First off I want to thank SniegZ and AngelBecca for there speedy help in editing and helping in the story. The second thing is I want to apologize for not updating sooner. School has had me swamped and my social life is in the pits. My so called friends are putting my in a tough spot and I am struggling to deal with it. Other than that, enjoy the second chapter. I don't own full metal panic or metal gear. I do own Michael. ENJOY!!!
Colonel Campbell leaned back into his chair and sighed as he reread the report that Michael had sent him.
Michael had just completed the report yesterday considering he was back for almost six days.
Campbell put the report down and sighed as he rested his head on his hands. Things were moving faster than he had anticipated and that could mean danger in the future. However, for the most part the remaining pieces of FOXHOUND and now Mithril were completely undetected.
Roy trusted Michael with this operation and found that it was handled in a manner that he had found disproving.
Granted he had Sousuke and he was recovering in the Nano-Tank but it could have been handled in a way that went to FOXHOUND's favor and not to both parties.
Roy picked the report up again and took a drink of his coffee.
Agent Lemon of the DGSE had seen better days.
One of his objectives was dead and the other was barely hanging on. He was amazed that such a young man could survive an attack like he just suffered.
The doctors and emergency medical team were working to save his life. These people were not doing just because they were nice, Sousuke was seen as an important piece and figuring out more about Amalgam.
Lemon was debriefed by the Head of the DGSE and it was reported that several officials in the government and even in the intelligence department were traitors. Secrets had been small and not worrisome but the things changed for the worse.
France was becoming more militaristic with each new day and the country was tense.
The Head received an encoded message meant for him from the President explaining in small detail what was going on.
The message said that the President was being blackmailed with his family along with other secrets that the politician wanted kept quiet.
The Head did not care much for the blackmail but was more worried about the future of his country.
It was not just his country that was facing troubles, the whole world was a powder keg waiting to go off.
The incident in Tokyo was the start of it. Evidence had shown that North Korea was responsible for the attacks and the country denied it. Russia and Northern China supported their country arguing that if the West tried anything, there would be consequences.
After that, things only seemed to get worse.
Civil Wars became more violent in the Middle East, South America and even Africa was seeing an increase in border wars.
The super powers were constantly at each other's throats blaming the other for starting these wars.
The world had returned to the old fears of the Cold War. Each country had there finger on the button that would bring about Armageddon.
Lemon turned his attention back to the medical teams that were taking care of Sousuke. The only reason that they were trying to save him was that he had some information about Amalgam that could prove useful to the DGSE.
Orders were to get any information out of him by any means necessary.
Lemon was starting to have-
"Sir!" A medical official came to him snapping Lemon out of his thoughts.
"Yes, what is it?" Lemon was hoping for some good news for once.
"The patient is stable and we can move him immediately!"
Lemon nodded and turned his attention back to him, "Okay we need to get out before they send any kind of back-up." He walked over to the stretcher where they were working on Sousuke.
It was plugged into a breathing mask and machines pumped drugs and monitored his heartbeat.
Surgery was needed to repair the internal damage or else he would die.
The men started to push the stretcher out of the arena and toward the helicopter waiting for them.
Lemon looked down and than up. He noticed someone standing in the way wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. Around his body was a tactical vest with a combat knife and gun.
The person stepped forward, "I'm afraid that person is coming with us."
Lemon stepped forward, "And who are you?" He demanded to know. Lemon turned and saw his men with their guns ready to shoot.
"The name is Michael Kanzuki," He took a step and the men raised their rifles. Michael than stopped and looked at them, "I'm here to get my brother."
Lemon scoffed thinking he was another member of Amalgam, "Who are you really?!"
Michael sighed and stuck his hands in his pockets, "My name is Major," He winced having to say that, "Michael Kanzuki and I am part of special forces unit code-named FOXHOUND."
Lemon looked at him not believing a word, "FOXHOUND was destroyed months ago by Amalgam. So quit with the bull shit and get out of the way!" The men aimed their rifles at Michael.
Michael sighed and raised his hand as if commanding someone. The sounds of shuffle feet appeared out of the battle torn arena.
Suddenly they heard the sounds of rifles being cocked and aimed. Everyone turned and they were surrounded by thirty-six men in full SWAT looking uniforms with M16 and M4 rifles aimed at them. Lemon looked down at himself jus to see the laser sights dance on his body.
They had the high ground and soon they all turned to Michael.
Michael lowered his hands and started to approach him, "Like I said I am here to take him back with me." His tone left no room arguments.
Michael had the high ground along with surprise.
Lemon sighed and looked at him suspiciously, "Do you know why I am here?"
Michael looked around, "I take it that it has nothing to do with buying a time share in this part."
Lemon laughed and walked up to him, "I need to know about Amalgam."
Michael sighed and pulled out a disk, "I had a feeling that this would happen," He gave it to Lemon, "This is a disk containing names and companies that have connections to Amalgam in your country."
Lemon looked at it, "Why are you giving me this?"
Michael walked past him not hearing what he said. The men surrounding Sousuke eased up a little and let him walk by. The men knew that he wanted to kill them, they would not be standing.
Michael sighed as he looked at the body of his brother, "I leave you alone for just a little while and look what happens."
A large helicopter light is shining over head as a CH-53 came into view. The black helicopter landed as the back hatch opened and doctors rushed out.
The emergency teams that treated Sousuke let them by since Lemon gave his men the signal to back off.
Michael turned to the doctor as he looked at the information gathered by the teams. Other doctors spoke to the rescue team members to get more information about wounds, drugs and other medical things.
The doctor turned to Michael yelling over the blades, "We need to get him in surgery now! He has internal bleeding that needs to be treated before he dies from blood loss!"
They started to push the cart as Michael followed, "Get him in the plane and start surgery immediately," Michael grabbed his arm and the doctor turned, "We need him alive! Got it doc?"
The doctor nodded as he took Sousuke into the helicopter.
Two identical helicopters landed outside the arena just as the medical copter took Sousuke away.
Michael sighed and turned to his men, "Move out! The planes can only stay in ECS for a while longer until Amalgam catches on!"
The men yelled, "YES SIR!!" And rushed out of the arena in a precise fashion.
Another soldier came up to Michael, "Sir, we caught the guy with the camera fleeing. He sent the pictures just like we wanted right to jackal. He should be getting them soon."
Michael nodded and pushed the man's shoulder toward the copter.
Lemon yelled, "WAIT!"
