A/N: It has been a long and bumpy road for all of us; school, family matters, etc. I apologize for the delay, I've been going through some personal stuff but now I'm back to writing for you all! I should state that this story will mix some elements from the Manga and TV show but will mostly focus on the Rebuild of Evangelion.
Thank you all for waiting so long, and I hope you enjoy!
Neon Genesis Evangelion and the Rebuild of EVangelion are owned and written by Hideaki Anno. I own no elements from the original Manga, TV show, or Rebuild films but my OC.
That said, Please Enjoy The Show!
Chapter 1: Entrant
Tokyo-3, Japan of 2015
Red.
Such a vivid color; to symbolize blood or a dark power.
Red.
To stand as a beacon for other worldly travelers to come.
Red was the sea to be the opposing sky across Earth. It pulled up to the sand still, as it was the ocean for the currently devastated world. But, it covered all the remnants of old Japan cities, which had since flooded and been swept clean of any life. In the sea of "blood," several powerful naval battleships of the Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force, or JSSDF, sat with cannons at the ready.
On the outskirts of the sea, up in the mainland ran a line of hundreds of JSSDF tanks stood in deathly quiet air. A single passing seagull landed on one of the tanks, staring off for a moment before it took off.
In the far distance, front the naval blockade, a large being of power rose. Its black eyeless sockets glared under its skull like mask with one thing in mind; find its father.
Meanwhile
In the remnants of Tokyo-3 a young skinny boy stood, hand by a pay phone, in the silent city. He wasn't much, a young 14 year old with a tucked white shirt and black school pants. "We're terribly sorry, but due the state of emergency all lines have been cut." The monotone voice repeated, leaving the medium-length brown haired boy to blink and sigh.
"No luck…." The boy, Shinji Ikari, placed the phone back. "And no cell phone signal…. And nothing movable works either."
Taking up his school bag, Shinji looked to the picture in his other hand. He was apparently supposed to meet her, an older blue haired female in a yellow tank top with the words "Feast your eyes on this~!" He looked from the picture to his watch, a disdained look in his grey eyes. "No way will I be able to meet her now…. Better head for a shelter then…."
Looking up, the young Shinji turned to see a…. A girl standing alone in the far street. He couldn't make out her face, but he saw her unique sky blue hair. Abruptly, any birds still nearby jumped up at the sound of a far boom. Shinji glanced at them, then back; the girl was gone.
Shinji stood confused for a second, before the sound and rush of heated air passed him by. Garage shutters rustled and plants flinched at the fast air. Shinji covered his ears, gasping before turning to the sounds of explosions.
In the distance, he saw several grey JSSDF airships retreating, raining missiles towards a closing object. Shinji gasped at the object, for it was no machine; it was a large living being. It stood tall, humanoid with large bone like shoulders and a bird like beak shaped head. Under its 'head' was a large red sphere surrounded by four small bone like ribs to, what Shinji believed, held it into the chest. It walked slouched, it's almost leg long arms swinging slightly with each step it took.
"No effect! Target still stands!" A pilot roared across the comms, before giving a scream as the creature fired a bright beam into the airship. Its cockpit blew up, finally crashing down. Shinji gasped as the airship crashed down beside him, sending him to the concrete floor. The creature, unknowingly called Sachiel, jumped with awe as a white halo came above its head.
Shinji screamed in fear as the creature's foot crashed onto the downed airship, fire ensuing. He pulled his arm up to cover himself, but didn't notice a vehicle come up before him. Looking back, Shinji saw a blue racing car blocking the dying fire. Its door opened, revealing the woman he was meant to meet up in shades and a black dress. "Sorry I'm late," the woman greeted in a surprisingly friendly tone. "Hurry, and get in!"
Sachiel blinked as the airships rained more missiles, somewhat confused as to how the humans believed they could stop the wrath of Adam and his children. Down below Sachiel, the mysterious female driver gunned it into reverse, pulling her and her young passenger away as more explosions ensued. "Hold tight!" she yelled out, spinning her Renault around to face away from the attack, rushing towards the outer streets.
Meanwhile
"Target is advancing through Tokyo-3, repeat: Target is advancing." A voice called on the comms of the large command center. The Command Center was huge, a large video screen at the front wall with massive holographs on the flooring. At the far back sat a large array of box like command floors stood at the far wall, with several technicians and JSSDF officers at the top. "Air Force has had no effect on target!"
