Everything to do with Eva doesn't belong to me, it belongs to Gainax
This is it, this is what I have been planning for since the beginning, this is the beginning of my original idea. Thoughts are in and actions/events are in ().
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: True Destiny
Episode 12 Seven Days Part 1 - Settling Affairs
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The First Day
Shinji stared at Asuka, she was back at school. The incident with her father had happened a week ago, and the day before that was the incident between them, in his mind he replayed that night. She had run from him, he still didn't know why she believed that he was in love with Rei, or even why she wouldn't talk to him, she avoided him all the time. Hikari stayed at her friends side, she was glad her boyfriend understood, while she was comforting her friend, he was keeping an eye on his. The day passed slowly, but eventfully school was over. Asuka headed home by herself, while Hikari was going to be spending time with Touji. The three stooges were talking together outside of school, Touji was about to go off with Hikari.
Touji: Come on man, cheer up.
Shinji: If you say that one more time I'll...
Touji: You'll what?
Shinji: I'll tell Hikari, what you said.
Touji: What I said? When? Where? What? What?
Shinji: You'll find out when I tell her.
Touji: You are a complete and utter b...
Hikari: Don't you dare!
Kensuke: Busted!
Touji: Shut up Kensuke!
Hikari: Touji!
Kensuke: Ha, Touji's whipped!
Shinji started laughing.
Touji: Come on!
Hikari: Touji, aren't we suppose to be somewhere now?
Touji: Huh, aw man, I'm sorry Hikari, later guys.
They headed off.
Kensuke: Sometimes I feel sorry for that idiot, other times I'm jealous.
Shinji: Yeah, I know what you mean.
Touji and Hikari hadn't even gone 15 metres, when the Eva pilots mobiles rang. Kensuke laughed when he heard...
Touji: Aw crap!
Misato: (Over Phone) Report to NERV immediately, sorry for ruining your date Touji.
Shinji and Kensuke ran to catch up with Touji and Hikari, then Touji and Shinji ran off to the nearest entrance to NERV HQ, leaving Kensuke and Hikari heading off to a shelter together.
Touji: Sometimes I hate my job.
Shinji: At least it pays alot to keep the missus happy.
Touji: What did you you say?
Shinji: You heard.
Touji: If this Angel doesn't kill you I will.
Shinji: Oh, I so scared.
Touji: So you should.
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Twenty minutes later the three Eva pilots were assembled outside the cages.
Misato: Short briefing this one I'm afraid, the Angel will arrived at the battlezone in 10 minutes.
Asuka: The battlezone has been completed?
Misato: Not entirely, not all the armament stores are fully operational yet.
Touji: Any idea how to kill it, quick.
Misato: The core is located on its underbelly.
Shinji: Underbelly?
Misato: It looks like a dog, with no head and a tail that's twice the length of its body.
Touji: Man, have there ever been any Angels that haven't been hideous.
He received no reply.
Misato: Get in and launch.
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Five minutes later, they were on the surface each with their preferred weapons, Unit 01 carried a spear, Unit 02 had, as usual, the prog axe, and Unit 11 had a rifle. Within minutes the Angel appeared, it did look like a dog with no head, they could barely see the core on its underbelly. Unit 11 opened fire, managing to blow one of its legs off, a horrific scream filled the air. Unit 01 and Unit 02 charged at the Angel, it manages to bring its tail about and wrap it around Unit 01s throat, it begins to squeeze, Unit 02 attempts to cut off the tail, but can't get a hold of it, so she wildly chops at it, she succeeds, Unit 01 falls to the ground silent, it had been deactivated several seconds ago. Unit 11 fires another volley at the Angel, each round exploding at one area, managing to flip the Angel over, Unit 02 brings the axe down and destroys the core. The explosian makes a small crater in the concrete floor of the battlezone.
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The second day
It is mid afternoon, the UN council have convened to discuss an important matter.
Japan: We can't give in to their demands, it's outrageous.
