"Here we go with the next chapter hope you enjoy the secret this chapter will have and of course the other surprise which will be revealed soon :)
Chapter 119: The Next Move
It was 7:00PM and inside Huey's personal hanger the scientist was finally getting through the final stage of completing Battle Gear and as he sat at his desk tweaking the head of D-Walker he suddenly heard the exit door open.
"Oh Snake I got good news!" Huey turned and suddenly saw it wasnt Big Boss, but instead it was Eli who turned his attention to the Battle Gear in the middle of the hanger.
"Um, I dont think your meant to be in here without clearance" Huey stated.
Eli slowly walked towards the Battle Gear admiring it and he then turned and smirked at Huey. "You made this? Gotta admit its very impressive".
Huey forgot about clearance as he liked that the kid took interest in the machine so he put the D-Walker head down and walked to him while looking at his work. "Yeah, its an all terrain vehicle and has so many customisable options".
"What about that other one outside? dont tell me you made that too?" Eli questioned acting surprised.
Huey looked at Eli as his ego got the better of him. "That is my masterpiece also, my greatest creation".
"Why hasnt it been repaired? Its still a wreck from Afghanistan?" Eli crossed his arms looking at Huey.
Huey looked down at his hands and rubbed them as he sighed "Sadly Big Boss has ordered not to have it repaired, wants to keep it as a trophy...shame really it would have been a great tool for him".
Eli huffed as he looked at Battle Gear "Shame Big Boss cant appreciate the work you do". He then looked at Huey. "Shame your greatest achievement is just being left to rot".
Huey then looked at Eli "Glad to see something shares my thoughts".
"Are you really just gonna let Big Boss walk right over you, I mean if it wasnt for you he wouldnt have that massive machine as a statue. Hell if it wasnt for you he wouldnt have this Battle Gear right now" Eli stated.
"Its not like I can just demand to fix it, Big Boss is a dangerous man..." Huey replied.
Eli walked up to the Battle Gear and place his hand on the side of it. "Big Boss is not as dangerous most people think, he has his own weaknesses and to be honest he is nothing more then a power hungry bastard".
He then looked at Huey. "Someone who disrespects peoples life work".
Huey shook his head and turned then walked back to his desk. "I give them everything and yet its never enough, I sacrifice all I have to show I am on their side but deep down I know they are just using me".
Eli smirked as he took two steps towards Huey "Well, use them back".
Huey frowned then turned around to Eli. "Use them?".
"Come on, I know you want out of this place how many times have I not seen it" Eli stated.
"Well yeah I want to leave but its not like I can go on my own free will, they will hunt me down" Huey explained.
"Unless you find the right people to protect you" Eli smirked again.
"Who would be big enough to protect me?" Huey argued.
Eli slowly crossed his arms "The very group Big Boss is fighting, Cipher".
"What? Are you crazy they will kill me!" Huey was shocked at what this kid was suggesting.
"What if you made them an offer? Say Sahelanthropus and of course a weapon they can use on their enemies which despise peace" Eli explained and then pulled out a vile of green liquid out of his coat and showed it to Huey and the scientist just looked at it.
"Is that what I think it is?" Huey's eyes widened.
"The last english strain, something alot of people would pay millions to get their hands on. Think about it, imagine offering this to Cipher along with Sahelanthropus in exchange for your safety" Eli then flipped the vile in the air and caught it again.
"Not only would you be giving them the most dangerous weapon in the world but you would be seen as a hero giving Cipher something that can be used against terrorists" Eli watched Huey look to his side but then he shook his head and turned back to his desk.
"No I cant risk it, my life is too important I cant risk being caught" Huey picked up D-Walker's head and resumed working on it.
Eli tsked and placed the vile back in his jacket. "And what happens after he thinks your no use to him, what if he finds a better scientist? do you really think he will let you live knowing all the things you know here?"
Huey suddenly stopped working and looked back at Eli as the kid went on. "Look at Miller, he wants you dead more then anyone else. They even prefer that slut who hangs around Wolf over you".
"I hate to admit it Huey but they dont care about you, your just a means to an end for them. They make you build weapons yet they show no appreciation for your work" Eli calmly stated.
"They do appreciate my work.." Huey stated with a little hesitation.
Eli walked up to Huey until he was at arms length "You said you wanted out, to be honest I want out too. I have a plan to get us out and get the protection we need".
Huey slowly looked at Eli. "Repair Sahelanthropus, use it to escape and we can offer the English strain to Ciper and I guarantee they will protect us".
"You expect me just to repair Sahelanthropus in daylight I'll get caught" Huey argued.
