This is your brain: (picture of normal human brain)
This is your brain on anime: (picture of brain having a nosebleed before
getting sliced in half and stepped on by a giant robot)
That was fun. Anyways, here's the part where I start making stuff up as I go along again, as I have no idea how to deal with two Chosen simultaneously.
Disclaimer: If I owned Neon Genesis Evangelion, this wouldn't be a fanfic, this would be kickass movie. But I don't own it, so it's just a fanfic. Sigh. If it was a movie I'd been raking in the money too. But it's not, so I'm not. Sigh. Boo.
Fourth Impact Chapter 26: Double-team
"She's scared."
Misa placed a hand over the lump on her core. "Don't worry, you'll be safe."
Misato was having some difficulties ignoring the girl's crooning. Adam had stolen everything from her, and now her goddaughter was being taken by that damn Angel as well. But she kept on driving, knowing that more than her personal feelings were at stake.
Lilliko shoved Eletha back, forming her AT field into a wall and flinging it at Eletha. Karles' whip shot out at her, but Adamu caught it before it could get to his twin. The four of them were held in stalemate for the moment, the Chosen unable to get past, the Nagisa twins unable to stop them. The Chosen were getting tired, but the twins were being pushed back with increasing velocity.
The spikes smashed into Adamu's AT field, threatening to rip it apart. He tried to hold it, but the whip crashed down on him as well, and his AT field began to crack. Lilliko came up behind him and added her field to his, but that effectively cut him out of the battle. Eletha took the opportunity to slip past them both and fly towards the car.
Misato yelped as a spike rammed through the hood of her car, impaling it into the street. Misa instinctively shot up her AT field around her and Misato, but the car itself was torn away, leaving them kneeling on the street.
Eletha flew up to them, her spikes hammering against Misa's AT field. She was suddenly pulled back as Lilliko caught up to her.
"The evolution will not be stopped. Adam must die."
Takoru dashed into the attic of his house, opening a long chest. He pulled out the object inside. He was about to leave when he ran into his father.
"Takoru, you're not going to-"
"Yes I am, father." He told him. "And before you ask, it's not just because of Lilli-chan. This is the fate of the world. You understand." Touji nodded to his son.
"We can take my car."
Karles appeared beside Eletha. Adamu lay on the ground, covered in wounds. Karles looked into the spherical shield that was Misa's AT field and gasped. "It's just a girl." He said, shocked.
"She has Adam in her." Eletha told him. "She must die."
Karles held Lilliko back while Eletha pounded on the AT field. His whip finally caught Lilliko on the side of the head and she flew back several meters, unconscious even before she hit the ground.
He turned back to Misa and, with an apologetic sigh, joined Eletha in smashing away at the field.
"Adam, can you help?" Misa pleaded. "I don't want to die."
A second AT field joined hers. Eletha snarled, and the two Chosen resumed their work, but the AT field held, much stronger than before.
The spikes suddenly coalesced around the whip, and the joined AT weapon stabbed at Misa/Adam's field, pressing downward so hard that even with Adam's help the field began to weaken.
"My power cannot be stopped, Adam." Eletha's voice was the same voice that had come out of Jenny. " I will end this war."
Adam went from terrified to raging in less than a moment. "No you won't, Lillith. I will survive, and in doing so you will lose!" The AT field pulsed outward, driving the spike back. "And then I will kill you."
Eletha screamed her fury, and Karles roared. The Chosen began to glow as Lillith's power infused them, their protective AT fields dissolving into their weapons.
Then, a red spike shot out of Karles' chest. He gasped as the spike withdrew, then turned to face Takoru, who was holding a strangely shaped chunk of red in his hands.
The wound glowed orange for a second, then closed up, but Karles' whip dissipated. Karles fell to his knees, his eyes filled with rage. "You.you are one of my children." Said Lillith's voice. "How could you betray me with." Karles' eyes went to Lilliko. "That spawn of Adam."
"It's called love." Takoru said, "I thought all Angels were supposed to be, 'love you to death, literally,' freaks. You should understand."
Karles shot to his feet, his whip shooting out. Takoru blocked it with his spike-thing, but Karles kept lashing out at him.
Takoru suddenly remembered what happened with Jenny. The balloon had popped.and then it was over. The balloon must have been connected to Jenny's power.
But what did Karles have?
He stabbed at the Chosen, looking for something unusual. Then he saw it. A ring, the color of LCL. Jenny's balloon had been the exact same color. He had to try it.
