# E5 - The Night of the Squad
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**[00:29] break**
Damn.
**[00:31] break**
I wish they'd quit pounding down on us already.
**[00:34] break**
How's a man supposed to enjoy a meal?
**[00:36] lily**
We're hardly in any position to complain,
**[00:39] lily**
compared to the ones on the front lines...
**[00:45] huey**
We're at a serious positional
disadvantage here.
**[00:48] pierce**
There's more to it than that.
**[00:50] pierce**
Their firing range is incredible, too.
**[00:53] stel**
Is it the new chrars, do you think?
**[00:56] gail**
Likely.
**[00:57] gail**
They're probably mounted on
all the Order's theurgears.
**[01:09] lily**
Is that the power of the new chrars?
**[01:12] break**
You think they're installing one
every new model they make?
**[01:16] huey**
Just goes to show how desperate they are.
**[01:19] huey**
This is a critical point for them, after all.
**[01:22] gail**
It is for us, too.
**[01:24] gail**
If we break through here,
we'll be able to rush their capital.
**[01:30] gail**
All right, get in position.
**[01:32] gail**
Our turn's up.
**[01:38] gail**
Roger that.
**[01:39] gail**
I take it back.
**[01:41] gail**
We'll be waiting a little longer.
**[01:42] gail**
They've changed the plan, I'd wager.
**[01:44] lily**
The plan?
**[01:46] gail**
The stalemate's gone on too long.
**[01:48] gail**
Someone's out of patience.
**[01:52] gail**
Chief of Staff Fleet has arrived.
***SIGN*** The Price of Smiles
***SIGN*** The Price of Smiles
***SIGN*** The Night of the Squad
**[03:29] eine**
In order to break out of
our current deadlock,
**[03:32] eine**
we'll run a flying column operation.
**[03:35] eine**
We're sure that the enemy's encamped in
a city on this tongue-shaped plateau,
**[03:40] eine**
but from our position below,
we can't confirm their precise location.
**[03:45] eine**
However...
**[03:47] eine**
A recon unit made it behind their camp
through the forest to their south.
**[03:52] eine**
They took this photograph.
**[03:55] eine**
The bridge here hasn't been collapsed.
**[03:58] eine**
The flying column will cross that bridge
to strike their camp from the rear.
**[04:01] eine**
It will consist of...
**[04:04] com**
Hirsch Squad.
**[04:06] lead**
Sir!
**[04:07] com**
Schaff Squad.
**[04:08] lead**
Sir!
**[04:09] com**
And Buerger Squad.
**[04:11] gail**
Sir!
**[04:16] guy**
Huey!
**[04:17] guy**
That you, Huey?
**[04:19] guy**
Stella! And Lily!
**[04:21] lil**
Hey! Long time no see!
**[04:23] break**
Friends of yours?
**[04:24] huey**
We were stationed together in
our early days, that's all.
**[04:28] eu**
Hey, don't be like that.
**[04:30] eu**
We really looked out for you guys!
**[04:32] huey**
Yeah, you taught us a few things,
that's for sure!
**[04:35] guy**
I see you've made yourselves
a bit useful, at least.
**[04:38] guy**
I was worried, at first,
all you greenhorns together...
**[04:43] guy**
I see you haven't changed a bit, though.
**[04:45] guy**
You always were smiling like
nothing could scare you.
**[04:50] stel**
Are you here for our next mission?
**[04:52] guy**
Yeah, we're in the Hirsch Squad right now.
**[04:55] eu**
The fighting's about to get serious, they say.
**[04:57] eu**
Even more than now, that is.
**[04:58] eu**
Well, see you around. Try not to die.
**[05:00] huey**
No worries about that.
**[05:02] huey**
If there's one thing I've got,
it's stupid good luck.
**[05:04] eu**
You're still such a brat.
**[05:11] break**
They really put you through
the wringer back then, huh?
**[05:13] lily**
They did a lot to show
us the ropes, actually.
**[05:16] lily**
They just like to talk nasty.
**[05:17] huey**
Look nasty, too.
**[05:20] gail**
Is everyone here?
**[05:22] gail**
Get inside. I'll explain the plan.
**[05:25] gail**
Under cover of night, we'll circle
around this way, heading south.
**[05:30] gail**
Once we pass the tributary on
our right, we'll head west.
**[05:32] gail**
The bridge will be just ahead.
**[05:35] gail**
Our squad will be the vanguard.
**[05:38] pierce**
What if we're sighted before
we reach our target?
