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For Sonya Katz and her crew who kept asking me for a fic where Sayoko gets a BF, I'M WORKING ON IT!
Neon Genesis: Goddess: Past Experience / The Race
Tokyo-2 High School
Junior Year
2018
"Have you heard?" asked Kensuke as he sat down at the lunch table.
"Heard what?" asked Shinji.
"There's going to be a big competition between High Schools all over Japan!"
"What kind of competition?" asked Touji.
"Racing." He handed each of the boys a pamphlet. "Each school forms a team which will build a racing cart." explained Kensuke, "Then there will be a big race held on a college campus. The winning team gets a scholarship! Isn't that great!"
"Yeah that's great." said Shinji, as he looked over the pamphlet, "So who's on the team."
"Well, you see....."
Shinji and Touji stared at each other. There was something about Kensuke's tone that bothered them.
"What did you do?!" asked Touji.
"I signed us up, as well as the girls."
"YOU WHAT!?!?" shouted Touji and Shinji together, "WHY?!"
Kensuke seemed to shrink into his seat, "I got caught trying to put a camera in the girls locker room. I was able to talk my way out of a suspension by agreeing to this."
Shinji glared at his friend, "So why did you drag us into it?"
".....and why did you have to bring the girls into this?" asked Touji, "You know they hate that."
"Because I thought it would be something we could all do together." replied Kensuke.
Touji shook his head, "Have you told the girls yet?"
Kensuke shrank down a bit further, "No.......I was hoping that you would help with that."
Shinji was about to reply when saw the doors to the cafeteria open. "Kensuke, the only help I'll give you is this: Start running now."
Kensuke frowned at Shinji before he turned to see what it was he was looking at. His face went pale as he spotted them.
"THERE HE IS!" shouted Asuka as she spotted their quarry. "GET HIM!" Right behind Asuka came Hikari and Rei, both looking very unhappy. Kensuke leaped out of his chair and took off with the girls in hot pursuit. Shinji and Touji waved at the girls as they ran by. After they had vanished from the cafeteria, Touji turned to Shinji.
"Where's Sayoko? I figured she would be right behind the girls?"
The sound of thunder could be heard from outside. Shortly there after, the windows lit up as lighting flashed past them. It was followed by a pitiful male wail.
"I guess that explains where Sayoko was." said Shinji with a smile, "Come on, we ought to see if he's alright."
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"I can't believe it." muttered Asuka, "The stooge gets in trouble and drags us into it. Can't we go to the Principal and talk our way out of this?"
Rei shook her head, "I already tried. Before I could say anything he was telling me how wonderful for the school it would be, with all the publicity that the 5 Eva Pilots were participating."
Shinji sighed, "Might as well make the most of it. Those scholarships would be nice."
Asuka glared at Shinji, "Baka! We're Eva pilots! We get enough that we won't have to worry about scholarships!"
"But Hikari isn't, neither is Kensuke."
Asuka's glare softened, "Ok so we'll do it for Hikari. Right now, I could care less what happens to the Stooge."
"How do you think Misato will take this?" as he held up the pamphlet.
"Misato will probably see it as a way to get us out of the house so she can spend more time with Kaji."
"It says we can have adult supervisors." said Shinji as he read the pamphlet, "You think Misato would volunteer?"
"Just what we need, Misato to flip into Colonel mode and boss us around." replied Asuka. She then turned to Rei, "How do you think Sayoko's Aunt will react?"
Rei shrugged, "I'm not sure. But I have a very bad feeling about it."
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"I want to help!"
Sayoko stared at her Aunt, "You what?!"
"You heard me. I want to help." Skuld flashed a big smile, "I think it will be great! It'll be just like back when I helped your father when he was in the Motor Club."
"Didn't you try to help the competition by rigging their engine with parts from the heavens?"
Skuld turned red, "I...well...you see... Hey! How did you find out about that?!"
"Urd."
"Yeah, Urd would remember something like that." Skuld sat down and looked at Sayoko, "I only did it because at the time I was hoping your parents would break up and that your Mom would return to heaven with me. I changed my mind halfway through the competition, but by then I couldn't undo what I had done. Luckily, they blew their engine, allowing your father to win."
Sayoko raised an eyebrow, "The engine you tweaked exploded? Why don't I like the sound of that?"
Skuld frowned, "I haven't blown up anything in years! It's Urd that has been blowing things up!"
"This is important Auntie. I just don't want to screw it up for everyone else."
