Part 9
THE CHILD OF LOVE...
by Axel Terizaki <aterizak@club-internet.fr> ICQ # 34301980
ASUKA's Notebook First Gateway <http://perso.club-internet.fr/aterizak>
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Retooled by Dave Watson <aj153@freenet.carleton.ca> from Terizaki's
second draft, 1999 5 13-14, and augmented further by Watson using
Terizaki's final version, 1999 5 18.
-=NINTH MONTH=-
-=SPOILER WARNING=-
This Month contains many spoilers, including one for End of Evangelion.
Well, more than throughout the rest of this series, anyways. If you
haven't seen the entire Eva series yet, well...I don't know what I can
do to help you...oh, never mind. Just read this, and take any spoilers
you see as my own inventions... ;)
Background:
Our two lovers reconciled their relationship problems under a tree near
their school, and now they seem to be happy together. But there's a
giant rift between their actual life and the trials that awaits them--
especially Asuka and Teri. The unvoidable seems to be coming up. And
Ikari Gendo isn't back yet. Asuka's chances for survival are slim,
and it seems that nobody can do anything to help her. Misato finds
herself unable to bring herself to tell her, or even Shinji, about the
Commander's dark plans! All she could manage to do was pray...
Will the Gods listen to her? Can faith change the fate of a young
mother facing death? Is there any solution to save Asuka? Or will
she manage to do it by herself by deciding who the master is of her
own fate, her or Ikari Gendo? Is Pen-pen preparing a super counter-
attack in order to make Gendo's plans fail?
Please wish them all good luck! They'll need it.
---
CAPTION: THE NINTH MONTH
CAPTION 2: A final purpose, a final promise.
---
Terminal Dogma. Kaji stands in front of Gendo's desk.
Kaji : "I hope you have a good explanation for the mess you've made,
Ikari."
Gendo : "I don't see why I should explain anything to you."
Kaji : "Well, there's destroying two lives at the same time. Three, if
we count your son."
Gendo : "I'm not destroying any lives. I'm just giving the mother the
chance to participate in mankind's evolution."
Kaji : "Is that so?"
Gendo : "And besides, I need 'her' to destroy any opposition by SEELE."
Kaji : "I don't think you'll need her anymore..."
Kaji hands a small stack of papers to Gendo.
Gendo (surprised, but still calm) : "...How did this happen?"
Kaji (smiling) : "Let's just say that I gave them a hand."
Gendo (putting the papers down on his desk) : "So...SEELE is no more..."
Kaji (seriously) : "Now, give the child back to their parents, Ikari.
You don't need her anymore."
Gendo (even more seriously) : "Nonsense."
Kaji : "What do you mean?"
Gendo : "I would have taken SEELE out sooner or later. You just sped
things up for me. I should be grateful to you for this."
Kaji : "Why do you still need her? Is it...personal?"
Gendo : "You couldn't begin to understand. It's no use to try to
explain it to you. She'll just serve my purposes as part of
Instrumentality."
Kaji : "Like for the First Child, right?"
Gendo : "Exactly. But it's another story for her. The time is coming,
and I advise you to not interfere with my plans, Kaji. You may regret
it."
Kaji is about to leave the room. At the door, he turns and suddenly
speaks.
Kaji : "How much time is left?"
Gendo (putting his glasses in place with his fingers) : "Exactly 21
hours."
---
Misato's apartment, at the same time. A room. A bed. Two teens are
tucked under the sheets, wearing pajamas, sleeping peacefully in each
other's arms. One of the two awakens.
Shinji : "Hmmmm...." (to himself:) "My angel's still asleep...what time
is it?"
He turns back and looks at the alarm clock. It reads 10:21 AM.
Shinji : "It's time to wake her up, but..."
He looks down at a still-sleeping Asuka.
Shinji : "She looks so cute...I wish I could stay with her now and go
back to sleep...but we have to get up!"
Pause.
Shinji (calmly whispering) : "Asuka-chan...wake up..."
Asuka (slowly waking up) : "Hmmmm...Shinji...mmmmm..."
She then suddenly throws her arms hugs him tightly, surprising him.
Shinji : "Asuka-chan, I can't breathe..."
Asuka : "Oh, sorry, Shin-chan. I just need to give you a cuddle every
morning in order to start a good day!"
Shinji : "Well, I think I need to see you in order to have a good day,
too."
The two giggle.
Asuka (sighing) : "Ahhhhhh...when I think back that, nine months ago, I
was just teasing you...and now, I'm ready to give birth. We're gonna
see Teri soon."
Shinji : "I'm sure she'll be at least as cute as you."
Asuka : "You've already said that, baka."
Shinji : "W-well...I just want to insist on that fact."
Asuka : "Oh, stop that, you idiot...you know the only thing I'm vulner-
able to is compliments..."
Shinji (chuckling) : "Yes, I know that well..."
Pause.
Asuka : "So, should we get up?"
Shinji : "Yeah."
---
The two of them leave Shinji's room. The apartment is incredibly quiet.
The calendar on the wall shows that it's the 22nd of May, 2017.
Shinji : "Misato-san's at HQ again."
Asuka : "Why is she trying to avoid us these days? She must be sooooo
jealous of our love!"
Shinji : "And why do you think that every woman's gonna take me away
from you?"
Asuka puts her arms around his neck.
Asuka (seductively) : "Because I want you all for myself, baka Shinji."
Shinji (gently stroking Asuka's stomach, smiling with fatherly pride):
"Asuka, I will never be unfaithful to you. Never. Because you're more
important to me than my own life, I won't deceive you. I won't hurt
you, because in the end I would just hurt myself..."
Asuka : "When you think that someone's more important than yourself, it
may be love. And I think it's how I feel too."
Shinji : "You must be sure of that."
Asuka : "Then, I'm now sure it's how I feel. I'm now sure that I love
you, Shinji."
Shinji : "So do I..."
And the two are about to share another passionate kiss, when, suddenly,
the doorbell rings.
Asuka (casting a death glare in the direction of the front door) :
"Damn! I don't know who it is, but they're gonna pay for ruining this
great moment!"
Shinji (nodding) : "I'll go see who it is."
He opens the door of the Katsuragi apartment, revealing Toji and Hikari.
Toji : "Hi, Shinji!"
Shinji : "Hello..."
Toji (grinning) : "Heh heh...we didn't...interrupt anything, did we?"
Shinji is blushing furiously.
Hikari : "Toji-chan, stop that, you pervert!"
Asuka : "Hi, Hikari! How are you?"
Hikari : "Fine, and Teri?"
Asuka : "She's fine, too! Wanna see the stroller I bought for her
yesterday?"
Hikari : "Oh, yes!"
Asuka (dragging Hikari to her room) : "Come on! Check it out, it's so
cute!"
Toji : "Well, well, well...now you see what it costs to have a girl-
friend..."
Shinji (frowning) : "Toji! Don't say things like that! I would give
everything for her. Money isn't important. And besides, I think she
used Misato's credit card to buy that stroller..."
Toji : "She's gonna kill you two."
