Disclaimer: I do not own Oh My Goddess, that belongs to Kosuke Fujishima,
or neither do I own Metal Gear Solid. That belongs to Hideo Kojima, and
Konami. If I did own both of them, I would have all the Goddesses to serve
ME and have Metal Gear Solid be made into an anime, and cross it over with
Evangelion, or Oh My Goddess, then all my dreams can come true! But, sadly,
I can't, so my story will have to do. Too bad for me....
Previously in the story, Belldandy, Keiichi and company got some help from Snake to liberate their friends from the terrorists. Having succeeded in doing so, Snake and his cohorts find out that the terrorists were really after Metal Gear, which was stationed somewhere in the campus and never intended to harm anyone, since the bomb they claimed to have wasn't real! And to make things worst, Snake learns it was his old nemesis from Shadow Moses who was responsible for this...Revolver Ocelot! Before Snake can stay around, he departs to find Metal Gear, leaving Urd to worry about him and thus making her realize that she have feelings for him. Following the ever so sweet advice of Belldandy, she ventured off after the Legend, with Skuld behind her, hoping to get to Snake before Mara can do something to get into Snake's way.
Yeesh, time for a breather, just enjoy the chapter...and don't forget to review too.
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ShardclawKusanagi presents:
Oh My Metal Gear
Chapter 5: The Return of REX
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"This is something different..." Snake said to himself, as he walked down a long stairway from the emergency exit of Nekomi Tech, where he entered an open area with metallic crates stored around a large cargo elevator. There was a small guard booth where the surveillance was controlled, with television monitors and control systems abound.
He spotted two sentries securing the open entrance for the elevator and decided he wouldn't bother dealing with the guards. He waited for one of them to wait at his position at the front of the elevator, while the other one paced to the sides of the elevator.
Snake waited until both sentries' field of vision was nowhere around his, so he quietly sneaked to one of the crates and stayed in hiding until the guard was close enough to his position. Then, as quickly as he can move, Snake grabbed the sentry and pulled him to behind the crate. Then with a single blow behind the sentry's neck, the sentry was down out cold. By this time, the other guard had noticed, and began to walk to the noise that caught his attention.
Snake had then pulled out his M9, then leaning against the crate, he suddenly jumped out and fired a tranquilizer dart accurately at the sentry's head. After he was put to sleep, Snake was already searching for items on the sentries. To his luck, he found a motion detector which he equipped, and an unopened pack of cigarettes, his favorite brand.
As Snake walked to the elevator, he checked around to see if there were any more sentries waiting to ambush him just like the ride he took back in Shadow Moses.
(Coast is clear.) He thought, as he pressed on the activate buttons for the elevator. A second later, the elevator began to descend, as Snake began to open the pack of cigarettes.
But before Snake can place a cig in his mouth, he started to hear Belldandy's voice in his head, warning him about smoking. Then, he remembered Urd's sultry coming -ons earlier when she was helping him rescue Keiichi's friends.
And the worst part, Belldandy told him with a smile. Snake shook his head and placed the pack of cigs in one of his pouches.
(Better save these for after the mission, or when I'm far away from Belldandy.) Snake thought. (That smile of hers must have affected my brain. Sheesh.)
Snake decided to sit back against the control panel, and rest back for awhile. It was then his Codec rang.
"Snake? Are you okay?" It was Otacon.
"Yeah, everything's fine for the moment. We've managed to get those kids rescued in time, but there's something you should know...Ocelot is here and so is Metal Gear." Snake reported.
"So, the hostage takeover was just a ploy?" Otacon asked.
"They used the siege as a cover up, so they can get inside Nekomi Tech. They never intended to harm anyone, even the bomb's a fake." Snake said. "I'm heading underground now to find the storage area where Metal Gear is supposed to be housed."
"Remember that if these guys are really going to activate Metal Gear and bust out of there, you may have to destroy it before it causes havoc. You are close to a public town after all." Otacon said. "We don't want innocent bystanders getting in the way if it starts its rampage in the street."
"I got ya." Snake said. "Okay, I'll contact you if anything else shows up."
"Hal, your tea is ready." a young woman's voice rang from Otacon's background.
"Who's that?" Snake asked.
"Oh, Snake, I haven't told you that I've been researching for information on this Morisato guy, and found out that he's indeed living with three Goddesses." Otacon said.
"Right now, I'm right at their home, keeping Megumi company. Don't worry, I explained to her everything about Keiichi being in good hands."
"Why go through so much trouble...?"
"Hey, you get to work with three Goddesses for the mission, why can't I get some action too?" Otacon joked. "And besides, she does have one cute behind like you told her brother, have you forgotten how you checked her out just before the mission began...?"
Snake stayed silent. "Sometimes, I ask myself why still I work with you. Anyway, good luck with her."
"Yeah, and good luck with the mission. Contact me if anything new shows up." Otacon said.
By the time Snake had gotten up, he can see the elevator had come to a stop. He took out his M9, then cautiously, headed to the large door in ahead that should take him to the road to the satellite campus.
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Urd wasn't too far from where Snake is, and she had just seen the elevator descended. She also saw the handiwork Snake did on the two sentries. She checked to see if there were any more patrolling sentries around, before she heard a voice from behind.
"URD!" Skuld's voice shouted from behind.
"Skuld, why are you here?" Urd looked back to Skuld.
"Belldandy was worried about you, so she sent me to make sure you don't try anything crazy." Skuld placed her hands on her hips. "What is it that you were thinking when you wanted to go after Snake like that?"
Urd simply tried to ignore her sibling. "Skuld...you're still too young to understand..."
"Understand what?" Skuld asked.
"What effects love can have on you..." Urd's cheeks started to turn red. "I...think I...I'm in love with Snake. And I want to do what I can to help him."
"You...you can't be serious!" Skuld said. "Snake can handle his problems, and we're not suppose to be mixed up in them. But never before I expected you to be serious about love for someone else."
"Look who's talking. I don't see you react like this when you're around Sentaro." Urd smirked, making Skuld jump. "Or are you not happy that I have just understood what it feels like when I felt something special for someone?"
"Are you implying that I'm jealous of you falling for the Legend?" Skuld said.
"Of course. You can't stand the sight of me all over a superstud like Snake." Urd blushed once more. "And I know that Snake must feel the same about me."
"Get this through that thick skull of yours, Urd! I don't think Snake feels anything for you, because he's busy trying to save the world!" Skuld said. "Or haven't you noticed that?"
Urd wanted to blast her sister with a bolt of lightning if her conscience hadn't poked her that what she said could be true.
(No, I mustn't think it. Snake can't resist beauty when he sees it. He's just playing hard to get.) Urd thought. (I know...after we deal with Mara, and Metal Gear, I'll do what I can to seduce him and keep him for myself. He-hee...)
Skuld can see a smile on Urd's lips and she didn't like how it look. "Uh- oh, I don't like that smile one bit. You're not thinking about..."
"Enough talk, Snake may be far from where we are." Urd said, changing the subject and then cracked her knuckles. "The elevator's trip down may be long, but we can easily get to the bottom if we can use our teleportation."
Skuld simply shrugged her shoulders. "Okay, but the day I see you net the legendary Solid Snake will be the day I give up inventing stuff to teach you how to behave yourself."
"Oh, it will happen. Count on it." Urd smiled.
So, the two Goddesses sisters went their separate ways through their teleportation, Skuld spotted an lone bucket of water near the entrance where she came, and used that to teleport herself from out of the room. Urd then noticed the television in the guard booth was on, and she can see the surveillance cameras.
She smiled to herself, then activated her teleportation ability to enter one of the screens where Snake was last spotted.
(I'm coming, Snake, and you can't stop me from helping you.) Urd thought to herself.
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Back at the Morisato residence, Otacon was seated near the small coffee table. He had on a plain blue t-shirt and a pair of dark brown jeans. He had brought his laptop with him, as it was placed next to him, and a small carrying case containing anime DVD's, and high tech gadgetry he often uses to get him access into the high level security clearance of government and organization secret files. He managed to uncover the information about the Goddesses just some moments after hearing that Snake was working with them to rescue their friends. Although he hasn't told Megumi about this, he felt that it made sense that he kept her company until the danger at Nekomi Tech has passed.
Megumi entered the room with a tray with tea and refreshments. "I hope you haven't been waiting too long, Hal."
Otacon smiled and shook his head. "It's alright. I'm in no hurry to leave soon. I was just able to keep you company until this crisis pass."
Megumi smiled slightly and offered Hal some tea. "That's no problem, it's just weird enough that someone just stepped around here who was also looking for Keiichi. But how can you be so sure that things are going to be okay for K-1 and my friends?"
"Oh, I just happened to have a friend who just happens to be an...expert in these things. He was around the campus when the takeover took place." Otacon said nervously.
"Sounds to me that your friend's a reliable person." Megumi said while smiling. "Hey, let's see if everything's okay at the campus."
She turned on the television set in the room they were in and instantly, they saw a breaking news coverage inside the gymnasium. In the background, Megumi can see
Keiichi was standing at the side with Belldandy, along with Sayoko, Sora while Tamiya and Otaki were standing over the defeated terrorists that were tied up and huddled together.
Instantly, Megumi's face lit up with a bright smile. "Keiichi's okay!"
Before Otacon can notice it, Megumi grabbed one of his arms and pulled him up. "Hey, Megumi! What are you doing?"
"Come on! I got to see Keiichi now that he's okay." Megumi was being pushy as always, but Otacon didn't seem to mind.
"Alright, alright, I'm coming. You don't have to get all excited." Otacon smiled.
"I'm sorry...Keiichi's and our friends are like family, and I was really worried about them. Wouldn't you worry about your friend if he's in a pretty dangerous spot?" Megumi asked.
"Sometimes...but I know long enough that he wouldn't let himself get put in that situation. Even if he's in danger, he always has a way out of it." Otacon said.
"I would like to meet this friend of yours. He sounds interesting." Megumi replied.
"Believe me...he gets more interesting by the minute you get to know him."
"Come on, I'll let you ride with me on my motor cycle, since K-1's got his side-car rig with his own." Megumi threw a helmet at Otacon who caught it in time.
"Huh?" Otacon was surprised. "But...I never rode on a motorcycle before. Sure, a snowmobile, but are you sure...?"
Megumi pouted at Otacon, thinking that he doubt her riding ability. "You doubt my skill, Hal? Maybe you would like to see how it's really done, hmmm?"
Otacon's cheeks turned red slightly. "Ahh, I didn't mean it like that! What I meant is..."
"No time for talk! You can find out for yourself when you get a firsthand experience of me in action." Megumi smiled. "Come on, Otacon, we got no time to waste."
Otacon simply nodded as he watched Megumi walked off. (What did I get myself into now? At least she's still cute though...)
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"Isn't this wonderful, dear?" Belldandy happily smiled standing next to Keiichi, as Tamiya and Otaki acted as guards over the defeated sentries. Sayoko and Sora were both swooning over telling details about how Snake came in and rescued them from the enemy.
"And he just came in from the ceiling just like that, and he actually landed on one of them before he knew what him." Sayoko told the reporter. "He was an American, very muscular and handsome for his age. He had one dead sexy mullet and he seemed to know our friend who helped us from this mess."
