Kensuke was in one word, bored. After Eva Unit 0 blew up, taking out
most of Tokyo 3 in the process, there wasn't much to do. Sure now he
was living inside the GEO front because his Dad work for NERV and
couldn't exactly be relocated to Tokyo 2 with most the other survivors
and that was kind of neat. But there was nothing to do! Shinji was at
NERV headquarters all the time and Toji was in NERV's hospital.
Kensuke sighed. He could visit Toji but then he'd also see Hikari and
she seemed more upset at the injuries Toji received from EVA Unit 3
being corrupted by an Angel than Toji did himself. Well, Kensuke
wasn't about to tell her that the injuries were actually from EVA
Unit 1 ripping it to shreds. Kensuke didn't blame Shinji, it had to be
done, otherwise everyone would be dead. But seeing Hikari's sad look
and Toji lying in that bed, led to another feeling besides boredom.
He'd feel helpless, and he rather be bored than that.
Kensuke was still bored though, and he wanted to do something. Maybe
there would be something interesting to hack into from NERV
intelligence. His fingers buzzed away at the keyboard.
"Oh... MY... *GOD*!!!!" Kensuke screamed, seeing one of NERV's latest
reports. The Angels were going to begin an invasion, and soon. The
predicted landing points were all over the world. But the brunt of the
probable first wave was right where he was- the GEO front. He gulped,
as he noted that all first landing sights were now in a countdown.
Within the hour, many places around the world become glass from the
intense blasts from N2 mines.
Kensuke then checked the status of the Evangelions. He DID not like
what he saw.
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AC Unit.Status.TSP6
Evangelion Unit 00: Destroyed. 3 weeks until replacement built.
Pilot Unit 00: Ready, with conditions.
Evangelion Unit 01: Operational.
Pilot Unit 01: Mentally unfit to pilot.
Evangelion Unit 02: Undergoing repairs. 6 hours until ready.
Pilot Unit 02: Comatose. Unfit to pilot.
Evangelion Unit 03: 36 hours until replacement is operational.
Pilot Unit 03: Ready, but unknown if he will pilot.
Evangelion Unit 04: Destroyed. No replacement in works.
Evangelion Unit 05: Transport in route. ETA 00:25
Evangelion Unit 06: Transport in route. ETA 01:00
Evangelion Unit 07: Transport in route. ETA 12:00
Evangelion Unit 08: Transport in route. ETA 11:45
Evangelion Unit 09: Transport in route. ETA 00:30
Evangelion Unit 10: Transport in route. ETA 00:55
Evangelion Unit 11: Transport in route. ETA 12:15
Evangelion Unit 12: Transport in route. ETA 11:55
Evangelion Unit 13: Transport in route. ETA 01:05
EF Unit.Status.TSP6
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NERV Intel-Net Base Time 13:12:14
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Kensuke sighed. Units 1, 2, and 3 didn't have pilots. The pilot to
Unit 0 didn't have a Unit 0 to pilot. Why couldn't Rei just pilot one
of the other EVAs. He knew something went screwy and Unit 1 rejected
her, but what about the other two units?
He then blinked. Evangelion Units 5 trough 13?! He stared at the
screen again. Nine new EVAs and all in route. A couple quick key
stokes and his suspicions were verified. They were coming here. But
who were the pilots?
A few keystrokes and he had his answer. He sat back into his chair
with a dazed look.
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Unit-03: Suzuhara Toji
Recruit for EVA 5 series:
Unit-05: Kensuke Ida
Unit-06: Hikari Hikaru
Unit-07: Muko Hiro
Unit-08: Hino Ayashi
Unit-09: Shinmaru Hito
Unit-10: Matsuko Tenchi
Unit-11: Kenshiro Reiko
Unit-12: Goryu Shima
Unit-13: Genmizu Yume
Back-up 14: NYI
Back-up 15: NYI
Back-up 16: NYI
Back-up 17: NYI
Back-up 18: NYI
Back-up 19: NYI
Back-up 20: NYI
EF Unit.Pilot.TSP6
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NERV Intel-Net Base Time 13:14:52
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Kensuke looked again. He was a pilot. Evangelion Unit 5 was his!
The next several minutes Kensuke dance around the room screaming,
shouting and dancing for joy. The most sophisticated piece of military
hardware was HIS to pilot. He'd be on the front lines of a war with
humanity's survival in the balance. This was a dream come true!
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Two NERV intelligence ops knocked at the door. They hated this.
Picking up snotty nose kids to pilot Evangelions. Prying them from
their mothers all for the sake of saving the world. They had just
picked up a girl by the name of Yume on the way here, and her mother
wouldn't let her go to the fight. Even Yume was reluctant, but Yume's
father and the statements of how badly they needed pilots. They were
able to talk them into letting Yume pilot.
Here they were about to go trough it again. The door open to a kid
with glasses wearing combat fatigues and a duffel bag swung over his
shoulder. "Kensuke Ida, reporting for duty!"
The NERV ops blinked. "Um, were here to recruit you to pilot an
Evangelion...." one of them started to say.
"I know! You're here to get me to pilot Evangelion Unit 5!"
"Ah, right."
"At least this one was easy," the other op said.
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