-AN-

The German is here, be not afraid.

-Story Start-

Shinji used to think school was a boring and useless part of the routine. Now that they were so far beyond needing the education and they could probably turn everyone here mentally inside out, what was the point? Sure he could see his friends and spend time with Rei. Everything else was just a waste of time.

Until Asuka made her debut.

The Ikari definitely meant debut as well. It was like the girl was a rock star with how the school was captivated by her. More than just her exotic looks and effortless charm, her unyielding confidence had the boys wishing they could date her and the girls wish they were her. Well, some girls wanted a date too but that had only been explored a few times.

Checking and making sure his nose wasn't bleeding due to his idle thoughts, Shinji looked up from his lunch on the roof. Toji and Kensuke were both on his left complaining to each other while also counting money and organizing pictures of said fiery red head. They never changed in that pastime, odd.

"She's going to kill you if she sees any of those pictures." Shinji made the offhand comment while down below he watched Rei walk out to sit under a shady tree. Book out, she was the picture of comfort. Shinji knew better however. It was always the quiet ones.

"Just cause the whole school is hanging on her every breath doesn't mean we will. We know her for the devil she is." Toji grumbled while finishing off a store bought bun. He was still sore over that slap.

"Besides, we're making a killing." Kensuke was having a blast combining two things that he loved. Girls and his camera. Oh, and money. Couldn't forget that. Guess that made it three things.

A commotion from below, Asuka while flanked by Hikari were walking out towards where Rei was sitting. Raising his eyebrows, Shinji questioned to himself just what the girls were up to? They were already friends, why make this whole public thing? Something inside of him shuddered as the implications had scenarios building in his mind. Seeing the redhead sit on one side of Rei and convince Hikari to sit down on her other side, the three got to talking slowly. Soon the conversation seemed to become more natural much to the astonishment of their watchers both on ground level and here on the roof.

Toji grumbled more, "She's gonna corrupt Hikari and then what am I gonna do?"

Kensuke however caught his grumble and grinned, "What was that? Was that an admission from the jock? Do we hear actually feelings coming out?"

Realizing he did in fact say that out loud, Toji waved his hands, "Nope! No way, you didn't hear anything!" Seeing Kensuke laugh, Toji went back to counting their money, "I'm gonna throttle you if you say a word."

"Wouldn't dream of it buddy."

Shinji however felt like piping in, worried about his own future, "Best thing to do is just come out and say it yourself, before she get's swept up in Asuka's crazy." He didn't think the girls would turn Hikari loose on him. That girl was….well she definitely fit Toji more. Yes. Quiet girls needed jock types with lots of stamina. Not him, he had a Rei already.

Toji sighed, "It's not like that." His blush however said otherwise and silence descended among the group for a while. Kensuke eventually putting the rest of the pictures in his camera bag while Toji put their money in another smaller pack. Afternoon classes would be starting soon.

Shinji however was turning to stand, "Welp, maybe I'll just take the initiative and tell her for you." Jogging away, he could hear Toji scrambling to get up. "I never agreed not to tell after all."

"You wouldn't!?" Getting his feet under him and dashing after the other boy, he was learning just how in shape the smaller boy was. Damn he was fast.

"You'll thank me later!" He was teasing of course, he wouldn't actually tell HIkari, but it was fun to just goof off for a while. Besides, maybe it would spur Toji to actually do something. Lord knows he needed the push. Shoes squealling as he rounded a corner, he was ready for another day to come to an end. Toji was hot on his heels while screaming something about the devil herself corrupting him. Could that be a possibility? Asuka corrupting him? Nah.

Later on however that evening Shinji was cooking a larger than normal dinner. While Asuka hadn't moved in with him and Misato, instead bunking with Rei next door, he somehow got swindled into making dinner for Asuka, Rei, Misato, and himself while they celebrated and partied. A welcoming party Misato said. More like another excuse to drink heavily if anyone asked him. Misato however was having issues with Asuka.

"I still say you should've moved in with me. We could've had so much fun!" Dressed in her usual casual clothes and wiggling a half full beer in the air, she was the picture of party girl at the moment.

Asuka however just shrugged and pointed over towards the domestic man of the house, "Boys and girls shouldn't live under the same roof after a certain age. Just think of what the Third would do to me if we lived under the same room."

Misato snorted, "Shinji would never, he's a sweety."

