Hello again! Welcome, welcome- Take a seat, would you like some coffee? Or do yoprefer tea? Starbucks? No? Well, I can't give you refreshments through this screen to begin with. Anyway, let's get on with it, shall we?
On the previous chapter, Big Boss ventured towards the city of Planeptune with his brand-new companion; IF or Iffy if you so prefer, there he met the Nurse-In-Training Compa, as well as the Nep Sisters, Neptune and Nepgear. Like the last time we left the Boss, he was in the unescapable briefing with his new Guild Instructor; Olivia, in which she keeps talking about pointless details for who-knows-how long, so we're just gonna switch to the MSF perspective as we leave Snake to his demise.
1:34PM
Somewhere in the Gamindustri Ocean, Outer Heaven.
A blue and clear sky was above the MSF's home; Mother Base, it's complex hex-like structure made it strange yet interesting at the same time to the eyes of newcomers. As we observe from the clouds, multiple activities can be seen on each Unit platforms counted up to four, were connected to one another in a form of bridge and have a few buildings which look like office buildings and a bunch of barrack-looking structures, a few warehouses that are acting as training facilities and some towers covering each corner of the platforms and struts. Inside one of the warehouses has some of the MSF Soldiers in the range, shooting down the human-shaped targets that pop up, only to be brought down again by one of the MSF soldiers, some are doing exercises by training a 'breach and clear' tactic inside one of the houses of the warehouses, while some are out on the open, broad daylight shining upon them as they do laps around the base, army exercises, as well as Close-Quarter-Combat Training or CQC that was taught upon them by the Big Boss man himself, now being passed on to the other members of the Unit.
The R&D Team's platform is a bit unique, considering it had a crane on each strut except for the fourth strut which had two cranes, for the reason, is because that instead of just having warehouses, office-like buildings and others; The AI Lab was also on the fourth strut, explaining the two cranes on it- Probably to carry large items such as the AI Pod, or Metal Gear ZEKE for maintenance. But, other than that, the R&D Team are currently researching the plants and ores that were recovered by the Intel Team's Scouts, and since this is in another world, some of the compounds and gene-structure in the herbs and ores are actually confusing some of the scientists in the team since this is rather new to them... Which gives them more motivation and reason that they must research this! For Knowledge! For Development! FOR SCIENCE!
On the Base Development Platform had a few struts connecting to one another and each strut had a few buildings as well, most look like warehouses and others look like ordinary buildings. A few trucks and MSF personnel are coming out of warehouses and are carrying what seem to be crates, the contents of the crates are unknown although they might be food for the culinary staff or materials and equipment for maintenance on the vehicles they have in the base. The soldiers appears to be loading the crates unto the trucks in which the vehicles then rode off to different sections of the Base, some leading to the hangars while some to other Unit Buildings.
Speaking of the Hangars, like in the name; had large hangars which harbored the vehicles used in missions by the Combat Unit and a large runaway strip as well as a bunch of towers, three towers standing out due to it's size- Probably acting as the control towers or something. Most of the personnel are running maintenance checks on the war machines stored in and outside the hangars- The war machines varied from ground vehicles such as Jeeps, APC's (Or LAV's) and Battle Tanks to Aircraft like Helicopters, both Transport and Attack versions, although, the reason they haven't made any Planes or Jets remains unknown.
Metal Gear ZEKE is also considered a war machine, but has it's own hangar in the R&D Lab due to it's massive size... And the large-ass railgun that is attached on it's right side, like Jesus! HAVE YOU SEEN THE SIZE OF THAT THING?! IT HAS THE SIZE OF A HEAVY STATIONARY ARTILLERY PIECE-NO, EVEN BIGGER THAN THAT!- PLUS, WITH THE DESTRUCTIVE POWER THAT CAN BLOW SOMETHING TO SMITHEREENS IN A SINGLE PUSH OF A BUTTON!- Uhhh...*ahem* Anyway, moving on.
