Neon Gênesis Evangelion Iron Man

Episode 2

Life, it never stops

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Disclaimer: I don't own the titles Neon Genesis Evangelion and iron Man; they are propriety of Gainax and Marvel, respectively (I think).

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"We four…" Asuka murmured "We four" she murmured again in an almost automatic way, trying to solve the enigma that this strange phrase was to her.

"We fo…." Before she could finish her 'mantra' a light suddenly starts to glow and illuminate her face, she turned his head to look, it was the LCL Sea, and it was all illuminated by a strong white light like the giant's sphere but in a much larger scale, the green sea now had become a sea of light.

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Four years later…

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"So…despite that initial 'incident', every thing is fine. Right?"

"'incident'?" "OH!!! Yes, the chaos that was caused by the experiences that mankind had during the instrumentality and…by the surprise of every one find them self in random parts of the world completed...'in natura'. Well that was out of my plans and over my control, but it wasn't that bad, it was?"

"Ahhh…no problem if you ignore the riots, invasions, rapes, deaths, fires, nuclear disasters and tons of new apocalyptic cults of all kinds. But we handle better the aftermath of this impact if you compare with the second one; at least you have this point at your side."

"Or better than still been part a primordial soup."

"But of course yes."

"Talking about that soup, the return levels where pretty low, right?

"Right you are, even with the help of the lances, the return rate was under 60, however all of ours model indicate a return rate of 99.9999. It looks that something went out of the specifications of your 'service'."

"Are you doubting of my methods? Or you forget that without my acts anyone would be here including you."

"I never said that, what I said was that something gone wrong during the 'call', it was somehow over your knowledge and control. Well backing to your main question; other thing gone wrong during the aftermath…"

"What?"

"It look like that somehow our old 'friends" are back in town."

An image of an Angle in fetal form appears in some kind of scream, it resembles the 8th Angel but in a much younger form.

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"Really Asuka?! I had no idea that Germany was so cool, I see that you're enjoying your vacation, well so much time far from your country, I was thinking that one day I could make a trip there."

"I think that you would really enjoy, well maybe not the food, not that it's bad it's kind different from what you is used there in Japan."

"Oh! Asuka tell me one thing."

"What Shinji?"

"There are many hot blondes there, right?"

"OH!! SHUT UP YOU IDIOT!!!"

"Asuka, relax, I was just joking." "OH! By the way when you're coming back?"

"Ahhh…there is a little problem Shinji…"

"What happened?"

"…I mean I'm not coming back, I get a vague in a university here in Germany, and…I will live here for a wile and…I don't now when or if I'm going back."

"Uhhh…well that's…good for you, I think, I hope that you have lucky, but so…this is kind a good bye, right?"

"I'm afraid that yes, but don't worry we have the internet, and a lot of other stuff to maintain contact, it's not the end."

"I see…b…" "Sorry Shinji I need to hang up, I'm with some ahhh…'problems' right now, BYE!!"

Shinji hang up the phone to. He tries to figure out what happened and…

"YES!!!! YES!!!! YES!!!!OH!!!!YEAH!!!!" " That little red haired devil is gone to the other side of the planet and will never back!!!! NEVER!!!!YEH!!! YEAH!!!!"

Shinji's burst of joy and excitement is suddenly interrupted by his door bell.

"I'm coming!"

Shinji opens the door and faces a black skinny man with an angular face wearing a black suit and black rims, much like the agents of division 2, "Ahhh…can I help you?" Shinji said "Yes, do you are Shinji Ikari?"

"Yes I'm" Shinji said a little confused and a quite preoccupied.

"I have a proposal for you, I mean a pre-proposal" The man said with a much more informal tone than the agents of Nerv normally used.

"A pro…pre-proposal of what? And of who?" Said Shinji, now even more confuse than before.

"I can't reaaaaally tell you…now. OK, face this as an invitation for a proposal, or a business trip if you want to." Said the man, giving a plane ticket and a paper with an adress to Shinji "OH! I almost forget, you will might need this." The men give to Shinji two hand books and an envelope "Now I need to live, I expect that you accept the invitation Mr. Ikari".

The men lives and Shinji faced the books and ticket "Spanish for beginners and a tour guide of the Spain, the ticket is to Madrid." Shinji now started to think in the situation 'Ummm…it's just an invitation right? I don't need to accept the proposal, I could really use this as an excuse for a vacation I'm really need some…what is in the envelope?' he opened it, was a note and a key, Shinji read the note "Mr. Ikari, you are invited to an interview in the Nerv's European central in Madrid, due to your situation we are offering you an apartment for your use during your stay in Madrid. We expect your presence in Madrid in seven days" "WHAT?! Nerv!!! They still existing?" he said now surprised and scared.

