Rebirth of the Evangelion
Final chapter of book 1 Four days following the last chapterTrieze Kushrenada stood gazing out the window of his temporary office, at a bright blue sky clear of any clouds with a landscape covered in machinery below him.
It had been barely four days since the conflict between his organization and the colonies had been resolved by the anomalies of an alternate universe. Trieze bent his head and chuckled to himself, amused by a science fiction story being played out in real life.
He turned around to sit down on the couch facing away from the window directly to his left, where he could put his mind in order:
FLASHBACK
After Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami had made contact with Asuka Langley Sohryu, the battle between the two superpowers had ended.
Even from all the data Trieze had gathered, he still did not understand what had occurred between these three individuals. He had believed he had understood Asuka and that he had complete power over her judgement, which turned out to have been a mistake. He could only guess at the extremely strong ties between those who had come from another universe.
After being contacted by the very five scientists who had created the Gundams, Trieze had secretly begun work on a portal, to send the Evangelions and their pilots from this universe. This plan was kept in utmost secrecy, for if any of the Gundam or Evangelion pilots knew of it, their loyalties would be questioned. To preserve the ties between the super weapons (GUNDAMS EVA) and the superpowers (COLONIES OZ), certain measures had to be taken.
Trieze had begun work on his very own Evangelion with the data from Unit-02. This was easily anticipated by the five scientists, since it would be the obvious course of any man presented with a taste of power. Gaining more power.
Two days after construction had begun and nearly completed, there was an attack on his facilities, by none other than the Colonies themselves. Unit-02 was sent out to resolve the conflict.
The sight of the two unknown monsters in the enemy's hands immobilized Oz's forces with fear. The opposing forces took advantage of this by firing a barrage of ballistic explosives at the enemy. These forces were in turn immobilized by the experience of watching Unit-02 easily deflect these projectiles harmlessly away from both enemy forces.
During this short period of cease-fire, the three Evangelions are assumed to have had some form of encrypted communication between themselves. For shortly afterwards, they had all turned their backs from their respective comrades and fled a great distance away. Stunned by this act, both forces withdrew almost immediately for consult.
END OF FLASHBACK
Trieze took a sip of the expensive alcoholic beverage sitting at his side untouched until now. It would seem that events had fallen into place relatively seamlessly after that.
After a cease-fire between the two conflicting nations was achieved, the Evangelions were recalled successfully in a few days and were presented with freedom. While untested and only a theoretically proven method, the Evangelions would be linked together while connected to the portal construct that had been created by Trieze using data gathered on the Eva. Information supplied by Unit-01's S2 engine was the last necessary information.
While Trieze only partially understood the theory of using AT fields, it seemed unlikely that they would be able to forcefully rip through the dimensional barriers of space and time, and shielding the pilots from the resulting immense radiation at the same time. He was sure, it sounded to him as far-fetched as it did to the pilots who would endure it.
Because the A-T Fields were the unknown factor, tests were to be done on both the Evangelions and their pilots. However, it was determined that recording of such data would affect the future of this universe in a negative way. It was deemed that all information pertaining to the Evangelions would be destroyed, for the technology they brought would prove to be harmful. Considered as giving power to the unreasonable, a gun in a thirteen-year old's hand.
According to advanced micro particle and dark energy laws, it was determined that since time does not flow at any constant rate in the universe, let alone other universes, the Evangelion pilots would be able to make it back to their proper universe as if they had never left in the first place.
Treize smiled at this thought. The story of three individuals and their story from another universe. The challenges they were faced with and their resolutions, along with the lives they influenced on their way. He was certain that the future of all humans had now been changed. The cease-fire between the two nations was not easily accepted by the public majority. The after-affects of the war were beginning to become visible, as fractions of each of the forces begun to initiate attacks on one another.
The war probably wouldn't be ending anytime soon. Treize smiled once more as he downed his drink. It was a pity a story of this magnitude would never be recorded in history.
At least not in the official archives.
A/N: Alright readers, I'm back after a six month break. Very selfish of me, I'm sorry. In summary, I lost the remaining ideas and will to write the last chapters of this story. I decided rather than just leave it unfinished, I could at the very least give you a brief summary of what occured after the last chapter.
Basically, the above would have taken another ten chapters to write, had I done it the same way as the rest of the story. I'm sorry for not doing so, but I fear it would not reach any expectations whatsoever. By offering the summary above, anybody who thinks they can write up a more suitable conclusion to this book should please do so and post it up or send it to my email where I will most likely add it to this one.
So, in conclusion, I am finishing this project to make room for the next one I'm writing. My ideas are a secret right now, but it will be a continuation of this story.
The only part of this chapter I wrote seriously was the point where all three pilots were reunited. It was already written, so I decided to add it here. I hope it can bring a bit of enjoyment.
Omake (?)
