Story/Cube+/E1-4 (Part1)/Script

[?? minutes later.]
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M4A1: Ouroboros...

Ouroboros: Ah…that’s the face...
You do know you won’t be the next to die, right...?
You’re gonna be the last.

M4A1: You mean...
You know where I am?

Ouroboros: Oh...
Now I remember. That’s something even you yourself don’t know.

M4A1: Are you the ones...who are holding me captive here?

Ouroboros: Holding you captive?
Hahahahahaha!
Poor dear, looks like you’re completely clueless!

You have no idea what kind of sacrifices your friends have made for you...

M4A1: …!
What...what do you mean?!

Ouroboros: They put all their hopes of survival on an unconscious M4A1 at the very last moment...
They shoved you into a control room with a camouflaged signal then faced me valiantly...
And you know how that ended for them, of course...

M4A1: ...
(No…that can’t be true…)

Ouroboros: Do you miss them? M16A1 and M4 SOPMOD II?
I can recover the video recording of their final moments for you...
The moment they charged to their deaths...and the dismal state they were in afterward...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

M99: M4! Are you okay?!
Your functional parameters...

M4A1: I…I’m fine...
Just a little...disturbed...
Don’t worry. Until I help you escape, I won’t...

Ouroboros: Hahahahaha! Why must you help them escape, M4A1?
They’re the ones keeping you there!

M4A1: What?

M99: I’m sorry, M4A1. We do know...
The passcode to the door of your command room...
And we’re the only ones who know...

M4A1: ...
(Sighs) You really picked a splendid time to tell me...

M99: M4A1, that‘s because...

Ouroboros: Alright, ladies, that’s enough revelations for the plot.
Now...it’s time to decide which ending we’re heading towards.

M4A1, you initially had the chance to escape the battlefield on your own.
Unfortunately, you wasted your precious time on these scraps of junk, so you’ve already lost your opportunity.
Tell me, do you hate them? Do you regret helping them?

M4A1: ...
Why would I hate them?
Isn’t it a commander’s duty to fight till their last breath for victory?
I can finally serve with pride and honor...just like the Commander...

M99: M4A1...

Ouroboros: Humph…a somewhat unexpected answer, but still a reasonable one.
You’re much more spineless than I thought. Then are you prepared to be yanked out along with your useless friends?
After all, your numbers are pretty much depleted. Killing the rest is just a matter of time...

???: Which means we can do it as long as we have time, right?
Guys, attack!

[...!]

Ouroboros: An ambush! How is this possible?!
You! How...

M99: Vikhr!

SR3MP: Heheh, don’t underestimate the resilience of an elite T-Doll.
It took quite some time to get out of that pinch, but I did find a lot of friends who survived as well!
M4A1, I didn’t expect you’d last this long. Did we make it?

M4A1: You’re right on time. Welcome back.
Now the tables can be turned!

Ouroboros: Impossible! Don’t forget your objective!
I’ll destroy you all right here! Not a single one of you will make it out!

M4A1: Right… Of course you’d do that.
But…only if you can find us.
M99, Vikhr, this is our last chance.
We must...get out of here!

[…]

Ouroboros: Here’s a reminder: all the Sangvis Dolls you have encountered so far...were dummies that I set up.
They have neither sentience nor consciousness, and naturally...require no complex reconstruction.
So come, be my guest...and torment these pitiful creatures to your heart’s content!

M99: M4A1, Ouroboros has reanimated the dummies of Hunter, Executioner and Architect.
Their stats may not be higher than their previous versions, but that doesn’t make them any less dangerous. Please take care.

M4A1: Understood. I have started formulating an infiltration plan.

M99: By the way, M4A1, this is the passcode to the door of the control room.
Actually…we didn’t tell you before because M16A1 asked us not to...
She thought this control room was your only protection.
She was afraid that you’d be in danger if you left.

M4A1: ...
Yeah…that’s just like her...
That’s what she’s always been doing...
She was trying to substitute herself with the control room...to protect me...
But she forgot...that no one could ever replace her...
And some day, I’ll have to survive on my own...