A/N: Not quite sure how this is going to turn out myself. OK, now this is
the point where the story is going to take a big turn of events. So ummm
there won't really be much of anymore Raiden bashing if thats what you
wanted from the rest of this fic. Besides there are hundreds of other fics
devoted to Raiden bashing.
Chapter 14-RAIDEN TAKES A STAND
"Wake up Snake!" A voice said to Snake. Snake slowly opened his eyes. The voice wasn't a british accent so Snake knew it wasn't Liquid. Snake had fully opened his eyes to see Raiden standing over him. Snake's suit was gone, as well as Raiden's. They were both on top of REX shirtless, weaponless, and rationless. Raiden wanted things to be a bit different now.
"Raiden? Where's Liquid?" Snake asked. He didn't bother to look around. For once, Raiden had power over Snake. Snake was tied down, Raiden was standing right in front of him.
"Oh, Liquid? Don't worry about Liquid. He doesn't matter anymore." Raiden said. "They said I wouldn't get this far! They doubted me. Well NOW look who has the upper hand!" Raiden exclaimed. He crossed his arms. "You all shouldn't have doubted me."
Snake had to admit he never expected to be where he was now. The room was illuminated in red. REX was down, and here he sat on top of REX. But this time it wasn't Liquid in front of him. This time it was a rookie. Someone who Snake must've underestimated maybe just a bit much.
Raiden with his arms crossed went up to Snake. He wanted to kick and spit on Snake. But he couldn't do that. He wanted ths moment, this would probably be the last chance without any interuptions that he'd get a chance to talk to Snake like this. "You didn't really think I'd get this far did you?"
Snake was silent for a moment. He wasn't sure how to answer Raiden. A part of Snake KNEW Raiden could do this. But another part, a rather large part at that, really did think that Raiden wouldn't get this far. Perhaps Snake really should've ended it much sooner. If he hadn't been knocked out by the blast he could've ended this. But he had several chances and didn't take them. But it didn't matter. Snake knew that he still had an upper hand. He could still hit harder than Raiden could.
"I'm waiting for an answer Snake!" Raiden snarled. It was the first time Snake had EVER seen Raiden this upset before.
"Kid, I had faith in you from the beginning. I knew you could do this. Granted, no one thought you'd get this far. But you've proven yourself to us by actually getting here."
Raiden glared at Snake. 'He's full of it!' He told himself. "Why did you spare me then? All those chances you had to kill me, you never took them!"
Snake looked at up at Raiden now. He could now see the expression on his face. Raiden wasn't just mad. He was sad. Why was he sad? He should've been happy that he actually got this far. That he actually got the legend tied up. Though Snake could still move his feet, there was no point if he couldn't use his hands.
Raiden cleared his throat, and that reminded Snake that Raiden was asking a question. "I spared you becasue in those moments, taking you out would've been too easy, even for me! Second, you never did anything. You were so...YOU! Believe me Raiden, it was pathetic. You were a sad excuse in the beginning Raiden."
Raiden was still saddened. The things that Snake said had hurt. "I rushed in without thinking. I can still take you Snake. At first I was pretty damn stupid. Now, I'm actually thinking. I couldn't have taken you one without a weapon. Now why did you really spare me?"
"I didn't lie about what I said Raiden. You were doing badly. Did you know that the Colonel and Mei Ling were about to pull the plug on you?" Snake said.
Raiden face went from being saddened to anger. "You're lying!" He shouted. "They wouldn't do that! They'd let us settle this out to the way we agreed to!" He was fueled now. "You're just jealous! Jealous because I've actually learned from you! You think I'm going to beat you now!"
Snake couldn't believe what he was hearing. "You actually learned something? I didn't think it would work."
With that remark Raiden kicked Snake in the leg. It wasn't too hard. "I learned from you Snake, because your the best. But they wouldn't pull the plug on me."
"If it weren't for me having faith in you, you wouldn't be standing here! They wanted to take you out of the simulation because they felt sorry for you! They thought you couldn't do it. I stood up for you and supported you!"
Raiden shook his head. "You really DO think I'm going to beat you don't you? Your lies won't save you Snake. We need to settle this once and for all. I don't care about age anymore. You've proven to me that it definitely takes experience to win."
"Still don't believe me huh?' Snake said. He shook his head in disappointment with a sigh. "If you don't believe me Raiden, then call the Colonel. He'll tell you the truth."
Raiden decided to do just that. He called up the Colonel. "Colonel. What is this about you trying to cut me out of the simulation?" He still didn't believe Snake.
