Authors notes - Chapter one was pretty much my way of introducing the characters and the initial story. Chapter two (This chapter) was supposed to be the second part of chapter one; however, I felt that it would be better off as it's own chapter. For the most part, this is a flashback chapter (Take note of the dates), exploring the team and their training.Also, to answer some questions, the path I decided to take the story will be that of the events of Halo. The story right now is after the Lambda Serpentis campaign, but before the events of Reach.
italicized quotes are thoughts.
Dashes (----) are changes in point of view, or time.
Disclaimer- I Don't own Halo nor do I own Evangelion.
September 19, 2539: 1830 Hours - Icarus Firing range, Planet Reach
The sky glowed red as the sun began to set over the mountain horizon of Planet Reach. Crickets chirped and the wind blew as Shinji's hair flowed freely through the breeze. Shinji took up position behind a tree, the last of any good cover as the team began to advance out of the forest. Hugging his rifle close to his chest, Shinji's eyes fixed on anything moving through the open fields of the firing range.
"All Clear..." Shinji whispered into the throat mic, his eyes still searching for an enemy. Shinji as well as each of the other SPARTANs were deployed only with a canteen and the standard issued sweats and boots. Ambushing a recon team in the forest, the team managed to secure four MA5B Assault rifles, four M6D pistols, and four tactical radios. Shinji, the team scout who was issued with a rifle and radio, was sent in advanced to scout the area.
The silver-haired team leader came up behind shinji and patted him on the shoulder. "Good work Shinji." He looked back and motioned for the rest of the team to advance to their position. The team was branched out in a loose in-line formation, and swiftly moved up towards the two, taking cover behind the dense foliage of the forest.
Kaworu looked out towards the field and spotted their target. The red flag that stood in the center of the make shift fort, waved proudly as dozens of ODSTs garrisoned the fort. The wooden structure in the center of the field provided excellent cover for the heavily armed ODSTs, making it about an even match for their SPARTAN rivals. With about a hundred yards of open field in every direction, the ODSTs were in an excellent position for defense.
"Shiesse" hissed the German red-head as she looked back into the forest. Out in the distance, Asuka saw the headlights of roughly half-a-dozen M274 Mongoose all terrain vehicles slowly advancing towards their position. "We've got incoming..." Asuka warned.
Looking over his shoulder, Kaworu noticed the opposition that Asuka discovered. "We're gonna get forced into the open if we don't move. Rei and Hikari, standby here provide cover in case the garrison launches another recon team. Everyone else, follow me but stay alert... we're gonna hitch a ride."
The Six SPARTANs all nodded as Kaworu and the others ran back into the forest towards the enemy patrol, leaving the two to cover their position.
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The trees in the distance rattled as Major Sachiel looked towards the edge of the forest while Sergeant Major Ramiel stood and observed. The post commander, who simply wore a web belt with a pistol rather than a full set of armor, grew impatient as the training exercise continued. His objective was to protect the flag posted in the center of the base from the SPARTANS trainees. The trainees, who we're deployed fifteen miles from the post the night before, were ill-equipped to take the fort; however, the recon team he sent in morning failed to report.
"They won't be long, Hasley's freaks are probably watching us right now." Sachiel stated as he tightened his jaw.
Ramiel looked to the Major and sighed. "Major, I don't know why we keep getting forced to go against these freak bastards."
Sachiel looked over his shoulder towards the Sergeant. " As long as NERV keeps ordering us around, we're stuck here to be those bastards' play things."
The Sergeant took long breath and sighed. " NERV doesn't give a rats ass about us. If one of those little bastards even gets a cut, we get our asses chewed out; but, if one of us dies, they simply order up another one! That's BS Sir!" The Major looked back towards the forest, recalling NERV's strict policies regarding the matter. The Office of Naval Examination and ReView, or NERV as it grew to be known as, watched over the second group of SPARTANs rather than the ONI spooks. The Office of Naval Intelligence, or ONI was the shadowy figures that authorized and watched over the first and second SPARTAN Projects; However, since the war with the Covenant began, ONI branched out and created sub-divisions of itself to cope with the strain of war.
The Major gave a sinister smile and turned towards his inferior. "I know how you feel, and I for one don't want a tranq-round up my ass."
