hello all,
back again with another chapter, it's not as long as I
wanted it to be, but chapter 4 will make up for that,
please let me know what you think, and if it reads
funny then don't forget that it is because I don't
have a retooler right now.
here is the addy for the person that asked a while ago
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http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/tvinc01/index.htm
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Warning: Lime content present!
Not intended for anyone under 15, read at your own
risk.
OOCness ahead, maybe.
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Version I-A {1.1}
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"speaking"
'thinking'
<phone>
=dream=
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This Chapter follows the events of Chapter Two
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-Rei's Child-
Written By: Jon L
-Chapter III-
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Some say that Tokyo-3 is the safest city in Japan,
others say that it is a magnet for Angel Attacks, but
none say that it is the starting point for Third
Impact cause only a handful of it's residents know the
true workings of NERV. a few of those resident have
returned home to their beds to get some sleep after a
long night of learning, and are currently sleeping
peacefully, with the exception of one. Asuka Langley
Soryu, the Second Child and pilot of Eva Unit-02, who
is currently down in the Medical Ward of NERV HQ,
laying in a bed that has been isolated from others.
She lays there in silence, unaware of where she is,
and unable to care at the moment, for she is stuck in
her past, a past that still haunts her to this day,
and the one memory that she cannot escape, seeing her
mother hanging from the ceiling.
****************
Several meters above, in the apartment of Misato
Katsuragi, sleeps four roommates; although one has
begun to stir in his fridge. Pen-pen has just woken
up this morning, though he was supposed to have been
sent away, he still remains here in his fridge located
in Tokyo-3. He wakes up, walks out of his fridge and
head to Misato's room where he expects his sleeping
owner to feed him.
Once he arrives at the door, he slides it open and
walks in. He sees that Misato is still asleep and
walks up to her to give her a nudge.
"Qwaa."
"Nnnnnnn, wha?.."
"Qwaa!"
"Oh...Pen-pen. Go bug Shinji, let me sleep a little
longer..."
"Qwaa?"
"Zzzzzzzz..."
Misato has fallen to sleep again, so Pen-pen walks out
of the room and proceeds to Shinji's room. When he
opens the door he sees something that is out of place,
a large mass on the floor, but chooses to ignore it
and walks up to the bed instead. What he finds is
that there is a mass of blue hair on the bed instead
of the normal dark brown mass he is used to. What he
does not expect is for two red orbs to suddenly appear
as well.
"QWAA!!"
Pen-pen's cry startles Shinji out of his sleep. He
bolts upright and jumps away from the penguin, "AAH!"
Pen-pen turns and sees the person he was looking for
behind him, then turns back to the bed and sees the
same blue-haired girl from a few nights ago sitting
upright on the bed. Pen-pen runs out of the room and
hurries back to his fridge where he thinks it is safe.
****************
Rei sees the penguin run out of the room.
Shinji finally recovers from the rude awakening and
rubs his eyes, "Huh?"
"I believe it is time to feed Pen-pen."
Misato runs into the room after hearing Shinji's yell,
"What's going on?"
"Oh, morning Misato."
"I heard someone yell."
"Pen-pen scared me."
"Must be time to feed him then, I'll go take care of
it."
"No, Maj...Misato, I will do it."
"Are you sure Rei?"
"Yes. It is part of my training."
"Okay, his food is in the fridge, and don't forget his
morning beer."
"Hai."
Rei stands up and walks to the kitchen where Pen-pen's
fridge is located, she opens up the main fridge and
sets out some food for Pen-pen, then goes over to the
other fridge and knocks on the door. Pen-pen opens
the door and sees Rei standing outside it, and hurries
back in.
"Rei. Don't worry, he'll come out when he's ready, he
just needs to get used to you being around first."
"Hai."
"And he has nothing against you really, he has been
cautious around strangers ever since Asuka moved in."
Rei walks away from the fridge/home and goes back to
her room, when she arrives at the door, she sees
Shinji has fallen asleep again, so she decides to go
to the balcony instead and look at the once proud city
of Tokyo-3. As she steps out, she feels a light
morning breeze lift the edges of her shirt up and sees
the sun about to rise in the east. She walks up to
the railing and just stands there, taking in a view
she has never seen before, her mind begins to wonder
some as she stands there as well.
'What is it that makes this a special moment? What is
it about the sun rising that makes it something to
see, it is something that happens everyday.'
//'But, there is more to it then you know.'
'I don't see what is so important about watching it
rise?'
//'This is something that you will have to share with
someone else to understand, mother. But I will say
this, the sun itself is not what makes this a special
moment.'
As quick as the voice comes, it disappears, but not
before Rei sees something she has never seen before, a
sunrise. What she sees is the rays slowly spread
there way across the desolate city, casting a golden
glow on everything they touch.
'I must talk to Shinji about this.'
Just then, Rei senses something that makes her shudder
as the sun continues its accent into the sky, another
presence that is like her, yet different as well.
'The time is near...'
****************
Miles away from the city of Tokyo-3, a figure can be
seen moving across the land. This figure has the
shape of a male child, one that is in its teens. On a
closer inspection though, the child appears to be
floating across the land, a child that has pale skin,
red eyes, and messy gray hair. This child appears to
wear a slight smile on his face, and keeps his hands
in his pockets, if a person were to listen closely,
they may hear the sounds of humming coming from the
same direction, the song being, Ode to Joy.
