Chapter 3
Fido attacks
Cough cough "I forgot how much I hate that stuff." muttered Asuka as she sat down on the bench in the Pilot Locker room.
"I'd rather eat Misato's cooking." replied Sayoko, currently laid out on another bench.
"Let's not go that far." said Rei.
'Sigh' "You think they'll let us repaint the Evas?" asked Asuka.
Sayoko turned her head and looked at Asuka. "Why? What's wrong with white?"
"Nothing, But I think red is much nicer, besides it'll match my Plug Suit then."
Rei mumbled something quietly into her locker. Asuka overheard her and looked over.
"What was that? I couldn't quite hear you."
Rei poked her head out of her locker "Nothing."
Sayoko rolled her eyes and stared at the ceiling. 'I wonder how Auntie Urd is doing."
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"I HATE this!" shouted Urd. "I didn't do anything!"
Peorth watched Urd pace around the room. "Urd, we all know you didn't do anything, we believe you, it's just..."
"I know...That little troll Loki and that ass kisser Saturn found damning evidence." Urd flopped down into a chair. "Any idea how the data trail ended up at the SysOp's terminal?"
"No, whoever redirected it had to have in-depth knowledge of Yggdrasil, that's the only way it could be done."
Urd closed her eyes, "In-depth knowledge, well, the SysOp's have that, as well as most of the other Ops. Of course most of the older class 0's know the system, and of course Kami-sama."
Peorth thought for a second, "Any 1st or 2nd class people you may have rubbed the wrong way?"
"No, They wouldn't have that kind of access and you know it. There's only 2 1st Class I know of with the clearance to do that type of thing and they are Belldandy and Skuld. I don't see them framing me do you?" 'sigh' "So how does the investigation go?"
"Half the Council believes you should be set free in the next few days if nothing is found."
"And the other half?"
"They want you transferred out. Saturn is even pushing to have you dropped to a 3rd Class."
"What does the Troll say?"
Peorth shrugged, "Loki is surprisingly moving towards freeing you. He even suggested that someone planted that information to discredit deities of mixed origins."
Urd raised an eyebrow at that. "How well did that go over?"
"Saturn got very peeved, as did several other council members." Peorth shook her head. "A huge argument occurred as well as ....some other activities. It took the Valkyries 30 minutes to separate everyone."
Urd let out a huge sigh, "If that keeps up, I won't be leaving here anytime soon."
"It's getting worse. There have already been a few fist fights over this."
"I thought we settled the issue of Gods with mortal backgrounds eons ago."
Peorth gave a weak smile, "Apparently it was just put on hold."
Urd got up and started pacing. "If this keeps up....I'm worried about Sayoko."
"She has Bell and Skuld."
Urd looked at Peorth, "But Bell also will have to watch K and Megumi. Skuld will be with Bell or with Sayoko when she can, but if they are split up like that night......" Urd walked over to her desk and wrote out a message. She then placed it in an envelope and handed it to Peorth. "I want you to deliver this for me."
Peorth glanced at the address, "HER!? WHY HER?!?! And what makes you think she'll be there?"
"She'll be there, where else would she go? Besides, I think she'll accept to try and make-up for what happened."
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Misato sat in her office with her eyes closed. Her CD-player played soft music in the corner.
'Shinji was right. This is relaxing.'
"Misato?"
Misato opened one eye. "Don't you two have something better to do then bother me? Like, Oh I don't know....Grant wishes?"
Belldandy smiled at Misato. Skuld just gave her a look. "Actually, We were hoping to view your security tapes, to see if we could figure out who uploaded the data."
"Sorry, but I already checked. The corridor cam showed no one entering until the next morning, and the control room does not have a camera."
Skuld sighed, "So much for that idea."
"It was worth a shot." said Belldandy.
Misato continued staring at them with one eye closed. "Don't worry, if Kami-sama says everything will work out it will."
"Usually we're the ones who say that." said Belldandy.
