Reunion

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my plot and the new personalities of the characters :P

Beginning Author's Note: Here I go again with a new fic! This one starts out pretty serious as you'll see - you'll notice that it has a lot of Gendo in it, that's one reason it's so serious lol. Gendo Ikari plays a big part in this story, though not as big a part as the others. Yes, some of the characters do get a little bit out of character, but not too much, just enough to make a point in my "plot".

NOTE: I'm gunna go through what I have of this story and fix things up… I hope I did okay this time... (Updated - 2008)

Summary: 3rd Impact never happened. It is two years later. The three Eva's are badly damaged after the 23rd Angel. The 6th child is found - which also happens to be Shinji's long lost older sister with secrets of her own - Together, will they be able to defeat the angels? Parings: SxA

Rated T for: Violence, Language, and Suggestive Themes

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Before Second Impact

Times were tough in Japan - especially in Tokyo-3 - even before the second impact had rocked the foundations of so many lives. Hospitals, it seemed, were where the most "action" and liveliness seemed to take place… even if that "liveliness" was often coated with angst and turmoil, such as it was in one specific hospital where a man stalked purposely down the halls to speak to his pregnant wife's doctor.

The man stood in front of said doctor and fumed at the news the man was giving him; the man before the doctor could only be described as severe; he had short, cropped, black hair, he was tall, he wore glasses that framed his unyielding and somber features and he was glaring at the quivering doctor before him. "I'm sorry sir, I don't think the baby is going to make it I-" the doctor could not finish, the man hissed at the doctor and jerked toward him in an obviously threatening way. It was clear to anyone observing that this man was high in power and well respected.

"You don't THINK the baby will make it!?" The man growled incredulously. The doctor seemed to squeak and jump in fright, so fierce was the blatant annoyance of the man before him.

"W-what I'm saying is th-that there is a ch-chance that she'll make it… sir." The doctor said softly, not daring to look the man in the eyes. The man frowned and cast his gaze downward; after a few minutes of thinking and an increasingly flustered doctor the man shot his gaze back up to the doctor and spoke critically.

"Send the baby to Nerv HQ, tell my wife…" The man suddenly had to look away; the doctor did not dare get a better glimpse but he was sure he saw the man grimace, as if regretting what he was planning. "Tell her… the baby didn't make it" the doctor was shocked by the man's decision for his new child - he knew the kind of work the man did.

"B-But sir!" The doctor did not know what had possessed him to protest or even speak up to the man.

"Do it!" the man barked; the doctor hastily did what he was instructed, not wanting to get in the bad side of the man. The man saw that his baby was indeed alive and well and safely carried to a Nerv van outside; he then turned and headed back to his wife. When he entered the room the doctor had already returned to tell the woman the sad news; the woman looked at her husband with a tear blemished face and very sad eyes, holding back sobs.

The man felt dreadfully guilty but he was doing what he thought was right - the baby was in a grave condition; her body was smaller then her head and she didn't have enough blood… it was a perfect opportunity to try his new… experiments. Of course he would never damage the child, she would be too valuable to do so, but often, some sacrifices had to be made for the good of man kind... at least, that's what the man firmly believed in.

The man went up to his wife and embraced her, "It is okay Yui, it's alright; we will have more children…" The man cooed, trying to sound as soothing as his personality would allow him – though it always seemed to satisfy his wife's needs.

"Oh Gendo!" Yui sobbed, comforted slightly by the security and warmth of her husband's arms. "Why! Why did it have to happen to us?" she cried in his shoulder. Gendo sighed, feeling more and more guilty, he knew if he didn't put these feelings aside now then he would never be able to go through with what he was planning,

"It's alright Yui - we'll get through this, I promise." he murmured softly, it seemed to calm his wife down and she fell into a deep, exhaust stricken sleep while Gendo stroked her hair and back tenderly, hardening his walls so he would be able to stop the "unnecessary emotions" …little did he know it would effect everyone… especially his future child and not to mention humanity itself.

