inFAMOUS Neon Genesis
ESKK: Sorry for the mix up this is really chapter 3 my bad.
(Start on the way to school)
Shinji was walking to school in his new school uniform as he soon passed a news broadcast on TV. "Reports indicate of a type of vigilante running the city as he had taken down the D.U.P. communication station being set up in Tokyo Tower to help the D.U.P communicate better. Indicating by this banner this banner man seems to be a Bio Terrorist as it seems Tokyo-3's bio terrorist population has just went up by one," the news man said as Shinji was so tempted to go over to him and show he wasn't a bio terrorist but he knew that it would only prove this news man's point.
Shinji then began his trek to school as he was holding his briefcase like bag in his hand. Shinji had made sure to bring his other bag with his gear in it for after school as he knew he had accepted a responsibility to protect these people whether they were conduit or not. As he walked he soon arrived at his school making sure he avoided the D.U.P sectors so he wouldn't get shot by them or have to go through the checkpoints. Shinji soon passed a billboard he had painted the other day as he smiled at the memory.
(Flashback)
Shinji had a day before school started so he was killing time as he had destroyed more D.U.P checkpoints, drones, and even used his new spray paint bottle to paint signs to show the people had the power. And now Shinji was admiring his best work he had spray painted over a D.U.P billboard but before he did he had called the D.U.P response team as a practical joke sense it will become a D.U.P Conduit standoff.
"Hello you have reached the D.U.P help line," the phone monitor said as Shinji smirked.
"Oh help a Conduit has spray painted over a D.U.P bill board," Shinji said in a fake voice as he was holding back a laugh as this was the most fun he had in a while.
"D.U.P agents are on their way," the woman said as she hung up and Shinji turned around and was met with D.U.P armored vehicles.
Shinji had made quick work of them sense he knew how they worked and how to get pass the grunts it's the turret guys who give him trouble. And that day Shinji had laid claim to a district in Tokyo-3.
(End Flashback)
Shinji smiled at that memory as he soon arrived at his school. He entered as he had already been told what class he would be in so he went to the locker he was assigned opened it and put in his gear with his shoes before going to his class.
Shinji personally was glad there was no D.U.P checkpoint at the school gates because then he probably wouldn't be able to enter. Shinji had made sure to keep his abilities a secret as he didn't want to receive glares from his classmates as he knew the hatred Conduits receive from humans.
As Shinji arrived to his classroom he was asked to wait outside to be called in as he gulped nervous about what was to come next. Sure he might have cleared a district of the Tokyo-3 of D.U.P but even he was nervous on his first day of class. "Would you please enter," the teacher asked as Shinji must have dosed off during his speech and entered the class. Shinji was now standing in front of his new classmates as he saw they didn't seem too bad with all of them looking at him with curiosity. "Now would you please introduce yourself?" the teacher asked as Shinji nodded.
"Hello my name is Shinji Ikari it's nice to meet you," Shinji said nervously as he hoped he could keep his power hidden from these people.
Looking about, the room was barely looking half-filled for his guess was ether the angel attack or the news of the Bio Terrorist, Nothing new to him, as he keep looking around, he saw a familiar face, as Shinji notice Rei near the back of the class room. As the Teacher did a small clap of his hands he said, "Well now we got that settle, please find a seat so we can get started."
Shinji nodded, and walk to the near back area, near Rei was as he guess was stick with people he knew, even if it was barely a few minutes.
Shinji took his seat as he place down his case to the side of his desk and his back on the back of his seat.
As the Teacher clear his voice and said, "Alright, let go off where we left off at the other day."
The lesson was about… the 2nd impact, for Shinji it was like, 'Oh my god, are they really going to do this? It was basic knowledge that the whole world knew, even a 2 year old would know something happen to the world.
A few hours in, the class change and the teaching… well sucked. Shinji's home school by his uncle would be better than this as for one: he knew learn something new, and two: he was the only person there as people keep trying to ask him questions about him like, 'How are you enjoying Tokyo-3, or are you with someone?'