Shinji : "It's strange to always see you with the class rep..."
Toji (blushing a bit) : "Oh, it's just that...okay, you win. I'm dating
her, okay?"
Shinji (chuckling) : "Yeah, I'm happy now."
Toji : "As for you, I still can't believe that you got the redheaded
devil pregnant. And now, she's so different..."
Shinji : "She's the real Asuka, the one without all the pretences we
knew."
Toji : "In that case, I really envy you, Shinji. You lucky dog!"
Shinji : "Well...she's the girlfriend I always dreamed of having...kind,
attentive, cute..."
Toji : "Yeah, I know what it is. It's the same thing with Hikari. I
know how ya feel. By the way, where's Misato-san?"
Shinji : "I don't know. We haven't seen her in two weeks. Either she
locks herself in her room, or she's at HQ doing things..."
Toji : "She must be really busy. It must be important."
Shinji : "That's what frightens me the most..."
---
Dr. Akagi Ritsuko's Office at NERV H.Q.
Time: 15:42
Misato is looking over Maya's shoulder as she enters commands into
Ritsuko's laptop.
Misato : "You understand now, Maya?"
Maya : "Yes, Major...I understand all too well. And I'll try to help
you as much as I can."
Misato : "Thank you. It's not really for me. It's for Shinji, Asuka
and their daughter."
Maya (nodding, while typing on the keyboard) : "Here we are, Major."
The screen shows:
-------------------------------------------------------
AKAGI RITSUKO Personnel Files 2,3TB 03-07-2017 15:34
Properties of File:
Access: Denied.
READ ONLY Status: Password required.
READ & WRITE Status: Password required.
-------------------------------------------------------
Maya : "We can't access it like this. We need a password..."
Misato : "Try different words about her or things she likes. You
probably know these kind of things about her better than I do."
Maya : "Okay, I'm trying."
Screen :
--------------------------------------------------------------------
PASSWORD: Caspar
Invalid password. 5 tries left before Data Erase system activation.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Misato : "Damn, she put protection on her files! We can't make any
more mistakes. Let's concentrate...try the other MAGI systems."
Maya : "Hai!"
Screen :
--------------------------------------------------------------------
PASSWORD: Balthazar
Invalid password. 4 tries left before Data Erase system activation.
PASSWORD: Melchior
Invalid password. 3 tries left before Data Erase system activation.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Maya : "This isn't working! We have to find something else!"
Misato : "Hmmm...would she let someone see them? Me, perhaps? Or
you?"
Maya : "I don't know, Major."
Misato : "Try...my name."
Screen :
--------------------------------------------------------------------
PASSWORD: Misato Katsuragi
Invalid password. 2 tries left before Data Erase system activation.
PASSWORD: Katsuragi Misato
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Misato (interrupting Maya) : "No, no! Forget it! We have only two
tries left. Be careful."
Maya nods.
Misato : "Well...try 2005."
Maya : "2005?"
Misato : "The year Ritsuko and I met for the first time."
Maya : "Okay."
Screen :
------------------------------------------------------------------
PASSWORD: 2005
Invalid password. 1 try left before Data Erase system activation.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Misato : "DAMN YOU, RITSUKO! Let's think some more about this..."
Three minutes pass.
Maya : "Maybe this..."
She begins to key something into the computer, but Misato quickly
removes her hands from the laptop. She then begins to key another
password.
Screen :
------------------------------------------------------------
PASSWORD: Trust Me
.
.
.
.
.
Password accepted. Security system removed. Loading file...
-------------------------------------------------------------
Misato : "YEEEEEEHAAAAR!!!!! We did it!"
Maya (puzzled) : "How did you guess that, Major?"
Misato : "Ritsuko's last words before they put her in jail."
Maya : "Good idea."
Misato : "Now, let's see that file..."
She takes a chair and sits beside Maya.
Screen :
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SECOND CHILD PREGNANCY REPORT DIARY
MONTH 1.
I wonder if the red dots that appeared on the visual LCL Analysis of
Unit 02 during the Second Child's last harmonics tests have any link
to her new status.
The Second Child is pregnant and, according to auxiliary sources, the
Third Child seems to be the father.
The date of conception is probably between 15-20th of August. It's
difficult to determine exactly, since I did not perform any tests
during that period.
We'll see what'll happen if an Angel attacks during her pregnancy.
MONTH 2.
Misato was right. Everything with Asuka is only psychological. I
can't believe it. You just have to tell her that everything's okay and
she makes one of her best scores...I'll have to ask Mother for a new
analysis of this test. I'm very skeptical. Also, any tests regarding
her pregnancy were very blurred during this month. I wasn't even able
to determine the baby's sex. It's not normal. I tried to spin a yarn
to reassure her, but I really feel that something is wrong.
Gendo seems to be preparing something. I'd better investigate a bit
more about Asuka's situation. Something tells me there's a problem.
Asuka's also displaying many unusual symptoms, probably due to her
current status. I'll have to gather more material about pregnancy.
I'm not an expert in this and I'm not sure if these side effects are
due to her pregnancy or other factors.
MONTH 3.
The re-analysis of the previous harmonics test was irrevelant and Asuka
is now unable to fit into a plugsuit. By Gendo's and Fuyutsuki's
request, I tried my best with the help of Mother to determine the sex of
the embryo. A girl...how ironic. I wonder if she'll have the same
behaviour patterns as her mother? Let's pray not. I seriously hope
Shinji's chromosomes will win the match.
What I dreaded happened yesterday. An Angel attacked Tokyo-3. At
first, Asuka had a fever (41 degrees C) and tremors. But, strangely,
when I put her in bed at the HQ hospital room usually reserved for
wounded pilots, the fever disappeared. Another mystery. I hate
mysteries.
The most surprising thing is that she climbed into Unit 02 against
Misato's orders. But one surprise hid another, and I saw that her
synchro rate was almost at 100%. At first I thought this could possibly
become another 400% synchro incident, but it didn't go higher than 100%.
It was as if some external force was controlling her synchro rate. I
REALLY hate mysteries.
MONTH 4.
I think I've found out what one of the mysteries is. Traces of tetra-9
hydrocannabinol (THC) were found in Unit 02's LCL after the Angel
attack. However, when I compared this sample with the LCL in Units 00
and 01, no THC was found. As far as I could deduce, it wasn't really
THC, but something very similar. I am still unable to understand why an
active ingredient of cannabis or similar ingredient is present in Unit
02's LCL. I suspect it's Gendo's doing. I hope it isn't.
I continued to investigate, and I discovered something horrible: DNA
modifiers blended into Unit 02's LCL. It doesn't appear to have any
visible effects on Asuka or her behaviour, but I fear to think what
they may be doing to her unborn child. One thing is certain: If things
like this continue to happen, I fear for Asuka's life and that of her
child. And I think that it may be the key to why her synchro rate was
so high...
I can't believe this! Gendo's like I always thought him to be--a
total bastard! God, I'm now 100% sure: If nothing is done now to
stop him, the consequences for Asuka could be fatal.