"We were going to cut you out Raiden. That much is true. We probably really didn't have any faith in you. You were screwing up too much. We felt sorry for you Raiden...so we decided that we should pull the plug on you and save you. But Snake told us you had promise so we let you stay. We really wanted to save you."
"Save me from what!? Save me from Snake or from myself? I was scared at first. Thats why I screwed up. I was scared and overconfident. But now I know my limits. So long Colonel!" With that Raiden cut him off. The Colonel tried to call Raiden back but he turned his codec off. He didn't feel like talking.
"See kid? I did have faith in you. I stood up for you." Snake said. He was actually modest about it. Snake sounded so calm right now. Raiden on the other hand, sounded so upset.
"How can you be so damn calm!?" Raiden said.
"I'm calm because I've been here before. You kid? I don't know about you. You have every right to be upset with us all. Even me. But you can't keep on looking back on how we doubted you. Focus on the fact that you're here now! And focus on the fact that you actually go here on your own!"
"Thats not entirely ture! I had Otacon...I even had you."
"Thats not what I mean kid. I had help on getting through this too. What I mean is that you could've given up at any point during this simulation. You didn't. You kept strong. I'm not surprised you got this far." Snake wish he hadn't said that because he really was surprised. "You've shown me what you can do, but you're still a rookie."
Raiden, now more upset then ever, walked over closer to REX's back. He pointed over to Liquid. "There's your brother if you want to know!" He was out cold. Snake didn't really care.
Raiden then pulled out the bomb that he got from Liquid. It looked small, but it was very powerful. The rest of the rope Raiden had used on Liqud to tie him up. Raiden set the bomb down next to Liquid. He set the timer for thirty minutes. Before he started it he went and untied Snake. "Lets finish this Snake!"
Snake stood up and then watched Raiden hold up a small switch. He pushed it and then on Snake's radar it showed 30:00. "I'm cutting our time short! We've got thirty minutes to settle this. He pressed the switch and the countdown started. "I've showed everyone that I can take on the legend....but I haven't showed anyone that I can beat the legend."
TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N: In my opinion this wasn't one of my better chapters...but. I think I actually like MY Raiden, he actually DOES something now. OK, now we're getting closer and closer to the end. Who will win? It could be either one now. I like how this is turning out so far. Don't you? See how interesting the story has suddenly become now that Raiden actually does something? Oh, and as I upload this chapter the story is officially done! But I won't upload the rest until later on.
Chapter 14-RAIDEN TAKES A STAND
"Wake up Snake!" A voice said to Snake. Snake slowly opened his eyes. The voice wasn't a british accent so Snake knew it wasn't Liquid. Snake had fully opened his eyes to see Raiden standing over him. Snake's suit was gone, as well as Raiden's. They were both on top of REX shirtless, weaponless, and rationless. Raiden wanted things to be a bit different now.
"Raiden? Where's Liquid?" Snake asked. He didn't bother to look around. For once, Raiden had power over Snake. Snake was tied down, Raiden was standing right in front of him.
"Oh, Liquid? Don't worry about Liquid. He doesn't matter anymore." Raiden said. "They said I wouldn't get this far! They doubted me. Well NOW look who has the upper hand!" Raiden exclaimed. He crossed his arms. "You all shouldn't have doubted me."
Snake had to admit he never expected to be where he was now. The room was illuminated in red. REX was down, and here he sat on top of REX. But this time it wasn't Liquid in front of him. This time it was a rookie. Someone who Snake must've underestimated maybe just a bit much.
Raiden with his arms crossed went up to Snake. He wanted to kick and spit on Snake. But he couldn't do that. He wanted ths moment, this would probably be the last chance without any interuptions that he'd get a chance to talk to Snake like this. "You didn't really think I'd get this far did you?"
Snake was silent for a moment. He wasn't sure how to answer Raiden. A part of Snake KNEW Raiden could do this. But another part, a rather large part at that, really did think that Raiden wouldn't get this far. Perhaps Snake really should've ended it much sooner. If he hadn't been knocked out by the blast he could've ended this. But he had several chances and didn't take them. But it didn't matter. Snake knew that he still had an upper hand. He could still hit harder than Raiden could.
"I'm waiting for an answer Snake!" Raiden snarled. It was the first time Snake had EVER seen Raiden this upset before.
"Kid, I had faith in you from the beginning. I knew you could do this. Granted, no one thought you'd get this far. But you've proven yourself to us by actually getting here."
Raiden glared at Snake. 'He's full of it!' He told himself. "Why did you spare me then? All those chances you had to kill me, you never took them!"
