CHAPTER 7
"The angel appeared suddenly only 2 minutes ago above the Indian ocean" a NERV specialty said as the Angel's position appeared on the big screen.
"Send the search satellite number six to that orbit," Misato instructed.
"Target sited!"
"It's enormous!"
"It is impressive alright" Misato commented.
"Satellite number six is closing in with the target"
"Commencing data search" As this was said suddenly the satellite lost confirmation and they all lost the picture.
"Was that an AT field?" Misato asked.
"Yes, it radiated right out and took out satellite number six!"
"It is a new way of using one" Ritsuko added sipping her coffee.
Pictures were received from satellite number five of the Angel's first attack, a tidal wave was created as it struck the Indian ocean radiating out at a size of 4km high just on impact.
"That's an AT field impact" Misato said amazed by it's power.
"It uses kinetic energy too," Maya said looking at her papers for reference. "This angel is like a huge living bomb"
"At least the first blast missed and struck the ocean but the second shot was much closer to land and for the last two hours it has been steadily correcting itself," Ritsuko stated.
"So it is learning to aim itself," Misato said.
"We detonated an N2 mine on its surface and had no effect"
"The angel has been hiding since then"
"It's coming here" Misato suggested.
"That is a safe bet and next time it will probably drop itself" Ritsuko confirmed Misato's suggestion. "And if it falls on us."
"There will be a third Ashinoko lake" Misato answered.
"Actually it will be turned into a part of the pacific ocean," Ritsuko corrected.
"Can we contact Commander Ikari?" Misato asked the personnel.
"It is impossible due to the angels powerful jamming" one of them answered.
"What does the Magi say?" Misato then asked.
"The Magi are unanimous and suggest evacuation," Maya answered.
"What will you do?" Ritsuko asked Misato and she thought hard. "You're the one who is in charge of all of this right now"
"Notify all the ministries concerned, I am issuing a special D-17 declaration. All residents within a 50km radius are to be evacuated immediately," Misato ordered. "Also tell Mastishiro to back up the Magi"
"Are we going to evacuate as well?" a staff member asked.
"No, but it is not necessary to put everyone at risk" Misato answered.
* * *
Once the children arrived at the information center still dressed in their school uniforms Asuka was stunned by Misato's plan.
"WHAT? You want us to catch it with our hands!" she screamed flexing her hand.
"That's right, we'll position the Eva's in an estimated drop zone, then whilst maintaining your AT fields at full strength you'll catch it before it hits the ground" she said calmly. "Also I want unit 03 to use the sense ability before powering up your AT field, got it Mia?"
"Got it" she smiled.
"What if the angel doesn't come down were it is expected to?" Shinji asked.
"Then we'll be a little put out eh?" Misato joked.
"But what if the Eva's aren't strong enough to withstand the shock?" Asuka asked concerned.
"We'll all be blown to the moon" Misato shrugged.
"What are our chances?" Mia asked.
"I have got no idea" Misato smiled and it was uncomforting to the children. "Not so good in my opinion"
"If we pull this off it will be a miracle" Asuka muttered under her breath.
"Miracles aren't something that just happen they are something that we make happen" Misato said sternly hearing Asuka.
"So we have to be willing to sacrifice ourselves?" Asuka asked.
"I am sorry Asuka we have no other choice, this is the best plan," Misato said sympathetically.
"How can you call something this crazy a plan?" Asuka snapped.
"I just cant" Misato said quietly. "You can refuse to do it if you wish" all of them stood in silence not looking away from Misato. "I see so you are all OK with this?" they all said nothing again as if afraid of what each other may think. "Regulations say that you all have to complete a will, have you done so"
"What is the point I am not dying today" Mia smiled.
"I don't need to write a will either, I'm not going to die yet" Asuka snapped.
"Neither do I, there I no point in it" Rei muttered quietly.
"Not me either" Shinji added.
"OK, but when all of this is over I will treat you all to a steak dinner" Misato promised.
"A steak dinner?" Asuka said almost disgusted.
"Wow" Shinji said acting excited.
"Don't forget OK," Misato said.
"Is a steak dinner suppose to impress us?" Shinji asked to no one in particular.
"Does she really think it will?" Asuka asked to no one as well. "Man the second impact generation really has some cheap standards"
"I suppose she just can't help it" Shinji admitted.
"Well that 'wow' sounded pretty enthusiastic to me Shinji" Asuka sneered elbowing him.
"I guess that it may not mean much to us but it must mean something to her" Mia stole the words right out of Shinji's mouth.
"Lets have a look where she is going to take us" Asuka looked through her bag until she found a restaurant guide. "You're coming with us right first trials?"
