(A/N)
Hello there! Once more I bring another chapter of Snake and RWBY Super Duper Adventures... Okay, no. But yeah, another chapter, This time is Chapter 10! Thank you very much to all the people who have been supporting and liking this Fanfic. We have also reached more than 200 Follows.
(Q&A)
Pkd: Well, there is no explanation from Rooster Teeth about comparisons of the Dust and powdered bullets, so in my story I will make common and cheap Dust less powerful compared to gunpowder.
kerrowe: Sorry but no. If there's one thing I hate about MGS 5 it's the fact that the game uses fictitious weapons unlike the rest of the saga where they use real weapons like M1911 or AK47.
Artyom-Dreizehn: In fact it is a good theory, even though many people will say that Dust is more powerful, but meh.
SilentXD7: That's too damn funny.
Wombag1786: Well, I feel that the reference is more for Solid than for Naked, but maybe a small reference does not hurt. The idea is appreciated.
Roboman: But still I like to read other's opinions.
scottusa1: Yes, he will have all his memorys like Snake.
Wandering Decade: Now I wanna cry.
comedyfreak94: I'm not a big fan of GoW, sorry mate.
And now... Let's continue.
Chapter 10
Silence.
It was the only thing that existed at that moment. As if the time had stopped, as if there were nothing else in the Emerald Forest, only those two males, who were briefly seeing each other, because after seeing each other for the last time in years and even dying, there they were the two of them, in a world different from theirs.
Big Boss and Revolver Ocelot.
Those who were initially enemies and then friends and friendly rivals, now they were in that forest plagued by evil creatures. There were so many questions that both of them thought in their heads.
How? When? And why?
Snake was really confused, how is it that Ocelot was in Remnant? And why was he with a wolf? And why did he remain an adult?
And Ocelot was thinking the same things. He really was Boss? He looked and sounded like him but he was much younger, and he wore the uniform he wore in 1964, he even wore Boss' bandana. And why was he with a young girl who carried a huge scythe?
Ocelot was about to call him 'John', but before he could say Boss' real name, Ruby, since at that moment they both forgot that she was there, spoke, breaking the silence.
"You know him, Snake?" Asked the silver-eyed girl. For almost a minute she watched as the two stared at each other in silence. That confused her enough, did they know each other? It was what she wondered.
Snake turned to see her, for a brief moment forgetting that she existed. "Yeah, Ruby, this is Ocelot, he... is a good friend of mine." He said pointing at him with his hand, but, was he really Ocelot? How was it possible that he was here in Remnant?
And the same thing Ocelot wondered. How the hell was he there? He died in front of Solid Snake in the Bering Strait. And when he woke up, he realized he was young, at least he was back to his early 30s, and he was with DD, who years ago he had perished, but there he was, in fact it was DD who woke up Ocelot when he realized that he was in a forest, and just after he found those black and aggressive creatures.
Later he followed D-Dog, who found a young girl with a big scythe that killed that black creature, and if that was not the weirdest thing, Ocelot noticed that the moon was 'broken'. That's when he appeared.
Big Boss or a younger version of him, he seemed to be 18 years old.
"...Is it really you?" Ocelot asked as he took a few steps and approached the now young Big Boss. There he was, the man that he admired, idolized, and for which he fought to save him from that 15-year coma caused by The Patriots' nanomachines.
"Yeah... It's me, Adam. I know you must have many questions... and I know a man who can give you some answers. But now we have to leave, or more Grimm come. " Said Snake. They definitely had a lot to talk about, but this wasn't the moment or the place for a talk.
While they were talking, Ruby noticed the expression of both, as if they did not see each other in a long time. And she was really curious about their relation, and she would not hesitate to ask Snake about Ocelot and how he knows him when they return to Beacon.
"All right... I guess we'll talk later, but where are we going?" Ocelot asked, he was still confused, in a way he was asking himself if he really was Big Boss, and not some other product of that 'dark project', but even so, that didn't explain what happened to the moon, and those black creatures that vanished at the time of death.
"We'll go to Beacon Academy, there we can talk." Snake said to the now young Ocelot.
Ocelot wondered for a brief moment what this 'Beacon Academy' was, some kind of school maybe, but he nodded to what Big Boss said.
"C'mon DD." He said to DD, but he notice that the wolf was watching Snake with curiosity, Ocelot knew why, because Big Boss looked like Venom Snake, or a young version of him, but what DD saw was a young version of the real Big Boss.
DD knew Big Boss was not Venom Snake/Ahab, but it looked like him, and that's why he looked at him curiously, but even so, Snake decided to put a hand on D-Dog's head, to caress him gently, which the wolf seemed to enjoy, When seeing the act, Ruby let show a small giggle.
"You know, he looks like you, he even has a patch on his right eye." Ruby remarked, keeping her smile.
"I guess he does..." Snake showed a small smile when he saw the wolf. "All right, let's go back to Beacon." Ruby nodded, and Ocelot started following Snake and Ruby. Right now, what the four had to do was leave the forest and return to Beacon.
There was definitely a lot to talk about once they returned to Beacon.
And speaking about Beacon, Ozpin, in his office, and Glynda next to him, watched that meeting Ruby had with Ocelot, and then with Snake in his computer. Ozpin was quite interested in this new 'character', which, it seems, didn't belong to Remnant. He had already heard the name of Ocelot from Snake's mouth before. An enemy, later ally and friendly rival. Although Big Boss decided to leave certain important or personal things out of his story when he met Ozpin.
"This is certainly getting interesting..." Said Ozpin, but Glynda didn't seem to share that same curiosity. First Snake, the soldier who said he was from another world and now a man with a wolf? The world really could be strange.
"You really think it's the man Snake told us about? He could be from his world?" Glynda asked. Snake told them about Ocelot, but very little. But by the expression they both saw in him, since Snake didn't know anyone else when he arrived, that man was definitely someone he knew.
"We'll know once they've arrived, Glynda." Ozpin remarked, then he gave a sip to his coffee.
— l — l — l —
After leaving the Emerald Forest, the four took the Bullhead. Ocelot was impressed with the Bullhead, thinking at first that it was a more modern version of a V-22 Osprey. And while they were traveling Ruby asked Ocelot about his two revolvers and about DD. Ocelot gladly answered her questions, although it was rare for him that a small girl was interested in weapons, and also he told her that it was he who trained DD, after an 'acquaintance' of him (Venom Snake) rescue him when he was a puppy, because his mother died. That made Ruby sad for a moment, but she was surprised to learn that DD was not a dog, it was a wolf. She just thought it was a dog similar to a wolf.
Soon Snake, Ocelot, Ruby and DD arrived at the Beacon Academy, when the aircraft landed, the four of them got off, and Ocelot observed Beacon Academy for the first time. An Academy with a quite peculiar design, even so, he did not understand how an academy could allow people to go out there with weapons. But those doubts would be solved soon.
Snake observed Ocelot's reaction, although he didn't show it, he was sure that Ocelot was a bit intrigued by what the academy looked like, he had a similar reaction when he arrived along with the then-recent formed team RWBY, soon the four of them started walking.
"Welcome to Beacon." Said Ruby with a smile to DD and Ocelot.
"Uh, Ruby, I'll take Ocelot with Ozpin, there's something I should talk to him about." Snake said to the team leader.
For a moment she had the intention of accompanying them to Ozpin's office, but after hearing what Snake said, she understood, and nodded. Surely they had personal matters to attend to, and she understood that, more or less.
After reaching a certain point, Ruby was going to take another path to return to the dorm room.
"It was nice to meet you, Mr. Adam and thank you for helping me." She said with a smile, then, she turned to see DD, and began to caress him, and talk in a childish way while putting a goofy smile on her face. "And thanks to you DD, are you really a good boy, who is a good boy?"
