Heroes of EVA: Walk on the Wild Side

Disclaimer: Neon Genesis Evangelion, the Astounding Wolf-Man and Static Shock belong to their respected owners.

Author's Note: This is a new series of stories kinda like the 'Superwomen of EVA' stories by orionpax09 and Mike313 but where everybody gets powers. I'm not going to give the girls the same powers as in the 'Superwomen of EVA' stories but will use characters/powers from both the Marvel and DC universes and even a few from Image. My first story revolves around Kaji getting his powers while being Asuka's guardian in Germany. But I'm just going to say this now; I'm giving Kaji Image based superpowers and turning him into an obscure superhero. Kaji will become the Astounding Wolf-Man! A personal favorite of mine for years which was written as a 25 issue comic by Robert Kirkman (the author of the Walking Dead).

Chapter 1: New Beginnings

I was fourteen when Second Impact happen and during that time I lost both my parents. Hell, I wasn't the only person who lost someone close to them that day, 3 billion people died during that event. That was 50% of the Earth's population gone! But things got far worse in the aftermath of Second Impact and all Hell broke loss. Of the 3 billion people left on Earth, 40% of those people were mutated by the effects of SI and were turned into monsters. The mutants had unimaginable powers and used them for their own personal gain, but they all weren't like that. I wasn't like that and I'll never be like that. But to truly know that you have to start at the beginning…

-Ryoji Kaji

2013: Berlin, Germany: Grunewald Forest:

The sun was setting on the camping grounds of the Grunewald Forest as a young girl was running thought it. The girl was 12 years old, had shoulder length red hair, a small slender frame and was wearing a yellow sundress. She was combing through the leaves and bushes trying to get away from a very huge wolf.

'I got to get away, I got to get away!' the young girl screamed in her head. 'The great Asuka Langley Soryu can't end life being eaten by a wolf. I have to get back to the campsite and find Kaji and Misato.' While the young German-Japanese girl ran for her life, a few hundred feet away at the camping ground where two adults in their late twenties.

Second Lieutenant Misato Katsuragi was sitting at a picnic table drinking a bottle of water while watching her coworker Warrant Officer Ryoji Kaji start a small fire inside the grill. Misato was 27 years old, had beautiful long purple hair, a sexy body that women would kill to have, and was wearing a lavender tank top over her red flight jacket with a pair of jean shorts. "Kaji, I don't understand why we had to go on this camping trip?" she asked. The man known as Kaji was also 27 years old just like Misato but had his black hair back in a ponytail, slight stubble on his chin, an average build and was wearing a blue tee shirt with black jeans. He just smiled at his higher ranking officer and said "I told Misato, were here as a means to help Asuka relax a little. I think she's been under a lot of stress lately with all the testing at NERV and all of her college courses. She's only twelve years old and barely had an ideal childhood."

Misato sighed. "Yeah, but then again not too many children can say they've had an ideal childhood after Second Impact." She shuttered. "Almost all the kids born after Second Impact are Bang Babies. If they don't already have their powers yet their bound to get them soon."

Kaji walked over to Misato and sat next to her. "I know you're worried about Asuka, but if she's a Bang Baby there's nothing we can do about it."

"I hate to say it but you're right Kaji… and speaking of Asuka where is she?" Misato asked.

As if on cue, Asuka came running out of the bushes towards the two adults. She was panting heavily and then collapsed to the ground. "Asuka?" Misato yelled as she rushed over to the girl. She picked up the girl when the big grey wolf came out of the bushes and started running towards them. Misato started running with Asuka in her arms while Kaji grabbed his NERV issued hand gun and started shooting at the wolf. The wolf dodged every bullet and jumped over Kaji's head and went back to chasing after Misato with Asuka in her hands. Kaji realized his hand gun wasn't going to do any damage so he dropped it and started running after the wolf.

'I hope this works.' Kaji thought inwardly. When he caught up to the wolf, he tackled it to the ground and started to wrestle it.

Misato looked behind her and saw her on-again-off-again boyfriend being attacked by the wolf. "Kaji!" she sat Asuka on the bench and grabbed her Heckler & Koch USP side arm but questioned to fire it fearing that she would hit Kaji. She had no choice but to watch Kaji attempt to fight off the wolf.

The wolf started to tear off Kaji's shirt and then into his left shoulder as he yelled in agony. The wolf then worked his way down from Kaji's shoulder to his chest and started tearing into the flesh. Ryoji couldn't fight it anymore, the unbearable pain was just too much for him to handle. "AAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!"

