Shin Tenkei Evangelion (New Divine Revelation Evangelion)
by Steven Thesken (jurai-knight@home.com)

SPOILER WARNING!  Some of the scenes reveal information that 
may spoil the surprises in the later episodes.

Copyright Notice:  None of these characters are mine.  They all 
belong to Gainax (and AD Vision here in North America).  I only 
borrow them for the purpose of this fanfic.

Author Notes: Thoughts will be captioned by * on each end.  I tried 
to use dates as given in the Evangelion FAQ.  If they weren�t given, 
I made a guess as to time.  The Evangelion FAQ is at:  
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/6195/part.htm


Revelation 0:0 - Sailor on the Sea of Dirac

     For with God nothing shall be impossible.   Luke 1:37


*** JUNE 6, 2001

	Yui Ikari cuddled her newborn son to her chest.  She felt tired, 
yet contented now that her struggles were complete.  His birth had 
not been easy, but the result was well worth it.  The nurse left the 
new parents alone for a short while.  Yui brushed some hair back 
from her face and smiled down at her son.

	Gendou Ikari looked down on the mother and child, and felt a 
strange sense of accomplishment at the birth of his son.  So much 
death had taken place at Second Impact.  He was unaccustomed to 
smiling, but a small smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.  He 
leaned over to touch the infant.

	�Your name will be Shinji, my son.�


*** NOVEMBER 1, 2001

	�It is time,� intoned Gendou Ikari solemnly.  �Prepare to open 
the chamber.�

	�Are you sure about this, Gendou,� an equally solemn Yui 
asked.  �The Project may be a mistake.  I know you believe in it, 
especially after what happened at Second Impact, but....�

	�But what, Yui?�  Gendou does not take his eyes from the glass 
cylinder in front of them.

	�I just worry.  She is almost a daughter to me after all.�  Yui 
glanced at the basket behind her where Shinji slept quietly.

	�She does have some of your genetic material in her, but it is 
much less than half of her coding.  Other people have contributed to 
this effort, along with samples of what we found in Antarctica.  She 
is designed to be a tool for the uplifting of Mankind, nothing more.�  
Gendou�s voice was solemn as he turned to face her, but his look 
verged on a smile.

	�At least that is what SEELE would have me say.  However, 
since you were a major contributor to her genetic code, perhaps she 
could be considered your daughter in a way.  That was why I decided 
to use the name you picked if Shinji had been born a girl.  Perhaps 
she will even grow to look like you.�

	Yui leaned against the warm glass of the cylinder.  She spread 
her hand against the glass as she watched the tiny figure floating 
within.

	�Your name is Rei, little one.�  Yui gazed at the small life and 
smiled.


*** OCTOBER 18, 2004

	�Are you sure you feel up to doing this, Yui,� asked a worried 
Gendou.  He hadn�t slept well the night before, and it showed on his 
face.  Gehirn had been pressuring for live pilot synchronization test 
results, and Yui had volunteered.  He loved her more than he wanted 
to admit to himself sometimes, and it made him feel protective of 
her.  He couldn�t imagine what life would be like without her, which 
challenged the lone-wolf image he had always painted of himself.

	�I�ll be fine, Rokubungi-kun,� replied Yui with a smile.

	Gendou winced.  "I�ve asked you not to call me that anymore.  I 
already took on your family name.  You know my old name always 
bothers me."

	�It is one of the few ways I have left to tease you, dear heart.  
You just give me that serious look to most other ways that I try.  At 
least that one gives me more of a reaction.�  Yui smiled as she 
pressed the button on the wrist of her plugsuit to activate it, causing 
it to shrink to fit her slim body.

	Yui kneeled down and touched Shinji�s face with her gloved 
hand.  He doesn�t awake, since he tended to sleep as soundly as his 
father does.  She kissed him on the forehead as he scrunched his face 
up a little.

	Gendou stood over them, a proud look on his face.  Along with 
his dedication to his work, his wife and son were his world.  Yui 
always laughed whenever he told her that.  She was even here at his 
request after all.  He mentally voiced a prayer to whatever God was 
listening that nothing would ever harm his family.

	Doctor Naoko Akagi watched this touching little family scene 
with a mental sneer.  Since joining the Project she had developed 
more than a passing attraction to the solemn Gendou Ikari.  Her 
subtle attempts at attracting his attention had elicited nothing from 
him.  She turned away and busied herself at her console.

	Yui stood up from her son and headed towards the hatchway to 
the synchro test chamber.  She gave Gendou a reassuring smile as 
the hatch closed.  He struggled to feel reassured, but he would be 
strong for her.  The research had to go on, and this was the next 
hurdle to go through.  He conferred with Doctor Kouzou Fuyutsuki 
as Yui entered the Entry Plug.

