From: "DJF" Neon Genesis Evangelion: Re-EVA-lations. Book One - The Start of it All. Chapter One - Angel Attack! ===================================================================== COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Neon Genesis Evangelion is copyright Studio Gainax/Project Eva - TV Tokyo - NAS TV Series - English language (dubbed and subtitled) produced by A.D. Vision Inc. Movies - English language (dubbed and subtitled) to be produced by Manga Entertainment. All characters and background are used without permission, but no harm is meant to any of the copyright holders. ====================================================================== Neon Genesis Evangelion: Re-EVA-lations is copyright Daniel Fawcett, 1999 ====================================================================== The morning sun shone brightly over Tokyo-3. A clear blue hung overhead, with not a single cloud in view threatening to spoil it. "Update!" Sub-commander Fuyutski shouted. "The target is still within the water, heading towards the land at a steady speed of 2 meters a second. Predict 182 seconds before it reaches land." Makoto replied. "And the UN?" "UN Divisions 1-3 have deployed a defensive line along the east bank of the river. Divisions 4 and 5 have set up a secondary defence line 3 kays from the bay, on the outskirts of the city. JSSDF division 2 are assisting the UN forces at the second defence line." "What about the status of the Third?" Commander Gendo Ikari enquired. "The Third Child is stuck at the mainline railway station in Osaka-2. Captain Katsuragi has gone to pick him up. He should arrive by mid-day." "Just to be safe, have the Second brought over from the Second Branch." Ikari replied. "Yes sir." ==================== Rei Ayanami awoke with a start. Something was going to happen. She tried to rise from her bed, but failed in doing so and collapsed. ==================== Shinji Ikari sat on a bench outside the mainline railway station in Osaka-2, looking dejectedly at his watch. "Father's going to be really annoyed with me this time." ==================== Ryoji Kaji rushed down the corridor towards Asuka's room. Without knocking, he flung open the door and rushed in. Asuka roled over, and looked at Kaji. "Oh, hello Kaji. Is it morning already?" "Err, kinda..." Kaji replied. Asuka scowled and Kaji, and grabbed her alarm clock and looked at it. "3:17am." Asuka said, without a hint of emotion in her voice. She then looked at Kaji squarely. "3:17AM! DUMMKOPF!" Asuka then started shouting various "expletives" at Kaji in german. "Asuka! Asuka!" Kaji shouted, trying to calm the annoyed little redhead down..... ....with no luck. "ASUKA!" Kaji bellowed. Asuka shut up. "There's an emergency at the First Branch." "So?" Asuka asked indignently. "We have to leave for Japan immediatly." "Why?" "Angel attack" Kaji muttered. ==================== They were lined up on the east bank of the Tokyo-3 river. Line after line of shiny, olive-green tanks, awaiting an enemy like nothing ever seen on a battlefield. The water started moving more violently, as if something was swimming through it. Something huge. Suddenly, water sprayed everywhere. And there it was, standing up for the entire world to see. It was huge, maybe twenty meters tall. It was humanoid, albeit a strange shape. A mix of black and green colours, with a large red circular organ in the middle of it's chest. It turned to face the UN forces on the bank. Then all hell broke lose. ==================== The blue car screeched around a corner, knocking over a bin as she did it. Captain Misato Katsuragi, however, was not concerned with this. As she approached the city limits of Tokyo-3, she noticed several flashes in her wing-mirror. They appeared to be coming from the east bank of the river. As she started the trek along the Tokyo-3 Bridge, she noticed why. There, on the bank of the river was a twenty-foot high creature. And the flashes were being caused by tanks and aircraft which were attacking the creature. Unfortuanatly, the creature seemed to be doing a shade better than the tanks. I've really gotta hurry to Osaka-2 and find the Third Child, she thought. ================================================================ END OF CHAPTER ONE ================================================================ Authors Notes: Yes, this chapter is quite short. It's kinda like an introduction chapter, setting up the situation for the next few chapters. And yes, it is similar to episode 1 of the TV series (even sharing the same title), but, as you can see from some elements, I'm putting my own twisted little spin on it. What you can expect from Chapter Two: Well, some action firstly, more developing of the plotlines, and hopefully something most unexpected.... ==================================================================== First version: 09th October 1999 First raac posting: 10th October 1999 Further chapters are available from http://members.xoom.com/bliz_anime/[1], the official website of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Re-EVA-lations. Comments (both constructive and critical) should be sent to kosh@talk21.com [1] - coming soon. =====================================================================