DEVIL OF EVANGELION
by Gunman
Disclaimer: I don't own Eva or Daredevil.
I'm sorry for being a bit late with this story. Work has been killing me. Hopefully this will satisfy you. Also, Merry Christmas to all, and I hope you enjoy these new chapters.
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Chapter 4
Give The Blind Man A Gun
The field headquarters had been assembled as quickly as possible. Scientific study was needed and Ritsuko Akagi just reveled in it.
"The core's shattered, but the body's completely in tact. This is almost a perfect sample. Thanks a lot, Shinji, for the good work!" Ritsuko called from the upper catwalk that had been built around the eel-like Angel.
Shinji and Misato, who were down on the ground floor, were not totally paying attention to her.
"What do you think Shinji?" Misato asked.
Shinji stretched out his hands and touched the exposed skin of the Angel.
Hard, smooth, there's almost a grain to it. It doesn't feel like any kind of material I've ever felt before. Maybe it is a creature from outer space.
"Shinji?"
"I'm fine Misato. It just...feels odd."
"I'm sure. Looks odd too, but enemies are like that up-close." she said.
Shinji raised and eyebrow and turned his head towards her direction.
"Uh...well, you know." she giggled, remembering that he couldn't see this enemy up-close.
"Yeah. I know."
Ritsuko eventually brought the pair into her computer room for an explanation of what she had found.
"Huh?" Misato said as she stared at the computer screen. "601? I don't get it."
"That's our computer code for 'cannot be identified'. But look at this." Ritsuko said as she hit another key on the computer and the screen changed.
This time it brought up what looked like a computerized version of a DNA pattern.
"And this is what I think it is?" Misato asked.
"Yes. As you can see, the DNA pattern of the Angel is virtually identical to humans, though the Magi predict that the difference is exactly 7.999 Once again we must admit that there is still a great deal we do not know about the universe." the blond sighed as she sat down and reached for her cup of coffee. Which by now had turned cold. "God I hate cold java."
"Will a fresh one do?" Maya Ibuki asked as she stepped into the computer room.
Shinji, who was standing off to the side just listening, suddenly moved as Maya tripped over one of the power cables. With speed and agility born of his ninja training, Shinji intercepted the flying tray of coffee with his right hand as his left arm wrapped around Maya's waist, holding her so that she didn't hit the floor. He twisted his wrist around and righted the tray.
Miraculously he didn't spill a drop.
The trio of women were in shock at this, shaken out of it by Shinji's voice.
"Are you alright, Miss Ibuki?" Shinji asked as he slowly righted them both into a standing position.
"Uh...yes! I'm fine, Shinji. Uh, thank you." she said with a flustered expression as she straightened her uniform and her hair, trying to keep her blush down.
"Here." he said as he handed her back her coffee tray.
"Thank you." she said as she went back to her duties.
"Thank's Maya." Ritsuko said as she took her still warm drink, not taking her eyes of Shinji.
Misato was the same, though she alternated her looks between Shinji and the two women.
"He's still single you know." the woman whispered to the young tech.
"C-CAPTAIN!" Maya blushed furiously.
"Honestly, Misato. Leave the poor girl alone!" Ritsuko chided her friend.
Even though he was blind, Shinji sometimes felt others couldn't see him.
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(Misato's apartment that evening...)
"Well, it's nice to see you've kept the place tidy." Ritsuko said as she sat down to dinner.
"Uh...yeah. Thanks." Misato smiled as she set the food down on the small living room table.
Ritsuko immediately face-faulted as she realized the obviousness before her.
Oh, god, Misato! How could you?! Letting the poor boy clean up your mess! Probably couldn't stand the smell. Ritsuko thought as she sat down in the living room.
Misato entered the room and set the pot of food on the table.
"Let's eat!" the purple haired woman cried out as she dug in.
The evening went rather pleasantly, aside from Ritsuko watching Misato wolf down her ramen with curry, and Shinji trying not to pass out from the overwhelming smell.
"How can you eat like that?" Ritsuko asked.
"Hey, you're a guest, so you have no reason to complain." Misato said as she washed down her food with another Yebisu.
