Woo-frickin-hoo! I got my own laptop! This'll increase the overall possible time I have to work on my fanfics while I tackle university. The only real problem left over is my brat sister, who seems bent on doing everything possible to bother or irritate me.

Anyhow, last where we checked, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei were battling another Black Angel. And they were getting beaten in a 3-on-1 Seal of Diablos battle. The Black Angel is a four legged arachnid with its front legs being blades. And to have things get any worse, something is interfering with Rei's thought process. However, this gives Unit 00 a 100-sync ratio. And now, Rei does not speak, but the voice of an adult female. What's going on? On with the story!

"What?" asked Shinji. "Rei? What's going on?"

"We can't worry about that right now Shinji," replied the voice speaking through Rei. "We can talk about who I am once we kill this Black Angel."

"Great, now Wondergirl has a new voice and a personality overhaul," muttered Asuka. 'But this might be our only chance. Can we trust "Wondergirl 2?"

Units 01 and 02 slowly made it back to their feet and drew their progressive swords once more. The Black Angel stood ready to fight.

"So Rei, how do we strike its head?" asked Shinji.

"We can't strike it head on from the front. It's vulnerable from underneath. It's bigger than we are. But with the way it's shaped, it can't attack anything from underneath," replied the possessed Rei. "I'll need you two to hold it off for a minute while I get under it."

"Why should we trust you?" asked Asuka. "You're not even Wondergirl! And I had enough trouble trusting her!"

"Rei" responded. "I've seen how you have been with Shinji. I can trust you. And if can trust you, then so can I."

"Alright," said Asuka. "Count me in."

'Strange,' thought Shinji. 'I've got a feeling I've heard that voice before.' "Count me in too."

"EVA Units, go!" shouted the possessed Rei.

Shinji and Asuka moved their EVAs into attack position. Once more they clashed with the Black Angel and its deadly arm-blades.

Unit 00 with its possessed pilot waited. 'Patience. Wait for it,' the possessor thought.

"Look out!" shouted Shinji.

The Black Angel jumped into the air, meaning to use its airborne skewer attack. Shinji and Asuka backpedaled and barely dodged the attack.

"Schiest. That was too damn close," said Asuka. "Where is Wondergirl 2?"

"Look!" replied Shinji.

Unit 00 was underneath the Black Angel, out of range of the blade-arms. Somehow, Unit 00 had gotten underneath the demon with super speed.The Black Angel tried to move around and get Unit 00 underneath it into range of the blade-arms. But it wasn't working.

It was clearly over. The Black Angel was now distracted by the two-pronged attack from underneath and in front of it. Suddenly, Unit 02 stabbed the Black Angel in the head. Then Unit 01 stabbed it. Then Unit 00 stabbed the Black Angel. Three mortal blows to its core, which was in the head was more than it could take. It fell down, the will to live gone.

With the death of the Black Angel, came the disappearance of the Seal of Diablos. Now with its death, came the question Shinji and Asuka wanted to answer. Who was Rei's possessor?

"So Wondergirl 2," started Asuka. "Who the hell are you?"

"That is a very complex question," replied Rei's possessor. "I have once lived on your plane of existence. However, since an accident I had years ago, I moved onto another plane. However, I still have connections to this plane as well. Connections with Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami."

"I don't understand what you mean by that," said Shinji. "Can you give us your name?"

Over the visual com, Rei's possessor bowed her head down with a sad look on her face. "Okay, I'll tell you. My name is…"

Shinji and Asuka paid close attention. Finally they would get a name for their savior.

"…Yui Ikari."

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NERV HQ – Battle Stations

"The target has gone completely silent," reported Shigeru.

"Reestablish communications now," ordered Misato.

"We can't. Their communications were damaged when they were hit by the Black Angel's attack," reported Makoto.

"Rei's sync is still 100," said Maya.

"What is up with Rei? Send recovery teams up now," said Ritsuko.

