A/N: Hi guys sorry that it's been so long since I've last posted anything. Yes, yes i know i still have stories i haven't even finished. But I've been kicking this one around for quite some time, i just needed to see how Battlestar ended. So yes this Eva fic is going to be a mix of Battlestar meets Homeworld. I'm sure that just about everyone reading this knows what Battlestar is about, So there isn't going to b any Cylons. But the style of the battles and the magnitude of what's going on might be ranking in that level, epic. Homeworld, for those don't know. is a PC game that first came out way back in 1998; in matter of face Homeworld was the game of the year that year too. then it had one spin off and Homeworld 2 came out. I will be mainly using Homeworld for their ships. Just do a Google search on it you'll find several stills and lots of videos. I will be reenacting battles in the story in due time, i just have to figure out how to record it and post it on you tube. The game has a record function but you tube doesn't support a .BIG file format. Well on with the story, you all know the drill, please feel free to review.

summery: With the Angles gone, Mankind is getting ready for it's next great adventure. With the construction of the ARC, and a device that was built to cut the vast distances of space down to size had made the process of spreading Humanity across the stars. With each new ARC ship a better hyperspace drive and deeper and deeper in to space humanity can spread.

INTRODUCTION

Hearing about the ARC project, the Eva pilots some members of NERV where extended the offer of testing in to the project before the rest of the population has the chance. they where all given a week to decide. Misato was the only full time member of NERV that took the offer. Her reasoning was that it was a chance to be part of something that was great, and the chance to travel out to the deepest parts of space and stake out on a new world seemed really appealing to her.

Shinji and Asuka had to think it over some. Since the end of the war they had found them selfs getting closer to each other, Though Misato didn't quite like the living arrangements Asuka had moved most of her stuff in to Shinji's room. when Misato had discovered the fact that Shinji and Asuka where sleeping with each other. At first it wasn't really sexual, sure they fooled around but nothing major, but over the course of six years it had became something more. At that point Misato really didn't have much say in the matter. Finally Shinji and Asuka came to the conclusion that making their own future out side of NERV, out side of Tokyo-3 the pain needed to be left behind. They wanted to make their own home.

Rei was something of a different store, if it wasn't for her relationship with Kensuke Ada Rei would have been more then happy to stay on earth just being. Kensuke had told Rei that this sort of thing will allow her to be free for any fear. Never to be used again. then he had preposed to her, Rei didn't know what to. Leave in to space and marry... At the last minute Kensuke and Rei had showed up at the testing center with marriage certificate in hand, Kensuke was able to test along with the others. Some had thought that Kensuke had married Rei simply for the chance to get on the ARC project, asking her to marry him was something he was working up the courage, if he didn't jump at the moment right then and there he would have lost her for ever. Because the ARC project was a one way trip all members of the project where never coming back to earth. this was a widely know fact.

When the testing was over, everyone had passed and had gotten their duty areas for on board the ARC. Shinji had gotten in to the areas of Command and Control, scanner operations, EVA and spectrometric. Asuka had gotten Planetary survey, and zero gravity rated combat pilot, as well as tactical ground combat. Rei had tested and had gotten in to the teraforming program, botany and biology. Misato Had pretty much gotten in to the area that she had while working for NERV, strategy and Command and Control. Kensuke was in the areas of engineering, EVA, construction and flight deck operations.

CHAPTER 1

It was time to leave, everyone was packing up the few things they could bring with them, the maximum limet of personal items the crew was able to bring with them was only three hundred pounds. Asuka managed to pack a good amount of cloths and other random items, including a book cast stereo some books and her violin. Shinji had packed up some cloths, some books and had managed to arrange a chance to down load from NERV headquarters entire librey of music, some 40 tarrabits worth of information.

"Shinji!" Asuka called from the bedroom. "I need more tape!"

Grabbing an other roll of tap Shinji walked out of the room, across the hall and in to asuka's old room. He had found the Red head stuffing an other space bag in to a box, apparently Asuka had went about packing her cloths the smart way. she had gone out and bought several space bags and managed to pack more then half of her cloths. leaving room for other items.

"Shinji, give me a hand." She asked while fighting with the last of her boxes.

Shinji then handed her the roll of tap and took the box, and forced it closed.

"I'll hold it closed, you tap it." He said.

Holding the box closed for Asuka, they had finally managed to get the box taped closed. then asked stood up and brushed off her hands. "There team work."

"Asuka! Shinji!" Misato called from out side the apartment. "The moving truck is here!"

loading a their boxes on to a flat bed cart, Shinji pushed the cart while Asuka held the doors opened.

"Its finally time." Asuka said as she pressed the button for the elevators.

Shinji shook his head. "We're just going to the ARC, we don't leave orbit for an other week."

"Shinji have you ever been in to space?"

"No..."