Last he need was being in a relationship. There were a few students who just look to him, like a familiar red head that saw Shinji the other day as, she, smile at him and gotten to know his name, and the other person was a jock looking guy named Toji. He was given Shinji the deadeye for a while like he was looking for an excuse to beat on him.
As class went on Shinji just waited as when he looked at the chat room that many student were in they were talking about the banner man who tagged the D.U.P's flag and has been hitting many of their bases. Shinji was glad to get some praise as he wondered that maybe his powers weren't really a curse like he first thought.
That was when class ended for break as Shinji got up and headed to the roof so he could eat his lunch. As Shinji walked he failed to notice the jock and his glasses wearing friend follow him. The red head chose to stay in class sense she had computer access still and she was going to put the computer to good use.
(Scene break top of school)
Shinji had finished his food as he looked at his hand before summoning some ice which was a cool mist around his arm. Shinji knew even though he started with smoke powers it's always hot in Tokyo-3. "Maybe I can make some snow and just lay in it," Shinji thought as he then switched back to smoke before he heard someone call him.
"Hey transfer," the person called as Shinji got up and turned to see the jock with a fist. Shinji saw that the jock was about to punch him and Shinji quickly reacted before grabbing his hand and then to Shinji's surprise metal shards left the boys hand and went to Shinji which the boy was also shocked as was Kensuke who quickly snuck away as to not get caught.
(Mindscape)
Shinji was being showed Toji's mind as he was surprised to see Toji's life. "My name is Toji Suzuhara. My life before finding my Conduit powers was pretty good. I had a dad, a little sister who was the world to me, and a promising future in sports. But that was before discovering being a Conduit. My dad didn't know what to think sense my mom had passed he didn't want to lose another family member. So he made me promise to use my powers only in emergencies. But luckily the junk yard had plenty of metal for me to use so I put my powers to the test the results were out of this world. I went from replacement to star player I was at the top of my game. But it soon went downhill. One day during regular physicals the doctor found the Conduit gene in my system after they began using D.U.P approved gear and it had major backlash. D.U.P was called my last school lost all the trophies we won thanks to me I was being hated, and before D.U.P arrived my dad sent me and my sister to my granddads place and I never heard from him sense. So now I do everything in my power to protect my sister from harm and trust me if D.U.P wants a fight I'll send them packing," Toji voice said as it soon ended.
(Real world)
Toji and Shinji were on the ground knocked out as they were getting up and regaining their bearings. Toji now looked Guilty as he was facing someone like him. "You're a conduit," Toji said as he held his head from a killer headache.
"So are you," Shinji said as Toji got up and helped Shinji up.
"Sorry about trying to hit you I thought you were a human EVA pilot," Toji said as Shinji nodded.
"Its ok," Shinji said before looking at his hand and saw he had metal powers now.
"I'm Shinji," Shinji said as Toji nodded.
"Yeah sense you were in my head I think you know my name," Toji said as Shinji understood.
"So if I had to guess are you the banner man?" Toji asked before Shinji nodded.
"Yeah but how did you know?" Shinji asked as Toji smiled and got Shinji in a headlock.
"Because you're the newest Conduit in Tokyo-3 and I have to say you got a lot of balls doing that to the D.U.P I wish I could have seen their faces," Toji said as he gave Shinji a noogie.
Once the two separated as Toji smiled. "Well Shinji Bannerman Ikari I like to welcome you to Tokyo-3 Conduit Hot spot of Japan," Toji said with an arm around Shinji's shoulder with his other arm motioning to the sky to represent Tokyo-3.
That was when Rei appeared. Shinji looked as Shinji gulped. "Oh hey Rei how's it going with the Ice Powers?" Toji asked as Shinji was shocked.
"Wait how did you?!" Shinji asked as Toji let go.
"I have been told that Conduits who live under the D.U.P's radar like to be aware of other Conduits so they can be able to help when needed," Rei said as that made sense.
