A/N: OK, my usual (its a habit actually) note before the beginning. This
chapter actually is focused a bit more on the characters. I know that this
seems kind of boring, but by far this is one of the most important chapters
of the whole story! If you wanna skip it go ahead. I just thought I'd give
the story a bit more dialogue in this chapter, and focus a bit on some of
the aspects of the characters (besides Raiden being a dumbass for once).
However, the ending to this chapter reveals a bit more to the story of the
ummm story....
Disclaimer: Same old, same old!
CHAPTER 5-TRUTH
Raiden was strapped to a device of some kind. He didn't really like this at all. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to challenge the legend after all. He began to have second thoughts about it. When he had finally awakened he could hear voices, but the room was still spinning.
"Don't kill him yet, I want him alive!"
"Leave it to me!"
"I want no more accidents like that DARPA chief."
"Yes, he's my target, mine alone!"
Raiden felt like he was on a table. He could still hear voices. He didn't try to move at all, didn't budge. He actually liked the rest he'd gotten on the machine. It was like being taken out of VR for a moment. He breathed softly. Not only that, but he was bored like nothing else. He wanted them to shut up.
The torture machine he was strapped to finally folded down. Much like how Snake was the first time, Raiden was shirtless. Staring him in the face were three people. Ocelot, Sniper Wolf, and Liquid Snake. They each looked at him for the moment. No, this wasn't Snake, but for Ocelot it was acceptable.
Ocelot was completely convinced that he and Snake were working together. After all, he and Snake were both shooting at him. Ocelot had left before Raiden could pull the trigger on Snake. This was supposed to be a competition between them and only them. Now Fox Hound was getting involved.
Raiden didn't want to die here. If he was going to loose at the "game", then he wanted to actually fight it out. Sure, he probably wasn't going to die here, Snake wouldn't let that happen....would he?
***
Snake wasn't worried about Raiden at all. He had no remorse. He sat in the Comm. Tower A for a moment. He was a little tired now. He sat down in the tower for a moment. He couldn't sleep now. He didn't care as much about the competition as he did about teaching Raiden a lesson.
Snake was about to head back to the armory for a few more supplies. He had one chaff grenade, and only one grenade left. He needed more supplies. He didn't know when Mantis would come around. He didn't even know if Mantis was in the simulation. That was all this was. It was nothing more than a game. It was a game in which Snake had an advantage at.
Snake wanted to teach Raiden a lesson. The damn kid needed it. He was just too damn green. He was WAY to much of a rookie and everybody knew it. He never bothered to check around at each moment when Snake was around. He had ran around blindly with his radar off, and never once has he really thought things through. He was always in too much of a rush. Yeah, Raiden was definitely a rookie, and definitely wasn't a soilder.
Snake's codec rang. He didn't really want to take the call, but with Raiden in torture he was actually really bored so he took it anyway. "That was low Snake, it really was!" It was Mei Ling. Snake didn't care though. He needed some sort of entertainment.
"Its for his own good Mei Ling, and you know it is."
She sighed, "But the Colonel said to ignore Fox-Hound and focus on the competition!"
"He said to ignore them, but he didn't say it was part of the rules." Snake retorted.
Mei Ling was about to respond but she stopped herself. She couldn't argue with that one. He was right after all. "Couldn't there have been a better way?"
"I guess there could've been a better way. But this is VR he can't be killed. Besides he could just submit anyway." Snake said. Again, he had a point. However, Mei Ling still didn't agree with him. She didn't really think Raiden deserved THAT. Snake found it hard to believe she was standing up for the kid. "I don't care what the hell happened to him on the Big Shell it wasn't the same!" Snake didn't even want to think about that again. Raiden running around naked was VERY disturbing. "He was freed easily at the big shell Mei Ling. Its time I make him into a soilder."