The Intel Team's team are currently busy as they sent out multiple scouts to the new continent that they stumbled upon, gathering information regarding various subjects upon the nations; Politics, Current Economy State, Military Forces, and other vital things. As well as checking the communications equipment to remain informed from the deployed scouts considering most of the information they got are based only on the locals and since they are in a different dimension... They're gonna have to start forming relations with the citizens in each nation to gain said-information
Moving to the Medical Team's platform that is called the Living Quarters since this platform also housed the Mess Hall Unit, had a few buildings that were more wide than tall, acting as hospitals for injured personnel and some towers acting as Guard Towers. At the moment, they're on stand-by(?) since they have nothing else to do, other than tend to some patients that are both injured physically and mentally, checking up on patients with wounds achieved from Outer Ops mission while certain doctors like Counselors; are treating those who have PTSD gained from the horrors of war... Feelsbadman.
The Mess Hall Unit, the team that shared the platforms with the Medical Team, actually had two struts for themselves- These struts carried one two-storied large building which served as the Culinary Building that provides the required nourishment needed for the staff and civilian refugees in Mother Base. There are also other buildings such as warehouses, hotel-like structures that housed those living in Mother Base as well towers locating in the middle of the struts and in the corners of the struts.
The Command Platform- Which contained buildings like medium-sized offices, a few towers; probably posing as guard or prison towers, but the most prominent structure is the large tower in the center of the platform that acts as the Head Quarters of MSF which can be seen not just in the platform but other platforms as well due to how high it is. On the top, it contained a large satellite dish supported by other dishes and a solar energy plant to power the communication equipment but also the HQ structure itself in case generators encounter an 'accident' or a simple malfunction.
Note, all struts have their own generators that powers the platform and the buildings and whatever electricity-needed items, but this does not mean it is connected with the other generators in the different platforms. The Reason? Well, you'l have to wait for that answer later in the chapter or in another one.
As the day goes on and on, The current activity inside the command building is mildly busy; Some are guarding the insides of the complex, some are operating the equipment and machines, while some of the poor souls are pushing papers... But not so much, considering they haven't made any sort of contact with the nations that needs paper work to be done.
Inside one of the rooms is Miller's command room- Like the one's in the Intel Team's, this room is filled with machinery and equipment which resembles the communication equipment used by the Intel team. The individuals inside the room count up to five; Four of them are sitting down with headphones covering their ears while wearing the standard MSF uniform and operating their given equipment, speaking into their microphones as well as listening to those on the other end of the stationary radio.
"This is Guardian; Badger, do you copy?" one of the radio men spoke into their piece
"Copy that, Roach- Blend in with the population and don't rose suspicion" another radio men spoke into their piece
"What the hell? What do you mean there's bunnies trying to kill you using kung-fu? What's next, a fat panda gonna try and blow you to oblivion using his finger?" yet, another spoke up in a rather jokingly manner
"Viper? Viper, you there? Viper! VIPER!" The last radio man yelled out before pausing, the others turned their heads to the individual who shouted with confusion on their faces... After a few seconds, he let out a sigh of relief "Jeez... Wish you told me something before you went to take a dump" this earned a few hearty chuckles from the others before returning to their work, leaving a now embarrassed man as he just realized on what he did a moment ago.
The last man who didn't speak up was Miller, after he got his fair share of chuckles a while ago- He continued to observe the others as they relay their messages to the other side of the radio. While in observation, his own IDroid, in which the R&D team just finished producing dozens of these, started to ring; He pressed the button and a voice proceeded to speak.
