Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion, only Hisoka and the other OCs. If I keep finding lawyers at my door, then it won't take long for me to run out of places to hide the bodies…

Author's Notes

1) Hey folks, it's me again. I'm having a lot of fun writing all these stories and I hope to keep writing for quite some time.

2) Just a warning: Next Monday, I'll be moving from Texas to Utah so it may be a while before my next major update storm. I'll just try and update when I can so you guys all have something to read while I get the move finished.

3) For those who haven't figured it out yet, this story takes place 10 years after the end of the anime, so Shinji and the other Children are all 24. Also, Hisoka is 26 and I'll be putting up the ages of other major characters as is necessary or unless you just wanna know.

Now that all that's been taken care of…on with the story!


Back With a Vengeance

By Ama no Murakumo

Chapter 2: The Return of Shinji Ikari

Misato Katsuragi was not what you would call a patient person right now. Ever since Gendo Ikari obliterated the Japanese capital of Tokyo-2 using a Dummy Plug-controlled Unit-00, she and the other members of the Resistance had been on edge. The man had finally lost his damned mind. The JSSDF had been unable to stop him either, as the army had no chance against an Eva without a pilot whose conscious could've saved hundreds or even thousands of lives.

She and Rei had been two of the first to begin evacuating those who opposed Gendo during his first assault in Tokyo-3. Maya and Ritsuko had begun helping shortly afterwards. Even though Shigeru and Kozo had both died and caused a drop in morale, the purple-haired beauty swore to do everything she could to stop this maniac. Turning to her red eyed partner, Misato grumbled.

"Rei, where is he? I thought Shinji told us he'd meet us here at 8:00. It's fucking 8:45 right now!" she yelled. Rei Ayanami, leader of the Resistance and former pilot of Unit-00, stared at the major blankly.

Rei had changed quite a bit since the Angel Wars. Her azure locks, once fashioned in a bob cut, now fell to just past her shoulders. Her eyes had also gotten brighter, a result of her new understanding of emotions. She still had a ways to go, but Misato and the others where being patient.

"Misato if I remember correctly, Shinji's response told us that he would be one block to the north of our present location." The older woman, who surprisingly hadn't changed much in ten years, shook her head.

"I still think that it was supposed to be here…"

(One block north of Rei and Misato)

"This is bullshit!"

"Don't blow a gasket, Shinji. I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation for this," Hisoka replied. He and Shinji were supposed to be picked up by the younger man's old friends almost an hour ago, but thus far they had seen nobody out of the ordinary.

Glancing about, Hisoka sighed and picked up his bag. Shrugging their shoulders, the pair started looking around for a place to eat. If they were going to be forced to wait, then they may as well stuff their faces while they sat around.

Shinji growled. "I bet Misato's right under our damn noses. That woman has the worst sense of direction I ever saw," he said, leading his partner to a nearby cafe.

Neither of the two noticed the small group of black suits watching them from down the block. They were Section-2 agents. One whispered to another while the third spoke into a cell phone.

"So that's the Third Child?" The first one asked. The second nodded.

"Definitely. I remember that kid from the Angel Wars and that's him, without a doubt." The two nodded as the third closed his phone.

"We've been given orders from Sub-Commander Volsky. The Third Child and his companion are to be killed on sight. Let's go…" he said, pulling his pistol. The other two followed suit and the three made their way towards the pair. The strange man Ikari had appointed Sub-Commander after his coup apparently used to work as an assassin in the Russian government, and his ruthless manner showed as such.

"Hey Shinji, we've got Rent-A-Goons at six o'clock." The young man turned his eyes slightly and grinned, unzipping his bag in preparation. Hisoka simply stared at him.

"What are you gonna do?" The elder detective's eyes widened as he realized the three men walking towards them were all armed and aiming for them.

"Shit!" Hisoka yelled, pulling a massive revolver from his coat pocket before taking aim and firing. The agent in front was blasted back several meters, a large gaping hole where his heart should have been. Shinji looked at his partner in shock.

"What the fuck is that thing!" Hisoka smirked.

"A heavily customized Mateba Unica auto revolver, that's what. I had the gunsmith extend the barrel some and make adjustments so that it could fire its .454 Casull rounds with more accuracy," he replied. Shinji's eyes bulged.

"You're firing .454 Casulls from that monster! Dude, you've been hanging around me for too long…" the younger man exclaimed as he pulled out a weapon that nearly made Hisoka piss himself.