Asuka playfully punched Shinji in the arm. "Be more excited!"

Once on the ground level Shinji pushed the cart to the truck where three movers took the cart and started loading them in to the truck. Misato turned and looked over at Shinji, he was looking back at the apartment they had all lived at for several years.

"You gonna miss the place?"

Shinji shook his head. "A little..."

"Come on! we have to be at the orbital elevator in an hour!" Asuka called out from the taxi.

"Come on Shinji lets go."

At the end of the Angle wars, large amounts of funds became free for other projects one was the orbital elevator it was first made to allow the Mars project, where man started maned trips to the moon and to Mars. It was more cost effective that way. building the ship in orbit ment less fuel was needed to break orbit. Then with the development of the hyperspace drive Humanity wanted to spread out even more to insure humanity's survival.

As they approced the elevator Shinji and Asuka looked up sky word to see the shaft vanish in to the blue sky. Once at the port for the elevator, a massive robotic arm swung from the side of the building, it then took the cargo area of the moving truck and moved the cargo part of the truck in side to the cargo hold of the elevator. then Shinji, Asuka and Misato walked in to the passenger section of the elevator. then a alarm went off.

"In case of an emergency, tighten the harness and remain seated. The seating area will be sectioned off from the device and will go in to free fall. once parachutes deploy. once on the ground remain in the escape pod and await for rescue."

Then the elevator started to rise up to the sky.

As they're kept going sky word, the earth's blue sky started to give way to the black of space and they started to lose their footing. zero gravity started to give way. this had two reasons why ARC crew members took the elevator. One of course it's cheaper, and the second their isn't the shock of sudden loss of gravity.

Asuka floated around the room having a little fun with the hole thing, Misato just floated there at the window looking out to the Earth. Shinji just sat there in his seat.

Finally after a twenty minutes, they arrived at the orbital space port. "hay you guys look over here." satori said looking over at Shinji and Asuka.

Out the port side of the elevator, and parked about four thousand yards port of the orbital port was the ARC it self. the craft itself was massive. The ARC tipped the scales at fifty million metric tons, along the back side of the ARC was four huge fusion engines in the center between the four engines was two docking ports, and just in view from where it was sitting at was the massive hatch, behind it was the on board construction area. capable of building homes of colinests, and even whole ships. out of view on the other side of the ship is the landing deck.

Once the elevator came to a stop lights on the sides of the air lock door turned from red to green then they opened up. on the other side was a tall slender man hair slick back and a thin rim set of glasses.

"I am Lieutenant Stevens, i am the administrator of the orbital spaceport, Commander Bloom would like to speak you Major Katsurgi."

Misato floated in to the port lobby. "Okay You guys go and see where you need to go from here. I'll catch up."

"He, would like to speak to them too." the Lieutenant added. "Please come this way."

Floating to a near by hall the Lieutenant grabbed a moving hand rail, Misato, Shinji and Asuka did the same. After following the Lieutenant they came to a office. "Major please follow me, you two wait here till called on."

"Major Katsurgi, I see you have had no problem adjusting to the lack of gravity." Commander Bloom said as he turned from the window. "that will be good for now Lieutenant." The young Lieutenant nodded and left turned and left the room.

"It's not too bad." Misato replied.

"Do you understand why you have been chosen to be my second in command?"Commander Bloom asked. "Tea?" He quickly asked offering a beverage that was in side a tube that looked like a tooth past tube.

"Thank you, no." Misato replied. "I was really hoping that you could answer that one for me."

"It is really simple Major, you pretty much commanded a standing army of five hundred thousand strong, city wide defense systems and manage to control three teenage pilots that where controlling the most powerful weapons mankind has ever built." the Commander replied. "I want that sort of Officer in second in command on board my ship."

"You give me too much due, I was just doing what was needed." Misato said.

"And you did a hell of a Job major. when i was at the UN telling the leaders of the world that i was looking for me second in command, do you know who was the first person that stood up and spoke?"

Misato shook her head. "Who sir?"

"It was Gendo Ikari. He spoke vary highly of you."

Misato was speechless to say the least. 'No fucking way commander Ikari recommended me?' Misato thought to her self. "I didn't know what to say sir."

Commander Bloom was clearly impressed by his second in command. "Take the rest of the day getting your living quarters in order and report to Command and control at 0530 tomorrow we start prelaunch checks."

"Yes sir."

"Major can you please send in the other two on your way out." The Commander added.

Misato looked back and rolled over on her back as she floated out of the office. "Yes sir."

Once out in the hall out side the office, waved Shinji and Asuka over to her. "okay listen up you two keep the answers short and to the point, I'll wait out here for you."

Nodding, Shinji and Asuka entered the office to find Commander Bloom standing waiting for them.

