New living Space

Outer Ghetto: Aftermath

"No seriously I'm fine," said Wyatt as the fairly insistent medical team loaded him up on a stretcher and carried him onto the chopper, "I'm just exhausted is all, and a little tingly." "I'm sorry but we have our orders," responded one of the medics as the chopper lifted off.

Well this is just great, thought Wyatt with a sigh, I haven't even been here a full day and they're already putting me on a stretcher, so much for making a heroic exit, oh well, at least I get a helicopter ride back. Deciding to accept his situation for the moment, Wyatt tried making conversation with the blue coated God Eater who Lindow assigned to go back with him in the helicopter. But Wyatt only really managed to learn that his name was Soma and not much else.

Once the helicopter landed, he tried showing the medical staff that he could move perfectly well. But, they rolled him to the medical wing anyway, insisting that they needed to check out his vitals and make sure he didn't have any serious after effects from the Vajra's lightning. It was shortly after this that Major Amamiya walked in.

"How are his vitals," Tsubaki asked the medical team. "He's stable for now," answered the doctor who had been tending to Wyatt, "We've administered some of the bias factor just in case."

"You know I am right here, fully conscious and everything," said Wyatt, trying not to come across too annoyingly as he sat up, "Oh and mission successful and all that, the Aragami are gone for now and the civilians are safe," Wyatt said as he saluted. Major Amamiya turned her gaze upon Wyatt, making him just a bit nervous.

"From the reports I've gotten so far it seems you would have lost your life if not for the arrival of the First Unit," Said Major Amamiya. "Well I did have a few close shaves," said Wyatt as he rubbed the back of his head, "But my mission was to hold off the Aragami and come back alive and I did, I just happened to take a hit of Vajra lightning near the end of the fight."

"Yes you did come back," said Major Amamiya, "on a hospital stretcher." It was at this moment that the door to the medical wing opened up and Lindow walked in.

"Hey Tsubaki go easy on the new guy, he did just get here after all," said Lindow with a slight grin. "You will address me as Major when we are on duty," said Tsubaki, "And why are you here anyway?"

"Everyone on the First Unit is fine so I thought I'd come and see if Wyatt here was okay," Said Lindow. "Fine physically," said Wyatt with a thumbs up, "Mentally I'm kind of nervous."

"He believes himself still fit for duty," said Tsubaki, ignoring Wyatt's comment, "And since you're here you can follow me to the command center to give your report." "Oh yeah, almost forgot about that," said Lindow rubbing the back of his head.

"Does that mean I can go?" questioned Wyatt. "Once the medical team finishes its check on you, you may leave, Hibari will be in the den to direct you to your quarters when you are ready," Replied Tsubaki as she turned to leave with Lindow right behind her. Wyatt let out a sigh as soon as the door closed. So this is the Far East Branch, thought Wyatt, I'm gonna have my work cut out for me.

"Was that really necessary," asked Lindow as he and Tsubaki walked down the hallway to the command center, "He did manage to complete his mission and he was doing more than his part out there when we arrived."

"While that is true, he needs to be reminded what happens to those who get too cocky?" Stated Amamiya. "I know," replied Lindow, "But he doesn't strike me as the cocky type, more like someone who tries to have a good attitude about things."

"And what do you think of his skills?" Asked Tsubaki. "Well that new type weapon of his is pretty handy," said Lindow, "as for his skills he's got a good move or two, with a bit of work he could be a great addition to the team." "And which team would that be?" Asked Tsubaki? Lindow simply smiled as he looked thoughtful for a moment.

The Den

Finally found it, thought Wyatt as he made his way over to the information desk in the center of a large room filled with couches, monitors, and people wandering every which way. This room was apparently called the 'Den' by everyone at the Far East Branch. "Hey I'm looking for a 'Hibari'," said Wyatt as he walked up to the red headed girl at the desk, noting her hair was tied in a pair of braids which pointed out in opposite directions.

"That would be me," said Hibari as she looked up from the terminal. "And you must be the new guy, Wyatt was it?"

"Yeah that's me, the new guy around here," said Wyatt as he rested his elbow on the desk in front of him, "Tsubaki told me you could direct me to my room, oh and do you know where the rest of my stuff got off too, it's not in the command center where I left it?"

"Your Arc has already been delivered to the maintenance room in the engineering division," replied Hibari, "And the rest of your belongings have been moved to your quarters."

"They'd best be taking good care of my weapon," said Wyatt, faking a serious tone, "Vajra's Bane has brought me a long way in the past three months."

"Don't worry Licca is one of the best engineers in Fenrir, your Arc is in good hands," said Hibari, good naturedly. "Well I guess all that leaves is the rest of my stuff," Said Wyatt as he stood up straight, "You, uh, got a map or somethin', I kinda still need to learn my way around."

"Here this should help," said Hibari as she handed him a small, light blue cell phone, and a card key, "Just access the map on the phone and input the room number on the card and you should be able to find it."

"Fancy," said Wyatt, "Now I got two phones, if I get one more do I get a prize?" "Yes, a book with jokes that are actually funny," replied Hibari with a smile.

"Harsh, I'm gonna need to up my game around here, but later, right now I got to find my room in this maze of a headquarters," Said Wyatt with a laugh as he turned to leave.

"Good luck with that," said Hibari happily as Wyatt walked away, "Just come to me if you have any more questions." "I will and with better jokes," replied Wyatt with a wave as he exited the Den, following the map until he finally found his quarters.

With the map's help, Wyatt had much better luck finding his quarters than he did the Den and was happy to discover that his duffle bag and other belongings had indeed, already been delivered. Not bad, Wyatt thought as he looked over the room, not high class by any means but definitely livable. His quarters weren't enormous, but a few features did stand out, such as the large window to look out, a bed, a terminal in the corner, and a desk with a chair and a small couch in the other corner.

