Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

It's no use. It's shut tight.

!?

Snake...so that's your name, huh?

It's got a nice ring to it.

Who are you?

I'm just a prisoner, like you.

An American? How'd an American like you end up a prisoner in a place like this?

It's a long story.

But never mind that. Don't you want to get out of here?

You know a way?

Take a good look under that bed See that duct? The cover comes right off.

You can go through it to the next room.

How'd you know?

'Cause I'm the one that took the cover off.

But as luck would have it, they moved me to another cell right after that,

so I never got a chance to use it.

If you make it out, will you do a fellow prisoner a favor?

A favor?

Don't worry. You'll get something out of it, too.

Deal. I'll give it a shot.

Aromatic polyamide...this is the FOX Unit's new sneaking suit.

What's this doing here?

That's a dish antenna for satellite communications...

This must be the communications base.

The communicator that I'm looking for is in that building...

Does anybody read me?

This is Snake. If anybody can hear this, please respond.

Snake!

Is it you? Is this the real Naked Snake?

That voice... Para-Medic?

It's me!

It's been a while, huh, Snake?

It's good to hear your voice again.

Same here. It'd be even better if I weren't in this god-forsaken place.

So, you're still using this circuit?

Major Zero kept it just in case.

He said if you were safe, you might try to use it to contact us.

To be honest, I never really expected you to call. But I'm glad you did.

Yeah, me too.

But why are you on the line? Where's the Major?

Major Zero was placed under arrest by the military last month.

The military...the Pentagon arrested the Major? Why?

He's being held under suspicion of treason.

I don't know the details, but a month ago, a CIA unit stole

a top-secret weapon guarded by the military and fled the country.

They're charging the Major with instigating the revolt.

You've been charged too, Snake.

Me?

The military believes you spearheaded the rebellion.

You've got to be kidding me. I'm retired from FOX!

I know, Snake. Calm down and listen to me.

The CIA unit...the one that stole the prototype weapon

and executed the revolt. Its name was FOX.

Meaning the FOX Unit is your next target!

What the hell...

What are they after?

I don't know.

Any members of FOX who didn't join the rebellion were killed.

The unit is in shambles.

I don't believe this.

I know how you feel.

You know why the military suspects you, don't you, Snake?

Whoever started this mess managed to gather FOX members specializing

in solo missions and killed all those who opposed.

The only soldier who could have pulled that off is you.

...Done in by my own overblown reputation.

Are you the only one there?

For now, at least.

But Sigint's helping us out over at ARPA.

The Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency...

Right. His frequency is 148.41.

Yo, Snake! Long time, no see.

I hear you got yourself into a bad mess out there.

Mr. Sigint... Looks like I need your help again.

Aw, man, it's cool. We've been through a lot together.

With your skills, it shouldn't be too hard to find your way out of there.

But that's not gonna be enough.

you gotta catch whoever started this revolt.

If you can't take him alive, dead will do just fine.

Huh?

We need evidence that proves your innocence.

Otherwise, we're gonna end up court-martialed for helping you.

I see what you're saying, but I can't do it.

We're not just talking about rogue FOX members here.

They've got the Russian soldiers based on the peninsula on their side.

Yeah. That's what we heard, too.

It looks like they took over the chain of command for a Red Army unit

that was secretly stationed inside Colombian territory.

Took over the chain of command... So that's it...

I thought this seemed a little strange for an official military operation.

They got the soldiers that were already stationed here to join them.

Hearts and minds... the bread and butter of Special Forces.

Anyway, because of that, neither the U.S. nor the Soviet Union can get involved publicly.

If the world found out the Russians built a nuclear base in Columbia, or that

American had one of their most advanced weapons stolen,

there'd be hell to pay.

And the rogue unit is using those secrets as leverage

to demand negotiations for independence with the U.S. and Soviet Union.

They're planning to create a new military nation?

So, in other words, they've got the strength necessary to back up

these crazy demands.

And I can't expect any backup from home.