Michael stopped and turned, "What? You have information and-"
"Why did you give this to me?" He said raising the disk for him to see.
Michael smiled, "You worry more about your country's state than anything else. You also looked after my brother and saved his life."
Lemon stood dumbstruck for a second, "But I-"
"We'll kill them." He said plainly as he looked at Lemon.
Lemon stopped thinking and listened to him.
"They killed an innocent person that you considered a friend. I promise you that we will get them… All of them!" Michael said with strong conviction. If Amalgam wanted war, FOXHOUND would deliver it.
Lemon said nothing as he watched Michael leave in the helicopter.
Once they were in the air, each activated their ECS and disappeared into the night sky.
Lemon looked at the disc and turned toward his men. They all would agree that they found the information off a laptop computer that Kurma had in his hotel.
Roy threw the report down and sighed rubbing his eyes in annoyance. Michael was able to get out of a tough situation but gave sensitive information that FOXHOUND took great care to protect.
Roy leaned back into his leather seat and looked at the ceiling, "This generation."
"This generation what?"
Roy leaned back from his seat and saw Snake standing in the doorway with a small smile on his face, "I take it that the major did not follow the plan." Snake took a seat and looked at his old friend.
"I was saying Snake," He said giving the report to Snake, "This generation is reckless in my eyes."
Snake skimmed through the report for a bit than handed it back to Roy, "So what is reckless about giving information to a guy who wants Amalgam?"
Roy sighed and went to a cabinet near his desk. He pulled out two glasses and a bottle of Brandy. He poured himself a drink and than handed the other glass to Snake, "We have no way of knowing if he really is working against Amalgam or is just lying." He took a sip of his drink.
"We really won't know until the party, now will we?" Snake said taking a sip as well.
Roy sighed as he leaned back into his chair, "I cannot believe how easy you are on this with Michael. He needs to-"
"I've taken care of that." He said taking another sip.
Roy only smiled a little as he started to inquire about what Snake did, "And that is?"
"You remember the Captain of Mithril's from the Pacific Fleet?" Snake put his glass down on the desk. Snake remembered how ill experienced she was and did not really respect anything about her.
The only reason she was made a Captain was because she was a whispered and that was it. Other than that, almost everyone in FOXHOUND despised her.
"I remember the fact that she interfered with the assassination operation to kill her brother." Roy sighed thinking about the hell Michael raised on that.
Michael was part of that particular operation and knew how serious of threat that man was to both organizations.
Roy remembered something, "Five people needed to restrain Michael when the Captain told him to not interfere into things that do not concern him. Am I right on the number?"
"That is about right. I was one of them after all." Snake rubbed his jaw as he finished his brandy, "The kid throws a mean elbow."
Roy smiled and shook his head, "So back to this punishment you had for him Snake, what did you do?"
"I had him meet the Captain and her crew."
Roy only laughed, "Are you serious? He must have been as mad as hell about that."
Snake rose from his seat to leave, "Mad as hell does not cover it really but I did come by to tell you something."
Roy finished his drink and put his glass down turning to Snake, "What is it?"
"Sousuke should be recovered by tonight."
Roy nodded, "Good, will he be ready to help in the upcoming operation?"
Snake scoffed, "Just try saying "no" to him."
Michael was rubbing the temples of his forehead fighting the urge to snap the neck of the girl in front of him.
Fuck the fact that four other people were in the room with her; he could snap it in three seconds before they had a chance to interfere.
"I do not see the problem Major Kanzuki." Captain Tessa said in a sweet voice hoping to rattle his nerves. Using his rank with that voice only seemed to infuriate him more.
Michael sighed, "You're talking and that is the problem."
Lt. Mao, Srgt. Major Weber, and Lt. Commander Belfangan Groseaux aka Bel among his peers and the steely eye man known as Commander Mardukas all stood in the room supporting the action to see Sousuke.
Michael had great respect for the SRT teams and for the missions completed under their belt. They represented the best that Mithril had to offer in terms of Special Forces tactics through superior piloting skills that would put FOXHOUND pilots to shame.
However, they were really testing his patience.
Commander Mardukas was a legend in the Royal Fleet as a superb submarine commander who displayed skills far beyond his age.
However, in Michael's eyes he was nothing more than a glorified baby sitter.
Where as Sousuke was afraid of Mardukas, Michael only seemed to bring more hostility and made it clear that he did not respect Tessa.
"Mr. Kanzuki I-"
"Thank you for not addressing me as Major, Lt. Commander Bel." He said in genuine sincerity.
Bel nodded, "We just want to see how he is doing and when he will be up and running."
Michael leaned back into his seat adjusting his suit coat.
He was wearing the full FOXHOUND officer's uniform with his bars along with the FOXHOUND patch on his right shoulder. The uniform was a complete green suit with matching tie.
Michael looked at them, "He will be well by tonight or tomorrow. That is what our medical staff has said."
"Can you tell us more?" Mao asked.
Michael had great respect for Mao. She was like an older sister to Sousuke and a damn fine leader at that.
"I have nothing more than that. Look," He threw the report on the desk as it slid to Tessa, "Everything is in the report that I gave you when you arrived at FOX base. I'm going to say it again." He leaned forward looking eyes with Tessa, "I cannot allow you to see him in the tank."
The tank was the nanomachine tank. It was a revolutionary tool that made post surgery and organ recovery faster than normal.
It was filled in millions maybe billions of nano-machines specifically designed to accelerate the healing process of the body.
That was all the details he knew about, the exact specifics were known to Dr. Hunter since she designed and built it.
Kurz looked at him, "We just want to say "hi!" to the fish-man in the tank, what's wrong with that?"
"That room only allows those that have Command Staff clearance to enter it. I cannot give you access to it. We have too many security breaches in the past and we cannot allow anyone to see that tank." Michael said getting annoyed with this constant questioning that he was be forced to endure.
Snake was going to pay for this!
"And I take it you have access to this room?" Mardukas inquired. He was becoming annoyed with the young man in front. He openly antagonized him and Tessa for obvious reasons. However, Mardukas knew full well his skill and strength in FOXHOUND.
If he wanted to, he could take out every person in the room without as much as a sweat.
Michael sighed rubbing his eyes. His answer would infuriate a lot of people in the room, "Yes, I am part of the command staff and I have access to that room."
Tessa rose from her seat and slammed her hands on the table. She kept worrying and hoping that Sousuke was alive. There was not a moment when she wondered if he was still alive or face down in the gutter killed by an assassin, "Than are you doing this because you don't like me!!!"
