Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction ❯ Restart ❯ Cavalier ( Chapter 4 )
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By: Dark_Yasha 
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Anime/Manga: Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.14.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 5.5K | Visits: 971 | Status: Completed
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Anime/Manga: Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.14.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 5.5K | Visits: 971 | Status: Completed
Kuroi-Yasha: Hello all my faithful readers. It would seem I broke my two promises. I promised like two or three weeks ago that I'd update, but that failed miserably. I was really unhappy with what I wrote, and had to delete everything and try again...and again....and again. This is actually the tenth version of the chapter and I'm still not that happy with it, but it's as close as it can be. That being said I hope you enjoy it. The second promise? Well, that was that I'd update in two months, but it's only been one, so promise broken! Anyhow enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Eva. Period.
Notice: This chapter is un-beta'd. My beta has not gotten back to me with the chapter, so I'm releasing this as is for now, and once I get the corrected one I'll repost. For now enjoy!
220;Well, Ikari it seems that once again your ineptitude has caused another disturbance in our scenario.” The voice that held no small amount of contempt filled the dark chambers of Supreme Commander Gendo Ikari.
“Nothing has changed. The attack on Pilot Ayanami, while unforeseen, was not a large disruption in our plans. She is already on the path to recovery and will be combat ready in less than fifteen days.” His own deep monotonous voice responded. Truly, the members of this committee were not only brash and pig-headed, but also woefully pathetic when it came to matters concerning their precious scenario.
“Nevertheless the fact that you tried to keep such an event hidden from us is not something we can overlook.” Another voice interjected before a pointless argument began.
“I kept nothing hidden it was of no concern to the council, as such I did not see the need to inform of every little incident that occurs to the Children.”
“Be that as it may, we can no longer put our full trust in you. We shall be sending one of our own to keep tabs on you Ikari. No longer can we afford to give you free reign. The Instrumentality Project must be successful if mankind is ever to flourish again.” A final voice concluded before the giant monoliths faded from sight.
The office was silent for seconds before Gendo’s fist came crashing down into his desk, splinters erupting as testament to the rage the man was currently feeling.
“I take it the Council did not like how we handled the situation?”
A slightly suppressed sigh of annoyance escaped the normally stoic figure of the Commander of NERV. He turned his head slightly to meet the familiar face of his former sensei turned sub-commander. He gave a curt nod before folding his hands into their usual brooding position. Seconds passed before he voiced his opinion, “They claim they will send one of their own to keep tabs on me. Foolish old men, they have no idea who they are attempting manipulate.”
Fuyutsuki for his part decided not to comment. He at times questioned the sanity of his former pupil; he did not doubt that the loss of Yui had caused a great deal of sorrow to the man. Yet at times he seemed almost too detached from himself, if the manner he treated his only son was any indication. Deciding that perhaps a change in subject might be in order he coughed lightly before turning to the Elder Ikari.
“Do we have any idea as to what it was that attacked the First?” He questioned.
“No. However, we managed to recover a blood sample from the scene and I have Akagi working on it as top priority.” The dark eyed Ikari responded as he glanced upwards towards the ceiling. ‘Soon we shall be reunited Yui.’
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(Time Skip: 12 hours since the end of Ch. 3)
“So do you have any idea what ‘it’ was that I could have sworn I shot to hell and back and isn’t dead?”
“Misato, I told you I’m working as hard and as fast as I can and quite frankly your hovering over me like a persistent vulture isn’t helping!”
The dark-haired captain pouted at her friends’ not too subtle way of dismissal. While what the woman was saying was true, it really didn’t make her feel any more at ease. Anyone that shot more than a dozen and a half slugs into a body that didn’t remain where it should have could not be blamed for being a little edgy. Besides now that the pilots had been attacked, it was no longer safe for the two children to remain alone, as such she had petitioned that they be allowed to move in with her so that she could better guard them. And to her knowledge never had she been shot down so quickly. Fortunately the Commander had at least agreed to allow Shinji and Rei to move into the same complex as her, though not in the same apartment.
“Sorry, I shouldn’t have snapped at you like that.”
The apology caught the captain by surprise; Ritsuko hardly ever apologized for anything. So shrugging the violet-haired Katsuragi just nodded in acceptance.
“It’s alright. I shouldn’t have been pestering you while you were working anyways.”
“Yes, but I can understand how you feel. I would be a bit on edge myself if something I shot so many times didn’t die either.”
“So, now that you’ve calmed down do you have any idea what attacked Ayanami-chan?”
The blond said nothing for a few moments as the computer she was working on began to break apart the blood sample to try and piece together what exactly they were dealing with. Sighing she turned back around to face her long time friend she shrugged.
“To tell you the truth, yes and no.” Before Misato could say anything the blond held up a hand, “Well, you wanted to know what I think and I’m going to tell you right now. From what you described…it defies all known scientific evidence…but nothing else comes close except that…well, I think it might have been a…”
By the end of the sentence the bottle-blond doctor had turned a light shade of pink and had muttered the last part. A small tick appeared on the buxomly captain as she crossed her arms in annoyance, “Care to make that audible for the rest of the class?!” If possible the blond looked even more embarrassed and muttered slightly louder but still not loud enough. “One more time for us deaf hags?”
“KYÛKETSUKI! A Kyûketsuki attacked her! There alright?! Happy now?!”
Misato stared at the slightly harassed looking doctor for a second before a look of understanding crossed her features, “Hey…a Kyûketsuki…you just might be on to something…” Clearly the look of surprise that appeared on the blond Akagi’s face was testament to the fact that she had not been expecting her friend to so readily agree. “Y-you agree…?”
Misato turned to her long time friend and gave her a trademark disarming smile, “Well sure, it makes sense and it’s the only reasonable explanation that I’ve had cross my mind these last couple hours.”
