So, Episode 2! This one picks up right where Episode 1 lets off. Shinji will fight Sachiel... a little bit in this chapter, the rest of the fight will take place in a flashback next chapter. However, we'll finally get to meet Sachiel as a shoulder Angel in this chapter! So look forward to that! I also want to note an addition to Sachiel's personality, he'll go Blam whenever he blows something up.

I should note that this story will not be all comedy, while it may start like that, when we get to about Episode 15 onwards, and EoE, things are going to get a lot darker, although the reasons behind things happening may change.


July 16th, 2015

- NGE: S2 Works - Disc 3, Track 8 - E-5 Rhythm Only -

Unit-01 and Sachiel stood, facing off in a small street in Tokyo-3. Shinji sat inside the Entry Plug of Unit-01, an apprehensive look on his face.

"Shinji, are you ready?" Misato's voice came from the com line as Shinji slowly replied.

"Yeah."

"Release the final safety locks!" The safety locks came off, rendering Unit-01 ready for combat. "Evangelion Unit-01, move out!" Unit-01 slumped forward a little bit as the restraints came off. Shinji was now in complete control of Unit-01.

"Shinji, let's just concentrate on walking for now." Ritsuko's voice came over the com line.

"Walk..." Shinji thought in various amounts of distress at the situation as a whole. At the thought, Unit-01 took a cautious step forward.

"He's walking!" Ristuko exclaimed at the sight from Central Dogma, as Shinji attempted another step. This time, the Unit buckled and fell to the ground, flat on its face.

- End -

Wow. You suck at this, giant purple thing.

"Shinji! Are you okay!? Hurry, you need to get up!" Misato's voice came frantically over the com line as Shinji glanced up, straight into Sachiel's face.

- Neon Genesis Evangelion OST I - Track 3 - Angel Attack -
- Music from Evangelion 1.0 - Track 1 - L'Attaque des Anges -

I think I need to show you something!

Sachiel lifted up Unit-01 by its head, holding it high in the air. Shinji, staring out of the cockpit, looked straight into a red orb on Sachiel's hand. Shinji started to hyperventilate as Sachiel took hold of Unit-01's right arm, and started to twist and stretch it.

"Shinji, calm down! That's not your actual arm!" Shinji wasn't paying Misato any attention though, as he was busy trying to prevent the pain in his arm. Sachiel continued to twist and pull as the bridge looked on in terror.

"What's going on with the Eva's defence system!?"

"The signal's not working!" Maya replied to Ritsuko.

"The A.T. Field is not deploying!" Shouted a male close by.

"It's not up! Have we failed?" Ritsuko stated as Sachiel continued his assault on Unit-01. Sachiel managed to break Unit-01's right hand, causing alarm to go through everyone.

"Left arm damaged!"

"The circuits have disconnected!" Sachiel lifted Unit-01 further into the air by its head, a beam of light started to come out the back of Sachiel's arm.

Going to have to teach you a lesson! Can't have you keeping me distracted!

The orb on Sachiel's hand started to glow a bright white.

"Shinji! Look out!" Sachiel mentally smirked as he started assaulting Unit-01's head with its laser.

Blam!

Blam!

Blam!

Blam!

Cracks started to appear in Unit-01's visual feed. Shinji staring in shock and pain.

"Cracks are starting to appear on the front of the cranium!" Maya called out in alarm.

"The armour won't last much longer!" Ritsuko replied as Sachiel continued his assault.

Blam!

Blam!

And BLAM!

The laser went right through Unit-01's head, sending the Eva Unit flying backwards into a building. Unit-01 slumped against the building, blood spraying from its face.

"Unit-01's head has been damaged! Extent of the damage is unknown!"

"The control nerves are disconnecting, one after another!"

"We aren't getting any life-sign readings from the pilot!"

"Shinji!"

- End -


July 20th, 2015

Shinji woke up suddenly. Noticing he was in a hospital bed, he sat up to get the sun out of his face. Glancing around, memories of the battle flowing through his head. He slumped back against the bed, staring at the ceiling above.

"An unfamiliar ceiling."