"Tell you what. I'll give Megumi a call. She knows a lot about racing from your father. She could help out too." Skuld smiled. "After all, hasn't she been giving you lessons?"
"Yeah she has." Sayoko nodded, "Alright. I'll give the others a call and see what they think."
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"Hold on, I'll ask." Rei turned and looked at Shinji and Asuka, "Sayoko wants to know if its alright if her Aunts help out."
"Which ones?" asked Shinji.
"Skuld and Megumi."
"Tell her we don't have a problem with it." said Asuka, "But we'll double check with the others first."
"You catch that Sayoko?" asked Rei into the phone, "Alright, we'll see you tomorrow." Rei hung up the phone and walked over to Asuka and Shinji. "At least we won't have to worry about Misato now."
"Yeah, now we have to worry about a mecha-happy goddess." muttered Asuka. Shinji and Rei quickly took several steps away from Asuka and looked up. Asuka gave them a confused look. "What?"
"Sorry," replied Shinji, "Its just a habit I've gotten into from when Kensuke's insulted Sayoko or Skuld."
Asuka suddenly looked up. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it that way!" she shouted.
Misato and Kaji walked in at that moment, "Asuka! What the hell are you yelling about now?" asked Misato.
"Nothing Misato."
Misato shook her head, "Whatever. Alright you guys listen up. In 3 days, Ritsuko will be activating the new computer system."
"Only took her 3 years." muttered Asuka.
Misato frown at Asuka, "She's been working really hard on this. She would really appreciate it if you all would be there. She'd also like Sayoko and her Aunts Skuld and Urd there as well."
"Why does she want everyone there?" asked Shinji.
"I'm not sure. But she wouldn't ask unless it was important."
"Alright, we'll be there." said Asuka. "And we'll talk to Sayoko tomorrow."
"So," began Misato with a smile, "Anything interesting happen at school today?"
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The next day.
Hikari, Asuka, Rei, Touji, Shinji, Sayoko, and a very bruised and battered Kensuke all sat across from each other at lunch.
"Ok," said Hikari looking over her notes, "We agree that Sayoko's Aunt Megumi and Skuld will help."
"Why are you taking notes?" asked Asuka.
"Just so everyone understands what's happening." replied Hikari, "Now, where should we build this thing anyway?"
"We can use the garage at my apartment." said Sayoko, "Auntie never got a car for...obvious reasons. She's just been using it for storage."
"Ok," Hikari jotted that down, "Who's going to drive it?"
"I will!" Touji, Kensuke, and Asuka all spoke at once. They then turned and faced each other. "What do you mean you will?! I should do it. Like hell you will!" they said, still speaking in unison.
Sayoko leaned closer to Shinji, "They're starting to scare me."
"What makes you think you're a better driver then me?" asked Asuka.
"I have spent years playing Grand Theft Auto 6" replied Kensuke.
"And I have played the latest version of Grand Turismo!" said Touji with a smile.
"VIDEO GAMES DON'T COUNT!!" shouted Asuka. "I mean actual driving skills!"
"So why should you be the driver Asuka?" asked Hikari, "And remember, video games don't count."
"Simple," replied Asuka, "I have been getting lessons on how to drive a car."
Shinji stared at Asuka, "When? Who?"
"Misato of course!"
Shinji, Rei and Sayoko fell to the floor stunned.
Hikari, Touji, and Kensuke looked confused. "What's wrong with Misato teaching Asuka how to drive?"
"Misato drives alright, for a maniac." said Shinji.
" 'The Terror of Tokyo-3 pedestrians'...that is what she was called in reports to NERV." said Rei.
"After one ride with Misato I got down on my knees and thanked Kami-sama I was alive," said Sayoko, "And I'm a Goddess!"
"O K. I think we'll wait on the driver." Hikari looked over the pamphlet, "Anything else we should know?"
"Where is it going to take place?" asked Sayoko, "I didn't catch that part."
Hikari looked over the pamphlet, "It's going to be held on the Nekomi Tech Campus in Nekomi-2..."
CRASH!
Everyone turned to look at Sayoko who had fallen to the ground in shock. She got back up into her chair.
"Nekomi-2?" said Sayoko weakly.
Asuka frowned at the name. 'Why doesn't she like....'
"Yeah." Hikari looked down at the pamphlet, "Apparently this is all being sponsored by a motorcycle shop chain named 'Whirlwind' and the Nekomi Tech Motor Club."
