Metal Gear Solid 3 - The Patriots
Chapter Two - Stealth
Jack followed Snake's lead, holding his MP in front of him. He occasionally looked backwards to see if anyone had followed them inside of the compound. The steely dirty gray walls of the tunnel were cold to the touch, which was odd. It was a warm night outside, and this was South America. He came to a stop as Snake halted in front of him, flattening himself out against the wall. Jack was puzzled, until he noticed they had come to the end of the tunnel, he hadn't been paying attention at all to their surroundings. He cursed himself, someone could have spotted them and it would have been his fault.
Snake turned to him and nodded that it was all clear, and started to slowly walk out into the larger tunnel. Surveying the room, he counted five openings branching away from this hallway.
"We'll have to split up, search the rooms," Snake said.
Nodding, Jack turned toward an opening, before Snake's words stopped him.
"Hey kid, be careful," Snake called out to Jack's back. Turning, Jack nodded at him and replied, "You too Snake." Jack then turned and vanished into the opening.
Slinging his MP around his shoulder, and pulling his SOCOM out of it's holster and pulling back the spring, Snake walked slowly toward an opening opposite the one Jack entered. He peered around the corner, and spotted no guards. A feeling that something was wrong started to nag Snake, and he paused to think. 'Why have we seen so few guards, I would have thought there would at least some sentries.' As if God himself had heard him, he heard footsteps from the tunnel he had just exited. Pressing himself against the wall, he pointed his SOCOM out into the big hall and waited.and waited. The footsteps seemed to grow closer, and a guard clad in black strode past the entry way, Snake didn't even pause. Darting out, he grabbed the guard around his neck and drug him back into the darkened entryway. Jerking his arm sideways, he heard a sickening crack as the guard went limp in his arms. Dropping the guard, he turned around and crept slowly toward the steel door.
The door whooshed open, and he entered, sweeping his pistol left to right as he scoped the room. A body lay in a lighted corner, and after seeing nobody he jogged slowly toward the figure and crouched in front of it. Holstering his gun, he felt for a pulse and found none. It looked like some sort of researcher, dressed in a white lab coat. He looked at the name tag and saw the name Anderson. He stood and spun around, now taking time to fully survey the room. It appeared to be some sort of Medical Room, several stretchers were against the wall and medical treatment beds were set up around the room, many of them stained with dried blood.
Snake wanted to get out of that room as fast as he could, and he hurried for the door. Un-holstering his SOCOM, he stepped back out into the tunnel and looked around. Jack wasn't here yet, and he started for the door. He was almost there when a spray of automatic fire rang out, and he dove for cover into the branching entryway.
A chilling laughter broke out, echoing out into the hall as Snake listened to approaching footsteps.
"You must be one of the Extermination Squad, but I'm not just going to hand over my research center and let you slaughter my men," a gruff voice said.
Snake stayed silent, not sure what the man meant. What did he mean by 'Extermination Squad'? Snake tried to peek out into the hall, but a hail of bullets ricocheted off the edge of the corner and he paused.
"Heh, heh, heh. You fucks aren't so tough after all, are you? Why don't you come out here, and get your head blown off. It'd make it much easier for the both of us," the voice said ominously again. Snake had no doubt of the conviction behind that voice.
Looking out into the hall, Snake looked at the large metal divider. Splitting the halls in half. He formulated a plan, he could dive out and fire a few rounds at his oppressor, and dive for cover behind that. Risky, but he didn't have much choice. He began to doubt, when he heard the click of the pin being pulled from a grenade, and any doubt slid his mind. He leaped out of the hall as the explosive landed in the hallway, and he brought his SOCOM up to bear on a large man in Army Fatigues. He looked to be in his early 40's, and he was clearly military from the buzz-cut to the cold dispassionate stare in his eyes. Snake pulled the trigger twice and ducked for cover.
"Ever hear of body armor?" the military man chuckled as crept closer to Snake's new hiding place.
'Armor.' Snake thought slowly, he would have to shoot for the legs. Holstering his SOCOM, and pulling his MP from his shoulder, he leaped again from his hiding place and pulled the trigger down as he ran for the cover of the charred tunnel. He aimed downward, and heard a grunt of pain. Running into cover, he felt the graze of a bullet streak across his back.
"Not bad for a pussy," muttered the military man. Snake heard the sound of a radio, and the sound of a female voice. "Griffen, we need you in the control room." Griffen answered slowly, "Be right there, after I swat an annoying fly."
