All right, I am not going to put them up on intervals. Too much work to
do. I'll just put them up as I go. And Enforces and Formalities are on
hold so I can finish this one up. Might take a while.
Chapter 11: Rejoice, Angels of the Host
"The NERV security forces have been offering very heavy resistance," reported the SSDF sergeant, "We've taken heavy casualties but we have secured the entrances."
"How are we on progressing towards the EVA units?"
"Slow. We're five hours behind schedule, and we can only expect to fall further behind."
"There are never easy jobs for us," said the colonel.
Ritsuko had already instituted the 666-protector program. Gendo had just not activated until the hacking began. Now the JSSDF Special Forces were storming the base. Evans and Section 2 had done admirable work in holding them off and it seemed as if they would be able to do so indefinitely. Misato was in the command center looking over the tactical display. The invaders were all held at bay for the moment. What she was worried about was Rei. So far, they had been unable to locate her and she would be needed to pilot Unit 07. Without her, it was useless.
"Any progress on locating the First Child," she asked Makoto.
"I'm sorry Major. We haven't found anything yet."
Misato took a deep breath. She could only pray that Rei was all right.
Shinji was pacing around the secured room they were in. Two guards were outside to keep him and Asuka safe as well as confined for the time being. He was worried about Rei and didn't know where she was.
"Will you quit that already?" Asuka complained.
"Sorry. I'm just a little worried about Rei."
"A little? Shinji, if you keep pacing, you're going to walk a hole in the floor. Now sit down and relax! Rei can take care of herself."
"I guess you're right," Shinji said, finally sitting down. However, five seconds later he was at it again.
"Jeez Shinji. Why are you so worried? It isn't like Rei is going to die or anything. I'm sure Misato will find her unharmed and she's just hiding somewhere."
"No. Rei doesn't hide." Worry clouded his eyes.
"Well it's not like we can go out and look for her. We are kind off locked in here."
Shinji dragged one of the chairs under a ventilation screen.
"Oh Shinji, no!"
"I have to Asuka. I can't leave Rei to be killed out there."
"What about me!" she demanded, "You're going to leave me to get killed?"
"Asuka, there are two guards outside that'll protect you. You're going to be fine." He pulled down the screen and started climbing up.
"Shinji! Please don't go!" Asuka pleaded.
Shinji paused. "Asuka. I'm going to be fine. Once I find Rei I'll come back."
He then pulled himself up into the conduit and started crawling around. Asuka at first was silent, but then kicked the chair. Her eyes started to fill with tears. Why did Shinji care so much for Rei? Shinji was hers, and she would never let anyone else have him.
Shinji crawled through the conduit and was finally far away enough not to be noticed if he jumped out. He kicked open another screen and jumped down. No one seemed to have noticed so he took off. If there were an attack, Rei would most likely go to the locker room to wait for the deployment order. Shinji headed down. He had just turned a corner when he ran into something.
Oh crap, he thought. He was caught.
"Ikari?"
Shinji looked up and saw Evans standing before him.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I'm trying to find Rei," said Shinji.
"Leave that to my Section."
"But they can't find her. They don't know her."
"And you do?"
"Yes. At least I know her well enough."
Evans sighed. "I'm going to regret this. All right. Come on."
Shinji smiled and started running down.
"She's not in the lockers," said Evans.
"There's another place she might be in," said Shinji.
He got into an elevator and headed down as far as he could go, but didn't have the clearance level.
"Here. Let me." Evans swiped a card and the elevator started downward.
"Do you know where we are going?"
"Dogma," said Evans. Suddenly he got a radio call. "Yes?"
"Sir, SSDF troops have penetrated the primary line."
"Retreat to secondary and third defensive lines. We need to fight this with defenses in depth or we're not going to survive. Understood?"
"Yes sir."
"How are things going?"
"We caused the Japanese forces heavy casualties," Evans answered, "But they broke through the first line. Now we just have to see how well they deal with the other ones."
The elevator finally stopped and they got out. Evans swiped his card again and the door opened. They saw two figures standing on the platform before Lilith. Rei was nude while Gendo stood before her.
"Rei!" Shinji yelled out.
Gendo turned around and saw the two.
"It is unfortunate that you are here," he said. Then he took out a gun and grabbed Rei, pointing it at her head. "If you interfere, she will die."
Evans already had his gun out and aimed at Gendo.
"You can't possible hit me from that far," Gendo said confidently.
"I don't have to."
Suddenly, a shot ran out and a bloody hole appeared in Gendo's head. Shinji turned his gaze and saw Ritsuko barely visible in the LCL. The gun fell from her hand and she sank underneath the water.
"Rei," Shinji yelled, "Are you okay?"
Rei was silent. Her eyes suddenly started glowing.
"Rei?"
"It's too late," said Evans, "It's begun."
Rei floated upwards into the air and entered Lilith's chest.
"Rei!"
Evans got another radio call.
"Evans! Get Shinji back now!"
"Misato?"
"Damn it! We need Shinji in Unit 01 now! The Japanese Army is preparing to shell our position!"
