Story: Evangelion, The Children of Humanity: Guardian Angel
Chapter 13: Rei's passion and the death of the sixteenth.
Disclaimer: I do not in anyway own Evangelion and its characters. All I own are my own characters and the plot. I'm just a fan ok? Not making any profits here so don't sue me!
A/N: Here's chapter thirteen.
Shinji carried Asuka back to Nerv and straight to the infirmary. She was quartered with Rei and Hikari and Shinji hoped that the arrangement would help her get better. The three children stayed had up to accompany Asuka. Rei and Hikari were cleared to leave any time but they felt that they should remain to help Asuka out, and they both wanted to stay with their boyfriends. Shinji stayed by Asuka's bed all the time. Since bring her here he hasn't left to do anything except use the restroom. Asuka's eyes were open and she was awake, but she just stared at the ceiling blankly. Shinji knew that she was confronting her demons and was frustrated that he could not really help that much. He held her hand while he sat on the chair and spoke to her as if she was speaking back. Sometimes he would feel her grip on his hand tighten when he said certain things, he was hopeful that this means that she could hear him. Rei and Hikari couldn't do much so they cared for their boyfriends while telling Shinji to call whenever he or Asuka needed anything. Hikari was sitting on Toji's bed, wiping a damp cloth over his forehead. She sighed and looked over at Asuka's bed, Shinji hadn't moved. Hikari worried about what this would do to Shinji, he hasn't eaten in a day nor has he slept. She walked over to the bed,
"Shinji, you should eat something. Let's go down to the hospital cafeteria."
"No thank you." Shinji replied without looking. "I'm not hungry."
"Asuka wouldn't want to see you like this..."
"I said I'm fine Hikari."
She did not press him and turned around to go find Rei.
Rei looked through the window of her former room. The only one still in there now was Kensuke. She pressed her hand against the glass and stared at his unconscious form. She was not allowed in the intensive care room so she couldn't even get close to her love. As she looked at him, she felt a strange sensation in her eyes and then she felt liquid dripping from them.
'Tears?' she thought. 'Am I crying?' Hikari came in at this moment and saw this scene in front of her.
"Rei..."
Rei turned and brushed away the tears. "Hikari, what is it?"
Hikari looked at her for a minute, "Nothing, just came to see how you and Kensuke were."
She stepped into the room and looked through the window. "Still nothing?" Rei shook her head.
"Rei, don't worry." She said, putting an arm over Rei's shoulder "I'm sure Kensuke will be fine soon, he's just a bit exhausted." Rei nodded and let Hikari guide her out to the lounge.
The bridge staff has returned to the task of regenerating the Evas and now had four Evas ready for action. Hikari's Unit-05 and Toji's Unit-03 were still in bad shape. Also, of the four usable Evas, two had no pilots. Asuka couldn't pilot in her condition, and George was still nowhere to be found. Section-Two agents have been sent to find him but have turned up nothing.
"Where is that boy?" Misato said looking over the S-2 reports. "No one can just vanish like that."
Gendo and Fuyuzuki were at their usual place and the Sub-Commander asked, "Ikari, what has happened to the Guardian?"
"Unknown, this is unexpected."
"Should we find a new one for the children?"
"No, it is pointless at this stage."
"Ah of course, only two left. Your plan is coming to fruition."
"Yes, it is."
"I have also heard that the old men have completed most of their Eva series, if they attack us..."
"It will be too late by then for them to do anything." They spoke no more.
The Angel sirens blared. The bridge was in chaos at yet another attack.
"SHIT! Summon pilots Ikari and Ayanami!" the Colonel ordered.
Rei answered her phone, "Yes, I heard the alarm, I will be there soon." She hung up and said goodbye to Hikari. She went to their room to find Shinji.
"Shinji, there is another Angel, we must go." Shinji did not budge.
"I won't go. I'm staying with Asuka." He said.
"But it is your-" she began.
"I said I'm not going to pilot."
Asuka's eyes left their spot on the ceiling and turned to Shinji. "Asuka?" he gasped.
She stared at him and her hand griped his harder than ever before.
"Asuka...you want me to go?"
She didn't answer; she gripped harder and then released his hand. Her eyes reverted back to the ceiling.
"Asuka, I'll go, wait for me." With that he left with Ayanami.
As they went behind the hallway, a figure in a long black coat went into the room. George took up Shinji's seat and sat down next to Asuka.
"Hey, how're you feeling?" he asked smiling. Her eyes stared at her new visitor.
"You..." she rasped. His face fell, "Yeah...it's me."
She stared at him, "You betrayed our trust..."
His eyes widened, "Did I?"
She blinked, "You kept something very important from us. How can we trust you?"
He looked down, "How could I tell you? I...knew what my kind has done. It was impossible for you all to accept me."
She didn't answer but looked at the ceiling once more. George looked at her and stood up, "I'm sorry..." he left.