"Well then, you should already know that. But I suppose it does help to get reminded every now and then"
Belldandy gave Misato a smile, "Yes, yes it does."
A loud screech echoed throughout the office as the CD player started skipping. Misato sat up and stared at the CD player.
"DAMMIT, I just got that!" She started to get up when she noticed the look on Skuld face. Misato glanced over at Belldandy and saw the same look. It was the look of fury. Misato backed away from her CD player as Skuld walked towards it, transforming into her battle outfit. She pulled out her staff and used it to open the lid of the player. As soon as the lid popped open, a figure burst forth from the CD. Skuld took aim with her staff.
"NO WAIT!! DON'T SHOOT!"
Skuld lowered her staff. Belldandy relaxed slightly. "What is it Mara?"
Mara sat back, trying to calm down. "Give me a second, I wasn't expecting to be blasted on arrival." Mara looked back at Belldandy, "How's the little one?"
"She's doing fine." said Belldandy, "Now, why are you here?"
"Someone released Fido."
Belldandy's eyes widened. "Fido?"
"Yep."
Skuld and Misato looked confused.
"Who the hell is Fido?" asked Misato. Skuld looked at her sister questioningly.
"Fido is a ...uh....pet." said Mara quietly.
"A pet that set my hair on fire." muttered Belldandy.
"He didn't mean it! He was just a cute little thing!"
Skuld and Misato looked at each other with blank looks.
"What is Fido?" asked Skuld.
The building shook as something big took a step outside. Misato and Skuld raced to the window and looked out. A huge Demon walked down the street, flames flowing off its body. Misato and Skuld turned and looked at Mara and Belldandy.
"Fido?" Misato asked.
Mara and Belldandy nodded.
Skuld looked out at the Demon again before turning back to Mara.
"I think we need to discuss the meaning of the word 'cute'."
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The Pilots sat in Eva's 05 thru 09, ready for battle.
"Alright," came Misato's voice, "The target is called a Balrog....."
"Your kidding." asked Sayoko, "Please tell me your kidding."
"No joke Sayoko."
"What the hell is a Balrog?" asked Touji.
Sayoko let out a sigh into the LCL. "A realllllllly big demon."
"Well....Yes" said Misato. "You are to engage and destroy the target."
"Poor Fido." came a second person's voice.
A third then spoke up, "Poor Fido my ....."
"SKULD!!" interrupted a fourth voice.
"Oh by the way, your Mom, Aunt and Mara are here." said Misato.
Sayoko looked up, 'Why me?'
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"Commander, may I ask why these unauthorized personal are in the command room?"
Misato looked at the Sub-Commander. "They are here with my authorization." Misato turned to Maya. "Major, commence the operation."
"Yes Ma'am. Evangelion LUANCH!!"
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Five White Evas raced up launch tracks and into Tokyo-2. Upon arriving at the surface, they all pulled out the Eva's swords.
"The target is located south of your current location." said Maya, "You are clear to engage, however, this is not Tokyo-3 .... so don't wreck anything."
Asuka grumbled something in German that got a slight chuckle out of Sayoko. Maya's eyes narrowed.
"What was that 2nd Child?"
"Nothing Major." replied Asuka. "Alright, Rei, Touji hit him from the east. Shinji and I will hit him from the west. Sayoko, you're back-up."
Sayoko glared at Asuka's picture window on her monitor. "Who made you leader? And why do I have to be back-up?"
Asuka looked directly at Sayoko from the picture window. "First, I decided to take charge. Second, you're still recovering."
Rei's picture window went popped up, "She is right Sayoko. It's only been 3 days since you.....had that accident."
Sayoko let out a sigh. "Alright! I'm back-up!"
Rei gave Sayoko a smile then headed out with Touji. The 4 MP Evas moved quickly into position. In front of them, they could see the Balrog.
"THAT'S Fido!?!" shouted Touji.
It turned and looked at them.
"We've been spotted." said Rei.
"Be careful." came Maya's voice.
The Balrog began to walk towards Rei and Touji.
