Evangelion Heroes: The Last Son of Krypton
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Chapter 5: Men of Steel Part 1
A choking noise came from Dr. Kanashimi's mouth, as his throat was being clenched shut by the recently brought back Takai.
'What the hell am I!' shouted the young cyborg in rage.
'Takai put the doctor down' a cold voice told more than asked from behind a glass window.
With great reluctance, Takai let the squirming doctor fall down.
Adjusting his glasses, Kanashimi took a good look at the reanimated corpse, 'amazing…' he gasped.
'What happened to me?' Takai asked, barely keeping his cool. He felt as if he had been trapped in a deep sleep for a long time and now he had woken up with cold metal being the only he felt, inside and out.
'You were killed in a car accident a few months ago, I…we, brought you back' the Doctor explained hoarsely, due to nearly asphyxiating.
Takai's glowing green eyes widened. Dead? He looked down his body, taking in more of his physical changes and he saw various pieces of metal showing where he had most likely lost flesh. The most disturbing sight was the thing in his chest, a glowing green rock hooked up in a bunch of wires.
He felt sick at the sight of his grotesque body; he stumbled to the back of the small surgery room and held his head in his hands.
'We have not completed you just yet, the cybernetics that are visible will be covered, but-' Kanashimi began, but Gendo cut him off.
'I need you to do a small job for me; then Kanashimi will complete your "revival"' Gendo explained coldly.
'…what do you need me to do?' asked the defeated metal man, seeing no other way out.
- [Last Son] -
Shinji walked into the school grounds, feeling slightly uncomfortable with the way things where at NERV. The large arrays of Synch tests were driving him crazy, they said that he had an unnaturally high score of 63%, so what was wrong with just staying at 63? He heaved a sigh, they didn't know about him being Superman, so they where probably just trying to give themselves the best chance they could get their hands on. His mood improved a bit when he heard a familiar voice.
'Wow! I don't know who's more awesome, the pilot of the Eva or Superman' Kensuke exclaimed in excitement.
'Na, Superman still tops in my book Ken. He saved my little sister' another boy said. He was walking next to Kensuke and wore a dark tracksuit, Shinji recognised him as the boy that was with the otaku when he fought the 4th Angel.
'Yeah, but the pilot saved both of us! Hey, Shinji you wouldn't believe what I got on film!' Kensuke shouted to Shinji as he spotted him.
'Hello Kensuke, uh, what have you got exactly?' Shinji asked, glad that Kensuke obviously hadn't recognised his voice coming from the Eva, he actually hadn't thought of that rather troubling scenario until a few seconds ago.
'Well, you know about the last Angel attack on Friday right? Me and Toji here saw the whole thing and I got it on film!' Kensuke said proudly, holding his camera up like an award.
'Too bad we nearly got squashed' Toji said, eyeing the new kid. This new guy, Shinji, was almost as tall as him and looked like he worked out with those arms, although the glasses kind of defeated his imposing physique.
'Oh, right! Shinji this is Toji, he's been my friend since pre-school' Kensuke introduced his friend to Shinji.
'Hey, I heard you were in that city were Superman was first spotted, right?' Toji asked, after giving Shinji a bow, which Shinji returned.
'Uh, Kensuke told you, right?' he received a nod as a reply, so he had no choice but to continue, 'well, yeah. In Smallville he saved a family from their caravan exploding or something like that, it was a couple of months ago.'
'Did he do anything else there?' Toji asked, hoping to hear some more on his new hero.
'Um, in Metropolis he helped some other super people with a big problem; then he came here, maybe to help with the Angels? That's what I got at least' Shinji added a shrug to reinforce his "lack" of knowledge.
'See, Superman still tops' Toji said defiantly.
'I didn't say he wasn't cool, I just like the Eva more' Kensuke insisted.
Shinji hid a smile, wondering how the two would take it if they found out that their idols were one and the same, and that he was both.
'Suzuhara, you're back!' a voice said. With an elevated heartbeat that was noticed by Shinji's superior senses.
The three teenagers turned to see Hikari walking up to their small group.
'Oh, hey class rep' Toji said, 'sorry 'bout being absent for so long, been busy with family stuff.'
'Well, so long as you have a letter that'll do' Hikari explained, keeping her actions professional as she didn't know how else to act, which Shinji picked up on.
'Uhh, if I don't got a letter?' Toji asked carefully, feeling punishment was imminent.
'Then you have cleanup duty after school…sorry' Hikari explained sadly, not really wanting to do this to Toji.
'Aw, man' Toji complained, holding his face.
'I'll see you guys in class' Shinji said, moving towards the tree he had spotted Rei sitting (in front of).
'See you later' the three said, moving towards class.
'Hello Rei, um, how are you today?' Shinji asked the albino girl, who was leaning against the tree and reading a book.
'I do not see how such a question is relevant, Pilot Ikari' Rei remarked, her voice was neutral and not cold, well Shinji was able to tell the difference, but he didn't think anybody else would.
'Well, I was being polite…we're co-workers, so we should…uh, be on good terms. We should get to know one another a bit more' Shinji explained feebly.
'Why?' Rei questioned the boy once again, not understanding the reasoning behind such actions.
'I thought that we could be friends, if that's alright' Shinji tried to explain himself. He really wanted to know why she bore such a resemblance to his mother and why she was so…socially inept.
'I…see' Rei said, thinking hard on what her fellow pilot had said.
