Well it seems now is the perfect time to let loose the beast upon the main characters. If you want some alterations or different pairings, review and tell me, otherwise read on this first piece of my hopeful trilogy. On with the show! (Sorry about the WaRpEd writing style, I didn't have time to fix it. But from next chapter I'll alter it so it's easier to read.)
Key : "speech" 'thought' (flashback)
The world has been turned upside down together with Shinji himself. What will now happen to our characters now? Especially when there's an angel attack! Find out in this chapter – 2.5!
SEELE:
"There have been disturbances within Tokyo-3."
"Yes it seems that something has gone not according to our plan."
"Should we intervene?"
"No not yet. We still need them to take care of the last 3, so we can then initiate the project, and achieve our goal."
"Taking care of NERV will be easier especially after the damage the Angels will do."
"Brothers," another member appeared, "I bring worrying news. We have discovered another Scroll. A bronze one."
"What?"
"How can that be?"
"Our scenario was perfectly structured for the scrolls we discovered."
"Yes together they made perfect sense and created a closed circuit – no more information can come in!"
"That is the problem brothers. The scroll's information does not contradict with any others. In fact it blends in perfectly. We have overlooked one of the most likely options, and now it may be a disaster for our entire scenario."
"In that case we shall have to interfere. Ikari will help us whether he likes it or not. His opinion does not matter as long as the question is of survival of his city."
"Yes as long as he holds him and her, the angels will come to Tokyo-3 whether he likes it or not."
"Prepare for takeover we must end this quickly, before anyone finds out."
All the brothers echoed, "Yes," and disappeared. Only the last remained, "The fact that we hold this information is half thanks to him. It seems he has rapidly regained his usefulness, for now. I fear he can make an error in his future choices though."
End of transmission.
He turned on. Slowly regaining a slither of consciousness, he sat down. Barely able to function he went towards the door, which he could only tell by the steel knob – his eyesight completely hazy. Reaching out to open it, Shinji was distracted by the side door opening by someone else. Suddenly realisation hit him:
He fell off an empty highway yesterday night.
He was now incredibly thirsty.
He was now in a familiar apartment.
His shirt was off and someone treated his wounds.
He turned around completely to face the person who appeared from the side door.
He thought he knew the person from somewhere.
His hand was still in the motion of opening the door.
He contemplated the fact that steel was much softer and warmer than he remembered.
A moment later his eyesight came online. He realised that he was in fact facing Rei, who was in the middle of coming out from the bathroom. Knowing Rei he figured she would most likely be naked when coming out of the bathroom, judging by his past experience. He realised he was still trying to twist an invisible knob with the palm of his hand. Rei remained motionless, a green towel on her head and slightly her face, covering her eyes. Her hands slowly moved from her towel. Putting one palm on his moving hand, and with the other she reached to his face. Slowly feeling his features, his arm, his face, his hair, she reached a judgement, "Ikari-kun…" as the towel slid to reveal on eye. Her face showed much more life than her usual pale self.
Shinji was sweating. If left to himself he would have stopped upon realising what he was doing. But he continued. A shameless entity was driving him forward. He didn't even understand his own actions. But when he saw her eye, something erupted inside of him, a barrier was broken. He faded.
She saw his eyes turn silver, a shiver spread through him, even she could feel it. She saw him smiling as he moved his face close to his hand. She was puzzled, sudden emotions swept in, she was starting to sweat. Then something pinched her chest.
He woke up in his Eva Unit 1. He felt a strong connection with the Eva, as if he was the Evangelion. He was in a plain. In the distance he could see an Angel. The first one he defeated – Sachiel. The Angel was standing by a white river. It was drinking from it. Was it going to attack him? Should he attack first? He had no weapons though, not even his knife. Remembering the damage the Angels did, how many times they put his friends at danger, how much damage they did to his city.
"YoUr CiTy? YoUr FrIeNdS?" Sachiel turned around and talked to the Evangelion. A flash and Shinji found himself in a classroom facing himself, "How are they your friends? And since when is this your city? You assume they are yours because you have nothing and no one else. Apart from yourself you have nothingnothingnothingnothingnothing..."
Shinji was getting angry, "So what if I had nothing before? Now I have gained something! People need me and I need them!" with that he charged himself landing a punch in thin air.
His alter ego easily dodged his attack, "Oh, so then tell me what will happen when you kill them all? What happens when there are no more Angels for you to fight? Who will need you?"
Shinji was struck, "My classmates…we're good friends… they need me as good friends," he kicked a table.
