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Evangelion Redux: Eden of Eve
Episode 3: Reia Awakens and Shinji vs. Toji
"Admiral Washington we have a situation!" shouted a young man in a green fatigue military uniform. Currently stationed at Hibiko port just south of Tokyo 3, the U.S. Navy Base 737 Macbre was currently sailing out to survey the area for possible Angel threats….at three in the morning. Of course this had only started three weeks ago when Admiral Sergio Washington's daughter had been gravely injured during an Angel attack. Prior to that the U.S. military service could only be so bothered with these kind of inspections, and limited themselves to the development of another Eva unit back at Washington. However once his daughter had been hospitalized there was no stopping the rage enthused admiral from running routine surveillance missions well into the night.
"Que!? Is it one of those accursed Angels!?" a middle aged man wearing a navy blue admiral's uniform and matching hat shouted as he stormed onto the deck, pushing past the crowd that had gathered. Admiral Washington was a burly man with a clean cut goatee, piercing blue eyes, and a short black hair that was neatly brushed behind his ears. His hazel, colored skin blended well with the navy blues, and whites of his uniform, and combined with the small amount of wrinkles finding their way to his forehead, he looked just like a dashing western sea captain from an old 80's B movie.
"I don't know sir!" the young man shouted with a stiff salute as his superior drew closer to his current position.
"Well, where is it!?" Admiral Washington demanded as he approached the poor solider with a sneer on his face and his eyebrows twitching violently.
"Sir, we just crashed into it!" the soldier stated with an audible gulp as he stood stiff at attention.
"Huh?" the admiral questioned as his face adopted as puzzled expression, his brows furrowing and mouth hanging agape.
"Sir didn't you notice the fact that we haven't been moving for the past five minutes, sir?" the solider questioned nervously as he continued to look out into the distance, too afraid to look the menacing admiral in his eyes.
Admiral Washington sneered again for a moment, while his eyes bore a whole through the distraught young man, before he muttered out, "No…..I've been taking a nap in my quarters." Upon hearing this the entire crew face faulted dramatically before they all shouted, "WELL WE'RE TIRED TOO YA' KNOW!?" The admiral simply laughed nervously in response as he scratched the back of his neck sheepishly before he said, "Well then why don't we have a look at what ever it is, because it seems that it's not an Angel otherwise it would have killed us all while we were lollygagging around!" Once again the entire crew face faulted before the admiral was led over toward the side of the ship.
"Well sir, here it is. It looks like one of those Eva units, but far more organic if you ask me," the young man commented as he backed away and allowed the admiral a good look at the beast's head, on which the ship was currently being stalled on. While the body could not be seen the head looked like a cross between Unit 01, and the German Eva Unit 02. While it had the same facial structure as Unit 01, the four eyes and red color were somewhat similar to Unit 02. However the plating seemed to be more like rough flesh than a metal cover, which slightly confused the captain.
"Si, es uno de those blasted Eva's alright! Or it's an excellent copy of one!" the admiral commented as he adjusted his hat with his thumb so he could get a better look. "Well we'd better notify the superiors about this development," Admiral Washington muttered to himself before he turned around and looked toward the young man, "Notify the U.N. immediately, as well as NERV. It looks like we may have found one of their goddamn toys!"
Meanwhile on the luscious green hills adjacent to Hibiko port a solemn figure stood, her snow white hair blowing gently in the cool summer breeze. The grass beneath her seemingly delicate coal black feet almost seemed to move through them as the breeze continued to blow softly. Although her face was hidden by her hair, one could faintly make out the traces of a pair of snow white full lips and small adorably round cheeks. Pursing its lips the figure to a deep breath and released a content sigh with a small smile before it began to speak.
"So they've finally found the body, but what of the mind? Will it be able to find itself without the spirit? Surely the fool's ambition will make it so," the figure said in a wistful voice of a young girl before metallic wind chimes could be heard. There was a powerful gust of wind a several vibrant green leaves blew over where the girl stood, and in an instant she was gone almost as if she had left with the winds themselves.
