Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Neon Genesis Evangelion Characters. All the characters are exclusive creations of Hideaki Anno and the Gainax Studio. The new characters from this and/or other of the stories of the Saga are an exclusive creation of M. J. Márquez. Doppelgänger Studios ©.

WARNING: The Plot has some spoilers of the new movies, Rebuild of Evangelion. If you haven't seen the first (1.0: You Are (Not) Alone) or the second (2.0: Division) you can discover some of the changes done to the original story in these. The Plot also takes some stages from the Manga written by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.

Evangelion 1.0

At 1426 hours an emergency state has been declared... We request everyone to proceed to your designated shelters... (Female voice on the city speakerphones).

NGE 0.1: CHILDREN'S JOURNAL...

At 1426 hours an emergency state has been declared... We request everyone to proceed to your designated shelters...

... ... ... (Phone ringing tone)

'Damn...'

NERV's personnel: Captain Misato Katsuragi. In charged of the Designated Children and tactics division of NERV.

At 1426 hours an emergency state has been declared... We request everyone to proceed to your designated shelters...

... ... ...

"Come on... Come on..."

Due to the emergency state all the exits have been temporarily closed... All the telephonic networks are out of service...

... ... ...

'Why it has to arrive in a moment like this?' thought the Captain in the car, as she held her cell phone with one hand and drive with the other.

"Damn! Anyone! Pick up the damn phone!" she shouted.

All the trains and buses have stopped their services...

... ... ...

At 1426 hours an emergency state has been declared... We request everyone... ...

"Damn..."

Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Chapter 1.1: Stood Still in the Darkness...

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The Captain was driving her small blue car in the empty and silent Tokyo-III streets as fast as it can run. There's been an electric cut in the entire City, but she was hoping to find NERV's Command Centre still working.

NERV's Personnel: Dr. Ritsuko Akagi. In charged of E Project and Magi Computers maintenance. Bio-Engineer.

"... ... ... ... Hello?" said a voice on the cell phone.

"Ritsuko? Finally. It's me."

"Misato?"

"Yes. I'm so glad. There's still energy. Recently the speakers ceased to work. This electric shut down and also..."

"The Tenth Angel has been identified. Matariel" she completed.

"Yes, I know... Damn... Have you examined it already?"

"The MAGI's are working on it right now..."

"Good... Any results yet?"

"We've just started Misato. It took a little to reboot the computers."

"Oh, I see. What about the EVA's?"

"We're recharging the internal batteries and checking that all systems are working perfectly."

"You can't ever be so sure, can you?"

"NERV's electrical generator is still working, but we don't know for how much time the energy will last, so we must be ready."

"What happened with the EVA 05? You're going to activate it?"

"The Fourth Children hasn't performed the first activation test. It was programmed to be done this afternoon."

"I see. Well, I'm closer now, and... Yeah, I have visual confirmation of the Angel! Argh... It looks like an olive green giant spider; it's getting closer and... It seems to be... Crying? Ah, wait, there's smoke coming out the floor. It's melting it!"

"I'm not surprised. All the Angels must reach NERV somehow."

"You're right. Any information about the Angel?"

"Yes. According to the statistics from MAGI, the Angel doesn't seem to have an A.T.-Field. But we can't tell, since we don't have energy in the city to activate the weapons we can't attack. It also indicates that the core is held in the centre of the Angel. All its eyes are connected by it."

"We must hurry. Ritsuko, you've contacted the Children?"

"They had programmed few tests today. They must be on their way here right now..."

"Are you sure Ritsuko?"

"Abso..." the phone just died silent.

"Ritsuko? Ritsuko are you there? Damn..."

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Meanwhile near the centre of the City...

NERV's Personnel: Designated Second Children. Soryu Asuka Langley. Pilot of EVANGELION Unit 02.

"I hate to be walking under this hellish sun!!!! Damn, I'm all sweated" complained the Second.

NERV's Personnel: Designated Third Children. Shinji Ikari. Pilot of EVANGELION Unit 01.

