Chapter 8: Band of Brothers (I also don't own the show, which is on HBO)

Snake walks through a hall, behind is a knocked out solider. He walks up to a door, but as he tries to open it, he notices it's locked. He looks around and sees a vent he can get in. He crawls down and opens the screen and crawls in. As he crawls through the vent, hears something up above. He crawls further down until he comes to another screen. He peeks through the screen and sees Solidus and Vamp in the room he was about to enter. He hears their conversation.

Solidus: Vamp, MAX is somewhere in this structure. I know this whole structure by heart, so I'll look around to find it.

Vamp: And what I am ordered to do sir?

Solidus: I want you to eliminate everyone on this ship. Anyone, who is in your way, kill 'em. Do not, however, kill Jack. We know he is on this ship after the meeting in Roswell. That'll be my job.

Vamp: What about Snake? He must also be aboard?

Solidus: Save him for me also. Just kill all the guards, Liquid, and anyone else. Ocelot's mine also. I have some unfinished business to consult with him. Can you handle it Vamp?

Vamp: That will be a very slight problem, sir. Arsenal will be cleared out by the time we're done.

Solidus: Excellent. We meet up in Manhattan after Arsenal is destroyed. We must retrieve the disk, too. Get going!

Vamp leaves the room with a belt full of knives. Solidus picks up his glock and exits a different way. Snake, still in the vent, calls Otacon.

Snake: Otacon, Solidus and Vamp are aboard Arsenal too. They're after Metal Gear.

Otacon: I see. I'll tell Mei Ling and Ivan to alert their companions as well.

Snake: They were talking about meeting up in Manhattan after they bring destruction upon Arsenal. They also said they needed to retrieve "the disk."

Otacon: Oh- that must be the disk containing the list of the Patriots. Ocelot still has the fake one.

Snake: As long as he doesn't get to Metal Gear, the mission will be OK for now.

Otacon: Move out, Snake!

Snake crawls out of the vent into the room where Solidus and Vamp were. He goes through the door where Solidus went through. He slowly enters as he walks in he gets up against a wall. He peeks over a corner to see Solidus walking through. Behind him are dead soldiers. As Solidus enters the other door, he hears a massive amount of gunshots. They all deflect of his suit. Solidus retreats and ends up next to the door up against the wall. Snake takes out his AK. As the soldiers enter the room, Snake jumps out of the corner and lights up all the guards. He quickly jumps back behind the wall. Solidus gets up and walks towards the wall where Snake is. Snake jumps out and hits him with the gun. Solidus stumbles a bit but takes out his glock and starts firing. Snake dodges it and gets behind the wall he points his AK at Solidus. Solidus, also behind a wall, points his glock at Snake:

Solidus: What a pleasant surprise, Snake.

Snake: Save it. You're not going to get near Metal Gear.

Solidus: Who's going to stop me, my little brother Snakie?

Liquid: You're both wrong, none of you are going to get near MAX. I know where it is and there's no way both of you can stop me.

Liquid walks through the door and into the room. Liquid is armed with his big gun at the end of MGS1.

Liquid: You thought that you'd never hear from me again after Shadow Moses didn't you? I made a spectacular appearance here 7 months ago, don't you agree family?

Solidus: You'll just be the runt of the family, there's no way you can defeat any of your brothers, even with that gun.

Liquid: Really George? I beg to differ. Hahahahaha.

Liquid points his gun at Solidus. Snake shoots at Liquid, but Liquid uses his gun to block the shots. Solidus gets away and starts firing at Liquid and Snake. He misses them both. Suddenly a big blast of black liquid is shot at them causing them all to fall. Poison is on ladder on the wall.

Poison: Meet Big Boss's adopted son, Poison!

Solidus: Who the hell are you and why are you here?

Snake: That's Poison Snake, another clone of all of us.

Poison: I'm one of you, only different looks, but same DNA. We're all practically family. Only, I shall be the most dominant of the Snake brothers.

Liquid: If Big Boss didn't create you, whom were you created by?

Poison: What a simple question. The Patriots, of course.

Solidus: The Patriots! AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!

Solidus starts shooting his glock at Poison, but he shoots his gun at Solidus. The burning liquid melts all the bullets and hits Solidus. It hits him in his armor suit however. It doesn't burn him but knocks out cold for a while.

Poison: Who's next?

Poison is about to shoot at Snake until he only hears a beep in his ear. He puts his finger to his ear.

Poison: Yeah Boss .OK.wait 'til later.alright, they'll get what's coming to them later.

The lights go out again and back on. When they come back on Poison is gone. Liquid looks at Snake and says something to him.

Liquid: Snake, one of us three has to kill him. He must be a spy working for the Patriots. If we don't kill him, then the Patriots will get our info and probably eliminate us. I'll let you go this time, if you come in my path again, however, you won't be so lucky.

Snake: Same goes for you.

Snake and Liquid shake hands and make a deal to kill Poison. They both walk off in different directions. Snake stops in front of Solidus, points his AK at him and speaks to him.

Snake: Solidus, if you can hear me, I have to tell you something. If you encounter Poison again, you must kill him. We can't let the Patriots get this info. I won't kill you now, or not yet, until Poison is dead.

Solidus: (slowly).Deal.

Snake: Good.

Snake walks into the next room. Solidus get up slowly, picks up his glock and walks away also. The three brothers, who hated each other very much, were now aligned for the first time. End of chapter.