Note to Everyone Who Reads This: Anything Liquid says about the United States is not what I actually think or plan to do. It's just how I had to get the personality of Liquid right, so I would really like it if I didn't have any FBI agents show up at my door. Okay? Moving on!
The red light continued to flash overhead of the massive nuclear weapon. The Metal Gear swung its tail hitting the walls causing the building to shake. It seemed as if there wasn't anyone there to control it. It had iron bars holding it into place and lasers surrounded it. A figure stepped out onto the head of the weapon, which was securely held in place with the bars. The eyes still shifted angrily.
"What do you think of the improved weapon, Snake?" The figure asked.
"Who is that?" Raiden asked turning to Snake.
For a brief second Snake stood in disbelief before replying. "Liquid! I thought you were dead! The FoxDie… And Ocelot had your arm…"
"The FoxDie did take care of me, or so I thought. The old fool however, took my arm from my body and made it his own. Somehow, I managed to have some sort of life left and I was able to take control of him whenever I pleased."
"How do you have your own body back? And how are you alive in it?"
"I took control of Ocelot when he was near the place where scientists were examining my body. I took care of them all and, basically, I stole myself back. Unfortunately, my body was still dead from the FoxDie and I had to find a way to restore it and bring it back to life. I hired some researchers behind Ocelot's back and had them find a cure for FoxDie. After months of impatiently waiting, they finally came up with G.D.R.V."
"G.D.R.V.?"
"Genetic Disease Reversal Vaccination. It completely reversed the process of FoxDie making me immune to it and anything else that threatened me. It brought my body back to life immediately, but there was still a problem. My soul was still trapped within my arm so I had to remove it from Ocelot. A friend surgically removed it, and the next thing I knew, I was alive again. When Ocelot woke up missing his arm, he was overwhelmed with fury. I had to threaten his life before he finally left me alone. That didn't stop him from hating me. He did everything he could to infuriate me." Liquid started pacing out of boredom.
"And who is this friend of yours?"
"You'll find out soon enough. Now, you still haven't answered my question. What do you think of the new Metal Gear?"
"I can tell that it must have taken a lot of vacuum cleaners to build it. Considering the fact that you had something to do with it, it doesn't surprise me."
"There's the problem: I had absolutely nothing to do with it being built. The American government is still trying to be the best in the world. Their view of being the best requires having the best weapons. It's ironic that their own weapon will soon be used against them." Liquid laughed as he paced.
"You disgust me! Using a country's weapon against it is showing how much of a coward you really are." Snake pulled out his gun and pointed it at Liquid.
"You fool! How do you think the Soviet Union pulled ahead in the Cold War? They used the samples of the United States' nuclear weapons to create the ultimate missile that could be sent to any country in the world."
"Yet the United States still won the Cold War."
"Indeed."
"What are you planning to do with Metal Gear? Where's Tira?" Raiden butted in.
"I already told you. I plan to use it against the United States. The world will start to crumble shortly afterward so I can take over."
"And Tira?" Raiden continued.
"She's around somewhere… I don't really know, and I don't plan on caring."
Snake clenched his fist and glared at Liquid. "How can you NOT care? She's our…" He started.
"Sister? Yes, I know that already. That's exactly why I don't need to care. She's not the average weakling of a human that he is." Liquid pointed to Raiden.
"What is that supposed to mean? You guys are human too!"
"We're not… the same. We're different from you Raiden but I can't explain it all to you now." Snake said slowly.
"Then what about Tira? By her not being average, I thought you meant the fact that she could manipulate metal. Am I missing something here?"
"You don't need to get involved in our business. If someone wanted you to know, you would have been briefed." Liquid snapped.
"Just answer one thing, Liquid. Is Tira with Ocelot?" Snake asked.
"No. The old man is dead."
"Then where is she?" Snake started to get aggravated with Liquid.
"Wouldn't you like to know. She could be dying somewhere, and there would be nothing you could do about it." Liquid laughed.
"Earlier you said…"
"What I said earlier doesn't matter. What matters now is that you are delaying me for a deadline I need to meet."
The cockpit of Metal Gear opened and Liquid jumped inside. Snake ran up to Metal Gear and jumped onto one of the legs.
"I'm not done with you yet!" Snake aimed to take a shot at Liquid. Just as he fired, the cockpit closed.
"I'm through with you Snake! Die!" The voice of Liquid echoed out of Metal Gear.
A red light appeared on Snake's back before he was shot. He fell to the ground in front of Metal Gear. Raiden ran to Snake and kneeled down beside him. He looked up hoping to see a sniper in the upper areas of the building but all he saw was a control room. The shock finally vanished from Snake and he took a breath.
"Snake!"
"I'm fine Raiden. Whoever it was hit one of my magazines." Snake pulled the magazine from underneath him and showed Raiden. The bullet was stuck into the side.
"How touching! The legendary hero is still alive after all. I guess that leaves the job to me!" Liquid said from Metal Gear.
The bars started to retract from Metal Gear, and the lasers disappeared. Metal Gear turned until it directly faced Snake and Raiden. The rail gun started to fire rounds at them. Raiden dragged Snake out of the way, and he rolled himself to safety. Snake quickly stood up after the bullets passed him.
"We have to do something." Raiden said.
