Cruel Angels Thesis: Chapter 3.
:: For disclaimer, refer to chapter 2 ::
I'm currently listening to Cruel Angels Thesis, which is the opening theme song, giving me all sorts of ideas... like this one!
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2 Days after the last Angel attack, Raphael's Eva arrives. Glancing up at the monstrosity, Raph whistled in awe. "Bloody hell that thing is fucking huge" he said, moving back to get a proper view. "Anyway, how's Raen?" he said after tearing his gaze from the Neo Eva. "Stable. That's about it, really." Misato said, turning to Raph. They both looked back up at the Eva as it was locked into place.
[ Some where in the hospital ]
Bloody bandages fell against the floor. A light splatter of blood followed, then stopped. Hospital clothes hit the floor, and then there was a flash of black, and glaring red eyes flashed angrily in the half-light. The door slammed, and windows broke.
[ Back at Raph and Misato ]
"Oh, Raph, we need you to test your Eva now." Misato said, grinning wickedly. "Stupid question. Do we really need the suit?" Raph asked, looking hopeful. "Yep. So suit up" Misato said, tossing the suit at him. Muttering curses and insults under his breath, he complied.
[A few minutes later]
"This makes me feel like an idiot. Really." Raph said, glaring at Misato [who was having trouble trying not to laugh]. Finally able to stifle her laughter, Misato had enough time to tell him to get into the entry plug, before collapsing in helpless gales of laughter. "Haha..ha..hahaha.. Ok Kaya, fill the entry plug, if you wouldn't mind" Misato said, finally calming down after about five minutes of laughter. Kaya nodded. "1 - 15 connected... 16 - 25 connected... 26 - 35 connected... 36 - 50 connected. Ready for activation, Misato." Kaya said. Raph nodded and took the controls in his hands.
Before the activation could start, the door to Raens Eva exploded inward. Smoke filled the doorway, obscuring every thing from view. Blood red eyes opened and glowed ungodly red. The smoke rushed away from Raen. His eyes were cruelly slanted, glowing brightly. This wasn't as distressing to Misato and the tech's as the fact that Raen was floating about a foot above the ground. Smiling cruelly, Raen hovered in front of the plas-glass [1] looking into Raph's Eva chamber, he placed one hand on the plas-glass. Cracks appeared first, before the glass exploded inward. Laughing, Raen jumped towards his Eva. The entry plug ejected, and Raen blew the door off. slipping inside, the entry plug entered the Eva, and its eyes exploded into life. Easily breaking the restraints, he pulled the sonic blade form its sheath, he slashed at the wall. Breaking through after three tries, he walked out. The lines extended from his Eva's back, obliterating all within its path.
Misato screamed at the techs to stop Raen. "Misato, how could we? It doesn't have the power plug in. That holds the command plug as well. There is no way to stop him now." Kaya said, fear showing in her eyes. "Fuck. FUCK! Raph, get out there and stop him. NOW!!!" Misato yelled, finally giving in to stress. Raph's Eva nodded, and followed Raen. Or tried to. "Shit. Kaya, release the restraints." Misato said. Charging on to the ruined earth, Raph had the most difficult task of all. Stopping Raen in a Neo Eva. Raen turned around to face Raph. The Eva's eyes flashed to a brilliant red, before returning to its normal state. Raph grabbed his own sonic blade before charging at Raen, sword held low. Raens lines extended even further, racing towards Raph." Oh... shit..." Raph said, before the blasts hit him. As the smoke cleared, he saw Raen charge at him, sword held high. Picking up his own blade in one ruined hand, he met the blow with a strike designed to disable the opponent's hand. Unfortunately for Raph... this didn't work. Jumping back, out of range of Raens blade, he took his sword in both hands and launched himself from the ground over Raen, and brought his blade down, on what he thought was Raens unprotected back... Just one problem. Raens Blast Lines. The Lines wrapped around his arms, crossing over again and again, forming an intricate web. Then they decided to explode. The explosion ripped through Raphs armor, dealing more damage closer they are to each other. Letting Raph fall to the ground, Raen stood up. Letting his hand morph into a blade, he raced at Raph. Swing both blades at the same time, he narrowly missed Raph, as he dodged and picked up his blade.