Asuka pointed at the captain now, "That's the thing! That's how they get you. They're all sweet and nice and funny. And then bam! You're on your back, naked, blissful, wondering how it all happened. Nope, not me! I'm on to his tricks. You can fall for it though, I'm sure you'll enjoy it." She wouldn't mention that she knew from experience. The knowing look Rei was tossing her from next to Misato was enough however to set her grinning.

Misato rolled her eyes, "I'm a little old don't you think?"

Rei chimed in now, "The UN helped change laws around the world in an effort to increase birth rates. It would not seem that odd to have a younger lover." Blinking as Misato turned to look at her with wide eyes, Rei took a drink of her orange juice, "I was curious about it one day."

Misato rolled her neck and suddenly grinned, teasing target in sight, "How 'bout it Shinji? Wanna date me?"

Shinji however by now was used to her antics and looked at her over her shoulder, "If you think you can keep up with me Misato." Winking at her, Misato ended up being the one to blush before laughing uproariously.

"You naughty boy you! Maybe I should move in with Rei and Asuka instead."

"Who'll do the chores for you then?"

"Ah…well, we divided those fair and square!"

Shinji leveled bored eyes at the woman, "More like I just started doing everything because you were so bad at them." Patriarcal aura at full effect with his 'kiss the cook' apron on and a spatula pointed at the older woman, it sent the girls into giggles.

Asuka started laughing while Rei continued to focus on her drink, "Wow Misato, I thought Kaji was kidding about you being wild."

Misato slumped in her seat and downed her beer, "I'm not that bad and since when do you get to tease me Shinji! I thought you loved me?" Faking a pout, it instantly faded away as said boy walked over and handed her a new can while taking her empty.

"Of course I do. That's why we tease." Walking back to the stove, he began plating and dishing out food for everyone. Tonight was something more western, a spaghetti with a homemade red sauce and ground pork.

"Now this looks good." Asuka gave thanks and dug into her meal. Now that she was fully moved in, still sore that Rei had taken the master bedroom, she had time to relax and have more fun.

Rei was given a plate without pork, instead various vegetables in place. "Thank you."

"Of course."

Misato however waved a fork at the boy, "You're going to make a girl very happy you know."

"Sure hope so, or all this work will go to waste." Sitting with them, Shinji dug into his own meal as well.

Misato turns back to Asuka, "Well feel free to come over whenever you want. Just like Rei, you're welcome here all the time."

"Thanks Misato, I appreciate it." Smiling and finishing her food quickly, Asuka was all giddy to be back in her happy place. Good food, her favorite people, not fighting for her life against Angels. Life was good. Of course a party with Misato didn't last that long, and while Shinji was cleaning dishes, the older woman was hobbling off to bed.

"Don't stay up to late! You all have school in the morning!" Door to her room closing, the teens were all left to their own devices. Shinji however was alone in the kitchen, cleaning and mentally prepping for tomorrow. He'd have to start making three lunches from now on.

Asuka swept into the kitchen, raiding the fridge and coming free with a beer for herself, "Now that the old lady is off to bed, time to really relax."

"I still can't believe you drink that slop." Misato's preferred brand was not the best as far as Shinji was concerned. Decent for cooking with for certain German dishes at least.

"How was that whiskey bender you went on again?" That had been an, interesting, loop.

"I was trying to be manly."

"You were 16 at best, not very manly."

Rei called out from the living room, "He has something pretty manly!"

Both Shinji and Asuka just stared at each other for a moment, before Shinji motioned for a beer as well, "You corrupted her." He accepted the beer with a sigh.

"I did no such thing. I only gave her the learning every modern young woman should have." Watching the boy pop his drink open they both shared a look before chugging quickly. Gulping quickly, she frowned as Shinji came up for air first, exhaling slowly while tossing the empty into the garbage.

"I can't believe I waited until you got back to do this."

Asuke turned away and returned to the living room, depositing her own empty in the recycle, "It's because you have manners." Finishing up Shinji was right behind her. Letting the boy get ahead of her to lay down on the couch, she was soon cuddled on top of him while Rei lazily flipped through the tv while seated against the couch on the floor. "Buut now we're bored."

Rei nodded, "We could retire to our apartment instead?"

Shinji shot that suggestion down, "How about we wait until Misato has a night shift or two? So what's the plan for Adam?" Having Asuka's weight on him was comfortable, familiar. They had fallen asleep like this many many nights before now.

