Chapter 8: The Daughter of a Snake
We made it to the hotel, it wasn't much more than a medium sized cabin. As we approached it I noticed a white Articat snowmobile off to the side waiting for me.
Peaty: "Awright Snake, we'll put the stinger in a box fur ya. We'll also put the silenced socom in your inventory."
Snake: "Right *sigh* I'm gettin too old for this shit.
Peaty: "I know what you mean, what are you about forty?"
Snake "yah, listen guys while you pack up the snowmobile I'll be inside getting a coffee."
When I opened the door a bell jingled and was greeted by a pretty smiling girl behind the counter with a nametag that said Jill
Jill: "Hello sir how are you doing today?"
Snake: "Fine" really I wasn't fine but I didn't feel like explaining why I was in a bad mood
Jill: "Well what can I do for you?"
Snake: "Black coffee, no creamer"
Jill: "Wow tough guy." she was very articulate and sounded educated
Snake: "Your not from around here are you?"
Jill: "I was gonna say the same to you, I've never seen you around here. Besides what makes you say that?" a sly grin crept across her cute lips
Snake: "Well, to star with the female population is virtually nil, you sound much too educated to have been from an Alaskan school, you don't have an accent, and also your much too cute to have been here for very long."
Jill: "You're right, I moved here with my family last year. Where are you from?"
Snake: "Well I'm not from Anchorage , but out in the Tundra I raised huskies for years."
Jill: "Ooh... you are a tough guy."
Snake: "Why did you guys move up here? There isn't exactly an excellent place for a family."
Jill: "My father moved here as a researcher."
Snake: "What'd he research?"
Jill: "I Don't know, something about ANWAR, he's in the milit... oh..."
Snake: "What?"
Jill: "I'm sorry, I can't... I can't finish that."
Snake: "Really, what's his name?"
Jill: "Sorry, it's..."
Snake: "Confidential"
Jill: "Yeah, he has talked about a guy who lived with huskies, were you ever in the military?"
Snake: "Sorry that's..."
Jill: "Confidential... you are aren't you?"
Snake: "Aren't I what?"
Jill: "Your Solid Snake aren't you? You have got to be!"
Snake: "Don't be crazy! He's been dead for years."
Jill: "No he's not! My dad went to see him and his partners."
Snake: "Wha?"
Jill: "Yeah he came back today."
Snake: "What... he...WHAT?" I sat down heavily on a stool
Jill: "Yes, his codename is Viper Snake, but his real name is James Boss." this girl was my niece , she stood as evidence that us clones can reproduce. I heard bells jingle behind me
Peaty: "Snake, yer snowmobile's all packed up." he looked over at Jill "Hey baby how you doin?'"
Snake: "Hey that's...!" I began to get angry but that would be pretty hard to explain
Jill: "I'm only seventeen years old...."
Snake: "Yeah!"
Peaty: "But still" he wiggled his eyebrows
Jill: "Shut up!" she put her hands on her hips and scowled
Peaty: "That's harsh. Anyways can we get a room here?"
Snake: "NO!"
Peaty: "Why not?"
Snake: "Just no... you don't need a reason"
Peaty: "Asshole"
Snake: "Can we talk?"
Peaty: "Sure" I stood and strode to the door
Snake: "Outside"
Peaty: "Oh" he followed me out into the bitter cold again.
Snake: "She's my niece"
Peaty/Otacon: "WHA?!"
Otacon: "Viper's kid?" I nodded grimly "I thought you guys couldn't reproduce?"
Snake: "We weren't supposed to be able to."
Peaty: "Viper huh?"
Otacon: "He built the Metal Gear We're after. It's supposed to be invincible."
Peaty: "Damn, well you've destroyed hundreds of em one Metal Gear shouldn't be a problem for you. Right Snake?"
Snake:"..."
Peaty: "Right Snake?"
Snake: "Quit being so fucking naive. Your an adult dammit!" my pent up rage exploded like a brick of C4. "I'm only human God!" my head drooped and my tone lowered "God... help me..." Thinking about who I left behind hurt badly and deeply. Everyone and everything I left behind could be lost today, and to the thing I have fought against for years. Or even my brother, if it came down to it we would have to battle. If I killed him... Jill... and I assume he has a wife... damn. He was only doing his job, he didn't do it to destroy the world... did he? Now I wish that I talked to him longer. Maybe get some more information from him. God I feel so guilty, so hurt.
