Before I start, I'd like to say a few things. The idea for this fanfiction has been lingering around in my brain for quite some time, and it ate away at me so much I had to just right it down. In this story, Shinji Ikari has returned to his past to prevent something horrible from happening, what it is, will have to wait. You have to find out later. Also notice how much this Shinji is different from the original. This story has been inspired by Jeffery "Oneshot" Wong's Just Won't Die series. Where in Just Won't Die Reborn he accidentally relives some of the angel attacks, however his stay was short. That got me to thinking, "What if he stayed?" So thus, this story was born.
I highly advise reading the Just Won't Die series if you are a Ranma fan.
A 19 year Old Shinji Ikari returns to his past to prevent the occurrence of a terrible tragedy, a tragedy of which must be prevented.
Btw: Possibly Shinji/Asuka. I've only watch the anime so far so if there is a place where I can find the manga online, tell me. Also if any mistakes are found please do not hesitate to tell me.
"" Speach.
'' Thought.
6/22/06
'It's been 5 years, 5 long years…' A 19 year old Shinji Ikari thought as he stood at the train station. He remembers this day as if it was yesterday, but that yesterday happens to be today. He stood there, waiting, feeling a bit nostalgic, he looks around, living the moment.
"Today at 12:30, a state of special emergency has been declared within Kanto and Chubu districts, around Tokai district. Please take refuge in the designated shelters. Repeat... Today-" The loud speakers cried. It brought back memories, memories he wished to forget, but he remembered why he was here, he knew what he had to do. Looking in the distant he saw it, the first Angel.
'This sure does bring back mem-' before he could finish he was brought out of his reverie by a loud screeching sound. Looking up, he sees a blue sports car right in front of him.
"Get in!" The driver yelled. Shinji climbed in.
"Misato…" Shinji mumbled. 'It's been a long time…,' It took all of his willpower from embracing her. He hadn't seen her in a very long time. Misato couldn't help but get flustered when she noticed him staring.
"Like what you see?" She asked, trying to break the silence.
"Huh? Oh, I apologize; you looked exactly like an old friend of mine. Actually, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you where her twin." He replied with a smirk, knowing full well who he was talking about.
"Oh, and who might she be?" Misato couldn't help but ask.
"She died a long time ago; please I don't want to talk about it." He replied with some pain in his voice. Misato noticing it was a touchy subject decided to do something else. She continued to drive for a few minutes before pulling over, she took out her binoculars to look at the Angel.
"OH MY GOD THEY'RE GONNA USE AN N-2 MINE!" Shinji, hearing this, immediately grabs Misato and holds her down as the shock waves hit the car.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"cough Are you alright Misato?" Shinji asked as he climbed out of the car. Apparently the shock waves have flipped it onto its side.
"Yea thanks." All of a sudden the car went back upright and Shinji climbed back into the passenger seat. 'Just how strong is this kid?" She proceeded to drive the rest of the way to NERV. "I tell you one thing; you're nothing like the profile that was sent in."
"Really?" Shinji tried to act to surprised. 'Of course, that was me 5 years ago you dolt.'
"Yea, I imagined you be a bit shorter, how tall are you?"
"I get that a lot and I'm around 5'9", what was I written down as?" He replied.
"Says here you're supposed to be 5'5", must've had a growth spurt or something, this was taken 6 months ago anyways." She replied.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"We're lost." Shinji tried his best not to correct Misato as she tried her best to maneuver around NERV, he knew his way around, but he didn't want to look suspicious, so he opted to wait.
"We're not lost; we just don't know where we are," Typical Misato response, "Oh, by the way, read this." She handed Shinji a notebook. "I'm sorry I didn't give it to you earlier, it kind of slipped my mind."
"Don't worry about it." He flipped though the book. 'Been there, done that.' Before long, they arrived at their destination. When the door opened, it showed a blonde hair women standing at the entrance.
"Your late," She said, noticing Shinji she responded, "Is this the child?"
"Yes, Ritsuko, this is the third child." Misato replied as they walked into the cage where the Evas are kept.
"Strange, he doesn't look anything like his profile." Ritsuko said, glancing at her clipboard.
"I get that a lot, don't worry about it." Shinji said, noticing Unit 01, he approached it. 'Hello mother…'
Noticing Shinji, Ritsuko spoke, "I see you've noticed Unit 01, this is Evangelion Unit 01, a synthetic lifeform , it was built here in secret, this mankind's last and final hope."
"So my prick of a father built this?" He inquired.
"Correct" Answered a shadowy figure behind him.
