Chapter 1: The New Snakes
Genetic Information Laboratory, Arizona USA
1700 Hours, Tuesday September 23rd, 2014
Big Boss DNA Research Lab, B-Wing
"Doctor, the DNA strands you requested are ready." Professor Ortega said rather quietly.
"If I am correct, there's one from each of the Snakes, am I right?" replied Doctor Solgovich.
"Yes, doctor. Two from each member of the Snake family. Naked, Solidus, Solid, and Liquid." Professor Ortega finished, nervously.
The two researchers, tired and fatigued from the lack of sleep and amount of research they had spent two weeks on, were in the final stages of finalizing their latest project: Project Snake. If this project went exactly as each of the researchers, as well as the United States government planned, then two new legendary soldiers, each with genes from each of the Snakes, would be born.
"Should we maximize the flux capacity, doctor?"
"Yes. Flip the switch, and let's just hope for a miracle."
Professor Ortega pressed several buttons in front of two large glass tubes, each with an embryo of the two new Snakes.
"Flip the switch?" asked Professor Ortega, shakily.
"Flip it, Professor. We're about to make history, right here." replied Doctor Solgovich.
Ortega flipped a large, red switch in the middle of a control board, and both glass tubes began to rapidly change color, as an ink-like substance began to fill up in both of them.
"It's going very perfectly, Professor. Just as planned."
After several minutes, the ink-like substance in each tube eventually dissolved, and the embryos were now fully-developed babies. The researchers then drained the tubes of water, and, with extreme caution, took each baby out. Professor Ortega had one, bald and innocent, in his hands, while Solgovich placed one on a table specifically made for the purpose of holding such things.
"Their names will be John and Jack." Solgovich said, with confidence.
"Very simple names, John and Jack are." Ortega replied.
"They will both be very powerful, I can already tell. Just like their forefathers." Solgovich said.
"Yes, I know." Ortega replied.
Suddenly, an loud, screeching alarm went off in the lab. Both babies started to cry, and the researchers panicked. An explosion sounded off as the entrance to the lab was breached by a C4 charge.
"Spare no one!" one of the intruding soldiers yelled.
Soldiers, carrying FN-SCARs, flooded into the room, and cracks of gunfire sounded as both researchers were shot dead.
"Seize the Snakes!" the captain yelled, shooting the alarm.
Two soldiers went and carried both babies in their arms securely, and exited the facility, without a word.