Genesis 1:8 The End Draws Near/"What will happen to us if we fail?"
Beneath the surface of the Earth, lave flowed endlessly. Suddenly the lava disappeared in a small patch just below the earths 2nd layer. The stream then moved into what appeared to be a channel.
"Began Data Purge Now!"
The probe began to disintegrate.
"The Probe has disappeared."
"Did you get it?" asked Misato
"Just barley," said Hyuga, "we were lucky to get that far."
Misato glared at the picture of a hideous creature that could only be defined as the Devil Himself.
"All of the information we have gained now shall be classified as Top Secret. No one in this room is to discuss this discovery with anyone!"
The image on the screen was replaced by an image that read "Top Secret"
*Commander Ikari's Office*
Ritsuko sat on a chair, shackled at her wrists and ankles. Seated before her at his desk was Commander Ikari.
"Attempted Murder and kidnaping of a Nerv Officer. Resurrection of an angel inside an Eva. These crimes are all punishable by death. Do you have anything to say?"
Ritsuko glared at him.
"Yes," she stated coldly, "how did you find me?!"
Commander Ikari smirked.
"Seele thought they had a use of you. How ever, when they found that the Enzine System had been uploaded, they lost that use."
Ritsuko starred at him in disbelief.
"My operative, working in their midst then felt safe to place the tracker bug on you. He managed to get Seele's body guards to stop protecting you. THAT is why you were caught."
Ritsuko was filled with rage.
"YOU BASTARD!" She yelled at him as she struggled up, "How dare you! Fine! You go with your personal idea's of getting your wife back, obviously you never needed me!! Your rein will end when Hell has been eliminated!! Just you watch and see!!! Seele will lose reason to keep you and Nerv in existence when this all ends!!"
Just then Two guards came through the doors and pulled Ritsuko out of the room, she struggled and screamed the entire way back to her soon to be vacant cell.
"So I take it her execution will take place in a few days." said Fyutski.
"Yes. But for now we have matters of greater importance to talk about."
"The discovery of hell has had the old men frantic. None of their scenarios are going as they predicted."
Ikari smirked.
"Yes, they'll have quite a matter to talk about won't the."
*Nerv Surgical Ward*
Two nurses sat conversing on Shinji's condition.
"I surprised he was able to pull through it, his wound was hideous!"
"I know the doctor had to make 50 double stitches just to close it up."
"But can you believe that girls devotion, She's been with him for 5 days straight and she hasn't even slept once without being in the same room with him."
"They must have a strong bond between them."
"Still he woke up this morning and his guardian was coming by to bring him home."
Just then Misato walked up to the two nurses.
"Hi," she said, "I'm here to pick up Shinji Ikari."
"Yes ma'am, please fallow me."
On of the nurses brought her to Shinji's room. When she opened the door Misato saw Rei and Shinji talking about what had happened , and for the first time Misato saw tears coming out of Rei's eyes.
"Hey there!" she said trying to be as cheerful as possible, "you gave me quite a scare back there."
Shinji smiled weekly, then he started to cough. A large bandage was wrapped around his chest. He had an IV needle in his left arm which ran up to the IV bag.
"Sorry." he said.
Misato put a bag on his bed, which contained a pair of pants and a white t-shirt, better known as his school uniform. She and Rei then left him so he could put his cloths on, which was no easy task considering the pain in his chest. After 20 minutes had passed Rei walked back inside to see Shinji trying to get the IV needle out of his arm. She walked over and pulled it out. She re-wrapped the bandage around his arm and helped him out of his bed.
"Thanks Rei." He smiled.
She smiled back at him.
"That's ok."
They walked to Misato's car where they saw Yoshiro leaning against the back of it. He turned and greeted them.
"Hey guys!" he said.
"Hi. Where's everyone else?"
Yoshiro looked down at his feet once and then looked back up.
"Asuka's pretty steamed that she couldn't go out and fight, so Sushio and Yuko are trying to calm her down."