"Uhh Asuka," said Touji. "If your going to do something...do it now!"
The Balrog started to reach out with its arm towards the Evas, when a sword appeared from its chest.
"GOTCHA!" shouted Asuka.
The Balrog stopped and looked down at its chest. It let out a low earth shaking growl. It spun about sending Unit 06 crashing into a nearby building.
"ASUKA!" Shinji charged at the Balrog, his sword raised. The Balrog moved its hand rapidly, a long whip of fire appeared. Shinji slammed on the brakes as the Balrog sent the end of the whip at Unit 05. The whip wrapped itself around Shinji's neck. Shinji shouted in pain as he was choked and burned. The Balrog pulled on the whip, sending Shinji's Eva into the ground. The Balrog slowly approached Unit 05. As it reached down, Touji's Eva leaped upon it's back.
"YEOW HOT!!!" shouted Touji. But he held on. The Balrog threw itself about, trying to toss off Touji. Unit 08 began to get scorched the longer he held onto the Balrog. The Balrog let out a loud roar and fell on it's back, crushing Unit 08 between itself and the ground.
"GAHHH!" shouted Touji. "Rei get this thing off me!!"
Rei charged the Balrog. She swung her sword at it, burying her blade deep in its shoulder. The Balrog roared in pain, flames shooting out of the wound. It stood up and cracked it's flame whip at Rei, knocking her weapon away and sending Unit 07 crashing to the ground.
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Misato stared in shock as the Balrog tossed the Evas about as if they were nothing. "What the hell is going on? They should be able to stop this thing."
"What are they going to do?" asked Aoba, "Hit it with a newspaper and say 'bad Fido?'"
"They're out of practice." said Maya, ignoring the comment. "It has been 8 years."
Hyuga looked at his board, "It's recovering quickly despite all the damage they are inflicting on it."
Belldandy, Skuld and Mara stood in the back of the command room talking quietly.
"What kind of pet is that!?!" muttered Skuld.
"It's not my personal pet!" said Mara. "Fido's usually kept in a large cage in hell."
"How did he get out?" asked Belldandy.
Mara shook her head. "I don't know! I just don't know. One minute, he's in his cage, and the next he is gone and is walking through the city. I'd say he was teleported, but it would take someone with a lot of power."
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Sayoko watched as her friends were tossed about by the Balrog. She started moving towards the Demon.
"NO Sayoko!" came Shinji's voice. "We can handle it. Stay there!" Sayoko stopped and watched as Unit 05 charged at the Balrog again. He drove his sword deep into the Balrog's chest. He quickly pulled it out as the Balrog tried to swipe at him. The Balrog then tried to hit Shinji with the fire whip. Shinji's AT-Field blocked it. The Balrog repeatedly tried to pierce Shinji's AT-Field, failing each time. Shinji spun and sliced through the Balrog, sending it's head flying over the city. It vanished in a fiery explosion. The body of the Balrog collapsed to the ground, flames still coming off of its body. Shinji let out a sigh and walked over to where Unit 06 disappeared. Touji and Rei also walked over to the wreckage of the building. All 3 began to dig to pull out Asuka when.
"LOOK OUT!!"
The 3 Evas turned to see that the Balrog had fully healed and was coming at them again. It was almost with in reach when two prongs burst forth from its chest. The Balrog let out an ungodly yell and collapsed to the ground, exploding in a massive fireball. When the smoke cleared, a Lance was revealed, its 2 prongs stuck into the ground. Shinji looked back to Unit 09, which remained in the position where it had thrown the spear. The Eva was very slow to straighten out.
"OW!!" shouted Sayoko. "DAMN that hurts!"
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Draco and the Hooded figure sat quietly on the building top. They watched as the Eva's finished digging the buried Unit 6 out and then return to their hangers. Draco glanced at the figure.
"Well, I hope your satisfied. You just got a perfectly good Balrog killed." Draco started to get up.
"It did confirm some things." said the figure.
Draco turned and glared at him. "What?"
