Problem 11: Why is Yukari up an Evangelion
It has been nearly a week since Asuka has been in Japan, a week Asuka wishes not to remember. In nearly one day, Yukari Ayanami, the yellow-eyed cat girl from the depths of the Geo-Front has turned her from Miss Popularity, to Miss unwanted. The manipulation Yukari used on Asuka showed all who she really was. It has been a painful week for a girl that craves attention, even if it was her own faults that caused it. Not only has Asuka been dubbed an idiot she is also marked as a bully. In the fit of rage after Yukari's joke Asuka pushed and knocked out one of the most respected students in the school, Hikari Horaki. The only friend that has survived the torment and teasing she has been receiving from classmates is Rei. With her first week nearly over Asuka nightmare is coming to an end.
It is currently Gym, and Asuka sits silently next to Rei both in the school issued swimsuits. Rei simply reads a book, as Asuka stares off into the crowd that enjoy themselves around the pool. Every time she looks up to someone, she is given a stare of mistrust.
"Can it get any worse..." Asuka whispers as she barriers her head into her knees and curls up into a ball.
Usually Rei would be the last one to answer, but the loud and fiery Asuka been reduced to ashes and this brings peace to Ayanami in an outlandish way. "Yes..."
Also to come accustomed to things is Asuka, she speaks to Rei a lot, however most things are answered in one to two words. "How can anything be worse then being the outcast of school, because of some dirt child loser tricked me, then I get suspended from piloting my precious Evangelion, when I tried to kill the dirt child!"
Rei does not move an inch as she silently allows the information to sink in. She then looks over to her wrist were she wears a wristband with a cord attached to it. Her eyes follow the cord to its end, where Rei's hair stands up on end, and she becomes sick to her stomach. "You could live with her..."
Asuka looks over to what Rei is looking at to see Yukari on all fours gently pouncing on a butterfly purposely releasing it so she can do it again. Even if her antics are childless, her skill in catching the butterfly every time proves to be impressive. For Asuka, all she sees is her archenemy is a girl getting popularity through stupid acts.
"Yea... that is bad..." Asuka looks away from Yukari in disgust. "Of course, I'm stuck living next door to the Major and that Baka Ikari..." Asuka remembers all to well when Misato was yelling at her as she begins to mimic her face and voice. "I'm going to keep an eye on you Souyu... I will watch you like a hawk, one more foul up and your history!"
Rei watches Asuka mimicking with some joy even though she shows no emotion. The common hatred for Yukari has been a bond Rei could never describe to someone. They both shared a feeling Rei thought she would never feel. 'Hate...'
"You stupid ass!" Asuka grabs the cord and pulls on it yanking on Yukari's arm. "Your sister is on the other end! What the hell kind of person are you, who cant even respect your own sister!"
Yukari frees her self from the bondage of the wristband and goes to run off. "I don't knowww..."
With more concern for Rei, Asuka goes in side to see her only friend on the ground rubbing her head in pain. She looks up to Asuka with confusion. "Why..." Rei has trouble putting her question together. "Why did you say that..."
Asuka holds out her hand with a smile. "You're the only friend I have left dunculf, I'm not going to let Zero hurt you!" Yukari runs around the corner but as soon she is out of sight of the locker room entrance, she falls to her knees. A pain that no medicine can cure has griped her body. She cradles herself in her arms as she holds back tears.
"Come on Yukari... Pull your self together..." The girl words do no good as she shakes her head. 'It has to be done... It's the only way..."
"Are you okay Yukari..."
The girl surprised by the voice that has interrupted her brake down. She looks up to see Shinji Ikari, giving her a sincere smile as he holds out his hand. This brings a smile to her face as she accepts Shinji's offer and uses him to stand back up.
"Thank you Shinji..." Yukari wipes her face and uses Shinji to help stand.
Her ability to hide her tears are not done well as she begins to walk to class, with Shinji right behind her he can easily see she's upset. "Is everything alright..."
"I'm fine..." Yukari turns to Shinji with a huge smile. "Its just, its hard not having a family..."
The statement takes Shinji back as he cant see why she would say that. "What do you mean? I mean you have your sister..." Shinji looks down to find himself unable to compare such a love with his family. "Its better then what I have..."
"Oh... you mean your perverted dad." Yukari says as she gently lifts Shinji's head up with her hands. "Don't worry, your better then him! He's a fool not to love such a great kid like you!"
Yukari's words seem to comfort him. "I guess..."
'I want to protect you Shinji...' Yukari thinks as she looks in to his eyes. 'I don't know why but I need to protect you, no matter what.'
