Okay, my prereader is officially insane. I mean, they guy threatened to
kill me if I didn't finish! Is that liking a story or is that liking a
story? Well, after two days of no ideas coming up, I finally got this
started. God help anybody who tries to kill me because of this story. The
defensive network is a very nice thing. Also, I didn't have the spelling
of the Lance on hand when I typed this, so if its wrong I can't do anything
about it. Oh, and there's another reason Evans is trying to protect Maya.
Chapter 15: Resumption
Shinji ran as quickly as he could towards Lilith. An MP EVA jumped in front of him but he just knocked it down and continued running. He was soon standing in front of her.
"How am I supposed to stop her?" he asked himself.
Suddenly a Lance nearly pierced his AT-Field. He rolled out of the way just as it burst through. Shinji caught it and saw it was the Lance of Longinus.
"But that's impossible," Shinji muttered, "It's on the moon."
The bridge crew were having similar thoughts regarding this.
"Seele made replicas of the Lance," said Evans, "One for each MP EVA except for Unit 07."
Maya, still clutching her head, stood up slowly.
"You all right?" Evans asked.
Maya nodded slowly. Her head hurt like hell, but she was recovering.
"Shinji," Evans said over the radio, "Use the Lance to stop Lilith."
"I might kill her," Shinji replied.
"Shinji, there is no other way that I know off. We can't separate her, but perhaps if Lilith leaves this plane Rei will return."
"I'll do what I can," said Shinji. Unit 01 turned and readied the Lance. "I'm sorry Rei."
He threw the Lance and it flew there the air, its two points converging into one. Suddenly, it stopped in front of Lilith's head.
"What?"
"Shinji!" Evans shouted, "The replica Lance won't penetrate Lilith's AT- Field. Its too powerful."
"The real Lance," said Shinji, "That will penetrate it."
"No! Too dangerous!"
It was too late. Shinji was already calling for it to return. On the moon, the Lance pulled out of the rock and plunged back to Earth. Unit 01 somehow jumped up level to Lilith's head and caught it. It then threw it at Lilith. The Lance cut through on the forehead between the two red eyes. It slowly sank in.
"It's too late," said Evans, "We failed."
"Anti AT-Field spreading from Lilith!" Makoto screamed.
"I'm sorry Maya," Evans said, "I'll be back for you and our daughter."
Suddenly he disappeared in a flash of white light.
"Ryan!"
Shinji watched as a white wave washed over the land. It overtook where Asuka's entry plug was in seconds.
"Asuka!"
"Shinji."
He looked back and saw Lilith looking down at him. Her hands extended to him.
"No. Stay away. Stay away!"
Unit 01 roared as if imitating its pilot, the sound echoing throughout the valley. Shinji tried to run but something held him in place. He slowly rose into the air and floated there in front of Lilith. He then blacked out.
"Pilot response is zero," said Makoto, "We can't get a reading."
"Anti AT-Field from Lilith is expanding," said Shigeru.
Misato could only look out on the view screen.
"I never should have trusted an Angel," she said to herself.
Shinji found himself standing in the field again. The chessboard was right where he had left it and Evans was sitting on the other end.
"So what is your next move Mr. Ikari," Evans said.
"Why are we back here?"
Evans spread his hands out in innocence. Shinji sighed. He took Evans' rook with a knight and waited for an answer.
"It's because both of us failed to avert the Third Impact."
"What?"
"Oh don't worry, you and Asuka will be fine, for the foreseeable future. But then again, how far into the future is foreseeable?" Evans said with a smile.
"This isn't funny!" Shinji screamed, "You're telling me the Third Impact occurred and we're here playing chess?"
"There's not much you can do at the moment," said Evans, "You did black out and I certainly can't stop Lilith."
"But you're the most powerful Angel," said Shinji.
"Perhaps, but then again Lilith is using Unit 01 to continue the Third Impact. There is only one Angel that can defeat an EVA and I am not she."
"Lilith?"
"No. Even Lilith can't defeat an EVA."
"So who?"
"Perhaps later you'll find out. But what are your options?"
"I could destroy Unit 01," said Shinji.
"Careful," warned Evans, "You could lose something very important to you if you do."
"No EVA is more important to me than another's life."
