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

I suppose I owe an overdue explanation to my readers. Several of you are wondering "Wasn't Metal Gear that Fox piloted when attacking Snake and Gustava?" Well, I'm here to tell you that your suspicions were correct. It was so in the original game. I merely felt that since the Hind is just as capable as Metal Gear in destroying a bridge, it made more sense to use the hind because the helicopter would be faster to get to and from the base. Especially since the Metal Gear D would have to navigate through the forest. And it would not be able to use roads because it is significantly larger/wider than normal military vehicles.

Apart from that, I wanted to save the dramatic Metal Gear reveal for when Snake reaches the Hanger. You guys understand what I was getting at? Was it a mistake for me to use the helicopter?

Chapter 21 the Blades of the Silent Knives

Because the Crevasse was just outside Building two, it only took a short while for Snake to find a way inside, back into the spiraling hallway of the first floor.

He waited for only a short while, before a blip on his radar indicated Holly had made it, just as she said. As she came around the corner, he saw she had a bundle wrapped up and strapped around her shoulder.

"I thought you said you had a glider."

"I do," she answered, pointing to the bag. "This is a special type of cloth in pre-production by Dr. Madnar. It's called memory cloth. It stiffens when an electrical current passes through it, in this case forming the shape of a glider. They were in the middle of testing it when I arrived here for recon."

"Nice thinking," Snake complemented, "Where do we go from here?" he asked.

"It's in the center of the room, next to the elevator that used to take you to the thirtieth floor. Here, follow me."

"Wait, you're not coming along with me on this, you know that, right?"

"What do you mean I'm not coming? I know this place better than you do."

"You'll just slow me down. You don't have enough battle experience."

"I won't slow you down. I promise..."

"And what if you do?"

"Then you can shoot me."

"Okay, but I don't like to waste bullets."

Holly led Snake through the hallways, and past the bodies of the soldiers Black Shadow had slaughtered earlier, their blood now staining the walls and encrusting the cadavers. Holly averted her eyes as she passed the long dead corpses, but Snake had no problems dealing with the gruesome sight, as he had grown accustomed to death in light of recent events.

They finally reached the elevator that Holly had spoken of, a large freight elevator which was large and open, as it was meant for the transport of cargo rather than people. Snake and Holly stepped inside, Holly approached a console along the side of the elevator, pressing various buttons, beginning the duo's ascent to the twentieth floor. The elevator moved slow due to it's size, and the ceiling was open, giving Snake and Holly a view of the whole upper half of the elevator shaft.

Holly looked at Snake for a long moment, then she said, hesitantly at first, "Snake, I have a question for you…"

"Shoot."

"Have you ever... loved someone?"

"That's what you want to ask?"

"No, I was wondering if even soldiers fall in love."

"What are you trying to say?"

"I want to ask you… Do you think love can bloom even on a battlefield?"

"Yeah. I do. I think at any time, any place, people can fall in love with each other. But if you love someone, you have to be able to protect them. Because if you ca-" The elevator shuddered, locking in place abruptly.

"What the hell?!" Holly cursed.

"Took the words right outta my mouth."

Just then, a beeping rung in Snake's ear. *Call* Snake turned his codec dial to 'SEND' and Grey Fox's voice greeted him, *140.27* "Snake! It's me!"

"Fox! What do you think yo-"

*140.27* "Not now Snake! I don't have much time! You should have listened to my warnings, Snake. Now I'm afraid that elevator could be your tomb." Ropes appeared from high above, all around Snake and Holly. Holly retreated to the elevator's corner, while Snake stood his ground in the center of the rising platform.

On Snake's radar, he could clearly see four yellow dots on the screen, indicating that four men were advancing from the ropes. He could hear the men as they slid down the ropes. Snake pulled out his combat knife and Berretta, preparing for the coming conflict. Meanwhile, Fox continued, *140.27* "You can hear them, can't you. That's Boss' assassination team. They specialize in confined spaces. I'm sure you'll put up a good fight. Good luck Snake. It was nice to talk to you, at least once more."

The men that slid down the ropes wore armor, grey in color and made of high grade bullet-resistant Kevlar. Their combat boots were mat black, and underneath the Kevlar they wore Urban warfare pattern BDU's. They wore the Zanzibar Land bandanna, and the only differentiating feature between them was a band on their right arm, each one a different color; red, green, blue, and gold.

The gold one ended up closest to Holly, and though she raised her gun in defense, the gold soldier maneuvered around, first removing her gun, then immobilizing her from behind with a knife blade to the throat.

As Holly cried in distress, the gold one spoke, "Welcome Snake… We were hoping you'd show up…"

"Who are you!"

"To some we are known as the Four Horsemen, but those in US Black Ops know us as The Silent Knife Assassination Squad."

"SKAS?!" The gold-banded soldier pulled Holly's arm farther back, causing her to cry in pain. Snake demanded, "Let her go, your fight is with me, not the girl."

"Do you want to die now? Or after your female friend? Which will it be?"

"I'll die after I kill you."

"Is that right? Well at least you've got spirit… Consider this an honor, Solid Snake. We used to work for the director of the CIA. We only fry the big fish! Get 'em boys!"

Red, Green, and Blue all advanced on Snake, two from the front and Blue behind, each armed with a Desert Eagle pistol.

Green and Red had their pistols trained on Snake, his mind now whirring for a solution for the preset predicament. He had one option. It was a long shot, but in all likelihood it was his only possibility. Snake reached for Red's pistol, redirecting it to Green's hand, shooting the gun out of his hand and down below, into the elevator shaft. Snake twisted the gun out of Red's hand, breaking his trigger finger in the process.

