"Today you will be receiving another member to your team" Gendo Ikari's
cold voice rang out to the assembly that consisted of the usual bridge crew
and the four young pilots standing before him.
"He is to become the designated pilot of Unit 01, his name is Shinji Ikari. He is my son."
"Sir!" was all the reply he got as his subordinates all gave their appropriate answer. Meanwhile on the outskirts of Tokyo-3, a figure clothed entirely on black stood next to a motorcycle, and stared at the fortress city. Without a word he turned and hoped on his bike, before roaring off toward the city.
"So what do you think the new pilot'll be like?" Toji Suzahara questioned his friend Koweru Nagisa. The two had been friends for a long time, ever since they had been picked as the Third and Fourth children respectively. Toji had brown hair and stood fairly tall for a boy of 14 and he easily made his friend look small. Koweru on the other hand was only average size with platinum blond hair that his friend constantly teased him about.
"I don't know?" Koweru replied
"Geez I'm glad it's a guy, those chicks are startin' to cramp my style." Suzahara stated
"You have style?" Koweru shot back
"Ah shuddup!" Toji yelled as they made their way along the passages of the NERV base.
"Wow another pilot, someone new around here for once, eh?" Rei Ayanami stated to her best friend Asuka Langely Soryuu, her blond hair bouncing as she hurried alongside her friend.
"Yeah, pity it's a guy, 'wonder if he's cute?" Asuka mused
"Why, so you can have another guy hanging over you." Rei laughed
"Oh shut up!" Asuka yelled as they walked towards the exit.
Around three hours later, the pilots were recalled back to the base to meet this new pilot. They all had to take synch tests anyway so they were all in a good mood as they approached the command centre.
"Bet he's as skinny as you Koweru." Toji sneered at his friend, taking the chance to taunt him, but as usual Koweru's infinite patience shone through.
"Better that than an idiot who thinks he's got the goods." Koweru couldn't help it.
"Shut up you two we're here!" Rei reprimanded them.
"Fine" was all she got back.
As they entered NERV's base of operations, they were surprised to see nothing out of the ordinary. No one they didn't already know, no pilot, nothing. Asuka decided to break the silence "So, ahh, where is he?" she asked looking from the commander to the bridge crew.
"He has not yet arrived," Gendo replied, without a hint of emotion in his voice, " But that is irrelevant, the Mt. Fuji centre reports an unidentified object that has breached our waters. We do not yet have confirmation that it is an Angel, but we are putting the city on emergency until we know what it is. I am going to launch all units as a precaution, I expect you all in your plugs within half an hour. Dismissed."
The pilots quickly exited to get ready, and true to Ikari's words the EVAs were launched within half an hour. They made an awesome sight, the four behemoths, Unit 00 in blue, 02 in red, 03 in green and 04 in yellow. Small talk was exchanged as the pilots tried to ease their nerves but all of them were half hoping it was an Angel, if it was they would finally get a chance to fight. Little did they know how right they would be.
It happened with little or no warning. One second the entire shore of Tokyo- 3 Bay had been peaceful and quiet, the next, with the confirmation of the Angel, it had erupted into a war zone. The third angel just stood their taking all the punishment the Defence Force could dish out, and still it made short work of them all. It lumbered forward, not heeding the gaze of a small figure, dwarfed by the size of the Angel. Suddenly, the figure turned and was gone.
The Angel continued to lumber through the city, until it noticed four giants of equal hight, facing it, all armed with an oversize version of an automatic weapon. It stared at them, until all at once they opened fire, firing volley after volley of high impact rounds at it. With this development it let out an ear-piercing cry and charged.
Within in command central, a figure stepped out of the darkness, and into the full view of anyone who didn't have their eyes glued to the screen.
"I am here." Its voice was barley above a whisper, but the coldness in it stopped everyone as they turned to face it.
"Who are you?!" Ritsuko Akagi cried shocked by the sudden intrusion.
"I am Shinji Ikari." The same cold voice returned.
"You are late." Gendo's equally cold voice said.
"It was, unavoidable."
"Irrelevant, you are late."
"I told you, it was unavoidable." If Shinji's voice had been cold before it was now below zero.
"Very well, you are to pilot Unit 01, are you up to it?" At this everyone stopped. No one, absolutely no one had ever done what Shinji had just done, he had laid down the final word against Gendo Ikari.
"Fine."
Minutes later Shinji was inserted into Unit 01, clad in black pants, a black tee shirt, black boots and black, fingerless gloves. He had been forced to leave his cloak and weapons behind.
"All right, Shinji, do you know what to do" Ritsuko's voice came over the comm.
"No"
"Well, we'll guide you through it. We don't have much time though, that Angel is tearing apart the other Evas."
"…"
"Fine, Eva LAUNCH!" yelled Misato.
On the surface things were worse than Ritsuko had said. The Evas were being torn through like tissue paper, and Sachiel didn't look like it was going to stop until there was nothing left to tear. Its attention was turned away from the already destroyed Unit 02, when a tower burst out of the ground, not half a mile away. It opened to reveal a wicked looking Unit 01. Unit 01 stepped out, and began charging Sachiel, a roar of anger and hatred issuing from its maw. Seconds later it hit, and Sachiel was thrown backwards with Unit 01 still after it. Within seconds all that remained of the Angel was the blood and gore splattered over the road and surrounding buildings, and the fluids covering Unit 01. Unit 01 stepped back, turned and walked back towards the other fallen Eva. It picked up the remains of each, turned and walked towards the drop platform. As it was lowered underground, Eva 01 uttered a low growl and was silent as it was slowly consumed by the darkness.
