Red Faction: Origins Page #4

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I was told

you were dead.

I'm not.

Kinda hoping

it can stay that way.

No one here will hurt you.

Well, yeah,

except for pretty much

kicking my ass.

I didn't know it was you.

That's okay.

We'll call it payback...

for that time Mom and Dad

took us camping

on Mount Le Guin and...

I accidently

set your sleeve on fire.

Barbecued Lyra.

Remember?

I don't remember them.

They remember you.

If you were all alive,

why didn't you look for me?

Dad looked for you...

for years.

He hasn't been the same since

the day you were kidnapped.

I wasn't kidnapped.

I was rescued.

You don't remember

what happened?

These people

you think saved you--

they came into our home.

They killed Mom.

Right in front of our eyes.

I tried to-- I tried to

get you to jump with me.

And you were so scared.

And... I didn't mean to let go.

And I'm sorry.

- You're lying.

- I'm not.

Lyra--

Lyra, listen to me.

Lyra, you have to listen!

Lyra!

Lyra.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

I won't let him

be harmed.

I know.

Look, this is

a lot to process.

Me too.

To discover

after all this time

you have a family.

You're my family.

We have to

get out of here.

I fully support

that course of action.

How?

- Take your shirt off.

- What?

- Take your shirt off.

- Why?

Get a guard's attention.

He will come in, see you,

be distracted.

- Maybe I get the jump on him.

- No!

Tess, if it makes you

feel any better,

there aren't anyone's breasts

on this planet

that I want to see less.

It does not

make me feel better.

On many levels.

Tess! Okay?

Okay. Okay!

Turn around.

Okay?

Okay, I'm ready.

Okay.

Hey! I need some

help in here, please!

Hey! Somebody, please!

Somebody better

come kill you soon.

Nice.

Thanks.

Oh!

Uncle, I-I do not--

A mortal debt

is a mortal debt.

Commander Hale.

What is it?

Mason has escaped.

We're on our way.

Where is he?

You gonna make this easy?

You gonna make this hard?

Ah! Ah!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Not this one! Not this one!

Jake!

Tell me you have

a way out of here.

Lyra. Lyra!

Come on.

Come on!

He's gone.

You all right?

How did he escape?

He had help.

Did he?

If he warns Red Faction

or the Marauders

of our true intentions,

a generation of planning

and suffering will have--

will have been for nothing.

Then there's

no further reason to delay.

We need to

accelerate the plan.

Activate the firework.

Look. What is it?

That's why they needed

the firework from the Hydra.

The E.D.F. fortress.

It's a dreadnought.

And it's headed straight

for Eos.

The dreadnought's

jamming communication.

I'm gonna have to

drop you guys off somewhere,

get back to Eos,

warn them.

Leo, take over.

Yeah.

Hurry.

Cannot fly the ship

and keep pressure on her wound.

She will die.

You're not gonna be

very welcome in Eos.

We're not very welcome

anywhere.

Railgun locked on Eos.

Satellite still can't detect us.

Multiple hits, sir.

Railgun powering down.

How many dead?

As many as it takes.

We have drawn first blood.

Red Faction will believe it was

Marauders who attacked them.

We're too late.

This way!

Right there.

No! No, no. No, no.

What is going on in Eos?

Our satellites

show weapons discharge.

How could a people

so sanctimoniously

steeped in honor...

kill innocent civilians

from a comfortable distance?

This ammunition was found

in the rubble.

It bears Marauder markings.

You haven't simply

abandoned society.

You've abandoned

all pretense of humanity.

We did not attack you.

I know, Matriarch.

It was the E.D.F.

We drove them from

the surface of Mars

long before you were born.

- Not all of them.

- Get that man out of here.

Wait.

Your face--

I see your foremother in it.

You still live,

Jake Mason,

son of the traitor.

Now I wouldn't be surprised

if you had arranged

this attack yourselves...

to whet your people's

appetite for battle.

You may have struck first,

but we will strike harder.

You will launch

an air offensive against

the Marauders within the hour.

- You can't do that.

- And you will arrest this man.

- On what charge?

- Desertion.

Consorting with the enemy.

Treason.

And war crimes.

Speaker Ludlum,

I don't think it's necessary--

You do not think, Major.

You follow orders.

Dad.

Jake.

You're alive.

Dad,

congress is declaring war

on the Marauders.

You need to talk to Ben,

get him to stop the attack.

Why would I do that?

The E.D.F.--

some of them survived

the revolution.

They didn't have

the numbers to take on both

Marauders and Colonists.

But if they can trick us into

going to war with each other,

we conquer ourselves.

They're the ones.

They killed Mom

and kidnapped Lyra.

I found her, Dad.

I found Lyra.

If you found her,

why didn't you

bring her back home?

Because we're not

her home anymore.

This is insane.

You know,

as much as you blame me...

for leaving her behind,

you left me behind too!

If you could stop hating me

for just one second,

maybe we could

get her back.

You, uh, Colonists don't make

very good cages, do you?

Are you coming?

Go. Go, go.

Want me to drive?

Want me to kick your ass?

What's the plan?

The shuttle's equipped

with thermobaric missiles.

We rescue Lyra

from the dreadnought,

we blow it straight to hell.

Where to you think

the dreadnought is now?

Bakhuysen Trench.

None of our satellites

scan there.

Marauders would never know

what hit them.

Just like Eos.

We're within firing distance

of the Marauders' Palace.

- Bring the railgun to 100%.

Railgun charging.

To bring them peace...

we must bring them war.

Man, that's big.

Give us 10 minutes

to find Lyra.

After that, light her up,

whether we're back or not.

Railgun at 25% and rising.

We have a hard target lock

on the Marauder Palace.

Railgun at 45%.

Telemetry nominal.

Intruder alert, Sector 7.

Intruder alert, Sector 7.

It's Mason!

Lyra's quarters.

Intruder alert, Sector 7.

They know.

She's been

aiding them all along.

They know everything.

You let him

back on this ship.

You betrayed us.

Lyra's room is down this way.

Cover my back.

Until we leave Mars.

Love how you guys say "die."

How many do you want?

All of them.

Lyra!

Get away from him.

- No.

- You can't leave.

Yes, I can.

And you can come with me.

As what?

A Colonist slave?

I am Adam Hale.

And I will not run

from my destiny.

Our destinies were stolen.

Adam--

We were gonna

build a new world.

A new Mars.

Together.

Everything has been a lie.

We weren't.

Come with me.

Lyra!

Dad, we are ready

for that ride.

Let's go.

Let's get to a safe distance,

launch the missiles.

Hang on.

Watch it, watch it,

watch it, watch it.

Yeah, I got it.

Dad, more inbound.

- You got a lock.

You got a lock.

- All right.

Brace for impact!

Everyone okay back there?

Compared to what?

I'm fine.

Last time I saw you,

you were... smaller.

Go.

The railgun is at 62%

and climbing.

Uh, realign the railgun

five degrees south.

- Sir?

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