Of Wishes and
Fishes
Chapter 3: History lesson.
Disclaimer: See part 1. Author's notes: They're coming to take me away, ha-ha, hee-hee, to the funny farm you see! All kidding aside, though, I'm going to swing this story a bit more towards the EVA side of things. Hopefully It'll result in a better mesh between the 2 series. This is the revised version-saw a few things that needed fixing. Vibious-apology accepted. No hard feelings, I hope. Shadow, you're gonna inflate my ego to Goodyear blimp proportions if you keep giving me reviews like that! And now, back to the show!
"Why me...? " a very puzzled Shinji Ikari addressed this question to his 2 new, albeit highly unusual friends. It had been an interesting few days, to say the least. To have meals ready and waiting and the apartment cleaned with the wave of a wand was like having a wonderful vacation. But it had been Shinji's experience that in life, one rarely got something for nothing, hence his curious query.
"Why me what, Shinji? " The two fairies traded looks, a silent exchange that did not go unnoticed.
"I mean, how did I end up with you two? And please, don't say that Misato brought you! "
Cosmo mentally snapped his fingers; irritated that Shinji had anticipated him.
"I'm waiting...!"
Wanda cleared her throat. "Well, this may sound weird, and I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but..."
"...You were the grand prize in the Fairy Godparent Lottery, and WE WON!" blurted Cosmo.
Shinji sat down heavily. Of all the answers he could have gotten, this was the farthest thing from what he'd expected.
"According to "Da Rules", we usually get assigned to kids who really need help, are totally screwed up and are in real trouble with their lives. Normally the number of kids and Godparents are well matched. Supply and demand, you see..."
"...But second impact changed all that" finished Cosmo darkly.
Shinji's interest peaked at this. What had started as an intro to Fairy economics had taken a completely different tack.
"But how could it affect you guys? I mean, I thought it only affected the Human race."
Wanda thought for a moment. How to explain multi-dimensional geography in layman's terms? Inwardly, Wanda blessed that long ago master who wished that they'd both "smarten up."
"Here, let's see if I can explain this a bit better" The room lights darkened. Wanda touched Cosmo's head, converting it to a projector. A picture of the Earth came into being. From that Earth stretched a long line of similar orbs.
"You see, this is only one of many Earths. Multiple versions exist in parallel dimensions. They're basically the same, but each has its variations. What happens on one world can have an affect on one or more of the others." Additional lines sprang into being, attaching the Earths to cloud-symbols. "A lot of what you'd call supernatural realms can access these Earths through different portals. Some are nice...and some aren't" Shinji shivered. He did not like where this was heading.
"When second impact happened, the energy released not only created chaos here, but it also disrupted the dimensional continuum. This riptide opened a lot of inter-d vortexes. Most of us got sucked back to our own world. A lot...didn't make it". A tear crawled down her cheek.
"What happened then?" prompted Shinji
"The portals between Fairy-land and the Earths shut down. Other portals from those not-nice places opened into our world. We ended up fighting for our lives." Painful and frightening memories of wave after deadly wave of Dark Sidhe pouring through, their Redcap shock troopers leading the invasion. She still got violently ill, recalling what they did to so many of their friends.... shuddering slightly, she continued. "We only recently managed to close them and began reopening the ones to the Earths."
Cosmo took up the narrative. "Only problem was, there were a lot more Godparents than Kids to help. A lot of us wound up unemployed. So, we set up a lottery. When a particularly deserving kid's name came up, he/she wound up as prize in that drawing that we all could bid on." Cosmo chuckled. "Everyone went crazy when you came up on the list. Fairies were lined up for miles to buy a chance to win you! Just luck that we got you!"
"So, because I'm so fucked up and worthless, I was a prize catch. Figures." Bitterness dripped from Shinji's voice.
"Au contraire, Shinji. You're pivotal in saving this world. You matter, believe me!"
"Yeah, right! I can't do anything right! All I can do is hurt people." The memory of a little girl in a NERV Hospital sprang to mind, guilt and sorrow crashing full into his heart. Mari Suzuhara, hurt in his first combat, and all because he was too clumsy and cowardly!
A tiny hand caressed his cheek. "But maybe we can help. All it takes is a wish!"
For Shinji, the heart-felt wish he made was a no-brainer.
Deep in the bowels of the NERV medical facility, a little girl slept fitfully. She'd been here so long she'd almost forgotten what the sun looked like, much less what it was to be pain free. Day after day of skin grafts, physical therapy and neural stimulation. Experimental drugs that made her violently ill. Would she ever get out of here? In the midst of her slumber, a slight shimmer appeared around her and sank into her body, easing the pain and cocooning her in warmth and comfort. She had an odd dream. Two small voices that said, "Here is a gift, from Shinji Ikari. He wishes for you to be happy and make a speedy recovery! "
Somewhere in the back of her mind, she wondered why he couldn't just send a get well card. Hadn't he ever heard of Hallmark? Then her sleep deepened and the strange dream faded. But the wish continued.
A week later, she walked out of the facility, fully recovered. The doctors claimed it was due to the revolutionary treatments she had received there.
Someone knew better, though.
That's it for now. C&C welcome as always. Dark Sidhe: From Gaelic and Scottish myths. A thoroughly evil bunch of Dark Elves, Satyrs, hags and assorted monsters such as the Red Caps, who delighted in ripping their victims apart and dying their caps red in their blood. Figured that if anything could be the direct antithesis of the Fairy Godparents, these nasties would!
