This is an idea have had in my head ever since watching Gundam Wing.
The Gundam pilots are actually the same age as the EVA pilots, 14,
so they'd all fit in pretty well. I'm just trying out Heero for now.
If anybody'd like to continue this, please do! I'm rather slow at
writing anyways. Comments welcomed.
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Gundam Wing/Neon Genesis Evangelion
Evangelion Wing
Episode 1: The Beast
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The narrow pathway stretched across the gigantic hall
of metallic struction. A strange pinkish water was below
him like a dead sea. It reminded him of Antartica. As he
was escorted by two good looking women, one a blonde
scientist and the other a spunky captain, he noticed a
monstrous purple machine standing in the odd liquid. The
machine had a humanoid figure from what he could tell of its
upper torso and was no doubt the Evangelion as described by
his superiors. Behind the synthetic lifeform, high above the
it, his father stood in an open corridor staring down at him.
He walked to the middle of the bridge with his arms
at his sides and his hands clenced in solid fists. He
himself wore a dark green tanktop and tight black shorts
that showed he was quite athletic. His brown bangs covered
most of his forehead, hovering over his dull, emotionless
eyes.
"It's been a while," his father, Gendo Ikari, said.
"Father," the young boy mumbled.
Gendo grinned and ordered, "We're moving out."
"Moving out?!" Captain Misato Katsuragi yelled out.
"Unit 00's still in cryo-stasis, isn't it?" She paused to
glance at the Evagelion and her eyes widened when she came
to a realization. "Wait a second...You're going to use
Unit 01?"
"There's no other way," Dr. Ritsuko Akagi said
grimly.
"Now wait...Rei can't do it yet, can she?" Misato
asked. "We've got no pilot!"
"One's just been delivered," Ritsuko stated.
Misato stared at her. "Are you serious?"
Ritsuko turned to the boy beside her who's head was
facing downward with his bangs covering his face. "Hiro
Ikari..."
The boy still did not look up.
"You will pilot it."
He didn't say anything, but the Captain answered for
him. "But...even Rei Ayanami took seven months to
synchronize with her Eva."
"He just has to sit in the seat," Ritsuko replied.
"We don't expect more than that."
"But..."
"Repelling that Angel is our ultimate priority,"
Ritsuko persisted in a firm voice. "If putting someone who
has a chance of synchronizing into an Eva unit gives us
even the slightest chance, then we have to do it. You do
understand that, don't you, Captain Katsuragi?"
Misato could no longer find any more reasons to
protest. "I suppose..."
He kept his head down still. "Did you bring me here
for this, Father?" Heero asked in, his voice showing no
emotion.
His father, Gendo Ikari, nodded solemnly. "I called
you because I have a need for you."
*He needs me,* Heero thought ironically. He brought
his head up after a moment, revealing the cold, stoic face
from before. "Mission accepted."
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He found himself inside the watery depths of the
Evangelion, in the seat of the pilot. Unit-01 was being
brought up to the surface in order to do battle. His
lieutenant's voice, Misato Katsuragi, came through the
speaker as he reached ground level. "Heero, when you get to
the surface we'll walk you through one step at--hey! Are
you listening to me?!"
Heero remained silent while he drove his Eva foward
with a trained smoothness and precision. The screen inside
the cockpit caught a heat signature within its range and
locked onto it. He ordered Unit-01 to release the
progressive knife out of its shoulder blade and grab it
with its hand. The Eva did so quickly as it continued
running in the process. The Angel --tall as Unit-01,
humanoid, but with mutated proportions-- caught sight of
Heero's Eva immediately after it passed a building and
walked into a wide empty street. Both charged at each other
and attacked with the bloodlust of wolves in a way that
seemed almost natural instinct.
Everyone in with NERV Headquarters gaped at the
screen with the exception of Gendo and Futsuyuki.
"H-How can he move like that without any training?!"
Misato exclaimed. "And the progressive knife isn't even
finished yet! It's only a pro-type! How the hell did he even
know about it!?"
Unit-01 and the Angel exchanged heavy blows,
throwing each other upon building and abandoned cars.
"Th-this can't be right!" Maya cried out.
Misato whipped her head to Maya. "What is it now!?"
"His synchronization ratio is at 45% and rising!"
Shigeru answered for her.
"That's impossible," Ritsuko muttered in disbelief
as she stared at the steadily increasing figures, "its
like he's controlling his synch himself! This is
supposed to be his first time even being in an Eva!"
Behind and above them, Gendo narrowed his eyes
while Fuyutsuki's was slightly wide.
"The boy could not have possibly does this on his
on," Fuyutsuki commented.
Gendo nodded. "This was...unexpected."
"...SEELE perhaps?" Fuyutsuki questioned.
"Perhaps," he replied.
They turned their full attention back toward the
screen.