Everyone was surprised by that outburst and took a step back. This was the second time there shy captain had made an outburst. The second she cursed which almost sent Mardukas into a shock.
Michael was unfazed by her accusation. It only infuriated him more.
He rose from his seat and put his hands on the table looking at Tessa dead in the eyes. Tessa seemed to lose courage gazing into Michael's eyes. When someone stared at death so much, nothing fazed him.
Michael took a deep breath, "To tell you the truth "Captain", I never did like you and I never will. I will never respect you or support you," He raised his hand showing one finger, "The only thing I'm going to do is follow your orders and ONLY because Colonel Campbell told me to. And I'm pretty sure that you know why… You are the one that interfered with the assassination of Leonard! You are the one responsible for deaths of the soldiers that died in Operation: Strip Mine. And YOU are the one responsible for the shit we are in!" He yelled.
"Strip Mine" was the search and destroy operation meant to kill Leonard. It had been confirmed that he was a whispered and working willingly with Amalgam. FOXHOUND procedure dictated that if any whispered were working for the enemy willingly, they were to be taken out.
Tessa countered with, "You were going to kill my brother without trial and cause!"
Michael yelled, "Your brother is a psychotic lunatic! He tried to kill Sousuke, kidnapped Kaname and IS responsible for numerous deaths of both civilian and soldier that have died thanks to YOU!" He would not be pushed back by a timid girl who knew nothing of combat. She knew nothing of the true meaning of war!
In wars, brothers fought alongside each other, or against each other.
Tessa was silent unable to counter what he just said. She knew full well Sousuke's feelings with Kaname. It hurt her so much to know that someone that she loved would never look at her or feel the same the way she wanted Sousuke to feel. However, no was not the time to-
"Does Sousuke know about this?" He asked.
Tessa and everyone froze asking that. He hit a weak point.
Michael looked at everyone's reactions to what he just asked. He was right about Sousuke not knowing about the operation. But still, he had no idea that Michael knew about what happened between Kaname and Leonard on the roof.
He sighed; he knew that Sousuke would hate him when he told him.
"That is something for another day," Weber stepped forward trying to keep things cool between Michael and Tessa. The last thing they needed was to try and pull Michael off of Tessa and there were no guarantees this time that they could do it this time.
Weber turned to Michael, "Mike, mind if I call you Mike?"
Michael sat back down into his chair, "As long as it is not Major or sir we are on okay terms."
Weber smiled, "Okay than call me and sis by our names than we have a deal."
Michael smiled in surprise, "You have a deal Weber."
Weber took a step back and Melissa took the floor. She looked hard and deep at Michael studying what kind of person was behind this face.
She knew little details about him since Sousuke did not really talk a great deal about his past. However, she was weary since in Russian he was called 'Syn Smerty' and was translated into, 'Son of Death' as reported when he was in the OCELOT unit.
Mao took a deep breath and started, "We understand your position Michael but if he is to recover tomorrow than can we visit him in the infirmary?"
Michael shrugged his shoulders, "Doesn't bother me but he won' be getting a lot of bed rest."
Bel raised his eyes in curiosity, "And why is that?"
"Because he will be part of the operation next week in Paris." Michael said in a matter of fact tone.
Mardukas charged forward, "He is in no condition to walk let alone be part of a major operation!" The nerve of this kid trying to-
His thoughts were stopped when he started to laugh out loud. He stopped trying to hide it as he covered his eyes and leaned back into his chair. Everyone in the room did not know how to take it.
Michael stopped and took a deep breath. He wiped his eyes from the tears and looked at everyone, "I know him better than anyone else in the world. You don't fight with someone for years on different battlefields and not learn a thing or two about him." Michael continued, "When we were in Zaire years ago, he took three bullets in his legs and one in his arm. I was shot and going into shock and to top it all off we got separated from our group during the fire fight. He took care of me for three days and treated my wounds. When we were found the doctors told us that we would not be fit to continue to fight. The next day we got up and earned our pay."
Everyone looked at him in surprise. If he was taking about years ago, than he was still a child doing that kind of work.
Michael rested his elbows on the desk, "Plus, we have confirmed that Kaname and Leonard are going to attend this party."
Tessa took her seat looking at him, "You have confirmed it?"
Michael nodded, "We were able to get out the name of the place where the party was going to be held. Otacon hacked into their mainframe and we confirmed it."
Tessa studied the report, "So you are using this to get the job done?"
Michael looked at her and said nothing for a second and than said, "I promised I would help him."
Tessa nodded and closed the file as she rose from her seat. Bel opened the door and the Mithril members left the room.
"Oh and one more thing Tessa." Michael called out.
Tessa stopped and looked at him in the corner of her eyes, "Yes, Michael?"
He looked at her hard, "Interfere with another operation similar to Strip Mine from this point on and I will have you removed from any future operation planning."
Tessa nodded and Bel closed the door.
Once outside everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Mao spoke first, "So he does have a grudge against you Tessa. That much is certain."
Weber added, "Yeah but he must like Kaname and wants those two-"An elbow hit courtesy of Mao had him doubling over.
Bel continued, "Well he is well liked by a lot of people. Around the base most were friendly to him," Bel crossed his arms, "Not only that he was well adverse in CQC and not to mention a pro in stealth."
Mardukas raised his glasses, "He is a gene soldier. This means he is much stronger than the average soldider."
Tessa took her ponytail end and nibbled it on her teeth as she played with it, "Don't forget that he is Srgt. Sagara's brother. He knows him better than anyone else."
"I know a little about him." They heard a small voice behind them and turned to see Lt. Mei Ling of FOXHOUND.
She was a child prodigy who excelled in communication electronics and other technology of that sort. She was attractive but very quiet when in large groups. However, she was part of FOXHOUND's command staff and was a trained in fighting.
Weber took a step forward eyeing her in his usual fashion, "And what does a cute girl like you know about a man like Michael?" He smiled looking up and down on her. She was wearing the uniform of FOXHOUND but instead of pants she had a skirt on.
Mei Ling smiled, "Well I know that if he catches you looking at me like you are, there will be an imprint of your body in that wall." She pointed to the wall opposite of him.
Weber gulped and stepped back.
Mao whispered to Tessa, "I think I like her already." Tessa giggled knowing what he meant.
Mardukas adjusted his glasses looking at Mei Ling, "So what can you tell us about him?" He inquired wondering what else he can learn about the man who called Sousuke his brother. From what he just saw, the two could very well be blood brothers.