Chapter 3: History lesson.
Disclaimer: See part 1. Author's notes: They're coming to take me away, ha-ha, hee-hee, to the funny farm you see! All kidding aside, though, I'm going to swing this story a bit more towards the EVA side of things. Hopefully It'll result in a better mesh between the 2 series. This is the revised version-saw a few things that needed fixing. Vibious-apology accepted. No hard feelings, I hope. Shadow, you're gonna inflate my ego to Goodyear blimp proportions if you keep giving me reviews like that! And now, back to the show!
"Why me...? " a very puzzled Shinji Ikari addressed this question to his 2 new, albeit highly unusual friends. It had been an interesting few days, to say the least. To have meals ready and waiting and the apartment cleaned with the wave of a wand was like having a wonderful vacation. But it had been Shinji's experience that in life, one rarely got something for nothing, hence his curious query.
"Why me what, Shinji? " The two fairies traded looks, a silent exchange that did not go unnoticed.
"I mean, how did I end up with you two? And please, don't say that Misato brought you! "
Cosmo mentally snapped his fingers; irritated that Shinji had anticipated him.
"I'm waiting...!"
Wanda cleared her throat. "Well, this may sound weird, and I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but..."
"...You were the grand prize in the Fairy Godparent Lottery, and WE WON!" blurted Cosmo.
Shinji sat down heavily. Of all the answers he could have gotten, this was the farthest thing from what he'd expected.
"According to "Da Rules", we usually get assigned to kids who really need help, are totally screwed up and are in real trouble with their lives. Normally the number of kids and Godparents are well matched. Supply and demand, you see..."
"...But second impact changed all that" finished Cosmo darkly.
Shinji's interest peaked at this. What had started as an intro to Fairy economics had taken a completely different tack.
"But how could it affect you guys? I mean, I thought it only affected the Human race."
Wanda thought for a moment. How to explain multi-dimensional geography in layman's terms? Inwardly, Wanda blessed that long ago master who wished that they'd both "smarten up."
"Here, let's see if I can explain this a bit better" The room lights darkened. Wanda touched Cosmo's head, converting it to a projector. A picture of the Earth came into being. From that Earth stretched a long line of similar orbs.
"You see, this is only one of many Earths. Multiple versions exist in parallel dimensions. They're basically the same, but each has its variations. What happens on one world can have an affect on one or more of the others." Additional lines sprang into being, attaching the Earths to cloud-symbols. "A lot of what you'd call supernatural realms can access these Earths through different portals. Some are nice...and some aren't" Shinji shivered. He did not like where this was heading.
"When second impact happened, the energy released not only created chaos here, but it also disrupted the dimensional continuum. This riptide opened a lot of inter-d vortexes. Most of us got sucked back to our own world. A lot...didn't make it". A tear crawled down her cheek.
"What happened then?" prompted Shinji
"The portals between Fairy-land and the Earths shut down. Other portals from those not-nice places opened into our world. We ended up fighting for our lives." Painful and frightening memories of wave after deadly wave of Dark Sidhe pouring through, their Redcap shock troopers leading the invasion. She still got violently ill, recalling what they did to so many of their friends.... shuddering slightly, she continued. "We only recently managed to close them and began reopening the ones to the Earths."
Cosmo took up the narrative. "Only problem was, there were a lot more Godparents than Kids to help. A lot of us wound up unemployed. So, we set up a lottery. When a particularly deserving kid's name came up, he/she wound up as prize in that drawing that we all could bid on." Cosmo chuckled. "Everyone went crazy when you came up on the list. Fairies were lined up for miles to buy a chance to win you! Just luck that we got you!"
"So, because I'm so fucked up and worthless, I was a prize catch. Figures." Bitterness dripped from Shinji's voice.
"Au contraire, Shinji. You're pivotal in saving this world. You matter, believe me!"
"Yeah, right! I can't do anything right! All I can do is hurt people." The memory of a little girl in a NERV Hospital sprang to mind, guilt and sorrow crashing full into his heart. Mari Suzuhara, hurt in his first combat, and all because he was too clumsy and cowardly!
A tiny hand caressed his cheek. "But maybe we can help. All it takes is a wish!"
For Shinji, the heart-felt wish he made was a no-brainer.
Deep in the bowels of the NERV medical facility, a little girl slept fitfully. She'd been here so long she'd almost forgotten what the sun looked like, much less what it was to be pain free. Day after day of skin grafts, physical therapy and neural stimulation. Experimental drugs that made her violently ill. Would she ever get out of here? In the midst of her slumber, a slight shimmer appeared around her and sank into her body, easing the pain and cocooning her in warmth and comfort. She had an odd dream. Two small voices that said, "Here is a gift, from Shinji Ikari. He wishes for you to be happy and make a speedy recovery! "
Somewhere in the back of her mind, she wondered why he couldn't just send a get well card. Hadn't he ever heard of Hallmark? Then her sleep deepened and the strange dream faded. But the wish continued.
A week later, she walked out of the facility, fully recovered. The doctors claimed it was due to the revolutionary treatments she had received there.
Someone knew better, though.
That's it for now. C&C welcome as always. Dark Sidhe: From Gaelic and Scottish myths. A thoroughly evil bunch of Dark Elves, Satyrs, hags and assorted monsters such as the Red Caps, who delighted in ripping their victims apart and dying their caps red in their blood. Figured that if anything could be the direct antithesis of the Fairy Godparents, these nasties would!
