The temperature had dropped considerably since Snake had been at the
barracks. The temperature had dropped by at least twenty degrees
Fahrenheit.
"Look, Snake. Let's just go. We'll get our directions once we get to the heliport."
"I thought you wanted to stall?"
"Look, I guess the General's made his decision and I can't do anything about it. But I want to do something for this mission before I have to leave."
"What were you thinking?"
"Snake give me your Socom. Just until we get to the heliport. I want to help."
Snake stared at his Socom for a second. This guy was like Snake. He got his adrenaline rush from battle. The least Snake could do is let him have this last request. "Fine. But just until we get to the heliport." Snake gave him the Socom.
"Thank you Snake."
"No problem." Snake turned around to leave.
"Freeze!"
"What the hell are you doing?"
"You heard me. Don't move."
"Javelin!"
"Stop calling me that... oh wait the vocal changer." Javelin peels what looks like a clear piece of tape off of his neck. A new voice came out of Javelin now. "My real name is Wally Wojciechowski. Code name Omega Chameleon. MERC's disguise expert."
"You son of a bitch. You won't shoot me. You don't have the balls."
"Well, we'll see later on when you meet the boss."
"See, I knew you wouldn't kill me."
"The boss wants to interrogate you." Snake was handcuffed and stripped of all of his weapons. Snake managed to hide his M9, but that was it.
Snake was led down a long hall and was stopped suddenly. Omega called out to two guards. The Russians came over to them and joined Omega on the escort. The long hall continued on for what seemed like miles.
"Ok, let's stop and take a minute's break."
They all stopped. Snake reached into his back pocket and grabbed his M9. He couldn't shoot anyone with handcuffs behind his back, but he had a plan.
"Guard, come here for a minute."
"What is it?"
"I'm sick, there's medicine in my back pocket but I can't reach it."
"Live with it."
"I'm really sick. I could die if I don't get that medicine."
"Fine, I'll get it for you."
The guard walked over to him and then went behind him. As soon as the guard was behind him Snake pulled the M9's trigger. The guard fell but his assault rifle was caught on the handcuffs. Snake grabbed the gun and shot the handcuffs off at an angle so he wouldn't be hit. He did this all in about a second. Snake turned and pulled the trigger on the other guard. He turned again. Now he had the Famas pointed right at Omega's head.
"I want answers, now."
"What do you want to know?"
"I want to know why the nuke is going to launched... and where?"
"I don't know exactly, these Soviets are crazy. All I know is that they want to establish themselves as a leading power, and they want to liberate Russia. But I don't know where they plan to launch it. But this nuke is powerful enough to destroy about half of Cuba."
"Your kidding right. Nothing could destroy that much."
"Well it's technology that's been under development for over ten years. Only five exist today, and these Soviets have one."
Snake pulled the trigger. He had gotten the info he wanted. He knelt down and called the General.
"General, did you hear that?"
"Yes, but I can't believe something like that exists today."
"I wonder if the Patriots are behind this."
"Perhaps they are, but why would they sell this kind of weapon to the Russians?"
"I don't know, maybe it was someone else."
Snake took back his equipment and continued his walk down the hall. He opened the door labeled heliport and stepped outside. Rain was now pouring down the sides of the building. Thunder and lightning echoed and flashed in the distance. A figure stood on the helipad in front of him. He wore a large brown trench coat. The man turned around to see something Snake thought he would never see again. It was Vamp, from Dead Cell. Snake took a step back. Vamp had to be dead; he was shot into the ocean.
"I see you're surprised to see me. You helped kill me those many years ago."
"But, how did you live?"
"You see; cloning has become a fairly normal process. So my body was found and I was cloned."
"Damnit."
Snake started toward him. He shot his Socom at him. Vamp dodged every bullet with ease. Vamp charged at Snake. Vamp was inches away from Snake's face when he leapt into the air. Snake was caught by surprise and to him it felt like he still took the hit. Snake was on the ground staring up at the sky in an instant. Vamp was on him then with his hunting knife. Snake tried to hold him back. Vamp brought the knife closer and closer to Snake's neck. Snake kicked him off as the blade got a centimeter from his neck. Snake drew his Socom and fired again. Vamp dodged the fire again.
"I won't let you and your Soviet friends launch that nuke Snake!"
"What? My friends? I'm not working with them."
"Don't lie to me, I know you were sent here to stop me before I could stop the launch."
"Vamp, we're on the same side here, I was sent here to stop that launch."
"Why should I believe you Snake?"
"Because I bet you could use some help taking care of the Soviets." Vamp came down in front of him. "I will believe you for now Snake. We shall team up, yes?"
Snake extended his hand to shake. "Yes, for now I'll team up with you Vamp."
"Good, you can call me on Codec. My frequency is 141.98."
"Mine's 140.76."
"I'll take the eastern building. You take the western."
"What's the difference?"
"Eastern is waste disposal and prison. Western is the main armory and technical building. I figure you could use weapons more than I can."
Snake turned around. There were four buildings. The one he came through was from the north and it was soldier barracks, vehicular storage, and docks. "What about the south building?"
"That's where I came from. It is science and research mostly. That is where all of the labs are except for the head scientist, Invisible Raven."
"I took care of her. She was in the north building, she's dead now."
"It is for the best then. I'll contact you if I find anything."
