Metal Gear Solid：Portable Ops

　　（Graphic Novel Cutscene）

　　（A flash of scenes， accompanied by sounds of fighting， a blade brandishing， and ending with a scream.）

　　The next scene is a prison cell， with a prisoner just waking up in a terror. This is Naked Snake， the protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 3.

　　？？？： Right on time. Excellent. It“s been exactly twelve hours since we administered the drug. I trust your dreams were pleasant……Big Boss？

　　Snake： What are you talking about？

　　？？？： Please， drop the act. I know all about you， Boss. Or would you prefer I called you……Naked Snake？

　　Snake： Sounds like you“ve got the right guy. Who are you？

　　？？？： My name is Lt. Cunningham. Until four weeks ago， I was with the CIA.

　　Snake： Cunningham？ FOX Unit“s interrogation specialist？

　　Cunningham： Ah， so you have heard of me. I“m honored， Snake.

　　Snake： And those guys who attacked me - they were FOX， too？

　　Cunningham： Yeah. Although， we“ll leave it at that， for now.

　　Snake： What do you want from me？ I“m retired from FOX. I”m guessing this isn“t a social call or you wouldn”t have brought the goons.

　　Cunningham： Retired？ Yeah， I suppose you are， to the outside world. Don“t worry. I”m not here to give you a new mission. I just want to ask you one simple question. Six years ago as a member of FOX， you prevented a full-scale nuclear war. You were hailed as a true patriot，given the title of Big Boss by the president. And then you turned right around and quit the unit. Threw aside your rank， your good name. Mysterious， don“t you think？ What did you see out there on your mission？ What did you see in Groznyj Grad？

　　（Scenes of the Shagohod， Snake/EVA， and the Boss briefly flash.）

　　Cunningham： Where is the Legacy？

　　Snake： You mean the Philosophers“ Legacy……？！

　　Cunningham： Yes. The secret cache of funds amassed by the Big Three during the Second World War. Where is it？

　　Snake： If you“re looking for the Legacy， try the CIA. They”re the ones who took it after the mission six years ago.

　　（Cunningham strikes Snake with an electrified baton， knees him in the face， then presses down with a mechanical prosthetic leg on Snake“s sternum.）

　　Cunningham： Simply apply the right type of pain， to the right degree，at just the right location. It“s always been my policy for persuasion，and I”ve found it to be quite effective. The CIA only recovered half of the Legacy from the Soviets after Operation Snake Eater. And you know where the other half went.

　　Snake： The CIA……only got half？

　　Cunningham： You can drop the act. You defeated The Boss and returned alive， so you must know where the other half of the Legacy is. And now……you“re gonna tell me， Snake.

　　Snake： Don“t have a clue.

　　Cunningham： That“s too bad. Because I”d hate to have to continue persuading you like this， “comrade.”

　　（Cunningham strikes Snake“s head， electrifying him one more time.）

　　Cunningham： No matter. We have plenty of time. Sooner or later I“m sure it will all come back to you.

　　Snake： Wait！ This isn“t an official mission， is it？ What happened to Major Zero？ Tell me the truth， Cunningham！

　　Cunningham： This is an official FOX mission. For now.

　　（Cunningham laughs as he exits.）

　　（End Cutscene）

　　PRISON

　　（after trying to open the door）

　　？？？： It“s no use. It”s shut tight.

　　Snake： ！？

　　？？？： Snake……so that“s your name， huh？ It”s got a nice ring to it.

　　Snake： Who are you？

　　？？？： I“m just a prisoner， like you.

　　Snake： 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？

　　Snake： 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.

　　Snake： 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？

　　Snake： A favor？

　　？？？： Don“t worry. You”ll get something out of it， too.

　　Snake： Deal. I“ll give it a shot.

　　（after acquiring the Mk22 - and with it， the Sneaking Suit）

　　Snake： Aromatic polyamide……this is the FOX Unit“s new sneaking suit. What”s this doing here？

　　（Graphic Novel Cutscene）

　　？？？： Well， I“ll be damned. It is Snake……Or should I say， Big Boss. Are you the real deal？

　　Snake： You know me？

　　？？？： Are you kidding？ You“re a legend in the black ops world.

　　Snake：Black ops……

　　？？？： What“s a hero like you doing in a place like this？

　　Snake： Beats me. I“d like to find out myself. Where are we， anyway？Near the equator， from the looks of it…… If I had to guess， I”d say South America.

　　？？？： You got it， Big Boss. The San Hieronymo Peninsula， to be exact，known to the locals as “la peninsula de los muertos”， the peninsula of the dead. It“s off the coast of central Columbia， more or less directly south of Cuba.

　　Snake： Never heard of it.

　　？？？： You wouldn“t have. It doesn”t show up on any conventional maps - it“s under Red Army control.

　　Snake： The Red Army？ In Columbia？

　　？？？： In 1964， the Russians provided military aid to FARC， Columbia“s biggest rebel faction. And in return， FARC gave them this land.

　　Snake： 1964…… The year of the Virtuous Mission.

