full metal evangelion

Tessa was bored a pretty normal state of affairs for a 16year old girl. Not that Captain Teletha

Testarossa was a normal teenager .She was the captain and chief designer of the Tuatha De

Danannn the most advanced submarine in the world .

It could and had done things no other submarine could ,And ,now due to politics she was a

convoy escort .All because Mithril needed to curry favor with the UN .Having turned down a

contract to reinforce the JSSDF forces defending Tokyo3 more due to an argument about

command and control issues than any other reason ,but,it meant that when the first Angel arrived

Mithril were not among the conventional forces in toyko3 and even though conventional forces were useless.

Their absence was being used against Mithril by its enemies in the UN .So here she was slowly

sailing across the pacific with the UN fleet .At the beck and call of an Admiral who Tessa decided

must be an ancestor of captain Blythe .

The TDD-1 had got more than one message sent over the fleets information

network inquiring about the hiring the mercenaries to frag him .Even commander Mardukas Tessa's

by book executive officer was starting to laugh at them .Epically as the TDD-1 was being used to

intercept any vessel which entered the exclusion zone around the fleet .First time they had surfaced

by a yacht it was amusing .It soon got boring Especially knowing a helicopter could do the job in

half the time and Mithril did not want them to launch their own .The Admiral just seemed to find it

amusing that he could order the infamous toy box around. at his whim. Tessa was glad she hadn't

had to meet him in person by all accounts he would not have taken her seriously at all which would

have infuriated her .Fortunately the TDD-1 had only joined the convoy after it had left the Suez

canal and as late coming mercenaries the admiral only wanted them to obey orders and wasn't

interested in meeting them. Tessa sipped her tea and was thankful for small mercies .Her boat was

running as efficient as always .Her only problem was the bored air crew and ground troops

.TDD-1s abilities were not fully known to the outside world and Mithril were not prepared to

reveal everything unless absolutely necessary. So apart from simulators they had little to do .

Tessa was just turning that problem over in her mind when the alert came .

"Unknown contact 20 miles closing fast ,Its big" a panicked sonar operator reported

"Very well maneuver to face it .Weapons control get a firing solution we will give it all

eight tubes ,deploy countermeasures and dive to 300m "

"Captain we haven't had clearance to fire from the fleet" Mardukas interrupted

"Mr Mardukas Its an angel we can argue rules of engagements with who ever lives through

this " Tessa replied .Fixing him with a hard stare. She knew what this fight might mean ,but,

she was damned if a angel was going to take her boat .Torpedoes launched the TDD-1 swung

around and dived down for the possible safety of depth covered by decoys .

Due to black technology the TDD-1 was invisible to radar and sonar .She could launch

torpedoes and the first thing an enemy would know was when they detonated .How the angel

sensed its prey was unknown though. What her sensors showed was the torpedo strike was non

effective and the angel was killing ships by simply ramming them .Blips just disappearing from

the screen as Tessa glowered this was no battle it was a massacre. Their only hope was if the eva

could fight in unwilling to go to periscope depth to communicate with the fleet they

would have to fight the monster without knowing what others were doing .

"Mr Mardukas I need an attack plan "She ordered . As she she looked at Her exec officer a change

seem to come over him .Gone was the fussy martinet who seemed to take pleasure in being

miserable here was the hunter he slowly took off his baseball cap and replaced it with the peak

facing backwards .If the first rule of land warfare is don't march on Moscow .The first law of

submarine warfare is don't fight Mardukas .Tessa let a small smile form on her lips if the Eva didn't

kill this angel they would .

Shinji was having a bad day .Of course any day he had to pilot an Eva against an Angel was bad

he had fought 3 of them and every battle had involved pain and suffering for himself and others

So meeting Asuka who loved her status of pilot was baffling to him .Now he was probably going

to die with her in the belly of the Angel when the power went out of the eva in less than 5 minutes

.The Angel had cut the umbilical cord and was swimming away from the fleet so Misatos plan

was useless .Shinji couldn't really summon up much regret that his life was about to end ,but, dying

while wearing a girls plug suit that did annoy him.