The boy pauses for a few moments and speaks up, "The
time is drawing near. Soon, I will become one with
Adam..." He says no more and continues humming the
same tune again that he was before.
****************
A few hours later, at the apartment of Dr. Ritsuko
Akagi, we can see Ritsuko sitting at her terminal
working after a long night of research in to what the
stuff from Rei's stomach is.
"Hmm...this can't be possible, whatever this fourth
ingredient is, it should not be inside of Rei without
killing her..."
Ritsuko grabs the current notes she has in front of
her and puts then off to the side, then grabs a new
set of notes from the floor and begins to review them.
"Okay, so after isolating the acid and alcohol, I am
left with the Knoxidren and this fourth chemical, it
appears to be a base liquid, but that can't be, it
should have killed Rei if it was a base..." She looks
at the drawing of the chemical structure at the bottom
of the page for the sixth time that morning, "I just
don't get it, what is this stuff?"
Soon, the doctor hears the phone ring and puts down
her notes, "Why now?" She goes over to her desk and
picks up the phone.
"Hello?"
<Dr. Akagi, this is Security Division Two. We have
located the Second Child and need you to come to NERV
right away.>
"Is something wrong?"
<The Second Child is not responding to any type of
interaction at the moment, we fear the she may be
sick.>
"Okay, I will be there soon."
<Hai.>
<-CLICK->
"Well, at least some good news has come finally."
Ritsuko heads out of her apartment and to her car.
On the table sit the notes she was just looking at,
arranged in a way as to help her identify what the
fourth chemical is. They appear to have been put in a
certain way on accident so that all she would have to
do is look at them at that moment and have the answer,
a shame that the window was left open and it was a
little windy that day.
The only sounds that can be heard in the apartment now
are the sounds of Ritsuko driving away, and the sound
of papers falling to the floor.
****************
After about fifteen minutes have passed by, Ritsuko
has arrived at the NERV Medical Ward where she finds
Asuka in a bed staring at the ceiling. "Doctor, we
have been unable to get any response from the child
since we found her last night at 01:00 hours."
"Did she have any injuries?"
"Not that we know of, we did a close inspection before
bringing her here but found no cuts or bruises on
her."
Ritsuko grabs Asuka's chart and starts paging through
the reports, "Could you describe to me how she looked
when you saw her?"
"She looked very pale, dirty, malnutrition, sickly.
She didn't respond when we called out her name, just
kept looking upward the same way she is now."
"Thank you, you may go now."
"Hai, Doctor."
The two security agents that were in the room walk out
and stand guard right outside the door.
Ritsuko digs out her cell phone and places a call to
Misato.
<Hello?>
"Misato, its Ritsuko, security has found Asuka, she is
currently under quarantine until further notice
according to her charts."
<When?!>
"At 1:00 this morning, she appears to be in a coma at
the moment, I don't suggest you let Shinji know yet
until I have had a chance to examine her further."
<So this means that she is no longer fit to be an Eva
pilot?>
"As of this time, that is correct."
<Good thing we have a spare arriving soon.>
"When will the spare pilot get here?"
<He is due to arrive in two days.>
"Understood, I will let you and Maya handle the
preparations for getting everything ready for the
first synch test, but let Maya know that Rei will not
be taking part in the tests per my orders."
<Hai. Anything else?>
"Yes, I will need you to check on a program that is
running in the MAGI."
<How?>
"The password is still listed on your computer, use
Balthazar."
<Understood.>
<-CLICK->
Ritsuko puts the phone back into her lab-coat and
begins her examination of Asuka.
'Asuka, what is going through your mind right now?'
****************
Misato hangs up the phone.
'I'd better check on that program first.'
Misato goes to her room and starts typing in commands
into her computer.
[MAGI - Balthazar - 2]
[System 6.3.9]
[Enter Password - ]
Misato opens another window and starts searching for
the password left by Ritsuko. Once she has found it,
she enters it into the main window.
[R. Akagi]
[Clearance Level - N/A]
[1 Programs Running]
[Press F8 To Continue]
Misato does as she is told.
[Current Program - Naoko45]
[View Program? Y/N]
She hits Y.
[Naoko45]
[Please Select Option]
[1 - Run]
[2 - Check]
[3 - Stop]
She hits 2.
[Program Has Cleared Logs For Terminal Dogma]
[Program Has Cleared Logs For R. Akagi]
[Time Index - 19:55 To 01:05]
[Program Has Cleared Log For Current Session]
[End Check]
Misato logs out of the current session and shuts down
her computer, "Time to contact Maya."
****************
Away from NERV and Misato, two figures are walking
along a street in the eastern sector of the city.
"Shinji, have you ever seen the sun rise?"
"What do you mean Rei?"
"I...have never seen a sunrise before."
"Oh...well, I have seen a sunrise before, I didn't get
a good look at it though. Why?"
"I wish to see one, and learn what is so special about
them."
"Well, if we both get up early enough tomorrow, we can
see one together."
"Hai."
"Rei, why the sudden interest?"
"I am unsure..."
They both continue walking, enjoying the sunny day as
they go, until they reach the newest lake formed by
the latest explosion. Both the children walk up to
the water's edge and stare out across the lake.
"Rei, do you think Asuka is okay?"
"I do not know, Shinji, but Soryu is a strong pilot,
she will be fine."
