Deep in the bowels of SEELE , 9 entities are furious

How could we let this happen ? one of the stone walls yelled.

This is unexpected and unfortunate.

How did they get here so quickly ?

They were not supposed to arrive until after Third Imapct !

They must have skipped their last world and went directly here. Keel said from the darkness.

We were not quick enough.

We should have caused Third Impact by force .

I cannot rest easy knowing that "The Demons of Death" are loose on the Earth.

What do we do now ?

We must make haste in the Human complementation program. Keel said.

But they might succeed in their plans before we are finished .

We must NOT let them succeed !

Or , they might stop US from creating Third Impact.

And what if Third Impact destroys humanity ?

Yes , would we not be helping them ?

When the Human complementation program is complete , we will become one with the rest of humanity and Lillith , if we let them win this "race" we will have a fate worse than death. Keel said .

Why does the male look different from the scripts ? He should look exactly like his sister.

It seems he has been altered , he is now more cunning and more powerfull than he should be.

Altered ? By who ?

It seems he self-evolved to prepare.

I believe that he is the one behind everything.

If we are somehow able to take him out , we will have nothing to worry about.

Yes , it seems the female knows nothing of what her brother plans.

That is a bad idea , for he is also the one that controls the female's hunger , if he is killed , she will go on a rampage and devour all life until nothing is left.

If they can even be killed .

We have better chances to make their plans fail than to stop a feeding frenzy.

How will we stop him ? We don't know anything about his plans.

I believe that he needs the chosen children for something . He saved them from being devoured by his sister.

Then we will have to keep a close eye on them.

So what CAN we do ?

All we can do is continue with the Human complementation program , and hope that we don't fall for his traps...

Unknown to them , in the darkness of the room , a red dust cloud was floating , watching everything they said .

The dust escaped using the air shafts , outside into the forests. Shaktoo waited in the shadows of the trees , with one eye missing . The dust returned to him , forming his right eye...he saw everything.

Shaktoo laughed in the silence of the forest " Foolish humans"

SHAKTOO! Bebeal screamed from the night sky.

I AM HERE SIS! She flies down next to him in the trees.

Why are you hiding here in the woods ? I had to look for you for two hours ! she said with her arms crossed.

I was having a little snack before our next plan.

You meany , you ate all that farm alone so that you could have it all! Bebeal yelled at his face.

Yeah , you always eat everything up. He mocked.

Now on to our next plan.

Another plan! Why don't we eat them all right now ?

Because I need something from this world.

Yeah I don't care , when you find your toy , I'll be the first one to kill , so what's your next plan ? She said tapping her tiny feet to the tree branch.

It's simple , now listen closely...

Shaktoo explained his plan to Bebeal , taking all night in the explanation , they then went for another snack...in France!

The next morning in the Katsuragi residence

Shinji woke up from his sleep , getting ready for school . In the shower he still thought of the tale Misato told him.

( They ATE the Angel ? How is that even possible ? My Eva ate an Angel when it went berserk...but how did creatures that size eat an Angel made of pure light...in space!)

Shinji went to the living room , seeing Misato and Asuka watching the news in horror. ( Probably some horror movie , little early to be watching movies) he thought walking to them.

Can you believe this Misato ? Asuka said in fear.

How could this happen ? It couldn't have been an Angel. Misato said glued to the TV.

What happened Misato ? Shinji asked curiously.

Someone destroyed all of France !

Maybe it was a bomb. Shinji replied leaving.

No ! the city was completely untouched , but the whole population dissappeared over night. Misato said pointing at the TV.

Shinji saw a reporter on TV, informing about what happened , showing recordings of the empty city .

"There was only one survivor from the mysterious attack , but he died from a heart attack shortly after we interviewed him, the police say that his last words were 'The winged demons took them' we have forces from all around the world invetigating this case . "

They all gasped in horror about what he said "winged demons" Asuka muttered in her breath.

Don't worry , it was all the way in France , whatever it was , it's far away from here. Misato said .

"Religious groups see this a sign of the coming Apocalypse..."

