CHAPTER TWO : THE BATTLE
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything that has to do with NGE they belong to GAINAX and the creator of the series, of course.
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"Launch EVA!" Misato ordered, and under her breath she whispered: "come back to us, Shin-kun." As soon as the EVA reaches the surface they release the final safety lock, Misato tells him to concentrate only on walking. He stumbles at first and then gets his bearings but not in time to avoid the hand lunging for his left arm. " Shinji, open your left shoulder panel and use yur proggressive knife to get free." Misato ordered.
"Hai." Shinji said through gritting teeth. Just as he gets the prog knife out the angel snaps the bone on the giant eva. Shinji shouts in pain, but still carries out his mission. He slashes the angel across the chest, revealing a giant red orb, which he nicked. The angel, angry at what the EVA had done, picks him up by the head and throws him into a couple buildings. Unknown to Shinji, people still inhabited the buildings, not that it would have made much difference to him, as he was not ordered to watch out for civilians. Before Shinji could get up, the angel, again, picked him up by the neck and proceeded to beat him in the skull. after about thirty seconds of beating Shinji is unconcious due to shock, and the techs are going crazy.
"Brain casing cracked, it can't take much more of this." one tech shouted, and another shouted, "We have a problem, I can't get any pilot readings!" And then the Angel self destructs. An average sized crater is left and a significantly damaged unit 01. Gendo did not look happy but did not look unhappy either.
"I think given the situation he did pretty well." Fuyutsuki commented.
"I agree, but if I had brought him in sooner he would not have caused as much damage to unit 01, or to the surrounding area. I also would like to know why the angel self destructed like that." Gendo observed. When they got the hatch of unit 01's entry plug open, they took Shinji to the infirmary, to check for any contamination. After Dr. Akagi-san finished her tests, Shinji left to find captain Katsuragi. Either unknown to him, or he just didn't care, Ritsuko-san had taken more than just tests, she had gathered DNA from him,which was, in this case, a single hair, and took it to a specimen dish in the back of the tent, and starts studying how the hair is affected by what's in the dish.
"Commander will be very pleased with these rsults." Ritsuko-san said almost jumping for joy. Shinji walked outside the room, and even though he didn't let it show he was ashamed of himself.
"I failed at the only purpose I was given. I will not fail again." Shinji said in a voice that was almost emotionless except for the shame. About that time, Misato came up.
"Have you gotten your living arrangements in order?" she asked.
"No, I have not." Shinji said in his regular monotone voice. 'Boy he is got to get out more.' Misato thought. Maya showed up about thirty seconds later.
"Excuse me, commander Ikari wants to see Shinji." Maya said, as she motioned for Shinji to come with her. Shinji stood there waiting for Misato to confirm this.
"It's alright, go with her." Shinji did as he was instructed. While Shinji was going to see his father, Misato decided to taked it upon herself to read up on his history. In the commanders office, Shinji stood in front of Gendo, waiting for the reason he was called here.
"Shinji, tell me why you voluntarily piloted something that could have gotten you killed." Gendo ordered, testing the limits of Shinji's loyalty to him.
"I was instructed to, by you. Do you not remember?" Shinji asked still not showing any emotion, in his voice or on his face.
"No, I remember, but I what I want to know is your reason for piloting the EVA, and not just because you were ordered to." Gendo said, as if trying to find something.
"Until now I have had no purpose to anyone or anything, but after you called me I knew there was a purpose that I could finally have. I have had no real reason for existing in this world, That is why I pilot, and if not for anything else, I pilot for you in appreciation for giving me a purpose in life." Shinji said. Shinji actually surprised himself. That was the most he had talked in the past eight years that he could remember.
"Shinji, I have a few things I would like to go over with you. First, your new living quarters will be in block six. In addition, I want you to start taking self defense lessons, you will go to them right after your school day is over, the lessons are only an hour long. After that, you will have free time." Gendo said.
"Hai." Shinji answered.
"I will have your things moved there immediately." Gendo said.
"That will not be necassary, I only have a music device, and six sets of clothes. They are in captain Katsuragi's car, and as for self defense, I am well versed in ju-ditsu, but if you still wish me to, I will go to these classes." shinji said still monotonous. Gendo nodded, in confirmation.
"Then that will be all, you may return to captain Katsuragi now." Gendo said motioning for Shinji to leave. After Shinji left the room the shadowy figure of sub-commander Fuyutsuki stepped out of the shadows.
"He will follow orders as blindly as Rei?" asked Fuyutsuki.
"Yes, as you heard he... appreciates me for giving him a purpose. Has dr. Akagi finished her tests yet?" Gendo asked. "Yes, his DNA will nicely conform to Adams DNA. Then we can clone him as well. We are lucky to not have had to replace the original Rei Ayanami." Fuyutsuki said not speaking to any one in particular.
"Yes, there is a better chance of succeeding with the original two." Gendo added.
"When will we start the procedure?" Asked Fuyutsuki.
"I will let you know when I have decided." Gendo answered. And with that Fuyutsuki melted into the shadows once more.
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"Captain Katsuragi-san, may I get my things out of your car? I am going to my new living quarters." Shinji said.
"Are you sure that's what you want to do?" Misato asked, not entirely sure he should be left alone.
"It is what the commander ordered, so I have to comply." Shinji stated.
"We'll see about that" Misato said under her breath. After a heated debate, well a one sided heated debate with the commander, she finally got him to let Shinji stay with her.
"Well, that went over better than I expected it to." Misato said to no one in particular. "Now to find Shinji and tell him the good knews.
