Good evening, folks & welcome to the show!
Now then, as you are probably not aware, an earlier fic of mine, "Big vs. Evangelion: Enter the Overfiend", didn't do very good, so I'm going to restart from scratch! However, I decided to include some elements from another popular anime show, Yu-Gi-Oh!, bascially from their "Waking the Dragons" saga!
However, for any NGE & Yu-Gi-Oh fan, here are some of the following warnings:
1) This story will contain scenes of duels within it, so if you don't understand what's going on, I suggest you try to find someone who can explain it to you.
2) This story is your basic Misaji Misato/Shinji pairing...so, yes, I actually support this couple! Of course, that doesn't mean Ritsuko Akagi isn't going to try & get someone into her life...Spoiler!
3) Unlike other Yu-Gi-Oh! related stories, Yugi & company will NOT be directly involved in this story! They'll be making cameos or guest appearances in it, though. However, Yami fans will be more pleased since he gets an honorable mention.
4) Throughout this fic, there will be some scenes of violence & language, but not that much on lemon & such, so this fic will be Rated-T for now until it's gets pretty hard to read for the younsters!
5) Although Shinji is one of the main characters, so is my own character, Big the Bird. So, these 2 are the main heroes in this storyline.
And, finally...
6) This is a basic "What If" this going from the beginning & is focused on what happened after the battle between EVA-Unit 01 & the 14th Angel: Zeruel!
"So shall it be written, so shall it be done!"
Enjoy!
Episode 1 Heroes Collide: Big meets Shinji!
NERV Central...Evangelion Holding Area...
As she looked at the monstrosity that was, in truth, Unit-01, Misato Katsuragi could only look on as they attempted to examine just where Shinji was after they found nothing but his clothes in where the plug-in was for the 3rd Child! Her only thoughts were "Shin-Chan, please come home!"
Somewhere deep inside of Unit-01, though, was Shinji Ikari in a non-solid form, somewhat like that of a ghost! However, somewhere in the recess of his mind, he found himself in a strange area where 3 different regions were around him. The 1st region was darkness all around him, which confused him. The 2nd was NERV, and, most likely, where everyone he knew was at. The 3rd, however, was a city not familiar to him. "Where am I?" he asked, completely loss, as a strange voice, that of a women, replied "You are in the Viewing Realm!" as Shinji looked around and soon found someone walking towards him. Strangely, it looked exactly like Misato, but her eyes were simply gold. "This is a complex realm where I look at every world go among their own business." Shinji soon asked "Is that you, Misato? Why are you saying things that make no sense?" The Misato-lookalike chuckled before replying "I am not Misato, young Shinji Ikari! I have simply taken this form because your soul tells me she is the person you are most confortable around. So, do you have any questions before your quest begins?"
"Wait, what quest?" he asked, still confused, as she chuckled & replied "Oh, I apologize! I'm getting ahead of myself! You see, about 2 millenia 10 Thousand Years ago, a wicked king who ruled the lost city of Atlantis, named Dartz, discovered a strange rock named 'Orichalcum'. This caused the people of Atlantis to become monsters and then a war broke out between Dartz & the power of the Orichalcos against his father, Lion Heart, & 3 noble creatures who are only known as the 'Legendary Dragons'." Shinji then asked "So, who won?" The lady sighed & replied "No one! Both sides fought to a draw and all of the monsters were seperated into different parts of the world, which was then terrorized a millenia later by another madman named Bakura, the King of Thieves!" Shinji then said "I thought Aladdin was the King of Thieves...or was that Ali Baba?" he ended the 2nd half of that sentence in a confusing question as she then said "Those are 2 completely different stories & are not important to this storyline. Anyway, Bakura was able to unleash a horrfic creature named Dark Master-Zorc, but they were thwarted by another king, and he was known as the nameless pharaoh, Atem!" Shinji then asked "Why was he called the 'Nameless Pharaoh' if you know his name?" The lady replied "Because it took another millenia & the heart of a young boy named Yugi Muto to finally end this story! However, that same threat of the Orichalcos will soon return, and it'll be coming for your world, Young Shinji Ikari!"
Shinji suddenly panicked and said "WHAT? WHY? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? THERE ARE STILL ANGELS I HAVE TO FIGHT!" She suddenly had a face of sadness, as she said "I do not know, Shinji, but please understand that the Angels will not come to your city so long as this threat prepares to reveal itself. As for why this is happening, it is because, in your world, many of the people there have darkness deep within their soul & the Orichalcos is attracted to that darkness. Because of this, the Orichalcos can cloud their judgement & make them seem evil. However, there is someone who can help you & who cannot be affected by the Orichalcos!" Shinji suddenly asked "Who?" as the lady's face now had a smile & replied "You shall find him in the dimension I am about to send you to. Seek the one name 'Big the Bird' and learn the ways of the duel, & then bring him here. Once you find him, I shall send you both back to your world, Shinji, and then it will be up to you 2, and 2 chosen others, to defeat the one who has brought back the Orichalcos!"