"That you're a prick, I agree, you are indeed correct." Shinji retorted. His father, Gendo Ikari stepped out of the shadows.
"Seems like my son finally grew a backbone."
"No thanks to you."
'What is with those two?' Misato couldn't help but wonder what had happened between them to make this reunion rather unpleasant. Ritsuko was the first to respond.
"Well, you two could catch up on old times later; there is the matter of an Angel problem." She said.
"But we don't even have a pilot!" Said Misato.
"We do now." Referring to Shinji, Ritsuko replied.
Noticing who she was talking about, Misato had to voice her opinion, "Send him in? He hasn't had any training!"
"Don't worry, I'll pilot it, it's not like we have a choice in the matter." Shinji replied wanting to get this over with as quickly as possible, "I guess I need to suit up, eh?"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inside the dummy plug, Shinji couldn't help put feel a bit nostalgic, recalling all of the things he had done in the past with Unit 01. All the fun he had, and the dangers he went through. The mistakes he had made, mistakes he weren't going to make again. 'Actually, realistically, I'll just make new ones, oh well; I just have to avoid the major ones.' As the dummy plug began to fill up with LCL, he didn't even bother to hold his breath and just let it fill his lungs.
"Strange, you'd think he'd at least try to hold his breath." Ritsuko couldn't help but be curious.
Maya looked at her screen. "If you think that's strange, take a look at this, his sync ratio is at 100!" Ritsuko couldn't help put look.
"BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
Looking at the screen Misato just had to respond. "Well, Ritsuko, apparently it isn't anymore."
"Are we gonna go launch or are you just gonna gawk at more amazing skill all night?" Shinji was getting a bit impatient and decided to speak.
"Very funny," Replied Misato, "Maya, you know what to do."
"Evangelion, launch."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the surface, we see the 3rd Angel ravaging the city. Soon, Unit 01 reached the surface. Ritsuko decided to speak.
"Don't be scared Shinji, just concentrate on walking." Shinji obeyed and proceeded to walk out of the cage. The Angel looked at the unit and decided it was a threat and began to attack. Shinji instinctively jumped back. As the Angel charged Shinji counter charged. He and the angel were grappling each other's hands. Shinji shoved the Angel back and pulled out his progressive knife and lunged at its core immediately killing it. Everyone in the control room just stood there in shock at what they had seen. In a matter of 46 seconds, the battle had already been won.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As Shinji climbed out of the dummy plug, he just came to a realization, 'Idiot! How are you gonna explain what just happened, I completely forgot, I may have just blown my cover.'
"Shinji!" He heard his name and instinctively looked up and sees Misato calling him. "Damn man, where'd you learn to fight like that?"
'Think man, think.' Shinji pondered. "Well…all I did was act out of instinct. I guess a few years of traveling alone, having to fight for food, trying to survive one day at a time does that to a guy."
"Well, I guess that would explain it," Misato couldn't help but feel sorry for Shinji, "Well, what exactly happened out there?"
"I have no freaking idea."
"Well, whatever, let's get going." As they walked towards the bridge Shinji bumped into his father. Misato instantly stood up and saluted him. Gendo stood in front of his son.
"Good job, Shinji." He spoke.
"So? It's not like I give a rat's ass about what you think about." Shinji proceeded to head towards the locker. As he walked away Gendo couldn't help but hear one last word, "Prick."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shinji enter Misato for the first time, well, at least on this time line. Misato had decided that since Shinji and his father didn't get along knowing full well what would probably happen if they were to live under the same roof, that she'd take the liberty of taking Shinji to her apartment. The first thing he notices is that the place is a mess, much to be expected.
"Come in; make yourself at home, just put the food in the fridge." Misato said as she walked in. Shinji followed suit.
"This place is a mess." Shinji said, putting it bluntly.
"Sorry, 'bout that, I would've cleaned up if I'd have known that you'd be my roommate." Misato replied.
"So that's why you wanted me to live here," Shinji smirked, "It has nothing to do with my father, but more along the lines of acquiring a janitor."
"Now, that you put it that way," She replied, "Anyways, I'm going to prepare dinner."
"I'lldoitdon'tworry," Shinji stammered, knowing full well what would happen to him if he were to let her cook, as much as he missed Misato, he didn't miss her cooking,"I mean, I'm the guest, it's the least I can do."
"Well, I guess." Shinji signed in relief and headed towards the kitchen and prepared for dinner. After he had finished, the two of them sat down and ate.
