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Big Shell Evil
"Snake, I have a favor to ask," said
Otacon.
Snake's face creased into a frown.
Otacon's "favors" always meant trouble,
usually for Snake. "Forget it. I don't know what you're up
to this time, but I'm through running
around the country on some half-baked
crusade I don't even understand."
"It's nothing like that. It's... it's my sister." "Your sister?"
"Yeah. Her name's Emma." Otacon's
voice suddenly became grave as he
began to relate his story. He'd recently
discovered the whereabouts of his
long-estranged sister-in-law. Apparently,
she was working as a systems
programmer at an ocean cleanup facility
in Manhattan Bay called "Big Shell."
"Wait a minute. Big Shell... isn't that
where...?" "Exactly. So you've heard the rumors
too."
There had recently been a string of
accidental deaths among the employees
of Big Shell. A number of rumors were
circulating about the cause of these
deaths - there was a serial killer on the
loose, the employees were going
stir-crazy, the whole place was haunted.
Big Shell had gone from being a
symbol of environmental responsibility to being a source of tabloid
gossip. "I'm worried about Emma. Will you go
and check on her for me?"
Snake waved his hand in dismissal. "Go ask the police or something."
"You know they wouldn't do anything
about it."
"And you assumed that I would?"
"I've got a bad feeling about this thing.
Just go and check for me, please?" "You go."
"Come on!"
"No way!"
"I'm telling you, Snake, I've got a
REALLY bad feeling about this! Please,
I'm begging you!"
"Leave me alone!" Six hours later, Snake found himself
standing on the heliport of Big Shell.
He watched as a group of armed men began to take over the facility before
his eyes. Snake hid himself behind a
crate. Just then, Otacon called on the
Codec. "...You think they're some kind of
terrorists?" he asked. "I dunno. But it's pretty clear that
the situation is a little more dangerous
than before. Congratulations. Looks like
you guessed right."
"That's not exactly reassuring. I hope Emma's still okay..."
"Yeah, me too," said Snake. His eye
drifted over to a Harrier jet parked on
the heliport. "What about that Harrier?
Does it belong to them?"
"No, that belongs to the Marines.
Apparently they made an emergency
landing here three days ago, after a
problem occurred during a training
exercise."
Snake nodded. "First things first. We'd better find out what exactly is going on
here. I'm going in."
"Roger. Be careful in there. Oh, and
Snake..."
"What?"
"If you do happen to meet Emma, don't
mention my name, okay?"
"Why not?"
"Well... we haven't seen each other in a
long time... and it's all kind of sudden..."
Otacon hesitated. Snake realized that there was more to the situation than
Otacon was willing to let on. He decided
to let it drop as he headed inside Big
Shell.
Ghost of Big Shell
Snake emerged onto the DE connecting
bridge. Sensing a presence nearby,
he quickly hid himself in the shadows.
Soon he heard the sound of footsteps,
accompanied by voices. "What about that girl who got away?"
said a man's voice. "We lost her in Strut C," said another
man.
Girl? Were they talking about Emma?
Snake cocked his head to listen more closely. "Lost her? Ooh, that's not good," said
the first man. "Why?"
"Well, I don't know all the details, but I
heard that we need that brat to get it
back. So until we got our hands on her,
we're screwed."
Snake stole a peak at the two men.
They were decked out in full military
gear, but they didn't seem to carry themselves like soldiers.
The first man continued. "What about... you know... ? " The 'ghost of Big Shell'? Nobody's
seen him yet."
"He must know we're here to pick it up.
He'll be coming for us as soon as we
find it."
"If he does, I'll kick his ass."
"Heh, I'd do more than that. I'd kill the
bastard. He's already iced three of our guys..."
The voices trailed off into the distance.
Snake called Otacon on the Codec. "That 'girl' that they were talking
about -- that's Emma! I'm sure of it!"
"They mentioned that some of their
comrades were killed by the 'ghost of
Big Shell'.... What do you think they
were talking about?"
"I have no idea. Don't worry about it.
Just head for Strut C, quickly. Emma's..."
Otacon was right. Right now, saving
Emma was the top priority. Snake
decided to head for Strut C.
Snake Meets Emma
Snake slowly approached the girl, who
shrank into the corner of the food
storage locker. "You're Emma, right?"
"Who are you? How do you know
my name?!"
"Calm down," said Snake, trying to
reassure her. "I'm on your side. I came
to rescue you!"
"You're... on my side?"
