A/N: Well I've been getting lots of reviews for the Iron Maiden Saga. Once it is over, I'll return to the Black Angel crisis. So here's the news. We just found out that someone has stolen a prototype fusion reactor from Area 51 in America. And someone has also SOMEHOW ripped off Evangelion Unit 07 from NERV in London. And Mana has someone named Elly Simpson watching her like a hawk. Why is she still seen as suspicious? Hopefully this cloud of mystery will soon disappear. On the story!

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Asuka was in a very bad mood. Mana had tried once more to drive a wedge between her and Shinji. Asuka remembered the events of yesterday as if Shinji was able to recite his entire conversation with Mana. Asuka knew not to be angry with Shinji. Mana was poisoning his mind with "bullshit soup".
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Flashback: Yesterday

Shinji was out shopping for Misato. Apparently Zack couldn't go with him because he had been forcefully removed from this store once. He was on his way home with the groceries when he had run into Mana again. "Oh hi Mana," he had said.

"Hi there Shinjikins," she replied. "Wow. You're shopping. Is Misato too lazy to do it herself?"

"Ah yeah, that's it. Too lazy I guess."

Mana had a question for Shinji. "Last time I tried to talk to you, you ran off. Can you not run off this time?"

"Uh okay," said Shinji.

"I've been watching you and Asuka. Don't you think you deserve better than that?"

Shinji didn't understand. "What do you mean?"

"Hey, I get around quite a bit. You're pretty famous for killing all those Angels. And I know how Asuka treated you. She was as bad as the Angels were and the Black Angels too."

"Yeah but she's changed a lot."

"But don't you think she could be acting so you're always in her grasp? Look at the 17th Angel for example. He was also your friend but he ended up using you. Don't you think Asuka could be using you too? To satisfy all her needs."

"I don't think Asuka would do that. She was angry. She was traumatized by something that happened to her when she was a child. She's been angry and afraid to be lonely…"

"And that's why she's using you. So she always has a security blanket. You deserve someone who won't do that to you. I gotta go home and eat. You know where to go when you tell her you've had it with being used."

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Shinji had come home and talked with Asuka about what Mana had said. 'Who was she to come trampling into our lives like that?' she said to herself as she walked around aimlessly. Getting to sleep that night was difficult as Shinji wasn't as warm as he used to be. He now looked tired and always with something on his mind.

While Asuka went to the park, she saw Mana on her cell phone. Mana saw Asuka and quickly hung up. "So, what brings you out here?" Mana asked innocently.

"You sure as hell know why I'm out here you manipulating bitch!" Asuka shouted.

"Ah, I see why you are angry. Because I'm exposing Shinji to the truth. Face it Asuka, you have no business being with him after all the things you have done. Slapping him, scorning him, abusing him, and now you cling to him like a child clings to his blanket."

"Why are you poisoning his mind with that shit?" asked Asuka.

"Can't you see?" started Mana. "He needs someone who will love him and treat him the way he should be. And from what I've heard about you, you in no way fit the bill."

"Look, I've changed. Shinji sees the change in me too."

"Yeah sure. You changed so he would actually kiss you. You're just a sick whore. It's only a matter of time before you get it on with him every night. You're pathetic. One of these days he'll just leave because he's had enough of you."

"Asuka was really mad. Listen you mahogany-headed bitch! If you go near Shinji again you will regret it!" And with that she stormed off toward Misato's apartment.

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Shinji was busy cooking dinner. Everyone else had gone out and left him behind so he could make one of his awesome dinners with no one to distract him, so said Misato. Asuka was out for a walk and could be back anytime. "Don't get too distracted from cooking when she comes back now," she said with a teasing gesture as she left with the others.

While he was cooking he thought about Mana. She was a good friend, he assumed. But why was she so concerned about him? Sure he and Asuka did not have the greatest of beginnings, but things between them were great now.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. So by instinct he would go to answer the door. It was Asuka at the door. His next instinct let her in. She had her head bowed down. "Asuka?" he asked confused.

Asuka was still for a second, and then suddenly threw her arms around Shinji. Shinji could tell she was crying. Shinji wrapped his arms around her and just held her there for a minute.

Shinji led Asuka into the kitchen where he could get her something and he could check on the curry dish he was cooking. But Asuka wouldn't let go of him. "Something wrong Asuka?" he asked.

"Shinji. Do you think I use you for my own purposes?"