Misato clutched her fist closed because she just couldn't standby any longer. She pointed her gun at the wolf and had a clear shot. She took it in an instant and hit the wolf in its back. It yelped, got off of Kaji and ran back into the darkness of the forest. Misato pulled out her cell phone and called for help. "I need an ambulance to the camping grounds of the Grunewald Forest quickly! My friend has been attacked by a wild wolf and needs serious help! Please somebody get here quickly pleases!" she started to break down into tears as when she dropped next to Kaji's mangled and bloody body.

Asuka started to awake and shot up when she saw Kaji laying in a pile of his own blood. She ran towards her guardians and was so shocked at what she saw her voice was just barely above a whisper. "K-Kaji? M-Misato w-what happen?"

Misato couldn't answer the girl.

Asuka asked again but there was still no answer from Misato. "Verdammt Misato! What in Gott's name happen to Kaji?" she started to break down into tears just like the Second Lieutenant had.

Misato tried to wipe away her tears but they kept on flowing. "A-Asuka Kaji just sacrificed himself to save us from that wolf that was after you." She then used her hands to prop up Kaji's head to make sure he stayed awake. "Kaji, please just hang on, the ambulance is on its way."

Kaji stared blankly at Misato. "P-please don't cry… I-I hate to see it when you… or A-Asuka cry." he could feel Misato's tears falling on his face as he said that. He tried to put on a smile for the women of his dreams and the girl he felt was like a daughter to him but couldn't. "T-tell me… is… it t-that bad…?"

Now Misato couldn't help fighting back tears. "Yes you idiot, it's that bad! Dammit where the Hell is Section 2 when you need them?"

Soon an ambulance arrived and took the trio to the nearest hospital. Kaji was immediately taken to the intensive care unit where he was examined and worked on for several days straight.

One Month Later: NERV Germany, Intensive Care Ward:

The sounds of the heart monitor where beeping slowly as Ryoji Kaji was sleeping in his hospital room. He was in a coma for a month but was finally coming out of it. His eyes slowly fluttered open as he starred at the plane white ceiling. 'Hemp… well what do you know, I'm alive and starring at an unfamiliar ceiling.' He then felt something on his left side. 'What the Hell?' he slightly turned his head the best he could since the left part of his body was covered in bandages. When he did, he saw Asuka had fallen asleep and was resting her head on his left arm. He couldn't help but laugh at the way Asuka was sleeping and slightly snoring. Kaji then noticed the faint smell of a cigarette and turned his head to the right. He saw Misato sitting on the windowsill taking a long drag from her caner stick.

Kaji sighed and softly said "I thought you only smoked after we did the naughty? It's a filthy habit a beautiful woman such as yourself shouldn't pick up."

Misato slightly jumped when she herd Kaji's voice for the first time in a month. She flicked her cigarette out of the window and ran towards Kaji and hugged him the best she could.

"Ow! Ow! Watch it Misato, everything still hurts!" Kaji yelled.

Misato let go of her friend and just laughed. "Well maybe I'll just wake Asuka up so she can finish the job." She started to shake the redheaded girl until she awoke.

"Ugh…" Asuka looked up and then saw a smile on Misato's face and Kaji wide awake. "KAJI! You're awake!" she began to tightly wrap her arms around the ponytailed man and hugged him.

"S-see what you started Misato! Asuka could you let go now? At any rate between you two hugging me I may never get out of here. Speaking of which, where am I?" he asked.

Asuka finally let go of Kaji and looked at Misato. Misato sighed as she got the hint from her charge and started to fill Kaji in on everything that has happening the last month. "Kaji you don't remember?"

The man shook his head in response. "Remember what? What happen?"

Asuka kept silent as Misato continued. "Kaji a month ago you were attacked by a wolf when we went camping. You were taken to a nearby hospital and just in time too because you lost a lot of blood." She paused to look at Kaji and then continued. "After a few days in the hospital you were transferred here so NERV could keep an eye on you."

Kaji smirked a bit when he heard that statement. "How cute, it looks like NERV still has a use for me."

"You know if you weren't all patched up like this I'd hit you right now." Misato calmly stated.

"Nice to see that you care Misato." Kaji smirked

Asuka rolled her eyes and was about to say something to the purple haired women when a nurse walked into the room.

She paused and saluted to the officers. "Second Lieutenant Katsuragi, Pilot Soryu and it seems Warrant Officer Kaji as well."

