From: "Shinji The 10 o'Clock Assassin" Subject: [Eva/Xover][FanFic] Neon Successor: Little Success X-Moderation-Queue-Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 11:22:21 -0700 Warning. The following fic is an divergent; one that's against the very man who decided to use a great show to mess up everybody's mind. And he goes by the name of Hideaki Anno. Herein will be foul language and graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised. Apologies to all the creators that had copywrited the other characters used herein. Neon Genesis Evangelion is copywrited by Gainax, but they should not have the privilege of doing an anime show ever again. ============ *My teacher told us to do a report about life. I went ahead and wrote it stating how miserable mine is. And I also wrote in there that I wanted to kill myself...* Mihoshi: [With tears in her eyes.] You wanna kill yourself?! Why do you wanna do something as horrible as that?! PLEASE, DON'T KILL YOUSELF!! PLEASE DON'T!!! [Starts bawling like a newborn.] Shinji: ^_^; Alright! Alright! I won't kill myself! ********** Neon Successor; Little Success Part 1: "This Show Ends Here!" ********** The year is 2515. The Earth is under attack by entities known as "Angels." The JSSDF are currently trying everything and the kitchen sink to stop it. But it's useless. Their most powerful weapon, the N2 mine, had taken out most of the Japanese property that wasn't shifted underground; and that was about it. Meanwhile, at NERV Headquarters... Gen-1: The entity is coming, Commander Ikari. Here's where I leave everything in your care. Gen-2: [Now irate.] You've hardly gave us any information about what you have outside the rumors of this compound! This had better be good! Gendo: [With a small smile on his face.] Everything will be known to you in due time, generals. But as of now, NERV shall handle the Angel personally. Kouzou: [Coming beside him as the table with the 10 Generals elevates down.] The old men are getting wise to our plans, Ikari. Gendo: It seems that we have information leaking out of our faucets. No matter. They will be dealt with like everybody else. -=*=- As Captain Misato Katsuragi, with Shinji Ikari tagging along, searches for the whereabouts of Dr. Ritsuko Akagi; Commander Gendo Ikari and Sub-Commander Kouzou Fuyutsuki continue to talk within the background. Kouzou: I can't believe it's been 15 years since the Second Impact happened. And 10 years after... She... Had passed away. And what of your son? Gendo: He will merely be asked to participate in our fight for the survival of mankind. If he refuses... Then there's always the First Child. Kouzou: Even though she's still in her operation? From that...? Gendo: A minor setback, as with all minor setbacks. Kouzou: The UN doesn't think of it that lightly, let alone "The Old Men..." Gendo: Let them believe what they want. The Eva project is too important now to have "history lessons." So I'll ask of you to see if the First Child is alright. Kouzou: Yes, sir. -=*=- Misato, Ritsuko, and an astonished Shinji are at the Evangelion docking bay... Shinji: What the heck is that?! Ritsuko: This is the Evangelion, Eva for short. It is our last line of defence against a foe we have little information about. Shinji: And this... This is my father's work? Gendo: Yes it is, Shinji. Shinji: [Looks up to see his father, who's at the bridge over Eva Unit 1's head.] Gendo: Welcome. "Third Child." Shinji: WHAT?! Gendo: You've made it on time. I need you to be the pilot of Eva- 01. Misato: Are you nuts?! He isn't even ready to pilot it yet! Ritsuko: We must disagree, Katsuragi. Ikari's got the best synch rate in the reports. He should have no problems in being able to control Eva-01. Shinji: ...this... Gendo: Time is running short. Dr. Akagi will brief you on the details of the Eva... Shinji: ...is this what you called me here for, father? Gendo: Pardon...? Shinji: You've abandoned me for 10 years after my mom's death. And then you call for me to come up here just so you can order me to my death?! The whole docking bay goes silent except for the rumbling of the ground... Misato: Shinji! Shinji: IS THIS YOUR IDEA OF SOME SICK JOKE??!! Gendo: Look. There's an Angel up there that will be capable of destorying us all. Either you pilot the Eva or you can go home. We have no need for cowards in mankind's battle for survival. Shinji: BULLSHIT!! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO CALL _ME_ A COWARD??!! At that point, Gendo goes up to the control; paying no heed to the angered shouts of his son below. Gendo: Fuyutsuki, bring the First Child here immediately... Meanwhile, the frustrated Shinji falls to his knees with tears rolling down his cheeks. Misato's unable to do anything but look down at the kid. Just then, the gurdy rolls in carrying a heavily bandaged albino towards the front of Eva-01 and past Shinji; who managed to get a glimpse of who the person is. Gendo: Ayanami! The replacement pilot is useless. You have to pilot it now. Ayanami: Yes, sir. Shinji manages to get a better view of the albino girl. Only to find that she had blue hair, red eyes, and looked just about the same age as he is... Shinji: [Soon filling with outrage...] ...what the f- But just then, the Geofront is rocked with an explosion. Everyone standing had been knocked to the ground. Gendo: It's awake! The Third Angel, "Sachiel," had managed to smash its way into the Geofront and is making a slow bee-line towards NERV. It causes a second explosion which frees the ceiling lamps and the beems from their support; ready to fall upon Rei and the still confused Shinji. The eyes of Eva-01 light up. And with a quick-jerk reaction, it frees its left arm and semi-quickly swats Shinji out of the way of the falling debris. Ritsuko: Damn. How did it get here so quickly? Is eveyone alright?! Misato: I'm fine! Shinji's okay...! Where's Rei? There was a silent, yet sickening, drip into the LCL. A sharp pang has been emitted from the realization that the awakened Eva had only managed to save Shinji; and not Rei. The Commander had soon realized that his only good pilot had been killed. And the only one who can take her place now is Shinji Ikari. Who, at the current moment, is failing to put two-and-two together. Misato: Shinji! It's up to you now! YOU must pilot the Eva! Shinji: ..... Gendo: (Damn!) Katsuragi's right! We need you to get into the Eva, NOW! Shinji: ....... Ritsuko: The Angel will be here soon! And it will kill us all, Ikari! Shinji: [Tears rolling down his cheek again...] (I... I mustn't... Run...) His forearms were layed upon the metal of Eva-01's hand... *FLASHBACK TEN YEARS BEFORE* Yui Ikari is in the cockpit of Eva-01... Yuikari: Alright! I'm ready to go! Tech-1: Okay! Switching on! The inside of the cockpit changes patterns and colors. But Yui starts to gets some headaches and is soon ordering for the techs to stop. Tech-2: Oh no! Pull the plug! The pilot's going into shock! But it was too late. By the time all the fail-safes took affect, test pilot Yui Ikari was nothing more than decomposed liquid matter mixed with the LCL inside the cockpit. And somewhere around the docking bay, Naoko Akagi (Gendo's mistress) is grinning her ass off... *END FLASHBACK* Shinji: ...my mother... NERV HQ is being rocked with tremors as the Angel creeps further. Misato runs up to Shinji and violently shakes him in a hope that he'll snap out of it. Misato: PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, DAMMIT!! Shinji: My mother's been killed... Misato: NEVERMIND HER!! If you don't get into the Eva, everyone will die also! Shinji: [Smacks her hands away and gives her a cold stare.] My mom was murdered... By this thing! The soon worried commander had taken this as a note that his son now remembers what had happened. He then makes a quick dash to the control panels so he can initiate the self-destruct sequence. That is, until all the power had been cut off. Makoto: This is bad! The Angel has found a way to cut power from the main Geofront! Shigeru: And it'll be too late before we can get backup power on line! Maya: WHAT'S GOING ON?! WHERE'S THE PILOT AT??!! Shinji: My mom! After all this time! And you! Misato: Shinji Ikari. You're our only hope. People all over the world are going to die if you don't act now. Shinji: SO?! LET THEM DIE!! Then, everything went dark and silent... Misato: w... What did you say? Shinji: You heard me! Let them die! Misato: .........why......? *Because if I did pilot this thing, that's all I would be. It's bad enough that my life is useless... But for my own father to use me as some tool for a battle I know little of... And then to find that my mom, my dear sweet mom, had been killed in the very machine I was "ordered" to go in... That's not the type of life I wanna live. So if this is the only choices I have, then I choose death.* By this time, the Angel had made it into Terminal Dogma. And right now it's in front of Lillith. The lance that was stuck in its chest had been pulled out. And then it magically grew from a half-body into a full size humanoid being. The mask that hid it's face had fell off and into the pool of LCL, and the nails that were on its wrists were set free from its bindings. Lillith started to look like an albino girl with long, light blue hair... Ruri: The one I seek. You do not have it here. *Huh? Who are you?* Ruri: I'm not sure who I am. But all I know is that I can communicate with you. As for yourself, you'd rather choose death? *..........* Ruri: What had happened to you was depressing. You only knew of misery; and any attempt to get rid of your miseries had only proven to make you more miserable. And so you're not happy until the world you live in is swallowed into your own depths of angst...But what if you're wrong? What if there's another way of living besides within your misery? *...if there is a way, I've yet to know of it.* Ruri: You do not deserve death, Shinji. Not from where I see it. *But... My life is so messed up. All there is before me is suffering...