Mei Ling was completely clueless. She didn't know what happened at the Big Shell. She'd heard plenty of stories about it and all, but she didn't know what to believe. Raiden had told her one story, Otacon a different story, and Snake a different story. Each had told her a different story! She didn't know who to believe, but Otacon seemed more believeable then Raiden or Snake. Snake was too focused on Raiden's cons, and Raiden was to focused on his own pros. It made her sick!
"Why do you go so far out of your way for that kid?" Snake asked very sternly. Snake didn't want to butt in, and he usually wasn't the type to pry, but this one was haunting.
"Snake, I believe everybody has promise. Raiden just doesn't know what his is yet. I try to give him confidence so that he knows what his promise is. But you can't understand that. Can you Snake?"
Snake was silent for a moment. "Mei Ling, yeah, Raiden may have promise. But on the battlefield? No, someone like that can't have much promise. You go up agaisnt your enemy without knowing a damn thing about them and they'll take advantage of you! Raiden doesn't know ANYTHING!"
Mei Ling actually thought about that. Maybe Snake was right. Maybe the battlefield was no place for Raiden to be. He certainly couldn't go up in a competition agaisnt Snake.
"Mei Ling, I want you to do something for me." Snake said.
"What?"
"I want you to look into the Shadow Moses VR program and pull up Raidens stats. I want to see how he did on this simulation. He says that he's done it before...maybe he has. But he couldn't have gotten that far!" Snake said.
Mei Ling agreed to this and then she was cut off.
Snake sighed to himself. He put his hand on his forehead, then tightened his Bandana. He tried to think about what Mei Ling had said. Then he dismissed the thought. Even if it was VR, he was still on the battlefield, and he still had to watch his own ass.
***
Liquid and Wolf had left. Ocelot was setting up the torture machine, and preparing. He was going to enjoy torturing this kid. Hell, he ALWAYS enjoyed it. But this time he wanted answers more than anything. Ocelot's only concern was Snake. "Tell me where Snake is, and the torture will stop...I promise." He said as his one hand continued to push buttons along the device.
'What the hell?!' Raiden thought. Where could Snake be? By now Snake would be off collecting more weapons. Raiden still didn't know that it was Snake who had put him in this hell hole in the first place. "I honestly don't know where Snake is."
"The fun hasn't even started yet, and your giving up?"
"But I really don't know, Its the truth!"
"Shove it kid! I don't know who the hell you are, but you and Snake are obviously in this together. I've seen liers like you before. You're going to defend your partner at all cost!" Ocelot said.
'Dammit!' Raiden thought. 'How the hell do I get out of here?' He began to look around a bit. There was still time left before the torture right?
Ocelot had finally finished the preparations. "They're will be an electric shock sent through out your entire body! I'll keep doing that until you talk and tell me! For each time you don't talk, I'll torture you longer and longer. Don't worry there will be breaks...when I say so."
Raiden didn't like how this was going so far. He wasn't sure if he could take this. Ocelot began to start the torture. Raiden was screaming in agony...and then he felt nothing. "You little wuss I haven't even started yet!" Ocelot snapped.
When Ocelot actually did start though the pain really was very agonizing. But it wasn't too bad. In fact, Raiden felt as though he coud keep this up for a while. Granted he couldn't endure NEARLY as much as Snake, but this first one he got through pretty easily.
The time ran out, and Ocelot had to take a moment to reset. "We're not finished yet!" He laughed. He just enjoyed torturing people so much! It made him feel like he had so much power over everybody!
The second one ran about 15 seconds longer than the first one. Raiden was still able to take it, but his body was starting to feel fatique. "Come on! One more time!" Ocelot said as he was already restarting the machine. He added another fifteen seconds onto the time limit.
Raiden was able to take this one too. The third one had more of a charge to it though. 'The bastard is trying to kill me!' Raiden thought. He wanted it to stop! The pain was starting to add up now. He was starting to lose the feeling in his arm. He could still take it though. He didn't have a choice otherwise. There was nothing that Raiden could do to stop this! Snake had just disappeared.
