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Neon Genesis Evangelion
Part 3: When the light breaks through the messenger appears
"I hate these kids!" an enflamed Ritsuko proclaimed "They are why I dye my hair!"
"You were gray way back in college" words were uttered in between sips of coffee
For these pokes Misato received a dark glare from Dr. Akagi before speaking "Why can't they just be normal?"
"They can't be normal to be an Eva pilot" Misato matter of factly informed
"I know that. But just look at this; Asuka's up at 28%, Rei's down to 69%, and Shinji, well he's down to 70%! What on earth could cause him to drop 12 points!"
Misato gave a small laugh to herself and quietly damned the situation.
"Hyuga, end the test" ordered the angered Akagi
***
Shinji walked through the classroom like his old self the next day; depressed. He leaned on his elbow throughout the day and had to listen to everyone's tales of summer. 'Why bother? It doesn't matter' he thought with anger 'Won't she shut up?'. Asuka had not stopped re-telling the tales of the last few angels from her perspective.
"...So I had to save wondergirl over there from the 15th angel. There she is, about to be hit by it's energy and in I come to push her out of the way and take it myself!" Asuka beamed proudly
"Wow Asuka! Your so brave" a number of the males complimented
"Yeah, you should all appreciate your fortune that you get to bask in the presence of the greatest Eva pilot ever!"
"I wish you were my girlfriend Asuka" all of the boys commented
"That's only natural"
"Pssh. I wouldn't want to go out with her" Kensuke muttered with his face in the desk "And Toji wouldn't either"
"Hey, Where is Toji?" Shinji finally perked himself up from his perch
"Ahh, he just had major surgery and they won't let him come back" Kensuke's annoying voice crackled through
"Oh"
***
"I'm home" Shinji greeted to the empty walls 'Not that anyone else is'
"What the hell is wrong with you?" A towering figure grabbed Shinji by the ear and tugged
Shinji let out a loud yelp and dropped his briefcase. He looked at the person through the pain and wondered why Misato was doing this.
"Mi-Misato?" Shinji managed to say through yelps of pain
"What the hell is wrong with you?" the enraged women repeated again
"I-I don't know what your talking about"
"The Eva! How can your synch ratio drop a full 12 points?" screamed Misato
"I-I don't know" answered the scared boy
"What the hell happened to you? What the hell happened last night"
"I went to my room and slept there"
"Liar. You did something to Asuka but the only thing that comes to mind shouldn't depress you..." Misato dragged on in the thought
"Huh?" puzzled a confused Shinji
"Oh. Never mind" Misato smiled at a frightened Shinji and let him go
"Wait a sec!" Misato questioned before grabbing Shinji by the back of the shirt collar "Tell me what happened!"
"We talked"
"Your not going to tell me?" interrogated Misato
"I am telling you!" Shinji affirmed
Misato glared darkly at Shinji, letting him go. The frightened pilot ran off to his room leaving Misato to think. 'What could cause his mind to become so unbalanced? He was fine for the longest time but since Asuka...' Misato played the events pertaining Asuka and Shinji back in her head until it hit her;
Asuka: I hate you third child. I HATE YOU!
"Oh crap" Misato summarized as she reached for a good ol' cure all; beer
***
In the black heart of NERV the two veins speak calmly.
"Have Units 14 and 15 arrived from China yet?"
"Yes, the first child is going to do the start up tests for the both of them"
"Good, have Rei use Unit 14 in combat"
"And of Unit 15?"
"We will save it for the next child. By the way, where is Kowaru?"
"Gone, you received the report of his untimely demise"
"Yes, that is true"
***
At the synch tests the next day the first and third child had already gone through the tests. All that was left was Asuka.
"All right, initiate all three connections" Ritsuko ordered
"First, second, and third connections complete" Ibuki reported
"Psycho graph normal ma'am" Aoba read
"Good. Commence the A-10 nerve connections"
"connections complete" Hyuga stated
"Harmonics plus 15" Ibuki finished the start-up
"Now let's see her readings"
She was standing by Maya, as she always did. Ibuki slid to the side a bit to allow the doctor to see Asuka's synch readings. Ritsuko accepted the invitation without words and peered at the screen "Hmm, 29%. Well, she can still pilot. This test is over"
***
Rei was going to leave as soon as all the tests had finished. But the first child asked her to stay and congratulate Pilot Sohryu.