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"Ohhh," Reia moaned in pain as she struggled to open her eyes only to be able to open up her right one. 'What's wrong with my eye!?' Reia thought in panic as she desperately tried to open it despite the intense amount of pain she was feeling at the moment. However, despite her best efforts she could not open her eye so she tried to reach over and feel what could possibly be wrong with it. It was then that she noticed she couldn't really move her arm, and it felt like it had been wrapped in lead. Using her good eye she surveyed her surroundings, her mind taking in things before it had time to register anything. After a moment she calmed down and noted that she seemed to be in some kind of hospital room noting how sterile and clean everything looked, and how there were heart monitors and other assortments of medical equipment by her bedside. It was then that she noticed that she wasn't even in her own bed, which caused her to panic for a moment.
"What's going on here?" Reia whispered as her voice began to crack and she finally looked at her arms and legs which were tightly bound in casts and hung in slings. "What happened to me?" Reia thought as a single fright induced tear streamed down her slender cheeks. She looked down her torso and noted that her entire midsection was tightly bound with fresh white gauze and bandages. "Wait I remember!" Reia gasped to herself as her good eye bugged out of its socket.
-Flashback-
"Look out!" Reia shouted as she pushed Toji's younger sister out of the way of the falling debris. She then noticed that she was in the exact seem position Toji's sister hand been. "Oh hell," Reia muttered as she put her arms over her head defensively and cringed waiting for the inevitable. As the debris fell it ended up hitting her arms causing an audible "SNAP!" and they went limp at her side leaving her to take the brunt of the damage without anyway to cover her face. "GAHHH!" Reia shouted as she clamped her eyes shut trying to erase the pain and not a moment too soon as a piece of chipped piping cut down on her face severing her eyelid instead of cutting her eye. Soon more debris began to fall on her and there was another audible "SNAP!" as she felt her legs go numb and she crumpled to the ground under a pile of debris.
'Is this it!?' Reia thought with her last conscious thought as she felt tears run down her bloodied face. Suddenly she heard the sound of a wind chime blowing gently in the wind. Looking up she came face to face with the exact same girl Shinji would see a few seconds later.
"No this is not the end, not for any of those involved. This is only the beginning and." Reia could not hear what the girl was saying over the ringing in her ears, but after a moment she was able to catch the tail end of what the girl was saying.
"There can be no Adam," the little girl finished with a small smile before she faded like a dream. After another second Reia felt her eyelids grow heavy and she resigned herself to her inevitable fate.
-End Flashback-
"Wait a minute!" Reia said as she furrowed her brows in confusion, "How am I still alive?"
"The nurses have been asking that for awhile now, and they were kinda hopin' you could tell them," a suave voice stated as Doctor Mikiba walked into the room with a small grin tugging at the corners of his mouth. He looked the same aside from the slight stubble he had let grow during the last few days due to his extreme laziness at the time. His lab coat was slightly wrinkled, but aside from that he looked rather dapper.
"Who are you?" Reia inquired as she furrowed her brows slightly.
"I'm Doctor Mikiba Toushimi, I'm a friend of Mishdo Uramara," Mikiba said in a soothing tone of voice as he approached the young woman's bedside and pulled a grey cloth swivel chair over from under a red oak wood desk. "So how are you feeling Reia-chan?" Mikiba inquired as he released her arm from the sling and laid it down onto the bed slowly and gently.
"Fine I suppose, I can't open my left eye however," Reia commented as she once again struggled to open her eyelid.
"Well that's to be expected; we had gauze tapped over it to prevent you from doing so since you eyelid was nearly cut off. It should be healed by now however, so feel free to take it off once I remove your casts from your arms," Mikiba stated as he got up from the chair and went of over the adjacent sling and released her arm with the same process. "You know you're one amazing girl, I mean I don't think too many people could survive being crushed under 8 feet of debris," Mikiba commented as he lowered one of Reia's legs out of the sling and then walked back over to his chair.