Ocelot stopped. "Give up! Make it easier on yourself! One more time!"
He started up the machine again. 'Damn! How long can this guy go on like this!' Raiden thought to himself. The fourth one Ocelot extended the time by 30 seconds this time. Raiden started to scream louder this time, the pain was actually starting to get to him. By the time it stopped, Raiden was barely alive.
"Well, thats enough for now, I think." Ocelot said as he relased Raiden. Raiden was too weak to stand. As a result two guards had to come in and take him to his cell in the Med Room.
Raiden couldn't feel his arm. His codec went off. He didn't feel like answering it, but maybe it would be good to actually talk to someone for a change. "Raiden, its me." Otacon spoke to Raiden.
"What do you want!?" Raiden barely managed to shout.
"Shut up in there will ya!" Johnny Susaki said as he walked around a bit. He was watching Raiden closely. Eventually he'd have to go to the bathroom. The difference was that once again thanks to Otacon's "adjustments" you had to purely rely on stealth to get you out of here...which Raiden wasn't always good at.
"Listen Raiden, you're probably wondering how you got there." Otacon began.
Raiden didn't want to think about it, but what the hell? "Yeah, sure fill me in on it all. There is nothing that could make this any worse than it is."
"Raiden, if it weren't for Snake you probably wouldn't be there. See, he planned that one all out so that you would get captured." Otacon said.
Raiden was suddenly alive with energy...sort of anyway. His arm still hurt but now he managed to come out a deep depression like voice, "This was all because of Snake?" Raiden thought about it. Yeah, Snake would. "But why?"
"Listen Raiden, whatever reason Snake did this to you, I'm sure its with good reasoning."
"There isn't anything good about this! I'm involved with Fox Hound now...and you say that this is GOOD!?" Raiden started to shout, the guard quieted him down again.
"Why do you keep thinking like that?' Otacon asked. "Or better yet, why don't you think at all?"
Raiden was silent for a moment. He'd never actually thought about it before. Whenever he did something, he just did it. The consequences didn't even matter to him. It was just how he did things. That of course, wouldn't be a good answer for Otacon. "I'm just that kind of guy. I act first and think later."
Otacon sighed. "Okay smart guy! Now I want you to act on how you're going to get out of there!" Otacon sounded so serious about it. "I mean it Raiden. Tell me without thinking how you're going to get out of there."
"Well, uhhh, the guard has to ummm...." He couldn't think! He coudln't think of anything! How was he going to get out of here?
"Its easier than you think Raiden. You just have to actually think."
Raiden was then fed up with this shit. "How can you be friends with Snake? After everything he keeps doing to me!?"
Otacon didn't waste time. He knew eventually that Raiden would ask. "I'm like Snake's right hand man. He has a lot of the brawns, and I have the brains. I know this concept called 'thinking' is new to you so I'll try to go as slow as possible." Otacon said. Raiden didn't say anything to the comment. "OK, this is how it goes Raiden. When was the last time you actually saw Snake hack out a code? Never right? Thats because he has me to do it for him. When was the last time you saw me run into a battle with a gun blazing? Or the last time you ever saw me kill a guy? Never. Raiden, Snake may be the ultimate soilder; but believe it or not, if we put my brains and his brawn together, WE'RE the ones that create the ultimate soilder!"
"Does that mean that all the tricks Snake have played on me have been masterminded by you?"
"No, Snake did all that on his own. I don't need to tell Snake how to fight. Snake just knows what to expect on the battlefield. I can't tell him that. Just like Snake can't tell me what to expect from all the hacking I do. What are you good at Raiden?"
Raiden had never been asked such a question before. What WAS he good at? He didn't know for sure. He never even tried anything but the stealth missions. "I don't know exactly." He felt like an idiot saying all this to Otacon.
"You have to be good at something Raiden. Its like Mei Ling always says, 'everyone has promise'. You have to be good at something Raiden."