Ocelot and Snake let out a small smile, while DD enjoyed the caresses that Ruby gave him. After that, Ruby said goodbye to them, and soon the three continued their way to Ozpin's office.
"I suppose this Ozpin is in the highest tower, isn't it?" Ocelot commented.
"That's right." Snake answered.
"And that girl... where do you know her from?"
"I woke up in the same place as you, the Emerald forest, I faced a pair of Grimm, then she and her teammates found me."
"Grimm? You mean those wolf-like things?"
"Yup."
Upon reaching the elevator, Snake, Ocelot and DD entered, but Snake still didn't activate it.
"Before goin' to talk to him, I have to tell you something. I told him who I am, where I came from and what I did, but I left certain things unmentioned." With that said, Snake put the elevator in motion.
"Something I should avoid mentioning?" Ocelot asked.
"The Shagohod, Metal Gear, my 'Phantom'... The Boss."
"He knows about...?"
"Yes."
"I guess that would make things easier."
"Yeah... Welcome to life after death by the way." Said Boss
And after saying that, soon the elevator stopped, and the door opened. Snake, Ocelot and D-Dog entered the office. Upon entering, Ocelot observed two people, a blonde woman with a cape (for some strange reason) and glasses and a man with gray hair and black suit. Ocelot guessed that the gray-haired man, who was sitting behind the desk, was Ozpin.
"John, I'm glad you didn't have any problems going to the Emerald Forest." Said Ozpin to Snake, then he turned to see Ocelot. "And I suppose you must be Mr. Ocelot, right?"
"I am, but a good question would be how you know that." Ocelot asked in a calm tone, while raising an eyebrow and keeping his arms crossed.
"I have cameras in the close part of the forest to the school." Ozpin explained.
Ocelot understood what he said, but he didn't like the fact that Ozpin knew about him without knowing it, nor the way that blonde woman saw him as if he were some kind of criminal or murderer, although the latter could be debated.
Ozpin got up from his seat, but stayed behind his desk. "Well, let me introduce myself first, I'm Professor Ozpin, I'm the Headmaster of Beacon Academy." Then with his hand he pointed to Glynda, who maintained the same position, with her arms crossed. "And this is Professor Glynda Goodwitch, she is part of the Beacon staff."
"A pleasure." Goodwitch said while arranging her glasses. Although she said that, her tone of voice and expression said the opposite.
Still, it was good that Ozpin said that, otherwise Ocelot would have thought that she was his secretary (She was sometimes anyway, right?).
"Alright then, my name is Adamska, but Adam is fine, and this one here is DD." Ocelot said pointing to DD.
"Nice to meet you, DD." Said Ozpin with a small smile.
And DD barked to hear what he said, because although it didn't seem, he understood, surprising both Ozpin and Goodwitch just a little.
"Well, since we have introduced ourselves, I suppose you have many questions, since surely, like John, or Snake, you are from another world, one called 'Earth', right?" Ozpin said, while once again he sat in his chair.
Ocelot nodded, Snake had already told him that he told Ozpin many things, so it was no surprise that the Headmaster knew where he came from.
"I hope you can tell me what this world is, or why I." He stopped for a brief moment as he looked at Boss. "Why we are here."
"I will try to answer everything I can, but for now, let me tell you about this world; Remnant." Said Ozpin to Revolver Ocelot. Then, it began a long explanation that would take several minutes, but Ocelot decided to pay attention to what the Headmaster was about to say.
— l — l — l —
After returning alone to the dorm room, Ruby opened the door slowly, it was already 11 PM, because although it was Saturday, maybe the others were already asleep. However, she noticed that they were still awake, although already dressed in their pajamas.
"Ruby, where have you been? It's 11:15 at night." Said Yang, worried about her younger sister, but glad that she is back.
Ruby entered the room and closed the door. "Sorry, I was with Snake and a lot of things happened." She explained, so soon Blake and Weiss turned to see her.
Yang let out a big grin and decided to tease her little sister a little. "Oh~ So you were alone with Snake, huh?"
But Ruby didn't respond as usual, instead of blushing she kept the same expression. "Yes, we were in the lockers room until Professor Ozpin called Snake."
Yang noticed Ruby didn't blush as usual, so her grin dissappeared, she thought that it was a serious issue. "Ozpin? Did Snake get in trouble?"
"No no. Ozpin said there was someone in the Emerald Forest, so Snake and I went looking for that person." That left the three girls confused.
"A person in the forest? Ruby, did you find him? How was he?" Weiss asked, because she was a bit curious.
"He was so cool! He had two awesome black revolvers - although they looked old - and he also had a dog that was not actually a dog, it was a wolf!" She said cheerfully.
"A wolf?" Yang asked.
"And what was the name of this person, Ruby?" Weiss asked.
"When I met him, he said his name was Adam." Ruby explained.
Blake froze, and she paled for a moment when she heard that name. No way was it about who she thought. No way. At least that was what she said in her mind.
"But Snake called him Ocelot. Oh, right! Snake seemed to know him." She said.
"Snake knew him?" Asked Weiss. Now that sounded more interesting. "Ruby, where is that person?"
"And where is Snake?" Blake asked.
"He and Mr. Adam are with Ozpin."
"Ocelot." Blake said.
"What?" Ruby asked confused.
"Let's call him Ocelot, and not Adam." Blake said, with a serious expression.
"Why? Does it remind you of some ex-boyfriend, Blakey?" Said Yang with a small grin, but Blake gave her a death glare. "Okay... nevermind."
"But then why are they with Ozpin?" Weiss demanded.
"I dunno, Snake said he had to discuss something with Ozpin." Ruby explained.
This only left the girls with more questions. They didn't expect someone who knew Snake to show up in the Academy, and since they don't know much about Snake, they wanted to know what their relationship with that man was, although of course, it was just for getting information about him.
Blake and Yang were more interested in knowing about Snake, Ruby was not so interested in her past but she was curious. And Weiss acted more like a cop investigating a crime, maybe she just didn't like her teammates keeping secrets, like one faunus girl in her team. She wanted to know how Snake became so strong.
The only thing they could do now was wait for Snake.
— l — l — l —
An hour passed, in which Ozpin explained to Ocelot the same as Snake when he arrived at his office. Ozpin told him about the world of Remnant, the Grimm, faunus, the academies, Huntsmen, Aura and Semblance, the four kingdoms. Just basic information. But even so, Ocelot seemed surprised to hear all this, because he was definitely not on Earth anymore.
After listening to Ozpin's explanation of Remnant, it was Ocelot's turn to tell his story.
Ocelot did not give many details of the first years of his life, but he began by saying that at the age of 20 he was a soldier with the rank of Major, when he met Big Boss for the first time in the Soviet Union, when at that time he used the code name Naked Snake. Ozpin and Glynda were surprised to learn that at such a young age he was already Major and had his own unit, reminding them of a certain Atlesian army General.
Ocelot continued, explaining that Snake and he knew each other as enemies, and even though they fought to the death several times, there was never a grudge, because in reality they were more like rivals than enemies. He explained that in reality he was a triple agent, working for more than one side. Another thing that shocked them was that Ocelot told them that it was he who shot Snake in the eye when he was captured and tortured by Volgin, although it was due to an accident.
Ocelot gave a brief explanation about The Philosophers, a secret group of the wealthiest, most powerful minds from the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Republic of China, formed after World War I. They established an unseen union between the three nations that lasted for several decades. He explained that The Philosophers originally sought to use their incredible resources and powerful influence to steer world history away from brutal, needless warfare. However, with the death of the last founding member in the 1930s, the organization began to spiral out of control. The raison d'être of the organization was gradually corrupted.