Little does Yukari know is that her thoughts have driven her to move closer and closer to Shinji's face. With his head locked in Yukari's hands and not in the mood to move, but also knowing that their close contact could draw unwanted attention. Nevertheless, his inability to act only deepens Yukari's unknown attention as she kisses him on the lips. Once they lock lips, this breaks Yukari from her trance as she looks directly into Shinji's face that is as red as Unit Two.
"Whore..."
Yukari looks over to see Rei and Asuka looking at both of them both seem annoyed at her. Asuka spits onto the ground after she made her comment. "This isn't what it looks like..." Yukari turns to Shinji and begins to clean him with her tongue as if she was a mother cat cleaning her kittens.
"Ayanami, you are touched..."
After Rei and Asuka walk past them with Rei giving the last remark, that only Yukari understood. Yukari stops her antics looks down and sighs as her sister passes. "This sucks..." the sound of Shinji hitting the floor from the overflow of oxygen to his head. Not to alarmed Yukari looks to him. In the NERV headquarters Command Center Misato looks over her battle staff as news breaks of an Angel Attack.
"What's its distance!"
Misato orders do not go unanswered, as Yuga turns to quickly. "We were lucky that the UNS Annapolis was able to pick it up about 100 kilometers out."
"What are the defensives like?"
Shigeru answers he next order in a stern voice. "Ma'am our counter attack abilities with the city are only thirty three percent."
"All right..." With the information she needed given she looks beside her to Ritsuko who stands next to Maya. "Deploy Units One and Two to the shoreline of the targets path. We will engage it there, before it gets to the city."
"What pilots do you want on this sortie?" Ritsuko's question is legitimate put only stifles Misato for a moment.
"Third child in Unit One, and Zero Child in Unit Two..." Misato looks to see that Ritsuko is in need of a reason. "I want Yukari to have some combat experience in an Eva."
With a simple nod Ritsuko agrees with Misato. But with the subject brought up Maya looks up to Ritsuko. "Ma'am, speaking of which when are we going to get Unit Three from America.
A laugh is all Ritsuko can do at first. "When they feel like it." As fast as humanly possible Eva Carriers one and two are launched with Unit Two and One. Inside Unit One Shinji looks out over the open sky out side the skies are clear, yet less can be said for his thoughts.
"Hey Shinji!" The young boy looks up to see Yukari's Vid screen in front of him. "Sorry about the kiss thing..."
Everyone one raises his or her heads to Yukari's words; even Misato looks up for a response. "Look, it was a accident right..."
"Sure... I guess..." Yukari puts her finger on her chin. "What were your thoughts on it..."
"What!" Shinji screams
Everyone cracks a smile as Shinji blushes. "I hope your not flipping over me..." Her tease only reddens his face; the small laugh everyone receives lightens. Misato looks to see their ready to drop; with a simple nod both Eva's are released to the ground, once on the ground. Now on the ground both Eva's have their Umbilical cable attached.
"Good work..."
Misato words have Yukari's Vid screen appears. "Come on Misato, we are just doing are jobs. Right Shinji."
Shinji looks over around his plug. "I guess."
"Its not like we are like a stupid American football player." Yukari thinks with her twisted logic. "Now that's a occupation where they celebrate for doing their jobs... and get paid millions for doing it,"
This joke lightens the NERV Battle staff just as the water erupts on the shoreline. This brings back everyone to reality as the Angel comes into view.
"Target in sight!"
Both Yukari and Shinji ready for battle but in Unit Two Yukari is distracted.
'Who are you...'
Shinji opens fires and his rounds strike the target with pinpoint accuracy. Yukari is sidetracked by a whisper in her ear. "Who am I?"
'Who are you...'
As Shinji's Evangelion begins to run out of ammo he begins to look to Unit two waiting for her attack. "I'm Yukari!"
'Who are you!" The whisper has become in to a scream in like a banshee. "Who are you! Who are you! Who are you! Who are you! Who are you! Who are you! Who are you! Who are you!"
"Ahhh!"
Unit Two roars out in a furry of anger, everyone looks out to the Evangelion as it chargers out to the Angel with its spear in hand attacking the Angel. Its attack looks deadly as it slices the target in two.
In the mobile command Unit Misato looks over to Ritsuko. "That was easy."
Inside Unit Two, Yukari tries to catch her breath she looks at the split Angel. "Ummm... What just happened..."
Shinji looks over to Yukari's Vid screen. "Damn, that was fast..."
"What did I just to..." No one takes heed as Misato begins to give orders to end the sortie. Yukari looks around in the Evangelion, "Who's in hear?"
'Its not dead...'