"Hmmm, that's for later, it can stay on ice in our apartment for now. Thinking you can play with that thing this time." Asuka mumbled out. She had gone through a lot of effort to keep that thing away from Gendo. Let that bastard graft a fake to his hand.

Contemplating what having an Angel grafted to him might do, he shrugged and figured they would find out later, "Time to become a god I guess."

"You're a god in bed already though." Asuka was still mumbling, showing signs that she would be out of it soon.

"Perverts, all of you." Reaching over with his right hand Shinji began playing with Rei's hair, who mewled in contentment.

"You're like a cat." Asuka was always quick to get a quip in.

"I can purr if you wish." Rei also was getting better.

Asuka just enjoyed Shinji's warmth and knew that she would finally get a good night's sleep, even if they couldn't share a bed. Soon however, soon. Within a minute she was already lightly dozing. Shinji himself wasn't far off himself, "Just so we're clear, we're not pimping me out this run, right?"

Rei finally settled on something bright and colorful, with girls in short skirts, "We've never done that."

Shinji resisted the urge to flick the girl in the head, "Yes, several times in fact."

Rei thought about that, or at least pretended to. Her memory was pretty much perfect after all, "Hmm nope. No memory of that at all." That he knew her memory was perfect made it all the more fun.

Asuka however just wiggled and made herself more comfortable, "Don't worry baka, we aren't pimping you out."

"Oh, good." He could stop worrying about them spending all that time with Hikari then. At least now he could focus on more important things, like the soft girl on his chest.

Who promptly crushed his dreams, "Pimping would require payment. I'm certainly not getting paid."

Rei agreed, "Neither am I."

"I'd like to live, please and thank you."

"You'll love it." Finally giving up and dozing off, Asuka trusted the other two to wake her before Misato caught them.

Rei noticed Asuka's breathing even out, "She's been pushing herself."

"Noticed that too huh?" Shinji started working his other hand through Asuka's hair as well, the sleeping girl smiling in her sleep. "We all have our routines I guess."

Rei nodded, "You are correct." Thinking on something for a long moment and just enjoying the quiet between them all, Rei finally leaned back into his touch completely, "Are you sure you don't want a harem this time?"

"Very sure. Maybe next time."

"I'll call in Mari and Mayumi next iteration. Maybe we can work on Hikari's older sister Kodama as well."

"Already planning huh? Well, don't go overboard for my sake."

Rei shook her head, reaching up to take his hand into her own, "After the last one, some fun is good." They stayed that way for a while. Asuka sleep while Shinji and Rei relaxed and enjoyed the comfort. Eventually they woke Asuka and everyone returned to their beds. There would be time for other things later.

In the morning, fresh and ready for a new day the trio of evangelion pilots made their way to school. Rei was hanging on Shinji's arm publicly since Toji and Kensuke had ratted them out to the school rumor machine. Asuka walked along with them on Shinji's other side, joking with them and seeming to be for everyone else just another friend. As they make their way onto the school grounds proper however, the school rumor mill runs in full swing.

One of the bigger questions of course being what Asuka's relationship is with the current Eva couple. Is she just a friend? Is she looking to snatch Shinji away? The boy had been working out and looked very easy on the eyes for many of the school girls. Was the bombastic German interested in that as well? Or gasp, maybe it was Rei. She wanted the quiet and aloof beauty for her own, and was willing to crush Shinji to get her.

On and on the rumor mill went, with all three of said pilots ignoring it happily. Well, Asuka and Rei did, Shinji got the distinct feeling the two were feeding some of the rumors somehow. Of course being unable to back up his claims, he could do nothing except ignore it for now and wait to see what happened. He still wasn't looking forward to whatever Asuka had planned with Hikari because he just knew it wouldn't end well for him. He'd have to push Toji a little more soon, just in case. Going through the motions in class, answering questions when called on and ignoring the rest of the world but for the window he gazed out on, the only male pilot wondered if maybe having Adam in his possession would allow him to break the loop finally. Then of course that made him wonder if he would even want to break the loop. What would that look like? Would they be able to just live on and go on with their lives? Would everything just end? Maybe he could craft a new world without the Eva or Angels? Who knew. It was a somewhat new possibility. They'd tried using Adam once or twice in the past with, odd results. That world with Chaos gods had been, epic.

School bell ringing and ushering in lunch woke Shinji from his musings. He'd really spaced out there. As he stood to head off for lunch, bag heavy with the other's lunches, Rei slowed down as she walked by him, "I must report to the teacher's lounge. I shall meet you on the roof in a bit."

