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The Sixth

Chapter 1

Replacement

"It would be beneficiary towards the world, Tanaka. Surely you have family that you would want taken care of? Your son, Nataku? He would be put in the utmost care, my friend," Gendo Ikari offered, smiling at the doctor from the client's seat.

"This is a difficult task you are asking me to fulfill," Dr. Yukio Tanaka drawled, setting his chin on his intertwined fingers, his elbows on the arms of his chair. He looked up, aglittering silver eye settlingon his friend. "If I do this...Where would you keep my son? Where would he go to school?"

"The school in Tokyo-4 has been rebuilt and is up. Running perfectly, my friend," Ikari replied. "And I would be willing to give you both an apartment there, near Major Misato, the guardian of the Children."

The doctor closed his eyes, his silver-platinum hair shining in the sunlight coming from the window. He was a tall, handsome man with broad shoulders and a well-defined muscular body. His skin was pale, his hands more womanly than Ikari had ever seen in his life and the long locks of hair fell over his light-blue mechanical eye made the man all the more fascinating. He also wore all white and that was all her wore. Perhaps it was his way of making himself look innocent.

"Well?" Ikari questioned, becoming slightly impatient. "I need to replace Akagi, Tanaka. I have many doctors I could ask, but none are trustworthy enough to handle the job."

Tanaka looked up. "Akagi? Weren't you sleeping with her? Or was it her mother?"

"Both," Ikari sighed, regrettably. "It's rather disappointing. Neither were ever like Yui. I don't think there's anyone like her in the world."

Tanaka nodded. "She was an amazing woman. One of a kind, my friend," he agreed. "I was rather envious of your marriage when she was alive. No one, no one was ever like your two brilliant minds. You have a son, am I not correct?"

"My son...Another disappointment," Ikari said, sighing again and folding his arms. "The boy feels too much."

"Kindness isn't a weakness, Ikari," said Tanaka. "I think you spent a little too much time in jail."

Ikari didn't seem to want to hear this and stood up, impatience in his dark eyes. "I'll give you three days to decide. When you make your decision, call me." He walked towards the door.

Just as he grabbed the doorknob, Tanaka spoke up. "I'll take the job, Ikari. I'm just messing with you."

Ikari turned and looked at him. "Messing with me?"

"Consider the things people would have to go through if you were to come up to someone who was clueless to this," Tanaka said, sneering. "I am pleased that you came to me, however, not many would be able to take this kind of task on...Not to mention, my son is one of the Children and I know this for a fact. He has my brilliant mind."

"You're still the narcissistic bastard I'd always known you to be, Tanaka," Ikari grinned. "It'll be a pleasure working for you."

"Indeed," said Tanaka, nodding in agreement.


"I heard Commander Ikari's found someone to replace Akagi," said Asuka Soryu from her place on the floor.

"Oh?" asked Shinji Ikari,appearing interested and looking down at her from his spot on the sofa. "Who?"

"Some famous doctor," answered Asuka, sighing. "Dr. Yukio Tanaka. I think he owns a practice in Kyoto or something." She didn't look up from her magazine. "I also heard that the Eva 006 is coming in in a few days."

"Wonder who the Sixth Child will be," Shinji said, lying back and staring at the ceiling.

Ryoji Kaji, who had just come from the shower walked into the room. "Her name is Yuzuhria Kurosaki. She's seventeen, has waist-length silver hair,silvereyes,and pale skin. Born in Nagasaki, Dec. 24, 1999. Survived the Second Impact with her mother, who died in 2001, and will be arriving the day the new Eva arrives."

"How do you know all of that?" asked Asuka, looking at him incredulously.

"Misato got her file two days ago," Kaji replied, drying his black hair. "Didn't she tell you?"

"No! But since when does she ever tell us anything?" Asuka asked, standing up, angrily. "Like the fact that she plans to marry you next summer!"

"Asuka, take it easy," sighed Shinji, sliding his fingers through his brown hair.

"Shut up, you moron!" Asuka yelled, then stalked into her room.


"Rumor has it the Sixth Child is a young woman," said Maya, looking up at Major Misato Katsuragi. "Also, Ritsuko has been replaced."

"I kind of expected that," Misato sighed, looking down at the floor. "She did something stupid when we were last attacked. Whose the replacement?"

"Dr. Yukio Tanaka," he replied, typing in some codes.

"The scientist-physician?"

"Yep," he nodded.

"Wow," said Misato. "Hey, isn't he supposed to be like...Gorgeous?"

Maya laughed. "Rumor has it."

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