The bell rang, signalling the start of school. Rei got up and moved towards their class, without so much, as a goodbye.
- [Last Son] -
'Why must I…kill him?' Takai asked, not wanting to do what these men were asking.
'He is a menace; he pretends to help the people of the city so that they trust him enough to turn a blind eye to his friends that he brings' the Commander of NERV explained, as a screen showed the two Angels that had attacked so far.
'I don't…I can't kill someone' Takai tried to explain, his parents had died when he was young and looking after your kid sister put things into perspective, 'I know he's bad, but…I don't think I could do it…'
'Not even for your sister?' Gendo asked, still hidden behind the window. He knew that Takai's sister was the young man's Achilles heel.
His unnatural green eyes widened. His mind flashing images of the accident that he had died in, revealing that someone else…his sister, had been in the car with him…that could only mean one thing, 'sh-she's dead?'
'Yes, but you've seen what Kanashimi can do, he can do the same to your sister and complete your surgery, if you do this one thing for me' Gendo explained, hiding a smile at how easy it was to toy with the boy's emotions.
'…I…alright…' Takai said, remembering a few crucial details of why the accident was caused…he shouldn't have been arguing with her…
- [Last Son] -
Once again the students of Tokyo-3 Municipal High School were saved by the bell. Most were collecting their belongings as fast as they could, hoping to get away from the boring Sensei before their brains went into meltdown.
The few that weren't in quite a rush had differing reasons. Rei was never in a rush, unless it was absolutely necessary and Shinji was too busy trying to think of a way to get the blue-haired girl to open up more. Hikari was waiting for the two boys who had been given cleanup duty as punishment, one for not having an absentee note and the other for selling pictures with mildly mature content.
'Hey, Shinji' Kensuke called out, as he spotted Shinji getting ready to leave.
'Yes, Kensuke?' Shinji asked, snapping out of his thoughts.
'Toji and me were going down to the arcade later today, about five, wanna come with?' Kensuke asked.
'Uh, sure, thanks' Shinji said, grateful for being able to avoid Misato's teasing and just be a normal teenager for a while, 'oh, I might be a little late 'cos of a…uh, family thing, is that alright?'
'Yeah sure' Kensuke said.
'Okay you two, grab a mop each and get done soon and remember to lock the class when you're done' Hikari warned, handing the two a bucket each.
'Yes, class rep' they answered in unison, their tone making it obvious that they had been through this before.
'See you later then' Shinji said to them, as he made his way out.
'Bye, Shinji' both replied with their own farewell.
Shinji left the class, carrying his satchel with him. He slowed when he heard Hikari walking towards him.
'Hey Shinji, is it okay if I walk with you?' she asked, looking troubled with something.
'Um, sure Hikari, it's fine with me' Shinji replied, wondering what was on the Class Reps mind.
'Thanks' she let out an exasperated sigh after her thanks.
'Is something bothering you?' Shinji asked.
'Yeah…sort of…' she said quietly.
'Uh, I know we don't really know each other well, but if-if you want you can talk to me' Shinji explained. He sometimes wished he could speak to people about things troubling his mind, but the only ones he could speak to were either on another continent or…not around anymore.
'Thanks Shinji' she said softly, glad that someone was willing to listen.
'So, um, what is it?' the alien teenager asked.
'Well…you know Toji…' she began, but didn't finish as her fingers became more interesting to twiddle.
'Yeah, he seems like a cool guy' Shinji said, thinking that he might know where this was going (hearing a persons heartbeat had its advantages).
'…mm, well, I've always…liked him…' she said with a blush, not looking at Shinji.
'Well, why don't you tell him?' the boy asked.
'I…don't really know how to and…um, I need to know if he likes me back first' Hikari explained, revealing the reason behind her wanting to walk with him.
'Do you want me to…ask him?' Shinji asked, his speedy mind putting the puzzle together.
'Could you?' she looked up at him with a full-blown blush and eyes that no man, not even a superman, could say no to.
'I guess I could' Shinji was surprised at the class reps hug that came soon after his promise.
The class rep let go of the now blushing boy, feeling a little silly about her overreacting to his promise, 'Heh, sorry, thanks Shinji!' Hikari said, waving goodbye to the boy who felt unnaturally warm, as she went down to the train station.
'Um, bye' Shinji said, waving back.
His ears picked up the sound of thunder and he looked up at the clouds as the heavens began to pour down, hiding the source of his incredible abilities from view.
- [Last Son] -
Takai looked down at the tombstone. The rain spattered down and pelted his hoodie that he wore to disguise his grotesque appearance. Half of his face, just below his hairline was gone, showing the metallic skull underneath. His one arm was also mostly devoid of flesh and his chest held the glowing green rock which acted as his heart.
Takai thought it was rather ironic, what he felt about himself on the inside was shown to the world on the outside, for all to see.
'Kasumi…I promise, I'll make it right' he told his sister's grave, his voice seemed to be getting more and more metallic as time went on for some strange reason.
The metal man turned around and began to trudge his way through the muddy earth, making his way to the Tokyo-3 mall, where he was meant to draw out an alien monster. At least he could do some good with his new life, he thought to himself. In his old life, his last act was getting himself and his sister killed because of something as petty as an argument…
-Chapter 5 end-
I am incredibly sorry about the rather short chapter (the shortest in this story!), but I'm afraid all my ideas came a bit too late.
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