Problem 8: Zero plus Two equals, thermonuclear detonation... (Well kinda)
Standing in the center of Misato's apartment Rei Ayanami watchers in bleak silence as Misato begins to call out orders to Touji, Kensuke Shinji, and Yukari. Shinji cleans the dishes from this morning, which is nearly ten times then usual because of the guests. Kensuke fiddles with his camera as Yukari chases Servo around the table in a circle, PenPen seems to also be in the fury running around chasing Yukari.
"Stop chasing your cat!" Misato steps in front of Yukari, she runs in to her feet with PenPen behind her. Everyone watches as Servo makes his full circle and crashes into PenPen
Misato rolls her eyes and grabs Yukari's hand. "Touji Kensuke, Shinji we are leaving!" She watches as the three boys make there way to the door. "Oh, and Ayanami..."
"Bye Servo, bye Sis..."
Yukari interrupts Misato, so she just puts her hands over the girl's mouth. "See you later today."
The door slams shut leaving Rei Ayanami alone. The silence is still and peaceful, not even the sound of PenPen can be heard or Yukari's cat. Rei does not move she just continue to stare off at the doorway. Rei finally moves as she closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.
'Peace...'
A smile strikes Rei face as she walks over and sits onto the coach
"Thank God..."
"Umm..."
Shinji Ikari yells out but it is in vain. The roar of the Mig-38 transport helicopter, is over powered by the yelling of Yukari. She sits with Shinji's blue t-shirt on and jogging shorts. Next to her is Kensuke, camera in hand, Touji and Shinji.
"Now in 1950, Dutch astronomer Jan Oort hypothesized that comets came from a vast shell of icy bodies about 50,000 times farther from the Sun than Earth is." Touji sits crammed next to his friends, tired of the girl's speech, for Kensuke, the topic seems interesting. "A year later astronomer Gerard Kuiper suggested that some comet-like debris from the formation of the solar system should also be just beyond Neptune. In fact, he argued, it would be unusual not to find such a continuum of particles since this would imply the primordial solar system has a discrete edge." Shinji yells out once more to Misato, this time she turns her head. She forced to dodge Yukari's hands as she draws in the air.
"How did we get from skin diseases to the solar system?
The question stumps Misato. "I don't know..."
"This notion was reinforced by the realization that there is a separate population of comets, called the Jupiter family, that behave strikingly different than those coming from the far reaches of the Oort cloud. Besides..." Yukari catches out of the corner of her eyes the sight of dozens of warships on the Ocean. 'It's a fleet, a big one to... that means its...'
"Look it's a... a Ar... ma...da!"
"Holly crap!" Kensuke nearly leaps over his friend to record the sight. "One, Two, Three... Four, no Five Battleships, and four aircraft carriers!"
Misato looks down to the fleet and yawns. "Yea I felt you guys need a brake, so I thought I would take you on the cute boat down there."
Out of everyone in the chopper, it is Shinji and Touji are least amused. "Why go down there?" Shinji asks Misato not to impressed with the fleet before him.
"Well... to meet the 2nd child."
Shinji wish not to continue on the subject, in his mind he's scared on who it might be. 'Just another soul I will hurt..."
Once the MIG-38 lands on the deck the side door slides open and the first one to jump out is Yukari, she hits the ground and brings her nose to the flight deck. The foul smell of JP-8, Hydraulic fluid and tire rubber, quickly has the girl grabs her nose.
"That's stinky!"
"You think..." Misato clears the rotors of the MIG and waits for Shinji, Kensuka, Touji, and Yukari to follow. Once together Misato begins to walk to the superstructure as she does, she looks to see Asuka in the distance standing in her yellow sundress. No one else notices the girl as a gust of wind blows off Touji's hat.
"Shit!" Touji pushes past Kensuke and Shinji. "Someone stop it damn it!"
Before Touji can run after it Yukari leaps in to the air and yells out.
"I got it!"
