A/N: Again, no Raven or Psycho Mantis...but so far I have been inspired a
sequal....But I'll see how the rest goes. If you do want a sequal then tell
me in a review and tell me what you want from it. I will do my best to put
Fox-Hound in there. Also, this chapter also takes a break from all the
action for a moment and we have another chapter that focus' a bit on the
past...but this chapter is VERY VERY important. Sorry if this ones bores
some of you.
CHAPTER 10-EVERYBODY HAS PROMISE
Raiden had just stepped into the Cargo Elevator area. The elevator was just now slowly returning. On there were three guards sleeping away. It didn't look as though they'd wake up anytime soon, but Raiden wasn't too sure. As a precaution he shot each guard in both arms...they'd eventually die but at least it would be slowly.
Raiden got onto the elevator and pushed the button to go down. As he descended in the elevator the temperature began to drop. It was getting colder and colder. Raiden could now see his breath.
There was no way that he was cut out for this! Snake was THE legend and he was THE Big Boss. "Why did I challenge him?' Raiden thought. He was now having lots of second thoughts on the whole thing. He wanted out now, but what was done was done. He was here, he was up against the Big Boss now. A call then came on his codec.
"So you're a fake or something?" It was Mei Ling on the codec. She sounded so unsure of Raiden now. "You told me you took the Shadow Moses simulation! You told me your ratings were good! You assured me you could do it!"
Raiden seemed shocked. "I did take the simulation."
Mei Ling bursted out now. "You told me you FINISHED it! I'm holding your records right now Raiden!"
Raiden was silent for a moment. He thought that he got rid of the records of Shadow Moses. "How did you find those?"
"Its VR Raiden, there are always ways to recover lost records. You never finished the simulation....why?"
Raiden was silent. He didn't know what to say to that. "Alright I'll admit it! I wasn't any good at the Shadow Moses simulation. I got to the nuke building and gave up! I never even had to face the tank. I'm no good Mei Ling...Shadow Moses was so much more threatening than the Big Shell was."
Mei Ling was breathing softly on the other end trying to hold back anger. "Tell me one thing. Did you lie about the Big Shell too? I want to know." She didn't think Raiden would tell the truth anyway.
Raiden sighed a bit. "Otacon was right about everything. Snake had to bail me out of most of the trouble I got into. The harrier, guiding Emma, everything Otacon said was true. I took on all those RAYS and that was all I did without Snake. And then there was Solidus."
Mei Ling was silent for a moment in time. "Now just out of curiosity...how did you get spotted 971 times and not kill anyone? And how did you use over 300 rations?"
Raiden totally forgot about the rations. He couldn't even recall how he got all of them. "Well, I always got spotted because I liked the action and the intensity of it all, I didn't know it got that high actually. And the rations? Well, when your spotted so much your bound to use a lot of rations."
Mei Ling was a little shocked. She looked over the records. Raiden was pathetic. The AI was set on 2 when Raiden took the simulation. "Then how did you go through without killing anyone?"
"I did kill people. The records never recorded it. Everytime I was spotted I killed people. I don't know why the records never got it." He lied again. He was just ashamed to admit that he was scared to kill. "Mei Ling, the simulation was three or four years ago, it doesn't matter anymore."
Mei Ling sighed. Then she went silent for a moment. "It does matter Raiden. I'm not sure if you're cut out to be with Fox Hound."
Raiden was hurt to hear that. "I did do good at the Big Shell, just ask Snake, I actually did do good there. I was able to get through most of it without him none the less." When Raiden was done, Mei Ling agreed to call Snake about it.
"You better hope that Snake can save your ass, because the Colonel is very upset about it. Hopefully Snake can come thorugh for you." Mei Ling said and then cut out.
Raiden was in a quite a pickle now. 'I can't leave Fox-Hound now!' He thought. But Snake, come through for HIM? Yeah right, as if that would ever happen. The cargo elevator came to a stop and Raiden stepped off. He decided that now was probably a good time to rest. "I need a break." He said aloud. His sneaking suit was covered in blood, and his face still had a bit of blood on it. He still had some energy left. Snake had felt so sorry for him that he gave Raiden two rations. "Snake has no faith in me." Raiden sighed heavily. "He's playing with me, this isn't a game! This a three ring circus!" He then rested just a bit.
