A middle aged woman with dark greying hair stared out the windows of her glass office, watching the sun sink slowly beneath the western edge of New Gaia. As the sky burned and shadows lengthened, the many lights of the city lit up one by one, dotting the landscape like fireflies in a field. The building she stood in was built dead center of the city towering much higher than any other building, always a government owned facility but fairly new to its current roll. Each floor was teeming with regular office workers, military personnel, scientists and various others rushing to finish their work before heading home for dinner, but tonight the building would host a particularly special set of people. It was rare for the building to be completely empty but the couple of hours between day shift and night shift would allow for the woman and her guests some privacy for their first every collective meeting. Turning to glance over her shoulder, the woman pushed her red glasses up on her nose as she read the digital clock sitting on her desk. 5:30 pm... There was still a half hour until her  meeting was scheduled to start but she expected more than a few people would be turning up early. Taking a deep breath the woman picked up a file and her tablet from its charging station before exiting her office. Taking an elevator to the ground floor, the woman approached the front desk with the file in hand. [color=7ea7d8][i]"My six o'clock meeting is not to be interrupted by anything less than an emergency. Please show my guests to their new home when they arrive." [/i][/color]She said before pushing away from the desk. [b][i]"Yes Director Nightshade." [/i][/b]The man answered, watching as the woman disappeared around the corner where another elevator was waiting for her. Construction on the facility had begun just after the initial Guardian project had begun, designed to be a safe place for candidates to practice without outside influences. Due to some financial cuts and political intervention the construction had been put on halt, and thus it had never had the chance to be used... However, now that Guardians were going missing, Miss Nightshade was able to pull some strings and get the facility completed. Entirely underground "The Nest", as she called it, would provide a secure place for the Guardians to live until the disappearances were solved.

Director Nightshade's meeting was more or less a welcoming party for the remaining Guardians in New Gaia, each having already received their orders to comply for their safety. What they didn't know was that it was also a chance for them to meet the leaders of their new teams, two individuals apart of a project the Guardians had not been told about... Not yet anyway. Not even a step off the elevator, Miss Nightshade was met with the sight of a female scientist in a white lab coat and a tablet in her hand. [b][i]"Welcome Director, everything seems to be in order for your other guests to arrive. Alpha Leader and Beta Leader are just finishing up some final tests before they can officially be cleared for active duty. They should be ready to go by the time your meeting starts Ma'am."[/i][/b] Miss Nightshade nodded her acknowledgement as she marched her way down the right corridor, entering the facility's briefing room to await the arrival of the Guardians. [color=7ea7d8][i]"September 21st... This is a day that will go down in history, I just hope that it does in a good light." [/i][/color]She sighed to herself, taking her position at the front of the room. As each of the members arrived she greeted them with a smile and a handshake, waiting until everyone had arrived before starting her "orientation".

[color=7ea7d8][i]"Welcome everyone to The Nest, your new home until this unfortunate situation can be brought to an end. I am Director Clarisse Nightshade. I'm the one in charge of this facility and now of your safety. As confusing as this all might be, please bear with me. I'll do my best to address all of your questions and concerns. By now you must have heard the rumors, Guardians are being abducted for an unknown reason. We don't know who's behind it, we suspect it's the same organization that conducted illegal experiments on humans that resulted in a city-wide and eventually a country-wide panic. Your mission to fight these dangerous criminals and track this organization down remains the same, however the way you'll be going about it might be a little different. Before you all worked on your own or with a police task force. Recent events have made it clear that our current way of doing things isn't working, so we've decided to bring you all in to one place. You'll be assigned to one of two teams, both lead by specialists devoted to keeping you all safe from this unknown threat until it can be neutralized. I know that this change might be a bit overwhelming, but I assure you that everything we're doing is necessary if we want to bring peace back to New Gaia. Until we can identify and neutralize this organization this place will serve as your base of operations and literal home. We aim to make you all as comfortable as possible so if there is anything you need just let us know. Now, before I let you go on a tour of your new home are there any questions?" [/i][/color]Miss Nightshade asked, pushing her glasses up on her nose with a smile.