(A/N: Yeah, so I'm really loving the creative titles I've been making for my chapters lately.)
Chapter 9: The Patriots
Despite the fact that I had just fought a battle in Venice and getting chased by a Metal Gear, all of this in like four in the morning, I was still wide awake, somewhat. I knew it was a matter of time before we would be on our way again. To where, I didn't have the slightest idea. They already struck in Venice, so it looks like Europe is a target as well.
While checking out the new sniper rifle I gotten, my Codec went off, and it was from an unknown frequency. I then found a spot and opened the frequency.
"It's good to finally meet you, Chris," a voice said.
"Who is this?" I said.
"One that has no name," the voice said. "We are the source of the government's power and will. You've known who we were for a long time."
"No, it can't be," I said. "That's impossible! There's no way you could exist!"
"You thought the same for Pokemon, and your new friends," the voice said. "What would make you think different of us?"
"La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo," I said. "The Patriots."
"Yes," the voice said. "The Patriots system has been around for longer than you think, starting off in the 1990's. We've been in control of your government ever since, yet no one has ever known. Everything, every law, every act that is passed has been our doing."
"But, what about the 2008 election?" I said. "There's no way you could've been involved."
"Now Chris, you think the results were by the people?" the voice said. "Even you should've been rather suspicious."
"You're an A.I.," I said. "You fixed the entire election."
"Even so, we made the right choice, seeing as the U.S. economy is stumbling," the A.I. said. "But that soon will be over."
"What are you talking about?" I said.
"War is brewing over many different areas in the world," the A.I. said. "Soon, conflicts will erupt creating a new economy. The war economy."
"Why are you so interested in me?" I said.
"The one you seek plans on to destroy the very system we created," the A.I. said. "He wants to create a new society, one that will end up leading the world into ruin. You alone are the only one who can stop him."
"So you've been using us the whole time!?" I said, outraged. I should've figured the Patriots would be behind this.
"Yes, the orders had been given by the CIA to your fellow commanders," the A.I. said.
So even Campbell didn't know, nor did Snake. "And what will happen once he's dealt with?" I said.
"Then society will return to normal. But remember this, as society continues on, so will war. There is no escaping it, countries depend on it, and soon war will become advanced itself. War will change." And with that, the A.I. signed off.
I stood there, completely shocked. With all I've fought for, what we had all fought for, was for the benefit of another, or another group I should say.
"Pika?" I looked down and saw Pikachu looking at me with a worried look on his face.
"Hey buddy," I said, smiling.
He then jumped onto my shoulder. "Pika pika?" he said.
"Oh, it's nothing," I said. But then, I felt like I couldn't quite hide it from him. "Pikachu, have you ever ended up doing something you thought was right, but it ended up benefiting someone else, and usually for the worse?"
Pikachu thought for a second. "Pika pi," he said, shaking his head.
I sighed. "Times are going to change, Pikachu. War is going to change. How would I know? I've foreseen it."
Pikachu, however, was still confused by this.
I felt the need to explain. "Pikachu, I almost feel like I'm losing my mind. You know how I had told you you were based off a series?"
"Pi," Pikachu said, nodding.
"Well, you see, Snake, Otacon, and Colonel, they're not supposed to be real, yet I'm seeing them with my own eyes. The next thing I know, I'll end up going to Brooklyn and seeing Mario and Luigi."
Pikachu realized I was feeling a little frantic, so he put a paw on my face, trying to easily calm me down.
"Sorry, it just seems like reality is finally hitting me. What we would never think would exist does. Pikachu, that machine you saw, it was never supposed to exist, and yet you saw it face to face."
Pikachu nodded. Of all the bizarre things he has seen, that had to have been the weirdest.
"And I still haven't told Dawn either about the whole story," I said.
"What whole story?" I looked and saw Dawn standing by the one corner.
"Oh, hey Dawn," I said nervously. "Oh, Pikachu and I were just talking about one of the adventures we had when it was just the two of us, right Pikachu?"
"Pika pika," Pikachu said, obviously lying.
"Oh really?" Dawn said, crossing her arms with an amused smile. "And what adventure was that?"
Pikachu and I looked at each other. "Well, I'm glad you asked," I said. "We went to this theme park, and um, well we obviously rode a bunch of rides while getting cotton candy and funnel cakes, and all that stuff."
"Really, what was the name of the theme park?" Dawn said.
"Uh, Dorney Park?" I said.
While it may have been a good lie, Dawn didn't fall for it. "Oh okay. Well that sounded like fun," she said. And she then walked away.
Pikachu and I sighed a breath of relief. However, it wouldn't last long before Dawn tackled me to the ground and had me pinned.
"Now what were you really saying?" Dawn said with a smirk.
