Part 1

I held the rifle close to my chest. I could hear my heart beating. I froze up as the mech, neared me. I didn't want to be caught, not after this mission. I was already exhausted, not ready to put up a fight. I couldn't make any noise. I shifted my weight to the thicker part of the branch. The sewn-up cloak, I wore, dangled off the side of the tree. The mech had turned around and left. I jumped of the side of the tree and made a mad dash back to camp. I came to an abandoned shed. I pounded on the door. "Name?" "Evanz." The man opened the door. "Commander Juke is waiting for you." I walked through the underground tunnels until, I came across a massive cave. It all was man-made but hundreds of years ago, this is the city of Metro.

I walked along the crowded sidewalks of survivors. I soon came across the City hall. I walked in, and got to Commander Juke's doorway. I opened it up and walked in. "Ah, Hello Evanz." "What do you need me for?" "Did you get the supplies?" "Yeah, but what I don't get is, why do I have to go out? I work in the Science Division." "You also are part of Hollow's squad, though." "Then why don't you send one of them? Ah, never mind." "Evanz, yes you may be part of the Science division, but so is Fluke. It is all because you are part of the strongest team. After the incident at lease." "I guess..." I strutted out of the room and to my room.

I got to the small room. I unlocked the door and headed inside. The room was grey and dank. There was a few posters hung up on the wall. There was a small wooden desk with a computer on it in the corner. A cluttered twin sized bed took up, the most room. I plopped right on it and fell asleep.

I awoke with a start, the still fresh memories of the incident clear and crisp. The memory of losing so many troops. The misinterpretation of where the mechs would be. And the almost fatal injury, I had sustained. The deep scar and the memories would haunt me forever.

I soon got changed into different clothes and headed out. On my way to work, I bought myself breakfast. I ate as I was walking to the plain white, concrete building. As I walked in, I slid on a white lab coat and headed to my office. When I got there, someone was standing there. "Hello, Evanz, I have the results of the last test." "Alright, Fluke." I opened the door and we both walked in. "So, what's the results?" "All the weapons tested out fine, except a few misfires." "A lot better, than the last prototypes." I took off the bag that I was carrying. "On the last mission I was sent out on, I recovered these." I opened the bag, to show an assortment of weapons and parts. "These are from that mech that had been shot down. We will have to incorporate all of this, to some degree." Fluke sifted through the contents. He ran his hand through his hair and sighed. "It might be difficult, but we can try. The components are so... interesting." "Well, we better get started then."

I sat there, tired as crap. Fluke had went home, and I decided to work overtime. I was working on dissecting the weapons and putting the back together. A bag of takeout sat on the desk next to me. Getting colder by the minute. I wiped the sweat off my brow. I looked at the bag. Ironically my stomach grumbled. I ripped open the bag, and ate the contents. I soon got back to work. I fell to my desk face first, exhausted. I soon fell asleep.

"Evanz. Evanz! EVANZ!" "What the heck!" I opened my eyes, to see Hollow trying to wake me up. "I'm up. Geez." "Well for one, Commander Juke needs to see us pronto. And second, why were you asleep on your desk?" "I'll tell you later." We both headed to Commander Juke's office.

Fluke was already there, but there was someone missing... A few minutes later, I could hear loud, frantic, footsteps. That's when Rage, burst through the door. "You're late." "I guess, I kinda overslept." He shrugged and brushed it off. Juke sighed and pulled a file from his desk. "Hollow, we received intel for the last team that was sent out, that they found one of the mech factories. And they were able to get in, unnoticed. You will take your team on a reconnaissance mission. You are to find the team and bring them back, you also will be tasked with helping them smuggle the weapons. Understood?" "Yep, will do. So when do we head out?" "Tomorrow at sunset." Alright. Okay guys meet at the gate an hour before. Get your gear ready and we will leave immediately." I headed out of the room with everyone else. I went straight back to my room.

I sat on my bed, getting my bag ready. I sat my bag and my rifle on my bed. Remembered the pistol, that I had made from the mech. It was powered by a crystal, found at the mech's core. It shot metal rods, that were equivalent to high-caliber rifle bullets. I went back to my office to fetch it. "It will probably can't do that much damage to a mech though. Ah, fuck it. I'm taking it." I concealed it with a holster that was under my arm. I went back to my room to pack the rest of my bag. I had packed ten magazines for the pistol, in the sides of my bag. Along with another one of the gems that powered it. There was a knock at the door. "It's unlocked." Hollow walked into my room. "Hey Evanz." He sat down on the edge of the bed. "I guess we have to go on a reconnaissance mission. Do you know the last team that went out? The ones that we're looking for?" "Not a clue, I would probably say, they have coordinates for them." "Probably, well I'm going out to eat with the rest of the team. You can join, oh wait you are part of the team." "Yeah, I'll come. The usual?" "Yep, see ya later." He opened the door and left. I stood up and grabbed my cloak. I sat all of my gear on my bed, along with the pistol. I opened my door and left to go eat.

I stood outside of the restaurant. Waiting quietly, for them to show up. Rage came walking up. "Hey, Evanz." "I see, sometimes you actually are here on time." "Oh shut it. It not my fault I was late." "What was it then?" He looked away defiantly. "Ah never mind, do you know where everyone else is?" "Not a clue." The next thing I see is Fluke bolting down the road, coming towards us. He comes to an abrupt stop. "We got to leave!" "Wait, at least explain." "Later, right now get your gear, and meet me and Hollow at the gate." "Alright."

I hurried to my room to grab my gear. I strapped my pistol on my side, and slung my rifle and my bag over my shoulder. I hurried to the gate, Hollow was standing there, impatiently walking back and forth. "Hey, what's the rush?" "There was an accident and one of the members got seriously injured. So we have to leave to get them , pronto. Oh and we going to take this with us." He patted a Jeep, that was idle behind him. I sat my rifle and my bag in the back seat. I saw Fluke and Rage running over here. "Ready." "Alright then let's get moving." I hopped in the backseat of the car. Fluke and Rage fought over shotgun. Rage lost. He reluctantly got into the seat next to me. Hollow slid into the driver's seat and started the engine. Two guys opened the door to the outside, and Hollow revved the engine and drove out.