That was quite a show, wasn't it?
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Written by : El Greco
Created : April 18, 2004
Version : 2.00
Updated : October 29, 2004
Copyright 2004 Don Fleming
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This is currently [Version 2.00] of El Greco's Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of
Liberty Game script.
* This script covers the entirety of the main story of Konami's smash-hit
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty as well as transcripts of the
Previous Story section of the game. I am confident that all the
dialogue is correct as well as punctuation and so on; if there are any
mistakes found then it would be appreciated if you would take the time to
report them to me. All that aside, on to the story!
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Contact: elgreco@gmail.com
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Version 2.00 | October 29, 2004 | 539 kb
I added in the Miscellaneous Transmissions. This will most likely be the very
last update of this script unless some kind of glaring error is pointed out.
Version 1.50 | August 21, 2004 | 485 kb
I added in the Backstory section.
Version 1.00 | August 10, 2004 | 473 kb
This is the first version of the guide. The entire game script is completed.
If there will be any more updates I cannot say what they will be, maybe missed
lines of dialogue and whatnot. As of this moment I am thinking of this as the
first and final version.
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Backstory
01) Metal Gear - The Outer Heaven Uprising
02) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - The Zanzibar Land Disturbance
Tanker Chapter Script
01) Infiltration
02) Hairy armpits and bad Russian accents
03) Possessed arms and weird twists
Plant Chapter Script
01) Big Shell
02) The twirly guy with the knives
03) Why do I have to do this crap?
04) Laugh and Grow Fat
05) Is that really Solid Snake?
06) Don't touch me there!
07) This guy is a pain in the arse
08) Rescuing the fair maiden
09) Bare nak3d infiltration
10) Even my patience has its limits
11) What the hell?
Miscellaneous Transmissions
01) The Terrorists and Dead Cell
02) Otacon's Equipment Descriptions
03) Otacon's Proverbs
04) Pliskin's Equipment Descriptions
05) Emma's Arguments
06) Whacked Out Colonel
Previous Story Transcript
01) The New York Mirror
02) The Shocking Conspiracy Behind Shadow Moses
03) In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth
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01) Metal Gear - The Outer Heaven Uprising
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The year is 1995. Deep in South Africa, 200km north of Garzburg, Outer Heaven-
an armed fortress nation, established by the legendary mercenary. He was
feared in combat by both his friends and foes as a hero and a lunatic. The
"Western" nations have found that a weapon of mas destruction capable of
rewritting war history is under development at Outer Heaven. They have called
upon the high-tech special forces unit FOX-HOUND to take care of the
situation. In response to this order, Big Boss, the commander-in-chief of
FOX-HOUND, sent Gray Fox, the man with the code name "Fox" which is given to
the best member of the unit "Operation intrude N313"
After a few days, his last message being "Metal Gear..." Gray Fox was missing
in action. Taking the situation seriously, the top men of the "West" again
called for FOX-HOUND. Big Boss selected Solid Snake, who had recently joined
FOX-HOUND, as the agent and entrusted everything to him.
Successfully making a solo infiltration to Outer Heaven, Snake got in touch
with local resistance members Schneider, Diane and Jennifer. With their
co-operation, Snake suceeded in rescueing Gray Fox. Gray Fox laid out the
terrifying facts about "Metal Gear" Metal Gear was the development name of a
nuclear warhead-equiped two-legged walking tank. It can walk through over the
toughtest terrains that would stop normal tanks. It can conduct local warfare
by itself with unique weapons like its vulcan-cannon and anti-tank missiles.
It was indeed a new type of weapon that can conduct a nuclear attack against
any place on the face of the Earth from any l and surface...
With Metal Gear, Outer Heaven was trying to establish its military superiority
over the entire world. In order to destroy Metal Gear, Snake rescued Metal
Gear's chief engineer Dr. Pettrovich and his daughter, Elen, who was taken
hostage to force her father to continue with his development. Snake hears from
Dr. Pettrovich how to destroy Metal Gear.
However, as Snake approached the heart of Outer Heaven and Metal Gear, well
designed traps are set all around Snake- as if his actions are being leaked
to the enemy...
In the midst of the escalating battle, the leader of the resistance,
Schneider, fell into the hands of the enemy, and Snake himself was injured
through the deadly battles with Outer Heaven's best mercenaries. But Snakes
indomitable spirit lead him to the 100th floor basement of the secret base
where Metal Gear was developed. Evading the powerful defense system that wipes
out all intruders, Snake ultimately succeeded in destroying Metal Gear.
Snake tried to escape from Outer Heaven upon completing the mission. However,
during the escape he was comfronted by one man- FOX-HOUND's commander-in-chief
Big Boss. Big Boss laughed at the astounded Snake and told him the truth
behind his mission. While serving as commander-in-chief of FOX-HOUND Big Boss
also ran a mercenary dispatch company utilizing his connections and capitals
from his own years as a merc. He was planning on to build this company a
larger military establishment, and he built Outer Heaven as its base. His
purpose for sending the rookie Snake was to cause information confusion
amongst the west. However, Big Boss miscalculated. He never thought Solid
Snake would make it this far...
Having lost Metal Gear, Big Boss activated the self-destruct system of the
underground base. While the countdown to destruction continued, his screamed
echoed in the emptiness
"YOU HAVE GONE TO FAR. TOO FAR!!!"
On the 100th floor basement, the battle between the 2 men commenced- free of
idealogy and politics. The armed fortress nation Outer Heaven collapsed. The
impenetrabe fortress made from the best military technology and occupied by
the toughest mercenaries burned in flames. Behind him, the flames reached
skyward, as Outer Heaven fell leaving Solid Snake all alone...
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1999, the world was facing an energy crisis. It was obvious that the petroleum
would run out faster than what was expected. However, the development of an
alternative energy resource is far from completion. The price of petroleum has
skyrocketed and the world economy in confusion. The 21st century was expected
to be one of chaos. One mans invention changed the entire situation. A Czech
genius and biologist, Dr. Kio Marv, invented OILIX, a microorganism that
refines petroleum to product a highly purified form of petroleum. The world
was filled with hope upon the discovery of this messiah to solve the energy
crisis, but at the same time the world entered a time of tension regarding
this new algae.
Just when the whole worlds attention was drawn to OILIX and Dr. Marv, he was
abducted by someone and disapeared. Nations begun investigations immediatly
anda name soon appeared...'Zanzibar Land'...
Zanzibar Land was a democraticmilitary regime that suddently appeared in
central Asia in 1997. When their uprising took place, the CIS Army, formed
around Russia, sent in a suppressive unit immediatly. Zanzibar Land resisted
by gathering a band of Mercenaries from nations around the world and
fortifying most of its land. As a result, the CIS Army was repeatedly
defeated, and Zanzibar Land declared its independence. Due to the active role
mercenaries played, this war was called the 'Mercenaries War' and Zanzibar
Land was referred to as an armed fortress nation. A military nation with a
group of strong mercenaries, surrounded by a tough fortress.
According to the latest information, Zanzibar suppoedly was armed
with Nuclear Weapons. The whole scenario was crystal clear. By obtaining OILIX
in addition to nuclear weapons, Zanzibar Land was trying to establishits
economoic and military superiority over the entire world. Concerned about the
situation, the United States of America ordered Roy Campbell,
Commander-in-Chief of high tech special forces unit FOX-HOUND, to rescue Dr.
Marv. Campbell was a former member of FOX-HOUND. He brought back Solid Snake,
the man who single handedly brought down the armed fortress nation of Outer
Heaven 4 years ago, and asked Snake to bring back Dr. Marv and OILIX.
Successfully infiltrating Zanzibar Land and with help from CIA
angent Horry and others, Snake was able to go deep into the fortress and meet
again with Dr. Pettrovich, the chief engineer of Metal Gear from Outer Heaven.
He too was abducted to Zanzibar Land and forced to develop another Metal Gear.
He told to surprised Snake an even more shocking fact. Big Boss, the man Snake
had defeated at Outer Heaven, turned out to be the General Commander of
Zanzibar Land.
Snake rescued Dr. Pettrovich in co-operation with Natasha, Dr. Marv's guard
and former Czech International Secret Police agent, and then headed for the
confinement facility deep in the fortress to save Dr. Marv. When Pettrovich
and Natasha crossed the narrow suspension bridge over the deep valley, a
missile blew the bridge away. Natasha flew into the air because of the
explosion. While unable to do anything to save Natasha, Snake started hearing
a well-known voice "Hey Snake, we're good buddies. I can let you go. Just
leave this place at once!" Gray Fox. Snake saw Gray Fox controlling Metal
Gear. The best soldier in FOX-HOUND who, after the fall of Outer Heaven,
disappeared as if he followed BigBoss. Losing Natasha infront of his eyes and
letting Pettrovich get taken away, Snake screamed "Fox! I will not give up!"
After a series of deadly battles with mercenaries, Snake finally made it to
Dr. Marv's confinement facility. However, he arrived to late. He saw Dr.
Marv's corpse and Pettrovich, who could do nothing but just stand there.
Pettrovich told Snake that Dr. Marv could not withstand the repeated tortures
because of heart problems. Snake then recieved an emergency call from Horry.
The information she supplied was very shocking. Pettrovich had been
voluntarily visiting Zanzibar Land to develop Metal Gear. The abduction of Dr.
Marv was conducted under the the directions of Pettrovich himself. After the
truth came out, Pettrovich attacked Snake, but Snake easily put an end to him
and obtained the structual plan of OILIX.
While trying to escape, Snake was confronted by Metal Gear again, controlled
by Gray Fox. The tremendous battle took place in the underground base. Snake
finally succeeded in destroying Metal Gear. However, Gray Fox did not submit
and challened Snake to the final battle. In the midst of a minefield, Snake
and Fox fought without any weapons. A fist-to-fist duel involving no hatred or
murderous intent. During that moment of purity the 2 were bound by forces
transcending words and emotions. Snake won the tough but pure battle against
Gray Fox. However, there was still someone else. Snake had to fight Big Boss.
Just like 4 years ago at Outer Heaven Big Boss was waiting for Snake. "One
who has experienced the tension of battle can never leave the battlefield.
I'm the one giving you something to live for, and that is war" Snake was
infuriated at the arrogant Big Boss "There is only one battle I have to fight.
To free myself from you, to shatter the nightmare...Big Boss, I will kill
you!"
With the structual plan of Oilix, Snake and Horry escaped from Zanzibar Land
on a rescue helicopter. Snake once again saved the world. However, there was
no smile on his face. Big Boss's last words kept ringing in his head "Whoever
wins, out battle does not end. There loser is freed from the battlefield, the
winner must remain there and the survivor must live his life as the warrior
until he dies" Snake then disappeared into the whitelands of Alaska...alone...
--- Metal Gear Solid - The Shadow Moses Incident ---
See the previous story transcripts for information on Solid Snake's experience
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[The screen is black. Snake's voice comes in.]
Snake : The Hudson River, two years ago... We had classified intelligence
that a new type of Metal Gear was being transported. The whole
thing stank...but our noses had been out in the cold too long.
-- George Washington Bridge --
[Rain pours down over the historic bridge in New York that spans the width of
the Hudson River. Cars hurry through the rain. The only person outside is
an unknown man in a long, black raincoat. He has his hands dug deep into his
pockets as he puffs on a cigarette dangling from his lip. In a moment he
finishes his cigarette and casually tosses it into the traffic with a brief
puff of smoke.]
[Suddenly he breaks out into a jog and then a full sprint. His raincoat flies
away in the wind but the man is no longer visible except for a faint,
transparent outline of his body. Without warning he leaps off the bridge and
plunges towards the river. This man has no intentions of committing suicide
however. We can see a faint, but telltale, elastic-line that will break his
momentum when he reaches his target, a large oil tanker cruising slowly
beneath the bridge.]
[The man's line snaps taut and he grunts, for a moment he becomes visible as
his optic camouflage cuts out. The man is Solid Snake. The hero of Shadow
Moses. He falls a little bit further and when he is close enough he releases
his line and falls to the deck of the ship. He lands hard. His optic
camouflage fizzles out of operation with a dazzling display of electric
currents. Slowly Snake gets up and surveys the bridge he had leaped off of
just a few seconds ago.]
