A/N: I thought about finishing this as quickly as possible, but I decided not to do it that way, mainly because I'd be cutting off the pilots' vacation before it even began. I'm too nice to these children sometimes…Anyways, let's get started.
Asuka looks over the script. "Finally, you're smart enough to let us take a vacation." She notes calmly before looking it over in more detail. "Wait, why the hell are we stuck training on our break?"
"No comment." Vanpat states blandly before dodging one of Asuka's punches. "Nice try, but I learned some basic defensive martial arts after last chapter." She mutters a few swear words before stalking off angrily. Rei stares calmly at the author, getting his attention. "Need something, Rei?"
"May I read the disclaimer so the story may proceed?" She asks in a monotone voice.
Vanpat nods. "Um, sure. I didn't think anyone would volunteer for it though."
Rei faces the audience before speaking. "Vanpat does not own Neon Genesis Evangelion."
Asuka was ecstatic as her homeland came into site, unable to hide her smile. Schloss Charlottenburg, the largest existing palace in Berlin. The Brandenburg Gate, an iconic landmark in Germany and Berlin. And the Fernsehturm, which was the television tower and highest building in Berlin.'You're awfully cheerful, Asuka.' Kyoko notes calmly.
'I can't help myself, Mama. It feels like it's been forever since I've been here.' She replied cheerfully as the airplane landed.
'I'm happy as well…even though I can no longer look around with my own legs, just being here is good enough.' Kyoko replies softly. 'That's why-' her voice suddenly cut off and she became deathly quiet.
'Mama, is something wrong?'
'…It's nothing…I just felt like we were being watched…' Kyoko replies in an uncertain voice.
Asuka suppresses a giggle, 'You're a huge Eva Unit. I'd think that you'd draw attention.'
'That's NOT what I meant.' Kyoko replied firmly, 'I meant someone or something that wasn't just watching us out of curiosity.'
Asuka frowns, 'Is it a Crimson Angel?'
'I don't think so…it doesn't have the same feeling.'
The speaker suddenly interrupts Asuka's conversation. "We have landed in Schönefeld International Airport. You may remove your seatbelts and exit the plane."
Morlina watches as the two Evangelion Unit Carrier Units land in the complex of building on Berlin's northern side, which was the Nerv Branch in Berlin. 'They brought the Eva Units just in case…that was a good idea.' She thinks to herself before staring at the airplane the Children came in and sighs. 'We're almost out of time. Varian could make his move now that the first three Children are here and out of the way.' She stares up at the bright blue sky and sighs, 'I won't let your sacrifice be in vain, Sir Eran.' She vanishes into thin air.
Asuka and Shinji were walking out of the airport with their luggage. Or rather, Asuka was pulling Shinji along with her free hand. Rei walked at a slightly fast walk after the two of them in order to keep up. Misato was tempted to chide Asuka for going ahead without her, but she knew the redhead could handle things herself without any help from her. Kaji chuckles as he looks at Major Katsuragi, "Not going to stop them?"
Misato smiles and shakes her head. "No…I haven't seen Asuka this happy in so long so I won't spoil things for her. Besides, she knows her way around this city quite well." She takes her eyes off of the three Children and focuses them on Kaji. "Where do you plan to look first?"
He shrugs, "I figured I'd tag along with you for awhile before heading off to work." Kaji smiles at the woman. "Do you mind if I do?"
Misato chuckles, "I guess not…but don't think for a single minute that I still like you."
"I would never think that." Kaji looks slightly offended before he laughs. "Well, even though this is a vacation that is mostly for those kids, you should relax a bit too."
"Oh, and what about you?"
"Eh, I don't need to deal with children every day of my life, so I'm not as stressed out as you probably are." Kaji shrugs, "I'll take a vacation after SEELE is in chains." He begins to walk off.
"Wait, I thought you were going to tag along with me." Misato called after him.
He chuckles, turning around to face her. "Well, let me look around first and I'll catch up to you later." Kaji whistles a song to himself as he disappears into the crowd of people going in and out of the airport.
