"This is a short chapter mostly about Huey and Eli, its been a while since we checked on the two so now its time to see their next plan. Please enjoy!
Chapter 166: The Next Plan
Word of Ralph's death finally reached the ears of Eli as he was sitting at his usual spot on the top of the main Command Platform leaning back in his plastic chair just looking out to the ocean, the smirk on his face was bigger than it ever was as now the Child Soldiers were leaderless. Over the few hours he watched from the distance as the kids turned hostile to the Diamond Dog soldiers, Cub and even Miller and Ocelot. They no longer trusted their safety on Mother Base and Eli just loved the chaos that was brewing after the death of Ralph.
Eli decided to let the kids grow more desperate as they were now restricted to their quarters and once they were broken down he would approach them, but for now he had another plan in motion.
Leaning forward and slowly standing up out of his chair he looked out to the sea once more as he approached the guard rail placing his hands on it. "Time to see the good old scientist I think.
-R&D Platform-
In the confines of his hanger Huey was sitting at his desk on the upper level right above the Battle Gear which was close to being completed, he was typing away on his computer running a program to set up a secure communication with someone of Mother Base and all he could do was look at the screen in front of him with words being typed from who ever he was messaging.
"Can you confirm the existence of this new strain and ensure a sample of this weapon? -D"
The contact simply used the letter D to reveal his identity to Huey and the scientist began typing a response.
"Absolutely, I have a plan for a testing site where the new strain will be unleashed. I will collect the necessary data for you to examine, I can ensure you it will be a weapon that will be very useful to you - H"
The conversation went on in the quiet hanger with only Huey in it.
"If what you provide is indeed something we would be interested in, what is it you ask in return? -D"
"My secured safety away from Big Boss and his private military army -H"
"As long as you provide us with this new weapon and of course the original Sahlanthropus which Big Boss has brought to his base we can give you save passage to America and begin your new life. That is you bring what you promise -D"
"Both the new weapon and Sahlanthrous will belong to you, they will be my gift to you -H".
"There is one other issue, is he there? -D"
"Big Boss? -H"
"No, the other one. The one we are hunting, is he still on the base? -D".
Huey paused for a moment thinking over the question, he couldn't help but look to his side and down to the lower level and to the side door leading out of the hanger. It was then he knew exactly who is contact was referring to.
Turning back to his computer he began typing again. "Yes Eli is still here -H" He sent the message and there was a long pause in the conversation, Huey's heart was steady but soon began to beat quicker with every passing moment but soon he got a reply.
"Never mind, its not your concern anyway. The deal you had offered is substantial, if you can indeed give us this new strain with proof and Sahlanthropus then steps will be taken to make sure Big Boss and his army will never find you again. -D"
"I will provide the data and proof you requested as soon as possible. -H"
"We await your reply. -D"
The connection then cut and thats when the computer went back to its normal screen and suddenly the side door down below opened startling Huey as he quickly stood up and as he looked down to the main level of the hanger he saw Eli slowly walk in looking at the Battle Gear which was entering the final stage of its development.
"Eli, I heard what happened the other day. I cant believe all that chaos happened" Huey stated and Eli ran his hand along the side of the Battle Gear as he walked along its side just admiring the weapon. "Accidents happen, people die all the time. You learn that the longer your on the battle field".
Huey then lowered his head looking at the railings in front of him as he placed his hands on it. "Still, Ralph dying...it couldn't have been easy for the other boys".
Eli let out a quiet chuckle which Huey didnt hear and soon he made his way to the front of the Battle Gear and looked up to the scientist. "You made progress on our plan?".
Huey's face then lit up as he looked to Eli down below. "Yes, great progress. I have secured us a way out of here, all we need is to get this new strain I theorized into effect as well as Sahlanthropus. It still needs repairs though".
Eli just crossed his arms smirking up at the doctor. "That wont be a problem, soon we will have others helping us out. Those other kids want out of this place after the death of Ralph, I think I can convince them to help us out".
"Eli, thats a great idea though you have to be careful of the guard patrols. Sure I can hack into the schedules and change a few routes for them to take but the chances of you getting caught will be higher especially with those other kids" Huey reminded.
"You worry about the new strain, I'll take care of Sahlanthropus. You have the schematics ready for us to follow to make the repairs quicker?" Eli asked and Huey looked to his computer and then looked back down to Eli.
"I will pull schematics to my idroid, come back later tonight and I will give my idroid to you. Everything you will need to know will be on it." Huey stated and Eli gave a small nod. "Get it done, the sooner we start the quicker we can all leave".