"Target is at the center of the city! Video link established! Transferring to main screen!"
the gigantic monitor showed a golden beam of light in a circle, hovering on top of the ruined city.
"Damn, that was quick, they come faster and faster." Misato said through gritted teeth. Shinji and Ayanami entered from the elevator.
"Plug suit, entry plug, launch!" Akagi yelled.
They nodded and went to their tasks. In five minutes two Evangelion units were launched out onto the streets of Tokyo-Three. Shinji charged and unleashed a rain of lead onto the Angel with duel handguns. Rei supplemented with a laser cannon. The Angel broke from its circle form and shot as a long beam of light towards Unit-00.
"REI!"
"Arg!" she yelped as the Angel penetrated her Eva's armor and began merging with it.
She felt the pain as if it the Angel was merging with her, she looked and saw veins pop up all over her body. Unit-01 leaped over and grabbed the other end of the Angel and shot six shots at it from close range. It had no affect except for the Angel to attempt to stab Unit-01 and forced Shinji to move out of range.
"REI!" he yelled again.
"It's no good!" Akagi yelled from the bridge, "30% of the Eva has undergone Bio-Fusion!"
"Rei! Abandon Unit-00!" Misato ordered.
"I...I cannot." She gasped. "If it is not stopped now, the...Angel will....AHHHH!!!" she yelled in pain again. She then turned in her seat and activated the self-destruct system. "I'm sorry...good bye...Kensuke..." she whispered with a tear.
"Unit-00's core has gone past critical...there's nothing we can do." Akagi announced to the bridge.
"REI! DON"T DO IT!" Shinji screamed.
Unit-00 grabbed the Angel with both hands and held it close. Then, it exploded in a gigantic fireball.
"Rei!" Shinji yelled again.
The dust and smoke cleared, there was nothing left except a large bowl shaped crevice in the earth.
"No..." Shinji said. "Not her too." His Eva slumped to the floor, causing some shockwaves around. "Why can't I ever do anything for other people!" he screamed hitting the controls of his Eva.
"The target...and the Eva, has gone silent." Makoto said.
"The mission is over, sent a recover team to retrieve what's left of Unit- 00...and Rei." Misato ordered.
Ritsuko left and Gendo followed her into the hallway.
"Ready the third one doctor." He said and walked away.
"Yes sir." She said and turned towards Central Dogma.
A/N: Chapter 13 is here now, enjoy. The end is at hand. Next Chapter: With the Death of the Final Messenger, it all begins...
Disclaimer: I do not in anyway own Evangelion and its characters. All I own are my own characters and the plot. I'm just a fan ok? Not making any profits here so don't sue me!
A/N: Here's chapter thirteen.
Shinji carried Asuka back to Nerv and straight to the infirmary. She was quartered with Rei and Hikari and Shinji hoped that the arrangement would help her get better. The three children stayed had up to accompany Asuka. Rei and Hikari were cleared to leave any time but they felt that they should remain to help Asuka out, and they both wanted to stay with their boyfriends. Shinji stayed by Asuka's bed all the time. Since bring her here he hasn't left to do anything except use the restroom. Asuka's eyes were open and she was awake, but she just stared at the ceiling blankly. Shinji knew that she was confronting her demons and was frustrated that he could not really help that much. He held her hand while he sat on the chair and spoke to her as if she was speaking back. Sometimes he would feel her grip on his hand tighten when he said certain things, he was hopeful that this means that she could hear him. Rei and Hikari couldn't do much so they cared for their boyfriends while telling Shinji to call whenever he or Asuka needed anything. Hikari was sitting on Toji's bed, wiping a damp cloth over his forehead. She sighed and looked over at Asuka's bed, Shinji hadn't moved. Hikari worried about what this would do to Shinji, he hasn't eaten in a day nor has he slept. She walked over to the bed,
"Shinji, you should eat something. Let's go down to the hospital cafeteria."
"No thank you." Shinji replied without looking. "I'm not hungry."
"Asuka wouldn't want to see you like this..."
"I said I'm fine Hikari."
She did not press him and turned around to go find Rei.
Rei looked through the window of her former room. The only one still in there now was Kensuke. She pressed her hand against the glass and stared at his unconscious form. She was not allowed in the intensive care room so she couldn't even get close to her love. As she looked at him, she felt a strange sensation in her eyes and then she felt liquid dripping from them.
'Tears?' she thought. 'Am I crying?' Hikari came in at this moment and saw this scene in front of her.
"Rei..."
Rei turned and brushed away the tears. "Hikari, what is it?"
Hikari looked at her for a minute, "Nothing, just came to see how you and Kensuke were."
She stepped into the room and looked through the window. "Still nothing?" Rei shook her head.
"Rei, don't worry." She said, putting an arm over Rei's shoulder "I'm sure Kensuke will be fine soon, he's just a bit exhausted." Rei nodded and let Hikari guide her out to the lounge.