[Far in the distance a solitary helicopter hovers. Inside is a man dressed in
military fatigues. He is holding a Colt Single-Action Pistol and he is
looking though a pair of binoculars. He speaks.]
Ocelot : Our boy is right on schedule. He'll know soon enough...
[Snake slowly straightens himself upright and the title appears onscreen.]
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY
[Snake hears something and rushes to cover. He kneels down, places his hand
by his ear and calls someone on his Codec. It is Hal Emmerich (Otacon), whom
we know from the Shadow Moses Incident two years ago.]
Snake : This is Snake. Do you read me, Otacon?
Otacon : Loud and clear, Snake.
Snake : Kept you waiting, huh? I'm at the "sneak point."
Otacon : Everything?s going okay?
Snake : The stealth camo's busted. Landing impact.
Otacon : We must have overused it. Sorry, but you're going to have to deal
with it. You're not in the military anymore.
Snake : Right. I didn't plan on relying on this gadget anyway.
Otacon : The private sector's not so bad, is it? Privacy guaranteed...
Snake : I'm happy as long as no one gives me any more unwanted gifts.
Otacon : You mean that thing with Naomi?
Snake : And I can't say I miss the chattering nanny.
Otacon : Mei Ling's not so bad. That reminds me, I have to get in touch
with her again about that new Natik flashware.
Snake : Diverting toys from the SSCEN (U.S. Army Soldier Systers Center)
again? Give her a message from me: someone will find out sooner
or later. She's better off assuming it's sooner and quit while
she's safe.
Otacon : Too true. Okay, Snake, let's get to work. You know the technical
specs of Metal Gear were sold on the black market after Shadow
Moses?
Snake : All Ocelot's doing...
Otacon : Exactly. And now every state, group, and dotcom has its own
version of Metal Gear.
Snake : Not exactly a classified weapon for today's nuclear powers.
Otacon : This new one seems to have been designed to wipe the floor with
all the other models. The only consistent description is that
it's an amphibious, anti-Metal Gear vehicle...
Snake : That explains why this one is under Marine Corps jurisdiction.
[The outside decks of the tanker are shown.]
Otacon : The mission objective is to make visual confirmation of the new
Metal Gear being transported by that tanker, and bring back
photographic evidence. But I want you to first go up to the top
level of the infrastructure, to the bridge. We need to find out
where the tanker is headed.
Snake : A little reconnaissance, huh?
Otacon : There's too much we don't know about this new prototype.
Capabilities, deployment method -- we don't even know how close
it is to completion. If we know where the testing arena is, I can
start to draw some reasonable conclusions.
Snake : All right. I'll head to the bridge ASAP.
Otacon : Try to avoid confrontations. Our goal is to collect evidence on
Metal Gear development and expose it to the world. It would be
best if you could get out of there without alerting anyone.
Snake : Don't worry. I know the drill -- we're not terrorists.
Otacon : Very good. Don't you forget that you're a part of "Philanthropy"
now, an anti-Metal Gear organization and officially recognized by
the UN.
Snake : Recognized, but still fringe, Otacon.
[Snake sorts through his gear.]
Otacon : All right, let's look at your gear. Your weapon is a tranquilizer
gun converted from a Beretta M92F.
Snake : M9.
Otacon : It's a little hard to work with because you have to reload after
each shot since the slide locks.
Snake : It's better than scavenging on mission site. Good suppressor too.
Otacon : The chemical stun will take affect in a few seconds and last for
hours. You can take down a elephant with that thing. Check out
the laser sighting too.
[Snake takes a practice shot and breaks a light nearby.]
Otacon : The affects of the anesthetic rounds will vary depending on what
target the body hits. Were talking about a difference of tens of
seconds between hitting the enemy's chest or head.
[Snake pauses and looks at his cigarettes.]
Otacon : As for the equipment... Hey Snake, cigarettes? What's wrong with
you?
Snake : It's kind of a lucky charm.
Otacon : You haven't read the surgeon general's warning, have you?
[Snake looks at his digital camera.]
Otacon : He's the digital camera. Works almost the same as your old one.
[Snake uses the zoom on the camera to scan the deck. He spots a Marine
soldier patrolling.]
Snake : They don't look armed...
Otacon : Hey, Earth to Snake. These are nice, upstanding Marines, not
terrorists. Don't get caught; you're in stealth mode here.
Snake : Sure, if it comes to that, a little beauty sleep never hurt
anyone. By the way, Otacon, are you sure of this intelligence?
Otacon : Absolutely. Hacked it out of Pentagon's classified files myself.
Snake : No traces?
Otacon : Oh please. I'm too good for that.
Snake : We can't rule out the possibility that this is a trap. There's a
high price on our heads, you know.
Otacon : You're just paranoid.
Snake : I hope so.
[Snake spots another soldier.]
Snake : They don't seem anything but civilians from here.
Otacon : With all the ships passing on the river and in the harbor.
Putting uniformed Marines on the deck would be a bad idea. People
can get a clear view of the water from riverside too.
Snake : The waterline is too high...According to the navigational plans,
this ship should have discharged its cargo upriver.
Otacon : It's in there, no doubt about it.
Snake : A Metal Gear in the holds will weigh down a ship a bit, I'd say.
The military trains you to watch for threats from the stern on a
boat. That's SOP for Counter-terror ops too. Security should be
tighter.
Otacon : You worry too much.
Snake : Where's the target?
Otacon : Satellite surveillance is a major international pastime these
days. I'd say the cargo holds, safely below the deck. Do you see
the entrance to the holds?
Snake : Looks like there are a few entry ways into the crew quarters.
[Snake hears a helicopter flying nearby.]
Snake : A chopper. Wha--!
[Snake pans to one of the soldiers on the deck and promptly the Marine gets
his throat slit by a soldier in military fatigues. Another soldier gets
knocked to the ground and his fall is promptly followed by a knife plunging
through his neck. A third Marine gets stabbed several times by a soldier
that has just snuck up on him.]
Snake : Looks like were not the only ones after Metal Gear tonight.
Otacon : Is that a chopper I just heard?
Snake : Affirmative. Probably another cavalry...
[Some soldiers move in to secure the area.]
Snake : What's their game? Hijack?
Otacon : They're probably targeting the ship's controls.
Snake : Otacon, how many men do you need to take over a tanker of this
size?
Otacon : The ship is run by a computer so... I'd say about 18 people.
Snake takes a look at one of the soldier's weapons.
Snake : AKS-74u?
[Snake spots a soldier that appears to be ordering the others around. The man
turns around. He has a brown moustache and short brown hair. He appears to
be in his mid 50's or so.]
Snake : Russians?
Otacon : You sure?
Snake : No Marine barber touched that head of hair.
[The man puts on a hat and Snake snaps a picture of him.]
Snake : I'm transmitting the photo. Let's try to get a ID on him ASAP.
Otacon : I'm on it.
Snake : Looks like the tanker's theirs now.
[Snake hears a helicopter again. This time he is able to identify it.]
Snake : KA-60. Kasatka?
Otacon : Kasatka? Kamov chopper, right? 'Killer Whale'...
[Codec screen.]
Snake : We need to get a fix on who they are.
Otacon : Judging by their transport, aren?t they some kind of military
commandos?
Snake : Not necessarily. It could be the KA-62, the civil model.
Otacon : Look, Snake, all we need is the photographic evidence of Metal
Gear. As long as we have those, we can put it online and blow the
whole thing wide open. So no pyrotechnics, okay?
Snake : All right. I?ll do my best.
Otacon : This isn?t like Shadow Moses. Reach me if anything happens. The
frequency is 141.12.
Snake : How can I check in and save my progress?
Otacon : I?ll do it. There?s a frequency set aside for it -- 140.96. Sorry
but no Mei Ling this time. Call me on the Codec when you want to
save.
Snake : Got it.
Otacon : I?ll be waiting just past the Verrazano Bridge. You need to be
off that ship by then.
Snake : I?ll be in touch.
[Snake signs off.]
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[Snake reaches the bridge of the tanker. He enters slowly, with his gun drawn
and slowly moves through. There are two crewmen lying over some instruments
wearing orange jumpsuits, they are both dead. Snake reaches the front window
of the bridge and sees two identical helicopters flying past in the rain.]
Snake : So it is the Kasatka... Russian choppers...
[The two helicopters descend above the deck and soldiers repel and quickly
secure the area.]
[Snake reaches a computer terminal and punches some buttons. After looking
for a moment he calls up Otacon.]
Otacon : Snake, did you find out where that ship is headed?
Snake : I?m looking at it -- 35 degrees longitude, latitude around 58.
Otacon : More than 500 miles off the coast of the Bermudas, out in the
middle of the Atlantic... So the prototype is ready for solo
testing -- it?s basically combat-worthy. That area is outside the
Second Fleet?s operational range, too. It must be a stand-alone
Marine Corps project -- which means this prototype Metal Gear
must be designed for independent deployment, without any Naval
assistance... Anyway, analysis can wait till later. Snake, you
need to go down to the holds and locate the actual Metal...
[There is a loud bang from outside. A crate falling, perhaps?]
Snake : !?
[Snake sees a woman strolling through the rain with her back turned. She is
holding a radio.]
Snake : Hm?
[Snake sneaks outside and gets close enough to hear the woman talking to
someone over the radio. A man is speaking]
Radio : ...Shalashaska has landed. I'm on my way to the tanker holds...
Report your status.
Woman : Control room, communications and engine room are under control.
All entry and exit points to the tanker holds secured. Infrared
sensors placed and operational.
Radio : Good work. Are the explosives in place?
Woman : Yes, they're all planted.
Radio : Listen. Once we have what we came for, the tanker will be
scuttled.
Woman : And the vehicle's pilot?
Radio : He's the only one who underwent the VR training. No one else can
do it.
Woman : Are you sure you can trust him?
Radio : Your part in the mission is complete. You are to leave at once.
Woman : No, it's not over yet!
[The man talking over the radio is shown. He is the Russian commander Snake
snapped a picture of.]
Radio : I can see the moon...even in this storm. Pale as death. I have a
bad feeling about this mission... You swore this to me that you
would leave the unit, once the mission was complete. Do not
worry. This is a country of liberty.
Woman : This is where I belong, with the unit.
[The woman takes out her gun and looks at it.]
Woman : I have nowhere else to go. Father, I want to stay and fight.
Radio : There is no choice to make here, Olga! Need I remind you that you
are carrying my grandchild?
[Olga pats her stomach gingerly.]
Olga : ......
Radio : You will be on the helicopter out of here, now!
[The transmission is cut abruptly.]
Olga : Damn it!
[Olga waves away a helicopter. As it flies away Snake leaps out from behind
a crate and trains his gun on Olga.]
Snake : Freeze!
[Olga turns around slowly to see Snake.]
Snake : Hands over your head! Now!
[Olga slowly raises her arms.]
Snake : Toss your gun overboard! Slowly.
[She casually tosses her gun overboard.]
Snake : A woman...? Show your face.
Olga : You men -- you're all the same.
Snake : Who are you?
[She slowly takes off her cap and lets the wind carry it to Snake.]
Olga : We are nomads. Wanderers.
[Olga moves to her side.]
Snake : I said, don't move!
Olga : Americans...so you shoot unarmed women too?
Snake : I'm a nomad too.
[Snake sees her knife.]
Snake : What else do you have there? Take the knife and toss it.
[Olga takes the knife and tries to place it on the ground at her feet.]
Snake : Not there. Toss it overboard! Hold that position. Now, turn
around.
[She raises her hands over her head, knife in hand.]
Olga : You know what you're doing.
[The tanker jerks violently, both of them lose their balance for a moment. The
rain stops.]
Olga : It's stopped raining... Not too shabby, is it? New York, I mean?
[Olga twirls around and a bullet flies from the knife. Snake is startled but
manages to (barely) dodge the shot. As Olga takes cover behind a crate Snake
snaps back into position with his gun trained on the storage rack where Olga
is hiding.]
Olga : And that brings our tour to its conclusion!
Snake : Scout knife with a surprise -- you a Spetsnaz?
Olga : I think you deserve a little credit. No one's ever dodged that
shot of mine... But no one gets lucky twice, either!
[Snake and Olga battle. During the battle Olga speaks to Snake.]