"Commander! This is Dingo" the voice on the side of the radio spoke up in a respectful tone
"This is Miller- What's up?" Miller replied towards the radio
"Sir, We just finished distributing the new radios to all personnel" Alligator said, referring to the newly-developed IDroid
"Ah, that's good- Anything else?" Miller said, pleased with the positive results
"Uh, yes Commander- We got a request from Chico, you know, the Nicaraguan kid?" Alligator said in a unsure tone
"Hm? Yes, I know who Chico is- So, what's this request?" Miller raised a brow at Alligator's sudden change of tone, but decided to ask what the request is
"Erm... He wanted to be deployed out on the new continent" Alligator said
"Huh... I knew he was gonna ask this sooner or later" He just let out a sigh, not really surprised
"Speaking of Chico, he's right beside me at the moment. You can talk to him, if you want" Alligator said
"Yeah, give him the IDroid so I can talk to him" Miller said
"Miller? Hello? Hey, is this thing really working?" Chico replaced Allligator's voice and sounded like he asked the soldier who was originally the one who owned it, well, issued is a better word for it, in which that someone responded with a 'yes'
"Chico, I'm gonna ask but are you sure you wanna go out there?" Miller said into the radio in a concerned voice, thinking that there might be some creatures that are lethal enough to kill... As much as he hate admitting, but Miller eventually believed the R&D's theory of being in another world due to massive reports of unknown organisms, plants, ores, and cities too... But at the cost of emptying out his wallet
"Oh! Yes! I really do! I might find UMA's and become an actual Monster Hunter!" Chico replied excitedly
"Hmm..." Miller stopped to think for a moment, he was picking the available choices, the benefits and the consequences of each choice. If he did sent him out along with someone else (Probably Amanda), they could gather more information on a nation without being suspicious, cause, who would suspect a child and his big sister touring the city?
But on the other hand, they'l be in deep potential-enemy territory and if they got caught by the authorities... It might cause trouble for us, plus with the recent high activity of monsters in each of the nations thanks to the reports from the scouts that the Intel Team sent out on Miller's orders... Hm...
Miller kept on thinking and more and more... Just a bit more, and a little more- One more? Until he came into a decision.
A small sigh escaped from his lips before speaking "... All right- Head to the location I'm about to upload on your IDroid. Ask Amanda if she wants to come, oh, and tell Alligator to escort you guys to said location. Miller out" He'd hear a small and pumped "Yes!" on the radio before turning it off and proceeding to call another line
"Intel Team services, how can I help you?" a office-like female voice sounded off on the radio
"Yes, I was wondering if you guys have any open spots for scouts to send out..." Miller said with a smirk before the two started to converse over the radio
...
Meanwhile, In the Culinary Building...
Inside the Culinary Building was a large room which both harbored refugees and soldiers alike enjoy to visit- The Canteen. The Eating area was huge, abundant amount of tables and chairs covered most of the canteen's room, along with a bunch of vending machines and water dispensers on the sides accompanied by some trash bins. There was also the Serving Area, the line stretched out so long, it's like half of a football field and on the sides, containing different variety of food; Protein, vegetables, desserts, you name it, they probably got it.
And lastly, behind the Serving Area, is the Kitchen- The Battlefield for Chefs, It's size was like 1/3 of the Canteen room, housing a lot of stoves and other kitchen equipment. There's also another room in the back of the kitchen, containing the food used for cooking that the Base Development crew brought in via crates.
Lunch already ended a while ago, leaving only a handful of soldiers in the Eating Area- Except for a small group. This group didn't wore the standard MSF attire, some of them wore civilian clothing that is plainly painted in sandy or jungle green as improvised fatigues while others wore an actual full-on jungle fatigue uniform, only, this might have been stolen rather than given. But, they all have one thing in common when in terms of clothing...
Their yellow scarfs...
Each of them had a yellow scarf wrapped around their neck as a signature clothing item, meaning that they are probably part of the Sandinista National Liberation Front... Question is, what are they doing here? How did they get here?
One individual stood out among the group- It was Amanda, the current Commandante of the Sandinistas. At the moment, she appears to be in deep thought, thinking while the group of rebels talk with one another. It looks like they just finished eating due to the empty trays and plates on the table
"How's the wife?" One of the sandinistas asked their fellow Compa (No, not the nep compa)
"Heh- She's holding up fine back home. What about you? When are you gonna get yourself a woman?" the second sandinista who got asked replied jokingly followed with a small chuckle
"The same time you stop drinking and smoking" the first sandinisa retorted, earning a few chuckles from the other members in which another of them asked
"Speaking of home..." a third sandinista spoke up, turning his head to the thinking Amanda, who still haven't spoken a word for quite some time "Commandate? How long do we have to wait until we get back?"