* Ruri: You do not wish to suffer anymore. There will always be suffering once you've made your choices. The important thing for one to do now is to see the end results of the choices you made; and then live with them accordingly. I shall take my leave. But remember the words I have given you... The Third Angel had managed to gain its powers from the newly formed Lillith. Leaving the completely white body laying in the LCL of Terminal Dogma, Sachiel disappears from this area and heads toward it's destination. -=**=- Asuka: [In her Eva-02] Dammit! Never send a child to do a woman's job! Especially a Japanese child! Admiral: [From the radio] Will you quit complaining?! Just buy us some time so Mr. Ryoji can leave! You can do that, can you?! Asuka: Look, pal! You're talking to the Number-1 Evangelion pilot! And I just happen to be a better pilot tha-...! But then, her ego trip had made a quick 180 degrees into a horror trip as she saw the Angel, which is now an undescribable entity, poke into the VTOL jet Kaji Ryoji was in. And what followed was a bright flash of light which took in the ships, the aircraft carrier, and Eva-02 with a red-haired pilot screaming to the top of her lungs... ************ End of part 1... Preview of part 2: Misato: Let's go home, Shinji. This is gonna be so cool. We're gonna have a party! A party! A welcome-home party! Shinji: After all that's been said and done, what will happen to me now? Next on "Litte Success," it's "Hedgehog's Day." Pen-Pen: Hey! Do we have anymore beer around here?! ************ Credits: Mihoshi Kuramitsu [Tenchi Muyo] appears courtesy of AIC/Pioneer Ruri Hoshino [Nadesico] appears courtesy of Kia Asamiya/Xebec Thanks go to: Disaster, Ismaphael The Fallen Archangel, Ted Hsu, Auther Edwards, Y2J, Adam Ikari, Georgia B, Godsend 777, African Anime, Eric Jones, Andrew Huang, Jayson Deare, Chenalos, Axel Terizaki, and DadyTengu (among others). ------------------------------ Reporter: At the top of our news tonight, a large blast of white light had engulfed parts of the Pacific Ocean, taking out the Hawaiian Islands in the process. Nothing seemed to be left after the explosion; as it took an aircraft carrier, its squadron, and all of Hawaii with it... ********** Neon Successor; Little Success Part 2: "Hedgehog's Day." ********** Misato drives her car through what was left of Tokyo-3. She notes the damage done by the JSSDF, the UN military, and ultimately the Angel. She then notes her passenger, Shinji, sulking about what had happened yesterday. Although... For some reason she feels anything but mad at him. Maybe it's the adrenaline from her life being spared... Misato: That's right, Shinji! We're gonna have a party, a welcome- home party! We're gonna party like it's Y2K! Shinji: ...but why...? [Pause of silence.] Why are you taking me in...? Misato: Why not? During my days, I've met all types of men. I figured that they were all scum and wanted my body. And then I met you... And found out how strong you are. Shinji: You're wrong... Misato: What do you mean? Shinji: I might not be different from the scum you're talking about... Misato: Yeah... Well... If anything else... I'll let you have me because... The car stops at a cross-street, and Misato turns to him looking like Usagi Tsukino on weed laced with heroin. Misato: You didn't try to grab my breasts when we first met! Shinji: Gwaa! You're scaring me, Misato. And besides; I was the one who stated everyone should die. Misato: Oh course you would. You haven't met anyone who treated you well enough. That is... Until you met _ME_. Shinji: (Oh no. She's finally lost it...) -=**=- Meanwhile, in the media studios of Kyushu, a very popular idol is very irate at what's going on. As it was noted by a stream of cursing and the sound of destruction herein. Yurika: HOW DARE THAT [censored * 100] REFUSE TO PILOT THAT MECH AND FIGHT FOR OUR SURVIVAL??!! Pros: You must calm down, Ms. Mizumaru. It will do you no good for Japan's most popular idol to lose her temper over something that is not our business. Yurika: [Grabs the Prospector by the collar.] But don't you get it?! He was suppose to go out there and keep that monster from destroying our world! Pros: Funny... I don't feel destroyed... Yurika: OF COURSE YOU DON'T FEEL IT!! That entity in NERV is now some 30 story naked girl! Who knows what she'll do?! At this point, Nagare Akatsuki (son of Nergal CEO) and Jun Aoi (Yurika's fiance / "best friend") have just entered the room. Junaoi: Yurika's lost her temper again. This is bad. Yurika: [Turns to find Nagare and Jun.] Oh! You guys! I'm glad you're here. We need to start an ad campaign against Shinji Ikari as soon as we can! Nagare: I'm sorry, Mizumaru. We're not here because of this. Yurika: Oh? That [censored] wanted us to die, Nagare. He'd been told to stand up for humankind and he refused! Not only that; but he told us, IN_STRAIGHT_JAPANESE_MIND_ YOU, that we should all die! What do you think of that?! Huh?! Nagare: Well, I don't know... His dad treated him like scum... And before that he'd treated everybody else like scum... Countless people have died because of him... And he's the main reason why Nergal's filing bankruptcy. Yurika: In other words: You can't help me. Nagare: The unneeded will be facing the cutting board as of late. You, Ms. Mizumaru, might be one of them. Yurika: [About to turn ghostly white, but then grabs Nagare by the arm.] NO WAY!! I'm your most important, money-earning commodity! What reason do you have to cut _ME_ off?! Nagare: A few good ones. Your anger towards a little boy who's hardly old enough to drive is the main one. Yurika: [With tears in her eyes trying to milk sympathy.] But... But he wanted us dead... And he looked all mean and vicious... Pros: [Whispering to Jun.] And where does she get all this information about this boy anyway? Junaoi: [Whispering back to the Prospector.] Her father's the Admiral of the space fleet in the new "Utopian*" system. *The Utopian System is light years over our Solar System, with planets yet to be explored except for the one that's like our planet Earth. More on this later (hopefully...).* And all the while another pop idol, Sakura Kinomoto, has been listening to Yurika's outbursts from the side of the opened door. Sakura: Hmmm... -=**=- Back in Tokyo-3 that evening, Shinji and Misato finally made it to the apartment despite a _MAJOR_ post-Angel Attack traffic jam. Misato: Pen-Pen! I'm home! Pen^2: Squack squack! Shinji: Pen-Pen? Misato: Yes. He's my pet warm-springs penguin. Once inside, and after finding out how sloppy her life outside of NERV is; the (probably ex-) captain of operations tries to "break the glacier" with Shinji... Misato: Experiments were being done on animals like him. They wanted to breed these type of animals so they would adapt to the new environment made by the "Second Impact." Shinji: [Staring in disbelief at the penguin who's at his second can of beer.] You mean they couldn't let Darwinism take care of that? Misato: No, they couldn't. So when the project turned out to be a complete failure, they were going to put the poor guy to sleep. I decided to take him in, this... greedy little bird here... and made him my pet. Now, why would you think I'd do such a thing, Shinji? Shinji: [Taking a moment to switch glances between Misato and Pen-Pen.] Misato: It's not about the beer, Shinji. In fact, I'm going to cut down. "I'm a very lonely woman, Shinji. And I wanted to have as a companion someone who wouldn't grab at me any chance he gets. I figured it would be nice to have a family, you see? Someone to come home to... Someone to comfort me when I'd feel sad..." "But a... penguin...?" "'Yeah, Misato. You could've gone to PETA and got yourself a dog!' *Giggle!* But I'm just like you, Shinji. I don't have anyone else. My father's dead... My mom's in the madhouse... (The only 'boyfriend' I know of had been wiped out...) It eats a person up inside after a while..." -=- Later on, Shinji is laying on the bed in his new room. He's yet to unpack his stuff. And the room is dark, save the glow of the moonlight and the LCD of his multi-DAT player. But soon he notices a warm feeling from behind him. He turns his head around to find Misato right next to him. Upon instince, she lazily opens her eyes... Shinji: Uh... Misato... I don't think... Misato: ...strong... Shinji: Huh...? Misato: ...I wanna be strong... ...just like you... There was an extremely long pause of silence. But the sound of the overnight rail service can be heard from far away... After that, Shinji's Multi-DAT had been switched off... Right in the beginning of track 25. -=***=- High above the destroyed village within the area of Rostalia, a full-figured woman with light-blue hair and a staff which looks like a key hovers overhead. She was known within the land of El-Hazard as the "Demon Goddess." Ifurita: But in this day and age, when knowledge is the deciding factor between life and death; I, instead, shall be one of the world's great scientific genius, Rita Mizuhara! Rita stands in the spotlight, in the trademark "sexy female scientist" attire, and an egotistical smirk on her face reminiscent of "Tenchi Muyo's" Washuu. IfuDollA: Rita, you're a genius! IfuDollB: The greatest scientist in the world! *A little trivia before we go on: K.T. Vogt played Washuu in Tenchi Muyo and Ifurita in El Hazard. So I'm basically combining the two. Neat, huh? ^_^; Also, Makoto Mizuhara had finally made it to see Ifurita (like in the first OAV ending). But this fic takes place in the 25th century; Makoto being so long gone he'd probably reincarnated four times already...* -==- Shinji has been sent to the Tokyo Psychic Institute (upon Ritsuko's request). He's now sitting at the table with Rita on the other side. And Misato's at the "one-way see-through" mirror listening to the conversation. Ifurita: You have some incredible power, kid. I can sense it. Shinji: I do? Ifurita: Yes. But we need to find out what type of power it is. Shinji: But why? I think I'm fine as is... Ifurita: You need to know more about it and if you can control it. Because it's dangerous if left unchecked. Some building could be floating in Italy and you might be indirectly responsible for it. Rita was cracking a joke; trying to unnerve the boy. But he just sat there and smiled as a big sweatdrop covered about half his head. Ifurita: I'm a weirdo, am I? Shinji: Well... Uh... That... Ifurita: I want you to go ahead and say it. It's better to be honest about your feelings and get it off your chest than let it eat you up inside. Shinji: ^_^; Ifurita: I'm a scientific genius. I know what I'm talking about. Shinji: (Sigh...) Okay... You're a weirdo. But then Rita comes in looking like a railroad worker. Shinji: Ms. Mizuhara... Ifurita: Hmmm...? Shinji: How... How did you change into that outfit so quickly? Ifurita: Oh, this? It's my "loco-motive." At that point Shinji did a facevault; as well as Misato from behind the "mirror." Shinji: Get outta here! Are you for real?! There was some chiseling from behind him. Shinji then turns around to find Rita breaking large blocks of ice with a chisel and hammer. He's about to question the woman's strange tactics again until he realized what she was doing. Shinji: Oh, I get it now: You're "breaking the ice." Ifurita: ALRIGHT!! I knew there's some form of life left within you! Misato: [As an SD doll on the floor] What happened? What the hell happened? -=***=- A pair of handcuffs had been shackled to the wrists of Gendo Ikari. He finds himself placed on a chair, in the dark, and in front of a large panel of around or older than his age. Behind him is a screen which says "NERGEL." And as one would tell, this will not go down smoothly for