Blues: To SSG. It's cool. I didn't expect that shot to work anyway. and
thanks for the warning. but I expected that. you're buddies are a little
kooky.
Forte: . Uh. Blues? He's right here. and I'm still trying to help him. At least he has most of his sanity. Now look SSG. I think the problem is too much stress. you didn't take that vacation soon enough. you need some time alone, and away from the others. Also, that nasty stench you recall from a while ago. just your imagination. okay?
SSG: . Okay.
Forte: Now I'm going to try something new. how 'bout it?
SSG: . What is it?
Forte: Got the inspiration a while back. any animals you're particularly fond of?
SSG: (Thinking).
Blues: . This could take a while.
Beelzemon: . Geez. I hate it when they use my living room as a treatment ward.
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Chapter 9 - Suspicions cast.
Mei Ling seemed a little nervous when she answered them.
"Well. It's like the saying 'Do one good deed, and it will be repaid a thousand fold.' Showing a little mercy could benefit you."
They decided they didn't have time to press her for an answer. They left, and went back into the fortress.
"Snake? Is Mei Ling always that suspicious?" Raiden asked.
"No."
"I wonder what the deal is." Meryl said.
They took a level one door in the hallway connecting to the mess hall. They wound up in a generator room.
"Welcome to the greatest show on Earth!!!!!!!" A voice shouted, imitating a carnival barker.
Then the generators came to life, shooting electricity in all directions. When the blasts hit the walls, they blasted like fireworks.
"TONIGHT WILL BE A THREE ON ONE FIGHT!!!!!! THE CHALLENGERS, WEIGHING IN AT OVER THREE HUNDRED POUNDS TOTAL. ARE THE LEGENDARY SOLID SNAKE."
Then a spotlight hits Snake.
"What the hell?" He said.
"MERYL SILVERBERGH, THE BEAUTIFUL, BUT DEADLY MERCENARY."
Then the spotlight shines on her. She blushes.
"AND A NEW FACE, KNOWN AS 'THE WHITE DEVIL', 'JACK THE RIPPER', AND HIS CURRENT NAME, RAIDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Then the spotlight shines on Raiden. He's visibly upset. putting it mildly.
"HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT????????????" He demanded.
Raiden did his best to hide his past since the Big Shell. The only ones SUPPOSED to know that were himself, and Rose. but she only knew 'Jack the Ripper'. Aside from that, no one knew. or so he thought.
"MY BOY, THE BARKER'S _ SUPPOSED _ TO KNOW WHAT HE'S BARKING ABOUT!!!!!!!! AND THE CHAMPION, WEIGHING IN A ONE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT POUNDS."
Then the spotlight shines on a figure previously hidden in the dark. The microphone in his hands gives a hint about who the barker was.
"Me."
Then Dynamo throws the microphone toward a generator. It's fried by the electric field around the generator. Then Dynamo walks straight toward the mercenaries, between the two generators. Then Dynamo activates a hands- free microphone he's wearing.
"HERE ARE THE RULES." He began to imitate a referee, " The champ has a home ground advantage. He can approach the generators without harm. You unfortunately, can't. Without any way to divert the power that is. you'd be fried like the Mic. Also, the power coming from the generators is interfering with the radar. It's worthless. Even if you're not using the 'limited' radar."
Snake knew what he meant. The nanomachines they had could provide radar with limited range. It was limited to the room they were in, and only within a few feet of the user. Worse yet, it wouldn't tell you which way a guard was looking. Luckily, Mei Ling got the Soliton Radar working.
"READY???? FIGHT!!!!!!"
Dynamo snapped his yo-yo towards the three. They dodged them, but Raiden had assumed he could cut between the generators. He was electrocuted, and thrown into the wall.
"Barely five seconds, and you already forgot that rule."
Raiden got a call.
Raiden! This is Miller. I have an idea. The H.F. blade you have might be able to deflect the electricity he fires, like a bat deflects a baseball. When he fires, try hitting it back at him.
I'll try that if our other weapons don't work.
Raiden signed off, and realized that Miller had a point. With all that electricity, it'd be a lot like fighting Fortune again. Snake fired a shot, but the bullet was pulled toward a generator. Raiden saw Miller's point. Then he had an idea.
"The champ? HA!!! He can't fight without his precious generators!!!!!"
Dynamo started to get mad.
"SHUT UP AND FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!"
Dynamo snapped his bladed yo-yo at Raiden, who jumped to the side, and used his sword to cut the string.
"DAMN YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Raiden's plan worked. Without the yo-yo, he had no choice but to fire electric blasts. Dynamo punched his gauntlets together, and energy started flowing to them. Then he fired at Raiden, who batted the energy away. His aim was off, and it hit a lighting fixture on the ceiling. Dynamo was stunned at the move.
"How did."
Then the fixture fell, and hit Dynamo on the head.
"{OOFFFFFFF} BLAST YOU!!!!!!!!!!!"
Meryl took the chance to borrow a grenade Snake had, and throw it towards Dynamo. It stuck to his power pack. The blast happened, but all the shrapnel was stuck on the generators. It still hurt Dynamo though.
"THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Dynamo blasted Snake, and knocked Meryl out. Then he stomped towards Raiden, and grabbed him, electrocuting him at close range.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! {Groan} Won't this {Grunt} kill you too?"
"He-he-he. I LOVE THE FEEL OF ELECTRICITY SURGING THROUGH ME!!!!!!!!!"
Raiden was losing consciousness fast. Then he has another idea.
"{Groan} Goodbye.."
Raiden threw his sword towards the generators. Like he hoped, it had one end stuck to one, and the other end on the other generator. That would either ground them both down, or destroy the base with a massive power surge. Either way, it was a win-win situation. Dynamo noticed what he did, and dropped Raiden. He ran toward the sword, and grabbed it to try and get rid of it. Despite loving the feel of electricity, this was far too much of it. He screamed in pain, since his gauntlets lacked insulation for protection. Raiden stood up, and woke his partners up. They got up in time to witness the generators, which would have exploded, lose power, and Dynamo's skeleton hang limply from the sword. The sword itself had 'welded' to the generators and Dynamo.
"So much for a good sword. Thank God Miller's advice worked."
Snake heard him.
"WHAT???"
Raiden realized what he said.
"Uh."
"Tell me what you said!!!!"
Snake slammed Raiden into a wall.
"Okay. Miller called me a while back, and said that he wanted to surprise you. what's wrong with that?"
"WHAT'S HIS FREQUENCY????????"
"140.68."
Snake called that frequency.
Raiden? What do you need?
DAMN YOU LIQUID!!!! PULLING THAT STUNT AGAIN????????
Liquid knew his little facade had ended. He removed the sunglasses, and undid the ponytail. Meryl and Raiden were watching with their Codecs.
I WAS TALKING TO LIQUID???????
Sorry to disappoint you boy, but you were useful.
But why help us?
You'll know everything soon enough.
Then Liquid disconnected his Codec, and switched the frequency. Snake looked up at Raiden, with a murderous glare in his eyes.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know it was Liquid."
Snake sighed.
"Great. we have a problem. did you call him?"
"NO! He called me."
Snake banged his fist against the wall.
"Perfect. the only way he could've gotten your frequency is."
". A SPY??????"
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SSG: .
Blues: . Can't you hurry him up?
Forte: He has to trust me. The human mind is fragile. rushing this could cause him irreparable harm. He has to trust me with this. and I'll wait until he trusts me with what animal he likes best. Just so long as it exists. heck. even if it's extinct, this could still work.
Beelzemon: I am NOT going to ask.
Forte: . Uh. Blues? He's right here. and I'm still trying to help him. At least he has most of his sanity. Now look SSG. I think the problem is too much stress. you didn't take that vacation soon enough. you need some time alone, and away from the others. Also, that nasty stench you recall from a while ago. just your imagination. okay?
SSG: . Okay.
Forte: Now I'm going to try something new. how 'bout it?
SSG: . What is it?
Forte: Got the inspiration a while back. any animals you're particularly fond of?
SSG: (Thinking).
Blues: . This could take a while.
Beelzemon: . Geez. I hate it when they use my living room as a treatment ward.
//////////////////////////
Chapter 9 - Suspicions cast.
Mei Ling seemed a little nervous when she answered them.
"Well. It's like the saying 'Do one good deed, and it will be repaid a thousand fold.' Showing a little mercy could benefit you."
They decided they didn't have time to press her for an answer. They left, and went back into the fortress.
"Snake? Is Mei Ling always that suspicious?" Raiden asked.
"No."
"I wonder what the deal is." Meryl said.
They took a level one door in the hallway connecting to the mess hall. They wound up in a generator room.
"Welcome to the greatest show on Earth!!!!!!!" A voice shouted, imitating a carnival barker.
Then the generators came to life, shooting electricity in all directions. When the blasts hit the walls, they blasted like fireworks.
"TONIGHT WILL BE A THREE ON ONE FIGHT!!!!!! THE CHALLENGERS, WEIGHING IN AT OVER THREE HUNDRED POUNDS TOTAL. ARE THE LEGENDARY SOLID SNAKE."
Then a spotlight hits Snake.
"What the hell?" He said.
"MERYL SILVERBERGH, THE BEAUTIFUL, BUT DEADLY MERCENARY."
Then the spotlight shines on her. She blushes.
"AND A NEW FACE, KNOWN AS 'THE WHITE DEVIL', 'JACK THE RIPPER', AND HIS CURRENT NAME, RAIDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Then the spotlight shines on Raiden. He's visibly upset. putting it mildly.
"HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT????????????" He demanded.
Raiden did his best to hide his past since the Big Shell. The only ones SUPPOSED to know that were himself, and Rose. but she only knew 'Jack the Ripper'. Aside from that, no one knew. or so he thought.
"MY BOY, THE BARKER'S _ SUPPOSED _ TO KNOW WHAT HE'S BARKING ABOUT!!!!!!!! AND THE CHAMPION, WEIGHING IN A ONE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT POUNDS."