"I wonder what happened" said shyly the Third.

NERV's Personnel: Designated First Children. Rei Ayanami. Pilot of EVANGELION Unit 00.

"..." the First didn't say a word.

"We should hurry" said the Third Children looking his watch "We're going to be late to the test."

"Argh! You're such an idiot Shinji!" shouted to him the Second Children "How are we supposed to do those tests if there's no energy in the entire stupid City!"

"We shouldn't worry about being a little late since we have to walk all the way over" said the First Children with her typical emotionless voice.

"See? Even Ayanami agree with me. Don't be so stupid Shinji."

NERV's Personnel: Designated Fourth Children. Touji Suzuhara. Pilot of provisional EVANGELION Unit 05. Designated EVANGELION Unit 03.

"Maybe you should shut up Asuka..." said the Fourth Children to her in an angry and dislike voice tone. In the end, he was tired as well as Shinji and the girls were.

"..." Shinji was starting to worry, since Asuka and Touji always have this kind of violent fights.

"What you said!?"

"You've heard me German bitch. We are tired too, and listen to your complains makes me sick, so shut up and continue walking!"

"Touji..." said Shinji making a shut up gesture.

"You son of a...!!" Asuka tried to jump over Touji "you're going to regret you bastard" but she was wrapped by Shinji "Let go Shinji! This is between him and me."

"Come on you foreigner! You think that your German accent scare me! I'm not afraid of you! Bitch..."

"..." Rei just listened to the fight of the two Children.

"Could you two please... stop?" asked Shinji still holding Asuka "We should keep moving... Argh..." complained Shinji as Asuka hits his nose with her head trying to get released from the wrap.

"Ikari" said Rei in a little worried voice tone.

"Argh..." Shinji laying on the floor holding his nose very hard.

"Shinji! This is the limit you bitch."

"Come on Fourth Children. You'll see what I can do..."

"STOP!!!" shouted Shinji.

"..." both Asuka and Touji turned around to see Shinji's bloody face "We should be walking right now! If you want to fight you could do it sometime else!" he sounded very upset as he rose from the floor, wiped a little the blood of his face and started to walk.

Both, Touji and Asuka walked away from each other, as Rei stared at them to then turn around and start walking as well....

'Stupid bastard monkey...' thought Asuka as she walked behind the First Children.

'Crazy bitch...' thought Touji as he ran to keep up with Shinji.

The four teenagers continued walking for about an hour... The temperature was rising incredibly fast and the shadows seem to be vanished from the road; even the wind has ceased to blow.

"Why don't we stop for a moment?" asked Touji taking off his jacket.

"Verdammen..." said Asuka trying to get covered by a small shadow. She hated to agree with Touji, but it was too hot to continue walking.

"I wonder why there's no electric energy" said Shinji as Rei's back bag started to ring. She took out a cell phone.

"Hello?" said Rei replying her cell phone walking away from the others "yes. Yes, I'll inform them."

"..." the other three Children looked at her.

"Captain Katsuragi said that we have twenty minutes to reach NERV's Central."

"What?" said both Shinji and Touji in two different voice tone.

"You got to be kidding me!" said Asuka in a joker voice tone.

"Why should we do that?" asked Touji very concerned.

"The Tenth Angel has arrived. It's opening a way straight above the Geo-Front."

"No way" said Shinji.

"That damn beast couldn't arrive in another moment?" said Asuka red in anger as she hit a tree with a kick "Argh! I can't believe it!"

'And I can't believe how loud she is' thought Touji.

"We got to move on" said Rei as she continued to walk.

"WAIT!!!!" shouted Asuka "What makes you think you are the leader!? It's obvious that I'm the most qualified leader due to the situation."

"As you said..." replied Rei continuing walking.

"ARGH..." Asuka was redder than she was before.

"It doesn't matter who the leader is. We have to reach NERV fast!" said Touji running to catch up with Rei.

