Metal Gear Solid:
Untold Mission
A/N: Chea, more reviews! Aha! I think this story is doin' great, and you readers are really helping me! So keep reading and reviewing. Also, this chapter man not be all that great, I just really felt that I needed to update quick. So here it is!
Chapter 3: A Soldier In Disguise
It didn't take Big Boss long to find the forest that the wealthy man had told him about. The forest was just on the outskirts of town. As Big Boss ventured deeper into the forest, and was a safe distance from the village, he decided that gearing up soon would be a good idea.
The forest was vast, beautiful flowers were abundant, as was the wildlife. Jack continued deeper into the forest, with his backpack over his shoulder. Even though he really doubted that any soldiers would be out in the forest, he kept his eyes wide open just in case one of them decided to 'pop up'.
He had hiked another ten minutes into the forest before he came across a rather large hill surrounded by trees and bushes. This would provide the cover he needed to change quickly. Jack stepped through the bushes, and squeezed past the closely grown trees until he was in a closed in area and he proceeded in removing his shirt. Just as Jack reached down to his backpack to retrieve his other clothing, something ringed.
Jack bolted up straight and grabbed immediately for his .45 caliber handgun. Big Boss crouched down and listened carefully. The ringing had ended, and he heard a voice speaking in a foreign language, luckily he knew this language among others also.
"Yes, the area is clear. Returning to post." An unseen speaker said. Then there was the rustle of leaves as the speaker walked away. The language he spoke was Chinese.
The brown-haired, battle-scarred, soldier kept close to a tree until the sound of the unknown speaker walking had almost completely faded. Quickly, Jack grabbed his binoculars and stepped around a few trees until he could see a figure in the distance clearly. Jack brought the binoculars up to his eyes and scanned the man closer. The man was carrying an assault rifle; the exact type Jack did not know but it resembled a PK-102. Jack frowned and lowered the binoculars from his eyes. As soon as he did so, he froze in spot, as there was a ringing again.
SHIT! I'm going to get caught before I even find anything out! Jack thought to himself. Jack slowly retrieved his handgun from between his waist and stomach again and slowly turned around in a circle. The ringing persisted, but he saw no one. The ringing was close…very close. As a precaution, Jack backed up into the space in which he was changing, but the sound only got closer. It was right behind him now.
Shit… Jack thought again, and dropped his handgun. The soldier must have been right behind him, and no doubt he had his rifle pointed at the back of Jack's skull. Lets just hope he's not a trigger happy little bastard… Jack raised his hands in the air, the ringing continued, and waited for orders from the soldier that was no doubt behind him. Almost ten seconds passed before Jack started to look back over his shoulder, but stopped.
That's what he wants me to do! The second I look at him, he's going to blow my brains all over the forest! Big Boss contemplated as he stood there. This guy wanted to play games. The ringing continued, and the seconds ticked by until he was standing there for almost a full minute. Is this guy getting a laugh out of this? If so, it's a damn quiet laugh! Another minute, the ringing persisted, and Jack's anger was starting to boil over, and he spun around and yelled, "Just kill me already!"
But…there was no trigger-happy Chinese soldier who liked to play games bastard. Nope, not even a soldier. The ringing persisted…and Jack looked down at his backpack. Big Boss could actually feel his cheeks redden as he stood there, thinking of what a fool he was. But, hell, no one told him that his radio was with him!
Jack crouched down and retrieved the radio from his pack. The radio hadn't changed much since the last time he used it, just an earpiece, a small rectangular object to hook to your belt and another separate wire that connected to your vest so that he could communicate with the person on the other line.
Jack pressed the 'TALK' button on the device, and a voice came through the earpiece had had just placed into his ear.
"What took you so long to answer, Snake?" 'Snake' knew the voice well…Major Zero. "I thought you were dead!"
Jack frowned. "Major…why did you put this in my pack? And why are you calling me Snake again?" Jack asked, his tone flat.
Major Zero cleared his voice. "Well, 'Snake', I decided that since something irregular was going on, that the items I packed for you would come in handy. You never know what you may encounter under these circumstances. Oh, and I'm only calling you Snake because someone else may be listening in…you never know."
Jack moaned. "Yeah well, good thinking Major. I encountered a Chinese Military soldier just a few minutes ago…He was talking to someone through radio, evidently he was doing a perimeter check."
"Which mean's that the area may be guarded. Where are you anyways?"