"I have some C4 along, but I need to get up close to the cockpit. If this is like all of the other Metal Gears, then that's the only weak point."
"I'll distract him." Raiden offered.
"All right! I'm counting on you Raiden."
"Yeah, and the whole world is counting on you."
Snake started to run toward Metal Gear. Naturally, it faced him. If fire off a couple of missiles, from its back, at Snake. He rolled out of the way and ended up right next to the leg. The leg lifted and tried to stomp on Snake. He moved out of the way, and jumped on as it hit the ground.
"Great… here's where I come in…" Raiden whined. Raiden ran out into the middle of the room and waved his arms. "Hey! Big warhead thing!"
"This is pathetic! Take care of this fool!" Liquid called out to someone unknown.
Raiden turned around to see whom Liquid was talking to, only to receive a bullet in the leg. He fell to the ground and clutched his leg, trying to stop the bleeding. A red light appeared on his arm before he was shot again. Raiden screamed out in pain, as he lay sprawled out on the floor. His blood started to flow around him.
"Raiden!" Snake yelled as he climbed to the shoulder of Metal Gear.
"I told you two you were fools to fall into the enemy's trap!" A voice called out from above. "Neither one of you listened, and look where you ended up. You're on the verge of taking your last breath."
"No…" Raiden said slowly.
Snake looked at the sniper on the catwalk. Rage built up inside of him. He had been betrayed again.
"I'm surprised you made it this far." Tira laughed at them from her position.
"You betrayed us!" Snake yelled at her.
"Yes, and I'm enjoying every second of it!" She pointed her rifle at Snake. Seeing him clearly in her scope, she put her finger on the trigger.
"Don't waste your time with him. He's mine! Just keep the other one out of my way." Liquid commanded.
Snake approached the side of the cockpit. Before planting the C4, he pulled out his gun. "You're not getting your happy ending!" Snake aimed at Tira and pulled the trigger numerous times until he was satisfied he had hit her. She slowly lowered her rifle, then dropped it to the floor. Blood poured out of her mouth just before she fell onto the railing of the catwalk. Her body slipped over the railing and fell just a few yards away from Raiden. Blood continued to flow slowly around the body.
"You bastard!" Liquid screamed. The cockpit of Metal Gear opened and Liquid pointed an M4 at Snake.
"You just made a fatal mistake." Snake said before he tossed the C4 into the cockpit. Before Liquid could react, Snake jumped down from Metal Gear. When he hit the ground, he pressed the detonation button.
The cockpit of Metal Gear blew up. As a chain reaction, other parts of the weapon started to blow as well. All of the missiles went off at once and Metal Gear was pulverized. The whole building collapsed on top of Snake and Raiden.
Two helicopters flew in from the North of the island. One had Otacon who had seen the explosion from a distance. He flew the helicopter as fast as it could go. An American soldier flew the other helicopter and the passenger was Colonel Campbell.
Both of the helicopters landed close to the explosion site. Some debris still floated in the air although the place had gone up a few hours ago. Otacon and the Colonel searched the debris leftover from the building.
"Do you think they could have survived that?" Otacon asked the Colonel.
"Who knows…" The Colonel answered.
They were both filled with doubt. They searched for what seemed like hours, lifting pieces of melted metal. Otacon screamed when he lifted one piece of metal. The Colonel came rushing to his side.
"I'm sorry… I overreacted… With joy that is! Look, a hand!" Otacon pointed to a hand that was sticking out from under the debris.
Both of them hurriedly lifted the pieces of metal until they saw two bodies. The bodies of Snake and Raiden. They dragged both of them out of the debris, onto a part of clear land. The American soldier just happened to be a paramedic, so he rushed to the scene.
He checked the pulses of both of them.
"They're alive… for the moment. They need immediate medical assistance."
Manhattan
Snake opened his eyes, and saw a white room that had the shades drawn at the window. He could hear the beeping of a machine to his right. He breathed in slowly trying to remember what had happened. Then it all suddenly hit him. He remembered being betrayed by Tira, and he remembered the reunion of him and Liquid.
'It… It's over. It's finally over.' He thought to himself.
Otacon appeared in the door to the room, and then rushed to Snake.
"You're alive! I'm so happy! The doctors thought that you were in a coma and would never wake up again."
"Doctors… I'm in a hospital!" Snake sprung up out of the bed. "I hate doctors and hospitals!"
"Snake, you shouldn't be up. Those painkillers won't last forever." The Colonel stated from the doorway.
"Grrr…" Snake sat back down on the bed.
"How do you feel?" The Colonel asked.
"Give me a cig and I'll answer your question afterward."
"You can't smoke in a hospital!" Otacon snapped. "It's unhealthy for the other patients."
"Did I say I cared about them?" Snake asked sarcastically. "Where's Raiden?"
"He was released about a week ago. He's probably off somewhere with Rose." The Colonel answered.
"Snake, I have good news. There are no more rumors of terrorists plotting the end of the world, and the United States has officially banned the production of any new nuclear modules."
"So they're finally starting to use their heads. Let's hope that this banning is for sure this time."
"It's finally over Snake! We can finally rest easy." Otacon rejoiced.
"Yeah… finally." Snake lay back onto the bed, ready to enjoy life, 'finally'.
You think that's it? He he he he… There's still one more chapter coming! I'm so evil. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!