Disclaimer: same as last time. You know I don't own these characters..
A/N: thanks for the Reviews, and advice, I've fixed the formatting issues in CH. 1. Sorry this one is so short, but once I finish Ch. 3, it'll more than make up for it.
Asuka flinched every few seconds, as images passed before her eyes. A VR- like helmet was squashed on her head and over her eyes.
"What are you showing her?" Miki Arita asked.
"The first time one of those monsters rampaged through the city. Its been 20 minutes. I think its time for a break." He approached the redhead and flipped a switch on the helmet.
"How we feeling?"
Asuka closed her eyes and said nothing.
"I don't think she's completely stable. Don't push her too much Toshi."
He nodded slowly and followed Miki from the room.
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Shinji sat alone in a corridor, listening to the sounds of NERV echo around him. He wished silently to himself that Misato hadn't stolen his S- Dat.
"Hey Kid, don't be so down.I'm going to find her."
"Kaji-."
"Hmm?"
"What the hell is going on?"
"Major Katsuragi and myself are heading a."
"I'm going with you."
"Shinji, the Commander won't allow it."
"I don't care what my father says."
"It's too dangerous." To himself he added "Look who I'm talking to." He shook his head and looked Shinji in the eyes. "Every thing is going to be."
"I wish every one would stop saying that! Don't you realize every time someone says that, you doom us to failure!?" Shinji shouted, the outburst surprising even himself.
"You know, you may have a point kid."
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Asuka woke up with a moan and flinched as she felt a hand run through her hair. "Juri you pervert, lay off!" a voice she had yet to hear ordered.
The young man paid no head and leaned closer to Asuka. "Give me a kiss?"
She muttered an indiscernible insult in German, and tried to move away. As she did, a hand pulled Juri away from her.
"Forgive him, he's got problems."
"I want to leave."
"Asuka, you know full well we can't let you do that." Toshi said from a corner.
"You don't know what you're doing." Asuka told him.
"Sure we do. We're using that mind of yours to destroy NERV." He placed a hand on her shoulders, and she flinched away violently. "Miki, work on more conditioning, we need this done before the next Angel attacks." He turned towards the woman and smiled.
"Toshi, this would be more effective if she weren't bound."
The leader shrugged and pulled out a cigarette. Asuka stared hopefully up at Miki.
"Just let her move freely."
Toshi didn't seem to happy about this, but undid the binds holding Asuka to the chair. As soon as she was loose, she stared daggers at the men in the room.
"I got you loose, don't mess it up." Miki growled in her ear.
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Misato sat in her apartment staring into an empty can of beer, not moving. Shinji was in a similar situation, only he held a soda, not a beer.
"Look at the two of you- it's just because you're stuck with me, isn't it?" Kaji jibed, elbowing Misato playfully.
"Shut up Kaji." She whispered minus her normal anger. "Why the hell are you so happy any way?"
"I'd say, but Shinji says the phrase is a jinx."
They both turned to see Shinji on his feet, rummaging through draws. He had taken the momentary distraction as a chance to find his precious S-Dat. With it in hand, he retired to his room.
Misato sighed and turned back to Kaji. "What do you have on this any way?"
"My cousin is out on the border of Tokyo-3. I think that's where he's got Asuka. Well, at least he's the only person I can think of, and the Magi agree." He pulled a beer from the fridge and sat down. "He's not the problem though, it's his Mecha."
"What about the three people you've picked up? What are they doing? They don't even- none of them has ever heard of NERV."
"Commander Ikari asked that no NERV personnel be used." He took a swig of beer.
"So you hire a bunch of incompetents?" she pulled the beer from his hand and chugged it.
"Misato dear, any one who saw you outside NERV would say YOU were incompetent." He took his beer back and looked disappointedly at the foam that was left.
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Two Days Later.
"Asuka, this will not be easy. I'm not a 100% clear on how an EVA works, but I can tell you that this is not like it." Toshi explained and stared up at his Mecha.
"Where's the entry plug?"
"Were you even listening? Gee for a genius you sure are dense." Juri mocked.
"How does it work then?"
"You sit in it, you pull the levers. A cake walk for an 'elite Eva pilot'." Juri moved closer to her and she pulled quickly away.
"How did you make it move so fast then?"
"I could show you, but it is a little cramped in there." Juri chuckled, putting a disturbing emphasis on the word cramped.
Asuka swung a fist over her shoulder, and got a resounding crack in response as Juri's nose shattered.
"You little bitch." He said skeptically.
Miki laughed to her self and Toshi smirked slightly.
"Try to ignore him in the future." Miki asked, as the young man exited cursing.
---
Just after midnight, Asuka went alone. It took a little while, but once she got her bearings she moved on. She was still wearing the clothes they had given her in place of her plug suit. One hand stayed in her pocket, shaking madly as she fingered the cold steel there. A 9mm. she'd stolen from Toshi. She doubted any one knew she was gone. By 0600, she was at NERV.
