Chapter 7

Headquarters

Johnson and his team managed to find the Master Chief and safely evac him. Unfortunately, Sven had gone into deep shock, and was put in his room to rest, along with the most sophisticated technology to watch over him. The Helljumpers, Johnson, 'Takimee, and Shinji, who was outside of his armor now, said a small prayer for their comrade in the mess hall.

"Damn, how thick do you think that wall was?" One Helljumper, named Derrick, asked another, whose name was Tucker.

"I'd bet a foot or more." Tucker replied.

"You two, shut your mouths and eat." Johnson snapped. Though not exactly one to mourn over a death or serious injury of a comrade, the sergeant was never fond of speaking about it either.

Dr. Winchester stood at Sven's bedside, watching his creation rest. He began to wonder, was the cost of this boy's childhood really worth having to turn him into a doomed super soldier? But of course it was, if it would give humanity a chance to succeed in this war, it was worth it, no matter the stakes or lives lost. Sven's armor was off, taken to the laboratories for a little tweaking up, so he was just in his black, soft, under armor material. Dr. Winchester saw the boy twitch a bit, his eyes slowly opening. At first, Sven's vision was hazy, but he could see the doctor standing over him.

"H…Hey Doc…" He began.

"Rest." Dr. Winchester said. Sven's eyes opened fully, his eyes looking tired and weak.

"Did we win?" He asked. The doctor nodded.

"Yes we did. But when we tell you to move next time, do it." He said calmly. It was odd, Winchester was one who that if the world was about to blow up, still would not yell, shout, or anything of the sort.

"Hey…Doctor…?" Winchester turned around.

"Yes?" He asked. When the elderly looked at Sven, he saw that the Spartan had already fallen to sleep again. Winchester chuckled to himself as he slowly and quietly opened the door, walked through, and closed it again.

The Next Morning

A day had passed, Sven slept through most of it, and he felt bad when he awoke, and found out that he had missed everyone's visits. But because of some sort of device that told Dr. Winchester whether he was awake or not, he immediately heard the elderly man's voice from a speaker for just his room.

"You're awake, good, Sven, please come to my office. I have a surprise for you and Shinji." He said and signed off. Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Sven slipped out of his bed and looked around. His armor was still missing, Dr. Winchester obviously had it, and maybe that was the surprise he had in store for him. In nothing but the skin-tight under armor, though it was still flexible, covering him from the top of his neck, down to his toes, the Master Chief opened his door, only to see Shinji doing the same. He was in some sort of skin-tight material as well, not under armor, it was slick and shiny, with the colors blue and white blended together. They exchanged nods and walked side-by-side down the hall.

"How are you feeling?" Shinji asked. Sven popped his neck and nodded.

"Pretty good. Anything exciting happen since I was asleep?" He asked. Shinji shook his head. The Master Chief learned that Shinji wasn't one for words, as was he.

The Master Chief and Eva-01 entered Dr. Winchester's office, surprised by the sight of both Sven and Shinji's suits of armor standing by means of a pole through them. Together they looked frightening and powerful, like knights in shining armor ready for combat. The Eva-01 armor had been polished up, with a shine that made it look like new, and the MJOLNIR armor had an entirely new look to it. The visor was more complex now, as was the armor, which was much less bulky now and more efficient. Dr. Winchester looked up from a paper on his desk, smiling.

"Morning you two." He said kindly. "I hope you'll like the upgrades we established into your armor, Sven, your armor is now much less heavy, which should aid you and your already quick moves in battle, plus the shields are much more powerful, so if say you're thrown through a wall again, you can take it, depending on how thick it is. And Shinji, your Eva-01 armor has been upgraded with the same shielding MJOLNIR has, which will up your chances in battle without having to retreat." He spread his arms out. "Go ahead, try them on. We have another surprise for you."

Sven and Shinji suited up, both of them finding their new armor much more comfortable, and Sven actually feared that he may not come out from it ever! And they were called to the weapons deck. Two mighty warriors standing side-by-side, they jumped when the doors slid open and two new warriors appeared. Their armor each unique as well, the two turned away from what appeared to be Dr. Winchester, 'Takimee, and Sergeant Johnson, raising up pistols they held in two hands.

"Move!" The Master Chief ordered as he and Shinji learned that their suits were in fact much more light and easier to maneuver in. Bullet holes punching into the walls, Eva-01 and the Master Chief ran in opposite directions, and acted quickly to snatch a weapon from the weapons rack. Shinji grabbed a shotgun and Sven grabbed an SMG. They both turned just in time to face the threats when Dr. Winchester raised his hands to halt the battle.

"That is enough. Well done you two." He said, motioning the two forward. "Meet the new members of the team, Eva-00, and Eva-02." The two Evas rose from their crouched positions to stand at their full height. Eva-00 wore blue armor, with some white touches around it, and instead of two eyes or eye slits, it had a single red eye, where the wearer could lock onto an opponent more affectively, both Sven and Shinji presumed it would be their sniper. Eva-02 wore red armor, with some white places on it as well. Oddly, the armor gave four eyes instead of two or one, something neither the Master Chief nor Eva-01 could quite figure out.

"You two may present yourself now." 'Takimee said. The two Evas nodded and took their helmets off. Eva-02 placed the helmet at its side, as did Eva-00. Both the Master Chief and Eva-01 were astonished when they saw that they were both girls. Eva-02 had long, fiery-red hair and sapphire blue eyes. She smiled, winked, and waved at the two.

"Not bad…for boys." She joked. Eva-00 was odd however, for she had short, white hair, which caught anyone's attention quickly, also, she had ruby-red eyes, which clashed with her light hair and pale skin. She didn't speak.

"Master Chief and Eva-01, these are," Dr. Winchester pointed over to Eva-02. "Alexis Swans."

"Alexis Langley Swans." Eva-02 corrected for him.

"Yes, and this is Ray." Winchester said. Ray nodded at them.

"And we've told them about you." Johnson added. Alexis, who was obviously the ambitious, perfect, and go-getting person, looked over at Shinji.

"Yeah, you're the Master Chief right?" Eva-01 shook his head, and pointed to Sven, who raised his hand to clarify that he was the Master Chief. Alexis grinned. "Oh, okay, heard about your 'crash' in with that Diamondhead." She said. The Master Chief nodded.

"Um…yes." He said. Slowly he set the SMG back onto its rack; Shinji did the same with the shotgun. There was a tense silence in the room, and to break it, Dr. Winchester said.

"Master Chief, you must be famished, why don't you and the Evas get something to eat? You and Eva-01 can get to know the others." Everyone stared at each other, for they knew it was some way for Dr. Winchester to get rid of them for the afternoon. The Master Chief nodded, followed by Eva-01, then Eva-00, but Alexis actually said something.

"Sure, the trip here from New York was pretty long and I am pretty hungry."

Like Shinji, Alexis and Ray are both from Evangelion, only with name changes, from Asuka and Rei. I hoped you like the new additions to the team and don't forget to review!