Sorry for the LONG wait! I was about to release this on Friday, but computer had bug or virus which resulted in a lot of my progress to erase, so if there is any errors I made, then I'll fix them later. Anyways, enjoy the new chapter.
Bridge of the SHIELD Helicarrier
When the explosion of the 3rd engine of the Helicarrier took place, it was unexpected, due to the fact that they detected no signs of hostiles. At first, they thought maybe it was new technology or superpower that could attack undetected. It was soon resolve when the Helicarrier's technicians discover the engine room of engine 3 is damaged from a large explosion.
This unsettles Nick Fury, the 3rd engine control the 3rd thruster of the Helicarrier. The 3rd thruster is located in the middle right of the Helicarrier, which means they merely have to cut power to the 4th engine, to stop the 4th thruster, which is located in the middle left, to keep balance. The other four thrusters, that are located in the corners, can gain more power by cutting off power from the other two to keep the Helicarrier afloat and balanced. So far, there no reports of outside attacks, but…
"Sir, I'm receiving word about assaults happening within the Helicarrier!", announces one of the operators.
"From inside!?", repeats Nick Fury as his one eye widen, "From whom!?"
"I'm receiving word that it from our own!", explains the operator, "All of a sudden, a couple of men from the cafeteria just started attacking our own barehanded before some of them resort to firearms."
"At the same time as the explosion.", Nick whispers to himself, "How many are we dealing with? And do they have a sign on who their affiliated with?"
"The number of attackers in the cafeteria are about 20, but we are slowly putting them down, but non-lethally.", says the operator, "But I'm getting reports that other incidents are taking place as well."
"I see.", said Nick Fury.
"There one more thing sir."
"What is it?", said Fury as he raises his right eyebrow.
"Our men in the cafeteria are saying the hostiles seems to have no control of their bodies.", announces the operator.
"What?", says Nick Fury, "So their being mind control?"
"It seems to be it. I'm getting reports the hostiles are asking our agents to put them down."
"Tell our guys don't accept that request! Tell them to injury to stop them, but killing! Get our psi-unit to help get their bodies back to their control! I want good map on where these incidents are taking place!", orders Fury in an angered tone, "And for the love of god, give me the damn report for engine 3!"
Hallway from the Infirmary
In that hallway, there are four different people in that hallway. The first is a brown hair woman who's face is a little bony. She is currently on the ground, bleeding from a gun shot in her abdomen. She is currently unaware of what happening with the other three.
The person next to her is a young man with dark brown hair and a normal, yet frightened face. He is the main protagonist, Shinji Ikari. His eyes is open wide with his mouth open as he stood still from what happened moments ago.
In front of them, is a tall, yet muscular man in his early 30's with tan skin and brown eyes. His name is Darrel Wallace. Before what happened to him, his eyes were hardened and cold looking, now, they are frightened and desperate from what happening to him, as his body is no longer his. But what turns from desperation, turn into shock from what happened when fired his gun at Shinji Ikari.
This brings us to the fourth and final person is a 23 year old man, Blake Saunders. He is a level 6 agent of SHIELD, but is assigned to watch over Shinji due to resting an injury to his ribs. When the explosion happened, he was on his way to check up of Shinji, only for the explosion made him rush to him. When Blake appeared out of the corner, he saw what just took place.
Darin's bullet being deflected by Shinji's A.T. Field.
The eyes of Shinji is full of confusion as he closed his when that happened. The man in front of him looks shock, but his body responds by firing repeatably at Shinji. Shinji's A.T. Field reappears as it defects the bullets as Shinji's eyes widen as his jaw drops.
"What was…what was…", Shinji tries to think as his hands start to shake, "What just happened!?"
"How did he…?", Darrel tries to say as he struggles to regain his body.
"What in the world is he!?", thought Blake as he receives a transmission from his earpiece.
"All agents! We have a number of compromised agents on board. I repeat! Compromised agents on board!"
"Compromised?", whispers Blake as then widen his eyes from the revelation and looks at Darrel, "Darrel is-!"