Raens howl could be heard all across the Geo - Front. Gliding over the ground, Raen prepared to finish Raph off. Letting his hand de- morph, Raen grasped his blade in both hands. Swinging at the same time, the two Eva's blades clashed again and again. Finally able to knock Raphs sword from his hand, Raen swung his blade up, Raen let it fall. At the last moment, before his life was extinguished by the Cruel Angel in front of him, Raph grasped Raens blade between his palms. Forcing Raen back, Raph pulled the blade from Raens hands. Kicking Raen away, Raph bounced up from the ground back onto his feet. Charging at Raen, Raph swung the blade in a wide arc, slicing across Raens chest. Blood pulsed from the wound, slowly claiming Raen's Eva's chest as its own empire. Snarling, Raens hand morphing into his other blade. Rushing at Raph, Raen swung his blade in a wide arc, narrowly missing Raph. Both swords clashed again and again. Finally able to force Raen back, Raphael swung his blade up high, then let it drop. "Raph... Raphael, is that you? Please let that be you." Raen said, stopping Raphael in mid swing. Raen screamed in pain. "NO! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" he shouted, clutching convulsively at his head. Standing up, he suddenly stopped. The glow in his Eva's eyes flickered, dimmed, then died. No sound could be heard, but then Raen's Eva's eyes flickered on. Shuddering, Raen's Eva collapsed to all fours. The Eva's mouth opened, breaking free from the restraints, his chest convulsed, and he coughed. Blood dripped from the Eva's mouth, followed by something black and slimy. Coughing again, more blood followed. Natural human instinct kicked in, and Raphael stepped on the slimy thing. Greenish blood spurted across the ground, burning the grass and plants it touched. "I... I think... I think I'm fine now." Raen said, before his Eva collapsed.
[Nerv HQ {itself}]
Misato's mouth decided that it liked its current place on the floor. Rutsiko grabbed the communication device from Kaya. Swallowing the lump in her throat, she spoke. "Raphael, please bring Raen and his Eva in, if you could be so kind." she closed the link. "Misato, get a room prepared for Raen, Kaya, prepare a chamber, separate from all the others. MOVE PEOPLE!" she said, instantly taking control of the situation.
When they were able to open the entry plug, what greeted their eyes was slightly disturbing [more like fucking strange and horrific]. Raen was standing up, legs slightly apart, with his arms held above his head. That wasn't too strange, what comes next is. Cords, every where. Connecting to his hands and feet, they wrapped around them, keeping them in place. Spider web fine cords had attached them selves to his head, linking into his brain. "Oh... fucking hell. This is bad. Get Rutsiko, Kaya!" As soon as Misato advanced on Raen, the cords retracted, sliding effortlessly into the top and bottom of the chamber. Raen fell down, hitting the controls, and Misato heard the crunch as bones broke. "Fuck. FUCK! This is really bad." Misato said, grabbing Raen to haul him into the open to check if anything else was broken... Unfortunately, about twelve other things were.
~oO00Oo~ [in hospital somewhere...]
Raphael didn't know that so many cords and wires could be attached to one person [he didn't see Raen in his Eva]. "You think he'll be alright?" He said, closing the door slightly. "We don't know. Apparently his Eva had been infected with the Angel he last fought." Rutsiko replied, checking her clipboard. Misato sighed. "Poor boy. To think that he's back here just because the Angel decided to be a bastard and infect him." She said, shaking her head. Raphael turned to face her. "Trust me Misato, he has been through a lot worse than this. Take Raedyn for example. That was a bit different." "Please explain." Rutsiko said. "For a doctor you sure are short sighted. Raedyn is Raens Yami, or dark side. Extremely homicidal. Other than the Angel, the next worse thing would be Raedyn. Trust me on this." Raphael said, grinning slightly. "Apparently, he lives in the pendant that Raen wears around his neck." "So why doesn't he throw it away?" Misato asked. Raph grinned before answering. "It keeps coming back. Even when we tried to destroy it, it just wouldn't break, so, Raen suppresses Raedyn as much as he can and we just live with it."
~oO00Oo~ [2 days later]
Raen woke up.
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AN: OOH BIG EVENT! Not... Still listening to Cruel Angels Thesis!
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He groaned and sat up. "Fuck. Now why am I in here AGAIN?" He asked no one in particular. There was a series of crunches as Raen put his bones back into place. This was a task at which Raen was good at. Changing clothes again, he opened the door. Closing it silently, he went in search of Misato and Rutsiko. A siren rang out by the time he was half way there. "Fuck! An Angel attack now !? Why?" He said, breaking into a run towards the Eva chambers. Skidding to a halt before the techs, he looked around for Misato. "What in gods name are you doing out of bed Raen?" Misato asked, after seeing him. "Don't worry about it. I heal fast. I have to" He said, he replied, picking up his suit. "Um, Raen, do you think that you should be going out in the state your ... in?" Misato said, slowing down near the end of the sentence. Noticing that he wasn't bleeding and all his bones were the way they should be. "I said I heal fast. Besides, I have a feeling that this one is going to be hard." He replied, walking to the changing room. Shrugging, Misato turned to Kaya. "Can you pin point the exact location of the Angel?" She asked, leaning over the tech's desk. "I don't know, but we should be able to" Kaya replied, shrugging. Misato nodded and moved to where the other techs were working. Working furiously for a few minutes, Kaya, being the wonderful tech that she is, got the location of the Angel. "Misato! It's about to attack the transport with Eva 03 that's arriving today! It'll take about an hour to get there by sea. 'Bout 5 minutes by air."
