Green lantern: New Genesis
In brightest day
I don't own Green Lantern or Evangelion
"So this is Oa?" Shinji asked his ring/ion. He had been flying for three days straight, his ring sustaining him in the vacuum of space but that didn't mean he wasn't starving at the end of it.
"Yes, the center of the universe where green lanterns are trained" The ring responded.
"So how do I enter training?" Shinji asked as he descended through the atmosphere
"Ask someone" The ring replied.
"Very funny" Shinji grumbled
"I was not joking" his ring responded.
"Getting along with this thing is going to be hard" He thought.
"I heard that" The ring responded to his thoughts as he hovered over the most astounding city he had ever seen. Soaring spires and towers dotted a crystal clear skyline that did not have a hint of pollution in it, and the entire place hummed with the vibrancy and energy he felt in his ring.
"This is nothing like Tokyo 3" Shinji said to himself as he slowly flew through the city.
"Hold poozer" A deep voice shouted followed by a blast of green energy that passed just in front of him. Acting on instinct Shinji turned to face where the blast came from and willed his A.T. field into existence and responding to his will the ring generated a hexagonal green shield in front of him. Looking through the green tint, he saw three aliens flying toward him wearing black and green uniforms similar to his plug suit. Before the angel war they would have terrified him but now they seemed almost normal. The one in the lead was gigantic and vaguely porcine, the second looked like a giant chicken, and the third was a severely beautiful woman with purple skin.
"Identify yourself" The pig man shouted as the shield vanished.
"I'm Shinji Ikari. I'm here to train as a Green Lantern" He said holding up the hand with the ring on it
"How did you get that?" The giant pig man asked seizing the boys wrist in a firm but disconcertingly delicate grip.
"It's a long story" Shinji said and the man's grip tightened almost painfully.
"Then you better start talking" he growled.
"Perhaps the boy's story is better told in front of the guardians" The chicken man said.
"Agreed" The woman said.
"Come along Poozer" The man's said and floating behind him pushed Shinji forward. They flew toward a large building in what looked like the center of the city.
"Where are we going?" Shinji asked.
"To meet with the guardians of the universe" the Chicken man said.
"And who are they?" Shinji asked.
"Stow the questions. You'll find out when we get there" The pig man said.
"Forgive our friend Killowag. He is, blunt" The chicken man said.
"Allow me to introduce ourselves. You have already met Killowag. My name is Tomar Re and this is Laira" He said gesturing to himself and the woman.
"It's nice to meet you" Shinji said bowing to the woman in mid air who bowed back.
"Stow it you three, we're here" Killowag said as they floated into a giant entrance hall. A door whooshed open and the four of them floated into a room that looked like a giant floating conference room. Looking up Shinji saw that there were six blue skinned humans, five men and two women sitting at the floating conference table.
"Lantern Killowag, what is the meaning of this?" a severe looking man with a pony tail demanded.
"Pardon the intrusion guardian Appa, but we seem to have a new member of the corp" Killowag said pushing Shinji him forward.
"Who are you?" The sever guardian asked with narrowed eyes, reminding him too much of his father.
"My name is Shinji Ikari, and I guess I'm a Green Lantern" He said weakly.
"This is absurd. The ring would never choose a child, and never one so indecisive looking" The guardian Appa said.
"Yet you forget Appa that lantern Arisia is not much older than this boy and she was uncertain when she first joined the corp" A second, kinder looking Guardian said.
"Lantern Rabb is a Graxonite whose family has a long history in the corp. This is a human child of unknown origin. Child how did you come by that ring?" Appa asked. No knowing what to do, Shinji went ahead and told the whole story, about Tokyo 3, the angel war, third impact, and how the emotional embodiments found him inside Unit-01. He did keep secret the fact that Ion was hidden in his ring.
"So you possess the ring of the last lantern of a dying universe?" Appa asked condescendingly.
"I sense no falsehood in his words Appa, and stranger things have happened" The kind guardian said.
"You suppose to let this, child join the corp Ganthet? Do we not already have three Green Lanterns from earth already?" Appa demanded of the one called Ganthet.
"It is the ring who chooses the bearer Appa. Are do you suggest we strip the boy of his ring and cast him out? If his story is true he does not have anywhere else to go" Ganthet said.
"Very well, we shall put it to a vote. All those in favor of letting this boy join our ranks?" Appa asked and four Guardians raised their hands.
"Very well then. Shinji Ikari, welcome to the Green Lantern corp" Ganthet said.
"And since you brought him to us sergeant Kilowagg I see no reason you cannot start his training immediately" Appa said.
"As you wish" Kilowagg said as the four of them floated out.
"Welcome to the corp, young Shinji" Tomar Re said.
"He's not a member of the corp, not until he passes training" Kilowagg said.
"Training?" Shinji asked, and the pig man gave him a sadistic smile.
"Bust first, food and rest. You have flown for days with no sustenance but your ring energy" Laira said.
"I want to know how you did that without a battery" Killowag said as they changed direction.
"Maybe my rings different?" Shinji asked. He didn't tell them that Ion had given him a rundown on how the rings usually needed recharging, and that Sadam's ring (now Shinji's) only needed to be charged when it ran out of power, and that Ion himself could keep the ring charged in emergencies.
"Now that you are on Oa, it will be up to you to keep the ring sufficiently charged" He said into Shinji's mind and he suddenly felt the power level in the ring in the back of his mind. At the moment it had a brimming feeling.
"Probably. I'm surprised the guardians didn't want to examine it" Tomar Re said as they landed in front of a smaller building.
"Welcome to the commissary, we have food from all over the universe here" Tomar Re said, and Shinji's stomach gave a loud growl causing him to blush.
"Come" Tomar said. Shinji managed to get a bowl of rice with vegetables and a cup of coffee and wolf it down, along with a second, and a third. After finishing his third bowl of rice he gave a contented sigh which turned into a jaw cracking yawn.
"Now you should get some rest. The barracks are this way" Tomar said and led him out of the commissary. They flew to a third large building, smaller than the guardians building but larger than the commissary. He led Shinji inside and through a crowd of aliens.
"I didn't realize there were so many" Shinji said looking every which way. After fighting angels, none of these odd beings scared him, just interested and amazed him.
"There are over 3600 green lanterns from all over the universe" Tomar said as they entered into a narrow hall lined with doors.
"Here is an empty room" Tomar said and pushed a small button. The door slid upward revealing a small room about the size of a closet with a bed and a small sink.
"It is a bit small" Tomar said.
"It's fine" Shinji said smiling slightly.
"Very well then. Get some rest" Tomar said.
"You'll need it" Killowag said.
"Thank you all for everything" Shinji said turning and bowing to the three lanterns. Tomar and Laira smiled, and Killowag just grunted. Shinji stepped inside and the door it slid shut behind him, leaving him in darkness. He found the bed and all but fell into it. Lifting his hand he stared at his ring glowing faintly in the dark.
"Misato, Asuka, are you alright? Are you even alive? If I go home, to earth, will you even be there? Maybe I can ask the guardians? They did say I was in a different universe. Does that mean a different earth?" Thoughts like these, as well as regret chased themselves through his mind as he fell asleep.
Second Chapter up. Shinji hasn't really realized he is in another Universe, but he will as he works through basic training and meets Hal and the other earth lanterns. Next chapter will be Shinji trying to survive Killowaggs boot camp. Eventually this story will feed into the young justice cartoon show, so till then.