"Alright, makes sense I guess," Shinji said trying to get his head around the whole they all know each other right away then asked, "But, how did you found out about… each other?"
Rei and Toji looked at Shinji with Toji saying, "Rumors started out, saying Rei was a conduit as someone dad work at NERV and told his kid, and things lead to another and… well it sort of a secret club the few conduit around started, but I can't say who or what those, other than the underground chatroom."
Shinji thought for a moment and think, 'If there were conduits around, and try to get in contact with each other, made up name and a website to go to that no one else knows would be the best guess to do.'
"I'm sorry if I am intruding Shinji, but there's an emergency," Rei said to Shinji as he got the message and said, "Alright, I'll meet you there."
Rei nodded and went off with Shinji turn to Toji, he said, "Hey, I got to take care of something, we can talk later but for now, stay low." Toji nodded and said, "Got it." Shinji went off to the cage part of the roof top as he jumps it and over the edge and vanish with a trail of smoke behind.
(Scene skip: Locker room)
Shinji put up his gear in the locker when he opens it and saw on another hook was a blue and black plug suit as he sighed and said, "I'm going to hate this." Grabbing the plug suit and closing the locker.
(Later)
Shinji sat in the plug as he was nervous he looked at his arm and remembered feeling intense pain from hid last battle as he didn't know what to expect. As Shinji breathed to calm himself before comm. links came in.
"Shinji we're equipping you with a Pallet Rifle just try and keep your distance from the Angel," Misato said the memory of Shinji's pain etched into her mind.
"Ok Misato-san," Shinji said as he was nervous.
(Central Dogma)
"Ritsuko will the Plug suit handle Shinji's power sponge ability?" Misato asked as Ritsuko sighed.
"It was tricky but hopefully the Plug Suit fabric will be able to adapt to the abilities Shinji gains," Ritsuko said as Misato nodded.
"Let's hope he can handle it," Misato said as she watched.
(With The Beast)
Beast watched the battle between the Angel and his past self about to unfold as he smirked. "Ok second decision he has to decide whether he will let Toji and Kensuke into the plug to save them or forget them and fight the angel," Beast said as he had a soda in his hand as he watched the spectacle.
(Plug)
Shinji was trying to take clam breath, but the LCL wasn't much helping as it went up his nose very much, it was like sniffing blood.
Shinji waited for everything to happen as things were green light, Misato over the com-link said, "Unit 1 launch!" and soon the g-force took over.
Holding Shinji in place like he was being force into a ring of a fight he didn't want to fight, but for the sake of everyone like he was something special, he was sent out anyways.
After a few minutes when he reach the surface, he waited on standby for the locks on the Eva to disengage, as he felt a small jerked and a thud knowing the Eva was standing on its own.
Shinji took a breath and walks out.
(Battle field)
As the Eva took a few steps out, on the side a metal case rack thing open up, showing the Pallet Rifle was waiting for him. Using a gun wasn't Shinji style, but people force a gun into his hands anyways, as he grabs it and cock it back to chamber it.
Shinji soon got out of cover and began firing at the Angel but it was only hitting its AT field doing no damage to it.
(Central Dogma)
Misato saw what was happening and went wide eyed. "Shinji stop your giving the Angel cover!" Misato ordered but she was it was too late.
(Battlefield)
The Angel grabbed Unit 1 by the leg with its energy whip before swinging the EVA around and then slamming into the mountain.
(With Toji and Kensuke)
Toji and Kensuke were in the mountain watching the battle as Toji was ready to protect his friend who he was sure was human. "Man Shinji is getting his ass kicked," Toji said as he had a Metal Shield on his arm. As the EVA was being swung around, they, soon noticed that it was coming straight at them. "Wait Kensuke take cover!" Toji called before knocking down Kensuke to cover him.
The Eva slam hard near them, created a force that blow over almost everything, other than Toji metal shield which look to be breaking down. "Crap! I'm tap out," Toji said that as his shield was gone and he was low on his conduit energy.
