Unfortunately, my life, what everyone I know considers my life, my insanity, my muse's insanity, and my inability to commit to projects are all coming together at cross-purposes. The result is a large amount of time with no ideas what-so-ever. So if the quality of the fic deteriorates, sorry. If it gets better, I'm going to ignore the implied insult and push forward.

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Fourth Impact Chapter 16: Jenny

"What is that?" Misato exclaimed as the fireball grew.

"I need to see Adam." Said Jenny calmly, twirling the fireball on one finger. "The Light-giant told me so."

She frowned suddenly. "I hope that it's not too inconvenient, but I'm going to make a hole right there." She said, pointing to where Lilliko was standing.

Adamu suddenly stepped in front of her. "We can't allow that." He told her.

"Just a small hole?" Jenny pleaded. "Please?"

"We can't let you get to Adam. This world isn't ready for another Impact." Jenny looked like she was about to cry.

"But-but-" she sobbed. She turned the fireball on him. "I don't like you." she said. "And neither does the Light-giant." Her finger twitched.

"What's happening?" demanded Misato as the screen burst into static.

"AT field readings are off the scale!" shouted Makoto. "That little girl has more power than an Eva!"

The screen slowly fuzzed into a picture of Adamu, his AT field struggling against the fireball. The ball was now as big as a bus and was threatening to engulf the boy.

"I need to see Adam." Repeated Jenny, turning to the others. "Could you move him?" she asked, as if talking about an offensive lawn-ornament.

"Jenny," Lilliko demanded. "Who is this Light-giant?" Misa suddenly placed the reference. Adam had first appeared on Earth as a giant glowing humanoid thirty-two years ago. "I don't know, but the Light-Giant gave me the ability to do this," she gestured to the fireball. "Could you move him now? I really need to go see Adam." She gestured to Adamu.

"Jenny," Misa knelt down next to her. She got the feeling that one of them would need to kill the girl, and the thought horrified her. Yes, this girl could manifest an AT field in the shape of a burning ball, but Misa could do some tricks with her own field. Just because someone had special powers.

Misa's phone rang. She flung it at Takoru, who opened it. "Hello? Katsuragi- san? This is a really bad time for-"

"Neutralize her, now!" shouted Misato. "She's tearing up the city!" Takoru spun around to see the street behind Adamu torn to shreds as the force from the fireball poured around Adamu's AT field.

"Misato, Lilliko," Takoru shouted. "Get that girl under control before she destroys the city."

Lilliko flung up her own AT field and launched it net-like at Jenny, but Jenny only glanced at her and the AT field was flung back. Lilliko caught it deftly and tried again.

Jenny shot another fireball at Lilliko, knocking her down.

(AN: I have no idea what's happening here, so if you've got questions, I don't have answers.)

Misa flung up her own AT field behind Adamu in an attempt to stifle the damage. "Jenny, you have to stop this!"

"I want to see Adam!" the girl shouted. "I want to see Adam!" Her hand clenched in childish rage, and both Adamu and Lilliko were knocked back. Jenny put a hand on Misa's cheek.

"Will you take me to Adam?"

"Stop this and I will take you to see Adam." Misa said, wondering how she would stop the girl if something happened.

Immediately the fireballs ceased. Adamu got up while Lilliko lay moaning. "What are you doing, Misato?" he demanded. She hissed at him to be quiet and gathered Jenny in her arms.

"We're going to see Adam. Only without making a hole in the street, all right?" Jenny nodded. Misa absently noticed that the balloon was gone.

Takoru handed her phone back and Misa was greeted by Misato's indignant shouts. "What do you think you're doing?"

Misa smiled. "My mother was never any good at obeying orders." She replied. "Now, I'm taking this cute little girl to see Adam, and you're going to help. Once she sees Adam, maybe we can get some answers."

Misato fumed, but Ritsuko put a calming hand on her shoulder. "We have to take this risk." Said Ritsuko. "Otherwise, how will we stop her?"

Jenny squealed happily on the ride down into the Geofront. Misa continued to hold her, both for her safety and for the safety of everyone else.

"Where's Adam?" asked the little girl as they exited the elevator. "When will I see Adam?" she sounded almost excited by the prospect.

"Soon, Jenny." Misa reassured her.

Asuka, Shinji and Rei were waiting for them as they entered NERV. "Who are you?" asked Rei.

Jenny huddled into Misa's arms. "I'm Jenny." She said shyly. Misa was finding it hard to believe that this child could have created those fireballs and torn up the streets as she did.

Then Jenny turned to face Shinji, her smile becoming confused. "You are sort of Adam, but not. Weird." She then turned to Rei. "And you are sort of Lillith. I don't understand."

Rei's eyes widened. Shinji and Asuka just looked confused.

Then Misato and Ritsuko caught up with them. "How can you be doing this?" Misato hissed. Misa matched her glare for glare.

"I know that between us, me, Lilliko and Adamu can hold her back." She told her godmother. "Her powers are strong, but I know that she's tired and distracted. I remember being five-years-old myself."

"It's going to take a few days to bring Adam out of cryostasis." Said Ritsuko. "In the mean time, you can stay here with us." Jenny nodded.

"What are we going to do about her?" asked Misato. Ritsuko shrugged.

"We can't really do anything at all." The scientist replied. "Her powers exceed that of the Children."

"She fell asleep." Reported Misa, walking into the room. She turned to Misato and Ritsuko. "You aren't going to kill her, are you?" she asked them. The two adults glanced at each other.

