The Knights of Badassdom

Disclaimer: I do not own Neon Genesis Evangelion or the Knights of Badassdom; I wish I did but anyway that movie is going to be (excuse the pun) bad assed! I can't wait until it comes out!

Author's Note: I saw the trailer for Knights of Badassdom at comic con over the summer and I just can't wait to see it! Warning this story contains MAYJOR elements of LARPing! If you don't know what LARPing is then consult your urban dictionary and take a daily dosage of shrooms while reading this fanfic! Remember you've been warned.

Chapter 1: A Weekend to Remember

Life was a bitch, or at least it was to one Lieutenant Shigeru Aoba of NERV. Now working for an organization charged with defending the world from extraterrestrial monsters known as Angels is already hell itself. The pay was abysmal, the hours were ungodly and using children to fight for mankind was unbearable to withhold. And today had all of the above with a nice heaping of 'your life sucks as a whole.'

The long haired Lieutenant's day started off with the power going out all over Tokyo-3 causing him to work double time trying to restore the power. Then he found out that there was an Angel attack at the same time and the bridge crew had to prepare the Evangelions. After the battle was over and the power was restored he had to stay late to figure out caused the power outage in the first place. After he finally got off work Shigeru tried to make it to his band's gig but missed it. Because of the group decided to kick him out of his own band and to top it all off the woman he liked was going to be there but when he saw her she had moved on and was making out with his bass player. This was the worst day of Shigeru's life and tomorrow he had to do it all over again, but at least it would be Friday.

The next day came quicker than Shigeru wanted as he had to start work an hour early; this caused him to rush to work tired and sleep deprived. The Lieutenant walked to the bridge station where he was met by his two fellow Lieutenants and friends Makoto Hyuga and Maya Ibuki. They were both casually talking while doing their work and Shigeru groaned at this a little.

"Why are you guys so cheery in the morning?" He asked. "You both left later than I did."

"Yeah we did," Maya answered. "But in the morning you just have to get up and bear through it."

"Maybe it's like that for you Maya," Makoto pushed up his glasses. "But remember we have something to look forward to this weekend." He looked over to Shigeru. "By the way how did your gig go last night?"

"I don't even wanna talk about last night." Shigeru let out a loud groan as he dropped down in his seat.

"How come?" Makoto pried.

"If you really must know," Shigeru huffed out. "I got kicked out my own band and the woman I liked ended up making out with my bass player. Plus I barely got any sleep; man my life sucks!"

"Cheer up." Maya said as she looked from Shigeru to Makoto.

For a while there was a long silence until Makoto thought of something. "Hey, I know what'll cheer you up. What if you come with Maya and I this weekend to-"

"Whoa, I don't wanna be the third wheel on your date!" he told his bespectacled friend.

"Wait, what?" the other two yelled out, blushing slightly.

"No, no, no you dolt!" Makoto threw his hands up. "I mean come LARPing with us."

"LARPing?" Shigeru asked.

"Live Action Role Playing." Maya answered. "We do it every other weekend in the forest between Tokyo-2&3."

"So it's like cosplaying?" he asked.

Makoto nodded. "In a way, yes, but more epic. So, are you in?"

"No way," Shigeru started laughing. "You guys actually spend your weekends dressing up and playing pretend? I'll pass, but thanks for the good laugh."

Maya and Makoto looked at their friend before turning to each other and sighing. They went back to their work and the rest of the day went on normally…well as normally as NERV could be.

That night as the three 'Bridge Bunnies' left work and got on the train to go to their homes, Makoto had an idea.

"Hey man," he tapped Shigeru's shoulder. "I know you said that you didn't want to go with us tomorrow but can I just show you my costume?"

Shigeru thought for a moment and saw no harm in his friend's request. "Sure, but only for a little while. I told you I'm just going to spend my weekend sleeping."

"Okay, no problem." Makoto said while looking over to Maya.

The train soon stopped at their destination and the trio got off. After a while they reached Makoto's apartment where Shigeru immediately dropped down on the couch. Makoto went into his room to get his costume and Maya went to freshen up, when they both returned to the living room they saw their third friend fast asleep on the couch.

Makoto chuckled. "Wow that was easier than what I had in mind."

"He wasn't kidding when he said he was tired." Maya shook her head. "Are you sure this is a good idea? He already said he didn't want to go."

"Trust me," Makoto reassured her. "He needs to get his mind off of things for a while and besides we need a third member." He grimaced a little. "Do you want to keep getting defeated by them every time?"

"Well no," she huffed out. "But he'll be a level 1 when we start, what good will that do us?"

He smirked. "You leave that to me. But for now, did you get the van?"

"Yes I did, but my sister said that I might as well buy it rather than rent it every other weekend." Maya told him referring to her sister's old van that they would rent out when they went LARPing. It was much better than taking the train and walking a few good miles and they could pack everything they needed.

Makoto went over a mental list making sure there was nothing he had to run to the store to get. "I think we have everything for tomorrow."

"Alright, I'll be here around 9am." Maya said leaving her friend's home. "Goodnight Makoto."

"Night Maya." Makoto walked her out the door and then locked it. He turned back to his passed out friend and chuckled. "Man this is going to be a weekend to remember." He walked past Shigeru and went into his bedroom to catch some Z's.

Author's Note: That's the end of chapter 1. Read the next chapter to find out what happens that Saturday when the weird gets weirder.

-eastWOLF