Neon Genesis Evangelion: Creator's Gambit - Chapter 1
by: Gemini83
Disclaimer: I don't own Neon Genesis or any of the characters...just this story.
Note: This story follows the movies, Genesis 13, and all the Congratulations
All were in jubilation for Shinji's epiphany...these cheers...they were for him...
"Thank you, everyone." said Shinji.
Suddenly, a. intense flash of light blinded him. A terrifying ocean of screams bombarded Shinji, as if the world itself was dying in agony. And then...he saw it again... much worse than any other pain he could ever have felt...the tattered remains of Asuka's Eva, lying broken upon the Earth.
His friend, his partner...and possibly so much more...was lying in pain, trapped in her crippled Unit. She was cold and alone...no one could help her...
His mind snapped, and he succumbed, not for the first time, to the torments building up inside. He let forth a piercing scream, and felt he would never stop. Shinji's Eva screamed with him, voicing the immeasurable pain they both felt. And together, they howled their agony into the skies above.
When he did finally stop, it was only because his throat felt ragged and torn from his cries...he had no more breath with which to scream.
"Wh-What's happening?!" demanded Shinji.
"The world is in pain," said a familiar voice.
"Third Impact is not over yet," said another.
He felt the voices in his mind again, and saw his world as though through many eyes.
It took no time for Shinji to guess who the voices were.
"Rei! Kaworu! Where are you? What's going on?!"
"It is Third Impact," explained Kaworu, "as a result of your prior indecision, the Earth is in flux between salvation and destruction. Half of you wanted the Earth to perish, while the other half wanted to save it."
"Those two forces must now resolve," finished Rei.
"But I regained my confidence...my identity! Earth should have been saved!"
"That is good for us now Shinji," replied Kaworu, "because now we cannot die by losing faith. However, we must still fend off the negative forces of Third Impact. To drive back the void, so to speak."
"...Then let's do what we have to do...I've had enough..."
"I'm glad to hear you say that Shinji," returned Rei, "now, open your eyes..."
A lone car jetted through the streets of Tokyo, speeding through the desolate streets like a damned soul on the express route to hell.
The man behind the wheel laughed darkly, for if he didn't get this mission right, humanity WOULD be going to hell in a handcart...and fast.
He cursed as he maneuvered his car through a tight series of turns. Just because the streets were desolate of people, it didn't mean there wasn't a whole lot of junk still on the road. He was just glad he was well away from the main battle. He had started on his way here before the fighting started, but had gotten held up. Lots of people had been disoriented during Third Impact, thanks to Seele...
"Honestly Kaji," said the man to himself, "you think you'd have learned by now..."
He cursed once more as he negotiated more debris, and forced himself to ignore the giant figures and lights in the horizon. If the Dead Sea Scrolls were right, he'd have to hurry to be of any help.
Kaji Ryoji had been an agent of Seele. Once thought to be working with Nerv to stop the attacks by the Angels, it was later discovered that Seele had its own agendas. Kaji had been their spy in Nerv's camp, quietly feeding them information. Of course, he had had to talk circles around the truth with Misato. Nothing special, his superiors thought, she was just another officer in Nerv. The only problem was that they loved each other...or as much as was possible in their professions.
Kaji had been caught between loyalties: those to his employers, who might possibly kill him, and that to Misato...who definitely would if she found out his true objectives. Well, the shit hit the fan quicker than he thought, and he had had to run for his life. Kaji gave Misato some of the information that he had found, a redemption attempt of sorts.
Of course, the old men at Seele had been rather pissed. They sent several hit-men after him, to silence him once and for all. He killed the assassins, all of them. When he was through with them, even their own mothers couldn't have identified them. But he still left enough evidence to fool Seele for a while. If nothing else, at least they had taught him to be...efficient. He doubted they would believe it for long, but he was small fish now. Seele's plans offered no more time to worry about him.
He couldn't figure out whether he felt comforted by that, or more disturbed. Kaji skidded to a halt in front of the hospital, and quickly made his way out. Security hadn't noticed him...heck there wasn't any security around...
"Damn," said Kaji, "must be worse than I thought."
He quickly ran up the stairs. Kaji didn't dare trust the elevators to work at a time like this. Sooner than he thought, Kaji reached the room he was looking for. It was dimly lit, as the curtains were still drawn. Still, it was clean, and that was all that mattered in this place, of all places. Of course, there was a reason for that. Funding didn't get re-appropriated on its own...
Three children were in the room, one of them groaning in the bed. Kaji recognized the patient, it was one of the Eva pilots, Toji. The other two were probably his friends.
"Who are you?" demanded the girl, "what do you want?"
Kaji sighed, "no time to explain, come with me."
"What's wrong?" asked the short boy beside her.
"Shinji's in trouble," answered Kaji. He hoped that would work, they should know Shinji from school.
The patient slowly got out of the bed, "Shinji...?"
The girl tried to calm him down, "save your strength..."
The bed-ridden boy shook his head, "did you say Shinji was in trouble?"
