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Chapter 3
Military Intelligence.
A few weeks after Shinji awoke life was pretty ... dull, except for the fact that Rei was living with them and Asuka was really pissed at that notion. Misato could still feel the bump on her head where Asuka's book slammed into after she told the red head. Rei was also at a slight loss trying to conform to her new environment and often asked Shinji for advise, and a stuttering Shinji always tried to answer her unusual and often embarrassing questions. The renovation of the apartment was completed the day after the commander ordered them.
'Wow that was fast... And of course it took one word from the commander while it took me eight months of complaining about my living quarters.' thought Misato remembering the countless times she complained to the housing office. Misato was in the living room drinking a glass of water out of all things. She had a hangover from the drinking she did with Ritsuko the night before. Rei was sitting in a chair across from her reading a book that she found in the household. Misato sat there nervously glancing once in a while at Rei.
"I'm sorry"
Rei looked up at her new guardian "You already apologized 27 times, this makes 28"
"I know but my actions were terrible and I just feel really bad about it" 'I wonder what she thinks about me.'
" It is alright Katsuragi-san I bare no malicious" ' She is odd but... agreeable'
"I know, I'm sorry" 'She probably thinks I'm super evil bitch'
" 29" Rei said plainly.
Misato looked at Rei with slight surprise then laughed. Rei just went back to her book. A third set of eyes was looking at the two from her room with a sense of anger. ' Why the hell did Misato invite Wondergirl here? It's not like we don't have enough people living in this house already. Now I have to put up with the Baka and the Ice Queen' She sighed with a huff and decided that she should be out instead of moping around in her room all day.
"Misato I'm going out" she said
"Good can you get some food for tonight?" Misato called from the couch.
" WHAT!! Hell no make the idiot do that, that's what he's good for!" and with that the door shut.
When the words of the Second's rant reached the First's ears she visibly reacted earning the attention of the Major. "What's wrong Rei?"
"Nothing..." came a soft and immediate answer.
"Oh no you don't..." Rei looked at her questionably " Shinji plays that game all to often. I'm not about to have two of you moping teens in this house."
"But we are not in a house."
"Ah... umm... Never mind that, it was a figure of speech" Rei just looked confused "anyways if you have a problem you can come to us we are your family now. We help out each other that's what we do"
"And this constitutes a family"
" Well... Yes"
"Then the team that maintains our Evas is family"
"Well... No"
"But you said that's what a family does?"
' I now see why Shinji is always helping her out, she's clueless' " well ya but they are paid to do that"
"But you are paid to be our guardian are you not?"
"Well ya but that's different"
" How?"
Misato now was at a loss ' how am I going to explain this?' "Well you see Shinji, Asuka, and I enjoy each others company and we also enjoy yours so we spend time together and help each other. So you are apart of our family"
" And this constitutes our family the mutual enjoyment of each others company?"
"Yes" proud that she, finally, explained it well enough for Rei.
" But Sohryu does not like me. In fact she has stated many times that she hates Shinji and me as well. How do you explain that?"
"Uhh... Asuka is a different matter she is confused" 'this is like being in
Gendo's office again' " Rei the main thing to know about a family is that they share a bond with each other, they feel linked with each other, so much to the point that if one of them hurts they all feel it. Do you understand?"
"A bond?" Rei repeated softly. Misato nodded her head yes. " I think I understand a little more thank you" Rei stood up and proceeded to the kitchen for something to drink.
" Whew... That was hard as hell. How does Shinji do it so easily?" then the
Major realized something 'she still didn't tell me what's wrong' "Damn it"
Across town Asuka and Hikari were checking out the countless number of shops. Asuka was fuming and Hikari could tell
"..."
"... Asuka is something wrong?"
" Wondergirl moved in with us and it is really pissing me off!"
"Why? She's not a bad..." she stopped short after receiving a glare from the pilot.
"It's just that she is such a doll! It pisses me off that she doesn't think for herself! All she does is do what people tell her to!"
