-- Complementation: #Shinji -- Every person needs their own special escape way; something they can do in order to escape from themselves, actions that enable them to drop off all their masks and to be free, even if it's just for a brief moment. That way varied for every person. Some found solace with their friends or their families, others lose themselves doing a certain activity, a hobby or even while they are working. Many feel free doing things they wouldn't dare to do in their normal lives, even if those acts only do take place within their own minds. The Third Impact didn't change this. In fact, it gave everybody the perfect way to 'escape' whenever they wanted to. For Shinji Ikari, escaping usually meant being alone. When he was alone, nobody asked him to do anything. Nobody blamed him for his mistakes. He wouldn't hurt anyone. He had a lot of mental landscapes that enabled him to be alone. >From long walks in the countryside, to endless treks in maglev trains, reminding him that you could still be alone even if you were surrounded by people. But now, he was in the edge of a lake created by an N2 mine, filled with debris. This place had a special meaning for him. The first time he had discovered this place, back when he was still alive, he had been extremadely depressed. Asuka's depression had reached the bottom line, and Rei had blown her Eva in the last angel attack. He had hoped, beyond all hope, to meet at least one person that would really understand him. It still amazed him how gods could doom people giving them what they wanted. Still, he kept returning to this place, even if he had to rebuild it from his memories. It was a place where he could be alone, but also a place where anyone who wanted to could meet him. This time, his unspoken invitation was answered. "Hi Shinji," he heard Misato say behind him. "Oh... Hi, Misato. How are you?" he replied, turning to meet her. "Bored, as usual..." she took a look at him. "Are you alright? You seem a bit down..." "Well," Shinji said, lowering his gaze, "Asuka got angry at me." "Not again!" "Yeah, but I can't blame her. We shouldn't have tried that..." "What did exactly happen?" Misato asked, sitting besides Shinji. Shinji sighed. "Well, you do remember all the times we tried all those variations of the real world, don't you?" "Didn't you get tired of those after a while?" "Yes, but reciently someone told me about a cartoon show from before Second Impact. It wasn't a complex plot, just superheros fighting crime; although it was still funny. I thought that we could have fun playing it ourselves as a variation." "Well, it seems like a good idea to me." She conceded. "But when we actually tried that... It was a disaster. The main characters of the show were like rag dolls... and I didn't remember that Asuka hated 'em. To make things worse, Dad made clones of her, so... you can guess the rest." "Ouch..." Misato winced. "That's a good word to describe it," Shinji said. "But there is more. The next time, we tried to use one of Asuka's shoujo mangas to play with another universe, but it ended even worse than the first time. Now Asuka has isolated herself in her mindscape, and kicks us out as soon as we try to talk with her. I don't know what to do..." "Well, that WAS a disaster, but I do believe that you were on the right track. We could try a lot of things, you know." "I don't think it'll work. I'm sure that she won't ever agree to enter a variation again." "Shinji: accidents happen, specially when a lot of things are out of our control. You shouldn't think about what should you have done to correct the past. You must focus on the present!" "But-" "No buts. Trust me with this, it'll be fun. Besides, I have right the right show to try out..." "You do?" "Of course I do, Shinji. I'm sure you are aware that I was a child before the Second Impact, are you?" Misato said, smirking. "It was my favourite cartoon, even if it was a foreign one. It featured a group of friends who solved misteries, twharting the bad guys' plans and having fun! I allways wanted to be there with them, and now we have the chance of making this 'real' if we truely want to." "Still, I don't think we'll be able