"He is to become the designated pilot of Unit 01, his name is Shinji Ikari. He is my son."
"Sir!" was all the reply he got as his subordinates all gave their appropriate answer. Meanwhile on the outskirts of Tokyo-3, a figure clothed entirely on black stood next to a motorcycle, and stared at the fortress city. Without a word he turned and hoped on his bike, before roaring off toward the city.
"So what do you think the new pilot'll be like?" Toji Suzahara questioned his friend Koweru Nagisa. The two had been friends for a long time, ever since they had been picked as the Third and Fourth children respectively. Toji had brown hair and stood fairly tall for a boy of 14 and he easily made his friend look small. Koweru on the other hand was only average size with platinum blond hair that his friend constantly teased him about.
"I don't know?" Koweru replied
"Geez I'm glad it's a guy, those chicks are startin' to cramp my style." Suzahara stated
"You have style?" Koweru shot back
"Ah shuddup!" Toji yelled as they made their way along the passages of the NERV base.
"Wow another pilot, someone new around here for once, eh?" Rei Ayanami stated to her best friend Asuka Langely Soryuu, her blond hair bouncing as she hurried alongside her friend.
"Yeah, pity it's a guy, 'wonder if he's cute?" Asuka mused
"Why, so you can have another guy hanging over you." Rei laughed
"Oh shut up!" Asuka yelled as they walked towards the exit.
Around three hours later, the pilots were recalled back to the base to meet this new pilot. They all had to take synch tests anyway so they were all in a good mood as they approached the command centre.
"Bet he's as skinny as you Koweru." Toji sneered at his friend, taking the chance to taunt him, but as usual Koweru's infinite patience shone through.
"Better that than an idiot who thinks he's got the goods." Koweru couldn't help it.
"Shut up you two we're here!" Rei reprimanded them.
"Fine" was all she got back.
As they entered NERV's base of operations, they were surprised to see nothing out of the ordinary. No one they didn't already know, no pilot, nothing. Asuka decided to break the silence "So, ahh, where is he?" she asked looking from the commander to the bridge crew.
"He has not yet arrived," Gendo replied, without a hint of emotion in his voice, " But that is irrelevant, the Mt. Fuji centre reports an unidentified object that has breached our waters. We do not yet have confirmation that it is an Angel, but we are putting the city on emergency until we know what it is. I am going to launch all units as a precaution, I expect you all in your plugs within half an hour. Dismissed."
The pilots quickly exited to get ready, and true to Ikari's words the EVAs were launched within half an hour. They made an awesome sight, the four behemoths, Unit 00 in blue, 02 in red, 03 in green and 04 in yellow. Small talk was exchanged as the pilots tried to ease their nerves but all of them were half hoping it was an Angel, if it was they would finally get a chance to fight. Little did they know how right they would be.
It happened with little or no warning. One second the entire shore of Tokyo- 3 Bay had been peaceful and quiet, the next, with the confirmation of the Angel, it had erupted into a war zone. The third angel just stood their taking all the punishment the Defence Force could dish out, and still it made short work of them all. It lumbered forward, not heeding the gaze of a small figure, dwarfed by the size of the Angel. Suddenly, the figure turned and was gone.
The Angel continued to lumber through the city, until it noticed four giants of equal hight, facing it, all armed with an oversize version of an automatic weapon. It stared at them, until all at once they opened fire, firing volley after volley of high impact rounds at it. With this development it let out an ear-piercing cry and charged.
Within in command central, a figure stepped out of the darkness, and into the full view of anyone who didn't have their eyes glued to the screen.
"I am here." Its voice was barley above a whisper, but the coldness in it stopped everyone as they turned to face it.
"Who are you?!" Ritsuko Akagi cried shocked by the sudden intrusion.
"I am Shinji Ikari." The same cold voice returned.
"You are late." Gendo's equally cold voice said.
"It was, unavoidable."
"Irrelevant, you are late."
"I told you, it was unavoidable." If Shinji's voice had been cold before it was now below zero.
"Very well, you are to pilot Unit 01, are you up to it?" At this everyone stopped. No one, absolutely no one had ever done what Shinji had just done, he had laid down the final word against Gendo Ikari.
"Fine."
Minutes later Shinji was inserted into Unit 01, clad in black pants, a black tee shirt, black boots and black, fingerless gloves. He had been forced to leave his cloak and weapons behind.
"All right, Shinji, do you know what to do" Ritsuko's voice came over the comm.
"No"
"Well, we'll guide you through it. We don't have much time though, that Angel is tearing apart the other Evas."
"…"
"Fine, Eva LAUNCH!" yelled Misato.
On the surface things were worse than Ritsuko had said. The Evas were being torn through like tissue paper, and Sachiel didn't look like it was going to stop until there was nothing left to tear. Its attention was turned away from the already destroyed Unit 02, when a tower burst out of the ground, not half a mile away. It opened to reveal a wicked looking Unit 01. Unit 01 stepped out, and began charging Sachiel, a roar of anger and hatred issuing from its maw. Seconds later it hit, and Sachiel was thrown backwards with Unit 01 still after it. Within seconds all that remained of the Angel was the blood and gore splattered over the road and surrounding buildings, and the fluids covering Unit 01. Unit 01 stepped back, turned and walked back towards the other fallen Eva. It picked up the remains of each, turned and walked towards the drop platform. As it was lowered underground, Eva 01 uttered a low growl and was silent as it was slowly consumed by the darkness.