Sorry this took so bloody long, I have had to format my comp over 5 times, and I've gone through two graphic cards these past months. So I should go faster now that I got all my crap in line. So without further adue here is the next chap
The Second Chance
Chapter 4: The Good Samaritan
"Alright," Shinji said closing his eyes and concentrating on the fight at hand "I did this once, I can do it again." He whispered to himself starting to walk forward. One step, two steps, three steps, when the ground under one of the EVA's feet suddenly gave out, causing it to stumble.
"Dammit, I can't seem to get back up either." Shinji told himself, trying to get the EVA back on its feet, when he suddenly felt as if he was being picked up. "What the hell?" he exclaimed as he noticed the glowing red light in the center of the view screen. "Cra…" was all he got out when he suddenly felt the head bursting pain in his right eye. "Ahhh!" He screamed in pain as the attack continued to beat away at the EVA's skull, finally piercing and sending it flying into a high rise building.
"My dear…let me take over." A quiet, feminine voice said in the back of his mind.
"Huh?" Shinji said, barely clinging to consciousness.
"My dear, let me take control for you, so you may rest." The voice repeated.
"What? I, I don't understand…" Shinji said before passing out in the cockpit.
"Oh my god! He's walking! HE'S WALKING!" Ritsuko shouted, eyes wide with excitement. "Maya, what's his synch ratio?" She ordered off to the nearby tech.
"It's stabilized at 43, Ma'am." Maya responded.
"This is impossible! It took Rei months before she could even synch." Ritsuko said smiling broadly. It was then that the EVA fell, sending the command center into a frenzy.
"Shinji!" Misato shouted as the EVA belly flopped onto the ground "Get up Shinji! Get up!" Misato shouted as the angel approached the EVA and lifted it up beginning an assault on the skull, filling the command center with Shinji's scream. "Get a hold of yourself Shinji, you aren't the one getting hurt!" Misato yelled at him, trying to get him to focus on the battle. But to no avail. The EVA was soon launched into a building where something unexpected happened. There was absolute silence.
The next thing Shinji knew, he was in a field full of flowers. "W-where am I?" Shinji asked himself looking left to right at the field he appeared in.
"You are a visitor in my world my dear." A feminine voice whispered in Shinji's ear, as it draped its arms over Shinji's shoulders. "Um…w-who are you?" Shinji yelped tripping as he moved away.
"I, my dear, am the soul of the EVA you are piloting" she said giving Shinji the first good look he got of her. She was approximately six-foot, with long golden brown hair, and the most vibrant green eyes shinji had ever seen, they seemed to glow with and internal fire, and this all framed a smile that only talked of the joys of this world.
"Wait, I'm in the EVA!" Shinji inquired surprised.
"You are not so much in the EVA, as you are looking inside of it. I, like all conscious beings, have a sub-conscience, and since you are synchronized with me while being unconscious, I can allow you to see this world of mine." She replied, never losing the amazing smile on her face.
Suddenly the world looked like it was shaking, but didn't feel like it. "What was that?" Shinji asked nervousness showing on his face.
"It appears that your opponent is growing tired of waiting." She replied, looking up at the sky. "I will tend to this, please use this time to rest." She said, turning around and starting to walk away.
"W-wait! I still have more to ask you! Just tell me your name!" Shinji shouted, running after her. He skidded to a stop as she suddenly turned.
"I have no name." She replied, then disappeared.
"Ma'am, Unit 01 is moving!" A bridge tech said as the dust from the most recent blast given by the Angel dispersed, and the command center exploded with data from the EVA.
"Is Shinji doing it?" Misato asked, her eyes never leaving the screen as Unit 01's fingers twitched.
"No Ma'am. The pilot is still unconscious." Maya replied.
"Then what the hell is moving it!" Misato shouted back suddenly freezing as she realized what was happening. "Berserker…" was the word that passed through her lips, as a loud roar shook through the hollows of Tokyo 3.
And with that the Evangelion rose to its gigantic feet, grabbed its shattered arm, and repaired it with a flash of its A.T. field. Then it began sprinting down the street, bent low, arms flailing behind it. Its right arm immediately shot out, and hit the Angel's torso with its palm, sending the angel into the high rise behind it. The purple lance then shot out of the dust cloud impaling the left shoulder of the EVA. The angel then attempted to retract the lance, when the EVA grabbed it, pulling the Angel towards it. Unit 01 then kicked the Angel into another building, tearing its lance out of its arm, and making the arm of the Angel go limp. She then threw the lance at the angel, splitting its other arm to the shoulder and bathing the street in the blue blood. The EVA then charged in to finish the fight when the angel wrapped itself around the monster's torso and self destructed, destroying the surrounding area instantly.
When the Evangelion reappeared, it was standing in its full glory. It slowly paced down the street, with a radio transmission that faintly sounded like a whimper "Mother…"
AUTHOR'S NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Well there y'all go, I finally finished this friggin chapter. I would like to thank Gray-Fox (AKA Magtec) for all of his fantastic proof-reading, I would also like to thank the .doc file this story is saved on, for surviving over 5 reformattings of it's home. Saying that I would like to say I aim to pump out these chapters faster. I'm running on an old Mac, and seeing as they have no viruses for OSX, so I should be safe a little longer. So, please review, ask questions or tell me I suck (unconstructive Flames will be used for BBQ). I'll write to y'all later
Vibious