to convince Asuka to join." "Don't be so sure about that, Shinji. If I know Asuka, I'm sure that she won't admit that she's still afraid, and what a better way to prove that than entering a spooky place and facing a ghost?" Shinji laughed at that. "Misato, you are devious. Then what should I tell her?" "Firstly, you shouldn't talk to her, if you want to keep your soul safe. Let me take care of everything. But first I must tell you about the show..." -------------------------------------------------------- Shinji's alternate universes Chapter 3: Misato's choice: "Pen Pen, where are you?" This part has been brought to you by Farsan de Arnibia. -------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************** -- Complimentation: #Nerv -- > Let me see... Asuka, Rei, Kensuke, Misato, Touji, Pen Pen ,me >and... a Mysterious Villain? > > That's OK. We don't want to know the solution beforehand, do we? > > If you say so... > > Ha! They'd better have all the advantages they can, 'cause Asuka is >going to kick ass! > > Yeah, right, what a joy. > > (Low voice) Shut up, Kensuke, not now. > > I think it's pointless to wait any longer. Let's start now. > > Just let me set a few ground rules here. We're going to try to >roleplay this one. That means that you must use the character's memories >for this, and that you can't use 'outside' knowledge to help you. If you >must make an OOC comment, say it outside. All clear? > > I wouldn't take it any other way. > > Then, let's go! **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** * Temporal subdimension "EVA-doo" created * * No save state used: Loading universe data ... ... ... done * * Waiting for other souls: * * Asuka joins * Rei joins * Misato joins * joins * Kensuke joins * Touji joins * Pen Pen joins * joins * joins * * Assigning roles ... * --- Warning: Conflict assigning 'Mysterious Villain' role --- * ... done * * START! ------------------------------------------ (Misato's home) "Do you think it's a good idea, Misato?" Shinji said. "Of course it is!" she cheerily replied. "After all, you are the EVA pilots. We can perfectly visit the destroyed command center and nobody would question us. Come on, Shinji, It'll be fun!" "Yes, Shinji." Asuka added. "Why are you reluctant to come? Are you afraid to go to a spooky command center?" she snickered. "I'm not afraid!" protested Shinji. "And what do you mean with a 's-spooky command center'?" "It's very simple, you baka!" Asuka said. "It is abandoned and very deteriorated, so it qualifies as spooky for me!" "Er... and what's the fun in that?" Shinji asked. "Come on! You are going to come even if I have to drag you all the way into the Geofront!" Asuka said. Inside Shinji's mind, the fears to Asuka and to spooky places clashed. It was easy to predict who would win. "A-all right, Asuka." Shinji said. "Great! I'll call to the other three right now!" Misato said, oblivious at Shinji's discomfort. "We'll meet at the 13th entrance, at three o'clock. See ya! Come, Pen Pen." She left through the door, with Pen Pen promptly following her. "Three? I thought she would call only Rei and Touji." Asuka pondered. "I don't know." Shinji replied. ------------------------------------------ (Geofront entrance 13) "NOT HIM!!!" Asuka yelled. "Calm down, Asuka. He is also Shinji's friend, and he really wanted to come with us." "But I thought you would call only PILOTS, for god's sake!" Asuka said. "Well... he is a potential pilot, after all..." Misato said. "WHAT!!!???" Shinji, Asuka and Touji chorused. "Really? REALLY!? YAAAHOOO!!!!" Kensuke yelled, and started to dance happily. "The world is doomed..." Asuka said. > I knew it! I KNEW IT! YAHOOOOIE! > > Calm down, Kensuke! That's only an excuse to fit you in! > > Well... I can still dream, can't I? By the way, Shinji, could we >do an alternate about a mecha anime? > > ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! I had enough giant robots to last me a couple of >lifetimes! > > Hmm... well, that means that on the third one, we'll do >it, right? > >Shinji starts bashing his head against a handy wall "I called Hikari too, but-" Misato tried to continue. "Hikari is also a pilot?" Asuka asked. "Yeah, but