"I don't think so" she shook her head.
"Why not?" they all asked.
"I dislike eating meat," Rei answered.
"We had better get suited up," Mia suggested.
"Right"
* * *
In the command center the adults were complaining about the fact that they had lost the angel due to it's jamming system.
"So how do we know where it will fall?" Shinji asked.
"The Magi have estimated an area of possible drop zone," Misato said bringing up an image of Tokyo-3.
"WHAT! That is a huge area," Asuka complained.
"It could drop anywhere on this map?" Mia asked and Misato nodded.
"Given the size of the target's AT field it could annihilate NERV HQ from landing on any of these points" Ritsuko said looking directly at the screen.
"Given that we'll disperse the Eva's at these four locations," Misato showed them.
"And on what grounds is this dispersal based on?" Rei asked.
"A guess" Misato answered and they all had heart failure.
"A GUESS?" the all repeated in unanimity.
"It is woman's intuition" Misato elaborated.
"Her woman's intuition" Asuka said to Mia who giggled slightly. "Looks like our miracle is getting further and further away"
"Misato has never won the lottery," Shinji said and Asuka's mouth dropped open. The children left the command center and headed for the elevator that would take them up to their Evangelions.
"Say Asuka." Shinji started as Rei and Mia lent on the walls of the elevator watching the lights flash by.
"What?" she snapped.
"Why did you become an Eva pilot?"
"To show the world how great I am of course" she answered flicking her hair back with self-pride gleaming in her.
"So it is a way of proving that you exist?" he asked in plain form.
"Yeah I guess you could say that" she shrugged.
"Why don't you ask wonder girl or Mia?" she asked cruelly.
"Rei and I have already talked with Ayanami about it" Shinji said looking at Rei who just said nothing.
"What about Mia?" Asuka said evilly.
"Why do you pilot Eva Mia?" Shinji asked and she closed her eyes before opening them quickly as if she had just seen something that she didn't want to, as if it had frightened her.
"Um, I don't know" she lied trailing off.
"What about you Shinji, why do you do this?" Asuka asked.
"I don't know either" Shinji answered blankly.
"What are you stupid?" Asuka snapped. "I bet Mia is like me and wants to show off her talent" she smiled and the elevator stopped at the top floor.
"Maybe I am." Shinji said quietly. As they exited the elevator the P.A system stated that it was 20 minutes until estimated impact.
"The angel appeared suddenly only 2 minutes ago above the Indian ocean" a NERV specialty said as the Angel's position appeared on the big screen.
"Send the search satellite number six to that orbit," Misato instructed.
"Target sited!"
"It's enormous!"
"It is impressive alright" Misato commented.
"Satellite number six is closing in with the target"
"Commencing data search" As this was said suddenly the satellite lost confirmation and they all lost the picture.
"Was that an AT field?" Misato asked.
"Yes, it radiated right out and took out satellite number six!"
"It is a new way of using one" Ritsuko added sipping her coffee.
Pictures were received from satellite number five of the Angel's first attack, a tidal wave was created as it struck the Indian ocean radiating out at a size of 4km high just on impact.
"That's an AT field impact" Misato said amazed by it's power.
"It uses kinetic energy too," Maya said looking at her papers for reference. "This angel is like a huge living bomb"
"At least the first blast missed and struck the ocean but the second shot was much closer to land and for the last two hours it has been steadily correcting itself," Ritsuko stated.
"So it is learning to aim itself," Misato said.
"We detonated an N2 mine on its surface and had no effect"
"The angel has been hiding since then"
"It's coming here" Misato suggested.
"That is a safe bet and next time it will probably drop itself" Ritsuko confirmed Misato's suggestion. "And if it falls on us."
"There will be a third Ashinoko lake" Misato answered.
"Actually it will be turned into a part of the pacific ocean," Ritsuko corrected.
"Can we contact Commander Ikari?" Misato asked the personnel.
"It is impossible due to the angels powerful jamming" one of them answered.
"What does the Magi say?" Misato then asked.
"The Magi are unanimous and suggest evacuation," Maya answered.
"What will you do?" Ritsuko asked Misato and she thought hard. "You're the one who is in charge of all of this right now"
"Notify all the ministries concerned, I am issuing a special D-17 declaration. All residents within a 50km radius are to be evacuated immediately," Misato ordered. "Also tell Mastishiro to back up the Magi"
"Are we going to evacuate as well?" a staff member asked.
"No, but it is not necessary to put everyone at risk" Misato answered.
* * *
Once the children arrived at the information center still dressed in their school uniforms Asuka was stunned by Misato's plan.
"WHAT? You want us to catch it with our hands!" she screamed flexing her hand.