Olga : I've been on the unit since I was born. I grew up on the
battlefield. Conflict and victory were my parents. The unit is my
life, my family. We've shared everything -- all the bad and all
the good. I have no one -- nothing except the unit. Nothing else
matters to me! Whoever you are, your not stopping us!
[Snake defeats her with his tranquilizer gun. She falls unconscious to the
deck. Snake slowly approaches her. He kicks her a little bit and she falls
limp. Seemingly relieved he holsters his gun and takes hers, a USP. There
is no ammo in it.]
Snake : Hmm...
[A small surveillance remote appears. It hovers for a moment making some
clicking noises and then flies off into the distance.]
Snake : CYPHER!?
[Snake calls Otacon.]
Snake : Otacon, the ship appears to be under their control. The men have
Russian gear, but I haven?t been able to find out anything else
about their origin.
Otacon : I know who they are.
Snake : You do?
Otacon : We?ve ID?d the old man.
Snake : Who is he?
Otacon : Sergei Gurlukovich.
Snake : Gurlukovich.! One of Ocelot?s allies?
Otacon : Yeah...the GRU colonel. He?s the one Ocelot was supposed to meet
up with, after Shadow Moses...
Snake : They?re after Metal Gear...
Otacon : Everything?s changed. This is not going to be as simple as we
thought.
Snake : You could say that. I saw a surveillance remote just now, it
looked like the Cypher.
Otacon : A Marine Cypher-T?
Snake : No, Army.
Otacon : First the Marines, then the Russians -- now the Army...?
Snake : You?re right, this isn?t going to be simple.
Otacon : Snake -- There?s something I have to tell you.
Snake : What?
Otacon : We didn?t dig up this info -- about the new Metal Gear -- on our
own. Not like usual...
Snake : How did you find out, then?
Otacon : It was a tip. An anonymous tip.
Snake : Anonymous? You?ve never trusted those -- why would you start now?
Otacon : I, ah. I have a younger sister. A stepsister. We have different
parents. I only knew her for two years.
Snake : You?ve never mentioned her before. So...?
Otacon : The sender of the tip was ?E.E.?
Snake : ?E.E.??
Otacon : Her name is Emma, but I always called her ?E.E.?...
Snake : Emma Emmerich?
Otacon : Yeah. It just caught my eye, you know? I figured it was a
coincidence, but I couldn?t get it out of my mind. There?s really
no one there who knows about her.
Snake : When was the last time you saw her?
Otacon : Over 10 years ago.
Snake : You think it?s a trap? To lure us out here...?
Otacon : I don?t know. After I got the tip, I did break into the Pentagon
system to get confirmation.
Snake : Okay...
Otacon : Watch your back, Snake. Maybe I screwed up...
Snake : I?ve got a light-equipped USP; I can take them on now. There?s no
ammo, but it takes a 9mm, just like the Marines? M9. I?ll find
those somewhere around here.
Otacon : Don?t raise too much racket with that thing.
Snake : I hear you.
[Snake signs off. Snake reaches a junction in the ship that he must get past.
It is blocked by plastic explosives and trip lasers. Snake calls Otacon for
assistance.]
Otacon : Snake, there?s another set of infrared sensors in place. If you
touch that, the explosives will detonate and that ship will be
pulverized.
Snake : I?m not in the mood to go sleep with the fishes. There are too
many sensors. Looks like I?ll have to find another way.
Otacon : No need to worry. There?s a way through. Take a close look -- do
you see the thing with blinking green lights right next to the
explosives? That?s the control unit for the sensors. Destroy that
and the sensors stop functioning. You can?t get in close enough
to touch it, so you?ll have to shoot it out. But the M9?s
knockout rounds won?t work. The USP you picked up should do the
trick. Use that gun.
[Snake makes it past the SEMTEX by shooting the control units. When he enters
the next hatch he hears an announcement.]
Announcer : Verrazano Bridge checkpoint passed. All non-essential personnel,
report to the holds in 10 minutes time for the scheduled briefing
session with the Commandant. You are ordered to continue manning
your posts until that time.
[Snake travels through the corridor but up ahead he hears the sound of a
squeaky hatch opening. He quickly draws his gun and crouches down. At the
hatch three soldiers emerge and secure the annex room where it is located.
They seal the hatch again. One of the soldiers calls up the commander over
the radio.]
Soldier : Colonel, we have sealed the stern hatch.
Sergei : All right.
Soldier : The lift is also under our control.
Sergei : We?re on the foredeck. About to descend to the holds.
Soldier : Sir, the Marine commander has started his speech already.
Sergei : We will complete the preparations before the end of the speech.
Soldier : All communications to the holds have been severed. No one is
aware of our presence.
Sergei : Let no one down into the holds until we are out.
Soldier : Yes sir! We will secure your exit, with our lives if necessary.
Sergei : There is one more thing...
Soldier : Yes sir?
Sergei : My daughter...keep her safe.
Soldier : Yes sir!
[The transmission ends. The three soldiers begin to patrol through the
corridor. Snake leans up against the crate he is next to.]
Soldier : Who goes there?
[Snake fights off a dozen soldiers in the corridor and then proceeds to the
hatch the soldiers came out of. He opens it. A soldier that somehow avoided
the carnage sneaks behind him and watches. Snake goes through the hatch. The
soldier quietly closes the hatch with a sigh. He hears somebody approaching
from the rear.]
Soldier : Who goes there!
[The man who was watching Snake when he landed on the tanker appears out of
the darkness.]
Soldier : Oh, Shalashaska.
[The soldier lowers his gun.]
Soldier : Why are you here? We thought you were with the Colonel.
[Suddenly the man draws his revolver and aims point-blank at the soldier's
forehead.]
Soldier : What the...!
[The revolver fires. The soldier falls to the ground. Shalashaska moves to
the hatch and seals it. He begins to walk away.]
Ocelot : The colonel will be joining you soon... Comrade...
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[Snake reaches the holds of the tanker. He sees a group of Marines standing
below watching a projection movie of a speech by the Marine commander.]
Otacon : Snake, are you in yet? Have you made it to the holds?
Snake : It?s taking longer than I expected. We?ve already passed the
Verrazano Bridge.
Otacon : All right. We?ll use another recovery point.
Snake : They may be planning to change course.
Otacon : What?
Snake : The exits to the deck are all sealed.
Otacon : What are they planning?
Snake : If they get Metal Gear, we?re going right off the fringe.
[Snake peers down at the Marines.]
Snake : The men down here are definitely Marines.
Otacon : If the deck is sealed off, they have no way of knowing that the
ship?s been taken over.
Snake : I?m not interested in fighting these guys. The weapons won?t do
me much good here.
Otacon : Can you see Metal Gear?
Snake : No. I?ll have to go around to the bow. They have some serious
defenses here. I doubt the recent arrivals want to blast their
way through the Marines either.
Otacon : Wonder where they?re headed.
Snake : I don?t know... Not the beach, that?s for sure.
Otacon : OK, Snake. Let?s go over this one more time. Use this camera to
get photographic evidence of the Metal Gear prototype. Now, do
your thing and take pictures that speak louder than the
government?s plausible denials. We need four shots: Metal Gear
from the front, front-right, and front-left, and a close-up of
the Marine Corps marking.
Snake : Marking?
Otacon : There should be a ?MARINES? insignia on the body of Metal Gear.
Just let someone try explaining away a clear shot of that.
Snake : All right.
Otacon : There?s actually one little thing...
Snake : Just spit it out. I?m used to things going wrong.
Otacon : It looks like someone?s monitoring our transmission.
Snake : Who?
Otacon : I don?t have a clue. All they?re doing is watching -- it would
creep me out less if they tried to interfere with our
communications.
Snake : Could it have something to do with that Cypher we saw?
Otacon : Maybe. I?ve switched the encryption protocol for our burst
transmission for now. What I want to do is use a different method
for sending those photos, just in case.
Snake : Instead of using the Codec?
Otacon : Exactly. There?s a workstation in the southeast corner of the
block where Metal Gear is housed. I?ve made arrangements so that
you can send the pictures from the machine.
Snake : ?Arrangements??
Otacon : I hitched a ride on Link 16 into U.S. military?s proprietary
network. Managed to get into that workstation and overwrote a
part of the system software so I could remote-install a little
app I wrote...
Snake : Why bother with anything that complicated...
Otacon : No, it?s pretty simple, really. Look, all you have to do is stand
in front of the machine and push the Action button. The app will
automatically launch and download the image data from the camera,
split the files and encrypt them individually. The data packets
can then masquerade as...
Snake : OK, OK. So all I have to do is push the Action button in front of
the computer once I have the pictures, right?
Otacon : Well, sure, if you put it that way. And one more thing... The
Commandant?s already begun his speech, but you need to get the
pictures before he?s done talking. Otherwise, they?ll spot you.
OK?
Snake : How much time do I have?
Otacon : I hacked into his personal files and took a look at the text of
that speech. I?d say you have seven more minutes -- longer if he
throws in a joke or two.
Snake : A seven-minute time limit, huh?
Otacon : Remember, Snake, just the photos, OK?
Snake : With these kinds of odds, I won?t be making any sudden moves. But
that doesn?t mean we can just let Metal Gear be hijacked.
Otacon : Okay, okay, but first, the photos...
Snake : All right. We?ll deal with the rest when we get there.
Otacon : Stay low.
[Snake signs off.]
[Snake makes it to the third hold of the tanker and finds a group of two dozen
Marines watching the Marine Commander give his speech. The group is flanked
by two cameramen who are taping the speech. Behind the Marine Commander is
Metal Gear RAY, the new Metal Gear prototype.]
Snake : Metal Gear!?
[Snake gets a call from Otacon.]
Otacon : Ok, we?re finally there.
Snake : So this is the new Metal Gear...
Otacon : Yep. And we?re going to show the whole world its baby pictures.
Get the prototype on camera. We need four images. One from the
front-right, the front, and the front-left, and a close-up of the
?MARINES? marking on the prototype. Once you have the photos, use
the workstation in the southeast end of the area to transmit them
over to me. Send me something I can use!
[Snake snaps all the pictures, going unnoticed by everybody in the room. He
uploads the pictures to Otacon just as the commander finishes his speech.]
Dolph : We the Marines will lead the charge into a new world order with
Metal Gear RAY.
That is all. Dismissed!
[The Marines stand at attention and salute the commander. As they are
saluting, (sarcastic) clapping can be heard from the rear of the hold. The
Marines and the commander look around, puzzled. A man emerges from behind
Metal Gear, clapping his hands as he struts along.]
Ocelot : Excellent speech, my friend...
Dolph : Who the -- !?
[The commandant turns to face the intruder.]
Ocelot : Gift of the silver tongue -- they say it?s a mark of a good
officer -- and of a liar. Americans are too in love with the
sound of their own voice to speak the truth.
Dolph : Identify yourself!
Several Marines rush to Dolph's side and train their sights on the intruder.
Ocelot : I am Shalashaska! Also called Revolver --
[Snake recognizes the man as he steps forward. They both utter the same word.]
Both : Ocelot.
[Flashbacks to Shadow Moses. The Marines try to advance forward but they are
held back by the commander.]
Dolph : What do you want?
Ocelot : This machine will be quite useful.
Dolph : What are you planning to do -- steal this thing?
Ocelot : Steal? No, no, I?m taking it back.
[Snake moves to a different location. He can see an arm reaching out for the
commandant. The arm grabs the commandant. It is Colonel Sergei Gurlukovich
holding a gun to the commandant's head.]
Snake : Gurlukovich...
[Gurlukovich takes a few protective steps backwards with his hostage.]
Ocelot : Nobody move! Understood?
[Ocelot steps onto the platform. In the other holds the Marines are beginning
to panic. Ocelot raises a device above his head.]
Ocelot : This ship now carries enough SEMTEX on its key structural points
to blow it out of the water -- at the touch of this button.
[Some of the Marines stand a little uneasy now.]
Ocelot : That?s right...no one has to die needlessly.
[Russian soldiers rappel from the ceiling and take up positions covering their
commanders from the Marines.]
Ocelot : We?re almost at the target. Get a move on!
[A group of soldiers begins to undo the lines holding down Meta Gear Ray.]
Dolph : What do you intend to do with RAY -- sell it on the streets?
Sergei : I was raised in Snezhinsk, formerly known as Chelyabinsk-70, the
nuclear research outpost.
