Here's the next chapter to the story. Some people asked me about the data on Blaze's machine so…
Disclaimer- I do not own the "Karasawa", "Moonlight", or Armored Core and any of it's parts. Nor do I own anything of NGE except the angels that I make up and put into the story.
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Chapter 5: Trouble
Shinji awoke to find that the futon that Blaze was sleeping in was empty. That meant that he had either left or hadn't come home yet. "Did he go to NERV?" He mumbled to himself as he got out of bed, he was still a bit groggy from staying up late, then realized that it was Sunday. That meant no school, and no school meant that he could sleep in. He looked outside and saw that it was still dark and raining. Studying the clock, he noticed that it only read 3:23.
Feeling a bit lazy, Shinji plopped himself back on his futon. Thinking about all the things that had happened in the past few weeks. They had met a strange boy named Blaze. What kind of a name was Blaze anyway? And why did he come here? He had suddenly noticed that no one, probably even his father, knew about the boy's true intentions. Which began to worry him, what if he was sent here by his father's enemies to destroy NERV and it's Evangelions. Would Blaze kill him too? Would he kill Misato?
As he thought the world around him began to get hazy. Soon everything turned dark and he felt himself drift into a peaceful slumber. Well, until he felt the force of a pillow collide with his head.
"Oww!" He cried out as sat up and bed and looked up to see a very pissed redheaded girl. She was still wearing the same clothes that she had gone to sleep in the night before. He also noticed something else, she had changed. Both physically and mentally.
"Baka Shinji! Did you know that we had to be at NERV half an hour ago!"
"What?"
"No duh!"
"Then why didn't you go?"
"Cause you were the one that was supposed to wake us up!" She threw the pillow at him. Luckily he was quick enough to dodge the flying object in time. "Sorry…"
Asuka threw up her hands in frustration. "There you go again! Always apologizing!" Then stormed out of the room. In a few minutes he heard the shower running.
Getting out of bed, he changed out of his clothes and went to the kitchen to make some breakfast. Even though they were supposed to be at NERV, it was still raining a bit. Which might mean some delays for the sync tests. He took his time, though still moving a bit faster than he usually would on a normal Sunday, even if it was raining the tests wouldn't be cancelled. So he and Asuka would still have to go to the HQ for testing.
While he was making breakfast, he began to imagine the image of his father getting caught out in the rain. He would slip and fall then cuss at the clouds. Even though he knew that would never happen, it was still funny to think about it.
Asuka came out of the shower while he was putting bread in the toaster. After which he went to his room to get a towel. He had to shower too, he felt uncomfortable since he hadn't taken a shower in two days. Besides, he needed a little more time to think.
Asuka took a rather large bite out of her piece of toast. They were going to be late for the sync testing. 'Wondergirl' was probably already there, and Blaze was probably with her. The truth was that she didn't trust Blaze as much as Shinji or his father seemed to. There was just something in his character that didn't seem friendly.
She checked in the fridge and took out a carton of orange juice and a glass cup from the cupboard. While she poured, her mind began to drift to Shinji.
Over the two years that the two of them had spent together, she had actually grown to like him. Well, only as a companion. The two of them didn't fight as much as they used to, and she found herself actually talking to him sometimes. He was a pretty nice person once she got to know him. He sometimes worried about everyone else than himself, though it did get a little annoying when Shinji said the word 'sorry'. She had also gotten a lot happier since then…
Maybe… no what the hell am I thinking, she thought quickly and emptied the entire glass of orange juice down her throat.
As he stepped into the shower, he began retracing his thoughts. Who was Blaze really? Why was he a pilot like him and Asuka? And how was he so damn good?
A knock was heard as he was thinking under the running water of the shower.
"Hey Shinji! If you haven't noticed we gotta go!" Hearing this he quickly turned off the water and got out of the bathroom. He preceded to his own room and changed quickly. After which they left the apartment.
NERV HQ
Observation Deck
"Sync ratio at eighty-two percent." Maya said as she eyed the control screen. Life had been going good for her ever since she began working as Ritsuko's assistant. She was getting to know more and more about this place and had been helping out a lot with the EVA repairs.
"Good, at least she's slowly gaining her strength back." Misato said reluctantly. Then shifted her gaze towards a blonde-haired woman. "By the way, where's Blaze?"
