Hi I am Benji Himura this is my new fic. I will make this quick I don't own Neon Genesis Evangelion or its characters, I own Benji Himura and some others characters. If you don't is because I own.
Signed: Benji Himura
Chapter six: Show of strength
Tokyo-3 October twentieth 2015
Benji walks by the dark halls. On his left hand a steel gauntlet and on his right a European one hand long sword. He walks by few corpses. He reaches a large room. Not in a rush this time he looks around. He sees many displays with weapons. But one caught his eyes. He walks to the display. "Enfield MK 1 star revolver. Someone must like me. Down there or up there. Maria if you weren't an anime character I would call you of goddess now." Benji says breaking the glass with his left hand and he sheathes the sword and picks the black gun. He opens the gun barrel and it moves forward exposing the empty barrel. Benji removes the gauntlet from his left hand holding it with his right arm pressing on his side. He checks the gun. And the alignment of the drum and the barrel, the hardness of the trigger and of the hammer. The gun is oiled almost as it was waiting for a new owner. Benji removes from his pocket a magazine of a desert eagle and remove all the seven bullets. He places six of then on the gun barrel. He drops the empty magazine and closes the gun. "It is a bit shorter than the original ammo but it will do the job. After all it is still a .45." He puts the last bullet on his pocket and removes the remaining bullets from the desert eagle magazines and put with the other. He places the gun under his jacket and he walks to the dance room. "Well it seem that the agent don't care about you at all. I am not so surprised. He seems to be much attached to follow orders to the past resources. So who will be the…." A scream cuts the sentence in the middle. Blood jets from a soldier that was cutted in the half. Behind him is Benji with the sword. He races to another soldier and slashes his stomach. More blood jets from the soldier and he falls. Benji races to a third one. But he aims to Benji. The teen toss the heavy sword into the soldier and the blade hits straight in the soldier chest. Benji slides on the floor and grab the soldier machine gun. He fires at few more soldiers. But he runs out of ammo after take out three more soldiers. All the others surround him. "Amazing! You came here with no guns. Since you pick Tom gun you is unarmed now." The leader says while Benji drops the machine gun. "You surprised us once again. By your resolves I guess that you won't tell me where the Children are." The leader says. "You are right about it." Benji says. "You got spine kid. I like it. You survived one entire night being chased with three kids on your back. I would like to have a man like you in my troops.". He says. "Seven." Benji says. "What?" the leader says. "I was carrying seven people." Benji says. "Even more impressive." The man says. Misato stares at Benji. The teen is too calm under the circumstances. "What he had planned?" Misato thinks. "So I will kill you now. Then the Children will be unprotected. Any last requests? I am only giving it because you are a fine soldier in such young age." The leader says. "You would not mind if I kissed my girlfriend good bye do you?" Benji says. "Your girlfriend?" The leader says. "Yes. This woman here." Benji says walking to Misato. "I have a thing for older women. They have lots of experience." Benji finishes. "Go on. I will not deny you the last wish." The leader says. Benji makes Misato stands. He winks at her. "Mind of turning to the other side? I would like to give him a kiss with some privacy." Misato says understanding. "Just hurry." The leader says. Misato leans closer of Benji. "I have a small bomb in my right pant pocket. Pick it up, then tossed over then." Benji whispers close of her ear. Misato nods and approach her lips of his. "I understand. When I broke the kiss. Okay?" Misato whispers back. Benji nod slightly and they kiss deeply as a pair of lovers that meet once again after a long time away. One of the soldiers whistle seeing Misato slides her hands on Benji pocket during the intense kiss. Misato picks the bomb and she breaks the kiss. She tosses the bomb over the soldiers and it explode when hits the ground. Benji picks the Enfield and fire. The gun roars into life and four soldiers fall. Many of then die with the blast. But the leader was away from the others. He fires at then and hit Benji left shoulder. That makes him miss the shot on the leader. To the teen luck the leader gun jammed. Benji dashes