Chapter four: Preparations
NERV special training area.
Kai sat alone in the middle of the training room, meditating, he jumped up when the door opened and saw Sakura nervously entered the room.
"Um.you wanted to see me?" she said.
Kai looked at her "yes." he waved his hand and two chairs appeared, they both sat down and Kai continued "your cards take to long to use and you would become a liability in a serious battle if you take to long to use them"
Sakura looked down "are you saying I can't help?"
"No.I'm saying that we need a faster way to use your cards" Kai said.
Sakura blinked "what are you saying?"
Kai stood up "we could fuse the cards with you so you could call upon their powers whenever you want and you won't have to worry about summoning your staff"
Sakura blinked "you can do that!?"
Kai smiled "of course but we need to use your staff in order to trigger the fusion"
Sakura nodded "okay!!!"
Unit one's cage.
"How are the preparations coming along Ritsuko?" Misato asked.
"Fine and I believe that this new system will triple the EVA's performance" Ritsuko answered.
"We're going to need all the help we can get." Misato said to herself.
A ship in orbit.
Omega stood in a glass tube asleep while disfigured creatures worked on healing the injury in his chest, Sureal walked past Omega taking a few second glance before continuing down the walkway. Sureal rode a purple elevator down until he hit the very bottom of the ship, he stepped out and looked in front of him and smiled.
"It is almost time.for you to be deployed my friend" he said with a snigger.
In front of him was someone drafted in a black cloak around all his body hanging from the roof by wires.
NERV special training area.
Sakura absorbed the last of her Sakura cards and fell to the floor exhausted, Li entered the room and saw Sakura on the floor and ran to her side. He pulled her onto him and shook her lightly trying to wake her up.
Sakura opened her eyes and smiled at him weakly "hey Li."
"What happened!?" Li demanded glaring at Kai.
"She has been working the last two hours to absorb the Sakura cards into herself so she can use them with merely a thought" Kai answered.
Li looked back down at Sakura "how are you feeling?"
Sakura rubbed her head "okay.but it wasn't easy"
"Your magic has increased a lot.definitely more than Eli's" Li said smiling.
Sakura giggled "and."
She closed her eyes and suddenly Li found himself floating several feet off the ground! Sakura opened her eyes and he fell to the ground hard.
Sakura giggled "sorry about that Li!"
Li rubbed his head "as long as you don't make a habit of it"
Sakura walked out of the room still giggling but when Li turned to leave Kai stopped him.
"Wait a minute Li!"
Li turned to him "what?"
"We could improve your performance in battle a bit you know by." Kai grabbed Li's sword and looked at it and shook it around as if testing its weight "we could use magic to decrease the weight of your sword and make it easier to use and by creating a link between it and you wouldn't need the orb you could just summon it out of thin air!"
Li blinked "that would help"
"And also we could increase your magic by allowing you to draw it from something like Sakura and her star" Kai said.
Li blinked "but my power is drawn from the elements!"
Kai shook his head "no that is just your symbol you actually draw the power from yourself, we could link your magic to the elements but your power would go through the roof if you draw it from all the elements at once!"
"That would help a great deal!" Li exclaimed.
"It would but the problem is if you draw that much power at once your body quite possibly would give out from the strain!" Kai warned Li.
Li sweat dropped "oooooooooookay!"
"We can draw your power from small fragments from each of the elements but not all of the power.well maybe when your older and your body can take the strain but not now" Kai said.
Other side of NERV headquarters 20 minutes later.
"What's the matter Shinji?" Toji asked.
Shinji turned and saw Kensuke and Toji "what do you mean?"
"You've been very quiet recently" Kensuke said.
"Yeah what's bugging you Shinji?" Toji asked.
Shinji turned away "nothing"
"MOVE IT IDIOT!"
They turned as Asuka barged past them all but tripped and fell on top of Shinji. They both blushed and got up quickly.
"S-s-sorry Asuka!" Shinji said.
Asuka slapped Shinji across the face "SORRY DOESN'T CUT IT YOU PURVERT!"
She pushed Shinji out of the way and walked away.
Toji clenched his fists "THAT BITCH!"
Kensuke grinned "so THAT'S why you've been distracted Shinji"
Shinji looked at him and blushed "W-WHAT!?"
Toji quickly caught on "oooohhhh first Rei and now that bitch eh Shinji!?"
"T-that's not it!"
"Oh sure it is Shinji"
Unknown to them however Rei was around the corner listening to them as a tear trickled from her eye and down her cheek "Ikari."
NERV special training area.
Li glowed red.then brown.then blue.then white while Kai looked and smiled, Li held his hand out and his sword appeared in his hand. He took swipes with the sword and used it gracefully like it was completely weightless, he then used held out his hand and an ofuda appeared in his palm. He threw the ofuda into the air and hit it with his sword. Li's aura expanded and covered the whole room then his aura enclosed around him and his cards glowed green and turned from silver to green.
"Now they are truly yours Li" Kai said.
Li looked at him "what!?"
"They were silver before because they were drawing their power from the moon after they were transformed so they weren't drawing their power from wherever you drew your power so weren't yours but now they are" Kai answered.