Gendo Ikari sat at his desk. That was about it....
"All right! Get Raen's Eva ready for launch! Then check the status of 05." Misato said. As soon as she said this, there was a sickening crunchy squelch. Bone extended from the Eva's left arm, or what was left of it. Forming the hand bones, flesh extended, becoming the muscles. There was a slight pause, and the Eva's type A armor extended from the flesh. Blood dripped from the re- grown arm for a while, before stopping. "Ah... Lets send 05 as well, considering it just re-grew its arm..." Misato said, after closing her mouth. Kaya nodded and began the docking process. "Eva 04 and Eva 05 ready for flight!" Kaya said. Misato nodded. The air trip wasn't very eventful. When the got there, the locks, well, unlocked, letting them fall. They landed softly, hardly rocking the battle ship at all. Raen and Raph had opted to use spears instead of the sonic blade, so that they could attack the Angel from afar. "You'll let us know if the Angel gets too close, Misato? I'd really hate it if it came up under our noses before we are aware of it." Raen said, fiddling with his controls. "You know, there should be an easier way to control one of these things." As soon as he said this, the cords and wires extended again, completely covering his hands, fusing them to the controls. Thin wires uncurled from the ceiling, and plugged into his brain. "Disregard last sentence" He said, his voice slightly echoing. Misato looked slightly worried. "Raen, are you alright?" She asked, checking Raens E-P S chart. "Raen! You're perfectly synchronized with you Eva! What in Gods name happened?" Raen thought about this for a bit. "I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark now, and I think it is because that my Eva is directly plugged into my head at the moment. Also, I'm having trouble moving my hands. The problem may be that my hands are fused to the controls" Raen's sarcasm could have sunk the battle ship they were on.
"Misato! The Angel has been sighted!" Kaya said, waving Misato over to her computer. "Shit. Do you know when it will resurface so we can get Raen and Raph there?" Misato asked, studying Kaya's computer. "Yes. It should resurface in about 2 minutes, near the carrier that Eva 03 is on." Kaya said, checking the computer print outs.
~oO00Oo~ Note: I refer to Eva 00 as 01, Eva 01 as 02, and 02 as 03. So, Rei=01, Shinji=02 and Asuka=03, because of the order in which they were built.
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"That'd be right. Attack an Eva, see what it'll do..." Misato said, shaking her head. Asuka entered the room. "Misato, why can't I kill this one? Why am I made sit around like a slob?" She said, in that whining voice she has. Glancing slyly at Rutsiko, Misato turned to Asuka. "I thought that you wouldn't like such a dirty job like killing an Angel. It could get very messy you know." "You mean that my precious Evangelion would get dirty and messy? No thank you! I think I'll just sit this one out." Asuka said, shuddering. Grinning at Rutsiko, Misato turned to the computer that linked communications with Raen and Raph to her self. "Ok guys, the Angel should be surfacing about two ships down from you. Be ready, and don't let your guard down." Raph and Raen nodded. A shadow passed beneath the ship, speeding towards the carrier. "Ready Raen and Raph?" Misato asked, giving the order to plug the power cords in. "Yep" they both replied at the same time. They jumped to the next ship, landing lightly, and jumped to the next in time to see the Angel's shadow pass beneath the carrier. Standing near the edge of the ship, Raen wasn't ready for the Angel to attack. Jumping up out of the water, it grabbed Raen in its mouth, and slid into the water. Raen struggled to escape, but had difficulty. "Damn it! Raph, get your ass down here and get me out!" He said. Shrugging, Raph jumped into the water, and sunk to the Angels level, which was trying to devour Raen, but wasn't succeeding. "Oi! You stupid Angel, try me!" Raph said, hitting the Angel with the end of his spear. It turned around, and dropped Raen. Grinning, Raph sped away from the Angel. Taking this as an insult, for this puny being wouldn't stay still for the Angel to eat, the Angel raced after it. Raen grabbed the end of its tail, and hitched a ride. Raphael turned around to face the Angel, the only problem is that he needed an Angel to face. "Damn! Where'd it go?" He asked, turning around. Seeing the Angels mouth, Raph dodged it, and turned to face it again. It was just floating there and then Raph saw blood spreading away from the Angels tail. Raens spear was jutting out of the ruined flesh. "Raen, where are you?" Raphael asked, looking around for Raen, who was letting go of the Angels tail, Raen swam to Raph. "Right here" He said, turning to face the Angel.
