Chapter 13: The Day the Sky Liner is Born and the Day Worker Hand's Legend Died!
Worker Hand and his disciples begin the project of building the Sky Liner. Work is very hard, as there are only 4 people working on it. Sometimes they do not have enough materials.
"Dang… We need 10 more kilograms of wood…" says Worker Hand.
Sometimes they face distractions…
"Behold! I have built Snake Eater v. 10!" says Snake.
"Don't waste our materials building those stuffs!" Otacon shouts at him.
Sometimes they face bad weather.
"Hurricane! Into the house, quick!" cries WH. "Yah! The woods are flying away!"
Sometimes they face danger…
"THERE'S A GIANT GYARADOS ATTACKING THE HARBOR!" screams Crazy Hand.
"I'll shoot it with my Snake Eater v. 12!" says Snake.
"You guys run! I'll handle it!" says WH.
Sometimes they face technical problems…
"Be careful with the engine," says WH. "If you're not careful, it might…"
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
"YAAAAAAAAA!" screams Snake as he is blast into the sky.
"SNAKE! SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!"
Despite all these hard problems, they still managed to try their best.
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8 years later…
"Hey everyone! Come and see this!" shouts a guy. "Worker Hand has finished building the Sky Liner!" Upon hearing this, everyone runs to the harbor to see it.
Behold! Before them stood a giant and fabulous ship with a pair of wings!
"Wow! It's so beautiful!"
"Awesome!"
"I wanna ride it!"
"Let me ride!"
"Everyone come aboard!" says Crazy Hand. "We have lotsa seats to carry you all!"
"YAY!"
WH, Snake, and Otacon stood by the side and watch happily. Their 8 years of hard work has finally paid off!
And so, the people enjoyed the ride of the Sky Liner as it soars through the sky and taking them to places they have never been before. Words of the Sky Liner soon spread everywhere and Great Tech City became famous for this flying ship.
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"Hahahahahahaha!" laughs WH. "It was a success!"
"It sure is! Everyone is so happy about it!" says CH.
"We did a great job!" says Otacon. "Now the people won't see you as guilty anymore!"
"Yeah! I contributed a lot, didn't I?" says Snake.
"Yeah right… All you did was build useless Snake Eater or whatever…"
"Hey! I did help on the building of the Sky Liner! You gotta admit that those Snake Eaters are so cool, aren't they? My latest version is v. 18!"
"Keep up the good work, pal!" says WH cheerfully.
"Well, the trial is coming back up again a few more days," says CH. "I hope you have a bright future there."
"Never mind. If I am destined to be guilty, then it can't be helped! I'm just glad that I turned Great Tech City into a better place! Hahahahahaha!"
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On the day before the trial, an important government official came to visit Worker Hand. "You're Worker Hand, I presume?" says the government official, who has purple, wavy hair and a black nose and black rings around his eyes. "I am Spandam of the CP5, and I have come under the name of Big Brother, the mastermind of the government, to ask you for something important that you have."
"Welcome and sit down!" says Worker Hand, handing him a seat. "Now what's to talk about?"
"You know how the government is so concerned about the safety of the world, right?" asks Spandam. "Crime is increasing everywhere, and Big Brother has decided to do something to destroy evil."
"So what is this great idea of the government?"
"They have decided to bring an end to evil by using the most powerful weapon in the world, the Armageddon."
"The Armageddon? Are you saying the world is coming to an end soon?"
"Please be serious. They say that you have the blueprints for assembling this powerful weapon, right? Please cooperate with us and hand me the blueprint, for the sake of the world relies on that."
"What blueprint? I do not know any blueprint!"
"Please do not hide anything from me! If I can get my hands on this blueprint, then I will get a promotion!"
"You want a blueprint? Go print out a piece of paper in color blue and you get yourself a blueprint! Haha!"
"Argh! This is not funny matter!" says Spandam angrily while pounding the table. "Give it to me right now!"
"Oh look at the clock! I have to watch my favorite TV program! Gotta go!" And then WH flies off.
"Argh! I'll come back again!" And Spandam angrily leaves the house. "That silly Hand! Big Brother was right when he said Worker Hand wouldn't give it so easily! I must try and… YAAAAAAAAA!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Spandam is sent flying from an explosion. "Sorry about that, sir!" says Snake. "But I was just testing my newest invention, Snake Eater v. 19!"
