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Ch. 16: Dream
"How are they?" Shinji asked the doctor.
"Well. Ken is fine, and Dingo will be ok in a day or so, but....Brian, he's, in rough shape. He's alive, but he has yet to wake up. In truth, life support is the only thing keeping him alive, at the moment," replied the doctor solemnly, "look, you can talk to Ken or Dingo if you want, but, please, I implore you to drag that girl from his bed side, Brian needs rest, and I think that that girl could be hindering that rest."
"Ok, I'll try," said Shinji knowing all too well he would have an easier time defeating all of the angel again, then trying to pry Asuka from Brian, who she seemed to treat like a brother.
After, failing to pry Asuka from Brian's bedside, Shinji walked over to talk with Dingo and Ken, and he was sporting a new black eye Asuka had given him, moments ago.
"Ouch!" cried Ken comically, "is Asuka that dead set is staying by his side?"
"Ya," Shinji said, holding a bag of ice to his eye, "she is."
"Just let those two be alone," Dingo said while slowly sitting up, "I can imaging, that they consider each other family after all that they have been through together."
Shinji and Ken nodded in agreement.
"But," asked Ken, "How did Brian manage to get Anubis to self destruct? Anubis was in full control, so how could Brian have gotten to something as dangerous as the self destruct commands?"
"Only one person knows that," said the Doctor solemnly walking through the door, "And I'm afraid, he may be in a coma, but the readings are a little unusual. Dr. Akaji is coming here to examine the data when she's done with her other work. I've already told the girl in his room, she...didn't take it well."
The whole room went quiet. All that was heard was the sound of Asuka's faint sobs.
Brian was dreaming.
"There's too many," he told himself, "For every thing I destroy, more just show up. And, the explosions are starting to deplete my shields. This sucks!" He then yelled aloud, still in his dream world, "Why won't you guys stay down!"
He was reliving the events prier to the self-destruction of Anubis.
"It's not possible for me to win."
"I can help you," stated an evil voice.
"I don't want, nor need your help Anubis."
"I can help you save Asuka."
"Oh, no, that won't work on me. Not this time, you'll save Asuka all right, but only until you can kill her yourself right. That's the way your sick mind works."
"You know me too well. But, no, I like Asuka, she has a violent quality about her that sooths me, almost as much as creating destruction does. I will not harm OUR precious Asuka."
"But last time, to tried to kill her! Remember that! You almost released a full powered Vector Cannon on her!"
"No, that damn plate did that, but you beat it didn't you. I owe you much for that."
"NO! Your plotting something I know it! You'll just keep killing!"
"In order to save OUR Asuka, we MUST kill."
"NO, NO, Get out of my head. I don't want you there!"
"Too late for that, I'm in control now Brian. Now, to....KILL!"
He struggled to regain control but couldn't.
"Why do you resist Brian? You know you like chaos as much as I do. Admit it, It sets your mind at peace while you destroy. Why else would continue to fight? Give up, you cannot beat me. It is hopeless."
He continued to break free, and disregarded Anubis' questioning. He watched as Anubis continued his assaults. He soon saw, to his horror, Asuka's Eva followed by Forci's Frame coming to find him.
"Oh, no" his voice echoed around his head, "Asuka came to find me. Please Asuka run...run while you can...I don't want you dieing too, I lost my family once...I don't want it to happen again....please...for once just run away."
When he saw Asuka had opened a visual link, his heart stopped as he saw her face change from worry to terror. But then, he heard three almost magical words come from Asuka's mouth: Get, Out, and Now. He then soon saw Asuka's and Forci's mechs retreat from view, and he mentally relaxed some.
As time went on, Anubis became furious. He went about destroying anything that it saw.
Still more time passed, but then, they both felt something. It felt like something had been removed. Anubis became over joyied, but Brian was mortified. They had felt the AI Anubuss, become deleted. Anubis wasted zero time in calling up all the power he had, the power of Aumon Anubis, and made short work of the surrounding vessels. On top of that, Jehude and Vola showed up.
Brian pleated with Anubis to spare his friends.
"All right, I will not kill Dingo or Ken.."
"Thank you."
"..How ever.."
"Oh shit, there's a however."
"..I will eradicate Jehude and Vola, and watch as the runners suffocate!"
"NO!"
He did all he could, but he couldn't stop Anubis from crushing Vola's cockpit, or incinerating Jehude.
He then awoke within his dream world.
He was now in a pitch-black place. To his right lay a tunnel with a bright light at the end, and the same thing on his left. The path to his right was warm and inviting, the path to his left, was dim, but familiar. Some how, he knew peace lay to his right, but he felt he should go left.
Brian appeared before him, or at least the Brian that everyone was when Anubis was in control.
"Anubis."
"Brian, I don't know how you did it, but you destroyed my body. We are now fully one. I shall have immortality through you. You have failed. We are of 1 mind, 1 body..but this place isn't big enough for the both of us. I will have full control, just go and die. It's what you've asked for, so now, you can have it. Just walk to the right, and don't stop walking. When I reach the end of the left hall, I will be the dominant; your mind is too weak to stop me. You're too weak!"
"He's right. I am weak. I couldn't save anyone. Not Ken, and not even Dingo. I wish Dingo had his old Jehuty Orbital Frame, to bad it was damaged beyond repair went it beat an earlier model of Anubis. Dingo could have stopped this all with Jehuty."
Be slowly turned, and walked towards the right.
Back in Brian's hospital room, Brian's pulse dropped to zero. But his eyes began to glow red, and his brain activity skyrocketed.
