For the first thing I want to say is that I am sorry for waiting so long to post this chapter. Its been half a mouth since my last post and I have been swamped with school. A presentation for a class that took a while to do, alot of homework due for the weeks leading up to finals and of course finals. Alot of other stuff that would bore you so here it is. Again I don't own Full Metal Panic or Metal Gear. I do own Michael and I again I want to thank SniegZ for his continued help and support on this. Without his help, and wandering how the story is going, this would be out later. Enjoy.
"Alright carry that package over to that sector and record it." Yo yelled to the crane worker.
Yo was the manager of shipping and receiving for the Tokyo Harbor Company. The day itself was quiet to say the least. He heard the news of a high speed incident in a near by rural area where a van was in a brutal accident. It was reported that shots were fired and several bodies were reported near a apartment complex.
Yo sighed putting his clipboard down thinking about his own family. He had a nine-year-old daughter who was still in elementary school.
She would be turning ten today.
He had already gotten permission to leave early and had the day all planned. She would take her to her favorite restaurant than her and her mother would go to her favorite spot to watch the sunset. It was near the harbor but she didn't mind.
She always loved the boats and the sunset over the water was what she loved the most.
Yo had been more concerned about the recent events in Tokyo. He heard things about constant explosions near a high school call Jindai High.
Perhaps he should consider moving to another place. Yo and his wife could get new jobs anywhere with there professions.
His thoughts were interrupted when he saw Sam leaning against the a metal crate.
Sam was a new guy from America working to just make ends meet.
Lazy was what everyone called him.
"Hey Sam get back to work!" Yo yelled at the man.
No response
"Hey I'm talking-"He touched his shoulder and Sam went down and Yo jumped back. His body was shaking from what he saw.
Sam had his eyes opened staring into empty space. His throat had been viscously cut and his white shirt was now red.
He turned to yell. Hoping to warn others and call the Police.
The moment he turned he felt a sharp pressure right through his stomach. He froze looking down than up.
Yo looked and saw a combat knife in his stomach with a hooded solider wearing green camouflage uniform.
In a fluid motion the man pulled it out and slashed him across his throat.
The man ran by him moving to his next target without even looking at him. The man had already received word that the rest were being killed and the harbor would soon be under there control.
Yo looked at the dead eyes of Sam and his last thoughts on this earth were his daughter.
Michael shook his head in disappointment. The man never had a chance against the enemy. Nor did anyone else in the harbor.
Using dead bodies to lure others into a trap. Than it was all a simple matter of sneaking up on them and cutting there throats.
Michael looked through the scope of the PSG-1 and continued to watch the enemy move around the harbor with expert precision.
"Yea, they are from the Ocelot Unit. These are tactics that they used in the Afghan War." He looked over at Sousuke who was on one knee watching them through binoculars,
"I see at least fifteen maybe more." Sousuke stated, "They are using modified AK-74us with silencers." He moved to another area, "Two snipers on the cranes with Russian made rifles. One has an OSV-96 caliber rifle and the other a SV-98 bolt-action rifle." He put the down binoculars and looked at Michael, "Best course of action."
Michael looked through the scope and pulled back the magnification.
Sousuke studied the place for a moment thinking about the best course of action, "A frontal approach is obviously out of the question so is from the sea."
Michael moved the scope towards the fence, "Right there is our best bet. Take a look." Michael got up from the rifle and took the binoculars.
"I see, the fence is small enough for us to jump and that hill will help as well." Sousuke noticed it. The area was perfect.
"There patrols should not cover that area a lot. We have a clear window for us to get in. The snipers are the other question." Michael concluded.
"We will have to take them out." Sousuke stated.
"Yea but too early and the enemy will know and too late and we are dead." Michael looked over at Kaname who was near the van listening to everything they were saying.
"How about this?" Kaname suggested, "The closer we get to it that is when we take the snipers out."
Sousuke looked at Kaname than Michael, "Could work."
Michael rubbed his chin, "Could is the question but we really don't have much of a choice."
Sousuke nodded and got up and handed the rifle to Michael.
"What about the workers?" Kaname asked.
Sousuke and Michael froze.
"Should we not try to rescue them?" Kaname asked. She hoped that if they were captured they could save them.
Sousuke gripped his fist, "We can't rescue them."
Kaname looked at him, "We should-"
"We can't because there dead." Michael said without even looking at her. He walked to the van and opened the sliding door.
Kaname was shocked and looked at Sousuke. He lowered his head in shame.
"You were watching them through a scope you could have done something!" Kaname yelled.
Sousuke raised his hand to try and stop the argument, "Listen we don't-"
"I shot one than what?" Michael retorted, "They know were we are and attack. They even alert the Aratsol units to our position. Not only that they alert there forces and set-up a road block to prevent us from getting anywhere. They stop the van, kill me and Sousuke and take you to Leonard who obviously wants to rape you!!" Michael yelled.
