Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion or Star Wars. Just this story.

Authors note: Ok! Sorry about the delay, been busy lately. This battle is also from Battlefront I. Not much of this is my strategy, I don't come here often enough.

P.S: This is like a week after Geonosis. It took them about that long to get to Rhen Var.

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They were all back in the gun-ships, heading for the next battle. It was practically on the other side of the planet! Or at least, that's how Shinji looked at it. The ride was an hour long. Shinji was back in his normal gear, no jet-pack or EMP launcher, just his assault rifle and Precision Pistol. They finally landed, in a small area at the base of a large ruinous old building. Shinji got out and looked around. He couldn't see much, due to the fact that the area they were in was very secluded. There was a set of stone stairs off to his left. He climbed up to see where they were. It was a large building.

He checked his map. It indicated many droids to the far southeast of their position. He put his map back, then ran to the south. He had spotted an area on his map that looked like it would give a good tactical advantage as a base. "Where are you going!?" came Alex's voice over his communicator.

"I found a good spot for a base," Shinji answered.

"It can't wait?" asked Alex.

"Nope." Shinji kept moving. He reached his target. The area was small, but protected by three crumbling walls and a sheer drop off of a cliff on the south side. He set down a tracking beacon and waited. Suddenly a small group of droids ran into the area. There were two supers, a sniper, an engineer, and a droideka. They began firing at Shinji. Shinji quickly rolled behind a pile of rubble. He fired at the sniper, and then at one of the supers. He took them both down, but had to duck to avoid the oncoming fire.

He jumped up and fired at the engineer and the remaining super. All that was left now was the destroyer. He rolled out from behind the rubble and ran up to it. Again, as on Geonosis, the droid couldn't maneuver its arms to fire at him. The shield went down and Shinji blasted. He looked towards the east, and saw an alarming number of droids heading his way. Just then he got a call. "Nice work." The voice surprised him. It wasn't a clone voice. It sounded very familiar. "I saw your fight from here. Myself and Obi-Wan are heading there now with a group of clones."

A minute later, they arrived. The speaker had been none other then Anakin Skywalker. "Anakin?" asked Shinji, "Is that you?" Anakin was taken aback. He recognized that voice. "It's me Shinji! You know, the kid who liked to hang around the Jedi Temple?"

"Shinji?" said Anakin. Shinji nodded and removed his helmet. "No way."

"Reunions will have to wait," said Obi-Wan, "Look." He pointed to the droids Shinji had seen earlier. They were getting very close, and had already engaged the clone army. Shinji looked around. Then he saw it. A large tower, directly south east of their position.

"I have an idea," Shinji said, "Anakin and I will head over to that tower, along with a group of sharpshooters. From there, the snipers will have a huge advantage. What do you think?" Obi-Wan thought about it for a minute. Then he spoke.

"It's a good idea," he said. "You two take a group of snipers and head towards the tower. I'll stay and lead the clones here. Now, the maps indicate a large room in the center of the Citadel. When you finish your mission, we'll rendezvous there. Alright?"

"Yes sir," said Shinji.

"And you'll need this," said Obi-Wan, handing him an Elite Rifle from one of the crates the clones had brought along, "Especially since you're heading into dangerous territory."

"Thanks," said Shinji.

"May the Force be with you," said Obi-Wan. Shinji saluted, and put his helmet back on. He and Anakin gathered up the snipers, and headed out. They had to jump down several feet off of the east side of the base, because the only way not completely filled with droids was below them. The base Shinji had found was jutting out a bit. Thankfully it was only a nine or so foot drop. The group started moving east. They seemed to be doing well. There were no droids in sight.

Suddenly, when they were about half way there, about two scores of droids popped up out of the snow and began firing! Shinji and the group ducked down as fast as they could. Unfortunately, three of the clones weren't fast enough. As they fell, Anakin and Shinji jumped up and attacked. Anakin activated his lightsaber and started slashing through droids. Shinji started blasting, taking out one droid after another. The sharpshooters joined in as well, and in no time, the droids had been taken care of. Shinji grabbed one of the dead clone's sniper rifles, and strapped it across his back. They continued to make their way to the tower. When they got there, they saw an alarming number of droids guarding the area. Shinji called for them all to duck down.

"Any plans?" asked Anakin. Shinji thought for a moment. Then he remembered.

"Was anyone here with me on Geonosis?" he asked. "When we had to take that eastern cave?" A couple of clones raised their hands. "Ok good," said Shinji. "We're gonna do the same thing that we did there. On my signal, everyone throw a thermal detonater." He handed one to Anakin. They all took aim, making sure each grenade would count. Shinji gave the signal, and they each hurled their grenades. The droids couldn't react fast enough. The grenades exploded, and Shinji jumped up and began firing. Anakin activated his lightsaber, leapt up to the second story of the tower, and began slashing through droids. The clone sharpshooters began firing. After about ten minutes of hard fighting, the building was cleared of droids.

