Disclaimer: I don't own evangelion, just the dvd's and manga's. I don't intend to make any money out of this, and I'm very poor so don't sue me!... ok so that's not true, I'm not poor, but I sure as hell can't afford a lawyer.

Author's notes: Well, after releasing my last (and first at that) story to the public at I was greatly encouraged by the reviews that I got and decided I should put some of my ideas to paper for a full blown, multi-chaptered story! This story is based on the MANGAS and starts at volume 9. If you have not yet read the Mangas you're an idiot and should do so immediately! I will just assume everyone that reads this story knows what has happened in volume 1 – 9. If you haven't read the manga's I advice you to leave, there's spoilers in this fiction and I would hate to ruin the experience I got from the mangas for others. Alright I've said enough, here's the story!

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SHATTERED: Prologue

The Angel hovered high in the earth's atmosphere, waiting patiently for it's prey to appear. It had no intention of making the first move, positive it would soon make contact with it's adversaries.

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"Repeat: level one battle stations! Pilots for evangelion units-00 and 02 proceed to emergency positions immediately! Pilot for unit-01 proceed to cage no.3 and stand by!"

Shinji and Kaworu stood in one of the NERV hallways as the message blared out of the speakers overhead.

"Why must you stand by?" Kaworu asked his future colleague.

Shinji turned away from the boy, eyes on the floor. "I don't know… I'd like to ask them myself."

"Hey…" Kaworu said, a strange smile on his face as he did. "…it would be dangerous to leave now, would it not?"

Shinji sighed, there was no getting away from the strange boy now. "Yeah, yeah… but you better stick with me okay?... Come on."

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Asuka was standing by for launch, seated in her entry plug, the chatter of the bridge bunnies seeping through the communication system.

"Eva unit-02's signal is nominal. VA links nominal. Fusion nominal. Start-up is proceeding."

"Why does a weapon need a heart…? It'll only get in the way. You're my puppet, so just do as I tell you. I don't care what you feel – just don't defy my orders." Asuka whispered to unit-02.

"Asuka…?Are you okay?" Misato asked, overhearing the red-haired girl's words.

"I SAID LEAVE ME ALONE! I'M JUST FINE!"

Misato immediately left the girl to her thoughts, trying to talk to her might only infuriate her more, she reasoned as she looked at the view screen displaying the angel in orbit.

Shigeru spoke up. "No sign of re-entry."

"Orbital altitude is stable." Makoto followed up.

"Is it waiting for the right moment to descend?" Misato said, more to herself than anyone else. "…No… It's going to strike us from up there."

She turned towards Maya and Ritsuko, standing over a console to her right. "How's Rei?"

"Rei… unit-00… both okay, major."

"Very well… Rei! Launch! Prepare for ultra-long range fire!" Misato said, returning her view to the screen, the Angel still unmoving. "Unit-02!" She continued. "Prepare to launch as backup!"

Asuka's eyes widened. "BACKUP?! ME? For UNIT-00?!..."

"You heard me." Misato retorted.

"Idon't BELIEVE this! EVA UNIT-02 LAUNCH!" Immediately she could feel the downward thrust of the G forces as her Eva got shot to the surface. She didn't respond to Ritsuko, calling out her name. All she cared about was showing everyone what she was worth.

"Fine. Let her go first." Misato said, arms crossed.

"Major Katsuragi-!" Makoto yelled, awestruck that she would let Asuka have her way.

"Let her do what she wants… we'll see-."

"See if she fails?" Ritsuko interrupted her, shooting an angry glare at her friend and colleague.

Shinji ran into the operations room with Kaworu, forestalling any other discussion on the matter. "Misato! Why am I on standby? I'm the only one not in the fight…"

"Orders Shinji… from on high."

Shinji stiffened as he heard his father speak behind him. "That's correct. Get to your post!"

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Asuka had reached the surface, met by an intense downpour.

'It's put up or shut up. If I fail here, they'll take away unit-02.' She thought to herself as she brought up her positron rifle, aiming for the angel. 'That kid… I know why they brought him here… to replace me.' She thought, the image of Kaworu flashing before her eyes. 'No mistakes. Got it Asuka?'.

As the targeting reticules slowly moved in to lock onto the Angel Shigeru reported. "Major. The target is still beyond firing range."

"Damn! C'mon, c'mon! Get down here so I can-" Before Asuka could finish a bright beam of blinding light was projected at her, bursting through the clouds.

In the command room everyone was locked in place, watching in awe at the view screen before them as alarms blared.

"ASUKA!" Misato yelled. She turned towards Shigeru. "WHAT IS IT?!"

"I don't know! No heat or kinetic reading on the beam!"

"Psychograph erratic!" Maya dropped in. "Contamination in the signal!"

"Her mind… IT'S UNDER ATTACK! The Angel! It's a mental probe…?!"

Unit-02 slowly slumped forward as Shinji looked at the screen. "Asuka…"

The grey-haired boy spoke up before Shinji could say anything else, again, that strange grin on his face. "Well. Things are getting interesting."

Shinji's head wiped around, his eyes meeting Kaworu's. He immediately grabbed the boy by the collar just about ready to hit him in the face. "INTERESTING?!"

"QUIET! THAT'S AN ORDER!"

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The unrelenting pressure nearly drove her mad, feeling as if she had swam too deep underwater. Her eardrums felt like they were about to burst. Gritting her teeth she raised her rifle. "DAMNIT!" She yelled as she fired at the angel, a bright ball escaped her rifle and disappeared through the clouds, on it's way to the angel. It was no use, however, the shot passing underneath the Angel, leaving it unharmed.

"Positron beam track… no good! Target is still out of range!"

Asuka screamed for all she was worth, not even registering the chatter over the radio as the pressure on her mind increased with every second. Needing to find some release she squeezed of the trigger. Thrashing all the while, all she accomplished was laying large parts of the city in ruins.

"She… she's emptied her rifle! What the hell is that beam?!"

"It's… it's registering like an AT field… but it's energy's concentrated in the visible range!"

"How's Asuka?!"

"BAD! MENTAL CONTAMINATION NOW INTO Y-MODE!"

For a moment Asuka fell into bliss, the pressure finally falling away. That was until the images started flooding in.

"NO! DON'T COME INSIDE ME! DON'T!"

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Rei ascended from Central Dogma, over the radio she heard unit-02 had shut down. Her positron rifle had been unable to pierce the Angel's AT field, and now the commander had ordered her to grab the spear. As she surfaced she moved into position, gripping the Spear of Longinus firmly in her Eva's hands. Messages started to crackle through the radio as she reached her position.

"Unit-00 in position. Confirm target. Correct for error." The voice appeared to be Maya's. "Count down start!".

"10… 9…"

Rei raised the lance above her head.

"8… 7…"

The spear started to twist in her hands.

"TARGET IS REACTING! IT'S SHIFTING IT'S BEAM! REI GET OUT OF THERE!"

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MWAHAHAHA! A cliff-hanger… I hope I left you all on the edge of you seats. Those who've read the manga will notice that I took a lot of dialogue directly from it. This is, however, only the prologue so the next chapters will most probably contain little content from the mangas. This story has not been pre-read, all grammar and spelling errors are mine.