"That's right." "You came to save me?"
"Yes."
"...Really?"
"Really."
Emma regarded Snake with a suspicious
look. "...Do I really look like I can't be
trusted?" said Snake. "What's the matter, don't you have a
mirror in your house?"
Snake started to protest, but Emma cut him off. "Whatever. So, why exactly did you
come to rescue me?"
Snake had recalled what Otacon had said to
him -- whatever happens, don't mention
his name. "I can't tell you that."
"Why not?"
"Because, I just can't."
Emma looked Snake up and down, from
head to toe. She didn't exactly look convinced, but she seemed to let her
guard down. "...You know, for a hero, you don't
sound very convincing. But I guess you
don't seem like such a bad guy, either.
What's your name?"
"Solid Snake."
Suddenly, Emma stood up and grabbed
Snake by the ear. "Hel-LO? Hable Ingles? I asked you
what your NAME was, not what your NICKNAME was. God, what a freak!"
Emma released Snake's ear and looked
him square in the eye. "What's -- your
-- REAL -- name?"
"I got rid of it."
"Huh?"
"People in my line of work don't need
names."
A slight frown crossed Emma's face. "...Hmph. You might not be a bad guy,
but you sure are weird. But whatever. So... Solid?"
"Call me Snake." Snake sighed. Talking
to this kid was making him tired."Man, you're really uptight about names,
aren't you? Okay then, SNAKE,
you're..."
Snake interrupted her. "Let me ask you
a few questions, all right?"
"...Sure, fine."
"Why are those terrorists looking for
you?" "Maybe it's because they find me
irresistibly attractive."
Snake couldn't think of anything to say
to this. Emma seemed a little
disappointed. "... Or maybe it's because I changed the
password for the computer system and
locked them out."
"What do you mean?"
Emma explained. She'd seen the
terrorists trying to use Big Shell's computer system to do something.
Then, after creating a diversion and
making her escape, she'd made a
change to the system so they
couldn't use it anymore. "It bought me
some time, and I thought it might irritate
them as an added bonus, too."
She was probably more concerned with
the latter, Snake thought to himself. "So what are the terrorists trying to do
with the system?" "How should I know?"
"Does it have something to do with the
'ghost of Big Shell'?"
"What are you talking about?" Emma
feigned a look of surprise. "They said that some of their comrades
got killed by the 'ghost of Big Shell.'
So who is this 'ghost' they're talking
about, anyway?"
Emma glared at Snake in disgust. "Why are you looking at me like that?" "The 'ghost of Big Shell'? That's so
lame!" She waved her hands above her
head. "Sure, it's true that three of them
have died in the last month. It was
actually really sad. Two of them just up
and disappeared one after another.
Then this other guy who'd just got here,
he disappeared, too... But they were all
accidents, okay? They're just
connecting it with some stupid, childish
legend...." "'Legend'? So this 'ghost' story has
been around for a while?"
"Yeah. They say that there was this one
employee a long time ago whose son
died, and he tried to kill himself, but he
didn't really die, he just got really
mangled and stuff, and now he haunts
the place.... You know, that sort of
thing."
Something in Emma's eyes seemed to
flicker for a moment, but she quickly recovered. Her voice became cheerful
again. "Hey, these kinds of places always have
one or two ghost stories associated with
them, right?... Some people say they've
seen shadows lurking around in supposedly empty rooms, but personally
I think someone's probably just slacking
off on the job."
"But..."
"There's no such thing as ghosts!" Emma was clearly getting flustered. "Okay, settle down. I don't believe in
ghost stories, either."
"I know! Stupid, aren't they?" Emma
looked relieved. "Right. But I don't want to rule out any
possibilities. Do you think anyone could
have gotten in here without
authorization?"
Emma thought for a minute. "...Big Shell
is almost completely automated, so most of it's inaccessible to people.
But yeah, I guess it might be possible.
Still..."
Suddenly, the door to the Dining Hall
burst open. Enemy guards started
pouring into the room, shouting angrily.
It looked like their conversation had
dragged on a little bit too long. Snake
grunted in frustration. It was tough to
concentrate with Emma around. "Emma! Get down!" Snake yelled as he drew his USP.
The Soldiers Assault
The guards all lay silent on the floor.
Snake put away his gun and moved
towards Emma, who was cowering in
the corner again. He put his hand on
her shoulder. "Emma, are you all right?"
"Yeah..." Emma hung her head, trying
to avoid Snake's gaze. "Emma?"
