Title: The Children In Middle Earth
Author: Knife Hand
Feedback: Constructive feedback appreciated, flames unappreciated
Spoilers: Spoilers up till the eleventh Angel in Eva, no event spoilers for LotR.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of The Rings or Neon Genesis Evangelion. I would buy them but I am broke.
Summary: The Eva pilots are transported into the world of Middle Earth and are looking for a way home, but some things have changed.
AN: Just to clarify in this I am ignoring the whole 'Rei is a clone' thing. She is the original and she bears no relation to Shinji whatsoever.
AN2: Another clarification, the events in this story occur between the great birthday party of Bilbo and Frodo and the beginning of the actual quest, when Frodo leaves the Shire, as described in The Fellowship of the Ring book, a period of 17 years. The Children arrive in ME three years after the party.
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The journey south, along the Misty Mountains, was relatively uneventful but interesting, in ways apart from the beautiful scenery. The biggest changes happened internally, as Shinji, Asuka and Rei's psyche melded their two divergent personalities, the one from Tokyo 3 and the one from Middle Earth. The changes in personality that resulted from this melding were noticeable but not extreme, as the underlying personalities in both seats of memories were identical, only differentiated by differing experiences.
Because of these changes, Rei became more open and less introverted, although she would still be considered by others to be very shy and reserved, she would talk to Shinji and/or Asuka about her thoughts and feelings. Shinji became more assertive and while he would rather avoid a fight, he would no longer consider running away or apologising as a first response, instead sticking up for himself and his friends. Asuka's new psyche was less aggressive, no longer forcing confrontations or lashing out at those she considered weak or who saved or helped her in some way. In short they had all become more mentally well rounded, while still being themselves.
Shinji, Asuka and Rei spent the remaining thirty-seven days to the Gap of Rohan and the several day trek across the grasslands of Rohan talking, discovering themselves and learning about the others. During that trip, they found out more about their fellow 'pilots' that they had ever learnt in Tokyo 3, even when living with them.
They all found that they had a lot in common, besides being Eva Pilots. All three had experienced difficult childhoods, being deprived of at least one parent, actually the all had at least one dead, both for Rei, but Shinji and Asuka were essentially deprived of their fathers as well.
Another thing that they all had in common was the fact that they were consummate geniuses. While Asuka had clung to her status as geniuses and Eva pilot like a lifeline, Rei was quietly focused on applying her talents to whatever her Commander wanted her to do, and Shinji, believing himself useless by the neglect of his father and his desire to be normal, hid his innate talents from himself and the world.
Their new personalities, due to the memories from Middle Earth, did not suffer from these hindrances. Asuka no longer needed social praise, because she remembered true friendship from Shinji and Rei; Rei did not need to be directed in her objectives for the three of them had been making their own decisions for years; and Shinji no longer felt useless or the need to hide, based on the memories of brave acts and people making him feel needed.
By the time Aragorn went on his own way, within sight of Minas Tirith, The White City, Capital of Gondor, home of the vacant throne of the King of Men, the three former Eva Pilots knew each other so well that they could predict each other's movements and they were the best of friends. Shinji had rediscovered his love for Rei and she had started to reciprocate those feelings, however they decided to take it slowly.
Asuka, Shinji and Rei presented themselves to the gate, requesting audience with the Steward of Gondor and presenting a letter provided by Gandalf. They were escorted through the beautiful city to the chambers of the Steward of Gondor, giving up their weaponry before entering.
When they entered they saw Denethor, the Steward of Gondor flanked by his two sons. Denethor was a strong, middle aged man with dark hair, his eldest son, Boromir, was approximately twenty six years old with dark hair like his father. Faramir, however, had blond hair and a confident, without being arrogant, stance, despite his young age, only twenty-one. Shinji, Asuka and Rei all kneeled before the three men.
"Lord. We request the use of you great library. Our situation is outlined in this letter." Shinji said, offering the letter that Gandalf had given them.
Boromir stepped forward and claimed the letter, passing it to his father. Faramir seemed to watch impassively, however Rei noticed that his eyes occasionally moved to Asuka and Shinji noticed that Asuka would also glance at Faramir.
"It says that you may be here for some time." Denethor commented after a few minutes.
"Yes, sir. We are searching for a way home, however for as long as we are here we will act as citizens of Gondor." Asuka replied.