That's a matter of opinion. "Maybe you should have had Shinji cook."
"Ritsuko! You can't expect Shinji to do the cooking. He can't even see." she gasped.
"I don't think you did when you cooked."
The banter went on for a couple of more minutes, enabling Shinji to slip away, grab a couple fruit snacks and protein bars from the fridge, and return before they really noticed he was gone.
"I still say it would be wrong." Misato said.
"I think that's for Shinji to decide." Ritsuko replied.
"For me to decide what?" Shinji asked as he ate his fruit.
Where did he get that? Ritsuko wondered as she turned to address the young man. "Misato and I were having a discussion. Actually, it's more of a bet."
"Bet?" he asked
"About the quality of Misato's cooking." Ritsuko said.
Or lack thereof. Shinji and Ritsuko thought in unison.
"Anyway, what I'd like to propose is a rather interesting challenge." Ritsuko continued.
Shinji's eyebrow lifted at this. "Challenge?"
"I'm going to be coming over for dinner in a couple weeks. How would you like to do the cooking for me and Misato? The point: to see if you're better at cooking than Misato." Ritsuko said.
I couldn't be worse. "Hmm. Sounds interesting." he smirked. "Alright, I accept."
"You're not serious!" Misato gasped.
"Do I get a choice, or did you want something specific?" Shinji asked.
"I'll let you decide, but tell me by Friday so I can get you the necessary ingredients for you." Ritsuko said.
"Alright. I accept your challenge, Dr Akagi." he said.
"Call me Ritsuko, Shinji." she replied.
Shinji smiled and nodded.
"I can't believe this! The blind man is going to cook the meal?" Misato asked.
"Are you worried?" Shinji said, flashing her the same smile he gave her when they first met.
Suddenly, a crash was heard in the kitchen.
"And that would be Pen-Pen collapsing from Misato's cooking. Excuse me." Shinji said as he stood up, extended his cane, and made his way to the kitchen.
Ritsuko just stared at her best friend. "You feed Pen-Pen the same stuff you feed Shinji? Misato!"
"What?"
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Eventually, Ritsuko went home and Misato passed out from drinking too much.
How can she drink so much? Guess everyone has their methods of unwinding, but that's just excessive. Shinji thought as he suited up and scanned the area. Section 2 is still watching this place. Not very observant for bodyguards though.
Shinji had easily discovered the dark suited men who were supposed to be watching the apartment. According to Misato they were NERV security, supposed to be invisible, but in the time he had been living with Misato, he had been able to detect them. With his heightened senses he recognized them fairly easily, and with the stealth training that sensei had taught him, even though he was blind, he was able to avoid them without any trouble.
His main concern was always Misato. Living with a guardian did limit his ability to fight crime on a nightly basis. He could only do so when she was so drunk there was virtually no chance she'd wake up before he got back.
Fortunately she was drunk nearly every night.
Shinji was careful not to eat too much tonight. He had learned the hard way just how hazardous Misato's cooking had been.
The night when he rescued Ms Hikari Horaki, his stomach had been filled with Misato's cooking. That battle had lasted too long for his taste, and now he knew why.
Misato's cooking had somehow diminished his strength and reaction time. Thugs he had hit before went down usually after one punch, not three or four.
Shinji had made sure he either got his own food, or avoided hers completely. Cooking may not have been Misao's strong suit, but eating the ninja girls cooking never left him weak.
As he bounded over the rooftops, his finely honed ninja senses suddenly picked up shouting.
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"Let me go." the girl's voice said firmly.
"I don't think so, you little ice queen." the boy said.
"Yeah! You think you're so much better than us! Always ignoring us. Turning us down for dates. Well no more, blue-girl!" the second boy said.
"Release me, at once, before you suffer the consequences." she repeated.
"I don't think you're in a position to make demands of us, red-eye!" the third boy exclaimed.
"How about me?" a new voice called out.
Something flew out of the darkness and struck one of the punks in the head.
He went down as the other two who were holding Rei looked around, scared and confused.
A crimson-clad figure suddenly swung from out of nowhere, kicking the two punks in the chest and throwing them hard against the wall. They were out cold before they slumped to the ground.