The other one jumped over the attack, "Nice friends you have. Aida comes to your house to stare at your guardian's juicy body. Asuka sees you as her greatest rival and hates you for being better. Wait, didn't you injure Touji's sister and nearly kill him as well? Wow, what a close friendship you have."
Shinji had nothing to say, he took two direct punches and fell to the ground, "Hahaha, you're pathetic. How can you defeat Angels when you can't defeat yourself? Ah, I'm gonna enjoy living here…"
Shinji grabbed his leg. Slowly climbing up he said, "Fine. It's just as you said. I will fight and defeat Angels, because I'm the best at it. I will defeat them because no one else can! Who cares what happens after that? I'll live on in the present!" a crushing kick grounded his alter ego.
The copy checked the injury, "Ouch, what resolve! All set to combat the Angels. What will power! It's too bad…really. Biya."
A spinning kick knocked Shinji out. Lying on the classroom floor he faded.
He woke up. He was lying on the wall opposite the bathroom. He remembered what happened and immediately got up in a fighting stance. However the only threat was a blue haired girl. Rei, now at least dressed in a bra and panties, gave him a puzzled look and then smiled at him. Shinji blushed and quickly abandoned his pose. Then the events that happened before, hit him like lightning, "Rei! I am really sorry I didn't mean to do anything! I swear it was not me!" he bowed in apology, actually trying to hide his scarlet face. Rei looked at him with a serene face, an pink illusion appearing on her face, "Ikari-kun we must go or we shall miss school. Today is a computer session."
Shinji looked at his watch, they were really late! "Ahhh! Your right! You go on ahead Rei I need to get my laptop from Misato's." 'Misato's…because it's not really my home anymore is it?' With that Shinji ran off, "Sayanora!" Rei gave him a wave.
'YoU rEaLlY lIkE tO iTeRrUpT mE aT tHe WoRsT pOsSiBlE tImE. wE wErE hAvInG sO mUcH fUn!'
'What the hell did you do to Rei?!'
'HeHeHe U sTarTed IT! I WoNdEr, wHAT wOuLd'VE hAPpeNed iF U dIDn't sTOP me? HOW fAr CouLD I go?'
'I'll make you pay for what you did!!'
'hAhA! On tHE ContRARY!'
Being the youngest Angels, Lilim are the most primitive. Also being the youngest they are the least pure, indulging in sin and profanity every day. Humans remain slaves to their instincts and are rarely in control of their actions. Their instinct to survive and reproduce has led them into great sin – greed, lust, envy, gluttony, sloth, wrath, pride. They strive on these and little has been left of anything pure and holy. Those that have even a shred of this purity have been shunned by their communities and brothers. When He made the alteration – angel 17.5 – Iesus came into this world, the purest of the Lilim. However he was hunted from birth and eventually killed together with the worst of the Lilim, insultingly at the crucifix. Even now because of their instincts the Lilim hunt each other, even those who try to be pure and follow His way get stained in blood. And thus He tries. Having sent Iesus to the Lilim and subsequently resurrected him, 2000 years later He has done so with Adam and the other 16. However the Lilim, becoming wiser with every passing millennia, were able to surpass the primary Cleansing. Yet He is almighty, His power unlimited. And as it was in the beginning, so will it be in the end, when all the Angels bow before Him.
Computer sessions were as usual utter chaos. The tasks set were completely ignored, while the capabilities of the machine were used to the limit. Kensuke was able to upload to everyone his amazing clips of Angel fights. Other boys were exploring the more restricted areas of the internet. While the chat room was on fire. Kensuke and Asuka were on a lethal debate on who was the better pilot between the three, Kensuke proving how Asuka was the worst, Asuka threatening the latter to do severe irreparable damage to his self. While Touji was trying to overcome his shyness and maybe ask Hikari out, Hikari herself trying to do exactly the same thing. Only Rei was uninterested, as usual staring at the window looking at the city, the river, the trees, the birds, the…
Whatever it was it did not match the description of anything else it could be. Suspended in the air was something. It could not be a plane, helicopter or bird as it was completely stationary. While it was too small and irregular shaped to be a balloon or a blimp. She was sure – it was an Angel. Looking remarkably the same as the first she fought – Sachiel – it was different in that its arms and legs were thin green blades and also it had a black and white twin-helix tail. It remained stationary. Quickly turning on her chat she first sent a private message to Asuka and then an overall one to everyone. Puzzled glances shot to their screen as the words [Incoming threat/Angel. All evacuate the building! However the second Rei finished typing she noticed the figure was gone. CRASH! Books fell, desks tumbled, pupils tripped as something hit the school building. Panic spread as screams were heard throughout the building. Rei and Asuka tried to run out but were met by it. Its sharp limbs turned into hands and legs. Its eyes - empty holes. Its mouth – a white solid beak. Its hands – reaching out to get them.