"Very well, you are welcome in Gondor." Denethor responded
"Father? With your permission I volunteer to show our guests to the Library and to arrange accommodation." Faramir stated.
Denethor simply nodded his head in consent before Faramir lead Asuka, Shinji and Rei out of the audience chamber, retrieving their weaponry as they passed.
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"Ahh. This is useless!" Asuka screamed.
The trio had been searching through the library for eighteen hours a day for the last month, generally only stoping to eat and sleep. The library was so enormous, holding well over three thousand years of history, that they had barely scratched the surface.
"It will take us years to go through all this." Asuka continued.
"I agree. I think we should moderate out time in the library." Rei replied.
"Yah. We need to exercise as well." Shinji contributed.
The trio made their way out of the library and over to the practice yard. Retrieving their practice weapons, wooden replica of their real weapons, they started to spar. Shinji spared with Rei while Asuka spared with Boromir, which was oddly fitting as they used the same weapons. Some of the guards laughed when they saw Rei with two knives facing off against Shinji with his Katana.
When one of the troops started a betting pool on the sparing match, Both Shinji and Rei, without stopping their sparing, called out bets for Asuka while the redhead call out a bet for a draw between Shinji and Rei. Shinji's longer reach and speed offset Rei's dexterity and aerobic attacks while her quick hands fended off his longer weapon. Boromir and Asuka spared with their one-handed swords and shields. While Boromir was stronger, Asuka was faster and more aggressive.
After a few minutes Asuka, after forcing Boromir back by a series of fast and intrusive attacks, managed to disarm him, this winning the match. To his credit, Boromir had managed to actually make contact with Asuka, something that few people could do and the reason she had attacked so vehemently, but they were not serious blows. After twenty minutes Shinji and Rei also stoped sparing, calling a draw, both having scored some superficial hits but nothing serious.
They were the only ones collecting money from the betting pool, with the exception of Faramir who had bet on Asuka for reasons of his own. Two things resulted from this demonstration. The first was that Shinji, Asuka and Rei were offered places training a small number of arms men for Denethor with complete autonomy on training methods. The second thing was that the trio decided to get a life. They stoped spending all their time in the library and began to do other things.
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Asuka, Faramir, Shinji and Rei were leading their detachment back through the gates of Minas Tirith after a patrol of the borders of Mordor. They were pleased that they had not lost any troops on this outing. It had been about two years since Shinji, Asuka and Rei had given that little demonstration that had impressed the guards and since then their ranks had grown from the small force that they had been given, although it was still a very small portion of the military of Gondor.
The four of them were an amazing military command team. Asuka was superb at knowing where and when to strike with a large force to break an enemy, and she was also brilliant at forming overall strategies. Rei was able to lay the most ingenious and disruptive traps, she knew how to utilise the land to their advantage and would use archers at key moments during battles that would be decisive.
Shinji was a tactical genius and was able to use small forces in surgical strikes that had amazing results. Unusually, Shinji fought and commanded best when he or another part of the force was in trouble and had often turned almost defeat into victory. Faramir, while not as good, was able to command like the three pilots combined could. Laying traps, overall strategy, surgical strikes, knowledge of what units to use when, he could do it all, just not as well.
The two years had not been spent solely on military matters, however. There was romance in the air. Shinji and Rei had been seriously dating for almost eighteen months and were considered to be an ideal couple by the populus of Minas Tirith, as were Asuka and Faramir who had also been dating. When the group reached the keep they dismissed the soldiers.
"Who's up for dinner?" Shinji asked with a smile.
"Are you cooking?" Asuka said with mock disgust.
"I'm hurt. I thought you liked my cooking. You never complained about it when I cooked all you meals because we were living together." Shinji responded with a smirk.
"What?!?" Faramir said.
"Fourteen. Had a guardian. Nothing happened." Asuka stated.
"That is correct." Rei said, ending the byplay.
"Oh." Faramir said, relieved.
"Anyway. I was thinking of going to a restaurant in the city." Shinji said.
To this everyone quickly agreed.
The night was enjoyed by all. The food was excellent and the candle light gave it a romantic feel, yet this did not hamper the easy conversation that went on, covering a range of topics from their recent patrol to the latest rumours. A big surprise, for all except one, came at the end of the night, after dessert. Shinji stood, kneeled before Rei and said something shocking.
"Rei, will you marry me?"
