Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion, that is Hideaki Anno's baby, and not
to mention GAINAX, Production I.G, ADV films, and Manga Entertainment
property. I do not own the Metal Gear Solid series either, since that
belongs to Hideo Kojima (Anyone of you played Zone of The Enders: The 2nd
Runner? GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL!) and Konami. Or any one of the ladies of Burn
Up eXcess and any other random character that will show up. The only thing
I own around here is the story, Gregory Kinezono, aka Psychic Panther, Linn
Aramaki, aka Silver Eagle and Silent Scorpion belongs to RuneKightPictures.
Anyone interested of learning more of Scorpion, read his fic, Metal Gear:
Sting of the Scorpion for insight on his character. Pretty soon, I'll make
a side story on the other FOXHOUNDers such as Gregory and Linn. If you guys
want to see that happen, you gotta tell me.
ShardclawKusanagi: Before we get things going, I'm going to clear up one minor detail: Mana Kirishima is an original Evangelion character that appears on the Playstation/Saturn Evangelion game, Steel Girlfriend. So she's not my property either. (SOBS. And she's such a looker, too!)
Okay, time for Chapter 15...TIME TO OPEN A CAN OF ANGEL WHOP-ASS! Review or else, Evil Kusanagi will come for you! (Bwha-ha-ah-ah-ha!)
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ShardclawKusanagi proudly presents:
Metal Gear Solid: Children Of Evangelion
Chapter 15: Revelations, Part 1
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(This is just not my day.) Meryl thought, as she ran in through the panicking crowd on the streets of Toyko-3, who was trying to escape from the energy blasts of the 14th Angel. She had no time to get into a shelter, getting to the Geofront and consulting a Dr. Ritsuko Akagi was her priority one right now...even if her life was in danger.
She was carrying a case dossier marked 'CONFIDENTAL', which there was a photograph of Gregory on the front of the file. The information that the file contained had some important information concerning Greg's condition.
"I just hope I'm not too late. If Greg's going to just stay here and let things get nasty..." Meryl thought. "No...I mustn't think it, he has been trained for something like this. If he's ready to use those techniques he learned from Rio and from his own experiences...he should be able to protect everyone in that Nerv base."
She got into a Geofront escalator which took her to the Geofront. (I hope at least Naomi is doing a better job than I am.) she thought. (I hope Snake is alright too...wherever he is and whatever he's doing.)
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"Ahhchoo! Oh, either I may have caught a cold, or someone's talking about me." Naomi held up her nose with a finger, as she sat down eating a bowl of ramen with a pair of chopsticks.
"DAMN!" Rio's voice rang out from the back room. Lilia and Naomi looked at Rio, who was wearing her sexy police outfit. "It seems that we may have a problem, girls."
"What is it, Rio?" Naomi asked.
"Airspace to Toyko-3 has been put on a temporary ban because of that damn Angel." Rio said. "This can get nasty if we don't get to Greg in time."
"But...only if things do get serious, right?" Lilica asked. "Then he wouldn't have to use his psychokinetic energy."
Just then, another Japanese woman, with chocolate brown skin, wearing a pair of large green ribbons that held her long brown hair in it and wearing a blouse that held together her incredible bustline which would anyone seeing her leaving little to the imagination.
"Nanvel, what have you found on what's happening with Team FOXHOUND and Nerv?" Rio asked.
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(Author's note: Excepting Lilica, what is it with team Warrior's ladies' chest sizes? Not that I don't like fan service and busty anime chicks...If any of you don't know the series, one of ADV Films most popularly enjoyable and perverted animes around, check it out in their website. The ever so popular Amanda Winn Lee's voice acting never sounded so funny and beautiful...as a matter of fact, some of the English voice actors for Burn Up did voicing for Evangelion. Allison Keith, the voice actress for Misato, does a wicked Nanvel.)
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"According to our own personal satellite...things don't look so hot for those Evangelions." Nanvel Nambel said. Team Warrior's main mechanic, inventor and tech-head, she can build any new supplicated device used for surveillance, espionage, tracking and anything else in the name of technology. She isn't just another pretty face of the group, she's dead serious in what she does and take pride in her inventions. The disadvantages is that her inventions were created on her expense (or what little is left on Team Warrior's.)
"If this keeps up, this city's as good as gone. What will we do now?" Rio asked. "We certainly can't move about while that Angel blast the city to bits."
"Should we contact Gregory and tell him...that he has to fight?" Lilica asked.
"But if we do that...we may blow Greg's secret." Naomi said.
"That's why you are here. Maybe in just situations like this, maybe it's time we're going to bend the rules a little against this war with the Angels." Nanvel said.
"Bending the rules? You think Greg even has the energy to sustain protecting that base?" Lilica said.
"He has to...he's not like Psycho Mantis...this is the newest FOXHOUND psychic soldier, more stronger than that original loser. He realized what he could have done with his power made him happy when it was too late. So, Greg will have no choice but to fight back if the pressure gets too close." Rio talked. "So, Naomi, what it will be...let Greg have a rip at it?"
"This is a risk we are trying, you that, Rio." Naomi said. "We can't be sure if Greg will survive using his psi-energy to protect Nerv."
"I'm sure that Greg can do this, he just has to." Rio said. "Or else...he will only be lying to himself if he just stands there and does nothing, right?"
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"AHHCHOO! Damn, I must have caught one nasty cold." Greg sneezed, suddenly surprising the people around him, both FOXHOUND and Nerv alike.
Misato couldn't stand of the unusual antics of the recruit. "Do you mind? In case you haven't noticed, there's an Angel that is going to be getting into the Geofront soon and the at least you should do is give us some hints. Aren't you suppose to be FOXHOUND's battle specialist?"
"True, how do you think I was able to predict the Angel's coming?" Greg wiped his nose with his right glove.
"Is there anything else that you can help us with?" Ritsuko asked.
"How about suggesting that Second Child of yours not to waste bullets against that thing?" Greg said. Outside, Asuka in her Unit-02 was ready to intercept the Angel, which could enter the Geofront anytime if the Angel destroys another armor plating.
"What are you saying, Greg?" James asked. "You sure you haven't gone all crazy on us, haven't you?"
Just then, the Angel was able to penetrate the plating was soon it descended into the Geofront. The Evangelion Units waited in separate positions, ready to intercept the Angel.
"Asuka, listen up. Distract the Angel with a volley of everything you got, while Shinji and Rei will cover you with their At-Fields." Misato shouted through the communicator. "Remember to keep your distance as well, those particle blasts from the target are nasty."
"Roger." Asuka grinned, sighting the Angel. "Here it comes!"
The Angel had finally appeared in the Geofront and Asuka had clutched on her controls to ready its attack and started to fire at the Angel using a pair of sub-machine guns.
"EAT THIS!" Asuka shouted, firing for all it's worth at the Angel. Even though her aim managed to meet it's mark, unfortunately, the bullets did little to faze the Angel.
"Damn you!" Asuka shouted, a few seconds later, her ammo for her guns hit the empty chambers. "Shiest! Next!"
Unit 02 takes up a pair of heavy machine guns and started to fire once more. "This can't be happening! I'm neutralizing it's AT-Field, aren't I?"
Shinji, who was watching from his Unit-01, clenched unto his controls more before he spoke. "Ayanami, I'm going in. Get ready."
"As I'll ever be." Rei replied, getting set for the attack.
"The Evangelions weapons seems to be ineffective against this Angel." Otacon spoke, who was watching closely next to Maya. "The best thing to deal with this is to confront it in a hand to hand sortie. Major, try to keep the Evas pressured against the target."
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Author's note: Okay, so Otacon isn't a strategist like Misato, but he did give out advice on defeating the RAY series and at least two boss fights in MGS2. I figured that he can be helpful in giving advice about Angel attacks in the future, so I do hope you guys are alright with that.
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"You heard Otacon, kids. Shinji, use your prog knife and pound that Angel with your At-Field. Rei, cover Shinji until the target is down, then finish it." Misato ordered.
"Okay." Shinji charged with his prog knife as Asuka had already switched to a pair of rocket launchers, which also to of no avail, had no affect on the Angel.
"Why won't you fall down, damn you?!" Asuka shouted. Then after she had stopped firing, the Angel's arms folded out from underneath its thin shoulders like metallic sheets of paper.
"Huh? What's that?" Scorpion asked.
"I don't like the look of this..." Linn spoke quietly.
Suddenly, Greg stamped on one leg forward and shouted. "Asuka! Stay clear of the Angel!"
But it was too late, as the Angel stretched out its arms before Asuka can move her Evangelion from harm's way. The arms caught Unit-02 just through its arms, then lifting them up, slicing off Unit 02's arms clean from the body. Asuka's screams of pain and agony rang from her cockpit, as blue substance spurted from the sockets like blood.
The Second Child held onto her arms in pain, as the Angel simply folded back its thin arms. Asuka, now in a fit of berserker-like rage, lifted her head and cursed in German, before she charged the Angel.
"Asuka, no!" Misato shouted, then turning to Otacon and Maya. "Disconnect her nerve connections now!"
