A/N: I am back from a two-month break and I bring the four-part conclusion to my story based on the End of Evangelion. This is the end and yes the the hospital scene is included. I won't ramble on so here we go.
Thanks to my pre-reader Makuhari-fan01
Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion or Strike Witches though I do own the original characters that appear here
It was a sunny day in Tokyo-3 as the abandoned city sat alone and empty. Nearby the massive lake in the city sat Yoshika who hadn't moved since the night before when she killed Eila. Yoshika stood on a ledge then closed her eyes and jumped into the lake in a failed suicide attempt.
After giving up on taking her life Yoshika returned home and changed but, didn't want to be alone at the moment. She then left home and to NERV visiting Hanna.
"I can't talk to Sakamoto and Sanya. You're the only one I can talk to. Please answer me! Call me an idiot! Please Hanna!" begged Yoshika as she violently tugged Hanna.
As Yoshika gave one hard jerk, the medical wires came lose and Hanna fell back on the bed. Pulled off in the process, her hospital gown fell to the floor, leaving the comatose witch completely exposed.
Yoshika locked the door and returned to stand at Hanna's side. She used one hand to pull her swimsuit to the side then, reaching down with the other, she began rhythmically rubbing what had been uncovered until doing so produced a decidedly unsatisfactory climax.
"I'm so messed up." said Yoshika, disgusted with herself as she stared at the wetness on her right hand. Moving to the bathroom , she washed her hands in the sink before leaving to wander aimlessly through NERV with more self-hatred than ever before.
For the rest of NERV things were relatively calm. With the final Angel defeated everyone was convinced the fighting was over and were preparing for what was next. On the bridge, the three technicians were eating and discussing the matter at hand.
"So, it looks like this is really the end." said Lynnette glad the war against the Angels was over.
"Eila was the final Angel so we should be fine." noted Nishiki.
"Then why are we on high alert?" asked Amaki.
"I wonder what will happen to us and the Strikers?" asked Lynne to nobody in particular.
"I'm pretty sure NERV will be disbanded and God only knows what they're going to do to us." answered Nishiki uneasy.
"Al we can do is wait." said Amaki.
Sitting alone in a car outside NERV as the sun began to set, Major Sakamoto was running over the situation in her mind and quickly realizing things were not looking good.
"So mankind has reached the end of it's evolutionary road and now Instrumentality will fuse all of man's separate entities into one form. And the Committee will not use NERV or Adam; they'll use the Strikers. Just like Shirley said." said Sakamoto knowing the end had finally come.
In their dark meeting the room the fifteen SEELE monoliths had gathered while Minna sat at a desk in the middle of the circle of monoliths with Ferrara at her side.
"The time is at hand. Lilith cannot be used with the Lance of Longinus so our only hope it to use Lilith's true offspring; Striker Unit-01." said Chairman Maloney.
"Need I remind you that wasn't part of the original plan." noted Minna knowing this was their falling out.
"Creating the Striker is the pinnacle of mankind." added Ferrara.
"We must allow humanity to evolve and shape this new world. That is why we created the Striker." said Minna.
"There is no need to cast aside our human forms and use Striker as our arc." countered monolith-09.
"We are merely freeing ourselves for the rebirth." added monolith-12.
"The sorrow of death is the joy of rebirth." added monolith-06 determined.
"Through this God, humanity and all living being will be united and reborn as one." said monolith-05.
"Death creates nothing." said Minna disgusted.
"You're death will create our opportunity." replied Chairman Maloney confident as the monolith vanished.
"Mankind has the will to live that's why we exist. That's the reason she is staying in the Striker." mused Ferrara.
In her apartment Sanya awoke in the middle of the night. After staring at the moon she got dressed noticing the familiar pair of glasses as she finished straightening her tie. Sanya threw the glasses on the floor then smashed them with her foot before leaving her apartment.
In her room, Yoshika Miyafuji laid on her bed staring at her S-DAT. It had finished and was now at zero; a perfect metaphor for her.