**[05:41] gail**
That's already been taken into account.
**[05:43] gail**
If we're seen, we can still be
useful by creating a diversion.
**[05:47] break**
"Play the good little decoy," eh?
**[05:50] stel**
If you don't like the idea, do your
best to make sure we aren't seen.
**[05:53] gail**
What she said, more or less.
**[05:56] gail**
From the bridge, we'll pass through the forest
and confirm the enemy camp's location.
**[06:00] gail**
If we succeed, we'll contact
the main force with a flare.
**[06:02] gail**
Once the shelling begins, we'll rush them
from behind to throw them off balance
**[06:05] gail**
while our main force pours into their camp.
**[06:09] huey**
You really think it'll be that easy?
**[06:12] huey**
They'll have sentries all over that forest.
**[06:14] gail**
The concentration of forces on the front line
**[06:17] gail**
suggests their rear guard
will be undermanned.
**[06:20] gail**
The plan's a lot of wishful thinking.
**[06:24] gail**
We'll kick this off at 0100 hours.
**[06:26] gail**
We'll be navigating a forest at night.
Take care that you don't get separated.
**[06:30] huey**
I'm sure we'll be fine.
**[06:32] huey**
As long as no one decides
to run off on his own...
**[06:35] gail**
No need to worry about that.
**[06:38] gail**
This isn't some cushy operation
I can trust you to handle without me.
**[06:43] gail**
Take those words to heart.
**[06:49] huey**
Still can't stand that guy.
**[06:51] break**
We still don't know why
he joined our squad, either.
**[06:55] pierce**
I think... it might have been for money.
**[06:57] lily**
For money?
**[06:59] pierce**
I saw him make a money
transfer back at camp earlier.
**[07:02] pierce**
I was right nearby.
**[07:04] huey**
That's not so weird.
He's probably got family.
**[07:08] break**
Or a girlfriend.
**[07:10] pierce**
But it was quite a significant amount.
**[07:12] pierce**
Even the accountant ended up
asking who it was for.
**[07:16] lily**
What did he say in response?
**[07:19] pierce**
He said...
**[07:20] pierce**
"I have a battalion's worth of little
birds waiting for their feed."
**[07:26] break**
What the hell does that mean?
**[07:27] huey**
It means he's got a lot of stamina,
if you get what I'm saying.
**[07:30] lily**
Yeah, yeah...
**[07:30] break**
It must be really something, huh?
**[07:33] huey**
What?
**[07:33] break**
You know what.
**[07:36] huey**
Hey, Lily, hey!
**[07:38] huey**
You get what he meant?
**[07:55] pierce**
*The tributary's in view on the right.*
**[07:57] gail**
We'll go straight for two more klicks,
**[08:00] gail**
then cross the river and start heading west.
**[08:13] gail**
Once we're over this hill,
the bridge should be in sight.
**[08:19] pierce**
What is it?
**[08:21] gail**
Signal the squads behind us to stop.
**[08:24] gail**
You see that?
**[08:26] pierce**
A... theurgear?
**[08:29] break**
Looks like scrap to me.
**[08:31] gail**
It's a makeshift pillbox.
**[08:33] gail**
They're hidden inside, keeping watch.
**[08:36] huey**
Should we blast 'em?
**[08:37] gail**
Make it fast and thorough.
**[08:38] gail**
Don't let them report back.
**[08:40] gail**
Any other theurgears around?
**[08:42] stel**
None.
**[08:57] lily**
Right, 12 degrees.
**[08:59] lily**
Range, 203.
**[09:01] lily**
Angle of elevation, 17... no, 18 degrees.
**[09:05] huey**
*Okay, I'm on it. Come on back.*
**[09:29] huey**
Okay, let's head back.
**[09:32] lily**
Roger that!
**[09:40] huey**
Lily!
**[09:56] lily**
Ow!
**[10:00] gail**
Is it the leg?
**[10:01] stel**
It doesn't appear to be broken, but...
**[10:04] huey**
Well, count yourself lucky.
**[10:06] huey**
It would've been worse if my
theurgear hadn't soaked the blast.
**[10:08] lily**
You call this lucky?!
**[10:10] lily**
If you hadn't sprung their trap,
this wouldn't haveć¼
**[10:13] lily**
Ow, ow, ow!
**[10:15] break**
Well, it's clear you're a
lucky bastard, at least.
**[10:18] break**
You'd have eaten a direct hit
if you hadn't slipped first.
**[10:20] ---**
That again?
**[10:22] break**
But this looks pretty bad, doesn't it?