TBC
Author: Knife Hand
Feedback: Constructive feedback appreciated, flames unappreciated
Spoilers: Spoilers up till the eleventh Angel in Eva, no event spoilers for LotR.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of The Rings or Neon Genesis Evangelion. I would buy them but I am broke.
Summary: The Eva pilots are transported into the world of Middle Earth and are looking for a way home, but some things have changed.
AN: Just to clarify in this I am ignoring the whole 'Rei is a clone' thing. She is the original and she bears no relation to Shinji whatsoever.
AN2: Another clarification, the events in this story occur between the great birthday party of Bilbo and Frodo and the beginning of the actual quest, when Frodo leaves the Shire, as described in The Fellowship of the Ring book, a period of 17 years. The Children arrive in ME three years after the party.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The journey south, along the Misty Mountains, was relatively uneventful but interesting, in ways apart from the beautiful scenery. The biggest changes happened internally, as Shinji, Asuka and Rei's psyche melded their two divergent personalities, the one from Tokyo 3 and the one from Middle Earth. The changes in personality that resulted from this melding were noticeable but not extreme, as the underlying personalities in both seats of memories were identical, only differentiated by differing experiences.
Because of these changes, Rei became more open and less introverted, although she would still be considered by others to be very shy and reserved, she would talk to Shinji and/or Asuka about her thoughts and feelings. Shinji became more assertive and while he would rather avoid a fight, he would no longer consider running away or apologising as a first response, instead sticking up for himself and his friends. Asuka's new psyche was less aggressive, no longer forcing confrontations or lashing out at those she considered weak or who saved or helped her in some way. In short they had all become more mentally well rounded, while still being themselves.
Shinji, Asuka and Rei spent the remaining thirty-seven days to the Gap of Rohan and the several day trek across the grasslands of Rohan talking, discovering themselves and learning about the others. During that trip, they found out more about their fellow 'pilots' that they had ever learnt in Tokyo 3, even when living with them.
They all found that they had a lot in common, besides being Eva Pilots. All three had experienced difficult childhoods, being deprived of at least one parent, actually the all had at least one dead, both for Rei, but Shinji and Asuka were essentially deprived of their fathers as well.
Another thing that they all had in common was the fact that they were consummate geniuses. While Asuka had clung to her status as geniuses and Eva pilot like a lifeline, Rei was quietly focused on applying her talents to whatever her Commander wanted her to do, and Shinji, believing himself useless by the neglect of his father and his desire to be normal, hid his innate talents from himself and the world.
Their new personalities, due to the memories from Middle Earth, did not suffer from these hindrances. Asuka no longer needed social praise, because she remembered true friendship from Shinji and Rei; Rei did not need to be directed in her objectives for the three of them had been making their own decisions for years; and Shinji no longer felt useless or the need to hide, based on the memories of brave acts and people making him feel needed.
By the time Aragorn went on his own way, within sight of Minas Tirith, The White City, Capital of Gondor, home of the vacant throne of the King of Men, the three former Eva Pilots knew each other so well that they could predict each other's movements and they were the best of friends. Shinji had rediscovered his love for Rei and she had started to reciprocate those feelings, however they decided to take it slowly.
Asuka, Shinji and Rei presented themselves to the gate, requesting audience with the Steward of Gondor and presenting a letter provided by Gandalf. They were escorted through the beautiful city to the chambers of the Steward of Gondor, giving up their weaponry before entering.
When they entered they saw Denethor, the Steward of Gondor flanked by his two sons. Denethor was a strong, middle aged man with dark hair, his eldest son, Boromir, was approximately twenty six years old with dark hair like his father. Faramir, however, had blond hair and a confident, without being arrogant, stance, despite his young age, only twenty-one. Shinji, Asuka and Rei all kneeled before the three men.
"Lord. We request the use of you great library. Our situation is outlined in this letter." Shinji said, offering the letter that Gandalf had given them.
Boromir stepped forward and claimed the letter, passing it to his father. Faramir seemed to watch impassively, however Rei noticed that his eyes occasionally moved to Asuka and Shinji noticed that Asuka would also glance at Faramir.
"It says that you may be here for some time." Denethor commented after a few minutes.
"Yes, sir. We are searching for a way home, however for as long as we are here we will act as citizens of Gondor." Asuka replied.
