//------------------------------// // Revenge // Story: A New Flashlight // by Neroson40 //------------------------------// Master Chief Flash Sentry Just like that wings grew out of my back. I told myself to flap them and I flew over to the girls, stopping just overhead of them. They looked at me in shock, I wanted to calm them down, but I didn’t have the time. “Tetsuya! I need you!” snapping out of the shock, Tetsuya jumped up and turned into her sword form. I grabbed the hilt and flew back for the cliff. “JETSTREAM!” I yelled from the sky just beyond the cliff. He turned around in shock. “My sword is a tool to uphold justice, truth and idealism. Not used in anger, or for some petty grasps at vengeance… but this, Tetsuya-no-Mura isn’t my sword.” “You’ve got some sort of beef with me?” Jetstream asked. “You took my soul and used it as a weapon against me. Separated me from one of my closest friends. And for what!? Revenge!? I can’t accept that it was used for THAT!” “You think this is personal!?... I’ll make it personal!” “Alright…” I readied Tetsuya he held his sword backwards arm across the chest and point at me. “Let’s dance!” Soarin As soon as they redied their weapons, Pinkie messed around with something she found in the pocket of her skirt. She plugged it into the radio and a song blared through the speakers. “What is that!?” I yelled over to the jeep. “Metal Gears Rising! It Has To Be This Way!” “WHY!?” “IT FITS!” I listened to the lyrics and realized she was right. Standing here I realize You were just like me, tried to make history! But who’s to judge the right from wrong!? When our guard is down I think we’ll both agree, Violence breeds violence but in the end It has to be this way! Master Chief Flash Sentry I was slashing in time to the music, meeting Jetstream’s attacks blow for blow… I didn’t even know I could move that fast! Finally when the song switched to the lyrics we jumped off the cliff and ran along the ocean, holding our blades edge to edge. Half a mile out into the ocean we pushed each other back, and the next set of lyrics started. I carved my own path, you followed your wrath, but maybe we’re both the same! The world has turned, so many have burned, but nobody is to blame! Yet staring across this barren wasted land I feel new life will be born Beneath the bloodstained sand! Beneath the bloodstained sand! We traded blow for blow on the way back to the beach. I nicked his shoulder enough for him to just run to the beach, flailing it uselessly until he realized he had to switch hands. Right when he did, I knocked his sword out of his hand and turned Tetsuya around so the edge was facing away from him. Before she hit however, another blade stopped me from making contact. I wasn’t planning to, but when I got a good look at this sword… Sinhunter? It looked older, duller and more… worn. I followed the blade to my right and found… Dad!? No… this was me! From the future! “I’m the one he wants,” He… I… said. “You have nothing to do with this.”