"See that, my son? If I let you fight against the, uh...geometry shape angel, you would become a literal toast, I would grieve over your death, and Ritsuko will attempt to salvage your remains and somehow turn your resurrected body into a white haired freak or something."

"What?" My son became even more terrified. Then again, watching your elementary math object destroying mountains in one shot would have the same effect to everyone. Good thing I used the dummies under pretense of being an overprotective Commander.

"Never mind. Just my imagination going wild. Anyway, what's our plan?" I asked to Misato.

"We're going to use Positron Rifle. It will take the whole electricity in Japan to power it, so we will have to wait until 5 hours before we're able to secure the necessary power. Also, we're going to borrow some space shuttle shield."

"Excellent. It's even more bonkers than my plan to open a portal to demon world and get Dante and Vergil to clean our shit, so it will work!"

"...I'm sorry, why do you want two medieval poets to save us again?"

"Uh, Ritsuko. I think he meant Dante from Devil May Cry."

"I know. I just trying to ignore why our Commander hoped that fictional characters can finish our job."

"As I said, my imagination's going wild this night. Anyway, let's finish this! And put some refrigerants in the shield, it can give us some more seconds." I ordered, before Maya suddenly barged in. "Something's wrong, Maya-chan?"

"Um, sir? I just got a call that UN Navy Fleet. They'll be here soon to deliver Unit-02."

"Damn, this is not the best time. I need to call someone that can tell them to postpone it."

"So you can call them to slow down and take it easy? Good. We don't want to have the possibility of fighting two angels at the same time. Well, it's something in your suitcase that baiting them, so...no, don't dump it! If anything, we need it here so it won't attack anywhere else!" I screamed before I got satisfied by the answer, and when I ended the call, there was my child, standing in front of my door.

"Dad, what if I don't want to do this anymore?"

"Are you saying that geometry object terrify you, my son?"

"I-I mean, it shoot lasers that just destroyed a mountain, so, uh... yes?"

"Then Rei's going to do it in place of you. But since there's no one there to protect the other pilot with our shield, she only have one shot to do it, which means that her death is almost a certainty."

"...We really don't have much choice, huh?" Shinji asked rather bitterly.

"Indeed, we don't. Which is why we're getting Asuka, the Second Child here. It's just that we're unable to get her any quicker."

"So in case that she's already here, what would happen to me?"

"Well, you're going to be the backup. Her synchronization rate is higher than yours, and Rei's Evangelion is unsuitable for direct combat."

"I see." Shinji murmured, somehow looked hurt. Man, my boy's a wimp that tried too hard to hate himself. How could you wanted to get out while hurt by possibility of become a backup fighter?

"Hey, if anything, it's Rei that should be disappointed to herself. She's always purposed to become a pilot her whole life, and her sync rate is still lower than yours! I don't know why, but I swear, something needs to be done to get her stuff together and-" I stopped when I heard a soft cries by a girl outside, followed by the sound of someone running.

"Uh, was that Rei?"

"Uh, I think so, father."

"Crap. The last thing we need is for Rei to suffer depression. Rei, come back!" I ran to her. Luckily, I was much faster than her, so I managed to get her in the cafetaria.

"I failed you, Commander." She stated rather solemnly.

"No, Rei. It's just, uh...we don't know what makes your sync rate this bad. And don't blame yourself first, this one can be traced into something else. We just need to know what, and why." I reassured, and she still stood there without moving an inch, turned everything awkward. "Say, you may know about it. Something strange in the prototype?"

"I am afraid, Commander."

"Afraid of what?"

"My Eva. It tried to kill me."

"Strange. It supposed to be your predecessor." I muttered to the girl.

"Your wife's in Unit-01." Rei stated in confusion.

"No, I meant you. The previous Rei. Either it's you, or Naoko. Also, how many times do I have to tell you that you're not Yui?"

"I am sorry."

"No need for you to apologize, Rei. What you need, is to to embrace yourself." I said, tried to evoke the concept of girl power to a girl who never even questioned anything in her life a month before. "You're not a weak girl. You're strong. I created you to control Third Impact. You're supposed to be able to create the strongest AT-Field. And absorb them to strengthen yourself." I motivated my girl, and it worked. The solemn Rei had her eyes twinkled slightly, her eyebrow furrowed in determination. "So what you say, girl? Do you agree with me that you're a strong girl, not a mere doll?"