Mei Ling put the folders on the table near her and looked at them, "His codename is Specter Wolf."
No one took surprise by that. Everyone however looked at Bel who seemed to freeze up after hearing that.
"Specter Wolf?" He asked again making sure he was right about the name.
Tessa looked at Bel, "You have heard of him?"
Bel took a deep breath, "When I was in the Mediterranean Fleet we had orders to destroy a terrorist camp that was planning a huge attack against Spain. We destroyed a large portion of the terrorist camp but missed the main target. In fact, it was a decoy to protect the real attack force." Bel stopped for second remembering what happened, "Before we could get the go ahead FOXHOUND claimed jurisdiction and sent in a lone operative to take care of everyone. We went to support the operative but when we got there all the terrorist were dead and the camp destroyed. We saw the operative sitting and smoking when we arrived. We never got a name but heard that his codename was Specter Wolf." He stopped and looked at Mei Ling.
"He was the person they sent in.", Mei Ling nodded, "He killed thirty terrorists on his own."
Everyone looked at her in disbelief.
Mao could not believe what she heard and said, "There is no way that one person could-"
"We are FOXHOUND Lt. Mao, not Mithril." Mei Ling replied in a tone that should the clear difference between the two organizations, "We don't play by the same rules as you do."
Weber stuttered for a second than got his thoughts back, "But how could one person do what he did?"
Mei Ling shrugged her shoulders, "A combination of stealth, CQC and quick thinking. The way he moved was like a wolf circling his prey. The terrorists panicked and started calling him a ghost. He even captured one terrorist and used it as a shield to protect him. Once they were out of ammo seven terrorist were killed. It was a mystery to us but he did his job. After that mission, Michael was officially called Specter Wolf."
Tessa gulped thinking about Michael. He was indeed more dangerous and more lethal than she could ever imagine. However, she reminded herself that this was FOXHOUND. The codenames were based off of an animal that an operative best fit along with the trait that they were strongest with. One codename she heard was Chameleon Camo. It was a female operative who was so good at stealth that she could blend into anything like a chameleon. Earning this level of a codename was the highest achievement for FOXHOUND operatives and it was something well earned.
"However, that does not mean that he is all job and no fun," She stopped for a second thinking carefully before choosing her words since he was in the next room, "He is a very good person he just puts a lot on his shoulders."
Mardukas thought for a second and continued, "Still he has no right to disrespect the Captain as he was doing before. I respect his skill but his manner is something to debate."
Mei Ling took a deep breath and looked at Mardukas, "He only respects those that have actual combat experience!" Mei Ling yelled as she defended Michael.
Tessa looked at her and Mei Ling answered with a hard and deep look, "I see."
"He believes that only those that understand war earn his respect. I can understand that much greatly, Sousuke and Michael have been on the battlefield for so long. They follow orders but they have seen and know more than anyone should know." Mei Ling said sadly, "They sacrifice a lot and get nothing and yet, they are happy with that."
Mao thought for a second and smiled with a big cheesy grin, "You look up to him don't you?"
Weber got the meaning behind the smile, "Oh sis, I see where you are going with this."
Mei Ling looked at them not understanding where the two soldiers were coming from, "What is-"
"You like him don't you!" Mao declared.
Mei Ling stammered back hearing that and started to blush as she tried to regain her thoughts and control of the situation, "That is my business and-"
"So that is why you are here to get a chance to cool down mister hot head. He looks at you and you look at him. Than you lean forward," Weber leaned forward to Mei Ling like he was going to kiss her making Mei Ling reel back, "He leans forward and-"
"And what?"
Everyone turned and Michael was standing in the doorway with a grin on his face looking at Weber, "And what Master. Srgt?"
Mao and Weber both gulped worried what he would do.
Michael started walking to Weber, "Continue Srgt please I am more than anxious to hear the end of this story." He said the last part with an icy tone that made Weber very nervous.
Weber gulped again, "And she leans forward and pulls a hair off of your face." He said quickly, "Yea, yea that's what happens. Nothing more than that." He crossed his arms in way to solidify everything he said.
"A hair." Mao moved out of Michael's way not wanting to get in between them.
"Yea." He smiled nervously the way Mao would get if she got pissed at him.
Michael drummed his fingers on his shoulder as thinking for a second and than turned to Mao, "He is that pervert right?"
Mao smiled, "Yup want me to-"
"No, I'll take care of this." He smiled, "Weber, I have a very interesting thing to tell you and I just got done reading this report." He showed everyone the report, "It seems that someone was snooping around the female personal showers, "He opened the file finding the time, "about an hour before I was supposed to meet you all."
Weber gulped as he could feel the intense scowls from everyone in the room, "Well I don't know if that relates to me I'm sure that-"
"They described the pervert as," He read directly from the file, "Blonde with a rather cheesy laugh and a giggle that reminded them of a little girl."
Mao was already cracking her knuckles and waiting for the "go ahead" from Tessa and Bel to go full ape shit on Weber's ass.
"Now," He closed the file and added it to Mardukas and the others to read, "I don't know what happens in Mithril if you are caught but allow me to show you what happens when female personal catch perverts." He turned to Mei Ling, "Lt. if you would be so kind."
Mei Ling smiled and mouthed a simple thank you to Michael. She smiled at Weber innocently as Weber braced himself for-
In one lightening motion Mei Ling had her hands around Weber's crotch squeezing and digging her sharp nails into the crotch area. She cupped everything in one hand squeezing as if it was a ball. She smiled enjoying her pay back.
Weber felt the wind knocked out of him as he tried to grab his-
"Touch her hands and I'll throw you through the wall." Michael warned crossing his arms.
Weber's hands went behind his head as he tried to keep breathing from the intense pain.
"Now, if this information got out from a certain Lt, "He turned to Mao who gave a rather evil smile, "I'm pretty sure the pain will be much more intense and lasting."
Bel and Mardukas could feel the pain and almost instinctively had there hands over there crotches. It just hurt to watch, they could not imagine actually having that pain happen to them.
"We use this method as a form of torture to get information out of less responsive prisoners. Sometimes we send a woman to get the job done and Mei Ling is the record holder for getting the quickest interrogation. Was it five minutes or six minutes?"
Weber was starting to bite his lower lip as tears ran down his face. His knees started to weaken and-
The pain increase as Mei Ling dug in even more, "Three minutes."
Michael smiled, "Do we make ourselves clear?"
"Crystal sir." He was barely able to get out.
