Snake watched as the car drove away, he walked through the piled up boxes and over to Adder and Red eye, Adder noticed he looked out of it as he stumbled through the boxes and struggled to keep his balance.
"Snake you okay?" Asked Adder concerned
"Nope I'm gonna pass out now." replied Snake
Snake took a few steps forward and collapsed on the ground, Adder rushed over to him and turned him onto his back, Red eye crouched down next to Adder as Snake lay in her arms out cold.
"What the hell happened?" Asked Adder
"I don't know Adder, but he's coming round." Replied Red eye
Snake started to come round, he opened his eyes and saw Adder holding him in her arms, Snake frowned as Red eye looked around the alleyway.
"Fuck's sake." Muttered Snake
"You okay now?" Asked Adder
"Yeah I am now, I just felt really dizzy when the Man walked by being dragged behind by that woman. Who the hell were they?" Asked Snake
"Ruby and the man was Shade's brother MBK." Replied Red eye
Adder helped Snake onto his feet as Red eye tried to piece together what just happened, he saw the Blood trail on the floor and went over it again and again to try and piece it together, then he clicked, he knew what MBK was trying to do as he remembered him looking up at Adder on the wall briefly.
"Adder when MBK looked at you did you feel or hear anything?" Asked Red eye
"Yeah I heard someone say help." Replied Adder
"And Snake did he notice you before you felt dizzy?" Asked Red eye
"Yeah briefly, why?" Asked Snake
Red eye looked at Snake and Adder as they stood there looking confused.
"He saw me and I heard him say hurry, I think he was reaching out to us, trying to get s to understand what hell he was going through. I think he's trying to help us." Replied Red eye
"How?" Asked Adder
"By contacting us through telepathy, a gift Shadow eye gave him that he's starting to use against him. It seems he's gonna be the one to guide us through the base." Replied Red eye
Snake shook himself down while Red eye made his way back to the restaurant to keep Otacon company, Snake draped his arm around Adder as she looked at him concerned, worried about him collapsing in front of her like that.
"Sure you are okay?" Asked Adder
"I'm fine now, seriously. I just felt dizzy when MBK walked by. Think he could have passed out in the car from blood loss." Gruffed Snake
Adder bared a smile as Red eye turned around and looked at them both, sensing Adder's concern over Snake.
"It wasn't Snake who passed out, MBK was making him feel how he felt and he did indeed pass out from the blood loss hence why Snake collapsed." Said Red Eye
Adder smiled as Red eye reassured her of her concerns, they walked back across the road back to the restaurant where Otacon was waiting for them outside, he had paid the bill for them. He put his hands in his pockets and watched as the group approached him.
"Where the hell did you guys go?" Asked Otacon
"Getting a taste of what we are up against." Replied Snake
"Foxhound?" Asked Otacon
"We saw a few members just now, Otty they are a bunch of vicious bastards." Replied Adder
Otacon looked at them stunned, Foxhound were around and he just hoped they did not see Snake, Adder and Red eye.
"They didn't see us, but we saw MBK and He's trying to help us." gruffed Red eye
"We better get back and tell Shade." Said Otacon concerned
"Oh but we have only been out an hour." Whined Adder
"I don't care this is important." Replied Otacon sternly
Snake started laughing as Adder whispered something in his ear and started to giggle with him, Red eye smiled as Otacon had a confused look on his face.
"All those in favour of going to the bar raise their hands now." Gruffed Snake
Adder and Red eye and Snake raised their hands while Otacon kept his down knowing he was outnumbered he took a deep breath and admitted defeat.
"Okay fine but only one more hour, no more, no less." Ordered Otacon
Adder smiled as Red eye and Snake headed off to a nearby bar, Otacon trudging behind in defeat, Adder laughed as Otacon moped behind them, he hated bars and that's why he was not impressed with the idea.
"Hey lighten up Otty, I'll look after you." Said Adder
"That is so easy for you to say." Moaned Otacon
Red eye and Snake walked into the bar while Adder and Otacon followed behind, Adder protected Otacon like she said she would even though there was nothing him to protect him from since Snake and Red eye were around him.
An hour had passed, the group were making their way back to the base, Adder and Red eye were merry while Snake and Otacon remained the only two not drinking, Snake because of medical reasons. Adder jumped on Snake's back and cuddled up to him while red eye burst out laughing for no apparent reason. Snake grinned as Adder smothered him in kisses.
