Chapter 6 is one the house!

Sorry for the delay; that's what happens when you marathon the Serious Sam games.

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True, but at least she gave Shinji a home and she tries her hardest.

True yet again, I will have them do some actual studying and actual science stuff. I will also try my best to improve everyone.

I know right? And I'm glad I was able to ease your concerns about the town.

Agreed and you're right, Unit-01 with atomic breath sounds awesome and I'm happy to meet a Hellsing Abridged fan! Down low!

No problem! I always wanted to lend a helping hand to her navigation problems!

Wait, that was after? Damn it! Now Im gonna have to find a way to make it fit in now.

Relax, it 100% clean. Also, LMFAO for the Misato cooking comment.

That was the intention and I'm glad that you enjoyed the chapter. Till next time!

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Chapter 6

Bonding and Plotting

NERV-FOOD COURT

(Credence Clearwater Revival- Bad Moon Rising)

"You know, I thought this was going to be a plain old cafeteria with subpar food but I was not expecting this." Shinji admitted as he carried a food tray with fried rice, wonton soup and some eggrolls.

"If it wasn't, I'd just bring my TV dinner over for lunch." Misato said. Her lunch consisted of a Wendy's style pretzel burger, french fries covered in melted cheddar cheese and a chocolate/vanilla milkshake.

The food court was quite a spacious area with plenty of tables, serving areas with large kitchens and menus, escalators which led to more seating areas, massive windows giving a glorious view of the Geofront and LCD Monitors that showed different news reports from around the world. One report was focused on a group of paleontologists arguing the impossibility of a dinosaur living in this heavily altered environment and protesters calling Nerv "dark sided blasphemers" for naming one of the creatures an Angel.

"So tell me more on how you know Muay Thai. What you pulled off on that Angel last night was freakin incredible!" Misato asked, eager to learn more as she and Shinji sat down at a table.

"Well, I first saw Muay Thai in an action film but I can't remember what it was called. I think it had something to do with elephants. Anyway, I remember being so awestruck by how amazing the movements were and how powerful it was so I decided that it was a great self-defense technique I should learn. My town has a small Dojo that practices different fighting styles so I signed myself up for their exclusive Muay Thai course when I was 10. It was really tough at first but eventually I managed the hang of it and eventually aced it. Im not at the highest possible level and I won my first mixed marital arts tournament when I was 13."

"Woah…so I guess this means you're some kind of Muay Thai master now?" Misato inquired.

"I wouldn't say that; I'm not one to toot my own horn or the type to boast how brilliant I am like some self-centered egotist." He affirmed. Somewhere in Germany, a certain redhead sneezed.

"That's certainly good to know." Misato replied as she took a bite out of her burger. "So did doing all of those moves feel weird when you were piloting Unit-01?"

"Not at all! Everything just feels so fluid and natural that you actually forget that you're in a robot!" Shinji explained.

"Really? You certainly sound like you enjoy it." Misato said, taking an interest.

"Are you kidding me? I love it!" Shinji exclaimed. That was enough to give Misato pause. She was not expecting that at all.

"When you're in control of that thing, you feel like you can take on the whole world! You feel so imposing and gigantic that it makes you think you're a walking god-"Shinji babbled before he was interrupted by Misato.

"Easy there, Tiger! I know you love it but don't go completely power mad while you're at it."

"Sorry about that. I kinda went off the rails a little bit, didn't I?" Shinji admitted while scratching the back of his head. "So yeah, I do greatly enjoy piloting the Eva."

Misato smiled. It was good to see another pilot who legitimately and actually liked piloting an Evangelion. "You just have to get used to the fact that you feel pain in it and the whole crazy reasoning on why kids like me are the only ones who can pilot." He reminded her. Misato's smile faded. Shinji was right; while it did sound amazing there was also the grim reality behind it.

"I know…but you helped save a lot of lives and I'm proud of you. We all are." Misato assured him as she gave him a warm smile.

"Heh, thanks. It feels good to know that." Shinji said. "I don't think my friends will ever believe me if I told them. Come to think of it, how am I going to break the news about this to my relatives?"

"We sent some officials over to your residence. They should be able to explain the situation to them in the most gentle and professional way possible."

"I hope so. Lord knows how they will be able to process the news." Shinji wondered, worried about how shocked and mortified his grandparents, uncle and aunt might be. "There's a chance they might call me sometime so I'll try to calm them down and let them know my asshole father roped me into this."

Misato sighed. "Listen. I know your father abandoned you and I fully understand your anger towards him but you can't just call him whatever you want out loud while you're here. He is the Commander of this organization, after all."