"We'll have to see what she wants with Adam." Ritsuko replied. "It could be harmless."

Misato shot her a glare. "Ritsuko, we've both worked here long enough to know that nothing is harmless."

"But she's only a five-year-old." Exclaimed Misa.

"You almost blew down NERV when you were three." Ritsuko told her.

Lilliko wandered in. "She runs out of power easily." She told them. "She doesn't have an S2, so she'll collapse after about a minute at full power." She tilted her head to the side. "Or at least, that's what Ibuki-san's data projections say."

"So," Ritsuko leaned back against the wall, "What is she?"

"She's one of Lillith's Chosen." Everyone turned to see Kaoru walk into the room. He looked battered, but still had that impudent grin on his face. "A child of Lillith gifted with the ability to manifest an the Light of the Soul," he frowned, "only without it being from her soul."

Eyes widened around the room. "What?" seemed to be the general answer.

"The Light of the Soul," Kaoru explained, "is what you Lillims call an AT field. Jenny, however, isn't manifesting a true AT field. It's something else."

"The Light-giant." Said Misa suddenly. "She kept saying that the Light- giant gave her the power to do that."

Misato's eyes slammed shut and she sat down abruptly. "Adam." She snarled.

"But wait, if she's one of Lillith's Chosen," started Lilliko,

"Adam's not the only one who can glow." Answered Kaoru, grinning. He too, began to glow faintly. "Anyone who has a powerful soul can do this."

Misa watched Jenny as the little girl chased a butterfly around. "I can't kill her. I won't kill her."

"Misa-san!" Jenny said suddenly. "Can we have lunch? I need to eat."

Misa smiled. "All right." They found Shinji in the cafeteria waiting for them. "Don't eat the food here." He cautioned Jenny, holding out a tray covered with his own creations. "I think they lace it with LCL."

Jenny giggled. "All right."

They sat down and watched as Jenny tore into the food. Then Shinji drew his daughter aside.

"I know what you're going through." He told her. She glanced at him. "Remember? Tabris?" She nodded. "I just hope that you don't have to suffer as I did."

"I forgave you." said Kaoru, sitting down next to them. "And you forgave me. We're even." He smiled at Jenny, who gave him a big smile in return. Shinji sighed.

"I know, but still, I couldn't help myself. I thought that I'd killed you." He put his head in his hands. Misa moved over to comfort him, but Kaoru got to him first.

"Cheer up, Shinj." He said, embracing Shinji. "I'm still alive and well."

"Remember who you're married to, idiot." They looked up to see Asuka standing over them. "I'd like my husband back, Fifth Child." Kaoru smiled and let go of Shinji. "And you'd better not start with my daughter, either."

"All done." Said Jenny. They spun around to see her playing with her chopsticks.

"Adam's ready." Announced Ritsuko. Jenny clapped her hands together excitedly.

"I get to see Adam!" she shouted happily. Misa, Lilliko and Adamu exchanged glances. Today they would find out what was happening, possibly. Their parents were just as worried, though Asuka held onto her air of indifference and Kaoru continued to grin as always. Everyone thought that he knew something that they didn't.

"Adam's this way." Ritsuko guided them deeper and deeper into the halls, avoiding going down more than single floor in one elevator trip and turning at every junction. Misa was getting very lost, and she had almost lived in NERV HQ all her life.

"Where are we?" she asked herself.

"Somewhere under the Geofront." Lilliko replied with a smile. Misa gave her a disgusted look. "What? It's true."

"Shinji? Asuka? Rei?" Ritsuko asked. The three of them stepped forward. "Place your hands here and step up to the scanner." She gestured to three panels on the wall.

"What's this?" asked Misa.

"We made it so that Adam couldn't be accessed unless all three of the Children were present."

Asuka spun to face her. "When? I don't remember this."

Ritsuko smirked at her. "I had plenty of time to experiment while you were in the plugs."

"Can we get on with this?" demanded Misato. She was really anxious to find out what that little girl wanted.

The three Children placed their hands on the panels and looked into the scanner as it went over their retinal patterns. A door opened.

Entering, they found themselves in a huge storage chamber similar to the Eva cages. In the middle of the cage a small black object suspended by metal beams. One by one the beams fell away until only one remained. The object seemed to unfold, revealing.

"Adam." Jenny said softly. She squirmed out of Misa's arms and ran over to the edge of the platform.then off. She was running across emptiness toward Adam.

Then she stopped, hovering. A fireball appeared in her hand, and the balloon suddenly manifested in the other.

"What are you doing?" Misa screamed as the roar of the fireball filled the room.

"I'm going to destroy Adam." Jenny said calmly. "For the true evolution of mankind."

AN: What? Jenny's going to destroy Adam? What's happening? I don't understand! Even more importantly, how are they going to deal with Jenny? What will happen if she destroys Adam? Why is Kaoru smirking like that? More questions. More mysteries. And I'm just getting started. By the next few chapters I'm hoping to shed a bit of light on what's happening. Unfortunately, I currently have no idea what's going on, so the explanation might be a bit garbled. I'm hoping that I won't have to kill Jenny, but I just don't know. Before you give me any good ideas, I'm going to ignore most suggestions because I want this to be purely out of my head. I mean, suggestions are nice and all, and I really appreciate the attention, but I've got a bunch of things stuck in my head and I need to get them out before camp. Thanx.