Amanda lifted her head up and looked at the three rebels she brought along with her, as a supposed 'Bodyguards' from her newly-appointed second-in-command, she trusted him enough to give him that position after the Peace Walker incident and after returning back to Nicaragua to continue fighting the revolution against the government... She'll have to tell these guys the truth to prevent any sort of in-fighting in the long-run... Even though this might dishearten them, Cause who knows how long they'l be stuck here? Better now than later
"I don't know- Big Boss or Miller still haven't got any sort of news from the thing that brought us here. Hopefully, we'll get back sooner and help out our other Compas back in Nicaragua but for now, we'll have to wait." Amanda responded to the third sandinista who asked her the question
"Ah..." the third sandinista paused for a few moments and looked at his other compas, all of them have a frown on their faces... He realized this and a smile formed on his face "Hey! Don't be like that, you guys- I mean, come on; Sure, we're stuck in another dimension but that doesn't mean we're trapped in here forever. Besides; Since this is a brand new world, then why not take the time to see what this world have to offer?" I guess this guy is the optimist of the group and the youngest out of all them
The others raise a brow at the optimist, the letting out a few chuckles and their frown turning upside down- 'Score!' the young lad thought, as he saw that the others spirits are livening up.
"Yeah... I suppose so" the first sandinista replied rather positively
"Mhm" the second one nodded, agreeing to his comrades words
The three continued to converse with each other rather... happily, much to Amanda's surprise- She guessed that they were gonna be depressed for a few days to not being able to fight on the front-lines for the revolution, but, she won't complain for this sort of outcome.
While she watched the three talk to one another- She was thinking on going outside for a smoke and before she could even lift herself from the table, a child-like voice called out to her "AMANDA!" ... Well, okay, more like a yell but, the good kind of yell
"Hm? Chico? Wher-Whoa!" Before Amanda could even create a full sentence, her hands were grabbed by Chico and pulled towards him- Surprisingly, I mean, he's been holding a gun ever since the revolution so of course he's strong enough to at least drag a wounded compa from battle, not carry one, but drag one nonetheless
"Sis! We gotta go, like, right now! Come on, sis!" Chico pulled on his big sister's arms, attempting to forcibly follow her while accompanied by a MSF soldier; Alligator, who is holding a IDroid and surprisingly, not wearing one of the MSF's balaclava, making it easier to see his face. He was a average-looking lad, seems to harbor Caucasian features;hazel eyes, white skin with a standard military haircut
"H-Hey! Hold on, Chico! Where are we going?" Amanda questioned but not offering that much resistance since this must be one of Chico's 'findings' or such, making her be guided by her little brother
"Ah- That's because the Commander wants to see you and Chico in the briefing room" Alligator answered Amanda's question, fiddling with the IDroid since he's still not used to the brand new equipment being issued "Ugh- This is harder to use than the damn fiddle back home"
"O-Oh, all right" Amanda looked back at the three sandinistas sitting on the table, who was looking a bit confused, before slightly yelling it out to them "You guys are free to roam the base- I'l be back in a bit"
The three rebels raised a hand and stuck out their thumbs with the smiles still on their faces- Indicating a "Okay" from their gestures
The Commandante nodded before letting Chico guide her, but not too pushy like before- While Dingo leading them to the location that Miller asked him to escort two to. (Gets?)
...
Quite some time has passed since they left the Canteen and now in the outside- They could see a few strange birds hovering the building, they appear to resemble sea gulls but a little different cause of their different color than the usual white.
While making their way towards the Command Building, Amanda started asking her Little Brother; Chico, on where he ran off to after finishing his meal back at the Canteen. And in an instant, Chico answered rather nervously that he was going out for a 'Jog' since he needs to burn off the extra calories from eating.
But in reality, he wanted to see more of what this Dimension would offer- Usually, he would go up in the highest vantage point available to him and use the binoculars to spot for any UMA's (Unidentifiable Monster Animal) or monsters in particular. Luckily, he managed to run into Alligator on the way and asked if he could go on a mission... And the situation leading after that was explained a while ago
The Big Sister raised a brow at Chico's sudden nervousness, meaning that he's probably not telling her the truth- As a way to really know what's going on, she turned her head towards Alligator and proceeded to ask
"So, why is Miller wanting to see us? Is there something wrong?" she asked Alligator, the MSF soldier leading to where they needed to go. The said soldier, turned his head over his shoulder and saw Chico behind his sister- Waving his hands and a expression that said 'Don't tell her! Please!'
