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Ahsoka's Freak Accident Pt. 4

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As Ahsoka and Eli walked down the hallway into the room, they paused just before the corner when Dr. Cross halted them. In the room was an argument, almost turning into yelling. "You cannot do this! We must study her before hand! She is not a human being, Wallace!" After that outburst, arguments began flaring up the room, making it sound like a High School lunch room serving hamburgers. As the room got louder and louder, all was silenced quickly when a single .44 magnum shot rang through the room. Dr. Green's arm was still extended in the air as Dr. Breen and Dr. Prior stood up side-by-side. "Everybody SHUT UP!" Dr. Prior roared loudly, looking severely angered by everyone.
"You all know that if you have a question, concern, or even a disagreement, that you can file it with me, ONE at a time. You all are acting like Sector H's scientists! My word! And you all still dare to call yourselves worthy of being an administration assistant?!" Dr. Breen stated. "Dr. Cross, if you could kindly bring in our guests so we can get this over with already. I've got a very important business meeting to attend to in 3 hours." Dr. Breen said loudly.

Eli and Ahsoka walked into the room again, both of them stood in the center of everyone, awaiting Breen to start it off. "Yes, well. I have already made my decision, mind you. However, some of the other scientists here wish to express their.... 'concerns' for you, Miss. Tano. Gentlemen, if you would kindly and GENTLY express your questions slash concerns." Dr. Breen said annoyed. "Yes, well. Just what exactly is your anatomy like? We only know human anatomy, we're curious if you're much different than us." One scientist said. Before Ahsoka could answer, she was cut off by another, "Only her anatomy? Please. What exactly gives you the power to conjure that energy field you used to levitate Dr. Breen earlier?" Said a scientist. Once again, she was cut off by everyone starting to jump in at once. Dr. Breen nodded to Dr. Prior, who lifted up one of the scientists and threw him into the hallway, returning to a quiet room, nodding back to Dr. Breen. "Will there be anymore interruptions, now? No? Good. You may now answer the first two questions." Dr. Breen said.

"Thank you. For your question, my species' anatomy is not really all that different from humans actually. Well aside from the headtails, white stripe birthmarks, and the color of our blood being blue." Ahsoka said informatively. "What about my question about that field you made to levitate Dr. Breen?" Asked another scientist. "Ah that, It's called the force. It is mainly concentrated in beings with a high amount of Midi-chlorians, for they are the force. They live in everything and without them life could not exist. They speak to you, but you must clear your mind to hear them.
They help you detect what is not there visibly, see into the future and the past and even heighten your reflexes with the right practice." Ahsoka replied proudly from her knowledge of them. "Very interesting, and you can use them to defy the laws of physics?" Someone asked. "In a sense, yes." Ahsoka replied.

Dr. Breen asked around the room "Now, does anyone have anymore questions or concerns? Because once this decision is made, there is no turning back." Dr. Breen said. There was a long silence in the room, no one dared even cough. "Good. Now let's get on with it, I need to get prepared for my flight to the meeting location. Miss. Tano." Dr. Breen said. "Yes, sir?" Ahsoka replied. "By the power invested in me by the United States Government and this facility, I hereby give you...." Dr. Breen looked at her for a minute, seeming deep in thought during the pause before continuing: "I hereby give you the honorary job of being in the Black Mesa Hazardous Environment Unit."

"Your skills are invaluable to us. While some of us would much rather use you for research so we can strengthen our soldiers and species, you are only one person and it would be too risky to lose you, as we would not have a backup gene pool to utilize. Now as part of this job you're getting, I cannot allow the government to find out that you're working inside the facility. Employees need to be approved before hand and if you were to be found working here without approval, they'll come investigate the matter, see you, then make us disect you... Now I like you, I think you can be a great asset to the base, so I'm going to trust you can do this. You will be paid hourly in cash only to help ensure you remain off-radar. Paychecking you would be too much trouble." Dr. Breen said confidently.

