All characters listed here are products of Gainax. This is a fanfic and thus it's given out for free and most likely doesn't follow much (if anything) in the story line...so suing me wouldn't accomplish much nor win you anything(Cause I'm penniless and you'd lose more then me in a court battle as stated before, I'm penniless). These characters are used without permission so there!(I think you guys could recite this from heart soon)
Ok, all you FanFic readers! I've got a massive battle for you all to salivate over. However it's not just about mindless fighting this time(As much fun as those are). Oh no it's not. R&R.
For those out of the know, the 12th angel is dead. NERV 2nd Branch was swallowed by a Sea of Dirac, and an EVA that was being constructed secretly has been handed over to NERV(EVA wasn't finished though so...) And with the EVA came a fresh face. David Cever(Pronounced as Kev'er) seemingly opened up immediately to the other EVA pilots. Could he be trouble? Is he hiding something? Why does he have golden brown eyes? Why do I love Asuka so much? Will I actually get somewhere with this line of questioning? Why does spellcheck recommend Fanatic when it goes over my name? So without further adu-
Enjoy!
DrunkDrake
A Calling Of Souls
Chapter 05 : Spectre Of A Lost Happiness
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"So what do we know about this one?" Misato asked staring at the main monitor. The monitor showed a giant shadowed mass approaching the shore lines of southern Japan.
"Well all we know it that it's big and that it's pattern is...orange" Hyuga stated as he continued working his keyboard.
"It's slowing it's approach! Magi have begun analysis" Aoba stated.
Misato stole a glance towards the 3 giant blocks of computer hardware that were the Magi. The monoliths housed the worlds first 7th grade super computer that literally ran the whole workings of NERV. Ritsuko was one of the few remaining staff that was instrumental in it's completion and Misato couldn't always wonder at why Ritsuko guarded the things like a mother. Ritsuko had explained to her later though that each of the Magi possessed 1 of Naoko Akagi's thinking processes. Herself as a mother, herself as a scientist and herself as a woman. The Magi were all unique and were very powerful. However the angels always seemed to even stump NERV's Magi on a constant basis.
"Well, how's the status of the pilots?"
"They're all prepped in their eva's and set to go" Hyuga answered Misato.
"Alright here's how we're going to do it. Eva's 01 and 00 will move on a vanguard position to the beach head. Eva 02 will be nearby with the sniper rifle placed here" Misato pointed at one of the hills near the mass "that should give her a good vantage point"
"What are your orders concerning grey eva?" Misato paused at Aoba's question. The eva still wasn't finished and they didn't even name it yet but the pilot was capable.
"Have grey eva stand by at point A-8F3 and await further orders" Fuyutsuki's voice said. Misato turned around and saw her two commanding officers on the command deck. Misato nodded and gave the affirmative. She watched as the eva's were launched and given their weaponry.
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"Well. Who's going to get this angel kill?"
"You actually count off angel kills?"
Shinji listened as Asuka was arguing with David. He was wondering why Asuka always had to prove her point. He didn't say that to her face for fear of not leaving with his own. Rei was silent as always unless she was reporting, no surprise there.
"Unit 00 in position" yeah, only speaking when reporting that's definitely Rei.
"Well Asuka, I'll admit that you have a few good points about the angels but really can we talk about something else now?" David was definitely steering the conversation away from Asuka's bragging.
"Fine then what do you wanna talk about?"
"I hear there's a lot of activity going on at the end of the week"
"What? You never heard of Hallowe'en?" David nearly choked on the LCL after hearing Asuka's reply.
"The Japanese celebrate Hallowe'en now?! Woah, I must have been out of the loop for a long time"
"Well, it was Ritsuko's idea" Shinji added to the conversation.
"Why you American's think that Japanese are party poopers or something?" Asuka asked half jokingly.
"Well, can't speak for the yankee's, but I'd not heard of Hallowe'en being such a big thing down here" David said
"Yankee's? What is that term?" Shinji blinked
"Ah...that's what a Canuck like me uses when referring to the American's. My nationality is Canadian" David grinned at that.
"Well David...NERV decided to host a hallowe'en party. As far as we can tell, we're the main attraction" Asuka stated. Misato's image blinked to life in their com menu's at this point.
"Less chatter more prep" Misato turned to Hyuga as he begun giving a report
"Target hasn't moved for the past hour. Seems to be waiting for something Major"
"Keep me informed. Ritsuko?"
"Yes Major?" Ritsuko looked up from Maya's shoulder.
"Perhaps we should prep the water combat gear. So far the target is refusing to come close enough to land for us to engage" Misato said jerking a thumb towards the god's eye view of the battlefield. A massive shadowed mass hung just out of reach of the eva's weapons and under the water.
"We've never used the gear in practice or theory...the angels usually end up on top of us anyway so we never bothered with the finished product" Ritsuko said scratching her arm as she continued to report "But we could fit eva 00 with a set"
"Only 00?"
"Well, it's the most complete of the gear sets. Unit 02's gear was almost complete so we could get that put together too but..." Ritsuko's chattering was blared out by warning sirens
"New pattern detected! Magi mark it as red!" Aoba gave Hyuga a look
"Ahh...we know that Hyuga..."
"You don't understand this is a SECOND pattern!" Hyuga claimed. The pilots themselves showed some distress at this. Lately the angels have been getting tougher, sometimes taking down all but one of the eva's in one fight. Could they handle 2 at once? Even Asuka's facade broke for a second.
