Bodyguard

Chapter 02

For disclaimers, read chapter 01. This applies to all future chapters

Gendo murmured approval as he watched the agents being methodically dispatched, each in more gruesome and horrifying ways. "He certainly is original" Fuyutski sighed, trying to avoid looking at the roof. "Are you sure Rei wants her brother around? It could…complicate matters". "It makes no difference to the scenario we have in plan. It is merely a speed-bump. To slow the rapid progression of events" Gendo replied, before switching off the screen. "Damn agents cut our cable. Now we can't access the adult only channel" Kozou said, sighing in defeat. "We have an enormous tank full of naked Rei's who will do whatever, or whoever, we want". Gendo snickered, before adding a new item to the budget list. Clones of Maya Ibuki. "Strictly for…scientific purposes" Fuyutski muttered, before both chuckled.

Flying over the runway that led direct to NERV, Shugo enacted Crash Protocol 05. Annihilation of the plane. Guiding it methodically, he lined it directly up with the runway. Tilting the nose forward a bit more than was called for, Shugo proceeded to the armoury in the back of the plane. Grabbing two shoulder holsters, he stuffed in two pistols, followed by a bullet-proof vest. Slipping into them, he grabbed three knives, though by their length, sword would have been more appropriate. One went on his back, one went by his waist and the other on his leg. NERV could issue him with some better material later. "Better give me a Proton Accelerator Cannon" he muttered. Shugo strode into the cockpit and took a parachute from under a seat. Looking around, he smiled. "You've been a good ride" he said, fondness creeping into his voice. Taking a non-descript black box from his pocket, he wedged it in tight between the pedal and the floor. Making sure it was securely fastened, the older Ayanami armed it, set it for five seconds, and pressed the "arm" switch. Immediately, flashing blue lights counted down. But Shugo was not there to see it. Running to the back of the plane, he took a sub-machine gun from its rack and fired the entire clip into the wall, weakening it severely. Running at it, he dove through, just as the plane detonated behind him

Rei Ayanami felt the warm breeze billow down the side-walk, carrying the smell of people. As well as the sounds of screaming and the odd, acrid smell of burning flesh. "No Angel Attack" Rei murmured, curious. Walking forwards, she came upon a vision which would have been more at home in Dante's vision of hell. Bodies were scattered everywhere, and blood ran in the gutters. Several gutted buildings stood like bleak, obsidian monuments to the foolishness of men. And in the middle, surrounded by over thirty police, all with their guns trained on him, was a 16 year old boy. Drinking a bottle of water, and acting as if nothing was amiss. Of course, this might be because one Gendo Ikari, Ritsuko Akagi and Kozou Fuyutski stood beside him, three of the most powerful people in the world, bar SEELE. One of the more trigger-happy police twitched, and fired off three bullets at the boy. The boy looked through the police barricade and winked at Ayanami. The bullets tore through the air, intent on biting deep into flesh. The bullets struck him. And just passed right through. Smirking, he stood up and grabbed a knife from his leg-sheath. The police-officer began to run, hyper-ventilating. Taking aim, he drew his arm back, and threw it. It careened through the air, and bit deep into the officers neck, severing his nerve connections to the rest of the body. The blade kept going, and emerged from the front of his throat, blood shooting our. A bloody geyser. Ritsuko blanched white from the ease of the death, and Kozou Fuyutski raised an eyebrow. "He's good". Gendo smirked. "Indeed". Walking up to the child, he was about to lay his hand on the pistol-clad shoulder.

Shugo sensed the man approaching and tensed. When the man's hand was in range, he grabbed it with a hand and twisted it. Gendo's wrist snapped in twain. The sound of bone snapping and splintering reached Rei and she saw red. Dropping her bag, she dropped low to ground to get a better centre of gravity, before sprinting straight toward the boy who had shattered her commander's hand. Getting within three meters, she leaped forward, smooth and streamlined. Silent as a hawk. Then the boy stepped aside, reached a hand out and grabbed her by the hair. "Now that wasn't very nice. You could have hurt yourself". He just held her at arms length, hand solidly grasping her hair. He flicked her shoulder that sent her into a gentle spin. But due to the hand grasping her hair, each time she reached its limit, it stung like hell. "And a beautiful rose like yourself should not be damaged" he told her, sighing in resignation, before dropping her to the blood-soaked street. "I accept your commission to guard the First Child, Ayanami Rei. Where is she?". He saw them all looking down at the girl he had just dropped like a sack of wet flour. "My, this is going to be interesting". Ritsuko and Kozou just face-faulted, while Gendo snickered

Rei frowned in annoyance as her guard dogged her footsteps like her own shadow. Turning around, she glared at him, before drawing her hand back, preparing to slap him. Her hand whistled through the air and connected with his face. He hadn't even noticed. He was staring at the latest angel, the flying fortress, lying with a hole straight through it. Turning back toward her, he saw her disappearing into an apartment complex. "Step into my web, said the spider to the fly".

Rei opened the door, the usual catalogue's still stuffing her mail-slot past its safety margin. Walking in, she poured herself a drink of water from the ever-present beaker and sat on her bed. Not thinking, she leaned back, forgetting about the water. Consequently, it spilled all over her. Frowning, she took her top off and threw it into a corner. Taking her skirt off, she sent that spiralling in the same direction, before lying down on her bed. With the window open

Shugo smirked as he saw Rei lie down, naked. "Now, if only I had a valid reason to enter there. But I don't. Bugger". Sighing, Shugo grabbed the corpse of the mangled victim who had tried to forced him out and walked to the balcony. "Mess with death, mess with your own grave" he preached, before dropping the corpse. It hit the ground and exploded, a huge red splat marking the only evidence of the owners existence. The room was, for lack of a better word, or words, absolute shit. "Even my interrogation room was warmer" he told the walls. The abstract sound of ringing caught his attention. Quirking an eyebrow in fascination, Shugo emptied out the contents of his jacket. A small, black cellular phone dropped out. Picking it up hesitantly, as if expecting a bomb, the phone flipped open. "Come to NERV now. Rei has Sync tests with the other pilots. Protect her". The link "beeped" closed, before the phone flipped back up into its smallest configuration. "Damn Matrix fans" Shugo muttered

Misato sighed, as she saw the new bodyguard escort Rei. When a gang of six youths tried to grab Rei, the results hadn't been pretty. "Just how much are we going to put into forging death warrants?" she asked aloud, not expecting an answer. "More than enough" a rough voice said from behind her. Shugo was there, with Rei standing to his left, and behind slightly. Turning to the screen, she saw the footage just repeating. "Not bad. For a kid" she muttered. Shugo's eye twitched slightly at this, but kept quiet. "Go get changed, then into the entry plug" Misato ordered. She looked around for Shugo, and found him in Gendo's seat. "This isn't going to turn out well"

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