Sayoko set her head on the table, "Why me?"
"What's the matter?" asked Hikari.
All of a sudden, it came to Asuka, "You and your parents used to live there! And your parents went to Nekomi Tech.
Sayoko nodded, "It gets better. They were also involved in the Motor Club AND worked at the Whirlwind with Auntie Chihiro."
"Oh." said Hikari, "Is that bad or something."
"Chihiro is very nice." replied Sayoko, "It's the Motor Club I'm worried about."
"Well aren't you glad I signed you up?" asked Kensuke, "I mean you get to see people your parents knew and can talk about old times and...."
"Kensuke."
Kensuke looked at Sayoko. Her eyes had begun to glow.
"I'm giving you thirty seconds. Use them wisely."
Kensuke gulped and ran for his life.
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Somewhere in Tokyo-2
The only sound that could be heard was the faint whirling of fans pushing air through the ducts. In the dim lighting, the form of a large computer core could be seen. It was near this core that a small vortex appeared. The vortex only lasted a few seconds, but it left something behind. A small round, white object. It bounced down towards the floor. Upon hitting the floor, legs popped out and a head appeared. It looked just like a rabbit, but for one thing: This rabbit had eight legs.
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2 Days later
Tokyo-2 UN Branch
Dr. Ritsuko Akagi walked towards the computer core room. Like the MAGI, this computer would consist of 3 units operating together. Unlike the MAGI, this computer would have all the cores set in a room to themselves, with the main access terminals in the control room. However, since this would be the first activation of the new computer, it had been decided that the small ceremony would take place in the core room. As she entered, Ritsuko saw that everyone was present. Misato, on time for a change, stood next to her husband Kaji. Next to them stood Rei, Shinji, and Asuka. Asuka was leaning up against one of the cores, looking board. Also present were Sayoko and her Aunts, Skuld and Urd. The name plates on the cores were covered, ready to be dropped at the press of a switch. The cores themselves were raised fully, exposing the complex piping and conduits that helped to power and control the temperature of the cores.
"I want to thank you all for coming today." said Ritsuko in a loud voice.
"Like we had a choice." mumbled Asuka.
Ritsuko decided to ignore that comment. "Today we are activating the new computer system, which will fulfill our computing needs since the abandonment of the MAGI. Like the MAGI this new computer system uses 3 cores, three separate mainframes working together. Eventually, they will work to run Tokyo-2, much like the MAGI did for Tokyo-3. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the NORN."
Ritsuko hit a button on a remote, causing the covers to drop and reveal the names of the cores. The 3 goddesses gasped as the names appeared: URD, VERDANDI, SKULD.
Misato walked over to where Ritsuko stood, "Nice. What made you decide to do that?"
Ritsuko glanced at the goddesses who were now looking over the cores. "After what happened down in terminal dogma, I felt the need to say thanks. This is the best way I could do that."
Skuld and Urd walked over to Ritsuko.
"We're...speechless." said Urd.
"And coming from Urd that's saying a lot." said Skuld with a grin. Urd glared at her sister.
"The only thing left to do is activate them." said Ritsuko, "Would you care to do the honors?"
Skuld and Urd smiled and walked to the unit that had their name. Sayoko stood off to the side watching. Ritsuko walked over to her.
"You know, you can turn on the unit named for your mother."
"I don't know..." said Sayoko quietly, memories of her parents going through her head..
"Oh come on!" Asuka grabbed Sayoko's arm and pulled her towards the middle unit. "Just turn it on!"
"Alright alright!" Sayoko stood next to the main power switch. Asuka stood next to her, as if to make sure she would pull the switch.
"Ok," said Ritsuko, "On the count of 3."
"1."
Asuka turned and looked at Sayoko. As she did, she noticed something inside the core, barely able to be seen amongst the pipes.
"2."
Asuka looked closely, it appeared to be a rabbit.
"3!"
Each goddess flipped the power switch. Each computer began to hum as power charged through its systems.
"What the hell is a rabbit doing in there?" asked Asuka.
"A what?" Sayoko turned and looked into the core. Her eyes widened in shock as the rabbit moved on its 8 legs towards a power capacitor. "BUG!"
Skuld and Urd wiped their heads around just as the bug reached the capacitor. Raw power arced into the bug before blasting out towards the nearest people, Sayoko and Asuka. Both screamed as the power flowed into them. A bright flash blinded everyone present. When their vision returned, two things became apparent: The day was about to get longer, and neither Asuka nor Sayoko were anywhere to be seen.