With a quick type on her console, Maya disengaged the Evangelion's power, before the Angel attacked again...this time targeting Unit-02's head.
"ASUKA!" Scorpion shouted.
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Snake peeked from his corner and glimpsed that Emma was indeed armed, holding a simple Beretta. He had to neutralize the woman without hurting her, but he was in no position to talk, as he can see from her eyes, revenge was the only thing that was driving her now.
He took out from what it appeared to be a stun grenade from his inventory and pulled the pin. He then got up from his spot, then let Emma spot him.
"So, the Snake finally shows himself after hiding for so long. I'll never forgive you and Hal for what you did six years ago." Emma pointed the gun at Snake. "You...all of you...left me to die..."
"You were already dead. I saw the deep wound that Vamp..." Snake was cut off.
"Oh, you mean this?" Emma said, lifting up her shirt, revealing a scar that was healed up. "A little drama put up thanks to the S3 program...it has helped me stay alive and in return for its kindness, I'll deliver your dead body to..."
Just then, the stun went off, and Emma screamed as she fired a shot at Snake. He had already sidestepped from Emma's aim, and was close enough to knock the gun off her hand while she was still venerable. He wrestled with the young girl as she struggled to fight back.
"Let go of me! I won't let you take GW!" Emma shouted.
"Snap out of it, I'm here to help!" Snake said, holding her wrists. "And I'm not here for GW, I'm here to rescue the Commander of Nerv, Gendou Ikari."
Emma started to cool down, as she was being overpowered by Snake's strength. Then suddenly, her body felt groggy as she held her head. She then fell on her knees, tears started to come out her eyes.
"Oh no...what have I done?" Emma said, tears streaming down her face. "Hal...I'm so sorry..."
"Take it easy, no one's going to hurt you." Snake patted Emma. "But...can you tell me what's going on here? Why are you still alive?"
Emma sniffed as she took off her glasses to wipe her tears. After placing them back on, she spoke. Snake noticed she was wearing contacts this time. "You got nanocommunications, do you?"
Snake replied with a nod. The two placed their hands on their left ears and switched into Codec mode.
"Alright...start spilling details." Snake said.
"Okay. I'm sorry about before, that was not the real me." Emma said, shaking her head. "I was given a surgical implant that programmed my emotional thinking on solely for having revenge on you and Hal, but that stun seemed to have discontinued it's effects for now."
"Second Impact hypnotherapy. Gotta love it." Snake said sarcastically. "Aren't you supposed to be dead?"
"Yes, it was true, Vamp did kill me...but shortly after Arsenal was launched, my body was recovered and I was revived using the latest in Second Impact surgery and as well as nanomachine body restoration."
"By whom?
"...The Patriots." Emma said.
"What? But why?" Snake asked.
"It was another failsafe plan just in case Dead Cell managed to succeed." Emma said. "GW wasn't a hundred percent complete Arsenal was first activated, so they had arranged an emergency just in case something happened to me."
"Just when did you exactly do this?" Snake asked.
"A day before the Big Shell was taken under siege. Of course, having to get along with Solidus and his group was the major disadvantage to it." Emma said.
"You worked along with Solidus to get what you wanted, and now?" Snake stopped.
"Well, they wanted to lure you here, so they can get to their real objective." Emma said.
"You're saying that Solidus isn't in Arsenal?"
"No. It's strange, now that you think of it." Emma said.
"What is it that they are after?" Snake asked. "When I saw the radar for this thing, it was heading to SEELE headquarters."
"That's where exactly Solidus and Ocelot are, but there's something that you should know." Emma said. "There's actually a ninja in their group, calling himself Mister. M. And he's here somewhere in Arsenal."
"Raiden mentioned that he ran into that guy when he was in the first branch of Nerv." Snake said. "He actually gave Raiden some information concerning the Patriots. What do you know about them?"
"All I can say that I overheard Solidus blabbering about a...Gendou Ikari being one of them." Emma said. "I was told that he was tortured just last night when Ocelot interrogated him."
"Ikari?! You don't mean Commander Ikari?!" Snake exclaimed.
"Yes, I do. I saw him myself." Emma nodded her head. "You know him?"
"Not really...you can say that he and I haven't seen eye to eye about how he takes control of things recently." Snake said. "But I would have never been surprised that he's one of the Wiseman's Committee."
"Formerly, he's no longer part of the Patriots, according to GW." Emma said.
"What the hell's going on here? First Solidus and Ocelot take Arsenal, only to trap me and Raiden here, then they are just waiting at SEELE for us?" Snake said. "You said that GW found out that Gendou was an ex-Patriot, does that mean its now complete?"
"Yes, during the time after the Big Shell incident, and after I recovered, I was given the chance to rebuild GW, but it was given additional specifications...using information from a newly developed supercomputer that Nerv was developing." Emma explained. "This time, it can programmed faster than before, and it even has access to Nerv's own MAGI network. It can simply access any of the seven MAGI systems from anywhere in the world."
"You mean the MAGI is part GW?" Snake asked.
"That's right. Only the tactical and warfare data from the Evangelion experimental stages, to the development of the prototype RAY. Everything to make GW smarter than before, even to give it the power to restore itself came true, Gendou Ikari offered to share the information of the MAGI system in exchange with not only a position to be among one of the Patriots...but to develop a new kind of Metal Gear, one that can surpass the prototype RAY." Emma said. "I believe that all this happened when Nerv was still in development."
"But why go through all of that?" Snake asked. "Was he really doing this to test the Evangelion's ability, or the new RAY model?"
"I like to think of it as a building foundation for what next steps Gendou was going to take. He had processed most of REX's and RAY's data to make a operational system that allows the Evangelion to be easily controlled by the dummy plug system...thanks to the Patriots. So, in conclusion, Gendou was testing the A.I capabilities for the Evangelion's Dummy Plug system using Metal Gear technology, old and new. "
"Seems the old bastard got his wish." Snake grunted. "So, Gendou played a hand in all of this. Why?"
"Well, he wanted a weapon to give SEELE competition and to his own personal ends." Emma said. "He had secretly opened a project of a new Metal Gear that not only fire nuclear weapons, but to be given the power of the Evangelions themselves."
"And all of this happen just after the Big Shell incident. So, Gendou shared a part of redeveloping a new Metal Gear RAY?"
"Exactly. I bet you and Raiden must have a hard time dealing with the Omega RAY army." Emma said.
"No, the Evangelions must have taken care of that by now. Omega RAY?" Snake asked.
"That's the name of the new version of RAY. But what makes this RAY special is that it can fire both a rail gun, just like the original REX did and as well a water cannon." Emma said. "Of course, it was soon after this happened that SEELE had found out about Gendou's participation with the Patriots and had it taken from Gendou to be part of their secret weapons development. But...Gendou had already attained enough data to produce an A.I for his own. As for Omega RAY, it had become part of SEELE. Win some, lose some."
"Gendou had been working with the Patriots to get a new Metal Gear that can even odds with SEELE." Snake shook his head. "But what does Solidus has to with all of this? And what about the Tengus?"
"I don't know about those. They seem to be the remainder of the Gurlukovich army that must have formed with Solidus to become the new Sons of Liberty. But I've never seen their leader." Emma said. "Hey...can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead."
"Does Hal....miss me?" Emma asked.
"A lot, he thinks of you often at times." Snake said. "But, I'll bet he'll be glad to see you're alive."
"I'm sorry that I have put you guys through so much. The least I can do is give you information about what's going on." Emma sniffed a bit.
"That's alright. Right now, we can get all the help we need." Snake asked. "But just why is this thing headed for SEELE anyway?"
"Keele Lorenz wants it so both Omega RAY and Arsenal can fully utilize GW's Military's Tactical Network, giving it the ability to exercise absolute control over our nation's armed forces, not to mention our nuclear armament." Emma said. "Add the MAGI's fast processing ability and you have an unstoppable weapon that can think smarter than the Evangelions and the newest and probably the most fastest supercomputer that can make the strategies that the JSSDF make up look like first grade mathematics."
"The ultimate technological weapon in offense and defense...and both Gendou and SEELE wants it." Snake said. "I don't even want to imagine what could happen if any of these guys get their hands on them."
Snake and Emma got out of the Codec, and Emma started to walk around the room to face the console for GW.
"I had to work with Dead Cell to get revenge on Hal...but now, I realized that I've been fooling myself. I thought with the new advanced GW and Arsenal, I can get even with Hal." Emma said. "But now, I was wrong. I shouldn't have gotten out of hand."
"No one's blaming you for what happened." Snake said, then turned to the monitors. "Can this thing by any chance be controlled manually?"
"Yes, these are the controls themselves. But it was Solidus who had activated the jamming for outside communications using the Codec." Emma said. "I can reconfigure the frequency to get past the signals that he programmed if that's what you want."
"You do just that. I have to get in touch in Otacon and the people of Nerv and tell them we're headed for the GeoFront using Arsenal." Snake said.
"You're thinking of seizing Arsenal?"
