Seriously sorry for the extremely late upload, I've been extremely busy as of late, participating in competitive matches of various games, reading other fanfics, and basically handling one humongous writer's block. So I'm really sorry. For all of those who sticked with this story. A big shoutout. Oh yeah, a bit belated but Happy New Year guys. Now on with the story. I'm taking liberties with what exactly a holographic sight is, so yeah. Oh Yeah, this ain't a fix- it fic, Snake's only doing what he is doing now because it serves him and the Diamond Dogs well.

I ain't against religion in any way; I just find all the religions of the Land of Ice and Fire overtly fanatical. Don't tell me you haven't felt pity for the way that common people are treated in Planetos. I would really appreciate if more of you left reviews, especially of the constructive kind, like the recent review by Sleepy Grumpy, it helps me correct my mistakes. I can't really change much about the sappy love things (Hey, I ain't an expert of any sort on that). Appropriate changes are done, I guess.

Location: Westerlands

Time: 3 months after the Revelation of Diamond Dogs to the Southern Lords of Westeros

3rd Person Point of View of Big Boss

Snake had finally decided to make his move. As a gesture of good faith, he had returned Gerion to the Lannister family's main castle: Casterly Rock. The big rock had impressed him thoroughly when he had seen photos of it brought back by the handlers of Gerion who had returned. The Lannister now seemed more and more amicable to the prospect of a business deal with them.

Currently Snake was on his way to the formidable bastion, hoping to sway the Lannister family to his side, due to them having some of the most resource rich land on the entire planet and the command of large armies.

But the main person Snake had decided to use as his insider in the Family was the youngest son: Tyrion. From what the Intel Team had gathered about him he was an exceptionally smart strategist like his father: Tywin, a man who loved his drink and also women. But he was overlooked by the position of the heir for two reasons.

1: His Father had not forgiven him for him 'causing' his mother's death.

2: He was not believed to be as capable due to him being a dwarf.

Also accompanying Snake was one tube of tailor made parasites which were intended to give highly skilled operatives who were of a short stature, that required extra height if they occupied positions of command, exactly that. While skilled short operatives were regarded as extremely talented and tailor made for espionage operations. Most of the time, such people in positions of command were not completely respected by their own soldiers.

To remedy this, he had sent a message to Tyrion which was encrypted asking him to meet him outside the City Walls of Lannisport. Snake hefted his new AR-VS -15M, recently created by the Legendary Gunsmith, which was made specifically for his needs. It contained a modified version of the .50 Beowulf which had a higher velocity, and slightly less stopping power. He carried two types of ammunition: Type-8 Tranquilizer Darts and Type-4 Hollow Points. The Hollow Points were necessary as no one on this planet used Kevlar Vests apart from his own PMC. It was completely silenced and to his own surprise had absolutely zero recoil. His already near-perfect accuracy was complemented by the weapon's light weight.

Its light weight also had the further advantage of not hampering him in his TEOs: Tactical Espionage Operations. He had opted for a combination of the recently developed Holographic Sight of which's blueprints had been sold to him by an old friend working in the USA's DOD and also Thermal Sight which would give him the undue advantage of being able to track a target's heat signature through obstacles. The Holographic Sight was a severely improved version of Red Dot whose aim couldn't be changed and also be able to be easily tracked oneself. The Holographic Sight removed this disability by being able to be adjusted for range and windage by simply tilting or pivoting the holographic grating. One drawback of the holographic sight was its shorter battery life when compared to reflex sights that use LEDs such as red dot sights. Snake may not have been able to create a weapon from scratch himself, but he made it his job to know just about everything about it when one he was not familiar with was handed to him.

He still felt uncomfortable in his SV Sneaking Suit as it brought back a lot of memories, not all of them good. But he knew that it was cheaper to deploy and was just as good in this primitive world. When Pequod informed him that they had arrived at the LZ, he dropped down and moved towards the figure he saw on the horse.

Tyrion Lannister had a calculating expression on his face when Snake saw him. He immediately got down his horse himself and shook hands with Snake. Tyrion began to say :"Lord Snake, you have offered me something which you say will actually make me attain the height I was supposed to if, what your 'doctors' tell me , a disease had not stunted my growth in the womb and therefore hampered my height."

Snake said "Yes, I have it right here, and I do hope you've got the clothes in the size of which I asked you to bring?"

Tyrion simply nodded and looked up at the man who towered above him and Snake saw in his eyes that he was wondering whether he would reach Snake's height.