Immediately Urd and Skuld reached out, trying to sense their niece. Dread began fill their hearts as they could find no trace of her. Both remembered the last time they were unable to sense a family member.
"This can't be happening, this can't be happening," muttered Skuld, "this can't be happening, not again."
"Dammit Skuld!" shouted Urd, "pull yourself together."
"Where's Asuka?" asked Shinji, staring at the goddesses.
Urd ignored Shinji and went directly to the nearest phone. She quickly dialed a long number. While she did this, Rei walked up to Skuld.
"Skuld-sama? What's happened? Where's Sayoko and Asuka?"
Skuld stared at the spot where her niece had been standing, "This can't be happening, this can't be happening."
Misato walked up and slapped Skuld, "Dammit! Where are they?"
Skuld finally turned and looked at Misato. "I don't know."
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Heaven
Peorth sat in the SysOp chair. Not much had been going on in the last few months. Peorth had finally been able to catch up on her favorite mangas. The phone next to her rang.
"Hello, Yggdrasil Control, SysOp Peorth sp...."
"Quiet Flower Girl! We have an emergency here!" came Urd's voice.
"Geez Urd, you don't have to be rude! What could possible have happened to..."
"Sayoko's gone."
That got Peorth's attention, "WHAT!? HOW!?"
"We don't know! Check the system!"
Peorth turned towards the admins, "Chronos, Erie, X! Track down Sayoko, Goddess 1st Class! Now!" Peorth then went back to the phone, "What happened?"
"We activated the new computers down here in Tokyo-2." replied Urd, "Seconds after we turned them on, Sayoko and Asuka spotted a bug."
"A BUG! ON EARTH?!"
"After they saw it, there was some kind of discharge. They disappeared right afterwards."
"Ma'am?" Peorth turned to face Chronos. "We can't detect Sayoko anywhere on earth or in heaven."
" WHAT?! Check Yggdrasil! Is she still connected to the PDS?"
"Negative. Contact with Sayoko was lost just minutes ago."
"Contact Hell. Find out if they are missing any demons. Also check incomings, find out if Asuka Langley Sohryu is among them."
"Yes Ma'am."
Peorth turned back the phone. The sound of a lot of yelling could be heard. Peorth leaned in towards the mouth piece and took a deep breath.
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"WHERE THE HELL IS ASUKA!!" shouted Misato as she reached for Urd. Ritsuko and Kaji were trying their best to hold her back. Skuld was busy looking around the VERDANDI core, holding a scanner she had produced from somewhere. Rei was sitting next to Shinji, who was now staring blankly into space.
"QUIET!"
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the phone in Urd's hand.
"Thank you." came the voice from the ear piece.
Urd raised the phone back to her ear. "What have you found Peorth?"
Everyone watched as Urd listened to Peorth, nodding her head several times, finally Urd spoke again.
"Better tell Kami-sama. He knows where to find us. Let me know if you find out anything more." Urd hung up the phone.
"WELL?!" Misato shouted, resuming her efforts to get at Urd.
"Heaven can't detect Sayoko anywhere." said Urd quietly.
"What about Asuka?"
"She's not up there either. They have both simply vanished."
"To where?" asked Shinji quietly.
"Actually," said Skuld, "It's not a question of where, but a question of when."
Everyone stared at Skuld in shock. "What?"
Skuld held up her scanner, "I'm detecting elements of time subspace."
Urd looked at the scanner, "That can't be!"
Ritsuko stared at Skuld, "Say that again."
"Basically," said Urd, "Time subspace particles can only be created by moving through time. Only Gods and Goddesses whose domain involve time are able to do this."
"So what happened to Asuka and Sayoko?" asked Ritsuko.
"We don't know." said Skuld, "The fact that there was a bug involved complicates things further."
"What the hell is a bug?" asked Misato.
"A bug is of course a glitch in a computer. In Yggdrasil, the bugs appear as small, bunny like objects. In heaven, they cause system errors and can crash sections of the system, but down here," Skuld shook her head. "the last time I dealt with bugs down here they caused it to snow on a 75 degree day, caused my brother in-law to become magnetized, and created explosions whenever he and my sister got together. They always cause some type of chaos."
"But what could have happened to them?" asked Shinji.
Skuld sat down on the floor, "We just don't know. They could have gone to the past, the present, and alternate universe, another planet, who knows! And we can't do a damn thing about it!"