But it was true. Raiden had only known one thing. How to kill. He was actually pretty good at it....but he needed something more than that. He needed to be good at something. He then dismissed it completely. "I'll find something later. I need to get out of here!"
"You need some help?' Asked Otacon.
"Yeah, sure." Raiden said.
"Alright then, but you tell Snake that I got you out of here and I'll kill you in the real world!" Otacon said jokingly. "The guard has to go to the bathroom eventually. When he does I want you to hide under the bed ok?"
"Got it." Raiden said.
"One more thing."
"What is it?"
"You might want to check the DARPA chiefs body for a nice gift." Otacon said. Then he cut the codec.
Raiden made his way to the DARPA chief and began to search the maggoty corpse.
When Johnny witnessed this he screamed. "Thats so goddamn gross man! You sick bastard!" He felt like having to throw up now. "OOOOOOOO my stomach!" He screamed and then ran off.
Just as he had done so, Raiden pulled a level 7 keycard out of the DARPA chiefs pocket. PERFECT! Raiden watched Johnny run into the bathroom. Now that Johnny was um...."evacuating" Raiden decided to crawl under the bed.
Raiden was there for a good 20 minutes before he finally heard the flushing. He heard Johnny coming back. "Now I feel much better! I just wish I hadn't tossed AND released my lunch!" He said walking back. He looked in the cell but didn't notice that Raiden was gone. He then fell asleep! How much longer was Raiden going to be under there? He waited as the guard slept for about another 30 mins. When Johnny finally awoke, he STILL hadn't noticed Raiden missing. "Man, I gotta shit again!" He said as he walked to the bathroom.
Raiden climbed out from under. "This is pointless! I thought the AI was at eight?" He then ran and jumped at the glass. "Maybe I can break it!" It was no go. He smacked into it and just fell to the ground. He was stunned for a bit, but he didn't bother to get up.
Johnny came back, and even though Raiden was right up against the wall, NOW he didn't see Raiden. "What the hell?" As Johnny ran on the other side of the wall, Raiden had to run along side him or else he'd be discovered. By the time Johnny had gotten to the door and opened it Raiden was there. Johnny swiftly swung his FAMAS at Raiden. He nearly knocked him out! Raiden fell back into the cell and the door was closed.
He called up Otacon, "Not the best...but what would you expect?"
Otacon was laughing for the moment. "It almost worked. I'm surprised. I'm just shocked that he thought you were gone when you were right in front of him!"
Raiden cut him off, and then went back to thinking of how to get out of there. "Its time kid," Johnny said. "Ocelot wants you."
***
Snake was still waiting in the Comm. Tower A. He was smoking a cigerette, waiting for a chance to move. He was still thinking about heading back to the armory but he wasn't in a rush. The Blast Furnace would have a lot of stuff. But he decided that he should go back anyway. Raiden could easily get lots of ammo now. He was only in the Tank Hanger after all.
Snake got up, only to receive a call. "This is Snake." He said.
"Its Mei Ling. I looked for Raidens records."
"What did you find out?"
"Snake, there are NO records of Raiden ever taking the VR simulation of Shadow Moses."
"There has to be something! If he really did take the simulation then he should have records!"
"Snake," Mei Ling said softly. "I don't think he ever took the simulation. If he did, then there would be records here."
"Keep searching!" Snake ordered. "I know there has to be something in the files." He said and then cut her out. Snake knew that if Raiden had truthfully taken the simulation of Shadow Moses, then he had results.
His codec went off again. "Yeah?"
"Snake I've got something!" Mei Ling shouted in excitement.
"What have you got?" Snake asked eagerly.
"You're not going to like this. According to this record he NEVER finished the simulation, and he was spotted 971 times! He used a lot more rations than anybody ever has, he didn't kill ANYONE! Snake, according to the record he barely got to the Nuke Building!" Mei Ling had said.
TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N: OK, Raiden has to eventually get out of there so...that'll probably happen sometime in the next chapter. This chapter was a little slow and boring, I know, but I wanted to focus more on the characters for once. Also, I'm out of school...so umm the next about...four chapters are already typed up...but I wanna know what you think first!
Disclaimer: Same old, same old!
CHAPTER 5-TRUTH
Raiden was strapped to a device of some kind. He didn't really like this at all. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to challenge the legend after all. He began to have second thoughts about it. When he had finally awakened he could hear voices, but the room was still spinning.
"Don't kill him yet, I want him alive!"
"Leave it to me!"
"I want no more accidents like that DARPA chief."
"Yes, he's my target, mine alone!"
Raiden felt like he was on a table. He could still hear voices. He didn't try to move at all, didn't budge. He actually liked the rest he'd gotten on the machine. It was like being taken out of VR for a moment. He breathed softly. Not only that, but he was bored like nothing else. He wanted them to shut up.
The torture machine he was strapped to finally folded down. Much like how Snake was the first time, Raiden was shirtless. Staring him in the face were three people. Ocelot, Sniper Wolf, and Liquid Snake. They each looked at him for the moment. No, this wasn't Snake, but for Ocelot it was acceptable.
Ocelot was completely convinced that he and Snake were working together. After all, he and Snake were both shooting at him. Ocelot had left before Raiden could pull the trigger on Snake. This was supposed to be a competition between them and only them. Now Fox Hound was getting involved.
Raiden didn't want to die here. If he was going to loose at the "game", then he wanted to actually fight it out. Sure, he probably wasn't going to die here, Snake wouldn't let that happen....would he?
***
Snake wasn't worried about Raiden at all. He had no remorse. He sat in the Comm. Tower A for a moment. He was a little tired now. He sat down in the tower for a moment. He couldn't sleep now. He didn't care as much about the competition as he did about teaching Raiden a lesson.
Snake was about to head back to the armory for a few more supplies. He had one chaff grenade, and only one grenade left. He needed more supplies. He didn't know when Mantis would come around. He didn't even know if Mantis was in the simulation. That was all this was. It was nothing more than a game. It was a game in which Snake had an advantage at.
Snake wanted to teach Raiden a lesson. The damn kid needed it. He was just too damn green. He was WAY to much of a rookie and everybody knew it. He never bothered to check around at each moment when Snake was around. He had ran around blindly with his radar off, and never once has he really thought things through. He was always in too much of a rush. Yeah, Raiden was definitely a rookie, and definitely wasn't a soilder.
Snake's codec rang. He didn't really want to take the call, but with Raiden in torture he was actually really bored so he took it anyway. "That was low Snake, it really was!" It was Mei Ling. Snake didn't care though. He needed some sort of entertainment.
"Its for his own good Mei Ling, and you know it is."
She sighed, "But the Colonel said to ignore Fox-Hound and focus on the competition!"
"He said to ignore them, but he didn't say it was part of the rules." Snake retorted.
Mei Ling was about to respond but she stopped herself. She couldn't argue with that one. He was right after all. "Couldn't there have been a better way?"
"I guess there could've been a better way. But this is VR he can't be killed. Besides he could just submit anyway." Snake said. Again, he had a point. However, Mei Ling still didn't agree with him. She didn't really think Raiden deserved THAT. Snake found it hard to believe she was standing up for the kid. "I don't care what the hell happened to him on the Big Shell it wasn't the same!" Snake didn't even want to think about that again. Raiden running around naked was VERY disturbing. "He was freed easily at the big shell Mei Ling. Its time I make him into a soilder."
Mei Ling was completely clueless. She didn't know what happened at the Big Shell. She'd heard plenty of stories about it and all, but she didn't know what to believe. Raiden had told her one story, Otacon a different story, and Snake a different story. Each had told her a different story! She didn't know who to believe, but Otacon seemed more believeable then Raiden or Snake. Snake was too focused on Raiden's cons, and Raiden was to focused on his own pros. It made her sick!