"I hope so. She is one of the few people I can still
trust, All of our school mates are gone, and Asuka
hasn't come back. Misato tries to be friendly, but I
don't know if I can trust her; Ritsuko is not herself
anymore; Kaji is dead; My father has no remorse;
mother is dead...that leaves only you I can trust."
"Shinji, do not worry about others, we have each other
right now, and a third one on the way. We must both
learn from each other first before we worry about what
is around us."
"I guess you are right, Rei. But, I just can't help
but worry about Asuka at the same time."
They both find some rocks and sit down on the new
beach, and just stare off into the distance.
"Rei, why is it you live alone?"
"Shinji?"
"Why do you not live with Misato like Asuka and I do?"
"When I was sent to live outside of NERV, Misato was
not here."
"Oh, but why is it when she came you still lived
alone?"
"I am unsure, I only lived where I was told to. I
only followed orders."
"Surely you felt alone at times?"
Rei does not answer right away, instead she looks down
at the ground for the few moment as she thinks about
what to say. After what seemed like minutes she
finally gives Shinji an answer, "Yes...I did."
"So why do you live alone then?"
"I have nothing else..."
After about two hours have passed, they stand up again
and head back to the apartment.
As they walk, Rei feels the same feeling she did that
morning, 'I must prepare for the end.'
After a few seconds pass by, the feeling fades away
again and they both continue on there way.
****************
Ritsuko has finished her examination of Asuka finally
and begins to log her findings.
[R. Akagi]
[Medical Log]
[Soryu, Asuka Langley]
[]
[After careful examination, no physical trauma has
been found on the Second Child, her weight has dropped
by 20 pounds, her blood pressure is very low, skin is
a pale color, and she is unresponsive to all external
interactions. As far as her mental health is
concerned, it is my belief that she will not be able
to pilot Unit-02 again until she overcomes what has
sent her comatose.]
[]
[The cause for this may be stress and memories of her
past. The Second Child has a history of mental stress
from her mother's death, and her father leaving her.
This could be the main cause for her coma at the
moment, Asuka has pushed herself over the edge and
sees herself as a failure in her eyes. My
professional diagnosis matches what her past files
have predicted would happen, though this has happened
ahead of the predicted timeline possibly due to the
attack of the 15th Angel on her mind, the outcome is
still predicated to be the same; insanity, then
death.]
[]
[End Log]
"Please pull through, Asuka."
****************
That night, after all have gone to sleep at the
Katsuragi residence, Rei has started to dream about
events to come.
=(Rei sees herself floating down the main shaft to
Terminal Dogma. Below she can hear the sounds of a
fight happening, but is unable to see what is
happening.)=
=(Soon, Rei reaches the bottom of the shaft and sees
Unit-01 has defeated Unit-02 in a battle, she also
sees a gray haired boy floating in the air outside
Heavens Door. Rei immediately raises her AT-FIELD to
block out all outside interference.)=
='No, this isn't right, I must not allow this to
happen.'=
=(Rei drops her ATF and moves to where the boy is
floating, but she does not make it in time as he
merges with Lilith and brings on Third Impact.)=
****************
The next morning, Shinji wakes up first and walks over
to the bed where Rei is currently sleeping, "Rei?"
Rei does not move as Shinji tries to wake her, as he
goes to move her head, he notices her face feels damp.
"What?"
Next, Shinji turns Rei on to her backside and gets a
better look at her, "Rei??"
Shinji sees that Rei's shirt is completely soaked with
sweat, he even sees two thing that would normally make
him shy away, but due to the seriousness of the
situation he calls out for Misato.
"MISATO!! COME QUICK!"
Misato comes running into the room and sees Shinji
next to Rei, "Shinji, what's wrong?!"
"I think Rei is sick."
"WHAT?"
Misato joins Shinji next to the bed and feels Rei's
head, "Shinji! Put something on her and help me get
her to the car NOW!"
"Hai."
Misato runs out of the room and makes a call to
Ritsuko while Shinji puts another shirt onto Rei,
"Rei, please wake up!"
Misato comes back into the room and picks Rei up off
the bed, "Shinji, grab my car keys and lets go."
Shinji does as he is told and follows Misato out the
door and to the car. Misato sets Rei down in the back
seat as Shinji gets in on the other side, "Shinji, I
want you to watch over her until we get to NERV, GOT
IT?"
"Yes."
"Good." Misato jumps into the driver's seat and guns
the engine as they take off at speeds no sane driver
would ever attempt. Taking turns at speeds that
should have flipped the car over and causing the car
to go flying on hills, until they reach the entrance
to the NERV Medical Ward.
Ritsuko and two nurses meet them as the car comes to a
stop.
After it is deemed safe, Ritsuko approaches the car
and opens the door, "Misato, I will say one thing for
your driving, you sure know how to get somewhere fast
when it counts."
"Funny Ritsu!"
"Okay, I need her inside the building NOW! Bring her
to room 407 in the Cranial Ward."
"Yes doctor."
The two nurses hurry in loading Rei onto a stretcher
and rush her inside.
"Ritsu, we will be there soon."
"Understood, Misato."
Ritsuko runs after the nurses into the Medical Ward.
Misato starts the car again and finds her parking spot
on the second level.
"Shinji, I think it is time you told me what is going
on."
"I don't know what you are talking about Misato?"
"SHINJI, enough bullshit, you said you would tell me
everything when the time is right, THIS is the right
time!"
