BOREDOM
by: Andross937
disclaimer: I do not own Neon Genesis Evangelion or Dragon Ball Z. I do not claim any ownership over any of the characters of either series. I am not making any profit off of this story, and am only writing it for entertainment purposes. If the owners of either series wishes it, I will remove this story from the internet. I do not wish to offend anyone with this story. If anyone is seriously offended by this story, please notify me of the material you found offensive and I will attempt to remove it from the story. If it is impossible to do so, I may leave the story off of the internet. I do own the character Andross. He is not patented, but it would be greatly appriecated if anyone that wishes to use him would contact me for permission to use him before using him.
Authors Notes: Ah yeah! Chapter 5! This is officially the largest story I have so far, and I fully intend to continue it. Now then, to clear some things up. I'm still offering that clip of a future chapter to anyone that can send me an e-mail or review telling their guess on what the inside joke with hospital room 404 is about. Even if you say that you don't know, I'll still send you the clip. Just send me something, anything, letting me know what your answer is and that you've read the story. I'll send you the clip if you e-mail me with your e-mail address, or leave the e-mail address in your anonymous review since signed in reviews I can check for the e-mail address.
Here is an official hint for the joke. It has nothing to do with Evangelion the series or any fan sites of any kind. The fact that Rei's apartment number is 402 is pure chance. Instead, it has something to do with computers... Good luck, and do try to think of an answer. Still, and 'I don't know' will do if you just want the clip. Hope you enjoy this chapter!
-Story Begin-
Shinji grumbled slightly as he woke up, his head fealing extra groggy for some reason. He realized that he was now staring up at the cieling of hospital room 404 once again. He groaned, before lifting his blankets and looking down, to see that once again they had 'forgotten' to give him a gown. He once again reminded himself to have a stern talking to Dr. Ritsuko about this issue.
The door opened, and he felt it was Misato a split second before he looked up to see her entering the room. She wore a concerned look on her face as she looked at him. It took her a few seconds to realize that he wore an embarraced look on his face.
"What's the matter Shinji, afraid I'll punish you for killing yet another angel" Misato asked, trying to probe to find out what was wrong.
"No, I'm just a little embarraced because they forgot my gown again." Shinji said.
"Oh..." Misato said, a huge blush forming on her face. "I'll get you a set of pajamas from this drawer over here." she said as she walked over to a nearby dresser.
She pulled out a pair of hospital pajamas and tossed them at Shinji before turning around so he could comfortably make his way to the bathroom to change. Before she had even finished turning away the hospital blanket had flown into the air and Shinji was hovering by the bed fully dressed in the pajamas. He was smiling again, and Misato felt herself relax a great deal just looking at that smile again.
"Shinji, you're a great person. Don't ever forget that." Misato said with a large smile of her own.
Shinji blushed a little before responding.
"Thanks Misato. That means a lot." Shinji said.
"You saved us again. How come you didn't tell us before that you had enough power to do that" Misato asked.
"Well, for several reasons. I wasn't sure that I did have enough power to do that after I had gotten beat up. I heal fast yes, but I don't recharge as fast. That's why I eat so much, it takes a lot of my ki to heal faster then normal humans. Also because it seemed like you had a good plan that had a good chance of success, so I saved it as kind of a last resort. After all, I have to get used to working as a team if I'm to be piloting an Eva soon. Otherwise I won't be very usefull out there once I'm inside an Eva. Right" Shinji offered.
"Really? I'm glad that you've realized on you own that team work is important. For that reason, I'm giving you this..." Misato said as she held out a headset attachment for his cell phone. "It'll allow use to talk during battle without you having to hold the cell phone to your ear. Don't worry, its made of the same alloy as the phone, coated in rubber." Misato said.
"Thanks Misato..." Shinji said before taking it. Afterwards though, he lowered his head to look at his feet. "Misato..." he began, his voice no longer filled with his usual happy tone.
"Yes" she asked, concerned by what was upsetting him.
"That's not the only reason I didn't suggest that I shoot it first. It's also because I was afraid." Shinji said quitely.
"Afraid of what" Misato asked.
"Afraid that I would miss, and use up all my energy. Then I wouldn't be able to protect Rei, and she would get killed before she was able to shoot the angel. I was afraid I'd fail and get everyone killed." Shinji said.
"Don't be afraid to fail. If you dwell on fears like those, you'll only make them more likely to come true." Misato said, trying to comfort Shinji as she took him into a gentle hug.
"Thanks Misato." Shinji said before hugging her back. "Now can we find my real clothes and stuff." Shinji said, hoping Misato wouldn't notice his blush from being in contact with her again, especailly certain parts of her.
"Sure Shinji." Misato said as she pulled away and they left the room. She did indeed notice the blush, and the reason. It was fortunate for her, in her mind, that Shinji didn't see her blushing too. What she didn't know was that Shinji felt the slight fluctuations in her ki, and wondered cluelessly what the cause was.