I have to do something. And Gendo doesn't want to listen to me.
That bastard.
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Misato : "Ritsuko...she knew all about it, right from the beginning..."
Maya : "Do we keep reading?"
Misato : "Yes. Scroll down, please."
Maya : "Hai."
Screen :
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MONTH 5.
A suicide attempt. Just what we all need now. From what I heard from
Misato, she swallowed an entire vial of sleeping pills. I still can't
believe she survived, since the dosages of the ingredients of the pills
she consumed are usually fatal, or at least result in extensive damage.
I'll have to study that. Maybe Gendo is behind all this. He probably
still needs to use her.
MONTH 6.
I gave Misato the medication for Asuka. I hope it'll save her and her
daughter. I did all I could manage to do. I even ordered some
procanol(*) from Germany in order to help Asuka develop an immunity to
Gendo's little trick. I just hope Asuka will take them now. It may
already be too late. But anything is better than just standing by and
letting him do what he wants.
Today I hinted to Misato what Gendo was doing to Asuka. Still, I
promised myself that I wouldn't tell her any details. I hope she will
trust me. She was so furious. Misato, if you want a good piece of
advice, you should start a boxing career. The slap you gave me was
like a punch, I swear.
Later, Asuka told me that she's been feeling nauseous very often these
days...it seems that my antidote is working well so far. Her system is
trying to reject Gendo's chemicals. I'm sorry to have to make her
endure all this, but it's all for her and her child.
Misato, if you're reading this, please understand that I'm trying every-
thing I can to save Asuka. Unfortunately, I think it may already be too
late. These pills I gave you could probably save her, but I'm not sure
about her daughter. Maybe they'll result the exact opposite. After
what I've told you, I don't know if you'll trust me enough to put
Asuka's life in my hands.
I'm sure Gendo will learn about my 'treachery' and will try to shut me
up for good, but I'm prepared for it. Don't worry about me. I
prepared this file for you. Below, you will find all the information
you need about my research.
And I sincerely hope that Asuka will give birth to a beautiful little
girl.
<END OF FILE 1 - PROCEED TO NEXT FILE? Y/N>
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[* Author's note : I invented this drug name. I don't even know if that
kind of chemical exists. :-) ]
Misato starts to cry.
Maya : "M...Major..."
Misato kicks the desk.
Misato (between sobs) : "What a fool I've been! I didn't trust her! I
just left the pills where they were...and I knew Asuka hated them, so I
didn't insist that she take them...it's all my fault if anything happens
to her!"
She kicks the desk in front of her again a few times.
Maya (trying to calm her) : "Major, we..."
Misato : "And we don't know when she'll give birth to Teri! If that
happens, we won't be able to assure her a safe childbirth, assuming that
she survives...I don't believe in miracles anymore."
Maya : "I...I know a little about childbirth...maybe I could help?"
Misato (wiping her tears) : "...I don't know..."
Kaji enters the office.
Kaji : "I knew I'd find you here, Misato. We have to talk."
Misato : "That's good, because I need to, too."
Maya : "Oh, I see. Another quarrel..."
Misato : "Don't worry, Maya. We have more important things to discuss."
Maya : "I think I can guess. I'll be leaving, then. Or else, Makoto
and Shigeru will start talking. I'm also going to analyze the other
files, if you don't have any objections."
Misato : "None. You can proceed. Later, Maya."
Maya : "Later, Major Katsuragi."
Misato : "And...thank you."
Exit Maya.
Kaji : "So...?"
Misato : "We hacked Ritsuko's files...she knew all about this right
from the start. The worst part is that... It's all my fault."
Kaji : "What?"
Misato : "Ritsuko said that we probably could have saved Asuka, if I
had made her keep taking the pills she gave me. And I didn't..."
Kaji : "Uh oh..."
Misato : "Well...what about you?"
Kaji : "We have 16 hours left. It seems that Ikari has scheduled
everything, from the date of delivery to the hour of her death."
Misato : "That's horrible...but how do you know that?"
Kaji : "I talked to him a few hours ago."
Misato (furious, and reaching for her gun) : "He's BACK!? Okay, I'll
kill him, NOW!"
Kaji holds her arm and stops her.
Misato : "Kaji, let me go! I have to kill that bastard! Or are you
with him?!"
Kaji : "Don't say such stupid things. Killing him won't resolve any-
thing, believe me. And besides, the one who winds up dead could be you.
Do you think he doesn't think about and plan for things like that?"
Misato (calming down) : "Well, what are we going to do now, then?"
Kaji : "Good question. Ikari has the key to all this. He can kill
Asuka, and he can let her live as well. We won't know until the hour
comes. But there's somebody who can do something...I've found out
some VERY interesting things about Unit-01..."
Misato : "U-Unit 01?! What the...?"
Kaji (taking a disc from his pocket) : "I have all the details for my
plan
on here. Everything will depend on Shinji. Come on, I'll explain it to
you, but we're taking your car, because it'll take some time."
---
Misato's apartment
22:29
Shinji and Asuka are peacefully watching TV on the couch. Asuka is
resting
her head on his shoulder. He eventually notices that she's sleeping.
Shinji (softly whispering into Asuka's ear) : "Asuka-chan..."
Asuka (awakening) : "Hmmm...I must have fallen asleep. This show is
boring."
Shinji : "You seem tired. Let's go to bed, okay?"
Asuka (closing her eyes, and drifting back to dreamland) : "Hmmm...you
can't imagine how exhausting carrying a child can be..."
Shinji : "Well..."
He takes her carefully in his arms and carries her to his room. Well,
*their* room, now. Shinji then removes some of Asuka's outer clothing,
lays her on his bed, and slowly puts the sheets over her.
Shinji : "She's so cute...I can't believe it."
He then undresses himself, joins her under the cold sheets and holds
her closely but gently so they can share the warmth of each other's
bodies...
Shinji : "Sweet dreams, Asuka-chan..."
---
Terminal Dogma
02:03
It's now Fuyutsuki's turn to face Gendo's desk.
Fuyutsuki : "You're really going to go through with this? I mean..."
Gendo : "I can't reverse the process, now that it's started."
Fuyutsuki : "You can't be serious when you talk about making her give
birth inside..."
Gendo : "Are you telling me you don't want to see Yui again?"
Fuyutsuki : "Of course I want to, but there must be a better way than
this!"
Gendo : "I just changed my plan a bit, mostly because of the Third."
Fuyutsuki : "I thought that you said you would use Unit-02."
Gendo : "Yes, but I quickly turned the disadvantage of the Third's
presence in my plans into an advantage. Therefore, I can make Yui come
back sooner than expected."
Fuyutsuki : "..."
Gendo : "Since the G. Child has been conceived with the Third, Unit-01
will synchronize with her maybe even better than Unit-02 did. I'll just
exchange the Second Child's and Yui's places. The Second will soon be
useless, so I thought that she could perform one more duty before--"
Fuyutsuki (interrupting him) : "I'm sure something will keep you from
carrying this through."
Gendo : "Are you betraying me?"
