Evangelion Heroes: A touch of Venom
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Chapter 2:
Shinji slowly opened his eyes, yawning as he slowly regained consciousness. Last night had felt unreal, had it been a dream?
Shinji soon saw that he was in his room in Misato's apartment, meaning that the dream must have been true, how else could he have gotten here?
'Megumi, are you still there?' Shinji asked, wondering if the strange suit-girl was still present in his mind.
'Yes, I am, Shinji' she answered hotly, not sounding too happy with the boy.
'Um, did I…do something to hurt you?' Shinji asked. He felt a bit worried that he may have hurt his new friend in some way.
'You didn't do what I told you to do, why did you apologise to Misato?' Megumi asked the boy.
'She was really worried about me, Megumi; no one else has ever…been worried about me…' Shinji tried to get the living suit to understand.
'Fine, just don't expect me to be happy about it' Megumi said, having a hard time figuring out how to get the boy angry. She needed him angry for some food.
'I didn't mean to hurt your feelings Megumi, you're also my friend' Shinji said.
'…I see…w-well, I'll let it slide this time…' Megumi said, once again this timid boy treated her so differently from her previous hosts. He was actually…kind and made her feel wanted, like, she actually meant something to him, more than just a fancy suit.
'I'd better get breakfast started' Shinji said, making his way to the kitchen.
'Morning Pen-pen' he greeted the flightless bird, who was busy "watching" the news.
Shinji retrieved the bowls and cutlery he needed for the breakfast he had in mind, but he turned to get a better idea of what the news reporter on TV was saying.
['The police have not disclosed information on the case, but we do have several eye-witness reports on what happened in the drug den']
['Sir, can you tell us what you saw last night?']
['I don't know really, it was this huge person, but he was as black as night and he had teeth and claws and scary white eyes. He swung into the place and I heard screaming and…laughter.']
['Thank you sir, well there you have it Tokyo-3. Apparently we may have a vigilante running in our streets, as all the people inside the building were found injured. All the ones who had weapons are currently in a critical condition and strangely, drained of their hormones…']
Megumi waited for Shinji's reaction, wondering what the boy would do once he put two and two together. All her other hosts weren't so happy with her late night activities.
'I hope the police can stop that guy' Shinji finally said.
If Megumi had a mouth it would have fallen down dramatically, 'yes…perhaps we could investigate.' Maybe she could keep Shinji from finding out if she pretended to make him become what her first host was, a super hero.
'But Megumi, I'm just a kid. That guy fought a dozen people and they had guns!' Shinji protested.
'Silly, you can throw a car and you're worried about some little guns?' Megumi hinted at Shinji's now incredible strength.
'I-you can make me that strong?' Shinji asked, wide-eyed at this new information.
'I already did, now quickly make the woman her food and eat up!' Megumi said, hoping the boy would do as she said, she was still feeling undernourished, the police had been a lot quicker here then at her previous "residence".
'Oh-okay' Shinji replied, quickly finished his meal for him and Misato, wondering what new things Megumi could teach him. She was a really nice person for an alien suit.
'Morning Misato' Shinji greeted his guardian, who grumbled and sat down in a chair to consume a Yebisu.
'Ahh, good morning Shinji, nice to see my favourite cook already back to his normal self' Misato said, smiling at the boy. Her smile took on a sad look as she asked, 'Shinji, I'm sorry to have to ask this but, you will be piloting still, right?'
Shinji remained silent for a short while, his thoughts went back to all the pain that being a pilot was.
'…don't worry, I'll help you with you piloting' the words left Megumi's "mouth" before she even had time to think on them, this boys kindness was already starting to get to her, she groaned internally at her softness.
A smile grew on Shinji's face at the reassurance Megumi gave him, 'yeah, I'll do what I can Misato'
'Thanks Shinji-kun, you're the best!' Misato said, beaming with pride at the boy's bravery and feeling a pang of guilt at having to throw a child into the frontlines.
'Th-thanks…' Shinji said quietly, feeling uplifted by Misato's praise, making Megumi wonder how strange this boy was.
He craves praise and yet, he seems to lack self-esteem, so much so that he blames himself for anything that goes wrong.
[Power corrupts]
'So…what must I do now, Megumi?' Shinji asked. He was currently clinging to a skyscraper, in the middle of Tokyo-3. He had excused himself from the table and asked Misato if he could clear his head. At first she hadn't been too happy with the idea, but she said it was alright so long as he brought his cell phone with.
