Gone

By: Alpha29King

Summary: After another victory over the Angels and an argument with his father, Shinji makes a wish that he might soon regret.

Chapter 1: The Wish

X-X-X-X-X-X-X

"DIE!"

BOOM-BOOM-BOOM

CRASH

The 01 Eva Unit stood over the carcass of yet another dead Angel. Its hand, covered in blood.

Its pilot, Shinji Ikari, was panting hard trying calm himself, as yet again, he had gone into a blind rage. When he was calm, Shinji turned the Eva's head to look at the other units. The 00 Unit had both of its legs sliced off, thus rendering it inoperable. The 02 Unit's battery was drained after its power cord was cut, leaving it slouched.

The boy could see that NERV had sent a response unit to get the pilots of the other Evas out. He walked his Unit back to headquarters. His only thoughts were about what has happened ever since the failed Third Impact two years ago.

The Angels kept on coming. In two years, Shinji and his friends have fought about a hundred Angels. And every single time, it was him who killed it. He managed to graduate from high school along with Asuka and Rei. Even after graduating, his life didn't get any better. In fact, it seemed to be getting worse, but there were only VERY, VERY few good times.

After Graduation, Shinji had applied for work outside of NERV, but his father, the director, had crushed every effort. It looked like Gendo wanted to be in total control of his life. He managed to keep two jobs for a few weeks before he was fired due to Director Ikari. In his last job, which was in a packaging company, his father stopped by and made a scene, causing Shinji's removal form the payroll. Shinji desperately wanted a life outside the agency.

Asuka was still using him as her personal punching bag. But the rate of it has increased dramatically. Everytime an Angel made an appearance, she was always the first one to go down. That meant that the moment that she got home she vented her frustration on the boy. Two weeks ago, the redheaded girl almost broke his left arm to the point that if she continued, his arm might have to be amputated. Shinji swears that his entire body was becoming numb. His body felt nothing but pain when he slept.

A few good things did happen. He managed to convince Rei to go out on a few dates with him and Misato to moderate her drinking. His dates with Rei were great, however, they were ruined when an angry Asuka or a drunken Misato called him halfway through it. The fridge now had more food than beer and nearly every dinner was a home cooked meal instead of take-out.

After setting the 00 Unit in its bay, Shinji ejected and left the crew to start on the few repairs while he went to the locker-room to change out of his flight suit. His teammates were already there. Before he could open his locker, he was put into an armbar by an infuriated Asuka Tachibana. Rei paid no heed and continued changing into her everyday clothes.

"Why are you always the one to save the day?!" Asuka yelled. "I wanna make a kill!"

"Maybe if focused a bit more and didn't get to angsty, you might last longer in the battlefield," Rei mentioned as she finished dressing. "It's mostly your own fault."

Asuka let go of Shinji and got up to pick a fight with the bluenette. While two girls were throwing insults at each other, Shinji managed to get out of his jumpsuit and change into some jeans and a plain white shirt. Just as he finished, Misato walked in.

"Alright guys! Great job!" she congratulated them. "Another victory over the Angels! Tonight we're going to celebrate!"

Shinji was having a hard time using his left arm. He closed his locker with right arm.

"I'll be there," he muttered in a dead tone that no one seemed to notice.

"As will I," Rei said with a nod.

"Any food I don't have to pay for is good for me." Asuka grinned as she opened her own locker. "So I'm there."

"Great!" Misato smiled joyfully. "Oh, I almost forgot! Director Ikari wants to see all three of you in his office immediately."

"What does he want now?" Asuka growled.

"Probably something important," Rei said.

"I really don't care." Shinji shrugged as he exited the room.

The whole way to his father's office, he looked down on the floor, not seeing where he was going. He didn't need to. He already knew the way like the back of his hand.

Shinji made it to his destination. The girls came in about a minute later. The trio saluted the director and stood up straight.

"Splendid job out there!" Gendo praised. "As you've probably already noticed, we have been seeing less and less Angels lately. Many of your fellow coworkers have suggested, more so Misato, that I give you a bonus."

"Really!" Asuka said with stars in her eyes.

"Yes, really!" The Director pulled three envelopes from inside his coat. "Go spend it wisely! Oh, and Shinji, I need to speak with you privately."

Rei and Asuka grabbed their envelopes and exited the office. However, they didn't really leave. They knelt down and placed their ears against the door to eavesdrop on the conversation.

"What do you want now, Old Man?!" Shinji asked with out a hint of emotion in his voice.

"You now better than to call me that," Gendo sneered with his hands in front of his face, as usual.

"Whatever you say, Old Man."

Gendo's eyebrows were twitching. "What's going on with you? You've gone into three blind rages in a row."

A fake smile appeared on the boy's face. "Oh, nothing, I'm just peachy! Can't you see this big smile?" Shinji pointed at his face with both hands.

"Shinji! I'm trying to be serious here!" Gendo reprimanded.

"Well so am I!" Shinji kept his sarcastic tone. "But it's just that this little black-hair shit with sunglasses still doesn't see me as his son, but as another expandable soldier."

Director Ikari was not moved by this at all. "Are you done or is there anything else you would like to get off your chest."

Shinji glared at the man in front of him. "Go fuck yourself and you'll have my resignation on your desk by the end of the week."

With that, the boy walked out of the director's office.

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Shinji, Rei, Asuka, Misako, and a few employees from NERV were celebrating another victory. Misako, being quite predictable, was getting wasted drunk, and Asuka was eating all the meat, causing the bill to skyrocket. The owner of the restaurant didn't mind though. If Misako decided to skip out on the bill, he would just send it to NERV HQ. At about ten at night, Shinji decided to go home.

He got to his feet and pushed the chair in. "I think I'll take my leave and go home now."

"Aww! Come on Shinji don't be shuch a buzh kill and shtay a vhile!" Misako sounded ridiculous.

Without giving a reply, he left. Shinji walked the almost empty streets, since most people have gone home and fallen asleep, in complete silence. He only thought about what his life would be like without his father controlling everything he does. Where should he work? Where should he live? Those and a lot more questions bounced around in his head. Near the apartment complex, he looked up and saw a star shoot across the sky.

"Heh. A shooting star," he said to himself. "I guess it's time to make a wish."

Shinji took a deep breath, thinking of what to wish for, and then he exhaled.

"I wish I could disappear so won't have to deal with this shit anymore," he finally said. "Like that'd ever happen. Hahaha."

Once he made it home, he threw his jacket onto the couch and walked into the bathroom, not noticing the tiny ball of light appearing in the living room. The ball shined so brightly that he could see the light through the gap underneath the door. Curiosity getting the better of him, Shinji walked back into the living room and saw the source it.

"What the hell…?" Shinji muttered.

Without a second thought, he reached for it and grabbed it. In a flash, he was gone. All that was left was his clothes lying in the floor.

Shinji Ikari was no longer present in this world.

This is my first Elder Scrolls crossover. I hope its good enough. Please review.