Misato smiles to herself as she bends down and picks up the previously unnoticed Pen Pen and holds him gently. "He never changes, does he?" She asks the penguin.
"WAK!"
Morlina stares at the SEELE 01 monolith, which vanishes to show Keel sitting in a chair, calmly staring at the Crimson Angel. The other SEELE monoliths appear in a circle around Morlina.
"Have you made your decision?" Morlina finally asks, breaking the silence over the room.
Keel nods. "We have, Morlina. We shall side with Nerv in this matter, but we will NOT ally ourselves with Ikari."
She just chuckles, "I'm not surprised, but I'm curious how you'll prevent Ikari from ordering his Eva Units to take out yours."
"That is why you will extend our alliance to the Third Child." Keel states calmly. "You had planned on speaking with him, correct?"
Morlina smiles from under her hooded cloak. "Very well, Keel. I will speak with the Third Child about this." She stares calmly at the man. "I'd suggest you all keep a low profile. Nerv has sent Kaji to investigate the area to hunt you down."
"I see." Keel remarks flatly. "Hopefully, we shall remain undetected until the time has come." He stands up and walks over to the door behind him, which opens as he approaches. "You know what must be done…" He walks through the doorway, which closes after he goes through it. The other SEELE monoliths vanish after he departs, leaving Morlina alone in the room.
Shinji looked exhausted as the sun began to set in Berlin. The source of his exhaustion was from being pulled along by his girlfriend to see the sights. The redhead also looked tired, but hid it behind her joy of being back in her homeland. Rei was also exhausted from following the two children around the city, interested in observing the differences in human interaction in a different country.
"Asuka…maybe we should take a break." Shinji suggested breathlessly, "After all, we'll be here for two whole weeks."
Asuka sighs, "Yeah…let's head to the Nerv Branch here. The Commander probably planned for us to stay there anyways." Suddenly, a shadow of a figure that she recognized quite well moved into a nearby alleyway. "…On second thought, follow me." Shinji didn't have much choice and was dragged along by the redhead to the entrance of the alleyway while Asuka peeks in.
"Did you see something?" Rei asks the Second Child in a calm, yet curious, voice.
"Yeah…Kaji is talking to some guy in the alleyway…" Asuka muttered, "But I can't hear what they're saying." She watches them talk in a T-shaped alleyway for awhile before Kaji hands the man, which is wearing a trench coat and hat, a stack of money before both of them leave in opposite directions.
"What happened?" Shinji asks curiously.
"I think it was a meeting of some kind…probably information." Asuka replies softly before jumping as a hand touches her shoulder and she swings her left arm out to her side.
Kaji catches the arm before it hit him in the face. "Geez, that's quite the greeting, Asuka." He remarks.
"Oh, err, sorry." Asuka mutters as she lets her arm drop after Kaji releases it, looking slightly embarrassed. "What were you doing in there?"
"Ah, curious huh?" Kaji smirks at the three children. "Well, what do you think I was doing?"
"Asuka believes you were meeting with an informant." Rei states in a monotone voice.
Kaji blinks, "That's…actually pretty accurate." He admits before shrugging. "Well, I might as well tell you. Commander Ikari sent me with you as a way to get me to Central Europe to track down a lead on SEELE's whereabouts."
"EH?" Asuka gapes at him, "You mean they're here?"
Kaji shrugs, "I'm not sure yet. There's a high chance of it, but we'll see if they are or not." His face brightens, "Anyways, Misato is probably waiting for you at Nerv, so we'd better get going." The man's tone implied that he was going to escort them back, making Shinji and Rei happy while Asuka just shrugs, tired but desiring to show Shinji the rest of the sights in Berlin. Kaji begins to lead the way back to the Nerv Branch in Berlin and when they are five meters away from the alleyway…
'Shinji, you're being watched.' Yui says sharply to her son, causing the boy to turn around sharply and stare at a black cloaked and robed figure in the alleyway, her blue eyes surveying him curiously before she smiles and nods at the boy before walking down the alleyway.
