A Nautilus Production

By Capt. Nemo

Okay folks, time for chapter 6. I hope that you all liked what I did in the last one. I had fun writing it. And a note to all those who want a lemon scene, I know I said that I might write one. But I have decided to leave you high and dry on that one.

Anyway, on with the story.

The prankster

Chapter 6:

A smile was on Fuyutsuki’s face as he walked down the halls of NERV to his office. Yesterday had been a good one for him and Dr. Akagi. He didn't know why it had happened, it just did. Maybe it was because he was eating fish sticks, he really didn't know. He had a feeling that someone knew, and if they did, he would have to thank them.

It might have been a good thing that he had been changed like he had, or he would never have seen Dr. Akagi for what she was, a women with smarts and good looks. And the way that she walked with her tail swaying behind her was just so sexy. Was he falling for the doctor? It was a possibility. It could be because of what they were, or it could be something else. Something that could be love, but he wasn't sure.

Dr. Akagi also had a smile on her face as she almost glided through the corridors of NERV. Yesterday had also been very good for her, and it had all started with a fish stick. Misato would never believe what had happened between her and Fuyutsuki. The problem that was bothering her was the same as the one that was bothering the sub-commander. Did she actually love him, or was it just lust brought on by the smell of fried fish. She wasn't quite sure that is what it was; to her it was something different. She decided to talk to Fuyutsuki about it. The only problem would be keeping her clothes on.

Medical Wing.

Gendo was still not happy. Being spoon feed just didn't feel right, especially when the nurse kept making baby noises. The nurse must have been a new hire as he didn't remember a nurse with long silver hair. As he ate, he also thought about what had gone on since his accident. The changes that had occurred to his staff bothered him. Something was going on at NERV that he couldn't control.

"Okay commander, here comes another piece of broccoli." The nurse said.

"Please stop." Gendo cried out. "I'm not a baby."

Apartment.

Shinji and Asuka were sitting on the couch watching a romance movie that Asuka had picked out. It was something that their friends wouldn't have believed when Asuka arrived. They just sat there enjoying themselves. Shinji decided that this was a good time to make a move. He slowly moved towards Asuka, bringing his lips closer to hers. Asuka made no move to stop him, and actually started to move towards him.

"I'm home." Misato shouted as she entered the apartment, effectively killing the mood between the two pilots. "So what are you two up too?"

"Just watching a movie." Asuka responded. She was that close to her first kiss, only to have it ruined.

"That's good, don't want you two doing something that’s you're not supposed to be doing."

"Don't worry Misato, we know better than that." Asuka called out. "Besides, you know what I do to the baka if he tried anything."

"I wouldn't be so sure of that Asuka." Misato countered. "I think that you like him." Before Asuka could fire off a response, Misato slipped past the pair and into her room.

Today had been a good day for Misato. She had finally been able to summon a can of beer, not that she thought that it would do anything, that was until she tried it. She was lucky that she had done it in the morning, as she was almost instantly tipsy after finishing the can. Now that she was home, she summoned a six pack and went to town.

NERV.

Dr. Akagi was standing outside of Fuyutsuki’s office once again, only this time the tempting smell of fish sticks was not present. Knocking on the door, she waited for an answer. She was soon allowed to enter.

"Hello Doctor." Fuyutsuki said as Ritsuko entered his temporary office. "I just heard that Gendo is awake."

Suppressing a growl, Dr. Akagi stayed a distance away from the sub-commander to avoid the temptation. "I wanted to talk to you about something."

"About yesterday, correct?" Fuyutsuki asked. "I was going to ask you the same thing."

"I don't really know the answer myself, and thought that maybe you did."

"Now this is funny." Fuyutsuki said with a slight laugh. "The great Dr. Akagi coming to me for answers."

"I'm trying to be serious here."

"I know, and so am I." Fuyutsuki replied. "I think that we have the same feeling for each other. Ones that weren't brought on by fish sticks, am I correct."

"I guess you could say that." Ritsuko replied trying to hide her blush. It was like being back in high school when she was trying to talk to a boy that she liked.

"I guess one of has to be brave enough to say what we really feel isn't it."

"I guess you're right about that." The head of Project E replied. "It's almost like being back in high school, Isn't it?"

"That’s about right." Fuyutsuki replied. "Though as a high schooler, I would have the courage to say that I love you Dr. Ritsuko Akagi."

Her heart almost came to a stop. He had said it, he had actually said it. He said that he loved her. It was something more than fish sticks. "Well I guess that I have to say that I return the feelings." Dr. Akagi said as she started walking over Fuyutsuki, her tail swaying behind here once again. This time was different then the last. Last time had been fueled by lust and repressed emotions. This time it fueled by love for each other, and that made it all the better for both of them.

School, the next day.

Once again it was a race against the rain. The pilots had gotten good at dodging cold water, but it seemed like it was trying to find them. About the only time that they could rest is when they were in their Eva’s or asleep. One thing that they had discovered is the hot bath. Shinji had originally not liked baths, but had come to like the hot soaks. Asuka had always like soaking up the hot water as it swirled around her body, but now it meant something else to her. It meant that she could still turn back to a beautiful and pure girl.

