A/N: And here we are again. This time we're back on earth after our trip into the final frontier. Well I'm not too sure where my typing will go this time, other than Somewhere. But somewhere, something HUGE is gonna go down, and you'll enjoy it… I hope. Also… WOOT! 500 REVIEWS! YEEEHAAAAA! I never thought I'd get that far. I remember when I first set my original goal of 100. Now I have a new goal. 1000! Anyways, I present Chapter 59!
Warning: One racist term used. Apologies in advance.
For once the Katsuragi residence was tranquil, and no fighting whatsoever. Perhaps it was because two of the three noisy residents were currently in America, licking their wounds over the battle with the 6th Black Angel. However, things were just fine as they were.
It was the morning after the alert had finally ended. And things were going smoothly. Just yesterday, Shinji, Asuka and Ivana under the supervision of Lt. Maya Ibuki returned to Misato's flat. Maya seemed to be more easygoing than Misato and was prepared to do whatever they wanted to do. But to her surprise, the kids made her feel like a guest. Maya assumed they were just out to spite Misato, but she didn't mind.
Shinji was doing up French toast for breakfast, with coffee brewing in the coffee maker. Ivana was getting dressed after coming out of the shower, and Asuka had just gotten in the shower. Maya was reading a newspaper, and Pen-Pen was inhaling fish like he always did.
As she read the newspaper, Maya noticed there was a section regarding the 'threatening comet'. It read that the comet's physical structure was too weak to sustain itself despite its size upon atmosphere reentry and it fell apart from the heat into small harmless meteorites. Maya smiled, as she quickly understood the message under this cover-up. Zack and Elly must have succeeded in destroying the Black Angel.
"Breakfast is almost ready," reported Shinji who was making sure he got the bread pieces just right. "Would you like some coffee Lt. Ibuki?"
"Shinji, you don't need to call me that," replied Maya. "Plain Maya is just fine, at least outside NERV anyways." She showed him a smile, "But sure I'd like some coffee. Double-double please."
Just then Asuka came out of the room, towel wrapped around her body. "Ahh that felt good. First morning in a long time without Casanova's idiocy present."
Ivana could only frown. "But from what I hear, Zack and Elly are quickly recovering from their injuries and they'll be back in Japan come nightfall."
"You just HAD to say that!" said a now frustrated Asuka who stormed into her room to get changed.
Ivana picked up a magazine, "Well it's the truth. She may as well at least brace for that idiot Canuck."
"But then again, not knowing for the moment could help her retain her peace for the moment," put in Shinji.
"As they always say, ignorance is bliss," said Maya.
That got a few chuckles all around. "Ah, breakfast is ready," declared Shinji a few moments after, "How many slices do you all want?"
"I'll have two please," said Maya.
"Three is fine," answered Ivana.
"Four!" shouted Asuka from her room.
"WARK!" clucked Pen-Pen.
And with that everyone sat down to eat once Asuka had gotten dressed. Shinji, like Ivana had three slices on his plate.
"Say Asuka, do you think it's alright for your figure to be eating four slices with all that syrup on it?" asked Maya who had taken note of how much syrup Asuka had used.
"What's wrong with that?" shot back Asuka. "Coach Thunder is going to run our asses off again like he always does, I'll burn those calories off so fast, that it all gets cancelled out." She gave Maya a triumphant look. "I have everything all planned out before it happens."
"Will you be saying that when you get pregnant?" said Ivana suddenly with a grin on her face.
"What was that supposed to mean?" asked Asuka, blushing insanely.
"Exactly what it sounded like," laughed Ivana after seeing the blushes on Asuka and Shinji's faces, and a look of surprise on Maya's face.
"Wow. I guess it is a good thing Misato and Zack aren't here, otherwise the gloves would be off," said Maya who resumed eating. Once she swallowed, she continued talking. "Well, I have to get going over to NERV soon. I heard they may choose the Eighth Child today."
"Do you know who the person is?" asked Shinji.
"No I don't," answered Maya. "But whoever it is, will be piloting Unit 07, the EVA that Kirishima had originally stolen." Once she finished, she saw the frown on Shinji's face, "Oh I'm so sorry I brought that up."
"No worries," answered Shinji with a sigh. "It wasn't like she gave me a choice in the matter."