Fuyutsuki : "You can hear my words that way, but I don't want to be
involved in such things. I agree with you about Instrumentality, but
you could have chosen another way to accomplish it."
Gendo : "It was the best way I could think of, mainly because SEELE
wouldn't guess it could be done that way. But it seems that I under-
estimated them."
Fuyutsuki : "As usual, you're too confident."
Gendo : "Not this time. The gestation period would have normally been
one year. But when I discovered that SEELE knew all about this, I
shortened it. I wanted to keep the mother alive, but I can't risk a
SEELE attack in three months. And I think that the Child will be more
efficient than her mother is."
Fuyutsuki : "Why are you so cruel to them?"
Gendo : "There are no other possibilities. If I had known sooner that
SEELE would have been arrested, I could have allowed the Child three
more months to grow up, but it's too late now."
Fuyutsuki : "Aren't you worried about what *they* might do?"
Gendo : "The Third can be easily controlled. As for the Second, thanks
to the G-Agent in her system, I have total control over her as well."
Fuyutsuki : "I'm leaving."
He gets up and starts to walk out. Just as he is about to leave...
Gendo : "Fuyutsuki-sensei."
Fuyutsuki is surprised to hear the word 'sensei' [professor] coming
from Gendo's mouth. He stands still and listens.
Gendo : "Don't do anything you might regret. You want the same thing I
do, right? Then don't get in the way of my plan."
Fuyutsuki : "Don't worry about that." (to himself:) "I think you're
forgetting about someone. Someone who won't forgive you for this,
Rokubungi Gendo..."
---
Rei's apartment
06:43
We can see Rei waking up and slowly sitting up in her bed. She rubs
her eyes with her forearm and looks at the sunrise outside.
Rei : "Ikari-kun's...daughter..."
She then gets up and slips on her school uniform.
Rei : "I have to go."
And with that she leaves her room and heads towards Central Dogma.
---
Terminal Dogma
06:45
Gendo stands alone in Central Dogma, looking at his watch.
Gendo : "It's time."
He takes a small device out of his pocket, and presses a small red
button.
Gendo (smiling) : "Now, come to me, Second Child."
---
Misato's apartment
at the same time
Asuka's eyes open wide as she quickly sits up in her bed, next to
Shinji. Making no sound, she leaves the apartment, without even
thinking of dressing herself first. She walks in the direction of
Central Dogma, barefoot, wearing only a long T-shirt and panties. Her
eyes appear to be empty of all life, suggesting that she's either
sleepwalking, or...possessed by something...or someone.
---
Misato's car
06:52
Misato : "Now I understand... We have to hurry up!"
Kaji : "Step on it, Katsuragi!"
Misato : "I'm putting it through the floor already, you idiot!"
And her car rushes as fast as it can possibly go towards her apartment.
---
Misato's apartment
07:02
Shinji is still asleep in his room. He wakes up when he hears Misato's
cry from the hallway.
Misato : "Asuka! Shinji-kun!"
Shinji looks beside him and sees that Asuka isn't there.
Shinji : "Asuka? Where..."
Misato tears open the door to his room.
Misato : "Shinji-kun! You...you're alone here!? Where's Asuka!?"
Shinji : "I don't know! She...she was sleeping with me!"
The two then see that her clothes are still here.
Misato : "No..."
Shinji : "What!? Where is she, Misato-san!?"
Misato (dragging Shinji out of the apartment) : "Come on, there's no
time to waste! Asuka's in danger!"
Shinji : "W-what!!!? Hey! That hurts! Let me at least put something
on!"
Misato : "Grab your stuff off the floor and put it on in the car! I
told you, there's no time to waste!"
Shinji : "Will you at least *tell* me what's going on!!!!?"
Misato (losing patience) : "ASUKA'S GONNA GIVE BIRTH SOON!!!!!! Now
hurry up, Shinji-kun!"
Shinji : "No...what the...?"
He stands there trembling.
Misato : "Hurry UP!"
Shinji : "I..."
Misato slaps him. Shinji didn't even flinch.
Misato : "You're supposed to be a man now. ACT like a man! Come with
me, NOW!"
He then grabs his clothes off the floor, and Misato half-drags him to
the car, where Kaji is waiting for them.
---
Misato's car
07:05
Kaji is in the driver's seat. He sees Misato dragging Shinji out of the
apartment complex. The young boy looks like he's in shock.
Kaji : "Uh-oh...let me guess...Asuka has already left."
Misato : "As you said she would. I still can't believe it!"
Shinji jumps into the back seat and starts putting on his clothes.
Misato : "Come on! Start the car!"
Kaji : "Alright, ma'am."
And so he does. About one minute after they pull away from the
apartment complex...
Shinji (calmly) : "Will you two tell me what's going on here?"
Misato turns back and tries to organize all the things in her mind.
Misato (sighing) : "What I'm gonna tell you won't please you. Not at
all."
Shinji : "What...?"
Misato : "How do I explain this...? Teri...your father did something
terrible to Teri."
Shinji (shakily) : "F-father?"
Misato : "He...well...he kinda genetically 'modified' your daughter, to
make, hmmm, well...I can't explain you in detail, but I'm afraid he may
have hurt her. And Asuka may die as well in the process."
Shinji : "That...that can't be...why do you...how long did you know
this?"
Misato : "Since February. Ritsuko told me a part of this, and we stole
the other part from your father."
Shinji : "Why didn't you tell me!? Why didn't you tell *us*!? WHY,
Misato-san!?"
Misato : "I...don't know how you two would have reacted. I did my best
to try to save Asuka and Teri without making you panic, but...all I did
was screw up and waste time...I'm sorry. I've never felt so powerless
in my life..."
Shinji : "Well, then, why did Asuka leave without waking me up, and
without even getting dressed first!?"
Misato : "Listen Shinji-kun...do you remember what happened when you
two...you know..."
Kaji (seeing that Misato is hesitating) : "Come on, Katsuragi, say it.
Shinji's a man now."
Misato (to Kaji) : "But he's still my little Shinji-kun to me, you
know..."
Shinji : "When we *what*, Misato-san!?"
Misato (turning back to Shinji) : "Well... when you two had sex?"
Shinji (gulping) : "...W-what about it?"
Misato : "Asuka didn't do that ONLY because she was bored! Your father
used sexual stimulants in the LCL in Eva Unit 02 on her one month before
you had sex!"
Shinji : "Father...I can't believe it...no, I just can't!"
Misato : "But it's the truth!"
Shinji : "Sorry, but this is too much for me! Stop the car!"
Misato : "And where will you go alone!?"
Shinji : "Back to the apartment. I can't take this."
Misato : "And you'd let Asuka die or, assuming that a miracle happens,
let her give birth to Teri without being by her side?"
Shinji : "..."
Misato : "Do you understand?"
Shinji : "But what can I do!? Isn't it too late? What's my father
going to do with Asuka!?"
Misato (to Kaji) : "Kaji...do I have to tell him?"
Kaji : "I think he has to know."
Misato : "Well. Shinji-kun. Do you know how the Evangelion units
actually work?"