" But that is what Shinji does in a way?"
"I know that! He pisses me off too. And the really annoying thing about him is that he beat me again! Like he wasn't even trying, it looked natural to out do me in everything that I do!"
"But all you do is Eva?"
Asuka fell silent. 'Is that all I do?' she shook it off "That's not the point, the point is I can't be beaten. I won't allow it!"
"Well how is your piloting doing?"
Asuka's face visibly lit up " Great I'm at the top again and I also am the only one with a working Eva"
"Shinji doesn't have one?"
"Not anymore they can't find it so that means the only active pilot is me" she said with a rather stuck up tone.
" Oh ok" Hikari started to think about the conversation that Toji and Kensuka had a long time ago about how Asuka only cares about her own self worth. 'She cares more about then that she is just really devoted to Eva that's all' she shook the memory out of her head in time to see Toji looking at her from the food court. At the same time they both turned away and blushed.
" Haven't you told him yet?"
"What ...huh what do you mean tell him?"
"You like him don't ya? Then tell him quite wasting time"
" But he probably doesn't like me how can I tell him?"
" Are you that clueless? Of course he likes you it's obvious!"
Toji looked away in hopes that Hikari didn't notice him. But Kensuka was ready to belittle him on the spot.
"So... what you looking at Toji?"
"What... what are you talking about?"
"Oh nothing just talking about the fact that you were ogling the class rep that's all"
"I... I was not!"
"Oh come on you're as bad as Shinji!"
"What... I ...not that bad" Shinji managed to stutter out.
"Aw come on you are that bad, always stealing glimpses of Rei and wondering that if her hair is natural" Toji said trying to shift the heat onto Shinji
'It is' Shinji thought then smacked himself.
" Hey don't try changing the subject. You're one that always watches Hikari in class!"
"Well Shinji always watches Rei!"
'Why me?' the trio kept bickering until Toji's stomach announced that it was time for food. After eating the three were more inclined to talk about other things besides girls.
" Hey I was thinking about going camping later this week. You two want to come?"
"I'm in how bout you Shinji?"
"I'll ask Misato, but ya I'll come t..." At that sirens went off and a loud
speaker was directing everyone into the shelter.
"An Angel! I thought they were all dead?" yelled Toji.
"Me too!" Shinji yelled back. His phone rang. "Hello... understood....what but he's not a pilot.. spare? Ok we are on the way" he hung up and turned to his friends. "Toji you are supposed to go with me"
"Why?"
"You are labeled as a spare pilot in the Nerv databanks," he said with a hint of sadness.
"Awe man you guys always get all the fun!" Kensuke said
" You can have it.. lets go Shin-man" after that was said the trio split with Kensuka heading to the closest shelter and the other two heading straight for Nerv.
"Are you going to pilot?" asked Toji as he rounded the corner.
"I don't have an Eva, so probably not"
" So why are you still piloting"
"I have my reasons," he said with a bit of a smirk on his face.
"Oh.." said a confused Toji
"Shinji!" a voice called. Kaji pulled along side the two boys in his car. "Need a lift?"
"Kaji?" Shinji said while climbing into the car
"Sorry I wasn't there when you woke up, I had some other... pressing matters to attend to"
"Does Misato know you're back?"
"She does but I haven't talked to her yet"
"Really? Why?"
"I don't think now is the time for 20 questions, we need to get you to Nerv" He looked at Shinji with a smile.
*Gulp*
Kaji threw the car into gear a sped off down the road. He dodged every panicked citizen and car with practiced ease. His movements were more flowing then Misato's ever was. He slid around the corner with his rear end breaking loose narrowly missing a cop car.
"Well I know where Misato learned to drive from!" yelled Toji from the back.
"Nonsense"
The car seemed to break free of the ground as it soared over a hill. The car bounced a few times after it landed. "Sorry" he said "Shinji can you call for a train" Shinji looked up and then finally understood what he said and complied. As they were traveling down the road a blue car slide around a corner in front of them, Kaji smirked.
