The group walked amongst the hustle and bustle of the Manhattan streets, all carrying on like nothing happened, like nothing else existed, Like this was the world they are supposed to be living in and not the world that is to be when they eventually wake up.
Morpheus lead the gang through the streets of Manhattan, a mission was written all over his face and he's willing to fight for every square inch of whatever it was he's after, with or without his drool soaked bra. Trinity held Neo's hand as he walked along like a cowering dog in disgrace and Snake and Adder had their own little mission to be getting on with, finding Otacon, getting him out and more importantly making sure he was safe. Morpheus stopped and turned to face the group.
"This is where we split up, Snake, Adder you two go and find Otacon, you may need the Oricale's help with finding him. Neo, Trinity you're coming with me, we're going to find that penguin and see if he can help us out finding smith's weakness." Gruffed Morpheus
Snake raised his hand.
"yes Snake." Said Morpheus
"Do we have to go and see that creepy old lady?" Asked Snake
"Yes, she knows where Otacon could be hiding." Replied Morpheus
"Will she make me another cup of tea?" Asked Snake
"How the fuck should I know? Do I look physic? Grumbled Morpheus
"Well I just thought since you know her intimately." Replied Snake
"eeeeeew Morpheus sleeps with old people." Cringed Neo
"Oh for god's sake grow up, the pair of you." Gruffed Morpheus
"Hey I did not mention anything about you sleeping with the Oricale." Said Snake
"Yeah but you meant it secretly." Replied Neo
"Oh get bent laundry boy." Gruffed Snake
Neo stuck his tongue out at Snake, snake just rolled his eyes and looked at Adder standing next to him.
"I don't know who's worst. Otacon or Neo." Said Snake
"At the minute, Neo's winning comfortably." Replied Adder
"Then you ain't met Otty." Said Snake with a smile
Snake and Adder split from the group and blended amongst the crowd while Neo, Trinity and Morpheus headed in the opposite direction.
"Yey we're going to visit the super penguin." Screeched Neo
Morpheus rolled his eyes.
"Why do we always get lumbered with the baby?" Moaned Neo
"Because no one else can stand him." Replied Trinity
Neo skipped along the street, pushing people out of his way as he danced his merry skipping dance while Morpheus and Trinity carried on walking and muttering "he's not with us." to everyone who gave Neo strange looks. Snake and Adder turned off from the main street and went down a dreary alleyway, run down flats either side of them and litter covering half the path.
"What the hell are we doing down here?" Asked Adder
"Short cut me and Otty used to take to get back home quicker." Replied Snake
"Did it work?" Asked Adder
"Nope most of the time Otty used to get mugged and I had to fight the mugger off him." Replied Snake
"Then why the hell did you kept taking this so called short cut?" Asked Adder
"I just liked getting a buzz from kicking some ones ass everyday." Replied Snake
"Okay." Said Adder
Snake just giggled and carried on walking down the alleyway, kicking all the trash out of his way.
"Anyway luckily for us that creepy old lady lives down here." Gruffed Snake
"You mean the Oricale." Said Adder
"Yeah the creepy old lady." Replied Snake
Adder raised an eyebrow, she was confused as to why Snake kept calling her the creepy old lady.
"Why do you call her the creepy old lady?" Asked Adder
"She has the strange habit of finishing off your sentences and reading your thoughts before you even get chance to read them yourself." Said Snake
"Yeah that's creepy." Replied Adder
"Thought you'd say that." Said Snake
"Don't you start." Muttered Adder
Snake just laughed, he walked to the end of the alleyway and then turned left into one of the flats entrances. He climbed several flights of stairs and then walked to the second door down the corridor from the stairs. He knocked on the door and waited for the oricale to answer.
"Why the hell are you knocking if this women seems to know everything?" Asked Adder
"Come on it's curtsey. She could be knocking someone off and it would not help if we just burst in unannounced."Replied Snake
Adder shook her head and leaned on Snake, he removed Adder's hat and ruffled her hair and then put it back on her head.
"Thanks for messing up my hair." Replied Adder
"No problem." Laughed Snake
Snake wrapped his arm around Adder and smiled as she buried herself into his chest. Shuffling of feet was heard approaching the door followed by the clunking of a door lock, the door opened slightly, the oricale peered her head round the door, she smiled as she noticed Snake and Adder standing there.
"I knew you two would come. I've made tea and biscuits for you." Said The Oricale
"You knew I can't resist tea and biscuits." Gruffed Snake with a smile.
The Oricale nodded and opened the door fully, Snake entered the room followed by Adder.
"So you two seem to be getting along fine." Said the Oricale
Snake turned round and smiled.
