A.N: Lo! Me again! It's pretty deary outside, rain and gray clouds, kinda made me feel like making me a sad fic. So here we go!
Disclaimer: No, I don't own, Neon Genesis Evangelion. In fact the only thing I own in this fic is the fic it self…I didn't even take my friend Asuka's personality (not that it would have made a difference). So yeah.
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Shinji Ikari sat in Eva-01, teardrops falling into his lap.
'How could this have happened?'
He thought to himself, in a world of his own."…Asuka…"
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Outside the Goefront, The three Eva's, Eva-00, Eva-01, Eva02 and their respective pilots, Rei Ayanami, Shinji Ikari and Asuka Langly Soryu are in battle on a digital practice run:
"Move it, Ikari! Stop getting in my way! Do you always have to stand in front of me!?!" Asuka yelled at the giant purple Eva-01 in front of her. Shinji looked behind him and saw Asuka screaming at him from her predominately red Eva, Eva-02. He blushed and moved as she ran forward of him. Beside him he could see the white Eva-00, stabbing her progressive knife into a fake digital Angel.
'Rei must be another of her quiet days…then again it's Rei…'
Shinji thought as he was awakened from his thoughts by the voice of Dr. Ritsuko Akagi, coming through the loud speaker."Ikari! Are you in dreamworld today? You've already nearly been 'killed' by three angels, which Asuka has had to kill before they get to you! What if they had been real, Shinji? And to top it off you keep standing in front of Eva-02! STOP DREAMING AND START WORKING, IKARI!" Shinji blinked and nodded.
"Sorry"
"Sorry just isn't good enough, Shinji! If were going to win against the angels, we must be prepared! That means no dosing off! Please Shinji!" Major. Misato Katsuragi, his commanding officer and parent guardian said.
'Why won't they just get off my back? I know the fate of the world rests on me and the other Children as well…it's that enough of a burden?'
*sigh, draw progressive knife and stabs an Angel, also releases his AT field*"Finally he's doing something! It's a miracle!" Asuka said, sarcastically.
"Do not worry him, Soryu. He has much on his mind" Said the voice of Rei, the first child, her first voluntary word that day.
'How did she know?…Karou…'
Shinji said, remembering the events surrounding the death of the fifth child. Shinji shivered.'It's not like I meant too…I had too…'
Eva-01 clenched it's fists.'It's not my fault…'
NERV central control:
Misato watched the scene fold out on the giant screen in front of the MAGI super computers.
'He's obviously not having a good day'
The woman thought as she ran a hand through her long, purple hair. She was tired and ached for a beer. Hell, at this rate, watching Shinji doing so badly, she'd settle for COFFEE. Misato shook her head. No, she didn't need THAT yet…yet."Why is he doing so bad, Ritsuko? Why does he keep standing there? He knows that's were Asuka's training…he's getting in her way! WHAT IS HE DOING?" Misato said, turning to her collage friend. Dr. Akagi responded without turning to Misato.
"He's just experiencing some kind of depression, probably due to the death of the last Angel. You would think he'd be over it wouldn't you?" Ritsuko didn't even take her eyes off the screen.
'She can be so heartless…'
Misato thought her attention focused on Ritsuko."But Ritsuko…Karou was his friend…and Shinji killed him. I'm sure you'd feel bad too" She said sympathetically. Ritsuko shook her head, her short blond hair moving with it and turned to the Major.
"I would have gotten over it. He was an Angel after all. Shinji made the right choice." *Misato sighs*
"Besides, I thought we had defeated all the Angels…Karou was the last one, no?" Ritsuko shook her head again and moved towards the Major, her white lab coat swishing as she moved.