He was pulled from his reverie by a shout from Asuka demanding he help her focus

their AT field to get the angels mouth to open .They tried and failed and then the miracle happened

the angel opened its mouth wide and the could see the core glowing red in the roof of the mouth

With a Savage scream Asuka drove the prog knife into the core of the angel and killed it .The

Angels corpse tilted tail down its mouth pointing upwards as if to give the Eva pilots one last

glance at the sun before it dragged them down to the deeps .As Shinji and Asuka stared out they

could see sunlight streaming through the sea and the black hulk of a submarine and lots of small

things rushing towards them trailing silvery wakes behind them .For a moment they stared at the

sight and then suddenly realized what the small objects rushing towards them were .

"Torpedoes" they both exclaimed Hurriedly wrapping the eva in an AT field they got a unique

view of torpedoes as they rushed past them into the center of the angel Expanding the AT field

behind them as the torpedoes exploded they surfed the blast wave towards the submarine reaching

its bow they scrambled to get on the top . As the submarine broke the surface huge clamshell doors

opened to reveal a flight deck .With the final seconds of power Asuka gently knelt the eva down on

it angling the head up so they could see the blue sky before the entry plug went dark.

"Well thats certainly the ugliest arm slave I have ever seen" declared Tessa looking at the eva

which was kneeling on her flight deck through a view screen on the bridge.

Her exclamation brought a little laughter from the bridge crew breaking the tension of the battles

aftermath .They had been prepared for a suicide attack firing torpedoes set to detonate in the angel

mouths and if that didn't work ramming it then the Evangelion had soared out of the Angel

somehowdeflecting the blast of the torpedoes detonation which would have damaged the sub at

this rangeand landing on their bow .The TDD-1 had surfaced as quickly as it

could without dislodging the evangelion which was now kneeling on their flight deck looking

in Tessa's Opinion incredibly ugly .

"Mr Mardukas we need to launch our helicopters for search&rescue .Get a damage control report

and contact Mithril high command Having the Eva there is going to upset Nerv and the UN and

probably the JSSDF .I doubt we can claim salvage ?"

This raised another laugh. The crew were beginning to relish the fact they had survived a close brush with death

and were starting to relax .

" You have the bridge Mr Mardukas "

" Where are you going captain? "

"I 'm going to greet our unexpected guests ,I'd hate to let NERV believe we are poor hosts " she

smiled sweetly and left .

Shinji climbed out of the entrance plug leaving Asuka still trying to argue below him .She had

demanded that they go through the check list for shut down before exiting the Eva. Shinji just

pulled the release handle. Asuka ranting was only stopped by the draining of the lcl from the entry

plug forcing her to retch up the liquid so she could breathe again .He left her fuming in the

chair stubbornly working through the checklist muttering something in German

which Shinji was glad he couldn't understand as it didn't sound pleasant even to his ignorant

ears. He looked out from the top of the plug surveying the submarine which had turned into an

aircraft carrier .Shinji was no expert but he was pretty sure this thing whatever you called

it was not a normal submarine. He saw an elevator just like one on the over the rainbow bring up

two

planes he recognized as jump jets .From his vantage point he could see the pilots they saw him and

waved he waved back. The jets took off simultaneously the noise was staggering they hovered

and then tilted their nose down towards him .He realized they were bowing towards him all he

could do was wave and smile suddenly thinking 'If I ever tell Kensuke about this he will explode'

He watched them as they flew away then started clambering down even though the Eva was

Kneeling it was still a fairly long climb fortunately Shinji was used it .As he reached the deck

He was meet by several crew members but any conversation was impossible as large helicopters

thundered over head.