she didn't want to come. And Rei... I couldn't locate her. "What? Did anything happen to her?" Shinji asked, nervous. "No, no, that's not what I meant! It's only that I don't know her real direction, as her previous... place (She refused to call it a home) was destroyed in the last attack." Misato replied. "Is she fine?" Shinji asked. "Yes. Remember that Ritsuko checks on her at every synch test, and she noticed no changes in her performance, so she must be." Misato said. "Oh, well, what a shame. Are you afraid that we are fewer, baka-kun?" Asuka playfully said. Shinji just wanted to the earth to swallow him. Oh, wait, that would happen right now. "Ah, Miss Katsuragi..." Touji asked. "Call me Misato, please." She replied. "Misato... I don't want to disturb you, but... why Pen Pen is coming with us?" he asked. Pen Pen warked angrily. "Don't be rude, Pen Pen, he didn't know." She said to her pet. Then she turned towards Touji. "Well, my plan was to spend all the day there, and I don't want him to be alone." "Oh... But then what will we be eating?" Touji asked. "Don't worry. I made a lot of food!" Misato said, pointing to her backpack. Touji, Kensuke, Shinji, Asuka and Pen Pen sweatdropped. "I hope we find food there, or else we'll be the new ghosts there, either by poisoning or starving..." Asuka quietly said. Pen Pen warked in agreement. -------------------------------------- (Down the car train) "Wow, this is HUGE! I wish I had my camera." Kensuke said. "Yes, this is the Geofront. It is the foundation for the rebuilding of the world and a fortress for the human race." Misato lectured. "Do you allways say the same thing to newcomers, Misato?" Asuka asked. "Hai!" She replied, smiling cutely. -------------------------------------- (At the moving walkways) "This zone seems very... empty." Shinji said. "Of course it is, baka!" Asuka said. "This command center has no further use for NERV and they lack staff because the attacks so why should they spend extra men for an useless thing?." "But... this is a labirynth. What if we got lost?" Shinji asked. "Don't worry, Shinji. I've been here quite a lot times and I know my way." Misato answered him. Somehow, that didn't calm them. "Besides, I've got a map and if we got split you still have your cell phones, don't you?" Misato asked. "Yes." Shinji said after checking his pockets. "Of course, I allways carry it with me!" Asuka said. "Misato, I don't have one. What should I do?" Touji said. Misato pondered for a moment and then smirked "Well... pray you don't get lost." Then, after seeing Touji's face, she laughed. "It was a joke! I was prepared for that." She handed him a phone." See? Just use it's memory, rub the phone and poof! instant Misato at your orders! Touji and Kensuke drooled at the thought. And Asuka elbowed them. Hard. -------------------------------------- (Destroyed command center: Control room) "Voila! Here it is, for your viewing pleasure, NERV's former command center! ***** Place here description of the command center ***** "Spooky." Shinji shivered. "Wow! This is where the MAGI system was? WHEEEEE!" Kensuke said, running towards the empty shells. "It's no big deal. If this is all we had come to see, we shouldn't have brought any food, Misato." Asuka said, almost praying. "Of course there is more to see! There are some other places that I also wanted to visit! And I'm sure you have some choices of your own, don't you?" 'Well, at least one of us does', Asuka thought. 'HOLY SHIT!... Shinji! Misato! Asuka! Come here! You won't believe who I have found!" -------------------------------------- (Destroyed command center: Magi terminal shell) "Wonder Girl? What are you doing here?" Asuka asked, almost yelling at her. "I live here." Replied Rei with her natural (unnatural?) calm. "What?" Shinji was confused. "I live here. My residence was destroyed, so I came here." Rei explained. "But why do you live here? I'm sure there are better places than this! It has no bed, nothing to eat and it's... so lonely..." Shinji said. "That's not true. I sleep at my room, I eat at the office kitchen and I'm not alone here." "Who is here besides you?" Touji asked, looking around him. "Now there