Shinji and Asuka trembled at his last words.

Don't listen to everything TV tells you , or you'll end up like Kensuke ,now of to school you two.

They both left to school in silence. None of them said a word , thinking about the happenings on France.

Asuka...do you think there are more of those creatures ?

You still thinking about that! It was probably some publicity stunt , any day now they will say that they were all hiding in the woods or something.

I hope your right Asuka...

But you know what they said before they died.

Are you going to insist on that ?

It said they had...destroyed thousands of galaxies...taken millions of souls...and that they were...death...

Yeah so !

Do you think it was true ?

Of course not ! It was just an animal that had copied some nerd's catch frase.

( In the back of her mind , she knew they were telling the truth , there really was something else to those lizards...)

Maybe your right...Shinji whispered , the rest of the walk was silent.

School

Shinji sat in his seat , while Asuka went to Hikari.

He saw Rei staring out the window as always. He sees Toji and Kensuke still alive.

Toji , Aida! Weren't you suppose to be in the game ? Shinji asked in joy.

Yeah , we had to scrub the school walls for spilling paint them. Toji said proudly.

We were lucky , if we had gone to the game we would have been killed by those Angels. Aida said.

Guess our pranks saved our lives , how ironic . Toji laughed.

( Angels ? NERV must have covered it up as an Angel attack , good move , don't want people to know that there are other things besides Angels) Shinji thought.

Hey guys , you see about what happened to France ? Kensuke said.

Everyone is in a bustle about that , some even prayed on breakfast.

You think the world is really coming to an end Shinji ? NERV must know something about that , there's no way an Angel would appear all the way in France.

Kensuke kept asking Shinji about NERV , but Shinji knew that whatever happened in France was not related to the Angels.

Asuka was talking with Hikari , about her fake heroism in the attack at the stadium.

Asuka I heard that you , Shinji and Rei were the only survivors from the stadium. She said happily , as if she was worried.

Yep , those monsters were no match for Asuka Langley Soryu. She said with a smirk on her face.

But don't you think its weird that only the pilots survived ?

That's the very reason we survived. Our combat skills were good enough for us to escape alive.

Well that does make sence , but how did NERV kill the Angels ?

Well I , with my sharp wits , called NERV immediately for help , the monsters were intimidated by my great might...they were pretty tiny you know , and when they turned their backs , I shot them both in the head. She described the shot with her hands .

That's not what happened Asuka , and you know it. Shinji said from his seat.

SHUT UP BAKA!

Okay students calm down. Today we have two new students , they are orphans, brother and sister, their names are...(he looks at some papers)...Bebeal and Shaktoo. The Sensei announced.

He opens the door for someone " Okay come in and meet the class" A boy enters the room , with a cold look in his eyes , he had red hair , not red like Asuka's but red ,like blood , his hair was standing straight up. He had big yellow eyes ,and was wearing the school uniform like Shinji.

So that must be Shaktoo ? What kind of weird name is that ? Toji whispered to Shinji , Shaktoo quickly turns his eyes to Toji , hearing what he just said , glancing at him creepily.

Hello I am Shaktoo Sakita , and I already have a pretty bad impression about you idiots. He said calmly , like Rei.

Oooh! he's a bad one! I think I like him. Asuka whispered to Hikari.

"Now here's the star!" A girly voice said from outside. A girl enters the classroom waving at everyone like a movie star. Everyone dropped their jaws the moment they saw her.

HOLY CRAP! SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE REI! Toji screams pointing at Rei and Bebeal.

Rei heard this and quickly looked to see the girl. Rei let out a mental gasp. She really did look exactly like Rei , only she had red hair like her brothers and yellow eyes.

TA TAN! I am Bebeal Sakita ,princess of pretty stuff! She said smiling cheerfully, waving at everyone and blowing kisses.

Shinji , Asuka , and especially Rei were surprised at her incredible similarity to Rei .

( She looks just like wondergirl! but she's so cheery ? And she has red hair like me...maybe I can make her my friend.) Asuka thought .

