Hal finally woke up. He saw David driving. He almost panicked when he realized what was happening, but contained him self when he realized that it would do no good plus the fact he was in the car with, what he now would refer to as, a lunatic. "Where are we going?" his voice was full of fear. He felt like he was reliving something with this man. Looking around him he could see the area was plain and desolate. It came to him before David answered "We are going to the base. I have this map to show me where it is," Hal took the map. His hands were shaking. He didn't know if he should hate him self for that fact or just do what was necessary. Be scared.

A few hours had past and they were quite literally in the middle of no where. "What if you're wrong?" he took careful note not to say David and get him upset or Snake and feed on his ego "What if the base isn't there or there is no evidence?"

"I know it will be there,"

"But what if you are wrong?" there was a silence. It was long. He didn't know how to answer it seemed.

A few minutes had past when Snake made his decision "You take be back. And I would want to find out my real past. And the reason why the colonel drugged me," Hal's eyes went open wide. "What do you mean he drugged you?" well that just shows that I was right, Snake thought to him self, the colonel was up to something. "When you rushed into the room it had been after he shot me with a tranquilizer dart. There is something going on and I have to know what it is," Otacon's face showed what he figured it would "So it could be true. Then what about me? How would that explain me?"

"All he said was that you forgot too."

Hal was silent. He didn't remember thinks like David was nor did he think his real past was blurry. Now it was David that started the questions "What if I am right?" Hal's mind went blank. He didn't know what or how to answer.

Hours had gone by. Hal wake up once more and the car had stopped. David was gone. He got out of the car and looked around. He saw snow. Nothing else. Just the car and snow. Well he did see foot prints. They were Snakes. He followed them cautiously.

There he was standing at the bottom of the cliff. He looked at the natural made ramp that lead up into the base. "So, this is it? This is where it happened?" there was no answer "You do realize that if it isn't true then we have to go back. I am going to make sure that I work it out so that you don't pay anything for this," Hal's mind was set on the fact that he just wanted to help David. He wanted to make sure that when they get back he doesn't suffer penalties.

In Snake's mind he saw the car chase of the two jeeps. The florescent lights going by so fast it seemed like a solid line. The blast of the two machine guns going off toward each other. The tires screeching as one of them spun out and the other slammed into it. When the smoke cleared he pulled himself out from under the jeep. Meryl had been out cold. She woke up after he pulled her out. Then Liquid came to. The Fa-Mas in his hand had looked unforgiving.

I am the superior one, he thought; I am the one that should take over father's dreams! Liquid walked to Solid and tried to take the gun and use it. Then he felt it. His heart gave out. He knew what it was. He tried. He failed. "FOX,"

"DIE." The sentence finished by Solid has he watched his brother die. Liquid felt the area fade. Then nothing. He failed to do what he wanted to. To try to finish Big Boss's dream.

He came back out of his thoughts and knew he had to find out. He climbed the hill. Otacon followed.

They reached the top and looked around. "How long?" Otacon didn't answer "how long was it since I was picked up?"

"About 2 months," that was about long enough for them to either clean up or move out. But it was odd. The jeeps were there. In the way he remembered but it wasn't right. He couldn't figure it out. He went to another jeep that was parked near by. He checked it and found the keys. He started it and told Otacon to get in. They drove off. They found no one around.

He finally stopped at the main section of the base. They had to climb a bit to get inside, but they were in. Hal was quiet. He was trying to get through the understanding of how the hell David knew what he was doing and where he was going. They walked into the building and started up a set of steps. Finally, Hal spoke "Where are we going?"

"Security. I am going to see if there were any videos on that night. It will prove to me what is going on and let you know the truth."

They walked in the room. It was weird. A base that was supposed to house nuclear warheads and no one was here. He found the videos. He started playing the tapes that were dated three months ago. He found what he needed. It did indeed show him. Otacon was taken back. "So it is true!" Snake felt there was something wrong. He tried to hold that thought aside as he tried to find a video of Otacon. It was clear as crystal, but the face. It didn't match the man he was next to. "Who is that?"

"Otacaon…" Snake turned around. "The name. You both have the same name. It was the name that I was getting you mixed up in. You really weren't there. Do you have a sister?"

"No…what…what do you mean the name?"

"I'm sorry it seems I had gotten you and him mixed up. You both have the same name," Snake got up and turned around. "I shouldn't have pulled you into this. Let me take you back. I found out that I am telling the truth and you know too, but this just means that there is something bigger here and the colonel is involved too." They started out the door and got into the jeep. It started up and they headed back to the cliff.

The jeep came to a screeching halt as he spotted a group of cars and what appeared to be Colonel Campbell waiting for them at the head of the cars. The colonel spoke loudly "You couldn't stay back. You just had to come here and find out what was going on," Snake got out of the jeep. "I was right," Snake started to walk to the colonel and got stopped when he heard the multiple clicks of automatic weapons aimed at him. "What is going on? Who am I?" Hal sensed the doubt before and knows it now. He doesn't think he is himself even though he saw the video. "There was an acciedent with the snowmobile. Meryl was killed instantly. Solid Snake lived long enough for us to recreate him," Hal could hear Snake's teeth grind. "You are that recreation,"

"What do you mean?!"