Kaname covered her mouth in a gasp as she felt a chill run down her body.
Sousuke got in his face, "That was uncalled for and you know it."
Michael took a deep breath, "It's the truth. We are professional soldiers Sousuke and nothing more. Right know we are in battle and if our emotions get in the way than we the mission is over." He said going through his bag.
Kaname looked back at the harbor and glanced back at Sousuke, "Maybe I should have gone with him." She muttered.
Sousuke did not know what to say. This was a battle that they were thrown at and people were going to die.
Regardless if they were the enemy or innocent bystanders.
Sousuke put his hand on Kaname's shoulder, "We will make Ocelot and Leonard pay for this. Justice will be served."
Kaname looked at Sousuke unsure how to answer. She took a deep breath and walked to Michael.
Michael pulled out an M4 and took the 40mm grenade launcher off and added the silencer to it along with a scope.
He turned around and saw Kaname. His guilt was getting to him. Maybe what he said was harsh, "I'm sorry for saying that but we have to consider all possibilities when forced in this situation."
Kaname looked at, "I want a gun."
Michael dropped the magazine he was holding.
Sousuke turned around so fast it was as if his feet were fire.
Both of them looked at her speechless and unsure on how to answer. This was unexpected.
"I want a gun. I want one to protect you and Sousuke. I want to fight!" She had a strong look to her eyes and that was all that was needed.
Michael smiled slightly and nodded. He rummaged through his bag trying to find it, "Let's see I have it around here." Maybe he did underestimate what she could do. She drove like a madman earlier.
Sousuke walked up in protest, "Chidori should not carry a gun. She is not experienced enough to know how to use it." She could not carry a gun!
Kaname looked at him intently, "I may not be as experienced as you but I want to at least be able to watch your backs. You two counted on me when I was driving so why can't you depend on my when something like this happens?!"
"You cannot kill a man." Sousuke said looking at her. He knew full well the guilt he had when he killed people. The cold eyes and the dead faces always came back to haunt him.
In his lifetime he had killed more men than anyone should have to.
"Sousuke, I know that but I can't let you two do this alone. I want to be able to defend myself. I was able to stop that assassin when you were gone!" She pointed out. Kaname did indeed impress Sousuke with that stunt.
Sousuke sighed slugging the G36c, "You merely knocked that person out. If it had not been for Wraith you would have died."
Kaname nodded meekly. She had not told him the real story about what happened. That is was Leonard that saved her and it was on that rainy roof he confessed his feelings for her. And the kiss.
"Kaname you should not carry a gun. I cannot let-"
"Here it is." He shoved between the two. Michael handed Kaname a holster and three magazines.
"What is it?" Kaname said taking by the handle and looking at it. The gun in question had a silencer on it with a laser sight.
Sousuke looked at it, "A 9mm Berretta pistol. Good choice but she should not be carrying a gun."
Michael laughed and handed Sousuke a bag of magazines and grenades, "Give me a little more credit Sousuke. That is not your normal gun."
Kaname and Sousuke looked at him like he was an idiot.
He took the gun, "This is a modified Berretta gun used for capturing. This is a design set-up by FOXHOUND. Instead of bullets," He showed them a magazine, "It uses tranquillizer rounds."
Sousuke looked at it, "This must have been custom-made. The silencer and everything about it. Does it hold the same number of darts as a normal 9mm?" This was completely new to him. FOXHOUND was indeed prepared for any kind of mission.
Michael nodded, "It does. You have nine shots with it and that is enough. These darts are strong enough to take out the biggest of men." He showed Kaname everything, "Turn this switch to turn the laser sight on and cock it back when you fire."
He handed Kaname a thigh holster that could carry three magazines, "The only thing you need to remember is that every time you fire, you need to manual reload it. All you do is cock the hammer back after each shot. Pull it hard and fast." Michael did and it made a loud clicking sound.
He twirled the gun so that the handle was facing her, "Only use it in a must need situation. Understand?"
Kaname nodded and took the gun, "It's heavy."
"Yea, most guns are. Especially, when you use it for the first time." Michael put on some fingerless gloves and adjusted the tactical vest he had on. He holstered his SOCOM and took the safety off.
Sousuke put on a similar vest that Michael had on, "So how do we move?" He finished strapping it.
Michael cocked the M4 handing Sousuke a silencer for the G36c and his Glock, "I'll take point," He looked at Kaname, "You stay in the middle and Sousuke watch our backs."
Sousuke nodded and closed the van door.
Kaname took a deep breath and tightened the thigh holster she had. She shoved the three magazines in there respective slots and looked at the gun.
"A gun kills people but with this one I will not." Her hand started to shake under the heavy weight of the 9mm.
"Kaname, don't worry about using it now." Sousuke said trying to reassure her.
They looked and Michael had already cocked the hammer of his M4 and was already moving toward the fence.