Asuka and Ivana had already gotten their things ready and were waiting for Shinji. "Come on slowpoke," complained Asuka. "I don't wanna be late!"
"Oh don't worry Asuka," interjected Maya. "I'll give the three of you a ride to school."
And with that, they were led out to Maya's new car. She had recently purchased it with the bonus she had received from Commander Ikari for Rei's successful surgery. It was a black 2016 BMW, modified for Japanese drivers. The three teens eagerly climbed in the near luxurious vehicle and drove off to school.
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Gendo Ikari's Office
"So, has the letter been sent?" asked Gendo Ikari, as he and Fuyutski sat in his office.
"Yes, our candidate in question has received our letter. Our agent also provided the candidate a temporary clearance card so it is possible to gain temporary access to NERV."
"Good," replied Gendo. "I have other businesses I must attend to today. I trust you and Dr. Akagi can handle this interview."
"Of course we can conduct this interview," said Fuyutski. Eyeing his former student as he was walking out of the room, he asked, "And may I ask what kind of business you'll attending to?"
Gendo paused a few moments before speaking, "Doing something I should have been doing a long time ago… my fatherly duty." And with that he walked out.
So now Fuyutski was sitting in Gendo's chair. After a quick adjustment to the chair, he discovered he was being paged over the phone. "Yes," he answered. After listening to the person on the other line, he then opened up the security recordings so he could see just outside NERV HQ. There, he saw the candidate in question, and the guard who had called him waiting outside. "Very well, access granted. Escort the candidate to the boardroom. The meeting will be conducted there."
After hanging up, he dialed another number into the phone. "Dr. Akagi, the interview will begin very shortly. I'll see you in the boardroom."
Fuyutski himself got out of the chair and proceeded to the boardroom.
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School
Once Maya had dropped the trio off, they all went to do their separate things. No one knows where Ivana went. Shinji assumed Asuka went looking for Hikari. So, that left him looking for his two friends, Toji and Kensuke.
It probably wouldn't take him that long to find those two. They seemed to be mostly isolated from the rest of the school, being two of the Three Stooges, with Shinji being the third.
"Yo Shinji! Over here!"
Shinji turned to the direction of the voice. It was Toji. So Shinji went over to him. "How ya doing Toji?"
"Just fine I guess. Kensuke's not here, so there wasn't much to talk about. Anyways, how was Lt. Ibuki? Was she hot? Glamorous? You got to spend the whole night with three women! Tell me about it!"
"Toji! It wasn't like that! You know Asuka wouldn't want to share me with anyone. And I wouldn't go after anyone else either!"
Toji kept going, "But still, how was she up close? I bet she's younger than Misato! Ripe and ready for picking!"
"Toji! It wasn't like that at all!" yelled Shinji.
"Just relax, I was kidding!" Then he remembered something, "Gotta go Shinji! I remembered I challenged someone to an arm wrestle this morning!" And he darted off.
'That was weird,' thought Shinji. 'Was that all he wanted to ask me? And he says he's not a pervert...'
Another voice called to him, "Hi there."
Shinji turned around, to see a girl trying to talk to him. But then for a moment, he wondered what Asuka would do if she saw him talking to another girl. However, another thought in his mind told him it would be rude to just ignore this blonde haired, blue-eyed girl trying to talk to him. So, finding a quick compromise with himself, he decided to talk to her, but at the same time keep a fair amount of distance and immediately refuse any potential advances.
"Uh, hi."
Elsewhere, Asuka was ready to give up. A frustrating ten-minute search of the school found no trace of her best friend anywhere. This was bizarre indeed. Where could she be? Last time she saw her which was at a shelter during the 6th Black Angel, she didn't appear like was sick or anything. Perhaps she had caught something while she was in that shelter. Or maybe something else came up and she couldn't be at school that day. Sighing to herself, she decided to go find her boyfriend. Finding those Three Stooges should be of no difficulty. It would mean going across to the other side of the school, but at least it was a search she could do.
Suddenly, something went off in her mind. It was telling her that Shinji was in some kind of trouble. She quickly darted to the other side of the school. As she made it to the other side of the school, she gasped at the sight she saw.