Sora was nodding her head constantly in agreement with her friend. "Yes, he also had this deep, husky sandpapery voice...oh, but he suddenly ran off as soon as Mr. Morisato and Miss Belldandy. As if he had something important to do..."
"Yeah, everyone's safe, just as Snake said they would be." Keiichi said with a nervous smile. (How did we manage to get all of this done without any trouble, plus not have anyone find about Bell's powers? I would never know...)
"I do hope Snake is alright too...and I wonder if Urd and Skuld had found him in time to help him." Belldandy said.
"I'm sure they are fine. If Snake can get to the leaders of these terrorists in time before this Metal Gear is activated, they should be safe." Keiichi replied, holding on to Belldandy's hand. "But, I wonder...who was that ninja really? And what did it really want?"
"I'm not sure...I didn't think it had any harmful intent against us, or Snake. Maybe it just wanted to help out..."
"Whatever the reason, I do hope that there won't be any serious danger." Keiichi said, as Belldandy looked on with a concerned look on her face.
"Keiichi, you can say things look safe for now, but I can't help but feel that if Mara behind's this, and Urd is concerned for Snake's safety..." Belldandy stopped. "I must see if Skuld and Urd are alright. Maybe Snake can use my assistance like before."
"Belldandy, I'm not sure you should do this, especially by yourself..." Keiichi spoke nervously. "What if there are more of those hostiles where Snake is heading?"
"Don't you worry, I'll be fine by myself." Belldandy smiled. "I'll just use my teleportation to slip past if I have to, this probably won't take long."
Keiichi didn't want Belldandy to leave, but he can see that she was worried about her siblings and the new friend who helped them rescue Keiichi, Sora and the remainder of their friends and the. Giving her a kiss on her cheek, he nodded at Belldandy. "I know you mean well if you want to help, but please, be careful, Belldandy. If you want me to, I can come with you, just to be safe..."
"Thanks for that, Keiichi, but I'll be fine. I'm sure that I could catch up to Urd and the others soon."
"If you say so, Belldandy." Keiichi didn't want to do this, but he figured that since one of Snake's dangerous foes would be assisting Mara in this activity, he was better safe with the authorities at the campus, than down below where Snake's heading. And so far, he think Snake is capable of protecting the people around him, so he can trust Snake for the while to protect Belldandy and her sisters if anything were to happen.
"Keiichi, you worry too much. I'll be safe, as will Snake. He has helped us and I only want to help return the favor." Belldandy replied.
"Mister Morisato..." Sora's shy voice distracted the couple for the moment. "Is there anything you want to say to the reporters about what happened?"
A hint of red came over his face, as he can't come up with the exact words to tell what happened. Obviously, no one will believe the fact that Solid Snake helped in stopping a terrorist siege. "Ah...well, it's kind of hard to explain...really..."
By the time to look he looked to the side to look for Belldandy, she was already gone. A large sweat drop fell from Keiichi's head.
(Oh, boy...she went ahead and did it.) he thought to himself. (I just hope she finds Urd and Skuld in time before there's serious trouble.)
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The elevator that Snake was on had finally reached the bottom of the long shaft underground in the storage area of the campus. What he met in front of him was a giant door with metallic containers at the sides. To his surprise, he found two sentries lying on the floor just in front of the door, unconscious. He immediately took out his suppressed Glock. Someone else was here before him, and it could be that ninja had struck again.
He'd have to be cautious about how he proceeds from here on in, time was against him now that he knows Ocelot's partly responsible for all of this, and he had to get to Metal Gear before it's activated.
He started to search for any more items from the sleeping sentries and strangely enough, he found a pair of keys for a jeep on one of them, since the trip from the Nekomi main Tech campus to the Nekomi satellite campus was about four miles long and about fifteen minutes long, that was as much as Snake was told by Otacon about the traveling time from the destination he was and the next before the mission. Then, he found some Chaff grenades behind one of the containers, a Stinger missile launcher and a case of Stinger missiles holding up to ten.
He opened the mechanized door by pressing in the button at the side, slowly it began to open. For the moment, he can only see darkness, which made it harder to see what's ahead.
Just then, a single flame was lit in front of Snake jumping him. It was Urd who was holding up a ball of fire and smiling at Snake. The soldier jumped back in surprise.
"Jeesh! Urd!" Snake held his chest and breathed deeply. "Don't do that! What are you trying to do, scare me to death?"
"Aww, and not even a 'thank you' for lighting up this dark driveway. You really know how to show a lady some gratitude." Urd said, almost sarcastically.
Snake grinned slightly. "Sorry about that, but I didn't expect to see you down here. How did you get here before I did?"
"Teleportation through television monitors, one of my aspects of being a Goddess." Urd said, still holding unto the flame. Behind her, Snake can see a line of jeeps parked near a security booth, and a long passageway that was dimly lit. "Sorry if I hadn't told you before that I can do that..."
"That's alright...I just hope that I can get to Ocelot in time before he activates REX." Snake responded. "Why are you here anyway?"
Urd tried to say something before Skuld popped in from nowhere behind Urd, surprising the two adults. "Urd! Now's the time to flirt with Snake! You want to go and stop Mara from activating REX, don't you?"
"Oh, boy, you had to bring the brat with you?" Snake remarked. That sent Skuld's face red with anger.
"What did you say?!" Skuld shouted. Before she can do anything to perform her word spells once more, or twack another one on Snake's head with her hammer, Urd stepped forward in front of Skuld and kept talking to Snake.
"To answer your question, I figured that you may need our help." Urd spoke.
"I always work alone. I made a deal with you guys to rescue your friends only as an exception." Snake replied. "Besides, you have no idea who 're you're up against. Ocelot's a very dangerous man...I don't want you or your sisters getting involved."
"But, Snake...one of my old foes is also involved in this. Mara is no mortal, but a counterpart of Belldandy." Urd said.
"A counterpart? Like an evil kind of Goddess?" Snake asked.
"She's a First Class Demon, and she has used technology and the sorts to get what she wants in the past." Skuld told Snake. "She isn't much of a problem to deal with because her plans don't always fall into place, but if she's teamed up with Ocelot..."
"Snake, there's really nothing you can do to turn our help away." Urd said. "You helped us get our friends into safety, and now we can help you stop Ocelot and what he's planning. We're a lot more useful than you would think."
"Liar! You're just saying that because you like Snake enough to do this, isn't that true, Urd?" Skuld smiled a bit from behind.
"What about you? I bet you're just using this as an excuse to see what Metal Gear looks like, mmmn, Skuld?" Urd replied, making Skuld turn red.
"That's not why I'm here! Belldandy was worried about you and how careless you could get if there were any trouble." Skuld replied.
Snake only looked at Urd for a few seconds and thought to himself. (Man, are they persistent. But, if what Skuld says is true about Urd...I'll just have to play along with this and try to protect them if anything out of the unusual happens.)
"Fine, fine. I give up...you guys win again. You can come along for the ride, but as long you stay out of my way." Snake made sure to tell them that sternly.
"Don't worry, we won't be a bother to you." Urd smiled. "So, where are we headed now, Snake?"
"We're going for a ride to the satellite campus where Metal Gear is supposed to be housed. We should get going, if we meet Ocelot and this Mara in time before they could activate REX, we can save ourselves the trouble of destroying it." Snake said.
"Alright." Urd nodded as she hoped on the passenger's seat of the jeep, as Skuld followed after. Just then, Belldandy's voice called out from behind.
"Urd, Skuld!" Belldandy shouted to her sisters. Snake, who was just about to turn the ignition keys on for the jeep, turned his head to see Belldandy running towards them.
"Belldandy...why are you here? Shouldn't you be with your boyfriend?" Snake asked.
"I was only concerned for your safety as well, Snake." Belldandy smiled. "You went into a lot of trouble to assist us keeping Keiichi and our friends from harm, so we must repay the favor for your kindness."
"I wasn't being kind, I was just doing my job." Snake responded. "You don't want to get involved in my life, even if you're all Goddesses. It's just too dangerous."
"Oh, will you stop being so in confident in us, Snake." Urd cut in. "You've seen what Belldandy's capable of, but wait until you see my stuff, then you'll think twice about why we had to help you."
"Oh, I can't wait." Snake smirked. "Fine, Belldandy...I guess I have to watch your back as well. Just sit tight and brace for when we get to Metal Gear."
"I understand. And thank you for letting us come to help you." Belldandy sat with Skuld in the backseat, while Snake began to drive through the long driveway to the satellite campus.
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"Keiichi!!" Megumi called out to her older brother, as she ran to meet him in front of their friends. She happily jumped to wrap her arms around Keiichi's head to hug him.
Keiichi too was glad to see his sister as well. "Oh, am I glad to see that you're not hurt. I was worried that something bad may have happened to you and everyone else we knew."
"Well, I was pretty much worried about that too, but everything's going to be okay, now that things are back to normal." Keiichi replied. He then noticed Otacon behind her.
"Hey, who's your friend?"
Otacon stepped forward to shake his hand with Keiichi. "Hal Emmerich, at your service. I was just in the neighborhood when I heard about the activity, and I also had a friend of mine who was...'scouting' the area at the time, who I was concerned about."
"Well, you have no need to worry any longer. This mysterious man who came looking for something he thought was in the campus helped out, so there wasn't any trouble for us." Keiichi spoke. "I take it that you were keeping Megumi company while it was under siege?"
"Yeah, she's a rather keepy person when she wants company." Otacon smiled, as he was given a playful punch by Megumi herself.
"I heard that!" she pouted for a few seconds before her face turned red. Both Otacon and Keiichi grinned at her.
"Well, thanks for that, Hal." Keiichi said.
"Hey, call me Otacon. Most of my friends who know me call me that."
"Otacon?" Megumi asked.
"It stands for Otaku Convention. I'm a big anime fan." he smiled with enthusiasm.
"I like the sound of that." Megumi smiled. "So, Otacon, what's your story? What is an American doing around here anyway?"
"If you all must know, I'll reason with you and tell you everything that you needed to know about why this incident took place..." Otacon nodded his head. He then told Megumi, Sora, Sayoko, and the rest of Keiichi's friends all of the details about Snake, Metal Gear, and all about the other possible causes that lead to the said incident. To everyone's surprise, they understood what was going on and agreed on the fact that Solid Snake indeed helped out.
"Wow, and to think that my brother helped the Legend himself to rescue our friends. That was really something, Otacon." Megumi said.
"So, you say that this Metal Gear is somewhere beneath the satellite campus...how can you be sure that it wouldn't cause problems if its activated?" Sayoko asked.
"That's why Snake and I are here to see that doesn't happen." Otacon replied with a smile. (I just hope he can get there in time...)
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Somewhere else in the Nekomi underground areas, the mysterious ninja had already taken down three more sentries by using an electrical charge in its Japanese sword.
Then, turning to it's right, it spotted three more approaching it's direction.
Using its swift inhuman speed, the ninja had already intercepted the sentries' movements and positions, and deflected the fired bullets from the high powered sub machine guns off it's sword, while charging towards the hostiles. Before the sentries can notice what had happened, the ninja leaped above them, drawing out the sword once more, then suddenly diving head first at the middle troop, a burst of light blinding the surroundings and the rest of the sentries.