"If we can keep this thing away from SEELE, at least we can buy Nerv some time before Dead Cell can get to use GW's full capabilities." Snake said. "Trust me, it's better than letting the enemy get their hands on it."
"Okay. But you do know that an Angel is in Toyko-3 right now. You still want to go?" Emma asked.
"We already have the Commander, we can deal with Solidus and his group later." Snake said, resting on a chair to light a cigarette. "I just hope those kids that are piloting the Evas can keep the base safe."
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"Eva Unit-02 unable to continue combat. It's severely damaged." Shigeru shouted.
"How's Asuka?" Misato asked, her voice with distress in it.
"She's okay, she's alive." Hyugga replied. Inside Unit 02's cockpit, Asuka held onto her body for dear life in a cursed herself in silence. From behind, Scorpion let out a loud sigh. "Thank God..."
"The target is continuing to advance towards headquarters." Maya said.
"What now? Any other great ideas, Greg?" Misato asked, but as she turned, he was no longer in the control room. "What the...? Linn, where's that loudmouth main squeeze of yours?"
Linn simply turned to her side, shaking her head. "He...told me that I shouldn't tell any of you this...but he's going to do it anyway...his mind can't take it anymore..."
"What are you trying to say, Linn?" James walked to her. "What's the deal with Greg anyway?"
Linn's eyes started to water. "He...he is..."
Just then, they heard a voice from the communicator. "Major Katsuragi, this is Psychic Panther outside the Geofront, can any of you read me?"
"Greggie?!" Linn looked on in shock, as she, James, and the rest of the Nerv crew was watching from the monitor, Greg standing just a few meters away from the approaching Angel's direction. Linn started to panic.
"Just what the hell are you doing there, Greg?" Linn shouted.
Greg was simply standing with the grenade gun in his right hand, the cloak blowing past him. "I'm going to take the stand and try to even the odds a bit. I can't stand around and watch this thing tear up a base like this, just when I was getting to like it here."
"Of all the idiotic...get your ass back here, Greg! This is suicide!" Linn shouted.
"I know what I'm doing. I can do this, I can protect you, James, and all the good people of this base and city if I can do this just once." Greg said seriously.
"This is not unlike any thing we have dealt with in the past, this is Nerv's job, not FOXHOUND's!"
"Look, Linn, you should know me by now." Greg confessed. "Everytime I close to a situation where innocents are in danger, my conscience can't handle it anymore. I HAVE TO DO THIS!"
"But..." Linn stopped. "You promised me, that you wouldn't even dare try this...it's crazy!"
The Angel got closer to the base, Greg swallowed. "You doubt my power, Linn?"
Linn stayed silent, as she couldn't find another word to say. Misato looked on, as well as did James and spoke. "What is he saying?"
"Don't you worry, Major. I'll show you guys just what the new psychic soldier of FOXHOUND has got to show." Greg said, using his left hand to grab unto his right arm. "GRRRAGGHH!"
Linn, James, Otacon, and several Nerv crew gasped at the secret the Greg was holding in his right arm.
"His right hand..." Otacon spoke, as Maya covered her mouth.
"...Is not real?" Ritsuko finished, in shock.
Greg had ripped apart the metallic glove which covered his flesh that was molded unto his wrist, revealing an almost grotesque display of veins and joints. He picked up his grenade gun, and to everyone's amazement, the gun became conjoined to his right arm.
"It can't be!" Ritsuko said.
James dropped his mouth at the sight. "No way! Greg can do...that?"
Linn's body started to tremble at the sight. Unable to say another word, she ran outside the room, tears streaming from her eyes.
From inside the Evangelion Unit-01, Shinji saw Greg standing in the direction of the Angel. "Is that guy crazy? He can't take on an Angel, let alone challenge it!" Shinji muttered through his communicator.
"Ikari, we must protect Kinezono before..." Rei's voice was cut off, as the next sound of a powerful explosion shook the GeoFront. When next Rei and Shinji looked, they saw Greg was about fire a shot at the Angel.
"GET LOST!" Greg shouted, as he got into a firing stance, his left arm resting on the grenadegun that has been joined onto his right one.
A globe of yellow energy formed around the base of the grenadegun, as Greg fired a shot at the Angel with one pull, a trail of invisible energy found its way at the target to burst it's AT-Field and send it back a few kilometers away from the base.
All of Nerv and FOXHOUND had seen the incredible shot that Greg had fired, the energy from his psychokinetic power had created a crater around him, and even penetrated the Angel's AT-Field for only a brief period of time.
But the Angel was still standing right in front of the base, readying to fire its energy shot.
Greg, who was now panting for air, saw the Angel approached his position. He dropped the grenade gun, and his hand started to regenerate to the former black glove that was covering it before. Then he shut his eyes, as his body began to rise from the ground he was standing on.
"Levitation..." Otacon muttered.
"This...is getting...so...AHHHHH!" Greg shouted, as the more his body rises, his hair color had changed to spiky gray, when his right hand started to glow a bright white. The Angel fired its shot, only at that precise moment, the Geofront was then engulfed in bright light, as Greg's body illuminated everything around him. Even the people inside Central Dogma had to shield their eyes from Greg's attack.
"What was that? Did Greg do all of that?" Misato asked.
A few seconds later, the light had disappeared, showing Greg now, on his knees, his face in shock.
"Whoa...did I just do that?" Greg said, shaking his head trying to recover himself. "Now I'm in deep shit..."
"YOU IDIOT!" Linn shouted, running towards Greg. "Why did you have to do that?"
Greg simply walked to a nearby wall, and leaned back. "What? Don't I get at least get a, 'Oh, Greg, that was the most incredible and most bravest thing you ever did! You managed to protect everyone and me as well, and for that, I'll give you a screw that you'll never forget', Linn?"
Linn simply twitched her eyebrow. "This isn't even funny! You could have died!"
"But I'm still here. Why do you have to be so upset about this?" Greg stood up. "We went through worst in the missions in the past, and you're making it sound as this is any different."
"ARRAGH! Why can't for once in your life, think about how much I worry about you, instead of worrying for others?!" Linn shouted, unknown to both of them, that the Angel had just sighted them. "This bold and brave attitude of yours could have killed you today!"
Greg simply stared down at Linn, when he suddenly picked her up and placing her body over his shoulder. "We can argue inside where's it's safer and those pilots can take care of things from there."
"Gregory Kinezono! Put me down, you hear me?" Linn pounded on Greg's back. "Don't think you may have prevented an Angel from blasting Nerv headquarters to bits, means you're safe from me!"
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Misato looked at Ritsuko with a peeved look on her face. "Tell me that wasn't an AT-Field, Ritsuko."
"No, from what the MAGI can predict, what Gregory had just presented was about an equivalent of one." Ritsuko said. "We can't confirm for sure if he might be an Angel, until we can get a blood sample from him."
"And I thought Snake had dealt with enough mysteries outside his group." Misato said. "James, did you have any idea Greg was capable of this?"
"Uh-uh, not me. Major. I always thought something was wrong with Greg, but nothing like this came to mind." Scorpion shook his head. "Linn too may know what's the deal with Greg, but I still can't believe this is happening..."
"At least Greg...whatever he did...managed to stop the Angel before he got any closer of headquarters." Misato said. "Shinji, now you and Rei be careful when you're taking that Angel down. Stay clear of the arms and hit it with everything you got using hand to hand combat."
Ritsuko then turned to Otacon. "Any conclusions, Dr. Emmerich?"
"You know...the way Greg appeared, he kind of reminds me of that anime character from an old 20th century anime. Anyone one of you ever saw Akira?" Otacon said.
Hyugga snapped his fingers. "Of course! He looked a little like Tetsou now that you say it."
"I'm referring to defeating the Angel." Misato said seriously.
Otacon grinned nervously. "Well, unless your Evas got a way to penetrate the Angels' At-Field, not to mention avoiding its arms, you will have to play this safe and continue pressuring the Angel. But as for Greg...That's one of the rarest forms of telepathy in existence, but I thought Psycho Mantis was the only practitioner of such power." Otacon placed a finger on his lips.
"Alright...can someone please explain what the hell's going on with Greg?" James exclaimed. "Just who is he really?"
"I can explain." a woman's voice surprised both Nerv and FOXHOUND members. James and Otacon recognized the voice.
"Meryl." Otacon said. "Why are you here?"
"Sorry if I caught everyone at a bad time, but I was sent here by Roy to see that Greg doesn't try anything stupid. Naomi's here in Japan as well, just in case I don't get to him first." Meryl looked around the room of Central Dogma. "Unfortunately, I got here too late. I can see that Greg managed to raise some hell just before, am I right?"
"Yes, he did. I can't say how or why, but if you do know something, Meryl, please tell us." Otacon said.
"Okay. What are you're going to learn is what Greg's guardian swore that this wasn't to be revealed until she thinks it is the right time." Meryl said. "Gregory Kinezono is the newest psychic soldier of FOXHOUND and possibly the most powerful one to surpass Mantis."
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"Greggie did WHAT!?" a female's voice rang from the back room in Rio's ramen restaurant. Obviously, it was Rio's.