"Do you usually speak to yourself, kid?" Shinji froze, he was hearing things, he had to be, there wasn't anyone in the room but him. "Hey, kid." A weird looking, alien like hand waved in front of his face. Shinji turned slowly, where, sitting on the small table, was a tiny version of the Angel he had defeated what felt like minutes ago, staring right at him in wonder. "You gonna answer my question?"

"W-What are you?"

"Me? I'm an angel, sent here to start contemplation and make the world a better place. At least, I was until you defeated me."

"O-Okay?"

"I thought I would just die, but it turns out I didn't, and since you defeated me, I get to stick around here for a while! Conveniant, huh?"

"Sure."

"Don't sound so down, kid. I'm not going to kill you, and considering you killed me, I'm going to stick around for a bit. More of my siblings will be coming, you know."

"R-Really? There's more of you?"

"Yep. But don't feel so down about it, kid. I'll help you out! And considering that everyone can see me, you don't have to have everyone think you're crazy either!"

"R-Right."

"Anyway, what's your name, kid?"

"Shinji. S-Shinji Ikari."

"Nice to meet ya, Shinji! Name's Sachiel. I'll be your resident best friend from here on out!"

"That's... nice..."

"Don't mention it. Now, I don't think everyone's really come to terms with my being here right now. Some blonde haired lady came in wearing some weird white thing and gave me a strange look, as if she was seeing things. While some other purple haired lady came in, saw me, and gave me a murderous look right on the spot. Wouldn't happen to know who they are would you?"

"That sounds like Ritsuko, and Misato."

"Hmm, cool. Well they'll have to get used to it anyhow. One more thing, why'd they have massive tumours?"

"What?" Shinji asked in disbelief.

"You know, tumours. Right about here." Sachiel gestured, using his noodley arms, to the general chest area. "Are they okay? You look different in comparison." Shinji blushed quite a bit.

"N-No! T-That's normal..."

"Ohhhhhhhh... So there's something wrong with you then?"

"No! Ritsuko and Misato are female! I'm male! We're all fine!"

"Oh, right... I don't get it."

So, Shinji then spent the next ten minutes giving the talk (using information he had gathered from various websites and books) to an alien like creature who had no idea what the differences in humans were. Needless to say, Shinji looked like a tomato by the end of it. Especially when Sachiel suggested having visual evidence. Shinji turned that one down very quickly.


Clean up work was already underway in Tokyo-3 after the destructive battle that took place a few days before. Recovery of the head of Evangelion Unit-01 was currently underway, a crane lifting the large headpiece away.

Far away, in a dark room. Several men sat together. These men made up the Human Instrumentality Committee, a group of people who oversee the progress in NERV, a job given to them by the United Nations. The head of the group, Chairman Keel, was currently speaking to Gendo Ikari.

"So, the Angels have returned? It is quite sudden."

"It's the same as it was fifteen years ago. A disaster will come as it will, without warning."

"We could say it is fortunate, in the sense that our prior investments were not a complete waste." Spoke the orange member.

"You can never be too sure about that. Especially not yet." The blue member spoke. "If it does not pay off, it is a waste, all the same."

"Correct." The yellow member spoke. "Now that the Angels have returned and the news have gotten onto this case, and the fact we have been manipulating information. NERV must take steps to ensure it operates in a speedy and prudent manner."

"You may be rest assured that it's already been taken care of." Gendo replied. "Don't worry."


"Government officials have announced that, in the case of the special case of emergency..."

"This incident was..."

"U.N. forces in Japan..." The TV kept flicking through channels as Misato continued to use the TV remote, to no effect.

"So, it's public scenario B-22. Just like we thought. So, we're just going to cover up the truth again?"

"At least the PR people are thrilled. They finally have something to do." Ritsuko replied while overseeing recovery efforts.

"Well, we're being pretty casual about it."

"I'm not sure about that. I think everyone's actually scared."

"Of course we are."


"Well, we must acknowledge that." The Committee was still in session.

"But still, I wonder, Mr. Ikari. Is there not a better way to ultilize NERV and the Evangelions?" The green member spoke up.

