[D.F.I.]

"So, how are they?" Asuka asked. Both Shinji and Asuka grinned.
Ritsuko did not answer. A couple of seconds passed. Her expression did not change. Then her face went red, and she picked up the nearest bottle of beer, and drank all of its contents in one gulp.

"What was in that?" Ritsuko said. Misato didn't answer. Both Asuka and Shinji burst out laughing. "Well? SHinji, you know, don't you?"

"Yeah, "said Shinji, still grinning. "It contains...a pack of noodles, and a can of chilli."
"What?! A whole can?"
"Yeah...."

Ritsuko turned to Misato, who was turning red pretty fast. "Stick to fast food next time, okay? At least it's safe. Now,"Ritsuko turned to Shinji and Asuka. " The EVAs are going to be reactivated."
"WHAT?"
"Shut up, Shinji!" Asuka threw a bottle at Shinji. Luckily he moved sideways, avoiding it. It hit a cupboard next to Misato, and several of shattered glass hit her in her right arm. "God....when can the both of you stop fighting!"
"Fine....." Shinji sat back down.
"Well.....I'll summarise it for the both of you. The EVAs are to be reactivated, for reasons unknown...Misato is going to America, to investigate......"
"Oh okay then. That's.........great." Shinji got up. "I'm going to sleep."

The next day, Shinji was still sleeping. The alarm went off, and Shinji suddenly got up. He checked his watch. IT was 10 am. "Shit!" He quickly changed to his school clothes, and brushed his teeth. Asuka was still asleep, but Shinji let her sleep. Just as he put on his shoes, Asuka burst of of her room, shoting profanities. Shinji simply ignored her, and got out a bottle of eer. He drank it in three gulps. "See ya, Asuka." He walked out.

A couple of minutes later, A panting Asuka caught up with Shinji. "Why didn't you wake me up?"
Shinji Shrugged. "Well, I didn't want to disturb you. And, your mobile's ringing."
Asuka answered it. "Great. NO school today."
"Really? And where do we have to go?"
"Misato's going to pick us up. We're going to meet the sixth child. And later, the seventh."
Shinji looked down the road. Nothing. Shinji continued walking. He got his new MD out. Asuka followed. "Hey....you got an MD now? What happened to your CD-player?"
"Oh....trade-in." They both heard the familar sounds of a car approaching. It stopped in front of them. "Get in!" Misato shouted. Both complied.
"Where are we going?" Shinji asked, as Misato turned sharply to the left. Shinji and Asuka, who weren't wearing seat belts, slid the right. Shinji was leaning on her afterwards, and wasn't bothered to move off. "ACH NEIN! GETOFF!!" Asuka was shouting and trying to kick Shinji at the same time. After a couple of minutes, he got off, and slid to the other side, just when they have reached the airport. "Get on the helicopter, the both of you. And stop arguing. I'm sick of it."

The helicopter rose. It was flying pretty fast. Shinji was staring at the sea. Its rippling waves, its spendor, sickedned Shinji. Water. Shinji hated it, yet it was required for survival. "We're nearly there, Shinji." He looked up. He could see land. China.

Chapter 3: The sixth Child

The helicopter landed on an airstrip, at Beijing. The newly built city. "Looks just like Tokyo-3......" Shinji muttered. He looked around. The UN was here in force. Tanks, planes, and ships were stationed here.
"Ikari." Shinji turned around. There, standing there was Rei.
"Ayanami. Here as usual."
"What are you talking about, Ikari?" Rei was staring directly into Shinji's eyes. He found that very uncomfortable.
"Don't worry about it. Nice place, isn't it?"
"Yes. It is a nice place. Reminds me of home."
"Yeah.....Let's go now." He followed Misato, and Ritsuko into the hanger. Rei hesitated for a moment, then followed. Like she always.

Asuka was in awe, as she entered the hanger. There, stood Unit-10. The new EVA. It is what you expected in an EVA. It had quite long legs, for speed, and pretty long arms, for close combat. This EVA was very suited for melee fights. Its head was very similar to Unit-01, which he found very disturbing. Shinji was staring at it, when someone tapped him on the shoulder. He quickly turned around. There, standing in front of him was a teenager, similar to him in size. He had very messy black hair, and glasses which, to Shinji's opinion, was pretty cool. "Hi," He smiled at him. "I see you're looking at my EVA. Pretty cool, eh?"
"Yeah......anyway, what's your name?"
"Muli. Muli Zhou. What's yours?" Again he smiled at Shinji.
"Shinji. Shinji Ikari."
"Yes..the great Shinji Ikari. The savior of mankind. Yes...I heard all about your battles with the angels."
"Err...thanks. What is the EVA's main purpose?"
"Its a agility/strength hybrid. Its supposed to be a melee fighter, due to its massive strength."
"It's black....like Unit-03. Why is that?"
"I dunno...don't ask me. I didn't create it."
"Anyway....where are you going?"
"To Tokyo-3....I was assigned to go there.....shocking, hey?"
"Yeah....." An awkward silence followed. It was only broken by Asuka. "So..you're the new pilot. I'm Asuka Lanley Soyruu. What's your name?"
"Is...she always like this? It's scaring me."
Shinji burst out laughing. Asuka cast a sharp ook at him, who promply got the message. "Yeah....she's always like this."
"Ok then." He turned to Asuka. "My name is Muli. Muli Zhou."
"Muli? What kind of gay name is that?"
"At least it's better than yours........."
Asuka was about to slap Muli. Her Arm was raised, but Misato intervined. "Let's go now. The EVA is ready to be transported."
"Where are we going?" Shinji asked, as they were waslking towards the helicopter.
"Home."
"Where are you staying, Muli?" Asuka asked, as the boarded the helicopter.
"At....er...your place."
"WHAT?!"