Britain: I agree, handing over an Eva Unit while we are still trying to destroy the Angels is comparable to suicide.
France: Part of the new UNC agreements is that all Eva technology is to remain here in Tokyo-3, unless required elsewhere.
Germany: Not to mention that handing over one of our most powerful weapons to a potential enemy is just bad politics, if we hand over an Eva to the Americans then the Chinese will want one too.
Japan: The message that we received bothers me.
Britain: In what way?
Japan: It wasn't addressed to us, it was addressed to NERV.
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Shinji woke up in the hospital, he had a splitting headache, he put a hand to his throat and the other to his head, then he remembered something from the battle and a smile came to his face, he remembered hearing Asuka scream his name.
Shinji: She does care.
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Man: Major Katsuragi?
Misato had just opened the door to herr apartment to find someone that she didn't know standing there.
Misato: Yes, that's me. Who are you?
Man: I'm just a messenger, could you please sign here.
He held up a clipboard, Misato signed a piece of paper and then was handed a large envelope.
Man: Goodbye.
He smiled and then walked away. Misato looked at the evelope, puzzled by it. She went into the kitchen, sat down at the table and opened the envelope, she looked over at it for a few seconds.
Misato: What the hell? Asuka!
Asuka emerged from her room.
Asuka: What is it Misato?
Misato: You'd better sit down.
Asuka took the chair opposite Misato.
Asuka: What's that?
She pointed at the envelope.
Misato: It's from your father.
Asuka turned white.
Asuka: My father. What does it say?
Misato: They're legal documents, he wants me to adopt you.
Asuka blinked, this was something she was not expecting.
Asuka: Adopt?
Misato: I'll only do it if you want me too.
Asuka: Misato, she becomes my mother, I already see her as my mother in some ways, but what if Yui can get my real mother back what then?
Misato: You're thinking about your mother aren't you? I want to tell you how I feel about you Asuka, I care alot about you, sometimes I think of myself as your mother, other times I think of you as the sister I never had. I know that staying here in Tokyo-3 is important to you, but you have to make your mind up quickly, I want to adopt you and I'd know the reasons behind you wanting me to adopt you.
Asuka: Misato, do you remember when we first met, you were my first real friend, you treated me as a person, not as a child or the pilot of Unit 02, but as a person. When I came here, you opened your door and took me in, I was very grateful, although back then I wouldn't have admitted it. For the first time in my life I had a place that I could call home. With all that has happened to me, I felt alone, it wasn't until after I had started to recover that I realised how much you did for me. What I'm trying to say is, I love you Misato, there is no one else that I would want to adopt me.
Misato signed her name on all the relevant documents, put them into another envelope and then sealed them.
Misato: Done.
Asuka stood up and walked round the table, she wrapped her arms around Misato.
Misato: I love you too, Asuka.
They just let the tears flow.
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The Third Day
In the UNC chambers.
Britain: Commander Ikari, we have called you and Commander Fuyutsuki here today, to discuss the US situation.
Ikari: I see, what do they want?
Japan: Unit 01.
Fuyutsuki: Unit 01? They can't!
Ikari kept his cool as always.
Ikari: Why do they want it?
Germany: They want to use it, as their weapon.
Fuyutsuki: Don't they know that Pilot Ikari is the only one that can pilot it.
France: They don't believe that, there are other that also share this concern. They have gained their own pilot as well.
Ikari: Perhaps a demonstration would suffice.
Fuyutsuki: Ikari, what are you saying?
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Shinji was waiting for Asuka, he had gotten up really early and he waited for her at the entrance to the apartment block. She came down, she didn't see him, but he saw her, he saw the smile on her face.
Shinji: Why is she happy? I have to do this.
He stepped out behind her, blocking the way back to the apartment.
Shinji: Asuka!
Asuka stopped in her tracks and turned around, the smile had gone.
Asuka: (Quietly) Leave me alone.
Shinji: I can't, not until you tell me why.
Asuka: I have.
Shinji: And I told you that I don't love her like that. Why won't you believe me?