Darrel then pull out a combat knife which startles Shinji. Before Darrel can try to stab him however, a gunshot is heard as a bullet hit the knife resulting in Darrel to drop the knife. Shinji drops to the ground and sees Blake aiming a pistol at Darrel.
"Sorry about this!", yells Blake as he quickly puts his pistol to a holster behind him and rushes at Darrel.
Darrel tries to go for a straight right at Blake, but Blake dodges it following that by grabbing Darrel's right arm and judo flipping Darrel, slamming him hard on the ground. Blake then put his arm around Darrel's neck and apply a choke hold.
"Don't try to struggle Darrel! Let me choke you out!", screams Blake as Shinji watches on.
After a few moments of struggling, Darrel start to lose oxygen as his struggling becomes less violent. As he slowly lowers his hands, Darrel start to consciousness as Blake lets go of the hold as Darrel stops moving. Blake grabs Darrel's left hand to check for pulses.
"Good, he still alive.", Blake says to himself before using earpiece, "Command, this is Agent Blake Saunders, Level 6. I have apprehended a compromised agent, Agent Darrel Wallace, Level 5. I need medical assistance for Nurse Joyce Anderson, who was shot in the abdomen area. The bleeding is slow, but it dangerous to move her now."
"Understood.", said the operator from Blake's ear piece, "The area you're in appears to be safe, so we'll be sending medics to your location."
"Understood."
Blake then turns to Shinji and looks at him. Nervousness struck Shinji as Blake looks at every aspect of Shinji's body.
"There doesn't seem to be any changes to him physically.", thought Blake as he tries to figure out what to do with Shinji, "But he did create some kind of shield around him, although he was surprised by that as well."
"Is there anything else to report, Agent?", asks the operator.
Blake just kept looking at Shinji's frighten face. At first, he wonder if this was just an act from Shinji to drop his guard so ether could escape or kill him. But then, Blake felt something inside of him. Something that made him felt guilty. Was it pity? Is it a part of him that feels Shinji is being genuine? He doesn't know. Blake then turns around, turning his back at Shinji. Shinji's eyes widen a bit before lowering his head.
"Yeah….", Blake responses before pausing, "The truth is…."
Suddenly, Blake start to hear the sounds of gun firing. At first, Blake thought it came from across the hallway, but it turns out it's coming from the end of his ear piece.
"Damn! Their here!.", yells the operator in a panic as she transmit a messgae to all agents in the Helicarrier , "The bridge is under attack! I repeat the bridge is unde-"
The only thing that came after that is static. Blake just stood there frozen for a couple of seconds before sighing.
"S$#t.", whispers Blake as he glaces at Shinji, "Now what am I going to do with him? Since Sitwell and Cho are part of his investigation, I should get their advice, but don't know where they are. And since I can't get command to route me to them through radio, I have no choice but to do this myself. I need to think about my options."
Blake places one eye on Shinji.
"I can put him in handcuffs, but he might stop me with that barrier of his. I might be fast enough to shoot him in the leg before that barrier can stop me, but there still a chance it might not work, plus that seems pretty inhuman. Besides, I need to be on this kid's good side in order to find out more about him. Maybe I should just knock him out before he has time to react and-"
"What's happening?"
Blake then fully turns to Shinji, whose head is still lowered. Shinji is clutching his hands as he lift up his head, with his vulnerable eyes.
"Just what is happening? How did I do that? Deflect a bullet? Why is it that person attacking me?"
Blake just continues to look at Shinji as he tries to figure out what to do. On one hand, it was his duty to report about this boy as well keep him here in the helicarrier just in case. The reason they kept him in the helicarrier for so long was because if anything happens, the Helicarrier will be the one suffer the consequences. But, to Blake, if Shinji really is telling the truth and doesn't know anything then…..
"Look.", interrupts Blake, "I really don't know what's happening to you. Let just say that we've pulled you out of something out of this world."
"Out of this world?", repeats Shinji.