"No. I don't think that at all. What makes you think that?"

"Mana said I use you."

Shinji smiled. "Don't worry about it. She's wrong."

Asuka looked at him with a pleading look in her eyes. "You'd never leave me?"

Shinji realized that he would have to reassure her again. "I said I would never leave you."

Asuka seemed to cheer up from that remark because she stopped crying and hugged him again. "Thank you Shinji! Thank you!" She pulled back and gave him a soft and tender kiss.

Once they broke apart, Shinji went back to his cooking and Asuka went into the TV room to watch the news. Shinji tasted it. 'Ah, just perfect,' he thought. After turning down low enough to keep the food warm, he went into the TV room with Asuka. They both sat down on the couch. They were just in time for the six o'clock news, with news anchor Carl Reevers.

"And now it's Caaarrrrrrrrlll Reeeeverrrrrrs!" said the announcement. The news anchor could be seen on the TV.

"Good evening Tokyo-3. We have some big news this hour. There was a bombing today at a military base in Berlin, Germany."

"What? Mein gott!" shouted Asuka.

"No weapons of mass destruction were stolen, but NERV technology was stolen according to an official we spoke with.

Official: It was a bombing, then a military style raid on the German NERV headquarters. Then a bunch of enemies infiltrated the base. The came and swiped some of our equipment that we were planning to send to NERV in Japan. What kind of equipment they stole is classified. They took it with one of their large helicopters. The German Secret Service is currently investigating.

"How could they break into a NERV base?" said Asuka in disbelief. "You would need an entire army to get in because they were so heavily guarded."

"Well when NERV was invaded during 3rd Impact they got in easily because we weren't heavily prepared for a human invasion. I doubt they would be expecting an invasion at all."

The news anchor continued to report on other matters such as politics and sports while Shinji and Asuka just took comfort in the warmth the other would provide.

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Gendo Ikari's Office

"This is very disturbing news," said Gendo.

"All that the Seventh Child can report is that the Eighth Child made another phone call after the event was broadcasted on the news," said Kozou.

"This time, prototype plasma cannon was stolen," said Gendo. "This is troubling. Whoever is behind these thefts must be stopped as soon as possible."

"Who do you think is behind these thefts?"

"I don't know. But whoever is stealing EVA based technology must be someone who knows quite a bit about Evangelions. It could be SEELE or a SEELE affiliated group."

"But they would need a potential pilot who has had training."

"Exactly," said Gendo. "This is why Mana is a prime suspect. She has been trained. If someone wanted to attack us with an EVA, they would want to use a pilot who has the potential to defeat all of our pilots."

"It would take more than advanced technology to defeat seven EVAs as easily as our enemy plans to," said Fuyutski.

"Obviously. So our enemy has another factor that may give them the edge that they think will give them the win."

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Later that evening.

Elly was REALLY bored. So she decided to call Misato's place to flirt with Shinji and Zack. She wanted to flirt with Shinji for kicks and flirt with Zack as a bonus. After a few rings, Asuka answered. "Katsuragi residence."

"Hi Asuka," said Elly. "Is Shinji there?" she asked with a very seductive voice.

Asuka just blew her top. "WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM DOWN-UNDER GIRL? I've got enough problems with Mahogany Head and her trying to brainwash Shinji."

Now Elly was shocked. "What? Mana is still flirting with Shinji. Hold on Asuka, I'll be right over."

"Huh?" Click! Asuka guessed Elly had hung up. 'What? Did Elly say she was coming over? Well at least Down-Under Girl and I share a common enemy in that mahogany-headed whore!'

10 minutes later, Elly arrived at the apartment. "Hi. We need to talk," she said dragging Asuka into her room.

"What do we need to talk about?" asked Asuka.

"Nobody but me is allowed to flirt with Shinji! We need to dig some dirt on this bitch to get back at her," said Elly in a dark voice. "And I know who can help us."

"Who?"

"Trust me! I know a guy who can't resist a pretty girl and a girl who can't turn down a challenge."

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"So let me get this straight, you want me to break into Mana's apartment and find some dirt on her? Are you nuts?" Zack was obviously shocked by the magnitude of Asuka and Elly's request.

"Yeah. Can't you do that? You are an RCMP agent aren't you?" said Asuka.

"Yeah, I'm trained for that sort of thing, but I've never been on a mission. I don't know if I can do it."

Elly moved towards Zack. "Then let this be your motivation." She then gave Zack a quick but soft kiss.

