I just want all of you to know that I have never played MGS 1, but I have seen parts of it. Some of this is taken from that fragments that I can remember. So please, don't judge me too harshly on the layout. Also, please r&r!!

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The cargo area of the Kasatka was about half filled. The three operatives sat on one side, while the support members sat on the other, conversing about how it was once again turning into a memory, as well as swapping their codec frequencies.

"Otacon, any other information we should know about?" Snake's green eyes were fixed on both scientists.

Damon was upfront and said no quite abruptly, while Otacon hinted at something and was hesitant. He stared toward the cockpit, and then at his black and white Adidas shoes.

"There is one thing... I didn't think much of it at the time, and it isn't really that important." He paused. "You see..."

The PA had cut him off. "Ten minutes to ETA."

Hal sighed. "You see, there's this group called S-4. They're all former members of the US Army, Navy, and Marines, as well as a few pilots for the Air Force. They command a group of soldiers from those organizations, who of which felt that several changes were needed to benefit them."

Snake grunted, while both Rayne and Damon sighed.

"So they're mercenaries?"

"Not quite, Raiden. They're sort of like a resistance force of the former organizations that they worked for. They have four commanders, which are the organizations strongest and stealthiest members. In addition to that, their names all start with 's'."

Raiden thought on it. "So that's why they're called S-4..."

The PA sounded once again. "We have arrived. All operatives be ready to move once we touch ground. Radio us when you're ready to come home."

Snake opened up the left cargo door while Raiden opeded the right. The KA-62 was thirty or fourty feet above ground. Otacon and Damon were tossing steel crates out onto the snow covered landing pad. Rayne had taken her jacket off and was doing a weapon check; Snake and Raiden did the same.

The chopper was now on the ground. The blades still spinning, the five people jumped out and observed their surroundings. There was nothing around except for a few trees that stood beyond the wall. Seconds later, the Kasatka took off, this time heading east toward the mainland. The whistle of the blades quieted completely. They were now alone on Shadow Moses.

Otacon was checking the crates, making sure that nothing had been demolished by the thirty foot drop. "We need to find a control room of sorts to establish a link with the security cameras. Hopefully, we'll be able to give you information on the layout.

Snake and Raiden drew their silenced anesthetic M9's, while Rayne drew her silenced SOCOM.

It was took quiet. There had been no soldiers at their insertion point, which worried Snake. Raiden and Rayne also found it suspicious. Something was wrong. They continued to move toward the main building through a stone corridor, finding nothing.

"I'm going ahead." Snake had said, running to the door with his handgun drawn. Even in what appeared to be the main entrance was deserted. The door closed behind him as soon as he entered. He moved around slowly, checking every place he could to eliminate any threats to the others. Still, there were no soldiers in the area. Snake did notice what appeared to be and enemy soldier hanging over the edge of the second floor balcony.

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"Rayne, Raiden. it's clear, but stay alert. I found a dead marine on the second floor. He was hanging over the second floor balcony railing. There's a bullet wound in the back of the neck."

"Instant death..." Raiden's voice sounded doubtful.

"Looks like it, and there are some blood stains on the walls and floor...Too much blood to have been from just one man. Rayne, you can probably analyze this better than I can."

Rayne groaned. "Are there any other bodies around?"

"None that I can see at the moment. Raiden, both you and Rayne need to watch your backs. Something about Shadow Moses doesn't seem right, other than the fact that three models of Metal Gear are being developed in a destroyed facility." Snake paused. "I'm heading through the doors under the staurway."

-codec off-

Still outside, Rayne, Raiden, Otacon, and Damon took another look at their surroundings. There was still no sign of enemy sentries, instead, they noticed that the clouds were moving in fast.

Once they moved inside, Rayne headed toward the stairway. "You three follow after Snake. I'm going to explore the second floor and see if I can find anything." Raiden nodded. "I'll catch up with you."

Now on the second floor, Rayne soon realized that Snake was right. The amount of blood that had been smeared all over the floor and walls was too large to have been from just one person. She noticed a door on the left. Ready to fire her gun, she moved through the hall to the door as silently as was possible. Pushing open the door, she aimed her gun straight ahead, ready to fire at whatever came at her.

It looked like a bar, the walls lined with shelves, liquor, and more blood. There was a small safe on the left wall that had been opened and emptied. There were five bullet imprints in the wall, only inches away.

"What..." Her head whipped to the right. "Were those...gunshots?" She then thought it was either Snake or Raiden who had come across a soldier or two, but then remembered that their weapons were silenced. "I wonder..." Curious to know who or what had fired a gun, Rayne ran out of the room, through the hall and down the staircase. She could hear three more rounds fired, making her more anxious to know what was happening.