Daredevil retracted the wire back into his cane and walked over to Rei. The lighting was poor in the walkway of her apartment building, but Rei, used to it, could make him out well enough.
The first punk who had gotten smacked with his billy club got up and tried to attack Daredevil from behind, only to get the backside of the devil's fist, which dropped him to the ground.
The first thing Shinji noticed was that the girl he had saved was Rei. He recognized her scent easily. Her aura was rather unmistakable. The strange thing was, her heartbeat was normal. Calm and steady.
"Are you alright, miss?" he asked, making sure not to use her name.
"I am fine." she replied calmly as she rose to her feet. "I will call for the police to deal with them."
"Alright. Take care." he said as he leaped off the fourth floor walkway and vanished into the night.
Rei cocks her head to the side. Strange. There is something familiar about that man.
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When the 5th Angel had been detected, Rei Ayanami had just finished with her synch test for Unit 00. Though her ratio was high enough to allow her to move her orange, single-eyed Eva, the plan was to send Shinji out instead.
"Eva, Launch!" Misato shouted.
Right as she said that, one of the techs started shouting.
"We're getting a high energy build up from inside the Angel!" Hyuga shouted.
"What?" Ritsuko shouted.
"What does that mean?" Misato asked.
"It's gone active! We have to abort the launch!" Aoba shouted.
"He's half-way to the surface!" Maya shouted.
Fortunately, Shinji, having kept his communication link open, could hear them.
"Misato! Disengage the harness locks!" Shinji cried through the radio.
"What?" the startled captain asked.
"Just hurry!" the blind pilot shouted.
"Maya!" Misato screamed.
"On it!" the young tech replied as she rapidly punched in the keys.
With the harness unlocked, Shinji crouched low and jumped just as Eva reached the surface. Unit 01 was catapulted high into the air, the energy beam from the odd diamond-shaped Angel barely missing him as he flew upwards. Shinji flipped around, landed, and just started running.
The Angel stopped firing for a second, it seemed to be recharging. Shinji sensed an opportunity and took it, leaping out from his hiding place and charged the Angel. He energized his AT-Field and leaped at the Angel. It seemed a perfect target hanging in mid-air. His fist came down hard, but the instant he did, he was blasted back as his AT-Field connected with the Angel's AT-Field.
He was thrown back, landing hard on his back as he fought to get up.
The Angel had recharged it's laser and powered up to fire it again.
Angel's primary weapon powering up! he heard Maya over the comm.
"Shinji, you have to get out of there!" he now heard Misato.
The blast had shaken him, the crash to the ground caused him some pain due to his high synch with Unit 01, but he fought through the pain and managed to get up.
Right as the Angel fired.
As he ran, Misato was shouting orders while the Angel's energy beam followed him through the city.
"Turn left! Now right! Jump!"
Shinji didn't need to follow her orders, but figured he should at least try. The Angel's energy beam kept firing at the Eva, blasting through building after building trying to hit him.
"Shinji's pain sensors are going off!" Maya shouted. "It's like his entire body is on fire."
You could say that. Shinji thought as he fought the pain to just move his Eva.
"Shinji, you have to get out of there! The Angel's weapon is too powerful for you to block with your AT-Field." Misato shouted through the comm.
"And you can't dodge it forever." Ritsuko's voice
I can if I have too! "Understood."
"Shinji, we're opening escape tunnel 6! Get back down here now!" Misato shouted as she gave him the directions to it.
Shinji followed the woman's orders and managed to get into the chute as his arm got clipped by the blast.
"ARGH!" he screamed in pain as he tumbled down the chute, coming to a rest at the bottom with a hard thud!
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"How are your feeling, Shinji?" Misato asked as the nurse walked out of the hospital room.
"A bruised arm, a thump on the head, body nearly exhausted. Doctor's say I might just live." he joked.
"Nice you're in such good spirits." the older woman smiled. "By the way, where did you learn all that acrobatic maneuverability."
Oooh. Big words. "My sensei who I lived with the last fifteen years insisted that being blind was no excuse for lack of exercise." he said, not bothering to add anything further.
"Hmm. Alright, I'll by that. I guess."
"I'm sorry, Misato." he said.