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"What the hell!" shouted Asuka. "Is this some sort of a joke?"

"I wouldn't lie to my own son," replied Yui, who possessed Rei's body. "As you may know, my soul lives in Unit 01, and still does. Also, the Rei Ayanami you see here came from Unit 01's dummy plug. My guess is that part of my soul came into contact with Rei during the mind crush of 3rd Impact. And now part of me exists in Rei as well. Rei was injured during the fight, and I was able to come forth and…"

"And what?" asked Shinji.

"I'm sorry," replied Yui. "Because only a fragment of my power exists in Rei, I can only hold on for a short time. I must go for now."

"No mother! Don't go!" shouted Shinji.

"I'm sorry Shinji. I wish I could stay too. As I speak, my power weakens. Before I go, I just want to say, I love you Shinji. I've waited so long to tell you that, and now I have. I'll always protect you as long as you pilot Unit 01. Goodbye Shinji…"

Shinji was brought to tears. "Goodbye Mother…"

"Take good care of Asuka, Shinji…" she said before blacking out.

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"I'm not sure how to explain it." Ritsuko was informed of what happened and decided to give Rei a full checkup. "The only thing I can come up with is that this Rei was once in Unit 01's dummy plug. Part of Yui's soul is now manifested inside of Rei."

"Is it hazardous to Rei?" asked Misato.

"I doubt it," replied the doctor. "It was Yui's personality as far as I can remember that possessed Rei. And if it was Yui, then I see no danger to us, as Yui has protected Shinji before. And she did again by taking control of Rei. And as for Shinji and Asuka, they get a clean bill of health. An eye just needs to be kept on Rei."

"How did Father react?" asked Shinji.

"Knowing him and his history with Yui, he was ecstatic. He was so saddened when he only got a response from Rei and not Yui," said Misato. "He was so saddened that he left and transferred command to the Sub-Commander for the day."

"I hope he's okay," said Shinji.

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After getting all the LCL cleaned off, our heroes returned back to the Katsuragi residence with empty stomachs. All six of them had crowded into Misato's car.

"Gosh, with all of you, it's impossible to fit all of you. You're all so big!" said Misato.

"What about you? Aren't you big?" asked Zack.

"What was that?"

"Exactly what it sounded like!"

Misato was NOT going to let Zack get away with calling her big. "Oh Shinji, since you fought so hard tonight, you can have tonight off and Zack can cook tonight."

This brought a really loud groan from everyone else since everyone loved Shinji's cooking. "I guess it's hotdogs and hamburgers tonight," said Ivana with boredom in her voice.

'We'll find out who has the upper hand in the end,' thought Zack as he remembered the slip of paper Kaji had given him in Australia. 'We'll find out.'

Once they had gotten home, Zack went straight to the grill with the hotdog wieners and burger patties. Everyone groaned. "You had better do then well Casanova," said Asuka as she turned on the TV.

"Whatever," said Zack as he turned on the barbecue.

It was a quiet evening after that. Luckily for Zack, he had barbecued well. Also while they were away, NERV had someone finally come to fix the broken balcony window that Shinji and Asuka had sent Zack through before the vacation.

Misato showed everyone what they were taking in high school. "The school you will be attending is Tokyo-3 High," said Misato. "Here are the courses you have been signed up for."

Everyone got their course sheets. Misato had a question for Asuka. "Asuka, why are you taking a cooking class as an elective? You hate cooking," she asked while getting a beer out of the fridge.

"Why else?" she replied. "I wanna learn how to cook."

Zack stuck his nose in. "I know why. Asuka couldn't care less about cooking. There are practically no guys in the class. Shinji may be the only guy with the exception of a few others. A high chance the girls will be swarming him. Asuka plans to keep them off her Shinji."

This made Shinji and Asuka turn red. Shinji was red with embarrassment, while Asuka was red with anger. "Mind you own business you pervert!"

