A/N: This has been along time coming. Strange things are going to happen. I don't own Eva or FMA! This is a repost of the chapter, it messed up when I tried to post it the first time. So some of the formatting is screwed up. Sorry guys!
Chapter 4: "Why does it cry Smeagol?"/Enter the Child who would be Devil
"You know," said Fuyutsuki, an elder Japanese gentleman, with white hair and a bemused expression on his face. Gendo didn't move, except for his chest as it rose and fell with his breath.
Fuyutsuki, cleared his throat and continued, "That Edward's temper is going to cause major problems with The Plan." He watched Gendo out of the corner of his eye. His brow knitted at he approached his younger, friend?
Fuyutsuki, defiantly was the closest thing Gendo had to a friend. But; this is beside the point as he stood in front of the Commander's desk he looked very carefully at Gendo.
Fuyutsuki gasped then did a face fall, "He's asleep!"
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Shinji stared at Ed. Ed stared back. They were sitting across from each other in Shinji's bedroom. Each staring at the other, coldly. Then they brought their hands into their fists in front of them each shouting in unison,
"ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!"
Ed grinned widely as he thrust his hand at Shinji's face. "Scissors beats paper! Looks like I'm getting the bed tonight Shin-man!" Ed looked like the cat that got the canary as he smiled and did his victory dance.
"Fine." Shinji said as Ed celebrated. He did not mind sleeping on the floor, as a matter of fact he believed that a guest has a right to a bed, and the host should sleep, in this case, on the floor. He was going to sleep on the couch, but he couldn't stand the way Al sat in the living room chair. He couldn't tell if he was awake or not. So he opted to sleep on the floor in his room but Ed, being fair minded as he was, challenged Shinji for the right to sleep in the bed.
As Ed finished his little dance Shinji slipped under the covers of the floor futon. Ed then plopped down next to Shinji and looked at him, then smirked widely. "So, you can perform alchemy right?" Ed's smile widened as he clapped his hands together then touched the floor board making a very uniquely sculpted wooden horse appear as if it was out of thin air.
Shinji marveled at the horse for a moment, though it was only two inches tall, he thought for a moment then touched his own hands placing them on the wooden horse then concentrated on it hard. It grew another 3 inches then stopped. Ed looked at it as if he wasn't impressed, "All you did was blow up with I had already made!" Then he looked at Shinji and saw that he was still concentrating. He frowned and returned his attention to the horse. He moved back surprised, as the tiny horse began to sprout hair then it started to move slowly.
Shinji gasped as he flopped back down on the cot. The tiny horse leapt up on to his chest and stomped its tiny wooden hooves. Ed, looking horrified, watched the tiny creature leap off of the boy and started to gallop around the room. Shinji smiled, then looked at Edward whose expression turned from horror to anger then to wonderment, and continued to cycle though the emotions. He finally settled on one.
"How did you do that?" He asked seriously. Shinji just smiled his eyes were getting heavier by the second. "I just wanted it to come to life. Not sure how. I know the laws behind Alchemy." He turned his head over to the little horse who had come back over to the boy. He gently picked up the chimera and put it back on the floor where it had come from. He touched his hands again and the little horse gave a nod then the flash of light and the horse was gone.
Ed watched all this for a few moments then wondered if it had something to do with piloting the Evangelion. As he went to ask he noticed that Shinji had fallen asleep. He stood and sat on the bed, thinking.
That breaks all the laws of alchemy. He found himself staring at the spot where the wooden horse vanished. Shinji Ikari, he thought directly at the boy, fourteen years old, and he can bring objects to life through alchemy. If word of this gets out to people other than the military then we could have a problem.
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Ikari senior, looked over at the plans he had carefully made. He took a bottle of brandy and poured himself a snifter, then stood up and walked over to the window on his luxury highrise apartment that wasn't far from the Katsuragi household. He sipped the liquor. "Shinji, you have done something that the old men are not going to like if they ever find out." He spoke to his son that slept comfortably on his cot. Though he couldn't see him directly Gendo knew which room was his son's.
He made sure that he got an apartment that he could go to just to keep an eye on his son that night. He stepped over to the desk picked-up the file containing his plans and dropped it into the metal trash can. He then poured the rest of the brandy into the can, picking up a book of matches he lit one, then set the rest of the book a blaze then dropped it into the can and watched the fire curl the paper and turn it to ash. He sat down behind his desk again putting his hands to his face.