For Sonya Katz and her crew who kept asking me for a fic where Sayoko gets a BF, I'M WORKING ON IT!
Neon Genesis: Goddess: Past Experience / The Race
Tokyo-2 High School
Junior Year
2018
"Have you heard?" asked Kensuke as he sat down at the lunch table.
"Heard what?" asked Shinji.
"There's going to be a big competition between High Schools all over Japan!"
"What kind of competition?" asked Touji.
"Racing." He handed each of the boys a pamphlet. "Each school forms a team which will build a racing cart." explained Kensuke, "Then there will be a big race held on a college campus. The winning team gets a scholarship! Isn't that great!"
"Yeah that's great." said Shinji, as he looked over the pamphlet, "So who's on the team."
"Well, you see....."
Shinji and Touji stared at each other. There was something about Kensuke's tone that bothered them.
"What did you do?!" asked Touji.
"I signed us up, as well as the girls."
"YOU WHAT!?!?" shouted Touji and Shinji together, "WHY?!"
Kensuke seemed to shrink into his seat, "I got caught trying to put a camera in the girls locker room. I was able to talk my way out of a suspension by agreeing to this."
Shinji glared at his friend, "So why did you drag us into it?"
".....and why did you have to bring the girls into this?" asked Touji, "You know they hate that."
"Because I thought it would be something we could all do together." replied Kensuke.
Touji shook his head, "Have you told the girls yet?"
Kensuke shrank down a bit further, "No.......I was hoping that you would help with that."
Shinji was about to reply when saw the doors to the cafeteria open. "Kensuke, the only help I'll give you is this: Start running now."
Kensuke frowned at Shinji before he turned to see what it was he was looking at. His face went pale as he spotted them.
"THERE HE IS!" shouted Asuka as she spotted their quarry. "GET HIM!" Right behind Asuka came Hikari and Rei, both looking very unhappy. Kensuke leaped out of his chair and took off with the girls in hot pursuit. Shinji and Touji waved at the girls as they ran by. After they had vanished from the cafeteria, Touji turned to Shinji.
"Where's Sayoko? I figured she would be right behind the girls?"
The sound of thunder could be heard from outside. Shortly there after, the windows lit up as lighting flashed past them. It was followed by a pitiful male wail.
"I guess that explains where Sayoko was." said Shinji with a smile, "Come on, we ought to see if he's alright."
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"I can't believe it." muttered Asuka, "The stooge gets in trouble and drags us into it. Can't we go to the Principal and talk our way out of this?"
Rei shook her head, "I already tried. Before I could say anything he was telling me how wonderful for the school it would be, with all the publicity that the 5 Eva Pilots were participating."
Shinji sighed, "Might as well make the most of it. Those scholarships would be nice."
Asuka glared at Shinji, "Baka! We're Eva pilots! We get enough that we won't have to worry about scholarships!"
"But Hikari isn't, neither is Kensuke."
Asuka's glare softened, "Ok so we'll do it for Hikari. Right now, I could care less what happens to the Stooge."
"How do you think Misato will take this?" as he held up the pamphlet.
"Misato will probably see it as a way to get us out of the house so she can spend more time with Kaji."
"It says we can have adult supervisors." said Shinji as he read the pamphlet, "You think Misato would volunteer?"
"Just what we need, Misato to flip into Colonel mode and boss us around." replied Asuka. She then turned to Rei, "How do you think Sayoko's Aunt will react?"
Rei shrugged, "I'm not sure. But I have a very bad feeling about it."
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"I want to help!"
Sayoko stared at her Aunt, "You what?!"
"You heard me. I want to help." Skuld flashed a big smile, "I think it will be great! It'll be just like back when I helped your father when he was in the Motor Club."
"Didn't you try to help the competition by rigging their engine with parts from the heavens?"
Skuld turned red, "I...well...you see... Hey! How did you find out about that?!"
"Urd."
"Yeah, Urd would remember something like that." Skuld sat down and looked at Sayoko, "I only did it because at the time I was hoping your parents would break up and that your Mom would return to heaven with me. I changed my mind halfway through the competition, but by then I couldn't undo what I had done. Luckily, they blew their engine, allowing your father to win."
Sayoko raised an eyebrow, "The engine you tweaked exploded? Why don't I like the sound of that?"
Skuld frowned, "I haven't blown up anything in years! It's Urd that has been blowing things up!"
"This is important Auntie. I just don't want to screw it up for everyone else."