During this time, the Philosophers pooled their resources, totalling an estimated one hundred billion dollars, a fortune unmatched by any that preceded or followed it. This money, known as the 'Philosophers' Legacy', was used to develop entirely new forms of warfare that would dominate global affairs for decades to come; rocketry, nuclear weapons, and superhuman soldiers. But in the confusion of World War II's end, the Philosophers' Legacy was stolen by Boris Volgin, Colonel Volgin's father, and was divided and hidden in secret bank accounts
Back to the Story, Ocelot would continue explaining when the two of them, together with EVA, Major Zero, Para-Medic and Sigint would form The Patriots, after obtaining the Philosophers' Legacy, with the intention of uniting the world, although he didn't explain the origin of this intention. However, after some problems, Snake began to be used as a puppet by Zero, and fearing Big Boss's departure due to ideological differences, Zero required insurance that the group's icon remain.
Les Enfants Terribles. The Terrible Children.
That's how Liquid Snake (Eli) and Solid Snake (David) were born, the Big Boss clones, although there was a third one: Solidus Snake. That was a lot to the displeasure for Glynda and Ozpin, although Snake had already explained it, only that Ocelot told it more detailed, explaining that utilizing the latest in Analog Cloning technology and the Super Baby Method, an egg from Para-Medic or Dr. Clark's Japanese assistant was fertilized with Big Boss's DNA and transferred to the womb of EVA, who volunteered to be the surrogate mother. This success was the result of multiple attempts, with the project only having borne fruit after dozens of failures. Of the eight embryos created from the fertilized egg, six were intentionally aborted, to promote stronger growth in the remaining two.
This only made the two Professors more sick and disgusted, the idea of manipulating human life in that way. It was a sinister, sickly and even terrifying idea.
Nine months later, the Twin Snakes would have been born, and when Big Boss learned of the clones' creation, he left the Patriots in disgust. Because of this, Zero went into hiding, and renamed both himself and his organization as "Cipher."
After explaining the Les Enfants Terrible Project, Ocelot continued to talk about his life. who stayed with The Patriots (Cipher), as a spy for Snake and EVA, while maintaining his position in the Spetsnaz GRU, but because he didn't wanted to mention Diamond Dogs and their leader Venom Snake, Big Boss' Phantom, Ocelot said he participated in several wars across Africa and the Middle East throughout the 1970s and '80s including the Soviet invasion of a country called Afghanistan, acting as the GRU's lead interrogator in the region.
While that happened, Zero had disappeared from the public, and four Artificial Intelligences; AL, TR, TJ, and GW to serve as his "successors" with a fifth AI, JD, were created by a woman called Dr. Strangelove to continue carrying out Zero's plans to rule over humanity in a united world, but under the control of a single entity, where there was no individualism, but because she died, Sigint or Donald Anderson, the de-facto leader of The Patriots at the time, toke over the development of the AIs.
Years later, Solid Snake foiled Big Boss's attempted coups d'état during the Outer Heaven Uprising in 1995, and the Zanzibar Land Disturbance in 1999, the Patriots had the injured Big Boss put in a nanomachine-induced coma to preserve the Patriots' messiah, which infuriated he and EVA. As a result, they formed a plan to recover Big Boss's body from Zero's clutches.
This is where he began to talk more about Solid Snake and Liquid Snake because everything that would happen later would have to do with them. Big Boss was interested in hearing everything Solid Snake did from Ocelot's point of view, while he was in a coma.
Following the Zanzibar Land Disturbance, Ocelot was scouted by U.S. Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND in 1999. and joined under Liquid Snake's command. He became the unit's interrogation specialist, operating under the additional codename of "Revolver." In 2003, Ocelot and EVA became allies of Naomi Hunter, and used her adoptive brother Gray Fox to kill FOXHOUND's medical chief Dr. Clark/Para-Medic.
Before continuing, Ocelot explained who Naomi Hunter was, while Snake explained who was Frank Jaeger, better known as Gray Fox. Dr. Naomi Hunter was a geneticist who specialized in nanotechnology-based gene therapy.
Snake explained that her parents were killed during the Rhodesian Civil War by Frank Jaeger, Big Boss' most trusted Lieutenant. Frank deeply regretted this action, and after finding Naomi near the Zambezi River half-dead from starvation, subsequently adopted and raised her as a sister.
Glynda and Ozpin said nothing, but Glynda seemed to feel empathy for this woman's story.
With the help of Big Boss, Naomi emigrated to the United States with Frank, but his brother shortly thereafter ended up returning to Africa to continue fighting along with Big Boss.
And Frank Jaeger. Big Boss became acquainted with him in Mozambique after stopping him in battle, because he was a child soldier, so he saved him. Ozpin asked if it literally meant that, to which Snake replied that indeed, in some wars, children were used as soldiers. With every detail they heard, Ozpin and Glynda repudiated The Patriots and the world in which these two men came.
Since Naomi told Big Boss about some events that happened before she died, Snake told them that Gray Fox was injured when they were defeated by Solid Snake, while he was in a coma, Gray Fox was secretly recovered by The Patriots. Restored through cybernetic surgery, Fox became a guinea pig for FOXHOUND's chief medic Dr. Clark/Para-Medic and her gene therapy experiments. While Boss explained, the others could notice their disgust towards The Patriots.
Back to his story, Ocelot explained he secretly worked as U.S. President George Sears's - A.K.A. Solidus Snake - agent to incite Liquid Snake into bringing about an insurrection on Shadow Moses Island. And he killed the DARPA Chief Donald Anderson, one of the founding members of The Patriots, during a supposedly botched torture session.
That's when he appeared, Solid Snake, Ocelot then challenged Solid Snake to a gunfight, but midway through the duel, his right hand was cut off by Gray Fox, and he was forced to flee.
Long story short? Liquid killed Gray Fox, Solid Snake fought Liquid and stopped his insurrection. Solid Snake became a hero, and the President (Solidus Snake) had to hide from The Patriots, but here he explained something else that surprised both professors. The use of a weapon capable of killing certain people by attacking their genetic code. It was called FoxDie, it was what killed Liquid.
Ocelot continued explaining his story, where he worked together with Solidus Snake, while using one of Liquid's arms since his was cut, and using psychotherapy, drugs, hypnosis, and nanomachines to become a mental doppelgänger with Liquid's personality within him and only manifesting it every time he and Solid Snake were in close proximity to make it look like spiritual possession.
He then met up with Solidus Snake one more time and the two formed the Sons of Liberty, comprised of the remaining members of Dead Cell and the Gurlukovich Mercenaries, plotting to take over the Big Shell. Solidus planned to find and eliminate The Patriots, completely unaware that his partner in the plan was one of them.
Ocelot then revealed that all the events that had unfolded were scripted by The Patriots and that Solidus, Dead Cell, and a 'messenger' from The Patriots, called Raiden, were merely pawns and had been part of a huge test scenario for the Patriots' new GW AI; the only part that was unscripted was the appearance of Solid Snake. Snake's appearance was actually engineered by Liquid's personality. Through the transplanted arm, Liquid's "spirit" periodically possessed Ocelot's body with the goal of disrupting Ocelot's plans.
Ocelot explained that the S3 Plan initially believed to have stood for the Solid Snake Simulation, a plan for create perfect soldiers like Solid Snake, but shortly after he discovered that in reality it was called Selection for Societal Sanity, in order to manipulate and censor world events and the decisions of individuals, as well as essentially mold these individuals. This left Glynda and Ozpin completely frozen. It was a sinister plan to control people. Afterwards, Ocelot replaced Liquid's arm with a cybernetic one. He did this because the so-called "possessions" during the Manhattan Incident had caused an imbalance to his psyche. He then allowed Liquid's psyche to dominate his mind completely.
