Creation began on 05-14-16

Creation ended on 05-15-16

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Cargo Space

A/N: The secret of the S.S. Rocket's hidden cargo.

Antonio Giovanni, the eldest great-grandson of the late Artemis Giovanni and the eldest son of Otto Giovanni, tasked with the safety and security of the precious cargo aboard the S.S. Rocket, sighed as he stood out on the deck and looked out at the maimed buildings that were slanted and half-sunken into the water where the docks were built to manage the ships that stationed there for varying time periods. He was disgusted by the crippling devastation that mankind seemed responsible for causing. Whatever had truly caused Second Impact had ruined his family and left him and his younger brother and sister feeling bitter about their future.

Our father could've entrusted this assignment to Jessica or Jameson, but instead, he entrusted it to me, he thought, turning back to face a stairway that led back into the carrier's cargo bay. Is what we're trying to achieve even worth the patience?

Deciding to return to the cargo bay, he went down the stairs and entered a large, hangar-like chamber where a large, cage-like structure was in place. Within it, a large tank filled with tinted water could be seen, showing a creature unlike anything the planet had ever seen.

If we can figure out what you are and what you can do, maybe we can discover a way to fix this world's crippled state, Antonio thought, only scarcely informed of what this creature his family company discovered was. A new species of reptile as large as a building with unnatural properties similar to pearl. Beautiful, but quite dangerous, requiring it to be heavily sedated. Somehow, it just managed to appear in one spaceand then appear in another space a short distance. We were fortunate to capture before it could harm anyone, suggesting that it was weakened when it was found. If it is able to manipulate space, then if it could be controlled, we could accomplish life-saving wonders with it.

Within the tank, the reptilian creature, barely able to move due to the heavy sedation it was under, looked down at the human in front of it. It bared its fangs and lost consciousness again.

Beside the tank was a tag that Antonio found unusual when he was given this assignment. On it, it read, "Project Space Manipulation. Subject: Palkia".

"Someone actually felt this creature needed a name," he told himself. "So long as NERV stays out of our way, I hope we can do some good with you."

The only problem with the space-manipulation project was that it required scientists unaffiliated with NERV, but were of similar scientific knowledge that could aid in understanding this pearl-like creature better than what they had discovered now.

"The sooner we find out more about you, the better," Antonio expressed.

To be continued…

A/N: And now you know what's so special about the cargo. But that's as much as you'll know for now.