The Return Of Metal Gear
By Fallon Sanada
A/N: This is my MGS2 fic. Stars Raiden and (sometimes) Solid Snake, and a little Otacon, too. You can count on some crazy stuff happening. Read on, for part one!
Timeline Note: Takes place after Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty.
P.S. Is it just me or does it show that I really hate Rose?
NOTE: "text" is talking, ^text^ is on the Codec, ~text~ is thinking, and *text* is thought-speak. Oh, and **text** indicates a setting change. There.
Age Specification: In my eyes, Raiden is 19 (and a Pisces), Otacon is 23 (a Gemini), and Snake is 25 (and an Aries). That's just me, though. Might just be wishful thinking.
Chapter One: The Initial Problem
**With Raiden**
Raiden was in for another mission.
This one was classified as top-secret, but he told Rose about it anyway, mainly because she'd bug him to death until he did anyway. In fact, he was about to leave when he felt cold steel against the back of his neck.
He froze, a thousand confused and severely frightened thoughts going through his mind at the same time as he attempted to "get a grip on it".
"Give me the mission plans." A cold, emotionless female voice told him. He recognized the voice, though, and the thought of matching the person to this voice made his blood run cold.
"Rose? What are you doing?" He asked, turning his head slightly to look at her. Rose stood behind him, a Desert Eagle pointed at his throat.
"Give me the mission plans, Jack." She told him, "and you won't die. I think."
"Rose, what's going on?" He demanded, feeling very much betrayed, and very scared, too.
"I can't believe you fell for all of this." That same voice told him coldly, "you honestly thought that I was human?"
He tried to look back again, but the barrel of the gun pressed on his throat more insistantly.
"What are you talking about?" He asked, almost knowing but not quite.
"You fell for it." She laughed, almost maniacally, "we had you so fooled! 'Rose' isn't even a real person. I'm a robot. Android. Cyborg. Whatever you want to call it. I was told to keep an eye on you and get information. You thought I loved you? That isn't in my programming."
"You betrayed me."
"Yes."
"And you're a robot."
"Jeez, you must be the quick one. Yes, idiot, I'm a robot." She told him, "in fact, I was created using some of the same technology as Metal Gear Ray."
"Metal Gear? What does that have to do with anything?"
"Don't play dumb," she advised, "it might not be healthy for you. You know that you're on a mission to recover the new Metal Gear, right?"
He nodded slightly, still dumbstruck. He felt a stinging in his eyes, but refused to let tears fall. It would only show weakness on his part, and it wouldn't help him any.
"I'll give you a new mission. Get the information on the new Metal Gear and give it to me. Don't bother running," she added, "we'll find you anyway."
"Who's 'we'?" He asked, "Another evil megalomaniac bent on world domination?"
"My orginization." She replied simply.
"So helpful." He said sarcastically.
~Hey, when in doubt, be cynical.~ Raiden thought, but kept it to himself. It wouldn't do to end up with his own blood splattered all over the walls.
"Well?"
"Fine." He replied, knowing that he wouldn't do it, but saying it anyway, "just let me go. I can't do anything if I'm still here."
"Fine, then." She said sweetly, letting him go, "but don't forget that we have a deal."
He walked out the door and, just before shutting the door behind him, told her, "I wouldn't dream of it."
Walking out of the apartment building, he breathed in the warm air, trying to rid himself of the sea of emotions that he was feeling.
Finally, he set himself to his task and began the walk to the airport.
**With Snake and Otacon**
"What's keeping him, do you think?" Otacon asked as the two friends waited for the third and final member of their team, at the airport that was near the third (and youngest) member's apartment.
"Don't know." Solid Snake (from here on in referred to as Snake) told his friend Otacon (his real name is Hal Emmerich, but he preffered Otacon), sighing slightly as he leaned against the door to the slightly worse for the wear black Tracker.
Finally the soldier caught sight of their platinum-blonde haired third member.
Standing about 5'9", with shoulder-length platinum-blonde hair and blue-green eyes, clad in blue jeans and a black t-shirt bearing some logo or other, was Raiden, their third member, looking considerably worn-out.
"You look like you haven't slept for a week." Snake commented by way of greeting.
"Nice to see you too." Raiden commented sarcastically, then added, "I had a pretty bad morning."
"What happened?" Otacon asked, seeming to sense Raiden's troubles.
"It's Rose.." The blonde stammered, "she's not even human.. Some kind of android.. She wants info on the new Metal Gear..."
Snake looked down at his younger companion, and his look could have almost been called sympathetic, if that was Solid Snake's style.
"Don't worry." Snake told Raiden, "it'll be fine."
Otacon laughed softly at Snake's kindness, earning him a glare from Snake, which only made him laugh harder. Raiden grinned a little, just the ghost of a smile.
"Thanks." Raiden told Snake, who nodded in return.
"Are we ready to hit the road?" Otacon asked. Raiden nodded.
"Only if I get to drive." Snake told him. Otacon groaned.
"No way. I'd rather let Raiden drive than you." Otacon told him. Snake frowned.
Finally they got into the car, Raiden in the back, Snake in the passenger's seat, and Otacon driving.
Finally, they hit the road.
But they never thought to check if they were watched.
From the nearby fir tree, a strange sort of creature made of some kind of metal that looked like mercury, watched them, carefully recording what they said and what direction they drove in.
Finally, it hopped down from the tree and left.
