TheLastChild
Cyber-Mouse 9000
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Here�s the second draft. Anyway, I know that Ranma is only fourteen and he learns the moves when he�s sixteen, but in this fic, he already knows. K? well, I got some posts that people wanted me to continue this� so �. I did. =).


Chapter 1:
Part 1- Bottle Caps


      He closed the door behind him. He typed in the alarm code and the entrance locked behind him. He hoped the others didn�t see him break away from the tour group. He let out the breath he was holding and leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes. He smiled. He let out a sharp laugh as he stepped toward the controls.
    Ranma didn�t take the business seriously, originally being from an outside organization, not in line with the government, consisting of forty-two persons. Being only fourteen years old ,and still a teenager, he rarely took on missions. And for good reason: previous missions ended in disaster. This had been his second chance. Without a second thought he took it..
    His former commander, had sent him the plans and the outline of the building. It pointed out where the cameras, and security systems were. It noted where the guards were, but they were out on patrol and he was warned to be careful. Soon after, she was killed.
He took out the papers and sorted through them.
      "Paaaaaaage� 34, here it is. The Control Panel�" he said. He compared the picture on the page to the panel and found that they were identical.
On the bottom right corner, there was a switch panel. He took out a metal object and pried it open carefully.
      "Where�s the red wire? There are only � sixteen, seventeen, eighteen wires. Oh there it is," He grabbed it and tore it apart, the power going off shortly. He cut another wire and connected them together. The power was restored, but the control room was a bit dimmer than before. He pulled out a needle with a connector attached to it. He paused a moment to think something over. (I wonder if I should have accepted it. Maybe this wasn�t a good idea. Its probably be better to just ditch this place�nah) He reached further into the opening and felt around inside. He noticed a small hole and inserted the needle inside. From small pack tied around his waist, he took out what looked like a miniature keypad the size of his palm. He pressed the buttons and the small screen on it began to blink.
      "Okay, camera�s off," He stood up and  Ranma switched one of the buttons on, and the shades slowly opened, revealing a window. Beside it, a door opened, leading into the larger room with the Eva. He went in the door and gasped at the sight. The robot was even bigger than he had thought it to be! Ranma shook his head. He suddenly recalled why he was there. He wanted to get out as soon as possible. He stepped up to the platform and took out his camera. He held it up and waited for it to adjust. He set it down as it snapped on its own.  The model was more than he hoped for. It was pure white except for the chest-plate, the hands, and the legs which were black.
    "Wait til' Ryouga gets a load of this!" Ryouga was part of it too. The same committee and organization. He was supposed to assist him, but had mysteriously disappeared five minutes before he went in.  He stood up and began walking back toward the exit. He paused a moment and looked to his left. There was a where a door that said *Eva Pilots Only!!*. He smirked and jogged over to it, bringing the camera. Ranma felt behind his ear and switched the small device on. It was one of the gadgets he got to fool around with while he was there. It was a transmitter, camera, and communicator all in one.
     "What code number," he asked into the object.
     <Floor 54? Oh! It�s 542ru30d2.>  He nodded and typed it into the keypad. The door slid open on its own. Ranma looked around and saw the pilot suits.
    "Bingo," he said. He put down his camera and grabbed one of the suits from the hooks. After looking over it, he threw off his clothes and slipped one on. He hadn�t known what possessed himself to do so, but he kept the suit on anyway. He accidentally kicked something with his foot. He picked up the box and opened it. There were two objects. He recognized them as the devices that they wore on their heads. He slipped them on carefully. They felt awkward at first, but he got used to it. He stepped out of the room and turned off the light. Maybe he could keep the suit as a souvenir. It would be proof to Ryouga that he had actually been there.
    He knew he�d get in big trouble and get demoted, but he didn�t care. Just being able to go there and see the new Eva was good enough.
    <Ranma what are you doing?> asked a voice. He tapped the transmitter behind his ear.
    "Nothing," he said.
    <Ranma put the suit back>
    "Why?"
    <You baka. You are going to get into so much trouble!>
    "Akane, calm down. What�s the worst that could happen. It�s not like I�ve gotten caught before!"
    <Well remember the time you tripped the alarm system? >
    "You are SO uncute!" he said.
    <What if commander Hinako finds out about this? You�ll be fired! I�ll be fired!>
    "Akane, I know what I�m doing!"
    <Suuure. And what about the time you->
    "Akaaaneeee�" he said.
