Disclaimer: Evangelion and the Secret of Blue Water belongs to Gainax. Paranoia Agent belongs to Madhouse.

Traitors of the Stars: Genesis

Chapter 1: Where It All Began

Tokyo-2: 2004

Keiichi Ikari was your everyday by-the-book kind of cop. During interrogations of criminals he usually plays the bad cop, while his partner, Mitsuhiro Maniwa, played the good cop. But there was a case so insane, more crimes were committed then they were able to catch up. The only thing that they knew was that all of the crimes were connected to the one everyone will call 'Lil' Slugger'. His wife, Misae, died sometime before it was over and he doesn't know what happened to Maniwa after that. After the case, the city of Tokyo-2 was in shambles. A military organization called SEELE came out of nowhere and fixed the destruction. making them heroes to the people of Tokyo-3.

Tokyo-3: 2005

One year has passed since that insane event. Keiichi was a regular security guard, which is quite the downgrade considering his past job. While leaving his job, he found a child, a girl with dark skin. He thought she was with a tourist family. She looked lost. He approached her.

"Hi there." He said to the girl.

The girl looked at him in a friendly manner. "Hello."

"Are you lost?" He asked.

"No." She said.

"Are you with anyone?" He asked.

Her smile turn into a frown. "No." He asked if there was anyone she knew around here. "I don't have anyone anymore."

'She's an orphan?' he said to himself. Feeling sorry for her, knowing what it's like to be alone. "Come with me. Until we find someone around here you can stay until then."

"Yes, sir." The girl smiled.

"Do you have a name?" Keiichi asked.

"Nadia. That's my name." She said.

Ikari Residence

"There are some others here. Including my nephew, Shinji. He's a little shy though. He may even act a little strange." He looked at her before walking in the house. "But I really hope you two will get along. Even if he doesn't think so, he needs friends."

"Yes, sir." Nadia nodded.

Keiichi knocked on the door. A woman opened the door. "Keiichi! It's good to see you." the woman said.

"Hello, Yui." Keiichi said to the woman.

She notices Nadia. "So, who is this pretty little lady?" She asked.

"Her name is Nadia. She looked lost so I asked if she was with anyone or if she knew anyone here." Keiichi explained.

"I'll call them, do you know their phone number?" She asked him.

"I don't think that would be a smart idea." he said.

"Why?" She asked, causing Keiichi to be stricken with grief.

"I think you know the reason." He said.

"Oh, I am so sorry, Nadia." She bend a knee to meet her eye to eye. "My name is Yui Ikari."

Nadia smiled. "Hello, Miss Ikari."

Yui smile "I have a son, his name is Shinji. He might be able to play with you. It's been a while since he had friends."

"Yes, ma'am." Nadia nodded.

"I'll show you to his room." Yui offered.

"I would also like to talk to you." Keiichi said as Yui lead Nadia upstairs to Shinji's room.

Yui knocked on a door that lead through Shinji's room. "Shinji. I have someone here who'd like to meet you."

Shinji opened up the door to see his mother and a girl. "Hello." Nadia said to him.

"Nice to meet you." Shinji said to her.

"Would you mind keeping her company while your uncle and me talk?" She asked her son.

"Sure." he hesitated as he said to her as she left.

"So, what do you do for fun?" Nadia asked.

"Depends on what you mean. I actually spent my time playing my PS2. My favorite game is Shin Megami Tensei III." He showed her his library of games.

"Can I play it?" she asked.

"Are you sure you want to play that one. I mean go right ahead, but that game is suppose to be hard." Shinji warned her.

"Than teach me through it." Nadia said as Shinji sighed.

Keiichi sat on the kitchen table as Yui came back. "I thought you would be smoking up a storm when I got back."

"Disappointed?" he chuckled.

"Surprised is more like it." she laughed.

"Things have changed." he sighed as he stretched his arms.

"Yes. I'm still sorry about everything that happened." Yui said sincerely.

"Why? You weren't there when it happened. It wasn't your fault." Keiichi said.

"But why is she here? You're not intending to adopt her are you?" Yui asked.

