Chapter 6: Mouse Trap
The Snake Eater was escorted out to the training course. He was placed on one side of the battlefield. On the other, entered a computer operated tank. The Snake Eater quickly charged at the tank and rammed with his shoulder. A huge dent was put into the tank. The 8 Patriots and Ocelot all stood by and watched is shock of the sheer power and ruthlessness from the Snake Eater. He continued his attack on the artillery but jumping to the top hatch. His anger was raging. The Snake Eater took hold of the rocket launcher on the tank and bent it with his bare hands. He slowly backed away from it. When the tank went to launch and RPG at the Snake Eater, it backfired and destroyed it self. Claps and cheers could be heard from the side. The Patriots and Ocelot were very pleased with the performance put on by the Snake Eater.
Ocelot: Magnificent. Where did you gentlemen find such a powerful and rare species?
Patriot 4: You know who he is Ocelot. This man was captured during the Cold War. He was one of your allies Ocelot.
Ocelot: No, it can't be! Is it. Total Apocalypse? I always wondered what happened to him.
Patriot 5: You're absolutely correct Ocelot! It is Total Apocalypse indeed! But he is no longer Total Apocalypse! He is the Snake Eater and will be the one who can finally kill Solid Snake!
Ocelot: Alas, the Genesis Army will be complete! Only a little over 3 days remain until it is time to take control. The countdown is on and the end. is near!
~Snake's position~
Bullets were flying by everywhere! Snake was caught in a suspense battle against a group of 4 enemy sentries. He took cover behind inside the wooden crate where his items lay. The firing stopped and the soldiers went on an evasion. Snake was nowhere to be found, so they withdrawed and went back to there normal positions. Snake slowly crawled out of the box making sure that the enemies were gone. He wanted to take a look to see what was in his care package, plenty of camo, ammo, and 10 rations. He was ready to go. As he continued on toward the Patriots location, he was pulled up from under his feet by a vine and found himself being hung upside down on a tree. He waited there for a while until there was a group of sentries beneath him. Snake threw a rock to distract the last soldier in the group. While the soldier was inspecting the noise he had just heard, the other 3 sentries had already gone way ahead of him. Snake drew out his knife to cut the vine and release himself from his current position. He landed right behind the enemy and wrapped his arm around the enemy's neck holding up the knife.
Snake: What do you know about the Snake Eater?
Soldier: Back. to. the. origin.
Snake: What are you talking about?
Soldier: .
Snake slashed the soldier's throat. He wondered what the enemy was talking about. "Back to Origin" was a saying that he had heard before. While examining the soldiers gear, he noticed it said "Genesis" on the patch. The codec rang in Snake's ear.
~Codec Transmission~
Snake: This is Snake.
Colonel: Snake, you only have 75 hours left. Time is running short. You've got to hurry. You're still about a mile away from the main base. The base is located on a small island, so you're going to have to swim to get to it.
Snake: Colonel, I've noticed something about these enemy uniforms. These ones say "Genesis" on the patch.
Colonel: Damn. The Genesis Army is close to being finished. Snake, you've got to hurry!
~Codec Transmission Cuts Out~
Unknown Voice: Use the crocodile head in your package when you get to the enemies island.
Snake: Who is this?
Unknown Voice: Let's just say I've been monitoring you over the past 3 days.
Snake: Identify yourself!
Unknown Voice: You will find me soon don't worry about that. My name is Mr. X.
Snake: Mr. X? Look, I've already been through this before.
~Codec Transmission Switches Over~
Snake: Colonel, who was that just now?
Colonel: I don't know Snake, but he's definitely not one of us.
Snake: Colonel, what are you hiding from me now?
Colonel: Goodness, Snake! I'm not hiding anything from you!
~Codec Transmission Ends~
Snake was ready to continue on the trip. It was about mid-day at this time. He wanted to rest for a few moments, so he decided to pull out some rations for a quick energy boost. Footsteps could be heard coming. Snake lay still in the shrubs, with his silenced Desert Eagle in hand. The 3 other sentries were evading the area to find there fellow comrade. As the last one went by, Snake shot out the soldiers Achilles tendon. The two other sentries heard the noise and turned around, only to see Snake laying there. They drew fire at him getting a shot right on his hip. Snake took out one of the soldiers while the other was still firing at him. While, the enemy was reloading, Snake quickly got up from his position and found a better hiding spot behind a rock. He was dodging bullets while trying to fire some with his M16 at the same time. Snake got the soldier, but also took another shot right in the stomach. Blood was coming out of his mouth. He had to bandage himself up and eat 3 of his 9 rations left to get his energy level back up. Snake began talking to himself.
Snake: Damn that was a close one. Ah, the pain! I'll be alright. I've got to stop the Genesis Army. now!
