Inescapable Grasp of Eva
Chapter IV A New Purpose
Hey guys, I hope that you liked my last chapter. A bit lame the ending, but I was in a rush. I hope that you guys will enjoy this chapter. This is one is one of my better ones if I do say so myself.
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WARNING: It will have some vulgar language, and some racist comments. Read at your own discretion. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Don't blame me for being racist, you have been warned.
As all 7 Evas re-entered the cages, Misato and Ritsuko were on the catwalk as they waited for the pilots to dismount their Eva's. However the two of them were feeling rather apprehensive, as they knew of Sam's habits and personal profile, fearing that he might do something stupid if they weren't present.
Sam was the first to hop out of his Eva. He wore a grey plug suit, its design similar to that of Shinji's. He grabbed the back of his hair from the collar of his plug suit, pulling it out, revealing he had shoulder length hair, tied back into a pony tail. He also had some bangs as well as a pair of sideburns. (A/N: Think of Duo's bangs. He's from Gundam Wing)
Pretty soon all of the pilots got out and approached him. They noticed that he was rather tall; however he was shorter than Jon and Natasha who were of the same height. Compared to them Sam only reached their noses.
Being the nice one, Shinji stuck out his hand, "Pleased to meet you. I'm Shinji Ikari."
Sam however slapped his hand away and growled out in English, "That's very nice you Japanese mother fucker. Now why don't you go home and eat your rice?" Shinji raised his eyebrow as Jon and Natasha looked at him in horror.
"Excuse me?" Shinji asked, not understanding a word he just said.
"Watch your tongue asshole," Jon growled in a low voice. Sam moved his eyes to the right to see Jon and Natasha looking at him dangerously.
(A/N: WARNING, Racial Slurs are used, please DO NOT take offence)
Responding in Japanese, "And what are you going to do about it you gook, and what of the Soviet behind you?" He then scanned the pilots who were surrounding him, each of them looking at him in disgust.
"Ok, so what do we have here? Hmm…We have three Japs, a Gook, a Soviet," his eyes came across Asuka, "O lovely, even a Nazi bitch." Asuka gasped as her eyes widened in surprise. Someone had just dared to call her a Nazi, and she was not about to let him get away with it. However before she could make a move, Jon had grabbed him by the collar of Sam's plug suit.
"Listen here you racist mother fucker. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with you," Jon was now way beyond pissed, "But I swear, say another racist word to ANY of us, I swear that I will make your life here a living nightmare. Regardless of the fact you are a pilot."
Natasha started to crack her knuckles, "That goes double for me. Mess with us you will pay."
"What did you call me?" Asuka suddenly cried out, her voice filled with anger.
Sam turned his attention from Jon and Natasha towards Asuka replied in German, "I called you a Nazi. You fascist bastards got your just deserts. I'm surprised NERV even let a country where it allowed such a dictator to rule it for a while send a pilot over, let alone even let it in on the project." Although no one, save Asuka, could understand his words, they looked at him horrified at his callous attitude. How could someone say such cruel words and smile while doing it; let alone keeping a straight face?
"You bastard," Asuka growled as her body trembled in anger, "I'LL KILL YOU!" She lunged at him. Jon let go of Sam and attempted to tackle Asuka, but she was charging so hard Jon could barely hold her that Natasha had to come from behind and held her in a full nelson just to keep her arms from hurting Jon.
Sam smirked as he watched Asuka flail in Jon's and Natasha's arms, "Heh, this is too funny. It takes two communists to hold back a fascist."
"PILOT JACKSON!" a voice rang out. Everyone, except for Jon and Natasha who were still trying to contain the raging Asuka, turned their heads to see Misato fuming from the catwalks.
"PILOT JACKSON BACK OFF RIGHT NOW!"
"Or what, you can't really do much. I'd probably whip all of you in an instant."
"You wanna bet?" Jon called out, letting go of Asuka when she finally started to calm down.
"Bring it on," Sam replied taking up a stance.
"Karate eh?" Jon commented, "That won't save you from me breaking every joint in your body."