over him ready to fire again. The leader fires but he misses. Benji holds the leader gun slide with his left hand. The leader holds the drum of Benji revolver. Now both of then can't fire. "Not bad." The leader says pressing the leaver of the revolver opening the barrel and ejecting the bullets. Benji ejects the magazine and the leader grabs one of Benji bullets on the air Benji grabs the magazine and both leap away from the other. And Benji removes a bullet and load his gun. The leader does the same. And he leaps over Benji. He is over the teen with the pistol on his left side being held by Benji left hand. The leader smiles evilly and he presses the trigger. The shot is muffled by the closeness of Benji body. Benji presses the trigger pressing the gun on the leader stomach. "Too bad. It is on an empty chamber. "1…2…3…4…go damn it….5…" Benji thinks. And another shot is heard. The leader back explodes and his organs fly out of him. He falls limp over Benji. "Sometimes the ammo takes a take a while to burn." Benji says. Misato runs to him and removes the leader over him. Azusa is with a pistol and she is taking care of few soldiers that are still alive. "You look like shit. Are you okay?" Misato asks sitting Benji leaning into a wall. "Just a flesh wound. Taking out that I am fine. Half dead. But fine." Benji answers weakly. His right hand slides to a side still holding into the revolver. Misato pats his head. "You did well. You helped a lot. Here is a fondling to you." Misato says. "All secured sir. The remaining terrorists surrendered." Azusa says holding a machine gun. "How he is?" Azusa asks worried. "Really bad. He needs to be taken to a hospital right now or he will die. He has fallen in sleep and in his state that is bad." Misato says. Soon the Children enter in the room seeing the situation under control. Misato talks to then while Benji is being removed with Maya that is also wounded. Misato picks the teen pistol from the young woman and the revolver from the unconscious teen. Ritsuko meets then when they leave. "All ended well after all." Ritsuko says. "Why there wasn't a single assault team in the house to rescue us? Or at least the Children?" Misato asks. "Order from the top. Nothing must be done that might harm the pilots." Ritsuko says. Misato mutters something. "Let's go. I will drive you kids home." Misato says. They all agree. While the teens walk to the car Misato looks at Ritsuko. "Make sure that he gets better. He saved us all tonight." Misato says. "He will get the best treatment. The first is not cured yet." Ritsuko says. Misato sigh and walks away.
Tokyo-3 October twenty fourth 2015
In the Nerv underground medical facility Himura Benji and Ibuki Maya are resting in a common room. Unlike her companion Maya is wake and with out sensors and an IV tube. Benji is tied up in many machines and sensors with an IV and a blood line on his arms. But he is breathing alone. Sited besides the teen bed is Ayanami Rei. She is resting her top half in the bed sleeping. Maya look out from a book to check in the two teens. She returns to her book. Few hours later Benji wakes. Rei is no longer there. Maya notice the teen. "Welcome back to the world of the livings." Maya says in a cheerful tone. Benji looks at her. "What happened?" Benji asks trying to sit down. "Don't move. You are still very weak." Maya says. Benji stop moving noticing that he doesn't have the strength needed to sit. "You are in the Nerv hospital." Maya says. "How long I was out?" Benji asks. "Four days. But the first two you kept moving from the ICU to the operation room. In the third day you was stable. And you have been transferred here." Maya says to him. "That bad?" Benji asks. "I was worse. You got two nine millimeters bullets in you. And two 45 too. And one was fired in blank range. Not to mention the blood loss." Maya says. "Okay I overdid a bit." Benji says. "A bit?" Maya asks. "Okay. A lot. Happy now?" Benji says. Maya nod. "Rei was here until few hours ago. But she was removed to a synch test." Maya says. "Okay. How is your leg?" Benji says. "Fine thanks to you. The doctors said that the bullet stayed there for longer it would make me lose my leg. The bullet was pressing over the artery. It was luck that it didn't pierce it." Maya says. "It really was." Benji says agreeing. Sometime later Ritsuko and Rei enter in the room Rei stay in a side while Ritsuko checks on Benji. After the exam Ritsuko removes the IV and the blood line. "You were very lucky. One inch up and you were dead. Because the bullet would destroy your heart and lung." She