Shinji ZERO Second

by Ghost of Meat

Shinji and crew are back with new Type II Evangelions Sequel to Shinji ZERO Read for pairings

4. Chapter 4

Disclaimer- don't own it

A/N Well we know James's past now how will he deal with Rei's and what is the Talon, you'll find out this chapter

"Italics"-English

"Spoken"-Japanese

'Thoughts'

Shinji ZERO Second

Part 4

Attack of Talon

The pair made it back to James's apartment by about 7:30. They settled into his living room, Rei on the couch. While James prepared tea Rei readied herself. He came back a few minuets later

"So you were saying"

"Yes, about my past. Truthfully I am like you in many ways"

He tilted his head to the side

"You are"

"Yes I was created by Nerv from human and angel DNA patterns"

James sat back as Rei explained everything, her creation, instrumentality and its goals, Shinji's accident with Unit 00, Lilith and the assistance she gave, her sisters, her mother and the battle against the MP Types and the end of SEELE. By the end James knew more than he had wanted really

"Now I'm really glad I didn't work with the Type I Eva's"

"Yes"

He could tell that she was upset by her past; he got up and sat beside of her and placed his hand on her shoulder

"The past doesn't determine who you are Rei, it's your actions that do"

She leaned her head onto his shoulder

"Thank you"

The pair talked for a while, before James noticed a weight on his shoulder, Rei had fallen asleep. James softly laid her back on the couch. He walked over and picked up his phone. He called Rei's mother to let her know.

"Hi Ms Ikari, its James"

"Hello there James, anything wrong"

"No, but Rei fell asleep on my couch, do you want me to wake her or just carry her over"

"Well, its only 8:20 let her sleep till curfew and then wake her up ok"

"Ok, I'll have her home on time, goodnight Ms Ikari"

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Shinji and Asuka had turned in early that night; they lay in bed after finishing their "nightly exercise" both completely exhausted

Asuka snuggled closer to Shinji's side

"Hey baka"

Shinji smiled and looked down at his wife

"Yeah Asuka"

"Have you given any thought to us having kids?"

Shinji thought for a moment

"Not yet, later on, in a few years then yes. But not now"

She nodded

"That's what I was hoping you would say. But just picture it, us laying in bed with a baby girl between us. The two of us making her laugh that adorable baby laugh"

"Or a boy"

"You don't want a girl"

"I'll be happy either way, but we would be older and more prepared for it then"

"True, well, I'm going to sleep. How do you think Rei's date is going?"

Shinji looked over at the clock on their nightstand

"Its only 9:00, she has another hour. She won't miss curfew"

"What do you think their doing, a little bad stuff maybe"

"I don't think their doing what we just did Asuka"

"Yeah you're right, their probably just sitting talking"

"Probably, see you in the morning"

"Night baby"

Shinji just sighed as Asuka nuzzled her head into his chest. He could get use to these pet names she kept using

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James sat on the edge of his couch watching as Rei slept laying on her right side. He reached down and softly stroked her hair as he thought back to their conversation earlier that evening

'We're almost the same' he thought 'if dad had used Angel DNA in me I would be the exact same as her, well maybe I already am. She did say all the angel DNA had been purged from her body. That makes her a gene modified human like me.

I wonder if she'll develop some of the same abilities I have. It would be kind of cool if she were telepathic like me'

James noticed Rei begin to stir. Her crimson eyes blinked open and she looked up at him

"Hay there sleepy head"

She yawned and stretched

"What time is it?"

"9:05, I call your mom and told her you fell sleep, she told me to wake you up at 10:00 so you still have a bit to sleep if you want"

Rei thought about it for a moment, she had wanted to become closer to James, so she made her move

"Will you lay down with me?"

James blushed a bit, but laid down beside of her on his side so he would face her. She wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on is arm. He draped his other free arm over her. He didn't dare close his eyes; he had to wake her back up at 10:00 so he passed the time by holding the girl and stroking her hair with his free hand.

'I wish you could hear my thoughts Rei that would make things so much simpler' he thought

He never expected to be answered

"I can hear them, though I don't know why"

James smiled a bit

"Its traces of the Gene Engineering they used to create me it allows me to hear a persons surface thoughts if I focus on them. If that person were like me, we would be able to communicate"

Rei thought for a moment

"We can communicate through thoughts?"

"If you can hear my thoughts then yes, I'm going to think something and you tell me what I said ok"

"Alright"

He readied him self

'You're so very beautiful Rei; I wish I had the courage to say this in person'

She blushed

"Do you really think I am?"

James had his answer, she could hear him

"Yes Rei I do, I think you are extremely beautiful"

She blushed even deeper and a faint blush appeared on James's cheeks as the pair stared into each others eyes. Their lips slowly came together for a gentle, soft first kiss.

Rei froze for a moment; she had never felt anything like it. On instinct James deepened the kiss; Rei responded in kind and began to put more passion into it. They stayed like that for a few moments until they broke for air. Rei just sighed and rested her head onto his shoulder as James tightened his embrace. She closed her eyes and drifted back to sleep. James just looked at his sleeping girlfriend; he leaned his head down and rested his cheek against her forehead

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The next morning James woke up alone on his couch. He had gotten Rei home by curfew and had even gotten a goodnight kiss, which unfortunately her mother saw. The motherly ogling went on forever saying things like "she was so glad her little girl had found such a gentlemen". At that point Kyoko and Misato became involved and the two had been teased until Yui ran them off. He had also agreed to tell Rei's mother and the blond scientist, Dr Akagi, about his and Rei's telepathy today. To say it was going to be a long day was an understatement.