-Three days later-
Shinji was already up and awake. He had been up for a little over an hour, having gone to do his morning exercises and already returned. Now he had showered and gotten dressed, fully ready for the school day ahead. All that was left to do was cook breakfast, which he was already doing, eat it with Misato and Penpen, and then wait head for school.
As Shinji cooked an extra energy full breakfast, the smells began to spread through out the entire apartment. They were strong smells, having a great deal of power over all those that could smell it. It was enough to bring Penpen out of his fridge to sit at the table waiting for the breakfast. It was even strong enough to wake the only other roommate in the apartment. Misato came sleepily walking out of her room in a daze, dressed only in her sleeping atire.
Seeing her in only short shorts and a small tank top with a little vest over it would be enough to send all sorts of thoughts going through any boy's head. However, seeing her looking more like a zombie then a person was more then enough to vanquish any such thoughts from Shinji's head, well... almost enough. She stumbled over to the table slowly while rubbing her stomach. Shinji had already placed a cup of orange juice on the table where she normally sat.
"Good morning Shinji..." she said tiredly as she sat and began to drink the orange juice.
"Good morning Misato. Breakfast will be done in a minute." Shinji said with a smile.
The two sat in silence for a few more seconds. Shinji was moving at near impossible speeds for any human to move at, but Misato had already become so used to him moving that fast while cooking, that she hardly noticed the speed he was moving at anymore. She had trained her eyes to be able to keep track of him easy enough if she needed to.
She was still a little too tired to watch him closely though. If she had been, she might have noticed how every few seconds Shinji cast a glance towards her. Any time that she went to observe him again, he would return his eyes to his work, never having missed a beat with his cooking. Misato didn't noticed his slightly wondering eyes, but she did notice something else.
"You seem a little extra full of life today Shinji. You don't normally get fully dressed and ready for school before making breakfast. In fact, you don't normally do much of any of those things this early, since you can fly to school in less then a minute. What's up Shinji" Misato asked.
"I won't be flying to school today. I'm meeting Touji and Kensuke here so we can walk together." Shinji said with a smile that was as clear as day to Misato.
"Really? The two friends you're always talking about? I'll finally get to meet them face to face? That should be interesting." Misato said with a smile as she kept drinking her orange juice.
"Yeah, they'll be here in a while." Shinji said, before visibly looking at Misato and taking in her entire form. "You might want to put some more clothes on before they get here." Shinji offered.
Misato got a wide and mischevious grin to her face at that. She pinched the cloth to her tank top and pulled it back a little, looking down at it as if examining the clothing.
"What's the matter Shinji? Don't want them to get the wrong impression of me? Or is it that you don't want them to know that you live with a woman who walks around dressed in so little" Misato asked.
"I'm just thinking of their health. They're used to seeing school girls in their school uniforms, and seeing someone as good looking as you dressed like that might give them a heart attack." Shinji said casually as he continued cooking.
Misato paused for a moment as she wondered how to take that statement. Was he just complementing her, or was he all out flirting with her? She had to keep thinking on that for a few moments, before shaking her head a bit when Shinji wasn't looking. That dang piece of paper had popped back into her head again! She had to remember to burn that thing so that maybe she would stop thinking about it.
"Was that your opinion that they would think I was that good looking" Misato asked.
"It's a fact that they would think that Misato. With good reason I might add." Shinji said, still looking at his cooking. "Done, now we can eat." Shinji said as he served the food.
Misato was still silent as Shinji put the good food down infront of her. She didn't know how to take Shinji acting like this. Was he flirting with her, or did he just think that he should compliment her? Either way, she decided to watch him a bit closer then usual for a while, and get changed after she ate her food.
"So, are you really coming to my school today" Shinji asked.
"Ofcourse I am Shinji. It's your parent teacher meeting." Misato answered, slightly worried that Shinji might be embarraced about her coming to that.
"Thanks Misato. I was a little worried that you would be to busy at work or something like that." Shinji said.
"Ofcourse I won't be too busy. Why would you think something like that" Misato asked.
"Well, with a father like mine, and with him being the commander of NERV, I was a little worried that he would dump something on you at the last moment just to make everyone's lives just a little harder. I think he gets kicks out of it." Shinji said with his usual smile.
"Oh, yeah he does do some wierd stuff sometimes. I think he enjoys just walking down the halls for no reason and scaring the employees as he goes." Misato said with a bit of a giggle.
Soon they had finished eating their food. Misato went into her room to get changed. She walked in and immediately started to change into her usual NERV uniform. She smirked a little as she wondered what kind of reaction she would get out of the boys with her uniform, and if they would begin to wonder if all the women at NERV wore something as attractive as it.
Those thoughts ofcourse brought her mind back to what Shinji had been saying to her. She still wondered if he had been flirting with her or not. At first she didn't want to think it was possible, but then she rememeber that Shinji was a boy, and she had already gotten quite a few reactions out of him since he had started to live with her. She cast a glance around her room, wondering where that notebook was. When she found it, she was going to burn it so she might be able to stop thinking so strongly on what she wrot in it.
Seduce him...