"Yeah we get along." Replied Snake
He looked at Adder and gave her a coy smile, Adder just laughed and followed Snake and the Oricale into the kitchen. The Oricale started to pour out the tea and handed round the biscuits.
"I knew you two would get along." Said the Oricale
"I'm glad you did, since I was seeking you approval." Joked Snake
"Oh I approve all right but not to the stuff you got up too the other night." Said the Oricale with a stern look.
Snake scratched his head and smiled a little, Adder just laughed as Snake struggled under the pressure and blushed a little.
" We don't know what you are on about." Replied Adder
"I think you do. How dare you interrupt a very good Marilyn Manson song at a very good part of the song." Moaned the Oricale
"Oh that." Said Snake relived
"Yes that. And yes to the other stuff too." Replied The Oricale
"What other stuff?" Asked Snake
"You know what I mean." Said The Oricale
Snake grinned, The Oricale pulled out a c cigarette and lit it up. Adder tutted.
"Bad habit that." Said Adder
"Yeah I gave that up years ago, It was hard, very hard indeed." Gruffed Snake
"Yes I know it was Snake, it was that hard you sat in the smoking room for 3 hours breathing in second hand smoke, and when you were really stressed and Otacon hid you cigarettes you thought it be a good idea to lick every single nicorette patches and then hide in a smoke filled pub." Gruffed The oricale
Snake bowed his head as Adder started laughing.
"I'm so ashamed." Groaned Snake
"But thankfully you're over it now thanks to Otacon scaring you to death with a home made puppet he made." Replied The Oricale
"Ah now you see that only worked because I was having nicotine withdrawal symptoms." Gruffed Snake
The Oricale smirked and took a long drag on her cigarette and then tapped the ash off the end of her cigarette.
"Back to the question you are wanting to ask me." Said The Oricale
"Ah yes. Do you know where Otacon could be hiding?" Asked Snake
"Only you know where he could be." replied the Oricale
Snake raised an eyebrow and pulled a face.
"Hang on you know the matrix and the insides and out's of it." Said Snake
"Yes but you know you're friend." Replied the Oricale
"Yeah and he's in the matrix. So that's up to you to know where he is not me. Dammit!" Gruffed Snake
The Oricale placed her hand down heavily on the table.
"Damn it. You saw through my trick." Groaned The Oricale
Snake looked at adder, she looked back twice as concerned
"OOOOkay." Muttered Snake
"Look he's being held captive by a French man. The only way to get him free is to either bargain with him, or snatch Otacon and take him somewhere safe."Said The Oricale
"Where's a safe point in the matrix?" Asked Snake
"My bedroom." Replied The oricale
Snake began to cringe.
"With me naked laying on the bed." Said the Oricale seductively
"Okay look we'll find Otacon and take him back to the ship." Said Snake
The Oricale sighed and stubbed out her cigarette.
"You can't. He's got a device attached to him,if he leaves the Matrix, they kill him instantly, if he tried to remove it, again he's dead."Said the Oricale
Snake growled, his patience was wearing thin, Adder got up from the table and walked to the kitchen door.
"The only thing you can do is to get him to make you another device quickly and without detection." Said the Oricale as she sparked up yet another cigarette.
Snake got up from the table and placed his hands behind his head and sighed.
"How do we get to Monsieur French man?" Asked Snake
The Oricale handed Snake a piece of paper with a map on it, Snake picked it up and looked at it and then looked at Adder.
"I hope you're ready for heavy gun fire." Gruffed Snake
"Well I have the master guiding me." Replied Adder
Snake smiled slightly and then looked back at the Oricale.
"She'll be fine, she's a natural with a gun." Replied The Oricale
Snake shook his head and was about to speak but the Oricale Interrupted.
"I know you're worried Snake but she'll be fine. Trust me, I may be old but I'm not stupid." Replied The Oricale
Adder smiled and held out her hand for Snake to grab, Snake walked out of the kitchen and turned to look at the Oricale.
"You better be right about this." Gruffed Snake
"When am I ever wrong?" Asked The Oricale
Snake shrugged his shoulders and took Adders hand as they walked out of the Oricale's apartment. The Oracle sat at her kitchen table and stubbed out her cig butt and smiled.
"They're going to end this, just a shame I can't have him to myself." Muttered the Oricale
"Hey I heard that." Gruffed Snake
Neo approached the penguin's igloo in the middle of Manhattan and knocked on the door.
"I'm sorry but why the hell would you place an igloo in the middle of Manhattan and not think you'll get the mick taken out of you." Asked Neo
The door opened and the penguin belted Neo across the face.