Shinji watched from inside his Eva as Unit-02 appeared in front of his eyes, shielding the opposing forces from their missiles.
The same words kept repeating inside his mind as he watched in suspended animation as Unit-02 was moving in front of him:
"Asuka's alive."
Staring wide-eyed in front of him, Unit-02 appeared to become suspended as well. Time had slowed down, everywhere and around him. Each movement could easily be recalled in his memory as he sat in a sudden emotional swirl. Uncertainty, relief, surprise, shock, disbelief, acceptance, wanting, fear, helplessness and the urge to take action reverberated inside his brain. Shinji felt as if he would explode if he didn't do something, yet his entire body was alien to him, not allowing the slightest to chance tense a muscle.
He knew he had to do something. But was weighed down by uncertainty. What could he do and what should he do? All he wished for was someone or anything to make a decision for him, but the time span seemed to get infinitely longer hopefully waiting for a reaction from Rei. Breaking out in a sweat that was instantly absorbed by the LCL, Shinji opened his mouth and seemed to wait another more eternity before being able to form a word.
"Asuka." Was all that made it out, though the tone of his voice and the nature of this word made it apparent to each of the two girls piloting the other Evangelions the weight in which they held. Their silence welcomed Shinji to speak further, welcoming him that he was being listened to, and acted as the confirmation of acceptance between themselves.
Shinji barely made it out. "Should we go somewhere else, since…"
It was apparent to each of them where they were and what their environment was. Shinji waited for a reply a tense silence. Rei's voice turned out to be the acknowledgment.
"I agree, follow me."
With those four words, Unit-00 instantly turned and ran full-speed to the north east of their position. Unit-01 and Unit-02 began to follow at the same time right after the fleeing Evangelion, with no sign of action being taken by the forces behind them.
After almost two hours of solid running, either Rei decided it was no longer worth putting off their face-to-face encounter with Asuka or had found a suitable location to hide the Evangelions.
Inside a deep canyon, all three units were able to sit forward under rock and be covered by bright green trees in the jungle surrounding them, very near a river. The sun had begun to set, the environment made up of the sounds of birds and the sounds of trees overhead. Soft noise surrounding each person, relaxing each mind.
Shinji ejected the entry plug from Unit-01 meeting Rei already standing below him on a rocky beach as he exited. Not saying a word as he came down to meet her and neither greeting each other, they slowly turned and made their way to Unit-02's crouched position in front of them. Their thoughts and sentiments could not be expressed through words at this point.
Unit-02's entry plug had not been ejected as they approached the silent figure of the bright red Evangelion. They both became aware of the four eyes that had remained active, thus there was still activity from inside Unit-02.
Time seemed to flow at different rates. Parts that seemed to go extremely slow, waiting for Asuka to present herself and their first encounter. Parts that seemed to go by instantly, running through forests and deserts. Shinji worried that Asuka might not present herself, becoming more and more agitated by the diminishing light. Yet, he continued to wait for some sign of recognition.
It was twilight, before the sudden sound of the entry plug being ejected shook Shinji enough to wake him from his daze while Rei looked up surprised.
Almost mechanically it seemed, the entry plug hatch opened smoothly and wearing a red dress soaked in orange liquid, a female with bright orange hair climbed outside and skillfully climbed down the arm of the Evangelion before walking towards the two waiting figures.
"H-hey, Asuka." Shinji didn't know what happened to his voice, but he suddenly felt very nervous around Asuka. It was the first time seeing her in a few months, but with all the events that they had dealt with, it seemed like a much longer time.
Asuka stopped a few meters from them and stared at them for what seemed to be a few minutes. Finally, the tension seemed to drop from the air. "Bakaaa, why does it look as if you're scared to see me?" She then turned to look at Rei standing comfortably to his side staring at her through the twilight. "I see you found the first child ahead of me." The last part of the sentence came out slightly forced.
Ayanami immediately cut in. "We were together this entire time. If your goal is information at this moment, I would be happy to give you the details on our experiences together." Shinji turned around with his eyes wide open. He was not sure how to react, but by the way Rei had phrased the sentence he was sure she was almost taunting Asuka, which seemed to have the desired affect.
"Ah, I see now, that all makes sense. No wonder you're so nervous seeing me, I must be interrupting the lovely time you two had together." Shinji couldn't speak as the two girls to either side of him began arguing for the first time they had seen each other since Tokyo-3.
"We went through many challenges to find you, the least you could present us with is some gratitude pilot Sohryu." While it wasn't apparent, Rei was using a much larger and emotionally based vocabulary. She had made progress in the time and with the people she had met here.
"Ah, I see you haven't lost your old manners first child. I'll have you know that you're not the only one who had a tough time. I bet I fared a lot better than you since I was alone this entire time. Nobody to go beg for help or mercy." Asuka was still an anomaly in Shinji's mind. He didn't think that even if she had changed, she would easily let anyone know it. All he wanted was to peacefully welcome her back, but her general attitude seemed to be much different from the one he knew.
