The Last Stand

Chapter 1

Shinji sat in the car, his attention solely focused on the computer screen in front of him.

"Stop doing that...you'll sprain your grey matter." A man dressed in black sat next to him smiled and chuckled.

"Dad...Father wouldn't have called unless he wanted something. I'm not as naive as to believe he just wants to catch up on old times." The fourteen year old just stared at the man with a blase expression.

"True...If I didn't take you in all those years ago, you would still be pining for family."

"True...their cyber-security is like tissue paper...but its like I'm interacting with a person." Shinji looked down and then closed the laptop.

"Well...thats one more secret to find out about." The man's coat opened to reveal a twin holster with two specially made pistols.

"...The First Child is here...I'll need time to crack her file, but I always love the face to face meetings."

"Don't get too carried away son, I don't want any grandkids this soon." The man laughed as Shinji turned bright red.

"You tease me just like Lisa does!" The child looked away embarrassed.

"She likes you you know...her I wouldn't mind."

"...But I don't see her like that."

"...Well at least you'll have your choice. The party girl should be picking you up at the station." Dad just grinned.

"She at least gave me a free peek." Shinji's tone went back to the blase tone before.

"Which means she may be a drunk. Be careful." His dad had a serious tone.

"We're at the station, and theres my train." Shinji got out of the car and waved.

"Write me. I want to know everything that goes on." His dad smiled at him. "Make me proud."

"I will Dad." Shinji got on the train.

The sign above said {Tokyo 3}

xXx

A purple haired woman that appeared to be in her late twenties looked frantic. She sped through a stop sign getting the middle finger from a few drivers. 'Shit, shit, shit, shit, I can't believe I'm this late! And I had to take even more time to get ready to pick him up!' The worried look in her brown eyes said everything.

The black cocktail dress she was wearing didn't leave anything to the imagination. She quickly put on the low heel shoes as she came to a stop, parking perfectly in the farthest spot in the line. As she got out a black haired and blue eyed boy of no older than fourteen or fifteen walked calmly up to her.

"Four hours late...but by the way you drive, it looks like you've done this before. I'm Shinji Ikari. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Well...Thanks...well we have to get going. The commander is waiting for you." She took his army duffle and felt the weight. "Did you bring everything?" She looked at him as he picked it up with no trouble.

"Nah, I packed light."

"Well…" 'If that's light, I don't want to see heavy!'

The drive to the car train was a long one, but then the air raid sirens went off, he noticed how stiff she got as she floored the pedal.

"What has you worried?" He got his answer when he seen three UN VTOL's fire their payload into a walking black mass. The armaments had no effect.

As her car made it to the train, before the heavy door shut they saw a bomber drop something.

"An N2 mine, isn't that a little overkill?" He looked to her and seen her grim expression.

"Not when it comes to the angels." The car train was moving and in the dark it was hard to see her face.

"Angels…" He pulled out his laptop and starting typing.

She looked at him worried, most people would be in awe of the geofront, but he wasn't.

As the car came to a stop she sped to the parking lot and walked with him into the building.

"Shinji...what are you working on?" He was walking and typing, just following her.

"Cracking NERV's firewall...which I just did. This is interesting…" He was reading the information as a blonde in a swimsuit came up behind them.

"Misato, why do you al- How did you get that information?" She looked to the kid with the laptop in awe.

"The cyber-security here is tissue paper...and I think I figured out Casper. It's like making love to a woman. I spent the train ride here trying several angles to get in." Shinji had a smug look on his face.

"We don't have time...this way." The blonde guided them to a large dark room. The doors closed and in the total darkness everyone could hear the waves.

The light that came on affected the two women, but not the boy. What was in front of them was a massive purple head that had a horn.

"Evangelion Unit 01...with the soul of Yui Ikari inside…" As soon as Shinji said this the blonde looked at him shocked and his father glared at him.

"You will pilot it." It wasn't a question, it was a statement.

"When I'm paid." The blue eyed boy smiled at the mans irritation.

"What do you mean by this thing has a soul?" Misato looked to him.

"Irrelevant."