Eli smiled "Thats why me and a few of the other kids will do it, in the dead of night when security is low we will do what needs to be done.".
Huey looked off to the distance thinking it over. "Huey, its now or never."
The room fell silent and after a few seconds Huey sighed "Your right, I do want out and to be honest I only turned to Big Boss in desperation cause I knew Skull Face would have killed me sooner or later. Big Boss is no different, having a nuke to threaten those who wish to take them down".
Anger fuelled the scientist "Using my creation ZEKE for that reason when I wanted it to only be used for Peace...".
Eli smirked and then offered his hand "So we have a deal?"
Huey looked down at Eli's offering hand and he then looked at Eli, few seconds had past and soon Huey put his hand out and the two shook hands.
"Lets begin our plan, I want to know the damage of Sahelanthropus" Eli requested.
"Come back in a few hours...I'll have everything you need" Huey smirked.
A few hours past and in Wolf's quarters he woke up to the sound of his idroid going off and he sighed as he slowly sat up. Leaning forward rubbing his eyes the idroid continued to beep on and on.
"Alright alright!" Wolf then reached for his idroid on his bedside table and accepted the call. "This is Wolf".
"Wolf, its Miller we caught a break. Come to the central tower on the Command Centre we will fill you in when you arrive" Miller stated.
Wolf sighed from the sleep "Yeah, alright".
He ended the call and tossed his idroid on the table in the middle of his room then leaned forward again rubbing the sleep from his eyes, giving himself a minute to wake up he soon stood up and picked up his Cybernectic Arm and attached it to his missing limb and clicked it in place as he grunted in pain. The pain was sharp and quick but it was something he could never get used too and after a few seconds he was able to move the arm on his own.
"Well lets get sorted then head over there" Wolf whispered to himself and decided to put on his olive drab camouflage, a few minutes later Wolf had finally did up his boots and checked the straps on his harness and once he was happy he then went to his wardrobe and opened it to receive his assault rifle. As he opened the wardrobe he quickly spotted a small safe box on a top shelf which had a few of his most prized items.
Wolf continued to look at it for a few seconds as he realised the last time he opened that box was just before the death of Skull Face, inside that box was memories of his past. Things he was afraid to look at again and seeing it again made it hard for him to ignore it.
Taking a deep breath he leaned in and took the small safe box out of his wardrobe and looked down at it in his hands and as he looked down towards the box that was when he notice another case laying at the bottom of the draw and on it was the initials (M'W). Wolf knew what was in that case as it once belonged to his brother and it was the very thing he wore as he took his revenge in Iraq taking down XOF's main base.
Wolf vowed never to wear it again so he turned around with the small safe box still in his hand and he slowly walked to the table in the middle of his room and slowly sat down and placed the safe box in front of him. After taking a few deep breath he slowly opened it and saw its contents.
Inside the box was Buffalo's Bandana which was a lucky charm to her and which he wore in Iraq in the assault against XOF in Iraq, next to it was a envolpe which contained a few personal photos he never shared with anyone else. Slowly placing his hand in the box he took the envelope and gently opened it and his eyes watered seeing the memories of the past so to avoid the pain he quickly put them back in the box and pushed it to the middle of the table and tried to calm himself down.
"I'm not ready...I cant look at them yet..." Wolf whispered to himself and quickly got up and grabbed his rifle out of his wardrobe and headed for the door and locked it behind him, however he accidently left his private items on the table open for anyone to see.
Twenty minutes of making his way across two platforms of the Combat Unit he finally made it to the bridge connecting to the Command Centre and as he drove across the final bridge he couldnt help but admire the view of their new main base, what was once their FOB was now their main one after destroying the original Diamond Dogs base as it was compromised in the Skull Attack, for the first time he actually took the time to look at it.
The base was almost the size of MSF now, they had a Command, Combat, Medical, Intel and Support unit and they all had four additional platforms around each unit. All this hard work to restore what once was was now under a day away from ending up in the ocean, Wolf couldnt allow that to happen as this was his only home, his heaven and his hell so he put his foot down and drove faster across the bridge to the Command Platform.
Thirty minutes later Wolf finally made it into the Central Tower and headed through the door into Central Command and standing there around the monitor table was Big Boss and Miller going over a few things while many other soldiers were running around working their asses off.
"Boss you asked for me?" Wolf stated as he approached the table and both Big Boss and Miller quickly looked at him.
"Wolf we have them!" Big Boss quickly pulled up a map on the table and of a location where the tracker Wolf placed on one of Phantom's Skulls appeared and the three looked down at it. "They are based at Indonesia, hiding in the mountains and according to our satellite imagery we discovered they have a massive base built into the mountain".