him. ?????1: I guess it's way too late to tell you that "you make us ill," Mr. Ikari. Gendo: .......... ?????2: Your computer, the MAGI, has told us all about your little senarios. I'm amazed on how you and the older men at SEELE could pull all this off. ?????3: We, as a company, had placed our outmost trust on what you did; even though you hadn't even gave us any knowledge of what you were doing! Gendo: And so... How would you like to punish me? ?????4: NERGEL owns about 50% of this world, Ikari. People will start switching to alternatives. And there are those who will jump at this opportunity to become said alternatives. That's 50% of our business being lost; 99% of this 50% too much. ?????1: Killing you will be too easy. How about, instead, we play a game. Gendo: I don't have time for games. But it seems that I must play it, mustn't I? ?????3: That's right. And it seems that Dr. Ritsuko Akagi and Sub- Commander Kouzou Fuyutsuki are doing just fine with this fan favorite of ours. We're just wondering how good you'll be in it. ?????4: Back in the middle of the 24th century, my friends had refered me to a hip-hop artist known as "Cranking Volume," excuse my English. He'd done a song called "Torture." Upon the buzzer being pushed, Captain Nakamura Yajima of the UN's "Royal Guard" (and two of his soldiers) walks in with a syringe and a pouch of liquid with a rubber pipe coming out. ?????1: Here's the deal: You tell us everything you know about what you were doing. And we spare you from this slow-eating disease here. ?????3: It won't kill you. It will only run through your body, giving you shots of agonizing pain here and there. And even after your limbs fall off, you'll still be alive as the disease eats up your body. ?????2: It's your choice, Ikari. We have all day, you know... Gendo: ............ (Shinji... Why...?) -=***=- Back at the Psychic Institute; Ritsuko and Maya had taken this opportunity of freedom to visit Misato and Shinji. Ritsuko: PULEAZE don't tell me that you've been sleeping in the same bed with this poor boy. Misato: Well I wouldn't be saying anything if I were you; someone whose co-worker doubles as a pet cat. Maya: [Turns a deep fire engine red.] She knows... Ritsuko: *AHEM!!* And young Ikari, what of him? Misato: Yeah, they found out his secret power... It's called "metallic post-cognition." When he touches a mechanical or electric object; he can feel the soul or heart of whoever had used it last. Maya: Hmmm... Does this explain why Shinji refused to pilot the Eva? Ritsuko: Yes. He must have found out what had happened to her mother via her body and soul being stuck in Eva-01. And he probably refused because... *He didn't wanna go out like his mother.* Meanwhile, Shinji's... Somewhere. The place he's in now look like some very large, yet vacant, industrial plant. It has pipes weaving around and a computer console in the center; something his SOB father would have. But he has been told that he's actually somewhere in Rita. Ifurita: Your soul is reading my very body at this moment, Shinji. Shinji: This is amazing! This is MY power? Ifurita: Yep. And don't feel lonely. There are those in this society with the same power as you. Shinji: I don't know. This type of power is dangerous. Ifurita: Really? Shinji: I mean... What if someone's soul is so strong that it overpowers mine? Who knows what'll happen? Ifurita: Oh, I see. Well then, I guess you won't be doing much mech-reading, will you? Shinji: But Dr. Mizuhara. Is there any way of getting rid of this power I have? Ifurita: Let me put it to you this way: It would be a whole lot better if you keep yourself the way you are rather than try to remove an crucial part of your self and suffer complications later on... -=***=- After about a week of wondering how to do Part 3 of this story, and sharing an e-mail about the ending of EoE; he decided to type this up. -=***=- Asuka Souryuu Langley had been laying comatose for about a week now. The only survivor of a made-up war which would've wiped out the whole human race; her capsule had been found deep in the Pacific under a ton of twisted fleshy metal. When she had finally been rescued from her watery tomb, her hair turning green was a mystery to the doctors involved. One would even note that it might be the result of the Angel's attack. Her eyes open groggily to the dimmed light of her room. It's like being a newborn, brung into life by a mother without said mother being here. Her mind is still numbing from what had happened. Why is she here? What's she doing in the hospital? Who... Who is she? *I see that the sleeping princess is finally awoke.* Asuka: ...huh...? The voice sounds hauntingly familiar. Like a big brother or father figure she never had. It's frightening... And yet, almost comforting... like a ghost from the past to cheer her up. *Hmmm... I figured that your mind is a mess... Oh well. I guess I'll just clean it up for you.* Asuka: No... Don't you DARE TOUCH.....!!! But there's nothing else to be said. The voice in her head prevails over the once great Asuka Souryuu Langley; driven into the abyss as her soul gets replaced by a newer one. One who wished to see a new adventure through a new body. And as Asuka's limp body looks up to the white ceiling, a cool sneer of trademark "watermelon mackness" creeps her face. Asuka: Hmmm... What shall I do first? ************ End of part 2... Preview of part 3: Daigouji: And so, after a month of absense; Shinji Ikari finally returns back to our local school. Damn, what a wimp! I myself would waste no time in piloting "Gekiganger-01" for the sake of humankind! (Long pause.) WHAT??!! You mean to tell me that... Umezaki: It's part three of "Neon Successor: Little Success." "The Children..." Maki Umezaki, the Crimson Shooting Star, makes her appearance! ************ My apologies. I wanted to lead this into something like Nadesico and just couldn't do it. Hopefully I won't turn Andrew Huang and keep you waiting. But unlike him, any product I create you can use with my full blessing. ^_^ Credits: Usagi Tsukino [Sailor Moon] appears courtesy of Naoko Takeuchi Ifurita [El Hazard] appears courtesy of AIC/Pioneer Sakura Kinomoto [Card Captor] appears courtesy of CLAMP Maki Umezaki [Geobreeders] appears courtesy of Akihiro Ito Characters from Nadesico appear courtesy of Kia Asamiya/Xebec Thanks go to the Anime Kingdom/Otakuchi (FanFam) [Failed attempt at parodizing the Wu Tang's United Kingdom/Royal Fam]: Disaster, Ismaphael The Fallen Archangel, Ted Hsu, Auther Edwards, Y2J, Adam Ikari, Georgia B, Godsend 777, African Anime, Eric Jones, Andrew Huang, Jayson Deare, Chenalos, Axel Terizaki, and DadyTengu. ------------------------------ From: "Shinji Ikari The 10 o'Clock Assassin" Subject: [Eva/Xover][FanFic] Neon Successor; Little Success part 3 X-Moderation-Queue-Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 09:24:05 -0700 Warning. The following fic is a divergent; one that's against the very man who decided to use a great show to mess up everybody's mind. And he goes by the name of Hideaki Anno. Herein might be foul language and adult content; so viewer discretion is advised. Apologies to all the creators that had copywrited the other characters used herein. Neon Genesis Evangelion is copywrited by Gainax, but they should not have the privilege of doing an anime show ever again. Note 2: Keep in mind that I'm typing this story on an all new keyboard; one where the keyboard is split in the middle and there's a touchpad that has replaced that annoying mouse. ^_^ ============ Like something out of an old Clint Eastwood movie; a lone figure walks through the hot afternoon. The ripples of heat blur whatever picture you're suppose to see. Said picture is of a figure who had just stepped out of the old "Gangsters, Molls, And Tommy Guns" era. All dressed in white, the flowing blonde hair being out of place as it escapes the prison known by others as a hat. The title of this figure is known to the underground circuit as... The Crimson Shooting Star. "Hell is where I work best" is her motto. She makes it to her destination. An Japanese (Osakan) middle school. But not just any ordinary school. This school will be the designated learning place for the Shinji Ikari, the boy who "cowardly refused to pilot Evangelion Unit 01 and save humankind from destruction." Or whatever that was said by the now infuriated pop idol Yurika Mizumaru. She studies the goings on within the school; whilst those who were committing the goings on are studying her. A slight twitch of her eyebrow... And her motto changes. Umezaki: Hell! This is where I'LL work?! ********** Neon Successor; Little Success Part 3: "The Children..." ********** Shinji: So I'm going back to the same school? Misato: Well, it wouldn't do us any good if you went to a different school and had to adjust. I don't want you to get all traumatized and throw yourself off the roof. Shinji: [Grimacing.] Why thanks, Misato. I'll try and remember that... The next morning, Shinji leaves his new home in Osaka and makes his way towards the school. As he walks past the park, he has a flashback of the (lack of) childhood he had. He was the only one who'd still be in the sandbox while every other child had went home with their parents. This was eating him up inside; the fact that he can never have the life the other kids had ever again... The engine of a tank passing by snaps him back into reality. A tank? Oh, that's right! The United Nation's Royal Guard had taken over nearly much of the world to keep some type of peace and control. Ever since the incident where Gendo tried to use him... -==- *Unforgivable...!