Metal Gear Solid: Resurrection

by Rookie's Eyes (based off of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake)

Disclaimer: the Metal Gear series and their characters are property of Kojima Productions and Konami

Chapter 4 Just Dropping In

Private Jonathon Bennet wasn't one of the better soldiers in Zanzibar Land. They were not at war, at least not yet, so the job felt more like a mall cop with a gun. And like a mall cop, more often than not, Bennet failed to reach the ideal standards for his occupation simply for lack of motivation.

He was a decent shot, having been in the american Boy Scouts the majority of his childhood, he was also trained in survival. And as a soldier he knew how to use a knife and was not afraid to kill. It all came back to his lack of motivation, which was the only reason he had not been promoted to Lieutenant like he had aspired to as a trainee. After finally being enlisted, he quickly realized that the glamour associated with serving was mostly government propaganda, and so he fell into the mindless routine of following orders to the lowest of expectations.

Today Bennet was assigned to the second floor ordnance storage level, guarding three rooms filled with guns, special weaponry, and classified equipment, respectively. He was guarding them along with three of his colleagues, Pvt. Isley, Pvt. Loring, and Pvt. Palmer. Bennet assumed his usual manner, barely pausing to glance at his surroundings, which consisted of two elevator doors in the center of the room, the view of the many structural supports below and above Bennet (the whole room consisted of platforms), the walkways leading to the three rooms, two rooms behind, and one room in front of him. He could just make out the silhouette of Palmer, patrolling the one room on the other side of the walkway.

Due to his indolent demeanor, he only just registered the Ping as the elevator signaled its arrival to their floor. Huh? We're not supposed to have a shift replacement for another hour. Bennet approached the open door and spoke, "Who's there?" No answer. "Identify yourself, or I'll shoot!" Still no answer. He looked inside.

No one in sight. Baffled, Bennet entered the room, curious at what could've called the elevator to their floor. Suddenly, a blinding pain in the back of his skull interrupted his train of thought, and his mind went blank.

Snake got up, dusted off his BDU's, and took a moment to flip the guard onto his back and check his pulse. Still ticking. Snake was content to say. He had been hanging from the ceiling incase of a guard noticing the elevator, and he was pleased that he was able to knock the sentry unconscious so efficiently. Snake could tell from his radar that there were three other sentries on the floor, two guarding one side with two rooms each requiring level two card clearance, and another guarding a separate room on the opposite side with minimal security clearance.

Crouching, he approached the walkway leading to the single room. When the guard had his back turned, Snake made his move. Grabbing him by the head, Snake slammed him backwards into the floor in one swift motion. The sentry was out like a light before he even realized what had happened.

A quick search revealed the guard carried another ration and a level one security card, just what he needed to access the nearby room, but not good enough to access the rooms on the opposite side. Resolving to come back later, Snake dragged the limp soldier's body into the small room with him. He found the silencer within along with two items Holly had not mentioned, C4 and... a pair of binoculars. Yeah, these will be useful. Snake thought sarcastically, pocketing the binoculars for safekeeping anyway. Snake crept back into the elevator after having disposed of the elevator soldier in the same room as his coworker, pressed the "UP" button, and proceeded to the third floor.

*Call*

"Who is this? How did you get my frequency?!"

*140.78*"Snake... Watchout. there's a trap up ahead. Red Grenadier is waiting for You."

"Answer me!"

*140.78*"It's been awhile Snake. It's good to hear a familiar voice. For now, just call me 'Ghost'"

Snake entered *140.85* and turned the dial on his codec to 'SEND'

"Colonel, what's going on, how did this man, Ghost, how'd he know my frequency? And who's 'Red Grenadier'"

*140.85*"As for Ghost, we're not sure, he may have someone on the inside. As far as we can tell, the signal is weak, so he must be fairly close by. We'll tell you if we find anything else, for now you'll just have to continue with the objective. You'll have to ask Kasler about Red Grenadier."

Once again Snake turned the knob to 'Send' and entered in Kasler's codec frequency.

to be continued...

Author's Note: Bennet is obviously not from MGS canon. I needed a replacement for Johnny to be a nuissance for Snake to deal with and as minor comic relief. You'll never be abel to guess who Ghost is, and those of you who can, I'm sure this will still interest you as well. You better believe they'll be appearing in later chapters. Again, please review, especially if I have important inaccuracies in the plot.

Up and coming: Chapter 5 The Agent, The Ninja, and the Grenadier