Welcome back! Sorry for the wait, Episode 7 can be really boring, I have to say. Anyway, some progression here. Some news regarding a new machine being built. Gendo having plans. Progress on new Evangelion Units comes to light. Shinji finds out a bit more about the world as it is today. All this and more, in today's chapter!


August 17th, 2015

The Geofront was quiet, unusual for the day. The soft pitter patter of the lake next to the Geofront was all that could be heard.

Gendo Ikari's office stood as it always did. Dark, dank, a place that generally, no one would ever want to be in. The usual artwork sat situated on the floor and ceiling of the office. Inside, Gendo stood on the phone, in deep conversation with someone.

"So, it seems it's come to this. I owe you, once again." Gendo stated, staring blinding at the door.

"You're not going to pay me back anyway, aren't you?" The voice on the other end replied in a serious tone, no emotion settling through the voice. "Speaking of which, those materials they demanded under the Freedom of Information Act." Gendo stared down at his desk, intrigue crossing his face. The plans for the Human Instrumentality Project lay open on the desk. The white light shining up at him. The only light in the otherwise dark room. "I handled the situation by giving them some… falsified data. The government is currently pursuing legal action, but knowing them, that could be blocked any day now." Gendo frowned, this wasn't going according to plan. What the man said next however, gave Gendo some hope once again. "So, should I do something regarding that project as well?"

Gendo thought for a moment, letting all the information he had received settle into place. Realising that the materials was exactly what he needed, he replied. "No. Judging by the materials that you've sent me, there should be need for any more action." Gendo glanced up at the brief sketch sitting in front of him. A large machine, similar to an Evangelion but very different at the same time. It had a rather large body, with no distinguishable head. In short, the machine was practically worthless. Gendo smiled.

"Alright then. I'll proceed according to the scenario." A click was heard as the line went dead.


– NGE S2 Works – Disc 2, Track 14 – B-16 Rhythm Only (Misato) –

The popping of the toaster brought the majority of the apartment's occupants to life. Shinji happily bit down on his piece of toast that he had quickly gotten out. Buttering it quickly before savouring the taste. Beside him Sachiel also ate… something, he wasn't sure what. It looked disgusting though. Shamshel was a bit more normal, deciding to have a bit of toast as well. In Shamshel's words, he was, "Trying out a bit of Human Cuisine." Ramiel sat there staring at everyone, not doing anything. Pen-Pen happily ate some of the complete fish that Shinji had set out for him. Grabbing the entire thing with his beak and happily gulping it down whole. Shinji didn't notice, happily eating himself. At peace with himself, and everyone around him.

The sound of a door being pulled open announced Misato's entrance. Still wearing her night clothes, Misato yawned as she massaged he stomach, groaning in annoyance at the day ahead.

Everyone simply looked at her, Misato didn't really care about the attention, she hardly noticed it anyway because she still wasn't completely awake. Shinji raised an eyebrow, his toast still in his hand. "Good morning." Pen-Pen took another whole fish into his mouth, the sound of it startling everyone.

"Someone's chipper this morning!" Sachiel cried out as Misato tiredly glanced around the room.

"Good morning." Misato replied, taking a massive yawn. She slowly walked into the room, looking like a zombie, heading towards the fridge for her usual morning beer. Opening it slowly, she pulled one out, and closed the door again.

"Something tells me that beer is not the best morning drink." Shamshel bluntly stated as Misato sat down, he hands slowly pulling open the can, the drink making a loud fizzing sound at the change in makeup.

"You think?" Shinji replied sarcastically as he watched Misato take a large swig of beer, her gulping being the only sound that could be heard throughout the whole apartment. Shinji was unimpressed.

"YEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHAAAAAWWWWWW!" Shinji looking surprised as Misato completely woke up, like flipping a switch, Misato's personality completely changed from barely awake Misato to fully awake and ready to go big sister Misato in a second.

"Yeahaw?" Sachiel asked, wondering what that word was. "That's not a word I've seen in the dictionary."

