Hello everybody. This is my first Evangelion fanfic. I have had this one running around in my mind. I do hope you enjoy it. Evangelion is not mine, the characters belong to Gainax Limited. They are the creation of Hideaki Anno. Teri-chan is the creation of Axel Terizaki . This story takes place 10 months after the birth of Shinji and Asuka's daughter as written in the story
The Child of Love, written by Axel Terizaki. For the sake
of this story, Touji is still a NERV pilot, albeit on inactive
reserve status, due to his injuries. 'Enough of that,
now lets get on with the story.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Saga of the 7th Children:
Gendo's Breakout
In a darkened jail cell down on one of the geofront's lower levels, sat Ikari Gendo, pondering his mistakes. As he sat on his cot, immune to the chill in the air, Gendo was trying to figure a way out of this predicament.
"Dammit, I need to get out of here but how. I realize now that I
shouldn't have done what I did to the second child. I guess it is time for me to throw everyone a curve. I was hoping I woudn't have to do this."
As he finishes this thought, Gendo presses a small button located on the temple of his ever-present glasses. "It is done, now I will just wait until the time is right. I hope those techs got my hidden office ready. I will be there soon"
And with that thought. He smiles for the first time in many days.
Up in space, a signal reaches an unused satellite and triggers a program
lying dormant in its memory. The satellite activates and proceeds to reorient itself in its relation to the planet below. Once it stops moving it is pointed at what used to be the state of Hawaii. The signal penetrates the atmosphere and starts to reach down into the depths of the ocean. Five thousand feet down, an upward pointed antenna receives the signal and sends it to its intended receipient.
"Well it is time to head to Tokyo-3. It seems that Gendo has gotten himself in trouble again. I guess everything will be finished at Tokyo-3. I guess I will have to let Kenneth know. Hmm, I wonder if my brother is there. I know that his ex was moved there a few months ago.", muttered the recipient of the page, one Kajii Toma.
Kajii looked out over the bay area in front of the window and watched techs work on a golden eva unit with black trim. "Hmm. It looks so much like unit 01. There is Kenneth now." As he watched a slender boy dressed in a black and gold plug suit started to walk towards the locker room after conversing with the head tech.
Toma turns around and leaves the viewing area, his hand unconsciously touching the NERV patch on his jumpsuit. Unlike the regular NERV patch, this one is blue with a grey background. The colors of NERV Sealab. The most secret of all the
branches of NERV. This branch answered to no one but the head of NERV. As he walks out of the operations area, Toma turns and looks up at the translucent barrier keeping the sea out.
In the locker room sat a young boy. He has pale skin and golden hair. His eyes are a deep violet color. As he sits down, there is a hiss of compressed air and the skintight golden suit with the black trim crumples up. The boy steps out of the now wrinkled suit and starts to hang it up
and put on his clothes. His name Kenneth Osako and he is the designated pilot of Evangelion Unit Alpha. One of the two experimental units created. Eva Unit
Bravo, the other experimental unit was hidden somewhere else.
"Hello Ken, get ready we just got the call."
The young boy looks up at his guardian and smiles. It is a kindly smile, till you see his eyes. The eyes look as if he has seen things that no one else has. And in a sense, he has. Ten years living underwater at a top secret location and he has seen creatures that no one on the surface has seen.
"So, the commander has sent for us to join the first, second, third, and fourth children in Tokyo. I am ready to go. I know my mother and father would be proud.", replied Ken in a soft tenor voice.
"Yeah, I already have given the word to the techs to prep Unit Alpha for
transport. I have planned on arriving in Tokyo in the middle of night. However, Gendo has gotten himself arrested and is in a cell at NERV headquarters. Our first mission is to break him out and move him to his 'other' office. The one even Vice Commander Fuyutski doesn't even know about. I do hope you have you B & E clothes packed."
"Yes I do, Colonel Kaji. I cannot wait to arrive. I do hope mama ad papa are okay as we transport unit alpha."
Toma is stunned at the boy's words.
"You... know??"
"Yes I do know that my mother was absorbed by Unit Alpha during a sync test
and I know my father was absorbed when he went to save her and broke the ego
border. I know that very well."
At this, Toma turned and started to leave the locker room. "We leave in 20 minutes. If you excuse me,I have a message to send"
Thirty minutes later:
"Okay Colonel we are lifting off. Eva Unit alpha in stasis. We will arrive in Tokyo 3 in about 24 to 36 hours."
"No problem. Lets get there. We have work to do." , and with that Colonel Toma Kajii fell asleep in his seat behind the cockpit.
"Gendo Ikari, I am coming to help you in your quest to eradicate all angels. " , thought Kenneth. It was his last thought as he fell asleep in a seat in the main part of the cabin.
Meanwhile, in Tokyo-3, the sun was beginning to come up.
As the sun came up it shined through a window and onto a couple happily asleep
in their bed. However, the other occupant, decided at that moment that
she needed to wake up the sleeping couple. After a few minutes of debate, a
wailing baby could be heard.
"Asuka-chan, wake up. It is time for you to give Teri her morning bath while I go and fix breakfast.", said a sleepy Ikari Shinji.
When the red-haired girl at his side didn't as much as move, Shinji decided to let his daughter serve as her mother's alarm clock. Reaching into the crib, Shinji picked up his daughter and placed her on Asuka's stomach. Teri, upon seeing her mother still asleep, crawled up her stomach and started to drool on her mother's face.
"Shinji-kun not now. I am still tired from last night. Shinji, will you quit that.",
When she realizes what it was dripping down her face, Asuka suddenly wakes up
reaching back to take a swing at her fiancé, "I told you to sto....."
Upon seeing her daughter Asuka lets her hand fall back to her side and picks up the giggling little girl. Soon she is conscious of Shinji rolling on the floor laughing so hard he couldn't breathe.
"Hahahahahaah, Asuka, you should have seen your face. I wish I had Misato's camera. The look on your face was priceless."
"BAKA SHINJI!!!!. I will get you for that. Now go ahead and make breakfast.
Misato should be waking up soon and you know how she is in the morning"
"I will, here is a towel, wipe your face off, or no good morning kiss for you." ,
Shinji runs out of the room as a couple of pillows come flying his way with amazing force. Once he finds himself in the hallway, Shinji heads for the bathroom. After a few minutes in there he leaves and starts towards the kitchen. Kicking Misato's door as he passes.
"WAKE UP MISATO. Breakfast will be ready in 20 minutes.", yells Shinji
All he hears from behind the door is a muffled voice. Once in the kitchen, Shinji starts to prepare breakfast for his family and for his guardian. During this Pen-Pen the Penguin comes out of his room in the other refrigerator and squawks loudly for his morning beer and fish.
"Okay Pen Pen, gimme a minute. I will have yours shortly. Asuka, Misato,
breakfast is almost ready.", yells Shinji down the hall to the bedrooms.
"Be there in a minute Shinji-kun. Your daughter is making a mess in her bath and it is taking me a little longer to dress her."
A few minutes later, out comes Asuka and Teri. Shinji is breathless as he watches the woman he loves come out from their bedroom carrying their daughter. The red hair on both of them glistening like it has just been washed. Asuka was dressed in her school uniform while Teri was dressed in a smaller version of her mother's favorite yellow sundress and a little sun hat to match. Teri saw her father and her blue eyes lit up and she started giggling.
"Okay Teri-chan, you can go to your father while I eat. Are we taking her to school today Shinji-kun"
"No, I think Dr. Akagi has the day care set up for her. Since we have nothing to do nowadays everybody in the operations center wants to watch her.
"Okay, I just worry sometime."
"I know, Asuka, I know. I worry too."
After he puts his daughter in her high chair, Shinji leans over and kisses Asuka
on her lips gently. Time slows as Teri watches her parents revel in the love they share. Everything stops for Shinji and Asuka until a discreet cough is heard coming from the hallway.
"Is it okay for me to come in or are you two about to head back to bed.", asks the other occupant of the small apartment.
Shinji and Asuka separate in surprise and Shinji stumbles over a small teddy bear lying on the floor.
"Mii.. Mii.. Misato you're awake.", stutters Shinji.
"DAMMIT MISATO, I was enjoying my good morning kiss and you had to
interrupt it.", grumbles a highly irate Asuka.
Standing at the entrance to the kitchen, Colonel Misato Katsuragi, vice commander of NERV, walks in dressed in her usual morning attire. Really tight shorts and a loose tank top.
"Well next time I will knock first. However, right now you too need to go,
other wise you will be late for school.
"WHAAAAAAT!!!', exclaim the two teenagers at the table.
Teri just smiles and laughs at her parents as they scramble to leave the apartment. Only stopping for them to both give her a good bye kiss on the cheek.
"Those two. I hope they make it before the bell. Well Teri-chan, I guess it is just you and me for now."
Outside the apartment and half way up the block, Shinji and Asuka run into
Ayanami Rei, Who also is running to make it to school on time.
"Rei, why are you running. You are usually at school by now.", asked Shinji
between breathes.
"I overslept and when I woke up I realized I was late.", replied the first child in her usual monotone.