Asuka: I don't know why, I just don't.
She turned back around, walked a few steps and then stopped.
Asuka: I have some good news, Misato has adopted me, my father can't make me do anything anymore.
She walked to school, Shinji followed her, he kept his distance.
Shinji: So that's why she was so happy, I ruined her good mood. I hate this.
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The Fourth Day
Shinji was standing in front of Unit dressed in his plugsuit, Misato was beside him, they were still tired after the party they had last night to celebrate the adoption. Shinji was impressed by Misato, she hadn't had a single alcoholic drink all night, in fact her beer fridge was filled with a variety of soft drinks.
Shinji: Okay, let me get this straight, Unit 01 is launched, I walk it to the beach, I get out and into the waiting VTOL where you will be and then we retreat to a safe distance.
Misato: Yes.
Shinji: And then what?
Misato: We wait for further orders.
Shinji: I don't like this.
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Unit 01 was standing on the beach, it knelt down and the Entry Plug was ejected, Shinji climbed out of it and down the Eva to the beach below, he ran over to the VTOL got in and it lifted off. It moved three hundred metres, before landing again, the occupants got out and watched. An hour later a submarine surfaced, several inflatable boats were lowered in to the sea. When they reached the beach, Misato could see who they were, using her binoculars. There were several armed soldiers, a few scientists and technicians and a fifteen year old boy in an orange plugsuit. There was also some equipment that Misato recognised, she knew that equpiment could be used to reconfigure the Eva, in the field, for another pilot.
Misato: What the hell is going on?
Shinji: What's happening Misato?
Misato: They are going to try to activate Unit 01 with another pilot.
Shinji: What? We've got to stop them, he could get hurt.
Misato: I think that was the plan. Everyone at NERV knows that Unit 01 can only be piloted by you, I think that whoever they are, don't believe that.
She spots the US Flag on the submarine.
Misato: Should have known, the Americans.
Shinji: The Americans want an Eva? Why? Do they feel threatened by NERV?
Misato: Probably.
They watched and they waited, Shinji was worried for the pilot, he remembered seeing Rei suffering when they tried her in Unit 01 after he returned from within it. Finally they had finished and the pilot was making his way up the Eva. He reached the top, climbed into the Entry plug. It was inserted. A few minutes later the crew at the base of the Eva started panicing, the plug ejected, they could see a couple of soldiers climb up the Eva as fast as possible, when they reached the top, they pulled the limp body of the pilot out of the Eva, and carefully carried him down, they put him in one of the boats and then headed back to the sub. The scientist, technicans and remaining soldiers packed up the equipment and headed back to the sub themselves, once they had gotten on board, the submarine submerged. Ten minutes later, Misato got a call from Commander Fuyutsuki telling her to take Shinji back to Unit 01, and for them to return to base. He also told them not to worry about the configuration, it was returned to normal. They did as they were told, and an hour later Shinji was in the shower.
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The Fifth Day
The teacher was annoyed, he had just started the first lesson of the day when three mobile phones started ringing. The Eva pilots answered them, instead of Misato it was Aoba, but it was the message that was important, another Angel was attacking. The teacher herded his class to the shelter as soon as the pilots had left, amoung the students were two who stuck close to each other. Hikari and Kensuke knew that it was possible that any or all of their friends could be killed and that they would be the only ones left, they had become good friends over the last few battles, so good that Hikari was constantly trying to set Kensuke up with some girls that she knew were interested in him, the only problem was, was that he wasn't interested in dating at the moment, he was to preoccupied with his 'project', what that was, is anyones guess.
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The pilots, Misato and Yui reached NERV HQ at the same time. The pilots rushed to the locker room and got changed as quickly as they could. Then they headed to the Eva cages and were launched immediately. Touji opened a comm link to the other two.
Touji: You know you guys, you were right, I have come to appreciate mission breifings.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Told you so. Ouch
Touji: Hey man whats...ow.
Asuka: (Over Comm) Hey whats going on, I have a huge headache.