"She really does drive like a bat out of hell" They reached Nerv at the same time and locked into place next to each other.
"Nice driving Misato"
Misato froze 'I need to get better at avoiding people' "Oh hello Kaji" her eyebrow twitched.
"KAJI!" Asuka came out of nowhere and slammed into the poor soul. Then she noticed Toji. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Hey I'm a pilot too you know!" he yelled back
"Humph" Asuka went back to squeezing the life out of Kaji. All Misato could do was snicker.
Kaji noticed a rather paler then usual face in the back seat of Misato's car. "Rei? You ok?"
Shinji went over and found Rei gripping the seat. "Rei you can let go the car has stopped"
Rei, after realizing what she was doing let go of the seat and stepped out of the car. "That was ...interesting"
The Nerv headquarters were in an uproar much like every time something happens.
"Report!"
"Ma'am, three mass production Evas are approaching from the south!"
"Battle stations, prep unit 02 for combat. Asuka prepare for combat!"
"Yes!"
"Move ground forces in to give Asuka support"
"Belay that"
Misato whipped around to face Gendo's cold face. "But we can't send her out
there alone!"
"The ground units are no match for an Eva, they will be cut down"
"But she needs support..."
"And she will get it..." a smirk graced his face. A smirk that uneased everyone in the room.
The three white Evas knelt as they topped the hill over looking Tokyo 3. They seemed to be waiting for something. Knowing the Nerv Evas will soon surface and soon they will know exactly how many they were up against. These pilots were no fools. Sure enough as if on cue the alarms for the Eva elevator sounded signifying the arrival of their adversaries. From below Unit 02 shot up like a flash and locked in place, but no other Evas appeared. The enemy Evas waited for the other two but none came, after they were satisfied that it was just Unit 02 they began their approach.
"Remember Asuka these units have S2 engines so you must target the core"
"Yea yea I got it just like an Angel"
Slowly the Evas made their way down the hill. Upon reaching the bottom they
broke out into a run straight at Unit 02.
"Get ready...!"
The Enemy raised their weapons ready to strike.
"....NOW!"
The left most Eva was obliterated by a single shot emanating from a mountain on the other side of the city. The remaining Evas stopped in their tracks and looked towards the mountain. There they found Unit 01 behind it's positron rifle. Their stares were interrupted by shots colliding into them. They turned and looked into the city to see Unit 00 with it's rifle.
"Now Asuka!"
With a loud cry Asuka charged forth catching the front most Eva off guard. She impaled it through it's core, she levied the spear back effectively raising the Eva into the air screaming from the pain. The last Eva decided that it was time to retreat, it turned unfolding it's wings and taking flight. Another blast from Unit 01's rifle cut one of the Eva's wings off sending it screaming to the ground. Asuka saw this and used the spear to throw the Eva onto its comrade
while it was trying to get up. Like a flash she was on top of both them with her spear raised in the air. With her patented battle cry she rammed the spear through both Evas silencing them forever.
"Good work Asuka well done"
"Well of course" said Asuka with a grin.
"Alright everyone prepare to retrieve Unit 02. Status on the positron cannon?"
"A bit over heated but it is repairable"
"And the artillery unit?"
"No damaged sustained"
"Good, retrieve them and the decoy Eva balloons"
"Yes Ma'am" all three sounded at once.
'Wow Gendo had a good idea after all and it worked better then what was expected' Misato thought. 'Wish I thought of it' she smirked.
"I'm a bit confused Ikari why did we use the decoy's if the weapons were sufficient enough?"
"Because Seele doesn't quite know what we are capable of, this way they think we still have all the Evas"
"Hence making them think twice about attacking straight on ... for now"
"Yes... that is why we need to accelerate the process on the other two Evas"
"Indeed..." at that moment Fuyutski's phone rang "Hello... understood. It seems the UN wants to speak with you"
Author's notes: Hello again...jello?