The sergeant gave a small chuckle and looked out to the forest. "Well, one way or another sir, we're gonna have to take on those bastards, but these piece of shit training rounds won't do squat against em'..."
Sachiel looked out to the forest, and then turned his back to the sergeant. " I think our little friends will appreciate my 8 gauge magnum surprise instead."
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Sprinting through the forest, Kaworu and the others doubled backed to a dried river they had passed earlier and took up positions nearby. Recalling the tactical advantage of the terrain, Kaworu devised a plan to utilize the rocky surface of the ravine, along with the natural dip caused by years of erosion.
Kaworu looked up at the others and nodded. "From the looks of it, they're gonna have to pass through here in order to get to us. Shinji and Asuka, you two stay behind the brush on this side of the ravine. Wait for the patrol to enter the ravine, and then take out the lead ATV right before it exits. We'll take care of the rear driver. After that, take em' out, but be conservative with your shots. We don't have much ammunition, and even though these are training rounds, we want to keep things as quiet as possible."
Shinji and Asuka looked at each other and locked into each other's eyes. This was short-lived when Asuka turned away as both of them nodded to confirm the plan. "Toji and Kensuke, you two and I will take cover in the brush on the other side of the ravine. Once Asuka and Shinji take out the lead ATV, open up on the rear, then on everyone else." The two nodded as the five SPARTANs fell into position. The three SPARTANs dashed across the rocky ravine and took up position nearby. Toji dove into a bush for cover while Kensuke swiftly climbed up into a tree, taking up a good firing position. Kaworu watched on then took up a prone position next to a thick brush that lay next to a large tree. All three melted into the environment, becoming nearly invisible even to their own.
On the other side of the ravine, Shinji and Asuka took up position behind thick bushes that lined the dried river. Asuka removed her magazine from her rifle and examined its contents. The tranquilizer darts that occupied the magazine had less range than it's lead counterpart, but had enough punch to knock out an elephant without any problem. Asuka slammed the magazine into the rifle and pulled back on its charging handle, chambering a round with a satisfying click.
Shinji looked at the red-headed beauty and blushed, but looked away as she looked back. Getting his mind back to the mission, Shinji took up a prone position, hefting his rifle to where his eye lined up to the iron sights. Asuka looked over at Shinji and took up a prone position as well.
The roar of the engines of the patrol team's mongooses began to echo through the forest as Shinji took a deep breath. The team watched as the headlights grew closer and brighter, with the patrol team coming into view. Four Mongooses commandeered by lightly armored marine scouts became visible through the dense forest. Kensuke in his concealed position gave off a low whistle, indicating that the enemies would soon be in range.
"Hey third, you better not miss..." Asuka whispered as both of them took aim at the lead Mongoose. Shinji took a deep breath, and exhaled as the Patrol team came into proximity. At the edge of the ravine, the lead Mongoose halted as the team waited to launch their impending assault.
"You think they went this way?" The lead Marine asked as he looked back at his comrades.
"Let's hope so," one of the marines replied, "I wanna get those bastards back for what they did to John during the last exercise. Poor bastards still eating out of a tube thanks to that red-headed freak bitch."
The lead Marine chuckled and revved his Mongoose. "Well, let's get going, they can't be far."
Little did the unsuspecting Marines know that they were the ones being hunted. The Lead Mongoose entered the ravine as the three others followed suit. The four all-terrain vehicles bounced as their wheels met the gravel. Shinji and Asuka both took aim at the lead vehicle, following their target til' it fell out of view when the incline of the raving masked him from view. A few heartbeats passed as the two waited, predicting where to fire when he came back into view.
The head of the marine fell into Asuka's sights as the ATV climbed up the ravine's wall. Asuka squeezed the trigger, launching a dart into the neck of the lead Marine. The Marine fell back and off the vehicle while the rear Marine soon fell to the same fate.
"What the Hell?!" yelled a marine as he quickly hefted his rifle into the air. A dart pierced his chest as he doubled over and fell unconscious. The remaining Marine attempted to turn his mongoose around, but soon became a pin cushion to a hail of darts.
"Clear!" yelled Kaworu as the SPARTANs quickly dashed towards the fallen Marines. Shinji policed the ammo and equipment and distributed them to the others. Asuka and Toji each got their own radio, setting the frequency to that of which team used.
