Next chapter on the house!
This took longer than usual because I recently discovered RWBY. Pretty self-explanatory.
A little bit of unfortane news, it's become clear to me that I didn't get the job at the pasta shop but I sent in two resumes at a job fair so one can only hope.
Review time!
Beastrider9: He does have knees so he might as well use them and I'm happy that I made your Skull Island dream come true!
Guest #1: Hope you had a wonderful Easter!
Hercules8: I wanted to include a lot of behind the scenes action and lore. I'm glad that I was able to deliver!
RaptorRapist: Thank you for your support and I have decided to strictly make Biollante a plant Kaiju. There will be no human soul involved; I always saw that as the weakest point of the film.
G-Matt: Thanks!
Mythfan: Much appreciated!
Guest #2: You have good questions and I will answer them.
-It does change their backstory but I won't reveal it just yet
-Their world and Earth are connected so it's basically their home too.
-I know what I said but I don't consider that human. If I had them talking to each other, then that's being too human.
- Most of them will but there will be some that's sided with the mystery alien on Pluto.
Hope this clears everything up.
Thunder Dragon: True story: I actually teared up writing that part. I have made the corrections you pointed out, Oblivion was a major inspiration and one of my PM friends read and reviewed the story so hopefully the number of viewers will grow.
Agent D.S.:I understand where you are coming from but keep in mind that this is Adam were talking about. He's the 1st Angel so he's insanely powerful for a reason. The Shobijin are masking themselves from Godzilla so he can't sense them. Why they did this will be revealed in the future.
Prototron MJ Tornada: That's exactly Right! Also, its Evangelion.
Jurassic Writer: I already answered your question in the PM.
Ani8900: Not everyone agrees with my music choices. Don't worry they're not dead.
Coo-Hatch: I can't reveal anything yet!
Guest: Gorosaurus will appear in this fic and the V-rex is a definite yes! No gaw though.
Gold1992: Wazzup!
Mothra's island will not be featured in this story.
Thanks, it's not every day I use a song that's fits with the situation.
Thanks for pointing out the errors, I already corrected them and I promise you won't see any more flying Godzilla. LMFAO at the Superman joke and the two allies that tried to help him were Anguirus and Rodan.
What movie are you talking abou? The reason why there is clean water around Skull Island is because even though the gateway has been destroyed, it's energies ensure that the island itself is protected from the effects of The 2nd Impact.
Even monsters can feel emotional pain! Godzilla doesn't know how to repair the gateway since it's been demolished and as for how and when he will get back will be revealed in the future.
I'm glad you support my parallel earth decision and im afraid I can't reveal anything about Lilith yet. I haven't thought about the concept art yet, can you give me a reference?
Hope to hear from you soon!
Junior VB: It will be a while before Asuka joins the cast and I'm glad you liked Skull Island as much as I did!
Old steamer: Really? Aw fudge…
Nigel: I can't reveal them yet…
Monster Island: I will NEVER abandon this story EVER. I won't reveal all of them since they are spoiler.
MONSTER BATTLE: Battra will be featured in this story and more Kaiju will arrive in the future.
Story Artist: You thought my parallel Earth idea was ingenious? That really means a lot to me! Can't reveal what happened to the Iwi yet.
The Balance: Kong will appear eventually.
Romance Maker: Im not too sure on an expedition but im sure a lot of people will be surprised once they learn of its existence.
The Questions: I will go back to my other story after I do the Shamshel fight. Truth be told, I might actually try to finish the other one! The Shobijin have other matters to attend to but they will help him in the future.
Gojira Defender: Probably not and Godzilla will be very pissed off next chapter!
Kaiju LOVER: There will be more Kaiju in the future and there is only one gateway to The Lost Land.
Pizza King: Soon my friend. Soon.
Kaiju Avenger: There will be no crying from any Kaiju at all. That would take away the seriousness.
Dino Freak: Probably a little bit of both.
Dino Knight: It's great to hear from you again! Your suggestions helped me out so much!
The Mecha Pilot: As awesome as that sounds…it probably won't happen. Gypsy Danger on the other hand…
Hero of Heroes: They all will eventually.
