ICR-7 fire]
SINGAPOREAN MALE: Americans? Good. Thank you.
SHADOW: (quietly) You are welcome. Keep quiet, lock your doors, and stay away from windows.
[Hendricks opens the bedroom sliding balcony door]
SINGAPOREAN FEMALE: (quietly) Right away, sir.
SINGAPOREAN MALE CHILD AND SINGAPOREAN FEMALE CHILD: (quietly) Shh. *salutes*
SHADOW: *salutes back* Last man. *closes bedroom balcony door*
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Clear. After what we did to her brother, Goh Xiulan is acting on pure rage. Her soldiers won't show mercy. Not to anyone.
TAYLOR: (quietly) Once we find her, neither will we.
SHADOW: (quietly) About damn time you started talking some sense, Taylor.
MARETTI: (quietly) One 54i P.A.W.W.S., one Gun Truck, and a mixed squad of human infantry and G.I.U.s down here.
TAYLOR: (quietly) What do you say, Hendricks?
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Let's do what we do best: Kill some bad guys.
TAYLOR: (quietly) Like the old days?
HENDRICKS: *equips Tempest* (quietly) Like the old days.
[Taylor, Sarah, Diaz, Maretti and Shadow nod]
[Tempest fire]
[P.A.W.W.S. explodes]
[Taylor boost jumps and crushes a 54 Immortal's head with his left foot]
SHADOW: HOOYAH!
DIAZ: HELL YEAH!
[Grav Slam Spike detonation]
[54 Immortals painfully scream]
[54i Gun Truck explodes]
MARETTI: Reinforcements coming around the corner, guys.
[SDM fire]
[Rampart 17 fire]
[Tempest fire]
[XR-2 fire]
[Titan fire]
[Dingo fire]
MARETTI: Clear for now.
HENDRICKS: You know, by the time we're done saving Kane's ass, Krueger, Dr. Salim, and Vanguard Squadron 2 will be long gone.
TAYLOR: This is what happens, Hendricks. We get Kane, then we find Vanguard Squadron 2 and the HVIs. We don't leave one of our own behind.
HENDRICKS: Are you sure Kane's one of ours?
TAYLOR: With my life.
[Singapore Police Officer chokes on a noose]
[KN-57 fire]
[Koshka fire]
TAYLOR: Here we go again.
HENDRICKS: Put these sick bastards in the ground.
[Locus fire]
[VAPR-XKG fire]
[Drakon fire]
[thud]
SINGAPORE POLICE OFFICER: *gasps* Thank you, Americans.
SARAH: (quietly) You are welcome. Now get back to the rest of the department. Go.
SINGAPORE POLICE OFFICER: Yes, madame.
HENDRICKS: (quietly) This is gonna get a whole lot worse before it gets better. I knew coming here was a bad idea.
SHADOW: (quietly) Imma try to make it better by going high.
[Grapple Gun fire]
HENDRICKS: *opens doors* (quietly) Copy.
SHADOW: (quietly) Firing squad in front of our building. Standby, I got these guys.
[Drakon fire]
SHADOW: *boost jumps a bit for a safe landing* HOOYAH!
[Grav Slam Spike detonation]
[54 Immortals painfully scream]
[Drakon fire]
[XR-2 fire]
SHADOW: Clear! Civilians are safe. Get out of here! Go back to your homes and stay inside!
SINGAPOREAN MALES AND SINGAPOREAN FEMALES: *nod* Yes, sir! Thank you! *wipes tears away*
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Great work, Shadow. Keep savin' lives and stackin' bad guys up.
TAYLOR: You should've let them die. It was a waste of time, and we can't save everyone.
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Not to me, it wasn't.
After sweeping and cleaning the most workable path filled with buildings, streets and alleys, saving a family, shooting a Singapore Police Officer off of his noose, and rescuing a group of civilians who got caught out in the open, Vanguard 1-2, Hendricks, Sarah, Diaz, Maretti and Shadow get an unexpected transmission from Stone himself just as they cut through another apartment.
STONE: Vanguard 2-1 to all Vanguard Squadron 1 callsigns, you don't understand, do you?
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Stone?!
TAYLOR: *opens door* (quietly) What the fuck are you doing?! You sold us out! You gave up classified information to the enemy!