Snake shut his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened them and ran once again for another run. His eyes again met Griffen, and he was about to pull the trigger when a flash of silver in mid-air distracted him. Griffen must have seen it as well, but that's not all it did. The silver made a curving arc downward toward Griffen's head. The man dodged backwards, and a clanging sound hit as the ground where the, Snake could now make it out as a sword, stuck and left a huge cut mark in the ground. A shimmer grew in mid-air and a Cyborg Ninja stood. Attired in teal steel exoskeleton, the Ninja stood and looked at Griffen. Griffen snorted and turned with disgust, disappearing into an entrance where he had stood by farther up the tunnel.
Snake stood in shock as the Ninja turned toward him, and the same metallic voice that had plagued him at Shadow Moses echoed into the cold room. "Snake, again I defy death, and again I stand before you as a warrior." Snake's eyes went wide, and he took a step forward. "Grey Fox?!" he exclaimed in shock. "If you wish, the one who gave his life to help you in Alaska, the one who's life you took in a mine field." "Fox.you.but, No. It can't be you, I saw you die, crushed by Rex in that hanger."
A metallic chuckle, "I should have died there, unfortunately, the doctor who created me succeeded in digitizing my memory and storing it onto a computer. A true genius he, after my death at Shadow Moses, it did not take long for me to awaken on the computer. Using it's internet connection, I contacted another doctor and convinced him to make me another exoskeleton. I then downloaded myself into it, and then I tracked you here."
"So, you're here to settle the score and fight me," Snake in understanding. "No, I am not here to fight you, but to assist you. You were the victor last time we fought, and your courage in battle showed me that we must be allies. I know you seek the woman here, but before this day is over you will discover much more. Beware Snake, many dangers lie here. We shall speak again, but for the moment I have matters to attend to. Goodbye, Snake." With a glimmer, Fox was gone.
"Fox! Fox wait!" cursing, Snake leaned against the wall and ran his hand through his hair. Fox was, alive again. He began to wonder what Fox meant, and what the hell was going on here. He had said there were many dangers here, but what could he mean. Shaking his head, Snake turned and walked into the tunnel where he had left Jack.
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Chapter Two - Stealth
Jack followed Snake's lead, holding his MP in front of him. He occasionally looked backwards to see if anyone had followed them inside of the compound. The steely dirty gray walls of the tunnel were cold to the touch, which was odd. It was a warm night outside, and this was South America. He came to a stop as Snake halted in front of him, flattening himself out against the wall. Jack was puzzled, until he noticed they had come to the end of the tunnel, he hadn't been paying attention at all to their surroundings. He cursed himself, someone could have spotted them and it would have been his fault.
Snake turned to him and nodded that it was all clear, and started to slowly walk out into the larger tunnel. Surveying the room, he counted five openings branching away from this hallway.
"We'll have to split up, search the rooms," Snake said.
Nodding, Jack turned toward an opening, before Snake's words stopped him.
"Hey kid, be careful," Snake called out to Jack's back. Turning, Jack nodded at him and replied, "You too Snake." Jack then turned and vanished into the opening.
Slinging his MP around his shoulder, and pulling his SOCOM out of it's holster and pulling back the spring, Snake walked slowly toward an opening opposite the one Jack entered. He peered around the corner, and spotted no guards. A feeling that something was wrong started to nag Snake, and he paused to think. 'Why have we seen so few guards, I would have thought there would at least some sentries.' As if God himself had heard him, he heard footsteps from the tunnel he had just exited. Pressing himself against the wall, he pointed his SOCOM out into the big hall and waited.and waited. The footsteps seemed to grow closer, and a guard clad in black strode past the entry way, Snake didn't even pause. Darting out, he grabbed the guard around his neck and drug him back into the darkened entryway. Jerking his arm sideways, he heard a sickening crack as the guard went limp in his arms. Dropping the guard, he turned around and crept slowly toward the steel door.
The door whooshed open, and he entered, sweeping his pistol left to right as he scoped the room. A body lay in a lighted corner, and after seeing nobody he jogged slowly toward the figure and crouched in front of it. Holstering his gun, he felt for a pulse and found none. It looked like some sort of researcher, dressed in a white lab coat. He looked at the name tag and saw the name Anderson. He stood and spun around, now taking time to fully survey the room. It appeared to be some sort of Medical Room, several stretchers were against the wall and medical treatment beds were set up around the room, many of them stained with dried blood.