Kaworu reached for his throat, pressing the switch for the radio. "Rei, Hikari, we're coming in for a pick up, standby." Kensuke and Toji each commandeered an All-terrain vehicle. Asuka slung her rifle around her back as she elegantly hopped onto a Mongoose.
Kaworu looked at his teammates and quickly mounted the lead vehicle. "Let's pick up the others and go capture the target!" Kensuke and Toji quickly headed out as Kaworu followed behind them. Asuka, who was the last vehicle to leave, stood-by for Shinji who hopped onto the back of the quad.
"You better not try anything pervert!" Asuka hissed while Shinji took up position behind Asuka.
"Sorry..." Shinji replied as he placed one arm around Asuka's waist while his rifle occupied the other.
Asuka let out a sigh and looked back at Shinji. "Will you stop apologizing Baka?! You should be honored that you're even laying a finger on me." Asuka gave off a look of disregard and quickly accelerated the Mongoose through the forest, attempting to catch up to her teammates.
Taking up the lead position of the Mongooses, Kaworu reached for his throat, activating the controls for the radio. "Alright, once we get pick up the others, move towards the target at your own discretion and link up at the southwest entrance." The team all confirmed the order as Rei and Hikari fell into sight.
Kaworu blasted passed the two, allowing Toji to pick up Hikari and Kensuke to pick up Rei. Rocketing out of the forest and into the open field, the ground around Kaworu began to explode as stun mines and other traps quickly got tripped. Darts began to embed themselves into the Mongooses windshield as Kaworu weaved the light vehicle through the field.
Asuka and shinji followed behind Kaworu as more fire came from the fort. Asuka took notice of the squad of ODSTs that began to appear on the second story of the structure. Shinji gripped Asuka firmly for support and lifted his rifle in the air.
"Hold it steady Asuka!" Shinji yelled as he pulled the trigger of his MA5B assault rifle. A hail of darts exited the barrel of his weapon, some embedding themselves into the walls of the fort while others hit their mark. One ODST collapsed after getting hit in the face, the dart shattering his helmet's visor. The Visor itself stopped the dart from advancing any further, but the tip of the tranq-round pierced the soldier between the bridge of the nose and the eye.
"Not Bad Third!" Asuka yelled as the Mongoose continued to roar through the field.
Kaworu reached the Southwest entrance first as he quickly dismounted his mongoose, rifle in hand. An unfortunate Marine popped his head from around the entrance as Kaworu quickly unleashed a hail of darts. The rounds sputtered out of the rifle and lodged themselves onto the Marine's throat as he quickly fell over. Asuka and Shinji soon arrived Kensuke and Rei, their mongooses all were pricked by hundreds of darts.Toji arrived last with Hikari slumped over on his back. slowly dismounting the Mongoose, Toji attempted to aid his comrade.
"What happened?!" yelled Asuka, as she rushed to her teammate's aid.
"I think she took some rounds to the Chest!" Toji frantically replied. Asuka looked at the four darts that embedded it-selves into the freckled girl's sides and pulled them free.
Kaworu looked over at the two and nodded "She'll be okay, but she's out of the fight for now..." Asuka looked at Hikari and clenched her fist.
"Toji! stay with Hikari, Everyone else...lets get what we came for!" Kaworu exclaimed.
Shinji hugged the wall of the fort and slowly advanced towards the door. Kaworu and the others followed as the team prepared to rush the building. Reaching the doorway that led into the fort, Shinji looked back at his teammates as Kaworu put three fingers up into the air, initiating a three-second countdown. Shinji gave a nod and Kaworu began counting down.
"Three! Two! One! Go! Go! Go!" Kaworu screamed as Shinji threw his body around the corner and advanced through the doors of the fort. The fort that contained the target was similar to the forts of old Western movies. The large wooden walls protected a smaller structure in the center of the compound. Inside the compound were several parked Mongooses and two Warthogs as well as ammo crates and other large obstacles. Rushing past the doors, Shinji immediately went right as Kaworu followed behind him, moving straight. One Marine fell into Kaworu's iron sights as he quickly hushed the soldier with a three round burst of tranq-rounds. Shinji encountered Three ODSTs and with slight hesitation, squeezed the trigger, emptying his magazine into the trio of soldiers. All three fell quickly as the team infiltrated the compound. Noticing the ammo counter on the rifle read 'zero', Shinji reached into his pocket for an extra magazine. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted the urban camo of an ODST as the soldier came from around a corner, his rifle raised in the air.