A/N: What will become of our heroes? What was watching them? Find out next time, on The Return Of Metal Gear, Chapter Two: Die Hard!! ^_^
~***Fallon Sanada***~
By Fallon Sanada
A/N: This is my MGS2 fic. Stars Raiden and (sometimes) Solid Snake, and a little Otacon, too. You can count on some crazy stuff happening. Read on, for part one!
Timeline Note: Takes place after Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty.
P.S. Is it just me or does it show that I really hate Rose?
NOTE: "text" is talking, ^text^ is on the Codec, ~text~ is thinking, and *text* is thought-speak. Oh, and **text** indicates a setting change. There.
Age Specification: In my eyes, Raiden is 19 (and a Pisces), Otacon is 23 (a Gemini), and Snake is 25 (and an Aries). That's just me, though. Might just be wishful thinking.
Chapter One: The Initial Problem
**With Raiden**
Raiden was in for another mission.
This one was classified as top-secret, but he told Rose about it anyway, mainly because she'd bug him to death until he did anyway. In fact, he was about to leave when he felt cold steel against the back of his neck.
He froze, a thousand confused and severely frightened thoughts going through his mind at the same time as he attempted to "get a grip on it".
"Give me the mission plans." A cold, emotionless female voice told him. He recognized the voice, though, and the thought of matching the person to this voice made his blood run cold.
"Rose? What are you doing?" He asked, turning his head slightly to look at her. Rose stood behind him, a Desert Eagle pointed at his throat.
"Give me the mission plans, Jack." She told him, "and you won't die. I think."
"Rose, what's going on?" He demanded, feeling very much betrayed, and very scared, too.
"I can't believe you fell for all of this." That same voice told him coldly, "you honestly thought that I was human?"
He tried to look back again, but the barrel of the gun pressed on his throat more insistantly.
"What are you talking about?" He asked, almost knowing but not quite.
"You fell for it." She laughed, almost maniacally, "we had you so fooled! 'Rose' isn't even a real person. I'm a robot. Android. Cyborg. Whatever you want to call it. I was told to keep an eye on you and get information. You thought I loved you? That isn't in my programming."
"You betrayed me."
"Yes."
"And you're a robot."
"Jeez, you must be the quick one. Yes, idiot, I'm a robot." She told him, "in fact, I was created using some of the same technology as Metal Gear Ray."
"Metal Gear? What does that have to do with anything?"
"Don't play dumb," she advised, "it might not be healthy for you. You know that you're on a mission to recover the new Metal Gear, right?"
He nodded slightly, still dumbstruck. He felt a stinging in his eyes, but refused to let tears fall. It would only show weakness on his part, and it wouldn't help him any.
"I'll give you a new mission. Get the information on the new Metal Gear and give it to me. Don't bother running," she added, "we'll find you anyway."
"Who's 'we'?" He asked, "Another evil megalomaniac bent on world domination?"
"My orginization." She replied simply.
"So helpful." He said sarcastically.
~Hey, when in doubt, be cynical.~ Raiden thought, but kept it to himself. It wouldn't do to end up with his own blood splattered all over the walls.
"Well?"
"Fine." He replied, knowing that he wouldn't do it, but saying it anyway, "just let me go. I can't do anything if I'm still here."
"Fine, then." She said sweetly, letting him go, "but don't forget that we have a deal."
He walked out the door and, just before shutting the door behind him, told her, "I wouldn't dream of it."
Walking out of the apartment building, he breathed in the warm air, trying to rid himself of the sea of emotions that he was feeling.
Finally, he set himself to his task and began the walk to the airport.
**With Snake and Otacon**
"What's keeping him, do you think?" Otacon asked as the two friends waited for the third and final member of their team, at the airport that was near the third (and youngest) member's apartment.
"Don't know." Solid Snake (from here on in referred to as Snake) told his friend Otacon (his real name is Hal Emmerich, but he preffered Otacon), sighing slightly as he leaned against the door to the slightly worse for the wear black Tracker.
Finally the soldier caught sight of their platinum-blonde haired third member.
Standing about 5'9", with shoulder-length platinum-blonde hair and blue-green eyes, clad in blue jeans and a black t-shirt bearing some logo or other, was Raiden, their third member, looking considerably worn-out.
"You look like you haven't slept for a week." Snake commented by way of greeting.
"Nice to see you too." Raiden commented sarcastically, then added, "I had a pretty bad morning."
"What happened?" Otacon asked, seeming to sense Raiden's troubles.
"It's Rose.." The blonde stammered, "she's not even human.. Some kind of android.. She wants info on the new Metal Gear..."
Snake looked down at his younger companion, and his look could have almost been called sympathetic, if that was Solid Snake's style.
"Don't worry." Snake told Raiden, "it'll be fine."
Otacon laughed softly at Snake's kindness, earning him a glare from Snake, which only made him laugh harder. Raiden grinned a little, just the ghost of a smile.
"Thanks." Raiden told Snake, who nodded in return.
"Are we ready to hit the road?" Otacon asked. Raiden nodded.
"Only if I get to drive." Snake told him. Otacon groaned.
"No way. I'd rather let Raiden drive than you." Otacon told him. Snake frowned.
Finally they got into the car, Raiden in the back, Snake in the passenger's seat, and Otacon driving.
Finally, they hit the road.
But they never thought to check if they were watched.
From the nearby fir tree, a strange sort of creature made of some kind of metal that looked like mercury, watched them, carefully recording what they said and what direction they drove in.
Finally, it hopped down from the tree and left.
A/N: What will become of our heroes? What was watching them? Find out next time, on The Return Of Metal Gear, Chapter Two: Die Hard!! ^_^
~***Fallon Sanada***~