It twitched, and turned to bite the annoying thing that had a hold of it's tail. Snapping the spear in two as we might snap a twig, it swam towards the two Evas. Opening its mouth, it tried to swallow the two Evangelions. Tried being the operative word. Putting their hands up, they caught the Angels mouth before it split them in two, and stood on its lower jaw. "One of us is going to have to let go to kill this thing, you realize." Raen said. "It'll have to be you Raph, because that stupid Angel ate my spear." Raph nodded. As soon as he let go, Raen moved to the middle, holding the Angels mouth open for Raphael to strike. "Die you piece of shit!" Raph said, jamming his spear into the Angels cavernous jaw. The Angel screamed, and twisted around, trying desperately to remove the Evas from its mouth. Again and again Raph shoved his spear into the Angels mouth, and finally hit the core. Shuddering, the Angel slowed in its thrashing, then died. "Move Raph! This thing's about to go sky high!" Raen said, dragging Raphael from the Angels jaw. As both of them climbed out of the water onto the boat, the Angel exploded. "Fuck! It's lucky that those two got it away from the ships before it exploded!" Misato said. "All right Kaya! turn the power off" She turned back to the COM unit. "Good work you two!" Rutsiko nodded.
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As soon as Raen and Raph got out of their Evas, Rutsiko swamped them under questions, like how the battle went and how they felt in their Eva. "Don't worry! They're fine, that's all we need to know!" Misato said, getting the two pilots to follow her. "Hey Shinji! where's the stupid pilot of 03?" Raph asked, elated at his first kill. "Right here Fifth Child and don't you dare call ... me... stupid?" Asuka said, but by the time she was near the end of her sentence, it turned into a question. Turning to one of her friends on board the boat, she smiled dreamily. "Those two are sooo cool! Not at all like the Third Child!" She said, turning into a mush puddle. "Some one forgot to clean up the mess here! It's stinking up the room!" Raphael said, grinning.
[2 days later]
"Will all Nerv personnel move to the designated entry points! I repeat, will all Nerv personnel move to the designated entry points!" Misato said, before turning to the five pilots. "All right, the Evas should be up and running in a few minutes! Who will be going out this time?" When no- one answered, she sighed. "Ok, so Raen and Raph will. Any questions?" "I have one!" Asuka said. "Why can't I go out with the Fourth Child and Fifth Child?" She asked, smiling dreamily again. "Please Asuka, turn you idiocy down! We're all going to catch it if you don't!" Raph said, even able to get a smile from Rei. "Look! Rei is smiling and her face didn't crack! It's a miracle!" Raph said, making Rei smile even further. Misato smiled. "Ok you two, get ready for activation. We don't have much time." She said, before turning to Kaya.
~oO00Oo~ [On the battle field]
"That thing doesn't look so hard to kill. Should be piss easy." Raphael said, slowly walking towards the Angel. That's what he thought. The Angel snapped into action, bringing its bladed arms up, narrowly missing Raph. Raen dashed forward. bringing his blade up, slicing the Angel in two. It split, becoming two, each one racing after a different pilot. "Oh shit! This is bad!" Raen said, dodging each attack thrown at him. "What is?" Misato asked. "The Angel just split and became two." Raph replied, trying to hit the one that was attacking him.
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Not able to destroy the Angel, Misato just got them to go inside. "We have a plan. If you are able to execute a synchronized attack, making the Angel revert to its normal form, and destroy both cores at the same time, that should kill it. Unfortunately, the training is going to take about ten days. "We I guess that we should start training now." Raen said, turning around. "But Misato! I want to train with the Fourth Child and Fifth Child! Why can't I?" Asuka said, turning into a mush puddle again. Before Misato could answer, Shinji spoke. "Because, they have had a LOT more practice at piloting, and besides, I don't think they would like the interruptions that you always are." Raen and Raphael laughed. "Nice going Shinji! Never knew you had it in you!" Raen said. Well, you had better get on with your training now." Misato said, walking with them to the exit. "Oh yeah, I'll be staying with you for the ten days that you train, ok? Commander Ikari ordered it." She said, waving goodbye to Shinji.
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Me: Just to be annoying, I'll cut it here. So how was it? Reviews are nice, flame me if you want. I won't care, but if it makes you feel better... I just love listening to Cruel Angels Thesis!
Raen: YES! Misato is staying with us for ten days! W00T!
Raph: Yay!
Me: Till the next time, c-ya!
The person that said anything was possible never tried to slam a revolving door.