"Sousuke this time I will watch your back." She walked by him, "Because I know that every time you watch mine," She looked at him smiling, "You're watching my butt."
Sousuke went rigid as he started to sweat. He gulped making sure to look at Kaname's head and not have his eyes gaze down.
Even though he would do it.
It was such a simple job.
Secure the harbor, make sure the package gets sent and report if they come.
Sergeant Ivan of the Ocelot Unit loved his job.
He did not have to deal with the politics when it came to fighting and the pay was a lot better than being a regular in GRU.
Commander Ocelot had told them that they would be working with an organization called Amaglam and would be sent to Japan to take care of a little job.
'Little or not I still get to fight.' He thought looking at the blood on the harbor, 'I get to kill.' He thought with excitement. Though the workers they killed were boring. It offered no fun and no sport really.
The forces attacking Meridia Island and FOX Base were getting all the fun. He was stuck here on guard duty trying to capture a little girl.
He scoffed but his excitement came back when he heard that the two guarding here were the best that Mithril and FOXHOUND had to offer. These two were young but had great experience on the battlefield.
Ivan smiled underneath his hood looking at the modified AK-74u. Smaller and it did not have the range of the AK-47 but still good enough to hold its own.
He walked past some crates and turned into the shadows going through his patrol path. He stopped and pulled his radio out. He contacted the CQ they established, "CQ" He responded in Russian, "Nothing new." He put his radio back and started walking.
He was walking by some crates where he stopped for a second. Ivan pulled out a cigarette and his lighter.
Something grabbed him around the neck and pulled him back into the shadows into an empty shipping crate.
He started to struggle but stopped when he felt the cold blade of a knife on his neck.
The voice had a tight grip around him and the knife was pressed hard against his neck. If he even moved once his throat would be cut.
"I have a few questions to ask. Answer and you may be able to avoid hell another day." It spoke.
"You get nothing out of me." He responded in Russian, "Even if you understand me, I would never talk."
"I can." The voice spoke perfect Russian, "And you will."
The guard felt the knife pressed harder against his throat. He felt blood run down his throat. This person was indeed skilled. Ivan snapped back to attention when he heard a gasping sound.
The sound only a girl would make.
"So you are here." Ivan taunted, "We have been expecting you."
"What do you mean?" Another voice answered. This was a new one but his Russian was perfect too.
"You will have to wait and see." He taunted.
"Where is the bomb?!" The pressure of the knife increased and Ivan grunted in pain.
"It is in a blue crate. The number is MXL-98R. It is located not far from here. It is near the second crane at least a couple of meters away from here. It is easy to find since it is the only blue crate near that crane." Ivan responded.
"How many are guarding it?!" The voice holding him demanded.
"Four guards and they are all under the watchful scope of our snipers. Good luck trying to get by them." Ivan started the laugh and than succumbed to darkness.
The last thing he would remember was hitting to metal crate with a loud thud.
Michael sheathed his K-Bar and rubbed his chin thinking, "Something isn't right."
Sousuke and Kaname dragged the unconscious soldier to darkest part of the crate. Sousuke used the tranq. gun to put him to sleep more, "What do you mean?"
"Ocelot has to be expecting us." The soldier telling him this and Ocelot telling them exactly where the crate was. It had to be a trap.
Kaname took the gun back and cocked it back. She struggled a little but finally heard the clicking sound, "Well Ocelot set these tasks up so yea he is waiting for us."
Michael continued, "Where it is a trap or not that box has something dangerous and we need to take care of it."
Kaname and Sousuke nodded.
"The question now is," Sousuke spoke trying to have them keep there voices down, "is how do we get to the crate without being seen?"
Michael looked through the side hoping to not have the guards see him. In the distance he saw two guards on patrol.
Michael quietly motioned to them to come to him, "We will stick to the shadows as best we can. Once we get close enough to the target we will take out the snipers."
Sousuke and Kaname nodded.
"Just follow me; I've done this sort of thing before." Michael said.
He waited for the guards to walk by and waited a few extra seconds. He nodded and the two followed him out of the crate.
They stopped behind some crates and Michael leaned over to the ledge and saw a guard just standing there.
Sousuke walked over to the other side of the crate and leaned over. He motioned them to come and gave the clear signal.
The best bet right now was to walk near the water itself since most of the guards were concentrated in the center and outer areas of the harbor. Each step they took was quieter than a mouse.
The slightest noise would give them away.
Kaname followed closely behind Michael who stopped. He had his M4 rifle leaned against his shoulder with the barrel aimed forward. His walking and the way he handled the situation definitely showed how much of a professional he was at this.
As Sousuke would put it so many times, 'I am not a professional, I am a specialist.'
She looked over a Sousuke was crouched on one knee with his back toward her. The G36c was against his shoulder standing completely still.
Kaname could tell the Sousuke was different now. Instead of the military loving, AS piloting and bubbling fool she came to know, she now saw what he was in a way.