"Firstly, the repair costs to Unit-00, and now Unit-01, which, I must add, you managed to wreck in its first battle. It is simply staggering. It is enough too bankrupt an entire country." The yellow member said.

"The Committee also understands that you gave that giant toy to your son."

"Manpower, time and money. How much more do you plan on wasting on you and your family?"

"And, that is not your only responsibility. The Human Instrumentality Project. That should be your top priority."

"Correct. Under the desperate circumstances that project is our only hope, for the future of mankind. Do you understand?"

"In any event," Chairman Keel spoke up for the first time this meeting, "We cannot excuse any delays in the project's schedule, due to the appearance of the Angels. We will consider the issue regarding the budget."

"Now, the rest of this meeting concerns only the Committee."

"Your presence here was... appreciated, Ikari." The yellow, orange, blue and green members of the committee disappeared from the room, leaving Keel and Gendo.

"Ikari, there is no turning back." Keel then disappeared, leaving Gendo by himself.

"I know." He spoke to the empty room. "Mankind has no time left."


Shinji stood staring out the window at the hospital. He hadn't moved around much, and Sachiel had known to not talk much, considering the amount of pain the Angel had put the boy through. At the sound of a door, both Shinji and Sachiel looked up. A bed was rolled past, holding the girl who was in considerable pain back in Unit-01's cage. She looked serene, and calm, her pale skin reflecting against the light. The woman pushing the bed stopped abruptly at the sight of Sachiel, before hurriedly taking the girl away with her.

"You okay?"

"Yeah."


"Mankind's greatest invention has got to be air conditioning!" Misato stated while being driven to another location in a massive truck. "Man's triumph over nature with science!"

"Shinji's woken up." Ritsuko supplies after getting off the phone.

"And... how is he?" Misato asks.

"Well, his memory is a bit muddled, but he has no external injuries."

"You don't think he could have any mental contamination do you?" Misato asked worriedly.

"I don't think we should worry."

"Really?" Misato leans back in her seat, quickly going back to her usual joyful personality. "You're right, I suppose he did have a pretty hectic day."

"Poor kid. His cranial nerves took a substantial amount of strain."

"Cranial nerves? Don't you mean his heart?"


Sachiel sat trying to reassure Shinji that his arm was fine, and that it wasn't broken because of his actions. "C'mon Shinji! It's perfectly fine, see?" Sachiel started to move Shinji's arm as he continued to stare at it. "You're fine!"


Recovery efforts continued in the city itself. Various things were being moved around, weapons, batteries, plugs. There were signs signifying construction to buildings that had been damaged or destroyed in the battle days prior. Surveying the area, Misato spoke up to Ritsuko.

"If the Eva and the city can both operate at their fullest potential, we might make it through this."

"Are you going to defeat the Angels? You've always been such an optimist."

"Hey! Sometimes you just need a little wishful thinking just to keep on living..." Misato frowned, remembering her own experiences for a brief moment, before returning to normal.

"I see your point. It's nice to see a positive attitude once in a while." Misato gave Ritsuko the stink eye as Ritsuko waved.

"See ya!"


Shinji hadn't moved. Sachiel was still trying to get him to talk. Misato slowly walked towards the boy and his angelic companion. Stopping for a moment when seeing the Angel.

"I though we killed you?"

"You did, but I'm not fully gone." Sachiel replied as Misato continued to stare at the now human sized Angel.

"Why?"

"No idea."

"Why can't you just leave? You've already done enough damage."

"Can't, gotta stick with Shinji here."

"And Shinji's okay with this?"

"It's fine, Misato." Shinji said, getting up and turning to her. "He's been, helpful."

"He?"

"I do have a gender you know!"

"Nice." Misato said, before turning back to Shinji. "He won't kill us all?"

"I'm still here." Shinji replied, trying for a bit of humour. Misato smiled slightly in response, before turning back to Sachiel.

"Anything you can tell us?"

"Well, there's more of my siblings that are going to come. Also, I can help out in the battles... I think."

"That's... actually quite helpful."