"That's because it isn't. Misato's just slurring out words." Shinji replied, his eyes still on Misato.

"Now, that is the way to start your morning!" Misato cried out, her usual jovial tone now slipping into place. "There isn't any other way to go about it!"

"I have a question." Shinji asked. Misato glanced up, her beer rolling back and forth in her hands. "Why not just have coffee?"

"Oh!" Misato mockingly cried out, leaning forward on the table. "Do you have a problem with tradition, Shinji? Don't you know that a traditional Japanese breakfast consists of steamed rice, some miso soup, and a little bit of sake?"

"Your tradition maybe." Shinji replied, a small smile on his face. Taking a sip of his own coffee that sat in front of him.

"Excuse me?" Misato replied, her face scrunched up in confusion. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Shinji ignored her question, moving on to another topic. "Also, I believe it was someone's turn to cook this morning." Taking another sip, Shinji sighed dramatically. "Now it all makes sense. This is why you're still single, isn't it? Especially at your age…" Misato growled slightly from her side of the table. "You're gonna end up being an old maid, Misato."

"What're you saying? Are you saying I'm lazy, Shinji?"

"And sloppy as well!" Sachiel helpfully jumped in, his tone indicating that he loved this game.

"He's got a point." Shamshel stated, letting himself relax from all the teasing and mocking.

"See, we all agree Misato." Shinji said, glancing up at the older woman.

"Ah!" Misato cried out, relaxing against her chair. "Just leave me alone!"

"Well," Shinji said, as he placed his glass down on the table. "I'm finished." Putting his hands together briefly, thanking himself, ironically, for the meal, he got up and started to clean his own dishes. The sound of the toaster going off again alerted Misato to her own breakfast, and she gleefully grabbed it and started to eat… or she would've if she wasn't already on her second beer, instead letting the small meal hang from her mouth as she watched Shinji do the dishes. "So, is it true that you're going to be coming to my school today?"

"Of course I am!" Misato replied, her voice muffled from the toast still in her mouth. "It's parent-teacher meetings isn't it?" Misato grabbed her toast and held it in her hand as she continued.

"It's just that, you seem to be so busy with work…" Shinji replied, trailing off.

"Shamshel, it would seem that Shinji does not want Misato to come to school today."

"Yes."

"Sachiel?"

"Yeah?"

"Shut up." Misato laughed at the Angel's antics beside her, before answering Shinji.

"Don't worry about it. I haven't got any more paperwork and I've already done most of the work from these two buggers." She indicated to Shamshel and Ramiel as she said this. "Besides, as your guardian, this is actually part of my job too."

"It's part of your job?" Shinji replied, unbelievably. Misato frowned slightly as the doorbell rang. Shinji finished up right then, turning the tap off and leaving everything to dry on the side of the counter.

"Yes!?" Misato gleefully called out soon after the doorbell rang. Shinji slowly got his school stuff together, as the group of Toji, Hikari and Kensuke entered the apartment. "Oh, it's great that Shinji has such good friends! Thanks for coming all this way! I'm sure it means a lot to him!"

"Misato…" Shinji asked, turning to the woman still wearing her night clothes. "Please don't go out like that, they don't need to see that. It's, kinda embarrassing."

Misato laughed as she used her arms to push her breasts up, making them look bigger. "I know!" Shinji turned away in embarrassment, causing Misato to laugh again.

"Point check. Using arms to push up large tumor like things on chest makes them look bigger." Sachiel noted to himself, causing Shamshel to smack him over the head. Misato laughed again, before dropping her act as the group of friends entered the kitchen area.

– End –

"Good morning, Ikari!" Came the loud voices of Toji and Kensuke. Hikari stood behind them, frowning slightly.

"Hey!" Sachiel said, floating over towards Toji. "What's that on your head?" Toji looked confused, not knowing what the Angel was talking about.

"Your bag is situated above your head, you idiot." Hikari supplied, gently pulling it down from Toji's head. "There, you don't look like a fool anymore."

"Thanks, Hikari." Kensuke laughed before turning to Misato.