"Okay, Okay I know you love me." Laughed Snake
"Well I just want to reinforce the issue." Joked Adder
Snake chuckled to himself as he dug around in his pockets for the key to the base, Red eye tripped over the curb and fell over but he was giggling, Otacon walked over and helped him onto his feet while Snake unlocked the door to the base garage and walked in, Subaru being the first vehicle to greet him on the way in, Adder ran up to the car and sprawled herself all over the bonnet.
"Which one is more prettier? Me or the car?" Asked Adder
"Now that;s not fair." Replied Snake
"No it's fair." Giggled Adder
Snake grinned as Adder sat on the front of the car smiling. Snake walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her, she snuggled into his chest and wrapped her arms around his back.
"Well obviously you are the better choice." Replied Snake
"Really? I thought the car was more fascinating?" Asked Adder
"Nope you over the car any day." Said Snake sweetly
Red eye started laughing as he wobbled all over the place.
"Do you mean literally over the car?" Asked red eye laughing
Snake grinned as Otacon grabbed hold of Red eye to stop him stumbling over and causing a racket, Snake looked over at Adder and kissed her gently on the lips, he lifted Adder off the car and carried her over to the lift.
"How the hell did I pull a decent bloke like you?" Asked Adder
"You smiled. That's all I need." Replied Snake sweetly
Adder pressed the button and waited for the lift to be called down, it was unusually quiet but Adder wasn't worried. Red eye stumbled over as the lift doors opened, Otacon in tow. Adder leapt out of Snake's arms and awaited for the lift doors to open to the main base, Red eye was lumped in the corner giggling to himself.
"Well I think he's drunk." Said Snake
"Drunk? He's beyond that thanks to you." Replied Otacon
"Hey I did tell him to go easy." Gruffed Snake
"Oh and that really stopped him."Muttered Otacon
The doors flew open to the main base, it looked a mess, paper was chucked everywhere, cups all over the place, tables turned. Otacon panicked fearing the base had been infiltrated and Shade and Mandy either kidnapped or killed, he ran out of the lift and searched downstairs in his office in case important documents had been taken. Snake just stood in the door way of the lift with Adder and Red eye, a grin came across Snake's face.
"Have you ever considered Shade and Mandy are missing?" Asked Snake
"Yes but I'm too worried about my documents." Replied Otacon
"Obviously" Muttered Snake
He walked over to the couch and stood on it while Otacon searched franticly through out his office, he looked up to the top deck and grinned.
"OI SHADE." Yelled Snake
There was some stumbling around and shuffling heard upstairs, Snake was standing on the couch with his arms folded with Adder standing next to him smiling, Shade stumbled out of his room half naked and noticed Snake standing on the couch with a huge grin.
"Do you mind telling me what's been going on here?" Asked Snake
"Ah... Well you see..." Stumbled Shade
"I'm all ears Shade." gruffed Snake
"Mandy lost her ear ring."Replied Shade
Red eye burst out laughing as Shade tried to lie his way out of the questions and Snake could see he was struggling so he made the questions harder for him to answer.
"So does that explain why the cups and paperwork and tables are turned?" Asked Snake curiously
"Well you know what ear rings are like." Stuttered Shade
Snake shook his head and continued to interrogate Shade as much as he could. Shade was growing ever more uncomfortable with Snake's questioning.
"Where is Mandy by the way?" Asked Snake
"Still trying to find it." Replied Shade with a smile
Snake jumped over the couch and walked over to the stairs, Shade rushed over and stood at the top step with his arms folded.
"You can't come up Snake we're still in the process of trying to find it." Gruffed Shade
"Aww come on I can give you a hand." Laughed Snake
Snake started to make his way upstairs while Shade struggled to keep him away from the little secret he had hiding, Snake knew what was going on hence why he was pushing to get into Shade's room to solve the so called mystery. Shade leapt in front of his door when Snake approached it.
"Hey what you got hiding in there?" Asked Snake
"Nnn...nothing." Stuttered Shade
"So why are you protecting your room with your life?"Asked Snake
"Because you really don't want to know what I have in there."Replied Shade
"What?" Asked Snake
"I...err...Have a tiger in there."Muttered Shade
Snake laughed, he pushed Shade out of the way and flung the door open, Mandy was on the floor searching for the supposed lost ear ring, Snake shook his head and walked back over to Shade sitting on the floor.
