Alright, first, thanks to all you reviewers! Thanks to you, I'll keep the
WAFF between Shinji and Asuka at least at the same level it was at before,
though it may increase. Not that any of you would mind, right? Extra thanks
go out to Hououza, you always are my first reviewer, and you give me so
many good questions! For all of you, yes, things are getting quite strange,
and they'll get stranger still, but all questions will be resolved,
hopefully, by this story's end! Now, onward into the fog!
Gendo's Desk: Red on the River/ Angel Attack Pt. I
"Blue pattern detected! It's an Angel!"
"Launch Unit 00"
"Can she do it alone, sir?"
"We have no other choice."
***
-Inside Unit 00-
\\Rei, you will defeat the Angel.//
"Commander, will I have backup?"
\\...No//
"...Understood."
***
As Unit 00 launches into the Geofront, Zeruel, the fourteenth Angel, descends into the stronghold. Unit 00, its arm still missing from its previous encounter, grabs hold of a machine gun and opens fire upon the descending Angel. Not wasting time, Unit 00 switches out to a rocket launcher once it depletes its machine gun. Zeruel, unfazed by the onslaught, finally reaches the floor of the Geofront where it unfolds its arms. As Unit 00 reaches for its progressive knife, Zeruel launches an arm and neatly shears off Unit 00's only remaining arm at the shoulder. Almost an instant later, Zeruel launches its other arm into Unit 00's chest. Retracting its first arm launched, Zeruel then shears Unit 00's head from its body. Now disregarding the beaten Eva, the Angel continues its quest towards Terminal Dogma.
***
-Break in the forest before the River-
"Just a little bit more, Shinji-chan."
"Alright, Asuka-chan, but can we rest a bit there before we leave?"
"What's wrong?"
"It's just kinda tiring to help you..."
"Are you trying to say I'm fat?!"
"No, I'm just a little tired..."
"Baka Shinji-chan... fine, we'll wait a bit."
Shinji, happy to finally have a moment of rest, helps Asuka to the riverbed, where Shinji, without thinking, begins taking his clothes off to swim in the cool water.
"Baka Hentai!! What are you doing?!"
"Huh?" Shinji says as he stops pulling his shirt off.
"I'm sitting right here!"
Embarrassed, Shinji quickly straightens his shirt out and looks to the ground.
"Baka..."
Minutes pass in silence between the two before Asuka breaks it.
"Shinji-chan... can you get me some water? I'm really thirsty..."
"Um...sure, Asuka-chan..."
Shinji stands and slowly walks down to the water's edge, careful not to injure his bare feet. Cupping some water in between his hands, Shinji walks back to Asuka and slowly brings his hands to her lips. Just as Asuka begins sipping the water, a large explosion shakes the forest, causing Shinji to spill the water and fall atop Asuka. Near where Shinji had been standing, a huge overhead light came crashing down. Looking at the high ceiling, Asuka sees a huge hole ripped in it, daylight filtering through it.
***
-Terminal Dogma-
"Did...it work?"
"For the moment"
"We use every N2 mine in the world and it just barely stops it..."
"Unless we find Shinji and Asuka soon..."
"The world shall be destroyed."
***
-Back with Shinji and Asuka-
"A-Asuka-chan?"
"That's it Shinji-chan, we're not following your plans anymore! We almost got killed! We're getting out of here now!"
"H-hai, Asuka-chan..."
Slowly Shinji stands and lifts Asuka to her feet. Turning to walk upstream, the duo wonder exactly what is happening outside.
***
-Several hours later-
Asuka and Shinji had gone a fair distance upstream since Asuka refused to let Shinji rest, her reasoning being the last time he wanted to stop and rest. The sight engulfing them now, however, made Asuka come to a halt immediately. The river which they had followed was no longer clear, but had taken a slightly reddish tint to it. There were no signs of life in the stream. The strangest sight for them, however, was the way the trees had changed. No longer appearing like plants, they had become more human, the leaves appearing like stringy tendons.
"S-Shinji-chan? What...what's happening?"
"I'm not...really sure, Asuka-chan... maybe we should...go back..."
"And be stuck in here forever?! No, we're going forward!"
Shinji, unhappily, aids Asuka as they trek upstream, the forest still creeping Shinji out to no end, the trees reminding him vaguely of Unit 03 as it was torn by Unit 01.
Okay, a short chapter, but only the first part! This, as you can all tell, is starting to reach the climax, so I'm cutting this chapter up into parts to keep you all on the edge! They'll come out quicker, since they'll be in short segments, so stay tuned to this station and you won't be disappointed! Preview for next episode: Red on the River pt. II: Will Asuka and Shinji escape from their prison in time to save the world? Will they escape to begin with? What will happen when Zeruel regains motion? Why has the forest taken a strange change? Why did I decide to put Rei through the torture Asuka suffered in the series? Find out the answer to some of these questions and more next time!
