This is Phase 7 of MGL:A. A few things before we start this - - this story
is now available in the Metal Gear Section in addition to the Evangelion
Section of FanFiction.Net, since this story is both an EVA and MGS fic. I
know no ones probably interested, and I'm a dumbass to keep this up, but
the Omake contest is still here for anyone who cares. Check my profile or
the reviews section for details. I've decided to slow down my pacing of
releasing and writing chapters a little bit, in order to balance this and
my work. The fiction is about 1/4 to 1/2 done, since I have just a small
idea on how many chapters it will take to finish this. As of this point, I
have another fiction (in a conceptual stage - - I have only a few ideas) in
the works, so look for that in a few months, probably after this fic is
done. There is a good chance it will be a Spriggan (a good anime action
flick) fiction, since there hasn't been anyone who's tried that.
Where we last left off, Rei is physically drained from her battle with the female Ninja, Shinji is pretty stunned about it, more mysterious characters talk, and Snake just kicked many asses. Without further ado, here is Phase 7...
Snake pulled the enormously large body into a corner of the control room, where five other bodies lay bullet-riddled. Salvaging whatever he could from the room and the bodies, he found several clips of ammunition for his Five-seveN, a couple of Beretta 96Gs and 9mm ammo for it, various stun and explosive grenades, an FN P90 with several 50-round clips, and even something that looked like a grenade launcher. He decided only to pocket some of the pistol ammo and the grenades, but contemplated taking the grenade launcher.
He looked at his radar to check the area for soldier who might have been attracted to the heavy gunfire, but he did not see anyone coming. He examined the bullet-riddled control room. The communication systems have been shot up terribly, but the console still seemed intact, to Snake's surprise. Snake dialed 140.85 on his Codec, sat down on a chair next to a console, and pressed the call button.
Metal Gear Legends: To Thwart an Apocalypse
11-41 Studios
Enter Phase 7: The Red Infernal Machine
Shinji Ikari sat down on a chair in the main control room. It was night, yet he was unable to sleep. There was the fear of being attacked that kept him up, as well as thoughts of what just happened. He briefly listened to Maya and Makoto having a conversation. Maya was talking about the attacker.
"I thought the Angels were all killed. Why does this attacker have an AT- field? Is she just like the 17th?"
"I don't know. But if you look at the video footage, doesn't it seem like this ninja looks like Rei?"
"I - - Yeah, it's strange that she would look like Rei. And speaking of Rei, she has an AT-field too!"
"Yeah, and it seems like she doesn't remember anything now. Commander Ikari and a bunch of doctors took her stretcher somewhere, but it didn't look like it was leading to the infirmary. Right now, she doesn't remember any - -"
"Hyuga?" Misato interrupted Makoto. "Please take care of things here. I need to go somewhere for a second."
"Sure thing, Major," the NERV tactician replied. "By the way, have you seen Shigeru? He's been gone for a while."
Misato answered him. "He told me he would go take a quick nap in one of the rest areas. That seems like a good idea, since we might be here for a long time. You guys should take one too, but don't leave the control room alone."
"I'll be sure to do that later."
Misato turned around to talk to Shinji, but she saw him slouching down in his chair with his S-DAT on. Misato decided that it might be better not to disturb him.
(Poor Shinji...)
Misato went down the elevator to the lower levels of Central Dogma. After Kaji died, Misato has been visiting the computer archive room, researching the real truths behind NERV, and the Evas. She's made some progress, but not much. (I'm running out of time,) she thought to herself. (I hope I'm not too late.) She took off the safety on her .45 as she rode the elevator down to the cold archives.
"This is Snake. I've reached a control room."
Anaylst Eliza Akane spoke on the other end of the line. "That's good Snake, but... Well, I suppose you're not the subtle type."
"I got to the control room in one piece, and that's what matters," Snake said as he bandaged the side of his arm where a bullet grazed him with a first-aid kit. He realized that he had just barked at his analyst rather rudely, and it showed on Eliza's face. "I - - I'll be more careful next time. Now, what am I supposed to do here?"
Commander Tsuruko Tadokoro flashed onto the screen. "We'll be hacking into the NERV network to find information. I'll hand it over to Otacon, since he knows more about this part of the mission." Tadokoro's face disappeared from the screen, and Otacon's appeared.
