Taming the Beast
Summary: An error in the Space Bridge Project sends Coby, Lori, and the Convoys into the Eva Universe. Why are the Rumbles that Coby and Lori pilot so similar to the Evas? Is there a connection between the Angels and the Transformers? Will they survive?
Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion or Transformers Galaxy Force, but they are interesting stories.
Author's Note: I added some stuff in Chapter 18. Not much, but it makes me feel better.
Chapter 19
Rei wandered in the bowels of NERV, avoiding everyone and anyone. She would hide in air ducts, closets, or anything else she could find to avoid everyone, especially Ritsuko and Gendo, the only two who knew the layout of NERV better than she did.
She wanted to tell Shinji when he returned home. But minutes before, her fear had won over, and she ran from the apartment. She was too afraid of him, that he would reject her. She had lived a life of isolation, devoid of any emotion or feelings of belonging. When she met Shinji, she felt like she belonged with him. She still felt it. She hated being away from him, but knew that she had no choice now, because of what she was.
"You are a clone of Yui Ikari."
Blinking back tears, she continued to walk, knowing that someone else was trying to find her.
Misato sighed as she entered the elevator. She was worried, not an unusual thing. What was unusual was why she was worried. Rei was missing. She had not showed up at the springs, and when they returned home, she was gone. Her stuff was still in the apartment, but she had vanished. Well, maybe vanished wasn't the right word. They knew where she was, thanks to Shinji, but she avoided everyone like the plague, and did so well. Eventually, Shinji asked to search for her himself, without help from anyone, even Section 2. He was doing so right now, having come with Misato in the morning. Misato hoped he'd find Rei, as there was a sync test today, as well as more combat training with Coby and Lori, who had put together some simulations that would test the teamwork of the pilots.
"Hey! Hold the elevator!"
Oh shit! Misato began to pound on the button to close the door. Seeing she wasn't going to make it, she came up with a plan on the fly. She took of her shoe and threw it. It struck the person hard in the face, knocking him down, before flying back into her hand right before the door closed. Thank goodness! Misato thought as she put her shoe back on.
Kaji stood up, shaking the stars from his eyes as he stared at the closed doors. "Still playing hard to get, aren't we, Misato," he muttered before turning away.
Matarael had always been afraid of bugs. They creped, they crawled, and they looked ugly. So it was no surprise that she felt she was hideous.
Oh, and to top it off, her AT Field was the weakest of her brethren. It was something few of them let her forget, and she was constantly teased about it. Somehow, even the men who were sticking her with needles knew it, and were quick to comment and laugh at her as whatever they had injected into her took effect.
Why me? Of all Angels, why did they have to pick on me? If she knew about Charlie Brown, she would have a crush on him.
Kaji waited, hoping that what he planned worked. He had to be sure, before he did anything else. Mentally, he counted, 3…2…1…
The lights went out, and the triple agent smiled before he pulled out his night vision goggles and put them on, heading for his destination. He had known it was going to happen, and intended to use the time to try and win Misato over once again. However, since she stopped him from getting on the elevator, he was going to use this time to continue his investigation of NERV.
"What?!" Asuka shrieked as the TV went black. She was the only one who had not gone to NERV that morning, choosing to stay at the apartment and watch a movie. "And I was just getting to the good part!"
PenPen stuck his head out of his fridge, wondering why the lights inside when out. When the penguin saw Asuka kicking the TV, he realized it was a power failure. Closing the door to his fridge, he settled down to wait it out. It was a hot day anyway, and even with the power out, he had enough ice in here too keep him cool for days, so long as he didn't open the door.
Nitro Convoy was driving laps around the block when his radio went silent. Odd, he thought, stopping at a stop light. Then he noticed the light was dead, as was the light beyond it, and the light beyond that one. A blackout?
His Cybertron Communications system crackled. At least it still worked, but then again, it wasn't tied into Tokyo 3's systems. "Nitro Convoy, do you copy?"
"Hai, Soushireikan," he replied.