"Damn Freak shows!" screamed an ODST as he quickly placed Shinji into his iron sights. Shinji, with an empty magazine, took a deep breath as the ODST's finger met the trigger. Shinji closed his eyes and heard a short sputter of automatic fire. He exhaled the breath and opened his eyes to see the ODST on the floor unconscious.
"You gotta be more Careful Third!" Exclaimed Asuka as she advanced passed Shinji. Her rifle was searching for targets while her cheek brushed the rifle's stock.
"Sorry!" Shinji replied as he quickly fed a fresh magazine into the rifle with a loud click. Four ODSTs descended down a nearby staircase to the right as Asuka and Shinji both took notice and open fire.
"What did I say about that Baka!" Asuka exclaimed as rounds sputtered out of her rifle, peppering the ODSTs.
Shinji ended his three round bursts and looked at Asuka. "Sor..." Shinji replied, but stopped mid-way, realizing it would only annoy the intense redhead."Thanks Asuka!" Shinji finished.
Kensuke took cover behind a warthog as rounds impaled the composite armor of the vehicle. "Little help Guys!" Kensuke exclaimed. More rounds continued to punch the vehicle as the ODSTs on the second floor targeted Kensuke.
Hearing her teammate's cry, Rei dashed over with intense speed as she unloaded the last of her roads into the group of ODSTs on the second floor of the compound. Without ammo for her rifle, Rei quickly discarded the weapon and drew her M6D pistol that was tucked into her sweats. She pulled the slide of her pistol back and released it, chambering a round.
Outside the compound, a crouched Toji tightened the grip on his rifle while an unconscious Hikari laid incapacitated next to him. Toji looked down at the freckled beauty and placed his hand along her check. Toji gave a half-attempted smile as his hand ventured to her neck. Placing his fingers along her carotid artery, his fingers felt the strong pulse that Hikari emitted.
"Good..." Toji whispered as his attention refocused onto his surroundings. Before his eyes fixed onto the door in which the team infiltrated, Toji's attention fixed onto the sound of heavy footsteps. Shifting his weight onto the tips of his toes, Toji dug his heel into the ground and spun around, his rifle fixed onto the outside corner of the compound.
As quickly as his senses detected them, a trio of ODSTs appeared from around the corner, their rifles fixed on the teen. Toji fired off several three-round bursts as darts began embedding themselves into the ground around him. In a vulnerable position, Toji leaned towards his left into a roll and regained his crouched form. Fixing the trio of soldiers into his iron sights, Toji quickly manipulated his thumb and shifted the rifle from burst fire, to full automatic. Without any hesitation, he quickly squeezed the trigger down and unleashed an automatic hailstorm on the trio. Several rounds embedded themselves onto a soldier's midsection. several other rounds pinned themselves onto the neck and shoulder of another soldier as both quickly fell into an incapacitated state.The remaining ODST recovered, the darts embedded into the soldier's plate armor.
"Nice try kid!" The ODST grunted as he trained his rifle onto the young SPARTAN. Toji squeezed the trigger once more, only to hear the sputter of an empty weapon.
Toji brought his rifle up as a shield and clenched his jaw. "Ah Shi..." he muttered before the sounds of gunfire rang. A body fell to the ground with a thud as the SPARTAN trainee stood up. Seeing the unconscious ODST on the ground, Toji looked over at the previously unconscious SPARTAN and smiled. Hikari leaned up, her M6D still in her hand. Still recovering from the tranquilizer darts, she quickly slumped back onto the ground as a worried Toji rushed to her.
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Major Sachiel looked out the window of the wooden structure while the bodies of unconscious ODSTs continued to litter the compound. Sachiel gritted his teeth as his eyes locked onto the silver-haired leader of the SPARTAN infiltrators, who stood outside of the small two-story structure within the fort.
"What the hell is everyone doing?! There's only seven of them!" Roared the Major as his second in command looked on.
Sachiel looked away from the window and returned to his desk which sat in the corner of the small office. Out from under the mahogany colored desk, Sachiel retrieved his personal M90 shotgun. The 8 gauge magnum shells the occupied the magazine made the weapon what it truly was, a close-range beast. The Major gripped the weapon tightly and admired the handy-work of the impressive weapon. Sergeant Ramiel smiled as he charged the charging handle of his own rifle. He looked at the Major and gave a smile.