"Yeah, the data we processed from the nanomachines in his body showed an increase in usage and over a 77% jump in his psi-kinetic energy. That's the highest score we've tallied from him so far!" Nanvel smiled. "He's done it...he used his Ultimate technique to protect Nerv from that Angel."
"Yeah, that's my big brother!" Lilica cheered on.
"Good God in heaven, just what kind of monster did you raise, Rio?" Naomi asked, as Rio was dancing around the room.
"He did it! He did it!" Rio pranced around. "I knew he had the stuff, but...oh, my God, just thinking of how he did it makes me want to..."
"Don't even go there, Rio." Maya clicked her gun at Rio as she stepped back a bit.
"He-he, sorry." Rio blushed. "So...he is going to be okay? Those nanomachines should regenerate his arm in no time, right?"
"Yes, he can do it anytime he wants to." Naomi shook her head. "But now that his secret is out, you think the people at Nerv, much less at FOXHOUND is going to accept someone that dangerous is living among them?"
"Well..." Rio looked up into the ceiling. "If that's what Greg's wants...he really has no one else to turn to. FOXHOUND is his life, he'd be heartbroken to be abandoned by the people he really enjoy working with."
"Well, I guess that this is my cue to leave for Toyko-3 then. If Greg didn't use his power entirely to finish off that Angel, by the time I get there, the Evangelions should manage the rest." Naomi got up. "It was a pleasure to work with you girls for today. Rio, you've brought up a wonderful son there."
"Awwww, it's nothing, Naomi." Rio smiled. "Just tell Greg when you see him to stay strong no matter what."
"Oh, I will." Naomi smiled before she left through the front door.
"So, what now, Rio?" Maya asked.
"If Dead Cell gets word that their precious new weapon had unleashed his power, which I bet they will know soon, we'd better be prepared for the worst." Rio said. "Nanvel, you, Maya and Yuji get set to leave for Toyko-2. According to the file Lilica accessed from GW, we can get one of Dead Cell's leads for the next set coordinates for Arsenal."
"Sure thing, Rio." Nanvel did a thumbs up.
"Finally, time to let out some lead." Maya jumped out of the room quicker than Rio can speak another word.
"Lilica, you stay here with me and try to work on the processing for GW. If we can get the computer to program the hidden Patriots file, we're in the money." Rio said.
"Okay. It's a piece of cake." Lilica smiled.
Rio smiled, as she turned around to get into her room. (Okay, Greg...now your real test begins...)
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"So...you're saying that Greg's right hand isn't real?" Ritsuko asked.
"It's a new age of prosthetic technology using nanomachines that was specifically designed for him. He lost his parents in a terrorist attack, not to mention his right hand, when he was about ten years old. And to make things worst for him, a year after Second Impact, he was attacked by a new illness that occurred in one to every five million people." Meryl said, as Otacon, James, and Maya had been listening to Meryl's explanation of Greg's condition. Misato had to stay in the Command Centre with the Sub-Commander to help direction finishing the rest of the battle against the 14th Angel.
"You mean Greg's sick?" James asked. "But...he always looks so perfectly healthy."
"Yes, it's the nanomachines, as well as the artificial blood in his system, that increases his stamina to recover from mortal wounds and sicknesses. He's a perfect picture of health on the outside, but inside, his body's actually weakening because the blood in his body is contaminated." Meryl shook her head.
"Artificial blood?" Otacon asked.
"The nanomachines that provided Greg with a ample supplement of nutrients and proteins to survive, over time, they have become like part of his body, since he may have become adapted to the condition in his body since he was young and that he was in control of them." Meryl said.
"Oh no, how sad..." Maya said. "Is it...terminal?"
Meryl was silent for awhile. "Thankfully...neither the illness or the usefulness of the nanomachines hadn't affected Greg in any way, so he's pretty safe. You should be worried about the power he has in his body."
"Yeah, I won't forget what he did out there." James shook his head. "What in the hell was that?"
"It seems that this is what happens when you mix science, and medicine, as well as the potency of the nanomachines altogether into something you don't want to take on." Meryl smiled. "Greg had been living all through his life with an inkling of psychic powers that were never tapped into, because of the illness he caught. If he hadn't been sick, he would have gotten the abilities earlier, but after he had gotten the help he needed, the powers you had all witnessed slowly began to show up over time."
Ritsuko nodded her head. "Now I understand...Greg's a walking disaster with psychic powers..."
"...that far surpasses Psycho Mantis's." Otacon finished.
"The newest psychic soldier...Greg?" James scratched his head. "He doesn't even look the type, let alone have the right stuff..."
"But, he did stop an Angel from entering Nerv...and not even the armor plating couldn't stand up to the energy blasts it threw, but Greg did." Maya said. "He's something alright."
"So...where is Greg?" James asked. "Surely he isn't going back out there to take on that thing again, isn't he?"
"No...I'm sure he's dealing with other problems right now..." Meryl said. "His girlfriend namely."
"Anyway, we have a battle with an Angel that we must finish..." Ritsuko said. "When that is dealt with, we can worry more about Greg and what can be done with that power of his."
Otacon nodded, as did Maya who started to head back to the Command Centre. Scorpion stayed behind to talk to Meryl.
"Meryl...why didn't you say this to me before? Greg's my best friend, you know that?"
"Yes, I do, James. And it was his guardian who said that unless Greg was going to do something out of procedure, or if things seem that they are getting out of hand." Meryl said. "Eventually, the Colonel had sensed something like this was going to happen, so that's why I'm sent here to check up on Greg."
"It seems like all this secrecy bull going on in FOXHOUND is still part of the tradition. You guys never change." Scorpion growled.
"Don't blame me, Scorpion, it's was all Greg's idea too. You can pick that up with him." Meryl said. "He just didn't wanted to feel differently around all of you, then there's Garland 'Berserker Demon' Durev, then Michael 'Venom' Hansen, then Kari 'White Hawk' Mondeau, then Mana Kirishima. Personally, you new FOXHOUNDers may have more promise of a least sane group of supernatural mercs and soldiers for hire."
Scorpion simply stayed quiet. He then remembered Asuka was still outside in the damaged Unit-02. he then shook his head.
"Fine, if that's how you want it, Meryl." Scorpion said. "When I see Greg, I'll talk to him. And I'm sure his explanation will make more sense than all the merciless happenings going on outside."
Scorpion left the hallway, leaving Meryl to herself. (Snake...it's a good thing you left FOXHOUND. You don want to know what kind of people signed up for the new one...)
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To Be Continued...
ShardclawK: Yes, folks, another cliffhanger. Things has been hectic for me lately, but I do hope I have satisfied my fans with this installment of 'COE'. Hopefully, the next Chapter shouldn't disappoint. (I hope.)
Sorry, sorry, oh I'm so sorry, about the long wait. If I had super special skills like Greg or any of the other FOXHOUNDERs, I would be updating this story every two days, as well as 'Oh My Metal Gear!' and especially 'End Of Evangelion May Cry'. But alas, I can't. I have a job, a life, and I do spend a lot of time thinking up of new plot twists for my stories. Try being in my shoes when you're thinking of ways to make this story famous, it's not as simple as it seems, my friends. So, updating for the stories I write will take awhile, but definitely will NOT be abandoned.
Okay, Rune, by chance that you're reading this, now's the good time to send in more advice for Scorpion. I have plans myself for him and Asuka in the future, but I'd rather hear from you first. Anyone else interested in Scorpion's character should read his Metal Gear fic.
To Grey Wolf, sorry if you were expecting something rad out of the conversation between Raiden and Gendou, but by next Chapter, you'll get your wish, and then some surprises. I can promise you that. And thanks for saying that the part with Greg was alright, I just hope other readers share the same feeling like you did.
Tempest Dynasty, I haven't forgotten about you. Your recruit should be appearing in the next Chapter or so, depending if I can squeeze more revealing stuff on the Raiden Chapter in Arsenal, the 14th Angel's demise, and so much more stuff that it's starting to give me a headache.
A knock on the door of my room can be heard. I open it, and saw Ritsuko Akagi dressed in sexy, purple underwear, holding a package in her hand.
ShardclawK: Whoa, momma!
Ritsuko: Hey, Shardclaw. I heard that you have a headache, so I've come to make you feel all better.
ShardclawK: O-o-okay, sure!
She pushes me on my bed and, places a high heel on my chest to prevent me from getting up.
ShardclawK: Ow! That hurts! (But it still feels good...kinky.) Who sent you this time?
Ritsuko, licking her lips: Who else, Grey Wolf did send me personally to make sure I get paired up with someone more dashing than Gendou, the Incredible Wanker Man.
ShardclawK: I should have known....and the package?
She opens it to reveal an inflatable figure. She starts to blow air into it, turning into a Misato blow-up doll.
ShardclawK: Holy Fruits!
Ritsuko: A present from Rune, and you're the lucky bastard who gets to sample it.
ShardclawK: So...why are you here?
Ritsuko slowly passes her high heeled shoes off my chest and grabbed my crotch, making me get an instant nosebleed.
Ritsuko: Until you get Grey Wolf's request granted, I'll be needing your...how would I put it...ah...samples.