Then the spotlight shines on a figure previously hidden in the dark. The microphone in his hands gives a hint about who the barker was.
"Me."
Then Dynamo throws the microphone toward a generator. It's fried by the electric field around the generator. Then Dynamo walks straight toward the mercenaries, between the two generators. Then Dynamo activates a hands- free microphone he's wearing.
"HERE ARE THE RULES." He began to imitate a referee, " The champ has a home ground advantage. He can approach the generators without harm. You unfortunately, can't. Without any way to divert the power that is. you'd be fried like the Mic. Also, the power coming from the generators is interfering with the radar. It's worthless. Even if you're not using the 'limited' radar."
Snake knew what he meant. The nanomachines they had could provide radar with limited range. It was limited to the room they were in, and only within a few feet of the user. Worse yet, it wouldn't tell you which way a guard was looking. Luckily, Mei Ling got the Soliton Radar working.
"READY???? FIGHT!!!!!!"
Dynamo snapped his yo-yo towards the three. They dodged them, but Raiden had assumed he could cut between the generators. He was electrocuted, and thrown into the wall.
"Barely five seconds, and you already forgot that rule."
Raiden got a call.
Raiden! This is Miller. I have an idea. The H.F. blade you have might be able to deflect the electricity he fires, like a bat deflects a baseball. When he fires, try hitting it back at him.
I'll try that if our other weapons don't work.
Raiden signed off, and realized that Miller had a point. With all that electricity, it'd be a lot like fighting Fortune again. Snake fired a shot, but the bullet was pulled toward a generator. Raiden saw Miller's point. Then he had an idea.
"The champ? HA!!! He can't fight without his precious generators!!!!!"
Dynamo started to get mad.
"SHUT UP AND FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!"
Dynamo snapped his bladed yo-yo at Raiden, who jumped to the side, and used his sword to cut the string.
"DAMN YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Raiden's plan worked. Without the yo-yo, he had no choice but to fire electric blasts. Dynamo punched his gauntlets together, and energy started flowing to them. Then he fired at Raiden, who batted the energy away. His aim was off, and it hit a lighting fixture on the ceiling. Dynamo was stunned at the move.
"How did."
Then the fixture fell, and hit Dynamo on the head.
"{OOFFFFFFF} BLAST YOU!!!!!!!!!!!"
Meryl took the chance to borrow a grenade Snake had, and throw it towards Dynamo. It stuck to his power pack. The blast happened, but all the shrapnel was stuck on the generators. It still hurt Dynamo though.
"THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Dynamo blasted Snake, and knocked Meryl out. Then he stomped towards Raiden, and grabbed him, electrocuting him at close range.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! {Groan} Won't this {Grunt} kill you too?"
"He-he-he. I LOVE THE FEEL OF ELECTRICITY SURGING THROUGH ME!!!!!!!!!"
Raiden was losing consciousness fast. Then he has another idea.
"{Groan} Goodbye.."
Raiden threw his sword towards the generators. Like he hoped, it had one end stuck to one, and the other end on the other generator. That would either ground them both down, or destroy the base with a massive power surge. Either way, it was a win-win situation. Dynamo noticed what he did, and dropped Raiden. He ran toward the sword, and grabbed it to try and get rid of it. Despite loving the feel of electricity, this was far too much of it. He screamed in pain, since his gauntlets lacked insulation for protection. Raiden stood up, and woke his partners up. They got up in time to witness the generators, which would have exploded, lose power, and Dynamo's skeleton hang limply from the sword. The sword itself had 'welded' to the generators and Dynamo.
"So much for a good sword. Thank God Miller's advice worked."
Snake heard him.
"WHAT???"
Raiden realized what he said.
"Uh."
"Tell me what you said!!!!"
Snake slammed Raiden into a wall.
"Okay. Miller called me a while back, and said that he wanted to surprise you. what's wrong with that?"
"WHAT'S HIS FREQUENCY????????"
"140.68."
Snake called that frequency.
Raiden? What do you need?
DAMN YOU LIQUID!!!! PULLING THAT STUNT AGAIN????????
Liquid knew his little facade had ended. He removed the sunglasses, and undid the ponytail. Meryl and Raiden were watching with their Codecs.
I WAS TALKING TO LIQUID???????
Sorry to disappoint you boy, but you were useful.
But why help us?
You'll know everything soon enough.
Then Liquid disconnected his Codec, and switched the frequency. Snake looked up at Raiden, with a murderous glare in his eyes.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know it was Liquid."
Snake sighed.
"Great. we have a problem. did you call him?"
"NO! He called me."
Snake banged his fist against the wall.
"Perfect. the only way he could've gotten your frequency is."
". A SPY??????"
///////////////////////////
SSG: .
Blues: . Can't you hurry him up?
Forte: He has to trust me. The human mind is fragile. rushing this could cause him irreparable harm. He has to trust me with this. and I'll wait until he trusts me with what animal he likes best. Just so long as it exists. heck. even if it's extinct, this could still work.
Beelzemon: I am NOT going to ask.