"Running system checks on his machine. He said that he didn't want to be disturbed." The woman replied.
In the entry plug, Rei had her eyes closed. She had been concentrating for the past fifteen minutes, even though the commander had advised her to stay in bed. She had gone anyways. She was still recovering from her injuries but still went,shewas always doing things to please the commander.Which was something that she had managed tobecome accustomed to over thepast few years.As she sat, suddenly she began to think, which was something she didn't do very often or at all during sync tests.
She tried her best to clear her thoughts but that one question kept coming back to her. Did she like Gendou Ikari? Or was it simply because of the fact that she longed for a companion that understood her more than most people did. Blaze just seemed too understandable sometimes, but he usually always knew how to solve a problem, no matter how difficult it was.
Do I like him…
She repeated that thought over and over in her head.
Do I love him…
Did she love Gendou Ikari? Maybe she did, but did she love him in that way? She just didn't know.
Does Commander Ikari love me?
Was that the reason that he risked his life to save her from the entry plug after Unit 01 went haywire?
She kept trying to answer all the questions in her mind but it seemed that the more she lingered on the thoughts, the more clouded the answer became. Why did everything suddenly become more difficult for her. She couldn't even figure out herself now, when she opened her eyes she was in an empty entry plug. Droplets of LCL fluid still clung to her plug suit. A small pool of the fluid had also formed at the bottom of the entry plug.
The door opened up and she was met with Katsuragi's face. She had quite a proud look on her.
"You did a great job today. You ratio topped one-hundred percent." Rei also managed a faint smile and stepped out of the plug. The purple-haired woman stepped out of the way and walked off. Probably to do some more tests and checkups. Soryu and Ikari were late so they still had to take their tests. She let out a sigh and walked towards the showers.
WARNING ENEMY AC'S DETECTED
WARNING ENEMY AC'S DETECTED
ADVISING IMMEDIATE INTERCEPTION AND DESTRUCTION
ENEMY FORCE SIZE OF 2 UNITS
"Damn!" Blaze cursed to himself as he jumped in the cockpit. With a few codes typed in via the computer panel. The cockpit again became alive with lights and panel screens. The pilot felt his adrenaline feed into his soul, and began running system checks.
MAIN SYSTEM CHECK…
GENERATOR ONLINE RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY
RADIATOR ONLINE REGULATING AC TEMPERATURE
FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ONLINE CONNECTING WITH WEAPONS SOFTWARE…
RADAR ONLINE
ENGAGING LONG RANGE RADAR
OBTAINING DATA FROM LONG RANGE SENSORS
AC DATA ACQUIRED…
AC1: DEATH SHADOW
CLASS: HEAVY TANK ASSAULT
AC2: LATH SOLDER
CLASS: LIGHT MOBILITY ASSAULT
RUNNING WEAPONS CHECK…
RUNNING RIGHT ARM WEAPON CHECK
MKII-KARASAWA
100 CHARGED
100 COMBAT OPERATIONAL
RUNNING LEFT ARM WEAPON CHECK
LS-MOONLIGHT
100 CHARGED
100 COMBAT OPERATIONAL
RUNNING CORE SLOT CHECKS
RIGHT UNIT
XT7-EAGLE3
80 AMMUNITION LEFT
75 COMBAT OPERATIONAL
LEFT UNIT
MJ9/K45-SWAN2
100 CHARGED
100 COMBAT OPERATIONAL
EVALUATING COMBAT SITUATION
MTS--0
ACS--2
CLASS
DEATH SHADOW--CLASS AS
LATH SOLDER--CLASS SS
SURVIVAL RATE-- 15.78
THIS AC DOES NOT HAVE AN EFFICIENT ATTACK OR DEFENSE FACTOR TO DEAL WITH THIS COMBAT SITUATION, PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK RAVEN…
CRIMSON RAIN ONLINE…
Blaze smiled to himself as his eyes changed to crimson once more.
"This is gonna be fun…"
Crimson Rain's boosters ignited and it boosted through the walls of the NERV complex.
You are doomed to kill…
You were made that way…
There is nothing that you can do to change it…
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There we go, leading into an AC vs AC Squadbattle…
Just a filler chapter for this one, I thought it would be important that you know how everyone thinks about Blaze living in their world. (well the 3 children anyway...)
Anyway R&R!