"Ok, Snake, if you look in one of your pouches, you'll see a flat, rectangular, metal object. It sort of looks like a wireless network card for pre-Second Impact laptops."
Snake had no idea what Otacon was saying, but he found the card nonetheless. "Alright, what do I do with this?"
"Snake, make sure the computer is on and functioning properly, then look for a slot that will fit the card you have in your hand. This slot should be next to the keyboard." Snake found the slot, and inserted the card in it.
"Ok, I put the card in. What do I do?" Snake asked.
Otacon replied. "Just let me do my magic. Sit back and have a ration or something. You probably haven't eaten for a while."
(He's right,) Snake thought. He unpacked the food from the circular ration canister, and proceeded to eat an MRE as he saw the computer screen being filled with commands typed in by Otacon.
Maya Ibuki finished eating her meal in the main control room, and felt herself succumbing to sleep. In one corner of the room, he could see Shinji Ikari had fallen asleep.
"Man, I'm getting really tired. What time is it, Makoto?"
Makoto glanced at his watch. "9:50. Where is Shigeru? He's been sleeping for a while."
Maya got up from her seat. "I'll go wake him up, so I can take a nap." She walked to the small elevator and took it downstairs to the rest areas.
Misato Katsuragi has been sitting in the small computer cage atop the archives of NERV. The fog in front of her mouth formed by her breathing was illuminated by the red lights emitted by the memory drives below and around her. The cold environment was necessary to keep the computers from overheating, so Misato was wearing a thick coat as she tirelessly searched the depths of the archives for answers.
(We've all been duped. We weren't supposed to stop the Impact... The Transfer System... Rei... That's why she won't remember anything. Is that where Gendo took her after the battle?)
Misato then decided that she had been in there for too long. So as not to arouse any suspicion, she prepared to leave the computer cage. A clanging sound startled her, and she placed her hand up to her ear as if she felt something.
"Kaji?" Misato blurted out spontaneously. Only a small rush of air answered her, and she left the archives.
Fuyutsuki reported to Commander Ikari. "She did it again, Ikari."
Gendo replied. "Let her alone. She may have found out the truth about NERV, but it will be too late. Besides, what can she do?" He said coldly.
Kouzou kept silent for a while before finally saying something. "I will be heading off to my quarters now. Good night, Commander."
When he was alone in his office, Gendo took off the glove on his hand, to reveal what looked like an embryo inside it. He smiled, and put the glove back on. (Tomorrow, Yui...)
Snake didn't like it. Sitting around waiting for some stupid computer to get going was not his idea of action. If he had his way, he'd face that Shirou guy again. He was getting restless. Finally, he got a Codec call.
"Snake, are you there?" Otacon asked him.
"Yeah. What the hell is taking so long?" Snake replied angrily. "I thought you were a 'master hacker.'"
"Yeah... well, I'm kinda having a bit of trouble with the actual breaking in. I think the gunfire might have done something to the computer you're in. You'll have to take the network card out, and go to another control room. On your Soliton, it appears there's another one nearby the Evangelion cages. Get over there, Snake."
Snake complied happily with the request. It was time to move out. "I thought you'd never ask. I'm removing the card. Snake, out." The Codec turned off.
Snake decided to take the grenade launcher (just in case) and stepped out of the room, perhaps a bit more cautious than he was minutes ago, and headed for the Eva cage.
Makoto Hyuga was asleep in his chair. The tiredness had overcome him, and he drifted away. He did not hear the light beeping coming from his monitor indicating a hacker attack on the NERV network. A few moments later, he awoke with a start. "He, I must have fallen asleep," he chuckled at himself. Makoto looked at his screen, which was on screensaver mode at the moment. He walked over to the coffee maker.
Misato removed her gun from her holster and broke into a run as soon as she heard the screams. The cries could only belong to - -
"Maya!" She dashed to the rest area room where the scream originated.
What Misato saw next left her horrified. Shigeru Aoba's body lay completely lacerated and literally chopped to pieces. The only things that made the body identifiable was a head, cleaved in half, and a bloody ID card. From then on, nobody was safe from the wrath of the ninja.
Snake thought it strange that all the green cones on his radar were moving away to another part of the facility. It was either a trap, or that damn ninja attacked again. He had to be more careful - - he was nearing the Eva cage.
A pair of red eyes stood next to Eva Unit-02 in the cage. A moment later, the rest of the body appeared, revealing a female figure and bluish-gray hair. Her eyes flashed white, and the Evangelion activated.
