Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction ❯ Inescapable Grasp of Eva, Gather of the Children ❯ New Pilots ( Chapter 2 )

Inescapable Grasp of Eva

Chapter II New Pilots

 

Hey guys, this is a revised version. No, I will not be providing the original version, because chances are I won't remember how the original goes.

 

CrimsonGaze: Thanks for the review, and please if you have more to say please do so.

 

Vega62a: Thank you for providing me the phrase ^^ Now I can start of Misato's morning with a good old can of beer and her usual phrase.

 

After all four Eva's returned out of the cages, the three pilots went over to Unit 06 to greet the new pilot. She stepped out of her plug revealing herself to be a head taller than Shinji, and was wearing a white plug suit designed similarly to Rei's, with the Russian flag on her shoulders. They also noticed that her Eva had the Russian flag as well. Natasha had blue eyes, her skin was tanned, and her braided hair reached down to her waist. Her hair was brown, but it had streaks of yellow running down along her hair. She had fairly high cheekbones, and thin eyebrows, and her nose was a bit small for someone her age.

 

After a moment of silence Natasha was the first to speak, “Greetings comrades. I am Natasha Kanatnikov, 7th Child, pilot of Eva Unit 06.”

 

“Hey there, I'm Asuka Langley Soryu, as you already know, I'm the 2nd Child, pilot of Unit 02,” Asuka introduced herself, “The guy next to me here is Shinji...”

 

“Shinji Ikari,” Natasha interrupted Asuka, “I know all about him. 3rd Child, Pilot of Unit 01, is famous for having his Eva go berserker on numerous occasions as well as activating without a power source,” she then turned her head towards Rei, “And lastly Rei Ayanami, 1st Child of Unit 00, originally a human-angel hybrid, pure human after 3rd Impact. I am fully aware of you three, but it still nice to meet all of you in person.” Natasha slightly bowed before shaking all of their hands.

 

“Well looks like we don't have to worry about introducing you guys to each other,” Misato piped up from behind as she walked along the catwalk approaching the pilots, “Well anyways, I am to escort all of you to my apartment block. Natasha, you will be sleeping with us for the time being alright?” Natasha nodded in agreement, “Good. Well anyways most of your belongings have been delivered except for a change of cloths that'll be waiting for you in the change room. Show our new acquaintance the shower, and meet me outside. I have a few other businesses to take care of.” And with that Misato turned around and walked along the catwalk until she reached the elevator.

 

“Quite an interesting person you have for a guardian,” Natasha commented before following the pilots to the change rooms.

 

Meanwhile Misato was fuming. She was Fuyutsuki's replacement, yet she was left in the dark. She had taken Ritsuko aside into the briefing room where show started to throw a fit.

 

“WHY THE HELL WAS I LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP OF POSSIBLE PILOTS BEING TRANSFERED HERE HUH? TELL ME THAT!”

 

Ritsuko scared of what Misato might do chose her words carefully, “Please calm down Misato. To tell you the truth, I only got the memo just before I called you. Had I received the information sooner I would have told you already.”

 

The answer seemed to calm her down as her expression changed from angry to her usual expression (Whatever that is considering she's usually drunk), “Fine, I'll except that. Do you happen to have the profiles for all the pilots?”

 

Ritsuko motioned Misato to sit down, sitting next to her as she opened a folder in her hand, “These are the profiles for all 4 Children transferring in.” Misato opened the folder as she began to look over each child.

 

Fifth Child

Name: Samuel Jackson

Sex: Male

Age: 14

Nationality: American

Hometown: Carson City, Nevada, USA

Height: 151cm

Weight: 62kg

 

Samuel was the original test pilot of Eva Unit 04. When he was tested along with other pilots it was found that he had the highest sync ratio among all of the candidates. He is extremely racist, due to incidents in his past. Any material pertaining to his past is classified and must have appropriate clearance in order to obtain a copy. He's currently a Sankyu, Brown Belt with 3 stripes in the martial arts of Karate. Although he may be hot headed, in battle in close combat he is dangerous. He is able to speak fluent English, Japanese and German.