A professional.
Calm and cool in battle. Every shot he made would connect and every enemy that he came across would be dead.
And that is what scared her. If Michael and Sousuke were caught in a firefight they would make sure that the enemy would be dead.
She slightly remembered the way Michael returned fire when they were still at her apartment.
Every shot he fired was with the intent of killing his enemy. She remembered that he killed at least four people in that small shoot out.
He showed no remorse or pity for it. The only thing that mattered to him was the completion of his mission.
Kaname looked down at the gun around her thigh. Sousuke was against it and she knew why. Sousuke did not want to guilt of killing to fall on her shoulders as it did with Michael and Sousuke.
God knows she had enough to deal with in her life. Kaname knew very little about Sousuke's and Michael's childhood in Afghanistan and after. How could small children live with the fact that they took lives?
She snapped back to attention when Michael motioned them with his thumb that it was clear and they would move on.
After that they stopped at the last crate near the water. Sousuke looked over on his side and saw the blue crate that they were looking for.
It was guarded by three men and above them one of the snipers.
Sousuke looked at Michael. He motioned that one enemy was next to him.
They man was very close to them and any noise they made would be heard.
Sousuke called him on the CODEC, "What is the best course of action?"
"I have to take him out. Quick and clean, he will never get a shot off." Michael said coldly.
Sousuke was hesitant for a moment.
"What is it?" Michael demanded. His patience was running thin. They had a mission to do and they needed to stop Ocelot.
Ocelot needed to pay for what he did!
"Nothing, just take care of it." Sousuke said unable to say it. They were on a mission and Michael was his superior.
Michael took a deep breath, "Tell her to cover her ears and to not open her eyes." The channel was closed. Things were needed to be discussed when this was over.
Kaname got on one knee to rest for a moment. She was about to speak until Sousuke put his finger over his mouth. She was silent.
Michael put his rifle down gently and quietly and pulled out his K-Bar.
Kaname tensed when she saw it and looked at Sousuke.
Sousuke motioned her to cover her ears and close her eyes.
Her eyes widened when she realized what was going to happen. Kaname looked at Michael who was already taking a deep breath about to move.
Kaname did as she was told and the only she felt and heard was her heartbeat.
After a few moments Sousuke tapped her on shoulder and she slowly opened her eyes.
Sousuke was looking at her smiling slightly.
She turned her head quickly and Michael had already sheathed his knife. Kaname at Michael and froze for a second, unable to really talk or form words. She saw a little blood on his gloves.
Kaname felt sick but she needed to hold it back right now. She did not need to be weak. Kaname Chidori would not let these two people down.
There was only one word to describe what Sousuke saw.
Perfect.
Michael's movement and knife handling were the best he ever saw. Sousuke may have excelled in rifle shooting and AS piloting but when it came to close-quarters-combat or knife combat, Michael was better.
Sousuke watched him as he went crept up behind him like a wolf. The enemy never saw or heard anything.
Michael grabbed him from behind and shoved the blade right through his throat. He stuck it deep enough so that the guard would suffocate faster. He never got a gasp out or anything.
He dragged the body out of sight quickly enough and put in the open crate that the guard was next to at the time.
No blood was on the ground or radio contact.
With enough luck they would wonder what would happen and they could take out the sniper.
After locking the door Michael came back. He pulled out a white cloth and whipped the blood off his knife.
Sousuke just nodded at him and Michael responded as well.
Kaname looked at him for a second than gave a horrified look. A look that could not really explain what she saw or what she thought.
It didn't manner to either of them.
They were use to it.
Michael picked up his M4 and leaned over the ledge. The two guards were walking side by side each other using the buddy system.
Sousuke leaned over on his side and saw several crates in front him. He motioned Michael to come to his side and showed him a blue crate.
Michael got on one knee and looked through the scope of the M4.
The crates number matched with the one the soldier gave them along with Ocelot.
He took a deep breath and contacted both Sousuke and Kaname through CODEC.
"Okay, we see the crate here but we have a problem. It runs with the patrol path of those two guards and is in the snipers scope."
"Could we get pass them by using the crates as cover?" Kaname asked.
"No, the sniper would spot us. He shots and the whole thing goes off." Sousuke answered.
Michael thought for a second, "We will have to take out the sniper."
Sousuke chimed in, "If we take out the sniper than the two other guards would be distracted to help him-"
"Giving us the chance to take them out." Michael finished.
Kaname didn't saw anything.
"I have the scope on my rifle, I know I can-"
"Can you take care of them without killing them?" Kaname asked. She was pleaded with them on this. Leonard was not right about them. They were not monsters.
He was the monster!
Sousuke and Michael were silent.
"Please enough blood-"
"How naïve are you?" Michael stated.
Kaname and Sousuke were silent.
"They are the enemy; it is kill or be killed. I told you before that if they have the chance to kill us that they would take it. These men are not soldiers they are men from the Ocelot Unit. They are ruthless and professional. They are the best that Russia has to offer."