Beast Tamer: That was beautiful…I need a tissue.
Guest #3: Oh balls no!
LooperLord: No worries and that actually sounds incredible!
MI vs SI: I will try to find a good way to squeeze them in.
Guest #4: Absolutely! There was a reason I had Godzilla eat a herd of Brontosaurus and barbecue Mire Squids!
Guest #5: I really didn't like the savage natives from the 2005 movie so im just sticking with the Iwi.
Guest #6: Iris will be featured in this, SpaceGodzilla will be a villain and I'm still debating on Destoroyah.
Guest #7: Gamera, Iris and Legion will appear but no white tiger from the concept art because he looks too goofy.
Guest #8: LOL! Glad to see someone loves MST3K!
VIP: True dat.
King of Fighters: Oh yes, he wants blood but not everything he cares about is gone…
All Might: Wow! I didn't think that would catch on so quickly! I can't reveal anything yet nor do I have a date on when I will work on it but it will happen! PLUS ULTRA!
Godzilla and Evangelion belong to their respective owners. I do not own either of them.
Chapter 10
Another day at School
MISATO'S APARTMENT-3 WEEKS LATER
Knock knock knock
"Morning, Misato! Are you up yet?"
"Mmmmmmfffff…"
Shinji slid open the door to Misato's room, taking in the sight of her messy abode as well as the obvious lump under the covers. Walking over, he knelt down and poked the form beneath the blanket, causing it to stir.
"Long night shift I take it?"
"You have no idea. Do me a really big favor and just let me sleep for a couple more minuets…maybe an hour or two?"
"But then you'd miss breakfast. I'm making pancakes!"
Misato popped her head out from under the covers. Her hair was unkempt and her eyes were half lidded, but Shinji now had her undivided attention.
"You had me at pancakes. Just give me a minuet to wake up."
"No problem, I'll start up the stove. Oh! Don't forget that you have to take out your share of the trash today." Shinji reminded her.
"Yeah, yeah. I'll get to it." She yawned. Shinji walked out into the hallway but something kept worrying him. He had noticed over the past 2 weeks that Misato had always taken a six-pack of beer into her room every night. In fact, a majority of her garbage mostly consisted of empty beer cans. He knew full well the effects of drinking too much alcohol had on the human body, having learnt that from the school in his town, and it was a miracle that Misato's liver hadn't imploded yet.
It would be terrible for the woman who took him into her home contract alcohol poisoning due to her drinking habits. One of these days he was going to have a serious talk with her but he had to figure out the right time to do it.
Entering the kitchen, Shinji turned on the stove and walked over to the living room couch. Pen-Pen was sitting there with a tin of sardines next to him and the remote in his clawed flippers. The penguin was watching a movie that had Bruce Willis in it, and Shinji began to recognize what movie it was.
"The Fifth Element, huh? You got good taste in movies."
"Wark!"
Soon an audible crescendo began to build up from the TV speakers and if Shinji remembered correctly, this was the part that had him in hysterics when he first saw it. Chris Tucker's character suddenly slid into view sporting the most ridiculous getup and hairdo.
"KORBEN DALAAAAAASSSSSS! Here he is, the one and only winner of the Gemini Croquet Contest!"
Shinji chuckled as he shook his head. This movie never got old and it held up amazingly well.
"This boy is FUELED like FIRE! So start melting ladies cuz the boy is hotter than hot!"
Misato walked into the room while rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"He's hot hot-"
Misato turned to the TV.
"HOT!"
"GAH! Jeez, this is all I needed to wake up to."
"Not a real fan of him?"
"~Right size, right build, right hair, right on! RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON! And he's got sumthin to saaaaaaaaaayyy!~"
"Not really. He can be funny but his voice makes my head hurt something awful."
"Same here. It does kinda get annoying after a while."
TOKYO-1
"Now that's something we can both agree on." Ishikawa said as he ate a bowl of ramen noodles.
"UNBELIVABLE!" The TV blared.
MISATO'S APARTMENT-SEVERAL MINUETS LATER
"I gotta tell ya, you make the best pancakes I've ever eaten." Misato said as she pattered her stomach.