"Why do you go so far out of your way for that kid?" Snake asked very sternly. Snake didn't want to butt in, and he usually wasn't the type to pry, but this one was haunting.
"Snake, I believe everybody has promise. Raiden just doesn't know what his is yet. I try to give him confidence so that he knows what his promise is. But you can't understand that. Can you Snake?"
Snake was silent for a moment. "Mei Ling, yeah, Raiden may have promise. But on the battlefield? No, someone like that can't have much promise. You go up agaisnt your enemy without knowing a damn thing about them and they'll take advantage of you! Raiden doesn't know ANYTHING!"
Mei Ling actually thought about that. Maybe Snake was right. Maybe the battlefield was no place for Raiden to be. He certainly couldn't go up in a competition agaisnt Snake.
"Mei Ling, I want you to do something for me." Snake said.
"What?"
"I want you to look into the Shadow Moses VR program and pull up Raidens stats. I want to see how he did on this simulation. He says that he's done it before...maybe he has. But he couldn't have gotten that far!" Snake said.
Mei Ling agreed to this and then she was cut off.
Snake sighed to himself. He put his hand on his forehead, then tightened his Bandana. He tried to think about what Mei Ling had said. Then he dismissed the thought. Even if it was VR, he was still on the battlefield, and he still had to watch his own ass.
***
Liquid and Wolf had left. Ocelot was setting up the torture machine, and preparing. He was going to enjoy torturing this kid. Hell, he ALWAYS enjoyed it. But this time he wanted answers more than anything. Ocelot's only concern was Snake. "Tell me where Snake is, and the torture will stop...I promise." He said as his one hand continued to push buttons along the device.
'What the hell?!' Raiden thought. Where could Snake be? By now Snake would be off collecting more weapons. Raiden still didn't know that it was Snake who had put him in this hell hole in the first place. "I honestly don't know where Snake is."
"The fun hasn't even started yet, and your giving up?"
"But I really don't know, Its the truth!"
"Shove it kid! I don't know who the hell you are, but you and Snake are obviously in this together. I've seen liers like you before. You're going to defend your partner at all cost!" Ocelot said.
'Dammit!' Raiden thought. 'How the hell do I get out of here?' He began to look around a bit. There was still time left before the torture right?
Ocelot had finally finished the preparations. "They're will be an electric shock sent through out your entire body! I'll keep doing that until you talk and tell me! For each time you don't talk, I'll torture you longer and longer. Don't worry there will be breaks...when I say so."
Raiden didn't like how this was going so far. He wasn't sure if he could take this. Ocelot began to start the torture. Raiden was screaming in agony...and then he felt nothing. "You little wuss I haven't even started yet!" Ocelot snapped.
When Ocelot actually did start though the pain really was very agonizing. But it wasn't too bad. In fact, Raiden felt as though he coud keep this up for a while. Granted he couldn't endure NEARLY as much as Snake, but this first one he got through pretty easily.
The time ran out, and Ocelot had to take a moment to reset. "We're not finished yet!" He laughed. He just enjoyed torturing people so much! It made him feel like he had so much power over everybody!
The second one ran about 15 seconds longer than the first one. Raiden was still able to take it, but his body was starting to feel fatique. "Come on! One more time!" Ocelot said as he was already restarting the machine. He added another fifteen seconds onto the time limit.
Raiden was able to take this one too. The third one had more of a charge to it though. 'The bastard is trying to kill me!' Raiden thought. He wanted it to stop! The pain was starting to add up now. He was starting to lose the feeling in his arm. He could still take it though. He didn't have a choice otherwise. There was nothing that Raiden could do to stop this! Snake had just disappeared.
Ocelot stopped. "Give up! Make it easier on yourself! One more time!"
