-Chapter 2 of Valliant Shinji!
-As for my Rtisuko/Shinji idea? Hey, it was only a thought! However, the ONLY reason why I would even consider it, to make this story even crazier then it is! And yes, that means Shinji is, and will remain, this way. Nuts? You could say that! ;-)
-And so far, these chapters are the shortest of either of my Evangelion stories. Guess when you only focus the story only on Shinji's perspective that things are definitely cut down! This chapter should be short as well given the significant difference I have planned!
-And these are probably the shortest AN for any of my stories! To stay that way, on with the story!
Tokyo 3 City Streets
"I see the target in front of me!" Shinji glared at the Angel. "I am ready to take him down!"
"Hold on Shinji!" Ritsuko said through the com-link. "First, focus on moving first! It's no use fighting the Angel if you're falling all over the place!"
"That is true! I apologize for rushing into things." Shinji scolded himself. 'Remember Shinji, all heroes should assess the situation first!'
"Uh…yeah…" Ritsuko said with uncertainty through the com-link.
NERV HeadquartersRitsuko blinked after hearing Shinji apologize. 'Come to think of it, he did just that in the elevator.' She then turned to Misato. "Does Shinji apologize a lot?"
Misato, who was on pins and needles due to both, from the attacking Angel, and the new whacked Eva pilot, quickly turned to Ritsuko in near shock. "EH? Oh, um…yeah I believe so. When I was with him, he apologized to me like, three times." After she finished her comment, she took a deep breath to try and calm her nerves, and turned back to the situation in front of her.
"Hmm." Ritsuko grinned. "Well, if he defeats the Angel, I'm going to make sure he won't have anything to apologize about!"
Misato nearly chocked on her spit when she heard that. She took a glance at Ritsuko. "What the heck do you mean by that?"
Ritsuko ignored Misato's comments and returned her attention to the screen in front of her.
Streets of Tokyo 3The Angel stood in front of Unit 01. It cocked his head at the strange behavior that the Eva was doing. Shinji made Unit 01 do a number of poses. 'Flexing' its 'muscles' like a body builder for example. Of course, in Shinji's mind, he was simply testing out Unit 01's abilities. After doing a number of poses, he made Unit 01 stand up, and made the Eva clasp his hands together. He glared at the ugly humanoid Angel in front of him. "You're terrorizing days are over Angel!" Shinji said over the loudspeaker.
The Angel stared at Unit 01 as if it was bewildered about this new entry. It looked in one direction, and then another, before it returned his attention to Eva, still in disbelief over what it was seeing.
Shinji continued to glare dangerously at the Angel when the com-link sounded again.
"Shinji…you could save the dramatics for later. Right now, focus on taking out the Angel." Ritsuko said in a level voice.
"Yes ma'am!" Shinji tighten his grip on the controllers. He had the Eva drop to one knee in preparation for his attack.
The Angel, tired of waiting for this weirdo to attack, brought his arm up and fired his cross like energy blast at it.
Before the blast could hit Unit 01, Shinji launched it into the sky. He then extended the right leg in front of it as he allowed gravity to bring Unit 01 towards the Angel. BAM! Unit 01's foot slammed into the Angel's AT Field.
NERV Headquarters"Ooooooooooo." The entire bridge crew awed as they saw what Shinji was doing.
Misato was also amazed. A kid, with ZERO training, was able to move the Eva as if it was a part of his own body! However, Misato quickly shook off her daze as she realized the problem Shinji was having with the Angel. She turned on the com-link and yelled into it. "Shinji! His AT Field is still up! You can't hurt it until you neutralize it first!"
Shinji looked down on the computer screen. "I see. Then I shall neutralize that obstructing AT Field with my Fist of Doom!"
Misato's mouth dropped to the floor after Shinji made that comment.
"Fist of Doom?" Ritsuko raised an eyebrow.
The bridge crew watched as Shinji started bashing the Angel's AT Field with Unit 01's fist, delivering a ton of successive blows to it.
"Are you telling me that he has names for his moves?" Misato said. Her eyebrow started to twitch again.
"I know!" Ritsuko commented as she looked at Shinji's attack in front of her. "I mean, he should've called it Successive Punches of Destruction! Fist implies that it was just one hit!"
Misato face faulted to the cold metal floor after hearing Ritsuko's comments.