Following the Big Shell Incident, the Sons Of The Patriots System or SOP was developed and implemented, by which time Zero's successors, the Patriots' AIs, crafted their own will. SOP allowed state militaries and private military companies to monitor and enhance the performance of all soldiers deployed in combat via the nanomachines within their bodies.
Ozpin hearing that thought that General Ironwood would do anything to be able to have or create these 'nanomachines', by hearing what they were capable of doing.
Years later, by 2014, Ocelot, but now known as Liquid Ocelot, resurfaced to plan his insurrection against The Patriots. As the CEO of the Outer Heaven mother company, he controlled five of the largest PMCs. Using Solidus's DNA to enter the Patriots' AI network (Since he was a perfect clone), Ocelot succeeded in taking over the SOP system and used it to disable every gun and weapon in the world.
He then explained that his Liquid persona planned to use a nuclear warhead to destroy The Patriots' orbital core AI so he could allegedly replace it with GW and control The Patriots and the world.
Ozpin and Glynda didn't understand when he said 'orbital core' and he explained that the satellite was in space, which confused them. Ocelot briefly explained that they used fossil fuels for vehicles, and that even man arrived to to the moon.
But in the end, Solid Snake and a doctor called Hal Emmerich, Huey's son, managed to use a computer virus to kill the AIs, ending with The Patriots, only to then fight against Solid Snake for one last time.
"...And after that, I just died, and the next thing I know is that I am in the forest." Ocelot ended his LONG explanation to both Professors.
Both remained silent, they learned more about Big Boss and the Earth. But all that information, about the Philosophers, The Patriots, Nanomachines, FoxDie, the war economy, it definitely sounded like a world that Ozpin didn't wanted for Remnant.
Glynda on one hand thought that this man was a murderer who used a lot of people, but for an objective that could be considered 'noble', to free Snake and the world from the hands of The Patriots. While Ozpin was surprised, Ocelot was a triple agent who fought for years only for one person: Big Boss. He had loyalty to him.
"But without the System, I would say that the world went to hell."
"No." Said Snake, to which all turned to see it. "Naomi explained to me that the virus only eliminates the AIs, but it would not end with all the information of the current society, thus preserving the modern society."
This took him by surprise, thinking it would be the 'wild west' again, but perhaps it was not bad for society to preserve itself in that way.
"I guess the world can start once again from zero..." Said Ocelot.
"Well Adam, that was a pretty... interesting story to listen to, although I can't say it was completely nice." Yes, Solid Snake and this 'Otacon' saved the world, but still he could not believe that these Artificial Intelligences could come to control human life and society.
"But is it true what you say? Are you really from another world?" Everyone turned to see who said that. Glynda didn't doubt the story of Snake and Ocelot, but the idea of dying and reviving was hard to believe.
Ocelot said nothing, instead, he took an object he was carrying, it was almost square, black with yellow. Snake immediately recognized that thing.
"What is that?" Ozpin asked, because he was curious about that object.
"This is an iDroid, a device developed by MSF, It works as a radio, but it also allows to project a map with the current position in real time, scan, save and transfer documents, both from computers, physical files to even discarded radio transmitters, among other things." Ocelot explained. Ozpin seemed a little impressed to see the iDroid and hear its details. It looked primitive but for everything he said it sounded like it was a very important tool.
And why would Ocelot have an iDroid? Because it was there where he archived and copied all the information about Metal Gear REX that was on the optical disc he stole, after the Shadow Moses Incident, also, he had the data of Metal Gear RAY, among other things. It was the 8.02 version. (The one used by Venom Snake was the 3.02.).
Ocelot approached Ozpin's desk and projected a high-quality image in the form of a hologram. The image showed what appeared to be several land formations with oceans. Snake was surprised to see the quality of the image, it looked like a scroll.
"What is this?" Ozpin asked.
"This is an image of Earth, our world. As you can see, this is our world and the continents that make them up. Asia, America, Africa, Oceania and Europe." While pointing with his index finger the respective continents when he mentioned them.
"Pretty impressive." Ozpin said when he saw the regions of the image. Soon after, Ozpin and Glynda had nothing else to say.
"Since we are in confidence now I must ask, do you have any idea why Boss and I are here?" Ocelot asked.
Ozpin just slowly shook his head. "I'm afraid I don't know the answer, you two woke up in an area where there are no cameras, so it's impossible to know how you got there or why you became young." Ozpin explained, however, he remembered something else. "What is curious is that when you two arrived, it was raining briefly in the Emerald Forest."
"Rain?" Snake asked.
"That's right, it was in the same area where you woke up, and it was only for a brief moment." The Headmaster said.
"Even so, that doesn't explain anything." Said Ocelot dryly. And since Ocelot is supposed to have died first, why he came after Big Boss? It was strange. Was this world really life after death?
"I'm sorry for not having the answers you were looking for, but I can make you a proposal." Said Ozpin.
Glynda for some strange reason felt this was some kind of deja vu, as if this had happened many, many times.
"What would you think of being part of the Beacon staff? I could place you here as a teacher."
Ocelot raised an eyebrow at the words of the gray-haired man. "Really?" He said like if that was some kind of joke. "And what'd you think I could teach? I don't know anything about this world."
"I suppose you know the CQC technique that John has used?" Ozpin asked.
"I know it well." It was not surprising that Ocelot knew CQC, although he did not use it much, he had a lot of friendly fights with Big Boss where they used it, and he was someone who learned it fast. "I guess you want me to teach your students CQC, right?" Ozpin nodded.
It might sound stupid to tell Ocelot to teach CQC when Snake was the one who knew it best, he developed it along with The Boss. But Snake was now a student, he could not teach anything as a teacher.
"In addition, you can have a basic salary, you will be assigned a room of your own, an office, in addition to the food is free at school." Ozpin added.
It didn't sound bad. Ozpin explained to Ocelot that in the Academies they were to teach the next generation of Huntsmen and Huntress to fight against the Grimm, malign creatures that kill humans and faunus. At least it was different from child soldiers. Also, if Snake was in Beacon, then Ocelot would accept.
"I'll take the job." Said Ocelot. He had acted as an instructor before, so teaching some children what is CQC would be easy.
"I'm glad to hear it, you'll work together with Glynda in combat class." Said Ozpin with a small smile.
When Glynda heard that, she was about to protest, but she remained calm and only let out an answer. "It won't be a problem." Probably.
"It will be a pleasure to work with you Miss Goodwitch." He said with a small smile. Ocelot could easily deduce that indeed, she didn't like the idea at all, but if it was Ozpin's decision and this helped the students' performance, she would not object.
"Likewise." She said, although her face didn't say the same thing.
"One more thing, you will be provided with a scroll." Ozpin said as he took a small object that looked like a cell phone. During the following minutes Ozpin explained to Ocelot what the scroll could do, and unlike Snake, he memorized everything fast.
Finally, Ozpin took a photo of him to create an identification and a bank account, in which he will deposit his payment as a Professor, which will be Lien, Remnant's currency. So, after finishing, Ocelot now had a new identity in this new world.
From now on he was Adamska Ocelot.
At least he was the one who chose his new name, unlike Snake, who Ozpin only chose his old code name.
After finishing, the four (and DD) entered the elevator, because Ozpin was planning to accompany Ocelot to his new room. And after getting to where the professors rested, Glynda retired to her own dorm room, while Ozpin took Ocelot to his. When they arrived, Ozpin used Ocelot's scroll to open the door, and when they got in, he noticed that the room was simple. It had a desk, a computer and a bed. It was the same size as a students room, the difference is that only one person would live here.
"I hope and it's to your liking. And since you are going to be a Professor, I recommend that you learn about Remnant in the Library, also, I'll notify the rest of the staff that you will also be part of us, to avoid problems."
"Sure, Professor." Said Ocelot.