By the time his hearing had returned and his eyesight had cleared from the spray kicked up by

the downdraft of the helicopters the deck crew had been joined by two others .Shinji guessed they

were important by the attitude of the other crew members .Shinji was not in the military and

whatever

NERV was it was no means a conventional military unit ,but, as an Evangelin Pilot he had

met a lot of high ranking officers and observed peoples attitudes to them .So even if the Girl

wearing the uniform couldn't be much older than him it was obvious she was the boss .And Misato

would have something to say to him if he upset her even if Misatos attitude to top brass was not a

great model Misato being disappointed in him was worse than the teasing .So as she approached he

bowed as deeply

and respectably as he could and as he returned to standing .

"Thank you for rescuing the evangelion 02 " he said

at that point the blond captain smiled at him as she

held out her hand even as she Introduced herself all Shinji could think was 'she is beautiful'

Tessa had met Lt Belfangan on the way to the flight deck and he accompanied her on the walk

seeing the evangelion up close was shocking arm slaves she was used to but this thing was different

and not just because it was larger and it was covering nearly half the flight deck she couldn't tell

why but it gave her a vague sense of unease.

The pilot bowed deeply as she approached it was Shinji Ikari surely it should have been Asuka

langley Sorhju if her reports were right he was certainly wearing her suit and it looked a bit odd on

him "do not giggle " she told herself Mardukas would not be impressed if Mithrils first contact with

Nerv started in a fit of giggles .So she held her hand out and gave him her most welcoming smile

as they shook hands she felt his hand was covered in a layer of something sticky and the next

moment she could read his thoughts and they were 'She is beautiful '

'Thank you ' she thought back and blushed if Tessa blushed Shinji face looked like it was trying

to match the suit and the eva he let go of Tessa hand and jumped back as if he had had a shock

stammering a "sorry"

The other crew looked on trying to work out what was happening .

"Its OK must just be some static " she spoke out loud to reassure the crew 'Even as her mind was

racing whatever this was it wasn't like the resonance with a whispered .

'OK' he replied not knowing what else to say today just seemed to get weirder as it went on

considering what had already happened meeting a teenage mind reading submarine captain

was just something else to add to the list of things to freak out over .

so he just smiled towards her sheepishly

The awkward moment was interrupted by a shout from the top of the eva .

"Shinji you baka have you forgotten about me?" Asuka demanded

She then descended to the flight deck quickly in a dazzling display of gymnastic moves that would

have earned her a place in any gym team or lots of money as a pole dancer one observer would

remark later .And pay for it with a slap and live in fear that Asuka would learn of the comment .

Tessa clapped excitedly and the deck crew joined in as entrances went it was straight out of a movie

Asuka bowed like a gymnast and smiling lapped up the applause .Shinji looked stunned he hadn't

ever thought that climbing down from a eva could be made into a performance getting down with

out falling was enough for him .Asuka seemed to love everything about eva why she wasn't in

Toyko3 when the Angels attacked? It left him puzzled and angry with NERV and his father .

He was torn away from his thoughts by Asuka grabbing him

"Come on baka the Captains going to get us showers and clean clothes .Or do you like wearing

my plug suit ? Does it give you hentai thoughts pervert? "She teased

Something snapped in Shinji he had just had a beautiful girl read his mind which was an odd

sensation to say the least and then Asuka had up staged him with her super hero like entrance and

now she was teasing him again .Misato was older and out ranked him so he had to put up with it

Asuka may have trained longer but he had fought more angels so they equals of a sort and he did

not have to take it ,with courage he had no idea where it came from he calmly replied .

" I guess its your spare as it doesn't have so much padding at the front Misato said you were

always worried about appearing flat chested ". His hands cradling the part of the plug suit

designed for Asuka figure .

Asuka sputtered a "WHAT! " She could see Tessa trying not to laugh as was the tall Lt the deck

crew who could understand the joke were smiling .She was fuming but had to admit it was a

sharp comeback maybe the third child had depths after all .

" I don't need any padding not that you should study mine or any womens outside of a

dirty magazine pervert " she said haughtily and strode ahead .toward a doorway that lead into

the submarine .

Shinji followed Asuka and the Lt the captain was talking with her crew about securing the eva

or something Shinji English wasn't good enough to follow the conversation exactly looking at

Asukas figure from behind in her plug suit and it was

defiantly worth looking at he suddenly wondered what he looked like in his to others?

