"This chapter will have a political side to it, also you all know who Cub is and how old she is in this story. Many of you may be wondering how can she do things at the age of five so easily, I came up with something which makes sense and also adds a little more story for her in twenty years. Please enjoy :)
Chapter 115: Hunting A Wolf
-White House, President's Office-
President Donald Reagan was sitting on a sofa in the middle of his office leaning forward looking at files spread across the coffee table which were recently brought to him by his new guest, little did he know this Military Advisor was actually Big Boss's most trusted friend called Ocelot.
"After going over the reports I found out that there is more then meets the eye" Ocelot stated as he sat on the opposite sofa seeing the President looking over the files.
"So your saying Diamond Dogs was never involved?" The President looked up at Ocelot which he believe was just called Adam.
"Based on the evidence and the recording from that soldier, yes I can confirm Big Boss and Diamond Dogs wasn't behind the attack. You are going to war with the wrong group" Ocelot said as he leaned back in the sofa.
"We checked the voice recognition of the voice claiming to be Big Boss, its positive" President argued.
Ocelot then leaned forward "Voices can be mimicked to match a certain persons voice, I've seen this kind of work back in my younger days, I remember someone even taking on the appearance of a Major back in Grozni Grad".
The President then looked down at the opened files with reports of the US attack and even a file on Big Boss when he was in the CIA.
"You provided alot of interesting points, even makes me doubt." He then looked up at Ocelot. "But without solid evidence, unless you can actually give proof that Diamond Dogs wasnt there. I will have no choice but to continue with the Emergency Meeting".
Ocelot slowly nodded "I see".
The President then pointed his finger at him "You have thirty five hours until the Emergency Meeting, once that timer hits zero...its over".
All of a sudden the doors into the office opened and the two looked to who was entering and they saw William Heartman, the Vice President enter looking down at a file.
"Mr President, Still no new reports on Big Boss but I have something that-" He looked up in front of him and saw the President talking to a middle aged man.
"Didnt know we had a guest Mr President" William looked right at Ocelot.
"You must be the Vice President, William Heartman" Ocelot stated.
The President looked at Ocelot surprised. "You know him?".
"No but I have heard of him" Ocelot kept his sights on the Vice President as he spoke.
The President then stood up and adjusted his coat as he looked at William. "This William is Adam, he is a Military Advisor and seems to believe Big Boss is not behind the attack".
William frowned as he looked at Ocelot. "Really? what evidence do you have?".
"Enough to make people think, We all know Big Boss's history. An infiltration expert and is known to not expose himself in any situation, he was trained by The Boss. And why would a legendary solider decide to expose himself in a big operation like taking down a US Base. Just to get information which he himself could have obtained on his own, not with his army". Ocelot stated.
"Well maybe the so called Legendary Soldier got desperate, either way he attacked and killed many US soldiers" William defended.
"All to get information on Project Cerberus?" Ocelot added.
William's eyes widened "Thats classified information".
The President put his hand out to William to calm him. "William I allowed him to see what was stolen".
William then turned to The President. "Sir? Do you realise how dangerous this is? We dont even know who this guy is".
"I checked over his records, he is well known and trusted." The President defended.
"It could be a fabrication!" William wasnt liking this guy's involvement.
"How did your meeting with that Mercenary Peace Group go?" Ocelot spoke up looking directly at William and he watch him look right at him.
"It ended well, didnt get their backing but it ended well" William stated.
Ocelot frowned "How did it end well if you didnt get their backing?".
"I dont need to answer to you" William argued.
"Ok thats enough" The President looked at both men. "This is a serious situation our nation is facing, if we dont work together there is no hope".
"Actually there is hope, I found some skilled Mercenaries which could be of use to us" William smiled as he handed a file to the President and he watched him open the file looking at the files.
"There are five of them, known to be the best of the best" William smirked.
"These five soldiers contacted you directly?" The President looked at William.
"Through my contacts, they heard about your call to hunt down Diamond Dogs and they want in. With your permission I will get them paid and on their way" William explained.
Ocelot slowly stood up. "Tactical but foolish".
The President and William looked at Ocelot as he spoke "You do realise that you may be sending them to a group which could have had no involvement, not only that but you do realise how dangerous Big Boss is. You will be sending them to their deaths".
"Big Boss is a relic from a dead age, he doesn't belong in the new age" William argued.
Ocelot heard the venom in his voice and he crossed his arms "Seems like you have personal beef with him, outside the US Base situation".