"My grandpa and grandma taught me how to cook them. One of these days I'll teach you how!" Shinji offered as he ate the last of his pancakes.
"I'll drink to that!" Misato Happily replied as she took a swig of Yebisu. "So how are things going at school? Did you make any friends yet?"
"Well…not exactly."
"What do you mean?"
"It's not that I don't want to make friends but it's just that i don't want to forget the ones I have back home or make them think I replaced them." Shinji confessed.
"You're worried about that? Shinji, I'm sure your friends are not going to jump to conclusions and you aren't replacing them. Sometimes it's good to have more friends!" Misato assured him.
"Yeah, you're right. Another thing is that there's barely anybody there. The whole school is a ghost town most of the time."
"Well a lot of people were spooked after that fight between the dinosaur and the Angel so most of them moved away. Have you talked to Rei yet?"
"She's still banged up after that accident and I want to give her some space until she gets better. She has her arm as well as half her head in bandages and I don't want to accidently bring up what happened to her. By the way, do you know anything about Rei? She was technically here before me." Shinji explained.
"Honestly, I don't know squat about her. She's very quiet most of the time and whenever she does talk she's usually blunt and little indifferent. I don't think Rei's anti-social, she's probably just socially awkward." Misato informed.
"I see…I'll keep that info in mind. Later!" Shinji said as he grabbed his backpack and headed to the exit.
"Have fun at school!" Misato called after him. As she tossed her spent beer can in the garbage, she heard her cellphone ringing in her room. He hurried back in there and fished it out of her purse.
"Hello, this is Katsuragi speaking…"
"Oh! I see you're already up! Usually when I call you in the mornings you're barely conscious."
"Good morning to you too, Rits. How are things over at Nerv?"
"Well I thought I might give you an update on recent events before you came in today. Maybe make the day a little easier for you?"
"Really? Thanks a ton! So what's been happening?"
"Recently the UN classified our prehistoric celebrity as a cryptid and they have designated it an MSC. The acronym stands for Massive Scale Cryptid.
"Seriously? We're putting it in the same boat as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster?"
"Actually the big difference is that this is the very first living cryptid on record. Besides, everyone knows that Bigfoot is a man in an ape costume and Nessie is a toy submarine with a neck made of plastic wood. The MSC has been the subject of investigations and studies of Cryptozoologists all over the world."
"You mean Scully and Mulder's kids?"
"…it's strange how much you're spot on about that. Anyway, the UN has allowed them, as well as the world's top zoologists and paleontologists, to research it. Unfortunately they won't allow some of our researchers into the loop as they have explicitly stated that we are to focus on the Angels."
"But that thing came and destroyed the Angel on our turf so that means we should be a part of this!"
"I completely agree with you but these orders came from the UN. We have no choice in the matter. While we still have orders to engage the MSC if it ever becomes a threat, all we can do is wait if they decide to change their minds about us researching it."
"So we're playing the waiting game, huh? That blows."
"Quite so. Anyway, I've just received Shinji's profile from the Marduk Institute and I found something rather intriguing."
"Don't keep me in suspense. Lay it on me."
"Apparently it said that Shinji is introverted, shy, soft spoken, melancholic, and emotionally fragile as well as having a psychological condition known as Hedgehog's Dilemma"
"You mean those little spiky critters?"
"Exactly. It goes like this: Even though a hedgehog may wish to get closer to anther hedgehog, the closer they get, the more they injure each other with their spines. It also applies to people as well. They want to be close to someone but they can't risk harming them."
"Well whoever thought that applied to Shinji or wrote his profile must have his head far up his ass because that boy clearly doesn't exhibit any of those problems or that hedgehog crap."
"That part is actually what I thought was strange. It almost sounds like they were predicting what his psychological state would be like."
"Predict? Why would the Marduk Institute do that?"
"I honestly don't know myself. I'll look into it and maybe I can find something."
"Hope you do. Anyway, I need to get ready for work so is there anything else you want to gossip to me?"
"I do have one more bit of information for you. Apparently we have some competition."
"We do? Who would want to compete with us?"
