A/N: Just to let you know that when I first started this story, I had finished playing MGS Twin Snakes and was just starting Sons of Liberty. Well...now that I'm halfway through it figure I should give as much of the story as I can remembr. So be warn that if you han't played the games, there will be spoilers ahead.
An 'Inform'-al Alliance
"Alright. Now that we know each other, I think it's time we exchange some important information." Donatello suggested.
"Yeah, like tellin' me what in da shell a Metal Gear is." Raphael snapped.
"Is it here?" Otacon asked.
"I don't even know what it looks, like let alone know if it's here or not." Raphael exclaimed as he threw his hands up into the air.
"Metal Gear is a weapon of mass destruction." Otacon explained. "The first prototype was called 'Rex'. It was a stealth machine capable of firing nuclear warheads without being detected on any sonar or radar. Rex was secretly built by the government through a company called Armstech."
"You're talking about 'Shadow Mosses'?" Donatello questioned. "I've read the books and thought they were true…but then the news said that it was just garbage written by mad-men."
"That was to cover up what was really happening." Otacon answered. "A man by the name 'Solidus Snake' started the 'Rex project' while he was president. He was before our former president, Johnson. Solidus wished to continue a project that was started with 'Big Boss'."
"But I thought it was Liquid Snake that wanted to continue the Genome Soldiers experiment. That's why he hijacked Rex for the ransom demands of Big Boss's remains and one billion dollars." Donatello said.
"Genome Soldiers?" Raphael asked. "What are dose?"
"Big Boss was the subject of genetics project." Otacon replied. "He was said to have the 'warrior gene' in him. Once found and isolated, that gene would be injected into soldiers to make them ultimate warriors."
"Theory has it that that's how Solid Snake and Liquid Snake came about." Donatello added.
"And Solidus, but he was not like Liquid or Solid." Otacon pointed out.
"We're getting a little off subject here." Snake interrupted.
"Right." Otacon re-adjusted his glasses nervously. "Anyway Liquid had a man named Ocelot Revolver, but he was actually a triple agent. First he turned on Liquid in the 'Shadow Mosses', then he turned on Gurlukovich at the abduction of 'Ray'."
Raphael raised an eyebrow. "Ray?"
"The next Metal Gear to come out." Otacon answered. "After 'Shadow Mosses', where Rex was destroyed, another Metal Gear was developed."
"How?" Donatello asked.
"The president of ArmsTech, Baker, had an optical disk that he gave me." Snake explained. "Unfortunately, I was relieved of the disk by Ocelot."
"Ocelot was working for Solidus all this time." Otacon said. "When Solidus's plan was found out, he was relieved of office for a pawn of the 'Patriots'."
"Patriots!" Donatello said with surprise. "They really do exist?"
"Yes." Otacon nodded. "Solidus's plans were something they could not have in their works, so they had him removed for President Johnson. He was a man who practically sold his soul to the devil so he could join the 'Patriots'."
"So it was true that the 'Rex' and the 'Ray' Metal Gears were just protection for the ultimate Metal Gear, 'Arsenal'." Donatello said.
"That's right." Otacon replied. "Snake and I use to go out as an Anti-Metal Gear organization until Solidus, along with Arsenal, was taken out." He heaved a heavy sigh. "But it would seem that Metal Gears are still being made."
"I was willing to let the government take this one, but Otacon seem persistent that we do it." Snake snorted.
"That and I figured that only you could find the blue prints to Metal Gear." Otacon said. "With those blue prints, there will be no stop to making Metal Gears."
"Blue prints of Metal Gear…" Donatello breathed. "Those could fetch a good price on the market." He started to scratch his chin. "Hmmm…
"Donnie…I hate ta point dis out, but I thought ya didn't know anythin' about Metal Gear." Raphael said.
"I only knew what I have seen on the internet." Donatello answered. "Most of it was said to be rumors."
"Now that you know why we're here and what we're looking for, it's time for you to give us some information." Snake said.
"Being a professional hacker, Otacon, I'm sure that you already have a bit of information." Donatello commented. "Tell us what you know and we'll filling in the blank spots."
"We know that the buyer's name is Oruku Saki, but he is also known as the Shredder and that he rules over New York." Snake replied.
"Dat's only da surface and I mean dat literally." Raphael said. "Da truth is he's really an alien."