Author's Note: Can't think of anything.
Chapter 3
Military Intelligence.
A few weeks after Shinji awoke life was pretty ... dull, except for the fact that Rei was living with them and Asuka was really pissed at that notion. Misato could still feel the bump on her head where Asuka's book slammed into after she told the red head. Rei was also at a slight loss trying to conform to her new environment and often asked Shinji for advise, and a stuttering Shinji always tried to answer her unusual and often embarrassing questions. The renovation of the apartment was completed the day after the commander ordered them.
'Wow that was fast... And of course it took one word from the commander while it took me eight months of complaining about my living quarters.' thought Misato remembering the countless times she complained to the housing office. Misato was in the living room drinking a glass of water out of all things. She had a hangover from the drinking she did with Ritsuko the night before. Rei was sitting in a chair across from her reading a book that she found in the household. Misato sat there nervously glancing once in a while at Rei.
"I'm sorry"
Rei looked up at her new guardian "You already apologized 27 times, this makes 28"
"I know but my actions were terrible and I just feel really bad about it" 'I wonder what she thinks about me.'
" It is alright Katsuragi-san I bare no malicious" ' She is odd but... agreeable'
"I know, I'm sorry" 'She probably thinks I'm super evil bitch'
" 29" Rei said plainly.
Misato looked at Rei with slight surprise then laughed. Rei just went back to her book. A third set of eyes was looking at the two from her room with a sense of anger. ' Why the hell did Misato invite Wondergirl here? It's not like we don't have enough people living in this house already. Now I have to put up with the Baka and the Ice Queen' She sighed with a huff and decided that she should be out instead of moping around in her room all day.
"Misato I'm going out" she said
"Good can you get some food for tonight?" Misato called from the couch.
" WHAT!! Hell no make the idiot do that, that's what he's good for!" and with that the door shut.
When the words of the Second's rant reached the First's ears she visibly reacted earning the attention of the Major. "What's wrong Rei?"
"Nothing..." came a soft and immediate answer.
"Oh no you don't..." Rei looked at her questionably " Shinji plays that game all to often. I'm not about to have two of you moping teens in this house."
"But we are not in a house."
"Ah... umm... Never mind that, it was a figure of speech" Rei just looked confused "anyways if you have a problem you can come to us we are your family now. We help out each other that's what we do"
"And this constitutes a family"
" Well... Yes"
"Then the team that maintains our Evas is family"
"Well... No"
"But you said that's what a family does?"
' I now see why Shinji is always helping her out, she's clueless' " well ya but they are paid to do that"
"But you are paid to be our guardian are you not?"
"Well ya but that's different"
" How?"
Misato now was at a loss ' how am I going to explain this?' "Well you see Shinji, Asuka, and I enjoy each others company and we also enjoy yours so we spend time together and help each other. So you are apart of our family"
" And this constitutes our family the mutual enjoyment of each others company?"
"Yes" proud that she, finally, explained it well enough for Rei.
" But Sohryu does not like me. In fact she has stated many times that she hates Shinji and me as well. How do you explain that?"
"Uhh... Asuka is a different matter she is confused" 'this is like being in
Gendo's office again' " Rei the main thing to know about a family is that they share a bond with each other, they feel linked with each other, so much to the point that if one of them hurts they all feel it. Do you understand?"
"A bond?" Rei repeated softly. Misato nodded her head yes. " I think I understand a little more thank you" Rei stood up and proceeded to the kitchen for something to drink.
" Whew... That was hard as hell. How does Shinji do it so easily?" then the
Major realized something 'she still didn't tell me what's wrong' "Damn it"
Across town Asuka and Hikari were checking out the countless number of shops. Asuka was fuming and Hikari could tell
"..."
"... Asuka is something wrong?"
" Wondergirl moved in with us and it is really pissing me off!"
"Why? She's not a bad..." she stopped short after receiving a glare from the pilot.
"It's just that she is such a doll! It pisses me off that she doesn't think for herself! All she does is do what people tell her to!"