Wyatt proceeded to unpack his belongings and then used the terminal to contact his family to tell them what he'd been up to so far, leaving out a few of the parts where he'd nearly died of course.

"Alright then, but try your best to be safe," said his mother after Wyatt had explained how his day had gone up to this point, "You've only been gone a day or so but the family misses you already."

"Don't worry I'll be careful," replied Wyatt with a smile, "Alright now it's been a bit of a day so I'm gonna need to log off for the night." "Alright, get a good night's rest Wyatt," said his Mother. "Night Mom," said Wyatt before hanging up and flopping down on his bed for the night. What a day, he thought to himself as he removed his goggles and set them down next to the bed, wonder what sort of crazy # # tomorrow will bring?

The Next Day

How big is this place, thought Wyatt as he checked his map again, I've been wondering around for several minutes and I'm still not there yet. Wyatt looked up to check some of the signs to make sure he was going in the right direction before he continued onward to his destination. Another couple of minutes of walking brought him to what he hoped was the right door.

"Let's see, engineering division," said Wyatt, more to himself than anyone else as he entered a large room with several machines lining both walls, some of which held the Arcs of off duty God Eaters and some which were currently unoccupied.

Wyatt scanned the room, his ears picking up the sound of power tools. Walking over to the source of the sound, Wyatt was able to make out the silhouette of someone working on a damaged Arc. "Hey is there an engineer named Licca here right now!," he yelled over the sound of the power tools, "Hibari said I needed to talk to them about my weapon."

"That's me," said the engineer as they shut off the power tool and stood up. Wyatt was surprised to see that the engineer was a silver-haired girl around only slightly older than him wearing a white tank top, green overalls and a pair of orange goggles on her head which she pushed up to reveal her grey eyes. "Oh you cannot be serious," said Wyatt, putting his hand to his face.

"What," asked Licca, "is something wrong?" "No I just realized how lucky the other guys at this base are," Replied Wyatt, "If I'd known there was a cute girl here to work on my arc, I would've taken a transfer out here sooner."

"Oh is that all," said Licca with a laugh, "And here I thought it was something serious." "It is serious," stated Wyatt, trying not to smile, "I've had to put up with this grumpy old dude back at the American Branch working on my arc and he's always saying stuff like 'You can't just stab your arc into a Vajra's ##, it's dulls the blade quicker.'"

Licca laughed some more at that comment before speaking, "Thanks, I really needed a laugh right now."

"I've noticed everyone does seem to be in a bit of a somber mood today," said Wyatt, "Why is that?"

"There was a funeral yesterday," said Licca, the smile disappearing from her face as she turned back to the arc she'd been working on, "Eric died during the attack on the outskirts of the base."

Wyatt thought for a moment before speaking. "Was he an orange-haired cannon wielder?" He asked. "Yeah," replied Licca, "He took a full blast of the Vajra's lightning during the attack, by the time the medics arrived it was too late to stabilize him and he died in transit."

Wyatt stiffened a bit before letting his shoulders sag. "I'm sorry," he said, "I was there at the attack too, he tried to help me when that Vajra showed up and I wasn't in time to warn him about the Vajra's lightning blast."

"Please don't blame yourself," said Licca, resting a hand on Wyatt's shoulder, "You know I was told Eric actually mentioned you right before he died."

"He did," asked Wyatt, confused. "Yes," said Licca, "From what I've heard he was laughing and being apologetic, he said 'That new type is something else, he saved me from one Aragami and then I go and get electrocuted by another.'"

Wyatt couldn't help but smirk a little at that comment, "Well I got electrocuted a bit too, so he shouldn't feel too bad." Licca smiled before a look of realization crossed her face. "That reminds me," said Licca, "I never got your name."

"Oh yeah," said Wyatt as he held out his hand, "I'm Wyatt Colt, nice to meet you." "Licca," she replied as she shook his hand, "A pleasure."

Office of Director Schicksal

"The new-type performed at a good level," said Director Schicksal to a wall of large screens, each one showing an image of a different branch director of Fenrir, "Though given the extreme circumstances of the situation it was also likely he would have died had the First Unit not intervened."

"The Aragami are, as always, irritatingly unpredictable," said the director of the American branch, "Had any of us known such an event would transpire, we'd likely would have sent him sooner, or at least with back up."

"Yes it is unfortunate," said Schicksal, "But the new type is still alive, so we should be able to properly gauge his performance now."

"I'm still not quite convinced," said the Director of the Russian Branch, "These new types are to be the next wave of warriors defending humanity, the loss of any one of them is something we must try to avoid." "Do you have any suggestions," Schicksal asked the Russian Director.

"I have already taken the liberty of readying one of our best new type recruits for a transfer to your branch," said the Russian director.

"Does she have field experience," asked Schicksal. "She does not have any actual combat under her belt," replied the Russian director, "But her scores on the simulator are like nothing we've ever seen, and having another new type at your branch can only help your situation improve."

Schicksal thought the proposal over for a moment before answering. "Very well," said Schicksal, "I'll make the arrangements for the new arrival, send her over when you can." "She's already on her way," replied the Russian director.

Wyatt's finally settled in, but he won't be getting comfortable anytime soon by the sound of it. Hello again everyone, and as always a huge thank you to my reviewers, followers, and viewers who've kept up with the story so far, especially considering it's from a less well-known franchise. And for those of you waiting for more Aragami slaying, don't worry, we'll get to it very soon. So be sure to stop in next time as Wyatt is sent out on his first official mission from the Far East Branch. 'Til next time.