Misato frowned.
'Soon things are gonna get worse,' she thought, 'once I tell them about their new mission at least.'
"Ok then, everyone in the car and lets get home."
They 4 of them got in the car, with Shinji sitting in front, due to his injury. Misato, for once, drove just below the set speed limit, knowing if she didn't she might hurt Shinji.
They got home 10 minutes later. As soon as the door opened you could hear the yelling.
"Well it seems some things haven't changed." said Shinji, as he laughed. However his laughter was replaced by coughing as he covered his mouth with one hand, trying to massage his aching chest with his other.
Soon the yelling and crashing ceased as Sushio, Asuka, and Yuko walked into the living room.
"Hey Shinji! How are you feeling?" asked Sushio.
"Tired."
"Oh... well then perhaps you should get some rest." Said Misato.
Rei helped Shinji up and brought him to his room.
"OK guys when Rei comes back I'm gonna need all of your attention, got it?"
"Yes ma'am!"
*Shinji's room*
Rei helped Shinji get into his bed. She pulled up the covers for him and gave him a kiss.
"I'll let you get your rest." she said as she smiled at him.
"Thanks." he smiled back.
Just as she was walking out he started to cough. Every time he coughed her body ached with sorrow. She closed her eyes tightly to keep herself from crying as she closed his door.
She walked back to the living room where everyone was seated on the couch. She took a seat.
"Ok now that everyone, except for Shinji, is here I'll give you the details of your assignment."
Misato took a deep breath before she began.
"Hell as we know has been found, unfortunately it's coordinates are directly under headquarters," Misato paused as everyone gasped, "you will be put under extreme training for the battle ahead. Commander Ikari declared an A-17 declaration against "The Jackal" and all of hells inhabitants."
"But that's impossible! You can't expect us to be able to take on that many Daemons on our own!" exclaimed Asuka.
"That's why we have taken over the construction of a new Series 2 Evangelion."
"WHAT?!" exclaimed Yoshiro, "I thought that after Unit-03 and 04 they stopped building the series 2 models!"
"That's what it would seem, I myself just learned about this new operation. And believe it or not, but many components that are in Units-05, 06, and 07, are Series 2 components."
"Who will pilot it?" asked Rei.
"That has not been determined. However now we have new things we have to work with, for example Unit-01's new wings which sprouted out of it's back. We have no way of knowing whether or not it would be safe to try and remove them. Also, with Shinji in his current state Unit-01 will not be available, unless he chooses to do this even in his state."
"You're damn right I'm gonna do it!"
They all turned to se Shinji leaning against the wall. He had obviously been listening to the entire conversation, since sleep would not come.
"Now Shinji you must understand your condition..."
"I don't give a damn about my condition! I will pilot Unit-01 in this mission, and not even my father is going to stop me!"
No one had ever heard Shinji talked like this. Usually he was the one to back out of a situation if possible. Something changed.
"Ok." said Misato who sat there dumbfounded.
Shinji just remained in his position, his eyes burning with hatred. Hatred for his father.
*3 days later*
A large transport jet was flying in to Tokyo-2. With it a convoy of at least 60 fighter jets and few bombers. Their mission was to protect the cargo ship at all costs.
Another jet landed around the same time. this one was a passenger jet. When it landed, Three tired figures walked out. Misato, Shinji, and Yoshiro. Since they were the only ones awake at the time Misato needed to leave she brought them.
Then a young woman walked up to them. She had jet black hair, dark tan-like skin, and bright blue eyes. She stood what looked like 5 foot 3, and she had an attractive figure. She wore a short tank-top, short denim shorts, and a bracelet on her left wrist
"Hello. You must be Major Katsuragi?" she asked, looking at Misato.
"Yeah, please call me Misato. You must be the pilot of Unit-Zeta."
"Yes, my name is Claeo Yorashi," Then she looked over at Shinji and Yoshiro, "who are these two?"