"Actually very relevant. A mother will always protect her child. The children of class 2-a have no mothers…"

"Enough. You will pilot it."

"As I said. When I'm paid." The man that stared down at him saw no fear.

"Then leave!"

"See ya." The fourteen year old turned on his heel and started for the door.

The building shook and some damaged supports came crashing down, in the blink of an eye the kid knocked the two women out of the way, but the giants hand blocked the debris from hitting him.

"It...activated." The blonde looked at a readout.

"As I said, a mother will always protect her child. We can hammer out the contract details later, right now we need to deal with this problem. And don't try to get into my laptop, it'll fry itself." He gave the warning as he got into the plug.

"Launch Unit 01!" The man shouted the order.

"Commander, I'll get Rei back to her room." An elderly man on the screen looked like he was walking with a bunch of nurses.

"Fuyutsuki, I'll need you on the bridge." The Commander nodded and left the station.

xXx

The black mass walked closer to the city, the effects of the N2 mine wearing off faster than expected. It looked with wonder as a purple being just like it came shooting up from the ground. It might be able to reach out to it and have it help it to get to Adam...The purple being ran toward it so it took it as a hostile action. The black mass tried to grab the purple mass, but missed. The purple mass did a leg sweep, knocking down the third angel, a simple mental command and the pylon opened up on the left shoulder to reveal a blade looking like a survival knife. In a quick action the purple behemoth slammed the vibrating blade on the red gem in the center of the black mass. The massive knife was stopped by an invisible field. A quick jerk tore open a hole, while the bio-mechanoid did this, the third angel tried to stand. Again the massive blade slammed into the gem, which cracked. The explosion was massive, taking out two city blocks and some of the armor fell away.

"Ikari to HQ, it's dead. Now for my contract." He walked it to the elevator and the clamps reengaged.

xXx

The blonde woman looked to the fourteen year old as he got out of the plug. She finally noticed an impression of a small pistol in the small of his back.

"Pilot, good work-"

"Stow it. Now for my contract. Fifty thousand in American every time I step into a plug. Non-negotiable." He has a serious look in his eye as he stared her down. "Pay up."

"You will pilot-"

"I have something you need, which means I set the price. Not you old man. And don't think about sending in your goon squad, they'll hit the floor faster than they can draw."

The bottle blonde doctor just looked at him in awe. 'He's facing down his own father...'

"...Agreed." The serious look in the Commanders eye could have cowed a weaker man.

"Sir...our budget…" The older man whispered into his ear.

"Fuyutsuki, find out everything you can about how he is the way he is now." The Commander used a hushed tone.

"Yes sir."

"Ritsuko, show him to the showers." And with that the Commander of NERV turned and left.

"Right this way…"

"Better have my money ready by the time I get out." Shinji left with the doctor.

"I have to give you a physical."

"Sure. I lost my left arm from a raid, left leg while raiding, right eye from a sniper, I had my lungs replaced when I was shot, my kidneys and my liver replaced because of a gas attack, my lower right leg replaced because of a mine, and my right arm is still mine. I have been given some wet-ware and some cyber-ware as well. For my plug I'll need a neural-harness, quicker response times." He looked into her shocked eyes as he showed her the port.

"What did you do before you came here?" She looked and seen other ports on him as well.

"I trained with Dad-"

"But he's-"

"That thing is not my dad. That person is father." He gave her a cold glare. "As I said, I trained with Dad, and when I was old enough to take a pistol recoil I started working. Simple as that."

"So...do you have your housing assignment?" The blonde doctor changed the subject.

"Yup, Red Sector, Block 42...the building is called Albion Heights, Apartment 103." When he said this he saw her face sour. "Lemme guess. Industrial block and the place has no lock? I guess I get to see for myself."

xXx

Rei was being wheeled back to her room when she saw someone new. She looked at him with apathy as he just looked at her. Then it clicked in her mind. 'Commander Ikari's son...' She kept her eye on him till she turned the corner. The Sub-Commander looked to Rei as she was watching the newcomer. 'This could be interesting...lets see if we can use her to control him.'

On his way back to his office he saw a nervous blonde doctor.