Shinji just sits there, shocked by what Misato has
just said, "I-I-I can't, I can't tell you anything
yet."
"Shinji, do you care for Rei?"
"Yes."
"Then you need to at least tell ME what is going on,
she is my responsibility right now, this does NOT look
good, I need you to tell me everything now."
"Misato, I can't...I can't tell you everything yet."
"Then tell me what you do know, please."
Shinji hesitates before responding, "Unit-02 going
berserk may be related to Rei's pregnancy, the child
has been communicating with us over the past few days,
warning us of a danger, but I can't tell you anymore."
"Why did you try to wake Rei this morning?"
"She wanted to see the sun rise."
"Shinji, why did you keep this from me?"
"We were asked not to tell anyone, by the child."
"Why?"
"I don't know why Misato, I don't know anymore then
what I have told you."
Shinji begins to sob at this point.
Misato's voice becomes softer at this point, "Shinji,
it's okay, if you don't know anymore yet then I trust
you."
"Thank you, Misato."
"Come on, lets go see how Rei is doing."
"Hai. And Misato, please don't tell anyone what I
have told you yet."
"I promise I won't, Shinji."
"Thank you."
"By the way, you called Rei 'Rei', that is not like
you Shinji."
"Well, we thought that it would be nicer to call each
other by our first names."
"Well, just be careful around NERV, that could qualify
as unusual at this point."
Hai."
The two say no more as they exit the car and head to
the Cranial Ward where Rei currently is.
****************
Many miles away, a boy still moves across the land as
he proceeds in the direction of NERV, as he comes to
the water, he stops and begins to walk along the beach
in what is known as China now.
"I am the final one, I must do what I have been sent
to do, destroy humanity. But is it really necessary
to destroy them, does humanity deserve to die?"
The boy just sits down on the beach as he thinks about
what must be done, and whether it is the right thing
to do. After a little while, the boy continues on his
way to NERV, and to the one thing that he must do.
****************
Hours later, back at NERV, Misato, Shinji, and Ritsuko
have gathered in another room to discuss the situation
involving Rei.
"Ritsu, what have you found out?"
"Well, the diagnosis is not good. Rei is suffering
from poisoning in her body, we don't know what is
going to happen, and we can't treat her. The chances
of her surviving are not good right now. Shinji, I
can't let you see her right now due to the quarantine
we have set up, but you can see her on the security
feed if you want."
Ritsuko goes over to the monitor in the corner and
sets it to room 407.
"Ayanami..."
On the monitor, Rei is sleeping on the bed, her head
looks real shiny from all the sweat she has put out
and her chest is barely moving as she breathes.
Misato looks at Shinji and starts to get worried,
"Shinji?"
"Misato, why? Why does she have to die?"
"I don't know, Shinji."
Misato turns to Ritsuko, "Ritsuko, show him the other
patient."
"Misato, no."
"Ritsuko, do it!"
"Misa..."
Misato pulls out her sidearm and aims it at the
doctor, "DO IT!"
"Okay, Misato..."
Ritsuko walks over to the monitor again and enters the
command for Asuka's room. When the image changes,
Shinji freezes in mid-breath.
"I didn't won't you to see this yet Shinji, but I
think now is the best time for you to see it."
"Asuka..."
"We found her yesterday morning after we took that
tour, she is in quarantine as well right now."
"No..." Shinji starts to back up towards the door.
"Shinji, what are you doing? Shinji?"
Shinji arrives at the door and runs out of the room
with a terrified look on his face.
"SHINJI!"
Misato gets ready to run after him when Ritsuko stops
her, "Let him go, Misato. He needs some time to
himself right now."
"RITSU!"
"No, Misato! If I have to I will have you arrested!
Let him be for now."
Misato think about the situation a bit before she
gives in, "Okay..."
****************
Shinji keeps running from the Medical Ward, through
NERV, out into the city, then finally stops at the
lake he and Rei visited the previous day, when he has
found the rocks they sat on he sees that several hours
have passed by.
"Why?"
"Why does she have to die?"
"Why do they both have to die, the only two I can
really trust right now, WHY?"
"I care for both of them..."
"I don't want them to die, ever."
"Everyone I cared for is either dying or gone now,
Toji, Kensuke, Hikari. All left when their homes
where destroyed. Asuka, Rei, dying because of what
they have done, what they have been forced to do.
Misato just wants to find the truth. I am alone
again..."
Soon, Shinji begins to here humming coming from behind
him, he turns around and sees a gray haired boy about
his age sitting on a rock.
"A song is good."
"Huh?"
"A song brings us joy, don't you think so, Shinji
Ikari?"
"Do I know you?"
"Not yet, but everyone knows who you are."
"Really? Then who are you?"
"Kaoru Nagisa, the Fifth Child."
"The Fifth Child? Nagisa?"
"I like Kaoru better, Ikari."
"Then you may call me Shinji."
The Fifth Child lets out a slight laugh.
****************
"The Fifth Child has arrived."
"I know he has Makoto, but I don't know if we should
proceed with the test, we have two pilots in the
Medical Ward right now."
The next day, Misato has volunteered to give Makoto a
ride to NERV HQ. On the way, they decide to discuss
the situation involving the Fifth Child.
"Major, we have no idea about the Fifth Child, the
Malduk report has only one piece of info in it, he was
born the same day Second Impact occurred."
"So we have no idea if he can even pilot an Eva?"
"None, Major."