Misato broke up the fight with another announcement. "As you all know, you all have the same Phys. Ed class. This will give the Section-2 agents a break from having to monitor your activity if you are all in the same place."

Everyone seemed okay with that. They all were about to go back to their current activities when Misato had one more announcement. "Oh Zack and Ivana. Commander Ikari spoke with the principal a while ago. You two can carry your firearms to school. However, you are only to use them in case of your lives or the lives of your fellow pilots are threatened."

"Understood," they both replied in unison.

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SEELE's Meeting Room

SEELE 08: Once again, we lose to NERV.

SEELE 02: Chairman! How much longer do we have to put up with this?

SEELE 01: Relax. I have another plan I wish to put into motion.

SEELE 12: Does the master approve of this?

SEELE 01: Yes he does. He says we may try any method we believe may work.

SEELE 05: So, what is your current plan?

SEELE 01: I plan to send in a lone operative. This operative will find out everything we need to know. And soon we will have all the data we need for our ultimate weapon from our contacts around the world.

SEELE 03: Ah yes. I see now. Is this operative up to the task?

SEELE 01: Yes. The operative in mind is very much up to the task. A calm, apparently peace-loving person. But when confronted, can be very deadly.

SEELE 10: Sounds exciting. To watch NERV crumble from the inside out is a rare treat.

SEELE 11: And if that doesn't work, we can always use our rebuilt EVA Series, and/or unleash the 3rd and 4th Black Angels.

SEELE 07: That is true. But it wouldn't hurt to see if this will work.

SEELE 01: NERV will know what it is like firsthand to deal with the Iron Maiden!

The obelisks started laughing until a hooded figure entered the room.

"Your Excellency," the SEELE computers said in unison.

"At ease," replied the hooded man.

SEELE 01: Is the training complete?

The hooded man nodded. "Yes, your operative is fully conscious of the power to conjure the Seal of Diablos. Hopefully, if it goes as planned, the Black Angels will not be necessary. But at the same time, I see where you're going with this. NERV will not expect anything like this. My master wishes you good luck."

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NERV HQ – Gendo Ikari's Office

Gendo had given himself a day to get over the fact that he had failed to see Yui once more. He had seen her during 3rd Impact like he wanted, but for a short moment in real life, according to Dr. Akagi, Yui, for a moment, was living inside Rei Ayanami. And the fact that he couldn't speak to her hurt him emotionally. He transferred power to Kozou for the day. And now he was back, and with more reports on his desk.

'Let's see here,' he thought to himself. The first report he went through was the First, Second, and Third Child's health reports. Dr. Akagi had given them a clean bill of health, except for that mental interference in Rei. 'Good. We'll especially need Shinji and Asuka to be okay, especially if my hunch about what those two can do is correct.'

The next report he looked at was a complaint from the school board that the kids would be attending. Now the board chairman had a problem with the Fifth and Sixth Child carrying their issued 9mm firearms. "Seems like someone doesn't care that I want my pilots to have the best protection possible, and what better than my best agents and two pilots who have excellent shots." He would have to invoke his authority AGAIN, and make sure the point was clearly made across this time.

The next report shocked him. 'What's this? They may have discovered another potential Child?' This had to be impossible! Gendo had not made plans to acquire another pilot. He had miraculously reacquired Pilot Suzahara; he had Pilots Kharlamov, Harper, and Simpson as well. And now another? He looked through his files to see if there was another EVA he could acquire somewhere around the world. After a quick search, it appeared Unit 07 was just about completed in England. But still, this was unexpected. The new coming pilot would have to be on hold until Unit 07 was completed.

As he looked at his reports, he asked himself, 'Who is Mana Kirishima?'

A/N: I apologize for the shortness. But as the title suggests, this is the start of a saga. The Iron Maiden Saga. As you may be aware, I'm in university right now and very tied up! If I got Mana's last name wrong, I apologize. If I'm wrong, can someone tell me the correct name please? Well, until 25, be cool!