They all saluted back as the nurse continued to speak. "It's good to see you awake Officer but you're not out of the woods just yet. Second Lieutenant you and the Pilot have to leave right now because we are about to examine Mr. Kaji. You are both welcome to wait outside if you like and I'll tell you are able to come back."

Misato agreed to the stipulations and took Asuka to wait outside with her. Once they were both gone a few doctors and nurses started to get to work on Kaji.

Later That Night:

Both Asuka and Misato were in the hallway of the NERV Medical Ward sleeping when the nurse from before came out to talk to them.

She nudged Misato until she woke up. "Second Lieutenant, I'm sorry to wake up but we're finished examining Mr. Kaji for the day. You and Pilot Soryu are allowed to see him if you want too but he is sleeping right now so don't wake him."

Misato took a moment for her brain to fully react and then responded to the question. "That's okay, we've seen him sleep for long enough this past month." She shook her head. "We'll visit him in the morning." Misato then woke Asuka so she could take her home. Within minutes, they were in Misato's car and driving back to their apartment.

Even Later That Night:

It was around midnight as the full moon was shining brightly above the sky and into the hospital room of Ryoji Kaji. He was sleeping peaceful as the moonlight soon engulfed his body. Kaji tiredly opened his eyes and starred directly at the moon. For a while nothing happened but then his heart rate started to accelerate as well as his body temperature. Kaji grabbed his chest and then let out an animalistic growl. For the time he couldn't think straight and ripped off all the connection cords on his body. Kaji fell out of his bed and started to transform. Within seconds he had grey fur all over his body, had red eyes, was eight feet tall and was a humanoid werewolf. Soon the now werewolf Kaji jumped out the open window in his room and was scaling the side of the building across the street. Once he reached the top of the building, Kaji stumbled upon a rooftop garden and somebody tending to the many flowers. An elderly German man was watering various plants when Kaji came up behind him and tore his head off. The man's body dropped to the ground and his head was a few feet away. Kaji howled at the moon and then jumped away from the garden no doubt causing more damage to the city.

The Next Morning:

It was around ten o'clock in the morning when Asuka and Misato returned to the medical ward. They met with Kaji's physician and his specialists before they could actual see him.

"It's nice to meet you Second Lieutenant Katsuragi, Pilot Soryu but I'm sorry we couldn't meet under different circumstances." The man saluted. "My name is Doctor Adam McDuffie, I'm the specialist hired to perform to the operations on Officer Kaji."

Asuka gave a quizzical look and asked "Operation? What operation does Kaji need?"

Doctor McDuffie looked at the chart in his hands. "He needs skin grafts and arm reconstruction. After all that it will take him two months to recover but he should be fine."

They all walked into Kaji's room to see him sitting on the edge of the bed with his back turned away from the door. He quickly grabbed his pillow and put it between his leg for he was sitting there naked.

Everyone just froze when they saw this but Misato was the first one to recover. "Uh Kaji, what happen to you medical gown? You get lucky with one of the nurses or something?" she teased.

Kaji blushed. "No and if I did I don't remember it! Now can I please get some clothes cause I think I'm ready to leave now."

"What? That's impossible! Officer I don't think you understand the severity of your injuries, it will take at least two months for them heal after the medical procedures are done." Dr. McDuffie stated.

"Oh?" Kaji raised an eyebrow and slightly turned towards the doctor. "I think you should reconsider that, I mean look at me I'm in perfect health. There aren't even any scares on me."

Asuka ran over to Kaji and hugged him. "Oh Kaji of course there couldn't be even a single mark on your perfect body."

Kaji groaned that she was hugging him while he was naked. "Geez Asuka, couldn't you wait until I put some cloths on? This is kind of awkward."

The doctor faced palmed and pulled Misato over to the side. "I don't know how but it looks like Mr. Kaji is fully healed. After a few nights to look things over he will be free to go. Now if you please, could you get the Second Child off of him so we can examine him?"

Misato just smiled and complied. "Come on Asuka, you could jump his bones when he gets out in a few days. For now we have to go."

Asuka let go of her Kaji. "Oh fine, but when he gets out he's mine."

"Deal." They both laughed and said goodbye to Kaji.

Kaji slumped a bit and thought 'Some things never change.'

Another Month Later:

Kaji had been released from the hospital far later that expected but when did he he just got back into his old routine. The only thing that changed was he had to move in with Misato and Asuka because he still needed someone to look after him.