Shinji's group moved into the tower, and the snipers set up positions throughout the tower. The tower was missing a large chunk, that ran up and down the entire northeast side. It was about seven stories high. Once the snipers were positioned, Shinji and Anakin checked their maps. They located the large chamber that Obi-wan had mentioned, and started heading there. As they were moving, Anakin noticed that Shinji still had the sniper-rifle that he had gotten from the dead clone. "Why do you still have that?" Anakin asked. "Don't you have that special pistol?"

"Yeah," answered Shinji, "But, I just have this feeling that I'm going to need it." They kept walking. After a while, they could see the entrance to a large stone building. That was where they were supposed to meet Obi-Wan. They began climbing the stone steps. Suddenly, Shinji told Anakin to stop. Shinji crouched down, and took the sniper rifle off of his back. He aimed it at the top of a tower that was high above them. He zoomed in to 100 feet, but he couldn't see anything. He zoomed in another hundred, and saw an assassin droid. The droid hadn't seen them yet. Shinji tried to take careful aim, but it was difficult. It was very windy, and snowflakes kept getting in the way.

Suddenly, the droid spotted them! Shinji saw it take aim. Figuring he couldn't wait any longer, he fired at the droid, and it hit it in the knee. The droid lost its balance, and came tumbling down. Shinji and Anakin moved out of the way, narrowly avoiding being hit. They looked up towards the entrance, and saw it being guarded by a large number of droids, thirty at the very least. "Well," said Shinji, "That doesn't look to good.."

"You're right," said Anakin, "For you anyway. I'll be fine, but you don't stand a good chance against so many droids in such an open space, especially with just a blaster." Anakin thought for a moment, then came up with an idea. "Here," he said, handing shinji a shiny metal cylinder from his belt. "That's my extra lightsaber. You should stand a much better chance with it." Shinji activated it. He marveled at the green beam of energy. Then he and Anakin readied themselves. "On the count of three," said Anakin. "One. Two."

"Three!" they cried in unison. They rushed at the droids. The droids were taken aback by their sudden appearance, and started firing willy-nilly. Anakin saw that Shinji had some skill with a lightsaber, even though it was his first time. The droids fired at Shinji, but he was able to block most of them, and dodge the rest. He started cutting through droids, amazed at the power that the lightsaber possessed. Anakin threw his lightsaber and used the force to keep it traveling. But, as he was cutting through droids, a droid took aim and fired at him. Anakin saw it coming, but knew it was too late to move.

Suddenly, he saw a green blur! It deflected the laser and sent it right back at the droid. It was Shinji. "Nice block," said Anakin, bringing back his lightsaber. "I owe you one." Shinji nodded, and they continued to defeat the rest of the droids. They went through the entrance and ran through a long hallway, which lead into a large room. They found Obi-Wan and a group of clones battling several droids. Shinji tossed Anakin his lightsabre, and pulled out his Elite Rifle. He started firing, causing confusion among the droids. They were being attacked from both sides now?

Anakin cut his way over to his mentor, and they began fighting back-to-back. They were done in no time. When victory had been confirmed, Obi-Wan walked over to Shinji "Nice job, lieutenant," he said.

"Thanks," said Shinji, "It was... Wait, did you just call me lieutenant?"

"Yes," said Obi-Wan. "The commanders and I saw your performance on the field today. You're an excellent fighter, and an extraordinarily bright young man. We felt it would benefit all of us if you were promoted."

"Th-thank you sir," Shinji said. He saluted the jedi.

The clones had been loaded back into the LAAT's, along with the two jedi and Shinji. Anakin and Shinji were in the same LAAT. They decided to do some catching up, seeing as how it had been a year or two since they'd seen each other. They talked for a while, Anakin telling him about his adventures with Obi-Wan, and Shinji telling Anakin about how he had gotten into the army (he didn't mention the LCL in name, but did say that they had gotten injections). "So," Anakin said, "You seem to have some pretty good battle instincts."

"Thanks," said Shinji.

"But what really impressed me was how well you used the lightsaber," said Anakin. "You almost made it seem like you'd used one before."

"Well," replied Shinji, "That's because I have."

"What?" asked Anakin, astonished. "When?"

"Well, back when I would hangout around the temple, I would watch the padawans at lightsaber practice. Master Yoda would let me watch, and even call me in when they were one person short on days when they were sparring. So, I've practiced a little. But sparring practice is nothing like fighting opponents with blasters."

"Still," said Anakin, "You did well enough. And you even saved my life." Shinji was about to reply, when a call came through.

"Clones," the voice said, "Our next mission is on Naboo. The Seperatists are attempting to get Naboo on their side by force." The LAAT's set their coordinates, and headed out. This was the beginning of Shinji's career. Shinji- the greatest soldier of the 501st Legion.

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Alright folks! It's done. Sorry about the long wait, but I'm easily distracted. Plus, this was not my favorite battle to write for. But, it needed to be done. Also, sorry about the delay in mentioning what Legion he was in. Totally slipped my mind. And I'd like to thank everyone who's reviewed, you've given me good hints (especially asking about the Evas, cause I was debating about putting them in). The next chapter will get here sooner! Merry (late) Christmas!