"We'll be going now, Miss Misato!"

"Be careful, now!" Misato called back, simply waving her arm out from her room, she was still in her night clothes at this point. "Don't do anything stupid!"

Shinji frowned as Toji and Kensuke started to sigh happily at Misato, not understanding why his two friends found Misato so intriguing. Hikari didn't understand either, staring daggers at the back of Toji's head in anger and annoyance. "Oh, come on! Let's get going you guys!" Hikari angrily stated, heading out the door, letting the boys trail along behind her. Shinji had to pull Toji and Kensuke away from the door, knowing that Misato had headed for the shower as she usually did in the morning, and he didn't need to have his two best friends see his guardian in that state. The door shut closed behind them, leaving Misato alone in the apartment, the Angels having retreated to Shinji's room.


Drying her hair, Misato quickly grabbed another towel and wrapped it around her body. Her shower had been great, it had allowed her to relax for a moment, but she needed to go back to work again, and continue getting ready for more Angel attacks. Not caring about her state of dress, she headed into the kitchen, opening the fridge for another can of her signature Yebisu Beer.

With practised precision, she opened the can with one hand, leaning against the fridge. Taking a sip, she sighed in happiness. "Ah, sarcasm." Misato giggled as she took another sip. "Shinji, he's getting more comfortable being around here. It is good that his friends have been able to help him express himself and loosen up more. He's starting to actually speak to me as more than just his commanding officer." Sliding down the fridge, she sat on the floor, her towel still tightly wrapped around her. Taking another sip, she grabbed the phone, dialling the number of NERV's head security division, Section 2. "Yes? He's just left for school. I'll leave guarding him to you guys now, make sure you keep an eye on him." The toaster popped up again. Quickly grabbing her toast she had prepared, she retreated to her room to find some clothes for the day. She planned to grab people's attention, but still keep it casual for her day at Shinji's school. Quickly dressing, she ran towards the door, waited impatiently for it to open, and rushed outside to her still barely held together car.

Quickly slamming the door after jumping into the drivers seat, she turned the car on and in her typical fashion, decided to see how many different traffic laws she could break on her drive to the local high school. With a large smile, Misato began her mission.


Shinji stared out the window of the classroom, staring at something out in the distance. Hikari came beside him, wondering about what he was doing. "What are you looking at?" She asked, curiosity coming across her features.

"Just, that." Shinji replied, indicating out in the distance. A whole assortment of cranes and disassembly materials were all in place. Situated around them, at the heart of the city, was pieces of Ramiel's crystalline form. After Ramiel's explosion a few days before, pieces of her body were found near the explosion point, settling around the area. NERV had come in a couple days later, and started on the process and taking it all apart and taking it away. They'd only started recently, so the light blue crystal was still seen in the daylight.

"Is that?"

"Yeah, the remains of Ramiel." Shinji smiled. "Turns out Angels can do a lot of things. They can completely explode, like Sachiel did. Not explode at all, but still die, like Shamshel did. Or they can explode, but leave bits of it behind, like Ramiel did. It's… so surreal." He finished, continuing to look at the work going on. The sound of a car coming into the school grounds broke Shinji and Hikari's attention. Looking down, the familiar blue Renault owned by Misato drifted into a parking spot. Shinji flinched, remembering his initial arrival in Tokyo-3, and Misato's… less than proper driving skills. The car itself was still rundown, and Shinji wondered whether Misato would replace the car, or have it restructured.

The moment the car's wheel's slammed down on the ground due to Misato's interesting thought to drift into a parking spot, Toji and Kensuke came to the window, pushing Shinji and Hikari out of the way. Kensuke's camera was in his hands, as it always was.

"Woohoo!" Toji cried out in happiness. "She's arrived! Alright!" Hikari glared at the boy again in aggravation. Shinji gave her a small smile, before glancing outside. The door of the car opened, and Misato stepped out, wearing a different outfit than her usual black dress. A white shirt and black dress, with a light cream jacket, and a nice pair of white heels. Misato smirked as she removed her sunglasses, whipping her head around, allowing her purple hair to flow in the daylight.

