When Asuka returned to school one day, she saw the note Misato had left on the table. Misato was working overtime at NERV again, or so it said. Asuka knew it was really just a lie. Misato just needed some alone time, which Asuka accepted. Misato had her own way of dealing with things.

"That's okay, Misato," she said, staring balefully at the note. 'Why don't you just come out and admit you're worry about Shinji being trapped in that machine instead of lying about working overtime?'

It'd been almost four weeks since Shinji's disappearance and Asuka was just as affected as her fellow pilots. It showed in her synch scores which fluctuated. She never admitted it out loud but she did miss Shinji. He was one of the few real friends she had.

Rei wasn't home, again. The bluenetta was at the Eva cages, waiting for Shinji to just appear. As for Kannami, lately he had been in training. Very intense training. Again, Asuka knew that was his way of dealing with his sadness. They all had outlets, even Asuka.

She sighed as she realized that everyone was reacting very badly to Shinji being trapped in his Eva, with Rei being the most affected, and Kannami was becoming more distant as his best friend was gone with possibly no chance of coming out. "Damn it Shinji, come back already," Asuka muttered to herself.

One day later, Misato, Kannami, Rei and Asuka were at the apartment together when there was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it," said Misato as she put down her can of Yebisu and went towards the door. When she opened it, her eyes widened as she gasped in shock at what she was seeing.

Rei, Asuka, and Kannami walked up behind Misato to see what had shocked her. Standing at the door was a light-furred, male, humanoid cat, with both its eyes close and wearing a red outfit with a scarf around his neck and a Chinese vest. Both Asuka and Rei were quite surprised to see the cat-man and his physical appearance, but Kannami eyes widen as he uttered, "Master Sha-fu," making all three girls look at him. How did he know this cat-man's name?

"Don't forget about me," another man spoke as he stood up from behind Sha-Fu. He tapped his fist against his forehead in greeting, "Greetings, my name is Gou Fukami. I'm Shinji Ikari's sempai." This made all three girls eyes widen in shock. Rei and Asuka remembered meeting him with the others GekiRangers when they had helped them against the Meteor Angel. Gou was wearing a purple jacket with black pants.

"Nice to see you again, Master Sha-Fu and Master Gou., Kannami said getting in the front and bowing slightly. "Why are you both here?" he asked.

"We're here because we're worried about Shinji," Gou answered

"Yes, it been a long time since he's contacted and anything we were afraid something may have happened," Sha-Fu added in concern.

"Well, come inside," Kannami invited. He turned to look at the stunned girls, "Why are you girls doing just standing there? Welcome them in!"

"Thank you for the tea," said Master Sha-Fu as he sat on the couch. Misato still couldn't believe what she was seeing and she'd seen a lot of things.

"Stop staring," Kannami hissed. "It's rude."

Asuka had never seen Kannami treat anyone with such respect before and wanted answers. Rei, of course, was staring curiously at Master Sha-Fu.

"Who are you two?" Misato asked, finally finding her voice.

"Oh, I am Master Sha-Fu," said the cat-man, "And I am the Grandmaster of the GekiJyuKen Beast Arts Dojo."

"So, you're one of the guys that taught Shinji everything he knows about GekiJyuKen," concluded Misato.

"Indeed," Sha-Fu confirmed. "Gou here was the one who took Shinji into our school."

"Found the kid on the side of the road, crying. He told me his dad left him behind and I couldn't really leave him like that so I just picked him up. Since then, Shinji here started living with us," Gou explained.

Rei reached up to Master Sha-Fu's face and touched it. The fur was soft and warm, and felt real, like a real cat's fur.

"Wondergirl, what are you doing!-?" exclaimed Asuka.

"He's soft," said Rei as she continued to run Sha-Fu's face, making him purr. Gou just rolled his eyes.

"So, where's Shinji-kun?" asked Gou.

"He's gone missing," answered Misato. She wasn't supposed to reveal such classified information to civilians, even if they were close to Shinji. Kannami, however, didn't share the same qualms.

"His Eva went crazy and absorbed him," answered Kannami bluntly. Misato stared at him, horrified, as Master Sha-Fu and Gou frowned.

"You mean that purple mecha absorbed him?" Gou asked.

"Yeah, they were doing this synch test involving Ikari-kun using Kageki and then things went crazy," answered Kannami. He looked to Misato, answering her silent question, "They would need to know anyway, Misato. They're his family."

"OK, I get that Shinji learnt GekiJyuKen from you guys," said Asuka, "But why do you look like that?"

"Oh, this?" Master Sha-Fu asked, referring to his current appearance, "This form is a result of complete mastery of GekiJyuKen. I've been this way for over 4,000 years."

"4,000 YEARS!-?-!-?" Misato and Asuka yelled in shock. If they hadn't met Shinji and learnt of GekiJyuKen then maybe they wouldn't have believed it. Heck, if Misato had been drinking beer she would've spat it out like a fire hose.

"Could you take us to NERV and to this Evangelion?" requested Master Sha-Fu.

"Why?" asked Misato.

"I do believe I know how to get him back."

NERV personnel could only gawk at Misato and her entourage. Misato was used to getting looks from the guys for being such an attractive woman but that wasn't the reason they were staring. It was because she was escorting Master Sha-Fu, an actual cat-man, to the Eva Cages. Asuka, Rei, Kannami and Gou were also coming along to see Sha-Fu perform the miracle he'd promised.

"Security seemed a little lax," observed Gou.

"The Section 2 security force is being reorganized right now after the late Commander Ikari died," said Misato.

"Shinji-kun's father died?" asked Master Sha-Fu.

"Yeah, and good riddance," grinned Kannami, only to receive a disapproving frown from Master Sha-Fu. "Sorry."