He started up the machine again. 'Damn! How long can this guy go on like this!' Raiden thought to himself. The fourth one Ocelot extended the time by 30 seconds this time. Raiden started to scream louder this time, the pain was actually starting to get to him. By the time it stopped, Raiden was barely alive.
"Well, thats enough for now, I think." Ocelot said as he relased Raiden. Raiden was too weak to stand. As a result two guards had to come in and take him to his cell in the Med Room.
Raiden couldn't feel his arm. His codec went off. He didn't feel like answering it, but maybe it would be good to actually talk to someone for a change. "Raiden, its me." Otacon spoke to Raiden.
"What do you want!?" Raiden barely managed to shout.
"Shut up in there will ya!" Johnny Susaki said as he walked around a bit. He was watching Raiden closely. Eventually he'd have to go to the bathroom. The difference was that once again thanks to Otacon's "adjustments" you had to purely rely on stealth to get you out of here...which Raiden wasn't always good at.
"Listen Raiden, you're probably wondering how you got there." Otacon began.
Raiden didn't want to think about it, but what the hell? "Yeah, sure fill me in on it all. There is nothing that could make this any worse than it is."
"Raiden, if it weren't for Snake you probably wouldn't be there. See, he planned that one all out so that you would get captured." Otacon said.
Raiden was suddenly alive with energy...sort of anyway. His arm still hurt but now he managed to come out a deep depression like voice, "This was all because of Snake?" Raiden thought about it. Yeah, Snake would. "But why?"
"Listen Raiden, whatever reason Snake did this to you, I'm sure its with good reasoning."
"There isn't anything good about this! I'm involved with Fox Hound now...and you say that this is GOOD!?" Raiden started to shout, the guard quieted him down again.
"Why do you keep thinking like that?' Otacon asked. "Or better yet, why don't you think at all?"
Raiden was silent for a moment. He'd never actually thought about it before. Whenever he did something, he just did it. The consequences didn't even matter to him. It was just how he did things. That of course, wouldn't be a good answer for Otacon. "I'm just that kind of guy. I act first and think later."
Otacon sighed. "Okay smart guy! Now I want you to act on how you're going to get out of there!" Otacon sounded so serious about it. "I mean it Raiden. Tell me without thinking how you're going to get out of there."
"Well, uhhh, the guard has to ummm...." He couldn't think! He coudln't think of anything! How was he going to get out of here?
"Its easier than you think Raiden. You just have to actually think."
Raiden was then fed up with this shit. "How can you be friends with Snake? After everything he keeps doing to me!?"
Otacon didn't waste time. He knew eventually that Raiden would ask. "I'm like Snake's right hand man. He has a lot of the brawns, and I have the brains. I know this concept called 'thinking' is new to you so I'll try to go as slow as possible." Otacon said. Raiden didn't say anything to the comment. "OK, this is how it goes Raiden. When was the last time you actually saw Snake hack out a code? Never right? Thats because he has me to do it for him. When was the last time you saw me run into a battle with a gun blazing? Or the last time you ever saw me kill a guy? Never. Raiden, Snake may be the ultimate soilder; but believe it or not, if we put my brains and his brawn together, WE'RE the ones that create the ultimate soilder!"
"Does that mean that all the tricks Snake have played on me have been masterminded by you?"
"No, Snake did all that on his own. I don't need to tell Snake how to fight. Snake just knows what to expect on the battlefield. I can't tell him that. Just like Snake can't tell me what to expect from all the hacking I do. What are you good at Raiden?"
Raiden had never been asked such a question before. What WAS he good at? He didn't know for sure. He never even tried anything but the stealth missions. "I don't know exactly." He felt like an idiot saying all this to Otacon.
"You have to be good at something Raiden. Its like Mei Ling always says, 'everyone has promise'. You have to be good at something Raiden."
But it was true. Raiden had only known one thing. How to kill. He was actually pretty good at it....but he needed something more than that. He needed to be good at something. He then dismissed it completely. "I'll find something later. I need to get out of here!"
"You need some help?' Asked Otacon.