Streets of Tokyo 3Though the constant beating to the AT Field doesn't appear to have much affect at first, slowly but surely, the AT Field was being dissipated. Of course the Angel wasn't going to take this lying down. The Angel made a quick uppercut at Unit 01. But, before the Angel's fist could make contact with the Eva, it made the Eva back flip off of the Angel. After it landed, and with the Angel's arm still in the air, Unit 01 grabbed the arm and threw the Angel over his shoulder. BAM! The Angel crashed to the ground, forming a massive Angel sized creator.
"Do you yield so-called Angel?" Shinji growled inside the cockpit. Shinji brought Unit 01's arm up and prepared to bash the Angel again with it's fist.
In a desperate act, the Angel grabbed Unit 01's leg, and, with all of its strength, hurled it towards a number of skyscrapers. Unit 01 crashed through the buildings one by one. Steel beams, concrete floors, and power lines littered the area where Unit 01 traveled. Slowly, Shinji made Unit 01 stand up. He stared daggers at the offending Angel. If there were a temperature gage inside the entry plug, they would probably note a significant increase.
"You're making Shinji Ikari mad! You do not want to make Shinji mad!" Shinji narrowed his eyes as he made Unit 01's fist punch it's other hand. This caused a mini-shockwave to be made.
NERV HeadquartersMisato's eyes were wide in bewilderment. "Did Shinji just refer to himself in the third person?"
Ritsuko simply shrugged her shoulders at Misato's question. Though she had to admit that Shinji referring to himself in the third person might not be, healthy. Still, as long as he was beating up the Angel, he could do or say anything he wanted. "So what if he did? He could even call him by some silly nickname for all I care! I mean just look at the data that's coming in!"
Misato glared at Ritsuko. "You really need to stop taking the happy pills!"
Ritsuko gave a questioning look at Misato. "How did you…? I mean, I DON'T TAKE HAPPY PILLS!"
Misato blinked her eyes in bemusement. "I was only joking." After a moment of thought, she determined that she didn't have enough information on whether or not Ritsuko had lost her mind. Though her giddiness over the situation certainly makes it appear that she was leaning in that direction. Deciding to leave her friends diagnosis until later, she turned her head back to the screen as they saw the Angel once again raise his arm, ready to blast Unit 01 with its energy blast.
Unit 01 was sprinting towards the Angel. The Angel, seeing that it had Unit 01 right where he wanted, shot another cross energy blast at Unit 01. The Angel however, did not expect the Eva to slide under the blast, and knocking the Angel off of its feet. Unit 01 grabbed the Angel's arm, twisted it until an ugly cracking sound could be heard, and then flipped the Angel over its shoulders. While in the air, Unit 01 took its massive foot and kicked the Angel, keeping it in the air.
Streets of Tokyo 3Shinji looked at the rising Angel. Though what the Angel was made out of was in question, it apparently didn't defy the laws of gravity. After reaching a certain height above the city, the Angel started to fall back down. Shinji grinned as he prepared to welcome the Angel back to Earth. Welcome it back to Earth with a massive uppercut with Unit 01. This in effect, kept the poor Angel up in the air, with Shinji in Unit 01 high punching, high kicking, upper cutting, and in one instance, head bunting it.
The final bash sent the Angel hurtling towards a skyscraper. The weight, and the force of fall made an Angel sized creator on the building. As the Angel struggled to get out of its daze, it finds Unit 01 looming over itself. The Angel raised its arm. Tired of the resistance that he was getting from the Angel, Shinji made Unit 01 grab the arm, and rip it off the Angel. He threw the severed limb behind Unit 01 as it grabbed the Angel with one arm, pounded the Angel with the other. Wounds and cracks in the Angel's armor appeared everywhere.
Finally, in one last desperate move, the Angel used its remaining arm to force Unit 01's confining arm away. It jumped onto the Eva and quickly expanded.
Expanded to the point where it made a massive explosion!
NERV Headquarters"Ooooooooooooooo." The entire bridge crew let out after seeing the massive explosion occurs, an explosion that, from a distance, made a cross. How that was possible was anyone's guess. Of course, this shouldn't be the main concern of the bridge crew since, this explosion knocked out all communications from Unit 01.
Misato however, was, again, the first to recover from this stupor. "Oh no! Shinji!"
Ritsuko's eyes also widened when she saw the explosion. However, she was bit more confident that he survived given the strength and durability of the Eva's armor. "We should find out in a few seconds."
Slowly, the haze caused by the Angel's explosion cleared up. In the middle of the explosion, was Unit 01 that, at first appearance, appeared to be undamaged.
Maya looked at her computer screen as she began to receive information from Unit 01. "All systems appear to be normal. Communications has been reestablished!"
Misato went up to the computer and yelled into the communicator. "Shinji!"