[Hendricks, Sarah, Diaz, Maretti and Shadow clear the building]
STONE: We told the truth. Behind a slick corporate front, the C.I.A. conducted illegal human experiments. Experiments that would one day blow up in their face, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and even more left to suffer in the aftermath. Ask yourself, "Who's the bad guy in this situation? The people who survived a catastrophic event right at their doorstep or the fucking suits and yes-men who covered it up?" The Immortals built a society, however flawed, when the rest of their supposed C.I.A. and U.N. allies and friends looked away and left them to rot. Maybe they do want revenge. Maybe they just want justice. Either way, you can't deny that their anger... is righteous. Vanguard 2-1, out.
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Stone! STONE!
TAYLOR: (quietly) Kane, Stone just jacked into our comms. Kane?!
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Kane's gone quiet. It may already be too late.
TAYLOR: *reloads Locus* (quietly) If the Immortals breach the Safe House, Kane's as good as dead. Hendricks, Shadow, Maretti, head up top, find Hall, Diaz and I a way through.
HENDRICKS: (quietly) We hope you're right about her.
There are about three places that stand between Vanguard Squadron 1 and C.I.A. Safe House - Singapore, and one of them is a square containing a seafood restaurant, a burning store, and a fitness center. And despite his willingness to focus on the mission, Taylor saves the living, breathing civvies in the area as he quietly makes his way through.
TAYLOR: (quietly) Going invisible. *activates Optical Camo*
[Sarah and Diaz activate Optical Camo]
HENDRICKS: Easy, wait till no one's looking.
[Locus fire]
TAYLOR: (quietly) All enemy snipers are gone. The Immortals are blind in this square.
SARAH: (quietly) If you're gonna save those three from being burned alive, take one. I'll get the other.
[Locus fire]
[XR-2 fire]
SARAH: (quietly) (off comms) Shh, shh. Shh. *snuffs flare out* (on comms) Good work, Taylor. *unties the three Singaporean Males* (off comms) Get in that restaurant and lock the doors until the authorities arrive. Go.
SINGAPOREAN MALES: (quietly) Thank you, beautiful madame.
SHADOW: (quietly) Three guys watching that store light up like a Christmas Tree. Get one, John. Maretti and I got the other two.
[Locus fire]
[Drakon fire]
[SDM fire]
SHADOW: (quietly) That's how it's done.
DIAZ: (quietly) Another firing squad is preparing for an execution. Drop one, I'll get the other.
[Locus fire]
[Anti-Personnel Combat Knife hit]
DIAZ: (quietly) Get off the streets. Head indoors.
SINGAPOREAN MALES AND SINGAPOREAN FEMALES: (quietly) Yes, American. Thanks, America. *sniffles*
DIAZ: (quietly) Alley's clear, Taylor.
[Locus fire]
[Talons crash]
MARETTI: Okay, square is clear.
HENDRICKS: Roger. Rally at the steel gate behind the seafood restaurant.
[gate opens]
[Anti-Personnel Combat Knife hit]
[54 Immortal painfully grunts and falls to the ground dead]
[Hendricks retrieves and cleans his Anti-Personnel Combat Knife]
Next stop is the ancient architecture park located on the other side of a three story coffee shop. But Shadow splits up to deal with a hostile ASP-C because the 54 Immortals have only two of those in their inventory, and one less of them will give The Singaporean People a better chance of surviving the night.
[ASP-C fire]
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Hold up. We don't wanna attract that ASP. We should head to the rooftops. Get a better idea of what we're up against.
[Vanguard Squadron 1 activates Optical Camo]
SHADOW: (quietly) I'll deal with it. The Immortals only have three ASPs in their arsenal. One's back at the Coalescence Corporation Singapore Facility, another is here. Less is better for The Singaporean People. I won't be long.
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Copy that. Be safe.
SARAH: (quietly) I'll go with you.
SHADOW: (quietly) Negative. The team needs you more than I do. It's okay.
TAYLOR: (quietly) He'll be fine, Sarah. Come on up.
SARAH: (quietly) Shit. *climbs up to the rooftops*
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Shit. The ancient architecture park looks like an Immortals convention right now. Taylor, Sarah, Seb, Peter and I'll cover you from above.
DIAZ: (quietly) We'll move on you, Captain.
[Locus fire]
MARETTI: (quietly) Took out all 54i snipers. Smart move.
[Tempest fire]
[ASP-C explodes]
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Shadow. Gotta love the Tempest.
SARAH: (quietly) Vanguard 1-6, this is Vanguard 1-3. Do you copy, over?
SHADOW: (quietly) I copy, 1-3. 54i ASP-C is broke hard. Keep cutting through the park. I'll flank the Immortals if shit hits the fan, over.
SARAH: (quietly) Oh, thank God. Roger that, 1-6. We're cutting through now, over.