"Alright Shinji, since we're going to be living together, we need to divide up the chores. And here's how I say we do it…."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Misato just sat there with a shocked look on her face, Shinji had just won every game of "Rock, Paper Scissors" leaving her to do all the chores. Somehow, Shinji was able to predict all of her moves and win every single game.
Misato spoke, "But how…"
"I've learned to anticipate all of my opponent's moves and I just applied what I've learned during my training, no big deal." Shinji looked at Misato. He sighed, "Don't worry, I'll do them on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays, I'm sure you would've done the same thing had you won every game." Shinji picked up the plates and headed towards the sink. 'Yea right, you would've left me to rot.'
"Yea, I guess that's fair." Misato smiled meekly, 'I feel bad, I'd have just left him to rot, well, better no look a gift horse in the mouth.'
"We'll, I'm off to take a shower now, where is it?" Misato pointed towards the bathrooms. After he leaves, he comes back with a penguin in his hands. "I believe this is yours." He returned Pen-Pen before heading back to bathroom.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shinji tossed and turned in his sleep, obviously having a nightmare of some sort.
"Shinji!" Yelled a voice.
"ASUKA!" He ran up her and held her; she was bleeding though the chest, obviously shot. "Don't worry, I'll get you out of here!"
"Shinji, go, I'm not going to make it." She pleaded.
"I'm not leaving without you Asuka, Asuka?" He looked back down at the her and noticed her lifeless eyes.
"ASUKA!" Shinji woke up covered in sweat. He looked at the clock; it was 3:00 am. "Don't worry, I'm not going to let that happen again." He muttered. Misato opened the door soon afterwards.
"All you alright, I heard you scream." She said, with a worried voice.
"Don't worry about it, just a nightmare." He replied before lying back down.
"Does it have something to do with your father?" Misato couldn't help but be curious.
"Yes, and let's just leave it at that." He said before he went back to sleep. Misato, understanding that she had hit a nerve, decided to close the door and head back to bed.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Misato woke up that morning and walked into the kitchen and proceeded to chug a beer. She walked out to the balcony to see Shinji doing some katas and showdown boxing and kicking. After he was done, we went back inside.
"I didn't know Shinji knew martial arts, must have something to do with his father indeed." Misato said to herself. Shinji was walking towards his apartment when all of a sudden he felt a sharp pain go through his head.
"Misato, what's going on?" Shinji asked.
"Now's not the time Shinji, you need to get out of here now, here, take this," Misato handed him a bag, "Get out of here as fast as you can, don't look back." Shinji did what he was told, as he ran away from the building. After a few minutes he turned around and machine gun fire fly out the balcony. He decided the best thing to do was to head to NERV, little did he know that wasn't a very smart idea.
"Shinji, are you alright?" Misato noticed him on one knee in pain while clutching his head, and couldn't help but be worried.
"It's alright, just a headache, it's gone now." Shinji lied, knowing full well that the pain would never go away.
"Well, don't strain yourself too hard, you've got school today, you want to take the day off?" Misato asked.
"Don't worry, I just need to get a uniform and I'll be off." He walked into the apartment and grabbed his uniform.
"Well, let me give you a ride."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." He said.
"Okay, don't get lost; it's not very far from here, okay?"
"Okay, I'll see you after school; you want me to go back to NERV after class right?" Shinji asked.
"Correct, we'll, I'll see you later then." Misato left the apartment. Shinji decided to have some cereal before leaving for school.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shinji sat in the classroom, he looked around and saw Ikari, Kensuke, and to his surprise, Toji!
'What's he doing here? Oh wait, since the battle wasn't too chaotic, his sister wasn't hurt, so he had no need to skip school for a week.'
"Mr. Ikari! What is the answer to this question?" Yelled the teacher when he caught him not paying attention, Shinji, haven this class already, answered the question with ease.
"T-that is c-correct." The teacher said before returning to his lecture. Shinji decided to go back to sleep. The teacher tried to ask him a few more question, all of which where answered correctly, so the teacher decided to leave him alone. When the lunch bell went off and many of the students left the room. Shinji however just sat there.
'Well, since I'm gonna be here for a while, I might as well make myself at home," Shinji, sat there, wondering why he was sent back so far, 'Well, I guess when I wanted to go back to before everything happened, I guess I got my wish.'
"Hey, you're the new kid right?" Shinji turned around to see non-other than Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida.
"Yes, that's me, Shinji Ikari." Shinji replied. He stood up to meet his friends, but surprisingly, he was much taller than Toji, or Kensuke.