Li bowed "thanks a lot"
"No problem but on your way out could you bring Kero, Yue, Spinner Sun, Ruby moon and Senosa in here I have to speak with them"
Li nodded.
NERV special training area 10 minutes later.
"Why did you wish to see us?" Yue asked impatiently.
"As you are now you cannot protect your masters as you only grow a bit more powerful even when your masters get a great deal more power but if I can create another form for you guys one that can't attack but will allow you to train and get stronger like everyone else we might have a chance!" Kai said.
"Are you sure that will work?" Kero asked.
"Well I've done it with Mero before so yeah I think so" Kai said.
"Well lets get to work then!" Kero exclaimed.
Penguin park.
Li stood in a tree looking at kids playing in the sand box out of sight, he smiled at them.so happy and oblivious to what was happening but people obviously knew something was going on as they were being taken to shelters every time there is an attack and soon there was a good chance they would find out the truth.
"Li."
Li didn't bother to turn as he knew it was Sakura.
"Why are you here Li? We said that we were going to remain in the base just in case anyone asked us questions!" Sakura exclaimed.
Li continued to look at the kids "they are oblivious to the goings on.the pain, sacrifices and torment and yet they are aware of it in their souls."
Sakura held Li's hand "so what did Kai do with you?"
Li told her everything including that if he drew more power from the elements his power would be amazing, but he also told her if he did there was a good chance he would die.
"Li."
She put her head on his chest and smiled "it'll be alright Li."
NERV special training area 10 minutes later.
Every one of the guardians had gained another form to allow themselves to train and enhance their powers, Kero's had blue eyes and long golden hair, his skin was as pale as a ghost and he was as tall as Yue. Yue however had the body of a small boy with very light purple hair and red eyes and dark pink skin. Senosa was a man about a head sorter than Yue with green hair and completely black eyes and blue skin! Spinner Sun was a young boy much like Yue but with black hair, orange eyes, brown skin and was about a head taller than Yue's training form. Finally Ruby was a little girl with pink hair and yellow eyes, she was a head shorter then Kerobearos.
Only Kero and Senosa were happy with their training forms as Kai tried desperately to get them out of the room, it took a few minutes but eventually he got them out.
"Thank god!" Kai exclaimed.
Just then he sensed something *they're coming!*
A ship in orbit.
Sureal stood in front of the cloaked man hanging by wires as Omega entered the room his wound fully healed.
"How much longer?" Omega asked.
"After the battle with the warriors I've sent down there I will make a personal appearance and then he should be ready" Sureal answered.
Omega sniggered "I can't wait!"
NERV special training area.
Kai sat alone in the middle of the training room, meditating, he jumped up when the door opened and saw Sakura nervously entered the room.
"Um.you wanted to see me?" she said.
Kai looked at her "yes." he waved his hand and two chairs appeared, they both sat down and Kai continued "your cards take to long to use and you would become a liability in a serious battle if you take to long to use them"
Sakura looked down "are you saying I can't help?"
"No.I'm saying that we need a faster way to use your cards" Kai said.
Sakura blinked "what are you saying?"
Kai stood up "we could fuse the cards with you so you could call upon their powers whenever you want and you won't have to worry about summoning your staff"
Sakura blinked "you can do that!?"
Kai smiled "of course but we need to use your staff in order to trigger the fusion"
Sakura nodded "okay!!!"
Unit one's cage.
"How are the preparations coming along Ritsuko?" Misato asked.
"Fine and I believe that this new system will triple the EVA's performance" Ritsuko answered.
"We're going to need all the help we can get." Misato said to herself.
A ship in orbit.
Omega stood in a glass tube asleep while disfigured creatures worked on healing the injury in his chest, Sureal walked past Omega taking a few second glance before continuing down the walkway. Sureal rode a purple elevator down until he hit the very bottom of the ship, he stepped out and looked in front of him and smiled.
"It is almost time.for you to be deployed my friend" he said with a snigger.
In front of him was someone drafted in a black cloak around all his body hanging from the roof by wires.
NERV special training area.
Sakura absorbed the last of her Sakura cards and fell to the floor exhausted, Li entered the room and saw Sakura on the floor and ran to her side. He pulled her onto him and shook her lightly trying to wake her up.
Sakura opened her eyes and smiled at him weakly "hey Li."
"What happened!?" Li demanded glaring at Kai.
"She has been working the last two hours to absorb the Sakura cards into herself so she can use them with merely a thought" Kai answered.
Li looked back down at Sakura "how are you feeling?"
Sakura rubbed her head "okay.but it wasn't easy"
"Your magic has increased a lot.definitely more than Eli's" Li said smiling.
Sakura giggled "and."
She closed her eyes and suddenly Li found himself floating several feet off the ground! Sakura opened her eyes and he fell to the ground hard.
Sakura giggled "sorry about that Li!"
Li rubbed his head "as long as you don't make a habit of it"
Sakura walked out of the room still giggling but when Li turned to leave Kai stopped him.
"Wait a minute Li!"
Li turned to him "what?"