At a deserted airport outside of Tokyo -3, a giant transport jet lands on the farthest runway away. Inside the transport, Toma Kajii and Kenneth Osako wait. They have just woken up. As the plane taxi's to a deserted hanger, located far out of the sight of prying eyes, the two are eating breakfast and making plans for the mission tonight.
"Equipment check, Ken. Lets run through the list."
"Yes sir. Checking my equipment."
Together, the two recite the list of their equipment in a challenge and answer
style. Going through everything that they have packed in their equipment bags.
When they get to the end of the list, Toma reaches into a locked weapons locker and retrieves two rifles and two pistols. Ken looks up and his eyes widen
at what is in his guardians' hands. Toma notices his charges reaction and smiles.
"Relax Ken, these are dart guns. I am hoping we don't run into any opposition. But if we do, we will just put them to sleep. The darts are loaded with needles dipped in a sleep-inducing solution, whoever is hit by one of these darts will be taking a short nap."
"Thank you for telling me. I don't want to kill anybody. I am here to only destroy angels.
"I understand. Once we break out Commander Ikari and we have Unit Alpha
situated. You will be going to school. Probably with the 1st, 2nd,3rd,and 4th
children. One thing to remember, The third child Ikari Shinji and the second child Sohryu Asuka Langley, just had a baby together about ten months ago and there are good indications that the two will be getting married in the near future."
"They did. I... I... I didn't know."
"No problem, I am just letting you know just in case you see them together walking around with a baby carriage."
Ken looked up at the rumpled looking slightly unshaven man with short hair. Then went back to double-checking his equipment.
"When we go in tonight, you are going after the Commander while I play merry
hell with the guards and security forces. Hmm, I might even get to see my brother. Ryoji. That ought to be interesting."
"Okay, Toma. I didn't know you had a brother. Does he work for NERV.?"
"Yes I have a brother and no he doesn't work for NERV. Last I heard, he was with the JMI. Now his ex-girlfriend, she works for NERV. I think she is a Major now."
Toma had reached into his wallet and pulled out a picture as he was talking.
Inside the wallet was a picture of two men. One older than the other, both unshaven.
"That is your brother. You two look alike. Are you twins?"
"No, we aren't twins. Although we look alike, I am 5 years older than he is. Yet he gets all the women. Oh well, I wish him the best. It has been a few years since we last saw each other and it wasn't pretty. We had a pretty big argument that evening and I stormed out of his dorm room. Leaving him and his girlfriend to stare at my back. Now finish eating and get some rest. We go in 12 hours."
"Yes sir 12 hours. I will get some rest."
As he said that, Ken was putting the air pistol in a anti-terrorist drop holster along his right leg and had slung his air rifle over a hook next to his bunk on the aircraft.
"See you in a few hours, Toma."
"Yeah, Ken, a few hours. I will wake you 20 minutes to z-time."
In the center of Tokyo-3, Asuka, Shinji, and Rei, were eating lunch. Rei was at her seat in the classroom, while Asuka and Shinji sat with their respective friends.
"Hiya Shinji, how are things going at home?", asked Suzehara Touji, the fourth child.
"Not getting enough sleep I see. Is Asuka and Teri keeping you up nights.?" asked Shinji's other friend, Aida Kensuke.
"Yeah. At least I don't have to deal with the real early morning feedings. Asuka gets those. Although I change her diapers. Promise me this, you guys. What ever you do, don't make the mistake I did. Well, in Kensuke's case, we don't have to worry about it.", chuckled Shinji
Kensuke started to blush when he heard Shinji's remark.
"HEY, unlike you two, I have no need of a girlfriend. By the way, Touji, don't you have something to say. Otosan.??"
Touji blushed, "DAMMIT, Aida, I was hoping that wouldn't come up now."
Shinji looked from one to the other, wondering what was going on.
Across the room, Hikari was talking to Asuka with a slight blush on her face.
"Ahh Asuka, I have something to tell you. The other night, Touji and I uhhh ummm. Well, I slept with him."
"WHAAAAT!!! HIKARI!!!!. You slept with musclehead. MEIN GOTT IN HIMMEL. What were you thinking. Were you protected.??"
"ASUKA, of course I was. I made sure that I didn't end up pregnant. Besides, He was so gallant about it and understood. I guess watching how you and Shinji were for those nine months, convinced him to make sure for my sake and his. How is Teri-chan anyway.??"
"Well at least he wasn't that dumb. I do hope you and he stay together, I want to be Maid of Honor at your wedding to Touji. Teri is alright. They just finished up setting a day care at NERV headquarters especially for her. Misato took her there this morning."
Then the bell rang, ending the lunch period. Everybody headed back to class. Once in the classroom, the students started to get loud until the teacher walked in and Hikari did her class representative bit.
"Rise."
"Bow"
"Sit"
"Well class it seems that since y'all have calmed down a bit, I get to make an announcement. We have a new student. Come in please and introduce yourself."
As the class watched in silence, a young girl with almond brown hair and grey eyes walked in and stood next to the podium.
"My name is Mika Hanrahn and I am from Mississippi in the United States.", spoke the girl with a slight southern accent.
"Well, Miss Hanrahn, you can go and take a seat by Mr. Aida. Mr. Aida, put away the damn camera and help Ms. Hanrahn get acquainted.
"Ahh yes sir, sensei." , turning towards Mika as she made her way to the empty desk and sat down, Kensuke spoke.
"My name is Kensuke Aida, and it is a pleasure to meet you. I will introduce you to Hikari and Asuka and my friends Touji and Shinji. How about after school."
Mika was a little shy but she answered, "Okay, nice to meet you too, Kensuke. Sure you can introduce me around to your friends after school."
"By the way, what kind of camera do you have?"
After school, Asuka, Shinji, Touji, and Rei, had to report to NERV for a few sync tests. Together, they hopped a train to headquarters. To help pass the time on the train, Hikari and Kensuke came also. Kensuke had introduced Mika around to the group. After meeting everyone, Mika said her goodbyes and started walking towards where her ride was waiting.
"I can't wait to get to headquarters and see my little Teri-chan again. I just want to hold her in my arms for a little bit and play with her."
"Me too, Asuka, I cannot wait to see what my favorite girl did today."
"YOUR Favorite girl,!!!! And what about me.?"
"Calm down Asuka, You know he was just joking. Weren't you Ikari?"
"No, Teri is my favorite girl, but Asuka will always be my favorite lady"
With this exclamation, everyone with the exception of Rei (who else) and Kensuke chuckled. Rei seemed to notice that Kensuke wasn't joining in and wondered:
"What is wrong with Aida.??"
Shinji also took note of this. For the next few moments the train passed in silence. Upon arriving at the HQ stop, Shinji grabbed Touji's arm and held him back a bit. When Touji looked up and caught his friends' eye, Shinji made a jerking motion with his head and indicated Kensuke, who was looking depressed.
"Asu-chan, could you and Hikari go ahead, Touji and I need to talk to Kensuke for a minute?"
"Hmm, yeah. Okay. Just don't talk about anything perverted or I will kill you."
"Pilot Sohryu, let us go. We will see them later during the test.", interjected Rei in a monotone.
Having said that, Rei turned and walked towards the door to NERV headquarters. NERV ID badge in hand. After looking at Rei in astonishment, Asuka and Hikari start walking down the hallway.
"Hey Kensuke, what is wrong. You have been like that ever since the new girl left. Are you okay.?"
"Yeah buddy, you seem to be quieter than usual."
Ask both Shinji and Touji. Kensuke doesn't answer, he just continues to look out the window of the train. After a bit, he shakes his head and looks at his two partners in crime as if noticing them for the first time.
"Huh wha. Oh, it is you two. Yeah I am fine. I have had a lot on my mind today. I was just pondering what to do about it."
"To do about what.?", ask a thoroughly confused Shinji and Touji
"Now don't think I am crazy, but you guys. I think I am in love.", finishes Kensuke firmly.
Needless to say, Touji and Shinji were quite stunned. In response to this simple declaration, the two looked at each other and grabbed their friend and headed down the hallway towards NERV HQ.
"Ken, Ken, Kenneth, wake up. It is time for our operation. Lets go"
A slightly groggy 7th child woke up to the smell of a glass of raspberry tea thrust under his nose. He accepted the cup and breathed deeply. Enjoying the smell of the hot raspberries. After taking in another deep breath, Ken took a sip and sighed.
"Ahh, that was a good way to wake up. Now I am ready for action."
Relishing the smell and taste of the tea, Ken got up out of his chair and walked towards his equipment bag. Once there, he finished his tea and set his cup down on the counter.
"Now I am fully ready to do the task before me. You ready Colonel?"
The only sound he got in return was of the cocking of an air rifle and the 'snik' of a safety being engaged.
"Lets go.", replied a grim (but smiling) Toma Kajii.
And so it was that the two NERV Sealab commandoes left their aircraft and started a slight jog towards NERV HQ. Crossing over many different types of terrain, Toma and Ken arrive at an under-guarded entrance 3 hours after they left their staging area.
"Now lets see if we can get into this fortress. Wait here. When the guards go out of sight, make a run towards the door and use the key you have. Once inside hide nearby and wait for me. After I make it inside, we will start to head down to the lower brig area. Once there, we will split up: you get the commander out and I will clear any opposition towards the new office. You got that?"