"Some tiger." Laughed Snake
"Yeah yeah, bite me." Muttered Shade
Snake looked at Shade's arm and noticed some very faint scratch marks down his arm, Snake grinned and started to walk downstairs with the rest of group where they stood waiting for the news, Otacon sitting at the kitchen table flicking through the individual files.
"So what was it all about?" Asked Adder
"Apparently Mandy lost an ear ring and they were ransacking the place to find it." Replied Snake
"Mandy don't wear ear rings." Replied Adder
"That's what I thought." Gruffed Snake
"Well now I can put all these files back." Said Otacon
"Alphabetically and catorgorically, yes." Joked Snake
Otacon rolled his eyes and started to file away his paperwork back in their rightful places. Adder tripped up over Red eye who was fast asleep on the floor next to the couch in a drunken stupor, his Kendo stick huddled next to him, Adder smiled, she grabbed a blanket from Otacon's office and draped it over Red eye.
"We did say take it easy." Whispered Adder
Red eye mumbled something in his sleep and rolled over babbling to himself. Shade walked downstairs and sat next to Adder on the couch still half naked, Adder laughed and poked him in the side to get his attention.
"Hey put a shirt on." Joked Adder
"I'm cooling off, it's hard work trying to find an ear ring you know." Laughed Shade
"And I'm supposed to believe that?" Asked Adder sarcasticly
"Yes." Gruffed Shade
"Shade I know you and I know what you've been up too and it wasn't looking for an ear ring, now was it?" Replied Adder
Shade smiled and went quiet he leaned back on the couch and rested his feet on the coffee table as he started to flick through the channels on the T.V, Adder shook her head and smiled, Shade didn't need to lie to her but it was probably revenge for when she hid her relationship with Snake from Shade for months.
"Okay you've made your point." Muttered Adder
Shade just beamed a grin at Adder, Mandy looked down at Shade sitting on the couch and smiled at him, Shade looked up and noticed her smiling at him she started to blow kisses at him but quickly stopped when Adder looked up to see what Shade was looking at.
"I found it by the way." Said Mandy
"Good where was it?" Asked Shade
"In my shoe." replied Mandy
Adder gave her a weird expression and raised an eyebrow at her.
"But you don't wear ear rings." Said Adder
"Errr clip ons." Replied Mandy quickly
Adder looked over to Shade who was tapping his cheek and looking at Adder from the corner of his eye, Adder just laughed.
"Shade you're just a stud." Joked Adder
"And proud." Laughed Shade
Red eye started to come round, he grabbed his Kendo stick and sat up, noticing Adder and Shade sitting on the couch laughing, red eye rubbed his head and groaned.
"God my head hurts." Moaned Red eye
"That's what you get when you let Snake buy your drinks." Replied Adder
"Do not remind me." Muttered Red eye
He fell back on the floor and stared at the ceiling, his head pounding, all sounds around him sounding louder then they actually are and his vision slightly sensitive to the light but Red eye had to over come it somehow. Snake walked over with some black coffee for Red eye to drink.
"Here get this down you." Said Snake
Red eye took the black coffee and looked at it with an ill expression on his face, he looked up to Snake, while he stood in front of him talking to Adder and Shade, Red eye placed the cup on the coffee table.
"Am I supposed to feel sick?" Asked Red eye
"I suppose, it's just the alcohol coming out of your system. Don't sweat about it." Gruffed Shade
"Then it has a funny way of doing it." Grumbled Red eye
He quickly ran upstairs to the bathroom, his hand covering his mouth in the hope of reaching the bathroom in time, Shade looked panicked as he noticed Otacon was not in his office.
"Wait isn't Otacon upstairs in the bathroom?" Asked Shade
"He is but I'm sure as hell not asking him what he's doing." Gruffed Snake
Red eye burst into the bathroom while Otacon was having a late night shower, he quickly covered himself up with the shower curtain while Red eye puked his guts up.
"RED EYE GOD DAMN IT." Yelled Otacon
"Ah there ya go." Laughed Snake
Shade, Adder and Snake burst out laughing while Otacon shouted obscenities at Red eye for throwing his guts up while he was having a shower, Mandy came downstairs and looked at the group oddly.