He sighed, mentally, before answering the woman's question "Miller wanted to see you cause Chico was asking if he could be deployed out on the new field." He closed his eyes for a bit before opening them again and seeing Amanda's own eyes widening
Amanda slowly turned her head over to Chico in a... menacing way, in which the boy is currently looking down on the floor, ashamed and scared to even look at his sister straight in the face...
"Chico..." she said in a threatening kind of tone with a scowl taking over her expression
"W-Wait! Sis! I-I can explain!" Chico raised his hands into the air in a surrendering manner, emphasizing his point for reason
"Oh? And what would that be, huh?" Amanda took a few steps closer to Chico... a heavy few steps which made the bridge creak a little bit
"I-Uhhh- I... Erm..." The boy, attempting to think up an answer, but couldn't due to the sheer of death glares sent by his big sister upon him
"After eating lunch with the rest of our compas, you decided that it would be a good idea to wander around and ask from a completely random soldier for Missions?!" The sister's relentless and mercilessly scolded her little brother for being so immature
"B-But... I just wanted to find monsters! That's all I could ask for...!" Chico pleaded, but not to just satisfy his curiosity and desires for UMA's, but to also not feel the unfortunate wrath of his sister.
Amanda kept quite for a moment... in a... angry sort of manner
"..."
"Um... Amanda?"
"..."
"H-Hey... Um... Sis, come on, don't be like that..."
"..."
"Sis~! Please~~, Come on, after this, I'l do anything you say so please say yes~!" Chico clasped his hands together and begged for her sister's approval
"..." She still kept her silence
"..." Chico began to lose hope...
"...Fine" then she broke the silence
"...Eh?" Chico blurted out a confused response, and his hope of getting to his dreams is stepping closer
"I said fine, we can go on a mission and find monsters..." Amanda replied in an angered tone, but not so much as before, her brother was still in his youth and a child soldier no less- It's not everyday to let him do what most kids at his age enjoys, beats fighting and spilling blood, that's for sure.
"Really...?"
"I said yes, didn't I? Now come on, let's go" Amanda turned around to face Dingo, who had a smirk on his face for some reason, before saying "Dingo, was it? Lead us to Miller, please" in which the soldier nodded as they continue on their way to the Command Building
Chico was a bit... baffled at her sister's answer, he still couldn't believe it... But all that anxiousness is now gone and replaced with excitement and loud "YESS!" fist-pumping in the process, but as he looks back at his sister and Dingo, he saw them leaving him at a good pace.
"Hey! Wait up!" Chico shouted as he started to lightly jog back to the two- Still happy that he was given approval, and now, they made their way to the Command Building while talking about a different subject, in which, Dingo also participated in.
...
1:45 PM
The Guild, Planeptune, Gamindustri
"-And that's why that you should never ever mix Tuna with peanut butter! Did you get all that, Mr. Snake?" Olivia finally finished her non-stop discussion and asked Snake, in which he seems pretty disoriented at the moment
Snake was able to keep up with the woman's continous blabber about all the rules that the Guild and Government set down but her tone of pacing started to go faster and the subject slid away from Rules And Regulations to Personal Life stories in which she complains about her poor life choices... Jeez, she was fast dude lemme tell ya that
"...Yes- I got it" Boss nodded, only understanding the rules part but didn't really listen to stories about her younger years. How did she ever get to that subject that is NOT relevant to the matter at hand, like, seriously?
"Ah, Dandy then!" Olivia smiled as if she's pleased with herself before saying "Well then, you'l be starting at Rank E, the lowest of the ranks- In order to gain access to other high-ranking quests, you'l need to be promoted from E, D, C, B, A, and finally, S, the highest rank that a guild could ever achieve!"
"Uh-huh..." Snake only nodded and said in a boring tone, like he wanted to end this useless banter already... Resembling much to Para-Medic's constant discussion about random things... Despite the changes she has gone over the years during his time in the Patriots...