He looked around and saw some derby with some metal sticking out of it, as he aimed his hand to it, the metal broke down and got absorb into Toji. He took a breath and said, "Not much but it enough for now."
(Plug)
As Shinji try to get back up, he soon notice two people down below as he looked he saw, "Toji, Kensuke?! Misato we got civilians down below."
AS Misato looked to the screen and saw two boys near the Eva and said, "Shinji's classmates?" Misato didn't know what those boys were doing out in the first place but she had to take quick action as she said, "Shinji open up the plug and let them in."
When Ritsuko heard that she came up to com-link and said, "Shinji, Don't. Other people would most likely disturbed the sync would leave you valuable to the angel."
"What the hell, Rits? Theirs two civilians out there," Misato pointed out as Ritsuko looked at her friend and said, "The plug wasn't meant to hold multiple people. Bring them in might mess with the Sync leaving the Eva open for any attacks."
"We have no choice Shinji do it," Misato ordered as Ritsuko knew she can only advice during battles.
(Entry plug)
Shinji was weighing his options on one hand he could help Toji and Kensuke and try to retreat to get them to safety and add to the fact Toji was a Conduit like him made it all the more reason to help Toji and Kensuke. But on the other hand the Angel might cause more damage and destroy more parts of the city so he could leave them and defeat the Angel which was also a good idea but that idea didn't sit well with Shinji. Shinji then saw how Toji and Kensuke were trying to stay alive before making his decision on what to do.
(Battlefield)
Toji and Kensuke saw the plug open as they were surprised which Toji was ready to help his friend. "Get in!" Misato's voice called out as the two didn't need to be told twice and entered the plug.
(Entry plug)
"What the hell is this water?" Toji demanded as he was surprised he can breathe in the plug even though it was dark.
"My Camera!" Kensuke called worried about his camera.
That was when the lights came on to show Shinji in his plug suit as he looked worried.
(Central Dogma)
"Ok Shinji now retreat we'll try again later," Misato ordered as Shinji nodded.
(With The Beast)
"This wasn't supposed to happen," The Beast yelled before looking to something and switching to his Metal powers. He then forced the metal to rise above the EVA's foot tripping it as The Beast smirked.
(Battlefield)
The Angel soon grabbed the EVA but Unit 1 then grabbed the Angels energy whip before an orange energy left the Angel and entered the EVA.
(Entry plug)
Shinji's eyes widen as he saw he was entering the Angels mind.
(Mindscape)
Shinji found himself in Darkness again as he knew something was different here then the first time he saw into an Angel's mind.
The whole scene change back to where he saw the 7 eye angel like before but it didn't have a person in its hand like he remember. Hearing voices, angry maybe, arguing over something and soon he saw the 7 eye angel started to glow than vanish in a bright light.
When the light was gone so was the angel as Shinji heard carefully, he thought he could hear someone saying, "Lilith."
The scene change again the explosion showing how the 2nd impacted happen and saw the sky cover in a bright lights of that of a Rainbow.
The pieces of the angel scatter around like a seed or an Egg waiting to grow up. Seeing the angel being born from the sea and reaching the lands as he could hear the name, 'Adam', like before but heard something else as the first things he couldn't understand, but there was one word that stuck out as it was mostly said in anger and venom.
"Lilin!"
(Real-world: plug)
Shinji came back as the angel let off, Shinji head was spinning, but soon enough he was soon feeling a crawling feeling beneath his skin.
"Shinji, Dude? What happen, you alright?" as Toji ask with Kensuke watch and saw the movement in Shinji arms and said, "What the hell is that?!"
Soon enough Shinji started yelling in pain as he movement became more rapid and soon bugging out like vain or a tentacles is trying to escape from Shinji's arm as Kensuke said, "I think I'm going to be sick."
(Central Dogma)
"Crap its happening again," Misato cursed as she wondered if it was a bad idea to have Conduits pilot the EVA.
"Try and cut the synch from the pain," Ritsuko ordered as the bridge bunnies carried it out but they couldn't do anything because of the other two in the plug.