" But that is what Shinji does in a way?"
"I know that! He pisses me off too. And the really annoying thing about him is that he beat me again! Like he wasn't even trying, it looked natural to out do me in everything that I do!"
"But all you do is Eva?"
Asuka fell silent. 'Is that all I do?' she shook it off "That's not the point, the point is I can't be beaten. I won't allow it!"
"Well how is your piloting doing?"
Asuka's face visibly lit up " Great I'm at the top again and I also am the only one with a working Eva"
"Shinji doesn't have one?"
"Not anymore they can't find it so that means the only active pilot is me" she said with a rather stuck up tone.
" Oh ok" Hikari started to think about the conversation that Toji and Kensuka had a long time ago about how Asuka only cares about her own self worth. 'She cares more about then that she is just really devoted to Eva that's all' she shook the memory out of her head in time to see Toji looking at her from the food court. At the same time they both turned away and blushed.
" Haven't you told him yet?"
"What ...huh what do you mean tell him?"
"You like him don't ya? Then tell him quite wasting time"
" But he probably doesn't like me how can I tell him?"
" Are you that clueless? Of course he likes you it's obvious!"
Toji looked away in hopes that Hikari didn't notice him. But Kensuka was ready to belittle him on the spot.
"So... what you looking at Toji?"
"What... what are you talking about?"
"Oh nothing just talking about the fact that you were ogling the class rep that's all"
"I... I was not!"
"Oh come on you're as bad as Shinji!"
"What... I ...not that bad" Shinji managed to stutter out.
"Aw come on you are that bad, always stealing glimpses of Rei and wondering that if her hair is natural" Toji said trying to shift the heat onto Shinji
'It is' Shinji thought then smacked himself.
" Hey don't try changing the subject. You're one that always watches Hikari in class!"
"Well Shinji always watches Rei!"
'Why me?' the trio kept bickering until Toji's stomach announced that it was time for food. After eating the three were more inclined to talk about other things besides girls.
" Hey I was thinking about going camping later this week. You two want to come?"
"I'm in how bout you Shinji?"
"I'll ask Misato, but ya I'll come t..." At that sirens went off and a loud
speaker was directing everyone into the shelter.
"An Angel! I thought they were all dead?" yelled Toji.
"Me too!" Shinji yelled back. His phone rang. "Hello... understood....what but he's not a pilot.. spare? Ok we are on the way" he hung up and turned to his friends. "Toji you are supposed to go with me"
"Why?"
"You are labeled as a spare pilot in the Nerv databanks," he said with a hint of sadness.
"Awe man you guys always get all the fun!" Kensuke said
" You can have it.. lets go Shin-man" after that was said the trio split with Kensuka heading to the closest shelter and the other two heading straight for Nerv.
"Are you going to pilot?" asked Toji as he rounded the corner.
"I don't have an Eva, so probably not"
" So why are you still piloting"
"I have my reasons," he said with a bit of a smirk on his face.
"Oh.." said a confused Toji
"Shinji!" a voice called. Kaji pulled along side the two boys in his car. "Need a lift?"
"Kaji?" Shinji said while climbing into the car
"Sorry I wasn't there when you woke up, I had some other... pressing matters to attend to"
"Does Misato know you're back?"
"She does but I haven't talked to her yet"
"Really? Why?"
"I don't think now is the time for 20 questions, we need to get you to Nerv" He looked at Shinji with a smile.
*Gulp*
Kaji threw the car into gear a sped off down the road. He dodged every panicked citizen and car with practiced ease. His movements were more flowing then Misato's ever was. He slid around the corner with his rear end breaking loose narrowly missing a cop car.
"Well I know where Misato learned to drive from!" yelled Toji from the back.
"Nonsense"
The car seemed to break free of the ground as it soared over a hill. The car bounced a few times after it landed. "Sorry" he said "Shinji can you call for a train" Shinji looked up and then finally understood what he said and complied. As they were traveling down the road a blue car slide around a corner in front of them, Kaji smirked.