"Well, you ready to rock or what?" The Sergeant said as he chuckled. The Major looked at his subordinate and smirked as he cocked the shotgun with a loud click.
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Shinji's eyes fell onto the red target while the team mopped up the rest of the compound's ODST defenders. The flag waved proudly, the wind manipulating the shape of the rectangular cloth. The target was hoisted onto a 30 foot flagpole that stood on the roof of the building. Examining the building, Shinji took notice of the ladder on the side of a balcony that led to the rooftop. The small wooden balcony, which overlooked the compound, was on the second floor of the building. Looking back at his team leader, Shinji alerted Kaworu of his findings.
"Kaworu! We need to get to the second floor of this building so we can capture the target!" Shinji shouted towards the calm-natured commander.
Kaworu's iron sights lost site of it's target as it fall over unconscious. He swiftly turned towards the timid teenager and nodded. "Alright Shinji, standby."
Reaching for the activation switch for his throat mic, Kaworu analyzed the small two-story structure and devised a plan for entry. "Alright, we're gonna have a three-man team breach and clear the building. Shinji, take point once we breach the doors. Asuka will cover you and I'll guard the rear.Kensuke and Rei, set up a perimeter in case the base sent out for back-up. Toji, bring Hirari inside the compound and see if you can get one of the Warthogs started.""
"Roger" his teammates confirmed into the radio.
As the trio prepared for the breach, Kensuke policed the weapons and gear from the ODSTs while Rei stood watch from the second floor of the compound. At the entrance of the small wooden building, Shinji jogged over to the side of the door while Asuka fell in right next to him. Kaworu fell in next to the pair and readied his weapon for the infiltration. Looking at Shinji, Kaworu held up three-fingers, indicating a three second count down until the breach.Shinji nodded and prepared for the impending combat.
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The Major looked at his subordinate while he tightened the grip on his M90 shotgun. Sergeant Ramiel stood at the top of the staircase the led into the office. The simple two-story building, was a little too simple in Sachiel's opinion. Downstairs consisted of a simple lounge, while the staircase led directly into the Major's office. His thoughts came to an end as he heard the sound of the downstairs front door crashing down.
"Clear!" He heard as the thuds of heavy footsteps echoed from downstairs. The Sergeant took up a crouched position and aimed his rifle at the base of the stairs. Several heartbeats passed as a timid brown-haired boy fell into his iron sights. Ramiel pulled the trigger, launching a volley of darts towards the child. The SPARTAN trainee lifted his rifle, bringing it up like a shield. The darts embedded it-selves into the rifle as his red-headed counterpart appeared next to him, rifle readied. She quickly squeezed the trigger, firing off a three round burst at the Sergeant. The rounds impaled his armored chest plating, the Sergeant falling back from the surprise.
"Shit!" Ramiel yelled out as he picked himself up off the ground. The Sergeant stepped back away from the stairs while Sachiel stepped away from his desk and next to the Sergeant.
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At the base of the stairs, Shinji looked back at Asuka and nodded.
"Thanks Asuka..." Shinji whispered while Asuke looked back and gave a small smile. Kaworu looked at the two and lifted his chin up, a gesture to advance up the stairs. One step at a time, Shinji slowly advanced up the stairs and towards the top of the steps. His grip around the rifle tightened, ready to fire at anyone who entered his sights. Near the top of the stairs, Shinji's head popped up as the wooden supports in front of him splintered, the tranq-rounds embedding into them. Shinji moved his head out of the way, and looked back at his red and silver haired team-mates. He quickly gave a nod and swiftly ascended up the stairs.
Shinji reached the top of the stairs Two ODST defenders aimed their rifles at the young boy. In an instant, Shinji brought up his rifle as time came to a crawl. Without hesitation, Shinji squeezed the trigger, firing a hail of darts at the soldiers. In the blink of an eye, the soldiers collapsed with one soldier falling on top of the other. Shinji took in a breath, and exhaled as his teammates joined them upstairs, rifles ready.
"Clear" Shinji announced as he advanced further into the room.
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Ramiel laid unconscious on top of the Major as Sachiel played possum. The rounds that the SPARTAN fired embedded themselves into the Sergeant. Ramiel collapsed on top the major, knocking the shotgun onto the floor next to them.