ShardclawK: Of what? ( I just had to ask.)
Ritsuko didn't answer, but went down on her knees and reached for the fly of my pants: Isn't it obvious?
ShardclawK: Oh, God...why me?
I leave the rest of this to your hentaish minds, and if I hear any of you say that Greg should do that tentacle thing like Tetsou, I'll personally be sending Scorpion to kill you. Until the next update!
ShardclawKusanagi: Before we get things going, I'm going to clear up one minor detail: Mana Kirishima is an original Evangelion character that appears on the Playstation/Saturn Evangelion game, Steel Girlfriend. So she's not my property either. (SOBS. And she's such a looker, too!)
Okay, time for Chapter 15...TIME TO OPEN A CAN OF ANGEL WHOP-ASS! Review or else, Evil Kusanagi will come for you! (Bwha-ha-ah-ah-ha!)
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ShardclawKusanagi proudly presents:
Metal Gear Solid: Children Of Evangelion
Chapter 15: Revelations, Part 1
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(This is just not my day.) Meryl thought, as she ran in through the panicking crowd on the streets of Toyko-3, who was trying to escape from the energy blasts of the 14th Angel. She had no time to get into a shelter, getting to the Geofront and consulting a Dr. Ritsuko Akagi was her priority one right now...even if her life was in danger.
She was carrying a case dossier marked 'CONFIDENTAL', which there was a photograph of Gregory on the front of the file. The information that the file contained had some important information concerning Greg's condition.
"I just hope I'm not too late. If Greg's going to just stay here and let things get nasty..." Meryl thought. "No...I mustn't think it, he has been trained for something like this. If he's ready to use those techniques he learned from Rio and from his own experiences...he should be able to protect everyone in that Nerv base."
She got into a Geofront escalator which took her to the Geofront. (I hope at least Naomi is doing a better job than I am.) she thought. (I hope Snake is alright too...wherever he is and whatever he's doing.)
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"Ahhchoo! Oh, either I may have caught a cold, or someone's talking about me." Naomi held up her nose with a finger, as she sat down eating a bowl of ramen with a pair of chopsticks.
"DAMN!" Rio's voice rang out from the back room. Lilia and Naomi looked at Rio, who was wearing her sexy police outfit. "It seems that we may have a problem, girls."
"What is it, Rio?" Naomi asked.
"Airspace to Toyko-3 has been put on a temporary ban because of that damn Angel." Rio said. "This can get nasty if we don't get to Greg in time."
"But...only if things do get serious, right?" Lilica asked. "Then he wouldn't have to use his psychokinetic energy."
Just then, another Japanese woman, with chocolate brown skin, wearing a pair of large green ribbons that held her long brown hair in it and wearing a blouse that held together her incredible bustline which would anyone seeing her leaving little to the imagination.
"Nanvel, what have you found on what's happening with Team FOXHOUND and Nerv?" Rio asked.
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(Author's note: Excepting Lilica, what is it with team Warrior's ladies' chest sizes? Not that I don't like fan service and busty anime chicks...If any of you don't know the series, one of ADV Films most popularly enjoyable and perverted animes around, check it out in their website. The ever so popular Amanda Winn Lee's voice acting never sounded so funny and beautiful...as a matter of fact, some of the English voice actors for Burn Up did voicing for Evangelion. Allison Keith, the voice actress for Misato, does a wicked Nanvel.)
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"According to our own personal satellite...things don't look so hot for those Evangelions." Nanvel Nambel said. Team Warrior's main mechanic, inventor and tech-head, she can build any new supplicated device used for surveillance, espionage, tracking and anything else in the name of technology. She isn't just another pretty face of the group, she's dead serious in what she does and take pride in her inventions. The disadvantages is that her inventions were created on her expense (or what little is left on Team Warrior's.)
"If this keeps up, this city's as good as gone. What will we do now?" Rio asked. "We certainly can't move about while that Angel blast the city to bits."
"Should we contact Gregory and tell him...that he has to fight?" Lilica asked.
"But if we do that...we may blow Greg's secret." Naomi said.
"That's why you are here. Maybe in just situations like this, maybe it's time we're going to bend the rules a little against this war with the Angels." Nanvel said.
"Bending the rules? You think Greg even has the energy to sustain protecting that base?" Lilica said.
"He has to...he's not like Psycho Mantis...this is the newest FOXHOUND psychic soldier, more stronger than that original loser. He realized what he could have done with his power made him happy when it was too late. So, Greg will have no choice but to fight back if the pressure gets too close." Rio talked. "So, Naomi, what it will be...let Greg have a rip at it?"
"This is a risk we are trying, you that, Rio." Naomi said. "We can't be sure if Greg will survive using his psi-energy to protect Nerv."
"I'm sure that Greg can do this, he just has to." Rio said. "Or else...he will only be lying to himself if he just stands there and does nothing, right?"
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"AHHCHOO! Damn, I must have caught one nasty cold." Greg sneezed, suddenly surprising the people around him, both FOXHOUND and Nerv alike.
Misato couldn't stand of the unusual antics of the recruit. "Do you mind? In case you haven't noticed, there's an Angel that is going to be getting into the Geofront soon and the at least you should do is give us some hints. Aren't you suppose to be FOXHOUND's battle specialist?"
"True, how do you think I was able to predict the Angel's coming?" Greg wiped his nose with his right glove.
"Is there anything else that you can help us with?" Ritsuko asked.
"How about suggesting that Second Child of yours not to waste bullets against that thing?" Greg said. Outside, Asuka in her Unit-02 was ready to intercept the Angel, which could enter the Geofront anytime if the Angel destroys another armor plating.
"What are you saying, Greg?" James asked. "You sure you haven't gone all crazy on us, haven't you?"
Just then, the Angel was able to penetrate the plating was soon it descended into the Geofront. The Evangelion Units waited in separate positions, ready to intercept the Angel.
"Asuka, listen up. Distract the Angel with a volley of everything you got, while Shinji and Rei will cover you with their At-Fields." Misato shouted through the communicator. "Remember to keep your distance as well, those particle blasts from the target are nasty."
"Roger." Asuka grinned, sighting the Angel. "Here it comes!"
The Angel had finally appeared in the Geofront and Asuka had clutched on her controls to ready its attack and started to fire at the Angel using a pair of sub-machine guns.
"EAT THIS!" Asuka shouted, firing for all it's worth at the Angel. Even though her aim managed to meet it's mark, unfortunately, the bullets did little to faze the Angel.
"Damn you!" Asuka shouted, a few seconds later, her ammo for her guns hit the empty chambers. "Shiest! Next!"
Unit 02 takes up a pair of heavy machine guns and started to fire once more. "This can't be happening! I'm neutralizing it's AT-Field, aren't I?"
Shinji, who was watching from his Unit-01, clenched unto his controls more before he spoke. "Ayanami, I'm going in. Get ready."
"As I'll ever be." Rei replied, getting set for the attack.
"The Evangelions weapons seems to be ineffective against this Angel." Otacon spoke, who was watching closely next to Maya. "The best thing to deal with this is to confront it in a hand to hand sortie. Major, try to keep the Evas pressured against the target."
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Author's note: Okay, so Otacon isn't a strategist like Misato, but he did give out advice on defeating the RAY series and at least two boss fights in MGS2. I figured that he can be helpful in giving advice about Angel attacks in the future, so I do hope you guys are alright with that.
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"You heard Otacon, kids. Shinji, use your prog knife and pound that Angel with your At-Field. Rei, cover Shinji until the target is down, then finish it." Misato ordered.
"Okay." Shinji charged with his prog knife as Asuka had already switched to a pair of rocket launchers, which also to of no avail, had no affect on the Angel.
"Why won't you fall down, damn you?!" Asuka shouted. Then after she had stopped firing, the Angel's arms folded out from underneath its thin shoulders like metallic sheets of paper.
"Huh? What's that?" Scorpion asked.
"I don't like the look of this..." Linn spoke quietly.
Suddenly, Greg stamped on one leg forward and shouted. "Asuka! Stay clear of the Angel!"
But it was too late, as the Angel stretched out its arms before Asuka can move her Evangelion from harm's way. The arms caught Unit-02 just through its arms, then lifting them up, slicing off Unit 02's arms clean from the body. Asuka's screams of pain and agony rang from her cockpit, as blue substance spurted from the sockets like blood.
The Second Child held onto her arms in pain, as the Angel simply folded back its thin arms. Asuka, now in a fit of berserker-like rage, lifted her head and cursed in German, before she charged the Angel.
"Asuka, no!" Misato shouted, then turning to Otacon and Maya. "Disconnect her nerve connections now!"
With a quick type on her console, Maya disengaged the Evangelion's power, before the Angel attacked again...this time targeting Unit-02's head.
"ASUKA!" Scorpion shouted.
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Snake peeked from his corner and glimpsed that Emma was indeed armed, holding a simple Beretta. He had to neutralize the woman without hurting her, but he was in no position to talk, as he can see from her eyes, revenge was the only thing that was driving her now.
