I lucked out and moved back to my cousin's apartment for about three days,
so that means I get to write again and put my stuff on the net. I started
a new fic because currently I have no ideas for my other ones, but don't
worry, once I'm back in the states, I'll start those up again. This is
based from a combination of the EVA anime series and manga. Unfortunately,
I only have six volumes of the manga and even though I know what happens in
the episodes, I did jump around slightly during some episodes because I was
short on time. However, once I get back to the states, I'm planning on
buying the EVA box set as well as End of Evangelion.
And a Time for Everything Under the Heavens
Chapter 1: There is No Redemption
Asuka was just simply lying on the bed, not doing anything. The sheets were twisted all over the bed, and she just stared blankly at the ceiling. Shinji had already left. She had been partially aware that he had been present, but now, she didn't sense anything. Her mind was a completely empty. To her, there was no point in continuing to live. There never would be.
Shinji had gone back home, or where he thought his home was. It was the apartment that he shared with Misato and Asuka, but Asuka was in the hospital and Misato was still at NERV. His hand was trembling. The same hand that had killed Kaworu, his best friend. Everyone else he knew had left after the destruction of Tokyo 3. What did the future hold for him? Nothing. Maybe someday, he'd find real peace, but that would probably be in death.
Misato sipped on the cold coffee.
"So why are we here," she said, exhaustion in her voice, "The last Angel has been destroyed, and the threat is over."
"Maybe, maybe not," said Makoto, "We're still at level 1 alert."
"But what do we have to fear?" asked Maya, her voice carried the worry that all of them felt.
Just then, a message appeared for Misato at her terminal.
"Maybe I'll find out," she said, "I'm to attend a meeting."
She walked off down the corridor, her steps echoing through the emptiness. Perhaps an answer to all this madness would be explained, but perhaps even more mysteries would appear.
The three technicians watched as the major left. After she had disappeared from site, they went on with their speculation.
"So what do you think is really going on?" asked Shigeru, "The commander and the vice-commander both seemed a bit jumpy when I saw them this morning."
"But what other threats are there?" asked Maya, "That boy was the last one, wasn't he?"
"Yes," answered Shigeru, "There are only 17 Angels. We destroyed all of them. However, there may be more too all this then we know."
"Dr. Akagi's been arrested," said Maya, "Or that's what I've heard. I wonder why?"
"We are to prepare for combat," said Gendo, "The EVA units may be our trump card."
"But Asuka can't sync and Shinji has refused to get into Unit 01!" said Misato.
"Rei will pilot Unit 02 and as for Shinji, I leave convincing him to your hands," said Gendo, "Our defense systems may be able to repel a light attack force, but they'd lose against a major offensive. We must get Unit 01 combat ready."
"Defending the main office may not be feasible," said Ryan Evans, the American in charge of Section 2, "We simply do not have the forces."
"We have time," said Gendo, "Reconstruction of Tokyo 3 begins tomorrow. Our opponents will not be able to move in before that. If they attack during the reconstruction, they will have to fight amongst civilians, and we can use that to our advantage. However, I want all NERV officers armed."
The assembled officer all nodded. Gendo and Kozo left after that.
"He expects us to fight back a human opponent?" said Misato, after the two commanders had left.
"Who is this human opponent," said Terada Oiinaki, head of the engineering department, "That's the biggest question."
"We don't have a system that allows us to easily attack other humans," said Misato, "And I know for a fact that I will be unable to convince Shinji to pilot Unit 01 again."
"Then let's just hope this attack never comes," said Evans.
The others around the table nodded and left.
The man dropped off the package and left. Another man arrived and picked it up. It would be interesting to see what this agent had managed to find out this time.
Shinji sitting on the couch, pretending to be napping. However, Misato knew him too well.
"Shinji, I need to talk with you." His eyes remained closed. "Shinji, this is important."
Finally, he opened his eyes, but didn't look at Misato. She continued to look at him, dreading his reaction when she broke the news.
"Shinji, I need you to pilot Unit 01 again."
He didn't say anything. He continued to look at the wall, not moving.
"Shinji, damn it! At least answer!"
Finally, Shinji's head turned and locked eyes with her. However, something had changed. His eyes were liked cold blue steel. Completely uncaring and without an ounce of sympathy.
"Misato, if I get in that thing, I'm going to destroy NERV."
"What?" Of all the answers that were possible, this one was the one she least expected.
"It's simple. With Unit 01, I have the power to destroy NERV. I'll use it. I don't have anything left. Even if I die, at least I've accomplished something worthwhile."