"Like you?!" Kaname demanded.
Sousuke was silent over the conversation.
Michael took a deep breath, "I am not one of them anymore."
"But you use to be!"
Michael was stung by those words. It was his greatest regret that he once served in that deadly unit. He had ties with the unit that were known for there brutality and bloodthirsty attitudes.
"Kaname!" Sousuke spoke having enough of this petty squabble, "Understand something that this is a battle. How many times do we have to tell you this? The enemy that we fight is ruthless and cunning. Once they set their sights on something they will not stop until they get it."
Kaname was silent.
"We have no choice if we try to avoid any conflict with them and they get away that means that it there are two more people that we will have to fight. We don't have a choice in this."
"Use the tranq. gun!" Kaname pleaded, "Michael you're a good shot with it can you make that shot?!"
Michael was silent for a second, "I think, it's a pretty good distance and I cannot promise you a clear head shot."
"But you said that the tranq dart will take effect no matter where it hits. It doesn't matter just hit them!" Kaname pointed out.
Sousuke was confused, "Why do you want us to do this?" She had opinions before but now they were stronger than the last time they argued about it.
Kaname took a deep breath. She felt the tears running down her face, "Because you two have enough blood on you hands, why have more on them?"
Michael and Sousuke were surprised by this. There superiors did care about there records but not enough to really try and find other means to complete the mission.
"Before Leonard left he said one final thing. He didn't say anything but he sent resonance to me telling me it." She took a deep breath, "He told me how many people you two had killed."
Sousuke felt his eyes shoot open and his heart rate speed up.
Michael only looked away hearing that.
"To give me a better idea he told me about a killer in England who killed 35 people. Sousuke he said that you killed three-times that many and Michael killed four-times as many."
Michael and Sousuke were surprised to say the least. The two never really bothered with how many men they killed. Killing a man was enough to scar someone but killing a huge amount was something horrendous. They knew that karma would get back to them and that there sins would come back to haunt them.
It was clear that Leonard wanted to paint soldiers as monsters. And he was doing his homework very well.
"So please, just try to avoid adding to that pile." The channel closed and Kaname took out the pistol.
Michael took a deep breath and took it, "We will do it your way for now."
Sousuke watched his back avoiding eye contact with Kaname. With what Leonard had told her did he really deserve her? Was the blood on his hands so fresh and thick that no matter how hard he tried to wash them, everything he touched would be soaked in it?
Could he ever hold Kaname with these hands soaked in blood?
Michael took a deep breath and got on one knee. It had been a while since he did long distance shooting like this. He turned the laser sight off and aimed at the guard and fired.
He quickly pulled the hammer back and aimed at the two guards walking.
Both shots hit in the head and they went down
A few seconds after that the sniper was about to move but collapsed.
Michael and Sousuke quickly took this chance and headed for the crate. With enough luck and time they would get the box out and disarm it, or move it toward a safer location and call the authorities for proper disarmament.
Kaname followed behind them with the 9mm in her hand.
They reached the crate and Michael slowly opened the door. Sousuke covered by keeping the gun pointed at the doorway.
The door opened halfway and nothing happened.
Sousuke nodded at Michael who went gun pointed first into the huge metal shipping crate. He would search for the box amidst the other ones it was with.
Sousuke looked at Kaname. He was still having trouble with speaking right now, "Wait outside until we can find it. If you see someone call us or shot them."
Kaname nodded and looked at him, "We will talk later about what Leonard said." She said already answering his question.
"Kaname I-"
"SOUSUKE!" He heard a loud whisper.
They bother turned and Michael had found the box. It was already out and still closed. The metal crate still had plenty of room since it was only filled halfway.
Sousuke rushed in and took out his combat knife.
Michael took a deep breath, "On the count of three."
Sousuke edged the knife into the side.
"One."
Sousuke started to use his strength to life the box up.
"Two." Michael grabbed the top ready to remove it as fast as he could.
Kaname peeked in wondering what was about it to happen but kept to her watch.
"THREE."
Both men lifted the box straight up.
Michael put the top down and looked inside with Sousuke.
Their eyes widened as the pressure in there stomachs tightened.
They found no virus.
No container of bacteria or chemicals.
Inside, was at least forty pounds of C4 with a blank timer on it!
Before they could even speak or think the door slammed shut automatically. They heard a clicking sound which only meant they were locked in!
They rushed to the door and started banging on the door quietly to show that they were still alive.
"Well, well, well you found the bomb I set." It was Ocelot's voice no doubt through a speaker system.
Sousuke and Michael looked around in the darkness until a light came on. It came from the box itself illuminating the C4 and the timer.
"I trust you can get out of this or else the game ends too soon. You have ten minutes good luck. Oh and gentlemen?"
Sousuke and Michael looked back at the speakers.