"Woah!"

"Who is she?"

"Is she… Ikari's quardian?"

"Seriously! Lucky bastard! Ikari's got a hot babe as a guardian?"

Hikari frowned, having stepped back from the window. She now stood in the centre of the room, completely unimpressed with the actions of every single male in the room that wasn't Shinji. "They're all idiots. Every single one of them." She declared, still unimpressed.

Kensuke continued to film, focussing on Misato prominently as she wondered towards the main school gates. She glanced up, smiled, and gave them a peace sign. Around Shinji, the males of the room gave peace signs right back. Shinji frowned, she really wasn't this appealing.

"Wow! Miss Misato is really awesome!"

"You really think so?" Shinji asked Toji, letting the other boy come back into the classroom after almost falling out of the window due to his actions.

"What's even more amazing, is that someone this beautiful is NERV's Ops Director!"

"You think so, do you?" Toji and Kensuke glanced back at Shinji, letting their opinions wash over him.

"Hey, Ken! Good thing that Shinji's such a baby, huh?"

"You got that right, Toji!" Kensuke replied. "He's no rival for us!"

"You guys don't understand just how much of a slob she is." Shinji concluded as Misato entered the building, causing every male in the room to retreat from the windows, and return to their seats.

"Oh man, I wish I had a girlfriend like her!" Toji cried out, letting his fantasies wash over him. Shinji glanced over at Hikari, who had clearly heard what Toji had said and was glaring daggers at him.

"These thoughts like this are exactly the reason you don't have a girlfriend, Toji!" She cried out in annoyance, angrily settling down at her own desk.

"What's up with her?" Toji asked, confusion across his features. Shinji and Kensuke gave him a look of disbelief.

"Really?" They both said at the same time. Toji didn't listen, back in his own fantasy land.

"Misato Suzahara. Yeah, that works well…" He smiled to himself as Kensuke started to go into his own fantasy land.

"I bet you'd have a tough time. Just saying." Shinji commented, in complete disbelief.

"You just don't get it, do you, Mr. Big Shot?" Toji and Kensuke commented at the same time, causing Shinji to glance at his two friends in concern. "Here's the deal. We'll leave you to protect and save the Earth because that's your job, and the two of us will take care of Misato." With a large smile, they gave Shinji a large slap at the same time, causing Shinji to buckle over slightly. He glanced up slightly, in annoyance.

"Rise! Bow! Sit!" Came the authoritive voice of Hikari, a tinge of annoyance settled into it, ready to start the lesson.


Shinji was relieved when the bell finally rang signifying the end of the day. Misato had made it her duty, throughout the entire day, to make the male occupants of the room pay absolutely no attention, and tease the hell out of him. As such, as soon as the bell had gone, he'd waved goodbye to Misato, and got the hell out of there. Misato was surprised for a moment, but laughed it off and headed home.

Outside, Shinji met up with Toji, Hikari and Kensuke. Toji and Kensuke were still planning their futures with Misato, which Shinji was more annoyed about now. Hikari continued to glare at Toji, a mixture of jealousy and annoyance on her face. Before they left to hang out for the afternoon, as Shinji didn't have a sync test, Rei walked out of the room, quietly heading towards the entrance of the school. Shinji and Hikari glanced at each other quickly, before Shinji turned to run after Rei.

"Hey, Rei!"

"Hello, Pilot Ikari."

"So, Hikari and I noticed that you were lonely and wondered if you'd like to join us for the afternoon."

"Join you?" Rei questioned, confusion settling on her features. She glanced over Shinji's shoulder towards Toji, Hikari and Kensuke. She watched as Hikari began to berate Toji again, for what, the albino girl had no idea. It did however, make her smile. "Yes, Ikari. I will accompany you." Rei said, grabbing her stuff, she followed after Shinji towards the small group of friends.