"Why shouldn't why?!" Shinji demanded. "He practically threw me to the curb when he left! I almost lost my whole childhood because of him! Even now, I still can't believe I actually read that stupid letter-"

(Inside Out-Tears of Joy)

"But what was the real reason why you came?" Misato asked, her voice both serious and sagely. Shinji opened his mouth to explain but he couldn't find the right words. He could've crumpled up that letter and forget about his dad but he came here to Tokyo-3 anyway. Why did he come here?

"You knew this wasn't going to be a friendly reunion, didn't you? You came here to show your father that you were strong and perfectly fine without him after the abandonment. Think about what could've happened if you didn't come to Tokyo-3. That dinosaur may have been able to defeat the Angel but that little girl could've been killed. You made a difference Shinji."

Shinji took all of this in as Misato's words hit the nail right on the head.

"I mean, you could've stayed in your town if you wanted to but that would be proving that you were afraid of your father. But you didn't. You stood up to your father and you saved the lives of god knows how many people. But most importantly…" Misato said as she gently held Shinji's hand.

"You didn't run away."

She was right. He managed to stand up to Gendo back then and he didn't back down from him earlier. To make matters even more prominent, Sakura was still alive thanks to him. He had no idea his choices had this much importance behind them. Misato's words had made him feel better about the whole situation. There was no need to waste his breath on his father, their relationship was over and done. He was extremely grateful for her words of encouragement.

He gently squeezed Misato's hand back. "Thanks."

"No problem." Misato soothingly replied as she ruffled his hair.

NERV-LOUNGE

After the both of them finished their lunch, Shinji and Misato decided to test out her Nav App more by exploring different parts of headquarters. Pretty soon she had gotten a good hang of the layout which actually made her feel more confident in traversing the labyrinth-like base. After some time they found themselves in a lounge like area with comfy chairs, a coffee table with assorted magazines and 2 vending machines.

"I have to admit, that App the doc downloaded for you really helps. I might even see if I can get it myself." Shinji said.

"Looks like I won't be strangling her after all." Misato admitted under her breath.

"So I guess I'm going to be staying in Tokyo-3 until this whole Angel situation blows over?" Shinji wondered.

"That's pretty much the size of it." Misato confirmed.

"Thought so. But where the heck am I going to stay?"

"Don't worry about that, I have the papers right here." Misato said as she reached into her pocket and pulled out some folded up documents. "Says here HQ's got your place all set up. You'll have your own private quarters."

"So I'm going to be living down here?" Shinji asked, sounding very hesitant about the idea.

"You're not comfortable with that?" Misato rhetorically guessed.

"Well for one thing, that is going to make me dizzy six ways to Sunday." Shinji began as he pointed upwards to the skylight above them. Misato looked up and could see that he was clearly talking about the roof of the Geofront with its buildings hanging right above them. Not that she could blame him, looking up at that made her dizzy as well. "Another thing is that I'm not really on board with the whole "private" thing. I would really like to have someone to talk to, maybe like a roommate or something..."

Misato began to think up of other alternatives as Shinji trailed off. For one thing, he couldn't live with his father for obvious reasons. She had to find a place for him where Nerv would be able to keep eye on him so he didn't get into any serious trouble. She was relieved to know he didn't like being all by his lonesome but the roommate was going to be a problem. It had to be someone from Nerv-

In that instant, a brilliant idea popped into her head and a huge smile was slowly forming on her face. "Turn that frown upside down Shinji! I got the answer to your problems!" She said cheerfully as she got out her phone. After dialing a few numbers, someone on the other end picked up.

"Hello, this is Dr. Akagi speaking."

"Hiya Rits! It's me! Listen, you know that thing we were talking about earlier? The one about where Shinji's living?"

"Yes, I already gave you the transfer papers a while ago-"

"Well you can forget about all that crap, cause he's gonna be living with me!"

"What!?"

Shinji was completely caught off guard when he heard that. This woman was seriously letting him live with her? Completely out of the blue like it was no big deal? His confirmation came in the form of Misato giving him a thumbs up and winking at him. He returned the smile, mentally reminding himself that he had to repay her kindness someday as well as introduce her to his folks whenever he got the chance.

"For goodness sake Misato, I don't think you're even qualified to look after someone. You can't even take care of yourself!"

"For your information, I can look after myself just fine and Shinji will be a lot safer and more comfortable with me. Just get me the proper approval from upstairs, kay?"

"…*Sigh* Alright. I'll see what I can do."

"Thanks a ton, Rits! And don't worry yourself, I promise not to 'put the moves' on him."

Shinji balked at that. "Excuse me?!"

"OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?! YOURE ALWAYS LIKE THIS! HONESTLY!" *click*

Misato ears were ringing after that little tirade. "Oh right, I forgot she couldn't take a joke."

"Probably because that's really not the kind of joke you want be making around impressionable people." Shinji said, pointing out the obvious.

"Oh, stop it! I was only messing around with her! I am not into little boys!" She argued.

"You sure? Because the photo you sent me kind of enforces that part." Shinji stated.

"I was just pulling your leg! For real! I'm not that kind of woman for crying out loud!" She shouted.

"That depends. Are you currently mentally undressing me?" He innocently asked while giving her a wily smirk.

Several veins popped up on Misato's head. "I will knock your ass out. I don't care if you're a kid."

NERV-GENDO'S OFFICE

Foreboding, dark, gloomy and empty was the best words that could easily describe Gendo's "Inner Sanctum". It was an incredibly wide open room, with only a single desk and chair reserved for the Commander himself. The ceiling had a carving of The Tree of Life with its symbol showing up on the reflective floor. Everything about the room was pitch black and the only source of light came from the massive, room length windows where the sunlight shining through the city illuminated the office.

Gendo was currently using his computer, which was built into his desk like Fuyutsuki's. The screen showed photos of the 2nd and 4th children, Asuka Langley Soryu and Mari Illustrious Makinami. Next to their photos was their information that Gendo was currently studying.

STATUS: READY FOR ACTIVE DUTY

TRANSFER REQUEST:

Gendo lightly tapped his finger on his desk, deep in thought. He could use more hands on deck with the appearance of the creature and the Angel's unexpected transformation but it was still too early to do anything hasty. It would raise too many questions. He typed in-

TRANSFER REQUEST: PENDING

-and then sent it over to Nerv Germany and the Bethany Base. He would still need them, but not just yet. He was about to shut off his computer when he heard a beeping sound coming from it. A message popped up on his screen that said-

You have an incoming live chat from: Las Cruces, New Mexico. Would you like to answer?

Gendo raised an eyebrow. He could only think of one person who lived there and he knew him very well. He pressed the Y key and a video screen showed up revealing a figure shrouded in complete darkness in an equally dark, unidentifiable room.

"Ah! Buenas tardes, my good friend! It is good to finally see you after so many years!"

The voice was heavily distorted but Gendo could clearly make out a Hispanic accent.

"Indeed. I believe the last time we talked was when Gehrin was shut down in favor of Nerv."

"Good times, eh? So how are things? From what I've seen on the TV, you've had some interesting developments as of late."

Gendo's expression soured. "You could say that."

"Truly a magnificent creature, is it not? I would love to study more on how it was able to harness atomic energy as a weapon!"

"I would rather destroy it so it can't muddle in my affairs any further."

"My apologies. I did not know it was such a 'touchy' subject for you."

"Is there a reason why you called me, Doctor?"

"I just wanted to remind you that my offer is still open. Your organization needs a talented scientist like me."

Gendo remembered him as a highly professional geneticist and biologist…even if his studies were a bit unethical. "I have not forgotten but I already have an extremely helpful asset to Nerv."

"Ah yes, how could I forget? You already have a new favorite: Naoko's little bint."

'He's not exactly wrong about that part.' Gendo thought to himself. "Dr. Akagi is very loyal to our cause but if her performance starts to slip and she becomes…unreliable then I will consider finding you a position here."

"Muchas gracias! I knew you still had faith in me! Anyway, I would love to stick around and chat with you some more but I have some 'projects' of mine that I need to work on. Adios!"

The video screen disappeared and Gendo turned off his computer. He admitted that he wasn't expecting someone like the Doctor to contact him after so long. Gendo remembered him and Naoko being fierce rivals during their time in Gehrin. He never paid any real attention to their childish disputes. Then again, he could play a vital role if things went awry…implying that they hadn't already.

He heard the door to his office automatically open, revealing a very tired looking Fuyutsuki. The Sub Commander walked over to Gendo's desk in a somewhat sluggish fashion. "I take it the conference call was taxing?" The Commander inquired.

"Honestly, I thought it would never end. The Pope was very instant that we call the Angels something else-"

"We are not going to bow down to the whims of that senile windbag." Gendo answered flatly.

Fuyutsuki withered at that. Now they were really going to be in hot water with the Vatican. "I'll notify them of our refusal when I get the chance." Fuyutsuki sighed. "So what have you been up to lately?"

"I recently got a phone call from our hospital wing. Rei has woken up and will be ready for active duty in 20 days and by then; we will be ready to re-active Unit-00. I've also placed the transfer requests for the 2nd and 4th children on hold for now. I will call upon them if the situation demands it. Seele will take notice if we summon them here too early." Gendo explained. He decided not to tell him about his brief meeting with the Doctor. Fuyutsuki had never met him and it was probably for the best that he didn't know.