are captain Katsuragi, pilot Asuka, pilot Shinji, you and the boy with glasses." Rei answered. "That's not what I meant!" Touji said. "Are you normally alone here?" "No." Rei said. "Then who is usually here with you? Nerv techs or what?" Touji asked. "This is where the first EVA tests took place. Most of them were failures, and their remains are buried down. At other times, it was a human soul the one who paid the price, their bodies totally swallowed by the behemots... And their souls still wander over here." "And I thought that Wonder girl was the one without imagin-" Asuka commented before being interrupted. "NO, IT CAN'T BE!" Misato yelled. Everybody turned at the scream as a shocked Misato dropped the open backpack, spilling its contents over the ground. They all rushed at her side. "Misato! What happened?" Shinji asked her. "I forgot my beers!!!" Misato said, desperately. Everybody else (except Rei) facefaulted. "It's serious! I need to keep my OH levels stable, or my inner balance will crumble!" Misato said. "In other words, you are an addict." Rei translated. Misato glared daggers at Rei, but they were deflected by her AT field. "The kitchen is nearby. It's very probable that there are the alcoholic products you seek, captain Katsuragi." Rei said, unfaced "Well, if you need it *so* bad..." Asuka said, snickering. "Shinji, why don't you go there and grab'em in a moment?" "Why do I have to do that?" Shinji protested. Asuka smacked the back of his head as she furtively talked to him. "Baka, it's our golden chance to get some real food before it's too late!" Asuka said. "But I don't even know how to get there!" Shinji said. "That's not a problem. I do." Rei said, ever helpful. "Well, then the two lovebirds will go." Asuka said. "Go for it, Shinji!" Touji cheered. "Tell us later how it was!" Kensuke demanded. "Do whatever you wish, but get my beers first!" Pen Pen warked noisily. Shinji suddenly wished that the EVA swallowed him. Soon, he would regret that thought. -------------------------------- (Destroyed command center: Kitchen) Shinji and Rei walked by the badly iluminated corridors. Finally they arrived to a small office kitchen. "Here it is" she pointed. The kitchen was at bad shape, but a quiet hum indicated that at least the fridge was working. About the rest... it had Rei's personal touch, he was sure of that. "Thanks" Shinji softly said, uneasy at the gloomy atmosphere. He opened the fridge, examining it's contents. He found that there were mostly instant food, but there were also a couple of packs of beer cans. He grabbed one of them and begun to search the shelves for something edible. "I really think that you should ask for a better place, Rei" Shinji said while he searched. "I'm sure that my father would assign you a place for you." He finally found some snacks, perhaps the only thing that were not caducated. "He cares for you, don't he?." he sadly said as he stuffed his pockets with the stuff. She didn't answer him. "Ah, Rei. Were you serious about the ghost thing?" Shinji asked. No response. "Rei?" he turned. Rei wasn't on sight. "Are you there, Rei?" He leaned out of the door. "Rei?" "S-she vanished..." Shinji managed to say. He left the kitchen, looking for Rei and opening all the doors he found. *I mustn't run away, I mustn't run away...* He opened a door just to find the Unit 01 looming towards him, its hands ready to grab him. He screamed and ran away, knocking down everything in his path. "I MUST RUN AWAY, I MUST RUN AWAY, I MUST RUN AWAY!" -------------------------------- (Destroyed command center: Control room) When you run for your life, fleeing from a hideous beast, you tend to miss a couple things. Like where are you heading, for example. This was demonstrated once again when Shinji crashed into a chair, causing them both to fall down with a lot of noise. "Heh, I knew that spineless weenie wouldn't endure this" He heard Asuka say behind him. > Hey, remember that I'm just roleplaying here! > > Yes, oh, mighty warrior. Now shut up, I'm really enjoying this. Shinji tried to cover behind the aforementioned chair. "My EVA is chasing me!" "What the heck are you talking about?" Asuka asked. Weary, Shinji