Kaji nodded, "we have to get you down to the Nerv launch area...now."
by: Gemini83
Disclaimer: I don't own Neon Genesis or any of the characters...just this story.
Note: This story follows the movies, Genesis 13, and all the Congratulations
All were in jubilation for Shinji's epiphany...these cheers...they were for him...
"Thank you, everyone." said Shinji.
Suddenly, a. intense flash of light blinded him. A terrifying ocean of screams bombarded Shinji, as if the world itself was dying in agony. And then...he saw it again... much worse than any other pain he could ever have felt...the tattered remains of Asuka's Eva, lying broken upon the Earth.
His friend, his partner...and possibly so much more...was lying in pain, trapped in her crippled Unit. She was cold and alone...no one could help her...
His mind snapped, and he succumbed, not for the first time, to the torments building up inside. He let forth a piercing scream, and felt he would never stop. Shinji's Eva screamed with him, voicing the immeasurable pain they both felt. And together, they howled their agony into the skies above.
When he did finally stop, it was only because his throat felt ragged and torn from his cries...he had no more breath with which to scream.
"Wh-What's happening?!" demanded Shinji.
"The world is in pain," said a familiar voice.
"Third Impact is not over yet," said another.
He felt the voices in his mind again, and saw his world as though through many eyes.
It took no time for Shinji to guess who the voices were.
"Rei! Kaworu! Where are you? What's going on?!"
"It is Third Impact," explained Kaworu, "as a result of your prior indecision, the Earth is in flux between salvation and destruction. Half of you wanted the Earth to perish, while the other half wanted to save it."
"Those two forces must now resolve," finished Rei.
"But I regained my confidence...my identity! Earth should have been saved!"
"That is good for us now Shinji," replied Kaworu, "because now we cannot die by losing faith. However, we must still fend off the negative forces of Third Impact. To drive back the void, so to speak."
"...Then let's do what we have to do...I've had enough..."
"I'm glad to hear you say that Shinji," returned Rei, "now, open your eyes..."
A lone car jetted through the streets of Tokyo, speeding through the desolate streets like a damned soul on the express route to hell.
The man behind the wheel laughed darkly, for if he didn't get this mission right, humanity WOULD be going to hell in a handcart...and fast.
He cursed as he maneuvered his car through a tight series of turns. Just because the streets were desolate of people, it didn't mean there wasn't a whole lot of junk still on the road. He was just glad he was well away from the main battle. He had started on his way here before the fighting started, but had gotten held up. Lots of people had been disoriented during Third Impact, thanks to Seele...
"Honestly Kaji," said the man to himself, "you think you'd have learned by now..."
He cursed once more as he negotiated more debris, and forced himself to ignore the giant figures and lights in the horizon. If the Dead Sea Scrolls were right, he'd have to hurry to be of any help.
Kaji Ryoji had been an agent of Seele. Once thought to be working with Nerv to stop the attacks by the Angels, it was later discovered that Seele had its own agendas. Kaji had been their spy in Nerv's camp, quietly feeding them information. Of course, he had had to talk circles around the truth with Misato. Nothing special, his superiors thought, she was just another officer in Nerv. The only problem was that they loved each other...or as much as was possible in their professions.
Kaji had been caught between loyalties: those to his employers, who might possibly kill him, and that to Misato...who definitely would if she found out his true objectives. Well, the shit hit the fan quicker than he thought, and he had had to run for his life. Kaji gave Misato some of the information that he had found, a redemption attempt of sorts.
Of course, the old men at Seele had been rather pissed. They sent several hit-men after him, to silence him once and for all. He killed the assassins, all of them. When he was through with them, even their own mothers couldn't have identified them. But he still left enough evidence to fool Seele for a while. If nothing else, at least they had taught him to be...efficient. He doubted they would believe it for long, but he was small fish now. Seele's plans offered no more time to worry about him.
He couldn't figure out whether he felt comforted by that, or more disturbed. Kaji skidded to a halt in front of the hospital, and quickly made his way out. Security hadn't noticed him...heck there wasn't any security around...
"Damn," said Kaji, "must be worse than I thought."
He quickly ran up the stairs. Kaji didn't dare trust the elevators to work at a time like this. Sooner than he thought, Kaji reached the room he was looking for. It was dimly lit, as the curtains were still drawn. Still, it was clean, and that was all that mattered in this place, of all places. Of course, there was a reason for that. Funding didn't get re-appropriated on its own...
Three children were in the room, one of them groaning in the bed. Kaji recognized the patient, it was one of the Eva pilots, Toji. The other two were probably his friends.
"Who are you?" demanded the girl, "what do you want?"
Kaji sighed, "no time to explain, come with me."
"What's wrong?" asked the short boy beside her.
"Shinji's in trouble," answered Kaji. He hoped that would work, they should know Shinji from school.
The patient slowly got out of the bed, "Shinji...?"
The girl tried to calm him down, "save your strength..."
The bed-ridden boy shook his head, "did you say Shinji was in trouble?"
Kaji nodded, "we have to get you down to the Nerv launch area...now."