A young Rei Ayanami looked on into the green glowing tube. The Commander had told her to come with him to see someone, but she didn't know what. In front of her was a man, about twenty-something, frozen in LCL. His features were hard and pained, but she couldn't tell if that was how his true face would look like if he wasn't in the glass case. Gendou Ikari stood by the five year old Rei.
His heart tore at him when he saw the figure in front of him. The man in the tank's hair had been white since birth, but other than that, there was no other inclination to his true nature. His best friend , a sort of anomaly even to angels, was in that tank, the second most important person that he had to find a way to be reconnected with, frozen in eternal pain. It took all his willpower not to break down in front of Rei as she touched the glowing case. Instead, he became as cold as stone in the surface.
"Rei..." he began "...you know what you're purpose is, correct?" "Yes, Commander Ikari." the little girl replied, her eyes still on the man in front of her. "And you know that we have to get all the people back together, including him and... my wife, back to me, don't you?" he said, looking at the Rei. "Yes, Commander Ikari." the girl said again, still looking on to the man in the case.
"And you do know who this person is, right?" he said. "Yes, Commander Ikari." the little girl said, finally looking to the commander with a flicker in her red eyes, but her hand still touching the glass tube. "Who is this person, Rei." the commander asked one last time, listening intently to what the little girl had to say. "He is...my father" the little girl said, a single tear rolling down her cheek.
"Yes, Rei, that man is your father." the Commander affirmed. "I...I want my daddy back..." Rei said, pressing herself into the glass, trying desperately to get back to the man inside the tube. "Rei, you have to be strong for your father, that is the only way to get him back." Gendou told Rei. Rei sniffled a bit, and wiped her nose with her sleeve, but determination shined through her eyes. "I...will do everything to get my daddy back..." she replied. Gendou nodded and addressed her "Very good, Rei. Come with me..."
9 years later:
Rei woke up from her sleep suddenly. Tears were again streaming down her face, and she drew her knees up to a fetal position. "It was... a dream." she recalled, calming herself down. Rei rarely dreamt and whenever she did, it was always of that place. And of that person.
Rei wiped her tears and reached for the cell phone on her bedside. She tapped the speed dial and waited for just one ring before someone answered. "Yes, Rei?" the sound of the commander came. "I am sorry for waking you commander, but..." she paused. "What is it, Rei?" Gendou persisted, as whenever Rei did call him, it was always very serious. "...I-I need to see him." Rei continued, her voice shaky. "..." A pause came from the other end. "Commander Ikari?" Rei said, getting uneasy of the silence. "Get ready in ten minutes, stay inside, someone will pick you up."
The agents came in nine minutes and thirty seconds. Rei had counted them. The journey to NERV was quiet as the orders were to not talk to her, but deliver her as fast as possible to NERV. When they reached there, the Commander was already waiting, his hands buried in his pockets. From there, they stepped into the deep tunnels of Central Dogma.
Hydraulic locks and pneumatic bolts shuddered open as two figures came into a dimly lit room. One flipped a switch, and soon, a white fluorescent glow came. Rei and the Commander stood before the green tank again. "Hello, father..." Rei stated as she touched the green tube caringly. A small smile formed on Rei's lips as the green glow reacted and shined brighter.
"Rei, you have thirty minutes. I'll meet you outside when you're finished." Gendou said, and turned to leave the two family members to themselves. Rei only half-listened and nodded, her complete attention given to the green glowing the tube. As soon as the Commander left, Rei started to speak to the glass case. "Father, it...has been a long time since I last saw you."
Rei began, watching the pulsing green light. The tube remained beating. "We have defeated another angel, daddy. I'm getting closer to freeing you." she continued, her smile growing wider as the shining green light also grew brighter. She had noticed that for every Angel they defeated, the glow intensified, signaling the readiness to open. "Do not worry, father..." Rei began, as now, a single tear of joy rolled down her cheek. "...you shall be released soon..."
