Thank you for your reviews and for your suggestions. About Mana's hair, I thought it looked like a dark purple but if you know the true color mahogany brown it is…I guess I'm colorblind…oh well. And yes she'll get a bigger part today…and no one ever said that Yui forgave Gendou, let's just say she's tolerating him since she got to see her son. Now then about the call sign thing…I really didn't try to find out about it, but the thing is I also need to be able to remember these guys in some way. Its easier with the nicknames than with the numbers, and I think its easier with other people too. I get less confused because I add meaning to the nicknames I give them, and I'll do better to lower Seer's importance and raise Shinji's (Although I do think I am trying to do my best but I'll go with you guys, Seer will still be an important part of the story though, so be warned)
Peace and Love
After the last battle, the team finally landed inside the Nerv hangar and quickly stationed their planes in their given spots. Shinji quickly came out to look around the new hangar but then immediately began to run towards the exit…only to be stopped by section-2 guards. "Sorry, but you're going to have to stay here for your own protection" Shinji sighed and scowled at them "Don't you people have a life?"
The two men there turned to look at each other with grim faces but immediately shook their heads and stood at attention. Shinji sighed and shook his head as he turned around to walk back to his plane "Hey Shinji!" His attention was back when he heard Seer's voice then saw a little black box falling. Shinji caught the black box and opened it to see his 2nd Lt. Insignia, "Jeez I thought I made 1st Lt." "I don't think your far off, I just wonder why we were sent straight into the officer section just after being made Corporals"
Shinji nodded and answered "Probably because of Charlie, he probably held the strings at that time and gave us these ranks so that we could be respected squadron leaders" Seer nodded with a look of thoughtfulness "well that does make sense…hmm, I wonder if the guys on the chopper will be coming back any time soon"
"God help me if I have to stay here any longer" Jessie yelled out suddenly. "You won't, but you'll follow me for now" Shinji looked over towards the entrance to find Gendou standing with a smirk on his face, he then walked away into the Nerv facilities with other Section-2 body guards. Shinji followed slowly until Seer started to drag Shinji by his neck, until Shinji finally sped up himself.
Gendou finally came upon the room the led to his office, the office that Shinji truly did hate, along with his father. Gendou immediately stopped and beckoned them in with an annoyed face. Once they went through the door Gendou followed and the door closed with a hiss. It was totally dark until a small light was turned on and a certain someone's face could be seen in the normal hand in front of face position the commander is usually in. Gendou sighed as he spoke "Meet the new and secret commander of Nerv……yay" Shinji's eyes widened as he suddenly pinched himself "MOTHER!?!?"
Indeed it was Yui Ikari, sitting in the commander's chair with nothing less than a smirk on her face. "Explanation Please!" Shinji yelled out, not exactly realizing he was yelling. "No one knows that she took over the commander position, but I still go to official events and such……she gives the orders though"
Shinji was about ask why but then suddenly came across a thought and began to snicker as he looked over at this father "You had to do this just so she would forgive you didn't you?" Gendou sweat dropped as he nodded his head. Seer laughed "Wow this is sad, and Shinji's enjoying every minute of it"
Seer finally noticed that Thomas and Glenn seemed very confused at the moment. "I keep forgetting the information was kept top secret, you're probably wondering what my connection is to Nerv other than my parents here" When both Glenn and Thomas nodded Shinji continued "well I was a pilot here"
Glenn and Thomas seemed unfazed…thus, they didn't know what the hell Shinji was talking about. Shinji sighed "I was a pilot of the Purple Eva, in the Angel war" Glenn and Thomas stayed unfazed for three seconds and then……Plop! Thump!
Glenn and Thomas were now two unconscious lumps on the floor. "Oh well, they took it better than I thought they would" Shinji stated with an amused smirk on his face. "So then, where are the rest of your good friends Shinji?" Seer asked with some amusement as he tried to wake Thomas and Glenn up. Shinji couldn't answer but Yui did "Their just outside waiting for our talk to finish"
"And what talk is that?" Jessie asked with some confusion, Yui sighed and stood up from her desk, then she walked around and came towards Shinji, she then held her son's face with her right hand, she had to reach up just a little bit since Shinji was actually a little taller than her. "I want Shinji to stay here and not go back to the war" Seer sighed at this mumbling that he should have known while Shinji smiled. But Shinji's smile was a sympathetic one, he knew he couldn't, he had to fight with his friends, he'd come to far to just go back to peace.
"I can't do that, I'll finish the war and make a name for myself along with the rest of my friends…then I'll come home" Yui sighed and nodded, it was as if she knew that Shinji wouldn't agree to it, Gendou was not reacting at all to the situation. Seer sighed once again and stood up "Don't worry about your son, I don't think this war will last more than another year, probably much less than that……" Shinji nodded in enthusiasm "Yeah! That's true! The soldiers have been regrouped and we'll be preparing for a final assault very soon"
"The soldiers aren't in tip-top shape just yet but after one more important mission that the air force has to take care of, they'll be ready and we'll begin for the final front" Touji spoke up suddenly. Yui still seemed pretty sad but she nodded and smiled at her son and then at the rest of them.