"What's the position of the second one?"
"Coming in from the mid-west point. Straight for us" Hyuga replied. This meant that the angels were coming from exact opposite directions. The monitor showed that they had about an hour before the second one arrived. But at the same time the first angel had begun moving forward now straight towards the eva's.
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Shinji nearly jumped when his monitor suddenly sprung to life and begun attempting a target lock on the angel. It was moving towards them, fast. The angel was creating a large wave that would have been surfer's paradise if not for the fact that it was eva height.
"Pull back!" Rei made her eva do what she suggested. Shinji, Asuka and David also backtracked into the hills until the water splashed at their toes. However it wasn't just the water that was at their toes.
"JESUS!"
David's eva was suddenly dragged into the waist deep by a pair of black glistening flippers. David thrashed about but only was being dragged deeper. His motions were getting choppy too.
"Damned B type equipment!!" eva grey was then gripped by eva 02 and slowly hauled back onto the hill dragging a reluctant angel to boot.
"How big is that thing!?"
"Just shoot the things off my leg!" David had his EVA attempt to sweep away a sort of jelly or acid that was on the under side of the gripping flippers.
Asuka had pulled her pistol weapon out and was unloading it's fire power into the angel. Rei was still pulling David back out of the water while Shinji stabbed his prog-knife into the flipper. The flippers reaction was much like an explosion, sudden, little warning and with great effects. It suddenly split and grabbed EVA 01 by it's arms.
"Hey, what in the world!?" Shinji wrestled with the new appendages that clung to his EVA. David was mostly free now and was using a pellet rifle with deadly accuracy against an eye that was popping out of the water. The angel was now coming out of the water on a multitude of spiny legs not unlike a crab. It had 6 flipper like arms that were flailing along in the air striking away several projectiles from EVA 00 and knocked aside EVA 02 also.
"Where's the core?!"
"I don't know! I can't see it from here!"
"Perhaps it is under the armour?" Rei's cool voice broke through the com chatter.
It was indeed like a crab, it's armoured shell gave much credit to it. A giant 6 armed or flippered white crab that was the size of most super carriers. Each of the EVA's were now making they're way towards it on the beach, from different angles battling with it's flippers every step forward. It's 3 eyes always watching the EVA's and it's AT field never sprung forward to block anything yet. It's eyes all suddenly swept to EVA 01.
"Hey, Shinji your slowing down. Pick up the pace!" Asuka had been noticing a gradual decrease of movement from EVA 01 as the battle worn on. Other then a few acid streak marks they're wasn't any damage to speak of.
"Angel AT field deployed over EVA 01!" as Hyuga screamed this EVA 01 stopped moving completely and the angel swivelled it's body to face it, ignoring the others. It rose on it's legs lifting it's top towards the EVA showing a ring of teeth. It leapt and pinned Shinji under it.
"Get that angel off of Shinji! Asuka, Rei, David move it!" Misato screamed over the com channel.
"If the dummkopf moved he wouldn't have been caught like that!" At Asuka's words the angel lifted off of the ground and faced her.
"Angel AT Field deployed again!...It's on unit 02!" Asuka's EVA froze trapped by the invisible wall that was the AT field. The angel leapt again but this time it soared over the EVA and landed back in the water. By the time Asuka regained control of her EVA the angel had long gone.
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This felt familiar. A warm feeling, or a cold one they felt the same. But a feeling of...comfort no less. A welcoming one. A feeling of weightlessness, free floating, almost like your free. Yet unlike with absolute freedom there was comfort.
Where am I?
The orange LCL came into Shinji's sight as he opened his eyes. The LCL made the walls of the silver innards of the plug look orange... Almost like a vast sea of orange but reaching out Shinji felt the walls around him. But the illusion didn't dissipate. The seat and Shinji were the only defining things where he was.Where am I? The entry plug? What happened?
You are here.
Who are you?!
I am I
What? Didn't I see you before?...You were there before! The 12th angel! Why are you here too!
I am with you. You and I are the same. I am the image that resembles you. You have come back here not me.
I came here? Why do I come here? I want to...
Want what?
To leave...
Why?
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"Asuka there's nothing we can do for him right now!" Misato said into the com. Asuka's EVA stood facing the water where the angel that took Shinji, ran. 5 minutes had passed since then and Asuka constantly watched for any signs of a resurfacing EVA but with no avail. Rei and David had both pulled back, though David was rather reluctant, but Asuka was steadfast in her watch. Misato's voice came again.
"Asuka! Pull back. The primary target has left our field of operations...It's too far Asuka..." Misato had almost broken down at those last few words. Again...AGAIN those angels stole Shinji from Misato. She almost couldn't bare it.
"Then what do we do!"
"Pull back to the city...are prepare to intercept a new target..." Misato said. Glancing at the screen the second target that was coming from the other direction had increased it's flying speed. It was barely 20 minutes away before it got to Tokyo-3. Getting the EVA's in position to intercept would take maybe 7 minutes so they had about 13 minutes to spare either way, unless the angel decides to change it's mind much like the last one.
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Well...It's not right...This is not reality...This isn't real...
Suddenly Shinji woke up in bed in a cold sweat.
"What a nightmare. EVAs, Angels, NERV? Ha. I must have been losing my mind. Maybe I should lay off the midnight sake with Kensuke and Toji"
Shinji sat up on the edge of bed and wiped his brow. He let out a yawn. Looking around he saw that he was standing on the roof of his room.