"I can't explain everything now since bad things are happening right now. All I'm telling you is that now is not the time to explain things to you and for you to trust me."
"To trust you?", repeats Shinji with a confused look of on his face, "You're not telling me anything so why should I trust you?"
"Because I have to protect you.", answers Blake with a stern voice.
"WHY!?", screams Shinji.
"Because…."
At that moment, Blake just pauses. He thought about why is he protecting Shinji even though he knew that answer. Was it because of pity? Because of he wants to help the helpless? Even when asking himself why, he knew the number one reason for wanting to protect Shinji.
It because it was his duty. To keep Shinji alive for further questioning. But Blake knew, that if he say that to Shinji, it just cause more distrust between them. Blake needed Shinji's cooperation. He needed his trust.
"What should I say?", Blake thought to himself as he close his eyes, "What is it that I can say to make him trust me?"
Blake needs to answer now. He have to answer something with a faint of truth to it make it genuine while not making it pragmatic. Something that will make Shinji drop his guard.
"It because….", Blake says as opens his eyes and look Shinji directly in his eyes, "I want to protect you."
At that moment, Shinji's world just stops from what said out of Blake's mouth.
"Because you want to?", softly says Shinji before having a frustrated expression, 'What does that even mean!?"
"I want to protect you.", repeats Blake as guilt starts to kick in, "I mean it. And I can't protect you without your trust."
Blake looks at Shinji with serious yet, in a way, honest eyes. In a way, he does want to protect Shinji, but only because he doesn't wants to fail this assignment and lose credibility. He knew the reason was selfish, but he need something genuine for wanting to protect Shinji other then pity. As Blake stands above Shinji, as Shinji looks above at Blake. Blake's right hand suddenly came at Shinji as Shinji thought he was going to grab him. But instead, Blake merely just offering his hand.
"I know you have a lot of reasons for not wanting to trust me and the same goes for me, but I'm telling you, for your sake and mine, believe in me.", says Blake, "Or at the very least, start to believe in me."
Shinji just stays quiet as Blake continues.
"Besides, you can't keep staying here forever. I know bad things happening now, but you can't just stay here on the ground.", says Blake as he kneels down, "Let me help you and I'll help you get out of this and live to see tomorrow, I swear."
"You swear?", questions Shinji as he turns away, "Why should I trust that? I don't even know you."
"But, I can't you leave like this.", says Blake with his hands still extending to Shinji, "I'll get you out of this and make sure you see tomorrow. So at least believe in the fact that I'm trying to help you live. So let me help you pick yourself up, you can live another day."
Shinji looks back at Blake, with his eyes looking a little awe. A part of him knew that laying down in the ground in self-pity is wrong, but he stilling doing it. He hates it. He hates himself for feeling sorry for himself. But this guy. He telling Shinji he'll help him. Shinji doesn't want to trust him. For some reason, he doesn't want to trust Blake. He doesn't want to be lied to.
But…. a part of Shinji wants to believe. That this person cares about him. He wants to believe in that. In something. What ever that is, is causing Shinji to lift his hand as Blake grabs him and picks Shinji up from the ground.
"There we go.", says Blake with a small cheerful smile.
With Shinji back from the ground, the sounds of alarms and the intercom reporting emergencies everywhere reaches Blake's ears.
"I have to get him to the evacuation as soon as possible.", thought Blake as he looks at Shinji, who is looking at his SDAT on his hand, "I'm taking you to an evacuation carrier, which has most of the non-combatants in it like the cooks and janitors. They'll take you to the ground outside. Okay?"
Shinji looks at at Blake for second as he turns his eyes away..
"Okay."
Bridge of the SHIELD Helicarrier
The sound of bullets firing almost drown of the sound of the alarm. A puddle of blood with a corpse in the middle of it is at the center of the bridge. The corpse belonged to a SHIELD technician who was shot by a man he attended high school with.
A squad of skilled SHIELD soldiers entered the bridge about 2 minute ago. Against their will, they started to open fire around the bridge, resulting in three wounded and one dead. The three have been pulled behind the computers as a shoot out between the bridge crew and compromised squad began.
