The Stadium: MMA Night

The Stadium: MMA Night was the second field mission of Desmond Miles from the Grand Temple, in 2012.

Description

Shaun located another power source for the Grand Temple in Brazil, to which Desmond set off to find it.

Dialogue

Desmond exited from the Animus to be told about a second power source.

• Desmond: Everything alright?
• William: Shaun has located a second power source. I've asked Rebecca to charter a flight for us.
• Desmond: Where to?
• Shaun: Brazil.

After a long trip, Desmond took the metro rail to the stadium in Brazil, where Shaun had located another power source, and was able to talk to Rebecca through an earpiece.

• Desmond: You there, Rebecca?
• Rebecca: Bad reception. Can you hear me?
• Desmond: Well, glad to see that's working. Guess I'll try you back when I'm topside.

Desmond made his way through the underground network to the stadium entrance.

• Desmond: You copy now?
• Rebecca: Loud and clear.
• Desmond: What's the plan?
• Rebecca: According to our intel, the power source is being worn as a bracelet by some tycoon's trophy wife. We're working on pinpointing her location, but she's most likely inside a VIP booth on the stadium's upper level. I'll update you when I know more.
• Desmond: Now to find a ticket.
• Rebecca: We don't have time to play nice, steal someone else's.
• Desmond: Bit of a dick move, don't you think?
• Rebecca: Well, I guess you could try and sneak past security instead...

Desmond decided to exit to a garden outside the stadium, where he noticed two unusual security men patrolling.

• Desmond: That doesn't look like normal security...
• Rebecca: Because it isn't. Those are Abstergo agents. Cross is probably here too. You need to be careful.

Desmond made his way back into the stadium undetected, where Rebecca began talking to him again.

• Rebecca: Your target's definitely in the VIP area. The entrance is at the end of this concourse.

Desmond headed towards the entrance to the VIP area, and remained undetected by patrolling guards by blending with civilians and using Eagle Vision to track the security guards' movements. However, he came upon a checkpoint at the entrance to the VIP area.

• Desmond: They've set up a checkpoint.
• Rebecca: Stick close to the crowd and you should be okay... Or look for a way around it.

Desmond went through the toilets in order to pass the checkpoint.

• Desmond: Seriously, what is the deal with stadiums and piss troughs. It's disgusting. And who thought they were a good idea?"
• Rebecca: Troughs are time and cost-efficient.
• Desmond: I don't even see a stall in here. What if I had to take a dump?
• Shaun: Yeah. Please, just mute the microphone if you do.

Desmond left the toilets and continued towards the VIP area.

• Desmond: Looks like I'm close... Shit. Another checkpoint.
• Rebecca: You're gonna have to find another way around. Security's too tight here.

Desmond went around the back of the stadium until he had gone past the checkpoint, and he arrived at the VIP area.

• Rebecca: Almost there, Desmond. She's just on the other side of the stadium.
• Desmond: Other side?!

By blending and hiding, Desmond reached a VIP booth.

• Rebecca: Use the catwalks to get across.

Desmond ran along the catwalks above the stadium to reach the other side.

• Rebecca: You're really close now. The power source should be in one of the rooms up here.

Desmond entered another VIP booth and walked down a corridor until he reached a booth with a shattered window and dead bodies on the floor. As he approached, he heard gunshots and saw a bloodstained woman collapsing onto the floor. Daniel Cross started to shoot at him from inside the booth, then fled out of the room and down the corridor.

• Rebecca: Hurry Desmond. If he gets away with the artifact, we're screwed. You can't let that happen.

Desmond pursued Cross through the stadium, past many security guards and checkpoints, until he caught up to Daniel in the garden outside the stadium. He managed to overhear a phone conversation between Cross and Warren Vidic.

• Daniel: I fucked up, Warren... I fucked up... Ran out of bullets! Can you believe that shit? Out of fucking bullets! He almost had me... Jesus. What do you mean, calm down? I am calm. I'm fine. I AM A-O-FUCKING-KAY! Sorry. Sorry. Got a little, uh... You know. I'm on edge, man. Always on edge. Losing my goddamn mind... Of course I have it. Wonder what it does... Why do you think they're after these? Right. Good idea. Soon as I get back. Just a few hours inside. It'll help. It always helps... Alright. I'll wait here for evac.
• Rebecca: What's wrong with him?
• Daniel: ...I need to kill that bastard... ...get out of my head Kenya... ...she keeps saying they can stop it and then this happens... Have to find a way to keep it under control... ...goddamn Assassins...

Desmond managed to subdue Cross and take the power source, but not before two more guards noticed him.

• Guard: There he is!
• Rebecca: Better move! Okay, head for the metro. I'll hold the train for you.

Desmond fought and sprinted back to the metro, leaping onto a train just before the doors closed.

Outcome

Desmond defeated Daniel Cross for a second time, and escaped the stadium with the second power source.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed III