Metal Gear Solid: Shadow Agenda


Chapter 5: Shadow Agenda

The elevator stopped at the third level, exactly where Snake wanted to be. He figured
that the card he had, had to lead to something, possibly even a level four card. He also wasn't
too sure about teh woman following him. Snake wondered if she was who she said she was. Lotus, it
seemed, wasn't the only one watching her back. Of course, she was no match to the sumpremely
trained Snake, but he had dealt with dangerous women before. If Snake thought for one minute
about blowing off the fact that she wasn't capable of taking him down, he wiped the thought from
his mind. Even he knew anything was possible. The two of them got off the elevator and walked
down a dimly lit hallway. they soon came to a large office full of computers. Just as Snake had
suspected, no one was around.

There were many computers around, but one in perticular stood out to Snake. this was a
fairly large P.C. that was locked away in the only actual office in the room. Snake broke into
the room using the card he was holding.

"Okay, you stay out here and watch for gaurds.", Snake told Lotus."I'm going to see what
I can find out about what is going on."

"Hey, that isn't fair.", Lotus complained.

"Look, you wanted to tag along, then your going to do things on my terms, okay!"

Lotus looked bitterly at Snake. She wanted to just disobey him, but she didn't trust him
to make any moves, so she just did what he said.

"Fine, but you owe me. Whatever you dig up, I want.", she demanded.

Though Snake did not like the attitude, he agreed in annoyance. He began to wonder why it
was he always got stuck with the nagging women.

Snake search the computer thouroughly and found many useful bit about the new Metal Gear
types and other new weapons. There were notes on Ocelot's purchase and info on Ocelot himself,
but nothing too specific. As Snake had figured, Ocelot was being very secretive about his
affairs. Then Snake came to something very interesting. It was a message that had originally been
encrypted. The message beared the title: Shadow Agenda Information. The message was intended for
the eyes of the chief of operations only. There was even a timer that would eliminate any mail
perpetrating to the 'Shadow Agenda'. Snake had forty minutes to download the info to Otacon.

"Hey, Otacon.", Snake buzzed.

"Yeah.", Otacon replied.

"Got something for you. It's info on something called 'Shadow Agenda'. I have no idea
what it is, but I'm sending it to you now."

"Alright, it's downloading."

About thirty seconds passed by before the downloading finished.

"There, got it Snake. I'll contact you when I know whats going on, okay."

"Alright."

Snake came out of the office. Lotus gave him a look of urgancy.

"Well?", she asked.

"Don't worry.", Snake replied. "I got what you wanted."

He tossed her a disk. She grabbed it.

"Good. I guess I can trust you then."

Snake nodded. He knew what he had done. It was old info he had on Metal Gear types and
Ocelot, but he couldn't let her know what was going on now. If anyone got word of what Ocelot
was capable of at the moment, then World War Three wouldn't be far off. Snake was about to walk
out of the room, when he suddenly heard footsteps rushing to where they were.

"Lotus, get down...now!!", Snake yelled at her.

Without hesitation, Lotus hid under a desk. Suddenly, several well armed men were rushing
to the office, fully automated weapons in hand. They saw Snake leaped over a desk and hid. The
soliders entered the office and searched. Snake then spotted the security camera that had been
hidden from view before. Snake quickly shot it with a dart and that broke the lens. The dart was
so silent that no one heard it, but they were closing in on him and Lotus. Snake made a quick
decision. When one of the soliders got close to him, he grabbed the solid by the throat and held
the gun to his neck. The others turned, but they were not quick enough. Snake had already taken
the solider hostage. He held the gun firmly to the soliders neck.

"Sorry solider, but it's the end of the line for you here. I don't know who you or your
friend work for, but it's over now. Lay down your wepon and come with us.", said the captain of
the squad.

"Hmmm...I'm afraid, if thats the case, none of you will make it out of here alive.",
Snake said coldly.

The captain grumbled at this. Snake made the first move. He quickly grabbed for the gun
of the man he was holding and forced the man to fire at the other soliders. Four of the soliders
went down. Snake then shot the solider he was holding with a dart and dove for the ground. After
quite a firefight, the captain ordered everyone to clear the room.

"Smoke em', solider!", the captain ordered one of his soliders.

Snake quickly grabbed Lotus and dove for the desk in the office just as the grenade was
tossed. A loud explosion went off, knocking all the soliders back a little. The desk barely
protected Snake and lotus, but afterward, Snake immediately popped up and shot every solider in
the hallway, including the captain. When the battle was done, Snake and Lotus cleared out of the
room. Just then, Snake got a buzz.

"Snake, I've read over that report you got me.", Otacon said.

"Yeah, well, tell me what it says.", Snake answered.

"Well, it's got a lot of info on genetic research, none of which has any value right now,
but I think you will find this next bit interesting. It's got info linking Shadow Moses and The
Big Shell to, get this, Easter Island. So far the Shadow Agenda is nothing more thatn a report of
vague information, but from what I'm reading, Shadow Moses, The Big Shell, and now Easter island
are just steps in some large plan, and I'll give you one guess who's behind it all."

Together they both spilled out the name Revolver Ocelot.

"Thats not all.", Otacon continued. "Someone else is helping Ocelot: Edward Ship."

"The billonaire?", Snake asked.

"Yeah, it looks like he's funding this project. I don't see why Ocelot would need him for
the money. He has as much power as the Patriots had. There has to be something else. Anyway,
whatever Easter Island has to do with all of this, thats probably where Ocelot is."

"And whatever is there, is probably the reason for the shipment of Metal Gears."

"Exactly."

"I guess that means Revolver will have to die another day."

"One more thing Snake. Something I don't understand. There is a list of subjects that
corresponds to some genetic project. This didn't hit me until I saw..."

"What, what is it Otacon?"

"Your name was on the list Snake. Somehow you are involved in this whole thing. I don't
know what you have to do any of this, but you are on this list."

"What? What the hell is going on?"