"Solid Snake was the best protection we had against threats in the world. He took out three metal gears single handedly. You were the first prototype. Unfortunately you remembered too much. We didn't want to have you started to disobey orders soon so we figured we would make another that would think he had a past and ideals that suit our needs. You would have probably taken after Big Boss. We didn't need that type of situation," Snake was ready to fight and then changed his thoughts. He didn't know what to think or do. Just to listen. Finally he spoke "What about what you said 'Hal forgot why can't you?'"

"Because we made sure that all comms betweens the two of them were cut. He gave up on finding Snake. We know where he is and he is safe. Keeping him self out of trouble. How you got mixed up with this one that has the same name I will never know."

"So…now what?" Hal spoke up. He had to know. "Now you both know what is going on. And it is simple. I drive off. I don't look back and they have the orders they have," he got into the car. He did what he said he would and drove off. "Drive," Snake jumped in the back and Hal did what he was told. The gun mount was loaded and he hoped it worked. The jeep skidded off and the other cars gave chase.

The rounds flew in the air and found the targets that were assigned to them. Four of the cars were out of the chase. One was left. It rammed the jeep hard fish tailing it into a dune of snow. They both got out of the car and Snake turned to Hal. "Just go. Find the other one with your name. Tell him what happened. If I live I will try to join you. Just get out of here," Hal got back and tried to wonder what his life would be like. "I didn't think that it would be this hard to kill my brother," his blood ran cold has he heard his own voice from the other car. "You are nothing but a failed experiment. And my orders are to take you out," he pulled out a SOCOM .45 pistol and fired at the jeep as it was speeding off. The vehicle spun and slammed in the wall. No one moved. Snake was alone. No weapons. No support. No Grey Fox. No Fox Die. "Seems like this is it. You should have stayed where you were. Back at the institute,"

"Sometimes there are things that need to be done. I know now what happened," the other Snake holstered his gun and walked to him. "You look really good. Surprised you didn't kill your self with the thoughts and memories of all that happened to the real Solid Snake,"

"One thing. The thoughts and memories make us who we are. And what we can do,"

From where the colonel was he could just barely see it all. He had seen the head shot that his Snake did, but now they were close and he couldn't make them out. His eyes went wide when he saw them scuffle. After that he couldn't tell them apart. One of them stopped moving. The other stood up. He was having a hard time making out which one it was. So he waited. He figured it was his Snake since he got into the car. He drove back to the scene and got out. Snake pulled up and stood out of the car "It's all most done,"

"What is there left to do? Both men are dead,"

"Just need to know where the real Otacon is," the Colonel didn't understand "Why would you want to kill him he isn't a problem,"

"I am not going to kill him. I am going to find him and he will help me put an end to all of this for good," the colonel realized what he was saying and wished he stayed closer once he realized the .45 aiming at him. "Snake…it wasn't me I am just a figure head. I just wanted to make sure that things worked out wi---"

"Colonel, with all due respect, I don't trust you any more. I don't believe you. And now that you want to try to lie to me, Fuck you," the hammer hit the firing pin. The power inside the brass ignited sending out the slug from the chamber out the muzzle and into the colonel's leg. He hit the ground crying in pain "Where is Otacon?"

"Manhattan! New York! He was doing research science for NYU! Please I will help you, Snake!"

"You helped me enough. And doing all of this about me proves to me that you didn't care about Meryl."

The last round that was used to end the colonel's life stopped in the asphalt under his head. The gun was left behind. He took the car and sped off. He knew where he was going. He didn't know what he was going to do. He just wanted to find some one with answers to the questions he had. If he didn't find who he wanted he would change his identity. The main thing was that he knew he was free.

The buzzer on the intercom went off. Hal was holding a model of Mahoromatic on a motorcycle when he answered. "Hal… this is Snake. We need to talk." The toy crashed to the ground and he buzzed him in. This was going to be a long day. And things were probably going to change all over again.

Snake filled Otacon in on all the details. And Otacon told him his side of the story. After he got out of the base he tried to search for Snake. He gave up thinking that he didn't want to be found. "And now here you are…well sort of,"

"I just wanted to see if there was a way to find out what was the reason of doing this? Why make me and another one?"

"I wish I could help, but all my contacts are gone. After I disappeared they left too. Listen I would think its fine to stay here tonight. In the morning we will talk some more," Snake agreed.

The next morning came and there was an envelope under the door. Otacon and Snake read it contents. Philanthropy was on the front page along with classified stamps. In the later pages a small list of contact names was printed.

Just as he was about to leave it all be hind him he found himself on the George Washington Bridge in the rain ready to head to a tanker below…

Disclaimer: I don't know who really owns it. But I don't own the rights to them.

Note: keep in mind that this is not how it really happens before metal gear 2 but remember it is a story. I am not trying to convince others that this happens. Just read it and enjoy it. Think of it has another universe to the actual story line.

Thank you for reading!!