Disclaimer : Neon Genesis Evangelion belongs to GANIX and so does its concepts, plot and characters. The company has the
rights to use Evagelion as they please but as for me I write this story out of fun and nothing more.
Author's notes: Nine children, nine EVAs and each of them has it's own powers and elements. What destiny awaits them? Read on to find out.
Spoiler warning : Some scenes in this fanfic are repeated from the Evangelion series. If you did not watch
Evangelion yet and don't like spoilers I advise you not to read this fanfic. If you are just bored out of your mind then continue.
You have been warned !
Ok guys this is my very first Evangelion fic and there are a few OOC here for some of the characters especially Shinji in this story so please bear with me.
This first chapter is about Shinji's first time in NERV and there is an interesting conversation between him and his father. The story will be an A/U after
chapter 5.
Oh and last but not least do not bother with the angel names at all for I have renamed them since this story is supposed to be an A/U.
Chapter 1: Where it all began
Shinji sat on the train seat listening to his S-DAT player his head bowed, staring at the floor. The music was loud enough to drown out
other noises inside the train . Occasionally a few pass passengers will stare at him when they enter the coach and sat beside him wondering
why is this teenage boy traveling inside the train alone towards a city that is going to be deserted. He ignored them just as he ignored other
things that is happening outside his thoughts other than his music.
The train traveled on and after several stops between stations the coach he was in was began to get deserted .
Shinji wasn't bothered by this, he liked to be alone for being among the crowd always disturbed him.
The train rocked silently, swaying to the musical beat in Shinji's S-DAT player. At first he thought it was funny because he imagined
that the train was dancing to his music. After half an hour of constant rocking motion of the train he lost all interest in his imagination.
Staring out of one of the windows he sighted, ' How much longer before I get there ? ' he said to himself. He had already been riding for the past
4 hours in the train and his legs are becoming numb
from the long hours of sitting down . After a few moments gazing out of the window Shinji heard a chime on the train speakers indicating
that there was an announcement to be made,
" The train will come to a stop at the last station. Passengers are reminded to get ready to leave the train.
Make sure you had checked to see if all of your belongings are packed. Thank you " said the announcer .
" Finally," he breathed a sigh of relief, grabbing his duffle bag that he placed below his seat Shinji stood up and walked towards the train
doors waiting for the train to come to a complete stop. As soon as the train stopped beside the platform it doors hissed open and Shinji
stepped outside looking around at an empty station. " Some welcome, " he muttered for he expected someone to be here for him to pick
him up. Apparently the person was late and since there was no one here Shinji decided to walk to one of the phone booths located outside
the small station. A gust of wind swept up to his face forcing
Shinji to turn his head and shut his eyes to avoid the dust from getting into them. He blinked and his eye caught a sign that hung above
the main entrance of the station.' Welcome to Tokyo-3 ' it said.
' Due to an emergency crisis all lines are currently unavailable. ' said the phone operator.
"Sigh! It is no use, my call can't get through," said Shinji and hung up the phone.
Looking at his watch he sighed again, it was getting late and the person who was supposed to meet him was missing.
' Guess I better hot foot to a shelter, ' he said arranging his duffle bag to a comfortable position and started to make his way towards a shelter.
He haven't gotten far from the phone booths when suddenly the ground shook violently then it was followed by sounds of explosions and gunfire.
Shinji was forced to spread out his arms to regain balance or risk falling on his bum.
" What the -? What's happening ? " he said frighteningly looking around. After a few seconds Shinji could make out faint humming noises coming
from the air behind him. He turned towards the source and saw just a few blocks away a few air ships with the UN sign painted on their tails were
firing their weapons non-stop at a giant hulking humanoid. ' An angel! ' Shinji gasped in shock .
The atmosphere of the battle field was filled with bullets raining from the air ships but the angel still continued walking on, oblivious to the carnage.
The angel had 4 arms and at the end of each arm were 4 clawed fingers. It had two faces located in the middle of it's chest which is able to rotate
360 degrees giving it an awkward look. The sight make Shinji cringe, to him the angel appearance was an abomination. It was hideous to behold.
There was something about it that doesn't seem right for heads that rotate like that defied the laws of nature itself. At the center of is abdomen is a very
large red orb that gave of an eerie red glow. Suddenly one of the air ships that attacked the angel decided to launched a huge bombard missile at it.
Sensing the danger the angel held out one of it's hands letting the missile smashed right into its palm crumpling its nose flat before it exploded releasing
a cloud of smoke around the angel. When the smoke cleared the angel was still standing - unhurt.
With it's free hand it conjured a beam in its palm and shot the airship that fired the missile from the air. The single ray of
devastating energy was enough to bring the ship down. ' Oh shit,' said Shinji with his eyes wide as he saw the ship came crashing down towards him.