For her part Ritsuko tried not to look at her friend as if she’d suddenly sprouted two heads. In all honesty she’d been expecting a number of reactions, but acceptance wasn’t one of them.
“J-just to make sure we’re on the same page, I’m talking about a mythical creature of the night. You know a being that drinks the blood of its victims to sustain its own existence…is allergic to garlic, hates crosses, weak against silver, can’t walk in the day and can turn into a bat. A vampire, right?”
The nod that the blond received followed by the toothy smile if possible infuriated her even more than being laughed at would have. “How can you just sit there and accept something so ridiculously preposterous like I was informing you that the sky was blue or that two plus two equals four?”
One slender eyebrow arched upwards as she listened to the rant of the, for some reason angry, blond doctor. Shrugging the indigo haired captain sat down and grabbed her now cold coffee mug and took a deep drink. Making a face at the taste she looked at her friend before responding.
“Because it makes sense, that’s why I accept it. Listen I fought that thing, I saw the way it moved. No human can move like that, much less dodge bullets at near point blank range what the hell else am I suppose to think Ritsuko?”
“I don’t know, but to just accept the first thing that is mentioned…”
“Do you have any other theory or idea?”
“Not exactly…”
“Then what’s the problem?”
“The problem is that it isn’t scientifically based!”
“Oh cut the crap Ritsuko! We have children piloting giant bio-machines that seem to think on their own sometimes fighting a fucking holy war against an army of creatures that we have no other idea as to what they are, yet we classify as ‘Angels’. Is that ‘scientific‘?! Is a vampire really that unbelievable compared to what we‘ve seen and the hell those kids go thru?!”
“…”
Sighing Misato rose to her feet and placed the now empty mug back on the desk, “Listen, I’m not saying that whatever I shot was a vampire. It’s just the most plausible lead we have, however pathetic and feeble it might be. I’m going to go check on Shin-chan and Aya-chan alright? I‘ll see you later.”
The bottle blond Akagi sighed as she laid her head down hoping to catch a few hours rest while the computer was at work, “Angels and vampires…It sounds like something out of a bad story…”((AN: smirk))
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“You alright son?”
The voice broke thru the haze of pain that was clouding his mind. Turning his steel-gray orbs meet concerned brown as a ’fellow’ bum dressed in haggard clothing kneeled beside his crumpled form. It had been quite a challenge to escape from his would be killers, to be fair however he ‘had’ been killing someone that was obviously close to them, so it was understandable. But it didn’t mean he wouldn’t rip their heads from their shoulders and feast on their delicious innards when the time came. Truth be told if it wasn’t for the miraculous healing that the blood from the girl granted he’d probably be dead, evil-being or not.
“I am fine.”
The words that left his mouth startled him, he spoke exactly like the human creatures he was masquerading as. No doubt a side effect of the feeding he’d partaken in. That was an interesting side effect. He’d have to try and find out if it was temporary or if it was permanent. Either way he’d have to try and find another being like her to feed off of. She’d been fortunate enough to have escaped his clutches before he could finish her off and if he was healing this rapidly he had no doubt she would be as well. He doubted he’d be able to capture her again unprotected and he did not wish to have any more encounters with those projectile firing weapons of death that almost every human seemed to carry.
“Well you sho’ as hell don’t look fine to me. If anything you resemble a pin cushion from all them holes in your cloths. What you need is a hospital.”
The raven haired man gave the annoying human a look of utter derision, “Yes…and you’re going to need a new head after I’ve ripped yours off if you do not desist in pestering me with your presence.” The bum in question gave him a blank look before he burst out in laughter. Intrigued by the lack of fear the man seemed to have at his threat caused him to hold off on killing the insolent creature.
“Boy you sho’ talk fancy fo’ a bum. Even that there threat seemed high-class.” Shaking his head the bum offered a hand to the mystified ‘Demon‘. “My name’s Kazan, Yukio Kazan. I’ve been a bum since I lost ma’ family after the second impact. But I know Neo-Tokyo Three like the back of my hand.” Several thoughts ran through the head of the raven haired man before smirking and taking the offered hand, “I am Tsumetai…Karite Tsumetai.” Yukio laughed again at the introduction, but thought nothing of it. “Cold-hearted reaper huh? Nice parents you musta had.” Karite’s smile widened if possible as he followed the bum to another section of the alley. It was true, his parents were a bit on the soft side. It made killing them that much more pleasurable in his book.
However as he began to exit the alley and entered the streets in mid-afternoon sun, this human could prove useful in helping him with his plans. He’d make a decent minion and his knowledge of the city as well as everyday life could be invaluable. ‘Soon I shall have my strength restored…then I’ll show them all who truly is the strongest.’
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(Time Skip: One Month, Three weeks)
The young cerulean eyed pilot of Evangelion sighed sadly as he rolled over on his bed as he thought back on the events of the previous month and a half and the incident that occurred between himself and his blue haired love that had led to the deterioration of the friendship between the normally close pilots.
Flashback
(One week after Karite’s Attack)
The days since the incident passed slowly but pleasantly for the two pilots. Granted the young Ikari was no longer allowed to spend the night with the pale beauty, he was still able to visit her every day after his synch tests. Added to that, everyday he felt his heart swell just a little more when he saw the small smile she seemed to only use when she saw him. This particular day though felt a little different, as when he entered the room and was greeted not by Rei’s small smile, but by her slightly hesitant gaze. Slightly thrown off, but not significantly phased he smiled calmly and was about to greet her when a cold voice interjected before he could speak.
“Good afternoon, Shinji.”