( She looks like...Rei , but how is that possible ? Except she is so happy , unlike Rei...she definitely doesn't look like an orphan . Now her brother...)

Shinji thought looking at Shaktoo's angry face.

( She looks like me ? Is she an escaped clone ? No , it cannot be since she has a brother ...but she looks so much like me . But why is her brother so irritated ?)

Bebeal looks at Rei and freezes , she stays silent for a few seconds until...

" BROTHER SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE ME!"she runs over to Rei and starts poking her in the face.

Is she real ? She doesn't move ? Rei begins to get annoyed .

Will you stop touching me please ? Rei says louder than normal.

All the students watched confused at how weird she was .

SHE TALKED! ITS A TALKING DOLL! She runs to her brother who has a large vein in his head.

I am not a doll . Rei felt the strange feeling to punch her face , but she held back the feeling.

( She even got wondergirl pissed off! She must be really good at this! Now I have to make her my friend) Asuka thought laughing.

But your skin is so white , you must be a doll. She pokes her arm , but Rei slaps it away. Some of the boys dropped their jaws on the floor.

You do not respect other people , and you also have pale skin. Rei said trying to not look at her.

Hey your right ! COOL! She starts to poke her own arm and Rei's back and fort.

Bebeal , sit down like "normal" kids. He says the normal part gritting his teeth.

But look at her ! She looks like me! Hey wait a minute aren't you...

YOU IDIOT! LEAVE HER ALONE AND SIT DOWN! Shaktoo punches her hard in the head sitting next to Rei.

HEY YOU CAN SIT NEXT TO US! Asuka waves her arms .

Okay! Hey I know you! I mean...I've seen you before on the streets. She walks over to the seat behind Asuka , glancing at Shinji in the way.

Hey I know you too! I uumm...also saw you on the street.

Okay students , Stand , bow , sit. The Sensei says.

Why ? Bebeal says from behind Asuka.

Because it is everyday routine.

That's stupid.

Miss. Sakita , in this classroom we respect our elders.

And a pretty elderly one you are. She says laughing out loud.

That is it ! Even if you are new! You will scrub the classroom today after class!

YAY I WIN!

A good punishment would be to make her listen to class as normal . Shaktoo says from his seat , getting into her game.

I'll let you off with a warning for today , but you better behave from now on. The Sensei turns to keep writing on the chalk board.

Now as I was saying last week , it was then that the polar waters...

After a long talk about Second Impact...

And...Oh! look at the time , it's lunch time , now does anyone have a question ?

Bebeal raises her hand . "Watch this Asuka" she whispers

Yeah , why did you tell us the most boring story in history ?

Miss. Sakita get out of my classroom at once! The Sensei points to the door.

Okay! She opens the door the moment the bell rings.

Hey Asuka , Hikari lets go eat!

Lucky bitch. The Sensei says to himself.

They follow Bebeal who runs down the halls , into the cafeteria .

She sure is fun to be around Asuka , but she's a little...weird. Hikari said to her.

Yeah , its like she has never gone to school before . Asuka whispers .

Hey Shinji , lets try to make friends with Shaktoo . Toji pulls Shinji towards Shaktoo who is still sitting in his seat , with his eyes closed.

Yeah we can't leave the guy alone. Kensuke says walking over to Shaktoo.

Well...I don't know...he doesn't look like the friendly type. Shinji sees that Shaktoo passed the whole class with his eyes closed , and his hands on his face , sort of like his father did.

HEY SHAKTOO COME OVER HERE! Toji calls him from the door.

Rei leaves the room glaring at the strange boy ( His eyes...what is so familiar about his eyes ? ) suddenly Shaktoo opens his eyes and stares directly at Rei. Rei keeps staring at him ( yellow eyes ? that is a very rare eye color)

What , do I have something in my face , go about your business. he says pointing at the door with the same cold face.

Shinji and his friends saw everything.

Hey man that was cold . Toji says to him.

I know . He says with a grin on his face.

They step back a little at his cruel personality , his smile looked like it belonged to a demon.