Ozpin let out a small smile. "With Ozpin will be enough, and it's better if I let you sleep, good night." And with that said, the Headmaster left. After doing that, Ocelot closed the door, leaving only him, Snake and DD.
"So, how do you feel? To re-start your life in another world." Snake asked.
"It's another opportunity to live, right? Better we take this opportunity. But even so, it is quite strange that we have come to this world, you never thought about that?"
"At first, yeah, but later I didn't give importance, but now that you are here..."
"I know, it's weird... But for now it would be better to forget it. One more thing, that man, Ozpin, can we trust him?" Ocelot asked.
"Until now, he hasn't tried anything weird, and he has believed our history without problems, but even so, I would keep an eye open." Snake suggested. He didn't feel that Ozpin was planning something against him, but the fact that he recommended him to an Atlas general to do some work for him, even if it was a good opportunity, didn't help.
"By the way, Ozpin said that here the students were in teams. What's yours?" Ocelot asked, because he was curious about the people who would be with Boss.
"Uh, well... It's called team RWBY, and it's with four girls. Ruby, the girl you met, is the team leader." Snake explained.
"Yeah, she looked a bit young, but she seems to be pretty good. Tell me, do they know about you?"
"No, only Ozpin and Glynda know who I really am. But anyway, I'm sure you'll meet them soon, they are still young, but they certainly have a lot of potential to become strong warriors." Snake said. "Well, I think that for now it will be better to rest."
"Agree, I just come back to life and I have a new job." Ocelot joked, although his face did not say it like his words.
"Yeah... And by the way... Thanks for everything you did, you and EVA, you free Frank from his pain caused by Para-Medic, let (Solid) Snake manage to finish The Patriots' AIs, and you released me from my prison. When I woke up, I looked for Zero and ended his life... but there was no resentment, no hatred." Snake said. He talked seriously, but at the same time grateful. "I just wanted to say thanks, Adam."
Ocelot only showed a small warm smile. "It's okay John... but tell me, what are you going to do? In this world without war, and without Zero or The Patriots."
This took Snake by surprise, since sometimes he thought about it, but he never found an answer. "I don't know... for now I will continue this way of life. And what about you, 'Professor'?"
"Well, for now I'll have to get used to this. I never thought that I would become a teacher of a school where they trained kids to kill soulless evil creatures." Ocelot was everything, a spy, a soldier, an instructor, an interrogator, but a teacher?
Snake let out a dry laugh. "Ha... right, well, I guess it's time to rest, we'll talk tomorrow." He said, when he was about to leave. But then Snake saw DD, who seemed to want to follow him. "You wanna come?"
DD barked, while his tail wagged, surely he had said yes.
"You know, he used to accompany your 'Phantom' in his missions against XOF and Skull Face, when he had Diamond Dogs on the coast of Africa. Surely he wants to follow you, because you remember him."
Venom Snake, his Phantom. Before Solid Snake killed him in Outer Heaven, Ocelot told him back then everything he did with Miller while he was in Zanzibar Land. "I see... don't worry, I'll take good care of him, it's the last thing I can do for Ahab."
After saying goodbye one last time, Snake and DD left, in the direction of team RWBY+S' dorm room. Snake felt that it had been a long night, and that he should rest. Now he was not alone, there was also Ocelot in Remnant, but why? How was it possible? It was quite strange, and if the two of them came to Remnant, someone or something else would have come from their own world too? Boss could not have an answer to that. For now, he should just let it go.
Soon Snake and D-Dog came to the dorm room, and when he opened the door, he noticed that the light was off, it was completely dark. Snake looked at DD and with his finger near his own lips, he wanted to say that he shouldn't do any noise, so slowly both entered, Snake believed that the girls were asleep.
Upon entering, Snake closed the door slowly, and just when he turned around, the light went on, and Snake saw his four teammates, dressed in their pajamas. They were standing there, in the middle of the room, and he could tell they were waiting for him for some reason.
"Welcome back, Naked Snake." Said Weiss with both arms crossed, calling him by his full 'name'.
"Hey there... kept you waiting, huh? Why are you standing there?" Snake asked the girls.
"We wanted to know where you were, and what is that behind you?" Yang pointed her finger at what appeared to be a tail moving from side to side behind Snake, which left the girls confused, although Ruby had a clear idea what it was.
"Oh, this? Say hi DD." Snake order the wolf and soon D-Dog showed up, standing in front of the girls, and barked twice. Yang and Weiss were a bit surprised at the wolf, especially because he was wearing an eyepatch like Snake. When Blake saw the wolf, she disappeared in a second.
"DD!" Ruby approached the wolf cheerfully, and soon began to pat his head.
"What the hell is that!?" Blake yelled from Ruby's bed, pointing her finger at DD.
"What kind of name is DD? And why you bring him?" Weiss asked, while approaching the wolf curiously. She has seen dogs up close, but a wolf?
"It's two D, it means Diamond Dog." Snake explained.
"Aww, you're a cute little thing, not as much as Zwei but you're very cute." Said Yang, and soon began to give him caresses on the head, his ears twitched. DD seemed to enjoy the attention of the girls.
"Are you telling me that this mangy... drooling..." Weiss's expression of seriousness and curiosity soon changed to a more friendly and even childlike attitude. "...mutt is going to wiv wif us foweva? Oh, yes he is, yes he is! Oh, isn't he adorable!?"
"I never thought that you could be like that for a dog, ice Queen." Yang said with a small grin. Even Snake and Ruby had to admit that it was weird to see her like that.
"Quiet you! Wolves are noble creatures, and this is one very cute!" Weiss answered.
"Just please keep that thing away from my belongings! Or away from this room!" Blake shouted, she didn't like dogs, but a wolf!? Those were dangerous evil beasts!... according to her.
"C'mon Blake, he won't hurt ya, he's very well trained." Said Snake to Blake.
"Oh, Snake, what happened to Ocelot?" Ruby asked, because she forgot all that after seeing DD. Soon the others paid attention, Yang and Weiss turned to see Snake. Blake was the same but she was still in Ruby's bunk.
"Oh, him? Well..." He paused for a moment while his hand was on the back of his neck. "Ozpin offered him a job as a teacher and he accepted."
This surprised everyone, they would have as a new teacher a man who was found in the forest? "What!?" The four shouted.
"Are we going to have a new teacher?" Asked Ruby.
"How is that Ozpin hired someone that fast?" Weiss said that.
"What will he teach?" Yang asked curiously.
"Snake! Take that thing out!" Shouted Blake, while DD barked at the faunus girl.
"Calm down everyone, and he's goin' to be a combat teacher along with Prof. Goodwitch. He will teach CQC."
Upon hearing this, stars formed in the eyes of Yang and Ruby. "For real!? Awesome!" Said Ruby with a big smile.
"He will teach us the same techniques you use to fight!? This is gonna be great!" Yang thought that now, combat classes would be more interesting.
"Hold on! I thought you said that you and your mentor developed it together." Weiss mentioned what Snake said the night he joined team RWBY. "Who is this man who will be our new teacher?"
Well, they would find out sooner or later, so Snake thought it was best to tell them the truth. More or less. "His name is Adamska Ocelot." He answered by saying the name that Ocelot would use in Remnant from now on. "I've known him for years, he's a good friend of mine and we've worked together from time to time." He explained.
They didn't understand the 'Work together' thing but this was a perfect opportunity to ask for more personal information about Snake.
"He knew your mentor, Snake?" Ruby asked, but at the same time, felt that she shouldn't mention her.
"Yeah..." He said in a simple tone, without sadness or happiness. "I could say that when we met, Ocelot and I were not on good terms, but then we learned to trust each other."
As Snake mentioned that, it sounded like Ocelot and Snake trusted each other, that's how the girls understood that. It was something interesting, since in addition to his mentor, Snake never mentioned any other person close to him.