"Do whatever you have to, have the 4th Division open fire on that thing!" A Japanese general ordered, right beside two other generals.
"Throw everything you have at it! Destroy it at all cost!" The other Japanese general roared, slamming his fists onto the table. "Save no expense!"
Outside, missile launching trucks rained hell from above, with support from the 4th Tank Division and high atmosphere air bombers. No luck; the city was devastated like hell but Sachiel stood, unhurt and seemingly taunting the humans to press their feeble attack.
"Damn it! This thing won't die!" the earlier general growled, breaking his pencil with angered glares at Sachiel.
"The 4th Division Tank Battalion had been wiped out…." Another general stated, leaning back into her chair. "Missiles and artillery have no effect to it…."
"Damn it!" The general before roared. "It's useless! Nothing will help us stop it!"
"So, it does have an A.T Field after all?" An older man with gray hair, a Professor Kozo Fuyutsuki, asked his younger apprentice.
"Indeed," One Commander Gendo Ikari stated, head resting on his chin as his glasses sent a glare off from the video of Sachiel's movement. "Conventional weaponry is useless against the Third Angel."
With the three Japanese generals, a long red phone rang to life to which a general took it up. "…..Yes, understood." The general replied, glaring at the picture of Sachiel. "We'll deploy as planned…"
Outside, or rather, above the Command Center, the mysterious female and her passenger sat a few miles from the remnants of the city. The woman watched with binoculars as Sachiel moved away from sight, when all of a sudden all the JSSDF airships rushed like the devil drew from behind.
It meant only one thing….
"No…. They plan to use and N2 Mine?!" She cried out, pulling her younger passenger under her as she covered him with her whole body. "GET DOWN!"
It went silent for a moment, before an ear rippling explosion ensued. It engulfed Sachiel's form, and the aftershock wave sent the woman's blue Renault flying off the street and into the dirt.
"We did it!" A general stood up from his seat, laughing in victory as he turned to the two men behind them. "Looks like you won't be needed after all, Commander Ikari!"
"Oh?" Prof. Fuyutsuki asked with a grin as Gendo continued staring. "So you hope."
"Shockwave incoming!" The video feed cut off as the wave sent the feed into static.
Outside, the woman and her passenger stood next to her Renault, flipped on its side. "You alright?" She asked Shinji, who proceeded to spit out sand.
"Yeah," He replied, smiling to her. "Just got some sand in my mouth is all."
"Great, now help me out…." Both she and Shinji got to the side of her Renault's roof, backs to its top. "Ready? And…. PUSH!"
For a second the Renault seemed stuck, before it finally fell to the ground. The woman sighed, clasping her hands with a smile. "Nice job! Couldn't have done it any better!" She thanked Shinji, who nodded with a small smile.
"Oh it's no problem, Katsuragi-san." Shinji replied.
"Please, just call me Misato; being called Katsuragi-san makes me feel old." The woman, or Misato, answered as she took off her shades to reveal her brown eyes. "And it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Shinji Ikari."
"Oh um… Thank you." Shinji replied, smiling before he looked to the far burning city and back.
"Can we confirm the creature to be destroyed?" A general asked, watching as the holographic geographic terrain came to life. "With such an explosion, surely it has been killed!"
"Visual restored, energy spike detected in crater epicenter!" The feed came back, revealing Sachiel at its burning center. The generals all stood up, gasped by the destruction of the city; and yet horrified by the survival of Sachiel.
Sachiel, outside, had its body slowly resurrect itself. Whatever burn marks and injuries it sustained slowly vanished, as it alter as well; its beak shaped skull mask was pushed to the side to show a smaller skull like beaked mask come out, black eye sockets flashing red.
The generals all sighed, slowly taking their seats. "That was our ace in the hole…." One groaned.
"We've no more resources to use…" One general, the middle one who was silent for whole duration, finally stated.
"Damn monster!" The final general roared, slamming his fists on the table one more.
"Perfect! The Renault is still working!" Misato cheered, happy to see her quite literally bandaged up car drive smoothly towards the far station. "It'd really suck for it die, you know since I got 12 payments on the lease and stuff…..! Besides that, I called ahead for our train so we should make it."
Shinji nodded, continuously looking out the window. This had been such an extreme turn of events; from being in his comfy room with his aunt and uncle, to near getting crushed be a tower sized alien to now riding with an older woman claiming to know his "father."