Misato: (Over Comm) Are you guys alright?
Shinji: (Over Comm) Misato, somethings hapening, my head hurts.
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In the command centre.
Aoba: Its an AT field, the largest we have ever seen, its covering the entire city.
Misato: You three, raise your AT fields.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Mine is already up.
Misato: What?
Aoba: Dr Ikari, look at this.
Yui: I see. Misato can I private word?
Misato: What is it?
Yui: (Whispers) This Angels AT field has similar properties to the 15th Angels.
Misato: Oh no, Asuka. Where is the Angel?
Approaching the city, bringing it up on the main screen.
The screen showed an ugly mass approaching the city. It was floating.
Misato: Thats the Angel?
Yui: It appears so, doesn't look like much.
Misato: When dealing with Angels, always expect the unexpected. Touji, you will see the Angel first, attack when it is in range.
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In the Entry plug of Unit 11
Touji: I must be seeing things.
Misato: (Over Comm) What is it?
Touji: The Angel, its Hikari!
Misato: (Over Comm) What!?
Touji: Its Hikari.
Yui: (Over Comm) Touji listen to me, the Angel has taken the image from your mind and is using it against you.
Asuka: (Over Comm, Quietly) What?
Touji noticed Asuka had turned pale.
Asuka: (Over Comm) I can see it, oh my God.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Asuka are you okay?
Ibuki: (Over Comm) Unit 02 has shut down, the pilot has fainted.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Touji attack it, quickly.
Touji aimed his rifle at the Angel, but he couldn't pull the trigger.
Touji: I can't.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Then I will have to do it, its now in range, and... Asuka?
Misato: (Over Comm) What is it Shinji?
Shinji: (Over Comm) It looks like Asuka.
Touji: It looks like Asuka, and it also looks like Hikari.
Touji brought his rifle around and aimed at the Angel again.
Touji: You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari.
He pulled the trigger, the image of Hikari disappeared, the Angel landed on the ground and then exploded. Touji deactivated his Eva, and started crying in the plug.
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The Sixth Day
Touji and Shinji were sitting on a bench that was beside Kajis melons, they often went there to talk about serious things. It was an unspoken law between them, that whatever was said there, would never be repeated.
Touji: It was the hardest thing I had to do, I knew it wasn't Hikari, but my mind was screaming that it was.
Shinji: That was the Angels defence, how can anyone who see it destroy the person that they care the most.
Touji: That proves that I care about her the most, and that you care about Asuka the most, I wonder what she saw?
Shinji: It's almost a pity she collapsed, maybe she would have believed me.
Touji: She'll come around, I'm sure of it.
Shinji: I hope so.
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Asuka lay on her bed, she was deep in thought.
Asuka: It happened again, one of those things entered my mind and took something that belonged only to me, Touji saw Hikari and I saw Shinji, it showed us the person we cared most about, I wonder what he saw, did he see Rei or did he see me, it must have been her. Is my mind not a sacred place? I have been defiled twice, why would anyone want me? Misato and Hikari, they're the only ones that I can count on, my friends. Father, you were going to take me away from them, I hate you. Mother, I could feel you trying your hardest to protect me, thank you. Misato, you were there when I woke up, you and Hikari always seem to be there when I need you. Shinji, I love you. I wish you would love me too
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Shinji, Kensuke and Touji were all at Toujis watching TV. The film that they were watching was interupted by a News Broadcast.
Announcer: As of one o'clock today, the United States of America, recalled all of their Ambassadors and citizens and expelled all foreign Ambassadors and visitors to the country. They announced that this isolation would continue until all the Angels have been defeated and the NERV organistion disbanded.
Kensuke: This is not a good development.
To be Continued...
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What do you think? I know talking upon Asukas mindrape is very difficult, but it wasn't until I started writing about the Angel that I realised that I could try something with it. All three pilots true feelings were revealed. Although it was obvious before, 15 year olds realising their own feelings is a bit hard to swallow, this Angel confirmed their suspicions and now hopefully their lives can be improved.