Those words kept going through her head ever since she had written it down. She would always forget about it, but then something like what Shinji had done would happen, and it would pop back up in her mind. The thought that she would have seriously considered it back in college didn't help her situation at all.
Thankfully something else caught her attention. The door bell rang and she walked out of her room, promptly forgetting about the notebook. Still, as she walked towards the door now dressed in her uniform, the thoughts of those two words and Shinji going together was always lingering in the back of her mind.
"I'll get it" she called out so Shinji wouldn't flash to the door.
She pressed the open button, and the door slid open. It revealed two school boys standing there, one in a track suite, the other in a normal school uniform with rather large glasses. Both boys' eyes bugged upon seeing her, especially since they were expecting to see Shinji, and therefore had their eyes right about chest level with Misato. Seeing this Misato cleared her throat rather loudly, before making a small motion to pat the gun she had in her holster for good measure.
The boys immediatelly looked her in the eyes. She smiled internally at this, enjoying getting to tease them already. They looked rather scared, having been caught staring at her so... closely.
"Getting a good eyefull boys" She asked in her professional tone.
"Sorry mam" they both exclaimed, before the boy with the glasses stepped a little behind the one in the track suite to use him as a human shield. "Please don't shoot us." he said in a panic.
"Don't worry boys. I won't shoot you... this time." Misato added after a bit of a wait. This made them even more nervous. "Come inside." She asked.
"No need for that Misato. I'm ready to leave. See you later at school" Shinji said as he walked past and started heading for school.
"Alright Shinji, bye" Misato called before shutting the door.
Touji and Kensuke just stood there for a few seconds, starring at the door.
"Wow..." they finally breathed before rushing to catch up with Shinji.
-Katsuragi/Ikari apartment-
Misato leaned against the fridge, drinking one more glass of orange juice. She smiled as she remembered how scared those two boys had looked when they saw her check her gun. She out right giggled as she remembered how paniced they were when she hinted to shooting them in the future.
Suddenly her phone rang. She checked the caller i.d. to see that it was Section 2. Her curiousity got the better of her and she answered it, wondering why they could possibly be calling her at this time of the morning. She hadn't even gone to work yet!
When she heard what the agent on the other side of the phone had to say, she almost laughed at him outloud. They had never seen Shinji heading to school on foot, and wanted to know what to do! Now that she thought about it, it was a good question. Should they follow him? He was pratically invincible anyways... and they couldn't keep track of him if he didn't want them to. He could even keep track of them!
"Sure, whatever. Try to keep him in sight if you can. Only observe though, he could hurt you guys pretty badly you know." Misato said with a smile.
The agent's sarcastic remark on the other end of the phone made Misato laugh before hanging up. Shinji certainly kept those guys busy and on their toes, that much was for sure. Finishing her orange juice she headed out for the car.
-School, classroom 2-A-
Class was going as usual. The teacher was once again giving his custom lecture. Shinji was still monitoring his ki level, making sure it didn't go too low. If it got any lower, he was going to leap out of his chair and fly that old teacher to the hospital, knowing he would probably still be giving his lecture while in Shinji's arms flying through the sky. He did have to admit that a picture or vidoe clip of the old man giving his lecture while high up in the skies of Tokyo-3 would be rather funny.
Suddenly a familiar ki appeared on Shinji's mental 'radar'. A smile graced his face even before the severe tire screeching noises and the sound of a heavily pushed engine came to his ears. It was a few more seconds before anyone else could hear it, but the reaction was immediate. The sounds of something new had every single student planted against the windows.
Shinji easily pushed through the crowd, being careful not to hurt anyone as he went. He stood next to Touji and smirked, before leaning in a bit closer so that only he and Kensuke would hear him.
"That's her coming now." Shinji said with his smirk growing a bit.
Suddenly Misato's car came tearing into the parking lot, dodging this was and that to get around the other cars parked there, before doing a 180 turn and easily sliding into the closest parking space, just below the windows. Touji and Kensuke lead the chears of every boy as Misato stepped out of the car.
"Yahoo! She really came" Touji exclaimed.
Kensuke almost began drooling as he pulled out his camera and began filming her walk to the school building.
"Who's that" one of the boys exclaimed as his eyes got to the size of tennis balls.
"That's Shinji's guardian" Touji said, Kensuke was drooling far to much to talk.
"What! He gets a babe like that for a guardain" another boy exclaimed.
"She's so hot" yet another boy said excitedly.
"Bunch of idiots..." Hikari muttered.
"She's so gorgeous" Touji said.
Misato looked up at her crowd of fans. She smiled and gave the peace sign, winking at them. That only made the boys go even more wild. Shinji shook his head and waved back, his smile wide and happy. He found his friends reactions to be quite amusing.
"It's amazing someone so beautiful can be NERV's Operations Director." Touji said with hearts in his eyes.
"Not really guys. She's the best there is at tactics." Shinji said casually.
"Hey Kensuke, you think Shinji's any compition for us" Touji asked.