The sentry nearest the ninja fell down unconscious form the blow, while the other sentries hid their eyes from the stun the light created. During the distraction the ninja had created, the ninja suddenly took out a pistol from the holster on its waist, and fired a tranq dart at one of the sentry's neck, instantly knocking him out, while the other fell down from a quick slash of the ninja's sword on the remaining sentry's back.
When all was silent, the ninja looked around, then cried out in a voice as if it was in pain.
"ARRRGH! Why did she have to make this suit so tight?!" the ninja cried out. "It's killing my figure, it's all sweaty inside here and it's starting to give me a rash too!"
"Why should you complain? You're the one that wanted to help Belldandy and this Solid Snake." replied another voice that rang from inside the ninja's own Codec. "This exoskeleton suit was built to even the odds against Mara and her new accomplice, Revolver Ocelot. And so far, you had no problem controlling it's power."
"True, but how much longer do I have to put up for this?" the ninja replied, still in complaining mode. "How longer will it take to get Snake and Urd together, as well as to eliminate this threat called Metal Gear?"
"Snake, Urd, as well as Belldandy and Skuld are on the way to it right now, so have patience and help them out while you can." the voice replied. "You are keeping the hostiles alive? The sword you wield has been cast with an instant sleeping toxin, so any damage you inflict upon the victim will not be lethal, but will induce sleep instead."
"Yeah, I know about that already. It has shown just how useful it is in a close quarter fight." the ninja spoke. "Alright, I'll do what I can to finish my task. But...can I ask one question?"
"Go ahead."
"Are you sure this is the right way? We're not suppose to interfere with human affairs, much less be helping them. Personally, I don't think this is worth the time..."
"I know how you feel, but stopping this Metal Gear cannot be accomplished by our powers alone. Solid Snake has been capable enough to defend the world from it, but this time, it's imperative that this particular REX does not become activated by Mara, Ocelot or anyone else." the male voice said. "You may not be used to fighting, but you're my only option of preventing suspicions to rise, not to mention the most crafty among us."
"Why thank you. I appreciate that compliment." the ninja smiled behind the armored mask.
"That wasn't one. Now, get to where Metal Gear is and await further orders." the voice replied. "And do not get in the way of Snake's plans by confronting him or the Goddess sisters in any way."
"By your command, sir. " the ninja said it turned off the Codec and stepped up. As it began to sprint towards the other end of the passageway, a trail of rose petals could be seen from the area the ninja stayed.
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About seven minutes have passed since Snake and the Goddess sisters had traveled from the main campus to the satellite campus area of Nekomi using the underground passageway. During the trip, Snake had been telling Urd and her sisters about how much he knows about Ocelot, while in exchange, Mara and Belldandy told Snake about
Mara's troublesome attempts to separate Keiichi from Belldandy and cause all other kinds of havoc for everyone else in the past.
"I had never thought that this Ocelot can be so cruel..." Urd shook her head, thinking back what Snake told her about how far Ocelot can carry his tortures.
"And I thought Mara was no trouble to deal with. She sounds more powerful than I thought..." Snake replied.
"But why would Mara team up with someone as nasty as Ocelot?" Skuld asked.
"I don't know, kid..." Snake stopped for a second. "...but with the two of them together, I can tell that they are up to no good."
Soon, the jeep came to a stop near another large door just like the one before. Snake stopped the jeep and looked at his Soliton radar to see just where exactly he was.
"We're here. The satellite campus is right above us." Snake said, getting out of the jeep. He then turned to the Goddess sisters once more. "I want you guys to be alert. I don't want to run into any problems because Ocelot and Mara could be ahead of us, preparing Metal Gear to be activated. Also, I think that ninja is still around."
"The one that knocked out all of those guards?" Belldandy asked. "I wonder just what is it that it want from all of this?"
"If that ninja was trying to help us out, we owe it some gratitude for saving us the trouble." Urd said.
"Or just getting us into a trap..." Snake muttered lowly. Walking forward, he pressed on the 'OPEN' button to open the large door. Slowly, it opened and Snake drew out his suppressed Glock. Urd stepped closer to watch Snake.
(He's so determined to stop this madman from hurting anyone else who had nothing to do with this. Snake, I swear I'll shall help you stop Ocelot before he tries to place more innocent lives in danger.) Urd thought to herself. (And then, you'll see how much I...)
Just suddenly before Urd can finish think about Snake, Skuld ran past them. "Hey, why are you two being so slow? Metal Gear is up ahead, isn't it?"
"Just being cautious, kid. You can never tell what lies ahead, so let me take charge..." Snake said, trying to show Skuld who's boss. But Skuld stuck her tongue at him once more.
"Oh yeah? I don't remember you saying that you're responsible for what happens to us." Skuld grinned.
"Why, you little runt!" Snake growled, attempting to grab Skuld, but Urd quickly grabbed Snake and held him back.
"Snake, take it easy. She loves to do stuff like that all the time." Urd said, glaring at Skuld.
"Soon, Skuld, soon your time will come." Snake grinned, cooling himself. "Come on, no time for dilly-dallying. We have to get to REX before it's activated."
"How many times will you say that and not get a move on?" Skuld said, turning to run away from the group. "I'll race you, Banpei!"
"Skuld, wait!" Belldandy called out after Skuld runs off. She then looked at Snake. "I'm sorry, she must be really excited to see something like Metal Gear in the real."
"That's alright...if she's a Goddess, and only a kid, I guess she is no different to how excited normal kids feel when they're off to somewhere fun." Snake smiled nervously. "But we'd better catch up to her before she's spotted by the enemy, or runs into a trap."
(Even if Snake can't tolerate Skuld...like I do...she still cares for her. Oh, all the more reason to be with him!) Urd thought to herself. Just before she could say another word, the three heard Skuld called out a loud "WHOOOOAAAAH!"
Instantly, the three began to see what was it that Skuld saw that made her shout that loud, almost causing attention among them. Snake, Urd and Belldandy ran on the long walkway to inside a large storage room where Skuld and Banpei were frozen stiff by the sight before them. Belldandy and Urd gasped in shock, while Snake instantly knew what it was.
It was a gigantic mech. It wasn't as tall as Skuld thought it was, but from her vantage point, it was nothing short of menacing. It looked somewhat like a Tyrannosaurus Rex. On its left arm, there was a radome, and on the right, an enormous rail gun. The Gatling guns on either side of its head seemed to stare back at her, ominously. It was painted a dull army green, and the lights in the room reflected the shape of the giant steel creature.
Belldandy covered her mouth, trying to hide the fear that the sight before her was this monstrous looking. "Oh my...is this....?"
Snake took a step forward and nodded. "...Metal Gear..."
"That's a Metal Gear?!" Urd gulped. "And you stopped this before three times?"
"It's something I've gotten used to..." Snake said, almost with an uninterested tone. "I'd never thought I would see this thing again...after I tried so much to forgot what happened when it was activated..."
Urd sensed that Snake must have seen some horrible things in the past to make him so dedicated to stop a weapon such as Metal Gear by the tone of his voice. Slowly, she came to touch Snake on his shoulder and she smiled at him.
"Don't you worry, Snake. Me and my sisters will help you put a stop to this thing before Ocelot and Mara can activate it." Urd said. "You can count on me when things get rough."
Skuld shuddered for a second, getting her focus back after REX's design drew her in, and ran to Snake. "Don't listen to her, Snake. She'll only screw up on purpose, just like she always does because she's nothing but trouble!"
"I'll make you take that back, Skuld!" Urd growled, getting her fists charged up with lightning. Skuld leapt back, and took out one of her inventions from her pocket.
"Ha! I'll like to see you try! Bring it on!" Skuld dared Urd.
'BANG!' a gunshot was heard from Snake's Glock stopping the two in their tracks. Snake had taken off the suppressor and fired the gun at the roof.
"Will the two of you cut this out?! In case you haven't noticed, there's a Metal Gear right in front of us that could be activated by Ocelot and Mara anytime." Snake growled.
"Save the sibling rivalry for later, we must focus on stopping this thing from activating and Metal Gear is stopped once and for all. If this is what you want to do the rest of the way, then stay the hell out of my way."
Urd and Skuld quickly became quiet and sullenly looked at the floor. Belldandy simply smiled at Snake once more. "Again, I'm sorry. This happens to be a norm for them, but I'm sure Urd won't let anyone down today, am I right, sister dear?"
Urd quickly smiled, thinking of her feelings for Snake. "Of course, she's right, Snake. You won't be disappointed if this thing's activated. And...I'm sorry if I made you mad."
"You'd better not. And apology accepted." Snake simply replied. He looked up to see the direction he has to go. "There must be a control for this REX somewhere above us. Let's move."
Snake ran towards the ladder that connected to the second layer of the ascending towering foundation that was bound to REX. After climbing that one, he made his way to the second ladder that takes him to the third level of the room, and just near the cockpit of REX. By now, Snake was gasping for air, being tired out from all the running and climbing. He climbed down the last ladder over REX and made a turn, only to bump into a pair of averagely large and round pair of Urd's breasts.
"Whoa, making the first move already, Snake?" Urd smiled devishily. Snake stepped back in surprise, as she saw Belldandy and Skuld behind her as well.
"...You got to teach me how do you that..." Snake muttered miserably, catching his breath. (Damn, I can really use a smoke now. But Belldandy's here...)
Urd offered Snake a bottle of a pink fluid. "Oh, Snake...here take a drink of this. This potion I made for you returns the lost strength you've used up before. Try it."
"Be sure that's not some weird love potion you're giving him, or else..." Skuld whispered.
"Hush, you!" Urd said, as Snake simply gulped down the drink before Urd can see it was snatched out of her hand. The potion was done as soon Snake had began drinking it.
"Well?" Urd stepped up to Snake closer. "Are you feeling any better, Snake?"
Snake got up and instantly, he feel more energized as he was prepared to take on anything. "Hey, this stuff's not bad! It works better than rations any day."
"Wow! I'd never thought that virus would actually work..." Urd stopped, as she saw Snake turn a pale color, then he became beet red with anger. Urd nervously began to chuckle, as Skuld and Belldandy shook their heads. "Um, forget I said that."
Snake shook his head quickly to get himself in focus and glared at Urd. "What am I going to do with you, Urd?"
"Well, after all of this is over, maybe you can...discipline me on how naughty and troublesome I've been." Urd blushed. Snake only shook his head and grinned.
"I look forward to that, Urd." Snake said. "But...I won't go easy on you, just because you're a Goddess."
As Urd nervously smiled, they heard the Codec rang. Snake held a hand on his left ear and pressed the Call button.
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"Snake? Have you made it? Have you guys gotten to Metal Gear as yet?" Otacon asked.
"Yeah, we're standing right in front of it." Snake responded. "It's definitely REX alright..."
"Otacon, what can we do to stop it from ever activating?" Skuld asked.
"Usually, an emergency override is required to deactivate the initiation sequence. But so far since I got far into this intel, there's nothing useful for stopping it via that method." Otacon said.
"So Metal Gear can be activated without the usual PAL card sequence..." Snake said. "The only other way to stop it is to stop the ones planning to activate it...Ocelot and Mara."
