Demons
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Neon Genesis Evangelion, so please don't sue me, I don't have anything worthwhile anyways.
It seemed that even the best things had to end eventually, and the trio's affection was interrupted by the sounds of the ceiling groaning and debris falling all around them. "Guess we have to cut this short, I assure you that we'll finish this sooner than later." Shinji stood and walked toward his father, with a snap of his fingers clothes suddenly materialized all around Shinji. "Hello father, I assume by the noise outside that this is not a social call, what do you want?"
"You will pilot this machine, and stop all activities with those two women."
"I'd say no to both of those requests, I don't think I like those two choices."
"Their not choices, if you don't pilot we will all die, would you like that?"
"Well, I understand the problem, though I don't care for your methods, I will pilot the machine, for a price."
"Fine, name your price."
"The full salary of my beautiful companion here, for each angel that I vanquish."
Gendo didn't like the way the boy was thinking, though he could always trick the money out of the boy later on. "Agreed, get on with it." Shinji returned the two women to a more comfortable location, and clothed them as well. "You two wait here, I won't be long, though a few instructions on how to pilot it would be nice."
"Shinji, you must let us head to the command center, we will instruct you from there."
"Fine, but you two be careful, I don't like how the bastard is looking at you."
"Maybe it's because you tore off all our clothes Shinji-kun?"
"Maybe, though I like the nude look better." Watching the two walk toward the elevator to the command center, Shinji understood why he enjoyed life. 'It's a great day today, I just know it.'
"If you are done with your idle chatter, maybe you could head into the machine and defeat the angel?"
"Fine, but don't push me old man! I can still get out of our little contract." Tossing his bag to a random tech, Shinji watched as the man collapsed under the weight of it, "Take care of that, it's important." Jumping into the cylinder, Shinji awaited further orders, "Just relax Shinji, we will be starting momentarily." A twirling sound indicated that the pod was placed into the machine, "There will be fluid poured into the machine, don't be alarmed it is just LCL, it's breathable."
"Gotcha." Shinji watched as the liquid reached past his head, he breathed in deeply and loved the smell, it was the smell of blood. 'Ahh reminds me of home, though it wasn't quite so viscous.' Feeling the machine being shifted onto the launching pad, Shinji watched as a countdown was displayed on his screen. "Launch in 10…..9…….8……" Shinji tuned out the rest and prepared for the backlash of the launch, he didn't have to wait long, feeling like a hammer was suddenly pushed onto his stomach, Shinji zoomed up the shaft.
The snap of the machine hitting it's apex caused all the contents in the pod to be slouched around, Shinji included, though Shinji was worrying about other things at the moment. The huge figure of the terrifying angel loomed ahead of the boy, he couldn't describe the disgust he felt at the being. 'What an ugly mug, no wonder we have to kick your butt, it hurts the world to see you on it.' Unfortunately for Shinji, the Evangelion was not released from it's docking clamps fast enough, and the angel got the drop on him.
With a few well placed punches, the angel had Shinji holding his stomach in pain, 'The machine feels pain, and I do too? What happens if the machine dies? I better not stick around to find out.' Jumping back, Shinji concentrated on creating a little distance from the angel, "Be careful Shinji, if you get hurt you will feel it."
"Thanks for the update Ritsuko, but I found that out first hand, any ideas on how to kill this thing?" Dodging the beast was a work of art in itself, Shinji moved with a grace that belied the Evangelion's strength. "You have a knife in your left shoulder plate, hit the button in front of you to activate it."
"Gotcha, this knife? You have got to be kidding me, it's as small as the thing's head, there is no way I can kill it with this puny thing." Tossing the knife at the angel, Shinji decided on a frontal assault, 'If you need to get things done you got to do it yourself, here's one for the home team pal!' Delivering a massive punch onto the beast, Shinji was surprised when it did not connect, instead he was thrown back by a orange hexagonal field of energy. "What the heck is that?"
"That is the angel's terror field, it can stop any type of attack, you must create a field of your own to counteract it."
"Any suggestions how?"
"Imagine a shield around your body, and push it into being."
"Right….so wing it I guess?"
"Yeah, something like that." Shinji understood why he should have stayed home today, 'Great, no way to get through the field, and he can pound me all he wants. I need something to break that thing.' Unfortunately for Shinji, the angel didn't like to be kept waiting and it showed it's displeasure by firing a cross beam at him. The effect severely burned the boy, 'Damn that beast, he's got the advantage in all aspects of battle. What the heck am I going to do?' Deciding that the city held no advantage for him, Shinji headed into the countryside, 'Come on you idiot, follow me…..that's it…..alright….let's see if he can block two things at once.' Tossing a bunch of trees at the beast, Shinji then launched his primary attack behind the decoy, it worked partly, he got to the beast, but was still stopped by the beast's AT field.
Showing his affection, the angel unleashed another round of cross-beams at Shinji and Shinji was not the least bit happy about it. He was soon drifting in and out of consciousness due to the amount of pain circulating around his body. 'Damn it all to hell, am I going to die at the hands of a freak?'