"I do not know what to say... aside from Thank You." Ahsoka said joyously. Dr. Cross and Dr. Green whisper to Breen, then back out of his space after he yells at them. "Eli, you will gather Freeman and Calhoun as soon as possible to uhh 'show her the ropes' in the field of H.E.V. training and management. Especially when around the base, am I understood?" Dr. Breen asked. "You're as clear as a crystal, Dr. Breen." Replied Eli. "Good, now you two may leave. The sooner you get her started on the job, the better." Dr. Breen said. As the two walked excitedly outside of the room, Dr. Breen was confronted by two other scientists, "Why? Just why?" They asked.
"She is a sentient being capable of many things that most humans would not dare associate with aliens! She's a scientific breakthrough! Also, let us not forget that she comes from a galaxy that we may be in or next to. She may have extensive knowledge of many things that we have even yet to begin to even think of! I'm willing to give her a chance at this job to see how she can cope with this lifestyle. If she does to or even above expectations, we can slowly push her towards helping us learn what she knows. Her knowledge could give us the major advantage we need against Aperture! Think of it! Which one of you wouldn't want Aperture out of the picture?" Dr. Breen said confidently. The scientists looked to each other, then to Breen, they slowly nodded, then walked out of the room.

"I think you're in luck, we happen to have only one spare H.E.V. suit around here. They're all built as one size fits all, so there's no need for concern there. Now for getting into it, oh that's the tricky part, especially with beginners. Gordon, why don't you demonstrate for her here? Just show her how to get in and out of the suit." Eli said. Gordon nodded, slowly powering down his suit and climbing out of it. "So how does it work?" Ahsoka asked Gordon.

"Well it's actually not as hard as it may seem. There's a few things you have to do in order to open the thing, but getting out of it... oh that's a bit more tricky." Gordon replied. "Well then it's a good thing you're teaching me, seeing as you have some good experience with it." She said back. "Alright, lean in a bit closer, I'll show you how to get it so you can wear it. Are you watching? Alright, this series of buttons right here, you have to press these ones in order..." Gordon said as he was typing in the sequence. After he was done, the back of his suit popped, Gordon went around and opened up the back of the suit, slipped into it, then the suit automatically closed itself.

"That doesn't seem too hard. Just type out a code sequence, get into the suit, it shuts itself for you." Ahsoka said, a little cocky. "However, getting out is the hard part... You have to press a different sequence of buttons on the front of your suit, which is going to be difficult since you can't really see the buttons. Your best bet would be to find a mirror to look into, or get someone qualified to help you take it off if you want out. Only do that in emergencies. But we can worry about that later, ask Eli to show you the sequence to get out of the suit." Gordon said. "Hey Eli?" Ahsoka asked. "Yes? How can I help?" He replied. "Would you mind showing me the sequence to get out of the suit?" She asked. "Sure, lean in closely, are you watching? Good. Here it is.." Eli said, pressing the buttons in order. Gordon's suit popped open again and he slipped out, it closing once he was completely out.

"Now you try to get into your suit, Ahsoka." Eli said. "Hey, Gordon, mind coming here for a sec?" Barney asked. Gordon pulled something out of the HEV and then went over to Barney. "It's almost 6 PM. Wanna get a beer after work?" Barney asked. Gordon turned on the device he pulled from the HEV, it began functioning like his suit would and translated his thoughts to words (Again sounding like Ross Scott). "Yeah, I wouldn't mind it. But if we're going to be drinking a lot, then don't forget to nab us our usual IV bag so we don't wake up hungover." Freeman said humorously. "I'll be sure to grab it... also, who's gonna take care of what's her name?" Barney asked.

"Ahsoka." Freeman replied. "Yeah, who's gonna be the one to take her into their dorm? You know I can't." Barney said. "Eh, I guess she could bunk with me unless.. Hey, Eli!" Gordon's device yelled. "Yes, Gordon?!" Eli shouted back. Gordon motioned for him to come over to them, Eli did and they began speaking to each other as Ahsoka was still messing with the suit. "Such an interesting design... it's bulky but looks protective like Mandalorian armor. Guess I'll need it on this planet. Now for the sequences... there we go, now to see if It isn't too big for me." Ahsoka thought as she slipped into the suit. "Hmm... it's not too bad. Actually isn't as big as I thought it would be. Now how good is it at mobili-- What the..." Ahsoka looked startled as the H.E.V. began speaking to her.

Welcome to the H.E.V. mark IV protective system, for use in hazardous environment conditions. High impact reactive armour activated. Atmospheric contaminant sensors activated. Vital sign monitoring activated. Automatic medical systems engaged. Defensive weapon selection system activated. Ammunition level monitoring activated. Communications interface online. Have a very safe day!