"YOU BRAT!" shouts Spandam.
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That night, WH summoned Otacon and Snake to meet with him at the table. He takes out a blueprint and shows it to them, and they two are shocked at the blueprint. "A powerful weapon like this exists!" gasps Otacon.
"Imagine something like this being built!" says Snake.
"Yes, the Armageddon is the most dangerous weapon to ever been created," says WH. "One of my ancestors sold his soul to the incarnation of evil, the Darkling, to create this terrible weapon. This weapon must not fall in the hands of the government! Though they want to use it for peaceful purposes, no peace will come out from a weapon like this! I trust you two to protect it, okay?"
"Yes!" they both reply.
"And furthermore..." WH takes out a picture of a 16 years old girl. "This girl, Samus Aran, is said to know all the pieces of the Armageddon. If the government ever gets her and the blueprint, then the danger of awakening Armageddon is at hand..."
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Finally, on the day of the trial…
"Judge, have you rode the Sky Liner?" a soldier asks the judge.
"Yes I have!" he replies. "It sure is something wonderful! Worker Hand sure put lots of effort into it! I'm sure everyone will agree with the same thing; he should be free of guilt for helping our city!"
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Many people are gathered outside the courtroom, waiting for the trial to start and for Worker Hand to arrive. Suddenly, they hear a loud explosion. "What is that?" they ask.
"AH! There are tanks attacking the outside of the city!" one guy cries!
"WHAT!"
Indeed, there are lots of tanks bombarding the whole city, and buildings have collapsed and people are injured.
"AHHHHHHH! WHAT'S HAPPENING! WHO'S BEHIND ALL OF THESE!"
Snake is running around in panic with the crowd. "Ah! What's with all these tanks!" cries Snake, and then he takes a better look at those tanks. "Wait… It can't be… THOSE ARE MY SNAKE EATERS!"
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Meanwhile, Spandam stands on the outside the city and laughing proudly to himself. "Haha! Surely the people recognize these Snake Eaters that Worker Hand's apprentice John Doe made!" he says. "The people will surely accuse Worker Hand for this, because he should be responsible for whatever his apprentice has done! Though it may be a bit cruel, sacrifices should be made in true justice! Hahahahahahaha!"
If you want to know, Spandam's underlings are controlling the Snake Eaters, making them attack the city.
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"What's happening!" says WH.
"Worker Hand! My Snake Eaters are attacking the city!" cries Snake.
"We must stop it fast!" says Otacon. The 3 of them quickly run towards where the Snake Eaters are.
"Someone is coming! It's Worker Hand! Fire at them, but don't kill them!" says Spandam, and his underlings fire several cannon shells at them.
"AHHH! WATCH OUT!" cries WH, and he flies over his two disciples to protect them, and gets hit himself instead.
BAAAAAAAAANG!
More and more cannon shells fly at them, and they are all badly injured from the explosions.
BANG! BOOM! KABOOM!
Soon, the 3 of them are unconscious on the ground. Spandam sees a large amount of people coming this way, so he and his underlings quickly slip away. However, the 3 of them are able to catch a glimpse of Spandam before he runs away.
The people come here and see the 3 on the ground, and say, "These machines are without doubt built by Worker Hand, for we saw his apprentices working on them before!"
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Soon, the 3 of them are brought to the trial and in front of the judge. "Oh the terror!" cries Crazy Hand. "Why are all these happening today?"
Spandam stands in front of the court and says, "This Worker Hand is guilty of building all those dangerous weapons and causing all those havocs! Surely he is still evil because he once worked for Andross!" Many people start to get angry with Worker Hand after hearing what Spandam said.
"No! Listen to me!" says Snake. "We had nothing to do with it! Spandam is the one behind everything!"
"Don't listen to a criminal! Criminals never accept their sins!"
The judge begins to speak, "Worker Hand… We were thinking of letting you go free of guilt after how much you have helped us, but why did you allow this to happen? It's just like Spandam said: You are still evil because you once helped Andross!" Worker Hand just remains silent and not says anything.
Snake stood up and protests, "No! We didn't make the Snake Eaters! I'm serious!"