The Angel grabbed a hold of the Eva's wrists in a
vice grip, twisting its knife out of its hand, and tried to
shove it backwards. Unit-01 pushed back with a larger
amount of force and had the Angel falling back a few steps.
The battle took turn for the worst when the Angel decided
it was time to press its secret advantage. It channeled a
charge of AT field through its palms into the limbs of the
Eva. Charge after charge, the spears of the AT field rammed
through the armor plating of Unit-01 while the Angel jerked
it around roughly. The armor eventually cracked with a
geyser of red liquid.
Misato winced as Hiro made muffled gurgling sound of
pain through the speaker, but was surprised when the purple
Eva instantly regeneratated its forearms after breaking out
of the Angel's grasp. "How did he do that!?"
"Synch ratio at 70% and still rising!" Makoto
gasped.
Ritsuko remained silent, but gritted her teeth in
frustration. Not only could the boy use his AT field
effectively and battle the Angel with what seemed like
years of experience, but he was also doing all of this
while fully conscious. Hiro knew these skills by heart.
Unit-01 picked up the knife of the ground and stalked
toward the Angel. The Eva thrust the weapon forward, but
this time was met by flickering barrier. The knife slowly,
but surely, eroded the AT field in moments and went straight
to the top of the Angel's torso where a red orb lay. The
began to crack after the third stab and it didn't look like
it would last much longer. The Messenger of God, Sachiel,
forsaw its death for it sprung forward and encircled itself
around Unit-01 and self-destructed its core. A second later,
a massive column of extreme heat and fire surrounded the
Evangelion. It remained where it stood, unwavering. There
was no sign at all of the Angel.
Inside the cockpit, Heero cackled endlessly like a mad
man along with his symbiot that screeched inhumanly at the sky
in unision. The crew and staff shuddered as the hallow laughter
of victory echoed throughout the halls of the NERV.
"My God...it's a monster," Misato said a queasy
voice. Despite the reference, she was uncertain of whom she
was describing. Everyone beside her felt the same way.
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Snapping awake, he sat up in the bed. It looked like
he was in hospital room though none like he'd ever seen.
The whole room was white with light coming in from the
light on the ceiling and through the windows to his left.
Heero guessed that the Angel did do more damage than he had
estimated it would.
Falling back on the pillow, he stared mindlessly at
the wall above him.
"The ceiling is unfamiliar."
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An area of plain black with a blue octagon surrounded
the chairmen of SEELE and the commander of NERV. They sat
in rainbow colored chairs, most of them with amused
expressions on their faces. Not Gendo though.
"So, the Angels have returned, eh?"
"It's so sudden."
"It's the same it was fifteen years ago. A disaster
comes as it will, without warning."
"On the positive side, our previous investments will
not go to waste."
"You can't be sure about that yet. If it doesn't pay
off, it's a waste all the same."
"Correct. Now that the Angels have become common
knowledge we have to manipulate the information to avoid
trouble. NERV must take care of these matters quickly."
"It's already been taken care of. You may rest
assured of that."
"Well, we must acknowledge that. Speaking of which,
Mr. Ikari, isn't there a better way to utililze NERV and
Eva?"
"We're referring to the repair costs for Unit 01,
which when added to the costs for Unit 00 are enough to
bankrupt an entire country."
"We also understand that you gave that particular
toy to your son, did you not? Fortunetly, we have made full
use of his potential."
"Manpower...training...time...and money...How much
more will be wasted by you and your family?"
"And this is not your only responsibility. The
Human Enhancement Project, that should be your top
priority."
"Correct. Under these desperate circumstances, that
project is our only hope. Do you understand?"
"In any case, the Angel is no excuse for delaying
that project's schedule. However, we will consider
adjusting the budget."
"Now, the rest of this meeting concerns only us."
"Your presence here was appreciated, Mr. Ikari."
Four of the neon chairs vanished.
"Ikari, you do understand there can be no turning
back, don't you?"
The fifth vanished as well, leaving only Gendo.
"I know. Mankind has no time left."
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Heero pressed his hand against the window, looking
out to vegetation outside. A door opened and he turned his
head. A girl with strange blue hair, wrapped in bandages,
was being wheeled away in a stretcher through the long
corridor of the hospital. Their eyes locked for a moment.
Her eyes were crimson, detailed with a distant, cold
attribute. So much like his. He watched her until she
disappeared through a door that lead into another corridor.
Turning back to the window, he continued to watch the
scenery.
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Misato lounged back in the seat of the truck that
drove toward NERV. "Air conditioning has just got to be
mankind's greatest treasure. It's the triumph of science
over nature."
Ritsuko hung up the car phone and reported, "Hiro's
woken up."
Misato looked out the window. "And...how is he?"
