Disclaimer: I don't own EVA.
A/N: Thanks again for pointing out errors. I used ellipses in my original, so it must have gotten lost when the format transferred. Thanks again for the tips, I'll try to fix any other problems. This is shorter then I wanted it to be, because I had to edit a scene that didn't flow correctly. Once it is redone, it will appear in Chapter 4. It is easier on me, to publish in little chunks any way. There will also be a lack of updates until after Christmas, Since I'll be busy with the holiday. Happy Holidays to all.
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Misato was half-asleep as she and three other "hand-picked" rescue team members were briefed. The haze of a hang over pounded inside her skull as every word was spoken, but she tried to pretend she knew what was going on. Besides, Kaji wasn't her superior he couldn't do too much to her. It was 0630, and she was tired, but not too tired to notice the sudden blaring of NERV's alarm system, that quickly put a stop to Kaji's briefing.
In Central Dogma, they were scrambling to figure out what had set off the alert.
"A response team has been sent to the location of the breach."
"Can we get a visual?" Misato asked, bursting in, and receiving worried looks.
"No."
"How about-."
"Major, you've left you detail. Why is that?"
Misato took a shallow breath but ignored Gendo's question.
"Wait, we've just gotten a visual pan-intruder is on-It's-." Maya fell silent.
"It's Asuka." Misato whispered.
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Shinji stumbled into Central Dogma as the visual appeared on the main screen. He mentally kicked himself for not noticing anything unusual earlier, but stayed quite.
"Call back the response team." Misato ordered.
"Already done Major. They couldn't get a solid read on her. Something is delaying the display time of our instruments."
"Shinji!" Misato screamed, and jumped slightly when she saw he was behind her. "Go find her."
As he left Gendo nodded and returned to his office. Fuyutsuki was no where in sight.
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The gun was out now, and the bullets rattled slightly in the clip as her hand shook. How ever powerful FATE's brain washing was, she still knew the guards at NERV were a pretty good shot-when they could actually find their targets. The alarms had stopped, and she knew they had likely seen her by now. All she had to do now, was find her way to Commander Ikari's office.
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Toshi shook his head, and leaned back against his chair. "How'd she do it?"
Miki shrugged loosely in response. "We were distracted, and you were dumb enough to leave the gun out. Juri's scared of her now, so we couldn't expect him to have stopped her. Forget it. Its getting done, that's all that matters. Right?"
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Shinji found himself gasping at the end of the 10th corridor he'd run down. In the abnormal silence, although he could not see Asuka, he was able to hear her retreating footsteps in the stillness. With a shake of his head he followed them.
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In the dark confines of Gendo's office, Asuka's hands were still shaking as she rose the gun. He seemed completely unfazed by having a gun held near his head, and kept his hands folded in front of his face as they always were.
"Good to see you're back Second Child." He adjusted his glasses.
Asuka nervously readjusted her gun stance. The mind control wasn't as good as it should have been, and was preventing her from doing it out right- either that or her better judgement was keeping her from pulling the trigger. She closed her eyes, and drew in a breath. When she reopened them, Shinji had entered and was standing about a foot away. The other door was about 10 feet behind Asuka.
"Asuka-."
Her eyes shot towards him, but neither she or Gendo did anything.
-Do I really want to stop her?- Shinji thought. -If he dies, won't all my problems go away?- "Asuka-." He started nervously. "Put the gun down." It came out as more of a question than an order.
The momentary silence was broken as she cocked the gun and the sound resounded through the room.
"Asuka!" Shinji howled.
Moments passed before a gunshot split the silence and Asuka hit the floor, gun sliding away.
"Oh no-." Misato fell to her knees at the door when she realized what had happened. "I didn't see-." She dropped her own gun, it slid slowly from her fingers.
"Major Katsuragi." Gendo said his normal monotone slightly broken into anger. "Your impulsiveness may have just cost us a pilot."
Shinji had knelt on the ground beside Asuka and was shaking her as blood began to stain her T-shirt.
Gendo was on his feet, and moved beside the two pilots to retrieve the gun Asuka had dropped. Shinji looked up at his father, knowing with a shock what his father planned to do. As Gendo raised the pistol, Shinji stood, not fully knowing what he was doing.
"Father No!" he cried, and stood between his father and Misato, just as the gun went off. He fell to his knees, but remained conscious.
"Shinji-." Misato whispered surprised at the coward's sudden act of selflessness. Unintended or not. She looked at Gendo and slowly raised her head. "I understand what you have to do. All I have to say in my defense is that I couldn't see her."
"They're still alive. You and the Inspector will deliver both to the Infirmary-Immediately. Once you return your fate will be decided officially."
Shinji stood holding his shoulder. "Father-."
Misato and Shinji both stared at Gendo, then at Asuka's body.
"Shinji-." Misato whispered again.
"Don't kill her." Shinji pleaded.
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6 Hours Later
"I don't think she even comprehends what she's done."
"Gendo, she does. How unrealistic is it that she didn't see Asuka?" Fuyutsuki questioned.
"Where was her logic? Who else would be-."
"Ikari, she saw light reflecting off a gun, aimed at your head-which she only saw because of your glasses. The Second Child is alive, that is all that matters."
Gendo moved his hands from his face. "Keep her imprisoned until the next attack."
Fuyutsuki nodded agreement, and exited.