"Crisis Control Intelligence. It's a branch of the JSSDF that's gaining a lot of support from the Japanese government. Emperor Akihito thinks it's best that another organization like Nerv be formed in the event that we are unable to properly combat an Angel or a creature like the MSC.
"Now hold on a minute! We had no idea something like that even existed and none of us knew that the Angel would transform into something more freakishly horrible than it already was!"
"That's what Sub-Commander Fuyutsuki keeps telling him but his decision is final. If we ever find ourselves outmatched, CCI will intervene and offer support."
"We are perfectly capable of handling ourselves and we won't be caught with our pants down next time. By the way, do we know who's running CCI?"
"Apparently it's your old rival from the NDA*. Mitsuo Katagiri."
"WHAT?!"
*National Defense Academy of Japan*
TOKYO-1
Ishikawa began typing in the information he received from the conversation on his laptop as he heard Misato spew out a string of curses and profanities towards Katagiri. His superiors would be very interested in CCI and what they had in store. As he sent the info over to them, he began chuckling to himself.
"Cryptid…Graham's gonna pop a blood vessel when she hears that."
NERV-GENDO'S OFFICE
"-and that brings us to where we are now. If you can't handle another situation like the one from weeks ago, we'll come in to…'assist'. If you guys keep screwing up then the Emperor transfers all authority and operations over to CCI." Katagiri finished as he stood in front of Gendo's desk, a haughty smile on his face.
The commander of Nerv looked over the contents of the folder in front of him. It contained various future projects that CCI was currently developing. Most of them didn't really catch Gendo attention since he thought that most of them were worthless. But then there was one particular project that caught his attention. He didn't let it register on his emotionless expression.
"If this is some inane attempt to intimidate me then you are wasting your time, Mr. Katagiri. While the Angel's Forced Evolution and the appearance of MSC caught us off guard, we are not useless. Need I remind you that most our funding goes directly to us?" Gendo coldly reminded him.
"Really now?" Katagiri questioned. "I think you missed the notification in that folder that we too will be receiving funding as well-"
"Then you should already know that we had the Emperor's favor first a long time ago and CCI is only getting the bare minimum." Gendo interrupted.
Katagiri slammed both of his hands on Gendo's desk and looked him straight in the eyes, even though they were obscured by Gendo's orange colored shades. "The point I'm trying to get at is that he never should've wasted so much resources on Nerv when that Yen should've gone to the JSSDF. You may have everyone in your pocket after demonstrating your precious robot but after that fiasco, it's clear to me that you are an organization of showboating deadweights."
Gendo continued to stare at Katagiri, his outburst not even fazing him.
"You can keep acting like Nerv is Japan's only hope but sooner or later you will slip up and CCI will be cleaning up your mess. Then the public will start to favor us more and your organization will be nothing more than pages in a history book." Katagiri threatened.
"Be careful not to choke on your aspirations." Gendo warned, placing heavy emphasis on choke.
Katagiri sneered before snatching the folder off the desk, turning around and leaving the commander's office. However, he stopped at the door.
"Word of advice: get yourself some furniture." He said as he exited the room.
Gendo was left in silence, giving him all the time in the world to think about recent events. He was not intimidated one bit by Katagiri's empty threats. CCI was miniscule compared to Nerv. Their projects were impressive to some people but to him, they were useless at best…but there was one he saw in the folder that did make him reconsider. It was one that would tip the scales in CCI's favor and he could not let that happen. Those funds needed to go to Nerv and he would not allow it to be diverted to anyone else. But he needed to make it look like it was defective. Somewhere down the line he would have someone sabotage it.
Gendo smiled. Soon Katagiri would be eating his own words…
TOKYO-3 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Stuffing his backpack into his locker, Shinji made his way to his homeroom. He felt thankful that Nerv managed to apply him to a school that was close to his academic level like the one he had back in his town. As he walked down the halls, he looked towards the windows and gazed at the view outside. It was a beautiful view with the summer sun shining down upon the woods and school grounds.
But Shinji knew it was always going to be this way since The 2nd Impact locked the world in an eternal state of summer. Now the only way he could experience spring, fall and winter was through looking at photos of the world before the Impact.
