Anyway, I've been thinking about writing this fic recently, and I've been considering this plot:
It all starts two years prior to Sachiel's attack at the start of NGE. On a stormy night, Shinji Ikari vanishes from his guardians' home. The search for him turns out to be useless. He's nowhere to be seen.
With his project disrupted, Gendo Ikari is forced to search for another pilot to Unit 01, and after a long search, the Marduk Institute designates Suzuhara Touji, who essentially replaces Shinji as 01's pilot.
Much like in the anime and manga, Touji is called in as Sachiel is tearing up the city. However, unlike Shinji, Touji does not appreciate Gendo trying to outright blackmail him into piloting by using the wounded Rei as leverage.
Before the conflict between the two can escalate, however, a strange mechanical giant appears out of nowhere, and after a harsh battle manages to defeat the Angel. You can imagine the surprise of NERV's personnel, especially Gendo, when it turns out the mystery mech's pilot is none other than Shinji, who is accompanied by a little girl!
The story Shinji tells is unreal: he fell asleep in his room and awoke in another world, called 'La Gias', where he learned that he was 'chosen' by a sentient machine called a 'Masoukishin', specifically the one called Zamzeed (though it might be Granveil or even Cybaster, in which case I'll remove Mio and make suitable changes), the Earth Masoukishin.
The unusual thing is that Zamzeed had already bonded with the girl, Mio Sasuga, yet it called him - most likely because Mio hates fighting, and panicked the first time she accidentally killed someone in battle, thus Zamzeed sought out a replacement . and Shinji was the only viable choice, it seems.
Of course, most NERV employees do not believe this outlandish tale, but then again, Zamzeed is standing right over there, as proof that it isn't all a dream or a plot from a bad sci fi flick. :lol:
From that point on, things change from NGE. The ANgels still attack, but due to his experiences in La Gias, where people understood him and actually cared for him, Shinji has an actual spine (although he's still easy to tease and can't stand seeing a woman cry), and he antagonizes Gendo more than once, even outright telling him to 'sod off and die', though he ends up cooperating with NERV anyway to stop the Angels.
Sooo... whaddya think?