"Why?"
"She's had a rough time lately. It would be good for to hear something nice"
"This seems unlike you Pilot Ikari"
"Huh? N-no please call me Shinji"
"If Commander Ikari orders me to, I shall"
"You seem different Rei"
"Do I?" Rei questioned with her uninterested gaze
'I guess Rei did die when she self-destructed her Eva' thought the caring Shinji about the disheartened Rei. Awkward silence filled the room although only Shinji seemed to notice. Luckily the silence didn't last long as the newly energetic Asuka came walking by.
"Hey Asuka!" the awkward Shinji greeted
"What?" Asuka wondered
"Good job today" the third child gave a congratulatory thumbs up
"Yes, your synch ratio has gone up by 9 points. 28% is good" Rei concluded
"Huh? I thought I was the best"
"No, you had a ratio of 19% when you returned"
Asuka's eyes widened with surprise as Shinji quietly left to the locker room and left the girls to their conversation.
***
Twelve monoliths stand in a cold room; black like their hearts.
"It is confirmed" seven informed one
"I see. Prepare the masses" one ordered
"Yes" twelve acknowledged
"Ikari is pushing for the next child" six told
"Send him" one precluded
They disappear into the blackness of the room; silence.
***
After her encounter with Rei Asuka immediately returned home. The next few days, it rained. 'Great. Another stupid rainy day followed by stupid synch tests' Asuka moped at her desk. The teacher continued his education of the second impact and recounted his life at the time 'Does this teacher only know about the second impact?'. As the dribble dragged on Asuka drifted off until a bell awoke her.
"Lunchtime!" many of the children gleefully cheered
The second child ventured over to Shinji's desk and placed her hands on it "It's lunchtime"
"Ahh, well, I ah, I figured that, well, y'know, you could, well, make your own lunch..." Shinji nervously stuttered
"WHAT! You forgot? Idiot!" Asuka slapped Shinji on the side of the head and held out her palm
"What?" Shinji asked, rubbing his head
"Money"
"Huh?"
"Your forgot to make my lunch so give me money to go buy one!"
"B-but I just brought money to buy myself lunch..."
"It's your fault that I'm hungry so hand it over"
Shinji reluctantly began to reach in when his cell phone rang. He stopped to reach into his other pocket and pulled out his phone.
"Ah...Hello? What? Yes ma'am" Shinji quickly put the cell phone away in his bag this time
"Well...Who was it?"
"It was Misato. Angel!" Shinji exclaimed excitedly
"Huh? They're all dead though"
"Well, there's more. Ayanami, let's go"
"Yes Pilot Ikari"
Shinji hurried quickly out of his desk and Asuka followed suit, Rei calmly followed suit. Within a half hour the three children had run most of the way and were glad to be able to rest on the escalator. They crossed down and entered the change room, leaving for their separate sides. Within a minute the selected kids were in their plug suits and made way for the Pribnow box.
"Asuka Langley Sohryu reporting" Asuka said between breaths to Misato
"That's good. Proceed to the cage" Ritsuko interrupted
The three made their way to the respective cages, speed walking the way.
"Report in he says. Why do I listen to you?"
They reached the elevator and went down to the umbilical bridges. They separated and climbed the stairs to their Evangelions and entry plugs. The restraints were removed and Units 01 and 14 launched, with Unit 02 as backup.
***
"Are you sure it's an angel?" Misato asked Hyuga
"Yes ma'am, definitely. Blood type is Blue!"
'But how? All the angels are supposed to be dead. Or is this something else I'm being kept in the dark about?'
***
Shinji readied his hands on the triggers and prepared his rifle. Deep in his concentration Misato patched through to have some words.
"Shinji, we don't have visual confirmation of the target but radar reports it will arrive in about 60 seconds past Mt. Fujiko"
"Right Misato"
Shinji and Rei waited on opposing sides of the mountain's opening. 60 seconds. 50 seconds. 40 seconds. A figure the size of Unit 01 leaped above the mountain tops and crashed on Unit 14.
