Poor Pen Pen was left out. Today however, revenge will be at hand! I've got a complaint saying that Shinji wouldn't be making more money then Misato as Lieutenant, that's true, but he's an Eva pilot as well. As for me reviewing my own story, you have my idiot brother to thank for that. _

Chapter 13

--Fan Fiction--

*NERV HQ*

"Hey guys" Misato greeted Shinji and Asuka as they entered her office. "You kids are free to go home." She looked back down at the paperwork she was doing. "Sorry I can't give you a ride Asuka, I've got lots of work to finish."

"It's alright, well, I'll see you later." The pilots left the office.

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Both were walking down one of NERV's many corridors, making their way towards the exit, Shinji was about to speak but another voice interrupted him.

"Lieutenant Ikari, please report to the Commander's office."

"Lieutenant Ikari, please report to the Commander's office."

Shinji ignored it and instead spoke to his companion. "Asuka, since it's Saturday today, I was thinking maybe we could go out for dinner together?" He looked uneasily at her.

"So it's official?" She asked him.

"Huh?"

"We're going out!" She leaped up and hugged him.

Shinji was taken aback. "Err, yeah!"

"Lieutenant Ikari, please report to the Commander's office." The speakers interrupted them again.

Asuka let go of Shinji and smiled at him. "You'd better get going."

They both started walking away in opposite directions, but then Shinji turned to Asuka and shouted after her. "I'll call you later, Okay?"

She just waved back without turning and disappeared around a corner.

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*Office of Gendo Ikari*

Shinji walks in and approaches Gendo's desk. He then stands to attention.

"You wanted to see me?"

"Yes. I want to know about you relationship with the Second Child."

"With all due respect, Sir, I see no problem in what I'm doing."

Gendo didn't look happy. "You know about our scenario. I don't want it tempered with!"

"Permission to speak freely?" Shinji asked.

"Permission granted."

"I'm starting to have doubts." Shinji said solemnly.

"NO!" Gendo looked furious. "You will not have doubts about what we're trying to achieve!" He continued to shout. "The scenario is perfect! You of all people should appreciate the sacrifices we've made for this!"

There was a long silence.

"Humanity must evolve" Shinji stated quietly to himself.

"That's right." Gendo said somewhat satisfied. "You're dismissed Lieutenant, I hope we don't have a conversation like this again."

"Yeah" Shinji said quietly as he turned towards the door and left.

After he exited, the commander turned to the monitor on his desk, and after inputting some commands; he established a communication link with the Section 2 chief.

"Yes commander?" The man spoke.

"All surveillance reports on the Third Child; Lieutenant Shinji Ikari, will from now on be sent directly to me, is this understood?

"Yes Sir!"

Gendo terminated the link and relaxed against his chair. 'We're too close to our goal, Shinji. It's too late to turn back.' He thought to himself.

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*Katsuragi residence*

Asuka was lying on the couch watching TV. 'Sure has been quiet around here lately' she though to herself. Pen Pen walked by looking smug for some reason. 'I wonder what he's been up to'

'That will teach them to ignore me!' Pen Pen thought to himself as he entered his fridge.

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*Ikari residence*

"I'm home!" Shinji walks in to his house, and after kicking his shoes off he goes in to the living room to find Rei quietly reading a book. 'The Human Interaction'

"Hello Rei, what have you got there?"

"It is a book." She stated simply.

Shinji sweat dropped. "Ugh, never mind." An exasperated Shinji walks in to his room where he picked up his phone and dials a number.

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*Katsuragi residence*

The phone rings and Asuka goes over to pick it up.

"Hello?"

The person on the line speaks.

"Oh hi Shinji!"

She listens for a bit.

"Okay, that sounds good. At eight?"

She listens again.

"I'll wear the dress you bought me!"

The voice on the other line agrees to this and says goodbye.

"Okay, bye!"

She puts the receiver down and goes back in to the living room to watch some TV. What she didn't notice was the warm water penguin who had listened in to her conversation. What was even stranger was the evil grin that had somehow formed on his beak.

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*Ikari Residence*

Shinji walks back in to the living room and sits next to Rei on the couch.

"So Rei, what happened in school while I was gone?"

"The teacher continued to re-account stories of his pre-Second Impact childhood."

"That it?" Asked Shinji.

"That is all" she affirmed.

Shinji shook his head, 'I should have known'

It was a couple of hours before his date with Asuka, so he watched TV quietly as Rei read her book.

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*Later, in the Katsuragi Residence*

"I'm home!" Misato made her entrance in to her apartment.

Asuka, who had fallen in to a slumber on the couch suddenly awoke. She franticly searched for a clock to see what the time was.

"7.21" She relaxed. "Phew, I still have time."

"Time for what?" Misato asked as she walked in to the living room.

"Time to get ready for my date!" Asuka stated proudly.

"Who's the lucky guy?" Misato asked. 'Lucky my ass' she thought.

"You'll see when he gets here." Asuka said as she made her way out of the living room and in to her bedroom.

Misato watched the young girl as she entered her room, and then watched as she ran out screaming.

"MISATO! GET IN HERE RIGHT NOW!!!"

'Oh boy,' Misato thought to herself as she walked towards Asuka's bedroom. "What's the problem now As-"

She didn't have to finish that sentence, because the reason for Asuka's explosion was standing right before her---in peaces.

"WHO DID THIS!?" Asuka demanded whilst waving at the remnants of the red dress that Shinji had bought her. Who-ever had done this sure knew how to cut it up in such a way that it would never be repaired.

"Asuka, I have no idea how that could have happened." Misato admitted.

"There's no one else who could have done this! You're the only person who-- " Asuka suddenly stopped. She suddenly remembered that there was another occupant of the apartment. She remembered how the penguin was looking smug for some unknown reason earlier today. "Pen Pen!" She screamed.

Before Misato could stop her, Asuka had run in to the kitchen, grabbed a large cooking knife, and proceeded to try and rip the door off Pen Pen's fridge. Before any real damage could have been done to the brave but stupid penguin, the doorbell rang, effectively putting an end to the events unfolding in the apartment.

Asuka glanced over at the clock on the wall.

"7.58"

Shinji had arrived.

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To be continued.

Hmmm, it's not looking good for Pen Pen. Could Shinji and the commander be in to the whole 3rd Impact thing together? You'll have to wait and see. Anyway, updates will slow down from now on. Something's popped up and will require a lot of my time. You won't have to wait long for the next chapter though.

Laterz