He quickly turned and ran with all his might trying to get away from the place as far as possible.
The air ship hit the ground and burned for a few seconds before it exploded into little scraps of metal.
The shockwave threw Shinji a few meters forward into the air before he tumbled down to the ground before he could distant himself from the crash site.
' Ugh!' he groaned, lying eagle spread on the open road for a few moments before he forced himself to sit up. Shaking his head groggily he
checked to see if there are any broken bones on his body. Finding none he picked himself up and that's when he suddenly noticed the area before
him on the ground suddenly went dark.
A sense of dread filled him as he saw the giant shadow that covered the area, ' Oh, shit, ' he said slowly turning behind staring at the sight above him.
The angel loomed behind him like a menacing giant but luckily its attention was on the few air ships that remained.
It flailed its arms about swatting the airships like someone annoyingly swat houseflies that swarmed around him. Its attack was not in vain for it managed
to slap another airship that failed to dodge its blows. Shinji just stood there looking up at the angel dumb folded too scared to move to move a muscle.
But before he could even shout or run one of the angel's foot came down and landed right beside him as it stepped forward making a loud booming
sound that shook the ground and then after a few moments it lifted as it took another step.
Shinji stared at the spot in shock blinking uncomprehendingly. If he had been exactly on that spot he would be squashed like a pancake.
' I got to get out of here! ' his mind cried out desperately. He was just about to run and hide down at an alleyway when something came screeching
behind him. Turning around he saw a young women somewhere in her mid twenties inside a blue Renault. Reaching over to the passenger's door
from the drivers seat she pushed it open. Shinji saw that she had long lavander hair flowed down to her shoulders as she did so and brown eyes
that sparkle with life. She was wearing a red leather jacket over a black shirt with a black leather skirt to match and on he left breast of her jacket
the symbol of NERV was sewed on it.
" Get In ! " she shouted to him. Without hesitating he dove into the passenger seat and slammed the door shut. He didn't have to worry if she
was a stranger for Shinji knew that women for she was the person who was supposed to meet him at the station. The women had sent him pictures of
herself prior to their meeting date so it took him a second to recognize her. The woman slammed her foot onto the clutch and sped away from the angel.
"You're late! " Shinji complained to the women in red as he checked behind him over the car seat.
He saw that they were getting further and further away angel. " Sorry, traffic problems, " she muttered, never taking her eyes off the wheel.
" Due to the angel attack the whole city is in chaos before we are able to get civilians into shelters. The sudden attack send a wave of panic
among the people making them flee helter-skelter in their cars and jamming the roads, " she continued . She didn't need to talk long for after a
few moments from their getaway there was a loud crashing sound and Shinji saw a metal pillar fall
across the road a few meters in front of them blocking their path when the angel's beam misfired while attacking the airships.
The women slammed her foot at the breaks and the car screeched to a halt. Shinji felt himself thrown forward but luckily he was
buckled up so he didn't get thrown out of the car. ' Shit!' she swore at the debris before them.
' Is there anyway out of this street? ' asked Shinji. ' I'm afraid not, ' she frowned then after a few seconds of hesitation she smiled evilly,
her eyes suddenly light up with enthusiasm. ' Hang on tight! ' she said and swerved the car around 360 degrees and start driving
full speed towards the angel. ' WHAT!? ARE YOU CRAZY?!' Shinji yelled at the woman. His stomach was beginning to
churn from the motion sickness.' Don't worry,' she said reassuringly, ' I'm only driving under it not at it since this is the only other wa-,' she explained.
" YAAAAA!!" cried Shinji in fright before she could finish. She snapped her head back and saw an angel's foot
coming down towards them. She pulled at the wheel just in time and the car swerved out of the way speeding off down the street again.
Shinji felt his heart leaped up to his throat as he sat there at the car seat in fright clutching at the arm rest so hard until his fingers turned white.
" Hey don't spoil my car, " the woman frowned at him as she noticed Shinji had clutched the car so hard that it is enough to leave finger marks.
It took him a few moments to snap out from the shock of just nearly being squashed by an angel again then slowly loosened his hold on the arm rest.
His eyes contorted in anger and he turned his head sharply to the woman, " You got us nearly killed! If you haven't been driving so dangerously
I would not have to hold your car's arm rest so tightly out of fright, " he growled breathing heavily. The woman's glared back at Shinji angrily
for a moment then her expression slowly changed to a smile then she burst out laughing. This made Shinji even angrier, " What's so funny?" he asked.
"S-sorry i- its just that you look so c-cute when you are angry," she said between laughs.
This made him blush but before he could say anything else the woman stopped the car. Wondering if he had reached his destination
Shinji looked around the surrounding area and noticed that they were on a small hill by the road side. " Why are we stopping? " he asked.
