REMEMBERING

"What the hell do you mean it's name is Evangelion?" Duo shouted to his companion on the comm., "The correct full name is Evangelion unit 1 test type," said Heero, "How the hell do you know this I mean it just landed?" said Duo, "She told me," was the reply. Duo was dumbfounded by all this as he stared at the very thing that killed the so called angel as Heero would put it. "You have a lot of explaining to do buddy," he said as he cut the line. He then opened his channel to hear the latest on the other 'Angel' Attacks and found that they have all quieted down for now. He turned the battered Deathscythe Hell on its one leg and headed towards the nearest shelter. "Need help?" Heero said as he came up to the gundam and put his hand down and allowed Duo to climb on (note to people Eva's are bigger then the gundams just look at the surroundings in NGE). The Eva began to walk down the mountain towards the nearest base where personnel stopped what they where doing to stare at the purple giant as it made its way to the base and slowly put the gundam down. The Eva then kneeled and a white tube came out of its back.

Heero sat in the cockpit as the LCL drained away, I did all this in this monster and yet it has such a strange story it has told me he thought in wonder and to Heero that can't happen. He got out of the cockpit or should he say entry plug as the Eva called it and climbed down the giant monster. The other gundam pilots where already waiting for him having came back themselves from other missions and needing repairs. Duo waited for him to come down and when he did it was then that he got a lot of stares. "What?" he said, "Um Heero where did you get that weird costume?" Duo asked, "This is a plug suit allowing me to access all of the Eva's systems." Was the reply, "I am guessing it told you this as well eh?" he said and Heero nodded.

"So let me get this straight this machine, this 'Evangelion' was the reason why you killed the monster in the first place?" said Wufei in disbelief, "Eva has similar systems to the Wing Zero but unlike the Wing the pilot can feel the damage as if it is real pain." Said Heero showing them layouts of the Eva, "The technology is both Bio and Mechanical Technology from studying it. It can also heal itself from any damage and it can produce a force field call an A.T. field." Said Heero as he explained, "Yea but the main question Heero is where it came from? I mean is it alien?" asked Quatre as he sat the farthest back. "Actually Quatre the Eva is man made," replied Heero who sat in the front of the briefing table on his left duo and Wufei where looking rather strangely at the Eva layouts and Quatre and Trowa where also looking uncomfortable. "One Question remains then," said Trowa and everyone turned to him waiting, "When was it made for it obviously was not from our time. We do not have the technology to produce this monstrosity." Heero was the one who answered, "When I was synced with the Eva it told me of the second impact where the Angel Adam was revered back into his embryonic form. When that happened almost 3/4ths of the world's population was wiped out." "Shit!" said Duo looking stunned, "At this time a group called SEELE knew that the other 16 angels where to come back for Adam. They managed to capture the second Lilith and crucify her." "Why would they do that?" said Quatre, "They needed her blood and lots of it so she was crucified for 15 years." Said Heero, "During the time the UN created NERV to fight the angels. They used Biotechnology as well as Mechanical technology to create the Eva series." "You mean there are more of them out their?" Duo said, "Not anymore," said Heero, "but from what the Eva told me they where designed by a woman called Yui Ikari who was married to the commander Gendo but she died when they where conducting some tests on this Eva after it was completed." "How did she die was she killed?" asked Wufei, "She was absorbed into Eva," Heero replied and everyone gasped. "Eventually in the year 2015 the Angels came back and were stopped by the Eva's and SEELE wanted to create a third impact." "Third impact?" Quatre said, "Yes the perfection of humankind by becoming one with God or so it seems. But they wanted to do it out of their own objectives. Commander Ikari head of NERV wanted to cause it for his own purpose to be reunited with his wife." "So that is why he caused third impact?" said Duo and Heero nodded, "Unfortunately his wife did not like that idea for she is the Eva and seeing what he did to their son she was most displeased with him." Said Heero, "So she stopped it right?" said Duo and Heero laughed, "Yep he survived along with other people who did not want to be part of the oneness." He said and silence rewarded his explanation. "So with this Eva we can defeat the Angels?" Relena asked speaking up for the first time, "Eva Unit 01 does not know if it can defeat all the Angels but it can help us upgrade the Gundams for combat against them." Heero said and she nodded, "I understand fully if what you say is true about this Evangelion then we must move quickly before the next Angel attack," with that Relena got up and headed for the door. The others took the hint and stood up as well.

Heero looked at the monster who insisted on being frozen for the time being. "Should I call you Yui or Eva?" he asked the machine, Call me Eva for Yui is no longer my name I denounced it years ago. The Evangelion said to Heero in his mind as he jumped back not used to the machine speaking to him. Do not be afraid Heero Yuy I am not a machine fully after all said Unit One as she stared at him. "Why are you the only survivor of that horrid time?" Heero asked, I was part of the third impact so I was made to live. Replied Eva, she showed Heero images of the third impact and what happened prior to it. "Who is the girl?" He asked, Asuka Unit 2's pilot she is from Germany and was the roommate of my Shinji. The Eva replied and Heero stared at it for wonder forbade him, "How is it that you are able to communicate with me?" Heero asked, After third Impact I was able to break free of my restraints thus giving me my power. I am no longer bound by an outer cord for power but am powered the same way as the Angels by an S2 Engine. "An S2 Engine explain," Heero said, the round orbs that you have to destroy to kill an angel Eva said and Heero nodded. "I have to leave but I will be back," Heero said as he left and the Eva's eyes went dark indicating that it shut itself down.