"I'm considering it." Keiichi admitted.

"I understand. You always wanted a daughter didn't you?" Yui asked

"Yes, and this girl is all alone. I can't just leave her somewhere, where others would just walk past her or treat her wrong." Keiichi passionately said to his sister.

"I understand. If you want to adopt her, then you have my support. I'll tell Gendo about it when he comes home." Yui assured him. "You two were good friends for the longest time. If anyone will have your back, it's us.

"Thanks, sis. I'll think this through." He said as he gave her a hug.

"She can sleep here for a while until things get straightened out." Yui offered.

"Thanks again, I was hoping her and Shinji get along with each other." Keiichi said. "He does need a friend."

He left some time after the conversation. "I better tell the kids." she went upstairs to Shinji's room.

"Shinji." She knocked on the door as she opened it. "Good to see you two getting along. Uncle Keiichi is going home so Nadia is going to stay here until further notice."

"I understand, Mother." Shinji said as she leaves.

Nadia couldn't help but smile. "I hope this is a beginning of a beautiful friendship."

"I really hope so, too." Shinji said hesitantly.

Tokyo-3: 2015

Much has happened after ten years. Keiichi officially adopted Nadia, both Gendo and Yui were hired by SEELE and Shinji is training to follow suit. Every year, Keiichi and Nadia went to another nation, and every-time she left, Shinji would feel down. But, even that did not attempt to slow him down. Keel Lorenz, who was the leader of SEELE, hired Kozo Fuyutsuki as Shinji's personal trainer.

Fuyutsuki taught Shinji everything. How to shoot a gun. How to properly use a knife in combat. How to blend in with the environment. After training, he was told to report to Lorenz for his first mission. "Shinji Ikari. I am pleased with your work as a progressive member of the training camp. I would be happy to welcome you to SEELE. But before you are officially a member, you must find a special type of jewel, very rare."

He showed him the picture of a sapphire, shaped like a diamond. 'That's Nadia's jewel.' he thought to himself. 'Why would they want this?'

"It was last seen in France. Do whatever means necessary to get that jewel. You don't want to make me disappointed, you wouldn't like me when I'm disappointed. Now go and don't even think about coming back without the jewel." Lorenz ordered him.

"Yes, sir." He left to prepare for the mission, but was stopped by his father.

"Good to see you, Shinji." Gendo said as he patted Shinji on the back. "It's good to see you have become a member of SEELE."

"Well, I'm not an official member yet." Shinji said cautiously. "I still need to do one more thing for General Lorenz."

"Of course." he said as he sighed. "What does he want this time? A book he wants to read in his spare time? A movie he wants to watch? A yacht so he can relax?"

"He actually wants a special kind of jewel in France." he laughed.

"A jewel? In France? He probably wants to get it for an anniversary or something and he's to lazy to get it himself." He whispered to him. "Don't tell anyone I said that."

"Of course." Shinji said smiling.

"I'll leave you to it then. Make sure you give your cousin a visit while your there. I'm sure she will be very surprised." Gendo said as he walked away.

Shinji contemplated whither he should steal it from under her nose or just ask her flat out. 'If I steal it, she would hate me forever. But if I tell her straight out, she'll probably decline. Considering she was wearing it since we met, the former maybe the best course of action. I could just get a fake one... No, they have the best jewelers and that would be lectures from Fuyutsuki all over again. What should I do.'

"Feeling under the weather?" Fuyutsuki asked causing Shinji to jump. "Calm down. I came to give you words of wisdom. I had to go get a set of armor in a forest in England, somewhere to get where I am. I ultimately found it, but damn, did I had to hunt for that set. In comparison, your getting off easy."

Shinji laughed. "I bet I am. But I'm still a little uneasy. What if I mess up? I trained my life for this."

Fuyutsuki saw that he was hesitating. He put his hand on his shoulder. "You can do it. No matter what happens, I believe in you." He said as he left. "Good hunting."

Shinji knew just what to expect. 'I just hope I do the right thing.'