He continued on up river until he came to the lake where the island laid in the center. Snake put on his crocodile disguise and began to float out toward the island. It was about a quarter mile swim. His codec rang.
~Codec Transmission~
Colonel: Good work, Snake! I see that you're almost there! Let me warn you that the guards at the base can call for back up unlike the other guards back in the jungle. I've also been getting in some weird transmissions similar to the ones you were receiving earlier. I was wrong about them being flaws in your nanomachines. One of the transmissions was coming from the jungle where the other was coming from within the base. I also checked out the Mr. X call that you received and that transmission was coming from within the base. All the transmissions were only in about a 2 mile radius, so they must be close by!
Snake: Alright. I'll call you when I get in the base!
~Codec Transmission Ends~
Something was coming up from out of the water. Metal Gear RAY shot straight up into the air. Liquids voice could be heard shouting out from within the cockpit.
Liquid: Brother! Did you think I was just going to go away?!
Snake: Liquid!?
Liquid: That's right Snake! In 73 hours, I'm going to hell and you're coming with me! The end is close Snake! We are back to the origin! She is still here!
Metal Gear RAY shot up into the air. It could be seen in the background running through the jungle! Snake looked though his pack for the tracking device that he had put on RAY. Sure enough, that was the same RAY that he put it on. But Snake also found a pair of dog tags. They read:
name: Meryl Campbell
birth date: 12/29/83
blood type: B
nationality: USA
Snake just realized that Liquid was talking about Meryl. He quickly called Colonel on the codec.
~Codec Transmission~
Colonel: Snake, you've got to stop RAY!
Snake: Colonel, Meryl's here! I've go to save her!
Colonel: Snake, I knew that she was here. That was one of the things I am not supposed to tell you.
Snake: Where is she?
Colonel: Snake, calm down, concentrate on the mission. You know that Meryl can take care of herself. We both know it.
Snake: Colonel, where is she, where have they taken her? She's your daughter, your own blood! Are you just going to sit there and see how she dies?
Colonel: You don't think I know that, Snake? You think I want to watch her die? Snake, I know that you care a lot for her, but you've been trained to complete missions without letting your human emotions interfere.
Snake: I know. You've changed Colonel.
Colonel: Snake, we've all changed, and if you don't stop it in 72 hours, the whole world will change.
Snake: In 72 hours, I'll destroy Metal Gear after finding Meryl. Now tell me. Where is she?
Colonel: Good heavens, Snake! I am not hiding anything from you! For the first time since I've known you, I can see something in you that I've never seen. is it fear.? Just like his father!
Snake: My father is dead! Don't bring him into this!
Colonel: But he called you, Snake. He was the one that was seen in the airplane. You should be over this by now. You know it well; Big Boss is not dead, he lives on!
Snake: Right now. I don't know what to believe, I don't care. I only know that I am going to do one thing. One thing. find Meryl. I let her go once and I'm not going to let it happen again. I'll ask you one more time. Where is she?
Familiar Voice: The nanomachines check shows the effects of the FoxDie virus. It grants the subject over-aggressiveness and negativity.
Snake: Naomi! Colonel, what's she doing here?!
Colonel: Lower your voice, Snake. She has her reasons for being her. She'll explain.
Snake: I don't have time to reminisce. Leave all that crap about technology and machines out. What are you doing here?
Naomi: Like Colonel has said, I have my reasons. One of them is personal. The rest is mission-based. My personal reason refers to an old companion of yours. I knew him by the name Frank Jaeger. You knew him as Grey Fox.
Snake: Grey Fox! But he died! He's here?
Naomi: Yes Snake. He is dead. but he is here. Or least somebody that looks like him is here.
Snake: Mr. X? It can't be.
Naomi: This can wait. So, you want to know where Meryl is eh?
Snake: Meryl! Where? Where is she?!
Naomi: She's in the airplane, Snake, the same one that you jumped from. You didn't recognize her because she was disguised as one of them. If she recognized you, then we wouldn't even be able to tell, or perhaps she wants to know nothing of you.
Snake: You've said enough. I'm losing time trying to understand you.
Naomi: What do you intend to do, Snake? Rescue her? Are you sure that she will appreciate it after what you did to her? The fairy tale's over. Snake, it's time to face the reality. You have a mission to complete and if you don't, then it's over for all of us. It will be the end, the end of everything! Yes, Snake, Meryl is in that airplane, but your mission takes place in Russia. Now you must choose: to follow that airplane and hope that she will forgive you, or complete the mission and stop the Genesis Army. It's your choice, Snake. It is your mission. You only have 72 hours.
Snake: Where are you now?
Naomi: I am being held as a prisoner inside the Patriot's base. Help me Snake! I've got to go now, the guard is coming!