"You are correct, sir. You are." Rei smiled at me. She was so adorable I couldn't resist to hug her and-

..Was that an AT-Field slammed into my face?

"Blue pattern! Warning, Blue pattern!"

"I'll tell them that it's just a false alarm."

"I am sorry. Somehow, I feel embarrassed being embraced by you."

"Don't worry. I used to be shy too."

"Uh,why's Rei's synchronization rate fluctuating between 10% and 90%?"

"She's trying to establish who's the alpha girl in the Eva. Go, Rei!" She responded by growling to something. "Uh, weird touch, but okay."

"Is that why there was a blue pattern thirty minutes ago?" I nodded to Fuyutsuki who just whispered. "Oh, god..."

"What are you afraid of? We have three really strong warriors now! Surely nothing can't go wrong?" I retorted before Shigeru screamed something about 350% sync rate and two Ayanamis in the pod, one of it fainter, scratching each others' hair, before Makoto added a new details; a faint glow of cackling woman hovering above both Ayanamis. Oh, so somehow I was careless enough to just throw two souls in it. I knew I should've trusted Ritsuko since the first time we met.

"He jinxed it. He jinxed what was supposed to be a simple weapon retrieval procedure." Well, my concubine definitely see me as an anomaly now.

"Sir, we locked the power of the Evangelion for a reason..."

"But she can talk! And loyal to boot! We will know what's wrong if that's the case?!" I retorted once more, only to had the Unit-00 shrieked and fell to the ground. "Um, are you okay, Rei?"

"I am fine." Indeed, she suffered no physical injury.

"Uh, synchronization rate at 45-70% now. It's still not stable, but at least she's not on the bare minimum anymore."

"Good! So, since Shinji's sync rate is only at 60%, does this means Rei should be the shooter instead?"

"I am afraid the answer is negative, sir. That fluctuation will ruin her accuracy."

"Well, it's better than nothing. Let's go and kickass, crew!"

"Look at this. We're fighting for the world, and I still haven't secured your payment. How about LeBron James' pay?" I said suddenly after stared at the scenery of the sniper spot for so long.

"L-LeBron-LeBron..."

"It sounds astronomical."

"Bah! Your monthly Evangelion repair budget is at 10 billions, and that's before we get Unit-02. LBJ's 50 millions salary is pocket change compared to it."

"F-f-fifty m-mill..."

"But we may be irresponsible in using it, sir. We are teenagers, after all."

"Even you?" I wiggled my eyebrows at Rei.

"My...newest medicine made me susceptible to influence, sir. Thrift spending included." Rei argued with me, which was, frankly, sound and profound.

"Fine! If you insist, I'll keep most of the money, while you two get ten million yens of monthly spending, and if you want to buy something big, then you two have to discuss it with me first. How about it?"

"I agreed with your term. What do you think, Ikari-kun?" Rei asked to her partner, who still blabbered about my generosity and high salary that he will receive in the future. Frowned a little at being ignored, my pale pilot decided to lean forward and whispered the boy's name to his ear, unknowingly sounded seductive to everyone else. I chuckled while making a note on to teach the girl some real life manners. She was fine as test subject, but she deserved to know how to have a life outside it.

That startled my boy...and made him turned around too quickly and made their lips clashed. Unfortunately Shinji turned around really too quickly, and their first kiss ended up hurting more than pleasuring.

"Ooh..."

I struggled to hold my laughter, and by the time it subdued they already recovered from it, although Shinji refused to look on both of us, being embarrassed by the ordeal. "Are you two fine?"

"I am so sorry, Rei! I am very, very sorry! I will do everything it take for you to forgive me and-"

"I am uninjured. Also, it wasn't all unpleasant, sir. His lips is very soft."

"I will even ask the court to give me a restrain order and-huh? Y-you do?"

"Indeed, it was." Said the girl, smiled at my boy. The lighting from the moon made her look like an angel, and not that kind of monstrous angel that she originated from. It was the angel that will melt everyone's heart, and judging by how much my boy blushed, I think she already did it.

"But, Rei...I did something stupid. I can't be at peace if I haven't done something to pay my mistake."

"I think I just need a proper kiss." She then surprised me and Shinji as she pressed her lips into his own. By the time she ended their kiss, she already unconsciously straddled Shinji, who sat down in shock over being kissed. Ohoho, this is getting good!

"That was wonderful. I wish to do it again soon." Rei stated after she released Shinji...who already passed out with a big grin on his face. "Um, did I do something wrong?"