says. "Lucky is part of the business." Benji says. "Well don't press it. I patched you up this time. And honestly I did a great job. Since in two more days you will be out. And you will not gain any scars." Ritsuko says. "How?" Benji asks curious knowing that with his damage it would take months to heal. "That is a secret. Just be happy to be alive and wake." She says walking away. Rei sits besides Benji and they talk a bit over trivial things. Two days later both Benji and Maya leave the hospital. Rei walks closer of Benji. "Don't force yourself. Remember you are still healing." Maya says. "I say the same." Benji says to Maya. They take different ways. "Major Katsuragi wanted to talk with you." Rei says. Benji nods as they walk to the purple haired woman office. In there Misato waves to the teens. "So how you are feeling now?" She asks to Benji. "Fine. A bit sore and all numb but taking out that." He answers with a relaxed tone. Misato puts in her desk Benji suppressed pistol and four magazines. "Here is your gun. And this is a little gift from me." Misato says picking from a drawer the Enfield revolver that he used. "But how? I thought that was collector propriety." Benji says "I said that was used in the attack and confiscated it. I am sure that she will prefer being used that rust away in a display." Misato says pointing gun handle to him. Benji picks the gun. "I already placed a license for you carry that. And ordered to be made ammo for it." Misato says putting in front of him three paper boxes. Benji open one and see many bullets. "I also asked to be made the six pack loader for it. Ten of then are okay?" Misato asks. "Yes. It will be fine. Thank you Major." Benji says. "It is a late birthday present. It passed a month ago." Misato says smiling. Benji thanks again while she gives to him two holsters for the revolver. "I ordered to be aligned and adjusted. So it is brandy new." Misato says. "Thank you very much Major." Benji says. "You are welcome. After the rescue you deserved it. And call me Misato. After that kiss I guess that you can drop the patent." Misato says half teasing the teen. Benji smiles and he puts the guns and the ammo in a small bag pack that Rei brought to him with fresh clothes. "Well I will give you two a ride. Since Shinji and Asuka already left and my shift is over." Misato says. "Thanks Misato." Benji says. "No sweat." She answers. And they leave. And they move to the building where Benji lives. Benji opens the door and enter on the living room. "Surprise!" he hears many people shouting. And the lights go on. Shinji, Asuka, Toji, Kensuke and Hikari are there. "What is going on?" Benji asks. "A welcome home, get well and late birthday party." Misato says. "I think that you deserve it." She continues. From the kitchen Azusa and Sakura walk out, the elder is carrying a tray with food and the younger one is carrying four pizza boxes. "You were a hero kid. In a couple of days the Commander will give you a medal or something. At least was what I heard. And that deserve a party." Azusa says. And the party goes on. Benji convinced Rei to stay and enjoy the party. A couple of hours later Misato is a bit high with beer. "I wanted to ask you something while you were in coma. Why you said to the terrorists that I was your girlfriend? And why not Azusa? She is a Section-2 agent." Misato asks a bit drunk. All the eyes are on the older teen. "Because they would be suspicious of her." Benji says. "Or you just wanted to kiss me?" Misato asks teasing. Now everyone look in shock at then. "To be honest I didn't want the kiss." Benji says in a flat tone. "Now you are hurting my pride. I am a good kisser!" Misato says angry. "But you were with bad breath. And you weren't so good." Benji says. "I have kissed girls that kiss better than you do." "What?!" Misato shouts angry. "I have years of experience! I am a good kisser! And bad breath?! That I couldn't help back there!" Shinji and Hikari blush like crazy while Kensuke and Toji look at Benji with jealousy on the eyes. "Can you two stop?" Asuka says. "I don't want to hear about kisses." Asuka finishes. Misato pouts shooting evil glances at Benji. And the party goes on well. Way pass the midnight most of the teens where sleeping. Rei in her room and the others in the living room. Benji is helping Azusa to clean the living room from the party. Misato collapsed on his bed drunk. "How you are feeling?" Azusa asked while washing the dishes. "I am fine to someone that was shot four times." Benji says. Azusa chuckle lightly. "Well don't work too hard. I can do this. And if