He jabbed at Karles' hand. Karles' defensive AT field shot up, but Takoru's spike pressed forward, easily piercing the field and taking off Karles' hand. Karles didn't even scream as his body fell apart into the blood of Lillith.
Takoru turned to Eletha, who was still trying to break Misa's AT field. Eletha's weakness was easier to find, an orange pendant in her hair. Takoru took the spike and jabbed it into the pendant. Eltha dissolved just as quietly as Karles.
Lillith's screams, however, were heard throughout the city.
Takoru sat down abruptly, unable to stand anymore. Despite his athleticism, the spike was heavy. That's what he told himself, at least. The tears in his eyes said otherwise.
Misa ran over to Adamu and Lilliko, checking to see if they were still alive. The Nagisa twins stirred groggily. Misa embraced both of them. "I'm so glad that you're all right." Adamu nodded, while Lilliko mumbled something. "Don't worry, Takoru killed them both." Lilliko suddenly shot into full consciousness.
"What's Takoru-chan doing here?" she asked, rising to her feet. Misa steadied her, but Lilliko pulled away and stumbled over to her boyfriend. "Takoru-chan." she held him while he wept.
"I killed them." He told her. "I came up behind them and killed them with a Splinter from the Lance of Loginus, just stuck it right through them." He dropped the Splinter and held onto his girlfriend.
Misa slid over to them and whispered into Lilliko's ear. "They're in Lillith's heaven now." Lilliko told him. "Misa says so. They're in their heaven now, with Lillith and Jenny. Don't feel bad about them."
Takoru nodded, slowly rising to his feet. Misa took this opportunity to examine the Splinter. Like the original Lance, it was dark red. One end had been carved into a crude handle, while the other end came to a jagged spike. It was an unrefined weapon, unlike the original Lance, but with a little work it could become a very good sword.
"I ordered all of those destroyed." Misato said, disgruntled. He merely gave her an insolent grin in response. She threw up her hands and turned around, peering at the multitude of wreckages that had been her car.
Takoru brightened. "Hey, does anyone here know how to use a sword? I could probably use some lessons."
"I know how to use a katana." Lilliko offered. He glanced at her skeptically. "What? I'm not that flimsy."
"Be careful." Adamu warned. "She's self-taught." Lilliko glared at her brother.
Takoru shrugged. "Don't worry, we all know that she has an ulterior motive for 'teaching' me." Lilliko blushed.
"The Twelfth and the Sixth are gone." Samantha stated, collapsing on the bed she shared with Ariline. "Even with both of them attacking, Adam still held them off long enough for them to weaken."
"So, two isn't enough." Samantha shook her head.
"No, two isn't." she agreed. "Now that Adam has merged with the false Messiah."
"So, Lillith spoke to you too." Dai-syo mused. "Well, I doubt that simply getting another Chosen to join us will be enough." She nodded.
Ariline stepped into the room, taking in the sober expressions of her roommates. "What happened?"
Samantha's gaze met Dai-syo's. By unspoken consent, he was the one to speak. "Two more of Lillith's Chosen died. Less than an hour ago."
Ariline blinked several times. Even from this distance she could feel Unit 16's vengeful satisfaction.
"I'm sorry." She said. Samantha glared at her.
"No you're not." Samantha snapped. "You're happy that there are now two less threats to your precious Eva."
"Really, I am sorry." Ariline protested. "I mean, I don't want Unit 16 destroyed, but you two are in such obvious pain that." she trailed off. Shaking her head, she started again, "and Lillith's Chosen are people too, people who don't deserve to die."
"Death is nothing but an obstacle." Dai-syo told her. "We are not afraid to die, but if we die before Adam is destroyed, then we will have failed. That's what we fear, failure."
Ariline nodded, unsure, and stepped out of the room again. "I'm going to get lunch for us. I'll be back in a few minutes."
"Why do you insist on keeping her with us?" Samantha demanded as soon as Ariline was out of earshot.
"Because." Dai-syo stared out the window to where the Eva was hidden. "I want to challenge Unit 16 again. We fought to a stalemate before. I want to finish that battle."
AN: Gah! I keep trying to type Karen instead of Samantha for some reason. But the last Karen I created was nothing like her (except for the prancing around in her underwear singing bit.) I don't understand. Anyway, there was a sort-of revelation which I hope might explain Jenny's death a bit. I sure found it confusing. But then, who, honestly, who understood Evangelion the first time they watched/read it? Really. That's the good thing about writing fanfics for this series. You can make it completely nonsensical, and no one will really complain because the original Evangelion was nonsensical until the end, when everything made a bizarre, twisted, terrifying kind of maybe-ish sense. I'm hoping for something similar.