" Oh, just to watch the angel battle from here, " said the women taking out her binoculars from the car compartment beside her.
" By the way the name is Misato Katsuragi. But you can just call me Misato, " she smiled.
****
Commander Ikari stood at the command bridge observing the battle of UN forces against the angel on the big central
screen that stood in the middle of the command bridge, his dark tinted glasses reflected the light coming from the screen.
Behind him were three generals from the JSSDF ( The Japanese Special Defense Force ) seated at the command desk and were
issuing orders through the communication lines . The generals where here to inspect the Tokyo-3's NERV Central facilities. Their inspection was cut
short when the alarms bleared suddenly throughout the NERV base as the angel decided to attack the city. The commander had offered them
the means to use these facilities to aid them in marshalling their forces.
After a brief use of some of the facilities in operation and observing NERV staff handle themselves in the state of emergency
the generals find the whole inspection a satisfactory and Gendo bowed in honor when he heard their comments.
Using the latest state of the art technology NERV Center is equipped with sensors that enable the base to detect any disturbances.
Their uplink to UN's satellites in the orbit on earth enables them to monitor these disturbances occurring around the globe. Disturbances
such as Electro Magnatic Pulse, high frequency radio waves and AT fields or Absolute Terror Fields that were generated from the angels.
The A.T fields called in short act as some sort of shield that protects the angels from conventional weapons and remain invisible to the
naked eye unless they are manipulated or touched in any way. NERV Central also houses 3 super computers which are Balthazar, Casper & Melcher.
These super computers run in an operating system called the MAGI and used as assistance in research, tactical planning, decision making and
assessments of NERV.
An un-penetrative fortress NERV headquarters is located about 200 meters below in the earth and covered with more than 20 large metal shield
plates of steel. is able to withstand any angel attack. Inside the underground base is made up of living quarters of the staff,
research facilities, recreational facilities and power generators. Steel corridors that connected these facilities branched out like maze in
a labyrinth from NERV central. The base's surface is well protected, surrounded by turrets and surface-to-air missiles that fires at
any threat within range. Even the corridors of NERV were littered with security camera's and sentry guns which makes any base infiltration
nearly impossible. Just below the fortress is the Geo-font, the hollowed part of Earth which measured 10km in a diameter, located 600 meters below.
The Geo-font is an area where high rise buildings could hide underground during the angle attack.
The three generals now sat at their seats in shock after receiving news from the battle. Their mood was grim their hopes were dwindling.
" Our whole tank battalion is destroyed! " cried General Honjo slamming his fist on the table as he saw tank scraps and turrets that littered around the
shores of Tokyo-3 from the visual feedback he received. " Not even our air force is able to stop the angel let alone do any damage to it, " said Izuki
running his fingers through his hair in frustration. His recent comment had made their mood gloomier.
" Our last resort is to drop an N2 mine (non-nuclear mine) on it," sighed General Nogi rubbing his head to ease blood circulation.
The old general was already having a rough day for he didn't expect so much loss from one angel attack." Are the civilians evacuated from the area? " he asked
after he felt the dizziness from his head disappeared.
" Yes, I have just received a confirmation from our forces that the area is clear, " confirmed General Izuki.
" Good. Ask all forces to pull back and stay out of range," said General Nogi.
****
" That's strange, " said Misato staring into her binoculars, her head pop out at the passengers seat window .
" Why are the UN airships pulling back? " she said to herself leaning out further for a closer look. A horrible thought struck her " Get down! " she yelled
pushing Shinji down to the car floor and covering him with her body. Suddenly a bright light filled the area then after a few seconds a tremendous
shockwave threw the car to it's side shattering its side windows a moment soon a wave of heat could be felt around the car. It was so hot that Shinji
thought that he was going to be roasted alive.Quickly as it came the heat soon dissipated leaving everything quite.
When all was safe Misato poked her head out of the passengers window and Shinji followed suit.
He gaped at the sight for he couldn't believe what he saw and stared in horror , the whole area was charred and blanked from the blast.
His gaze went to the place where the angel last stood and he saw a mushroom cloud formed in the air. Dust billowed about forcing Shinji to cover his nose
or risk being choked. He look at Misato questioningly and she noticing the look on Shinji's face answered, " It was an N2-mine.Probably the UN forces
last resort to destroy the angel, ".
" Did it work? " Shinji asked.
"No I don't think so not judging by the AT-field protecting the angel it will only managed to stun it ," she said following his gaze after a few moments
she turned towards him." Are you alright?" she asked in a worried tone.
" Yes, except for having dirt all over my body," Shinji replied.
" Well since you're not injured why don't you help me push the car back on it's wheels, " she added smiling at Shinji. Shinji didn't argue for he wanted
to get a good distance away from the angel as soon as possible.