'Just wait, you'll now when the time comes' Megumi said mysteriously, if she was going to get this boy to believe he was a super hero she may as well give him the gifts her first host had.
Shinji frowned underneath his mask, then asked a question that he had been meaning to ask, 'um, Megumi…when, I'm uh, wearing you. Could you m-maybe add some pants?'
'Is there a problem with the way I look?' she asked, not sounding amused by his question.
'N-no, I…like how you look, b-but I feel…exposed' Shinji squeaked the last word out, he felt almost naked and he didn't mean to offend Megumi, but wearing a plug suit was bad enough.
Megumi sighed, but said, 'very well'
She warped herself into a pair of cargo pants, leaving the rest of her usual look the same, 'Is this fine now?'
'Um, y-yes thank you…' Shinji said, feeling a bit better, 'ow! Wh-wha…'
Shinji gripped his head, it felt like his brain was being…tickled or something, 'Megumi, what's going on?'
'Follow that feeling, something bad is happening' Megumi said, hoping the boy would teach himself to track the sensations without much input from her.
'Okay…' Shinji said slowly, deciding that it was best not to argue as Megumi had not been too happy with his request of pants. He crawled down and the feeling grew stronger, the tingling feeling, it seemed to lead him to…a bank?
Shinji inched towards the edge of the window, the buzzing in his head growing more and more intense the closer he got. His eyes widened when he saw what was happening inside. It was a robbery and all of the men had guns.
'Megumi, wha-what am I supposed to do? I'm just a kid' Shinji said, fear gripping him.
'All you need to do is hop on in there and have a little fun' the suit said.
'M-Megumi, this isn't something to do for fun! If I go in there I…we could get hurt, I don't know how to fight…the people in there could get hurt too, we should just call the police' Shinji said.
'Sweetie listen, just hop on in and follow your spider-sense, it'll warn you if you're in trouble' Megumi said, this timid boy was starting to get a little annoying.
'I-I can't…Megumi if I…I just can't, I'm sorry…' Shinji protested.
'Shinji listen to me!' Megumi said in frustration, she was so hungry, 'I have given you the power to do it, now jump in and do it!'
'Megumi I don't know…'
'Arrrgh, I can't believe you made me do this!' Megumi said, deciding to force Shinji to realise just what came along with great power.
Shinji gasped in pain as an alien memory was burned into his mind, his fingers began to spasm as the memory was not introduced kindly and it also seemed to be linked with grief, grief that Shinji experienced for himself.
[P.O.V of the person's memory]
I was bitten by a spider, and...it changed me. I'm stronger [I rip a metal pipe like paper], more agile [I flip through the air with unheard of acrobatics] and…weirder [I stick to a wall].
This is…amazing, I have the proportionate abilities of a spider!
Wow, I could make big bucks with these powers! Hey, that wrestling ad in the paper...they did want colourful and unique characters. I'll give 'em the best...
Later…
The wrestling gigs great and easy! Heck, they'd have hired me with or without powers, it's all phoney. I shut my locker and smirk; a while back I'd have been shoved into one of these, now I do the shoving.
'Stop that guy!' a cop shouts suddenly, as a guy runs past, clutching a bag.
Meh, it's not my problem, so I just let the guy run past, it's not my job…or my responsibility.
'Thanks!' the robber says as the elevator doors shut tight. I just roll my eyes.
'I thought you were a big time wrestler kid? You could've stopped him…' the dismayed policeman said, looking at me in disbelief.
'Only looking out for number one, dude' I reply, walking away. Why was that guy so uptight?
Outside the arena…
I walk past a crowd, lucky I changed outta my underwear otherwise I would've been the centre of attention. But…something's wrong, I feel sick and I can't help but want to have a look at what they're looking at.
I push through the crowd, careful not to hurt anyone with my superior strength and…oh God, please no, 'Uncle Ben!'
I fall to my knees in horror, my uncles bleeding out on the ground, his breathing ragged and uneven.
'Uncle Ben?'
His tear filled eyes search for me, the light in them slowly fading, 'P-peter?'
'I'm here Uncle Ben' I say softly, holding his hand…feeling the life slowly ebb away.
'Peter…' he says my name one more time…and his hand goes limp.