Is this reality?
It is a facet of reality. Only though, It's a facet that can be changed just by your will.
My will? So I think of something and it'll happen?
Yes. But only if you make it happen.
I really don't understand.
You all ready have modified your world look! *The figure points at Shinji who was sitting on a fold-out chair looking as if in deep thought from the last statement*
HOW?! I didn't move! I was standing! Yet here I am! How is this happening!
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"Idiot...Baka...dummkopf...why didn't you fight back harder...you still owned me...dinner..."
Asuka sat in her entry plug looking sour. She had many other emotions to deal with but she was needed to pilot so this was the only face she could wear. Rei stood off 3 or 4 blocks to the right of Unit 02 holding a pellet rifle standing much like any good soldier would...'or doll' thought Asuka. David's grey eva stood 10 blocks behind Asuka prepping the positron sniper rifle, the same one that knocked the 5th angel of it's high horse. Asuka held the point position, Rei the support and David the sniper...It somehow felt incomplete without the purple EVA standing like the invincible sentinel it was. Nothing had truly beaten it without receiving a massive beating and Asuka knew that Shinji, as much of an idiot he was, held more combat experience then any of them. To boot he had most the angel kills too.
"Pilot Sohryu. What do you want?" Rei's level monotone came with her comlink.
"I don't remember asking anything from the doll"
"You have been eyeing Both Unit 00 and David periodically" Rei stated unaffected by Asuka's words.
"That's only cause I have a lack of faith in my comrades abilities"
"You did just as little to prevent Unit 01's capture" Rei's words had stung even if she didn't attach emotion to them. Asuka was about to use some of the most unflattering words she had when Misato decided to pop open a com channel herself.
"Looks like you'll all get another shot at that...the angel that captured Shi..i" Misato had almost lost her control when she stuttered his name "that captured Unit 01, is coming back"
"I have a score to settle with that..."
"Stiffle it" David said "We all do. When is it's arrival time"
Misato hissed/gasped when Ritsuko handed gave her the information.
"Same time as target 2"
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Simply just by wanting it, needing it or by wishing it, you made it happen. This is your world now. Make it as you want it.
How did I get all this? You can't be the only one here! Asuka, Misato, Rei tell me what's going on...*As he called each of their names each made a split second appearance and faded out* I...Why is this happening...I only wanted...everything to work out for the better...
The world of eternal darkness faded from view and Shinji felt at peace. He woke up as if from a dream, the ceiling was there so was that light. The curtains fluttered in the early morning breeze with slim beams of light peeking through the clouds. Shinji sat up and yawned while stretching. He got up from his bed and looked out the window. The city stretched beyond his sight.
"Today is another good day!" Shinji claimed. A figure shifted in the blankets he left and a tangle of red auburn coloured mess framing 2 ocean blue eyes poked itself from under the covers.
"I'll never know how you can always wake up so early" came a voice from the tangled mess that was Shinji's covers and Asuka. Shinji only turned around, kissed her forehead and smiled.
"You Baka, stop staring. It's too early. Go start up breakfast before the kids are up" Asuka said before rolling over.
Shinji grinned at the memory, leaving her in bed and marched off towards the kitchen to make a breakfast even champions would envy. As the bacon sizzled and the eggs cooked a series of giggles came from around the corner. Shinji turned his head almost lightning fast towards the corner and just caught the sight of auburn locks of hair dash around the corner. He went back to cooking back suddenly looked back again, and saw the same locks of hair zip back around the corner followed by some giggles. Shinji paused his cooking and sneaked towards the corner. He suddenly leaped around the corner flinging his arms wide into the air made a mock angry face and roared "BOOOOO!" The two little pairs of eyes made a dash as their father started to wrestle them giggling to the floor. Shinji lacked any real talent with wrestling and both of his captives now sat on his chest pinning him down. The first thing Shinji noticed was how similar the two munchkins looked like their parents. The first one looked like Asuka even down to the hair style, gleaming blue eyes and fiery red locks of hair. The second little nipper could have passed as a 5 year old Shinji any day except where Shinji had a sad, haunted look this one had only joy, peace and glee shinning in his eyes.
"Perhaps, I should admit defeat?"
"You never lose!" stated the miniature Asuka
"Yes, you should! Mommy, would only be delayed breakfast more if this continued" the little boy said.
"And we all know how mommy acts when she doesn't get her breakfast, RIGHT?" He tickled them with his last word and was carrying one under each arm as he turned around the corner.
"SEE! You never...GAH" the little fire ball was continuing until Shinji tickled her. He set them at the table and found Asuka in her robe giving them a patented Asuka "The Mother" stare.
"Kids!" Shinji shrugged with a sheepish grin on his face. Asuka signed, smiled and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"You better finish making breakfast" she gave him her "The Mother" look "You now how I get without my breakfast"
The giggling continued as Shinji finished the breakfast and set down a plate at each of their spots. A conversation picked up but Shinji slowly lost focus. He felt warm...comfortable...at peace with what had been happening. Why did he feel that way and why did he feel so...hollow when he hasn't there. Shinji now watched as if he were a spectre hovering to the side watching himself eat, talk, laugh and live in a world he felt that was his...but wasn't.
You have found what you lack Shinji Ikari?
I...I think...I believe that I know what i miss...I really think I do...I feel so...hollow now. Why wasn't that my reality. Why eva, why not happiness.