"Yes, I got it. Lets move the clock is ticking."
And with that, the two headed off towards their destination. On the way down, they encountered little resistance, those they did encounter were quickly and quietly put to sleep. On one of their, little side trips, Kenneth was covering Toma as he was examining a room that was slightly set off from the other.
"Come on dammit, we are running out of time and sitting stationary. Shit, this is going to be too close."
"I know, I know. Right now I am kinda caught on some cords and am trying to extricate myself without setting off any alarms."
As he heard this, Ken groaned. Then his ears picked up a slight tapping of shoes on the hard floor. Sliding back into an inconspicuous corner where he could cover the entire hallway without being immediately apparent. Ken switched from the air rifle to his air pistol. Then he softly whistled to let his partner know someone was coming and to stop moving.
Rei Ayanami was thinking. The sync tests were over and she was headed for the transport to take her home. As she did this, Rei did something completely out of character for herself. She got lost. When she realized this, she did not panic. She just started to walk around looking for the correct way back. As her clearances were second to no one elses', now that Commander Ikari had lost all of his clearances. Rei was now walking around in some of the highly secret levels that only Gendo himself had walked.
Now as she rounded a corner, Rei came to a stop and looked around. There was something different here and she felt it. Not sure of what to do, Rei walked out a bit further and let her gaze take in everything around. That was when she noticed a darker shadow between two other shadows.
"What is this I see. It seems that there is someone else in here. What should I do.? I cannot report it to Commander Fuyutski or Vice Commander Katsuragi. Neither of them have the clearance to get into this area.", thought Rei.
As all these thoughts were running through her head, Ken was getting more and more nervous. He was so nervous that he started to fidget. Unfortunatley,Ken forgot that he had an air pistol in his hand. While Ken was slightly moving, the pistol had gotten closer and closer to a small metal appendage sticking out from the wall. When he started fidgeting, the weapon hit the annoyance and rang out with a loud, metallic "Thunk"
Ken was caught by surprise, and as a reflex, he jumped.
Rei's head swiveled towards the noise and as her eyes got adjusted, she saw that there was a boy, standing there. He was about her age. The thing that made him unforgettable, was the pistol in his hand.
Time stopped for both of them. Red eyes looked into violet ones. Then Rei asked:
"Who are you and what are you doing here.?"
Her silent voice caught Ken by surprise, and he involuntarily jerked back. Unknowingly, Ken jerked back on the trigger of the dart gun, triggering a dart into Rei's shoulder. Rei looked down at the slight burning sensation in her shoulder and then passed out as the sleeping solution put her to sleep.
"AWWWWW SHIT, not her. Fuck, we need to get her to the infirmary."
"Why, this stuff should just knock her out."
"KENNETH, do you know who you just shot? You just shot the first child. Unfortunately, she won't react to the solution like everybody else. It might just kill her. And if she dies, the commander will have both of our asses."
Toma had just come out of the alcove to a shocking tableau. Rei Ayanami lying on the ground with a dart sticking out of her shoulder and Kenneth standing over her with his pistol pointing at the ground. Toma was thinking fast, he finally came up with an idea.
"I will take her to the infirmary, you need to go and break the commander out. You remember the location of his office and of his cell.? Good, then get going, I will take her to the infirmary and leave her for one of the doctors on duty. I will meet you later."
And with that, Toma picked up Rei and was gone.
"Well she was kinda cute.", thought Ken for a minute and then continued on to complete his task.
Three hallways down from the infirmary, Toma stood for a minute and caught his breathe, "Okay, just at the end of this hallway and I will be done."
"I don't think so. Who the hell are you and what the hell are you doing here.", came a voice from Toma's past.
Toma stopped and took a deep breath, preparing to turn on his opponent and put him on the ground. However, the cold barrel of a pistol jammed into the back of his head froze him. (Doesn't this remind you of another time)
"Now buddy, I m going to repeat my question and if I don't get an answer, we will get to see how the walls look painted in your brain cells."
Toma smiled.
"You wouldn't want to shoot your own brother now, would you Ryouji. I taught you all of the sneaky tricks you know."
The pressure eased up a bit and the hammer was uncocked.
"Well if you are my brother, when was the last time we saw each other, what were we doing, who else was there and where were we?" said Ryouji Kajii, quietly.
"Well let me see. I do believe it was while you were still in college. Me and you were having an argument about why I had broken into your dorm room at 3 in the morning. I do believe that your fiancé at the time, the lovely Misato Katsuragi was there. If I remember, I had caught you in flagrante delicto. By the way is Misato here. I know she is a major now. Tell her I said hello. Now dear brother, can you let me finish what I was doing and let me get back to my mission?"
The gun disappeared from his head and Toma breathed a sigh of relief.
"Toma, how nice to see you again. Right now I cannot let you get back to your mission just yet because it is still a mystery to me. My co-workers will be happy to question you about your mission. As for Misato, she is a colonel now and the vice-commander of NERV."
"Ryouji, I would love to stay and chat, but I got a sick pilot on my hands. Besides, you know I hate torture."
As he was saying this, Toma had slightly shifted his weight and the position of his pistol. Now the pistol was pointing directly at Ryouji, although it was hidden.
"A sick pilot, who...... oh my god not Rei. What did you do to her.?"
"This", and Toma pulled the trigger sending two darts into his own brother.
As his brother slumped to the ground, Toma raced down the hall and put Rei in one of the rooms. He then paged a doctor to the same room using an emergency code created especially for the first child. (IT got instant response. Nobody screws around where Rei is concerned.) As he passed by his brother in the hallway, Toma said, "Next time watch me a bit closer. Didn't I teach you better than that."
And with that he headed down the hallway towards the unknown office of Gendo Ikari to wait. Turning a corner, Toma spotted a PA system microphone. After consulting a list he was carrying, Toma made a page. Then he walked off laughing to himself.
"Will Major Katsuragi report to the infirmary. I repeat, will Major Katsuragi please report to the infirmary."
"Dammmit, what do they want. I hope it ain't another bloody physical. I just had one last week. Shit"
Those were Colonel Katuragi's first thoughts when she heard the page while sitting in her new office doing paper work. Misato started to stand up and head towards the door. She was almost there when her phone rang.
"FUCK, what now."
She turned and stormed back to her desk and picked up the phone, "Vice-Commander Katsuragi, What the hell do you want."
After hearing what was said on the other end of the line, Misato's face grows very pale and she starts to tremble. Misato hangs the phone up then dials another number.
"Lock down HQ. We have an intruder alert. Send out the roving patrols with orders to shoot first and don't ask questions. Do a check on all checkpoints from top to bottom. Put all the children in their entry plugs. Have Dr. Akagi
put the Ikari's together in Units 01 and 02. Have Mr. Suzehara report to the locker room to put on his plugsuit. The First Child has been shot. She is in critical condition. It seems that she is suffering from an acute reaction to a sleeping solution injected into her shoulder. I will inform Commander Fuyutski."
After she finishes giving out orders, Misato hangs up the phone and prepares to inform Fuyutski. She dials his direct line.
"Fuyutski, here. May I help you.?"
"Commander, we have an intruder in headquarters."
5 minutes after this call, a wailing alarm is sounding. The operations center is fully manned and ready 5 minutes after that.
While all this is going on above him, Kenneth, has reached the level where Ikari is located. After taking out two guards, Ken grabs the keys and heads for the cell belonging to Gendo Ikari. Former Commander of NERV. He opens the door and walks in.
"Commander Ikari, I am the 7th child and I am here to break you out."
"Very good. Where is Colonel Toma.?"
"Ah sir, he had to take the first child to the infirmary."
"Ohhh, what happened to Rei.?", replied Gendo weakly.
"Ah, sir. Umm. I shot her by accident with a sleeping dart."
"Really, explain."
As he explains, Kenneth gets a sinking feeling. He is watching the Commander. He explains the story of what happened. Surprisingly, Gendo doesn't get angry. In fact he seems somewhat relieved.
"Next time pilot Osako, keep your finger off the trigger. I won't be as lenient.
"Yessir, I will sir."
"Well let's go. We have something to do."
And with that, Kenneth watches as Gendo Ikari leaves. After a second, he hurries after him. Catching up, he hears Gendo making a call from the desk.
"Yes, go ahead an activate. I will be there shortly."
Hanging up the phone, Gendo turned to Ken and said, "Follow me."
"Yes sir."
Upon hearing this, Gendo turned away and started to heads towards the door and soon disappears. Not wanting to be left behind, Ken hurridly follows.
In Central Dogma, the main tower crew, Maya, Shigeru, and Aoba, were at their stations. Behind them stood Ritsuoko Akagi, her hair back to its normal brown color instead of the blonde it used to be.
On the main tower, sat Commander Kouzou Fuyutski. Gray hair shining in the ethereal light of the operations center. Next to him stood Misato, patiently answering the phones.
"Commander, we have not been able to find the intruder."
Just then the phone rang again and Misato answered.
"Kaji, what the hell are you doing down there and why is your head bandaged.?"
"Don't worry about that, we have other more pressing problems. I saw who the intruder was right before he shot me."
"WHAAAAAT, YOU GOT SHOT?? Who did it. I am going to kill them."