At hearing this, WH gets up and slaps Snake very hard.
SLAP!
"What! Worker Hand has never hit Snake before! Why the sudden!" gasps Otacon.
"How can you say such thing!" WH shouts angrily at Snake. "Did I not say that a man should be proud of the creations that he made? You made those things and you said you didn't? And you call yourself a real man! I'm so ashamed of you!"
"But… but…" says Snake as he begins to cry.
"I understand your feeling of having your weapons used by someone else to hurt others…" WH then turns to Spandam, and then he charges at him and gives him a strong punch.
POW!
"YAAAAAAAAAAAA!" screams Spandam.
"Worker Hand has gone mad!" cry the people. "He indeed is evil! Get him!" The soldiers fire their guns at Worker Hand until he finally drops onto the floor.
"WORKER HAND!" scream Snake, Otacon, and CH.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! You deserve it! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" laughs Spandam.
WH begins to mutter his last words, "Judge… Please do not accuse my… disciples… Just take me… and proclaim me guilty… if you want…"
"If that's what you say, then let it be," says the judge. "Worker Hand will be sent to Alias Lobby and await for his imprisonment there. His disciples are proclaimed free of guilt."
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" cries Snake as he runs to Worker Hand and hug him tightly. "DON'T GO! I'M SO SORRY FOR EVERYTHING!"
"Always be proud… in your creations…" says WH. "I entrust everything to you and Otacon…" And that was his last words…
"WORKER HAND! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Now take this villain away and put him aboard the Sky Liner!" says Spandam. "We're heading straight for Alias Lobby this instant! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
As everyone begins to leave, Snake gets a spiked wooden board and smacks Spandam in the face with it.
SMACK!
"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! MY FACE!" screams Spandam as his face begins to bleed.
"YOU DEVIL! YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING!" screams Snake. "RETURN WORKER HAND TO ME!"
The soldiers quickly grab Snake and toss him away, and Spandam quickly runs off. "I'll get your for this, John Doe!" says Spandam angrily.
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After everyone is gone, Otacon grabs Snake by the neck and chokes him, "I TOLD YOU ALREADY NOT TO MAKE SUCH DANGEROUS WEAPONS! NOW LOOK WHERE IT GOT TO! WORKER HAND IS GONE BECAUSE OF YOU! I HATE YOU! GET OFF FROM MY SIGHT!" Then Otacon slams Snake onto the ground and runs off while crying loudly.
Snake begins to cry also, for he knows that he is responsible for all of these. He begins to regret that he made all those Snake Eaters. He found it fun at first, but now he lost his most important person because of them.
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The Sky Liner has just taken off into the sky.
"Argh! My face still hurts!" cries Spandam. "That John Doe! I'm going to proclaim him guilty someday!"
"Director! There's something attacking us!" cries a soldier.
"What?" Spandam runs to the ship deck and looks down, and sees Snake firing bazooka shells at them. "John Doe is still after us!"
"GIVE BACK WORKER HAND!" shouts Snake at the top of his voice. "GIVE HIM BACK!" He fires the bazooka several times at the Sky Liner.
"Get out of here quick before he shoots down the airship!" commands Spandam.
Snake cries bitterly and wipes off his tears, and he fires another bazooka shell.
"Worker Hand… I've learned my lesson…"However, the bazooka is quite old and the launching power isn't very good, so the bazooka shell didn't go very far into the sky, and it begins to fall downwards.
"From now on… I'll never… I'll never…"The shell falls back to where Snake is, and he screams in terror as it falls back towards him.
"I promise I'll never…"The shell hits the ground next to Snake and explodes, engulfing him in the explosion.
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" And Snake is consumed by the flames of the explosion.
Spandam watches from aboard the Sky Liner and laughs happily and evilly to himself. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! IDIOT! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"I'LL NEVER MAKE A WEAPON THAT WILL HURT MY FRIENDS AGAIN!"
TO BE CONTINUED…
Snake sure has a depressing past, doesn't it…? Don't you feel pity for him? Now you understand why he hates the government so much? Anyway, thoughts on this chapter?
Coming up next: The Truth of Samus's Wish! Wario and Yoshi Board the Sky Liner