"That's for me to know." The figure rose and turned toward Draco. "Have you begun to assemble your forces?"
Draco nodded, "Yes, I have recruited those who have the same beliefs as I do. But they still are afraid of what will happen if we fail."
"We shall not fail." The figure pulled a disk from its robes and tossed it to Draco.
Draco looked at the disk. "What is it?"
"Something to alleviate their fears."
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4 of the Pilots stood in the ready room, Sayoko remained seated, leaning on her right side, trying to relieve the pain she felt on her left. Misato and Maya stood in front of them. Belldandy, Skuld and Mara stood of in the back.
"Well, we seemed to luck out." said Maya. "First, we now know that once you do deploy an AT-Field, the Demons can't get through. Next, the copies of the Lance of Longinus work well against Demons."
"Yippee." muttered Mara. Maya ignored the comment and continued.
"The Evas will be fully repaired in about a day. Until then, I suggest you all practice, you looked like beginners out there. Dismissed."
Maya and Misato turned and left the room.
Touji turned to the others, "Hikari and I are going to a movie. Any of you interested?"
Asuka wrapped her arm around Shinji. "Shinji and I already have plans. We going out with Rei, Mom and Prof. Fuyutsuki."
"Oh." Touji looked over at Sayoko. Belldandy quickly moved her hand over Sayoko's mouth before she could reply.
"Sayoko will be at home resting." said Belldandy. From the look on her face, Sayoko disagreed.
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Dr Taltamir continued to type quickly into a terminal. His assistant walked over.
"What are you doing Sempai?"
Taltamir looked up at her. "The Commander is wrong, we will need the dummy plugs. They could have defeated that ...monster faster then the pilots."
The assistant stared at Taltamir. "But, the Commander turned you down, what will she say when she finds out?"
"Well then, we just won't let her find out. We'll have the Dummy Plugs repainted, and if anyone asks, we are working on a new plug for the pilots. Now come here and assist me with this."
The assistant hesitated for a second before moving to Taltamir. He was an intelligent man after all. What could go wrong?
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Fido attacks
Cough cough "I forgot how much I hate that stuff." muttered Asuka as she sat down on the bench in the Pilot Locker room.
"I'd rather eat Misato's cooking." replied Sayoko, currently laid out on another bench.
"Let's not go that far." said Rei.
'Sigh' "You think they'll let us repaint the Evas?" asked Asuka.
Sayoko turned her head and looked at Asuka. "Why? What's wrong with white?"
"Nothing, But I think red is much nicer, besides it'll match my Plug Suit then."
Rei mumbled something quietly into her locker. Asuka overheard her and looked over.
"What was that? I couldn't quite hear you."
Rei poked her head out of her locker "Nothing."
Sayoko rolled her eyes and stared at the ceiling. 'I wonder how Auntie Urd is doing."
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"I HATE this!" shouted Urd. "I didn't do anything!"
Peorth watched Urd pace around the room. "Urd, we all know you didn't do anything, we believe you, it's just..."
"I know...That little troll Loki and that ass kisser Saturn found damning evidence." Urd flopped down into a chair. "Any idea how the data trail ended up at the SysOp's terminal?"
"No, whoever redirected it had to have in-depth knowledge of Yggdrasil, that's the only way it could be done."
Urd closed her eyes, "In-depth knowledge, well, the SysOp's have that, as well as most of the other Ops. Of course most of the older class 0's know the system, and of course Kami-sama."
Peorth thought for a second, "Any 1st or 2nd class people you may have rubbed the wrong way?"
"No, They wouldn't have that kind of access and you know it. There's only 2 1st Class I know of with the clearance to do that type of thing and they are Belldandy and Skuld. I don't see them framing me do you?" 'sigh' "So how does the investigation go?"
"Half the Council believes you should be set free in the next few days if nothing is found."
"And the other half?"
"They want you transferred out. Saturn is even pushing to have you dropped to a 3rd Class."
"What does the Troll say?"
Peorth shrugged, "Loki is surprisingly moving towards freeing you. He even suggested that someone planted that information to discredit deities of mixed origins."