And got a reply 'cute defiantly a cute butt' as a girls thoughts invaded his mind with a tinge of

laughter ..He jerked and almost stumbled turning round he saw Tessa her eyes dancing with

laughter smiling at him .Shinji forgot everything lost in her smile

it was like sunshine Asuka said something and dragged him into the door way and they descended

into the submarine but he wasn't listening still thinking about the captains smile.

They left the stairway to be met by two of the Lt comrades a tall German who looked more like a

model than a soldier to Shinji eyes he would admit that his knowledge of the military was pretty

shallow but he was pretty sure soldiers didn't normally have such long hair or look so well groomed. .What ever he said to.

Asuka in German made her smile and his companion scowl and punch his arm .She definatly fit the picture

of a soldier though in her physique and the way she held herself like Misato when she was in her

business mode Shinji could not see her as a slobby drunk though .They were introduced to one another

the tall German was Sgt Kurz Weber the Woman a Chinese American Known as Sgt Major Melissa

Mao. The lieutenant told them to take them to guest quarters via supply to get them some clothes and

then made his excuses to them and left .

" You're lucky kids any normal submarine you would be lucky to get a bunk and a clean coverall

at best ,but this is the TDD-1 Mithrils finest .We have a tendency to pick up passengers at short

notice so supply should find some clothes that might fit and we even have guest cabins .Though

often our surprise guests end up in the medical bay or the brig so this is a bit different from

routine . Mel explained smiling.

"Normally our guests don't swim a giant arm slave out of a fishes mouth and clamber onto the

TDD-1

themselves" . Added Kurz trying to add the impression that the battle with angel hadn't shaken

them at all .

"My Eva 02 is no mere arm slave1" interjected Asuka angrily"

" Its power and sophistication is beyond any normal arm slave even if you had a lambada drive the

AT field would simply destroy them their kids playthings compared to my EVA. In fact I used to

pilot a modified bundeswehr Jaeger when I was 7 as practice . She added arrogantly .

Mao and kurz were silenced by Asukas out burst not really sure how to handle a teenager who

seemed to be squaring up to fight them and seemed to have knowledge of the lambada drive which

was consided a secret to be mentioned on a need to know basis within Mithril .

Shinji was mortified these people had saved their lives and

offered them hospitality and Asuka wanted to fight them.

"What is Mithril ?" he asked trying to change the subject desperately.

Asuka looked at him pitifully "Dot you know anything baka ? Their a private military contractor

very secretive and not widely known ,I got briefed on them during my training "She added a bit

smugly to Shinji mind . It was quickly becoming apparent to him that Asuka liked to rub her

superiority over him at every opportunity ,but , for all her training she had been just as scared as he was in the evangelion.

" We prefer the term Mercenary actually " Said Mel smiling "We don't have to answer to

politicians so we don't have to use politically correct terms "

" Yeah we get paid to kill people and break things though we normally only work for the good

guys " Added Kurz

" Whys that asked Shinji ?"

"whys what ?" Kurz & Mel replied

" Why do you only work for the good guys ?"

" Cos you cant trust the bad guys to pay on time " Mel replied laughing

"We used to say we were on the side of the angels ,but, I guess that wouldn't really be appropriate

nowadays " She added .

Asuka laughed at that and Shinji smiled though he really couldn't see anything funny about the

angels .

They were led through the ship to the supply department .Where they were surprised to be quickly

sorted out uniforms and boots by a large jovial sailor who seemed to be able to get their sizes

right just by glancing at them.

"Don't bother Eddies been doing this so long he is never wrong " Mel told Asuka as she saw her

checking the labels "and he can do it without being a pervert " glaring at Kurz who seemed to be

checking out the undewear asuka had been given she added.

"Hey sis thats harsh " Kurz objected

" But Fair , Lets get you to the guest quarters you guys are starting to hum a bit " She added

wrinkling her nose

"Yeah whats with that ? you smell like you work in an abattoir" added Kurz .