Ritsuko, Akagi stirred from her slumber as she heard the sounds of muffled cries coming from the modest office that belonged to her 'lover.' She took several silent steps on the carpet and peered through the cracked door seeing Gendo sitting behind his desk, not in his usual arrogant stance but his face covered by his hands. She saw what looked like tears sliding onto his desk. Her expression softened and it hurt her, she knew why it hurt her to see him cry, but what was more upsetting is why is he crying?
Gendo pulled the picture of his wife and child toward him that he always had locked up in his office desk drawer at Headquarters. "Yui, our plans are turned to ash." He said looking at the beautiful face of his wife. He moved his fingers over the picture of her face spoke again, "Please forgive me."
Ritsuko frowned, as Gendo returned the picture to the briefcase that he stowed it in. Ritsuko took that moment to push open the door, "Commander?" She quizzed carefully. He turned his glassless face to her, his eyes suddenly hardened but he made to attempt to brush away the tears that were still clinging to his cheeks. "Yes, Doctor?" He said in his usual cold voice.
She looked at him with concern, "What's wrong?"
Gendo took a deep breath, told her what was weighing on him.
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Edward, Shinji, Captain Katsuragi, and Shinij's best friends Kensuke, and Toji, all sat in the VTOL as it made its approach to the fleet of ships just 50 miles out for Tokyo-3 harbor.
"OH, MAN!" Kensuke kept repeating as he pointed his video camera at the Super Aircraft Carrier, Over the Rainbow.
"Where is the Evangelion at Misato?" Shinji inquired as he saw that they were circling for their final approach. "It's there don't worry Shin-chan!" She smiled, which in turn sent waves of strange pleasure through Toji.
Shinji held onto his seat arms as the VTOL touched down on the flight deck with a loud resounding thud of metal on metal. Lt. Aboa opened the door and they all departed the craft. Kensuke was geeking out, all over the place at all the military hardware, then a sudden gust of wind from the engines of the VTOL caused Toji's hat to fly off. "Come back here!" He said chasing the hat where it was caught under a red shoe. The shoe then crushed the innocent hat and Toji looked up angrily. "WHY YOU!" He yelled and Ed came to his side trying to hold him back.
"Hello, Misato it's been a while!" The red-head grinned mischievously. A sudden gust of wind caused her yellow sun dress to flare up revealing pink panties. Instant nose bleed for the jock then like lightning her hand slapped both Toji and Ed's faces.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!?!" Screamed Ed rolling up his sleeve.
"Payment. for the peak." Asuka said casually.
Misato made introductions.
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Shinji had gotten used to alarms going off in the least expected times. However he wasn't prepared for one to happen out at sea.
"BATTLE STATIONS! UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT APPROACHING AT HIGH SPEED!"
Announced an unseen crew member. Asuka threw Shinji a plug suit. "Put this on Third!" She said gruffly as they both went into the stair well to change. Footsteps could be heard coming down the stairs, and then Asuka shirked. The next sound that Shinji heard was something falling down the stairs hard. It rebounded off the wall above him then came tumbling down. Finally slamming into the door.
"Ed? What are you doing here?" Shinji asked helping his bodyguard up. He was mumbling something about Germans and dogs in heat, when the red plug suit caught his attention and he burst out laughing.
Shinji blushed as he realized instantly what he was laughing at. "She doesn't have any male plug suits!" He tried to cover the breast plating but that just made Ed laugh harder.
Asuka came down and grabbed Shinji by the arm, "Okay Third you are with me!" She turned to Edward, "Ted,"
Ed corrected her which only made her give him an angry glare.
"You find a safe place, if you can try to use your arithmancy to get back to the Over the Rainbow." With that she forced Shinji into the Entry Plug.
"It's called Alchemy you Red Headed Bimbo." Ed yelled as the started to run back up
the stairs.
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Ritsuko stamped out the butt of her cigarette then closed the file on her desk. "So, they are right?" She asked her two cat statues. She rubbed her eyes wearily, and then made a phone call.
How is Asuka going to take living with Ed, Al, and Shinji? Will Misato ever be able to kick back a yebitsu? And why was Gendo crying? All this, a bag of chips and more Alchemy in the next chapter of Alchemic Blood!
A/N:
The battle goes just like it does on the show. If this seems short to everyone I am sorry. I also apologize for this being nearly a week late. Having to work sucks! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter; I tried to spend more time developing the plot in this one. I promise more Alchemy and Eva action! Wait till you see what happens with the next Angel.
Also Special Thanks to all my reviewers! I know you guys only want this to turn out to be a decent story, so do I. I always welcome your comments and suggestions. Also, if anyone wants to help me plot out the next chapter just email me with the Subject: AB at next time!