HENDRICKS: (quietly) Try to stay in the shadows. Heavy Immortal presence down there. Take it slow and keep moving.
[Locus fire]
[XR-2 fire]
[Anti-Personnel Combat Knife hit]
SHADOW: Just helped the civilians you saved with CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), gauze, medical adhesive tape, and adrenaline. Guess you do have a heart after all, John.
[Locus fire]
[XR-2 fire]
[Anti-Personnel Combat Knife hit]
[SDM fire]
[Anti-Personnel Combat Knife hit]
SHADOW: Well done, team. You took out all 54i human infantry. I'll disable their standing by G.I.U.s so that you can shoot down the Talons.
[Locus fire]
[SDM fire]
[Talons crash]
SHADOW: And that clears out the airspace. Outstanding work. 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, rally in the business center. 1-1, 1-5 and I will meet you.
[doors open]
[KRM-262 fire]
[54 Immortal painfully grunts]
[Hendricks kicks the 54 Immortal through the balcony's glass railing]
[54 Immortal screams and dies upon landing face first]
HENDRICKS: *cocks KRM-262 with just his left hand* You sure you don't want to call this off, Taylor? *places KRM-262 leaning against an intact balcony glass railing*
TAYLOR: Not a chance, Hendricks. We're not leaving Singapore without her.
SHADOW: (quietly) Alright. Simp.
[Sarah, Diaz and Maretti quietly chuckle]
Once together again inside a business center before the parking garage, the third and final obstacle before O.G.A.'s Singaporean safe house, Vanguard Squadron 1 gets a SITREP from Aphrodite and two unexpected guests in their comms channel.
KANE: The Safe House has been breached! I'm falling back to the Panic Room! Initiating Code Black.
TAYLOR: Good to know you're still kicking. Did you hear Stone come through on comms?
KANE: He contacted you?! What did he say? What did Stone tell you? *enemy explosion* They're coming in! *enemy gunfire* *static*
TAYLOR: KANE?!
HENDRICKS: *angrily grunts* We've lost comms again.
TAYLOR: No, this is something else.
GOH XIULAN: I swore vengeance.
[emergency exit opens]
GOH XIULAN: You built the Singapore City Wall to contain the weak and the sick. You turned your back on them. Forgot about them.
[54 Immortal pushes a Singaporean Male off the parking garage]
[Singaporean Male screams]
[thud]
GOH XIULAN: Today, the children of your apocalypse will reap their vengeance upon those who stood by and watched them die.
[ICR-1 fire]
[HVK-30 fire]
[Man-O-War fire]
[War Machine fire]
[Singapore Police Department cruiser explodes]
[Singaporean Police Officers painfully scream]
[54i Grenade Launcher Truck runs over a Singaporean Police Officer]
GOH XIULAN: You brought this upon yourself.
[tires screech]
[doors open]
TAYLOR: Goh Xiulan? How?
STONE: Vanguard 2-1 here. I gave her access to our comms channel, over.
HENDRICKS: Stone, what do you want? What are you looking for?
[KN-57 fire]
[Hades fire]
[Spitfire fire]
[Auger DMR fire]
[Koshka fire]
[MOG 12 fire]
STONE: The decision, the responsibility... always rests on one individual. We're gonna find them, over.
TAYLOR: Why?!
STONE: 'Cause we need to know how deep this rabbit hole goes. Vanguard 2-1, out.
SHADOW: Those Grenade Launcher Trucks will give us a good advantage over those snipers. Get on one, I'll keep you covered.
With four enemy sniper teams all over the indoor car park and the raging firefight against the Singapore Police Department going on, stealth will not be an option. This means it is time to go guns blazing with Taylor kicking the assault off with a Grenade Launcher Truck while Shadow keeps him safe and the others clear out the 54i foot mobiles on the street.
[ICR-1 fire]
[HVK-30 fire]
[Man-O-War fire]
[ICR-7 fire]
[War Machine fire]
[explosions]
[54 Immortals painfully scream]
HENDRICKS: Help the authorities clear the rest of these guys.
[VAPR-XKG fire]
[XR-2 fire]
[Titan fire]
[SDM fire]
SINGAPORE POLICE OFFICER: (Chinese) (Malay) CEASE FIRE! CEASE FIRE! They are Americans. Do not shoot them unless you want to die with the Immortals.
HENDRICKS: Rally on me, and let's push to the Safe House.
MARETTI: Team, STOP! Vision Pulse has a massive signature in the—
[ASP-C crashes out of the parking garage]
MARETTI: ASP! Take cover!
TAYLOR: Draw fire! I'll disable its defensive system!