Snake looked at up at Raiden now. He could now see the expression on his face. Raiden wasn't just mad. He was sad. Why was he sad? He should've been happy that he actually got this far. That he actually got the legend tied up. Though Snake could still move his feet, there was no point if he couldn't use his hands.
Raiden cleared his throat, and that reminded Snake that Raiden was asking a question. "I spared you becasue in those moments, taking you out would've been too easy, even for me! Second, you never did anything. You were so...YOU! Believe me Raiden, it was pathetic. You were a sad excuse in the beginning Raiden."
Raiden was still saddened. The things that Snake said had hurt. "I rushed in without thinking. I can still take you Snake. At first I was pretty damn stupid. Now, I'm actually thinking. I couldn't have taken you one without a weapon. Now why did you really spare me?"
"I didn't lie about what I said Raiden. You were doing badly. Did you know that the Colonel and Mei Ling were about to pull the plug on you?" Snake said.
Raiden face went from being saddened to anger. "You're lying!" He shouted. "They wouldn't do that! They'd let us settle this out to the way we agreed to!" He was fueled now. "You're just jealous! Jealous because I've actually learned from you! You think I'm going to beat you now!"
Snake couldn't believe what he was hearing. "You actually learned something? I didn't think it would work."
With that remark Raiden kicked Snake in the leg. It wasn't too hard. "I learned from you Snake, because your the best. But they wouldn't pull the plug on me."
"If it weren't for me having faith in you, you wouldn't be standing here! They wanted to take you out of the simulation because they felt sorry for you! They thought you couldn't do it. I stood up for you and supported you!"
Raiden shook his head. "You really DO think I'm going to beat you don't you? Your lies won't save you Snake. We need to settle this once and for all. I don't care about age anymore. You've proven to me that it definitely takes experience to win."
"Still don't believe me huh?' Snake said. He shook his head in disappointment with a sigh. "If you don't believe me Raiden, then call the Colonel. He'll tell you the truth."
Raiden decided to do just that. He called up the Colonel. "Colonel. What is this about you trying to cut me out of the simulation?" He still didn't believe Snake.
"We were going to cut you out Raiden. That much is true. We probably really didn't have any faith in you. You were screwing up too much. We felt sorry for you Raiden...so we decided that we should pull the plug on you and save you. But Snake told us you had promise so we let you stay. We really wanted to save you."
"Save me from what!? Save me from Snake or from myself? I was scared at first. Thats why I screwed up. I was scared and overconfident. But now I know my limits. So long Colonel!" With that Raiden cut him off. The Colonel tried to call Raiden back but he turned his codec off. He didn't feel like talking.
"See kid? I did have faith in you. I stood up for you." Snake said. He was actually modest about it. Snake sounded so calm right now. Raiden on the other hand, sounded so upset.
"How can you be so damn calm!?" Raiden said.
"I'm calm because I've been here before. You kid? I don't know about you. You have every right to be upset with us all. Even me. But you can't keep on looking back on how we doubted you. Focus on the fact that you're here now! And focus on the fact that you actually go here on your own!"
"Thats not entirely ture! I had Otacon...I even had you."
"Thats not what I mean kid. I had help on getting through this too. What I mean is that you could've given up at any point during this simulation. You didn't. You kept strong. I'm not surprised you got this far." Snake wish he hadn't said that because he really was surprised. "You've shown me what you can do, but you're still a rookie."
Raiden, now more upset then ever, walked over closer to REX's back. He pointed over to Liquid. "There's your brother if you want to know!" He was out cold. Snake didn't really care.
Raiden then pulled out the bomb that he got from Liquid. It looked small, but it was very powerful. The rest of the rope Raiden had used on Liqud to tie him up. Raiden set the bomb down next to Liquid. He set the timer for thirty minutes. Before he started it he went and untied Snake. "Lets finish this Snake!"
Snake stood up and then watched Raiden hold up a small switch. He pushed it and then on Snake's radar it showed 30:00. "I'm cutting our time short! We've got thirty minutes to settle this. He pressed the switch and the countdown started. "I've showed everyone that I can take on the legend....but I haven't showed anyone that I can beat the legend."
TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N: In my opinion this wasn't one of my better chapters...but. I think I actually like MY Raiden, he actually DOES something now. OK, now we're getting closer and closer to the end. Who will win? It could be either one now. I like how this is turning out so far. Don't you? See how interesting the story has suddenly become now that Raiden actually does something? Oh, and as I upload this chapter the story is officially done! But I won't upload the rest until later on.