* Looking like she hadn't slept in a long time; a crazed Yurika Mizumaru is waiting behind the wall the school compound with a very large interdimensional baka-hammer. *You're not gonna escape from me, Ikari! No matter how far you travel! I'll be there to serve you justice!" Edge: Hey, bitch! Yurika has been rudely snapped back into reality to find herself surrounded by a bunch of thugged-out juvenile delinquents. Edge: Aren't you a little to old to be wearing a school uniform? Tasuki: Are you some type of NARC or somethin'? Tamiya: Yeeah! Ya mus' be sum rookie streigh' frum de academy! Jason: I believe that you're going at this the wrong way. Such straight-forwardness is highly ineffective. Yurika: [Already ghostly white.] ...... B.... Sakura: [Walking past the commotion.] Hmmm... Mizumaru-san's desperate... -==- Shinji's about two blocks from the school, pondering about what life has in store for him, when he notices someone behind him... Daigouji: Well well, if it ain't the tragic hero. Shinji: Huh? Gai...? Gai Daigouji? Daigouji: Tsk-tsk-tsk. It's Jirou. Jirou Yamada. But you can call me Jirou. Shinji: ^_^; Huh? But what happened to... Jirou: YOU happened. It was all in the news this past month: "Part of UN organization hoaxed whole world. Responsible for several wars and countless loss of lives. Shell-shocked son of Commander refused to take part; thereby giving JSSDF a chance to strike back." Lucky bastard! Shinji: HEY! I didn't ask to have a life like that! Jirou: And _I_ did! Just think of the missions you could've gone into, the mecha you could've piloted, the respect you'd gain from your peers...! But you couldn't go through with it, could you? Shinji: .......... [Starts walking toward the school.] Jirou: [Walks with him.] Didn't wanna become a hero, huh? "Because heroes tend to get themselves killed," huh? Shinji: My mother's in that "thing" Gendo wanted me to pilot. I saw her die... Jirou: Those soldiers on the USS "Over The Rainbow" are dead as well. Shinji can only answer again in silence as he and Jirou pass through the school opening and by the ongoing bedlam where the delinquents are verbally railing the semi-comatosed ex-pop idol. Jirou: I guess it doesn't matter anymore, does it? First of all; it wasn't your fault. Secondly; this so-called "fight for humanity's survival" is now over, huh? -=*=- Classroom B-3. The schoolbell rings in the new school day. (Kaihara) Kotaba: Stand up! Bow! Sit down! Mihoshi: [With her usual enthusiasm in tow.] Hi, everyone! Welcome back to school! It's been an interesting month for everyone, isn't it? As Ms. Kuramitsu goes off on a tangent, Shinji takes this time to look out the window and do a silent introspection. From the other side of the classroom, Maki Umezaki sees him and starts to wonder why such a shallow kid as himself would be picked to do anything for NERV. She then goes into shock when she sees wealthy quadrillionaire Mylandah Arkar Walder sitting behind him. Meanwhile, a cruel sneer starts to appear on Mylandah's face as she plans on making this "Shinji Ikari" her slave... Mihoshi: Oh, yes! It's about time we start learning some more about the Second Impact! Upon hearing this, the classroom starts going into a vehement uproar of bad-mouthing and such. Mihoshi: (Just as I figured... ^_^;) Don't worry! It'll be different this time! Jirou Yamada, please read the first passage of Chapter 1! Jirou: This is so freakin' insane! Oh, all right! [Flips to the first chapter and starts reading it with disdain laced in his voice.] "The Second Impact was not caused by a meteorite, but was actually..." WHAT THE BLUE HELL??!! Everyone else goes over towards the shocked Yamada to see what he read. And then they proceed to go into shock. Shinji (and the few who had their books open) had continue to read what was in the passage... -=***=- Meanwhile, at the NERGEL group meeting... ?????3: By now the populace is learning about what had really happened during the start of the new millenium. ?????4: As if we could stop it. It's amazing how much drive we humans can have when we want something bad enough. ?????2: The media has already linked us to Project Eva. NERGEL will be hated if we tried to avoid it by stating "no comment." ?????5: The fact that we're having this meeting in an inexpensive (read: cheap) warehouse dictates how much millions we've lost in one month. ?????1: Not to worry, my associates. We must remember that we still got our talents. And even though NERGEL will temporarily be closed down; the organization itself will still be around. ?????3: And what of the entity known as Lillith? ?????4: She's being handled by the UN. And steps are being taken to destroy her. (Such a pity though... She has a cute body...) ?????5: But what of the other "Angels?" What shall we do about them? ?????1: There's no need to worry about them. When the Third Angel had gotten a hold of "Adam," its destruction had caused the others to disintegrate since they had no other reason to exist. Gendo: Need I remind you that, in my humble opinion, you are all making a grave mistake? That's what the former commander of the now abolished NERV would be able to say if he wasn't messed up on all the chemicals he had been fed in trade for information. He's currently in a cell at an undisclosed location; a heaving pile of goop. His glasses are the only way of recognizing him. Elsewhere, an MiB's search for the Angel known either as Tabris or Carl Nagisa had came to an abrupt halt. A pile of his clothing soaked in a puddle of LCL denotes the total failure of any resurrection of the Human Complementation plan... -=***=- That exact same meanwhile we left Shinji at; Ms. Makibi starts Class B-4, the classroom (unfortunately) next door to Ms. Kuramitsu's... Yurika had started to read the book about the real Second Impact and came to this conclusion... Yurika: This... Is... Such... BULLSHIT!!! Kiyone: [Throws a blackboard eraser to her head.]Watch your mouth, young lady! (How 'd you get in here anyway?) Anyway class, I like you to meet a transfer student. She'll be starting here as of today; so treat her well. The class was soon marveled by the hot-looking babe with the short green hair. Yurika, after coming to her senses, saw Ryouko's immediate control over most men. And she soon grew jealous. Ryouko: What's up? I'm Ryouko Subaru. How'zit hangin'? Tatsuo: Hey, hey! I'm Tatsuo! It's a pleasure meeting such a hot babe like yourself! Please, sit by me! But poor Tatsuo soon becomes a victim of a sound beating by his infuriated "girlfriend" Megumi. Megumi: Wha' do ya mean "sit next to me?!" Who the fuck do you think you are, goddamn you?! Kiyone: [Uber-sweatdrop covering her head.] (Maybe I should be Mihoshi's lover after all...) As you can see my class is so full with energy. So be careful not to get caught up. Ryouko: Yes, ma'am. Edge: Yo, check it out! Tatsuo's chick is playin' with herself! Kiyone: What?! NO! STOP THAT!! Outside, on the school parking lot, is a black limo. Yurika's "best friend" Jun Aoi is reading the school files on his computer. Junaoi: I believe that you're just making a mountain out of a molehill again, Yurika. But it's my sworn duty to protect you by any means neccessary, no matter what the cost. Although... **Transfers:** Maki Umezaki__Kiev, Ukraine SSR__ Sakura Kinomoto__Hokkaido, Japan__ Ryouko Subaru__Berlin, Germany__ Mylandah Arkar Walder__McGuffin Colony, Mars__ Junaoi: This school seems to have a lot of new transfers here. And most of them are in... HUH??!! Timbo King__New York City, USA__ La The Darkman__New York City, USA__ -=**=- Shinji walks to the room where the music club is supposedly held. His decision to go back and play the cello had been shattered after he opened the door. About three rock bands were practicing on their instruments, and none of them happened to be the ones used in any philharmonics. Timbo King's on the microphone with his rap group, Royal Fam, doing "Walk The Dogs" when he suddenly notices Shinji. Timbo: Yo! What's happenin', Shin-dog? Shinji: Hey! What happened to the philharmonics?! Timbo: I happened to it. The other guy had to leave on some shit... So now we're doin' our own harmonics. Mine's known as the "Fam-harmonics." Shinji: [Uber-sweatdrop over his head.] ...please don't say that you killed him... Timbo: I didn't kill 'im, fool! Anyway, you used to play that big-ass cello, right?! Shinji: The cello's not that big... But I played it anyway. Timbo: Don't worry, G. We'll fix you up. EYO, LA!! PASS THIS KID A "CELLO," WILL YA?!! La The Darkman had acknowledged his friend's yelling and soon gives Shinji... Shinji: Uh... This isn't a cello... Timbo: Of course it is! It's a cello for the new generation! The younger Ikari saw that his friend wasn't kidding. A Rickenbacher 5-string Jazz Bass with wood finish is to a cello like the sun is to Pluto. The fact that he's been given such a grand piece of music is an amazement to him. All it needs is to adjust it's truss-rod, replace the strings, and clean it up. And then he needs to refresh himself on how to pluck strings... -=**=- Later on, at the Royal Guard Osakan headquarters, (a less slutty- looking) Misato Katsuragi is in the office having a talk with Captain Nakamura Yajima. Yajima: I'm amazed at the fact that you'd join this little militia of ours, Katsuragi. I'm even more amazed that you can clean yourself up like that. Misato: I don't like being used, Captain. If I knew that the whole thing was faked, I would've closed it down myself. And besides, I have a child to take care of. Yajima: The younger Ikari, huh? I should warn you though... Most of the world's secret agent forces had sent their agents to look over him. He's still got a large quantity of power. Misato: Gee, I'm not so sure. Is Shinji's power of reading the past of electronic objest such a worldwide threat? Yajima: Well, pardon the yellow stripe down my back. But if your new child suddenly develops a strict allergy against humanity, like he did when you told him to pilot that... Evangelion, the best thing we should do is get him before he gets us. Misato: [Grimacing] It figures... Yajima: But the main reason you're here is your first job. Gendo Ikari has escaped. Misato: Huh?! Yajima: The virus we gave him; it seems that he knows how to control it. So he must've seeped into the sewer system when the guards weren't looking. Misato: EW!! GROSS!! Yajima: My thoughs exactly... -=***=- Later that day, in the school studio, Shinji plays on his new "cello." It really wasn't that hard to learn; he just needed to get the feel of it. He plays it to the background of some "smooth jazz" that's playing on the radio near by... Ryouko walks by the music room door and nearly passes by it until she hears the bass being played in the room. She opens a door a bit to see Shinji playing inside. -==- Asuka: [As a doll hanging on a noose.] This is the "great Shinji Ikari?!" Kaji: [At a watermelon patch nearby.] Yep. This is the kid who refused to pilot the Evangelion. Asuka: Such a wimp! I can't believe that such a wussy little boy was even considered to pilot such a magnificent mecha as an Evangelion. Kaji: Well, his father just happened to be the head of NERV at the time. Besides, the "fight for humanity's survival" is over. It wasn't even a real fight. Asuka: Well, still; I would've showed everyone how great I am. Instead, I nearly died... And... ...and... Kaji: Oh, just think of yourself as a phoenix that was reborn from the ashes. You learned that in college, didn't you? Asuka: .......... Kaji: Besides, the kid had stamina wihtin the face of danger. Not exactly a good quality since the draft will be effective again. But he's absolute. Asuka: So what? You're not gonna have me date this loser, are you? Kaji: The kid's smooth like silk on the basslines, girl. I might forgo my masculinity and date someone like him. Asuka: [The doll starts grimacing...] It seems that everyday I've found something new about you. And it's more repulsive than the last. Kaji: And you'd actually believed otherwise? -==- *Oh, c'mon you... Shinji Ikari! Surely you have better music to waste your talent on than this slow crap.