Through the doors under the stairs, there was a forked hall with one path leading off to the left, and another which lead straight. Two more gun shots were heard. Rayne peeked around the corner of the path that led left. There were two bodies, both clothed in US Navy uniforms. She hesitantly moved past them.

"You..."

An arm was wrapped around her left leg. She looked down, realizing that something had definately gone wrong.

"You must...kill...her. She b...betrayed us..." The soldier coughed up blood. The arm that had clung to Rayne was limp.

"Hmmm. Dead." She looked at the walls and saw more dents caused by bullets. "I wonder if they've found their control room..." Rayne looked back at the two dead bodies. "Did Snake do this?"

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"Snake, where are you?"

"The Control Room. After you enter the door under the stairs, take the left path. You'll wind up here eventually." He gurnted. "You didn't fire any rounds, did you?"

"What!? NO! My gun is silenced." She paused. "So you heard the gunshots as well? I thought you killed those men and fired off a few rounds..."

"My M9 is converted to fire tranquilizer rounds and is silenced. Look, just get over here. Everyone's here, except for you. Hurry up!"

-codec off-

Rayne stopped to think for a moment, but continued down the hall, passing a sign that pointed to the Control Room. Along the way, she saw three more dead men and seemingly endless trails of blood.

Turning right and entering a door, she saw two soldiers who were sitting on the floor, tied back to back with their heads raised in the air. Raiden was watching over them, sitting on one of the chairs with his tranquilizing M9 aimed at their heads. Otacon was establishing a link with the surveillance cameras, while Damon was trying to find a map or layout of the southern and northern complexes.

The two captives groaned. "What do we have to offer you!? We don't even have weapons!"

Raiden growled. "Do you work for S-4?"

The two men stayed silent. Snake was watching Otacon's monitor. "I'd do as he says... The kid's been known to fire irrationally."

"Well, do you!?"

"Yes! Nobody would care if we were killed, not even our superiors! To them we're useless disposable soldiers!"

"Hey, look at this!" Snake, Otacon, and Rayne were looking at a single monitor. Damon had found several floor plans for the whole facility, including the labs.

Snake and Otacon grunted. "It's different except for certain areas..." Otacon had taken over, pulling up a three dementional layout of all four floors of the southern complex, including the basement levels.

"It;s completely diffferent... DAMN!! Everything I remember won't be of any use to me! Damn this place to hell!"

"So? Who knows, it mi..." Rayne coughed hard a few times and fell back to a wall, feeling dizzy. Leaning against it, she began to breathe deeply.

"Rayne?" Damon stood and placed a hand on her shoulder. Her eyes were closed and she was still breathing deeply. "It's finally starting to affect you, isn't it?"

"I'll be fine..."

Raiden had a peculiar look on his face. "What's starting to affect her?"

"FOXDIE, right?"

She nodded. Raiden was still confused. "It's been a whole year, and I still don't know what FOXDIE is!"

"It's strange." Snake was standing by the door. "Your symptoms look like they're from a new strain. I'm curious to see the results." He glanced at the monitor and then at Rayne. "I'm going to explore the B1 and B2 areas. Semper fi."

With that, he was gone. Raiden was still aiming his M9 at the two captives. They seemed to be more confused than the former child soldier.

Rayne began to explain. "FOXDIE is a bioengineered virus that was created by Dr. Naomi Hunter a few years ago. It's basically a virus that 'chooses' its targets. Snake and I were both chosen to die from it the year when the first Shadow Moses incident occured. Somehow, it was altered as soon as it entered our bodies. For both of us, the countdown was set to a wildcard number, meaning that we could die at any moment. The constant fear of death that should exist doesn't. When it activates, it normally causes what looks like a hearts attack. However, I'm believed to have a different strain, a new strain if you will, of the virus." She looked around the room. "It isn't contagious, so stop worrying about it."

"What do you mean by 'wildcard,' exactly?"

Rayne stared into the eyes of the captives. They shuddered. "Didn't you hear me the fist time? The number being a wildcard basically means that either of us could die at any time, even now." She glanced at the monitor. "Raiden, we should get moving. I'll take the outside, while you cover the first and second floors. I did a bit of exploring, but check it out. This way, we'll have covered all floors."

"What abour the north building?" Otacon was looking at a monitor which displayed a path that connected the north and south buildings. It was the same area where Snake had fought against Sniper Wolf to save Meryl.

"We'll worry about it after we finish our sweep of the south building. "Rayne looked at Otacon and Damon, and then to the captives. "Do what you want with them."