Yeah, chapter 2! I'm feeling pretty confident about this book. I feel like it'll do great and I feel you guys will enjoy it. The story I have planned is, to me, good. I have lots of twists planned and I can't wait to get in depth of the situation X is in. Also, thanks to you readers for liking chapter 1! It means a lot to me.

ON WITH THE STORY!

Escape

The group of scientists left the room, leaving X to get used to his body. His memory jogged a bit more. He was given more knowledge; fighting skills- hand to hand and blade. He was becoming a bit overwhelmed by the sudden stream of information, but he quickly coped with it and soon felt it was a normal thought, as if he had learned the skills throughout his life and not all at once.

After several hours passed, X decided to test his body in terms of agility. More and more of brain started to function properly, and he found the knowledge that his body was incredibly agile. This coincided with his fighting skills. He walked out to the other room, which was much bigger than the lab. It was empty and looked like a big firing range fit for tanks. There was nothing around except some windows that had offices on the other side.

He looked down at his hands and clutched them tightly. He then looked back forward and started to run. With great speed, he reached the other end. What surprised him was that he wasn't tired or even felt like he drained any energy. He then broke into a full sprint back to the other end. In a little over a few seconds, he reached the other end, running at an incredible 35 miles per hour, according to his visual HUD. Once he reached the other end, he saw that he was, again, not tired. He didn't feel any different.

"Incredible" he said under his breath. He walked back to the lab. As soon as the door opened, he noticed something. A file with papers inside. He walked over and saw that the doctor had left it.

Curiosity struck X. He grabbed the file and opened it up, he began reading. He was inside a R&D facility apart of the Shunji Cybernetics PMC. Just the word filled him with anger, PMC. His memory jogged a bit more, he hated PMC's and thought they were what caused the world to fall into what was. However, his memory jogged even more. He died, not then and there, but before. He wasn't supposed to be alive!

Continuing to read through the files all about what he was, he finds the potential his new body has. According to the intel, his body was the final version of what it was supposed to be. Already Beta tested, the body he was wearing was ready for "action", as the intel put it. He discovers his body has incredible strength, speed, agility, and even a experimental elemental "generator". However, that part was "incomplete and unfit for field duty".

The fear strikes X when he finds a Level 5 classified entry inside the documents. It stated that he is to be eliminated after consideration and fear of his potential power. This confuses him since he had been worked on just that day. X was now enraged. If he was supposed to be dead, then why the hell was he there? And why do they want to kill him after so much work on his body?

His memory became more and more clear. His death was caused by an IED. He was with his squad and his convoy had stumbled into a trap set by Al-Qaeda soldiers; he even knew the date, October 3rd, 2010. After that, he only remembered awakening inside the lab.

He then opened the external HUD and looked at the camera. On it was the date, which made his heart sink. February 16th, 2020. A full ten years after his death.

X had only one more thought in mind. Using his cybernetic left eye, he snapped pictures of the rest of the documents. They were saved directly to his artificial brain.

The sound of the door clicking startled him. He threw the file down and jumped back to his bed, laying down. The doctor walked in, smiled, and grabbed the file.

"Watashi wa korera o wasurete shimatta" (I forgot these). Surprisingly, X knew what he said that time around.

He walked out and closed the door behind him.

X now thought of a plan. He needed to get out, and fast. He decided that the best way was to simply walk out and fight his way through if need be.

He stood back up and headed for the door. It slid open. He walked over to where he saw the doctor exit and sprinted for the door. He caught it just before it closed, slid through, and closed it. The doctor continued walking through the empty halls until he reached another door. X was unable to catch it. Seeing it as his only way out, he decides to put his body to the test.

He slammed his hand into the side of the door and forced it open. He slid it and caught the doctor by surprise. He looked back and broke into a full sprint to a control panel. He entered a code and set off an alarm.

"No! Wait!" X yelled, "Son of a bitch" he said after the doctor set the alarm.