Father, Shinji's thoughts grew grim and angered by the thought of his only parent. He left me in the arms of his brother and wife, left me all my life and forced my older brother away from me… What could he want now?
"By the way, Shinji" Misato continued, giving a concerned look to Shinji. "You don't have any questions for me, do you?"
"Mn, no not really…." He replied.
"I've been the only one speaking till now, you know!"
"Sorry about that then…. Not very talkative…."
"Oh, it's nothing to apologize for. But I was wondering if you're going to ask "What was that big thing?!" or "What the hell's going on here?"
"Oh, well…. I don't have a real reason to…. And I didn't think you'd answer any of my questions." Shinji shrugged. "You know, to keep all "Secrety and such"?"
"Man, you are something else huh? Jumping to conclusions like that? That's something adults do, not teens like you!"
Shinji looked at her; for an adult like her to say that, it made him feel like she was…. Childish, somewhat. "Don't worry about it," He replied, looking forward with a glare in his eyes. "I'll be fine."
Misato sighed, she wasn't hoping to meet Shinji this way. Then again, no one has ever claimed to meet someone infront of a car size foot during and attack from an alien. "Well, just to let you know that creature from earlier is called and "Angel." Misato explained. "The 4th Angel, to be precise.
"It processes such an astonishing ability for regeneration."
"And on its own, it stands as a near-perfect being."
"Near-perfect…."
"It only has this ability via the Fruit of Life; with the goal to exterminate us, humans who partook the Fruit of Wisdom." Gendo finished, watching the 4th Angel continue its movement.
Meanwhile, Shinji and Misato finally arrived at a metal door, which closed behind the Renault. "Secret Military Agency NERV?" Shinji repeated, looking from the logo which read 'NERV God Is in His Heaven, All Is Right with the World.'
"Yup, a private organization ran by the U.N directly." Misato explained, glancing to Shinji as they descended downwards. "Do you know what your father does here?"
Shinji looked at her for a split second, yet to him it felt like an hour or so. How could she not know his work IF she works for him? He thought as his face turned more serious as he looked away. "Work for the utmost importance of the protection of mankind." He repeated to her, recalling what his teacher described to him.
Gendo Ikari, a 40 year old brown haired man, stared up through his glasses to the three Japanese generals. "Commander Ikari, henceforth you are in command of this operation." The oldest general explained, looking down on Ikari. "While I admit our forces have had no effect to his creature, can we be assured your group can handle this?"
Gendo fixed his glasses. "Of course, it's what NERV was built for." He replied, just as emotionlessly as before then. The generals nodded in understanding, before their platform lowered down.
"So, I assume we'll be meeting my father then?" Shinji asked slowly, to make positively sure his question was heard by Misato.
"Yeah, I assume he'll be there…." Her answer made Shinji's eyes narrow. Father, he thought in his hidden anger. What is it you want from me?
The train continued its descent into the metal ground. Shinji stared forward, waiting for the end till Misato held something out. "Here, read this." She stated, revealing it to be a book which read "WELCOME TO NERV; FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. "It'll keep your mind off your father for now…."
Shinji took it, finally opening it so see…. A simply welcome and what he'd probably be greeted with. Men at work, piping and machines whirling; a simply building under construction. "By the way, did your dad send you an I.D Card?" Misato asked, to which Shinji handed her a wrinkled and folded up paper. "Thanks."
She was honestly surprised to see the paper was mostly black out with sharpie, with the only description being 'Come! -Gendo Ikari.' "So, I finally guess I'm needed by my old man huh?" Shinji asked abruptly as Misato leaned back. "Makes sense as he finally sends me a note for something important?"
"You don't get along with your father huh?"
"No, not after my mother's…. Passing and….." He stopped himself, looking away. He couldn't recall that; too many bad memories.
"Huh, me neither." Shinji blinked at that; Misato was like him and his father; in a bad relationship? Before he could ask, they came to be greeted by a flash of light. The light faded to reveal it to be a sunset, a sunset they were descending from.
"Woah, a Geo-Front! You actually made one?!" Shinji was shocked beyond anything he'd ever seen; large towering apartments and buildings stood at the center top of the Geo-Front, as if the city was flipped upside down. Down below was a large lake beside a black pyramid with a tall white rectangular tower by its side.
"Yep, this is our secret base NERV Headquarters." Misato answered, smiling as she was happy to see Shinji had a happy side to him. "Humanities super fortress; the key steppingstone to rebuilding Earth once more."