As the sun rose the next morning a dense fog had settled over Tokyo-3. As the morning progressed the fog hadn't lifted and ominously sat over the city and the mountains.
Inside NERV the Director of Operations was busy at work. Sakamoto was currently sitting in a secluded area looking over data Shirley had led her to on a laptop. She was finishing educating herself on what really happened in Antarctica those fifteen years earlier.
"Then that's the truth." mused Sakamoto as suddenly warning signs flashed across the computer screen causing Sakamoto to jump up with gun in hand, "They're on to me. Wait, no, it's something else."
Warning sirens were blaring across NERV as everyone went into action. On the bridge the three technicians were busy at work while Ferrara was giving out orders.
"We're under attack! Repeat we are under attack!" called out Amaki getting word as soon as possible.
"Transfer all power to the emergency system. I don't care; if it's not vital remove power right now." said Ferrara before turning to Nishiki, "What's the status of the right side?"
"All connections are being cut off." answered Nishiki.
"They're targeting the Magi." said Ferrara ominously as she hung up the phone.
"It looks like their trying to hack into the Magi." reported Nishiki.
"Just what I thought." replied Ferrara, "Is the link coming from Matsushiro?"
"They're are five Magi system working together. They are from Beijing, the two in Karlsland: Hamburg and Berlin, Matsushiro and Boston." answered Nishiki.
"So SEELE is pulling all it's resources and pitting five Magi against one. That's aren't good odds for us." mused Ferrara.
"The fourth barrier has just been breached." reported Nishiki.
"I'm locking down our main database." said Amaki punching in her keyboard, "I can't. They're overtaking the system."
"They've all ready reached the next level. The backup system had zero effect." added Lynne worried.
"This is really bad. If SEELE gets the Magi were done for." said Ferrara to herself.
While all this occurred outside, in her cell Perrine sat alone and isolated. However, this was soon broken as the door opened and an unwelcome guest arrived.
"You need help protecting the Magi." said Perrine disgusted by the presence of her commander.
"Correct. Report to the second command center. Lieutenant Bishop is waiting and will fill you in on the current status." ordered Minna unflinching.
"She actually expects the woman she used and then merely tossed aside to jump at her beck and call like a dog. Arrogant bitch." spat Perrine as she stood up.
Meanwhile, Major Sakamoto was walking with a purpose down the hallway of NERV gun in one hand and cellphone in the other. She was talking to Amaki.
"Give me all the details Amaki." ordered Sakamoto.
"Tokyo-2 has voided it's contract with NERV." replied Amaki.
"What exactly does that mean?" asked Sakamoto.
"Our status and protection from the government has been revoked. All command is now in the government hands." answered Amaki as Sakamoto got onto an elevator, "It's a fiasco up here Major. Somebody has already tried to takeover the Magi but, we've been able to make the effect minimal at the moment."
"Bishop here." said Lynne after being handed the phone, "Dr. Clostermann is currently installing new defense programs on the Magi."
"Perrine is?" asked Sakamoto wide-eyed as she reached the bridge.
Inside the Magi, Perrine was finishing her latest installments convinced things were all set. As she wrapped up she though of the woman who first created the Magi.
"I don't know what I'm doing. The interactions between people is too illogical. Right mother?" mused the Gallian.
Back on the bridge the push was still on to keep defense as tight as possible. Sakamoto could only watch for the time being while everyone worked their hardest.
"How much longer?" asked Sakamoto sipping a cup of coffee.
"We should be fine." answered Amaki feeling more optimistic as things finally seemed to have turned in the favor of NERV, "Dr. Clostermann truly is amazing. Just one more minute and the Magi should be secure."
"They're just hacking into the Magi. I don't buy it. They've got more planned." said Sakamoto to herself as Amaki kept talking.
"This was just a precursor., SEELE is going to launch an all out attack and take the two remaining Strikers by force aren't they?" asked Ferrara as she stood next to Minna.
"Of course they are. We have both Adam and Lilith after all." answered the younger girl sitting in her chair.
