Okay! The kids are now in the world Down Under also known as Australia. And now they've been introduced to the Seventh Child, Elly Simpson. And oh boy, does Asuka hate her! On another note, who said the EVAs had to be scary? As long as it's capable of getting the job done, that's all the matters! And one more thing, I'm not introducing any more EVA pilots!Will there be another terrorist attack? Will there be any shark attacks? Will Toji get beaten up by a kangaroo? Who knows! Now on with the story!
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It was a beautiful morning for Asuka. She had finally had a dream where she didn't see her mother hanging herself. She dreamt about her and Shinji killing an Angel and being seen as heroes for all of humanity. Being with Shinji pretty much buried the memory back into her mind.
The German finally woke up. She noticed Shinji wasn't sleeping next to her. So she figured he was up early and wanted to get an early start on the day. She decided to take a shower. Since Shinji wasn't around, she could disrobe without him seeing her.
Once she disrobed, she went into the bathroom. She wasn't fully awake yet, so she wasn't paying much attention to what was going on around her. But then, she would be shocked by what she saw next.
Shinji had beaten her to the shower. It was one of those showers with the windows and door so showering was really confined.
Asuka had just frozen when she saw him. And gasped! Unfortunately, Shinji had heard her gasp over the shower. He turned in the direction of the gasp. The following happened:
"GWAHHHH!" screamed Shinji desperately trying to cover himself in the shower.
"Hey stop looking at me you pervert!" shouted Asuka who used her towel to cover herself.
"ME? You're the one who came in here naked while I was already in here! I think you're the perverted one!"
"WHAT? I OUGHTA!"
"Hey chill out!" said Shinji. "I was kidding. But I guess we can say we're equally perverted!"
"Hey! I don't want to be seen as a pervert!"
Well, things got sorted out quickly. After they both finished showering (NOT at the same time!), they got dressed (NOT at the same time!), and went downstairs to meet the others in the lobby. While in the elevator, they had another chance to talk.
"Hey Shinji, not a word about what happened in the bathroom, okay?"
"Definitely," said Shinji. "Zack and Toji wouldn't let me hear the end of it."
"Hey we got time," said Asuka all of a sudden after passing the 30th floor. "Wanna have some elevator styled fun?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" asked a confused Shinji. Suddenly, he realized what Asuka meant. "H-H-Here?"
"You bet. Get ready 'cuz here I come!"
Asuka had Shinji in one of the corners of the elevator as it passed the 25th floor. Shinji decided now was NOT the time to play hard-to-get.
Asuka wrapped her arms around Shinji's neck and kissed him. Unlike the others, the emotional force behind this one was comparable to a punch of an EVA. Asuka then proceeded to deepen the kiss by sticking her tongue deep in his mouth and let it dance with Shinji's tongue.
Shinji was almost overwhelmed by the force of Asuka's French kiss. But he managed to return her feelings with some of his own as he wrapped his arms around her and caressed her back.
They were so lost in their kiss that they failed to notice that their elevator had finally hit the bottom floor. They also failed to realize that they had an audience of the other kids waiting for them at the bottom. When they broke off their kiss, they heard cheering and clapping. This made Shinji blush with embarrassment and Asuka flush with rage.
"YOU WERE WATCHING US? YOU PERVERTS!" shouted Asuka.
"SCATTER!" shouted Zack as everyone began to run.
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Once they finally met outside the hotel's restaurant, they proceeded inside, with Zack making all the requests on behalf of the group, since he was the English speaker. The waiter then proceeded to lead them to their table. The kids took their seats. It was in a half-circle booth, so the seats were extra comfortable. When the menus came out, Zack and Ivana quickly took charge translating whatever was on the menu, as the other kids couldn't read it.
"What is this?" asked Asuka. "Shiest! I can't read this!"
"Oh that's French toast with your choice of eggs or sausages mate!" Asuka looked up. It was Elly! This didn't dampen Asuka's mood one bit.
"And what exactly are you doing here?" she bluntly asked Elly.
"Oh I'm just gonna sit in with you blokes. I am the Seventh Child after all. I gotta get to know you all better."
And with the help of Zack, Elly, and Ivana, everything was successfully translated and everyone got something to eat. The bill was already prepaid by NERV, so no one had to foot the bill.
After they left the restaurant, it was time to take the rest of the day on Sydney and have some fun. They would split into 3 groups with Zack, Ivana, and Elly acting as group leaders. Zack, Asuka, and Shinji decided they would go to the beach. Elly, Rei, and Toji would ride jet-skis on the Great Barrier Reef. That left Ivana, Misato and Pen-Pen to check out the downtown part of Sydney.