"Its the lcl the eva cockpit is liquid filled it cushions the pilot and helps the control system

it makes it so much more responsive than the arm slave system ,but ,the taste is horrible and it

feels even worse once it dries on you " Asuka explained grimacing as she played with her matted

hair .

" No matter at least hot water is something we are normally not short of lets get you squared away

into some more comfortable clothes "

" Yeah out of one fetish outfit into a whole new one "leered Kurz earning a wallop from Mel

leaving him collapsed on the floor complaining he was joking Sgt Maj Mao led the two

evangelion pilots onwards through the submarine .

Tessa was annoyed she knew she should be thankful the eva had saved her submarine

,Unfortunately it couldn't save her from the aftermath of the battle with it on the Tuatha De

Danaan Flight deck she couldn't submerge so there was no way to avoid a video conference with

Mithril high command , the UN the UN fleet, NERV and JSSDF and anyone else who could

justify being present .As much as she loved being a submarine

captain politics was something she loathed .There were no problems on the TDD-1 which needed

her attention .The arrival of the eva if unconventional had done little but cosmetic damage .The

search and rescue operation would be handled by the air wing who didn't need her help

The Harriers reconnaissance pods had surveyed the battle area and then it was just up to the flight

controllers to direct the helicopters to the survivors by all accounts there were very few and plenty

of other boats and helos involved ,but, she wouldn't let her crew remain idle when there were

people in the water .

She would rather do anything than take part in the conference espically as she had an

evangelion she could be investigating not to mention the pilot Shinji Ikari .Some how she could

read his mind it wasn't like resonating with another whispered this was different in many ways.

She could read direct thoughts and also get an subtle idea of his personality hints of sadness and

strength . And what thoughts! he thought she was beautiful her

smiled seem to stun him .Recalling the memory of Shinji thoughts made her feel all tingly inside

she had actually flirted with him! Tessa didn't flirt with anyone OK she had tried with Souske

but he had hardly noticed .Oh but Shinji would.

" Get a grip Tessa" She told herself angrily and out loud .Sure Shinji thought she was beautiful

,but, he had just survived a horrible battle he is younger than you and what even makes he thinks

he wants romance? Why not Someone saving her submarine deserved a reward didn't they?

Tessa was kind of shocked her boat had crew had just come through a life and death battle and

now she was acting like a love sick teenager! Ignoring the fact that she actually was a teenager

which she would have told anyone who asked her as irrelevant . She didn't have time or need

Those sort of thoughts .Maybe being

patronized by the UN would stop her thinking about easing that skin tight suit off his lithe young

body and stepping into a shower with him .

"Stop it" she cried out and shivered getting an odd look from a crewman she passed she blushed

and apologized

"just thinking out loud " she explained to the crewman as she felt her face turning crimson.

Its OK its the aftermath of battle its just mammal instincts taking over kill,eat, reproduce. You.

know you have been at sea a long time and he is the first boy who could be a mate you have seen

in a long time she told Tessa tried to justify her feelings unfortunately being a genius in

submarine design andconstruction pop psychology wasn't her strong suit and she didn't sound

very convincing to herself. Fortunately she arrived at the door of the conference room and thoughts

of intriguing young boys

had to be abandoned she took a deep breathe and prepared for the grilling as she walked in .

Shinji was as happy as he could be he had had a wonderful shower and was now dressed in

clean mens clothes .Who ever had stocked the guest cabins had put a wide selection of toiletries

he had used shower gel and shampoo and now could no longer smell or feel dry LCL on his skin or

hair .

Dressed in the fatigues he had been given he would have to thank Kensuke for a unwanted lesson

at the time on the proper way to wear them Pointless trivia he thought at the time but it would stop Asuka picking on him and he would hate to look silly in front of Tessa .Thinking about her

led to Shinji staring off into space which was how Kurz found him several minutes later when he

came to check on him.