"That explains why those old fools are so nervous." said Ferrara as the attack on the Magi was repelled thanks to Perrine.
"All external feed to the Magi has been halted and new defenses are now in place. All external access has been cut off for the next several days." reported Lynne as Protection Order 666 went into full effect.
Back inside the Magi, Perrine finished her work. She began crawling out of the computer but, stopped and looked back.
"I'll be with you very soon mother." said the Gallian smiling.
In their dark meeting room the fifteen monoliths sat in a circle. The time was upon them and they beginning their actions.
"It seems Minna has installed a firewall around the Magi that is difficult to breach." noted monolith-10.
"Unfortunately we will have to forgo our plans of securing the Magi." added monolith-06.
"I wanted to do this peacefully but, we have no other choice. Launch the invasion." ordered Chairman Maloney.
Outside Tokyo-3 the fog had lifted and the sun had risen. Unfortunately for NERV a new type of storm was coming as just beyond the base the FSSDF was preparing an all out assault. Peering through a pair of binoculars the commanding officer in charge of this mission was ready to move.
"It's showtime. Operation Ikaros begins now." ordered Marshal Junichiro Aizen and with his words and aerial missiles and artillery attack were launched at NERV.
"We've lost feed from half a dozen sectors." reported Lynne as NREV was now in full defense mode.
"Enemy combatants have already reached the outer defense barrier." said Nishiki.
"More have breaching our defenses." added Amaki.
"After defeating all the Angels it turns out man would be our final enemy." mused Ferrara.
"I want all personnel on battle stations." ordered Minna.
"These aren't Angels. We can't kill fellow humans." said Lynne feeling upset.
"I just wish they felt the same." replied Amaki as the onslaught continued.
Meanwhile near the entrance a NERV guard stood posted. Sargent Nohara had only worked at NERV for a few months and while he talked a big game he was scared when faced with a real invasion. He stood holding an H&K UMP sub-machine gun. However, the moment he turned his back to the door an FSSDF soldiers covered his mouth with one hand and stabbed him in the back with another killing him and allowing the FGSDF soldiers to enter NERV.
"What's happening?" asked Captain Asahina as he and two other guards stood at a vehicle entrance.
"Transmission has been lost sir." answered Lt. Oghi one of his two subordinates.
"So it's begun." said Asahina.
"I don't want to die!" cried Lt. Tamaki the other subordinate but, just then a rocket-propelled grenade killed all three.
Inside the bridge fear had griped most of the people. Reports of lost positions and people not responding only led to more fear and terror.
"This is just a decoy. If they're after the Strikers they'll try to eliminate the pilots first." said Sakamoto trying to keep people from losing control as she turned to Amaki, "Tell Yoshika to stand by near Unit-01."
"Yes ma'am." replied Amaki.
"Where's Hanna?" asked Sakamoto.
"She's still in her hospital room." answered Nishiki.
"Get her and her Striker in an escape capsule and launch them to the bottom of Lake Ashinoko." ordered the Major.
"Roger." said Lynne.
"Launch her as soon as she's ready." ordered Sakamoto to Amaki before turning to Nishiki.
"Where's Sanya?" asked the Major.
"I can't find her. Sanya is AWOL." answered Nishiki.
"Find her now before they kill her." ordered Sakamoto determined.
"Unit-02 and the Second Girl have been deployed." reported Amaki.
"Prepare Unit-01." ordered Sakamoto.
"We can't ma'am! We've lost Miyafuji!" replied Nishiki.
"Find her!" yelled Sakamoto and after a little searching they had their result.
"Here she is ma'am." said Amaki pulling up the feed.
"Oh good Lord." said Sakamoto worried as she saw Yoshika sitting with her knees against her chest near a staircase right in the path of the FSSDF.
"Our third barricade has been destroyed!" reported Nishiki as an automatic voice told all non-combat personnel to evacuate.
"'There's nothing else we can do to stop them." noted Ferrara accepting what she saw as inevitable while Minna stood up.