Misato started to pull out her gun and check the barrel to see if there was a round loaded.
"DAMMIT MISATO, DON"T FUCKING WORRY ABOUT THAT NOW.", snapped Ryoji
Everyone in the control center went silent. This was the first time that Ryouji Kaji had actually yelled at Misato.
"You said you had a positive ID on the intruder. Then who is it.?"
"Commander Fuyutski, It displeases me to say that the intruder is .....my older brother Toma. He is a Colonel in NERV. He shot me when I caught him sneaking into the infirmary with Rei Ayanami in his arms. I should have expected him to do something. Especially after he turned towards me."
"You your... your brother.", whispered Misato, before passing out.
"Well this is an unexpected development. I did not know you had a brother, Ryouji."
"Yes well, I am not proud of it. He taught me everything I know about sneaking into places."
"Hmmm, what could he be here to do? I wonder."
The phone next to Fuyutski's elbow began to ring. Unlike the other phones, this one buzzed sharply and stridently. The new Supreme Commander of NERV glanced down at the line in annoyance. Once he saw the light that was lit up, Kouzou did a double take and his face began to get real pale. To the crews on the lower levels below, it looked as if the commander was looking death in the face. And in a way he was. By this time, Misato had come too and was now staring at the phone in amazement. Kouzou picked up the line an activated the speaker system and a voice that nobody had expected to hear came flowing through the speaker.
"Hello Fuyutski-sempai, or should I say Commander Fuyutski. It seems that you have taken my place. I do wish you better luck than I had with that position.", came Gendo Ikari's voice
"Put... put it up on the main screen.", whispered Fuyutski
In shock, Misato touched the button which put the view from the commander's phone up on the main monitor. What everyone saw, was Gendo Ikari sitting at a desk in his usual position. Hands clasped in front of his mouth, light glaring off his glasses so that his eyes were hidden.
"AHH, Colonel Katsuragi, Vice-Commander now I see. The position suits you. You might as well, open a channel to the eva's since I know that my son is worried stiff about what is going on now. I will wait. I have all the time anyways.
Misato flips the switch connecting the monitor line to the Eva's.
In Eva units 01 and 02, Shinji and Asuka were sitting and waiting. They had been having a private and slightly mature conversation between each other.
"Shin-chan, which night gown do you want me to wear tonight. I don't know which one to choose?"
Trying to hold in a slight nosebleed (he should have been past this stage already, considering that he is a father now), Shinji replied:
"Asu... Asu Asuka, how can you ask me a question like that right now. We have other things we need to concentrate on. Wear the red one, it sets off your eyes."
"BAKA HENTAI SHINJI, YOU LIKE THAT ONE BECAUSE OF WHAT IT DOESN'T CONCEAL. YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT.!!"
Shinji only grinned laschivously. While this interchange was going on, a tone sounded in the entry plugs of both units signifying that there was an incoming communication. He turned to see who it was, however, Shinji was not expecting the face he saw. Nor was he expecting to hear the emotion coming out of a voice he thought had no emotion.
"Hello, son. Now I know that you were never expecting to hear me again. Hell I bet you would have been happy to never see me again. I am just here to say that I am proud of you. I am happy of the responsibility that you have taken. One of these days I wish to see my granddaughter. Take care of her and my daughter-in-law. Remember, I love you son. Asuka, I do hope you take care of this man before me. Now on to business, as you can see, I have escaped from the cell they had me in. I had some help. Right now I am broadcasting from a highly secret office here in the geofront. It is so secret that even Fuyutski didn't know about it. Hehehehe. I just decided to pop in and say high. I have to go now. Yui, take care of our family, even though I know you cannot forgive me for what I have done."
After that little message, the Eva communication boxes blink off. Shinji is stunned. However this leads to his getting angry. Asuka notices this and tries to calm her significant other down. Unfortunately, she is having a hard time herself, because she is just as angry.
Back in Central Dogma, the communications screen goes blank. The last image on the screen before it went black was an image of a smiling Gendo Ikari. The only change was that he had taken off his glasses so his eyes could be seen.
"DAMMITALLTOFUCKINGHELL, somebody find out the source of that transmission and trace it so we can put that fucker back in the cell he belongs in.!!!", said a highly pissed off vie commander
"BELAY THAT. Misato, have you not forgotten how secretive Gendo was. I mean is. If he told Shinji that I didn't know about it, then he means that he will not be found. I am more intrigued about what I saw in the background. If I remember correctly, I thought I saw a picture of Unit 01 in gold with a black trim."
At this moment, Fuyutski stops talking for a minute and tries to remember. Once he does Kouzou Fuyutski goes pale as a sheet. Misato notices this and starts to say something, but is cut off by the commander rising out of his seat and stalking to the end of the platform looking down on the lower levels.
"DR. AKAGI, what was the designation of the other unit created in secret at the same time as Unit 01 was completed? It had an odd designation is all I remember about it."
Misato thought, 'Other unit. Odd designation, what else is being hidden from me. Dammit someone tell me something.'
Her confusion must have shown on her face as the commander gave her a look that said all will be explained shortly.
"It was designated Unit Alpha, commander.", realization hits Ritsuko and she turns the same color as Fuyutski.
"HOLY SHIT, IT ISN'T POSSIBLE. IT JUST ISN'T POSSIBLE. He has Unit Alpha on his side. That means that Unit Bravo cannot be far behind. If those two Eva's come within close proximity to each other, then the alternate angels cannot be far behind. Shit. Hell we need to find those units."
"HOLD ON A GAWDDAMN MINUTE HERE, UNIT ALPHA, UNIT BRAVO. I MAY BE THE FUCKING VICE-COMMANDER OF NERV, BUT I AM STILL THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. WILL ONE OF YOU TWO QUIT FUCKING HIDING SHIT AND TELL ME SOMETHING.", fumed a very livid Misato.
"Calm down Misato. I will tell you what little, and I stress little, we know about these two units. Example think of Units 01 and 02 in berserker mode. Now amplify that by a thousand and use it as the units normal mode. Unit 01 and Unit Alpha were both created at the same time, however NERV decided that Alpha was too unstable for combat duty. Not many pilots could sync with it, the ones that could often went insane after 2 sessions in its entry plug. Due to this, Unit Alpha was frozen in bakelite and shipped to another part of NERV. NERV Sealab I believe. Everyone forgot about it. I guess Ikari, went deep into some really well hidden files and found it. I guess they, must have found the 7th child and he was able to sync with it. Unit Bravo is a slightly modified Unit 02. By itself, it is just as good if not better than Asuka's Eva Unit. However, it was found out, quite by accident I assure you, that when Units Alpha and Bravo are in close proximity to each other, their power and A.T. fields' strength is increased exponentially. The one drawback is the pilots. They have to be of opposite genders and very close in birthdate. I think that they have to have been within a month of each other. Otherwise it wouldn't work. In my opinion, Units Alpha and Bravo combined can utterly smash, Units 01 and 02."
"SCHIESSE. You are saying that these other two units could destroy my Shin-chan and I? I say that nobody can beat us. Besides, if there is a unit alpha where is the pilot? I didn't see a pilot at all in there. I think he is bluffing.", retorted a miffed Asuka.
"The 7th child is a boy, Pilot Sohryu. He stands about my height and he has violet eyes. He is the one responsible for my present condition."
Everybody jumped at the sound of the soft monotone voice that they had just heard. While everyone had been listening to a possible horror story, Rei had come in quietly and stood in the corner. When all the occupants turned towards the first child in surprise (except Kaji, does anything surprise him?), they were shocked at her appearance and at the appearance of the rollable IV stand with her.
Rei's face looked haggard, her small frame looked as if she had lost a lot of pounds. She was gaunt and her pale skin looked paler than usual. While everyone gawked, Rei walked up to a terminal and typed in a password. When she accessed the system. Fuyustki blanched.
"REI, what the hell are you doing out of the infirmary. I order you to go back there at once.", yelled a thoroughly pissed off Vice-Commander.
In a softer tone of voice, Misato continued, "Rei, why don't you go and get some rest. You need it."
Ignoring, Misato for the time being, Rei continued to access the computer files. Finally finding the one she wanted, she opened it. As the file opened, Gendo's face once again popped up on the screen.
"Rei, you know what needs to be done. Wait and it will happen."
Once that was said, the elder's Ikari's face disappeared from the screen. As the moniter went off, every one looked at Rei. When they turned around, the couldn't read her face (as usual). Shinji, thought that he saw the beginning of a slight smile on her face.
"Ahhh Misato, I think that Rei ought to stay with us tonight. You know that he is going to try and do something."
"I agree Shinji, tonight the first is staying with us.", replied a relieved Misato. Turning to Rei she said, "You saw the 7th child?"
"Yes Colonel."
"When and how did you see him.?"
"A few hours ago. Six levels below Terminal Dogma. I surprised him and that is when he shot me."
"If you saw him again, do you think you would recognize him?"
"Yes Colonel."
"Asuka, Shinji in the past few days have you noticed anything different at your school?"
"Nothing out of the unusual.". answered Asuka
"Are you sure?"
"Oh, a new student came into class today. I think her name was Mika Hanrahn. Kensuke started to fall for her earlier."
