Epilog I:
In front his bureau the officiers were waiting for him to follow.
"Major Katsuragi, you took care of Shinji before, and you did a good job. So, please, take
care for him, until I´ve heard my sentence."
"I will, Commander Ikari."
"Thanks."
"And I will take care of Rei", Ritsuko explained.
"You?"
"Yes. I thought her to be some sort of rival... Now I think that I have to compensate."
"Thank you."
"I will take care of her like she was my own daughter."
Ikari looked at Kaji and Larsen.
"And have to thank you for your aid. Did Tabris return home without complications?"
"As he told us, we sent him and Adam into the lunar orbit and detonated the craft."
"Good. So I can leave now. Larsen, please give your daughter my greetings."
"I will. She asked about you right after she woke up."
Ikari nodded with a thin smile.
"Fuyutsuki, you are in command now."
"Ikari."
He walked past them, left the room.
"Thank you for your patience." he told the ministery of law officials.
"Wait, please!"
The officials stepped aside, making way for Shinji who sat in a wheelchair pushed by his
two female fellow pilots. When their stopped in front of Gendo, Rei nodded at the
commander and dragged Asuka away to the next corner.
Gendo´s throat was dry when he watched his son, even knowing that he wouldn´t have to use
a wheelchair for a long time - just until he had recovered from the more grave injuries.
"Shinji..."
"Father."
The two looked at each for a very long time, like they were meeting for the very first time.
"Come." one of the officials said.
"I have to go, Shinji."
"Yes. I forgive you..."
The older Ikari nodded, smiled and followed the officials.
Epilog II:
The street in front of the building where Misato´s apartment is, a month later
Larsen and Kaji were sitting in a car in front of the house.
"Thanks for driving me here, Wolf."
"No problem, if I have to come back to Japan to make my report before the judges, I can
at least say ´Hello´ to them."
"What do you think will be the sentence?"
"Good question. Depends on how the judges think about Ikari´s change of mind within their
decision. I don´t think that he will be sentenced to death like Keel and his followers."
"Our statements will be quite important."
"Yes. Shinji shouldn´t have to lose his father a second time."
"Hm... Eh, look, Wolf - there´s Rei!"
"Where? Ah!"
Rei Ayanami stood in front of the building´s door, pushing a bell-buttom.
"What´s she doing here?"
"She and Shinji have become quite close friends - and if Asuka wouldn´t intercept
everytime... who knows..."
The door was opened from inside and Asuka stormed out, dragging Shinji along with her.
"Ah, good to see that they are okay again."
Asuka stopped before colliding with Rei. Several seconds went by with nobody moving, then
Asuka demonstratly hooked her arm with Shinji´s while the boy´s eyes kept darting around.
"I guess he´s about to faint."
"Kaji..."
Larsen sighed.
"Shouldn´t we do something?"
"So Asuka can kill us? No way!"
Rei frowned. Then she hooked her arm with Shinji´s free arm, so that the boy was now between
the two girls.
Kaji laughed.
"Seems like our problems are over now... but his are just beginning..."
Larsen joined the laughter.
"For which of them will he decide? What do you think?"
"Hm, if I were him, I´d know what I´d do..."
"What?"
"Both..." Kaji laughed.
"Ah! I feel sick...!"
The END
Coming soon:
Revised German Version of Turning Points III (Kreuzwege III)
Translation of Turning Points IV: Invasion (set after 3I)
In front his bureau the officiers were waiting for him to follow.
"Major Katsuragi, you took care of Shinji before, and you did a good job. So, please, take
care for him, until I´ve heard my sentence."
"I will, Commander Ikari."
"Thanks."
"And I will take care of Rei", Ritsuko explained.
"You?"
"Yes. I thought her to be some sort of rival... Now I think that I have to compensate."
"Thank you."
"I will take care of her like she was my own daughter."
Ikari looked at Kaji and Larsen.
"And have to thank you for your aid. Did Tabris return home without complications?"
"As he told us, we sent him and Adam into the lunar orbit and detonated the craft."
"Good. So I can leave now. Larsen, please give your daughter my greetings."
"I will. She asked about you right after she woke up."
Ikari nodded with a thin smile.
"Fuyutsuki, you are in command now."
"Ikari."
He walked past them, left the room.
"Thank you for your patience." he told the ministery of law officials.
"Wait, please!"
The officials stepped aside, making way for Shinji who sat in a wheelchair pushed by his
two female fellow pilots. When their stopped in front of Gendo, Rei nodded at the
commander and dragged Asuka away to the next corner.
Gendo´s throat was dry when he watched his son, even knowing that he wouldn´t have to use
a wheelchair for a long time - just until he had recovered from the more grave injuries.
"Shinji..."
"Father."
The two looked at each for a very long time, like they were meeting for the very first time.
"Come." one of the officials said.
"I have to go, Shinji."
"Yes. I forgive you..."
The older Ikari nodded, smiled and followed the officials.
Epilog II:
The street in front of the building where Misato´s apartment is, a month later
Larsen and Kaji were sitting in a car in front of the house.
"Thanks for driving me here, Wolf."
"No problem, if I have to come back to Japan to make my report before the judges, I can
at least say ´Hello´ to them."
"What do you think will be the sentence?"
"Good question. Depends on how the judges think about Ikari´s change of mind within their
decision. I don´t think that he will be sentenced to death like Keel and his followers."
"Our statements will be quite important."
"Yes. Shinji shouldn´t have to lose his father a second time."
"Hm... Eh, look, Wolf - there´s Rei!"
"Where? Ah!"
Rei Ayanami stood in front of the building´s door, pushing a bell-buttom.
"What´s she doing here?"
"She and Shinji have become quite close friends - and if Asuka wouldn´t intercept
everytime... who knows..."
The door was opened from inside and Asuka stormed out, dragging Shinji along with her.
"Ah, good to see that they are okay again."
Asuka stopped before colliding with Rei. Several seconds went by with nobody moving, then
Asuka demonstratly hooked her arm with Shinji´s while the boy´s eyes kept darting around.
"I guess he´s about to faint."
"Kaji..."
Larsen sighed.
"Shouldn´t we do something?"
"So Asuka can kill us? No way!"
Rei frowned. Then she hooked her arm with Shinji´s free arm, so that the boy was now between
the two girls.
Kaji laughed.
"Seems like our problems are over now... but his are just beginning..."
Larsen joined the laughter.
"For which of them will he decide? What do you think?"
"Hm, if I were him, I´d know what I´d do..."
"What?"
"Both..." Kaji laughed.
"Ah! I feel sick...!"
The END
Coming soon:
Revised German Version of Turning Points III (Kreuzwege III)
Translation of Turning Points IV: Invasion (set after 3I)