"Dont worry Eli, you will have what you need tonight" Huey reassured and without saying another word the clone of Big Boss turned and headed to the side door out of the hanger and before he left he stopped and looked over his shoulder.
"I would hold off on the Battle Gear until Big Boss returns, they lost contact with him and the way I see it we gained more time. Finish it when he comes back" Eli advised and then turned and left the hanger leaving Huey alone.
All Huey did was look down to the Battle Gear. "Soon we will be free...soon we will be free".
-Combat Unit, Hanger 102-
In a empty hanger with mats on the ground around them was Howling Wolf sparring with the woman known as Panther, after the conversation they had the other day he decided to give her a private session where she would be more focused.
Wolf was wearing a black vest, olive drab bottoms with boots while Panther was also wearing a black vest and woodland camouflage leggings with her hair up in a ponytail.
Panther was punching hard at the punch pads Wolf was wearing on his hands and she listened to his every order.
"Left! Right!" He shouted different combos and she followed with lightning speed. "Knees!" Wolf ordered putting the pads together and Panther grabbed the back of Wolf's head pulling him down slightly and delivered her right knee into the pads Wolf had against his chest.
"Again! Again!" Wolf shouted and Panther's knee landed hard on the pads perfectly until Wolf pushed her away and Panther stood there in a defensive stance breathing sharply, they had been training for the past hour non stop and Panther was sweating buckets.
"Very good" Wolf stated lowered the pads to his side and Panther lowered her guard relaxing as she leaning forward placed her hands on her knees collecting her breath. "You do that intense training every day?".
Wolf chuckled. "Yeah, Big Boss told me the best way to make great improvements is too constantly change your routines. You stick to the same plan all the time you will become too relaxed".
Panther chuckled back and then leaned back up stretch her arms. "You guys are crazy, you must love impressing the ladies".
Wolf just watched her continue to stretch. "Men, women we dont see that here. We are all the same, soldiers fighting for the same cause".
"You make it sound like romance is forbidden here" Panther joked as she stretched her other arm while Wolf took off his pads and dropped them to the matts they were on.
"Romance and relationships are not forbidden here but all we ask is that it doesn't take over your duty, you lose sight of your duty and people will die" Wolf stated and Panther shook her arms getting her muscles loose.
"Thats the last thing we want" Panther agreed and then went to walk forward and suddenly she gasped in pain grabbing the back of her right thigh with both hands as she bent over.
"Whats wrong?" Wolf frowned at this sudden action and Panther fell back on the mats holding her thigh. "Sorry Wolf...I've had a slight pain in my leg these past few days.".
"Trapped nerve?" Wolf guessed as he came close and knelt down and she looked up to him. "I think so, I've seen medical and they say the only thing I can do is massage it to ease the pain when it creeps up".
"I see, can you walk?" Wolf asked and Panther shook her head. "No, I need to relax the muscle first. That will take a while".
Wolf then looked back to the entrance of the hanger knowing another session would be happening soon with other recruits, looking back to Panther attending her thiegh he then looked to his cybernetic hand and an idea hit his mind.
He then looked back to Panther. "Had you tried electrical treatment?".
Panther looked up to him. "What?".
"Sometimes very low electrical currents can help relieve pain in muscles, if you want we can try it" Wolf offered and Panther was a little hesitant. "Will it hurt?".
"No, it will stiffen your muscle but once the treatment is done your muscle should relax" Wolf stated.
Panther looked to her thigh for a few seconds and then looked up to him with a smile. "Ok, I'll give it a shot".
Wolf nodded and then adjusted the voltage in his cybernetic hand and thats when he saw Panther roll over to her front and he frowned. "What are you doing?".
As Panther got on her front she looked back at him. "The pain is right up at the back of my thigh, you want to get right to the source right?".
Wolf looked to Panther's theigh and then back to her looking over her shoulder to him with a raised eyebrow and he sighed. "Yeah, fair enough." He then turned his attention back to his cybernetic hand to finish adjusting the settings and as he did that Panther relaxed on the floor looking to her front as she rested her chin on her folded arm. All she could do was smirk.
Soon Wolf adjusted the voltage on his cybernetic hand and then moved to the side of Panther who was now laying on her front and he looked to her right thigh in those tight woodland leggings, gently placing his cybernetic hand on her thigh she suddenly jolted with a gasp getting his attention. "You alright?".
Panther looked over her shoulder to him. "Sorry, that hand of yours is cold" She gave a little chuckle and then rested her head on her folded arms.