"Well, he was chosen by Malduk, so he must be of some
use. Let's just see how he does today."
"Hai."
****************
About four hours later, well into the synch test,
Misato finds herself standing in the control center.
Fuyutsuki bends down to look at the screen in front of
Maya, "Lower it 0.3 more please."
"Yes sir." Maya enters the commands into the
terminal.
"Could these readings be wrong?"
"No sir."
"How are these readings possible?"
"It isn't possible with this system."
"What about the Third Child's readings?"
Misato walks up to the Sub-Commander to answer that
question, "Sir, his readings may be due to the
problems with both the Second and First Children, he
has found out about their conditions as of yesterday."
"You are has guardian, Major. Please take care of the
problem as you see fit, but do it quickly."
"Hai sir."
****************
The next day, after a long and boring ride down to
NERV HQ, Kaoru swipes his card through the reader in
front of the entrance to Central Dogma and steps
through the gate once it has finished opening.
<-RING->
"Hello?"
<Kaoru, this is Maya Ibuki, where are you right now?">
"I am at the entrance to Gate 7."
<We have canceled today's synch test, but we would
like you to come to the Medical Ward for some tests
instead.>
"Hai, I am coming right now."
<Understood. Doctor Akagi will be waiting for you at
the front desk.>
"Hai."
<-CLICK->
'So, it is time to meet the First Child.'
****************
After a few hours of tests, Kaoru is heading towards
the entrance to the Medical Ward, when he suddenly
turns down the hall that leads to the room where Rei
Ayanami is currently in. No one sees him disappear
through the door once he gets there.
After he is in he walks over to the bed Rei is in and
puts his hand on her forehead.
****************
=(Inside Rei's dream, Rei sees darkness all around
her, no life what-so-ever can be seen in the post
Third Impact world she is in.)=
="Why am I seeing this?"=
="You are the First Child, Rei Ayanami."=
=(Rei hears a voice that she does not know come from
behind her and turns around, but this time, instead of
seeing the penguin like she usually does, she sees a
gray haired boy standing in front of her.)=
="Who are you?"=
="We are both the same, you and I."=
="I do not understand?"=
="I am Kaoru Nagisa, the Fifth Child."=
=(Kaoru gives Rei a slight smile as she stares at
him.)=
="I do not see the point to us meeting?"=
="You must be the Third Rei, I am Tabris."=
="You are the Seventeenth Angel."=
="Yes, I wanted to meet you just in case we never got
the chance later, and to tell you that you are my
sister as well. We are both alike in some way, only
you have not realized those ways yet, but you may
soon..."=
="Why are you telling me this?"=
="Why not, you have the right to know of your origins,
Ayanami. And, I wanted to meet you for possibly the
last time. I most go now, so long, sister."=
=(With that having been said, Kaoru fades, leaving Rei
along again in the darkness.)=
="Shinji..."=
****************
Back in the room Rei is in, Kaoru pulls his hand away
from her head and puts on her stomach.
"Too bad you won't live through Third Impact, you
would have enjoyed your humanity..."
Having said that, he turns and leaves the room and
heads for the exit to NERV, once he reaches it he
waits for the gate to open and sees Shinji sitting
against the wall waiting for something, or someone.
"You waited for me?"
Shinji opens his eyes and sees him standing there,
"Sort of, I was wondering if I could talk to you?"
"I was hoping to talk to you as well, Shinji."
"Really?"
Kaoru offers his hand to Shinji as Shinji gets up,
"So, where should we go?"
"I think I know of a place."
"Then, we shall go there."
The two of them start walking in the direction of the
shuttle station.
Over an hour later, they arrive at the same mountain
park that Shinji and Rei had visited days before, but
this time they find a spot near a lake in the area and
find some benches to sit on. Kaoru is the first to
speak what is on his mind.
"Shinji, what is it you fear?"
"Huh?"
"What is it you fear from your own kind?"
"I don't understand?"
"You fear that first contact, do you not?"
"I guess that is true."
"If you don't know others, you can never be betrayed
or hurt, but, the cost of that is sadness, a person
can't escape sadness forever."
"Oh?"
"But they can forget it, so they are able to go on a
little while longer."
"I see."
"People must understand this before they can continue
the way they want to."
"I understand..."
"So, Shinji Ikari, what is it you wish to ask me?"
"You know about the First and Second Children, don't
you?"
"I do..."
"Well, I can't help but think that I am the one that
caused their illnesses. They are my friends, and
fellow Eva pilots, but lately I have wondered if they
would be like this if they were not Eva pilots after
all."
"Shinji, have you ever thought that you are the reason
they are still alive, they may be dying now, but you
may have been the one that kept them alive for this
long."
"I guess that could be so..."
"Do you miss them?"
"Yes, they were my friends as well. I feel as if I
have let them down somehow."
"They put their trust in you, you have nothing to feel
bad about. Humanity is unique in this way..."
"I suppose..."
After another half-hour, Shinji sees the sun is
beginning to set, "We should start back now, it's
beginning to get late."
"We have to go already?"
"Yes, we shouldn't be up here in the first place."
"I wish to talk some more with you, Shinji, if I may?"
"But we must return to our homes."
"People always feel pain in their hearts, that part is
easy to wound, it is for this reason that living can
be painful, your heart is easily breakable, like
glass."
"What?"
"You are worthy of love...meaning that I love you."
