The Katsuragi Residence

Iskra walked into her new room, and grinned like a devil once she saw what lay inside; a single-person futon that was clearly labelled as "ASUKA'S BED", along with a very large futon that obviously belonged to Rei and Mari. The thing was that now, she would be sharing it too, and it looked quite comfortable...

"Cozy." she murmured to herself as she set her trunk down and began unpacking her things. She looked carefully over the items to ensure that everything was there; Clothing, knives, tranquilizers, and her personal firearm, a heavily modified makarov PMM. She smiled as she disassembled the weapon quickly, and put it back just as quickly, shoving it into her pocket. A moment later, A certain wine-haired girl unexpectedly entered, hugging her from behind and gently kissing her neck. Iskra could feel tears hitting her skin, causing her to turn about to face the other and give her a real hug.

"I was so...worried...*sniffle* " Mari sobbed briefly before wiping her glasses. Iskra tried her best to comfort her.

"It was hell, love. It was hell...the surgeries...the therapy..." she added, "But i'm back now, and it's time I took it to the angels...I'm out for a little violence."

"good..."

"Hey hey hey there! you must be Iskra!" proclaimed a violet-haired inebriate standing at the door. She looked to be in her late 20's, and was actually quite attractive in a pair of jean minishorts and a tanktop.

"That I am!" Iskra mimicked in the same tone of voice.

"Well...My name's Misato Katsuragi, and I own the place...YOU have school the day after tomorrow. head there in the morning and get registered please. That is all. I pass out now."

And with that, the woman took a flying leap into the next room, ten point landing on the bed.

"Impressive. She usually lands in the bathtub..." Asuka mentioned at the sight.

NERV HQ

"Sir, I have my doubts about the new pilot..." Ritsuko warned to the commander, who sat at his desk with his hands folded in front of his face.

"Is she out of your control, doctor?"

"I fear she may be, sir. She may be past the point of RA, as far as synchronization goes...Her Evangelion is heavily modified, and could present a possible threat to-"

"Then get her under control, or more severe action will be taken. We cannot afford to lose the pilot or her unit."

"Yes, sir."

"Tell me of these 'modifications', will they represent a threat to the plan?" a gray-haired man standing next to the commander inquired.

"She has released many of the armor safety systems, and installed several unconventional weapons systems into the pylons and spinal unit."

"Like what?"

"Twin chest mounted gatling guns, four oddly shaped progressive knives, an experimental booster system that is unlike anything i've ever seen, and finally, a mouth and eye-mounted particle beam cannon..."

"Wh-what? but that can't be possible...the energy consumption alone-"

"Sir, Her unit's S2 engine is partially functional as well..."

"We have to act now...commander, what do you suggest?"

"We wait...Doctor Akagi, Fuyutsuki, ensure the Installation of the emergency contingency system in the unit for now." The commander said.

"Yes, sir." the duo saluted before leaving the office.

The Katsuragi residence

"So, what unit are you piloting, Iskra?" Shinji asked to the new resident, who was currently munching away at a stash of gingerbread cookies she had brought with her. Mari was sitting on her lap, enjoying a few of the delightful treats as well.

"MP Evangelion unit 04, Petrova custom."

"Custom...? is that allowed?" Shinji questioned meekly

"Not exactly, but the agreement with Russia provided for it."

"I see...well, i'm looking forward to seeing a demonstration." he replied with a smile. She returned the gesture rather warmly. Mari smiled back as well, nuzzling into her acquaintance's arms.

"So. How do you know wondergirl 2.0?" Asuka questioned, eyeing Mari suspiciously.

"Colorful past." Iskra jolted suddenly, obviously unprepared for the question. She recalled the events as they had come to occur; she was living on the coast of Wales with her twin, Alexa. One night, she heard the crashing of something outside, and went out to investigate. In the bay was a large entity, with several helicopters floating above its figure. Suddenly, she could feel herself enveloped by light, with her sister bursting from nowhere, and leaping in front of her...The very next thing she remembered, she was in a NERV ICU with broken legs...with Mari sitting next to her. She introduced herself, and explained that she had failed to stop the angel from self-destructing. Alexa had shielded her at the last moment, sacrificing herself...

"a...are you okay, Iskra?" Shinji asked, breaking the silence. Iskra found herself being stared at by the rest of the children, as well as a...penguin.

"I'm seeing things...is...that a penguin?"

"Yes it is." Rei interrupted suddenly, "His name is Pen-Pen"

{what the fuck?} Iskra suddenly asked Mari in english

{I'm not sure either...} She replied.

NERV HQ, Holding Docks

"Installation complete, Doctor" The engineer reported with a salute.

"Good work." Ritsuko affirmed as she inspected the sabotaged Unit 04. Suddenly, an alarm went off, sending the dock into a panic.

"What's going on?" Maya questioned frantically as her hands attempted to keep up with the flood of incoming rejection signals from Unit 04.

"It must be rejecting the modifications!"

Suddenly, a computerized version of Iskra appeared on Maya's screen. the simulation pulled its eyelid down and made funny faces at her whilst a text message stated that the foreign coding was rejected and deleted.

"Damn it all!" Ritsuko cursed under her breath as she attempted to run the program once more under a different identity code. However, it was rejected again.

"What's going on here!" Fuyutsuki Demanded from the dock control booth

"Sir, the pilot appears to have placed a firewall into the systems of the Unit."

"Damn it all..."

"I'm afraid that we can't control her via programming..."

"Perhaps there is another way..."

The Katsuragi Household

Mari yawned loudly as she sat down on the futon and curled up behind Isky, who was already sound asleep by then. she couldn't help but flick at the sleeping girl's black and white striped undergarments...they were too cute for words, in her opinion.

"Don't think that I enjoyed that kiss or anything." Protested the violent redhead entering the room. she peeled off her shorts, leaving her in but a T-shirt and her underwear, and laid herself down to hit the hay as well. Secretly...she almost wished she had more time earlier. Shinji, however, presented a bit of an obstacle for her. So did wondergirl Rei. Now, even the new pilot was going to be hogging Mari. She went over her options briefly...and her best shot for some action around here was the new girl...she would try again in the morning, when Mari went for her ordinary morning jog. She always brought Rei with her as well, constantly reminding the pale girl of her fragile stature, and how she needed to get in shape. Yes...this german shepherd would have her day...

"Oh, suuuure. good night, hillbilly-chan."

"there appears to be little room left...Shall I sleep on the floor?" Rei muttered, removing her clothing down to the skin (her preferred modus operandi of the night.).

"nonsense...you can slip right up next to Isky...She would enjoy it very much, Rei. Especially after all she's been through today." Mari whispered slowly.

"If you insist." She resigned, slipping herself slowly into the body of the sleeping Iskra, facing her. Though she was indifferent to the situation, she couldn't help but lay herself close up into the other female's chest...for some reason, it just felt...right...she couldn't explain. Perhaps it was the three year age gap that did it...perhaps it was the two cup size different. Rei couldn't help but give in to the feeling of safety she felt whilst in the bosom of the sleeping beauty. Slowly, she found herself getting closer, and drifting to sleep.

Mari, on the other hand, found herself in heaven, reunited with the one person in the world that she felt she honestly cared about. She had presumed Iskra dead after the incident...and this was a true miracle.

"I don't know if you can hear me...but thank you for coming back..." She whispered into her companion's ear, and proceeded to strip off her own clothing down to her watermelon-print lingerie. Within minutes, she was asleep too. She never even heard the groaning noises coming from Shinji's room as his night ended...with a bang.

(three down :3 you know the deal, if you've been reading so far. comments, suggestions, criticism(s), etc.)