"An alien!" Otacon exclaimed. "Is this like 'Men in Black'? Aliens live among us?"
"Nothing like that." Donatello waved a hand. "A long time ago, thanks to the Shredder, Utroms crash-landed on Earth. They had to wait centuries for our technology to catch up with them so they could build a transmat to go home with. Now the Shedder wants to go home to destroy his enemies. My guess is that he wants to use the technology of Metal Gear to upgrade himself and sell the blue prints to gain enough cash to build a ship that will take him out into space."
"So you're sure that Metal Gear is here?" Snake asked.
"I did see a rather large truck with a Foot symbol on it." Raphael remembered. "Dat's what brought me here in da first place."
"But how would the Shredder be able to upgrade himself?" Otacon asked.
"An Utrom is like the cross between a brain and an octopus." Donatello replied. "They use machines called 'Exoskeletons' to look like humans and get around. If Shredder combines his exoskeleton with Metal Gear, he might actually become unstoppable."
"Then we got to find out where he, the blue prints to Metal Gear, and Metal Gear before that all happens." Snake stated.
"No shell Sherlock." Raphael snapped. "But where do we start?"
"The computer room on the floor you're in." Donatello replied. "The first level computer room gave us the lay out of the building, but the second level computer should give us the whereabouts of what we're looking for."
"Ok, we…that means we're gonna team-up?" Raphael asked.
"Of course. You have a problem with that?" Otacon asked back.
"I work alone." Both Snake and Raphael answered together.
"Not that again." Donatello sighed. "Look, two heads are better than one and four are better than two."
"Please don't tell me that you're going to be throwing quotes at me too." Snake groaned.
"At least I'm not as bad as Otacon." Donatello replied. "I at least know what they would mean."
"Har, har." Otacon huffed.
"So what does yer little math lesson mean?" Raphael asked.
"That if we all work together, we'll have a better chance of completing the mission." Donatello answered. "So you two better be able to work together."
"He does have a point." Otacon admitted.
"Alright." Snake sighed. "But he better not slow me down." He warned.
"Me? Slow ya down?" Raphael asked in an insulted tone. "It had better not be ya who slows me down."
"Will you two just get moving?" Donatello asked irritably.
"Yeah, yeah." Raphael replied before transmission was cut from both the communicator and the Codec. "After you." He said as he stepped to the side.
Snake walks pass Raph, un-amused. "Quite a sense of humor you got there." He commented coldly.
"Least I got a sense of humor." Raphael grumbled as he followed after the bandanna-wearing man.
The two walk down a hallway until they find a security door. "Going to need a second level card key to get in." Snake said after studying the door.
"Not really." Raphael said while he took his Sais from his belt.
"What are you going to do with those?" Snake asked.
"Dis." Raphael stuck the Sais into the door. "Give a hand." He took hold of one Sai with both hands and Snake took hold of the other. Both pulled on the Sais until the door was pried open. "See, no need fer key card." Raph grunted.
Snake was the first to slip in to the room. "Yeah, but how will we get back out?" He asked.
Raphael slips in next and the door slams shut once it was let go. "Dat's what techies are fer." He said matter-of-factly. "Dey're hackin' inta the room fer information anyway."
"But what do you do when the room is full of ninjas?" Snake asked as he pointed to the wall of Foot soldiers standing before them.
"Da obvious." Raphael answered in a 'no duh' kind of way. "We take dem out."
"Well, well, well." A towering shadow came up behind the wall of Foot soldiers. They separated so that Hun could come forward. "If it isn't our local turtle freak and it seems he brought a friend. What's the matter, don't think you can't take us on all by yourself?"
"I can take ya all on with an arm tied behind my shell." Raphael snapped. "Snakie-boy here is just along fer da ride."
"Snakie-boy?" Snake raised an eyebrow. "Along for the ride?" He turned to the mutant turtle. "If you haven't forgotten, this was my mission to start with."
"Yer mission?" Raphael spat when he turned to face Snake. "If I didn't see dat large truck drive by, ya wouldn't know if ya even had a mission."
Hun comes up to the arguing males and grabs them around their necks with his massive hands. "As much as I would love to see you two fight among each other," he hoists them off the ground so that their feet were dangling below them, "I do hate to be ignored."
