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Black EVA
An Evangelion Self-Insertion
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Disclaimer:
The characters, situations, and other junk involved in this
series belong to other people. If they want to sue, they can have my
rusted-out Escort and stack of old baseball cards.
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" " - Spoken
< > - Thoughts
CAPS - Screaming
* - * - * - *
A man leaned against the railing of the ship, watching the sun
begin to rise over the watery horizon. Silhouetted by the rising sun, his
light trench coat billowed out behind him creating a dramatic pose that
filmmakers spend days striving to achieve. Oblivious to this and the noise
of the flight crew prepping the carrier for the arrival of a transport and
equipment, he stood there listening to the calming sounds of the waves
splashing against the ship.
"You know they're going to be here in a few hours." A voice
broke through his revile. "You may want to dress in some thing a little more
appropriate."
The man, a boy really, looked down at his attire. It consisted
of a pair of calf-high black hiking boots with a pair of black silk pants
tucked into them. A black t-shirt, lightweight black trench coat and black
Okley sunglasses that matched his dark hair completed the look and gave off
a since of distrust and danger just below the surface. "Why, you wanna steal
my look? It would suit you better than it does me."
A man stepped forward out of the shadows and stared at the boy
with mild annoyance. "You should at least dress in something that inspires
some trust Mike. Even Asuka."
"Look Kaji," Mike interrupted, "You people didn't hire me or
Asuka to be nice or polite. You hired us to fight. I don't care how Asuka
acts, but I'm not changing who I am to fit into NERV's idea of a nice little
kid. If you want that, find yourself another pilot."
With that, Mike looked back out to the ocean, the conversation
over as far as he was concerned.
* - * - * - *
Shinji was excited on the way to the fleet. In one day, NERV was
doubling the number of active EVA's and pilots. As the transport made it's
way the last few miles to their destination, he began to wonder what the new
pilots were like. He had heard some rumors about them (like the ones about
Misato) and really hoped that they weren't true (like the ones about
Misato).
Asuka Langley Soryu, from Germany, was known as a fair pilot
with a temper that matched some of the more fierce storms in the past. In
simulations, she had a tendency to act more on impulse than thought and
ended up performing near suicide runs instead of coordinated attacks. But
when she had used tactics, she was good. Very good. Asuka had a long history
with her EVA and knew both it and it's abilities very well.
Mike (Family name unknown), from the US, was more of a mystery
than anything else. All Shinji could find out about the boys past was that
he was named the 4th child only hours after he was named the 3rd, and then
his first set of sync ratios, which weren't all that bad. His mercenary
tactics and tendency to improvise in the simulators had many people wanting
to throw him in a padded room and throw away the key. The results of his
psychological exams only encouraged them. The only thing Shinji could find
on the boys EVA was that shortly after his arrival, Unit 03's technical
information was deemed "Classified Due to Upgrades" whatever that meant.
Shinji just hoped that one of them would be friendly. It would
be nice to have an actual conversation with another pilot.
* - * - * - *
Mike waited for the transport to land from one of the open
landings on the control island. Asuka had already headed down to stake her
claim as the best pilot. He smirked at the memory of Asuka 'asking' what his
sync ratios were, to which he responded "about average." She still thought
that he meant average for a pilot, which was around 30%. He, on the other
hand, meant average on a grading scale, 72.5%. He let her have her little
fantasy, who knew what would happen when she found out the truth.
As the new passengers disembarked from the transport, Mike was
able to recognize Misato and Ikari easily. It wasn't difficult since the
other two boys were a little too excited about being on the ship to be part
of NERV. Suddenly they stopped. Puzzled, he turned toward Asuka with her
dress blown up to her chest and one of the visitors at her feet.
"This ought to be good." Mike muttered to himself. He started
chuckling at the first slap and was laughing so hard by the second that he
was having trouble standing. <This guy I like. > Mike thought before making
his way down the stairs.
He was able to arrive at the mess hall before the group, so he
grabbed a cup of coffee and pulled out a borrowed copy of Playboy. He never
really cared for stuff like it, but it only helped the image he wanted to
give. He heard them approaching before long. Naturally Asuka was in an
argument with someone and had the volume turned all the way up. Grinning
evilly, Mike had a brainstorm on how to shut her up for a while and
embarrass the hell out of her at the same time.
Asuka was feeling good again, she was finally winning an
argument with someone for the first time in over a month since she met Mike.
So it came to reason that when something impacted her forehead, she suddenly
stopped. She was able to catch whatever it was before it hit the ground and
glanced at it before quickly hiding it and turning beet red. Although Asuka
was only 14, spending the last few weeks around the 4th child had taught her
that small blue packages with the word 'Trojan' on them shouldn't be
flaunted around.
"Aww Asuka," Mike pouted in Japanese for the other people.
"Embarrassed about your little gift?"
"You...you...you..." Asuka seethed. Only Mike could get her so
angry so quickly over nothing.
Mike set his jaw and stood up from the table. "You...what?"
Asuka merely growled and huffed in frustration before sitting
and glaring at the boy. <Of all the damned luck, > she thought. <Why do I
have to end up with a bunch of wimps and assholes as pilots? >
The group from Tokyo 3 held an uneasy silence through the scene.
Someone good enough to shut Asuka up that easily was a little scary. The
Playboy he had and style of dress didn't help either.
"Name's Mike, 4th child." He commented before going back to his
magizine.
Misato's attitude picked up at that. She had heard the rumors
about the boy but never paid any attention to them because of his abilities
(and the fact that if they were true, then some of the ones about her might
be also.)