Shinji is surprised to hear Kaoru use such kind words,
"Tha-thank you..."
"You are welcome, Shinji Ikari."
"I must go now, I am sorry Kaoru, I need to do some
more thinking about what you have said about me not
being responsible for the pain of my friends."
"Then, we will talk more tomorrow..."
"I hope so, I like talking to you as well."
"Good evening then, Shinji."
Shinji gets up and leaves Kaoru sitting on the bench
as he heads to the shuttle station. Kaoru continues
to sit there for a while longer.
'Tomorrow, Shinji, all your pain will be over in life,
you will not have to worry anymore...'
****************
After a night of restless slumber, Shinji finds
himself back in the same room he was in before when he
was given the news on both Rei and Asuka, he sits down
in a chair facing the monitor that has both Rei's and
Asuka's rooms displayed on it.
"Rei, Asuka, you have both been my friends during
these past months, it hurts me to see you like this
now. I have felt like it was me that causeed you both
to be here recently, but last night I was shown that
is not true. I was the one that helped you get to
this point, even though you may be dying now, you are
both still alive because of me, and I have your
friendship in return. I am happy to have known you
both as long as I have, and though I wish you both
would not die, I have come to accept this as my gift
to you both..."
Before Shinji is able to finish what he is trying to
say, he hears the alarms go off in the Medical Ward
symbolizing an angel attack. "Asuka, Rei, this battle
is dedicated to you both."
Shinji runs out of the room and to the locker rooms.
After he has finished putting on his plug suit, he
runs to his Entry Plug and awaits synchronization from
the Eva.
Once the Entry Plug is powered up, he sees Misato's
face appear on the wall.
<Shinji, can you hear me?>
"Yes, Misato."
<The Fifth Child has taken Eva Unit-02 and is heading
towards Terminal Dogma, he is the last angel, Shinji,
the 17th. You must stop him before he reaches
Terminal Dogma.>
Shinji hears everything Misato says, but doesn't
believe a word of it, "He can't be, he is my friend,
Misato! I don't believe you!"
<SHINJI!! I don't believe it myself, but I see all
the data in front of me, you have to stop him!>
"It must be a lie..."
<It isn't Shinji. Eva launch!>
Shinji feels the Eva start to descend as he begins to
go over the previous day in his head, "He said that he
loved me, how can he do this to me, HOW?!"
When Unit-01 has finally caught up with Unit-02, he
gets ready to fight.
"Kaoru! How could you do this to me?!"
"It is what I have been sent to do Shinji. I didn't
lie to you last night, you are worthy of love, but I
must do what I have been sent to do."
Shinji reaches for his Progressive Knife, but finds
that he is unable to withdraw it, "I can't do this,
Kaoru, please stop, I don't want to fight you, you are
my friend, and the first that has really said they
love me."
"Shinji, this is what you must do. The reason you
pilot is for survival, the fate of everyone is in your
hands at the moment, what you choose to do is up to
you..."
"But, how can I fight when I am already losing two
other friends, I can't do this!"
"Then I must defeat you, Ikari."
Suddenly, Unit-02 grabs the Progressive knife and
shoves it into Unit-01's armor and flesh.
"I am sorry, Shinji."
Shinji is unable to tolerate the pain and passes out
in his entry plug, his last words being "Forgive me,
Rei, Asuka, I have let you down..."
****************
As Kaoru and the Evas reach Terminal Dogma, Kaoru
begins to think about what Shinji said the night
before as he comes to realize why Shinji is unable to
fight, "Shinji, I betrayed you, yet you did not fight
me? Why is that?" Once he and the Evas are at the
bottom, he approaches Heaven's Door and stops, and
thinks about a few things he missed during his visit
with Rei, "Is it that you see something more in your
fellow pilots Shinji? Does their dying hurt you that
much?" Instantly, Kaoru sees the flaw in humanity
that he missed, he sees that Shinji has felt their
pain mixed with the pain of betrayal, but with the
pain a sense of purpose has come, one that provided
the weakness.
Kaoru enters through the doorway and approaches
Lilith, "Adam, our mother being. Those born from Adam
must return to Adam, even annihilating humanity? No,
this isn't Adam, this is Lilith. I see. I
understand, Lilim."
Kaoru makes his most important decision yet in that
spot, "No, I mustn't do this, I must let humanity
live, they must live, that leaves me with one option
left. Yes, I must do it." Kaoru turns and heads back
the same way he has come, "Shinji, this is my gift to
you...thank you."
****************
Hours later, in the NERV Medical Ward, Shinji awakens
from the most recent battle he almost lost.
"I am still alive?"
"Shinji?"
Shinji turns his head in the direction of the voice,
"Misato, what happened?"
"We are not sure, we found you in the wreckage of room
407, laying next to Rei. I was hoping you could tell
us how you got there."
"I don't remember how I did, the last thing I remember
is being stabbed by Unit-02."
"You are very lucky, Shinji. From what I saw, you
should have died in the blast that occurred in that
room, we have no idea how you survived without any
injuries, Rei was not so lucky, I don't know her
condition yet."
"Rei...no..."
"Shinji, if you want, you may leave, I have brought
your cell phone just in case I have any more news for
you."
"Hai, Misato..."
Misato turns and leaves the room, Shinji decides to
just lay there in the bed a little longer to think
about what he has heard, "So, Rei has been injured,
all because of me, all because I could not stop
Kaoru..."