Makoto Hyuga is definitely wide-awake now. First, the murder of Shirgeru, and now - -
"Major! Eva Unit-02 has activated on its own! There's no pilot inside!" he reported on his tactical radio. He keyed in the command on the keyboard to lock all exits and entrances to the Eva cage.
Snake arrived at the Eva cage. A thunderous, ungodly howl greeted him, and on the other side of the cage, he saw a monstrous red giant awakening. Its crimson eyes were set on the only person in the area.
"Damn..." The beeping of the Codec reverberated in his ears, so Snake hid behind a wall and answered it.
"Shit! What the hell am I supposed to do now?!?" Snake asked frantically to whoever was on the other end of the line.
Eliza Akane answered him. "Damn, this does not look good. In situations like this, they'll lock the Eva cages to prevent the Evangelion from doing any further damage to the facility, and they may even fill the cage with Bakelite."
"I don't even know what Bakelite is, but it already sounds bad! How do I stop this?!? Definitely not with my pistol, and not with this grenade launcher."
"None of your weapons can stop an Eva, but..." Eliza thought for a second. "...An Eva's internal battery time is only five minutes, so if you can hold if off for that long, you'll be ok, I think. You said you have a grenade launcher? Well, the ones that NERV stocks can fire the flashbangs and chaff that you have right now. Just load them in, and fire at the head. The flashbangs should disrupt Eva visual sensors for a few seconds, and the chaff _might_ interfere with its computer system, but it's a long shot. Keep as far away from the Eva as possible. All it has right now is a progressive knife, and you don't want that or the Eva touching you. With the limited space that the Eva can move around in, you should have a small chance of getting away from this unharmed. That's all the advice I can give. Good luck, Snake." She signed off.
"A small chance..." Snake counted his grenades. There were 6 stuns, 4 chaffs, and 2 frags. He unslung the grenade launcher from his back, and loaded a stun grenade into it. Snake took a deep breath, ran out of his hiding spot, and took aim at the Evangelion's head...
END OF PHASE 7
Here we go - - the Eva's first appearance in this fiction. How will Snake deal with this situation, where so many Angels have failed? Will there be any sanity left for the rest of the NERV staff? Find out in the next phase of MGL:A!
Note to the anonymous reviewer - - I pick Asuka/Rei! Ok, ok, in reality I am neutral to this debate. I enjoy both a/s and r/s fics equally. I don't like to get caught in between the warring fanboys and their continuing dispute on which couple is better.
Story (c) 2002 11-41 Studios. All your characters used in this story are belong to their respective owners.
Where we last left off, Rei is physically drained from her battle with the female Ninja, Shinji is pretty stunned about it, more mysterious characters talk, and Snake just kicked many asses. Without further ado, here is Phase 7...
Snake pulled the enormously large body into a corner of the control room, where five other bodies lay bullet-riddled. Salvaging whatever he could from the room and the bodies, he found several clips of ammunition for his Five-seveN, a couple of Beretta 96Gs and 9mm ammo for it, various stun and explosive grenades, an FN P90 with several 50-round clips, and even something that looked like a grenade launcher. He decided only to pocket some of the pistol ammo and the grenades, but contemplated taking the grenade launcher.
He looked at his radar to check the area for soldier who might have been attracted to the heavy gunfire, but he did not see anyone coming. He examined the bullet-riddled control room. The communication systems have been shot up terribly, but the console still seemed intact, to Snake's surprise. Snake dialed 140.85 on his Codec, sat down on a chair next to a console, and pressed the call button.
Metal Gear Legends: To Thwart an Apocalypse
11-41 Studios
Enter Phase 7: The Red Infernal Machine
Shinji Ikari sat down on a chair in the main control room. It was night, yet he was unable to sleep. There was the fear of being attacked that kept him up, as well as thoughts of what just happened. He briefly listened to Maya and Makoto having a conversation. Maya was talking about the attacker.
"I thought the Angels were all killed. Why does this attacker have an AT- field? Is she just like the 17th?"
"I don't know. But if you look at the video footage, doesn't it seem like this ninja looks like Rei?"
"I - - Yeah, it's strange that she would look like Rei. And speaking of Rei, she has an AT-field too!"