Otacon: "Snake you ok?"
Snake: "I don't know"
Peaty: "Of course you're all right, you've got to save the world again."
Snake: "Meryl..."
Peaty: "oh..."
Snake: "I might... you know...." there was an awkward silence that drifted for five minutes or so until the door burst open.
Jill: "Snake! My dad's on the phone, he said that he's ready for you."
Snake: "Where is he?"
Jill: "On the inside, he is going to assist you by codec?"
Snake: "He wha? assist me? Assist me!? I chased him to Alaska to catch him..."
Jill: "Yeah, did you think he was a bad guy or something?"
Snake: "Well yeah, he did make Metal Gear..."
Jill: "That's cold man."
Snake: "Well can I talk to him?"
Jill: "No, he'll contact you by codec in a half hour. But until then, I want to talk to you unky Snake" We went inside an sat at a table, she served up coffee.
Snake: "Thank you"
Jill: "No problem." she sipped her coffee slowly
Snake: "So what do you want to know?"
Jill: "Do I have an aunt?"
Snake: "Her name is Meryl, we've been together ever since Shadow Mosses when I saved her."
Jill: "Aww, that's so sweet. Do I have cousins?"
Snake: "Up until now I thought we could not reproduce"
Jill: "That's so sad..."
We talked for a while, about everything. My partners our interests, Her friends, my apartment, her house, future plans. She lived in a nice home back in California, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, in ground pool in her house, she lived like a celebrity. She went to a prestigious private high school in Beverly Hills and hoped to become a doctor some day. She had a boyfriend who was also had a very bright future in the medical field. She started talking about her friends too; she was very popular back in her school but has no friends now. I showed her a group picture of Philanthropy, my family (she thought Raiden was cute). In mid conversation the codec rang...
Snake: "Snake here"
Viper: "Snake how are you?"
Snake: "I'm doin good, you"
Viper: "I'm doing ok. I see you've met my daughter"
Snake: "Yeah, she's pretty damn sharp."
Viper: "Ha ha ha, she got that from me. But the looks, that's her mom's"
Snake: "Yes I'm sure you must be a genius to make an indestructible Metal Gear"
Viper: "No not really, it was the greatest mistake I ever made. Well, as I Jill explained I'm on the inside right now and they haven't a clue I'm working with you."
Snake: "Can't they listen in on your codec?"
Viper: "No, I made sure that I have a secure line, anyways I'll send you the location via codec." there was a beep then I heard the exact position of the fortress in a mechanical voice. "It has also been forwarded to Otacon"
Snake: "Thanks, but you have to explain to me what you did to Raiden."
Viper: "That? I did that because his punk ass was going to compromise the mission by keeping me cooped up in that place. So I beat the daylights out of him"
Snake: "Sounds just like Raiden. Too brave and proud for his own good yet too much of a wimp to fight his way out of a wet paper bag." We both laughed at my jest
Viper: "That's too true. Anyways I have to go, I'll open up an air duct in the back of the building, over and out." the codec beeped off. I headed out.
Snake: "Otacon, I'm ready."
Jill: "Snake wait!"
Snake: "What?"
Jill: "... Be careful."
Snake: "Right"
Otacon: "Seriously, you have people waiting for you back home. Don't get caught."
Snake: "You know I'm too good for that."
Otacon: "Awright, you just go and save the world again." I sat down on the Articat, the seat was cold. The engine fired up with the riotous fury of a tiger. The wind relentlessly whipped my face while I made it out of town. The few buildings gave way to even fewer trees and miles of barren snow. Off in the distance I saw caribou, they are amazing creatures. When I lived in the tundra I fed and clothed myself by hunting them. As I drove closer they scooted off in the opposite direction. After a couple of hours the codec rang.
Viper: "Ditch the snowmobile and the stinger"
Snake: "Why?"
Viper: "They are using a radar and will detect you if you have the snowmobile, and if you have the stinger you will be unable to move as quickly. But don't worry, I'll equip you with a new stinger when you fight Beta."
Snake: "Right, over and out." beep. I slowed to a stop, took my suppressed socom and began to burry the snowmobile in the snowdrift. My hands stung from the cold, my pants began to seep because of the snow. After a half hour I saw the fortress. My entrance was to the back.