Instantly the disposition of the Third child, and youngest Ikari, changed as the greeting from his father registered within him. “Father…What are you doing here?” Though the elder Ikari’s features did not change inwardly he smirked as his son became more defensive whenever he was in the same room, and even more so if his ‘surrogate’ daughter was also in the picture. ‘I had thought you’d have become stronger than this Shinji. So long as you wear your emotions so freely for all to see you shall always be weak, and the weak are to be used.’
“Clearly you can see that I am visiting Rei, I am also checking up on her recove-”
“Bullshit.”
The words escaped the young pilot’s mouth as his eyes took on a darker glint. His eyes, where previously only cool, had taken a more glacial turn and his voice practically dripped with contempt at the brazen lie. Gendo smirked inwardly, ‘Smart boy, perhaps there is hope after all…’
“Shinji-san, that was disrespectful. Apologize.”
The Supreme Commander of NERV watched in seeming disinterest as his sapphire haired doll rushed to his defense. Perhaps he had been worried for no reason after all. Judging from the stunned look on his son’s face he was likely having similar thoughts. ‘What will you do Third? Will you apologize and succumb to your fate or fight me and lose her?’ Gendo was no fool, he saw from the start that his son seemed to have some kind of emotional attachment to the albino he’d created and raised. As such, he knowingly placed her in his care when he showed that he could handle the Angels as a reward of sorts, but more importantly he’d created a leash to keep him as a pilot. The Third and Unit 01 were both vital to his scenario. ‘Choose…’
“No…”
It was now Rei’s turn to be surprised. In all her time with the youngest Ikari she’d never heard the word
‘no’ to pass from his lips whenever she asked anything of him. A frown crossed her features at his attitude,
“Pilot Ikari you were being disrespectful to a superior officer, it is only fitting you apologize.” He said nothing in response to the formal and cool tone in her voice, but he clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white and his nails cut into his palms and drew small trails of blood.
‘Damn you father…damn you to hell. You’re doing this on purpose. Have you found me out? No…you need me, your plan would be useless without me now that I’ve awoken mother…I see…you’re trying to control me before I get out of hand. Well, I was never in your control to begin with. Two can play this game, and I have the advantage.’
Sighing he looked up and met his father’s gaze, “Father I’m sorry…” He muttered as he dropped his gaze.
The smirk that graced Gendo’s face did not last long, for he frowned as Shinji opened his mouth again,
“I’m sorry you’re such a coward that you hide behind an emotionless mask to hide the pain and guilt you feel you pathetic bast-”
It was Shinji that was interrupted this time but by a sharp pain, as he reeled from the force of impact he hit the wall harder than he had thought he would have. He knew he couldn’t beat his father easily when Rei was involved, so he’d have to outmaneuver him by using something that Gendo himself used frequently, emotions. It was a dangerous game he was playing. He knew Rei, and he knew of her devotion to her father. Also since she was the second Rei it was that much stronger, but he had the advantage of having future knowledge and past encounters with Rei. He would not lose, and hurting Rei like this was the only way he could free her from his iron grasp.
A look of carefully measured shock and hurt morphed his features as he turned to watch as the indigo haired albino glared at him. Her hand still in the air and faintly colored from the impact of skin on skin, “Rei…” He carefully inserted a small amount of disbelief into his voice as he used the pain from his cheek to make his eyes water believingly. When he saw her eyes waver slightly he knew he was safe, but his plan depended on her causing him hurt. Cruel, yes; Dishonest, yes; but to save her he’d sink to any depths.
“That was uncalled for and very rude, Third Child. I believe you should leave.”
Perfect, she’d reacted exactly as she did in the previous timeline. Granted this time the pain was stronger and she cared and knew him more, but it was the only way. He lowered his head so the light would cast shadows over his face, he needed to look as pathetic, as broken, as possible in order to have the full effect.
“So…its ‘Third Child’ now huh?” His voice was so weak even Rei who was only two feet away could scarcely hear him. “Was I so meaningless to you that I am disregarded as nothing more than…unwanted filth?” His voice broke near the end, he recalled her death: the way she said goodbye before she exploded with her Eva to save his life. He looked at her, his eyes full of tears as more fell freely.
She stood stunned. His voice, his words…it all seemed to rip at her very being. A very unpleasant feeling began to grow in her stomach and began ascending, as she took in his defeated form. She found that the ability to speak had abandoned her as he turned his back to her and walked towards the door, but stopped after opening the door, “I thought…I thought we were friends…” He whispered, as he turned and looked at her with a sad smile on his face, “I really am pathetic…”
(End Flashback)
Sighing again he gave a small grunt as he forced his body into a sitting position. Though he had been the one to choose this particular plan, he still felt the loneliness and guilt for his actions. As such he was lackluster in everything he did and his synch score dropped a few points. Though this did help his plan, he wished he didn’t have to resort to such underhanded methods for the girl he loved. Standing he made his way to the kitchen and began to get supper ready. Though Rei technically still lived with him, she spent most of her time at NERV and she would arrive after he was asleep and leave before he awoke. She also didn’t eat anything he cooked. He didn’t know if this was a good sign, but he hoped that she wasn’t starving herself.
In the next door apartment he could hear the faint sound of metal hitting ceramic. Obviously Pen-Pen had awoken and was again displeased at the fact that his supper was not served and waiting for him. He smiled slightly at the fact that at least the warm water fowl depended on him, it was a small (and pathetic) comfort but he didn’t mind. It felt nice to be needed, to be depended on for survival.
“Rei…”
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(Time Skip: Sixteen Hours)
“Begin the Activation Start Up Phase for Evangelion Unit 00.”