turned towards the door, to see... Nothing. "But- but-" Shinji stuttered. "Shinji," Misato said, very seriously. "I know that I've not been precisely the perfect role model for you, but you need to understand that some people just can't handle their liquor." "Shinji, what the heck were you smoking?" Kensuke said. "And why didn't you invite us?" Touji continued. After enduring a bit of Asuka's Wrath (TM), the Two Stooges decided to shut up until the waters were more calm. "Shinji, listen to me carefully. How many cans did you drink?" Misato asked. "I didn't drink anything!" Shinji protested, and then he recalled an important detail. "Rei! We must rescue Rei! She disappeared just before the EVA..." "Ok." Misato said. It seemed that she would need to pop up Shinji's delusion now before he would be able to calm down. Still, his breath didn't stink of beer, but... "Let's think about it. You said that the Unit 01 chased you, right?" "Yes, but-" Shinji said. "Where did it find you?" Misato asked. "Well... just outside the kitchen." he replied. Misato smirked. She had him. "And what was the height of the hallway?" "About... Oh." Shinji said. "Exactly. How could the EVA chase you if it was certainly bigger than the hallway you were?" "Er... It was just a bit taller than me... That doesn't make any sense!" Shinji said, shaking his head. "Then it souldn't be real, right?" Misato asked. "But... What about Rei?" "She probably saw you flee, and tried to look for you." Misato said. "Oh..." Shinji said, feeling like a fool. "Still, we should look for her. Even if she knows the place, this is still a dangerous area. If she starts looking in the wrong places..." Misato said. And perhaps there is something really wrong here, she thought. "Yes! How could be so irresponsible, Shinji?" Asuka said. "Getting drunk in front of a girl! Even if she is more like a doll than a girl to me, it still doesn't excuse you, Shinji." "i'm sorry" Shinji said very quietly, really ashamed. "Hmm... Still, I don't think that Shinji got anything on his system." Misato said. "He seems too aware for that." "Oh... Well, you're the expert in getting plastered here." Asuka said. Ignoring Asuka's jab, Misato shifted to Job mode. "We'll split up to cover more area. Shinji, Asuka, you'll stay here in the case that Rei decides to get here. Touji, Kensuke, you'll come with me." "Yes, madam. Glad to be at your orders!" Kensuke said. "You said it, Kensuke!" Touji said, almost drooling. Pen Pen warked at Misato and went towards her. "No, Pen Pen, stay here with the children." Misato chided him. Pen Pen kept on warking. "Ok. Would you stay here..." She reached for her backpack. "... if I give you a Pen Pen treat?" She finished with a sweet voice. Pen Pen opted for cowering besides Shinji at the sight of that... thing. "Good boy." Misato said, dropping the 'treat' (Even if it was more like a 'trick' for everyone else) and then she turned towards Shinji. "Shinji!" He swallowed. "Y-yes?" "Would you be so kind to hand me a beer, please?" -------------------------------- Author's notes: Take 1: Now, a fine example of what slow writing can do for you. I couldn't finish my draft in time for the prereaders, so I had to submit just a partial chapter. The rest of this chapter was NOT prereaded by anyone, and my writing gets worse when I try to write faster. It shows. I'm sorry. -------------------------------- (10 minutes later, Destroyed command center: Control room) "Shoelace," Shinji guessed. "No." "Shard." "No." "Er... Stradelwurt?" "Stop making german words, baka!" Asuka fumed. "Ok, I give up. What it was?" "That piece of shit," she said, smirking, as she pointed at Misato's 'homemade' treat. "What!?" "Do you know a better word for describing it?" she challenged. Shinji didn't reply. He just stood there, motionless. "Ok, Shinji, your turn. What letter?" Asuka asked. Shinji paled. "E..." "Hmm... Elevator?" "E..." "Energy?" "EVAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Shinji finally managed to scream, pointing behind Asuka. "Shinji, I was still guessing!... Eva?" Asuka said, and then she turned around, just to see a man-sized version of Shinji's Eva, with its arms extended