Miller then swiped the monitor revealing images taken from the satellite and the images showed alot of military activity around the mountain, dozens of choppers, ground vehicles and alot of anti air guns placed around the mountain. "The place is armed to the fucking teeth and I personally never seen a base like this before, if we are lucky this may be the last step to find out who was behind framing us".
Wolf looked to Miller "Phantom and his group was hired by the US, this could give us another lead but with the time we have left...".
"Thats why this needs to be the final step, Cemetery Wind and Phantom...they must know who framed us. We cant leave no stone unturned, we find our answers at that base or we die tomorrow". Big Boss stated.
Wolf then looked to Big Boss. "How long do we have left until the UN's Emergency Meeting?".
Big Boss and Miller both looked at each other then looked back at Wolf and Miller took a deep breath. "Twenty two hours, but it will take seven hours to get to that mountain by chopper".
"So when the chopper gets there...we will only have fifteen hours to find the truth" Wolf stated.
"I'm afraid so" Big Boss sighed.
"What about things in the White House? Has Ocelot found anything?" Wolf questioned.
Miller looked back down at the mountain of Indonesia "Nothing yet, security is pretty tight and the President seems to trust him but he is still keeping his cards close to his chest. But I think he will find something".
"He will, we just gotta give him more time" Big Boss looked at Miller and then looked at Wolf who was now looking down at the map. "Hows your wounds?".
Wolf then looked up at Big Boss "Its nothing, that sneaking suit I wore protected me enough".
Big Boss gave a small nod "You said you wanted this mission, are you sure?".
"I'm sure Boss I'm not gonna let a few bruises stop me" Wolf stated.
Miller walked around the table to Wolf and the two looked at each other "Wolf this may be our only chance to find the truth, we cant mess this up. We have to search that place from top to bottom".
"I plan on it" Wolf responded with determination.
"Wolf.." Big Boss called out and both Miller and Wolf looked at him as he spoke. "If there is any sign of the group that framed us, you must contact us immediately."
"Such as?" Wolf questioned.
"The ones that framed us has a Metal Gear, if you see anything related to that it means that is the main base of the bastards trying to kill us" Big Boss explained.
Wolf thought for a moment on the fact of this Metal Gear "How did they get one? Its not like its on the military market".
"We honestly down know" Big Boss looked back down at the table looking at Indonesia and both Miller and Wolf spoke to eachother and as that happened everything went quiet around Big Boss and all of a sudden he heard Skull Face's voice echo in his mind, it was something he said when they were in the jeep heading to the radio station back in Afghanistan.
"People will suffer of course, A phantom pain. The world will need a new common tongue... a language of nukes, my two Metal Gears shall be the thread of by which all countries are bound together... in equality and no words will be needed".
Big Boss frowned as one thing in that sentence stood out.
"My two Metal Gears shall be the thread of by which all countries are bound together..."
"Two Metal Gears.." Big Boss whispered and it caught the attention of Wolf and Miller.
"Boss?" Miller asked in confusion.
Big Boss looked up at Miller and Wolf in realisation. "Two Metal Gears...those bastards didnt make their own Metal Gear, they took another one from Skull Face".
Wolf frowned "What? How do you know?".
Big Boss sighed in frustration as he ran his hand through his hair "Back in Afghanistan when we were being transported by Skull Face to the radio station he was going on about his plan, I didnt think anything of it but now I just realised what I missed in that speech of his".
"What did he say?" Miller questioned as he walked around the table.
Big Boss looked at both Miller and Wolf "My two Metal Gears shall be the thread of by which all countries are bound together..."
"What? you mean he had two Metal Gears!, no it cant be we searched that Base over after killing Skull Face. There was no sign of any mass production" Miller was shocked.
"We only saw Sahelanthropus, that was their only weapon they used" Wolf stated.
Big Boss slowly turned around away from them rubbing his beard thinking over the past. "I should have seen it sooner" He then looked back at them "Back when we went to rescue Huey we saw Sahelanthropus being moved deeper into that cave, next thing we see it come out of nowhere trying to stop me from taking Huey...Kaz you remember what that bastard said?".
Miller thought back to that moment they first saw the machine in full view. "This...is the real Sahelanthropus...".
"If this is true and there are two of those things the question is did we destroy the prototype or the Mass Produced one" Big Boss asked.
Wolf put his hands on the table frowning. "Theres only one way to find out for sure...".
"Huey Emmerich" Big Boss knew the answer and with Wolf and Miller they marched out of the command room and Big Boss ordered for Huey.
