Unknown Coordinates
South Terminian Sea
Local Time (Termina) Unknown
"GET BACK HERE, BLOCH!" Raiden chased the CEO of Identicon through the Hallways. Turns out that Pool that they freefalled into was an entrance to the Omegacorp Cloning Lab! The catch is that Communications were jammed due to the tunnels and interior.
He followed him to a Transport System, being bulldozed off him and sped off away from Raiden. "Son of a-" At that moment, another Transport came by. "I'll take it from here." He took the Pilot's hand, swapping positions and sped off. The Pilot sighed dreamily as she hit a button on the Control Panel next to her, Alarm blaring.
Raiden heard the Alarm blaring, taking the MAK-200 in the Transport and began to shoot back at the Gun Turrets.
"INTRUDER!" Raiden looked up and shot the announcer dead, proceeding with the Mission.
"Team Four, we're in position at Junction C-7." The Transport was heading towards Junction C-7, meeting up with Bloch and his Goons.
"STOP HIM AT ALL COSTS!" Bloch sped off like the chicken he is, leaving his Goons to do the Dirty Work for him. Raiden counterfired at the Goons with the MAK-200, leaving their Heads unintact and Organs taken from their Bodies. Raiden shot the Control Panel to the Gate, gate opening and resuming the chase.
"JUST YOU AND ME!" Bloch's Transport appeared in front of him, both shooting at each other. Bullets landed on the Anchiomega and Bloch's Armor, both not feeling the pain as they reloaded their Firearms. Raiden grabbed Bloch's MAK-200 with the "Web Shooter", now Dual-Wielding.
"TAKE IT, BLOCH!" He pulled both of the MAK-200s' triggers, bullet flying towards the CEO of Identicon. The Transports went to different routes, Raiden entering the Ventilation Shaft!
"ALL UNITS, HEAD TO VENTILATION SHAFT C! KILL HIM!" Raiden heard the call from the CEO of Identicon coming in, calling in units to kill the Renegade. Luckily, the doors leading to the Shaft were sealed, buying him time to get through the other side.
Raiden shot the Turrets in the area, emerging out of the tunnel and into another Junction. "DON'T MOVE! WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED!"
"I'd say you're Outnumbered!" Raiden sprang off the Transport, ripping out the Desubureido from his side instead of his back once on the platform. The Scabbard slid from it's original place to his side with his fully Organic Arm; automatically placed there when in the time of need instead of the Usual Area.
He engaged to Combat, finger pressing against the HF Function as he slashed through the Enemies, improvising some attacks to inflict Heavy Damage similar to the One who severed his Arm and Eye. During his combat, he attached the Desubureido to his leg matching the side of the Organic Hand, slashing with it with kicking motions. Most of the slashes passed through the enemies'' abdomens, Raiden stealing their Organs and recharged his Armor's Fuel Cells for the usage of the Stealth, Desubureido's Zandatsu and, the T.A.B.S Functions. Raiden took over an unscratched version of his Transport, speeding off after Bloch.
The Transports meet again, Bloch deploying Mines. The Renegade shot them before they could touch the Transport, shooting at the Identicon CEO with the other MAK-200 at the same time he deployed the Mines.
"YOU'RE A DEAD MAN, MR. BOND!" Bloch taunted. The Renegade never wished to hear that after he left Home, fueling his Blind Rage tenfold with that. Raiden used the Rage to focus on his Mission than to lose control again, seeing a message popping up on his Visor and Pupil.
WARNING, WARNING: COMMAND PROTOCOL 63825.4327.853 INITIATING. CHANGE SEQUENCE ACTIVATED...
"What's going on?!" A bright Crimson masked Raiden's Armor, blinding the CEO.
ANCHIOMEGA TRANSFORMATION PROCESS ONLINE. TRANSFORMATION DESIGNATE: METAL GEAR TLD.
Raiden knew what the word "TLD" meant: The Living Daylights.