Kaji was sleeping in his bedroom when the full moon came out from behind the clouds. He started to jerk around wildly in his bed as his heart rate started to accelerate. The same occurrence that happened a month ago was happening again, Kaji's muscles started expanding until he ripped out of his shirt. Kaji's teeth grew into sharp canines, his ears became pointed, his nails were sharp claws, and the grey fur engulfed his entire body. Meanwhile Misato was staggering to her bedroom after getting hammered on the couch. She was walking towards Kaji's room when she heard a loud howl coming from there.

"What the Hell is that noise?" Misato slowly open the door to Kaji's room and then saw the large grey werewolf about to jump out the window. Werewolf Kaji bared his teeth at Misato and was going to lunge at her but decided against it and jumped out the window.

Misato was in shock and no words could come out of her mouth, she just watched what presumably was Kaji jump out the window and across the street to another building. She soon passed out in Kaji's room due to whole ordeal she just witnessed.

Werewolf Kaji had no idea what to do, he was confused and had no memory of his human side. The werewolf realized it could only survive on its basic instinct and headed towards the forest. Once there, a small rabbit was running across the field and Kaji started chasing after it until he caught it and tore it's head off. He ate the dead animal not knowing any better and then continued running throughout the forest for the rest of the night.

The Next Morning:

Misato felt hung over, as usual but this morning was different, she had woken up on the floor in Kaji's room. '…was it a dream?' She mentally asked herself. She sat up from her position on the floor and looked around the room until she noticed a dark red substance dripping from the bed. At first Misato was hesitant to take a look but then fought back her fear and stood up to see Kaji laying on the bed naked with blood all over his mouth and hands. Misato jumped back and mentally screamed 'Oh my god! That monster from last night was real!' she was in such a panic she didn't even notice Asuka was standing in the doorway and knocked her down.

"Misato, what happen?" Asuka yelled causing Misato to wrap her hand around the young girl's mouth.

"Quite Asuka." Misato made a shushing motion with her index finger while hoping not to wake Kaji.

Asuka fought Misato and escaped from her guardian's grasp and yelled "I will not be quite unless you tell me what happened!'

While the two were wrestling each other, Kaji had woken up and notice that he was yet again naked and had blood all over him. "What the Hell?" in a panic he grabbed some boxer shorts from a draw and ran over to Misato and Asuka. This caused them both to stop fighting each other and Asuka to hesitantly say "K-Kaji? Why i-is there blood on you?"

"I don't know. I can't remember what happened last night" Kaji said very unsure of himself.

Then suddenly an unfamiliar voice made itself known and said "Well I can tell you one thing, you aren't human any more Ryoji Kaji." Then a man wearing an expensive Italian suit stepped from out of the shadows of the apartment. He looked like he was in his late fifties, had an average build, black hair but a grey beard and red eyes.

No one said anything for awhile but then Misato broke the silence. "I don't know who the hell you are or how you got past Section 2, but make a statement like that will get you killed!" she lunged towards the man about to punch him square in the man but he dodged it. She tried again and again but the man was faster than he looked.

He smirked and while continuing to dodge all of Misato's attacks said "I assure you, I mean none of you any harm, I'm here to help you Ryoji Kaji." The man then stopped and caught Misato's fist in the palm of his hand. He let go of Misato's fist and she returned to Kaji's and Asuka's side.

"Okay I'll bite, what are you here to help me with?" Kaij asked curiously.

The man laughed and said "You know exactly what I'm talking about, you just refuse to admit it. Your accident in the forest, the one in the hospital and the one last night all happen one month apart from each other."

Asuka was getting annoyed. "So your point is?"

"They all happened a lunar cycle apart and they all happened on the first night of the full moon. Don't you see were this is going?" the man asked.

"This is insane." Misato stated flatly.

Kaji put his hand on her shoulder and said "Let's here him out."

"I've been watching you to make sure my suspicions were correct, making sure I was right. You bear the curse and you have become what I hoped you to be. You have been transformed and your life as you knew it is over. You are now a mutant like most of the Earth's population. You have been reborn and are now on a new path towards your destiny." The man smiled at Kaji. "I've taken an interest in you and I am going to mentor you. I can't let you go about this by yourself, you're a being of great power but as of right now it is raw, unchecked and dangerous. I will teach you how to harness that power and control the beast within."

Kaji could tell this freaked out Asuka and Misato but he was intrigued by the offer. "Okay, if you can you do what you say, how are you going to go about it?"

The man laughed. "Trust me Ryoji Kaji, I know a lot about mutants and the supernatural."

Author's Note: So there's the end of chapter 1, hoped everyone enjoyed it. Also if anyone is carious about the actual Astounding Wolf-Man its really interesting. All 25 issues are collected into 4 volumes and are out now.