"Hey! Get away from them you monster!!" Touji rushed in standing between the girls and the Angel, "Quickly run!" The Angel held out its hand in front of the boy. Red energies concentrated at the palm of its hand and fired into Touji. His short life's memories appeared in his eyes.
Suspended on the red crucifix the boy hung unconscious. With one wave the boy was slammed into the concrete wall, completely incapacitated, the scarlet liquid seemingly invisible on the red crucifix. The Angel looked around the room of scared humans and flew off through the wall, unable to find what he was looking for.
NERV HQ:
"Red alert. Red alert. Unknown sighted."
"An Angel?!" Misato shouted looking at the screen, where a figure was flying at high speed, "Do we have confirmation?!"
"Huh?" Maya looked puzzled into her screen, "This doesn't make sense! The blood type is purple!"
"How can that be?" Dr Akagi was panicking, "That angel is an exact smaller version of the third Angel, but it's blood type is not of an Angel?" Regaining her cool she ordered, "It does not matter, Purple is close enough to Blue, treat the enemy as an Angel!"
"Right!" Misato was about to shout orders but the happenings on screen distracted her. She saw armed men and mobile weapon systems fire on the Angel, "Who gave the order to attack?" she looked at the Commander, but he remained silent, his expression in thought.
"Section 2…Section 2 what's the status of the Children?" Misato spoke into the communicator, "Section 2!"
In response a 'NO IMAGE' communication window appeared on the screen, "I'm sorry but Section 2 is currently occupied with taking care of the sudden threat that arose in Tokyo-3."
"Under whose orders!?" Misato was getting angry, they could easily get in the middle of the crossfire, Shinji could really die…
"SEELE!" the Commander stood up, "By any chance have they been given the order of to eliminate the Angel and any possible threat they meet?"
"What are you implying Ikari?"
"Under special circumstances, even a child can pose a threat to an adult…"
"You don't mean…!" Misato was staring at the Commander and then the image in shock.
"Hmph…" and the image disappeared.
"Fuyutsuki, the old men's plan has met difficulty it seems. This angel is key to that. If they want it dead, then we want it alive," then commanding to the entire NERV facility, "All personnel concentrate on getting the Children to the Evangelion Units. Be aware as you may easily be targeted. Only exit this facility armed."
Misato didn't need the Commander to tell her. With her gun in her jacket, she ran towards the garage.
She was running as fast as she could. To reach the nearest entrance she had to get to the 15th floor of the next building and then use the secret lift. Rei knew she had to reach her Eva, but at the same time she knew she was being targeted by the Angel. A gust flew by. The Angel flew over her, 3 missiles following him closely. No time to waste. Running to the building she noticed men in black suites appear on the rooftop. Section 2 hunting down the Angel? When she ran into the building she realised a sniper shot barely missed her. No, they weren't hunting just the Angel, they were trying to kill her as well! Not good. Rei started panting as she ran up the stairs. If she was stopped now, she would fail her goal, fail the Commander, fail Ikari-kun… Rei failed to notice how a black chopper was following her up the stairs outside the building, waiting till she got slower and slower, and when she finally reached the 15th floor …
"REI!!!" the sound of lead ripping through metal echoed thought the entire building. Red painted the walls. She was on the ground, her senses numbed by the explosions. Slowly opening her eyes she saw a boy carrying her. He seemed so familiar, as if he was her family. Even more so… as if he was her son…
"Rei! Are you ok?" the man in suites were relentlessly trying to gun them down, as they ran across the main hall. Jumping behind a metal desk Shinji put Rei down. Slowly regaining her senses she felt that her hand was moist. Upon close inspection she realised it was covered in blood. Shinji ducked out of the cover to see their enemies, and as he turned his back she saw three red spots spreading on his white shirt.
"Ikari-kun…"
"Rei listen to me!" the screech of bullets were drowning out his voice, "You need to get to that elevator! I'll distract them so you can run through!"
"No Ikari-kun. I'm expendable. Use me as your shield to get to the elevator shaft…" SLAM! Rei was stunned as Shinji pushed her to the metal desk.