REFORMATTING... PROCESS COMPLETE.
The Crimson Glow faded to a dim light, Anchiomega being mutated after the Process. The Color changed from it's Shadow's Birthright to the color of his Eye when it Recharged as the Basis of the Armor with traces of Gunmetal and Gold's Birthrights as Gold took over the Shoulder Plates and Gunmetal took over as Circuitry Lines. "So this is Metal Gear TLD."
ANCHIOMEGA: METAL GEAR TLD FORMAT
-INFORMATION-
-TRIGGERS WHEN RAGE IS CONVERTED INTO FOCUS.
-AGILITY, SPEED, DEFENSE, ACCURACY, AND STEALTH IS TRADED FOR POWER AND STRENGTH DURING THIS FORMAT OF THE ANCHIOMEGA.
-METAL GEAR TLD ALSO PROVIDES A POWERFUL VERSION OF THE T.A.B.S AND FUEL CELLS AS WELL AS A MAGNETIC USAGE TO DRAW IN- OR OUT- METALS AND THE DESUBUREIDO. METAL GEAR TLD SPORTS A PYROSHIELD TO BLOCK OUT EXPLOSIVES AND FIRE-RELATED ATTACKS; REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE.
-DOWNFALL OF THE METAL GEAR TLD FORMAT IS THAT STRENGTH WON'T BE ABLE TO WIN AGAINST AGILE ENEMIES.
-END OF INFORMATION-
"That explains the Glow! I channeled my Rage to Focus to activate the Metal Gear!" Raiden thought, ending up in the Main Waste Disposal of the Lab. The Transport of the Renegade circled around the Disposal, fending off the Thugs there.
Bloch appeared on the Control Tower, looking really furious! "THIS IS WHERE WE SAY GOOD-BYE, MR. BOND!" The Platform below them opened, revealing magma rising rapidly!
"Son of a!" The Pyroshield activated on the Metal Gear, forming a barrier against the intense heat. "I've got only one chance before I'm Roast Spy!" He ripped out the Desubureido, throwing it at the supports for the Tower. Somehow, the Desubureido came chopping while spinning at the Supports in one swift flight, returning to the Sheath without Raiden putting it back! "Guess that the Magnetic Mode did it's job."
"NOOOOO!" Raiden watched Bloch fall into the Magma, disappearing through the liquid for good.
"Good riddance." The Renegade breathed, ripping out a Ventilation Cover nearby his location with his Web Shooter and crawled in there. That was a quarter of his Revenge dealt with. The other three-quarters were Koshkin, Sam, and N'Mani's Killer.
Once he arrived at the other side, he heard the Codec activating. A holographic bar of light appeared before him, Raiden lifting it up like a touchscreen and pressed his index and middle fingers against it immediately. The bar spread apart horizontally to reveal his Current Commanding Officer: Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov. "Control, it's Raiden: I'm in."
"Copy, Raiden. We lost contact with you about half an hour ago. What happened?"
"Let's just say that I found an entrance to the Cloning Lab. The interior blocked out the Communication Signals. And before you say, "What happened to Bloch?": he's swimming in Earth's Core." Raiden reported.
"Good. I couldn't stand that guy either way. Now keep alert."
"Yes, Sir." The call ended, swapping with Doktor.
"Ah, Raiden. I see you've tapped into one of the Metal Gear Formats. And specifically the TLD Format."
"When'd you install the Metal Gear Formats? My Country's version only began the process." He probed.
"When you first signed up with Maverick and your Watch was taken. Your Country was advanced on Military-Grade Technology while the Americans were Advanced on Military-Grade Weaponry."
"I... Well... What IS a Metal Gear anyway? I thought it was just a Machine." Raiden only knew little of the Metal Gears.
