Evangelion Heroes: The Last Son of Krypton
Disclaimer: For the fourth time, no I do not own Evangelion. And I do not own the man of steel either.
Thanks for the reviews 1337, Asuka Ikari, Hanzo, Fenrir, Weapon-VII and Julian Chester and thanks for the favs from all you other guys! 1337 that's a great idea! I just need to work out when and how, but thanks! Weapon-VII thanks for the review as it helped me plot out this chapter.
Just so you know, the Superman info I use is from a re-telling of Superman's origins, Superman: Birthright.
Chapter 2: Can leap tall buildings in a single bound
Tokyo-3 is all abuzz with the amazing feats of the "Superman". Pulling trains to a stop, catching bullets without injury and generally becoming an instant celebrity. Life is great for Superman, but as Shinji Ikari, life is not so grand. Right now he has to attend his first training session at NERV, where numerous Doctors and Physicists work and will be keeping a sharp eye on him. This is making Shinji worry that he might not be able to keep his dual identity, dual for much longer.
'So, what exactly am I meant to be doing as a…an Evangelion pilot?' asked Shinji, trying to keep the disgusting smell of blood from entering his nose.
'Well, first you're going to have to get measured for your plug suit' Doctor Akagi explained, then gestured to a flat metal piece of equipment on the floor, 'Please step on the scale.'
'Um, alright…' Shinji said, stepping onto the scale as he was told.
A few seconds passed by as he stood on the scale.
'Uh, S-Sempai I think something's wrong with the scale…' the doctors assistant, Maya, said, she was a nice lady with short brown hair and a small frame.
'What do you mean?' the Doctor asked.
'I-it says that he weighs 190 pounds' the technician answered.
(86 kg's for those who don't know)
Ritsuko went wide eyed at her understudy's words, her eyes looking at the computers screen and then at Shinji.
'Um, t-that is my weight' Shinji answered, blushing a bit in embarrassment.
'Oh…ahem, well anyway Maya use the Magi to scan his measurements' Ritsuko said, feeling a bit bad about making a big deal of Shinji's weight (he looked a bit on the big side adn was a bit shy).
Shinji looked at the strange lights that shone on his body, but held fast after Maya told him to remain as still as possible.
'Thank you Shinji, now if you'll follow me, we'll show you what you have to do and how to pilot your Eva' Ritsuko then lead Shinji to a place he knew all to well, leaving Maya to go bug-eyed at Shinji's measurements.
- [Last Son] -
'So, this…is the Eva' Shinji said softly, looking at the purple behemoth with curiosity.
His eyes showed him that it held the same "colour" his mother had had when he first discovered his ability to see in different wavelengths. His mom had said that he could see the soul of a person and he was very lucky to be able to see such a thing. It was most likely true, as whenever he looked at a dead creature in the wavelength, he saw nothing, no colourful "aura" surrounding them, just blackness. It made him feel empty and sad that the creature had lost its "special colours", as he had called it when he was younger.
But, how was this creature holding the same colour as his mother had? And if it was just a robot, then how could it possibly have the wavelength?
'Shinji!' the doctor called out loudly, snapping Shinji from his musings.
'Oh, s-sorry Dr. Akagi, I...I was just wondering…how…who built the Eva?' Shinji asked, wanting to know more about the strange machine.
'Your mother, didn't you know?' the doctor asked the boy who looked stunned at this information.
'B-but I thought this was the Commanders?' Shinji said.
'When your mother was still… alive, she worked on it' Ritsuko said, looking at the boy's faraway expression
Shinji then looked at the Eva, and he then remembered the first time he had met the Commander of NERV.
-Flashback-
10 years ago…
There was a knock on the door of Yui Ikari's home, a nice home near the forest of Tokyo-3, isolated from most of the city, perfect for raising a boy with incredible and growing abilities.
'I'll get it!' said an excited 6 year old Shinji, zipping through the house and appearing at the door.
The little boy gently unlocked it, hoping he didn't break it this time. The door opened to reveal a man with orange tinted glasses, a beard and a serious face.
'Hello, you have nice colours!' the little boy said, speaking about the funny colours he saw around the man when he focussed on him.
'Who are you?' the man asked, trying to hide the emotions he was feeling at the sight of a little boy in Yui's home.
'I'm Shinji, it's nice to meet you sir' the little boy gave the man a formal bow.
'Shinji who is…' Yui asked with a smile as she neared the door, then her smile faded as she saw who the guest was. Leaning down to Shinji's level she asked, 'why don't you go investigate in the forest again, but remember about the secret.'
'Okay, bye-bye sir, see you later mom!' the little boy walked past the man and into the forest.
'What do you want?' Yui asked, with an uncharacteristic amount of venom in her voice.
'…where did he come from?' Gendo asked, still feeling shock inside of himself.
'I found him, not that it is any concern of yours!' Yui said, glaring at the man.