(Unit 1)
Toji saw Shinji was in extreme pain and he'd be damned if another Conduit suffers like that. Toji then grabbed Shinji's arm before Shinji felt himself being drawn into Toji's mindscape.
(Mindscape)
Shinji saw an image of Toji's sister in the hospital as Shinji was surprised. "Recently thanks to the robot fight my sister got caught in the crossfire, she's going to go through surgery but she might never be able to walk again, I was angry at the pilot I swore if I found him I would punch him in the face at least once to make him pay for his lousy piloting, getting my sister hurt," Toji said as Shinji was surprised at this.
(Real world)
Shinji regained his bearings and saw the Angel was in a daze as he saw the pain was gone now. "Shinji are you ok?" Misato asked as she was worried about Shinji.
"Yeah I'm fine," Shinji said to the comm. links. "Misato I know you said to retreat but the Angel is in a daze right now this can be my chance to end it quickly," Shinji said as Misato knew Shinji's idea was sound.
(Central Dogma)
"Ok Shinji do it now and do it fast," Misato ordered as Shinji nodded.
(Plug)
As Shinji ready himself he took a moment and said, "Toji." AS he gotten Toji attention Shinji began to say, "I'm sorry what happen with your sister, I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough to go against the angel and left people trap… So this is my promise… I will try to get stronger, and beat these things and send them back where they came from, so no one else could get hurt, I promise I won't quit."
Toji was stun at this so was Kensuke, as Shinji focus on his powers and switch to Toji's as Shinji gotten a bigger does of his powers, he was stronger, and with his new strength, he'll beat the crap out of the angel.
As Shinji raise his head and his arms as they were surrounded by the metal fragments that was coming off around the plug and lack on to the handles at his side.
(Battle field)
As the Eva pull its arms closer, the scraps of the Pallet Rifle, broke down into shard fragments, coming at the Eva as its arms were surrounded by the power's Shinji absorbed and when it absorbed enough, the Eva eyes glow, a shock wave was unleased as the Eva broke out of its stands with its mouth open up and roar out almost like before.
(Central Dogma)
With the bridge bunny, Maya check the scans and sync rate to her surprise she said, "Professor, the Sync level are rising!" Ritsuko came over right away when she heard that and said, "What in god's name?"
Misato saw what was happen as she saw the Eva was going into Berserker mode but something was different, as she switch back to the image feed in the plug, she saw Shinji using a new power as she saw the metal fragments moving around him as she said, "He's… Controlling it."
Ritsuko look up at Misato was talking about and what she saw was unbelievable for her.
For Fuyutsuki were shock, to see a young boy with a power that seem to be unmatched and in his heart, a sense of hope was there, for him, if what he was feeling was right, Shinji would be the true savor of humanity.
Gendo on the other hand, was out rages angry, he wanted total control of Shinji, make him bend to his will and do as his need tells him to, he wanted Shinji to be weak, to be unable to do anything by himself, but fate was against him, even if he was the most powerful person, it seem the only things that he can't control was his own son.
(Plug)
Shinji felt ready when he dies down his powers, from deep within the Eva itself, as woman smile to see Shinji ready to fight on his own as she whisper to his, "Good luck Shinji."
For Shinji he did hear it as he just smile and just says, "Let's go!"
(Battlefield)
Shinji charged at the Angel with the Metal Shards flying before they flew at the Angel like bullets. Unit 1 first used the metal shards to break through the Angel's AT-field before going for the grand finale.
The EVA then slammed the ground before causing metal to come out and latch onto the angel before it entered the body and lifted the angel. The EVA then gathered metal to it arm before it turned into a two pronged Lance that many recognized. The EVA then threw the lance straight at the Angel before it pierced its core killing it.
(Central Dogma)
"The Blue blood pattern has vanished the angel has been neutralized," Maya called as she was amazed at what a Conduit could do.