After he was done ruminating, Shinji headed down the hallway where he saw the door to his class on the right side. The sign above the door said "2-A", right where he wanted to be. Shinji slid open the door and was greeting with the usual sight of a sparsely populated classroom. He counted 12 students in a room that was meant for 24.
Most of the students were going about their own business while Hikari Horaki, a pigtailed girl with dark brown hair and freckles, conversed with her friends. Shinji remembered meeting her on his first day at his new school. She helped him find his class and she was a kind, headstrong girl who also served as the class representative. Shinji liked to view her as the glue that held the class together. Not that it needed any glue to begin with since there were so few people there.
Sitting himself down at his seat, Shinji looked behind him to his left and saw Rei gazing out the window who was still covered in bandages and gauze. She had seemed to do this whenever the class had some free time, just staring blankly at the outside world without budging an inch. Shinji shook his head.
'Poor girl…that accident must've really messed her up.' He thought. It was going to be a while before he could try to make a conversation with her. It was also a reason why he and Misato disliked the Evangelion program: children should never be subjected to this.
Since it would be a while before their teacher came in, Shinji decided to get out his sketchbook and doodle for a bit. Shinji greatly enjoyed drawing sketches of people, objects, landscapes and animals as it made him feel relaxed, much like playing his Didgeridoo.
"BRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW! BUDDDA BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA BUDDA BOOOOOOOM! GRRRAAAAAAARRRRRR! ROOOOAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!"
His train of thought was violently derailed when he heard the classroom's resident nutcase making a scene again. The said nutcase, a bespectacled boy with curly brown hair, was playing with a plastic T-Rex figurine and an Apache helicopter model while videotaping them with an old camcorder. Shinji shook his head. Something wasn't right with that kid.
'There's one in every school.' He thought dismissively as he got out his MP3 player. Slipping on his earphones, Shinji began sketching whatever came to mind as he listed to Trouble Man by Eikichi Yamazawa.
Kensuke Aida continued to film his antics until he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see Hikari giving him a displeased look. "Do you always have to do that? Most of the students here think you should be sent to a 'special' school."
"What? It's just a hobby." Kensuke shrugged.
"A hobby that you should really consider doing at home." Hikari advised. "Did you give Touji the printout I gave you yesterday?"
"Uhhhhhh…" Kensuke stalled as he quickly shoved the paper deeper into his desk. "I haven't really been to his house lately."
"Aida, I know you're good friends with Suzuhara. He's been absent for two weeks; aren't you worried about him a little?" Hikari pressed.
"Do you think he's been seriously Injured?" Kensuke asked.
"What? In that giant monster incident?!" Hikari gasped. "The television report said that nobody was injured!"
"I doubt that. Did you even see how brutal that fight was?" Kensuke pointed out.
Hikari was about to say something else when they both heard the door slide open. They turned around to see Touji himself smiling at them. "Wassup guys?" He greeted.
"Touji! You're back!" Kensuke exclaimed.
"Where on earth have you been, Suzuhara? You missed over two weeks' worth of schoolwork!" Hikari scolded.
"I had a lot of stuff to do around the house…plus I needed a vacation." He explained.
"Well just so you know, you have a lot of make-up work to do so don't you dare try to skip out on them!" Hikari warned him as she went back to her desk.
"She's gonna grow up to be a cop. I just know it." Touji deadpanned.
"I won't be surprised if that happens." Kensuke commented.
Touji sat himself on an unoccupied desk and looked around the sparsely populated classroom. "Is it just me or has most of us vanished into thin air?"
"A lot of our classmates evacuated and transferred to other schools." Kensuke told him as he videotaped the room. "After all, no one wants to stay after that fierce battle inside the city."
The jock rolled his eyes. "Knowing you, you'd probably wished for some crazy crap like that to happen."
"I suppose so. I just didn't think it would actually come true!" Kensuke admitted as he turned his camera over to Touji to film him. "So where have you been all this time? Some of students here thought you might have been caught in that brawl weeks ago."
"I was in the shelters but…my kid sister was right in the middle of it." Touji revealed, staring at the floor.
Kensuke stopped filming him as his jaw went slack.
"Don't worry, she's okay. She just got a cut on the back of her leg but she was there. She saw it all."