Urd raised an eyebrow at that. "How well did that go over?"
"Saturn got very peeved, as did several other council members." Peorth shook her head. "A huge argument occurred as well as ....some other activities. It took the Valkyries 30 minutes to separate everyone."
Urd let out a huge sigh, "If that keeps up, I won't be leaving here anytime soon."
"It's getting worse. There have already been a few fist fights over this."
"I thought we settled the issue of Gods with mortal backgrounds eons ago."
Peorth gave a weak smile, "Apparently it was just put on hold."
Urd got up and started pacing. "If this keeps up....I'm worried about Sayoko."
"She has Bell and Skuld."
Urd looked at Peorth, "But Bell also will have to watch K and Megumi. Skuld will be with Bell or with Sayoko when she can, but if they are split up like that night......" Urd walked over to her desk and wrote out a message. She then placed it in an envelope and handed it to Peorth. "I want you to deliver this for me."
Peorth glanced at the address, "HER!? WHY HER?!?! And what makes you think she'll be there?"
"She'll be there, where else would she go? Besides, I think she'll accept to try and make-up for what happened."
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Misato sat in her office with her eyes closed. Her CD-player played soft music in the corner.
'Shinji was right. This is relaxing.'
"Misato?"
Misato opened one eye. "Don't you two have something better to do then bother me? Like, Oh I don't know....Grant wishes?"
Belldandy smiled at Misato. Skuld just gave her a look. "Actually, We were hoping to view your security tapes, to see if we could figure out who uploaded the data."
"Sorry, but I already checked. The corridor cam showed no one entering until the next morning, and the control room does not have a camera."
Skuld sighed, "So much for that idea."
"It was worth a shot." said Belldandy.
Misato continued staring at them with one eye closed. "Don't worry, if Kami-sama says everything will work out it will."
"Usually we're the ones who say that." said Belldandy.
"Well then, you should already know that. But I suppose it does help to get reminded every now and then"
Belldandy gave Misato a smile, "Yes, yes it does."
A loud screech echoed throughout the office as the CD player started skipping. Misato sat up and stared at the CD player.
"DAMMIT, I just got that!" She started to get up when she noticed the look on Skuld face. Misato glanced over at Belldandy and saw the same look. It was the look of fury. Misato backed away from her CD player as Skuld walked towards it, transforming into her battle outfit. She pulled out her staff and used it to open the lid of the player. As soon as the lid popped open, a figure burst forth from the CD. Skuld took aim with her staff.
"NO WAIT!! DON'T SHOOT!"
Skuld lowered her staff. Belldandy relaxed slightly. "What is it Mara?"
Mara sat back, trying to calm down. "Give me a second, I wasn't expecting to be blasted on arrival." Mara looked back at Belldandy, "How's the little one?"
"She's doing fine." said Belldandy, "Now, why are you here?"
"Someone released Fido."
Belldandy's eyes widened. "Fido?"
"Yep."
Skuld and Misato looked confused.
"Who the hell is Fido?" asked Misato. Skuld looked at her sister questioningly.
"Fido is a ...uh....pet." said Mara quietly.
"A pet that set my hair on fire." muttered Belldandy.
"He didn't mean it! He was just a cute little thing!"
Skuld and Misato looked at each other with blank looks.
"What is Fido?" asked Skuld.
The building shook as something big took a step outside. Misato and Skuld raced to the window and looked out. A huge Demon walked down the street, flames flowing off its body. Misato and Skuld turned and looked at Mara and Belldandy.
"Fido?" Misato asked.
Mara and Belldandy nodded.
Skuld looked out at the Demon again before turning back to Mara.
"I think we need to discuss the meaning of the word 'cute'."
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The Pilots sat in Eva's 05 thru 09, ready for battle.
"Alright," came Misato's voice, "The target is called a Balrog....."
"Your kidding." asked Sayoko, "Please tell me your kidding."
"No joke Sayoko."