"I'll be right there. Shinji. We have to go."
"Rei."
"Shinji! If you don't do something Asuka's going do die."
That snapped him out of it. He ran out with Evans, looking one last time as the massive Angel fell into the LCL.
"Where the hell are they!"
"Evans and Shinji are going through the shortest route," said Makoto, "but there are several Japanese units between them."
"I'm going down there to assist them," said Misato, "Maya, you're in charge until I get back."
Just as Misato left, alerts started coming in.
"Lost second defensive line, third crumbling.All forces retreat.Heavy casualties"
"This is bad," said Shigeru, "If the defense continues to fall so quickly, they'll reach the main office in mere minutes. Where's Vice-Commander Fuyutsuki?"
"He disappeared along with the commander."
Suddenly a door opened and Fuyutsuki came in.
"I had to get through the defense lines to get here. Situation report."
"We expect enemy forces to break through in six minutes," said Makoto.
"Recall all combat officers to the main office. Prepare for Bakelite injection."
"Yes sir."
Evans fired several short bursts with his OICW. The Japanese soldiers all fell before the bullets. He then got up and started moving again with Shinji close behind him.
"Where are we?" Shinji asked.
"Corridor 723," said Evans, "We're taking the shortest route to Unit 01 that I know of. We have to hurry."
Asuka had just been launched.
"Where the hell are you Shinji."
The SSDF fighters and tanks opened fire on her. She smashed the fighters into bits and grabbed hold of the last one. She then threw it into several tanks. The others started concentrating their firepower on her cable. A lucky shot severed it and the plug ejected.
"This isn't good," Asuka muttered to herself.
She ran and stomped onto the remaining tanks. She quickly attacked one of the SSDF command vehicles and destroyed it with ease. Two more fighters appeared but she knocked them out of the sky. Three bombers appeared and launched ballistic missiles at her. She just stood there and allowed the missiles to impact on her. They exploded but left her unharmed. Asuka charged out and kicked down two of the bombers in one sweep. She grabbed the other one and broke it in two.
Shinji ducked and barely avoided getting shot again. Evans fired and killed the two Japanese soldiers. Shinji got up and saw that Evans was just standing there.
"Where do we go now?" he asked.
Evans turned around slowly. He suddenly raised his gun and shot Shinji in the head. A shocked look was on Shinji's face as he fell. He had trusted Evans and now he had been betrayed again by someone he thought he could trust. This time, it would be the end. He thought he heard another shot ring out, but wondered why Evans had wasted another bullet shooting a dead man. He blacked out before hitting the ground.
End of Chapter 11
Note to self: get defensive network up and running to keep EVA fans from killing me.
Z98
Chapter 11: Rejoice, Angels of the Host
"The NERV security forces have been offering very heavy resistance," reported the SSDF sergeant, "We've taken heavy casualties but we have secured the entrances."
"How are we on progressing towards the EVA units?"
"Slow. We're five hours behind schedule, and we can only expect to fall further behind."
"There are never easy jobs for us," said the colonel.
Ritsuko had already instituted the 666-protector program. Gendo had just not activated until the hacking began. Now the JSSDF Special Forces were storming the base. Evans and Section 2 had done admirable work in holding them off and it seemed as if they would be able to do so indefinitely. Misato was in the command center looking over the tactical display. The invaders were all held at bay for the moment. What she was worried about was Rei. So far, they had been unable to locate her and she would be needed to pilot Unit 07. Without her, it was useless.
"Any progress on locating the First Child," she asked Makoto.
"I'm sorry Major. We haven't found anything yet."
Misato took a deep breath. She could only pray that Rei was all right.
Shinji was pacing around the secured room they were in. Two guards were outside to keep him and Asuka safe as well as confined for the time being. He was worried about Rei and didn't know where she was.
"Will you quit that already?" Asuka complained.
"Sorry. I'm just a little worried about Rei."
"A little? Shinji, if you keep pacing, you're going to walk a hole in the floor. Now sit down and relax! Rei can take care of herself."
"I guess you're right," Shinji said, finally sitting down. However, five seconds later he was at it again.
"Jeez Shinji. Why are you so worried? It isn't like Rei is going to die or anything. I'm sure Misato will find her unharmed and she's just hiding somewhere."
"No. Rei doesn't hide." Worry clouded his eyes.
"Well it's not like we can go out and look for her. We are kind off locked in here."
Shinji dragged one of the chairs under a ventilation screen.
"Oh Shinji, no!"
"I have to Asuka. I can't leave Rei to be killed out there."
"What about me!" she demanded, "You're going to leave me to get killed?"
"Asuka, there are two guards outside that'll protect you. You're going to be fine." He pulled down the screen and started climbing up.
"Shinji! Please don't go!" Asuka pleaded.
Shinji paused. "Asuka. I'm going to be fine. Once I find Rei I'll come back."
He then pulled himself up into the conduit and started crawling around. Asuka at first was silent, but then kicked the chair. Her eyes started to fill with tears. Why did Shinji care so much for Rei? Shinji was hers, and she would never let anyone else have him.
