CHAPTER 1.END - THE BOX

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Today is a day like no other. Just as Solid Snake was getting comfy in his box, it was getting nudged by Gojo. Snake tried to ignore it but Gojo lifted up the box causing him to fall on his back and look at Gojo.
-“Ugh... What could you possibly want?” asked Snake, sounding extremely annoyed by that.
-“Since when were you sleeping here, Snake? Don’t you have your own Island now? Anywho, shush. I’m trying to watch the news!” replied Gojo, getting the TV remote from the coffee table as he sat down on the sofa and began munching on his breakfast while looking for the news channel.
-”I’m bad at bui-” said Snake, before getting cut off by Gojo.
-”SHUSH I SAID!” responded Gojo, Snake grunted and rolled his eyes, getting back in his box while watching the TV.
-”Good morning, Loopers. We have got breaking news today. A strange hand holding what seems to be a chest covered in chains has risen from the ground, near Ruined Reels. Experts say that we should NOT interact with it, before anyone gets hurt. We do not know what is inside it, yet. Stay safe.”
-”Hey, Snake. I got an idea what we should do today!” said Gojo excited while still chewing on his breakfast.
-”If you plan on going to the hand, get lost.” replied Snake grumpily.
-”Awhh, why are you so mean to me? Are you mad on me for waking you up?” asked Gojo mockingly. Snake murmured something under his breath.
-”What did you say, Snaky? I didn’t quite catch it?” said Gojo in the same mocking tone as he moved closer to Snake. Snake cleared his throat.
-”I SAID YOU ARE A [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]]“ yelled Snake in Gojo’s ear. Gojo pulled back, smiling as he tried to regain his hearing in his left ear. Snake noticed and grinned satisfied, returning to sleeping in his box, snuggling in like a cat. But Gojo didn’t like that, so he pulled Snake out. Snake yelled and looked at him annoyed.
-”Have I told you before how much I hate you!” said Snake annoyed but Gojo ignored him, throwing him on the sofa and walking to the kitchen. Gojo soon returned to Snake with a plate with two eggs, bacon and bread.
-”Yeah don’t worry, the feeling is mutual. But I still have enough respect to make you breakfast.” replied Gojo, Snake looked at him and picked up his plate, looking outside as he began to eat, it was cloudy but the sun was still visible.
-”Yeah. Thanks.” replied Snake, Gojo looked down thoughtfully.
-”Last night... when you called me Satoru... Why did you do it? You don’t usually call me that.” asked Gojo, Snake paused for a bit and looked at him.
-”Gojo.. I never called you that.” replied Snake, to which Gojo sighed and leaned back against the sofa.
-”Right, sorry. I must’ve hallucinated or something..” replied Gojo looking away.
-”...All I can say is that what’s in the past stays in the past. This is a new place, you can just live a new life without worrying about your past anymore.” replied Snake as he resumed eating. Gojo sighed and replied, with a disappointed, yet hopeful look on his face.
-”Yeah... I guess you are right...“
-”Yeah, either way, the eggs are good.” said Snake, trying to change the subject.
-”Thanks... I made them with love!” said Gojo jokingly.
-”...sure” responded Snake, still eating his portion of eggs.
-”What if I said I made love to them?” said Gojo jokingly.
-”...I hate you. Your jokes are incredibly [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]] ” replied Snake with a serious tone.
-”You’re welcome.” said Gojo with a smug look on his face. Snake sighed, and soon enough finished his breakfast.
-”I’ll go get ready and I will ask DOOM and Mizuki if they want to join.” said Gojo as he got up from the sofa. Snake looked at him frustratingly when he mentioned DOOM, all he could think of was “NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO”.
-”No.” replied Snake.
-”Huh? What do you mean no?” asked Gojo looking at Snake confused.
-”I don’t want DOOM to come.” replied Snake.
-”Huh, why not? He is a nice guy!” replied Gojo.
-”I do not like him all that much. And I think the feeling is mutual for him.” replied Snake, looking away.
-”Womp womp. You are my friend, he is my friend, deal with it!” replied Gojo, annoyed before going in his room.
-”I don’t wanna ‘deal with it.’” responded Snake, before Gojo left. Snake grunted, annoyed and stood up, stretching, before picking up his plate and walking to the kitchen. He set the plates next to the other dishes and leaned against the counter, thinking of what to do when DOOM comes around. As he was thinking, Gojo came out of his bedroom in his usual uniform, noticing Snake.
-”Ugh you worry too much, shorty.” said Gojo as he walked up to Snake.
-”Don’t call me that, just because you’re half a centimetre taller than me in your platform shoes.”
