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Chapter Nine:
A Warning
"What!" Shinji exclaimed, while staring at Zero, who was now just barley back on his feet, while civilians fled the arcade in terror, "No, you..............you're not.............the..........criminal.............are you................Zero?"
"The noise...........stop the noise," panted Zero as he slowly extended the palm of one of his hands towards the alien troopers.
A wave of energy shot out of his palm like a spear. It rocketed towards the troopers.
"Shit! Shinji get down!" shouted Misato as she pulled Shinji to the ground as the troopers opened fire.
One of the troopers fell to the ground dead once the energy spear impaled him. After the look of pain vanished from Zero's face, he used his other hand to create a barrier that prevented the laser fire to do any damage. The barrier merely incorporated the blasts, as to assure his plan of preventing said damage.
"No more death," sighed Zero, as he began deflecting some of the laser fire to disarm the troopers.
His plan how ever, was stopped, when Misato used the butt of her gun to knock Zero to the ground
"Why attack one that helps you?" asked Zero, before he lost consciousness, "it is...illogical."
"Sir," stated Trino over his communicator.
"What is it now," growled the reply, "this had better be good news. We will be arriving any day now."
"We have him sir."
"Excellent."
"What are your orders now sir?"
"Make sure he doesn't get away idiot! Do that right, and you just might, be promoted."
"Yes sir, over and out."
At the same, in a NERV detention ceil......
"How are you, your thoughts are cold," asked Zero, "very cold."
"Who and what are you?" asked Gendo calmly.
"I asked you first."
"I ask the questions around here."
"Why?"
"Because I am in charge around here."
"Why?"
"Stop saying that," growled Gendo, clearly annoyed.
"Why?"
"What are you?"
"I am a being, that is called Zero," Zero replied as the center of his eyes began to glow slightly.
"Who exactly are these aliens called the Remionians, and what are they capable of?"
"Why do you wish to know? Commander Gendo Ikari?" asked Zero, as the center of his eyes glowed a little more brightly, but it was a hardly noticeable shift.
"Who do you know my name?"
"You told me."
"I do not recall, identifying myself to you."
"But you did."
"When?"
"Just now."
"No I didn't."
"Did to."
"No, I did not."
"Did to."
"I will not sit here and argue with a prisoner. Now, tell me what the Remionians are capable of."
"You humans are very inquisitive creatures..........also, you are each very intriguing...."
"Do not change the subject."
"Why would you abandon your son, especially at such a young age? Is this customary?'
"How.........."
"No it is not...........your father never did that to you........so, why are your thoughts so cold?"
"What are the Remionians capable of."
"I see..........you wish to reunite yourself with....."
Gendo got up abruptly and left the room.
"Dr Akaji," Gendo said upon leaving the ceil.
"Yes commander?" asked Ritsuko.
"Find someone who can interrogate our prisoner, and actually get information out of him."
"But, we've tried. Our best interrogators failed to do it, and even Rei, who has the telepathic link with him failed. So, who would you suggest?"
"Use, the third child."
"Shinji," asked Misato tentatively.
"Yes," replied Shinji is a downtrodden voice.
"Ritsuko would like you to ask Zero, a few questions."
"But, why me?"
"Probably because Ritsuko thinks that the.......... incident today might effect your sync ratio. So, she wants you to get everything off your chest in front of Zero. Here, she's written down some questions, to help you a long."
Misato gave a little notebook to Shinji.
"Ok Misato, I'll try."
"Just remember Shinji," Misato said as she opened the ceil door, "We'll be watching you, so don't worry. Just relax, and take your time."
Shinji stepped inside as the door closed behind him.
"Your mind is in turmoil shy one. Why?" asked Zero sitting in a chair, with his eyes no longer glowing.
"You tricked me. You, lied to me," replied Shinji in a depressed whisper.
"When did I lie to you? The only information I gave you, was when you asked who I was. I simply replied what I was called. I merely did that, and nothing more."
"But, you...........you're the enemy!"
"What have I done to be called the enemy? Have I caused you, or any of your friends harm?"
"No........but............"
"You see, I have nothing to be called the enemy. I am only called the enemy because that labled has been placed on me. I have not done any warm to you. I am not designed to be aggressive."
"What do you mean, designed?" asked Shinji as he took a seat across from Zero, the notebook long forgotten.
"Ah, the turmoil has subsided. But, you are still confused. I shall try to elevate that problem to the best of my ability, and with in the constrains of my conditioning."
Shinji just sat there with an odd look on his face as Zero continued.
"In short, I was created in a lab, to be the ultimate defensive unit. I was designed to re-act, but very rarely I can act of my own accord."
"So.......if you aren't the enemy.........does that mean the other aliens are the enemy?"