"Do I even wanna know what the hell you're carrying a 40mm pump-action grenade launcher for?" he asked. Shinji grinned and pointed.

"Probably not," he retaliated. Pressing the trigger, the pair watched as the agents tried running for it, only to be blown to bits.

Hisoka took one look at the two meter deep hole his friend had made and said, "Shinji Ikari, you give a whole new meaning to the word overkill."

The two partners then balked at seeing a small army of Section-2 agents coming around the corner. Hazarding a glance to each other, they took aim and pressed the triggers of their weapons once more.

So began Shinji's return to Tokyo-3…

(Back with Rei and Misato)

"What the hell is going on!?" Misato screamed as she and Rei rushed in the direction of the explosions taking place in the next block. As they approached the firefight, they heard a loud roar.

"THAT'S RIGHT! RUN YOU LITTLE BITCHES!"

The two were shell-shocked to find Section-2 running for their lives from a single pair of gunfighters. The taller one was firing with a big revolver in his left hand and a regular pistol in his right. The shorter man was chasing after the agents of death swinging an immense grenade launcher around as he wildly fired at any moving object that wore black. Something about that short one seemed familiar though…

"Major Katsuragi, I believe we have found Shinji," the younger woman said. Misato just stared as she watched her former ward dispensing gratuitous amounts of death and destruction, all the while laughing like a maniac. Pulling their own weapons, the lovely ladies began fighting as well.

"Hey Shinji! I think we got the attention of your friends," Hisoka exclaimed. Shinji turned and noticed the purple and blue hair that accompanied two of his first friends in Tokyo-3.

"Hi Rei! Hi Misato! You guys finally come to join the party?!" the young detective called out, only to have himself and his partner dragged behind a dumpster as Section-2 decided to start firing back again. The older woman glared at him.

"Shinji what the hell has gotten into you? I never would have figured you to act like this! Do you have any idea of the hell you've gotten us into?!" she screamed. Her yelling though was cut short as a familiar blue Renault pulled up and three more women barreled out of it.

The first was Ritsuko Akagi, former head of Project E. Ten years hadn't done much for her appearance, though the roots of her hair were showing signs of graying. Other than that, she looked exactly as Shinji remembered her. The scientist caught a pistol tossed to her by Hisoka and began firing on the agents.

The second was Maya Ibuki, Ritsuko's old assistant and one of the bridge technicians during the Angel Wars. In the time since Shinji left, her hair had grown out a little, now reaching to just below her neckline. She had also gotten a bit taller as well. Pulling a pistol from underneath her skirt, she fired a shot right between the eyes of an unsuspecting agent.

The third Shinji didn't know. Short red hair and bright green eyes were her most distinguishing characteristics. Her figure was full and she seemed to be about the same age as himself. The new addition grabbed a gun from Hisoka and shot at the incoming agents as well.

"Well well, if it ain't Ritsy and Maya. You ladies come to have some fun as well?" Shinji said as he launched another explosive. Section-2 was tossed around as another crater was formed in the street.

Turning to the unknown woman, he continued, "I don't know who you are however. Care to introduce yourself?" he asked, a bullet flying over his head as Hisoka pulled him down. It was Rei who answered him.

"This is Mana Kirishima. She used to work for a rival organization to NERV but joined us after Gendo's attack destroyed their headquarters. Now she's with us as an intelligence officer," she replied, punching a round right into an agent's groin. Hisoka found himself staring at the young redheaded woman.

'She's pretty cute…' he thought before shaking his head. Pulling himself up, he quickly took aim with the Mateba and fired again. The agent he hit suddenly found himself with only half a head, as the top had been blown clean off by the bullet.

Sighing in frustration, the older detective looted his way through Shinji's bag as his partner was telling his old co-workers about Hisoka himself.

"Yeah this is my best friend and partner Hisoka Antares. He's a little paranoid at times, but he's a great guy. I just wish he'd let me use some of my better guns," Shinji said as he turned around. His eyes went wide at seeing what Hisoka had in his hands.

"And you call me crazy! I was saving that for my old man," he exclaimed as the group stood back upon seeing the older man.

It might help to know that he was currently hefting Shinji's gatling gun onto the dumpster.

Smirking, Hisoka countered, "You got plenty of ammo, partner. Besides, desperate times call for desperate measures." Mana stared at him.

"Whether we're actually THAT desperate is debatable…" The man shrugged.

"Better to be safe than sorry. She's all yours Shinji."