Inside Unit 01"I am here Captain Katsuragi!" Shinji said in stern voice. The interface in front of him, as well as the panorama of the cityscape, slowly reappeared. "The Angel tried a suicide move. It obviously did not work!"
"Yeah! We saw that!" Misato said in a cheery voice. "Good work Shinji but…umm…next time, try to be a little less…umm…destructive. Don't worry, no one should be serious hurt given that they were all evacuated but…you know the government, they won't be happy with the amount of damage here. Especially the overall cost in damages here."
Shinji looked around the city. While it was abandoned due to the evacuation, and many of the buildings dropped into the Geo-Front, it was still a lot of devastation. He scolded himself for being so reckless. "I'm so stupid! I deeply apologize for causing this much damage Captain Katsuragi! I shouldn't have been so reckless!"
Misato's image on the display went to a worried look, as her eyes went from one side, to the other. Then she went back to Shinji. "Um, hehehe, it's…um…nothing really! Sorry I brought it up! Given your lack of training, we didn't expect much from you. Despite the um, destruction, you have FAR surpassed our expectations! Really! So…no need to apologize!"
"But Captain…" Shinji said as his face turned to disgust, disgust at himself. "If I learned some self-control, there wouldn't have been this amount of damage! I am just grateful that no one was hurt in this fight!"
Ritsuko, who pushed Misato away, hard, quickly replaced her image in the display. In fact, Shinji could hear an "Ow" coming from off screen. Ritsuko, who seemed to have been scowling given the wrinkles on her forehead before she pushed Misato away, quickly recomposed herself before turning to Shinji. A smile appeared on her face before she spoke in a cheery voice. "Don't worry about it Shinji! In fact, if you were not there and allowed the Angel to destroy the city, and destroyed the Geo-Front in the process, things would have been MUCH worse. And the loses won't be tallied up in dollar amounts, but in lives!"
"Why'd you do that for?" Shinji heard off screen that obviously came from Misato.
Ritsuko continued, apparently ignoring Misato. "We're discuss this later! But you shouldn't be dwelling on the matter too much! Again, you lacked training that we will give you in the coming weeks! And again, no one was hurt due to the evacuations! If you want, we'll discuss this once you're back at Headquarters! We've already dispatched the NERV extraction team to your location!"
Shinji nodded. Though he was still disgusted about his recklessness, he did agree that Ritsuko and Misato had a point. "Very well, I will see you soon!"
"See ya later!" Ritsuko waved before the display disappeared.
Shinji took a big deep breath in the LCL. "Before I can properly protect this city, I do need to better control myself, and this machine…" As he was saying this, part of the faceplate armor of the Eva dropped to the ground. He turned his head at the exposed Eva. Suddenly, an eye appeared at the exposed area of the Eva, staring back at him. Shinji raised an eyebrow. "There's more to this thing then meets the eye. Wonder if I will find out." He turned away from the eye and looked on with a serious expression on his face.
Inside the Eva, Yui Ikari would be given a strained smile if she had a form. While she was proud of her son's determination, this behavior was, well, a bit too much for her. She vowed that one day, she would make Gendo pay for doing this to her son! 'Maybe a little activation accident…'
-Later…
NERV HeadquartersAfter meeting with NERV officials over where he was going to live, he was now in the hallway talking to his two superiors.
"85.4 percent sync ratio?" Shinji looked at Ritsuko with a serious expression. "Is that good?"
"It's beyond good!" Ritsuko patted Shinji on the back. "Even in our wildest dreams we did not expect a sync ratio that high! Heck, we're not even expecting something half that for someone with no training at all!"
"Mmm." Shinji said as he contemplated the meaning of this. "So, higher the ratio the better right? With a little training, maybe I can get it to 100 percent!"
"Uhhh…" Ritsuko looked away from Shinji for a moment. "Actually, that wouldn't be a good thing…"
Shinji turned to Ritsuko with curiosity. He didn't show it though since he has been giving a, well, expression of pure determination throughout the day. "Really? Why is that unacceptable?"
"Well…if it gets to 100 percent, then your mind would merge with Unit 01." Ritsuko said. 'Not to mention body as well.' She added mentally. "In other words, we would never be able to get you out alive. While we want as high of a sync ratio as possible, we don't want it at 100 percent either for that very reason."
"Hmm." Shinji sounded as he took in this new information. "So, it is like flying a jet. We always want to go faster. But if we go too fast, the G-forces would kill us!"
"Exactly!" Ritsuko cheerfully sounded. "So, in the meantime, since you seem to have a natural ability to get a high sync ratio, we will focus the training on strategy and battle techniques!"