"No. They are but pawns. A greater evil lies behind, which, is commonly the case is these manners. The conflict between good and evil always shows hardships that fascinate me. The evil is always driven by a power behind the original evil, while the good tries to make sense of it all. Both refuse to surrender until one proves stronger than the other by trumping what the other has the best to offer. It is very intriguing to me."
"Zero?"
"Yes?"
"Why.........why are you fascinated by hardships?"
"Because, human, like many other races becomes much stronger once they have recovered from one. I am unable to change. I cannot adapt to my environment. I have been this way, for as long as I have been aware."
"You mean.......you want to change? But.......why? You can remain so stable? Why would you want to risk destroying your life?"
"Because it is a law of nature that I have discovered. All things must adapt, or die. If I were to die, I would have failed. I am not designed to fail."
"You can't die? Are you immortal?"
"No..........I have my morality. It is one of a few things that allows me to call myself alive. But, I can defeat any kind of attack. Physical, Mental, Biological. If there is a way to attack someone, I have the ability to counter it. But, I cannot change. So, logically, I fail to defend myself against change."
There was a moment of silence as Shinji tried to comprehend what he had just been informed.
Suddenly, Zero's eyes began to glow very, very brightly.
"Hey, are you ok Zero? What's with your eyes?"
"They approach. He comes as well."
"He?"
"He brings the voice with him.......I refuse to obey the voice again...."
"What are you talking about?"
"I am talking about the evil that lies behind the aliens that are currently on this planet."
"Who? Who is it?"
"The one who authorized my creation. My......father........he has done worse things to hundreds of worlds, than many would care to think about. Your father's thoughts are cold.......but my father's thoughts are dark, they are as black as the center of a black whole. He must be stopped. Please, do not allow him to take me again...........I dislike working for him......but...........if he acquires me.........I must obey."
A/N:
Sorry about the lack of updates, I guess I'm just getting lazy. If any of you are desperate to read something by me during the down time, I guess you could read my crossover story, then insult me about it. Or, give me suggestions about what to do on my plot less story. And, ya, I know this chapter sounds kinda deep and profound, what with all the psychoanalysis and all. But, hey, if you drink a 2-liter of mountain dew and watch the entire collection of Evangelion episodes, your brain gets messed up. And I do mean messed up! It's like a high that probably can even top morphine.
Chapter Nine:
A Warning
"What!" Shinji exclaimed, while staring at Zero, who was now just barley back on his feet, while civilians fled the arcade in terror, "No, you..............you're not.............the..........criminal.............are you................Zero?"
"The noise...........stop the noise," panted Zero as he slowly extended the palm of one of his hands towards the alien troopers.
A wave of energy shot out of his palm like a spear. It rocketed towards the troopers.
"Shit! Shinji get down!" shouted Misato as she pulled Shinji to the ground as the troopers opened fire.
One of the troopers fell to the ground dead once the energy spear impaled him. After the look of pain vanished from Zero's face, he used his other hand to create a barrier that prevented the laser fire to do any damage. The barrier merely incorporated the blasts, as to assure his plan of preventing said damage.
"No more death," sighed Zero, as he began deflecting some of the laser fire to disarm the troopers.
His plan how ever, was stopped, when Misato used the butt of her gun to knock Zero to the ground
"Why attack one that helps you?" asked Zero, before he lost consciousness, "it is...illogical."
"Sir," stated Trino over his communicator.
"What is it now," growled the reply, "this had better be good news. We will be arriving any day now."
"We have him sir."
"Excellent."
"What are your orders now sir?"
"Make sure he doesn't get away idiot! Do that right, and you just might, be promoted."
"Yes sir, over and out."
At the same, in a NERV detention ceil......
"How are you, your thoughts are cold," asked Zero, "very cold."
"Who and what are you?" asked Gendo calmly.
"I asked you first."
"I ask the questions around here."
"Why?"
"Because I am in charge around here."
"Why?"
"Stop saying that," growled Gendo, clearly annoyed.
"Why?"
"What are you?"
"I am a being, that is called Zero," Zero replied as the center of his eyes began to glow slightly.
"Who exactly are these aliens called the Remionians, and what are they capable of?"
"Why do you wish to know? Commander Gendo Ikari?" asked Zero, as the center of his eyes glowed a little more brightly, but it was a hardly noticeable shift.
"Who do you know my name?"
"You told me."
"I do not recall, identifying myself to you."
"But you did."
"When?"
"Just now."
"No I didn't."
"Did to."
"No, I did not."
"Did to."
"I will not sit here and argue with a prisoner. Now, tell me what the Remionians are capable of."
"You humans are very inquisitive creatures..........also, you are each very intriguing...."