Dolph : What are you talking about?
Sergei : After the Cold War ended, my home was bought out by the
Americans.
Dolph : Is there a point to this sad story?
[Gurlukovich become angry and presses the pistol against the commandant's head
spinning it a little.]
Sergei : Not that you would understand. Land, friends, dignity...all sold
to the highest bidder -- the United States of America. Even the
technology that gave birth to these weapons is Russian, developed
by us!
Dolph : What do you intend to do?
Sergei : Russia will rise again -- and RAY is the key.
Ocelot : I regret to inform you that I have no intention of selling Metal
Gear. As I said, I came to take it back.
[Ocelot slowly paces away from them and then turns around.]
Ocelot : Yes returned. To the Patriots!
[The Marine Commandant recognizes the name. He is startled.]
Dolph : The La-li-lu-le-lo! How?s that possible!?
[Gurlukovich restrains the commandant and snarls at Ocelot.]
Sergei : Ocelot, you...! Have you sold us out?
Ocelot : I was never in your employ, Gurlukovich...
Sergei : Are you still in league with Solidus...!?
Ocelot : No hard feelings, Colonel. Mother Russia can rot, for all I care.
Sergei : Since when, Ocelot! When did you turn?
Ocelot : I?m glad you noticed comrade. I abandoned ?her? during the Cold
War.
Sergei : Aargh!
Ocelot : Metal Gear only has room for one! Gurlukovich, you and your
daughter will die here.
Sergei : Damn you!!!
[Gurlukovich releases the commandant and shoves him forward. At the same time
Ocelot throws his trench coat into the air between him and Gurlukovich.]
Sergei : Die, you dog!
[Both the Russians draw their weapons and fire madly. As the trench coat flies
to the ground bullets rip through it. When it finally settles Both the
commandant and Gurlukovich fall to the ground.]
Ocelot : Sergei! Looks like you were long overdue for retirement.
[Ocelot lets go of his revolver and it clatters to the floor.]
Sergei : Traitorous dog...
[The other Russian soldiers surrounding Ocelot draw their guns to fire on him.
With lightning speed he draws his second revolver and twirls in a quick
circle burying one bullet in each soldier. As they fall to the ground Ocelot
pulls out the detonator.]
Ocelot : Show?s over! If you wish to live, I suggest you run now! This
ship is still in the Lower New York Harbor. You may yet make it
to shore if you swim for your life!
[Ocelot presses the detonator and the SEMTEX goes off killing some Marines.
One of the blasts punctures the hull of the ship and water begins to pour
into the chamber. The Marines scramble. Ocelot has climbed up to the upper
platform of the hold and is approaching the open cockpit of Metal Gear Ray.
Some Marines try to shoot Ocelot but none of the shots hit their mark. Snake
rushes forward and aims upwards at Ocelot.]
Snake : OCELOT!!
[Ocelot looks down at Snake but before he does anything his arm begins to
twitch.]
Ocelot : Aaaarrghhhh!!
[Ocelot grabs his right arm in pain. He straightens up but this time his
voice is different. He is speaking in a familiar voice.]
Ocelot : It?s been a while, brother.
Snake : Who are you?
Ocelot : You know who I am.
Snake : Liquid?
[Memories of Shadow Moses come to Snake.]
Liquid : Not so young anymore, eh, Snake? You?re drowning in time. I know
what it?s like, brother.
Snake : ...
Liquid : No wonder Naomi passed you over for the FOXDIE program.
[Ocelot's right arm begins to twitch again.]
Liquid : Aaarrrr!
Ocelot : Out -- get out of my mind! Liquid...
[Ocelot bites his arm. Liquid is still in control.]
Liquid : The price of physical prodigy... Few more years and you?ll be
another dead clone of the old man. Our raw materials are vintage,
brother. Big Boss was in his late fifties when they created his
copies. But I -- I live on, through this arm.
Snake : Liquid?s arm?
[An explosion knocks Snake into the water.]
[Gurlukovich floats on the surface of the water that is pouring into the hold.
Blood is gushing out of his wound.]
Sergei : Olga...
[Liquid leaps into the open cockpit of Metal Gear Ray as Snake is climbing out
of the water, gasping for air.]
Liquid : You don?t have what it takes after all.
[Liquid slams Ray into the ceiling.]
Liquid : You?re going down, Snake, with this tanker!
[Snake tries to dodge one of the legs coming down at him but he gets
knocked unconscious. Up on a balcony some marines begin to fire gunshots at
him and some RPGs. Liquid turns Ray to the marines and smashes them with the
leg of the great machine. Snake regains consciousness and says something to
Otacon.]
Snake : Otacon, we have a problem...
[Ray plunges its head into the water and begins to suck some water into its
system. It then raises its head and fires a high-powered stream of water
into the hull of the tanker. Water pours in.]
Otacon : Snake!! Snaaaake!!!
[Metal Gear Ray swims through the water and leaps above the water. It
straddles a large crack that has appeared near the middle of the ship. Snake
surfaces and gasps frantically for air. Ocelot is sitting in the cockpit of
Ray peering down at Snake. Ocelot is talking to someone over the radio.]
Ocelot : No problems...proceeding as planned, sir.
[Ray does a back flip into the water and sends an enormous wave washing over
Snake. He begins to slip under the water.]
[Ray swims through the water. ocelot is still talking to the person over the
radio.]
Ocelot : ...Yes, at the location we discussed. Yes. I have photographic
evidence of Snake on the scene. The Cypher was most useful...I
look forward to tomorrow morning?s news flash. I would say the
Marine Corps? plans are on indefinite hold.
Yes, of course, Mr. President...
[Overhead view of the sinking ship, Snake is nowhere to be seen.]
Otacon : SNAKE!!
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Scientists had to make thousands of calculations to create the (atomic bomb)
and determine its effects... Computers and atomic bombs, both products of World
War II, grew up together."
Information Age: People, information, and Technology exhibition- Nation Museum
of American History, Smithsonian Institute.
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-- Verrazano Bridge, April 29th --
[Overhead view of the Verrazano Bridge. Two military helicopters are flying
through the early morning skies.]
Colonel : Snake, do you remember the sinking of that tanker two years ago?
Snake : Of course.
Colonel : Terrorists blow a hole in an oil tanker full of crude, barely 20
miles off the shore of Manhattan, your classic nightmare. It
didn?t take long for the government to put an oil fence around
the whole mess. And then that massive offshore cleanup facility
went up inside.
Snake : The ?Big Shell.? I hear the cleanup isn?t quite over yet.
Colonel : It takes time. But in the meantime, the Shell?s become a
landmark, a symbol of environmental protection. Approximately six
hours ago, the Big Shell was seized by an armed group.
Snake : Do we have an ID?
Colonel : Former members of the Navy SEAL?s special anti-terrorist training
squad, ?Dead Cell.? Russian private army members may also be
involved. It?s a highly trained group and they have the Big Shell
under complete control.
[As the SEAL choppers swoop in to the Big Shell a group of NYPD officers peer
curiously through a pair of binoculars.]
Commander : Calling teams Alpha and Bravo. Deploy at the Big Shell as
scheduled.
[As the SEALS are on their final approach to the Big Shell the FoxHound
operative pops above the water to check his bearings. He goes unnoticed]
Commander : Come in from downwind, then pull up fast! Get ready to fast rope
down to Shell One! Five minutes to ETA! Alpha, your top priority
is to rescue and safeguard the President! Team Bravo, watch out
for Stillman?s back, and get those C4?s disarmed!
[Snake swims to the oil fence and finds that a hole has already been cut in
it. He promptly swims through.]
Snake : What are their demands?
Colonel : Thirty billion dollars.
Snake : Thirty billion dollars!? What makes them think they can get that
much?
Colonel : There was a government-sponsored tour going on at the Big Shell
that day.
Snake : Hostages, huh?
Colonel : A VIP from one of the major conservation groups, and one from our
own government -- the Most Important Person in a sense.
Snake : The most important person -- ?
Colonel : James Johnson.
Snake : The President!
Colonel : Unless the demands are met, the terrorists intend to blow the Big
Shell out of the water.
Snake : And the crude will ignite, turning the Manhattan Harbor into an
inferno.
Colonel : That?s not the worst-case scenario. If the chlorides being used
to decontaminate the seawater go up with the oil, toxins
containing catastrophic levels of dioxins will be released. In
other words, the bay?s ecosystem will be wiped out, and the sea
will turn into a toxic soup for centuries -- becoming the worst
environmental disaster in history.
[Snake swims up through a dock in the Big Shell.]
Colonel : You have two missions objectives. One: infiltrate the offshore
decontamination facility ?Big Shell? and safeguard the President
and other hostages. And two: disarm the terrorists by any means
necessary.
[Snake reaches the surface of the Deep Sea Dock of the Big Shell and makes a
quick scan for enemies lurking around. Seeing none he climbs up a ladder and
gets onto the platform.]
Colonel : You should know... that SEAL Team 10 is also conducting a rescue
operation.
Snake : Is this a joint effort?
Colonel : No. FOXHOUND remains a covert body. Don?t alert them to your
presence -- that is an order.
[Snake calls the Colonel with his Codec.]
Snake : This is Snake. I am now inside Strut A of Shell 1.
Colonel : How are things?
Snake : We?re in luck. Looks like there are no sentries posted here.
Colonel : What?s the visibility?
Snake : The lights on the plant?s struts are functioning. I won?t have to
use the IR goggles.
Colonel : Any problems?
Snake : There was a brand-new hole cut through the oil fence. There?s
someone else besides me that wanted to get in badly.
Colonel : That?s not possible.
Snake : What about SEAL Team 10?
Colonel : They landed on the roof of the Big Shell as planned. And by the
way Snake, we?re changing your code name for all following
communication.
Snake : What?s wrong with ?Snake??
Colonel : Just a precaution. You are now designated ?Raiden.? All right,
Raiden. You?ve already covered infiltration in VR Training.
Raiden : I?ve completed three hundred missions in VR. I feel like some
kind of legendary mercenary...
Colonel : Okay, we?ll skip that part. Make sure nobody sees you. If you
need to, contact me by Codec. The frequency is 140.85. When you
want to use the Codec, push the SELECT button. When we need to
reach you...contact you, the Codec will beep. When you hear that
noise, press the SELECT button. The Codec?s receiver directly
stimulates the small bones of your ear. No one but you will be
able to hear it.
Raiden : All right. I?ll contact you if anything changes.
Colonel : First, make your way to the upper section of the Big Shell.
Raiden : How do I get up to the next level?
Colonel : There?s an elevator at the far end of that area. Use that.
Raiden : Sounds good.
[Views of Raiden's Sneaking suit are shown.]
Colonel : Your new Sneaking suit uses electrofiber technology, a by-product
of fiber-optics research. The texture isn?t far removed from
rubber but the material protects against a wide range of toxic
substances. The suit itself has a wide array of built-in sensors.
It is referred to as ?Smart Skin? in military R&D. Data about
damage to different regions of the body, including blood loss, is
exchanged between the suit and the intravenous nanomachines to
create a bio-feedback system.
Raiden : There?s a lot of pressure on my torso.
Colonel : Relax. The suit applies varying pressure to major internal organs
to maximize performance and safeguard their functions. They call
this the ?Skull Suit? in FOXHOUND.
Raiden : Skull suit -- seems appropriate somehow.
Colonel : The hatch with a circular handle will open into the elevator
area. Locate the hatch first.
Raiden : Copy that. Moving onto main mission objectives.
[Raiden signs off. Raiden proceeds through the hatch and when he opens it he
spots an enemy that has just been knocked unconscious.]
Raiden : Colonel, I?ve sighted an enemy sentry. AN-94 and a Makarov...
those grenades...all his equipment are Russian-made.
Colonel : Must be a Gurlukovich man.
Raiden : Gurlukovich?
Colonel : A Russian private army that was in line to work with the Shadow
Moses takeover group, four years ago.
Raiden : What?s their stake in this one?
Colonel : They must have made a deal -- an arrangement with the terrorists.
They?ve become a band of mercenaries, an army without a country.
[Raiden signs off. When he goes into the next room he finds two unconscious
sentries. One of them just rolled off the elevator ascending in the back of
the room. Raiden catches a quick glimpse of the man. He is wearing a
familiar uniform. He calls up the Colonel.]