    <Fine then! Get us into trouble! If anyone finds out what you�re doing, it�s all your fault>
    "Whatever�" Ranma took one last look at the Eva. He ran into the control room and pulled a lever. Ranma looked through the window. Nothing happened.
      "Hey- isn�t this supposed to open the thing?" he asked himself.
      <The entry�s in the back>
      "Oh yeah," said Ranma.
      <Remember- only a few shots, then download the scan files. After that, it�s done. Got it?>
      "How do I get inside?" he asked.
      <There�s some kind of� capsule� that should react and bring you in there or something, I dunno. Just try something>. He nodded and went behind the back. He saw the capsule thing Akane was talking about, and he stood there a moment, just trying to figure it out how it worked. After a series of attempts, he managed to actually get inside.
      <Okay, THAT took a few hours>
      "Hey- I�d like to see a gorilla like you do it faster!" he whispered. He heard a �hmph� sound emit from the com. He took a few  shots of the inside before he took out the connector again and placed it into one of the sockets.
      "You get the shots Akane? How that?" he asked.
      <I am just receiving the files over the connection right� about� now. Yeah I got em�.>He sighed and flipped through the pages. He wanted to download the make-up of the technology. As he searched through he leaned back, accidentally sitting on the pad. A loud noise could be heard and the door behind him closed.
    "Oh man! What' ve I done!" he cried. "I'm gonna get caught for sure!" Ranma grabbed the pad and searched through the pages. Outside, an alarm sounded. Ranma jerked his head up.
    A woman's voice went over the intercom.
    "Attention all NERV personnel: Angel Approaching. Report to appointed posts." A sweat droplet appeared on his forehead.
    "Oh man! Not now!" he hissed to himself. Ranma fell back against the chair and then straps wrapped around him, securing him in the seat.
    A light on the handle blinked and a voice could be heard.
    "Shinji? Is that you? How'd you get here so fast? Why are you in the new model?"
    "Uh... I uh..." Ranma said.
    "Oh nevermind. Are you ready?" asked the woman.
    "Ready for wh-" Then a fluid began flooding the cockpit.
      "That�s weird, it shouldn�t start until�" The voice was cut off. Ranma began choking on the fluid. Ranma's eyes widened as he turned female and he was able to breathe it in. He was breathing water! It may have tasted horrible, but it he was still amazed. He was never told about anything like this happening in the cockpit. She saw the camera floating by.
     ( Great! It�s ruined!)
    "What is this?" Ran-chan asked herself.
    "Hey! Who is this!!"
    "Uh..."
    "This isn't Shinji- Who ar-," The girl didn't have time to finish her sentence. Ranma felt herself scrunch down in her seat. The Eva was launching.
    "Who flipped the launch switch! Who flipped the switch!- Who is that! He�s not supposed to be here!!!!- Come get me!" Ranma heard a commotion going on in the control room. (Is Ryouga inside the control room? Oh Ryouga, you numbskull!!!) she thought. Then she felt pressure and she watched the control room leave her line of sight.
    "Ryooooooooouuuugaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!" she cried.
    "Who the hell is this!" Ran-chan panicked and just blurted out,
    "Ranko Saotome... I uh mean... Chikusho!" Ranko slapped herself on the head.
    "How did you get in here!" cried the voice.
    "I.. uh..."
    "I said, how did you get in here!
    "Um... I..."
    "Stop that!"
    "..." Ran-chan felt the Eva come to a stop.
    "We'll have to live with this for now..." said the voice. "I'm Misato. Now listen. This Eva is attached to your nerves. Understand?"  Ran-chan nodded. Ran-chan felt a strange sensation in her head.
    "Okay that's a start. The EVA nodded. Now, try to walk. Take one step at a time," Misato said to her.
      "How!?" she said.
      "Concentrate," Misato said. Ran-chan closed her eyes tightly and clenched her fists.
      "Why won�t it WALK!" she cried. She slammed her fist down on the control. The Eva began shaking.
      "It worked? It worked!" she whispered. Then much louder, "Walk�" She felt it move. "Step�" She lost the feeling at that moment. "Walk," but it didn�t move.
      "What the-?" asked Ran-chan.
      "Focus, Ranko," Misato advised. (Come on, Baby. Just walk. You�re part - uh- living right? That means you can understand me, right? Walk for me�) Ran-chan thought. If it was attached to his nervous system, then it must know what he was thinking.
      "Walk," she said.
    "Good. Now- Wait- what are you doing?" she screamed. Ran-chan ignored her. Piloting was easier than she thought. She focused her mind even harder. So hard that a blue aura began to appear around her.