"Snake, I want you to be careful. A lot is riding on this one, this isn't like back at Shadow Moses." Otacon warned. "Whatever happens, you can't allow Metal Gear to be activated. Where you guys are is right under civilian territory."
"I got the picture. Alright, Otacon, we're going in to stop Ocelot now."
"Be careful, all of you." Otacon said as his Codec signed off.
Snake looked at the sisters before he started to walk. "Stay behind me, I'll make sure Ocelot won't even touch you."
"I trust your words, Snake...but what will we do if Metal Gear is indeed activated?" Belldandy asked.
"We just have to destroy it then." Snake said, as he stepped on the small set of stairs which lead to a control room located near REX, where Mara and Ocelot were discussing their future plans for the soldiers they were commanding and for the new Metal Gear REX. Unknown to the two of them, they haven't noticed Snake and the Goddess sisters sneaking up past surveillance to spy on their conversation.
"Alright, the activation codes are inputted, all that's left to do now is to get prepared for the launch." Ocelot said, as Mara looked on with a smile.
"Excellent, Ocelot. I knew I can depend on you to get me this valuable weapon." Mara said. "I've never thought the day would come that an actual Metal Gear can pose a threat to the likes of Belldandy and her other Goddess folk."
"What did she mean by that?" Belldandy whispered to Snake.
"Yes, I trust that you can use the full potential of REX to your disposal...unlike the first REX prototype, this one exceeds the power by a hundred fold." Ocelot said.
"I waited for eternity to put Belldandy and her sisters in their place...now with REX, not even the Almighty will challenge me!" Mara grinned. "Yes, he will definitely break when he finds out that he's up against a weapon that's invincible to magic, and the Goddess own powers!"
Skuld, Urd and Belldandy gasped. Snake glanced to see the worried look on their faces. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"This could mean problems..." Urd spoke.
"If Mara plans to use that weapon against the heavens...she'll be practically invincible!" Skuld exclaimed.
Snake could only ponder what it will be like if that were to happen. He simply returned his focus to the conversation at front.
"I do hope that this REX is somehow equipped with just about enough artillery to take over the heavens, am I right, Ocelot?" Mara asked. "When you signed the contract to assist me get back at Belldandy once and for all, using whatever means necessary, I had doubts that your actions would satisfy my tastes."
"And now?" Ocelot asked.
"Thanks to the test data ran on this newly developed REX, I will have definitely trusted the ability of this new weapon." Mara smiled. "Oh, I can't wait until this thing is activated, so I can go out there and smash Belldandy right under its feet!"
"What about the soldiers who also took part of this takeover? They knew that the ransom wasn't the main goal..."
"Oh, let them keep whatever money they get. They worked hard enough to get us this far. Our mission was to get to Metal Gear, while they provided the distraction. "Mara said. "Fooling them was far too easy..."
"Of course, no one as crafty as the highest ranking among your kind, Mara. Only you could care so much about how foolish these people can fall into the trap." Ocelot said.
"But...we still have no idea about the ninja's identity or whereabouts..."
"The ninja?" Urd asked.
"Yes, so far, it has taken down over half of the troops that took over the campus sometime when it started, and none of them were killed as well." Mara placed a finger on her chin. "Are you sure this ninja isn't the same one that sliced off your hand from Shadow Moses?"
"Watch your mouth, Demoness! I'm not to be reminded about that time ever again." Ocelot growled. "Anyway, I think it's not the same ninja, he was killed just before the original REX was destroyed...so it couldn't be...?"
"Another intruder? Or does someone knows about Metal Gear so bad that it doesn't want it activated?"
"We should keep an eye out for our guests as well." Ocelot said, seeing the monitor that showed Snake, and the Goddess sisters near the door. "Do you think Snake and the Goddess knows how exactly to destroy this Metal Gear?"
"Ha, even if they do, it won't help them. REX is just too powerful to be stopped by him, and now Belldandy and her sisters themselves." Mara said. "Now that I have the most powerful nuclear weapon on the planet, no force on Earth and Heaven will stop me."
"What about your original plan to strike terror into the hearts of mortals using REX?"
"That will still happen...but for the fun of it, I'll take down Belldandy first, her wimpy boyfriend, and then I'll take on the world!" Mara said. "From this day forward, we shall name this place....'Outer Heaven'."
Snake shook his head. "Just great...she thinks she's Liquid...bad actress."
"We have to stop them, Snake. If Mara begins use such a weapon..." Belldandy gasped.
"Already on it." Snake said, as he instantly drew out his gun and stepped out at the door, his weapon pointed at Mara and Ocelot. "OCELOT!"
Ocelot saw Snake and instantly drew his revolver. Without hesitating, he fired a shot at Snake, who was familiar with his old nemesis's patterns, ducked to avoid getting injured. Belldandy and Skuld were frightened as hell to see an actual gun fight right in front of them and they almost regretted they stuck around, because the bullet that Ocelot fired ended up hitting the pane of glass. Luckily for them, it was bulletproof glass.
Snake had pulled a stun grenade and dropped in right in front of Mara's feet. Mara was about to pick up the grenade, but Urd had released a small electrical charge of lightning at her.
"That's far enough, Mara!" Urd shouted, Mara then sighted her counterpart. "You're not getting away with..."
By that time, Urd had forgotten about the grenade and then a loud explosion was heard between them, followed by a bright flash of light. And for some strange reason, the lights went out, causing darkness to cover the room. The following seconds afterwards was chaos among the people in the room.
"Belldandy!" Skuld shouted.
"Ocelot! Where are you hiding?" the shout came from Snake.
"I got you now, Snake!" Ocelot cried out.
"Urd, are you alright?" Belldandy asked.
"Snake, is that your hand on my behind?" Urd smiled while in the dark.
"Enough of this already!" Mara shouted, she simply clapped to return the lights in the room. "That's more like it..."
What she saw wasn't good, Snake had pointed his gun at her temple, while he had his back turned to Urd as one of his free hands was on Urd's behind. Urd herself was holding unto Skuld, who was trying to get out of the hold that Urd was placing on her.
"Oh, boy, this isn't good." Mara said, a sweat emerging from her forehead. "Look, Snake...I really didn't mean to get you involved in this...I was just looking for an efficient way to get Belldandy..."
Snake only clicked on the safety. "Even if this Metal Gear was designed to stop Belldandy and her other Goddess friends, I can't allow you to have it."
"Hey, where is Belldandy?" Skuld shouted.
"Right here, my child." Ocelot said, who just happened to be holding Belldandy with a revolver to her temple. Urd and Skuld were about to charge Ocelot, but the sound of Ocelot's own clicking from his own gun made them stop.
"Belldandy, are you alright?" Urd asked.
"I'm alright...do not worry about me." Belldandy managed to speak something, despite the fact a man was holding her at gun point. Snake growled at the sight.
"Ocelot! Let her go! She and her sisters have nothing to do with this." Snake said.
"Oh, but she does, Snake. And if you want to see your new, kind friend live, I suggest dropping that Glock if I were you." Ocelot said.
"You bastard..." Snake had to comply by dropping his gun. He knew Belldandy was a good hearted person, probably the most one of that kind he had ever met. The last thing he needed was to get an innocent like her right in the grasp of one of his worst enemies. And he obviously didn't want to get Urd and Skuld into this mess too, but it's already too late for that.
"Now, the three of you, raise your arms over your heads and come on out of the room, and Belldandy won't have to die so early. " Mara ordered to Snake, Skuld and Urd.
Altogether, the Goddess sisters and Snake were lead out, as Ocelot continued to hold Belldandy. They stepped out right in front of REX near the pilot's seat.
"If I knew this was going to be so easy, I wouldn't have needed Metal Gear to do my work of ridding you, Belldandy, and anyone else that could get in my way." Mara said. "Good job, Ocelot, but...this is where I take it from here. I want to be the one to take Belldandy to a place where Keiichi and her will never be together again!"
Ocelot simply smirked. "No...you're wrong, Mara."
"What do you mean by that, Ocelot?"
"Did you honestly think I was going to let you have Metal Gear all to yourself? You're such a simpleton, Mara. " He pushed Belldandy at the side who was quick enough to run to her sisters in time, as Snake observed from the sidelines what was going down.
"What are you doing?" Mara growled. "Belldandy was supposed to be mine to..."
"I agreed on the condition that finding Metal Gear and the test data for the spell that makes it invincible to Goddess magic was the priority one for the contract." Ocelot said as he held up an optic disk. "Now that I have all the test data I can ever hope for, your services are no longer required, even if extermination of the Goddesses was part of the deal. That has no concern to me."
"Ocelot, may I need to remind you that your soul belongs to me, once I have signed the contract?" Mara said. "It was the bargaining chip for getting you the forces to take over the campus."
"I'm under a much better state of employ, dear Mara." Ocelot said turning his back. "I was offered more than just peasant armed forces to get me to Metal Gear, now my real task is almost complete. My dedication of my life can only belong to...the Patriots!"
"What? The La-Li-Lu-Le-lo?" Mara was in shock. "How is that possible?"
"It seems that Mara is having the taste of her own medicine..." Snake whispered to Belldandy.
"This means a good thing for us, right?" Skuld asked.
"We'd better clear some space before one of us get in the way of the crossfire." Snake said, as they can see Ocelot turning his back from them.
"Mara, it was a pleasure working with you...but, unfortunately for you, Metal Gear has chosen me to be it's master!" Ocelot drew out his gun. He fired a shot from the gun, which deflected off Mara from a magic shield she had cast. Luckily, Snake and the Goddess sisters had stepped out of the way in time since Ocelot revealed his plans.
"Just try, you traitorous dog!" Mara shouted, pulling out a remote. "I sensed you would plot something like this, so I created this remote that will make REX bow to ME instead! You thought we demons didn't have the smarts to pull this off? Well think again, buster!"
Ocelot only grinned at Mara, then glanced at Snake. "Usually, I would enjoy this moment, but I have important business to attend to. Snake...hope for your sake, we'll never meet again, of course, my former partner will take care of that!"
"OCELOT!" Snake shouted, but before he can go after the escaping Ocelot, he can see Mara approaching REX.
She pressed a button, opening the 'mouth' of REX revealing a pilot's seat. She began to levitate into the air and carried herself to REX. After sitting into the seat, it closed. From outside, Snake, Urd, Belldandy and Skuld can hear Mara from the cockpit.
"Well, at least the consolation prize will be mine for the taking." Mara said. The upper roof began to open, as the platform Snake and the Goddesses were on began to rise.
"Hey, we're moving!" Skuld shouted.
"Belldandy, this has been a long day in the waiting..." Mara said. "Now, with REX, I'm going to squish you and everyone else who opposes me, and Ocelot will be included in my list!"
"Here we go again..." Snake muttered, as he looked at the sisters...especially at Urd. (I have to be able to protect her and her sisters this time or else we're all done for...)
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What, a cliffhanger after all of that? Yeah, you have to hate it, or love it. You choose the way it goes, but I prefer it that way. So how was this Chapter? Did I do Mara alright or what? Anyway, let me know by the reviews, and I'll try to better next time.