I need help I cam wake Sakura." She says in a relaxed tone. "I am fine. I slept for four days. I am not tired." Benji says. She smiles at the teen. "By the way what you thought of those terrorists?" She asks now in a professional tone. Benji notice the change. "Honestly they were too well trained. And I am almost sure that they were American mercenaries." Benji says in a calm tone. "Why that?" Azusa asks not surprised. "First the machine gun. The MP-5 is usually used by American Special Forces like SWAT and the marines. The cigarettes that they smoked. Mallboro and it was the American blend. Not the exportation type. And the names of then. But the side arms were desert eagles. Not the usually nine millimeters issue of the American forces. So I am thinking of mercenaries." Benji says. "Really good. We figured that out too. And the handful of then that surrendered confessed to be American. But they didn't know more that the house plants. The leader that you killed knew more." She says. "So thanks to me the investigation will turn bad." Benji says. "No. You did what you needed too. The rest is up to us." She says. Benji slides his hands on his pockets. "They wanted the pilots. If they are the humanity last hope why they would want then?" Benji asks. "Blackmail. They are too important to risk. The UN would pay any value for then." She answers. Benji nods. Sometime later everything was clean. "So what we will do about then?" Azusa asks. "Well you and Sakura drive Kensuke, Toji and Hikari home. I drive Misato and the others." Benji says. "You drive cars?" Azusa asks. "Yes. I have a double permission. Cars and bikes. I also know how to drive trucks but I don't have a license." Benji says. "And how you will get back?" Azusa asks. "Well I will stay with Misato car. And tomorrow I return to her. She is too drunk to drive." Benji says. Azusa nod. And they wake the teens. Benji moves to help Misato up and take her to the car. After place her in the back seat Shinji sits besides her and Asuka sits on the shotgun. Benji starts the car. He waves to the two agents while they leave. And Benji start the car and drives away smoothly. Asuka is shocked with the fact that he is a good driver. Not crazy as Misato. After few minutes they arrive and after places Misato on her room Benji is about to leave. "Tomorrow I will take the car to the Nerv. So tell her to pick it up with me." Benji says. "Okay. I will tell her." Shinji says. Benji walks away. "Well it was something good to relax." Asuka says before entering on her room. Shinji nods to himself. In the next morning Benji wake with scent of food on the air. He gets out of his bed and sees Rei in the kitchen fixing the breakfast. "Good morning Rei." He says to the girl that is wearing a light blue dress with a white apron over it. "Good morning." She says looking at him still stirring a pan of miso soup. "It will be ready in few minutes. Why you don't go wash yourself?" Rei says. Benji nods. "This is so odd. Rei seems different. Almost like a mother..." Benji thinks while he washes his face in the bathroom. "Or a newly wed wife…" He looks at himself in the mirror and sees the thin line on his neck. The scar that sealed a silent pact between Rei and himself. A pact that he would protect her of anything. He looks at his wet face too deep in thoughts to notice that Rei entered in the bathroom. "Here is a towel." She says softly holding a towel with both hands. Benji is surprised. "Thank you." He says picking it and drying his face and hands. She leaves the bathroom. During the breakfast there was a slight tense silence. "Rei I wanted to talk about the kiss that I gave you in the party." Benji says. "There is nothing to say. I understand that you were trying to make me feel safe. And you manage to make me feel safe." She says. Benji looks at her surprised. "I felt safe because of that. I know that it was your intentions so I could stay in the same room with pilot Ikari and his friends." Rei says in a plain tone. "You are not angry that I stole a kiss from you?" Benji says. "You didn't steal. And it was the first time that I was kissed. Or held that tenderly. But all that was to make me feel safe. During the circumstances you did the right thing and I don't mind." Rei says. "Rei a girl first kiss is something important and…" she looks at his eyes making him stop. "I don't care about kisses. I felt safe. When I am scared can you do it again?" Rei says in a lightly pleading tone not understanding the reason of Benji discomfort. "Only if we are alone." He says knowing that she doesn't think of a kiss