 

Sixth Child

Name: Jon Dang

Sex: Male

Age: 14

Nationality: Canadian

Hometown: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Height: 163cm

Weight: 65kg

 

Jon was discovered five weeks before Third Impact. He had the highest sync ratio in his block. He is loyal, usually polite to his peers yet uses slander often when he speaks. He has also been trained in survival, leadership, and various styles of teaching. He is part of Air Cadet Squadron, Unit 637 Arrow Squadron. Now has been transferred to full military service, possessing the rank of Sergeant, within the Air Element of the Canadian Forces. He uses a self taught style of martial arts, and is a highly effective sniper. He speaks fluent English, Japanese as well as a fair amount of Vietnamese

(A/N: This is my personal profile. I am not joking. The age, height, weight, me actually being part of the military, and my ability to speak Japanese however is my own personal design)

 

Seventh Child

Name: Natasha Kanatnikov

Sex: Female

Age: 14

Nationality: Russian

Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Height: 163cm

Weight 52kg

 

Natasha's family is directly linked with NERV, as her father is the commander of the Russian Branch. She was discovered 2 weeks before Third Impact. She is headstrong, loyal, polite, and is very honest unless ordered to be dishonest. She is an officer within the KGB, has been trained in KGB Martial arts as well as firearms training. She is incredibly strong for a girl her age, as it has been proven when she underwent the male training regime when she joined the KGB. She also possesses a license to carry and use a 9mm handgun. She is able to speak various languages including: Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Italian and English.

 

Eight Child

Name: Jane Tao

Sex: Female

Age: 14

Nationality: Chinese

Hometown: Beijing, China

Height: 143cm

Weight: 56kg

 

Jane Tao is a descendant of a powerful clan during the Ming Dynasty. Her family is the head family that controls the Chinese NERV branch therefore she received direct training to operate her Eva much like the Second Child. She has a tendency to use slander in her speech but is very discrete when she has to. Only loyal to her friends, she will only respect those she has deemed worthy, or someone who is in a position of power, but will remain professional at the most. She is currently a Nidan, Black Belt with 2 stripes in the martial arts of Karate. She is extremely dangerous when armed with a sword however if need be she will use her .45 Colt which she is licensed to carry and discharge.

 

“Wow, very diverse bunch we have here,” Misato commented after reading all of their profiles, “So who is suppose to come next?”

 

Ritsuko then looked at her clipboard, “Well originally it was suppose to be USA next week, Canada the week after, and then Russia and China together at the end of the month,” she replied flipping to the next page, “Now it's Russia earlier this afternoon, Canada tomorrow morning, which I'm surprised, plus you will have to pick him up, USA will be coming in two weeks and China will still be arriving at the end of the month.”

 

“I see. Well then I guess I'll let the others know that we'll be picking up the Sixth Child tomorrow then,” Misato exclaimed as a smile appeared on her face, “What time will he be arriving?”

 

“0500 hours,” Ritsuko coolly replied. Instantly Misato's face went from a happy expression to downright annoyed, as she would have to wake up early to pick him up.

 

“You are kidding me right?” Misato complained.

 

“Sorry Misa-chan,” Ritsuko calmly replied, “The paperwork was already filled for him to be under your guardianship upon his arrival. Sorry, but he's your responsibility now.”

 

“Oh boy,” she grumbled as she got up from her seat and walked out.

 

Outside all of the pilots had finished their showers and had been waiting for 15 minutes, “I wonder what could be taking Misato so long,” Shinji wondered aloud.

 

“Do not question your superiors Shinji. It is a sign of disrespect,” Natasha commented. Now she was wearing black semi-high heels, a black skirt that went down to her knees and a black tunic overtop a white dress shirt and tie. She had her hair hang over her right shoulder, and was wearing a pair of black sunglasses.

 

“Eh she's always late, there's nothing to complain about or disrespect,” Asuka piped up bored out of her mind as she was lying on top of the trunk.

 

Before Natasha could respond, Misato had come out from the building, “Hey guys sorry I'm late. I was being briefed on the four children being sent here.”

 

“So there will be 9 pilots in total Sub-Commander Katsuragi?” Rei inquired.

 

Misato shook her head, “Nope, 8 pilots. There's the four of you, plus Toji, and three more that'll be coming in. Natasha here is one of the four new pilots,” Misato explained, “The 6th Child will be coming in tomorrow morning,” she then faced Shinji, “Shinji I want you to come with me to pick him up, alright?”

 

“Umm sure Misato,” Shinji replied, “What time?”

 

“We leave at 4:30,” Misato replied painfully.

 

“WHAT? THAT BAKA DUMBKOFF IS COMING IN THAT EARILY?” Asuka exclaimed in surprise, “Oh well at least it's the idiot that has to wake up early while the rest of us sleep.”

 

“That is very rude of you to call Shinji an idiot Asuka,” Natasha commented as she leaned on the side of Misato's car, her arms crossed just underneath her breasts.

 

“Pilot Kanatnikov, Pilot Soryu will call him an idiot often, just as she addresses me as Wonder Girl. I highly doubt she will change the way she addresses him,” Rei stated.