The younger man smiled giddily and grabbed the trigger, pressing it down tight as the Section-2 morons kept coming at them.

Oh well. No one ever accused Gendo Ikari of hiring the smartest of people…

The immediate area surrounding the Resistance fighters was turned into a war zone as Shinji's weapon reduced the swarm of people into bloody red piles of pulp. Within just one minute, the younger Ikari had practically vaporized anybody that was foolish enough to get in the way of his gun. Of course, that meant every Section-2 agent that had been involved in the fight had been killed.

Rolling his shoulders, Shinji smiled at the surrounding women and said, "Well that was fun. Where to now?" Misato could only gape like a fish as Rei led the group into the Renault. Ritsuko was driving, with Misato in the passenger seat next to her. Maya, Shinji, and Hisoka were all in the back, with Rei in Shinji's lap and Mana in Hisoka's.

After making sure everyone's limbs were attached and in the car, Ritsuko sped off for Resistance HQ.

(NERV HQ: Commander Ikari's office)

"So the Third Child has returned?"

"Yes, but he won't be a problem. I've already asked Section-2 to take care of him." Gendo stared at the blonde Russian behind him.

"If you say so Ivan," he said, "and what about this pesky Resistance? Have we managed to locate them yet?"

Here, the young Sub-Commander grinned maliciously. "Yes we have. They're hiding out beneath Mt. Asama at the moment. Shall we dispose of them, sir?"

"Yes we shall. I won't let those fools get in my way."

(Resistance HQ)

Shinji and Hisoka both whistled as they stepped into the headquarters of the Resistance. It was big. Situated underneath Mt. Asama, where Shinji had told his friend he had completed a mission with his Eva once before, the base was easily large enough to hold the more than 5,000 members of the Resistance.

With Rei at its head, the rebel group had managed to elude capture so far, but everyone was edgy. They knew that Gendo would eventually find them and try to eradicate them.

Currently, the two were being led to Rei's office in the rear. Entering the room, the pair sat down as the others situated themselves as well. Setting her chin on her interwoven hands, Rei stared at the two new recruits.

"Well I'm sure that you both know why we have called you here. My letter had enough information?" Shinji nodded.

"So where are you hiding Unit-01? In this base?" he asked.

Misato nodded. "That's right Shinji. Now that you're back, hopefully we can get Unit-01 back online. Your dad's using a Dummy Plug to control Unit-00 and Asuka took off after the fighting started. We haven't seen her in months." Shinji shrugged.

"That's fine with me. If I ever saw that girl, I'm afraid I may just try to blow her scalp off."

Ritsuko's eyes widened. "Surely you don't mean that?" Hisoka nodded.

"He'll do it, trust me. I've seen him shoot a guy up the nose for breathing on him funny. And with what he told me about that Asuka girl, I might consider helping him."

Before Misato could yell at the two for the way they were acting, a young soldier came running in, his face covered in sweat.

"Commander Ayanami! I don't mean to interrupt, but NERV forces are heading this way. They've found us!"

The news that they had been busted got everyone moving. Rei stood up.

"We can't afford to panic. Dr. Akagi, you and Lt. Ibuki go and get the soldiers ready for combat and retreat. Major Katsuragi, you and I will take Shinji to Unit-01 and get him prepared. Ms. Kirishima, you will guard us." After she said this, she simply stared at Hisoka.

"I'm not sure what you are capable of, Mr. Antares. Do you know of anything he can do, Shinji?" The man smirked.

"Let him guard us as well. There isn't another person I'd trust to watch my back in this kind of hell. Besides, whenever he gets mad, he can get pretty damn mean."

Ritsuko and Maya ran out of the office to carry out their orders while the rest made their way deeper into the mountain.

Before long, the sounds of gunfire could be heard as Rei opened another bulkhead. Stepping inside the large room, Hisoka's eyes bulged on seeing Unit-01 for the first time.

It was exactly like Shinji remembered it. Its horn pointing at an angle reminiscent of a unicorn, the purple mecha didn't even seem to have gathered dust.

Shinji shivered a bit. "I'm having a bad case of déjà vu here Misato." The purple haired woman nodded.

"Me too Shinji."

Suddenly, the group was shaken as an explosion rocked the room. Rei turned to the returned pilot.

"Shinji get into Unit-01 quickly. After this is done, I would like to talk to you about our relationship…" Smiling, the brown haired man nodded and gave Rei a quick kiss on the cheek before scrambling up the rocks to the entry plug. A blushing Ayanami touched her face where Shinji's lips had been and smiled to herself.