:: For disclaimer, refer to chapter 2 ::
I'm currently listening to Cruel Angels Thesis, which is the opening theme song, giving me all sorts of ideas... like this one!
~oO00Oo~
2 Days after the last Angel attack, Raphael's Eva arrives. Glancing up at the monstrosity, Raph whistled in awe. "Bloody hell that thing is fucking huge" he said, moving back to get a proper view. "Anyway, how's Raen?" he said after tearing his gaze from the Neo Eva. "Stable. That's about it, really." Misato said, turning to Raph. They both looked back up at the Eva as it was locked into place.
[ Some where in the hospital ]
Bloody bandages fell against the floor. A light splatter of blood followed, then stopped. Hospital clothes hit the floor, and then there was a flash of black, and glaring red eyes flashed angrily in the half-light. The door slammed, and windows broke.
[ Back at Raph and Misato ]
"Oh, Raph, we need you to test your Eva now." Misato said, grinning wickedly. "Stupid question. Do we really need the suit?" Raph asked, looking hopeful. "Yep. So suit up" Misato said, tossing the suit at him. Muttering curses and insults under his breath, he complied.
[A few minutes later]
"This makes me feel like an idiot. Really." Raph said, glaring at Misato [who was having trouble trying not to laugh]. Finally able to stifle her laughter, Misato had enough time to tell him to get into the entry plug, before collapsing in helpless gales of laughter. "Haha..ha..hahaha.. Ok Kaya, fill the entry plug, if you wouldn't mind" Misato said, finally calming down after about five minutes of laughter. Kaya nodded. "1 - 15 connected... 16 - 25 connected... 26 - 35 connected... 36 - 50 connected. Ready for activation, Misato." Kaya said. Raph nodded and took the controls in his hands.
Before the activation could start, the door to Raens Eva exploded inward. Smoke filled the doorway, obscuring every thing from view. Blood red eyes opened and glowed ungodly red. The smoke rushed away from Raen. His eyes were cruelly slanted, glowing brightly. This wasn't as distressing to Misato and the tech's as the fact that Raen was floating about a foot above the ground. Smiling cruelly, Raen hovered in front of the plas-glass [1] looking into Raph's Eva chamber, he placed one hand on the plas-glass. Cracks appeared first, before the glass exploded inward. Laughing, Raen jumped towards his Eva. The entry plug ejected, and Raen blew the door off. slipping inside, the entry plug entered the Eva, and its eyes exploded into life. Easily breaking the restraints, he pulled the sonic blade form its sheath, he slashed at the wall. Breaking through after three tries, he walked out. The lines extended from his Eva's back, obliterating all within its path.
Misato screamed at the techs to stop Raen. "Misato, how could we? It doesn't have the power plug in. That holds the command plug as well. There is no way to stop him now." Kaya said, fear showing in her eyes. "Fuck. FUCK! Raph, get out there and stop him. NOW!!!" Misato yelled, finally giving in to stress. Raph's Eva nodded, and followed Raen. Or tried to. "Shit. Kaya, release the restraints." Misato said. Charging on to the ruined earth, Raph had the most difficult task of all. Stopping Raen in a Neo Eva. Raen turned around to face Raph. The Eva's eyes flashed to a brilliant red, before returning to its normal state. Raph grabbed his own sonic blade before charging at Raen, sword held low. Raens lines extended even further, racing towards Raph." Oh... shit..." Raph said, before the blasts hit him. As the smoke cleared, he saw Raen charge at him, sword held high. Picking up his own blade in one ruined hand, he met the blow with a strike designed to disable the opponent's hand. Unfortunately for Raph... this didn't work. Jumping back, out of range of Raens blade, he took his sword in both hands and launched himself from the ground over Raen, and brought his blade down, on what he thought was Raens unprotected back... Just one problem. Raens Blast Lines. The Lines wrapped around his arms, crossing over again and again, forming an intricate web. Then they decided to explode. The explosion ripped through Raphs armor, dealing more damage closer they are to each other. Letting Raph fall to the ground, Raen stood up. Letting his hand morph into a blade, he raced at Raph. Swing both blades at the same time, he narrowly missed Raph, as he dodged and picked up his blade.