"Oh, sure. Meet you there." Watching the girl go and wondering what she was called for, he eventually turned and made his way to the roof with Asuka at his side, again laughing and joking away. Eventually up and seated alone for once without what felt like half the school following her, Shinji handed over her lunch. "Any idea what Rei was called for?"

"Nope, she didn't tell me anything."

"Strange." Shinji replied as they ate in peace. "You know, if we have Adam, we could fully break things now, really make a run for it."

Asuka shrugged, "You'd be ruining my plans for Kaji, and Rei's for Gendo."

Shinji sighed, "Everyone has vengeance plans except for me. Maybe I should think up something dastardly for Fuyutsuki."

"You could always toss him into the stratosphere with the Eva."

"To fast, he'd die before he even left it's hand. Hmmm. He won't be around to toss him in the volcano."

"Wouldn't that be fast?"

"But painful the whole way."

"Ah." The settled into silence again. Though their food was finished soon, and Asuka's thoughts went idle. "You know…" Quickly she turned to pull herself into his lap, straddling his hips, "This is a good opportunity."

"Oh?" He wouldn't deny her of course, but they were in school, "Not worried about your adoring fans?"

Leaning down and shrouding him within her hair, the red head grinned, "You're the only one I care about right in this moment. Rei too, when she's here." Leaning the rest of the way she locked lips with the boy with a moan. Hands fisting into the front of his shirt, she pulled herself closer as Shinji's hands wrapped around her.

Behind them both and at the door, Kensuke and Toji were frozen in place. They had meant to come up and hang out with their friend and maybe see if they could convince him to get pictures of his guardian. Now however they watched on as the fiery new girl was locking lips with their friend. Judging my her movements, she was really getting into it.

"Not even a full week and he's already got her too? No way he's normal."

Kensuke shrugged, "He definitely knows more about women than us."

Toji agreed, "We'll have to learn all we can from him."

"Operation 'get Steel Shinji to teach us all his moves' is a go then?" Both boys grinning, the paused as Rei cleared her throat.

"Could you, move?" Both boys were so surprised that they jumped away from each other and stopped blocking the way. "Thank you." She moved to open the door.

Toji however panicked, "Ah wait uh-" Seeing her not hesitate to open the door, both boys watched wide eyed as the door swung open and Shinji and Asuka were side by side. Shinji was looking up and holding a lunch box out to the albino. "Huh?"

Kensuke adjusted his glasses, "Asuka's fast. She must have moved when the door creaked." Maybe she really is aiming to steal Shinji from Rei?" Both boys exchanged looks before grinning. "That's sellable information."

Toji nodded, "Shinji would understand, it's for our porn budget. It's not like he doesn't benefit."

Kensuke agreed, "Why, Shinji would want us to capitalize on this situation." That neither boy could really hold a straight face went unsaid, they turned and tailed it down the stairs again. They had rumors to sell.

Unfortunately for them the Angel alarms sound, ending anyone's plans for the rest of the day. For the trio however, they were determined to get this over with quickly.

-b-

Deep within Nerv and not long before the Angel alarms sound, Kaji is making his own moves within the staff. Mostly towards the women. At the moment he had his arms comfortably around a smirking Ritsuko. "You know, you seem lonely, stressed even. Maybe we could rectify that tonight? My place."

Ritsuko however had no interest in the casanova who had already worked his way through several of the female staff and left a few wanting. "Mmmm, I would, except I heard you've been outplayed by our resident pilot." While not really interested in the little hellion that made fun of her weapons, she had seen his medical records and given him an exam herself. He'd be making some young ladies very happy.

Deflating only a little Kaji was not to be outdone. He had years of experience on his side and some wet behind the ears brat was not going to outdo him. Drawing a finger along her jaw to her chin he pointed the woman to face him, "You know, it's always best to observe the results for yourself. You remember college don't you?" Play on the history angle for better results.

Ristuko pulled away, pointed behind him and to an irate Misato, "I remember being kept up for hours and having to sleep with noise canceling headphones. Now you might want to calm down that scary lady there before she eviscerates you." She was hard up for a good lover sure, Gendo not being the best for much of anything, but she wasn't so desperate to shack up with Misato's old flame.

Old flame indeed, Misato was in the office space and strutting past Kaji with no interest in him at all, "At least keep your horn dog activities to yourself and away from the staff." Even she had heard from some of the other employees about his habits. She might have gotten jealous over it before but now she didn't care at all. Her home life was near perfect, even without a lover.