Shinji wastes no time in regretfully breaking away from Asuka's grip and dashing down to the alleyway, but the hooded figure has vanished. "Shinji, what's wrong?" Asuka demanded after grabbing his right shoulder with her hand.
"…I thought I saw something, but I guess I imagined it." Shinji replies softly, causing the redhead's eyes narrow but she decided not to press the issue in public. She could tell when the Third Child was lying to her, but smiles after feeling that he probably had a reason for it.
"Can we get going now?" Kaji calls back, standing next to Rei and looking back at the two Eva Pilots. "We should get to Nerv before nightfall or Misato will have a fit."
Misato scowls at Kaji as he approached the base with the children. "You're late." She states in a flat voice.
Kaji grins, "It's good to see you too, Misato." He replies airily, "I decided to round up the children so you didn't have to worry about them."
Misato was grateful for that but refused to let Kaji know that. "Yeah, yeah…great excuse." She mutters darkly before staring at the children. "We'll be staying in Nerv for the time we're here." Misato gives the First Child a map and each of the children a keycard. "Can you find your way to your rooms by yourself?" The three of them nod. "Okay, the map also has the location of the cafeteria when you get hungry. I'll be heading there in a minute…I have to talk with Kaji for a moment."
"Oh, I'm honored." Kaji bows at the woman as the three children head into the base. "So, what do you need?"
Misato's face becomes serious. "Any leads on SEELE yet?"
Kaji frowns, "I narrowed it down further, but it'll be awhile until I'm completely certain." He pauses, "SEELE isn't in Berlin, that I've confirmed. Looks like I'll be heading to Hamburg tomorrow." Kaji grins at the Major. "Sorry that I can't stick around but Ikari wants to bring the fight to the Crimson Angel's HQ, so we'll need to find out from SEELE where it is."
Misato looks away. "I won't miss you…" she mutters darkly, but her eyes betrayed her annoyed expression.
Kaji kisses her gently on the lips before hugging her tightly. "Well, I'll miss you." He admits.
Misato hugs him back just as tightly. "You're a complete idiot, Kaji…Good luck out there, and don't get yourself killed."
He smiles gently as he lets go of her. "I don't plan on it, Major Katsuragi." Kaji replied airily as he walks away from the Nerv Branch in Berlin, raising his hand in the air and waving it without looking back. "See you again soon!" Misato closes her eyes slowly before turning around and heading back to the base.
The next day, Rei requested that both Shinji and Asuka meet her in a medium-sized room in a lower level of the base, which was normally used for sparring. When the two lovebirds arrived, they were surprised to see Rei out of her school uniform and wearing her plug suit instead. She was sitting cross-legged on the floor and her eyes open after the two children enter the room. Asuka was wearing a white tank top and a red skirt that went down to her knees. Shinji was wearing a white buttoned shirt and dark grey pants.
"Okay Rei, what's so important that you needed to call us down at…" She glances at the clock. "…Eight in the morning? We just had breakfast and were about to head out, but Shinji insisted that we should find out what you wanted."
Rei smiles and rises to her feet. "It's time to train the both of you how to use your AT Fields in an effective way." Before Asuka can reply to that, Rei continues. "We will practice two hours a day, which shouldn't be an issue considering I was the one who won the bet and got this vacation for all of us in the first place."
Asuka glares at the First Child after being so calmly overruled. "…Fine, I guess two hours isn't that much time." She resigns before staring at Shinji. "Do you have any problems with it?"
Shinji shakes his head. "No, I don't have any problems with it." The redhead sighs, hoping Shinji might protest.
"Very well." Rei closes her eyes and a white aura surrounds her body and two angelic wings appear on her back, causing both of the Pilot's eyes to widen. "This is the perfected form of using the AT Field in tandem with your body."
"Whoa…Wait, I saw Hikari do that in the simulator!" Asuka shouted in amazement. "But her wings were golden rather than white!"