****
From the NERV command bridge Gendo stared at the screen, he saw the mushroom cloud forming where the angel stood when the generals ordered
an N2 mine to be dropped. Then the screen went blank and so did the sensors because of the static interference.
" Ha! We did it. Nothing could have survived that, " cried General Hojo in triumph.
" Looks like you won't have a chance to take a shot at it, " said General Izuki smiling reassuringly at Gendo. The commander said nothing but continued to
stare at the screen, he had a hunch that the angel was still alive. " Standby for sensor restoration, " said one of the bridge crew. " Sensors restored, " and the sensor
screen that monitored angel disturbances beside the visual screen flicked to life.
" Warning! We are receiving the angels signals from the same co-ordinates," cried the bridge crew as waves of red and green shot up in high levels on the
map that displayed the area where the angel stood.
" WHAT?! Restore the visual feedback quickly! " said General Hojo, standing up.
Isuki was frowning at the sensor display, he couldn't bring himself to believe that the angel was still alive and had survived the N2 mine.
" Visual feed back restored !" and the video on the screen flicked on, " Whaaaa-!!! " cried the three generals in disbelief at the screen.
The angel was in still one piece but it stopped moving. The only confirmation that it gave that it was still alive was the gills on the sides of its neck flapped
lazily indicating that it was asleep.
Gendo smirked at the scene." IT'S A GOD DAMN DEMON!" Hojo pounded his fist on the table. " Even the N2-mine does nothing but stuns it!" sighing he
slumped back onto his chair defeated.
" Gendo Ikari, " Nogi said in a grave tone and the commander turned to face him, " it seems that we have to admit that our weapons have no effect on the
angel and from now on this operation is entrusted to you, " .
" But are you sure you can stop these things?" he asked raising an eye brown. " It was what NERV is created for," said Gendo shifting his tinted glasses up.
" We hope so..," said Nogi and the three of them stood and began to walking towards the bridge's exit.
" What are you going to do Ikari? Even the UN forces have been exhausted," said Futsuyuki who had just entered the bridge and manage to catch the last
conversation between the generals and the commander." Unit 00 is still in repairs and our pilot is badly injured, " he added looking at the commander questioningly.
" I'm going to activate Unit 01 to destroy the angel, " he said flatly.
" Unit 01? But we don't have a pilot,"
" A spare will be delivered shortly, " said Gendo as he walked to the platform lift that would take him down to the lower levels of NERV.
Futsuyuki was silent for a moment, ' Sometimes I wonder what you are up to my old friend, ' he sighed .
" Sir, what should we do?, " asked one of the bridge crew.
" Put everyone on caution, Security LEVEL 3, " Futsuyuki addressed the crew.
" Ryokai! " they said in unison.
****
Misato drove straight into one of the underground tunnels that leads to one of the underground train stations that will
transport them directly to NERV. From there she drove her car into one of the freight trains that she had called NERV base to get it ready for her.
She shut off the engine and reclined her seat staring at the car ceiling. " So what is NERV? " asked Shinji trying to start a conversation.
" Well NERV is a secret organization that is supported by the UN to protect mankind from the angels, " said Misato not taking her eyes off the ceiling.
" Is that all? " he asked. " Well no, besides protecting mankind NERV is also a research center of all
things alien like the biological structure of the angels. Speaking of NERV here is something that can explain it better than me, " she said tossing Shinji a
NERV manual from the back seat.Shinji caught hold of it. Examining the book he saw the symbol of NERV decorated at the center of the cover and below
it the words ' For Your Eyes Only ' were printed. " I was hoping to get more answers from you since you're the Major at NERV, " said Shinji putting the
book on his lap. Misato sweat dropped, " Er... um.., " she hesitated her brain searching for words to explain. " Well? " said Shinji impatiently.
" Oh, alright," she snapped.
" I'm just new over there six months ago to be exact " , she was so embarrassed that she stared at the floor twirling her hair with her finger.
" That was quick considering your rank as Major," he said.
" Yeah I know, " Misato agreed, " But I had once served in the army before I got this job and I held quite a high rank as a captain. I guess I was one
of the early birds to work at NERV I got the position as Major after 4 months of working there, " she said then suddenly stopped as something
caught her eye behind him.
She smiled and motioned for Shinji to look behind him.
He turned around and stared at the unbelievable sight. It was an underground city in a huge cavern littered with sky scrapers and buildings.
The only thing odd about this city is that it is located on the roof of the cavern.
The skyscrapers look like stalactites that rained down to touch the cavern floor. Since the city was underground the area supposed to be dark
and eerie but the cavern was brightly lit by city lights turning the dark underground cavern to day. Down below the city there was an underground lake which
gave off a gold glittering color as the city lights played on it's surface. The lake was surrounded by a large collection of plant life that flourished from the
brightly lit city. Shinji could see pine trees and undergrowth covering every inch of soil that is available." SUGOI! " he cried,
" Is this the Geo-Front ? " he asked Misato never taking his eyes off from the view.