"What the hell is a Balrog?" asked Touji.
Sayoko let out a sigh into the LCL. "A realllllllly big demon."
"Well....Yes" said Misato. "You are to engage and destroy the target."
"Poor Fido." came a second person's voice.
A third then spoke up, "Poor Fido my ....."
"SKULD!!" interrupted a fourth voice.
"Oh by the way, your Mom, Aunt and Mara are here." said Misato.
Sayoko looked up, 'Why me?'
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"Commander, may I ask why these unauthorized personal are in the command room?"
Misato looked at the Sub-Commander. "They are here with my authorization." Misato turned to Maya. "Major, commence the operation."
"Yes Ma'am. Evangelion LUANCH!!"
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Five White Evas raced up launch tracks and into Tokyo-2. Upon arriving at the surface, they all pulled out the Eva's swords.
"The target is located south of your current location." said Maya, "You are clear to engage, however, this is not Tokyo-3 .... so don't wreck anything."
Asuka grumbled something in German that got a slight chuckle out of Sayoko. Maya's eyes narrowed.
"What was that 2nd Child?"
"Nothing Major." replied Asuka. "Alright, Rei, Touji hit him from the east. Shinji and I will hit him from the west. Sayoko, you're back-up."
Sayoko glared at Asuka's picture window on her monitor. "Who made you leader? And why do I have to be back-up?"
Asuka looked directly at Sayoko from the picture window. "First, I decided to take charge. Second, you're still recovering."
Rei's picture window went popped up, "She is right Sayoko. It's only been 3 days since you.....had that accident."
Sayoko let out a sigh. "Alright! I'm back-up!"
Rei gave Sayoko a smile then headed out with Touji. The 4 MP Evas moved quickly into position. In front of them, they could see the Balrog.
"THAT'S Fido!?!" shouted Touji.
It turned and looked at them.
"We've been spotted." said Rei.
"Be careful." came Maya's voice.
The Balrog began to walk towards Rei and Touji.
"Uhh Asuka," said Touji. "If your going to do something...do it now!"
The Balrog started to reach out with its arm towards the Evas, when a sword appeared from its chest.
"GOTCHA!" shouted Asuka.
The Balrog stopped and looked down at its chest. It let out a low earth shaking growl. It spun about sending Unit 06 crashing into a nearby building.
"ASUKA!" Shinji charged at the Balrog, his sword raised. The Balrog moved its hand rapidly, a long whip of fire appeared. Shinji slammed on the brakes as the Balrog sent the end of the whip at Unit 05. The whip wrapped itself around Shinji's neck. Shinji shouted in pain as he was choked and burned. The Balrog pulled on the whip, sending Shinji's Eva into the ground. The Balrog slowly approached Unit 05. As it reached down, Touji's Eva leaped upon it's back.
"YEOW HOT!!!" shouted Touji. But he held on. The Balrog threw itself about, trying to toss off Touji. Unit 08 began to get scorched the longer he held onto the Balrog. The Balrog let out a loud roar and fell on it's back, crushing Unit 08 between itself and the ground.
"GAHHH!" shouted Touji. "Rei get this thing off me!!"
Rei charged the Balrog. She swung her sword at it, burying her blade deep in its shoulder. The Balrog roared in pain, flames shooting out of the wound. It stood up and cracked it's flame whip at Rei, knocking her weapon away and sending Unit 07 crashing to the ground.
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Misato stared in shock as the Balrog tossed the Evas about as if they were nothing. "What the hell is going on? They should be able to stop this thing."
"What are they going to do?" asked Aoba, "Hit it with a newspaper and say 'bad Fido?'"
"They're out of practice." said Maya, ignoring the comment. "It has been 8 years."
Hyuga looked at his board, "It's recovering quickly despite all the damage they are inflicting on it."
Belldandy, Skuld and Mara stood in the back of the command room talking quietly.
"What kind of pet is that!?!" muttered Skuld.
"It's not my personal pet!" said Mara. "Fido's usually kept in a large cage in hell."