After that decision was made the group walked out of the room, after waking both Thomas and Glenn, and were met with friends that Shinji hadn't seen in over two years. Finally, Shinji was able to notice the minimal amount of changes that his friends had gone through. True, that Asuka, Rei, Hikari and Mana had gotten taller and more mature (In mind and body) Misato seemed the same and still just as mature as before.
Ritsuko was also there but didn't speak very much and seemed to like to stay in solitude. Maya, Shigeru and Aoba were still on their computer terminals above the MAGI and a many other employees on computers. Shinji was then led towards the Eva cage, as he entered he was surprised to see a few extra Eva's standing straight just like his own. Asuka's was still there along with Unit 01, but there were 2 other's that Shinji couldn't recognize at all.
"Those are the new Eva's that we received, they said it would be important for any other Angel attacks if they would come. Those two belonged to Hikari and Mana. Altogether, Shinji was happy that the changes were mostly good. Shinji would have stayed longer but Seer was against it.
"Listen Shinji, we need to get a drink and some food, I'm starving and we just came down from a battle so we could use the time to loosen up a bit" Shinji sighed and had to agree with Seer, the last battle did bring on a lot of tension and pressure, Shinji had no choice but to agree. Misato spoke quickly "Well then, in that case, you should come over to my place, we'll have a small party and get some drinks and good food, as long as Shinji cooks"
"Shinji cooks? Oh! What a nice surprise!" Seer said as he slapped Shinji on the back. Misato chuckled and quickly grabbed Ritsuko, and the three (what are they called?) workers over the MAGI and dragged them over to her car. Yui went along with Gendou and Rei, while all the girls, including Jessie went in their own car. As for the rest of the guys, they decided to take a jeep from the Nerv car rentals.
Seer drove while Shinji was in the seat besides him and the other four guys just hung out in the back, some standing, some sitting since there wasn't much room. Shinji was happy to be back in Tokyo-3, the city was still looking good and it was still lively. There were more people, probably since the war began and Japan chose to be neutral in it, so far any invasion force that came near Japan, was stopped by the United States Navy that was doing patrols of the area in order to protect Japan.
Japan had no army, other than the Eva's, after WWII it was a condition of surrender that Japan never begin to create another army of any kind, that would be the end of it. Thus, Japan decided to accept the protection from the different nations who offered, knowing full well they did not want to use the Evas again.
Everyone made to the apartment all right, except for those in Misato's car since she still drove faster than her speedometer could measure. Shinji shuddered at those memories and hoped that a repeat was not in store for him or his comrades. They all made it up to the apartment, a few took the stairs, others took the elevator. Soon, however, the party had started and everyone was having a good time talking to each other and remembering things from the past.
Shinji decided to go outside for some fresh air and chose to stand on the parlor and look out towards the city. "This view never gets old does it?" A female voice asked from behind Shinji, who shook his head "No I suppose it doesn't" He then turned around and saw Mana standing with a look of peaceful happiness.
"Come on, Mana, did you miss me so much that you can't be as energetic as you were before" she giggled at that and shook her head "Not for a while, not until I know I'll see your face again…after the war is over" Shinji nodded, it was something he feared, him getting killed in action then sent home in a body bag, but he also knew that nothing could stop him from fighting, he felt that he was making up for all of his screw ups during the Angel war.
But after the war finished and he came back…what next? Shinji had an odd feeling that something would happen, something that would change them when they came back. Shinji shook the thought away, hoping it was just a feeling, and nothing more.
Mana then leaned against the rail and looked towards Shinji with a smile, "Are you happy to see me?" Shinji chuckled and then kissed her very gently "You have no idea" he said with an even gentler voice.
"Their still hitting it off I see" Touji said as he looked towards the parlor, just in time to see Shinji give the first kiss of the moment. Seer looked over as well and felt happy for his comrade-in-arms, he deserved something good to return home to. Something that Seer decided he should try to get.
Seer stood up and stretched his arms he then began to move towards one of the girls in the party. The only one that actually caught Seer's attention was Asuka, mostly her fiery spirit, although others would call it her ability to act like a bitch. Asuka noticed Seer and decided to speak in Japanese in order to confuse Seer a bit.