"The guards know you are here. And if I know you than Miss Chidori is outside waiting." The speaker went off.
Michael slammed his fist against the metal crate but quickly turned his attention back to the bomb at hand. He only had a knife and no other tools.
This was NOT going to be easy. He started running through his training in bomb disposal.
Sousuke without even a second thought contacted Kaname through the Codec.
Kaname was forced into hiding.
One moment she was waiting behind an open door and the moment she turned her back the door slammed shut. She couldn't open it and soon heard men coming her way.
She quickly hid in a metal crate not far from where Michael and Sousuke were locked.
Kaname pulled out her gun taking deep breaths to try and calm her. She gripped it tight making sure that it would fire if she needed it.
She jumped when her CODEC went off.
Kaname answered quickly, "Sousuke!?"
"Kaname listen and do not talk." Sousuke said sternly.
Kaname only nodded.
"We are trapped in this crate with the box. There was no chemical or viral agent. It was a trap for us."
Kaname felt her heart beat faster hearing this. The thing about her family was the only way for Michael and Sousuke to really go along with this!
"Michael right now is trying to disarm the bomb." Sousuke said trying to stay calm.
"WHY IS THERE A LAVANDER AND PINK WIRE IN A BOMB!? OCELOT YOU SON OF A BITCH!!" They heard Michael scream in the background.
"We have eight minutes before the bomb goes off. The door is shut we need you to find something that can break it."
Kaname final spoke, "What could break a metal door?!"
Sousuke thought for a second, "There should be a forklift around there. Find it and try and ram the doors as hard as you can."
Kaname was still silent. She was not sure about how to handle this situation.
"Kaname, we have only seven minutes can you-"
"I saw a forklift when we came in I am not far from it." She ended the transmission and peeked outside.
The guards were out and about and only one was visible.
She pulled her head back and rested her head against the metal frame.
She held the gun and took a deep breath.
Kaname pointed the gun at the man. Though the dart would not kill him, she was still nervous. No she was scared!
She was holding a gun!
Guns were used to kill and nothing else.
Kaname put the guard between the sights and saw her hand trembling. She remembered Sousuke's words.
'Only a amateur hesitates.'
She pulled the trigger and it hit the guard's arm. Kaname quickly pulled the hammer back as the guard looked at his arm.
He cursed in Russian and looked around. He started walking toward her direction.
She started to breath more heavily with each step that he took.
She closed her eyes until she heard a thud.
She peeked out and saw the guard unconscious and on the guard. Kaname quickly ran over and searched the guard taking two grenades with her.
She would need these. Thankfully, Sousuke showed her how to properly handle grenades. Kaname thought it was stupid than but thankful Sousuke kept pestering her about it.
Looking at her watch she only had six minutes before the bomb went off.
Running behind each crate she took great care to make sure she knew her surroundings. Right now it only took her a minute and the forklift was in sight.
Looking around she saw that no one around.
Taking a deep breath she made a run for it.
She heard voices. She was spotted!
Kaname cursed quietly but that did not stop her from running. She gripped the gun and kept running. Her senses were running at full speed and the adrenaline was back.
Machine gun bullets ricocheted around her causing her to stop and duck behind a metal crate.
Voices around her told her that they would be close. Looking around she was trying to find the best way to get to the forklift without being seen.
The sounds get closer and she makes her only choice.
Kaname holstered her gun and held the explosive grenade and ran. She pulled the pin out and dropped the grenade behind her.
Kaname keeps running even with the explosion behind her but it served her purpose.
It gave the enemy a second to think about things.A moment to reconsidered there actions and come up with a new plan of attack.
Clutching the other grenade like a softball she continued to run. Her body kept pumping adrenaline toward her legs making her run faster than even at softball practice.
More shots erupted around her. The sparks of metal flashed off around her forcing her to cover her eyes but not to stop. Final she got to the forklift.
Climbing into it she found the keys still in the ignition. She gasped slightly seeing the blood on the keys. A man just doing his job was killed in cold blood!
Kaname looked up and saw the guards approaching the forklift. She could hear more around her getting closer!
Seeing the enemy converge on her she gripped the grenade.
The guards were shouting in Russian. All of them had their guns raised at her. They were not shooting which meant they wanted her alive. A few bullets ricocheted past her and she covered her head to protect her from the metal sparks.
She slowly looked up and saw them getting closer. They were approaching slowly with there guns aimed at her.
One of them speaks but she could care less to hear them.
Looking at her watch she had at least three minutes.
"Let's see if my arm is still good." She pulled the pin and chucked the grenade.
She was known to have a pretty accurate arm and the grenade landed where she wanted it to land.
The guards scatter and the explosion follows. The explosion threw some the guards straight toward the ground. After a second some of them started to recover hoping to try and fix this situation. Without warning the forklift accelerated at a faster rate than usual right through the smoke.
The guards dove out of the way and some started firing.
