This is a fanfic, 'nuf said.
I don't own N.G.E. and everything about it. If I did, then I wouldn't be writing fanfics and I'll be up on my ass making another movie and all that mess.
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Pre-ramblings: For those who are curious, I was inspired to make this fanfic series after watching a music video of AKIRA by the song of 'Make Me Bad' by Korn.
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Chapter 4
Act 1 "You're not the boss of me now!"
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[Nerv Isolation Chamber]
Shinji was busy whistling 'Somebody Hates Me' by 'Reel Big Fish' in the barren room.
The young Ikari was sent here in this sense depriving room after being forcefully extracted from Unit-01's entry plug. He was smirking all the time as he was being dragged around to his punishment. Misato and the others had been worried about his change of behavior. Gendo had specifically announced that nobody was allowed to visit him.
The room wasn't working it's purpose on the kid at all. A normal person could only take a dose of 3 days tops. Shinji doesn't seem to be kicking and screaming after a week without light, companionship and background noise.
*Kachink!* The door opened.
Gendo entered the room. The light from the door made a menacing shadow above a very relaxed Shinji. The boy didn't even flinch when the light shrouded his eyes. He just kept a very calming smile.
It was too eerie; Even the commander's skin grew Goosebumps. It couldn't have been due to the cold sterilized air of the chamber because his clothing provided him warmth that eased him through the full blasted air conditioned room of his colder office.
"Hey." Shinji faced the direction of his visitor and greeted nonchalantly.
Coming nearer lad made the older Ikari's blood pressure shot up very high. His emotion control training has been failing him once he entered the room.
"You deliberately disobeyed me. I'm disappointed." The tall dark figure pushed his lens further into the back of the bridge of his nose.
"Tough." Shinji shrugged. He stretched some more, making the uncomfortable folding chair seemed more relaxing than it should be.
"Do you have a valid reason for deviating from the plan?"
"Nope, It's just a spur of the moment thingy."
"..........." Gendo turned around proceeded to the door.
"There's one thing though..." The younger Ikari mentioned.
"Hmmm?" The older Ikari tilted his head towards his son in curiosity.
"You'll always have things according to what you want, won't you?"
"..........."
"I've been doing some thinking. I would like to do things my way for a change."
".........?!!!" The angry father's fists shook in rage, but he willed himself not to fall for any traps that the boy might have planned for him.
"You can't stop me, you know that."
"............."
"Here's the deal; I won't deviate away from the main plan, but I'll be doing some changes to my life. All you can do about it is to recreate different scenarios around them. Just don't cross me in any way, you'll just be wasting time and resources." Shinji stated confidently, his small grin unwavering.
"............" Gendo gruffly continued towards the door. He just got outside the door when the teen hollered something.
"Don't let the door hit you on your way out! That sensory thing is out of order!"
Too late.
The mechanical door suddenly slides through it's groove and pinned the commander's left butt cheek (it was sticking out in the middle of the door when he stopped walking).
"Ouch! F@^%!!!"
Soon the guards came to help their commander out of the defective automated titanium door. They tried furiously not to laugh at the "Cold Bastard's" misfortune for fear of either being fired or fired at by his hidden hand gun.
"That's going to hurt..." Shinji mused, then started whistling 'Ode to Joy' by Beethoven.
~~~~~~The next day...
Act 2 "What?"
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[Classroom]
Another boring day in class. Touji groaned, sprawling himself all over his desk.
The only thing that seemed to make the two stooges' tasteless jokes brighten up the day is the Third Child's 'tomato' reaction. It's the very same thing Asuka and Misato had yearned to see once more. Everybody likes the way he blushes with the color shade of a fire truck; It's very amusing and cute in his special way... Ikari Shinji may be a boring dude, but it gets more dull without him.
"Shinji doesn't seem to be coming here today..." Kensuke stated, polishing the lens of his camera.
Touji stood up from his seat and braved the path towards the Class Rep. and the "B'yatch".
"Hey, red! {Whisper: Demon!} You heard anything from Shinji today?" The young Suzahara asked the red mass of hair that was slumped on top of the desk.
"Hey! I heard that!" She lazily threatened with a fist. Having no Shinji around to give her proper nourishment, she had started to deteriorate each day she is forced to eat Misato's cooking due to extreme hunger. Hikari did her best to provide an extra bento box for both Asuka and Touji, but she could only do so much. She did, after all, had sisters to feed too.
"Well? What happened to Ikari this time?"