~Codec Transmission Ends~
The Snake Eater was escorted out to the training course. He was placed on one side of the battlefield. On the other, entered a computer operated tank. The Snake Eater quickly charged at the tank and rammed with his shoulder. A huge dent was put into the tank. The 8 Patriots and Ocelot all stood by and watched is shock of the sheer power and ruthlessness from the Snake Eater. He continued his attack on the artillery but jumping to the top hatch. His anger was raging. The Snake Eater took hold of the rocket launcher on the tank and bent it with his bare hands. He slowly backed away from it. When the tank went to launch and RPG at the Snake Eater, it backfired and destroyed it self. Claps and cheers could be heard from the side. The Patriots and Ocelot were very pleased with the performance put on by the Snake Eater.
Ocelot: Magnificent. Where did you gentlemen find such a powerful and rare species?
Patriot 4: You know who he is Ocelot. This man was captured during the Cold War. He was one of your allies Ocelot.
Ocelot: No, it can't be! Is it. Total Apocalypse? I always wondered what happened to him.
Patriot 5: You're absolutely correct Ocelot! It is Total Apocalypse indeed! But he is no longer Total Apocalypse! He is the Snake Eater and will be the one who can finally kill Solid Snake!
Ocelot: Alas, the Genesis Army will be complete! Only a little over 3 days remain until it is time to take control. The countdown is on and the end. is near!
~Snake's position~
Bullets were flying by everywhere! Snake was caught in a suspense battle against a group of 4 enemy sentries. He took cover behind inside the wooden crate where his items lay. The firing stopped and the soldiers went on an evasion. Snake was nowhere to be found, so they withdrawed and went back to there normal positions. Snake slowly crawled out of the box making sure that the enemies were gone. He wanted to take a look to see what was in his care package, plenty of camo, ammo, and 10 rations. He was ready to go. As he continued on toward the Patriots location, he was pulled up from under his feet by a vine and found himself being hung upside down on a tree. He waited there for a while until there was a group of sentries beneath him. Snake threw a rock to distract the last soldier in the group. While the soldier was inspecting the noise he had just heard, the other 3 sentries had already gone way ahead of him. Snake drew out his knife to cut the vine and release himself from his current position. He landed right behind the enemy and wrapped his arm around the enemy's neck holding up the knife.
Snake: What do you know about the Snake Eater?
Soldier: Back. to. the. origin.
Snake: What are you talking about?
Soldier: .
Snake slashed the soldier's throat. He wondered what the enemy was talking about. "Back to Origin" was a saying that he had heard before. While examining the soldiers gear, he noticed it said "Genesis" on the patch. The codec rang in Snake's ear.
~Codec Transmission~
Snake: This is Snake.
Colonel: Snake, you only have 75 hours left. Time is running short. You've got to hurry. You're still about a mile away from the main base. The base is located on a small island, so you're going to have to swim to get to it.
Snake: Colonel, I've noticed something about these enemy uniforms. These ones say "Genesis" on the patch.
Colonel: Damn. The Genesis Army is close to being finished. Snake, you've got to hurry!
~Codec Transmission Cuts Out~
Unknown Voice: Use the crocodile head in your package when you get to the enemies island.
Snake: Who is this?
Unknown Voice: Let's just say I've been monitoring you over the past 3 days.
Snake: Identify yourself!
Unknown Voice: You will find me soon don't worry about that. My name is Mr. X.
Snake: Mr. X? Look, I've already been through this before.
~Codec Transmission Switches Over~
Snake: Colonel, who was that just now?
Colonel: I don't know Snake, but he's definitely not one of us.
Snake: Colonel, what are you hiding from me now?
Colonel: Goodness, Snake! I'm not hiding anything from you!
~Codec Transmission Ends~
Snake was ready to continue on the trip. It was about mid-day at this time. He wanted to rest for a few moments, so he decided to pull out some rations for a quick energy boost. Footsteps could be heard coming. Snake lay still in the shrubs, with his silenced Desert Eagle in hand. The 3 other sentries were evading the area to find there fellow comrade. As the last one went by, Snake shot out the soldiers Achilles tendon. The two other sentries heard the noise and turned around, only to see Snake laying there. They drew fire at him getting a shot right on his hip. Snake took out one of the soldiers while the other was still firing at him. While, the enemy was reloading, Snake quickly got up from his position and found a better hiding spot behind a rock. He was dodging bullets while trying to fire some with his M16 at the same time. Snake got the soldier, but also took another shot right in the stomach. Blood was coming out of his mouth. He had to bandage himself up and eat 3 of his 9 rations left to get his energy level back up. Snake began talking to himself.
Snake: Damn that was a close one. Ah, the pain! I'll be alright. I've got to stop the Genesis Army. now!