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Beach
"Woohoo!" Zack was excited about the beach. This was why he brought his surfboard. "This is the way to pick up chicks! Watch and learn Shinji!" He took his Canadian decorated surfboard and hit the ocean, then began paddling out for the waves.
While he was paddling out. Shinji sat down in a beach chair that he rented. Asuka would be coming shortly.
As Shinji watched Zack surf, (he was actually really good) he heard a voice calling him. It was Asuka!
"Hey Shinji! Do you like my bathing suit? Asuka was wearing a red two-piece bathing suit!"
"Uh yeah. I love it," he replied, desperately trying to stay above the pervert line that Asuka drew. "I think it looks great on you!"
"Why thank you Shinji! I think your taste in clothes is finally coming alive!"
Asuka and Shinji were sitting in beach chairs just watching the waves coming in and at the same time watch the surfers wipe out when they tried to hotdog for the girls in skimpy bathing suits.
They just watched Zack surf for a couple of minutes. He was actually really good on the board. So good, that he had some girls on the edge of the beach cheering him on.
"What a showoff," muttered Asuka. "I won't be surprised if he gets TEN girls pregnant before this vacation is over."
"Yeah. I wouldn't be surprised," said Shinji. "He taught me a lot about girls, but at least I know what counts."
"And what would that be?" asked a curious Asuka.
"What matters is what's in your heart, at least that's what I believe."
Asuka was impressed. "Well I guess Casanova has his good points after all. Oh Shinji, be a dear and get us a lemonade. I believe it's lemonade in English."
"Uh, okay I'll try," said Shinji. 'I mustn't run away, I mustn't run away,' he thought. 'I can do this!' He proceeded up to the counter where there was a lady at the stand serving drinks. He assumed the money he had converted from Japan was good enough. It was a good thing that Japan and Australia used the same Arabic numerals otherwise Shinji would have been totally lost.
Finally, Shinji got up to the counter. "May I help you?" the lady said. Shinji had no idea what she said, but he assumed she wanted to help him.
"Uhh, lemon…ade?" said Shinji. And he held up two fingers to show he wanted two.
Luckily, the lady at the cash had a good assumption that Shinji wasn't from this country and assumed he wanted two lemonades.
Shinji sheepishly paid what was required and took the two bottled drinks back to Asuka. She was laughing when he got back.
"Oh mein gott, you should have seen the look on your face!" she said. "But hey thanks."
Shinji had gotten back just in time to see Zack get smacked by the waves and get knocked off his surfboard. This made the two children laugh.
However, Zack managed to turn it around by telling the girls that he did that just for them, because everyone loves a wipeout.
"What an idiot," said Asuka.
Shinji agreed. "Yeah."
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NERV HQ in Australia
"Oh boy this is going to be so fun!" said Toji. Toji, Elly, and Rei were getting ready to try out the Sea-Doos that NERV owned. Elly was going to see if they could use the watercraft. After a minute, she came back with some sort of clothing.
"These are wetsuits," she said. "They'll keep you warm. Toji, you can go change in that room. Rei and I will change I this room. Oh and Toji, if you want to peek, there's a hole in the wall over here!"
This brought a blush to Toji's face and he just ran off to the men's changeroom to change. After about two minutes, he came back out. His wetsuit was black, just like his EVA. That gave him a chill. He still didn't like piloting EVA. Rei came out in a sky blue wetsuit. And Elly's wetsuit was well… pink.
"Aww you didn't peek," she said with mock disappointment. "Just kidding. Even if you wanted to, there was no hole in the wall anyway. And if Commander Von Croy heard about it, you'd be running laps around the facility mate."
"Laps? For that?"
"Yeah," replied the Australian. "The commander here doesn't like firing people. So he makes them run laps instead when the blokes choose to be incompetent. But anyway, less rambling, let's go!
They walked down to the NERV dock, where the Sea-Doos were waiting. Elly explained the their Sea-Doo would match their wetsuit. After putting on life jackets, they got on their watercraft, and took off into the Great Barrier Reef!
Rei would drive her watercraft at a speed she thought was sufficient. Toji, would creep along the water, whereas Elly was driving at dangerous speeds.
'Man, Elly sure knows how to show off,' thought Toji. 'I can see why her and The Red-Headed Devil don't get along.'
'Pilot Simpson is… reckless,' thought Rei.
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Downtown Sydney
Misato was having a great time. It would be even better if she could read the signs. However, she had Ivana to read the signs for her.
"So Ivana. How are you liking Japan so far?" asked Misato. "I believe I've never asked you."
"Well Japan is much warmer than my motherland," said Ivana. "But at times I still miss mother Russia."