The whispering voice returns as Yukari looks down to the Angel as its two forms each takes shape into separate Angels. "Run Away!"
Everyone pauses in their tracks as Unit Two begins to run away from the supposed dead Angels.
"Two new AT Fields!"
Maya's is a bit late as one of the Angel's takes hold of Unit Two's umbilical cable taking it to the ground. Shinji rushes to her aid only to take a plasma blast to the chest. Everyone goes back into battle mode as one Angel takes Unit Two and German suplex's the Evangelion into one of the ruined buildings. Shinji watches as both angels attack him
"Oh Shit..." "Well, how bad is it..."
Ritsuko asks as she looks over to Misato who just came out of the Hospital emergency room. Her question isn't well received by Misato as she begins to rub her fingers as if she was on a nick. "Well Shinji's out for a week... What about Yukari..."
Unable to answer the question Ritsuko shrug's her shoulder. "Kaji is working on that one, all I know is that you desk is bowing with complaints and damage reports..."
Wanting just to walk away Misato leans against the wall looking up to the ceiling. "Why does god hate me..."
"When it comes to believing god..." Ritsuko looks around the hospital. "I really tried... but the longer I live, the more you realizes... Things are fucked up..." This brings back Misato from her daze. "War, death, Second Impact, and now he sends his messengers to kill us all because they failed the first time, hunger, crime!"
Misato nods her head to everything said. "And bukkaka baths..."
"Something is defiantly wrong." Ritsuko mutters to Misato as she begins to walk down the hallway. "This is not good work..."
"You would think a supreme being would have a better track record ..."
Before they reach the elevator Kaji turns the kind of frustrated. "Well we have a problem..."
"Other then the fact, that we need to fire God..."
Kaji smiles at the thought but quickly reverts back to the problem. "The Zero Child she's kinda not leaving Unit Two..."
"Why the hell not..." Ritsuko demands as she looks beyond Kaji as if she can see Yukari through a wall. "Something about finding a soul trapped in the Eva."
Misato looks to Ritsuko. "What!"
"Ah Shit..." In the Cage the severely damaged Unit Two is next to the lightly damaged Unit One, with Yukari still in her red plug suit on top of the head of Unit two. She is in a meditation state legs crossed and hands at eye level as if in prayer.
'I know you are in here I felt you... you spoke to me... Once in combat today, and before on the Carrier.' Yukari thinks deeply as she does her best to find who spoke to her before both time in a German accent.' Frustrated the young girl looks down to Maya who has been trying to get her down for an hour.
"Hey bridge bunny, how do you say dushbag in German..."
"Hey!" Maya calls out insulted at what was just said. "Do you know how many volts are by your head!"
Yukari looks up at the cables that dangle above her. "Nope..."
"Over 10000 Volts!"
Trying once more to awaken the voice again she uses her wit to confuse Maya by answering in English. "Well with that many volts you should run for mayor..."
Maya's nearly has a brain aneurysm as she is forced to translate the English Yukari spoke then find out why she said it with the language. Unaable to solve the puzzle Maya calls out in english. "Do you know what a volt is"
"What..."
"Right wal... Wait a minute... I'm confused..."
A hand on Maya's shoulder easies her tension as Misato and Ritsuko have reached the cage. "Don't worry Maya see can be hard to deal with."
With a sarcastic laugh Ritsuko shakes her head. "What's wrong Pilot Ayanami!"
Seeing the good doctor Yukari stands up to speak put another moment of useless facts come to mind. "The polarity of the EMC in the Plug caused a feed back error allowing me to talk to the Soul..."
"What soul!" Misato demands from the girl that stands on the head over looking their position on the umbilical bridge.
"The Evangelion, are clones of Adam, soulless beast they cant operating with out a interface."
"Yea!" Misato screams. "You pilots are that interface!"
"No!" Yukari mocks Misato's body language. "Angel can't directly talk to a man, nor can a man talk to an Angel! Theirs an Interface a middle man, the test subjects were chosen to fill the gap between pilot and Evangelion."
"How do you know this!" Ritsuko demands with a firm yell.
"I don't know, I was hoping you could tell me why!"
Confused and dazed by the response Misato yells out. "What the hell are you talking about!" Out of the corner of her eye Misato sees that Ritsuko is backing away as if hiding something. "What's wrong!"
"Well, she's kinda scarring me...." Ritsuko glances at Misato. "I hate to brake this to you but she's kinda right..."
"Kinda!" Misato stares down her friend. "Kinda right... I don't do Kinda, is it or not!" We need to work on our communications skill."
"Hey... Meowwwwww " Misato turns around to see Yukari directly behind her she stands in a dismount pose but trembles as she holds her pose.