Clearing his throat, Gendo said, 'I needed to ask about the first contact experiment and you haven't been answering the…'
'I told you it will be done when I have the time to complete the preparations, but as you can see I have a little boy to look after.'
'I…didn't know you had wanted to adopt…'
'Maybe if you had actually spoken to me after…' her voice wavered when she remembered the miscarriage, but she pulled herself back together, 'anyway, I have my hands full. Have you signed the papers yet?'
'I have been busy with my duties at work…'
'For the past three years I know, but you got them two years ago, Gendo!' Yui said, feeling her anger rising.
'I…I need to say…that I…I'm…' Gendo began, but he couldn't bring himself to say the words.
'Don't you dare say it!' Yui spat, ready to slap him for even thinking that a "sorry" would make up for the way he had acted.
Realising that it was futile to talk any further, Gendo made his way back to his car, muttering a goodbye and then he took off.
Yui heaved a long sigh and said softly, 'You can come down now Shinji.'
'So you can see in X-ray!' Shinji said, floating down to the Earth happily, but his smile disappeared when he saw the hurt look on his mothers face, 'are you alright, mom?'
'Just tired' Yui said, offering a weak smile to her son for reassurance.
'Okay, can I watch the movie again?' Shinji asked.
'Which one, sweetie?' Yui asked.
'The one with my other mom and dad'
Yui put on a smile, and answered softly, 'alright.'
-End Flashback-
'Ahem, Shinji?' the doctor said again.
'Oh…sorry' Shinji replied quietly, still feeling the loss of his mother. Sometimes having an eidetic memory was…not so great.
'We just need you to sit in the plug; then we'll guide you on what to do next' Ritsuko said.
Shinji was then placed into the entry plug, which stuck out of the Eva's neck, and was told to sit tight. While sitting in the seat, Shinji felt a sense of peace that he was only ever able to get at one other place on the entire Earth, and he smiled and breathed in deeply, savouring the feeling. Unfortunately, that moment was interrupted when the plug was slowly filled with a disgusting orange liquid that smelt of blood.
'W-what's going on!' asked a scared Shinji, scared, not because he would drown (that would only be a problem in a few days), but the stench of blood that it was giving off was overpowering, especially to his senses.
['That is LCL; it will help you control your Eva more fluidly and don't worry about breathing, it will oxygenate your blood directly']
Shinji shivered at the thought of having to actually let the substance into his body, but it was necessary and he really wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
- [Last Son] -
Soon Shinji was able to walk the Eva, collect the prog knife and attach and detach the umbilical cord that powered the Eva. Next up was the virtual training, upon entering the virtual world of Tokyo-3 Shinji was given instructions on what he needed to do.
['Okay, we have some data on the third Angel and you will be fighting a simulation of it. First thing you need to do is collect a weapon from the rack on your map.']
An image that was unmistakably a map popped up on the HUD with a checkpoint marked on it. Shinji willed the purple behemoth to the point were a weapons cache was. His Eva reached out and the cache opened, revealing a number of Eva size guns.
The purple hand stopped before it reached the giant rifle and twitched, as if it were unsure if it should take the gun.
['What are you waiting for?']
'I…I'm not a fan of guns…' Shinji said, remembering someone who he had met recently in America, that had lost those closest to him because of these weapons and the effect the loss of those dear to the man had driven him to become something…not quite…healthy.
['This is war; we have to do things against what we believe in, in these times']
'That's why it is important that we keep our values even closer to ourselves' Shinji whispered, repeating a phrase the man had once told him.
Shinji heard an exasperated sigh from the command.
['Well, that's it for today.']
- [Last Son] -
'Dr. Kanashimi' Gendo said, looking at the small scientist that had been brought before him by Section 2.
'W-what do you want with me?' the small, bespectacled man asked, fear in his eyes.
'Your notes on this meteorite…"kryptonite" as you called it, are impressive.' Gendo stated the notes open in front of him.
'How did you…?'
'It was rather simple, NERV bought STAR labs out several years ago and we received your work as well.' Gendo answered easily, his voice still devoid of emotion.
'You…have all of my research' the doctor gasped at the idea that all of his previous work lay before him, when the research lab had gone bankrupt all his work had disappeard, forcing him to start over from scratch.
'Yes, and I want you to continue, especially on this one' Gendo pointed on one labelled "Lazarus", 'you will have a lab and funding, but if you do not succeed…'
'Please, I promise! I will, I will start right away!' the doctor shouted in desperation.
'Good, Fuyutsuki. Show the doctor to his laboratory.'
'Wait, I will need samples of the elements to work…' the doctor began, as he remembered the hired guns had been unable to complete their task.
'Already done' Gendo answered.
- [Last Son] -
The car ride home was filled with an uneasy silence as Misato drove home.
'Hey, why do you dislike guns so much?' Misato asked, breaking the silence.