Raiden : Colonel, there?s definitely another intruder in here besides me.
Colonel : That?s not a possibility.
Raiden : Not a team -- looks like a solo job.
Colonel : One man...?
Raiden : We may not know who he is, but he managed to take care of every
sentry in the area; they?re all out cold. Whoever he is, he?s got
some skills.
Colonel : We need to get an ID... But for now, you can take advantage of
the situation and get to work. There?s a terminal in front of the
elevator, a node.
Raiden : Did you say ?nerd??
Colonel : Not ?nerd? -- ?node.?
Raiden : Oh.
Colonel : Use the node to gain access to the Big Shell?s facilities
network.
Raiden : Then what?
Colonel : Pull up the map of the structure; that?ll let you activate the
Soliton Radar.
Raiden : The Soliton Radar? True, that radar came in useful during VR
training.
Colonel : A radar system. Uses biological magnetic fields as input. These
estimated enemy positions are projected onto a map according to
reference points collected via GPS signals and field personnel
reports. We need to get to the map through the Big Shell?s node
to put this data processing to practical use. The node unit is
about three feet high and should be colored blue. Each area has
at least one.
Raiden : How do I gain access?
Colonel : Just push the Action button in front of the node. The
nanomachines in your body will take care of the security
clearance, and allow you access to the node. Complete the
procedure before those sentries gain consciousness. If they spot
you, you won?t be able to gain access for a while. Stay on guard.
Raiden : Got it.
[Raiden signs off and moves to the node. When he places his hand on it a jolt
of electricity is sent through his arm. He screams out. When the shock ends
he pants and finishes the login sequence. He calls the Colonel again.]
Colonel : Good work, Raiden.
Raiden : The radar should be functioning now?
Colonel : Remember your VR training sessions. The tool is exactly the same
one -- it maps the terrain as well as the position of enemy
personnel. The bright dot in the middle is you, Raiden. The red
dots are your enemies and the blue cone shape represents their
field of vision.
Your radar isn?t affected by the weather, but if you?re
discovered by an enemy you won?t be able to use it. It gets
jammed easily I?m afraid. It?s all made from currently existing
technology. You won?t be able to use it in an area with strong
harmonic resonance. So be careful. The Big Shell?s layout map
should now be available after touching the START button.
Raiden : How do I save the mission data?
Colonel : I?ve set aside a proprietary frequency for saves. And an analyst
to work on the data too.
[A young woman, maybe in her early 20s comes onscreen.]
Woman : Jack, is everything all right?
Raiden : What are you doing here!?
Woman : Jack, can you hear me?
Raiden :
Rose! You?re not supposed to be involved! What?s going on!?
Rose : Jack, I?m a part of this mission.
Raiden : Colonel, what the hell is going on?
Colonel : Raiden, meet the mission analyst. She?ll be overseeing the data
saving and support.
Raiden : Why her?
Colonel : The FOXHOUND analyst that was supposed to take part in this
mission was in an accident. Rosemary was brought in as a
replacement.
Raiden : An accident...?
Colonel : And according to the files, she knows you better than anybody
else.
Raiden : Rose may be in the service, but an intelligence analyst is no
field officer.
Colonel : Not to worry. She has our technical staff at her disposal.
Raiden : She?s never been a part of a field mission. This is insane.
Colonel : I have my own reasons for selecting her for this mission,
soldier.
Raiden : Colonel, I fail to see --
Colonel : I know your VR training performance in and out. But sometimes
that?s not enough. You?re familiar with the Shadow Moses incident?
Raiden : You know I covered it in VR.
Colonel : If there?s a crucial tactical detail that case taught us, it was
the power of the operative?s will to survive.
Raiden : I was trained to fight. My personal feelings have no place in a
mission.
Colonel : We?ve learned that it doesn?t work that way. And on the field,
you need all the help you can get.
Rose : Jack? You?re stuck with me whether you like it or not.
Raiden : Rose...
Rose : You need someone to watch your back. But I have conditions that
need to be met, Colonel.
Colonel : What is it?
Rose : I?ll perform my duties and save that mission data. But I?m aware
that technically, I?m not part of the mission control team. After
all, I?m just a normal girl who?s worried about Jack. But that
means, Colonel, that I am not required to follow your orders
outside of my immediate duties. Jack is not simply a field
personnel for me to track. His safety comes first to me, not the
mission. And because of that, I will be monitoring and keeping a
record of every communication you have with him, Colonel.
Colonel : ...Given the circumstances, you?re free to do what you see fit.
Rose : Hey, I prefer this to being kept in the dark, waiting.
Colonel : I?d like to make a request, if I may.
Rose : Of course.
Colonel : His handle is Raiden. For the duration of the mission, could you
call him that?
Rose : Yes sir. All right -- Raiden. Let me know when you?re ready to
turn in a save. The proprietary save frequency is 140.96.
[The frequency switches to 140.96 (Rose's)]
Rose : I just switched frequencies. Jack?
Raiden : What?
Rose : Do you know what day it is tomorrow?
Raiden : April 30th -- is there something special about it?
Rose : Isn?t there?
Raiden : I can?t remember. I?m sorry.
Rose : Oh well, I?ll keep trying ?til I hear the answer. I?m going to
let you go now, Jack. Take care.
[The transmission ends. The enemy sentries are regaining consciousness. The
Colonel contacts Raiden.]
Colonel : Raiden, the enemy sentry is regaining consciousness.
Rose : Be careful, Jack!
Colonel : Find somewhere to hide until the elevator arrives. You must stay
out of sight!
[The Colonel signs off. Raiden avoids the sentries and makes it to the
elevator without alerting anybody. As the elevator ascends he takes off the
diving mask to reveal his face. He has long white hair and very pale skin.]
Colonel : The terrorists call themselves ?Sons of Liberty.?
Raiden : Sons of Liberty?
Colonel : The name of their leader is Solid Snake.
Raiden : The hero of Shadow Moses!? So that?s why you changed my code
name.
[The elevator grinds to a halt at the top of the shaft, scaring some birds
that fly off into the bright sunlight.]
Colonel : Right. But it can?t be THE Solid Snake. He died two years ago, on
that tanker, after he blew it sky-high.
Raiden : Could he have survived?
Colonel : Not a chance...
[Raiden takes cover behind some storage crates. He calls the Colonel.]
Raiden : Colonel, I?m on the roof. There are no sentries, but it would
only take one to spot me in this light.
Colonel : You never had daylight VR training, after all. Stay extra sharp
until you can find a node to log in from.
Raiden : What about the commandos?
Colonel : SEAL Team 10 has landed on Struts B and C.
Raiden : And the President?
Colonel : Seems he was spotted on Strut B.
Raiden : Strut B?
Colonel : The Big Shell is comprised of Shells One and Two. Each unit
consists of a central core and six struts surrounding it.
Raiden : So the whole thing is shaped like two hexagons connected
end-on-end.
Colonel : Exactly. And you?re on the roof of Strut A, Shell One at the
moment. First, get to a node. Log into the network.
Raiden : Got it.
[The call ends. Raiden has just passed the first entryway into Strut A when
the Colonel contacts him again.]
Colonel : Raiden, SEAL Team 10 is in.
Raiden : Do we really have no line of communication with the SEALs?
Colonel : They don?t know a thing about us. You know we work in the dark,
and this mission is no exception. Only a few people know about
your presence here.
Raiden : ...
Colonel : There?s no need for concern. This operation is under Pentagon's
direct command, and the NSDD (National Security Decision
Directives) came from the Vice President and the Secretary of
Defense. Your mission may be top-secret, but it?s gone through
the usual channels.
[The Colonel signs off. Raiden makes it to the next connecting bridge. He
gets a call from the Colonel.]
Colonel : Wait a second, I just intercepted new intelligence on the
operation being executed by SEAL Team 10.
Raiden : Intercepted?
Colonel : As I said before, they need to be kept in the dark about our
presence.
Raiden : So we just listen in...
Colonel : I?m patching it through.
SEAL : This is Alpha Zero. We have the President.
Commander : Is he safe?
SEAL : He is safe.
Commander : What about the package?
SEAL : Tell the guys upstairs that we?ve secured the package. Easy
money.
Commander : Good work. Your retrieval is on the way. Come on home...
SEAL : Roger that... H-holy!
[Gunfire erupts over the line.]
Commander : Alpha Zero! Report!!!
SEAL : Dammit! Cover the President!!
Commander : Come in, Alpha Zero!
SEAL : This is Alpha Zero. We are under attack! This is crazy! Is
that...!?
Commander : Alpha Zero, respond!
[The transmission goes dead.]
Commander : All Alpha, respond!
Colonel : Raiden, the President?s life in danger! Head to Strut B now!
[Transmission ends.]
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[When Raiden reaches strut B he meets a gruesome scene. There is blood all
over the walls and floor next to the bodies of two dead SEALs. Raiden takes
out his recently acquired M9 pistol and advances with caution to the nearest
doorway.]
[The view switches to the inside of the room. Three SEALs are patrolling
through a large transformer room with their guns drawn at the ready. Out of
nowhere three knives appear, one hitting the front soldier in the neck, he
goes down.]
SEAL A : Uaaagh!
[The two remaining SEALs start firing at random into the rafters, at an unseen
enemy. The enemy quickly leaps about the rafters deftly avoiding all their
shots.]
SEAL B : Damn it! I can?t hit him!
[The enemy makes a foray towards the SEALs from behind. He slices the
furthest SEAL quickly, he falls to the ground screaming.]
SEAL B : Aaargh!!!
[The remaining SEAL begins to panic. He starts spinning wildly and shooting
randomly into the rafters.]
SEAL C : Aa Aa Aaargh!!!
[The SEAL commander comes over the radio.]
Commander : Alpha Zero, come in Alpha Zero.
[As the SEAL continues his attack the enemy leaps down from the rafters coming
down softly in front of the SEAL.]
SEAL C : Aah! Oh no, no!
[The enemy takes out a knife from a belt on his waist and gives the SEAL a
menacing stare. The SEAL hesitates briefly and then begins to fire again at
the enemy. The enemy spins towards the SEAL with his knife drawn and once
again manages to dodge all the bullets meant for him. He reaches the SEAL
and promptly slits his wrists. As the SEAL cries out in pain he circles
around and cuts him across the kneecaps from behind. The man falls to his
knees but doesn't hit the ground. The enemy holds him up and carefully,
slowly, he slits the throat of the SEAL. As the blood pours out the enemy
appears to be in some sort of brief trance. The body falls to the floor,
limp. The radio squawks.]
Commander : All Alpha, come in! What?s going on? Alpha, respond!
[Raiden slowly enters the room. He reaches a railing undetected and peers
beyond it. He lets out a muffled gasp when he sees that the enemy is sucking
the blood out of the soldier. The enemy slowly turns his head and snarls at
Raiden. He hastily lets the body drop to the floor. He pulls a knife out of
his belt.]
Raiden : What are you?
[The man draws the knife across his chest. Slowly slicing the skin.]
Vamp : Five today... Or rather, six?
[The man leaps clear over Raiden but Raiden can't react fast enough. He still
has his gun drawn as the man reaches out from behind him to tap his shoulder.
Suddenly a SEAL bursts into the room.]
SEAL : Get down!!
[The SEAL rattles off a burst of bullets in Vamp's direction as Raiden ducks
under it. Once again Vamp has evaded the bullets. The SEAL slowly enters
the room and scans all the directions. The enemy is nowhere to be seen.]
SEAL : Where is he!
[Vamp leaps down from the ceiling and slashes the SEAL's left arm. Vamp slams
the SEAL against the wall and draws close to him.]
SEAL : Agh!
[The SEAL's rifle slides toward Raiden. He quickly grabs it and takes aim at
Vamp. Vamp's head moves close to the SEAL's neck.]
Vamp : Hmmm? Strange smell... You smell like -- !
[Vamp drops the SEAL to the ground, stunned.]
Vamp : Are you...it has to be!
SEAL : Shoot him! What are you waiting for!
[Raiden lets out a full clip in Vamp's direction but none make their mark.]
Raiden : !
[A female's voice comes over the man's radio.]
Woman : Vamp.
Vamp : Yeah, Queen.