"Ignore dis Tiny." Raphael said as he punched the blonde man in the face.
Hun lets go of what he holds to grab his nose. "You'll pay for that." He growled.
"Can't do anything when you're flat on your back." Snake said as he kicked the legs out from under Hun.
The wall of Foot soldiers comes charging at Raph and Snake. "Here we go." The young turtle laughed as he dove into the wall.
"This was supposed to be a stealth mission." Snake stated. "Not a free-for-all."
"Don't be such a wimp." Raphael yelled from the middle of the fray. "Go find yer little destructive machine while I take care of these guys."
"No need." Donatello announced. "We already downloaded the information from this room, but it's not telling us where Metal Gear is."
Snake took out his M9. "So now what?" He asked while shooting a couple ninjas with tranquil darts before they had a chance to jump on Raph.
"You'll have to go up to a higher level computer room." Otacon answered. "There's one on the twentieth floor."
"Can we take da elevator?" Raphael asked hopefully.
"Only if you wanna get yourself stuck in a death trap." Donatello replied. "I think now would be a good idea to start becoming stealthy."
"Now would be a good idea ta start becomin' stealthy." Raphael quietly mocked.
"You say something bro?" Donatello asked.
"No, nothin'." Raphael said quickly. "How about openin' da door so we can get out of here?"
"Done and done." Otacon said while the door suddenly opened.
Both the turtle and the man dart out of the room with a wave of Foot soldiers trailing behind them. They get to a door, next to an elevator, that leads them to the stairwell. Raph yanks open the door, but Snake hits the call button.
"What are ya doin' man?" Raphael yelled. "We can't use da elevator."
There was a ding and the double doors open. "It's better than taking the stairs." Snake ran into the elevator. "You coming or not?"
Raphael hesitates for a moment before running into the elevators just as Snake hits the 'close doors' button. Then the mercenary pulls out his Socom, aims it at the elevator control unit and shoots it. "Holy Shell!" The young turtle exclaimed as the control unit exploded. "Alright smart stuff, now what?" He asked angrily.
Snake aims a laser light at the lock to the door to the shaft. "This." He shot the lock off and the door falls open. "Come on." The dark man said before he jumped up through the opening and pulled himself up.
"I'll come as soon as ya move yer butt." Raphael grumbled while he waited for the dark man to move away from the opening so he could jump through it himself.
Once Raph joined him, Snake climbed up the counter weight cable. "Follow me." He told the red bandanna-wearing turtle.
Raphael looks at the man in astonishment. "Are ya insane? Dere's no way we can climb up sixteen flights before da Foot comes in after us. We'll be sittin' ducks in dis shaft."
"Just climb." Snake ordered.
"Grr…" Raphael angrily climbed up after the man.
About a yard or so up, Snake looks down at Raph. "How fast can you count?" He asked.
"What?" Raphael asked in bewilderment.
"Try to keep count of the floors so we know where our stop is and hold on tight." Snake said before he took out a grenade, pulled the pin with his teeth, and threw the grenade into the elevator.
Hun had just finished forcing the elevator doors open when the grenade lands at his feet. "Oh crud." The large man groaned before diving out of the car.
Snake spits the pin out of his mouth. "Get ready to start counting doors in 3…2…1!" The grenade exploded and blew up the elevator, sending Snake and Raphael hurling up. "When?" Snake yelled.
"How da shell should I know?" Raphael yelled back.
"Now!" Donatello and Otacon yelled into their ears. "Jump now!"
Not questioning the order given to them, the two jump off the cable towards a pair of elevator doors. Snake manages to grab the ledge of the doors with the tips of his fingers, while Raph used his Sais to hold himself to the wall just below them. Unfortunately for Snake, his fingers start to slip. "Hurry up and open the doors." He grunted as he tried to keep his grip. "I can't hold on…" But it was no use; the mercenary lost hold of the ledge and falls.
Using his legs, Raphael catches the man in a vise grip. "Don't worry dude, I got you." But Snake's extra weight causes the Sais not to hold onto the wall as well as they use to and one pulls out. This leaves them dangling dangerously from the one still in the wall.
A/N2: Isn't nice to be left at (if you'll excuse the pun) a cliff hanger? Sorry that this chapter was so late. I swear I thought I posted it last week.
Hope you're having fun.