"Snake... how was your mentor?" That came from Weiss. Usually she would ask in a demantant and unfriendly tone, but this time it sounded calm and nice. Even she could be nice, especially when talking about a person who already died. But Weiss, like the others, was interested in hearing about the woman who taught and trained the guy who until now had not needed to use Aura.
"Well... as I said before, she was like a mother, she taught me everything she knew about knowledge, how to fight, how to survive, about weapons and techniques." Also espionage, destruction, psychology and foreign languages but that would be weird to mention.
"What'd you mean by 'survive'?" Blake asked, curious to hear that word.
"Part of my training was to survive in the forest and the jungle, and as such, I had to fight and survive against the nature, even get my own food."
The girls were a little shocked to hear that. In none of the Academies they teach such things, survive in the nature full of Grimm?
"Hold on, what did you get for food?" Asked Ruby.
"Anything. Fruits, fish or even rabbits, frogs and snakes, anything." Snake answered with a normal expression.
"Have you eaten snakes and frogs?" Yang asked a little perturbed about that.
"Gross!" Shouted the heiress. The thought of eating that made her want to vomit.
"In fact there are some types of snakes and frogs that taste very well." Snake answered, as if it were something normal, well, it was for him.
Ruby and Blake didn't say anything, but definitely never in their life would eat a snake or a frog.
"By the way you mention your mentor it sounds like she was pretty strong." Said Blake.
Snake showed a quick little smile. "Yeah she was... She... taught me to fight the hard way. Everything I've managed to do so far... it's been thanks to her." He expressed in a somewhat sad tone, but it definitely didn't bother him to share that with his team, at least a few things.
The girls thought that, if Snake was quite skilled and intelligent to fight, his mentor should be someone quite incredible.
"She must have been a great Huntress." Said Yang trying to be nice
Not a Huntress but an exceptional soldier. The best in her times.
"She was the best, and she fought and died for what she believed." Snake said. Yes, she died for being loyal to her country and to save the world. Big Boss didn't wanted that himself, but even so, she believed in something.
"And what did she believe?" Ruby asked, curious and interested.
Snake took a brief moment to think about his answer. "She longed for a world that would be united in which people would respect each other, as opposed to remaining in constant conflict. Leaving the world as it is, by respecting the will of others and believing in one's own." Snake answered.
The girls were a little surprised to hear that. Ruby thought that was what she wanted to do as a Huntress, make a better world and be a hero. While Yang thought it was like the stories she told Ruby when she was little. Weiss thought that his mentor's wish was too much to be achieved by one person, but it was something noble. And Blake could not help thinking that this was what she wanted for the world, for humans and faunus, where the wills of others were respected.
"Listen, it's been a long night, I think it's best to rest." Snake said to the girls, to which they agreed.
They still had questions about him and even more about his mentor, besides that they wanted to ask about his scars, but maybe it was better to ask in another occasion. For now, it was best to rest.
The funny thing was that Blake slept in Ruby's bed, since she didn't wanted to go to her own bed, because of the wolf, while DD slept on the floor next to Snake's bed, and Ruby slept in Blake's bed.
— l — l — l —
The next day. Sunday. 01:30 PM.
Ocelot was in the library of the Academy. After waking up at 8 in the morning, he immediately went to the library to start studying about Remnant, whether historical events, kingdoms, continents, important figures, anything. After all, information is important for an agent like him.
Until now everything was quite interesting and new. Dust, a source of energy in Remnant with physical properties that make it incredibly useful for a variety of purposes, for example in weapons. Faunus, one of the two intelligent races that inhabit Remnant, the other race being the Human race. While Faunus resemble Humans, they're often easily distinguishable from the latter in that they possess the traits of animals. Ocelot read that the Faunus have received throughout the history discrimination and hatred, which led to the Faunus Rights Revolution, or Faunus War.
In addition to that, he learned more about the four kingdoms, the Great War, Aura and Semblance, the Cross Continental Transmit System, the Schnee Dust Company and its reputation, the Vytal Festival, the White Fang. All that he learned in just a few hours.
Ocelot was reading one more time about the Dust, since he was beginning to have the theory that maybe gunpowder-based weaponry and ammo is more effective due to its sheer velocity and force, since Dust is more related to the Aura, so maybe his revolvers could penetrate someone's aura with no problem, since the Single Action Army had a lot of penetrating force and damage, but the ammunition had slow velocity, this allowed the bullet to be imbedded in the body, which required a long time for the body to heal, if the resulting wound could even heal at all.
But this was an idea, if he wanted to try it he would have to shoot someone, which he wouldn't do with anyone... for now.
"Have you been here all morning?" A female voice said behind him, after noticing the pile of books on the table. Ocelot turned his head to see who it was.
"Professor Goodwitch, good morning, or good afternoon I mean." Ocelot greeted after noticing the time. "Yes, I was reading what I could find about Remnant and Vale."
"I see, I'm sorry if I interrupted you." Said the blonde, while with her index finger accommodated her glasses.
"Not at all, in fact it was already ending, then I thought about giving the school a little tour around." Adamska explained.
"I understand, even so, I wanted to recommend that it would be a good idea if you introduce yourself to the other teachers." Glynda said. Although it could sound like friendly and kind advice, she had actually come to see what he was doing, since from now on they would both teach in the same class.
"I will keep it in mind, thanks." So far, he just introduced himself to the Librarian, so that was not a bad idea. After saying that, Glynda retired.
Ocelot continued reading a little more. This time he was reading about the types of Grimm, ways to combat them and possible origins. If he was going to have to fight against this kind of things, he had to know everything about them. Until, once again, he was interrupted (not to say annoyed) by a new voice he already recognized.
"Mr. Ocelot!" Said the voice of a young girl, who came from one side, Ocelot lowered the book and turned to see, noting that it was Ruby, accompanied by three girls, one with black hair, a blonde and white hair.
"Ruby, or should I say Miss Rose, how are you?" Ocelot asked.
"Oh, right, I'm fine, Professor." Said Ruby after remembering that this man was now a teacher at Beacon. "By the way, these are my teammates." She said, looking at them.
Yang was the first person to introduce herself with a small smile. "My name is Yang Xiao Long, I'm Ruby's older sister."
"My name is Weiss Schnee, it's a pleasure Professor." The heiress said in a polite and refined tone. By the last name, Ocelot already knew who her family was.
And last but no least. "I'm Blake Belladonna, it's a pleasure." Said Blake to her new teacher.
"My name is Adamska Ocelot, I will be your new combat teacher." Ocelot said to the girls. They thought that the name 'Adamska' was strange, even more a human who would be called 'Ocelot' but they were not going to say it, not when he was their new teacher. "And I suppose you are the teammates that Snake mentioned to me, team RWBY, right?"
"That's right, Professor." Said Ruby with a big smile.
"He told you about us? What did he say?" Asked Weiss about that.
"Mhh... not much, he just said that you were his team and you were excellent students, good fighters and nice people." Ocelot responded with a small smile, although that response was a little exaggerated.
And of course, their responses didn't wait.
Ruby could not help but smile at those words, as she was glad to hear it. "Well, as a team leader I'm happy that he says that."
Yang brought her hand to the back of her neck, showing a big smile with a slight blush. "Hah... I feel a little embarrassed to know that Snakey says that kind of things."
Weiss could only show a small blush, while maintaining her tsundere attitude. "But of course! That dolt recognize the talent of a Schnee."
And Blake maintained a notorious blush, while looking at the floor a little embarrassed but happy to hear that. "So he said that..."
Meanwhile, Ocelot, based on the expressions of Yang and Blake, could give a little idea of what they thought about Boss, so he let out a small smile. And since Ocelot was thinking about him, where was Boss?