"No external injuries," Ritsuko replied while she
began typing on the internal computer of the vehicle. "The
only reason he was hospitalized was because his cranial
nerves were too strained and couldn't handle the impact of
the explosion the Angel created."
"...I still don't get it. How did he learn how to
pilot an Eva so well?"
Ritsuko remained silent and typed.
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He was in the Commander's room, awaiting for further
orders. Gendo sat in a chair with his hands clasped under
his chin.
"Your performance was beyond my expectations, Heero,"
he said, a subtle praise and hidden meaning behind the
statement.
Heero was silent.
"Who trained you?"
"You already know, Father."
Gendo said nothing, but that in itself was an answer.
The two of the same blood stared at each other, waging a
silent battle of wills until finally Heero turned to exit.
He stopped once he came to the door.
"Where am I to stay?"
"The keycard and directions to your apartment are in
your locker where your plug-suit is. Ask Captain Katsuragi
for the location of the locker room if you don't know where
it is."
He started to walk again, but stopped in mid-step
when his father spoke again.
"Did they force you to work for them or did you
volunteer?"
Heero glanced over his shoulder to meet Gendo's cold
eyes with his own. "It was of my own free will when I
learned something."
Gendo nudged the bridge of his glasses up. "But how
much of what they told you were lies and half-truths?"
He narrowed his eyes. "I know enough. And in any
case, I will learn for myself eventually. The only thing
important is that I do not fail my mission." He left once
that was said.
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"Eh?! What do you mean he left already?" Misato
asked. "I thought I was supposed to escort him to recieve
orders."
"I'm sorry, miss, but he left before you got here
and has already recieved new orders from the Commander,"
the officer said.
"Where is he now?"
"He is currently stationed at his designated
residence: District-F in the 6th block beyond this one."
The officer walked off to complete his other duties.
"But...alone?" Misato said to herself.
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The apartment was small with all the necessary
appliances to survive: a toilet, sink, shower, bed,
dresser, and a man-sized box that held the few things he
owned. It must have been delivered from where he formerly
lived. Only two rooms: a bedroom and a bathroom. The walls
were crusty with dust with minature cracks embossed on
sides of the apartment.
Walking to the box, Heero opened it. The box
contained a small assortment of clothes. There were his
clothes --a second pair of his tanktop and shorts, a
formal suit, a school uniform, and one pair of casual
clothing--, an advanced computer with all its accesories,
a bag that held school supplies, his DAT player --the only
fundamental property he owned--, and his handgun.
He took out the DAT player and put the headphones in
his ears before closed the flaps to the box. Starting the
music, he flopped down on his bed, laying motionless. He
stared up at the powerless light, unblinking, while the
music boomed in his head.
*Another unfamiliar ceiling,* he thought. *Of course.
In this whole city, there's no place that's familiar.*
The DAT player switched tracks.
*In this whole earth, there's no place that's
familiar to me.*
//But how much of what they told you were lies and
half-truths?//
*What more does Father know that I don't?* Hiro
thought to himself. *He's right though. I know that what
I've learned is probably only partly true. If I've been lied
to, I'll find out. I must.*
He fell asleep shortly after that thought. He was
going to sleep rather early, but it didn't matter since he
had no further instructions until tommorow other than go to
his new home.
...Home. He had no home. There was a saying he
remembered hearing, "Home was where the heart was." His
heart was not in this crumpy apartment. His heart was with
the passion of battle. Every battle that brought him closer
to his dream, closer to completing his mission. Maybe once
his mission was finished he could have a home. But not now.
For now, his home was in battle and his new apartment was
only shelter. Shelter was necessary to survival, and survival
was crucial to being able to accomplish his goal.
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He snapped out of sleep suddenly. Heero glanced at his
watch. 11:27 it read with the seconds constantly ticking
away to the right of it. A creek of an opening door came to
his ears, warning him of another presence. That must have
been what woke him up. By the volume of the sound, it came
from the neighboring apartment to his left. That couldn't
be right though. To his knowledge, the whole building was
private property of Nerv and abandoned. He doubted it could
be a homeless person because all doors in the complex were
locked.
He slid out of bed and creeped quietly to the door,
taking his gun out of the box on the way. Opening the door
to his own apartment and sneaked to unlocked door. He
twisted the knob that opened the door and peered through.
A slim blue haired girl around his age, dressed in a school
uniform, was beginning to take off the bandages that
covered various parts of her body. It looked like she had
been in an average car accident, but...she was the same girl
from the hospital. NERV's personal hospital.
Hiro's eyes narrowed when he discovered something.
Though the room was still rather vacant, there was a bed at
the end of the room and next to it a short dresser with a
glasses case on top of it. The girl stopped suddenly and he
decided to make his entrance.
He targetted her with his gun and asked, "Who are
you?"
She turned around slowly and locked eyes with him.