"This is Shinji Ikari, The Third child," Misato then gestures to Yoshiro, "and this is Yoshiro Ayan, the 6th child."
"I'm glad to meet you both," Claeo then gestured to the cargo ship, "I believe we have a flight to catch."
She then turned around and started walking to the cargo ship. Misato, Shinji, and Yoshiro fallowed in suit.
"She's quite strange, isn't she." whispered Yoshiro.
"Yeah," said Shinji, "she reminds me of what Rei used to be like."
"Did you cath how she pronounced her name, it sounded like she was from Egypt."
"Yeah."
They boarded the plane and found the seating area. Misato went to the cockpit while Shinji and Yoshiro stayed with Claeo in the seating compartment. The take off was rather rough but once they reached their altitude the flight was nice and calm with low turbulence. They were about 2 hours from Tokyo-3 when it happened.
"An Unidentified object has been spotted!"
"Wave length pattern confirmed. What!? This can't be correct!!"
"What is it?!"
"It's wave length pattern is 100% human!"
"WHAT?!!! That isn't possible!!"
Shinji heard the first warning.
"Oh Shit! A Daemon at this altitude!?"
He looked over to where Claeo was seated and he noticed she was walking towards the back of the plane. He got up to fallow her when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Let her go. I think I know what she's doing, and if I'm right we'll hear it soon." said Yoshiro.
He and Shinji took seats near a window listening for what they knew would come.
"What The?! Eva Unit-Zeta has been activated!"
"What!? Open up a com link!"
The com link opened and a picture that said "Unit-Zeta Sound Only" appeared.
"Cleao what are you doing?!"
"I'm doing my job."
The com link closed.
"Open the top cargo doors now!"
The Daemon was still approaching. Half of the fighter jets had already been destroyed when it was finely visible. It looked like a giant bat with four arms and two legs. In on hand it was carrying something. A white entry plug.
"OH SHIT!!!!! Re-open the comlink now!!"
The Com link re-opened, this time showing a picture of Claeo sitting in the plug waiting.
"Claeo we have a situation here!"
"What type of situation?"
"The Target is carrying an entry plug!"
Claeo gasped.
"O...ok. I'll try to rescue the plug."
The Daemon flew directly over the cargo bay and Unit-Zeta leapt out grabbing it's legs. Unit-Zeta finely is seen. The unit it self looks blue, with white joint guards. It's head looks like Unit-00's with a longer chin. It also had a mouth, something that wasn't expected. Where a human would have hears two metal shafts stuck outwards making it look like it had an elf's ears. In a sense it looked a lot like Unit-05, only Unit-05 had no chin.
The Daemon struggled trying to free itself. Unit-Zeta's left shoulder compartment opened to reveal a progressive knife. The Unit then pressed a button on the handle, making the knife extract and glow with Neuron Death Pulses. The Daemon sensed this and flew higher. Then it actually thought of a plan. It let go of the entry plug in it's hand. Claeo saw this and let go of the Daemon. Unit-Zeta looked as if it had taken a dive from a diving board into a pool. It caught the Entry plug and quickly put it in a storage compart meant for a future weapon. The Eva then pulled a half flip in mid air and looked up to see the Daemons face right in front of it. The Daemon grabbed the Eva.
"Oh my God!" Exclaimed Shinji.
Yoshiro stood silent.
At the last possible moment the Eva turned the Daemon so it's back was facing the ground. The Daemon struggle but it was too late. The two combatants both hit the ground with a thud. The weight of the Eva crushed the Daemon, so all of it's bones were broken. Claeo recovered quickly and found the Daemon's core. Unit-Zeta then shoved the knife with all of it's power into the Daemons core slicing it in half. Then the Eva's counter hit zero, and the Eva ceased activation.