***
Snake was down the other cargo elevator. It took a while so he needed to send it back up for Raiden. That would take about five minutes. And for Raiden to get down here, all together it would take ten minutes. To pass the time Snake decided he needed a smoke. Before he could take out his cigs his codec rang. "Damn!"
It was Mei Ling to Snake now. "Don't you cigerettes are bad for your health?" She joked. She knew that it couldn't harm Snake in VR. "I called to ask you about Raiden."
It was then that the Colonel switched the monitors on and he and Otacon joined in the conversation. "Snake, don't worry Raiden doesn't know. He seems to be taking a break. So should you." Campbell said.
"Snake, about Raiden. He says he actually did pretty good in the Big Shell." Mei Ling said. "Is that true? Or is he lying once again?"
Snake took a puff of his cigerette. "Did good huh? I'll give him credit for the RAYS and I'll give him credit for the work he did on the harrier. But overall he did OK. Well, he did pretty good for a rookie. But he definitely isn't cut out for this."
"Then that settles it now. Snake, we have to remove Raiden from the VR. There's no question about it. If you say he isn't cut out for this, then we have to cut HIM out." Campbell said very sternly.
"I'm going to have to agree with the Colonel. If Raiden isn't cut out for this, then he has no business being in Fox-Hound." Mei Ling said.
Otacon was silent, "Its your call Snake. We're about to remove Raiden. Unless you say so otherwise."
"No use to Fox-Hound?" Snake said as he flicked his cig away. "He has plenty of use. I only gave into his challenge because I wanted to turn him into a soilder!" Snake said. He was actually DEFENDING Raiden.
"Snake, we're about to pull the plug on Raiden, what's your verdict?" Mei Ling inquired sternly and quickly.
"Snake, he can't do this and you know it! We have to pull the plug. There isn't anything else we can do. If he isn't cut out for this as you say, then we have to kick him out of Fox-Hound." Campbell said.
"I can pull the switch any minute Snake!" Mei Ling exclaimed.
"WAIT!" Snake shouted.
In HQ they all jumped a bit at Snake's command. "Mei Ling, you said that everyone has promise right? Well, even Raiden has some promise! And you know what else? I'm gonna help him find his promise! He may be a rookie, but the Big Shell was a success! Thats why I recruited him. If you cut Raiden out now, he'll never learn. Give me a few more hours and the simulation will be done with, over."
Mei Ling was about to pull the plug on Raiden, when she finaly realized that Snake was right. "I did say that everyone has promise, and I do believe Raiden has some as well." Mei Ling said calmly. "But you said that he wasn't a soilder Snake. Fox-Hound was made to recruit soilders Snake. If Raiden isn't a soilder then how can he be Fox-Hound material."
"Mei Ling, you have faith in Raiden, I know you do." Otacon butt in. "But what Snake is trying to say is that there is still a chance to make Raiden a soilder. Thats what Snake is trying to do. You say Raiden has promise but you don't seem to show it that much."
"I've showed it a lot, but Snake is right Hal. He isn't cut out to be a soilder."
"Mei Ling, I'll work on the damn kid. I promise you that! He's never been this deep into Shadow Moses before. He wasn't THAT bad at the big shell. Like I said, for a rookie he did pretty damn good. He just needed help. I'm working on him now...he's just difficult. Don't cut him out now!" Snake said.
"Why are you doing this Snake? Why don't you just spare him now?" Campbell said. It was so pathetic that Campbell wanted so badly to cut Raiden out.
"Well, for starters there's my entertainment for one thing. Plus, Raiden can do this. He just needs to start thinking."
"So you don't want to cut him out then?" Mei Ling said.
Snake grinned, and even though they couldn't fully see it, Snake finally said: "Everyone has promise."
TO BE CONTINUED.....