"Hi, Rei!" Hikari greeted, a smile adorning her face as the other girl approached. Hikari herself was very happy about letting Rei into their small group of friends. Being surrounded by guys in their friend group annoyed her a bit, so having another girl made her happy. They just needed to let her open up a bit. "How are you?"

"I am good. Thank you for asking Class Representative Horaki."

"Please, Rei. Call me Hikari!" She replied coming to speak to the girl on her own. "Don't make it harder than it needs to be. It took forever to get these dorks to call me Hikari again."

"Okay, Ho-, Hikari." Rei replied, cutting herself off as she almost called Hikari by her last name again. With a small smile appearing on her face, Rei set out with the small group of friends, watching as they walked along and chatted, or just fooled around. Rei watched them silently, thoughts mulling through her mind. 'Is this what it feels like to have… friends?' She thought as she saw Hikari giving Toji a piece of her mind once again. 'It feels… nice.' With a wider smile, she walked in tandem with them, happiness appearing on her features. 'Thank you, Ikari."


August 18th, 2015

Shinji sat silently inside of Evangelion Unit-01. Progress was currently happening in his sync test, which was being conducted at the same time as a routine maintenance check on the giant machine. 'This is weird…' Shinji thought as the progress continued. 'They've never done this before. So why are they doing it now?' The Angels weren't with Shinji right now, having been forcibly removed from the Eva after rushing inside at the same time. Thinking back on the event brought a chuckle to Shinji, remembering how all three had sped towards Unit-00 after being pulled out of Unit-01, and Rei having to quietly, and bluntly, tell the Angels that they weren't allowed with her either. The Angels had sulked out after that.

Shinji relaxed back against the seat, letting himself completely relax into the Eva's hold. It felt unique and familiar to him, but he couldn't exactly place why. 'It's almost… motherlike…' Shinji thought, the machine notably heating slightly at this thought, before returning to its normal state.

"Evangelion Unit-01 has achieved the required cooling level." Came the announcement from Maya over the speakers. "Shifting primary operations to Phase 2."

Shinji relaxed again, his thoughts drifting to the Evangelion itself. Its purpose. 'Just why are we using these things?' He thought to himself as he continued to relax. 'My father said it's for the good of mankind. To protect both humanity and the planet itself.' Scrunching up his nose slightly, Shinji was reminded of one of the many reasons why he didn't like piloting the Evangelion. Blood. 'This Entry Plug always smells of blood. Just… what is an Eva?' Shinji slumped back slightly, annoyance crossing his features. 'As always, I know nothing. Nothing about the Eva, or what it's for. It's all a bunch of secrets constantly being passed around. Is this all I'm needed for?'

The sound of the Evangelion's Entry Plug opening threw Shinji from his thoughts. The test with over, with a thankful sigh, Shinji exited the plug, meeting Rei on the way to the locker rooms. They'd been told to meet with Misato and Ritsuko afterwards, and stay with them for reasons unknown. Entering the separated change rooms, Shinji and Rei proceeded about their usual business after a sync test. Stripping off their now LCL drenched plugsuits, having a short shower in the basterdisations that NERV call a shower, and returning to the main rooms to quickly change back into their normal clothes and proceed with their day like nothing had happened. Today however, thoughts ran through both Shinji and Rei's minds as the warm water washed over their bodies.

Shinji's thoughts were entirely on the Eva itself. Continuing on his thoughts from the Sync Test itself. 'Like usual, we're left with nothing. Nothing about the Angels, nothing about the Eva's. What is the point of all this? Why am I fighting if I don't know what it is I'm fighting? I know that I continue to pilot the Eva so that my friends can live normal lives.' Shinji stared up at the shower head, seeing his own face in it staring back at him. 'Why do I keep going if all I'm going to get is nothing?'

Rei's mind however, was on a very different topic. Friends. What they were. Their uses. The reasoning and thoughts behind having friends. It was an odd topic for her, as she simply stood and stared at the wall. 'Why do I need friends? Commander Ikari did not order me to make friends. Yet, Ikari and his friends are good people, and they are friendly to me. Why am I not allowed friends?' She stared at herself in the mirror, unfazed by her nudity. 'Is it not normal? I was never told I could have friends, because I am not normal. Maybe… I can have friends.'