"So, how you holding out with all these drinks?" Seer wasn't messed up and he knew his Japanese well "I haven't had anything but I'll be fine, so don't worry about me" Asuka pouted knowing that her tactic failed but wasn't about to let this guy walk over her. "So…do you know why Shinji decided to join the war?" Seer laughed at this question "Yeah! It's because of me, I dragged him into it"
Asuka smirked at this thinking she had the perfect way to bring him down along with Shinji "So, you'd so desperate do get a partner up in the air, that you would get wimpy little Shinji Ikari, the loser" Seer immediately got serious "Shinji's no wimp, I'll tell you that…and I wouldn't trust anyone with my life other than Shinji, we are best friends and we'll never stop fighting besides each other……I guess you still think fighting alone is the best, well listen up cause I'm only gonna say this once…if you don't find a partner to trust during combat soon, your going to die a shameful death, only because you want to prove something that you hope is true but you don't truly believe in"
Asuka listened to all of what Seer said, she didn't say anything else and stood still as Seer walked away. 'So much for something good to return home to….I really blew it' Seer thought to himself as he went out the front door in order to get some fresh air, seeing as the balcony was still taken by Mana and Shinji. "Oh brother, I guess all that I'll have is the alcohol and the war…..damn it" Seer continued to sulk with a sad grin on his face as he stared at the moon.
"You like to hang out alone or something?" Seer looked around and noticed a woman in her forties with red hair and blue eyes. Seer saw the remarkable connection to Asuka, making the guess that the woman was Asuka's mother. Seer smirked a bit and answered "Oh well, I screwed up in getting a girl so yeah I'm interested in hanging out alone for the moment…" The women seemed to be analyzing him with her gaze, and it gave Seer the creeps.
"So, which girl was it that you screwed up on getting?" the lady asked with a friendly smile, "Well it was…Asuka……hehe maybe I'm aiming to high…" The lady laughed a friendly laugh as she shook her head "No, my daughter may be stubborn but she understands after a while, or after I talk to her…I'll do you a favor…see if I can set you up as long as you come back from this war alive…along with Shinji" Seer scratched the back of his head as he heard Asuka's mother walk away (What's her name?). He then said to himself in a whisper "Man, I must be desperate if I have to resort to this"
Inside the party was still going on, everyone was as happy as ever, and there wasn't a care in the world. Asuka was in a similar state, but the Seer's words still had some kind of impact on her. She then saw her mother walking towards her with a care-free smile. "Momma! I was hoping you would make it to the party!"
"Dear, you didn't have to worry about me showing up……you know I wouldn't miss it…..so where is that Shinji, the guest of honor" Asuka's mother then began to look around when Asuka answered "Oh I think he's sucking face with his girlfriend" "Something I'm sure you'd like a boyfriend for, ey?" Asuka rolled her eyes "Mein Gott not this conversation again…I already said, I haven't met anyone that I like enough" "Oh I think you have, you just don't realize it just yet…but who knows? Maybe its too soon to tell" Asuka didn't understand what her mother was talking about but she could guess. "I hope you don't mean that new guy Seer do you?"
Asuka's mother shrugged and then walked away in order to get a drink. Asuka was left thinking, but it was hard for her to think with the party going on, so she left and then saw Seer standing and looking at the night sky. Asuka stopped but then continued on with a look of indifference, she then stood right besides Seer.
"Having fun?" Asuka asked with a smirk, to which Seer smiled and shook his head "Well, in a way…" Asuka nodded and was quiet. "Why are you out here?" Seer asked all of a sudden. Asuka looked away as she thought of an answer "I came out here……to think" "About what?" "Anything I suppose, but I can't do that inside so…" "Yeah, I understand".
Both were quiet once again as they tried to think about what they would say next and ended up interrupting each other. They both gave a small laugh and Seer let Asuka go first "I'm sorry about what I said before, it's not my place, and you probably know Shinji better than I do" Seer smirked at this and spoke "Well, I'm sorry that I went all out on you, maybe you were right, but Shinji is different now"
Asuka nodded in agreement "He does seem pretty different now doesn't he? It seems I've changed too…I can actually agree and apologize without stuttering" Seer began to laugh at this while Asuka simply smiled. They were both quiet once again, but their minds were on each other, and thus they didn't notice how the music in the party suddenly disappeared.
Asuka finally spoke again "So how is life as a pilot?" "I could ask you the same question" Asuka smirked "You could, but I asked first" "All right if that's the way you want it…I gotta say it's kind of exhilarating, it's the most excitement anyone could go through, well second to being an Eva Pilot I suppose"
Asuka nodded but then answered "The thing is, we need enemies in order to keep life as exhilarating as ever, and no angels means no danger, I'm surprised NERV is still operational" "Yeah I guess that is kind off awkward but I'm sure it's because of the military or something"
Asuka was quiet again but spoke out with some nervousness "So.. umm.. When will you… ah need to go back to the…war" Seer wasn't nervous but he certainly was paying attention to Asuka's nervousness "We'll be sent off in 2 weeks, we're lucky to have so much time on leave, especially with the war coming to the most important part, we'll be sent to the final battles very soon"
Asuka nodded and then began to get fidgety as she began to think some more. "Will you come back alive?" "I'll come back a hero, along with Shinji…I'll say he did some of the work" Seer then chuckled and grinned at Asuka. Asuka also had a smile but it was a sad one. There were no more words, because Seer noticed that the party had gone quiet. "Asuka do you hear that?" "I don't hear anyth-" She stopped mid sentence realizing that the party had gone quiet. "Well I sure hope that no one is by the door listening to us!" Seer said in a loud voice so that he could be heard by the door, Asuka caught on "I know, why don't we go inside and see!? I'll have to beat up anyone that's behind the door!"