" Yes, it is. The city that is built like a fortress to withstand any angel attack and mankind's last hope," she said looking out of
her car window, a glow of admiration in here eyes.
****
" Heeeh," sighed Misato in frustration looking at the map of NERV held in her hand. " After six months of working here I still
can't find my way around, " she said turning the map over and over to see if those positions would match the surrounding area she was currently in.
Their welcome to NERV was short, no greetings just security clearance check. Misato had asked Shinji for his ID card NERV gave him when she
drove near the gates. Rummaging in his duffle bag he handed it to her and showed it to the guard along with hers. The guard saluted and opened the
gates to let them in. When they pass the first steel doors of NERV they could see that things were not good. The staff were busy rushing to their jobs,
NERV agents in their black uniforms can be seen walking quickly down the corridors guns in hand and alarm lights blinked red, " Looks like the angel
is not going to wait for us , " said Misato after they exited the lift that they just took. " Come on!" she said grabbing Shinji's hand and ran, dragging him
along towards the lower levels of NERV. Shinji didn't object for he himself didn't know where he was
going as Misato dragged him along the corridors," Let's see , left one, right two, left again then right then straight and 3 lefts, " mumbled Misato trying
to memorize the way. " Ah here we are ! ", she stopped suddenly in a dimly lit area and she pulled Shinji through the doors guiding him on a wide walkway
that stretched across the center of a huge chamber.
The doors closed behind them suddenly and everything went dark. " Huh? I can't see a thing. " said Shinji . Then the lights went on. Shinji gasp at the thing
he saw in front of him, " A giant robot?! " he said in awe. " Yes a giant robot built here in secret. It is called the Evangelion the most powerful weapon made
by man. It is also the last hope for mankind against the angels, " said a voice behind them. Both of them turned to see a woman with blond hair and brown
eyes standing a few meters before them. She wore a white lab coat and a blue bathing suit underneath, 'Strange' , thought Shinji.
" Ritsuko! Hi! " greeted Misato. The woman took a few steps forward, " Hello Misato," she nodded then she turned her attention towards
Shinji. " So this is the young pilot that we had expected today, " said Ritsuko. " What?! what pilot? " said Shinji looking at Ritsuko not comprehending
for he didn't expect this." You're the pilot we've found for this Evangelion unit or EVA for short," she explained. " Me? Pilot that? " he said in disbelief
pointing at the purple, red EVA submerged to the neck in pink fluid like water. It grinned menacingly at him and Shinji didn't like it one bit, to him the EVA
was a hideous monster and it really creep him out . " That's right, " cried a voice from above that rang out through the chamber before Ritsuko can answer.
Looking up Shinji saw it was a man standing behind the observation deck who had spoken. He recognized the person immediately,
" Father," he whispered, his eyes narrowing. " Yes, we meet again my son, " he greeted in a hollow voice that never seem to bring any comfort.
" Why did you call me here?" asked Shinji staring at the commander. " To pilot the EVA you see before you, " he answered coldly.
" So you brought me here to pilot this thing that's all? " Shinji asked to confirm his suspicions he
had already felt since he was riding inside the train after Misato told him that his stepfather was the commander of NERV.
"Yes," said the commander. That last spoken word brought back memories of Shinji's childhood, he saw his mother leaving him together with his father
She said that everything will be alright and she'll be back soon from the research facility that called them for work.
Shinji wasn't sure but his father assured him that he would bring her back safely. He was left under his uncle's care until they return. Shinji waited and
waited but she didn't come back. He heard reports of an accident that happened at his mothers workplace and he knew something was up for his mother
wouldn't have been so careless for she had promised and Shinji knew that she didn't break her promise. When his father returned he asked what happen to
mother in the research facility but his father couldn't give an answer. In a few days time he left him at the uncles house all alone without any explanation.
' He's using me, ' said Shinji silently, ' using me like my mother,' his fists clenched at the thought. Gendo's lips curled into a smile.
Misato saw tension between the two as they launch themselves into a staring contest. She glanced at Ritsuko who was observing
the two quietly with interest. Misato fidgeted uncomfortably for their silent battle was like a thunderstorm waiting to be unleashed but no one seemed
to notice her. The two of them continued to stare at each other and just as it seemed for eternity Shinji was the first to speak, " No!" he said, his voice
was smooth but it had an edge to it. " You will pilot it! Whether you like it or not! " the commander answered in a dangerous tone sensing a protest to his
authority. Shinji eyes went wide, he never heard his father speak to him like that before and he knew the man meant business even if it was forcing him to do it.
He hung his head, " Why me?" he asked. " Because there is no one else, " the commander answered.