"Yeah, and it seems like she doesn't remember anything now. Commander Ikari and a bunch of doctors took her stretcher somewhere, but it didn't look like it was leading to the infirmary. Right now, she doesn't remember any - -"
"Hyuga?" Misato interrupted Makoto. "Please take care of things here. I need to go somewhere for a second."
"Sure thing, Major," the NERV tactician replied. "By the way, have you seen Shigeru? He's been gone for a while."
Misato answered him. "He told me he would go take a quick nap in one of the rest areas. That seems like a good idea, since we might be here for a long time. You guys should take one too, but don't leave the control room alone."
"I'll be sure to do that later."
Misato turned around to talk to Shinji, but she saw him slouching down in his chair with his S-DAT on. Misato decided that it might be better not to disturb him.
(Poor Shinji...)
Misato went down the elevator to the lower levels of Central Dogma. After Kaji died, Misato has been visiting the computer archive room, researching the real truths behind NERV, and the Evas. She's made some progress, but not much. (I'm running out of time,) she thought to herself. (I hope I'm not too late.) She took off the safety on her .45 as she rode the elevator down to the cold archives.
"This is Snake. I've reached a control room."
Anaylst Eliza Akane spoke on the other end of the line. "That's good Snake, but... Well, I suppose you're not the subtle type."
"I got to the control room in one piece, and that's what matters," Snake said as he bandaged the side of his arm where a bullet grazed him with a first-aid kit. He realized that he had just barked at his analyst rather rudely, and it showed on Eliza's face. "I - - I'll be more careful next time. Now, what am I supposed to do here?"
Commander Tsuruko Tadokoro flashed onto the screen. "We'll be hacking into the NERV network to find information. I'll hand it over to Otacon, since he knows more about this part of the mission." Tadokoro's face disappeared from the screen, and Otacon's appeared.
"Ok, Snake, if you look in one of your pouches, you'll see a flat, rectangular, metal object. It sort of looks like a wireless network card for pre-Second Impact laptops."
Snake had no idea what Otacon was saying, but he found the card nonetheless. "Alright, what do I do with this?"
"Snake, make sure the computer is on and functioning properly, then look for a slot that will fit the card you have in your hand. This slot should be next to the keyboard." Snake found the slot, and inserted the card in it.
"Ok, I put the card in. What do I do?" Snake asked.
Otacon replied. "Just let me do my magic. Sit back and have a ration or something. You probably haven't eaten for a while."
(He's right,) Snake thought. He unpacked the food from the circular ration canister, and proceeded to eat an MRE as he saw the computer screen being filled with commands typed in by Otacon.
Maya Ibuki finished eating her meal in the main control room, and felt herself succumbing to sleep. In one corner of the room, he could see Shinji Ikari had fallen asleep.
"Man, I'm getting really tired. What time is it, Makoto?"
Makoto glanced at his watch. "9:50. Where is Shigeru? He's been sleeping for a while."
Maya got up from her seat. "I'll go wake him up, so I can take a nap." She walked to the small elevator and took it downstairs to the rest areas.
Misato Katsuragi has been sitting in the small computer cage atop the archives of NERV. The fog in front of her mouth formed by her breathing was illuminated by the red lights emitted by the memory drives below and around her. The cold environment was necessary to keep the computers from overheating, so Misato was wearing a thick coat as she tirelessly searched the depths of the archives for answers.
(We've all been duped. We weren't supposed to stop the Impact... The Transfer System... Rei... That's why she won't remember anything. Is that where Gendo took her after the battle?)
Misato then decided that she had been in there for too long. So as not to arouse any suspicion, she prepared to leave the computer cage. A clanging sound startled her, and she placed her hand up to her ear as if she felt something.
"Kaji?" Misato blurted out spontaneously. Only a small rush of air answered her, and she left the archives.
Fuyutsuki reported to Commander Ikari. "She did it again, Ikari."
Gendo replied. "Let her alone. She may have found out the truth about NERV, but it will be too late. Besides, what can she do?" He said coldly.
Kouzou kept silent for a while before finally saying something. "I will be heading off to my quarters now. Good night, Commander."
When he was alone in his office, Gendo took off the glove on his hand, to reveal what looked like an embryo inside it. He smiled, and put the glove back on. (Tomorrow, Yui...)
Snake didn't like it. Sitting around waiting for some stupid computer to get going was not his idea of action. If he had his way, he'd face that Shirou guy again. He was getting restless. Finally, he got a Codec call.