Initially, the squad were spread around the side they came from with only 1 using the table in the bridge as cover. But soon enough, they found themselves from a squad of 14 to only 6 left using the table as the remaining 8 were injured in the legs or hands using his needle pistol as the bridge follows the lead of their commander, Nick Fury. With assist from the bridge crew, Fury took at least 5 while helping everybody else take down the other 3 in under two minutes. He wasn't a veteran of almost every American since World War 2 for nothing.
Suddenly, another squad of about 6 SHIELD soldiers comes in with riot gear on. They came in suddenly from the middle. At first, Fury thought it was another squad of mind-controlled agents, but that changes when one of men uses his riot shield and bashes one of the 6 remaining combatants with the shield. Before the others even have time to react, the others shot tranquilizers a the other 5 before knocking them out with their shields.
At first, Fury was a little paranoid on who this squad is since he never receive a call about reinforcements. That changes when the man who led the attack the compromised agents remove his helmet. It is a normal size man who a little bulky but fit with auburn hair and a bushy mustache. His name is Dum Dum Dugan, one of Fury's oldest living comrade as well as another man who drank the Infinity Formula.
"You know you could have called in ahead.", says Fury as the rest of bridge team get off from their cover.
"Too risky.", answers Dugan, "We don't know if they have someone that could listen in."
"Good point.", agrees Fury as he turns to the bridge team, "Get communications back online! Someone call a medic for the down and wounded! I need a status report on every agent and the state on the Helicarrier! That an order!"
As Fury finishes barking orders, he turn to Dugan.
"I need you to lead your squad to round up the compromised. Leave two men here to guard us. As well as-
"Sir!", a communicator yells as he interrupts Fury, "I have a message from the psi-unit. They told they have a possible lead on what happened."
Hanger
The launch bay is located in the back of the Helicarrier. It is wide area suitable for various things like tanks, helicopters, as well as flight carriers. A particular flight carrier is currently on standby as sound it's door opens. Appearing out of it is Shinji and Blake. Blake looks around to to see there are several other agents in there as well, preparing their fighters as well as a large evacuation carrier.
"There it is.", says Blake as he looks at the carrier, "It looks like it not taking off just yet so that means whatever happening is starting to cool down. But just to be safe, let get you into the carrier just in case, okay?"
"Mmm.", mutters Shinji.
The evacuation carrier looks like big box with four thrusters to the sides and flight stabilizers underneath. As Blake leads Shinji to the carrier, they are stop by an agent wearing riot armor guarding the carrier.
"Oi, Agent Blake. What are you doing here?", asks the agent.
"Well….", says Blake as he rubs his head bit, "I don't know how to say this, but I need you put this kid in the carrier as well."
The agent looks at Shinji for a moment before recognizing him.
"Blake, isn't that kid-"
Blake puts his face closer to the agent and shushes him.
"Don't the others who this kid really is.", said Blake, "I know I'm suppose to keep this kid in questioning, but the way things are, it to dangerous to keep this him here. I swear to you, he kinda of harmless."
"Kinda?", questions the agent.
"Let just say he'll defend himself then attack you. In fact, I bet he doesn't even want attack others.", says Blake as he put his hand on Shinji's head.
Shinji's eyes widen a bit when Blake did it as Blake continues talking.
"Besides I kind of promise him that he'll be safe."
"And for what reason should we trust him?", asks the agent as he glares at Shinji.
"Well….", says Blake as he tries to think of an excuse, "Instincts?"
"What kind of answer is that?", questions the agent.
"Well more specifically, I can see that he won't pull anything.", answers Blake, "Don't forget, I have good eyes."
"Even so-", the agent tries to say before Blake interrupts him.
"Look, my mission is to not just to question him, but to watch over, meaning keeping him alive. So if something were to happen resulting in the Helicarrier becoming a danger zone, then at the very least, I should get him off of it."
