Asuka laid back into the bathtub of the derelict ruins of Tokyo-03 and waited for the life to drain out of her. Suddenly she looked up as if she had an epiphany, her gaunt eye revealed.
Down below, Shinji observed the Geofront from within his confinement as he paced back and forth as he ruminated on the Commander's words.
"You know, don't you? If Katsuragi kills me, all hope of saving her is lost."
Asuka climbed out of her tub, still confined within her plug suit. She walked out of the room with no walls, without a mind for the debris cutting into her feet and stepped out onto the veranda.
She looked down at the massive crater that would descend to the Geofront, the head of the Pyramid poking its head out amongst the smoky ruins.
He looks up, the sun bled through into the artificial environment, the building he knew that Asuka waited to die inside of in sight. The ruined skyscraper had a silhouette against the sun.
She stared below, pleadingly.
Shinji hung his head in shame and shed a single tear as he exited the confinement without any resistance.
The doors to the Commander's office slid open, blue light bled out into it's sinister red. Misato Katsuragi marched into the office with a look of murderous determination, Kaji and Fuyutsuki by her side.
Commander Akagi observed the smoky ruins of the Geofront, her back turned on them. Upon hearing their footsteps, she spinned in her wheely chair to face them. "Ah, Major Katsuragi. I take it that the final Angel has been destroyed." She said, Misato narrowed her gaze. "I must say, you're here sooner than I expected."
Misato unclipped her pistol from her holster, Kaji and Fuyutsuki followed suit. "In the name of the United Nations and the Japanese government." They point the pistols at her. "You're under arrest, Commander." She pulled the hammer back.
Naoko raised an eyebrow. "Are you threatening me, Major Katsuragi?"
"The government will decide your fate."
"I am the government."
"Not. Yet."
Naoko slowly rose out of her chair. She brandished her palm, an orb bulged to break free underneath the skin. "It's treason, then." An eyelid broke out of her palm.
The Spawn of Adam.
Naoko projected an AT Field underneath her feet and launched in the air. She did a bitching sweet spin and screeched. "ARA-ARAAAAAAAH-"
She skidded on the ground as she landed. The trio instantly opened fire, the bullets deflected off another AT Field, the ricochet grazed Misato's shoulder.
The Commander held the AT Field in place as Kaji and Fuyutsuki continued to shoot. She snarls and thrusts her palm, the sheer force of the AT Field blasts them out of the office, which left behind a massive hole. They plummeted out of the Geofront. The wind blew furiously inside.
From behind, Misato shouted in agony. Naoko turned to see that she impaled a strange artifact into her forehead and gasped. "The Key of Nebuchadnezzar!?"
Misato's head thrashed in place as the metal Key began to dissolve, the corrosive liquid ate away at her eyes until only a glowing red chasm remained.
Naoko projected another AT Field, Misato easily deflected it and sent Naoko flying to a wall. She brandished her gun, shooting in vain. Naoko threw another AT Field. She turned to see Shinji had calmly walked into the office and as she released the field, the bullet struck Naoko's chest.
She crawled away in fear to the prowling Misato, against the hole in her office. Misato aimed the gun at her forehead. "You are under arrest, Commander." Shinji walked to Misato's side, who motioned for him to stay back. He stared at horror at her mangled, melted face.
Naoko whimpered and looked at Shinji, "Shinji! I told it would come to this. I was right." She wheezed, Shinji regarded her evenly. Naoko cowered into herself, "The JSSDF are taking over!"
"The Instrumentality Project will never commence." Misato lowered her brow. "You have lost."
Naoko snarled, her warm visage evaporated. "No. No… No!" She projected an AT Field, which knocked away Misato's pistol. "You will die!" She deflected the blast with her own AT Field, the two clashed, a kaleidoscope of lights flashed in Shinji's face. "She's a traitor!"
Misato struggled against the clash, "She… is the traitor!" She grunted out. The Field pushed in her favor, it blanketed Naoko's face.
Naoko's face began to ripple as her youth peeled away, her eyes glowed yellow. She looked at Shinji, "I have the power to save the one you love!" She pleaded. "You must… chooose!" Shinji's brow lowered.
"Don't listen to her, Shinji!" Misato exclaimed. Thunder roared in the background, a bolt struck into the dome of the Geofront.
Naoko's mahogany hair sizzled as it corroded into a sickly white color, "Don't let her kill me!" She whimpered. Her eyes rolled back, "I can't hold it any longer! I...I-I-I'm weak. I'm too weak!"
Misato growled and with one final shout, shattered Naoko's AT Field, the back of her head banged against debris. "Shinji, help me, Help me!"
Misato summoned her pistol back to her hand and aimed it at her forehead as Naoko stammered. All traces of her beauty were gone, her true visage revealed.
An old hag.
"I can't hold on any longer…" She wheezed.
Misato scowled, "I'm ending this! Once, and for all-"
"You can't!" Shinji protested. Misato slowly turned to her, the fiery chasm that was once her eyes crackled with energy. "She must stand trial! She might have information-"
Naoko quietly observed the two, her façade of weakness ready to return upon eye contact. Like a crocodile with its jaws wide open.
"She has control of the UN and SEELE! She's too dangerous to be kept alive!"
"I'm too weak. Oh- oh- don't kill me, please!"
Shinji stepped in between the two. "This is wrong. She must live!"
His guardian shoved him aside, "Please don't." Naoko whimpered.
Misato pulled back the hammer. "I need her!" Shinji shouted.
"Please- don't!" She squeezed the trigger.
"No!" Shinji lunged and grabbed the pistol. He reached into Misato's eyes and yanked out the Key of Nebuchadnezzar, which melted his right hand.
Misato clutched her eyes and shrieked in agony.
Naoko smirked and blasted her with the AT Field. "Power!" She cackled. Misato is helpless against the waves, which peeled away at her skin as she convulsed. Naoko relished in every scream that left her body, "Unlimited...power!"
One final blast propelled Misato out of the office, she flew out of the Geofront to her death.
Naoko's head slacked as she sighed. "Ah…." She tilted her head in an unnatural angle to look at Shinji with a smile on her face.
He collapsed onto his knees. "I'm sorry…"
A/N: I'm not sorry- at all lmao
All joking aside though, this is not how Commander Akagi is going to go down, at all. I did sort of toy with this idea before discarding it instantly but then I realizes this is a great opportunity for a fun lil parody to get off my chest and move on to something more creative. Maybe Shinji will turn to the dark side, maybe not. Who knows? Fuck if I do. Find out at chapter 16 of CA huehuehue.
Thanks you SheriffJohnStone for helping me out with the idea! Check out his fic Yui's Words, total fckn banger. Shits about to go down.
Till then take care yall!