"Neither of you will do no such thing," a voice suddenly spoke. Everyone looked behind Misato and Ritsuko who had been watching the whole time to see Gendo standing behind them, minus his glasses and white gloves, with an extreme anger on his face.
"Fifth Child," he growled in Japanese, "You WILL refrain from using your racist comments. And you WILL respect your superiors while you are on this assignment. Failure to comply will result in extreme disciplinary actions," as he was speaking he was walking up to Sam. Jon had let go of him as Gendo approached. He was now directly in front of Sam, as Gendo stared into Sam's icy blue eyes.
"I know your personal history Pilot Jackson. I do not think it would be in your best interest if I were forced to use that against you," he quietly threatened in English. That apparently seemed to shut him up as he backed down, hanging his head shamefully.
"Yes sir," he quietly stated.
"Good," he then snapped his fingers as two guards came up, "These gentlemen will take you to your quarters. With the exception of school and when you are required outside of NERV Headquarters, such as a mission or when you are needed in your Eva, you will remain in your quarters. Is that understood?" Sam merely growled as he walked away, escorts in tow.
Misato and Ritsuko let out sighs of relief seeing how the Commander at the last moment stepped in to stop the fight. Even though he wanted to instigate Third Impact, and he had lost a lot of respect outside of Tokyo-3, he still was able to exude an aura of power which seemed to overpower, even the strongest of wills.
He then turned and faced the rest of the pilots, "You should not have seen that. I will tell you this right now pilots; Pilot Jackson is NOT to be taken lightly. Any sign of disrespect shoot him down. I don't care if you do it figuratively or literally, just make sure he does not go out and cause trouble. That is the last thing that we need," he turned to face Misato, "Sub-commander Katsuragi, I leave them to you. I have other business that must be taken care of." He gave the pilots one last look, eyed Shinji for a moment and then walked off.
"I don't think our presence here is needed. I'll let you guys handle this," Misato spoke softly, trying to ease the tension. She and Ritsuko then turned around and walked out the same way as Sam and his 'entourage' did. As they let what just had happened sink in, all 6 pilots merely stood there, rooted to their spots.
"Pilot Dang, Pilot Kanatnikov," said Rei, breaking the silence, "What exactly was that he just said?"
Jon let out a sigh and looked at Natasha, "You wanna tell them, or should I?"
Natasha smiled, "I will. You did your part in defending them," she then faced the rest of the pilots, "When he rejected Shinji's hand, he said, 'That's nice you Japanese mother fucker. Now why don't you go home and eat your rice?'" everyone gasped in shock, while Shinji growled.
"I know that was uncalled for, but I believe it may be part of his upbringing. Americans are rather racists but he takes it to a whole new level."
"Are you kidding me?" Jon called out, "He makes ALL Americans look good. And I personally never really liked their attitude towards other cultures."
Toji then brought up his right fist as his left hand cracked the knuckles, "If that asshole gets anywhere near my friends and disses them in anyway, I'm going to open me up a can of whoop-ass!"
"Not a very wise call," Rei said.
"And what is it not Wonder Girl?" Asuka growled out, still feeling extremely angry that someone had dared call her a Nazi.
"I've looked at a profile of his which Misato had," Rei explained, "He is a martial artist, and if I am correct he is Sankyu, with three stripes. Apparently he is the state champion."
"By the way Asuka," Shinji suddenly spoke out, grabbing everyone's attention, "What was it he said to you that made you wanted to kill him?"
Asuka looked down as she quietly responded, "Do you want it word for word?"
"Well it would give us more ammo if we knew what his words were," Toji replied.
She let out a deep sigh, "I called you a Nazi. You fascist bastards got your just deserts. I'm surprised NERV even let a country where it allowed such a dictator to rule it for a while send a pilot over, let alone even let it in on the project." Everyone gasped at the extremely rude comment.
"WHAT THE HELL?" Jon screamed out, "That jackass is going to fucking get it. Mein gott im fick-ing himmel!" Asuka suddenly started to giggle.
"Asuka, what's so funny?" Natasha asked, looking at her curiously.