The thoughts of the two pilots continued as they met back up outside the locker rooms, heading towards the nearest lift to meet up with Misato and Ritsuko. Rei simply held herself as she normally would, staring at the world. Shinji stood reading through a book he had found recently, doing anything to keep his mind at ease. The doors to the lift opened, causing both teens to look up. To their surprise, Makoto and Maya were also in the lift, waiting for them to enter. Settling inside, Shinji and Rei settled into their own places. Shinji stood to the side, Rei standing nearby, continuing to stare into space, both hardly paying attention as the lift took them around the bowels of NERV HQ. Around them stood Misato, with Ritsuko, Maya and Makoto, all in deep conversation about the Evangelions. 'As usual, I'm simply here.' Sitting on Shinji's shoulder was Sachiel, while Shamshel and Ramiel floated in the air.

"Unit-00's bio-chest components. How is that coming along, Maya?" Ritsuko asked, intrigue and knowing laced into her voice.

"They were seriously damaged." Maya replied, memories of the battle against Ramiel returning to the forefront of their minds. "Unfortunately, we'll have to make an entirely new chest component. Considering our current supplementary budget, building a new one will barely fit in with everyone else we have to do."

Ritsuko sighed, sipping her glass of coffee. "Will our job get any simpler once Unit-02 arrives from Germany?"

"Just, maybe." Makoto replied, leaning against the railing. "Disposing of the remaining pieces of Ramiel on the surface isn't that cheap, right?" He laughed slightly, before returning to full work mode.

"Yep." Misato replied. "This place is really tight when it comes to the money department. A large problem considering that mankind's very existence is at stake here!"

"Well, that's just something that we have to work with." Ritsuko replied. "Man cannot live by Eva alone." She quoted herself, smiling slightly. "All the survivors from the Second Impact, not only in Japan, but surrounding regions also need money to survive."

"Money! Money! Money…" Misato said, slowly depleting with every word she said. "So, is the Commander busy with another conference?" She asked, wondering laced through her tone."

"Yes," Ritsuko replied. "As a matter of fact, he's on board the plane at this very moment."

"Thank god for that." Maya noted quietly. "I'm thankful for the small amount of peace and quiet around here."

"The Commander's gone? Partay!" Sachiel cried, floating around in joy, being the only one of Shinji and Rei's small group of Angels to actually pay attention to the conversations around him.

"As I said. Small amount of peace and quiet." Ritsuko chuckled as Sachiel huffed.


The engines of Gendo Ikari's Private Jet roared into the night. Fuel was burning, preparations were underway, and everything was fine. Ready for the trip that was going to take place.

Inside the vehicle, the area was lit quite nicely, with the pink fabric of all the chairs contrasting against the more peach colour of the walls and ceiling, creating a nice compromise in the space provided. A large screen sat at one end, opposite the cabin door, playing some sort of news report on recent happenings. Gendo Ikari sat nearby, in a window seat, naturally, staring out at the expanse of the airport. Not even the sound of the entry door into the main cabin area stirred Gendo from his current position.

The clacking of the man's shoes came down the aisle, the man wearing a rather nice grey suit. The man stopped nearby, turning towards Gendo. "Excuse me," The man spoke with a rather nice, pleasant tone. "It seems everywhere else is full, do you mind if I sit here?" The man said, knowing full well that the plane was empty sans for Gendo.

"Go ahead." Gendo replied, fully expecting this to happen. The man sat quietly, settling into the comfy seat.

"The revised budget applied for the sample collection passed cleanly, didn't it?" The man started, fully intent on having a conversation of serious matters.

"The main concern of the committee is for their own survival. When it comes to budget, they won't be so stingy when their own lives are at stake."

