30 minutes earlier
"I never thought I will live to see the day when Ikari Shinji give up"
"Stop taunting me and kill me already."
"Why should I do that when I still have a good use of you?"
"You wouldn't get anything from me, father. I wouldn't let you."
"Spirited as usual Shinji, but you're not getting away this time. If you don't pilot, they will die. If not by me, then the angel will be happy to do it." Gendo grinned wickedly as he looked at his son on the floor cuffed.
"What do you want from me?"
"I just want you to be a hero Shinji. Do that for me, and I will let them go. But no funny business or the girls die, do you understand?"
"Hai." Shinji said grimly as he was freed from the cuffs. 'Baka'
Six hours before
"There's a change of plan"
"What change of plan? From where I stand, the plan is fine. Besides we just moved in, I don't want to go back there again." Hikari whined.
"I agree with the girl, I hate moving twice in one day"
"You go where I go Mireiyu, so don't complain. I was nice enough to get you out." Shinji replied briefly as he began to gather up his clothes.
"Don't get your panties in a bunch I was just agreeing to the girl..."
"My name is not girl, it's Hikari."
"I don't care what your name is girl, as far as I'm concern you can be Ronald MacDonald and I still wouldn't care. You sure look like him"
"Are you calling me a clown?" Hikari was fumed.
"If the shoe fits"
"UGGGHH" As a war cried came out of Hikari's mouth, Shinji turned to stared coldly at the both of them.
"STOP, you're acting like a bunch of children. If you want to stay here its fine with me, but I want you guys to be careful, it may be a trick."
"Then why are you going?" Yumuri asked softly.
"I love being a hero." Shinji smirked and left without another word.
15 minutes earlier
It seems that all roads lead to this place. The place I am comfortable most; where I feel love, so much that I can smell it, drink it, touch it. The smell of blood was gone, and in its place was the smell of...Mother.
"Are you there Shinji?" softly ranged was the voice of the First child.
"Yes, Rei, I am here."
"Why did you leave us?"
"I'll tell you why." Turning his head to the voice behind him, Shinji smirk at the sight of a young red head. "He's scare. The little baby is scare of what his father would do to him."
As fast as a blink of an eye, Shinji was practically on top of her; glaring down on her. "Keep your comments to yourself second child, or else."
"Or else what, baka? You're going to hit me? You don't have the guts."
"But I do."
Completely caught off by surprise, Shinji didn't know how to reply to Rei's comment.
"This is none of you business First child, so leave!"
"I go where Ikari-kun goes" the voice of Rei sounds as cold as ever.
"I see you're getting reacquainted"
"You just can't keep your mouth shut can you Misato-san." Shinji glared at the woman in front of him. "Just because you are the commander's pet does not mean you can get away with everything. One of these days when he's not around you will pay for you treachery."
"It's not my fault you're so gullible."
"I will get you back for this."
"Dream on Third child, for I hold the key to the girls' existence, and I foresees that you wouldn't dare touch me."
On the side line was the puzzled looking Rei who had no idea what was going on, and the oblivious Asuka who just doesn't care as long as Shinji wasn't staring at her like he was going to kill her.
"Don't get overly confidence Major, for when this is over, you ass is mind." Turning on his heels, Shinji stride back to his cockpit. But unknown to him, behind him was Rei who, for the first time in her life felt frightened of the man in front of her.
"Is there something you're not telling me Shinji?"
"There are lots of things that I'm not telling anyone Rei, even myself."
"Why?"
"I guess it's a way for me to get away. From the truth."
"Why?"
Turning to look fully in Rei's puzzling eyes, he truly saw who she really was; a small child who was full of questions, questions about life.
"So fragile" he whispers silently and sudden surprised by the alarm. The very same alarm that brought him in this very same situation
16 hours earlier
"Battle stations, I want him a live. That means stunt guns, and hand to hand combats only."
"Sir yes sir"
"Be careful men, they are not to be taken lightly with." Turning from his squad, he turns and nods to the female Major. "Major Katsuragi, all squadrons has reported in and are ready for command, what is your orders."
Nodding back she looked across the faces of all them. So many of them, this has got to be the entire section 2 put together. "I'll make this short and simple. I WANT them alive. If they are dead, they are no use to us. But do what you have to, Yumuri and Mireiyu are professionals, and they will be armed. If I am correct, Ikari-kun will put these two to guard his adopted daughters, and he will come here himself without risking anyone. It will be easier if we take down Yumuri and Mireiyu fast and hard, and after we get through them Ikari will fall. Any questions?"
Seeing that there was none, Misato turned on her heel and left. 'I'm sorry Shinji.'
Present
"It's great having you back again Shinji"
"I never though I would hear something like that from you Asuka. Besides, I thought you were mad at me."
"Oh come on, you know it was just an act."