* Shinji: Shut up. I just happen to like slow crap. Shinji, obviously oblivious to his surroundings since he's deep into the music, suddenly finds himself standing in a foggy area with another figure in front of him. The other guy's attire consists of a sloppy Autumn college outfit; a leather strap hanging between the two pants knees it's attached to. His red hair has one of his eyes covered; said eyes are red and beady with near insanity... Shinji: You... must be the past owner of this instrument. Yagami: Iori Yagami. This instrument was donated to this school when I died (due to the Riot of Blood). If I knew that a wuss like you was gonna play it; and actually be good at it mind you... Shinji: My life's just full of little surprises. Yagami: And I assume you LOATHE surprises. The moment someone's limbs fall off, you're liable to scream your head off. It's understandable. But at least do me a favor and play something more "upbeat" once in a while. Some classic rock or... The Beatles! Everybody likes the Beatles. Shinji: Okay, alright! Let me see... Classic rock... Beatles... You like the Doors? There were a few times when the dreaded Yagami Assassin would do something as juvenile as a facevault. This is one of those times. ************ End of part 3... Preview of part 4: Talent Show! Jirou Yamada's in his makeshift Gekiganger V suit singing the theme song from said show. La The Darkman and the Crimson Shooting Star team up on a rap song. The Royal Fam Band; Timbo, Shinji, Mylandah, and Sakura stare with large sweatdrops as they see Tatsuo get beaten up again by Megumi. Edge, Tasuki, Tamiya, and Jason are doing a "Boys 2 Men" song extremely well. Kotaba Kaihara is singing some patriotic exercise song. Yurika starts to sing but gets hit over the head by a microphone that had accidentally slipped out of the hand of... Lahrri Fernando, singing an Anita Baker song (very badly). Ryouko Subaru (with Royal Fam as her band) does a classic U2 song. Neon Successor; Little Success "SCREW DEM EVAS!! Perversion, Songs, Popularity, Penguins." ************ Tatsuo and Megumi [Beast City]__Naomi Hayakawa/Comstock Edge [Rival Schools]__Capcom Tasuki [Fushigi Yuugi]__Watase Yuu/Studio Pierrot/Pioneer Tamiya [Oh My Goddess]__Kosuke Fujishima/Kodansha Jason [Irresponsible Cpt. Tylor]__Hiroshi Yukiyoka/Kadokawa Shoten Kotaba Kaihara [Nuku Nuku Dash]__Yuzo Takada/King/Movic Mihoshi and Kiyone [Tenchi Muyo]__AIC/Pioneer Timbo King and La The Darkman [Wu Tang Clan]__Wu Tang/American Cream Team Maki Umezaki The Crimson Shooting Star [Geobreeders]__Akihiro Ito Mylandah Arkar Walder and Lahrri Fernando [Battle Athletes]__AIC/Pioneer Sakura Kinomoto [Card Captor]__CLAMP Characters from Nadesico appear courtesy of Kia Asamiya/Xebec All other copyrights reserved. Thanks go to the Anime Kingdom/Otakuchi (FanFam): Disaster, Ismaphael The Fallen Archangel, Ted Hsu, Auther Edwards, Y2J, Adam Ikari, Georgia B, Godsend 777, African Anime, Eric Jones, Andrew Huang, Jayson Deare, Chenalos, Axel Terizaki, and DadyTengu. ------------------------------ From: "Shinji Ikari The 10 o'Clock Assassin" Subject: [Eva/Xover][FanFic] Neon Successor; Little Success 4 X-Moderation-Queue-Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 13:08:31 -0700 Warning. The following fic is a divergent; one that's against the very man who decided to use a great show to mess up everybody's mind. And he goes by the name of Hideaki Anno. Herein might be foul language and adult content; so viewer discretion is advised. Apologies to all the creators that had copywrited the other characters used herein. Neon Genesis Evangelion is copywrited by Gainax, but they should not have the privilege of doing an anime show ever again. ============ One evening at the Katsuragi household; Misato, Shinji, and Pen- Pen are on the couch watching the "Great Competition." (That's the Battle Athletes Victory world.) Pen-Pen: [After sipping on some beer.] I'm tellin' you, Jessie's tits ain't real. -=- Godsend 777: The Penguin's right. They ain't. :b 10 o'Clock: Godsend... ^_^; ********** Neon Successor; Little Success Part 4: "SCREW DEM EVAS!! Perversion, Songs, Popularity, Penguins." ********** That night at Osaka Junior High School, a severely burned-out Yurika Mizumaru is placing a bomb in Shinji's locker. Yurika: Consider yourself lucky, Shinji Ikari. If I had met you during the school hours, I'd surely rip your limbs off and crush your bones. However... A flashback occurs where she's forced to retake all the exams. Because she was "special," she didn't need to worry about these little annoyances like "school." Kiyone Makibi, on the other hand, didn't let that pass so easily since Yurika's failing grades are piling up. She'd even threatened to send her back to elementary school if she saw anymore of these type of grades. Yurika: So now I'll have to be a bit more indirect in my approach. Shinji Ikari, you're going to die. And if someone else dies instead of you; then it's your fault, not mines. Umezaki: Tsk-tsk-tsk... Using such a crude form of getback does not a lady make. Yurika: [Goes into shock, then turns her head slowly.] Uh... Uh... [Tries to do her English, with horrible results...] What? What you doin' here SO late at night? You should be IN bed. Umezaki: [In Russian.] I cannot speak Japanese... Yurika: [Her shock turns into a grimace.] Umezaki: Anyway... If you really wanna beat the living crap outta him with your bare hands, then why don't you challenge him to a fight? Yurika: Hello! The guy's a coward! He'd probably wet his pants or something! Umezaki: Hello! If he IS such a coward, he would've became an Eva pilot and YOU wouldn't be so mad at him! Now would you? The school hallway goes into silence after that remark. Umezaki: [Turns to walk away.] Besides, planting a bomb in his shoe locker? This makes you an even bigger coward than Shinji himself. Yurika: What?! Umezaki: I'd even dare to say that you're probably more afraid of him. Yurika: WHAT THE FUCK???!!! -=***=- Yurika: Thank you so much for answering my letter. Hell. I didn't even realized that you would have such guts to even meet me here. Shinji Ikari, finding his locker being tampered with as well as a note herein, meets up with Yurika Mizumaru at the school grounds that afternoon. The crowd, expecting a fight, becomes larger; and the teachers within the building are getting nervous. Mihoshi: Oh no! A fight's gonna happen! Kiyone: And it's between Mizumaru and one of your students. Just as I figured... Mihoshi: Principal, what are we gonna do?! Tylor: [His usual easy-going persona laced with the raggedness of student-teacher hardships.] Nothing. Let them beat the living crap out of each other. And when the dust clears; we pick up the remains and punish 'em. His answer is met by staring eyes and dropping jaws. But they should get use to it since he's been a principal for a year now. Makoto: Explain to me again how this "slacker" got this job in the first place? Yuriko: Well, at least he isn't the Hawaiian nutcase from Nerima... Shinji: So. It was you, wasn't it? Yurika: Begging for mercy's not gonna help you now. But I will tell you this before you die: One of the crew members that died on the USS "Over The Rainbow..." [Makes a lunge at him for a grab.] THAT WAS MY MOTHER!!! -=***=- Afura: Severe compound fracture in the neck, deep cracking within skull... a good risk for permanent brain damage... And plus the whole top of your body is out of alignment. You could be saved; but your head would be disconnected from your legs. So you might start learning how to live your life on a wheelchair. Junaoi: And the good news, Nurse Mann? Afura: Her insurance will be able to cover everything. You made a good choice. Yurika Mizumaru, her head disaligned and foam coming out of her mouth, lays on the bed at Kaiser Wave Hospital. The only brain cells that should be working were in shock; amazed that such a frail child could be capable of causing that much damage to her. Yurika: (...why...?!) -=*=- The next day at school, the "Gruesome Foursome" are having their conversation during lunchtime... Edge: Damn, this kid got speed! As soon as that bitch even thought about punchin'em square in the face; he was all in hers with his knee! And then he went into that "Rice Crispies" attack! Tamiya: Sonnava bitch! Musta been sumphin she said; cuz when 'e let loose, dem pair-a-meds got out da bodybag when they saw 'er! Jason: Maybe it's due to the fact that he lives under the residence of a tactical sergeant. Also, Yurika's yelling about her mother might have triggered something in his psyche. Tasuki: Well, it's a shame she's gonna miss the school talent show coming in a week. She had a great bod. :b Ryouko, sitting at a nearby table and eating her food, was also amazed at how Shinji handled Yurika... Kaji: See? What did I tell ya? Asuka: Hmmm... But still, he hasn't changed at all! Meanwhile at the music room; Tatsuo and Megumi had finally collected their band: Shinji on bass, Timbo on drums, Sakura on backup guitar, and Mylandah on piano. Unfortunately for the first two, the type of music they want to play is within the area of "Megadeath." Not that it couldn't be done, but... The song they try to play, "Symphony Of Destruction," sounded like a mixed bag. Shinji's jazzy riffs, Timbo's hip-hop beats, Mylandah's Amadeus-style playing, and Sakura's serene and almost silent folk guitaring are destroying Megumi's feel for heavy metal. Tatsuo just kept going on his electric guitar; and soon started joining Shinji in "riff-surfing." Megumi: STOP!! This is NOT going to work! What is it with everybody?! Timbo: Hey lady, stealin's stealin'. Megumi: C'mon, people! I understand that heavy metal was SO like last millenium ago; but we gotta get some type of feel for it if we're ever going to win the talent show. (A one-week trip to China! *Drool*) Megumi then snaps back into reality to continue her argument only to find Tatsuo hitting on Mylandah. Her rage takes over, grabs the nearest blunt object (which is another electric guitar) and swipes it towards his head. But a hand gets in the way and grabs the guitar, causing Tatsuo and Megumi to gasp in amazement. Mylanda: We're well aware of our style of music, Ms. Megumi. But I want you to be aware that the musical instruments you use do not come cheap. [Turns toward Tatsuo.] And you. I am not interested in the likes of you. Tatsuo: [Smiling like a dumb-ass.] Huh? Sakura: KNOCKDOWN!! Mylanda: But she is. Mylandah grabs of the guitar and, with her free hand, turns Tatsuo's head to Megumi. He then goes to stop her when she starts playing with herself again. Everyone else just stares with big sweatdrops over their head. Timbo: That ain't right, G. You know that ain't right. Shinji: King-san, how did you and Darkman end up at a Japanese middle school anyway? Timbo: Circumstances, Shinergy. Me