"What are you talking about!" Misato screamed, "You've saved the human race at least a dozen times! You defeated the Angels and prevented the Third Impact!"
"And in the process, I've maimed one of my friends, I killed another, I've nearly destroyed Asuka's mind, and I've grown to hate life."
"Shinji, Tabris-"
"Kaworu," he said icily, cutting her off.
"He was an Angel," she said, as if that would make everything better.
"So? Kaji was a man, and he was your friend."
She winced slightly, but continued. "Why did you bring him up? He's nothing like that-"
"Angel?" said Shinji, interrupting her again. He got up and walked slowly around the room. "Let me tell you something Misato. I've only had three true friends. Kensuke, Toji, and Kaworu. Kensuke left with everyone else, Toji, I nearly killed, but he's forgiven me even though I don't deserve it, but at least he still lives. Kaworu? So what if he's an Angel? He was my best friend. He was a good friend. In fact, he was such a good friend that he died for me. So I could continue living. It doesn't matter if he's an Angel! It matters who he is, not what!"
Tears started showing in his eyes. How strangely out of place, Misato thought. Especially in those cold eyes. Shinji probably meant it. He would destroy NERV if he got into Unit 01. However, what hit her even more was that, when he named his friends, he didn't name her. That was a more painful revelation than anything else. However, she still had to try.
"Shinji, we think that there's going to be an attack on NERV," she confessed, trying to garn his sympathy, "That's why we need your help."
"Good. Put me in when they come and I'll help them."
"You'd fight against your own friends?"
"What friends!" he raged, "Ah, you, Misato. You've used me to fight the Angels. My father. For whatever his plans are. Dr. Akagi. To try to get at my father. I have no friends at NERV.
Throughout this entire argument, he had not mentioned Rei or Asuka once. Maybe that was something she could use, Misato thought.
"What about Rei? What about Asuka?"
Shinji looked at her again. This time, there seemed to be pain in his eyes. No, it was more sorrow than anything else.
"If I can save them, I will. However, I only do so because they are like me. Victims. People turned into tools welded by people like you. However, if I cannot save them, then I simply cannot. Asuka. She needs to be saved from herself. Rei. Well, if my father was dead, that would solve a lot of things, wouldn't it?"
Shinji was acting very abnormally. This wasn't right. Something was up.
"What's gotten into you?" she asked nervously.
Shinji sat back down on the couch. It was then that Misato noticed the laptop on the living room table. It was her laptop. He spun it around and showed her. It was all of the information that Kaji had gotten. She had left it open when she had gone to NERV and Shinji had found it.
"Right now, I really don't care if anyone lives or dies. However, I'm finished being used."
He got up and went to his room, leaving Misato staring after him. After all this time, all of the rage, anger, hatred, and pain that Shinji had held within himself had finally burst out. Before, he used to be so gentle. But now? He was cold like his father. He would grow to be even worse unless she found a way stop it. But how?
Shinji was asleep in his room. After his little tantrum, he felt very tired. Kaji had left behind a lot of interesting information. He was surprised at himself at the way he had acted to Misato. He felt that he should apologize, but then remembered why he had thrown a tantrum. She didn't deserve it.
He was floating in space, or at least it felt like it. He was in his pajamas. It was a dream, it just had to be. He looked around. There was a bright light all around him. He raised his hand and used it in an attempt to shield his eyes, but it didn't work. Suddenly, something flashed. He turned around and saw the source. There was a figure forming, a human figure. Finally, it stepped out of the light and Shinji saw who it was.
"Kaworu."
"Hello my friend," he said.
"But you're dead."
"Death is just the gateway. However, I have a debt of honor to repay before I move on."
"A debt of honor?"
"To you. I shall try to repay the debt, but it is a debt that can never be repaid."
"But, why me?"
"Because you chose," he answered, "You chose the correct choice in the matter of my survival, or humanity's survival. But be warned. It is not over yet. I'll try to help, but you are the one who must choose again. Goodbye my friend."
"Kaworu! Wait!"
Shinji woke with a start. Sweat was dripping down his face as he sat there, panting. He remembered the dream, but what did it mean? He had to choose? He got up.
Misato was twirling the empty can of beer. It was her sixth one and she did not have the energy or the ability to get another one. Tomorrow, she had to report to the commander that Shinji had refused to pilot Unit 01. That would not be fun.
"Here."
She looked up and saw Shinji holding a beer towards her. There was a gentle smile on his face, and she was starting to wonder if she had been seeing things before.
"Shinji?"
"I'm sorry Misato, about what I said about you."
Misato's eyes started tearing up. She got up and hugged him.