Once again the smirk slid over his face as he turned to look at the ticking time bomb. "Oh I know, but you didn't have to be so convincing." He paused. "Sometimes it's so hard to tell the two of you apart."
"The two of whom?" Asuka frown.
"You and Misa..I mean the Major."
"You can you know."
"What are you talking about." It seems that he got caught.
"You can call her by that name, Misato. It's not like she would strike you down if you were to say her name. I would even say she would be glad to hear you calling her by her first name rather than the cold major" Asuka stepped closer as she spoke to him and was now face to face with him even though she was a head shorter than he was.
"She doesn't deserve it. I would rather drink my own piss than calling her...that again. You have no idea how much I went through for her, and now she betrays me, for the second time." 'Turn me into a fool'
"Shinji..."
"Never mind about me, we have to report back. The major will be worry about us, we will..." before he could finish the lights flickered out and then there was total darkness. 'Leave soon'
"Some body in the command center really screw up this time." Asuka spoke sarcastically.
"I just hope the Eva are ready to go, or everything will be done by hand." Just as he finish, there was a rustled of people running pass them. "Well that's that."
"Shinji-kun, we are to report to the Major immediately."
"Thank you Rei." He smiles softly at her and patted her head like a brother would do to a sister. Turning to Asuka only to see she was glaring menacingly at Rei, Shinji was a bit puzzled at the girl's actions. "Are you coming or what?"
Caught her by surprise she blushes softly and nodded. "I'll lead the way."
'Back to her old self again'
"I would recommend you to follow me instead Shinji"
"I agree Rei, Asuka is just bad news, she probably get lost at school if I hadn't drawn up a map for her to keep." He sudden was drawn to something about Rei like he was drawn to the EVA. Upon looking down at her, he saw the small smile that she sometimes give to him and only him.
"Are you implying that I'm stupid?"
"No Asuka, I'm saying that you're stupid."
"Oh that is it." With a sudden launch, Asuka overtook Shinji by surprise and was able sit on top of him. Relentlessly pounding him on the chest, but just as she though she would succeed in taking do the great Ikari Shinji herself, she was swiftly thrown off him from an unknown force.
"Get off him baka!" tuning Asuka found the 'unknown force'. Looking down at her as if she as a dog was Rei, who was supprised by her own actions.
"It's alright Rei, I don't mind having it rought now and then." Shinji winked at the girls Asuka immdiatly blushed at the pun but Rei looked puzzled.
"Do you feel sick second child? It seem like you have a cold" Rei looked from Shinji to Asuka.
"Do not worry about it Rei, come, we must leave."
"Indeed...where have you been?! Evenone has been looking for you, get to your respective Unit, the angle has already started attacking while you were here chating" the Major barked at them all
Pulling a mask over his face so he wouldn't portrayed his rage. Shinji camly walked away while the rest of them followed.
"Because we were unable to find a suitable pilot to execute the mission of capturing the Angel's egg, we could not stop it in time."
"Are you sure that this couldn't have been prevented Ikari?"
"Iie"
"I hope you are telling us everything Ikari, you know the price of failute Ikari..."
Finally all the lights have left.
"I hope you know what you're doing Ikari"
"Don't I always my old friend" beneath the white glove, Gendo hid his dark smirk. "send them out..."
"Shinji no baka!!!! Watch where you going!" Asuka sceamed at her roomate, as the giant arm of the angel lashed out again.
"I was TRYING to save you worthless life, do you actually want to die?" side stepping to the left, Shinji was able to avoid another strike, but before the angel could retrack it's arm, Shinji was able to grab it. "REI!"
"Hai" using the prof knife she was able to cut it off. Her silent happiness was short lived when the limp started to regrow
"oookayyy...another plan...Major, you should have some bright idea in that empty vessel of yours.." Shinji said jokingly, knowing that it would piss Misato off.
"This not a time for joking around...you better start taking your job seriously Shinji!" Misato yelled, she could feel it; he was just turning into Kaji. Reckless and irresponsible. Just the way she likes it.
"I would take the job seriously if you would do your job and help us out a bit here." Shinji muttered, and braced himself for another impact.
"Just because you said that, you're going to stay afterward and clean up the mess you made, and I'm not going to help you!" Misato barked and pout. 'baaaka!, see if I care if you get stuck here doing all the paper work'
"You HAVE got to be..." he didn't finish his rant when the angel noticed it was being ignored.
"Way to go baka! you have just mad it angry" the red head pilot shot off another round of her useless rifle.
"Why the hell are you blaming me!!" Shinji turned toward her. "And would you please stop with the shooting, I'm trying to do my work here!" he jumped back a little before pushing off again, and met the angel's face with his the Unit 01's fist. Before it had another chance, he rams his knife into its face and quickly slides it down its body.
Another one bites the dust for the dream team...
Okay..that was way too short. But that all I got for all the time I took off. Maybe I'm getting too old..nahhh..
