Four Leaf Souls
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Neon Genesis: Evangelion or Clover.
June 13th, 2016 0800 hrs Tokyo-3 Municipal Middle School, Classroom 2-A
"YOU NEVER TOLD US MISATO HAD A SISTER!!" At this point, Shinji was praying for an activation test or at least something to get him away from the other two Stooges. "I-I didn't even know she had a sister until Misato- san was called to pick her up. Hey, where's Ayanami?" True enough, Rei Ayanami had yet to arrive at her seat. Then Rei came in just as the class bell rung. Sensei entered and Class Representative Hikari Horaki went through the 'Stand, Bow, Sit' routine. "Class," said sensei, "We have a new student. Please show her the respect that was shown Ikari and Sorhyu. You may enter, Miss Ayanami." Both Touji and Kensuke looked up, confused. "'Ey, Shinji, isn't Ayanami already here?" Just then, a girl with blond, almost white hair and green eyes entered the room. "Hi, I'm Sue Ayanami."
1230 hrs
Shinji was on the verge of beating his head with a hammer by the time lunch came around. On his laptop, there were no fewer that forty-seven e-mails asking about Sue. Even worse was what Touji and Kensuke were probably going to ask him during lunch. Shinji-kun? Shinji looked up, startled. 'Am I going crazy, or am I starting to hear things?' It's me, Sue. Don't worry, you're not imagining things. 'Sue!?' Not so loud please. 'Sorry. You're a telepath?' Yes, you could say that. Rei knows too. Shinji glanced over at Rei, who looked back and nodded an affirmative. I'm guessing by your expression that you have a lot of e-mails as well? 'Forty- seven. Most of the guys wanted to date Rei, but her personality scared everyone off.' Everyone except you, don't you mean? "Yo, why you blushin' all of a sudden, Shin-man? Thinkin' about Ayanami again?" "The baka actually thinking? There's something new." "'Ey lay off 'im, Red." "You shut up, monkey." "Who you callin' a monkey?!" The two bickered back and forth as the lunch bell rang.
1235 hrs Tokyo-3 Municipal Middle School, Roof Observation Deck
Shinji leaned on the railing guarding the edge of the roof. Even in broad daylight, with the wind blowing off the lake, bad thoughts still found him when he was alone. 'I still miss you mother, even with you being in Unit- 01. Father, I still can't hate you. Even for all you've done to me and my friends. Why can't you see me, just once? I . . . I failed you Rei, Asuka . . . I failed you both. I couldn't be there for you when you needed me the most. I failed you too, Kaoru. I murdered you. Will I fail you too, Sue? Ora? I don't think I can go on.' "Shinji-kun?" Shinji practically jumped out of his socks at the light touch on the shoulder. "Oh, hi Rei. Did you want something?" "Would you follow me please?" "Uh . . . yeah. Sure." As they descended the stairwell from the roof, Shinji still couldn't keep out dark thoughts. 'What if they get caught up in this war? Will they be safe? What if I . . . ? No! I mustn't run away. I can't run away. Not from this.' "Shinji-kun? Are you well, Shinji-kun?" "Huh? Oh, are we here?" Shinji couldn't help but blush at his little blunder. "There is someone who wants to talk to you, Shinji-kun. If I am not required here, I will see you when we return to class." With that, Rei left the principal's office. "So, you're the Third Child, eh?" came a smooth voice from the secretary's office. A man with slick blond hair and a tan casual dress suit. "I'm Marcus Ridge from CNN, and it is a pleasure to finally meet you in person, Mr. Ikari," he said, shaking his hand.
1240 hrs Office of the Supreme Commander
"Are you certain that this was a wise move?" The man spoken to repositioned his glasses upon his nose. "There is no need for concern, sensei. All is going according to the scenario." "But Third Impact already happened," said Kozo Fuyutsuki stepping out of the shadows. "The scenario has been altered accordingly. Now about Dr. Akagi's pet projects." "Pet projects? Gendo, Dr. Akagi has always been dedicated to her work. I seriously doubt . . ." Fuyutsuki was stopped short as Commander Gendo Ikari placed a Section 2 report on the desk. "Section 2 observed two unknown persons leaving with Maj. Katsuragi and the Third Child last night at 0405 hrs last night. I am well aware of her experiments involving the Sea of Dirac following the Twelfth Angel. Apparently, she was using a system independent of the MAGI supercomputers to monitor her projects." Fuyutsuki's eyes widened as he read the report. "So, those two are lost souls." "Correct, sensei. I cannot allow them to disrupt the scenario." Outwardly, Fuyutsuki gave Gendo a positive answer. His thoughts, however, were far from positive. 'So, you weren't expecting this, were you Gendo? I think I'll visit the command bridge later,' he thought, smiling internally.