Hold on, this means that the story is almost over with the most stellar boss battle from Metal Gear Solid...the battle against REX! Will Snake and the Goddess sisters be able to stop it? What can Urd do to prove herself to Snake? And who really is the ninja? The answer to that and more will be revealed in the next and final Chapter of Oh My Metal Gear! Do stay tuned for that one, and please do review. I really need them. Until the next update! Collis-aka ShardclawKusanagi.
Previously in the story, Belldandy, Keiichi and company got some help from Snake to liberate their friends from the terrorists. Having succeeded in doing so, Snake and his cohorts find out that the terrorists were really after Metal Gear, which was stationed somewhere in the campus and never intended to harm anyone, since the bomb they claimed to have wasn't real! And to make things worst, Snake learns it was his old nemesis from Shadow Moses who was responsible for this...Revolver Ocelot! Before Snake can stay around, he departs to find Metal Gear, leaving Urd to worry about him and thus making her realize that she have feelings for him. Following the ever so sweet advice of Belldandy, she ventured off after the Legend, with Skuld behind her, hoping to get to Snake before Mara can do something to get into Snake's way.
Yeesh, time for a breather, just enjoy the chapter...and don't forget to review too.
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ShardclawKusanagi presents:
Oh My Metal Gear
Chapter 5: The Return of REX
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"This is something different..." Snake said to himself, as he walked down a long stairway from the emergency exit of Nekomi Tech, where he entered an open area with metallic crates stored around a large cargo elevator. There was a small guard booth where the surveillance was controlled, with television monitors and control systems abound.
He spotted two sentries securing the open entrance for the elevator and decided he wouldn't bother dealing with the guards. He waited for one of them to wait at his position at the front of the elevator, while the other one paced to the sides of the elevator.
Snake waited until both sentries' field of vision was nowhere around his, so he quietly sneaked to one of the crates and stayed in hiding until the guard was close enough to his position. Then, as quickly as he can move, Snake grabbed the sentry and pulled him to behind the crate. Then with a single blow behind the sentry's neck, the sentry was down out cold. By this time, the other guard had noticed, and began to walk to the noise that caught his attention.
Snake had then pulled out his M9, then leaning against the crate, he suddenly jumped out and fired a tranquilizer dart accurately at the sentry's head. After he was put to sleep, Snake was already searching for items on the sentries. To his luck, he found a motion detector which he equipped, and an unopened pack of cigarettes, his favorite brand.
As Snake walked to the elevator, he checked around to see if there were any more sentries waiting to ambush him just like the ride he took back in Shadow Moses.
(Coast is clear.) He thought, as he pressed on the activate buttons for the elevator. A second later, the elevator began to descend, as Snake began to open the pack of cigarettes.
But before Snake can place a cig in his mouth, he started to hear Belldandy's voice in his head, warning him about smoking. Then, he remembered Urd's sultry coming -ons earlier when she was helping him rescue Keiichi's friends.
And the worst part, Belldandy told him with a smile. Snake shook his head and placed the pack of cigs in one of his pouches.
(Better save these for after the mission, or when I'm far away from Belldandy.) Snake thought. (That smile of hers must have affected my brain. Sheesh.)
Snake decided to sit back against the control panel, and rest back for awhile. It was then his Codec rang.
"Snake? Are you okay?" It was Otacon.
"Yeah, everything's fine for the moment. We've managed to get those kids rescued in time, but there's something you should know...Ocelot is here and so is Metal Gear." Snake reported.
"So, the hostage takeover was just a ploy?" Otacon asked.
"They used the siege as a cover up, so they can get inside Nekomi Tech. They never intended to harm anyone, even the bomb's a fake." Snake said. "I'm heading underground now to find the storage area where Metal Gear is supposed to be housed."
"Remember that if these guys are really going to activate Metal Gear and bust out of there, you may have to destroy it before it causes havoc. You are close to a public town after all." Otacon said. "We don't want innocent bystanders getting in the way if it starts its rampage in the street."
"I got ya." Snake said. "Okay, I'll contact you if anything else shows up."
"Hal, your tea is ready." a young woman's voice rang from Otacon's background.
"Who's that?" Snake asked.
"Oh, Snake, I haven't told you that I've been researching for information on this Morisato guy, and found out that he's indeed living with three Goddesses." Otacon said.
"Right now, I'm right at their home, keeping Megumi company. Don't worry, I explained to her everything about Keiichi being in good hands."
"Why go through so much trouble...?"
"Hey, you get to work with three Goddesses for the mission, why can't I get some action too?" Otacon joked. "And besides, she does have one cute behind like you told her brother, have you forgotten how you checked her out just before the mission began...?"
Snake stayed silent. "Sometimes, I ask myself why still I work with you. Anyway, good luck with her."
"Yeah, and good luck with the mission. Contact me if anything new shows up." Otacon said.
By the time Snake had gotten up, he can see the elevator had come to a stop. He took out his M9, then cautiously, headed to the large door in ahead that should take him to the road to the satellite campus.
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Urd wasn't too far from where Snake is, and she had just seen the elevator descended. She also saw the handiwork Snake did on the two sentries. She checked to see if there were any more patrolling sentries around, before she heard a voice from behind.
"URD!" Skuld's voice shouted from behind.
"Skuld, why are you here?" Urd looked back to Skuld.
"Belldandy was worried about you, so she sent me to make sure you don't try anything crazy." Skuld placed her hands on her hips. "What is it that you were thinking when you wanted to go after Snake like that?"
Urd simply tried to ignore her sibling. "Skuld...you're still too young to understand..."
"Understand what?" Skuld asked.
"What effects love can have on you..." Urd's cheeks started to turn red. "I...think I...I'm in love with Snake. And I want to do what I can to help him."
"You...you can't be serious!" Skuld said. "Snake can handle his problems, and we're not suppose to be mixed up in them. But never before I expected you to be serious about love for someone else."
"Look who's talking. I don't see you react like this when you're around Sentaro." Urd smirked, making Skuld jump. "Or are you not happy that I have just understood what it feels like when I felt something special for someone?"
"Are you implying that I'm jealous of you falling for the Legend?" Skuld said.
"Of course. You can't stand the sight of me all over a superstud like Snake." Urd blushed once more. "And I know that Snake must feel the same about me."
"Get this through that thick skull of yours, Urd! I don't think Snake feels anything for you, because he's busy trying to save the world!" Skuld said. "Or haven't you noticed that?"
Urd wanted to blast her sister with a bolt of lightning if her conscience hadn't poked her that what she said could be true.
(No, I mustn't think it. Snake can't resist beauty when he sees it. He's just playing hard to get.) Urd thought. (I know...after we deal with Mara, and Metal Gear, I'll do what I can to seduce him and keep him for myself. He-hee...)
Skuld can see a smile on Urd's lips and she didn't like how it look. "Uh- oh, I don't like that smile one bit. You're not thinking about..."
"Enough talk, Snake may be far from where we are." Urd said, changing the subject and then cracked her knuckles. "The elevator's trip down may be long, but we can easily get to the bottom if we can use our teleportation."
Skuld simply shrugged her shoulders. "Okay, but the day I see you net the legendary Solid Snake will be the day I give up inventing stuff to teach you how to behave yourself."
"Oh, it will happen. Count on it." Urd smiled.
So, the two Goddesses sisters went their separate ways through their teleportation, Skuld spotted an lone bucket of water near the entrance where she came, and used that to teleport herself from out of the room. Urd then noticed the television in the guard booth was on, and she can see the surveillance cameras.
She smiled to herself, then activated her teleportation ability to enter one of the screens where Snake was last spotted.
(I'm coming, Snake, and you can't stop me from helping you.) Urd thought to herself.
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Back at the Morisato residence, Otacon was seated near the small coffee table. He had on a plain blue t-shirt and a pair of dark brown jeans. He had brought his laptop with him, as it was placed next to him, and a small carrying case containing anime DVD's, and high tech gadgetry he often uses to get him access into the high level security clearance of government and organization secret files. He managed to uncover the information about the Goddesses just some moments after hearing that Snake was working with them to rescue their friends. Although he hasn't told Megumi about this, he felt that it made sense that he kept her company until the danger at Nekomi Tech has passed.
Megumi entered the room with a tray with tea and refreshments. "I hope you haven't been waiting too long, Hal."
Otacon smiled and shook his head. "It's alright. I'm in no hurry to leave soon. I was just able to keep you company until this crisis pass."
Megumi smiled slightly and offered Hal some tea. "That's no problem, it's just weird enough that someone just stepped around here who was also looking for Keiichi. But how can you be so sure that things are going to be okay for K-1 and my friends?"
"Oh, I just happened to have a friend who just happens to be an...expert in these things. He was around the campus when the takeover took place." Otacon said nervously.
"Sounds to me that your friend's a reliable person." Megumi said while smiling. "Hey, let's see if everything's okay at the campus."
She turned on the television set in the room they were in and instantly, they saw a breaking news coverage inside the gymnasium. In the background, Megumi can see
Keiichi was standing at the side with Belldandy, along with Sayoko, Sora while Tamiya and Otaki were standing over the defeated terrorists that were tied up and huddled together.
Instantly, Megumi's face lit up with a bright smile. "Keiichi's okay!"
Before Otacon can notice it, Megumi grabbed one of his arms and pulled him up. "Hey, Megumi! What are you doing?"
"Come on! I got to see Keiichi now that he's okay." Megumi was being pushy as always, but Otacon didn't seem to mind.
"Alright, alright, I'm coming. You don't have to get all excited." Otacon smiled.
"I'm sorry...Keiichi's and our friends are like family, and I was really worried about them. Wouldn't you worry about your friend if he's in a pretty dangerous spot?" Megumi asked.
"Sometimes...but I know long enough that he wouldn't let himself get put in that situation. Even if he's in danger, he always has a way out of it." Otacon said.
"I would like to meet this friend of yours. He sounds interesting." Megumi replied.
"Believe me...he gets more interesting by the minute you get to know him."
"Come on, I'll let you ride with me on my motor cycle, since K-1's got his side-car rig with his own." Megumi threw a helmet at Otacon who caught it in time.
"Huh?" Otacon was surprised. "But...I never rode on a motorcycle before. Sure, a snowmobile, but are you sure...?"
Megumi pouted at Otacon, thinking that he doubt her riding ability. "You doubt my skill, Hal? Maybe you would like to see how it's really done, hmmm?"
Otacon's cheeks turned red slightly. "Ahh, I didn't mean it like that! What I meant is..."
"No time for talk! You can find out for yourself when you get a firsthand experience of me in action." Megumi smiled. "Come on, Otacon, we got no time to waste."
Otacon simply nodded as he watched Megumi walked off. (What did I get myself into now? At least she's still cute though...)
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"Isn't this wonderful, dear?" Belldandy happily smiled standing next to Keiichi, as Tamiya and Otaki acted as guards over the defeated sentries. Sayoko and Sora were both swooning over telling details about how Snake came in and rescued them from the enemy.
"And he just came in from the ceiling just like that, and he actually landed on one of them before he knew what him." Sayoko told the reporter. "He was an American, very muscular and handsome for his age. He had one dead sexy mullet and he seemed to know our friend who helped us from this mess."
Sora was nodding her head constantly in agreement with her friend. "Yes, he also had this deep, husky sandpapery voice...oh, but he suddenly ran off as soon as Mr. Morisato and Miss Belldandy. As if he had something important to do..."