Shinji : "Well, they're robots."
Misato : "Not only that. I also discovered recently that...there are
human souls in them."
Shinji : "In...them!?"
He starts to think about it. His head starts to hurt.
Misato : "Shinji-kun...can you remember the last time you saw your
mother?"
Shinji : "Mother...yes, I can. She was sitting in a machine and...
father told me she was gone then. That's all I can remember."
Misato : "Your mother was...taken...by Eva Unit 01, when she tested it
for the first time. During a 400% synchro rate incident, she
disappeared inside."
Shinji : "..."
Misato : "Shinji-kun?"
Shinji : "This has to be a nightmare. Or a dream. Or whatever, I don't
care, because this can't be real."
Misato : "Open your eyes, Shinji-kun! I'm serious here! This is real!
This is the real world!"
Shinji : "Really? Is this really true?"
Misato : "Yes, it is!"
Shinji : "Then...that feeling...that warm feeling, when I'm in the
Eva...It's...it was..."
Misato : "Your mother. It's your mother, Ikari Yui."
Shinji : "Well, I still don't understand what all this has to do with
Asuka and Teri!"
Misato : "At first, your father wanted to make Asuka give birth to Teri
inside Unit 02..."
Shinji : "Why Unit 02? Don't tell me..."
Misato : "Yes. Asuka's mother is trapped inside it. Well, not her
soul so much as her mind."
Shinji : "This is definitely too weird for me."
Misato : "But, there's one mistake in his so-called perfect plan."
Shinji : "And the mistake is...?"
Misato : "You. You're the mistake."
Shinji (surprised) : "What?"
Misato : "Your father thought that Asuka would have sex with any man
she might have met at that moment, only because she NEEDED to do that,
because of the stimulants. And you were there..."
Shinji : "Asuka...would have done that with anyone?"
Kaji : "You know, when you're a bit like Misato, nothing can keep you
from..."
Misato (furiously blushing, to Kaji) : "Cut that out, you idiot!"
Shinji : "Then, *luckily,* I was there."
Misato : "Yes, she chose you, Shinji-kun."
Shinji (smiling, to himself) : "Asuka..."
Misato : "Do you understand the situation now?"
Shinji : "Not all of it. Why Unit 01?"
Misato : "Because your mother's inside it. Your father thinks that
she'll synchronize better with Teri, since she's now your mother's
granddaughter. Do you get it?"
Shinji : "I think I do. But don't ever do that again!"
Misato (puzzled) : "Do what?"
Shinji : "Tell me so many disturbing facts like that at once! My
head's spinning!"
Misato (smiling a bit) : "Ahh...so, you understand your role now?"
Shinji (nodding, now determinated) : "I understand, Misato-san. I'll do
my best."
Misato : "Your two most precious treasures are in your hands now."
Kaji : "We're almost there."
Shinji (to himself) : "Teri was right..."
---
EVA-01 Cage
07:06
Gendo is on the bay bridge, where the Unit-01 entry plug sits waiting.
Gendo : "You're finally here."
In front of him is Asuka, eyes still empty.
Gendo : "Climb into the entry plug."
Asuka : "Hai."
She begins to climb into it, occasionally letting out loud "arrrrghh"s,
feeling the first contractions. After she gets in and the hatch closes,
it inserts itself in the Eva and locks into place. Gendo is smiling.
The moment he was waiting for is finally coming. He would see Yui
again. Sooner than he expected, but he would finally see her again.
Rei : "I won't let you do anything."
Gendo turns around, in shock. He wasn't expecting Rei to come here.
Gendo : "Rei? What are you doing here? You're not part of this plan."
Rei : "I don't care. I won't let anyone hurt Ikari-kun's child."
Gendo : "What? What do you mean?"
He slowly approaches her, trying to reason with her.
Gendo : "Rei..."
Rei : "I am not a doll."
And with that, an unknown force throws Gendo against the opposite wall
of the containment cage.
Gendo : "Rei...the..."
Rei : "Yes. This is the A.T. Field. The barrier of my soul. And you
will not cross it. You will not hurt Ikari-kun's family."
Gendo : "Are you...betraying me?"
Rei : "..."
Gendo : "Rei--"
Gendo is shocked into silence by a bullet striking the wall near him.
Misato : "Commander! Stop what you're doing right here and now!"
Misato is aiming at him with her gun. She stands in the opposite
corner of the room, near Rei. Shinji is behind her.
---
Inside the Eva
At the same time
Asuka is curled up in a ball inside the entry plug. It's dark all
around her.
Asuka : "Where am I?"
She looks down and runs her hand over her stomach.
Asuka : "I'm not pregnant anymore? I...gave birth? Finally?"
Pause.
Asuka : "Then...Teri? Teri-chan! Where are you?"
Teri appears in front of her, looking like a normal five-year-old little
girl.
Asuka : "Teri-chan!"
Teri : "Okasan!"
Teri jumps into Asuka's arms.
Teri : "Okasan! I was so scared!"
Asuka (rubbing Teri's back) : "Why? What was so scary?"
Teri : "I...I saw something awful. I saw you...you were dead..."
Asuka : "Dead? Don't say such things, Teri-chan...I'm alive. I'm
here." (to herself:) "At least, I think I am."
Teri sobs and buries her face in Asuka's left shoulder.
Asuka : "Shhh...it's okay. Mama's here...you're safe now."
Teri : "Sniff...you're warm, Okasan...it feels good."
Asuka : "You too, Teri-chan..."
Voice : "You'll definitely be a good mother."
Asuka (surprised) : "What? Who's there?"
Teri : "It's grandma!"
Asuka (even more surprised) : "G...grandma!?"
Yui appears in front of them.
Asuka (startled) : "R-Rei!?"
---
EVA-01 Cage.
Misato : "Rei...move back."
Rei : "Hai, Major."
Gendo : "W-what?! You...would rather obey Misato than me, Rei?"
Rei : "Yes. Because Major Katsuragi is more human than you are."
Gendo : "..."
Misato : "Shinji-kun!"
Shinji : "Yeah, I know what I have to do!"
Misato aims her gun at Gendo while Shinji was moves towards the entry
plug port of Unit 01. He tries to eject the plug.
Shinji : "Misato-san! The plug is locked inside!"
Misato takes her cell phone in her free hand and pushes one of the
'memory' buttons.
Maya : "Hai. Ibuki Maya."
Misato : "Maya, the entry plug is locked inside the Eva. Can you do
something?"
Maya : "I'll take a look."
Seconds later.
Maya : "Can't be..."
Misato : "What?"
Maya : "There is one more person inside the entry plug! One is Asuka...
the other...seems to have the same genetic pattern!"
Misato : "Teri?"
Maya : "I don't know...the two of them aren't very distinctive on the
screen. And they're both reaching a 100% synchro rate!"
Misato : "With Unit-01!?"
Maya : "Affirmative, Major. Even though Asuka never did any testing in
Unit-01, it seems that she has a higher synchro rate than Shinji!
Except for special cases, of course..."
Gendo is slightly smiling.
