Chapter 2

13 years later

Labs

Sven's eyes slowly opened, he found that he was still wearing the oxygen mask, but he was in some sort of liquid, in the same tube. The liquid was as thin as water, but it was purple.

"Wh-where am I?" He thought to himself. He last remembered the dark-haired woman, taking her to a farm house, into a laboratory…

His eyes burst open, he was in the laboratory, it wasn't a dream, as Sven had hoped, they had stuck him in this tube. Now all he needed to know was for how long. He saw people look at him and suddenly scramble at a series of controls and monitors, which weren't there before he was put to sleep. The tube opened with a hiss, and the purple liquid spilled out from it, splashing onto the floor. Pulling his mask off, Sven gasped his first real breath of air for what seemed like an eternity. He tried to climb out, but slipped and fell onto the white tile. Scientists scurried over to help him, all of them wearing white lab coats, like Dr. Winchester.

"Welcome back Sven." A woman's voice said. Sven turned around and saw Victoria, only, she seemed older, in her thirties, and he towered over her now. Sven's eyes darted all around.

"How long was I…?" Sven asked.

"Thirteen years Mr. McGregor." Dr. Winchester's voice said. They turned to see him, now much older, his hair white and his glasses thicker; he still kept his gentle charm though. "Welcome back." He said, smiling. Sven's hands trembled.

"But…I…I couldn't have been…" Sven started, when he looked down. "Ah! I'm naked!" He covered his privates and felt his face get red.

"Mrs. Myer, could you go get our old friend some clothes?" The elderly man asked the woman.

"Certainly." Victoria said and walked off.

"Thirteen years…it must seem so horrible to you…" Dr. Winchester said, sadly.

"Then why did you do it?" Sven asked, keeping his polite tone and expression.

"Because we had to, go get dressed, I'll tell you then." He said mysteriously and walked off, back to his business.

They had him take a shower, the warmth of the water beating against him felt good, and he felt his hair, it was very short now, he wasn't sure how, but he was thankful it wasn't a buzz cut. After that was done, he dried up, and was given his clothes, a t-shirt, jeans, and a zip-up sweater, which kind of acted as a neck warmer. As he was ready in his cabin, he couldn't help but notice a mirror, and took a look at it, seeing him for his eighteen year-old self. His eyes were still blue, but much lighter; they seemed icy even when he looked into them. His golden hair had vanished to become a dirty blonde or almost brown, and he was well built now.

"Sven, are you ready?" He heard Victoria ask through the metal door. Sven opened the door and nodded.

"Yes I am." He said. Victoria smiled; her charm didn't cease to fail either.

"Very well then, come along. We have much to tell you." She and Sven walked side-by-side down the long hallway, giving them a chance to talk.

"So, what has happened since I…left?" Sven asked, looking down on Victoria.

"Well, I got married," He hesitated for a moment. "Had a child, and that was about it." She said and forced a weak chuckle. "And…I'm sure you are wondering why we did this to you." She said, much softer this time.

"Yes." Sven replied.

"We're terribly sorry, but we had no choice. We needed a child like you, solitary, to defend Earth. You see…Earth was under attack in 2015, by invaders, who we named the Abaters, reptilian beasts who sought to rule the universe." She took a deep breath as she readied to tell Sven the story. "We kept it secret for awhile, but they soon became known. They used several of their mysterious and dangerous monsters on us, we stood no chance. Until another group of aliens, together known as the Covenant, came to Earth and aided our army men in battles. Some of the Covenant went to the Abaters, but three of the species did remain with us, Elites, Grunts, and Hunters."

"So…where does this put me?" Sven asked.

"We needed you to man the MJOLNIR armor the Committee made, and while you were in suspended animation, the liquid you were put into modified your reflexes and strength, so you are able to use the armor, where no ordinary man could, and thanks to our computers, we were able to put as much knowledge as we could into your head through pulse waves." Sven couldn't believe it, he was kidnapped and taken to be some military super soldier, yet everything she said, he hardly believed any of it. "You are one of the few soldiers to protect Earth, known as Spartans." So much had happened since he left, and he missed his parents, whose faces now just blurs in his mind.

He took a moment to take the whole thing in, just as he and Victoria walked through a pair of doors, finding Dr. Winchester with his back turned to them, staring out into some sort of test facility. Standing beside him was a creature who towered over him, standing at 8'6 feet tall, this creature was a giant. Next to it stood an ordinary person, about Sven's age, and he wouldn't be surprised if they did to the boy what they did to him. Winchester turned to face them, a humble smile on his face, the creature and the boy turned as well.

"Good to see you up and ready Sven. I'm sure Victoria has informed you on the war we are at." He said. Sven nodded. The creature nodded and stepped forward. He wore shimmering white armor and reminded Sven of a lizard, until he spoke and his mouth opened into a set of mandibles, each appendage having small sharp teeth, then an inner mouth, with also had teeth.

"Greetings, Sven," He said. "I am Tura 'Takimee." He turned his head to Winchester, thanks to his long, strong neck. "An Elite as your kind calls us." He looked back at Sven. "I shall be your superior officer here." Sven nodded and gave a friendly smile.

"Pleasure to meet you…'Takimee." He said. 'Takimee nodded back and stepped back. The boy Sven's age stood silent, while Winchester introduced them.

"Sven, this is Shinji Ikari. He's about your age, and was also chosen for this 'assignment'." The doctor said. Shinji extended his hand and Sven did the same. Their hands shook and they released their hands. "We didn't do the 'extremes' as we did to you Mr. McGregor, we had Shinji taught by the best minds in the world, he is just as smart as you are, only he had to work for his knowledge, by studying and practice. Unlike you, a Spartan, Shinji is an Evangelion Unit, or Eva."

Sven got a look at Shinji; the boy was a bit shorter than he was; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and pale skin.

"Now, Sven, we need to put you into your new suit." Winchester said.

Yep, Shinji's from Evangelion, and the only child's name of the future team I didn't change. Since his name is Japanese, he's from Japan, and I'm not very good at coming up with Japanese names, haha. More to come soon, please read and review!