Evangelion: The Dawn Of Fear

Chapter Two : Ancient Legacy/Kind Of Ages
By The Critical Doctor X



"Fuyutski, come into my office!" Gendo shouted. Fuyutski came running back into Gendo's office where he was shown an old map laid out on the desk. Points were laid out.

"Look at this." Gendo said, the map was pointed at by him.

"Hmmn," Fuyutski's chin was stroked with a steady hand. "Is this from the satellite base?"

"That is correct. We just got it on our band."

"Was it also received across the world?"

Gendo nodded.

"This could mean sabotage," Fuyutski observed.

"Look at these," Gendo grated and pointed at the glowing dots. They were arranged across the ancient continents that used to exist before the Second Impact. "These show the radiance points of the new AT field we've been experimenting with. They show massive consecutive returns in what remains of South America. Undoubtedly something is there."

"It couldn't be?!" Fuyutski jerked out.

"Yes," Gendo snapped. "The Dead Sea Scrolls mentioned another antique civilization with the power of the Eva, the power of the Angels and the power of Man. Undoubtedly this is it, and it has remained buried until our technology has made it able to sound itself out. No doubt it has been buried for thousands of years and survived even the dreadful Second Impact. Its purpose however is still unclear though. And there it resides even until now."

"This could be of tremendous significance to the EVA project!" Fuyutski called.

"Perhaps, but I am assured that we will proceed best without such outside interference. Our science committee has reported that any gains would, without doubt, be useless or at least outweighed by the costs of any such expedition to discover these ancient relics."

"Then what are we to do about them? What if the Angels locate them?"

"That is not for you to concern yourself with, Pr. Fuyutski!"

"Surely we should destroy them with our N2 stockpile?"

"Ridiculous, Fuyutski! Think of how the United Nations would act!"

"Well we have to do something!"

Gendo said nothing with his stern face from behind his tinted sunglasses.

"You have an opening ceremony to be attending, Fuyutski. How well could you talk there knowing that the pitiful remains of the Aztecs civilisation was being destroyed in a new holocaust worse than that the conquistadores visited upon this mighty empire? And the conquistadores didn't have nuclear weapons, did they!"

"Easier than if I knew our inaction was a large factor in our enemies being able to hold a knife to ours and the throat of the world!" Fuyutski said and closed the door as he went out.

"You've always been a fool, Fuyutski. You worry about nothing, I have everything in hand," Gendo said to the closed door.

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Later that morning Misato and the three Children pulled up at the airport and began listening to the loudspeaker announcements of the incoming flights. They went up to the observation deck and took drinks as they watched aircraft after aircraft full of foreign delegates land and be met at the runwayside. Soon all the flights but the American and Europeon delegations had landed. Misato was discussing what she knew with the Children. Suddenly an emergency was disclosed over the loudspeakers.

"Emergency! This is incoming American flight, we are under attack, I repeat, we are under attack."

"What the?!" Misato shouted and looked up into the sky. They could see the jet and a helicopter hovering around it. They ran into the control tower. "What's going on?"

"The incoming plane is being attacked by that helicopter. We have traced its identity and it was rented out to a Mr. Tazik earlier this week!" a technician said.

"Come in, come in, this is Grant 'Blades' Kavanagh on the incoming American diplomatic jet!" the intercom spoke over a loud wind noise.

Misato picked up a headset.

"This is the tower. We read you. Where are you?"

"Flying blind in the jet! The helicopter is retro-fitted with armour and has a man with a machine gun in it, he's already killed the pilots and taken out two engines with his grenades!"

"There must be four hundred terrified people on board!" Misato gasped.

"It's okay, I managed to calm them all down. I've got the plane's controls and I'm shooting back with my pistol! I should be able to..."

Suddenly in the sky there was a massive explosion, everyone looked away from the blinding light as a huge pall of black smoke covered the action. There was no noise from the radio and nothing could be seen apart from the cloud.

"Grant?! Grant? GRANT!??" Misato shouted into the intercom. There was no reply. Everyone looked horrified. Asuka and Rei looked down as Misato slumped to the floor.

"He's gone," Misato murmured, "they got him."

"I don't believe it!" Shinji said. Asuka and Rei agreed. "No," Shinji said and pointed, "I don't beleive it!"

Everyone gasped and looked up. Out of the cloud came the dazzling white jet, soaring like an eagle with Grant at the controls.

A huge cheer went up across the airport and on the plane as it came down towards the runway.

"Misato, I'm okay! Everyone, I'm okay! I've got everything under control, I managed to hit the helicopter's exposed fuel line and it exploded violently. I want you to lay out some retardent foam on the runway 'cause I'm coming down on a wing and a prayer!"