Reia regarded him with a puzzled expression on her face as she looked from him to her legs and back. Mikiba was able to quickly infer what she was about to ask and said, "Well the bones in your arms have fused back together, however your legs are still broken. Your left is just about done healing so you should only have to wear that cast for another two weeks, but your right leg is still broken in several places and seems to have taken the most damage. As far as your ribs, your chest will feel a little tender for awhile and putting on a bra will probably one of the most painful experiences you'll ever have ,outside of child birth, so I recommend that possibly not wear one for a while if possible," Mikiba stated as he continued to grin at the demurring young woman.
"Okay, but how long has it been doctor? I mean for most of my bones to have healed I must have been here unconscious for months," Reia stated with a look of concern etched across her features.
"To be honest," Mikiba stated with a chuckle, "You've only been here a little over three weeks, believe it or not."
"What!" Reia exclaimed as she tried to shot out of the bed in shock, only to fall right back down writhing in pain.
"Hey you shouldn't be trying to move so fast," the Mikiba gently rebuked her as he adjusted her pillow and laid her head down on it gently.
"Sorry," Reia mumbled as she looked down at her cast wrapped feet.
"Don't be," Mikiba stated waving off her apology, "Just try to be more careful for awhile."
Reia simply nodded and stared into space for a moment before she turned to look Mikiba in his deep blue eyes with her own hazel orbs. "Mikiba-san," Reia started as she furrowed her brows again, "Have my parents been by lately? I would like to know when they're coming back so I can go home."
Upon hearing this Mikiba's face grew slightly pale before he answered nervously. "Well you see Reia-chan, it's not that easy. Unfortunately you are being treated at a NERV hospital, which is actually a big no no for those who aren't NERV employees."
Upon hearing this Reia's eye grew wide and Mikiba knew that she had started to panic so he quickly added, "Don't worry I'm sure you'll be able to leave in no time, they just have to ask you few questions then I'm sure you can be on your way!"
Reia simply stared at the man for a moment before she nodded and closed her eyes. "I think I'm feeling a little tired Mikiba-san, would you mind if I took a nap?" Reia inquired as she took in a long slow deep breath and released a soft sigh.
"Of course not Mikiba stated getting up and pushing the chair back under the wooden table where he had gotten it from. "I hope you have a good nap," he said as he approached the door and turned around just in time to see Reia nod. He then softly closed the door behind him and walked back out into the cold halls. "With all the commotion I wouldn't be surprised if they released her as soon as they found out she was awake," Mikiba muttered to himself as he made his way toward the elevator, "But with the way he's talking I don't think Commander Ikari is going to let her go that easily, in fact I think he's going to have Ritsuko-chan run a couple of test. Her ability to reconstruct tissue, and fuse bones is too much like Ayanami for my taste…"
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"Another Eva unit?" Ritsuko questioned as the Unit was being dropped down by set of U.N. choppers into the Geo Front. "But who developed it?" she questioned as the gargantuan was set in place.
"That much we don't know ma'am, what we do know is that Admiral Washington and his crew found it a few kilometers away from Hibiko Bay," U.N. officer stated with a salute as he walked towards the door and left.
"What do you think ma'am? Is it really an Eva?" Maya questioned from behind her frowning superior.
"I'm not sure, we're going to need to run a few test. However, it does seem to have a slot for the entry plug so there is a strong possibility that it is in fact an Eva," Ritsuko responded as she walked toward the door leading to the lab, "Maya instruct them to have it transported to the lab as soon as possible. I'm going to contact Commander Ikari to get his opinion after I finish Shinji's testing."
"Yes Ritsuko-san!" Maya said nodding her in affirmation as she walked over towards the technicians.
'While it does look like an Eva model it seems to be far more organic then the ones that we've developed,' Ritsuko thought to herself as she made her way to the lab, 'I wonder could that be what caused the distortion during our last satellite reading?'
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"Good morning Shinji-kun," Ritsuko greeted Shinji cheerfully over the inner com. "How are you feeling today?"
"I'm fine, I think I've gotten used to it," Shinji stated in a deadpan tone of voice as he stared blankly out in front of him. He was currently in side the Eva simulator, and was wearing his slue plug suit.