'Well as I planed I don't really to accept the proposal, right? And they are offering me a apartment. I think that I will take my vacations. Oh! I forgot Spanish…it can't be that hard…"

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Shinji arrives in the Madrid international airport after a very long and harsh flight of 12 hours "Oh fuck! With so many hypersonic space flights in the market, that idiots from Nerv simple had to put me in this cramped prehistoric subsonic flying junk AND in the economic class, probably just to save some money as if Nerv hasn't none…Yeah it's really Nerv…Well at least Spanish isn't that hard" he said after having some problems with his luggage in the customs. After leaving customs he was leaving the airport when the same agent of that day intercept him "Mr. Ikari I'm glad that you accepted our 'pre-proposal', this city is kind complicated and for security reasons we will scout you to your place, please follow me" soon Shinji saw himself in the back seat of a black, big and imposing SUV with three others agents inside it, that was being scouted by two other SUVs of the same model "Well at least this car is better than the plane" complained Shinji "what time is, I think that my clock is wrong, it is showing 10:00p.m, that can't be right the sun is just strong as a torch" no one answered "Hey guys, I know that we have all that procedures, but you don't need to be rude whit the boy." Said the agent, nothing "Oh don't care, they just don't like to talk 'it's the job, it make they crazy!' " he whispered to Shinji "Oh and it's mid day right now" he completed "Oh thanks, Mr.?" "Sorry, procedures 'they sucks!'".

Some time later, they arrived to a large apartment complex and drop Shinji and tell to he wait for further 'orders', he them finally reach his apartment, the number 1350, he opened the door and entered the room. It was similar to Misato's apartment but a little smaller, but still larger than his apartment in Tokyo2, it had some simple furniture in a European style but nothing really fancy, after analyzing the apartment he put his suitcases in the living room, them he decided to use the bathroom to have a good and relaxing shower after that crap day flying.

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When he started to undress, he feels a severe impact is his head that almost make him fait, them he scared looked in his back to see what caused it, and he saw semi naked a red hired woman just covered by her towel, in pure rage trying to kill him with a bath brush, it was Asuka. After some arguing and fighting, both realized that they know each other, but just after Asuka beat him one more time for him being a pervert.

"Sorry Asuka but, they didn't warn me that I would have a roommate, and DANM!! You beat too hard!!"

"Well they didn't warn me either and what do you expected from a woman when she might would be in risk."

"Yeah, you're right, but I couldn't do anything about" "Woman, I would expect that from the Devil" he murmured.

"WHAT DID YOU SAID?!" Asuka beat him again "Ouch!! Sorry it was just a joke1Danm!! STOP!"

"A little more respect would be nice, pervert!"

"Ah ok…by the way do you have any idea of Nerv bring us to an 'interview' in the other side of the planet, well other side of the planet to me"

"Well because they main base is here now, you Idiot! But thinking well I have no idea of the reason, I mean our EVAs are destroyed and the Angels defeated, maybe they just want some data from us."

"Yeah it could be… Shinji started to think 'It's not right, if they want just datas about us, they could just use the files from the magi, the interview I understand it might help, but…why he said a proposal?'

"Hey what happened? Earth to Shinji!" "Ah! Sorry I was just thinking"

"About what?"

"That agent that sent me the 'invitation' said something about a 'proposal' and that don't make sense, I mean why they would make a proposal to us if they just want some datas?"

"Well he said something like that to me to, but I didn't think about that, we will need to wait until they make contact with us again".

"Yeah."

"And one more thing, the big room is mine so if you don't want to be spanked again is better that you stay way from it!!" She shouted "But it's the only room, and it has two beds as well." Shinji stated "Oh and do you think that a real dame like me would share the room with a pervert like you?" "I said that already it was an accident!" "Any ways I will not share it, you can use the sofa of the living room." 'Ah! Better than share a room with that devil…' he thought well and leaves the fight.

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After Asuka had lunch out due the fact that even with her personality she couldn't convince Shinji to get up and after they humors have cooled down, they decide to make a tour in the city in the afternoon to have some fun and kill some time. About 23:00 they arrived at they "home" and went to they respective bed and sofa, after a day hard day like that both sleep like stones. Maybe not Shinji that was still thinking in the situation 'Why the brought us here? If they just want to make some questions to us they could just make them in ours countries, Ahh! Don't matter, let's wait to see what happens, but it's Nerv and this situation don't smell good, maybe my father…NO he is dead, it's the better think that could happened to me and to him, he deserves that, he never cared about me, I was just a tool to him as Ayanami, Rei…What happened to you? Well with the one that I know…' Shinji starts to remember random images of Rei, good and bad moments.