"Understandable, after all, they didn't seem to think there would be more Angels." The man stopped for a brief moment, adjusting his suit accordingly. "I do have another piece of good news. All members of the United Nations, expect for the United States, have given their full cooperation towards the production of Evangelion Mark. 06. It is set to begin construction on the Tabgha Base, stationed on the Moon. Mark. 06 is designed to be another Production Model, and a pilot has already been selected. It's only a matter of time before the US give their cooperation, considering the failure that was Evangelion Unit-05." The man stopped again, grabbing a large bottle of whisky from his case sitting beside him, he popped it open and took a large sip, savouring the taste. "That country is allergic to unemployment, after all. But they'll learn."

"What about your country?" Gendo replied, having not looked at the man once during the entire conversation.

"We will participate by beginning construction on Evangelion Unit-08. The plans for the second installation project are still viable. However, there is a slight problem. We need to find a pilot for the mech."

"A Pilot is not a problem. The Proto Child survived the self-destruction of Unit-05 on Bethany Base. Now it is simply a case of finding the girl. We mustn't have any delay. The Angels have returned." Gendo stated confidently. "We have no other choice but to defeat them."

"My people don't want a repeat of the Second Impact either. You understand that?"


"Let me get this straight. What you're telling me, is that the Second Impact that evaporated Antarctica wasn't a meteorite? I've been taught a straight lie." Shinji noted, a frown on his face at being kept out of things again. As always, he felt like an asset to NERV, not really working for them, but working for them anyway.

"Yes, that's what the History books say." Ritsuko replied, shuffling through an assortment of files to showcase. "The real events were covered up by the international governments, as a way to help ease people's worries. Besides, having the Angels here with us now might give us a better look at what went on in the Second Impact, as we only have some accounts, most of which come from people who perished in the disaster."

"Can't really do that." Shamshel stated, "We were all very young when Second Impact happened, we can hardly remember the events."

"What we do know, is that fifteen years ago, at Antarctica, mankind discovered a being known as the First Angel. A humanoid being." Misato stared at the wall, not paying attention to Ritsuko, who continued to explain the Shinji the real events of the Second Impact. "However, in the middle of the investigation into the being, for unknown reasons, there was a huge explosion. That Shinji, is the real truth about the Second Impact." Ritsuko recited, finishing slowly, glancing over at Misato briefly.

"So," Shinji started, "The things that are happening here, at NERV… What I'm doing when I get into the Eva…"

"Yes," Ritsuko replied, "It is to prevent a probable Third Impact from occurring. That is the sole purpose of NERV, and the Evangelions." Shinji nodded, Sachiel not having something to say for once, simply staring ahead.

"This feels strange." Shamshel started. "We were born to rejoin with the father, starting what you call the Third Impact. But, after staying here for a while…"

"Yeah, Shamshel… It's like, maybe this is not for the better of the world…" Sachiel commented, settling into their ideals about the situation. "From now on, we shall help prevent a Third Impact!"

"Yes."

Ritsuko glanced at the Angels, nodding to show she accepted their help. "By the way, Misato…" Ritsuko glanced at Misato, who'd come out of her trance like state and was back to her work self. "The event that we discussed will occur tomorrow, as it was scheduled."

"I understand." Misato spoke quietly.


A man stared up at his creation with pride. 'This is it.' He thought, 'Tomorrow is finally the day that I will take NERV down. I've been planning this for months, and tomorrow is when it finally happens.' Taking a step down from his view of the giant machine in front of him, walking towards the nearby mirror. The man looked back at himself, giving himself a smile of approval in the process. He had a short, black haircut, set out with generic black eyes, and a smug smile adorning his face. He finished his look with a carefully pressed suit, set in the colour white today, to go with the main colour of his giant machine. Yes, Shiro Tokita was his name, and he was a very proud man.

Stepping into the main control centre for the demonstration of his large unit, named the Jet Alone, his plans to usurp NERV and take over command for defeating the Angels, heavily pleased him. Yes, he would do whatever it takes to take down NERV, and turn them into an absolute laughing stock.

"What's our status?" Shiro asked the man sitting at the station in front of him, heavily pleased with the progress of Jet Alone.

"Ready for the testing phase tomorrow, sir. The Jet Alone is currently stable, and ready for initial deployment testing.