　　？？？： Two years prior， the Russians failed in their attempt to build an intermediate range ballistic missile （IRBM） base in Cuba. Had they succeeded in deploying nuclear-equipped IRBMs inside Cuba， every major American city would have been within range.

　　Snake： The Cuban Missile Crisis.

　　？？？： Exactly. In the end， the Russians gave up on the idea of deploying missiles in Cuba. But rumor had it that they were looking for a new site， one where they could build a base in secret.

　　Snake： And that place was the San-Hieronymo Peninsula？

　　？？？： Yeah. Well， not exactly…… Apparently the plans for this missile base were abandoned before it was built.

　　Snake： Abandoned？

　　？？？： Due to detente. Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union are having trouble financing their enormous military budget， and they can“t afford to keep waging the Cold War like they did in the Sixties. Last year，

　　they began conducting the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks with the goal

　　of limiting each country“s number of ballistic missiles.

　　Snake： Meaning no more need to build a new missile base.

　　？？？： Right. But as you can see， they“d already completed part of the facility. We were sent in to investigate what was going on. Before we could do that， they ambushed us.

　　Snake： “They”？

　　？？？： The FOX Unit. My team was wiped out in the blink of an eye. I fear I“m the only survivor.

　　Snake： What“s the FOX Unit doing in a Soviet base？

　　？？？： Not a clue. I“d have expected you to know more about it than me.

　　Snake： I“m not with FOX anymore.

　　？？？： I see. Anyway， that“s all I”ve got.

　　Snake： All right. Hold on， I“ll get you out of there.

　　？？？： It“s no use. I”ve tried over and over. You need a special key to unlock the cell door. Right now， you“ve got to get outta here. Head

　　five clicks southeast of the detention center and you should reach a

　　communications base. I need you to call in a rescue， if you can.

　　Snake： Rescue？

　　？？？： You should be able to make contact with the States using the satellite uplink. But the circuit will most likely be monitored. If

　　only you could use some kind of encrypted transmission……

　　Snake：Someone capable of receiving an encrypted protocol that they

　　can“t listen in on……

　　？？？： Any ideas？

　　Snake： I don“t know if I”ll be able to pull it off， but there“s one

　　thing I could try……

　　？？？： Great. I“m counting on you， Big Boss.

　　Snake： Call me Snake.

　　？？？： It“s been an honor， Snake. The name”s Campbell. Roy Campbell. Good luck.

　　（End Cutscene）

　　Campbell： That reminds me……You“ve been out of action for a while，haven”t you， Snake？ Now would be a good time for a light refresher - just to help you get reacquainted with your weapons and basic actions. I“ll help you out. First， equip a weapon. Hold the Circle button. This will bring up a list of carried weapons. Use the directional buttons to select.

　　（after selecting the Mk22）

　　Campbell： To use a weapon， press the L button to ready the weapon and the Square button to fire. Now it“s your turn.

　　（after firing）

　　Campbell： Good. You got it. Next， let“s do a First Person attack.

　　（if you hit Campbell while firing）

　　Campbell： Stop！ Don“t shoot！ Come on， already！ We”re moving on！ We“re on to First-Person attacks now！

　　Campbell：Press the R button to ready the weapon and the Square button

　　to fire. Use the analog stick to aim. While aiming， you can press the L button to get a more accurate fix on the target. Try it out.

　　（after firing）

　　Campbell： OK， that about does it for weapons.

　　（if you shoot Campbell）

　　Campbell： What the hell？！ Damn it！ Never mind……that“s enough for weapons.

　　Campbell： ……Oh， and before I forget…… Do you know about the radar in the upper-right corner of the screen？ That“s your Surround Indicator. It keeps you informed of sounds in the surrounding area. The outer ring displays the sounds you hear around you. The inner ring displays the sounds you make yourself. Be especially careful when you see red on the radar. That means the enemy is near. If you make a sound， they”ll be all over ya.

　　（if you try to open Campbell“s door）

　　Campbell： Forget it. It won“t open.

　　（after moving for the exit）

　　Campbell： Hold it！ You can“t just dash blindly into plain view！ You”ve got to check to make sure it“s safe first. There should be a guard outside to the left. You need to make your exit when that guard isn”t looking your way， right？ So use the wall press and then peek. Face the wall to the left， then move towards the wall and press the Triangle button. Then， while you“re pressed against the wall， hold the Triangle button down and make your way slowly toward the exit.

　　（after moving along the wall to the exit）

　　Campbell： Hey， you“re pretty good. Now head for the communications base. Use the Triangle button to open any doors you encounter. Well， as long as they”re not locked， that is. You can view the route to the communications base on the Map Screen by pressing the START button. The goal is marked with an “X”。 I also seem to remember there being an electronic gate along the way. If you“re careful， I think you can sneak past it. You know how to crawl， right？

　　Campbell： I“m counting on you， Snake……Or should I say， ”legendary

　　soldier……“

　　COMMUNICATIONS BASE

　　Snake：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……

　　（after reaching the communicator）

　　“CALL”

　　Snake： Does anybody read me？ This is Snake. If anybody can hear this，please respond.