"For the hundredth time this week; no, No, NO! I. DON'T. KNOW! I already know that you're stupid, but just this once, will you stick it to your brain?! I don't even care what happens to that jerk!!!" She wished that he would bother Rei instead.
The Second Child wanted to forget about that jerk but his fellow idiots keep on bringing up the subject of his disappearance. Misato has also been bugging her if the afore mentioned boy had made an appearance at school. All this constant annoying questions made her very worried as well. Guilt of being an accomplice to his change in behavior was rising gradually after each inquiry hit home into her heart.
"Stop badgering Asuka! Can't you see that she's very stressed out right now?" Hikari came to her friend's aid.
"Well, I can't bother Rei, she's busy ignoring us and watching the freaking window!"
"Oh! Sensei is coming!"
Hikari stood up and addressed the class to go to their proper seats. Soon the teacher came and they all did their 'Stand, Bow and Sit!' ritual.
Suddenly, Shinji interrupted the class by coming in late. He looks disheveled and sweaty after running all the way there, but he doesn't seem to be tired at all. They also saw that he was carrying another bag.
"Gomen... I'm late." Shinji apologized with a calm smile.
He deposited his bags under his desk and grab some pails without further prompting.
Soon, the old sensei was sleeping through his own boring lecture.
The class was curiously staring at the back of Shinji who was outside carrying out his punishment. Some of the girls actually squealed giddily, much to Asuka and most of the boys' distaste, as the sweat from his running soaked his uniform and it clung to his previously hidden toned muscles.
The young Ikari seemed to be holding the two brim-full buckets of tap water like a real pro (Well, he should have been a long time ago after all the tardiness he had been a part of). He usually pours a bucket or two after a half hour. This change is really perplexing.
"What?" Shinji asked, feeling the staring eyes that was piercing his back.
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[Cafeteria]
It was lunch time and the 'Three Stooges' were at their typical spot.
"So! Shin'! How ya been?" Touji slapped the Third Child's back in his usual 'friendly' way. The jock had to hold back a wince.
The kid's been working out alright! His back could pass as an A.T. field!
"I'm fine." Shinji replied, the tranquility of his face was unnerving. Most of the time, his face wore either depression or just plain mediocrity. It maybe hard to watch him like that then, but the two could always cheer him up. Now, Shinji being deprived of sorrow and angst was... very peculiar...
"What have you been up to lately?" Kensuke inquired, his camera's microphone was ready to capture any info the young Ikari might divulge.
"............."
"C'mon! Give us a break here! We've been risking our necks at being diplomatic with the 'demon' to tell us about what happened to ya! And she doesn't even know anything!"
"Fine, if you must insist." Shinji nodded, unwrapping the cover on his lunch.
"I have been locked in an isolation chamber."
"Been there, done that." The two stooges shivered at the memory of being treated to the same punishment for interfering with the battle against the 4th angel, they only stayed there for 8 hours.
*Slam!* Out of nowhere, a hand slapped on their table. The Third Child was the only one who didn't get startled.
"Baka-Shinji!"
"Crap! It's the Demon b'yatch!" Touji groaned.
"Don't call her a demon!" Hikari defended her best friend once again. Apparently, The German pilot was not alone.
"So, I could just call her B'yatch then?" The young Suzahara snapped back with a smirk.
*Smack!*
The jock's face got imbedded into the tabletop, courtesy of Asuka's trusty Automatic Anti-Dummkopf Clobber System (tm).
"Third Child! Do you have any idea how aggravating it is to be hounded by these dummkopfs, bugging me all the time about any information about you?! They're even worse than Misato! You owe me at least an explanation for all the weird stuff you've been harnessing around here!"
"What makes you think that you could just demand from him anything you want?" Kensuke asked.
"Quiet, four-eyes!" She snapped back.
Shinji was doing a very well upon ignoring the raging fireball that was threatening his state of well-being, it had already incapacitated his friend and that meant he's next. Instead of dignifying his colleague's ranting with an appropriate reply, he took a bite of his Extra large Spicy-chicken club sandwich.
Asuka's attention was diverted to the sandwich. She began to drool at the prospect of eating something more delectable than Curry flavored Instant-Ramen.
-Spicy chicken fillet, relish, lettuce, ketchup, mayonnaise, tomatoes, pickles, cheddar cheese and bacon!... Hey! Wait a minute! He's ignoring me! She suddenly awakened from her short daydream.
"Baka-Shinji! Are you listening to m-?!"
"Shush." The silent boy suddenly lifted a palm and it stopped just in front of the girl's face.
"Talk to the hand." was the implied statement accompanying the rude gesture.