an' La were orphaned when our flight-out turned tragic. Know what I'm sayin'? Iori: [From inside the guitar; holding his head in exasperation.] I just hope that this doesn't get anymore weirder than it already is... -=***=- The next morning; after a night of two 10-story demon sex beasts rampaging through the school and most of the city... Everyone was standing in front of the destroyed property once known as their school... Tasuki: Who 'da thunk it? Tatsuo and Megumi; the backers of some Urotsukidoji shit! [His team nods in agreement.] Umezaki: Damn, I wish I was there last night! I could've taken 'em out with my dynamic team, Smith and Wesson. Darkman: I heard they were used, Crimson. But Smith was changed to smudge, and Wesson became cookin' oil. Jirou: Of all the nerve of those damn monstrosities! The school copy of my whole collection is in there! Kotaba: Just goes to show how popular your type of show is. Jirou: [Nerves popping out of his head.] ARE YOU SAYING THAT MY GEKIGANGER'S BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY BY TENTICLE PORN??!! Mylanda: [Giving an evil stare.] You know it's amazing, Lahrri. You're the school's best athlete; probably on the threshold of being the world's best. And you suffer the curse of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lahrri: [Sending back said evil stare; her body heavily bandaged.] Once you're on the road to perfection, nothing else matters. Not even the worst of luck can destroy me. Mihoshi: OH NO!! The school's been destroyed! Whatever shall we do?! Tylor: [Just came in.] Don't worry. This is an anime school; so it's been insured against destruction from students or faculty turning into monsters and going on the rampage. Kiyone: [Sweatdropping.] And somebody said that it was a waste of their money... Yuriko/Makoto: [Raising their hands.] ME! Ryouko: Damn. You know it's a good thing that help came around like it did. I was amazed at how a magical girl that small would handle such large demons. Sakura: I don't even wanna think about what I... I mean SHE. She had to go through! Shinji: So that means that the talent show has been called off, right? Timbo: Think again, 3rd Bassman. The music room and the theatre had been spared. So I guess it means I can freak the funky beats after all. Shinji: Yeah, I guess so. But what about our band? Tatsuo and Meg are... -=***=- Fast forward to the very night of the talent show; though its location had to be moved to the neighboring high school theatre due to the middle school being closed for repairs... Jirou: [Dressed up in his "Gekiganger III" outfit, stepping onto the stage very pissed...] (This is not the end, Shinji Ikari. I will install into you the drive to become a hero; even if I die right in front of you tonight. I WILL MAKE YOU SEE THE LIGHT!!!) Jirou Yamada starts off the show singing the Gekiganger III theme song. -=- Izumi Maki, dressed in her best evening Chinese dress, plays on her ukelele something about "Finding The Brightest Star." (Like Nadesico episode 18.) -=- La the Darkman and the Crimson Shooting Star are doing a rap duet using the Genius's "Intro/Outro" music as their background. -=- Cheiko Shikaraba and her henchwomen are singing "Through The Years." But the song had to be cut short since she went into the audience and choke Nuku-Nuku for getting her name wrong. She was promptly disqualified... -=- Tasuki, Tamiya, Edge, and Jason are doing their rendition of "a bunch of homeless guys singing around a burning garbage tank in the cold night" scene from the "New Jack City" movie. Kiyone: Though, I wish they wouldn't use a real live burning garbage tank. Tylor: That's a hologram projector. This is the future, remember? -=- Kotaba, with whistle in hand, is doing her patriotic exercise song that was used in the "Nuku Nuku Dash" TV series. -=- Chihiro Fujimi, head of the motorcycle club, sings the classic Van Halen song "Jump." And the male audience had liked nothing more than to see her do just that. ^_^ -=- The judges are amazed that Lahrri Fernando had recovered so quickly (being hit with rocks and all). But despite messing up a great song like Anita Baker's "Sweet Love," she gets some extra credit. -=- The second amazement of tonight was Hinata Wakabe and Miaka Yuko's juggling act using plastic pins. -=- The lovely young money-maker Nanami Jinnai, dressed up in Japanese kimono, sings an uplifting Osaka-style song. -=- Ryoko and Aeka failed in sharing the stage together and soon reduce themselves into a musical battle to see who's the "real girl" for Tenchi. They were also disqualified. -=- And finally, the Royal Fam take their turn. Ryouko Subaru becomes their fifth member; bringing into the band her expertice on the electric guitar. But Sakura Kinomoto had been chosen to sing for the band. And so this mixed bag of talent did the classic U2 song; "Bloody Sunday;" pulling it off with the cold calculation of the old John Woo/Cho Yun Fat movie, "The Killer." -=***=- Yurika: I want you to kill him. Quick and painful disability can not an angered pop idol stop. So, leaving the hospital WAY too early, her deep search into the underground finds her in a church; speaking to a darkened figure who's sitting next to her. Her fiance(?), Jun, is waiting next to the limo outside the church; wondering if she'll be okay since she's on a wheelchair and her only means of communication is a voicebox. Yurika: One point five million. Half up front, half after the job is done. Your record will be clean. ?????: You're a very brave lady; going as far as to travel into this dark and dreary city to get help. Yurika: Yes or no. What is your answer? ?????: [Flips his coin...] You know, half of me wants to turn down this deal. ????2: You must be Jun Aoi. It's a pleasure of meeting you. Junaoi: Huh? Who are you? ????2: Let's just say that... The second conversation gets interrupted by the crash of something heavy into the limo. Something heavy being Yurika and her wheelchair. The guy who threw it is large, muscular, and well-dressed. His right face grotesquely opposing his left... 2-Face: THAT'S FOR DC, YOU NO-TALENT FLAPPER!! And with that, he slams the door of the church with extreme echoing and discrimination. Junaoi: -_-; Really, now. You've insulted the American comic world on one of your "shows." These guys don't forgive. Yurika: Owww... Who's... your... friend...? The person she's refering to looks like Gendo Ikari. But she's actually Rei Ayanami with her blue hair dyed brown, in a winter high school suit, and with glasses and gloves in tow. Nickle: As for now, just call me Niko (2-girl). It sounds a bit like "nickle," meaning that you still have five hundredths of a chance. Yurika: What... you... want...? Nickle: I've been doing everything wrong. Seems that "senarios" don't work during this time. However, Instrumentaly is still possible. If you wish, you can become the key to its success. -=*=- Jirou: NAN-DA-TOOOO??!!! Darkman and Umezaki won the talent show?! Timbo: Way to go, bro! Shinji: (Even though we get third place after Hinata and Miaka...) At least you tried your best, Yamada-kun. Misato and Pen-Pen thought you were good. Darkman: Don't worry, guys! We'll get you some nice souvenirs! Umezaki: I can't go, though. Me and the Chinese don't get along very well... ^_^; ************ End of part 4... Preview of part 5, the Conclusion: Lady Ann: Guten Morgen, class. I am Miss Ann, your homeroom teacher. And I expect nothing but the best from you all. Failure, for you, will not be an option. Mylanda: It's the last episode of Little Success: "The Saga Continues!" Lahrri...! Why did you have to...?! ************ Tatsuo and Megumi [Beast City]__Naomi Hayakawa/Comstock Edge and Hinata [Rival Schools]__Capcom Tasuki and Miaka [Fushigi Yuugi]__Watase Yuu/Studio Pierrot/Pioneer Tamiya and Chihiro [Oh My Goddess]__Kosuke Fujishima/Kodansha Jason, Makoto, Yuriko, and Tylor himself [Irresponsible Cpt. Tylor] __Hiroshi Yukiyoka/Kadokawa Shoten Kotaba and Cheiko [Nuku Nuku Dash]__Yuzo Takada/King/Movic Aeka, Ryoko, Mihoshi, and Kiyone [Tenchi Muyo]__AIC/Pioneer Afura Mann and Nanami Jinnai [El Hazard]__AIC/Pioneer Timbo King and La The Darkman [Wu Tang Clan]__Wu Tang/American Cream Team Maki Umezaki The Crimson Shooting Star [Geobreeders]__Akihiro Ito Mylandah Arkar Walder and Lahrri Fernando [Battle Athletes]__AIC/Pioneer Sakura Kinomoto [Card Captor]__CLAMP Characters from Nadesico appear courtesy of Kia Asamiya/Xebec 2-Face [Batman...] appear courtesy of DC Comics/Warner Bros All other copyrights reserved. Thanks go to the Anime Kingdom/Otakuchi (FanFam): Disaster, Ismaphael The Fallen Archangel, Ted Hsu, Auther Edwards, Y2J, Adam Ikari, Georgia B, Godsend 777, African Anime, Eric Jones, Andrew Huang, Jayson Deare, Chenalos, Axel Terizaki, and DadyTengu. ------------------------------ From: "Shinji Ikari The 10 o'Clock Assassin" Subject: [Eva/XOver] Neon Successor; Little Success 5 (of 5) X-Moderation-Queue-Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 09:12:37 -0700 Warning. The following fic is a divergent; one that's against the very man who decided to use a great show to mess up everybody's mind. And he goes by the name of Hideaki Anno. Herein might be foul language and adult content; so viewer discretion is advised. Apologies to all the creators that had copywrited the other characters used herein. Neon Genesis Evangelion is copywrited by Gainax, but= ============ *KSHSHSHSHSHSHSH* "We interrupt this program to bring you a special bulletin!" Maya: Gendo Ikari, ex-commander of a special UN task force, is still at large as of today. He is considered unarmed, but highly dangerous. A pic pops up of the new Gendo Ikari, looking like Rei Ayanami with his color palette and his glasses. Maya: He has been seen around the city of Sapporo-3 in Hokkaido. If you see him, don't hesitate to call your local authorities... -=- At the Katsuragi household this late afternoon... Pen-Pen's watching the news report that had interrupted a movie he was watching; "Water Foul." Misato's in her room; snoring like a chainsaw as she sleeps, and Shinji's at OZ High School with his band. Pen-Pen: Damn! That cutey bridge bunny sure makes a hot newscaster. -=- Meanwhile, at some mecha laboratory in an undisclosed location; Yurika Mizumaru is being placed through lots of tests. Her body has been reconstructed to her 100%; thanks to the technology utilized by Nickle and her staff. Nickle: You seem to be doing just perfectly as of late, Ms. Mizumaru. Your harmonics are better than expected. Yurika: [Through the intercom.]