After last night, Lelouch have begun reading books about fighting. The art of combat, the art of war, etcetera etcetera. It's been quite a slog for the fourteen years old boy but that's to be expected. It wasn't all that bad however. He did learned a lot.

Right now, Lelouch is waiting for Fuyutsuki to come pick him up. He did told him to wait for him outside the house on the phone this morning. But it was getting noticeably late and that annoyed Lelouch to no end. He always calls himself a patient individual but this is just getting ridiculous.

Damn it! What in the hell is taking him so long? I thought NERV would be so strict in it's schedule. One more hour then I'm going back inside.

Lelouch sighed deeply as he leaned back against the bench he's sitting on. It was kind of boring. Very boring actually. Sitting on the bench for a very long time is indeed boring. The least he could do is read and that's getting a little boring for him too.

As Lelouch slowly began to doze off, the sound of tires screeching on the road catches his utmost attention. It was a blue vehicle heading straight onto him and rather recklessly that is. The car look like as if it came straight out of a mindless action flick with how fast it was going. It continued to speed towards his direction before it came into a screeching halt right in front of Lelouch whom raised a brow in amusement.

Guess my ride's here.

The window of the car rolled down, revealing a beautiful woman with long dark purple hair that is wavy with bangs parted to the side. She wore a sleeveless black flapper dress with a cross necklace on her neck. She even wore sunglasses that covers her dark brown eyes.

"Hey there." The woman greeted cheerfully, "You must be Lelouch Lamperouge, am I right?"

How fitting. My alias have become my real name in this world. Just fucking priceless. It was indeed a surprise when I found that out in the early days.

"Yes. And who might you be?" Lelouch asked coldly with a frown.

"I'm Misato Katsuragi. But you can just call me Misato. I am here on behalf of Deputy Commander Kozo Fuyutsuki." The woman introduced herself with the same cheerfulness which finally caused Lelouch's eyebrow to twitch in repugnance, "He's regret to inform you that he won't be able to come here today so in return I will be the one to take his place for now. So, would that be okay for you, kiddo?"

"Sure." Lelouch relented with a shrug as he grabbed his bag right next to him and slung it across his shoulder.

"Great! Hop on in, kid. We're going in for a ride." The woman now known as Misato replied in the same cheerful manner.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Lelouch commented with distaste as he enters the front seat before sending a hateful glare onto Misato, "However, would you mind telling me why you were late?"

At this, Misato chuckled nervously and rubbed her head in growing fear, "Oh, well. That's because I lost track of time during when I was asleep and I forgot to put an alarm. Sorry, kiddo. That won't happen again."

"It better be." Lelouch warned in a venomous tone as he turned to look out the window.

"Whoops, someone's uptight." Misato snidely commented as she rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"What was that?" Lelouch taunted.

"Nothing." Misato quickly replied before stomping her foot on the gas, causing the car to go forward at top speeds much to Lelouch's severe discomfort, "Seatbelts."

"You're telling me that now?!" Lelouch questioned incredulously as he rushes putting his seatbelt while Misato mockingly laughs, driving like a madwoman.

"Say, I didn't expect the Fourth Child to be such a cutie pie as you." Misato complimented with a smile as she drives albeit more carefully in a remote area.

"Oh, stop it. Flattery like that will get you nowhere, miss." Lelouch coldly rebuked.

"And I didn't expect him to be such a jerky jerk brat." Misato added lightly in a mocking tone, rolling her eyes.

"Says the one who made me wait for an excruciating and unacceptable amount of time." Lelouch scoffed, crossing his arms, "You're an adult who works for NERV, miss, so act like one."

The last insult really struck a nerve onto Misato that she almost wanted to strangle the teen but slowly managed to control herself. Nevertheless, Misato suddenly swerve the car to a turn with a cruel smirk, causing Lelouch to yelp in surprise on his seat. The look on Lelouch's face left Misato laughing all the way to their current destination while Lelouch himself could only grumble and send a hateful glare onto the cheerful annoying woman.

Once the two arrived at NERV HQ, Lelouch was guided into the clinic by Misato and once he was there, he had to undergo multiple medical tests in which he found rather trivial and tepid but concluded that it was probably necessary.

After it was done, Lelouch was introduced to a blonde haired woman in her early thirties.

"I hope this doesn't mean more needles sticking in me again." Lelouch dryly mused upon seeing her, mentally taking note of the white lab coat.