"He…he…o god that was too funny," Asuka replied in between her giggles as it turned into laughter, "He just said, 'My god in fucking heaven,' or attempted to in the worst accent ever." She bowled over as she started to laugh harder, rolling on the floor as she did.
They all let out a sigh of exasperation to Asuka's idea of funny when Shinji spoke again, "Hey guys, it's been an eventful morning. How about we hit the shower, head back to Misato's apartment, and I make all of us some lunch?"
"I'm in," Jon called out.
"Finally some grub," Toji called out.
"It is acceptable."
"For once the baka has a good idea," Asuka stated when she was finally able to recover from her fit.
"Would you please refrain from insulting our comrades Asuka? And lunch would be nice."
All 6 pilots went along the catwalk when the intercom came up, "Pilot Shinji Ikari report to the Commander's Office ASAP. Pilot Shinji Ikari to the Commander's Officer ASAP."
'I wonder what father wants,' Shinji thought to himself as they continued through the hallways. They all quickly had their showers, just long enough to clear them of the stench of LCL before changing back into their clothes. They all met outside, where they told Shinji they would wait for him outside. As Shinji was about to leave, Rei was also called.
"Rei-chan, do you know anything about this?" Shinji asked curiously.
Rei however shook her head, "No I do not. Do not forget, after 3rd Impact occurred, I had no more purpose. So your father saw no need to be in constant contact with me."
"I see," was all Shinji could say as they continued towards the Commander's office.
As they waited for the elevator to reach the top floor, Rei was slowly inching towards Shinji. Taking notice of this, Shinji blushed, but did nothing and simply let Rei take her time. However her efforts were cut short when the door opened revealing the door of the Commander's office. They walked in to see Misato and the Commander in a conversation, both of them with serious faces. The two pilots walked in and waited for them to finish.
When the Commander noticed them, he quickly said something to Misato then turned his attention towards the pilots, "First and Third Children, there are a few things we need to talk about, however before we begin, you must swear what you hear here is to never leave this room." Shinji and Rei nodded as they waited for the Commander to continue.
"First of all," facing Shinji looking him in the eye, "I must say your mother was not very happy when she found out." Shinji was surprised at his comment. But then remembered that during 3rd Impact, everyone's souls were one, and that they were all aware of each other. However he could never sense his mother or father, figuring they were dead and that their souls were just gone.
Gendo looked up from his usual position revealing a small smile, "But she was proud of what you did during your battle against the Angels. And she continues to watch you battle now. Secondly, as you know, we have 4 new pilots, 3 of them are present. The 8th Child will arrive at the end of the month," his face then turned serious, "Thirdly; there is the issue that you two have initiated an intimate relationship. I must know, are the two of you ABLE, and I stress, ABLE, to separate your two lives? It is important that you are not impaired for your relationship, otherwise I will ensure it you only see each other when you need to. Do you two believe you are able to handle the demands of your relationship, and as Eva Pilots?"
Shinji and Rei looked at each other for a while, trying to see something in one another as the two officers stayed where they are, knowing they needed time to answer that question. Gendo and Misato knew the answer, but they needed to hear it to be sure.
"Are you sure of this Rei-chan?" Shinji asked concerned.
Rei nodded her head, "I am more than sure of this Shinji-kun."
The then turned their heads and faced Gendo, "We will be able to sir," their voices in complete unison.
Gendo smiled again, as well as Misato, "Very well. I expect you two to do so," he then looked to Misato, "Sub-commander Katsuragi will be the one to explain the classified matter. I must have a talk to Pilot Jackson. He incapacitated his guards that I had to have Section 2 officers look after him personally." He gave the two a warm smile before walking off.
"Third Impact has really changed the Commander," Rei commented once Gendo had left the room.
"He sure has Rei-chan," Shinji replied, smiling knowing he might have a father after all.
"Indeed," Misato added before picking up a folder, her face becoming serious, "What I am about to show you here are a series of pictures we found in the ruins underneath Antarctica, directly underneath the site where 2nd Impact occurred. It wasn't easy mind you, but we managed to dig it out and get in." She then opened the folder and pulled out a series of pictures.