"What the hell is going on in there?" Asked Mandy
"Oh nothing, Red eye is just puking his guts up that's all." Replied Adder
Shadow eye was standing over the badly beaten MBK, he was slumped in a heap on the floor as the blood trickled down his face, the light in his eyes were fading slowly. Shadow eye grabbed MBK by the hair and slammed him against the wall Ocelot standing by his side, revolver loaded in case of escape.
"Why did you run away from Ruby when you were under strict orders not to?" Asked Shadow eye
MBK spat blood at Shadow eyes shoes and pulled off a slight grin at him.
"Wanted a taste of freedom." Replied MBK
Shadow eye dropped MBK on the floor and kicked him in the gut repeatedly to try and drive the point over to him, who was the boss around the base.
"YOU ARE NOT TO SHOW YOUR FACE IN PUBLIC." Shouted Shadow eye
MBK groaned in pain, he clutched his chest and rolled onto his back, Shadow eye crouched down and leaned over MBK staring into his blackened eyes as the blood continued to flow out of him and cover his face.
"Ain't like you to give a fuck though is it?" Asked MBK
Shadow eye stamped on MBK'S hand, he yelled in pain as Shadow eye made sure he broke every single finger to inflict more agony on MBK.
"Now you start following my rules and I won't deprive you of medical help." Growled Shadow eye
MBK started laughing, his bones in his hand could be heard clicking loudly back together, the cuts on his face started to heal themselves quickly while MBK's started to turn black. He got up and grinned at Shadow eye.
"You forgot one thing asshole. I can self heal." Growled MBK
He picked Shadow eye up and slung him across the room, the guards surrounded MBK as he went to go and attack Shadow eye again harder then last time.
"TRANQ THE BASTARD." Yelled Shadow eye
All of the guards fired tranquilliser rounds at MBK, he stood there laughing at them for a couple of seconds before the serum kicked in and MBK fell to the floor in a deep sleep, the guards dragged him out of the room while Ruby tended to Shadow eye lying on the floor helpless.
"I can see me destroying him and starting again." Said Shadow eye
"That's what you get when you splice human cells with Black Adder cells." Replied Ruby
"One mistake I shall not be making again. Keep an eye on him for a week, see where we stand after that but in the meantime get another test subject ready." Ordered Shadow eye
"Yes sir." Replied Ruby
She saluted Shadow eye and followed after the guards.
Red eye was up late with Shade and Snake after spending most of the night vomiting, Shade was on the laptop playing internet games while Snake watched. Red eye was wrapped in a blanket given to him by Adder.
"I never want to be drunk again." Muttered Red eye
"Hey you was knocking them back like it was coke or something." Replied Snake
"Big mistake."Muttered Red eye
Red eye slumped over the table trying to clear his head from the pain but it seemed to get worse, he pulled a face of discomfort and looked at Snake for help.
"I need painkillers." Said Red eye
"You sure it's just the alcohol Red? You're looking really pale." Replied Snake concerned
"I'll be..."
Red eye fell to the ground clutching his head in agony, Snake looked over at Shade with panic but Shade knew there was nothing they could do, he went over to red and crouched next to him placing his hands on his back.
"Hey Red you still with us?" Asked Shade
"It's your brother again he's trying to get through to us." Growled Red eye
"Then let him." Gruffed Shade
Red eye passed out, Shade backed off while Snake stood nearby confused at the whole entire situation, Shade sat on the floor waiting for Red eye to wake up, he knew he could be contacting his brother right now and maybe he'll know where he is and get him out of Shadow eyes base and out of harms way like an older brother should.
Red eye was in a huge garden, trees surrounding the edges, a swing chair to the left of him, small wooden hut behind him, wild animals roaming free, Snakes mainly but none the less they roamed freely around the grounds of the garden. Red eye knew this was not where he really was but the concious of another mind, one that meant no harm or threat to him. He heard the slight shuffle of footsteps through the grass behind him, he turned around and saw MBK standing behind him holding a glass of water in his hand.
"Glad you came." Said MBK
"Are you still alive?" Asked Red eye
"What makes you ask?" Asked MBK
"I saw you get beat up pretty bad." Replied Red eye
"Oh that, it's nothing, I can self heal myself."Gruffed MBK
Red eye smiled as MBK sat on the grass looking out over his garden, it was beautiful to see, flowers were out in bloom, butterflies fluttered all over the garden. A place for an untroubled soul to be. Red eye sat down next to MBK on the grass.
