Not My Lucky Day
by UltimatePalmTree
My job is dangerous.
Not going to get around that simple fact. Anything can happen. One wrong move, you die, sorta thing. But after a few years on this job, I didn't think anything could surprise me. I thought everything that could possibly happen had already happened and I just stood there with a BFG or something like that and waited until I was needed. Did my deed, went back home and back to being a normal father.
But, damn. Apparently, fate can still trick you.
I never expected to be trying to infiltrate a giant doomsday machine, set to play some sort of song that'll cause you to kill yourself immediately after playing it. (Believe it or not, I already knew a few songs like that…) But, after a few seconds or so, I was at peace with it and myself. A few seconds later, I get picked up by some huge-ass bug and thrown off the side of said giant doomsday machine.
Yep. Lucky day.
I'd just love to see what a bad one looks like.
So… As I'm falling undoubtedly to my doom, I'm thinking 'bout how much I enjoyed sky diving. Notice how I used the magical little letters 'ed' at the end of that word. I enjoyed sky diving because I enjoyed the weightless sensation that told your mind you were going to die, and then you realize, "Oh, yeah. Parachute!" and you're safe. Well, guess what. Now that I don't exactly have a parachute, I'm not enjoying myself. Not one bit. I'm feeling dizzy and sick and I just want to go to Hawaii, get something nice for Maggie, and go home. I'd be doing something that a normal father would do with their kids, probably playing board games or something. She likes board games… I wonder what kind of games they have in Hawaii. Maybe I'll get her one of those…
If I ever get to Hawaii…
If I ever get to see Maggie again…
Don't be stupid. I'll see Maggie again. I always do. There's some part in the mission where I'm not sure if I will. Then I come home and give Maggie a hug and tell her Daddy loves her. Like that mission where we were fighting that Genjo guy. I don't give a damn what his name is. I was focused on Maggie and what'd happen if I died. Who cares if I was bleeding? I needed to get home and tell Maggie I was fine.
Now… Now I'm not so sure if I really am going to come back…
…
Daddy loves you, Maggie.
Short, sweet and to the point.
Drake is awesome. I was just wondering what he was thinking about when he was thrown off the I-Jin fortress by Fabre's insect in the OVA. Wouldn't it make most sense that it was Maggie? After all, he's dedicated to his daughter, ne? So… Hence where this came from… That, and the very last line popped into my head and it wouldn't stop bugging me…
My first – tentative – step into the Read or Die world of fanfic. Hope you like it. (bows respectfully) Review if you like, review if you didn't. I don't care!
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