This is it, this is what I have been planning for since the beginning, this is the beginning of my original idea. Thoughts are in and actions/events are in ().
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: True Destiny
Episode 12 Seven Days Part 1 - Settling Affairs
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The First Day
Shinji stared at Asuka, she was back at school. The incident with her father had happened a week ago, and the day before that was the incident between them, in his mind he replayed that night. She had run from him, he still didn't know why she believed that he was in love with Rei, or even why she wouldn't talk to him, she avoided him all the time. Hikari stayed at her friends side, she was glad her boyfriend understood, while she was comforting her friend, he was keeping an eye on his. The day passed slowly, but eventfully school was over. Asuka headed home by herself, while Hikari was going to be spending time with Touji. The three stooges were talking together outside of school, Touji was about to go off with Hikari.
Touji: Come on man, cheer up.
Shinji: If you say that one more time I'll...
Touji: You'll what?
Shinji: I'll tell Hikari, what you said.
Touji: What I said? When? Where? What? What?
Shinji: You'll find out when I tell her.
Touji: You are a complete and utter b...
Hikari: Don't you dare!
Kensuke: Busted!
Touji: Shut up Kensuke!
Hikari: Touji!
Kensuke: Ha, Touji's whipped!
Shinji started laughing.
Touji: Come on!
Hikari: Touji, aren't we suppose to be somewhere now?
Touji: Huh, aw man, I'm sorry Hikari, later guys.
They headed off.
Kensuke: Sometimes I feel sorry for that idiot, other times I'm jealous.
Shinji: Yeah, I know what you mean.
Touji and Hikari hadn't even gone 15 metres, when the Eva pilots mobiles rang. Kensuke laughed when he heard...
Touji: Aw crap!
Misato: (Over Phone) Report to NERV immediately, sorry for ruining your date Touji.
Shinji and Kensuke ran to catch up with Touji and Hikari, then Touji and Shinji ran off to the nearest entrance to NERV HQ, leaving Kensuke and Hikari heading off to a shelter together.
Touji: Sometimes I hate my job.
Shinji: At least it pays alot to keep the missus happy.
Touji: What did you you say?
Shinji: You heard.
Touji: If this Angel doesn't kill you I will.
Shinji: Oh, I so scared.
Touji: So you should.
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Twenty minutes later the three Eva pilots were assembled outside the cages.
Misato: Short briefing this one I'm afraid, the Angel will arrived at the battlezone in 10 minutes.
Asuka: The battlezone has been completed?
Misato: Not entirely, not all the armament stores are fully operational yet.
Touji: Any idea how to kill it, quick.
Misato: The core is located on its underbelly.
Shinji: Underbelly?
Misato: It looks like a dog, with no head and a tail that's twice the length of its body.
Touji: Man, have there ever been any Angels that haven't been hideous.
He received no reply.
Misato: Get in and launch.
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Five minutes later, they were on the surface each with their preferred weapons, Unit 01 carried a spear, Unit 02 had, as usual, the prog axe, and Unit 11 had a rifle. Within minutes the Angel appeared, it did look like a dog with no head, they could barely see the core on its underbelly. Unit 11 opened fire, managing to blow one of its legs off, a horrific scream filled the air. Unit 01 and Unit 02 charged at the Angel, it manages to bring its tail about and wrap it around Unit 01s throat, it begins to squeeze, Unit 02 attempts to cut off the tail, but can't get a hold of it, so she wildly chops at it, she succeeds, Unit 01 falls to the ground silent, it had been deactivated several seconds ago. Unit 11 fires another volley at the Angel, each round exploding at one area, managing to flip the Angel over, Unit 02 brings the axe down and destroys the core. The explosian makes a small crater in the concrete floor of the battlezone.
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The second day
It is mid afternoon, the UN council have convened to discuss an important matter.
Japan: We can't give in to their demands, it's outrageous.
Britain: I agree, handing over an Eva Unit while we are still trying to destroy the Angels is comparable to suicide.