"Yeah, everyone's safe, just as Snake said they would be." Keiichi said with a nervous smile. (How did we manage to get all of this done without any trouble, plus not have anyone find about Bell's powers? I would never know...)
"I do hope Snake is alright too...and I wonder if Urd and Skuld had found him in time to help him." Belldandy said.
"I'm sure they are fine. If Snake can get to the leaders of these terrorists in time before this Metal Gear is activated, they should be safe." Keiichi replied, holding on to Belldandy's hand. "But, I wonder...who was that ninja really? And what did it really want?"
"I'm not sure...I didn't think it had any harmful intent against us, or Snake. Maybe it just wanted to help out..."
"Whatever the reason, I do hope that there won't be any serious danger." Keiichi said, as Belldandy looked on with a concerned look on her face.
"Keiichi, you can say things look safe for now, but I can't help but feel that if Mara behind's this, and Urd is concerned for Snake's safety..." Belldandy stopped. "I must see if Skuld and Urd are alright. Maybe Snake can use my assistance like before."
"Belldandy, I'm not sure you should do this, especially by yourself..." Keiichi spoke nervously. "What if there are more of those hostiles where Snake is heading?"
"Don't you worry, I'll be fine by myself." Belldandy smiled. "I'll just use my teleportation to slip past if I have to, this probably won't take long."
Keiichi didn't want Belldandy to leave, but he can see that she was worried about her siblings and the new friend who helped them rescue Keiichi, Sora and the remainder of their friends and the. Giving her a kiss on her cheek, he nodded at Belldandy. "I know you mean well if you want to help, but please, be careful, Belldandy. If you want me to, I can come with you, just to be safe..."
"Thanks for that, Keiichi, but I'll be fine. I'm sure that I could catch up to Urd and the others soon."
"If you say so, Belldandy." Keiichi didn't want to do this, but he figured that since one of Snake's dangerous foes would be assisting Mara in this activity, he was better safe with the authorities at the campus, than down below where Snake's heading. And so far, he think Snake is capable of protecting the people around him, so he can trust Snake for the while to protect Belldandy and her sisters if anything were to happen.
"Keiichi, you worry too much. I'll be safe, as will Snake. He has helped us and I only want to help return the favor." Belldandy replied.
"Mister Morisato..." Sora's shy voice distracted the couple for the moment. "Is there anything you want to say to the reporters about what happened?"
A hint of red came over his face, as he can't come up with the exact words to tell what happened. Obviously, no one will believe the fact that Solid Snake helped in stopping a terrorist siege. "Ah...well, it's kind of hard to explain...really..."
By the time to look he looked to the side to look for Belldandy, she was already gone. A large sweat drop fell from Keiichi's head.
(Oh, boy...she went ahead and did it.) he thought to himself. (I just hope she finds Urd and Skuld in time before there's serious trouble.)
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The elevator that Snake was on had finally reached the bottom of the long shaft underground in the storage area of the campus. What he met in front of him was a giant door with metallic containers at the sides. To his surprise, he found two sentries lying on the floor just in front of the door, unconscious. He immediately took out his suppressed Glock. Someone else was here before him, and it could be that ninja had struck again.
He'd have to be cautious about how he proceeds from here on in, time was against him now that he knows Ocelot's partly responsible for all of this, and he had to get to Metal Gear before it's activated.
He started to search for any more items from the sleeping sentries and strangely enough, he found a pair of keys for a jeep on one of them, since the trip from the Nekomi main Tech campus to the Nekomi satellite campus was about four miles long and about fifteen minutes long, that was as much as Snake was told by Otacon about the traveling time from the destination he was and the next before the mission. Then, he found some Chaff grenades behind one of the containers, a Stinger missile launcher and a case of Stinger missiles holding up to ten.
He opened the mechanized door by pressing in the button at the side, slowly it began to open. For the moment, he can only see darkness, which made it harder to see what's ahead.
Just then, a single flame was lit in front of Snake jumping him. It was Urd who was holding up a ball of fire and smiling at Snake. The soldier jumped back in surprise.
"Jeesh! Urd!" Snake held his chest and breathed deeply. "Don't do that! What are you trying to do, scare me to death?"
"Aww, and not even a 'thank you' for lighting up this dark driveway. You really know how to show a lady some gratitude." Urd said, almost sarcastically.
Snake grinned slightly. "Sorry about that, but I didn't expect to see you down here. How did you get here before I did?"
"Teleportation through television monitors, one of my aspects of being a Goddess." Urd said, still holding unto the flame. Behind her, Snake can see a line of jeeps parked near a security booth, and a long passageway that was dimly lit. "Sorry if I hadn't told you before that I can do that..."
"That's alright...I just hope that I can get to Ocelot in time before he activates REX." Snake responded. "Why are you here anyway?"
Urd tried to say something before Skuld popped in from nowhere behind Urd, surprising the two adults. "Urd! Now's the time to flirt with Snake! You want to go and stop Mara from activating REX, don't you?"
"Oh, boy, you had to bring the brat with you?" Snake remarked. That sent Skuld's face red with anger.
"What did you say?!" Skuld shouted. Before she can do anything to perform her word spells once more, or twack another one on Snake's head with her hammer, Urd stepped forward in front of Skuld and kept talking to Snake.
"To answer your question, I figured that you may need our help." Urd spoke.
"I always work alone. I made a deal with you guys to rescue your friends only as an exception." Snake replied. "Besides, you have no idea who 're you're up against. Ocelot's a very dangerous man...I don't want you or your sisters getting involved."
"But, Snake...one of my old foes is also involved in this. Mara is no mortal, but a counterpart of Belldandy." Urd said.
"A counterpart? Like an evil kind of Goddess?" Snake asked.
"She's a First Class Demon, and she has used technology and the sorts to get what she wants in the past." Skuld told Snake. "She isn't much of a problem to deal with because her plans don't always fall into place, but if she's teamed up with Ocelot..."
"Snake, there's really nothing you can do to turn our help away." Urd said. "You helped us get our friends into safety, and now we can help you stop Ocelot and what he's planning. We're a lot more useful than you would think."
"Liar! You're just saying that because you like Snake enough to do this, isn't that true, Urd?" Skuld smiled a bit from behind.
"What about you? I bet you're just using this as an excuse to see what Metal Gear looks like, mmmn, Skuld?" Urd replied, making Skuld turn red.
"That's not why I'm here! Belldandy was worried about you and how careless you could get if there were any trouble." Skuld replied.
Snake only looked at Urd for a few seconds and thought to himself. (Man, are they persistent. But, if what Skuld says is true about Urd...I'll just have to play along with this and try to protect them if anything out of the unusual happens.)
"Fine, fine. I give up...you guys win again. You can come along for the ride, but as long you stay out of my way." Snake made sure to tell them that sternly.
"Don't worry, we won't be a bother to you." Urd smiled. "So, where are we headed now, Snake?"
"We're going for a ride to the satellite campus where Metal Gear is supposed to be housed. We should get going, if we meet Ocelot and this Mara in time before they could activate REX, we can save ourselves the trouble of destroying it." Snake said.
"Alright." Urd nodded as she hoped on the passenger's seat of the jeep, as Skuld followed after. Just then, Belldandy's voice called out from behind.
"Urd, Skuld!" Belldandy shouted to her sisters. Snake, who was just about to turn the ignition keys on for the jeep, turned his head to see Belldandy running towards them.
"Belldandy...why are you here? Shouldn't you be with your boyfriend?" Snake asked.
"I was only concerned for your safety as well, Snake." Belldandy smiled. "You went into a lot of trouble to assist us keeping Keiichi and our friends from harm, so we must repay the favor for your kindness."
"I wasn't being kind, I was just doing my job." Snake responded. "You don't want to get involved in my life, even if you're all Goddesses. It's just too dangerous."
"Oh, will you stop being so in confident in us, Snake." Urd cut in. "You've seen what Belldandy's capable of, but wait until you see my stuff, then you'll think twice about why we had to help you."
"Oh, I can't wait." Snake smirked. "Fine, Belldandy...I guess I have to watch your back as well. Just sit tight and brace for when we get to Metal Gear."
"I understand. And thank you for letting us come to help you." Belldandy sat with Skuld in the backseat, while Snake began to drive through the long driveway to the satellite campus.
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"Keiichi!!" Megumi called out to her older brother, as she ran to meet him in front of their friends. She happily jumped to wrap her arms around Keiichi's head to hug him.
Keiichi too was glad to see his sister as well. "Oh, am I glad to see that you're not hurt. I was worried that something bad may have happened to you and everyone else we knew."
"Well, I was pretty much worried about that too, but everything's going to be okay, now that things are back to normal." Keiichi replied. He then noticed Otacon behind her.
"Hey, who's your friend?"
Otacon stepped forward to shake his hand with Keiichi. "Hal Emmerich, at your service. I was just in the neighborhood when I heard about the activity, and I also had a friend of mine who was...'scouting' the area at the time, who I was concerned about."
"Well, you have no need to worry any longer. This mysterious man who came looking for something he thought was in the campus helped out, so there wasn't any trouble for us." Keiichi spoke. "I take it that you were keeping Megumi company while it was under siege?"
"Yeah, she's a rather keepy person when she wants company." Otacon smiled, as he was given a playful punch by Megumi herself.
"I heard that!" she pouted for a few seconds before her face turned red. Both Otacon and Keiichi grinned at her.
"Well, thanks for that, Hal." Keiichi said.
"Hey, call me Otacon. Most of my friends who know me call me that."
"Otacon?" Megumi asked.
"It stands for Otaku Convention. I'm a big anime fan." he smiled with enthusiasm.
"I like the sound of that." Megumi smiled. "So, Otacon, what's your story? What is an American doing around here anyway?"
"If you all must know, I'll reason with you and tell you everything that you needed to know about why this incident took place..." Otacon nodded his head. He then told Megumi, Sora, Sayoko, and the rest of Keiichi's friends all of the details about Snake, Metal Gear, and all about the other possible causes that lead to the said incident. To everyone's surprise, they understood what was going on and agreed on the fact that Solid Snake indeed helped out.
"Wow, and to think that my brother helped the Legend himself to rescue our friends. That was really something, Otacon." Megumi said.
"So, you say that this Metal Gear is somewhere beneath the satellite campus...how can you be sure that it wouldn't cause problems if its activated?" Sayoko asked.
"That's why Snake and I are here to see that doesn't happen." Otacon replied with a smile. (I just hope he can get there in time...)
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Somewhere else in the Nekomi underground areas, the mysterious ninja had already taken down three more sentries by using an electrical charge in its Japanese sword.
Then, turning to it's right, it spotted three more approaching it's direction.
Using its swift inhuman speed, the ninja had already intercepted the sentries' movements and positions, and deflected the fired bullets from the high powered sub machine guns off it's sword, while charging towards the hostiles. Before the sentries can notice what had happened, the ninja leaped above them, drawing out the sword once more, then suddenly diving head first at the middle troop, a burst of light blinding the surroundings and the rest of the sentries.
The sentry nearest the ninja fell down unconscious form the blow, while the other sentries hid their eyes from the stun the light created. During the distraction the ninja had created, the ninja suddenly took out a pistol from the holster on its waist, and fired a tranq dart at one of the sentry's neck, instantly knocking him out, while the other fell down from a quick slash of the ninja's sword on the remaining sentry's back.
