AN: Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me so far, school has been a pain and it has made it difficult to write so far. I assure, things will get far more interesting soon, and it will be worth your while. Now, on with the story!

Chapter three: Epsilon

"You can go change into your own clothes if you wish in the closet over there." Said Cynthia.

Julia found the hospital gown rather uncomfortable, and she did not like the fact that she was not wearing anything underneath it either. She grabbed her dress and underwear and walked over to the closet as the scientists talked amongst each other as they exited the room. She closed the door behind her, and switched on the light in the closet. It was a small room, with a few shelfs with cleaning appliances, and a very old looking mop in the corner. She quikly got out of her ugly hospital gown and quickly put on her underwear. As she was about to reach for her dress, she noticed something on her stomach. Her eyes shot open as she noticed a huge ugly scar across her belly. It looked like it was healing well however, she assumed that must be the work of the slug.

In curiosity, she poked her stomach. Julia immediately regretted her decision as she felt something move from within her. It didn't hurt as much as it freaked her out, which caused the slug to wriggle even more, which did hurt. She winced in pain and grabbed her stomach, trying to make the slug stop moving. After about another ten seconds, the slug felt as if it had calmed down. Julia let out a sigh of relief, and pulled her bangs from out of her face.

Julia then reached for her dress and slipped into it, smoothing out the creases as she put it on. She then grabbed her necklace and placed it around her neck, the dark blue stone shimmering in the low light. She looked at herself in a small mirror on the wall. Her hair was still glossy black and straight, her pale face clear of any blemishes what so ever, but something did startle her, her eyes. They no longer were the electrifying light blue that they usually were, they were a dark, DARK blue. Her eyes looked like the sapphire on her necklace. She just continued to look at herself in the mirror. Her face was completely emotionless, she felt.

"Hey Julia, you alright in there?" Called out William from outside the small closet. "It's time to meet your protector, Epsilon." The door opened and Julia walked out, her new eyes casted a stoney glare to the floor, avoiding eye contact with the doctor.

"You don't look too well kid." William commented with a hint of worry in his voice. Julia looked up at William, her eyes looked red and puffy, like she was about to cry. It broke his heart to see this girl in such a sorry state, but they needed her.

"I'm fine." Julia lied. William continued to look at her with a concerned face, or at least that was what it looked like to Julia, since he was still wearing that mask. William led Julia out of the room and into a long narrow hallway.

The two began to walk down the hall, their footsteps echoing off the steel walls. William still seemed concerned. He then removed his surgical mask from a surprisingly young looking face, in an attempt to make Julia feel more comfortable. "No need for the mask anymore i guess." He said with a small smirk on his face. Julia did not know why, but she smirked as well, lightening the mood.

"You know, Dr. Grant called your Uncle before you woke up." He said. This quickly grabbed her attention and she turned her head to look at William, who had small smile on his face for grabbing her attention.

"What did he say?"

"I don't know, all i remember is hearing a lot of screaming from the phone, and Dr. Grant's eyes opening wider than i have ever seen them before. He said he never heard anyone swear that much in thirty seconds in his entire life." William started to laugh. "You should have seen the look on his face when he hung up that phone." Julia couldn't resist a small letting a smile spread on her face. Her uncle was always a bit overprotective, and it pleased her to know about his reaction to her current situation.

The two kept on walking until they stopped in front of a large steel door. "Well, Epsilon is in here." he said. He opened the large door for Julia and then followed her inside. He flipped on the lights, revealing a large room, and standing in the middle of it was what had to be Epsilon. He looked exactly like that the man in the diving that grabbed her attention before she was kidnapped. Coming from his large brass helmet was an eerie yellow light that shined from his porthole like a lighthouses searchlight. He was wearing a heavy leather diving suit, with weights strapped onto his waist.

He began to make his way over to her, his massive metal boots clanging against the steel floor. He stopped about a foot in front of her, towering over her. He must have been at least six and a half feet tall. He took a knee before her bringing his porthole to her eye level, and extended a massive leather gloved hand, with a gauntlet on his wrist that had a giant 'E' engraved in it. He let out a deep groan that almost sounded like a whale call.

"I think he is trying to introduce himself to you." William said, knocking Julia out of her state of shock. She cautiously reached out and shook his massive hand, his grasp engulfing her entire hand in the process.

"Ummmm.. h-hello." Julia said, trying to be friendly to the monstrous creature kneeling before her that was still holding her hand very delicately. Epsilon only responded with another deep groan. This surprised Julia, she was expecting something like 'How do you do?', not whale calls.

"Just reminding you, his voicebox was removed during the procedure in making him a big daddy." William said to Julia. She then remembered the lecture that she had with the three doctors in that room, and she mentally slapped herself in the face.

"Well, at least he still has his manners." Julia said cheerfully, trying to stay positive. Epsilon let out another whale like groan in response.

"Yes, he is rather polite." William responded with a small smile on his face. "He is also a very special model as well."

"What do you mean?" Julia asked, averting her gaze from Epsilons captivating porthole.

"Well, first of all, he is an alpha series model. He was the first one we produced of his kind in many years. Most big daddies today are production models. The thing that makes the alpha models so special is that they have the ability to use plasmids. He is also special as an individual subject as well. He does not have his skin and organs grafted into the diving suit he wears, so if he wanted to, he could take it off. He also possesses a large amount of free will and emotions, making his personality nearly unchanged from prior to the procedure. We believe that in preserving his original state of mind, he might be able to serve you better as a protector."

"And why is that?" Julia asked curiously.

"Thats not important." William quickly replied, leaving Julia with a pout on her face.

"Anyway, like all of our models, he remembers nothing prior to the procedure. Besides that, the only other thing we did with his brain was brainwash it to protect you. He will fight to the death to keep you safe Julia. He will also follow you around everywhere. He is not a stalker, don't worry about that, it is simply because the brainwashing makes it difficult for him to stay away from you."

Julia turned bask to Epsilon, who was still kneeling in front of her. His glowing porthole painting the pale flesh on her face yellow. Epsilon nodded his head, as if agreeing to everything William had just told her. Julia felt bad for Epsilon, he has had his whole life taken away from him, was turned into some behemoth in a diving suit, and forced to protect her with his own life. Julia knew her condition was bad, but she thought Epsilon had it far worse.

She walked up to him and put a hand on his massive shoulder. She formed a friendly smile with her velvety lips. Epsilon stared back at her luster blue eyes, which almost seemed to be glowing. "It is nice to meet you Epsilon." She said.

Epsilon replied with what Julia made out to be a happy moan. He took her hand off of his massive shoulder, and stood up to his full height, not taking his eyes of his charge. This was who he was supposed to protect, nothing else in his life now mattered more than her safety. He would do anything for his Julia, and if need be he would die for her. He smiled under his helmet. Silence filled the air of the room as Julia and Epsilon locked eyes, Well, porthole and eyes.

"Okay, if you two are dine bonding, it is time for you to go home." Will said. "Your Uncle is outside Julia, and I hear that he is getting impatient, and I wouldn't want to keep him waiting."

AN: This Chapter took so long to write. I had no idea how Julia was going to meet Epsilon, but i finally settled with this. I hope you all like it, don't forget to review, and keep reading, those things keep me inspired. A shout out to Cryoshock123, crazysally, and Toasted Skittle, you guys are awesome, as well as the rest of my unnamed readers. And a special thanks to my friend Minimalist Redox, she inspired me to write. I am on spring break now, so expect more rapid updates. Thanks for being patient, and expect longer chapters in the future.