Turning point

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NERV Command bridge.

Ritsuko was drinking coffee and talking with the bridge staff.

Maya, Shigeru and Makoto were also talking with Ritsuko.

"So that twin Angel was the last one eh." Shigeru said.

"That's what the Dead Sea Scrolls say." Ritsuko confirmed.

"So what happens to NERV now?" Maya asked.

"I think that we will be disbanded." Makoto answered.

"Maybe, or they will think other purpose for us." Ritsuko said.

Katsuragi residence.

Shinji, Asuka and Misato were eating their breakfast in silence. Pen-Pen and Reika were eating theirs.

Shinji finished his food and asked Asuka.

"So Asuka, what are you going to do now, since according to Misato, we killed the last Angel."

"I'm not sure. Maybe I will start a modelling career." She answered.

"That might suit you, since you are very beautiful."

Asuka blushed at the compliment.

Shinji then asked Misato.

"What about you Misato? Are you going to be a spokeswoman for Yebisu beer company?"

All of them burst out laughing.

But all fun must come to an end when Misato then noticed what time it was.

"We have to got to NERV. There is some announcement we have to participate."

All three of them got up and got ready. And soon they were sitting in a car, driving towards the nearest NERV entrance. Misato was doing the driving, of course.

Now they arrived NERV and Misato parked her beloved car in her usual spot and they walked towards the nearest elevator.

The elevator stopped two floors beneath their destination and the doors opened, revealing a bluette.

"Oh Rei, good morning." Shinji said politely.

Rei smiled and walked next to him. "Good morning Shinji."

Their journey continued and they were soon in the floor they wanted.

They walked at end of the corridor where a double door was open. Behind the doors was a large hall with a few dozen rows of seats. They noticed Ritsuko at the front row. Maya was sitting next to her.

So they went to sit next to them.

Misato sat beside Ritsuko and Shinji sat beside Maya. Rei hastened to sit next to Shinji and Asuka sat beside Rei.

"Morning Maya, Ritsuko." Shinji politely greeted.

Maya blushed a little and said her hellos and so did Ritsuko.

Shinji decided to ask Rei: "Rei, do you know what this announcement is?"

"No. But most likely it is about our current situation." Was her answer.

So they sat in silence. Misato and Ritsuko were talking about their days in college to kill some time.

20 minutes passed and soon the hall was full of NERV staff. And to Misato's irritation, Kaji had sat next to her. But he didn't say anything, for he knew that would make Misato even more nervous.

And Misato was thinking, while he remained quiet.

'He must be up to something nasty. He is staying quiet now to lull me in false sense of security and then PANG. He does something very unpleasant in an attempt to seduce me.'

But it was time now. The two Commanders walked to the microphone in stage.

Gendo then spoke in his trademark coldness.

"Everyone, this is the day when the war we have been fighting is over. The Dead Sea Scrolls that predicted the Angels arrival, says there were only seven of them, like The Seven deadly sins."

Everyone cheered.

"However, there are still some things we need to do in order to take our leave. Everyone is to return to your posts and work in a same way as before and we can leave in a week." Gendo finished.

Everyone got up and walked back to their posts. Except Rei, Asuka, Shinji, Misato, Kaji, Ritsuko and Maya stayed for a while. They waited that everyone got out, so they can take their leave without trying to cut through the large crowd.

When they finally decided to leave, Misato spoke up. "Well it's nice to know that the war is over and we can stop worrying about getting killed in action."

Everyone nodded their heads. But Kaji kept thinking.

'No Misato-Chan. This is not over yet. The final battle is still to come.'

Since Misato, Kaji and the pilots didn't have anything to do, they went straight to the cafeteria.

They ordered their lunches and ate in silence.

When they finished, Misato had to do some paperwork and Kaji went on to his inspection round.

The pilots decided to take a walk in the Geofront.

They walked outside of the pyramid and finally came to the lake.

They sat down on the beach and decided to ask some questions.

Asuka asked first. "Rei, what are you going to do now that we won the war?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe I will move to another city, find a place to stay and get a job."

Was her answer.

"And you Shinji?"

"Maybe I will join the army and defend this country."

"Hmm." Asuka hummed in response.

"And what about you Asuka?" Shinji asked suddenly.

"Maybe I will start a modelling career like you suggested Shinji."

"Good to hear that."

When Shinji said that, Rei felt an unusual sensation in her body.

"Hey girls, why don't we go take a swim? There is a shack there which contains swimwear." Shinji asked.

"Alright." "Yes." Asuka and Rei responded.

So they went over to the shack and selected their swimming clothes and changed.

After that, they dove in the water and swam for a while.