Mei Ling smiled and let go. She giggled as Weber fell straight back and curled into a ball whimpering silently.
Mao just started clapping her hands, "Be sure to wash thoroughly with hot water to clean those hands."
Mei Ling picked up her files, "I don't think it will be enough since-"
"MAJOR MICHAEL KANZUKI!" The PA system bellowed above them making everyone jump.
Michael gritted his teeth, "I told them-"
"PLEASE REPORT TO THE MEDICAL WING IMMEDIATELY! SRGT. SOUSUKE SAGARA IS WAKING UP!"
Without a moments hesitation Michael was sprinting down the halls toward the Medical wing leaving everyone in the dusts.
"Wait!" Tessa took off chasing after Michael.
Mardukas cursed and both Bel and himself followed the Captain.
Mao merely shook her head and started to walk toward the Medical Wing.
Mei Ling grabbed her arm, "Oh and Lt?"
Mao gave an indifferent look at the young girl. Granted that she put Weber in his place but-
"I would prefer in the future that if you want to discuss such matters about please do so in private." Mei Ling said quickly.
Mao took out a cigarette, "So you do care about him."
Mei Ling was silent and looked away.
Mao took the cigarette out of her mouth and put it behind her ear, "I guess he is as clueless as Sousuke right?" She smiled trying to lighten the mood.
"It's more complicated than that." She hugged the files, "He is a hard person to really reach to after-"
"The London Tragedy." Mao said putting the cigarette back in her mouth and lightening it.
Mei Ling looked at her, "How did you-"
Mao smiled, "I have a few friends that helped out. I don't need to say anymore." Mao turned and headed toward the medical wing.
Mei Ling smiled slightly and went to put the files in Michael's office.
"Oh and Mei Ling?"
Mei Ling stopped and looked at her.
"Give him time. He will come around."
Mei Ling sighed and continued to organize the folders for Michael to look at when he got back. It was not going to be happy with the paperwork but he would get over it.
Michael rushed through the restricted area where the doctors were busy working and calibrating the tank.
Michael watched Sousuke floating in the greenish water with an oxygen mask strapped around his neck.
"Okay his vitals are good, start draining the tank." One of the technicians yelled as Colonel Campbell and Snake walk in.
"What is the situation?" He walked up to Michael.
"It involves an annoying captain who is about five seconds away from having her neck broken." Michael said sparing a glance at them and than focusing his attention back to the tank being drained.
"You guys hit it off didn't you?" Snake joked.
"I swear Snake I'll-"
The tank opened and Sousuke's body slumped down as one of the medics grabbed him and took the mask off. They put him on a stretcher as another oxygen mask was put over his face.
Michael rushed over talking to one of the doctors, "How is he?"
"Heart beat and pulse is steady. Everything else looks good." The medic answered.
Sousuke's eyes opened trying to register what was going on. His body felt heavy as his eyes adjusted to all the light hitting his eye at once.
He saw someone force open his eyelid and shined a small flashlight at him.
The medic followed the eye, "He is conscious."
Michael pushed the Medic out of the way, "Sousuke, can you hear me?"
That voice. It sounded so familiar was the thought that kept going through Sousuke's head. His vision started to clear as the sounds started to become sharper as well.
"Hey, can you hear me?" Michael asked again.
"Michael?" He said weakly.
"Yea," He said happy to know he was alive, "It's me. Your okay and-"
Sousuke grabbed Michael's shirt and pulled him toward him whispering, "San Carlos, Grenada, Madrid. She is in one of those places." He whispered out desperately to make sure those words escaped his mouth.
Michael took a deep breath, "We know where they are going to be. Get some rest and I will tell you the rest."
Sousuke's grip weakened as the drugs started to take effect. His body slumped back as the medics started to take him away.
The door opened as Tessa and everyone rushed to Sousuke only to have them be pushed back by the medics.
"He is alive." Campbell said.
Michael sighed, "Yea, you sure you're up to this Snake?"
Snake scoffed and smiled, "I'm the best one to do this." He hit Michael's arm and than headed outside.
Campbell whispered to Michael, "We have a report from Black Tree."
Michael's ears perked.
"Mr. Gold is making an appearance at this party."
Wolf entered the suite in an extremely pissed mood. If she had her way, Leonard would be sucking on the barrel of her rifle as she slowly pulled the trigger.
The striking beauty entered the suite wearing a black business suit with her green hair flowing naturally.
Kaname Chidori was a like a little sister to Wolf. She looked after the young girl making sure Leonard did not try anything funny with her. Leonard may be the man of any woman's dream but the idea that he was the man of Kaname's dreams was ridiculous.
In his twisted way of thinking, he could get anything he wanted through any means necessary.
The organization granted that the girl was vital in codename, 'Project R' it still would not be an excuse for any kind of perverted or indecent behavior on his part.
Wolf burst through the door and was greeted with a smiling Leonard.
"Ah Ms. W what a pleasure-"Before he could finish that sentence Wolf slapped the man as hard as she could.
He stumbled back and hit the back of the wall. Leonard smirked, "A temper for a wolf like-"
Wolf grabbed his throat and lifted him clear off the ground, "You really are slime you know that." She tightened her grip as Leonard's breathing started to become faster.
"You show her a picture of Sousuke like that huh!?" She shook him violently, "I should kill you and do the organization a favor." She dropped him.
Leonard started to cough rubbing his throat, "True, I am aware that most members do not like me," He stood up straightening his clothes keeping his composure, "However, we would not be where we are without me."
Wolf scoffed, "You men," She turned to the door, "How long has she been in there?" She turned her attention to the reason for her visit.
"About a few days." He took a seat, "She eats but refuses to come out no matter what and I so hate to use force." He said smiling slightly.
Wolf turned and smiled, "You're a very serious joker, and you know that?"
Leonard gave her a cold look.
"And a coward too." Wolf walked forward, "The truth is, you are afraid of Sousuke."
Leonard rose and stared back at Wolf, "I am not afraid of him!" Leonard would not be pushed around like this. Sousuke was below him, like an ant and he has crushed, "I crushed him and his precious Arbalest like a paper plane."
Wolf nodded, "True. You did defeat him but not by skill." Wolf turned her back, "And that is why when you fight him again, you will lose."
Leonard chuckled softly, "Again? He is dead and his brother will be soon."
Wolf only smiled, "You are so sure they are dead," She knocked on the door, "However, Ocelot, Kailin and Big Boss were not the only ones that knew them."