Kensuke eyed Shinji once over, observing the large athletic muscles and knowing full well that the could probably snap an Eva in half. Still, he was on too much of a high from getting to film Misato to let his brain work at full capacity yet.
"Nyah, no compition at all. He can focus on keeping the world safe while we take care of Misato." Kensuke said before putting away his camera, having filmed Misato until she couldn't be seen anymore.
"Keeping the world safe" one student in the back asked.
Shinji slightly paniced for a second before coming up with a response. "Um, uh... It's the responsibility of every NERV employee to keep the world safe." Shinji spouted some random line from the NERV manual before glaring at Kensuke.
Acting quickly he pulled Touji and Kensuke aside now that the students were all headed back for their seats.
"If I catch either of you taking pictures of Misato and selling them to other students, or doing anything wierd with them, I'll not only break all your cameras, but other more important equipment of yours. Then I would let Misato know, and she would come after you with not only her pistol, but every single Section 2 agent and a fully operational Evangelion. Understand" Shinji asked while subtly keeping them held against the wall. No one else noticed it but them, but he was easily keeping them two inches off the ground as they dangled there.
"Uh huh" they both eeped out at once.
Shinji dropped them and dusted himself off.
"Good. I wouldn't want to repeat myself." Shinji said with a smile, yet his eyes told of his seriousness.
"Yeah, but Shinji? Would it offend you if we still wished she was our girlfriend" Touji asked with quite a bit of courage.
"Sure, go ahead. Just remember what she said about shooting you, and don't stare." Shinji said before taking his seat again.
"Uh huh." they said nodding really fast and heading for their seats.
-NERV-
Maya typed away as fast as she could on her keyboard. She was in a highly restricted area of NERV, working on a highly restricted and top secrect project. Only a hand full of important people within NERV other then the barest number of neccessary workers knew of the project, much less had the clearence to work on it. Ritsuko walked in the room holding a clip board, preparing her report for the Commander.
"How is it going" she asked.
"Very well considering." Maya said with a smile.
"Considering" Ritsuko asked.
"Considering how much money we can use on this. It gets harder when you remember that we aren't alerting the U.N. of any of this." Maya said.
"Hmm... yes. You're completely rigt. This place is under funded anyways. Having an important project like this being kept secret does tend to slow things down. Well, what's the status of the project" Ritsuko asked.
"Thanks to recent additions to the project, it should all be done and operational in two weeks time." Maya said with a smile.
"Excellent. I had thought it would take longer. The Commander will be pleased." Ritsuko said with a smile.
"How do you think everyone else will respond" Maya asked, a little worried.
"Hmm? Do you mean everyone in general, or do you mean them" Ritsuko asked.
"I guess I mean them mam." Maya answered.
"Well, then I don't really know. They will just have to deal with it I guess. In the end it will be a big help and they'll just have to understand that." Ritsuko answered.
"I suppose so..."
-NERV synch test area-
Shinji hopped out of his test plug and floated eye level with everyone around him. It just felt more comfortable to him for some reason, floating rather then standing. Ritsuko rested a hand on his shoulder and he turned to face her, hoping beyond all hope that it wasn't time for another physical. She smiled warmly at him and motioned for him to walk, or float, with her.
"How are you doing in your studies Shinji" Ritsuko asked.
"Very well. I'm getting close to being finished with my college materail. I'm taking it slow though, I hope you don't mind. It's just that while I could probably get it all done in a day or so, I want to take it slower then that." Shinji said.
"Don't worry Shinji. You have plenty of time." Ritsuko said.
"There's just something that bothers me. Everytime I study about Second Impact, some things just don't line up right. Also, I get a strong feeling around here that what we're doing here is directly linked to Second Impact." Shinji said as Misato joined them in their walk through out the halls of NERV.
"That's because everything you're studying about Second Impact is a lie." Ritsuko said with a bit of a smile.
"What" Shinji asked a little shocked, and yet not as much as he had expected. "It's all a lie" he asked again.
"Yes, the history books say that it was a disaster caused by a massive meteorite. But most of the true facts have been concealed through international government cover-ups. 15 years ago, in Antarctica, mankind discovered the being known as the first angel. In the middle of the investigation however, for unknown reasons, the angel exploded, that is the real truth about the Second Impact." Ritsuko said in an informative tone.
"Wow... that is one big lie you've been stuffing down the public's throats. It's neccessary I suppose. Wouldn't want people panicing and thinking that if we fail, there'll be a Third Impact or something." Shinji said in a thoughtfull tone as he looked up and scratched his chin in a classic thinking pose.
"Exactly. Preventing Third Impact is the primary purpose of NERV and the Evangelions. By the way Misato" Ritsuko started before looking at her. "the event will occur tomorrow as scheduled."
"I understand." Misato said as if she were almost dreading it.
-Katsuragi/Ikari apartment-
Shinji was up as usual, having already completed his exercises and showered. He was making breakfast, and would get dressed in his uniform afterwards. The smells of the food once again streched into the rest of the apartment, drawing out the penguin and bringing him to the table. He sat patiently, waiting to be served breakfast. Luckily he had forgiven Shinji for his crime of getting rid of the alcohol, had gotten used to being served his food at the table by the boy. In many ways the morning was a normal one, until Misato opened her door.