as a sign off affection. And she nods. After the breakfast the already familiar Section-2 female agents came to take Rei to a synch test. Benji was asked to stay behind since his still recovering condition. Benji places the dirty dishes on the sink and moves to his room tossing himself in the bed. He feels pressure on his back where he placed the belt holster for the Enfield. He takes it out of his belt and rest again in the bed holding the gun. He slides his thumb pressing the leaver that opens the gun drum. The bullets slide out of the chambers and clothe the revolver again. He aims at the ceiling and squeezes the trigger and hears the revolver mechanisms work and the hammer hitting the empty chamber. The metal sound spreads on the quiet room. Benji picks the bullets and reload the gun. He sits in the bed resting the gun in the night stand. He walks to his closet and reach deep into it. He pulls a large silver metal suit case. He places it over the bed and opens it. "I might need of this now." Benji says in a low tone. He takes out from it a long black leather jacket. The leather shows that the jacket it pretty old. On the back right between the shoulders has two metal buttons separated by twenty centimeters with a band of leather connecting then. And from the two buttons come out a thin chain that is loose forming an arch down on the jacket back. Benji puts it on. The jacket reaches until his knees in a loose fit. In each sleeve has a small buckle one inch bellow the elbow high. Benji raise the sleeve a bit and a leather strap appear and he pass it on the buckle as it was a belt. The sleeves are now covering halfway in Benji arms. He reaches for a black cloth fingerless glove. He puts on his left hand. The gloves has white ring in the knuckles. On the wrist have two belts and Benji adjust then letting a bit loose around the wrist. Benji sees a fukuro on the case and he picks it. "It have one year since I placed this here. I never thought that I would pick this again." Benji says placing it on the bed. He reaches for another fukuro. And he removes the cloth cover and reveals a katana with no guard. He places on the bed tossing the empty fukuro over a chair. He sees another fukuro. This one shorter than the other two but with more than a half meter long. Benji swallow hard and moves to reach it. But he pulls back his hand. He picks a pocket knife in a side bag and a long combat knife. And then he closes the suit case and hides it under the bed. He sighs feeing the soft and pleasant touch of the short fur that covers the inner side of the jacket on his skin. Benji takes out the jacket and his vest and places the Enfield on the shoulder holster under his left arm. He places the Sig on his back clipping the holster on his belt. He slides the sword in a small opening on the jacket back in the inner side and does the same with the fukuro. And he puts the jacket back on. He picks some ammo and places on his pockets and he grabs his bike keys and wallet and leaves the apartment. In the Nerv all the three Children are in the middle of a synch test. Ritsuko looks at the results a bit impressed. "No change. I thought that after the stress of that night they would fall back." She says. "It was stressing. But nothing that a competent leader didn't solve." Maya says to her senior. "You are saying that he was the responsible for this?" Ritsuko says. "I can understand First and the Third. But not the second." She continues. Maya stays in silence. Misato is watching the tests quietly. "It is just me or Rei seems a bit different?" Misato says. "Like what?" Ritsuko asks. "I don't know. It is just that she feels different." Misato says. "Maybe because her overprotective guardian is not around." Ritsuko says careless pointing at a chair by a corner that Benji used while Rei was in the test plug. "That might be part of it. But is not only that. I can't just name it. It just feels." Misato says. "It must be that she is not as pale as she used to be." Maya points that Rei skin is slightly darker. "Not that." Misato says. Ritsuko picks a cigarette from a pack. "So it must be nothing." Ritsuko places the cigarette on her lips just to leave there. Few minutes later there is a knock in the door. Misato opens it and she sees Benji in the other side. "Still testing?" he asks. "I thought that you were off duty. What happened?" Misato asks. "I was bored." Benji answers. Misato let him in. "They are still testing. You already know the drill." She says and Benji nods moving to his chair. "This is odd. Rei synch rate is up in two points." Maya