They then moved towards the door, which was now full of noise from people trying to move out of the way. Seer opened the door and looked in to see all the guys their age, rolling on the floor trying to get up and away. "Oh look Asuka! Sacrifices!" "YAY!!!"
Touji couldn't help himself anymore as he suddenly yelled out "Run for your lives!!!" Everyone was soon running around trying to get away from Asuka, while Seer simply sat down and tripped anyone going his way.
The group did as much catching up and having fun as they could before the call for war came through. Asuka and Seer were beginning to date although very little. And Shinji went out with Mana every other day. On specific days they would all go out to have fun…they were like a happy family.
At one point they went to an artificially made beach, in Tokyo-3.
"Hey Shinji! Catch!" Seer then threw a beach ball over to Shinji who caught and then passed it on to someone else. The girls were still changing while all the guys were throwing the beach ball.
"Touji maybe you should work more on your aim, than your strength" Shinji said as he looked over at the beach ball 20 feet away from him. "Well your aim would be a little screwed up too, if you were hitting the ball when you saw us" A female voice yelled out. Shinji looked over and then blinked before looking again. There stood Mana, Asuka, Hikari, Jessie, and even Rei in bathing suits that did more than enhance each of their figures.
All the guys were staring and kept on staring as the girls came over to them. "Come on Seer, I don't look that good do I?" Asuka asked as she stood in front of Seer "I am looking at the beauty of a goddess…….I am not worthy" And so Seer got on his knees and bowed like a worshiper.
The other guys were acting in a similar way. Shinji was on his knee asking for Mana to marry him, while Glenn kept saying he would be Rei's servant, and Touji……well Touji continued to drool.
"All right you guys, we're going to get a tan, and your going into the water…." Hikari said suddenly and soon enough, all the guys were in the water with the beach ball. Seer eyed the girls with a mischievous grin, and Shinji noticed "What are you thinking about in that head of yours?" "I'm thinking this is going to get boring real fast, and I know how to make it exciting, quick tell everyone to grab a bucket and---------------" Shinji began to laugh and then nodded.
The girls were all resting peacefully with the sun shining down, hoping to get a good tan. Then all hell broke loose, as the guys dumped buckets of ocean water, mixed with sand all over the girls bodies. Then the guys were running away, followed by 4 angry girls and one confused Rei (Don't worry she'll seem human at some point in time…..like in book 2).
These were the good days, and it seemed as if they would never end. The girls were having fun and were happy, along with the guys. Soon, however, all that happiness came to an end, when a news bulletin showed up saying how a city of the allied nations was captured by the Eurasians. More things happened, the Eurasians also began to use their Stonehenge war machine more often. The location was still unknown along with the layout and weakness of the facility itself. But it was certain that their leave was going to be called short.
They soon got a transmission that called for all of the pilots to get into their planes and head towards the location of a stationary Aircraft Carrier. Things were heating up, and the end of the war didn't seem to far away. But it still wasn't close enough for them. The day they all left was a sad one.
"Shinji…just so you know…this sucks!" Touji said all of a sudden while they were all in the hangar, they were prepping their aircrafts. Shinji sadly agreed and Seer yelled out the same thing, but then he added on "We'll get home though, and we'll definitely finish the war as soon as possible. We're gonna be heroes, you got that!?!?"
There was a small cheer coming from each of the pilots. Soon their planes were ready for the flight ahead of them, but Shinji still needed to say his goodbyes, along with Seer but at the time he wouldn't admit it.
Yui and Gendo were at the entrance to the hangar along with Mana, Asuka and Rei. "Come back soon, and come back alive" Yui said in a kind voice, Asuka and Rei said something similar while Gendo said nothing but nodded. Mana gave Shinji one last kiss before saying "I will wait again, but make sure you come back before 2 years…all right?" Shinji smiled and nodded before he turned around and headed towards his own plane.
Seer received a goodbye from Asuka that he'd never forget. At first she seemed nervous, and Seer was a little nervous as well. Asuka then jumped onto Seer and gave him a kiss, making him promise to come back. Seer was bewildered, but he then grinned and kissed Asuka promising that he would come back and bring all the others back with him, even from the depths of hell if he needed to.
The planes launched soon after, heading towards their carrier. And towards their next mission. They would be ready to face all odds, and would fight to the death if it were necessary.
Next Up:
Shinji here. Looks like we made to the carrier with some sad thoughts but great determination. Seer and I finally got to meet our squadrons, although it seems pretty small. Anyways about the next mission, Intel has the location of Stonehenge, which is pretty near the enemy capital. We need to protect our soldiers while they get onto the shore, Touji's leading the ground forces through one of the shores. Bomber squadrons have been seen in the area, and the casualty rates will be too great if we don't protect them. How can we protect the ground forces, and keep flying in the air? C ya in the next chapter!
