A/N: 1st Eva fic, so go easy on me! If you don't know what Clock Tower is, I'll try to explain as we go along. This is an AU fic, starting just after Shinji returns from being absorbed by Unit 01.

Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion or Clock Tower.

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Shinji Ikari wasn't in the best of moods. It had been two weeks since he'd been recovered from Unit 01. Now he found himself in yet another synch test along with Asuka Langley "Loudmouth" Soryu and Rei "Ice Queen" Ayanami. Both girls were a complete mystery to him. Asuka was loud, arrogant and demanding, while Rei was… well, Rei. But that wasn't what was bothering the young Eva pilot.

"Third Child."

Shinji felt himself flinch at the sound of that voice, which belonged to his father, Gendo Ikari, Supreme Commander of NERV. He could feel his father's eyes boring into him.

"Your synch ratio is down 5 points. Correct it."

"Sir?" Gendo turned to find himself staring into the eyes of Shigeru Aoba, better known as one of the "bridge bunnies." "Permission to speak freely, sir?

"Granted." Shigeru swallowed nervously before continuing.

"I'm not trying to be critical, sir, but maybe you should be a little easier on the pilots."

Gendo's eyes narrowed. "And why is that?"

"Have you read the newspaper lately, sir?"

"What does that have to do with the pilots?"

"Have you?"

Gendo was beginning to lose his patience. "No, I haven't. Now get ON WITH IT!!"

Taking a deep breath, Shigeru handed Gendo a newspaper.

Almost ripping it from Shigeru's hand, Gendo's eyes fell on the headline story.

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Mysterious Slayings Continue; Death Toll Now at 14.

For the past 4 days now, the city of Tokyo-3 has found itself in the shadow of a rash of gruesome murders that have yet to be explained. It seems that these attacks are completely random, and show no clear motive. As of this printing, 14 bodies have been found completely disemboweled and dismembered.

The latest victims, a young couple, were found in an alley. They seemingly had been killed in the street and drug into the alley and then mutilated. Police have an eyewitness, whose name has not been released. We were able to speak to the eyewitness about what he saw.

"I work at a local restaurant, and always walk home," he said. "It was about 10 o'clock at night, and as I was turning the corner onto my street, I noticed a young couple walking on the other side of the street. Then I saw something. It looked somewhat human, except it stood hunched over, and it was about four and a half feet tall. It was wearing some kind of blue shirt and black pants along with a grotesque mask. But what scared me the most was what it had in its hands: it looked like a huge pair of scissors."

"The thing had emerged from an alleyway and was following the couple. It suddenly lunged forward, impaling both of them on the scissors. It then drug them back into the alley. After that, I turned and ran."

The Tokyo-3 Police Department urges any citizens with information on these crimes to contact them at this number…

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Gendo gently folded the paper and looked up at Shigeru.

"You have still haven't told me what this has to do with the pilots, Lieutenant."

Shigeru swallowed again. "Sir, it's possible that the pilots are upset by this, especially Shinji. You know how he is."

For a moment, it seemed that Gendo's eyes showed a flash of worry. But Shigeru didn't notice, as the Sub-Commander of NERV, Kouzou Fuyutski, entered the room. Shigeru saluted, and was saluted in return. Fuyutski then turned to Gendo, noticing the newspaper in his hand.

"Sir? May I see that?" Gendo looked up at Fuyutski, then handed him the newspaper. As he began to read, Gendo and Shigeru noticed that Fuyutski's face began to pale. As he finished the article, his hands were shaking. He reached out to support himself on the wall.

"Sir? Are you ok?" Shigeru asked, walking over and placing a hand on Fuyutski's shoulder to steady him. Gendo pushed a chair over for him, and made Fuyutski sit down. He was drenched in a cold sweat.

Gendo made a move to reach for a phone to call for help, but was stopped when he felt Fuyutski's hand latch onto his arm.

"Stop the synch test and call an emergency meeting in one of the conference rooms. I think there's something needing to be discussed."

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 Two Hours Later, In The Conference Room

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Gendo Ikari stood at the podium in the front of the conference room, looking out onto the faces of some of NERV's best: The three Eva pilots, Misato, Ritsuko, Shigeru, Maya, Hyuuga and Fuyutski.

"You're all wondering why you're here on such short notice, just as I am. This meeting was called by Sub-Commander Fuyutski, so give him your full attention." Gendo sat down as Fuyutski stood in front of the podium, cleared his throat and began to speak.

A/N: I'll stop here so I can see what you guys think so far. I'll continue if I get enough reviews.