"The Metal Gear: now called "War Machines" or "WM's", was originally a Mobile Nuclear Launch Platform built in the 70's. These Machines were the height of the one you encountered in Africa, having massive versions of our Weapons and Prototype Materials. But to recent bans on those Massive Machines' use of Infantry and Artillery, they were rarely around due to possible corruption and defection." Doktor started. "Nowadays, Metal Gears are minimized to Human-Sized Formats on Armor. Your Armor was the first- and possibly- only Compatible One that was able to contain all 23 Metal Gears."
"Let me guess: Metal Gear TLD is the first."
"14th, to be exact. The only way you can unlock the others is to either meet either of the Six Elements: Attack, Stealth, Agility, Speed, Defense, and Accuracy. The other 17 are fusions of two of the six, say Attack and Defense. The reason why I used TLD is a direct reference to-"
"The Living Daylights: AKA James Bond film #14. Also the theme song that I performed with my friends. Funny. I thought I made it clear that I DON'T want to hear anything about my past anymore. Even references." Raiden responded.
"Sorry Raiden. Do you want me to change it?"
"No. I want it as a memento to remember my Life." Raiden changed his mind. "And about the Spider DNA, I... decided to- I mean, I've changed my mind about it. It's better to me if I don't have the Spinnerets in my body and keep the Wall-Crawling."
"Ah, so you'd prefer that. Well, I'm sorry, but even if I removed the Spinnerets, Dead Weight! Give me some time to reconfigurate the DNA Sequencer with what you're finding here."
"It's all right, I'll have to get used to it. The way I found out that I had these Powers when I got home was like this:"
Three Weeks Ago...
Bond Estate
Castle Town, Hyrule
Local Time: 8:10 Hours
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP! Leo's Alarm Clock rang, telling him he's 10 minutes on oversleep. BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!
CRACCCK! Raiden woke up fully, fist smashing into something. He opened his eyes, seeing that he shattered his Alarm Clock.
"What the-?" He gulped, getting up to grab his clothes before heading for the bathroom. Once he opened the faucet, the handle somehow attached to his Organic hand. "What's going on?!" He gave the arm a hard pull, taking the handle with him. The Water came clambered through the hole, waking the Former Double-0 up in an unexpected way.
Leo extended his hand towards the towel and try to stop the water, accidentally taking the hanger with it. He placed the handle in place after he took it off with his Cyborg Arm, hiding it underneath the towel as he reached for the closet door for a spare. The knob was torn from it's place, left attached in his hand. "AW, C'MON!" He reached for the door, cautiously reaching for the knob. He patiently unsealed the lock, leaving the mutilated Bathroom and his Estate to Hyrule High.
Later...
The bell rang for Lunch, Leo rushing to his Locker. Once he snatched his lunch, he hustled it to the Cafeteria. Five minutes later, he was united with his Gang.
"Bloody vacation! That felt like it was only two days!" Roxas groaned, slamming his fist on the table.
"I agree with you. That was the shortest vacation we had!"
"Guys, it was only a Three week break. We earned it." The others agreed to meet in the Music Room for a meeting.
Once they left, Leo felt cold steel on his forearm, looking down to see his Metal Fork fastened to his Organic wrist. Leo hid his arm underneath the table, clasping the dining utensil and removing it. Underneath the fork were lines that clung to the Fork.
"What? When?!" He took it out, flicking his forearm to relax. Instead, the same Lines attached to the tray across him. Luckily, nobody noticed the actions, seeing Ganon behind him. He grinned, towing the Tray. Leo dodged the darting Tray filled with food, overwhelming Ganon's unsuspecting back. Food was poured on him, Leo springing up to avoid attention.
Unfortunately, the students in the Area saw the Tray attached to the lines leading to the retreating Teen, causing a commotion.
"Did you see that?"
"What is that stuff?"
"That looks familiar..."
Ganon heard the commotion, seeing the Tray that ambushed him. "Bond?!" He breathed harshly. The Teen left the Cafeteria, Tray jerking against the door until it stopped.