That was fun. Anyways, here's the part where I start making stuff up as I go along again, as I have no idea how to deal with two Chosen simultaneously.
Disclaimer: If I owned Neon Genesis Evangelion, this wouldn't be a fanfic, this would be kickass movie. But I don't own it, so it's just a fanfic. Sigh. If it was a movie I'd been raking in the money too. But it's not, so I'm not. Sigh. Boo.
Fourth Impact Chapter 26: Double-team
"She's scared."
Misa placed a hand over the lump on her core. "Don't worry, you'll be safe."
Misato was having some difficulties ignoring the girl's crooning. Adam had stolen everything from her, and now her goddaughter was being taken by that damn Angel as well. But she kept on driving, knowing that more than her personal feelings were at stake.
Lilliko shoved Eletha back, forming her AT field into a wall and flinging it at Eletha. Karles' whip shot out at her, but Adamu caught it before it could get to his twin. The four of them were held in stalemate for the moment, the Chosen unable to get past, the Nagisa twins unable to stop them. The Chosen were getting tired, but the twins were being pushed back with increasing velocity.
The spikes smashed into Adamu's AT field, threatening to rip it apart. He tried to hold it, but the whip crashed down on him as well, and his AT field began to crack. Lilliko came up behind him and added her field to his, but that effectively cut him out of the battle. Eletha took the opportunity to slip past them both and fly towards the car.
Misato yelped as a spike rammed through the hood of her car, impaling it into the street. Misa instinctively shot up her AT field around her and Misato, but the car itself was torn away, leaving them kneeling on the street.
Eletha flew up to them, her spikes hammering against Misa's AT field. She was suddenly pulled back as Lilliko caught up to her.
"The evolution will not be stopped. Adam must die."
Takoru dashed into the attic of his house, opening a long chest. He pulled out the object inside. He was about to leave when he ran into his father.
"Takoru, you're not going to-"
"Yes I am, father." He told him. "And before you ask, it's not just because of Lilli-chan. This is the fate of the world. You understand." Touji nodded to his son.
"We can take my car."
Karles appeared beside Eletha. Adamu lay on the ground, covered in wounds. Karles looked into the spherical shield that was Misa's AT field and gasped. "It's just a girl." He said, shocked.
"She has Adam in her." Eletha told him. "She must die."
Karles held Lilliko back while Eletha pounded on the AT field. His whip finally caught Lilliko on the side of the head and she flew back several meters, unconscious even before she hit the ground.
He turned back to Misa and, with an apologetic sigh, joined Eletha in smashing away at the field.
"Adam, can you help?" Misa pleaded. "I don't want to die."
A second AT field joined hers. Eletha snarled, and the two Chosen resumed their work, but the AT field held, much stronger than before.
The spikes suddenly coalesced around the whip, and the joined AT weapon stabbed at Misa/Adam's field, pressing downward so hard that even with Adam's help the field began to weaken.
"My power cannot be stopped, Adam." Eletha's voice was the same voice that had come out of Jenny. " I will end this war."
Adam went from terrified to raging in less than a moment. "No you won't, Lillith. I will survive, and in doing so you will lose!" The AT field pulsed outward, driving the spike back. "And then I will kill you."
Eletha screamed her fury, and Karles roared. The Chosen began to glow as Lillith's power infused them, their protective AT fields dissolving into their weapons.
Then, a red spike shot out of Karles' chest. He gasped as the spike withdrew, then turned to face Takoru, who was holding a strangely shaped chunk of red in his hands.
The wound glowed orange for a second, then closed up, but Karles' whip dissipated. Karles fell to his knees, his eyes filled with rage. "You.you are one of my children." Said Lillith's voice. "How could you betray me with." Karles' eyes went to Lilliko. "That spawn of Adam."
"It's called love." Takoru said, "I thought all Angels were supposed to be, 'love you to death, literally,' freaks. You should understand."
Karles shot to his feet, his whip shooting out. Takoru blocked it with his spike-thing, but Karles kept lashing out at him.
Takoru suddenly remembered what happened with Jenny. The balloon had popped.and then it was over. The balloon must have been connected to Jenny's power.
But what did Karles have?
He stabbed at the Chosen, looking for something unusual. Then he saw it. A ring, the color of LCL. Jenny's balloon had been the exact same color. He had to try it.
He jabbed at Karles' hand. Karles' defensive AT field shot up, but Takoru's spike pressed forward, easily piercing the field and taking off Karles' hand. Karles didn't even scream as his body fell apart into the blood of Lillith.