"A new student. HMMMM. Wait a minute, has anyone seen Rei, she was just here a minute ago."
As everyone looked around, it took a minute to notice that the first child, Rei Ayanami, had indeed left as silently as she had came in.
The Child of Love, written by Axel Terizaki. For the sake
of this story, Touji is still a NERV pilot, albeit on inactive
reserve status, due to his injuries. 'Enough of that,
now lets get on with the story.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Saga of the 7th Children:
Gendo's Breakout
In a darkened jail cell down on one of the geofront's lower levels, sat Ikari Gendo, pondering his mistakes. As he sat on his cot, immune to the chill in the air, Gendo was trying to figure a way out of this predicament.
"Dammit, I need to get out of here but how. I realize now that I
shouldn't have done what I did to the second child. I guess it is time for me to throw everyone a curve. I was hoping I woudn't have to do this."
As he finishes this thought, Gendo presses a small button located on the temple of his ever-present glasses. "It is done, now I will just wait until the time is right. I hope those techs got my hidden office ready. I will be there soon"
And with that thought. He smiles for the first time in many days.
Up in space, a signal reaches an unused satellite and triggers a program
lying dormant in its memory. The satellite activates and proceeds to reorient itself in its relation to the planet below. Once it stops moving it is pointed at what used to be the state of Hawaii. The signal penetrates the atmosphere and starts to reach down into the depths of the ocean. Five thousand feet down, an upward pointed antenna receives the signal and sends it to its intended receipient.
"Well it is time to head to Tokyo-3. It seems that Gendo has gotten himself in trouble again. I guess everything will be finished at Tokyo-3. I guess I will have to let Kenneth know. Hmm, I wonder if my brother is there. I know that his ex was moved there a few months ago.", muttered the recipient of the page, one Kajii Toma.
Kajii looked out over the bay area in front of the window and watched techs work on a golden eva unit with black trim. "Hmm. It looks so much like unit 01. There is Kenneth now." As he watched a slender boy dressed in a black and gold plug suit started to walk towards the locker room after conversing with the head tech.
Toma turns around and leaves the viewing area, his hand unconsciously touching the NERV patch on his jumpsuit. Unlike the regular NERV patch, this one is blue with a grey background. The colors of NERV Sealab. The most secret of all the
branches of NERV. This branch answered to no one but the head of NERV. As he walks out of the operations area, Toma turns and looks up at the translucent barrier keeping the sea out.
In the locker room sat a young boy. He has pale skin and golden hair. His eyes are a deep violet color. As he sits down, there is a hiss of compressed air and the skintight golden suit with the black trim crumples up. The boy steps out of the now wrinkled suit and starts to hang it up
and put on his clothes. His name Kenneth Osako and he is the designated pilot of Evangelion Unit Alpha. One of the two experimental units created. Eva Unit
Bravo, the other experimental unit was hidden somewhere else.
"Hello Ken, get ready we just got the call."
The young boy looks up at his guardian and smiles. It is a kindly smile, till you see his eyes. The eyes look as if he has seen things that no one else has. And in a sense, he has. Ten years living underwater at a top secret location and he has seen creatures that no one on the surface has seen.
"So, the commander has sent for us to join the first, second, third, and fourth children in Tokyo. I am ready to go. I know my mother and father would be proud.", replied Ken in a soft tenor voice.
"Yeah, I already have given the word to the techs to prep Unit Alpha for
transport. I have planned on arriving in Tokyo in the middle of night. However, Gendo has gotten himself arrested and is in a cell at NERV headquarters. Our first mission is to break him out and move him to his 'other' office. The one even Vice Commander Fuyutski doesn't even know about. I do hope you have you B & E clothes packed."
"Yes I do, Colonel Kaji. I cannot wait to arrive. I do hope mama ad papa are okay as we transport unit alpha."
Toma is stunned at the boy's words.
"You... know??"
"Yes I do know that my mother was absorbed by Unit Alpha during a sync test
and I know my father was absorbed when he went to save her and broke the ego
border. I know that very well."
At this, Toma turned and started to leave the locker room. "We leave in 20 minutes. If you excuse me,I have a message to send"
Thirty minutes later:
"Okay Colonel we are lifting off. Eva Unit alpha in stasis. We will arrive in Tokyo 3 in about 24 to 36 hours."
"No problem. Lets get there. We have work to do." , and with that Colonel Toma Kajii fell asleep in his seat behind the cockpit.
"Gendo Ikari, I am coming to help you in your quest to eradicate all angels. " , thought Kenneth. It was his last thought as he fell asleep in a seat in the main part of the cabin.
Meanwhile, in Tokyo-3, the sun was beginning to come up.
As the sun came up it shined through a window and onto a couple happily asleep
in their bed. However, the other occupant, decided at that moment that
she needed to wake up the sleeping couple. After a few minutes of debate, a
wailing baby could be heard.
"Asuka-chan, wake up. It is time for you to give Teri her morning bath while I go and fix breakfast.", said a sleepy Ikari Shinji.
When the red-haired girl at his side didn't as much as move, Shinji decided to let his daughter serve as her mother's alarm clock. Reaching into the crib, Shinji picked up his daughter and placed her on Asuka's stomach. Teri, upon seeing her mother still asleep, crawled up her stomach and started to drool on her mother's face.
"Shinji-kun not now. I am still tired from last night. Shinji, will you quit that.",
When she realizes what it was dripping down her face, Asuka suddenly wakes up
reaching back to take a swing at her fiancé, "I told you to sto....."
Upon seeing her daughter Asuka lets her hand fall back to her side and picks up the giggling little girl. Soon she is conscious of Shinji rolling on the floor laughing so hard he couldn't breathe.
"Hahahahahaah, Asuka, you should have seen your face. I wish I had Misato's camera. The look on your face was priceless."
"BAKA SHINJI!!!!. I will get you for that. Now go ahead and make breakfast.
Misato should be waking up soon and you know how she is in the morning"
"I will, here is a towel, wipe your face off, or no good morning kiss for you." ,
Shinji runs out of the room as a couple of pillows come flying his way with amazing force. Once he finds himself in the hallway, Shinji heads for the bathroom. After a few minutes in there he leaves and starts towards the kitchen. Kicking Misato's door as he passes.
"WAKE UP MISATO. Breakfast will be ready in 20 minutes.", yells Shinji
All he hears from behind the door is a muffled voice. Once in the kitchen, Shinji starts to prepare breakfast for his family and for his guardian. During this Pen-Pen the Penguin comes out of his room in the other refrigerator and squawks loudly for his morning beer and fish.
"Okay Pen Pen, gimme a minute. I will have yours shortly. Asuka, Misato,
breakfast is almost ready.", yells Shinji down the hall to the bedrooms.
"Be there in a minute Shinji-kun. Your daughter is making a mess in her bath and it is taking me a little longer to dress her."
A few minutes later, out comes Asuka and Teri. Shinji is breathless as he watches the woman he loves come out from their bedroom carrying their daughter. The red hair on both of them glistening like it has just been washed. Asuka was dressed in her school uniform while Teri was dressed in a smaller version of her mother's favorite yellow sundress and a little sun hat to match. Teri saw her father and her blue eyes lit up and she started giggling.
"Okay Teri-chan, you can go to your father while I eat. Are we taking her to school today Shinji-kun"
"No, I think Dr. Akagi has the day care set up for her. Since we have nothing to do nowadays everybody in the operations center wants to watch her.
"Okay, I just worry sometime."
"I know, Asuka, I know. I worry too."
After he puts his daughter in her high chair, Shinji leans over and kisses Asuka
on her lips gently. Time slows as Teri watches her parents revel in the love they share. Everything stops for Shinji and Asuka until a discreet cough is heard coming from the hallway.
"Is it okay for me to come in or are you two about to head back to bed.", asks the other occupant of the small apartment.
Shinji and Asuka separate in surprise and Shinji stumbles over a small teddy bear lying on the floor.
"Mii.. Mii.. Misato you're awake.", stutters Shinji.
"DAMMIT MISATO, I was enjoying my good morning kiss and you had to
interrupt it.", grumbles a highly irate Asuka.
Standing at the entrance to the kitchen, Colonel Misato Katsuragi, vice commander of NERV, walks in dressed in her usual morning attire. Really tight shorts and a loose tank top.
"Well next time I will knock first. However, right now you too need to go,
other wise you will be late for school.
"WHAAAAAAT!!!', exclaim the two teenagers at the table.
Teri just smiles and laughs at her parents as they scramble to leave the apartment. Only stopping for them to both give her a good bye kiss on the cheek.
"Those two. I hope they make it before the bell. Well Teri-chan, I guess it is just you and me for now."
Outside the apartment and half way up the block, Shinji and Asuka run into
Ayanami Rei, Who also is running to make it to school on time.
"Rei, why are you running. You are usually at school by now.", asked Shinji
between breathes.
"I overslept and when I woke up I realized I was late.", replied the first child in her usual monotone.
At a deserted airport outside of Tokyo -3, a giant transport jet lands on the farthest runway away. Inside the transport, Toma Kajii and Kenneth Osako wait. They have just woken up. As the plane taxi's to a deserted hanger, located far out of the sight of prying eyes, the two are eating breakfast and making plans for the mission tonight.