Ok now I am really sorry this took so freaking long to type and update but I was kinda stuck with the whole Seer and Asuka thing. I am for it, but it's hard to do. And I wanted to try the whole 'next episode' thing. I think it looks cool, might add some suspense. Well I do hope I can get the next chapter up a lot faster than the others, sorry again! Oh and if the people are out of character again, then I'm sorry.
C ya later
Hawk strife
Peace and Love
After the last battle, the team finally landed inside the Nerv hangar and quickly stationed their planes in their given spots. Shinji quickly came out to look around the new hangar but then immediately began to run towards the exit…only to be stopped by section-2 guards. "Sorry, but you're going to have to stay here for your own protection" Shinji sighed and scowled at them "Don't you people have a life?"
The two men there turned to look at each other with grim faces but immediately shook their heads and stood at attention. Shinji sighed and shook his head as he turned around to walk back to his plane "Hey Shinji!" His attention was back when he heard Seer's voice then saw a little black box falling. Shinji caught the black box and opened it to see his 2nd Lt. Insignia, "Jeez I thought I made 1st Lt." "I don't think your far off, I just wonder why we were sent straight into the officer section just after being made Corporals"
Shinji nodded and answered "Probably because of Charlie, he probably held the strings at that time and gave us these ranks so that we could be respected squadron leaders" Seer nodded with a look of thoughtfulness "well that does make sense…hmm, I wonder if the guys on the chopper will be coming back any time soon"
"God help me if I have to stay here any longer" Jessie yelled out suddenly. "You won't, but you'll follow me for now" Shinji looked over towards the entrance to find Gendou standing with a smirk on his face, he then walked away into the Nerv facilities with other Section-2 body guards. Shinji followed slowly until Seer started to drag Shinji by his neck, until Shinji finally sped up himself.
Gendou finally came upon the room the led to his office, the office that Shinji truly did hate, along with his father. Gendou immediately stopped and beckoned them in with an annoyed face. Once they went through the door Gendou followed and the door closed with a hiss. It was totally dark until a small light was turned on and a certain someone's face could be seen in the normal hand in front of face position the commander is usually in. Gendou sighed as he spoke "Meet the new and secret commander of Nerv……yay" Shinji's eyes widened as he suddenly pinched himself "MOTHER!?!?"
Indeed it was Yui Ikari, sitting in the commander's chair with nothing less than a smirk on her face. "Explanation Please!" Shinji yelled out, not exactly realizing he was yelling. "No one knows that she took over the commander position, but I still go to official events and such……she gives the orders though"
Shinji was about ask why but then suddenly came across a thought and began to snicker as he looked over at this father "You had to do this just so she would forgive you didn't you?" Gendou sweat dropped as he nodded his head. Seer laughed "Wow this is sad, and Shinji's enjoying every minute of it"
Seer finally noticed that Thomas and Glenn seemed very confused at the moment. "I keep forgetting the information was kept top secret, you're probably wondering what my connection is to Nerv other than my parents here" When both Glenn and Thomas nodded Shinji continued "well I was a pilot here"
Glenn and Thomas seemed unfazed…thus, they didn't know what the hell Shinji was talking about. Shinji sighed "I was a pilot of the Purple Eva, in the Angel war" Glenn and Thomas stayed unfazed for three seconds and then……Plop! Thump!
Glenn and Thomas were now two unconscious lumps on the floor. "Oh well, they took it better than I thought they would" Shinji stated with an amused smirk on his face. "So then, where are the rest of your good friends Shinji?" Seer asked with some amusement as he tried to wake Thomas and Glenn up. Shinji couldn't answer but Yui did "Their just outside waiting for our talk to finish"
"And what talk is that?" Jessie asked with some confusion, Yui sighed and stood up from her desk, then she walked around and came towards Shinji, she then held her son's face with her right hand, she had to reach up just a little bit since Shinji was actually a little taller than her. "I want Shinji to stay here and not go back to the war" Seer sighed at this mumbling that he should have known while Shinji smiled. But Shinji's smile was a sympathetic one, he knew he couldn't, he had to fight with his friends, he'd come to far to just go back to peace.
"I can't do that, I'll finish the war and make a name for myself along with the rest of my friends…then I'll come home" Yui sighed and nodded, it was as if she knew that Shinji wouldn't agree to it, Gendou was not reacting at all to the situation. Seer sighed once again and stood up "Don't worry about your son, I don't think this war will last more than another year, probably much less than that……" Shinji nodded in enthusiasm "Yeah! That's true! The soldiers have been regrouped and we'll be preparing for a final assault very soon"
"The soldiers aren't in tip-top shape just yet but after one more important mission that the air force has to take care of, they'll be ready and we'll begin for the final front" Touji spoke up suddenly. Yui still seemed pretty sad but she nodded and smiled at her son and then at the rest of them.
After that decision was made the group walked out of the room, after waking both Thomas and Glenn, and were met with friends that Shinji hadn't seen in over two years. Finally, Shinji was able to notice the minimal amount of changes that his friends had gone through. True, that Asuka, Rei, Hikari and Mana had gotten taller and more mature (In mind and body) Misato seemed the same and still just as mature as before.