"Man, I can't believe you transferred in here, with the current attacks, we'd expect people to be moving out." Kensuke said.
"Well, I just had everything moved in yesterday, and well, look what happens." Shinji chuckled, knowing he wasn't at all lying. At the moment the bell rang signaling the beginning of class.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The rest of the day went without a hitch, the only strange was the looks he was getting from the various girls, and a rumor circulating about how he was supposedly the pilot of Unit 01, considering how he was the only person to have transferred in and registered on the day of the attack. Shinji paid them no mind and left for NERV, Toji, and Kensuke however, in pursuit.
"Shinji, WAIT UP!" The two of them yelled. Shinji turned around to see the two of them as they caught up.
"Shi..pant..nji..thanks for waiting." Panted Kensuke, Toji, however, was in better shape.
"Are the rumors true, about you being a NERV pilot?" Toji asked.
"What makes you think that?" Replied Shinji, as he subconsciously walked towards NERV.
"Well, the whole, you moving in, mysterious hidden agenda and stuff like that, but really, are you?" Asked Kensuke, Shinji, deciding to nip it in the bud decided to put it bluntly.
"Nope, I have no idea where they got they're crazy ideas from, but I ain't no pilot."
"Well, thanks, anyways." They two of them began walk home as Shinji ran off.
Deciding to break the silence, Toji spoke, "He's lying."
"I agree."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At NERV, Shinji went up to the locker and got dressed into his plug suit. He then proceeded to find Misato and Ritsuko.
"You're late." Ritsuko spoke to Shinji.
"Sorry, something kept me. Let me guess? Physical to make sure I'm alright from yesterday?" Shinji smirked.
"Yup, hit the nail on the head, now if you'll follow me." He proceeded to follow Ritsuko into the infirmary. "We need to take a blood sample and do some other tests, alright?"
"Sure no problem." Shinji answered.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Well, seems like you're in excellent health, it's time for your harmonics test, then we begin your training." Shinji proceeded towards Unit 01's dummy plug. The testing proves once again surprising to the technicians.
"Ritsuko, his sync ratio is still at 100, I don't really understand what's going on here, but I think this kid was born to pilot Evas." Maya said to Ritsuko.
"Well, you seem to be in good order, I think we can begin your training, unless you're still fazed from yesterday."
"I'm fine, we can begin." Shinji responded, 'I might as well take a refresher course anyways.'
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shinji was able to use his battle rifle with such accuracy it had the technicians baffled, along with which he seemed to have no problem moving his Eva around and fighting.
"I don't understand it, there is definitely something wrong with Shinji." Ritsuko wondered aloud.
"Can I go home now?" Asked Shinji.
"Sure, but we do have a few questions for you once you're out." Replied Ritsuko, Shinji proceeded to climb out of the dummy plug. Once he was out he walked up to Ritsuko.
"What is it?" He asked.
"How are you able to do this, for a guy with no training, it seems like you've been fighting in those things for years.?" Ritsuko put it bluntly.
"Oh, it's because I'm from 5 years into the future, gone through all the training, fought all the Angels, SEELE, and swore ever lasting vengeance on those who killed all my loved ones, thus going on a long training trip learning how to properly fight, coming back in time to prevent such a tragedy from every unfolding again." Shinji replied with a straight face. After waiting a few moments, he burst out laughing. "OH MY GOD, DID YOU ACTUALLY EVEN CONSIDER THE POSIBILITY? AHAHAHAHAH NEXT YOUR GONNA TELL ME YOU'RE HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MY FATHER!" Shinji was on the ground clutching his sides.
"Well, back to more important factors." Ritsuko finally spoke after regaining her composure.
"Well, to put it bluntly, I have no freaking idea, I didn't even know I was piloting something so huge half the time, I feel like I am Unit 01 and I don't really feel any different then when I walk around down here. Anyways, I'm gonna take a shower, see you later.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In Gendo Ikari's office, the Commander looks at the screen.
"Commander Fuyutsuki, I want you to keep a close eye on my son." Gendo spoke.
"Yes, sir." He replied.
'How does he know about SEELE"
A/N: Well, there you go, that's the first chapter, and I know it's not exactly the bes fic out there, I have the ability to add detail like Misato has the ability to stop drinking, but hey, give me a chance. Please review, if I get at least one good review I'll continue, this was more written out of boredom then anything else, but hey, cut me some slack. Oh BTW, you'll learn a little more about what happened to Shinji as time progresses, don't worry about it.
Well, please review!
I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE AND WHERE I KEEP THE EXPLOSIVES MUAHAHAHAHA!