"Professor Ferrara, please take command here." said Minna who turned began walking away.
"I understand. Please give my best to your mother." replied Ferrara.
Elsewhere in NERV the invasion was now a massacre as the FSSDF soldiers slaughtered all NERV personnel in they came across regardless. Fire now engulfed many areas as the FSSDF charged forward leaving dead bodies in their wake.
"We've lost contact to the second level as well as control room five and our monorail tracks have been totaled." reported Nishiki.
"They're ruthless. I'd rather be fighting Angels right now." said Amaki.
"Of course; we normally don't fight humans so naturally we'd be unprepared." said Sakamoto to herself disgusted.
The FSSDF was still continuing it's onslaught. It's was severing cables and using flamethrowers and assault rifles to mow down NERV personnel. In one case a woman dragging the body of a dead co-worker was cut down by an M4 Carbine despite her not being a threat.
"They're overtaken more areas. There's not stopping them." said Nishiki.
"Seal off the remaining areas and order a retreat then release Bakelite into areas lost and in immediate danger of losing!" ordered Sakamoto.
"Yes ma'am." replied Nishiki and soon the red liquid was flowing throughout NERV.
"Well that should buy time." sighed Sakamoto.
"Major Sakamoto, the forty-second route has been totally cut off. Yoshika is trapped." said Amaki.
"Don't fight if you can you guys will be killed. Just retreat and if that's not an option then surrender and pray for mercy. Amaki, take care of things. I'm going for Miyafuji." said Sakamoto never more determined in her life as she took off.
"This is harder than we first anticipated." growled Aizen outside, "If this keeps up I'll never be awarded the Order of the Rising Sun."
"We always get the toughest jobs." mused Major Enma as she stood by her commander.
"This is nuts. This base was set up to battle Angels not armies." said Amaki pulling an H&K VP70 semiautomatic pistol from a drawer under her computer.
"I hear what you mean. We'd be lucky to hold off terrorists let alone a professional army." agreed Nishiki as she pulled a Steyr TMP machine pistol from under her desk.
"If they launch an all out attack we're done for." said Amaki.
"They've been slowly dwindling down our defense budget for a while now. Those bastards have probably been planning this from the very beginning." replied Nishiki loading her weapon.
"Would surprise me." sighed Amaki as a blast suddenly ripped though the command center and soldiers charged with shields firing at will.
"Take this. You're a good sniper." said Nishiki handing the Dragunov SVD rifle to Lynne.
"I can't do it Nishiki." said Lynne shaking.
"You have to!" cried Nishiki.
"I shot targets not living humans!" cried Lynne as a bullet grazed by them both.
"Don't be a fool! It's survival of the fittest; kill or be killed!" snapped Nishiki.
Inside Terminal Dogma, Sanya stood stoic. The girl had removed her clothing and stood nude before the dismembered body parts of the clones destroyed by Perrine. As she stared at her lost "sisters" footsteps came from behind her.
"I knew I'd find you here Sanya." said Minna approaching the girl while missing her icy stare, "It's time. Let's go."
Elsewhere the FSSDF had been slowed down by the Bakelite but, they were still on the move leaving death in their wake.
"Level two is secure. Heading to the Magi." reported Captain Gin Mikuni as he and his two subordinated Lieutenant Takumi Kiamora and Lieutenant Kento Kusakabe continued slaughter.
"Roger." replied another officer over their intercom.
"Oh God." moaned an injured but, momentarily still alive NERV employee.
"Missed one." smirked Gin as he shot the man in the head.
The three then kept moving with Captain in lead, then Lt. Kiamora and finally the burly Lt. Kusakabe in the rear. The came across a door which they blew open. On the other side they found Yoshika sitting in the same position she'd been seen in by Sakamoto.
"We've found the Third Girl. Commencing termination." reported Captain Mikuni with a chuckle as he pressed the barrel of his SIG P220 against the head of Yoshika, "Sorry kiddo. Nothing personal."
