Avatar the first Airbender
Book one
Chapter 2
The fourth Angle
Shinji was pressed into his seat as he was shot to the surface. The barrier opened and he got a good look at his enemy. It was green with a bird mask and an exposed rib cage containing a red core.
"Shinji just try walking for now." Ritsuko instructed.
"And get the stuffing knocked out of me. Right." Shinji thought as he settled into the pilot's seat and concentrated on the machine.
"Amazing." Maya Ibuki said amazed.
"What is it!?" Misato asked concerned.
"The pilots sync Ratio has shot up the 60" Maya said
"Amazing." Ritsuko said as the Eva moved into a form.
"Alright I think I've got the hang of this. Lets see if it can bend, and since there's not a drop of water, and I'm standing on concrete above a giant cave earthbending is out so, that leaves air and fire. Ok here we go."
In the geofront everyone watched as the Eva entered what looked like a martial arts form and then threw a punch, sending out a torrent of purple fire at the angle. The giant reeled back as it wasn't expecting the fire ball. The Eva came rushing through the wall of flame and threw a series of punches each one generating another burst of flame that sent the monster reeling further back. The Eva sent a sheet of flame through the ground that broke the Angles stance. The Eva then swept its arm down and a gale force wind pressed the angel onto its back. The Eva punched down and the Angle was bathed in a sheet of flame that was slowly burning away its flesh and melting its core. Sensing it's end, the angel latched onto the Eva and in a flash of light self-destructed, but before the flames could get out of control the Eva bended them into extinguishing themselves.
"Shinji, are you alright!" Misato cried over the radio.
"yea I'm fine." Shinji answered. Misato sighed with relief.
"Retrieve the Eva and the pilot." Misato ordered and everyone scrambled to obey.
"That was not what was supposed to happen." Fuyutsuki told Ikari back in his office.
"yes, those abilities were never evinced by Unite 00." Gendo said.
"you think they were caused by the pilot?" Fuyutsuki asked.
"He did disappear for six years." Ikari said
"Who knows what abilities he could have developed."
"What do we do?" Fuyutsuki asked
"We keep him. Despite the variation in the scenario, the third did manage to defeat the 3rd angel easily. For now we will use what talents he possesses and adjust the scenario accordingly." Gendo said.
"What. you mean he will be living alone?" Misato asked stunned
"Correct, his room will be in the sixth block beyond this one." The official explained "Does that comply with you?" He asked Shinji
"Do I have a choice?" He asked sarcastically and rhetorically.
"Your what?" Ritsuko asked her friend over the phone, thinking she had lost her mind.
"You heard me, I'm going to take Shinji home to live with me. Don't worry it's all been cleared, and don't worry, I won't hit on him." Misato joked.
"Of course you won't! don't you have any shame!" Ritsuko shouted.
"Some people don't have any sense of humor." She said.
"Well I guess we'll have to have a party." Misato said
"You don't have to have a welcoming party just for me." Shinji told her humbly
"Nonsense, you're my new roommate after all." She told him. The two drove to the store and bought groceries. While in line they heard two women talking about the dangers of the city and moving. "We have one more stop to make." Misato said and drove them to a ridge outside the city.
Shinji got out and looked out on Tokyo three
"It looks so desolate." He thought as sirens started blaring and buildings emerged from the ground, as if the city was growing. Due to the teachings of his primary master, Shinji didn't like cities much, but even Master Aang would have found this amazing. "Amazing." Shinji said "This is Tokyo three, mans stronghold against the angels, and the city you saved." Misato explained with pride in her voice."And the city I'll keep protecting, until I know what started this war so I can end it." Shinji swore to himself as he looked out at his new home. Returning to the car the pair drove to an apartment complex on the edge of the city.
"your stuff should have been delivered." Misato said as they passed a pile of boxes.
"I just moved in here myself." She said as she opened the door and stepped inside.
"Well don't stand their, come in." She told the boy
"Thank you for offering you home to me." Shinji said humbly
"Shinji, this is your home now." Misato explained and the boy steeped over the threshold
"I'm home." He said
"Welcome home." Misato said
"I'm sorry but the apartment's a little messy." Misato said as she flipped on the light to reveal a waste dump of liquor bottles, microwave food and other garbage.
"This is a little messy?" Shinji asked in shock as Misato went back to her room to change.
"Could you put the food into the fridge?" Misato shouted from her room.
"Ice, snacks, and thirty gallons of beer. What kind of life does this woman lead?" Shinji wondered in horror as he opened each part of the fridge. He saw another fridge in the corner.
"What's in the second fridge?" Shinji asked
"Oh don't mind him, he's probably still sleeping." Misato answered
"Sleeping?" Shinji asked
"Thanks for the food." Misato said
"Thanks for the food." Shinji said more uncertainly looking at the instant feast laid out before them. Looking up he saw Misato chug down an entire beer in one go
"Yehaa, that's living!" She shouted and belched
"Go ahead and eat. It's good even if it's all instant.' Misato said
"I'm not used to food like this." Shinji said
"What! Are you finicky?" she said and climbed over the table to stare him in the eye
"No It's just.." he tried to find a good explanation while trying not to focus on what was hovering close to him.
"I am a monk, I must think pure thoughts, I am a monk, I must think pure thoughts I am a monk, I must think pure thoughts." He thought frantically when she smiled
"Isn't this nice?" She asked
"having someone for dinner beats eating alone." She said and settled back into her chair much to Shinji's relief.
"Well since this is your home, you should act like it." Misato told him happily
"Ok." Shinji told her humbly
"And will you quit being so humble. You're a boy act like it!" Misato said frustrated and reached across the table to grind her hand onto the boys head.
"I'll try!" Shinji said under the wait of her hand.
"Well whatever." She said and eased up
"Why don't you go take a bath?" Misato asked
"Yeah! Wash away your troubles and clean your soul." She said
Shinji Gazed at the underwear hanging from the hanger and opened the bathroom to find a penguin shaking itself dry. Shinji and the penguin stared at each other for a minute before Shinji knelt down and offered his hand.
"My name is Shinji Ikari." He introduced himself. The penguin stared at the proffered hand a moment before offering it's fin, which Shinji took and shook with his hand. After that they went their separate ways. Shinji was lying in the bath, enjoying the feeling of the water, and thinking
"Misato Katsuragi. She isn't a bad person, a lot like Master Toph actually." He told himself and thought back on the fight.
'This is going to be tough. I don't even know why this enemy is attacking or what they want, and I doubt my father is going to be a fountain of information. Oh well, I guess I'll endure for now and look for answers on another day." Shinji thought and plunged his head under the water to rinse his hair.
"Well he's different than I thought, and more mature." Misato told Ritsuko over the phone as she took her own bath.
"So what does that mean?" Ritsuko asked
"That dealing with him is going to be more interesting than I thought." Misato said and hung up.
"He's certainly more courageous than I anticipated, and he destroyed the angel without any trouble, but I still feel" "Unhappy." She said
Shinji was meditating, quieting his mind from the stress of the day when Misato opened the door.
"Meditating huh." Misato observed
"Today was… exciting." Shinji said rising to his feet on a gust of air.
"I just wanted to say you did a good thing and you should be proud." Misato told him, causing a warm feeling to develop from her praise.
"Thank you Misato, and thank you again for giving me a home." He told her with a warm smile.
Chapter two done.
I am going to have four other benders appear in the story, can you guess them?