"We could improve your performance in battle a bit you know by." Kai grabbed Li's sword and looked at it and shook it around as if testing its weight "we could use magic to decrease the weight of your sword and make it easier to use and by creating a link between it and you wouldn't need the orb you could just summon it out of thin air!"
Li blinked "that would help"
"And also we could increase your magic by allowing you to draw it from something like Sakura and her star" Kai said.
Li blinked "but my power is drawn from the elements!"
Kai shook his head "no that is just your symbol you actually draw the power from yourself, we could link your magic to the elements but your power would go through the roof if you draw it from all the elements at once!"
"That would help a great deal!" Li exclaimed.
"It would but the problem is if you draw that much power at once your body quite possibly would give out from the strain!" Kai warned Li.
Li sweat dropped "oooooooooookay!"
"We can draw your power from small fragments from each of the elements but not all of the power.well maybe when your older and your body can take the strain but not now" Kai said.
Other side of NERV headquarters 20 minutes later.
"What's the matter Shinji?" Toji asked.
Shinji turned and saw Kensuke and Toji "what do you mean?"
"You've been very quiet recently" Kensuke said.
"Yeah what's bugging you Shinji?" Toji asked.
Shinji turned away "nothing"
"MOVE IT IDIOT!"
They turned as Asuka barged past them all but tripped and fell on top of Shinji. They both blushed and got up quickly.
"S-s-sorry Asuka!" Shinji said.
Asuka slapped Shinji across the face "SORRY DOESN'T CUT IT YOU PURVERT!"
She pushed Shinji out of the way and walked away.
Toji clenched his fists "THAT BITCH!"
Kensuke grinned "so THAT'S why you've been distracted Shinji"
Shinji looked at him and blushed "W-WHAT!?"
Toji quickly caught on "oooohhhh first Rei and now that bitch eh Shinji!?"
"T-that's not it!"
"Oh sure it is Shinji"
Unknown to them however Rei was around the corner listening to them as a tear trickled from her eye and down her cheek "Ikari."
NERV special training area.
Li glowed red.then brown.then blue.then white while Kai looked and smiled, Li held his hand out and his sword appeared in his hand. He took swipes with the sword and used it gracefully like it was completely weightless, he then used held out his hand and an ofuda appeared in his palm. He threw the ofuda into the air and hit it with his sword. Li's aura expanded and covered the whole room then his aura enclosed around him and his cards glowed green and turned from silver to green.
"Now they are truly yours Li" Kai said.
Li looked at him "what!?"
"They were silver before because they were drawing their power from the moon after they were transformed so they weren't drawing their power from wherever you drew your power so weren't yours but now they are" Kai answered.
Li bowed "thanks a lot"
"No problem but on your way out could you bring Kero, Yue, Spinner Sun, Ruby moon and Senosa in here I have to speak with them"
Li nodded.
NERV special training area 10 minutes later.
"Why did you wish to see us?" Yue asked impatiently.
"As you are now you cannot protect your masters as you only grow a bit more powerful even when your masters get a great deal more power but if I can create another form for you guys one that can't attack but will allow you to train and get stronger like everyone else we might have a chance!" Kai said.
"Are you sure that will work?" Kero asked.
"Well I've done it with Mero before so yeah I think so" Kai said.
"Well lets get to work then!" Kero exclaimed.
Penguin park.
Li stood in a tree looking at kids playing in the sand box out of sight, he smiled at them.so happy and oblivious to what was happening but people obviously knew something was going on as they were being taken to shelters every time there is an attack and soon there was a good chance they would find out the truth.
"Li."
Li didn't bother to turn as he knew it was Sakura.
"Why are you here Li? We said that we were going to remain in the base just in case anyone asked us questions!" Sakura exclaimed.
Li continued to look at the kids "they are oblivious to the goings on.the pain, sacrifices and torment and yet they are aware of it in their souls."
Sakura held Li's hand "so what did Kai do with you?"
Li told her everything including that if he drew more power from the elements his power would be amazing, but he also told her if he did there was a good chance he would die.
"Li."
She put her head on his chest and smiled "it'll be alright Li."
NERV special training area 10 minutes later.
Every one of the guardians had gained another form to allow themselves to train and enhance their powers, Kero's had blue eyes and long golden hair, his skin was as pale as a ghost and he was as tall as Yue. Yue however had the body of a small boy with very light purple hair and red eyes and dark pink skin. Senosa was a man about a head sorter than Yue with green hair and completely black eyes and blue skin! Spinner Sun was a young boy much like Yue but with black hair, orange eyes, brown skin and was about a head taller than Yue's training form. Finally Ruby was a little girl with pink hair and yellow eyes, she was a head shorter then Kerobearos.
Only Kero and Senosa were happy with their training forms as Kai tried desperately to get them out of the room, it took a few minutes but eventually he got them out.
"Thank god!" Kai exclaimed.
Just then he sensed something *they're coming!*
A ship in orbit.
Sureal stood in front of the cloaked man hanging by wires as Omega entered the room his wound fully healed.
"How much longer?" Omega asked.
"After the battle with the warriors I've sent down there I will make a personal appearance and then he should be ready" Sureal answered.
Omega sniggered "I can't wait!"