"Mr. Ikari, Miss. Soryu. The commander said. I am commander Bloom, commanding officer of the ARC project, as of this moment you are both officers and are expected to act as officers. I have read both of your records from the angle wars and i have to say you both work well to a point. I want to make my self clear that and conduct that is not becoming of an officer will not be tolerated Is that understood?"

"Yes sir." Both Shinji and Asuka replied.

"take the rest of the day to get your living quarters in order and be sure to be at Command and Control at 0530 hours in the morning in uniform understood."

"Yes sir."

Leaving the office Shinji and Asuka meet up with Misato. "how did it go?" Misato asked.

"Man what a hard ass." Asuka replied under her breath.

"Nothing i didn't expect." Shinji replied.

"Well apparently the moment we got here you stuff was taken to the ARC, and should be sitting in our quarters." Misato stated, "We have to get to the transport. fast it leaves for the ARC in five minutes."

Reaching the docking port for the transport, they found that Kensuke and Rei where already there on waiting. "Holly shit, Man can you beleave this?" Kensuke said to Shinji.

Shinji shook his head. "It's sort of unreal."

The air lock then opened and every one started to enter in to the space craft, they all took a seat and waited for the transport to leave.

"This is the capten of this ship, just to give every one a heads up, when we enter inside the landing bay area the ARC artificial gravity will start to take effect so please for the love of god stay seated."

With that the air lock then closed and the small craft started the three minute flight to the ARC. the flight took every one around the starboard side of the ARC showing the massive hatch that leads to the construction area of the ship, then it circled around the front of the towering ship then around to the landing bay, as the small space craft passed the partly opened bay doors every one felt gravity return.

Once the craft landed, the hatch opened, and every one started to exit the ship. once out there was an other officer standing there telling people to come and get their living assignments.

Hearing their names called Shinji ran up and got the peace of paper that had the area of the ship and the room number.

"Shinji did you get it?" Asuka asked.

"Yeah i have the paper work. We are on deck 52 section 13-5 room 248" Shinji replied.

They had found a elevator where several other people where waiting for. there where a area of eight of them shafts. waiting for one, it took several minutes before They where able to get in to one.

Shinji then pressed in the deck number then the section. then the elevator went up to the area. after two minutes of the elevator zipping round the doors finally opened. then they looked at the room numbers to see what direction to go,

Seeing the numbers going in the right direction, Asuka waved for Shinji to follow her.

After about five minutes they finally came to their new home. Shinji then looked at the paper for the key code to get in. "Hay Asuka you gotta remember this number to get in." Shinji said as he typed in the five digit code in to the key pad then the door unlocked and opened.

Right away they found that their new home was small, really small. there where two areas of about fourteen feet long by about nine feet wide. the first half of the living quarters where arranged to be used as a living room slash office area. There was a L shaped desk just to the left of the door , and just pass that was a flat screen monitor screen that was bout thirty six inches or so. and a couch to the right of the door. in the second half of the living quarters was a bed that was just big enough for two people, clearly they want some sort of action going on. then to the left was a small walk in and next to that was a small bathroom that was nothing more then a sink and a shower stall.

"I guess this is home." Shinji said.

"Home sweet home." Asuka added.

Shinji and Asuka then started to up pack their things. right away they found their uniforms in the storage area under the bed. Then the reality of all this set in to Shinji and Asuka. Life was changing for them at light speed.

The next morning Shinji and Asuka had gotten up for the day around four in the morning. quickly taking a shower they then got in to their uniforms. Both where the same no matter of the sex of the person in it, sure for the woman's uniform there was some bust room but that was about the only difference. Dark blue pants boots and a gray t shirt with a black tank top sort of shirt over that then over those two shirts where a dark blue coat, they both had the rank of Lieutenant at least according to the thing under the collar.

On the way to Command and Control they had swung by the galley for a quick bite to eat then on to Command and Control, they had gotten they with about ten minutes left. they stood there and looked around the room that had the good sized window.

"Is it safe to have such a huge window in this sort of room?" Asuka asked Shinji.

"There are a set of blast doors that will closed if there are anything that can threat that window." Replied the Commander. "I like to see that you both made it here on time... I hope that's not just because it's your first day."

"No Sir." Shinji replied.

"He's going to be here at the same time every time." Misato said as she came out of an ajoining office. "But I'm not too sure about Lieutenant Soryu."

The look on Asuka's face said it all.

"Okay listen up you two." Misato said as she tried to hide her laughter. "Shinji take a seat over at astrometrects. That means you are going to learn how to operate the scanners and the Hyperspace drive. Get it right the first time we have a full test in one week." Misato said then she turned to Asuka. "Get to the landing deck, know the flight operations like you know the operations of the Eva. Even though we are just going on a training mission we don't know what's going to happen. Get to work."

With that Shinji and Asuka went off to their areas, there was lots to do. in just a week.