Things were Different
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything that has to do with NGE they belong to GAINAX and the creator of the series, of course. With that said, let's get on with the fic. Ok, the first part of this fic pretty much stays true to the real story line except that a few things have been altered. Basically, I took some of the things that I thought would be interesting. I'll give reasons at the end of every chapter/ part. well I'm going to get started. Oh, this story is based mainly on the three pilots and the main cast. I will have parts with the bit cast.but not big parts. note, this is an alternate universe fic. and Yui Ikari does not exist in this universe, so Gendos maiden name will be Ikari. all will be explained in time for those of you who are wanting to argue.oh and the attacks don't happen in the exact order as they do in the series. Oh I do own one character. Those of you who have read my zoids fic will know who it is._update: 07/20/02_ I am seriously thinking about making this a crossover fic, with the ZOIDS universe…(very original, ain't it…)
CHAPTER 1: THE BEGINNING
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything that has to do with NGE they belong to GAINAX and the creator of the series, of course.
'---------' = thoughts
"---------" = speech
Ikari, Shinji was at a pay phone in the pouring rain. Luckily it was a booth phone, he pulled out a piece of paper that had a picture of a dark haired woman with a note on the bottom, 'I will meet you at the designated area that is on your id card.' It also had a phone number at the end of the note. Shinji picked up the phone and dialed the number.
"I'm sorry but all lines are are out of order due to special circumstances." Shinji looked at the phone as he put it back on the base. He merely sat and waited for captian Katsuragi to come pick him up. after twenty minutes went by he noticed a rather large monster walking towards Tokyo three. Even though it was a ways away it looked close. But Shinji stayed expressionless. He heard screeching coming from the corner of the street, and a car coming, seemingly at full speed. As if a professional was driving it came to a screeching halt, right in front of the booth. The woman from his picture stepped out of the car, and ran through the rain to meet him.
"How are you Shinji-kun?" asked a drenched Misato Katsuragi.
"I am fine,captain Katsuragi-san." was all he said, not even a thank you. 'He acts alot like Rei, a little spooky.' Misato thought. When Misato looked at the angel she noticed a n2 mine dropping down on top of it.
"HIT THE DECK!!!" Captain Katsuragi shouted as she pulled Shinji down with her, as she noticed he didn't react fast enough for her taste. After the blast subsided, she made sure that her, 'cargo', so to speak, was alright and then, she and Shinji got the car pushed back over,and started for the geo-front. While driving somewhat recklessly she got a phone call. "Yes he is, his safety is my top priority. I will take full responsibility for this." and hung the phone up.
"Katsuragi-san?" Shinji asked in an emotionless voice as he looked straight ahead.
"What is it, Shinji-kun?" Misato asked, noticing another disturbing similarity to Rei Ayanami.
"What is my purpose? before now, I have had no purpose. I would like to know what makes me useful." Shinji said remaining emotionless but now looking at Misato.
"I can't tell you that yet Shin-kun, but I will as soon as I am able."Misato answered, wanting to tell him, but knowing she couldn't.
"I can accept that." Shinji answered looking at the rain falling on the windshield again.
She made another phone call on her cell phone. "Yes, where is the nearest car transport train?... Good, that's right near us, have them prep it. We're on our way." Misato looked at Shinji, 'He acts so unnattached for some reason. I'll have to ask him about that if we get out of this attack alive.' Misato thought, as they head on to the transport car of the train. It is secured, and they start heading for the geo-front.
"Do you have the id card that your father sent you?" Misato asked going in to military mode, somewhat.
"Yes, it is right here, do you need it?" asked a expressionless and monotonous Shinji. 'This is starting to freak me out, the only differences between him and Rei are gender and he talks a little louder than Rei.' Misato thought as she answered him.
"No, you just needed it so I could give you this." Misato hands Shinji a sealed folder that read "welcome to NERV" He read through it and set it down as they came to a stop at the geo-front. As they walked, Misato commented at how beautiful this place was.
"It is what it is." Shinji stated as he walked without looking at anything. By now, saying Misato was annoyed at the boy's attitude was a very big understatement, but she just grinded her teeth as they made their way to the eva cages. One Ritsuko Akagi-san met them as they were walking to the elevator.
"You're late, Misato! And time is not on our side." Ritsuko-san proceeded to chew Misato out when the alarms went off. "Is this the boy?" Ritsuko-san asked.
"Yes, this is Shinji Ikari..." Misato said, waiting for him to introduce himself. "Shinji, say hello to Dr. Akagi."