-”PLATFORM SHOES!? I’ll have you know these are not platform shoes, on top of that, I’m also taller. AND not to mention you have boots! So shush!” replied Gojo proudly, Snake looked at him annoyed.
-”You sure love to make yourself proud a lot!” replied Snake.
-”No, I just love annoying you!” replied Gojo, mockingly to which Snake rolled his eyes and looked away.
-”Can we go already?” asked Snake frustrated.
-”I don’t know, can we?” replied Gojo with a smug look on his face, Snake looked at him clearly annoyed but instead of acting irrational he sighed and teleported to the lobby, sending Gojo a invite. Gojo immediately joined him. He sent Mizuki and DOOM a friend request. Gojo looked at Snake as they were waiting for Mizuki and DOOM to come.
-”You still haven’t told me your favourite colour Snaky!” said Gojo, Snake ignored him and checked his phone to see if he could find any more information about the hand with the chest.
-”Awh you are such a meanie” said Gojo, looking away with his usual sad and dramatic look.
-”Do I really have to respond to your childish question?” asked Snake, annoyed.
-”Maybeeeee” replied Gojo with his usual silly tone.
-”No.” replied Snake and before he could continue DOOM and Mizuki joined the lobby.
-”MIZUKI! DOOM! I MISSED YOU TWO!” said Gojo excitedly.
-”We missed you too Gojo, I’m glad you are in a better mood today!” replied Mizuki happily. DOOM looked ugly at Snake and Snake the same as him. Gojo noticed them and sighed.
-”Geez, can you two NOT act so annoying? I can’t be asked to worry about two [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]] who can’t get along.” said Gojo, annoyed.
-”Of course dear, whatever you ask for!” replied DOOM and Snake couldn’t help but roll his eyes annoyed. Readying up and waiting for the rest to do the same.
-”Thank you! Anyway! The reason why I invited you two here is because... ONE! You are my best friends which I dearly trust! And TWO! I want to see what’s in the box!” explained Gojo excitedly.
-”...But didn’t the news say NOT to go near the hand?” said Mizuki, with a worried look on her face.
-”Fool! At least DOOM knows a few tricks which none of you have known before!” said DOOM “DOOM has heard that the medallions actually have powers, along their normal ones!” continued DOOM.
-”They do?” asked Gojo, with a very serious tone.
-”Oh but of course! So DOOM believes that if we want to open the box we will have to gain all the medallions!” explained DOOM.
-”That’d mean splitting apart and the mansions are well secured, not to mention the sweats!” said Mizuki.
-”Have gentle women like thy heard about 𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰?” asked DOOM.
-”I.... uh... fine then, continue with your master plan, Dr. DOOM.” replied Mizuki, looking at Gojo, then Snake, and back at DOOM.
-”Well DOOM believes that Snake should go get the two medallions that are next to each other, those being Montague and Valeria. While Gojo goes for the one in Snooty Steppes, after Peter. Mizuki, you could go for Oscar, up in Lavish Lair and DOOM shall go for Nisha in Fencing Fields!” explained DOOM, Snake grunted annoyed but didn’t comment.
-”Ah... that place huh...“ said Gojo, slightly disappointed.
-”Yes, DOOM believes it’s best you go there!” replied DOOM.
-”Aha... great...“ murmured Gojo then looking away.
-”Well, it’s set then! Let’s ready up and get to work!” said Mizuki as she readied up along with Gojo and DOOM.
Soon enough they get teleported on the Island where everyone seemed to talk about the new hand. Snake looked around then noticed Gojo for the first time checking his map and actually being serious about this. He walked up to Gojo but before he could talk, DOOM spoke.
-”Gojo my dear, is there something bothering you?” asked DOOM.
-”Oh.. nothing... Just thinking...“ replied Gojo.
-”Very well then.. DOOM believes it’s time we go to the bus.” said DOOM as he started walking to the bus, Mizuki following him. Gojo stood there, watching them go. Snake stood by Gojo’s side before nudging him.
-”Come on, we don’t want to leave you here acting all sappy!” said Snake before walking to the bus. Gojo chuckled a bit.
-”Geez fine!” said Gojo as he followed Snake behind.
Once the bus started floating above the Island, each member of the squad dropped at their respective location and immediately started looting. After a while Snake contacts them through his codec.
-”How is everyone doing?” asked Snake.
-”HI SNAKY! I’M GOOD HOW ARE YOU!?” asked Gojo, chuckling while lots of gunshots could be heard in the background.
-”I’m doing great! I took the medallion and I’m heading for the hand.” replied Mizuki.
-”DOOM has gotten the medallion and killed everyone here! Haha!” replied DOOM “you are next.” whispered DOOM but was quickly interrupted by Gojo’s scream. Snake grunted.