"But why wasn't she in the shelters outside of the city?"
"She left one of her stuffed animals back at our apartment. She managed to sneak out of my sight and snuck out of the shelter. I can't believe I let that happen!"
"But she's okay, right?"
"Yeah. She got out of the hospital three days after the fight."
"So why were you gone for two weeks?"
"I couldn't leave my sister all alone; someone had to look after her. Our usual babysitter was so freaked out by what she saw on TV that she fled the country. We couldn't find anyone else, plus my pop and my grandpa are busy at Nerv and they can't leave their shifts so that just left me."
"How did your sister get out in time?"
"She was pinned under a bookcase but she told me someone rescued her. It was some kid dressed in a weird costume. He patched up her leg and carried her to safety. Sakura said his name was Shinji Ikari. He saved my sister's life and I don't even know if he's still around. I really wish I could meet him."
"About that, there's been a rumor going around about our transfer student." Kensuke told him.
"We have a transfer student?" Touji asked.
"Yeah, him." Kensuke said as he pointed to the kid seated 2 desks away from them. Touji followed Kensuke's finger to a slim, black haired boy. He was currently listening to music on an MP3 and was currently doodling something in a sketchbook.
"He transferred here while you were absent. Some people here have been saying that he's the pilot of the Evangelion…and I got a gut feeling that he might have been the one who saved your sister." Kensuke told him as he nudged his friend's shoulder.
Touji's eyes went wide as he stared at the transfer student who bobbed his head to whatever he was listening to. Could it really be him? That answer would have to wait when the teacher came into the room and class had begun.
TOKYO-3 HIGHSCHOOL-1 HOUR LATER
"And so, humankind was about to face its greatest trial. In the year 2000, on September 13, a meteor of unprecedented proportions slammed into Antarctica. The continent's ice cap was melted almost instantaneously. The water levels rose, the oceans were irreversibly tainted, Earth was thrown off its axis and abnormal weather patterns threatened the lives of every living thing on the planet. Several thousand species and half of the world's population were lost forever. This profoundly shocking event was to be known as The 2nd Impact. This was the 2nd since the only event similar to this happened during the age of the dinosaurs: The KT Extinction. The survivors of The 2nd Impact had to live through the hell of worldwide economic collapse, ethnic conflicts and civil wars. However, that was 15 years ago and we have made great strides since then, which only proves our resilience towards any tragedy-"
'I swear to god if they don't put this guy into a nursing home, I will.' Shinji mentally groaned as he rubbed his temples. His teacher, Mr. Tsukamoto, had been telling the same story for days. Sometimes if they were in the middle of lesson he would suddenly start talking about The 2nd Impact endlessly. It was getting old real fast.
They were in the middle of math class when he started droning on about stuff they had already heard about a dozen times before. They had already gone ahead and finished their assignments on their red colored school laptops. That just left some of them who were done to daydream or try to tune out their teacher's senile babbling.
Since it would most likely be a while before Mr. Tsukamoto would shut up, Shinji decided to do some studying of his own. Pen-Pen had been the subject of his curiosity for a while now and wanted to look his species up. Most species of penguin had been rendered extinct since The 2nd Impact and wanted to learn if there were others like Pen-Pen that survived. He went onto Google (the only website that wasn't blocked by the school servers) and typed in "Hot Springs Penguin" into the search engine. When he pressed enter, what he saw surprised him.
Your search turned up no results
That was rather odd. He typed in several variations of it but he still turned up nothing He decided to try other searches like intelligence in penguins, claws on penguin flippers and the Rockhopper Penguin.
His 1st search told him that penguins could be intelligent but nowhere near as intelligent as Pen-Pen was.
The 2nd search revealed that penguins only had claws on their feet, not their flippers.
The 3rd search showed him a Rockhopper Penguin that looked similar to Pen-Pen but not quite the same species as him. The feathers on their heads were yellow colored and spread outwards while Pen-Pen's feathers were orange and didn't spread out.
Shinji leaned back in his seat as he absorbed this information. If Pen-Pen had all of these characteristics that other penguins didn't have, then what was he? His train of thought was interrupted when he heard his laptop beeping as a message window popped up.
