Crossed Paths: Part One

It was a peaceful day… well, as peaceful as it gets around Titans Tower. Garfield ‘Beast Boy’ Logan was in the main area, playing video games with Victor ‘Cyborg’ Stone. As usual, Vic was winning, and as usual, Gar was flipping out.

“You cheated!” the small green boy shouted.

“I did not!” the larger metallic one replied loudly “You just won’t accept that I’m better than you!”

They continue to argue, much to the annoyance of Raven Roth, who was attempting to meditate, but failing miserably, due to the noise. Knock it off!” her voice went unheeded by the arguing twosome.

“You two are hopeless” she stated under her breath as she exited.

She finally arrived on the top of the tower sighed and sat down again.

“Azerath Metrion Zinthos” she chanted calmly “Az-”

She was cut off by the sound of giggling as a cheery orange-skinned alien girl floated behind her, being, somewhat, chased by a black-haired boy.

“Kory…” Dick ‘Robin’ Grayson started “I’m trying to be serious, here”. Kory ‘Starfire’ Anders just continued to giggle and fly away.

Raven got to her feet and began to leave again, when everyone was stopped by an alarm.

“Trouble!” Dick shouted as he ran back inside the tower.
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“Another Angel?” Shinji Ikari asked franticly as she arrived at NERV headquarters, with Rei Ayanami trailing not too far behind.

“Looks that way” Major Misato Katsuragi answered her while looking at the data screen. “What’s the report?” she shouted to the NERV staff.

“Pattern Blue!” Makoto Hyuga turned his head in her direction and shouted back “Angel confirmed!”

“Okay you guys” Misato Turned to the teens standing behind her “hurry and get to your EVAs”.

“Yes ma’am” They  said as one before making their way to the  locker rooms.

They quickly donned their plugsuits and took the elevator to the EVA cages.

“So, Shinji” Toji Suzuhara inquired “why were you so late?”

“Yeah” Toji’s sidekick, Kensuke Aida, added “and with Ayanami, no less”

“I… I mean we…” Shinji sputtered and turned red “It- It’s not what you think!”

“Ikari was assisting me with cleaning my apartment” Rei said calmly, with her usual soft, emotionless tone.

“You were in her apartment?!” Toji practically shouted, trying to contain his laughter “Shinji, you dog!”

“N- No!… It’s not like that” Shinji squeaked

“Sure” Kensuke said, with a sly voice “we believe you”

“Oh, come on” Asuka Langley Sohryu said, getting irritated “we all know Shinji has no spine. I mean, he hasn’t even tried to do it with me yet”

“Well, of course not” Toji stated sarcastically “who’d want to do it with Satan’s daughter?”

“What was that?!” Asuka shrieked

“That’s enough!” Misato’s voice come over the intercom “You can fight later. Now we need to concentrate on destroying that Angel”

Asuka mumbled something in German, as they arrived at their EVAs.

Just as they were about to board, a bright light the flowed throughout NERV headquarters. When the light finally wore off everyone fell silent.

“Where are the pilots?” Misato asked after a few seconds “and who are they?”

Continued…