Shinji raised his head to look at the commander's eyes. Eyes gave no hints of his emotions, ' I will not let this man use me,' he thought angrily.
" NO!" he shouted and there was silence. Misato's eyes went wide wondering what fate would befall Shinji for disobeying the commander.
The commander was going to answer this sudden retort when suddenly the was a loud boom and the whole floor shook.
" The angel must have sensed our location," he whispered. Wasting no more time he opened one of the communication channels on the console that stood
before him, " Futsuyuki," he said." Yes commander?" answered Futsuyuki. " Wake Rei up, " he said flatly. " But commander she's badly injured and she
hasn't recovered yet," said Futsuyuki. "She's not dead yet isn't she? " Gendo asked. Futsuyuki was silent then he nodded slowly, " As you wish commander, " .
" Rei, " said Gendo when a channel was opened to Rei, " Hai? " she asked. " It seems that our spare is useless. You will do it again, " he said.
" Hai, " she answered without hesitation.
After a few moments the doors that lead to the EVA cage slid open. Shinji saw a few medics pushing a ward bed past him.
On that bed he saw a teenage girl covered with bandages. She had a bandage covered across one of her Rei eyes and another ran across her forehead
below her cyan colored hair. Her arm was dangling limply
and it too was bandaged and held by a sling. " Dr. Ritsuko Adjust and tune the EVA's synchronization rate for Rei, " said Gendo.
" Yes sir, " Ritsuko acknowledged and started shouting orders to her techs.
" Get the entry plug ready. Release the EVA from its cyro states," her voice echoed through the EVA cage as she yelled her techs.
Shinji stared at Rei as the medics push her pass by him, then he looked at his father then at Rei again, he pitied her seeing her in this state.
She tried to sit up as she did so her face contorted in pain and she gasping with each slight movement.
' Manipulative bastard! ' his mind shrieked. ' He's using her to make me feel guilty. He doesn't care about her!
She's injured and barely able stand and still he wants her to go out there and fight - ' his train of thought was lost when suddenly the whole building shook again
BOOM! The sounds of explosions rocked the whole cage violently. Metal debris fell around the walkway forcing everyone to take cover or risk being hit.
Shinji saw a metal railing making for Rei, the medics had long ran away leaving her helpless. Suddenly he felt himself running towards her, the metal railing was
coming closer by the second. Shinji dove towards Rei and shove her bed away. He tried to dodge the falling beam himself but found that it was too late and he
covered his eyes bracing for the end.
CLANK!... PLOP!
' Huh?! That sounded funny, ' he thought and open his eyes slowly. On the floor he could see a shadow of a giant hand, looking up he gasped.
The EVA was shielding him with it's hand from the falling debris . He sat there silently in shock, ' Was that thing supposed to move by itself ? '.
" The EVA moved! " said Ritsuko her eyes staring at the giant hand in awe. " B-but that's impossible! The dummy-plug isn't fully functional yet and there is no pilot... "
her voice trailed off in confusion. " It broke the right arm restraint, " said a tech when he came running up to examine the EVA.
Misato poked her head out from cover just as the EVA knocked that metal pillar away then she knew it was protecting Shinji , how and why ? she didn't know but
she was glad it did. Shinji suddenly snapped out of his stunned like state and ran up to Rei who just fell down to the floor while she tried climb out of the bed.
He held her in his arms to ease her pain and took
a close look to see if she there was any additional injury during her fall. Then he felt something warm and sticky flowing between his fingers.
He held one of them up while the other still supported Rei and saw blood, his eyes widened at the sight.
Shinji clenched his blood stained hand, ' Looks I have no choice. I have to take her place. My father would probably use her until she's dead
regardless of her condition, '.
Laying her down gently, he stood up with his head held high, " I will pilot it, " he said coldly.
****
Shinji found himself inside the entry plug submerged in LCL, the yellow fluid was strangely warm to the skin. The interior of the entry plug was
dim and he felt like he was in a mothers womb. The feeling didn't ease him for long for he knew what he was going to face out there without any first hand training.
He thought back at just what had happened and it made him angry. The commander said he was to depart immediately and fight the angel. The order of his
immediate departure startled him at first then it angered him.' He wants me to die, ' he thought miserably, ' Just like my mother'.' Damn him!,' he cursed under his breath.
The bloodlike smell of the LCL didn't do well to improve his mood and was making him nauseous.
Misato was no better than him for she was furious when heard what the commander had said, " What!? He are sending him out there without any training?! "
she yelled at Ritsuko demanding an explanation. Both of them were at the command bridge, Ritsuko was in front of the screen which showed the status and
control options of the EVA.
" Yes," she answered without removing her gaze from the screen.
" Do you know it's like sending a new born kitten out into the fray! We might definitely loose him " she added hoping Ritsuko would talk to the commander about it
since she held a high regard from the commander.