"I think he heard you." Replied Morpheus
"Shut up baldy." groaned Trinity
"Where the hell did that come from?" Asked Morpheus
"I'm still hungover." Groaned Trinity
Neo was writhing around in pain as the Penguin was kicking seven colours out of Neo's ass.
"HEY GUYS WHAT ABOUT ME?" Asked Neo
"Ah shut your whining Neo." Replied Morpheus
"Yeah it ain't helping my head." Groaned Trinity
Neo was bleeding to death as Morpheus and trinity discussed herbal meathods to curing a hangover.
"I think lemon tea will do it." Said Morpheus
"Nah I hate Lemon Tea. Tastes like piss." Replied Trinity
"You drink your own?" Asked Morpheus
Snake came over the intercom.
"Hey guys we need to find some French bloke to get Otacon." Said Snake
"Ah mister French man?" Asked Morpheus
"That's his name?" Asked Snake
"Yeah, we can't think of a name for him and that's the easiest one." Replied Morpheus
"Well Whatever. We need to find him." Said Snake
"Where's adder?" Asked Morpheus
"Ah she's chasing pigeons... hey what the fuck?" gruffed Snake
The Intercom went dead, Snake looked to where Adder chased the pigeons and noticed she had gone.
"ADDER" Yelled Snake
Snake looked around and noticed the pigeons had gone and the area went quiet.
"Shit this is not good." Muttered Snake
He looked around and noticed Smith looking at Snake evilly, he was holding Adder.
"Say bye to your girlfriend" Gruffed Smith
He jumped high into the air and chucked Adder into the air as he descended back to the ground. Adder was flailing her arms and legs as she screamed while hurtling to the ground, Smith landed with a bang, Snake growled he ran up to Smith and jumped up and managed to catch adder.
"Got you kid." Gruffed Snake
He landed back on the ground and caused an enormous crack in the ground.
"Mines bigger then yours." Replied Snake
Smith growled and launched himself at Snake, he threw a punch but Snake dodged it quickly and clotheslined Smith, Smith flipped over and picked himself up, he grabbed Snake by the jackets collar and forced his head into Smiths knee, repeatedly, Blood was pouring from Snake's face but like last time, snake was not about to give in, he grabbed Smith's knee and pushed him into a wall nearby, he punched him in the face over and over again and then followed up by kneeing him in the groin, Smith fell to the ground defeated, he looked up to the bleeding Snake and smiled.
"I forgot to tell you I did not come alone." Gruffed Smith
A gang of furbies had formed around Adder, Adder stood ready to take them on, Snake turned back to smith but he had gone, the furbies had began their attack on Adder, they were outnumbering her and soon managed to over crowd her and she was mobbed under a heap of furbies, Snake charged into the group and kicked so many out of his way to get to Adder, he pulled each one off her and booted the ones surrounding him, he got hold of the unconscious Adder and cleared a path out from the fleeting furbies. He carried Adder to a bench in the middle of the deserted square and placed her on the bench.
"Come on kid don't give up fighting." Whispered Snake
"Snake, Snake, you okay." Said Morpheus
"yeah, I'm fine but Adder's not, she's knocked out and bleeding badly." Sighed Snake
"Stay there we'll be with you." Gruffed Morpheus
Morpheus and trinity walked away from the Penguin and Neo and headed towards Snake.
Adder came round and looked at Snake who was crouched down next to her.
"I'm sorry I got fucked up easily." Groaned Adder
Snake stroked Adder's hair and smiled
"Nah it was not you're fault, you were outnumbered heavily." Replied Snake
Adder laughed
"Yeah But I did not fight right." Said Adder
"You fought like an adder. That's enough for me." Replied Snake
Adder swang her legs round and sat on the bench.
"I'll be fine. Don't pull me out of here yet." Said Adder
"I'm not planning too, I know If I do I'll get my ass kicked when I get back on the ship." Joked Snake
Morpheus showed up in the square along with trinity and Neo ( who was still getting beaten up by the penguin.)
"You two okay?" Asked Morpheus
"Yeah fine, lets get to mister French mans place." Replied Snake
"GET HIM OFF ME" Yelled Neo
"What the hell?" Asked Adder
"he pissed the penguin off. Come on lets go." Replied Morpheus
The gang headed off as Neo was getting kicked along by the penguin, Snake wrapped his arm around Adder and helped her along while Morpheus and Trinity lead the way.
"SOMEONE GET THIS PHYSCO OFF ME." Screamed Neo
"They can't hear you bitch." Gruffed Snake
"No we can we just don't care." Replied Morpheus