Shinji nodded, as the lady suddenly then walked up to him and said "Oh, and don't worry about the Angels! My powers shall keep them away from Tokyo-2 until this matter is resolved!" Shinji nods & says "Thank you, but you never told me your name!" The lady soon says "I am simply known as 'The Viewer'. And now, Shinji Ikari, a kiss from Misato for good luck!" And with that, she pecked his lips as Shinji blushed before suddenly finding himself falling into the 3rd world, which just so happens to be the home of Big the Bird. As he fell down towards the city, 'The Viewer' simply said "Good luck to you, Shinji!"
NERV Central...
As she said those words, Misato suddenly started tearing, as an old school friend of hers, Ritsuko Akagi, suddenly looked at her and asked "Hey Misato, what's wrong with you?" Misato looked at Ritsuko & replied "I feel as though I've just said 'goodbye' to Shinji-kun & I'll never see him again!" Misato covered her face to hide her tears as Ritsuko got up and placed a hand on her shoulder. Then, she said "Don't worry Misato! I'll get him back! Just leave it to me!" However, in the back of her mind, she thought to herself 'At least your lucky enough to learn your mistakes, Misato. I'm suprised she hasn't figured out that I know she likes Shinji! As for me, I'm still Commander Ikari's bitch! God, if you can hear me, I wish I had a man in my life who treated me better then anyone else'!
Miami, Florida...2008...
At a warehouse, Kaiba Corporation Duel Disks were being manufactured & analyzed for sales purposes. In charge of this at the moment was a man no older then 30, most likely a security guard. "Ah, I love this job! Good work, no stress, and any chance I can duel some trouble makers is ok with me!" He looked on until he saw a cloaked man enter the premises. "HEY, WHAT DO YA THINK YOU'RE DOING HERE?"! he shouted at the cloaked man, as everyone stopped working and looked on. "I've come for a duel!" The security guard walked towards him, a Duel Disk in hand, as he said "Ok, bub! You're on!" However, as he set his into dueling mode, the cloaked man suddenly drew one card from a strange black & green stripped Paradias Duel Disk & said "This won't be long, and it'll begin with the Seal of Orichalcos!"
At least 50 kilometers away, & in the skies, Big the Bird watched on as he took a deep breathe of fresh air. Ever since the events of his past, Big had faced the son of his parent's killer & defeated him, and the stories of a so-called "Ultraman Servo" were nothing but a goose-chase, so it was all for naught, but he still had a lot of fun either way. "AH!" Big told himself "What a beautiful day! The sky is clear & cloudy, the seas are as beautiful as ever, and..." as he made his rounds around the city, Big trailed off as he noticed a green glow coming from the same mentioned warehouse from a few seconds ago. Then, he asked himself "And...why is there a green glow coming from there? Seems mighty suspicious!" Big shrugs his shoulders and flies down towards there.
At the same time, Shinji Ikari awakened and sat up, as he noticed he was in the docks of a city. "Ow, my head!" he told himself, as he shook his head of it's cobwebs! Then, he saw the same green glow from before and said "That might be what 'The Viewer' told me about before with this 'Orichalcos'. It must be real, but why did she say it would soon try to come to my world?" Shinji had to ask himself that before seeing a blue bird in a black cape & hat flying towards that same warehouse. "Is that who I'm suppose to find? Well, there's no time like the present to find out!" Shinji then ran & followed...
...as Big landed outside the warehouse & then entered. However, what he found shocked him. Everyone in their duel disks were unconscious as the man in the black cloak turned around to face Big, whose pupils suddenly turned red. "You who has brought harm upon the innocent...what have you done to these people?" he asked the cloaked man, as the response was "I have claimed their souls in the name of the Orichalcos, but adding your soul wouldn't hurt either!" Suddenly, a green circle started to appear around the cloaked man as Big seemed confused. "What the hell...?" he asked, as the circle came towards him. "Now, your soul is mine!" the cloaked man shouted, but was suddenly shocked when that same circle never came close enough to touch Big, as it suddenly disappeared. "What? Why didn't it work?" Big shrugs his shoulders and replied "Don't know, and right now, I don't care! You're under arrest for soul-stealing! Now, return them or else!" The cloaked man, however, said "It's too late! By now, their souls are empowering the Great Leviathan! And, when he's strong enough, he will begin 3rd Impact within our world & the world of the Angels!" Big's only thoughts were 'World of the Angels? What the is he talking about?' as the man suddenly laughed & disappeared in a green glow. "Damnit!" Big told himself, as his eyes return to normal. However, he suddenly heard breathing noises, as he turned around...