The whole cafeteria had their volumes set in mute. But of course, Asuka did the opposite.
She attempted to grab and maim the outstretched hand, but it suddenly blurred out of reach and went back resting on top of the table. Feeling embarrassed once more, she switched back from physical into verbal punishment.
By this time, Shinji was busy humming and slicing his sandwich in half.
"How dare You 'Shush' Me?!! I'll never bow that low to you, perverse idi-!" She yelled out into the guy's ear. It doesn't produce any effect at all. 'Something suddenly shushed her'
The young Ikari then immediately stuffed the other half into the red-head's open mouth, abruptly ending the young Sohryu's bark.
Everyone who were standing up (except Asuka) took two steps back and those who were sitting down stood up and stepped back too.
All knew of the German pilot's legendary rage. Whenever she erupts in anger, she could make everyone quiver in mortal fear. Plus, they often see it in action against the Three Stooges, especially against Shinji.
Asuka's eyes flared in pure chaos and violence. But, she then realized that the food clamped in her mouth tastes really exquisite...
*Moan!* She moaned and giggled girlishly as she sat down beside the Third Child, her hands preventing the huge half of the sandwich from spilling. Whimpers of ecstatic joy were heard in between munches.
Everyone gaped at the unexpected outcome.
"What?" Shinji asked, the whole student body present in the room was watching him like he grew another head.
"Uh... Can we have some too?" Hikari, Touji and Kensuke inquired in sync.
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Act 3 "Jibah-Jaba"
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[SEELE super-secret chatroom]
02: Our hold on Nerv seems to be tenuous...
03: James, I got news for you; IT ALWAYS WAS! _# (drop!)
06: Of course, we placed Ikari as the commander.
04: Now, we have to worry about his son too.
03: Yup! _# (drop!)
02: Who would have known that the sacrificial lamb was capable of being a rouge.
01: What have we uncovered from our spies about this unexpected event, Carl?
03: Yeah, Carl! What have the voices in your head told you this time!
02: Shut up, Harold!
05: My sources has uncovered a very small fragment of data pertaining the Third Child before he got found out. The data was about a project called 'Fallen Angel'.
(Kensuke) Sexgod14: Hey room! Waaaaaaaaaasssaaaaaaaap!!!!
01: Who is this?
03: Wasssaaaaaaap!!!!! ^_ (drop!)
Sexgod14: Any 'Sexy, Erotic, Eligible Ladies-Elite' horny for me today, type123!
03: Yo! Carl here is one horny ass-
01: Harold! Were trying to conquer the world here! Grow up to your age!
03: Sorry.
Sexgod14: Whoops! Sorry! Wrong chat room... (good bye!)
02: Who the hell was that?!
04: I'm trying to trace him right now!
03: Yeah! I was having fun and you made him run away! _# (drop!)
01: This is critical! He might have received vital information!
04: Damn! He got away!
05: That's impossible! How could anyone infiltrate our ultimately secure conference room, let alone get away from our tracers!
04: I'll have my men investigate upon this matter, let's just continue discussing the predicament at hand.
01: Yes. What about this 'Fallen Angel'?
05: Well, the data we managed to salvage had a short log about the boy's behavior inside an Iso Chamber. It appears that total sense deprivation won't work for the kid anymore.
06: Well, is that all we got from the Magis' ?
03: LOL! You're sources sucks cow pie ~_~# (drop!)
05: Oh, yeah? I don't see you have any friends at all!
03: Here's a pic of my middle finger, you F%@$ing sh*t! Titillate yourself! _# (you've got mail!)
05: You F^$%ing lard ball!
03: Eat my crap! _# (drop!)
03: your swaying melons -''( @ Y @ )'' (drop!)
01: Gentlemen! Shut up this instant!!! I will not tolerate this kind of behavior! If I find out that you all are actually trying to give me a heart attack, I'm going to send all of your relatives bloody horse heads! You can forget about that plan to kill me cause I don't even have a heart anymore, I have a plastic one instead... So you people better not pull anything, cause I'll know about it! And when I do, You're all dead!
03: Actually, I heard that horsemeat are a delicacy-
01: HAROLD!
03: Sorry.
04: Anyway, what are we going to do about the Third Child?
06: Excuse me, I have to go to the men's room first...
02: At a time like this?!! Bull Sh*t!!!
06:When a guy has to go, he has to go.
01: Just be quick about it!
03: LOL! "( ) )" Butt dance! And here comes the poop! (drop!)
05: You're on drugs again, aren't you Harold?
