Metal Gear Solid Black Demise
All Metal Gear, Snatcher, Policenauts Characters and Names belong to Konami
Author's Note
The prequel to this Fan Fiction (Metal Gear Solid Iron Grip) was the first time I ever wrote something longer than two pages of Microsoft Word™. Several people really liked it and when I finished it I thought I couldn't do any better so I wrote other stuff, other stories, writing became a pastime to me thanks to the Iron Grip. After the E3 2006 MGS4 trailer I began thinking about a short story that took place after the Iron Grip, but I soon realized that I was coming with an entire, full blown, sequel. Although I think that the story in this new Fan Fiction is a lot more intricate because of all the characters and what they are going through than the Iron Grip I also think it became an exercise of writing to me. I began the real writing only this year and it took longer than expected because of school, but now it's very close to the end. I still rewrite stuff whenever I have the chance, and I always will…
Chapter 1
"The Pacific Ocean, a vast and many times an unforgiving place. Two months after the Washington D.C. incident something happened. An aircraft carrier was heading to the east of the United States with unknown cargo. My mission was a simple rescue operation…I should've known better…"
In the stillness of the night a pair of green goggles looked out of the helicopter window. "I can't see anything, are you sure it's here?" A male gruff voice asked.
"I'm sure," A small transmitter in the man's ear crackled back. "By the way how's Snake doing Raiden?"
Raiden took off the night vision goggles, placed them on the ground and turned to the side. Someone was leaning on the other window and like Raiden he too was covered with a large black cloak over his entire body.
Snake promptly turned to Raiden and their eyes met. He reached for his ear. "I'm doing just fine Otacon" He replied sarcastically.
"Still unsure if you should've taken Raiden with you? Huh!?" Otacon answered back.
Raiden stared at Snake, but he said nothing.
"Well anyway you should be getting near about now!" Otacon replied.
"Are you sure about this insertion method? How do we know that there aren't that many men on deck?" Snake asked.
"You worry too much! About the conditions, its pouring rain so be careful" Otacon said. "Even with the SCS if it rains too much you'll get spotted"
"Right" Snake replied as he took his tranquilizer gun from under the cloak. "Are you sure about that weapon?" Snake gestured to what looked like a 28 inches tube sitting on the floor.
"Sure I am. Otacon assured that this is state of the art in blades" Raiden said as he noticed Snake practicing aiming with his gun. "I can use it to stun enemies quite efficiently"
"I just hope it gets you by alive" Snake replied and packed his gun.
Suddenly from within the cargo room of the helicopter a VA went on. "We're here!! I'm setting down, landing in thirty seconds"
"Alright! Raiden this is it. Take my lead" Snake got ready to open his side door and so did Raiden.
"Remember, it should be near the bridge, probably on the floor below. After you get the objective get the info and after that we're out of here. Signal the helicopter back" Otacon said. "Good luck!"
"We're here!! Move out!!" The VA went on again Raiden opened the side door and they both jumped out.
The footsteps were the only thing audible as the man walked across the pool of dead men. A man wearing a black suit complete with a white tie. His face was fairly young, and his long black hair in a ponytail made him look like an experienced young man. He had a small curved blade on his hand. He reached for the inside of his ear and then spoke. "It's me" The voice was steady and firm.
"Is it done?" The voice on the other side sounded rough and with an accent.
"Of course…Shalashaska" The man replied.
"Very good indeed, worthy of your name, Black Tiger" Shalashaska replied. "It seems we underestimated the Unit by not letting you work domestically."
"We!?" Black Tiger replied.
"Upload the antivirus and get out" Shalashaska replied quickly changing the conversation.
"Very well" Black Tiger turned off the radio and headed down a small stairwell.
On the other end, Shalashaska was positively beaming. Something was going to begin, something that could possibly change the future of the world.
If everything had gone according to plan there should be no one on deck, because if there were they would've, undoubtedly, heard the noise that two men make as they jump from a helicopter. Both Snake and Raiden fell to the deck. Raiden was quick on his feet and landed safely, Snake however had to get on one knee to prevent from falling on his face. "We're down. We'll call when we're done" Snake said.
The small transmitter inside Snake and Raiden's ear crackled again. "Alright! I'll fly over it until then"
Snake and Raiden looked up and through the immense rain that came down on them they saw the outline of the helicopter. It had been fitted with Stealth Camouflage technology that Otacon invented.
"Can you guys hear me?" Otacon said, hoping to be heard in their transmitters.
"Yeah" Raiden replied.
"Loud and clear Otacon!" Snake said. "We're taking the cloaks now and activating the SCS"
Both men looked at each other and nodded. With a swift motion they threw the cloak to the wind and stood on the deck motionless. The SCS or Stealth Camouflage Suit was invented for these kinds of situation. Its batteries lasted about fifteen minutes but it had close to none refraction. "Activating lenses!" Raiden said. Suddenly everything was bright red. The special infrared contact lenses made it possible for several PSC equipped soldiers to operate with each other.
"I hate this crap!!" Snake sounded off. "Makes me want to scratch my eyes!"
Raiden saw only a red figure by his side touching near the area of his eyes.
"You better refrain yourself from it Snake. You won't be able to see anything at night in this weather" Otacon advised.
Indeed the fog, the rain and the blackness of the night made it impossible for anyone to see them, however the PSC was to be used more inside and that's were they were headed.
"We need to move Raiden" Snake said as he pulled his tranquilizer gun out. A small wire was coming from the grip of the gun and connected directly to the SCS belt making it also invisible.
"I'll be right behind you Snake" Raiden said as he took out his High Frequency Blade and like Snake's gun connected a wire from the handle to the SCS belt.
They had landed in the farthest site from the bridge. It was safer this way however while walking towards the main building Snake noticed there were no planes outside.
"I don't like this Snake. It's too quiet "Raiden replied holding his sword upside down, prepared for any situation.
"We knew that security would be minimal, but you're right. This is weird"
The main building was getting closer and they had encountered no resistance so far. The main door was visible, a single blue light bulb stood on the top lighting up the path.
"Otacon we're here" Snake said. "We're moving in!!"
"Roger that" Otacon replied.
Both Snake and Raiden readied their positions. If anyone was near the door he wouldn't be awake for long. Snake pushed the door open and without notice both he and Raiden were blind. "What the!!!"
"The lights are on! Otacon!" Raiden almost shouted as his sense of vision had gone.
"Turn the lenses off" Otacon shouted in their ears.
They complied and almost immediately hoped that they didn't. Sprawled across the floor were several navy men. Their flashlights were on and with the biggest of clarity Snake and Raiden saw the atrocity that had occurred here. Most of the men had been wounded in the stomach area and their insides were quite visible. One navy man, it seemed, had tried to escape by going up the stairs, however he failed miserably and ended up with a severed head.
"My…!!" Raiden said. "What happened here?!"
"I don't know, I just hope it doesn't have anything to do with her." Meryl…