Chapter 7 - The Grateful Bread
BAM!!!!
The cameras turned off,
The staff rushed over to see what had happened.
"He's hurt!!" said one voice.
"No duh." Said another.
"Well, Do CPR on him at least!!"
"No way!! Then what do you want me to do!? Marry him??"
"Well, you better think of something fast! The muffins are burning!!"
Raiden groaned, and opened his eyes. Soon enough, everything came into focus. Above him he could
see Snake, standing near his head, looking off at Otacon, who was busy trying to put out the muffins
that were on fire with an extinguisher. "The bran sure burns pretty fast!!" Otacon laughed. "You
won't be laughing when you see the pike Hideo Kojima's gonna put your head on!" Snake grumbled back.
Raiden groaned again, to get attention. "Here...! You're extinguishing all wrong!" Snake sneered, as he marched up to Otacon.
Otacon handed him the extinguisher, and Snake resumed putting it out. Raiden then sighed angrily. "GUYS!! I'M CONSCIOUS!!"
He screamed. Otacon jolted, a huge exclamation mark appearing over his head, then he rushed to Raiden.
"Raiden!! You're awake!!" Otacon then turned to Snake, who was still trying to put out the fire. "He's awake, Snake!!" he yelled.
Snake nodded. "Yeah... just stab me with a rake... so I won't bake anymore cakes..." he muttered to himself. Otacon helped Raiden sit up.
"A-Are you OK? Want me to uh... get you anything?" Otacon asked. Raiden rubbed his head, and stood up. "What happened to me?" he asked.
Snake then got fed up with the flaming muffins, and threw them in the freezer. He dusted his hands, then went up to Raiden.
"You got bashed in the head with a muffin tray." Snake replied. "Well, how!? Did someone throw it at me??" Raiden asked demandingly.
Snake's eyes lulled away, as Otacon stared at Snake expectantly. "Uh.. t-that's not important. What IS important is that you're alive... well, that's not really important either..."
Snake said.
Otacon then stepped forward, a spotlight appearing on him.
"What Snake means is; in life, there are no winners, no losers,
no chocolate bars that taste like Pina Colada..."
Snake then nudged Otacon over a bit. He leaned towards his ear a little. "Sorry Otacon, but I do the speeches. I always have. You just stick with the...uh... Chinese or whatever sayings." he grumbled. Otacon nodded. "Deal. Just like what that coconut tree said in that funny comic I read yesterday: 'No meat touching ma'am.'" Otacon chuckled to himself, as Snake smiled sheepishly then nodded him off. Otacon stopped laughing, and slumped away.
"Anyways,
What I MEAN is,
It shouldn't matter if you win, lose, or have no chocolate bars that taste like Pina Colada..."
Otacon huffed angrily. Snake laughed uneasily.
"Um...What DOES matter is,
Is that you're alive,
And as long as you choose life,
Nothing can stop you...
Not even a crappy show like Zanzibean."
The spotlight then faded away, leaving a very angry Raiden and Otacon. Snake shrugged. "What?" he asked gruffly. Raiden shook his head. "That didn't have anything to do with... ANYTHING!!" he screeched. Snake took out a cigarette. "It's been a long day...." he sighed.
Hideo nodded. "Yes, I figured as much. Cooking shows just aren't... 'chic' anymore. But I know WHAT is!!" he laughed as he took a big book out from a drawer in his desk. Otacon, Raiden and Snake approached his desk, and looked at the book. It was what they all feared....
"That's right!!" Hideo gleamed. "Metal Gear Solid 2 : SONGS Of Liberty!! Get the whole MGS2 staff together!! I'm makin'... a MUSICAL!!!!"
Note From JennH - Ahhh!! End of yet another story!! And yes, I'm thinking of ACTUALLY writing the MGS2 musical!! Ahhh ha ha!! But it might take a while so.... who knows? Maybe I will... maybe I won't!!
--Oh yes, and what parts of this fanfic was Raiden's dream? I'll let you figure that one out yourself..... :)