"Equipment check, Ken. Lets run through the list."
"Yes sir. Checking my equipment."
Together, the two recite the list of their equipment in a challenge and answer
style. Going through everything that they have packed in their equipment bags.
When they get to the end of the list, Toma reaches into a locked weapons locker and retrieves two rifles and two pistols. Ken looks up and his eyes widen
at what is in his guardians' hands. Toma notices his charges reaction and smiles.
"Relax Ken, these are dart guns. I am hoping we don't run into any opposition. But if we do, we will just put them to sleep. The darts are loaded with needles dipped in a sleep-inducing solution, whoever is hit by one of these darts will be taking a short nap."
"Thank you for telling me. I don't want to kill anybody. I am here to only destroy angels.
"I understand. Once we break out Commander Ikari and we have Unit Alpha
situated. You will be going to school. Probably with the 1st, 2nd,3rd,and 4th
children. One thing to remember, The third child Ikari Shinji and the second child Sohryu Asuka Langley, just had a baby together about ten months ago and there are good indications that the two will be getting married in the near future."
"They did. I... I... I didn't know."
"No problem, I am just letting you know just in case you see them together walking around with a baby carriage."
Ken looked up at the rumpled looking slightly unshaven man with short hair. Then went back to double-checking his equipment.
"When we go in tonight, you are going after the Commander while I play merry
hell with the guards and security forces. Hmm, I might even get to see my brother. Ryoji. That ought to be interesting."
"Okay, Toma. I didn't know you had a brother. Does he work for NERV.?"
"Yes I have a brother and no he doesn't work for NERV. Last I heard, he was with the JMI. Now his ex-girlfriend, she works for NERV. I think she is a Major now."
Toma had reached into his wallet and pulled out a picture as he was talking.
Inside the wallet was a picture of two men. One older than the other, both unshaven.
"That is your brother. You two look alike. Are you twins?"
"No, we aren't twins. Although we look alike, I am 5 years older than he is. Yet he gets all the women. Oh well, I wish him the best. It has been a few years since we last saw each other and it wasn't pretty. We had a pretty big argument that evening and I stormed out of his dorm room. Leaving him and his girlfriend to stare at my back. Now finish eating and get some rest. We go in 12 hours."
"Yes sir 12 hours. I will get some rest."
As he said that, Ken was putting the air pistol in a anti-terrorist drop holster along his right leg and had slung his air rifle over a hook next to his bunk on the aircraft.
"See you in a few hours, Toma."
"Yeah, Ken, a few hours. I will wake you 20 minutes to z-time."
In the center of Tokyo-3, Asuka, Shinji, and Rei, were eating lunch. Rei was at her seat in the classroom, while Asuka and Shinji sat with their respective friends.
"Hiya Shinji, how are things going at home?", asked Suzehara Touji, the fourth child.
"Not getting enough sleep I see. Is Asuka and Teri keeping you up nights.?" asked Shinji's other friend, Aida Kensuke.
"Yeah. At least I don't have to deal with the real early morning feedings. Asuka gets those. Although I change her diapers. Promise me this, you guys. What ever you do, don't make the mistake I did. Well, in Kensuke's case, we don't have to worry about it.", chuckled Shinji
Kensuke started to blush when he heard Shinji's remark.
"HEY, unlike you two, I have no need of a girlfriend. By the way, Touji, don't you have something to say. Otosan.??"
Touji blushed, "DAMMIT, Aida, I was hoping that wouldn't come up now."
Shinji looked from one to the other, wondering what was going on.
Across the room, Hikari was talking to Asuka with a slight blush on her face.
"Ahh Asuka, I have something to tell you. The other night, Touji and I uhhh ummm. Well, I slept with him."
"WHAAAAT!!! HIKARI!!!!. You slept with musclehead. MEIN GOTT IN HIMMEL. What were you thinking. Were you protected.??"
"ASUKA, of course I was. I made sure that I didn't end up pregnant. Besides, He was so gallant about it and understood. I guess watching how you and Shinji were for those nine months, convinced him to make sure for my sake and his. How is Teri-chan anyway.??"
"Well at least he wasn't that dumb. I do hope you and he stay together, I want to be Maid of Honor at your wedding to Touji. Teri is alright. They just finished up setting a day care at NERV headquarters especially for her. Misato took her there this morning."
Then the bell rang, ending the lunch period. Everybody headed back to class. Once in the classroom, the students started to get loud until the teacher walked in and Hikari did her class representative bit.
"Rise."
"Bow"
"Sit"
"Well class it seems that since y'all have calmed down a bit, I get to make an announcement. We have a new student. Come in please and introduce yourself."
As the class watched in silence, a young girl with almond brown hair and grey eyes walked in and stood next to the podium.
"My name is Mika Hanrahn and I am from Mississippi in the United States.", spoke the girl with a slight southern accent.
"Well, Miss Hanrahn, you can go and take a seat by Mr. Aida. Mr. Aida, put away the damn camera and help Ms. Hanrahn get acquainted.
"Ahh yes sir, sensei." , turning towards Mika as she made her way to the empty desk and sat down, Kensuke spoke.
"My name is Kensuke Aida, and it is a pleasure to meet you. I will introduce you to Hikari and Asuka and my friends Touji and Shinji. How about after school."
Mika was a little shy but she answered, "Okay, nice to meet you too, Kensuke. Sure you can introduce me around to your friends after school."
"By the way, what kind of camera do you have?"
After school, Asuka, Shinji, Touji, and Rei, had to report to NERV for a few sync tests. Together, they hopped a train to headquarters. To help pass the time on the train, Hikari and Kensuke came also. Kensuke had introduced Mika around to the group. After meeting everyone, Mika said her goodbyes and started walking towards where her ride was waiting.
"I can't wait to get to headquarters and see my little Teri-chan again. I just want to hold her in my arms for a little bit and play with her."
"Me too, Asuka, I cannot wait to see what my favorite girl did today."
"YOUR Favorite girl,!!!! And what about me.?"
"Calm down Asuka, You know he was just joking. Weren't you Ikari?"
"No, Teri is my favorite girl, but Asuka will always be my favorite lady"
With this exclamation, everyone with the exception of Rei (who else) and Kensuke chuckled. Rei seemed to notice that Kensuke wasn't joining in and wondered:
"What is wrong with Aida.??"
Shinji also took note of this. For the next few moments the train passed in silence. Upon arriving at the HQ stop, Shinji grabbed Touji's arm and held him back a bit. When Touji looked up and caught his friends' eye, Shinji made a jerking motion with his head and indicated Kensuke, who was looking depressed.
"Asu-chan, could you and Hikari go ahead, Touji and I need to talk to Kensuke for a minute?"
"Hmm, yeah. Okay. Just don't talk about anything perverted or I will kill you."
"Pilot Sohryu, let us go. We will see them later during the test.", interjected Rei in a monotone.
Having said that, Rei turned and walked towards the door to NERV headquarters. NERV ID badge in hand. After looking at Rei in astonishment, Asuka and Hikari start walking down the hallway.
"Hey Kensuke, what is wrong. You have been like that ever since the new girl left. Are you okay.?"
"Yeah buddy, you seem to be quieter than usual."
Ask both Shinji and Touji. Kensuke doesn't answer, he just continues to look out the window of the train. After a bit, he shakes his head and looks at his two partners in crime as if noticing them for the first time.
"Huh wha. Oh, it is you two. Yeah I am fine. I have had a lot on my mind today. I was just pondering what to do about it."
"To do about what.?", ask a thoroughly confused Shinji and Touji
"Now don't think I am crazy, but you guys. I think I am in love.", finishes Kensuke firmly.
Needless to say, Touji and Shinji were quite stunned. In response to this simple declaration, the two looked at each other and grabbed their friend and headed down the hallway towards NERV HQ.
"Ken, Ken, Kenneth, wake up. It is time for our operation. Lets go"
A slightly groggy 7th child woke up to the smell of a glass of raspberry tea thrust under his nose. He accepted the cup and breathed deeply. Enjoying the smell of the hot raspberries. After taking in another deep breath, Ken took a sip and sighed.
"Ahh, that was a good way to wake up. Now I am ready for action."
Relishing the smell and taste of the tea, Ken got up out of his chair and walked towards his equipment bag. Once there, he finished his tea and set his cup down on the counter.
"Now I am fully ready to do the task before me. You ready Colonel?"
The only sound he got in return was of the cocking of an air rifle and the 'snik' of a safety being engaged.
"Lets go.", replied a grim (but smiling) Toma Kajii.
And so it was that the two NERV Sealab commandoes left their aircraft and started a slight jog towards NERV HQ. Crossing over many different types of terrain, Toma and Ken arrive at an under-guarded entrance 3 hours after they left their staging area.
"Now lets see if we can get into this fortress. Wait here. When the guards go out of sight, make a run towards the door and use the key you have. Once inside hide nearby and wait for me. After I make it inside, we will start to head down to the lower brig area. Once there, we will split up: you get the commander out and I will clear any opposition towards the new office. You got that?"
"Yes, I got it. Lets move the clock is ticking."
And with that, the two headed off towards their destination. On the way down, they encountered little resistance, those they did encounter were quickly and quietly put to sleep. On one of their, little side trips, Kenneth was covering Toma as he was examining a room that was slightly set off from the other.