Hours later, they finally reached the apartment. "Asuka, go into Shinji's room. Muli's staying in yours."
"Oh God....why am I so unlucky?"
Shinji was shocked. But, at least he took the news better than her.
Shinji helped Asuka take her stuff to his room. Muli was grinning. "Indeed...."
Shinji wasn't pleased. "SHUT UP!" Muli was still grinning. "Listen, mate, I'm sure that she's not going to be a problem. I'm gonna take a bath."
"You don't understand, do you. She might be beautiful, but she's one, mean biatch. I'm warning you. Don't make her angry."
"Why?" asked Muli, still grinning.
"I...found out the hard way." Muli picked his belongings up, and carried them to his room. "Lucky bastard........"

That night, Shinji was lying in his room, staring at the ceiling. "Where's my MD?" he muttered, getting up to search for it. He searched his pockets. It was in his left one. Placing the headphones in his ears, he listened. For a couple of hours, his listened. It was past midnight. Asuka was probably sulking, Shinji thought. She wouldn't be awake for this long..........

He heard footsteps. He did nothing. They were getting closer. Its probably Misato getting a drink, he thought. He closed his eyes.......

He dreamt that he was in his EVA, battling something.....something similar...something he knew. Misato was shouting at him, urging him on, Ritsuko was standing next to her, shaking her head. He hears screams...from the other. He pulls out a prog knife. With a couple of slashes, the enemy is easily felled. The smoke is clearing.......he finally sees what he is battling......

"Shinji! Are you okay?" Shinji opened his eyes. Asuka, Misato and Muli was staring at him. He realized that he was lying on the floor, his hands were covering his face. "What...happened?"
"You had a nightmare," Misato answered. Her hands were clutching onto Shinji's shoulder.
"Oh.....I'm okay...let go, Misato, you're cutting of my circulation. "Sorry." Shinji got up. "It's nothing serious."

Shinji, Misato, Asuka and Muli sat down at the table.
"What are we doing?" Muli asked.
"We're making a new timetable," Misato simply replied. "Since Shinji is tired of doing all the jobs, I've devised a simple way of making a timetable."
"Yeah? And what is that?" Asuka asked. Misato simply smiled at her.
"Scissors, paper and rock game. Loser gets the job."

After a couple of games, the jobs were distrubuted. Shinji got twenty percent of the jobs. Muli, thirty. Asuka, seventy percent.
Misato smiled. "There.....done." Everyone looked at her, anger clearly seen in their eyes. "Well, that was fair, wasn't it?"

Chapter 4: The seventh Child

Misato's pager rang. She checked it, then said to the three of them, "Let's go. We're meeting the seventh child."

They all got ready, Shinji the fastest. "Hurry up, Asuka!" he shouted, tapping his fingers on the shelf. Muli took a bottle of beer from the fridge, and started drinking it. "Damn...Misato has pretty good taste.."
"Yeah....have you ever seen her in the mornings?"
"This is the morning, Shinji........and yeah. She can drink a lot. I think it was about nine bottles......"
Shinji laughed. "Yeah....wish I can drink like that...."

Ten minutes later, they were in a hovercraft, which its destination was unknown. "Where are we going?" Asuka asked.
"The USS Gantalor.....a massive battleship, one of the biggest in the US fleet...or what's left of it."
"What do you mean, what's left of it?" Shinji said, staring at Misato directly to her face.
"Well......you know about the mysterious events happening in the US?"
"Yeah...but.."
"Well....it seems that it was an Angel. It was apparently, trying to find something......."
"But.....didn't the dead...."
"No. It was all lies. We think it was trying to find Adam....."
"But wasn't it destroyed?" Muli said. " I thought all evidence relating to NERV was destroyed."
"Well, yes, but apparently Gendo Ikari still hasn't destroyed the embryo of Adam. Therefore, he is still on the run......."
"Oh....." There was a long period of silence that followed. "Ma'am, we're nearly there." said the pilot. Shinji looked out of the window.