The two men walked to the opposite buildings and both entered.
"Look, Snake. Let's just go. We'll get our directions once we get to the heliport."
"I thought you wanted to stall?"
"Look, I guess the General's made his decision and I can't do anything about it. But I want to do something for this mission before I have to leave."
"What were you thinking?"
"Snake give me your Socom. Just until we get to the heliport. I want to help."
Snake stared at his Socom for a second. This guy was like Snake. He got his adrenaline rush from battle. The least Snake could do is let him have this last request. "Fine. But just until we get to the heliport." Snake gave him the Socom.
"Thank you Snake."
"No problem." Snake turned around to leave.
"Freeze!"
"What the hell are you doing?"
"You heard me. Don't move."
"Javelin!"
"Stop calling me that... oh wait the vocal changer." Javelin peels what looks like a clear piece of tape off of his neck. A new voice came out of Javelin now. "My real name is Wally Wojciechowski. Code name Omega Chameleon. MERC's disguise expert."
"You son of a bitch. You won't shoot me. You don't have the balls."
"Well, we'll see later on when you meet the boss."
"See, I knew you wouldn't kill me."
"The boss wants to interrogate you." Snake was handcuffed and stripped of all of his weapons. Snake managed to hide his M9, but that was it.
Snake was led down a long hall and was stopped suddenly. Omega called out to two guards. The Russians came over to them and joined Omega on the escort. The long hall continued on for what seemed like miles.
"Ok, let's stop and take a minute's break."
They all stopped. Snake reached into his back pocket and grabbed his M9. He couldn't shoot anyone with handcuffs behind his back, but he had a plan.
"Guard, come here for a minute."
"What is it?"
"I'm sick, there's medicine in my back pocket but I can't reach it."
"Live with it."
"I'm really sick. I could die if I don't get that medicine."
"Fine, I'll get it for you."
The guard walked over to him and then went behind him. As soon as the guard was behind him Snake pulled the M9's trigger. The guard fell but his assault rifle was caught on the handcuffs. Snake grabbed the gun and shot the handcuffs off at an angle so he wouldn't be hit. He did this all in about a second. Snake turned and pulled the trigger on the other guard. He turned again. Now he had the Famas pointed right at Omega's head.
"I want answers, now."
"What do you want to know?"
"I want to know why the nuke is going to launched... and where?"
"I don't know exactly, these Soviets are crazy. All I know is that they want to establish themselves as a leading power, and they want to liberate Russia. But I don't know where they plan to launch it. But this nuke is powerful enough to destroy about half of Cuba."
"Your kidding right. Nothing could destroy that much."
"Well it's technology that's been under development for over ten years. Only five exist today, and these Soviets have one."
Snake pulled the trigger. He had gotten the info he wanted. He knelt down and called the General.
"General, did you hear that?"
"Yes, but I can't believe something like that exists today."
"I wonder if the Patriots are behind this."
"Perhaps they are, but why would they sell this kind of weapon to the Russians?"
"I don't know, maybe it was someone else."
Snake took back his equipment and continued his walk down the hall. He opened the door labeled heliport and stepped outside. Rain was now pouring down the sides of the building. Thunder and lightning echoed and flashed in the distance. A figure stood on the helipad in front of him. He wore a large brown trench coat. The man turned around to see something Snake thought he would never see again. It was Vamp, from Dead Cell. Snake took a step back. Vamp had to be dead; he was shot into the ocean.
"I see you're surprised to see me. You helped kill me those many years ago."
"But, how did you live?"
"You see; cloning has become a fairly normal process. So my body was found and I was cloned."
"Damnit."
Snake started toward him. He shot his Socom at him. Vamp dodged every bullet with ease. Vamp charged at Snake. Vamp was inches away from Snake's face when he leapt into the air. Snake was caught by surprise and to him it felt like he still took the hit. Snake was on the ground staring up at the sky in an instant. Vamp was on him then with his hunting knife. Snake tried to hold him back. Vamp brought the knife closer and closer to Snake's neck. Snake kicked him off as the blade got a centimeter from his neck. Snake drew his Socom and fired again. Vamp dodged the fire again.
"I won't let you and your Soviet friends launch that nuke Snake!"
"What? My friends? I'm not working with them."
"Don't lie to me, I know you were sent here to stop me before I could stop the launch."
"Vamp, we're on the same side here, I was sent here to stop that launch."
"Why should I believe you Snake?"
"Because I bet you could use some help taking care of the Soviets." Vamp came down in front of him. "I will believe you for now Snake. We shall team up, yes?"
Snake extended his hand to shake. "Yes, for now I'll team up with you Vamp."
"Good, you can call me on Codec. My frequency is 141.98."
"Mine's 140.76."
"I'll take the eastern building. You take the western."
"What's the difference?"
"Eastern is waste disposal and prison. Western is the main armory and technical building. I figure you could use weapons more than I can."
Snake turned around. There were four buildings. The one he came through was from the north and it was soldier barracks, vehicular storage, and docks. "What about the south building?"
"That's where I came from. It is science and research mostly. That is where all of the labs are except for the head scientist, Invisible Raven."
"I took care of her. She was in the north building, she's dead now."
"It is for the best then. I'll contact you if I find anything."
The two men walked to the opposite buildings and both entered.