[ASP-C fire]
[Rampart 17 fire]
[Repulsor Shield Generator powers down]
HENDRICKS: Hit it with something big while its defenses are disabled!
[War Machine fire]
[explosions]
HENDRICKS: That oughta slow it down! Keep pouring it on!
[Repulsor Shield Generator powers up]
TAYLOR: Its defensive system is coming back online!
[ASP-C fire]
[Drakon fire]
[Repulsor Shield Generator powers down]
SHADOW: Gave you a chance, Taylor! Take it!
[XM-53 fire]
[explosions]
[Repulsor Shield Generator powers up]
SHADOW: RSG's back online! Watch out!
[ASP-C fire]
[XR-2 fire]
[Repulsor Shield Generator powers down]
SARAH: Keep running and gunning! Don't let it track you!
[War Machine fire]
[ASP-C explodes]
SHADOW: K to the I to the A! The 54 Immortals are all out of ASPs!
DIAZ: Five missiles or 16 40mm 'nades to kill a fully healthy ASP. Okay.
HENDRICKS: Stone fucked up. He's compromised our comms. Now we don't know who's listening or talking.
TAYLOR: Then we need to keep our chatter down to a minimum. Let's move.
Once through the parking garage, the target building itself is in sight and under siege. The plan of attack involves Taylor, Hendricks, Sarah and Diaz flanking the 54 Immortals while Maretti stays on the high ground for overwatch and Shadow watches his six and hacks and uses a Sniper Sentry Gun the C.I.A. Operatives in their safe house forgot to turn on.
[Rampart 17 fire]
[VAPR-XKG fire]
[XR-2 fire]
[Titan fire]
[SDM fire]
TAYLOR: The Safe House is already on fire! Push on faster!
[Talons crash]
SHADOW: I got a Sniper Sentry Gun the spooks forgot to turn on. There's a P.A.W.W.S. coming from the right and a Gun Truck and a Warlord coming from the left. Engaging.
[Sniper Sentry Gun fire]
[P.A.W.W.S. explodes]
[54i Gun Truck explodes]
MARETTI: All 54i big targets are down. You're cleared to move up.
HENDRICKS: Roger that. Thanks for the assist, you two. Come back to us for extraction.
Now that there are no more criminal terrorists knocking on C.I.A. Safe House - Singapore's front door, Vanguard Squadron 1 can move interior. But it turns out the recently wiped 54i platoon was just a distraction for something and/or someone to move in and cause the building's fire, explosions and upcoming collapse.
HENDRICKS: Okay, now what?
TAYLOR: Now we get Kane! Hendricks, on me.
[Hendricks taps on Taylor's left shoulder]
[explosions]
[shock wave pushes Taylor and Hendricks back down the stairs]
[Sarah and Diaz help Taylor and Hendricks back up]
MARETTI: You officers okay?!
TAYLOR: I'm fine, Maretti.
HENDRICKS: Affirmative, Peter. Fuck. I guess the mission's over.
TAYLOR: Find us transport for extraction, Hendricks.
HENDRICKS: *stops Taylor* Wait, you're kidding me, right?! She's toast!
TAYLOR: There's still a chance.
SHADOW: I'll watch his back, Hendricks.
SARAH: I'll go with you, Shadow.
SHADOW: Copy that.
HENDRICKS: Taylor! Do you hear me?! SHE'S DEAD! ACCEPT IT!
And despite the chaos and destruction going on in O.G.A.'s Singaporean safe house, Taylor still goes in, holding out hope for Kane's chances for survival. With Sarah and Shadow going with him to watch his back as they fight and kill 54i G.I.U. Combat Robots and their unexpected controller.
[KN-57 fire]
[Hades fire]
[MOG 12 fire]
[Strife fire]
[C.I.A. Operatives painfully grunt]
GOH XIULAN: Your friend... she suffered greatly.
[Rampart 17 fire]
[XR-2 fire]
[ICR-7 fire]
TAYLOR: WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?!
GOH XIULAN: She will not be talking to you anymore. Now, she is being quiet. You will see.
[Taylor coughs]
SHADOW: Keep Vision Pulse on to see through all this shit! *coughs* Make it quick because if the Immortals won't kill us, the fire and smoke will!
SARAH: *coughs* You better be fucking right about her, Taylor! Staircase, clear! Clear left!
SHADOW: Clear right! Briefing Room's cl— Taylor, watch it!
HENDRICKS: 1-1 to 1-2, whatever you're going to do, you better do it fast! The building's falling apart around you!