"Ayanami!" Shinji screamed as he pulled the trigger to miss the Angel
The angel hit Rei to the floor and began to beat in her face. Unit 14 couldn't fight back as it's shoulders were pinned by the angel's legs.
***
"What the hell? How could it jump so far?" the major wondered
"And why does it look like Unit 01 without the restraints?" Ritsuko wondered
"Should I launch Unit 02 ma'am?" Aoba inquired
"Only if one of them goes down" Misato responded
***
Shinji tackled the mighty behemoth and lost the grapple, winding up on the bottom. He tried to hold the angel off until Rei recovered but the Angel's overwhelming strength forced Shinji's guard to fall. When Shinji's arms fell to the ground the Angel made a sharp particle appear on his forearm and with it, opened a large gaping hole in Unit 01's forehead.
"..." Shinji was unconscious...
***
The sun sets down upon a peaceful park. The colors mixing with one another to create a collage of beauty. Two boys sit on a wooden bench, a white aura surrounding one of them. Lush greenery covers the ground as it sways in the wind.
"You don't seem to ever be at ease anymore Shinji" the aura figure precludes
"I just seem to always feel pain now Kowaru"
"But why?"
"I-I don't know"
"Is it because of what the second child said?"
"Asuka? I-I don't think so"
"Or is it because you still pilot the Eva?"
"I just cause so much more pain now"
"You were fine for some time but now...after Asuka came back..."
"Ma-maybe it is her"
"You always seemed to need peoples approval and you lost hers"
"..."
"Is that why your troubled?"
"M-maybe"
"There are others on your mind aren't there Shinji?"
"Rei, s-she is different, but she's a clone"
"Sigh, clones aren't perfect, they share the same body and the same starting emotions as their soul when they died. If you act like you did to her second clone then maybe she will become the same Rei you like"
"And...I thought you were the last angel Kowaru"
"That's true but...I'm not allowed to reveal the secrets of the universe but, I am the 17th angel however, ah, you've seen the picture of angel?"
"Y-yes, it looks like Unit 01"
"Indeed, but...Lilith is not an angel, Adam is the first and that basis for Unit 01 is the second angel"
"But how was it destroyed?"
"It wasn't, when the second impact occurred the shockwaves sent the angel into a sort of embryonic state and sent into hibernation"
"Why does my Unit 01 look like it?"
"Your Unit 01 is based off of Lilith's Internals but it's surface is of the 2nd angel"
"Thank you Kowaru"
"It will take a while for you to be like you were but...I hope you do Shinji. By the way there is something I should warn you of"
"What is it Kowaru?"
"I am not allowed to reveal these secrets but...The 2 moons vie for dominance. You must try to overcome the odds"
"Goodbye Shinji. See you soon"
***
Shinji awoke with a sudden start to find that Rei had been shut down and lay beside a broken power cable and that Asuka was being savagely beaten by the angel.
Shinji looked around the cockpit checking all primary power sources "...All power nominal. Unit 01 lift-off!"
Unit 01 lifted itself from it's resting place and front-flip kicked the angel away from Asuka. It locked fingers with it and pushed it over. Shinji, with the sudden adrenaline, took out the progressive knife and jammed it in the eye of the angel. The angel screamed, whilst extending it's arms around Unit 01's neck and proceeded to strangle it. Shinji began to lose footing and fell back when the Angel lifted it's head, swung him up and snapped it's neck before discarding it and charging at Unit 02.
"N-no. No power?"
***
"What's Shinji's status?" Misato demanded
"His synch has dropped down below 20%, he can't heal the neck in this position!"
"Dammit!"
***
Shinji sat in horror, moving the triggers, watching as the angel destroyed Asuka's Eva. First, Unit 02 tried to roundhouse it but the angel caught the foot and ripped it off. Shinji had to listen to Asuka's screams of terror and pain, then he had to watch as both arms were ripped of simultaneously followed by dismembering of it's head. Unit 02 fell to the ground as Asuka cried out. The angel was relentless as it ripped off the plug cover and attempted to pull it out.