"What's happening to me?!" The Former Agent questioned, working the Electronic Lock with his Organic Finger. This day is becoming a day filled with weird things. First having enhanced hearing and strength, NOW this?! "No, no, no, no! Don't do this to me, don't do this to me!" The Lock denied his Print, restricting access to grab his gear.
His hearing heard the sound of a fist coming at him, Leo evading the fist. The fist landed on his Locker Door, leaving a dent.
"You think you're pretty funny, don't you, Freak?!" He knew the voice: Ganon.
A crowd clustered in the area, watching the School Jerk against the Former Double-0.
"GANON! STOP IT! IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT!" Zelda was part of the Crowd, standing up for the Double-0.
"NOT WHILE THIS GUY'S PLAYING SPIDER-MAN!"
"I swear, I HAVE NOTHING TO RELATE WITH SPIDER-MAN!"
Ganon threw a fist, Former Double-0 dodging the projectile by moving sideways. "YEAH RIGHT!" Ganon roared, throwing more fists at Leo. At the fourth punch, he ducked, making Ganon almost hit the Crowd.
"Help him, Riku!" Zelda begged Sora's Right-Hand Man, who was with the Others. One of Ganon's Lackeys appeared behind the Former Double-0, charging towards him. As if on cue, Leo sprang up, somersaulting mid-air as the one that charged him from behind charged into Ganon instead.
"Which one?" He questioned, shocked to the fact that Leo couldn't do that before!
The Lackey looked at the "Freak" with Ganon. "He's all yours, man."
Ganon shoved him out of the way as he just turned chicken. Charging towards the "Freak", throwing a flurry of fists at him. The "Freak" evaded each punch with a Speed of a Machine, grabbing the last one.
He twisted it so hard that he can hear the satisfying sound of a bone being snapped, School Jerk groaning painfully.
"That's it, that's it! Kill him! Now! Take his life!" Malum urged, persuading him.
"Sorry Malum. I'm not taking his life. Not yet." He threw a Controlled, Possessed-Free, Power-Defying Punch, sending him sliding towards a nearby Teacher. He dropped his tray filled with food on the School Jerk, Crowd erupting in cheers as he was defeated.
"That was interesting." Doktor concluded upon hearing Raiden's story. "I knew that this Matter would happen one day... The Side-Effect on the DNA Splice-and-Fuse on a Human Subject- if successful- is that it would start earlier than it was supposed to, which is supposed to be today at this time. This is most irregular for a subject like you; having the Side-Effect almost a week after the Fusion..."
"Dok, it's just a Side-Effect. Plus, it's not like it couldn't get any worse... I'll be fine." He withdrew the Codec Communications Systems with undoing the actions to activate, vaulting out of the Ventilation System. His Focus faded away, TLD Format reverting back into the Anchiomega Format. "I... guess that once my Focus is depleted, I revert back?" Raiden questioned before letting the Visor reform on his Face and proceeded into the Cloning Lab.
Zelda
Dawes Residence
Castle Town, Hyrule
Local Time: 5:20 Hours
Zelda's eyes hesitantly opened as she adjusted her vision to the bright sunlight. She was meditating for almost two hours, trying to speak with her Patron Goddess to see how He's been. It failed sadly, at least calming her down about Him being away from England forever.
After she left her balcony, she turned on her TV in her Room, checking the news.
"...And the search for Link Leon Bond; James Bond's Son, continues as we speak to this moment. Officals say that he left his Home almost three weeks after G-20 member Tshepo N'Mani has been murdered by an unknown Cyborg. It's uncertain that young Mr. Bond was tied into the incident in the Central African Republic or that he left for his sorrow on his Deceased Brother, Sora Carter Bond. Whatever the reason, He must be found. Here's a full description on him, to anyone who finds him, report to the Hylian Police. In other news-"
She shut the TV off, knowing that He's safe now. She talked to His Father last night and gave her a parchment: the note that He left before He ran away.