And you want me, on my own, to go in and capture the ringleader

of this rebellion?

Well, there's no reason you have to do it alone.

If the rebels managed to get the local militia on their side,

who's to say you can't do the same thing?

You're saying I should convince the Russians and the rebels to join my side?

It's not that complicated, man. Just think of it as procuring your allies on site.

That's what you're good at, isn't it? Procurement on site.

You're kidding, right?

This isn't the same as catching fish and snakes, you know.

You gotta try, Snake.

Otherwise, everybody's gonna be gunning for you - the rebels, AND the Pentagon.

And you're gonna bring us and Major Zero down with you.

...

Oh, I do have some good news, too.

As luck would have it, we just sent a scout unit

to the peninsula to gather intelligence. It's an SFG unit.

The Green Berets? Here?

We lost contact with them a little while ago, but there might still be some survivors.

If you rescue them, they'll help you out.

Yeah, I think I know who you're talking about... OK, I'll see what I can find.

You OK, Roy?

Snake, what are you doing back here?

Found a key. Thought you might be interested in it...

Did you call for help?

Nobody's coming.

What?

Seems they think I'm the one who's leading FOX... The one who wiped out your unit.

...That's insane.

And unless I clear my name,they're not letting me back into the country -

and we can forget about someone coming to rescue us.

Clear your name... But how?

Track down the real roots of FOX's rebellion.

...

Roy.

What?

I need your help to pull this off.

Me?

Yeah. I need your skills as a Green Beret.

Whoa, Snake, don't go getting any crazy ideas.

What's so crazy about----?

Look at me. My leg's broken. I can barely walk.

And I've had this nasty fever for days...

All right. Why don't you drive instead of walk?

What do you mean?

On a base this big, there's bound to be a personal transport vehicle

or two lying around.

Well, yeah, but...

And you don't need your legs to fire a gun...right?

...

So are you with me?

...

Roy!

All right. I'm with you.

Great. I owe you one.

(Geez, who'd have thought the legendary Big Boss would be this pushy...)

I'm leaving my spare radio with you.

If anything happens, call me.

We'll use frequency 140.85.

I'll give you a ring if I start to get lonely.

OK. First things first. We need intel. Did you get some kind of briefing before the mission?

The first recon target we were given during the pre-mission briefing at Fort Bragg was here...

A Soviet front-line patrol base. This will be our first target for information collection.

I can take you there. I've got a good idea of where it's located.

...Well, more like I don't know where any of the other facilities are, exactly...

It'll do. So what's the plan?

This place is packed with soldiers - the perfect target for our first recon.

Get as much intel as you can. You should be able to extract useful information by listening in on soldiers.

All right, we'll go with your plan.

Heh heh. Looks like we'll make a great team, Snake. OK, let's get going.

OK, now get out there and suss out the situation.

You can learn a lot from what the enemy is saying.

Just get close to an enemy and listen carefully. I know you can do it.

When you're approaching an enemy, hold the Triangle button as you move...

That will muffle your footsteps during your approach.

Got it.

...

...Mm? Something wrong, Campbell?

...N... No, it's... Just got dizzy for a second.

You sure you're all right? How's the fever?

I'm fine. And there are more important things to worry about.

Take care of yourself... We can't afford to have you out of action now.

Yeah... I know.

A weapon that can obliterate all major cities in the motherland?

Give me a break! You've been watching too many movies.

No, no. This ain't no joke. I heard that

American officer - the one our boss brought in - say something about it.

You mean that tight-assed peg-leg?

You should have seen that bastard's face

when the topic of the weapon came up...

There must have been something in that document that arrived from HQ the other day...

Probably just has a bad case of the runs. I know I do...

This isn't a joke.

Look. I know what you're saying. Aiming that thing at our motherland...

That just doesn't sit right with me.

Yeah, it's suicidal.

But it's just a threat, right? A bluff? He's an expert at this sort of manipulation.

I hope you're right...