Rei nods seriously, "On instinct, she was able to unlock the perfected form for a short period of time before she fell unconscious. She didn't remember the event but her will and desire to protect her friends allowed her to unlock the ability to project her AT Field…and when Shalock pushed her into an emotional corner, she unconsciously activated the perfected form."
Shinji frowns, "By why are the colors for you and Hikari different?" He asks curiously.
"The AT Field is the extension of our will and the perfected form of the AT Field aura will reflect on your personality." Rei states calmly. "But you two are far from reaching this."
"How do we unlock it then?" Asuka demanded.
"Training how to control your emotions and the manipulation of your AT Field." Rei states calmly before vanishing and reappearing behind the two pilots, gently landing on her feet.
'Mein Gott!' Asuka swears as she turns around sharply. 'How did she move that fast?' Shinji also turned around sharply, his eyes widened in amazement.
"This is the importance of training your AT Field." She states calmly. "If you encounter a Crimson Angel without your Evangelion, this will allow you to defend yourself."
Asuka was convinced at this point and slowly nods, as does the Third Child. "Where do we start?" The redhead asks.
"First, I would like you to start using your AT Field with your body. I wish to examine how far your powers have developed." Rei stated in a monotone voice.
Asuka closes her eyes, trying to focus on her AT Field. 'Asuka, you're doing it wrong.' Kyoko notes, breaking her concentration.
'Don't startle me like that!' Asuka snapped in her mind.
'Sorry, Asuka. Don't focus on your AT Field, but your emotions. Stay cool and collected as you focus on what you want to protect.' Kyoko states calmly.
'Fine, fine…' She glances at Shinji, who has a bright golden aura around him and slightly reddish eyes. '…Focus…' She closes her eyes and a reddish-orange aura appears around her body and her eyes are blood red in color.
Rei stares at the both of them briefly. "Shinji, your emotions are mostly under control. Remember, the will and desire of the user is also important." She looks at the redhead. "…Asuka, you're doing better than I expected you to for your first time. Your will is strong…very strong, actually." She notices the aura around her back area is slightly spread outwards, as if trying to form wings. "Your will must be absolute, however. In order to reach the perfected form, you must have absolutely no doubts in your mind." The blue-haired Eva Pilot pauses. "Your emotions aren't very stable right now. Calm down."
'Easy for her to say…' Asuka thought to herself as she tried to get her mind off the fact this was interrupting her quality time with Shinji. Suddenly, love fills her heart as she thinks about the boy.
Rei's eyes widen as the aura around Asuka stabilizes around her, now an outline around her figure and orange in color, her eyes purple in color. 'She stabilized the AT Field to this point in an instant? I underestimated her…' She notices the uneven aura around Shinji become more stable. "Excellent work, but just reaching this level of control doesn't mean we can afford to stop here. You need to learn how to keep this state while fighting."
Asuka smirks, "We can fight anyone with ease with this kind of power. Right Shinji?" He nods hesitantly, having a feeling that they'd be fighting…
"Do not become overconfident, Asuka. Your opponent will be me." Rei states in an amused tone of voice.
Shinji sighs while Asuka gasps, "Are you serious?" she demanded. "What if we injure you?"
Rei smiles, "At this point, you won't even be able to touch me….Shinji on the other hand…" She vanishes and reappears five feet behind where she was standing, Shinji's fist right where her chest just was. "…Might be able to pull it off."
Asuka was barely able to see Shinji move. 'Damn…this'll be a pain in the ass.' She thinks to herself.
Within fifteen minutes, the two Pilots were exhausted from constantly using their AT Field, yet Rei stood there with no signs of exhaustion. "I honestly didn't expect you to be able to hit me, but I did want to see how well you could perform in combat." She looks at Shinji, "Your mother has obviously trained you in the usage of your AT Field, so you've reached a level where I can start training you at without much difficulty." She looks at Asuka and sighs, "You'll need to have your mother instruct you about using your AT Field."
'She isn't ready yet…' Kyoko mutters.