"Come on dammit, we are running out of time and sitting stationary. Shit, this is going to be too close."
"I know, I know. Right now I am kinda caught on some cords and am trying to extricate myself without setting off any alarms."
As he heard this, Ken groaned. Then his ears picked up a slight tapping of shoes on the hard floor. Sliding back into an inconspicuous corner where he could cover the entire hallway without being immediately apparent. Ken switched from the air rifle to his air pistol. Then he softly whistled to let his partner know someone was coming and to stop moving.
Rei Ayanami was thinking. The sync tests were over and she was headed for the transport to take her home. As she did this, Rei did something completely out of character for herself. She got lost. When she realized this, she did not panic. She just started to walk around looking for the correct way back. As her clearances were second to no one elses', now that Commander Ikari had lost all of his clearances. Rei was now walking around in some of the highly secret levels that only Gendo himself had walked.
Now as she rounded a corner, Rei came to a stop and looked around. There was something different here and she felt it. Not sure of what to do, Rei walked out a bit further and let her gaze take in everything around. That was when she noticed a darker shadow between two other shadows.
"What is this I see. It seems that there is someone else in here. What should I do.? I cannot report it to Commander Fuyutski or Vice Commander Katsuragi. Neither of them have the clearance to get into this area.", thought Rei.
As all these thoughts were running through her head, Ken was getting more and more nervous. He was so nervous that he started to fidget. Unfortunatley,Ken forgot that he had an air pistol in his hand. While Ken was slightly moving, the pistol had gotten closer and closer to a small metal appendage sticking out from the wall. When he started fidgeting, the weapon hit the annoyance and rang out with a loud, metallic "Thunk"
Ken was caught by surprise, and as a reflex, he jumped.
Rei's head swiveled towards the noise and as her eyes got adjusted, she saw that there was a boy, standing there. He was about her age. The thing that made him unforgettable, was the pistol in his hand.
Time stopped for both of them. Red eyes looked into violet ones. Then Rei asked:
"Who are you and what are you doing here.?"
Her silent voice caught Ken by surprise, and he involuntarily jerked back. Unknowingly, Ken jerked back on the trigger of the dart gun, triggering a dart into Rei's shoulder. Rei looked down at the slight burning sensation in her shoulder and then passed out as the sleeping solution put her to sleep.
"AWWWWW SHIT, not her. Fuck, we need to get her to the infirmary."
"Why, this stuff should just knock her out."
"KENNETH, do you know who you just shot? You just shot the first child. Unfortunately, she won't react to the solution like everybody else. It might just kill her. And if she dies, the commander will have both of our asses."
Toma had just come out of the alcove to a shocking tableau. Rei Ayanami lying on the ground with a dart sticking out of her shoulder and Kenneth standing over her with his pistol pointing at the ground. Toma was thinking fast, he finally came up with an idea.
"I will take her to the infirmary, you need to go and break the commander out. You remember the location of his office and of his cell.? Good, then get going, I will take her to the infirmary and leave her for one of the doctors on duty. I will meet you later."
And with that, Toma picked up Rei and was gone.
"Well she was kinda cute.", thought Ken for a minute and then continued on to complete his task.
Three hallways down from the infirmary, Toma stood for a minute and caught his breathe, "Okay, just at the end of this hallway and I will be done."
"I don't think so. Who the hell are you and what the hell are you doing here.", came a voice from Toma's past.
Toma stopped and took a deep breath, preparing to turn on his opponent and put him on the ground. However, the cold barrel of a pistol jammed into the back of his head froze him. (Doesn't this remind you of another time)
"Now buddy, I m going to repeat my question and if I don't get an answer, we will get to see how the walls look painted in your brain cells."
Toma smiled.
"You wouldn't want to shoot your own brother now, would you Ryouji. I taught you all of the sneaky tricks you know."
The pressure eased up a bit and the hammer was uncocked.
"Well if you are my brother, when was the last time we saw each other, what were we doing, who else was there and where were we?" said Ryouji Kajii, quietly.
"Well let me see. I do believe it was while you were still in college. Me and you were having an argument about why I had broken into your dorm room at 3 in the morning. I do believe that your fiancé at the time, the lovely Misato Katsuragi was there. If I remember, I had caught you in flagrante delicto. By the way is Misato here. I know she is a major now. Tell her I said hello. Now dear brother, can you let me finish what I was doing and let me get back to my mission?"
The gun disappeared from his head and Toma breathed a sigh of relief.
"Toma, how nice to see you again. Right now I cannot let you get back to your mission just yet because it is still a mystery to me. My co-workers will be happy to question you about your mission. As for Misato, she is a colonel now and the vice-commander of NERV."
"Ryouji, I would love to stay and chat, but I got a sick pilot on my hands. Besides, you know I hate torture."
As he was saying this, Toma had slightly shifted his weight and the position of his pistol. Now the pistol was pointing directly at Ryouji, although it was hidden.
"A sick pilot, who...... oh my god not Rei. What did you do to her.?"
"This", and Toma pulled the trigger sending two darts into his own brother.
As his brother slumped to the ground, Toma raced down the hall and put Rei in one of the rooms. He then paged a doctor to the same room using an emergency code created especially for the first child. (IT got instant response. Nobody screws around where Rei is concerned.) As he passed by his brother in the hallway, Toma said, "Next time watch me a bit closer. Didn't I teach you better than that."
And with that he headed down the hallway towards the unknown office of Gendo Ikari to wait. Turning a corner, Toma spotted a PA system microphone. After consulting a list he was carrying, Toma made a page. Then he walked off laughing to himself.
"Will Major Katsuragi report to the infirmary. I repeat, will Major Katsuragi please report to the infirmary."
"Dammmit, what do they want. I hope it ain't another bloody physical. I just had one last week. Shit"
Those were Colonel Katuragi's first thoughts when she heard the page while sitting in her new office doing paper work. Misato started to stand up and head towards the door. She was almost there when her phone rang.
"FUCK, what now."
She turned and stormed back to her desk and picked up the phone, "Vice-Commander Katsuragi, What the hell do you want."
After hearing what was said on the other end of the line, Misato's face grows very pale and she starts to tremble. Misato hangs the phone up then dials another number.
"Lock down HQ. We have an intruder alert. Send out the roving patrols with orders to shoot first and don't ask questions. Do a check on all checkpoints from top to bottom. Put all the children in their entry plugs. Have Dr. Akagi
put the Ikari's together in Units 01 and 02. Have Mr. Suzehara report to the locker room to put on his plugsuit. The First Child has been shot. She is in critical condition. It seems that she is suffering from an acute reaction to a sleeping solution injected into her shoulder. I will inform Commander Fuyutski."
After she finishes giving out orders, Misato hangs up the phone and prepares to inform Fuyutski. She dials his direct line.
"Fuyutski, here. May I help you.?"
"Commander, we have an intruder in headquarters."
5 minutes after this call, a wailing alarm is sounding. The operations center is fully manned and ready 5 minutes after that.
While all this is going on above him, Kenneth, has reached the level where Ikari is located. After taking out two guards, Ken grabs the keys and heads for the cell belonging to Gendo Ikari. Former Commander of NERV. He opens the door and walks in.
"Commander Ikari, I am the 7th child and I am here to break you out."
"Very good. Where is Colonel Toma.?"
"Ah sir, he had to take the first child to the infirmary."
"Ohhh, what happened to Rei.?", replied Gendo weakly.
"Ah, sir. Umm. I shot her by accident with a sleeping dart."
"Really, explain."
As he explains, Kenneth gets a sinking feeling. He is watching the Commander. He explains the story of what happened. Surprisingly, Gendo doesn't get angry. In fact he seems somewhat relieved.
"Next time pilot Osako, keep your finger off the trigger. I won't be as lenient.
"Yessir, I will sir."
"Well let's go. We have something to do."
And with that, Kenneth watches as Gendo Ikari leaves. After a second, he hurries after him. Catching up, he hears Gendo making a call from the desk.
"Yes, go ahead an activate. I will be there shortly."
Hanging up the phone, Gendo turned to Ken and said, "Follow me."
"Yes sir."
Upon hearing this, Gendo turned away and started to heads towards the door and soon disappears. Not wanting to be left behind, Ken hurridly follows.
In Central Dogma, the main tower crew, Maya, Shigeru, and Aoba, were at their stations. Behind them stood Ritsuoko Akagi, her hair back to its normal brown color instead of the blonde it used to be.
On the main tower, sat Commander Kouzou Fuyutski. Gray hair shining in the ethereal light of the operations center. Next to him stood Misato, patiently answering the phones.
"Commander, we have not been able to find the intruder."
Just then the phone rang again and Misato answered.
"Kaji, what the hell are you doing down there and why is your head bandaged.?"
"Don't worry about that, we have other more pressing problems. I saw who the intruder was right before he shot me."
"WHAAAAAT, YOU GOT SHOT?? Who did it. I am going to kill them."
Misato started to pull out her gun and check the barrel to see if there was a round loaded.
"DAMMIT MISATO, DON"T FUCKING WORRY ABOUT THAT NOW.", snapped Ryoji
Everyone in the control center went silent. This was the first time that Ryouji Kaji had actually yelled at Misato.