When all was silent, the ninja looked around, then cried out in a voice as if it was in pain.
"ARRRGH! Why did she have to make this suit so tight?!" the ninja cried out. "It's killing my figure, it's all sweaty inside here and it's starting to give me a rash too!"
"Why should you complain? You're the one that wanted to help Belldandy and this Solid Snake." replied another voice that rang from inside the ninja's own Codec. "This exoskeleton suit was built to even the odds against Mara and her new accomplice, Revolver Ocelot. And so far, you had no problem controlling it's power."
"True, but how much longer do I have to put up for this?" the ninja replied, still in complaining mode. "How longer will it take to get Snake and Urd together, as well as to eliminate this threat called Metal Gear?"
"Snake, Urd, as well as Belldandy and Skuld are on the way to it right now, so have patience and help them out while you can." the voice replied. "You are keeping the hostiles alive? The sword you wield has been cast with an instant sleeping toxin, so any damage you inflict upon the victim will not be lethal, but will induce sleep instead."
"Yeah, I know about that already. It has shown just how useful it is in a close quarter fight." the ninja spoke. "Alright, I'll do what I can to finish my task. But...can I ask one question?"
"Go ahead."
"Are you sure this is the right way? We're not suppose to interfere with human affairs, much less be helping them. Personally, I don't think this is worth the time..."
"I know how you feel, but stopping this Metal Gear cannot be accomplished by our powers alone. Solid Snake has been capable enough to defend the world from it, but this time, it's imperative that this particular REX does not become activated by Mara, Ocelot or anyone else." the male voice said. "You may not be used to fighting, but you're my only option of preventing suspicions to rise, not to mention the most crafty among us."
"Why thank you. I appreciate that compliment." the ninja smiled behind the armored mask.
"That wasn't one. Now, get to where Metal Gear is and await further orders." the voice replied. "And do not get in the way of Snake's plans by confronting him or the Goddess sisters in any way."
"By your command, sir. " the ninja said it turned off the Codec and stepped up. As it began to sprint towards the other end of the passageway, a trail of rose petals could be seen from the area the ninja stayed.
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About seven minutes have passed since Snake and the Goddess sisters had traveled from the main campus to the satellite campus area of Nekomi using the underground passageway. During the trip, Snake had been telling Urd and her sisters about how much he knows about Ocelot, while in exchange, Mara and Belldandy told Snake about
Mara's troublesome attempts to separate Keiichi from Belldandy and cause all other kinds of havoc for everyone else in the past.
"I had never thought that this Ocelot can be so cruel..." Urd shook her head, thinking back what Snake told her about how far Ocelot can carry his tortures.
"And I thought Mara was no trouble to deal with. She sounds more powerful than I thought..." Snake replied.
"But why would Mara team up with someone as nasty as Ocelot?" Skuld asked.
"I don't know, kid..." Snake stopped for a second. "...but with the two of them together, I can tell that they are up to no good."
Soon, the jeep came to a stop near another large door just like the one before. Snake stopped the jeep and looked at his Soliton radar to see just where exactly he was.
"We're here. The satellite campus is right above us." Snake said, getting out of the jeep. He then turned to the Goddess sisters once more. "I want you guys to be alert. I don't want to run into any problems because Ocelot and Mara could be ahead of us, preparing Metal Gear to be activated. Also, I think that ninja is still around."
"The one that knocked out all of those guards?" Belldandy asked. "I wonder just what is it that it want from all of this?"
"If that ninja was trying to help us out, we owe it some gratitude for saving us the trouble." Urd said.
"Or just getting us into a trap..." Snake muttered lowly. Walking forward, he pressed on the 'OPEN' button to open the large door. Slowly, it opened and Snake drew out his suppressed Glock. Urd stepped closer to watch Snake.
(He's so determined to stop this madman from hurting anyone else who had nothing to do with this. Snake, I swear I'll shall help you stop Ocelot before he tries to place more innocent lives in danger.) Urd thought to herself. (And then, you'll see how much I...)
Just suddenly before Urd can finish think about Snake, Skuld ran past them. "Hey, why are you two being so slow? Metal Gear is up ahead, isn't it?"
"Just being cautious, kid. You can never tell what lies ahead, so let me take charge..." Snake said, trying to show Skuld who's boss. But Skuld stuck her tongue at him once more.
"Oh yeah? I don't remember you saying that you're responsible for what happens to us." Skuld grinned.
"Why, you little runt!" Snake growled, attempting to grab Skuld, but Urd quickly grabbed Snake and held him back.
"Snake, take it easy. She loves to do stuff like that all the time." Urd said, glaring at Skuld.
"Soon, Skuld, soon your time will come." Snake grinned, cooling himself. "Come on, no time for dilly-dallying. We have to get to REX before it's activated."
"How many times will you say that and not get a move on?" Skuld said, turning to run away from the group. "I'll race you, Banpei!"
"Skuld, wait!" Belldandy called out after Skuld runs off. She then looked at Snake. "I'm sorry, she must be really excited to see something like Metal Gear in the real."
"That's alright...if she's a Goddess, and only a kid, I guess she is no different to how excited normal kids feel when they're off to somewhere fun." Snake smiled nervously. "But we'd better catch up to her before she's spotted by the enemy, or runs into a trap."
(Even if Snake can't tolerate Skuld...like I do...she still cares for her. Oh, all the more reason to be with him!) Urd thought to herself. Just before she could say another word, the three heard Skuld called out a loud "WHOOOOAAAAH!"
Instantly, the three began to see what was it that Skuld saw that made her shout that loud, almost causing attention among them. Snake, Urd and Belldandy ran on the long walkway to inside a large storage room where Skuld and Banpei were frozen stiff by the sight before them. Belldandy and Urd gasped in shock, while Snake instantly knew what it was.
It was a gigantic mech. It wasn't as tall as Skuld thought it was, but from her vantage point, it was nothing short of menacing. It looked somewhat like a Tyrannosaurus Rex. On its left arm, there was a radome, and on the right, an enormous rail gun. The Gatling guns on either side of its head seemed to stare back at her, ominously. It was painted a dull army green, and the lights in the room reflected the shape of the giant steel creature.
Belldandy covered her mouth, trying to hide the fear that the sight before her was this monstrous looking. "Oh my...is this....?"
Snake took a step forward and nodded. "...Metal Gear..."
"That's a Metal Gear?!" Urd gulped. "And you stopped this before three times?"
"It's something I've gotten used to..." Snake said, almost with an uninterested tone. "I'd never thought I would see this thing again...after I tried so much to forgot what happened when it was activated..."
Urd sensed that Snake must have seen some horrible things in the past to make him so dedicated to stop a weapon such as Metal Gear by the tone of his voice. Slowly, she came to touch Snake on his shoulder and she smiled at him.
"Don't you worry, Snake. Me and my sisters will help you put a stop to this thing before Ocelot and Mara can activate it." Urd said. "You can count on me when things get rough."
Skuld shuddered for a second, getting her focus back after REX's design drew her in, and ran to Snake. "Don't listen to her, Snake. She'll only screw up on purpose, just like she always does because she's nothing but trouble!"
"I'll make you take that back, Skuld!" Urd growled, getting her fists charged up with lightning. Skuld leapt back, and took out one of her inventions from her pocket.
"Ha! I'll like to see you try! Bring it on!" Skuld dared Urd.
'BANG!' a gunshot was heard from Snake's Glock stopping the two in their tracks. Snake had taken off the suppressor and fired the gun at the roof.
"Will the two of you cut this out?! In case you haven't noticed, there's a Metal Gear right in front of us that could be activated by Ocelot and Mara anytime." Snake growled.
"Save the sibling rivalry for later, we must focus on stopping this thing from activating and Metal Gear is stopped once and for all. If this is what you want to do the rest of the way, then stay the hell out of my way."
Urd and Skuld quickly became quiet and sullenly looked at the floor. Belldandy simply smiled at Snake once more. "Again, I'm sorry. This happens to be a norm for them, but I'm sure Urd won't let anyone down today, am I right, sister dear?"
Urd quickly smiled, thinking of her feelings for Snake. "Of course, she's right, Snake. You won't be disappointed if this thing's activated. And...I'm sorry if I made you mad."
"You'd better not. And apology accepted." Snake simply replied. He looked up to see the direction he has to go. "There must be a control for this REX somewhere above us. Let's move."
Snake ran towards the ladder that connected to the second layer of the ascending towering foundation that was bound to REX. After climbing that one, he made his way to the second ladder that takes him to the third level of the room, and just near the cockpit of REX. By now, Snake was gasping for air, being tired out from all the running and climbing. He climbed down the last ladder over REX and made a turn, only to bump into a pair of averagely large and round pair of Urd's breasts.
"Whoa, making the first move already, Snake?" Urd smiled devishily. Snake stepped back in surprise, as she saw Belldandy and Skuld behind her as well.
"...You got to teach me how do you that..." Snake muttered miserably, catching his breath. (Damn, I can really use a smoke now. But Belldandy's here...)
Urd offered Snake a bottle of a pink fluid. "Oh, Snake...here take a drink of this. This potion I made for you returns the lost strength you've used up before. Try it."
"Be sure that's not some weird love potion you're giving him, or else..." Skuld whispered.
"Hush, you!" Urd said, as Snake simply gulped down the drink before Urd can see it was snatched out of her hand. The potion was done as soon Snake had began drinking it.
"Well?" Urd stepped up to Snake closer. "Are you feeling any better, Snake?"
Snake got up and instantly, he feel more energized as he was prepared to take on anything. "Hey, this stuff's not bad! It works better than rations any day."
"Wow! I'd never thought that virus would actually work..." Urd stopped, as she saw Snake turn a pale color, then he became beet red with anger. Urd nervously began to chuckle, as Skuld and Belldandy shook their heads. "Um, forget I said that."
Snake shook his head quickly to get himself in focus and glared at Urd. "What am I going to do with you, Urd?"
"Well, after all of this is over, maybe you can...discipline me on how naughty and troublesome I've been." Urd blushed. Snake only shook his head and grinned.
"I look forward to that, Urd." Snake said. "But...I won't go easy on you, just because you're a Goddess."
As Urd nervously smiled, they heard the Codec rang. Snake held a hand on his left ear and pressed the Call button.
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"Snake? Have you made it? Have you guys gotten to Metal Gear as yet?" Otacon asked.
"Yeah, we're standing right in front of it." Snake responded. "It's definitely REX alright..."
"Otacon, what can we do to stop it from ever activating?" Skuld asked.
"Usually, an emergency override is required to deactivate the initiation sequence. But so far since I got far into this intel, there's nothing useful for stopping it via that method." Otacon said.
"So Metal Gear can be activated without the usual PAL card sequence..." Snake said. "The only other way to stop it is to stop the ones planning to activate it...Ocelot and Mara."
"Snake, I want you to be careful. A lot is riding on this one, this isn't like back at Shadow Moses." Otacon warned. "Whatever happens, you can't allow Metal Gear to be activated. Where you guys are is right under civilian territory."
"I got the picture. Alright, Otacon, we're going in to stop Ocelot now."