"Live Convoy has spotted an Angel moving towards the city, and he can't get a signal to NERV. Get the pilots to NERV as fast as possible and warn them of the threat. Live Convoy, Flame Convoy, and I will try to hold the Angel off as long as possible. Hopefully, it won't get near the city."
"Understood," Nitro Convoy said. "Coby, Lori, Shinji, Rei, and Misato are already at NERV, so I only need to get the Second Child. What about Megalo Convoy?"
"I'm going to tell him to head to NERV and find out what happened to their power, and help them repair the systems. Move out."
"Permission to break the speed limit, Soushireikan?" Nitro Convoy asked. He really needed to find a safe place to race if he was going to stay here much longer.
"Permission Granted."
Sweet! Nitro Convoy thought as he sped off. Wait a minute, 'sweet'? I've been hanging out with Exiguiser and Skids too much.
"Zero Voltage! Everything's dead! We're not getting any power, not even from the back ups! This just isn't possible!"
Coby pulled a glowrod from his uniform's utility belt and activated it, lighting up the room. Lori subconsciously noted that it looked like he was holding a bolt of lighting in his hand. Everyone turned to look at Ritsuko.
"I didn't do it!" she yelled, holding up her hands.
Several scenarios ran through Coby's mind, and he felt Rumble do the same. Together, they quickly came to a conclusion. "Either we broke something, or NERV has just been sabotaged."
Ritsuko sighed in frustration, "Now what?"
"We can hook up Rumble and Hitomi to supply power until we find out what happened," Lori suggested.
"Let's do that then," Ritsuko said, and they all got to work.
Asuka was fuming. The TV and Computer were down, robbing her of her entertainment. She even tried the radio, only to get static.
"Damn it. What else can go wrong?"
HONK HONK!
She jumped, "What?"
HONK HONK!
Looking out the window, Asuka saw the red and white sports car that was usually parked next to Misato's car. Misato often looked lustfully at that car, as it was obviously made for racing. No one could tell who made it though, and Rei even commented that it looked alien.
Of course, Asuka had told her to lay off the science fiction channels, as Rei and Shinji did watch them often.
HONK HONK!
Asuka gritted her teeth. "If that thing honks one more time…"
HONK HONK!
"THAT DOES IT!" Asuka roared, storming out of the apartment and toward the car. The door was open, showing no one inside. Angry, she began kicking it. "Whatever stupid baka or bitch who owns this piece of shit had better come out and face me and get what they deserve before I…!"
"Before you what, ruin my paint job?"
Asuka squealed in fright and jumped away, "What the hell?"
"That place is far too good for the likes of you, glitch. That hurt!"
"This isn't funny!" Asuka yelled, thinking she was being tricked.
"No, it isn't. NERV and Tokyo 3 are experiencing a power failure and my comrades are trying to hold off the Angel before it reaches here and all you can do is kick my side? Get in already!"
"Who are you?" Asuka asked, feeling somewhat scared now.
"Nitro Convoy, Leader of Speedia and member of the Cybertron Army. Are you going to get in?"
Asuka stood rooted to the spot.
"Second Child, get in or I will carry you to NERV in my fist!"
She got in. She didn't have a choice anyway.
Shinji continued through the complex, acting completely on his sense of touch since he couldn't see. He could sense that he was getting closer to Rei. For some reason, she had stopped running from him. Ever since he started looking for her, she started to avoid him, moving away from him since she could sense him too. Now, she had stopped.
The lights suddenly came on, and Shinji saw a staircase in front of him, leading down. Parts of the staircase had red splashes, and at the bottom…
"Rei-chan!"
He ran down to her, noticing that the side of her face and her blue hair was stained with blood. The second he got down to her, the lights went out again. He could still feel her S2 pulsing, so he knew she wasn't dead, but he didn't know how long she would last. Pulling out his cell phone, he tried to call someone only to get silence. He couldn't even get a dial tone. Sitting down next to her, he knew all he could do was stay there, keep trying, and wait. He also needed to make sure she didn't move, because her injuries could be worse.