 

“Well anyways, how about we head back to my place so that Natasha can get settled in while Shinji fixes up some lunch yes?” Misato piped up knowing if she didn't step in; it would've been a very heated conversation.

 

The ride back was quick. When they arrived at Misato's apartment they found all of Natasha's belongings were there in front of the door. Without much argument, Asuka agreed that the three of them would share her room. During this time Shinji was preparing lunch, while Rei and Asuka assisted Natasha unpacking her stuff. When lunch was finished Shinji was surprised by Natasha's appearance. Before she wore something that could easily be confused for a military uniform. Now she was wearing a pair of shorts and a tank top, and her hair was undone, tied up into a pony tail.

 

The day went by pretty quickly and soon everyone was in bed, However Shinji and Misato didn't get much sleep as soon they had to wake up and get dressed and head out to pick up the 6th Child. Along the ride, Shinji was curious about the 6th Child.

 

“Misato, what can you tell me about this 6th Child?” Shinji asked.

 

“Well from what I know based on his profile,” Misato started to explain, “He's a Canadian, speaks English and Japanese fluently, can also speak a bit of Vietnamese, he's a year younger than you, and he's also part of the Canadian Military. He's part of some Air Cadet Unit, a Sergeant apparently. So technically he outranks you. But I wouldn't worry too much since everyone else with the exception of you pilots, are higher ranking then him.” Satisfied with her answer, Shinji turned his direction back out the window as he stared into the night sky.

 

It was 0500 hours and the two of them were waiting, but didn't have to wait long as they saw a black haired boy wearing glasses, was carrying a suit case and a pack back. He was wearing a blue military uniform. On his head was a headdress, which was shaped in the form of a wedge, with two brass pips at the front near the bottom of the hand, the pips was one above the other, and the left side, near the front corner had a brass piece there as well. He was wearing a sky blue dress shirt and a black tie underneath his tunic. His tunic was dark blue, and it consisted of two breast pockets, a belt along his mid section and two more pockets underneath. He also wore a pair of military pants, same shade of dark blue, with creases on the front and back, and was wearing a pair of black shiny boots. Along one side of his arm, was a badge with 3 chevrons linked together, located between the base of his half circle bade which hovered near the seam between the arm and the shoulder, and his elbow. The half circle shoulder flash badge bore the numbers 637. Misato quickly got up and approached the boy.

 

As they got closer, they could see his face more properly. He was pretty well tanned. His forehead was showing all the signs of puberty were hitting him. His eyes were brown, his nose seemed to flare out a bit, and he had a barely visible mustache which was neatly trimmed.

 

“Am I to assume that you are the 6th child?” Misato inquired to the boy when they came face to face.

 

He instantly put down his suitcase as he snapped to attention saluting Misato which she returned before he responded, “Yes ma'am, Sergeant Dang Jon reporting for duty.”

 

Misato chuckled before responding, “Hey man no need to be so serious around me. I'm Sub-Commander Katsuragi Misato. God that sounds so awkward, and please, don't stand at attention, just stand casually,” Jon then relaxed as he picked up his suitcase, “Well anyways, I think you know that this kid here behind me is Shinji Ikari.”

 

“That I am aware of ma'am,” Jon replied approaching Shinji, “Pleased to meet you,” he stated as he put his hand forward.

 

“Umm yeah same here,” Shinji replied taking his hand and shaking it, “Hey…are you Asian or something?”

 

“Actually yes,” Jon replied.

 

“But you're Canadian,” Shinji commented, “Shouldn't you be white then?”

 

Jon merely laughed, “Did you forget that Canada is a haven for all races compared to the US? Hell the majority my old high school was Asian. And I am of Vietnamese descent so hence my Asian appearance.”

 

“I see,” was all Shinji could say before Misato started talking.

 

“Well now that the pleasantries are over how about we get out of here so that you can settle in,” Misato stated, “Plus then you can get out of that uniform,” Misato added as a side note.

 

The ride back to Misato's apartment was quiet as both boys fell asleep almost instantly. When they got home however they were greeted by the three females, Natasha opening the door while Asuka and Rei were sitting on the armchairs.

 

“What the fuck?” Jon commented in English.

 

“Watch your language,” Natasha commented also in English. Everyone just stared at the two for a moment not having a clue of what the two just said. Natasha moved aside and allowed them in. Rei and Asuka both got up and walked around the couch and stood next to Natasha, looking Jon, who was standing in front of Shinji and Misato.

 

“Sorry, my bad,” Jon apologized, “Good evening, I'm Jon Dang. And you three ladies are?”