"Unfortunately we were wrong. What we thought was the complete version of the Secret Dead Sea scrolls, with the known 18 Angels, there was missing a page, which of course SEELE has kept to themselves. Most probably in hope of destroying NERV. Somehow, apparently I was unauthorized to know (*Ritsuko has a sign of frustration and anger on her face*), we got hold of the last page. There are not 18 Angels, Major, but 21, including us, the Lillian" *Misato blinks*
"WHAT?! How come no one told ME?!" Misato cried, her eyes growing large. *Ritsuko sweatdrops*
"You never asked…"
"Dr. Akagi…Sorry, but I'm detecting inconstancies in the training program. What should I do?" Maya Ibuki said shyly, not wanting to interrupt Ritsuko. Ritsuko looked to Maya then back to Misato, panic in her eyes. The blonde closed her eyes and upon reopening them took control of the situation. Walking over to the Magi and checking their screens she called out orders.
"Is it an Angel?" Misato asked, getting up to look at the super computers herself. Ritsuko glanced again at the screens showing the symbols, ratio rates and wriggly lines and sighed.
"Turn off the program! Disable further use! Get the Evas out of there!" She yelled at the others working in the room.
"Ritsuko? Is it?" Misato said glancing at the back at the woman.
'Please…oh, please…don't let it be…I don't think he can handle it! I don't think I can handle it'
Misato thought to herself as she gazed hopefully into Ritsuko's eyes."I…I don't know Misato…" Ritsuko said.
"Docter…Something's penetrating through the protected area! Were currently trying to get the Evas out, but Unit 01 won't move!" Maya said, starting to panic.
"SHINJI!" Misato yelled through the microphone, trying to get through to Eva Unit 01.
Outside in the training field:
Shinji stood still as the program shut down, watching all the digital imputs fade away. He could hear someone calling him faraway, telling him to move out, but he couldn't move. In front of him stood Eva-02, trying to get past him. He could hear Asuka's annoyed voice as well. He knew he had trapped her but he couldn't get his Eva to move. He knew something was wrong. Oh, if only he could get the last Angel out of his mind!
'Kaoru…'
Shinji glanced up as a black form, one he'd never seen before, raged through the protective fence in front of Eva-02.
"Shinji! Move!" He heard Misato call, but he couldn't. He watched as Asuka tried to get through him, as he was standing in front of the only way out. He watched as the new figure moved towards her.
'A new a angel?…but Kaoru?…'
Shinji gasped in surprise and cried out in pain as Eva-02 crashed right into him. The Angel moved, squishing Eva-02 like a sandwich between itself and Eva-01. He heard Asuka's scream of pain."Shinji! Move out of the way! That's an angel you're squishing Asuka against! Are you trying to kill the both of you!" Misato yelled at him through the loud speaker. Shinji blinked and tried to move but couldn't get his legs to work. His pain for Kaoru was still too fresh and this new Angel wasn't helping.
'If I don't move now that Angel will kill both Asuka and me!…but I can't…Kaoru….'
"Shinji stop day dreaming and MOVE!!!" Ritsuko screamed at him. Shinji screamed and released his A.T field, stumbling back. Eva-02 fell to the ground with a thump as he moved away. Eva-02 scrambled to her feet and released her A.T field as the black Angel tried to step on her. Shinji heard her mumble something in fast German, as she drew her progressive knife and tried to break through the Angel already released A.T field. The Angel promptly body slammed her against the ground. Shinji watched on in horror as the Angel tried to force Eva-02 armour open, to leave her exposed.
"Shinji! Help her!" Misato screamed in his ear. But he once again couldn't get his legs to move. Or his arms. Or his conscious mind. His Eva moved slowly to the exit and as he went down he could see the Angel eating poor Eva-02's unprotected body and he could hear her scream. What Shinji didn't realize was that she wasn't the only one screaming.
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Woah. That crap beginning took nearly a week to write (Haha it's sunny again! ^.^). Well there's the beginning to this 3 or 4 part saga. R&R, please! And while you're off doing that I think I'm going to go cry…I can't believe I just killed off my friend! :'( lol
R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
…*~# Rei ~ Ant #~*…