She showed the first one to the 1st and 3rd Child, both of them gasping at the image before them. It was a large stone tablet, with various images of sorts. At the top was an image of a crucified man with the Lance of Longinus in his chest, much like how Lilith had the lance within her. Below him were all 17 Angels, with Adam directly beneath him, with the other 16 Angels on either sides of him, formed up in a bottomless triangular formation. (A/N: Generally this kind of a formation: ) At the very bottom were 10 Eva's. It depicted the busts of the units, Unit 00 and 01 in the very center, while the other Eva's stood behind them. Directly behind the Eva's was an image of a ball, the details on it depicted what looked every much like Earth currently does. In the middle of the circle was an image of a double handed sword. Between the Angels and the Eva's, in the very middle of the slab, was an image of a ball of fire, its flames going out in all directions, an Eva in the middle with 5 pairs wings, the wings on the right were of an angel while the other half seemed to be spectral, spread out. And in its right hand it held the Lance of Longinus, and it held a sword similar to the one on the bottom in its left. On the left side was an image of a massive army of horned like demons whereas on the other side, was a small group of what appeared to be children. Each side had a door which leads to the center.
"Is this supposed to be us?" Shinji asked, looking at the images of the Eva's and the children.
"Could be," Misato replied, "We don't fully understand the images. But based on what we can tell, and also from the world's best mythologists, they are inferring that the balance, between God and the Angels, and the Eva's and the world, lies in the hands of an Eva. As demons of sort, against the Children of Humanity fight, that Eva," pointing to the Eva in the middle, "And possibly all the pilots will somehow become or create the Ultimate Eva, and that will become God's advocate, and will determine the fate of the world. I don't know, but I think this is a prophecy to 4th Impact, much like the Dead Sea Scrolls from before."
Shinji and Rei could only stare in awe at the image before them. However what interested them most were the busts of Unit 00 and 01. Unit 01 seemed to be behind Unit 00, its head resting against Unit 00, its hands were barely visible, but they noticed that its hands seem to be on Unit 00's shoulders, appearing that it wrapped its arms around the chest of the unit. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, having a good feeling about the possible meaning behind the image. However their good feeling was replaced when Misato showed the next picture.
It was a close-up of the scene where the group of children were, and it showed a boy with a jagged blade through his heart, as a short haired girl with wings held the boy in her arms, while the others stood in front of them, as if they were defending the two.
"It gets even weirder," Misato stated as she handed them a third picture. Shinji and Rei looked at the image in awe, as now they were looking at the close up of the demons. At the forefront, depicting what apparently would be their leader was someone holding a jagged sword similar to the one embedded in the fallen child's chest, his hair, shoulder length, in a ponytail.
"Apparently though, there is a good version of that leader," Misato stated, "Remember, this is not to leave this room. If need be though, I'm going to have to erase your memory of this part of the conversation."
"Their memories must be erased," a voice suddenly stated. Everyone jumped as they looked around trying to find the owner of the voice. They looked at Gendo's chair as they watched it turned revealing Tabris.
"Kaoru," Shinji quietly breathed out.
Tabris smiled, "Long time no see old friend," he rose from the seat, walking around until he stopped in front of the two, "However you will not see me for a long time. I've come here to stop you two from learning any further," he then faced Misato, "I just informed Gendo of this. None and I mean NONE of the pilots are to know this yet, however they will find out when the time is right. The two of you will know when to reveal it to them. Hopefully by then you and your mythologists would've found out the meaning already." He turned his attention towards the two of them.
"I'll simply erase up to the point Gendo asked you about whether you two can separate your relationship with your work. You won't remember the rest. However I will tell you one thing, regardless, you two were made for each other. Not just in terms of destiny, you two are so perfect for each other. You compliment each other," he then took a few steps back away from everyone, "The moment you two leave, you will forget. Don't attempt to learn anymore; otherwise you will not forget everything completely. Until we meet again." With that he disappeared in a flash.