He took out from what it appeared to be a stun grenade from his inventory and pulled the pin. He then got up from his spot, then let Emma spot him.
"So, the Snake finally shows himself after hiding for so long. I'll never forgive you and Hal for what you did six years ago." Emma pointed the gun at Snake. "You...all of you...left me to die..."
"You were already dead. I saw the deep wound that Vamp..." Snake was cut off.
"Oh, you mean this?" Emma said, lifting up her shirt, revealing a scar that was healed up. "A little drama put up thanks to the S3 program...it has helped me stay alive and in return for its kindness, I'll deliver your dead body to..."
Just then, the stun went off, and Emma screamed as she fired a shot at Snake. He had already sidestepped from Emma's aim, and was close enough to knock the gun off her hand while she was still venerable. He wrestled with the young girl as she struggled to fight back.
"Let go of me! I won't let you take GW!" Emma shouted.
"Snap out of it, I'm here to help!" Snake said, holding her wrists. "And I'm not here for GW, I'm here to rescue the Commander of Nerv, Gendou Ikari."
Emma started to cool down, as she was being overpowered by Snake's strength. Then suddenly, her body felt groggy as she held her head. She then fell on her knees, tears started to come out her eyes.
"Oh no...what have I done?" Emma said, tears streaming down her face. "Hal...I'm so sorry..."
"Take it easy, no one's going to hurt you." Snake patted Emma. "But...can you tell me what's going on here? Why are you still alive?"
Emma sniffed as she took off her glasses to wipe her tears. After placing them back on, she spoke. Snake noticed she was wearing contacts this time. "You got nanocommunications, do you?"
Snake replied with a nod. The two placed their hands on their left ears and switched into Codec mode.
"Alright...start spilling details." Snake said.
"Okay. I'm sorry about before, that was not the real me." Emma said, shaking her head. "I was given a surgical implant that programmed my emotional thinking on solely for having revenge on you and Hal, but that stun seemed to have discontinued it's effects for now."
"Second Impact hypnotherapy. Gotta love it." Snake said sarcastically. "Aren't you supposed to be dead?"
"Yes, it was true, Vamp did kill me...but shortly after Arsenal was launched, my body was recovered and I was revived using the latest in Second Impact surgery and as well as nanomachine body restoration."
"By whom?
"...The Patriots." Emma said.
"What? But why?" Snake asked.
"It was another failsafe plan just in case Dead Cell managed to succeed." Emma said. "GW wasn't a hundred percent complete Arsenal was first activated, so they had arranged an emergency just in case something happened to me."
"Just when did you exactly do this?" Snake asked.
"A day before the Big Shell was taken under siege. Of course, having to get along with Solidus and his group was the major disadvantage to it." Emma said.
"You worked along with Solidus to get what you wanted, and now?" Snake stopped.
"Well, they wanted to lure you here, so they can get to their real objective." Emma said.
"You're saying that Solidus isn't in Arsenal?"
"No. It's strange, now that you think of it." Emma said.
"What is it that they are after?" Snake asked. "When I saw the radar for this thing, it was heading to SEELE headquarters."
"That's where exactly Solidus and Ocelot are, but there's something that you should know." Emma said. "There's actually a ninja in their group, calling himself Mister. M. And he's here somewhere in Arsenal."
"Raiden mentioned that he ran into that guy when he was in the first branch of Nerv." Snake said. "He actually gave Raiden some information concerning the Patriots. What do you know about them?"
"All I can say that I overheard Solidus blabbering about a...Gendou Ikari being one of them." Emma said. "I was told that he was tortured just last night when Ocelot interrogated him."
"Ikari?! You don't mean Commander Ikari?!" Snake exclaimed.
"Yes, I do. I saw him myself." Emma nodded her head. "You know him?"
"Not really...you can say that he and I haven't seen eye to eye about how he takes control of things recently." Snake said. "But I would have never been surprised that he's one of the Wiseman's Committee."
"Formerly, he's no longer part of the Patriots, according to GW." Emma said.
"What the hell's going on here? First Solidus and Ocelot take Arsenal, only to trap me and Raiden here, then they are just waiting at SEELE for us?" Snake said. "You said that GW found out that Gendou was an ex-Patriot, does that mean its now complete?"
"Yes, during the time after the Big Shell incident, and after I recovered, I was given the chance to rebuild GW, but it was given additional specifications...using information from a newly developed supercomputer that Nerv was developing." Emma explained. "This time, it can programmed faster than before, and it even has access to Nerv's own MAGI network. It can simply access any of the seven MAGI systems from anywhere in the world."
"You mean the MAGI is part GW?" Snake asked.
"That's right. Only the tactical and warfare data from the Evangelion experimental stages, to the development of the prototype RAY. Everything to make GW smarter than before, even to give it the power to restore itself came true, Gendou Ikari offered to share the information of the MAGI system in exchange with not only a position to be among one of the Patriots...but to develop a new kind of Metal Gear, one that can surpass the prototype RAY." Emma said. "I believe that all this happened when Nerv was still in development."
"But why go through all of that?" Snake asked. "Was he really doing this to test the Evangelion's ability, or the new RAY model?"
"I like to think of it as a building foundation for what next steps Gendou was going to take. He had processed most of REX's and RAY's data to make a operational system that allows the Evangelion to be easily controlled by the dummy plug system...thanks to the Patriots. So, in conclusion, Gendou was testing the A.I capabilities for the Evangelion's Dummy Plug system using Metal Gear technology, old and new. "
"Seems the old bastard got his wish." Snake grunted. "So, Gendou played a hand in all of this. Why?"
"Well, he wanted a weapon to give SEELE competition and to his own personal ends." Emma said. "He had secretly opened a project of a new Metal Gear that not only fire nuclear weapons, but to be given the power of the Evangelions themselves."
"And all of this happen just after the Big Shell incident. So, Gendou shared a part of redeveloping a new Metal Gear RAY?"
"Exactly. I bet you and Raiden must have a hard time dealing with the Omega RAY army." Emma said.
"No, the Evangelions must have taken care of that by now. Omega RAY?" Snake asked.
"That's the name of the new version of RAY. But what makes this RAY special is that it can fire both a rail gun, just like the original REX did and as well a water cannon." Emma said. "Of course, it was soon after this happened that SEELE had found out about Gendou's participation with the Patriots and had it taken from Gendou to be part of their secret weapons development. But...Gendou had already attained enough data to produce an A.I for his own. As for Omega RAY, it had become part of SEELE. Win some, lose some."
"Gendou had been working with the Patriots to get a new Metal Gear that can even odds with SEELE." Snake shook his head. "But what does Solidus has to with all of this? And what about the Tengus?"
"I don't know about those. They seem to be the remainder of the Gurlukovich army that must have formed with Solidus to become the new Sons of Liberty. But I've never seen their leader." Emma said. "Hey...can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead."
"Does Hal....miss me?" Emma asked.
"A lot, he thinks of you often at times." Snake said. "But, I'll bet he'll be glad to see you're alive."
"I'm sorry that I have put you guys through so much. The least I can do is give you information about what's going on." Emma sniffed a bit.
"That's alright. Right now, we can get all the help we need." Snake asked. "But just why is this thing headed for SEELE anyway?"
"Keele Lorenz wants it so both Omega RAY and Arsenal can fully utilize GW's Military's Tactical Network, giving it the ability to exercise absolute control over our nation's armed forces, not to mention our nuclear armament." Emma said. "Add the MAGI's fast processing ability and you have an unstoppable weapon that can think smarter than the Evangelions and the newest and probably the most fastest supercomputer that can make the strategies that the JSSDF make up look like first grade mathematics."
"The ultimate technological weapon in offense and defense...and both Gendou and SEELE wants it." Snake said. "I don't even want to imagine what could happen if any of these guys get their hands on them."
Snake and Emma got out of the Codec, and Emma started to walk around the room to face the console for GW.
"I had to work with Dead Cell to get revenge on Hal...but now, I realized that I've been fooling myself. I thought with the new advanced GW and Arsenal, I can get even with Hal." Emma said. "But now, I was wrong. I shouldn't have gotten out of hand."
"No one's blaming you for what happened." Snake said, then turned to the monitors. "Can this thing by any chance be controlled manually?"
"Yes, these are the controls themselves. But it was Solidus who had activated the jamming for outside communications using the Codec." Emma said. "I can reconfigure the frequency to get past the signals that he programmed if that's what you want."
"You do just that. I have to get in touch in Otacon and the people of Nerv and tell them we're headed for the GeoFront using Arsenal." Snake said.
"You're thinking of seizing Arsenal?"
"If we can keep this thing away from SEELE, at least we can buy Nerv some time before Dead Cell can get to use GW's full capabilities." Snake said. "Trust me, it's better than letting the enemy get their hands on it."
"Okay. But you do know that an Angel is in Toyko-3 right now. You still want to go?" Emma asked.
"We already have the Commander, we can deal with Solidus and his group later." Snake said, resting on a chair to light a cigarette. "I just hope those kids that are piloting the Evas can keep the base safe."