Raens howl could be heard all across the Geo - Front. Gliding over the ground, Raen prepared to finish Raph off. Letting his hand de- morph, Raen grasped his blade in both hands. Swinging at the same time, the two Eva's blades clashed again and again. Finally able to knock Raphs sword from his hand, Raen swung his blade up, Raen let it fall. At the last moment, before his life was extinguished by the Cruel Angel in front of him, Raph grasped Raens blade between his palms. Forcing Raen back, Raph pulled the blade from Raens hands. Kicking Raen away, Raph bounced up from the ground back onto his feet. Charging at Raen, Raph swung the blade in a wide arc, slicing across Raens chest. Blood pulsed from the wound, slowly claiming Raen's Eva's chest as its own empire. Snarling, Raens hand morphing into his other blade. Rushing at Raph, Raen swung his blade in a wide arc, narrowly missing Raph. Both swords clashed again and again. Finally able to force Raen back, Raphael swung his blade up high, then let it drop. "Raph... Raphael, is that you? Please let that be you." Raen said, stopping Raphael in mid swing. Raen screamed in pain. "NO! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" he shouted, clutching convulsively at his head. Standing up, he suddenly stopped. The glow in his Eva's eyes flickered, dimmed, then died. No sound could be heard, but then Raen's Eva's eyes flickered on. Shuddering, Raen's Eva collapsed to all fours. The Eva's mouth opened, breaking free from the restraints, his chest convulsed, and he coughed. Blood dripped from the Eva's mouth, followed by something black and slimy. Coughing again, more blood followed. Natural human instinct kicked in, and Raphael stepped on the slimy thing. Greenish blood spurted across the ground, burning the grass and plants it touched. "I... I think... I think I'm fine now." Raen said, before his Eva collapsed.
[Nerv HQ {itself}]
Misato's mouth decided that it liked its current place on the floor. Rutsiko grabbed the communication device from Kaya. Swallowing the lump in her throat, she spoke. "Raphael, please bring Raen and his Eva in, if you could be so kind." she closed the link. "Misato, get a room prepared for Raen, Kaya, prepare a chamber, separate from all the others. MOVE PEOPLE!" she said, instantly taking control of the situation.
When they were able to open the entry plug, what greeted their eyes was slightly disturbing [more like fucking strange and horrific]. Raen was standing up, legs slightly apart, with his arms held above his head. That wasn't too strange, what comes next is. Cords, every where. Connecting to his hands and feet, they wrapped around them, keeping them in place. Spider web fine cords had attached them selves to his head, linking into his brain. "Oh... fucking hell. This is bad. Get Rutsiko, Kaya!" As soon as Misato advanced on Raen, the cords retracted, sliding effortlessly into the top and bottom of the chamber. Raen fell down, hitting the controls, and Misato heard the crunch as bones broke. "Fuck. FUCK! This is really bad." Misato said, grabbing Raen to haul him into the open to check if anything else was broken... Unfortunately, about twelve other things were.
~oO00Oo~ [in hospital somewhere...]
Raphael didn't know that so many cords and wires could be attached to one person [he didn't see Raen in his Eva]. "You think he'll be alright?" He said, closing the door slightly. "We don't know. Apparently his Eva had been infected with the Angel he last fought." Rutsiko replied, checking her clipboard. Misato sighed. "Poor boy. To think that he's back here just because the Angel decided to be a bastard and infect him." She said, shaking her head. Raphael turned to face her. "Trust me Misato, he has been through a lot worse than this. Take Raedyn for example. That was a bit different." "Please explain." Rutsiko said. "For a doctor you sure are short sighted. Raedyn is Raens Yami, or dark side. Extremely homicidal. Other than the Angel, the next worse thing would be Raedyn. Trust me on this." Raphael said, grinning slightly. "Apparently, he lives in the pendant that Raen wears around his neck." "So why doesn't he throw it away?" Misato asked. Raph grinned before answering. "It keeps coming back. Even when we tried to destroy it, it just wouldn't break, so, Raen suppresses Raedyn as much as he can and we just live with it."
~oO00Oo~ [2 days later]
Raen woke up.
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AN: OOH BIG EVENT! Not... Still listening to Cruel Angels Thesis!
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He groaned and sat up. "Fuck. Now why am I in here AGAIN?" He asked no one in particular. There was a series of crunches as Raen put his bones back into place. This was a task at which Raen was good at. Changing clothes again, he opened the door. Closing it silently, he went in search of Misato and Rutsiko. A siren rang out by the time he was half way there. "Fuck! An Angel attack now !? Why?" He said, breaking into a run towards the Eva chambers. Skidding to a halt before the techs, he looked around for Misato. "What in gods name are you doing out of bed Raen?" Misato asked, after seeing him. "Don't worry about it. I heal fast. I have to" He said, he replied, picking up his suit. "Um, Raen, do you think that you should be going out in the state your ... in?" Misato said, slowing down near the end of the sentence. Noticing that he wasn't bleeding and all his bones were the way they should be. "I said I heal fast. Besides, I have a feeling that this one is going to be hard." He replied, walking to the changing room. Shrugging, Misato turned to Kaya. "Can you pin point the exact location of the Angel?" She asked, leaning over the tech's desk. "I don't know, but we should be able to" Kaya replied, shrugging. Misato nodded and moved to where the other techs were working. Working furiously for a few minutes, Kaya, being the wonderful tech that she is, got the location of the Angel. "Misato! It's about to attack the transport with Eva 03 that's arriving today! It'll take about an hour to get there by sea. 'Bout 5 minutes by air."