I know how to give you what you wish. I know how to make what your wish into reality. Aid, us and this will be your reality.
"I...I..." Shinji stuttered and the world he saw once again came into focus. The children giggling the two parents watchful and happy.
"I will...help..."
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"Time till target 1's arrival...30 seconds" Aoba Shigeru gave out "Time till target 2's arrival 54 seconds"
Misato stood barely listening to what was happening. Shinji had been taken from her again. Why couldn't she do anything about it? Why did these angels have to pick on Shinji? She still had to watch Rei and David for any signs of stress but she knew Asuka was going to explode or something. Misato had seen a few of the glances the 2 had shared. The angel had taken Shinji and ran away. If not for the fact that another Angel with a red pattern was closer and approaching Tokyo-3 the pilots would have hunted down that thing to the depths of the Pacific ocean. For some reason though both angels were now charging the city, it never happened like this before. Never had two attacked at once. This was going to be bloody. Misato only held her cross and hoped that not everything would go wrong. She looked up as Asuka rose her rifle to engage the new target.
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"What is that thing?" Asuka asked as she sighted down the rifle.
"You got the front row seat with binoculars and you have to ask me?" That was obviously David "All I can see from here is a white dot that's supposed to be the target"
The 'white dot' was the target, but it wasn't a white dot. It was a pair of wings, almost bat like in appearance but they glowed a sickly white orange. The mass that held the wings together was a mass of legs and appendages. It really didn't look like anything, well maybe a drunk's picture of an squid with bat wings and it certainly didn't look aerodynamic enough to fly, but angels rarely made sense anyway.
"Well it's ugly..."
"It has entered my firing range, beginning lock on" That's obviously wondergirl, damned doll. Asuka raged in her mind as her targeting brackets also begun to centre on the mass. But she couldn't keep her mind off of Shinji. She had been greatly perturbed when he was swallowed by the Dirac Sea, screaming the names of his comrades as he disappeared. This time he didn't even have enough time to draw a breath to scream. Gone...just gone. The invincible Shinji, caught twice by the angels. If even he could be caught and beaten, what did it mean for the rest of them? Did they really have a chance?
"Asuka. Stop admiring that angel and lock on"
Asuka glowered at David's com window. Who was he to order her. At least Shinji was a comrade...but so was David...and Rei for that matter. Shinji was, something more...a roommate? Yes and something more?...A friend...
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Fuyutsuki hovered by Gendo once again as they presided over the bridge bunnies going about their duties. Fuyutsuki had been caught completely off guard by Shinji's second abduction by an invading enemy.
"Could they be planning to use the EVA against us?"
"No. If it was it would have stayed in the deepest trenches of that Ocean biding it's time. This is odd"
"But it still doesn't bode well either way does it?"
Gendo's reply was simply continuing to stare towards the main monitor and Fuyutsuki stood back up, feeling more then disturbed.
"This is much worse then what I feared from SEELE"
Fuyutsuki only stared dumbstruck at Gendo. From what Fuyutsuki knew of SEELE's plans were not very 'fun' things were planned for NERV in the aftermath with the last angel but if something was going to be worse then even Gendo planned...then perhaps not knowing the was the best way about it.
"Ignorance is bliss" Fuyutsuki mumbled as he watched the workers continue their jobs, expecting tomorrow to come.
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*Hot air Zone detected avert eyes to avoid idiocy and random self-back-patting*
Ok this is the first part of the "fight". You could sort of list it in 3 zones of management at the moment. And once again I chicken out with the Rei parts(starts crying into a hankie) but I'll get better don't worry! Rei frightens me as a writer. I just can't think of doing parts with her that wouldn't end up with her being out of character... heh heh not those type of parts you...you...*Waves at Asuka to take over* "YOU BUNCH OF PERVERTED JERKS! HOWEVER DARE YOU THINK OF ME IN SUCH A WAY!" Ahh...It was about Rei... "WHAT?! YOU CALLED ME TO DEFEND THE DOLL!? well....SAME THING GOES FOR HER TOO!" *Waves Asuka good-bye as she leaves* Well. I may love Asuka as an a great, well developed character(remove those thoughts...I know you were thinking them) but I doubt I could stand 5 minutes with her in real life. "*You are scrawny and weak. Pathetic and rude*" *Blinks*...Rei? I know your peeved at the lack of your parts but please GIMME A FRICKING BONE HERE! "*Fine. I shall leave then *turns to lease* oh and your ugly too...*" DON'T FORCE ME TO TURN MY NEXT FANFIC INTO A LEMON WITH YOU AS THE STAR ATTRACTION! Ok I've got some difficulty managing my own characters. But one day they'll all obey the crack of my whip! "@Oh my! want to borrow mine?@" OMG NOT YOU TOO KAWORU! It was only a saying and I WANT NONE OF THAT ON THIS FIC!
Ok. Once I've sorted out my 'little' dilemma with character management. I'll try to post another chapter. And let me tell you it'll be a doosy!(Who came up with that word anyway?) If you felt this chapter was a little shorter then normal, don't worry. It's like 2/3 pages shorter to make up for the fact that originally it would have been huge so I've hacking it to pieces and serving it in bit size morsels. So you don't need to check into a padded room or anything. Gimme some reviews on how you think this is going. It might be a few days before I post the next one. I wanna get it perfect(well in my eyes at least).