The agent looks at Shinji again before turning back to Blake.
"But, what if he really does something that could kill us all? Intentional or not."
"Then….", says Blake as he looks at Shinji, smiles, before turning back to the agent, "I'll take full responsibility for everything that happens next."
Both the agent and Shinji stood in shock on what Blake just said. Although the agent snaps out of it, Shinji kept looking at Blake in awe.
"Why?", thinks Shinji as he looks down on the floor, "Why would this person going so far for me? For what reason? What so special about me?"
"Okay.", says the agent as he accepts Blake's request.
"Thanks, Donald.", Blake thanks as he turns to Shinji, "Shinji."
Shinji snaps back to reality as he turns to Blake.
"Go inside the carrier."
Shinji looks at Blake for a few moments before nodding.
"O-okay."
Nervousness took over Shinji as he slowly walks to the evacuation carrier. It has it's hanger door open as Shinji walks up the ramp. Inside, are several others sitting on seats that are to the sides. Everybody notices Shinji and looks at him, resulting in Shinji getting more nervous. He looks around for seat, only for a voice that belongs to a person sitting to the right side of him, that catches his attention.
"My oh my. Does SHIELD hold captive just about everybody?"
He turns to see a man in his late thirties sitting. He has shaggy brown hair and a scar over his right eye. He wearing a white lab coat and round glasses.
"Even a young boy like yourself."
Shinji steps away from the man as he regains his composure.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?"
"Oh that right, it pretty rude to talk out of the blue like that.", says the strange man, "But that the sort of person that I am."
"Oh…. okay."
Shinji then walks past the strange man to find an empty seat to the back of the evacuation carrier. There nobody around it, but Shinji kept walking to it. Just then, Shinji turns around to see what happening beyond the hanger. He sees Blake talking to Donald before Blake notices Shinji. Blake then gestures to to Shinji, telling him hi. Shinji is startled for a bit before turning around to the back seat. There is only other person in the back is a guard wearing hi-tech armor as well as a helmet.
"Blake Saunders.", thought Shinji as he sits down, "What kind of person is he?"
Outside The Evacuation Carrier
"Sorry for making you do this.", apologizes Blake to Donald.
"It okay. As long as that kid stay still, I won't hold it against you.", says Donald as he removes his helmet, revealing an early twenty year old man with blonde hair.
Suddenly, everybody's earpiece starts beeping, before an alert from the bridge came. The same alert can be heard from the intercom of the Helicarrier.
"Attention all agents.", says a familiar voice.
"Director Fury.", thought Blake who a little shock.
"We have a traitor on board! Don't let any carrier leave!"
"Traitor?", says Donald.
"Find Adrian Matthews and capture him! Don't let him off this carrier!"
"Adrian Matthews?", wonders Donald, "Who is that?"
"He is a guy from that new unit they made, the psychic unit.", explains Blake, "I heard he is good psychic, but to actually get past the screening to become an agent of SHIELD, there must be something else."
Inside the Evacuation Carrier
Inside the carrier, a quiet Shinji Ikari looks down ground not in confusion or frustration, but because he is thinking. He tries to remember. Remember what happened to him and how things came to this. He looks at his SDAT which is place on his lap before putting on the headphones and starting the tape player. But he still couldn't remember. He even starting to forget how he had that panic attack. The only other clue he has to know about himself, is that barrier.
"It was also like an invisible wall.", though Shinji as he lifts his head, "Protecting me from getting hurt."
Protecting. An invisible wall protecting him. Shinji wondered if before, this same wall protected before. He wondered what was it that he needed to be protected from. At that moment, Shinji closes his eyes trying to remember something about that wall. When he opens his eyes, the scenery around him has changed.
He is outside in a city. He doesn't know how, but he is in some sort of city, right in front of him.
"Wh-what is this!?", thought a shocked Shinji as he tries to move his head.
The keyword is try, as Shinji couldn't control his body. He can't turn his head, body, anything motor skill.
"What going on!?", thought Shinji as he felt he was no control of his entire body.