Asuka was slowly beginning to learn what some boys went through when they looked at girls. For her it was Shinji that her body would react to. It was a pain at times, but she couldn't help it. That new part of her just wouldn't stay under control.

For Shinji it was the same, yet opposite. As a girl, whenever he saw Asuka as a boy, her body would react in ways that she never thought possible, and it was scary. He really didn't know what to do about it and he was afraid to ask Misato. Maybe he could ask Dr. Akagi about it.

Mall

It was Maya's day off, and she was doing some shopping. She was looking for a store that she had seen and been in several times to get ideas for her character. This time she was looking to buy. She wasn't going to buy everything at once, but in pieces. The first thing that she had to get was the sword. Going up to the clerk, he asked about the swords, and found out that they could have one custom made. It wasn't very long before the fairy tech had her sword ordered.

NERV

Dr. Akagi and Fuyutsuki arrived at the same time, part of that had to do with the fact that she spent the night over at his apartment. It wasn't well known that the pair was now a couple, but the news would soon spread throughout the entire base, but the couple didn't care about that. One of the things that they had agreed to was not to mix business and pleasure.

Dr. Akagi went to her office to begin the day. Firing up her coffee machine and the sun lamp, she got to work.

Medical wing.

For once the nurse wasn't the silvered haired one, and for that Gendo was glad. A section 2 had brought him the daily report of what was going on in his secret underground base. So far things were looking up. No angels had attacked, the pilot’s sync scores were up, and the Eva’s were in top shape. The problems came when he read the rest of the report. Apparently Dr. Akagi and Fuyutsuki were now in a relationship, and the pilots were in love, they just wouldn't admit it. In other words, his scenario was thrown out the window. He cursed whoever had done this to him.

School.

Achoo. Rei sneezed. This one action brought the entire class to stop. Rei never did anything other than stare out the window and do the work that had been assigned. The class soon resumed as the blue haired pilot kept staring out the window.

'I think that someone is thinking bad about us.' Lilith said in her mind.

"I would have to agree with you." Rei answered.

'I'm going to see if I can find out who it is.' Lilith said as she began her search. It wasn't long before she had her man. 'So, he's the one that is talking about us. Can I teach him a lesson?'

"You wish to teach the commander a lesson about talking bad about us?"

'Well, it's mainly me, but I want to anyway.' Lilith responded. 'It'll be fun, so don't worry about it.'

"What are you going to do to the commander?" Rei asked the angel.

'Nothing to bad.'

Medical wing.

Gendo was once again being fed. According to the doctors, he would be able to feed himself in about two weeks as he has been given stimulants. All of a sudden all the power in his room went out. The nurse who had been attending him, went out to check on the problem. She found that the power was on in the rest of the hospital, just not on in his room. She went back and explained the situation, and continued to feed the commander his meal.

Later that day. NERV.

The pilots were once again sitting in LCL as they went through a sync test. Dr. Akagi kept an eye on the results while Misato flipped through a magazine. Shigeru, Aoba, and Maya were making sure nothing went wrong with the tests. Over all the atmosphere on the command deck was a lot more relaxed, but more efficient. Things were actually getting done faster and this meant that the staff could go home earlier. The techs had even managed to finish all the repairs on the Eva’s and repaint them. They had also almost finished the upgrades to Unit 00 ahead of schedule.

All of a sudden the alarms started going off. Everyone hurried to their battle stations in preparation for the angel.

"Cancel the test, prep the Eva’s for launch, evacuate the civilians." Misato ordered.

"Transform the geo-front, begin analysis of the angel." Fuyutsuki shouted as he entered the command bridge.

"Roger, transforming geo-front, civilians heading towards the shelter." Shigeru shouted from his post.

"Test canceled. Eva’s are being moved into launch pre-positions." Aoba also shouted.

"Beginning analysis of the angel." Maya shouted.

"Status of the angel?" Misato ordered

"Ma'am, angel is in the mountains to the north if, estimated time of arrival is twenty minutes."

"Evacuations complete; all civilians in the shelters." Shigeru informed Misato.

"Pilots ready and waiting for orders." Aoba responded.

"Get a visual on the angel." Misato ordered.

"Systems are down for repair in that sector. No visual available." Maya responded.

"Can we get any reading on it?" Dr. Akagi asked.

"I'm registering a blue pattern, it’s definitely an angel." Maya responded. "I can't determine anything else."

"I've got visual from an alternate source, patching it in." Aoba shouted. He had brought up the traffic cameras for that area and gotten a visual. Bring it up; everyone saw the true nature of the angel.

The words TEST flashed on the screen, along with a timer.

"Okay everyone. We passed that one; now let’s see if we can do that against a real angel." Fuyutsuki said from above.

"Yes sir." Misato responded. "Cancel the launch, bring the Eva’s back, and let everybody out of the shelters."

"Looks like we passed this one." Dr. Akagi told her friend.

"I know." Misato replied. "These drills help keep us ready for the angels."

"Speaking of angels I think I know what might be causing these changes around NERV."

TBC.

Okay, once again another chapter is done. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I fun writing it.

Until next time,

Keep your stick on the ice.