Leonard was surprised to hear this but kept his face under control to hide the surprise, "Outer Heaven you mean?"
Wolf nodded, "I know for a fact about what they are and who they are. They are coming and it is that simple. I would advice you to keep Raven's prediction in mind lest you be consumed by the dragon."
The door cracked open slightly and Kaname saw that it was Wolf. The door opened more and Wolf was let in. The door was closed quickly after Wolf entered locked with a loud click.
Wolf took a seat as Kaname sat on her bed hugging her knees. She was still dressed in old clothes but that did not matter to her.
Wolf studied her face. It was puff and red with black circles under her eyes which meant she was not getting a lot of sleep.
Kaname whipped the tears from her face as she looked at Wolf, "He's dead Wolf."
Wolf pulled a chair from a table and took a seat near the bed, "I know, the information reached all the assassins."
Wolf put her hand on Kaname's shoulder and she lunged forward holding onto the sniper for dear life. She started to cry out loud as Wolf held her.
Wolf ran her hands through her hair trying to calm the girl down, "I don't think he is dead." She whispered.
Kaname looked at with a pleading and horrifying look in her eyes, "He's dead I saw the pictures and everything! How can you-"
"You don't believe he is dead do you?" Wolf asked.
Kaname spoke but froze for a second stopping her thoughts, "I'm not sure," She turned away, "I've been having this dream the past few nights."
Wolf looked at her with genuine curiosity, "What is the dream about?"
Kaname sat at the edge of the bed and started, "I'm floating in the sky over an ocean just by myself." She whipped more tears from her face, "I hear a voice that is saying that she met him."
"And who is she and is she talking about Sousuke?" Wolf asked wondering if it was the same suspected whispered that was in Namsak.
"I don't know her name but she says she is dead but that she met Sousuke." Kaname continued.
"What else did she say?"
Kaname hugged her knees and felt herself weaken again but it was hard to stay tough. Everytime she thought about this dream she just cried, "She says that he is still looking for me that he is hurt badly."
Wolf was silent as she continued.
Kaname's voice started to break. She would give anything to just hear him say 'it is not a problem' or the classic 'affirmative', "She said that I should forgive and hold him close but how can I if he is dead."
"He is not dead." Wolf said strongly but with a soft tone for Kaname to hear.
Kaname stopped and looked at her.
"I knew Michael and Sousuke from Outer Heaven. In fact they saved my life when I first met them." Wolf said smiling at that memory.
"What happened?" Kaname asked interested in hearing how much of a trouble maker Sousuke was in the past.
"I was still a teenager when Saladin brought me to Outer Heaven." Wolf started.
"Saladin? You mean the ruler of the-"
"No it was what I called Big Boss." Wolf looked her, "I was a Kurd and we were hunted even before the war. Hunted day and night like dogs hoping to just see the sunrise. One day, Saladin brought me away from that and took me to Outer Heaven."
Kaname knew very little about the legend of Big Boss. The only thing she knew was that he was the greatest soldier in the 20th century. His skill and strength were legends and he was respected by all, even his enemies respected him.
Leonard only looked at Big Boss as nothing more than a man with a gun. However, Kaname knew that a soldier was more than that. Sousuke and Michael were living proof of that.
"I had my own place in Outer Heaven thanks to Saladin." She sighed as she smiled thinking back about the boys and there reactions, "Most men looked at me and saw me as easy prey. They learned the hard way, and I think you know what I mean."
Kaname nodded.
"I got back to my apartment and took my clothes and took a shower. I was sweaty from the days work and just wanted to relax a little." She paused waiting for Kaname's reaction.
"Wait, a shower?" Kaname inquired knowing where this could go.
It was the reaction that Wolf wanted, "I don't know when they came in but all of a sudden I hear a door slam behind me. I heard voices and reached for my gun."
Kaname leaned forward listening to every detail, "They didn't!"
Wolf started to laugh, "I came out naked hoping to surprise them and to my surprise I see two boys holding guns staring at me with wide eyes."
Kaname started to get mad, "He saw you naked?"
Wolf nodded holding the laughter back, "I demanded to know what they were doing in my room and as expected they were silent for a few seconds. So, I grabbed a towel and slapped them across the head to get there attention."
Kaname sighed thinking back, "It's the only way to get his attention too." She started to feel better knowing that Sousuke got into a lot of trouble as a kid. It didn't seem that he had grown out of it and Michael was not helping at all as well.
"Once they got there senses back they started to argue at each other." Wolf continued, "I got upset as they kept going back and forth about experiences in other countries and who got who into trouble. Honestly, I was not sure what I was dealing with at the moment."
Kaname shook her head, "I'm not sure myself."
"So after getting there attention again by dropping my towel," Wolf smiled as Kaname's eyes bulged out of their sockets hearing that part, "They explained what happened."
Kaname hugged her knee's listening.
"One of them, I forget which one, said something that made a few people upset. The next thing they know they are being chased through the streets and they came to my place to hide since it looked deserted."
Kaname shook her head, "He never did learn."
Wolf smiled, "From what I heard it seems he is still the same. He had a good heart back then and his brother had a strong spirit. Those two worked well together, you could honestly mistake them as real brothers."
Kaname snapped back, "What happened next?"
"Oh," Wolf's thoughts came back as she remembered the two boys that she looked out for, "The story gets interesting. The next thing I know my door bursts open and several men came into my apartment looking for them."
Kaname could not believe what she heard. Sousuke saw a woman naked. A woman… Naked. Not once, but twice! It all started with a angering a mob of people after them. It sounded so much like Sousuke. She promised herself that if he was not dead right now then she would make sure of it next time she saw him!
"These men were looking for Sousuke and Michael. They then turned their attention to me since I was in a towel and they thought I was easy prey."
"Did you kill them? Or did Sousuke and Michael kill them?" She knew little about the life in Outer Heaven. It was a hard life where only the strong survived and killing was common.
"No. No one was killed." Wolf said frankly, "I was surprised by what they did."
Kaname looked at her surprised.
"They got in front of me and said that they would do whatever it took for the men to leave me alone. They would owe up to there mistake by any means."
Kaname tensed hearing that, "What happened?"
"They beat them in front of me." Wolf said sadly, "I wanted to help them but every time I made a move they told me to stop. They said that they caused me enough trouble and that they did not want to see anyone get hurt because of their mistake. They were kicked, punched and thrown around like rag dolls but they were not killed."
Kaname felt a twinge of guilt through her body. She remembered that the two went all out to stop Leonard knowing full well what was going to happen to them. They just stood and fought regardless of the odds.
