Liquid to get some payback
The plane continued flying through the sky, the gang still figuring out how to get Liquid. They had little idea as to what to do next, Liquid was as slippery as a snake, fitting of his codename.
Snake had fully treated his wound, though he can handle that, what really eats at him is how close Liquid was and how quickly it was taken from him.
Fluttershy noticed this and pitied Snake, she wanted to go comfort him but Raiden stopped her, "Leave him be, he needs to let things digest"
Fluttershy nodded, "Right...I just hope the frustration doesn't get to him"
"We all hope that, but right now it's best to leave him to his thoughts"
Raiden & Fluttershy went to their room and laid by each other's side, resting up for the next potential mission.
Liquid wasn't done though, for halfway through the night, he approached the plane with his Helicoper, "Time for you all to die!" he then fired a rocket at the plane, damaging it and alerting everyone riding aboard it.
"What the hell's happening!?" Snake shouted. Otacon checked the radars on the plane, "Something's tailing us!"
Meryl looked out the windows and saw a battle helicopter and who was riding on it, "I see it! It's Liquid! He's attacking us with some helicopter!"
Liquid attacked again with the rockets on the Helicoper, he was attempting to blow the plane out of the sky.
"Jesus! If we don't get off now we're gonna get killed!" Meryl shouted.
Snake turned to Otacon, "Try to land this plane!" Otacon nodded and went to the controls and switched off the Auto Pilot and navigated the plane.
Snake turned to Meryl & The others, "Go make sure Sunny's ok"
Meryl saluted and went to check on Sunny. Raiden went to Snake, "What about us!? What should we do!?"
"We need to wait this out! We can't do much from in here!"
Fluttershy was a bit frightened, not just for her safety, but the safety of the others.
Liquid continued to assault the plane, Otacon doing his best to land it, "It's gonna be a rough landing!"
Otacon steered the plane down, the landing was gonna be a tough one but he was determined to make it work.
Soon he went low enough to start skidding the ground, the plane getting damaged each time it skidded.
Eventually the plane came to a stop, but horribly damaged, it won't be flying anytime soon. Everyone left the plane, Drebin made sure to grab his Van and drive out, just as Liquid landed his Helicopter and faced off against the group.
"It's over Snake, I'm finally gonna end this!"
Snake, Meryl, Johnny, Jonathan, Edward & Fluttershy aimed their guns at Liquid, Raiden had a sword out, Drebin had his Van Turrets ready.
Campbell & Otacon stood back, keeping Sunny close to them.
"You're out numbered Liquid; even you can't handle us alone!" Raiden shouted. Snake looked a bit curious, Raiden is right about that, Liquid wouldn't be able to do this alone, and he knows Liquid wouldn't be that foolish, what's he planning?
Liquid walked to them hand simply held his fingers in the air, one snap and suddenly a rumble. Everyone looked around and saw the Shagohod head their way, along with some Gekko and even Metal Gear RAY.
"Holy shit!" Raiden shouted. The others had the same sentiments; Liquid has his own machine army with him.
"I may be a great military mind, but I am not foolish, do you really think I would come here while at a disadvantage? Now you see my glorious plan, you see, after the Guns of the Patriots scenario, I realized that it's very possible to control machines to act as AIs, being able to use them without man power"
The Metal Gear s stood beside him, "As long as I command it, the Metal Gear army will rule the world, and I will be the top General in a world of Eternal War"
Fluttershy approached him, "Why would you want this world to be ruled by war? That's such a horrible thing, people shouldn't be fighting, they should be kind to one another, we can all live in peace if we embrace kindness, sending the world to war would destroy it"
Liquid chuckled, "Typical, the little pony wants love and kindness to prevail, love and kindness is for the weak, it does nothing except waste time and energy, you'll never be able to distinguish the strong from the weak"
"It shouldn't matter, there's more to life than power!"
Liquid groaned, "I don't have time for this", he snapped his fingers, "Kill them".
All the Metal Gears started their assault, Drebin tossed several Rocket Launchers, "Take out the Gekko! I'll lure away the Shagohog", Drebin drove off after firing at the Shagohod to get it to follow him.
Meryl & her squad used the Rocket Launchers to take out the Gekko, "Snake! Get Liquid!"
Snake nodded and went for Liquid but he jumped onto a Ray and rode on its shoulder, Snake followed him and fired at him, though Snake wasn't moving too fast, still feeling the pain of the gunshot earlier.
Raiden went to attack but realized he didn't have his Cyber Suit, just his regular sneaking suit, "Damn, where's the cyber machine!?" Raiden asked.
"It's on the plane! But it's probably destroyed!"
Raiden groaned, "I need that otherwise we'll get killed!"
"You don't need that Raiden, you've fought Metal Gears without it! You've beaten Dead Cell without it!"
Raiden looked to her, "I barely beat those Metal Gears though, and not all of Dead Cell was beaten either, look at Vamp!"
"You still stopped them! Raiden you're a great solider, I believe in you, you can do this without the suit"
Raiden still wasn't sure, but he didn't have much choice, "Fine, back to the basics!" he grabbed the Rocket Launcher that Drebin left and aimed, "Why did he give out this type? I need the Stinger, it locks on…guess I'll just have to wing it"
He fired the Rocket Launcher at some nearby RAYs, especially ones that opened their mouths to fire a beam. Fluttershy also fired a Rocket Launcher, though the recoil made her fly backwards.
Meanwhile Snake & Liquid were still shooting at each other on a RAY, it got to a point where Liquid managed to knock the gun away from Snake and kick his injured leg before hitting an uppercut.
"Did that hurt Snake?" Liquid asked in a mocking tone. Snake growled and hit Liquid with a hard punch to the gut, so Liquid retaliated with a strong elbow to the face.