"Well I'll be. This suit monitors its user and what they have on them and a lot of other useful things. Maybe this world isn't as bad as I thought. They're actually quite advanced! Now let's see how good it is at flexibility." Ahsoka thought. She then slowly began walking around the room, getting the feel for the suit. After a couple minutes, she then began running from one end of the room to the other. "This suit is actually pretty cool... let's see how it can handle my jumping.." Ahsoka then leaped up to the ceiling, landing on the floor, but used the force to slow her descent to stop any damage. She then jumped again, but tried to roll mid-air. The suit wouldn't bend as far as she thought and she almost landed on her face. She was saved when she used the suit's strength modifiers to push her arms ahead of her face to stop and avoid the collision.

"Well look at you go, you will definitely make a valuable addition to our facility." Eli said with a smile. Ahsoka smiled back "Thanks, Eli. I owe you one.. without you, I would not have this job." "Hehe. Well, we cannot simply keep disecting every specimen we find. Sometimes we just need to try to give them a chance to make a choice. Speaking of, are you sure this is your final decision? We still have the crystal that was used to bring you here... we could send you back." Eli said curiously.

"Hmm... The Galaxy was the only home I know and love but there's something about this world that seems... different. Part of me wants to return to the galaxy but another part of me doesn't... I just don't know." Ahsoka said, shy and unsure. "You could always give this world a chance for a bit. You know, see what it's really like here. If you like it, then you're welcomed to stay. If you don't really like our world... you can return to your other home at any time. The choice is yours." Eli said smiling.

"I think I'll take you up on that offer. I'll try out your world for a while." Ahsoka said, nodding. "Excellent! Your on-site dorm will be with me and Dr. Kleiner. Gordon and Barney's dorms have no more room, so ours is the only one left." Eli said happily. Ahsoka faintly smiled back to him before looking at the arms and gloves of the H.E.V. suit, she closed her eyes for a few moments, remembering all of the events from her life. She opened her eyes, still looking at the suit, thinking. "This is my new life then... my old life resided with the Jedi Order but I'm not willing to go back. I will live on this planet. Try to start over..." She clenched her fists, closing her eyes tightly.

When she re-opened her eyes, an announcement came on: Attention all personnel. The time is now 6:30 PM. All science staff are advised to finish any experiments and / or tests they are currently working on, for the facility will now be going into Night-Shift. Only personnel with permission, or who were hired to take night shift duties may stay inside, all others have exactly 29 minutes to get ready for dismissal.

"Well you all heard the lady, let's get ready to go! Hahaha." Barney laughed. Gordon walked up to Ahsoka after messing with his own H.E.V. and putting it up. "Hey uh.. me and Barney were wondering if you'd care to come with us after work. You know... to kind of welcome you to the group. Haha..." Gordon said. Ahsoka smiled and said "I think I will come along. Not like I'm going to be doing much else anyway. Hey, would you mind helping me with my suit?" Gordon nodded, leading her to the H.E.V. holder, then typing in the sequence, releasing her from the suit. "Well, what are ya' slowpokes waiting for? Drinks are on me, let's go!" Barney said excitedly.

Everyone but Eli left, Kleiner came into the room not long after the other were gone. "Hey, Izzy... would you mind it if Ahsoka shared our Dorm? I forgot to ask you beforehand because you weren't here, besides, Gordon and Barney don't trust her as much as we do." Eli said. "Oh, I'll just need to clear off one of the beds with all the paperwork we have, but it shouldn't be a problem. If anything, it would be a great opportunity to study her a bit. Not like our usual tests, but still." Kleiner replied happily. "Alright then. Say, would you mind coming with me to go and grab one drink tonight? Barney said the drinks are on him, so why not take a little advantage of it? Hehe." Eli said humorously. "You know I'm not that much of a drinker, Eli. However, I guess I could get something and take sips of it every now and then to settle my nerves. Let's go!" Kleiner said.
Well, this didn't take as much time as my other entries, but man it sure it longer than any of the other entries.

Do remember that if you find a spelling / grammar error, to report it as soon as you can. Even the best of writers still make mistakes.

- 6/26/16: Revised parts of the story.
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