Misato : "Well, try to eject the entry plug, will you?"
Maya : "The signal is refused, but I'll try my best... W-...Sempai!!"
Misato can hear someone else on the phone.
Ritsuko : "Let me handle this, Maya."
Misato (happily) : "Ritsuko! You're here too!"
Ritsuko : "Well, thanks to you-know-who."
Misato then hears a third voice coming from the other end of the phone.
Kaji (mock-seductively) : "Oh, it's my pleasure, Rit-chan..."
Ritsuko (a bit irritated) : "Kaji-kun..."
Misato : "Enough of that, you two! Get over here ASAP!"
She shuts off the cell phone and looks angrily at the Commander, who is
still sitting on the floor against a wall.
Misato : "Now, Commander, tell me what excuses you have..."
Shinji, standing beside her, is looking at his Eva. He puts an hand on
the head armor, and began to stroke it slowly. He then closes his eyes.
Shinji (to himself) : "Okasan...please...help me...save Asuka...save
Teri..."
Rei is still looking at the scene in front of her eyes, emotionlessly,
as usual, although, if anyone were to look long enough, a hint of anger
can be seen on her face.
---
Back inside the Eva.
Yui : "I think that my granddaughter said it herself. I'm your mother-
in-law, Mrs. Sohryu."
Asuka : "W-What? From what I've read in Shinji's files, you should be
dead!"
Yui : "I am. Do you know where we are now?"
Asuka : "...I was sleeping with Shinji when...I woke up here."
Yui : "We are inside Evangelion Unit-01. Where I disappeared nine years
ago."
Asuka and Teri are listening carefully.
Yui : "My husband wants to make you his toys, but I won't let him.
Never. I believe in my son more than him."
Asuka : "The Commander? He...I don't understand what you're talking
about."
Yui : "Don't worry about anything, I'll protect you. But you must
promise me one thing first."
Asuka : "Well, I don't think I have a choice."
Yui : "Promise me that you'll be kind with my Shinji. That you'll
always be with him when he'll need you."
Asuka : "That's an easy promise to keep."
Yui : "I'm glad you're willing to stay with him."
Asuka : "Well, I love your son, Mrs. Ikari. Even if he were the most
stupid and perverted boy on earth, I think that I'd still fall for
him...because...because...well, because he's my Ikari Shinji, of
course!"
Yui : "That's good to hear."
Teri : "I think we have to go now, Okasan. I can sense that Otousan's
calling us."
Yui : "Yes, I can hear him, too. Be careful. I've helped you, but I
want you to help Shinji in return."
Asuka : "Don't worry. I'll be with him, always. I swear."
Yui : "Now, go. I wish you three good luck in your new life together."
A white void wraps Asuka and Teri as they disappear.
---
Maya, Ritsuko and Kaji are in an elevator to the cages. Maya is on the
floor, keying commands on a notebook.
Maya : "Synchronization aborted by Unit 01! How...the entry plug is
ready for ejection!"
Ritsuko : "Already?"
Maya : "Yes, and I haven't even done anything!"
Kaji : "..."
---
Eva-01's Cage. Unit-01's entry plug finally ejects.
Shinji : "I did it!" (to himself:) "Thank you, okasan."
Misato is still keeping an eye on Gendo, with the help of her handgun.
Misato : "Hurry up, Shinji-kun!"
Shinji : "Hai!"
He begins to force the entry plug's hatchway open.
Shinji : "NNNNNngggg....."
The hatch finally opens...
Shinji (with a sigh of relief) : "Asuka..."
....to reveal Asuka, with Teri in her arms. Asuka seems to be sleeping,
since she isn't really moving. And Teri is crying...like a normal
newborn baby. The most unusual thing was that there was no trace of
the childbirth inside the plug. No umbilical cord, no placenta, nothing
at all. It was as if...Unit-01 helped Asuka give birth to Teri...
Misato, hearing Teri, goes limp and slowly sags to the floor. Tears of
joy start running down her face.
Misato (trembling) : "Shinji, are they...?"
Shinji (in the same state) : "Yes, Misato-san. I think both of them are
going to be all right!"
Misato : "Thank God!"
However, taking advantage of Misato's emotional state, Gendo quickly
jumps up and runs towards her. With a skillful hand blow, thanks to
years of street fighting, Gendo knocks Misato's gun out of her hand. It
falls far below them, splashing into the cooling liquid around the Eva.
Misato : "W-what...?"
Gendo : "I may have lost this, but I won't lose everything!"
Misato : "If you think that you'll escape that eas--"
Misato is cut off by Gendo lunging at her and pinning her against the
railing of the bridge. Misato holds on to the rail tightly to keep
from joining her gun below, but one of her feet slip off.
Misato : "Shinji-kun!"
However, Shinji is unable to help Misato from where he is.
Gendo (glaring into Misato's eyes) : "You see? You're no match for me!"
He quickly runs to the elevator, but before reaching it, he awkwardly
and inexplicably falls on the floor, face first. Gendo looks up,
stunned, and finds Rei standing over him with her left foot tilted
slightly backwards. In other words, Rei had simply tripped him up.
Gendo (head against the ground) : "Rei..."
Rei : "You should look in front of you when you're running like that."
Shinji isn't sure how to react; whether to laugh at his father, or to be
happy that Asuka and Teri are safe. The door to the elevator opens and
Ritsuko, Maya and Kaji step out. Kaji looks down on the floor and sees
Gendo, face down, with a dazed look on his face.
Kaji (kneeling down) : "Well, Katsuragi did a nice job. She even got
him ready for us..."
He then handcuffs him. Misato finally succeds in climbing back onto the
bridge.
Ritsuko : "Asuka! How is she!?"
Shinji is still standing in front of the entry plug.
Everyone (except Gendo, of course) rushes to see how Asuka is. Shinji
has taken his daughter in his arms, and Asuka is slowly waking up...
Asuka : "I'm..."
Ritsuko : "There's no time to waste, we have to take you to the medical
section!"
With that, Kaji takes Asuka in his arms, and carries her to the
elevator. As for Rei, she watched the whole scene from where she was,
often glancing at Teri and Shinji. The hint of a smile can be seen on
her face. While Maya was inspecting the entry plug, Shinji, visibly
happy being a new father, had taken off his shirt and wrapped Teri in
it. He was smiling at her with pure joy in his eyes; an expression that
Misato had never seen on Shinji's face before. She looks long and hard
at the new father and daughter and almost starts to cry again...when
suddenly...
Ritsuko : "Hey, Misato, could you help us a little?"
Misato (snapping out of her reverie) : "Oh well..."
She takes her cell phone out again and hits another 'memory' button.
Misato : "Major Katsuragi speaking. We need a stretcher here. Dr.
Akagi is here with us. We're on Level 7 at Elevator B9."
Voice on phone : "Okay, we're on our way."
She shuts off the phone.
---
A waiting room in Central Dogma's hospital quarters. Shinji, Rei,
Misato and Kaji sit there, all looking very nervous (except for Rei, of
course). Especially Shinji.
