Evangelion: Past-Present-Future, Finding the Instantaneous Line.
9
Inhibited Flashes – Part Two.
Good (morning, afternoon, evening, and night) to all. The ninth chapter of the story is here. The events after the N2 Mine launch. Enjoy it!
A plane flied around Mount Futau and the pilot watched the target to attack from the top of the mount. A HUD indicated distance, images, and other technical data for the mission. The pilot flied the plane surrounding Tokyo-3, and a unknown voice told him about the creature's characteristics, and recommending a fast fly for avoiding the X attack of the creature. The plane started to fly around creature`s head.
"We show you a perspective view from your point. Did you get it?". The same unknown voice talked to the pilot that confirmed the received message.
An edited sequence appeared in the main monitor, and showed the creature, the multiple planes, Tokyo-3, Tokyo-2 and the lake from a privileged point of view. The pilot found himself in the sequence, like the "fly" around the creature.
"Who are shooting the sequence?". The pilot asked before reading digital instructions on the monitor.
"NERV Intelligence caught an independent signal that was composed by video through wireless recording from the Mount Futau. Okay, pilot execute the order!".
The pilot nodded and managed the plane correcting the current course and activated the vertical flying. A scale showed an increased height from the creature. When the scale reached a specific number, the pilot pressed a red button. From the plane, a black tube went off and fell. The pilot moved the plane accelerating very fast, and increasing the vertical flying, too. The release tube was a white inscription:
N2 MINE – JSSDF/UN
The mine had a preloaded direction of impact, and the artifact followed the fall to creatures` head. Finally, it implodes few meters above the thing. A white light and very hot light filled the sky and a powerful shock wave trapped the creature that made scary noises. A black cloud closed creature's body.
The white light completely blinded the view from Mount Futau, few seconds later a shock wave hit trees, rocks, and the whole mountains around. A strange purple color appeared in highest sky layers and the hot temperature affected the bushes with flames and burnt sticks flying for the forest. The short-track flag burnt, because the material was flammable, and the current conditions were clearly out of control. The white light was down to be only a shining around a black cloud in Tokyo-3 boundaries at northeast location. The creature was inside of the cloud.
"The mine was released and no visual appreciation of the target. The side cloud shows a similar height compared with the target. Nominal variables of the target are completely intact". The pilot reported from the plane to the command position. The unknown voice said: "Pilot, we give you a new sequence that NERV Intelligence has taken from the wireless transceiver; probably you will see the side effects remaining because Mount Futau sector was being affected right now". The pilot confirmed the message and the mentioned sequence appeared on the HUD.
"What is this shit?". The pilot was confused to see three persons instead of the background to analyze the situation, but the image changed to the promised sequence that showed the side effects from N2 Mine releasing and the current status of the creature. The pilot thought about the moment when flied near Mount Futau, and a biking short-track appeared on instantaneous remembers.
"I request a report about civilians at Mount Futau zone, please". The pilot sent the message and the voice answered: "NERV was in charge of that".
The pilot flied over the lake that was affected for landslides from near mountains, and the water level surpassed the high-way between Tokyo-3 and the town of Matsushiro.
"I see how the black cloud is disappearing, because the wind carried it to the air". The pilot preferred flied over Tokyo-3 Downtown. He heard a different voice:
"NERV confirmed that the target was intact. The mine launched failed". The pilot watched how the creature was completely quiet like confused for the mine impact, and the black cloud converted to a light fog that changed its height level at Tokyo-3 highest buildings.
"I confirm visual appreciation of the creature, sir". The pilot came back to Mount Futau, watching the damage produced for the mine. The first voice came to speak: "Pilot, United Nations gave the command to NERV; you have to land over NERV Airport located at street number 54 in Tokyo-3 Downtown. A retractile floor will carry you into NERV Headquarters, and you will have to fly in the Geofront and land over NERV Headquarters Airport. NERV needs your information, can you confirm his position and the message". The pilot confirmed the order and changed his course to the mentioned street. The street number 54 was a common street, but when the pilot land the plane on the street, an underground system carried the plane to the GeoFront. The pilot observed how the plane was carried by a vertical tunnel that ended at GeoFront aerial space.
"Pilot, please take the plane and land it". A female voice ordered.
" I got it". The pilot landed the plane over a long land-track near to the Pyramid. "I am done".