Snake raised the gun, firing Blue's gun out of his hand as well. Red rushed Snake, removing his grip on the gun in the tussle. Snake ejected the ammo clip before he lost the gun, and when Red pulled the trigger, he heard only the 'Click click' of an empty gun barrel. Red backed away, and Snake stood in the center of a three on one death match.

Green was the first to attack, attempting a kick, which Snake dodged, followed by three punches. Snake repelled the first two strikes, grabbing the soldier's fist on the third and twisting, hard. Green backed off, if only for a moment. Blue came in from behind, and as he came in to punch, Snake gripped his arm, twisting it and elbowing the man in the face.

It was then that Red and Green both came in for more. Snake ducked as their fists swiped over, grabbing red by the head and kneeing him in the stomach. Blue tackled Snake from behind, taking Snake to the ground. It was only by vaulting him off that Snake was able to get to his feet.

Red and Blue rushed from opposite directions, Snake back-flipped over the red-banded soldier, kicking him into his comrade. They fell, and Green attacked from Snake's front, whacking Snake alongside the head. Snake was dazed, and the soldier managed another two punches in the gut before Snake regained his composure. Snake parried the next strike, ducking low and taking the Green out with and upper-cut to the head.

Red and Blue returned, assaulting Snake from the front. Snake swipe kicked, taking Blue down for the moment. Red swiped at Snake, which Snake bent back to avoid. He punched Red straight in the face, following that with a round-house kick straight into the ribs. Red fell back six meters into the wall, passing out when his head hit the railing. Blue scrambled to his feet, assuming a defensive stance. Snake came in for the take-down. As the soldier lunged, Snake came in close, and his fist made contact with Blue's throat, cutting off his air. Blue gripped futilely at his throat, until the lack of oxygen got to him, and he blacked out on the floor.

Now, only Gold was left, his cold knife still pressed against Holly's throat. Snake motioned toward him, but he pressed harder, Holly cried out in pain. "Stay back! Don't come any closer or I'll let the bitch have it!" Gold commanded.

A gun lay on the ground two meters away from Snake. He rolled, picking it up, but when he raised the gun Gold had Holly's head in the line of fire. Damn!

Holly thrust her leg behind her, her heel making contact with the soldier's crotch. "Aargh!" He let go, and Holly grabbed his arm. She flipped him onto his back in front of her. Snake fired once, a bullet lodging itself in the center of the prone man's forehead.

Holly fell into Snake's arms. "Thank you… Snake…" She said between sobs, "I guess I couldn't keep my promise."

" It was really quite impressive the way you nailed that guy." Snake complemented.

She made a weak laugh, "I guess I wasn't totally useless."

Snake walked over to the bodies. He searched each and everyone, finding little in terms of usefulness. Among the items he found was a ration, ammo for his Uzi, the Desert Eagle, and a level five ID card.

Holstering the Deagle and pocketing the card, Snake looked around. He pointed to the console panel that controlled the lift, "Does that thing still work?"

Holly walked over, examining the electronics. When she tried to start the elevator, it shuddered, but it wouldn't advance any farther up the shaft.

Snake saw an elevator maintenance ladder leading farther up the shaft. He and Holly climbed for several minutes before reaching the twentieth floor. A button on the side of the shaft door opened them, and Snake climbed inside. After a brief check for any immediate threats, Snake motioned for Holly to climb inside.

They entered into a hallway, empty except for two doors and a camera strafing the ceiling to their left. Snake gestured for Holly to stay where she was, and he made his way under the camera, sliding against the wall so that he could avoid the camera's peripheral vision. Snake made it to the other side, giving Holly the go-ahead, he followed the hallway onward until coming to the set of doors. His foot caught on something, when he looked down, it was a piece of clear twine, stretched taught across the floor. Shit! Not again!

Klaxons blared, and three guards rushed in from the first door nearest to the elevator. Their cover blown, Holly ran. Snake pulled out the Deagle, letting off three rounds, managing to clip one of the guards in the shoulder before he followed Holly through a door behind them. They were out on the veranda, a platform outside the main building twenty stories high. The wind was strong, and Holly rushed to prepare the glider. Snake ducked behind a crate, and the three guards came out, pistols trained. They fired, and Snake retaliated, a bullet piercing one of the soldier's legs. The other two continued to fire, "Holly! Anytime now would be great!"

"I'm trying Snake! Just keep those guys occupied," She said, ripping a grey cloth out of the strapped bundle.

"You sure that's a glider?" Another two sentries exited the door onto the veranda "Dammit!"

After several moments of scrambling, Holly found a battery charge attached to the cloth. When she pressed a button on the battery, the cloth stiffened and began to take shape, "Snake! It's ready!" the grey cloth was now recognizable, as it had conformed into the unmistakable form of a glider.

He reached for the glider, raising it over his head, "Holly! Grab on!" She wrapped her arms around him, and Snake leaped.

The wind rushed passed as Snake fought with the glider to steady themselves. A sea of trees spread out before him, and the whole of the compound stretched before the two. Snake eventually came into sight of the crevasse, but something was wrong. As they sped toward the cliff face, Snake quickly realized that at their speed of descent, they wouldn't be high enough to reach the ledge.

Author's Note: Aren't I a stinker, leavin' my readers with a cliff hanger. I hope you guys enjoyed Snake Vs. SKAS, You've no idea how hard it was for me to coordinate a 3 on 1 fight without any references. This as of now is my favorite fighting chapter, you guys feel the same? Right now I have at least two more hand to hand fights to go if I still follow my plans. I haven't used Hand to Hand too much, Have I?

Please review my work. Anticipated reviews much appreciated. Thank you to all my readers so far, as I write this I have a hundred-three hits, my best record for a period of thirteen days.

Well, another Chapter up! Enjoy!