We made it to the hotel, it wasn't much more than a medium sized cabin. As we approached it I noticed a white Articat snowmobile off to the side waiting for me.
Peaty: "Awright Snake, we'll put the stinger in a box fur ya. We'll also put the silenced socom in your inventory."
Snake: "Right *sigh* I'm gettin too old for this shit.
Peaty: "I know what you mean, what are you about forty?"
Snake "yah, listen guys while you pack up the snowmobile I'll be inside getting a coffee."
When I opened the door a bell jingled and was greeted by a pretty smiling girl behind the counter with a nametag that said Jill
Jill: "Hello sir how are you doing today?"
Snake: "Fine" really I wasn't fine but I didn't feel like explaining why I was in a bad mood
Jill: "Well what can I do for you?"
Snake: "Black coffee, no creamer"
Jill: "Wow tough guy." she was very articulate and sounded educated
Snake: "Your not from around here are you?"
Jill: "I was gonna say the same to you, I've never seen you around here. Besides what makes you say that?" a sly grin crept across her cute lips
Snake: "Well, to star with the female population is virtually nil, you sound much too educated to have been from an Alaskan school, you don't have an accent, and also your much too cute to have been here for very long."
Jill: "You're right, I moved here with my family last year. Where are you from?"
Snake: "Well I'm not from Anchorage , but out in the Tundra I raised huskies for years."
Jill: "Ooh... you are a tough guy."
Snake: "Why did you guys move up here? There isn't exactly an excellent place for a family."
Jill: "My father moved here as a researcher."
Snake: "What'd he research?"
Jill: "I Don't know, something about ANWAR, he's in the milit... oh..."
Snake: "What?"
Jill: "I'm sorry, I can't... I can't finish that."
Snake: "Really, what's his name?"
Jill: "Sorry, it's..."
Snake: "Confidential"
Jill: "Yeah, he has talked about a guy who lived with huskies, were you ever in the military?"
Snake: "Sorry that's..."
Jill: "Confidential... you are aren't you?"
Snake: "Aren't I what?"
Jill: "Your Solid Snake aren't you? You have got to be!"
Snake: "Don't be crazy! He's been dead for years."
Jill: "No he's not! My dad went to see him and his partners."
Snake: "Wha?"
Jill: "Yeah he came back today."
Snake: "What... he...WHAT?" I sat down heavily on a stool
Jill: "Yes, his codename is Viper Snake, but his real name is James Boss." this girl was my niece , she stood as evidence that us clones can reproduce. I heard bells jingle behind me
Peaty: "Snake, yer snowmobile's all packed up." he looked over at Jill "Hey baby how you doin?'"
Snake: "Hey that's...!" I began to get angry but that would be pretty hard to explain
Jill: "I'm only seventeen years old...."
Snake: "Yeah!"
Peaty: "But still" he wiggled his eyebrows
Jill: "Shut up!" she put her hands on her hips and scowled
Peaty: "That's harsh. Anyways can we get a room here?"
Snake: "NO!"
Peaty: "Why not?"
Snake: "Just no... you don't need a reason"
Peaty: "Asshole"
Snake: "Can we talk?"
Peaty: "Sure" I stood and strode to the door
Snake: "Outside"
Peaty: "Oh" he followed me out into the bitter cold again.
Snake: "She's my niece"
Peaty/Otacon: "WHA?!"
Otacon: "Viper's kid?" I nodded grimly "I thought you guys couldn't reproduce?"
Snake: "We weren't supposed to be able to."
Peaty: "Viper huh?"
Otacon: "He built the Metal Gear We're after. It's supposed to be invincible."
Peaty: "Damn, well you've destroyed hundreds of em one Metal Gear shouldn't be a problem for you. Right Snake?"
Snake:"..."
Peaty: "Right Snake?"
Snake: "Quit being so fucking naive. Your an adult dammit!" my pent up rage exploded like a brick of C4. "I'm only human God!" my head drooped and my tone lowered "God... help me..." Thinking about who I left behind hurt badly and deeply. Everyone and everything I left behind could be lost today, and to the thing I have fought against for years. Or even my brother, if it came down to it we would have to battle. If I killed him... Jill... and I assume he has a wife... damn. He was only doing his job, he didn't do it to destroy the world... did he? Now I wish that I talked to him longer. Maybe get some more information from him. God I feel so guilty, so hurt.