Tessa was quietly furious only her professionalism stopped her storming back to her bridge and

firing every missile the had TDD-1 at the other members of the video conference .The UN admira

l had been condescending as she had expected though he had passed on thanks for the helicopters

even though the numbers of survivors was pitiful. She could tell Mithril was mad at her and

returning to merdia island would be unpleasant Her surfacing the TDD-1 in front of the UN fleet

wouldprobably result in a full board of inquiry if not a court martial though even her enemies

could probably not make charges stick they had saved the day after all. The JSSDF Representative

was unhelpful and unpleasant and made it quite plain that only because they had the eva was he

allowing mercenaries into his country .Tessa held her tongue longing to point out they had operated

all over japan with either government knowledge or not .All this she had expected and as much as

she might liked to fire missiles at the annoying men .It was that bastard Gendo Ikari that made her

wish for nuclear tipped trident missiles "N2 mines are for eco cry babies and japs" as some old

timeboomer captain had told her once."If your going to cause that much destruction might as well

throw in the fallout for free " he had added and Tessa tended to agree . Gendo deserved to be

irradiated .While demanding no one touch or examine the evangelion and the sub make all haste to

get it too tokyo2 he had not asked once about the pilots and Shinji was his only son!He had barely

seen interested when Tessa had told him they were fine. She had agreed to no examining the

evangelion even though she knew her techs were swarming over it as they spoke photographing

everything and taking samples as well and also to letting a Captain Katsuragi on to her boat Shinji

commanding officer . The intelligenceabout NERV had nothing good to say about commander

Ikari and now she could see why.

'Don t worry you wouldn't have to see much of your father in law if you didn't want to Shinji

is not keen on him either' a little voice in her mind whispered She jerked up right at that

thought 'where the hell had that come from?' she had just met him and her sub conscious was

marrying her off already !

"I must be mad "

" Captain"Commander Mardukas looked concerned

" Sorry just speaking out loud ,We help kill the angel, rescue the eva and do we get any thanks?

And to top it all that bastard Gendo cant spare a thought for Shinji ." "His only Son ." Tessa added

hoping Mardukas hadn't picked up on the emphasis she had placed on Shinji .

" Nerv seems an odd organization supposedly Eva pilots are very rare yet he seems to treat them

like cannon fodder Maybe when captain Katsuragi arrives I can have a chat with her and find out

how they function "Mardukas

replied Tessa restrained herself she could have lept for joy Mardukas hadn't relaised his captain

had feelings for Shinji

' feelings ha you luuuuvvvvvvree him' the little voice inside her mind mocked her

" And I will try to talk to Shinji as I think he will talk to me Asuka seems more aware of security

issues "

" If you think thats a good idea " Mardukas suddenly had an image of Tessa playing a teenage

Mata Harri which made him very uncomfortable. Steering for calmer waters he decided to change

the subject ."About the end of mission party captain ? Will we still hold it ?"

"I am in two minds the fleet has suffered grievous losses ,but, our crew have been wound pretty

tight over this cruise and this afternoons excitement cant have helped .What ever Nerv demand

the tide is dropping and we wont be able to dock at Tokyo 2 harbor till mid morning tomorrow

at the earliest . High command want us to head to merida island as soon as the evas off loaded

I think if the crew let their hair down tonight they wont be so disappointed about shore leave"

"I think your right captain " Our submariners may have worked well and are pretty pleased with themselves ,but, the troops and the air wing are going a little stir crazy "

" We will still hold it in the hangar us much as I would like to celebrate on the flight deck

I think it would be polite not to be observed and the evas just too ugly to party round"

" I agree, I will inform the crew they will be pleased "

Tessa smiled the end of tour party was now a tradition on the TDD-1 sometimes it was a sober

affair sometimes a riotous celebration depending on the results of the previous operations .

"I will go to the bridge and then meet Captain Katsuragi of Nerv in my ready room When she

arrives "

" Very good Captain" replied Mardukas as he left .

