Chapter One: Gaseous

Snake stood up and viewed the area one more time. He knew his mission by heart; Infiltrate the prison at night, rescue the General and escort him to the extraction point, just a mile south of where he crashed. He knew who his radio allies were also, from the last mission last year. Colonel Zero (promoted), Para-Medic, and Sigint.

"Look, no one here for the last damn time." Someone said. He obviously slapped his comrade in the back of the head during him saying this.

"Ow! Ok! Geez, sorry for being protective, for once I didn't want to die." His friend said. They both walked off.

North. Snake imprinted those words in his head. North. North. Must head north. He, by compass, headed north. He was soon met by 3 gunshots. Startled, Snake flattened himself against the nearest tree, his .45 in hand.

"I swear I don't know anything! I was just…!" The guy from earlier said.

"Silence! You want to be what your buddy is right now!" A low-voiced man interrupted.

Snake peered around the tree corner to see what the commotion was. A man, about 6' 9" in a black suit, weighted down by armor and weapons, was standing above 2 soldiers with a pistol point at one; One soldier was lying dead, and the other was sitting up, his left leg wounded.

"N-no sir!" The soldier replied, stammering.

"Then answer me! Why are you trespassing this area!" The man said.

"G-Gaseous, s-sir, I heard an explosion over here and I went t-"

"Silence!" Gaseous fired another shot, this one barely missing the soldier. "This is war! You are obviously supposed to hear explosions!" With that said, he fired one last round, this one piercing the soldier's skull.

Snake had an urge to radio Colonel, but waited until Gaseous Snake was out of sight. When he was, he did so.

"Colonel! Did you just see-"

"Two soldiers get slaughtered by a man called 'Gaseous?' Yes. I did…and it was who I feared."

"Who I feared…?"

"Yes. 'Gaseous Snake' is a Cobra team commander."

"Cobra team commander!"

"Yes, Cobra was separated into 2 teams; Team 1 being the one you decimated last year. Team 2 is lead by Gaseous Snake. He has special powers too, you know. Gaseous Snake can morph into smoke and infect you with extremely powerful snake venom, the venom of a Water Moccasin. The other members of Team 2 are Psy, Mimoc, and Major Cleave. Psy has the power to teleport, and he can disappear at will. Some say he can't even die. Mimoc can search your mind for memories and re-create them, usually making you un-willing to fight, and Major Cleave, they say his punches can crack even steel."

"So that's why they call him Gaseous Snake, because he can morph into smoke and kill them with a snake bite…but why didn't he just kill those 2 soldiers with his 'special powers'?"

"How should I know?"

"Well, you are the all-knowing—"

"I don't like where this is going. Whatever the case, just continue with the mission. If they pose a problem, eliminate them."

With that, the radio shut down.