You mean you liked doing that to Rei ? Maybe she liked you ? Kensuke said getting closer to his seat.

Yes , I enjoyed making her suffer , it is what she deserves for insulting my sister. He stands up and walks out the door.

So do you wanna have lunch with us ? Kensuke asks him.

REALLY! I...I mean of course... they get a little freaked out at how exited he got over something as simple as lunch.

When they enter the cafeteria , they see Asuka , Hikari and Bebeal sitting in atable together talking .

There's an empty table , let's go . Toji goes to a table with Shinji , Kensuke and Shaktoo closely following behind.

Shinji pulls out a sandwich from a bag , Kensuke some noodles and Toji some precooked chicken legs.

Uumm Shaktoo don't you have anything to eat ? Shinji asks seeing himstare at everyone elses lunch .

No , I didn't know that you had to bring your own food to eat , me and Bebeal don't have much to eat being orphans and all.

Don't you have step-parents ? Kensuke asks eating his noodles.

Nope , I live alone with my sister. He says still looking at their lunches.

So how do you get money ? Toji says with chicken in his mouth.

We...don't...we eat off the ground , every day we go out and hunt for animals with uumm...weapons we made by ourselves.

WHAT! You mean your poor! And you kill forest animals for food ? Toji yelled

How do you cook them ? Shinji asked.

Fire wood from the trees. He says STILL looking at their lunches.

Then were do you live ? Shinji asked concerned.

In a small apartment in the side of the city , its pretty far from here.

How can you say it so easily ? Kensukesays feeling sorry for them.

Because its much better than your way of living , food is free , water is free , you sleep on leaves , go to the bathroom anywhere you want...

Shinji , Toji , Aida , and Hikari and Asuka in their tables were speechless...unknown to them , this washis plan all along.

Bebeal had said the same fake story to Asuka and Hikari , Hikari was about to cry.

How could you live like that Bebeal ? Hikari says crying in her hands.

But its fun , and why is water coming out of your eyes ! Bebeal says confused.

Haven't you ever seen anyone cry ? Asuka asks.

Yes I saw it on other hu...people when they got "hurt". She says grinning remembering the screams of mercy from the french the last night.

Asuka looks dumbfounded about the way she said hurt.

Then were did you get your clothes ? Asuka asks.

We uumm...we...WE STOLE THEM! Yeah that's it! we stole them from an abandoned store. There were lots of clothes so we took them all.

You had to steal clothes to live ? Hikari keeps crying to herself.

SHINJI! Asuka calls Shinji who both whisper in a corner.

Asuka I take it you know their living conditions ?

We have to do something Shinji .

Why don't we move them in with us ?

My thoughts exactly Baka .

You think Misato will approve ?

Of course , she won't let them die in the woods.

So since Shinji left...can I have his sandwich thingy ? Shaktoo starts to drool as he reaches for the sandwich.

You can have whatever you want Shaktoo , were your friends now. Toji says patting his back.

DON'T TOUCH ME ! He snarls covering the sandwich with his hands. He takes a fierce bite into the sandwich.

So how do you like it ? Kensuke asks , Shaktoo instantly spat out the sandwich grabbing his throat dramatically.

GRAGH! WERE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME ? He throws the rest of the sandwich to Toji's face.

Hey man you didn't have to throw it away! Toji cleans the sandwich off his face and throws it in the trash .

Kensuke hands him his noodles " Here try this"

He grabs the noodles with his hands , burning his hand.

AAAAAAHHHHH! YOU TOO! He throws the plate to the wall splattering the noodles on the walls and floors.

YEAH BRO! TEACH THAT PLATE WHO'S BOSS! Bebeal cheers him from her table with Hikari , since Shaktoo's whining could be heard by everyone in the room.

YEAH! He stands up with his fists up in victory.

Asuka and Shinji were watching from the corner whispering.

Okay so their both crazy . Asuka whispers .

He seems to be very picky about his food , that coming from a kid who only eats forest animals.

That's it Asuka! they must not be used to eating vegetables , they only ate meat at their home.