"He's overloaded with happiness. Also, you do realize that you straddled him in a rather sensual manner, right?" I asked Rei, who turned into a red lobster after she realized what she did at the heat of the moment. Oh, the joy of young love.

"Okay, Shinji. Just go steady, lean a little to the left since the wind coming from that side, and shoot it when you're ready and-"

"Warning. Blue pattern detected."

"WHAT THE FUCK?"

"Please tell me it's just another false alarm." Ritsuko muttered before she looked into a feed from a drone. And indeed, it showed everyone that there was a leviathan coming at us. "Oh no."

"Hold on. There's someone in that ship that hadn't done their job." I said while trying to hold my anger back, and unleashed it to the right man. "I told you to tell the Captain to slow down! What the hell, Kaji?"

"The dumbass didn't want to listen to me! He thought he could wait in nearest dock instead! And now Asuka's going to fight that thing without underwater equipment! Asuka, stop!"

"Wait! I got it! I think I got a new idea." I said, and it helped to curb panic. "Everyone, if we're lucky, we won't even need to use the shield and have time to improve on it. Kaji, you need to bait the sixth angel out of there, preferably the fifth angel too."

"Uh, no offense, sir, but how a normal human like me can bait something that big?"

"Smash the embryo into your hand. Then you'll have the power and the truth."

"You mean, as it the truth about the whole impact, or..."

"Yes!"

"Uh, okay." Kaji said before I heard a crunching sound, followed by curses as sickening sounds of something wooden engulfed something. I then heard the sound of AT-Field being activated.

My plan worked like a charm. I was a genius, and still does!

"Mein Gott! What is happening with Kaji-san? And where did that AT-Field come from?"

"Don't worry, Asuka! I can...feel the power inside me! No wonder you want it so much, Commander."

Next thing anyone knew, he was levitating.

"The fuck? You're levitating? How?!

Kaji answered Asuka by flying around the Angel, who followed him and stopped his path of destruction on the fleet.

"What the hell is going on here?"

"Don't ask now. Just follow him!" The Commander ordered to Asuka, who obliged. She chose to follow in this chaos.

"Ramiel has removed its focus to the fleet! And there's something...flying there. Is that the part of the angel?"

"Sir, we now have three identifiable blue patterns! What's going on?"

"That's Kaji." I stated simply.

"WHAT?"

"You hear me. Kaji absorbed some kind of embryo, and turned into a Superman! With AT-Field! Isn't that great?" I said cheerfully.

"The hell? Are you telling me that Kaji have turned into some kind of angel?!" Misato screamed at me.

"Not exactly. Just...empowered by it. And hey! I almost forgot. Shinji, try to fire when they're lined up. You don't need to shoot both of their core in one shot. You just need to wound the fish, so prioritize the geometry shape angel. Got it?"

"Uh, yes sir?"

"Okay, can someone just shoot it now please? I don't want to be sandwiched between an angel with super beam and a leviathan."

Unfortunately, it was apparent that Ramiel could detect an attack incoming, as when Shinji's charging shot finished, the angel suddenly turned around and shoot at us. Good thing that Rei was there, for she managed to stop the beam using the shield. After I screamed to Shinji to ignore her melting armor, he finally took a shot, shot it right at the center. I managed to tell Kaji to sway and dodged the attack, and he pulled it off.

It was a success; Ramiel exploded into goo of blood, and Gaghiel was floating like a bloated whale carcass. Well, the blue pattern for Gaghiel was still on, but it was obvious that we managed to incapacitate it.

"Pyuh! That almost got me in crossfire. No need for my epitaph to say that I got killed by whole Japanese's electricity!"

"Yes! We got it! Asuka, kill Gaghiel now!"

"No need to tell me twice!" Said Asuka, more than willing to charge on the still recovering angel. The result was just as expected.

"Ah! So everything went better than expected. The Second Child arrived faster than schedule, and another reliable soldier. And my boss just simply attributed Gaghiel appeared out of order to an unwritten event in the scroll, and we managed to hide Kaji's ordeal, so we were not getting the blame. What could possibly go wrong?" I said to myself before someone called me. It was Misato. "Yes, Major?"

"GIVE MY NON-ANGEL BOYFRIEND BACK! NOW!"

Man, I thought Misato would've liked the tentacles...

Well there it was. The battle that you have been waiting for. Also, who should become the superman in this story? Gendo or Kaji?