"...He requested a neural harness." That got his attention.

"So he has some cyber-parts?"

"Yes. We'll need to requisition Dr. Yamada to be his doctor."

"But he also specializes is wet-ware…"

"Yes he does, The Third child had most of his organs replaced."

"A violent past?"

"Yes."

"The Commander wasn't pleased.-"

"He carries a gun." This made the aged sensei's eyes widen.

"...We'll have to leave him be then. We were hoping to use the second child as a control for him, but it looks like we'll have to use Rei." That got a sharp look from Dr. Akagi.

"You know what she is made from-"

"We may have no other choice. He already knows most of everything, and the stuff he doesn't know he'll be able to figure out."

"...I see."

"I'll talk to the Commander." With that Fuyutsuki left her there to smoke her cigarette to calm her nerves.

'If push comes to shove...he'll kill the commander, and I don't think he'll be wrong in doing so...' She took a long drag off of the cancer stick.

xXx

Misato looked at the young pilot and seemed be deep in thought.

"Shinji...would you like to live with me?" That stopped him.

"Why?" He looked genuinely confused.

"...I understand where you come from when it comes to your...father."

"You didn't have a good relationship with yours?" All he got was a nod. "I won't ask, but if you ever want to talk, I'll listen."

'Thank you...' "We'll get your housing orders changed." She lead him back to the Human Resources Dept.

"If this is a thank you for saving your life, think nothing of it." She looked at him slowly.

"No...it isn't for that, but…"

"You just need some human companionship of the non-sexual variety." He had a smug look on his face as she playfully punched his shoulder.

"Ow! Is that metal?"

"...yes. I lost it in a raid. Lost many friends that day...but I also saved Lisa's ass." He looked like he was remembering a sad and good time at the same time.

"Who's Lisa?" She looked seriously at him.

"I consider her a sister, she basically was while dad was away with the family business." He smiled.

"You know...you sound like you're in the yakuza or something…" She noted his serious expression.

"Do you have any other roommates?"

"Oh...Just Pen-Pen…"

"Warm water penguin from the failed demining experiments...well he has a good home I guess." He chuckled.

"How much info do you have on us?" She looked to him expectantly.

"Lets just say I know that you don't wear a bra most of the time." He laughed as she blushed.

"You can take advantage of the house, but not me…"

"Awwwe...and I had such high hopes…" He turned the teasing back to her easily.

"Where were you raised?! In a strip club?"

"Actually yes. The girls there helped with gathering information, and I helped the bartender from time to time. Poor Horus, he was killed in that raid."

"Like a big brother?"

"Yes. Also taught me on how to use knives and jeet kun do." He looked to her shocked expression. "And yes, I'm a Bruce Lee fan."

"So those moves you had the EVA do…"

"Were a little slow, It's why I'm asking for a neural harness. I'll have to write home about this." He was in a good mood.

A old man in a black uniform walked up to him with a suitcase.

"I'm Sub-Commander Kozo Fuyutsuki. Here is your contract and your first payment." The old man handed him some paper before sitting the case down.

"I see harmonic tests is down to one thousand in american, lemme guess, its a weekly thing?" At the old mans nod he read on.

" 'And the person(s) shall not disclose any information related to NERV, NERV personnel, the Evangelions, and anything above Blue 6 classification.' You do realize I gave myself a Black 10 clearance?" He noted the shocked look on the old mans face. "Signed and dated, but you do realize that the standard buy out still applies?"

"Buy out?" Misato looked confused.

"Yes, someone can buy-out the contract for double the estimated balance based off of a year." Shinji looked like he had some legal training.

"I see." The old professor kept his surprise hidden as he took the contract and handed over the case.

"Thank you for you patronage." Shinji smiled before he looked to his new roommate. "Shall we be off?"

"S-sure."

'Buy-out complicates matters.' The Sub-Commander grimaced and left to give the elder Ikari the bad news.

xXx

A/n: Yes...Breakthrough is officially dead. I have no interest in writing on that fic any more. I have high hopes for this one though. It will be based off of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Please read and review, and be honest please. I can't get better if there is no criticism.