He tries to move his fingers, talk, and even adjust his eyes, but nothing happened. Shinji's mind tries to comprehend what happening to him, but suddenly a that same barrier appears in front of him.
"Expanding A.T. Field.", a young woman voice says.
"Who that!?", thinks Shinji he before realizes what she said, "A.T. Field?"
"Center on target, then pull trigger.", says another voice.
Shinji is startled as he doesn't know where that next came from. But then he realizes it was his voice.
"That was my voice.", thought a shocked Shinji Ikari as another voice starts talking.
"Proceed according to the plans, okay, Shinji-kun?"
"Another woman?", thought Shinji as his body responds by saying, "Yes."
Suddenly, the city that Shinji was watching disappears as where Shinji is in, it ends up turning around. The next thing Shinji sees is not out of this world. It was big, taller then the buildings in the city. The closes thing Shinji could compare it is a red centipede even thought it has a skeleton showing in the upper torso. What Shinji is seeing is his memories of his encounter with the 5th angel.
'Wha-wha...", thought Shinji as he tries to understand what that thing is, "What on Earth is that!?"
The world changes again and Shinji finds himself back in the evacuation carrier. He turns his head to see that everything the same, as if what he saw was only an instant. Everybody acted the same as usual.
"Wha-what just happened!?", Shinji says to himself in fear and confusion.
The guard inside the evacuation carrier notices Shinji acting weird but choose to ignore him. The guard then places his index and middle finger on top of his head. The pilot controlling the carrier is suddenly put on a trance as he pull some switches which causes the carrier's hanger door to close.
Outside the Carrier
"What the-!?", shouts Blake as the carrier's door starts closing.
"Anderson!", yells Donald as he uses his radio, "We didn't get permission to launch!"
Blake looks at the closing hanger door to see the guard inside the carrier, removing his helmet.
"That-!", yells a unexpected Blake as sees who inside the carrier.
Bridge of the Helicarrier
"Sir! There is a carrier leaving the hanger!", shouts an operator.
"What!", yells Fury, "Close the hanger doors!"
Hanger
The carrier accelerates past others tanks and carriers as well as agents trying to shoot it's engines. The carrier barely makes it out of the hanger door as it out of the Helicarrier.
Inside the Carrier
Loud pops echo across the carrier as the guard, now without his helmet, is holding his gun at the ceiling. This man, has short brown hair, cold green eyes, and a remarkable psychic. His name is Adrian Matthews. He walks up to the middle of the hanger holding his gun up.
"Don't get off your seats!", orders Adrian as several men were about to try and engage, "Otherwise-!"
Adrian then spots Shinji, grabs him by his arm, pulls him up, then places his gun on Shinji's chin. Shinji's eyes widen when he felt the the heat of the recently fired gun burning his skin as Shinji just stood there, paralyze.
"Unless you want to be the reason this kid is dead!"
Everybody starts hesitating as Shinji stands still in shock. Everyone starts backing down as they slow return to their seats. They were fearful of making a mistake that could result in Shinji's death.
"I-I'm being held hostage!?", thinks Shinji as Adrian then drags him across to the other side of the carrier.
"Dr. Kursunada.", Adrian says to the strange man from earlier as he stands above him.
"Hmm, what is it?"", asks the doctor in an uninterested tone.
"Tell me about it!", demands Adrian.
"And does 'it' mean?", questions the doctor as Adrian start to lose patiences.
"Don't play dumb! You know what it means! The reason why SHIELD even bother to pick you up!", shouts Adrian, "Tell me about the Psycho System!"
Too be honest, I don't have must confidence in this chapter. It's been about a month since the last chapter so I kind of off my game, but it's your opinion. Review if you have suggestions, advice, or anything else. If you like the story, give a Favorite and Follow for more. I have two other stories you might want to check out. The pattern on how I release my stories will be Lelouch of Atom, You Must (Not) Run Away, Saiyan of Marvel, another You Must (Not) Away, then repeat. Have A Good Day!