Ritsuko was also there but didn't speak very much and seemed to like to stay in solitude. Maya, Shigeru and Aoba were still on their computer terminals above the MAGI and a many other employees on computers. Shinji was then led towards the Eva cage, as he entered he was surprised to see a few extra Eva's standing straight just like his own. Asuka's was still there along with Unit 01, but there were 2 other's that Shinji couldn't recognize at all.
"Those are the new Eva's that we received, they said it would be important for any other Angel attacks if they would come. Those two belonged to Hikari and Mana. Altogether, Shinji was happy that the changes were mostly good. Shinji would have stayed longer but Seer was against it.
"Listen Shinji, we need to get a drink and some food, I'm starving and we just came down from a battle so we could use the time to loosen up a bit" Shinji sighed and had to agree with Seer, the last battle did bring on a lot of tension and pressure, Shinji had no choice but to agree. Misato spoke quickly "Well then, in that case, you should come over to my place, we'll have a small party and get some drinks and good food, as long as Shinji cooks"
"Shinji cooks? Oh! What a nice surprise!" Seer said as he slapped Shinji on the back. Misato chuckled and quickly grabbed Ritsuko, and the three (what are they called?) workers over the MAGI and dragged them over to her car. Yui went along with Gendou and Rei, while all the girls, including Jessie went in their own car. As for the rest of the guys, they decided to take a jeep from the Nerv car rentals.
Seer drove while Shinji was in the seat besides him and the other four guys just hung out in the back, some standing, some sitting since there wasn't much room. Shinji was happy to be back in Tokyo-3, the city was still looking good and it was still lively. There were more people, probably since the war began and Japan chose to be neutral in it, so far any invasion force that came near Japan, was stopped by the United States Navy that was doing patrols of the area in order to protect Japan.
Japan had no army, other than the Eva's, after WWII it was a condition of surrender that Japan never begin to create another army of any kind, that would be the end of it. Thus, Japan decided to accept the protection from the different nations who offered, knowing full well they did not want to use the Evas again.
Everyone made to the apartment all right, except for those in Misato's car since she still drove faster than her speedometer could measure. Shinji shuddered at those memories and hoped that a repeat was not in store for him or his comrades. They all made it up to the apartment, a few took the stairs, others took the elevator. Soon, however, the party had started and everyone was having a good time talking to each other and remembering things from the past.
Shinji decided to go outside for some fresh air and chose to stand on the parlor and look out towards the city. "This view never gets old does it?" A female voice asked from behind Shinji, who shook his head "No I suppose it doesn't" He then turned around and saw Mana standing with a look of peaceful happiness.
"Come on, Mana, did you miss me so much that you can't be as energetic as you were before" she giggled at that and shook her head "Not for a while, not until I know I'll see your face again…after the war is over" Shinji nodded, it was something he feared, him getting killed in action then sent home in a body bag, but he also knew that nothing could stop him from fighting, he felt that he was making up for all of his screw ups during the Angel war.
But after the war finished and he came back…what next? Shinji had an odd feeling that something would happen, something that would change them when they came back. Shinji shook the thought away, hoping it was just a feeling, and nothing more.
Mana then leaned against the rail and looked towards Shinji with a smile, "Are you happy to see me?" Shinji chuckled and then kissed her very gently "You have no idea" he said with an even gentler voice.
"Their still hitting it off I see" Touji said as he looked towards the parlor, just in time to see Shinji give the first kiss of the moment. Seer looked over as well and felt happy for his comrade-in-arms, he deserved something good to return home to. Something that Seer decided he should try to get.
Seer stood up and stretched his arms he then began to move towards one of the girls in the party. The only one that actually caught Seer's attention was Asuka, mostly her fiery spirit, although others would call it her ability to act like a bitch. Asuka noticed Seer and decided to speak in Japanese in order to confuse Seer a bit.
"So, how you holding out with all these drinks?" Seer wasn't messed up and he knew his Japanese well "I haven't had anything but I'll be fine, so don't worry about me" Asuka pouted knowing that her tactic failed but wasn't about to let this guy walk over her. "So…do you know why Shinji decided to join the war?" Seer laughed at this question "Yeah! It's because of me, I dragged him into it"
Asuka smirked at this thinking she had the perfect way to bring him down along with Shinji "So, you'd so desperate do get a partner up in the air, that you would get wimpy little Shinji Ikari, the loser" Seer immediately got serious "Shinji's no wimp, I'll tell you that…and I wouldn't trust anyone with my life other than Shinji, we are best friends and we'll never stop fighting besides each other……I guess you still think fighting alone is the best, well listen up cause I'm only gonna say this once…if you don't find a partner to trust during combat soon, your going to die a shameful death, only because you want to prove something that you hope is true but you don't truly believe in"
Asuka listened to all of what Seer said, she didn't say anything else and stood still as Seer walked away. 'So much for something good to return home to….I really blew it' Seer thought to himself as he went out the front door in order to get some fresh air, seeing as the balcony was still taken by Mana and Shinji. "Oh brother, I guess all that I'll have is the alcohol and the war…..damn it" Seer continued to sulk with a sad grin on his face as he stared at the moon.
