Ch. 5: Brian's pain, revealed.
"You still at it Asuka?" asked Shinji.
"Yes," came the sharp reply of Asuka.
"Why you obsessing over that plate?"
"Why, I'll tell you why, there is no way a kid like him could have that kind of skill. I bet Brian is an android or, a Zentrati spy!"
"Aren't you being kind of paranoid?"
"Oh, am I? Here's what I found out. 2 months before a battle the SCM installed a series of Nanobots on the back of Brian's neck as a way to insure the powerful Anubis Frame couldn't be used against them."
As Asuka was speaking Dingo stepped into the computer room.
"Asuka," Dingo said, "Brian isn't a spy, and with his attitude, he an't no robot. He just as an enormous amount of piloting skill."
"But that panel," interrupted Asuka.
"However," Dingo continued, "when he operates Anubis, the system sometimes takes over when Brian starts working himself beyond his current capabilities. The Anubis unit forces Brian to exceed himself, but it temporarily changes him. His eyes turn a deep crimson red, and he loses all sense of right and wrong. All the care about is what Anubis cares about. And what Anubis cares about is fighting to become stronger. Brian becomes like a puppet."
"That's terrible," exclaimed Shinji.
"It gets worse" Dingo added solemnly, "2 months later, the SCM officer in charge wanted to 'test' the panel. Brian was sent out alone. The panel was then activated. As soon as the panel was functioning, Anubis took over Brian, because the panel pushed him beyond his potential. Normally Anubis just goes and kills at random, and Brian can usually stop him from hurting inosent people, but this time Anubis just stood there and did exactly as the SCM officer wanted. After he was ordered to destroy the enemy fleet, which was done very quickly, he was ordered to eliminate the colony that was under attack. This was were the panel was installed at, and it was also Brian's home."
"What!" Shinji and Asuka exclaimed in unison.
"After the battle, and Brian was his old self again, he told me what had gone through. I won't tell you what he told me. If you want to know that, talk to him about it, but I will tell you he did try to fight it. It seems that the panel isn't just attached to his neck. It's link on the molecular level, to his brain. When he fights back, so do the nanobots. They hit his brain with electrical impulses. Not enough to kill him, but almost. So just lay off him for a while. You can't imagine the pain he went through." Dingo turned to leave, "by the way I think Brian likes you."
"He what!" Asuka inquired, "Why would you get that impression?"
"Because, when you were about to punch him, he didn't do anything. Ken tried that once, and Brian brook her arm in 5 different places before she knew what hit her," with that said Dingo left.
"He WHAT!" Asuka cried out.
Meanwhile, in a dark secluded sector of the huge hanger where the Orbital Frame Anubis was being stored. A dark figure stood in the cockpit of Anubis; the only sounds that brook the silence were the sound of keys on a keyboard, and the occasional hum or wur from the Anubis AI system.
Suddenly all sounds stopped, and an automated voice said, "Anubis AI, Anubuss, download complete.. Patching into network.. Patching complete. Do you wish to proceed?"
Silence.
"Entering system. Neural link found. Do you wish to destroy the neural link?"
Silence.
"Link deletion in Progress. Deleting now."
Cries of pain and agony.
".. Deleting.. Deletion Unsuccessful. Would you like to try again?"
No," panted an other voice, "That will do Anubuss."
"Very well. Brian.AI System Anubuss is shutting down."
There was a beep and all sounds stopped except for the continuing panting.
A siren eventually started to blare.
"Not now." panted Brian.
A voice added to the siren it said, "Zentrati attack eminent. Unknown vessel type, all NERV and SCM pilots prepare for battle."
"Damn Zentrati," panted Brian, "I'll." his panting grew softer but his voice began to sound strange as a strange signal began to emanate from the enemy vessel, "I'll. Kill them myself!"
The cockpit closed and Anubis activated. When Brian saw himself in his display monitor, he thought: That's not me, It's too. evil to be me.