"Tell you what. I'll give Megumi a call. She knows a lot about racing from your father. She could help out too." Skuld smiled. "After all, hasn't she been giving you lessons?"
"Yeah she has." Sayoko nodded, "Alright. I'll give the others a call and see what they think."
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"Hold on, I'll ask." Rei turned and looked at Shinji and Asuka, "Sayoko wants to know if its alright if her Aunts help out."
"Which ones?" asked Shinji.
"Skuld and Megumi."
"Tell her we don't have a problem with it." said Asuka, "But we'll double check with the others first."
"You catch that Sayoko?" asked Rei into the phone, "Alright, we'll see you tomorrow." Rei hung up the phone and walked over to Asuka and Shinji. "At least we won't have to worry about Misato now."
"Yeah, now we have to worry about a mecha-happy goddess." muttered Asuka. Shinji and Rei quickly took several steps away from Asuka and looked up. Asuka gave them a confused look. "What?"
"Sorry," replied Shinji, "Its just a habit I've gotten into from when Kensuke's insulted Sayoko or Skuld."
Asuka suddenly looked up. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it that way!" she shouted.
Misato and Kaji walked in at that moment, "Asuka! What the hell are you yelling about now?" asked Misato.
"Nothing Misato."
Misato shook her head, "Whatever. Alright you guys listen up. In 3 days, Ritsuko will be activating the new computer system."
"Only took her 3 years." muttered Asuka.
Misato frown at Asuka, "She's been working really hard on this. She would really appreciate it if you all would be there. She'd also like Sayoko and her Aunts Skuld and Urd there as well."
"Why does she want everyone there?" asked Shinji.
"I'm not sure. But she wouldn't ask unless it was important."
"Alright, we'll be there." said Asuka. "And we'll talk to Sayoko tomorrow."
"So," began Misato with a smile, "Anything interesting happen at school today?"
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The next day.
Hikari, Asuka, Rei, Touji, Shinji, Sayoko, and a very bruised and battered Kensuke all sat across from each other at lunch.
"Ok," said Hikari looking over her notes, "We agree that Sayoko's Aunt Megumi and Skuld will help."
"Why are you taking notes?" asked Asuka.
"Just so everyone understands what's happening." replied Hikari, "Now, where should we build this thing anyway?"
"We can use the garage at my apartment." said Sayoko, "Auntie never got a car for...obvious reasons. She's just been using it for storage."
"Ok," Hikari jotted that down, "Who's going to drive it?"
"I will!" Touji, Kensuke, and Asuka all spoke at once. They then turned and faced each other. "What do you mean you will?! I should do it. Like hell you will!" they said, still speaking in unison.
Sayoko leaned closer to Shinji, "They're starting to scare me."
"What makes you think you're a better driver then me?" asked Asuka.
"I have spent years playing Grand Theft Auto 6" replied Kensuke.
"And I have played the latest version of Grand Turismo!" said Touji with a smile.
"VIDEO GAMES DON'T COUNT!!" shouted Asuka. "I mean actual driving skills!"
"So why should you be the driver Asuka?" asked Hikari, "And remember, video games don't count."
"Simple," replied Asuka, "I have been getting lessons on how to drive a car."
Shinji stared at Asuka, "When? Who?"
"Misato of course!"
Shinji, Rei and Sayoko fell to the floor stunned.
Hikari, Touji, and Kensuke looked confused. "What's wrong with Misato teaching Asuka how to drive?"
"Misato drives alright, for a maniac." said Shinji.
" 'The Terror of Tokyo-3 pedestrians'...that is what she was called in reports to NERV." said Rei.
"After one ride with Misato I got down on my knees and thanked Kami-sama I was alive," said Sayoko, "And I'm a Goddess!"
"O K. I think we'll wait on the driver." Hikari looked over the pamphlet, "Anything else we should know?"
"Where is it going to take place?" asked Sayoko, "I didn't catch that part."
Hikari looked over the pamphlet, "It's going to be held on the Nekomi Tech Campus in Nekomi-2..."
CRASH!
Everyone turned to look at Sayoko who had fallen to the ground in shock. She got back up into her chair.
"Nekomi-2?" said Sayoko weakly.
Asuka frowned at the name. 'Why doesn't she like....'
"Yeah." Hikari looked down at the pamphlet, "Apparently this is all being sponsored by a motorcycle shop chain named 'Whirlwind' and the Nekomi Tech Motor Club."