"I know. But you're doing your country proud by serving NERV and fighting to save the world."
This made Ivana smile. "That does bring a comforting thought."
As the pair proceeded downtown, Misato had an idea. "Hey Ivana, wanna see if there are any nice guys down here by any chance?"
Suddenly, a voice behind them interrupted them. "Would I be considered nice?"
The two women and penguin turned around. It was Kaji! "What the fuck are you doing down here? Are you stalking me or something?" shouted Misato.
"No, no," he replied. "I've been here about a week now. I've been down here for a while now, exploring what the world Down Under has to offer."
"If you've been down here for a week," said Ivana. "Then that means your English is very good."
"Wow," said a mockingly excited Kaji. "For being quick on the ball, I'll have to buy this nice girl a sundae." He looked at Misato who was not too pleased. "And by default, I'll have to buy you and Pen-Pen one as well."
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Beach
"C'mon Shinji, it isn't that hard! You can do it!" Zack somehow had convinced Shinji to try his hand at surfing. Shinji had managed to make it out there. But now he wasn't sure if he could keep his balance on the board.
"Zack! That was a cruel thing to do! You know better than I do that you just wanna see him wipe out!" said Asuka with frustration in her voice.
"Brilliant analysis!" said Zack. "C'mon Shinji! Ride that wave!"
Shinji makes it up, but he's too scared to turn and ride the waves. Instead he gets smacked by another wave and is thrown like a rag doll off the surfboard. In response, Zack and Asuka go in after Shinji.
"Shinji!" shouts Asuka.
"My surfboard!" shouts Zack.
Fifteen seconds later, Asuka drags Shinji out of the water and Zack recovered his surfboard. Zack comes out with a big bite mark in his shoulder though.
"And that'll teach that shark not to try and steal my surfboard! How's Shinji?" asked Zack.
"I think he's okay. Shinji?"
Shinji spits out some water and then spits out a fish. "What day is it today?" he asked.
"It's Monday if you should know," said Asuka. She then turns to Zack. "Zack you shithead! Why the hell did you tell him to surf? Serves you right having that shark bite you!"
"You got bit? I'm sorry Zack," says Shinji with a tone of shame in his voice.
"Don't worry about it Shinji. That shark was going to get you. But I got in its way. Oww that hurts like hell! Suckered the thing right in the nose! I'm gonna go get some first aid! Guess I had it coming. Be back in a bit!"
As he walks off to get some first aid, he tells some girls he survived a shark attack and pretty girls once more swarmed him again.
"Mein gott, why did we have to be stuck with Casanova?" asked Asuka into the air.
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Somewhere on the Great Barrier Reef
"Yahoo!" Elly was sure having a blast. Her reckless use of her Sea-Doo could only shock Toji. She had already cut off two large boats and created a wave, which sunk a windsurfer.
"Are you always this reckless?" asked Toji when the three decided to stop for a minute.
"Your use of a watercraft is likely to be seen as dangerous," said Rei.
Elly was genuinely shocked. "Dangerous? That's far from dangerous for me! C'mon! I know an awesome place we can go!"
So Toji and Rei followed Elly as she treaded along the coastline. They followed her to what appeared to be some sort of coastline resort.
So after tying up their Sea-Doos, Toji was curious as to where they were. "Where is this place?"
"Oh this is my favourite ice cream spot mate," said Elly. "You won't find any better ice cream anywhere else in the world!"
So Elly led the other two pilots up to the counter. The person at the stand seemed to recognize Elly.
"Ah Elly. Good to see you again. Who are the blokes you brought with you?"
"Oh they're fellow pilots for NERV," replied Elly. "And as for ice cream, I'll have my usual."
Through some translating, Elly got a pink bubblegum flavoured ice cream. Toji had chocolate caramel, and Rei had vanilla.
"When you try this ice cream, you'll believe it's the best," declared Elly. And she was right! Even Rei thought this ice cream was better than the ice cream they served in Japan!
'This is fun,' thought Rei. 'It feels good to have fun.'
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Secret Meeting Room (Still no leads yet on where it is)
SEELE was having another meeting
SEELE 03: What shall our next attack be?
SEELE 06: I have an excellent idea. Those kids are in Australia right now. We can send in terrorists from underwater. We can have them set powerful bombs off!
SEELE 02: Yes. That will trigger a massive tidal wave, which shall swallow up Sydney!
SEELE 04: NERV won't take the loss of a base very well! I hope they have insurance for tidal damages! And cope with the loss of the Children!
The four computers begin to laugh maniacally.
A/N: Meh, just another take-it-easy chapter. But I hope you will be ready for a battle in the next chapter! R&R people! Until 20, be cool!