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Chapter 2

Shinji watched as Kiaser faded from view and time began to flow around him. He watched as the birds continued their flight, and never even flinched as the two missiles flew mere feet from his head down the street and around another corner.

He raised his head as the explosion of the warheads harmlessly detonated against the skin of the Third Angel, Sachiel.

He grinned as the Angel pointed its hand at one of the VTOL's and speared with an energy lance from its palm. He continued to grin as the craft crashed not more than twenty yards from him, secondary explosions sending debris and shrapnel towards him.

The blue A310 he knew so well flipped a one-eighty right as he suspected it would, stopping just short of hitting him.

The door flung open and the purple haired driver spoke as if nothing was wrong.

"Sorry I'm late, had to take a detour." Misato said as she motioned for Shinji to get in.

"Ah Misato Katsuragi I take it? No need to worry about being late, I was just enjoying the light show." He said with a chuckle as he got in.

A split second later they were tearing down the road away from the angel, and on there way to start the scenario all over again for at least one of them.

"Oh, do you have the papers your father sent you?" Misato asked him as they passed what would be an armaments building in a few weeks.

Shinji pulled the paper work out of the pocket in his bag and handed them to her, in return she handed him a packed stamped with 'confidential' stamped all over it. He looked at it then shoved it into his bag.

'Boy the psych profile for this one was way off.' Misato thought as they continued down the road.

Several minutes later they stopped the car and Misato grabbed a pair of binoculars from the back and watched the angel as it moved over a mountain. All the VTOLs pulled back suddenly.

"What are…? They wouldn't." Misato said as she turned towards the young man. "GET… WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" She yelled as she saw him sitting on the edge of the window his upper body resting on the roof of the car.

"Not this time." He said in a whisper. He watched as the N2 was dropped and contacted with the angel on the other side of the cliffs. As the shockwave approached quickly he put his hands in front of him and focused.

As the blast near the car it slammed into an invisible wall and was redirected around the car. Shinji grunted as the pressure was more than he expected, he poured more energy into deflecting the blast.

As the blast ended and everything calmed down he crawled back into the car. "Alright, we can go now." He said calmly, like nothing had just happened.

Misato stared at him blankly. "Wh… What just happened?" she said trying to figure out how they didn't end up on their side.

Shinji just grinned "That was nothing, but I suggest we get where we need to go." He spoke as he reached over and started the car for her.

Misato continued to look at him for a minute, and then shook her head and pulled away heading towards an emergency entrance. 'What the hell is going on here?' She thought.

"Don't worry Misato-san, everything will be revealed in due time." He spoke, sensing her confusion. 'I wonder what they will think when I'm not exactly as timid as I should be.' He thought for a moment.


"Yeah… and get the express train ready too, thanks Rits." Misato finished her conversation and closed her cell phone. "Alright we will be there in no time." She said as she looked over at the boy sitting next to her. 'Hmm.' she thought with a smirk. "So, what do you think of my dress? I bought it special for you." She said, trying to get a rise out of him.

Shinji looked over at her, and then looked her up and down. 'So it starts now does it?' he thought. "Well, I must say it looks good on you, course it would look better crumpled up on my bedroom floor." He said with a slight smirk.

His comment caused her to swerve a little as she blushed. "Wh… where did that come from?" she asked, trying not to look him in the eye.

Shinji started laughing, "I'm just teasing you, but you do look very nice in that dress."

"Why you..." she said as she playfully punched him in the shoulder.


As the got parked on the car train Misato turned to him. "So, do you know why you're here?" she asked.

"Well, I'm sure it's got something to do with that… whatever it was back there. I mean my father hasn't so much as called since he dumped me off, so it must mean he needs me to fight that for him." Shinji said, hoping he wouldn't reveal too much.

As they entered the Geofront Shinji did his best to act surprised. "Wow! A real Geofront." He said.