"Yep. So you know this battle isn't over yet. Now can we go? This place is depressing!" Misato smiled as she led Shinji and Sachiel towards the lift out. Not really caring about the Angel, and not wanting to admit to herself that the thing was growing on her, she waited.

The lift opened, and inside stood Gendo Ikari. Shinji glanced up, then turned away in disgust. Gendo said nothing, before the door closed again.


"They don't want to live with each other. Are you sure?" Ritsuko asked the Sub-Commander.

"It seems, that's just what their life is like."

"And being together is considered, unnatural to them?" Ritsuko got no reply.


"You'll be living alone?"

"Not completely alone, Misato. I've got Sachiel with me."

"That thing is still creeping me out." The officer at the other end of the room said, as Sachiel gave the man a weird thumbs up. "His room will be in the 6th Block, just beyond this one. Is that satisfactory?"

"Yes."

"Shinji?" Shinji turned to look at Misato in curiosity. "Are you sure about that?"

"It's fine. I've been alone most of my life."


"What did you just say!?"

"You heard me! I'm going to be taking Shinji in, I'm going to take care of him! It's already been approved. And don't worry, it's not like I'm pulling the moves on him or something!"

"Of course you're not! Misato, how the hell could you even think of such a thing! You're always like this!" Ritsuko replied quite loudly, causing Misato to distance the phone from her ear. Sachiel was wondering what the hell was going on this entire time.

"Jeez, she can't even take a joke."


Sachiel was very interested in what a car was. He was also very interested in why the car just looked so banged up.

"Let's just say, we nearly got caught in an explosion..."

"You mean that one that made the massive crater?"

"Yeah, why?"

"That really hurt!"

"Oh yeah," Misato giggled, "You were in the middle of that." Sachiel grinned (somehow) and sat back. "So, we'd better have a massive party tonight for my two new roommates!"

"Why?" Shinji asked. Sachiel was just confused on what a party was.

"A welcoming party of course!"


Shinji and Misato were currently wondering around the local supermarket. They'd left Sachiel in the car to now draw attention to themselves. So while Sachiel was busy wondering what each bit and bob of a car did. Misato was busy going crazy with the amount of shopping she was doing, the woman made sure to grab as much junk food and beer as possible. Shinji simply looked on in disgust.

"She's gonna be a slob, isn't she?" He said to himself.


"I hope you don't mind that we make stop on the way home."

"A stop? Where?"

"Yeah, where?" Sachiel also replied, causing Misato to giggle.

"Oh, you'll both really love it." Parking at the top of a hill. Misato stepped out of the car. Waving to Shinji and Sachiel, they both also got out of the car. A lookout stood to the left, looking out over the city. It looked quite boring, aside from the rather obvious metallic places on the ground.

"It's so... desolate." Shinji said. Sachiel didn't know what he meant. "The city seems so... lonely."

- Neon Genesis Evangelion OST I - Track 11 - Tokyo-3 -
- Music from Evangelion 1.0 - Track 6 - Crepsucule, Tokyo-3 -

"Here we go!" Misato said, glancing up from her watch. In the distance, an alarm started blaring suddenly. The metal on the ground started to open up, and from inside, buildings started to rise. The sight was truely breathtaking, seeing all the buildings slowly rise from the Geofront where they had previously been located.

"It's awesome! The buildings are growing!" Shinji said as both Sachiel and himself looked on in awe and wonder. Sachiel wasn't even saying anything, he just thought it looked cool. With the completion, the small lonely town looked more like a bustling city.

"This city is fortress, designed to stand against things like him." Misato said, indicating to Sachiel. "This is Tokyo-3. This is our city. And it's the city that you saved, that you helped to protect. Nothing can ever take that away from you."

- End -


Chapter 3 done! Rather filler if I do say so myself, but also important. Sachiel is introduced as a Shoulder Angel and he's already getting up to mischief! Misato takes Shinji and Sachiel into her home, and restoration happens to the city. Next chapter! More silly antics with Shinji and Sachiel! Misato being somewhat motherly! And what the hell happened in the battle against Sachiel! Find out all this, in Chapter 4. Until then, Ciao!