Chapter 6: Poison

Snake and Raiden are in their chopper, they descend upon Arsenal slowly. Before they reach the roof of Arsenal, soldiers are shooting at the chopper (same ones as in MGS2 in Arsenal). Snake takes one of his grenades and lets it fall upon the soldiers, they all are victim to it. They land the chopper aboard Arsenal. Snake talks Raiden about what to do.

Snake: Alright, this is a very big ship, we'll have to split up.

Raiden: I'll take the front of the ship, I'll contact you if I find anything.

Snake: OK, let's go.

Snake heads for the rear of the ship, while Raiden heads for the front. We follow Snake as he descends into the giant ship. He enters and kneels down and contacts the Colonel.

Snake: Colonel, we have a lot of info to tell you.

Colonel: Better be good, Snake. I haven't heard from you in a while.

Snake: Remember when I told you MAX was being held in Roswell. Well, it wasn't and their secret bases were destroyed. It turns out Ocelot has it.

Colonel: Ocelot! Damn! He also has RAY, if he has both Metal Gears, then he's basically unstoppable.

Snake: I just realized it. I left a transmitter on his RAY. Otacon is monitoring it. I'll ask him if he knows the whereabouts.

Colonel: Where's Raiden?

Snake: He's heading for the front of the ship. Even though we're split up, I think Arsenal is still too big for us two.

Colonel: (sighs) . Hold on, Snake. I'll be there in about 15 minutes.

Snake: What the hell are you doing! You have no field experience.

Colonel: Well, I might. Remember how I told you that I called in sick that day during Arsenal and I couldn't issue orders for Raiden. And I told you Ocelot found out and replaced me with an AI.

Snake: Well, yeah.

Colonel: I wasn't sick that day, I was there issuing orders to Raiden. During the battle between the Harrier and you and Raiden, I was abducted. Snake: What!

Colonel: Yes, I was kidnapped.by the Patriots. While I was kidnapped they forced me how to use weapons and be an infiltration expert.

Snake: But how!

Colonel: The S3 plan. Solid Snake Simulation. I was trained to be just like you. It may seem odd but it's true. They forced me to do it to eliminate anyone who targeted the Patriots. They used my nanomachines as a transmitter, but luckily, our team was able to disconnect the link between me and the Patriots.

Snake: This doesn't make any sense. Did you manage to catch the names of the members.

Colonel: No, they erased my memory of them before they let me go. Anyway, I'll be down there aboard Arsenal soon. Tell Raiden, Otacon, Mei Ling, and Ivan that I now will be part of the mission.

Snake: But.

End Transmission. Snake then calls Raiden and Otacon.

Snake: Raiden, Otacon, Campbell is coming.

Raiden: Huh!? Why? He can't use any weapons or sneaking methods.

Snake: Oh yes he can, by the S3 plan.

Otacon The S3 plan?

Snake: Solid Snake Simulation.

Raiden: (at same time as Snake) Selection for Societal Sanity?

Snake: What are you talking about Raiden?

Radien: That's what S3 stands for, Selection for Societal Sanity. The AI Campbell told me that before I fought Solidus 7 months ago.

Otacon: Well, S3 must stand for one of them, and I believe Snake's version, because since that Colonel never existed, he might have still been affected by that virus and still said random things.

Snake: Anyways, the Colonel is coming, I don't know how good he'll do, but we have to have someone help him.

Otacon: Ivan will, he already volunteered.

Snake: Alright then. We still have a Metal Gear to find. Raiden, keep looking.

All end transmission. Snake walks down the halls of Arsenal. He sees a couple guards in front of him, he finds aan empty clip next to him. He throws that near the guards and easily gets by them. He keeps walking down the halls, SOCOM in hand. He enters a large empty square room. It was bright at first, then the lights went out. Snake looks around in the pitch black, he then hears a voice.

Man: Brother!

The man has a different voice from both Solidus and Liquid. Snake pulls out his SOCOM and points it in the air.

Snake: Who are you?

Man: You don't know your own brother, Snake! Let me introduce myself. My name is Poison Snake, I have the same genes as you, Solidus, and Liquid. However, I wasn't created from Big Boss like you. I was created by the la- li-lu-le-lo, or by you know, the Patriots.

The lights reappear. Snake sees a man with short brown hair and a dark green trench coat on. In his right hand is a sort of gun with a large barrel at the end.

Snake: Are you here for Metal Gear?

Poison: Of course not. I was here, to destroy Metal Gear. The Patriots sent me to destroy it, that is after I use it for destroying myself.

Snake: What do you plan to destroy with it? Tell me now!

Poison: I was assigned to destroy everyone and everything aboard Arsenal who is tempering with MAX. My partner is here to do the same. It's too bad you won't get a chance to meet him.

Poison aims his gun at Snake He pulls the trigger and out comes a blast of black burning liquid. Snake dodges it and aims his SOCOM at Poison.

Poison: Well done, Snake, that was only the beginning.

Snake and Poison engage in a battle. Snake shoots a bullet at Poison but he flips to his left and shoots the burning liquid again. Snake hides behind a crate, but when the crate is hit by the liquid, it is engulfed in flames and melts. Snakes jumps out and shoots 5 shots at Poison all hitting him. Poison charges up his gun and shoots a long blast of the liquid, it hits Snake's gun and it melts. Snake takes out a grenade and launches it in Poison's direction. And it hits him and blows. Snake then charges towards Poison and knocks him out with one punch. Snake finds an AK in a crate next to him and points it at Poison as he is on the ground.

Snake: Where is your partner and what's his name?

Poison: Why should I tell you! You'll have to find out for yourself.

Snake: Tell me or I swear I will empty the clip on you.

Poison: Just try!

The lights go out for 5 seconds and Snake finds out Poison is gone. He knows that isn't the end of it though. Meanwhle we see Ivan in the helicopter looking at Snake in the room. He presses a button and out comes a tape from a VCR. He looks at the tape and gazes at it.

Ivan: Perfect!

He hides the tape and looks at the other screen and sees Raiden sneaking by guards. Ivan starts chuckling a bit. He then says something to himself.

Ivan: Almost there Jackie.

Otacon then yells out to something to Ivan.

Otacon: Ivan, the Colonel's here, you are ordered to help him out. Me and Mei Ling will help out Snake and Raiden.

Ivan: OK, I'll guide him through Arsenal and to MAX.

Ivan then whispers something to himself.

Ivan: (whispers) as well as everyone else.

End of chapter.