"I think she is, Kyoko." Rei replies firmly. "Stop holding her back and help her."
Kyoko is heard sighing in Asuka's mind. 'Very well…'
"So, how did the training go, Rei?" Misato asks curiously over dinner in the cafeteria. The three pilots, Misato, Kaji, and even Pen Pen are sitting at a circular table in the corner of the room.
"They did adequately." The First Child notes in a monotone voice as she calmly eats the vegetarian salad in front of her with a fork.
Shinji and Asuka looked exhausted and ate the food in front of them slowly. "I think you overworked them."
"You think?" Asuka snapped weakly before breathing out deeply. "Mein Gott, she's a slave driver."
"I am right here, you know." Rei points out calmly as she finishes her salad. "I may have overworked you a bit, as I was uncertain about the limitations that normal humans have with their AT Fields." She cleans her lips and hands with her napkin. "I've decided to lower the practice time to one hour per day. Is that acceptable?"
Asuka was tempted to swear at Rei but bit her lips shut, remembering how she only lasted about 55 minutes before she couldn't move anymore. "Fine…"
'Don't worry it gets easier as you go along. The more you use it, the more your body becomes used to it.' Kyoko says to her daughter.
'Yeah, I know.' Asuka mutters in reply.
"Well, I think I'll be heading out soon." Kaji says with a shrug. "SEELE won't flush themselves out, you know." He stands up and picks up his empty plate and brings it back to the counter before leaving the room.
Misato rolls her eyes, "He's going to get himself killed if he acts recklessly out there." She mutters darkly as she watches the man leave the room. Pen Pen takes one of the fish on his plate with his flippers before swallowing the fish whole.
"WAK!"
"So, how will you be training us today?" The redhead asks flatly. Her tone of voice showed she obviously wasn't happy about the idea of becoming dead tired again.
Rei was in her school uniform rather than her plug suit. "I will be training your minds rather than your bodies." She stated calmly. "Asuka, did your mother explain the basics?" The redhead nods. "Good…the first thing we'll be doing is-" She stops herself, frowning slightly. "…Actually, I think it's time to tell you the truth of the events than lead to the Crimson Angels and the Angel Wars themselves. Come here and sit down."
Both of the children were curious as they approached and sat down in front of Rei, who was also on the floor. She holds out her hands, "Hold onto my hands, both of you."
"Why?" Asuka demanded. "I'm all for bonding, but if this is just some stupid thing to comfort me then-"
"Just do it." Rei snapped, causing the redhead to grumble and hold onto Rei's right and while Shinji holds onto Rei's left. "Now, hold each other's hand." They held each other's hands.
"Is there a point to this?" Asuka finally demanded.
"Do you know that the AT Field can partially merge with other AT Fields if both users allow it?" Rei asked calmly. When Shinji nods, she continues. "I need you two to let that barrier merge with mine. It would be easier to SHOW you the truth rather than explain it."
Asuka looks nervously at Shinji and sighs after seeing him nod. Both of them break down the barrier between them and Rei. "This will feel strange, but don't fight it." She closes her eyes and transfers the truth of what happened billions of years ago to the Eva Pilots.
Shinji gasps painfully a second later as he lets go of Rei's hand, holding onto his head tightly. Asuka's reaction was similar, except she went so far as to punch Rei, who just blocked it with her hand. "Mein Gott…why didn't you WARN us it hurts this much?" Asuka shouted at Rei after she catches her breath.
"Would you have allowed me to show you if I told you?" Rei replies calmly, causing the redhead to swear before calming down.
"Was that true?" Shinji asks softly, "What we saw?"
Rei sighs sadly. "Yes…Originally, I had planned to only tell Shinji after the last demon-form Crimson Angel was defeated, but Asuka also deserves to truth…and it'd be best if I told you now."
The boy looks sadly at Rei. "…Kaworu showed you this, didn't he?" Rei hesitates for a fraction of a second before nodding. "If he was truly meant to test humanity, then why did the other Angels attack us with such ferocity?"