Hearing this, the blonde haired woman gave her a friendly smile, "Well, you can rest easy now because Medical Examination is over. You're all good now, Lelouch Lamperouge."

"Well, that's a relief because it was slowly beginning to get on my nerves actually." Lelouch admitted with a hint of sarcasm and irony.

At this, the blonde haired woman chuckled and placed a hand onto the teen's shoulder, turning her attention to Misato who was right behind him, "I like him."

"Oh, yeah. Well I don't." Misato stubbornly replied, crossing her arms.

"May I ask who you are?" Lelouch questioned politely, ignoring Misato's rude behavior.

"I'm Dr. Ristuko Akagi. Head scientist of this humble abode." Akagi proudly answered, gesturing the whole place with confidence.

"I see. So you must be the one who created them. Taking care of those what you people call Evangelion. Is that right?"

"Well, you're wrong about me creating them. I just take care of them, that's all. I just repair them when they're broken and all shattered from battle." Akagi revealed in a very professional tone that slightly irked the teen a bit. It sounded a bit too scripted in Lelouch's opinion.

"That's a shame. I would have wanted to talk to the one who created them"

"Why is that?"

"I've just wanted to talking about adding some modifications of mine."

"Modifications?" Akagi repeated, her interest perking up upon hearing it from Lelouch.

"Yeah. It's just something that popped into my head yesterday and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I've even made multiple notes and layouts."

"Interesting. Can I please see those notes?"

"They're in my bag right now but my bag's not here. It's in a locker outside."

"Okay. Let's see them once we step out of here."

"Alright." Lelouch shrugged nonchalantly.

And with that, the three stepped outside and went to pick up Lelouch's bag where the teen proceeded to open it's contents which some consists of multiple books and a laptop. But nevertheless, Lelouch was quick to found his notes and picked it up. He then proceeded to show it to Akagi who was taken aback by his notes.

"Well, well, well. It seems you know your stuff, Lelouch. Because this is incredible. I'm surprised you could even make something like this despite your age." Akagi commented, greatly impressed with what she saw. The notes contained multiple detailed layouts and designs along with the materials needed for it.

"Truthfully, I like to pride myself in that." Lelouch smirked, placing a finger on his head, "Got a big prodigious brain myself so I just figured I must take advantage of it."

"Yes, indeed considering the test results indicated that you're, how do we say this, physically underwhelming."

"Uh, oh. Looks like someone's out of shape." Misato teased in a mocking tone.

At this, Lelouch looked away in shame and frowned deeply, clenching his fists.

"-Perhaps you should take some requisite time to improve that." Akagi continued, "You do know it's unhealthy for you not to take any particular physical activities."

"Yeah, I know. Maybe I'll start tomorrow. But we'll see." Lelouch shamefully admitted.

"Anyway, me and the others could probably work on this. Thank you for this, Lelouch." Akagi referred to Lelouch's notes, "Can I please keep them? It's just be a week."

"No. It's alright. I have a copy at home actually." Lelouch relented.

"Okay then. Pleasantries aside, I believe it's time we show you to the real deal." Akagi declared, "Follow me please."

With that, the three then proceeded to an elevator accompanied by two heavily armed bodyguards in full armor.

"Tell me, Lelouch. Why did you still agree to all of this despite the severe risks? You do know, you could just run away. Get away from all of this. And we won't even try to chase you. Just why?" Akagi questioned as they continue to their current destination.

"To tell you actually, I don't really know." Lelouch admitted with uncertainty, "I guess it's just kind of a gut feeling and a certain someone dared me to do all of this."

"Is it Commander Fuyutsuki?"

"Yeah. You could say that." Lelouch dryly chuckled, rubbing his head.

"How long have you known him?"

"Long time actually. He took care of me when I was young. Gave me a lot of things. After that, he just took off and gave me a house. Left me with a lot of money too."

"That must have been tough for you, huh?"

"No. Not really. He trusted me enough to give me all of the things I need in life. He knew I can handle myself. I just didn't expect him to come back. Last time I saw him was three years ago. He didn't call or send me a message or anything."

Which I considered to be a dick move.

The three of them then stepped out of the elevator once they reached onto their destined floor before making their way to a control room filled with several members of NERV present along with a handful of technicians whom are all sitting at computers, working. Akagi then slowly leads Lelouch to a large window looking out into a dark chamber.