"That's good, well lets go over the basics," Ritsuko stated as Shinji drowned out most of what she was saying. "Well with that out of the way, let's resume the Introductory Mode Exercise that we began yesterday." Shinji gripped the controls of the Eva upon hearing Ritsuko's command and tensed himself awaiting the rest of her orders. Suddenly a holographic image of the Angel he had fought a little over three weeks ago appeared on his monitors.
"Alright Shinji-kun take aim and get him in the center of your sights. Then I want you to fire," Ristuko stated calmly as Shinji took aim with his battle rifle. The first shots went over the target and Ritsuko found herself saying, "Stay calm and aim at the center of the target this time," more harshly than she had originally intended to. However Shinji immediately corrected his mistake and hit the target dead center.
"Next," Ritsuko stated as she watched the Eva pretend to fire at an imaginary opponent.
"I can't believe that Shinji-kun actually decided to pilot the Eva again," Maya stated as she watched the stats on her monitors.
"He'll do what ever he is told to do obediently, that's just who he is," Ritsuko stated dispassionately.
Misato found herself glaring at her best friend despite her best efforts not to.
Meanwhile within the cockpit Shinji continued to take aim at the imaginary target muttering, "Aim at the center of the target, and switch." His eyes seemed with out life and his face seemed to sag somewhat, and it almost seemed as though he was depressed.
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"Another day," Shinji whispered to himself as he walked along the tree lined sidewalk that led toward his junior high school. "I wonder why I deal with this everyday," Shinji said aloud to himself as he continued to sulk. Truth be told his experience from the last couple of weeks, and the hospitalization of the young woman weighed heavy on his conscience.
It had been three weeks and he had still yet to make any friends what so ever. This was primarily due to the fact that neither he, nor any of his classmates showed an avid interest in doing so.
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"Hey did you hear about what happened to Reia-chan, Toji?" young man inquired as he continued to play with his toy U.N. helicopter making childish gun noises. The young man was currently donning a school uniform similar to Shinji's, the only difference being his red tee-shirt. His messy sandy brown hair, oval framed glasses, and freckles gave him the appearance of a nerd so to speak, but he seemed more than comfortable with himself.
"Yeah I was with her parents when they got the news. I can't believe that idiot pilot!" a young man wearing a black track suit with a purple collar stated as he sat brooding on top of his desk. His short cropped black hair, small black eyes, and squared jaw served to make him appear slightly more adult like especially combined with the sheer girth of his body. Needless to say it didn't look like he would be in danger of losing a fight anytime soon. "I mean it doesn't make any sense! I swear if I ever meet this guy I'm gonna clobber 'em Kensuke!"
"Hey I'm sorry to interrupt your brooding and all, but what exactly is Reia-chan to you?" Kensuke questioned as he set down his toy chopper and adjusted his glasses with his index finger and thumb. This statement caused Toji to face fault off of his desk.
"She's OUR kung fu instructor! Don't tell me you forgot already!" Toji snapped as shot up off of the floor and into Kensuke's face.
"Right, right," Kensuke said chuckling nervously and trying to wave the furious Toji off, "Sorry, it's been awhile since we had class is all."
"HOW COULD YOU FORGET!? REIA-CHAN IS A TOTAL BABE!" Toji bellowed as he glared daggers into Kensuke's shrinking form as he sunk into his chair.
"Right, yeah I know that's the only reason I started taking classes remember, but didn't you tell me she was like an older sister to you?" Kensuke questioned as Toji quickly calmed down demurring slightly which allowed the boy to sit back up and adjust himself in his chair. "Well anyway, have you met the new kid yet? He appeared right after the Eva battle," Kensuke whispered pointing a finger a Shinji who sat huddled over his desk while he stole the occasional glimpse at Rei who continued to stare out the window with a blank expression on her face. On a side note, Rei was still covered in bandages and her arm was still in a sling.