Misato's day had probably been the worst since the start of the Angel war .She had been

shocked when the umbilical cable had been severed and the Eva was believed lost . She had seen

the huge eruption of water that signaled the death of the Angel .Believing Shinji and Asuka dead

she had howled and cried .Only when Kensuke excited shout of "He is over their! " had she

looked through her tears to see an Eva kneeling on the deck of a strange submarine .She had let

out a yell of joy and hugged Kensuke till he had nearly been smothered not that he was

complaining .She had then had to wait and wait while communications were established and was

outraged when the Submarine said it was far to busy to receive her .She had arranged for Kensuke

and Toji to be flown back to Tokyo3 and then had to wait and finally after several hours a

Mithril transport helicopter arrived for her and she took the short flight to the TDD-1 .

She had heard of Mithril though its existence was not common knowledge to civilians she had

even thought of applying before NERV had contacted her .She had always admired them until

now seeing them as the good guys now she thought they were arrogant and couldn't wait to give

the captain a piece of her mind it didn't help her mood that crew of the helicopter seemed so

pleased with helicopter landed directly on the elevator and descended into a large

hanger a crewman appeared and led her off the chopper and she was immediately saluted by two young smiling soldiers .She returned it briskly

and then realized it was Shinji and Asuka dressed in Olive green fatigues and flight jackets and

peaked caps .She couldn't remember the last time she had seen Asuka hide her hair and A12 clips

so not immediately recognizing them was understandably .

"Told you baka she wouldn't recognize us .You were totally fooled weren't you , Eeep!"Asukas

crowing was interrupted by Misato grabbing her and Shinji in a hug so tight that the breathe was

squeezed out of them .

"I thought you were both gone for ever "

"What me and the invincible baka takes more than being swallowed by an Angel to slow us

Down , though if the submarine had not turned up when it did might haven taken a while

to bring the eva back we would be OK " Asuka explained

" Shinji looked on non plussed his version of the battle was one of fear and horror and

trying to cling to the submarine hoping they would get to the surface without being swept

away or loosing power it had been a close thing .

"How are Toji and Kensuke? " he asked

" Fine on their way home on a Nerv chopper the captain would only allow me to come

aboard. It looks like we are spending the night here due to JSSDF kicking up a fuss .About letting

this Sub into harbour the tide has changed while they argued and now you have to wait till

morning. Sorry guys " Misato replied she was surprised at Asuka smiling .

" Hey thats OK the guest cabins here are a lot better than the carrier they got power showers like

you find in a hotel and no water rationing so it doesn't cut out after 5 minutes everything so clean

and its quiet you can hear yourself think . Kaji and I should have traveled on this where is

he ?"Asuka looked around

" He flew back to Nerv during the battle he said it was important he get something there"Misato

replied the tinge of disgust she put in her reply was lost on Asuka .

" How do you like it Shinji ?"

"They treated us well and have been very kind "

" I 'm glad you're OK I'll catch up with you guys later have to report to the captain hope he

not a stuck up as the admiral on the rainbow really had enough of these nautical types "Misato fumed

"Tessa not like that at all she is very friendly " Shinji replied quickly and then instantly

regretted it as Misato pounced striking a pose which made Shinji blush scarlet and in her

most seductive voice "And I thought Shinji-kun only had eyes more me" She left to Shinjis

plaintive "Misato!" echoing around the hanger .

He recovered from Misatos teasing only to face a smiling Asuka who was smiling like a cat

that had got the cream "So Baka you like the captain do you? she is so out of your league!"

Shinji cringed waiting for the teasing to begin "She was nice to us thats all " he tried to defend

Himself he just sounded weak even to him and still Asuka didn't start just smiled .

"Oh I could tease you 3rd ,but ,Misato is so much better at it and when she finds out your

Tessa is so young she will have so much ammunition you will be begging for death by the end "

"I'd feel sorry for you if you weren't such a disgusting little pervert " She seemed to brighten

up at that remark

" Come on 3rd lets see where the galley is on here. I fancy some ice cream and its traditional for

the condemned to have a good meal before their execution" Chortling to herself at her own joke

she led Shinji away who thinking about Misatos teasing didn't have much taste for ice cream.

.