The phone starts to ring: TRIMMM TRIMMM TRIMMM

Oh crap who could be danm! It still just 5:00 a.m! Shinji pick the phone and answer "Hello!"

"Mr. Ikari, we will catch you and MS. Soryu in the building's hall in about two hours so be ready." "Its better I wake up Asuka later I'll make the breakfast first, let's see what we have…" Shinji said to himself in the way to the kitchen "Lets see some eggs, bread, some cheese, salami and orange juice. Uhhh, nothing especial but it will give a pretty decent meal."

"Asuka!! Wake up! We just have one hour before they catch up us" nothing "Asuka common the breakfast is starting to get cold!! Stop being LAZY" Shinji tried again "I'm coming, I coming, and I'm the chilly head here…" said Asuka with a little of frustration in her voice due the fact that she was enjoying her dreams.

After they ate their breakfast and some more delay in the bathroom in part of Asuka the two get in the SUV that was waiting them, this time was just two agents with them; the driver and their 'friend', "So…the two gave well together?" said the agent breaking the silence "Yeah pretty well, I think." "I mean we are used to it, we shared the same house for a long time before." Shinji answered "Ummm…I see, I read some reports of you two that said that. By the way you two make a beautiful couple." Said the agent "OH SHUT UP!!!" Both Shinji and Asuka shouted to him at the same time "Ok, ok I get it, I was just kidding, I mean this job is boring some times, and I need to break the ice if you understand" said the agent still laughing.

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After some hours of travel in the roads of Spain they finally reach a point somewhere in the desert part of Andalusia "Hey MR. if the place that you're taking is so far from Madrid why you sent us there?" the red haired girl complains and looking through the window to contemplate the arid landscape "Procedures…" said the agent "Right…" murmured Asuka "AH, don't worry we are close." "Turn in that small road in the next kilometer" said the agent to the driver, and they follow the small earth road for some more kilometers until they stops in the base of a high rocky hill "It's here!" said the agent with a big smile "I think that this job is really turning you mad…" said Shinji to him "Nah…Just wait they open the gates." Soon he said that an immense door opened in the hill's slope and the SUV entered it. Inside the mountain they faced a cargo elevator much similar to the one that Shinji and Misato used in his first visit to Nerv's head quarters Shinji said to himself 'This is looking familiar, too familiar…'.

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Soon the elevator reach a transparent tunnel much like Shinji's first time at Nerv "WOW! I didn't know that you guys had another Geofront" Said Shinji with surprise but with a feeling of déjà vu, "Neither am I" Said Asuka even more amazed "You couldn't know that." Stated the man "Why?" asked Shinji "Because this place was built just two years ago, it's different from yours Geofront. Why? Because we didn't find one and built inside it, we build one to us" he answered "But how this is possible, I mean Nerv can do amazing things like EVAs but this is just in another league" Shinji said "Huh…Another league, you don't see nothing yet." Stated the man; with a subtle smile in his face.

Soon the elevator reached a kind of station much like a bus station "I will scout them to the Commander's room, you can park my baby but HEY! Be careful this time, I don't want to see any mark or dent in the paint this time, D you listen me." Said the agent to the driver that still inside the SUV, that now started to move down probably to the garage.

"Hey guys follow me, and stay close" Said him to both Asuka and Shinji, that followed his orders, after some time walking through uncountable plastic white smooth corridors they reached a big gun metal door "There is the boss's office" they entered in a massive dark room that for Shinji was very familiar despite that this room had two stores high and the second floor was a kind of platform, with a two big curves stairs made of metal and glass in a minimalistic style in each corner of the room, there was also in the middle of room under the platform a metal sculpture of a kind of mechanic hand with five fingers and two opposite thumbs in a grabbing position with a cat eye in the middle of the palm, only the vision of the sculpture bring to Shinji memories of that enormous black giant of four years ago and this worlds to his head 'Iron Man', Asuka was curious about the room but she didn't noticed the sculpture.

"He guys he is up stairs" the agent said to both "OH, ladies first." He said to Asuka that just murmured something like she was disgusted but every one could fell that she liked the polite and respectful way of the agent.

Soon they reached the second level of the room that really resembles Ikari's office what brought strong memories of Gendo to Shinji Heads what paralyzed him for a moment.

"Welcome Mr. Ikari and Ms. Soryu, I have a proposal foryou"

Said a strong and deep voice of an unseen man covered by shadows in the exactly position that Gendo used to be in his office. This image really disturbed Shinji that now was deeply disturbed.

"Well let's start…Now sit" he ordered

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Authors note: Well that was the second episode I hope that you guys enjoyed it and OH please reviews…