"Sounds good!" Shinji said in an eager and determined voice. "I cannot wait to start our training as soon as possible!"
Misato rolled her eyes at the two. "I better get started on making the padded walls for the two of you!" She mumbled out.
"What was that Misato?" Ritsuko eyed Misato after hearing her mumble something.
"Nothing." Misato replied without looking at Ritsuko. She then turned to Shinji as she thought of something. "By the way Shinji, where are you living while you're here?"
Shinji turned to Misato. "In an apartment near NERV Headquarters. AWAY from my father!"
Ritsuko blinked at Shinji's response. "You're living alone?"
Shinji nodded. "I'm used to it so, why not?" He then turned towards the hallway. "Excuse me, I am in need to use the bathroom."
"Right down to the left over there." Misato said as she pointed down the hallway.
"Thank you Captain Katsuragi." Shinji said as he walked down to the bathroom. For once, his favored walking technique with his arms at the side, slightly flexed, and his stiff movement actually looked appropriate as he headed towards his destination.
After eying him off to the bathroom, Misato turned to Ritsuko. "Well, I guess it's the best for them! Given how he turned out, keeping them separate would be a good thing!"
"True." Ritsuko said as she continued to stare at where Shinji had left. "Though…I wouldn't mind taking him in! I just hope he likes cats!"
"Huh?" Misato shot her head towards Ritsuko. Misato's mind started to work on overdrive as she thought of what it might be like in a household with Ritsuko and Shinji…
-Misato's Mind…
Press ConferenceThere was a podium that stood in front of the remains of the Angel. In front of them was an area full of reporters and their cameramen. They were all pointed at Shinji. Flashbulbs were going off everywhere. "You have nothing to fear citizens of Tokyo 3 for I, Shinji Ikari, is here to protect you from danger!" Shinji said, wearing blue spandex with a red triangle on his chest. Yellow letters, S and I, were inside the red triangle. He looked at the crowd with sheer…well, strong firmness in his eyes.
One of the reporters in the room raised his hand. Shinji pointed to him. The reporter extended his digital recorder and spoke his question. "There are rumors that you have a partner in protecting this city and nation! Is this true?"
Shinji didn't waver in his appearance. "I am glad you asked that question. For the rumors are true! I have acquired a partner upon coming here to Tokyo 3. In fact, I will introduce her right now!"
Ritsuko jumped out and landed next to Shinji. She was wearing a red and white hooded sweater with long red sleeves. "Tada!"
"Citizens of Tokyo 3 and Japan, I would like you to meet…Super Ritz-Chan!"
-Back in the real world…
NERV Headquarters"OH HELL NO!" Misato practically yelled out her outburst after her horrifying daydream.
-Later…
Misato's Apartment"Welcome to your new home Shinji!" Misato smiled as she entered her apartment, with Shinji in tow. After a quick stop at a grocery store, it was then straight to Misato's apartment, with Shinji carrying the groceries of course. However, even if Misato didn't ask him too, Shinji would've done it anyways given how much of a 'gentleman' he had become. While Misato certainly appreciated the gesture, it was still freaky considering everything else she knew of Shinji.
Shinji looked around the apartment upon entrance. He noted the amount of clutter that was all around. Empty beer cans were everywhere, tons of boxes stacked near the walls, and empty instant food packages littered the floor. It was almost difficult to imagine that an inspector didn't come here and condemn this place already, claiming it be an uninhabitable site.
Misato noticed Shinji being interested about her mess. "Um…hehehe. It's a little messy in here. Um…you see, with me working all these hours and all…"
"I see." Shinji said as he nodded in agreement. "I completely understand! You have an important job of protecting this planet! Little things like cleaning the apartment should not be a top concern. Do not worry, I will take up this task for you!"
Misato's mouth hung open after Shinji's little speech. "Uh…thanks?"
"Anyways, you didn't have to do this you know." Shinji said as he walked around the apartment, cleaning up a few things. "Taking me in and all."
"Oh well…" Misato looked from side to side. "It's just that…I don't want you to be lonely while you are here!" Misato smiled at her answer. 'As well as keep you away from that freak! I mean…friend!' After a moment, she looked towards the kitchen as her stomach started to growl. "Um, I'm going to prepare dinner now, so wait right here!" 'And break open a new box of beer! I'm definitely going to need it!'
-Later…
"So, um…how was dinner?" Misato said unsure if she really wanted an answer. "Since I'm working all the time, I usually eat this instant stuff. Hehehe…"
"It is more then adequate Captain Katsuragi!" Shinji said as he took another bite from the instant egg rolls. "Though if you want, I can cook for you as well."