Misato looked at him a little strangely, until she realized what he was apologizing for. "Don't be Shinji. According to the readings the Magi collected, you wouldn't have been able to withstand the Angel's attack, especially in your condition. Retreat was the only option."
"I don't like running away." he whispered.
"What?" she asked, not catching it.
"I'm not used to running away." he restated, louder.
"I know that Shinji. But right now, you live to fight another day."
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(Back-Up War Room...)
"Status?" Misato ordered as the computer screens displayed the Angel and the information the Magi had collected and was analyzing.
"The Angel has destroyed the decoy and the Type 12 Mortar." Hyuga said.
"Anything that comes within it's blast radius is immediately locked onto and destroyed. Also, it can generate an AT-Field powerful enough to deflect any bombardment." Maya exclaimed.
"Which means that dropping an N2 Mine on it would only do us more damage than it."
"Unfortunately so."
"And even a direct assault on it with Unit 01 proved ineffective, even with Shinji trying to neutralize it's AT-Field with Eva's. Offensively and defensively, it's almost perfect. A real flying fortress." Misato mused. "What about the drill?"
"The Magi calculate the drill that's protruding from it's base will penetrate through all 22 layers or armor within 9 hours 27 minutes."
"Just after midnight. With Unit 01 and it's pilot unharmed, for the most part, we still need a way to protect the pilot's life so he can get the job done."
"Do you think we still have time to run up the white flag?" Hyuga asked.
"Before you do that, there's one more thing I want to try." she grinned smugly.
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(Gendo's office...)
"You want to do what?" Fuyutsuki asked.
"I believe using a high-powered energy rifle to sniper the target, outside it's firing range, will have a greater affect on the target than a direct assault." Misato explained.
"But you're probability of success is only 8%." the older man stated.
"It's the highest number we could get." she said, defending her position.
"I see no reason to reject your proposal, captain. You have a go." Gendo ordered.
"Thank you, sir."
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"You realize this plan is crazy?" Ritsuko said as the pair descended one of the many escalators within the massive complex. "Don't you, Captain Katsuragi?"
"Don't be rude, Ritz. It has the highest chance of success and can be completed within nine hours. Besides, it's the best shot we have."
A total long shot, especially with who she wants to fire the freaking rifle. Speaking of which... "But our positron cannon can't sustain the necessary energy needed to penetrate the Angel's AT-Field."
"Then if our's won't work, we'll borrow one."
"Borrow? From...oh no. You don't mean..."
"The JSSDF's new prototype."
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(Japanese Strategic Self-Defense Force research facility...)
"I've come on behalf of NERV to requisition your position energy cannon as of 16:00 today." Misato said as she presented the official requisition form to the head officer.
"But this is...just so ridiculous." the officer said.
"Don't worry, we'll try our best to return it in as close to it's original condition as possible." she said as she turned to the roof. "Alright, Rei! Take it away!" the roof of the warehouse opened as a gigantic orange-colored cycloptic robot peered into it. "And be careful with that, it's a precision piece of equipment."
"The Magi predict that we're going to need an exponential amount of energy in order to penetrate that Angel's AT-Field. Where are we going to get the necessary electricity for that?" Hyuga, who had accompanied Misato on the trip, said.
"Where do you think I'm gonna get it? From all over Japan." she smiled.
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(NERV Headquarters...)
"What about the shield?" Misato asked as soon as she had gotten back from the JSSDF with Hyuga and Rei.
Ritsuko was in the EVA cages with Maya.
"It's the best we could do on such short notice." the blond scientist said.
"Is that?" Maya asked as she looked at the rather familiar shaped defense tool.
"Yes. It was sorta part of the space shuttle. It may look ugly, but it's got an electromagnetic coating that Section 9 guarantees will withstand the Angel's energy blast for 17 seconds. Not bad all things considered."
"Good work, Ritz." Misato said from the command room. "What about the sniping position?" she asked, turning back to Hyuga who was working at the terminal.
"Based on proximity, topography, direct line of sight to target, and accessability to power cables, this is our best bet." the computer tech exclaimed.
Misato looked over his shoulder to the visual on the computer screen. "Mt. Futago, huh?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Right."