towards its former pilot, and walking towards him ignoring everything else. Shinji backed down, trying to keep the monster separated from him, but he panicked at the sight of Pen Pen half jumping, half climbing to his head, scared spitless. While Shinji staggered, trying to separate Misato's pet from his head, Asuka managed to calm down. She reasoned that, obviously, this was too small to be an Eva, so it probably was a stupid man who was trying to scare them using a weird costume. > Hey! No outside knowledge! > > Come on, anyone with an IQ greater than 12 would know that this was >a scam! Swiftly, she grabbed a nearby chair, charged against the fake Eva with a battle cry, and struck at its head with the improvised weapon, but it broke in her hands when it met an hexagonal field. The Eva stopped and, very slowly, turned against its agressor. Ok. NOW she was freaked out. "SHIIIIT!!!!" She screamed as she grabbed Shinji's hand and fled towards the door, pulling the blind pilot with her. >Shinji laughs his head off > > Hey! It's not fair! It shouldn't have an AT field! > > Well, we can't make this too easy, can we? -------------------------------- (A little bit later, Destroyed command center: Kitchen) "Yes, Asuka?" Misato answered the phone. Why couldn't they let her mix the perfect drink in peace? /Misato! An Angel had infiltrated the Geofront! Call the HQ!/ she heard Asuka through the phone. "What!?" Misato yelled, surprised at Asuka's statement. /It's shaped like Shinji's Eva, but it's just as tall as a man! I tried to smash it, but it has an AT field!/ Asuka continued. "Asuka! Calm down!" Misato said. /There is no time! We're going to try to lose it, and then we'll head to the control room. Asuka over./ Asuka said before the call was cut off. "Damn!" Misato dialed her cell phone and dialed Ritsuko's number. No answer. Then she tried Commander Ikari's, Fuyutsuki's, and even tried to call NERV's hotline, but with similar results. This was not Misato's day. First the First Children got lost, and now this! She had to gather everyone before heading out and get to the Evas. Desperately, she tried to call Kensuke and Touji. /Misato! You wouldn't believe what we have just found!/ Kensuke answered happily. Misato felt a little better. At least they were safe. "Have you found Rei?" she asked them. /No, but-/ "Then return here right now! We are under attack!" /Come on, Misato, we've just arrived!/ Kensuke protested. /And if it's about Shinji's 'Eva', we've just found it!/ "THAT'S NOT AN EVA, THAT'S AN ANGEL! FLEE RIGHT NOW!" /Misato! It's just a suit of the Unit 02!/ Wait a moment, Unit 02? she thought. She remained silent for a moment, thinking about this new piece of information. "Ok, where is that room?" -------------------------------- (Later, Destroyed command center: Model Room) It could be best described as an Otaku's dream. It was filled with a huge assortment of models of all the machines the Units used: from fully functional prog knifes to the big positron rifle. Of course, the stars of the collection were the EVA suits that were exposed in a wall, including all the armor variations. Two empty spaces were easily noticeable: the ones of the basic Unit 01 and Unit 02 models, the latter split into pieces, dispersed across the floor. "Oh, hi, Misato..." said Kensuke, who was currently trying to get his foot out of the 'shoe' of the Unit 02. "KENSUKE!" chided Misato. "I told you NOT to touch anything!" "Er... I tripped?" She smacked her hand against her forehead. "I'm getting too old for this," she muttered, and then she turned aside, trying to ignore Kensuke's mess. Misato had heard about this room; it was the place where the EVA designs were tested before the actual development of the full sized final versions. Still, it was amazing that this room didn't show the debris that all the other areas had... it seemed that someone had worked a lot to keep this room perfectly tidy. "Misato! Check this!" she heard Touji behind her. She turned to see Touji pushing from inside against a transparent barrier what was a lot like an AT field. "It's an AT field generator!" Misato boggled at this. She KNEW that only the EVAs and the Angels