"Naw, I was with my dad and Reia's mom remember, you know since they work for the same company and there friends and all," Toji stated as he stared at Shinji intently
"Hey Suzurhara-kun! Looks like you're finally back, you know you've missed a lot of work don't you?" the class rep. questioned as she entered the room, her pig tails bouncing with each step she took. Her short brown hair, freckles, round face, and innocent features made her look like the picture perfect example of a teachers pet. "So where have you been?" the young woman demanded as she approached the two boys and stared intently at Toji while placing her hands on her hips.
"Well you see I was with Washington-san after her daughter was in that accident. You know how close me and Reia-chan are don't ya' Hikari-san?" Toji asked with a shy expression on his face as he pushed his index fingers back and forth against each other.
Hikari's face suddenly adopted a sullen expression as she took her hands off her hips and looked down at her feet. "Yeah I know, trust me I know," Hikari stated in a dispassionate tone of voice. While she knew that it was highly unlikely that a seventeen year old young woman would hook up with a fourteen year old boy she never ruled it out due to Toji's infatuation with Reia, and said girl's limitless kindness.
"Ahem," the voice of an elderly man grunted as their teacher entered the room. Hikari dashed for her seat as the rest of the students filed in. "Everyone rise!" Hikari demanded as everyone rose in response.
A little while later when the class had gotten started Shinji was sitting at his desk typing in solutions to equations when he received an anonymous e-mail. 'Are you an Eva pilot?' the question read causing Shinji to look around for the person who could have possibly written it. Shinji turned around to face his laptop when another question appeared right under the last. 'Well are you Y/N?' the question read, and Shinji reluctantly responded by typing in 'Y'. No sooner had his finger left the key than a group of children jumped out of their seats and pounced on the unfortunate young man.
"You're an Eva pilot," one young woman asked with excitement evident in her voice. "That's sooo cool!" one boy stated. This continued for several minutes while Toji sat brooding at his desk with a frown on his otherwise calm face.
-A Few Minutes Later Outside the School Building-
"What a minute Toji!" Kensuke cried out as he desperately tried hold back the infuriated boy. "What did Reia-chan tell you about fighting!?"
"I don't care!" Toji cried out as he lashed out at a trembling Shinji. "He hurt Reia!"
"Do you honestly think she would want you to hurt him!? On top of that, she knows that defeating the Angels is important, she even said so herself!" Kensuke yelled as he tried to reason with the disgruntled teen. "She wouldn't want you injuring the only person who can stand against them!" Kensuke cried out in vain as Toji broke free from his hold and charged a frightened Shinji.
"RAGH!" Toji cried out as he cocked back his fist. Unfortunately it never made contact as Toji was caught midair by a pair of strong, powerful arms. "Washington-sama!?" Toji cried out in shock and surprised as his stared at the monstrous girth of the man above him.
"My, my, Toji-kun. I do believe Reia-chan has taught you better than that," the young man stated disapprovingly. The young man appeared to be the picture of a suave dignified individual. His snow white hair hung limply around his slender face, but added emphasis to his warm violet irises. He wore a uniform similar to Shinji's, although it seemed to stretch over his muscular form
"Yang-san!" Toji cried out in fear as he gawked at the boy holding him up by his collar. Yang set Toji on the ground with a boyish chuckle before he turned his attention toward Shinji giving him a brilliant smile showing off his pristine white teeth.
"I'm sorry about Toji-kun, Ikari-kun. He tends to overreact about things he already knows he shouldn't," Yang stated as he walked over to Shinji and placed a reassuring hand on the boy's trembling shoulder. "Don't worry Ikari-kun I won't let him hurt you. I mean, what kind of friend would I be if I allowed that to happen?" Yang questioned as he raised an eyebrow in mock puzzlement.
Despite the fact that he had just met this strange young man, Shinji felt oddly at ease in his presence. "Friend?" Shinji questioned as he eyed Yang with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Yes Ikari-kun, lets be friends," Yang stated simply as he released the boys shoulder, but continued to look him in his nervous eyes, his own calm and peaceful.