"Snake, are you there?" Otacon asked him.
"Yeah. What the hell is taking so long?" Snake replied angrily. "I thought you were a 'master hacker.'"
"Yeah... well, I'm kinda having a bit of trouble with the actual breaking in. I think the gunfire might have done something to the computer you're in. You'll have to take the network card out, and go to another control room. On your Soliton, it appears there's another one nearby the Evangelion cages. Get over there, Snake."
Snake complied happily with the request. It was time to move out. "I thought you'd never ask. I'm removing the card. Snake, out." The Codec turned off.
Snake decided to take the grenade launcher (just in case) and stepped out of the room, perhaps a bit more cautious than he was minutes ago, and headed for the Eva cage.
Makoto Hyuga was asleep in his chair. The tiredness had overcome him, and he drifted away. He did not hear the light beeping coming from his monitor indicating a hacker attack on the NERV network. A few moments later, he awoke with a start. "He, I must have fallen asleep," he chuckled at himself. Makoto looked at his screen, which was on screensaver mode at the moment. He walked over to the coffee maker.
Misato removed her gun from her holster and broke into a run as soon as she heard the screams. The cries could only belong to - -
"Maya!" She dashed to the rest area room where the scream originated.
What Misato saw next left her horrified. Shigeru Aoba's body lay completely lacerated and literally chopped to pieces. The only things that made the body identifiable was a head, cleaved in half, and a bloody ID card. From then on, nobody was safe from the wrath of the ninja.
Snake thought it strange that all the green cones on his radar were moving away to another part of the facility. It was either a trap, or that damn ninja attacked again. He had to be more careful - - he was nearing the Eva cage.
A pair of red eyes stood next to Eva Unit-02 in the cage. A moment later, the rest of the body appeared, revealing a female figure and bluish-gray hair. Her eyes flashed white, and the Evangelion activated.
Makoto Hyuga is definitely wide-awake now. First, the murder of Shirgeru, and now - -
"Major! Eva Unit-02 has activated on its own! There's no pilot inside!" he reported on his tactical radio. He keyed in the command on the keyboard to lock all exits and entrances to the Eva cage.
Snake arrived at the Eva cage. A thunderous, ungodly howl greeted him, and on the other side of the cage, he saw a monstrous red giant awakening. Its crimson eyes were set on the only person in the area.
"Damn..." The beeping of the Codec reverberated in his ears, so Snake hid behind a wall and answered it.
"Shit! What the hell am I supposed to do now?!?" Snake asked frantically to whoever was on the other end of the line.
Eliza Akane answered him. "Damn, this does not look good. In situations like this, they'll lock the Eva cages to prevent the Evangelion from doing any further damage to the facility, and they may even fill the cage with Bakelite."
"I don't even know what Bakelite is, but it already sounds bad! How do I stop this?!? Definitely not with my pistol, and not with this grenade launcher."
"None of your weapons can stop an Eva, but..." Eliza thought for a second. "...An Eva's internal battery time is only five minutes, so if you can hold if off for that long, you'll be ok, I think. You said you have a grenade launcher? Well, the ones that NERV stocks can fire the flashbangs and chaff that you have right now. Just load them in, and fire at the head. The flashbangs should disrupt Eva visual sensors for a few seconds, and the chaff _might_ interfere with its computer system, but it's a long shot. Keep as far away from the Eva as possible. All it has right now is a progressive knife, and you don't want that or the Eva touching you. With the limited space that the Eva can move around in, you should have a small chance of getting away from this unharmed. That's all the advice I can give. Good luck, Snake." She signed off.
"A small chance..." Snake counted his grenades. There were 6 stuns, 4 chaffs, and 2 frags. He unslung the grenade launcher from his back, and loaded a stun grenade into it. Snake took a deep breath, ran out of his hiding spot, and took aim at the Evangelion's head...
END OF PHASE 7
Here we go - - the Eva's first appearance in this fiction. How will Snake deal with this situation, where so many Angels have failed? Will there be any sanity left for the rest of the NERV staff? Find out in the next phase of MGL:A!
Note to the anonymous reviewer - - I pick Asuka/Rei! Ok, ok, in reality I am neutral to this debate. I enjoy both a/s and r/s fics equally. I don't like to get caught in between the warring fanboys and their continuing dispute on which couple is better.
Story (c) 2002 11-41 Studios. All your characters used in this story are belong to their respective owners.