"...I know I've only known you for 10
minutes but I've already learned something about you."
"What's that?"
"You're just like them. You're good at
killing people." She was trying to put a
strong face on, but her voice was
wavering. "In my world," said Snake, "there's only
one law: kill or be killed. That's what's
kept me alive so far. And that's the only
thing that's keeping you alive right now.
If you want to survive, you'd better learn to be strong."
Emma raised her head. "... I just learned
something else about you. You're also
good at justifying yourself, aren't you?"
Emma drew closer to Snake.
His face was covered with the blood of
others. It was a face exhausted by
battle.
Snake was wounded in numerous places.
Emma tried to avert her eyes. He'd
suffered all that, just to protect her. "...I'm sorry."
Emma handed Snake a ration. "Here..."
"It's nothing. Forget about it," said
Snake. "Now let's get back to the task
at hand. Where are the other
hostages?"
"They're all on the first floor of the Shell
2 Core. I don't think anybody's been
hurt yet, but still..."
"Don't worry. I'll do everything I can to help them. You'd better stay here...."
"Wait! You can't get to the Shell 2
Core!"
"What?"
"I locked the door in Strut D that links
the Shell 1 and Shell 2 Cores. It won't
open, even with a card."
"So how do I open it, then?"
"You've got to access the node in Strut
B and enter the password." She dictated
a 16-character string of letters and numbers to him.
Snake nodded. "Got it."
Emma looked surprised. "Shouldn't you
write it down or something?"
"In my line of work, we don't take
notes."
Snake demonstrated by reciting the
password from memory. "So you're good at memorizing things,
too, huh?"
"I'm heading for Strut B. You stay put." "But..."
"No buts. Just leave everything to me.
I'm good at running errands, too."
Emma smiled. "Okay. Here, take this
with you. It's an extra security card.
You'll need it to get into Strut B. I've
got my own card with me, so it's okay."
Snake took the card from Emma. "I'll be
back before you know it. No matter
what happens, don't open the door. And
try not to make a sound." Emma nodded and close the door to
the locker.
A Ghost in the Computer
Snake accessed the node. He entered
the password that Emma had given him.
After a moment, the monitor displayed
a message saying that the lock on the
door to the Shell 1 - 2 connecting bridge
had been released. Snake turned to
head back to strut C, he heard a voice
emanating from an unseen speaker. It
sounded like some kind of building-wide
announcement. "This is a message for the 'ghost of Big Shell'. You are hereby ordered to
remove the lock on the system using the
control key you got from the girl at
once. You have fifteen minutes to
comply. If you fail to do so, we will kill
the girl. I repeat..."
The voice repeated its warning. A chill
ran up his spine. That girl they were
talking about had to be Emma. Had
they really gotten their hands on her?
And what does this control key they were talking about? Snake called Otacon
via the Codec. "They got Emma?!" Otacon exploded. "What did you..."
"Just calm down for a minute. I'm trying
to think of a way to save her."
The calm returned to Otacon's voice. "All right."
"This control key that they're talking
about, could it be this card that Emma
gave me?" "No, that's just a security card. It's
only good for opening doors. The
control key is just what it sounds like --
an actually key that only Big Shell's
system administrator would have access
to. It acts as a verification device.
Basically, you can't make any changes
to Big Shell's computer system without
it. The terrorists need it to release the
lock on the system...."
"What if they used a password like I just did?"
"That wouldn't work. Passwords are
only good up to security level 3. Beyond
that, you'd need the control key to gain
access...."
"Sounds like you've been doing your
homework."
"Snake, are sure Emma didn't give
you anything else?"
"Yeah. What makes them think I have
it, anyway?" "...Maybe Emma lied to them."
"Or maybe she gave it to the real 'ghost
of Big Shell.'"
"That's not possible," said Otacon
quickly. "And how can you be so sure?"
countered Snake. "Hey, you said yourself that there's no
such thing, didn't you? We have to
hurry and save Emma!"
"You're right. But we don't even know where they've taken her...."
Over the Codec, Snake heard the sound
of Otacon smacking one hand against
the other. "That's it! Why didn't I think of it
before?"
"What?"
"Emma said she had her own card with
her, right? Security cards in Big Shell
word on an RFID system -- that's radio
frequency identification. Each RFID card is imbedded with an IC chip that
sends date via a radio signal. The card
readers can use these signals to detect
and IDs within range. All data in Big
Shell is managed by an integrated
management system. And that system
is accessible with a level 3 password!"