　　Para-Medic： Snake！ Is it you？ Is this the real Naked Snake？

　　Snake： That voice…… Para-Medic？

　　Para-Medic： It“s me！ It”s been a while， huh， Snake？ It“s good to hear your voice again.

　　Snake： Same here. It“d be even better if I weren”t in this god-forsaken place. So， you“re still using this circuit？

　　Para-Medic： 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.

　　Snake： Yeah， me too. But why are you on the line？ Where“s the Major？

　　Para-Medic：Major Zero was placed under arrest by the military last

　　month.

　　Snake： The military……the Pentagon arrested the Major？ Why？

　　Para-Medic： 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.

　　Snake： Me？

　　Para-Medic： The military believes you spearheaded the rebellion.

　　Snake： You“ve got to be kidding me. I”m retired from FOX！

　　Para-Medic： 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！

　　Snake： What the hell…… What are they after？

　　Para-Medic： I don“t know. Any members of FOX who didn”t join the rebellion were killed. The unit is in shambles.

　　Snake： I don“t believe this.

　　Para-Medic： 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.

　　Snake： ……Done in by my own overblown reputation. Are you the only one there？

　　Para-Medic： For now， at least. But Sigint“s helping us out over at ARPA.

　　Snake：The Pentagon“s Advanced Research Projects Agency……

　　Para-Medic： Right. His frequency is 148.41.

　　“CALL”

　　Sigint： Yo， Snake！ Long time， no see. I hear you got yourself into a bad mess out there.

　　Snake： Mr. Sigint…… Looks like I need your help again.

　　Sigint： 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.

　　Snake： Huh？

　　Sigint： We need evidence that proves your innocence. Otherwise， we“re gonna end up court-martialed for helping you.

　　Snake： 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.

　　Sigint： 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.

　　Snake：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.

　　Sigint： 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.

　　Snake： ……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？

　　Sigint： 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？

　　Snake：You“re saying I should convince the Russians and the rebels to

　　join my side？

　　Sigint： 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.

　　Snake： You“re kidding， right？ This isn”t the same as catching fish and snakes， you know.

　　Sigint： 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.

　　Snake：……

　　Sigint： 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.

　　Snake： The Green Berets？ Here？

　　Sigint： 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.

　　Snake： Yeah， I think I know who you“re talking about…… OK， I”ll see what I can find.

　　PRISON

　　Snake： You OK， Roy？

　　Campbell： Snake， what are you doing back here？

　　Snake： Found a key. Thought you might be interested in it……

　　Campbell： Did you call for help？

　　Snake： Nobody“s coming.

　　Campbell： What？

　　Snake：Seems they think I“m the one who”s leading FOX……The one who

　　wiped out your unit.

　　Campbell： ……That“s insane.

　　Snake： 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.

　　Campbell： Clear your name…… But how？

　　Snake： Track down the real roots of FOX“s rebellion.

　　Campbell：……

　　Snake： Roy.

　　Campbell： What？

　　Snake： I need your help to pull this off.

　　Campbell： Me？

　　Snake： Yeah. I need your skills as a Green Beret.

　　Campbell： Whoa， Snake， don“t go getting any crazy ideas.

　　Snake： What“s so crazy about——？

　　Campbell： Look at me. My leg“s broken. I can barely walk. And I”ve had

　　this nasty fever for days……

　　Snake： All right. Why don“t you drive instead of walk？

　　Campbell： What do you mean？

　　Snake： On a base this big， there“s bound to be a personal transport vehicle or two lying around.

　　Campbell： Well， yeah， but……

　　Snake： And you don“t need your legs to fire a gun……right？

　　Campbell：……

　　Snake： So are you with me？

　　Campbell：……

　　Snake： Roy！

　　Campbell： All right. I“m with you.

　　Snake： Great. I owe you one.

　　Campbell： （Geez， who“d have thought the legendary Big Boss would be

　　this pushy……）

　　Snake： I“m leaving my spare radio with you. If anything happens， call me. We”ll use frequency 140.85. Press the SELECT button to open the Radio Screen. Use the left and right directional buttons to adjust the frequency， and press the Circle button to make a call. Press the down directional button to bring up a list of saved frequencies.

　　Campbell： I“ll give you a ring if I start to get lonely.

　　STAGE SELECT

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

　　Campbell：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……

　　Snake： It“ll do. So what”s the plan？

　　Campbell：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.

　　Snake： All right， we“ll go with your plan.

　　Campbell： Heh heh. Looks like we“ll make a great team， Snake. OK， let”s get going.

　　SOVIET PATROL BASE

　　“CALL”

　　Campbell： 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.

　　Snake： Got it.

　　Campbell：……

　　Snake： ……Mm？ Something wrong， Campbell？

　　Campbell： ……N…… No， it“s…… Just got dizzy for a second.

　　Snake： You sure you“re all right？ How”s the fever？

　　Campbell： I“m fine. And there are more important things to worry about.

　　Snake：Take care of yourself……We can“t afford to have you out of action

　　now.