This was inspired by too little sleep and to much coffee, which in truth likely inspires 75% of the crud I put out.
As always, C&C and stuff to ravemn0548@msn.com
For those curious about Eva:New Genesis..it's on hold, while I get my ideas sorted out. I also am going
to be starting a new Ranma fic soon, wish me luck. And hey, if you're at Otakon and you see some
scrawny pale guy with a blonde ponytail volunteering, stop over and say hi! And if you're selling S^2 for
cheap while you're there, REALLY say hi!
Rav
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Ravenm productions presents
In conjunction with insomnia and caffiene
"There's no place like Tokyo-3"
(Notes: contains some spoilers for End of Evangelion.)
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The light was stronger now, almost blinding as he reached the surface.
For months, Shinji Ikari had been living in a hell of his own creation, piloting a giant robot against
the sinister alien forces of evil, only to learn his father was a thousand times more vicious than they.
He'd watched friends die, be crippled, sacrifice themselves, all in the name of this moment, when
Shinji broke the surface of the sea of LCL, the last remnants of humanity joined together by the
Third Impact. The warm, viscous fluid burst around him as he re-entered the world....
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"Ah, I see you are finally awake, Shinji."
Another ceiling entered Shinji's vision, but for once, it was blankly familiar. As his sight cleared,
he saw all around him even more familiar visions. Starting with the face of his father, Gendo Ikari.
He sat bolt upright in bed, snarling and reaching for Gendo.
"Father you bastard! Look what you've done to me...to us all!" The other faces in the room; Toji, Asuka,
Dr. Akagi, Ms. Katsuragi, and everyone else paled with shock. No more so then Gendo, who was
clearly taken aback. "Well, gee, Shinji, I know that 2x4 hit you pretty hard in the head, but there's no
need to talk to me like that..you act like I made you try and kill your best friend or something.."
"Obviously, it's an afteraffect of the concussion, Mr Ikari." Dr Akagi coldly noted, favoring Shinji with
one of her icy smiles.
"Concussion? What?"
"A concussion, Shinji. Don't you remember? You were helping your dad on the farm, when that tornado
came up. A beam broke loose from the ceiling and knocked you out. Your mother.."
"My mother's dead! He killed her!" Shinji blurted. His eyes widened with shock as a familiar brunette moved
into his field of view a moment later, however. "Nonsense, silly boy, I'm right here! It was all a bad dream!"
Yui Ikari exclaimed, after giving her son a big hug. Shinji could only stutter and stare at his mother. She
stopped, blinked, and stepped back, a look of concern on her face. "Is something wrong, Shin-chan?" she asked.
Shinji cried out in terror as he beheld his mother; and next to her, his father, concerned but smiling. He pointed
to them, then to the farmhands Shigeru, Ibuki, and Hyuga.
"But it wasn't a dream, mother, I swear! You were dead, and you were dead, and you, and you..." Shinji pointed
to each person in the room, babbling in fear. His finger landed in Asuka, his childhood sweetheart's direction.
"And you were a total bitch! But you died..." Next he pointed to Dr. Akagi's albino daughter, Rei. "And you were
a robot, well actually half alien and half clone of mother, but you died, then you blew yourself up, then you
turned into a big ugly giant monster and half your head fell off, it was gross!" Rei stared at Shinji in shock. "Man,
mom, you were right..this Ikari kid's a freak! I'm outta here! With that, she left the room, leaving Ritsuko to bow for
daughter's bad manners. Shinji next pointed to Misato, "And you were a drunken slut! But you kiss good, except when
you died." Shinji's parents were now forced to bow in apology to Shinji's teacher, who undoubtedly would NOT be
passing him this century.
"And you.." Shinji was cut off by both his parents' hands clapping over his mouth before he could do more damage.
After a moment, his eyes lost their crazed look and they let him go. He panted, and looked meekly at Yui. "You mean it
was just a dream? What did it mean?"
Gendo gazed levelly at Shinji before replying, "Nothing Shinji..you're just one screwed-up kid"
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What can I say...I noticed a similarity between the Wizard of Oz and Eva. Obviously, Shinji isn't the only screwed up one.
Rav