Thanks go out to all of you who have reviewed the last chapter, and so I'll
try to answer as many things as I can.
Dennisud, I would reveal all that, but where would the mystery of 'why' go?
Okay, enough of this foolish chattering, on with the chapter!
***
Disclaimer: I don't own Eva. Too bad really...
Gendo's Desk: Where are we?
Slowly Shinji stirs awake, the effects of the 'slide' beginning to wear off. As he holds his head with one hand, he places his other down to push himself off the ground, which is strangely quite moist. His hand lands on Asuka's leg, however, and quickly wakes the red-head from her previous state.
"Verdreher! Dummkopf! Sterbt!" {translation: 'pervert! Idiot! Die!}
Asuka jumps up with amazing speed as she kicks Shinji in the jaw, sending him flying backwards from the force. Asuka begins searching for a weapon to exact her revenge when she comes upon a strange jungle tree. Still furious, she rips off a branch hanging near her and begins storming back to Shinji. Shinji lies against a fern covered wall, nearly unconscious again, as Asuka swings the branch high, preparing to strike. Just as she steps in range, her foot sinks into the ground, efficiently covering the Second Child's leg with mud up to her shins. With her leg immobile, Shinji stands, rubbing his chin as he surveys the stuck child.
"Baka! Help me out of here!"
"So you can hit me again? No thanks..."
"You can't just leave me here!"
"Will you promise not to hit me if I help you?"
"Baka! Stop fooling around and get me out!"
"Will you?" Shinji almost startles himself with his sudden change of voice. Finally he could get back at Asuka for all the times she had messed with and belittled him.
"Dummkopf... Get me out of here!"
"Not unless you promise." Shinji folds his arms.
"I... fine. I won't hurt you."
"Are you sorry for hurting me?"
"Baka! I promised I wouldn't hurt you, now get me out!"
"Not unless you say that you're sorry." Shinji noticed just how childish he was becoming, but if he was going to be stuck down there, he might as well make the best of it.
"I'll never be sorry to you!"
"Fine, then I won't help you out."
Shinji keeps his arms folded as he sits down next to the wall, waiting for Asuka to finally break down. Minutes pass in near silence as Asuka decides to attempt to extract herself from the mud, but in the process only succeeds in getting her other foot stuck as well. Shinji manages to keep a smile from his face as he watches Asuka struggle futility. Many more minutes pass, what seems to Shinji almost an hour, when Asuka looks to Shinji, the anger gone from her face, only to be replaced with desperation. She had worn herself to near exhaustion from struggling, and was now warring within herself as to her next course of action.
'That Baka's going to be sorry! Once I get out of here...' Asuka's dominant, arrogant argued.
'Maybe I should... I did hurt him pretty bad... and all he wants is an apology... and he is finally doing something other than saying 'sorry'... I think I might like him...' Asuka's other, kind side argued back.
'That idiot? He's too much of a wimp! I'd never like him! Besides, he was looking up my skirt and trying to feel me up in my sleep!'
'I should say that I'm sorry, though. Even if it is just to get out... he does look sort of cute when he's trying to be serious...'
Finally Asuka made up her mind. Looking up at Shinji again, she began to speak.
"Shinji, look, I'm sorry, okay? Now will you help me out? We'll never get out of here if I stay stuck here."
"Who said that it was 'we'?"
"You. you would leave me here?" Asuka asks, honestly scared, too tired to be angry.
Shinji thinks for a moment before answering, "Are you really sorry, Asuka? I just want to know for sure, before I pull you out."
Asuka looks to the mud covering her legs and nods slowly.
"Okay, then. Here, grab a hold of my arms, and I'll pull you out, alright?"
Asuka looks up to see Shinji holding his arms out to her. She quickly gains her confidence back and grabs a hold of Shinji's forearms with her hands, Shinji doing the same to her. Shinji begins tugging Asuka's arms, trying to loosen her from the mud, but she does not budge. Shinji releases her arms and puts his hand underneath his chin in contemplation.
"Shinji... I'm not stuck in here, am I?" Asuka asks, concern spread across her face.
"Don't worry... um... I have an idea."
Shinji takes a few steps back from Asuka and spreads his arms as he prepares to run at her.
"Shinji, what are you doing?!"
Shinji does not respond verbally, but instead begins running at her. Asuka raises her hands to her head to protect it as Shinji reaches her. Before the puddle of mud, Shinji leaps at Asuka, grasping her waist with his arms, and the force is enough to pull her free. The two children end up rolling over each other before they come to rest in a pile near a tree. Asuka is quick to jump up and flex her legs, trying to loosen her muscles. Shinji lies dazed for a moment before standing.
"Eww... I'm all covered with mud now! Shinji, we've got to find some water!"
"Asuka, we don't even know where we are!"
"A girl, even one as beautiful as myself, still needs to stay clean at all times, Shinji. Besides, I don't want to be walking around with mud covering my legs!"
"So much for 'nice' Asuka..." Shinji mumbles to himself, quiet enough for Asuka to not hear.