Reviews needed. Review anything. If you like/dislike David. The lack of certain characters interactions in EVA or anything. Review and let me know!(I'm suprised no one noticed a lack of Kaji...) REVIEW PLZZZ!
~VIVE LA ASUKA!~
Ok, all you FanFic readers! I've got a massive battle for you all to salivate over. However it's not just about mindless fighting this time(As much fun as those are). Oh no it's not. R&R.
For those out of the know, the 12th angel is dead. NERV 2nd Branch was swallowed by a Sea of Dirac, and an EVA that was being constructed secretly has been handed over to NERV(EVA wasn't finished though so...) And with the EVA came a fresh face. David Cever(Pronounced as Kev'er) seemingly opened up immediately to the other EVA pilots. Could he be trouble? Is he hiding something? Why does he have golden brown eyes? Why do I love Asuka so much? Will I actually get somewhere with this line of questioning? Why does spellcheck recommend Fanatic when it goes over my name? So without further adu-
Enjoy!
DrunkDrake
A Calling Of Souls
Chapter 05 : Spectre Of A Lost Happiness
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"So what do we know about this one?" Misato asked staring at the main monitor. The monitor showed a giant shadowed mass approaching the shore lines of southern Japan.
"Well all we know it that it's big and that it's pattern is...orange" Hyuga stated as he continued working his keyboard.
"It's slowing it's approach! Magi have begun analysis" Aoba stated.
Misato stole a glance towards the 3 giant blocks of computer hardware that were the Magi. The monoliths housed the worlds first 7th grade super computer that literally ran the whole workings of NERV. Ritsuko was one of the few remaining staff that was instrumental in it's completion and Misato couldn't always wonder at why Ritsuko guarded the things like a mother. Ritsuko had explained to her later though that each of the Magi possessed 1 of Naoko Akagi's thinking processes. Herself as a mother, herself as a scientist and herself as a woman. The Magi were all unique and were very powerful. However the angels always seemed to even stump NERV's Magi on a constant basis.
"Well, how's the status of the pilots?"
"They're all prepped in their eva's and set to go" Hyuga answered Misato.
"Alright here's how we're going to do it. Eva's 01 and 00 will move on a vanguard position to the beach head. Eva 02 will be nearby with the sniper rifle placed here" Misato pointed at one of the hills near the mass "that should give her a good vantage point"
"What are your orders concerning grey eva?" Misato paused at Aoba's question. The eva still wasn't finished and they didn't even name it yet but the pilot was capable.
"Have grey eva stand by at point A-8F3 and await further orders" Fuyutsuki's voice said. Misato turned around and saw her two commanding officers on the command deck. Misato nodded and gave the affirmative. She watched as the eva's were launched and given their weaponry.
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"Well. Who's going to get this angel kill?"
"You actually count off angel kills?"
Shinji listened as Asuka was arguing with David. He was wondering why Asuka always had to prove her point. He didn't say that to her face for fear of not leaving with his own. Rei was silent as always unless she was reporting, no surprise there.
"Unit 00 in position" yeah, only speaking when reporting that's definitely Rei.
"Well Asuka, I'll admit that you have a few good points about the angels but really can we talk about something else now?" David was definitely steering the conversation away from Asuka's bragging.
"Fine then what do you wanna talk about?"
"I hear there's a lot of activity going on at the end of the week"
"What? You never heard of Hallowe'en?" David nearly choked on the LCL after hearing Asuka's reply.
"The Japanese celebrate Hallowe'en now?! Woah, I must have been out of the loop for a long time"
"Well, it was Ritsuko's idea" Shinji added to the conversation.
"Why you American's think that Japanese are party poopers or something?" Asuka asked half jokingly.
"Well, can't speak for the yankee's, but I'd not heard of Hallowe'en being such a big thing down here" David said
"Yankee's? What is that term?" Shinji blinked
"Ah...that's what a Canuck like me uses when referring to the American's. My nationality is Canadian" David grinned at that.
"Well David...NERV decided to host a hallowe'en party. As far as we can tell, we're the main attraction" Asuka stated. Misato's image blinked to life in their com menu's at this point.
"Less chatter more prep" Misato turned to Hyuga as he begun giving a report
"Target hasn't moved for the past hour. Seems to be waiting for something Major"
"Keep me informed. Ritsuko?"
"Yes Major?" Ritsuko looked up from Maya's shoulder.
"Perhaps we should prep the water combat gear. So far the target is refusing to come close enough to land for us to engage" Misato said jerking a thumb towards the god's eye view of the battlefield. A massive shadowed mass hung just out of reach of the eva's weapons and under the water.
"We've never used the gear in practice or theory...the angels usually end up on top of us anyway so we never bothered with the finished product" Ritsuko said scratching her arm as she continued to report "But we could fit eva 00 with a set"
"Only 00?"
"Well, it's the most complete of the gear sets. Unit 02's gear was almost complete so we could get that put together too but..." Ritsuko's chattering was blared out by warning sirens
"New pattern detected! Magi mark it as red!" Aoba gave Hyuga a look
"Ahh...we know that Hyuga..."
"You don't understand this is a SECOND pattern!" Hyuga claimed. The pilots themselves showed some distress at this. Lately the angels have been getting tougher, sometimes taking down all but one of the eva's in one fight. Could they handle 2 at once? Even Asuka's facade broke for a second.
"What's the position of the second one?"