Paris-5

Shinji looked around the city looking for his cousin. "If she's just visiting, she's bound to be in a hotel or something. The question is 'which one'?" He said to himself. "The western side of the city is more likely where they would be, since the annual parade is starting around here."

"Excuse me." He turned around to see a boy with a strong accent. "Are you Shinji Ikari?"

'How does he know my name? Has Nadia made a friend already?' Shinji thought to himself before speaking. "Yes."

"I thought so. You look just like she said." said the boy.

"She?" Shinji asked.

"Yes. Nadia Ikari. I swear it was picture perfect. Though looking closer you two do have some resemblance." he said.

Shinji chuckled "Yeah, I guess so. Anyway do you know where she is staying right now?"

"Yes, actually she's staying at the Round Table Hotel. Between the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. I'll mark it on your map." the boy put a red dot on the location on Shinji's map.

Shinji was overjoyed. "Thank you... I'm sorry I don't think I asked for your name."

The boy smirked "Don't mention it. My name is Jean Rocque Raltique, but you can call me Jean."

"John?" Shinji said, unsure of his name.

"No, Jean." he said.

"If you say so. Well, thank you again, hope to see you again someday." Shinji said to him as he left.

Jean waved to him. 'He is such a nice guy. I can see why she idolizes him so much.'

Round Table Hotel

Upon entering the hotel, Shinji saw two men in white suits, one of them was short and fat, while the other was tall and skinny. 'Great, the Mario Brothers actually joined a Mafia.' Shinji joked to himself going to the front desk.

"Hello. How can I help you?" The woman in the front desk asked.

"Hi. I'm here to visit a current resident here. Keiichi Ikari." Shinji said.

"Yes, we have him here. Room No. 111." Said the woman.

"Thanks." Shinji said. He went down the hall to the room. He knocked on the door. "Hello, Uncle Keiichi! Nadia!" he waited for a minute before knocking again. 'No answer. Maybe they're out somewhere.'

He went back to the front desk. "Hello, sir. Is there a problem?"

"No. I just came while they're out." he told the woman at the front desk. "If you see him, tell him that Shinji Ikari was here."

"Sure thing." Shinji left the hotel.

'Sucks that they're not here. But they couldn't have gone to far.' Shinji thought to himself as he walked down the road. 'Maybe I'll watch a movie or something and maybe I'll watch a movie or something. Kill some time.'

Suddenly, he was captured by the two men in white. "What do we have here, Sanson?" The tall one asked.

"A maggot to bait fish with." The short one said. "Let's get him to the boss, Hanson." They blindfolded and gagged him as they tied him up.

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They removed the blindfold from his face. "Looks like the boss ain't here yet." Sanson said, sounding disappointed. "Shame, the boss would have love to have a guest. Especially one who would benefit the plan."

Hanson entered his sight. "For the time being I want you to tell us what we want to know." Sanson removed the gag.

"What, that you have bad taste in clothing design. Who uses bowties anymore? Were they ever popular?" Shinji laughed.

"That's enough. You will tell us about this jewel." He said as he showed a picture of the same sapphire that Nadia has to Shinji.

'Intel dropped the ball on this one. Lorenz never said anything about competitors.' Shinji smiled. "Go to a jewelry store. They're bound to have something like that."

They got angry. "You little shit."

"That's enough." came a female voice. "I will take care of this. Why don't you go play your games."

"Yes, Ma'am." They left after saluting her.

The woman came from the shadows. She look like a military general. A red uniform to match her red hair. "You must forgive those two. They have a funny way of saying 'hi'." Shinji stared at her intently. "I see you don't think highly of me. Do you know who I am?"

"Nobody cares, Matriarch." Shinji said.

"Matriarch? Don't tell me you thought we were a mafia. We're not like that." The woman laughed.

'They're not Mafia men? Thank God, I thought I really needed to do some improvising.' Shinji sighed.

"Though I'm impressed. You had the balls to stand up to two men in suits. How about joining us?" she offered.

'This could be my chance. I'm willing to bet these guys are the 'honor among thieves' types.' Shinji thought. "I'll be willing to tell you anything. If you take these bindings off."

AN: Thank you to everyone. I hope you enjoy this prequel.