"She really does drive like a bat out of hell" They reached Nerv at the same time and locked into place next to each other.
"Nice driving Misato"
Misato froze 'I need to get better at avoiding people' "Oh hello Kaji" her eyebrow twitched.
"KAJI!" Asuka came out of nowhere and slammed into the poor soul. Then she noticed Toji. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Hey I'm a pilot too you know!" he yelled back
"Humph" Asuka went back to squeezing the life out of Kaji. All Misato could do was snicker.
Kaji noticed a rather paler then usual face in the back seat of Misato's car. "Rei? You ok?"
Shinji went over and found Rei gripping the seat. "Rei you can let go the car has stopped"
Rei, after realizing what she was doing let go of the seat and stepped out of the car. "That was ...interesting"
The Nerv headquarters were in an uproar much like every time something happens.
"Report!"
"Ma'am, three mass production Evas are approaching from the south!"
"Battle stations, prep unit 02 for combat. Asuka prepare for combat!"
"Yes!"
"Move ground forces in to give Asuka support"
"Belay that"
Misato whipped around to face Gendo's cold face. "But we can't send her out
there alone!"
"The ground units are no match for an Eva, they will be cut down"
"But she needs support..."
"And she will get it..." a smirk graced his face. A smirk that uneased everyone in the room.
The three white Evas knelt as they topped the hill over looking Tokyo 3. They seemed to be waiting for something. Knowing the Nerv Evas will soon surface and soon they will know exactly how many they were up against. These pilots were no fools. Sure enough as if on cue the alarms for the Eva elevator sounded signifying the arrival of their adversaries. From below Unit 02 shot up like a flash and locked in place, but no other Evas appeared. The enemy Evas waited for the other two but none came, after they were satisfied that it was just Unit 02 they began their approach.
"Remember Asuka these units have S2 engines so you must target the core"
"Yea yea I got it just like an Angel"
Slowly the Evas made their way down the hill. Upon reaching the bottom they
broke out into a run straight at Unit 02.
"Get ready...!"
The Enemy raised their weapons ready to strike.
"....NOW!"
The left most Eva was obliterated by a single shot emanating from a mountain on the other side of the city. The remaining Evas stopped in their tracks and looked towards the mountain. There they found Unit 01 behind it's positron rifle. Their stares were interrupted by shots colliding into them. They turned and looked into the city to see Unit 00 with it's rifle.
"Now Asuka!"
With a loud cry Asuka charged forth catching the front most Eva off guard. She impaled it through it's core, she levied the spear back effectively raising the Eva into the air screaming from the pain. The last Eva decided that it was time to retreat, it turned unfolding it's wings and taking flight. Another blast from Unit 01's rifle cut one of the Eva's wings off sending it screaming to the ground. Asuka saw this and used the spear to throw the Eva onto its comrade
while it was trying to get up. Like a flash she was on top of both them with her spear raised in the air. With her patented battle cry she rammed the spear through both Evas silencing them forever.
"Good work Asuka well done"
"Well of course" said Asuka with a grin.
"Alright everyone prepare to retrieve Unit 02. Status on the positron cannon?"
"A bit over heated but it is repairable"
"And the artillery unit?"
"No damaged sustained"
"Good, retrieve them and the decoy Eva balloons"
"Yes Ma'am" all three sounded at once.
'Wow Gendo had a good idea after all and it worked better then what was expected' Misato thought. 'Wish I thought of it' she smirked.
"I'm a bit confused Ikari why did we use the decoy's if the weapons were sufficient enough?"
"Because Seele doesn't quite know what we are capable of, this way they think we still have all the Evas"
"Hence making them think twice about attacking straight on ... for now"
"Yes... that is why we need to accelerate the process on the other two Evas"
"Indeed..." at that moment Fuyutski's phone rang "Hello... understood. It seems the UN wants to speak with you"
Author's notes: Hello again...jello?