"My personal feelings have nothing to do with you" William argued then looked at the President who was looking back at the files. "Mr President give me the word and I will send these skilled soldiers after this monster".
Ocelot slowly came around to the other side of the coffee table and stood next to the President. "Mr President, don't act out of blindness. I believe Diamond Dogs and Big Boss was framed, if you attack to early you could be taking down an innocent man".
The President turned his head to Ocelot as he continued to listen "What if you take Diamond Dogs down and your wrong...think about it. Another base could fall and you could have taken out the wrong group".
"Sir dont listen to him, we are so close. Give me the word and I will send these people in" William argued.
The President looked at William then looked back at the files in his hands and after a few seconds, the seconds felt like minutes and soon he made his decision. He turned to William and handed the file back to him then turned back to Ocelot.
"You have ten hours, after that I will give William permission to use those Mercenaries" The President stated.
"I understand, I happy you are giving me time at least" Ocelot simply stated.
William on the other hand wasn't happy "Sir, the longer we wait the more dangerous Big Boss will become. We have to act now before its too late!".
The President looked to William. "I am the President and I need to see both sides, I have given you approval after ten hours. I want to make sure we have everything before we act. Is that understood".
William just looked at the President and soon took a deep breath not happy "I understand".
Without sayin a word he turned and left with the file in hand and headed into the hallway of the white house then entered the nearest door which leaded into a storage area, making sure to lock the door behind him he then pulled out his cell phone along with a device which would not allow his calls to be traced and he dialled a few numbers.
Hitting call he put the phone to his ear and after a few seconds the other end answered.
"Is it done?" The voice of Phantom spoke.
"Things are complicated, they brought in a Military Advisor who is claiming Big Boss is innocent" William explained.
"I see, so you are unable to keep your promise?" Phantom questioned.
William chuckled "Dont worry the funds will be transferred to you and your best soldiers can go after Big Boss, give me an hour and one million dollars will be yours".
"Excellent, once we have what we need...lets just say your road to be the next President will begin" Phantom chuckled.
"Deploy your best soldiers, I will bring the money to the base and we can discuss the next plan of action" William ordered.
"Yes of course, Mr President" Phantom ended the call then William put his phone down. "Your too weak Mr President, always have been".
-Iraq-
Falling from the sky at high speed after she jumped out of her chopper Quiet with a parachute on her back nose dived towards the sands of Iraq ready to hunt down and assist Wolf in his mission, her mind was racing but her heart was solid. She wasn't gonna lose Wolf to his recklessness.
After falling for another minute Quiet's markings appeared around her eyes and she pulled the string on her strap releasing the parachute out of its bag it finally stopped Quiet from falling at high speed. She maintained control as she descended to the ground and after a few minutes she finally was close to the ground, she snapped the parachute of her and she landed with feet and hands on the ground sending out a shockwave.
Quiet took a few deep breathes as she collected herself and after a few moments she slowly raised up looking out to the desert, with her markings still around her eyes she scanned the area and in the distance far away she saw the train tracks which the cargo train used going miles and miles away and towards the mountains.
She pulled out her idroid and marked the location while checking the tracking beacon from Wolf's idroid and after checking the map she put her device away and she dashed at lightning speed towards the train tracks.
-Undisclosed Location-
Wolf waited and waited in the cargo train and soon he felt the train stop, he quickly pulled out his idroid and he frowned at the location he was in.
"Why here?" Wolf whispered confused and all of a sudden he heard soldiers walking down the carriage he was in so he remained hidden behind the cargo he was behind the whole journey. He slowly peeked behind the cargo and saw two US soldiers along with four Cemetery Wind Mercs heading into the private carriage where the single crate of Metallic Archaea was kept.
"Be fucking careful with this stuff, one drop will destroy this entire train" The US soldier warned the Cemetery Wind soldiers.
"Dont worry for fuck sake" One Cemetery Wind solider responded and the six soldiers entered the private carriage, after a few moments the soldiers came back out of the private carriage and Wolf saw them carrying the cargo very carefully. He continued to watch them walk back down the hall and into the next carriage.
Wolf slowly moved out from behind cover and slowly sneaked down the path and to the door lead into the next carriage, very slowly he opened the door and then saw the soldiers take the cargo to a side door leading out of the train into the open.