*Giggle* Why, thank you. But then; a light shines over Nickle and her staff. A big monitor turns on and a group of shadowy people appear on the screen. ?????1: We called to see if you have any good news. Speak now. Nickle: Everything's going according to plan... As it should be... ?????2: OUR plans? ?????1: Details, Ms. Nickle. Do NOT play with us. Nickle: [Adjusting her glasses.] As you wish. Yurika Mizumaru has passed several phases within six months. And we are now in our final phases as I speak... *Hmph. I'm so glad that some entity decided to let me control then. Thank you for letting me step on you, the fine people over at NESTS. Now the real fun shall begin.* ********** Neon Successor; Little Success Part 5 (Of 5): "The Saga Continues." ********** The next day; a Saturday... Lahrri Fernando and Mylandah Arkar Walder are found running against each other on the track. Mylandah, using all her anger put forth into her strength, still cannot win against Lahrri's cold calculations. The later tripping on some random object and rolling twenty times before hitting a wall does not help matters much either. The next scene shows Mylandah and Lahrri sitting on a bench and drinking from their water bottles. Mylanda: Damn you, Lahrri. You and your stealth-chick approach. I'll beat you no matter what it takes... Lahrri: You already did. Mylanda: What do you mean?! Lahrri: You're in a band. You have your little following. And also; more hentai pics have been done on you than me. Mylanda: Hey! (Last I checked, there were just two.) And your point being? Lahrri: I've thrown away my life. I've forgone friends, family, future husbands, and really cool-looking video games to become what I've now become. The only reason you haven't beaten me yet is the fact that you're still attached to something in your life. Mylanda: [Getting angrier.] So? Lahrri: So it is I who should be damning you. -=- Shinji: Here she goes again. Off to compete against the "Athletic Klutzy." I should wish Mylandah luck; but I feel like giving Lahrri better wishes. Timbo: Eyo, Spike! What's with that industrial-strength grunge rock shit you be listenin' to? Shinji: The name_is_Shinji_. And what I'm listening to is that new local rock group that hit payday. They're called the Deltones. Timbo: Sounds more like a singing group than a rock group. How they sound like? Shinji: Very chunky. They like to overdue and distort their already overdriven and distorted guitar riffings. Ryouko: [Just coming in to the studio, along with Sakura.] Oh really now? This place seems to be famous in doing a lot of riffing. Sakura: I heard that some girl from the piano club is also doing that distorting riff technique. She lowered her notes on the piano and everything. Timbo: And who's the lady we're talking about here? Ryouko: The school's upperclasswoman Relena Peacecraft. Timbo: PEACECRAFT??!! Oh man! I'm dyin' again! Shinji: Hey. Who's Peacecraft? Timbo: Oh, just your basic Dutchmaster-smokin' hierarchy trying to take over the world and shit! *THAT'S DUKEDOM!!* Timbo: [Yelling back.] I KNOW WHAT I MEANT!! -=***=- In a perfect world; there he will be, in his perfect world. The reach of his power and rule will be as far as God's eye can see. And that's farther than anybody can phathom. That will soon be the way of the revitalized Zion Empire, and its leader; Zechs Merquise. Sitting upon the balcony with his loving family and reliable associates, those lower on his food chain will take notice of his great leadership; bowing down until their head touches the ground whenever he's in their presence. The Royal Guard Soldiers, all dressed in the dark-green Zion fatigue, will march to the silent beat of his national anthem. And it will be played all over the world. The anthem will be so great; that a guitarist can be heard from the top of a tall building playing... A guitarist? Zechs' atttention shifts to the lone figure riffing up his anthem on the most flashy and expensive Fender Stratocaster; jamming away as the sound carries through the overdriving and chorusing foot pedals, and out from the loud speakers. It was when the jamming switches from his anthem to one of those Arabic desert hymms that Zechs goes postal. Zechs: STOP THAT!! YOU ARE _RUINING_ MY MOOD HERE!! The shining light slowly fades away as the image of the offending figure clears up for everyone to see. Zechs full anger gives way to full exasperation... Said guitar player happens to be Relena Peacecraft. Relena: [Ceasing her jamming away at her guitar.] WELL, EXCU- USE ME, DAD!! -=- Milliardo: AAAAAAAHHH!!! Millardo Peacecraft wakes up with a fright. He finds himself in his bedroom (who he shares with his wife Noin Lucrezia), cold sweat running down his face and shirtless body. And it seems that Noin's playing the radio whilst cooking again. The terror of Van Halen's version of "You Really Got Me" assaults Milliardo's hurting head once more... -=- Miliardo: Eating an egg sandwich.] In my perfect world, there will be no such things as "Morning Oldies." Noin: "And in my perfect world, there will be no such people as grumpy husbands." Give me a break, Mill. You've been like this forever. [Drinks some orange juice.] Look; just because you and my brother Treize failed before doesn't mean you can't get back up again. Miliardo: I understand that. But the real victim here is my daughter! She used to be so beautiful; so full of class. And her piano playing was inspiring... Noin: But she didn't pierce herself, dyed her hair different colors, get tattoos, and go of having wild orgies. We raised her that good, honey. Miliardo: Yeah, but... The guy who wishes to be Zechs Merquise tells the sad story of how her daughter entered a popularity contest one day (in hopes of winning the respect of her peers as well as her dad's) and did a ballet on her piano. Unfortunately; said ballet was "Wild Thing, the Jimi Hendrix version." Which means that she came on stage in decked-out 1970's fatigue, outfitted her dad's prized piano with a couple of "Humbucker" pick-ups, and went nuts as she finished her ballet by setting the poor classical musical instrument on fire. Noin looks toward the platinum plaque Relena earned at that very contest. The prize that's now hanging on the wall of their new piano wasn't the usual trophy that's handed out during junior highschool contests. And an infuriated Milliardo was about to make another one of those "Perfect World of Mine" statements before he gets overshadowed by David Lee Roth's classic and colorful comment about a woman he met... This is gonna be another one of those days for him. -=*=- School starts later this morning... Anne: Now class, I want you to read chapters 3 through 7 of this book. And I expect nothing but the best from all of you... Tasuki: Oh c'mon, teach! You don't have to be so uptight all the time! Anne: Excuse me? Edge: Yeah! This ain't exactly boot camp, you know. The "storm trooper" style is like SO last millenium ago. Timbo: Yeah! Them cinnamon buns in your hair are making me hungry! Why don't you let your hair down! Anne: Look. The way I do my hair and wear my clothing... But it was too late. Nearly all of the students were complaining about Miss Anne's anal-retentiveness and intimidation. And so she... -=- Anne: ...Let my hair down. I felt so weak after that; like my brain was gonna be on fire for the loss of control over my students. But they've quit rebelling, suprisingly... Miliardo: You have just broken your first rule, Lady Une. You let the brainwashee brainwash you. Noin: Oh, c'mon Mill! They're right when they said that it's suppose to be a school! Anne: And besides; my teaching IS the toughest and most strenuous. It's a miracle on how they survived their first day with me. And it's Anne, Mill. Not Une. Miliardo: I just hope that Mr. Kushinada manages to suceed in his plan before I explode in pure lunacy. -_-; -=*=- The morning soon drudges into evening. The large panel in a semi-dark room is being had again. But this time, in front of the white "NERGEL" screen, is Rita Mizuhara of the Tokyo Psychic Institute. ????1: He's at it again?! Ifurita: Yes. But he seems to be doing this "instrumentality" project on a much smaller scale this time. ????2: I'm amazed that Gendo Ikari can "spit this far." He uses the drug that we gave him for our own purposes, manage to excape into the sewer system, totally redo his body into that of his pet clone... ????3: And totally restarts his NERV business from scratch! Ifurita: Damn! I wish I'd thought of something like that! ????4: It doesn't matter now. The time for NERGEL is over. It's now time for a new era to begin... The fourth shadowy figure turns his light on to reveal himself as Treize Kushinada; former Zion duke. Treize: Our "trying to be nice" doesn't work around here. So I assume that there's a need for a more... forceful persuasion. [Finds Rita busting a gut in hysteria.] And what is so funny, Mrs. Mizuhara? Ifurita: I know you! You use to do those commerical... HA-HA- HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!! ????2: What commercial is she referring to, Kushinada? Treize: [Getting embarrassed.] Oh, the ones where I break the fourth wall and ask the viewers at home the silliest of questions in order to sell the product. ????3: Excuse me, Mr. Kushinada. Could you hold off on what you've planned for about three hours? Treize: And why is that? ????3: Well, my daughter Mylandah is gonna participate in the "Great Competition" tryouts, and... Treize: Oh of course! We mustn't forget that it was our physical endurance that had gotten the human race up to this point. I'd like to see this as well... -=***=- But unfortunately... Mylanda: Okay, let me get this straight. You weren't paying attention. You had somehow... Walked into the street as well as into the pathway of a truck. That's why you're now in the hospital; all bandaged up! Lahrri: There is a saying used by Mr. King. Whenever someone's precious item has been stolen... It is considered stolen. Ms. Walder; already angered with the fact that she can never settle her difference with Lahrri, and now angered a bit more by her comment; slams her foot to Lahrri's stomach. Causing the poor kluts to bug out monsterously. Mylanda: STAY CRUNCHY, PAL!! EVEN IN MILK!! -=*=- An hour passes as a crowd gathers at a convention center. La The Darkman and Maki Umezaki (the Crimson Shooting Star) are back from their trip in China and unpacking their verbal luggage in style. Though their concert is multiple-billed with the main course being the famous pop idol Satomi Yajima; the group that had been causing the most buzz was Royal Fam. The team is still composed of Shinji on bass, Timbo on drums, Ryouko on lead guitar, and Sakura on backup guitar. But their new singer, Relena Peacecraft, is one fruitcake you shouldn't throw into the crowd. Their song starts off slowly; with Relena singing in a slow whisper and planning on screaming for the rest of her "song..." The thundering punch of the piano keys starts to echo through the area; matching in tune with the music. The melody was slow and saddening; and yet it matched with the low guitar theme perfectly. This causes Relena to boil in anger since