Is it true that you're the pilot of that robot?
Shinji certainly didn't see that coming. Wasn't anything pertaining to the Evangelions a secret? There must've been an information leak! Shinji looked around the classroom to ascertain who sent him the message and eventually saw 2 schoolgirls huddled behind a laptop way in the back of the room. One of them waved to him and began typing something else in.
It's true, isn't it?
Shinji began to think very hard on this. He knew that if he confirmed what they were asking then the whole class would be crowding around him, desperate to focus on something else other than their teacher. But not only would it inconvenience Hikari, who always kept everyone in order, it would mostly likely get him into hot water with Nerv who no doubt had a policy about keeping any information about them tight-lipped. Having made his decision, Shinji typed in-
I have no idea what the heck you're talking about. You've got the wrong guy.
When he pressed enter, he could hear the students quietly voice their dismay in hushed whispers.
"Aw man…"
"Told you it wasn't him."
"I thought for sure he was the guy!"
"You owe me 20 Yen."
Thankful that his identity as pilot was now safe, Shinji resumed searching on Google. But he didn't notice Kensuke narrowing his eyes at him suspiciously.
The rest of class proceeded after Mr. Tsukamoto was done with his spiel, but Touji was intensely focused on Shinji for the remainder of the lesson.
TOKYO-3 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL-SEVERAL MINUETS LATER
It was now recess and most of the students in school could enjoy some well-deserved freedom on the school grounds. Shinji knew of an overlook that gave him a wonderful view of Tokyo-3 on the school baseball field and it was a perfect sketch art opportunity. He was just about to head on over the lookout when he heard someone call out to him from behind.
"Hey, new kid."
Shinji looked to his right at the source of the voice. It belonged to a student that was a tad bit taller than him had dark, slicked back hair. One noticeable feature he had was that instead of the standard school uniform that everyone had, he wore a white and dark blue tracksuit. He had a rather conflicted look on his face.
"Is it okay if I can talk to you in private?" He asked.
Shinji was unsure of how to answer that. He didn't even know this kid and this request smelled awfully fishy. For all he knew this could be some kind of hazing ritual meant to intimidate new students. Shinji looked at him suspiciously.
"Look, I'm not a bully if that's what you're thinking. I just need to talk with you but out in the back." The boy assured him.
Still cautious, Shinji gave him a nod and he was led out to the back of the school. When they got there they boy stopped with his back turned to Shinji.
"So is there a reason why you wanted to talk in private-"
"Just be honest with me. Did you save my sister during that giant monster fight weeks ago?"
Time seemed to slow down for Shinji. His mind rewound back to when he rescued Sakura Suzuhara from certain death. He always wondered if he would ever meet her parents one day but he never thought he would meet her brother. Shinji did want to keep his pilot status a secret but this boy really wanted to know if he really saved his sister and he felt that it would be unfair to lie to him about that.
"Yes. I did." Shinji answered.
The boy turned to him and stared at him for several seconds. He then swiftly bowed to Shinji. "Thank you…thank you so much for protecting my sister. If anything happened to her…I don't know what I would do if I lost her. I was supposed to watch her and let myself get distracted for one minuet and she was gone!"
Shinji began to notice that the boy was shaking and he spotted his tears falling to the ground as he bowed.
"I never felt so scared in my entire life back then, I thought she died!" He continued his voice wavering.
"Touji?" Shinji heard someone say behind him. He turned around and saw Hikari and the weird kid approaching them with concerned looks on their faces.
Touji continued his story, seemingly breaking down at every sentence as he fell to his knees. "Sakura is the entire world to me and I almost let her get killed! I tried to exit the shelters to go after her but the whole place was locked down! When I heard she was in the hospital, I thought she would never walk again! I-"
"Calm down, okay? Just calm down. Listen, Touji was it?" Shinji said, as he gently put his hands on Touji's shoulders. "Is your sister alright?"
Touji looked up and nodded.
"Then don't focus what could've happened. Focus on what's most important: your sister is alive. Sakura can now spend the rest of her future with you now that she's okay. And I think you should do the same since you're her big brother." Shinji said as he helped him up.