... and Shinji & Big finally met face-to-face. Earlier, Shinji had arrived & overheard the cloaked man tried to take Big's soul, only for him to fail. 'So that's why The Viewer need me to find Big' he thought. 'He must not be affected by this...Orichalcos...at all. But, why not?' Shinji also thought to himself, but Big only asked "Who's this 'Viewer' you're thinking of?" Shinji was shocked, as Big said "I see you're not from around here, so I might as well ask. Do you know anything about what just happened here?" Shinji just seemed shocked, as he asked "How did you know what I was thinking? Did you read my mind?" Big nodded & said "Yes, I did! It's not something I usually do when I'm meeting people for the first time, but in this time, I made an exception! However, I don't need to read you mind to tell you're not from this dimension!" Shinji, again, seemed shocked as he asked "How did you guess that?" Big replied "I'm not too sure, but you have a certain...aura...that's different from any other human I've ever met! You seem innocent, but if I look into your soul..." Big trails off, as he eyes turn purple and then he suddenly finds himself looking into Shinji's past, and then looking at the creatures, called Angels, that Shinji has defeated in EVA Unit-01 before his eyes turned back to brown and then continued by saying "...I can see you have your hands tainted by taking the lives of creatures that I have never seen before! So, I ask you again, what do you know about what's going on?"
For that brief moment, looking into the boy's soul had actually made his spine shiver with fear! Never had he seen such a messed-up human! He was just as messed up, if not, more messed up then Big's own past! However, his train of thoughts were cut short as Shinji said "It's hard to explain it, but I think I can try!" Then, Big said "If you can, please do so! Time is an essence in this situation!", as Shinji begun explaining to Big just what was going on!
NERV Central...2015...
So far, the Salvage Operation had not been going well. Every attempth to find Shinji & extract him from Unit-01 was suddenly being delayed by strange, unexplainable, events. So, still in the control room & looking over at Unit-01, Misato told herself "Damnit! We have to hurry!" Ritsuko then reminded her "We're doing the best we can, Misato! However, all of these delays are just keeping us from doing so!" So, Section 2 was ordered to find what was the problem...
Viewing World...
...unaware that The Viewer was looking on, as she told herself "That will buy our heroes some time until Shinji is ready! Big the Bird, I leave you the current task of teaching him how to duel! Good luck!"
Miami, FL...2008...
As the mid-afternoon came, Big & Shinji were simply walking around the city, as Big heard every word Shinji had told him about what was going on. "So, let me get this straight..." he said, and then added "You're telling me that this 'thing' is called Orichalcos & it's attracted to the darkness within human souls. Is that correct?" Shinji nodded, as Big then added "And this 'Viewer' wants me to teach you the ways of the duel, correct?" Shinji again nodded, as Big sighed. The next word that came out of his mouth soon shocked Shinji.
"No!"
"What? NO?"
"No! I will not teach you!" Big said as he started to walk off. However, upset, Shinji suddenly ran in front of him, blocked him off and then said "You have to teach me how to...um, what was it again?" Big said "You want me to teach you to duel, and I'm saying 'No' for your own good! It's better that you don't learn!" Big soon walked the opposite way, but Shinji suddenly grabbed his cape from behind, stopping Big. "Now you listen to me! Everyone in my world will die if I do nothing!" Big thought for a moment, but then said "Then I will help you stop it, but I will not teach you to duel! However..." Big trails off, as he then says "I know someone who can!"
MAA Base...Outside of Miami...
A phone rang in the office of Commander Carlos M. Hey, that's me! , as he answered it.
"Carlos speaking!"
"Car, this is Big! We've got a problem!"
"Yea, I heard! So now, we've got soul stealers to deal with, huh?"
"Yep, but I found someone who can explain the whole ordeal to you, but there's a catch!"
"What do you mean 'there's a catch', per-say?"
"Appreantly, his world is going to be targeted by this new enemy, and someone told him he needs to learn how to duel! So, can you teach him?"
"Well, yea, but why can't you?"
"You remember what happened & why I can't anymore, right?"
"Oh, yea! Well, okay! I'll teach him! Bring him to the base tomorrow morning and we'll get started!"
"Thanks, Car! I owe you one!"
"Oh, you will...and I'll be asking for it with interest!"
Carlos hung up the phone, as he hung his head down in sadness. 'I don't understand, Big! ' he thought to himself 'Why do you still allow the demons of your past to conquer you? No matter how many years have passed since the assault happened, you just can't seem to move on!'
Flashback to 10 Years Before...
Carlos was looking around in the streets of Miami, appreantly looking for Big. However, since it was raining, visibility was very limited. "BIG! WHERE ARE YOU?" He shouted, but nothing! Suddenly, as he continued to look around, he saw a bloody hand on the floor! "No" Carlos whispered to himself, as he ran towards it, only to find a younger Big bleeding everywhere on the floor, his cards destroyed, his body left to die, and his spirit broken! "NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..."