Snake brought out the vial and gently took the syringe from it. He passed it to Tyrion who injected it into himself and asked Snake to avert his eyes. Snake dutifully complied and waited for the parasites to begin to work. After 15 minutes of agonizing pain, Tyrion groaned and got up and moved to the saddle pouch on the horse and took out his new clothes and wore them. Snake was not watching him, per se but his heightened senses which came from decades of being on the battle field told him everything.

Tyrion called out "Lord Snake, truly, your medicines are miraculous. I will keep my deal with you, as we Lannisters say 'Lannisters always pay their Debts'. Now please tell me your plan for as to how to convince my father to declare me heir when it is common knowledge that he despises me. Sure, I may now be an inch or two taller than him and my Lannister features have become fully prominent and He may now truly see that I am just as good a tactician as him, if not better."

Tyrion snorted derisively and continued "But he still holds me to blame for the death of my mother."

Snake turned around and gave an once-over of Tyrion. What, half an hour ago had been a man of 4 Feet Three Inches with cramped features was now a 6 Foot 2 Inch man with the trademark beautiful features of every Lannister albeit with the same mismatched eyes. He now had remarkable muscles which were not massively bulky but were fairly well built in both the upper part of the body and the lower part of the body.

Snake began to say "See, we plan to bring your mother back to life."

At this Tyrion's mouth went wide open and asked "What exactly do you mean by that? Necromancy or White Sorcery?"

Snake calmly replied " None of the above."

Tyrion then asked "What else could it be, Lord Snake?"

Snake Replied "Over the course of the last two weeks, my Intelligence Collecting Operatives have collected a personality profile which is 98% accurate. The only unknown variable is to how she would act to you. We plan to cover up the years of her being dead and missing your growth by having her to be told that she was in a coma for all those years."

Tyrion, as sharp as usual quickly understood the plan and asked "Let us assume you have brought her back to life, do you really believe that it will mellow my father enough for him to declare me his heir?"

Snake said "Yes, currently, the construction of her new body, suitably aged and modified to give the appearance of just waking from a coma, has been completed. Her new personality is currently being added to her and she will be fully 'reborn' in 2 hours, and she is already on her way in one of my helicopters, while the personality is still being added to her. Now, we must convince your father that through our usage of knowledge and not religion we brought her back to life."

Tyrion raised his eyebrow and said "So, you want to turn my father into a man who keeps more trust in science than religion? That is an excellent idea."

Snake said "I have seen the extent of poverty that your peasants face, with the existence of a strong leader who is not shackled by chains of religion and who seeks to improve livelihood conditions, I project an 83% stronger approval rating from all citizens of the Westerlands. With such a leader, the Westerlands would have a stronger military, better educated population, and citizens who would actually rebel if an enemy tyrant overthrew the leader and place him back on the throne."

Tyrion widened his eyes as it finally sank in of what a scale the plan Lord Snake had set in motion was. Forget participating in the Game of Thrones, Lord Snake was like the man who was actually moving all the pawns, including the kings and the queens.

Snake now whistled for his own horse and Tyrion could not help but admire it, it was an excellent sand steed. They rode for the gates and when the sentry challenged them of whom they were, Tyrion said "I am Tyrion Lannister, healed by the miraculous medicines of Lord Snake, and this is Lord Snake, himself."

The Sentry widened his eyes and let them pass. Tyrion and Snake rode hard to the pathway which led to Casterly Rock and reached the entrance in less than 15 minutes. Snake saw all the stares being given to him and Tyrion in equal measure. Tyrion walked up to his Father's page and asked him to open the door.

The page said "But, who are you?"

Tyrion said "Tyrion Lannister, changed for the better."

Snake walked in and saw that Tywin was a man who liked to display his wealth and power as a way to frighten his enemies into submission due to them seeing his opulence. Tywin was busy reading a Letter sent by Varys to him. Tywin, without bothering to turn said "Why must you trouble me, Tyrion? I have no time for your dwarfish antics."

Tyrion, with more than a hint of defiance said "Who are you calling a dwarf, father?"

Tywin turned and saw that Lord Snake was also visiting him and then scanned his eyes over Tyrion. His eyes widened considerably and his mouth nearly hanged agape, but he quickly regained his composure. Tywin said "Lord Snake must have some extremely powerful medicines to be able to turn you into what you are now."

Tywin got up and now stared into the eyes of his son who knew that he was judging his every move in an altogether different manner due to his increased height. Tyrion, who before barely towered over anyone who wasn't a child now stared down at his father? Tyrion chuckled to himself at this sudden inverse of events.

Snake, tired of this intense standoff broke the silence by saying "My lord, I have come here to discuss with you of business propositions."