"Coming in from the mid-west point. Straight for us" Hyuga replied. This meant that the angels were coming from exact opposite directions. The monitor showed that they had about an hour before the second one arrived. But at the same time the first angel had begun moving forward now straight towards the eva's.
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Shinji nearly jumped when his monitor suddenly sprung to life and begun attempting a target lock on the angel. It was moving towards them, fast. The angel was creating a large wave that would have been surfer's paradise if not for the fact that it was eva height.
"Pull back!" Rei made her eva do what she suggested. Shinji, Asuka and David also backtracked into the hills until the water splashed at their toes. However it wasn't just the water that was at their toes.
"JESUS!"
David's eva was suddenly dragged into the waist deep by a pair of black glistening flippers. David thrashed about but only was being dragged deeper. His motions were getting choppy too.
"Damned B type equipment!!" eva grey was then gripped by eva 02 and slowly hauled back onto the hill dragging a reluctant angel to boot.
"How big is that thing!?"
"Just shoot the things off my leg!" David had his EVA attempt to sweep away a sort of jelly or acid that was on the under side of the gripping flippers.
Asuka had pulled her pistol weapon out and was unloading it's fire power into the angel. Rei was still pulling David back out of the water while Shinji stabbed his prog-knife into the flipper. The flippers reaction was much like an explosion, sudden, little warning and with great effects. It suddenly split and grabbed EVA 01 by it's arms.
"Hey, what in the world!?" Shinji wrestled with the new appendages that clung to his EVA. David was mostly free now and was using a pellet rifle with deadly accuracy against an eye that was popping out of the water. The angel was now coming out of the water on a multitude of spiny legs not unlike a crab. It had 6 flipper like arms that were flailing along in the air striking away several projectiles from EVA 00 and knocked aside EVA 02 also.
"Where's the core?!"
"I don't know! I can't see it from here!"
"Perhaps it is under the armour?" Rei's cool voice broke through the com chatter.
It was indeed like a crab, it's armoured shell gave much credit to it. A giant 6 armed or flippered white crab that was the size of most super carriers. Each of the EVA's were now making they're way towards it on the beach, from different angles battling with it's flippers every step forward. It's 3 eyes always watching the EVA's and it's AT field never sprung forward to block anything yet. It's eyes all suddenly swept to EVA 01.
"Hey, Shinji your slowing down. Pick up the pace!" Asuka had been noticing a gradual decrease of movement from EVA 01 as the battle worn on. Other then a few acid streak marks they're wasn't any damage to speak of.
"Angel AT field deployed over EVA 01!" as Hyuga screamed this EVA 01 stopped moving completely and the angel swivelled it's body to face it, ignoring the others. It rose on it's legs lifting it's top towards the EVA showing a ring of teeth. It leapt and pinned Shinji under it.
"Get that angel off of Shinji! Asuka, Rei, David move it!" Misato screamed over the com channel.
"If the dummkopf moved he wouldn't have been caught like that!" At Asuka's words the angel lifted off of the ground and faced her.
"Angel AT Field deployed again!...It's on unit 02!" Asuka's EVA froze trapped by the invisible wall that was the AT field. The angel leapt again but this time it soared over the EVA and landed back in the water. By the time Asuka regained control of her EVA the angel had long gone.
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This felt familiar. A warm feeling, or a cold one they felt the same. But a feeling of...comfort no less. A welcoming one. A feeling of weightlessness, free floating, almost like your free. Yet unlike with absolute freedom there was comfort.
Where am I?
The orange LCL came into Shinji's sight as he opened his eyes. The LCL made the walls of the silver innards of the plug look orange... Almost like a vast sea of orange but reaching out Shinji felt the walls around him. But the illusion didn't dissipate. The seat and Shinji were the only defining things where he was.Where am I? The entry plug? What happened?
You are here.
Who are you?!
I am I
What? Didn't I see you before?...You were there before! The 12th angel! Why are you here too!
I am with you. You and I are the same. I am the image that resembles you. You have come back here not me.
I came here? Why do I come here? I want to...
Want what?
To leave...
Why?
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"Asuka there's nothing we can do for him right now!" Misato said into the com. Asuka's EVA stood facing the water where the angel that took Shinji, ran. 5 minutes had passed since then and Asuka constantly watched for any signs of a resurfacing EVA but with no avail. Rei and David had both pulled back, though David was rather reluctant, but Asuka was steadfast in her watch. Misato's voice came again.
"Asuka! Pull back. The primary target has left our field of operations...It's too far Asuka..." Misato had almost broken down at those last few words. Again...AGAIN those angels stole Shinji from Misato. She almost couldn't bare it.
"Then what do we do!"
"Pull back to the city...are prepare to intercept a new target..." Misato said. Glancing at the screen the second target that was coming from the other direction had increased it's flying speed. It was barely 20 minutes away before it got to Tokyo-3. Getting the EVA's in position to intercept would take maybe 7 minutes so they had about 13 minutes to spare either way, unless the angel decides to change it's mind much like the last one.
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Well...It's not right...This is not reality...This isn't real...
Suddenly Shinji woke up in bed in a cold sweat.
"What a nightmare. EVAs, Angels, NERV? Ha. I must have been losing my mind. Maybe I should lay off the midnight sake with Kensuke and Toji"
Shinji sat up on the edge of bed and wiped his brow. He let out a yawn. Looking around he saw that he was standing on the roof of his room.
Is this reality?
It is a facet of reality. Only though, It's a facet that can be changed just by your will.
My will? So I think of something and it'll happen?