"Stop taunting me and kill me already."
"Why should I do that when I still have a good use of you?"
"You wouldn't get anything from me, father. I wouldn't let you."
"Spirited as usual Shinji, but you're not getting away this time. If you don't pilot, they will die. If not by me, then the angel will be happy to do it." Gendo grinned wickedly as he looked at his son on the floor cuffed.
"What do you want from me?"
"I just want you to be a hero Shinji. Do that for me, and I will let them go. But no funny business or the girls die, do you understand?"
"Hai." Shinji said grimly as he was freed from the cuffs. 'Baka'
Six hours before
"There's a change of plan"
"What change of plan? From where I stand, the plan is fine. Besides we just moved in, I don't want to go back there again." Hikari whined.
"I agree with the girl, I hate moving twice in one day"
"You go where I go Mireiyu, so don't complain. I was nice enough to get you out." Shinji replied briefly as he began to gather up his clothes.
"Don't get your panties in a bunch I was just agreeing to the girl..."
"My name is not girl, it's Hikari."
"I don't care what your name is girl, as far as I'm concern you can be Ronald MacDonald and I still wouldn't care. You sure look like him"
"Are you calling me a clown?" Hikari was fumed.
"If the shoe fits"
"UGGGHH" As a war cried came out of Hikari's mouth, Shinji turned to stared coldly at the both of them.
"STOP, you're acting like a bunch of children. If you want to stay here its fine with me, but I want you guys to be careful, it may be a trick."
"Then why are you going?" Yumuri asked softly.
"I love being a hero." Shinji smirked and left without another word.
15 minutes earlier
It seems that all roads lead to this place. The place I am comfortable most; where I feel love, so much that I can smell it, drink it, touch it. The smell of blood was gone, and in its place was the smell of...Mother.
"Are you there Shinji?" softly ranged was the voice of the First child.
"Yes, Rei, I am here."
"Why did you leave us?"
"I'll tell you why." Turning his head to the voice behind him, Shinji smirk at the sight of a young red head. "He's scare. The little baby is scare of what his father would do to him."
As fast as a blink of an eye, Shinji was practically on top of her; glaring down on her. "Keep your comments to yourself second child, or else."
"Or else what, baka? You're going to hit me? You don't have the guts."
"But I do."
Completely caught off by surprise, Shinji didn't know how to reply to Rei's comment.
"This is none of you business First child, so leave!"
"I go where Ikari-kun goes" the voice of Rei sounds as cold as ever.
"I see you're getting reacquainted"
"You just can't keep your mouth shut can you Misato-san." Shinji glared at the woman in front of him. "Just because you are the commander's pet does not mean you can get away with everything. One of these days when he's not around you will pay for you treachery."
"It's not my fault you're so gullible."
"I will get you back for this."
"Dream on Third child, for I hold the key to the girls' existence, and I foresees that you wouldn't dare touch me."
On the side line was the puzzled looking Rei who had no idea what was going on, and the oblivious Asuka who just doesn't care as long as Shinji wasn't staring at her like he was going to kill her.
"Don't get overly confidence Major, for when this is over, you ass is mind." Turning on his heels, Shinji stride back to his cockpit. But unknown to him, behind him was Rei who, for the first time in her life felt frightened of the man in front of her.
"Is there something you're not telling me Shinji?"
"There are lots of things that I'm not telling anyone Rei, even myself."
"Why?"
"I guess it's a way for me to get away. From the truth."
"Why?"
Turning to look fully in Rei's puzzling eyes, he truly saw who she really was; a small child who was full of questions, questions about life.
"So fragile" he whispers silently and sudden surprised by the alarm. The very same alarm that brought him in this very same situation
16 hours earlier
"Battle stations, I want him a live. That means stunt guns, and hand to hand combats only."
"Sir yes sir"
"Be careful men, they are not to be taken lightly with." Turning from his squad, he turns and nods to the female Major. "Major Katsuragi, all squadrons has reported in and are ready for command, what is your orders."
Nodding back she looked across the faces of all them. So many of them, this has got to be the entire section 2 put together. "I'll make this short and simple. I WANT them alive. If they are dead, they are no use to us. But do what you have to, Yumuri and Mireiyu are professionals, and they will be armed. If I am correct, Ikari-kun will put these two to guard his adopted daughters, and he will come here himself without risking anyone. It will be easier if we take down Yumuri and Mireiyu fast and hard, and after we get through them Ikari will fall. Any questions?"
Seeing that there was none, Misato turned on her heel and left. 'I'm sorry Shinji.'
Present
"It's great having you back again Shinji"
"I never though I would hear something like that from you Asuka. Besides, I thought you were mad at me."
"Oh come on, you know it was just an act."