I just sat and wept. Until I heard a policeman on his radio, I know where the murderer is, and I feel anger well in me. I'm going to look into that murderer's eye…and I'll see the light behind his eyes leave him, just like he made me watch Uncle Ben's eyes lose theirs!
My powers made it easy for me to get to the murderers hideout, an abandoned building.
I creep and crawl behind the scum; I would have laughed at that line if I wasn't so angry. I am going to make him beg!
All too soon I have the creep in my hands, and its only my hands keeping him from smashing down onto the concrete below and then slowly bleed to death.
'Please don't kill me, give me a chance, please!' he begged, I almost smirked.
'Give YOU a chance! What about my uncle? Did you give him a chance? DID YOU!' I yell it him.
'I didn't know he was your uncle, please, I've never even seen you!' he's almost crying.
'Yeah? Well don't worry, I'll get a long look at you before…I...' my voice trails off. Oh my God, this is all...my fault…Uncle Ben died because of me. This is the thief from the arena, if I'd…if I'd...
In shock I had dropped him on the floor of the building; I didn't know what was happening, until my spider-sense flared.
I dodged his gunfire and soon the cops would find him tangled in rope, I couldn't kill him…no matter how much I'd wanted to...I couldn't. I had enough blood on my hands.
Why didn't I listen to him sooner?
My fists clench, my knuckles crack. I understand it know Uncle Ben, I promise you. I will never let you down again. With great power; there must also come great responsibility…
[Memory ends…]
'…I…I'll do it' Shinji says silently. That Peter…his Uncle was right, Shinji had the power; if someone in there gets hurt…it'll be his fault.
Megumi stayed silent, hunger had made her do something she was probably going to regret later on, Shinji was going to ask questions.
Shinji steeled himself. The memory was so vivid, so real; it felt like Uncle Ben had been his uncle. Peter's failure and guilt, was his feelings. Right now, Shinji knew he couldn't turn his back on those people in there, they were counting on him.
He smashed through the window, his ebony suit and white spider logo visible to all those inside, who gasped…some screamed.
'The hell is-?' one of the gunmen say, before Shinji fired webs at his face and gun.
'Shoot him, damn it!' the leader shouts, all of them open fire on the black suited person.
Shinji discovered that Megumi was right about his sense, it told him where all the safe places were. He almost started to feel giddy with the rush of adrenalin from keeping out of deaths cold hands by mere inches.
Shinji moved just like a spider, too fast and too agile for the gunmen. He bounced down into their little group they had huddled in, kicking and punching all of them, sending some into tables and chairs, all falling unconscious as soon as they hit the ground.
He webbed them up just to be sure. Turning, he faced the hostages who didn't know what to think of the ebony stranger who moved like a spider, but looked like a man.
Shinji sensed that there was no longer any danger, so he had no reason to hang around much longer. Leaping out the window, before anyone could who he was…or what he was, he swung from his webs feeling…invigorated, alive.
The black suited boy landed on a rooftop and sat down, panting from the thrill.
'Megumi?' he called out, he wanted to know just who this Peter person was exactly.
'Yes, Shinji?' Megumi asked, already guessing what Shinji wanted to ask.
'Who-who was Peter, exactly?' Shinji inquired.
'He…was one of my earlier…helpers' she answered carefully.
'Is…what is he doing now?' Shinji wanted to know more, the memory Megumi had given him was making him feel…well, terrible about Peter's life.
'I…he…is still doing what you did today' perhaps she could turn this into a positive. Shinji's young body was filled with hormones that she could feed on, more than what her other hosts usually gave out…well, the non-powered ones at least.
'…Megumi, I'm sorry. I was being really selfish, you were just trying to get me to be a better person…thank you' Shinji said softly.
'I…it was…nothing, I only want what's best for you' Megumi said slowly, feeling guilty as the words left her. She never felt guilt before, why was she feeling it for this boy?
Shinji clung on his perch silently, those words repeated in his mind as he mused on his new role. He wouldn't let someone close to him get hurt like that, he understood what Peter's Uncle had said. Megumi has given him incredible powers, and now it is his responsibility to use them properly, to help people.
Best of all, he didn't need Eva to do this and Megumi was going to be helping him along the way too.
His new sixth sense flared again, no wait, Megumi called it...his spider-sense. Well, whatever it was called it was telling him that something was going on near him that was dangerous.
Firing a web from his fingertips, he leapt off the building, swinging to help whoever needed it.
-End chapter 2-
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