"It was in my hopes that Shinji-kun would reconcile with him, but I guess that was not meant to be," said Master Sha-Fu.

"The two of them are stubborn," Misato told him. "But don't tell Shinji I said that. He doesn't like to be compared to him. Right now, Commander Fuyutsuki is in charge."

Misato led the group to the Eva cages where they saw Ritsuko and Maya still working on a way to get Shinji out of his Eva when the blonde scientist looked up. She said, "Misato I'm…" Her voice got caught in her throat as she saw Master Sha-Fu.

"Ritz, stop gawking," scolded Misato. "It's rude."

"B-b-b-but! That's a cat-man!" Ritsuko pointed.

"You must get that reaction a lot," Asuka whispered to Master Sha-Fu.

"I am Master Sha-Fu, the Grandmaster of the GekiJyuKen Beast Arts School," Sha-Fu introduced himself before giving Ritsuko a polite bow. "You are Dr. Ritsuko Akagi, correct?"

Ritsuko could only nod dumbly but seeing Sha-Fu made her want to stroke his fur to see how soft it was. She loved cats, absolutely loved them.

Maya was still gaping at the cat-man.

Ritsuko, recovering, spoke, "I'm sorry, Master Sha-Fu, but you can't be in here right now. We're trying to get Pilot Ikari out of the Eva."

Master Sha-Fu looked up at the purple mecha with its chest armor missing and exposing a round, red core with machines hooked up to it. He could sense that the machine was alive. His eyes opened slightly and he began to try and search for Shinji's Geki signature.

"He is in there and alive," said Master Sha-Fu. "I can feel his Geki. It's strong."

"Misato, why did you bring him here?" asked Ritsuko.

"Ritz, he's gonna bring Shinji back," said Misato.

Shinji was performing a fan dance for his mother like he'd been taught by Master Bat Li. When he was done, Yui applauded.

"That was lovely, Shinji!" his mother said. That dance was just so graceful and it looked like her son was as light as a feather. She then saw him looking at the sky. "Shinji?"

"I sense him," said Shinji.

"Sense who?" Yui asked.

"Master…Sha-Fu."

Master Sha-Fu's Geki was blazing, rolling off him in overwhelming flames as he looked upon the Evangelion intently. Ritsuko had always been curious of the potential of Geki but what she was feeling was something entirely different. Even Asuka and Misato felt overwhelming power in Master Sha-Fu's presence. Gou, Rei and Kannami, however, looked calm but the blue-haired girl also looked hopefully as the Grandmaster continued to summon forth his Geki. His paws were on the core as he tried to make a connection.

"Shinji, can you hear me?" Master Sha-Fu called.

"Shinji, can you hear me?"

"Master Sha-Fu!" exclaimed Shinji. "Yes, I can hear you! You came!"

"My boy, of course we did. We're family, after all! Is someone else there with you? I sense another presence."

"Oh, it's my mom!" Shinji was just so happy right now that he just blurted it out. "Mom, this is Master Sha-Fu! He's the one who taught me about GekiJyuKen!"

"I am honored," said Yui, unsure of what else to say, but she was grateful that this man had taken in her son and raised him.

"Shinji, listen to me. I need you to call on your Kageki. I am going to get you out," said Master Sha-Fu.

"But…" Shinji glanced at Yui.

"There are people here who need you, Shinji! I'm sorry but I'll only be able to bring you out."

"Go," said Yui.

Shinji looked to the ground with fists clenched and then he let loose a howl like a wolf. His Kageki flared out around him and Yui was nearly blown away.

Back in the real world, Master Sha-Fu felt the connection. It was time. "Alright!"

"This is goodbye, Shinji, but at least you'll know that I'll always be watching over you," said Yui as she hugged her son. He returned the hug but wasn't letting go. "Shinji?"

"I'm not losing you again," said Shinji resolutely. "One way or another, you're coming back with me!"

The core was glowing red and the machinery was going crazy. "There's a reaction coming from the core!" reported Maya.

"Everyone, back away," said Master Sha-Fu. He was going to catch Shinji when he came out. A human silhouette could be seen but it looked too big to be a single person. Then, LCL suddenly gushed out of the hot red core and Shinji was ejected out, shocking everyone. However, he was not alone. Just as naked as he was and in his arms was a woman.

"Shinji…" Rei could feel tears of happiness flow from her eyes as she saw her Shinji again. Master Sha-Fu, Kannami and Gou went to check on the young JyuKen artist, separating him from the woman he was holding onto.

"They are alive," said Master Sha-Fu and his gaze fell on the woman. "Yui Ikari…" he uttered. Shinji had a picture of her on the day Gou had brought him along. He never parted with it, ever. It was his precious treasure and this woman resembled the picture perfectly.

Ritsuko gasped. 'Yui Ikari!-?' Ritsuko knew a lot about how the Evangelions needed souls and how Eva-01 had completely absorbed Yui Ikari. It was in the reports she'd read and how Gendo would tell her that he'd 'free Yui from the beast' one day. Legally, Yui Ikari was declared dead but she and Fuyutsuki knew better.

Speaking of Fuyutsuki, he was running down the platform of the Eva Cages to see if it was true and nearly had a heart attack! "Yui…" he uttered.

"We should get them to the hospital," said Gou. "Master Sha-Fu, how do you feel?"

"Drained, but I'll be fine," said Sha-Fu. He was immediately engulfed in a hug by Misato. "Nyaow?"

"Oh, thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Misato cried.

Kamen Rider Chrome: Looks like Shinji and Yui are back in the mortal realm! Of course they don't know what happened to Gendo. Wonder how they will react. Well stay tune for the next exciting chapter of this story to find out more!