"Obviously that's not true, for you were fighting on behalf of a greater organization, indicating relations with them. Considering the position you would be able to hold using your Evangelion-…"
"That's wrong! You have no idea how hard it was. You had Shinji, you had other people there. I WAS ALONE!"
Asuka's heated outburst was the last thing she wanted to do. Asuka felt like ripping Ayanami apart while another part of her felt like crying. She was the most confident of the fact that she would destroy Ayanami before showing weakness in front of either of them.
Shinji was quiet throughout this heated conflict, having no persuasion to enter the field of fire. Now that both girls seemed to be running out of things to say, he needed a way to get them separated temporarily.
"Rei," asked Shinji, "It's almost dark, can you get us a flashlight?"
Rei gave a measuring look at Shinji before nodding and setting off at a brisk pace to her Eva. With Ayanami gone Shinji was hoping Asuka would be the one to start, but she said nothing. It was becoming dark around each other, it was becoming more difficult to see.
"Asuka?" Shinji asked tentatively.
"You were with Ayanami?"
Shinji frowned at Asuka's response. What was that supposed to mean? Where was the greeting that should follow their first encounter after all these months. Did he mean so little to her? "What are you talking about? When we first appeared here, Rei and I made contact immediately. You where nowhere on the sensors or the comm channels. How were we supposed to know you were alive?"
"So you're addressing the first child by her first name now are you? Sounds like you've been having fun on your own." It felt as if Asuka was going to begin yelling again. Shinji didn't feel like putting up with her treating him so inferior much longer.
"What do you think we've been doing this entire time! Do you think we've had it so easy? Ayanami and I have been through a lot because we were together as soon as we arrived. It doesn't mean that we don't care about you! You never called for us, you never gave us the faintest impression you were still alive on this planet. Yet I still looked!"
Shinji couldn't see the reaction on her face, but he could see her figure had started to move closer towards him. "You were looking this entire time huh?"
"Yes, I told you that." Shinji was expecting another sarcastic remark, already thinking ahead to a retort he could use against her. Instead she stopped in front of him and she was now close enough for him to see her face. She didn't look angry or sad.
"I was looking too." Shinj's eyes opened wide with surprise at Asuka's words. "I wanted to see you. I…I'm happy." Shinji was surprised when she bent her head into his chest. His brain suddenly froze.
He couldn't push her off him. He was entirely lost at what to respond with. She had wrapped her arms around his shoulders in a loose embrace.
"A-Asuka?-…"
"Hentai, it's just a hug." Shinji was both surprised and relaxed by this comment. He had no choice but to return the embrace. He was happy that they could finally meet each other on good terms.
"The dress looks nice."
"Baka, I don't want you staring at me ecchi." Shinji almost laughed, before he felt a presence behind him staring holes into the back of his head. Carefully turning his head around her saw Ayanami holding a flashlight that had still not been turned on. He looked at her with a questioning face.
"Well, Ikari, it seems as if you are very close with Ms. Sohryu." Shinji suddenly felt awkward in this situation. Little did Shinji know that Asuka had turned her head around with a provocative grin towards Ayanami. It came a surprise as to Rei's reaction. "You were never this close to me Ikari. Perhaps I am a burden at this moment in time?"
Rei continued to stare at the two pilots. Shinji thought for a few seconds before beckoning her over. Rei looked confused as she walked up beside him and her face showed nothing but surprise when her wrapped his left arm around her as well. Her expression slowly lessened as she felt his warmth and somewhat awkwardly she returned the hug.
Shinji stood, holding both his female companions in his arms in a state of peaceful bliss. He slowly thought to himself how lucky he was to have these girls beside him. That was before he looked down and saw that both Asuka and Rei were now glaring at each other. While it would be almost funny for an onlooker, Shinji was not able to suppress the pain of having both girls trying to pull Shinji farther to their respective sides, effectively ripping his arms off.
He desperately wished that the affection they felt for him would not kill him in the cross-fire.
A/N: Consider this the prelude to coming chapters. I apologize again for the delay and the laziness, but I will do what I can from this point on, seeing as I'm doing it for free anyways
One more important thing. I am serious about wanting help to rewrite the summary I used to finish this story. If anyone has any spare time and ideas in their head, It would help both me and the story itself. Thanks!
PS: BECAUSE OF A CERTAIN COMMENT I AM MAKING IT CLEAR THIS STORY HAS NOT ENDED WITH THIS CHAPTER! THE NEXT INSTALLMENT WILL BE UNDER A DIFFERENT TITLE SO WATCH FOR ANY NEW STORIES. I just find it easier to organize it this way. This story is a crossover of eva x gundam, while the next chapter may have a different crossover and theme. Thus, it will be a "new" story, although still a continuation.