There was a flash and Anubis vanished.
"You still at it Asuka?" asked Shinji.
"Yes," came the sharp reply of Asuka.
"Why you obsessing over that plate?"
"Why, I'll tell you why, there is no way a kid like him could have that kind of skill. I bet Brian is an android or, a Zentrati spy!"
"Aren't you being kind of paranoid?"
"Oh, am I? Here's what I found out. 2 months before a battle the SCM installed a series of Nanobots on the back of Brian's neck as a way to insure the powerful Anubis Frame couldn't be used against them."
As Asuka was speaking Dingo stepped into the computer room.
"Asuka," Dingo said, "Brian isn't a spy, and with his attitude, he an't no robot. He just as an enormous amount of piloting skill."
"But that panel," interrupted Asuka.
"However," Dingo continued, "when he operates Anubis, the system sometimes takes over when Brian starts working himself beyond his current capabilities. The Anubis unit forces Brian to exceed himself, but it temporarily changes him. His eyes turn a deep crimson red, and he loses all sense of right and wrong. All the care about is what Anubis cares about. And what Anubis cares about is fighting to become stronger. Brian becomes like a puppet."
"That's terrible," exclaimed Shinji.
"It gets worse" Dingo added solemnly, "2 months later, the SCM officer in charge wanted to 'test' the panel. Brian was sent out alone. The panel was then activated. As soon as the panel was functioning, Anubis took over Brian, because the panel pushed him beyond his potential. Normally Anubis just goes and kills at random, and Brian can usually stop him from hurting inosent people, but this time Anubis just stood there and did exactly as the SCM officer wanted. After he was ordered to destroy the enemy fleet, which was done very quickly, he was ordered to eliminate the colony that was under attack. This was were the panel was installed at, and it was also Brian's home."
"What!" Shinji and Asuka exclaimed in unison.
"After the battle, and Brian was his old self again, he told me what had gone through. I won't tell you what he told me. If you want to know that, talk to him about it, but I will tell you he did try to fight it. It seems that the panel isn't just attached to his neck. It's link on the molecular level, to his brain. When he fights back, so do the nanobots. They hit his brain with electrical impulses. Not enough to kill him, but almost. So just lay off him for a while. You can't imagine the pain he went through." Dingo turned to leave, "by the way I think Brian likes you."
"He what!" Asuka inquired, "Why would you get that impression?"
"Because, when you were about to punch him, he didn't do anything. Ken tried that once, and Brian brook her arm in 5 different places before she knew what hit her," with that said Dingo left.
"He WHAT!" Asuka cried out.
Meanwhile, in a dark secluded sector of the huge hanger where the Orbital Frame Anubis was being stored. A dark figure stood in the cockpit of Anubis; the only sounds that brook the silence were the sound of keys on a keyboard, and the occasional hum or wur from the Anubis AI system.
Suddenly all sounds stopped, and an automated voice said, "Anubis AI, Anubuss, download complete.. Patching into network.. Patching complete. Do you wish to proceed?"
Silence.
"Entering system. Neural link found. Do you wish to destroy the neural link?"
Silence.
"Link deletion in Progress. Deleting now."
Cries of pain and agony.
".. Deleting.. Deletion Unsuccessful. Would you like to try again?"
No," panted an other voice, "That will do Anubuss."
"Very well. Brian.AI System Anubuss is shutting down."
There was a beep and all sounds stopped except for the continuing panting.
A siren eventually started to blare.
"Not now." panted Brian.
A voice added to the siren it said, "Zentrati attack eminent. Unknown vessel type, all NERV and SCM pilots prepare for battle."
"Damn Zentrati," panted Brian, "I'll." his panting grew softer but his voice began to sound strange as a strange signal began to emanate from the enemy vessel, "I'll. Kill them myself!"
The cockpit closed and Anubis activated. When Brian saw himself in his display monitor, he thought: That's not me, It's too. evil to be me.
There was a flash and Anubis vanished.