"And talking about him, where is Snake?" Ocelot asked the girls.
"Oh, he said he would go to Vale, he needed to do some shopping alone he said." Ruby answered.
Shopping? That was weird, even Yang and Blake thought about it and made sure he didn't go out with Coco or another girl.
— l — l — l —
And what was Snake doing? Indeed he was in Vale, because he had decided to go buy parts to build a new weapon; a shotgun, while he bought more pieces to create a shotgun that would go under the barrel of his M4, so it would be easier to switch between a shotgun and a rifle. But Snake needed to do something more important, something he wanted to do for days. And what it was?
Have a drink.
That's right, even a legendary hero like Big Boss needed a break from work, although in this case was from school, and relax to drink something. While walking through Vale, he ended up finding a place called 'Crow Bar', stupid name if someone asked him, but while he could get what he wanted, he would not complain about the name.
Even if it was 1:40 PM, so the place was empty, and it was quite early for drinking alcohol, but a drink would not hurt, and apparently with his age, although he looked very young, he had no problems with the mustached bartender, so he ended up ordering a glass of Whiskey.
For days Snake has been thinking several things. About his situation in Remnant, about what to do with his new life, and then, for some reason Ocelot appears in this world. Even for someone like him, a little of alcohol would relax him.
But his thoughts were interrupted when he heard a few steps near him, from a person who took a seat near Snake, being separated by another chair. but Snake didn't bother to turn to see him, just drank a little of his glass.
"Give me the usual." Said the man to the bartender, to which he nodded and began to prepare the drink. While the man waited, he turned to look to his right, where he saw a young man in a long-sleeved black shirt, camouflage pants and a bandana in his head. "Drowning your sorrows, kid?" The man asked.
Snake turned a little to see the man who said that. He had black spiky hair, red eyes, he wears a red, tattered cloak, a gray dress shirt with a long tail and black dress pants.
Snake thought for a moment not to respond, but it didn't matter if he answered, anyway, start a conversation didn't hurt. "I was just relaxing, a drink doesn't hurt from time to time." Snake gave a dry answer. "How 'bout you, 'comrade?' " He then drank a little more of his whiskey
"I love to drink, and I think that whoever doesn't like it probably is some boring idiot." The man said, to which Snake showed a short dry laugh. "But I have other issues. Family matters." He explained. And soon he got his drink.
"By the way you say it, it sounds like that means problems." Snake commented.
"And you're not wrong, I'm goin' to see my sister, she's a bad-tempered bitch but, family is family, right?" He said to then drink from his glass. He really didn't mind talking about that kind of things, as long as it was not too much personal. And surely he would not see that boy again.
"Yeah, well, I don't have a family, so I'm not the right person to give an opinion on that." Snake answered in a calm tone. After all, the closest thing to the term 'family' would come from his sons-clones and his mentor.
"Oh shit, sorry. But if you want I can give you my sister, so she won't be fucking me too much." The man said obviously joking with that young man.
"Thanks but I prefer to decline the offer." Snake answered. "You are a Huntsmen, right?"
"That's right boy, you're seeing one of the best Huntsmens in the world." He said with a small cocky smile, but Snake thought he was showing off. "How 'bout you? You must be a Huntsmen in training, aren't ya?"
"Yup, I'm in Beacon Academy."
"Really? I have my two nieces there, maybe you know them? Their names are Ru-" Just when he was going to say their names, he was interrupted.
"I don't talk to many people, so I really doubt that I know them." Snake answered.
Soon the whiskey in his glass was over, and he decided to take out his money to pay the bartender, Snake decided to get up from the chair and leave, it was there when the adult noticed that the boy was wearing an eye patch.
"Hey kid, before you go, what's your name?" The man asked.
"Why you wanna know?" Snake asked back.
"You don't seem to be an ordinary student, you seem to be someone more expert for your age. Or am I wrong?"
Snake was silent for a few seconds, then gave his answer. "It's Snake."
"Snake, huh? Weird name. Well, the name's Qrow, Qrow Branwen."
"Sure, and I'm the one with the weird name..." Snake answered, while that man, who introduced himself as Qrow, let out a short laugh.
Soon Snake ended up leaving the establishment with the stuff he buyed, while Qrow stayed at the bar drinking. And just after Snake left, a strange red portal began to form in the entrance of the bar, from which came a woman with black hair and red eyes.
The black-haired woman walked up to take a seat to a chair away from Qrow, being the chair that Snake used.
"You arrived earlier than usual, Raven." Said Qrow to the woman.
"Isn't normal for me to worry about my family?" Said the woman named Raven. The tone she spoke with sounded unsocial and serious, and slightly sarcastic.
"No, since we both know that you don't care about your family." Qrow answered a little angry. "Why did you wanted to talk to me in person?"
"I wanted you to answer me if Ozpin told you something about Ol' Jimmy losing his 'toys'." Raven said.
"Toys? What you mean?" Qrow raised an eyebrow.
"A week ago, at midnight, there was a meeting of the White Fang in one of the warehouses of the docks, where they had some stolen Atlesian Paladins. but hours later Atlesian soldiers and Jimmy's lapdog arrived."
"And? Are you sayin' that Jimmy is a careless idiot? Because I already knew that."
"What I'm telling you that he apparently hired a mercenary or agent to do his dirty work, he took down the White Fang members one by one using infiltration and some weird kind of martial art." Raven answered.
"And this is relevant because...?"
"I'm sure this mercenary is somewhere in Vale, and I'm sure Ozpin knows him, otherwise Ol 'Jimmy would never dare to hire a mercenary. If he decided to put aside his pride to hire him, then I must find him."
Qrow notice what his sister wanted to say. "You want him to join your tribe... I can't fucking believe you."
"OUR tribe, It's our home and you have forgotten it." Raven answered back.
"I'm no longer related to those murderers, and you said it yourself, Ozpin may know him, I don't know who this guy is, so you'll have to go to Beacon and ask him yourself."
Raven only gritted her teeth at her brother's response. "I won't keep wasting my time with you." Raven got up from the chair and started walking to leave the bar.
"Still don't think about going to see Yang?" Qrow asked, but he had no answer. Or rather, his response was his sister's silence. By the time Qrow turned to see Raven, she had already left. In the end he just let out a sigh and continued drinking, while thinking about what she said, about this mercenary, but he didn't care that much. But at least he already had something to tease Ironwood and Winter when he saw them again.
Meanwhile, Raven was only more interested in finding this mercenary, who seemed to have an interesting hand-to-hand combat technique and perfect infiltration skills. She wanted to meet him to see what he was capable of and see if he was worthy to join her tribe of bandits, but she knew nothing about him, she only speculated that Ozpin and that man with the bandana knew each other.
Actually, Raven only knew one thing, his name.
Snake.
End of Chapter 10.
● Omake ●
The Heiress and the cardboard box.
Another day in Beacon Academy. It was Sunday at noon, one day after the operation "Acoustic Blakey" which proved to be a success, thanks to Snake and his secret weapon: A tuna ration.
The girls were in the dorm room, everyone doing what they always did, whether it was for entertainment or wasting time. Probably the last one. But that would not last long, because Snake soon came opening the door with force, while he shouted. "I need to show you something!"
The girls were a little frightened when they heard the sudden entrance of the only male team member.
"Why do you have to enter like that!?" Weiss shouted at Snake.
"What's up Snake? Did you bring something?" Ruby asked curiously.
"I do, i need you to follow me." Snake said to the girls which left them confused, but without saying anything, they followed him outside the dorm rooms.
Arriving outside the main building, on one side of the sidewalk, team RWBY+S reached where Snake was taking them, where they saw that there were five cardboard boxes stacked on the grass.
"Snake... what is this?" Weiss narrowed her eyes to her male teammate.