She begins to sprit after the white and black striped hat. Misato nearly knocked over as Yukari runs by her at full speed. The hat stumbles and rolls until it strikes the thin and beautiful legs of Asuka Langley Souyu. This means nothing to Yukari as she now drops to all fours running like a cat to its pray.
Asuka does not notice the blue haired girl as she steps on Touji hat. She does see Misato and goes to call over to her old friend. Nevertheless, braking from the crowd of flight deck crewmembers is Yukari; about to making her final leap in the air. The girls yellow eyes are the first and last things Asuka sees before tackled to the ground by Yukari. The two roll across the ground and come to a stop with Yukari on top of Asuka pining her to the ground and the hat in her mouth.
"Who the hell are you!"
Asuka yells out as she rubs her head. The girl continues to hold Asuka's shoulders down as she spits out the hat.
'Kyoko...' Yukari eyes light up with pride. 'Not only was that one hell of a pounce I remember this girl.'
"Get off of me you freak!" Asuka pushes on Yukari's face. 'Who hell is this, and why is she on top of me!'
Asuka yells once more in vain, she is then repulsed when Yukari sniffs her mouth. "Kyoko!"
By this time, Misato and the three stooges are standing looking at Asuka and Yukari.
"Ayanami!" Misato yell brings Yukari back to reality the girl stands with hat in hand. Asuka slowly gets up still somewhat shaken.
"I never have been so insulted!" The red head points to Yukari as she stares at Misato. 'This girl is going to pay...'
With a slight smirk, Misato crosses her arms. "Hi nice to see you again to."
Yukari steps back as Asuka glares at her with an evil look. The blue hair girl does not retreat with out speaking. "I'm sorry Kyoko..."
"What!" Yukari has hit a well-hidden nerve, not even Misato is aware of how sensitive it is. "My name is Asuka! Asuka Langley..."
'I cant believe it... its like I know this girl...' Yukari breaks up the screams from Asuka. "Souyu... Kyoko Zepp..."
'What the hell did she just cam me... my mom's name...' Asuka does not stand for being called by her mother name. "Will you shut up!"
"I guess not, the Kyoko I know isn't a bitch."
"Ayanami!" Misato's words are not fast enough to stop Asuka from slapping Yukari.
Yukari hisses at the girl before leaping onto her Shinji, Kensuka, and Touji are given one hell of a show Asuka and Yukari go at each other in a all out cat fight. Misato watches in horror as a small crowd gathers.
"200 yen on Ayanami..." Touji whispers to his friends.
"I don't know..." Shinji mutters as Asuka grabs Yukari by the base of her blue hair and tosses her to the ground. Shinji holds out his hand and Touji reluctantly takes out some money and places it Shinji's hand.
Kensuke looks at the exchange. "Maybe Shinji does understand capitalism..."
"Nope..." Shinji watches the fight as Asuka keeps the upper hand. "I lost enough fights to see a winner of one."
As the two fall to the ground, Misato jumps in to stop them from fight. The two teens are a burden for Misato but she manages to pull them apart.
On the Main Bridge of the carrier the Captain and the Officer on Duty, in front of them is Misato, to her left and Yukari to her right.
"What do you think this is, Madison Square Gardens?" The captain barks to the three women in front of him. "This is what we are protecting!"
"Sir, this was an isolated incident, and will not happen again..."
"Babysitting children, while guarding a toy, what a worthless and pathetic assignment for the entire pacific fleet!"
Before Misato can insert a heavy toned comeback, Yukari eyes change from happy to anger. "Pathetic is what I would call the protection you are providing."
Everyone in Misato's party roll their eyes as the ships captain bellows in laughter. "I'm sorry I didn't know I needed the approval from a little girl." He looks to the OOD. "Call the joint chiefs I think..."
Interrupting once more is Yukari. "The only useful thing you have are the Submarines and The SU-35c, neither are which are readied for combat. With over three hundred aircraft at your disposal you are only operating two cats, and I find that pathetic."
"I think that's enough, Miss Ayanami." Kaji stands in the doorway of the bridge leaning against the bulkhead and waving to Misato. Asuka is the first to nearly jump in the air calling out Kaji's name.