**[10:25] lily**
I'm fine.
**[10:27] lily**
I've trained for...
**[10:29] stel**
Were either of the other
squads assigned a medic?
**[10:31] gail**
Neither of them.
**[10:33] gail**
We're supposed to focus on moving forward.
**[10:36] break**
There should be a support truck, at least.
**[10:39] break**
They could pick her up...
**[10:40] lily**
Wait!
**[10:41] lily**
I can still fight.
**[10:44] gail**
Don't push it.
**[10:45] lily**
Really! I'll be fine!
**[10:47] lily**
Right, Stella?
**[10:49] stel**
The truck will be here soon.
**[10:58] lily**
Stella?
**[11:00] break**
Guess she doesn't want you holding us back.
**[11:02] lily**
That's mean!
**[11:04] lily**
I can still fight, really!
**[11:06] huey**
Sounds fine to me.
**[11:08] huey**
If she says she can do it...
**[11:12] huey**
And we can always replace you if you die.
**[11:14] lily**
Hey!
**[11:15] lily**
You're such a jerk! Ow...
**[11:15] huey**
Hey, now!
**[11:18] gail**
All right.
**[11:20] gail**
Go on, we'll catch up.
**[11:33] lily**
Um... thank you.
**[11:38] lily**
I'm sorry for the trouble.
**[11:44] lily**
So... you know medical stuff, huh?
**[11:47] gail**
I've looked after my share
of injury-prone types.
**[11:51] lily**
I guess you would.
On battlefields and such...
**[11:55] gail**
More or less.
**[11:57] lily**
Um... why did you join our squad?
**[12:01] gail**
How long has it been?
**[12:03] gail**
Since you joined this squad.
**[12:06] lily**
Two years now.
**[12:09] lily**
Stella and I are the only ones
who've been here from the start.
**[12:12] lily**
Huey transferred from
another squad soon after,
**[12:16] lily**
but he was just as green as we were.
**[12:19] lily**
We received a lot of mockery and ridicule.
**[12:24] gail**
Did the others all die in battle?
**[12:27] lily**
Yes...
**[12:28] lily**
We went through a couple of replacements
**[12:30] lily**
before Warrant Officers
Break and Pierce joined.
**[12:34] gail**
I see.
**[12:36] lily**
But... I'm really surprised
I've lasted this long.
**[12:40] lily**
I owe it all to Stella.
**[12:42] gail**
You seem to place a lot of trust in her.
**[12:46] lily**
I do.
**[12:48] lily**
She's saved me time and time again.
**[12:51] lily**
Remember when that borderland
unit started a coup d'etat?
**[12:57] lily**
Putting them down was harder
than anyone expected.
**[13:01] lily**
They'd dug in deep with
an all-out resistance.
**[13:04] lily**
In the end, both sides ran out of ammo,
**[13:07] lily**
and we had to fight hand-to-hand...
**[13:16] lily**
By that point, I was losing
my will to fight back...
**[13:27] (Flashback) stel**
Lily!
**[13:29] lil**
Stella had run out of ammo, too.
**[13:31] lil**
She had just one option left...
**[13:43] lil**
It really surprised me.
**[13:46] lil**
That calm and cool Stella
charged right into danger...
**[13:50] lil**
All to save me.
**[13:54] gail**
She's always been that way, then?
**[13:57] lily**
What way?
**[13:58] gail**
I just can't get a handle on her.
**[14:00] gail**
She's always smiling that artificial smile...
**[14:06] gail**
Have you ever seen one from her?
A genuine, heartfelt smile?
**[14:14] lily**
Good question...
**[14:18] gail**
What is it?
**[14:19] stel**
*We've made it to the bridge.*
**[14:22] stel**
* We'll wait here for the*
* other squads to arrive.*
**[14:25] gail**
Understood. I'm on my way now.
**[14:27] gail**
I'll leave it up to you.
**[14:29] gail**
If you don't think you'll
hold us back, come along.
**[14:33] lily**
Yes, sir.
**[14:34] lily**
W-Wait...
**[14:37] lily**
Well... I feel like I said
more than I meant to.
**[14:42] lily**
You're a good listener, Commander.
**[14:45] gail**
I'm used to dealing with kids, that's all.
**[14:47] lily**
Kids?
**[15:03] gail**
We'll push through the forest as a group,
rushing our target from behind.
**[15:08] lap**
I expect to find at least a
few sentries in the forest.
**[15:13] lap**
If we end up in a firefight,
the priority is for at least one squad...