Sayoko set her head on the table, "Why me?"
"What's the matter?" asked Hikari.
All of a sudden, it came to Asuka, "You and your parents used to live there! And your parents went to Nekomi Tech.
Sayoko nodded, "It gets better. They were also involved in the Motor Club AND worked at the Whirlwind with Auntie Chihiro."
"Oh." said Hikari, "Is that bad or something."
"Chihiro is very nice." replied Sayoko, "It's the Motor Club I'm worried about."
"Well aren't you glad I signed you up?" asked Kensuke, "I mean you get to see people your parents knew and can talk about old times and...."
"Kensuke."
Kensuke looked at Sayoko. Her eyes had begun to glow.
"I'm giving you thirty seconds. Use them wisely."
Kensuke gulped and ran for his life.
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Somewhere in Tokyo-2
The only sound that could be heard was the faint whirling of fans pushing air through the ducts. In the dim lighting, the form of a large computer core could be seen. It was near this core that a small vortex appeared. The vortex only lasted a few seconds, but it left something behind. A small round, white object. It bounced down towards the floor. Upon hitting the floor, legs popped out and a head appeared. It looked just like a rabbit, but for one thing: This rabbit had eight legs.
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2 Days later
Tokyo-2 UN Branch
Dr. Ritsuko Akagi walked towards the computer core room. Like the MAGI, this computer would consist of 3 units operating together. Unlike the MAGI, this computer would have all the cores set in a room to themselves, with the main access terminals in the control room. However, since this would be the first activation of the new computer, it had been decided that the small ceremony would take place in the core room. As she entered, Ritsuko saw that everyone was present. Misato, on time for a change, stood next to her husband Kaji. Next to them stood Rei, Shinji, and Asuka. Asuka was leaning up against one of the cores, looking board. Also present were Sayoko and her Aunts, Skuld and Urd. The name plates on the cores were covered, ready to be dropped at the press of a switch. The cores themselves were raised fully, exposing the complex piping and conduits that helped to power and control the temperature of the cores.
"I want to thank you all for coming today." said Ritsuko in a loud voice.
"Like we had a choice." mumbled Asuka.
Ritsuko decided to ignore that comment. "Today we are activating the new computer system, which will fulfill our computing needs since the abandonment of the MAGI. Like the MAGI this new computer system uses 3 cores, three separate mainframes working together. Eventually, they will work to run Tokyo-2, much like the MAGI did for Tokyo-3. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the NORN."
Ritsuko hit a button on a remote, causing the covers to drop and reveal the names of the cores. The 3 goddesses gasped as the names appeared: URD, VERDANDI, SKULD.
Misato walked over to where Ritsuko stood, "Nice. What made you decide to do that?"
Ritsuko glanced at the goddesses who were now looking over the cores. "After what happened down in terminal dogma, I felt the need to say thanks. This is the best way I could do that."
Skuld and Urd walked over to Ritsuko.
"We're...speechless." said Urd.
"And coming from Urd that's saying a lot." said Skuld with a grin. Urd glared at her sister.
"The only thing left to do is activate them." said Ritsuko, "Would you care to do the honors?"
Skuld and Urd smiled and walked to the unit that had their name. Sayoko stood off to the side watching. Ritsuko walked over to her.
"You know, you can turn on the unit named for your mother."
"I don't know..." said Sayoko quietly, memories of her parents going through her head..
"Oh come on!" Asuka grabbed Sayoko's arm and pulled her towards the middle unit. "Just turn it on!"
"Alright alright!" Sayoko stood next to the main power switch. Asuka stood next to her, as if to make sure she would pull the switch.
"Ok," said Ritsuko, "On the count of 3."
"1."
Asuka turned and looked at Sayoko. As she did, she noticed something inside the core, barely able to be seen amongst the pipes.
"2."
Asuka looked closely, it appeared to be a rabbit.
"3!"
Each goddess flipped the power switch. Each computer began to hum as power charged through its systems.
"What the hell is a rabbit doing in there?" asked Asuka.
"A what?" Sayoko turned and looked into the core. Her eyes widened in shock as the rabbit moved on its 8 legs towards a power capacitor. "BUG!"
Skuld and Urd wiped their heads around just as the bug reached the capacitor. Raw power arced into the bug before blasting out towards the nearest people, Sayoko and Asuka. Both screamed as the power flowed into them. A bright flash blinded everyone present. When their vision returned, two things became apparent: The day was about to get longer, and neither Asuka nor Sayoko were anywhere to be seen.