Everyone clapped their hand to their victory over the 4th angel. With Misato, she was astounded as not only Shinji beaten the angel but using some new abilities to do so. Ritsuko look over the reading and said, "I-Incurable, even with those two civilians, he was able to by-pass the others to keep in Sync and control the Eva to move and fight at that degree.
As on the screen as the Sync reading was reading 101.99% steady as it shows Shinji was gaining more control not only the Eva but his powers as well to Ritsuko mind she thought, 'At these rates would Shinji be a Savior… or become death itself? What the Commander is planning it could go either way.'
Misato came up to the con-link and said, "Good work out there Shinji, now bring it home." For Misato, her hope for Shinji, no doubt he would able to win the war.
-Scene skip: The Showers-
Shinji was running the hot water on his to wash away the LCL that was on him and the smell of it, Bits of metal shard came falling off but not much as what Shinji did was able to use Toji metal abilities, and a bit of 3rd angels within the Eva as he said, "If I can combine powers of the angels with another…" trailing off as he looks at his hand and said, "Would I able to use them without the Eva?"
Question he asking but the answers would have to come later. AS he turn off the water and step out with a towel around his waist, he walked out with a smile and said, "I know now I can do it, I'll try to keep strong not only for myself, but for others as well I will stay strong, that what Uncle always says."
After a bit getting dress in the locker room as he was fully clothed again, Misato knock on the door and said, "You decent?"
"Yeah," Shinji answered as he came out.
"You did a great job today Shinji and I bet you made a lot of Conduits happy to see there's a Conduit EVA pilot protecting them," Misato said making Shinji smile.
"Yeah but I didn't do much," Shinji said as Misato smiled.
"Says the guy who's fighting Concrete queen's D.U.P." the Major said as Shinji knew he should have saw that coming.
Speaking of the Concrete queen Shinji asked, "Sense I been fighting, no doubt she knows it is me fighting against the DUP, but why hasn't' she taken action against me?"
Misato looked at Shinji and said, "She can't really, as you may have hear, it's a territory war between the D.U.P and NERV and only can fight with words, so pretty much if your caught inside a DUP area your caught, but within NERV they can't touch you because it's not their jurisdiction, heck not even the U.N could get involved as it not there main concern at the moment."
As Shinji been told by his uncle about the Territory stuff between, he didn't' get it at first but now he does. As Shinji nodded he said, "Got it I think." Grabbing his bag and put it over his shoulder he said, "Well let's get going."
Misato nodded and went out of the locker room with Shinji, as they walk down the halls, he look to Misato and asked, "So how Toji and Kensuke?"
Misato keep looking straight and said, "They are ok, I chew them out, and said 'they are lucky to have you save them' and what not. What you did out there was truly great, save two of you class mates and defeated another angel, so why don't I treat ya to some ramen?"
"Are you going to be cooking it?" Shinji as he said it in a tone that Misato knew very as she said, "My cooking isn't that bad!"
"I swear your food can kill a Conduit maybe an Angel," Shinji said as Misato got him into a headlock and messed with his hair.
"Take that back smoke boy or maybe I should call you Banner Man," Misato said as the two laughed a bit. Once Shinji got free of Misato's grip she then remembered what she wanted to talk to Shinji about. "Anyway Shinji I heard that you got into a district showdown with the D.U.P and I have to say that's both reckless and brave," Misato said as Shinji smiled.
"Well I have to admit I never had so much fun fighting," Shinji said before the two began to walk off.
(Meanwhile with Mana)
Mana was currently sitting in a shrine like place as on it was a picture of a boy drawn in Neon as she sat down remembering what took her brother away from her. "Don't worry Amaro I promise you I'll make every Drug Dealer pay for what they did to you," she vowed as she ate her food. "And I'll keep doing that promise no matter what," she said as she figured that if she can get the new kid to keep the D.U.P off her tail then she can kill the Drug Dealers in the city.
(TBC)
Karma Level: Protector
Powers: Smoke, Ice, Metal, Angel Lance (?), Angel Whip (?)
ESKK: Well love the chapter.