**[15:17] lap**
at least one machine to reach the target.
**[15:20] lap**
That's all.
**[15:49] lav**
Petty Officer Fourier!
**[15:51] gail**
Spread out!
**[15:57] lav**
Our squad will draw fire.
**[15:58] lav**
You keep going!
**[16:00] gail**
Roger that! Thanks!
**[16:01] lav**
I'll head for the Order model!
**[16:03] lav**
Aja, Upton, follow me!
**[16:04] lav**
Guy, Eugen, stay here!
**[16:06] all**
Roger that!
**[16:11] pier**
There's more ahead!
**[16:13] gail**
*We'll handle them! Come on!*
**[16:15] all**
Roger that!
**[16:16] gail**
Keep going, Craighton!
**[16:17] clay**
Roger!
**[16:22] eu**
Got one!
**[16:23] guy**
*Same here! But...*
**[16:25] eu**
What's wrong?
**[16:27] guy**
*I've lost contact with our allies!*
**[16:28] eu**
What?
**[16:30] eu**
That one again...
**[16:45] huey**
Hurry it up, Pierce!
**[16:50] huey**
Okay, that's two down!
**[16:53] guy**
*Buerger... Squad...*
**[16:55] guy**
*Buerger Squad, do you read me?*
**[16:57] huey**
That you, Guy?
**[16:59] guy**
*Eugen's down.*
**[17:01] guy**
*The rest of us were disabled...*
**[17:03] guy**
*by this one damned machine!*
**[17:05] huey**
He's down?
**[17:06] huey**
Wait, are you telling me Eugen's dead?!
**[17:08] gail**
Keep going!
**[17:09] gail**
Huey, Break, Pierce!
**[17:11] gail**
Don't worry about me!
**[17:18] break**
More reinforcements?!
**[17:20] break**
Huey, go on ahead!
**[17:21] huey**
Roger that!
**[17:28] huey**
Guy!
**[17:30] guy**
Huey...
**[17:31] huey**
Is that the one?!
**[17:32] guy**
Be... careful.
**[17:34] guy**
That thing's... fast!
**[17:47] huey**
D-Damn it!
**[18:19] lily**
Stella!
**[18:34] stel**
*Lily!*
**[18:44] lily**
You won't hit me with wild fire like that!
**[19:04] lily**
It's broken?!
**[19:11] lily**
Take this!
**[19:24] gail**
*Don't move, Lily!*
**[19:34] gail**
Enough.
**[19:35] gail**
Don't bother chasing it.
**[19:41] stel**
Thank you, Lily.
**[19:43] lily**
*I didn't manage to take it out, though.*
**[19:46] lily**
The way you did back then...
**[19:49] stel**
*"Back then"?*
**[19:51] lily**
Never mind.
**[19:54] huey**
*Looks like you're totally grounded this time.*
**[19:57] lily**
You looked way worse than I did.
**[19:59] huey**
*Shut up!*
**[20:01] huey**
Any left?
**[20:02] gail**
We cleared them up.
**[20:04] gail**
But the Hirsch Squad took
major damage all around.
**[20:07] gail**
They lost a member, too.
**[20:09] huey**
Figures.
**[20:11] huey**
Stuck-up bastard, telling *me* not to die...
**[20:17] huey**
But what can you do but laugh?
It happens over and over...
**[20:27] pierce**
The flare!
**[20:29] gail**
Looks like the Schaff Squad found their base.
**[20:34] break**
They'll begin the main
assault soon. Let's go.
**[20:37] gail**
Lily, you'll wait for the
support truck this time, right?
**[20:41] lily**
Yes, sir.
**[20:44] gail**
Your boosters are out, too.
Can you still fight?
**[20:47] huey**
You bet.
**[20:48] huey**
Walking or crawling, I'll be there.
**[20:51] lily**
Hey, no worries.
**[20:52] lily**
We can always replace you if you die!
**[20:56] huey**
Telling someone that just improves
their survival odds, y'know.
**[21:01] gail**
Okay, we'll attack the enemy from
behind to throw them off balance.
**[21:05] gail**
Let's go!
**[21:06] all**
*Roger that!*
**[21:15] lily**
*Back then...*
**[21:18] (Flashback) stel**
Lily!
**[21:25] (Flashback) stel**
Lily!
**[21:30] (Flashback) stel**
Lily!
**[21:43] lily**
*I think that I saw it.*
**[21:46] lily**
*Stella's genuine, heartfelt smile...*
***SIGN*** The Crossroads of Fate