Gendo Ikari sat at his desk. That was about it....
"All right! Get Raen's Eva ready for launch! Then check the status of 05." Misato said. As soon as she said this, there was a sickening crunchy squelch. Bone extended from the Eva's left arm, or what was left of it. Forming the hand bones, flesh extended, becoming the muscles. There was a slight pause, and the Eva's type A armor extended from the flesh. Blood dripped from the re- grown arm for a while, before stopping. "Ah... Lets send 05 as well, considering it just re-grew its arm..." Misato said, after closing her mouth. Kaya nodded and began the docking process. "Eva 04 and Eva 05 ready for flight!" Kaya said. Misato nodded. The air trip wasn't very eventful. When the got there, the locks, well, unlocked, letting them fall. They landed softly, hardly rocking the battle ship at all. Raen and Raph had opted to use spears instead of the sonic blade, so that they could attack the Angel from afar. "You'll let us know if the Angel gets too close, Misato? I'd really hate it if it came up under our noses before we are aware of it." Raen said, fiddling with his controls. "You know, there should be an easier way to control one of these things." As soon as he said this, the cords and wires extended again, completely covering his hands, fusing them to the controls. Thin wires uncurled from the ceiling, and plugged into his brain. "Disregard last sentence" He said, his voice slightly echoing. Misato looked slightly worried. "Raen, are you alright?" She asked, checking Raens E-P S chart. "Raen! You're perfectly synchronized with you Eva! What in Gods name happened?" Raen thought about this for a bit. "I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark now, and I think it is because that my Eva is directly plugged into my head at the moment. Also, I'm having trouble moving my hands. The problem may be that my hands are fused to the controls" Raen's sarcasm could have sunk the battle ship they were on.
"Misato! The Angel has been sighted!" Kaya said, waving Misato over to her computer. "Shit. Do you know when it will resurface so we can get Raen and Raph there?" Misato asked, studying Kaya's computer. "Yes. It should resurface in about 2 minutes, near the carrier that Eva 03 is on." Kaya said, checking the computer print outs.
~oO00Oo~ Note: I refer to Eva 00 as 01, Eva 01 as 02, and 02 as 03. So, Rei=01, Shinji=02 and Asuka=03, because of the order in which they were built.
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"That'd be right. Attack an Eva, see what it'll do..." Misato said, shaking her head. Asuka entered the room. "Misato, why can't I kill this one? Why am I made sit around like a slob?" She said, in that whining voice she has. Glancing slyly at Rutsiko, Misato turned to Asuka. "I thought that you wouldn't like such a dirty job like killing an Angel. It could get very messy you know." "You mean that my precious Evangelion would get dirty and messy? No thank you! I think I'll just sit this one out." Asuka said, shuddering. Grinning at Rutsiko, Misato turned to the computer that linked communications with Raen and Raph to her self. "Ok guys, the Angel should be surfacing about two ships down from you. Be ready, and don't let your guard down." Raph and Raen nodded. A shadow passed beneath the ship, speeding towards the carrier. "Ready Raen and Raph?" Misato asked, giving the order to plug the power cords in. "Yep" they both replied at the same time. They jumped to the next ship, landing lightly, and jumped to the next in time to see the Angel's shadow pass beneath the carrier. Standing near the edge of the ship, Raen wasn't ready for the Angel to attack. Jumping up out of the water, it grabbed Raen in its mouth, and slid into the water. Raen struggled to escape, but had difficulty. "Damn it! Raph, get your ass down here and get me out!" He said. Shrugging, Raph jumped into the water, and sunk to the Angels level, which was trying to devour Raen, but wasn't succeeding. "Oi! You stupid Angel, try me!" Raph said, hitting the Angel with the end of his spear. It turned around, and dropped Raen. Grinning, Raph sped away from the Angel. Taking this as an insult, for this puny being wouldn't stay still for the Angel to eat, the Angel raced after it. Raen grabbed the end of its tail, and hitched a ride. Raphael turned around to face the Angel, the only problem is that he needed an Angel to face. "Damn! Where'd it go?" He asked, turning around. Seeing the Angels mouth, Raph dodged it, and turned to face it again. It was just floating there and then Raph saw blood spreading away from the Angels tail. Raens spear was jutting out of the ruined flesh. "Raen, where are you?" Raphael asked, looking around for Raen, who was letting go of the Angels tail, Raen swam to Raph. "Right here" He said, turning to face the Angel.