"Um Dawn, I don't think this is the best place to be doing this," I practically said into the floor. Pikachu just looked away, pretending he was not involved in any way.
Dawn, however, responded by pinching near my collar bone, hitting a pressure spot, and I was very bad when it came to pressure spots. "Now are you going to talk?" Dawn said.
"Alright, alright," I said, and she let me up. "You know, if you were anybody else, I could've easily gotten out of that."
Dawn cleared her throat, telling me to explain.
I sighed, not sure how she was going to react to this. "Dawn, do you ever get that feeling that you're being watched, but not just by one person but many?"
Dawn looked confused by this. "I don't know what you mean by this?" she said.
"You see Dawn, you may believe it or not, but people here know you more than you think. You see, you're part of a cartoon series shown on TV," I said.
Dawn just started to laugh, as I probably assumed she would. "Oh, Chris, that's ridiculous. How could I be on TV when I've never seen any cameras?" she said, making both me and Pikachu face-fault.
"Dawn it's not like that," I said. "Don't ask me how, but you're based off drawings made by a Nintendo company. Trust me, I've already explained this to Pikachu."
Dawn looked to Pikachu, who nodded. "Alright, if people here know me so much, then prove it."
I sighed. "You're Dawn Berlitz from Twinleaf Town. Your first Pokemon was a Piplup. You've always wanted to be a Pokemon Coordinator like your mother, and have four ribbons."
Dawn smiled. "I think you're going to have to do a little better than that, since that's a little obvious."
An idea then crept my mind. "Your friend Kenny loves to call you 'DeeDee.'"
Dawn gasped at this. "How did you know that? And how did you know about Kenny?"
"Simple, you're seen on television," I said.
Dawn seemed shocked by this. All of a sudden, a look of horror crept on her face. "Oh my god," she said. She then ran out of the room, catching Pikachu and I by surprise.
"Well, that was unexpected. I think she took it quite well," I said. I then looked to Pikachu. "Actually Pikachu, there's something I've been meaning to ask you."
"Pika?" Pikachu said.
"Well, it's obvious that you and Pikette love each other, but what are you planning on doing after all this? I mean, do you two ever plan on raising a family or something?"
It was that sentence that made Pikachu go still. He didn't really want to think what had happened before.
I noticed this and was a little worried. "Pikachu, are you alright? Was it the last thing I said that made you uncomfortable?"
Pikachu laughed hesitantly, hoping I would drop it. Suddenly, for some odd reason, I thought I had an idea what was going on.
"Wait a minute. Pikachu, you didn't do what I think you did, did you?" I said.
Pikachu was quivering a bit but then reluctantly nodded.
I stood there for a second, realizing what he just admitted to. Then all of a sudden, I bursted out laughing. I don't think I've ever heard something this hilarious. "Oh, Pikachu," I said in between laughs. "I know you've done some crazy things before, but this is just over the top!"
Pikachu, however, looked rather embarrassed. After a little while, I finally stopped laughing and got serious.
"Listen Pikachu, in all honesty, there's nothing wrong with that," I said. "I mean, sex is just a way to express love. I mean, yeah it has other purposes, but you shouldn't feel weird about it." I then sighed, wishing I never had to tell this story. "When I was just 18, so over a year ago, I was at this party, and well, it pretty much got a little out of control. This girl, I had just met her that night, very beautiful, well she comes up to me and starts kissing me out of nowhere. But obviously in that state I wasn't going to refuse, so I went along with it. Well, truth was, it was her house and she took me upstairs and then we ended up having sex. But, afterwards I found out that she had a boyfriend, who was bigger than me. He found out, and well let's just say the end results weren't pretty."
After hearing all of this, it was Pikachu's turn to laugh. In a way, we were even now, since we were both no longer virgins, although calling a Pokemon a virgin sounds very strange. And honestly, I hope I never hear the details.
My thoughts then turned back to the call from the Patriots. "Times are going to change real soon, buddy," I said. "War will become a well-oiled machine to many nations, helping their economies by building weapons. A new age of war. And Snake," I said. I realized what Snake would have to go through, but I knew I couldn't tell him. He had many more battles to fight, but it had to end the way it was meant to end. "Snake will lead a rough life, but before it's finally over, he'll have time to rest." I then looked to Pikachu again. "Say Pikachu, how would you feel if maybe I would decide to stay with you guys?"
The reaction Pikachu gave was enough for an answer, as Pikachu jumped into my arms, nuzzling his face against mine.
"Well, I'll take that as a yes then," I said, laughing.
(A/N: Well, you asked about them and here's your answer. I figured since Snake, Campbell, Otacon, and RAY were real, the Patriots had to have been as well. Looks like Chris will have to do what the Patriots want, despite not liking it. Anyway, this chapter wasn't quite planned to be the way it was written, but oh well, Europe will come next chapter, I guess.)
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