But Shinji did take notice of Rei when she stood on the beach, wearing a white, one-piece swimsuit that generously hugged the curves of her lovely body.

She was truly beautiful. Never in his life he had seen anyone so beautiful, exotic and lovely human. She was a true angel to him.

Command bridge.

Alert resonated all over the bridge.

Shigeru was the first to report.

"Our radar systems have detected tanks and infantry units approaching from the emergency exits to the Geofront!"

'SEELE wants to take the hard way then.' Gendo thought.

"What's the ETA to the HQ?" He said outwardly.

"15 minutes!" Was Shigerus answer.

"Call all personal to the HQ and tell them to get ready for combat. Including non-combatants. And they have 10 minutes to get here and gear up. Then you will seal all the entrances to hold them off." Gendo ordered.

"Yes sir!" He replied.

"ALL PERSONAL REPORT TO THE HQ AND GET READY FOR COMBAT! ALL ENTRANCES WILL BE SEALED IN 10 MINUTES!" The announcement resonated all over the Geofront, but not loud enough for the attackers to hear. The three pilots heard it too and rushed to the nearest entrance.

"What's going on?" Asuka asked her fellow pilots as they ran.

"It seems like somebody is pissed off. And they want to exterminate us." Shinji answered, not coming up with a better explanation.

Asuka remained silent when she heard that.

When the trio got inside, they ran towards the nearest armoury to get some weapons.

They met Misato there and Shinji asked: "Misato, what's going on here?"

Misato said: "JSSDF is attacking this place. I don't know why." Was all she answered.

They didn't ask anything else and grabbed the weapons and ammo they wanted to use.

There were several guards and techs gearing up for combat, when Shinji decided to speak.

"Everyone listen up!" Everyone turned to look at Shinji. "It would be best if the guards will make a defensive line to the nearest entrance, since it will be only a matter of time when they get through it. All male techs will assist the guards and females will go to the EVA cages to help the crew there to get them ready!"

(A.N. That line sucked.")

Since they didn't have a better idea, they all rushed to the nearest entrance and formed the defensive line.

The females rushed to the direction of the EVA cages.

Misato didn't, so she asked Shinji. "Why do we have to get the EVA's ready?"

"Well I don't think that they attack in a place where we have the greatest weapons ever made, so they must have some secret weapons ready to destroy the EVA's. But if Asuka and Rei will take care of them, It shouldn't be a problem."

"Why won't you pilot?" Asuka asked.

"Because I will go to the bridge and make a little announcement." Shinji answered.

The two girls nodded and rushed to the locker room. Shinji and Misato ran to the bridge.

At the bridge.

The bridge staff was getting the EVA's ready for battle.

Maya then announced. "The EVA's are ready for combat. Now we need the pilot's."

"But where are they?" Ritsuko asked.

"Asuka and Rei will be here shortly." They heard from behind.

They turned to look at Shinji, standing behind them.

"SHINJI, WHY AREN'T YOU AT THE EVA?!" Ritsuko yelled.

"I have an announcement to make." He answered coolly.

Ritsuko seeing no problem with it, she stepped away from the microphone, that would sound his announcement throughout the complex.

He instructed the guards and male techs to protect the nearest entrances, like he told the others at the armoury.

He then watched the security cameras to see their reactions. And when he saw that they were doing like he instructed, he then turned around and started to walk towards the door.

But Misato stopped him. "Where are you going Shinji?"

"I'm going to get my plug suit and get in to my EVA. And in the mean time, you should guide those missile launchers and other weapons to the tanks, while the guys at the entrances will take care of the infantry. Me, Rei and Asuka will take care of those secret weapons when they arrive. But before that happens, we will take out as many enemy forces as we can. You just stay here and keep us informed." Shinji said and rushed to the locker room.

Misato went over to the console and started to cooperate with the bridge staff and Ritsuko.

The Commanders had remained silent for the entire time. They saw no need to talk, since Shinji already gave all the necessary orders.

Shinji was in his EVA 5 minutes later and was ready to take off for battle. So were Asuka and Rei.

All the male techs and guards were stationed at the entrances to guard them and fend off everyone who tried to enter.

The missile launchers were destroyed almost immediately when they started to fire towards the tanks. Only 20 tanks were destroyed.

Enemy forces were at their positions, waiting for their order to take over the place.

So everyone was ready to act.

Misato kept her eyes on the monitors that showed their enemies outside and thought.

'This is the battle that will decide the lives of everyone here. And I sure as hell hope, that we win.'

Kaji was heading to the place that……………

Authors Note: Well here is the second last chapter of my story. And I hope the length was good now. What will happen in a next chapters? Where was Kaji heading? Find out in a next chapter.