-Command Centre Hanger 101-
"Thats impossible! There's no way they made a second Sahelanthropus I only worked on one!" Huey argued as he was tied to a chair in the centre of the room and Miller standing right in front of him while Big Boss and Wolf stood a few feet away.
"Are you sure your not missing anything? after all how many times have your conveniently forgot about important information. I say you are lying" Miller stated as he stood there with his arms crossed.
"Look I admit there was a few things I messed up on but forgetting I made two Metal Gears? come on thats pathetic how could I forget making projects at that scale" Huey argued as he adjusted his arms tied around the chair.
"For god sake Huey grow some fucking balls and be honest!" Wolf shouted getting frustrated with Huey's lies.
Huey looked at Wolf shocked "Wolf, I swear I dont know nothing about it! You all searched the cave after Skull Face died. Tell me was there anything related to mass production there and lets say there was dont you think we would have been somewhere else other then that cave?".
"That just expands the question, where else would you have gone" Big Boss questioned.
Huey sighed "Boss, you have to believe me I had no knowledge of this the only ones who would have known for sure is the ones who were close to Skull Face".
"And know they are all dead, all except for you" Miller just looked him dead in the eyes.
Big Boss then looked to Wolf and then pulled him aside as Miller continued to interrogate Huey. "Leon, we cant waste more time. Right now I want you to get your ass over to Indonesia, these last few hours could be the end of us and we need to find the answers".
"What about you?" Wolf questioned.
Big Boss looked to Huey as he was punched by Miller "If there is another Metal Gear, we need to prepare to take it down. Ever since I thought of the possibility of another Metal Gear around I knew we were gonna face a tougher battle."
"So you have a plan in motion to take it down?" Wolf frowned.
Big Boss then looked at Wolf. "You'll find out soon enough, right now get your gear and head straight out. I'll get things ready just in case that Metal Gear is in Indonesia, if you see it you must contact us ASAP".
Wolf nodded "I will Boss, I wont fail you".
Big Boss placed his hand on Wolf's shoulder "I know, listen its gonna be dangerous going in alone so dont get reckless and just find the truth".
Wolf then looked at Miller gripping Huey by the throat trying to get answers out of him and soon he looked back at Big Boss. "You know what Boss, I think I'm gonna need some back up on this one".
Big Boss looked surprised "Who do you want with you".
Wolf took a deep breath. "The one who has been looking out for me".
-Command Centre Helipad-
Tango's chopper finally landed on the Command Centres helipad and approaching the chopper was Wolf in his olive drab gear with his assault rifle on his hip, with only a handful of hours left nothing could go wrong now. The answers had to be found on this mission overwise all would be destroy and Diamond Dogs would fall into the ocean.
Wolf approached the side door and then he heard a thunderous stomp behind him and he looked back to see Quiet slowly stand up with a questioning look wondering why Wolf called her.
Quiet saw he was ready to head out and the two just looked at each other for a few seconds and then she saw Wolf slight motion his head to the open side door. "I'm gonna need some back up for this...".
This statement absolutely shocked Quiet, Wolf actually wanted her help. The training with Cub and the one time they did a water fight in the rain was one thing but going back out on a mission with him was the last thing she thought he would ever ask of her.
She slowly took a step back still a little surprised and Wolf gave silent chuckle. "I'm gonna need more then my own eyes for this mission, where we are going is unlike anything we faced. For that I need your eyes, at least you can keep an eye on me".
Quiet honestly didnt know what to do, she just looked at him for a few more moments and then she started moving forward towards the chopper for some reason feeling a little scared. As she drew close Wolf slowly stepped out of the way and Quiet finally reached the side door and looked at Wolf one more time to be sure and all he did was slowly nod, as soon as he nodded that fear in her was now gone.
She then quickly climbed in and quickly noticed that her sniper rifle was already placed on the seat opposite her usual spot and she saw Tango look back her smiling happy to see her again, this was quite surreal to her being with Wolf and Tango on the same mission again. It felt like a lifetime.
Quiet slowly took her seat in her spot and soon Wolf jumped in and closed the side door behind him and took the back seat and looked at both Quiet and Tango.
"You ready to go Wolf?" Tango called back.
Wolf looked back at Quiet and she slowly looked at him and gave him a small nod with a tiny smile still a little nervous fighting with him again and Wolf nodded back at her, he then looked at Tango.
"Lets get to Indonesia, lets find the truth once and for all" Wolf stated.
"Wolf is bring Quiet along on the mission, this mission is too big for personal feelings to get in the way. With only a handful of hours left there can be no mistakes...To Be Continued!"