Brandon: Alright, here's what we do: Ocelot is always heading off to certain floors to check on security and such. My idea is to intercept him.

Raiden: What do you mean?

Brandon: I asked Otacon to monitor elevator activity. There's a service elevator unlockable only by a special card. What we have to do is trap him in the elevator.

Snake: Enlighten us. How do we get in?

Brandon: Simple. Force open one of the elevator doors above the elevator, and just get on top of the elevator as it's going up.. Rid yourself of any resistance and hold a knife or something to him. Since guns can't harm him, we'll need that sword you got, Raiden and you'll need to trap him. Tyler and I can interrogate him.

Snake: Crazy plan.

Brandon: Snake, you can't go near him. It might trigger Liquid as you told us, and we need Ocelot's info.

Raiden: Think it'll work?

Brandon: It depends on the quality of the participants. Anyone up for it?

Raiden: Guess I'll have to, since I'm the only skilled sword user.

Snake: Call Tyler and tell him.

Brandon: Fine. Otacon, any activity?

Otacon: None yet.

Snake: So you finally contribute something.

*****************A few hours later*************

"How many dead?"

"24."

Ocelot was speaking to the newly-appointed leader of the soldiers, only after the untimely death of Candy Man.

Ocelot: Are all the bodies confirmed?

Soldier: 24 bodies found. Some haven't reported in, sir.

Ocelot: Get out of my sight.

The intimidated soldier ran off, while Ocelot got restless and headed to the elevator. Another soldier stopped him.

Soldier: Need protection, sir?

Ocelot: I certainly don't need it, but come along anyways.

Soldier: Yes, sir.

They stepped inside the elevator and decided to go to floor B15. The lights went out for about 4 seconds. A familiar sound was heard in those seconds and felt newly-made stains on his cloak. Ocelot looked around and noticed the soldier lying on the floor, with a bullet hole in his forehead. Before he could react, Ocelot felt a knife on his throat and didn't move.

"Floor 17, press it right now."

Recognizing the voice, Ocelot pressed the button. He knew the voice was Raiden. Raiden jumped down from above his hiding spot above the elevator, above its roof. He held the sword to Ocelot's throat and proceeded out the elevator. 2 familiar faces were seen in the floor. He saw them on a camera and knew they were Tyler and Brandon.

Tyler: Get him on the chair. Tie him to.

Raiden: I know what I'm doing.

They placed him on a nearby chair and held him at gunpoint with a sword to his throat. They took his Colt and took out his remaining weapons.

Tyler: Walking gun rack.

Raiden: Start talking!

Ocelot: About?

Tyler: That's not the way to do it, Raiden.

Tyler punched Ocelot in the stomach.

Tyler: Just wanted to do that.

Raiden: What're you doing here?

Ocelot: What does it look like, carrier boy? Making history.

Raiden: What're you talk-

Ocelot: Activating Arsenal, you simpleton. It's nearly fully intact despite the crash. With some repairs and reprogramming, Arsenal will be fully functional again.

Brandon: There has to be more to it.

Ocelot: Expecting another reason?

Raiden: You're about as loyal as a jackal. There has to be another reason.

Ocelot: Fine, you wanna know? To get this cursed hand away from me.

Tyler: What do you mean?

Ocelot: Fox has the cure to rid my body of Liquid Snake.

Raiden: The Liquid?

Ocelot: Who else? He's been nothing but a burden and if I don't get the cure, he might take over my body. If I'm cured, then there's nothing to worry about.

Tyler: Then what do they get?

Ocelot: A single disc of everything they need.

Brandon: Consisting of?

Ocelot: Everything. The NOC list of the Patriot's identities, their profile, date of birth, etc. It also contains the specs of Metal Gear Ray and the location of the Verhoven Laboratory.

Brandon: Why do they need those?

Ocelot: They need the specs for Ray so they can mass-produce them. They need them for Arsenal to survive. Verhoven labs are the main piece of the pie for them.

Tyler: Why do they need the location for that?

Ocelot: Only the Patriot's, me, Mikhail, and a few others know where it is. It's a secret laboratory the Patriot's assembled 20 years ago and gave to Big Boss and later passed it to someone else. It was made to begin the process of cloning exact duplicates of super soldiers for them to survive.

Brandon: So now they're entrepreneurs?

Ocelot: Not exactly. Like hit men, soldiers don't live forever. They die, so they established a facility to help them survive for their cause. It's the only reason why Fox is alive.

Brandon: You mean the terrorist leader is really a clone?

Ocelot: Precisely. He's just as lethal, but the product of being a manufactured human. He wants to destroy it, because he "wants soldiers to rest in peace, instead of being forced to mindlessly be controlled." And he wants to bury the Patriot's so they can't assemble another factory.

Raiden: Sounds like something Solidus would do.

Ocelot: That madman? He gets my respect if he's alive.

Tyler: Better yet, he's alive in this dump. So is Vamp.

Ocelot: Prodigal son returns. If he's alive, he'll want to kill me. And that won't happen. If he finds me, he'll attempt to kill me. Anyone not here he needs to be eliminated, like politicians, the Patriots, and the like will all be killed the same way.

Tyler: What do you mean?

Ocelot: Whenever he was ordered to terminate someone, police reports would always indicate the selected target died because of a boating accident. Regardless of whether they fished before.

Raiden: You knew about Solidus coming back?

Ocelot: I had a feeling he would return. After all, we never did the second technology heist.

Brandon: Why did you do it?

Ocelot: Simple. Fox needed extra equipment to make the cure. It isn't just a simple syringe. Where's Snake?

Tyler punched Ocelot in the mouth for no reason really.

Tyler: Just love doing that. But we're asking the questions.

Brandon: I'm surprised you're still alive. After telling us this, I figured the Patriot's would kill you now.

Ocelot: I would be dead if Fox hadn't helped.

Tyler: What did the test tube baby do?

Ocelot: Check my stomach.

They cautiously checked while Raiden still held his sword to Ocelot's neck. His stomach had several stitches and bandages.

Ocelot: Removed the bomb in my body.

Raiden: What bomb?

Ocelot: The Patriot's put a bomb in my body to prevent me from talking as I am now. Fox knew this and paid for it to be removed. It's one of the reasons why I left prematurely on Arsenal. The bomb would detonate if I was there much later.

Raiden: But you were controlled by Liquid when you left.

Ocelot: Even when in Liquid's control, I do maintain a little control over my own body. Any longer and I would lose that control.

An out-of-view soldier received his backup and ambushed the trio. They began shooting, with the trio avoiding the bullets and hiding behind crates. Brandon had dropped the Colt while Ocelot simply took it and walked away.. He had his bullet-deflector on at that point. He stalked away, with Tyler throwing a grenade at the guards, who were unaware. It knocked them over, and the trio ran to the elevator and left.

Tyler: So, what's next?

****************Ocelot************************

Ocelot left for the security room with Mikhail waiting inside.

Mikhail: They won't be happy.

Ocelot: I don't care at the moment. We'll need to speed up our plans. Contact him, and remind him of what to do.

Mikhail: Fine.