Before Second Impact – 4 Years Later

Gendo Ikari looked at the large test-tube, filled with translucent liquid holding a child no more then four years old. "She is doing well doctor" he observed the child closely, smiling at her while she slept. "She is doing a lot better then we have anticipated." The girl had a mask over her mouth and nose, various cables and wires attached to her body and connected to instruments that measured everything about her.

"Yes sir, she is extraordinary, the enhancements and genetic rewrites are being accepted into her grafted DNA quite well. Even her higher developed brain is responding well to the treatments; all stats are green - just eleven more years and we'll be able to see if she can pilot your new machine or not - only fourteen year olds can pilot it correct?" The doctor asked as he wrote down notes on the child's development. There was a second where the body of the girl jerked slightly and the doctor eyed her critically but she moved no more after that…

Gendo did not seem to catch this however and answered the doctor's question. "Correct. Only a child of fourteen years can pilot it - but with her… we shall see…" Gendo smirked and looked back at the child. "Soon Kana, my daughter - my little experiment… you shall be my greatest achievement." he said and sneered again. Suddenly they heard yelling and turned to look at another scientist running frantically down the room.

"Sir! Sir the hospital called" he panted for breaths.

"What is it? Spit it out." Gendo ordered gruffly, not appreciating anyone disturbing him when he was with his experiment.

"Y-Your wife sir…." The scientist stuttered - averting his eyes from Gendo's intense gaze. "She's in labor!" he finished and nearly passed out, wondering why they had to make Nerv so incredibly big. Gendo's eyes lit up and he sprinted out of the room giving orders to monitor Kana's status while he was gone. As soon as Gendo left and the other scientists went to another room to check on her vitals, heart condition, and other important information the child's eyes opened and narrowed.

'I-I don't like this place… Why am I here? Why do those mean people sting me with those needles that hurt and make me feel weird?' The prodigy of a child frowned sadly. 'Father doesn't even pay any attention to me… no real attention, all he cares about is if I'm going to be all he wants me to be, what about what I want? Wh-Why did he have to make me so smart? I feel like… like a grown up in a tiny body… it's not fair!' Kana looked at her arms and frowned thoughtfully, she looked at the glass tube holding her and back at her arm.

'I can leave if I wanted to… I am strong enough, I just have to…' she lifted her arm up and rammed it against the glass easily smashing it open with not even so much as a scratch on her tough skin. She pulled the wires and devices off her and jumped out, being mindful about the broken glass on the floor. She looked around and got anxious when all she saw were computers, lights, chairs, tables, and paper scattered around; she frowned and then something caught her attention, "An air duct!" she exclaimed happily, 'I can escape from there and into the outside world… no one will suspect a four year old of being so smart, that's one thing I can be happy about the scientists messing with me, they taught me all I needed to know about the outside world!' She grinned and went to the air duct, she easily pulled the bolted down door off its hinges and climbed in. Kana then grabbed the broken door and placed it back on the opening so it looked like it wasn't touched… so she escaped…

Gendo came back angrily with guilty scientists behind him, how could they just leave their posts? What if something happened? When he saw the broken tube and foot prints he roared and threw anything he could find around in rage, the scientists scurried off in fear. His prized experiment had escaped him! She had cost him billions of dollars, now he would have to rely on other… children… to do just as well… this time however, he would be a bit more patient and wait fourteen years – for his son to grow into the appropriate age to pilot the machine.

Elsewhere, a man was walking down the streets of Tokyo-3 when he came across a young girl in hospital clothes that didn't seem to fit her right, he frowned, and walked up to her. "Excuse me young lady? What are you doing out here alone? Where are your parents?" He asked gently in an American accent. The girl turned to him and smiled, feeling as though she could trust this stranger – somehow she felt like this man would play an important part in her destiny.

"I-I don't have parents… I was… part of an experiment; you're a scientist aren't you?" She asked when she caught a glimpse of his badge under his jacket; the man was still shocked about the experiment part, tucking away her other statement to concentrate on the most interesting at the moment.