"N-no! Asuka! NO!" Shinji cried in rage
"Dammit, work you piece of shit! Work! WORK" Shinji screamed at the toy to no avail
"Ah, I can't do anything. T-this pain will never go away...never" Shinji teared up at the sight of the plug coming out
***
Gendo Ikari had traveled to the base of operations to give out his specialized orders
"Send it out Major Katsuragi" the commander ordered
"B-but there's no pilot who can do it"
"Use the remaining dummy plug"
"B-but sir..."
"Do it!"
***
Deep within Shinji's psyche his mind was racked with anything he could do...Nothing came. Only for comfort he replayed his dream with Kowaru
Kowaru: You must try to over come the odds
***
"Kowaru?" his head lifted with renewed vigor
"Your right. I must try. I MUST!" Shinji screamed the words as his Eva re-activated
The angel was trying to crush Asuka's entry plug as Shinji kicked it's head. It dropped the entry plug and received a pummeling by Shinji's fists. The angel reared back, it attempted to regain composure but was met with some daggers in his head from Unit 01's shoulder. The angel was not stopped by this and grabbed Unit 01's arms. It began to pull until the red blood of the Eva spilled out of the sockets. Shinji screamed in pain before the angel finished it by ripping off it's head. Shinji's Eva de-activated and fell silent when the angel again walked to Asuka's entry plug.
"no...I'm sorry Asuka"
The angel picked up Asuka's plug and began to push inwards...Until a precision rifle's blast severed it's arm. A black Eva similar to the failed Unit 03 dropped on the angel and began to strangle it.
"So, even the devil can lose! Huh, Shinji?" a familiar voice popped through the patch
"T-Toji?!"
"That's right!"
Unit 15 was on the angel's back which, due to the tremendous weight, was unable to get up. Toji continued to strangle the head until a crack was heard when the 4th child ripped it clean off, blood spattering everywhere. The angel's body twitched a little but Toji turned it over and ripped away at it's torso. A maroon core stood out amongst the gray body. Unit 15 grabbed it's progressive knife and stabbed at the core until it cracked.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Part 3: When the light breaks through the messenger appears
"I hate these kids!" an enflamed Ritsuko proclaimed "They are why I dye my hair!"
"You were gray way back in college" words were uttered in between sips of coffee
For these pokes Misato received a dark glare from Dr. Akagi before speaking "Why can't they just be normal?"
"They can't be normal to be an Eva pilot" Misato matter of factly informed
"I know that. But just look at this; Asuka's up at 28%, Rei's down to 69%, and Shinji, well he's down to 70%! What on earth could cause him to drop 12 points!"
Misato gave a small laugh to herself and quietly damned the situation.
"Hyuga, end the test" ordered the angered Akagi
***
Shinji walked through the classroom like his old self the next day; depressed. He leaned on his elbow throughout the day and had to listen to everyone's tales of summer. 'Why bother? It doesn't matter' he thought with anger 'Won't she shut up?'. Asuka had not stopped re-telling the tales of the last few angels from her perspective.
"...So I had to save wondergirl over there from the 15th angel. There she is, about to be hit by it's energy and in I come to push her out of the way and take it myself!" Asuka beamed proudly
"Wow Asuka! Your so brave" a number of the males complimented
"Yeah, you should all appreciate your fortune that you get to bask in the presence of the greatest Eva pilot ever!"
"I wish you were my girlfriend Asuka" all of the boys commented
"That's only natural"
"Pssh. I wouldn't want to go out with her" Kensuke muttered with his face in the desk "And Toji wouldn't either"
"Hey, Where is Toji?" Shinji finally perked himself up from his perch
"Ahh, he just had major surgery and they won't let him come back" Kensuke's annoying voice crackled through
"Oh"
***
"I'm home" Shinji greeted to the empty walls 'Not that anyone else is'
"What the hell is wrong with you?" A towering figure grabbed Shinji by the ear and tugged
Shinji let out a loud yelp and dropped his briefcase. He looked at the person through the pain and wondered why Misato was doing this.