"Yeah, sure." Raiden said.
"Alright then, but you tell Snake that I got you out of here and I'll kill you in the real world!" Otacon said jokingly. "The guard has to go to the bathroom eventually. When he does I want you to hide under the bed ok?"
"Got it." Raiden said.
"One more thing."
"What is it?"
"You might want to check the DARPA chiefs body for a nice gift." Otacon said. Then he cut the codec.
Raiden made his way to the DARPA chief and began to search the maggoty corpse.
When Johnny witnessed this he screamed. "Thats so goddamn gross man! You sick bastard!" He felt like having to throw up now. "OOOOOOOO my stomach!" He screamed and then ran off.
Just as he had done so, Raiden pulled a level 7 keycard out of the DARPA chiefs pocket. PERFECT! Raiden watched Johnny run into the bathroom. Now that Johnny was um...."evacuating" Raiden decided to crawl under the bed.
Raiden was there for a good 20 minutes before he finally heard the flushing. He heard Johnny coming back. "Now I feel much better! I just wish I hadn't tossed AND released my lunch!" He said walking back. He looked in the cell but didn't notice that Raiden was gone. He then fell asleep! How much longer was Raiden going to be under there? He waited as the guard slept for about another 30 mins. When Johnny finally awoke, he STILL hadn't noticed Raiden missing. "Man, I gotta shit again!" He said as he walked to the bathroom.
Raiden climbed out from under. "This is pointless! I thought the AI was at eight?" He then ran and jumped at the glass. "Maybe I can break it!" It was no go. He smacked into it and just fell to the ground. He was stunned for a bit, but he didn't bother to get up.
Johnny came back, and even though Raiden was right up against the wall, NOW he didn't see Raiden. "What the hell?" As Johnny ran on the other side of the wall, Raiden had to run along side him or else he'd be discovered. By the time Johnny had gotten to the door and opened it Raiden was there. Johnny swiftly swung his FAMAS at Raiden. He nearly knocked him out! Raiden fell back into the cell and the door was closed.
He called up Otacon, "Not the best...but what would you expect?"
Otacon was laughing for the moment. "It almost worked. I'm surprised. I'm just shocked that he thought you were gone when you were right in front of him!"
Raiden cut him off, and then went back to thinking of how to get out of there. "Its time kid," Johnny said. "Ocelot wants you."
***
Snake was still waiting in the Comm. Tower A. He was smoking a cigerette, waiting for a chance to move. He was still thinking about heading back to the armory but he wasn't in a rush. The Blast Furnace would have a lot of stuff. But he decided that he should go back anyway. Raiden could easily get lots of ammo now. He was only in the Tank Hanger after all.
Snake got up, only to receive a call. "This is Snake." He said.
"Its Mei Ling. I looked for Raidens records."
"What did you find out?"
"Snake, there are NO records of Raiden ever taking the VR simulation of Shadow Moses."
"There has to be something! If he really did take the simulation then he should have records!"
"Snake," Mei Ling said softly. "I don't think he ever took the simulation. If he did, then there would be records here."
"Keep searching!" Snake ordered. "I know there has to be something in the files." He said and then cut her out. Snake knew that if Raiden had truthfully taken the simulation of Shadow Moses, then he had results.
His codec went off again. "Yeah?"
"Snake I've got something!" Mei Ling shouted in excitement.
"What have you got?" Snake asked eagerly.
"You're not going to like this. According to this record he NEVER finished the simulation, and he was spotted 971 times! He used a lot more rations than anybody ever has, he didn't kill ANYONE! Snake, according to the record he barely got to the Nuke Building!" Mei Ling had said.
TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N: OK, Raiden has to eventually get out of there so...that'll probably happen sometime in the next chapter. This chapter was a little slow and boring, I know, but I wanted to focus more on the characters for once. Also, I'm out of school...so umm the next about...four chapters are already typed up...but I wanna know what you think first!