It was hot, and humid as I and three other soldiers like myself stepped off of the C-130 that had transported us to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. We all looked at each other in bewilderment. None of us knew why we were here. In fact it was downright strange. I had formerly been an 18 year old Private First Class in the Army National Guard only a month prior to being here. Now I was a Corporal, and assigned to active duty, not to mention probably the youngest NCO in the Army itself. To the 8th Special Forces Group my orders had said. With hesitation I had followed these orders, and was now standing here with a sergeant, a specialist, and a PFC. We had all spent a small amount of time in the Army, but even this surprised us. It also seemed that we all had some kind of specialization from our previous units as well. I had formerly been an Air Assault Infantryman in a heavy weapons company with the 48th Brigade. The specialist, SPC Chris Howard had been with EOD, PFC Andy Rogers had been a designated marksman in a scout/sniper platoon with the 10th Mountain Division, and SGT Mark Wilkens had been an Airborne Infantryman and team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division. We were all in the middle of introducing ourselves to one another, when a captain approached us. "You all received orders to the 8th group, correct?" he asked. "Yes sir!" we all said in unision as we snapped to attention. "Follow me." He ordered. We all followed him deep into the base until we finally reached an extremely secretive looking ready room. We were all instructed to take a seat. It was then that a half-American, Half-Japanese man in scientist scrubs entered the room. He seemed to have an almost forlorn look about him, but none-theless he greeted us with, "Good afternoon gentlemen. Welcome to Nellis. I'm sure you're all wondering why you're here, and why you've been so suddenly assigned to the 8th." He began as a projector screen was rolled down behind him. At the same moment a series of papers with complex math equations were set before us all that were well beyond any of our understandings. "Have a look at these problems. Can you solve them?" he asked. We all stared hard at them for a moment, but then all said no. With that, he withdrew a device of some sort, and with a flip of a switch we all received massive migranes, like someone had smashed our heads in with a sledgehammer. "How about now?" the scientist asked. Amazingly, as we all regained our consciousness, we all solved every equation with ease and in minutes. I was awestruck. I had never been proficient at math, but yet, now it was mere child's play to me. "How did I…." I began. "You are all here because of an operation you were given shortly after birth." He began. "A specialized combat chip was inserted into each of your cerebrums. This chip, now that it is active, will boost your motor skills, critical thinking and reasoning, as well as all reflexes." We were all awestruck. "In short, you are now part of a top-secret program called WARRIOR. This program's sole purpose is to create the ultimate team of soldiers for the U.S. and you four are the candidates for the program." Now things were beginning to make sense. "So who are you then?" asked PFC Rogers. "My name is Dr. Kagamine. I am the lead scientist on this program, as well as the surgeon who performed all of your operations." He explained. "Now then, to explain a little about your team, Sergeant Wilkens, you are now the team's leader. Corporal Adams you are second in command, and the automatic rifleman. Specialist Howard, you are the grenadier, and PFC Rogers, you are the rifleman and marksman. Together, you will be designated as Shadow team." This was all a lot to take in, but it was quite an honor I felt. To be selected for a project such as this. There was something forlorn I still noticed about Dr. Kagamine however. It was as if he had lost someone very close to him, or someone had forgotten him. I was unable to figure it out, but little did I know that I would soon uncover the reason behind his apparent suffering. We followed the doctor out of the ready room to two Humvees and were driven to our base of operations, which had its own barracks and laboratory. Upon our arrival, we were issued gear for training, new uniforms, and an individual weapon. We were also shown to our quarters, which were individual quarters much to my surprise. We were then given the rest of the day to get settled in, and rest because we would need it according to Kagamine. It was a little later in the evening when I received a knock on my door. "Corporal, I wanted to introduce you to someone." Kagamine said. "Sure sir." I replied. It was at this moment when a teenage girl about sixteen in age stepped through the door. "This is Rin. She is an android, and will be your personal assistant and handler throughout your time here."