were capable of creating AT fields, but right now she was looking at an artificial one... apparently created by the small machine displayed at the very center of the sphere. But with this final piece of information, she was finally able to quiet down her fears of an Angel attack. With this equipment, a human could imitate a real Evangelion easily. Of course, there was also the chance that a real Angel had posessed the model... but she doubted it. Small details like the 'EVA' chasing the first pilot instead going right towards Lilith's chamber, and the blockage of the HQ line... it hinted the actions of a human being. They were still alone. But she knew that they could fight back. It was plan time! > Misato, why is the A-Team's theme playing right now? > > Sorry! I got carried away ^_^ -------------------------------- (After getting everyone together, Destroyed command center: Control Room) "Ok, this is the plan," Misato explained. "The 'EVA' will come through the main door, and when it reaches this point," she points to a big X drawn on the floor, "Asuka will activate the generator, countering the EVA's AT field. Without the protection of the AT field, it won't be able to avoid stepping on those beer cans, and they'll make it will tumble towards Touji and Kensuke, who will smash it with the chairs and can it in the MAGI slot. That armor is not exactly very light, so it shouldn't be able to get out of there on its own. Any questions?" "Hey, I wanted to smash that bozo myself!" Asuka protested. "No, Asuka, you are the one who is more experienced with countering AT fields, I need you there." Misato replied. "Er... Why can't I do that?" Shinji asked, already fearing the answer. "Well, Shinji, I need you as bait." "WHAT!?" "After all, it seems to chase you. Do you know any other way to get that EVA to the place we want?" Misato asked. "NO WAY! I don't want to be bait! You won't be able to convince me to do it!" Shinji argued. "Would you do it..." Asuka said. "for a no-beating?" "What?" "Simple. I you don't do it, I'll beat you and use your remains as bait." Asuka said, smirking. "N- NO!" "Asuka!" Misato chided her. "This is no way to negotiate! Step aside, and let me teach you how to do it." Misato turned towards Shinji, who was now really scared. (Well, even more scared). "Ok, Shinji," she said with a sweet voice. "If you do it, I'll take you to the best meat buffet left in Tokyo-3, and you'll be able to eat whatever you want, deal?" Shinji tried to answer, but his stomach, tired of Misato's usual torture, beat him to do it. Loudly. "It's a deal. Let's get ready!" Misato said. "Wow, Misato, that was great!" Asuka said, impressed. "Of course! You must remember that, in order to manipulate men, you must get their other brains to argue for you." Misato said. "I'll remember that," Asuka said. "Traitor." Shinji said to his rebellious organ. It ignored him quite smugly. -------------------------------- (After a weird plan that quickly goes wrong, but somehow ends up trapping the bad guy, Destroyed command center: Control Room) "Well, now what do we do with him?" Shinji said, taking care of Pen Pen's concussion. After all, if a man carrying a heavy plastic armor trips on you, it hurts a lot. "It's obvious!" Misato replied. "Now we unmask him!" She removed the EVA's face mask, and... >***ERROR*** Multiple entries in the 'Mysterious Villain' role: >1: >2: >3: >A) Abort R) Retry C) Choose > > What the heck... > > Not now! > > Can you fix it, Shinji? > > How? > > Just choose one of them, for god's sake! If it doesn't work, >we can choose another one! > > Ok... Let's check on number 2. "Rei?" Misato said, amazed. "I knew it!" Asuka said. "She disappeared just before the 'monster' spooked Shinji! You thought you could spook us easily, didn't you, Wonder..." Her speech was cut off when she had a better look at 'Rei's' face. "Hey, that's not Rei!" Touji said, summarizing everyone's thoughts. "It just looks like her!" "That's true." Everyone heard Rei's voice entering the room. She was with several security guards. "Rei!" Kensuke said. "Where have you been?" "I went for help," Rei said. "If you aren't Rei, then who are you?" Misato questioned her