says. "Explain." Misato says. Ritsuko looks at the computer screen. "When he entered Rei got up by two points. All of sudden." Ritsuko says. "You mean that at the same time that he entered she raised the synch rate. It was coincidence?" Misato asks. "No. Somehow she knew that he was her and her synch raised because of it." Ritsuko says. "But that is impossible. The radio is off. And they can't see us. How she would know that?" Maya says. "Female intuition." Misato says not making the brown haired technician sure of it. But they drop it after two more hours the test is over. As Ritsuko inform the Children, Benji left the room before it for Misato request. He and Maya are in the hall in front of the room. "Nice jacket. But it is not hot?" Maya says. "Actually no. This keep warm but when is fresh it keep you in a comfortable temperature." He answers. Maya reaches for something on her pocket and she pulls a small box from it. "This is for you. Major Katsuragi said that your birthday passed in blank. So this is a late present." She says handing the box to him. "You didn't needed to bother Maya." He says. "You saved my life. Is the least that I could do. It is not much. But I hope that you like it." She says. Benji open the box and see a silver lighter in there. "I noticed how you kept that lighter when we was running how you opened and closed it. So I thought that you would like. Or I was wrong?" Maya says shyly. "No. I mean I like it. I always wanted a lighter like this." Benji says. "It is made of silver. I thought in a model with carvings but I didn't know if you would like it." She says. "This one is great. I like simple things." He says with a smile opening the lighter and lighting it. He closes it. "Thanks Maya. I will use it with care." He says. She nods with a light blush on her cheeks. Benji places the lighter on his pants pocket. After few minutes the Children and the two elder women leave the room. Rei don't trade a word with Benji. Sometime later Benji, Misato and the three Children are having lunch. "So you need to go over my place to get your car back." Benji says to Misato. "I know. It is that so far I haven't the time for it." Misato talks to the teen. Rei is quietly eating vegetarian curry rice. While Asuka is arguing with Shinji while they eat a beef set meal. "In any case I had fun last night. Even that I can't remember how I got in the bed." Misato says. "Because I placed you there." Benji says answering the woman unspoken question. "So you got a new man to put you in the bed Katsuragi? But he is not a bit young?" A male voice says from behind the purple haired woman. Misato blushes and look behind her. "Kaji! Don't say that!" Misato shouts at the unshaved man. "So you were the hero of the party. I thought that you were older and more experienced." Kaji says looking at Benji. "Experience doesn't always come in older containers." Benji says. "Ouch. You make me feel older." Kaji says sitting besides Misato. "I heard some amazing tales from the people that saw you. 'A tall man fighting in a diabolic rage.' 'A supreme fighter that fears no death.' Honestly I was expecting a guy with more than two meters." Kaji says.
"I have one meter and seventy four." Benji says. "What you are doing her Kaji?" Misato asks unhappy. "Having lunch." He says placing a paper bag on the table. Benji eat one of two hamburgers on his own plate. "I also heard that gave a hot kiss on the Major here. Is that true?" Kaji says making Misato choke with her drink. "Kaji!!" Misato shouts at the man. Shinji and Asuka blush a bit. Rei is uninterested and Benji is calmly taking a sip from a soda. "What? I am curious." Kaji says. And the lunch goes with more outbursts from Misato thanks to Kaji comments.
Tokyo-3 December eleventh 2015
Ritsuko is on Gendo Ikari office. "Resuming. The connivance with Himura Benji is progressively making the First Child overcome her trauma. She now has regained some nerve to stay alone with other males. But only if there is a female around. It is not much but it is a good rate for less than four months." Ritsuko says to the Supreme commander of Nerv. "Why he is not here?" Fuyutsuki asks. "The First Child requested for martial training. And Himura is providing it. And they usually train at this time in the afternoon that is the break of all the tests and trainings." Ritsuko says. "I understand that helps to build up a sense of confidence." Gendo says in a plain tone. The blond scientist nods confirming. "Continue with the treatment. And when she request something like that. Inform me first." Gendo says and Ritsuko agrees.