Tywin said "Hmmm… Lord Snake, you have performed a miracle but I guess due to your expression which is anything but smug, that such medical procedures are commonplace for your people. Now, as for your business propositions, I have read over the first draft of the contract you sent to me and while not lacking in hard facts and true projections, you ask of me something which may change the position of the Westerlands in Westeros. You want me to put all of my faith in Science and not The Seven? "

Tywin continued "Lord Snake, if you would want me to do this, do something that would surely be impossible for even you." Tywin paused and actually had tears in his eyes. He continued "Bring me my wife back to life, bring me my sweet Joanna and I will listen to all of your demands."

Snake smiled and said "Lord Tywin, my doctors have been working to bring your wife back to life for the past two weeks. They have succeeded. They will bring her here in half an hour." Tywin completely shell-shocked promptly collapsed on top of his chair.

Lord Snake said "Lord Tywin, make your servants array a room in such a fashion that it looks like it was home to a person who was in an extended sleep for a very long time, it is somewhat commonplace on this planet."

Tywin, quickly came to grasps with what Snake was saying and said "You are planning to make her death look like she was just sleeping for a very very long time? An excellent plan. I will give orders now."

Snake continued "Assemble all of your relatives in the room and a Maester as well, it should look authentic."

Within 35 minutes everything was as to plan. The Doctors had transported Joanna who was 'reborn' into the room which was set up for the purpose. They were watching from outside the door to see if any complications would arise. Tywin was holding her hand. Anyone, who wasn't familiar with Lord Tywin's behaviour, would swear he looked positively stone hearted- but his close family knew that his expression had softened by several echelons. Joanna slowly opened her eyes and when she saw Tywin's face she said "My love, you're just as handsome as when I last saw you." Every Lannister present, except for the stoic Tywin and the thoroughly nonplussed Tyrion promptly began crying tears of joy. Joanna, clearly confused, asked "What happened to me?"

Tywin said "You were asleep for a long time, my love. Now rest, I will tell you everything that has happened."

Joanna smiled and began sleeping. Tywin went to Snake and to the astonishment of everyone present, softened his facial expression, and broke the old family maxim: "Tywin Lannister is more likely to shit gold than smile." and thanked him profusely. Tywin said "I accept your contract, Lord Snake; we will slowly begin the phasing out, my lord." Tywin briefly glanced at Tyrion, resumed his normal face of contempt, and walked out of the room. Tyrion turned to Snake and whispered "You can hardly expect anything else from that old man."

0-0

Location: Winterfell Godswood

Third Person Point of View of Eddard Stark.

Ned was buried in a host of conflicting emotions, the gratefulness of having Lord Snake's technology advancing Winterfell, the saddening knowledge of knowing that he could never repay such a debt and the hope that Westeros could be completely united.

He was cleaning his great sword, Ice near the lake in the centre of the Godswood. He tried thinking of any sort of way that he could repay Lord Snake. All his ideas turned out to be too fantastical, or they would turn into more burdens in the end. From what he knew, Lord Snake had an extremely accurate map of the entire world; the capability of harnessing Valyrian ruins, which were probably inferior anyway; weapons which could tear through millions of soldiers on Planetos and had god like powers compared to swords, spears, or even his newly acquisitioned batch of muskets; modes of transport and just plain civilian advancements.

He considered revealing the secret of the construction of the wall, which seemed to be the only thing which fascinated Lord Snake, that too in the slightest or even allow Lord Snake to rule over the entire North, which would probably lead to rebellions from un-understanding lords. But he then realized, the entire world given to Lord Snake, would be somewhat cheap, compared to the marvels Lord Snake had. He needed the comfort and warmth of Catelyn right now. He would think more about it later. He had a sudden, mind searing experience in which people living in a world very similar to what Lord Snake had described his as were talking about a parasite, which could grant superhuman abilities but could also be exceptionally fatal. In his mind, on a map, a 'X' mark was shown on what seemed to be the very southern tip of Sothoryos, he at least assumed it was Sothoryos. He was shown a few more visions before a few words flashed "A HIDEO KOJIMA TRAILER".

He assumed that this 'X' mark signified where this parasite was spreading. He instantly knew that this would pay off 1/10th of his debt to Lord Snake and therefore he rushed to the nearest 'communicator' Lord Snake had left and switched it on and a man spoke:

"How may I help you, Lord Eddard?"

Eddard wasted no time and said "I just had a vision, it is vital, and that I tell this to Lord Snake."

The man said "He maybe currently busy."

Eddard vigorously shook his head and said "You don't understand, this is about…." His subconscious supplied him with the name. "… Metallic Archaea."