The transport aircraft landed close by the Eva and a recovery team was sent out. A large tuck came out of a cargo bay hauling a power cable which was attached to a generator. The team attached the cable to the kneeling Eva's back and the Eva came back to life. The compartment where the entry plug had been stored opened and the entry plug fell to the ground. Unit-Zeta's entry plug ejected and Claeo, who was still in the outfit she wore to the airport, climbed down from the Eva's back. Yoshiro, Shinji and Misato also came rushing out of the plane. Fear was gripping Misato's heart. This had meant that the Eva which had engaged the Daemon first was most probably wrecked beyond repair. The recovery team pried open the hatch. a flood of LCL spewed forth. Inside the plug was, Asuka. She was unconscience.
"Damn it! Get her to the plane immediately! Charge up Unit-Zeta's battery!"
The team went to work. Since Tokyo-3 was within 20 minutes distance by plane, the Eva would have to run which would cut down the time to 5 minutes exactly.
The plane launched off again while Unit-Zeta ran ahead. It disappeared in a few seconds.
*20 minutes later*
"Oh my god! What happened!?"
Misato stared in horror at what she saw, Unit-02's head had been decapitated and was set on a spike, which stuck into the ground just next to it's retrieval hatch. it's body had been ripped limb from limb and the spot where the plug would be was replaced by a large hole. Unit-Zeta was now cleaning up the mess and bringing the body down to headquarters. Unit-06 was up looking for the Daemons weapon which it had left behind. Apparently Maya had been hoping for a weapon sample ever since the 4th Daemon attacked with it's Particle Beam Spear.
When the cargo jet landed Asuka was rushed into Nerv's hospital. Unit-06's recovery mission had failed, no weapon was found. Partially due to the fact that nothing could keep Sushio away from Asuka when she was in her current condition.
"Damn him! God Damn HIM!!!"
Shinji looked back at Sushio who was pacing back and forth by the ER's door. Shinji looked away and hung his head. Yuko tried to comfort him, but when his rage acted up there was no stopping it.
"Damn Commander Ikari! God Damn his Soul to Hell!"
"Hey watch it! He may be a stupid shithead but he doesn't deserve to go to hell yet!"
"Why would he launch my unit! I had to sit there and watch that.. that monster slaughter Unit-02 and then actually take the entry plug! Why the hell wouldn't he let me up!!"
Shinji's eye twitched. He had been in the same situation before. Except Rei used the lance.
He had sat in his entry plug and watched Asuka suffer as the Angel had raped her mind.
-=+Flash Back+=-
Asuka: Noo!! I don't want to remember that!! Why are you making me see this!
Tech: The pilots ego border line is going crazy! If we don't get her out of there she could die!
Ritsuko: Is the angel actually contacting her through her psychic barrier?!
Shinji: Father! Let me go out in Unit-01!
Gendo: No we can't afford to lose Unit-01 at this time!
Shinji: But as long as I have the highest Sync score I can't be defeated.
Gendo: Belay that!
Fyutski: Ikari, what are we going to do?
Gendo: Hmm.. Rei go to dogma and get the lance.
-=+End Flash back+=-
Shinji's mind came back to reality when Sushio grabbed him by his shirt collar.
"You're Father is going to pay for this!!" he yelled as he threw Shinji back down and ran down the corridor.
"Sushio wait!!" shouted Yuko.
"Let him go," said Misato, "it'll be his own decision if he gets himself kicked out for good."
Shinji, who was being helped up by Rei, stared at Misato in shock.
"How can you say something like that!?" he asked.
"I've found myself to be incapable of bringing reason into these situations, so I won't bother trying to deal with it."
Shinji just stared at her as he straightened up. He then turned and ran down the corridor in hopes of catching up to Sushio before he did something stupid. He reached the hallway which lead to his fathers office to see to Nerv security officers hitting Sushio repeatedly with their clubs. Commander Ikari was holding a cloth up to his nose with one hand and holding his side with the other.
"Father!! NOOOOOO!!"
The security officers stopped and Sushio rolled out on the floor coughing out blood.
Yuko and Rei had both fallowed Shinji. Yuko saw Sushio lying prone on the floor.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
To Be Continued...
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