It was Shinji, and he cheating on her with some blonde bombshell! Or at least that was the initial thought she had when she first saw them. But as she got closer, Asuka discovered this bombshell in question was advancing on him. And to Asuka's relief, Shinji was backing off, or rather he was backing off until he hit the wall.
"Come on Shinji. You're a cute boy. We could have loads of fun," said the blonde who had him cornered.
"No, please don't," begged Shinji, trying to push her away.
"Don't be shy. I'll make all your worries go away."
"Seriously, I'm saying this for your safety!"
"What do you mean?" asked the blonde. Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to look at a very, very, angry redhead.
Two minutes later, Shinji and Asuka were walking to class. Shinji's face was neutral, while Asuka's had a big smile on her face as it she was the happiest person in the world.
"Err Asuka, was that really necessary?" asked Shinji.
"I believe it was. It sends a clear message, so she'll be leaving you alone for a LONG time if not forever. And besides, you need to learn how to back away from a girl. Something else I'm going to have to teach you," said Asuka triumphantly. She took Shinji's hand in her hand, "Now let's get going to class. I want to enjoy the day without Casanova or his bitch!"
Five minutes after class started, the janitor would never forget the story of how he found a crying blonde haired girl with blue eyes stuffed and locked into an empty locker.
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NERV Hospital
Another day was coming and going for Rei. She felt like her recovery had increased ten-fold since Shinji had come to see her. A part of her felt happy at the fact that she could be released soon from the hospital once she was able to walk. She remembered the other times she had been… happy. There were a few times such as those few times with the Commander, or that one time that Shinji told her to smile.
Suddenly, she felt an ugly feeling in her stomach. She was hungry. Rei quickly presumed that the nurses were so used to Elly making her something to eat that it was likely they had forgotten to bring her morning meal. She realized that she would have to go to the cafeteria herself. With her clearance she could get free food. But the problem was would she be able to walk? By now her mind had completely registered with her body but she questioned its strength to get her there. A thought in her mind told her she had to try, otherwise miss the morning meal.
Slowly moving her body, she swung her legs around till they dangled off the side of the bed as they touched the cold floor. The coldness of the tiled floor sent a few shivers but they passed. One could see that she was only wore a hospital issued gown with the blanket aside. Next, she sat herself up, as she was able to do before when Shinji came to see her. She told herself, she could do this. Using the side of the bed as support, she did the difficult task of bringing her fifth body to its feet. Her legs were shaking quite a bit from the weight of her body, but she was determined to overcome this difficulty. Removing her hands from the bed, she faced the doorway of the room. And she took one shaky step forward. The result of the one step almost made her legs buckle under the weight, but she didn't fall. Once she was ready, she took another step with similar results. But she was ready for it for every step after. She took slow careful steps as she steadied herself for the next. It was one careful step after another.
Finally, she had brought herself into the hallways of the hospital. That alone already had her almost completely worn out. A voice in her mind told her not to give up, and that she could do this. Using the wall to support herself, she slowly made her way down the hallway.
Other side of the building going towards the cafeteria
Ritsuko stretched her arms out as she walked through NERV's corridors. The meeting had turned out to be quite productive. The candidate was somewhat nervous at first, probably because being in the most secretive facility in the world could probably do that to someone. But the candidate did agree to give the position of Eighth Child a try, and thus would attempt to activate Unit 07 tomorrow afternoon. So Fuyutski was to relay the message to Commander Ikari to receive the documents from NERV in England to officially grant Japan the rights to use Unit 07.
And as expected, after that meeting, she was rather hungry. And thus was heading to the cafeteria to get an early lunch before setting in to work. Commander Ikari was out on other businesses today, so work could be done, at a slow but steady pace.
But as the doctor was about to enter the cafeteria, she saw a figure on their knees on the ground, about fifteen feet from the cafeteria door, apparently the figure looked like it was trying to catch his/her breath. A glance at the figure's blue hair spoke enough for the blonde. "Rei!" she called out rushing to her patient's side, "What are youdoing out here?"
Despite her heavy panting from exhaustion, Rei was able to relay the story to Ritsuko as to why she was trying to get to the cafeteria. Without further hesitation, she helped Rei to her feet, and assisted her in getting to a seat in the cafeteria.