Once again the smirk slid over his face as he turned to look at the ticking time bomb. "Oh I know, but you didn't have to be so convincing." He paused. "Sometimes it's so hard to tell the two of you apart."
"The two of whom?" Asuka frown.
"You and Misa..I mean the Major."
"You can you know."
"What are you talking about." It seems that he got caught.
"You can call her by that name, Misato. It's not like she would strike you down if you were to say her name. I would even say she would be glad to hear you calling her by her first name rather than the cold major" Asuka stepped closer as she spoke to him and was now face to face with him even though she was a head shorter than he was.
"She doesn't deserve it. I would rather drink my own piss than calling her...that again. You have no idea how much I went through for her, and now she betrays me, for the second time." 'Turn me into a fool'
"Shinji..."
"Never mind about me, we have to report back. The major will be worry about us, we will..." before he could finish the lights flickered out and then there was total darkness. 'Leave soon'
"Some body in the command center really screw up this time." Asuka spoke sarcastically.
"I just hope the Eva are ready to go, or everything will be done by hand." Just as he finish, there was a rustled of people running pass them. "Well that's that."
"Shinji-kun, we are to report to the Major immediately."
"Thank you Rei." He smiles softly at her and patted her head like a brother would do to a sister. Turning to Asuka only to see she was glaring menacingly at Rei, Shinji was a bit puzzled at the girl's actions. "Are you coming or what?"
Caught her by surprise she blushes softly and nodded. "I'll lead the way."
'Back to her old self again'
"I would recommend you to follow me instead Shinji"
"I agree Rei, Asuka is just bad news, she probably get lost at school if I hadn't drawn up a map for her to keep." He sudden was drawn to something about Rei like he was drawn to the EVA. Upon looking down at her, he saw the small smile that she sometimes give to him and only him.
"Are you implying that I'm stupid?"
"No Asuka, I'm saying that you're stupid."
"Oh that is it." With a sudden launch, Asuka overtook Shinji by surprise and was able sit on top of him. Relentlessly pounding him on the chest, but just as she though she would succeed in taking do the great Ikari Shinji herself, she was swiftly thrown off him from an unknown force.
"Get off him baka!" tuning Asuka found the 'unknown force'. Looking down at her as if she as a dog was Rei, who was supprised by her own actions.
"It's alright Rei, I don't mind having it rought now and then." Shinji winked at the girls Asuka immdiatly blushed at the pun but Rei looked puzzled.
"Do you feel sick second child? It seem like you have a cold" Rei looked from Shinji to Asuka.
"Do not worry about it Rei, come, we must leave."
"Indeed...where have you been?! Evenone has been looking for you, get to your respective Unit, the angle has already started attacking while you were here chating" the Major barked at them all
Pulling a mask over his face so he wouldn't portrayed his rage. Shinji camly walked away while the rest of them followed.
"Because we were unable to find a suitable pilot to execute the mission of capturing the Angel's egg, we could not stop it in time."
"Are you sure that this couldn't have been prevented Ikari?"
"Iie"
"I hope you are telling us everything Ikari, you know the price of failute Ikari..."
Finally all the lights have left.
"I hope you know what you're doing Ikari"
"Don't I always my old friend" beneath the white glove, Gendo hid his dark smirk. "send them out..."
"Shinji no baka!!!! Watch where you going!" Asuka sceamed at her roomate, as the giant arm of the angel lashed out again.
"I was TRYING to save you worthless life, do you actually want to die?" side stepping to the left, Shinji was able to avoid another strike, but before the angel could retrack it's arm, Shinji was able to grab it. "REI!"
"Hai" using the prof knife she was able to cut it off. Her silent happiness was short lived when the limp started to regrow
"oookayyy...another plan...Major, you should have some bright idea in that empty vessel of yours.." Shinji said jokingly, knowing that it would piss Misato off.
"This not a time for joking around...you better start taking your job seriously Shinji!" Misato yelled, she could feel it; he was just turning into Kaji. Reckless and irresponsible. Just the way she likes it.
"I would take the job seriously if you would do your job and help us out a bit here." Shinji muttered, and braced himself for another impact.
"Just because you said that, you're going to stay afterward and clean up the mess you made, and I'm not going to help you!" Misato barked and pout. 'baaaka!, see if I care if you get stuck here doing all the paper work'
"You HAVE got to be..." he didn't finish his rant when the angel noticed it was being ignored.
"Way to go baka! you have just mad it angry" the red head pilot shot off another round of her useless rifle.
"Why the hell are you blaming me!!" Shinji turned toward her. "And would you please stop with the shooting, I'm trying to do my work here!" he jumped back a little before pushing off again, and met the angel's face with his the Unit 01's fist. Before it had another chance, he rams his knife into its face and quickly slides it down its body.
Another one bites the dust for the dream team...
Okay..that was way too short. But that all I got for all the time I took off. Maybe I'm getting too old..nahhh..