Otacon was speaking rapidly now. "...Meaning?" said Snake. "Meaning that you can use the node to
find out which strut Emma is in! Snake, try accessing the node again using that password."
Snake did as Otacon said. After a
moment, the system displayed a blinking
light in Strut F. "That's her. She's in Strut F. Snake,
you've got to hurry!"
Enter Bridge 1-2 to Early
As Snake emerged onto the Shell 1 - 2 connecting bridge, he got a call on the Codec. "That is Snake." "Don't give me that 'this is Snake' routine!" Otacon was furious. "Where do you think you're going, anyway? Emma is in Strut F! Get over there now!"
Emma's Hold
Snake passed through the door to Strut F. Emma was being held captive somewhere in this part of the facility. He'd have to be extra cautious from here on out. If the enemy spotted him, they'd kill Emma without hesitation. Snake would have to find her without being detected.
Snake Finds Emma
Snake had found Emma. "Emma!"
Emma looked up without rising from
her crouched position. "You're late!"
She had a sullen look on her face, but
she didn't appear to be hurt."Sorry. It took me a while to find the
control key."
Emma stuck out her tongue at Snake's
sarcasm. "Oh, that.... You have to admit
it did buy us some time, didn't it?" She showed no sign of remorse.
Just as Otacon had guessed, Emma
had indeed lied to the terrorists. "What in the world made you do a thing
like that? If you'd made one false
move..."
"Hey, I just didn't want them to get
away with it, that's all. And... I believed
in you."
"Believed what?"
"That you'd come and rescue me, of course."
Snake shook his head. "That's not the
point. The point is, you shouldn't be
putting yourself in so much danger...."
"I know. But listen, you're never gonna
believe this! I found out what the
terrorists are looking for!"
"What is it?"
"Drugs!"
Emma related a story she'd heard form
one of the guards while she was being held captive.
The armed group that had taken over
Big Shell belonged to a Russian crime
syndicate. With the collaboration of a
number of employees in the facility, the
syndicate was using Big Shell as a
waypoint in their drug smuggle
operations. At night they'd sneak the
drugs from smuggling ships out at sea
into the Big Shell using small boats. Then
they'd ship the drugs in with the outgoing cargo from Big Shell and get
them into the country that way. Security
in the harbor had been getting tighter in
recent years, and this was a convenient
and effective way of getting the goods
through without being exposed.
One month earlier, they'd brought in a
600 kg shipment of drugs with a street
value of over $7 million. The following
day, two of the employees who were
working with the syndicate were killed in two consecutive accidents. The
syndicate immediately sent one of their
men in to investigate, but he too was
killed in an accident shortly after
arriving.
The leaders of the syndicate decided
that these incidents were the word of a
rival syndicate that had been competing
with them in the drug trade and that
were now trying to seize their shipment.
They'd sent in their troops in to recover the drugs, leading to the current
situation. "So the 'ghost of Big Shell' is..."
A mischievous grin spread across
Emma's face. "Exactly. It's not a ghost
at all. It's just a plain old hitman who's
been sent by the rival syndicate to
steal the drugs."
"...And you told them that I'm the hitman."
"Well... yeah, but what's done is done, right? No use arguing about it."
Snake decided not to pursue the matter
any further. He changed the subject. "So where could they be hiding such a
huge amount of drugs in Big Shell?"
"I have no clue. I didn't have any idea
what was going on. I'm still having
trouble believing it even now...."
Snake, too, was puzzled. How could it
be possible for a few employees to
keep hundreds of kilograms of drugs hidden in Big Shell without the others
finding out? He couldn't afford to waste
any more time thinking about it, though.
The hostages' lives were still in danger."The hostages are still in the Shell 2
Core, aren't they?"
"Yeah...." Emma tried to get up and
stumbled. She slowly staggered to her
feet. "Are you all right?" Snake asked. "Yeah, I'm find.... Actually, the terrorists injected me with something.
They said it was to keep me from
running away again. I think it was some
kind of tranquilizer.... Now my feet feel
like they weigh about a ton each...."
Emma started to lose her balance
again. Snake caught her as she fell.
Even in her incapacitated state, she'd
managed to extract information from the
enemy, and never lost sight of her
purpose for being there. This girl was full of surprises. In that respect, at
least, she resembled her stepbrother. "That's enough. You'd better go hide
somewhere."
"No way. I'm coming with you."
"But..."