They stayed rooted to their spots for a moment before Misato spoke, "You guys better listen to Kaoru. Walk out of here. I promise, I will tell you two that you were briefed, but your memories were erased for security purposes alright? Now go on, your friends are waiting."
The two of them nodded and walked out the room. The instant they did, they cringed in pain, clutching their heads as they felt the memories extracted from their minds. Momentarily, the pain subsided, as they looked at each other curiously.
"What just happened?" Shinji asked, rubbing his head.
"I do not know. However I do not wish to experience that again," Rei replied.
"Let's get out of here," Shinji stated, "I bet the others are waiting." Rei nodded as they stepped into the elevator. As the elevator proceeded towards the main floor, Shinji felt some sort of impulse inside him, as he brought up his right arm up, bringing it around Rei's waist as he gently tugged her closer to him.
Rei looked up to Shinji in surprise, to see him looking at her with a smile on his face, "What? Can't I hold my girlfriend?"
Rei smiled back as she leaned her head against his shoulder, "I do not mind. I just did not expect you to do such a thing."
Shinji laughed as the door opened, "Well people change. Anyways, let's head out." The two of them walked along the corridor, his arm still around her waist, walking in step when they were greeted by Sam with a man in a black suit following him closely.
When they walked past each other, Sam eyed Rei with a rather lewd look and smirked as he left their field of vision. Shinji looked back, eyeing the back of Sam dangerously before he looked in front of him to see the door ahead of them, outside the group was waiting for them, but apparently talking amongst each other.
"So anyways, right after Shinji and Rei got down along the shaft, I jumped out, sprawled out, my hands and feet against the walls of the shaft as that Angel's acid was dripping down on my back," said Asuka as she regaled in the battle against the 9th Angel. She was about to continue when she noticed Shinji and Rei come out the door.
'Ah, there they are. But wait….are they….,' "NANI!" Asuka cried out pointing towards the two of them. Everyone else snapped their heads, looking in the direction Asuka was pointing to see Shinji and Rei had their arms around each other's waists. Toji and Asuka were flabbergasted whereas Natasha looked at them in mild surprise, and Jon was smiling broadly giving Shinji the thumbs up.
"Finally, it's official," Jon said aloud, "About bloody time if you ask me."
"But….what….that baka and Wonder Girl?" Asuka's voice rang with hurt. She had always liked him, but her pride and not wanting to open her heart to anyone prevented her. Now seeing Rei in Shinji's arms instead of her left her empty and hurt. Shinji took notice of his and quickly let go of Rei and took her aside.
Shinji held her shoulders and looked at her, "Asuka, I'm sorry, but I didn't think you'd ever open up. Even after 3rd Impact, you may have toned down in terms of the insults, but you never opened yourself. How do you expect me to make advances on you if you won't even acknowledge your feelings?"
Asuka however was well beyond pissed at the moment and shoved him away, "Go away. I don't need your sympathy. I don't need anyone!"
Shinji let out a sign of exasperation, "This is exactly what I mean. Every single time you get hurt, you fight it be pushing everyone away. You know what; you won't even listen to me now. Do whatever you want, I'll talk to you when you've calmed down a bit." With that Shinji walked away, while Asuka stayed rooted to the spot distraught over what had just happened.
"What happened Shinji-kun?" Rei inquired when Shinji rejoined the group, putting his arm around Rei again.
Shinji let out a sigh before responding, "I'm not really sure at the moment, but I just know that Asuka won't be joining us." Everyone accepted the answer as they walked off towards the apartment.
As they walked, inside NERV, Sam watched the pilots as they conversed amongst each other as they made their way towards the city. He then eyed Asuka who was pacing back and forth and smirked.
"I always knew that Nazi had problems, but damn she is so hot headed over that Jap," he then shrugged his shoulders, "Whatever. What do I care? I'm just here because I can pilot that damn thing."
So what do you people think? An interesting story yes? Sam is such an asshole yes? Although I did say that you can't blame me for being racist, however you can blame me for making him such an asshole. Well anyways, please leave me your reviews and please stay tuned for the next chapter.