"Be careful, all of you." Otacon said as his Codec signed off.
Snake looked at the sisters before he started to walk. "Stay behind me, I'll make sure Ocelot won't even touch you."
"I trust your words, Snake...but what will we do if Metal Gear is indeed activated?" Belldandy asked.
"We just have to destroy it then." Snake said, as he stepped on the small set of stairs which lead to a control room located near REX, where Mara and Ocelot were discussing their future plans for the soldiers they were commanding and for the new Metal Gear REX. Unknown to the two of them, they haven't noticed Snake and the Goddess sisters sneaking up past surveillance to spy on their conversation.
"Alright, the activation codes are inputted, all that's left to do now is to get prepared for the launch." Ocelot said, as Mara looked on with a smile.
"Excellent, Ocelot. I knew I can depend on you to get me this valuable weapon." Mara said. "I've never thought the day would come that an actual Metal Gear can pose a threat to the likes of Belldandy and her other Goddess folk."
"What did she mean by that?" Belldandy whispered to Snake.
"Yes, I trust that you can use the full potential of REX to your disposal...unlike the first REX prototype, this one exceeds the power by a hundred fold." Ocelot said.
"I waited for eternity to put Belldandy and her sisters in their place...now with REX, not even the Almighty will challenge me!" Mara grinned. "Yes, he will definitely break when he finds out that he's up against a weapon that's invincible to magic, and the Goddess own powers!"
Skuld, Urd and Belldandy gasped. Snake glanced to see the worried look on their faces. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"This could mean problems..." Urd spoke.
"If Mara plans to use that weapon against the heavens...she'll be practically invincible!" Skuld exclaimed.
Snake could only ponder what it will be like if that were to happen. He simply returned his focus to the conversation at front.
"I do hope that this REX is somehow equipped with just about enough artillery to take over the heavens, am I right, Ocelot?" Mara asked. "When you signed the contract to assist me get back at Belldandy once and for all, using whatever means necessary, I had doubts that your actions would satisfy my tastes."
"And now?" Ocelot asked.
"Thanks to the test data ran on this newly developed REX, I will have definitely trusted the ability of this new weapon." Mara smiled. "Oh, I can't wait until this thing is activated, so I can go out there and smash Belldandy right under its feet!"
"What about the soldiers who also took part of this takeover? They knew that the ransom wasn't the main goal..."
"Oh, let them keep whatever money they get. They worked hard enough to get us this far. Our mission was to get to Metal Gear, while they provided the distraction. "Mara said. "Fooling them was far too easy..."
"Of course, no one as crafty as the highest ranking among your kind, Mara. Only you could care so much about how foolish these people can fall into the trap." Ocelot said.
"But...we still have no idea about the ninja's identity or whereabouts..."
"The ninja?" Urd asked.
"Yes, so far, it has taken down over half of the troops that took over the campus sometime when it started, and none of them were killed as well." Mara placed a finger on her chin. "Are you sure this ninja isn't the same one that sliced off your hand from Shadow Moses?"
"Watch your mouth, Demoness! I'm not to be reminded about that time ever again." Ocelot growled. "Anyway, I think it's not the same ninja, he was killed just before the original REX was destroyed...so it couldn't be...?"
"Another intruder? Or does someone knows about Metal Gear so bad that it doesn't want it activated?"
"We should keep an eye out for our guests as well." Ocelot said, seeing the monitor that showed Snake, and the Goddess sisters near the door. "Do you think Snake and the Goddess knows how exactly to destroy this Metal Gear?"
"Ha, even if they do, it won't help them. REX is just too powerful to be stopped by him, and now Belldandy and her sisters themselves." Mara said. "Now that I have the most powerful nuclear weapon on the planet, no force on Earth and Heaven will stop me."
"What about your original plan to strike terror into the hearts of mortals using REX?"
"That will still happen...but for the fun of it, I'll take down Belldandy first, her wimpy boyfriend, and then I'll take on the world!" Mara said. "From this day forward, we shall name this place....'Outer Heaven'."
Snake shook his head. "Just great...she thinks she's Liquid...bad actress."
"We have to stop them, Snake. If Mara begins use such a weapon..." Belldandy gasped.
"Already on it." Snake said, as he instantly drew out his gun and stepped out at the door, his weapon pointed at Mara and Ocelot. "OCELOT!"
Ocelot saw Snake and instantly drew his revolver. Without hesitating, he fired a shot at Snake, who was familiar with his old nemesis's patterns, ducked to avoid getting injured. Belldandy and Skuld were frightened as hell to see an actual gun fight right in front of them and they almost regretted they stuck around, because the bullet that Ocelot fired ended up hitting the pane of glass. Luckily for them, it was bulletproof glass.
Snake had pulled a stun grenade and dropped in right in front of Mara's feet. Mara was about to pick up the grenade, but Urd had released a small electrical charge of lightning at her.
"That's far enough, Mara!" Urd shouted, Mara then sighted her counterpart. "You're not getting away with..."
By that time, Urd had forgotten about the grenade and then a loud explosion was heard between them, followed by a bright flash of light. And for some strange reason, the lights went out, causing darkness to cover the room. The following seconds afterwards was chaos among the people in the room.
"Belldandy!" Skuld shouted.
"Ocelot! Where are you hiding?" the shout came from Snake.
"I got you now, Snake!" Ocelot cried out.
"Urd, are you alright?" Belldandy asked.
"Snake, is that your hand on my behind?" Urd smiled while in the dark.
"Enough of this already!" Mara shouted, she simply clapped to return the lights in the room. "That's more like it..."
What she saw wasn't good, Snake had pointed his gun at her temple, while he had his back turned to Urd as one of his free hands was on Urd's behind. Urd herself was holding unto Skuld, who was trying to get out of the hold that Urd was placing on her.
"Oh, boy, this isn't good." Mara said, a sweat emerging from her forehead. "Look, Snake...I really didn't mean to get you involved in this...I was just looking for an efficient way to get Belldandy..."
Snake only clicked on the safety. "Even if this Metal Gear was designed to stop Belldandy and her other Goddess friends, I can't allow you to have it."
"Hey, where is Belldandy?" Skuld shouted.
"Right here, my child." Ocelot said, who just happened to be holding Belldandy with a revolver to her temple. Urd and Skuld were about to charge Ocelot, but the sound of Ocelot's own clicking from his own gun made them stop.
"Belldandy, are you alright?" Urd asked.
"I'm alright...do not worry about me." Belldandy managed to speak something, despite the fact a man was holding her at gun point. Snake growled at the sight.
"Ocelot! Let her go! She and her sisters have nothing to do with this." Snake said.
"Oh, but she does, Snake. And if you want to see your new, kind friend live, I suggest dropping that Glock if I were you." Ocelot said.
"You bastard..." Snake had to comply by dropping his gun. He knew Belldandy was a good hearted person, probably the most one of that kind he had ever met. The last thing he needed was to get an innocent like her right in the grasp of one of his worst enemies. And he obviously didn't want to get Urd and Skuld into this mess too, but it's already too late for that.
"Now, the three of you, raise your arms over your heads and come on out of the room, and Belldandy won't have to die so early. " Mara ordered to Snake, Skuld and Urd.
Altogether, the Goddess sisters and Snake were lead out, as Ocelot continued to hold Belldandy. They stepped out right in front of REX near the pilot's seat.
"If I knew this was going to be so easy, I wouldn't have needed Metal Gear to do my work of ridding you, Belldandy, and anyone else that could get in my way." Mara said. "Good job, Ocelot, but...this is where I take it from here. I want to be the one to take Belldandy to a place where Keiichi and her will never be together again!"
Ocelot simply smirked. "No...you're wrong, Mara."
"What do you mean by that, Ocelot?"
"Did you honestly think I was going to let you have Metal Gear all to yourself? You're such a simpleton, Mara. " He pushed Belldandy at the side who was quick enough to run to her sisters in time, as Snake observed from the sidelines what was going down.
"What are you doing?" Mara growled. "Belldandy was supposed to be mine to..."
"I agreed on the condition that finding Metal Gear and the test data for the spell that makes it invincible to Goddess magic was the priority one for the contract." Ocelot said as he held up an optic disk. "Now that I have all the test data I can ever hope for, your services are no longer required, even if extermination of the Goddesses was part of the deal. That has no concern to me."
"Ocelot, may I need to remind you that your soul belongs to me, once I have signed the contract?" Mara said. "It was the bargaining chip for getting you the forces to take over the campus."
"I'm under a much better state of employ, dear Mara." Ocelot said turning his back. "I was offered more than just peasant armed forces to get me to Metal Gear, now my real task is almost complete. My dedication of my life can only belong to...the Patriots!"
"What? The La-Li-Lu-Le-lo?" Mara was in shock. "How is that possible?"
"It seems that Mara is having the taste of her own medicine..." Snake whispered to Belldandy.
"This means a good thing for us, right?" Skuld asked.
"We'd better clear some space before one of us get in the way of the crossfire." Snake said, as they can see Ocelot turning his back from them.
"Mara, it was a pleasure working with you...but, unfortunately for you, Metal Gear has chosen me to be it's master!" Ocelot drew out his gun. He fired a shot from the gun, which deflected off Mara from a magic shield she had cast. Luckily, Snake and the Goddess sisters had stepped out of the way in time since Ocelot revealed his plans.
"Just try, you traitorous dog!" Mara shouted, pulling out a remote. "I sensed you would plot something like this, so I created this remote that will make REX bow to ME instead! You thought we demons didn't have the smarts to pull this off? Well think again, buster!"
Ocelot only grinned at Mara, then glanced at Snake. "Usually, I would enjoy this moment, but I have important business to attend to. Snake...hope for your sake, we'll never meet again, of course, my former partner will take care of that!"
"OCELOT!" Snake shouted, but before he can go after the escaping Ocelot, he can see Mara approaching REX.
She pressed a button, opening the 'mouth' of REX revealing a pilot's seat. She began to levitate into the air and carried herself to REX. After sitting into the seat, it closed. From outside, Snake, Urd, Belldandy and Skuld can hear Mara from the cockpit.
"Well, at least the consolation prize will be mine for the taking." Mara said. The upper roof began to open, as the platform Snake and the Goddesses were on began to rise.
"Hey, we're moving!" Skuld shouted.
"Belldandy, this has been a long day in the waiting..." Mara said. "Now, with REX, I'm going to squish you and everyone else who opposes me, and Ocelot will be included in my list!"
"Here we go again..." Snake muttered, as he looked at the sisters...especially at Urd. (I have to be able to protect her and her sisters this time or else we're all done for...)
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What, a cliffhanger after all of that? Yeah, you have to hate it, or love it. You choose the way it goes, but I prefer it that way. So how was this Chapter? Did I do Mara alright or what? Anyway, let me know by the reviews, and I'll try to better next time.
Hold on, this means that the story is almost over with the most stellar boss battle from Metal Gear Solid...the battle against REX! Will Snake and the Goddess sisters be able to stop it? What can Urd do to prove herself to Snake? And who really is the ninja? The answer to that and more will be revealed in the next and final Chapter of Oh My Metal Gear! Do stay tuned for that one, and please do review. I really need them. Until the next update! Collis-aka ShardclawKusanagi.