After what seems like minutes, Shinji gets up and gets
dressed, then heads out of the room. Once he has
exited, he sees what used to be a hallway, but now is
just blackened walls and holes, Shinji then notices
what is left of the sign that used to give directions.
<EXI
C NI L>
L ND Y
<FRON DE
He has a hard time sorting out the letters at first,
until he sees the room number on the door. He
immediately knows what is in the direction of the
explosion and starts running until he reaches the room
he was searching for, somehow the numbers have
survived on the door to room 704. When Shinji sees
the interior he almost falls over, "How did I survive
this? How bad is Rei's condition?" Shinji turns
white at the thought that Rei could be in serious
condition.
"Shinji?"
"Misato, please tell me Rei survived..."
"She did, but I don't know how bad her injuries
were..."
"MISATO!!"
Misato is taken aback by Shinji's sudden outburst,
"Shinji?"
Shinji doesn't bother to stand around while Misato
tries to respond further, he starts running in the
direction of the exit. He doesn't even hear Ritsuko
call for Misato.
Hours later, Shinji is at the same place he and Rei
visited days before after the night Rei got drunk.
"Why did Kaoru try to kill us all, why did he betray
me?"
Shinji just lies there on the ground going over the
battle from hours earlier that he doesn't even hear
someone approaching him.
"Shinji?"
Shinji is startled out of his thoughts as the person
standing over him speaks again, "Shinji?"
"Rei?"
"Yes."
Shinji is so excited to see Rei that he forgets she is
standing over him and ends up knocking her over.
"REI!! No, I'm sorry, sorry."
"Shinji, it is okay."
Shinji helps Rei up off the ground and hugs her, "Rei,
you are okay, I was worried about you when I saw your
room, and heard that you have been injured."
"I am okay, Shinji. But, I must talk to you,
alone..."
"Shinji turns and sees Ritsuko and Misato standing a
ways away from them. Rei waves her hand to signal to
them that they can go.
Misato calls back to Rei, "Rei, I will leave this up
to you, contact us if you need any help."
"Hai, Misato."
Misato and Ritsuko turn and head off to a waiting
black car, get in, and let NERV security drive them
away, leaving Rei and Shinji to talk.
"Rei, what's wrong?"
"Shinji, do you remember what happened when you went
to fight the 17th Angel?"
"I remember getting stabbed by Unit-02."
"You passed out in your Eva afterwards."
"I guess that is true..."
"You decided not to fight Kaoru, but Kaoru decided at
the last moment before Third Impact that he wished for
humanity to live. He brought you back up the way you
both came down, and to my room..."
"He...decided to let me live?"
"Yes...he closed off everything within a certain
distance from my room and spoke to me, He decided to
become one with me to save everyone, and to allow me
to survive. He is a part of me now. Tabris told me
you were the reason he stopped everything. He wanted
me to thank you for helping him make the right
decision, for all three of us."
"I don't understand?"
"Nor do I, but you were the reason we did not die..."
"So, what next?"
"Now, we must continue what has been set in motion by
your father."
"Hai."
"Come, it is time to head back."
"Yes, Rei. I am glad you are not injured."
"As I am you..."
The two of them start walking to the shuttle that will
bring them back to the city and Misato's apartment.
As they are walking, Shinji sees the sun beginning to
set and gets an idea.
"Rei, have you ever seen a sunset before?"
"No."
"Then, let us make up for the sunrise we missed
yesterday."
"Hai."
The children continue to walk until they come to a
nice spot in the park where they can see the sun set.
"Rei, why is it you asked me about sunrises?"
"I do not understand what others see in them."
"Well, I have not seem many sunrises, but I did see a
sunset with Misato after the first battle. I feel
that a sunset symbolizes the end of the day when
everything changes."
"But change is constant..."
"That is true, but the sun isn't what brings in the
change, it's how it looks when it sets and rises that
people see change."
Rei takes a moment to looks at the reds, purples and
gold that have come with the setting of the sun and
finally sees why it is so special.
"The site is...nice."
"That is probably why it is enjoyable to see this
change."
"With change, people change..."
"But don't think about it, just take in the site in
front of you..."
"I see...thank you, Shinji."
Shinji smiles at Rei as the two of them continue to
watch the sunset until the golden color has
disappeared, then rise and continue to the shuttle
station.
"Rei, What was that question you wanted to ask me
before?"
"Shinji, how do you feel about me being pregnant?"
"It is a shock, but I am happy for you, and wish to
help you out as much as I can...as much as you would
like me to."
"I am...happy to hear those words come from you,
Shinji."
"Why do you ask?"
"Because it has led me to decide on whether to ask
this next question..."
"I see."
"Shinji, I have decided to have this child, but I need
assistance in learning how to care for it first.
Shinji, would you like to assist me?"
"Rei?"
"I will let you think about it first."
"Rei...I would be happy to."
****************
Hours later, down in the office of Doctor Ritsuko
Akagi, someone is going over the notes they were going
over days earlier.
"Why can't I figure this out?"
The person is obviously Ritsuko Akagi, she is getting
ready to call it quits for the night when she comes
across something she missed before, somehow some of
the papers have fallen into place again the way they
did before, only this time someone is present to see
it.
"What the?.."
She begins to go over the pattern formed by the said
papers and sees that the answer has been in plain
sight the whole time, she grabs a notebook and writes
down a few things before heading over to her terminal.
