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Dec. 14th, 2009 12:24 pm"This is Lincolnwood outpost calling White Forest. City 14 has been evacuated as of approximately seventy-two hours ago. All Combine presence appears to be gone. Evacuation trains were all traveling northwest, at heading..."
"Civilian transport train heading due north on Santa Fe line. Unable to get a close look due to high concentration of Combine escorts. Whoever or whatever's in there, they want to make damn sure it gets to its destination..."
"We lost contact with our agents in City 07 three days ago, shortly before scouts spotted a series of trains heading northeast from the Bay area..."
"This is ten Boom, heading north and east to your position. Expect arrival soon. We've been blowing every critical railway line, bridge, and signal juncture from the Scab to City 23. They just back the trains up and reroute..."
"--no sign of activity. Repeat, we have thoroughly scouted City 11 and there is no sign of activity, Combine or otherwise. We don't know when or how they left, but they're gone..."
"--trains heading west with a heavy escort--"
"--southbound, back toward the States--"
"--toward the dead zone up north--"
It's been like that all night. The only Resistance bases that aren't reporting the same circumstances are those without close access to the rail system... or those that haven't reported back at all.
It seems Ms. Vance was right: City 08 wasn't an isolated incident. Whatever the Combine are planning, it's affecting everyone, everywhere.
The question remains: What are they planning, and why?
"Civilian transport train heading due north on Santa Fe line. Unable to get a close look due to high concentration of Combine escorts. Whoever or whatever's in there, they want to make damn sure it gets to its destination..."
"We lost contact with our agents in City 07 three days ago, shortly before scouts spotted a series of trains heading northeast from the Bay area..."
"This is ten Boom, heading north and east to your position. Expect arrival soon. We've been blowing every critical railway line, bridge, and signal juncture from the Scab to City 23. They just back the trains up and reroute..."
"--no sign of activity. Repeat, we have thoroughly scouted City 11 and there is no sign of activity, Combine or otherwise. We don't know when or how they left, but they're gone..."
"--trains heading west with a heavy escort--"
"--southbound, back toward the States--"
"--toward the dead zone up north--"
It's been like that all night. The only Resistance bases that aren't reporting the same circumstances are those without close access to the rail system... or those that haven't reported back at all.
It seems Ms. Vance was right: City 08 wasn't an isolated incident. Whatever the Combine are planning, it's affecting everyone, everywhere.
The question remains: What are they planning, and why?