"Yes- What do you mean part of an experiment?" He asked, highly intrigued. Kana sighed and pulled the doctor to an alley way, he was confused by her actions but accepted them as long as she told him what he wanted to know. After Kana told him her story, the man was astonished and deeply grieved for this poor little girl, however, he couldn't help thinking she would be perfect for his own experiments, not the kind she went through though… if she accepted, she would go through military training, she would pilot a prototype machine called a mobile suit.

The man smiled and asked her if she would join him in defending the common people from terrorist threats that seemed to be growing more and more… He was expecting her to decline but was greatly pleased when she accepted. No one would know just what was about to happen right underneath their noses by the very terrorists they feared… or were they really terrorists?

Much After Second Impact – 16 Years Later

A Nerv official strode down the corridors and up elevators, through halls and across catwalks, all to reach the commanding officers office. He reached a large door and opened it. Inside the room two men stood and oversaw a battle that was waging right outside. One of the men, a tall man with gray hair, spoke to the other in a hushed but frantic tone. "We're loosing against this one Commander…" he said, the other snorted in response, watching the fight with glee - this was the first angel to attack them in two years...

The 22nd Angel had attacked them when the Eva Pilots were still fourteen... now two years later, when a report of new Angel activity began spreading - the scientists where in panic until Gendo Ikari made them shut up and have the "children" tested again. To everyone's amazement and delight - except maybe to the pilots themselves who where almost literally dragged out of the comfortable lives they had retained from the two year absence of the Angels - the Eva's had accepted them, even though they were supposedly too old to pilots them.

'He'll beat it… 23rd Angel indeed.' The man snorted again, agreeing with his thoughts. 'We've fought and defeated worse… Shinji can do it…' He trailed off an frowned; it had also been two years since Gendo even thought of his son... only acknowledging him when needed; and now for a reason unknown to him, he felt confidence in his son. It came to a surprise to all of them when Shinji Ikari, though still protesting in his own way, had not been so "whiny" when he was forced into serving under his father again - in fact, Shinji had stared straight into his father's eyes without an ounce of fear... the confidence and control he had seen in the boy's eyes had sparked faith in him that he never thought he would have for Shinji.

Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted with a throat being cleared, both commanders - Gendo the first commander, and Fuyutski the second commander and second in command under Gendo - looked toward the source. "Yes Jakens?" Fuyutski asked in a strained voice - mindful of the battle being waged right outside Nerv head quarters.

"Sirs, we found the information on a …Kana Ikari? You asked for…" The official said hesitantly. Gendo sat up from his seat and looked at the man straight in the eyes, inwardly enjoying the flinch and aversion of the eyes from the younger man.

"This better not be like last time; you know what happened to the last who failed in retreating the correct information…" Gendo warned unsympathetically, making the younger man shudder and nod.

"Ye-Yes sir, it's not, we found her - it's as you said sir… she's… she's the 6th child." The official finished and let himself out. Gendo straightened himself and rested his hands in front of his face in his customary manner.

"Shall I send Major Misato for her? Maybe she will have better chances of convincing her to join us if she told her that her brother was there…" Fuyutski suggested. Gendo smiled at his old friend in a way that Fuyutski could only describe as mischievous.

"No, no Fuyutski, I will do it this time, I owe her that much…" he said uncharacteristically softly and stood up; he collected his things and walked out. Fuyutski smiled, not questioning his friend's motives; his musing was cut short when an explosion was heard, including two loud-mouthed teenagers complaining avidly.

"They did it! The angel has been defeated!" Fuyutski heard Misato cheer, the second in command of Nerv sighed in relief and smiled at the position the three Eva's landed in, chuckling to himself and easing into his chair.

"Those kids… always making us look bad." He laughed but then frowned at the better images of the very badly damaged Eva. 'Uh oh, Gendo is not going to like this… that looks like it will take weeks to fix… we better ship in the new Eva and quick.' he pondered and headed out the door to find a phone and tell Gendo the good, and bad, news.

TBC

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