 

Asuka and Natasha were not impressed with Jon's greeting while Rei slightly blushed before she introduced everyone, “I am Rei Ayanami, the person to my left is Asuka Langley Soryu and the person you just spoke to is Natasha Kanatnikov.” Jon shook each of their hands, yet took a moment and looked over Rei. Shinji noticed this and clench and unclench his fists. Jon took notice of this but said nothing about it.

 

“Well now, since the introductions are over, mind telling me why you three are up?” Misato inquired feeling slightly annoyed, crossing her arms and shifting her weight onto one let while the bent the other one.

 

“We couldn't sleep after you two left. So we stayed up wanting to meet the 6th Child. However we're not highly impressed,” Natasha responded.

 

“Well the only reason why I am wearing my uniform is because I came straight from my Unit. I didn't have time to wear some civvies,” Jon responded coolly.

 

“Ok, Shinji why don't you show him where he'll be sleeping, while you three go back to bed,” Misato flatly stated, “I don't want anything happening until at least 9 alright? I want at least 3 more hours of sleep.” And with that Misato dragged herself into her room, grumpily grumbling incoherent sentences.

 

“Well now that's over, follow me Jon. And goodnight everyone,” Shinji said after a few moments of silence. The three headed back into Asuka's room while Shinji led Jon into his room, where a futon was set up on the floor next to Shinji's bed.

 

“Nice place. But it needs colour,” Jon commented after taking a quick look around, “Oh well, I'll worry about it tomorrow. Now to get out of this uniform and into some clothes I can sleep in.” Jon quickly got out of his uniform, hanging them in Shinji's closet before changing into a pair of black shorts. Shinji was amazed at how built Jon was. He could easily see that his forearms were pretty built, and he could easily see his biceps without him even flexing. However Shinji was amazed how someone at Jon's age could already have such a muscular chest, and a six-pack. Sure Shinji did some weight training himself but he was still scrawny as ever while Jon on the other hand could easily be called a strong man compared to Shinji.

 

“Oh by the way Shinji, why did you clench your fist when I was looking at Rei?” Jon asked as he sat on top his futon, “She your girlfriend or something?”

 

Shinji blushed crimson, “What? Me…her…uh….well…I…..well….”

 

Jon chuckled before speaking again, “I'll take that as a no, based on the way you are stuttering and blushing like that. If you want I could give you some advice if you want to go out with her. But before that, I need to know, do you, or do you like her?”

 

“Well…I…uh….yes, I have a huge crush on her. Hell I think I'm in love with her,” Shinji replied scratching the back of his head.

 

“Well you had better not do anything stupid,” Jon commented, seriousness in his voice.

 

“What do you mean by that?” Shinji asked confused.

 

“Boys who cannot control their emotions and want things to go too fast will get dumped in no time flat,” Jon responded, “Believe me, I did that once, and it cost me my girlfriend. But now, as for the fact you want to start dating her, that is another story.”

 

“Ok…so what do you want me to…hey wait a minute. I hardly know you, why should I take advice from you?” Shinji asked feeling angry.

 

“Two reasons, one, we're going to be living together for a while. Two, I live with three older sisters, who've been on and off with various guys, and I've been through two girlfriends, so I have a general idea of how to act around them,” he coolly replied.

 

“Oh. Sorry,” was all Shinji could say feeling extremely foolish.

 

“Don't be,” Jon replied chuckling again, “All I can really say is this: When you ask a girl out, just think of the words you want to say, breathe and say it. On dates, just be you, don't be bold or irrational, and just enjoy the company. The actual love making, kissing and such will come naturally,” Jon explained as he stifled a yawn, “But now I'm hitting the hay. We'll talk more in the morning.” He then slipped into his futon as he quickly falls asleep. Shinji too slipped into his bed as sleep claimed him, as he started dreaming about a certain someone.

 

Little did the boys know someone had been listening in to their conversation. Rei who was sleeping near the wall between Asuka's and Shinji's room overheard everything. She was contemplating Shinji's comment.

 

“Shinji-kun likes me,” Rei whispered to herself as a smile crept up along her face, “At least I know that we share the same feelings.” She then let sleep overcome her as she too started dreaming about a certain someone.

 

The week had passed by rather quickly as Natasha, and Jon, were settling in fairly well. It was the day before the 5th Child was due to arrive, and everyone else was going through sync testing. Eva 06 had arrived the day after Jon did. It was built similarly to Unit 02 except that its head resembled Unit 01. And instead of red it was black, orange was white, and as for the head which ever was dark purple was black while the rest was white. As for the forearms it was armed with an experimental set of Progressive Blades which extended from housings on its forearms. Also Jon's plug suit was pure black unlike Toji's and Shinji which had two colors.