Heero headed towards his room which was sparsely furnished with a bed his few clothes and his laptop. He turned it on and logged online to check his messages and only found a note from Duo saying that he and the guys are going out for some drinks. Heero smiled at his friend's picture that Duo sent to him one of his few smiles. He saw the guys standing around looking like they had a little too much. The only one he noticed did not look drunk at all was Wufei who could not tolerate alcohol at all. Heero remembered that memory of how after one shot of beer Wufei was already sick. It was so bad that he was in the hospital for a week for he was allergic to alcohol. Quatre could handle some but not much like two cans before he was spinning. Duo and Trowa can handle very hard liquor for both had a drinking contest and both ended in a draw. Heero never drank so he and Wufei where the designated drivers when the others want to go out. Too tired from the Angel attacks he shut down his computer and headed to the bathroom for a shower. Washing himself Heero then got dressed and headed to bed his mind thinking back to what Eva said.

Heero barely got up when the alarm went off telling of another angel attack. His body was stiff as hell as he tried to move and found it very sore, "Must be the after effects of the previous battle." He said as he got into his plug suit and hurried out. Relena was already heading towards the control room when she spotted Heero but could not help but drool over the skin tight suit but business calls so she continued on her way. Heero ran as fast as he could to the frozen Eva glad that the vacuum of space did the freezing instead of having to use gallons of cold icy liquid. He ran to the already ejected entry plug as the others headed towards their gundams well those that are still useful Deathscythe is still out of commission along with zero but zero is way beyond repair so Heero used Unit 01 instead. Getting in he already felt the liquid LCL fill the plug as his mind synced with the Eva. He willed the robot towards the entrance that led out of the orbiting base. For they where heading towards the colonies when this attack happened.

"What's the status?" Relena said as she entered the control room, "It's an angel alright another one heading towards colony L5Z1338," said a technician who was at the controls. "What's the status of the Gundams and the Eva?" Relena said, "Gundams 04, 05, 06, and Eva have all left the launch bay to engage the enemy." Said another tech and Relena nodded. "Noin what is the status reports of Gundam 00, 02, and 03?" she asked the dark hair ex Oz officer, "Well Relena 00 is out of commission permanently 02 will have to go under some real serious repair works after what the last angel did to it but finding the parts is another problem and 03 needs some serious rewiring for all the electrical systems are shot as well as the main missile launchers and motion sensors." She said and Relena nodded. After the wars of AC195, AC196 and now Relena gave up all hope of establishing a pacifist nation instead she decided to study military strategy as well as politics to get well versed in the art of warfare. She also joined the Preventers for a time before the angels came now she is taking on a role of operations director. (Kind of like Misato but I decided to do this to put her out of the boring "oh Heero" thing and stop being a pest.) The viewer showed the latest Angel. It was large like all the others except it had a dragon like head with two huge bug like eyes and floppy ears. Its hands where large webbed appendages that look more like fins as it turned its snake like head at the new comers.

As the gundams approached the angel it turned its head to look at them before charging the colony. Wufei moved sharply to the right as the angel engaged him first. Quatre began to fire his machine guns at it but were blocked by the AT field that the angel generated. Heero extended his own AT field as the angel came in for the attack. He moved out of the way in time for the monster zoomed past him. It missed Zechs and hit Quatre in the leg causing it to ooze something up his leg. It is infecting him quickly we must stop it screamed Eva as the progressive knife came out and Heero willed the monster after the angel. He stabbed it in the head causing it to let go of Quatre's gundam. The angel screamed as it let go of Sandrock and tried to get at the Eva. Evangelion 01 moved away as the angel healed itself aim for the S2 engine that is its weakness "Why can't you do it?" Heero demanded, I need a pilot to do it and you are it said the Eva as Heero brought up the progressive knife and attacked again only to be blocked by the angel's AT field. It then slashed Heero with its spiny tail causing the Eva to bleed into space. Heero screamed at the feel of it. Gripping his arm he could feel the pain that the Eva felt. Becoming cold again and forcing the feel away he plunged the knife into the AT field and extended his own. The fields clashed in space as the angel tried to go after the Eva again for the Evangelion was not equipped for space. Using the boosters he installed Heero ducked under the tail and was hit by the creatures claws. He felt his head being ripped open as the heat of the scratches burns into his face. Willing himself to move he lunged again and this time managed to get on to the creature. The Angel bucked and thrashed as the Eva held on, "Zechs, Wufei aim for the red orb on its body find it!" Heero shouted on his communicator as he held on. He finally grabbed the monster around the head as it tried to infect him. Luckily it did not go far before Wufei brought his Altron to bear its dragon fangs at the angel crushing its S2 engine on its lower half. Zechs was hacking at the AT field so that Wufei could make the shot. The angel went dead in space and floated there. Heero let go and fell asleep for he felt tired. Rest my pilot for you have earned it. Said the Eva and Heero did that for he could not stay awake any longer.

TBC

I do not have to explain disclaimers for you already know them and I know for a fact I will be sued it I miss used the characters in any way besides I am broke live on a island with hardly any money and work for a bitch of a boss. Well see till next chapter.