prisioner. She just looked at Shinji. "Hi, Shinji, missed me?" she asked him. "Mom?" Shinji said, unable to believe what he was seeing. "MOM?!" everyone chorused. > Wait a moment. Shinji's mother? What the heck is this? > > I don't think you've met her. Yes, she's my mother. > > Can we continue with the story, please? "She's your mother?" Asuka asked. "I thought she was dead!" "I got better," was Yui's answer to that. "WHAT!?" "My 'death' was the result of an accident with a 300% synch spike that dissolved my body and trapped me in the Unit 01's core. When Shinji was rescued from the same 'accident', they had also learned how to release me." "I don't get it," Kensuke said. "Then, why were you wearing that suit?" Yui blushed. "Well... you see.... I had been too much time inside the EVA... I sorta felt naked without it," she said, embarrased. "But then why did you chase Shinji?" Misato asked. "I just wanted to hug him! Is that a crime?" Misato shaked her hear. "Sorry, but I don't buy it." "Misato! She's my mother!" Shinji protested. "Sorry, Shinji, but if she's your mother, then I'm the Queen of England. It just doesn't fit. If she were, then why didn't she remove her suit, or at least remove her mask? And there is also the jamming of the HQ line. No, 'miss Yui', I don't buy it." Misato said. > Well, at least I tried. > > It's just not a Scooby Doo ending. Shinji! Choose another! > > Sorry, mom... Here it goes. She reached again for Yui's face, and got off another mask, just to see... "Asuka?" Misato said, weirded out (again). "Hi, Asuka, want to be friends?" Asuka's clone said. Everybody could listen how Asuka cracked her knuckles. "I have waited a loooong time for this," she said with a dangerous smirk. Then carnage ensued. >Misato smacks her hand against her forehead. > > Shinji! > > I know! I know! I'll get the third one. > > Don't you dare to cut this! She's mine! > > Er... > > That was unexpected. "Gee, she's certainly dangerous with that chair," Kensuke said. "I do certainly pity her," Touji said. "At least it's not us," Kensuke said. "True, true. Do you think that her AT field will hold?" Touji asked. "I wouldn't bet a yen on it," he replied. "More popcorn?" "Yep." Touji said. And more carnage ensued. > Ok. NOW you can choose another. The NERV security guards finally managed to restrain her, and handcuff her at the corner of the room. Meanwhile, Misato reached and removed yet another mask, just to see... "Fuyutsuki?" Misato said. She tried to remove another mask, but there were no more. "Yes," he spat in a bitter voice. "Who did you think I was, Gendo?" He laughed madly. "You're all fools! You had the perfect weapon in your hands, and you WASTE it fighting against some stupid aliens, who only want to get their friend back! I was developing EVA suits to create an army that would be able to take over every government in the world! And I would have done it if it weren't for those meddling kids and their pet penguin." Fuyutsuki said before the guards managed to pry him out of the suit and dragged him off. "Well," Misato said, "Mystery solved!" >* END GAME * > > Wow, Fuyutsuki, I didn't know you had it! > > Thanks, Mayor Misato. It was... a refreshing experience. >When you need another typical villain, call me again. > > Yes, it was fun. We should try this again, shouldn't we? -------------------------------- ** OMAKE ** For those who know about EVA's PSX game... ** OMAKE ** Misato unmasked the villain, just to see... "Who the heck are you?" Misato demanded. "Shinji! Do you remember me?" the girl asked him. "I'm Mana!" "What?" "You know, the Girlfriend of Steel!" Mana cheerily said. -------------------------------- Author's notes: Take 2 A big thank you for all the prereaders team. They all put their two cents, and I can safely said that they all improved the final result (At least, the first part). Sorry if I didn't get all those mistakes out, but it's hard for me to find them if you don't point them, and I can't just put a corrected part in the place of mine, as I have made other changes that would be lost if I did that. Kudos to those who actually understand all the Scooby doo jokes here, and good luck to the next author!