"I'll pilot Unit 01, Misato. For my friends."
She continued to cry, and held onto him.
"Thank you Shinji. For being a friend."
End of Chapter 1
Okay, R+R. Now I have to figure out what to write for Chapter 2.
Z98
And a Time for Everything Under the Heavens
Chapter 1: There is No Redemption
Asuka was just simply lying on the bed, not doing anything. The sheets were twisted all over the bed, and she just stared blankly at the ceiling. Shinji had already left. She had been partially aware that he had been present, but now, she didn't sense anything. Her mind was a completely empty. To her, there was no point in continuing to live. There never would be.
Shinji had gone back home, or where he thought his home was. It was the apartment that he shared with Misato and Asuka, but Asuka was in the hospital and Misato was still at NERV. His hand was trembling. The same hand that had killed Kaworu, his best friend. Everyone else he knew had left after the destruction of Tokyo 3. What did the future hold for him? Nothing. Maybe someday, he'd find real peace, but that would probably be in death.
Misato sipped on the cold coffee.
"So why are we here," she said, exhaustion in her voice, "The last Angel has been destroyed, and the threat is over."
"Maybe, maybe not," said Makoto, "We're still at level 1 alert."
"But what do we have to fear?" asked Maya, her voice carried the worry that all of them felt.
Just then, a message appeared for Misato at her terminal.
"Maybe I'll find out," she said, "I'm to attend a meeting."
She walked off down the corridor, her steps echoing through the emptiness. Perhaps an answer to all this madness would be explained, but perhaps even more mysteries would appear.
The three technicians watched as the major left. After she had disappeared from site, they went on with their speculation.
"So what do you think is really going on?" asked Shigeru, "The commander and the vice-commander both seemed a bit jumpy when I saw them this morning."
"But what other threats are there?" asked Maya, "That boy was the last one, wasn't he?"
"Yes," answered Shigeru, "There are only 17 Angels. We destroyed all of them. However, there may be more too all this then we know."
"Dr. Akagi's been arrested," said Maya, "Or that's what I've heard. I wonder why?"
"We are to prepare for combat," said Gendo, "The EVA units may be our trump card."
"But Asuka can't sync and Shinji has refused to get into Unit 01!" said Misato.
"Rei will pilot Unit 02 and as for Shinji, I leave convincing him to your hands," said Gendo, "Our defense systems may be able to repel a light attack force, but they'd lose against a major offensive. We must get Unit 01 combat ready."
"Defending the main office may not be feasible," said Ryan Evans, the American in charge of Section 2, "We simply do not have the forces."
"We have time," said Gendo, "Reconstruction of Tokyo 3 begins tomorrow. Our opponents will not be able to move in before that. If they attack during the reconstruction, they will have to fight amongst civilians, and we can use that to our advantage. However, I want all NERV officers armed."
The assembled officer all nodded. Gendo and Kozo left after that.
"He expects us to fight back a human opponent?" said Misato, after the two commanders had left.
"Who is this human opponent," said Terada Oiinaki, head of the engineering department, "That's the biggest question."
"We don't have a system that allows us to easily attack other humans," said Misato, "And I know for a fact that I will be unable to convince Shinji to pilot Unit 01 again."
"Then let's just hope this attack never comes," said Evans.
The others around the table nodded and left.
The man dropped off the package and left. Another man arrived and picked it up. It would be interesting to see what this agent had managed to find out this time.
Shinji sitting on the couch, pretending to be napping. However, Misato knew him too well.
"Shinji, I need to talk with you." His eyes remained closed. "Shinji, this is important."
Finally, he opened his eyes, but didn't look at Misato. She continued to look at him, dreading his reaction when she broke the news.
"Shinji, I need you to pilot Unit 01 again."
He didn't say anything. He continued to look at the wall, not moving.
"Shinji, damn it! At least answer!"
Finally, Shinji's head turned and locked eyes with her. However, something had changed. His eyes were liked cold blue steel. Completely uncaring and without an ounce of sympathy.
"Misato, if I get in that thing, I'm going to destroy NERV."
"What?" Of all the answers that were possible, this one was the one she least expected.
"It's simple. With Unit 01, I have the power to destroy NERV. I'll use it. I don't have anything left. Even if I die, at least I've accomplished something worthwhile."
"What are you talking about!" Misato screamed, "You've saved the human race at least a dozen times! You defeated the Angels and prevented the Third Impact!"
"And in the process, I've maimed one of my friends, I killed another, I've nearly destroyed Asuka's mind, and I've grown to hate life."