"I hope this is the answer I need..."
"She enters the notes in to the terminal and hits
enter, the MAGI begin to go over the new findings and
gives the doctor an answer.
[Test Delta 86]
[Results Point To Mutation]
Ritsuko grabs one of the notes cluttered on her desk
and puts in the findings, and then hits enter again.
About a minute later she has her answer.
[Chemical Findings Point To A Positive Match To
Chemicals On File]
[Chem Ident Is - Hydro 157]
[Purpose Of Chem - Modification Of Eva Tissue During
Early Stages Of Growth]
[Reason For Use In Presented Case - To Modify The
Structure Of Living Tissue]
[Usage - Recommended For Eva Growth Only]
[Case Used For - Modified Growth Of Human Fetus]
[Side Effects - Accelerated Growth]
"Oh god. How did this happen, how did it get in Rei?"
Ritsuko thinks back to when Rei was in the tube last.
She remembers the blue liquid that entered the tube
and comes to a conclusion, "That bastard! He is using
Rei again for his purposes."
She looks back at the screen again and sees one more
line appear.
[Danger Level - May Cause Death Of Host At End Of The
Cycle]
"He is going to kill Rei!"
As soon as Ritsuko learns this, she prints out her
findings and writes her summary.
[Summary For Subject - Ayanami, Rei]
[Personal Notes]
[]
[After discovering the identity of the fourth
chemical, I have come to the conclusion that Commander
Ikari plans on possibly making a more useful version
of Rei, while killing her at the same time. My
assumption is he sees no more use for Rei and is using
her to create a more suitable Eva Pilot. If this is
indeed the Commanders plan, then I must find out how
to undo what has been done without killing the host or
the fetus. I will be making more notes on this matter
as I see needed. Misato, if you are reading this,
then you have either hacked into this file or I am
dead, either way, you must not let the Commander
succeed with his plan.]
[]
[End Notes]
****************
Elsewhere in NERV, hidden among the shadows of the
basement, a man walks down a hallway. Every time he
passes through the light, a person can see his orange
suit that all the technicians wear.
"Tail calling the head, Tail calling the head, please
reply..."
<This is the head, go ahead tail?>
"I have reached the computer control lines, awaiting
further instructions."
<Tail, you are to patch the device into the green
line, then await further orders.>
"Hai."
The tech opens up the box to his right and begins to
pull out a mass of cabling from it, 'Red, blue, white,
GREEN.'
As soon as he preps the cable, he attaches a small
black box to it.
"Device is attached."
<Push 2 and enter your ID code.>
The tech do as told and ends up putting the device on
standby
[AWAITING AUTHORIZATION CODE]
"It says ready."
<Authorization Code is 84483920.>
He enters in the code and reads the screen.
[CODE IS VALID]
[AWAITING REMOTE COMMANDS]
[SCRAMBLER ACTIVE]
"It's all ready."
<Good, now return to your NERV duties until we contact
you next.>
"Hai."
He closes up the box and walks back the same way he
come from down the dark hall. Back at the box, the
device is receiving its commands from the base station
far away.
[TRANSMITTER ACTIVE]
[INSTRUCTIONS CONFIRMED]
[TAPPING GRID CONTROLS]
[DONE]
[TAPPING SECURITY CONTROLS]
[DONE]
[STANDBY MODE ACTIVE]
To Be Continued...
----
Time for the questions:
Will Asuka ever wake up?
Isn't Shinji helping Rei already?
Why is it Gendo has to kill Rei?
Who was that tech really?
Find out next time in Rei's Child, Chapter IV.
----
Omake's for November:
Omake 1
What Ritsuko really thinks about Rei:
[Summary For Subject - Ayanami, Rei]
[Personal Notes]
[]
[I'm the one making love to Commander Ikari and that
stupid little bitch has a child?! She better not have
fucked Gendo, he's my man. I'll inject so many
chemicals into her her eyeballs will pop out her
freaking head! She even got more attention than my
mom! If that little hussy thinks she's taking Gendo
from me, she has another thing coming!]
[]
[End Notes]
----
Notes:
Hmm...I seem to be building a good story here, but I
can't be sure really. I decided not to have Shinji
fight in this version because everything was different
this time around, so that could have changed how
Tabris made his decision, I thought that he was never
sure ending everything for humanity was the best thing
to do anyway. Rei and Kaoru merging seemed like the
best way to set Kaoru aside for now, cause I plan on
using him again at the end of the series. Shinji is
no coward, I know that, but he did have a lot on his
mind when it came to the critical time to fight, he
could have been hurt so much that he didn't have the
will to fight anymore. Asuka was found, she will be
coming back again soon, Rei had to be incapacitated
for the battle with the 17th Angel, and I have finally
given you the true identity of the unknown chemical
that has caused all of these problems in the first
place, but, the questions is, what happens now? And
the tech is a whole other story, but you will find out
soon about him.
Well, don't ask me, I write it, you read it, and I
hear about it sooner or later, but I will tell you
that I have decided the extend the original length by
two more chapters, so this will now take over a year
to finish. Be happy about that please. And one final
note, after I have finished the series I plan on going
back and fixing it up so that it is properly done, but
for now, I am giving you everything I can come up
with, including questions so that you get the true Eva
feel from my writing.
Well, it's best if I shut up now, so look for the next
chapter in about a month. Bye.
Well, C&C is welcomed.
Flames will be tolerated.
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