"You said you had a positive ID on the intruder. Then who is it.?"
"Commander Fuyutski, It displeases me to say that the intruder is .....my older brother Toma. He is a Colonel in NERV. He shot me when I caught him sneaking into the infirmary with Rei Ayanami in his arms. I should have expected him to do something. Especially after he turned towards me."
"You your... your brother.", whispered Misato, before passing out.
"Well this is an unexpected development. I did not know you had a brother, Ryouji."
"Yes well, I am not proud of it. He taught me everything I know about sneaking into places."
"Hmmm, what could he be here to do? I wonder."
The phone next to Fuyutski's elbow began to ring. Unlike the other phones, this one buzzed sharply and stridently. The new Supreme Commander of NERV glanced down at the line in annoyance. Once he saw the light that was lit up, Kouzou did a double take and his face began to get real pale. To the crews on the lower levels below, it looked as if the commander was looking death in the face. And in a way he was. By this time, Misato had come too and was now staring at the phone in amazement. Kouzou picked up the line an activated the speaker system and a voice that nobody had expected to hear came flowing through the speaker.
"Hello Fuyutski-sempai, or should I say Commander Fuyutski. It seems that you have taken my place. I do wish you better luck than I had with that position.", came Gendo Ikari's voice
"Put... put it up on the main screen.", whispered Fuyutski
In shock, Misato touched the button which put the view from the commander's phone up on the main monitor. What everyone saw, was Gendo Ikari sitting at a desk in his usual position. Hands clasped in front of his mouth, light glaring off his glasses so that his eyes were hidden.
"AHH, Colonel Katsuragi, Vice-Commander now I see. The position suits you. You might as well, open a channel to the eva's since I know that my son is worried stiff about what is going on now. I will wait. I have all the time anyways.
Misato flips the switch connecting the monitor line to the Eva's.
In Eva units 01 and 02, Shinji and Asuka were sitting and waiting. They had been having a private and slightly mature conversation between each other.
"Shin-chan, which night gown do you want me to wear tonight. I don't know which one to choose?"
Trying to hold in a slight nosebleed (he should have been past this stage already, considering that he is a father now), Shinji replied:
"Asu... Asu Asuka, how can you ask me a question like that right now. We have other things we need to concentrate on. Wear the red one, it sets off your eyes."
"BAKA HENTAI SHINJI, YOU LIKE THAT ONE BECAUSE OF WHAT IT DOESN'T CONCEAL. YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT.!!"
Shinji only grinned laschivously. While this interchange was going on, a tone sounded in the entry plugs of both units signifying that there was an incoming communication. He turned to see who it was, however, Shinji was not expecting the face he saw. Nor was he expecting to hear the emotion coming out of a voice he thought had no emotion.
"Hello, son. Now I know that you were never expecting to hear me again. Hell I bet you would have been happy to never see me again. I am just here to say that I am proud of you. I am happy of the responsibility that you have taken. One of these days I wish to see my granddaughter. Take care of her and my daughter-in-law. Remember, I love you son. Asuka, I do hope you take care of this man before me. Now on to business, as you can see, I have escaped from the cell they had me in. I had some help. Right now I am broadcasting from a highly secret office here in the geofront. It is so secret that even Fuyutski didn't know about it. Hehehehe. I just decided to pop in and say high. I have to go now. Yui, take care of our family, even though I know you cannot forgive me for what I have done."
After that little message, the Eva communication boxes blink off. Shinji is stunned. However this leads to his getting angry. Asuka notices this and tries to calm her significant other down. Unfortunately, she is having a hard time herself, because she is just as angry.
Back in Central Dogma, the communications screen goes blank. The last image on the screen before it went black was an image of a smiling Gendo Ikari. The only change was that he had taken off his glasses so his eyes could be seen.
"DAMMITALLTOFUCKINGHELL, somebody find out the source of that transmission and trace it so we can put that fucker back in the cell he belongs in.!!!", said a highly pissed off vie commander
"BELAY THAT. Misato, have you not forgotten how secretive Gendo was. I mean is. If he told Shinji that I didn't know about it, then he means that he will not be found. I am more intrigued about what I saw in the background. If I remember correctly, I thought I saw a picture of Unit 01 in gold with a black trim."
At this moment, Fuyutski stops talking for a minute and tries to remember. Once he does Kouzou Fuyutski goes pale as a sheet. Misato notices this and starts to say something, but is cut off by the commander rising out of his seat and stalking to the end of the platform looking down on the lower levels.
"DR. AKAGI, what was the designation of the other unit created in secret at the same time as Unit 01 was completed? It had an odd designation is all I remember about it."
Misato thought, 'Other unit. Odd designation, what else is being hidden from me. Dammit someone tell me something.'
Her confusion must have shown on her face as the commander gave her a look that said all will be explained shortly.
"It was designated Unit Alpha, commander.", realization hits Ritsuko and she turns the same color as Fuyutski.
"HOLY SHIT, IT ISN'T POSSIBLE. IT JUST ISN'T POSSIBLE. He has Unit Alpha on his side. That means that Unit Bravo cannot be far behind. If those two Eva's come within close proximity to each other, then the alternate angels cannot be far behind. Shit. Hell we need to find those units."
"HOLD ON A GAWDDAMN MINUTE HERE, UNIT ALPHA, UNIT BRAVO. I MAY BE THE FUCKING VICE-COMMANDER OF NERV, BUT I AM STILL THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. WILL ONE OF YOU TWO QUIT FUCKING HIDING SHIT AND TELL ME SOMETHING.", fumed a very livid Misato.
"Calm down Misato. I will tell you what little, and I stress little, we know about these two units. Example think of Units 01 and 02 in berserker mode. Now amplify that by a thousand and use it as the units normal mode. Unit 01 and Unit Alpha were both created at the same time, however NERV decided that Alpha was too unstable for combat duty. Not many pilots could sync with it, the ones that could often went insane after 2 sessions in its entry plug. Due to this, Unit Alpha was frozen in bakelite and shipped to another part of NERV. NERV Sealab I believe. Everyone forgot about it. I guess Ikari, went deep into some really well hidden files and found it. I guess they, must have found the 7th child and he was able to sync with it. Unit Bravo is a slightly modified Unit 02. By itself, it is just as good if not better than Asuka's Eva Unit. However, it was found out, quite by accident I assure you, that when Units Alpha and Bravo are in close proximity to each other, their power and A.T. fields' strength is increased exponentially. The one drawback is the pilots. They have to be of opposite genders and very close in birthdate. I think that they have to have been within a month of each other. Otherwise it wouldn't work. In my opinion, Units Alpha and Bravo combined can utterly smash, Units 01 and 02."
"SCHIESSE. You are saying that these other two units could destroy my Shin-chan and I? I say that nobody can beat us. Besides, if there is a unit alpha where is the pilot? I didn't see a pilot at all in there. I think he is bluffing.", retorted a miffed Asuka.
"The 7th child is a boy, Pilot Sohryu. He stands about my height and he has violet eyes. He is the one responsible for my present condition."
Everybody jumped at the sound of the soft monotone voice that they had just heard. While everyone had been listening to a possible horror story, Rei had come in quietly and stood in the corner. When all the occupants turned towards the first child in surprise (except Kaji, does anything surprise him?), they were shocked at her appearance and at the appearance of the rollable IV stand with her.
Rei's face looked haggard, her small frame looked as if she had lost a lot of pounds. She was gaunt and her pale skin looked paler than usual. While everyone gawked, Rei walked up to a terminal and typed in a password. When she accessed the system. Fuyustki blanched.
"REI, what the hell are you doing out of the infirmary. I order you to go back there at once.", yelled a thoroughly pissed off Vice-Commander.
In a softer tone of voice, Misato continued, "Rei, why don't you go and get some rest. You need it."
Ignoring, Misato for the time being, Rei continued to access the computer files. Finally finding the one she wanted, she opened it. As the file opened, Gendo's face once again popped up on the screen.
"Rei, you know what needs to be done. Wait and it will happen."
Once that was said, the elder's Ikari's face disappeared from the screen. As the moniter went off, every one looked at Rei. When they turned around, the couldn't read her face (as usual). Shinji, thought that he saw the beginning of a slight smile on her face.
"Ahhh Misato, I think that Rei ought to stay with us tonight. You know that he is going to try and do something."
"I agree Shinji, tonight the first is staying with us.", replied a relieved Misato. Turning to Rei she said, "You saw the 7th child?"
"Yes Colonel."
"When and how did you see him.?"
"A few hours ago. Six levels below Terminal Dogma. I surprised him and that is when he shot me."
"If you saw him again, do you think you would recognize him?"
"Yes Colonel."
"Asuka, Shinji in the past few days have you noticed anything different at your school?"
"Nothing out of the unusual.". answered Asuka
"Are you sure?"
"Oh, a new student came into class today. I think her name was Mika Hanrahn. Kensuke started to fall for her earlier."
"A new student. HMMMM. Wait a minute, has anyone seen Rei, she was just here a minute ago."
As everyone looked around, it took a minute to notice that the first child, Rei Ayanami, had indeed left as silently as she had came in.