"Mike...um...uh..." She suddenly remembered that she didn't know
his family name.
"Just Mike," he supplied helpfully. "No family name."
"Oh, ok. Mike, I'm Major Misato Katsuragi, Commander of
Operations of NERV at Tokyo 3. And this is..."
"June 2010?" Mike interrupted.
"Excuse me?" She asked little shaky.
"Aren't you Miss June 2010?"
"How did you." Misato stopped herself and turned her
confusion-now-anger to the man standing beside her. "KAAAAJIIII!"
"I didn't tell him I swear!" the man in question coughed out.
Mike, on the other hand, was dumbfounded, "Whoa, you mean I was
right?"
Mass face-faulting ensued.
"What do you mean 'I was right?'" Misato demanded.
Unfazed, Mike continued. "Well, I thought you looked pretty hot
and figured your looks were probably at their peak about four or five years
ago and made a joke that kinda backfired." Mike chuckled through another
face-fault. "Heh, I guess that means I'd better do a little more,
um.research?"
"Why you LITTLE!" Misato was getting ready to jump over the
table and strangle the black-clad bastard when a hand landed on her
shoulder. She whirled around into Kaji's face. "WHAT!?"
"Maybe you should continue the introductions." He suggested.
Truthfully, he was scared for Mike's life. He was a nice kid at heart, but
had a habit of pushing people's buttons to get a laugh. This time though, he
boy may have gone too far, even he hadn't seen Misato this mad before.
Misato grit her teeth and turned back to Mike for a second
before pointing toward the trio of boy from Tokyo 3. "That Shinji, Toji, and
Kensuke. Got it?"
Mike turned toward the boys, "S'up?"
"Um, hi" Shinji meekly greeted.
"Hey," Toji and Kensuke chorused, still a little shaken up from
Misato's outburst.
"So, what's it like living with a former Playboy Bunny?" Mike
asked Shinji.
"What is it with you?" Asuka screeched.
Mike turned his attention to her for a moment. "It's rude to
interrupt someone, especially when they're not talking to you."
"Rude?" Asuka screamed in Mike's face. "RUDE!? You're talking
about Misato being some sort of pervert and you're saying I'm rude for
interrupting you?!"
"Misato isn't a pervert and yes, you were being rude." Mike
calmly replied and smiled as Asuka screamed in frustration and stormed out
of the room. "Now, where were we?"
* - * - * - *
An hour later found the EVA pilots on a small inter-convoy boat
on the way to the cargo ship carrying Units 02 and 03. Asuka had dragged
Shinji away to show off her EVA only to find Mike waiting for them with the
transport ready and waiting. How he had found out she would never figure
out, but she just attributed it to one of Mike's many quirks. Mike always
seemed to be a step or two ahead of everyone else.
When they docked with the cargo ship, Asuka had immediately
disembarked with Shinji in tow while Mike took his time waiting to help tie
the boat to the larger ship before grabbing his pack and leaving. About
halfway to the cargo hold, he froze, feeling something in the air.
"Shit!" He took off as the ship rocked from an impact. Pushing
himself, Mike made it to the hold in under a minute. As he approached, he
saw Shinji coming out of a hatchway, a stream of German curses following him
out.
"Shinji!" He yelled, grabbing the boy's attention. "Asuka
already changing?"
"Yeah but."
"No time for buts," Mike said opening his pack. "Here's a plug
suit. Change into it, you're riding with me." With that, he ran into the
room across the corridor helpfully labeled 'Changing Rooms.' Shinji stared
at the sign for a moment and started chuckling before following. Asuka was
going to explode when she found out about this.
* - * - * - *
"Systems check," Mike ordered in English after he synced up with
Unit 03.
Systems Analysis
Primary Power: Offline
Secondary Power: Online 100%
Tertiary Power: Offline
Mechanics: Online 100%
Armor: 100%
Weapons:
Prog. Blade: Ready
Rifle: Ready 30 Rounds
Other Systems:
J. Jets: Offline
Glide Wings: Offline
"What the hell?" Shinji said as he scanned through the
checklist. "Tertiary power? J. Jets? Glide WINGS?"
"Computer, bring fusion reactor online," Mike commanded as
Shinji continued to panic. "You there Asuka?" Mike asked in German.
A window popped up with Asuka in it. "I'm here, but we don't
have anything but battery backup." She replied in the same language.
"Then let's head for the carrier. I thought I saw them unload an
umbilical earlier."
"Right, I'll get Misato to hook it up. Meet you there." The
screen winked out.
"Fusion Reactor Online," a synthesized voice stated in English.
"Excellent," Mike said, switching back to Japanese. "Ok Shinji,
here's the plan. First, we get to the carrier and get Asuka hooked up.
Second, we kill that thing. Third, we have a party and get drunk. Any
questions?"
"What?"
"Good," Mike turned to a small radar screen and swore. "Asuka,
It's headed this way. Let's move it!" Then, they jumped.
To Be Continued.
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Author's notes:
Yeah, I know it's a horrible place to leave off. But oh well.
Just needed to get this out of my head. I probably will continue it in the
future, but I need to review the rest of the series before I go any further.
Also, there may be some people saying things along the lines of, "Yeah,
self-insert with the best EVA and being the best pilot," but I'm not. If you
want to know, keep reading.
There are going to be hidden jokes that you'll only be able to
understand if you've seen the shows. There are two in this one. The first is
about the slaps Toji receives upon arrival and the other is the part about
the changing rooms. If you don't understand them, watch the videos again.
Send any C&C to eliz2@bellsouth.net.
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