"How did he get out?" asked Belldandy.
Mara shook her head. "I don't know! I just don't know. One minute, he's in his cage, and the next he is gone and is walking through the city. I'd say he was teleported, but it would take someone with a lot of power."
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Sayoko watched as her friends were tossed about by the Balrog. She started moving towards the Demon.
"NO Sayoko!" came Shinji's voice. "We can handle it. Stay there!" Sayoko stopped and watched as Unit 05 charged at the Balrog again. He drove his sword deep into the Balrog's chest. He quickly pulled it out as the Balrog tried to swipe at him. The Balrog then tried to hit Shinji with the fire whip. Shinji's AT-Field blocked it. The Balrog repeatedly tried to pierce Shinji's AT-Field, failing each time. Shinji spun and sliced through the Balrog, sending it's head flying over the city. It vanished in a fiery explosion. The body of the Balrog collapsed to the ground, flames still coming off of its body. Shinji let out a sigh and walked over to where Unit 06 disappeared. Touji and Rei also walked over to the wreckage of the building. All 3 began to dig to pull out Asuka when.
"LOOK OUT!!"
The 3 Evas turned to see that the Balrog had fully healed and was coming at them again. It was almost with in reach when two prongs burst forth from its chest. The Balrog let out an ungodly yell and collapsed to the ground, exploding in a massive fireball. When the smoke cleared, a Lance was revealed, its 2 prongs stuck into the ground. Shinji looked back to Unit 09, which remained in the position where it had thrown the spear. The Eva was very slow to straighten out.
"OW!!" shouted Sayoko. "DAMN that hurts!"
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Draco and the Hooded figure sat quietly on the building top. They watched as the Eva's finished digging the buried Unit 6 out and then return to their hangers. Draco glanced at the figure.
"Well, I hope your satisfied. You just got a perfectly good Balrog killed." Draco started to get up.
"It did confirm some things." said the figure.
Draco turned and glared at him. "What?"
"That's for me to know." The figure rose and turned toward Draco. "Have you begun to assemble your forces?"
Draco nodded, "Yes, I have recruited those who have the same beliefs as I do. But they still are afraid of what will happen if we fail."
"We shall not fail." The figure pulled a disk from its robes and tossed it to Draco.
Draco looked at the disk. "What is it?"
"Something to alleviate their fears."
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4 of the Pilots stood in the ready room, Sayoko remained seated, leaning on her right side, trying to relieve the pain she felt on her left. Misato and Maya stood in front of them. Belldandy, Skuld and Mara stood of in the back.
"Well, we seemed to luck out." said Maya. "First, we now know that once you do deploy an AT-Field, the Demons can't get through. Next, the copies of the Lance of Longinus work well against Demons."
"Yippee." muttered Mara. Maya ignored the comment and continued.
"The Evas will be fully repaired in about a day. Until then, I suggest you all practice, you looked like beginners out there. Dismissed."
Maya and Misato turned and left the room.
Touji turned to the others, "Hikari and I are going to a movie. Any of you interested?"
Asuka wrapped her arm around Shinji. "Shinji and I already have plans. We going out with Rei, Mom and Prof. Fuyutsuki."
"Oh." Touji looked over at Sayoko. Belldandy quickly moved her hand over Sayoko's mouth before she could reply.
"Sayoko will be at home resting." said Belldandy. From the look on her face, Sayoko disagreed.
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Dr Taltamir continued to type quickly into a terminal. His assistant walked over.
"What are you doing Sempai?"
Taltamir looked up at her. "The Commander is wrong, we will need the dummy plugs. They could have defeated that ...monster faster then the pilots."
The assistant stared at Taltamir. "But, the Commander turned you down, what will she say when she finds out?"
"Well then, we just won't let her find out. We'll have the Dummy Plugs repainted, and if anyone asks, we are working on a new plug for the pilots. Now come here and assist me with this."
The assistant hesitated for a second before moving to Taltamir. He was an intelligent man after all. What could go wrong?
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