"DON"T you DaRE Say tHAT! hOw can YOU say your expendable!?" Rei was looking at him, a silver hue spreading across his eyes, "I dOn't cCaRe Wat U aRe or whOo u Are iNsIde! BuT I kNOW I nEEEd u aLiVe REi!" his eyes completely silver now, and she thought she saw a glimmer forming at the corner of his eye. They kept a silence between them, disregarding the rattle of guns and crumbling of disfigured walls, they looked at each other with mysterious gazes. 'You don't have much time.' The silver eyed boy escaped the glance, a dark puddle spreading underneath him. "i KNoW." He crouched for a second trying to control the pain, she leaned over trying to see the injuries on his back, and on his way up they met. Even the male was surprised, but lingered for a moment realising one of them may easily die in the next minute. For a moment they remained each others haven as death was circling around them and creeping into them. 'You are going to die,' he was the first to leave the kiss, "hA! Do NoT UNDERestimate mE ShInJi!" Facing his partner, "Go ReI! DefeaT ure HuMAN foes! DeFeet tHE Angel! We sHall fIgth TOgetHER… Ill cATch UP!" and with those words he ran off, leaving the metal protection, death leaving their cover with him. Losing no time Rei ran in the opposite direction. She knew something was different, his actions, his newfound courage and even the complete lack of fear. She was faltering. She knew what she was and she knew she was not allowed to. But she was getting attached to the new Shinji, more so than she did to the last. Can she still sacrifice herself under his orders if necessary? She could not tell…
"I don't get it, why do I have to be accompanied by an armed convoy?" Asuka was walking along accompanied by a tight circle of Section 2 suites.
"Commander's orders ma'am. The Angel has already killed the First Child, we cannot allow that to happen to the Second."
She froze. Rei dead. She didn't know what to feel. She never really liked that doll. Her being better at piloting the Eva. Her calling Shinji Ikari-kun. She annoyed Asuka. But her, killed!! She couldn't help but feel sorrow. She was a pilot just like her…
A gust of wind woke her up, "Scheisse!" the white figure landed right in front of her. She was scared. He finished Rei and now he'll kill her. She couldn't move. Every time she saw them she was more then able to fight them in her EVA. But this one…she had no weapons, nor was she covered with any bit of armour – he'd poke her and she would bleed to death. She tried to swallow but she couldn't. Its eyes - hollow, staring at her. A noise brought her back. She turned around to see a bullet spinning towards her. Slowing down it stopped an inch from her face, yellow strains restricting the projectile from her death. Her feet were shaking. An Angel behind her, a bullet in front of her. With a flash, a crucifix erupted in a building close by.
"Shit! Sniper down, going along with plan B," with that the men in black pulled out their guns, emptying their clips into the couple – the barely standing girl and the stationary Angel.
'They're firing at me! Why the hell are they firing at me?!' the girl was staring at the pieces of lead flowing towards her, being slowed down and then reflected by the AT field of the Angel. The question of how she was behind that shield never came to her mind.
"Sir! We can't hit either of them!"
"I don't care! Now that we assaulted her, we have no choice but to silence her…" too busy trying to gun down their targets, the operatives did not notice the Angel's tail bury into the ground. With a twin arcing eruption, the tails shot out from the ground around the shield and slit across the agents. Blood showered the AT field, but even that just tumbled down the side of the shield. She couldn't handle it, her knees collapsed as she fell to the ground. She tried to remember some good memories, but only the bad ones appeared in front of her, 'Mutter… (She entered the room, still ecstatic about being chosen as a pilot, and her smile disappeared as she saw the hanging figure)' With ease the creature picked up her body and deposited it on its back. Its hands and legs mitigated and transformed into sharp wings, causing a vibration in the AT field, which awoke Asuka from her daze.
"What the hell are you doing," with ease the Angel started hovering on the ground, and then with one fluid motion… "OH MEIN GOTT!!!" the entity took off at break neck speed, the red headed girl fluttering from its neck like a flag. She only stopped screaming because she ran out of breath. And at that point the Angel's flight became all the more extreme, as heat seeking missiles were quickly closing in on their position. Barrel roll left, sudden dive right, spin! The girl was hardly attached to the Angel.
