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

Authors note: Now it's time for a time skip! Woohoo! I know, seems kind of early for one, but I don't want to spend too much time with random battles. I'm doing this so that I can 1.get to episode 3 battles (which I'm well practiced in) and 2.get back to Rei, even if it's only for a little while.

P.S: At some point it will get more detailed, than get back to summary style. Try not to get confused!

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The battle of Naboo was one of the many battles that showed what Shinji could do. When they landed, the plains were crawling, no, covered with droids. Worst of all, they had tanks. A lot of tanks. Shinji organized the clones and took stock of what equipment they had. They had three tanks of their own, which had come with them via vehicle transport. However, tides changed when Anakin landed in his Jedi Starfighter. Shinji asked Anakin if he could use the ship while Anakin lead the ground troops. Anakin agreed and Shinji got into the ship. In moments, shinji had figured out how to fly it, and took off. Using this aerial advantage, he was able to take out many of the tanks, leading the 501st to victory.

As the war progressed, Shinji and the 501st were called on many missions. Shinji rose through the ranks, and gained much respect from the army, the Jedi Order, and even Chancellor Palpatine himself. Before long, Shinji was a captain, and almost on par with Red and Alex. The day that Shinji was promoted, Anakin gave him his Jedi Starfighter, remembering how well he could fly it. He was also awarded his own, personal Elite Rifle. Of course, traveling all over the galaxy fighting the CIS left Shinji almost no time to relax. Once in a while though, he would get a break. He would immediately head to Coruscant. He rarely went to his place, seeing as how there wasn't really anything for him there, but he did go to see Rei when he could.

Unfortunately, she was usually in the Senate, as there was always debating over the war. But he did get to see her for a little while each time he was there. It wasn't enough for either of them, but it was better than nothing. Rei would have gladly taken time off from the Senate, but she was needed there. She didn't speak much, but when she did everyone listened. She was usually the person who could put an end to heated debates, because when she voiced her opinion, people stopped to think. And usually, her opinion seemed like the wisest course of action.

And then there was the matter of Gendo Ikari. He was the main reason Shinji didn't go home when he was on Coruscant. He was either not home (which was when Shinji did go home) or there, but in a very unfriendly way. He didn't do or say anything mean, he just kind of radiated unpleasantness. But when day, about, two years into the war, Shinji found himself in the same room with the man he was forced to recognize as his father.

Shinji walked into the room. No one was home. 'Good," thought Shinji. 'I didn't want him to be here anyway. Now where did I leave that schedule?' Shinji and Rei had been planning to go to a play that day, and there was a couple of things Shinji wanted to take care of before then. He saw the paper on the coffee-table, and went to go pick it up. As he grabbed it, he heard a voice.

"Hello Shinji," the voice said. Shinji turned around to see his father. "How are you doing son?" he asked. Shinji was taken aback. Gendo had never shown any concern for him, much less called him 'son'.

"What do you want?" asked Shinji.

"I just wanted to see how you were," answered Gendo.

"Yeah right," retorted Shinji. "First, you're never around, leaving me on my own for thirteen years, and then you show up when I'm conveniently a respected captain? Did you suddenly remember that I existed?"

"No," said Gendo. "I recognize the fact that you existed before this meeting, and will exist for quite some time after this. But that's not why I'm here."

"Then why did you decide to come pay me a visit?" asked Shinji angrily.

"Just come with me," answered his father. Shinji followed him, wondering what he could possibly want. Gendo lead him to an elevator in the hallway of the apartment building. They got in, and instead of pressing a number, Gendo swiped a card in a small, well concealed crack. The elevator began to go down. After a while, Shinji realized that they had definitely passed the bottom floor of the building. The elevator came to a stop, and they stepped out into a room that Shinji had never seen before. It was actually a hallway, with a few doors on either side, and one large door at the end. "Remember the Accident?" asked Gendo as they walked down the hall.

"The one that killed mother?" asked Shinji. "How could I forget?"

"She died while working on a top secret project," said Gendo, "A project that she believed would help the galaxy." They came to the large door, which slid open. The room on the other side of the door was very dark. They stepped inside. "The project was codenamed Exploring Vehicular Automaton, also known as-" he flipped on the lights, "EVA." Shinji stared in awe at the device before him. It was a fourteen-foot tall, silver robot. It had what appeared to be rocket launchers on its shoulders, and blasters on its wrists, as well as what looked like a compact laser cannon on its chest.

"It's an exoskeleton," said Gendo. "You're mother designed it to be able to withstand incredibly harsh environments, as well as extensive physical damage. It is even unaffected by electricity. It also has jets in its feet and on its back, for limited flight."

"..." Shinji just stared at it for a few moments, then asked, "Why are you showing me this?"

"You're mother died in a test run of the EVA," said Gendo, seemingly ignoring the question. "When the war started, I made some modifications to it. It is now a weapon."

"That doesn't answer the question!" said Shinji angrily. "Why are you showing me this, this thing!" Gendo looked at him for a moment, with his usual hard expression.

"I want you to take this with you," said Gendo, "The next time you leave to fight." His expression softened, ever so slightly. "I may not act like it, but I care about you Shinji. You're the only thing I have left of Yui. You and this..." He looked at the EVA, angrily, "This damn machine." Shinji looked at his father in confusion. He'd never seen him like this.

"O-okay dad," said Shinji, "I'll take it."

"Thank you, son," said Gendo, "Stay safe when you're out there."

"Alright. I will."

After the play (which Shinji and Rei had both enjoyed), Shinji had the Eva loaded on the 501st capital ship. He had some misgivings about the mech, not knowing if he should trust it. He had mixed feelings about using the thing that had killed his mother. In the next few battles, Shinji avoided using it all together. Of course he didn't really need it, he was able to manage just fine without it. He did practice with it in the hanger though, so that if he ever had to use it, he would know how. It acted like an extension of his body. He piloted it from inside the chest. There was a screen in front of him, showing him what the EVA could see, and there were places for his arms and legs that were similar to sleeves. He would put his arms and legs inside, and any movement he made, the EVA would make. The jet-pack was similar to the clones', so he had no trouble figuring it out.

Still, he didn't use it on the battlefield.

He didn't need it anyway.

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Ok folks(standard greeting)! I know, I know, it was short. But hey, it's a time skip, and It was intended to be short. It's a summary of events after all, with only a small detailed part. Yes, I know it's awfully soon to be posting another chapter. I know I just posted one yesterday, but I want to make it up to you guys for having to wait so long for that last shudders in disgust chapter. (If you couldn't tell, I didn't enjoy that one too much(but it had to be done, as i said)

And how about that Gendo/Shinji moment huh? Originally, Gendo wasn't going to display much emotion, not even that little tiny bit. But I remembered that 1. he is human after all (right?) and 2. since this is an AU, he could be slightly, well, nicer than usual. This chapter was really me finding a way to insert the EVA in my own special way. WARNING! It won't be playing a major role till much later.

Hope you enjoyed it!