Shinji crawled through the conduit and was finally far away enough not to be noticed if he jumped out. He kicked open another screen and jumped down. No one seemed to have noticed so he took off. If there were an attack, Rei would most likely go to the locker room to wait for the deployment order. Shinji headed down. He had just turned a corner when he ran into something.
Oh crap, he thought. He was caught.
"Ikari?"
Shinji looked up and saw Evans standing before him.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I'm trying to find Rei," said Shinji.
"Leave that to my Section."
"But they can't find her. They don't know her."
"And you do?"
"Yes. At least I know her well enough."
Evans sighed. "I'm going to regret this. All right. Come on."
Shinji smiled and started running down.
"She's not in the lockers," said Evans.
"There's another place she might be in," said Shinji.
He got into an elevator and headed down as far as he could go, but didn't have the clearance level.
"Here. Let me." Evans swiped a card and the elevator started downward.
"Do you know where we are going?"
"Dogma," said Evans. Suddenly he got a radio call. "Yes?"
"Sir, SSDF troops have penetrated the primary line."
"Retreat to secondary and third defensive lines. We need to fight this with defenses in depth or we're not going to survive. Understood?"
"Yes sir."
"How are things going?"
"We caused the Japanese forces heavy casualties," Evans answered, "But they broke through the first line. Now we just have to see how well they deal with the other ones."
The elevator finally stopped and they got out. Evans swiped his card again and the door opened. They saw two figures standing on the platform before Lilith. Rei was nude while Gendo stood before her.
"Rei!" Shinji yelled out.
Gendo turned around and saw the two.
"It is unfortunate that you are here," he said. Then he took out a gun and grabbed Rei, pointing it at her head. "If you interfere, she will die."
Evans already had his gun out and aimed at Gendo.
"You can't possible hit me from that far," Gendo said confidently.
"I don't have to."
Suddenly, a shot ran out and a bloody hole appeared in Gendo's head. Shinji turned his gaze and saw Ritsuko barely visible in the LCL. The gun fell from her hand and she sank underneath the water.
"Rei," Shinji yelled, "Are you okay?"
Rei was silent. Her eyes suddenly started glowing.
"Rei?"
"It's too late," said Evans, "It's begun."
Rei floated upwards into the air and entered Lilith's chest.
"Rei!"
Evans got another radio call.
"Evans! Get Shinji back now!"
"Misato?"
"Damn it! We need Shinji in Unit 01 now! The Japanese Army is preparing to shell our position!"
"I'll be right there. Shinji. We have to go."
"Rei."
"Shinji! If you don't do something Asuka's going do die."
That snapped him out of it. He ran out with Evans, looking one last time as the massive Angel fell into the LCL.
"Where the hell are they!"
"Evans and Shinji are going through the shortest route," said Makoto, "but there are several Japanese units between them."
"I'm going down there to assist them," said Misato, "Maya, you're in charge until I get back."
Just as Misato left, alerts started coming in.
"Lost second defensive line, third crumbling.All forces retreat.Heavy casualties"
"This is bad," said Shigeru, "If the defense continues to fall so quickly, they'll reach the main office in mere minutes. Where's Vice-Commander Fuyutsuki?"
"He disappeared along with the commander."
Suddenly a door opened and Fuyutsuki came in.
"I had to get through the defense lines to get here. Situation report."
"We expect enemy forces to break through in six minutes," said Makoto.
"Recall all combat officers to the main office. Prepare for Bakelite injection."
"Yes sir."
Evans fired several short bursts with his OICW. The Japanese soldiers all fell before the bullets. He then got up and started moving again with Shinji close behind him.
"Where are we?" Shinji asked.
"Corridor 723," said Evans, "We're taking the shortest route to Unit 01 that I know of. We have to hurry."
Asuka had just been launched.
"Where the hell are you Shinji."
The SSDF fighters and tanks opened fire on her. She smashed the fighters into bits and grabbed hold of the last one. She then threw it into several tanks. The others started concentrating their firepower on her cable. A lucky shot severed it and the plug ejected.
"This isn't good," Asuka muttered to herself.
She ran and stomped onto the remaining tanks. She quickly attacked one of the SSDF command vehicles and destroyed it with ease. Two more fighters appeared but she knocked them out of the sky. Three bombers appeared and launched ballistic missiles at her. She just stood there and allowed the missiles to impact on her. They exploded but left her unharmed. Asuka charged out and kicked down two of the bombers in one sweep. She grabbed the other one and broke it in two.
Shinji ducked and barely avoided getting shot again. Evans fired and killed the two Japanese soldiers. Shinji got up and saw that Evans was just standing there.
"Where do we go now?" he asked.
Evans turned around slowly. He suddenly raised his gun and shot Shinji in the head. A shocked look was on Shinji's face as he fell. He had trusted Evans and now he had been betrayed again by someone he thought he could trust. This time, it would be the end. He thought he heard another shot ring out, but wondered why Evans had wasted another bullet shooting a dead man. He blacked out before hitting the ground.
End of Chapter 11
Note to self: get defensive network up and running to keep EVA fans from killing me.
Z98