Misato looked from side to side before she came up with a response to that. "Um…sure? Oh, and uh…Misato is fine! You don't have to keep calling me Miss or Captain Katsuragi…especially off duty. Hehehe."
"Very well! Misato it is then!" Shinji continued to eat the instant food.
Misato downed another beer can. 'I think I'm going to need to break out the hard stuff soon!' At that moment, the phone rang. 'Who would be calling at this hour?' Misato thought as she picked up the phone. "Hello, Katsuragi household, Misato speaking?"
"You know, if he's too much of a bother, I could…" Ritsuko started on the other end of the phone.
"NO!" Misato slammed the phone down.
Shinji raised an eyebrow at the recent proceedings. "Misato? Is something wrong?"
"Huh?" Misato looked up at Shinji before she responded. "Oh! Um, no! It was just a wrong number! Yeah that's it!" Misato said quickly, before she took a deep sigh.
After dinner was complete, Shinji cleaned up the dishes and threw away the trash. To Misato's amazement, her apartment already looked a lot cleaner then it was before. She could hardly recognize it now with all the trash off the floor. Still, it had a ways to go before you can call it, clean. However, given Shinji's personality, Misato wouldn't be surprised by, the end of the week, her apartment would be sparkling!
After doing a little cleaning, Shinji made his way to the bathroom to take a bath. In the bathroom, Shinji proceeded to strip down to his birthday suit. "And so, another day comes to an end for Shinji Ikari." He was about to proceed to the bathtub when he notices a penguin in it, looking at him funny. "Interesting. I did not know Misato had a pet. I think I will ask her right now." He proceeded to exit the bathroom, still in his birthday suit, and ask Misato, who was currently downing a number of beer cans, in the dining room, about this unknown roommate.
"Misato, I notice that you have a penguin living here." Shinji said in his typical stance…naked.
At that moment, Pen-Pen walked past Shinji and headed towards his refrigerator. Before he did though, he gave one final look at Shinji, which caused his eyes to nearly bulge out of its sockets.
Misato looked at the naked Shinji from her sitting position. "Oh him? That's just Pen…HOLY (expletive deleted) IT'S HUGE!" Misato shot up from her seat, dropping the half empty beer can in the process.
Shinji looked at Misato with a slightly confused expression. "Excuse me Misato, I am not following."
Misato's eyes were still wide as she sat back down. Took a deep breath before she continued. "Um, nothing! Uh…yeah, that was Pen-Pen! Oh, and um, next time, mind putting on some clothes, or a towel?"
Shinji looked down at himself and noticed his current state of dress, or more appropriately, lack there of. "I apologize for my lack of modesty. I also apologize for interrupting Pen-Pen's bath. If I had known, I wouldn't have barged in like that. But now that Pen-Pen is down in the bathroom, I will continue with my bath." Shinji turned around, and headed straight to the bathroom.
Pen-Pen stood there in completely shock. His mouth fell open after hearing Shinji's speech.
Misato sat, wide-eyed and completely stunned at the scene. "I really need to break out the hard stuff!"
After Shinji took his bath, and proceeded to his room to sleep, Misato staggered in the hallway, completely wasted with all the alcohol she had consumed. Well, almost completely wasted. She was still able to form some semblance of a coherent thought. Maybe even be able to remember it when she wakes up in the morning. At first she thought she might congratulate Shinji on his performance today, but, well, she already did it earlier in the day, including Ritsuko who was now becoming another strange issue that Misato had to face. Preferably later given that her main focus right now was Shinji's state of mind.
"Shin…Shin…ji is like…really messed up…in…the head!" Misato drunkenly said as she continued her trip to her bedroom. "It…HICCUP…was all…his father's fault! And…Ritsu…ko…isn't helping." Her mind then returned to a certain image as she reached her bedroom door. Well, more like hit her bedroom door. "Ow!" She said as she light bounced off the door. After re composing herself, she placed her hand on the handle. "And…than…there's…that. Man…was…it…huge!" Suddenly determination showed through in her in drunken eyes. "I…know! I…will…fix…Shin…man! Yea! I will fix…" She opened her door, and quickly passed out on her bed.
-------End of Chapter 2
I'm not sure how I'm going to keep it up like this! Expect more insanity in the next few chapters! Oh, and for those waiting for the next chapter of FME, it's coming! Slowly! But it is coming! Should be my next update!
-Next Chapter…Shinji goes to school! How will the other students react to Valliant Shinji? Until then…later!