He continued on up river until he came to the lake where the island laid in the center. Snake put on his crocodile disguise and began to float out toward the island. It was about a quarter mile swim. His codec rang.
~Codec Transmission~
Colonel: Good work, Snake! I see that you're almost there! Let me warn you that the guards at the base can call for back up unlike the other guards back in the jungle. I've also been getting in some weird transmissions similar to the ones you were receiving earlier. I was wrong about them being flaws in your nanomachines. One of the transmissions was coming from the jungle where the other was coming from within the base. I also checked out the Mr. X call that you received and that transmission was coming from within the base. All the transmissions were only in about a 2 mile radius, so they must be close by!
Snake: Alright. I'll call you when I get in the base!
~Codec Transmission Ends~
Something was coming up from out of the water. Metal Gear RAY shot straight up into the air. Liquids voice could be heard shouting out from within the cockpit.
Liquid: Brother! Did you think I was just going to go away?!
Snake: Liquid!?
Liquid: That's right Snake! In 73 hours, I'm going to hell and you're coming with me! The end is close Snake! We are back to the origin! She is still here!
Metal Gear RAY shot up into the air. It could be seen in the background running through the jungle! Snake looked though his pack for the tracking device that he had put on RAY. Sure enough, that was the same RAY that he put it on. But Snake also found a pair of dog tags. They read:
name: Meryl Campbell
birth date: 12/29/83
blood type: B
nationality: USA
Snake just realized that Liquid was talking about Meryl. He quickly called Colonel on the codec.
~Codec Transmission~
Colonel: Snake, you've got to stop RAY!
Snake: Colonel, Meryl's here! I've go to save her!
Colonel: Snake, I knew that she was here. That was one of the things I am not supposed to tell you.
Snake: Where is she?
Colonel: Snake, calm down, concentrate on the mission. You know that Meryl can take care of herself. We both know it.
Snake: Colonel, where is she, where have they taken her? She's your daughter, your own blood! Are you just going to sit there and see how she dies?
Colonel: You don't think I know that, Snake? You think I want to watch her die? Snake, I know that you care a lot for her, but you've been trained to complete missions without letting your human emotions interfere.
Snake: I know. You've changed Colonel.
Colonel: Snake, we've all changed, and if you don't stop it in 72 hours, the whole world will change.
Snake: In 72 hours, I'll destroy Metal Gear after finding Meryl. Now tell me. Where is she?
Colonel: Good heavens, Snake! I am not hiding anything from you! For the first time since I've known you, I can see something in you that I've never seen. is it fear.? Just like his father!
Snake: My father is dead! Don't bring him into this!
Colonel: But he called you, Snake. He was the one that was seen in the airplane. You should be over this by now. You know it well; Big Boss is not dead, he lives on!
Snake: Right now. I don't know what to believe, I don't care. I only know that I am going to do one thing. One thing. find Meryl. I let her go once and I'm not going to let it happen again. I'll ask you one more time. Where is she?
Familiar Voice: The nanomachines check shows the effects of the FoxDie virus. It grants the subject over-aggressiveness and negativity.
Snake: Naomi! Colonel, what's she doing here?!
Colonel: Lower your voice, Snake. She has her reasons for being her. She'll explain.
Snake: I don't have time to reminisce. Leave all that crap about technology and machines out. What are you doing here?
Naomi: Like Colonel has said, I have my reasons. One of them is personal. The rest is mission-based. My personal reason refers to an old companion of yours. I knew him by the name Frank Jaeger. You knew him as Grey Fox.
Snake: Grey Fox! But he died! He's here?
Naomi: Yes Snake. He is dead. but he is here. Or least somebody that looks like him is here.
Snake: Mr. X? It can't be.
Naomi: This can wait. So, you want to know where Meryl is eh?
Snake: Meryl! Where? Where is she?!
Naomi: She's in the airplane, Snake, the same one that you jumped from. You didn't recognize her because she was disguised as one of them. If she recognized you, then we wouldn't even be able to tell, or perhaps she wants to know nothing of you.
Snake: You've said enough. I'm losing time trying to understand you.
Naomi: What do you intend to do, Snake? Rescue her? Are you sure that she will appreciate it after what you did to her? The fairy tale's over. Snake, it's time to face the reality. You have a mission to complete and if you don't, then it's over for all of us. It will be the end, the end of everything! Yes, Snake, Meryl is in that airplane, but your mission takes place in Russia. Now you must choose: to follow that airplane and hope that she will forgive you, or complete the mission and stop the Genesis Army. It's your choice, Snake. It is your mission. You only have 72 hours.
Snake: Where are you now?
Naomi: I am being held as a prisoner inside the Patriot's base. Help me Snake! I've got to go now, the guard is coming!
~Codec Transmission Ends~