"The other Angels shielded the damage caused by First Impact from damaging Kaworu seriously…allowing him to retain his sanity." Rei responds in a quiet voice. "The other Angels lost their original form and were corrupted by the Darkness coming out of the Doorway, turning them into mindless beasts."
"What about Varian?" Asuka growls, recovering from the pain and curious how Varian and the other human-form Crimson Angels have human form.
"Varian used the majority of Lucifer's servants as a shield." Rei replies in a disgusted voice. "By doing that, he kept his original powers and is the only true Fallen Angel still in existence in this world. The other human-form Crimson Angels have the spirits of strong-willed humans inside them, allowing them to retain their reason by using the human as a medium. Those who were unable to withstand the power of the Crimson Angel became mindless beasts." Rei pauses, "If a human gets too strong and attempts to betray Varian, then the Crimson Angel will kill the host in order to prevent its power from being used against Varian."
Shinji frowns, "What about Chivalt? He betrayed Varian openly and-" His voice cuts off as his eyes widen, vaguely remembering the exchange between Chivalt and Varian. "…The Crimson Angel sided with the human, right?"
Rei nods, "By doing that, Chivalt gained power equivalent to Lord Varian, but his weakened state left him at a disadvantage…" She notices Shinji's expression. "It wasn't your fault. He made his choice." She stares at the both of them. "Any other questions?"
"The Lance of Longinus." Asuka said in a flat voice. "What the hell are they really?"
Rei smiles, "The Lance of Longinus' were created to act as a way to prevent a Progenitor of Life from going against its purpose. It also acts as a divine weapon with the ability to magnify a Progenitor of Life's power."
"Where's Lilith's Lance of Longinus?" Shinji asks quietly. "If the Crimson Angels have Adam's Lance of Longinus, then where is Lilith's?"
Rei becomes deathly quiet. "It was used as the sealing mechanism for the Doorway of Darkness…but it was summoned to Unit 01 during Third Impact." Shinji blinks, vague remembering how the Lance of Longinus almost seemed to cut in half and become two Lances' instead of one. "As for where it is now, I don't know. It's possible it is gone forever now…"
"…What happens if the Doorway is opened and Lucifer is freed?" Asuka asked in a quiet voice.
Rei sighs, "We'll have a chance if we kill him quickly, but if his full power is restored, it's all over."
Silence dominated the room before Shinji speaks out. "Then we beat the Crimson Angels and kill Lucifer." Asuka stares at him with amazement. "The Doorway is meant to limit the majority of his power when he is released, right?" Rei nods, "Then we just take Adam's Lance of Longinus and kill him with it."
Rei smiles, "That is correct, and if we train enough, we might not even need the Lance of Longinus. The power of the Evangelions is high enough that we might win without the Lance…once the others unlock their Eva's full potential." She stands up and walks to the door and opens it. "That's all I really wanted to do today." She admitted. "So you can leave for today."
Asuka leaves the room slowly with a concerned expression but Shinji stops at the door. "Rei…do you know where the Crimson Angel's are hiding?"
"They likely have a base around the area of the Doorway…but Kaworu didn't show me where it is…so we'll have to find it on our own."
"Thank you Rei." Shinji smiles as he catches up with Asuka, planning to cheer her up after hearing such bleak news.
Asuka sighs as the redhead and the brunette walk down the sidewalk, a few blocks away from Nerv. 'I didn't think things were that bad…fighting the Devil himself. Can we even win?'
'I'm not sure…' Kyoko mutters, 'The situation was worse than I thought…I need to think about this for awhile.'
Shinji gently holds onto Asuka's hand and smiles at her. "Don't worry. We've beaten everything they sent our way." He frowns, "What happened to the unbeatable Asuka?"
"She left after seeing our opponent is the Devil himself. If God himself couldn't beat him, how can we?" Asuka asked softly.
"We just will. Didn't God seal him in order to give humanity a chance to kill him? I doubt he'd do that if there wasn't a chance of pulling it off." Shinji replies as he kisses her on the cheek. "Right?"