"Alright, the balcony's nearby so lets retrieve the flag and evac back to the extraction point." The team leader announced. The red-haired girl nodded and proceeded onto the balcony and up the ladder to the roof. Slowly, Sachiel opened his eyes and spotted his shotgun next to him.
The silver-haired trainee spoke into his radio while Sachiel's hand slowly inched towards the handle of the shotgun. "Toji, how's the Warthog coming"
At that instant, the roar of an engine echoed through the window and into the room, as the teen-aged team-leader gave a small smile. "Everyone pack-up and get ready to head towards the extraction point, we're out of here in five." The team-leader said.
Looking towards his blue-eyed comrade, the team-leader softly spoke up. "Shinji, go ahead and police those two's ammo and equipment, we might need them to get out of here."
The brown-haired boy nodded and began to walk over towards the fallen ODSTs. Sachiel's heartbeat flared while adrenaline rushed through his body as the SPARTAN stepped closer and closer. 'Its now or never' Sachiel thought as he quickly snatched the shotgun and aimed at the brown haired boy.
"Damn you, you bastards!" Sachiel roared as his iron sights fell onto the brown-haired boy. His finger hovered over the trigger as time came to a crawl once again. As quickly as he pulled the trigger, the brown-haired boy fell out of his iron sights as his silver-haired team-leader replaced him. A loud boom echoed through the room as his shotgun discharged. As the smoke cleared, Sachiel gave a small laugh as the Silver-haired boy layed on the ground, his eyes fixed towards Sachiel. The team-leader's eyes seemed empty as blood began to spill from his wounds.
Sachiel looked towards the brown-haired boy, who's expression changed from that of a timid nature to that of a cold-blooded killer. That was the last thing Sachiel would ever see.
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September 24, 2540: 0330 Hours - Daedalus Proving ground Barracks, Mars
Shinji continued to whimper as images from that day rushed through his head. The sight of bones piercing skin and cries from the first man he had ever killed haunted the teenager. He continued to cry out, up to the point where his other blue-eyed teammate came to his aid.
"Shinji...Shinji! Shinji Wake up!" Asuka whispered attempting to rescue the boy from his nightmare. Rocking the boy back and forth, Shinji's eyes quickly opened up while his body shot upward.
The barracks were pitch black, except for the small amount of light that came through the window from the outside. "Baka, I can hear you from the other side of the room! " Asuka's whispered as her blue eyes fell onto Shinji, who made neither a comment nor sound.
Shinji looked up at Asuka, His eyes expressed that his attention was else where. His expression on his face screamed out how hurt he was as Asuka began to feel empathy for the boy. Asuka latched onto the teenager, who quickly accepted and began to weep on the red-head's shoulder. Feeling empathy for Shinji, Asuka tried to calm her teammate, who was still a wreck from his nightmare.
"Hey Shinji...it's okay... it's okay" She whispered as Shinji slowly calmed down. Asuka sighed and continued to hold her comrade as she felt a tear run down her cheek. Asuka ran her hand through Shinji's hair and continued to hush the frightened teen. "It's okay..."
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September 24, 2540 : Time Unknown - Location Unknown
"So, the training phase is nearly complete ?"
Misato stood at the center of the inquiry panel as her eyes locked into the shadows. Lights focused in on the Major, while her superiors continued the inquiry.
"Yes." Misato replied, "The training phase is nearly complete and we're ready to begin Stage four" Stage one consisted of recruitment, so to speak. Recruitment was the initial phase to obtain the trainees at the age of six. Stage two consisted of training the subjects to become capable warriors. Eight years later, Stage three began, which consisted of augmenting the subjects to have super human strength and reflexes.
The room grew quiet while Misato waited for a response. 'Just like ONI, NERV always operates in the shadow' Misato thought.
"Excellent." the voice replied. "Once the trainees complete their final training, begin Stage four immediately. You're dismissed"
Misato nodded and turned around. She proceeded out of the conference room and halted outside the door as it closed. 'Stage four... Project MJOLNIR...'
Authors notes - Well, that ends Chapter two and now its pretty clear where I'm taking the story next. Things are going to slow down for the most part since the next chapter has to do with Project MJOLNIR as well as NERV. So pretty much, its a waiting game till I finish up the next chaper: Chapter 3 EVA