"Fancy a beer?" Asked MBK
"No thanks I'm done drinking tonight." Replied Red eye
MBK took a sip of his water and placed it down beside him on the grass, he sighed as he stared at his surroundings, the feeling knowing he was miles away from his brother or any form of civilian contact and the only person who could help him was Red eye.
"Hows Shade?" Asked MBK
"As far as I know he's fine." Replied Red eye
MBK smiled.
"Glad to hear it." Said MBK
Red eye paused he wanted to know the real reason MBK brought him to this garden he created in his mind, was it a resting spot for his soul or somewhere peaceful he could run to when things in the real world got too much for him to bare. Red eye sighed as he plucked up the courage to ask the question that had plagued him this whole entire time.
"Why did you bring me here MBK?" Asked Red eye
"I need someone to hear me out before they come back." Replied MBK
"Who's they?"Asked Red eye
"It's not important now, look get Shade here to me as quick as you can, Shadow eye is planning to destroy me if I don't behave myself which is not going to happen. I have at least a week at the most to live." Replied MBK
Red eye looked at MBK stunned, he knew this was a matter of do or die for Shade, MBK's life was resting on Shade's intrusion into the base.
"How tight is security?" Asked Red eye
"Very. They have guards everywhere but nothing Snake and Adder can't handle." gruffed MBK
"Well if we get you out alive what will happen to you?" Asked Red eye
"Well it's not like I can show my face in public is it? I don't know Red, we'll just have to wait and see that's all I can say." Replied MBK
There was the sound of heavy footsteps coming behind them, the wild animals started to run, the leaves on the tree's fell, the flowers died and the sun went in. The garden turned from beautiful to frightening, Mist crept in under there feet, MBK panicked he looked at Red eye.
"They are here." Stuttered MBK
"WHO ARE THEY?" Yelled Red eye
MBK froze as the light turned to dark.
"GO RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!" Screamed MBK
The Garden disappeared and there was a bright white light before Red eye woke up again into the real world, Shade was crouched over him while Snake sat on the couch drinking coffee. Red eye groaned as he familiarised himself to his surroundings.
"Is he awake?" Asked Snake
"Yeah I think so." replied Shade
Red eye slowly eased himself up off the floor and sat down on the couch next to Snake, he grabbed his coffee from his hands and guzzled it down as quick as he could, Snake raised an eyebrow at Red eye's strange behaviour.
"What the hell has gotten into you?" Asked Snake
Red eye quickly placed the cup down and looked at Snake and Shade shaken, he wrapped the blanket around him tightly making them think he was cold but they both knew something was up, something he had seen was not quite right.
"Red eye tell us." Said Shade
"I can't." Stuttered Red eye
Shade looked concerned as Red eye shook violently, curled up in a ball rocking to himself.
"Please red eye what's wrong?" Pleaded Shade
"It was awful." Muttered Red eye
"What was? My coffee?" Asked Snake
Shade gave Snake a frown.
"Be serious Snake." Said Shade
"I'm just trying to lighten the mood here." Replied Snake
"I don't care." gruffed Shade
Red eye tucked his head under the blanket and sighed hoping to hide his pain from Shade and Snake as to what he saw in the garden MBK sent him too.
"MBK is in a lot of trouble." Whispered Red eye
"Wanna expand on that?" Asked Shade
"Maybe I do or maybe I don't. It was too horrifying to even think about what happened after our conversation, it was surreal." Muttered Red eye
"Red spit it out." Growled Shade
"I can't" Replied Red eye
Shade grabbed Red eye by the scruff of his neck and forced him to speak to him about MBK but Red eye was too scared to tell him what happened, too scared to tell him what Shadow eye had planned to do with his brother in question. Snake broke up the two and sat in between them to avoid further confrontations they may have.
"Red just tell him, save his soul from any more torture." Gruffed Snake
"Okay but it isn't nice." Replied Red eye
Shade looked at red Eye curiously waiting for the answer to just spill from his mouth, what was so horrifying that it scared him so badly.
"Shadow eye is planning to kill you're brother in a week, he was an experiment that disobeyed him and he could not allow him to progress, but what happened afterwards was the worst, his garden turned cold like his soul had turned." Replied Red eye.