"Turn on the lights so he can see it." Akagi ordered to a nearby technician whom nodded and obeyed loyally. The lights then came on and revealed something that left Lelouch in awe. On the opposite side of the window showed an all-white sterile chamber and the one thing that stood out the most was a gigantic humanoid that stood an imposing 75 meters tall. It looked like a giant machine with it's black metallic platings with white trims. It had an unusual face with four nostrils situated on the forehead and had an exaggerated torso and waist along with it's abnormally long arms, "What you are seeing here is the product of years of cultivated research and development. This is the Multi-purpose Humanoid Fighting Machine Evangelion and this is our best and only chance to fight the Angels."

This is getting better by the minute. This thing makes Knightmare Frames look like a children's toy. This is an abomination.

"-The unit you see before you is Evangelion Unit-03, a Test-Type Production Model. It was originally constructed and built in our second Branch in Massachusetts but following it's completion and the discovery of the Fourth Child, it was quickly decided to be moved here into this facility." Akagi continued.

"So, how exactly will I pilot something like this?" Lelouch inquired, crossing his arms.

"Well, we're going to conduct an activation test first and then we'll proceed even further from there. All we need you to do is to relax and sit inside." Akagi informed.

At this, Lelouch narrowed his eyes in suspicion but remained adamant, "When do we get started?"

A short time later, Lelouch was put into a white long capsule shaped object before the object was then inserted into the Unit-03's spinal area.

Now secured and contained inside the Evangelion's body, Lelouch was mentally taking note of his surroundings. Sitting in a large grey seat with multiple buttons, switches, and controls, Lelouch felt a little feeling of Deja Vu. But then suddenly the interior began filling up with some sort of amber-colored translucent liquid.

"What the hell is this?!" Lelouch questioned in surprise as the place was filling up quickly.

"Don't worry, Lelouch. What you are seeing is what we call an LCL. The LCL will oxygenate your blood directly once your lungs are filled. Furthermore, the LCL will provide protection and counter the effects of acceleration and protect your respiratory organs from damage. It is a key component for the pilot to control the EVA so just relax. You'll get used to it in time." Akagi explained through the microphone whom is still currently in the control room.

Well, that's just great. How wonderful.

Lelouch then closed his eyes as the LCL finally filled up the entire place which also included him and before he knew it, he could breathe easily despite being completely submerged in liquid.

"Everything is ready, everyone." Akagi declared proudly through the mic, "Begin the activation process."

"Main power supply connected. Beginning system activation." One of the technicians declared, "Activation voltage approaching critical levels; 0.2, rising quickly."

"Initiate activation system; phase-2." Akagi ordered and all of the technicians nodded and obeyed rather quickly.

"Pilot link-up initiated."

"Synapses inserted, nerve junction started, cardiograph transmitted."

"All circuits are operational."

"No problems with initial contact."

"Power to the brachial muscles in the right and left arms."

"There are no problems in the nerve links, everything checks out, ma'am."

"Checklist is satisfactory up to twenty-five-fifty and cleared to twenty-five-eighty."

"Prepare for third stage connection." Akagi continued, now with sweat and worry, as this was the golden moment.

"Counting down to absolute borderline: 0.9, 0.8, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1, 0. Borderline cleared. Activation successful."

Upon hearing the declaration, everyone sighed in relief with some even cheered ecstatically.

Inside the cockpit, Lelouch was surprised by the sudden changes surrounding him that seemed very surreal to behold but within moments the LCL had an electrical current running through it, combined with internal workings of the entry plug. The teen had witnessed the entire activation process through the interior screens before him. The screens provided him an almost impeded 3D view of the EVA's surroundings with a heads-up display. It's like Lelouch was seeing through the EVA's eyes and right now he couldn't even tell if he was in a liquid environment or not.

This is truly impressive.

"This readings can't be right. I'm receiving a Synchronization Ratio of 75% between Unit-03 and the pilot." One of the technicians pointed out which surprised Akagi and everyone present.

"Ridiculous. That shouldn't be even possible." Akagi blurted out in shock but when she saw the computer, she was bewildered, "Amazing. This is the most highest initial Synchronization ever recorded from a pilot's first activation of their EVA."

"Harmonics seems to be normal. No problems. No disturbances." One of the technicians added, "This kid is a prodigy."

Meanwhile, Lelouch was smiling proudly in the cockpit, "Well then..."

A/N: Here's the next chapter, guys. Leave a review and a heart. Also, the universe this takes place in will be a mix of both from the series and Rebuild. And Happy New Year, fellas.