Chapter 18
"Jack!" Rose's voice was sweet and kind. She was a beautiful woman.
Raiden ran to her.
"Are you ok?"
"I'm fine."
"What happened to your hair?" Raiden asked. Rose looked different. She looked exactly like two years ago near Federal Hall when Raiden found that she too was working for the Patriots "Why are you like that?"
"It was Ocelot" Rose was close to tears "He wanted you to know that he's got control over you."
"That son of a bitch." Raiden was angry
"What is she talking about Raiden, control over you? "
Raiden made no case of it instead he grabbed Rose's hand.
"We have to get out of here."
"We have to take Olga's child" Rose pointed to the child playing on the floor.
"That's Olga's child?" Raiden asked.
Meryl had no idea of what they were talking about.
"Yes it is."
Raiden nodded. Rose went over by the child.
"Listen I want you to come with me."
The child didn't respond.
"We have to hurry, they are looking for us!" Meryl warned.
Rose grabbed the child and they all left the cell.
"Alright I'll go on ahead, if it's safe I'll call you on the radio Meryl."
"Ok." Meryl nodded.
Raiden began running to the exit of the detention block. He had to find a way out, he couldn't lose Rose again.
The soldier behind the desk saw Raiden behind the door and opened it.
"Everything ok sir?"
"Yes." Raiden went for the guard and smashed his weapon into the soldier's head. He fell unconscious. "You can come. It's safe." Raiden spoke into the radio.
Raiden didn't know how much soldiers there would be outside the room but he didn't care he wouldn't give up now that he was this close.
"What now?" Meryl asked "We'll never make it out there like this."
Raiden remembered being in a similar situation where the chances weren't on him. Two years ago on Arsenal Gear.
"From what I can tell, Arsenal is headed for Manhattan. I don't know what Solidus is planning, but we'll have to deal with it one way or another. There's also a troop of
production-model Rays ahead."
"How many units Snake?"
"Twenty-five, according to Olga."
"Twenty-five?"
"Yeah. Can't say I've faced that many Metal Gears before, but -- I think we can deal."
"No way we can..."
"We can because we have no other choice."
He didn't have a choice now.
"We can do this." Raiden's tone was decisive "Meryl give me your gun, you guard Rose and the child, leave the fighting to me. We just need to get to the elevator"
Meryl handed Raiden the gun. Raiden was ready. He opened the door.
Vamp stood behind a big circular glass. It was some sort of medical room. On the other side of the glass some kind of metal coffin was connected to all sorts of medical machines. The door behind the man opened.
"How's he doing Vamp?" Shadow asked
Vamp turned around to Shadow.
"No vital signs yet."
"I thought she would be over by now." Shadow came closer to the glass "Soon we'll have the information."
"Shadow, its Ocelot." Shadow picked up his radio
"Has she finished it?"
"No. She isn't here. Two soldiers are dead and another knocked out."
"What?" Shadow was furious.
Otacon surveyed the walls again.
No way in.
Otacon was wasting time. Maybe Snake and Raiden were already dead. Otacon shook his head.
Think, think.
He surveyed the elevator again. It was a normal elevator. The wheels near the pole moved the elevator up. Then it hit him, he felt so stupid.
If it goes up, it means it also goes down.
He checked the lower part of the elevator he could see some very small beams of light. He entered the elevator and looked for a button down. He cleaned the dirt and found it, an arrow pointing down. He pushed it. After a few seconds the elevator moved down. He could see a room below, a very small room. It was filled with cardboard boxes and a door was opposite the elevator. Once the elevator stopped and Otacon got out he inspected the boxes. They were filled with computers, weapons and electronic equipment, but it was equipment he had never seen before. Then he heard a noise outside the room, someone was coming. Otacon had to hide fast.
Snake couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Big Boss.
The man that changed Snake's life forever.
The man that turned Snake's life into a never-ending spiral of violence and war.
"Big Boss is dead." Snake asked Naomi with the hope she was wrong about what she had just said.
"Yes, he was, and technically still is." Naomi paused "But not for long."
"How's that possible?"
"Snake I can tell you everything but we can't stay here.
Naomi was correct, the soldiers outside would eventually notice the elevator.
"Where to?" Snake asked grasping the thought that Big Boss could become alive again.
"We need to go to Floor -3, but I don't have the key."
Snake reached into his equipment. He had used the key once to get to Floor 0. He took it out.
"You mean this?"
Naomi looked at Snake's hand. He was holding a small square key.
"Yes."
Snake inserted it in the slot beside Floor -3 and turned it. The elevator began to move.
"Now tell me why are you bringing back Big Boss?" Snake let go of Naomi.
Naomi looked to the side as if thinking about the right words to say.
"It's because of Ocelot. He told the Patriots that Big Boss possesses incredible secrets in his mind. The Patriots have confidence on Ocelot he has always been their best man. Because of that they gathered the scientific minds to work on the complete genetic reconstruction of his body and mind."
The elevator stooped. Snake grabbed Naomi again. The floor was deserted. Snake peeked around checking for soldiers, but found none.
"Let's go." Snake and Naomi walked out of the elevator.
"We must go right."
"Go on with your story." Snake was fearful
They began walking to the right.
"Very well"
The elevator went back up.
"Snake can you hear me, Snake!" Snake's radio interrupted the conversation
"Meryl! What's going on?"
"It's Raiden he needs help."
"Where are you now?"
"We're near the entrance of the detention block."
Snake looked and saw an arrow pointing to the detention block
"I'm close, I'll be right there."
Snake looked at Naomi. She understood. They sped off.