E.V.O hunters

Sirens blared around the facility as staff of all levels ran to their stations. One set of feet adorned with a sneaker and the other a boot pounded the ground as they ran to the hazard zone. "Come on not now! I'm so close to a breakthrough." A man with snow white hair and goatee muttered to himself as he ran. Nearing the door he lifted a clawed robotic hand and made a motion as if typing a code in. The light above the door switched to green allowing him to push past without stopping.

"Discord, what the hell do you think you are doing down there. You're supposed to be heading for an evacuation site!" Shouted a distressed woman's voice over the comms.

Another voice came through that was also female. "I'm ordering you to come back right now. There's nothing you can do to stop this!"

Discord ignored the calls as he made it to where he wanted to be. A large lab room covered in notes and machinery with a large vat full of pulsing red material. "Sorry ladies but I need to do something." He shouted over the blaring scream of sirens. Stepping closer he began to type in coding as the vat pulsed faster. Sweat dripping off his brow he paused before hitting the final button. "Doom the world to peaceful ignorance or doom it to years of strife for a possible cure?" He asked himself before a crazed smile split his face. "Oh, whats life without a little chaos?" He said as he slammed his palm down on the button making a new siren scream as the vat emptied out into tubing connected to it sending a red glow through the room as the material was sent to the skies above the facility, scattering among the wind to the corners of the world. Explosions began rocking the base, making the ground shake from the force. One explosion blew up near Discord sending him into a wall, knocking him out yet his face never lost it's crazed smile.

Twenty years passed since the incident that everyone soon started to call The Red Dawn. The world was changed forever as the virus that had been launched into the air had spread faster then anyone could track. Machine and organic material alike soon were infected with it causing some to turn into monsters or machines to go crazy. The nations of the world banded together to form a counter to this problem.

Harmony

An advanced group of the bravest and brightest people around the world working on fighting the monsters that sprung up along with working on a possible cure to rid the world of the contamination. Celestia and Luna of the Equestrian nation were elected to lead as they had the most experience with the virus. Others such as Iron Will of the ancient warrior minotaur clans and Silver Fang of the Siberian province were chosen to help train the following generations of fighters that would go into the field to counter the beasts. Other's soon filled support roles and bases began to pop up in all countries to help the response time. Everyone pulled resources leading to a boom in the level of technology. Soon power suits were built to help those that fought the monsters, weapons of destruction once used to wage war against each other were now used against a common enemy. A mandatory test for recruiting into Harmony was put in place that every new eighteen year old must take. Fail and you would move on to other things in life. Succeed and you'd be quickly welcomed into the folds.

Life both flourished and suffered from the infamous event but that might all change with the new wave of recruits, specifically one Spike Drake.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BE- An alarm rang but was soon slammed quiet by the hand of the sleepy young man in bed.

"I hate mornings." Came the muffled grumble, his face in the pillow. Sitting up in bed the man stretched and looked into the mirror across from him. Messy green hair was tussled around that came to points, a handsome face with a little scar going across just under his right eye, and fangs that pointed just a little more then normal when he yawned.

A screen detailing his vital signs and info on him appeared in the mirror.
Name: Spike Drake
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Misc: B+ blood, height 6', weight 210 lb

Spike dragged a hand through the air, swiping the info away to a news broadcast, not really reading it. The day was scheduled for sun shine with a nice easy temperature of Sixty eight degrees. Flipping through the news he saw a family had been rescued from a fire, a cat was stuck in a tree, and that a large evo had been taken down in Saddle Arabia.

"Huh, thought it was weird I hadn't heard anything about evo's in a while." Spike muttered to himself as he finally got out of bed, heading for the restroom to get ready. After a quick cleaning he was feeling more awake and active, styling his spiky hair into a slicked back look with some of it still flopping forward. "Ugh, can never get it right." He groaned, shaking his head at his image. Heading for the door he took a breakfast bar and his backpack. "Let's see today is the twenty first of April which means...?" He began, trailing off when it hit him. "Oh shit." He said, the bar dropping from his hand. "I'm eighteen. I have to take the Chaos test." He said, sprinting for the nearest Harmony recruitment center. As he ran through the busy streets of Manehatten he could easily see planes and cars fly around along with the occasional stunt pilot take some daring turns. A squad of power suit wearing policemen passed by overhead while performers played some tunes on the ground floor. Spike's heart raced when he neared the recruitment center as he could see one of the pilots land her suit near the gate.

The woman's sensors went off from Spike running up to the building making her turn. "Woo woo woo slow down kid. Where's the fire?" Came the slightly robotic voice of the pilot inside as she spoke through a vocal box.

Spike could tell her suit was a lancer class from the large lance over her back and small shield retracted on her arm. Wheezing slightly from the run he replied. "Sorry haa just realized that oh boy I'm eighteen today so I have to take the test."

The lancer straightened up at the news. "Well come on in then kid or should I say young man. Don't want you to get in trouble for not taking it." She said gesturing for him to follow her. "You ever been in here?" She asked as he walked next to her.