Everyone else except Misato look over to the man with curiosity. Misato on the other hand looks in disgust.
After sometime all seven of them make there way to the ship mess hall once their Misato stops Kaji before he can enter, she is unable to speak, as her face turns red.
"Hey Misato..." Yukari stops just in front of Misato. "Are you on fire?"
Misato looks around quickly to confirm she is not. "What do you mean?"
"Your face is all red."
"That's because of him!" Misato looks up and points to Kaji.
Kaji looks to behind him then to Misato who is still pointing at him; he nudges Asuka to release his arm so he can approach Misato. "I'm glad to see you too."
"What are you doing here?"
Kaji looks down to see Asuka has reattached her self to his arm. "Escorting, in a way."
The group sits at a table and each take an assortment of refreshments before talking again. Much calmer then before Misato stands just as Shinji reaches the table. "Aren't you going to introduce yourself?"
Shinji looks to the red head that looks back up to him. "Hi..."
"Who are you suppose to be?" The insulting tone Asuka gives, does not help Shinji answer.
Yukari however finds that she will be able to help Shinji. "You don't know who this is!" Asuka looks over to Yukari with anger. "I guess someone as average as you couldn't hope to be as good as Shinji Ikari the third child, he piloted his Eva into combat with no training!"
With a smile, Kaji points gestures seeing Asuka give a face of disproval. "He piloted it with a sync of 43.8 with no prier training."
"Impressive..." Asuka nods to Shinji, who sighs because he not the center of attention around him is over. "So whose the blue haired baka?"
Yukari hisses at Asuka and goes to bite her lucky for Asuka, Shinji gets in the way. Misato sighs to see a fight adverted.
"This is Yukari Ayanami, sister to Rei Ayanami who is the first child, she is the Zero child."
"Zero what..."
With Asuka dumbfounded, Kaji smirks as he goes to impress Misato with what he already knows. "Yes, she was stolen a long time ago, the Marduk institute left her for dead but she escaped and NERV found her two weeks ago just as she woke from a coma."
"That explains these two..." Asuka takes a sip from her drink. "Who are the two little Otaku's?"
Referring to Touji and Kensuke, as little Otaku's does not go over well with Touji as he jumps out of his seat. "Who you calling an little Otaku!"
"You..." Asuka stands to meet the challenger. "All boys are a bunch of perverted Otaku's!"
"Enough!" Misato yells out avoiding another fight.
Quickly after their drinks, Asuka drags Shinji away to a Blackhawk she asked to send her to Unit Two. Once on bored however Asuka finds Yukari Ayanami waiting for them inside.
"What the hell are you doing here!"
As the hair on Asuka's back stands on end, Yukari gives a hiss. "I asked Kaji if I could come, Kyoko."
"Stop calling me that!" Asuka grabs Shinji by the hand and forces him in to the Blackhawk so she does not have to sit next to Yukari. "And who the hell gave you permission to use his name informally!"
The yellow eyes of Yukari stare straight through Asuka. "He said I could."
As the engines start up Asuka can only roll her eyes as she sits herself down arms crossed fuming with anger.
'God she's annoying!'
Once on bored the modified supertanker, Asuka takes Shinji by his wrist and is practically dragging him. Yukari uses her time to run circles around Asuka and Shinji making airplane sounds. Asuka looks over to Shinji to see him not bothered by the girl's antics.
"Doesn't this bother you?"
Wishing for is SADT now more then ever, he sighs as he watches Yukari run around with her arms out. "What Yukari... it just takes time to get used to her."
After a short trip Asuka comes to the edge of the giant tarp that hides the ships precious cargo on bored. Shinji pears into the ships massive cargo bay were Unit Two lays. To him it is just another weapon.
'Its an Evangelion so what...' Shinji looks over to Asuka who is waiting for a response. "I didn't know it was red... that's a..."
"Oh my god, what is that thing!" Yukari yells out as she collides into the back of Shinji and Asuka knocking them off the ledge and into the Bakalite suppression fluid.