"Just like when we fought on REX, it would be here if you and your friends haven't damaged it! But I can fix it, call me nostalgic but I rather like REX, brings back memories", Liquid said.
Down below, Raiden is still firing at the Metal Gears, he noticed the RAY that had Snake & Liquid atop of it, he made sure to avoid that one for the time being and fired at the others.
Meryl & her allies were taking out the GEKKO, though the fight wasn't easy, they were able to pull it off for the time being.
"There's too many! If Snake doesn't stop Liquid soon we're not gonna make it!" Meryl shouted. "Snake can do it, he's done it before!" Johnny said. Meryl nodded, "Yeah, he has, but I hope our luck hasn't run out"
Raiden & Fluttershy continued attacking the RAYs, though Fluttershy had a harder time due to her small stature but pulled it off.
On the top, Snake& Liquid were still engaged in their CQC, blocking each other's blows and attempting to strike. Snake had thrown a punch, Liquid blocked and did an elbow but Snake ducked and kneed his gut and elbowed him down.
He punched down but Liquid rolled out the way and then kicked Snake and then punched him to knock him back a bit, he had to be careful since RAY's head was smaller than REX's, so there wasn't a lot of room.
Liquid grabbed Snake and tried to throw him off but Snake kicked Liquid and then hit an uppercut, almost knocking Liquid off, but Liquid punched Snake and grabbed him in an armbar attempt, but Snake managed to knee him and punch him hard.
Down below Raiden was running low on ammo, "Damn, where's Drebin when you need him!?"
As if on cue, Drebin arrived on his van, causing Raiden to question how but honestly it's not important, "Need extra ammo!?"
"You have a Stinger? That would work better", Raiden said. Drebin nodded and tossed a Stinger and crate of extra ammo, "Gotta go! I only came back to see if everyone needed ammo, if I don't leave now I'll lure the Shagohod back here!"
He drove off again, but now Raiden had a stinger, "Time to destroy some RAYs!" he aimed and fied at the RAYs.
Meanwhile Liquid & Snake brawled to the point where Liquid hit Snake hard and he started dangling on the edge of RAY, close to falling. Liquid stomped on his hand, "Any last words Snake!?"
Snake managed to free his hand and trip Liquid down, now Liquid dangled from the edge. Snake looked down, "Raiden! Fire that Stinger up here! Quick!"
Raiden looked up and saw them dangling, "But Snake! I'll kill you too!"
"I'm willing to make that sacrifice! Now hurry up before he gets back up!"
Raiden looked unsure, but he aimed the Stinger at the head, though seemed conflicted as to whether or not he should shoot.
"Do it!"
Raiden aimed the Stinger and locked on, Snake & Liquid were still dangling and trying to climb up, though the curvy edges made it hard. He locked on and was ready to fire, but he stopped.
Snake was losing patience, "Raiden! Hurry up!"
Raiden aimed but had a look of worry on his face before putting the Stinger down, "It's no use, I can't do it Snake!"
Snake had a sense of Déjà vu, "Raiden! You have to do the right thing! I'm ready to die for this, now hurry!"
Fluttershy was really worried, watching with anticipation, before one thing occurred to her, "Wait, I can fly", she blushed from her idiocy and ignorance and quickly flew up to grab Snake and pull him away from the Metal Gear.
"Huh!? Oh right, you can fly", Snake stated. Fluttershy blushed, "Sorry, I forget sometimes, it nearly got me killed once when I fell out of a hot air balloon, the Pegasus who saved me looked really annoyed after she realized too"
"It's fine, in highly tense moments, you can forget the simplest things", Snake added to make Fluttershy feel less stupid.
Liquid noticed this, "Damn that Pegasus!"
Now that Snake was out of harm's way, Raiden fired the Stinger, Liquid quickly let go before the rocket hit Ray's head, making it fall back.
Suddenly the other Metal Gears stopped moving, making them easy targets for Meryl & her group, plus making things easier for Drebin.
Raiden sighed in relief, then Fluttershy approached with Snake, "Did we do it?" she asked. Raiden looked to the area where Liquid fell, "I guess so"
Fluttershy let Snake go and hugged Raiden, "I knew we could it it!" Raiden hugged her back, "Guess you were right"
Soon the group had reunited, sans Drebin, he wasn't back yet. Otacon looked around, "Does this mean it's over? Did we finally stop Liquid Snake?"
Suddenly gunshots were heard and a few bullets hit Otacon, causing him to fall over.
"No! Otacon!" Snake shouted. He turned to see Liquid, struggling to stand but aiming a gun, he looked like he was gonna activate the Metal Gears again.
Raiden & Fluttershy ran & flew at him but they were also shot at, one bullet hitting Raiden's arm, and one hitting Fluttershy's wing. Snake also approached Liquid and took a few gunshots himself, but he managed to hit Liquid with some gun shots.
Meryl & her allies went to assist Snake as Liquid fell, with one final gasp; he cursed Snake before falling for good.
Meryl checked on Snake, he took a few bullets to his torso, pretty bad shape, "Hold on Snake, we'll get you medical attention"
Snake groaned, "I'll be fine, help Otacon!"
Otacon at that point was being tended to by Sunny, Drebin & Campbell.
Raiden was hurt but it wasn't too bad, same with Fluttershy, they were both more concerned about Snake & Otacon.
Meryl motioned to the Helicopter Liquid used; the pilot had run off during the fight, "Get them on chopper! I'll contact Mei Ling, get everyone to a proper Medical Facility"
Snake & Otacon were taken to the chopper as everyone flew off. The war seemed to be over, but at what cost?
The Fight's Over, the aftermath is coming, Final Chapter next.