The fair skinned pilot of said Unit sat absolutely still within her entry plug. At the moment she felt nothing within her, not that this was saying much for a few months earlier she was exactly this way everyday towards everything. But ever since she’d met him…
She shook her head slightly to clear her thoughts. It was pathetic, the amount of will power she had to use to keep her mind from going in ‘his’ direction. After that fight in the hospital she’d found that things were not as pleasant as they had been before. No longer did the hospital food taste bland, no longer did she enjoy the books she read…and worse, no longer did she mind waiting. It felt as if a large part of her being had been ripped out, and days would pass without so much as blink from her.
‘I have become what I detested most…’
Again she cleared her mind as the screen before her began to flash, if she failed to synchronize with Unit 00 there would be a major collapse in the Commander’s scenario. So breathing deeply she ignored the urge to gag as the coppery taste of the LCL filled her lungs, she began to enforce her will on the weakened soul of Naoko Akagi. It seemed like years passed before the voice of the daughter of her Eva’s soul told her that the Unit had been successfully re-activated. No sooner did the Eva shut down, that Rei released the long breath she was holding. Even weakened it had taken a lot of concentration to dominate the soul of her previous selves murderer.
“I dislike this Unit…”
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(Revers e Time Skip: 15 min. before Unit 00 re-activation)
Shinji Ikari was not happy. Then again since his small ‘feud’ with Rei he hadn’t really been happy, but now it was worse. Sure things were going as they had in the previous timeline, but he noticed several small discrepancies. Okay, that was like saying the ocean was just a puddle, but nonetheless it seemed that all those books by that wheel-chair guy that Akagi-hakushi read weren’t wrong. First off, he’d saved Toji’s sister from harm, then he’d moved in with Rei not Misato and had thus caused something bad to happen. Or perhaps this was a result of the restart itself? Either way his mind was considerably more pressured as he walked out of the briefing room.
~Flashback~
“A vampire!? You cannot be serious Akagi?!”
The ersatz-blond sighed for what seemed like the millionth time that day. When she’d finished the tests on the blood sample she was not surprised to see that it was unidentifiable, with the exception of the small traces of Rei’s blood found within. She had been delighted to see that most of the blood was un-coagulated when it was delivered. And was astonished to find that three hours later it had still not coagulated. It was truly then that she’d begun to have her suspicions about the probable suspect. But it was not until the Magi had confirmed that it was unidentifiable that she became more certain. This thing, whatever it was, was not human.
“I’m afraid I’m very serious Vice-Commander Fuyutsuki. While I am indeed aware of the absurdness of my claims, I can find no other possibility other than this.”
The tired doctor stated as she took a seat and prepared to be verbally berated by the Commander.
“Very well, thank you for your report Akagi-hakushi.”
It was therefore no surprise to see the shock that spread across the doctor’s face at the calm acceptance on the face of her secret lover. Despite the seriousness of the meeting Misato fought to stifle a giggle at her poor friend’s facial expression. It was all very similar to her own reaction to the news. Shaking her head the doctor opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off by the Commander as he raised a hand to silence her.
“You are certain that this attack was indeed by a mythical creature known as a Kyûketsuki?” At her nod of acknowledgement he continued, “Of this how certain?”
The doctor said nothing for a few seconds before stating shortly, “Eighty seven point nine six five percent.” A small bead of sweat formed on the raven haired Captain’s head at the precise figure, but the Commander said nothing, only nodding his head he rose, “Very well, inform all necessary personnel on how to deal with such a creature and then proceed with on your previous issued assignment and the reactivation of Unit 00.” With that Gendo Ikari left the chamber leaving a stunned room in his wake.
~End Flashback~
‘A Vampire huh? That definitely wasn’t in the previous timeline…I never even heard of them before. How are we expected to defeat such a thing? More importantly why wasn’t father at all phased by such a revelation?’
His body was on auto-pilot as he walked the halls towards the bridge for Unit 00’s reactivation. He was not all worried about this, the reactivation had gone fine in the previous timeline and so far no real major discrepancy other than this Vampire creature had occurred. After his father’s sudden departure Akagi-hakushi had informed everyone in the room about the mythical creature and Shinji could still feel his skin crawling just from the memory of his encounter with the creature. What had startled him more was the fact that Rei sat through the meeting without so much as batting an eye. She had been the one to fight the creature and yet she seemed…detached…? Almost as if she cared little about having almost died at the hands of such a being.
‘Am…am I doing the right thing with Rei…?’
The worry broke his concentration just in time to realize he was in the entry plug of Unit 01 and was finishing the preparations for launch. ’Wait…I could have sworn I was just on my way to the command center…so why am I in…’ Realization dawn on him and fear gripped him for the first time. He’d had several preparations in place for what was about to happen, but in his daze he’d missed his only chance of guaranteed survival.
“MISATO WAI-”
“EVA LAUNCH!”
This time a deep sense of panic gripped him as he was launched towards the surface and the awaiting gamble with death. He knew that the Angel was waiting for him, and with the safety on the Eva that kept him from accidentally falling off during launch he would be helpless with no chance of evading. No sooner had he begun thinking of some plan did the Eva emerge from its launch point. And then the pain hit.
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The command center was in shock. Their Ace pilot, who had so far defeated two Angels without damaging his Eva seriously was currently screaming for all his worth as the Angel’s particle beam continued to penetrate his armor.
“SHIINNJIIII!!”
The shrill scream that escaped the small lips of Rei Ayanami startled everyone from their stupor. “GET HIM OUT OF THERE! RETRACT THE EVA!” Misato screamed at the frazzled bridge bunnies. “Y-YES MA’AM!” One Hyuuga Motoko shouted as he hit a button and the Eva was instantly pulled back down, and the beam continued on leaving deep gouges in the Eva and then continuing to destroy several buildings.
“WHAT’S THE PILOT’S STATUS?”
“FLAT LINE! NO RESPONSE WHATSOEVER!”