Touji began to smile in relief and he wiped the tears from his eyes. Shinji returned the smile, happy that he made him feel better.
"I knew it!" The boy with glasses shouted as he pumped his fists. "I freakin knew it! You're him! You're the pilot of the Evangel-"
Shinji quickly rushed over and clamped his hand over the kid's mouth before he could finish. He noticed that Hikari's mouth fell open and her eyes widened; now realizing the truth about him. Letting out a sigh, he turned back to the blabbermouth.
"I would prefer to keep my identity a secret, thank you very much." He told him sternly.
"Don't worry, Shinji. Your secret is safe with us!" Hikari assured him.
"Yup. We're not gossips. Right, Kensuke?" Touji added.
"Mmhmm." Kensuke muffled. Shinji took his hand off his mouth, feeling relaxed that they would not tell anyone about this.
"Pilot Ikari." Someone said in a monotone voice. The group turned to their left to see the still heavily bandaged up Rei walking over to them.
"There is an emergency call from headquarters. I will go on ahead." She said robotically before she hurried back into the school.
"OHMYGODSHESANEVAPILOTTOO?!" Kensuke practically squealed as he turned to Shinji.
"Well…yes." Shinji confirmed as he rubbed the back of his head.
"I guess that's another secret we're going to have to keep." Hikari admitted.
"Hold on, are we just going to ignore the fact that she actually talked? That's the first time Rei has spoken to anybody since she first got here!" Touji exclaimed.
That sentence immediately got Shinji's attention. "Wait, what do you mean by-" His question was interrupted when he heard loud alarms blaring throughout the school, as well as Tokyo-3. Then the 4 of them heard the emergency announcement.
"A special state of emergency has been declared for the Kanto and Chubu regions of the Tokai district. All residents must evacuate to their designated shelters immediately. This message will repeat for the duration of this emergency."
His cell phone started to buzz and he instantly fished it out of his pocket and looked at the screen which was now flashing red.
Priority-1 Red Level Alert. Report to Nerv immediately.
Shinji's eyes widened. That could only mean one thing…
An Angel.
"Get to the shelters now!" He barked to them as he ran back into the school. Touji and Kensuke ran in to get their belongings while Hikari ran back into the class to guide her classmates to the buses.
As Shinji bolted outside and to the school's front entrance, he was watched by Mayumi Yamagishi and the two tiny women from a window inside a deserted classroom.
"Is that him?" Mayumi inquired.
"Yes. He is the one who will make a difference in the battles to come." The twins confirmed in unison as they observed Shinji from the windowsill.
Entering the parking lot, Shinji saw numerous students being guided to the buses by their teachers. He spotted a black car with tinted windows but could make out Rei in the back seat. As the car sped off, he noticed another car similar to the one Rei was in pull up in front of him.
A Section 2 agent poked his out of the window. "Shinji Ikari, we're here to take you to headquarters."
Wasting no time, Shinji flung the back door open and dove into the seat. "Floor it!" He yelled.
SEVERAL MILES OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN
A massive, slender shape slowly floated over the crimson colored waters and partially submerged buildings. It resembled a disturbing combination of an insect, tapeworm and a squid with skeletal legs at the bottom of its red, serpentine body. Two eye like patterns were located on the sides of Its triangular "head". It made no noise as it silently glided above the waters.
Shamshel had arrived.
To be continued…
Hold on to your hats, everybody! The next chapter has Godzilla and Unit-01 squaring off against Shamshel! This one will be based on its 2.0 counterpart which I consider to be a massive overhaul.
If Misato's reaction to Katagiri being the head of CCI wasn't proof enough, the two of them have a fierce rivalry with each other.
I wanted to have Shinji keep his identity a secret because his status as a pilot would be a major secret but his canon counterpart stupidly revealed it to his whole class.
I also gave Godzilla the classification of Massive Scale Cryptid as a tribute to Hail to the King by Thuktun Flishithy.
How did you guys think I handled the scene between Touji and Shinji? Short and sweet or could I have added more? If you guys have some suggestions I will listen to them and maybe I will apply it to the story! It will be much appreciated!
Don't forget to review but please don't flame.