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"Eva Unit-02 unable to continue combat. It's severely damaged." Shigeru shouted.
"How's Asuka?" Misato asked, her voice with distress in it.
"She's okay, she's alive." Hyugga replied. Inside Unit 02's cockpit, Asuka held onto her body for dear life in a cursed herself in silence. From behind, Scorpion let out a loud sigh. "Thank God..."
"The target is continuing to advance towards headquarters." Maya said.
"What now? Any other great ideas, Greg?" Misato asked, but as she turned, he was no longer in the control room. "What the...? Linn, where's that loudmouth main squeeze of yours?"
Linn simply turned to her side, shaking her head. "He...told me that I shouldn't tell any of you this...but he's going to do it anyway...his mind can't take it anymore..."
"What are you trying to say, Linn?" James walked to her. "What's the deal with Greg anyway?"
Linn's eyes started to water. "He...he is..."
Just then, they heard a voice from the communicator. "Major Katsuragi, this is Psychic Panther outside the Geofront, can any of you read me?"
"Greggie?!" Linn looked on in shock, as she, James, and the rest of the Nerv crew was watching from the monitor, Greg standing just a few meters away from the approaching Angel's direction. Linn started to panic.
"Just what the hell are you doing there, Greg?" Linn shouted.
Greg was simply standing with the grenade gun in his right hand, the cloak blowing past him. "I'm going to take the stand and try to even the odds a bit. I can't stand around and watch this thing tear up a base like this, just when I was getting to like it here."
"Of all the idiotic...get your ass back here, Greg! This is suicide!" Linn shouted.
"I know what I'm doing. I can do this, I can protect you, James, and all the good people of this base and city if I can do this just once." Greg said seriously.
"This is not unlike any thing we have dealt with in the past, this is Nerv's job, not FOXHOUND's!"
"Look, Linn, you should know me by now." Greg confessed. "Everytime I close to a situation where innocents are in danger, my conscience can't handle it anymore. I HAVE TO DO THIS!"
"But..." Linn stopped. "You promised me, that you wouldn't even dare try this...it's crazy!"
The Angel got closer to the base, Greg swallowed. "You doubt my power, Linn?"
Linn stayed silent, as she couldn't find another word to say. Misato looked on, as well as did James and spoke. "What is he saying?"
"Don't you worry, Major. I'll show you guys just what the new psychic soldier of FOXHOUND has got to show." Greg said, using his left hand to grab unto his right arm. "GRRRAGGHH!"
Linn, James, Otacon, and several Nerv crew gasped at the secret the Greg was holding in his right arm.
"His right hand..." Otacon spoke, as Maya covered her mouth.
"...Is not real?" Ritsuko finished, in shock.
Greg had ripped apart the metallic glove which covered his flesh that was molded unto his wrist, revealing an almost grotesque display of veins and joints. He picked up his grenade gun, and to everyone's amazement, the gun became conjoined to his right arm.
"It can't be!" Ritsuko said.
James dropped his mouth at the sight. "No way! Greg can do...that?"
Linn's body started to tremble at the sight. Unable to say another word, she ran outside the room, tears streaming from her eyes.
From inside the Evangelion Unit-01, Shinji saw Greg standing in the direction of the Angel. "Is that guy crazy? He can't take on an Angel, let alone challenge it!" Shinji muttered through his communicator.
"Ikari, we must protect Kinezono before..." Rei's voice was cut off, as the next sound of a powerful explosion shook the GeoFront. When next Rei and Shinji looked, they saw Greg was about fire a shot at the Angel.
"GET LOST!" Greg shouted, as he got into a firing stance, his left arm resting on the grenadegun that has been joined onto his right one.
A globe of yellow energy formed around the base of the grenadegun, as Greg fired a shot at the Angel with one pull, a trail of invisible energy found its way at the target to burst it's AT-Field and send it back a few kilometers away from the base.
All of Nerv and FOXHOUND had seen the incredible shot that Greg had fired, the energy from his psychokinetic power had created a crater around him, and even penetrated the Angel's AT-Field for only a brief period of time.
But the Angel was still standing right in front of the base, readying to fire its energy shot.
Greg, who was now panting for air, saw the Angel approached his position. He dropped the grenade gun, and his hand started to regenerate to the former black glove that was covering it before. Then he shut his eyes, as his body began to rise from the ground he was standing on.
"Levitation..." Otacon muttered.
"This...is getting...so...AHHHHH!" Greg shouted, as the more his body rises, his hair color had changed to spiky gray, when his right hand started to glow a bright white. The Angel fired its shot, only at that precise moment, the Geofront was then engulfed in bright light, as Greg's body illuminated everything around him. Even the people inside Central Dogma had to shield their eyes from Greg's attack.
"What was that? Did Greg do all of that?" Misato asked.
A few seconds later, the light had disappeared, showing Greg now, on his knees, his face in shock.
"Whoa...did I just do that?" Greg said, shaking his head trying to recover himself. "Now I'm in deep shit..."
"YOU IDIOT!" Linn shouted, running towards Greg. "Why did you have to do that?"
Greg simply walked to a nearby wall, and leaned back. "What? Don't I get at least get a, 'Oh, Greg, that was the most incredible and most bravest thing you ever did! You managed to protect everyone and me as well, and for that, I'll give you a screw that you'll never forget', Linn?"
Linn simply twitched her eyebrow. "This isn't even funny! You could have died!"
"But I'm still here. Why do you have to be so upset about this?" Greg stood up. "We went through worst in the missions in the past, and you're making it sound as this is any different."
"ARRAGH! Why can't for once in your life, think about how much I worry about you, instead of worrying for others?!" Linn shouted, unknown to both of them, that the Angel had just sighted them. "This bold and brave attitude of yours could have killed you today!"
Greg simply stared down at Linn, when he suddenly picked her up and placing her body over his shoulder. "We can argue inside where's it's safer and those pilots can take care of things from there."
"Gregory Kinezono! Put me down, you hear me?" Linn pounded on Greg's back. "Don't think you may have prevented an Angel from blasting Nerv headquarters to bits, means you're safe from me!"
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Misato looked at Ritsuko with a peeved look on her face. "Tell me that wasn't an AT-Field, Ritsuko."
"No, from what the MAGI can predict, what Gregory had just presented was about an equivalent of one." Ritsuko said. "We can't confirm for sure if he might be an Angel, until we can get a blood sample from him."
"And I thought Snake had dealt with enough mysteries outside his group." Misato said. "James, did you have any idea Greg was capable of this?"
"Uh-uh, not me. Major. I always thought something was wrong with Greg, but nothing like this came to mind." Scorpion shook his head. "Linn too may know what's the deal with Greg, but I still can't believe this is happening..."
"At least Greg...whatever he did...managed to stop the Angel before he got any closer of headquarters." Misato said. "Shinji, now you and Rei be careful when you're taking that Angel down. Stay clear of the arms and hit it with everything you got using hand to hand combat."
Ritsuko then turned to Otacon. "Any conclusions, Dr. Emmerich?"
"You know...the way Greg appeared, he kind of reminds me of that anime character from an old 20th century anime. Anyone one of you ever saw Akira?" Otacon said.
Hyugga snapped his fingers. "Of course! He looked a little like Tetsou now that you say it."
"I'm referring to defeating the Angel." Misato said seriously.
Otacon grinned nervously. "Well, unless your Evas got a way to penetrate the Angels' At-Field, not to mention avoiding its arms, you will have to play this safe and continue pressuring the Angel. But as for Greg...That's one of the rarest forms of telepathy in existence, but I thought Psycho Mantis was the only practitioner of such power." Otacon placed a finger on his lips.
"Alright...can someone please explain what the hell's going on with Greg?" James exclaimed. "Just who is he really?"
"I can explain." a woman's voice surprised both Nerv and FOXHOUND members. James and Otacon recognized the voice.
"Meryl." Otacon said. "Why are you here?"
"Sorry if I caught everyone at a bad time, but I was sent here by Roy to see that Greg doesn't try anything stupid. Naomi's here in Japan as well, just in case I don't get to him first." Meryl looked around the room of Central Dogma. "Unfortunately, I got here too late. I can see that Greg managed to raise some hell just before, am I right?"
"Yes, he did. I can't say how or why, but if you do know something, Meryl, please tell us." Otacon said.
"Okay. What are you're going to learn is what Greg's guardian swore that this wasn't to be revealed until she thinks it is the right time." Meryl said. "Gregory Kinezono is the newest psychic soldier of FOXHOUND and possibly the most powerful one to surpass Mantis."
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"Greggie did WHAT!?" a female's voice rang from the back room in Rio's ramen restaurant. Obviously, it was Rio's.
"Yeah, the data we processed from the nanomachines in his body showed an increase in usage and over a 77% jump in his psi-kinetic energy. That's the highest score we've tallied from him so far!" Nanvel smiled. "He's done it...he used his Ultimate technique to protect Nerv from that Angel."
"Yeah, that's my big brother!" Lilica cheered on.
"Good God in heaven, just what kind of monster did you raise, Rio?" Naomi asked, as Rio was dancing around the room.