"Please, take me with you." Emma's
eyes leveled with Snake's.
"You've saved my life twice now. I want
to return the favor if I can. I know
I'll come in handy somehow... Please!" Snake gave in at last. To get to the
Shell 1 Core, he'd have to cross the
Shell 1 - 2 connecting bridge from
Strut D. The two set out for Strut D.
The Centre is Reached
Snake and Emma arrived at Strut E.
Emma's eyes were drawn to a nearby
conveyor belt. "I've got it!" she exclaimed.
"Got what?"
"I know where they hid the drugs."
Emma went over to the node and
immediately began punching in
commands."How do you..."
"Just wait and see." A second later, the conveyor belt spat
out a crate. Emma opened it. It was
packed rightly with plastic bags full of
white powder. "The syndicate guys knew that no
matter how good the hiding spot,
someone was sure to find the drugs if
they hid them in just one place,"
said Emma as they watched more and
more crates arrive via the conveyor
belt. "So they hid the drugs in these crates and set them up so they'd just
go around and around Big Shell without
actually coming out anywhere."
Snake couldn't help but admire the
girl's brilliance. He watched as Emma
took out her PDA and connected it to
the node. "Now what are you doing?" he said.
"Hmm. I think I might have found
something interesting here.... this must
be..." Just then, a figure emerged from
behind the conveyor belt. It was one of
the terrorists. As soon as he spotted
Snake and Emma standing there, he
ran away. Snake moved to pursue the
escaping terrorist, but Emma grabbed
his hand. "Wait!"
"Let go! He's going to go call his
friends!"
"I know that! Just wait one more minute!" Emma began to punch
commands into the node with incredible
speed. "What the hell are you up to now?"
"If we run now, they'll just come after
us. So..."
Within seconds, Snake could hear the
sounds of a crowd beginning to gather
outside the door. Footsteps, voices
barking orders, rifles being cocked.
They'd come crashing into the room any minute now. Emma, however,
remained glued to thee screen of the
node. "Emma!" yelled Snake.
She finally detached herself from the
node. "There, that should do it. Okay,
then, let's get going!"
The door burst open.
Making Good Their Escape
Somehow, the two managed to escape
from Strut E onto the DE connecting
bridge. Snake turned back towards
Strut E, keeping an eye on their rear.
The terrorists would be coming after
them any moment now. He slapped a
new cartridge into the chamber of his
gun and shouted at Emma, urging her
to move quickly towards Strut D. She
responded with a nonchalant look. "There's no need to be in such a hurry, you know," she said.
They waited a while, but the door to
Strut E remained shut. From the other
side, they could hear a tumult as the
soldiers bashed in vain against the tightly
sealed door. Snake turned to Emma. "What did you do?"
"OI programmed the node to seal off all
the doors to Strut E once we were out
safely. Those guys aren't going
anywhere." Emma looked extremely proud of herself. It seemed she'd
picked up a thing or two from her
experience with Snake in Strut C.
They entered Strut D. Snake looked
around for signs of the enemy, but
there was no one in sight. The
terrorists must have sent the bulk of
their forces to Strut E. If that were
true, then the rest of the struts would
be nearly deserted. Rescuing the
hostages would be a breeze. Snake and Emma passed through Strut
D and emerged onto the Shell 1 - 2
connecting bridge. Here, too, the
enemy was nowhere to be seen. Emma
smiled her characteristic smile. "See, no problems at all. Didn't I say
I'd come in handy?"
"I have to admit, you were pretty good
back there," Snake said with a nod. He
recalled the way Emma had connected
to the node using her PDA. "By the way, weren't you downloading
something back there?"
"Yeah. Was it that obvious?" Emma
took out her PDA. "When I was
activating the conveyor belt, I found a
suspicious-looking hidden file next to
the conveyor belt control file. I decided
to download it, and this is what I
found...."
The screen of her PDA displayed the
file. It appeared to be some kind of note from one of the two employees who'd
been killed in the accidents -- the same
ones who were helping the syndicate
smuggle drugs into the Big Shell. In it, he
explained that he was only cooperating
with the Russians because his wife and
child were being held hostage. But last
year, he found out that they'd already
been killed while trying to escape. He
fell into a deep despair, and at one
point he even thought of killing himself. But then he had a vision. It was still too
early for him to die. No, he had to get
his revenge on the syndicate first.
Indeed, he'd make them pay in blood
for what they did to his wife and child.
