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The three remaining Jaeger crews were in casual dress sitting at a table in the cafeteria after the longest debriefing following any Jaeger mission.

“Hopefully not all debriefings are not that long!” Anna remarked

“Thankfully they aren’t.” Raleigh said

“So Elsa, what’s the deal with you and Anna getting a Jaeger that makes ours look like an action figure?” Herk asked

“Well, it started about 25 years ago…"

A young Elsa and Anna were at play in a small town in Norway. They were both unaware of the feud that was brewing in the next room as a divorce between their parents became increasingly heated as more family members from both sides started joining in.

A particularly loud outburst got the attention of the two sisters who turned just in time to see the father storming into the room, grabbing Anna and dragging her out the door with him. To this day Elsa still remembers the desperate pleas from Anna to stay with her sister. Since that day nobody saw the father again.

13 painful years later Elsa saw the reports of the first attack on the news. She was still living at the house where Anna was taken but she was alone now. There was a knock at the door and Elsa went to answer it. She opened the door and there was a woman with red hair and multiple bruises standing there. She looked somewhat familiar, then understanding came as she was pulled into a sobbing embrace.

“Oh, thank god!” Anna cried.

“How did you get out of there?” Elsa asked

“It wasn’t easy. He kept me locked in a room and would only unlock the door so he can bring food in. After seeing the news I knew that I had to get out of there so I waited for him to unlock the door and I jumped on him. It was tough but I was able to get him down long enough for me to get out the door and run here.”

“So, where is he?”

“I have no id-“ there was another knock on the door.

“Hide. Now.” Elsa whispered. Anna didn’t need to be told twice. Elsa looked through the peephole and saw someone she knew all too well.

“I know you’re in there! Open this door before I kick it down!” He screamed. Elsa ran to the phone and dialled 112. A few minutes later sirens appeared in the distance getting closer by the second. That was when the father started trying to break the door down. Thankfully the police were able to have him in handcuffs before he could finish the job.

A few hours later the two sisters were back in the room where Anna was originally taken.

“We need to get out of the country.” Elsa said

“But, where can we go?”

“It doesn’t matter. Anywhere but here will suffice.”

After some discussion they decided to travel to the United States of America. They both didn’t have a passport but that didn’t matter. A holding cell is still safer than their house. Elsa bought the tickets and the two sisters made their way to the airport. Their first flight was a short domestic hop to Oslo international airport, where they were subsequently arrested for attempting travel without a passport.

They spend 9 months in holding cells around the city before they eventually agreed to be transferred to the United States as part of some kind of secret military programme that had sprung up in the wake of the attacks.

During their time as standby pilots Elsa and Anna had plenty of time to talk about everything that happened while they were separated. Due to the nature of their being forced apart they drew closer than any other Jaeger team and due to this strong bond their simulator performance was better than most primary pilot teams and the PPDC was seriously considering giving them their own Jaeger. But they knew that a special bond needed a special machine…

“And that’s about everything.” Elsa finished. The cafeteria was completely silent.