Yes. But only if you make it happen.
I really don't understand.
You all ready have modified your world look! *The figure points at Shinji who was sitting on a fold-out chair looking as if in deep thought from the last statement*
HOW?! I didn't move! I was standing! Yet here I am! How is this happening!
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"Idiot...Baka...dummkopf...why didn't you fight back harder...you still owned me...dinner..."
Asuka sat in her entry plug looking sour. She had many other emotions to deal with but she was needed to pilot so this was the only face she could wear. Rei stood off 3 or 4 blocks to the right of Unit 02 holding a pellet rifle standing much like any good soldier would...'or doll' thought Asuka. David's grey eva stood 10 blocks behind Asuka prepping the positron sniper rifle, the same one that knocked the 5th angel of it's high horse. Asuka held the point position, Rei the support and David the sniper...It somehow felt incomplete without the purple EVA standing like the invincible sentinel it was. Nothing had truly beaten it without receiving a massive beating and Asuka knew that Shinji, as much of an idiot he was, held more combat experience then any of them. To boot he had most the angel kills too.
"Pilot Sohryu. What do you want?" Rei's level monotone came with her comlink.
"I don't remember asking anything from the doll"
"You have been eyeing Both Unit 00 and David periodically" Rei stated unaffected by Asuka's words.
"That's only cause I have a lack of faith in my comrades abilities"
"You did just as little to prevent Unit 01's capture" Rei's words had stung even if she didn't attach emotion to them. Asuka was about to use some of the most unflattering words she had when Misato decided to pop open a com channel herself.
"Looks like you'll all get another shot at that...the angel that captured Shi..i" Misato had almost lost her control when she stuttered his name "that captured Unit 01, is coming back"
"I have a score to settle with that..."
"Stiffle it" David said "We all do. When is it's arrival time"
Misato hissed/gasped when Ritsuko handed gave her the information.
"Same time as target 2"
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Simply just by wanting it, needing it or by wishing it, you made it happen. This is your world now. Make it as you want it.
How did I get all this? You can't be the only one here! Asuka, Misato, Rei tell me what's going on...*As he called each of their names each made a split second appearance and faded out* I...Why is this happening...I only wanted...everything to work out for the better...
The world of eternal darkness faded from view and Shinji felt at peace. He woke up as if from a dream, the ceiling was there so was that light. The curtains fluttered in the early morning breeze with slim beams of light peeking through the clouds. Shinji sat up and yawned while stretching. He got up from his bed and looked out the window. The city stretched beyond his sight.
"Today is another good day!" Shinji claimed. A figure shifted in the blankets he left and a tangle of red auburn coloured mess framing 2 ocean blue eyes poked itself from under the covers.
"I'll never know how you can always wake up so early" came a voice from the tangled mess that was Shinji's covers and Asuka. Shinji only turned around, kissed her forehead and smiled.
"You Baka, stop staring. It's too early. Go start up breakfast before the kids are up" Asuka said before rolling over.
Shinji grinned at the memory, leaving her in bed and marched off towards the kitchen to make a breakfast even champions would envy. As the bacon sizzled and the eggs cooked a series of giggles came from around the corner. Shinji turned his head almost lightning fast towards the corner and just caught the sight of auburn locks of hair dash around the corner. He went back to cooking back suddenly looked back again, and saw the same locks of hair zip back around the corner followed by some giggles. Shinji paused his cooking and sneaked towards the corner. He suddenly leaped around the corner flinging his arms wide into the air made a mock angry face and roared "BOOOOO!" The two little pairs of eyes made a dash as their father started to wrestle them giggling to the floor. Shinji lacked any real talent with wrestling and both of his captives now sat on his chest pinning him down. The first thing Shinji noticed was how similar the two munchkins looked like their parents. The first one looked like Asuka even down to the hair style, gleaming blue eyes and fiery red locks of hair. The second little nipper could have passed as a 5 year old Shinji any day except where Shinji had a sad, haunted look this one had only joy, peace and glee shinning in his eyes.
"Perhaps, I should admit defeat?"
"You never lose!" stated the miniature Asuka
"Yes, you should! Mommy, would only be delayed breakfast more if this continued" the little boy said.
"And we all know how mommy acts when she doesn't get her breakfast, RIGHT?" He tickled them with his last word and was carrying one under each arm as he turned around the corner.
"SEE! You never...GAH" the little fire ball was continuing until Shinji tickled her. He set them at the table and found Asuka in her robe giving them a patented Asuka "The Mother" stare.
"Kids!" Shinji shrugged with a sheepish grin on his face. Asuka signed, smiled and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"You better finish making breakfast" she gave him her "The Mother" look "You now how I get without my breakfast"
The giggling continued as Shinji finished the breakfast and set down a plate at each of their spots. A conversation picked up but Shinji slowly lost focus. He felt warm...comfortable...at peace with what had been happening. Why did he feel that way and why did he feel so...hollow when he hasn't there. Shinji now watched as if he were a spectre hovering to the side watching himself eat, talk, laugh and live in a world he felt that was his...but wasn't.
You have found what you lack Shinji Ikari?
I...I think...I believe that I know what i miss...I really think I do...I feel so...hollow now. Why wasn't that my reality. Why eva, why not happiness.
I know how to give you what you wish. I know how to make what your wish into reality. Aid, us and this will be your reality.
"I...I..." Shinji stuttered and the world he saw once again came into focus. The children giggling the two parents watchful and happy.