"No ma'am. I'm like everyone else, avoid the Harmony base unless it's serious." He said.

The woman chuckled "Ugh don't call me ma'am. I'm only 26 jeez, making me seem old. The names Sparker and follow me I got time to help you get where you need to before I have to fly off." She said with a laugh.

As the pair walked Spike couldn't fight the urge not to ask questions. "What's it like to be a pilot? Have you fought an evo yet? How many suits have you gone through?" He asked, giddy with barely suppressed excitement.

Sparker let out a laugh. "Okay well it's a great experience as you get to see the world, I never could be one of the desk jobs in the base. Yes a few here and there nothing major though, and luckily only this one so far." She answered as they came up to a door marked testing chamber. "Well looks like this is where we part ways. See you around kid, maybe we'll meet again." She said moving to head down another hall.

"Thank you!' Shouted Spike after her. Turning back to the door he swallowed his growing fear and knocked. He then waited and waited... and waited until just as he was about to look around to see if someone could help him the door swung open to show a dark room lit only by a single dim bulb over a desk. Stepping inside he called out. "Hello? Anyone in here?" He questioned. A soft beeping could be heard near the desk so Spike took a few cautious steps closer, seeing a green button flashing on top. Reaching down he pressed the button with a finger making a screen of a woman appear in front of him, his eye's widening once he recognized her.

"Hello my name is Commander Luna of Harmony. You have come of age and are now taking the Chaos test. It was designed by me along with others to help find the best candidates for our program to help push back the monsters known as E.V.O.'s or Evolved Violent Organisms but of course everyone just says evo. Not like I spent a long time coming up with the name." She said, muttering the last part as she looked to the side. "Depending on your score will decide whether you are a match for us or if you'd be better suited in the world outside of Harmony. Don't worry as there are no wrong answers, just pick what you feel fits you." After saying that Luna's face disappeared and was replaced instead with a multi-choice test.

Spike took a seat and looked over the screen. "Well best put my name first. Don't want to be THAT guy." He said, typing away. An hour passed as he worked down the test some questions on math, others on history, one on philosophy for some reason, and a few on situations and what he would do. By the end he had finished everything and clicked submit. Not knowing what to do he placed his hands on the desk and waited for something to happen. A harsh knock on the door made him jump as it swung open.

"Spike Drake." Sparker said, now out of her suit. Her face was in an intense scowl and her next line made Spike's stomach drop. "You're to be detained and questioned on the sabotage of the Chaos test." She stormed over to him as he stuttered and tried to ask what was going on but once she got close enough slammed him down on the desk and put cuffs on him. "Resist and I'll be authorized to use force." She ordered, dragging him to stand in front of her and pushing towards the door.

Stumbling forward he looked back. "What are you talking about I just took the test like I was told to." He said back to her but was pushed forward more making him drop to his knees.

"If you won't move on your own I will move you myself." She commanded, lifting him back up with ease. He noticed she was missing an arm that was replaced with a robotic one that looked like it had small shock pads on it. He was confirmed when she pressed it to his side and gave a shock to him. "Move it!" She ordered, pushing him out of the room where three more armed guards stood.

A sack was placed over his head making his world go dark. Any time he tried to protest he'd receive another shock so he learned to stay quiet and wait later. Eventually after a march through the small base he was sat down on a cold metal seat and had the bag removed. Blinking his eye's as they adjusted to the light he saw Luna sitting in front of him with a look of repressed rage. "Commander Luna! You have to help me I have no idea what's going on and-" He was silenced when she slammed a hand down on the table.

"Do not lie to me spy!" She growled, raising from her seat. "You know exactly what you did. You will tell me exactly how you rigged the test to give you that score." She commanded, confusing Spike even further.

"I'm not lying!" He yelled. "I don't even know what score I got. I showed up, Sparker helped lead me to the testing room since I turned eighteen and the law says I have to take the Chaos test, I took it, finished and then sat there for the next set of instructions or for someone to come. I have no idea whats going on!" He said, shaking slightly in fear at the situation he was in.

Luna paused for a moment to sit back in her seat and frown at him. "Then explain to me how you somehow managed to receive a perfect score on a test specifically designed NEVER to give one?" She questioned, folding her arms as she waited for his response.

"I literally woke up like two hours ago, came here, took the test, and now I'm being interrogated. Not to be rude or anything but could you all fuck off with the accusations!" He shouted, getting angry at the trouble he was getting in. Luna opened her mouth in shock at his change in attitude and was about to challenge him back but was cut off by him. "No! Shut the fuck up. I have done nothing wrong. I can't help it if your shit test did something you didn't expect. That's on you for failing to make it work properly." He shouted before she could continue.

A buzzing sound could be heard coming from Luna. Raising her hand to her head a muffled voice could be heard. 'What?...No it's not possi-... are you sure?... fine but it's your problem then." She said, pausing as the voice spoke. "You won't be let go but you're in luck. Commander Celestia and Major Twilight wish to speak with you." She stated as Sparker walked back in now in her suit once more to pick him up. A bag was placed on his head and he could feel a rag pressed to his face knocking him out.