"Puwa" Penpen exclaimed.
Shinji turned his head to see Misato in her full dress unifrom, looking very professional. He couldn't help but stare in awe at her. Somewhere in the back of his mind he noted that she was still attractive in the dress uniform, shortly before he swatted those thoughts away again.
"Wow Misato. You're looking really good this morning. Very professional." Shinji couldn't stop himself from complementing her.
"Thanks Shinji. I'm going to Old Tokyo on buisness. I'll probably be getting back late tonight, so keep dinner warm. Thanks, I have to go now. Bye." Misato said before making her way out the door.
"Alright. Bye" Shinji called out. He would've protested her leaving with out her breakfast, but decided against it. She looked like she was fighting to stay professional while going to something she was dreading for some reason. He would have to find out what was going on later. For now, he and Penpen would have to eat a little more then usual. Penpen didn't look like he disagreed with the idea at all.
-Old Tokyo airport-
The private NERV airplane landed gently at the Old Tokyo airport. Misato only slightly registered this as she sat. Her mind seemed to be miles away as she looked out the window.
"It's hard to believe that this place used to be the flourishing capital known as Tokyo." Misato said a little glumly.
"We're here." Ritsuko said, as if not hearing her friend.
"Why are they having this in a place like this? Is the SSDF getting involved" Misato asked as she stood and started to leave the plane.
"The Strategic Self Defense Force? No, they're not allowed to interfere." Ritsuko said.
"I see, that's why they can do whatever they like." Misato said with a sigh as she started down the ramp.
-Meeting hall-
"Thank you, Thank you. I'd like to thank you all for coming to this special demonstration of Japan Heavy Chemical Inudstrial Co-operative's latest product. In a few minutes we'll be taking you up to the Control Room, to observe the actual demonstration. But first we'll be answering some of your questions here." the chairman said to address the large crowd of very important people.
He scanned the crowd for any indications that someone had a question he could answer. Finally his eyes landed on two NERV women. He let his eyes wonder away from himself for a few seconds, taking in every detail he could, until he noticed that the blonde one had her hand raised. Grinning to himself, having seen a chance to put down the big compition right away, he pointed to her and nodded.
"Yes." Ritsuko said as she saw that he had finally noticed that her hand was in the air, and not what bra size she wore.
"Ah, the famous Dr. Ritsuko Akagi. It's our pleasure to have you here for this demonstration." the chairman said in a big voice, making himself seem bigger and more important then he was.
"Thank you,... you're pleased in more then one way you perv..." Ritsuko added in a whisper to herself. "May I ask you a question" she asked in her formal voice again.
"Of course, certainly." the chairman answered, once again letting his eyes wonder for a second before returning to her face.
"The unit is equipped with an internal nuclear reactor, is this correct" Ritsuko asked.
"Correct. This is our product's most distinguished feature, guaranteeing a hundred-fifty days of continuous operating power." the chairman said with a big grin, thinking he had her cornered already.
"I see, but from a safety perspective isn't it rather risky to incorporate a nuclear reactor in a land based weapon designed for hand-to-hand combat" Ritsuko continued in her formal voice, despite the rising anger every time the chairman let his eyes wonder again.
"We think it's more pratical than a weapon that won't work for more then five minutes." the chairman said with a bit of a laugh. Now he was sure that he had her cornered, then she would be his!
'In your dreams..' Ritsuko thought to herself. "But, in an emergency there would be problems with remote-control." Ritsuko pointed out. He wasn't going to make her crack, she had delt with someone far worse then this little man.
"But it's more humane then a system that induces tremendous mental stress and causes mental instability in the pilot." the chairman said, his grin growing. He was enjoying this, despite his frustration of her squirming away from his traps so easily.
"Is a nuclear explosion near a populated area considered humane" Rtisuko responded.
"Cut it out. You're acting like children." Misato said casually from her seat.
"And there's still the issue of manual control." Ritsuko continued.
"I would think that it is much safer, then an extremely dangerous weapon that's been known to run out of control and go berserk in the middle of a top secret base. A weapon that cannot be controlled is insane, it's like an hysterical woman, completely out of control." the chairman said in a superior tone.
"Our technology will be able to control it. You on the other hand, I doubt have ever been able to even have the slightest control over any woman." Ritsuko said with a grin of her own.
"So you're saying that science and human courage will tame the savage Eva beast? Are you serious" the chairman asked with a bit of a laugh, finding himself quite upset with Ritsuko now. She just kept slipping out of his grasp.
"Yes, of course I'm serious." Ritsuko said.
"And because it depends on something as fragile as a human heart, NERV has allowed the situation to get out of control. The UN has already had to approve a supplement to your existing budget, and as a result nearly a thousand people are starving in three countries. Of course, the actual cause of all of this is still under investigation. Why don't you at least take responsibility for your handiwork, how fortunate that your organisation is above the law.