 

As they were going over their sync ratios, Ritsuko noticed something very odd about Rei's and Shinji's ratios, “Hmm….that's odd Rei normally holds 75, whereas Shinji normally holds 80. Yet they are both at 50% at the moment,” she said to herself. She decided to address it in a moment as she wanted to look at the others.

 

First Child, Rei: 50 %

Second Child, Asuka: 88 %

Third Child, Shinji: 50 %

Fourth Child, Toji: 38 %

Sixth Child, Jon: 76 %

Seventh Child, Natasha: 82 %

 

“Impressive to say the least,” Ritsuko said aloud.

 

“What have you got for me Rits?” Misato asked.

 

“Well considering how Toji never set foot back into an Eva he's doing pretty well holding 38 % at the moment,” Ritsuko replied, “All the others are fine, save for Shinji and Rei who apparently are both holding 50 %, yet I can't figure out why in the world their scores have dropped.”

 

Misato then opened up a comm. link to Shinji and Rei, “Hey you two I don't know what's on your minds, but do yourselves a favour and push that out of your head for a bit. We need you to concentrate properly.”

 

“Sorry Misato,” Shinji replied.

 

“My apologies Sub-Commander,” Rei replied.

 

Both of them started to concentrate again bringing their scores up to 73 apiece. Ritsuko although surprised that they themselves were sync thought it might've been a coincidence and decided to let them go for the day.

 

In the change rooms Toji and Jon were getting to know each other, “So you're from Canada huh? What's it like up there?”

 

Jon shrugged as he shut off the water, wrapping a towel around himself, “Well it's hot, but really nice though because where I lived it's always nice and cool near the harbor.” He then walked to his locker and opened it pulled out a few articles of clothing.

 

“That sounds like a nice place to live,” Shinji commented as he started to button up his shirt.

 

“I agree,” Toji stated, just coming out of the shower, “But in my case, I'd probably spend a vacation there instead of living there.”

 

“Meh it's all the same to me,” Jon replied as he pulled on a pair of shorts.

 

“To you maybe, but to us, Japan is our home, but Burnaby sounds like some place nice we could stay for a vacation or something of the like,” Shinji stated, as he leaned against the lockers as he waited for Toji and Jon to finish changing.

 

“I suppose so, but then again, Japan is the only place outside of Canada that I've been to,” Jon stated, as he picked up a bottle of gel and walked towards a mirror, “Except for the time I visited France, except I was 2 at the time.”

 

“Well I suppose it might be somewhat the same to you Jon,” Toji stated as he zipped up his windbreaker, “But to us, traveling is a something we don't get much of a chance to do, especially these days, considering how we now pilot Eva, plus SEELE wants our asses grilled.”

 

“Well that's the shits for ya,” Jon blatantly stated as he finished gelling his hair so that his buzz cut bangs were spiked up. He then ran his fingers through his hair, and then pushed it down a bit before washing his hands clean of the gel. He quickly replaced the cap on the bottle of gel before tossing it into his locker and closing it. Shinji, Jon and Toji then left the change room where they ran into the females who were waiting outside.

 

Jon let out a sigh, and then stated, “Well anyways I've got other business to take care of. I'm outta here,” Jon then turned and proceeded towards the elevator, “May ye all rot in hell.”

 

“Hey what's his problem?” Toji asked once he was out of ear shot.

 

“That is apparently Pilot Dang's personal farewell whenever he walks off,” Rei replied then facing Shinji, “Pilot Ikari, may I speak with you in private?”

 

“Um…sure Rei,” Shinji responded as a blush crept up. Rei motioned him to follow and he did as they proceeded towards the same elevator Jon used only moments ago.

 

Asuka let out a sigh before speaking, “What does Wonder Girl want with Shinji?”

 

“Asuka, can you please stop calling your fellow comrades names?” Natasha asked extremely annoyed at Asuka's lack of respect. “You are really annoying me with it.”

 

“Fine, fine I'll try to watch it on the names,” Asuka responded as the three of them decided to take the long way out. Little did they know however that, things were only going to get wilder from then on.

 

So how was that? Next chapter the 5th Child will make his appearance. I'll probably have the 8th Child and Unit 07 appears in Chapter IV, I don't know, I'll figure that out later. Anyways please leave your reviews, and if you must insult my work, it only helps me. Oh and if you want me to update again, is it too much to ask to have 5 reviews? I don't think so. Well anyways that's all from me.