"What's wrong with you..." Ritsuko demands as the girl before she tilts to one side.
Yukari is in too much main to worry as she falls to the ground holding her ankle. "I think I broke my ankle... in like twenty places."
Ritsuko slams her clipboard on the ground. "That's what you get for thinking you're a god damn cat!" In the Main briefing room, Misato sits in front of Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Souyu. The lights are darkened as a slide show is presented to the to remaining pilots.
"At 1300 hours the operation was turned of to the UN, they attacked it with a N2 mine..."
"Ha!" Asuka stands up and points at the next slides of Unit 01 upside down with its arms twisted like a pretzel around its head. "So the all powerful Shinji, cant take the pressure after all, look what he did with is Eva!" Rei who sits next to Asuka looks up to her listening to her friend bellow."
Misato on the other hand nearly rests her head on one hand as she goes to the next slide knowing Asuka will be upset. Asuka looks at the next slide in anger as it shows Unit two Missing one arm and one leg.
"Ahhhhhh!" That Bitch You let that bitch touch my Eva!" Both Rei and Misato simultaneously sigh and look away from Asuka as she rages and cruces Yukari.
"Anyho..." Misato mutters as she now rest her head in both hands. "You two will be our pilots for our counter attack."
"What counter attack!" Asuka demands as she points to he demolished Evangelion. "Zero trashed my Eva I have nothing to pilot!"
Misato rolls her eyes as she looks to Asuka. "You will be piloting Unit One..."
"Hell no!" Asuka calls out.
"Okay, you can just sit here, and I will send Yukar..."
Misato smiles as Asuka shakes her head in shock. "Hell no!"
"Hell no, you're not going to do it!" Misato asks as she looks at the slide of Unit Two. "Or, hell no I will."
Asuka sits back down with her arms crossed still up set. "It doesn't look like we have a choice, I guess I will save the stupid planet... Right Rei."
The blue haired girl looks over to Asuka to see a smile on her face. "Yes..."
"Good..." Misato goes through an envelope and hands both pilots two minidisks in there cases. "The attack is going to require both of you to fight in a simultaneous attack, the MAJI has selected this music to base each of you movements and attacks." She lets everything sink in as she moves onto the next part of the briefing. "To help accomplish two perfectly synchronized attacks both pilots must be synced in both mind and body, their for Rei, you will move in with Asuka, and live with her for now on."
"Sweet!" Asuka calls out as she puts her arms on Rei shoulder. "I have a roommate!"
"This isn't a slumber party Asuka." Misato pulls out a packet of papers for both pilots. "You are both going to have to eat, breath, sleep, in sync, meaning you will be eating the same food." Misato watches as Asuka goes through her packet. "Training begin today, we attack, in seven days!" Is been nearly two days since the attack and Shinji finally awakes from his coma like state to the sight of Yukari Ayanami sitting next to him in a hospital Uniform. At first he thinks it Rei but when she glances over he sees the girls yellow eyes.
'She looks so peaceful, when she's not talking... she looks like a mother...'
This thoughts go undisturbed Yukari does not speak only smile at him as if waiting for him to speak. But when he does not she places her hands on her lap and looks up to the ceiling. "Unfamiliar ceiling..."
"What..."
Yukari points to the ceiling. "The ceiling, its new..."
"Oh..."
With a disappointed look Shinji rests his head. "I hate this ceiling..."
A chuckle is heard from Yukari as she leans in resting her elbows on Shinji's bed. "Its not that bad Shinji..."
Distracted by Yukari's revealing positions Shinji does his best to keep eye contact. "What..."
"Everything... Life..."
The subject is to broad for Shinji as he sighs, in confusion. "I guess..."
"Their you go again..." Yukari leans back and shakes her head. "Shinji, you should embrace and simplify life..."
"I do..."
Not satisfied Yukari waves her finger at Shinji. "Apologizing to everyone, agreeing with everyone, and doing what you are told isn't the simplest way, it's the easy way."
"Is there a difference..."
Yukari smiles and nods as she takes Shinji's hands. "Of course, because you're not solving your problem just reshuffling them into your deck to be draw again..."
"So... what wrong with running away..."
Yukari sighs as she then rests he head on to Shinji's bed. "Because if you run away, you will have to deal with it all at once..." She begins to mutter her voice as she speaks. "Please don't runaway... If you run I cant... protect you..." Slowly she falls asleep as she whispers. "My son..."
Shinji looks at the beauty that sleeps be for him in awe. Slowly he places his hand on her head and smiles. "Yukari..."
Next Problem... The holly dance of the otaku, and their holly grail?