"Hello Dr. Akagi-san." Shinji said, looking at Ritsuko-san with an emotionless face on. Misato motioned for Shinji to get on the elevator and wait for herself and Ritsuko-san.
"He acts almost exactly like Rei." Misato said as she looked towards Shinji.
"He acts like he is still in a state a trauma induced shock from one or more past incidents, it might be temporary or it could be permanent. Only time will tell." Ristuko-san stated. And the two women got on to the elevator, unaware that Shinji could read lips. He was not pleased with them talking about him, but what he felt didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was doing what he was told.
Misato, Risuko-san and Shinji entered the cages for the EVA's. Shinji wondered why it was so dark, and as if to answer his question lights came on to reveal the face of EVA 01. Most people would be frightened by this sight, but Shinji only stared at it. To Misato's amazement he said, "This is my purpose, to pilot this." as if he knew ahead of time.
"Why is unit 01 being prepped? Rei is not in any condition to pilot." Misato sounded angry.
"She will not have to pilot, Shinji will pilot it." Gendo said as he looked at Shinji.
Misato broke in before Shinji could accept or refuse, "You expect us to have Shinji pilot when it took seven moths just to get Rei synched with it!?"
"We can only try, if he can not synch and pilot it, we will use Rei." Gendo said with a little aggravation in his voice. He did not like insubordination in his ranks.
"I accept the offer, commander, I will attempt to take out the enemy." Shinji said looking at his father but still held no emotion in his voice.
"Captain Katsuragi, show him to the entry plug." Gendo ordered.
"Yessir." Misato said, grabbing Shinji by the hand. Misato grumbled unintelligable words as she led Shinji to the plug. As they walked to the plug Misato asked, "Why would you want to pilot something that you have had no training for?"
Shinji answered, "As I said before, before today I have had no purpose, and father has given me a purpose." and walked on to the entry plug.
"Shinji, once you get inside, the plug will fill with a liquid called 'link connection liquid' or LCL for short, it helps yu breathe as well as helps you pilot the eva. Oh, here put these on. these allow you to connect with the EVA. Once inside I will continue to explain, is that understood?" Misato said, as she handed him the head piece.
"Understood." Shinji answered, still in a monotonous voice. While back on the command bridge, the commander, Gendo Ikari, sat in his chair overlooking the majority of the command bridge. A figure stepped out of the shadows.
"Do you think he will be able to synch with 01, much less pilot it?" the figure asked.
"Yes, I have not been completely out of reach with the second childs development. I figured from the beginning he would pilot what I created, so I had him unknowingly trained for this, note how he is as subordinate as Rei." Gendo said, with a little pride in his voice.
"So, you have planned for this?" the figure asked as he looked on while Misato continued to explain the basic controls of the eva.
"I always think ahead. Shinji will also be the second part that the prophecy talks of, we have already acquired the DNA samples of what was left of Adam. Now all we need to do is to re-engineer the second child's DNA with that of Adam's and simply follow the same procedure we did with Rei. Then our scenario will be certain, and thanks to nano-technology I can activate the Adam and Lillith cells in each of them when I wish." Gendo explained.
"You have thought of everything, Gendo" the figure stated.
"Don't I always, Kozou." Gendo answered and then the figure, known as sub-commander Kozou Fuyutsuki, stepped back into the shadows.
After Shinji had went over the controls with Misato one more time, they proceeded to start the synchronization process. after absolute thesh hold is crossed they see that his synch ratio is at 78.2%.
"It's incredible! I've never seen a synch ratio this high from a rookie, especially for some one who never even got into an EVA before." Maya stated.
"Captain, the angel is directly above NERV." Shigeru reported.
"Launch EVA!" Misato ordered, and under her breath, she whispered, "Come back to us Shin-kun."
END CHAPTER 1 : THE BEGINNING
author's notes: First off an n2 mine is like a nuke without the harmful side effects, notice in the beginning of the chapter, how the two people felt the shockwave from where they were, and it was a pretty fair ways from the angel. I have not decided about any pairings in this fic. I was leaning towards a Shaya
( Shinji/Maya) pairing but thought about with his new personality defect what it would be like if I had a Reinji (Rei/Shinji) fic. yah, yah, I know it would be sort of like incest, but they don't know that and I claim poetic rights or something like that. I have no idea what it means but it sounded cool when I read it. well I will get on to the next chapter. I'm 10-7 for now.