Misato : "What's taking them so *long*...?!"
Kaji : "Hey, they must have plenty of things to check about her, you
know..."
Shinji just nods. Suddenly, the door opens. It's Ritsuko, and she has
a sad look on her face. This immediately frightens three of the people
there. Rei appeared as emotionless as usual, but inside she was still a
bit worried.
Ritsuko : "Come in, she's waiting to see all of you."
Ritsuko leads them into a hospital room, where Asuka lays in a bed, with
Teri in her arms. They're surrounded by medical machines, which Maya is
carefully monitoring.
Asuka (with a weak voice) : "Shinji..."
Shinji steps forward and kneels next to Asuka, in order to be face to
face with her. She turns her head to the left in order to face him, too.
Shinji : "..."
Asuka (still weak) : "Shinji...I'm afraid I don't have much longer..."
Shinji (shocked) : "No...I can't believe it. Not now..."
Asuka : "I'm afraid so. The doctors said I won't make it...because of a
virus in my system...you were right when you always told me that your
father was a bastard...now I believe you..."
The anger rises in Shinji's mind.
Asuka : "Will you...promise me something, Shinji?"
Shinji : "Anything you wish, Asuka...anything..."
Asuka : "...take good care of...Teri for me. Misato, Kaji...Rei, you,
too...please be a family for her...and try to be a good replacement for
her mother." (coughing:) "It's over, Shinji..."
Shinji (tears coming) : "Stay with me, Asuka! Fight it! Stay alive!
Please, don't leave me...!"
Asuka : "Pfff, don't cry, baka...hold my hand..."
Shinji does as he is told and takes Asuka's left hand in his, squeezing
it gently.
Asuka : "You make me feel a lot better, Shinji..."
Misato is starting to cry again. She'd been doing a lot of that during
the past two weeks...
Asuka (weaker and weaker) : "Thank you, Shinji...it was nice...to have
you around..."
And with that she closed her eyes, finally resting in peace.
A long pause follows. A dead, deafening silence overtakes the room.
Shinji (crying like he never has before) : "Asuka!! Asuka!!!!
ASUKA!!!!!"
Somehow, Teri was still sleeping in her mother's arms, not bothered by
Shinji's emotional outburst.
Shinji : "Wake up! Don't leave me! Don't..."
He falls on his knees, burying his in the bed's mattress.
Shinji : "...don't leave me..."
Misato is now starting to wail. Kaji wraps his arms tightly around her
and tries to comfort her.
Shinji and Misato suddenly stop sobbing when they hear...
....a giggle...
....then two more...
....and finally, a burst of laughing...
....coming from a young mother.
Asuka : "Hahahahahahhahahahhahahahaha!!!"
Shinji : "A-Asuka!?"
Misato : "What the f...?"
Asuka : "Oh, you were so touching, you two! It was EX-CEL-LENT! Really
excellent!"
She giggles once more.
Shinji (trying desperately to understand) : "You...you...?"
Asuka : "Of course I'm not dead, you idiot! How could Sohryu Asuka
Langley die so easily!?"
Shinji doesn't know what to do. Misato would have fallen to the floor
in a faint, if Kaji hadn't caught her.
Misato : "Ritsuko, Maya...? You were in on this!?"
Ritsuko (letting a chuckle escape) : "Yeah, we just helped Asuka play
her game..."
Asuka : "You deserved it, baka Shinji! For leaving Teri and I alone
like that for an entire month! Well, at least, I now know that you all
care for me, thanks you all..."
Misato (livid with anger) : "Don't ever do that again!!!"
Asuka : "Haha...oh, before I forget, Shinji. Next time, please ask
you-know-who if I can use Unit-01 for delivery again. I was so afraid
of how much it was going to hurt, but I didn't feel a thing."
Shinji (startled, to himself) : "*Next* time!!?"
Ritsuko : "Then, my antidote worked perfectly!"
Misato : "For once...hey, wait a sec! Your pills...I...I didn't keep
Asuka on them..."
Ritsuko (horrified) : "You *WHAT*?!"
Misato : "I'm sorry, Ritsuko...I didn't trust you like I should have and
I didn't insist that she keep taking them..."
Ritsuko : "But...how did she survive, then?!"
Asuka and Shinji smile at each other, as if they knew. Misato makes a
gesture to all the adults in the room. They all nod knowingly to
Misato, and leave the room quietly. Shinji looks back at Misato, who
winks at him. He smiles in return. When the door finally closes,
Shinji turns his attention back towards the object of his desire...
Shinji : "Asuka..."
Asuka : "What is it?"
Shinji gets down on one knee, looks Asuka right in the eyes and then
takes a small box out of one of his pockets. He then opens it in front
of her face. Inside it is a ring. Not the ring he had given her a few
months ago (mainly because said ring is still on her right hand), but
another one, even more beautiful than the first, with a vivid blue
sapphire set in it.
Shinji : "Asuka, this is the blue of your eyes..."
Asuka (stunned) : "Is this a...?"
Shinji : "I'll be 16 soon. I'll then be the legal age to...wh-what I'm
asking you now is...will you marry me, Asuka?"
Pause...
Asuka (lovingly) : "Oh...baka Shinji...!"
Shinji : "I want to make up for the time I left you two alone...for the
rest of my life."
Asuka (looking down at Teri, who is still sleeping) : "Shinji, can you
see her?"
Shinji looks at Teri, too.
Asuka (smiling warmly) : "Shinji, this is your daughter. This is our
little girl. This is *Ikari* Teri."
Shinji is now smiling warmly, too.
Asuka (softly) : "And...I'm sure that she'll be as proud as me to be
part of the Ikari family, 'anata'."
---
THE END!
---
Author's notes:
For those who don't know, 'anata' is what a woman calls her husband in
Japan. It's an honorific term, the closest equivalent in English being
'darling.'
Well, there's the chapter ending Asuka-chan's pregnancy. I hope you all
enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it! As I said
earlier, this is my first *public* fanfic, meaning that it's the first
one I've posted in a public forum.
For the first time in my life I have been congratulated for my work
(well, not counting schoolwork) by others, and it really makes you more
confident about yourself! I know I sound a bit like Shinji here,
but...well, I was so happy to receive my first reader mail (Thanks to
you, Kami-Rakna-Sama-Sempai!)
Knowing that people were reading my story helped me to continue, just
for those who mailed me, because I knew that if I had stopped the story,
those people with who I had communicated would have been very sad, and I
can't stand people being sad! Because of that, I want to thank
everyone--yeah, even those who disliked my story (was there anybody like
that? :-) )--for reading so far (what are you doing here if you hated
it? Masochist!).
Oh, and I want to apologize for three mistakes (four?) in the whole
story.
First. I messed up with Asuka's age. In December 2015 (Fourth Month) she
would have turned 14, not 15. Thus, Shinji impregnated her when she was
13. I'm sorry about this, but even the Eva timeline itself wasn't very
clear.