Olivia ignored Snake's bored and uninterested tone and proceeded to start talk once more "All right- Since we're already done with the papers and registration into the Guild's system, I advise you take a quest right away at the board- And if lucky, you might get promoted instantly depending on your performance" She said with a wink, not the flirty kind but a suggestive one.
"Hm... I might just do that" Snake added but before standing up, he asked her another question "Say, what sort of benefits do I get if I do reach a high rank?" Olivia perked up at this question and immediately answered
"Other than payments and a good position in the Guild- There's nothing that's really major in gaining a higher rank except for clearance on higher ranking quests." The woman was a bit surprised at Snake's question, not a whole lot of people tend to ask about this, since most, if not , all adventurers were after the money and fame- Some even reached S-Rank just to meet and flirt with the CPU's, both male... and female, for some reason.
"Uh-huh..." Snake just nodded, a bit disappointed that there's not a whole lot of advantages he could have from becoming a high rank other than being famous- In he tends to avoid despite being... uhh.. Ya know, known as the 'Legendary Big Boss'... Kinda ironic, isn't it? And yes, I just stressed the word 'Legendary' cause this word is a very high title when it comes to being famous.
Snake immediately stood up and turned his back towards the advisor before being called out by said advisor "Hey Snake"
"Hm?" He looked over his shoulder and saw Olivia with a smile and a sparkle in her eyes
"If you'd like, we could go out for coffee if you want- Just a little talk between friends" The female staff member suggested to Snake, giving him an innocent smile...
"Hm..." Snake thought over her proposal, if it's just a simple coffee then there's no reason to really refuse... Unless she starts to talk like Para-Medic in which he hopes she won't!
"So? What do you say, will you consider my proposal; Snake?" Olivia asked again, waiting for Snake's answer with the same expression before; A smile; A. Simple. Smile... Right?
"All right- I guess I could go out for some coffee in another time; That fine with you?"
"Of course! As long as you don't forget it, Snake. Now go, quests ain't gonna complete themselves, you know?"
"Right" Snake said with a small smile on his face before looking at the front and started to walk towards the direction of the Post Board where all of the quests are- Quickly disappearing out of sight for the smiling Olivia.
"..."
As soon as Snake is now-where to be seen, her smile quickly vanished and turned attention back to her desk- Eyeing the amount of items on said but focusing on a particular machine...
A telephone
She grabbed the receiver and placed the top next to her left ear and the bottom side near her mouth before starting to dial a number into the machine... Then a beep...
and another...
another...
Then a voice picked up on the other side "Hello?"
Author's Notes!
Heya fellas! Sorry if this chapter was a bit short or basically just a filler chapter- I've been a bit busy, just some problems at school with a certain relative of mine in which it got me worried to the point that I haven't had the time to make an interesting chapter.
Anyway, time to answer some of your reviews
Smashgunner: Thank you for the kind words, ya big gunning lad.
kerrowe: I'l include a few of powerful (Yet ridiculous) weapons from Peace Walker, especially the Sling Shot :3. The next chapter will have some more action and humor, I promise you that!
Blacksoul123: Yup! Though, I won't say when I'l pop in the Mother Base CPU though :P
condeale: Yes, there'l be events like in the Outer Ops in Peace Walkers- MSF Soldiers and characters will get in the action. When you ask? Soon, my friend, soon.
A'right! Reviews done, now, I wish to talk to you guys about something.
Now, recently- After the whole problem about my relative at school, I started to play some of the old games in my PC AND Console (I won't say which console so I leave it up for the guessing) like Command and Conquer, Assassin's Creed, Fallout New Vegas, Star Wars (Yes, it's mostly a film, but don't worry, I watched the movies... and the cartoons) and a bit of RWBY
[Assassin's Creed x Command&Conquer] ; Already start writing about it, I think you'l adore it if your a fan of RTS games :3
[Command&Conquer x RWBY] ; Still thinking about it
[Fallout New Vegas] ; Can't really think of a story for this one
[Star Wars x RWBY] ; Hmm... Yeah, I can see this working out. What do you think?
There, most of the ideas that randomly popped inside my head- Gimme your opinions about these- Positive, Negative, Neutral- Anything's fine
But, until next time; Toodles~!