“No…SHINJI!!!”
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Notice: This chapter is un-beta'd. My beta has not gotten back to me with the chapter, so I'm releasing this as is for now, and once I get the corrected one I'll repost. For now enjoy!
Restart
By: Kuroi-Yasha
Chapter 4: Cavalier
Dieing Swans…Twisted Wings…
Beauty not needed here…
Lost my love…Lost my life…
In this garden of fear…
I have Seen…Many Things…
In a lifetime alone…
Mother Love…Is no More….
Bring this Savage back Home…
-Brave New World: By Iron Maiden
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Chapter 4: Cavalier
Dieing Swans…Twisted Wings…
Beauty not needed here…
Lost my love…Lost my life…
In this garden of fear…
I have Seen…Many Things…
In a lifetime alone…
Mother Love…Is no More….
Bring this Savage back Home…
-Brave New World: By Iron Maiden
220;Well, Ikari it seems that once again your ineptitude has caused another disturbance in our scenario.” The voice that held no small amount of contempt filled the dark chambers of Supreme Commander Gendo Ikari.
“Nothing has changed. The attack on Pilot Ayanami, while unforeseen, was not a large disruption in our plans. She is already on the path to recovery and will be combat ready in less than fifteen days.” His own deep monotonous voice responded. Truly, the members of this committee were not only brash and pig-headed, but also woefully pathetic when it came to matters concerning their precious scenario.
“Nevertheless the fact that you tried to keep such an event hidden from us is not something we can overlook.” Another voice interjected before a pointless argument began.
“I kept nothing hidden it was of no concern to the council, as such I did not see the need to inform of every little incident that occurs to the Children.”
“Be that as it may, we can no longer put our full trust in you. We shall be sending one of our own to keep tabs on you Ikari. No longer can we afford to give you free reign. The Instrumentality Project must be successful if mankind is ever to flourish again.” A final voice concluded before the giant monoliths faded from sight.
The office was silent for seconds before Gendo’s fist came crashing down into his desk, splinters erupting as testament to the rage the man was currently feeling.
“I take it the Council did not like how we handled the situation?”
A slightly suppressed sigh of annoyance escaped the normally stoic figure of the Commander of NERV. He turned his head slightly to meet the familiar face of his former sensei turned sub-commander. He gave a curt nod before folding his hands into their usual brooding position. Seconds passed before he voiced his opinion, “They claim they will send one of their own to keep tabs on me. Foolish old men, they have no idea who they are attempting manipulate.”
Fuyutsuki for his part decided not to comment. He at times questioned the sanity of his former pupil; he did not doubt that the loss of Yui had caused a great deal of sorrow to the man. Yet at times he seemed almost too detached from himself, if the manner he treated his only son was any indication. Deciding that perhaps a change in subject might be in order he coughed lightly before turning to the Elder Ikari.
“Do we have any idea as to what it was that attacked the First?” He questioned.
“No. However, we managed to recover a blood sample from the scene and I have Akagi working on it as top priority.” The dark eyed Ikari responded as he glanced upwards towards the ceiling. ‘Soon we shall be reunited Yui.’
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(Time Skip: 12 hours since the end of Ch. 3)
“So do you have any idea what ‘it’ was that I could have sworn I shot to hell and back and isn’t dead?”
“Misato, I told you I’m working as hard and as fast as I can and quite frankly your hovering over me like a persistent vulture isn’t helping!”
The dark-haired captain pouted at her friends’ not too subtle way of dismissal. While what the woman was saying was true, it really didn’t make her feel any more at ease. Anyone that shot more than a dozen and a half slugs into a body that didn’t remain where it should have could not be blamed for being a little edgy. Besides now that the pilots had been attacked, it was no longer safe for the two children to remain alone, as such she had petitioned that they be allowed to move in with her so that she could better guard them. And to her knowledge never had she been shot down so quickly. Fortunately the Commander had at least agreed to allow Shinji and Rei to move into the same complex as her, though not in the same apartment.
“Sorry, I shouldn’t have snapped at you like that.”
The apology caught the captain by surprise; Ritsuko hardly ever apologized for anything. So shrugging the violet-haired Katsuragi just nodded in acceptance.
“It’s alright. I shouldn’t have been pestering you while you were working anyways.”
“Yes, but I can understand how you feel. I would be a bit on edge myself if something I shot so many times didn’t die either.”
“So, now that you’ve calmed down do you have any idea what attacked Ayanami-chan?”
The blond said nothing for a few moments as the computer she was working on began to break apart the blood sample to try and piece together what exactly they were dealing with. Sighing she turned back around to face her long time friend she shrugged.
“To tell you the truth, yes and no.” Before Misato could say anything the blond held up a hand, “Well, you wanted to know what I think and I’m going to tell you right now. From what you described…it defies all known scientific evidence…but nothing else comes close except that…well, I think it might have been a…”
By the end of the sentence the bottle-blond doctor had turned a light shade of pink and had muttered the last part. A small tick appeared on the buxomly captain as she crossed her arms in annoyance, “Care to make that audible for the rest of the class?!” If possible the blond looked even more embarrassed and muttered slightly louder but still not loud enough. “One more time for us deaf hags?”
“KYÛKETSUKI! A Kyûketsuki attacked her! There alright?! Happy now?!”
Misato stared at the slightly harassed looking doctor for a second before a look of understanding crossed her features, “Hey…a Kyûketsuki…you just might be on to something…” Clearly the look of surprise that appeared on the blond Akagi’s face was testament to the fact that she had not been expecting her friend to so readily agree. “Y-you agree…?”
Misato turned to her long time friend and gave her a trademark disarming smile, “Well sure, it makes sense and it’s the only reasonable explanation that I’ve had cross my mind these last couple hours.”
