Chapter 2

Damn it. I'm getting writers block on my other stories, so, what the hell, I'll just do the next chapter for this one. I noticed that not a lot, actually, no-one is reading this story. I don't really care. I like my story, and when I get the chapters on this one done, the sequel will end up in the Halo section anyway...

Don't own Gears of War. I only Own Alex the OC, and the T.O.A.S. I made up the TOAS, so no-one is allowed to take it!!

I am in fact writing a completely original story (nothing to do with fan fiction) about the TOAS, and I remembered that the action in that story is really similar to the action in this story. Also, my Naruto story 'Dropout' is a little based off this plot too. So if you want an Anime X/over with Gears of war, Final Fantasy and Kingdom hearts, I suggest you read that one.

So yeah, TOAS is purely mine!!

I didn't want Carmine to die!! I want him to live!! So he comes back in this chapter!!

Reunion

Fenix quickly led his group to a small deserted, ruined building at the far side f the courtyard that they just escaped from. Fortunately, the Emergence holes were quickly sealed up again after the chain reaction explosion from the raven, but still, they couldn't just kick back and relax until they were sure that the area was clear.

Kicking a door down, he walked into the surprisingly tidy room, and then as Baird was the last to come inside, he closed it tightly and barricaded the entrance. Dom helped Baird push a few chairs and cabinets up against the door, and lightly barricaded the other door for quick escape reasons.

"Yo Fenix. I think your girl here is waking up" Cole called out to the 'father' as the girl on his back budged slightly and mumbled. Cole gently put her down on the couch against the nearest wall. The gunshots on her shoulders needed caring to, so Dom got to it straight away.

"Alex?"

The girl's eyes opened slightly but then she closed them again and nearly fell over, Dom holding her upright. Fenix felt a little suspicious as the group gathered around her. Marcus tore her jacket off, and pulled her towards him so she was leaning forward. Everyone just gasped as they looked at her back.

Looking like a shell, a silver mechanism which seemed to substitute her back and shoulder blades could be seen. The robotic counterpart which looked to be partly inside her was pressed tightly against her shoulders. There were 2 relatively large plates which seemed to be exposed shoulder blades, while a thick spine, divided into sections like a spinal cord, trailed along her spine and stuck out slightly at the tailbone.

"What the hell is that?!" Baird called out all of a sudden. Marcus fiddled with a small part near the back of her neck, at the top of the spine, and then growled slightly.

"The Power Core is gone" Marcus huffed and closed the tiny hatch.

"Would you mind telling us what the hell is going on?" Baird snapped Fenix out of his thoughts. With a sigh, the lieutenant gave in to his complaining.

"Alex is no ordinary kid. She's a genius. Since she was about 5, she was designing and building little gadgets and nick-nacks, and some of her designs were for the 'military' kind. She created that thing on her back, The TOAS at about 7, but she lost interest and put it aside"

Everyone was listening intently, and for once, Baird didn't look bored.

"What the hell is TOAS?" Cole couldn't help but ask. They couldn't really get things through their thick little heads.

"The 'Transforming Organoid Assault System'. After I was called in to fight at Asphio Fields, Hoffman used her obedient nature to suck her into military work. Once I left and she was on her own, he recruited her as a weapon" Fenix didn't look too happy when he said the name 'Hoffman'.

"So what's this Organoid system? What the hell does Organoid mean?!" Baird looked a little impatient.

"Organoid, meaning that it won't work unless it has a living Organic substance to work off. Alex's body is that Organic Substance. At about 8 years old, she was in an accident and was facing lifetime paralysis, due to a crushed spine and shattered shoulders, but she offered to substitute her spine and shoulders with this system. Since she is able to control it freely, her combat skills could succeed even mine" Fenix sounded like a 'proud dad' as he explained it. Dom was about the mention it, but the glare that he gave him told him 'shut up or I'll shoot you'.

"Damn. A little kid at the age of 7, designing some complicated shit like this. That is some good kid you got there" Dom laughed a little, and Fenix began to shuffle through his pockets.

"Dom. I spied a bag earlier over at that chapel. She must've been jumped by those Grubs"

"How do you know?"

"She would be wearing her armour if it was a prepared attack"

Dom did the 'o' with his mouth, and helped Fenix un-barricade the door.



"What, you going back in there?" Baird began to argue, but Fenix gave him a death glare.

"We don't have to go back to the centre hall. It was near the entrance" Fenix huffed. "You stay here, and guard her with your life!" Fenix ordered, and headed out the door, along with Dom.

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(Not much happens; I'm not bothered to type an uneventful section, so I'll just skip to the part where they return, alright?)

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Fenix returned not long after he left and had a smallish bag slung over his shoulder. Baird almost scoffed at the look of it.

Marcus pulled a battery out of the torch that was in the bag, and also pulled out several plates of armour that weren't much to cover a body properly.

Shuffling over to the girl, he pushed the small battery into the tiny compartment at the top, and pressed a few buttons along the spine, a small part of steam ejecting from the shoulder blades and the tiny LCD at the top of the right shoulder turned from red, to orange, to green, to blue.

After a few minutes of rest, the girl opened her eyes, and rubbed them as if she had just woken up from sleep.

"Whoa... Those bullets hurt" She yawned a little, and almost freaked out when she saw Fenix standing on front of her.

"Dad?"

"Long time no see" He smiled slightly (what a difference) and she briefly 'hugged' him. Her voice was a little gruff, but that was probably she was still tired. She looked at the others in the room and raised an eyebrow.

"Who are they?"

"Alex, this is Delta Squad. Baird, Cole, and my Friend Dom" Marcus introduced them briefly, while the girl just nodded.

"Put your armour on, we'll move out to the next suitable LZ and get a ride out of here" Marcus threw the bag at her and she caught it. With a sigh, she marched over to the other room and got changed.

Walking out soon after, she was in a pair of black shorts, small black combat boots, black sleeveless shirt with small pieces of metal along her sides, and plates of black armour simply strapped onto her outer arms, and outer thighs and legs. As she walked past the men and threw her jeans and jacket to the side with the empty pack, the TOAS was completely visible on her back.

"So, shall we?"

I know that this was another extremely short chapter, but I think I am starting to lose interest in this story. I think my Naruto Story 'Dropout' will have more exciting events, coz it has crossovers from Naruto, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, and Gears of war...

Sorry if this bored you, but I think you might have to read my Other story if you want other action... I'm still deciding.