"You like to hang out alone or something?" Seer looked around and noticed a woman in her forties with red hair and blue eyes. Seer saw the remarkable connection to Asuka, making the guess that the woman was Asuka's mother. Seer smirked a bit and answered "Oh well, I screwed up in getting a girl so yeah I'm interested in hanging out alone for the moment…" The women seemed to be analyzing him with her gaze, and it gave Seer the creeps.
"So, which girl was it that you screwed up on getting?" the lady asked with a friendly smile, "Well it was…Asuka……hehe maybe I'm aiming to high…" The lady laughed a friendly laugh as she shook her head "No, my daughter may be stubborn but she understands after a while, or after I talk to her…I'll do you a favor…see if I can set you up as long as you come back from this war alive…along with Shinji" Seer scratched the back of his head as he heard Asuka's mother walk away (What's her name?). He then said to himself in a whisper "Man, I must be desperate if I have to resort to this"
Inside the party was still going on, everyone was as happy as ever, and there wasn't a care in the world. Asuka was in a similar state, but the Seer's words still had some kind of impact on her. She then saw her mother walking towards her with a care-free smile. "Momma! I was hoping you would make it to the party!"
"Dear, you didn't have to worry about me showing up……you know I wouldn't miss it…..so where is that Shinji, the guest of honor" Asuka's mother then began to look around when Asuka answered "Oh I think he's sucking face with his girlfriend" "Something I'm sure you'd like a boyfriend for, ey?" Asuka rolled her eyes "Mein Gott not this conversation again…I already said, I haven't met anyone that I like enough" "Oh I think you have, you just don't realize it just yet…but who knows? Maybe its too soon to tell" Asuka didn't understand what her mother was talking about but she could guess. "I hope you don't mean that new guy Seer do you?"
Asuka's mother shrugged and then walked away in order to get a drink. Asuka was left thinking, but it was hard for her to think with the party going on, so she left and then saw Seer standing and looking at the night sky. Asuka stopped but then continued on with a look of indifference, she then stood right besides Seer.
"Having fun?" Asuka asked with a smirk, to which Seer smiled and shook his head "Well, in a way…" Asuka nodded and was quiet. "Why are you out here?" Seer asked all of a sudden. Asuka looked away as she thought of an answer "I came out here……to think" "About what?" "Anything I suppose, but I can't do that inside so…" "Yeah, I understand".
Both were quiet once again as they tried to think about what they would say next and ended up interrupting each other. They both gave a small laugh and Seer let Asuka go first "I'm sorry about what I said before, it's not my place, and you probably know Shinji better than I do" Seer smirked at this and spoke "Well, I'm sorry that I went all out on you, maybe you were right, but Shinji is different now"
Asuka nodded in agreement "He does seem pretty different now doesn't he? It seems I've changed too…I can actually agree and apologize without stuttering" Seer began to laugh at this while Asuka simply smiled. They were both quiet once again, but their minds were on each other, and thus they didn't notice how the music in the party suddenly disappeared.
Asuka finally spoke again "So how is life as a pilot?" "I could ask you the same question" Asuka smirked "You could, but I asked first" "All right if that's the way you want it…I gotta say it's kind of exhilarating, it's the most excitement anyone could go through, well second to being an Eva Pilot I suppose"
Asuka nodded but then answered "The thing is, we need enemies in order to keep life as exhilarating as ever, and no angels means no danger, I'm surprised NERV is still operational" "Yeah I guess that is kind off awkward but I'm sure it's because of the military or something"
Asuka was quiet again but spoke out with some nervousness "So.. umm.. When will you… ah need to go back to the…war" Seer wasn't nervous but he certainly was paying attention to Asuka's nervousness "We'll be sent off in 2 weeks, we're lucky to have so much time on leave, especially with the war coming to the most important part, we'll be sent to the final battles very soon"
Asuka nodded and then began to get fidgety as she began to think some more. "Will you come back alive?" "I'll come back a hero, along with Shinji…I'll say he did some of the work" Seer then chuckled and grinned at Asuka. Asuka also had a smile but it was a sad one. There were no more words, because Seer noticed that the party had gone quiet. "Asuka do you hear that?" "I don't hear anyth-" She stopped mid sentence realizing that the party had gone quiet. "Well I sure hope that no one is by the door listening to us!" Seer said in a loud voice so that he could be heard by the door, Asuka caught on "I know, why don't we go inside and see!? I'll have to beat up anyone that's behind the door!"
They then moved towards the door, which was now full of noise from people trying to move out of the way. Seer opened the door and looked in to see all the guys their age, rolling on the floor trying to get up and away. "Oh look Asuka! Sacrifices!" "YAY!!!"