-”Okay, Mizuki I will head to the hand after I get Valeria’s medallion, see you there everyone.” replied Snake.
After killing Valeria and getting her medallion, Snake wanted to relieve some built up stress. He opened his pack of cigarettes, but none were there.
-”[[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]]!” said Snake, as he made his way to the hand, angrily. Once he got there Mizuki was on the box, checking the chains. She noticed Snake and jumped down.
-”Snake! Took you long enough!” said Mizuki as Snake walked up to her.
-”Yeah.” replied Snake in a somewhat frustrated voice.
-”Have figured out something?” asked Snake as he sat down on the ground, looking at the hand while tapping his leg frustrated.
-”Oh um.. Not yet...“ replied Mizuki, Snake sighed and looked at the hand and the chains, thinking of a solution. After a short while Gojo and DOOM finally arrive at the hand where they find both Mizuki and Snake shot the chains.
-”SNAKEEEEEEE! MIZUKIIIIIII!” yelled Gojo as he quickly climbed up the hand and dropping onto the box. DOOM followed after him.
-”What are you two doing?” asked Gojo.
-”We figured out that the best way we could open the box was by breaking the chains using the powers of the medallions.” explained Snake.
-”Ah, fair.” said Gojo.
-”DOOM says we should all use our powers to hit one chain at a time!” said DOOM.
-”Yeah no [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]] Sherlock!” replied Snake irritated as he resumed shooting the chains along with Mizuki. Gojo looked surprised at Snake’s attitude but shrugged it off and started shooting the same chain as the other two. Soon enough DOOM joined them.
There were 6 chains, they took them down one by one eventually getting to the last one.
-”Ah [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]] I ran out of ammos.” said Snake, throwing away his last gun.
-”Me too.” said Mizuki.
-”Me three” said Gojo, sadly.
-”Weaklings! DOOM has plenty of ammo from killing players!” said DOOM, as he kept shooting the last chain, but it was too strong. “[[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]].”
Snake ignored him and began using his knife to damage the chain. Gojo saw him and joined him as well as Mizuki. DOOM looked at them somewhat disappointed.
-”What do you all think you’re doing!?” screamed Hope. They all looked down at Hope, seeing that every single member of the Underground and the Society was behind her.
-”God damn, who is that sexy mama down there?” asked Mizuki as she checked Hope up and down. Both Snake and Gojo looked at her somewhat disgusted.
-”That’s Hope, leader of the Underground. I ‘hope’ you don’t have a thing for her at first sight.” explained Snake to which Mizuki looked at him with a grin.
-”It might seem crazy what I’m about to say!” said Mizuki, Snake sighed then looked down at Hope.
-”I asked you guys a question! You better respond, or else we’ll start firing at you guys!”
-”HOPE! WE ARE FEELING AWFULLY SILLY! AND I SAY WE OPEN THIS BOX UP!” screamed Gojo from on top of the box.
-”GOJO! NO!” said Hope, signalling for everyone to start shooting at them while she ran up on the hand in order to stop them.
-”I have a goddamn plan. Give me all of your medallions.” said Snake quietly, the gang quickly doing so, his knife gaining a strange lightning effect. Gojo couldn’t help but giggle.
-”Okay, now this is epic!” said Gojo.
-”DON’T YOU [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]] DARE DO THAT, SNAKE!” said Hope, but it was too late, and with a single slash of his knife on the cold, iron chain, the box fell down. Everyone falling down including Hope, Mizuki quickly caught her and put her down carefully.
-”You okay ma’am” said Mizuki politely.
-”Yes. But.. What… Have you done!? You... insignificant [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]]! You doomed us all!” yelled Hope. Gojo looked at Snake and Snake back at Gojo.
The box opens, out of it comes out the evil souls.
-”His fault.” said both Snake and Gojo in unison as they pointed at each other.
-”...And I thought that maybe you had some brain Snake! But it turns out you are as dumb as the blue eyed [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]]!” said Hope. Both Snake and Gojo looked mad at Hope.
-”I’ll have you know it was Gojo’s idea!” explained Snake.
-”Well so what if it was my idea you could’ve stopped me!” said Gojo.
-”Stop you!? You didn’t even let me choose whether or not I want to go on this silly mission of yours!” said Snake. They kept arguing and everyone just looked at them unsurprised.
-”SILENCE, I SAY!” screamed a mysterious voice. “What have thy all doneth!? Who dares to free thouselves from Pandora’s Box, and try to get away with it?” the voice came out to reveal themselves as Zeus. Everyone looked at where the voice came from.
-”I hate you so [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]] much.” whispered Snake to Gojo.
-”You mortals trigger me, a lot. For that, I will invade this putrid island, and force you into my trials!” said Zeus with his might voice as thunder striked all around.