He ran down the hall and passed the doctor. He forced the next door open and found himself in the main entrance room. As he walked to the guardrail that kept you from falling down the one story drop, he saw a group of guard cyborg's running through the entrance. X jumped over the rail and ran down the steps, passing the reception desk. He stopped when the five cyborgs quickly surrounded him.

"Project X, you are violating direct orders. Stand down or we will kill you." One guard said as he pulled out a machete type weapon.

X's mind suddenly flourished. He looked at the guards one by one. A red pulsating square appeared near each of their abdomens. His knowledge kicked in and he figured out what it was; Nanite fibers. They were filled with electrolytes and powered the fuel cells that were inside of him. He knew that he could take them and use them for himself.

X finally spoke, "I'm not going anywhere."

X saw one guard charge for him. He knew what to do. But as the first guard jumps, he feels his nerves kick in. He sidesteps and watches the guard slam the weapon into the ground. X sees his chance and takes out the guard. He grabs the man head and head buts him hard, knocking him out. He then grabs the guards weapon and looks at the other four cyborgs. As they circle around him, a large Metal Gear dropped down from an opening hatch and roars. The guards all lunge for X at once, but he backflips into the air and lands behind the group. He lunges for them and starts to slice at each one. He strikes up at one and literally cuts through the guard, splitting him in two. He then swings his blade to the right, cutting the head of the second guard. He then senses an attack to his left. He turns and sees a guard mid slash- he brings his weapon up and deflects the attack with force, knocking the guard back. X jumped into the air and slashed down at the guard. He turns again and finds the last guard, standing in fear. Of course, X knew what to do, so he runs for him. But as he's running, the Metal Gear boosts forward and kicks X away, sending him flying across the immense room and hitting the wall, nearly flying through it. X jumps down and lands on the ground. Looking up he finds the MG running for him. He grabbed his weapon and focused. X runs for the MG as well. As the MG nears him, he slides. Right as the MG runs right over him, time seemed to slow as he focused. He slashed at both legs and caused the MG to fall over and slide. X stopped sliding and dashed for the downed MG. He jumps and stabs into the machine. As he does so, he notices his visual HUD alerts him of a power source. He grabs it and rips out the electrolyte medium, crushing it in his hand and absorbing the nanites.

Now done with the guards, he heads for the entrance and crashes through the glass doors.

As his cybernetic eyes adjusted to the light, he saw several PMC trucks with cyborgs all pouring out from it. They were in a line with Riot shielding. Behind them were even more cyborgs. Several helicopters then appeared, all with their weapons drawn and ready to fire.

Now in a panic, X feels the power inside of him surge. His body then start to move; the plates adjusted themselves. The plates on his body moved and two nozzle like contraptions appeared just over his hands. His body had went from looking like a futuristic armor, to a bulky and thick body suit. The nozzles then started to emit a small flame. X knew exactly what they were, he didn't know that he already knew, but he just did. Internally, his memory banks were kicking in more and more as he was exposed to danger. As if he practiced and knew the full purpose, he extends his arms down and shoots out enormous flames. He swept back and forth, causing an immense wall of flames to stand before him. He used this and adjusted his body back to his slim form. He ran for the side of the building and used the flames as cover.

He found a garage as he traveled along side the building. X ran down into the complex and found several vehicles, one of which looked like a sports car. He smashed the window and ripped the door open. Finding no way to start it, his memory kicked in yet even more. He can transfer power to anything he chooses.

Almost unintentionally, he slams his fist into the dash and transfers some of his "power" to the car. It was all so weird to him. He had fighting skills, moved like a ninja, knew everything about his body and what it could do, yet didn't know his past or who was responsible for what he had.

X slammed the pedal down and zoomed out of the garage. Almost instantly was he chased by the three helicopters. He looked back and saw them nearing him. His incredible senses saved his life. He heard the missile ignitions and even tracked where they were just by listening. He swerved left and right, dodging the explosions and missiles. Soon, he headed into a residential area. It was different, the houses looked like something you'd see in the not-so-distant future, which is what he was living right then.