"That's right, we'll position the Eva's in an estimated drop zone, then whilst maintaining your AT fields at full strength you'll catch it before it hits the ground" she said calmly. "Also I want unit 03 to use the sense ability before powering up your AT field, got it Mia?"
"Got it" she smiled.
"What if the angel doesn't come down were it is expected to?" Shinji asked.
"Then we'll be a little put out eh?" Misato joked.
"But what if the Eva's aren't strong enough to withstand the shock?" Asuka asked concerned.
"We'll all be blown to the moon" Misato shrugged.
"What are our chances?" Mia asked.
"I have got no idea" Misato smiled and it was uncomforting to the children. "Not so good in my opinion"
"If we pull this off it will be a miracle" Asuka muttered under her breath.
"Miracles aren't something that just happen they are something that we make happen" Misato said sternly hearing Asuka.
"So we have to be willing to sacrifice ourselves?" Asuka asked.
"I am sorry Asuka we have no other choice, this is the best plan," Misato said sympathetically.
"How can you call something this crazy a plan?" Asuka snapped.
"I just cant" Misato said quietly. "You can refuse to do it if you wish" all of them stood in silence not looking away from Misato. "I see so you are all OK with this?" they all said nothing again as if afraid of what each other may think. "Regulations say that you all have to complete a will, have you done so"
"What is the point I am not dying today" Mia smiled.
"I don't need to write a will either, I'm not going to die yet" Asuka snapped.
"Neither do I, there I no point in it" Rei muttered quietly.
"Not me either" Shinji added.
"OK, but when all of this is over I will treat you all to a steak dinner" Misato promised.
"A steak dinner?" Asuka said almost disgusted.
"Wow" Shinji said acting excited.
"Don't forget OK," Misato said.
"Is a steak dinner suppose to impress us?" Shinji asked to no one in particular.
"Does she really think it will?" Asuka asked to no one as well. "Man the second impact generation really has some cheap standards"
"I suppose she just can't help it" Shinji admitted.
"Well that 'wow' sounded pretty enthusiastic to me Shinji" Asuka sneered elbowing him.
"I guess that it may not mean much to us but it must mean something to her" Mia stole the words right out of Shinji's mouth.
"Lets have a look where she is going to take us" Asuka looked through her bag until she found a restaurant guide. "You're coming with us right first trials?"
"I don't think so" she shook her head.
"Why not?" they all asked.
"I dislike eating meat," Rei answered.
"We had better get suited up," Mia suggested.
"Right"
* * *
In the command center the adults were complaining about the fact that they had lost the angel due to it's jamming system.
"So how do we know where it will fall?" Shinji asked.
"The Magi have estimated an area of possible drop zone," Misato said bringing up an image of Tokyo-3.
"WHAT! That is a huge area," Asuka complained.
"It could drop anywhere on this map?" Mia asked and Misato nodded.
"Given the size of the target's AT field it could annihilate NERV HQ from landing on any of these points" Ritsuko said looking directly at the screen.
"Given that we'll disperse the Eva's at these four locations," Misato showed them.
"And on what grounds is this dispersal based on?" Rei asked.
"A guess" Misato answered and they all had heart failure.
"A GUESS?" the all repeated in unanimity.
"It is woman's intuition" Misato elaborated.
"Her woman's intuition" Asuka said to Mia who giggled slightly. "Looks like our miracle is getting further and further away"
"Misato has never won the lottery," Shinji said and Asuka's mouth dropped open. The children left the command center and headed for the elevator that would take them up to their Evangelions.
"Say Asuka." Shinji started as Rei and Mia lent on the walls of the elevator watching the lights flash by.
"What?" she snapped.
"Why did you become an Eva pilot?"
"To show the world how great I am of course" she answered flicking her hair back with self-pride gleaming in her.
"So it is a way of proving that you exist?" he asked in plain form.
"Yeah I guess you could say that" she shrugged.
"Why don't you ask wonder girl or Mia?" she asked cruelly.
"Rei and I have already talked with Ayanami about it" Shinji said looking at Rei who just said nothing.
"What about Mia?" Asuka said evilly.
"Why do you pilot Eva Mia?" Shinji asked and she closed her eyes before opening them quickly as if she had just seen something that she didn't want to, as if it had frightened her.
"Um, I don't know" she lied trailing off.
"What about you Shinji, why do you do this?" Asuka asked.
"I don't know either" Shinji answered blankly.
"What are you stupid?" Asuka snapped. "I bet Mia is like me and wants to show off her talent" she smiled and the elevator stopped at the top floor.
"Maybe I am." Shinji said quietly. As they exited the elevator the P.A system stated that it was 20 minutes until estimated impact.