End of Chapter 1
Author's notes:
Oh yeah, how about that for originality, huh? C'mon, say it, you never saw it coming. Well, you never saw it coming if you didn't read the teaser, but, feh, that's easily remedied. Please tell me what you think about the whole story, so far, be it constructive or otherwise,, any kind of review is welcome.
His heart tore at him when he saw the figure in front of him. The man in the tank's hair had been white since birth, but other than that, there was no other inclination to his true nature. His best friend , a sort of anomaly even to angels, was in that tank, the second most important person that he had to find a way to be reconnected with, frozen in eternal pain. It took all his willpower not to break down in front of Rei as she touched the glowing case. Instead, he became as cold as stone in the surface.
"Rei..." he began "...you know what you're purpose is, correct?" "Yes, Commander Ikari." the little girl replied, her eyes still on the man in front of her. "And you know that we have to get all the people back together, including him and... my wife, back to me, don't you?" he said, looking at the Rei. "Yes, Commander Ikari." the girl said again, still looking on to the man in the case.
"And you do know who this person is, right?" he said. "Yes, Commander Ikari." the little girl said, finally looking to the commander with a flicker in her red eyes, but her hand still touching the glass tube. "Who is this person, Rei." the commander asked one last time, listening intently to what the little girl had to say. "He is...my father" the little girl said, a single tear rolling down her cheek.
"Yes, Rei, that man is your father." the Commander affirmed. "I...I want my daddy back..." Rei said, pressing herself into the glass, trying desperately to get back to the man inside the tube. "Rei, you have to be strong for your father, that is the only way to get him back." Gendou told Rei. Rei sniffled a bit, and wiped her nose with her sleeve, but determination shined through her eyes. "I...will do everything to get my daddy back..." she replied. Gendou nodded and addressed her "Very good, Rei. Come with me..."
9 years later:
Rei woke up from her sleep suddenly. Tears were again streaming down her face, and she drew her knees up to a fetal position. "It was... a dream." she recalled, calming herself down. Rei rarely dreamt and whenever she did, it was always of that place. And of that person.
Rei wiped her tears and reached for the cell phone on her bedside. She tapped the speed dial and waited for just one ring before someone answered. "Yes, Rei?" the sound of the commander came. "I am sorry for waking you commander, but..." she paused. "What is it, Rei?" Gendou persisted, as whenever Rei did call him, it was always very serious. "...I-I need to see him." Rei continued, her voice shaky. "..." A pause came from the other end. "Commander Ikari?" Rei said, getting uneasy of the silence. "Get ready in ten minutes, stay inside, someone will pick you up."
The agents came in nine minutes and thirty seconds. Rei had counted them. The journey to NERV was quiet as the orders were to not talk to her, but deliver her as fast as possible to NERV. When they reached there, the Commander was already waiting, his hands buried in his pockets. From there, they stepped into the deep tunnels of Central Dogma.
Hydraulic locks and pneumatic bolts shuddered open as two figures came into a dimly lit room. One flipped a switch, and soon, a white fluorescent glow came. Rei and the Commander stood before the green tank again. "Hello, father..." Rei stated as she touched the green tube caringly. A small smile formed on Rei's lips as the green glow reacted and shined brighter.
"Rei, you have thirty minutes. I'll meet you outside when you're finished." Gendou said, and turned to leave the two family members to themselves. Rei only half-listened and nodded, her complete attention given to the green glowing the tube. As soon as the Commander left, Rei started to speak to the glass case. "Father, it...has been a long time since I last saw you."
Rei began, watching the pulsing green light. The tube remained beating. "We have defeated another angel, daddy. I'm getting closer to freeing you." she continued, her smile growing wider as the shining green light also grew brighter. She had noticed that for every Angel they defeated, the glow intensified, signaling the readiness to open. "Do not worry, father..." Rei began, as now, a single tear of joy rolled down her cheek. "...you shall be released soon..."
End of Chapter 1
Author's notes:
Oh yeah, how about that for originality, huh? C'mon, say it, you never saw it coming. Well, you never saw it coming if you didn't read the teaser, but, feh, that's easily remedied. Please tell me what you think about the whole story, so far, be it constructive or otherwise,, any kind of review is welcome.