'Who are you?' A voice not his own called to Shinji, 'Who's this?'
'I am asking the questions, who are you?'
'I am Shinji Ikari, I am the pilot of this machine.'
'Shinji Ikari? Impossible! You are nothing like him, what have you done to him!'
'I see you are not a dumb machine after all, you understand the changes the boy has had, though it can be safely assumed that you don't know the full seriousness of the situation.'
'What have you done?'
'It won't matter in about a minute, that angel will take us all away from here.'
'What angel? Oh that….I'll take care of him….but you will give me answers!'
Emitting a roar that would shake the heavens, Evangelion 01 attacked the angel with new fervor and enthusiasm. The beast was soon thrown back and tried to create distance with his beams of light, unfortunately for the monster, the beams were deflected and once again the onslaught began. Suffice it to say that the carnage made war look like a playground, the angel was everywhere you wanted to be.
'Finished, now tell me who you are!'
'I told you already.'
'No! You are not Shinji, now who are you?'
'I am a friend of his, nothing more, nothing less, that will have to do for now.'
'What right do you have to make the rules? I control this whole environment, you cannot escape.'
'True, but you would not want to hurt this boy, now would you?' Silence was enough for the demon, he laughed internally at his small victory. "Shinji are you alright?"
"I'm fine, send an evac team, I think I'm stuck out here." Soon a number of vehicles converged on the machine and the pilot was soon transported back to the command center where he could be treated for any injuries.
"Shinji, how are you doing?"
"I'm fine, no real damage done, though I have to say that the thing worked perfectly, the angel was mincemeat."
"Yeah about that, why did you turn it into mush?"
"Made sure it was dead once and for all."
Still a little wary of the boy, Misato could not help being drawn to his tender smile and sparkling eyes. "So how is the old geezer?"
"The commander?"
"Yeah him, is he pissing in his pants?"
"No, he was the one who ordered to pick up unit one, though he was a bit surprised at the excess."
"I told you, it was necessary for the plan. I didn't want to take any chances, plus that thing deserved it, it tried to blast me off the face of the Earth."
When the duo arrived at the command center, Shinji was quickly carted off to the medical ward, where Ritsuko was waiting anxiously. "You're alright, that's wonderful news, I was worried Shinji."
"Nothing to worry about, just a few burns and bruises, nothing too major." Lying down onto the cot, Shinji allowed Ritsuko to do a full body check, "You seem to be alright, though I can't help but detect a faint energy signature between your stomach and your heart."
"It's probably computer error, I had it happen all the time back at home."
"The Magi doesn't make errors, no it must be something else."
"Gas? I did have a lot of pizza before the trip." Ritsuko knew that she wouldn't be receiving an answer anything soon, "Fine, be that way, we'll figure it out eventually, for now I'm glad to see you alright." Holding him closely, Ritsuko experienced a euphoria that only a drug could bring, but it only happened when she came into contact with Shinji.
"Oi can I get in on this?" It seemed Misato didn't wait outside as directed, the room was soon cleared of all debris and the trio finished off where they had left off back at the elevator. Though it could be said, that the volume was definitely better within the walls of the hospital.
After their brief tryst, the trio headed for the command center, they were looking for the residency office. It seemed that the commander didn't afford a lodging facility for Shinji, so he would have to live at an old abandoned warehouse down in the seedy part of town. "Well just like the bastard, knew he would try to screw me over eventually."
"This can't be right, you can't stay in such a worm hole. I'll put you up for the night, we'll figure it out later."
"That's awful kind of you Misato, but I don't want to impose."
"Nonsense, it will be fun, isn't that right Ritsuko? Just like old times, you are of course invited to join us."
"I wouldn't miss it for the world, though I think I should be the one driving."
"What's wrong with my driving?"
"Nothing if you were already a dead person, but for the living it is hard to take."
Heading to the elevator that would take the trio to the garage, Shinji loved the way the two women interacted, they shared a deep friendship between them. With the customary ding of the elevator, Shinji hopped on, and found to his dismay a ugly mug looking right back at him. Suffice it to say, that the commander was not looking like he did in years past, plus he wasn't that much of a looker to begin with.
"Father, I assume all the payments are in order."
"No such thing, you will pilot on a menial salary."
"I don't think so, you promised a captain's salary, and I will see to it you deliver."
"And what if I don't Third Child?"
"Well then you will be in a world of hurt, I guarantee you of that."
"I am not impressed with your bravado, see me when you come up with a more threatening appearance." Walking away, the commander didn't look back, if he did he would see the eyes that would he would soon come to hate. "I assure you father, revenge is my favorite hobby."
Author's notes: How did you like this latest installment? I wonder how the trio will warm up the house when they get home, and how does PenPen feel about our newest resident. All that and more next time, don't forget to review, they help me get the juices flowing, maybe a few days quicker then normal. Got to go, see ya.
