Chapter 3

Laboratory Test Facility

"Please put this on." Victoria said as she handed Sven some sort of black, flexible material. It reminded him of what under armor was, sleek and soft. After the material covered his body, from his upper neck to his toes, another scientist entered the pure white room, pushing a cart with green armor and a helmet on it. Two more scientists entered the room next, grabbing some of the green armor and approaching Sven.

"Stand still please and hold your arms out." One said. Sven did as he was told and his arms shot out to both sides of his body. Starting with his chest armor, the scientists slowly worked their way outward, going back to get more armor and strapping it onto him. The emerald armor glistened in the bright room as the scientists strapped it onto his arms, legs, chest, feet, hands, stomach, and groin. Victoria grabbed the green helmet and approached Sven, handing him the helmet.

"Now, put it on." She said. Sven nodded, but he looked at it first. Where his eyes were was replaced by a yellow visor, the rest of the helmet expressionless. He wondered if this was to be his face for the rest of his life before he put it on and made it snug. Victoria smiled as she pulled out a remote from her lab coat with a knob on it. She twisted the knob right. Sven looked at his hands and saw a yellow surface covering him. It slowly appeared and disappeared.

"What is this?" He asked, looking up. Victoria continued to turn the knob, until it was at medium power. She looked up at Sven.

"It is a force field, one that the Elites taught us to use." She said.

"Force field? For wha…" Before Sven could finish, Victoria pulled a pistol out from her lab coat and fired it. A bullet flew and struck Sven, but it did nothing, his yellow force field simply stopped it and it fell to the ground.

"The MJOLNIR armor is supposed to deflect bullets or any other attacks with a limited amount of strength." She went on. "Once it goes to zero, the attacks will begin to hurt you, but don't worry, after a few seconds the shields will charge back up, so make sure to find cover in battle." She turned and walked toward the exit. "Please follow me." She said.

"The test seemed to go normal." Winchester said to himself. "The shields were a success." He smiled. 'Takimee stood beside him as the man read the computer monitor.

"Of course they were successful." He chuckled. "I could've sworn I tested them at least three times." The doors behind them opened, a familiar figure entered. Wearing a black suit, having jet black hair, and sunglasses, the man's real name who aided in Sven's recruitment was Frederick MacDonald. He pulled off his sunglasses and folded them into his chest pocket.

"Good evening Dr. Winchester, 'Takimee." He said, a slight smirk on his face. The Elite and doctor turned, Winchester bearing the usual humble smile, 'Takimee nodded in respect. Fred approached the two, overlooking the room where Sven and Victoria just left. "How is he?" He asked. Ever since he helped to kidnap Sven, he felt the duty to watch his every movements and actions when he was in suspended animation.

"He has the MJOLNIR armor set perfectly on, shields at medium power, and heightened intelligence and reflexes." 'Takimee reported, clasping his clawed fingers behind his back. Fred nodded.

"And of Shinji? How is he?" He asked.

"The Eva armor he has bonded into is doing well, and he has passed many of the tests needed to go into battle." Winchester said.

"And when they are ready to fight Abaters, I shall aid them." 'Takimee added. Fred nodded.

"And…have you told him?" He asked.

"He just awoke about an hour ago. We will tell him." Winchester said. 'Takimee looked at him.

"Of what?" The Elite asked.

"Before you fight the Abaters Sven, we need to introduce you to your weapons." Victoria said as she led the emerald-armored young man to the shooting range. "Now thanks to some pulse waves we sent to your brain, you should be familiar on how to work and use each one of these weapons." She said. The dark-haired woman led him to a series of weapons, all of them unique and different. Victoria waited as Sven looked at each one, remembering each one just by mere sight.

The most basic, and sometimes most helpful, was the plain Assault Rifle, a short to medium range weapon that most men in the army used. Next came the shotgun, a short ranged weapon that could pack one helluva punch. The sniper rifle, which Sven seemed to prefer the most, with long range shooting and scope. Rocket launcher, a bulky, heavy, and difficult to manage weapon, but still, most men wished to use one in battle, even if it required a long time to reload after only two rockets, one from each barrel. There were also weapons called SMG's, which could be used as a single weapon, and then folded down so the user could use two at once. And there was the regular pistol, which was aided with a small scope, and could pack a punch in battle, even for a small gun.

"Unfortunately, we can't let you test them here, for if our position from the Abaters is revealed, humanity might as well be extinct." Victoria said. Sven looked at her and nodded.

A phone rang and a scientist answered it in the main lab. The labratories were much more plentiful with researchers compared to when Sven first entered the lab, all working away at experiments, armor testing, weapons testing, some were making a chart of species found in the Abater army, including the artificial creatures deployed by the enemy, often known as Abaters as well, but scientists soon began naming each different 'type' of monster, from a skeletal Gravedigger, to the quick and deadly Diamondhead.

"Hello? Yes he is. Yes they are. What? Yes, I'll be sure to tell him." He said and rushed to Dr. Winchester's office.

Victoria led Sven to Winchester's office, where Fred, 'Takimee, and Winchester himself waited. The doctor looked up, smiling.

"Good day Sven." He said. 'Takimee crossed his arms.

"Your rank has come in today Sven." The Elite said. "It appears that you shall have the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer." He saluted. "Master Chief." Sven, a little confused, nodded anyway. There also stood another cyborg-man, who was probably like Sven, cocooned in a shell of armor. He was scrawny, in purple armor, a horn projecting from his forehead, and his eyes were behind some sort of screen, appearing as black blanks..

"Master Chief, this is your partner, Eva-01, Shinji as you know him." Winchester said. Shinji nodded.

"Hello again." He said, the first time Sven heard him speak. Sven nodded and said his greetings as well.

"Um…Dr. Winchester, I've been wondering…" He began.

"Yes?" The elderly scientist questioned, just before he glanced down on some papers on his desk. The Master Chief sighed, then looked up again.

"What happened to my parents? Did they get along without me? Or…" He was interrupted when a scientist burst into the office.

"Dr. Winchester, London-02, it's under attack by an Abater!" He exclaimed. Shinji looked up.

"Are the Master Chief and I to deploy?" He asked. Dr. Winchester nodded.

"I shall aid you." 'Takimee said, unfolding his arms.

"And…boys, there's someone 'special' you need to protect." Dr. Winchester added.

"Yes?" The Master Chief asked.

"It's the princess of England, Susan. Go to the Royal Family, protect them at any cost, and bring Susan back here, she would be safe here."

"And of the Royal Family?" Eva-01 asked. Winchester shook his head.

"We asked the king and queen if they wanted to come, but they refused. They said only their daughter should be able to see another day."

Thanks for reading, I don't think I said this earlier, but I know this story doesn't seem like it has much plot, and doesn't make a lot of sense, (Like the Abater thing) But bear with me here, the plot will get thicker, there will be more conflict, and it will make a lot more sense. I hope those of you reading look forward to upcoming chapters, and drop a comment on how you think it is. Thanks.