For her part Ritsuko tried not to look at her friend as if she’d suddenly sprouted two heads. In all honesty she’d been expecting a number of reactions, but acceptance wasn’t one of them.
“J-just to make sure we’re on the same page, I’m talking about a mythical creature of the night. You know a being that drinks the blood of its victims to sustain its own existence…is allergic to garlic, hates crosses, weak against silver, can’t walk in the day and can turn into a bat. A vampire, right?”
The nod that the blond received followed by the toothy smile if possible infuriated her even more than being laughed at would have. “How can you just sit there and accept something so ridiculously preposterous like I was informing you that the sky was blue or that two plus two equals four?”
One slender eyebrow arched upwards as she listened to the rant of the, for some reason angry, blond doctor. Shrugging the indigo haired captain sat down and grabbed her now cold coffee mug and took a deep drink. Making a face at the taste she looked at her friend before responding.
“Because it makes sense, that’s why I accept it. Listen I fought that thing, I saw the way it moved. No human can move like that, much less dodge bullets at near point blank range what the hell else am I suppose to think Ritsuko?”
“I don’t know, but to just accept the first thing that is mentioned…”
“Do you have any other theory or idea?”
“Not exactly…”
“Then what’s the problem?”
“The problem is that it isn’t scientifically based!”
“Oh cut the crap Ritsuko! We have children piloting giant bio-machines that seem to think on their own sometimes fighting a fucking holy war against an army of creatures that we have no other idea as to what they are, yet we classify as ‘Angels’. Is that ‘scientific‘?! Is a vampire really that unbelievable compared to what we‘ve seen and the hell those kids go thru?!”
“…”
Sighing Misato rose to her feet and placed the now empty mug back on the desk, “Listen, I’m not saying that whatever I shot was a vampire. It’s just the most plausible lead we have, however pathetic and feeble it might be. I’m going to go check on Shin-chan and Aya-chan alright? I‘ll see you later.”
The bottle blond Akagi sighed as she laid her head down hoping to catch a few hours rest while the computer was at work, “Angels and vampires…It sounds like something out of a bad story…”((AN: smirk))
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“You alright son?”
The voice broke thru the haze of pain that was clouding his mind. Turning his steel-gray orbs meet concerned brown as a ’fellow’ bum dressed in haggard clothing kneeled beside his crumpled form. It had been quite a challenge to escape from his would be killers, to be fair however he ‘had’ been killing someone that was obviously close to them, so it was understandable. But it didn’t mean he wouldn’t rip their heads from their shoulders and feast on their delicious innards when the time came. Truth be told if it wasn’t for the miraculous healing that the blood from the girl granted he’d probably be dead, evil-being or not.
“I am fine.”
The words that left his mouth startled him, he spoke exactly like the human creatures he was masquerading as. No doubt a side effect of the feeding he’d partaken in. That was an interesting side effect. He’d have to try and find out if it was temporary or if it was permanent. Either way he’d have to try and find another being like her to feed off of. She’d been fortunate enough to have escaped his clutches before he could finish her off and if he was healing this rapidly he had no doubt she would be as well. He doubted he’d be able to capture her again unprotected and he did not wish to have any more encounters with those projectile firing weapons of death that almost every human seemed to carry.
“Well you sho’ as hell don’t look fine to me. If anything you resemble a pin cushion from all them holes in your cloths. What you need is a hospital.”
The raven haired man gave the annoying human a look of utter derision, “Yes…and you’re going to need a new head after I’ve ripped yours off if you do not desist in pestering me with your presence.” The bum in question gave him a blank look before he burst out in laughter. Intrigued by the lack of fear the man seemed to have at his threat caused him to hold off on killing the insolent creature.
“Boy you sho’ talk fancy fo’ a bum. Even that there threat seemed high-class.” Shaking his head the bum offered a hand to the mystified ‘Demon‘. “My name’s Kazan, Yukio Kazan. I’ve been a bum since I lost ma’ family after the second impact. But I know Neo-Tokyo Three like the back of my hand.” Several thoughts ran through the head of the raven haired man before smirking and taking the offered hand, “I am Tsumetai…Karite Tsumetai.” Yukio laughed again at the introduction, but thought nothing of it. “Cold-hearted reaper huh? Nice parents you musta had.” Karite’s smile widened if possible as he followed the bum to another section of the alley. It was true, his parents were a bit on the soft side. It made killing them that much more pleasurable in his book.
However as he began to exit the alley and entered the streets in mid-afternoon sun, this human could prove useful in helping him with his plans. He’d make a decent minion and his knowledge of the city as well as everyday life could be invaluable. ‘Soon I shall have my strength restored…then I’ll show them all who truly is the strongest.’
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(Time Skip: One Month, Three weeks)
The young cerulean eyed pilot of Evangelion sighed sadly as he rolled over on his bed as he thought back on the events of the previous month and a half and the incident that occurred between himself and his blue haired love that had led to the deterioration of the friendship between the normally close pilots.
Flashback
(One week after Karite’s Attack)
The days since the incident passed slowly but pleasantly for the two pilots. Granted the young Ikari was no longer allowed to spend the night with the pale beauty, he was still able to visit her every day after his synch tests. Added to that, everyday he felt his heart swell just a little more when he saw the small smile she seemed to only use when she saw him. This particular day though felt a little different, as when he entered the room and was greeted not by Rei’s small smile, but by her slightly hesitant gaze. Slightly thrown off, but not significantly phased he smiled calmly and was about to greet her when a cold voice interjected before he could speak.
“Good afternoon, Shinji.”
