Till All are One
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers or Eva.
Prologue
Before Time began, there was… the Cube.
The Allspark. It's origins are unknown to us. All we know was that it had the power to create planets and those that could seed them with life. That is how our race was born.
It chose our Creator, Pimus, our Seed, to guard it.
It chose us.
But like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil.
Thus the Great War began.
It raged until our planet was consumed by death and destruction. The loss was undeniable; Cybertron was destroyed. Primus was forced to jettison the Allspark, causing it to be lost among the stars.
We scattered into the galaxy, hoping to find it and rebuild our home. We searched every star, every world. Just when all hope was lost, message of a new discovery brought us to an unknown planet called Earth.
But we were already to late.
Antarctica, 2000 A.D.
"Run, get out of here!"
"Everyone, Evacuate! Evacuate!"
"Covering fire!"
"Daaadddyyyy!"
Captain Katsuragi saw his daughter running toward him. He hurried towards her. "Misato-chan, run! We have to get out of here!"
"You will not contain me!"
There was another explosion, and Captain Katsuragi watched in horror as a piece of shrapnel sliced into his daughter's chest.
"Aaahhhh!"
He picked up his daughter and grabbed his radio. "We're out of time! Prepare Plan X!" Heaven help me, for what I am about to do.
"Insects! Begone!"
Another explosion.
Rushing to the escape pods, Captain Katsuragi was relieved to see that there was still one left. He put his daughter in it, and tried to make her as comfortable and as stable as possible. He didn't know much first aid, but he knew enough to keep her alive.
She looked up at him, "Daddy?"
He shook his head, "I'm sorry, Misato-chan. I failed you. I failed your mother. Just know this. I love you, and I always will."
"Daddy!"
He closed the hatch and activated the distress beacon before shoving his daughter out to sea. Then he turned around and headed back. I failed my daughter, my wife, and my mentor. My mentor, the only man to ever live long enough to be a great-great-great-grandfather. He explored the Arctic Circle, and then he explored here. He became insane, and now I know why.
He climbed into a crane that held a large, bronze lance and began working at the controls. Then he heard a voice behind him.
"You! Lilum, tell me! What have you done with the Allspark!"
Gathering his courage, Captain Katsuragi turned and glared into the blood red optics behind him. "You will never have the Allspark, you monster!" He pulled the lever, and the crane swung around, the bronze lance skewering the monster in his chest.
"Aaaahhhhhhhggggggg!"
He knew that using the lance would cause an explosion to melt Antarctica, but it was a small price to pay to prevent the destruction of the world. Then, Captain Katsuragi noticed that the dying beast was sending a transmission. I have failed again, he thought.
"PRIIIIMME!"
The beast exploded, and a raging wall of death raged toward him, but he welcomed it.
His last words where those that he often heard from his mentor's lips.
"No Sacrifice, No Victory."
Far away, deep in space, something awoke from its slumber after hearing a transmission from its master. The transmission bore only two words and a location.
The words: Decepticons, Mobilize.
The location: Japan, Earth.
GEHRIN, Japan, 2002 A.D.
Rei Ayanami waited patiently as she listened to the muffled arguments of the adults inside the room. She absentmindedly rubbed her eyes, they were hurting again. She knew it was a side affect of her activation, but it was one she wished she didn't have to deal with. She began to wonder if she should request glasses. GEHRIN would probably grant them. GEHRIN was a research facility formed by SEELE after the Katsuragi Expedition to Antarctica. They were responsible for the research they did, and she, Rei, was a part of it.
Having the appearance of a 10 or 11 year old was often deceiving, when she was actually hardly 4. She was, at best, an accidental experiment caused during the study of a giant, extraterrestrial artifact that seamed to bring mechanical things to life. As a test of its potential, her body was assembled from various cloned organs and mechanical parts, and placed near the artifact. As a result, she was given life. She was an attempt to understand the mechanical being that was found in Antarctica by the surprisingly long lived Archibald Whitwicky. It was believed he lived as long as he did due to his exposure to the artifact that brought her to life.