Takoru turned to Eletha, who was still trying to break Misa's AT field. Eletha's weakness was easier to find, an orange pendant in her hair. Takoru took the spike and jabbed it into the pendant. Eltha dissolved just as quietly as Karles.
Lillith's screams, however, were heard throughout the city.
Takoru sat down abruptly, unable to stand anymore. Despite his athleticism, the spike was heavy. That's what he told himself, at least. The tears in his eyes said otherwise.
Misa ran over to Adamu and Lilliko, checking to see if they were still alive. The Nagisa twins stirred groggily. Misa embraced both of them. "I'm so glad that you're all right." Adamu nodded, while Lilliko mumbled something. "Don't worry, Takoru killed them both." Lilliko suddenly shot into full consciousness.
"What's Takoru-chan doing here?" she asked, rising to her feet. Misa steadied her, but Lilliko pulled away and stumbled over to her boyfriend. "Takoru-chan." she held him while he wept.
"I killed them." He told her. "I came up behind them and killed them with a Splinter from the Lance of Loginus, just stuck it right through them." He dropped the Splinter and held onto his girlfriend.
Misa slid over to them and whispered into Lilliko's ear. "They're in Lillith's heaven now." Lilliko told him. "Misa says so. They're in their heaven now, with Lillith and Jenny. Don't feel bad about them."
Takoru nodded, slowly rising to his feet. Misa took this opportunity to examine the Splinter. Like the original Lance, it was dark red. One end had been carved into a crude handle, while the other end came to a jagged spike. It was an unrefined weapon, unlike the original Lance, but with a little work it could become a very good sword.
"I ordered all of those destroyed." Misato said, disgruntled. He merely gave her an insolent grin in response. She threw up her hands and turned around, peering at the multitude of wreckages that had been her car.
Takoru brightened. "Hey, does anyone here know how to use a sword? I could probably use some lessons."
"I know how to use a katana." Lilliko offered. He glanced at her skeptically. "What? I'm not that flimsy."
"Be careful." Adamu warned. "She's self-taught." Lilliko glared at her brother.
Takoru shrugged. "Don't worry, we all know that she has an ulterior motive for 'teaching' me." Lilliko blushed.
"The Twelfth and the Sixth are gone." Samantha stated, collapsing on the bed she shared with Ariline. "Even with both of them attacking, Adam still held them off long enough for them to weaken."
"So, two isn't enough." Samantha shook her head.
"No, two isn't." she agreed. "Now that Adam has merged with the false Messiah."
"So, Lillith spoke to you too." Dai-syo mused. "Well, I doubt that simply getting another Chosen to join us will be enough." She nodded.
Ariline stepped into the room, taking in the sober expressions of her roommates. "What happened?"
Samantha's gaze met Dai-syo's. By unspoken consent, he was the one to speak. "Two more of Lillith's Chosen died. Less than an hour ago."
Ariline blinked several times. Even from this distance she could feel Unit 16's vengeful satisfaction.
"I'm sorry." She said. Samantha glared at her.
"No you're not." Samantha snapped. "You're happy that there are now two less threats to your precious Eva."
"Really, I am sorry." Ariline protested. "I mean, I don't want Unit 16 destroyed, but you two are in such obvious pain that." she trailed off. Shaking her head, she started again, "and Lillith's Chosen are people too, people who don't deserve to die."
"Death is nothing but an obstacle." Dai-syo told her. "We are not afraid to die, but if we die before Adam is destroyed, then we will have failed. That's what we fear, failure."
Ariline nodded, unsure, and stepped out of the room again. "I'm going to get lunch for us. I'll be back in a few minutes."
"Why do you insist on keeping her with us?" Samantha demanded as soon as Ariline was out of earshot.
"Because." Dai-syo stared out the window to where the Eva was hidden. "I want to challenge Unit 16 again. We fought to a stalemate before. I want to finish that battle."
AN: Gah! I keep trying to type Karen instead of Samantha for some reason. But the last Karen I created was nothing like her (except for the prancing around in her underwear singing bit.) I don't understand. Anyway, there was a sort-of revelation which I hope might explain Jenny's death a bit. I sure found it confusing. But then, who, honestly, who understood Evangelion the first time they watched/read it? Really. That's the good thing about writing fanfics for this series. You can make it completely nonsensical, and no one will really complain because the original Evangelion was nonsensical until the end, when everything made a bizarre, twisted, terrifying kind of maybe-ish sense. I'm hoping for something similar.