"Now that is simply not true," said Evans, "You're contradicting yourself there. The EVA is alive. An EVA does have a soul and I don't think you want to extinguish another's life, especially some this close to you, to save someone else."
"Who would be that important to me," Shinji demanded.
Evans repositioned his knight to take Shinji's and made sure there was a threat to Shinji's if he attempted to counterattack.
"Why, who is the only other person in the world that loved you besides ones that are, well, were still alive?"
Shinji studied Evans' face. He carefully considered the words but he already knew the answer.
"She's dead."
"Not quite. The soul can live without a body, but it is how the soul exists that truly matters. If the soul is trapped it can be driven insane. If a soul is free then it will only become stronger."
"But would she remember me?"
"If she did not she would not have saved you all those times," Evans replied, "Therefore, you must assume so."
"How do you know?"
"I don't. As I said before, only one Angel can defeat an EVA and I am not her."
"You keep calling her. Did we defeat her?"
Evans had a good laugh at that one.
"Of course not. She's still rather young, and I'm most certainly not going to have her attack NERV or humanity. Well, technically she can't and that did play a part in my decision."
"You're playing around with words," Shinji said angrily.
"I'm sorry Shinji. It's just that it is true. But that's besides the point. Now, what else do we have to discuss?"
"How to stop the Third Impact."
"It can be stopped, but that is your decision alone. But the world is going to be very ugly when you return."
"I don't care."
"You will. But of course I will offer you a chance to restore it once you and Asuka have returned."
"What?"
"Every hero needs a girl to rescue, right?"
"Not Asuka," said Shinji, "She'll probably rescue me."
"We'll see about that. But trust me one more time Shinji. We'll fix this mess. And maybe all of us will get what we want."
"Maybe?"
"I might have some difficulty being able to live with Maya. But again, we'll come to that obstacle when we get there."
"It's Misato isn't it?" said Shinji, "She saw you shoot me."
"We'll overcome that obstacle when we get there," Evans repeated, "Your move."
Unexpectedly, Shinji took Evans' queen right next to his king.
"Checkmate."
Evans examined the board and nodded.
"Good game, Mr. Ikari."
The two shook hands again and Shinji returned once more to the real world.
End of Chapter 15
Anyone try to rush me and I will stop writing for this fanfic for a month. We find out even more regarding the relationship that Evans has with Maya.
Z98
Chapter 15: Resumption
Shinji ran as quickly as he could towards Lilith. An MP EVA jumped in front of him but he just knocked it down and continued running. He was soon standing in front of her.
"How am I supposed to stop her?" he asked himself.
Suddenly a Lance nearly pierced his AT-Field. He rolled out of the way just as it burst through. Shinji caught it and saw it was the Lance of Longinus.
"But that's impossible," Shinji muttered, "It's on the moon."
The bridge crew were having similar thoughts regarding this.
"Seele made replicas of the Lance," said Evans, "One for each MP EVA except for Unit 07."
Maya, still clutching her head, stood up slowly.
"You all right?" Evans asked.
Maya nodded slowly. Her head hurt like hell, but she was recovering.
"Shinji," Evans said over the radio, "Use the Lance to stop Lilith."
"I might kill her," Shinji replied.
"Shinji, there is no other way that I know off. We can't separate her, but perhaps if Lilith leaves this plane Rei will return."
"I'll do what I can," said Shinji. Unit 01 turned and readied the Lance. "I'm sorry Rei."
He threw the Lance and it flew there the air, its two points converging into one. Suddenly, it stopped in front of Lilith's head.
"What?"
"Shinji!" Evans shouted, "The replica Lance won't penetrate Lilith's AT- Field. Its too powerful."
"The real Lance," said Shinji, "That will penetrate it."
"No! Too dangerous!"
It was too late. Shinji was already calling for it to return. On the moon, the Lance pulled out of the rock and plunged back to Earth. Unit 01 somehow jumped up level to Lilith's head and caught it. It then threw it at Lilith. The Lance cut through on the forehead between the two red eyes. It slowly sank in.
"It's too late," said Evans, "We failed."
"Anti AT-Field spreading from Lilith!" Makoto screamed.
"I'm sorry Maya," Evans said, "I'll be back for you and our daughter."