1305 hrs NERV Medical, Room 403
"Misato?" Ora rounded the corner to see Misato arguing with Ritsuko. "-t do you mean 'this would happen eventually'!?! What about Shin-chan!?!" "He is not stable enough for visitors yet, Misato. Even you should know that! Besides, I don't think your yelling at me is going to make him get better any quicker." "What's wrong with Shinji-kun?" "He is in a comatose state. From the Section 2 report, it looks like a mental breakdown." "'LOOKS'!?! We BOTH know that Shinji's been on edge since Tabris! Don't you DARE say that we didn't see this coming!" "Please, stop this." Both women looked at Ora questioningly. "He sees you, and it drives him even further away. I may be able to help him, but you're going to have to trust me. You're going to have to let me in there." Neither woman moved. "Please, for him if not for me. He may die if something isn't done," Ora pleaded. "Very well, but as a doctor, I can't say I approve," said Ritsuko as she opened the door. Ora stepped up to the slowly dieing boy and sighed. Calming herself, she knelt down by his bedside. "Ora, what do you think you're doing?" Steeling herself, she placed her hands on Shinji's temples and closed her eyes.
The Mind of Ikari Shinji
The images surrounded her: his father walking away, his mother's disappearance, the death of the second Rei, the Thirteenth Angel, the Dummy Plug lab, the Seventeenth Angel, Asuka's coma, SEELE's attack on the Geofront. In the epicenter of the sphere of nightmares, knelt Shinji Ikari, his hands on his head trying in vain to ward away the darkness within himself. On the astral plane, Ora could feel his despair like a solid force upon her; she was older than the boy by almost a decade, and she could barely withstand the onslaught, much less a child. And yet there he was; alone for ten years only to be used like a tool by the cold block of ice he still called father. And that was just experience. Endless voices screamed at him; souls lost in the failed Third Impact tore at his fragile consciousness. But what tore at the boy the most was his own voice, agreeing with the others, condemning and damning himself and the misery he supposedly brought to others. 'He cannot live for much longer if this is how he thinks,' Ora thought to herself. 'He kills himself for what isn't his fault.' After several moments of calming concentration, Ora released her siren song into his mind.
Author's Note: Hey, it's me. I realized that an EVA/Clover crossover is a little screwy, but I personally found the idea interesting to toy with. I'll try to work a little more with the Stooges and the girls next chapter. In my mind, there's four ways for this to go.
The choices are: A) Shinji/Rei B) Shinji/Asuka C) Shinji/Maya D) Shinji/Sue
R/R PLEASE!!!
June 13th, 2016 0800 hrs Tokyo-3 Municipal Middle School, Classroom 2-A
"YOU NEVER TOLD US MISATO HAD A SISTER!!" At this point, Shinji was praying for an activation test or at least something to get him away from the other two Stooges. "I-I didn't even know she had a sister until Misato- san was called to pick her up. Hey, where's Ayanami?" True enough, Rei Ayanami had yet to arrive at her seat. Then Rei came in just as the class bell rung. Sensei entered and Class Representative Hikari Horaki went through the 'Stand, Bow, Sit' routine. "Class," said sensei, "We have a new student. Please show her the respect that was shown Ikari and Sorhyu. You may enter, Miss Ayanami." Both Touji and Kensuke looked up, confused. "'Ey, Shinji, isn't Ayanami already here?" Just then, a girl with blond, almost white hair and green eyes entered the room. "Hi, I'm Sue Ayanami."
1230 hrs
Shinji was on the verge of beating his head with a hammer by the time lunch came around. On his laptop, there were no fewer that forty-seven e-mails asking about Sue. Even worse was what Touji and Kensuke were probably going to ask him during lunch. Shinji-kun? Shinji looked up, startled. 'Am I going crazy, or am I starting to hear things?' It's me, Sue. Don't worry, you're not imagining things. 'Sue!?' Not so loud please. 'Sorry. You're a telepath?' Yes, you could say that. Rei knows too. Shinji glanced over at Rei, who looked back and nodded an affirmative. I'm guessing by your expression that you have a lot of e-mails as well? 'Forty- seven. Most of the guys wanted to date Rei, but her personality scared everyone off.' Everyone except you, don't you mean? "Yo, why you blushin' all of a sudden, Shin-man? Thinkin' about Ayanami again?" "The baka actually thinking? There's something new." "'Ey lay off 'im, Red." "You shut up, monkey." "Who you callin' a monkey?!" The two bickered back and forth as the lunch bell rang.