Over the course of the next year, he
devised an ingenious plan. He'd make it
look like he was killed by a rival
syndicate that was trying to steal the
drugs. This would start a war between
the two syndicates that would end up destroying both. First, he faked his own
disappearance. Shortly afterward,
he used a crane to crush the man the
syndicate has sent to watch him.
When the Mafia sent a man to
investigate both incidents, he threw him
into the ocean.
Just as he'd expected, a war erupted
between the two rival syndicates. With
everything in place, he could finally rest
in peace. He said he was going to join his wife and child.
Finally, he implored the person reading
the memo to say a prayer for his
departed wife and child. The file
ended there. It was dated three days
ago.
Snake looked up from the PDA. "...I guess this means the 'ghost of Big
Shell' is dead?"
Emma was unable to hide her shock. "I... I guess so.... Actually, I downloaded one more file...."
Snake's ears picked up a faint sound of
something flying through the air.
Instantly, he grabbed Emma and held
her tight. There was an explosion. The
force of the blast knocked Snake and
Emma off their feet. "What was that?" Emma groaned in
Snake's arms.
A thunderous gale of wind beat against
their cheeks. Hovering over the bridge. beyond the wavering heat from the
blast, was the Harrier. "Oh yeah, I guess there WAS
something that could get out of Strut
E...." Emma muttered, a look of blank
amazement on her face. The Harrier
strafed the bridge with waves of
machine-gun fire. Snake and Emma
fled back to the entrance to Strut D. "Now what do we do?"
"I guess we'll just have to kill it." "How?"
"I'll think of something."
"Are you serious?!" Emma began to
protest, but before she could finish,
Snake thrust her through the door of
Strut D."What are you doing?" she demanded. "Stay there! No matter what happens,
don't come out here!"
"But!"
"Just listen to me for one, okay?" Snake smiled at her. "I already
promised someone I'd bring you back
with me."
"Wha-"
The door slammed shut.
Snake heard the sound of a helicopter
approaching. It was Otacon in his
Kasatka."Snake, use this!"
Otacon tossed down a box from the
cockpit. Stinger missiles. With these, it became somewhat of an even fight.
Snake turned and prepared to face the
Harrier in battle.
Harrier Flight Downed
The Harrier lost control and crashed
into the bottom of Shell 1. As Snake
watched it plummet to the earth, the
door to Strut D opened. Emma peeked
out cautiously. She looked as if she'd
been crying. "It's over."
"What took you so long?"
"Sorry."
"Are you okay? You're not hurt or
anything?" "I'm fine, really."
Snake and Emma freed the Big Shell
employees who had been taken hostage
and used the Big Shell's radio to contact
the police. The cops would no doubt be
arriving soon. The terrorists were still
trapped in Strut E. Snake and Emma
decided to go to the heliport on Strut 1
to wait for reinforcements to arrive. "By the way, Emma, weren't you saying
something about a second file earlier?" "Oh, right. I managed to dig up the
personal folders of the guys who were
working with the syndicate. This first
guy who died, the guy who wrote the
memo, had a password-encrypted file
in his folder. I downloaded it, and..."
Emma pulled something up on her PDA. "Huh?" Emma tilted her head to one
side. "What's wrong?"
"It's not coming up..." The memory IC that was storing the file
had been shot and damaged. She tried
to download the file onto another IC,
but it was no use. The server that the
file was on had been damaged, she
said. The data room in the Shell 1 Core
must have been hit by the shock of the
Harrier's crash. Snake heard the sound of a helicopter
approaching. Emma gazed up at the sky. "Is that the
police?"
The Kasatka came into view. Upon
seeing its dark shadow, Emma tilted
her head to one side, puzzled. "That's
not the police. Who is that?"
Snake looked up at the Kasatka. "That's my ride."
Otacon's face peered out of the
cockpit. Snake could detect fear and
apprehension in his eyes, but there was something else, as well -- a kind
of grim determination. "And I think he's got room for you, too."
"Me?"
"You'll understand soon enough."
The Kasatka begun to descend. The
wind from its rotors bear fiercely upon
their faces. Emma brushed her hair
back from her cheeks. As the helicopter
drew closer, Emma recognized the
figure in the pilot's seat. She gasped. Her eyes remained frozen. She stood
perfectly still, as if rooted in place.
Tears began to roll down her cheeks.
The Kasatka touched down at last.
Without even waiting for the rotors to
stop spinning. Emma rushed to meet
her long-lost brother.
The End...