Suddenly he disappeared in a flash of white light.
"Ryan!"
Shinji watched as a white wave washed over the land. It overtook where Asuka's entry plug was in seconds.
"Asuka!"
"Shinji."
He looked back and saw Lilith looking down at him. Her hands extended to him.
"No. Stay away. Stay away!"
Unit 01 roared as if imitating its pilot, the sound echoing throughout the valley. Shinji tried to run but something held him in place. He slowly rose into the air and floated there in front of Lilith. He then blacked out.
"Pilot response is zero," said Makoto, "We can't get a reading."
"Anti AT-Field from Lilith is expanding," said Shigeru.
Misato could only look out on the view screen.
"I never should have trusted an Angel," she said to herself.
Shinji found himself standing in the field again. The chessboard was right where he had left it and Evans was sitting on the other end.
"So what is your next move Mr. Ikari," Evans said.
"Why are we back here?"
Evans spread his hands out in innocence. Shinji sighed. He took Evans' rook with a knight and waited for an answer.
"It's because both of us failed to avert the Third Impact."
"What?"
"Oh don't worry, you and Asuka will be fine, for the foreseeable future. But then again, how far into the future is foreseeable?" Evans said with a smile.
"This isn't funny!" Shinji screamed, "You're telling me the Third Impact occurred and we're here playing chess?"
"There's not much you can do at the moment," said Evans, "You did black out and I certainly can't stop Lilith."
"But you're the most powerful Angel," said Shinji.
"Perhaps, but then again Lilith is using Unit 01 to continue the Third Impact. There is only one Angel that can defeat an EVA and I am not she."
"Lilith?"
"No. Even Lilith can't defeat an EVA."
"So who?"
"Perhaps later you'll find out. But what are your options?"
"I could destroy Unit 01," said Shinji.
"Careful," warned Evans, "You could lose something very important to you if you do."
"No EVA is more important to me than another's life."
"Now that is simply not true," said Evans, "You're contradicting yourself there. The EVA is alive. An EVA does have a soul and I don't think you want to extinguish another's life, especially some this close to you, to save someone else."
"Who would be that important to me," Shinji demanded.
Evans repositioned his knight to take Shinji's and made sure there was a threat to Shinji's if he attempted to counterattack.
"Why, who is the only other person in the world that loved you besides ones that are, well, were still alive?"
Shinji studied Evans' face. He carefully considered the words but he already knew the answer.
"She's dead."
"Not quite. The soul can live without a body, but it is how the soul exists that truly matters. If the soul is trapped it can be driven insane. If a soul is free then it will only become stronger."
"But would she remember me?"
"If she did not she would not have saved you all those times," Evans replied, "Therefore, you must assume so."
"How do you know?"
"I don't. As I said before, only one Angel can defeat an EVA and I am not her."
"You keep calling her. Did we defeat her?"
Evans had a good laugh at that one.
"Of course not. She's still rather young, and I'm most certainly not going to have her attack NERV or humanity. Well, technically she can't and that did play a part in my decision."
"You're playing around with words," Shinji said angrily.
"I'm sorry Shinji. It's just that it is true. But that's besides the point. Now, what else do we have to discuss?"
"How to stop the Third Impact."
"It can be stopped, but that is your decision alone. But the world is going to be very ugly when you return."
"I don't care."
"You will. But of course I will offer you a chance to restore it once you and Asuka have returned."
"What?"
"Every hero needs a girl to rescue, right?"
"Not Asuka," said Shinji, "She'll probably rescue me."
"We'll see about that. But trust me one more time Shinji. We'll fix this mess. And maybe all of us will get what we want."
"Maybe?"
"I might have some difficulty being able to live with Maya. But again, we'll come to that obstacle when we get there."
"It's Misato isn't it?" said Shinji, "She saw you shoot me."
"We'll overcome that obstacle when we get there," Evans repeated, "Your move."
Unexpectedly, Shinji took Evans' queen right next to his king.
"Checkmate."
Evans examined the board and nodded.
"Good game, Mr. Ikari."
The two shook hands again and Shinji returned once more to the real world.
End of Chapter 15
Anyone try to rush me and I will stop writing for this fanfic for a month. We find out even more regarding the relationship that Evans has with Maya.
Z98