"Shinji..." Asuka begins, the arrogant tone once more gone from her voice, "you really wouldn't have left me there, right? I mean, yea I've been mean, but you wouldn't have, would you?"
"Asuka, I just wanted to hear you be sorry for once. I doubt that I would have left you, but... I don't know what I would have done."
Asuka suddenly walks to Shinji, putting her face next to his ear, "Thanks, Shinji. I was..." Asuka begins to debate once more in her mind, but decides to continue anyway, "afraid that you might leave me there."
Almost unconsciously Shinji puts his hand on Asuka's back, "Hey, I saved you from that volcano, right? I don't think that this was anywhere near as dangerous. I'm... just glad that you are alright, even if a little dirty."
In the ensuing silence, Asuka takes a minute to take in her surroundings. All around her there seemed to be a huge jungle, which would explain the moist floor and the mud pit. She thought that she heard the soft sound of water off in the distance.
"Shinji, Baka, what do you think you are doing?" Asuka asks softly.
"Um... what do you mean?"
"When did I say that you could touch me?"
"Oh... um, sorry." Shinji says quickly as he takes his hand off of Asuka's back while taking a step backwards. Asuka quickly closes the space and wraps her arms around Shinji, startling him out of his mind. As Shinji cautiously begins to place his arms around the girl, he begins to feel her arms squeezing with growing intensity. Several moments later Shinji is trying to keep from screaming in pain as Asuka slowly crushes him with her arms. Feeling that her revenge had been fully executed, she releases the poor boy.
"You ever think of leaving me like that again, and I swear that I'll make it much worse!"
Shinji gulps as he rubs his back.
"Okay, now let's see... we're going to need to find a way out of here... wherever here is..."
"Asuka, I think that we're going to be in a lot of trouble when we get back..."
"Oh, don't worry about that, worry about how we're going to get out of here first! I thought I heard some water over there," Asuka points towards the large forest, "so I think that we should head that way."
"What if we can't find a way out before dark?"
"Shinji, the light is coming from the lights above us," Asuka points at the high ceiling, "I don't think we need to worry about that."
"Okay, but what about when we get tired? We'll need somewhere to rest."
"Then we'll cross that bridge when we come to it! Let's just go before the mud starts to dry, that's the last thing I need..."
"Please, lead the way."
"puh, Dummkopf."
Asuka then begins walking into the forest of ferns and trees with her fists swinging at her sides. Shinji quickly follows after and the two soon disappear into the dense jungle.
'Why didn't this chapter answer its name? Why is there a giant forest underneath NERV? Will Asuka ever find water to clean her legs? What will the rest of NERV do when they discover two of the most important employees are missing? Next time, mit # drei, 'the river NERV'
Dennisud, I would reveal all that, but where would the mystery of 'why' go?
Okay, enough of this foolish chattering, on with the chapter!
***
Disclaimer: I don't own Eva. Too bad really...
Gendo's Desk: Where are we?
Slowly Shinji stirs awake, the effects of the 'slide' beginning to wear off. As he holds his head with one hand, he places his other down to push himself off the ground, which is strangely quite moist. His hand lands on Asuka's leg, however, and quickly wakes the red-head from her previous state.
"Verdreher! Dummkopf! Sterbt!" {translation: 'pervert! Idiot! Die!}
Asuka jumps up with amazing speed as she kicks Shinji in the jaw, sending him flying backwards from the force. Asuka begins searching for a weapon to exact her revenge when she comes upon a strange jungle tree. Still furious, she rips off a branch hanging near her and begins storming back to Shinji. Shinji lies against a fern covered wall, nearly unconscious again, as Asuka swings the branch high, preparing to strike. Just as she steps in range, her foot sinks into the ground, efficiently covering the Second Child's leg with mud up to her shins. With her leg immobile, Shinji stands, rubbing his chin as he surveys the stuck child.
"Baka! Help me out of here!"
"So you can hit me again? No thanks..."
"You can't just leave me here!"
"Will you promise not to hit me if I help you?"
"Baka! Stop fooling around and get me out!"
"Will you?" Shinji almost startles himself with his sudden change of voice. Finally he could get back at Asuka for all the times she had messed with and belittled him.
"Dummkopf... Get me out of here!"
"Not unless you promise." Shinji folds his arms.
"I... fine. I won't hurt you."
"Are you sorry for hurting me?"
"Baka! I promised I wouldn't hurt you, now get me out!"
"Not unless you say that you're sorry." Shinji noticed just how childish he was becoming, but if he was going to be stuck down there, he might as well make the best of it.
"I'll never be sorry to you!"
"Fine, then I won't help you out."
Shinji keeps his arms folded as he sits down next to the wall, waiting for Asuka to finally break down. Minutes pass in near silence as Asuka decides to attempt to extract herself from the mud, but in the process only succeeds in getting her other foot stuck as well. Shinji manages to keep a smile from his face as he watches Asuka struggle futility. Many more minutes pass, what seems to Shinji almost an hour, when Asuka looks to Shinji, the anger gone from her face, only to be replaced with desperation. She had worn herself to near exhaustion from struggling, and was now warring within herself as to her next course of action.
