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 8 Aggressive Interrogation

0723 Hours, December 24, 1999

Snake had been trudging through the bog for an hour now, the tower of building 2 was only just in sight, a little over five kilometers to go. The effort to move through the bog was taxing, and as such Snake was sweating rather profusely. His BDU's were soaked up to his knees, and his boots had filled with mud, sloshing and gurgling with every step Snake took in the muck. To add to the misery, the sun had come up, and though that in itself was not unpleasant, the insects had come up with it. With Mosquitoes buzzing all around Snake's head, he finally made it to stable land.

Snake pulled himself out of the mud, causing a sucking sound as he hauled his legs out. Pulling off his boots so he could empty them, he stuck his hand inside, scooping out whole clumps of gunk from each.

After several minutes of cleaning, he slipped his boots back on, despite the mud he was unable to remove. Snake continued following the path to building two. A beeping went off in Snake's ear *Call*, and he kneeled, turning the knob to 'RECEIVE'.

Ghost's voice spoke from the other end of the signal, *140.78* "Hello Snake, it is nice to see that you have progressed so far since our last encounter."

"What do you want, Ghost? Who are you?"

*140.78* "I've called to give you another warning, so that you may meet me soon afterward. A man by the name of Marathon is lying in wait for you farther ahead in the forest. He is the swiftest mercenary in the trade, and known for stamina in hand-to-hand combat. As for who I am, it shall be revealed to you when we meet face to face. Good-bye, Solid Snake."

"Wait, how do I beat him? Does he have any major weaknesses?"

*140.78* "That you are to figure out for yourself, but I will offer you this peice of advice, it is that you must use the Mine Detector."

And with that, Ghost cut the signal, leaving Snake even more curious as to his true identity. Somehow Ghost knows about my progress and about the position of head mercenaries, which would indicate he either has a man on the inside, or he is that man. And what about his motives? There are only two foreseeable possibilities. Either he's a turncoat, betraying his own by offering me valuable information, or I'm walking into one hell of a trap. Despite those possibilities, Snake had only one choice, to continue and face any obstacle presented to him.

Another thing still bothered Snake. He had no clue about what Ghost had meant by 'You must use the Mine Detector."

So Snake continued his walk to the second district building. He followed the path for an uneventful fifteen minutes, on the look out for the first sign of anything suspicious.

He spotted something farther ahead. It was a truck, parked off to the side. The driver was armed and watching the road ahead toward Snake, obviously expecting trouble. It was only by luck that the sentry hadn't spotted Snake. Snake crept off the road into the surrounding bushes, slowly making his way around the guard, flanking him. Oblivious, the guard continued gazing at the road ahead, even as Snake silently approached the guard from behind.

Snake readied his knife. Kicking the guard in the back of the knee to cause him to lose balance, Snake grabbed him. First choking the guard a moment for intimidation, then wrapping his arm around his head, pressing the guard's knee with his own, and pressing the cold stainless steel of his knife to the guards throat.

"Ahh!" The guard yelled.

"Keep yelling. You think anyone can hear you in the middle of nowhere, huh?" The guard shut his mouth. Gulping, the guard could feel the knife pass over his Adam's apple. "Now talk! What are you doing here!"

"I don't talk to capitalist dogs such as yourself, American pig!" The guard said in a poor imitation of bravery, a mixed look of foolish bravery and fear on his face.

"You better start talkin', tough guy, or this knife may decide to slip, and I can't imagine it would be pleasant to lose your head."

"Do your worst. I… I dare you!" The guard said in defiance.

Slamming the guard to the dirt, Snake placed his knee on the man's neck. Taking out a grenade, Snake said, "Talk and your life shall be spared. Me? I'm at peace with death, but you might want to check your priorities before you make your decision."

A nervous look on his face, the guard answered hesitantly, "I would gladly give my life for my cause."

"Very well," Snake pulled the grenade's pin, and held it over the guard's face, terror in his eyes.

As the seconds passed, the guard began to scream, until finally, "NOOO! NOOOOO! OKAY, OKAY! I SET LAND MINES IN THE PATH AHEAD!" Crying, the guard closed his eyes in anticipation of the coming explosion, but it never came. Opening one eye, he looked at Snake.

"It's a dud, did I forget to mention that? Oops, my bad. Now, was that so hard," He punched the guard along-side the head, knocking him out, stone cold.

Snake searched him, and found the keys to the truck. He searched the cargo hold, finding two claymores, but no Mine Detector. When he searched the Driver's side of the truck, however, he found a map which detailed the location of a mine field, and a small electronic device. It was hand-held, with a pixilated screen with two blinking dots.

Following the direction of the dots, Snake found that it led him back into the cargo hold to the pair of unset claymores inside. Realizing this was the Mine detector Ghost had referenced to, Snake pocketed the device.

Snake studied the map. Using the map landmarks as reference, he found the same location on his soliton radar, marking the location with a checkpoint on the radar screen. Following the trail, it wouldn't take long for Snake to reach the Mine field.

So, this is my take on Snake's interrogation strategy. It is my theory on what Snake would be most likely to do if a guard pushed him all the way to get some answers. Another exciting chapter of MGS: Resurrection up, as many as it takes to go.

Up next Chapter 9 Adrenaline Rush – find out who wins, Snake or Marathon, in the next installment of Resurrection.