Rei watched as Dr. Akagi went up to the chef, speak a few words, and then come back. "Don't worry Rei, the chef will get you something to eat. As much as I'd like to stay, I have some people to deal with." And with that, she left the cafeteria. "And whatever you do, don't try to walk back until I come and get you, which will not be long."
As Ritsuko walked towards the hospital wing, she felt like a corporate suit with her planned intentions for the hospital staff.
"Somebody is going to be fired," she said aloud.
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McDonald's Parking Lot in Tokyo-3
Once more Gendo Ikari had spoken for the last hour with representatives from around the world. One thing that disturbed him, were suspicions that SEELE representatives maybe trying to integrate themselves into global politics. Which meant there could be influence on politicians at the UN not to vote for more NERV funding to combat the Black Angels. This only made the situation foggier than it originally was. After that, he had spoken with Fuyutski on how the meeting had gone with the potential Eighth Child. He was pleased with what he had heard. Gendo brushed off the candidate's nervousness as first time jitters. Once he was done, he had ordered his chauffer to drive to McDonald's for lunch.
After finishing off the Big Mac, fries, and cokehe had ordered from the fast-foodrestaurant, he resumed business. First at hand, was acquiring the documents for Unit 07's authorized use. Using the videophone his limousine had, he dialed in a number. Then he dialed in another number. Within a few rings, a brunette woman in about her thirties answered, "NERV Headquarters England, how may I assist you sir?"
Gendo then spoke back in English, "I wish to speak with Commander Moorehead."
Probably for clearance, he was asked a question, "And your name please?"
"Supreme Commander Gendo Ikari of NERV Japan."
The woman was shocked by the identity of the man speaking to her, "I'm s-sorry for holding you up sir. O-one moment."
And thus, the Supreme Commander of NERV, one of the most powerful and influential men in the world, had to wait, while listening some cheesy music called Tea and Crumpets that the English NERV base had for those on hold.
After about one minute of listening to this… crap, a visual finally came on screen. It was of a man, probably in his early forties, brown hair, blue eyes, and had a face that seemed full of energy. "Ah, Commander Ikari. So good to hear from you."
"Likewise Commander Moorehead," replied Gendo.
"First off, I wish to thank you again for stopping that SEELE operative who somehow hijacked Unit 07 a few months back. Besides that, I am intrigued by your call. What do ask of me?"
Gendo got right to the point, "NERV Japan may be the one holding Unit 07, and I'll mention we have repaired it from the battle it was in. However, to avoid complications with other politicians Moorehead, I wish to attain from you documents with your signature on it authorizing our use of England's Unit 07. We believe we may have found an Eighth Child, and we wish to have the child activate Unit 07."
The English Commander seemed surprised, "That's all? Even without my authorization I would have no objections to you using Unit 07. But you may be right though about everyone else thinking you will use other things without approval. I'll have the documents faxed to your office as soon as possible."
"Thank you. That is all then Commander." The two commanders saluted each other, and then the screen went blank.
"Chauffer," called Gendo to his driver. "Take me to the Tokyo-3 High School."
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Tokyo-3 High School
Every student in the gym class had reason to cringe at the end of the day. In fact every student who had Coach Thunder's gym class at any time of the day had reason to cringe. As such, Shinji, Asuka, Ivana, and Toji, the four EVA pilots still on the immediate active list were cringing. And with rumours that some kid, as stupid as he was had egged the American's car, had Thunder in a BAD mood. But then again, was he ever in a GOOD mood?
As he approached the waiting students, he boomed across the gym, "HEY DUMBFUCKS! GET YOUR ASSES MOVING! LAPS NOW! GO! GO! GO!"
The students groaned as they began their laps around the gym. But Thunder was indeed in a bad mood, "IS THAT MOANING I'M HEARING FROM YOU WHINY BITCHES?"
"No," replied the class in unison.
"GOOD!" boomed Thunder again. "NOW DO YOUR FUCKING LAPS AND NO TALKING WHILE I DO ATTENDANCE!"
This seemed fine for Asuka though, though she refused to voice it. Now she could burn off all those calories from the extra sugary syrup from this morning. Hopefully Coach Thunder wouldn't run them into the ground though, again.
"FASTER!"
