-These events happened after the Big Shell Incident (MGS-2) and before Guns of Patriots (MGS-4)-

[MISSION BRIEFING]

[Otacon]-Snake, we just received word from Campbell that unknown numbers of troops assulted the Japanesse Military Tech. I checked all of the security cameras and pinpointed their status...and the person behind this is none other than Liquid (Liquid Ocelot-Liquid is in full control of Ocelot).

[Snake]-Liquid!!! What the hell is he doing in Japan for? Are you sure it's him?

[Otacon]-Yes...it's him. The tracker you put on Ray's tail (Metal Gear Ray) is marked near Japan...hiding beneath the water. The guards were slaughtered by Liquid's troops, leaving no survivors. I hacked into The JMT's private files and found out what Liquid stole from the facility.

[Snake]-Is it a weapon of some sort like Rex's Rail Gun (Metal Gear Rex)?

[Otacon]-yes....a time machine.

[Snake]-A time machine! Otacon, a time machine is no threat to the world...and it doesn't exist.

[Otacon]-I know it's hard to believe, but as you know, the Japanesse are always trying to compete with the U.S on who's technology is better. Frankly, the Japanesse finally figured out the use of time. But why would Liquid need a Time Machine for? Unless he wants to change the past to change the future...in other words, he wants to erase you from the brink of history.

[Sanke]-That may be true....but I have a bad feeling. It's more than just that, he might want to change the way we act in life, kill all the resistance who have helped me throughot the years, destroy the Patriots system, and withold Big Boss' dream...what else did you found out about his assult?

[Otacon]-Looks like Liquid also kidnapped the Chief Moderator of the Time Machine since the time machine needs to be turned on by him.

[Snake]-Any way we can find Liquid's hideout.

[Otacon]-Let's see........ok, the only way you can find him is pinpointing his location by detecting his nanomachines to locate him.

[Snake]-.....yeah....what!?

[Otacon]-I can use the nanomachine frequency # of the Chief to locate him...by locating using the frequency, I can locate his location and reveal Liquid's hideout.

[Snake]-Do you have the frequency number?

[Otacon]-I do, but it looks to me that Liquid put some jammers near his location...so the only way to detect the location is get close to area. To do so, you need to follow one of Liquid's followers without being detected.

[Snake]-Ok...got it. So, which city is Liquid located at.

[Otacon]-Tokyo of course...the time machine needs a lot of energy to extract a time travel. And the city is full of energy since it's the center of advanced technologies.

[Auto-Pilot]-The Nomad will be landing in an abandoned airport 12 miles from Tokyo in about 5 hours.

[Otacon]-Snake, get some rest...we need to get ready for this mission

[Snake]-Seems like Shadow Moses all over again.

[Mission Briefing Ends]
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"Metal Gear Solid 2.5 Operation: Snake Stopper"