"Aw Misato you're so mean. Why don't I make it up to you, you know you're the only woman for me."

"Only woman huh? So that means Aoi, Kaede, Hitomi who complained a lot about you, Mirdori who definitly seems a little young for you, that office tech from level 2, Maya-"

Kaji held up his hands as if to ward off evil, "Okay okay! But you have to admit, I've been gone a long time. I'm just….re-aquanting myself to Nerv Tokyo is all." Had any of his recent lovers been complaining? He'd been doing his best recently, why would they complain?

Misato however was already rifling through a desk for some paperwork she had missed, "Well maybe you should take some lessons from Shinji. He's much more of a gentleman and obviously has a better character." That the boy was packing a real weapon himself she didn't mention, his medical records were part of her responsibilities after all. "Who knows, you might actually learn to keep a woman around for longer than a night." Internally she was giggling at some of the complaints women made about the transferred man. Kaji a minuteman? Times sure have changed.

Ritsuko sighed, "Could we take this spat elsewhere? I do have work to do." while entertaining, she would like to figure out who kept blocking her weapon ideas. A gatling gun that used 12 inch shells would be amazing! Who could say no to that? Above them all, the angel alarms sounded.

"Welp, time to get to work for real. Kaji, why don't you make yourself scarce huh?" Misato had found the paper she needed but was now mentally shifting to her battle mode. Her phone was already in her hand to call in and check on the pilot's locations.

"Maybe I should stick around, make sure Asuka is assimilating properly." He wasn't much of a guardian but he could fake it.

"Whatever you two do, do it elsewhere!" Ritsuko was over them already and wanted them gone. It had to be Misato blocking all her weapon designs. Only she would be so spiteful. All of the adults however soon bowed to reality and made their way to their stations, coordinating Eva response and pilot retrieval. Already the early warning system was proving effective because they had plenty of time to catch this latest Angel outside of the city limits. This also had a benefit of making the city council and Misato happy because it meant less property damage.

Not even a full hour later and Evangelion units 1 and 2 are waiting on a beach for the latest Angel to make landfall. Inside their plugs Asuka and Shinji are listening to Misato explain slash complain that they had to intercept the Angel here to prevent any damage to the city. She didn't want to work through any more paperwork thank you very much.

Shinji was settling himself and thus his Eva into a relaxed stance, a battle ax as tall as the unit in hand, "You know, maybe the city defense system could use a retrofit? A ground based positron rifle would probably work really well."

Asuka was beside him, her Eva twirling a lance around with a grin, "Normal munitions don't really work on Angel's anyway. Who would fill an entire city defense system with them?"

"I'm sooo glad everyone is suddenly a munitions expert. Can we cut the chatter children and focus on the Angel?" Ritsuko could only put up with so much. Maybe the children could learn to use their AT fields better, that should allow the normal weapons to work more efficiently.

Misato however is watching the monitor and sees the upheaval of water as the Angel makes landfall, a hulking orange and green monster that reminded her of maybe a gorilla in proportions. "Contact! Shinji you lead, Asuka support!"

"On it!"

"Don't slow me down third!" Both pilots rushing ahead together, Shinji does allow Asuka to pull ahead and make the initial strike, splitting the Angel in two neatly. Shinji himself however is off to Asuka's left, watching the Angel for movement. "Hah, was that efficient enough?" Asuka however knew what was coming next and kept ready. She and Shinji had perfected this dance to an art. Backing away slightly to keep even with Shinji, she listened as Maya spouted out that the blue signal was still present. Not even a moment later the Angel shed it's skin, two smaller twins taking it's place and immediately going on the attack.

Shinji spins away, almost effortlessly blocking claw slashes with the haft of his weapon while backpedaling and keeping out of striking range. He periodically made sure to keep within range of Asuka herself while taking swipes at the half an Angel when he could. Twisting and slashing the angel across the chest, it almost instantly healed and pressed the attack.

Not far away Asuka was much the aggressor, hacking and slashing away with twirls and spins. Each hit heals quickly but her goal at the moment isn't to defeat the Angel. She is only to stall for a moment, to give someone else time to catch on to what the Angel was up to. Glancing it's core and watching it heal that just as quickly, Misato's voice finally range out in her plug.