1235 hrs Tokyo-3 Municipal Middle School, Roof Observation Deck
Shinji leaned on the railing guarding the edge of the roof. Even in broad daylight, with the wind blowing off the lake, bad thoughts still found him when he was alone. 'I still miss you mother, even with you being in Unit- 01. Father, I still can't hate you. Even for all you've done to me and my friends. Why can't you see me, just once? I . . . I failed you Rei, Asuka . . . I failed you both. I couldn't be there for you when you needed me the most. I failed you too, Kaoru. I murdered you. Will I fail you too, Sue? Ora? I don't think I can go on.' "Shinji-kun?" Shinji practically jumped out of his socks at the light touch on the shoulder. "Oh, hi Rei. Did you want something?" "Would you follow me please?" "Uh . . . yeah. Sure." As they descended the stairwell from the roof, Shinji still couldn't keep out dark thoughts. 'What if they get caught up in this war? Will they be safe? What if I . . . ? No! I mustn't run away. I can't run away. Not from this.' "Shinji-kun? Are you well, Shinji-kun?" "Huh? Oh, are we here?" Shinji couldn't help but blush at his little blunder. "There is someone who wants to talk to you, Shinji-kun. If I am not required here, I will see you when we return to class." With that, Rei left the principal's office. "So, you're the Third Child, eh?" came a smooth voice from the secretary's office. A man with slick blond hair and a tan casual dress suit. "I'm Marcus Ridge from CNN, and it is a pleasure to finally meet you in person, Mr. Ikari," he said, shaking his hand.
1240 hrs Office of the Supreme Commander
"Are you certain that this was a wise move?" The man spoken to repositioned his glasses upon his nose. "There is no need for concern, sensei. All is going according to the scenario." "But Third Impact already happened," said Kozo Fuyutsuki stepping out of the shadows. "The scenario has been altered accordingly. Now about Dr. Akagi's pet projects." "Pet projects? Gendo, Dr. Akagi has always been dedicated to her work. I seriously doubt . . ." Fuyutsuki was stopped short as Commander Gendo Ikari placed a Section 2 report on the desk. "Section 2 observed two unknown persons leaving with Maj. Katsuragi and the Third Child last night at 0405 hrs last night. I am well aware of her experiments involving the Sea of Dirac following the Twelfth Angel. Apparently, she was using a system independent of the MAGI supercomputers to monitor her projects." Fuyutsuki's eyes widened as he read the report. "So, those two are lost souls." "Correct, sensei. I cannot allow them to disrupt the scenario." Outwardly, Fuyutsuki gave Gendo a positive answer. His thoughts, however, were far from positive. 'So, you weren't expecting this, were you Gendo? I think I'll visit the command bridge later,' he thought, smiling internally.
1305 hrs NERV Medical, Room 403
"Misato?" Ora rounded the corner to see Misato arguing with Ritsuko. "-t do you mean 'this would happen eventually'!?! What about Shin-chan!?!" "He is not stable enough for visitors yet, Misato. Even you should know that! Besides, I don't think your yelling at me is going to make him get better any quicker." "What's wrong with Shinji-kun?" "He is in a comatose state. From the Section 2 report, it looks like a mental breakdown." "'LOOKS'!?! We BOTH know that Shinji's been on edge since Tabris! Don't you DARE say that we didn't see this coming!" "Please, stop this." Both women looked at Ora questioningly. "He sees you, and it drives him even further away. I may be able to help him, but you're going to have to trust me. You're going to have to let me in there." Neither woman moved. "Please, for him if not for me. He may die if something isn't done," Ora pleaded. "Very well, but as a doctor, I can't say I approve," said Ritsuko as she opened the door. Ora stepped up to the slowly dieing boy and sighed. Calming herself, she knelt down by his bedside. "Ora, what do you think you're doing?" Steeling herself, she placed her hands on Shinji's temples and closed her eyes.
The Mind of Ikari Shinji
The images surrounded her: his father walking away, his mother's disappearance, the death of the second Rei, the Thirteenth Angel, the Dummy Plug lab, the Seventeenth Angel, Asuka's coma, SEELE's attack on the Geofront. In the epicenter of the sphere of nightmares, knelt Shinji Ikari, his hands on his head trying in vain to ward away the darkness within himself. On the astral plane, Ora could feel his despair like a solid force upon her; she was older than the boy by almost a decade, and she could barely withstand the onslaught, much less a child. And yet there he was; alone for ten years only to be used like a tool by the cold block of ice he still called father. And that was just experience. Endless voices screamed at him; souls lost in the failed Third Impact tore at his fragile consciousness. But what tore at the boy the most was his own voice, agreeing with the others, condemning and damning himself and the misery he supposedly brought to others. 'He cannot live for much longer if this is how he thinks,' Ora thought to herself. 'He kills himself for what isn't his fault.' After several moments of calming concentration, Ora released her siren song into his mind.
Author's Note: Hey, it's me. I realized that an EVA/Clover crossover is a little screwy, but I personally found the idea interesting to toy with. I'll try to work a little more with the Stooges and the girls next chapter. In my mind, there's four ways for this to go.
The choices are: A) Shinji/Rei B) Shinji/Asuka C) Shinji/Maya D) Shinji/Sue
R/R PLEASE!!!