Chapter 9: Pompiliu

Raiden is getting up from his battle with Havoc. He reaches for the sword that he had, but Havoc took it back. He picks up his M9 and walks to where Havoc and Poison exited. He kneels down on his knee first and calls Snake.

Raiden: Snake, remember that guy in Roswell? The one with the bow?

Snake: Yeah, I think I know what you mean.

Raiden: He's aboard Arsenal. He was sent to kill me, his partner was sent to kill you?

Snake: What the hell?

Raiden: That man with the bow's name was Havoc, his partner was another genetic clone of you, Poison Snake.

Snake: Poison! So that who his partner was. Did Havoc say anything about the Patriots?

Raiden: Yeah, he told me that the Patriots will get their revenge.

Snake: He and Poison were sent by the Patriots to kill us and destroy Arsenal and MAX. But they plan to use MAX for some destruction of their own.

Raiden: Havoc told me that they needed the blueprints for MAX from Ocelot, didn't he drop them at Roswell.

Snake: Yeah, still have them. Watch your back, you know Vamp and Solidus and are aboard also. Solidus, Liquid and I formed a temporary alliance in order to destroy Poison. I don't think Solidus will let you off the hook though.

Raiden: Damn! I've gotta move out, this place is storming with guards.

Snake: Good luck.

End transmission. Raiden looks over a corner and sees 4 guards. They are on patrol. Raiden uses his M9 and knocks them all out with one shot each. He runs by them and enters a room that has 12 guards in it. All of them are gathered together. Raiden knows he can't knock them all out with the M9. He is going to try anyway. As he jumps out to shoot them, he hears a rattling noise of a machine gun from inside the room. After the gunshots stop. He looks again to see all the guards dead. He sees a man walk through them. He notices it is the Colonel. He is armed with a Thompson submachine gun. He is wearing a sneaking suit similar to Snake's, only dark gray. The Colonel stops in the middle and looks around the room and sees nothing. He continues walking across the room until someone jumps in front of him and slashes his chest with knife. It is Vamp. Vamp picks the Colonel up by his head and throws him up to the wall. Raiden runs into the room and hit Vamp with his M9. Vamp lets go of the Colonel and Vamp looks at Raiden.

Colonel: Raiden!

Vamp: The Boss wants a word with you.

Raiden: Well tell the boss that his client has to be brought to him. Campbell, Get outta here!.Colonel?

Vamp: Lost something?

Raiden turns to see Vamp with the Colonel. Vamp is holding a knife to Campbell's throat. Vamp used his extreme quickness to grab Campbell without Raiden seeing him.

Vamp: Either Boss kills you, or I kill him.

Raiden: Why are you here anyway?

Vamp: Let's just say I'm a loyal employee to my Boss.

Raiden: You don't even want Metal Gear, in all sense, there's nothing here that you should be here for. Why don't you just.

Vamp: Time's up. It seems you didn't make up your mind in time. Looks like your Boss is going to die.

As Vamp is going to slit Campbell's throat, Raiden shoots an M9 dart at Vamp. It hits him in the head. Vamp puuls it out as if it were nothing. Raiden fires another and hits the knife out of Vamp's hand. Vamp take out another knife from his belt and throws it at Raiden. It stabs him in the arm and brings Raiden's arm up against the wall. His arm is stuck to the wall by the knife like a handcuff, only pierced through him.

Vamp: If you want more, I'll be happy to accommodate you. Right now, just watch your companion die in agony.

Vamp is about to bite Campbell's neck and suck his blood. Ad Raiden watches Colonel about to die, a huge blast of burning liquid hits Vamp. Vamp let's go of Campbell and screams in pain. Campbell runs to Raiden and takes the knife out of his arm. Vamp falls to the floor on his knees in pain and looks and sees Poison in front of him.

Poison: Trying to interfere with the Patriots, I see.

Vamp: Who-who are you?

Poison: The person who is about to kill you. We know who you are, Vlad Pompiliu. Vamp: How-do you know-my name?

Poison: Remember that bombing incident when you were a child Vlad, I'm sure you remember it well. When you were born, Patriots members traveled to Romania and implanted nanomachines in you as you were a baby. They made you invincible, indestructible, undead. You were a monster to other people as you grew up. That bombing incident was a way to kill your entire society and make you come to the U.S., and it worked. You developed vampire-like skills when buried underneath the rubble, something we never gave you. This made you a killing machine, and the Patriots wanted you.

Vamp: No.no.it's.not.true.

Poison: Oh, yes it is, every last word. You were a big helper for us, by eliminating anyone targeting the Patriots. You later quit and joined Dead Cell. From then on, you turned your back on us Vlad, working with Solidus to destroy us. Vlad, you were going to be a member of the Patriots Wiseman's Committee, until you joined Dead Cell. The Patriots aren't happy about that still. But we can still control you.

Vamp: DAMN THE PATRIOTS!

Vamp looks at Raiden and the Colonel.

Vamp: Raiden, trust.me just this once. It was the Patriots.who made me who.I am, not myself. I forgive myself for.working with the Patriots. I apologize.for every time.I tried to hurt you and Snake.They controlled my mind.to do so. Trust me this once.you must destroy.the Patriots.for the good of humanity.so no one can grow up to be like me.please.you must.

A sword goes through Vamp's chest. It goes from his back through his chest. Vamp's heart is on the end, he then falls down and dies. Raiden and Campbell look on in shock. Havoc emerges from behind him and pulls out the sword. Havoc points the bloody sword at Raiden.

Havoc: I'll deal with you later. Here, I hear you're good with blades. It might be helpful against me.

Havoc throws Raiden a HF Blade. Raiden takes it and watches Havoc and Poison escape. He gazes at Vamp in horror, as he lay on the floor, dead. End of chapter.