With no weapons and no support Wolf had to get his weapons on sight, quickly looking around he saw an item box on top of a small container and it had M9 printed on it, he quickly went to it and saw it was a tranquilizer gun which was a brand new model.
Taking what he could get he took the weapon and the darts in the box and quickly loaded it then turned to the exit of the train. As he peeked to the outside he saw they had come to a checkpoint and saw an armoured escort with a single truck in the middle of two tanks and right at the back of the escort was a larger truck which was used to carry the soldiers, these soldiers were smart knowing taking a train all the way to their destination would cause suspicion.
Keeping an eye out for enemies Wolf waited for the right moment to move and after a few moments he saw the soldiers close to the train look towards the five soldiers carrying the cargo and as quickly as he could he rushed out and went straight for cover behind boxes and quickly moved around cover towards the back of the escort.
Cemetery Wind and the two US Soldiers quickly placed the cargo in the back of the truck and made sure it was secured properly just in case a bump in the road would spill the contents, after a few moments the cargo was secured and the US soldiers took a few steps back allowing the Mercenary group to go about their business.
"Come on boys our job is done" One US soldier shouted out to his men and they all turned and headed back into the armoured train leaving Cemetery Wind to continue on without them. Wolf managed to sneak right at the back of the escort and noticed a few soldiers were already sitting in the back of the truck so using his quick judgement he rushed under the truck just as the driver turned back and walked towards the truck.
Wolf knew he couldn't move now as he saw lots of feet moving around as he stayed under the truck and using the time he had left he turned on his back and attached his harness around the centre beam of the trucks frame and fastened himself up, the soldiers of Cemetery Wind shouted orders telling them they were on the move and they all rushed to their vehicles and got ready to move, Wolf took a deep breath ready to be taken to their next destination.
Miles away from Wolf's location Quiet was dashing at lightning speed near the train tracks keeping an eye on Wolf's location and after a few more moments of sprinting she leaped forward and bounced off the ground sending her flying through the air at a great distance, the wind was hard against her body and soon she came to a small hill and landed hard on the ground making the sand around her bounce right off the ground.
Slowly standing to her feet she looked to the distance and with her parasites she was able to zoom into the far distance and could see the train, she saw a few US soldiers getting on the train ready to move and a few of the Cemetery Wind soldiers getting into their transports. Sensing the seriousness of the situation she knelt down and pulled out her idroid and pulled up her map checking for Wolf's exact location.
Quiet kept an eye on the train as it started to move and she noticed Wolf's beacon did not move confirming he wasn't on the train anymore, with the train out of the question she turned her eyes to the Cemetery Wind's transports and after a few moments she watched them move off. She looked down at her map and saw Wolf's beacon started moving, she now knew where he was.
Wolf felt the truck starting to move and alot was going through his mind on what he was gonna find at Cemetery Wind's base but he knew deep down he was doing the right thing, but he needed to update Big Boss.
"Boss this is Wolf, come in" Wolf radioed.
"Wolf!?, where are you what the hells going on?" Big Boss was surprised and frustrated.
"I'm currently following Cemetery Wind to their base, I'm hidden under one of their trucks so I should be ok for the time being" Wolf stated.
"Wolf, you do realise you are heading in there alone" Big Boss warned.
"Its better this way Boss, one man is better then a group" Wolf simply stated.
"Wolf, I can send in back up...you dont have to do this alone. There is only one person who can help you in this situation" Big Boss offered once more.
Wolf was silent for a few moments knowing exactly who he was on about but his answer was still the same. "No, I don't want her help. I don't need her here, she can stay away".
Big Boss sighed. "Fine, if you want to do this yourself then I wont stop you...but dont you dare fuck this up Punished Wolf".
Wolf didnt say anything as Big Boss ended the call and he just closed his eyes and just relaxed waiting for the journey to reach its final stop.
Quiet who was still on the hill miles away heard the entire conversation on her own radio, she didnt give a fuck what Wolf wanted. She wasn't gonna fail Flaming Buffalo, after a few seconds looking on she soon received a call from Big Boss.
"Quiet, Wolf has asked to be alone but we both know you wont take that as an answer" Big Boss stated and Quiet hummed in response with her markings still around her eyes as she looked on.
"I want you to follow that Wolf and make sure he comes home alive...and I know you will" Big Boss ordered and Quiet balled her fists as she stood up then suddenly she dashed forward giving chase but after a few minutes of running after the transport she suddenly skidded to a stop as she sensed something.