A/N: Okay that last chapter was a little boring but it truly was one of the most important ones so far. Now I hate to say it, but its about time I make Raiden actually DO something. After all, its called "Raiden vs. Snake" so I feel that eventually Raiden does have to do something. Liquid and Ocelot will come into play within the next two chapters. Please R+R chapter 11 and 12 up soon.
CHAPTER 10-EVERYBODY HAS PROMISE
Raiden had just stepped into the Cargo Elevator area. The elevator was just now slowly returning. On there were three guards sleeping away. It didn't look as though they'd wake up anytime soon, but Raiden wasn't too sure. As a precaution he shot each guard in both arms...they'd eventually die but at least it would be slowly.
Raiden got onto the elevator and pushed the button to go down. As he descended in the elevator the temperature began to drop. It was getting colder and colder. Raiden could now see his breath.
There was no way that he was cut out for this! Snake was THE legend and he was THE Big Boss. "Why did I challenge him?' Raiden thought. He was now having lots of second thoughts on the whole thing. He wanted out now, but what was done was done. He was here, he was up against the Big Boss now. A call then came on his codec.
"So you're a fake or something?" It was Mei Ling on the codec. She sounded so unsure of Raiden now. "You told me you took the Shadow Moses simulation! You told me your ratings were good! You assured me you could do it!"
Raiden seemed shocked. "I did take the simulation."
Mei Ling bursted out now. "You told me you FINISHED it! I'm holding your records right now Raiden!"
Raiden was silent for a moment. He thought that he got rid of the records of Shadow Moses. "How did you find those?"
"Its VR Raiden, there are always ways to recover lost records. You never finished the simulation....why?"
Raiden was silent. He didn't know what to say to that. "Alright I'll admit it! I wasn't any good at the Shadow Moses simulation. I got to the nuke building and gave up! I never even had to face the tank. I'm no good Mei Ling...Shadow Moses was so much more threatening than the Big Shell was."
Mei Ling was breathing softly on the other end trying to hold back anger. "Tell me one thing. Did you lie about the Big Shell too? I want to know." She didn't think Raiden would tell the truth anyway.
Raiden sighed a bit. "Otacon was right about everything. Snake had to bail me out of most of the trouble I got into. The harrier, guiding Emma, everything Otacon said was true. I took on all those RAYS and that was all I did without Snake. And then there was Solidus."
Mei Ling was silent for a moment in time. "Now just out of curiosity...how did you get spotted 971 times and not kill anyone? And how did you use over 300 rations?"
Raiden totally forgot about the rations. He couldn't even recall how he got all of them. "Well, I always got spotted because I liked the action and the intensity of it all, I didn't know it got that high actually. And the rations? Well, when your spotted so much your bound to use a lot of rations."
Mei Ling was a little shocked. She looked over the records. Raiden was pathetic. The AI was set on 2 when Raiden took the simulation. "Then how did you go through without killing anyone?"
"I did kill people. The records never recorded it. Everytime I was spotted I killed people. I don't know why the records never got it." He lied again. He was just ashamed to admit that he was scared to kill. "Mei Ling, the simulation was three or four years ago, it doesn't matter anymore."
Mei Ling sighed. Then she went silent for a moment. "It does matter Raiden. I'm not sure if you're cut out to be with Fox Hound."
Raiden was hurt to hear that. "I did do good at the Big Shell, just ask Snake, I actually did do good there. I was able to get through most of it without him none the less." When Raiden was done, Mei Ling agreed to call Snake about it.
"You better hope that Snake can save your ass, because the Colonel is very upset about it. Hopefully Snake can come thorugh for you." Mei Ling said and then cut out.
Raiden was in a quite a pickle now. 'I can't leave Fox-Hound now!' He thought. But Snake, come through for HIM? Yeah right, as if that would ever happen. The cargo elevator came to a stop and Raiden stepped off. He decided that now was probably a good time to rest. "I need a break." He said aloud. His sneaking suit was covered in blood, and his face still had a bit of blood on it. He still had some energy left. Snake had felt so sorry for him that he gave Raiden two rations. "Snake has no faith in me." Raiden sighed heavily. "He's playing with me, this isn't a game! This a three ring circus!" He then rested just a bit.