'I…a friend of mine lost his parents because of one, he was only 8 and it was right in front of him and…he's not…well, he lost a part of himself that day' Shinji said, repeating the sad story he had been told.
'Oh…I didn't know about that' Misato said softly.
'Why don't we…just let Superman handle the "angels"' Shinji asked, hoping to avoid these tests and be able to do more good around the city with the time.
'We can't just let some…outsider deal with our problems' Misato said.
'W-why is he an outsider?' Shinji asked, not really liking where this was most likely going.
'Apparently he's an alien too, how do we know we can trust him?' Misato said, she did remember the man saving her and she was grateful, but she still held some doubts about him. He could have just saved her to appear as a saviour and might be waiting to stab everyone in the back when it was least expected.
'W-well…just because he isn't one of…us, that doesn't make it right to label him because of where he was born' Shinji said quietly.
A prolonged silence ensued after Shinji's speech, allowing Misato the time to think about what Shinji had said.
'Maybe you're right' Misato said softly.
- [Last Son] -
Shinji left his comfortable bed, it was night time, 01:30 to be exact. He couldn't get any sleep, not that he really need any, but it was a habit he had got into.
He smirked a bit when he heard Misato's snores; he didn't need super human hearing to hear that. With a sigh, as he realised that he would not be getting any sleep, he obtained his suit and cape then left the apartment through the balcony door, leaping over the large building in front of the balcony and defying gravity as he went up into the moonlit sky.
He flew for some time, taking in the cities sights and smells. Right now he was several kilometres above the city, floating with a thoughtful expression. Wondering what exactly these "angels" were and how many more would come. He also had to somehow stop them in his Evangelion now, as it would be susipicious if everytime they needed him to pilot, he was gone, but Superman took care of the Angel's each time. He sighed again, this was starting to give him a headache. His ears pricked up, his eyes widening somewhat as an angry voice filled his ears.
{'I told you to give me the money you little b*tch!'}
A resounding slap was caught by Shinji's ears, from a hand coming into contact with a persons face, a woman's face. Shinji flew at high speed to the cruel man in the alleyway.
- [Last Son] -
'You still owe me 10 grand!' he cocked his pistol at the crying woman's head, her face streaked with tears and red from the slap.
'I…I'm so-sorry, but he wouldn't…' she tried to explain that the rich man didn't want her "services" and she was truly sorry that she wasn't able to get the money, no matter how much she despised her "boss".
'Too bad' he pulled the trigger; and the bullet ricochet off the empty ground and off the walls, 'the hell?'
'Put the gun down' Superman said with barely contained anger, his eyes glowing red with rage.
'Hey, I-I'm the victim here, she-she still owes me my money' the pimp explained, shaking in fear at the angry Superman.
'No, you're the one with the gun in your hand, you're the one forcing her into prostitution, she is the victim; you're the monster' Shinji said simply, taking a step towards the criminal.
The man fired all his rounds, knowing that they would do nothing to deter this man of steel, but he wouldn't sit back and do nothing.
After the gun merely clicked, indicating that he was out of ammo, he dropped his gun and sank to the ground, begging for Superman to not harm him.
Shinji turned and picked up the crying woman, he heard the sirens and would leave a message for them to take the coward to where he belonged, 'Do you need to go to the hospital miss?'
'I...th-thank you…y-yes' she said in between sobs, looking into the young man's strange, but caring, blue eyes.
'Alright,' Shinji then burned his "S" into the ground in front of the weeping criminal, hoping the police would get the message, 'you will tell the police what you have done, don't try to run, because I will follow your heartbeat wherever you go.'
After his promise was made to the criminal, who nodded vigorously, Shinji flew into the air, cradling the hurt woman in his arms.
The hospital staff adapted fast to seeing a flying man holding an injured women and placed the woman on a gurney, wheeling her into the hospital, and they thanked Superman for his help. Shinji thanked them back and flew off, and was glad to hear the police scanners saying they had just picked up a pimp, who confessed everything and was willing to give them whatever they needed so long as they sent him to a prison as far away from Tokyo-3 as possible.
- [Last Son] -
In the new, secret lab in the Geo-Front that belonged to the recently employed Dr. Kanashimi, who had been working hard for a few days now, watched the ominous green glow that emanated from behind a protective glass window, lined with lead.
He was glad that Ikari had given him all his old work, as now it was so easy to catch up on his work. He pursed his lips and frowned, so far he had everything he needed, his notes, a lab, funding, just one thing was missing for Project Lazarus, a test subject.
Now all he had to do was pluck up the courage to inform Gendo that all he needs is a dead body to start the final phase of Lazarus and, if his notes were correct, defy death itself.
-Chapter 3 end-
Hope it was up to standard, if not please do tell and I will get right on it. Also any tips you want to give is just a review away, and I hope I answered your guys questions in this chapter (and I am sorry that it is shorter than the others). Until next time!