"From here on in, this operation is going to be called, Operation Yoshima!"
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"Are you well, Pilot Ikari?" Rei asked as she entered his room with a tray of food.
Shinji was sitting up in his bed. He was naked, yet the covers hid the lower part of his body. That didn't, however, stop Rei from noticing the scars on his torso.
Where did he get those injuries? The young woman wondered, her mind going into analytical mode. He is without sight, she thought as she noticed his lite-blue almost transparent eyes, though he seems capable of moving around quite easily. It does not seem logical to assume that he engages in activities that would cause injury to himself.
"Yeah, Rei. I'm fine. Just a little shaken, that's all."
"I can imagine." she said as she sat down next to him. Why did I say that? I have no imagination. "Captain Katsuragi is currently working on a plan to eliminate the Angel."
"I heard. Any idea what the plan is?" he asked as he reached for his sunglasses.
"I have not been briefed as yet."
Shinji ate his meal while Rei sat patiently next to his bed. She noticed that he had yet to cover up his nakedness as the blankets seemed to fall lower with each movement. Yet she realized that since he was blind, such modestly might not be an issue.
"Pilots Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami, please report to the command deck." the intercom announced as Shinji finished his meal.
"It seems they are ready for us. Come, Pilot Ikari. I will escort you."
"Shinji." he said as he reached for his cane.
"Pardon?" she asked.
"I'd like it if you called me Shinji." he said as he placed his red-lense sunglasses over his eyes.
"If you prefer. But first, you would be better suited to wear this." she said as she dropped a new plug suit in his lap.
"Oh. Thanks, Rei." he said with a smile.
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(Mt Futago, one hour before the beginning of Operation Yoshima...)
"Good, you both made it." Ritsuko said as Rei escorted Shinji to where the two women were.
"Here are the battle plans for the operation." Misato said, her command tone in play. "Shinji will be positioned with Unit 01 and the sniper rifle aimed directly at the target. Rei will protect Unit 01 with the shield if the Angel fires." Misato said.
"The reason for this arrangement is that Shinji has a much higher synch rate with his Eva and this will require an incredibly high degree of synchronization." Ritsuko explained.
"Right, we're going to let the blind guy shoot the gun." Shinji groaned, thinking this was a rather odd idea.
"Don't worry about that. The targeting sensors will direct you and we'll give you visual assistance as well." Ritsuko stated.
"Besides, you've fired a gun before." Misato recounted.
"And we all know how that turned out." Shinji uttered.
"You two should get ready now." Misato ordered.
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"Are you worried Rei?" Shinji asked as he sat inside the trailer while Rei changed into her plugsuit. She didn't mind that he was right there. 1-she knew he couldn't see her. 2-she had no real concept of modesty to begin with.
"I am not. You should not worry either." Rei replied as she finished zipping her plugsuit up.
"I shouldn't? Why?"
"I will be protecting you." she said, pressing the button that caused the suit to go from loose to skin-tight in a second.
The pair were escorted to the ramps where their Eva's were being prepped and ready for launch.
"I never got that chance to ask you. Why...do you pilot the Eva?" Shinji asked.
"Because I am bonded to it." Rei answered.
"Bonded?"
"Yes. It's a bond."
"Like...what one has for a mother, or a father?"
"It is a bond...to all people."
"You're very strong, Rei."
"I have nothing else."
"I can't believe that."
"It's true. You are strong, Shinji. You are without sight, yet you persist in fighting. A person in your position, would not be able to perform as such."
"Maybe I'm not normal."
"That is obvious."
"What?" he asked, crinkling his eyebrows as she rose up.
Were he to possess sight, he would have gasped at the image of the shapely blue-haired young woman in her white and black striped plugsuit against the full glow of the moon.
"Goodbye, Shinji."
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Remember Shinji, we're entrusting you with all the power in Japan. Misato said through his communicator.
I hope this works. According to Ritsuko I've only got enough power for one, maybe two shots. I have to hit it right the first time, or Rei will die. Shinji thought hard, his synch ratio slowly rising.
"The Angel is powering up it's weapon!" he suddenly heard Hyuga shout.
