chapter fourteen
Unit-02 charged Angela. She was frozen in fear. Angela knew the thing intended to rip her to shreds but still she couldn't respond; there was a little girl inside of that monster. She could hear Marcus screaming at her to do something; anything. One of the seven MP EVAs stepped in front of her. It received the full measure of Unit-02's fury. The red Evangelion pushed its hands into the back of the unmanned unit's mouth. The top half of its severed head flopped to the ground. Gore spurted everywhere.
"I think I'm going to be sick . . . "
A square kick to the chest shook Angela out of her thoughts and brought her back to the battle. She couldn't breathe. Her ribs felt broken. Judging from the force of the blow she was lucky the kick didn't rip her in half. She jumped up from her prone position. One by one, she watched Unit-02 destroy the MP EVAs. They seemed to lack the ability to avoid the attacks. Unit-02 was fierce. It pulled limbs from torsos and tore flesh from bones with its teeth. It was like watching some primitive being protect its offspring. Before long, only Marcus and Angela remained. Unit-02 watched them both, preparing to attack. While it had defeated seven of its nine attackers, it was not without damage. Half of its facial armor was missing, exposing a portion of mangled face. One eye dangled precariously from its socket. Its hands were cut and bloodied. The entire unit was covered in gore and dirt. It was a particularly gruesome sight.
"Angela can you hear me?"
"Yes"
"If we don't do something now it's going to kill us both, do you understand?"
There was no reply.
"Do you UNDERSTAND?"
The voice wavered, "Yes."
"I'm going to keep it busy from the front, you move around back and use your lance to decapitate it. That's the only way we're going to get out of this." Marcus waited for confirmation from his partner that she had heard the plan. None came. He could tell that the Evangelion was moments away from making its move. Anger overtook him. At this rate her stupid ideas about humanity were going to get them both killed. The link between the pilots had given Marcus an awareness of Angela's thoughts since the battle began.
"Goddamnit Angela that's not a fucking little girl, it's a fucking monster and its going to fucking kill us if you don't get off your fucking ass and help me!"
At that moment the Evangelion lunged at Marcus. He no longer had time to worry about Angela. His instincts took over. Adrenaline coursed through his veins. He unsheathed his lance and struck at his attacker. It easily sliced through the EVA's arm. Unit-02 seemed unfazed. It grabbed Marcus by the throat with one hand and began to squeeze. The sudden sensation caught Marcus off guard. He could feel his own throat being compressed. The force of the pressure was enough to decapitate. He began to lose consciousness.
Angela, sensing the severity of Marcus's danger, sprang towards Unit-02. Her inexperience made her particularly vulnerable. She was no match for the battle hardened instincts of the little girl inside of the EVA. Unit-02's free arm snapped back. In an effortless motion and without letting go of Marcus, it reached into Angela and wrenched the S^2 engine from her chest. A red fluid gushed from the cavity. Unit-02 used a powerful hand to crush the pulsing organ. Angela crumpled to the ground. A heavy red foot came crashing down on her head.
"Angela . . ."