[The SEAL slides a clip to Raiden. The clip slides underneath Vamp's spread
legs unnoticed or largely ignored.]
Woman : Are you all done cleaning up?
Vamp : Yes. But wait till I tell you what I found...
Woman : Something interesting?
[Raiden grabs the clip.]
Vamp : I?ll tell you in person. Where are you?
Woman : In the central unit, with the President.
[Raiden loads the clip into the gun as fast as he can.]
Vamp : Be right there.
[Raiden cocks the rifle and aims at where Vamp is but he isn't there. Vamp is
then heard jumping about in the rafters but Raiden can't find a target. As
Vamp disappears Raiden takes aim at the SEAL.]
SEAL : I'm not a enemy. Calm down. My name is S... My name is Pliskin.
Iroquois Pliskin, Lieutenant Junior Grade.
Raiden : Are you a Navy SEAL? How did you get in?
Pliskin : Fast rope decent from a Navy chopper.
[A sea lice crawls out from under Pliskin. Raiden gives it an odd look,
something is wrong.]
Raiden : Have I seen you before?
Pliskin : That suit, are you FOX-HOUND?
Raiden : That's right.
Pliskin : FOX-HOUND was disbanded.
Raiden : ...?
Pliskin : Where were you before FOX-HOUND? Delta Force?
[Real life of special ops training is shown as well as some video from Metal
Gear Solid: VR Missions.]
Raiden : I was a part of the Army's Force XXI trials...
Pliskin : Force XXI? That's about tactical IT deployment, right? Any field
experience?
Raiden : No -- not really.
Pliskin : So this is your first.
Raiden : I've had extensive training -- the kind that's indistinguishable
from the real thing.
Pliskin : Like what?
Raiden : Sneaking mission 60, Weapons 80,
Pliskin : VR, huh.
Raiden : But realistic in every way.
Pliskin : A virtual grunt of the digital age. That's just great.
Raiden : That's far more effective than live exercises.
Pliskin : You don't get injured in VR, do you? Every year, a few soldiers
die in field exercises.
Raiden : There's pain sensation in VR, and even a sense of reality and
urgency. The only difference is that it isn't actually happening.
Pliskin : That's the way they want you to think, to remove you from the
fear that goes with battle situations. War as a video game --
what better way to raise the ultimate soldier?
[Raiden gives Pliskin his rifle.]
Raiden : So your saying VR training is some kind of mind control?
[The Colonel calls Raiden.]
Colonel : Raiden what's going on?
Raiden : The Alpha team from Navy SEAL team 10 is dead. No, a single
survivor.
Pliskin : The kid's wired with nanomachines.
[The Codec screen pops up.]
Colonel : What about the President?
Raiden : Looks like they took him somewhere else...
Colonel : I see... You said there was a survivor from SEAL Team 10?
Raiden : Yeah. Lieutenant J.G. Pliskin.
Colonel : Has he seen your face?
Raiden : What?
Colonel : This is a top-secret mission. No one can know that we're
involved.
Raiden : It's a little too late for that.
[Pliskin walks down to the lower level and Raiden follows.]
Raiden : What's up?
Pliskin : Take a look.
[Raiden looks at where Pliskin is looking. There is a Navy Captain lying on
the ground with blood oozing out of some fresh wounds. There is a broken
handcuff on his left wrist.]
Pliskin : A Navy Captain.
Raiden : What the hell!?
[Pliskin stumbles towards the stairs.]
Raiden : You all right?
Pliskin : Give me a few minutes.
[Pliskin takes out a cigarette.]
Pliskin : Must have lost a few more pints then I thought.
Raiden : What was that man just now? That blood sucking freak? That was
Vamp.
[Pictures of Vamp and Dead Cell are shown.]
Pliskin : He's Romanian, a wizard with knives as you saw.
Raiden : The way he moved -- didn't seem human.
Pliskin : You won't see that in VR, I guarantee.
Raiden : What is he?
Pliskin : One of the members of Dead Cell.
Raiden : Dead Cell... Him?
Pliskin : A special forces unit created by Ex-President George Sears. The
name was originally intended to reflect its anti-terrorist
functions. The unit would launch unannounced assaults on
government complexes, for the ultimate terrorism simulation. They
were needed to show VR troopers like you how to deal with the
real thing.
But around the time their original leader died in prison, the
unit began to unravel. They were always close to the edge, but
they became more and more extreme. Began to go after U.S. allies,
even civilians. We estimate that no fewer than a hundred people
died on accidents the Dead Cell arranged on their own. They were
out of control -- and it all came to a head six months ago.
Raiden : What happened?
Pliskin : The unit was devastated. There are only three left now -- and
you just saw one of them.
Raiden : Why would they go after the Big Shell?
Pliskin : How should I know? I told you they were on the lunatic fringe.
Raiden : What about the leader? He says he's Solid Snake?
Pliskin : Snake died two years ago.
[Flashbacks of the Tanker incident are shown.]
Raiden : You mean the incident that made this Big Shell necessary in the
first place.
Pliskin : Right. And he was the one that sank that tanker.
Raiden : But he's a Legend --
Pliskin : Legends are usually bad news. There's not a lot of difference
between heroes and madmen...
Raiden : You're saying Snake is still alive and pulled another one?
Pliskin : No, he's not involved in this one. His body was positively ID'd
two years ago. Snake is dead... And buried.
[Guards patrolling on a connecting bridge are shown.]
Raiden : What about the other soldiers? I saw Russian equipment too.
Pliskin : Former Soviet military. They're probably mercenaries. The Big
Shell is too much ground for just Dead Cell members to hold
down. You weren't briefed on any of this? ...And you came in
alone to boot? What are you really doing here?
[Raiden doesn't speak.]
Pliskin : Not gonna tell me, huh? Fine with me.
[Pliskin hands Raiden some cigarettes.]
Raiden : I don't smoke.
Pliskin : Keep it anyway, may come in handy.
[Raiden puts the cigarettes in his pocket. Pliskin pulls out a SOCOM pistol
and hands it to him too.]
Pliskin : Take this too.
[Raiden takes the SOCOM.]
Raiden : Here, take this.
[The radio on Pliskin's back erupts with a voice.]
Navy SEAL : Come in Alpha Zero. This is Bravo Zero, currently at the
bridge between Struts B and C. The President is...
[Gunshots are heard over the radio.]
Navy SEAL : Damn, I can't hit this thing! It's like some bad dream.
Alpha! Anyone. Come in all Alpha! This is Bravo Zero.
Raiden : Aren't you going to answer him?
[Pliskin reluctantly reaches for the radio. But an explosion is heard and the
line goes dead.]
Pliskin : The B-C connecting bridge.
Raiden : We need to get there. Can you handle it?
Pliskin : I need a few more minutes. Remember my frequency, it's 141.80.
Raiden : 141.80, got it.
Pliskin : I've been briefed on this plant's layout. If you need information
about the place or on Dead Cell contact me. Your using
nanocommunication, right?
Raiden : Yeah, but I can patch into your frequency.
[Raiden begins to walk up the stairs.]
Pliskin : Hey, what's your name?
Raiden : Raiden.
Pliskin : Raiden? Strange codename.
Raiden : Makes up for the boring one my parents gave me.
[Raiden walks away.]
Pliskin : Maybe I'll find out some day.
[On his way to the BC Connecting Bridge he is contacted by Rose.]
Rose : Jack, it's me...
Raiden : Everything okay, Rose?
Rose : Don't you need to save the mission data?
Raiden : Oh yeah -- thanks for the reminder.
Rose : Jack, do you remember what day tomorrow is?
Raiden : That again... I'm sorry, but I still don't have a clue.
Rose : That's okay.
Raiden : What is it, Rose? Talk to me.
Rose : I'd rather you figure it out. It's important.
Raiden : How important?
Rose : Important enough. And we'll talk about it, tomorrow.
Raiden : Why not now?
Rose : Tomorrow seems more -- appropriate. I need all the help I can get
so that I won't chicken out anyway.
Raiden : Is that the reason you decided to be part of this mission? OK...
I'm going to finish this thing by tomorrow, no matter what.
Rose : You know I'll do everything I can to help you.
Raiden : Rose, there's something I need you to do as an analyst. It has to
do with Solid Snake. The leader of this takeover incident is
claiming that he's Snake himself.
Rose : The legendary mercenary? Hm.
Raiden : I need as much data on him as possible. Everything they have on
him after the Shadow Moses incident.
Rose : He's dead now, isn't he?
Raiden : Yes. Should be a burial record somewhere too. You should be able
to request top-level security clearance from the Colonel. That
should get us into the most classified material.
Rose : I'm on it. I'll contact you as soon as I find out something.
[Raiden signs off.]
[Raiden reaches the bridge and spots two SEALs firing prone at a target across
the bridge. The target is a tall, slim, black woman with blonde hair. She is
carrying a menacing gun and at her feet are a man in a suit and a black
suitcase. The bullets fired at her seem to move away when they near her.]
Raiden : What the hell is that?
Woman : Come, put me out of my misery.
SEAL 1 : This is impossible. Nothing will hit her.
SEAL 2 : Is she the one they call Fortune?
[Vamp walks out from the building behind her. He casually picks up the man
and the suitcase. As he begins to walk back to the building he pauses.]
Vamp : Queen.
[He walks back into the building with the President and the black suitcase.]
Navy SEAL : Don't let them take the President!
A group of SEALs advances down the walkway towards Fortune.]
Navy SEAL : Ready grenades.
A SEAL fires a grenade. It rolls to Fortune's side but nothing happens.]
Navy SEAL : A dud.
[The SEALs begin to advance.]
Fortune : Today is another bad day.
[Fortune activates her rail gun and aims it at the SEALs.]
Fortune : Is there anyone here that can give me happiness?
[She fires her rail gun at the SEALs. The SEALs are thrown into the air and
off the bridge. The walkway between the connecting bridge and the Shell 1
Core is destroyed. When the smoke clears one of the SEALs is hanging on the
edge of the destroyed bridge. He tries to pull himself up but can't. He
falls into the ocean below as Fortune looks on unemotionally.]
[Soon after a seagull falls at her feet, killed by her gun.]
Fortune : I'm so sorry my beauties. I'll see you again some day.
[As Fortune begins to walk away the seagulls begin to fall out of the sky.
Raiden stops watching and calls the Colonel on the Codec.]
Raiden : Colonel, SEAL Team 10's Bravo team was wiped out.
Colonel : I see.
Raiden : What happened to the cargo choppers?
Colonel : Both of them are at the bottom of the harbor. Looks like your
new hosts have a Harrier 2.
Raiden : A Harrier? What is this?
Colonel : Calm down. It just means they anticipated the attack. Besides,
since the SEALs drew their fire, your infiltration went off
without a hitch. On top of that, we know their defensive
capabilities.
Raiden : Are you saying that this was all a feint?
Colonel : Raiden, get a hold of yourself. The entire mission is in your
hands now, do you understand?
Raiden : But...
Colonel : There's no time for questions. They could decide to retaliate for
that failed assault.
Raiden : You mean the hostages?
Colonel : They could be in danger, yes. But we need to consider the
possibility that they'll blow the whole Shell. If that toxic
spill does take place, it'll devastate not only the harbor, but
poison the coastline for generations. Raiden, we've had to
adjust the mission objectives. The priority is now on removing
those C4's that the terrorists wired over the Big Shell. The
President can wait, but this can't.
Raiden : Colonel, you know I'm no bomb disposal expert.
Colonel : That's not a problem -- the Bravo team brought an explosives pro
in with them. He was supposed to standby on Strut C according to
their mission. You should find him there.
Raiden : Is this according to simulation too...?
Colonel : What are you talking about? Get to Strut C and find him!
Raiden : Understood... But I need to ask you something before I go.
Colonel : Make it quick.
Raiden : Who are they -- Dead Cell, I mean? They couldn't hit her, no
matter how hard they tried... And that vampire too. It's -- it's
like... It's like being in a nightmare you can't wake up from.
Rose : Jack, snap out of it!
Raiden : And you Rose -- I can't believe you're on this mission. I keep
thinking I'll wake up...
Rose : Raiden, this is real. And that's why you won't wake up.
Raiden : But nothing seems real.
Rose : I've made up my mind to stay with you. Whether this is real or a
bad dream, I'll keep watching you, till it's over.
