Asuka was getting irritated. First, she somehow got knocked out along with Rei and Shinji. It was aggravating her just trying to imagine how that happened. Next, her ears and ass were itchy for some strange reason. And to top it off, it was getting awfully drafty in her hospital bed.
"Oh well, at least I'm not having nightmares this time," she mused as her left hand went to scratch her ass while the other scratched her ear. That's odd, there's something attached to me. Slowly, she opened her eyes to see what her left hand connected with. "It's just a tail," she said as she was about to return to her nap. Wait a minute …
Again, she opened her eyes and looked behind her to see a tail: a bushy, silky, gorgeous foxtail that was somehow connected to Asuka's body. After asking the inevitable WTF, she ran into the adjacent restroom to see what else about her had changed. As she looked into the mirror, she beheld two fox ears in place of her original ears. The A-10 connectors were still in her hair, but they were closer together to adjust for her new head adornment.
For the space of 5 seconds, Asuka Langley Sohryu was completely speechless. If the cameras were working at that time, the whole command staff would have been in shock. Well, they would be until she let out the most terrifying cry NERV never heard: "SHINJI, YOU IDIOT!"
Realistically, Asuka knew Shinji was not really to blame for Chimera's attack, but shock tends to make one revert to following one's instincts. So while Asuka tore out of her hospital room towards Shinji's room, she noticed two things: 1) She was clad in a paper hospital gown and not much else, and 2) no one was paying attention to her. Normally, she would have been outraged at either detail, but this was not a normal situation. Her pride was too busy trying to find Shinji to care about everyone's opinions.
Pride just happened to be helped out by Asuka's changes. For one thing, Asuka gained a slightly heightened sense of smell. Due to the synch training Shinji and Asuka had undergone to handle the 7th Angel, Asuka's subconscious had memorized Shinji's scent. The newly foxed Second Child managed to find her erstwhile roommate in about three minutes.
Of course, relying on instinct has a bit of a consequence. See, by the time Asuka found the Third Child's room, she was already on her hands and knees sniffing the ground for the boy's scent. She was quite lucky that no one was in the halls at that time, but when she noticed her state, well …
"What the hell am I doing on the ground like this?" You get the idea. "That Shinji's gonna get it! When I'm done with him, he'll …" Ahem, after she picked herself up and finished her tirade, Asuka opened the door and was about to tear a new orifice for Shinji when she saw him. Asuka was the first one of the changed girls to see what the Chimera did to him, and she was definitely pleased. His shoulders were a little broader, but not by much. His build was still that of a swimmer or a runner, but much more fit than usual. And if the covers on his bed are right, he just might be a little manlier than Kaji.
But Asuka was strangely drawn to Shinji's face. His face still retained the soft features most girls look at in a pretty boy, but it was also chiseled to give him a slightly more rugged look. All in all, Shinji Ikari's looks could rival that of NERV's professional lady-killer.
Thankfully, the wish managed to enhance the "baby factor" when determining the self-preservation status of Shinji. The djinn that reviewed the Eva case realized that some individuals wouldn't respond well to the changes, and so measures were taken to insure the wish recipient's survival. Now, while Shinji sleeps, he naturally produces that aura of serenity one feels when looking at a sleeping infant.
Asuka was feeling the strangest urge to cuddle up with someone, and started to move towards Shinji's bed. Of course, it didn't help that Shinji was putting off enough pheremones to make the most frigid women go in heat. So as Asuka approached the bed, more perverted thoughts started roaming in her head. By the time she reached her housemate, she was already considering various ways to wake up Shinji. Needless to say, all the methods would make any nearby otaku faint from nasal hemorrhaging.
BOOM!
Naturally, the moment she reached for the covers was exactly when Rei started shooting at Chimera. The shock from the explosion sent Asuka to the ground, landing on her new appendage. "Ow! Damnit that hurt!" she exclaimed as she rubbed her sore tail. "Whatever's responsible is gonna get its ass kicked. When I'm through with it, it'll be sorry it messed with me, and that's for damned sure!"
Asuka stood back up and was heading for the door when she heard Shinji mutter something in his sleep. Curious, she went back to his bed and leaned close to hear it. "Mmm … Mystic Miracle Matrix, hmm … Guardian Power On, mmm …"
"Mystic Miracle Matrix," she repeated with her eyes closed. Suddenly, glowing runes circled her. "Guardian Power On!" The runes birthed flames, which now encased Asuka for the required transformation sequence.
The paper gown she wore burned away in the mystical fire, although her hair clips didn't. The blaze started to form fine clothing around the Second Child. Leather boots were followed with tight slacks. Then a red leather vest covered her chest while a long, flowing cape billowed behind it. To finish the ensemble, her hands were covered with a falconer's gloves and an arc of gold bridged the gap between Asuka's hair clips. As the flames subsided, Asuka finished her phrase. "Magical Sorceress Foxy Asuka-chan! Mess with me and you'll get burned!"
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