France: Part of the new UNC agreements is that all Eva technology is to remain here in Tokyo-3, unless required elsewhere.
Germany: Not to mention that handing over one of our most powerful weapons to a potential enemy is just bad politics, if we hand over an Eva to the Americans then the Chinese will want one too.
Japan: The message that we received bothers me.
Britain: In what way?
Japan: It wasn't addressed to us, it was addressed to NERV.
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Shinji woke up in the hospital, he had a splitting headache, he put a hand to his throat and the other to his head, then he remembered something from the battle and a smile came to his face, he remembered hearing Asuka scream his name.
Shinji: She does care.
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Man: Major Katsuragi?
Misato had just opened the door to herr apartment to find someone that she didn't know standing there.
Misato: Yes, that's me. Who are you?
Man: I'm just a messenger, could you please sign here.
He held up a clipboard, Misato signed a piece of paper and then was handed a large envelope.
Man: Goodbye.
He smiled and then walked away. Misato looked at the evelope, puzzled by it. She went into the kitchen, sat down at the table and opened the envelope, she looked over at it for a few seconds.
Misato: What the hell? Asuka!
Asuka emerged from her room.
Asuka: What is it Misato?
Misato: You'd better sit down.
Asuka took the chair opposite Misato.
Asuka: What's that?
She pointed at the envelope.
Misato: It's from your father.
Asuka turned white.
Asuka: My father. What does it say?
Misato: They're legal documents, he wants me to adopt you.
Asuka blinked, this was something she was not expecting.
Asuka: Adopt?
Misato: I'll only do it if you want me too.
Asuka: Misato, she becomes my mother, I already see her as my mother in some ways, but what if Yui can get my real mother back what then?
Misato: You're thinking about your mother aren't you? I want to tell you how I feel about you Asuka, I care alot about you, sometimes I think of myself as your mother, other times I think of you as the sister I never had. I know that staying here in Tokyo-3 is important to you, but you have to make your mind up quickly, I want to adopt you and I'd know the reasons behind you wanting me to adopt you.
Asuka: Misato, do you remember when we first met, you were my first real friend, you treated me as a person, not as a child or the pilot of Unit 02, but as a person. When I came here, you opened your door and took me in, I was very grateful, although back then I wouldn't have admitted it. For the first time in my life I had a place that I could call home. With all that has happened to me, I felt alone, it wasn't until after I had started to recover that I realised how much you did for me. What I'm trying to say is, I love you Misato, there is no one else that I would want to adopt me.
Misato signed her name on all the relevant documents, put them into another envelope and then sealed them.
Misato: Done.
Asuka stood up and walked round the table, she wrapped her arms around Misato.
Misato: I love you too, Asuka.
They just let the tears flow.
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The Third Day
In the UNC chambers.
Britain: Commander Ikari, we have called you and Commander Fuyutsuki here today, to discuss the US situation.
Ikari: I see, what do they want?
Japan: Unit 01.
Fuyutsuki: Unit 01? They can't!
Ikari kept his cool as always.
Ikari: Why do they want it?
Germany: They want to use it, as their weapon.
Fuyutsuki: Don't they know that Pilot Ikari is the only one that can pilot it.
France: They don't believe that, there are other that also share this concern. They have gained their own pilot as well.
Ikari: Perhaps a demonstration would suffice.
Fuyutsuki: Ikari, what are you saying?
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Shinji was waiting for Asuka, he had gotten up really early and he waited for her at the entrance to the apartment block. She came down, she didn't see him, but he saw her, he saw the smile on her face.
Shinji: Why is she happy? I have to do this.
He stepped out behind her, blocking the way back to the apartment.
Shinji: Asuka!
Asuka stopped in her tracks and turned around, the smile had gone.
Asuka: (Quietly) Leave me alone.
Shinji: I can't, not until you tell me why.
Asuka: I have.
Shinji: And I told you that I don't love her like that. Why won't you believe me?
Asuka: I don't know why, I just don't.
She turned back around, walked a few steps and then stopped.