"That's right; this is the underground headquarters for NERV. The best last hope for mankind." She spoke, a little more rehearsed than Shinji remembered.


"You know, this is the fifth time we've passed this corridor. Do you know where you're going?" Shinji said, grateful that he knew the real path, but annoyed that he couldn't just take it.

"Ah, it's just your imagination." She said as she turned the map around in her hands again. 'I knew I should have studied this thing more.' She thought. "Okay, we can take this elevator down to the right floor." She said.

'Ah yes, then Dr. Akagi will come to the rescue.' He thought as the door closed.

As expected the door's opened to reveal Dr. Ritsuko Akagi in her bathing suit and lab coat. "You got lost again, didn't you?" She asked, directing it at Misato.

"Ah, yes just a little." She responded with a slight bow.

"Is this the Third Child?" She asked, looking him over.

"Yes. This is Shinji Ikari, designated Third Child by the Marduke report." Misato responded.

Shinji extended his hand out, "Pleased to meet you doctor." He spoke.

Ritsuko was slightly surprised by his openness towards a stranger. 'Something's not right here.' She thought as she extended her hand and gave his a quick shake. "Pleased to meet you too Shinji."


"Repeat, Battle stations, level one. Prepare for ground-unit interception." Blared over the loud speaker.

"Sounds serious." Misato said.

"Yeah, things are going to get rough from here on in." Ritsuko said.

"How is Unit One doing?" Misato asked.

"It's currently undergoing refrigeration, using the B-type equipment." She responded.

All the while Shinji stood there staring at the reddish fluid to his right. He smiled slightly as the saw the hand of Unit One barely visible behind the glass.

"Does it really work? It's never worked before, has it?" Misato asked.

"The possibility of activation is 0.000000001." She responded.

Shinji ignored them for the rest of the trip up, planning on how he would deal with the angel this time. He had to get the angel out of the city, he would not allow Toji's sister to get hurt this time.


As they sped across the red water in a small boat, Shinji could feel his heart racing. He knew so much, he could do so much good this time around, but he had to keep his powers in check. He knew that if he exposed his powers or his knowledge that he would be useless. They would lock him up in a nut ward, or just have him executed.

As they disembarked the boat they passed into a room that was pitch black when the door closed. 'This is it.' he thought as the lights came on. He stared in mock amazement at the site before him. "What…. What is it?" he asked.

"This is man's ultimate humanoid fighting machine." Ritsuko stated. "The first model of the synthetic life form Evangelion, Unit One: built here in secret it is mankind's last hope."

"So… this is what the old man has been doing all these years." Shinji said.

"Correct." Gendo spoke, high in the observation station.

Shinji began to clench and unclench his fist. Every possible way to kill the man in front of him flashed through his mind in an instant. It took every ounce of strength he had not to zip up there real quick and punch his head clean off his shoulders. "So, this is why you called me here, to play with your new toy?" The young man asked.

"Doctor, prepare to launch. The enemy is on the move again." He said ignoring his son's question.

"DON'T." Shinji shouted, shaking the walkway they were on. "Do not ignore me." He said in a regular tone.

Misato looked from Shinji to Ritsuko, "Wait, your going to have him pilot? It took Rei eight months before she was ready to sync with Unit Zero, and we know how well that went over." She said.

"We have no other choice I'm afraid." The doctor replied.

"Are you refusing to pilot?" The commander asked.

"What if I am? What are you going to do about it?" Shinji said defiantly.

Gendo turned to his right and pushed a button. Fuyutski's image came up on the screen. "Wake Rei." He said.

"Is she capable of fighting?" Fuyutski asked.

"She's not dead yet." Gendo said.

In an instant the image was replaced with a screen saying 'sound only'.

"Yes." Came a weak voice.

"You need to do it again Rei, the replacement is useless." He said.

"Yes." Came her response before the screen went black.

"Damn you old man, answer me!" Shinji shouted. He knew what was about to happen, but couldn't stop it.