"But wait" said Shinji. Both Touji and Rei stopped. Asuka looked at him "how are we supposed to be there in twenty minutes? NERV's entrance it's at least about forty minutes from here, in car!" as he also joined the other two children.

"Then let's start running" said Touji as he started to run, followed by Rei and then Shinji.

'Damn...' Asuka finally started to run to catch up with the others... "Wait for me!"

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Misato was finally in NERV's entrance after fifteen minutes driving...

'Damn, how am I supposed to get to the Command Centre? There's no electric power to move the elevators, or even the stairs. I guess I'll have to start running to get there before the Angel's acid does...' Misato quickly started to open the doors manually, as a try to reach the NERV command centre at the Geo-Front...

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At the same moment, in the EVA's cage...

NERV's Personnel: Commander Gendoh Ikari. Leader of NERV and in charged of The Human Enhancement Project.

"Let's hurry!" said Gendoh "All the Children are heading here, and we must have the EVA's prepared when they arrive."

He joined the rest of the personnel in their job of prepare manually the activation of the EVA's.

'I've never thought he could act like that' was what crossed Ritsuko's mind as she saw Gendoh working along with the rest of the personnel. She quickly joined them.

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The Children had run heading to NERV for about twenty minutes. They were a lot more tired than they were before...

"Wait!!!" shouted Asuka as she inclined to hold her knees breathing heavily "We can't continue like this" she said looking to the other three Children with their faces red and all sweated "How much do you think we will resist running under this sun being dehydrated?"

"We have to try get as close as we can" replied Rei also breathing very heavy.

"Yeah" said both Shinji and Touji as this last fell over his knees on the ground.

"Nein" denied Asuka "Look, I have a better idea" she said pointing at a soda's machine.

"It doesn't work" said Touji very disagreeable tone.

"My dear Touji" said Asuka walking to the machine. Then she kick it with all the strength she had at that moment "we..." she kicked again "don't... have... to... make it... work!" she kicked it with that last word and a can of refreshing cold soda came out. She grabbed it and winked an eye to Touji as she opened the can and drank from it "Yeah. This is what I mean."

"Isn't that stealing?" asked Shinji as Rei also walked to the machine and started kicking it too to then get her reward. Shinji just stared.

"Come on Shinji" said Asuka as she sits on the floor under a small shadow "we're risking our lives to save theirs. Shouldn't we deserve at least a free can of Soda?"

"She... is... right!!!" said Touji kicking the machine as well, this time taking two soda cans. He walked to where Shinji was "even if I hate to admit it" he said offering a can to the thirsty Shinji "Take it. Nothing will happen for this" he said looking at Shinji's red and sweated face. He grabbed the can, opened it and started drink. Both Asuka and Touji smiled.

"How are we supposed to continue?" asked Rei as she squashed the empty can in her hand.

"..." Asuka, Touji and Shinji stood silent for a second, looking around to try and find a way to rush their way to NERV. Asuka just looked behind her back and there it was. A motorbikes store, right open "I think I've found the answer" she said as she rose from the floor. Touji looked at her, she did the same, and over all the despite they feel for each other they smiled, then started to look for something like a chair or a garbage can. Rei walked to one and pointed it. Touji went there and took it. Asuka told him "Be my guest" as she pointed the huge glass window.

"No! Wait!" said Shinji as Touji crashed the window, Shinji hold his head "Maybe nothing will happen for few cans of soda, but this is stealing!"

"Argh, don't be so boring Shinji" said Asuka.

"Shut up and help me take out one bike without piercing the tires" said Touji getting inside the store through the broken window.

Shinji ran to the broken glass window and helped Touji to take one of the bikes out as the girls just watched them.

The bike was out the store. Touji turned it on... It sounded incredibly good.

"Wait..." said Shinji "are we all going to go in a single bike?"

"Why not?" asked Asuka "are you scared?" she said getting in the bike moving apart Touji.

"Hey!" he said "what are you doing?"

"What you think? I'm driving the bike. I won't go standing in the last spot, and I presume that Shinji doesn't know how to drive and that he also wouldn't go at the last spot."