-”Nah, I’d win.” whispered Gojo and Snake punched him in the arm.
-”Could you shut up, old man? We’ve been through this a million times, and you can’t even hurt a fly!” said another mysterious voice, with green aura emanating from them. That person being Hades. “I swear, even Cerberus could actually kill flies, or actual people in this matter.”
-”You shut up or I’ll send you back to where you came from!” threatened Zeus but Hades looked unsurprised.
-”Sure thing, old fart.” replied Hades.
-”WHY YOU LITTLE-” before Zeus could strike, Aphrodite cut him off.
-”Hey, hey! why don’t we all just calm down?” said Aphrodite.
-”I don’t know, why is your dad such a [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]]?” said Hades.
-”Oh wow, we can’t swear, this is [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]]!” continued Hades.
-”Yeah well it’s good that we can’t swear, not everyone likes swearing!” said Aphroide, she smiled warmly trying to calm down Zeus.
-”Father, please spare those mortals.” begged Aphrodite.
-”Hmm.. I will my dear. But that won’t stop me from putting those puny mortals through trials!” explained Zeus.
-”I’ll help you with these insolences, father.” said Ares, as he blasted Hades and Cerberus to the corner of the map.
-”Ah, thank you Ares. Now where was I?” said Zeus looking down at everyone furious.
-”Father, don’t forget to show mercy.” said Aphrodite.
-”Oh I will..” said Zeus, snapping his fingers causing everyone to get separated in teams of four and teleported to Brawler’s Battleground. Gojo, Snake, DOOM and Mizuki were all stuck in a room.
-”Odd, I didn’t expect the Gods to have this type of service.” said Snake as he quickly began inspecting the room.
-”You could say that twice. I could get used to this service!” said Gojo and Snake turned around and walked up to him mad.
-”We are stuck in here because of you, we have to do trials and what not because your dumb [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]] thought that opening the Pandora's box was a good idea!” said Snake grabbing Gojo by his collar.
-”Okay calm down you two.” said Mizuki as she tried to pull them both apart. Snake let go of Gojo and sighed.
-”Sorry, I’m just really frustrated.” said Snake as he started pacing around the room. Everyone looked at Snake.
-”DOOM believes you need to find a way to calm down and find soon because if we need to find a way out of here.” said DOOM.
-”Yeah no [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]].” said Snake.
-”Welcome to the Olympic Games™!” said Zeus with his loud voice almost like a thunderstrike. “Here, you will fight for your lives, performing various acts and challenges for our own liking! Rev up those weapons, cause I am sure hungry for violence! Isn’t that right, Aphrodite?”
-”Of course, father! You will each have to choose a member of your team that will represent you! They can NOT participate twice, meaning in all those challenges there can be only ONE winner!” explained Aphrodite.
-”I... am not doing this.” said Snake to his squad.
-”What? Why not? You were our only hope with your strength!” responded Gojo, looking very sad at Snake.
-”Fighting my way out of here sounds better than fighting for my life. Don’t you think so?” replied Snake back, as he tested the walls to see which one is the weakest, then landed a hit with his knife, breaking the wall instantly.
-”Hmph! Says the guy that wanted to kill himself!” said Gojo in a sassy way as he crossed his arms and looked away.
-”You aren’t actually going to leave… are you.. Snake?” asked Mizuki, a bit worried.
-”Yes. Yes I am.” said Snake, jumping out the building, then sneaking out of the confines, undetected. “I’ll come up with something, you guys just play along!” said Snake through the codec before signing off and making sure nobody could track him down.
-”What a [[HYPERLINK BLOCKED]], leaving us all behind like this...“ said Gojo looking out through the hole he jumped off of.
-”Worry not, dear. I’m here!” replied DOOM.
-”Yeah, me too!” said Mizuki, Gojo sighed.
-”Alright..” said Gojo.
-”Let’s get started with the first round of The Olympic Games™! First off, we have the running 1 kilometre track, with lava chasing after thee and archers trying to hit thy!” said Zeus.
-”The member that wishes to present the team, please step forward in front of the door.” said Aphrodite. They all looked at each other.
-”I’m NOT running with those heels.” said Mizuki.
-”I will fall if I run.” quickly said Gojo, DOOM signed.
-”Fine. DOOM will do it.” said DOOM as he walked to the door.
-”YAAAAAAAAAY THANK YOU POOKIE!” said Gojo, DOOM looked back at him and nodded.
-”Of course, kitten.” said DOOM before being teleported in the arena. Gojo and Mizuki were teleported on spectator seats. The race goes smoothly with DOOM easily winning first place, with a couple of damages. The spectators were all sent back to their rooms, and the losers removed from the match.

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