Chapter 5: Old Master He checked his suit to make sure it was all in place and correct. "You ready?" he asked the other 9 men in similiar suits. They nodded, but he knew they weren't. No one was ready to enter this place, particularly when so many of them had lost friends and families. They all got into the Truck, and drove down the road. Up ahead, the Mushroom cloud could be clearly seen, swirling around, a vast bringer of death and poison. The Brown Gas grew thicker, and a stench filled the air. "No Further" he said to the driver. It was unlikely that they're be survivors any further. He got out of the truck, and went searching for survivors. The street was lined with bodies. Their skin was hanging off and their eyes where enlarged. He looked away. He could see a woman moving and crying on the pavement. "Johnson, bring her to the truck" he said, and continued down the street. They found 7 more survivors before deciding to go back, and get the survivors treatment. *** President Smivski looked at the computer screen aboard his jet. It was horrible. Nuclear Attack on Washinton, terrorsist attack at the world convention, and Attack by some Walking Tank Things. Guragatski came into his quarters. "Sir I've just received word that the two, ..err.. things, have been destroyed" he said. "Good," replied Smivski. "And Sir.." started Guragatski. "What?" he replied. "The Machines bore the Flag of America" he said. Smivski stood up. "What?!?!" "The Machines where checked. Each had a small flag of The United States, and their pilots where both America Citizens". Smivski remained cool. This may be a mistake. "What time did the attack on Washinton occur?" he asked. "4:01 pm" he said, checking his file. "The Attack on the Convention?" "Exactly the same, 4:01 pm" replied Guragatski. "And the attack on Russia?" he asked. "4:02" he said. Smivski's first though was that America thought Russia attacked Washinton and London, and responded with an attack on the Kremlin, but no way them two machines could of got there in one minute, travelling thousands of miles. The Nuclear Attack was on Washinton, apparently getting some of the White house. It didn't make sense. He sat down. If America had responded, thinking it was them, they would of used Nuclear Force, anyway. *** The Telephone rang. Kilovic reached for his phone, and answered it. "Mr.Kilovic, Sir" came a voice from the phone. "Yes, What is it, Velanvic?" he replied. "Sir we have a prisoner from the Base at the Border" replied Velanvic. "What? Who is he?" Kilovic asked. "His tags indicate he is a Fox Hound operative, code name Raiden" replied Valenvic. "Hold him in a cell, I'll be right there. We don't want Fox Hound snooping around" Raiden.. Raiden... Where had he heard that name before? Ah, yes, Raiden. He had been a major player in the Big Shell incident two years ago. Much of that remained a mystery. He would have to question this Raiden on the events. And about Metal Gear. He left his small flat, and got into his car, an old Volkswagon. Base was 32 miles away, and everybody was inside watching to news, so he put his foot down, pushing the car to its limits. *** He could see bright lights up up above him. He closed his eyes, struggling to remember who he was, where he was. Snake! He had to find Solid Snake. He sat up. "Sit Down, Snake" said a grumbling voice. "Snake? You know Snake? Who is he?" he said. The man sat down beside his bed. "You're Snake, don't you remember?" He shook his head. His head hurt badly. "Where am I?" he asked to man, who seemed familiar. "Hospital Wing, Fox Hound headquarters" the man said. "How did I get here?" he asked. "You came here, looking for Solid Snake. I guess you found him" the man laughed. He remembered now, coming into the building, looking for snake.. "I am Snake?" he asked. The Man nodded. "Who is Snake? Who Am I?" he asked. "You've got Amnesia, I think. The Nurse ain't here. Everybodies gone rushing off because of whats going on" said the man. "What is going on?" he asked. "Loads. Washinton was attacked.Some type of Nuclear Bomb. The World convention is being held up by terrorists, and the kremlin was attacked,... by Metal Gears.." Metal Gear. That word sounded familiar. But when he tried to remember, he could remember pain, suffering. Bad Memories. "Nuclear...Attack?" he said.. The man Nodded. "Who Am I?" he asked again. "Its a long story, but okay, I'll tell you". *** The Large Round building was new. It had only been completed a few months ago, and sat proudly opposite the Millenium Dome on the other side of the Thames. It almost equalled the Millenium Dome in size, but now quite. Canary Wharf was still the biggest building. Now the Building was surrounded with police cars, helicopters, Tanks and even boats. Police Tape was surrounding the building and many anxious spectators where outside it. "General Henders, General Thomas, we have a direct line to the main chamber" said a soldier to General Henders and General Thomas, who where in charge of the operation. General Henders took the tablet computer. It was simply a screen which allowed them to talk and see the terrorists inside the building. "This is General Henders, what do you want?" he said to the man in the building. He wore a balaclava, and spoke in a Russian Accent. "We Want," he said, "To cause chaos". Some of the terrorists started giggling madly. They are all insane. "Theres no way we can get the world leaders out" said General Thomas. Henders shook his head. "I've got a plan. Get me Fox Hound" he said. *** The Fox Hound base had a system of communicating where by if one person is communicated to, the message goes straight to the room they're in. So General Henders came up in the Hospital Wings screen. "Colonel Campbell?" he said. "Harry," Campbell said referring to Henders, "Hows the operation going?" "Very badly", he said, "But I've got a plan, and i need one of your operatives.". Campbell frowned. He wasn't part of Covert and Special Missions anymore, he just handled some of the training of the new cadets. Raiden was the only operative working at the moment, but he was in Russia. Unless... "Harry, We only have one operative, the others are all still in training." he said. "But," he said, "We do have Solid Snake here". Henders frown turned to a smile. "The Legendary Solid Snake?" Campbell nodded. "But he has lost his memory" said Campbell. "Thats great, why did you even tell me?" asked Henders. "Because one of my the guys in the Armoury also works in medical, he has a new thing that might help"campbell said. "Great", said Henders, "Get Solid Snake here straight away" "Whats your plan?" Campbell asked. "Get Snake over here, I'll show you".