"FOLLE! Unhand me you Angel!" a sudden vertical dive caught her off guard, as two missiles collided and exploded right in front of them. The AT field unable to react fast enough, couldn't completely defend them from the blast and thus Asuka was blown away from her carrier. Too stunned to be scared, she forgot to scream as she fell towards the city. Desperately reaching out towards the only thing that could save her, she stared with lost hope at the diminishing white spec, towards which hordes of missiles were flying. BLAST! Asuka stared on in disbelief at the yellow blossoms. She was falling to her death. Gravity will kill her just like it killed her mother. However in between the yellow blasts she noticed a flash of red, which unlike the rest of the light show was getting larger and larger. She could feel the earth close by as red energies enveloped her and her eyes closed…
"Asuka! Asuka!" Misato was shaking the immobile girl, the absence of signs of life made her shake even more frantically, "Asuka! Wake up!" Tears were flowing from her eyes, "Goddamit! Don't leave me alone!" she couldn't resist the sorrow and her hand made contact with the German girl's face.
"ouch…Oww. That really hurt!" the red head was slowly getting up from the ground.
"Asuka!" Misato hugged her with all her strength, tears of sorrow turn to tears of joy.
"Misato you ok?" Asuka looked at Misato, the older woman confused. She remembered seeing in horror the girl's body fall from the sky and nearly crashing her car in shock, but now she seemed perfectly fine.
"Asuka are you sure your fine?"
"Ye I think so. Just got a sore back, that's all…"
"Well you look alive. Ok lets get to NERV, Commander made an order to capture the Angel…" with that the expression changed on Asuka's face, a mental block removed from her mind. She looked at the sky in shock.
"I NEARLY DIED BECAUSE OF THAT BASTARD! HE'S GONNA PAY!" Asuka ran to the car, strapping herself in the driver's seat.
"Asuka I think I should drive…"
"GET IN THE CAR!" Misato chose not to disagree with the red head, her eyes burning with rage.
NERV HQ:
"EVA Unit 00 deploy!" the blue mech shot up from the launcher.
"EVA Unit 02 deploy!" the red mech followed suite. The red head was smiling, the briefing made it all the more easier, ("The Angel has been severely damaged by Section 2 attacks, thus he will be much less mobile and aggressive. Do not forget, your objective is to capture it, not kill it!") 'Hehe, I'll try not to kill him Misato. But you never know what can happen in the course of heated battle…'
While the blue haired pilot was anxious, 'Did he not make it? Was he killed?' The flash of sunlight awoke her from her thoughts.
There they were. The Angel hovered motionlessly in the middle of the city. Unit 00 looking at it from behind a building. Unit 02 waiting on the opposite side of the Angel.
"Now on my command Rei jump out and catch the Angel's attention," Misato was ordering from the NERV HQ, "Do not do anything hostile and keep moving. While you distract him Asuka will catch him. Understood?"
"Yes," Rei was anxious about the whole day. After a month's rest the hint of death started haunting her again, this time from as well humans, and it may have reached Shinji…
"Asuka?" no reply, "Asuka did you understand?"
"I'm going in!" and with that the red Eva Unit ran off towards the Angel.
"OH MY GOD!" Misato grabbed her hand in disbelief, "Asuka you're ignoring orders! Get back to safety immediately!" But the mech kept on running, "Rei, covering fire, now!" 'What the hell is she thinking?'
Shooting from distance with a pistol, the red Eva disrupted the Angel's AT field. It did not move. Looking at the upcoming fight, Rei noticed something odd with the Angel. Something was dripping from him…a dark puddle forming below him.
"UND JETZT DU TOTST!" Eva Unit 02 rushed the Angel with its bare fist. CRASH! The single hit sent the entity flying into one building, through that one and into the next.
"ASUKA LANGLEY SOHRYU! I SAID NOT TO KILL HIM!" Misato was going berserk into the communicator. The red mech walked up to the crash site, raised its fist and dropped it into the smoking rubble. A blue hand restricting the blow at the last moment. Rei saw it too late, but she was able to stop Asuka from dealing the final blow.
The blue and red figures stood frozen. A boy's eyes looking into the blue sky from the red rubble.
"I gather Ikari has gathered quite a collection hasn't he."
"…"
"A happy family of Angels."
"…"
"The father, the mother and their long lost darling child."
"…"
"Adam, Lilith and…Cain I presume, or is it Abel I get confused."
"It's both…"
"…in one. How nice."
"…"
"It's either you or him…you make the choice, Kaji."
"…I understand."
Didn't expect that one did you? Oh well, it took me divine inspiration and god speed writing speed to finish this episode in time, so enjoy it because in 2 hours I'm off to a nice quite vacation for 3 weeks at least, so no update in a long while. But in any case do read and review, so that when I get back I can shape the story the way you prefer. Anyways have a good summer holiday! See you soon;)!