"Hanoi. I'm in a forest that surrounds the village. I've gotten some leads on where EVA may have disappeared off too…" Jack's voice trailed off and he took a quick look around to make sure no one was nearby.
"Have you now? What did you find out?"
"Some guy that owns a apartment back in Hanoi said she used to live in his apartment for about a year. But the Chinese Military invaded Hanoi and took her. That's it, nothing else, they only wanted EVA…" Jack replied, his voice trailing again, a bit of worry in his voice.
"Alright, then Jack, I just want you to know that you are on your own. But if you need some help, just contact me. I'll see if I can get Sigint and Stace-…err…Para-medic to help out too." The Major responded.
Jack nodded. "Alright." Big Boss clicked the radio off, and went right too putting his other gear on. He was eager to find out what the Chinese were doing in the vast forest that surrounded this small community…Not to mention enthusiastic to find out where EVA disappeared off too, and why.
After 'Snake' geared himself up, putting on the proper camouflage pants, and camouflage tactical vest over a black T-shirt, hooked his radio up, and holstered his guns and knives in easy-to-reach places, he had started walking deeper into the forest, careful not to make much noise, and careful to watch his environments. Fifteen minutes had passed since he talked to Major Zero.
Snake walked in a crouch, careful not to step on any twigs that seemed to have been placed for his inconvenience. Holding his tranquilizer gun at the ready, Jack was sure he would do fine. No one really told him that these were hostile environments, so he didn't need to worry about a thing.
Buzz…
Snake pressed himself flat to a tree as the static of a soldiers' radio buzzed through the atmosphere.
"The damned bridge is out." The Chinese soldier spoke into the radio. "What should I do?" The Chinese soldier paused as he listened to the voice on the other line. "Understood."
Snake spun around the tree, and watched the Chinese soldier he had seen earlier walk off. Figuring that it was his best chances of finding the base, Big Boss followed the man stealthily, staying a good twenty feet behind the guy, and staying in the brush. As he followed the Soldier, he did in fact notice that a wooden bridge that stretched across a large canyon was indeed 'out'.
Jack had followed the man for what seemed a half hour, until finally another bridge came into view that led to the other side of the canyon. That was, no doubt, where the military base was. As the soldier reached one end of the bridge, Jack starting to walk as quickly as he could toward the man. Once in reach, Jack grabbed the man into a headlock and held the knife to the mans neck and pulled the cord from his radio, ensuring that the man couldn't get any backup…The Big Boss didn't need that right now…
"You talk, you die." Jack told the man in Chinese language. "Understood?" The man nodded slowly. "I need you to tell me a few things…I only want the answers to these questions, nothing else. Do not ask questions and do not look at me. Understand?" The man nodded again. "First question…what is across this bridge?"
The man was nervous. Snake could feel the man's body actually trembling under the grip of Jack. "It…it is a forest…"
Jack pressed the knife harder to the mans neck, not hard enough to draw blood…yet. "Are you sure there's nothing else?" The Chinese Soldier nodded again. Jack slid the blade slowly across the mans neck, drawing blood. "This blade can do a lot more then that. If I don't get the answers I need, I will kill you."
The Chinese Soldier gulped. "Okay...Okay…There is a top secret Chinese Military base about another mile into the forest…"
Jack grinned in satisfaction. "Good…now, tell me, is there a agent in there by the name of EVA? Known here as Mai…"
"N-no…sir…" The soldier stammered.
"Are you sure? Remember what's on the line…soldier." Jack slid the blade up and down the mans neck lightly, as if he were shaving the mans neck. "In one movement…it could all be over…" Jack whispered into the man's ear.
Wide eyed, the man nodded feverishly. "Okay! Yes! She is in there!"
Jack nodded. "Good." In one quick moment, Jack moved his blade away from the man's neck and turned the man around, placing the blade against his throat again, this time forcing the Chinese soldier to the ground, and he un-holstered his gun, and pointed the barrel against the mans throat. "Thanks for the information, pal." Big Boss mumbled. "Now, it's time to say 'bye-bye'." Snake smirked and pulled the gun away slightly as the man cowered under the barrel…and then he fired.
Jack dragged the man into some brush after the tranquilizer dart took effect…Minutes later, Jack was walking across the bridge wearing a Chinese Military Uniform.
A/N: …short…yeah…sorry…I'm kind of debating whether or not something should happen to Jack before he gets to the base, or if he should get in and find EVA, or if something else should happen. This is where I want you to decide! That's right, so reviewers, tell me the direction you want this fic to take!
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