Misato looked on, terrified. "Shinji-kun!" she cried. But her calls did nothing. The Eva continued to bleed and lie against the building. Instead, alarms began to come on.

"The head has been damaged! Extent unknown!"

"We can't keep maintaining activation!"

"Status?!" Misato asked.

"His synchronization is collapsing!"

"Deactivate the A-10 Nerve Unit," Ritsuko told Ibuki.

"We can't!" she protested. "The signal is being refused! We can't deactivate!"

"What about Shinji-kun?!" Misato asked, leaning over Hyuga's shoulder.

"The sensors are deactivated! He could be dead!"

"Eva-01 is completely silent!"

They'd failed again.

"Misato!" Ritsuko said, wondering what she planned next.

"We've got to stop this." Misato turned to Ibuki. "Abort the operation! The pilot's protection is top priority! Force-eject the plug!"

"We can't! It's completely out of control!"

"What? How?"

The Eva's remaining eye lit up. Its jaw widened, destroying the restraints that held the mouth shut. It had white teeth within!

"The Eva has reactivated."

"…it shouldn't be able to move," Ibuki whispered.

"Impossible."

"It's gone berserk…" Ritsuko watched in amazement.

Eva-01 lifted its head and roared. It stood up and leapt down the street, rolling in midair. It connected feet first with the chest of the Angel, but leapt off of it quickly, before it had a chance to strike.

Roaring again, it charged to the Angel. The AT Field appeared in midair again, stopping the charge.

"The AT Field? Dammit!" Ritsuko said, still watching.

Eva-01 pounded against the octagons of light.

"It's no use! As long as that AT Field is up…"

"It can't touch the Angel!" Ritsuko finished.

But Eva-01 wasn't deterred. Swinging its arm back, an action which improbably caused the armor to heal, Eva-01 pushed forward.

"The left arm is fully restored!"

"Both mechanical and biological parts!"

"Incredible," Misato whispered.

Eva-01 plunged into the AT Field, its hands slowly slipping through and pulling the shapes apart.

"Eva-01 is also expanding an AT Field. They're cancelling each other out!"

"About time," Ikari whispered. No one heard him.

"No, it's eroding it!" Ritsuko said, correcting Ibuki.

Eva-01 stretched out, pulling as hard as it could, and the shapes of the AT Field fell apart and vanished.

"That AT Field was so easily…"

Eva-01 pushed forward one last time.