Raiden : Thank you, Rose. And I won't let you be just a dream...
Colonel : Are you two done? Raiden, you're needed on Strut C.
[Raiden signs off.]
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[When Raiden arrives in Strut C he finds a man kneeling on the floor by a
countertop. He is wearing an NYPD jacket.]
Raiden : Freeze!
Man : Don't shoot.
[The man slowly raises his hands. He places his hands by a wrench that is
lying on the countertop.]
Raiden : You a cop?
Man : I'm not NYPD. I came in with the Bravo Team. Who are you with and
what happened to SEAL Team 10?
Raiden : There all dead.
Man : All of them!? That's bad.
[The man slowly gets up.]
Raiden : Did I tell you could move?
Pliskin : It's all right, he's not one of the bad guys.
[Pliskin is walking towards Raiden calmly.]
Pliskin : Don't go pointing that thing everywhere, kid.
[The man on the ground walks forward. He uses a cane to help him limp along.]
Pliskin : What's your name?
Man : My name is Peter, Peter Stillman.
Pliskin : A lecturer at NSEOD, Indian Head. Also consultant to the NYPD
Bomb Squad.
Stillman : A poor old man who got dragged along for this picnic.
Pliskin : I thought you retired.
Stillman : I did. Can't keep up with everybody, as you can see. And a famous
church got wiped off the map, thanks to me, with too many lives
inside. All I lost was this leg.
Raiden : So your the bomb disposal guy.
[A picture of Stillman is shown.]
Pliskin : Kid, this is THE bomb disposal guy. Open any explosives disposal
textbook and you'll see his name.
Stillman : Heh, just ancient history now.
Raiden : Why did they bring you out of retirement then?
Stillman : Because the terrorist group here includes one of my students.
[A picture of Fatman is shown.]
Stillman : The Emperor of Explosives -- Fatman. He built an atomic bomb when
he was only ten. I created him in a sense.
Pliskin : And that's why you're here...
Stillman : I'm pretty rusty. I was supposed to supervise the bomb disposal
-- looks like it was taken care of before I had my turn.
Pliskin : I wouldn't say that. There are at least two people here that can
claim to be experts at bomb disposal.
Stillman : Are you two with SEAL Team 10? I didn't see you at the mission
briefing.
Pliskin : Oh were...with another squad. My name is Pliskin, Lieutenant
Junior Grade.
[Pliskin holds out his hand for Stillman to shake but Stillman ignores him.]
Stillman : Mr. Pliskin, do you have any experience with explosives disposal?
Pliskin : Don't worry about me. And he looks young but he can do it. But
we need more manpower.
Raiden : I umm...
Stillman : What's your name?
Raiden : Raiden.
Stillman : That's a odd name.
Raiden : Any other survivors?
Stillman : There was also a engineer with us.
Raiden : A engineer?
[Pictures of the SEALs exiting the choppers are shown. There is a man in a
white lab coat walking among them.]
Stillman : A skinny guy. He went in with us...
Raiden : Where is he?
Stillman : I haven't seen him since that skirmish.
Raiden : Was he killed?
Stillman : I don't think so. I didn't find his body.
Raiden : I see...
Stillman : They told me he was the security systems architect for the Big
Shell.
Raiden : Why would they take a civilian along?
Stillman : Everything in this structure is computer-controlled. He was
supposed to get us past all the security measures.
Raiden : I never heard anything about that.
Stillman : He had official orders with him.
Pliskin : We'll leave that for later. Right now, we need to figure out how
to deal with all the bombs.
Raiden : But there's no one left from the SEAL's EOD (Explosive Ordnance
Disposal) squad.
Pliskin : Yep. So we have to do it ourselves.
Raiden : But I've never defused a bomb before...
[The Colonel calls Raiden.]
Raiden : Hold on a sec.
Pliskin : Off to confer with the CO again?
[Codec screen.]
Colonel : Glad to hear Stillman is safe. Assist him in any way possible to
clear the C4 from the structure.
Raiden : Colonel, you know I've never been trained in bomb disposal.
Colonel : It's all right. The man you're working with is the best in the
field. All you have to do is follow his directions. You will of
course keep your identity and mission objectives to yourself.
Raiden : Is it true that an engineer came in with Stillman?
Colonel : I wasn't informed of that. It's probably something the SEALs
decided on their own. There are more important issues at hand,
Raiden. The enemy may retaliate for the failed assault. Get those
C4's neutralized now.
Raiden : Colonel, I'm not qualified for bomb disposal.
Rose : Jack, it's me. You can do this. Trust me.
Colonel : You haven't had bomb disposal training per se in VR, but you're
more than capable of handling C4.
Raiden : ...This is a little different from using C4.
Colonel : You're up for this. You know that.
Pliskin : How about it, kid? Are the results in yet?
[Back to Strut C.]
Stillman : There's no need to worry so much. You won't actually be
dismantling the bombs. That's not for a amateurs. What we'll try
here instead is a temporary freezing method. Here, look at this.
[Stillman pulls out some C4.]
Stillman : This is a C4 bomb.
[He flips a switch on the bomb.]
Stillman : It's live, you can see it pulsing.
[Stillman picks up a canister that resembles a fire extinguisher.]
Stillman : Now you spray this on the sucker and...
[He sprays the bomb.]
Stillman : ...there we go. Simple, huh? The spray freezes the detonator
instantly.
Raiden : How long does the effects last?
Stillman : There's no way the thing can detonate in this condition. Even if
you leave it alone it will stay out of commission for at least 24
hours.
Pliskin : That's enough time.
Stillman : If we had the manpower, I'd recommend complete disposal. But this
will have to do. The spray can be used from several yards away.
Now check the floor, ceiling, walls, and on the tables,
everywhere. Try to imagine the location of the bombs could be.
Pliskin : That won't be easy, we don't know a thing about Fatman.
Stillman : That won't be a problem.
[Stillman picks up s small gadget.]
Stillman : This sensor detects the scent of the signature on Fatman's bombs.
Pliskin : So in other words it sniffs out the bombs.
Raiden : What if Fatman uses a different type of scentless bomb?
[Pictures of Fatman are shown.]
Stillman : I know Fatman well. I know how into his own aesthetics he is.
Pliskin : Signatures?
Stillman : Yes. On every bomb he builds, he always leaves a trace of the
cologne he uses. The sensor also picks up that particular scent
spectrum.
Pliskin : Is that something he learned from you?
Stillman : No, it was his own quirk. He wouldn't work by any rules except
his own, and he followed them like a religion. And common sense
isn't one of his strong points. I thought I taught him
everything I knew... I have no children of my own, and I thought
I found a son in him.
He had the right stuff, you know. There's something very unusual
about an ability like that. Even at Indian Head, he got special
treatment. Maybe that's what started all this. I didn't teach
him the most important thing I had to tell him. There are some
things you have to pass on.
Pliskin : The trick is to know which one.
Stillman : Right... All I taught him were skills. And now I have to stop
him from using it to destroy us all.
Pliskin : Let's see how well that sensor works.
Stillman : Alright. I'm activating it, what. You see the green stuff on the
radar? That's the visual representation of the C4 scent detected
by the sensors.
Raiden : It's a pretty big area, isn't it?
Pliskin : Don't complain, it's better than nothing.
Stillman : Just activate the sensors and search the area, okay.
Raiden : Alright.
Stillman : Don't forget that you need the radio to use this. Log into the
node in every strut and turn the radar on.
Pliskin : We have to keep out of the enemy's sights too.
Raiden : Because the radar gets knocked offline when were spotted?
Stillman : Exactly. Fatman allotted some C4 here on Strut C as well.
Raiden : Here?
Stillman : I know the layout of this facility and if he wants to take out
the plant, where he would target
Pliskin : You know this for sure?
Stillman : Of course. I taught him the techniques. His ideas are based on my
theories. Demolition is a kind of ideology and makes no
exceptions to time or place. Big Shell consists of two hexagons
end-on-end north to south. They should be backing C4 on each of
the vertexes or the struts in this case. You need at least that to
take a building of this integrity out.
Pliskin : Six on Shell 1. Another six on Shell 2. A total of twelve bombs
at least.
Stillman : Considering this shell's architecture and composition from a
engineering standpoint, that's my conclusion. And that is exactly
what he would have decided as well.
[Both Raiden and Pliskin take their Coolant Spray and Sensors.]
Pliskin : Kid, this place is all yours. I'll take care of Shell 2.
Stillman : Take this.
[Stillman slides a keycard to Raiden.]
Raiden : What's this?
Stillman : Security cards issued to Shell personnel. The Big Shell security
layout includes varying levels off limits. The clearance level is
indicated by the number printed on these doors. Raiden, your
cardkey can open doors of security level 1. Pliskin, your card
can get you into level 3 areas. You need it to get next door to
Shell 2.
Raiden : How did you get these?
Stillman : That engineer I told you about gave it to me. He was supposed to
program a set of all access cards once we were on site.
Unfortunately, this card won't get you into every area of this
structure.
Pliskin : We'll have to deal with the remaining security lock-ups as they
come up. Let's get going.
[All of them start walking to the exit.]
Pliskin : You stay here.
Stillman : No, I'm going.
Pliskin : The two of us can handle it, don't worry.
Stillman : But...
Pliskin : You'll just slow us down with that leg of yours. There's a war
going on here. I don't have time to baby-sit any more.
Raiden : Why don't you just let us do all the grunt work. You can tell us
what to do over the radio like in the original mission plan.
[Stillman sits down on a stool.]
Stillman : Alright. I'll give you instructions from here. I may also need
to prepare a back-up plan just in case.
Raiden : In case of what?
Stillman : Good luck to both of you. This is a dangerous one.
Pliskin : Who dares, wins.
Stillman : If anything comes up, let me know. My frequency is 140.15.
Pliskin : Good luck, kid. I'll see you later.
[Pliskin starts walking out.]
Pliskin : Semper fi.
[Pliskin leaves. Raiden makes a move to follow.]
Stillman : That man is no SEAL. I don't even think he's a Navy man.
Raiden : What?
Stillman : Semper fi... Marine Corps talk.
Flashbacks of the choppers from the beginning are shown.
Stillman : Normally, team leaders stay back and give orders over headphones.
And as far as I know SEALs keep their officers away from the
field. And "who dares, wins" is a motto of the British Special
Air Service.
Raiden : Is he one of the terrorists then?
Stillman : No, somehow I don't think so. If there is someone to suspect, I'd
put my money on you.
Raiden : I'm...
Stillman : Just take care of those bombs for now.
[Stillman stands and moves towards a small food pantry.]
Raiden : What about you? They could be back in this area soon.
Stillman : I'll hide out in this pantry for a while. If I lock the door it
should be alright. Plenty of food in here too, so there's no need
to worry about me. I'll give you instructions from Codec from
here. Good luck.
Stillman begins to close the pantry door.
Stillman : Bomb disposal is a face off with your own mortality. Don't let
the fear get to you. When you give into the fear, the darkness
comes.
[Stillman slides the door closed. Raiden begins to dispose of all the bombs.]
Raiden : Raiden here. I took care of the C4 in Strut C. The ceiling of the
Women's Bathroom was set to blow.
Stillman : That's not like him...
Raiden : Anything wrong?
Stillman : Maybe. Pliskin's reported other locations too, and none of them
are effective demolition points.
Raiden : What do you mean?
Stillman : It means that they wouldn't be the best places to choose if you
wanted to destroy this place.
Raiden : Are you saying they don't plan on blowing the Shell up?
Stillman : It certainly seems that way. So far, we haven't seen anything but
a waste of good explosives. Unless of course, we're missing
something...
Raiden : A trap?
Stillman : He couldn't have overlooked the fact that I would be called into
this. There's something going on.
[Raiden contacts Stillman in Strut A.]
Raiden : This is Raiden. The C4 found in Strut A has been frozen and
disposed of. Explosives were planted in the Pump Room on the
first floor.
Stillman : This is all wrong. This is something only an amateur would do.
All the bombs that have been found so far don't appear to be in
the right kind of locations. And the quantity of explosives isn't
sufficient either.
Raiden : Even Fatman can make mistakes, right?
Stillman : No. there's something else going on here... Get a move on with
the disposal, Raiden. I've got a bad feeling about this.
Raiden : Do you think it's a trap?