    "I'm running," Ran-chan whispered. Ran-chan looked up at the screen and saw an Angel right in front of her.
    "AAH!!" she cried. She instinctively threw a punch and felt the mech move. As she opened her eyes, the screen showed the Eva's arm in front of her, in the very position her own was. She bent her fingers. A few seconds later, the mech�s fingers moved. The reaction was late, but just the sensation of control caused her to jerk in the seat.
    "Watch out!" Misato said. Ranma looked up and saw the Angel grab the chest-plate. Ran-chain felt a pain run through her body.
    "Augh!" she said. Ran-chan imagined the Eva sidekicking the Angel. She opened her eyes, and saw it doing it much like she pictured it. The Angel released its grip. The pain eased and Ran-chan sighed.
    The Angel shot a blast at Ran-chan. Ran-chan formed her hands in a ball and said,
    "Mouko Takabisha!" Ran-chan waited� and waited�
    "It�s not workiiinnnggg!!!!" she cried.  The blast slammed into the Eva, sending it flying back.
    "OOW!" Ran-chan said.
    "It�s fine, it�s fine. Just get up..."
    "Okay...," said Ran-chan. But before she could get the Eva up, The angel jumped on the it and began ripping away at the abdomen.
    "MIISSAATOO!!" Ran-chan cried.  She grabbed what looked like the Angel's neck and threw it off.
    "Kochou Tenshin Amaguriken!!!" The Eva jumped up and let loose a flurry of punches that managed to keep up with Ran-chan's.
    "It's getting so hot!"
    "You're overheating the Eva, you IDIOT!!!"  The Angel stumbled back.
    "Watch out for the umbilical cord! The cord!" Misato said. Ran-chan looked down and saw the cord wrapped around the foot. The Eva fell forward and landed on the Angel. The point on the head of the Eva hit its chest. Enraged, The Angel clawed at the head. Ran-chan grabbed her forehead, screaming.
    "Ranko! You have to run. The new model is still being tested. - Should Shinji go in? -we�ll deal with this later! Just get out, Ranko!!"  The creature reached for the neck.
    "I� can�t breathe!" Ranko thrashed around, somehow causing it to release its grip. She gasped for air.
    "Come on! Mouko Takabisha!" It still didn�t work.
    "DAMMIT!" Ran-chan said. She focused her anger and thrust her arm forward as hard as she could. The organ cracked. Ran-chan saw this and she did it again and again and again.
She focused her aura and felt it drain away into the �mind� of the Eva. She felt something inside her. It was like something suddenly turned on. She managed to see out of the corner of her eyes, the hand of the Eva glowing a bright blue. Upon seeing this, a split second passed as she recalled the lecture she received before accepting his� her mission. ("An Eva is alive. It learns, and the stronger the pilot�s mind� the stronger the Eva becomes and the faster is learns. It was once said that a pilot took four years of going in and out just to pursuade the eva to start Eva moving. The Eva is alive, again I say, it chooses who will pilot it. For this reason, reseachers looked for many years, just for the right pilot.)
      Then, she returned from her memory, to the reality. Her eyes widened as the organ break up into a delicate patterns of cracks and slits before exploding in a sea of crystals upon contact with the glowing fist.  Shards of it collided into the armor and pierced the first layer. The Angel fell. Ran-chan stared blankly at the screen.
    "Ranko... are you there? Are you okay?" asked Misato. Ran-chan didn't answer. All she felt was pain. Pain in her chest, pain in her stomach, pain in her head and arms...
    "Ranko... talk back to me," said Misato. Ran-chan looked at her hands. She thought she saw blood coming from it, but it was only her imagination.
    "Talk to me, Ranko. Are you okay?" she asked.
    "RANKO!!" she cried. "Check her life-signs. Is she alive? -yes. She's alive why?- well she's not responding.." She listened to the conversation between Misato and another commander. Ran-chan felt the urge to cry. (I'm not going to cry. I cant�) His female emotions were strong and tears began to flow from her eyes. They were lost in the fluid that surrounded him. The Eva fell forward and hit the ground.
    "Misato?"
    "Ranko! Thank God you're okay!"
    "Misato?"
    "Yes?"
    "How could Shinji survive this?" asked Ran-chan silently.
    "I'm not sure he does," Misato replied... Silence...
Ran-chan closed her eyes. She hung her head and the last things she heard was the mechanical noises of the rescue units, rushing to get her out of the mech.




Cyber-Mouse 9000
superpinay@hotmail.com
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