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Everyone arrived at Nerv by about noon. James and Rei immediately went to see Dr Akagi in the medical ward. They found her and Rei's mother in the main lobby, the pair looked up as Rei and James came in, Ritsuko spoke first

"Ah, there are the love birds"

Apparently news had traveled rather fast, Yui nodded

"Isn't it just sweet?"

James and Rei walked up to the pair

"Mother we need to speak with you and Dr Akagi"

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To say that the women were shocked was an understatement, telepathy that could be observed under lab conditions. What shocked them more was not only was James telepathic but is mental abilities had also been altered, increasing his mental acuity several fold.

What go to Yui the most was that Rei was beginning to display the same thing and James was fairly certain, if they tested her, Rika would be to. Yui and Ritsuko called in Rika, Kaoru, Zeruel, Sachiel, and Lilith to see if they would display the same traits…they did, all of them showed signs of the same traits developing. Kaoru sat back in his chair in Ritsuko's lab after the test results had been given. Rei and James sat by the door while everyone else sat in various chairs and on her couch Ritsuko had brought in so she could have a place to sleep during all night runs.

Lilith, who sat on the right side of the couch with little Sachiel sitting in her lap, turned to Yui who was standing by Rei, James and Rika

"So what will this mean now?"

Yui sighed

"well, these traits are dominate so when any of you have children you'll pass them on so in 4 or 5 generations there will be a good bit of the population with them, the big problem is that, from what James said, the lab where this was done was destroyed but if even one of the scientists escaped…"

She didn't need to finish, everyone got the idea. Not a good prospect to say the least. Zeruel finally spoke up

"So, how do we develop these abilities?"

James sighed

"Basically just practice, your mental abilities such as recollection will come naturally, the telepathy will take some practice though"

James paused for a moment to think

"We should probably tell the others, just those who would need to know though, the last thing we need is for this to get out"

Everyone agreed to that, the last thing they needed was attention drawn to this.

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James and Rei sat in the Nerv cafeteria afterward, briefing Shinji and the others was fun, especially demonstrating their abilities. Kaoru and the others were sitting at the other end of the cafeteria practicing. Though they weren't saying anything James and Rei could hear them chatting away. Lilith was happy that these traits would be passed on, Zeruel was already formulating how to use them in battle, Kaoru was wondering how this would let people relate to one another and Sachiel was just having fun with them wondering how he could use them.

After they had finished telling everyone Shinji had been tested as had Yui and Kyoko because of their contact with the Eva's…they were developing them too, Shinji would most likely be able to communicate telepathically with the others soon and his mental abilities should kick in about the same time with Yui and Kyoko not far behind.

Asuka was happy that at least their children would have the same capabilities, always the best regardless of temperament.

Suddenly James's cell phone rang, it was his dad again

"I gota take this"

He stood up and headed toward the corner for better reception

"hay dad…not much…yeah well you know…my date went fine…yeah were dating now…not to bad not being single…Rei Ikari, the former first child, she's the pilot of Unit 03…I know, I know…what…for how long…just a week…you sure…ok I can do that…you mean you finished it, the Psycho System is done already…yeah, I'll use it…so bring the prototype with me…ok as long as they already know…I'll see you in a few days then…bye"

James hung up and walked back over to where Rei was sitting

"Good and bad news which do you want first"

"Good"

"Well dad finished a new remote weapon system for the type 2 called the Psycho System. It uses 4 mentally controlled beam gun pods too attack the enemy. They finished the system yesterday and want to put it onto the prototype permanently for my use"

"What's the bad news?"

"I have to go back to the states for a week to get it"

Rei smiled and shook her head

"You will return, and I will keep in contact at least once a day. And it will not be as though we will be permanently parted, only for a week correct"

"Right"

She placed her hand on his

"Then do not worry, we will speak by phone while you are gone"

He nodded

"I gota go pack, you want me to bring anything back with me"

She shook her head

"Just yourself"

He smiled, and then off in a spark of realization

"Dad doesn't know about the others developing yet, I wonder if he could get a few more sets ready"

He kissed Rei on the cheek and then hurried off, she sighed, smiled and laid her head on the table on her arms, god she loved him.

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At an unknown location a group of cloaked individuals was overseeing the final launch procedures of their greatest creation…Talon

"How soon"

"Mere moments now"

Talon was a hallmark in military technology…an Aerial Battleship capable of operating in the air as well as in the ocean. She was 500 meters in length with two forward launch platforms for her 10 Type II Eva MP Types

"Isn't it fortunate our agent secured the plans for the type II before being discovered?"

"Yes, it is"

Talon carries 3 high power beam cannon turrets and 2 in hull missile batteries. She was designed and built specifically to attack fortified bases…like Tokyo 3.

The doors above her slowly lifted allowing the talon to slowly rise into the air and set off foe Tokyo 3

"Soon my brothers, very soon"

A/N Well Talon is on its way, with James gone how will the Nerv crew handle these new MP Type II Eva's

Next Chapter – When Heaven Rains Fire

AA/N I wont be able to do anything the last week of this month as I will be most likely making final preps for attending BOTCON 2006, I'll let you all know how it went…and I'm in the process of working out both a Eva/Star wars crossover and better yet a Eva/Transformers crossover, both to release their first chapter soon. Well then…Till All Are One, I guess.