I've been working on this for a while, and it finally feels like it's
ready for relase. I'm pretty sure I never sent this out before. 
There's an explanation at the end, in case, after reading this you
start screaming about where I could have come up with something like
this.

If you have problems with the formatting, let me know, and I'll redo
it. 

Warning: Spoilers in here. Yup, definitely. Yup yup yup yup yup. 

Now, fate is a funny thing. Especially when you start pulling on
certain strings. Take the following for instance. Change a little
something here, a little something there, and�

	EVA Unit 01 spun around, having just killed Tabris in Terminal Dogma.
>From inside, the pilot, Shinji Ikari, screamed out in rage.
	"FATHER! YOU, YOU, AAARRGH!" 
	He could feel his anger flowing through him, and through Unit 01.
Then the same feelings of betrayal and anger reverberated back through
EVA 01, magnifying his own. A flood of feelings came at him. Then came
the memories, information, and finally understanding. He knew
everything, and he was rather pissed off. Shinji had Unit 01 jump into
the lift shaft and start climbing towards the control center.
	As he climbed, the control center snapped into action. Techs started
scampering for their consoles, trying to look busy while planning how
to get the hell out of there before Shinji turned the place into
confetti without bringing Gendo down on their heads. Talk about being
stuck between a rock and a hard place. 
	Misato was not happy. Her little Shinji had suddenly started
screaming illegibly, in anger, not pain for once, and now he was
taking his EVA on a joyride through NERV. "Pilot, what the hell are
you doing?!"
	Shinji's response was disturbingly calm. "What do you think? I'm
coming to kill that son-of-a-bitch, that's what I'm doing." 
	Almost everyone in the control center was shocked into silence at
this point. Almost everyone. 
	"Raise LCL pressure in the entry plug." Gendo said, with the same
cold calm as his son. 
	The voice of the commander shocked the tech crew back into action.
However, as much as they may have tried to carry out their orders,
their attempts were futile. Hyuuga called out, "Unable to do so,
commander. The signal is being rejected by Unit 01." 
	Dr. Akagi, who had been watching the entire proceedings, chose this
point to jump in. "What?! That shouldn't be possible! The pilot
shouldn't be able to block the signal." 
Hyuuga rechecked his readings. "Doctor, the _pilot_ isn't blocking the
system. The interference is coming from Unit 01 itself." 
	Shinji's voice came over the com link. "Oh, and Commander, Mother
says hello."
	At this, Gendo's face paled, and his usual calm was flustered. A
whisper escaped his lips. "Yui."
	Most of the bridge crew became very confused at this point. Misato,
who had already been a bit worried about Shinji's mental health after
he started screaming, was afraid he had finally snapped. However, when
she looked over and saw Ritsuko, she wondered if he might not be so
crazy after all. 
	Ritsuko's eyes were as wide as saucers, and she had backed herself up
against the wall. She was mumbling "oh shit" over and over. 
	By this time, Unit 01 was almost at the control center, but, just as
the unit was about to reach command, Rei walked in. 
	Unit 01 had a giant, rather disturbing, smile upon it's face as it
reached the control center and saw Gendo staring out the window.
However, before he could rip Gendo into itsy bitsy bits, Rei got in
between him and Unit 01. Her face was a model of rationality as she
stared down Unit 01. Shinji temporarily halted his assault, unwilling
to injure Rei. "Rei, everyone, leave now. I don't want to, hell I
_won't_ go through you to get to him. So move. Now." 
	"Ikari-kun, I can't let you do this." She said, staring into the
monstrous eyes of the Evangelion. 
	Shinji's rationality broke down. "Rei! Look at what he's done! He
destroyed Asuka, he nearly killed Toji, Kaji's dead, Kaoru's gone-
even you died, what, a couple of times now? And worse than that, the
son-of-a-bitch, he, he, he-" 
	Rei calmly asked, "He what?" 
	Shinji's face contorted into a face of pure hatred. "HE KILLED MY
MOTHER!" 
	Gendo Ikari's control, which he had slowly been recovering, once
again slipped, allowing a small amount of guilt to show. With everyone
who hadn't already ran for their lives focused on the battle of words
between Rei and Shinji, however, no one noticed. 
	Rei seemed thoughtful for a moment. Then she said quietly, "If it
wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here." 
	"I know!" Shinji yelled. He took a second to gain his composure
before continuing. "I know. He's my father. I have him to thank for my
miserable existence too. I don't care. We can't do this anymore! Too
many people have been hurt. Too many have, have died..." Shinji said,
fading at the end. 
	However, Rei still wouldn't move out of Unit 01's way. "I'm sorry,
Shinji." 
	"Please. I can't- I can't hurt you. Then I'd be just like _HIM_.
Please Rei, let me do this." 
	Rei finally spoke up. "No Shinji-kun. I can't let you do this." 
	Shinji knew he had lost. He couldn't harm Rei, not even for this.
Unit 01's head bowed down in defeat.
	However, Rei continued. "I cannot allow you to have that on your
soul. I'll do it." Rei whipped around and flew towards Gendo. Before
he could react, Rei's fist, charged by the power of an AT field, drove
through his face, and out the back of his skull. His twitching body
fell to the ground, lifeless. She looked down at his lifeless body,
and the corner of her mouth inched up. "Gomen, sensei." 

	You may be reading this right now and saying "WHAT THE HELL?!" I was
listening to the song "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd, and
when it said "Teacher, leave those kids alone," a few ideas came to
mind. First, I was looking at the background of my computer, a picture
of Rei looking rather pissed off. Then, I remembered reading somewhere
that Rei calls Gendo "sensei." I can't remember if this is the case in
the subbed I've seen, though. Teacher+Kids+Pissed Off=Kill Gendo.
C'mon, you know you wanted to kill him sometimes too. 
	2/22- I just did a bit of revision. I was reading this and I realized
it was way too short for my tastes, so I did a little editing, added a
little detail. I might do so again later, I don't know. 
	6/19- More revision. I think it's finally ready for the FFML.
	C&C is welcomed, flames will be extinguished, then burnt in offering
to the god of unhappy fanfic authors.
	Chad, A.K.A. Lord Angelis- pitchfc1@muohio.edu