A woman waited for the pilot that left the plane and technicians took the charge for checking the plane. The pilot made a reverence.
"I am Captain Katsuragi, Head of Tactical Operations Unit, and we need information about the behavior of the creature. NERV took the command few minutes ago after failed launch of the mine. You will stay in our facilities until the emergency ended for his safety". Misato Katsuragi explained the situation to the pilot that accepted.
"What are my tasks during NERV commanding, captain?". The pilot inquired Misato like a NERV worker.
"According to established agreements, NERV can ask for human resource from JSSDF and UN, and only for a limited time, NERV can be in charge of them. You have to obey me and the Commanders, do you understand?". Misato guided the pilot to a black car.
"Well, captain I have to report the presence of civilians near Mount Futau because a sequence of battle given to me for a wide perspective of the situation, was being shooting by them". The pilot remembered the three faces and the recent image of brunt forest around Mount Futau. Misato stopped walking and said: "Intelligence Unit is in charge about your report. You reported it before out given command, and JSSDF must identify the civilians and report to us, later". Misato nodded and resumed the walk to the black car and remembered something.
Misato was sleeping in her bed and a man was waking next to her. He was reading a book with a NERV logo. They are naked, and a clock marked 5.35 am. He watched a specific page of the book where there were mathematical signs and complex patterns of numbers. Few minutes later, he fell asleep.
Daisuke was open his eyes from some bushes near the short-track. He felt headache and he had soft wounds in his arms and legs. He could take an erected position and a sound blocked his audition. Few seconds later, he could walk for the short-track, and looked to Tokyo-3 zone, and the creature was static and the planes flied leaving the creature alone.
"It didn't work". Daisuke touched his head, but his helmet wasn't. "It only protected the camera and not my helmet, awesome". Then, he found burnt flags and bushes, and decided to follow the short-track for searching his partners. During a few minutes, Daisuke felt an overall improvement of his senses, and he could accelerate the walk, but there wasn't track of Akane or Keizo.
"Daisuke!". Akane shouted from a little cave. Her partner ran to the cave and watched Akane`s face that was bleeding for the nose. They embraced few seconds.
"Are you right?". Akane asked Daisuke that entered the cave feeling a comfortable humid sensation inside.
"I am fine, and you?" Daisuke looked behind of the cave, but it was really small because the rock wall was immediately behind them.
"Just my nose was hurt, but I can feel my legs and the pain". Akane kept her bag and watched to Tokyo-3. Daisuke followed Akane`s eyes.
"It wasn't an atomic bomb. The creature is alive". Daisuke felt tired, and Akane heard a sound above them, coming from the Mount surface above the cave. Daisuke left the cave after heard it and ordered Akane stay inside. A thing fell from the hill to the grass.
"Keizo!". Akane watched her friend and run from the cave to the outside. Her friend was unconscious and presented hemorrhage from nose and head. Daisuke stopped Akane that wanted to move Keizo.
"He is breathing". Daisuke touched the head, finding a cut. Akane was cleaning the nose with her hands. Keizo moved softly and waked up.
"Hi". Keizo saluted and opened the eyes very slowly. Daisuke smiled and Akane was in shock after saw her friend waking. She walked around and watched to Tokyo-3.
"No!"
The pilot of the N2 Mine was alone in a completely dark room inside NERV-Headquarters. In the middle of the room, Misato Katsuragi appeared surrounded by a white light. She was sat on a chair and a desk separated her from the pilot. The pilot made a reverence, and Misato smiled.
"I need your report. I have only five minutes". Misato left the chair and waited for the pilot's report.
"At 8.02 am, an outside threat was detected by United Nations that calculated a trajectory with direction to Japan. UN called JSSDF warning about the situation, and our forces decided to put ready the air warfare. At 9.25 am, the JSSDF first section flied to northeast point from Tokyo-3, and they caught the first image of the threat. The sequence recorded showed a creature very similar to an insect that walked over mountains, and in straight line. At 10.10 am, the creature was near Mount Futau, and the previous attacks failed but delayed its speed. At 11.55 am, a second force attacked the creature, and a fight with it started. This battle ended at 13.23 pm, because the creature destroyed the second force. A third force sent at 14.25 pm was destroyed when the creature reaches a visual confirmation from Tokyo-3. A fourth force fought with the creature at 15.35 pm, with bad results. Finally, we were ordered to launch a N2 Mine and destroy the creature. At 16.03, I launched the mine. Unfortunately, at 16.45 I had visual confirmation of the creature with any harm. And…"
"At 17.15 pm JSSDF gave the command to NERV. At 17.44 pm NERV started the arrangement for the new operations that will start at 18.30 pm from our Headquarters with the mission of destroy the creature". Misato finished the report. The pilot nodded like waiting orders.