TAYLOR: Hall, Shadow, here's the Panic Room! Establish security! I'm not letting Kane die here!
SHADOW: Don't forget to check your fucking corners, you idiot!
HENDRICKS: DAMMIT! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?!
TAYLOR: Stay where you are, Hendricks! It's not over yet!
[Taylor pries the Panic Room's doors open and rushes to Kane]
[Kane wakes up and gasps]
[Taylor unties Kane and helps her walk]
[Kane looks up]
[Goh Xiulan angrily yells and tries to lift Ramirez's ABR-223 up to Taylor's head]
[Taylor drops Kane and catches Ramirez's ABR-223 simultaneously]
[ABR-223 fire]
[bullets ricochet]
GOH XIULAN: *angrily yells* THIS IS FOR MY BROTHER—
[Taylor disarms Goh Xiulan and pulls her towards the fire beside them]
[Goh Xiulan tries to break free from Taylor's grip and move away]
[Taylor pushes Goh Xiulan's head on the fire]
GOH XIULAN: NO! *painfully screams* (the last breath)
[Taylor gets back up and helps Kane again]
SHADOW: Hey, what's taking so— Oh. Confirmed, target: Golf-X-Ray, K.I.A. Come on, let's move!
At the end of the day, Vanguard 1-2, Aphrodite, Vanguard 1-3, and Vanguard 1-6 escape C.I.A. Safe House - Singapore alive with the confirmed assassination of Goh Xiulan as a bonus. Waiting for them outside are Diaz, Maretti, a dumbstruck Hendricks, and three armored, C.I.A.-sponsored Chevrolet Suburbans for evacuation.
[C.I.A. Safe House - Singapore burns to the ground]
DIAZ: Is Golf-X-Ray really dead?
SHADOW: Yeah. Taylor's vest cam footage will tell us all about it.
[Diaz nods]
TAYLOR: You got something to say, Hendricks?
HENDRICKS: I just noticed. You got a lot of burns on you.
Once on the road with two other C.I.A. Operatives who survived the attack, Taylor, who has Kane resting on his left shoulder, tells his journal all about the events that unfolded tonight and clarifies a few things.
TAYLOR: (journal entry) Search and Rescue. Mission Status: Open. February 20th, 2065 - 19:20:36. The latest Intel leaks proved to be far more expansive and damaging than initially anticipated. Not only have C.I.A. Safe Houses been compromised all over the world, but the details on the MK-ASHLEY Black Project have been revealed as well. It is still too early to determine the extent of the fallout from this release of such classified documents. Immediately following our mission to investigate the Coalescence Corporation Singapore Facility, we became aware that C.I.A. Safe House - Singapore was now under attack from the 54 Immortals, acting on the direct orders of Goh Xiulan. W.A.S.F. Command has denied my proposal for a search and rescue mission into Singapore City, and I made the executive decision to attempt a recovery of LNO Kane as opposed to pursuing Vanguard Squadron 2 immediately. This decision to undertake a rescue mission was not in line with standard protocol and was in direct opposition to the LNO's orders prior to comms failure. Hendricks, Hall, Diaz, Maretti and Shadow voiced their disapproval of the operation, but I felt Kane's extraction was vital to the ongoing tour. Open engagements occurred throughout the AO, where the 54 Immortals had enacted a massacre of civilians in the surrounding area. The high civilian casualties are deeply regrettable, especially as these acts of brutality were in no doubt in retaliation for Coalescence Corporation's actions and our actions at the Biodomes. To put it bluntly, this was not a tactical move by the Immortals. This was an emotional responses. This is vengeance. After the Immortals breached C.I.A. Safe House - Singapore, my attempt to extract our LNO led to a confrontation with Goh Xiulan, which led to her termination. The true impact of leaving the Immortals without leaders and what it means for the future of Singapore and the Quarantine Zone are not assessable at this time. Hendricks, Diaz and Maretti assembled three armored SUVs belonging to the C.I.A. and called in Moonlight 1-2 to our location, Singapore Changi Airport, and we successfully extracted from the AO. Though badly injured in the conflict, Kane is making a good recovery, having undergone onboard medical procedures en route to Cairo courtesy of Hall and Shadow, who were visibly conducting the procedures through gritted teeth. Personal Comment: Hendricks, Hall, Diaz, Maretti and Shadow continue to theorize about a C.I.A. conspiracy of some kind, and have begun to ask questions about my relationship with our LNO, going as far as to suggest that I may be emotionally compromised. For the record, while I do feel a strong personal connection with Kane, it is neither sexual nor romantic in nature. My only focus is the mission. Taylor, out.