'That Baka's going to be sorry! Once I get out of here...' Asuka's dominant, arrogant argued.
'Maybe I should... I did hurt him pretty bad... and all he wants is an apology... and he is finally doing something other than saying 'sorry'... I think I might like him...' Asuka's other, kind side argued back.
'That idiot? He's too much of a wimp! I'd never like him! Besides, he was looking up my skirt and trying to feel me up in my sleep!'
'I should say that I'm sorry, though. Even if it is just to get out... he does look sort of cute when he's trying to be serious...'
Finally Asuka made up her mind. Looking up at Shinji again, she began to speak.
"Shinji, look, I'm sorry, okay? Now will you help me out? We'll never get out of here if I stay stuck here."
"Who said that it was 'we'?"
"You. you would leave me here?" Asuka asks, honestly scared, too tired to be angry.
Shinji thinks for a moment before answering, "Are you really sorry, Asuka? I just want to know for sure, before I pull you out."
Asuka looks to the mud covering her legs and nods slowly.
"Okay, then. Here, grab a hold of my arms, and I'll pull you out, alright?"
Asuka looks up to see Shinji holding his arms out to her. She quickly gains her confidence back and grabs a hold of Shinji's forearms with her hands, Shinji doing the same to her. Shinji begins tugging Asuka's arms, trying to loosen her from the mud, but she does not budge. Shinji releases her arms and puts his hand underneath his chin in contemplation.
"Shinji... I'm not stuck in here, am I?" Asuka asks, concern spread across her face.
"Don't worry... um... I have an idea."
Shinji takes a few steps back from Asuka and spreads his arms as he prepares to run at her.
"Shinji, what are you doing?!"
Shinji does not respond verbally, but instead begins running at her. Asuka raises her hands to her head to protect it as Shinji reaches her. Before the puddle of mud, Shinji leaps at Asuka, grasping her waist with his arms, and the force is enough to pull her free. The two children end up rolling over each other before they come to rest in a pile near a tree. Asuka is quick to jump up and flex her legs, trying to loosen her muscles. Shinji lies dazed for a moment before standing.
"Eww... I'm all covered with mud now! Shinji, we've got to find some water!"
"Asuka, we don't even know where we are!"
"A girl, even one as beautiful as myself, still needs to stay clean at all times, Shinji. Besides, I don't want to be walking around with mud covering my legs!"
"So much for 'nice' Asuka..." Shinji mumbles to himself, quiet enough for Asuka to not hear.
"Shinji..." Asuka begins, the arrogant tone once more gone from her voice, "you really wouldn't have left me there, right? I mean, yea I've been mean, but you wouldn't have, would you?"
"Asuka, I just wanted to hear you be sorry for once. I doubt that I would have left you, but... I don't know what I would have done."
Asuka suddenly walks to Shinji, putting her face next to his ear, "Thanks, Shinji. I was..." Asuka begins to debate once more in her mind, but decides to continue anyway, "afraid that you might leave me there."
Almost unconsciously Shinji puts his hand on Asuka's back, "Hey, I saved you from that volcano, right? I don't think that this was anywhere near as dangerous. I'm... just glad that you are alright, even if a little dirty."
In the ensuing silence, Asuka takes a minute to take in her surroundings. All around her there seemed to be a huge jungle, which would explain the moist floor and the mud pit. She thought that she heard the soft sound of water off in the distance.
"Shinji, Baka, what do you think you are doing?" Asuka asks softly.
"Um... what do you mean?"
"When did I say that you could touch me?"
"Oh... um, sorry." Shinji says quickly as he takes his hand off of Asuka's back while taking a step backwards. Asuka quickly closes the space and wraps her arms around Shinji, startling him out of his mind. As Shinji cautiously begins to place his arms around the girl, he begins to feel her arms squeezing with growing intensity. Several moments later Shinji is trying to keep from screaming in pain as Asuka slowly crushes him with her arms. Feeling that her revenge had been fully executed, she releases the poor boy.
"You ever think of leaving me like that again, and I swear that I'll make it much worse!"
Shinji gulps as he rubs his back.
"Okay, now let's see... we're going to need to find a way out of here... wherever here is..."
"Asuka, I think that we're going to be in a lot of trouble when we get back..."
"Oh, don't worry about that, worry about how we're going to get out of here first! I thought I heard some water over there," Asuka points towards the large forest, "so I think that we should head that way."
"What if we can't find a way out before dark?"
"Shinji, the light is coming from the lights above us," Asuka points at the high ceiling, "I don't think we need to worry about that."
"Okay, but what about when we get tired? We'll need somewhere to rest."
"Then we'll cross that bridge when we come to it! Let's just go before the mud starts to dry, that's the last thing I need..."
"Please, lead the way."
"puh, Dummkopf."
Asuka then begins walking into the forest of ferns and trees with her fists swinging at her sides. Shinji quickly follows after and the two soon disappear into the dense jungle.
'Why didn't this chapter answer its name? Why is there a giant forest underneath NERV? Will Asuka ever find water to clean her legs? What will the rest of NERV do when they discover two of the most important employees are missing? Next time, mit # drei, 'the river NERV'