The commander of the group yelled at them and stopped firing.
Michael took a deep breath looking at the bomb. They had at least three minutes left before they met their maker.
Explosions echoed around them and made situations more tense.
Michael was now looking at the bomb and limited his choices to three wires.
A blue.
A red.
And a pink.
Ocelot was obvious enough to put the blue and reds out since they were in most movies. The pink however was the wild card.
Taking a deep breath he continued to make his analysis. No other traps like laser sensors or double wires that could set the bomb off. Michael breathed a sigh of relief when he found no remote transceiver which meant no remote denotation.
"Any ideas now?" Sousuke asked.
Michael's concentration was broken now, "You asked me that three minutes ago. My answer was nothing big. When I figure it out, I will let you know." The stress was starting to get to him.
However, what does a person do when someone is on there back? Every minute? Worried about their girlfriend?
It kind of got annoying after a while REAL fast!
Taking a deep breath he motioned Sousuke over, "Okay, I limited it to these three wires."
Sousuke looked at it and traced the wires to where they were in connection to the trigger.
"Any idea which to cut?"
Michael shook his head; the timer was at 2:30, "No idea."
"How about pink?"
"You know I was thinking that but it is in every move. The blue wire stops it."
"What if Ocelot anticipated that and knew that you think that?" Sousuke retorted.
"I was thinking that but why would Ocelot give the pink wire. If he knew I would anticipate that than the pink has to be it."
"Or maybe he knew you would think that and give you the pink wire to throw you off. Your suspicion and paranoia would go in his favor which would leave out the obvious the choice, there by making you choice that wrong wire." Sousuke response was very possible indeed.
Michael looked at him still holding the knife in one hand the wires in the other, "Or maybe he knew that we would have this discussion and throw in the yellow wire. This would than confuse us and make us overlook that wire because I would think that the pink would be right because he would want to through us off. And he would give the blue wire because you would think that it would be the obvious choice."
They looked at each other in silence.
"So we have nothing." Sousuke stated.
"Exactly." Michael's response was full of sarcasm but rather in a eccentric manner.
They knew that in a way they were screwed. Big time.
"Okay we have a minute thirty left. If Chidori is not-"
BANG!
They both jumped back. Eyes opened not sure how to register what just happened.
"Was that-"
BANG!
"Is it-"
BANG!
"SOUSUKE!!! YOU JERK I WILL KILL YOU FOR THIS!!!!" Bullets were fired.
"Yea its Kaname." They both said.
They heard men around them and more bullets. Another bang and the door started to break a little.
"C'mon Kaname." Sousuke pleaded. The time was at 1:22. They were almost there, they needed a few more seconds.
Another one and Michael was back and at the bomb, "Okay I choose the yellow wire."
"Are you sure?!" Sousuke yelled back grabbing his guns.
"No but that did not stop us in Jordan!" He yelled holding the yellow wire between his fingers.
"But we had a professional who knew bombs!" Another bang and light started to creep through the metal crate.
"We could not understand a word he was saying because when we got there we found out that he was DEAF!!!" Michael emphasized the word deaf. Man that was a hard choice to make.
Another bang and the door gave a bigger opening.
More shots erupted and another explosion shook the metal crate.
"Do you still blame me for that!" Sousuke ignored the explosion. His best guess was that Kaname was causing hell out there.
"It was your job to find a guy and make sure he could do the job!" Michael looked back at him
The door gave way more and freedom was in their grasp.
Timer was at 0:45.
"He did the job!"
"You never met him you just heard he was the best from that guy! You failed to ask if anything was wrong." Michael yelled getting up and looked at him. He completely forgot about the bomb.
0:37
"How was I-"
The door was big enough now but the two men were not done.
"You were charge so obviously you wanted to make sure he was okay to do that job. Which meant any handicaps!!! When we got there I had to make the decision of which wire to cut!!" They both were ignoring the bomb and there freedom.
"HEY. GET YOUR SCRAWNY LAZY BUTTS OUT OF THERE BEFORE I RUN YOU OVER!!!!" Kaname yelled through the forklift.
The men chasing her started to get closer as she reversed out. Kaname didn't look back and slammed into the back of a metal crate.
The guards took this chance and started to make a move to grab her. One of them grabbed her hand. She was about to punch him when another grabbed her legs and pulled her.
A shot went off and the guard grabbing her hand went limp. She looked up and saw him roll back with a hole in his head.
She closed her eyes and more shots went off.
0:20 were displayed last time Michael rushed out with Sousuke.
The guard holding Kaname let her go after a shot hit his leg. Another hit his head.
Kaname only heard the muffled sounds of bullets.
Her fears and worries told her that men were dead.
She felt a hand grab her and pulled her up.
"Kaname run!!" It was Sousuke and she followed him.
"We have a few seconds before-"
The bomb went off and they still kept running.
After a while they were out of the harbor. The bomb destroyed the area around it and the guards were going crazy.