"Hmmph, you'd be surprised how strong our pilot's hearts are. Regardless of what you say, the fact is that NERV has the only weapons capable of defeating the enemy." Ritsuko said with a smile.
"You mean the AT-field? That is simply a matter of time and research, NERV's day in the sun will not last forever." the chairman said, not regestering that Ritsuko said weapons and not weapon.
"Yes, but I wonder if your project's day in the sun will even begin." Ritsuko said to herself as she sat down.
-Locker room-
"Damn him" Misato shouted as she kicked her locker in several times. "Those jerks are just pissed off about being cut out their share of the loot" she said as she just kept kicking in the poor locker, denting it in so badly you would think that someone had launched a cannon ball at it or something. "Ooooooh! I want to rip off that smuch face of his and shove it into this locker! Then I'll kick it and kick it and kick it some more" she exclaimed as she kicked the locker several times extra hard.
"Cut that out! Behave yourself. He's just a show off begging for praise and adulation. He's petty, not worthy of attention. Besides, those financial numbers could have been much worse, had we been using unit 01 in all those battles. Repair cost is pretty high. All things considered, we're surprisingly close to budget." Ritsuko said.
"Yeah, but how did that smug SOB know about the AT-field" Misato asked still angry.
"How could something so classified leak out..." Ritsuko asked, almost to herself.
"Intelligence must be dragging its ass." Misato said in frustration.
"It could be worse you know." Ritsuko said.
"Yeah, they could've found out about Shinji..." Misato said.
-Control Room-
"We are ready to begin the Jet Alone activation test. Don't worry folks, there's no risk at all. Please make yourselves comfortable and watch through the observation window. We are ready to begin." the chairman said as he directed people to the overly comfortable seats by the window.
Everyone looked out astonished at the giant robot that stood there, waiting to be activated. It loomed there, casting a shadow that was over a mile long, looking like somekind of lifeless mechanical zombie. Misato and Ritsuko looked on boringly, not impressed at all. It was only as tall as an Eva, and an Eva was much more agile and armored then this thing. It was even more intimidating then this robot was.
"Start the test." the chairman ordered.
Various techs began to spout their technobabble left and right. It all made sense to Ritsuko, while only some of it regesterred as important to Misato.
"Begin walk cycle." the chairman ordered.
The techs went through the proceedures for walking, slowly. They had to order it to lift and lower each leg seperately. They even had to take a few seconds to make it balance on its legs. Misato had to keep herself from laughing at this. The angels that have come so far would have ripped this thing to pieces before it could even take its second step.
"Well, it's walking. That's something to be proud of, isn't it" Misato asked sarcastically.
"Something's wrong..." one of the techs began to mutter.
"What's wrong" the chairman asked, a little nervous to have something going wrong on its first test, especially infront of so many people.
"This is odd. The pressure inside the reactor is increasing" one of the techs said in a bit of a panic.
"The temperature of the primary coolant system is also rising" another tech exclaimed.
"Valve open! Insert the neutron-deceleration fluid" the chairman ordered in excitement.
"No effect" another tech shouted.
"All right! Emergency stop! Cut off the power" the chairman ordered, quite upset at all the problems they were having.
"Abort signal transmission confirmed. It's not accepting it! The radio circuit is being blocked" a tech exclaimed.
"It's out of control" another tech exclaimed.
"This can't be happening..." the chairman said in disbeliefe as he looked up to see it walking at an increasingly high rate towards them.
"It's coming right at us" one of the spectators shouted in panic.
"Oh no" another one shouted.
Everyone screamed and jumped to the side as a giant robotic foot smashed through the building, cutting a path of broken building and equipment as it just kept going. When it was over the dust settled and the robot just kept getting further and further away. Misato sat up and started coughing from all the dust.
"That robot's as badly behaved as the idiot who built it" she exclaimed.
The techs started spouting their babble once again. One thing in particular caught Misato's attention though.
"Possibility of meltdown imminent" a tech exclaimed.
"Impossible! The Jet Alone's onboard computer system has been programmed to handle all possible contingenceis and scenarios. This kind of thing simply cannot happen" the chairman said, doubt of his own words heavy in his voice.
"Well then, you're about to have an impossible nuclear meltdown out there" Misato said point to the rampaging robot as it continued its high speed walk.
"Under the present circumstances, our only viable option is to wait for it to stop itself." the chairman said, depression entering his voice.
"And how likely is that" Misato asked.
"0.0002. It would have to be a miracle" a tech shouted from what remained of his computer.
"I prefer to depend on man-made miracles! Tell me how to stop that thing" Misato demanded.
"We've already tried every possible option." the chairman said in defeat.
"Not yet you haven't! There's got to be a last resort, a way to wipe out everthing. Tell me the password" Misato demanded grabbing the chairman by the shirt and holding him up a few inches.
"The password to delete all programming is top-secret. I don't have the authority to release it. I'm sorry, but I'm not allowed to tell you" the chairman said in panic, finding himself quite scared of Misato.