***
Snake was down the other cargo elevator. It took a while so he needed to send it back up for Raiden. That would take about five minutes. And for Raiden to get down here, all together it would take ten minutes. To pass the time Snake decided he needed a smoke. Before he could take out his cigs his codec rang. "Damn!"
It was Mei Ling to Snake now. "Don't you cigerettes are bad for your health?" She joked. She knew that it couldn't harm Snake in VR. "I called to ask you about Raiden."
It was then that the Colonel switched the monitors on and he and Otacon joined in the conversation. "Snake, don't worry Raiden doesn't know. He seems to be taking a break. So should you." Campbell said.
"Snake, about Raiden. He says he actually did pretty good in the Big Shell." Mei Ling said. "Is that true? Or is he lying once again?"
Snake took a puff of his cigerette. "Did good huh? I'll give him credit for the RAYS and I'll give him credit for the work he did on the harrier. But overall he did OK. Well, he did pretty good for a rookie. But he definitely isn't cut out for this."
"Then that settles it now. Snake, we have to remove Raiden from the VR. There's no question about it. If you say he isn't cut out for this, then we have to cut HIM out." Campbell said very sternly.
"I'm going to have to agree with the Colonel. If Raiden isn't cut out for this, then he has no business being in Fox-Hound." Mei Ling said.
Otacon was silent, "Its your call Snake. We're about to remove Raiden. Unless you say so otherwise."
"No use to Fox-Hound?" Snake said as he flicked his cig away. "He has plenty of use. I only gave into his challenge because I wanted to turn him into a soilder!" Snake said. He was actually DEFENDING Raiden.
"Snake, we're about to pull the plug on Raiden, what's your verdict?" Mei Ling inquired sternly and quickly.
"Snake, he can't do this and you know it! We have to pull the plug. There isn't anything else we can do. If he isn't cut out for this as you say, then we have to kick him out of Fox-Hound." Campbell said.
"I can pull the switch any minute Snake!" Mei Ling exclaimed.
"WAIT!" Snake shouted.
In HQ they all jumped a bit at Snake's command. "Mei Ling, you said that everyone has promise right? Well, even Raiden has some promise! And you know what else? I'm gonna help him find his promise! He may be a rookie, but the Big Shell was a success! Thats why I recruited him. If you cut Raiden out now, he'll never learn. Give me a few more hours and the simulation will be done with, over."
Mei Ling was about to pull the plug on Raiden, when she finaly realized that Snake was right. "I did say that everyone has promise, and I do believe Raiden has some as well." Mei Ling said calmly. "But you said that he wasn't a soilder Snake. Fox-Hound was made to recruit soilders Snake. If Raiden isn't a soilder then how can he be Fox-Hound material."
"Mei Ling, you have faith in Raiden, I know you do." Otacon butt in. "But what Snake is trying to say is that there is still a chance to make Raiden a soilder. Thats what Snake is trying to do. You say Raiden has promise but you don't seem to show it that much."
"I've showed it a lot, but Snake is right Hal. He isn't cut out to be a soilder."
"Mei Ling, I'll work on the damn kid. I promise you that! He's never been this deep into Shadow Moses before. He wasn't THAT bad at the big shell. Like I said, for a rookie he did pretty damn good. He just needed help. I'm working on him now...he's just difficult. Don't cut him out now!" Snake said.
"Why are you doing this Snake? Why don't you just spare him now?" Campbell said. It was so pathetic that Campbell wanted so badly to cut Raiden out.
"Well, for starters there's my entertainment for one thing. Plus, Raiden can do this. He just needs to start thinking."
"So you don't want to cut him out then?" Mei Ling said.
Snake grinned, and even though they couldn't fully see it, Snake finally said: "Everyone has promise."
TO BE CONTINUED.....
A/N: Okay that last chapter was a little boring but it truly was one of the most important ones so far. Now I hate to say it, but its about time I make Raiden actually DO something. After all, its called "Raiden vs. Snake" so I feel that eventually Raiden does have to do something. Liquid and Ocelot will come into play within the next two chapters. Please R+R chapter 11 and 12 up soon.