03: That's right! ^_^ (drop!)
06: I'm back.
03: That's quick! ~_~ 8====D (drop!)
06:Whatever, just get on with it.
02: I think that we should lay low upon the matter, we could monitor the Third child's actions and use the information to our advantage.
04: But knowing Ikari, letting this go on for too long might prove to be too late. It probably is by now.
03: I know! Let's make a deal with the boy! We could manipulate him directly and bring him permanently on our side! ^_^ (drop!)
01: That'll work.
05: Of course! We could nurture and use his hatred for his father.
03: You lousy suck-up! That's my idea! You just re-phrased it! _# (drop!)
06: Will you stop it with those not-so-funny texts and those irritating wav. files! It's too annoying!
03: Oh yeah?! Take this! _# 8====D (drop!)
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02: Stop this insanity!
04: That's it! I'm outie. (good bye!)
03: _# (drop!)
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05: This is pointless, I'm out of here! (good bye!)
03: _# (drop!)
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01: Damnit! HAROLD! Will you act professional! I swear, this is the last time I host a private chat room in AOL! If the hologram thingy wasn't out of order, I'd be watching you all squirm!
03: Uh... am I fired? When could I get a horse head?
~~~~~~Meanwhile...
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[Commander's office]
"Those decaying old fools!" Gendo smirked behind his gloved hands. The glow of the laptop on his desk seemed to be the only working light in the room. The meager amount of lights that were sparsely scattered allover the room were only emitting a faded glow.
"They should have known by now that AOL sites are bugged all the time!" He added.
"But, they now know that the project exists, and they'll be after the boy..."
"Let them try, the boy can take care of himself now. They don't even know what they are dealing with! Even if the boy decides to turn-coat, his conscience would always set him straight."
"Is it wise to have taught him emotional manipulation? You know that you can't stop a storm..."
"But now, the storm could regulate itself. I thought ahead. I can't let him loose in the outside world without self control. If he chose to attack now, he'll only be focusing entirely on me. Without control, the boy could unintentionally be taking cities along with my demise in a fit of rage." The old Ikari pushed his lens further above the bridge of his nose.
"....He's no longer human now........ is he?" The older man sagged back into his chair.
"The boy is pure unlimited potential, a sample of highly advanced level 'Human Enhancement Project'."
"Is the plan still in effect?" Kozou asked.
"It's all obsolete now. The plan he knew about maybe false, but even if I try to manipulate him again, he'll find a way to break free." The younger man's voice had a hint of defeat.
"Then why did you fool him into a false purpose?"
"It'll buy mankind some time. And besides, he's our only hope for a guaranteed future." Gendo sighed for the first time in years.
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[Classroom]
It's almost time for dismissal. The class was packing their belongings while waiting for the bell. From the background noise in the class, one would still hear the student body rumor mill still grinding away about the Third Child's new behavior.
Asuka was seething on her seat, being comforted by the Class rep.
She was so embarrassed upon her actions during lunch that she stayed almost catatonic at her desk the rest of the periods.
"Hey Shinji! Ken' and I wanted to hangout today at the arcade! Are you in?" Touji asked the the placid character.
"No."
"It's Friday! Don't tell me you have a Sync test today..."
" I can't, I'm going bungee jumping this afternoon."
"What?! No way!"
*Sigh!* Shinji proceeded to open the extra bag that he brought with him.
It revealed some huge bundles of bungee cables and ropes. Both teens dropped their jaws in astonishment.
"That's dangerous you could get killed with that!" Suzahara stated.
"So does piloting an Eva." Shinji replied.
"Besides, it's illegal!" Aida added.
"So does hacking on private websites." The young Ikari pointed out.
"Um... yeah, but still!"
*Ring* The dismissal bell rang.
"Excuse me. I have an appointment to keep." Shinji closed the bag and left swiftly out of the classroom.
"Get your camera! We got to see this!" Touji declared.
Shinji, we hardly knew you... Kensuke thought as he hastily packed his things.
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Author's Jibah-Jaba:
I apologize for the delay on this fic. Would you believe me if I say that a virus ate the first version of this chapter? Heh... well actually, I accidentally deleted it. I had to start back on scratch and was only able to create a small chapter.
I'm sorry if there are any grammatical or spelling errors (I'm always on a rush to finish things, you see?), I'm really a flunky when it comes to grammar. I'm not really a writer but I'm the kind of guy that likes to draw. Sometimes you can't draw something but you can do it in writing (only that it's really hard to picture stuff with words), that's why I started writing these pathetic excuses for fun.
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