"Do not change the subject."
"Why would you abandon your son, especially at such a young age? Is this customary?'
"How.........."
"No it is not...........your father never did that to you........so, why are your thoughts so cold?"
"What are the Remionians capable of."
"I see..........you wish to reunite yourself with....."
Gendo got up abruptly and left the room.
"Dr Akaji," Gendo said upon leaving the ceil.
"Yes commander?" asked Ritsuko.
"Find someone who can interrogate our prisoner, and actually get information out of him."
"But, we've tried. Our best interrogators failed to do it, and even Rei, who has the telepathic link with him failed. So, who would you suggest?"
"Use, the third child."
"Shinji," asked Misato tentatively.
"Yes," replied Shinji is a downtrodden voice.
"Ritsuko would like you to ask Zero, a few questions."
"But, why me?"
"Probably because Ritsuko thinks that the.......... incident today might effect your sync ratio. So, she wants you to get everything off your chest in front of Zero. Here, she's written down some questions, to help you a long."
Misato gave a little notebook to Shinji.
"Ok Misato, I'll try."
"Just remember Shinji," Misato said as she opened the ceil door, "We'll be watching you, so don't worry. Just relax, and take your time."
Shinji stepped inside as the door closed behind him.
"Your mind is in turmoil shy one. Why?" asked Zero sitting in a chair, with his eyes no longer glowing.
"You tricked me. You, lied to me," replied Shinji in a depressed whisper.
"When did I lie to you? The only information I gave you, was when you asked who I was. I simply replied what I was called. I merely did that, and nothing more."
"But, you...........you're the enemy!"
"What have I done to be called the enemy? Have I caused you, or any of your friends harm?"
"No........but............"
"You see, I have nothing to be called the enemy. I am only called the enemy because that labled has been placed on me. I have not done any warm to you. I am not designed to be aggressive."
"What do you mean, designed?" asked Shinji as he took a seat across from Zero, the notebook long forgotten.
"Ah, the turmoil has subsided. But, you are still confused. I shall try to elevate that problem to the best of my ability, and with in the constrains of my conditioning."
Shinji just sat there with an odd look on his face as Zero continued.
"In short, I was created in a lab, to be the ultimate defensive unit. I was designed to re-act, but very rarely I can act of my own accord."
"So.......if you aren't the enemy.........does that mean the other aliens are the enemy?"
"No. They are but pawns. A greater evil lies behind, which, is commonly the case is these manners. The conflict between good and evil always shows hardships that fascinate me. The evil is always driven by a power behind the original evil, while the good tries to make sense of it all. Both refuse to surrender until one proves stronger than the other by trumping what the other has the best to offer. It is very intriguing to me."
"Zero?"
"Yes?"
"Why.........why are you fascinated by hardships?"
"Because, human, like many other races becomes much stronger once they have recovered from one. I am unable to change. I cannot adapt to my environment. I have been this way, for as long as I have been aware."
"You mean.......you want to change? But.......why? You can remain so stable? Why would you want to risk destroying your life?"
"Because it is a law of nature that I have discovered. All things must adapt, or die. If I were to die, I would have failed. I am not designed to fail."
"You can't die? Are you immortal?"
"No..........I have my morality. It is one of a few things that allows me to call myself alive. But, I can defeat any kind of attack. Physical, Mental, Biological. If there is a way to attack someone, I have the ability to counter it. But, I cannot change. So, logically, I fail to defend myself against change."
There was a moment of silence as Shinji tried to comprehend what he had just been informed.
Suddenly, Zero's eyes began to glow very, very brightly.
"Hey, are you ok Zero? What's with your eyes?"
"They approach. He comes as well."
"He?"
"He brings the voice with him.......I refuse to obey the voice again...."
"What are you talking about?"
"I am talking about the evil that lies behind the aliens that are currently on this planet."
"Who? Who is it?"
"The one who authorized my creation. My......father........he has done worse things to hundreds of worlds, than many would care to think about. Your father's thoughts are cold.......but my father's thoughts are dark, they are as black as the center of a black whole. He must be stopped. Please, do not allow him to take me again...........I dislike working for him......but...........if he acquires me.........I must obey."
A/N:
Sorry about the lack of updates, I guess I'm just getting lazy. If any of you are desperate to read something by me during the down time, I guess you could read my crossover story, then insult me about it. Or, give me suggestions about what to do on my plot less story. And, ya, I know this chapter sounds kinda deep and profound, what with all the psychoanalysis and all. But, hey, if you drink a 2-liter of mountain dew and watch the entire collection of Evangelion episodes, your brain gets messed up. And I do mean messed up! It's like a high that probably can even top morphine.