"Quiet? What's wrong?" Big Boss questioned and all Quiet did was look around the desert as her parasites within her were going crazy sensing danger, her eyes scanned everything she could see and everything was just silent all except for the sound of wind.
She continued to look around trying to listen out for anything but it was just so silent and she couldn't see anything, but her parasites told her otherwise.
"Boss, there's something out there...but I cant see it" Quiet whispered in Navajo on her private line to Big Boss.
"Quiet focus on Wolf, what ever is out there cant distract you from the mission. Follow that escort" Big Boss ordered and Quiet just quickly turned and dashed away to catch up with the escort, little did she know she was indeed being watched.
-Mother base, Medical Platform Room 001-
Sitting on a medical bed with a nurse and Code Talker in the same room as her Cub was going through her final examination before she could be officially cleared to leave Mother Base, saliva and blood samples were taken and Cub was just a brave little girl just waiting to go and play with DD again. While she waited Big Boss and Miller was in the next room looking in at her.
"So, those experiments they ran on her back in Iraq were officially for the next Skull phase" Big Boss questioned as he looked on.
"Yeah but lucky enough she was nowhere near going through the transformation, however there were a few side effects to the early experiments" Miller added as he looked on as well.
"Run me past them again" Big Boss looked at Miller.
Miller took a deep breath. "The stuff they injected her with in the early stage of the experiment seemed to have a completely different effect, as a result she became smarter able to learn quicker then any five year old. Even her strength has improved but no where near the Skull's strength."
"That explains how she learned those sniper lessons from Wolf and Quiet so easily, not to mention holding a sniper rifle" Big Boss stated as he looked back at Cub swinging her legs on the bed.
"Boss, you do realise she has no family left. She has to be sent to an adoptive family, I rather her not stay here surrounded by soldiers" Miller advised.
Big Boss frowned and looked at Miller "There are other kids here you know".
"Child soldiers Boss, the kind she shouldn't be around" Miller simply said as he looked on.
Soon they saw the Nurse speak to Cub and after a few seconds the Nurse left the room and entered into the room where Big Boss and Miller was and she was holding a file.
"I have the results of her tests, she is clear" The Nurse stated.
"What about her enhanced intelligence and strength?" Miller questioned.
The Nurse opened the file and looked at it as she explained. "We ran tests and despite the experiments she was able to answer high math questions, I'll show you". She then turned to a button on the nearby desk and pressed down on it.
"Cub sweetie?" The speaker in Cub's room echoed and Cub looked around. "Can you tell me what seventeen times eight is?".
"One hundred and thirty six" Cub answered as she spotted the speaker in the corner of the ceiling.
"Square root of four thousand four hundred and eighty nine?" The Nurse asked again.
"Sixty seven" Cub answered without even thinking.
"And what is thirty six times forty eight sweetie?" The Nurse asked one final question.
Cub then looked to the two way mirror which the three were standing behind. "One thousand, seven hundred and twenty eight".
"My god.." Miller was just shocked that a five year old girl could know these questions.
"Is this permanent?" Big Boss looked to the Nurse and she nodded.
"Her strength and intelligence are indeed permanent but there is another thing, she does have a form of Parasites in her. However they are not contagious".
Miller frowned. "I thought you said she was clean?".
The Nurse then looked at Miller and handed him a report on her parasites. "She is clean, the only difference is she has healing factors."
"You mean like Quiet?" Big Boss was surprised.
The Nurse looked back at Cub holding a flower from the vase on the nearby table and offering it to Code Talker. "Yes and no, for example if she was cut or god forbid shot then the Parasites will simply heal her wounds quickly but according to Code Talker the parasites within her are only half grown".
"Meaning?" Miller questioned as he continued to look at the file.
"The Parasites go through two phases, during the experiment stage a small dose of them are injected into the body. This allows the Parasites to adapt to the hosts structure, during this time it boosts the hosts immune system including strength and intelligence."
"The second phase is the adult strain, once that enters the body it combines with the Parasite already adapted to the host. Once they combine it triggers what Code Talker calls the Alpha stage with will give the host abilities to run at high speed and vanish at the blink of an eye" The Nurse put it all out.
"So we have a little Quiet with us?" Big Boss guessed.
The Nurse shook her head at Big Boss "No like I said the Parasites in her arnt permanent, without the adult strain the parasites in her now cant sustain on their own. They will soon die off but Cub's health, new strength and intelligance will not be affected."
