Red Faction: Origins

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Has been said--

that there are only two dates

that matter to Mars.

The first is the day that

the Earth laid claim to it.

The second is the day

the Earth was driven from it.

Twenty-five years ago today,

Mars became a free planet.

Free from the tyranny

of the Earth Defense Force.

For 200 years,

the E.D.F. ruled Mars

with an iron fist.

Our once proud mining colonies

had become internment camps.

Generations who considered

themselves Martians...

had become slaves

on their own planet.

Until one day,

a small group of rebels

said "No more."

They called themselves

Red Faction.

They were led by Alec Mason,

hero of the revolution.

Hey, it is you.

But Red Faction couldn't

defeat E.D.F. alone.

Man, let me buy you a drink.

They formed an alliance

with the Marauders...

once the E.D.F.

Was destroyed.

The alliance was broken

when Marauders killed

Mason's wife and daughter.

What are you having?

They fought and bled...

red blood

on our red planet--

A solitary moment.

Until the E.D.F.

Was finally defeated.

Forced to leave Mars,

never to return.

My fellow Martians,

I urge you to stop.

Stop and remember.

On this day,

generations ago--

You're just too good to have

a drink with me, is that it?

when dawn broke,

we were in chains.

When our twin moons rose,

we were free men.

Backup is four minutes out.

Do not engage.

I repeat, do not engage.

Copy? Do you--

Alec Mason,

you're under arrest

for drunk and disorderly and

disturbing the peace... again.

Get outta here, you drunk!

Let's go, Dad.

With the computer upgrades

I'm proposing,

I think we can increase

Red Faction's total output

by at least--

Ms. De La Vega, I will

consider your request,

but if you'll excuse me,

Lt. Mason and I have got

things to talk about.

What do you think

you were doing?

What was I supposed to do?

Wait four minutes

for backup like I told you.

Why couldn't you just do--

Is this because

I was born on Earth?

Are you accusing me of being

prejudiced against Terrans?

No, sir.

I just was not sure

if you were aware...

upon which planet

I was born... on.

You could be born on Pluto

for all I care...

so long as you do your job well.

But--

And give me

the proper respect.

Now, can you guess which one

of those...

I think you need to work on?

I'm sure today

was tough for you.

Just a day.

A day when it's a little harder

for you to forget that

you're Alec Mason's son.

I find that very easy.

There's no paperwork

on this one.

I spoke to the saloon.

They've decided

not to press charges.

Aren't you two even yet?

There is no even

for what your dad did for me.

You're free to go.

It's cold out.

Terraformers make

the air breathable.

They don't make Mars

closer to the sun.

Want a drink?

Why don't you

sleep it off?

Sobriety only happens

if you let it, Son.

You really kept

the place up

since I moved out.

Yeah.

This is what Mom

would want for you?

The dead

don't want anything.

It's one of the benefits

of being dead.

Mother, come!

Jake, please, I'm scared!

What's the matter with you?

I gotta go.

Hey.

Hey, you were really great

outside the saloon tonight.

You reminded me of me.

I hope not.

The E.D.F. Dreadnought Hydra.

We blew it up

on the final day

of the revolution.

The fuselage has been

in a graduated decay orbit

ever since.

The tail section is set

to make planet fall

approximately 1814.

Satellite telemetry

has it crashing

somewhere near Bradbury.

Bradbury? That's--

Disputed territory.

Just on our side

of the Marauders'

defense perimeter.

We're sure the Marauders

know when and where the Hydra

is coming down too.

That's why it

is imperative that

we stake our claim first.

Mason, your team will travel

to the drop zone.

Assess and recover any

salvageable E.D.F. technology.

All due respect, sir,

I wouldn't know a useful piece

of E.D.F. tech

from an electric razor.

That's why you'll be

taking along an expert.

Ms. De La Vega?

All right.

We're 30 clicks

from Bradbury.

Keep us up top.

Don't want any Marauders

taking a lucky shot at us.

You okay?

Why wouldn't I be?

That actually does hurt.

Sorry.

I really don't like travel,

you know, especially

out of Eos.

So you were born

on Earth?

Yeah, why?

Is that a problem?

Not for me.

Good.

Oh! Do you think that

you could talk to me?

Maybe just keep my mind

off the turbulence.

I'm not much of a talker.

Tell me about your family.

It must have been really

embarrassing having to arrest

your dad the other day.

I'm beginning to get why I see

you eating meals by yourself.

You're one to talk.

What's that noise?

Anomaly.

We're okay!

We're okay!

I've heard about anomalies,

that they were real,

but I never--

They happen randomly

at the far edge

of a terraformer's range.

Unexplained phenomenon.

- Usually they

make things explode.

But this ship won't.

Good ship.

Sir, you're gonna

wanna see this.

Where do you

want me to land?

Two and twos.

Ez, establish a perimeter.

If you come

into contact with Marauders,

report it A.S.A.P.

Do not engage,

but defend yourselves

if necessary.

Tess, you are with me.

Crack it.

Sir!

There's lots

of micro fractures.

It's cold shearing

from being in space

for so long.

I don't even know if any

of this stuff is going to be

salvageable. It's-- Whoa! Whoa!

He must've been

flash-frozen when

the hull was breached.

I think now's a good time

to go back to the ship.

I think now's a good time

for you to take a deep breath.

We have a job to do,

and I need you.

You are the best, right?

By far.

Okay. Okay.

There's, um--

There's still activity.

It's that way.

Marauders.

Sir, I can't raise

Lt. Mason.

Jake, please, I'm scared!

- Lyra, jump!

Marauders.

I know.

Stay here.

Where are you going?

Jake, come in. Jake?

Jake?

Jake!

Are you all right?

We had every right

to claim the wreck.

That land does not

belong to Eos.

Ben.

Nor did the lives

of my tribesmen,

yet you sent them

from Mars just the same.

We did not kill

your Marauders.

Their wounds were

inflicted by gunfire.

Colonist weapons.

Colonist duplicity.

Our forces were securing

a hazardous crash site...

when they were

attacked unprovoked.

As is always the case

with Colonists,

you speak only

in half truths.

Know this

to be the full truth--

Any further incursions

into my territories...

will be considered

a hostile act.

Any Colonist found

trespassing on Marauder lands...

will be summarily executed.

That is a promise

I will honor.

The Matriarch

is telling the truth.

It wasn't Marauders.

That group on the Hydra?

They were soldiers

in white fatigues.

And one of these soldiers,

she was a girl.

Ben, look at me.

It was her.

Who?

Lyra.

This girl,

when she saw me,

it was like

she knew too.

She's alive.

My sister is alive.

This isn't a wish.

This isn't a dream.

It's a fact.

Can you accept that?

I didn't think you partook.

It's water.

Mind if I sit?

Shouldn't you ask the owner

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