"They were badly beaten and barely conscious so I took care of them for a few days. It was a pretty grisly scene with what happened to them. However, it was not there courage that I was amazed by, it was their eyes."
Kaname looked at her confused. She did not know a lot about soldiers and how they thought was foreign to her, "Their eyes?"
"Despite being beaten within an inch of their lives, they still had the same look. It's hard to describe to someone who is not familiar with war, but the best way to describe it is they do not have the eyes of a dead man." Wolf said and clarified with, "When someone looks at death for the first time they get fearful and accept it but those who want to fight death have a look of defiance. They will fight no matter what and Sousuke still has those from what I heard. I hope to see him again." She looked at Kaname with a sly smile, "I bet he is very handsome. You can vouch for that can't you?"
Kaname's face went red with that comment as she gave her trademark laugh, "HAHAHAH are you kidding?! He is such a klutz and a moron that no girl would look at him that way!"
"It seems that you do?" Wolf caught her.
Kaname was left speechless.
Wolf laughed a little, "That is for another day." Wolf looked at the wall remembering what happened next, "I took care of them for a while as repaying them for looking after me. After that, I became closer to them as time went on. I started to treat them like little brothers with an overbearing older sister looking out for them. They would stop by once a day to tell me what was going on and what they learned from Frank Jaeger."
"I heard that name before. Who is he?"
Wolf smiled, "I'm not surprised that you heard of him. Frank Jaeger's other name was Gray Fox and he was FOXHOUND's best operative when he was alive. He earned the codename FOX which is the highest honor any operative can achieve. When Saladin was the head of FOXHOUND Gray Fox was his right hand man. Rumors around there relationship was that Saladin saved Fox and since than had always been at his side." She always held those memories close to her heart. She had hoped for more for those two, "I lost my family when we were hunted and thought of those two as family. In a way, I thought I found a new family." She said sadly.
"They left. Didn't they?" Kaname overheard them being forced out by Big Boss. It made no sense since they were so skilled. Big Boss could see that so why did he have them leave? It was a mystery that seemed to have no answer except from Big Boss and he was dead.
"When they left, I was upset and yelled at Saladin. I wanted to go with them to try and keep the family that I had together." She said as she whipped a tear from her face. The normally cold woman still had a heart underneath the steel.
"What did he say?"
Wolf sighed and looked at Kaname, "He said that 'they should find there own destiny. Find something away from war and the battlefield. They are children'; he said to me, 'they have a chance that we don't have.'" Wolf looked at the floor remembering every world Big Boss said to her that day, "In a way he was right. I cared for them and it was my greatest wish to see them happy. I wanted them to have a life different from mine. I wanted them to find a home." Wolf said.
Kaname nodded thinking back to how hard Sousuke fought to come back to Tokyo and return to the life he enjoyed so much. He fought to go back to the school. To go back to her.
Wolf gently took Kaname's hand, "Those two are close. They know if the other is in trouble than the other will help them. If they were dead, I would know it, I would."
Kaname only nodded as she looked at Wolf. In some way, she had some hope that he was still alive.
A fool's hope as some would call but hope none the less.
Sousuke knew that he was in a bed.
His eyes started to open more as his mind started to register where he was at the moment. Sousuke looked at the ceiling and realized that he was in a hospital.
Hospital!?
He was shot!!
He was alive and it could mean-
"Before you jump out of the bed and rip the IV off take a second to recognize the voice talking to you."
Sousuke shot straight up and winced grabbing his sides. He looked up and saw his brother leaning against the wall wearing a full FOXHOUND officer uniform, "Michael?"
"Yup." He said smiling, "Good to see that you are still with us."
Sousuke started to get out of the bed but could not.
Michael eased him against the pillow, "Easy, you were almost dead when we found you. Give yourself another day and you will be walking and fighting in no time."
Sousuke reluctantly leaned against the pillow, "Where am I?" He remembered Colonel Campbell telling him about 'Ghost Fox'.
'Ghost Fox' was an emergency base that Big Boss built in case FOXHOUND was ever attacked out right by a very strong opponent. Fully supplied and hidden somewhere in the world, they could strike back anytime they wanted.
"In the FOX Archipelago islands in Alaska. The base is built into a mountain and is disguised as a normal mountain. It is powered by geothermal and electrical power in the mountain. The best part is, the only way to get in here is by sub or knowing the correct path." Michael explained taking a seat next to his bed.
"I thought this was a secret?" Sousuke remembered the Colonel keeping that little bit secret.
"We can trust you and I know you will not betray us." Michael smiled.
"I know where she is." Sousuke said getting to down to business.
"We do too." Michael answered, "Amalgam is holding a party and we have the invitation list." He reached over to a table in the room and showed Sousuke a list and a picture.
Sousuke studied the list and saw two familiar names. The picture was a colored photo of Kaname with Leonard taken in Paris, "Paris?"
"Yea, we found this out after getting our hands on spies and assassins that we were able to identify. Oh and one more thing I need to tell you." Michael was nervous with what he was about say.
Sousuke looked at Michael putting the folder down.
"According to Amalgam, you are dead."
Sousuke's face loss color as he studied Michael's face, "What?"
"Yea, it was the only way to really lure Leonard out."
Sousuke was speechless; his own brother said that he was dead. He could not imagine the pain that Kaname was going through when Leonard told her this. Sousuke would not put anything past him. If he had a chance to make himself look good than he would do it.
"And you thought that was best?"
Michael took a deep breath, "According to intelligence we found Leonard went into hiding. He knew that you would try and find her and was afraid of that. He was careful to make sure he was not seen in public and moved like a shadow," He pointed to the photo, "This was taken two days after we sent the intel saying you were dead."
Sousuke stopped, "Wait you did?"
"Yea, I did. I was the one who organized the operation. It was the only way to really make sure that high ranking members came out. In short Sousuke, you were the biggest threat to them."
Sousuke sighed as his mind started to rationalize everything. It made perfect sense to spread false intel that he was dead. If it brought him a chance to save Kaname than he would do it. Also, if he was indeed the biggest threat and he was dead than most of the members would come out and bask in the light.
Wait! Kaname thought that he was dead, "Oh no."
"What?"
"Kaname is going to kill me when she sees me alive." Sousuke said grimly.
Michael nodded his head, "Yea and she is going to rip me apart too when she finds I ordered it. However, it was an acceptable risk."
Sousuke smirked, "So what is the plan?"