"Good idea. Okay, I'll do it. What's your speed?" Misato asked as she watched the trucks spray the runway and the emergency vehicles line up.

"Four hunded and sixty!" Grant said cooly.

"Oh my God! You need it to be below two hundred!" Misato gasped.

"It's okay. I've got it!" Grant said. "I'll jetisson fuel!"

"I can't watch," Asuka said and hid her eyes behind her hands.

"It's working!" Shinji said, looking at the plane's speed reading.

"He's slowing it down!" Misato said.

"Here I come!" Grant shouted as the plane slammed into the runway sending up a tidal wave of thick white foam. The wings broke off shortly after and the sleek, thick fuselage went slamming through the sea before grinding to a halt at the other end. Misato, the Children and everyone in the control tower went running down to the side of the plane. Big ramps were inflated and the shellshocked people began to leap onto them to escape the wreck.

"Wow, that was some piloting," said one technician beside Misato. "I've worked here for thirty years and I've never seen someone bring a bird home in that shape!"

Soon everyone was out.

"Where's the pilot?!" The survivors asked. Suddenly a sixteen year-old figure appeared at the top of the nearest ramp. He jumped down it, bouncing off the end and completeing a double forward somersault before landing on his feet, sliding his pistol back into its holder and running his hand through his hair. He stood up to his full 6' height, wearing an expensive black suit and having a pair of sleek sunglasses on his face. His hair was jet black and he was very handsome. He took off his sunglasses to reveal black as night eyes and smiled at everyone.

Everyone was impressed, especially Misato and the Children who stood nearest watching him. Misato went forward.

"You must be Grant Kavanagh! You're a hero now, you know?!" she told him.

"That's right! But call me 'Blades', all my friends do," he said in Japanese. Misato and the children were taken aback at this talent. Asuka and Rei began to whisper amongst themselves. "I seem to be in one piece! And you must be Misato Katsuragi, from the Japanese NERV. Pleased to make your aquaintance!" He stepped around her and towards the three children. He shook Shinji's hand. "You must be the third child, Shinji Ikaari!" Shinji nodded meekly and stepped back as Grant passed. He shook Rei's hand and kissed it. "You must be Rei Ayanami." She nodded and blushed as Grant went over to Asuka and shook and kissed her hand too.

"Hah! I'm not going to be impressed by that!" She said.

"Oh really?" Grant said, and leaning towards her with a grin.

Asuka said nothing in spite of herself and began giggling.

Grant laughed. "Never fails!" he turned back to Misato. "I'm the intelligence officer for the American mission, I'm supposed to be meeting up with the other representatives of the various other delegations once we arrive at the Tokyo-3 Needles."

"Really? I was expecting someone a little... older."

Grant laughed. "I'm just full of surprises!"

Suddenly behind them they heard the European plane land and their delegates get out. Their chief, Clint Sabbath, walked forward.

"What the hell do you think you're playing at, Kavanagh!"

The European chief of intelligence, Ulysses Strong, stepped up behind his leader.

"That was totally irresponsible, Kavanagh! You had no right to pilot that plane!"

"Are you kidding?" Grant 'Blades' Kavanagh replied with scorn. "Our plane was attacked by an unknown agressor who killed the pilots and the only one who was calm enough to keep control was me! If I hadn't have piloted that plane then thousands of people would have been killed along with me!"

Clint and Ulysses looked uncomfortable as the crowd assembled against them began to come out in loud support for Grant. Misato stepped up next to the young hero.

"Is that Clint Sabbath?" she asked him quietly. Grant nodded. "I knew it!" she hissed.

"Who is Clint Sabbath?" Asuka asked, stepping up with Rei and Shinji.

"He's the leader of the European Committee. He's the one that's been calling for so many cuts in the NERV budget." Misato was about to continue when suddenly Ulysses Strong went on with his ranting tirade.

"What the hell were you playing at shooting down the helicopter like that?"

"What was I supposed to do?" Grant said calmly. "They were shooting at me. I had every right to shoot back. Unless I was in Europe, apparently."

The crowd began to laugh. Ulysses and Clint looked somewhat lost.

"And anyway, why didn't they attack your plane?" Grant accused. Clint and Ulysses looked up in shock.

"Yeah, that is kind of strange," Misato echoed.

"Come on, Strong," Clint said and began walking away with his staff.

"Well, we've got a ceremony to get to," Misato said.

"Yeah, or what's left of it," Grant concluded. He walked away with Misato and the children.

-End Of Chapter 2