"Um, okay Yang-san," Shinji stated with a nervous chuckle as he hesitantly nodded in agreement.
"Now that will never do," Yang stared with a frown forming on his handsome features, "Please Ikari-kun, call me Shaitan-kun."
Shinji simply looked blankly at the young man for a moment as his mouth hung agape, and after a minute he simply nodded.
"Good, I already know we'll be excellent friends Ikari-kun," Yang stated, once again giving him a brilliant smile before he walked off humming a strange tune.
"Well that certainly is odd, Yang-san hardly talks to anyone," Kensuke started as he stared at Yang and then Shinji in disbelief.
"Whatever, forget that jerk," Toji started as he violently kicked the dirt at his feet, "Man that guy really ticks me off with his uppity attitude! I mean he transferred here three years ago, and now he thinks he runs everything and everyone in this lousy school!"
"Well he certainly seems to have taken a liking to the new kid, that's for sure," Kensuke stated redirecting the conversation toward Shinji.
"Yeah he sure does," Toji stated with a growl as he glared at Shinji who was completely oblivious of his actions. "Hey new kid!" Toji hollered snapping Shinji out of his revelry and jarring him back to reality. "I'll let you go this time, but don't think you're off the hook just yet!" Toji shouted at a startled Shinji as he stalked off towards the school building.
"See ya' later Shinji-kun!" Kensuke shouted with a wave and a friendly smile as he chased after the even more disgruntled Toji.
"Huh?" was all Shinji could say in response as he felt someone come up behind him.
"Pilot Ikari, we are needed at NERV immediately, there is an emergency situation" Rei stated in her usual monotone voice as Shinji turned to face her.
"But I didn't hear any," as soon as Shinji started his statement the sirens blared their warning alarm. "Never mind," Shinji stated dejectedly with a roll of his eyes as he chased after Rei's already fleeting form.
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"Give me that status of all non-combatants and civilians," Misato demanded as she waited for Shinji to arrive. She was, as well as the rest of the NERV staff, currently located in the main control room viewing the monitor as they fired off every piece of weaponry they had in their arsenal. Of course this had no effect on the Angle who continued on its path toward the Geo-front without hesitation. The creature looked to be the cross between a lobster and a centipede, but far more machine like than either of the organic organisms mentioned.
"The evacuation report states that it has been completed," Shigeru stated as he continued to type endlessly on his key board.
"The weapons the U.N. has don't seem to have any effect on it, of course," Makato drawled as he continued to type furiously on his keyboard. "Now they are requesting the use of the Evangelion Unit."
"Like they even had to ask," Misato stated in an annoyed tone of voice as she signaled for the preparation of Eva Unit 01.
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"I can't believe they're not going to let us watch this great historic event!" Kensuke stated dejectedly as he played with his cam quarter inside the shelter.
"They never do," Toji stated with a shrug as he looked over toward the television monitor to see the public warning announcement still playing. "I mean the least they could do would be to show a movie or sumthin'," Toji stated as he scoffed at the television screen.
"Forget your movie for a moment, this is an important historical event! I have to see it at least once!" Kensuke stated as his faced adopted a devious expression and he grinned at Toji. "Hey come with me to the bathroom for a moment," he stated as he got up and dusted of his cloths.
"Class rep. isn't gonna like this," Toji stated sagely before he sighed and chuckled, "Alright lets go since I already know you aren't gonna stop pesterin' me about it." Both boy's approached Hikari who was engaged in conversation with another female student. "Hey class rep.," Toji interjected rudely interrupting the girl's conversation, "We gotta go to the bathroom."
"You should have done that before now," Hikari stated with a frown as she eyed the two skeptically.
"Sorry, but I can't hold it anymore," Toji stated casually with a slight shoulder shrug.
"Fine, just don't take too long," Hikari demanded, and if Toji hadn't been so dense he could have heard the worry evident in her voice.
"Yeah, yeah, well be back," Toji stated as he Kensuke disappeared.