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A/N: thanks for the Reviews, and advice, I've fixed the formatting issues in CH. 1. Sorry this one is so short, but once I finish Ch. 3, it'll more than make up for it.
Asuka flinched every few seconds, as images passed before her eyes. A VR- like helmet was squashed on her head and over her eyes.
"What are you showing her?" Miki Arita asked.
"The first time one of those monsters rampaged through the city. Its been 20 minutes. I think its time for a break." He approached the redhead and flipped a switch on the helmet.
"How we feeling?"
Asuka closed her eyes and said nothing.
"I don't think she's completely stable. Don't push her too much Toshi."
He nodded slowly and followed Miki from the room.
---
Shinji sat alone in a corridor, listening to the sounds of NERV echo around him. He wished silently to himself that Misato hadn't stolen his S- Dat.
"Hey Kid, don't be so down.I'm going to find her."
"Kaji-."
"Hmm?"
"What the hell is going on?"
"Major Katsuragi and myself are heading a."
"I'm going with you."
"Shinji, the Commander won't allow it."
"I don't care what my father says."
"It's too dangerous." To himself he added "Look who I'm talking to." He shook his head and looked Shinji in the eyes. "Every thing is going to be."
"I wish every one would stop saying that! Don't you realize every time someone says that, you doom us to failure!?" Shinji shouted, the outburst surprising even himself.
"You know, you may have a point kid."
---
Asuka woke up with a moan and flinched as she felt a hand run through her hair. "Juri you pervert, lay off!" a voice she had yet to hear ordered.
The young man paid no head and leaned closer to Asuka. "Give me a kiss?"
She muttered an indiscernible insult in German, and tried to move away. As she did, a hand pulled Juri away from her.
"Forgive him, he's got problems."
"I want to leave."
"Asuka, you know full well we can't let you do that." Toshi said from a corner.
"You don't know what you're doing." Asuka told him.
"Sure we do. We're using that mind of yours to destroy NERV." He placed a hand on her shoulders, and she flinched away violently. "Miki, work on more conditioning, we need this done before the next Angel attacks." He turned towards the woman and smiled.
"Toshi, this would be more effective if she weren't bound."
The leader shrugged and pulled out a cigarette. Asuka stared hopefully up at Miki.
"Just let her move freely."
Toshi didn't seem to happy about this, but undid the binds holding Asuka to the chair. As soon as she was loose, she stared daggers at the men in the room.
"I got you loose, don't mess it up." Miki growled in her ear.
---
Misato sat in her apartment staring into an empty can of beer, not moving. Shinji was in a similar situation, only he held a soda, not a beer.
"Look at the two of you- it's just because you're stuck with me, isn't it?" Kaji jibed, elbowing Misato playfully.
"Shut up Kaji." She whispered minus her normal anger. "Why the hell are you so happy any way?"
"I'd say, but Shinji says the phrase is a jinx."
They both turned to see Shinji on his feet, rummaging through draws. He had taken the momentary distraction as a chance to find his precious S-Dat. With it in hand, he retired to his room.
Misato sighed and turned back to Kaji. "What do you have on this any way?"
"My cousin is out on the border of Tokyo-3. I think that's where he's got Asuka. Well, at least he's the only person I can think of, and the Magi agree." He pulled a beer from the fridge and sat down. "He's not the problem though, it's his Mecha."
"What about the three people you've picked up? What are they doing? They don't even- none of them has ever heard of NERV."
"Commander Ikari asked that no NERV personnel be used." He took a swig of beer.
"So you hire a bunch of incompetents?" she pulled the beer from his hand and chugged it.
"Misato dear, any one who saw you outside NERV would say YOU were incompetent." He took his beer back and looked disappointedly at the foam that was left.
---
Two Days Later.
"Asuka, this will not be easy. I'm not a 100% clear on how an EVA works, but I can tell you that this is not like it." Toshi explained and stared up at his Mecha.
"Where's the entry plug?"
"Were you even listening? Gee for a genius you sure are dense." Juri mocked.
"How does it work then?"
"You sit in it, you pull the levers. A cake walk for an 'elite Eva pilot'." Juri moved closer to her and she pulled quickly away.
"How did you make it move so fast then?"
"I could show you, but it is a little cramped in there." Juri chuckled, putting a disturbing emphasis on the word cramped.
Asuka swung a fist over her shoulder, and got a resounding crack in response as Juri's nose shattered.
"You little bitch." He said skeptically.
Miki laughed to her self and Toshi smirked slightly.
"Try to ignore him in the future." Miki asked, as the young man exited cursing.
---
Just after midnight, Asuka went alone. It took a little while, but once she got her bearings she moved on. She was still wearing the clothes they had given her in place of her plug suit. One hand stayed in her pocket, shaking madly as she fingered the cold steel there. A 9mm. she'd stolen from Toshi. She doubted any one knew she was gone. By 0600, she was at NERV.
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