Asuka: I have some good news, Misato has adopted me, my father can't make me do anything anymore.
She walked to school, Shinji followed her, he kept his distance.
Shinji: So that's why she was so happy, I ruined her good mood. I hate this.
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The Fourth Day
Shinji was standing in front of Unit dressed in his plugsuit, Misato was beside him, they were still tired after the party they had last night to celebrate the adoption. Shinji was impressed by Misato, she hadn't had a single alcoholic drink all night, in fact her beer fridge was filled with a variety of soft drinks.
Shinji: Okay, let me get this straight, Unit 01 is launched, I walk it to the beach, I get out and into the waiting VTOL where you will be and then we retreat to a safe distance.
Misato: Yes.
Shinji: And then what?
Misato: We wait for further orders.
Shinji: I don't like this.
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Unit 01 was standing on the beach, it knelt down and the Entry Plug was ejected, Shinji climbed out of it and down the Eva to the beach below, he ran over to the VTOL got in and it lifted off. It moved three hundred metres, before landing again, the occupants got out and watched. An hour later a submarine surfaced, several inflatable boats were lowered in to the sea. When they reached the beach, Misato could see who they were, using her binoculars. There were several armed soldiers, a few scientists and technicians and a fifteen year old boy in an orange plugsuit. There was also some equipment that Misato recognised, she knew that equpiment could be used to reconfigure the Eva, in the field, for another pilot.
Misato: What the hell is going on?
Shinji: What's happening Misato?
Misato: They are going to try to activate Unit 01 with another pilot.
Shinji: What? We've got to stop them, he could get hurt.
Misato: I think that was the plan. Everyone at NERV knows that Unit 01 can only be piloted by you, I think that whoever they are, don't believe that.
She spots the US Flag on the submarine.
Misato: Should have known, the Americans.
Shinji: The Americans want an Eva? Why? Do they feel threatened by NERV?
Misato: Probably.
They watched and they waited, Shinji was worried for the pilot, he remembered seeing Rei suffering when they tried her in Unit 01 after he returned from within it. Finally they had finished and the pilot was making his way up the Eva. He reached the top, climbed into the Entry plug. It was inserted. A few minutes later the crew at the base of the Eva started panicing, the plug ejected, they could see a couple of soldiers climb up the Eva as fast as possible, when they reached the top, they pulled the limp body of the pilot out of the Eva, and carefully carried him down, they put him in one of the boats and then headed back to the sub. The scientist, technicans and remaining soldiers packed up the equipment and headed back to the sub themselves, once they had gotten on board, the submarine submerged. Ten minutes later, Misato got a call from Commander Fuyutsuki telling her to take Shinji back to Unit 01, and for them to return to base. He also told them not to worry about the configuration, it was returned to normal. They did as they were told, and an hour later Shinji was in the shower.
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The Fifth Day
The teacher was annoyed, he had just started the first lesson of the day when three mobile phones started ringing. The Eva pilots answered them, instead of Misato it was Aoba, but it was the message that was important, another Angel was attacking. The teacher herded his class to the shelter as soon as the pilots had left, amoung the students were two who stuck close to each other. Hikari and Kensuke knew that it was possible that any or all of their friends could be killed and that they would be the only ones left, they had become good friends over the last few battles, so good that Hikari was constantly trying to set Kensuke up with some girls that she knew were interested in him, the only problem was, was that he wasn't interested in dating at the moment, he was to preoccupied with his 'project', what that was, is anyones guess.
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The pilots, Misato and Yui reached NERV HQ at the same time. The pilots rushed to the locker room and got changed as quickly as they could. Then they headed to the Eva cages and were launched immediately. Touji opened a comm link to the other two.
Touji: You know you guys, you were right, I have come to appreciate mission breifings.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Told you so. Ouch
Touji: Hey man whats...ow.
Asuka: (Over Comm) Hey whats going on, I have a huge headache.
Misato: (Over Comm) Are you guys alright?