Her caretaker, Dr. Yui Ikari, who had a Ph.D. in Genetic Engineering, worked for GEHRIN to study the artifact, and was in charge of the Ayanami Project to study it's life-giving properties. That was the reason why Rei was waiting outside her caretaker's office today. Rei was disoriented, and slightly disabled, upon her activation because she was born instantly as a 5 year old. It took two years of therapy for her to get used to walking upright, and she was still trying to learn how to talk. Dr. Ikari had a theory that a newborn would not have the same problems. Today was the scheduled day that, Rei hoped, would put a baby sister in her arms.
Getting impatient – it was no easy feat to make her feel that way – she reached out a hand and opened the door a crack. She instantly wished she hadn't, as she could suddenly understand the arguing voices inside.
"I caught you with your PANTS DOWN, Gendo!"
"Yui, I'm sorry!"
"Don't you sorry me! Now look! I'm late for Rei's appointment! Get out, before I kill you in my disgusted, hormonal rage!"
"Still the scientist, even when angry. That's what I love about you."
"GET OUT, YOU CHEATING, LYING, SORRY PLAYBOY EXCUSE FOR A SON OF A BITCH!"
A very scared Gendo Ikari almost knocked her over as he ran out of the office and down the hall. Rei watched for a second, before turning and walking into the office, closing the door behind her. Dr. Ikari sat behind her desk, her elbows propped up on her desk, her hands folded in front of her mouth (Gendo would later adopt this same pose), and her eyes closed as she took several calming breaths. Rei sat down in a chair and waited patiently.
"How much did you hear?" Dr. Ikari asked, not opening her eyes. She knew who was there.
"Only the end," Rei answered truthfully. "Why did he have his pants down?"
"You don't want to know," Dr. Ikari said. "I wish I didn't know. Don't say a word about it to anyone."
Rei nodded, "Understood."
Dr. Ikari opened her eyes and let her hands down, smiling at the girl in front of her. "Are you excited?"
Excited. Was that what she felt? She still had a lot of trouble understanding emotions. Finally, she smiled and nodded, "Yes, I believe that is what I am feeling."
"Let's go then," Dr. Ikari made the attempt to rise, but slumped back into the chair. "On second thought, I think I need some help." Rei nodded and helped the older woman to her feet. Dr. Ikari was a stubbornly independent woman, but she was also very pregnant right now.
"Dr. Ikari, may I…?" Rei raised her hand. Dr. Ikari smiled at the blue haired girls curiosity and nodded. Rei placed her hand on the scientist's swollen belly. "He kicked!" she gasped in delight.
"Any day now," Dr. Ikari said, leading Rei out of her office and down the hall. After passing several security door that only three people could get past, they arrived at their destination. The Room of Guaf. Rei shivered as they entered, the door sealing behind them. Behind the screens around the room was an 'aquarium' of sorts that contained the several failures. In the center was a table filled with medical equipment and a glowing incubator, filled with a glowing blue substance. "Wait here, Rei," Dr. Ikari instructed before moving to the center of the room. She began moving with precision with the equipment. Rei heard the hum of machines, and then saw a bright flash of light. She covered her face with her hands, not wanting to see another failure. This was their last chance for her to get a baby sister. The artifact was being moved to Germany tomorrow. This was their last chance. Then, she heard something she had never heard before.
The sound of an infant crying.
A few minutes later, Dr. Ikari turned and gave Rei a small bundle wrapped up in a blanket. The infant's stared up at her with eyes as red as hers. Rei felt something on her cheeks. She put her hand up, and it came away wet. "Dr. Ikari, why am I crying? I don't feel sad."
"You're crying because you are happy," Dr. Ikari replied, leaning on a wall. "Congratulations, Rei."
Rei stroked her new little sister's head, feeling the fuzz that would eventually become blue locks of hair like hers. "Welcome to the world, Rei Ayanami II," she said. She smiled at her caretaker, which instantly became a look of concern. "Are you all right, Dr. Ikari?"
The older woman nodded, "I'll be fine. I just need to…" A look of realization suddenly crossed the scientist's face. "Rei, I need your help to call the medical wing. I think your little sister won't be the only baby born today."