▁radio ▁from ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁calls ▁himself ▁" S nake ▁F ist ". ▁After ▁esc aping ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁confront ing ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁A TC ▁forces , ▁Be cket ▁f ights ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁surface , ▁where ▁he ▁enc oun ters ▁the ▁react iv ated ▁cl ones ▁of ▁Rep lica ▁troops . ▁As ▁he ▁moves ▁to ▁the ▁surface , ▁Be cket ▁is ▁repeatedly ▁assault ed ▁in ▁hand - to - hand ▁combat ▁by ▁Al ma , ▁who ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁S nake ▁F ist ) ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁" abs orb " ▁Be cket , ▁drawn ▁by ▁the ▁psych ic ▁signal ▁he ▁now ▁em its ▁after ▁being ▁psych ically ▁alter ed ▁in ▁an ▁" att un ement ▁chamber " ▁that ▁Arist ide ▁trick ed ▁him ▁into ▁entering . ▁ ▁After ▁reaching ▁the ▁surface , ▁Be cket ▁re groups ▁with ▁what ▁is ▁left ▁of ▁his ▁team , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁have ▁been ▁system atically ▁killed ▁by ▁Al ma . ▁Now ▁consisting ▁only ▁of ▁Be cket , ▁his ▁superior ▁Lieutenant ▁Sto kes , ▁Serge ant ▁Mor ales , ▁and ▁Serge ant ▁First ▁Class ▁Ke eg an , ▁the ▁squad ▁moves ▁to ▁nearby ▁W ade ▁Element ary , ▁a ▁school ▁now ▁controlled ▁by ▁A TC ▁Security , ▁where ▁S nake ▁F ist ▁and ▁Arist ide ▁are ▁hiding . ▁Be cket ▁disco vers ▁that ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁another ▁A TC ▁research ▁facility , ▁for ▁a ▁project ▁known ▁as ▁" Par agon ." ▁Here , ▁Be cket ▁disco vers ▁that