'why does ms. Katsuragi-san seem to care about me so much? She seems to act different when referring to me when I'm not around. She keeps comparing me to some one named Rei. Maybe I will ask her. Father, he is an enigma to me as well. he seems interested in me but for a different reason. I know he thinks a lot of me but as to why, I have no idea. From what I can understand, he called on me for no reason at all. I wonder, if I open up to both of them what the result would be.' Shinji thought as he waited for the elevator to come back down where a tech had used it before, he assumed. That's where Misato found him.
"Hey, Shin-kun, I got some good news. You get to live with me! Isn't that great!" Misato said, trying to at least get some type of emotion out of this boy.
"Is this cleared with the commander?" Shinji asked, still emotionless.
Misato shrugged her shoulders and said "Yes, I cleared it with him. Now let's go to your old apartment and get some of your things."
"All of my belongings, are in my duffel bag." Shinji answered, getting into the elevator.
"You mean everything you own is in that bag!?" Misato shouted, not believing that a teenager had so few things. After they finally make it to Misato's apartment, Misato forgot where she put her Key card. After about five minutes, she finds it and opens the door.
"Ojamashimasu?"Shinji asked.
"Hey, Shin-kuuuun, remember it's your house now too." Misato called from her bath room. Shinji walked into the living room, and saw what looked like a tornado after math. Beer cans, whiskey bottles, and sake bottles all over the floor. As if on cue Shinji proceeded to pick up the beer cans, and etc. By the time Misato got changed and walked in to the living room, Shinji had half of her mess cleaned up. "Shinji, you didn't have to clean up, you know." Misato commented. Shinji continued to clean up the mess. After Shinji got through cleaning the mess up, he went to his duffel bag, picked it up, and asked Misato where his room would be. She pointed it out to him and he went in to his room. He settled his things on the desk in that room, although his posessions weren't many. They consisted of a SDAT player, a couple tapes, as well as some books that he liked to read, as well as five pair of formal school clothes and a pair of slacks, red tee-shirt and a cap. He picked up one of the books and started reading, when Misato knocked on his door.
"Yes, Katsuragi-san?" Shinji asked in his monotonous voice.
"First off, call me Misato, next I want to know, what your preferred meals are." Misato said. To Shinji it sounded like an order, so he answered it as such.
"I do not have a preferrence in food, Katsuragi-san." Shinji answered.
"I said call me Misato when we're off duty! That's an order." Misato shouted, but was playing about the order part.
"Yes, Misato-san" Shinji answered again, this time answering the way Misato wanted. As Misato was leaving, Shinj called her.
"Misato-san." "Yes, Shin-kun?" Misato asked.
"I apologize if I made you angry, I am not used to dealing with people. The people I have gotten close to have either died or left. So, as you can see I am not accustomed to people making a preference as to what I call them." Shinji said in a monotone voice.
"I see, well that's changed now. I am going to be your 'parent' from now on." Misato tried to get closer to him, trying to get him to open up.
"May I ask you something, Misato-san?" Shinji asked.
'He's starting to open up to me.' she thought, "Yes, ask any thing you want." She answered, confident she could answer his question.
"Why do you talk nice to me when I'm around, but talk bad about me when you think I can't hear you?" he asked.
". . . . . ." Misato opened her mouth, trying to answer, but nothing would come out. 'How could he have heard mine and Rit-chan's conversation?' And as if to answer her mental question, Shinji said "If you're wondering, I can read lips. If you want to speak about me, please learn english. That is one of the languages I have not learned yet."
Finally Misato could talk, "Shinji, Dr. Akagi and I were talking about your mental condition, I thought you had went through some trauma earlier in your life. and she thought so as well." Misato said, trying to defend her actions.
"If you have questions about me, ask me, I am not permitted to lie to a superior officer, per the commander's orders." Shinji said still in his monotonous voice.
"If he asked you to jump off a cliff would you?" Misato asked, getting more than a little mad at this boy. He just sat there a minute, not answering, then said "Yes, if he ordered it." Misato walked off muttering something about a male version of this Rei he was starting to hear about all the time. Shinji started packing his things.
'I must in some way have angered her in some way, it would be best if I was to go to the designated apartment to live.' he thought. As he was finishing packing his things he heard a squawk at his door. He turned to see what it was, and found a black and white penguin, with a red looking streak of hair on his head. Misato came to the door scolding the bird, and noticed Shinji packing.
"Where are you going, Shin-kun?" She asked.
"I am going to the designated apartment I was assigned to. It seems that I am not doing anything other than angering you." Shinji answered. Even though he had told her the truth, she was his guardian now and would be held responsible, but more than that it hurt her feelings to have him think that she was another person that was going to abandon him.
"Shin-kun, I order you to stay here." She said, hoping he would take it as a military order. He did. She hated doing that, it made her feel like a slave master. "Shinji, why do you follow orders so blindly?" Misato asked.
"Because I have been taught to follow orders, and so, I do as ordered." he answered.
"Whatever, I'm going to go to bed. You have synch tests, and training tomorrow. and the day after that, you start school, so you need to get your rest." Misato said. and left Shinji to unpack once more.
END CHAPTER TWO : THE BATTLE
author's notes. Ojamashimasu - may I come in.
well I was primarily trying to give some background information in this chatpter, but only got to touch on it. I will further the background info in little increments with different characters I still haven't decided on whether or not to make this a Maya/Shinji or a Rei/Shinji fic.so I will get in to that later after I get someone better associated with the series to help with the overall writing. I am looking for an eva fan pre-reader, sorry ayame. maybe on one of my final fantasy fics.Well I'm 10-7 for now.