Taking the Note from her Desk, Zelda unrolled the paper to read it. She was worried about Him.
Dad, if you're reading this, then it means I'm not home. I didn't want to do this, but it's Their fault that Sora's dead. I'm haunted by Sora's death, having nightmares that's based on the Incident every night. I can't sleep, can't eat, can't think, can't even move on.
"So that's why he left: someone killed Sora. But who?" She proceeded reading the Note.
I'm going back to where it all Started. This is my fight, not yours, not Hers, not even my Colleagues. Mine, and mine alone. It's my Vendetta- and turn- now for Revenge. I can't believe that I'm saying this, but I'm following your actions now: Personality, Methods, Goal-Orientations, Seeking structure in Life, EVERYTHING. I've changed into all of those you've Done before, I'm repeating them this Generation. It's my turn to see Things as Black and White now.
"What is he talking about? "See Things as Black and White"? Is He...?"
All those Stories you've told me when I was little, I took them in and embraced them. I'm different now. I always looked up to you after Sora's Death as another Brother, now I'm carrying your Traditions. As to find out where I am, here they are:
39.7392° N, 104.9842° W
Never tell anyone about this, not even my- or your- Colleagues. Never even think about coming here and persuade me about coming Home. It's too late for that to happen. I have my own War to fight.
From, Leon.
P.S: If you give this to Her, let Her know that I'll be alright. I never meant to leave, but it's for the best that I- better yet, The Ripper- never return. If I do, then everyone in England, even Her, are dead. Until my Vendetta is done, it's better that I stay away until the Job's done.
"The Ripper?! Kill everyone?! Is He just pulling my leg?" Zelda was shocked from the P.S, thinking if he was whether a Killer or worse.
A knock on the door shook her out of her Internal Debate, hastily hiding the Letter. "Zelda, are you all right?"
"Kairi, you know that I am!"
The door opened, revealing her Twin Sister. "Zel, you know it's been three weeks since He left."
"Kairi, I know. It's just..."
"What?" She eyed the open drawer in her Sister's Desk. Smirking, she took out a paper without even asking.
Zelda's eyes grew wide, realizing that the Paper that her Sister's holding is Link's Letter!
"Zel... what's this?" She was at a loss for words. Link was the LAST person that she expected to write to her after He left. Her Sister tried to reobtain the Letter before Kairi can fully read it; Unfortunately too slow. "Well? What's this Letter? Is it from Link?" She interrogated, waving the paper in her face.
She glanced at the date it was written before Zelda took the Letter back, putting it in her desk and locked it.
"I just wanted to see if he was all right!" Zelda lied, hoping to persuade her Sister to forget about it.
"Really? Because it's not written there." She reacted knowingly.
"Oh no. She read the Coordinates! I've got to stop her!" Zelda formulated a distraction as she bit her lip.
Kairi looked at her Twin. "Zelda Rosemary Dawes, what's going on?"
"For your INFORMATION, Kairi," She began, biting her lower lip. "I..."
"I what?"
"I... I'm in love. With Him." She finally admitted it, slumping her head down in what's about to come.
"So, my Sister's finally admitted it. She's in love with Link Bond!" She sang.
Rosemary hastily lifted her head, face red in embarrassment. "Says my Sister who failed to tell Sora that she's in love with him before he died."
Kairi looked at her Sister. She did fail to tell him that she loved Sora. Maybe that's why he died. But his Cause Of Death was strange: it wasn't suicide.
"Zelda..."
"Kairi, I'm sorry." The Sisters apologized to each other. "Kairi, do me a favor and keep this between us. Let nobody else know."
"All right." Once Kairi left her Room, Rosemary took out the Letter, reading the Coordinates. Only one place on the Planet matches these: Denver, Colorado: USA.
"Why are you even in America, Link? What Vendetta do you have? And with whom?"
TO BE CONTINUED...