"A wise decision. We don't want to attract any unwanted attention." Fuyutsuki agreed.

"Speaking of unwanted attention, I've noticed that a report from the Marduk Institute indicates that the 3rd Child came from Hinamizawa." Gendo reveled.

A bead of sweat ran down the side of Fuyutsuki's head. "I know. Shinji told me about that town when we had our meeting together."

"I recently called Mr. Yamazaki about this development and he told me that Shinji had apparently written a letter to his grandparents behind his back. Long story short, the court found Yamazaki 'unfit' to take of him and custody was transferred over to Yui's brother and sister."

Fuyutsuki couldn't help but feel overwhelmingly grateful for that. Shinji did the right thing and he was extremely lucky. But he noticed that Gendo was very displeased about it. "You're obviously thinking about doing something to them aren't you?" Fuyutsuki inquired, a brief image of professional hitman entering Yui's hometown appeared in his head. Gendo remained silent.

Fuyutsuki went over to the front of his desk and planted both his hands on it while looking Gendo straight in the eye. "If it's really going to be like that, then this is where I put my foot down." He said firmly. Gedo raised an eyebrow. It was certainly rare to see Kozo defy him.

"We both knew that while Yamazaki was a highly educated teacher, he was also an uncaring lout and he openly expressed contempt towards taking care of Shinji. Yui's family did this 100% legally and there is nothing you can do about it. And if you do anything to harm them then not only will Shinji refuse to pilot, but Unit-01 will most likely go on a rampage…and there will be absolutely nothing any of us can to do stop it." Fuyutsuki sternly warned him.

Gendo absorbed the information given to him and concluded that Fuyutsuki was indeed correct. He let out a sigh. "You're right. But at the very least, we should have been observing him."

"Maybe it was for the best, Ikari. Look how well Shinji's turned out. He's confident, brave and he combated the Angel quite amazingly if I say so myself." Fuyutsuki tried to assure him.

"True…but it will also make him rebellious." Gendo said, remembering his stare down with Shinji earlier today. "In any case, we have more pressing matters to attend to. Has the UN reached a decision concerning the creature?"

"Just recently. They have notified us that no harm is to come to it. Apparently they wish to study it more rather than outright kill it."

That was not the answer Gendo was hoping for.

"Although I can't really blame them. The once in a lifetime opportunity to study an actual dinosaur is every person's dream come true."

"This thing represents a significant threat to The Scenario and it must be eliminated." Gendo coldly reminded him.

"About that, the UN also told us that if it attacks us or become extremely violent then we have orders to kill it by any means necessary. Until then we have orders not to engage it. Then again, I have a feeling Seele might try to sway their decision." Fuyutsuki informed.

Gendo got up from his seat and walked towards the window, staring at the forest before him and clasping his hands behind his back. "Seele thinks they control everything but that is only just one of their many delusions. But mark my words Fuyutsuki. If it ever attacks us, if we find a loophole in the UN's orders and before it disrupts The Scenario any further…we will bring that reptile down."

To be continued…

You're pretty much digging your own grave, Gendo.

This was another chapter I liked working on as it helped fill in some questions on how Shinji ended up in Hinamizawa. But the biggest one is who exactly is the mysterious doctor that contacted Gendo and was introduced in chapter 2?

I greatly enjoyed creating Shinji and Misato's bonding in the cafeteria and there will be more in the next chapter now that they are roommates and the living arrangements scene was inspired by the manga. I also wanted to establish Shinji's personality so that he could be a great fit for Mari when she eventually drops by. Off hand, I'd say his personality is kind of like a combination of Sterling Archer and Logan Lerman.

Speaking of Mari, I will be introducing her into the story sooner than intended. I was planning on having her show up some time after the Matariel fight but I wanted her to connect with Shinji more I decided on having her arrive to Tokyo-3 sometime after Asuka settles in. But before she does, you all get to see her square off with Tunniel from Rebuild 2.0! On a special note, Mari will be piloting Unit-08 from Rebuild 3.0 but it will be designated Unit-03. When Touji eventually joins the pilot roster, his Eva will be identical to Unit-03 from the anime but it will be renamed Unit-04. I hope I managed to avoid some confusion.

Gendo will mostly have a Captain Ahab complex towards Godzilla but he will bide his time until he finds a way to do him in either directly or indirectly. The last part of his speech was inspired by Samuel L. Jackson's role in Kong: Skull Island. Is anyone else psyched for that movie?

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