Otacon: "Snake you ok?"
Snake: "I don't know"
Peaty: "Of course you're all right, you've got to save the world again."
Snake: "Meryl..."
Peaty: "oh..."
Snake: "I might... you know...." there was an awkward silence that drifted for five minutes or so until the door burst open.
Jill: "Snake! My dad's on the phone, he said that he's ready for you."
Snake: "Where is he?"
Jill: "On the inside, he is going to assist you by codec?"
Snake: "He wha? assist me? Assist me!? I chased him to Alaska to catch him..."
Jill: "Yeah, did you think he was a bad guy or something?"
Snake: "Well yeah, he did make Metal Gear..."
Jill: "That's cold man."
Snake: "Well can I talk to him?"
Jill: "No, he'll contact you by codec in a half hour. But until then, I want to talk to you unky Snake" We went inside an sat at a table, she served up coffee.
Snake: "Thank you"
Jill: "No problem." she sipped her coffee slowly
Snake: "So what do you want to know?"
Jill: "Do I have an aunt?"
Snake: "Her name is Meryl, we've been together ever since Shadow Mosses when I saved her."
Jill: "Aww, that's so sweet. Do I have cousins?"
Snake: "Up until now I thought we could not reproduce"
Jill: "That's so sad..."
We talked for a while, about everything. My partners our interests, Her friends, my apartment, her house, future plans. She lived in a nice home back in California, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, in ground pool in her house, she lived like a celebrity. She went to a prestigious private high school in Beverly Hills and hoped to become a doctor some day. She had a boyfriend who was also had a very bright future in the medical field. She started talking about her friends too; she was very popular back in her school but has no friends now. I showed her a group picture of Philanthropy, my family (she thought Raiden was cute). In mid conversation the codec rang...
Snake: "Snake here"
Viper: "Snake how are you?"
Snake: "I'm doin good, you"
Viper: "I'm doing ok. I see you've met my daughter"
Snake: "Yeah, she's pretty damn sharp."
Viper: "Ha ha ha, she got that from me. But the looks, that's her mom's"
Snake: "Yes I'm sure you must be a genius to make an indestructible Metal Gear"
Viper: "No not really, it was the greatest mistake I ever made. Well, as I Jill explained I'm on the inside right now and they haven't a clue I'm working with you."
Snake: "Can't they listen in on your codec?"
Viper: "No, I made sure that I have a secure line, anyways I'll send you the location via codec." there was a beep then I heard the exact position of the fortress in a mechanical voice. "It has also been forwarded to Otacon"
Snake: "Thanks, but you have to explain to me what you did to Raiden."
Viper: "That? I did that because his punk ass was going to compromise the mission by keeping me cooped up in that place. So I beat the daylights out of him"
Snake: "Sounds just like Raiden. Too brave and proud for his own good yet too much of a wimp to fight his way out of a wet paper bag." We both laughed at my jest
Viper: "That's too true. Anyways I have to go, I'll open up an air duct in the back of the building, over and out." the codec beeped off. I headed out.
Snake: "Otacon, I'm ready."
Jill: "Snake wait!"
Snake: "What?"
Jill: "... Be careful."
Snake: "Right"
Otacon: "Seriously, you have people waiting for you back home. Don't get caught."
Snake: "You know I'm too good for that."
Otacon: "Awright, you just go and save the world again." I sat down on the Articat, the seat was cold. The engine fired up with the riotous fury of a tiger. The wind relentlessly whipped my face while I made it out of town. The few buildings gave way to even fewer trees and miles of barren snow. Off in the distance I saw caribou, they are amazing creatures. When I lived in the tundra I fed and clothed myself by hunting them. As I drove closer they scooted off in the opposite direction. After a couple of hours the codec rang.
Viper: "Ditch the snowmobile and the stinger"
Snake: "Why?"
Viper: "They are using a radar and will detect you if you have the snowmobile, and if you have the stinger you will be unable to move as quickly. But don't worry, I'll equip you with a new stinger when you fight Beta."
Snake: "Right, over and out." beep. I slowed to a stop, took my suppressed socom and began to burry the snowmobile in the snowdrift. My hands stung from the cold, my pants began to seep because of the snow. After a half hour I saw the fortress. My entrance was to the back.
