Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion, that's from Hideaki and Gainax.
I don't The Matrix, that's from Brothers Wachowski and Warner .
I don't own more than a shred of the intelligence that these three men have, but I'm trying to fuse their worlds anyway.
Deus Ex Machina
Part I: Welcome to the Real World
Three Years Ago:
She smiled as the tall man walked into the kitchen of Her small house. "Hello, Neo. Would you be a dear and give me a hand here?" The Oracle motioned to a bowl of pasta, which he picked up.
She grabbed a bowl of spaghetti sauce and led him into the dining room. Setting the bowls on the table, She gave instructions to Her students. "Go ahead and start dinner, children. I have to discuss some things with our visitor."
As the kids began eating, She led Neo to the living room. Sitting down, She gave the One a visual inspection. "You look like you've been doin' alright since I last saw you," She said.
Neo sat on the couch across from her. "Thank you."
"How do you feel about your new place in life?" She asked.
Neo shifted in his seat. "I'm still trying to figure out what I'm supposed to do. You said I would know that I was the One. I understand that, but...now what?"
"Oh, don't worry yourself," the Oracle said, patting Neo's knee. "There's no script or schedule for the Prophecy. Just keep doing what you believe is the right thing. I have faith that it will work out as I've foreseen."
Neo nodded. "Why did you summon me?"
"Ah, down to business. Let's just say that there's an...addendum to the Prophecy. You know about Project E, right?" The Oracle waited for Neo to nod before She continued. "There's something I think you can do, here in the Matrix, to help it."
Please make sure that you read Chapter One on the next page. Below are this would-be scribe's simple remarks.
Author's Notes: And here is yet another effort at an Evangelion/Matrix fusion. Hopefully, you will find it worthy of the time taken to read it.
This has been in development for several months now. The first draft of chapter one was written in mid-July. Since then, I have better developed the world, its history, the cast, and the plot of this story.
I won't even claim to be nearly as creative, intelligent, or well read as the creators of the my subjects. Both Eva and Matrix have ideas influences that are well beyond my knowledge.
As a fusion people, places, and things have to be melded into each other's world. This will be especially true of the characters. Many characters will be (basically) the same, as they were in their respective series, but some supporting characters will have expanded, diminished, or altered roles. But I won't spoil any of that here.
I will attempt to keep my author notes to a minimum. Comments, questions, and even flames are welcome, and I will try to respond to anyone. Constructive criticism is most desired, as I want to improve my writing and story telling.
I will start out with a midweek update schedule. This will work for the next month at least, as I have several more chapters "in the can". After that, we'll see what happens. School, work, and life tend to intrude, if you're not careful.