Shaking his head Wolf then placed his real hand on the lower back of Panther's and thats when Panther couldn't help but bit her lower lip feeling his hands on her.
"Where to is the pain most sensitive?" Wolf asked and Panther took a deep breath. "Bit higher..".
Wolf slowly moved his hand bit more up. "Little bit more.."She stated and Wolf moved abit more.
Panther couldn't help but lick her lips as she closed her eyes. "Bit more..." She felt his cybernetic hand move just under her ass and she smirked. "Right there..".
Wolf looked to Panther then back to his cybernetic hand and saw it inches away from touching her ass, despite keeping professional her ass was right in his view but he continued to help his recruit.
"Ok, deep breath" Wolf stated and after a few moments Wolf activated his cybernetic hand and sent a very low electric current through Panther's thigh.
The sudden surge made Panther gasp but she managed to control herself as she kept her head on her folded arms.
"My god Wolf..." Panther could only sigh but Wolf kept his attention on treating her thigh. Wolf began massaging her thigh as he continued to sent electrical currents through her muscle.
As he continued to treat her muscle he failed to see Panther was smirking and licked her lips absolutely loving what Wolf was doing. "Wolf...that feels so good".
"Your muscle is starting to loosen, another minute or two should be enough to get you up again" Wolf simply stated working on her thigh and Panther opened her eyes still smirking knowing this was gonna go one for another few minutes, she was gonna enjoy these few minutes and every second of it. Her plan was working well.
After a few minutes of treatment Wolf finally stopped and Panther sighed in absolute relief, that was the best feeling she ever had and she never knew how gifted Wolf was with his hands. "That..was amazing Wolf". Panther whispered still with her head on her folded arms.
Wolf slowly got back to his feet and looked down at her. "Your muscle should be fine now, stand up and lets see".
Doing as she was told Panther slowly pushed herself up and on to her feet, as she got up she then slowly bent over touching her toes and she let out a moan. She continued to touch her toes for a little while longer just to make sure Wolf could get a look at her position wanting him to just glance at her backside, however she saw him move away and to the front of her and knelt down looking at her.
"Muscle ok?" Wolf simple asked and Panther continued to look at her toes before closing her eyes hiding her frustration, he didnt look at her the way she wanted him to but she could expose herself so she played along.
She leaned back up slowly with Wolf slowly standing up with her and she slightly moved her right leg back and forth and soon she smiled. "Much better Wolf, thanks for that."
Wolf gave a nod. "Good, make sure you do stretches before a session. If need be have extra time doing them, that should relieve the pain".
"Will do Wolf thanks," Panther spoke kindly and then began rubbing the side of her left arm and Wolf saw her thinking about something.
"Whats on your mind Panther?" Wolf asked and Panther just chuckled shaking her head as she looked down to the floor. "Nothing its stupid but..." Panther then looked up to Wolf. "If you got time do you want to grab a coffee? Maybe hang out little and get to know each other a little?"
"Get to know each other?" Wolf folded his arms frowning and Panther waved her hand. "I mean hang out as two people, not soldier and recruit. I'd like to know you as a friend you know, what you like doing, where you grew up that kind of thing. I mean your an amazing guy and I'd like to know more about you as a friend".
Wolf just looked at her and suddenly he chuckled unfolding his arms. "Panther, I appreciate that but I'm up to my neck in work. I got three more sessions after this".
"Will you think about though?" Panther asked with hope and Wolf looked at her for a few seconds. "Yeah, yeah I will. Right now get yourself back to your barracks and rest up that thiegh, your next session will be tomorrow".
Happy with his answer Panther smiled and then saluted him. "Thank you Sir, and thanks for the treatment".
"Its no problem Panther, now get going before my next session starts" Wolf asked and Panther nodded, he watched her turn and leave and he watched her legs looking for any signs of discomfort but he saw her walking perfectly. He also wondered why she decided to wear leggings for training especially those that showed off her ass alot but he watched her leave the hanger and thats when he frowned.
Slowly turning away he went to the nearby bench and picked up his radio, tuning in a frequency he then spoke into his radio.
"This is Howling Wolf, I request a medical record of our new recruit Code named Panther. I want all recently reported injuries on file" He ordered and then looked to the door at the far end of the hanger.
"I want them in the next few hours". Wolf then ended the radio call suspecting what Panther was doing all along.
"Huey and Eli's plan are entering the next stage, Wolf now suspects Panther and her actions and the Child Soldiers have now become hostile. Things are not looking good and Big Boss is still held by Cipher. What is gonna happen next? We will find out soon!"