For some reason, the odd blue hair did not look so alien on
her now when accompainied with those dead eyes. If she was
startled by his appearance and his gun, she hid it well.
When she gave no answer, he asked, "What are you
doing here? Answer me or I'll destroy you."
"I live here," she said simply.
"This building is abandoned and the doors are kept
locked," Heero informed her.
"I know." She began unwrapping her bandages again.
"Then how did you get in?"
"I was given a keycard," she answered in a monotone.
The answers were too vague for his liking. He caught
a glimpse of an I.D. card inside the bag below her. He
started forward and picked up the bag without the girl's
permission. Taking out the card, he observed it with no
surprise. It was all very logical to him. She had been the
only girl his age he had seen in all of NERV Headquarters
and only children born within weeks of the Second Impact
could pilot Evangelions. It said that her name was Rei
Ayanami, age fourteen, and that she was an employee of
Nerv. Though it did not say, she was no doubt an Eva pilot.
No surprise at all. He knew from SEELE that there were
currently only two other Eva pilots, one in Tokyo-3 and the
other in Germany. That was all the information he was
supplied with so he had no idea what either of the pilots
looked like until now.
Heero read the name out loud. "You're Rei Ayanami,
a pilot of one of the Evas."
She didn't answer because it wasn't a question.
When he looked up the bandages were in the garbage
beside the bed and her blouse and skirt were on the floor.
"...what are you doing?" Heero asked, lowering the gun.
She appeared to be no threat.
"Changing." Her bra and panties were now piled on
top of her other clothing, leaving her completely naked.
Her figure was petite with smooth pale skin and ample
curves shaping her body.
"Why?"
She put on a long shirt that fell to the middle of
her thighs before facing him completely. "To sleep."
She was changing to go to sleep. She posed no
danger. That was all he needed to know.
"What are you doing here?" Rei asked.
He didn't have to answer, but he supposed neither
did she when he asked. "I heard a noise and I decided to
investigate. I will be living next door to you from now
on." Heero turned around, seeing no more reason to be
here. "I am the new pilot of Unit-01." He started to
leave, but was stopped when she caught hold of his arm.
"You are Commander Ikari's son?"
"Yes." He unattached the grasp to go back to his
room and resume his sleep.
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"Class, I would like to introduce a new student,"
the teacher said, "Heero Ikari."
Heero bowed stiffly.
"You will sit over there."
He recieved a few curious stares as he walked to his
desk near the window and sat down. The teacher continued on
with his lesson plan and explained the effects of the Third
Impact. It was boring listening to things he'd already
learned. He stared in a hypnotized manner at the screen of
his desk computer, the cursor blinking for eternity. The
cursor vanished to a line below when a new message appeared.
//Are you the new pilot?//
Heero glanced around the classroom for the sender and
noticed a couple of girls together at a computer, smiling at
him. He pondered on what to type. He hadn't recieved any
orders to conceil his identity as a pilot, though attention
would most likely be brought of answering truthfully. Attention
was at best tolerated, but avoided if possible. However,
with how much the media already knew, he wouldn't be
surprised if he was suddenly on the front page of the
newspaper. After all, the world had to know who was saving
the planet. He felt it better if he'd let a small class
know and let it spread as opposed to everybody in the school
knowing at once.
/Yes./
"WHAT!?"
The entire class bolted up out of their seats, quickly
surrounding Heero, and assaulted him with a dozens of questions
all at once. He could barely seperate a single word from the
blur of sentences. The teacher stood there, twitching, and
began ushering the students back to their seats. While he
ignored most of them, one girl out of the mass caught his
eye. It was Rei. Oddly, even though she should have stood out
like a sore thumb with her blue hair and being the only one
not crowded around him, the girl seemed to blend into the
background with a natural camoflauge. She stared outside
the window, ignoring all the antics around her.
A tall boy pushed through the crowd, clouding his view
of Rei. His face looked angry and his hands were in knotted
fists. Heero calmly looked at him, wondering why he was angry,
until the bell abrubtly rang.
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The boy named Toji glared at Heero. "Because of you my
sister's in the hospital!"
Heero stood passively while Toji held his fists in the
air. "What are you talking about?"
Toji only became angrier. "When you were using that
robot of yours to destory buildings, my sister got hurt
because she was in one of them you idiot! You'll pay for
that!" He jumped forward at Hiro, swinging his fist.
Heero caught the punch easily and prepared to
counter-attack, drawing back his own fist.
"Ikari."
The pilot halted in mid-strike to look up from his
fight and see Rei.
"You are to report at NERV Headquarters immediately,"
she said. She started away from them with order fulfilled.
Heero dropped his trained combat stance at once and
turned to comply with the order, following the retreating
form without hesitation. He forgot about the vengeful boy
and his yells for now.
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That's all I've got so far.
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