Once everyone had run without stoppage for five minutes, he called the class over to the side of the gym. "OKAY! WE'RE DOING BASKETBALL DRILLS AGAIN! YOU LAZY BASTARDS DON'T HAVE THE FUCKING COMPETENCE YET TO PLAY A REAL GAME! SO YOU'RE GOING TO DO DRILLS EITHER TILL YOUR READY TO REALL HAUL ASS OUT THERE ON THE COURT, OR AS LONG AS I FEEL LIKE RUNNING YOU LITTLE SHITS!"
And so, everyone was doing basketball drills that day. From lay-ups, to free throws, the three-man weave. Shinji wasn't much of an athlete, and he really messed up on a lay-up he attempted to do, and the ball had hit the underside of the backboard and beamed him in the head.
"SEE WHAT FUCKING HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION IKARI?" yelled the always angry coach, "HOPEFULLY THAT RATTLED YOUR HOLLOW HEAD A LITTLE BIT!"
Suddenly Shinji stood up, and glared directly at the gym teacher. "SHUT UP YOU BASTARD!" he yelled.
"WHAT WAS THAT? YOU SWEARING AT ME YOU LITTLE FUCK? YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE A STUDENT OR I'D RIP YOUR LITTLE JAP BODY IN HALF! GET YOUR ASS TO THE OFFICE AND PRONTO! AND THEN YOUR RUNNING LAPS AFTER CLASS!"
"You will do no such thing Shinji," called out a voice from the other side of the room. Everyone turned to see where the voice had come from. It was an older man; much older than Coach Thunder was whom a Section 2 agent was following.
"F-Father?"
"Everyone, against the wall," ordered Gendo. The other students probably didn't know who Gendo was, but he spoke with power and authority in his voice. Everyone quickly backed off. Now it was just Gendo and Coach Thunder in the middle of the gym.
"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE INTERRUPTING MY GYM CLASS?"
"I would tell you," replied Gendo, "But I doubt your brain could not process what I would like to tell you. However, I will say this, you are not to swear at these children, nor will you lay a hand on them as long as I am around."
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOU LITTLE BASTARD? I RUN THINGS HERE! NOT YOU! MARCH YOUR ASS OUT OF HERE SO I CAN CONTINUE MY CLASS!" yelled Thunder.
"Some things are best left unsaid, but I think I had best tell you who you are dealing with," began Gendo, "I am Gendo Ikari, the Supreme Commander of NERV. And you will address me, and these children with respect. Or else."
"OR ELSE WHAT?"
"Or else the police will know everything about how you've been taking steroids for the past five years. And you would be spending a long time in jail."
Everyone was in shock at the revelations. And Gendo continued to speak with a grin growing in his face, "And now that all these children know, what's to stop them from blowing the whistle on you?"
"BEFORE YOU DO THAT…" Thunder began with his face turning psychotic, "I'LL KILL YOUR LITTLE BASTARD FIRST!" he ran towards Shinji with a baseball bat he suddenly brandished.
Right as Thunder was about to probably send Shinji's head for a home run, a blur suddenly came between the two. It was Gendo!
"If you wish to harm… my son. You will have to go through me first." Gendo took off his glasses and threw them to the Section 2 agent. Next he pulled two leather gloves out of his pocket and put them on. To the Section 2 agent he said, "Don't call for backup, I will deal with this ape myself."
The two eyed each other for about a minute. Then Thunder suddenly then took a swing at Gendo. The older man ducked, and threw a punch to Thunder's solar plexus. This made the bigger man bend over, for two uppercut style punches to his face.
Thunder staggered back, completely surprised by Gendo's speed. "If that's how you want to play," he said dropping the bat. "I'm going to enjoy this."
He ran at Gendo with amazing speed. Gendo sidestepped, trying to lead the bigger man away from the children. This was tougher than he thought. Perhaps it was just his age getting to him. He tried to block the American's punch, but it felt like his arm had almost gotten fractured it hurt so much. And then a punch to the face sent Gendo flying.
"Father!" Shinji called out, rushing to the man's side.
An arm however, went out in Shinji's direction, stopping the boy in his tracks. "I'm fine." Gendo rose to his feet. "Now you'll see why I was once the most feared bar brawler in all Tokyo-2."