It twitched, and turned to bite the annoying thing that had a hold of it's tail. Snapping the spear in two as we might snap a twig, it swam towards the two Evas. Opening its mouth, it tried to swallow the two Evangelions. Tried being the operative word. Putting their hands up, they caught the Angels mouth before it split them in two, and stood on its lower jaw. "One of us is going to have to let go to kill this thing, you realize." Raen said. "It'll have to be you Raph, because that stupid Angel ate my spear." Raph nodded. As soon as he let go, Raen moved to the middle, holding the Angels mouth open for Raphael to strike. "Die you piece of shit!" Raph said, jamming his spear into the Angels cavernous jaw. The Angel screamed, and twisted around, trying desperately to remove the Evas from its mouth. Again and again Raph shoved his spear into the Angels mouth, and finally hit the core. Shuddering, the Angel slowed in its thrashing, then died. "Move Raph! This thing's about to go sky high!" Raen said, dragging Raphael from the Angels jaw. As both of them climbed out of the water onto the boat, the Angel exploded. "Fuck! It's lucky that those two got it away from the ships before it exploded!" Misato said. "All right Kaya! turn the power off" She turned back to the COM unit. "Good work you two!" Rutsiko nodded.
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As soon as Raen and Raph got out of their Evas, Rutsiko swamped them under questions, like how the battle went and how they felt in their Eva. "Don't worry! They're fine, that's all we need to know!" Misato said, getting the two pilots to follow her. "Hey Shinji! where's the stupid pilot of 03?" Raph asked, elated at his first kill. "Right here Fifth Child and don't you dare call ... me... stupid?" Asuka said, but by the time she was near the end of her sentence, it turned into a question. Turning to one of her friends on board the boat, she smiled dreamily. "Those two are sooo cool! Not at all like the Third Child!" She said, turning into a mush puddle. "Some one forgot to clean up the mess here! It's stinking up the room!" Raphael said, grinning.
[2 days later]
"Will all Nerv personnel move to the designated entry points! I repeat, will all Nerv personnel move to the designated entry points!" Misato said, before turning to the five pilots. "All right, the Evas should be up and running in a few minutes! Who will be going out this time?" When no- one answered, she sighed. "Ok, so Raen and Raph will. Any questions?" "I have one!" Asuka said. "Why can't I go out with the Fourth Child and Fifth Child?" She asked, smiling dreamily again. "Please Asuka, turn you idiocy down! We're all going to catch it if you don't!" Raph said, even able to get a smile from Rei. "Look! Rei is smiling and her face didn't crack! It's a miracle!" Raph said, making Rei smile even further. Misato smiled. "Ok you two, get ready for activation. We don't have much time." She said, before turning to Kaya.
~oO00Oo~ [On the battle field]
"That thing doesn't look so hard to kill. Should be piss easy." Raphael said, slowly walking towards the Angel. That's what he thought. The Angel snapped into action, bringing its bladed arms up, narrowly missing Raph. Raen dashed forward. bringing his blade up, slicing the Angel in two. It split, becoming two, each one racing after a different pilot. "Oh shit! This is bad!" Raen said, dodging each attack thrown at him. "What is?" Misato asked. "The Angel just split and became two." Raph replied, trying to hit the one that was attacking him.
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Not able to destroy the Angel, Misato just got them to go inside. "We have a plan. If you are able to execute a synchronized attack, making the Angel revert to its normal form, and destroy both cores at the same time, that should kill it. Unfortunately, the training is going to take about ten days. "We I guess that we should start training now." Raen said, turning around. "But Misato! I want to train with the Fourth Child and Fifth Child! Why can't I?" Asuka said, turning into a mush puddle again. Before Misato could answer, Shinji spoke. "Because, they have had a LOT more practice at piloting, and besides, I don't think they would like the interruptions that you always are." Raen and Raphael laughed. "Nice going Shinji! Never knew you had it in you!" Raen said. Well, you had better get on with your training now." Misato said, walking with them to the exit. "Oh yeah, I'll be staying with you for the ten days that you train, ok? Commander Ikari ordered it." She said, waving goodbye to Shinji.
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Me: Just to be annoying, I'll cut it here. So how was it? Reviews are nice, flame me if you want. I won't care, but if it makes you feel better... I just love listening to Cruel Angels Thesis!
Raen: YES! Misato is staying with us for ten days! W00T!
Raph: Yay!
Me: Till the next time, c-ya!
The person that said anything was possible never tried to slam a revolving door.