"How long till these Parasites die off?" Miller finally looked up at the Nurse and soon the three looked at Cub talking to Code Talker.
"I'd say somewhere in her twenties, once they die off she will become a normal again. If she ever got fatally stabbed or shot after that then the Parasites will no longer protect her" The Nurse revealed.
Big Boss sighed. "Poor kid".
Miller then looked at Big Boss. "She has to leave Boss, she needs a normal life. Its the best thing to do".
Big Boss lowered his head thinking it over. "Quiet's not gonna like it, we seen how much she's bonded with her".
"She'll understand Boss, get it done for Cub's sake" Miller advised.
Soon Big Boss looked back into the room and saw Cub smiling and laughing with Code Talker and he knew she shouldn't be here so he nodded. "I'll tell her tomorrow, right now just let her enjoy the day".
"Ok Boss, but she does need to go" Miller stated and soon he and the Nurse left the room leaving Big Boss alone and he folded his arms watching Cub laughing.
-Undisclosed Location-
Quiet was going at lightning speed across the sand and soon she skidded to a stop and saw a huge base in the distance, she knew that must be the base the escort was heading to. Abandoning the chase she turned into another direction and went at high speed faster then she ever did before.
Minutes had past and after going across the sand at lightning speed Quiet finally came to a nearby hill over looking the large base in the distance and finding the hill a great scouting point to start with she lay down on her front and aimed down the scope of her rifle, the base its self was large enough for a small army.
The base had a huge outer wall and inside the base was pretty well organised, there was a large barracks area taking up a quarter of the left side of the base. There was a large area which stored all the vehicles and she saw a few tanks lined up with alot of jeeps and trucks mixed among them. Quiet then scanned the right side of the base and saw a large admin building which took up most of the right side and she even noticed a huge watch tower overlooking the entire base, she soon moved her sights to behind the massive base and saw a hanger with a large military plane alone with a runway.
Quiet knew this base would be a tough one to crack but her main priority was to cover Wolf, all she had to stay out of sight and make sure not to be a distraction for Wolf.
She continued to check the entire base through her scope and soon she turned her attention to the escort coming up from the main road, she watched the transports go through the security checkpoint and through the large gate into the base itself. All Quiet could do was watch on seeing Wolf head into the Base all alone.
Wolf who was still under the transport truck could tell he was now at the destination which the Metallic Archaea was being delivered to. He felt the truck come to a stop and then suddenly move again at a slower speed as it made a turn and parked into between two jeeps. The truck stopped and the engine was shut off and Wolf could hear the soldiers finally leave the back of the truck and soon the driver left behind then and Wolf waited for a solid minute before making his move.
After the solid minute Wolf unclipped his strap from around the centre frame of the track and his back hit the ground, looking down his feet he noticed that there were no soldiers around the truck she he quickly rolled out from under the truck and quickly hide behind a nearby jeep with his M9 in hand.
"This is Wolf I am inside a Military Base, the Metallic Archaea has been transported to this location" Wolf called on the radio to Big Boss.
"Roger do you have a visual on the cargo as we speak?" Big Boss responded and Wolf quickly leaned out from behind the jeep and spotted a few Cemetery Wind soldiers carrying the cargo in the distance towards the Admin Building.
"Affirmative, they are taking it into the Admin Building. There must be something in there they are using, Boss there's something else" Wolf stated.
"What is it?" Big Boss questioned.
"This is a US Base, the American Flag is right in top of the watch tower, this is deeper then we thought" Wolf revealed.
"Wolf proceed with caution, I hate that you abandoned your original mission but if this is indeed the final step to finding those who framed us then do what ever you can to find the truth" Big Boss ordered.
"I will infiltrate and find what ever I can, will let you know what I find" Wolf then hid back behind the jeep and checked his M9 and after a few moments he took a deep breath and began to move.
Quiet who was still on the hill quickly spotted Wolf moving behind the rows of tanks and realised he was making his way around the base instead of cutting through it and she kept her eyes on him the whole time.
"Don't you dare die" Quiet whispered in Navajo.
37:00:00 UNTIL EMERGANCY MEETING
"Remember in MGS1 we faced Sniper Wolf twice, ever wondered how she survived the first fight? Well know you have something to explain it lol Anyway Ocelot is in the White House trying to find the truth and Wolf has infiltrated the Cemetery Wind's Base in an undisclosed location and little does he know Quiet is watching over him. But something is watching Quiet...what or who could it be...