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'Why am I piloting this again?' Shinji thought as he sat in pool of orange LCL fluid. 'Father isn't here, and I've already hurt someone,' Shinji thought to himself as he released a dejected sigh, and he felt his Eva prepare for launch. 'So why am I piloting again?'
"Alright Shinji don't forget what you've learned. Remember take aim and fire at the core, you got it?" Misato questioned through the com link.
"Yes," Shinji stated simply
"Alright, Unit 01 launch!" Misato shouted as Unit 01 was propelled out of the Geo-Front.
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"Whoa!" Toji and Kensuke cried out in unison as Unit 01 appeared.
"This is so cool!" Kensuke shouted in excitement as he adjusted his camera lens so he could get a better focus on the purple behemoth. Both boys were currently nestled in the far away hills of a small shrine watching and waiting for the battle to take place.
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"Alright Shinji-kun, take aim and fire!" Misato shouted over the com as Shinji continued to mutter his mantra.
"Okay!" Shinji shouted in response as he leapt off out of the dock and took aim at the Angel. "RAGH!" Shinji shouted as Unit 01 fired an endless stream of bullets at the Angel causing a cloud of black smoke to form obscuring it from view.
"Shinji you idiot!" Misato shouted through the com link, "Now you can't see it!" However, no sooner had she said this when pair of pink florescent tentacles shot out lashing at Unit 01. Shinji forced Unit 01 to fall back quickly causing only his rifle to be severed.
"Shinji I'm sending you another rifle, make better use of it!" Misato demanded as another rifle appeared next to Unit 01. Unfortunately the Angel's tentacles continued their onslaught and severed several buildings, including the one that housed the rifle. Shinji barely avoided the rest of the attacks as he frantically scrambled away from the Angel, forcing the Eva to trip over itself the entire way. As the Eva continued to stumble the Angels tentacle finally came into contact with its power cable and severed it.
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"Unit 01's external power cable has be severed! It has approximately five minutes of animation left!" one of the technicians cried out as the battle continued to wage on.
Misato simply looked at the screen, her mouth agape and worry etched in to her features.
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Shinji had a similar expression on his face as the Angel grabbed Unit 01 by its legs and flung it several feet in the air. Unfortunately it flung Shinji in the direction of Toji and Kensuke. Landing right next to their current location, not to mention just barely avoiding squashing the two quivering teens with its hand, the pilot of Eva 01 knew he was in a predicament. Before he had time to react however, the Angel was immediately upon him and lashed out once again. This time however Shinji was able to catch the tentacles in the hands of the purple gargantuan, and was able to hold the Angel at bay.
"I won't let anyone else get hurt, I won't let anyone else get hurt," Shinji continued to mumble to himself as he held back the Angel, despite the intense amount of paining he was feeling coursing through his body due to the electricity surging through the Angel's tentacles.
"Why isn't he fighting back!?" Toji cried as he watched on in horror.
"He can't because we're here! He doesn't want us to get hurt apparently!" Kensuke cried out as he continued record the scene with morbid fascination, despite the fact that he was ready to pee his pants at any time. Kensuke's statement resounded within the confines of Toji's mind as he thought back to Reia. Maybe he had been wrong about the Eva pilot the whole time, maybe he didn't know that Reia was there. On top of that, he seemed to be enduring a great deal of pain just to protect two people he hardly knew.
"Shinji open the hatch!" Misato shouted through his com.
"What!?" Shinji cried out indignantly as his eyes went wide.
"Open up the hatch and let those two in then return to base!" Misato shouted despite the perturbed look that she was getting from Ritsuko, who had just stated that the Eva was not a toy and that allowing those boys in would compromise NERV intelligence.
"Aright," Shinji responded nervously as he opened his pod.
"Alright you two, get in quick!" Misato shouted through the intercom. Neither Toji nor Kensuke needed to be told twice as both boys immediately hopped in.
"Blargh! What is this water!?" Kensuke shouted indignantly as he and Toji splashed in.
"Okay Shinji-kun retreat!" Misato demanded as she continued to watch the screen.
"I must not run away," Shinji stated as he started his mantra.
