Welcome to the wonderful world of my mind. Being as crazy as I am is not required, but it helps.
Your loving author,
Sithanas
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: I don't own Evangelion (Well, except for the perfect collection, the manga, the EoE movie...). However, I do own this and if you steal it I will hunt you down and send my attack sharks after you. Enjoy!
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Second Genesis
Chapter 1: Rebirth
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"All is... as it was. Thy wish is fulfilled. Third Impact is complete. Ikari Shinji... you have strength beyond your own knowledge. Never forget this... Shinji, my son..." Shinji looked at the ghost of Yui Ikari as she sat in midair, smiling. Leaning forward to kiss her son on the cheek, she disappeared, fading into the sky. "Sayonara, Shinji." He smiled.

"Sayonara, okasan." Stretching, he rose from his seat in Kaji's watermelon patch and headed back to Misato's apartment.

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"So Third Impact never happened? Then how can you explain the blue light readings after Tabris was destroyed?" Misato Katsuragi's back was turned to Maya Ibuki as she quizzed her on the events of the past few weeks.

"They're being attributed to the failed attempt at Third Impact by SEELE forces. Apparently, they tried to use their only complete EVA unit to initiate the impact. As a result, they have no EVA units anymore - only a rather large crater in South Africa. Also, the failed impact seems to have rendered all of our EVA units inoperative, but it thankfully didn't produce the same results they had."

"So if they attack, all of our heavy artillery is out of commission? Remember, the EVA series are pretty much our only large-scale combat units. All we have now is the stationary missile launchers, right?"

"And a handful of mobile mortar launchers. Also, inventory reports we're at about 30 percent of drone fighters, and that the EVA transports are intact, thankfully. So if we can repair them, we can move them."

Misato stared off into space for a second, then turned to face Maya and nodded.

"Thank you for the report, Lieutenant. Please keep monitoring for anything that might even potentially be useful. Also, have repairs on the EVA series started. We can't afford to be caught unprepared. Dismissed."

Maya stood from the chair she was sitting in. "Yes ma'am, Major Katsuragi." She turned towards the exit and left. Misato didn't seem to really notice, she just stared into the space where Maya was standing and muttered to herself.

"There's something wrong with all of this... but I can't quite figure out what..."

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Chairman Keele was decidedly unhappily. He watched as the rest of the SEELE board cringed away from him in the virtual meeting room, and found he didn't care. He was too interested in yelling to care.

"What do you mean, 'It didn't work!' That EVA was in PRIME CONDITION! IT HADEN'T EVEN BEEN PILOTED! What the HELL was the PROBLEM?!" The other SEELE members offered no explanations - they only cringed. Keele stared daggers at each one before continuing. "We must *immediately* fall back on the secondary plan. Or do you need to tell me that that failed too? Well, speak up, I'm waiting!"

SEELE six took the initiative. "No sir, that hasn't failed. Second genesis is primed and ready to go. All we need is an EVA to generate the required AT Field." The statement went a long way in placating Keele a bit.

"Good, good. How long until the S2 engines arrive?"

"Only a week, sir. Also, the first of the R-Series EVA units will be here tomorrow. We believe that the fact that our original EVA was part of the first Series is what caused Third Impact to fail. So instead of taking chances, we're synthesizing an all-new EVA series, with a full thirteen units. That way we won't need to worry about residual links remaining to the original EVA Series' vessel."

"Good. I'm glad to see that at least some of you can think. Notify me when the engines arrive, and as the new units come online. Keele out." Chairman Keele's visage faded from the room, followed shortly by the rest of the SEELE Council.

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Next Time, on NGE: Second Genesis:
Sinister lines as SEELE begins work on its fallback for Third Impact! Also, trouble awaits Shinji as Asuka returns from her coma!
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End Note: I'm sorry for all the horrors of my writing, but this is my first Fanfiction, so please be gentle. Read and review!
Arigato!
--Sithanas--