"The plan," Michael got up from his seat, "You are going to be part of the operation in Paris."
Sousuke was silent as Michael explained.
"This is a chance for us to get ID's on all of Amalgam's high ranking members. Also a chance to find out those that supports them that we don't even know about. As an added bonus, Mr. Gold is making an appearance at this party."
"Mr. Gold, the head of Amalgam?" Sousuke heard the name once when he overheard the captain talking about it with the head of intelligence.
"Yea, this is a party to inaugurate the head of Armstech into the organization. I'm heading this operation and four other people are being selected for this. I want you to be part of it."
Sousuke smirked, "Kaname is going to be there right?"
Michael nodded.
Sousuke knew that in his condition he would not be at one-hundred percent. However Michael must have something up his sleeve, "What do I need to do?"
Michael smiled and rose from his chair, "We have one of our drill instructors set-up to help in your rehabilitation. If you pass, you are part of the operation."
Sousuke tensed hearing that, "Who is it?"
Michael smirked and looked at him, "Trust me, he is good at what he does." He pointed at himself, "He is the guy who trained me when I joined FOXHOUND."
Sousuke smiled, "A chance to be trained by that person. It should not be a problem."
Michael raised his eyebrows, "We'll see." He opened the door, "Oh and you have guests as well."
The room flooded with Tessa and the others crowding around the bed seeing there comrade for the first time in months.
Melissa hugged Sousuke in a manner that Bel and Weber could be jealous, "You had us worried for a little while there." She broke away and smiled relieve to see him alive.
Weber scoffed, "Even Kaname can't kill this guy, what are the chances that others will?" Weber and Sousuke gripped hands, "Welcome back, Die-Hard."
Sousuke turned to Mardukas, Bel and the Captain as he tried to rise and salute, "Captain, Commander-" He found it hard to rise and felt a gentle hand on his shoulder easing him back.
Tessa blushed doing this and said, "Easy Srgt. you have been through a lot."
Sousuke nodded at the Captain just happy to see the others alive.
Mardukas cleared his
throat snapping Tessa and Sousuke back to him. He still felt uneasy
about the relationship between the Captain and Sousuke, "Regardless
of your rash actions," He turned and saw Michael scoff at that,
"You seem to be doing well."
Sousuke would take that as a
close as a compliment as he could. Especially coming from the
commander, "Thank you sir."
Tessa sighed and cleared her throat. She took the chair that Michael used and looked at Sousuke, "From everyone here Sousuke we are glad to hear that you are alive." She sighed, "However Srgt, we need to ask you something. What happened in Tokyo?"
Sousuke sighed and looked at Michael. Michael nodded and left the room.
"War," Sousuke said getting everyone's attention, "War was waged." He took a deep breath and told them everything.
The challenge by Ocelot.
The shootouts throughout the city and car chases that ensured.
The trauma that Kaname saw when they were attacked and the bombs that went off.
The school being taken hostage and the dual between Michael and Ocelot in the school basement.
The hardest thing was the Venoms attacking the city with Leonard's AS suit decimating the Arbalest.
The hardest thing was Kaname going willingly to save Michael and Sousuke's life.
Silence permeated through the room as everyone took the news as best they could.
Melissa was the first one as she hit the wall, "THAT COWARDLY BASTARD!!!" She was enraged at the whole thing. Not just them losing but the humiliating defeat they suffered at Amalgam's hands.
Weber shook his head in disbelief. He could not imagine the pain that Sousuke went through as he watched Kaname leave, "Sousuke, we will get her back." He said hoping to try and reassure his friend.
Bel and the Commander nodded.
Tessa was silent thinking about the choice she made concerning her brother. Was it right to let him live and create Belial? This monster outclassed the Arbalest with devastating efficiency and without a scratch, "I agree but we need to focus on the party in Paris. From there we will go from their but Sousuke," She looked at Sousuke with a gentle look, "Mithril is not done at all."
Tessa rose and looked at everyone, "Let's go, the Srgt needs his rest."
Melissa nodded, "We will be watching you from the gym tomorrow. Don't disappoint us Sousuke."
Weber grinned, "Yea, the Captain would want to see Sousuke all sweaty and without a shirt."
Tessa's face went through several different shades of red thinking about that.
Sousuke felt his body go rigid as Mardukas looked at him.
Melissa grabbed Weber in a chokehold and dragged him out muttering, "I need to go find Mei Ling!"
Sousuke just finished his stretches in the spacious gym. He sat on the ground and started to stretch his legs, "So when does the trainer arrive?"
Michael was behind him and showed him the way when Sousuke got up, "Soon. I'm going to say again, it is not going to be easy." He turned and saw Weber and Melissa sitting on the bleachers. Melissa had a cooler of beer next to her feet as she drank with Weber.
"It's not a problem." Sousuke said getting up and stretching his back. His gym clothes consisted of a pair of gym pants and shirt courteously of FOXHOUND. They even provided him with an small apartment on the base with clothes from Mithril.
"Yeah? Tell that to him.' Michael said pointing behind Sousuke.
Sousuke turned and paled. He felt his face turn white and his blood run cold.
Behind them Weber's cigarette dropped from his mouth as Melissa's beer landed on Weber's foot.
"Not a problem, huh? Say that with your mouth closed, kid." Solid Snake said behind him cracking his knuckles.
Sousuke gulped and looked at Michael, "Solid Snake will be my instructor?!" He said in rather rushed and flustered voice that was not common among the normally level headed soldier.
"I already am, deal with it" Snake smirked.
"I said it would not be easy and Snake is the best trainer we have. He trained me and the operatives that train under him have the highest mission success rate." Michael stated proudly.
"I also have the highest drop-out rate as well." Snake said smirking.
"Yea, but let's leave that out Snake." Michael said slapping his hand on Sousuke's shoulder, "Good Luck." He turned and left.
Melissa immediately pulled out another beer and opened it handing it to Weber, "Ooh Momma! This is going to be good!"
Sousuke gulped at the thought of fighting the legend himself. It was both an honor and a curse at the same time.
Snake assumed a fighting stance, "Well, is this going to be a problem or not?"
Sousuke took a deep breath and tried to regain his cool, "It might be a little bit of a problem."
Snake smirked, "A little confident are we? I like that."
I promise to try and get the next chapter up as soon as I can. I hope to get my life together soon. I'm not going to stop this story since I enjoy doing it so much. Look for the next chapter in the near future. Also, check out SniegZ's stories if you want to get a good life!!