"What? It's detected us?" Ritsuko screamed.
"What's wrong?" Misato shouted.
"The Angel's moving from it's position over Tokyo-3 towards us!" Aoba shouted.
"Right now? But it just broke into the Geofront!" Hyuga shouted.
"Shinji, fire now!" Misato shouted.
Shinji followed the orders and directions, the target positioning readouts being broadcasted through the mobile command center for Misato and Ritsuko to monitor what was happening. However, when he pulled the trigger, nothing happened.
"What's going on?" Misato screamed when nothing shot out of the modified sniper cannon.
"There's a glitch in the calibrations! The trigger won't accept the firing protocols." Hyuga said as he checked the data stream coming in his terminal.
"WHAT'S THAT MEAN?!" Misato screamed at him.
"The Gun Won't Fire!" he shouted back.
The Angel fired at the purple Eva, recognizing it from before as the true threat. However, Rei and her ugly but effective shield stepped into the path of the energy blast.
"REI!" Shinji shouted as he heard the explosion and felt the overwhelming wave of heat coming off the shield.
Shinji's synch ratio was rising fast, so much so that he could feel that heat through his Eva.
Rei! Rei's in danger! I have to help her!
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"Shinji's heartbeat and pulse are accelerating! Synch ratio is going up. It's leveling at 100!" Maya shouted.
(Outside on the battle field...)
Shinji pulled back the trigger and fired. The beam flew straight and blew a hole directly through the center of the Angel.
"WE DID IT!" Misato shouted with glee as the video screen showed the Angel explode and fall down on the outskirts of the city.
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The heat from the Angel's blast was enough to melt the shield, but it was also enough to melt the armor of Rei's Eva. Shinji had used his Eva to pull the entry plug from the Unit 00 and set it down gently. He ejected quickly and raced to her entry plug. His sense of touch, magnified to an amazing degree nearly took his skin off when he touched the burning entry plug door, even with the insulated suit he wore.
Push through the pain, you have to Shinji! He thinks, ignoring the searing heat. He nearly tears the door open, steam and pressure escaping with a hiss.
"Rei? Rei are you alright?" Shinji calls out as he leans inside the white tube. The heat and smell of the nearly boiling LCL practically overwhelms Shinji, but his concern for his friend causes him to ignore that. "Rei?"
"Shin...ji.." the weak voice of the young woman in the entry plug chair.
"You're alright! I'm glad." he says, his senses telling him her heartbeat is weak but active. Pausing for a minute, he thinks back to something. "Don't say that Rei! Don't say you have nothing. And don't say goodbye when you leave, it's...it's too sad." he said nearly in tears.
"I do not know how I should act." she said simply
"Why don't you try smiling?" he offered, tears starting to form on his face.
Rei smiles, and she brings Shinji's hand to her face to 'see' it. Unknown to Rei, the entry plug was still humming from the backup life support. The vibrations pulsing off the young woman, allowing Shinji to actually 'see' her smile.
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"Well, Ritz?" Misato asked.
"Well, what?" the blond doctor said, face glued to the computer screen in front of her.
"Care to tell me what you're so obsessed with over there?" she asked, walking over to her.
"Just relevant data...that confirms my earlier theory." she was typing faster on the keyboard.
"Which one?"
"Shinji's synch ratio leveled out at a hundred percent right before he fired."
"And he hit the Angel dead center. With one shot!" Misato said, still amazed.
"Right, but it was the same way when he attacked the 4th Angel." Ritsuko hinted.
Misato got a funny look on her face. "You're saying that..."
"Yes. Shinji can see."
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Authors Notes:
I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. The way I'm going I'm probably going to do a chapter per Angel battle. That's longer than I originally intended, but...oh well.
I hope everyone enjoyed that I added Rei to this, and gave Shinji more edge. The story may seem a little different, in that Shinji didn't get blasted in the chest and actually tried to fight it, but I figured that was the upside to being a ninja-trained blind vigilante.
I also hope you liked the way Shinji saved Maya, and accepted Ritsuko's challenge to one-up Misato at her own cooking. (Considering the series, I was thinking this would be funny)
I have little else to add, aside from...please review.