"Then you'd better get the clearance bucko! Do it" Misato shouted in his face before tossing him back some.
-Ten minutes later-
The chairman finally put the phone down after being transferred to over a dozen people. All of them wanted some way to know that it was him, for him to send a written request, and then transfer him to someone else. He breathed a sigh as he spoke finally.
"A written order of clearance will be sent. I'll give you the password then." he said.
"Are you stupid! We can't wait that long! Once that giant walking tincan of a nuclear bomb red-lines, it'll be too late! Do you understand that" Misato shouted.
"Jet Alone is heading for Atsugi city." one of the techs announced.
"Time's running out. I'm taking the responsibility for this operation myself. You can wait here." Misato said in frustration.
-Locker room-
Misato held the phone up to her ear. She had been making a few arrangements with Hyuga. Now she was ready to make the more important call. She waited as the phone range once, and then was picked up.
"Hello, Shinji" she asked.
"Yes Misato? What's the matter? You sound troubled." Shinji responded.
"Listen, I need your help. Do you know where I am" she asked, knowing that he might be able to sense her.
There was a pause for several seconds as Shinji concentrated.
"Yes. I do now." Shinji said.
"Fly down here and I'll explain more when you get here." Misato said.
"Alright. See you later." Shinji said before hanging up.
"This is pointless! Call this off Captian Katsuragi. Do you have any idea as to how to stop Jet Alone" Ritsuko asked.
"Yup. I'll override the computer, manually." Misato said.
-Control Room-
"Are you serious" the chairman exclaimed when he heard Misato's plan.
"Yes." Misato answered simply.
"But Jet Alone's interior must be flooded with radiation. You don't even have a way to catch up with it. You're insane." he said in slight frustration.
"If I succeed then Atsugi city will be saved. I have to try." Misato said.
"The access hatch can be opened manually since our command signal is cut off. You should be able to enter the hatch through the back-pack unit." a tech said.
"Hope... That's the password to delete the programming." the chairman said in a depressed voice.
"Thank you sir." Misato said.
"It doesn't matter anyways. You still don't have a way to catch up to it, much less climb to the back-pack unit." the chairman said.
Suddenly a strange whooshing sound came from behind the chairman.
"I do now." Misato said with a huge smile.
"Wha..." the chairman asked before turning around.
What he saw surprised him. Standing there in their Control Room was a fourteen year old boy in a school uniform, a huge smile on his face. He was puzzled to say the least.
"How did you get in here" he asked.
Shinji answered him by simply hovering up two feet, now lookind down on the man. The man's jaw dropped a good foot almost at this. He began to circle around him, waving his hands over and under the boy as the techs talked excitedly about what they were seeing. None of them could seem to believe it.
"So, what's the problem Misato" Shinji said, ignoring the chairman.
"A giant robot, Jet Alone, is rampaging towards Atsugi city. The real problem is that it has a nuclear reactor inside of it, and it may meltdown in ten minutes. We can't allow it to get any closer to a populated area." Misato said.
"Alright..." Shinji said before going into his thinking pose. He stayed that way for a few seconds before beginning to talk to himself. "I can't directly blow it up, because that would probably set off a nuclear explosion. I could direct the blast into space probably, but that would drain me almost dry, and I don't think it would do anything about the radiation. I would be roasted from it, and it would last for thirty years. That's not a good thing. Hmm..." he continued to think, having stumped everyone with his rambelings, wondering if he really could direct a blast that huge away into space. "I could maybe throw it into space..." Shinji finally said.
"Could you get it at least to minimum safety distance from the earth before it went off" Ritsuko asked.
"If I did it right now. If I wait too long, then maybe not. How big is it" Shinji asked.
"This is crazy! Sure, maybe you can fly, but you can't possibly blow Jet Alone up, or toss it into space" the chairman exclaimed.
"It's maybe fifty percent heavier then an Eva." Ritsuko said.
"Then I would have to act soon to toss it that high." Shinji said.
"Then let's not try that. If you can't get it far enough away, then too much radiation would rain down on the earth." Ritsuko said.
"Then let's stick to my plan. Shinji, you get me to the hatch on the back-pack, and I'll get inside. You hold it back from walking anymore and I'll override the computer inside it." Misato said.
Shinji got a grim look on his face when he heard that.
"Alright Misato, we'll try that. But! If for some reason that doesn't work, then I'm pulling you out of there and tossing it into space. It's better that only some of the radaition come down on us then an entire nuclear explosion going off with you in the center of it." Shinji said.
"That's alright Shinji. Don't worry about me, just keep it from walking." Misato said.
"No. I am pulling you out if it isn't stopped by sixty seconds. I'm sorry, but there's nothing you can do to stop me." Shinji said.
"Fine." Misato gave in with a bit of frustration. "Let's get moving." she said as she put the helmet on her radation resistant suite.
Shinji grabbed her gently around the waist from behind and took off into the air. The chairman was left standing there in a state of shock, while Ritsuko was just shaking her head. Those two were going to mess everything up...
