*A phone rings in a small apartment* A well-built figure in a robe reaches to answer the phone. "Hello," said the figure. "Who is it Jack?" a woman said from the bedroom. "Tell you in a sec Rose," Jack answered. "Hey kid," said a gruff voice. "Snake!" yelled Jack. "And Otacon," answered another voice. "Listen Raiden we need to talk. Meet us on the 1st floor of the building on the corner two blocks east. "Okay," Raiden said to a dead line. Jack explained to Rose what happened and headed east on foot in a trench coat with a briefcase containing his gear. The building was a closed down pet shop that specialized in selling snakes. Raiden entered, searched for Snake, and found no one. Right when he was about to leave Raiden got a call on the codec. "Where ya going kid?" Snake asked. "!?, I've looked all over this place for you Snake! Where the hell are you?" Raiden yelled. "Look behind you dumbass." Snake smirked. Raiden turned around and sure enough there was Snake and Otacon. "What's up guys?" Raiden asked. Snake explained how they received an odd transmition from a familiar "person". "You're old friend the colonel contacted us and explained that he and the Patriots had taken your parents hostage," Otacon said. "What! But my parents were killed by Solidus. That's impossible! "Well, either way we need to investigate. This could be part of a plan by the Patriots. We traced the call and it's coming from New York." Snake said. "Let's go." Raiden said.