Immediately Urd and Skuld reached out, trying to sense their niece. Dread began fill their hearts as they could find no trace of her. Both remembered the last time they were unable to sense a family member.
"This can't be happening, this can't be happening," muttered Skuld, "this can't be happening, not again."
"Dammit Skuld!" shouted Urd, "pull yourself together."
"Where's Asuka?" asked Shinji, staring at the goddesses.
Urd ignored Shinji and went directly to the nearest phone. She quickly dialed a long number. While she did this, Rei walked up to Skuld.
"Skuld-sama? What's happened? Where's Sayoko and Asuka?"
Skuld stared at the spot where her niece had been standing, "This can't be happening, this can't be happening."
Misato walked up and slapped Skuld, "Dammit! Where are they?"
Skuld finally turned and looked at Misato. "I don't know."
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Heaven
Peorth sat in the SysOp chair. Not much had been going on in the last few months. Peorth had finally been able to catch up on her favorite mangas. The phone next to her rang.
"Hello, Yggdrasil Control, SysOp Peorth sp...."
"Quiet Flower Girl! We have an emergency here!" came Urd's voice.
"Geez Urd, you don't have to be rude! What could possible have happened to..."
"Sayoko's gone."
That got Peorth's attention, "WHAT!? HOW!?"
"We don't know! Check the system!"
Peorth turned towards the admins, "Chronos, Erie, X! Track down Sayoko, Goddess 1st Class! Now!" Peorth then went back to the phone, "What happened?"
"We activated the new computers down here in Tokyo-2." replied Urd, "Seconds after we turned them on, Sayoko and Asuka spotted a bug."
"A BUG! ON EARTH?!"
"After they saw it, there was some kind of discharge. They disappeared right afterwards."
"Ma'am?" Peorth turned to face Chronos. "We can't detect Sayoko anywhere on earth or in heaven."
" WHAT?! Check Yggdrasil! Is she still connected to the PDS?"
"Negative. Contact with Sayoko was lost just minutes ago."
"Contact Hell. Find out if they are missing any demons. Also check incomings, find out if Asuka Langley Sohryu is among them."
"Yes Ma'am."
Peorth turned back the phone. The sound of a lot of yelling could be heard. Peorth leaned in towards the mouth piece and took a deep breath.
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"WHERE THE HELL IS ASUKA!!" shouted Misato as she reached for Urd. Ritsuko and Kaji were trying their best to hold her back. Skuld was busy looking around the VERDANDI core, holding a scanner she had produced from somewhere. Rei was sitting next to Shinji, who was now staring blankly into space.
"QUIET!"
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the phone in Urd's hand.
"Thank you." came the voice from the ear piece.
Urd raised the phone back to her ear. "What have you found Peorth?"
Everyone watched as Urd listened to Peorth, nodding her head several times, finally Urd spoke again.
"Better tell Kami-sama. He knows where to find us. Let me know if you find out anything more." Urd hung up the phone.
"WELL?!" Misato shouted, resuming her efforts to get at Urd.
"Heaven can't detect Sayoko anywhere." said Urd quietly.
"What about Asuka?"
"She's not up there either. They have both simply vanished."
"To where?" asked Shinji quietly.
"Actually," said Skuld, "It's not a question of where, but a question of when."
Everyone stared at Skuld in shock. "What?"
Skuld held up her scanner, "I'm detecting elements of time subspace."
Urd looked at the scanner, "That can't be!"
Ritsuko stared at Skuld, "Say that again."
"Basically," said Urd, "Time subspace particles can only be created by moving through time. Only Gods and Goddesses whose domain involve time are able to do this."
"So what happened to Asuka and Sayoko?" asked Ritsuko.
"We don't know." said Skuld, "The fact that there was a bug involved complicates things further."
"What the hell is a bug?" asked Misato.
"A bug is of course a glitch in a computer. In Yggdrasil, the bugs appear as small, bunny like objects. In heaven, they cause system errors and can crash sections of the system, but down here," Skuld shook her head. "the last time I dealt with bugs down here they caused it to snow on a 75 degree day, caused my brother in-law to become magnetized, and created explosions whenever he and my sister got together. They always cause some type of chaos."
"But what could have happened to them?" asked Shinji.
Skuld sat down on the floor, "We just don't know. They could have gone to the past, the present, and alternate universe, another planet, who knows! And we can't do a damn thing about it!"