Zack had a new wave of confidence come over him. "I think I can do it Elly, but for the mission to be a guaranteed success, I'll need a second person."

"Then I'll be your second person." Ivana stepped into the room.

"You sure Ivana?" asked Elly. "It could be dangerous."

"I'm better than he is. It will be easy with the both of us."

Zack was ready to go. "All right! Let's rock and roll!"

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The plan would go like this. Elly would call Mana down to NERV for a friendly chat. While Zack and Ivana would sneak into her apartment and find out anything they could about her.

Zack and Ivana were wearing black jumpsuits, with black gloves, and headgear to conceal their faces and waited in the bushes outside Mana's apartment complex.

"Once Elly gives us the signal, we can enter," said Ivana. "We'll climb up with a piton gun."

Zack and Ivana looked in the direction of NERV. They watched Mana walk out of the apartment complex humming a song. She was humming the song Crawling by Linkin Park.

A/N: I own nothing from Linkin Park. Leave me alone you crazy lawsuit people!

Suddenly, a beacon at NERV flashed. "That's the signal," said Ivana. "Let's go."

The two aimed piton guns up so they would land on Mana's balcony. And with that they did. Ivana pulled a gadget from her pack. It was a glass cutter. She began to cut through the glass with ease. After she cut a big enough circle for them both to fit, they removed the cut window and let themselves in.

Her apartment was empty almost. It looked like Rei's apartment before it burned down. There was a bed, a dresser, a refrigerator, and a desk. Ivana checked the desk while Zack stayed by the door to be a lookout.

Apparently, Mana had a laptop, which Ivana booted up. She stuck a memory stick into it to copy all the data on the computer onto the memory stick. "It will take a few minutes," whispered Ivana.

"Okay," whispered Zack.

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Commander Ikari's Office

"Good. The Seventh Child has the Eighth distracted while the Fifth and Sixth are searching her apartment." Gendo Ikari was pleased with what was going on.

Vice-Commander Fuyutski came into the room. "Gendo, we have another break-in."

"Where?"

"NERV Branch in Moscow Russia. This time, heavy armour platings were stolen."

"Do we know who yet?"

"No we don't. SEELE is the prime suspects, but we can't prove anything. Hopefully whatever Harper and Kharlamov find will be useful to solving this mystery.

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Once Ivana finished copying the data from Mana's laptop, she shut it down and motioned for Zack that it was time to leave. A quick 8 minute run and they were back at Misato's apartment.

Misato was surprised at first, but then understood what they were doing once they explained the situation and let them use her laptop to install the data. It didn't take long as Misato had a top of the line computer.

They checked all of the programs, but they came across nothing. But one program stuck out. It was one called Project Devastator.

Zack tried to decipher it as it was written in computer code. "Damn I can't decipher it."

"So what will we do?" asked Misato.

Zack whipped out his phone. "I'm calling the RCMP. I got contacts there that can figger this stuff out."

Ivana took out her phone. "I will call the KGB. They can also help."

Zack got an answer. "Hey. It's Donut. Yeah I'm doing good. Listen, I got a program I need deciphered. I'm sending you the data. Decipher it and send it back in English and Japanese. Thanks."

"Von Wolfen here. I have a program here. I need you to find out where it originated. Thanks."

A/N: Von Wolfen is Ivana's code name. Donut is Zack's code name.

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"We have an international crisis here," said Gendo.

"What is the update?" asked Kozou

"I have been in contact with the governments of Canada, America, Germany, Britain, Russia, and Japan. They are now involved. On top of that, we just discovered that there were more insiders in NERV. And they made off with Unit 07's entry plug. We need to find out what is on that computer."

"But now they have everything they need to activate an EVA," said Kozou.

"Where is the Eighth Child?"

"She left not long ago."

"Find her immediately!"

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An hour later, Zack got a contact from the RCMP. They sent the data completely deciphered.

Zack looked it up. The data he got shocked him. There were profiles on all major NERV staff members, and EVA pilots. It showed the blueprints of Unit 07, and a strange sentence.

When the sun rises, go across the great blue, to where the eagle spreads his wings. Now travel to where the lion reigns supreme. Next, to the land where the falcon tried to conquer. To the land of the bear is next. Return to the land where the sun will fall and darkness will rise.

"What does it mean?"

A/N: Scary! Take your guesses on what happens next. Until then, be cool!