Shinji: (Over Comm) Misato, somethings hapening, my head hurts.
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In the command centre.
Aoba: Its an AT field, the largest we have ever seen, its covering the entire city.
Misato: You three, raise your AT fields.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Mine is already up.
Misato: What?
Aoba: Dr Ikari, look at this.
Yui: I see. Misato can I private word?
Misato: What is it?
Yui: (Whispers) This Angels AT field has similar properties to the 15th Angels.
Misato: Oh no, Asuka. Where is the Angel?
Approaching the city, bringing it up on the main screen.
The screen showed an ugly mass approaching the city. It was floating.
Misato: Thats the Angel?
Yui: It appears so, doesn't look like much.
Misato: When dealing with Angels, always expect the unexpected. Touji, you will see the Angel first, attack when it is in range.
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In the Entry plug of Unit 11
Touji: I must be seeing things.
Misato: (Over Comm) What is it?
Touji: The Angel, its Hikari!
Misato: (Over Comm) What!?
Touji: Its Hikari.
Yui: (Over Comm) Touji listen to me, the Angel has taken the image from your mind and is using it against you.
Asuka: (Over Comm, Quietly) What?
Touji noticed Asuka had turned pale.
Asuka: (Over Comm) I can see it, oh my God.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Asuka are you okay?
Ibuki: (Over Comm) Unit 02 has shut down, the pilot has fainted.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Touji attack it, quickly.
Touji aimed his rifle at the Angel, but he couldn't pull the trigger.
Touji: I can't.
Shinji: (Over Comm) Then I will have to do it, its now in range, and... Asuka?
Misato: (Over Comm) What is it Shinji?
Shinji: (Over Comm) It looks like Asuka.
Touji: It looks like Asuka, and it also looks like Hikari.
Touji brought his rifle around and aimed at the Angel again.
Touji: You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari. You are not Hikari.
He pulled the trigger, the image of Hikari disappeared, the Angel landed on the ground and then exploded. Touji deactivated his Eva, and started crying in the plug.
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The Sixth Day
Touji and Shinji were sitting on a bench that was beside Kajis melons, they often went there to talk about serious things. It was an unspoken law between them, that whatever was said there, would never be repeated.
Touji: It was the hardest thing I had to do, I knew it wasn't Hikari, but my mind was screaming that it was.
Shinji: That was the Angels defence, how can anyone who see it destroy the person that they care the most.
Touji: That proves that I care about her the most, and that you care about Asuka the most, I wonder what she saw?
Shinji: It's almost a pity she collapsed, maybe she would have believed me.
Touji: She'll come around, I'm sure of it.
Shinji: I hope so.
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Asuka lay on her bed, she was deep in thought.
Asuka: It happened again, one of those things entered my mind and took something that belonged only to me, Touji saw Hikari and I saw Shinji, it showed us the person we cared most about, I wonder what he saw, did he see Rei or did he see me, it must have been her. Is my mind not a sacred place? I have been defiled twice, why would anyone want me? Misato and Hikari, they're the only ones that I can count on, my friends. Father, you were going to take me away from them, I hate you. Mother, I could feel you trying your hardest to protect me, thank you. Misato, you were there when I woke up, you and Hikari always seem to be there when I need you. Shinji, I love you. I wish you would love me too
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Shinji, Kensuke and Touji were all at Toujis watching TV. The film that they were watching was interupted by a News Broadcast.
Announcer: As of one o'clock today, the United States of America, recalled all of their Ambassadors and citizens and expelled all foreign Ambassadors and visitors to the country. They announced that this isolation would continue until all the Angels have been defeated and the NERV organistion disbanded.
Kensuke: This is not a good development.
To be Continued...
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What do you think? I know talking upon Asukas mindrape is very difficult, but it wasn't until I started writing about the Angel that I realised that I could try something with it. All three pilots true feelings were revealed. Although it was obvious before, 15 year olds realising their own feelings is a bit hard to swallow, this Angel confirmed their suspicions and now hopefully their lives can be improved.