Instantly the disposition of the Third child, and youngest Ikari, changed as the greeting from his father registered within him. “Father…What are you doing here?” Though the elder Ikari’s features did not change inwardly he smirked as his son became more defensive whenever he was in the same room, and even more so if his ‘surrogate’ daughter was also in the picture. ‘I had thought you’d have become stronger than this Shinji. So long as you wear your emotions so freely for all to see you shall always be weak, and the weak are to be used.’
“Clearly you can see that I am visiting Rei, I am also checking up on her recove-”
“Bullshit.”
The words escaped the young pilot’s mouth as his eyes took on a darker glint. His eyes, where previously only cool, had taken a more glacial turn and his voice practically dripped with contempt at the brazen lie. Gendo smirked inwardly, ‘Smart boy, perhaps there is hope after all…’
“Shinji-san, that was disrespectful. Apologize.”
The Supreme Commander of NERV watched in seeming disinterest as his sapphire haired doll rushed to his defense. Perhaps he had been worried for no reason after all. Judging from the stunned look on his son’s face he was likely having similar thoughts. ‘What will you do Third? Will you apologize and succumb to your fate or fight me and lose her?’ Gendo was no fool, he saw from the start that his son seemed to have some kind of emotional attachment to the albino he’d created and raised. As such, he knowingly placed her in his care when he showed that he could handle the Angels as a reward of sorts, but more importantly he’d created a leash to keep him as a pilot. The Third and Unit 01 were both vital to his scenario. ‘Choose…’
“No…”
It was now Rei’s turn to be surprised. In all her time with the youngest Ikari she’d never heard the word
‘no’ to pass from his lips whenever she asked anything of him. A frown crossed her features at his attitude,
“Pilot Ikari you were being disrespectful to a superior officer, it is only fitting you apologize.” He said nothing in response to the formal and cool tone in her voice, but he clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white and his nails cut into his palms and drew small trails of blood.
‘Damn you father…damn you to hell. You’re doing this on purpose. Have you found me out? No…you need me, your plan would be useless without me now that I’ve awoken mother…I see…you’re trying to control me before I get out of hand. Well, I was never in your control to begin with. Two can play this game, and I have the advantage.’
Sighing he looked up and met his father’s gaze, “Father I’m sorry…” He muttered as he dropped his gaze.
The smirk that graced Gendo’s face did not last long, for he frowned as Shinji opened his mouth again,
“I’m sorry you’re such a coward that you hide behind an emotionless mask to hide the pain and guilt you feel you pathetic bast-”
It was Shinji that was interrupted this time but by a sharp pain, as he reeled from the force of impact he hit the wall harder than he had thought he would have. He knew he couldn’t beat his father easily when Rei was involved, so he’d have to outmaneuver him by using something that Gendo himself used frequently, emotions. It was a dangerous game he was playing. He knew Rei, and he knew of her devotion to her father. Also since she was the second Rei it was that much stronger, but he had the advantage of having future knowledge and past encounters with Rei. He would not lose, and hurting Rei like this was the only way he could free her from his iron grasp.
A look of carefully measured shock and hurt morphed his features as he turned to watch as the indigo haired albino glared at him. Her hand still in the air and faintly colored from the impact of skin on skin, “Rei…” He carefully inserted a small amount of disbelief into his voice as he used the pain from his cheek to make his eyes water believingly. When he saw her eyes waver slightly he knew he was safe, but his plan depended on her causing him hurt. Cruel, yes; Dishonest, yes; but to save her he’d sink to any depths.
“That was uncalled for and very rude, Third Child. I believe you should leave.”
Perfect, she’d reacted exactly as she did in the previous timeline. Granted this time the pain was stronger and she cared and knew him more, but it was the only way. He lowered his head so the light would cast shadows over his face, he needed to look as pathetic, as broken, as possible in order to have the full effect.
“So…its ‘Third Child’ now huh?” His voice was so weak even Rei who was only two feet away could scarcely hear him. “Was I so meaningless to you that I am disregarded as nothing more than…unwanted filth?” His voice broke near the end, he recalled her death: the way she said goodbye before she exploded with her Eva to save his life. He looked at her, his eyes full of tears as more fell freely.
She stood stunned. His voice, his words…it all seemed to rip at her very being. A very unpleasant feeling began to grow in her stomach and began ascending, as she took in his defeated form. She found that the ability to speak had abandoned her as he turned his back to her and walked towards the door, but stopped after opening the door, “I thought…I thought we were friends…” He whispered, as he turned and looked at her with a sad smile on his face, “I really am pathetic…”
(End Flashback)
Sighing again he gave a small grunt as he forced his body into a sitting position. Though he had been the one to choose this particular plan, he still felt the loneliness and guilt for his actions. As such he was lackluster in everything he did and his synch score dropped a few points. Though this did help his plan, he wished he didn’t have to resort to such underhanded methods for the girl he loved. Standing he made his way to the kitchen and began to get supper ready. Though Rei technically still lived with him, she spent most of her time at NERV and she would arrive after he was asleep and leave before he awoke. She also didn’t eat anything he cooked. He didn’t know if this was a good sign, but he hoped that she wasn’t starving herself.
In the next door apartment he could hear the faint sound of metal hitting ceramic. Obviously Pen-Pen had awoken and was again displeased at the fact that his supper was not served and waiting for him. He smiled slightly at the fact that at least the warm water fowl depended on him, it was a small (and pathetic) comfort but he didn’t mind. It felt nice to be needed, to be depended on for survival.
“Rei…”
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(Time Skip: Sixteen Hours)
“Begin the Activation Start Up Phase for Evangelion Unit 00.”