'He has certainly changed. The Shinji I remember would've fainted before doing that.'

"Rei, get down!" Misato exclaimed as the bulkhead was shattered, revealing Commander Gendo Ikari himself and Sub-Commander Ivan Volsky. Both were training guns on the two women.

Gendo smirked. "Well Rei, it seems as if your little rebellion is about to be quashed. My forces already have your men running for the hills."

Rei smiled. "Perhaps, but we weren't planning on fighting you. My forces are making their escape to another location. Also, you seem to have forgotten something…" Gendo cocked an eyebrow.

"What?"

"Shinji and his friend Hisoka." As soon as the words left her mouth, Unit-01 came to life with a guttural roar. Gendo and Ivan both stood back in horror.

Shinji had survived Section-2's attack and now Unit-01 was back in action.

"Yui…" Gendo said. His thoughts were cut short as a bullet ripped into his shoulder. Crying out in pain, the two NERV commanders turned to find Hisoka and Mana firing at them in tandem. Mana was wielding a Beretta pistol, Hisoka a Winchester rifle. Growling to himself, Ivan pulled his boss behind a boulder as the two pairs exchanged shots. Rei and Misato meanwhile, made their getaway through another bulkhead as Shinji took the Eva out of the mountain to face Unit-00.

Ivan looked at Gendo. "Apparently I need to overhaul Section-2. Those two bastards are still alive!" He stopped to get up and fire a shot. His bullet ricocheted off the rocks as Hisoka came out and clipped the ex-assassin on the ear with return fire.

Ducking back down, the detective turned to Mana, "This is certainly an interesting way to get to know one another." The perky redhead giggled.

"I have to admit, not many guys I know would be joking at a time like this. You're one piece of work, Antares," she said as she got up and shot off a couple rounds, managing to take off a piece of Gendo's nose. Hearing the bearded bastard's girly squeal, Hisoka laughed.

"You're a good shot, girl. By the way, call me Hisoka."

"Then you can call me Mana." Smiling to each other, the pair made a break for it, keeping their opponents behind the rock with continuous fire. The two made it safely through the bulkhead and shut it, but not before Hisoka whipped out the Mateba and nailed Volsky right in the balls with a round from it.

Mana started laughing uncontrollably as they made their way down the tunnel.

"Brilliant shot Hisoka! That creep's gonna need a couple replacements after that shot."

The raven-haired detective grinned and took a bow. "Thank you, thank you…"

(On the surface)

"Been a while since I've seen that ugly face," Shinji commented to himself. He was lucky Rei had informed him of where to go after taking down Unit-00, otherwise he'd have nowhere to run to after the fight. Cocking his pallet rifle, Shinji fired a short burst and ducked behind the mountain as the unmanned Eva made its way towards him.

Shinji heard the other Eva fire off its own burst of fire. The man shook his head and fired again.

This went on for about five minutes, with each Eva exchanging shots before hiding behind some cover.

Eventually, Shinji got sick and tired of it.

"You have got to be kidding…this is too easy," he exclaimed, running out and, bringing the butt of the rifle above him, brought it down on Unit-00's head with a loud CRACK. The unit staggered for a moment before falling flat on its face.

Shinji simply stared at his fallen opponent. "This is bullshit! The Angels were more fun than this!"

Not content to leave it at that, the pissed off detective walked up to the prone Unit-00 and kicked it across the mountain. Stalking off, Shinji made his way to the location Rei gave him.

"I hope that damn Eva puts up a better fight than THAT next time…"

(Somewhere in the tunnel under Mt. Asama)

"Hisoka?"

"What's up Mana?" The young woman looked around a minute before turning back to her companion.

"I know that Rei and Misato took off through here, but I have a question: Where the hell were we supposed to go?" Hisoka's face went rigid.

"Oh shit…"


Well that does it for Chapter 2. Hope you guys all enjoyed it. I'm having a lot of fun with this story and I want you guys to give me comments on it. Read and review people!

Next time on Back With a Vengeance, Chapter 3: Hisoka Meets Asuka. After escaping the tunnels under Mt. Asama, Hisoka and Mana wander around the surrounding forest and run into everyone's favorite German fireball. How will Shinji's partner react to this chance meeting? Keep reading to find out.

Hope to see a lot more comments everyone. This is Ama no Murakumo, signing off until next time!