In the ACC, I had begun to get bored while searching for a place in my mind where Quiet would be, so I decided to sleep. No dreams as I was interrupted by Pequod waking me up, I guessed Leon took control, and he did well, Pequod told me to look. He then flicked a switch in the ACC and all of us, chopper, the crew, DD and I were instantly cloaked. "Stealth Camouflage" I muttered under my breath. "Yup!" I was replied to by Leon. Then it clicked. She'd be hiding somewhere where I knew, somewhere I wouldn't suspect as I had been there a very long time ago. Aabe Shifap Ruins. I had Pequod land there, and got out, hoping to find her. Nothing, yet. I heard DD growl at a cave, I told the crew to wait, as I knew she'd recognise me. I approached the cave to faintly hear sobbing. I stood at the entrance, to no surprise, to find her there, crying her eyes out. I was glad to see her. Upon seeing me, she backed away into the corner, weeping, quivering. I had to approach her. She begged me to stop her pain, to take her with me to the Afterlife, I guess she thought I died. I told her I wasn't dead and was here to save her. Upon inspecting her, I noticed her skin had paled and her chest had begun its infection, barely. I instantly knew I had to get to Code Talker, fast.
I hoisted her onto the chopper, laid her on the seat, sat opposite her, while Pequod flew the chopper as fast as possible to Central Africa. I refused to sleep, so I had to take out my Phantom Cigar, but it wasn't there. I remembered that I had the Wormwood to use in my cigar that I used so much. Time Passed... and I was broken away from my smoking from a hack and cough from Quiet. The parasites were eating away at her yet slowing due to her treatment. We landed soon enough, I hoisted her over my shoulder and made my way to Code Talker's place, I was accompanied by the Crew, I didn't need to worry about the chopper being seen, because it was cloaked and it was XOF anyway. We walked through the area, I felt flashback of facing the Skulls there, and found myself outside the mansion. Pequod knocked on the door, and got Code Talker's response of "Come In, Snake." Although he didn't see me. We hurried to his room and laid Quiet down gently. Code Talker did the rest. I held her down, while Code Talker injected her with the . She thrashed and kicked, but I kept firm. After a while of her screaming in pure agony, she finally quieted down. I guess the parasites were no more, yet her "abilities" were there, because she didn't straight up die from oxygen deprivation due to her charred lungs. I then thanked Code Talker to which he thanked me instead for furthering his research. Fair enough.
We left, I began to hear distant talking. It got louder. Louder. Until I could clearly hear it. "Nothing here! Remember, we're looking for a crew of soldiers, one rumoured to Big Boss, we gotta kill 'em." I saw a flash of a logo. XOF. I somehow felt this was coming. I snapped to my senses and got people into position quietly. I knocked my Bionic Arm behind cover, then waited. Soon enough, one appeared, I threw him to the ground, however, he didn't come alone, a second one saw me. He began to say the words "Contact!" but he was interrupted by someone ramming into him and beating his face to a pulp. It was Leon. I said the words to go loud, we then surprised the rest with CQC as we forgot our weapons in the chopper. We then left, by chopper. We had places to go, but I was concerned. Who was out to get us, and why? I had our destination changed. To a place I knew all too well. OKB Zero.
We entered by stealth camo and watched over it. There were many XOF's, Skulls shambling in cages, and in command, a man. I could vaguely hear him saying "I am your new commander, will surpass Skull Face and crush Big Boss! My name? Laughing Hound was my codename and I will keep it like that!" Whoever this weirdo was, he was out to get us.