"Very well, you are welcome in Gondor." Denethor responded
"Father? With your permission I volunteer to show our guests to the Library and to arrange accommodation." Faramir stated.
Denethor simply nodded his head in consent before Faramir lead Asuka, Shinji and Rei out of the audience chamber, retrieving their weaponry as they passed.
********
"Ahh. This is useless!" Asuka screamed.
The trio had been searching through the library for eighteen hours a day for the last month, generally only stoping to eat and sleep. The library was so enormous, holding well over three thousand years of history, that they had barely scratched the surface.
"It will take us years to go through all this." Asuka continued.
"I agree. I think we should moderate out time in the library." Rei replied.
"Yah. We need to exercise as well." Shinji contributed.
The trio made their way out of the library and over to the practice yard. Retrieving their practice weapons, wooden replica of their real weapons, they started to spar. Shinji spared with Rei while Asuka spared with Boromir, which was oddly fitting as they used the same weapons. Some of the guards laughed when they saw Rei with two knives facing off against Shinji with his Katana.
When one of the troops started a betting pool on the sparing match, Both Shinji and Rei, without stopping their sparing, called out bets for Asuka while the redhead call out a bet for a draw between Shinji and Rei. Shinji's longer reach and speed offset Rei's dexterity and aerobic attacks while her quick hands fended off his longer weapon. Boromir and Asuka spared with their one-handed swords and shields. While Boromir was stronger, Asuka was faster and more aggressive.
After a few minutes Asuka, after forcing Boromir back by a series of fast and intrusive attacks, managed to disarm him, this winning the match. To his credit, Boromir had managed to actually make contact with Asuka, something that few people could do and the reason she had attacked so vehemently, but they were not serious blows. After twenty minutes Shinji and Rei also stoped sparing, calling a draw, both having scored some superficial hits but nothing serious.
They were the only ones collecting money from the betting pool, with the exception of Faramir who had bet on Asuka for reasons of his own. Two things resulted from this demonstration. The first was that Shinji, Asuka and Rei were offered places training a small number of arms men for Denethor with complete autonomy on training methods. The second thing was that the trio decided to get a life. They stoped spending all their time in the library and began to do other things.
********
Asuka, Faramir, Shinji and Rei were leading their detachment back through the gates of Minas Tirith after a patrol of the borders of Mordor. They were pleased that they had not lost any troops on this outing. It had been about two years since Shinji, Asuka and Rei had given that little demonstration that had impressed the guards and since then their ranks had grown from the small force that they had been given, although it was still a very small portion of the military of Gondor.
The four of them were an amazing military command team. Asuka was superb at knowing where and when to strike with a large force to break an enemy, and she was also brilliant at forming overall strategies. Rei was able to lay the most ingenious and disruptive traps, she knew how to utilise the land to their advantage and would use archers at key moments during battles that would be decisive.
Shinji was a tactical genius and was able to use small forces in surgical strikes that had amazing results. Unusually, Shinji fought and commanded best when he or another part of the force was in trouble and had often turned almost defeat into victory. Faramir, while not as good, was able to command like the three pilots combined could. Laying traps, overall strategy, surgical strikes, knowledge of what units to use when, he could do it all, just not as well.
The two years had not been spent solely on military matters, however. There was romance in the air. Shinji and Rei had been seriously dating for almost eighteen months and were considered to be an ideal couple by the populus of Minas Tirith, as were Asuka and Faramir who had also been dating. When the group reached the keep they dismissed the soldiers.
"Who's up for dinner?" Shinji asked with a smile.
"Are you cooking?" Asuka said with mock disgust.
"I'm hurt. I thought you liked my cooking. You never complained about it when I cooked all you meals because we were living together." Shinji responded with a smirk.
"What?!?" Faramir said.
"Fourteen. Had a guardian. Nothing happened." Asuka stated.
"That is correct." Rei said, ending the byplay.
"Oh." Faramir said, relieved.
"Anyway. I was thinking of going to a restaurant in the city." Shinji said.
To this everyone quickly agreed.
The night was enjoyed by all. The food was excellent and the candle light gave it a romantic feel, yet this did not hamper the easy conversation that went on, covering a range of topics from their recent patrol to the latest rumours. A big surprise, for all except one, came at the end of the night, after dessert. Shinji stood, kneeled before Rei and said something shocking.
"Rei, will you marry me?"
TBC