"Mi-Misato?" Shinji managed to say through yelps of pain
"What the hell is wrong with you?" the enraged women repeated again
"I-I don't know what your talking about"
"The Eva! How can your synch ratio drop a full 12 points?" screamed Misato
"I-I don't know" answered the scared boy
"What the hell happened to you? What the hell happened last night"
"I went to my room and slept there"
"Liar. You did something to Asuka but the only thing that comes to mind shouldn't depress you..." Misato dragged on in the thought
"Huh?" puzzled a confused Shinji
"Oh. Never mind" Misato smiled at a frightened Shinji and let him go
"Wait a sec!" Misato questioned before grabbing Shinji by the back of the shirt collar "Tell me what happened!"
"We talked"
"Your not going to tell me?" interrogated Misato
"I am telling you!" Shinji affirmed
Misato glared darkly at Shinji, letting him go. The frightened pilot ran off to his room leaving Misato to think. 'What could cause his mind to become so unbalanced? He was fine for the longest time but since Asuka...' Misato played the events pertaining Asuka and Shinji back in her head until it hit her;
Asuka: I hate you third child. I HATE YOU!
"Oh crap" Misato summarized as she reached for a good ol' cure all; beer
***
In the black heart of NERV the two veins speak calmly.
"Have Units 14 and 15 arrived from China yet?"
"Yes, the first child is going to do the start up tests for the both of them"
"Good, have Rei use Unit 14 in combat"
"And of Unit 15?"
"We will save it for the next child. By the way, where is Kowaru?"
"Gone, you received the report of his untimely demise"
"Yes, that is true"
***
At the synch tests the next day the first and third child had already gone through the tests. All that was left was Asuka.
"All right, initiate all three connections" Ritsuko ordered
"First, second, and third connections complete" Ibuki reported
"Psycho graph normal ma'am" Aoba read
"Good. Commence the A-10 nerve connections"
"connections complete" Hyuga stated
"Harmonics plus 15" Ibuki finished the start-up
"Now let's see her readings"
She was standing by Maya, as she always did. Ibuki slid to the side a bit to allow the doctor to see Asuka's synch readings. Ritsuko accepted the invitation without words and peered at the screen "Hmm, 29%. Well, she can still pilot. This test is over"
***
Rei was going to leave as soon as all the tests had finished. But the first child asked her to stay and congratulate Pilot Sohryu.
"Why?"
"She's had a rough time lately. It would be good for to hear something nice"
"This seems unlike you Pilot Ikari"
"Huh? N-no please call me Shinji"
"If Commander Ikari orders me to, I shall"
"You seem different Rei"
"Do I?" Rei questioned with her uninterested gaze
'I guess Rei did die when she self-destructed her Eva' thought the caring Shinji about the disheartened Rei. Awkward silence filled the room although only Shinji seemed to notice. Luckily the silence didn't last long as the newly energetic Asuka came walking by.
"Hey Asuka!" the awkward Shinji greeted
"What?" Asuka wondered
"Good job today" the third child gave a congratulatory thumbs up
"Yes, your synch ratio has gone up by 9 points. 28% is good" Rei concluded
"Huh? I thought I was the best"
"No, you had a ratio of 19% when you returned"
Asuka's eyes widened with surprise as Shinji quietly left to the locker room and left the girls to their conversation.
***
Twelve monoliths stand in a cold room; black like their hearts.
"It is confirmed" seven informed one
"I see. Prepare the masses" one ordered
"Yes" twelve acknowledged
"Ikari is pushing for the next child" six told
"Send him" one precluded
They disappear into the blackness of the room; silence.
***
After her encounter with Rei Asuka immediately returned home. The next few days, it rained. 'Great. Another stupid rainy day followed by stupid synch tests' Asuka moped at her desk. The teacher continued his education of the second impact and recounted his life at the time 'Does this teacher only know about the second impact?'. As the dribble dragged on Asuka drifted off until a bell awoke her.
"Lunchtime!" many of the children gleefully cheered
The second child ventured over to Shinji's desk and placed her hands on it "It's lunchtime"
"Ahh, well, I ah, I figured that, well, y'know, you could, well, make your own lunch..." Shinji nervously stuttered
"WHAT! You forgot? Idiot!" Asuka slapped Shinji on the side of the head and held out her palm
"What?" Shinji asked, rubbing his head
"Money"
"Huh?"