"My report was uncompleted, captain. At 17.05 NERV ordered me to left the operation and give a report". The pilot felt tension inside.
"Thanks for your cooperation. You will stay here as I said before". Misato disappeared and the pilot left alone on the dark room.
From Tokyo-3 three rockets were launched in direction to the creature, but it repealed them and took the rockets like toys. It held the rockets during ten seconds and destroyed them throwing against the mountains. Akane shouted when saw the three rockets come to the Mount, and Daisuke protected Keizo hiding him with his body. Fortunately, the rockets hit a near mount. An earthquake was the side effect of the explosion.
"Are you right?". Daisuke shouted Akane after the impact.
"I am fine". Akane came where her friends. Keizo was sitting on the grass very slowly, but recovering.
"That shit is invincible". Keizo commented with a dark smile on his face. Daisuke felt a watch from his friend. "What is next?"
Daisuke was with Misato in her bed kissing; the woman stopped the kiss and took a deep breath. Daisuke saw how Misato`s face was darkened by an unknown sensation.
"This is your chance for telling me about your trouble before morning". Daisuke smiled and gave a kiss to Misato.
"What about you?". Misato inquired Daisuke that ironically smiled.
"People don't answer with another question, Misato". Daisuke embraced her.
"You talked like a NERV agent from Intelligence Unit, before". Misato kissed Daisuke that laughed.
"This isn't NERV, captain". Daisuke was happy, and Misato wanted to share the same feeling.
"I lost the line. I can't see it". Misato sounded complained. "I must leave this place and live where NERV is always spying. There is a stupid unit that is in charge of put little cameras inside benches and semaphores. They will see me when I drive for Tokyo-3, and it is an order". Daisuke was sad and said: "You only need find the sense to all this, because NERV wanted you for a reason. If there are cameras and spies, it doesn't matter if you know the reason for working inside, and only see an artificial light underground. Maybe I can help you, if you tell me about your real job underground and not giving me notes about the relationship between the Government and NERV".
"Okay, I am the responsible when NERV take the command after JSSDF fail and…"
"JSSDF left the command". Daisuke told that to his friend that tried to recover. Akane confirmed him, because she mentioned about the planes retirement. Keizo watched the creature.
"It examines Tokyo-3". Keizo pointed it and the city.
"NERV is in charge of Tokyo-3". Daisuke added the information like supposing.
"And a new building is growing from underground". Akane pointed a tall building that was leaving underground level and reached a certain height. Two red lights lit the building that didn't have windows. Daisuke smiled.
"…conventional weapons will be used only for protect, because the EVA had the control over the target. The EVA was manufactured to optimize the human abilities with a complex structure designed for managing millions of volts, and achieve synchronization."
Akane opened her mouth before speak, but she was confused and mentally tried to find the words for expressing what her eyes watched. Her friends pointed at the same time, a new object that left the building. From the mountain there was a privileged view of the city and the entire situation.
"It is a robot leaving the building". Keizo related his view. "And it walked through the streets". Daisuke and Akane just looked it.
A giant robot with a similar height to near building was walking for Tokyo-3. It was blue and its shape was like an athletic human. It stopped in front another building.
"That building is moving". Daisuke pointed the building that was opening its roof.
"A weapon was inside the building". Keizo saw how the robot took the weapon and started the walking again.
"What is that". Akane watched a cable from the robot.
"That is your socket, Akane. The cable was underground". Daisuke explained about the cable.
"It is its source of energy". Keizo explained.
The robot seemed watch the creature from its walking, and the weapon was held by the two arms. The creature moved the head like examining the new object.
"They are watching to each other". Keizo appreciated how the robot had the face oriented to the creature, and this had a waiting position. "And, the robot follows walking for the city".
"It stops!". Akane said it very loud.