As night fell, Big sat on the rooftop of his home, rethinking that same thought, as a single tear fell from his eyes! Even he knew his past would return to haunt him again, and that time had come!
However, at the base, Carlos wrote a note in his office and then placed it in on top of a box which he left on his desk as the cloaked man from before kicked the door down! "Carlos M., The Orichalcos has deemed it necessary to take your soul & feed it to the Great Leviathan! However, you can be saved if you join us!" Carlos got up and took a pack of cards from under his desk, as he soon spit on the man's face & said "The only one who I will trust in my salvation is the lord, Jesus Christ! Your way of dueling is sick & wrong, and if I fall today, my son will stop you evil bastards once & for all." The cloaked man chucked before saying "You actually consider that freak of nature, Big the Bird, as your son? HA! Don't make me laugh! I always considered him as more of a joke then of a hero alone!" Carlos simply placed his cards on the table & took out a Kaiba Corporation's Duel Disk, as the cloaked man activated the Paradias Duel Disk! "Then, I guess there's no way to talk you into our group, is there?" The cloaked man asked, as Carlos said "Hell no! Now, give me your best shot!" as the duel got underway!
Next Morning...
Big & Shinji had arrived, but by then they noticed everyone was comatose on the ground. "Oh, no! The Orichalcos must have came here as well." Shinji said, as Big suddenly realized where this path of bodies lead to! "Oh, no! NO! CARLOS!" Big shouted, as he flew into that same office & found Carlos like the others, comatose!
"DDDDDDAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNN!"
Big punched the table so hard it ripped itself into 2, as he suddenly noticed the letter & box on the table. "What's this?" he asked himself, as Shinji finally entered the room while Big opened the letter & read...
To Big,
By the time you read this, my soul will have already been taken by the Orichalcos, but do not shed tears for me, Big! Like you, my life has not been an easy one having to grow up with Autism, but the days I spent with you as well as with my blood-family have always made me happy. It is with that reason that I call you "my son!"
Since you're reading this, I did a little research for you! Appreantly, there is a way to defeat the Orichalcos! In order to do so, you must find the 3 Legendary Dragons: Timaeus, Critias & Hermos!
However, there is a a problem with that alone...in order to awaken the dragons, the 3 chosen duelist must reveal themselves! When the 3 have been found, then the dragons combined strength can finally be revealed, but to unleash their true power, go to Ilndustrial Illusions & seek Maximillion Pegasus! He has a very special order just for you that can only be trusted to you alone, but it'll take a month for it to be finished!
Now Big, the time has finally come! It is up to you! I can no longer train Shinji, so the time has come to face your fears & duel once more! If you can face them, then as the old saying goes "Good things happen to good people!"...or was it something else? I can't remember! I wish you luck, Big! It all up to you guys now!
Sincerely,
Carlos M.
Big put the letter down, as tears were coming from his eyes! "Big, you ok?" Shinji asked, as Big shook his head. He soon looked at the box on the now destroyed table and picked it up! "Carlos, what did you hide in here?" he asked, as Big opened it and found his answer. There, right in front of him, were his cards from 10 years before, fully repaired. "Alright, assholes! Now it just became personal!" Big told himself, as he wiped his tears off. Big then turned to Shinji & said "We have 1 month! Now then, let's get started!"
End of Episode 1!
And so, it begins! Well now, as Yu-Gi-Oh! GX had in it's run in Japan, here is the card of the chapter:
Seal of Orichalcos(Field Magic)-
The user of this card turns all monsters on the controller's field into Dark-Attributred monsters & increases their ATK by 500. As long as this card is in play, the user can have more then 5 monsters, magic cards, and trap cards in play. This card cannot be negated and/or be destroyed by the effects of monsters, magic & trap cards, except by the effects of the Legendary Knights (?)or Dragons(?)! If this card is on the same field as is one of the Legendary Dragons (?), negate & destroy that Legendary Dragon (?). This card cannot be removed from the field until the end of the game & the loser will lose their soul!
Pretty long description, huh? Well, anyway, here's the preview for the next chapter:
A month passes, as Big & Shinji head off to Industrial Illusions in San Francisco to find this "one of a kind card" from Pegasus! However, with an ambush suddenly present, Shinji attempts to hold of the attacker until Big can find the card! Will he new dueling skills be of help against the attacker? One hopes so!
For more information on duels & dueling, visit Janime.info, or any other site you can find!
Before I end this chapter, it is in dedication to the memory of my dog, Dokey Menendez, who passed away at the age of 13! He will forever be in our memory! I know it's not relevent to this story, but it's a family issue & I feel really depressed about it.
Later!