"Your forgot to make my lunch so give me money to go buy one!"
"B-but I just brought money to buy myself lunch..."
"It's your fault that I'm hungry so hand it over"
Shinji reluctantly began to reach in when his cell phone rang. He stopped to reach into his other pocket and pulled out his phone.
"Ah...Hello? What? Yes ma'am" Shinji quickly put the cell phone away in his bag this time
"Well...Who was it?"
"It was Misato. Angel!" Shinji exclaimed excitedly
"Huh? They're all dead though"
"Well, there's more. Ayanami, let's go"
"Yes Pilot Ikari"
Shinji hurried quickly out of his desk and Asuka followed suit, Rei calmly followed suit. Within a half hour the three children had run most of the way and were glad to be able to rest on the escalator. They crossed down and entered the change room, leaving for their separate sides. Within a minute the selected kids were in their plug suits and made way for the Pribnow box.
"Asuka Langley Sohryu reporting" Asuka said between breaths to Misato
"That's good. Proceed to the cage" Ritsuko interrupted
The three made their way to the respective cages, speed walking the way.
"Report in he says. Why do I listen to you?"
They reached the elevator and went down to the umbilical bridges. They separated and climbed the stairs to their Evangelions and entry plugs. The restraints were removed and Units 01 and 14 launched, with Unit 02 as backup.
***
"Are you sure it's an angel?" Misato asked Hyuga
"Yes ma'am, definitely. Blood type is Blue!"
'But how? All the angels are supposed to be dead. Or is this something else I'm being kept in the dark about?'
***
Shinji readied his hands on the triggers and prepared his rifle. Deep in his concentration Misato patched through to have some words.
"Shinji, we don't have visual confirmation of the target but radar reports it will arrive in about 60 seconds past Mt. Fujiko"
"Right Misato"
Shinji and Rei waited on opposing sides of the mountain's opening. 60 seconds. 50 seconds. 40 seconds. A figure the size of Unit 01 leaped above the mountain tops and crashed on Unit 14.
"Ayanami!" Shinji screamed as he pulled the trigger to miss the Angel
The angel hit Rei to the floor and began to beat in her face. Unit 14 couldn't fight back as it's shoulders were pinned by the angel's legs.
***
"What the hell? How could it jump so far?" the major wondered
"And why does it look like Unit 01 without the restraints?" Ritsuko wondered
"Should I launch Unit 02 ma'am?" Aoba inquired
"Only if one of them goes down" Misato responded
***
Shinji tackled the mighty behemoth and lost the grapple, winding up on the bottom. He tried to hold the angel off until Rei recovered but the Angel's overwhelming strength forced Shinji's guard to fall. When Shinji's arms fell to the ground the Angel made a sharp particle appear on his forearm and with it, opened a large gaping hole in Unit 01's forehead.
"..." Shinji was unconscious...
***
The sun sets down upon a peaceful park. The colors mixing with one another to create a collage of beauty. Two boys sit on a wooden bench, a white aura surrounding one of them. Lush greenery covers the ground as it sways in the wind.
"You don't seem to ever be at ease anymore Shinji" the aura figure precludes
"I just seem to always feel pain now Kowaru"
"But why?"
"I-I don't know"
"Is it because of what the second child said?"
"Asuka? I-I don't think so"
"Or is it because you still pilot the Eva?"
"I just cause so much more pain now"
"You were fine for some time but now...after Asuka came back..."
"Ma-maybe it is her"
"You always seemed to need peoples approval and you lost hers"
"..."
"Is that why your troubled?"
"M-maybe"
"There are others on your mind aren't there Shinji?"
"Rei, s-she is different, but she's a clone"
"Sigh, clones aren't perfect, they share the same body and the same starting emotions as their soul when they died. If you act like you did to her second clone then maybe she will become the same Rei you like"
"And...I thought you were the last angel Kowaru"
"That's true but...I'm not allowed to reveal the secrets of the universe but, I am the 17th angel however, ah, you've seen the picture of angel?"