Gendo then rushed the bigger man again. And once more, the two exchanged blows. Coach Thunder was shocked at Gendo's speed. He may have been older, but he was FAST. Thunder knew Gendo couldn't keep this up forever at his age, but he himself, could go as long as he wanted.
Now Thunder caught one punch, and then caught the other, and with tremendous strength, he lifted Gendo off the ground. And delivered one devastating kick to Gendo's midsection, sending the man sprawling and burning his suit on the wooden floor.
"AND SO THE MIGHTY HAS FALLEN," declared Thunder triumphantly. "AND IF YOU KIDS EVER MUTTER EVEN A WORD ABOUT ALL THIS, I WILL THROTTLE EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU!"
"Harm even one student, and you will be locked in a cold, dark jail cell for the rest of your pathetic life." Everyone watched as Gendo slowly made his way to his feet. Everyone could see the man's suit was ruined, and that he had several cuts on his face.
"WELL IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR USELESS BAR FIGHTING CAN'T DO NOTHING AGAINST BRUTE FORCE!"
But to the man's surprise, something connected with the side of his face; Gendo was holding the baseball bat Thunder had dropped earlier! Dropping the bat, Gendo went in for a flurry of punches to the coach's body and face.
Gendo saw fear in the brute's eyes, before he finished him off with a nasty head butt. Everyone watched, as the brute that had tortured them day in and out for the last month and a half, collapsed to the floor.
At that moment, Gendo's senses began to return to him, as his fighter's instincts began to fade. And with it, came a lot of pain, enough to make him drop to his knees. However, he heard cheers from the other students in the gym, overjoyed with the fact their gym teacher who they thought was the biggest jerk ever just had his ass handed to him in a brown paper bag. Or rather, by a man who had passed his mid-life crisis.
Shinji quickly rushed over to his fallen father. Asuka followed suit. Both of them, gave the commander assistance in getting to his feet. "Call for an ambulance," Shinji said to the Section 2 agent.
"Make it a very high priority," put in Asuka.
"And call the cops too," finished Ivana.
"Yes sir! Yes madams!" The lone agent whipped out a cell phone and began dialing a number into it.
The two helped Gendo get over to a bench where the man could sit down. Also, Toji and a few other students had run to get the school nurse and some first aid.
"Why did you do that father?" asked Shinji once they had sat down.
"Just doing a… fatherly duty," answered Gendo. "I sure hope, you don't repeat my mistakes… urgh!"
"Hey you're old! Take it easy!" ordered Asuka. "Help's on the way!"
Within a short while, an ambulance had come to take Gendo to the hospital to make sure he was going to be okay. The police had come to arrest Coach Thunder on charges of assault, stating death threats, and attempted assault with a weapon. The class had given a standing ovation as the police had dragged the bastard out of the school.
Once the school day had ended, Maya had come by to pick the trio up and they all went back to Misato's flat. Dinner was rather simple. At Maya's expense, and her insistence, they had ordered two large pizzas for dinner. While they ate the pizzas, they conversed about a lot of things, such as the identity of the Eighth Child, which Dr. Akagi still refused to reveal the identity of, Commander Ikari's fight with Coach Thunder was the main topic of discussion though. After dinner, everyone went about their own thing, since it was the weekend and no curfew was in effect. Maya and Ivana were watching a late night soap opera, while Shinji and Asuka were beat for the day, and called it in at about 11:00pm.
"You see something new everyday, huh Asuka?" asked Shinji as the two lay on their futon, with Asuka on top of him.
"You bet. Never knew your old man was a bar brawler." She yawned loudly. "Fuck, I'm tired," she moaned, trying to grab as much of Shinji as she could. "Luckily I got Shinji, my human pillow," she felt a chuckle coming from him, so she continued, "and one I can kiss goodnight too."
Right as she was about to kiss him however, she heard the door open, and a male voice boomed through the entire apartment, "I'M HOOOOOOOMMMME!"
Asuka pulled the blanket over her head in disgust.
A/N: DING! DING! DING! And the winner, and still the Heavyweight Bastard Champion of the world, Gendo Ikari! And with the completion of this chapter, comes a new milestone: 200000 words! WOOT! Hopefully, let's hope the next 200000 are even better!
Until 60, be cool!