Second. As everyone here (well I hope) knows, Asuka had her first period
in ep. 22, and thus she cannot, at least 'technically' (sorry for the
word, ladies), be pregnant. Then consider this story in an alternative
timeline, in case you hadn't noticed at all... :-)
Third. Hmmm...what mistake did I want to talk about? Ah yes! Dave
Watson told me about the term "tetra-9 hydrocannabinol". I now know
it's the stuff in marijuana that gets people high. Let me make myself
clear: I DO NOT ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO SMOKE IT BECAUSE MY STORY WAS COOL,
okay!? :-) This was a terrible mistake. I saw that in a French X-Files
fanfic ("The X-Philo") and was totally unaware that this ingredient was
an active part of this...well...this stuff. But, as Ritsuko wrote in
her report above, it WAS NOT real THC, but something similar. So, don't
flame me for this. I know that I'd deserve it, but I'm apologizing in
public for it right now, okay? Is that enough for you, flamers?!
Fourth. Okay, there were A LOT of grammar and spelling mistakes in the
whole story. The retooled versions of "Child Of Love" will be released
soon on SDAT and RAAC. These versions are already available on ASUKA's
Notebook, if you want to read them. Mega Thanks to Dave Watson for the
great retooling, and to EBJ for the help, too!
Well, that's all I wanted to say.
---
The Author's quick history (for those who are NOT interested, just page
down a bit and don't flame me for this, OK? :-) ) :
You're curious about my precious works? Well, I wrote, with my friend
Mygard, a series of humorous chapters about 'SailorMoon' and a big story
called 'The True Scenario' (65Kb long) which we never finished. The
first real story we finished together was a cross-over between Sailor
Moon and Resident Evil (Bio Hazard) on PSX. It was so damn funny! :-)
(Imagine : Michiru Kaioh as Jill Valentine from the S.A.I.L.S...)
Then, I discovered Evangelion. Big jump, huh? Well, I started writing
a new series called 'NGE: Special Edition,' even though I'd only
watched the first six episode of the actual TV series! It was 10
chapters long, each around 15-20Kb in size. It related the arrival of
Axel, Yann, Mygard and Stef at NERV, as investigators from the Japanese
government, who were then soon trained as Evangelion pilots for Eva-03
to 06 (Hey, I hadn't seen the entire Eva series yet!!!). I also wrote a
sequel to this called 'High School Priests,' which is also still
unfinished.
Finally, I wrote a sequel to my previous cross-over: Resident EVA 2.
Starring Misato Katsuragi as Claire Redfield, Stef M. as Leon F.
Kennedy, Sohryu Asuka Langley as Sherry (!), Rei as Ada Wong, Axel as
the Chief of Police, Mygard as Sherry's father and Teiris (his
girlfriend!) as Sherry's mother (sorry, can't remember all the names)...
well, I hope you get the picture!
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Special thanks to all of my pre-readers:
Al-l-Bus ("A New World For Shinji and Asuka", "Imagine Normality?",
"Love After Impact")
Alain Gravel aka Kami-Rakna-Sama-Sempai!!! ("The One I Love Is...",
"Lost Love")
Borderline Case ("Reflections In Red")
Dave Watson (for the great retoolings he did of this story! He's also
written an Eva songfic based on the NoMeansNo song "Victory,"
which he's in the process of retooling (and you thought he just
singled me out!).)
DJ Lesser
EBJ (Thank you too for your corrections!)
Eva_Pilot00
Greg Thomas (Keep up the good work with 'Everything Anime'!)
Kaoru Nagisa ("EvaLeSs")
Jon Byram ("Holy Knights")
Readiosys Fisher ("Unfamiliar Fearings")
Sammy Sy
Shinji The 10 O'Clock Assassin (too many fanfics to list here!)
Sudhoda'ya
Sushi Boy
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And thanks to all my readers! Well, those who sent me a little E-mail!
Battleoid2
Boris Delaunay (Thanks for the FTP Account on Wanadoo! Even though it's
slow, it's helpful.)
Brian Carlson
Tanuki
David Templar
Fuu Hououji
Godsend777 ("The Death Of One", "Is Nothing Sacred?", "Strangely
Darkfic")
GreyJedi
Jayson Deare
KoalaKiller
OrcSys
Laura Turk
Twinsen
Prometheus
Ryoga Habiki
Stephanie Beasley
And all those who chose to remain anonymous (why? Am I so difficult to
talk with? :-) )
Oh, one last thing: I encourage any fanfic author who wishes to write
side-stories or sequels to "The Child Of Love" to go right ahead. I
don't think I can write more about this story myself, but if any of you
have any new ideas, you're welcome! Just send me your work before you
post it, okay? (And why not a lemon side story called "The Conception
of The Child Of Love"? :-) )
"And to all the Children (readers) in the world, congratulations!"
Could someone could put a name in for the above quote? :-)
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CAPTION: EPILOGUE
CAPTION 2: The Twenty-Seventh Month ;-)
The Angels seemed to have stopped attacking for a while, since the three
Eva pilots only fought their last Angel 10 months ago. However, they
were still on active duty. Also, Commander Katsuragi Misato herself is
rumoured to have said that the Fourth Children had been discovered
recently...
According to the doctors (especially Ritsuko, who ran tests on a regular
basis), it seems that Ikari Teri is a perfectly normal and healthy
little girl. No signs of any of the procedures ordered by Gendo Ikari
were noticed--at least, for the time being.
Shinji and Asuka are standing in front of a church. Shinji is wearing a
black tuxedo with a red bow tie, while Asuka is resplendent in a
beautiful wedding dress, with two red ribbons holding her hair in place
instead of the clips she usually wears.
[Author's note: Sorry, I'm not an expert on fashion... :-) ]
Misato is holding two-year-old Teri's little hand in hers and smiling.
She never thought she'd see this day, and now that it's here, she feels
proud, for some odd reason.
As for Rei, since she helped save Teri's and Asuka's life, the bride
decided that she had the right, after all, to be her bridesmaid.
(Very kind of Asuka, isn't it? :-) ) Hikari was also a bridesmaid, of
course. Every so often, she would look over at Toji, who was sitting in
the front row on the groom's side, and smile at him, which made him
blush and look down.
Kaji (shouting) : "Hey! Shinji-kun! Kiss the bride!"
Kensuke (filming the whole wedding) : "Yeah! Let's see some action!"
Everyone is here, from NERV staff to the newly-married couple's
friends, of which there are surprisingly many. Shinji and Asuka look in
each other's eyes and then kiss tenderly. Asuka wraps her arms around
his neck, while Shinji clasps his hands on her waist. The crowd cheers.
After the kiss, Asuka brings her mouth up to his ear.
Asuka (whispering) : "Shinji, I have to tell you something important..."
Shinji : "What is it, Asuka-chan?"
Asuka (whispering) : "I think I'm pregnant again..."
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END?
This epilogue was inspired by an idea from Kami-Rakna-Sama-Sempai!!!!
Will Teri have a little sister or brother? What will they name him/
her? Will I wind up writing another epilogue? Maybe...maybe not...
:-) )
Thanks to you all!
Guillaume Lebigot (b.k.a Axel Terizaki)
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