Asuka smiles and kisses him gently on the lips. "Yeah, thanks for saying that." Her eyes widened slightly before she pulls Shinji away from the nearby alleyway and gets into a defensive position, glaring at the black cloaked and hooded figure in the alleyway. "Who are you?"
"…My name is Morlina." The figure replied softly, causing Asuka to immediately charges at her in the alleyway and throw an AT Field charged punch at the woman. She just catches the punch, which sends a shockwave back behind her, blowing her hood off. Her hair was golden blonde in color and cascaded down her shoulders and back, her features seemed to indicate an age around 25, but they seemed off. The thing that shocked Asuka, however, was that her eyes weren't blood red, but a crystal clear blue in coloration. "Nice move, but you aren't quite strong enough to face me with that kind of attack." She replied calmly.
Before the situation could degrade any further, Shinji steps in and grabs Asuka's right arm with his right hand, staring calmly at the Crimson Angel. "…Asuka, wait a minute. I don't think she's here to fight us."
"She pinned me and my Eva to the ground when I tried to kill Varian!" Asuka snapped, "And you expect me to just let her go?"
"I apologize for that. My allegiance still lied with Varian at the time, but after Sir Eran's sacrifice, I chose to go against Varian and side with SEELE against him."
"Wait, what?" Shinji's eyes widen, "You mean…SEELE is betraying the Crimson Angels…and who is Sir Eran? Do you mean Chivalt?"
Morlina smiles at the boy. "Sir Eran was the name Chivalt had when he was human…and I forgot all about him until he died in battle."
Asuka calms down as her eyes widen. "Wait, he talked about a Princess…are you-"
Morlina sighs, "Yes, I'm Princess Loriana…or was, at any rate. I wanted to speak with you, Shinji Ikari, but your girlfriend may be included in our discussion."
"As if I'd leave him alone with you." Asuka snapped at her.
Loriana sighs before leaning her back against the alleyway wall. "As of right now, Varian has a small army of Mass-Produced Evangelion Units and his own personal Evangelion, Unit-S01, ready for battle." She says in a serious voice, "SEELE has their own MP Eva Units, but not enough to match them in number. Keel, the leader of SEELE, wants to form a truce with Ikari and you Eva Pilots in order to match them in a direct fight."
Shinji and Asuka stare in amazement at her before the redhead swears in German. "You think we'd side with those bastards after the shit they pulled with Third Impact?"
"I know that…and you have no reason to trust me either, but the situation is far too dangerous to have a three way fight when Varian has the advantage." Loriana states flatly. "Like Chivalt, my Crimson Angel is against Varian. If we join forces, we can match Varian when he sends his forces…and he WILL if Varkon fails in its task."
The pilots' eyes both widen. "What do you mean?" Shinji demanded.
Loriana sighs, "Varian knew about your vacation and planned to wait until you left Japan before sending Varkon to Nerv. If he loses, which he likely will, Varian will unleash every MP Eva Unit down there and rip the Geofront apart."
"Don't the Eva's need a pilot?" Asuka demanded.
"That's why they hacked into the Magi. They needed the data on the dummy plug system." She replies softly. "He DIDN'T expect Shalock to get himself killed, however."
Asuka quickly dashes away from the Crimson Angel and back towards the Nerv Branch in Berlin. Shinji is about to follow her before Morlina's voice interrupted him. "There's nothing you can do to prevent the inevitable, Shinji. The future right now is written in stone…and there's no way to prevent the loss your side will endure."
He glares at the woman. "That's not up to you to decide." He snapped before following after Asuka.
'Shinji…I pray that you'll be able to reach them in time…but nothing can be done for Unit 04 and its pilot. Their fates are sealed.' Loriana thinks sadly to herself before vanishing into thin air.
A/N: At last, we get some more information and the possibility of an alliance, another thing I never thought of in my original storyline…but looking back at the timeline, it was pretty boring. This alliance with SEELE and Loriana will definitely spice things up. See you next time!
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