"He did it! He did it!" Rio pranced around. "I knew he had the stuff, but...oh, my God, just thinking of how he did it makes me want to..."
"Don't even go there, Rio." Maya clicked her gun at Rio as she stepped back a bit.
"He-he, sorry." Rio blushed. "So...he is going to be okay? Those nanomachines should regenerate his arm in no time, right?"
"Yes, he can do it anytime he wants to." Naomi shook her head. "But now that his secret is out, you think the people at Nerv, much less at FOXHOUND is going to accept someone that dangerous is living among them?"
"Well..." Rio looked up into the ceiling. "If that's what Greg's wants...he really has no one else to turn to. FOXHOUND is his life, he'd be heartbroken to be abandoned by the people he really enjoy working with."
"Well, I guess that this is my cue to leave for Toyko-3 then. If Greg didn't use his power entirely to finish off that Angel, by the time I get there, the Evangelions should manage the rest." Naomi got up. "It was a pleasure to work with you girls for today. Rio, you've brought up a wonderful son there."
"Awwww, it's nothing, Naomi." Rio smiled. "Just tell Greg when you see him to stay strong no matter what."
"Oh, I will." Naomi smiled before she left through the front door.
"So, what now, Rio?" Maya asked.
"If Dead Cell gets word that their precious new weapon had unleashed his power, which I bet they will know soon, we'd better be prepared for the worst." Rio said. "Nanvel, you, Maya and Yuji get set to leave for Toyko-2. According to the file Lilica accessed from GW, we can get one of Dead Cell's leads for the next set coordinates for Arsenal."
"Sure thing, Rio." Nanvel did a thumbs up.
"Finally, time to let out some lead." Maya jumped out of the room quicker than Rio can speak another word.
"Lilica, you stay here with me and try to work on the processing for GW. If we can get the computer to program the hidden Patriots file, we're in the money." Rio said.
"Okay. It's a piece of cake." Lilica smiled.
Rio smiled, as she turned around to get into her room. (Okay, Greg...now your real test begins...)
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"So...you're saying that Greg's right hand isn't real?" Ritsuko asked.
"It's a new age of prosthetic technology using nanomachines that was specifically designed for him. He lost his parents in a terrorist attack, not to mention his right hand, when he was about ten years old. And to make things worst for him, a year after Second Impact, he was attacked by a new illness that occurred in one to every five million people." Meryl said, as Otacon, James, and Maya had been listening to Meryl's explanation of Greg's condition. Misato had to stay in the Command Centre with the Sub-Commander to help direction finishing the rest of the battle against the 14th Angel.
"You mean Greg's sick?" James asked. "But...he always looks so perfectly healthy."
"Yes, it's the nanomachines, as well as the artificial blood in his system, that increases his stamina to recover from mortal wounds and sicknesses. He's a perfect picture of health on the outside, but inside, his body's actually weakening because the blood in his body is contaminated." Meryl shook her head.
"Artificial blood?" Otacon asked.
"The nanomachines that provided Greg with a ample supplement of nutrients and proteins to survive, over time, they have become like part of his body, since he may have become adapted to the condition in his body since he was young and that he was in control of them." Meryl said.
"Oh no, how sad..." Maya said. "Is it...terminal?"
Meryl was silent for awhile. "Thankfully...neither the illness or the usefulness of the nanomachines hadn't affected Greg in any way, so he's pretty safe. You should be worried about the power he has in his body."
"Yeah, I won't forget what he did out there." James shook his head. "What in the hell was that?"
"It seems that this is what happens when you mix science, and medicine, as well as the potency of the nanomachines altogether into something you don't want to take on." Meryl smiled. "Greg had been living all through his life with an inkling of psychic powers that were never tapped into, because of the illness he caught. If he hadn't been sick, he would have gotten the abilities earlier, but after he had gotten the help he needed, the powers you had all witnessed slowly began to show up over time."
Ritsuko nodded her head. "Now I understand...Greg's a walking disaster with psychic powers..."
"...that far surpasses Psycho Mantis's." Otacon finished.
"The newest psychic soldier...Greg?" James scratched his head. "He doesn't even look the type, let alone have the right stuff..."
"But, he did stop an Angel from entering Nerv...and not even the armor plating couldn't stand up to the energy blasts it threw, but Greg did." Maya said. "He's something alright."
"So...where is Greg?" James asked. "Surely he isn't going back out there to take on that thing again, isn't he?"
"No...I'm sure he's dealing with other problems right now..." Meryl said. "His girlfriend namely."
"Anyway, we have a battle with an Angel that we must finish..." Ritsuko said. "When that is dealt with, we can worry more about Greg and what can be done with that power of his."
Otacon nodded, as did Maya who started to head back to the Command Centre. Scorpion stayed behind to talk to Meryl.
"Meryl...why didn't you say this to me before? Greg's my best friend, you know that?"
"Yes, I do, James. And it was his guardian who said that unless Greg was going to do something out of procedure, or if things seem that they are getting out of hand." Meryl said. "Eventually, the Colonel had sensed something like this was going to happen, so that's why I'm sent here to check up on Greg."
"It seems like all this secrecy bull going on in FOXHOUND is still part of the tradition. You guys never change." Scorpion growled.
"Don't blame me, Scorpion, it's was all Greg's idea too. You can pick that up with him." Meryl said. "He just didn't wanted to feel differently around all of you, then there's Garland 'Berserker Demon' Durev, then Michael 'Venom' Hansen, then Kari 'White Hawk' Mondeau, then Mana Kirishima. Personally, you new FOXHOUNDers may have more promise of a least sane group of supernatural mercs and soldiers for hire."
Scorpion simply stayed quiet. He then remembered Asuka was still outside in the damaged Unit-02. he then shook his head.
"Fine, if that's how you want it, Meryl." Scorpion said. "When I see Greg, I'll talk to him. And I'm sure his explanation will make more sense than all the merciless happenings going on outside."
Scorpion left the hallway, leaving Meryl to herself. (Snake...it's a good thing you left FOXHOUND. You don want to know what kind of people signed up for the new one...)
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To Be Continued...
ShardclawK: Yes, folks, another cliffhanger. Things has been hectic for me lately, but I do hope I have satisfied my fans with this installment of 'COE'. Hopefully, the next Chapter shouldn't disappoint. (I hope.)
Sorry, sorry, oh I'm so sorry, about the long wait. If I had super special skills like Greg or any of the other FOXHOUNDERs, I would be updating this story every two days, as well as 'Oh My Metal Gear!' and especially 'End Of Evangelion May Cry'. But alas, I can't. I have a job, a life, and I do spend a lot of time thinking up of new plot twists for my stories. Try being in my shoes when you're thinking of ways to make this story famous, it's not as simple as it seems, my friends. So, updating for the stories I write will take awhile, but definitely will NOT be abandoned.
Okay, Rune, by chance that you're reading this, now's the good time to send in more advice for Scorpion. I have plans myself for him and Asuka in the future, but I'd rather hear from you first. Anyone else interested in Scorpion's character should read his Metal Gear fic.
To Grey Wolf, sorry if you were expecting something rad out of the conversation between Raiden and Gendou, but by next Chapter, you'll get your wish, and then some surprises. I can promise you that. And thanks for saying that the part with Greg was alright, I just hope other readers share the same feeling like you did.
Tempest Dynasty, I haven't forgotten about you. Your recruit should be appearing in the next Chapter or so, depending if I can squeeze more revealing stuff on the Raiden Chapter in Arsenal, the 14th Angel's demise, and so much more stuff that it's starting to give me a headache.
A knock on the door of my room can be heard. I open it, and saw Ritsuko Akagi dressed in sexy, purple underwear, holding a package in her hand.
ShardclawK: Whoa, momma!
Ritsuko: Hey, Shardclaw. I heard that you have a headache, so I've come to make you feel all better.
ShardclawK: O-o-okay, sure!
She pushes me on my bed and, places a high heel on my chest to prevent me from getting up.
ShardclawK: Ow! That hurts! (But it still feels good...kinky.) Who sent you this time?
Ritsuko, licking her lips: Who else, Grey Wolf did send me personally to make sure I get paired up with someone more dashing than Gendou, the Incredible Wanker Man.
ShardclawK: I should have known....and the package?
She opens it to reveal an inflatable figure. She starts to blow air into it, turning into a Misato blow-up doll.
ShardclawK: Holy Fruits!
Ritsuko: A present from Rune, and you're the lucky bastard who gets to sample it.
ShardclawK: So...why are you here?
Ritsuko slowly passes her high heeled shoes off my chest and grabbed my crotch, making me get an instant nosebleed.
Ritsuko: Until you get Grey Wolf's request granted, I'll be needing your...how would I put it...ah...samples.
ShardclawK: Of what? ( I just had to ask.)
Ritsuko didn't answer, but went down on her knees and reached for the fly of my pants: Isn't it obvious?
ShardclawK: Oh, God...why me?
I leave the rest of this to your hentaish minds, and if I hear any of you say that Greg should do that tentacle thing like Tetsou, I'll personally be sending Scorpion to kill you. Until the next update!