In a large training room. Benji is holding a long metal knife with blunt edge. He is wearing a plain martial kimono with a blue bandana tied around his neck. In front of him is Rei in her entry suit with a smaller knife also with blunt edge. Sited by a wall there is Shinji and Asuka. And in a corner is Maya with a laptop picking the readings of the blue haired girl. "Harder!" Benji shouts at the girl easily parrying her strike with his knife and hitting her in the wrist with his. "Hai!" Rei screams acknowledging the order. She slashes Benji who just dodge. "Faster! Stronger!" Benji shouts before grab Rei arm and toss her in the floor in a skillful move. "Hai!" Rei says weakly with the taller and heavier teen over her back. Benji let her go and they move few meters away from the other. And they began all over again. "This is so fun. Better than TV." Asuka says clearly enjoying seeing Rei having loads of trouble to put a match on the black haired teen. "That is cruel Asuka. She is doing her best." Shinji says. "And he is not even trying." Asuka says pointing to Benji that is holding Rei from behind with his left arm immobilizing the girl. He touches the tip of the knife over her left breast. "More control." He says near of her ear. She nods they continue. One hour later Ritsuko walks in seeing Rei pinned down on the floor with Benji over her holding the girl right arm in a very painful looking lock. "Okay stop this already I got to show few things for you all." The blonde scientist says to the fighting teens. Benji let Rei go. She rubs her shoulder lightly. Benji get up and stand a hand to the girl. She picks it up and get up. "Go put your normal attire Benji. You got fife minutes." Ritsuko says and Benji enter in a side room. Four minutes later Benji come out putting on his jacket. And they move on. "So what you want?" Benji asks to Ritsuko. "Well since that incident we saw that we needed to train better our Children guardians." Ritsuko answers. "I don't mean you. After all you putted a really good show for us. But since we are dragging Misato to it we needed to place you two together. So she won't complain on doing alone." She finishes. Benji sigh knowing that it means train really hard for long hours. They arrive in an area that didn't have much movement. "This is the Area 51 of the Geo-front. Before any jokes about the other namesake, we don't hold aliens here. This is the training area of the personal of the Nerv. Few months ago was shut off for monetary issues. But we are reactivating it so the two guardians can train themselves and the Children to face combat situations." Ritsuko says. "What?! You mean that we will need to train?!" Asuka asks angry. "Yes. By the recovered tapes from the Chateau you and Shinji froze. Rei acted reasonably well. But you three have leaned totally in the First Child guardian. We need to train you three to at least respond to that kind of situation." Ritsuko says in a plain tone. Asuka fumes recalling herself of her failure there. They soon reach a large room and Misato is there. Maya set up her laptop in a work desk. "Good now we can begin. The first training is simple. You two, Benji and Misato go to that rack pick a gun and hit that target over there." Ritsuko says pointing at the distance. About one hundred meters away there is two dummies standing there. "This is gun accuracy test." Ritsuko says. Benji and Misato wanting to finish this soon move to the rack. Misato pulls an M-16 assault rifle and a magazine for it and move to the shooting spot. Benji pulls a large sniper rifle with telescopic scope and two magazines for it. "Are you sure that you want that Benji? That gun is a…" "An HAL-AT15 anti-tank sniper rifle. With Kalashnikov high accuracy scope. 105 millimeters solid high density steel bullets. Also called of 'Lancer'." Benji says cutting off Ritsuko off. The blonde stare at the teen as well all of then. "Whoa. Kid how you know that much? A Russian rifle like that was only used in the revolution few years ago." Kaji says walking inside the room. Benji removes a single bullet from the magazine and he careless spin it in his fingers before pull the leaver opening the rifle chamber and loading the large rifle. "I know that tools of my trade." Benji says. Ritsuko and Misato don't fail in notice a tiny hint of wistful on his voice. Benji moves to the shooting stop and lay on his stomach and aims with the rifle. "Okay. Do it." Ritsuko command. Misato fires three rounds to the dummy. Benji fire one. But the effect is far more impressive than Misato's. Benji dummy chest explodes, as Misato's fall with three holes in the chest. They look in shock. "I don't know if that was excessive or not." Maya says looking at the teen that is raising himself and the rifle and begins to dust himself. "What?!" Asuka shouts her ears as well of most of then are