"BAKA!" Asuka floats to the surface and looks up to see Yukari, to see her laughing. "You stupid bitch! What the hell is your malfunction!"
Yukari sticks out her tongue. "Red and Yellow makes orange, no."
"Err!" Asuka looks at her sundress to see its now stained orange. "Third!" Asuka turns to look for Shinji but sees nothing. As she floats looking for the Third child, he is nowhere to be found. "Where the hell..."
Asuka heart skips a beat to see Shinji below her feet at the bottom of the hold.
"Ikari!"
Asuka takes a deep breath and dives down to Shinji, who lays at the bottom. Up above Yukari releases what is going on? 'Meow...' The girl quickly dives into the Bakelite to help.
Down below Asuka eyes burn, as the chemical she in is never meant for swimming. However, she does not give up as she reaches Shinji who is submerged about twenty feet down. As Asuka reaches the boy, she takes hold of his head and should. Feeling a pulse, she grabs Shinji nose and kisses him deeply to give what little oxygen she can spare. Shinji's eyes are barely open, he is in a near unconscious state as he sees Asuka give him the breath of life. Asuka rushes to the surface met half way by Yukari who grabs Shinji's to speed up the progress.
The Three burst to the surface Asuka gasps for hair as she reaches the top. She then begins to swim to safety with Shinji at her side using perfect life saving skills. Once out of the Bakelite Asuka searches for a pulse, the one she finds is strong but he is also not breathing.
'Not good...' Asuka thinks for a second before performing CPR.
Yukari stands watching as Asuka repeatedly gives chests compressions and breath air into the boy's lungs.
'Kyoko...' There she sees it the eyes of the girl in front of her, they showed an emotion not yet seen. Care.
Just as Asuka goes to give, another round of breaths Shinji coughs spitting Bakelite in the air. The girl rolls Shinji to his side and pats his back. "Spit it out!"
Shinji hears the concerned voice of Asuka as he throws up the Bakelite in his lungs. However the burning sensation is over powering, every new breath burns. Shinji grabs hold of Asuka's arms and pleas for help.
"It burns..."
"We need to flush out his lunges!" Asuka turns to see Yukari standing behind her. With the life of Shinji in the balance, Asuka looks to Unit Two. She goes to lift Shinji up struggling to put him over her shoulders. When Yukari goes to help Asuka snaps at her.
"Go away don't you think you caused enough damage as is!"
With Shinji in a fireman carry, Asuka goes to Unit two opening up the Entry Plug. With all her strength, she drags Shinji. Once both are in side Asuka fills the plug with LCL. The cool soothing sensation of the LCL on Shinji's lungs relieves the pain Asuka sigh in relief to see that the boy is okay.
"You know for someone so famous you don't acted the part." Asuka rests her self next to Shinji. "You can't even swim."
"Trust me, I will be the first one to say that I'm overrated."
Asuka smiles since Shinji is all right. "Good to see that you're well, considering that stupid baka nearly killed you!"
"I'm alive, thanks to you..."
Asuka blushes a little as Shinji sits up in the pilots seat. He quickly looks away as he blushes as well.
"I will make that girl pay third, don't worry!"
"Look she didn't know I couldn't swim... In fact no one does!" Shinji wishes not to see another fight so he tries to defend Yukari. "I'm not mad at her she's just a child, she didn't know any better."
"Baka!" Shinji looks to Shinji as if he is crazy. "She's the same age as us!"
Shinji suddenly feels distant from Asuka as he backs away from Asuka. "Misato said that she was in a coma for four years, so she is essentially only four."
'Sucks to be her...' Asuka's thoughts are interrupted as the Entry Plug vibrates and shakes. "Undersea Shockwave!"
Shinji looks to Asuka. "What?"
Asuka opens up the plug to see Yukari jumping up and down on the small bridge that is used to reach Unit Two.
"Angel Attacking!"
Asuka looks to Shinji. "Now's my chance."
Next Problem... Three is to irritating
