*OLD* Woman and Machine I (TFP & Pacific Rim )

Chapter 2

Seven hours later

Koda woke slowly. But as she looked at the time her eyes went wide, "Oh crap!" The woman tried to get up but found a sharp pain in her abdomen limited her movement.

A few minutes passed and Koda found herself just staring at the roof. It was a very boring ceiling. Gray...

"Koda Shank?" The Commander spoke from the doorway.

"What? Come on in, its not like I can just walk away at the moment!" Koda grumbled.

The Commander came over and helped her sit up. He also gave her some pain pills to help. They kicked in a few minutes later.

"There's someone I'd like you to meet. He will be helping you run Gipsy from now on. As well as helping his own team," The Commander told the woman softly.

Koda tilted her head in slight confusion as the Commander called for the man to come in. Except it wasn't a man...

"Hi...I'm Rafeal, but you can just call me Raf," A twelve year old boy walked into the room. A backpack was slung over his shoulders as he neared the bed Koda was resting on.

"Okay don't take this the wrong way Raf, but...how are you going to help me run a Jaeger?" Koda asked suspiciously.

The boy smiled, "Well I do run a ground bridge. That's like a portal thing. I'm a techy person, and can hack into a lot of things. And from what I've heard from Bill, your...Jaeger is simple once you get used to operating it," The young boy explained confidently.

The Commander and Raf took a moment so Koda could process this information. She got off the bed and paced a bit. Then knelt down on her knees to face the boy, a small smile on her face, "You better treat my Gipsy Danger well."

Raf tilted his head in confusion, though he was pleased to be accepted by Koda, "Gipsy Danger?"

Before either person could reply a loud alarm went off in the base.

CATEGOREY 3 KAIJU, TEN MILE EAST

"Well Raf, I suppose you'll be getting a lesson today!" The Commander said and led the boy up to where Bill worked.

Meanwhile Koda had suited up again. She'd grabbed another few pain pills and took those as she ran to her control panel. Her suit had been fixed, along with the Jaeger.

From the control area Raf was able to see Koda hook up to things. What were they? He wasn't sure yet. The young boy felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see Fowler.

"Learn well son. She'll be in your and Ratchet's care soon," The agent told the young boy.

"Bill to Koda, all systems ready?" Bill asked from his seat. Raf quickly took a seat beside him to observe what was happening.

"Koda to Bill and Raf. All systems are good to go," Koda replied over the com-link.

Bill turned to Raf for a second, "Watch the magic happen," The man turned back to his post and pressed a few buttons before hitting a big green one, "Countdown initiated,"

Ten

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One

ALL SYSTEMS ONLINE!

Raf and Fowler watched in awe as the 40ft machine turned on. The Jaeger stepped forward and walked out of the hangar.