"Snake!"

Snake turned around and noticed Kaz walking towards him.

"What is it, Kaz?" asked Snake.

"We have a problem," said Kaz. "We sent one our men to Costa Rica on a mission, but we lost contact with him 2 hours ago."

"Where was he before we lost contact?"

"Somewhere near the Crater Base."

"Alright, I'll go find him."

"You sure, Boss? We could always send someone else to find him."

"No, I'll go. I could use some alone time."

Snake boarded a chopper and rode it to Costa Rica. An hour later, Snake trudge through one of the Costa Rican rainforests and noticed the different kinds of birds singing.

"Maybe I should have brought Cecile with me," Snake thought to himself.

Suddenly, Snake heard a woman's scream from above and looked up. To his complete surprise, Cecile was falling towards him. Snake caught her and Cecile expressed her gratitude. Snake stood her up and asked what she was doing.

"Well, with all the excitement of the whole Peace Walker affair, I forgot that I came to Costa Rica to observe the Costa Rican birds," said Cecile.

"Kaz, let you come out here all by yourself" asked Snake.

"But I am not here by myself."

Snake then noticed rustling from the nearby bushes and aimed his M16A1 handgun at them. To his surprise, Paz, Amanda, and Chico wandered out of the bushes. Snake lowered his gun and Amanda asked, "What are you doing here, Snake?"

"I should ask you the same thing, Amanda," said Snake.

"Well, Paz and I promised Cecile that we'd go bird watching with her," Amanda explained. "Chico's here because… well I don't know."

"Why did you decide to join us, Chico?" asked Paz.

"I came because I heard that there were sightings of a UMA around here!" said an excited Chico.

"I thought it was because Paz was here," Amanda thought to herself.

"So, why are you here, Snake?" Cecile asked.

"We lost contact with one of our men near the Crater Base," Snake explained. "I'm on my way there now."

"Can we come too, Snake?" asked Paz.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea," said Snake.

"Please, Snake," Paz pleaded. "It would be nice to explore the area now that the CIA is gone."

Snake still didn't think it was a good idea, but he then realized that if there the missing soldier was the result of any enemy forces, then it would be better if they were with him. Snake allowed them to come along and the group made their way to the Crater Base.

"Maybe there's a UMA at the Crater Base," said Chico.

"Chico, there's no such thing as UMAs," said Amanda.

Of course there is!" said Chico. "Snake, isn't there such a thing as UMAs?"

"Well, I never seen one before, but I've seen some weird things before, so it's possible," said Snake.

"See, Amanda," said Chico.

"What kind of weird things have you seen, Snake?," asked Amanda.

"I've seen a man shoot bees out of his mouth, a man who was like a human spider, a sniper who was like a plant and a man who turned into a giant flaming skull when he died," said Snake.

Paz's, Cecile's and Amanda's mouths drop as Chico's eyes widen in astonishment.

"Is that true, Snake?" asked Chico.

"I also fought a man who could shoot lightning out of his hand and a ghost," said Snake.

The group arrived at the Crater Base's garage and looked for the missing staff member.

"I guess the CIA's really gone. All the trucks are gone," Amanda pointed out.

"You know, I met one of the MSF staff here," said Snake.

"Which one?" asked Cecile.

"You know, he's the one everyone likes a lot," said Snake.

"Are you talking about yourself?" asked Amanda.

"No, I mean this guy has really cool glasses and likes movies," said Snake.

"Oh, him," said Paz. "You're right, everyone does like him."

The group walked into the area where Snake fought the Pupa AI Weapon and found the missing MSF member, Mosquito, running towards them.

"Hey, it's Mosquito," said Snake.

"You know, Snake, I really wonder how you know who's who at you're base," said Amanda. "I'm still confusing them."

Mosquito stopped in front of the group and, as he tried to catch his breath, said, "Boss! We have to get out here! It's coming!"

"Calm down," said Snake. "What's coming?"

Suddenly, a giant reptilian creature landed in front of the group and roared.

"What the hell is that?!" asked Snake.

"It's a UMA!" Chico shouted.

Chico pulled out his monster hunter guide and quickly flipped through it until he found the entry he was looking for.

"It's called Gear Rex," said Chico.

Gear Rex charged at them, but was stopped by a well place missile from Snake, stunning it.

"Everyone, get out of here! Move!" Snake ordered.

Everyone, but Snake, ran out of the base as Gear Rex recovered from its daze. Snake shot a few 2 missiles at the ceiling, causing giant rubble to fall down and bury Gear Rex. Snake then planted two C4 charges at the entrance, ran through it and set them off to make sure he can't be followed. Snake rans out of the Crater Base and was reunited with the others.

"Snake, you're ok," said a relieved Paz.

"Yeah," said Snake. "I guess it wasn't as tough as it looked."

Suddenly, a red laser beam shot out from the Crater Base and Gear Rex jumped out through the hole it made. The UMA screams causing Snake to shout, "Move! Move!"

The group away from Gear Rex as it chased them through the nearby forest. They make it out of the forest and ran across a metal bridge suspended over a large valley. Gear Rex approached the bridge and a soon as it stepped on it, Snake fired several missiles at the bridge until it collapsed. Gear Rex fell into the valley and disappeared from his sight. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and Chico smugly said, "I told you UMAs are real."