"They have to still be connected, they're both healing to quickly. You have to herd them together and finish them off at the same time!" Misato watched and let her mind catch on to the patterns. The children weren't in perfect sinc, but they were fighting like hell to keep the Angels off balance. They needed something to put them in sync. Now.

Asuka frowned as she was herded towards Shinji's position, so the Angel wanted them together did they? Oh if only she hadn't killed so many of them by now. Feeling Shinji just in range of her she jumps and tucks into a roll, rolling over Shinji's ducked back and taking on his previous opponent while Shinji takes on her's. Weapons whistling through the air and arcing sparks, the children continued to fight and push.

Misato frowns, "You need to sync your movements! They'll continue to heal themselves if you're even a second off."

Asuka however pipes up a suggestion, "Then give us something to sync with, like music!"

Shinji agree in an instant, "Something peppy, like J-pop."

Asuka scoffs, "You're only in it for the skirts! Heavy metal! Something to fight to!"

While the pilot's bickered and fought, still holding the Angel back and tearing apart the landscape, it was a quiet Rei in her own plug on standby that finally chimed in. "There is a fusion of the two genres, so why not both?"

Misato snapped her fingers and turned to Makoto, "Over the speakers, play something like Babymetal."

Confused but doing as he was told, the infatuated tech made the necessary changes to the radio and comms, "Okay okay, got something coming." Several seconds later or a lifetime as far as Misato was concerned, heavy metal riffs with a certain flare began to play over the radio.

Asuka immediately grins, "Okay, I can do this!" Timing her attacks with the music she began to hem her enemy in towards Shinji.

Shinji himself was much the same, heavy ax coming around in dangerous arcs and twists that had the Angel backpedaling and dodging for all it was worth. "Not my usual but it works."

Together the two pilots worked back towards each other at the water's edge. Asuka's grin became even more feral as she upped her aggression, lance arcing out and cutting free a section of the Angel's arm and gouging out rends in it's flesh. Ever since that first humiliation she had never forgiven this particular challenger. Plus at the moment it was some very much needed stress relief.

Shinji was of the same mind, face determined as his heavier and slower attacks sent the Angel reeling and sent limbs flying. It didn't take long for the pair to have the Angels lined up and for both children to send them flying into each other. Asuka leading with using her lance as a baseball bat, and Shinji with a sparta kick. Both halves of the Angel eventually collided, reforming into the main unit as just a breath later Shinji and Asuka attacked it simultaneously from it's front and back.

The bridge crew watched amazed as both pilots landed their hits in sync, the ensuing explosion knocking out sensors and causing everyone to hold their breaths as they waiting to see the results. Misato was proud of the children, willing to work together so well and almost flawlessly on their first mission. Sure they needed a little help to get there, but they were children and it should have been expected. When the video resumed the group was treated to the sight of Eva unit 1 and 2 walking from a smoke cloud, damaged weapons held high.

Shinji was chuckling at a job well done, "It's good to have a weapon that works."

Asuka just sighed and threw hers away, the blade all but destroyed, "What do you mean? Don't the weapons always work?"

Shinji shakes his head, "Well the pallet rifles worked if you considered annoying the Angels their job. Nor do any of the city defenses do anything of value."

Asuke exaggerated her surprised look, "Who would design weapons like that? These are Angels, we drop literal nukes on them and they shrug it off. What good is a giant bullet?"

Shinji is smiling now as he just know's Ritsuko is about to pop any second, "You didn't hear it from me, but I'm pretty sure Ms. Akagi has a weapon fetish."

"Seriously? Maybe we should send her to the America branch."

Raving and lunging to grab the radio to berate the teens, Maya and the bridge crew have to restrain Ritsuko as Misato giggles and keys in herself, "Okay okay, enough you two, get back home and let's celebrate! You took down a new type of Angel with no damage to the city and little to no damage to the Eva's, I think everyone is pretty happy about this one." the captain turned to Ritsuko, "You really let some kids rile you up?"

"I'm show them! My weapons work just fine! Just fine I say!" Someone would have to sedate the good doctor soon. She really was beginning to lose it.

Asuka however winked at her beau, "Think that was enough?"

Shinji shrugged, "If not I'm breaking out the doctor set."

Asuka shuddered, "Do I wanna know?"

"Depends, have you been a bad girl?"

Suddenly Asuka was very glad it was only Rei and Shinji who were the ones usually focused on taking down Ritsuko. She didn't know what the older woman did to them and she didn't want to know in the end.