"I will...help..."
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"Time till target 1's arrival...30 seconds" Aoba Shigeru gave out "Time till target 2's arrival 54 seconds"
Misato stood barely listening to what was happening. Shinji had been taken from her again. Why couldn't she do anything about it? Why did these angels have to pick on Shinji? She still had to watch Rei and David for any signs of stress but she knew Asuka was going to explode or something. Misato had seen a few of the glances the 2 had shared. The angel had taken Shinji and ran away. If not for the fact that another Angel with a red pattern was closer and approaching Tokyo-3 the pilots would have hunted down that thing to the depths of the Pacific ocean. For some reason though both angels were now charging the city, it never happened like this before. Never had two attacked at once. This was going to be bloody. Misato only held her cross and hoped that not everything would go wrong. She looked up as Asuka rose her rifle to engage the new target.
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"What is that thing?" Asuka asked as she sighted down the rifle.
"You got the front row seat with binoculars and you have to ask me?" That was obviously David "All I can see from here is a white dot that's supposed to be the target"
The 'white dot' was the target, but it wasn't a white dot. It was a pair of wings, almost bat like in appearance but they glowed a sickly white orange. The mass that held the wings together was a mass of legs and appendages. It really didn't look like anything, well maybe a drunk's picture of an squid with bat wings and it certainly didn't look aerodynamic enough to fly, but angels rarely made sense anyway.
"Well it's ugly..."
"It has entered my firing range, beginning lock on" That's obviously wondergirl, damned doll. Asuka raged in her mind as her targeting brackets also begun to centre on the mass. But she couldn't keep her mind off of Shinji. She had been greatly perturbed when he was swallowed by the Dirac Sea, screaming the names of his comrades as he disappeared. This time he didn't even have enough time to draw a breath to scream. Gone...just gone. The invincible Shinji, caught twice by the angels. If even he could be caught and beaten, what did it mean for the rest of them? Did they really have a chance?
"Asuka. Stop admiring that angel and lock on"
Asuka glowered at David's com window. Who was he to order her. At least Shinji was a comrade...but so was David...and Rei for that matter. Shinji was, something more...a roommate? Yes and something more?...A friend...
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Fuyutsuki hovered by Gendo once again as they presided over the bridge bunnies going about their duties. Fuyutsuki had been caught completely off guard by Shinji's second abduction by an invading enemy.
"Could they be planning to use the EVA against us?"
"No. If it was it would have stayed in the deepest trenches of that Ocean biding it's time. This is odd"
"But it still doesn't bode well either way does it?"
Gendo's reply was simply continuing to stare towards the main monitor and Fuyutsuki stood back up, feeling more then disturbed.
"This is much worse then what I feared from SEELE"
Fuyutsuki only stared dumbstruck at Gendo. From what Fuyutsuki knew of SEELE's plans were not very 'fun' things were planned for NERV in the aftermath with the last angel but if something was going to be worse then even Gendo planned...then perhaps not knowing the was the best way about it.
"Ignorance is bliss" Fuyutsuki mumbled as he watched the workers continue their jobs, expecting tomorrow to come.
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*Hot air Zone detected avert eyes to avoid idiocy and random self-back-patting*
Ok this is the first part of the "fight". You could sort of list it in 3 zones of management at the moment. And once again I chicken out with the Rei parts(starts crying into a hankie) but I'll get better don't worry! Rei frightens me as a writer. I just can't think of doing parts with her that wouldn't end up with her being out of character... heh heh not those type of parts you...you...*Waves at Asuka to take over* "YOU BUNCH OF PERVERTED JERKS! HOWEVER DARE YOU THINK OF ME IN SUCH A WAY!" Ahh...It was about Rei... "WHAT?! YOU CALLED ME TO DEFEND THE DOLL!? well....SAME THING GOES FOR HER TOO!" *Waves Asuka good-bye as she leaves* Well. I may love Asuka as an a great, well developed character(remove those thoughts...I know you were thinking them) but I doubt I could stand 5 minutes with her in real life. "*You are scrawny and weak. Pathetic and rude*" *Blinks*...Rei? I know your peeved at the lack of your parts but please GIMME A FRICKING BONE HERE! "*Fine. I shall leave then *turns to lease* oh and your ugly too...*" DON'T FORCE ME TO TURN MY NEXT FANFIC INTO A LEMON WITH YOU AS THE STAR ATTRACTION! Ok I've got some difficulty managing my own characters. But one day they'll all obey the crack of my whip! "@Oh my! want to borrow mine?@" OMG NOT YOU TOO KAWORU! It was only a saying and I WANT NONE OF THAT ON THIS FIC!
Ok. Once I've sorted out my 'little' dilemma with character management. I'll try to post another chapter. And let me tell you it'll be a doosy!(Who came up with that word anyway?) If you felt this chapter was a little shorter then normal, don't worry. It's like 2/3 pages shorter to make up for the fact that originally it would have been huge so I've hacking it to pieces and serving it in bit size morsels. So you don't need to check into a padded room or anything. Gimme some reviews on how you think this is going. It might be a few days before I post the next one. I wanna get it perfect(well in my eyes at least).
Reviews needed. Review anything. If you like/dislike David. The lack of certain characters interactions in EVA or anything. Review and let me know!(I'm suprised no one noticed a lack of Kaji...) REVIEW PLZZZ!
~VIVE LA ASUKA!~