As the medical team entered from the far left Shinji turned towards them. 'Rei.' He thought. They were just almost past the group when the structure shook, causing Rei to fall from her bed, but she never hit the ground.

"The Angel, it's found us?" Misato shouted as the tech scrambled around.

Ritsuko and Gendo though were both amazed that Shinji not only didn't flinch from the shake but had also moved fast enough to catch Rei before she hit the ground.

Shinji lowered his head down to her and whispered in her ear "Rei, I'm sorry."

Shinji gently put the girl on the ground just as another shockwave rocked the building, sending Ritsuko and Misato sprawling across the floor. Shinji stood his ground as he locked eyes with Gendo.

No one saw the massive crossbeam that was falling until it was almost too late. Shinji merely put his hand up and caught the massive two ton beam in one hand, then chucked it over the edge of the railing and into the water below. "Alright, I'll do it, but I will be having a meeting with you after this." He said as he pointed towards the commander.


Massive pumps began to drain the fluid from around the Eva. Techs were running here and there as commands were given for launch. In the command center the bridge techs were monitoring the process, reporting important events as the unfolded.

In the plug, sitting upon the throne of souls once again, Shinji was flexing his right hand slowly. The build up to this fight was like nothing he had felt before, this time he would be ready, nothing would go wrong. People would be saved, and he would not be taken buy surprise.

"Preparing to inject the entry plug with LCL." Maya said from her terminal.

Shinji watched as the fluid began to poor in and fill the tube. True he hated the taste and smell of this stuff, but that wasn't at the forefront of his mind right now. As the fluid passed over his head he exhaled all the oxygen he held in his lungs and took a deep breath of the fluid, only slightly coughing as he did so.

"Are you alright Shinji?" Misato asked. "How did you know that was safe?"

"Well, you obviously wouldn't try to drown the pilot before combat, would you?" he answered back smiling slightly.

"Smart ass." She said grinning.

"Starting connection process, everything green so far." Maya said as Ritsuko watched over her shoulder.

'This should shock them.' He thought as he felt the presence of his mother in the Eva. 'Now don't try anything yet mother, we will need to have a talk as well later.' He thought causing the presence to flinch a little.

"A-10 connection green, Unit One fully activated." Maya said.

"How… His sync rate is hovering at 99." Ritsuko muttered, though not low enough that Misato missed it.

"What? Is that even possible?" She asked.

Ritsuko shrugged as they watched the final restraints move away from the massive unit.

"Ready to move Unit One to launch pad Three, emergence point set as point T." one of the techs shouted

"Begin moving." Misato ordered.

Sitting in his chair above the command deck, Gendo watched as everything unfolded. Fuyutski leaned in close, "Are you sure this will work?" he asked.

Gendo nodded "He will do what he has to." He replied.

"Unit One in place, ready to launch on your command." Makoto said.

"Eva launch!" Misato shouted.

Shinji barely noticed the G force as he was launched to the surface at over two hundred miles per hour, nor did he notice the sudden stop at the top of the shaft.

"Alright, release the final safety locks." Misato said.

Unit One lurched forward slightly as the restraints on its shoulders loosened. Shinji just grinned widely as the Angel turned towards the new target. "You ready for me?" Shinji said.

Ritsuko's image came over the com-line. "Just concentrate on walking for now." She said.

"Roger." Shinji said with the same smirk on his face.

Unit One took a massive step forward, the impact of its foot blowing out car windows near it. Its next step however was very different then any of the expected.

"SHINJI!!" Misato shouted.

The rest of the bridge crew could only watch in complete amazement.

A/N: Alright folks, sorry this one took a bit, but I went to an Anime convention last weekend, and I didn't want to start this and not finish it before I left.

I will try to work Rei/Misato/Toji/Kaji and some of the other lesser used characters into this story.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed the first chapter, and I have gotten a few ideas for songs to go along, even if alot of people don't read those parts :P