	�Don�t worry so much, Gendou,� Kouzou said.  �We will 
monitor everything closely.�

	Everything had proceeded well through first stage 
synchronization.  Yui had been smiling as she reported her 
impressions of the physical sensations.

	"The first stage of synchronization is successful," declared 
Naoko.

	"Well done, Doctor Akagi," Gendou acknowledged.  "How are 
your readings, Doctor Fuyutsuki?"

	"We appear to be holding at acceptable levels of contamination," 
replied Kouzou.  "We are still within safety margins.  Shall we 
proceed to second stage?�

	�Yes,� answered Gendou.  His concerns were evaporating.  He 
folded his hands in front of his chin as he studied his own readouts.

	�Beginning second stage of synchronization,� declared Naoko.

	Gendou and Kouzou were concentrating on their consoles, so 
they didn�t notice the surprised look that crossed Yui�s face.  Naoko 
noticed, but said nothing.  Her console still gave readings within 
safety parameters.

	�How are you doing, Yui,� asked Gendou as he looked up from 
his console.

	�Things feel a little strange,� Yui smiled weakly in reply, �but 
it�s nothing I can�t handle.�

	�Second stage of synchronization is achieved,� declared Naoko.  
�We are ready to proceed to third stage at your orders, Gendou-kun.�

	Gendou took his eyes off Yui�s face on the screen to glare at 
Doctor Akagi.  Kouzou suddenly noticed a sharp spike on his 
contamination levels, and turned to face him.

	�Gendou!  I�m getting a surge in contamination levels!  Perhaps 
we should abort the test.�  Doctor Fuyutsuki prepared to abort.

	"Abort now?�  Naoko locked eyes with Gendou.  �Don�t be 
ridiculous!  We don't have enough data yet, and we are still within 
the established safety parameters.  Yui can take more, and we need 
this research!"

	Gendou was about to give the order to abort when alarms began 
blaring from all the consoles.  In mounting horror, he stabbed at the 
Emergency Pilot Eject button on his console.  Nothing happened.

	�Contamination levels are climbing!�  Doctor Fuyutsuki 
struggled to shut down the test from his console, but all commands 
were being ignored.  �We�re losing her!�

	In those brief moments, Gendou could only stare at the image 
from the Entry Plug in a sort of fascination.  Yui had fainted, her 
few screams long since past.  Before losing consciousness, she gave 
one last struggle to move, lifting a hand to the camera as if to ask for 
help.

	A moment later she was gone.  Her empty plug suit floated in 
the LCL.

	They tried to bring her back.  All attempts ended in failure.

	Gendou Ikari was never the same after that day.  His work 
became his obsession.  His normally reserved demeanor deepened 
into a coldness.  His young son Shinji, frightened and confused at the 
loss of his mother, ran away for a short time.  Angered by what he 
saw as Shinji�s weakness, Gendou sent Shinji away to foster care.

	The times that they would see each other over the coming years 
were few.


*** NOVEMBER 20, 2015

	Leriel, the Twelfth Angel had consumed Unit-01 in a Sea of 
Dirac.

	Shinji floated in a quiet darkness.  They had attempted to reel 
him back in using his power cable, but that attempt had failed.  The 
power cable had broken free of Unit-01, and his battery backup had 
been forced to kick in.  Unable to break free, he had settled in to wait 
to be rescued.  It was proving to be a long wait.

	The LCL was getting harder to breathe.

	*Asuka wanted to prove herself the best.  Now I guess she�ll get 
her chance.  They never needed me in the first place.  She and Rei 
were trained for this.  I... I was just convenient for my father.*

	His eyes were beginning to play tricks on him in the darkness.  
He saw brief flickers of color and light.  It almost looked like faint 
fireflies zooming back and forth in the darkness.

	*Oh, God... I wish...*

	�Wish what?�  A soft voice spoke to him from out of the 
darkness.

	Shinji blinked.  *Great.  Now I�m hearing things.*  The weight 
of the stagnant LCL was like a blanket covering him.  He couldn�t 
talk, but his hallucination seemed to hear his thoughts fine.

	�What do you wish, Shinji Ikari?�  That same still, small voice 
spoke to him from out of the darkness.

	*What do I wish?  I wish my mother hadn�t died.  I wish my 
father hadn�t abandoned me.*

	�That would make you happy?�  The voice seemed to be coming 
from next to his right shoulder.

	*I guess....*  He had always assumed that would be what would 
make him happy.  To have had a normal family life growing up, and 
a father who cared about him.  The LCL was getting really foul.  He 
started to feel sleepy.

	�If you could grant that wish to Shinji Ikari at the cost of this 
life, would you?�  The voice had switched to his other shoulder.