Ch. 16: Dream
"How are they?" Shinji asked the doctor.
"Well. Ken is fine, and Dingo will be ok in a day or so, but....Brian, he's, in rough shape. He's alive, but he has yet to wake up. In truth, life support is the only thing keeping him alive, at the moment," replied the doctor solemnly, "look, you can talk to Ken or Dingo if you want, but, please, I implore you to drag that girl from his bed side, Brian needs rest, and I think that that girl could be hindering that rest."
"Ok, I'll try," said Shinji knowing all too well he would have an easier time defeating all of the angel again, then trying to pry Asuka from Brian, who she seemed to treat like a brother.
After, failing to pry Asuka from Brian's bedside, Shinji walked over to talk with Dingo and Ken, and he was sporting a new black eye Asuka had given him, moments ago.
"Ouch!" cried Ken comically, "is Asuka that dead set is staying by his side?"
"Ya," Shinji said, holding a bag of ice to his eye, "she is."
"Just let those two be alone," Dingo said while slowly sitting up, "I can imaging, that they consider each other family after all that they have been through together."
Shinji and Ken nodded in agreement.
"But," asked Ken, "How did Brian manage to get Anubis to self destruct? Anubis was in full control, so how could Brian have gotten to something as dangerous as the self destruct commands?"
"Only one person knows that," said the Doctor solemnly walking through the door, "And I'm afraid, he may be in a coma, but the readings are a little unusual. Dr. Akaji is coming here to examine the data when she's done with her other work. I've already told the girl in his room, she...didn't take it well."
The whole room went quiet. All that was heard was the sound of Asuka's faint sobs.
Brian was dreaming.
"There's too many," he told himself, "For every thing I destroy, more just show up. And, the explosions are starting to deplete my shields. This sucks!" He then yelled aloud, still in his dream world, "Why won't you guys stay down!"
He was reliving the events prier to the self-destruction of Anubis.
"It's not possible for me to win."
"I can help you," stated an evil voice.
"I don't want, nor need your help Anubis."
"I can help you save Asuka."
"Oh, no, that won't work on me. Not this time, you'll save Asuka all right, but only until you can kill her yourself right. That's the way your sick mind works."
"You know me too well. But, no, I like Asuka, she has a violent quality about her that sooths me, almost as much as creating destruction does. I will not harm OUR precious Asuka."
"But last time, to tried to kill her! Remember that! You almost released a full powered Vector Cannon on her!"
"No, that damn plate did that, but you beat it didn't you. I owe you much for that."
"NO! Your plotting something I know it! You'll just keep killing!"
"In order to save OUR Asuka, we MUST kill."
"NO, NO, Get out of my head. I don't want you there!"
"Too late for that, I'm in control now Brian. Now, to....KILL!"
He struggled to regain control but couldn't.
"Why do you resist Brian? You know you like chaos as much as I do. Admit it, It sets your mind at peace while you destroy. Why else would continue to fight? Give up, you cannot beat me. It is hopeless."
He continued to break free, and disregarded Anubis' questioning. He watched as Anubis continued his assaults. He soon saw, to his horror, Asuka's Eva followed by Forci's Frame coming to find him.
"Oh, no" his voice echoed around his head, "Asuka came to find me. Please Asuka run...run while you can...I don't want you dieing too, I lost my family once...I don't want it to happen again....please...for once just run away."
When he saw Asuka had opened a visual link, his heart stopped as he saw her face change from worry to terror. But then, he heard three almost magical words come from Asuka's mouth: Get, Out, and Now. He then soon saw Asuka's and Forci's mechs retreat from view, and he mentally relaxed some.
As time went on, Anubis became furious. He went about destroying anything that it saw.
Still more time passed, but then, they both felt something. It felt like something had been removed. Anubis became over joyied, but Brian was mortified. They had felt the AI Anubuss, become deleted. Anubis wasted zero time in calling up all the power he had, the power of Aumon Anubis, and made short work of the surrounding vessels. On top of that, Jehude and Vola showed up.
Brian pleated with Anubis to spare his friends.
"All right, I will not kill Dingo or Ken.."
"Thank you."
"..How ever.."
"Oh shit, there's a however."
"..I will eradicate Jehude and Vola, and watch as the runners suffocate!"
"NO!"
He did all he could, but he couldn't stop Anubis from crushing Vola's cockpit, or incinerating Jehude.
He then awoke within his dream world.
He was now in a pitch-black place. To his right lay a tunnel with a bright light at the end, and the same thing on his left. The path to his right was warm and inviting, the path to his left, was dim, but familiar. Some how, he knew peace lay to his right, but he felt he should go left.
Brian appeared before him, or at least the Brian that everyone was when Anubis was in control.
"Anubis."
"Brian, I don't know how you did it, but you destroyed my body. We are now fully one. I shall have immortality through you. You have failed. We are of 1 mind, 1 body..but this place isn't big enough for the both of us. I will have full control, just go and die. It's what you've asked for, so now, you can have it. Just walk to the right, and don't stop walking. When I reach the end of the left hall, I will be the dominant; your mind is too weak to stop me. You're too weak!"
"He's right. I am weak. I couldn't save anyone. Not Ken, and not even Dingo. I wish Dingo had his old Jehuty Orbital Frame, to bad it was damaged beyond repair went it beat an earlier model of Anubis. Dingo could have stopped this all with Jehuty."
Be slowly turned, and walked towards the right.
Back in Brian's hospital room, Brian's pulse dropped to zero. But his eyes began to glow red, and his brain activity skyrocketed.