" We know the risk that are involved but it is the chance we have to take. NERV's priority is to defend the city from the angels as long as their is a pilot
available that can sync with his EVA," she told her grimly while keying in a few things at the console. " Do you understand this Major? " she said turning
towards Misato. " Yes but I don't like it," she said crossing her arms. Ritsuko laid a hand on Misato's shoulder," Like it or not there is no choice for us.
This is war and when in a state of emergency we need to do everything we can to win even it means sacrificing someone, " .
Misato said nothing but nodded solemnly then she took her position just behind the bridge crew and waited.
" What's the synchronization rate ? " asked Ritsuko to her assistant, Maya Ibuki who was seated in front of her .
" It is at 58.8%, " she said. " Wow that good? " Ritsuko gawked at the display.
" Are all signal nodes connected ? "
" Yes all nodes are connected and fully functional, " said Maya.
" Good," then she nodded to Misato.
" Give me all stats of the target," she ordered the bridge crew. " Target confirmed, code name Azazel , heading at sector 5, launch pad 08, " said Makoto.
" Right, load EVA at launch pad 08, " she cried.
" Releasing body restraints, "
" Releasing left arm restraints, "
" Releasing right arm restraints,"
" Moving EVA to launch pad 08,"
" EVA in position, "
" Launch pad tunnel all clear, "
" Launch EVA!" cried Misato to the bridge crew.
" Launching! "
The platform carrying Unit 01 shot up like a rocket through the shaft that was taking it to the surface. Shinji felt himself thrown back from the force and
the experience was far from comfortable. The platform jerked into a halt once it reached the surface of Tokyo-3.
" Evangelion, Unit-01, Lift Off! " cried Misato as the shoulder restraints snapped loose. Shinji felt the EVA lurch forward after loosing the restraints.
" Ok Shinji just concentrate in walking, " said Ritsuko through an open channel. The main visual screen of the command bridge flicked to life and showed
Unit-01 standing inside the
EVA-lift.
" Ok," he replied. The EVA took a step forward.
" It walked! " said Ritsuko gawking at the visual feedback screen with an occasional 'oooh' coming from the bridge crew.
' Hey this isn't so bad, ' said Shinji as he thought of putting one foot in front of the other.
' Whoaaa!' CRASH! The EVA fell head first on the road when Shinji lost his footing.
" Shinji are you all right? " asked Misato. " I- I guess so," he said groaning.
" Get up quickly! Azazel is just above you! " cried Misato franticly.
Shinji was in a state of panic. His mind felt numb and stared at the angel which loomed before him.
Reaching down with a hand Azazel grabbed Unit-01's head and lifted the whole EVA up above it's shoulder. With it's other free hand started to pull the
EVA's arm apart.
" Arrghh!" screamed Shinji in pain clutching his left arm.
" Shinji relax it's not your left arm. You're just receiving the neural feedback, " Ritsuko explained, her voice a little uneasy for she didn't expect this to happen.
" What is happening to the EVA's defense system ? " she asked Maya who was monitoring the EVA's status at her console.
" It's not responding!" she cried typing franticly at the console.
" The signal node's are loosing their sync with the pilot !" added Hyuga in panic.
" What?! Have we just lost -" CRACK!
There was a bone crunching sound as Azazel crushed Unit-01's arm. Shinji screams could be heard through the communication channel .
" Signal nodes in the left arm are destroyed!" cried Maya.
" The internal structure has crumbled. The arm is useless, " cried Makoto .
" Damn! " Ristuko swore.
" Shinji! Dodge! " cried Misato running forward to the command screen as Azazel conjured a beam of light on it's palm that was holding Unit-01's head.
The angels shots hammered through the EVA's eyes, Shinji saw it cracking as he clutched his right eye in pain.
" The amour can't take much of those any more! " cried Ritsuko.
Her last sentence proved true as the angel's fire shot through the EVA's head with it's charged up blast. The force pushed Unit-01 backwards and it
slammed with it's back against one of the
buildings of Tokyo-3 . It's head hung limply and red fluid sprayed out of it's eyes as the EVA shut down. " Shinji ! " cried Misato , " SHINJI RESPOND! "
" Synchronization rate 42.1 % and dropping, " cried Maya.
" Sync nodes area disconnecting! We're losing him, "
Misato clenched her fist, " Eject the plug! " she cried staring at the screen helplessly.
" I can't the EVA is not receiving the command signal! "
" Dispatch the rescue team immediately !, " she yelled , ' Please hold on Shinji! ' she prayed.
Shinji sat at the plug's seat, pain searing through his head. His EVA's arm was useless and his eye hurt. ' Am I going to die like this?' he asked himself.