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A/N: Thanks again for pointing out errors. I used ellipses in my original, so it must have gotten lost when the format transferred. Thanks again for the tips, I'll try to fix any other problems. This is shorter then I wanted it to be, because I had to edit a scene that didn't flow correctly. Once it is redone, it will appear in Chapter 4. It is easier on me, to publish in little chunks any way. There will also be a lack of updates until after Christmas, Since I'll be busy with the holiday. Happy Holidays to all.
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Misato was half-asleep as she and three other "hand-picked" rescue team members were briefed. The haze of a hang over pounded inside her skull as every word was spoken, but she tried to pretend she knew what was going on. Besides, Kaji wasn't her superior he couldn't do too much to her. It was 0630, and she was tired, but not too tired to notice the sudden blaring of NERV's alarm system, that quickly put a stop to Kaji's briefing.
In Central Dogma, they were scrambling to figure out what had set off the alert.
"A response team has been sent to the location of the breach."
"Can we get a visual?" Misato asked, bursting in, and receiving worried looks.
"No."
"How about-."
"Major, you've left you detail. Why is that?"
Misato took a shallow breath but ignored Gendo's question.
"Wait, we've just gotten a visual pan-intruder is on-It's-." Maya fell silent.
"It's Asuka." Misato whispered.
---
Shinji stumbled into Central Dogma as the visual appeared on the main screen. He mentally kicked himself for not noticing anything unusual earlier, but stayed quite.
"Call back the response team." Misato ordered.
"Already done Major. They couldn't get a solid read on her. Something is delaying the display time of our instruments."
"Shinji!" Misato screamed, and jumped slightly when she saw he was behind her. "Go find her."
As he left Gendo nodded and returned to his office. Fuyutsuki was no where in sight.
---
The gun was out now, and the bullets rattled slightly in the clip as her hand shook. How ever powerful FATE's brain washing was, she still knew the guards at NERV were a pretty good shot-when they could actually find their targets. The alarms had stopped, and she knew they had likely seen her by now. All she had to do now, was find her way to Commander Ikari's office.
---
Toshi shook his head, and leaned back against his chair. "How'd she do it?"
Miki shrugged loosely in response. "We were distracted, and you were dumb enough to leave the gun out. Juri's scared of her now, so we couldn't expect him to have stopped her. Forget it. Its getting done, that's all that matters. Right?"
---
Shinji found himself gasping at the end of the 10th corridor he'd run down. In the abnormal silence, although he could not see Asuka, he was able to hear her retreating footsteps in the stillness. With a shake of his head he followed them.
---
In the dark confines of Gendo's office, Asuka's hands were still shaking as she rose the gun. He seemed completely unfazed by having a gun held near his head, and kept his hands folded in front of his face as they always were.
"Good to see you're back Second Child." He adjusted his glasses.
Asuka nervously readjusted her gun stance. The mind control wasn't as good as it should have been, and was preventing her from doing it out right- either that or her better judgement was keeping her from pulling the trigger. She closed her eyes, and drew in a breath. When she reopened them, Shinji had entered and was standing about a foot away. The other door was about 10 feet behind Asuka.
"Asuka-."
Her eyes shot towards him, but neither she or Gendo did anything.
-Do I really want to stop her?- Shinji thought. -If he dies, won't all my problems go away?- "Asuka-." He started nervously. "Put the gun down." It came out as more of a question than an order.
The momentary silence was broken as she cocked the gun and the sound resounded through the room.
"Asuka!" Shinji howled.
Moments passed before a gunshot split the silence and Asuka hit the floor, gun sliding away.
"Oh no-." Misato fell to her knees at the door when she realized what had happened. "I didn't see-." She dropped her own gun, it slid slowly from her fingers.
"Major Katsuragi." Gendo said his normal monotone slightly broken into anger. "Your impulsiveness may have just cost us a pilot."
Shinji had knelt on the ground beside Asuka and was shaking her as blood began to stain her T-shirt.
Gendo was on his feet, and moved beside the two pilots to retrieve the gun Asuka had dropped. Shinji looked up at his father, knowing with a shock what his father planned to do. As Gendo raised the pistol, Shinji stood, not fully knowing what he was doing.
"Father No!" he cried, and stood between his father and Misato, just as the gun went off. He fell to his knees, but remained conscious.
"Shinji-." Misato whispered surprised at the coward's sudden act of selflessness. Unintended or not. She looked at Gendo and slowly raised her head. "I understand what you have to do. All I have to say in my defense is that I couldn't see her."
"They're still alive. You and the Inspector will deliver both to the Infirmary-Immediately. Once you return your fate will be decided officially."
Shinji stood holding his shoulder. "Father-."
Misato and Shinji both stared at Gendo, then at Asuka's body.
"Shinji-." Misato whispered again.
"Don't kill her." Shinji pleaded.
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6 Hours Later
"I don't think she even comprehends what she's done."
"Gendo, she does. How unrealistic is it that she didn't see Asuka?" Fuyutsuki questioned.
"Where was her logic? Who else would be-."
"Ikari, she saw light reflecting off a gun, aimed at your head-which she only saw because of your glasses. The Second Child is alive, that is all that matters."
Gendo moved his hands from his face. "Keep her imprisoned until the next attack."
Fuyutsuki nodded agreement, and exited.
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