"Shinji, Tabris-"
"Kaworu," he said icily, cutting her off.
"He was an Angel," she said, as if that would make everything better.
"So? Kaji was a man, and he was your friend."
She winced slightly, but continued. "Why did you bring him up? He's nothing like that-"
"Angel?" said Shinji, interrupting her again. He got up and walked slowly around the room. "Let me tell you something Misato. I've only had three true friends. Kensuke, Toji, and Kaworu. Kensuke left with everyone else, Toji, I nearly killed, but he's forgiven me even though I don't deserve it, but at least he still lives. Kaworu? So what if he's an Angel? He was my best friend. He was a good friend. In fact, he was such a good friend that he died for me. So I could continue living. It doesn't matter if he's an Angel! It matters who he is, not what!"
Tears started showing in his eyes. How strangely out of place, Misato thought. Especially in those cold eyes. Shinji probably meant it. He would destroy NERV if he got into Unit 01. However, what hit her even more was that, when he named his friends, he didn't name her. That was a more painful revelation than anything else. However, she still had to try.
"Shinji, we think that there's going to be an attack on NERV," she confessed, trying to garn his sympathy, "That's why we need your help."
"Good. Put me in when they come and I'll help them."
"You'd fight against your own friends?"
"What friends!" he raged, "Ah, you, Misato. You've used me to fight the Angels. My father. For whatever his plans are. Dr. Akagi. To try to get at my father. I have no friends at NERV.
Throughout this entire argument, he had not mentioned Rei or Asuka once. Maybe that was something she could use, Misato thought.
"What about Rei? What about Asuka?"
Shinji looked at her again. This time, there seemed to be pain in his eyes. No, it was more sorrow than anything else.
"If I can save them, I will. However, I only do so because they are like me. Victims. People turned into tools welded by people like you. However, if I cannot save them, then I simply cannot. Asuka. She needs to be saved from herself. Rei. Well, if my father was dead, that would solve a lot of things, wouldn't it?"
Shinji was acting very abnormally. This wasn't right. Something was up.
"What's gotten into you?" she asked nervously.
Shinji sat back down on the couch. It was then that Misato noticed the laptop on the living room table. It was her laptop. He spun it around and showed her. It was all of the information that Kaji had gotten. She had left it open when she had gone to NERV and Shinji had found it.
"Right now, I really don't care if anyone lives or dies. However, I'm finished being used."
He got up and went to his room, leaving Misato staring after him. After all this time, all of the rage, anger, hatred, and pain that Shinji had held within himself had finally burst out. Before, he used to be so gentle. But now? He was cold like his father. He would grow to be even worse unless she found a way stop it. But how?
Shinji was asleep in his room. After his little tantrum, he felt very tired. Kaji had left behind a lot of interesting information. He was surprised at himself at the way he had acted to Misato. He felt that he should apologize, but then remembered why he had thrown a tantrum. She didn't deserve it.
He was floating in space, or at least it felt like it. He was in his pajamas. It was a dream, it just had to be. He looked around. There was a bright light all around him. He raised his hand and used it in an attempt to shield his eyes, but it didn't work. Suddenly, something flashed. He turned around and saw the source. There was a figure forming, a human figure. Finally, it stepped out of the light and Shinji saw who it was.
"Kaworu."
"Hello my friend," he said.
"But you're dead."
"Death is just the gateway. However, I have a debt of honor to repay before I move on."
"A debt of honor?"
"To you. I shall try to repay the debt, but it is a debt that can never be repaid."
"But, why me?"
"Because you chose," he answered, "You chose the correct choice in the matter of my survival, or humanity's survival. But be warned. It is not over yet. I'll try to help, but you are the one who must choose again. Goodbye my friend."
"Kaworu! Wait!"
Shinji woke with a start. Sweat was dripping down his face as he sat there, panting. He remembered the dream, but what did it mean? He had to choose? He got up.
Misato was twirling the empty can of beer. It was her sixth one and she did not have the energy or the ability to get another one. Tomorrow, she had to report to the commander that Shinji had refused to pilot Unit 01. That would not be fun.
"Here."
She looked up and saw Shinji holding a beer towards her. There was a gentle smile on his face, and she was starting to wonder if she had been seeing things before.
"Shinji?"
"I'm sorry Misato, about what I said about you."
Misato's eyes started tearing up. She got up and hugged him.
"I'll pilot Unit 01, Misato. For my friends."
She continued to cry, and held onto him.
"Thank you Shinji. For being a friend."
End of Chapter 1
Okay, R+R. Now I have to figure out what to write for Chapter 2.
Z98