ringing. "What?!" Maya asks not hearing Asuka. Misato stare at Benji who placed the rifle over his shoulders and passed his arms over it careless looking at then. Few minutes later. "Okay both of you killed the target." Ritsuko says eyeing Benji. "He didn't kill. He obliterated the target." Asuka says. "That was quite good. Both of you chose the weapon that fitted your needs. Now explain to me. Why that gun?" Ritsuko says. "The M-16 has a great accuracy, large amount of ammo, long range and can be used in automatic mode." Misato says. "I just like of this gun." Benji says simply. "Since I already used it before." That last comment catch then out of guard. As Kaji said that was a Russian revolutionary army weapon. It was not sold to anyone outside of the military. And to have used that before he must be a revolutionary. No one asks to Benji how he used. But they was sure of why. At least Misato, Ritsuko and Kaji. "Okay. Now the protecting training. In here has a copy of your weapon of choice. It fires paint bullets. The objective here is simple. Each one will have a Child under the guard. Rei will be with Benji. Asuka with Kaji. And Shinji with Misato." Ritsuko says. "Why Kaji is here? I am Asuka guardian." Misato says. "Before she was with you she was with him. Since the training is beginning we are playing in one by one. As we move on you will be with Asuka too." Ritsuko says. Maya walk to then and hand to each one of then a bodysuit. "That is for register the user vital stats and location. It also simulates the user customary clothes in the computer." Ritsuko says. "One thing that I was forgetting. Each gun has a color of ammo. That responds to the Child hair color. Benji is light blue, Kaji is red and Misato is dark brown to black." "Why we need to wear this and why they have paint guns?" Shinji asks. "Good question. I am sure that the trio has figured out already. The objective is this. Each guardian must protect his Child and kill the other guardian and Child. The last one alive wins." Ritsuko says. "What?!" Asuka shouts. "You mean that Misato and that barbarian have to kill me?!" Asuka shouts. "Mainly yes. This training is designed to create a bond between the guardian and the Child. The Child needs to trust his safety fully on his guardian. The Child can't freeze in fear when facing the enemy. Even if that means death for the guardian. Real combat training is the best way to make this." The blonde says. And they move to two rooms. Males in one and females in another. "So Shinji feeling scared?" Kaji asks taking out his clothes. "A bit. But this is not real. Is only training." Shinji says. "But think of it as real. Because as the guardians Benji and I will kill you and Misato to protect our Children. We will even face each other too." Kaji says. Benji changes in silence. "But I saw him fighting before. I don't stand a chance." Shinji says. "There is where Misato enters. You have to trust your life to her. As Rei needs to do with Benji. And as Asuka does with me." Kaji says. Benji finish putting the clothes and he leaves. Few minutes later all then are near of Ritsuko. The blonde hands a pair holsters and guns to Benji. She hands one to Kaji and one to Misato. "Hey why he has two?!" Asuka says. "Because Asuka he does carry two guns. This training is to simulate problems in your daily life. Since he carries two guns in a situation like this ha has two guns. Misato and Kaji only carry one." Ritsuko points. Asuka pouts. "It is not fair. He is cheating." "Look Asuka she is right. Benji carry two guns wherever he goes. I just carry one. So is only normal that in training he carry two guns too." Kaji says. Misato nods agreeing. "Okay in that simulated scenario of city you need to hide from the others and reach to the goal that is on the other side of the room. The first duo there wins. But you need to prevent the others from reaching there." Ritsuko says. "Here is a map of the city and extra ammo." Maya says giving to each one a map and the designed ammo. And they enter in the city in different places. "This will be interesting. What will win? Misato military training? Kaji black ops training? Or Benji salvager training? Wait. That kid has more than just that. He was a revolutionary. I guess that experience will win this. But who is more experienced? Kaji, Benji or Misato?" Ritsuko thinks recalling the three guardian's background. Maya looks at her lap top screen seeing the six dots marked with the name of each person moving on the city. "Sempai this training is sure needed?" She asks. "Yes. We can't allow another event like of the party. You said yourself that Shinji was armed but he froze almost letting Benji be killed. And if Rei haven't acted he might be killed as well everyone else." Ritsuko answers in a cold tone. Shots rang in the air. "It has begun now." The blonde says.
End of the chapter six.