Ah, this kicks off another very small plot point. I feel kind of silly
even posting it – it's not very good. But it's been far too long since
I've updated. Anyway, I apologize to all the better, funnier stories that
will be pushed down a slot by my update. =) Disclaimer-thingy: Opinions
expressed within are not necessarily those I hold in real life, I don't own
anything mentioned within… all I did was string the words together.
Chapter 8
Raiden trotted perkily forward. It was a great day to be a capitalist! In fact, this whole mall was so perfect, it put a song in his heart and set his toes a-tappin'! Nevermind the herd of security guards currently tailing him because they were suspicious of his sword.
"… it's the end of the world as we know it… it's the end of the world as we know it…" He bounced happily along, singing to himself. "… and I feel fine!"
He was so caught up in being cheery that he didn't notice his two companions had fallen behind. He finally heard an agonized cry and turned to see Otacon down on his knees.
Raiden hurried back as Snake hovered next to Otacon.
"Must… have… anime," Otacon gasped.
"What?" Snake asked.
"Power… spent… systems shutting down. Need anime," Otacon managed.
Snake suddenly clutched his chest and screamed in pain, crumpling to the floor next to Otacon. "Aggh!"
"What the hell?" Raiden asked.
"Fox… die." Snake said in a hoarse, pained whisper.
"Ani…me," Otacon said in a similar tone.
"Oh, come on," Raiden said, looking at them uncomfortably. He nudged Snake with his foot.
Snake launched himself to his feet, punched Raiden twice and did a nice kick and sent Raiden sprawling into the entrance of Baja Hut. "Damn kid!" He spat. He smirked at Otacon. "I've been waiting to do that for the last six chapters."
Otacon moaned. "Spike… Jet… Faye! Save me!"
Raiden dragged himself back to the sorry group. "That wasn't funny."
Snake laughed.
"No, I mean it. That was just stupid."
"Alright, maybe. But I had fun!"
"3, 2, 1… les'jam…" Otacon slurred. He tipped over.
"Copyright infringement!" someone shrieked.
"Shut up!" Snake yelled. To Otacon, he said, "There's a SunCoast somewhere in here. Hold out a little longer, buddy. We'll get ya some anime." Snake patted Otacon's arm as affectionately as he could using only his shoe. He looked at Raiden. "Our next order of business is to find Otacon some anime before the life force is sucked completely from his skinny little body."
"It's a sexy body!" said a completely random chick walking by.
"Stop intruding!" Snake snapped. "Damn non-essential characters!"
A man, hearing this, stopped and said, "I'm not non-essential. Don't you recognize me?"
Snake tried to place him, but couldn't. "No. Who the hell are you?"
"Oh, come on, Snake. I couldn't have meant that little to you?" The man was near tears.
Snake didn't like the look Raiden was giving him. He also didn't like the position this guy was putting him in. Especially if he and this man had been in… other positions… and Snake couldn't remember it.
"I'm sorry… I don't remember you. We didn't do anything untoward together, did we? Because, uh, if so, I was probably drunk at the time…"
"Oh, nothing like that."
Raiden let out a disappointed sigh, Snake sighed in relief.
The man looked disgusted. "You people have filthy minds."
"We really do," Snake said, nodding. "Our brains are in the gutter. We're all rafting down the filth together. So, it would be great if you would just… go. Honestly, whatever happened between us… as long as I'm not the father of your kid or anything, let's just both move on with our lives. Mmmkay?"
"Fine." Mystery Man looked hurt. "Can you at least direct me to the rest room?"
Raiden open his mouth.
"The MEN'S room," he specified.
Raiden closed his mouth.
"I would, but my friend here is about to go catatonic. We're off to SunCoast."
The guy popped some more Pepto Bismo tablets and rushed off. Snake shrugged, grabbed Otacon by an arm, and waved Raiden to do the same. They picked him up and dragged him toward the SunCoast, where the precious anime awaited.
Chapter 8
Raiden trotted perkily forward. It was a great day to be a capitalist! In fact, this whole mall was so perfect, it put a song in his heart and set his toes a-tappin'! Nevermind the herd of security guards currently tailing him because they were suspicious of his sword.
"… it's the end of the world as we know it… it's the end of the world as we know it…" He bounced happily along, singing to himself. "… and I feel fine!"
He was so caught up in being cheery that he didn't notice his two companions had fallen behind. He finally heard an agonized cry and turned to see Otacon down on his knees.
Raiden hurried back as Snake hovered next to Otacon.
"Must… have… anime," Otacon gasped.
"What?" Snake asked.
"Power… spent… systems shutting down. Need anime," Otacon managed.
Snake suddenly clutched his chest and screamed in pain, crumpling to the floor next to Otacon. "Aggh!"
"What the hell?" Raiden asked.
"Fox… die." Snake said in a hoarse, pained whisper.
"Ani…me," Otacon said in a similar tone.
"Oh, come on," Raiden said, looking at them uncomfortably. He nudged Snake with his foot.
Snake launched himself to his feet, punched Raiden twice and did a nice kick and sent Raiden sprawling into the entrance of Baja Hut. "Damn kid!" He spat. He smirked at Otacon. "I've been waiting to do that for the last six chapters."
Otacon moaned. "Spike… Jet… Faye! Save me!"
Raiden dragged himself back to the sorry group. "That wasn't funny."
Snake laughed.
"No, I mean it. That was just stupid."
"Alright, maybe. But I had fun!"
"3, 2, 1… les'jam…" Otacon slurred. He tipped over.
"Copyright infringement!" someone shrieked.
"Shut up!" Snake yelled. To Otacon, he said, "There's a SunCoast somewhere in here. Hold out a little longer, buddy. We'll get ya some anime." Snake patted Otacon's arm as affectionately as he could using only his shoe. He looked at Raiden. "Our next order of business is to find Otacon some anime before the life force is sucked completely from his skinny little body."
"It's a sexy body!" said a completely random chick walking by.
"Stop intruding!" Snake snapped. "Damn non-essential characters!"
A man, hearing this, stopped and said, "I'm not non-essential. Don't you recognize me?"
Snake tried to place him, but couldn't. "No. Who the hell are you?"
"Oh, come on, Snake. I couldn't have meant that little to you?" The man was near tears.
Snake didn't like the look Raiden was giving him. He also didn't like the position this guy was putting him in. Especially if he and this man had been in… other positions… and Snake couldn't remember it.
"I'm sorry… I don't remember you. We didn't do anything untoward together, did we? Because, uh, if so, I was probably drunk at the time…"
"Oh, nothing like that."
Raiden let out a disappointed sigh, Snake sighed in relief.
The man looked disgusted. "You people have filthy minds."
"We really do," Snake said, nodding. "Our brains are in the gutter. We're all rafting down the filth together. So, it would be great if you would just… go. Honestly, whatever happened between us… as long as I'm not the father of your kid or anything, let's just both move on with our lives. Mmmkay?"
"Fine." Mystery Man looked hurt. "Can you at least direct me to the rest room?"
Raiden open his mouth.
"The MEN'S room," he specified.
Raiden closed his mouth.
"I would, but my friend here is about to go catatonic. We're off to SunCoast."
The guy popped some more Pepto Bismo tablets and rushed off. Snake shrugged, grabbed Otacon by an arm, and waved Raiden to do the same. They picked him up and dragged him toward the SunCoast, where the precious anime awaited.