"Hey new kid she just told you to get out of here!" Toji stated as he gripped the pilots seat furiously.
"I must not run away, I must not run away," Shinji continued ignoring Toji as he forced the Eva to draw its progressive knife.
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"Progressive knife drawn!" one of the technicians shouted as he watched the stats on the screen.
"That idiot! I told him to retreat!" Misato shouted, her voice dripping with disdain as she furrowed her brows and scrunched up her face.
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"GRAHHHH!" Shinji shouted as Unit 01 charged and then slid down the hill toward the Angel with its prog. knife drawn. As Unit 01 approached the Angel, the Angel made on last attempt to halt the beast as it shot its tentacles through the purple beast's chest.
"URGHA!" Shinji hollered in agony, as pain coursed through his system. However this only momentarily halted his attack as he forced Unit 01 to reach back and jam the prog. knife into the Angel's core. Sparks flew everywhere as the seconds of Unit 01's activation dwindled and the Angel continued to struggle. However, at the last possible second the Angel's core dulled, cracked, and soon the creature ceased all movement.
At this point Shinji was completely drained, as his chest heaved up and down violently. Looking at the boy before him Toji couldn't help but respect the young man's will and determination. Now he knew that being an Eva pilot was no treat at all, and that he had definitely been out of place attacking the young man earlier. All parties, except for the breathless Shinji, completely missed the white haired young woman below them who dropped a bouquet of beautiful blue irises, and then disappeared without a trace.
'There she goes again,' Shinji thought to himself, 'Am I losing my mind? I have to see if those flowers are really there!'
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"Well there goes another of your "precious children"," Yang stated with a sarcastic drawl as he sat on a familiar hill next to a familiar young woman. "Well aren't you going to drop off some of those stupid flowers?" Yang inquired with a chuckle as he played with grass underneath his hands.
"I already did, but I have plenty of children and grandchildren," the young woman stated as a small sad smile stretched over her full white lips.
"Humph," Yang grunted with a shrug before he said, "Well it seems they've found the body and the mind, so things should be getting really relatively soon."
"Yes, but what of you and Shinji-kun?" the young girl inquired as she bent down and picked up a blade of grass twirling it in her fingers.
"I like him….a lot," Yang stated with a brilliant smile with a distant look in his eyes.
"Well you've got a lot of competition; I also feel a certain attraction toward Shinji-kun. Not to mention Rei," the young girl stated, and if one looked hard enough they could have seen the slight indication of a blush.
"Well we both better hope that our intervention keeps that fool's plans at bay, although I already know we can't truly prevent them with our intervention alone" Yang stated with a frown.
"Ikari, Gendo…..hehe," the young girl chuckled as she started to fade out like a spirit.
"It seems you've stayed longer than your containment will allow," Yang stated with a smirk.
"It seems so," the young girl stated with a smirk of her own before completely fading out into nothingness.
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"A new Eva model you say?" Gendo stated through a com link, "Do we know who made it?"
"No sir," Ritsuko stated as she looked out at the white fleshly gargantuan.
"Well run a few test, and in concern with the girl do not let her leave under any circumstances. We need to run a few test on her as well," Gendo stated, no hint of emotion in his cold voice.
"Of course sir," Ritsuko stated as she continued to stare at the "Eva Unit".
"Alright, present your finds to me when I get back," Gendo stated as he severed the link.
"Well it's time to get to work," Ritsuko stated as she sat down at a terminal and began to run over the schematics that the technicians had gotten on the supposed Eva Unit that stood before her. However, it was not the Eva Unit that captivated Ritsuko's attention; it was that girl….Reia Washington.
To Be Continued
Next Episode: Hedgehog's Dilemma...well it would have been if it wasn't for a new Eva pilot.
Author's Note: Well I hope you like this new chapter! Sorry it's not as long as the other one, but you can't win 'em all. Any who, from now on you can expect the characters that have been introduced to have a profound impact on the story, and don't worry I've introduced the last of 'em. PLEASE REVIEW, AND FLAMES ARE ACCETPED!