Azazel sensing weakness was coming forward slowly towards him taking its time mockingly at Shinji for his inability to fight it. ' So this is the end, ' he sighted,
barely conscious from the pain. Slowly his eyes fluttered shut and he found himself in the sub-consciousness of his mind. What he saw were flashes of light
revealing past memories from his childhood. Then an image of his father appeared before him suddenly. He stood there cold and demanding but soon lips curled
up into a sneer.' Just like your mother, she had failed herself and she died. Now I see that your fate leads to hers, ' the image of his step father glared at him. His eyes
bore no emotion but there was a mocking tone in his voice.
' No -' Shinji chocked.
' She died while carrying out my orders and you will join her soon too, ' and his step father laughed.
' NOOOOO!! I WILL NOT DIE ! ' he cried furiously.
' I WILL NOT DIE! ' he ranted and rage filled him.
" I'm receiving a signal from the EVA, " said Maya her eyes wide.
" What?! " cried Ritsuko and she shoved Maya aside to take a better look at the screen. Before she could comprehend on what is going on a loud roar
could be heard through the bridge that startled everyone. The whole crew stared at the command screen unable to believe what they had seen.
Unit -01 roared again louder one of it's undamaged eyes blazing red.
Grunting it charged towards Azazel and rammed at the angel using it's shoulder. The angel was thrown back a few hundred meters and crashed among a
cluster of buildings.
" Synchronization rate is 98.8 % and climbing ! " cried Ritsuko shock.
The crew stood watching the screen as the EVA pounced on the recovering Azazel that was still on the ground.
The angel grabbed hold of the EVA's right hand and the other was holding Unit 01 at bay at the shoulder. With the other two hands free it punched
Unit-01 on the face.
The EVA snapped at them and managed to grab hold of it with one in it's teeth. Azazel strained to pull it's hand away from the EVA's vice like bite.
CRUNCH!..... RIP!
Unit 01 tore away the angel's hand and Azazel roared in pain. Using it's other three hands it pushed Unit-01 away on the chest giving it some distance
between them. Unit 01 chewed at the mangled stump in it's jaws and swallowed it.
Everyone at the command bridge stared in horror as they saw the EVA eating the angel's hand.
Ritsuko's eyes showed a glow of pride like an owner that it's proud of it's pet. Misato stared at her in disgust when her attention was turned towards the doctor.
But before she could comment on anything she was cut short when Unit- 01 let out another blood curling roar and charged towards Azazel.
The EVA ran forward but found itself slammed against a barrier with hexagonal cells.
" The Angel is generating an AT field! The EVA can't get through! " cried Maya reading the data displayed on her screen.
But that didn't hold the EVA at bay for long for it did an unexpected thing.
The EVA looked at it's broken hand then clenching it's fist the arm regenerated and started to pull the barrier apart with both hands.
" The EVA is neutralizing the field!" said Maya in a shocked tone at the monitoring screen before her as both measurement waves went parallel to each other.
" No not neutralizing it. The EVA is eroding it, " said Ritsuko staring at the EVA proudly.
Just then Unit-01 had ripped open the AT field barrier and resumed charging at Azazel. Lost in concentration from generating the AT field the angel had no
time to dodge and found itself on the ground again when Unit 01 leaped on its head and stated pummeling the angel's orb. The orb cracked as Unit-01 rammed
it's fist on it again and again. The angel knew that it was fighting a loosing battle and it was going to die, Azazel in it's last desperate attempt slipped from
underneath Unit-01 and jumped and grabbed its head rolling into a ball.
" It's going to self destruct!" cried Misato who knew too well what's going to happen next.
Suddenly a bright white light filled the screen and there was the sound of a huge explosion that decimated the area. The ground shook from the shockwave.
Everyone was forced to cover their eyes from the bright light that came from the visual screen or risk being blinded.
When it dimmed, Misato saw the visual screen was filled with smoke. In a moment everyone gasped when a silhouette of a walking behemoth suddenly came
forward through the smoke." It's that the EVA 's -" , " .. true form, " Ritsuko helped Misato to finish.
After taking a few more steps the EVA slumped lifelessly and it's face amour fell of to the ground. Everyone except Ritsuko grimaced at the sight.
' It's a monster! ' cried Misato silently.
Far above the command bridge, Gendo lips curled into a smile when he saw the carnage before him. His assistant commander Futsuyuki stood silently
beside him. " Was that your plan commander? " Futsuyuki asked coming to step beside Gendo. " Yes it is for I have predicted it, " said the commander his
smile still painted on his face." We have already won as expected, " said Futsuyuki, it was a statement not a question.
" Yes, " said Gendo confirming the statement. " Our plains are coming to fit and soon we shall have everything in our grasp, "
he added making a grasping motion with his fingers, like he was grabbing a delicious grapefruit.
~~ End Of Chapter 1 ~~
To be continued...
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