The fair skinned pilot of said Unit sat absolutely still within her entry plug. At the moment she felt nothing within her, not that this was saying much for a few months earlier she was exactly this way everyday towards everything. But ever since she’d met him…
She shook her head slightly to clear her thoughts. It was pathetic, the amount of will power she had to use to keep her mind from going in ‘his’ direction. After that fight in the hospital she’d found that things were not as pleasant as they had been before. No longer did the hospital food taste bland, no longer did she enjoy the books she read…and worse, no longer did she mind waiting. It felt as if a large part of her being had been ripped out, and days would pass without so much as blink from her.
‘I have become what I detested most…’
Again she cleared her mind as the screen before her began to flash, if she failed to synchronize with Unit 00 there would be a major collapse in the Commander’s scenario. So breathing deeply she ignored the urge to gag as the coppery taste of the LCL filled her lungs, she began to enforce her will on the weakened soul of Naoko Akagi. It seemed like years passed before the voice of the daughter of her Eva’s soul told her that the Unit had been successfully re-activated. No sooner did the Eva shut down, that Rei released the long breath she was holding. Even weakened it had taken a lot of concentration to dominate the soul of her previous selves murderer.
“I dislike this Unit…”
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(Revers e Time Skip: 15 min. before Unit 00 re-activation)
Shinji Ikari was not happy. Then again since his small ‘feud’ with Rei he hadn’t really been happy, but now it was worse. Sure things were going as they had in the previous timeline, but he noticed several small discrepancies. Okay, that was like saying the ocean was just a puddle, but nonetheless it seemed that all those books by that wheel-chair guy that Akagi-hakushi read weren’t wrong. First off, he’d saved Toji’s sister from harm, then he’d moved in with Rei not Misato and had thus caused something bad to happen. Or perhaps this was a result of the restart itself? Either way his mind was considerably more pressured as he walked out of the briefing room.
~Flashback~
“A vampire!? You cannot be serious Akagi?!”
The ersatz-blond sighed for what seemed like the millionth time that day. When she’d finished the tests on the blood sample she was not surprised to see that it was unidentifiable, with the exception of the small traces of Rei’s blood found within. She had been delighted to see that most of the blood was un-coagulated when it was delivered. And was astonished to find that three hours later it had still not coagulated. It was truly then that she’d begun to have her suspicions about the probable suspect. But it was not until the Magi had confirmed that it was unidentifiable that she became more certain. This thing, whatever it was, was not human.
“I’m afraid I’m very serious Vice-Commander Fuyutsuki. While I am indeed aware of the absurdness of my claims, I can find no other possibility other than this.”
The tired doctor stated as she took a seat and prepared to be verbally berated by the Commander.
“Very well, thank you for your report Akagi-hakushi.”
It was therefore no surprise to see the shock that spread across the doctor’s face at the calm acceptance on the face of her secret lover. Despite the seriousness of the meeting Misato fought to stifle a giggle at her poor friend’s facial expression. It was all very similar to her own reaction to the news. Shaking her head the doctor opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off by the Commander as he raised a hand to silence her.
“You are certain that this attack was indeed by a mythical creature known as a Kyûketsuki?” At her nod of acknowledgement he continued, “Of this how certain?”
The doctor said nothing for a few seconds before stating shortly, “Eighty seven point nine six five percent.” A small bead of sweat formed on the raven haired Captain’s head at the precise figure, but the Commander said nothing, only nodding his head he rose, “Very well, inform all necessary personnel on how to deal with such a creature and then proceed with on your previous issued assignment and the reactivation of Unit 00.” With that Gendo Ikari left the chamber leaving a stunned room in his wake.
~End Flashback~
‘A Vampire huh? That definitely wasn’t in the previous timeline…I never even heard of them before. How are we expected to defeat such a thing? More importantly why wasn’t father at all phased by such a revelation?’
His body was on auto-pilot as he walked the halls towards the bridge for Unit 00’s reactivation. He was not all worried about this, the reactivation had gone fine in the previous timeline and so far no real major discrepancy other than this Vampire creature had occurred. After his father’s sudden departure Akagi-hakushi had informed everyone in the room about the mythical creature and Shinji could still feel his skin crawling just from the memory of his encounter with the creature. What had startled him more was the fact that Rei sat through the meeting without so much as batting an eye. She had been the one to fight the creature and yet she seemed…detached…? Almost as if she cared little about having almost died at the hands of such a being.
‘Am…am I doing the right thing with Rei…?’
The worry broke his concentration just in time to realize he was in the entry plug of Unit 01 and was finishing the preparations for launch. ’Wait…I could have sworn I was just on my way to the command center…so why am I in…’ Realization dawn on him and fear gripped him for the first time. He’d had several preparations in place for what was about to happen, but in his daze he’d missed his only chance of guaranteed survival.
“MISATO WAI-”
“EVA LAUNCH!”
This time a deep sense of panic gripped him as he was launched towards the surface and the awaiting gamble with death. He knew that the Angel was waiting for him, and with the safety on the Eva that kept him from accidentally falling off during launch he would be helpless with no chance of evading. No sooner had he begun thinking of some plan did the Eva emerge from its launch point. And then the pain hit.
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The command center was in shock. Their Ace pilot, who had so far defeated two Angels without damaging his Eva seriously was currently screaming for all his worth as the Angel’s particle beam continued to penetrate his armor.
“SHIINNJIIII!!”
The shrill scream that escaped the small lips of Rei Ayanami startled everyone from their stupor. “GET HIM OUT OF THERE! RETRACT THE EVA!” Misato screamed at the frazzled bridge bunnies. “Y-YES MA’AM!” One Hyuuga Motoko shouted as he hit a button and the Eva was instantly pulled back down, and the beam continued on leaving deep gouges in the Eva and then continuing to destroy several buildings.
“WHAT’S THE PILOT’S STATUS?”
“FLAT LINE! NO RESPONSE WHATSOEVER!”
“No…SHINJI!!!”
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