"Y-yes, it looks like Unit 01"
"Indeed, but...Lilith is not an angel, Adam is the first and that basis for Unit 01 is the second angel"
"But how was it destroyed?"
"It wasn't, when the second impact occurred the shockwaves sent the angel into a sort of embryonic state and sent into hibernation"
"Why does my Unit 01 look like it?"
"Your Unit 01 is based off of Lilith's Internals but it's surface is of the 2nd angel"
"Thank you Kowaru"
"It will take a while for you to be like you were but...I hope you do Shinji. By the way there is something I should warn you of"
"What is it Kowaru?"
"I am not allowed to reveal these secrets but...The 2 moons vie for dominance. You must try to overcome the odds"
"Goodbye Shinji. See you soon"
***
Shinji awoke with a sudden start to find that Rei had been shut down and lay beside a broken power cable and that Asuka was being savagely beaten by the angel.
Shinji looked around the cockpit checking all primary power sources "...All power nominal. Unit 01 lift-off!"
Unit 01 lifted itself from it's resting place and front-flip kicked the angel away from Asuka. It locked fingers with it and pushed it over. Shinji, with the sudden adrenaline, took out the progressive knife and jammed it in the eye of the angel. The angel screamed, whilst extending it's arms around Unit 01's neck and proceeded to strangle it. Shinji began to lose footing and fell back when the Angel lifted it's head, swung him up and snapped it's neck before discarding it and charging at Unit 02.
"N-no. No power?"
***
"What's Shinji's status?" Misato demanded
"His synch has dropped down below 20%, he can't heal the neck in this position!"
"Dammit!"
***
Shinji sat in horror, moving the triggers, watching as the angel destroyed Asuka's Eva. First, Unit 02 tried to roundhouse it but the angel caught the foot and ripped it off. Shinji had to listen to Asuka's screams of terror and pain, then he had to watch as both arms were ripped of simultaneously followed by dismembering of it's head. Unit 02 fell to the ground as Asuka cried out. The angel was relentless as it ripped off the plug cover and attempted to pull it out.
"N-no! Asuka! NO!" Shinji cried in rage
"Dammit, work you piece of shit! Work! WORK" Shinji screamed at the toy to no avail
"Ah, I can't do anything. T-this pain will never go away...never" Shinji teared up at the sight of the plug coming out
***
Gendo Ikari had traveled to the base of operations to give out his specialized orders
"Send it out Major Katsuragi" the commander ordered
"B-but there's no pilot who can do it"
"Use the remaining dummy plug"
"B-but sir..."
"Do it!"
***
Deep within Shinji's psyche his mind was racked with anything he could do...Nothing came. Only for comfort he replayed his dream with Kowaru
Kowaru: You must try to over come the odds
***
"Kowaru?" his head lifted with renewed vigor
"Your right. I must try. I MUST!" Shinji screamed the words as his Eva re-activated
The angel was trying to crush Asuka's entry plug as Shinji kicked it's head. It dropped the entry plug and received a pummeling by Shinji's fists. The angel reared back, it attempted to regain composure but was met with some daggers in his head from Unit 01's shoulder. The angel was not stopped by this and grabbed Unit 01's arms. It began to pull until the red blood of the Eva spilled out of the sockets. Shinji screamed in pain before the angel finished it by ripping off it's head. Shinji's Eva de-activated and fell silent when the angel again walked to Asuka's entry plug.
"no...I'm sorry Asuka"
The angel picked up Asuka's plug and began to push inwards...Until a precision rifle's blast severed it's arm. A black Eva similar to the failed Unit 03 dropped on the angel and began to strangle it.
"So, even the devil can lose! Huh, Shinji?" a familiar voice popped through the patch
"T-Toji?!"
"That's right!"
Unit 15 was on the angel's back which, due to the tremendous weight, was unable to get up. Toji continued to strangle the head until a crack was heard when the 4th child ripped it clean off, blood spattering everywhere. The angel's body twitched a little but Toji turned it over and ripped away at it's torso. A maroon core stood out amongst the gray body. Unit 15 grabbed it's progressive knife and stabbed at the core until it cracked.