"It takes position for shooting". Daisuke watched how the robot changes the position, and the weapon was oriented to the creature.
"Come on, robot". Keizo encouraged the robot.
A violent discharge went off the weapon and crossed the city, and then the boundary, in direction to the creature that shouted very scary. The discharge seemed to achieve the target, but immediately the creature showed a protection. A yellow pentagon refused the discharge.
"It failed because the creature has a protection". Daisuke and his friends watched the yellow pentagon during few seconds. Now, the robot change its position and walked to another street where launched another discharge, but the result was the same.
"It is testing the creature". Akane spoke, and her friend nodded.
"That weapon is not enough for breaking the yellow shield". Keizo analyzed the yellow pentagon.
"I think that the robot will test the distance between the creature and the weapon". Daisuke supposed that. Keizo shook his head: "Yeah, but somebody must give an instruction to the robot, because is like a human playing hide and seek. And the creature stays in the same place. The robot seemed a kid playing".
"Somebody is managing it, from a remote position, or from the same robot". Akane was very emotional.
"Maybe, a kid like Keizo mentioned". Daisuke`s words sounded as a joke.
The robot made four additional discharges and the yellow shield was completely intact after the attacks.
"Perhaps, the pilot wants to break the shield with multiple discharges". Keizo supposed that theory, and Akane support him.
"Or, he wants that the creature fights". Daisuke`s theory scared Akane.
"Look, the distance is the key". The friend saw how the robot ran for Tokyo-3 and reducing the distance with the creature.
"That cable is very long". Akane wasn't believed about the cable extension from the socket to the current position of the robot.
The robot ran for the street and the creature sent an attack from its position that destroyed a building.
"It is saved". Keizo was very tense. The robot evaded the attack.
The robot was hiding behind a building, and the creature left the mountains and entered Tokyo-3, and attacked again. Immediately, the robot sent another discharge, but the shield worked again. Then, the robot ran directly to the creature that ran the yellow shield.
"Come on".
The robot sent a discharge directly to the shield, but the power of the impact or the refusing was receiving for the robot that fell to the street and the creature move its hands and started to strangle the robot.
"It will cut the head".
But, the robot could prepare another shot and with both hands sent a discharge, but the shield worked. Few seconds later the shield activation, the robot could quit the hands of the creature from the neck and recovery the fight position. Then, it left the weapon on the street, and started to run. The creature ran for the robot.
"Look the cable".
The creature left running and sent a powerful discharge to the robot's cable, and it cut it.
"No source power"
"But, it is moving, yet".
The robot hid behind a facility and from another building, a metallic structure grown up.
"Another cable, guys".
The robot connected a new cable to its back. Now, the robot put off a knife from its back.
"A knife. The fight will be face to face". "It is like waiting for the attack".
The robot ran directly to the creature, and at the same time, they displayed similar yellow shields. The creature extended its arms to the robot's neck, and robot extended the knife that touched the shield.
"It is breaking the shield, come on". The knife was passing to the other side, but the creature could put both hands around the neck, again.
"No, stabbed or strangled". "But, if there is a person inside the robot" "Yeah, but the creature only is strangled a robot, not a real person".
The robot pushed the knife, but the speed was lower, and the creature could stop the knife attack.
"The knife is lost, and the prior weapon, too".
Finally, the creature was strangled the robot and sending discharges simultaneously to the robot, and destroying the street where they fought. The creature didn't allow to the robot an escape. Surrounding buildings began to point many rockets to the creature and then, the rockets were launched.
"The robot could escape, but the rockets are only for distraction". Keizo talked very sad, and his partners watched how the robot hurried to a certain distance, and fell over a street.
"It seemed dead". Daisuke said it, and Akane was crying.
The rocket's explosions made a cloud around the creature, but the last launched rockets were directed for the creature to the mountains.
"You were right Akane". Keizo pointed a many planes and tanks protection the fell robot, and a new force coming for attack the creature.
"Please, don't launch another mine". The three friends were watching how advanced planes left the robot next to a building, and unexpectedly the robot was carried underground. The creature refused the new attacks from new air forces.
"Will have another robot? Or Will NERV repair the same?" Akane inquired to her friends.
"We can stay here, and see it. If we return, probably the ongoing fight will kill us".
TO BE CONTINUED.