Gendo's Desk: Red on the River/ Angel Attack Pt. I
"Blue pattern detected! It's an Angel!"
"Launch Unit 00"
"Can she do it alone, sir?"
"We have no other choice."
***
-Inside Unit 00-
\\Rei, you will defeat the Angel.//
"Commander, will I have backup?"
\\...No//
"...Understood."
***
As Unit 00 launches into the Geofront, Zeruel, the fourteenth Angel, descends into the stronghold. Unit 00, its arm still missing from its previous encounter, grabs hold of a machine gun and opens fire upon the descending Angel. Not wasting time, Unit 00 switches out to a rocket launcher once it depletes its machine gun. Zeruel, unfazed by the onslaught, finally reaches the floor of the Geofront where it unfolds its arms. As Unit 00 reaches for its progressive knife, Zeruel launches an arm and neatly shears off Unit 00's only remaining arm at the shoulder. Almost an instant later, Zeruel launches its other arm into Unit 00's chest. Retracting its first arm launched, Zeruel then shears Unit 00's head from its body. Now disregarding the beaten Eva, the Angel continues its quest towards Terminal Dogma.
***
-Break in the forest before the River-
"Just a little bit more, Shinji-chan."
"Alright, Asuka-chan, but can we rest a bit there before we leave?"
"What's wrong?"
"It's just kinda tiring to help you..."
"Are you trying to say I'm fat?!"
"No, I'm just a little tired..."
"Baka Shinji-chan... fine, we'll wait a bit."
Shinji, happy to finally have a moment of rest, helps Asuka to the riverbed, where Shinji, without thinking, begins taking his clothes off to swim in the cool water.
"Baka Hentai!! What are you doing?!"
"Huh?" Shinji says as he stops pulling his shirt off.
"I'm sitting right here!"
Embarrassed, Shinji quickly straightens his shirt out and looks to the ground.
"Baka..."
Minutes pass in silence between the two before Asuka breaks it.
"Shinji-chan... can you get me some water? I'm really thirsty..."
"Um...sure, Asuka-chan..."
Shinji stands and slowly walks down to the water's edge, careful not to injure his bare feet. Cupping some water in between his hands, Shinji walks back to Asuka and slowly brings his hands to her lips. Just as Asuka begins sipping the water, a large explosion shakes the forest, causing Shinji to spill the water and fall atop Asuka. Near where Shinji had been standing, a huge overhead light came crashing down. Looking at the high ceiling, Asuka sees a huge hole ripped in it, daylight filtering through it.
***
-Terminal Dogma-
"Did...it work?"
"For the moment"
"We use every N2 mine in the world and it just barely stops it..."
"Unless we find Shinji and Asuka soon..."
"The world shall be destroyed."
***
-Back with Shinji and Asuka-
"A-Asuka-chan?"
"That's it Shinji-chan, we're not following your plans anymore! We almost got killed! We're getting out of here now!"
"H-hai, Asuka-chan..."
Slowly Shinji stands and lifts Asuka to her feet. Turning to walk upstream, the duo wonder exactly what is happening outside.
***
-Several hours later-
Asuka and Shinji had gone a fair distance upstream since Asuka refused to let Shinji rest, her reasoning being the last time he wanted to stop and rest. The sight engulfing them now, however, made Asuka come to a halt immediately. The river which they had followed was no longer clear, but had taken a slightly reddish tint to it. There were no signs of life in the stream. The strangest sight for them, however, was the way the trees had changed. No longer appearing like plants, they had become more human, the leaves appearing like stringy tendons.
"S-Shinji-chan? What...what's happening?"
"I'm not...really sure, Asuka-chan... maybe we should...go back..."
"And be stuck in here forever?! No, we're going forward!"
Shinji, unhappily, aids Asuka as they trek upstream, the forest still creeping Shinji out to no end, the trees reminding him vaguely of Unit 03 as it was torn by Unit 01.
Okay, a short chapter, but only the first part! This, as you can all tell, is starting to reach the climax, so I'm cutting this chapter up into parts to keep you all on the edge! They'll come out quicker, since they'll be in short segments, so stay tuned to this station and you won't be disappointed! Preview for next episode: Red on the River pt. II: Will Asuka and Shinji escape from their prison in time to save the world? Will they escape to begin with? What will happen when Zeruel regains motion? Why has the forest taken a strange change? Why did I decide to put Rei through the torture Asuka suffered in the series? Find out the answer to some of these questions and more next time!