Shinji was now in a bit of a problem. He had to fly fast enough to catch up to the robot, but also balance Misato so as not to hurt her in th flight. This wouldn't have been a problem, except that having Misato's body so close to his, and having to hold her waist like he was, was making him rather uncomfortable. A huge blush decorated his cheeks, and he couldn't see it, but an identical one was on Misato's.
-Jet Alone-
Soon they had caught up to it. They had less then four minutes left. Shinji lowered down and gently placed Misato at the hatch, staying close until she had gone inside and was safe from falling. Now he turned on his phone, patching into Misato's communications radio in her suite.
"Stop this thing from moving" Misato exclaimed.
Shinji nodded and gave an affirmative. He flew around and got infront of it. He kept pace with it for a second, observing it as it ran.
"Hold on to something Misato, this is going to be sudden." Shinji said.
When he was sure Misato was braced, Shinji let out a call of power. His aura of steam erupted around him as he called out his ki, forming a barrier infront of his hands with it. He spread out the barrier to a suitable size, before suddenly stopping his backward flight. Jet Alone slammed into his barrier and his hands, instantly stopping its forward movement. It shifted for a moment, worrying Shinji that it might fall, but then it regained its ballance and continued to walk in place, pushing against Shinji.
"Stop running you bastard" Shinji called out, surprising himself with his anger as he gritted his teeth. "Misato, hurry! You don't have much time" Shinji shouted.
"I found it" Misato exclaimed as she began to type on the computer.
She quickly put in the password. She waited for everything to stop for a moment. When nothing happened she became worried. Suddenly an error screen came up and the computer began to fry its screen. Misato hissed as she backed away.
"Error! What the hell" she exclaimed. "The program must have been altered. Damn it! I guess I'll have to go for the long shot." Misato said before beginning to push with all her might against the control rods. They didn't budge.
Suddenly she saw the timer, and a cold chill ran down her spine. She had only one minute and five seconds left. Shinji would come for her, and she wouldn't make it to the hatch in time. He wouldn't wait, and he would bust right through the hatch. The radiation will pour onto him, and she didn't want to know what kind of effects it would have on him. Then the timer came down to sixty-one seconds.
She instantly felt the robot begin moving again. At sixty seconds exactly, she heard the hatch rip away and felt arms around her waist. Shinji, wearing only his school uniform, grabbed her and flew out. His steaming aura did not burn her, and she hoped that it had protected him from his brief exposure to that much radaition. In a whirl of motion, she found herself soon sitting on a roof top over thirty miles away.
If she could've seen the robot anymore, she would've seen what Shinji was doing. Shinji charged at the robot's back, intent on stopping it. He knew it was too heavy, and he didn't have the best chances to throw the entire thing far enough away in time. So, he had to just get what needed to be thrown away.
In a flash of motion he rammed his way into the robot's body, puncturing into it like a bullet in a rib cage. Several seconds of the robot's walk go by. Suddenly to robot shudders and stops its walk, falling over. Shinji then bursts back out of the robot, carrying a large sphere shaped chunk of it. It was the entire nuclear reactor in his hands, and he flew as high up as he could while still breathing.
The radiation beat down on him and made him almost instantly sick. Still, he had to focus. Summoning up all his ki and all his strength, he flung the core of the robot far into space. It flew at near light speeds, soon being thousands of miles away. deep in space the core flew, but Shinji was not content with that. There were still fifteen seconds before it would detonate.
Shinji cupped his hands together and called up his full power once again. He focused all his ki into the palms of his hands, letting a huge ki blast form there infront of him. He aimed it at where the core had flown, and fired it. It flew through space and caught up with the core with only a second to go. It vaporized the core, easily directing all of the explosion and radiation out into space.
Shinji floated for a few seconds. He realized that he had done it again. He had disobeyed orders, but he had saved the people around him again. With that realization, a smile came over his face. With that, he fainted and fell nearly two miles down to the earth, making a crater into the ground.
-Later, Commander Ikari's office-
Gendo sat at his desk listening to Ritsuko's report over the speaker phone.
"Recovery of the Third Child is complete. There is some radioactive contamination, but he has already begun to heal. I estimate it will be three hours before he's fully healed. Everything went according to plan until Captain Katsuragi's operation, and Shinji's destruction of the robot's core in space. It that a problem Commander" Ritsuko asked.
"No, it is acceptable. Return to NERV." Gendo ordered.
"Understood sir." Ritsuko said before hanging up.
-Change of perspective-
Andross floated in the air watching the medical helicopter flying Shinji, with Misato riding along, back to NERV. He was completely undetected by everyone there as he watched. His eye sight easily picked out the tore apart robot over a hundred miles away. He smirked to himself.
"It's a good thing I decided to give this kid such a high healing rate. He's already used two of his nine lives, well he would've if he were a cat. Since he's human, I can't help but wonder how many close calls that he can take like that. Oh well, it's almost time for my little surprise. This should be good to see. Get better soon kid, you'll need your strength." Andross said with a smirk, before dissapearing again.
-To Be Continued-