However, just as they about to fire a gun shot rang out, hitting Lt. Kiamora in the head killing him. The other two turned to see Sakamoto charging at them firing her SIG P229. The Major kept firing hitting Kusakabe then she kicked Mikuni in the chest, sending him against the wall.
"None taken."Sakamoto said, putting her gun under his chin and blew the man's brains over the wall.
"You bitch!" spat Kusakabe standing up and aiming.
"You don't know when to stay down." sneered Sakamoto who aimed only to discover she was out of bullets.
"Game over." said Kusakabe aiming but, Sakamoto dropped her gun and charged. Before he could fire, she withdrew her katana from its sheath on her back and cut him down.
"Let's get you to your Striker." said Sakamoto heading back over to Yoshika who hadn't moved.
Sakamoto grabbed Yoshika and headed for the garage with her and a stolen FSSDF radio. Upon arrival she turned the radio on.
("Have you reached the Striker cage?") asked Marshal Aizen over the radio.
("Yes sir. The Bakelite was not a major problem.") answered an FSSDF solider, ("Unit-01 is here but, Unit-02 is nowhere to be found.")
"They're purposely trying to keep Yoshika from Unit-01. It's all come to this." said Sakamoto who turned to Yoshika, "Miyafuji, do you want to run away or do you want to fight? It's you're call."
Sakamoto waited for an answer but, Yoshika merely sat unresponsive.
"If you're just going to sit there and do nothing you're already dead!" snapped the Major.
"Help me Hanna. Help me." said Yoshika shaken.
"Hiding behind somebody else at a time like this! You have to snap out of this!Giving up halfway through is worse then never trying! Get up!" cried Sakamoto grabbing a limp Yoshika by the wrist, "Move it now!"
"I want to die. Please leave me here." moaned Yoshika lifelessly.
"Don't acting like a stubborn jackass! You're alive like it or not now get your ass moving!" screamed Sakamoto,"You can die later."
On the bridge the FSSDF was slowing make ground. Many NERV personnel were already dead but, those still alive like the three technicians were holding their ground.
"That's unimportant. Protecting Terminal Dogma is your top priority." said Ferrara over the phone trying to gain reinforcements from elsewhere in NERV.
"They've already destroyed everything else here. Why don't the drop an N² mine and end it?" asked Amaki while she and Nishiki ducked to reload and Lynne sat under her desk cowering.
"They probably want to salvage the original Magi." answered Nishiki who turned to her other comrade, "Lynne, how ya holding up?"
"I can't do it! I can't kill people! I'm not as strong as my sister Wilma!" answered Lynne frantic.
"Shit." spat Nishiki as a flew bullets glazed past causing to fire back, "I'll pump you full of holes!"
As if on cue the FASDF began bombing NERV. The first attack was a massive explosive quickly followed up by a series of missiles.
"Speak of the devil and he'll come." mused Nishiki.
"That was a lot." gulped Amaki.
"Why are the Striker so valuable to them?!" cried Lynne.
Sakamoto was currently traveling in her car with Yoshika toward the Striker cage. As they moved she told Yoshika the answer to Lynne's question.
"SEELE is going to insight Third Impact with the Strikers rather than the Angels. Fifteen years ago, Second Impact was purposely engineered by mankind to minimize the reduce Adam to an embryo before the other Angels awoke. Both man and Adam were spawned by a being called Lilith. Humans are the eighteenth Angel. The other Angels are what we could have become. They're humans who rejected human forms. We cannot co-exist despite being the same fundamentally." explained Sakamoto, "Miyafuji, you're going to destroy the successor to the Strikers. It's our only hope."
A/N: We'll end the first installment there. Kiamora, Kusakabe and Aizen are original characters of my from my earlier work "A Mother's Justice". Enma, is a nod to Hell Girl, Lt. Nohara to Shin-Chan, the three guards to Code Geass (which I'll be writing for extensively next year), Gin to Bleach, Mikuni to C Control and the pump you full of holes line to Aria: Scarlet Ammo. Next time, the attack continues and Hanna kicks ass. Please review.