	*What are you talking about?  Who are you?*

	�Answer the question, Shinji Ikari.  Would you grant the life 
you wish for to Shinji Ikari at the cost of this life?�

	*I don�t understand.  _I�m_ Shinji Ikari.  How can I grant a 
wish to myself?*

	�It can be done.  I offer a way, but only if you wish it.�

	*YES!  All right?!  I would give anything to have had a 
different life growing up!  Are you happy now?*

	The fireflies had begun to multiply.  Shinji felt like he was 
dying; it was so hard to breathe now.  It was so hard to keep his eyes 
open.

	Outside, the Sea of Dirac rippled for several moments.  It began 
to shrink.

	�I�m getting some sort of reading!�  Ritsuko Akagi tried to make 
sense of her scans.  �Something�s happening to the Angel!�

	�Be more specific, Doctor Akagi,� intoned a solemn Gendou.

	�There�s some form of quantum level reaction going on in the 
Sea of Dirac.  It�s beginning to throw off quantum gravity surges.�  
Ritsuko couldn�t believe her results.  They made no sense.

	The Sea of Dirac suddenly imploded.  A flash of light washed 
across Tokyo-3, and out across the Earth.

	This branch of probability collapsed back into the quantum 
foam.  The world changed.


*** OCTOBER 18, 2004

	�Second stage of synchronization is achieved,� declared Naoko.  
�We are ready to proceed to third stage at your orders, Gendou-kun.�

	Gendou took his eyes off Yui�s face on the screen to glare at 
Doctor Akagi.  Kouzou suddenly noticed a sharp spike on his 
contamination levels, and turned to face him.

	�Gendou!  I�m getting a surge in contamination levels!  Perhaps 
we should abort the test.�  Doctor Fuyutsuki prepared to abort.

	"Abort now?�  Naoko locked eyes with Gendou.  �Don�t be 
ridiculous!  We don't have enough data yet, and we are still within 
the established safety parameters.  Yui can take more, and we need 
this research!"

	Gendou was about to give the order to abort when alarms began 
blaring from all the consoles.  In mounting horror, he stabbed at the 
Emergency Pilot Eject button on his console.  Nothing happened.

	�Contamination levels are climbing!�  Doctor Fuyutsuki 
struggled to shut down the test from his console, but all commands 
were being ignored.  �We�re losing her!�

	In those brief moments, Gendou could only stare at the image 
from the Entry Plug in a sort of fascination.  Yui had fainted, her 
few screams long since past.  Before losing consciousness, she gave 
one last struggle to move, lifting a hand to the camera as if to ask for 
help.

	Then, a miracle happened.

	�Wait a moment!�  Doctor Fuyutsuki stared at his instruments.  
�The contamination levels are dropping.  Things are moving back 
into acceptable safety limits.�

	Gendou forced himself to sit back down.  He folded his hands in 
front of his chin and tried to remain calm.  Next to him, Shinji began 
to cry in a sniffling way.  Gendou ignored him.

	�What is Yui�s.... What is the status of the pilot?�  He has 
regained full control of his emotions again.

	�Her patterns are stabilizing.�  Naoko kept her voice 
professional.  Inside, she had experienced a brief hope that Yui 
would die.  That hope was dashed.  �Brainwaves are nominal.  The 
danger appears to be over.�

	�De-synchronization is complete,� intoned a grateful Doctor 
Fuyutsuki.  �We have regained full control of all systems.  Now 
ejecting Entry Plug.�

	Gendou was the first one through the hatchway.  The others 
were not too far behind.  The steam was still rising off of the Entry 
Plug.

	Ignoring the heat burning his hands, he manually opened the 
Plug.  Yui�s unconscious body tumbled into his arms.  She coughed 
weakly a few moments before opening her eyes.

	�I thought I�d lost you,� Gendou tried hard to keep his voice 
calm.

	�I think you almost did,� Yui replied in a weak voice.  �I felt 
like I was... fading somehow, at the end.  I don�t know what 
happened, but it felt like something... shoved me back.�

	Gendou hugged her, and a few tears escape his control.  Behind 
them, Doctor Fuyutsuki smiled, but Doctor Akagi has a slight frown 
on her face.

	Forgotten in the excitement, young Shinji sniffled some more.  
Something important had happened, but right now he just wanted 
his mother.


To be continued�

Author Endnote: When I first saw the episode with the 12th Angel, I 
was curious as to what a �Sea of Dirac� could refer to.  Doing some 
research, I discovered that Paul Dirac shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in 
physics for his work in quantum mechanics.  Some of his work 
points to the possibility of sending a signal back through time.  That 
concept gave me a starting point for this story.