Disclaimer: Neon Genesis: Evangelion is not my property. It belong to
GAINAX and all affiliates. I am not asking for any money for this
written work. It is permissible to copy, quote, distribute, or in any
other way reproduce the following texts only if they contain this
disclaimer and credit to the author, or I will strike you down with
great vengeance and furious anger.
*Intermission III*
Light surrounded Kensuke in the entry plug. His body seemed to lose
partial control over itself, being controlled by not one but two
consciences. In his head, he could hear a buzzing; communication of
some kind, some alien nature.
The Angel.
Memories floated to the surface of his mind; things he never would
have imagined recalling, minor things, major things, everything. He
had heard of life flashing before your eyes, but never expected it
would be like this.
Newer memories began to come to him. Starting the new year. Toji. The
transfer student, Shinji. Almost being crushed under a giant purple
hand. Misato Katsuragi. Watching the two Evas arise from out of a
mountain. Shinji's interaction with Rei. The cruiser. Asuka.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
Images, sounds, emotions resurfaced themselves about her. Her
criticisms through the Eva's intercom. A strip of film negatives.
Himself saying that the pictures don't reveal her personality. Her
voice from behind the changing partition. Her burnt-red hair. Her
face.
Her.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
The mortal enemy.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
The socialite.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
The other pilot.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
An object of desire...
Suddenly, the light darkened, the noise silenced and Kensuke's mind
came back under his control. Through the Evangelion's intercom, he
could hear Asuka being congratulated for spearing the Angel, or
something.
_What have I just experienced?_
Kensuke felt his conscious thought slowly slip away, himself being
drained from the Angel's absence. He lay back in the pilot's seat,
closed his eyes, and began to see Asuka Langley Sohryu, someone he had
maintained a pretence of hating for almost a year, in an entirely new
light.
"The pilot is still mentally stable?"
"All the tests conform."
"Does he remember what happened?"
"We can't know for sure until he wakes up."
"What is the probability of complete recollection?"
"That is still unconfirmed."
"We cannot afford to lose another pilot to your mistakes."
"Yes, the loss of the Lance of Longinus is already weighing heavily on
our reconsideration of your position."
"The Lance was the only solution. We must accept the loss and continue
proceeding to the schedule."
"That is not your judgment to make, Ikari."
"Kensuke? You awake?"
Kensuke's eyes struggled to batter awake. Through hazy vision he saw a
vague shape standing beside his side.
"Hmm...who's there?"
"It's me...Asuka."
"Asuka? What're you doing here?"
"Well, I...I came to see how you were doing. Nothing wrong with that,
is there?"
"No..." Groggy as he was, Kensuke could still see Asuka being her
defensive self.
"Thank you."
Kensuke heard Asuka speak, but didn't understand it, as sleep had him
in its grip again.
Replacement/additional scenes; 'At Least, Be Humane/Don't Be'
"You're going to be making a direct assault on the Angel. The A.T.
Field we've detected is the second-highest we've ever seen, so you two
will need to get in close and nullify it first before you can do any
damage."
"What are these things for?" Asuka asked from inside the cockpit,
gesturing to the large capsules mounted on her Eva's arm.
"Those are only a temporary measure. They were part of a bomber from
the military, but we had them modified to fit the N2 mines. You're
carrying a lot of explosive power, so be careful. Keep your A.T.
Fields at full all the time: those things are dangerous even inside
the Evas."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..."
The two Evangelions reached the surface. As soon as Kensuke's Eva was
free from its restrains, he began charging the Angel.
"Idiot! Come back here!" Asuka yelled at him.
"Direct assault, that's what Misato said. This is direct as it gets!"
"Misato also said to be careful!" The red Eva started running after
the purple Eva.
Kensuke had reached the Angel's A.T. Field, and was pushing against it
with his left hand, readying the N2 capsules with his right. Due to
his focus in the Angel, which was shaped like a giant blue helix, he
didn't notice one whip-like end preparing to strike him.
"Kensuke! Look out!" Asuka yelled at him.
She saw his Eva's head turn, and the next few moments seemed to pass
in slow-motion.
Asuka planned to push Kensuke out of the way of the Angel, but she had
failed to notice one thing: the length of umbilical cable lying on the
ground, connected to Unit One. Her foot snagged it, and she stumbled,
and the however many tons of metal which made up Unit Two crashed into
the however many tons of metal which made up Unit One. In the impact,
both of the N2 mine capsules attached to the Eva's arms dislodged, and
fell to the ground.
Kensuke had barely enough time to roll his Eva onto Asuka's and set
his A.T. Field to full power before the explosion flew over them.
Asuka came to after blanking out for a moment inside her Eva, feeling
badly bruised all over. All of the nerve circuits had been cut off, as
she could no longer feel anything of the outside world around her. A
haze of red momentarily came into her vision: her own blood. Her nose
was bleeding.
_Kensuke..._
Asuka reached for the Eva's phone line, feeling pain up her arm. The
holographic screen came up, showing Kensuke with his head leant back
against his seat and breathing heavily. He noticed the screen.
"Asuka? Are you alright?"
"Thanks," she managed to get out before she lapsed back into
unconsciousness. "For saving me."
Additional scenes; 'Tear/Rei III'
-Derek Zischke
ageless_strange@optusnet.com.au
"Do you suffer from long-term memory loss? I can't remember..."