"... You owe me this one" he said walking his away from the bike. Rei jumped on it and sit behind Asuka. Shinji did the same, behind Rei. There was a small part of the bike empty, where it was supposed to go Touji.

Asuka accelerated the loud bike and Touji run to the soda's machine one more time.

"Hurry up you monkey!" screamed Asuka as Touji kicked quickly the machine, taking out four cans more.

"What are you doing Touji?" said Shinji as Touji run to the Bikes shop looking for something.

"Found it!" he said. "I'm not going to die if I fall from the bike" he said running to it "here, this is to refresh us when we reach NERV" he handled the four cans to Shinji.

"Put them in my back bag" said Rei to Shinji.

Touji finally jumped in the bike putting a helmet on his head and strongly held Shinji's shoulders.

"Ok guys, hold on tight!!!" said Asuka as she lifted the bike in horse position.

"Hey!!!!! Don't do that you bitch!!!!!" screamed Touji very scared. Asuka just laughed very hard. Rei held her on the waist and Shinji tried to hold himself with his legs "Here we go!!!" screamed Asuka as she accelerate a lot more...

'We're gonna get killed' thought at the same time Shinji and Touji.

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Half an hour later, Misato was getting closer to the command centre, she was already running tour it inside the Geo-Front...

"Oh god. After this I'll quit drinking and start going to the gym. I almost could hear my bones crunching."

In that moment an acid fall appeared in the ceiling above her. It was very close to NERV, but the Angel still had to move to make it fall right above the command centre.

"I must hurry..."

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Near the centre of the city, the four Children were on their way to NERV...

"Oh my god... Asuka please slow down!!!!" screamed Touji almost with tears on his eyes "I feel like I'm about to fall!!!!!!!"

"Hahahahaha, hold on. We're almost there you coward."

"Oh my god!!!!"

Asuka drove directly to a descent path. All the Children screamed as they felt their stomachs empty.

"ARGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Wooohoooo!!!!! Ich Liebe dich!!!" Asuka shouted in German I love it.

"Arghh" Touji was almost crying at the back.

"..." curiously Rei was smiling stick to Asuka's back.

"I feel sick" said Shinji with the face a little green holding Rei's shoulders...

"Hang on guys! I see the Angel straight ahead!"

All the children looked to the front. There it was. The creepiest and hugest Angel their eyes have seen.

"A spider!" screamed Touji...

Inside the command centre...

"Misato! You finally made it!" said Ritsuko feeling happy to see her.

"Yeah. We'll have to consider the idea of habilitate a different way down here" she said with her face all glowing with the sweat.

"Yeah, maybe."

"How are the EVA's?" asked Misato breathing heavy.

"They're ready."

"What about the Children? Any notice about them?"

"I'm sure they're closer than we expect."

Outside NERV....

"How are we supposed to get in?" asked Asuka aside the bike which was laying on the floor looking at the main entrance.

"..." Touji and Shinji looked to each other face.

"We can use the emergency exits" said Rei "come on. Follow me" she said getting inside the complex.

"Wait!" Rei turned around "again, what makes you think that you are the leader?"

"You're going to fight for that again Asuka?"

"Shut up Touji! This doll won't tell me where I should go! Come on, let's go this way."

"..." Shinji let go a sigh "I hope we get inside in time..."

To be continued...

The Next Chapter:

They have come so far, but the Angel was still heading to NERV so they don't have time to waste... "The Angel is trying again to melt the floor that is above the Command Centre crying its orange acid." The Children have to face it with a limited energy supply. The EVA 00, 01 and 02 are the selected to do this task. Would they finally manage to defeat it?

Check out NGE 0.1: Children's Journal Next Chapter: Defying the Angel...

"I hope they can defeat it before the EVA's batteries run out..."

Author's Note: Notice that the perception of the Angel as a Spider is very personal. That's what it looks like to me, I don't know what it looks like to other people. Maybe you want to let me know?