So their...carnivores ? she says imagining them eating Misato.

I suppose...hey! go check if Bebeal is the same.

Well I'm not in the mood to loose my food to the wall , but , for them its okay.

Shinji walks over to Toji and takes his drumsticks from him.

HEY! I was eating that ! Kensuke holds back Toji and points to Shaktoo.

Here Shaktoo try this. Shinji shows him the box of drumsticks and quickly notices his face lighten up.

Is this...MEAT! he rips the box from Shinji and devours the drumsticks like the beast he really was.

Just as I thought , you only like meat don't you ? Shaktoo doesn't answer him , still chomping and chewing .

Guess that means yes.

Over in the girls table

Here Bebeal , try this stir fry I made , its really good , it has carrots , tomatoes , cabbages , potatoes ,and some chicken. Hikari gives her a luxurious looking plate , Asuka herself was drooling at how good it looked.

Thanks , I was really hungry . She grabs the plate , but instead of eating the whole thing like an animal , she scavages around the salads , eating only the small pieces of chicken.

Asuka watches how even though she picks only the meat to eat , she even cleaned the meat itself for any little piece of green.

Uumm , Bebeal don't you eat vegetables ? Hikari was dissapointed she didn't eat all of her cooking.

That was tasty Hikari , you can have the plants.

Their called vegetables Bebeal , not plants. Asuka corrects her.

vegitagles ?

Its vegetables .

Whatever , I don't like them .

Bebeal I want to ask you something . Asuka looks at how happy and cheery she looks.

Shoot.

Do you want to live with me and Shinji ?

Your giving me a free home ! Of course!

WHAT! Shaktoo stands up and pulls Bebeal away.

We just met and you already want us to live with you! Shaktoo yells pulling his sister away.

What is wrong with you people ? Shaktoo points to Shinji and his friends.

Oh come on Shaktoo , I want to have fun with my new friends. She beggs him.

Shaktoo suddenly smiles to himself ( This is perfect , I can have Bebeal spy on them , she seems to get along more than me)

All right...we will stay for today , but I will leave by the night , you will be on your own from then.

OH YEAH! I GET TO GET AWAY FROM YOU! She jumps up and down.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT!

Eeem...you didn't have to tell it to the whole school you know . Asuka shows them that everyone is staring at them.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LOOKING AT! Shaktoo shouts with his fists up.

Everyone stops staring and go back to eat...except Rei , she sat quietly in a far off table , she observed their appearances and personalities.

( There is something strange about all of this , yesterday those creatures attacked the city , last night , the city of France was wiped out of all life , and then they arrive here , there were two reptiles , and there are two of them , the reptiles were red colored...like their hair , and they only eat meat)

Rei didn't notice that the everyone had left for class already , she was alone in her table , but not in the room...Shaktoo was standing on theexit of the cafeteria staring at her with his cold stare , hiding a monster behind it.

Rei observed his yellow eyes again before he left out the door.( His eyes...they are the same color as the creatures! And I recall that they had some type of morphing ability...maybe...it can't be "it")

Shaktoo was actually waiting outside for Rei to come out , leaning against the wall.

Rei opened the door to meet face to face with the one she suspected was a monster.

The Sensei has sent me to tell you that you are late. He said coldly.

I will go now. She stared at his face , no emotion , but the faint look of pain.

( He is like...me) Rei thought following him down the halls.

When they entered the classroom , they both had stiff faces . If someone were to meet them for the first time right now, they would say they were brother and sister.

I have brought Pilot Ayanami here Sensei . He said making Asuka gasp silently.

( He talks like Rei! ) Asuka thought.

Sit down Ayanami , Sakita , you are late .

Yes. They both said in unison surprising everyone , even themselves.

WOAH! WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO OUT THERE! Bebeal yelled out.

Rei sat with something no one except maybe Shinji had ever seen in her face...a blush.

Shaktoo on the other hand was disgusted , and was stomping louder than usual.

Rei , before turning to look at the window glanced at him secretly...