Stillman : I don't know, but I'm going to tell Pliskin to watch his back
too. Just hurry.
[During his bomb disposal run, Raiden gets a call from Rose.]
Rose : Jack -- it must be so nerve-racking to defuse a bomb...
Raiden : Yeah, I'd say so.
Rose : OK, that was a stupid thing to say. Sorry.
Raiden : That's all right. It's just that I've never been trained in this
stuff.
Rose : You okay? Are you feeling well?
Raiden : I almost threw up a few times.
Rose : Oh Jack...
Raiden : But I'm okay. It's not like I'm in this alone.
Rose : Oh -- yeah, that's true. What do you think about when you're
defusing those things?
Raiden : I don't think so much as remember. And I know that I need to
resist that, and keep my mind blank. I can't let myself be
overwhelmed by the fear.
Rose : So, am I a part of what you try not to remember?
Raiden : ...
Rose : I was just kidding. But I guess this isn't a good time for that.
Raiden : No, it is. And I do think about you. I'm trying to remember
what's so special about April 30th.
Rose : Any success?
Raiden : No, not yet.
Rose : You need to stay alive so you can.
Raiden : Okay, that's a deal.
Rose : Hey Jack? I bet bomb disposal's a lot like starting a
relationship.
Raiden : Huh? What are you talking about?
Rose : Carefully dismantling emotional defenses, being on your toes
constantly... you know?
Raiden : I guess. Neither of them are my strong point.
Rose : It's true that you're not the most patient man in the world.
Raiden : It's not that. I like to leave things as they are.
Rose : Are you afraid of what might be hidden inside?
Raiden : Not afraid, just -- unwilling... to deal with complications.
Rose : Like me?
Raiden : You're --
Rose : Hey Jack?
Raiden : Yeah?
Rose : Do you know why I took this job? I wanted to see what you were
really like.
Raiden : But we've been together a while. You know me already.
Rose : No -- you never let me in past a certain point. And I need to
know what's there.
Raiden : ...Hahhhh. Are you trying to take me apart now?
Rose : Hey, it's not important. Good luck, Jack.
[End transmission.]
[On the EF Connecting Bridge Raiden gets a call from a mysterious person.]
??? : Be careful! There are Claymore mines around there.
Raiden : Who is this!
??? : Stealth-equipped Claymore mines, invisible to the naked eye. Use
the mine detector.
Raiden : Identify yourself.
??? : Just call me "Deepthroat."
Raiden : Deepthroat? You mean from Shadow Moses?
Deepthroat : Mr. X, then.
Raiden : Mr. X now, is it? Why would it matter if I called you Deepthroat?
Mr. X : Never mind about that.
Raiden : Why did you contact me?
Mr. X : Let's just say I'm one of your fans.
[End transmission. Raiden calls up the Colonel.]
Raiden : Colonel, someone calling himself Mr. X just contacted me. Do you
know anything about it?
Colonel : No -- and whoever it was, it wasn't a burst transmission. The
transmission was sent from within the Big Shell.
Raiden : He called himself "Deepthroat" at first. Do you think -- ?
Colonel : I caught that part too, but the possibility of it being true is
none. Gray Fox was the one who used that alias in Shadow Moses,
and he's dead.
Raiden : Is it an enemy trap?
Colonel : Could be. Exercise extreme caution.
[Raiden approaches the Heliport on Strut E. He hears a woman talking to a man
over the radio. The woman is Olga Gurlukovich (from the Tanker Chapter). The
man is unidentified.]
Man : I've taken care of that annoying fly. What's the situation over
there?
Olga : Puzzling. I saw a man dressed as a Ninja just now.
Man : Ninja?
Olga : It's the only way to describe it. A kind of Cyborg Ninja,
complete with a sword.
Man : What?
Olga : Are you hiding something from me?
Man : Olga. Are you sure it wasn't a Arsenal Tengu?
Olga : Don't be a fool to think I wouldn't know the difference. I've
never seen field gear like that ever.
Man : Alright, we'll intensify patrols. Anything else?
Olga : Actually, one more thing. You'll find it hard to believe though.
I saw a man hiding under a cardboard box.
Man : Where?
Olga : On the connecting bridge to Shell 2.
Man : Hmm...
Olga : So you believe me this time?
Man : I've seen someone use that box trick before. We'll lay a trap
on the Shell 2 connecting bridge.
Olga : Over and out then.
[As Olga puts away her radio Raiden leaps out with his gun drawn.]
Raiden : Freeze! You must be one of Dead Cell.
Olga : Of course not. What a thing to say.
Raiden : Drop your gun!
Olga : Not a chance.
[Olga leaps over the railing sideways. Raiden rushes to the edge but sees
nobody there. He contacts Pliskin.]
Raiden : I saw a female soldier -- Russian.
Pliskin : Must be Olga Gurlukovich.
Raiden : How do you know?
Pliskin : Unlike you, I've been briefed.
Raiden : She's not a Dead Cell?
Pliskin : No, she commands a Russian private army.
Raiden : They must be the ones patrolling the Big Shell.
Pliskin : That's right. She's led the group ever since her old man, Colonel
Gurlukovich, died. Watch yourself with her. She's a tough one.
[Raiden freezes the bomb atop Strut E.]
Raiden : Raiden here. The C4 reported on the roof of Strut E has been
taken care of. Explosives were planted on the Harrier 2 stationed
on the roof.
Stillman : Good work. Only one more left to go...
Pliskin : This is Pliskin. Do you read me, Pete?
Stillman : I'm here. What's up?
Pliskin : Raiden, you need to hear this too.
Raiden : I'm listening.
Pliskin : I checked out the bottom of Strut H for you, Pete.
Raiden : Wait -- what's this about?
Stillman : I asked Pliskin to look around. Knowing Fatman, I can't shake the
feeling that all the bombs so far were just wrong.
Raiden : So did you find anything?
Pliskin : A hell of a lot of C4's packed into the bottom of the strut. Pete
called it right.
Stillman : I knew he had the real thing up his sleeve...
Raiden : So all the other ones were dummies?
Stillman : No, they're a threat all right, but the detonation wouldn't be
enough to destroy the entire Shell. But the C4's Pliskin found
would inflict serious structural damage.
Pliskin : That's not the bad news either. These are sensor-proof.
Stillman : What!?
Pliskin : New model, I guess. The ionization sensor can't detect them. The
whole thing is sealed tight to prevent vapor leak, and there's
no trace of that cologne signature. Pete, looks like he fooled
you.
Stillman : Yes...
Raiden : But you managed to find the thing anyway?
Pliskin : It was sheer luck.
Raiden : Bombs that are invisible to the sensor...
Pliskin : Any ideas, Pete?
Stillman : Are there more out there? I'll go see for myself.
Raiden : You can't move fast enough.
Pliskin : He's right. I can try the spray from a distance.
Stillman : Hold on! There's something not right about this one, I can feel
it.
Pliskin : Well, Pete? Should I come back and get you?
Stillman : No, there's no need. Raiden, you have one left to go, correct?
Raiden : Right -- except for those scentless ones.
Stillman : How about you, Pliskin?
Pliskin : I have two left not counting this one.
Stillman : OK... It'll have to be me. I have the level 4 card that'll get
me into Shell 2 in any case.
Raiden : You'll never make it. With that bad leg of yours, they'll spot
you for sure.
Stillman : That won't happen. I... I can walk just fine. I can even run...
That bomb, five years ago. I messed up. Even with all my
experience, I lost it. And a church was lost in the explosion.
All those kids playing nearby too... These past five years, I've
lived a lie.
Raiden : Lied?
Stillman : Yes, lied. I didn't lose my leg in the explosion. So many dead
-- all because of my mistake. All I could think about was hiding
from the crime, shielding myself from the public outcry. I wanted
people to be sorry for me, for my weakness... I faked being a
victim myself because I couldn't bear to face the families of the
real victims. This is no prosthetic. I can keep my footing on
catwalks and hike over deserts. I lived my lie so well I haven't
even answered to myself for my sins... It was supposed to be a
shield. And it's become a shroud instead. I've killed my soul by
playing the victim. Instead of protecting me, it's made my life
even more hellish.
Raiden : What good can that do the victims?
Stillman : I know -- I'm a coward!
Pliskin : Hey, Pete...
Stillman : God forgive me... I can walk with my own two feet. And I need
them to stop Fatman. His crimes are also mine -- one of omission,
and arrogance. No one should teach the skills I taught him
without a clear conscience. This is the only way I can defuse my
own sins.
Pliskin : I get you, Pete. That one's all yours. You got it, Raiden?
Raiden : I understand.
Pliskin : Pete, I've taken care of guards in Struts G and H of Shell 2. I
wouldn't recommend you go into any of the other struts.
Stillman : I owe you one.
Pliskin : I'll get back to freezing the baby bombs then.
Stillman : You do that too, Raiden. I'll have the radio with me, if you need
to get in touch. Just don't ask for "Peg-Legged Peter." He's gone
for good.
[Raiden defuses the last bomb.]
Raiden : I have the last C4 frozen. There's nothing showing up on the
sensor now.
Pliskin : You're way ahead of me, kid. I still have one to go. How's your
bomb, Peter?
Stillman : It's a bomb all right. Sealed C4, and in huge quantities...
Raiden : You think there's another one in Shell 1?
Stillman : For sure. Somewhere at the bottom of Strut A.
Raiden : Why are you so certain?
Stillman : If this bottom section of the strut is demolished, Shell 2 will
be well on its way to destruction.
Raiden : You mean that Shell 2 will actually sink?
Stillman : Not immediately. There'll still be five struts left. But, if
Shell 1 loses a strut at the same time, it'll be a very different
story. The Big Shell's structural integrity depends on a very
exact balance. If both Shells lose a strut each, the whole
structure will tear itself apart under its own weight.
Pliskin : What do we do?
Stillman : I have a sensor that can locate even those scentless C4's. It
makes combined use of a neutron scintillator and a hydrogen bomb
detector.
Raiden : You brought that stuff with you?
Stillman : Of course. I made the calibrations while I was in the pantry.
Raiden : Does it work?
Stillman : I just tested it, and it definitely responds. But the best I can
do is a sound beacon, not the radar.
Raiden : Sound?
Stillman : The shorter the interval between beacons, the closer the target.
Raiden : I get you.
Stillman : There's another one in that pantry I was in. You can go back and
get it.
Pliskin : It's all yours, Raiden.
Stillman : I'm going to study it some more, and see if the freezing process
will work. Don't touch the other one until I say so.
Raiden : OK. I'll standby until you radio in.
[Raiden grabs the C4 sensor.]
Raiden : Peter, I have Sensor B.
Stillman : Good. Head to the bottom of Strut A.
Raiden : How's your invisible bomb?
Stillman : I'm looking at it, but I'm keeping my distance. How's Pliskin
doing?
Pliskin : A few more minutes... I just got to the last strut, but there
are a few enemy sentries I have to take care of.
Raiden : Does it look bad, Peter?
Stillman : Maybe. It's an odd one -- the detonator hasn't been activated.
But the sensors are live... Which means...
Pliskin : This is Pliskin. I've located the last C4.
Stillman : Is that it!?
Pliskin : I'm about to freeze it. Then --
Stillman : Wait! Pliskin!
[Pliskin freezes the bomb. Suddenly there is a beeping noise on Stillman's
end.]
Stillman : Damn! That WAS it! The detonator just woke up. It's counting
down!
Raiden : What happened!?
Stillman : The big ones were rigged to be activated when all the baby C4's
went offline... Raiden, the one in Shell 1 should be counting
down too. Hurry!
Raiden : What's the remaining time!?
Stillman : 300 seconds.
Raiden : 300 seconds?
Stillman : Raiden, move! Get to the bottom of Strut A now!
[Raiden heads for the Deep Sea Dock. On his way down he receives a call from
Stillman.]
Stillman : Raiden, Pliskin, listen carefully.
Stillman : I fell for it.
Raiden : Fell for what?
Stillman : Fatman has my number. A proximity trigger. Microwave.
Raiden : Microwave?
Stillman : With a 7-foot range. It's not a technique I taught him. Neither
was that multi-bomb booby trap. Looks like he's far surpassed me
as far as explosives technique goes. As for the rest --
Pliskin : Pete,