Kaname was having Sousuke treat some of her wound she received. A few scratches were there but nothing serious.
Michael was doing a weapons check in the van when his CODEC went off.
"This is Sword-One, Snake that you?" He asked hopeful that there was some news from Snake, the Colonel or anyone!
"I'm proud to see that you survived." It was Ocelot.
Michael turned to Kaname and Sousuke who were both frozen. Ocelot obviously hacked into the CODEC and contacted all of them.
"Very impressive gentlemen. Your skills have not diminished at all. I have happy to hear that you can still kill with the best of us." Ocelot laughed slightly.
Sousuke sneered at this keeping silent. Michael slammed his fist into the van so hard that Kaname jumped.
"And Ms. Chidori, despite the situation you were in you still managed to come out alive. I must saw again, Mr. Leonard has chosen well." He said with a bit of humor in his voice.
Kaname gripped her fist.
"Using grenades to distract the enemy and to keep going despite the situation. I wonder how much longer you can fight?" Ocelot taunted.
"I will never go with that scumbag!! Why should I go with someone who thinks that he can get me!!" Kaname yelled.
"Because if you don't more and more people will get hurt."
Kaname was silent but her anger was still strong.
"It is only a matter of time until your precious Sousuke gets killed. He is still human." Ocelot smiled at his statement.
Kaname's face paled as she looked at Sousuke.
"And Michael, you can't watch his back if you're dead. We still have a fight to settle." Ocelot shot at Michael, "But back to the second task. I placed a bomb in a place that you all love to hang out. Find it and disarm it." He ended the transmission.
Sousuke pulled Kaname along and sat in the driver's seat. Michael started going through his weapons and Kaname was silent.
One down, two to go.
"So you already contacted them." Leonard said over the phone.
"Yes, I must saw I am impressed that she would work for us. FOXHOUND does have impressive staff." Ocelot responded.
"Well, our people are always close to certain things. When we need them to act, they act big." Leonard stated.
"Where are you right now?" Ocelot asked looking at his watch.
"On the ship, they are making sure my AS is working at full capacity." Leonard said smugly.
"Their ARX-7 should arrive soon. If your machine is as powerful as you say it is, they don't have a chance." Ocelot said. He saw what Leonard's AS could do and it was impressive.
It was by far stronger than the Behemoth.
"Well, we do not wish to take chances. Are you ready with the real plan?"
"My forces are ready. We just need to make sure they complete the second task."
Leonard chuckled softly, "They cannot complete that task can they?"
"You read my mind, after this one Miss Chidori will begin to question things. She will start to doubt which will make those two fight harder. The harder they fight, the easier it will be."
"Good, I am glad to hear that. I already had the chief prepare two meals tonight. I do hope that she likes it." Leonard said.
Ocelot spoke sharply, "Have your date when you have her. I am telling you this for your own good, do not under-estimate them. Big Boss saw great potential in them when we last spoke and the same came from Gray Fox. These two are strong and should not be take lightly."
"Who says I am taking it lightly? I am merely making sure that things are prepared." Leonard stated. He was confident enough in his own planning and power that he would win. The AS suit would be the final trump.
Even two men could not stand up to it let alone Sousuke's precious ARX-7.
"Just keep me informed." Ocelot hung up the phone and knocked the door.
The school receptionist opened the door, "Oh you are done. The principal will now see you."
Ocelot nodded, "Thank you miss." And walked past her.
Ocelot walked into the office and shook the lady's hand, "I am surprised that Mr. Kanzuki has a living relative. From what we gather, he was the only one."
Ocelot took his seat, "Well, I do want to surprise my nephew."
The principal was more than happy to do this. After she saw the records and the copy of his birth certificate she was more than happy to make sure that the young man had a happy reunion with his relative.
"I can show you his classroom if you like?" The principal offered.
"Yes I would like that. I would like to see who my young nephew has met." He laughed slightly, "My brother was a lady's man in our youth, and I bet he was to beat the girls away with a stick."
The principal laughed and opened the door, "Well he does cause some trouble, but we have another student how does the same. The two have been getting along great."
Ocelot walked through the halls with the principal, "It's good to hear that he has friends and as for trouble, we all get into trouble no matter how big or small it is."
The principal laughed at his comment, "Too true, you must have been a hand full if you are related to Mr. Kanzuki, Mr. Ivan."
"I," He chose his words, "did get in trouble but mine was a little different."
The principal did not understand what he said but brushed it off.
Ocelot smiled slightly and checked his watch.
It was 9:30.
His troops and back up would be on campus soon.
My best guess is that we have only four more chapters left than I get to the REAL story. The title is Full Metal Panic: Project R. I am in the planning stages of it and look for a 'trailer' for it in the future. Hoped that you enjoyed and again thanks for your patience. I am going to finish this so do not worry. Also, REVIEW!! Love that continued support!