"They were going to throw them away, so I managed to keep them." Said Snake
"So why did you bring us here?" Yang asked.
"I told you yesterday that I would teach you how to use infiltration techniques using cardboard boxes, and since I found these, we can practice now." Said Snake with a big smile.
"AWESOME!" Said Ruby cheerfully.
"I guess it could be fun." Yang said with a smile.
"Maybe it's not bad to learn to use a cardboard box." Blake answered with a small smile.
Soon Snake began to give the girls a cardboard box, first Ruby, then Yang and then Blake. Snake was going to give the last one to Weiss, but she just kept her arms crossed.
"No." Weiss said coldly.
" 'No' what? Take it, Weiss." Said Snake, offering the box to the heiress.
"This is complete stupidity, I don't intend to play with cardboard boxes as if I were a baby. If I want to be a strong and skilled Huntress, I must train and study, not play with a cardboard box." She answered.
"Weiss, not only strength and study will make you stronger, sometimes this kind of things can be useful." While Snake was talking, he started to get inside the cardboard box. "A cardboard box could do much more than the most powerful weapon in the world, you just need it..."
Snake began to make a rainbow over his head with his hands. "Imagination!"
(A/N)
(Just put "Snake Imagination" on Google.)
"How did he do that rainbow?" Said Yang in the background, but nobody heard her.
"I don't need Imagination!" Weiss said as she tried to make a rainbow with her hands, like Snake, but it was unsuccessful. "And I don't need to use a stupid cardboard box in my life!" She shouted.
"Come on, Weiss! It will be fun." Said Ruby, trying to convince her best friend.
"No! This is ridiculous! Do whatever you want but I will not be part of this!" And after saying that, Weiss began to leave, while the rest listened to heavy footsteps provoked by her heels.
"Oh well, we can still train, but first let me tell you about the importance of cardboard boxes." Said Snake to the girls.
Meanwhile with Weiss...
"Stupid Snake, stupid team, stupid cardboard boxes." Weiss muttered angrily as she continued walking towards her dorm room. After arriving, she threw herself into her bed, tired and angry at all that she considered ridiculous.
"I got to try to relax... perhaps I can drown out their childish games with a little TV." Weiss looked for the remote of the TV, and after finding it, she turned on the TV.
The first thing Weiss saw when she turned on the TV was a show with cardboard boxes on a conveyor belt in a factory.
"It is here that the cardboard boxes reach their final stage of assembly." Said the narrator. But Weiss quickly changed channels by noticing what it was.
"That was just a coincidence..." Said the heiress to herself.
The next channel that Weiss changed was about an old professor talking about an equation on a chalkboard. It looked like an interesting program, until Weiss saw and heard what that man said.
"The equation is illustrated here by this drawing of a cardboard box." Said the oldman in the TV.
"Okay, this is becoming absurd." Weiss left eye began to twitch.
She changed the channel one more time, and began to see what appeared to be a soap opera. In the scene it showed a man and a woman talking, so she decided to see it, maybe it was about a love story, not that she was interested in that kind of things though. It seems interesting, until...
"I couldn't afford a present this year, so I got you this cardboard box." Said the man as he holds up a small cardboard box.
"That's what I got you!" Said the woman as she also holds up a small cardboard box.
"Isn't there anything on that isn't about CARDBOARD BOXES?!" Weiss shouted and then changed the channel one more time.
"And welcome back to Mistral Championship Boxing!" Said a male narrator. Weiss relaxed a little when she saw what the program was about.
"Heh-heh... I guess this is okay... I mean, this kind of things is only seen by brute and violent people like Yang, but it's not really about cardboard boxes."
And just when she said that. The fight started, between two cardboard boxes that moved against each other in the ring. TWO CARDBOARD BOXES WERE BOXING.
When Weiss saw that, she just fell silent, and the remote in her hand fell to the floor.
With RBYS...
"And with all that I can say that the cardboard box is perhaps my best tool."
"Woah... it really was quite impressive what you said. Suddenly I want to create a cardboard scythe. I would call it Cardboard Rose." Said Ruby.
"Yes, it was very touching, what you said Snake." Said Blake.
Meanwhile, Yang cleaned a few tears that she let out after hearing the importance of cardboard boxes
"But with all that explained, I think it's time- Oh, look, Weiss came back." Snake turned to see the heiress, which walked to where they were.
"Hey Weiss-cream, finally you decided-" Yang tried to talk to her, but Weiss ignored her completely, she just took a cardboard box, and got into it.
"I give up, you win." Said Weiss inside the box.
The others were just confused to hear what she said, but if that meant that she would be with the rest of the team then they would not ask.
But now they could start their training as a team.
The End
(A/N)
And there you have it folks! Chapter 10! I honestly can't believe that this story has gone so far, for only 10 chapters, this story has received a lot of attention, but it is thanks to you, who continue reading this story.
So, Ocelog will be a teacher, Qrow met Snake and Raven is looking for him.
About Raven
So, this is the first appearance of Raven, and apparently, it seems that she, like Cinder, knows Snake's existence and wants him to join her side. At the first part of this Fanfic people mentioned that Raven should be paired with Snake, and others said she should join the Harem. So maybe she'll join the Harem, but it's still too early for her to meet Snake. But I intend for Snake and Raven to have at least one fight.
And it's weird that I call it Harem since until now only Yang and Blake are interested in Snake. Velvet doesn't count since she is a secondary character.
Harem? Stupid idea if you ask me
...It is likely what many of you would think, but instead of a single shipp, a Harem opens more opportunity. But the difference is that I don't want to make the typical 'female characters fall in love with the main character only the first time they met him' cliche. As I said, only Yang and Blake are interested in Snake right now. Weiss, although he considers him her friend, has doubts about him, altough she is the tipical tsundere. While Ruby is... being Ruby.
Another thing is that I want to keep it as small as possible. So... No Pyrrha, No Nora, No Goodwitch, No Coco, etc.
What I want to say is that if the girls are going to be interested in Snake, it will be for a good reason, not because he smiled at them or because he is handsome.
Other MGS characters in Remnant?
With the appearance of Ocelot and DD, surely many expect to see several characters from the MGSverse. In a previous episode I mentioned that I would not add any villains, since it is quite different the type of villains in comparison with RWBY and MGS. So no MGS villains.
And what about the opposite?
I'll be honest, I don't plan to add more MGS characters to Remnant, the truth at first I thought it would be great that Solid Snake, Sniper Wolf, Quiet, Solidus or maybe some Metal Gear Rising villains like Sam or Monsoon appear on Remnant and do... stuff but then I thought it was a bad idea.
What I want is that in this story is to be focused mainly only in Snake and how he lives in Remnant
Maybe, just MAYBE, I could add another character. Only one.
But what I want to say is that characters like Quiet, Skullface, Kaz, Volgin, Liquid, Solid Snake, Venom Snake, etc, they WON'T appear in Remnant, they will only have mentions. So forgive me if someone wanted to see Quiet or another character.
Omakes
First of all, I'm glad to know that people love the first Omake, it's really fun to write these short and funny stories, which by the way, this episode is based on Spongebob's 'Idiot box' but I'm sure you've noticed.
Name for the shipps?
Let's play one more thing. I would like to read your ideas for the names of the shipps in which Snake appears. Obviously this will not matter in the main story, I only do it out of boredom and I want to read the ideas that you have.
So, my ideas are this:
Blue Rose (Ruby x Snake)
White Snake (Weiss x Snake)
Black Out (Blake x Snake)
Naked Sun (Yang x Snake)
Honestly I'm not good at names (that's why the episodes have no name) but I'd like to read your ideas, and if you wonder why "Blue Rose" is because Solid Snake at the end of MGS4 says he is a blue rose, but here we talk about Big Boss, but who cares.
See you in the next chapter!