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"Snake,do you read me?" "Loud and clear, Otacon." "Where are you now,Snake?" "I'm in the TECHCORP backyard. Two guards are patrolling here. Seems like I have to get rid of them to gain access to the building."
Snake was hiding behind some bushes and watched the guards walking around the backyard. He needed to be fast, but he had been through much worse situations.
"Snake, please remember you're there in an official mission for Philanthropy. The organization will be held responsible for everything step you take."
Snake sighed. "Yeah, I know. There is no need for you lecturing me once more about it."
Snake took out his Mk. 2 - a tranquilizer gun and checked it was loaded. He laid it down in the bushes and waited. One of the guards passed his position. Snake checked if the other one could see him, then he suddenly rose up,behind the guard,laid a hand on his mouth and an arm around his neck and pulled on down behind the bushes. In the blink of an eye, he slammed the guards head on the ground twice and choked him unconscious.
"Hey Steve,let's g. Jake and Tom are ready to take over the backyard."
Oh Crap. New guards? Now? Why now? This is the worst timing ever.

Snake knew he had to act fast. He draw his Mk.2 and jumped out of the bushes. The guard turned his head, curious for the source of the noise and Snake shot him a tranquilizer dart in his throat. The guard fell instantly to the ground and Snake dragged him out of sight. Then he hid himself in the shadows and waited. His OctoCamo merged optically with his surroundings. Back in his younger days, he thought his old FOXHOUND-sneaking suit was good for stealth-missions, but then Otacon invented the OctoCamo. Snake never really understood Otacons techno-babble, but somehow this suit was able to imitate it's surroundings patterns. In dark areas, he got nearly invisible -exept for his head. He thought about asking Otacon for a face mask. The door opened and two guards stepped out. Jake and Tom. "Wait, where are Steve and Jim?" "I don't know. Maybe they're taking a nap in the bushes." They laughed, unknowing how close the answer matched the truth. They started walking in the backyard, looking out for the missing guards. Snake readied his gun. He knew,he had to be fast, The Mk.2 wasn't an automatic weapon, so he had to reload it after every shot he fired, but he was sure,he could do it. When they passed his position,he shot the first one in the neck, reloaded and shot the second, even before his comrade hit the ground. He tied the unconscious  guards up and entered the building. He laid down, waited for a moment for his OctoCamo to imitate the floor and crouched forward. Of course he and Otacon had tested the suit before Snake started the mission,but Otacon had given him something else,that wasn't tested. It was some sort of high-tech-eye patch, which Otacon called "Solid Eye". It had an internal zoom, night-vision, infrared-vision and was - somehow – able to display a map of the current area. Again, Snake didn't bother listening,untill Otacon told how to use it. Who cares for the hardware, anyway?
According to the map , around the corner to his left was a surveillance room. He was sure,there was at least one guard. The stairs and elevators were to his right.
A short peek wouldn't hurt anyone,or would it?

He turned left, pressed himself against the wall to adjust his OctoCamo again and sneaked toward the surveillance room.
He thought he would need to peek through the keyhole, but the two guards in the room watiching the monitors and eating donuts had some mercy with him and were to lazy to close the door. He leaned against the wall across from the door and zoomed in with  his Solid Eye on the monitors in his field of view. Seems like some floors were heavily guard to prevent anyone from getting up there.
Just in case,eh?
Wait.That are no ordinary security guards.
He adjusted the zoom. They looked like some kind of soldiers or special forces.
One of the grabbed his radio.
"45th floor, status report. Are you there, 45th floor?"
He stood up.
"Can you turn off the alarm for elevator C? Something's wrong with the lights in the 45th and those PMC-fuckers don't bother answering,so I'll check for myself."
Snake started retreating towards the elevators as fast as he could without making noise.
So,they are wired? Seems like I need to take the stairs
Snake entered the staircase.
"Otacon, On which floor is the Computer located?"
"Your target is located on the 40th floor."
"Oh, you got to be kidding me."