it messed up a perfectly good time for her to start screaming through the mic filters. But soon, the crowd stares in amazement as said piano player is none other than Mylandah Arkar Walder. Relena quickly drags her hand across her throat; ordering an abrupt halt in the song. She decided to do something a bit more upbeat since Mylandah was stealing the show. Relena then starts to sing a tune that all of the band member should know; something out of Sublime or Greenday. Sakura jumps in after she flicks her pick-up switch. And then everybody else jumps in with their own style of instrument playing. Needless to say; the whole crowd was rocked by their combination of muddiness and crisp tact. -=***=- Misato Katsuragi; feeling refreshed that the life of Shinji Ikari is a bit more normal now, dons a mask over her head as she joins the slew of faceless soldiers in waiting. Meanwhile, Nakamura Yajima is at the control booth somewhere reading over the final preparations. He looks over to the picture of his daughter; singing idol Satomi Yajima. Yajima: The Royal Guard is ready for your next order, sir. Treize: Good. I should ask to keep it as clean as you possibly can. But I guess it won't really happen, so... Suprise me. A group of large civilian trucks bash through the gates of the Japanese Governmental Committee this night. And said faceless soldiers, each armed to the teeth, storm out these vehicles and into the compound... Whatever protection they had around the compound had immediately given up; their hands up high as the troopers stormed in. Treize Kushinada, with his entourage of the best soldiers, enters one room where... The heads of Japanese government played "Pictionary" and patiently waited for Treize to storm in one way or the other. ????1: Welcome, Mr. Kushinada. We were expecting you. Treize: 'Scuse me? ????2: We figured that you would trying something like this. But we were too financially messed up from NERV's undertaking to do anything about it. ????3: You were the better choice since you at least had a vision. As well as the ability to gather up man-power. ????2: Besides, we like your commercials. They were funny as hell! [A flashback occurs around one of his commercial.] *Friends. Are you tired of Bison? Are you tired of sheep? Does your girlfriend know how to blow? Does your boyfriend know how to eat fish? Are you tired of those tough stains? Is said tough stain an overrated hip-hop artist? Are you gonna eat the rest of that? ^_^; Kushinada & Myers can help.* Treize: Here at Kushinada and Myers, we make sure that you win your case in court. And if not, then our services are free. *So; if you're a famous musician who's mad 'cause your shit's all over the web; or finding out that some moron in "Burger World" is spitting in your onion rings; and even if the character you use looks like a moron... Be sure to call us.* Kushinada & Myers (###) ###-#### *### [End of flashback] Mr. Kushinada couldn't help but to laugh at his own silliness. Meanwhile, the heads of government and the creme dela creme of the Royal Guard are trying to figure out what that picture is. ????3: It's a pelican! Guard1: Dat ain't no pelican! That's a pigeon! Guard2: Naw, fool! It's a P-Cock! ????2: You're all wrong! It's a penguin! Misato: I have a penguin as a pet. That ain't a penguin! [Everyone stares at her.] It's an albatross! Guard2: No way, girl! Check out it's dispa-zishin! It's a playa-hatin' P-Cock! ????4: It's pronounced peacock, young man! And I must disagree! Guard2: Then what is it? ????4: Uh... A hummingbird! ????2: Put your glasses on, lady! Treize: [Getting even more exasperated.] (Fools! Nobody realizes the serious of the situation.) [Starts tilting his head to the side...] It's a pachycephelasaurus. Guard1: A WHAT??!! The actual picture is that of a duck. -_-; -=*=- Back at the undisclosed location; Nickle had caught word that Treize becomes the next "dictator of the month" and has his Royal Guard start a (long-awaited) coup. The time is now at her hand as Yurika, pilot of the all-new Evangelion Unit 04 (the white one which makes the goofy-looking smile), prepares to put the fear of God (uh... Goddess) back into the hearts of human kind. But just then, the members of NESTS step in. Nickle: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to my show. Whip: I was having a bad dream, Ms. Nickle; one which had you backstabbing us and having a world-wide orgy. PLEAZE don't make me demonstrate my skills with the whip again. Nickle: There is no need for such verbal tactics, my dear. This is where results are shown. Krizalid: [Whispering to Whip.] I don't trust him at all. I say we kill him. Whip: [Whispering back.] Be patient, my photocopy. You'll have your chance yet. Nickle: (Fools. Soon you'll learn. O_O ) Okay. Start the synchronization! The synch starts between Yurika and her Eva-04; passing through the five stages of counsciousness. It nears its final stage until... Yurika screams her loudest yet. Foam floats up through the LCL from her mouth. And the last image scene, lens cracking and all, was her head exploding into a fit of primordial soup. Whip: [Shocked like most of everyone else.] Nickle... What's going on? Nickle: [Remaining calm.] Hmmm... It seems that the Eva's developing a disliking towards pilot Mizumaru. But it's nothing to worry about; I assure you. Eva-04 is going beserk. It manages to break out of its bonds like they were made out of paper towels. And it quickly heads toward the control window with a tight fist and a menacing roar. Everyone had trusted their instincts and ran whilst Nickle just stood there; still unshaken by the Eva's monstrosity. It slams its fist into the window; but it doesn't break. Nickle smirked slyly at the fact that he was prepared for this situation if ever it came along... Bridge: The energy has been disconnected from Unit-04! It's now got fifty seconds worth of energy left. Nickle: Let it throw its tantrum. And the prepare the pi- Nickle: It stopped moving. Bridge: Eva-04's going to self-destruct, ma'am. Nickle: 0_0;; -=- Meanwhile, outside the gates of the "undisclosed location," Jirou Yamada sits along the grass, looking sadly into the area with the dashed hopes of ever turning Shinji Ikari into a "real" hero. Jirou: Damn you, Ikari. All you had to do was just shut up and get into the Eva. Even though what they said in that textbook is true... Why couldn't you just... Jirou was then startled by two armed security officers. (Okay; one of 'em was armed, the other had a cup of coffee in his hand.) They were about to verbally drag him off the property when... A very loud explosion had shooked the area. Anything and anyone that wasn't bolted to the ground didn't have the great enjoyment of being uprooted. The scenery's enveloped within a blanket of sheer white. And then... It was all over. Guard1: MY COFFEE!! THAT DAMN EXPLOSION SPILLED MY COFFEE!! Guard2: Get a grip on yourself, soldier! And you, young man! Are you alright? Jirou: I'm fine! Just fine! But what the hell happened here?! Their answer came in a form of a fourteen-year-old boy with the cool-looking hairstyle and the look on his face which shouts "I'll kill you." To the underground he's the specially manufactued spy for the Zion Empire then Royal Guard. To those he inadvertantly let live... He's Heero Yui. Heero: Mission completed. Returning to base. He disappears in a puff of smoke as Jirou and the two guards stare in disbelief. Jirou: I. Want. His. Job! Guard1: They get free coffee as well? -=*=- The Earth-shattering blast in Hokkaido is but a mere spark of light in the view from Osaka. Many had taken notice; news reports have been immediate. "What the hell?" was the phrase used for tonight. Tasuki: Damn! Somebody farted. Edge: The biggest passing of gas known to man, huh? Tamiya: I di'n' know deze guys liked chili sause ova dere! Jason: The chili sause was made in New York City. Umezaki: Dammit! And I wasn't there to do anything! Darkman: Naw, lady. You too cool and too hot to be blown up over there. Relena: It must be my Heero. [Starry-eyed.] He's probably doing all that cool "secret agent" stuff. Mylanda: "Let me take you in my car and scream, scream, scream." What land are you suppose to be a princess of, princess? Sakura: [Grimacing.] I ain't goin' over there. You can't make me. Ryouko: No sweat, kid. I like a happy ending after some great mass destruction. Timbo: Hey, Creed! Ain't that where your deadbeat dad was at? Shinji: Look; I'll hurt you if you don't get my name right. -=*=- Treize: [On the phone.] Very good. But still; keep me posted if you find something moving within the rubble. Oh, excuse me... [Putting his phone on hold.] It's a jellyfish! Mr. Kushinada, the government committee, and the soldiers are still playing Pictionary. Lady Une was about to continue on with her drawing until... ????1: It's suppose to be an insignia, dumb-ass. A "Star of David" or something like that. Guard1: It's a swastika. Misato: No, it's Nergel's insignia! Guard2: It's_ _a_ _P-COCK_, fool! ????2: Everything looks like a peacock to you... Guard2: But take a look at it's dispa-zishin! Treize: Insignias don't really have anything in the way of... Lady Une, meanwhile, is getting exasperated. She merely drew a plain-old star on the sheet. 'And these are the people that will soon rule the world,' she thought... -_- ============ And for those who hadn't paid attention: the wish of Shinji Ikari finally comes true. He gets to have a normal life as a supporting character. The End. Characters from Evangelion appear courtesy of Gainax. Hideaki Anno is hiding somewhere. Well; stay hidden you dead-moose screwing loser! Edge [Rival Schools]__Capcom Tasuki [Fushigi Yuugi]__Watase Yuu/Studio Pierrot/Pioneer Tamiya [Oh My Goddess]__Kosuke Fujishima/Kodansha Timbo King and La The Darkman [Wu Tang Clan]__Wu Tang/American Cream Team Maki Umezaki and Yajima [Geobreeders]__Akihiro Ito Mylandah Arkar Walder and Lahrri Fernando [Battle Athletes]__AIC/Pioneer Sakura Kinomoto [Card Captor]__CLAMP Satomi Yajima [Variable Geo]__TGL Characters from Nadesico appear courtesy of Kia Asamiya/Xebec Characters from Gundam Wing appear courtesy of Hajime Yadate and Yoshiyuki Tomino / Kodansha. Characters from King of Fighters '99 appear courtesy of SNK. All other copyrights reserved. No animals were hurt during filming. Though some musical equipment have been destroyed. Thanks go to the Anime Kingdom/Otakuchi (FanFam): Disaster, Ismaphael The Fallen Archangel, Ted Hsu, Auther Edwards, Y2J, Adam Ikari, Georgia B, Godsend 777, African Anime, Eric Jones, Andrew Huang, Jayson Deare, Chenalos, Axel Terizaki, DadyTengu, and Alibus. -- The 10 o'Clock Assassin The Anti-Mainstream Anime Page. http://members.xoom.com/Shinji_2200/KNSImpact.htm Streetlife The Common Criminal The Hentai Picture Gallary... WITHIN REASON!! http://hentai.asian-space.com/streetlife/