As he flew through, the helicopters ceased firing. X then turned off the road after swerving through traffic and onto dirt. He saw a large city out in the distance and thought he could escape there. However as soon as he entered the tree cover, he stopped. He heard the helicopters fly over quickly, as if they were heading to the city. H changed plans quickly. X now needed to get away as far as he could without them knowing.

"Son of a bitch" he said with a long breath of relief, "Fuckin crazy ass people."

With that, he turned around and drove out from the tree cover and onto the road. His plan was to head to the interstate and drive. He didn't know much, so his plan was to just run.

After driving on the interstate for what seemed like hours, he stopped off to the side. Out in the distance, he saw a house. It looked like a normal house, but abandoned. He drove off the road and over to lonely house. It was literally a few meters off the interstate road and was the only house for miles. X exited his car and looked around the area. No trees, hills, or anything for miles; the only thing was grass, and occasional cars passing by on the interstate. Since no one was around to claim the house, he opens the front door and walks inside.

His mind suddenly flourished once more, this time hurting him. More and more knowledge was given to him. Now he was thinking of some ability known as Zandatsu. He knew it had to do with the blue energy bar-like icon in his visual HUD. Some of it was drained. All he knew was the name Zandatsu and its affiliation with the energy reader.

The house was small as hell. Only a bed, stove, and fridge. There weren't even rooms, just four walls, a roof, and door that formed the house.

X sat down on the bed and looked over himself. The design of his body, he liked. The fact he had it? Not so much. He then thought over the fact that he, in a way, time traveled. An IED had killed him and it was back in the year 2010, ten years later, he's alive and with an incredibly powerful cybernetic body. It wasn't too farfetched, but he was fascinated at how technology advanced.

He pulled up the external HUD and enlarged his memory banks. He grabbed the floating screen and brought it in front of him. Grabbing both sides, he spread it and had it enlarge to a decent size. He then quickly found the images of the documents that he had found. Finally, he can learn exactly what he was and what he was capable of.

He continued reading it and found several new things. As he read, his memory unlocked more and more of itself until he had full and complete understanding of what he was.

He was a Samurai Cyborg created by the Shunji Cybernetics PMC. His purpose was to carry out missions and tasks impossible to be taken by other less advanced cyborgs. His class of cyborg is far more advanced than anything and he is the first of his kind. Utilizing special elemental abilities, X was a walking war machine. His abilities included Fire Blasters, which he had used after his memory unlocked during his encounter with the other cyborg force. He also had cryogenic ice capacitors. They autogenerated the new form of ice and could be used for weapons. His blade could be frozen over and used to stun enemies in his way as well as smash them. He also had an electricity ability. This allowed him to use this "Zandatsu" ability. This used his energy storage and enhanced his senses tenfold. They allowed him to be completely aware, quick, and see time as it appears to slow down.

X was greatly pleased with his discovery, but he still had no information as to why he was alive and why they chose him to revive into a cyborg.

X continued into the less classified areas and found something that appealed to him greatly. According to the file, a weapon, hand crafted and made specifically for his cyborg class, was awaiting transportation in the San Diego Division Shunji Cybernetics warehouse. This blade was made specifically for his skill set, a Katana blade with a slim design. The blade was long and had a hilt that matched the size of the blade. No hand guard was in place, it was a long stick with a small nudge on the hilt for control.

"Huh" X said to himself, "Something tells me I need that."

He laid back, "Looks like I'm heading to San Diego."

To Be Continued…

Ah, chapter 2. It's funny. I wrote out chapter 1 and thought it droned on for much too long and revealed much too much info for a first chapter. I cut into two and this was the result. I understand the chapters are very short, but I haven't written on a topic as serious as Metal Gear. Future chapters will definitely be longer, but for now, they'll be here.

I hope you guys understand. It's my job to write this and entertain you all to the fullest extent.

Until next time :)