Touji couldn't help himself anymore as he suddenly yelled out "Run for your lives!!!" Everyone was soon running around trying to get away from Asuka, while Seer simply sat down and tripped anyone going his way.
The group did as much catching up and having fun as they could before the call for war came through. Asuka and Seer were beginning to date although very little. And Shinji went out with Mana every other day. On specific days they would all go out to have fun…they were like a happy family.
At one point they went to an artificially made beach, in Tokyo-3.
"Hey Shinji! Catch!" Seer then threw a beach ball over to Shinji who caught and then passed it on to someone else. The girls were still changing while all the guys were throwing the beach ball.
"Touji maybe you should work more on your aim, than your strength" Shinji said as he looked over at the beach ball 20 feet away from him. "Well your aim would be a little screwed up too, if you were hitting the ball when you saw us" A female voice yelled out. Shinji looked over and then blinked before looking again. There stood Mana, Asuka, Hikari, Jessie, and even Rei in bathing suits that did more than enhance each of their figures.
All the guys were staring and kept on staring as the girls came over to them. "Come on Seer, I don't look that good do I?" Asuka asked as she stood in front of Seer "I am looking at the beauty of a goddess…….I am not worthy" And so Seer got on his knees and bowed like a worshiper.
The other guys were acting in a similar way. Shinji was on his knee asking for Mana to marry him, while Glenn kept saying he would be Rei's servant, and Touji……well Touji continued to drool.
"All right you guys, we're going to get a tan, and your going into the water…." Hikari said suddenly and soon enough, all the guys were in the water with the beach ball. Seer eyed the girls with a mischievous grin, and Shinji noticed "What are you thinking about in that head of yours?" "I'm thinking this is going to get boring real fast, and I know how to make it exciting, quick tell everyone to grab a bucket and---------------" Shinji began to laugh and then nodded.
The girls were all resting peacefully with the sun shining down, hoping to get a good tan. Then all hell broke loose, as the guys dumped buckets of ocean water, mixed with sand all over the girls bodies. Then the guys were running away, followed by 4 angry girls and one confused Rei (Don't worry she'll seem human at some point in time…..like in book 2).
These were the good days, and it seemed as if they would never end. The girls were having fun and were happy, along with the guys. Soon, however, all that happiness came to an end, when a news bulletin showed up saying how a city of the allied nations was captured by the Eurasians. More things happened, the Eurasians also began to use their Stonehenge war machine more often. The location was still unknown along with the layout and weakness of the facility itself. But it was certain that their leave was going to be called short.
They soon got a transmission that called for all of the pilots to get into their planes and head towards the location of a stationary Aircraft Carrier. Things were heating up, and the end of the war didn't seem to far away. But it still wasn't close enough for them. The day they all left was a sad one.
"Shinji…just so you know…this sucks!" Touji said all of a sudden while they were all in the hangar, they were prepping their aircrafts. Shinji sadly agreed and Seer yelled out the same thing, but then he added on "We'll get home though, and we'll definitely finish the war as soon as possible. We're gonna be heroes, you got that!?!?"
There was a small cheer coming from each of the pilots. Soon their planes were ready for the flight ahead of them, but Shinji still needed to say his goodbyes, along with Seer but at the time he wouldn't admit it.
Yui and Gendo were at the entrance to the hangar along with Mana, Asuka and Rei. "Come back soon, and come back alive" Yui said in a kind voice, Asuka and Rei said something similar while Gendo said nothing but nodded. Mana gave Shinji one last kiss before saying "I will wait again, but make sure you come back before 2 years…all right?" Shinji smiled and nodded before he turned around and headed towards his own plane.
Seer received a goodbye from Asuka that he'd never forget. At first she seemed nervous, and Seer was a little nervous as well. Asuka then jumped onto Seer and gave him a kiss, making him promise to come back. Seer was bewildered, but he then grinned and kissed Asuka promising that he would come back and bring all the others back with him, even from the depths of hell if he needed to.
The planes launched soon after, heading towards their carrier. And towards their next mission. They would be ready to face all odds, and would fight to the death if it were necessary.
Next Up:
Shinji here. Looks like we made to the carrier with some sad thoughts but great determination. Seer and I finally got to meet our squadrons, although it seems pretty small. Anyways about the next mission, Intel has the location of Stonehenge, which is pretty near the enemy capital. We need to protect our soldiers while they get onto the shore, Touji's leading the ground forces through one of the shores. Bomber squadrons have been seen in the area, and the casualty rates will be too great if we don't protect them. How can we protect the ground forces, and keep flying in the air? C ya in the next chapter!
Ok now I am really sorry this took so freaking long to type and update but I was kinda stuck with the whole Seer and Asuka thing. I am for it, but it's hard to do. And I wanted to try the whole 'next episode' thing. I think it looks cool, might add some suspense. Well I do hope I can get the next chapter up a lot faster than the others, sorry again! Oh and if the people are out of character again, then I'm sorry.
C ya later
Hawk strife