MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries/Peace Talks

Styk – Peace Talks

BRIEFING

Stand guard over the peace talks between the various faction leaders. With a view toward ending hostilities on Styk, the Capellans have agreed to attend the talks. Their list of demands will likely be untenable, but the Commonality can’t sustain further engagements.

Castle: Looks like we impressed someone at the top, sir. Standing guard with the Commonality security force will give us some high profile media coverage. Should be a cakewalk.

DURING MISSION

Guard Chief: The Capellan envoy is approaching. All ‘Mechs are locked in stationary/weapons safe mode. Don’t want our honored guests feeling unwelcome.

Spectre: Acknowledged, Chief. Stationary lock, weapons safe.

ComStar Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): This is CBC for the first ever peace talks between the Styk Commonality and Capellan leaders. The Capellan delegates are pulling up even now.

Spectre: What the? Spectre One going weapons hot! Chief! You there?

CBC: Blake save us! There’s been an explosion! It’s chaos! Chaos!

Castle: Delegate security link is off-line, sir. I’m patching through to the military liaison.

Spectre: Hostile ‘Mechs closing on the convention center. Moving to engage.

CBC: Did one of those ‘Mechs fire? It’s a warzone down here! A warzone!

Castle: Commander, the Styk leaders are evacuating, but the local airbase failed to get scheduled air cover in place.

Spectre: Sabotage?

Castle: Affirmative. Not sure why the flights weren’t launched this morning, but the base just got hit by a fuel-air bomb that made your blast look like a firecracker.

Anderson: Spectre One, this is Executive Security Officer Anderson. The Commonality delegates are being mounted in Karnov choppers for transport to the in-city militia base. We need you to buy us time and cover their exodus.

Spectre: Roger that. Let’s get these guys out of here.

CBC: Reports are coming in that fighting has broken out across the city. Tanks and BattleMechs are blasting away in a fiery conflagration.

Anderson: Delegates are airborne. Clear us a path out of here, Commander. Watch out for civilians.

Spectre: Missile tracks at Beta. Engaging.

Spectre: Beta clear. Moving to Gamma.

Spectre: More light armor.

Spectre: Pair of ‘Mechs moving in from Gamma. I’ll draw their fire.

Spectre: Convoy, I read a full lance of ‘Mechs at Gamma. Suggest you seek alternate route.

[If Hammer Lance survived]

Hammer: No need for that, Spectre One. Hammer Lance is moving to engage.

Spectre: Hammer Lance?

Hammer: We caught word on the news that you were in a world of hurt.

Anderson: Thanks for the support. Exodus continuing through Gamma.

Hammer: We’re here for Spectre, but we’re happy to help.

[End Branching Text]

Castle: Commander, Delta is your exit point.

Spectre: Clear at Delta. Returning to base.

[If Hammer Lance survived]

Spectre: Thanks for the cover, Hammer.

Hammer: Any time, compadre.

[End Branching Text]

AFTERMATH

Castle: All in all, it was probably to be expected. We knew the Capellans were up to something, but bombing a cease-fire summit! The Commonality heads have scattered, but several important peace delegates are still trapped in the city’s firebase. They are calling for whatever aid we can offer.