"Very good." Shiro complimented, giving the man a short pat on the back, moving to another station.

"Sir."

"How goes our plan?" Shiro asked the man quietly, not wanting anyone suspicious to hear him discuss this topic. The man gulped slightly, getting the bile out of his throat.

"It goes well, sir. The information that you required has been received and is ready to be incorporated into your speech."

"Excellent." Shiro turned towards the doorway, leaving everyone to work in peace. "NERV will not stay standing for much longer. When they find out about the information I have received, they will be disgruntled by the traitor in their midst." Shiro laughed to himself, settling into a comfortable chair and reading over his speech for the next day. "Yes, the Jet Alone will be successful, and with its success. NERV's fall, with their Evangelions and everyone involved with that project with them."


August 19th, 2015

- Neon Genesis Evangelion OST I – Track 8 – Misato –

The popping of the toaster brought the majority of the apartment's occupants to life. Shinji happily bit down on his piece of toast that he had quickly gotten out. Buttering it quickly before savouring the taste. Beside him Sachiel also ate… something, he wasn't sure what. It looked disgusting though. Shamshel was a bit more normal, deciding to have a bit of toast as well. In Shamshel's words, he was, "Trying out a bit of Human Cuisine." Ramiel sat there staring at everyone, not doing anything. Pen-Pen happily ate some of the complete fish that Shinji had set out for him. Grabbing the entire thing with his beak and happily gulping it down whole. Shinji didn't notice, happily eating himself. At peace with himself, and everyone around him.

The sound of a door being pulled open announced Misato's entrance. Shinji glanced up, and stared in shock. Pen Pen dropped his morning fish, not even bothering to pick it up. Misato was there, dressed up in a nice black uniform, already ready for the day. This was highly unusual, as Misato was the type to stay delay waking up as long as she could, and rushing around for her morning routine. Today however, she stood ridged, and ready, at attention.

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"Good morning." She announced in a rather formal tone, startling everyone in the room.

"G-g-good morning, Misato." Shinji stuttered out, still in shock.

Stepping into the room briefly, Misato turned to Shinji, giving him to give her his full attention. "Shinji, I'm heading to Old Tokyo on business. I'll most likely be arriving back late tonight, so don't worry about dinner, get some take out or something. Bye." With her final word, the door shut behind Misato, signalling her leave.

"Um, right, okay." Shinji muttered, letting his thoughts run through his head for a moment. "What just happened?"

"Was that Misato?" Shamshel asked.

"Yeah, but she was, actually being formal, and actually ready, and…" Shinji fumbled for words. This was the weirdest experience he had had in Tokyo-3 so far. Forget fighting Angels for his very life, forget piloting one of the most powerful machines in existence. The appearance of Misato, dressed up, and ready to go somewhere, was insane.


Woohoo! Finally finished! I apologise again for the long wait, as it tires me out to. Two more chapters until you-know-who shows up! Who's looking forward to that? I know I am! Next time: The Jet Alone Project, just what is Shiro hiding?

Changes (There's a lot more this time):
Hikari appearing more often. (In the Apartment, and the school scene)
Altering the dialogue in the conversation between Gendo and that man on his plane. Unit-06 is now Mark. 06, and Unit-08 is name dropped. Unlike the series, the circumstances behind these Units is going to be quite different.
Two brand new scenes, along with a couple of transition segments, added in to build suspence.
Shiro Tokita. Just this character. We don't know much about him, so he'd free to be increased in importance. Let's just say, we haven't seen the last of him, not for a long while.


Reviews!:

Huagh: New Chapters come out when they are completed, there's no set time frame. I do however, try to at least get a chapter out a month, hopefully two. I would like to get three - four chapters out a month, but I don't know if that'll happen.

Meh: I'm sorry my story didn't please you. I would say that more changes will be coming in the future, due to elements from Rebuild and the Manga starting to come into play, but it's entirely up to you if you want to continue reading, and I don't mind if you don't. Thanks at least for checking the story out.