Snake wanted to get out of that room as fast as he could, and he hurried for the door. Un-holstering his SOCOM, he stepped back out into the tunnel and looked around. Jack wasn't here yet, and he started for the door. He was almost there when a spray of automatic fire rang out, and he dove for cover into the branching entryway.
A chilling laughter broke out, echoing out into the hall as Snake listened to approaching footsteps.
"You must be one of the Extermination Squad, but I'm not just going to hand over my research center and let you slaughter my men," a gruff voice said.
Snake stayed silent, not sure what the man meant. What did he mean by 'Extermination Squad'? Snake tried to peek out into the hall, but a hail of bullets ricocheted off the edge of the corner and he paused.
"Heh, heh, heh. You fucks aren't so tough after all, are you? Why don't you come out here, and get your head blown off. It'd make it much easier for the both of us," the voice said ominously again. Snake had no doubt of the conviction behind that voice.
Looking out into the hall, Snake looked at the large metal divider. Splitting the halls in half. He formulated a plan, he could dive out and fire a few rounds at his oppressor, and dive for cover behind that. Risky, but he didn't have much choice. He began to doubt, when he heard the click of the pin being pulled from a grenade, and any doubt slid his mind. He leaped out of the hall as the explosive landed in the hallway, and he brought his SOCOM up to bear on a large man in Army Fatigues. He looked to be in his early 40's, and he was clearly military from the buzz-cut to the cold dispassionate stare in his eyes. Snake pulled the trigger twice and ducked for cover.
"Ever hear of body armor?" the military man chuckled as crept closer to Snake's new hiding place.
'Armor.' Snake thought slowly, he would have to shoot for the legs. Holstering his SOCOM, and pulling his MP from his shoulder, he leaped again from his hiding place and pulled the trigger down as he ran for the cover of the charred tunnel. He aimed downward, and heard a grunt of pain. Running into cover, he felt the graze of a bullet streak across his back.
"Not bad for a pussy," muttered the military man. Snake heard the sound of a radio, and the sound of a female voice. "Griffen, we need you in the control room." Griffen answered slowly, "Be right there, after I swat an annoying fly."
Snake shut his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened them and ran once again for another run. His eyes again met Griffen, and he was about to pull the trigger when a flash of silver in mid-air distracted him. Griffen must have seen it as well, but that's not all it did. The silver made a curving arc downward toward Griffen's head. The man dodged backwards, and a clanging sound hit as the ground where the, Snake could now make it out as a sword, stuck and left a huge cut mark in the ground. A shimmer grew in mid-air and a Cyborg Ninja stood. Attired in teal steel exoskeleton, the Ninja stood and looked at Griffen. Griffen snorted and turned with disgust, disappearing into an entrance where he had stood by farther up the tunnel.
Snake stood in shock as the Ninja turned toward him, and the same metallic voice that had plagued him at Shadow Moses echoed into the cold room. "Snake, again I defy death, and again I stand before you as a warrior." Snake's eyes went wide, and he took a step forward. "Grey Fox?!" he exclaimed in shock. "If you wish, the one who gave his life to help you in Alaska, the one who's life you took in a mine field." "Fox.you.but, No. It can't be you, I saw you die, crushed by Rex in that hanger."
A metallic chuckle, "I should have died there, unfortunately, the doctor who created me succeeded in digitizing my memory and storing it onto a computer. A true genius he, after my death at Shadow Moses, it did not take long for me to awaken on the computer. Using it's internet connection, I contacted another doctor and convinced him to make me another exoskeleton. I then downloaded myself into it, and then I tracked you here."
"So, you're here to settle the score and fight me," Snake in understanding. "No, I am not here to fight you, but to assist you. You were the victor last time we fought, and your courage in battle showed me that we must be allies. I know you seek the woman here, but before this day is over you will discover much more. Beware Snake, many dangers lie here. We shall speak again, but for the moment I have matters to attend to. Goodbye, Snake." With a glimmer, Fox was gone.
"Fox! Fox wait!" cursing, Snake leaned against the wall and ran his hand through his hair. Fox was, alive again. He began to wonder what Fox meant, and what the hell was going on here. He had said there were many dangers here, but what could he mean. Shaking his head, Snake turned and walked into the tunnel where he had left Jack.
--------------------- To Be Continued ---------------------