-Chumbawhamba
GAINAX and all affiliates. I am not asking for any money for this
written work. It is permissible to copy, quote, distribute, or in any
other way reproduce the following texts only if they contain this
disclaimer and credit to the author, or I will strike you down with
great vengeance and furious anger.
*Intermission III*
Light surrounded Kensuke in the entry plug. His body seemed to lose
partial control over itself, being controlled by not one but two
consciences. In his head, he could hear a buzzing; communication of
some kind, some alien nature.
The Angel.
Memories floated to the surface of his mind; things he never would
have imagined recalling, minor things, major things, everything. He
had heard of life flashing before your eyes, but never expected it
would be like this.
Newer memories began to come to him. Starting the new year. Toji. The
transfer student, Shinji. Almost being crushed under a giant purple
hand. Misato Katsuragi. Watching the two Evas arise from out of a
mountain. Shinji's interaction with Rei. The cruiser. Asuka.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
Images, sounds, emotions resurfaced themselves about her. Her
criticisms through the Eva's intercom. A strip of film negatives.
Himself saying that the pictures don't reveal her personality. Her
voice from behind the changing partition. Her burnt-red hair. Her
face.
Her.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
The mortal enemy.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
The socialite.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
The other pilot.
Asuka Langley Sohryu.
An object of desire...
Suddenly, the light darkened, the noise silenced and Kensuke's mind
came back under his control. Through the Evangelion's intercom, he
could hear Asuka being congratulated for spearing the Angel, or
something.
_What have I just experienced?_
Kensuke felt his conscious thought slowly slip away, himself being
drained from the Angel's absence. He lay back in the pilot's seat,
closed his eyes, and began to see Asuka Langley Sohryu, someone he had
maintained a pretence of hating for almost a year, in an entirely new
light.
"The pilot is still mentally stable?"
"All the tests conform."
"Does he remember what happened?"
"We can't know for sure until he wakes up."
"What is the probability of complete recollection?"
"That is still unconfirmed."
"We cannot afford to lose another pilot to your mistakes."
"Yes, the loss of the Lance of Longinus is already weighing heavily on
our reconsideration of your position."
"The Lance was the only solution. We must accept the loss and continue
proceeding to the schedule."
"That is not your judgment to make, Ikari."
"Kensuke? You awake?"
Kensuke's eyes struggled to batter awake. Through hazy vision he saw a
vague shape standing beside his side.
"Hmm...who's there?"
"It's me...Asuka."
"Asuka? What're you doing here?"
"Well, I...I came to see how you were doing. Nothing wrong with that,
is there?"
"No..." Groggy as he was, Kensuke could still see Asuka being her
defensive self.
"Thank you."
Kensuke heard Asuka speak, but didn't understand it, as sleep had him
in its grip again.
Replacement/additional scenes; 'At Least, Be Humane/Don't Be'
"You're going to be making a direct assault on the Angel. The A.T.
Field we've detected is the second-highest we've ever seen, so you two
will need to get in close and nullify it first before you can do any
damage."
"What are these things for?" Asuka asked from inside the cockpit,
gesturing to the large capsules mounted on her Eva's arm.
"Those are only a temporary measure. They were part of a bomber from
the military, but we had them modified to fit the N2 mines. You're
carrying a lot of explosive power, so be careful. Keep your A.T.
Fields at full all the time: those things are dangerous even inside
the Evas."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..."
The two Evangelions reached the surface. As soon as Kensuke's Eva was
free from its restrains, he began charging the Angel.
"Idiot! Come back here!" Asuka yelled at him.
"Direct assault, that's what Misato said. This is direct as it gets!"
"Misato also said to be careful!" The red Eva started running after
the purple Eva.
Kensuke had reached the Angel's A.T. Field, and was pushing against it
with his left hand, readying the N2 capsules with his right. Due to
his focus in the Angel, which was shaped like a giant blue helix, he
didn't notice one whip-like end preparing to strike him.
"Kensuke! Look out!" Asuka yelled at him.
She saw his Eva's head turn, and the next few moments seemed to pass
in slow-motion.
Asuka planned to push Kensuke out of the way of the Angel, but she had
failed to notice one thing: the length of umbilical cable lying on the
ground, connected to Unit One. Her foot snagged it, and she stumbled,
and the however many tons of metal which made up Unit Two crashed into
the however many tons of metal which made up Unit One. In the impact,
both of the N2 mine capsules attached to the Eva's arms dislodged, and
fell to the ground.
Kensuke had barely enough time to roll his Eva onto Asuka's and set
his A.T. Field to full power before the explosion flew over them.
Asuka came to after blanking out for a moment inside her Eva, feeling
badly bruised all over. All of the nerve circuits had been cut off, as
she could no longer feel anything of the outside world around her. A
haze of red momentarily came into her vision: her own blood. Her nose
was bleeding.
_Kensuke..._
Asuka reached for the Eva's phone line, feeling pain up her arm. The
holographic screen came up, showing Kensuke with his head leant back
against his seat and breathing heavily. He noticed the screen.
"Asuka? Are you alright?"
"Thanks," she managed to get out before she lapsed back into
unconsciousness. "For saving me."
Additional scenes; 'Tear/Rei III'
-Derek Zischke
ageless_strange@optusnet.com.au
"Do you suffer from long-term memory loss? I can't remember..."
-Chumbawhamba