The bridge staff has returned to the task of regenerating the Evas and now had four Evas ready for action. Hikari's Unit-05 and Toji's Unit-03 were still in bad shape. Also, of the four usable Evas, two had no pilots. Asuka couldn't pilot in her condition, and George was still nowhere to be found. Section-Two agents have been sent to find him but have turned up nothing.
"Where is that boy?" Misato said looking over the S-2 reports. "No one can just vanish like that."
Gendo and Fuyuzuki were at their usual place and the Sub-Commander asked, "Ikari, what has happened to the Guardian?"
"Unknown, this is unexpected."
"Should we find a new one for the children?"
"No, it is pointless at this stage."
"Ah of course, only two left. Your plan is coming to fruition."
"Yes, it is."
"I have also heard that the old men have completed most of their Eva series, if they attack us..."
"It will be too late by then for them to do anything." They spoke no more.
The Angel sirens blared. The bridge was in chaos at yet another attack.
"SHIT! Summon pilots Ikari and Ayanami!" the Colonel ordered.
Rei answered her phone, "Yes, I heard the alarm, I will be there soon." She hung up and said goodbye to Hikari. She went to their room to find Shinji.
"Shinji, there is another Angel, we must go." Shinji did not budge.
"I won't go. I'm staying with Asuka." He said.
"But it is your-" she began.
"I said I'm not going to pilot."
Asuka's eyes left their spot on the ceiling and turned to Shinji. "Asuka?" he gasped.
She stared at him and her hand griped his harder than ever before.
"Asuka...you want me to go?"
She didn't answer; she gripped harder and then released his hand. Her eyes reverted back to the ceiling.
"Asuka, I'll go, wait for me." With that he left with Ayanami.
As they went behind the hallway, a figure in a long black coat went into the room. George took up Shinji's seat and sat down next to Asuka.
"Hey, how're you feeling?" he asked smiling. Her eyes stared at her new visitor.
"You..." she rasped. His face fell, "Yeah...it's me."
She stared at him, "You betrayed our trust..."
His eyes widened, "Did I?"
She blinked, "You kept something very important from us. How can we trust you?"
He looked down, "How could I tell you? I...knew what my kind has done. It was impossible for you all to accept me."
She didn't answer but looked at the ceiling once more. George looked at her and stood up, "I'm sorry..." he left.
"Target is at the center of the city! Video link established! Transferring to main screen!"
the gigantic monitor showed a golden beam of light in a circle, hovering on top of the ruined city.
"Damn, that was quick, they come faster and faster." Misato said through gritted teeth. Shinji and Ayanami entered from the elevator.
"Plug suit, entry plug, launch!" Akagi yelled.
They nodded and went to their tasks. In five minutes two Evangelion units were launched out onto the streets of Tokyo-Three. Shinji charged and unleashed a rain of lead onto the Angel with duel handguns. Rei supplemented with a laser cannon. The Angel broke from its circle form and shot as a long beam of light towards Unit-00.
"REI!"
"Arg!" she yelped as the Angel penetrated her Eva's armor and began merging with it.
She felt the pain as if it the Angel was merging with her, she looked and saw veins pop up all over her body. Unit-01 leaped over and grabbed the other end of the Angel and shot six shots at it from close range. It had no affect except for the Angel to attempt to stab Unit-01 and forced Shinji to move out of range.
"REI!" he yelled again.
"It's no good!" Akagi yelled from the bridge, "30% of the Eva has undergone Bio-Fusion!"
"Rei! Abandon Unit-00!" Misato ordered.
"I...I cannot." She gasped. "If it is not stopped now, the...Angel will....AHHHH!!!" she yelled in pain again. She then turned in her seat and activated the self-destruct system. "I'm sorry...good bye...Kensuke..." she whispered with a tear.
"Unit-00's core has gone past critical...there's nothing we can do." Akagi announced to the bridge.
"REI! DON"T DO IT!" Shinji screamed.
Unit-00 grabbed the Angel with both hands and held it close. Then, it exploded in a gigantic fireball.
"Rei!" Shinji yelled again.
The dust and smoke cleared, there was nothing left except a large bowl shaped crevice in the earth.
"No..." Shinji said. "Not her too." His Eva slumped to the floor, causing some shockwaves around. "Why can't I ever do anything for other people!" he screamed hitting the controls of his Eva.
"The target...and the Eva, has gone silent." Makoto said.
"The mission is over, sent a recover team to retrieve what's left of Unit- 00...and Rei." Misato ordered.
Ritsuko left and Gendo followed her into the hallway.
"Ready the third one doctor." He said and walked away.
"Yes sir." She said and turned towards Central Dogma.
A/N: Chapter 13 is here now, enjoy. The end is at hand. Next Chapter: With the Death of the Final Messenger, it all begins...
