Hi I am Benji Himura this is my new fic. I will make this quick I don't own Neon Genesis Evangelion or its characters, I own Benji Himura and some others characters. If you don't is because I own.

Signed: Benji Himura

Chapter fife: On the run.

Tokyo-3 October twentieth 2015

Benji leave the room. And Rei follow him. And Benji says:

Rei you have to stay here.

And she says:

I don't want to stay there. I am scared.

Benji is aware that Rei is scared of being in the room with Shinji, Kensuke and Toji. And he says:

Rei none of then will harm you.

And she says:

Still I don't want to leave your side.

Benji suddenly blushes and thanks to the other room being dark. The door is half closed and Benji and Rei are near of a wall beside it. Rei and Benji can only see the other eyes and the outlines in the darkness. And Benji see her eyes a bit moisty and he cups her chin and he says making her look straight into his eyes:

I will come back here Rei. You will be fine and safe.

And she says:

I am scared.

Being sure that no one can see then Benji raises Rei chin a bit more. She doesn't resist and looks at him with half closed eyes. And Benji knows that her skin is turned in goose flesh. He leans closer of the scared girl and softly touches her lips with his. Her eyes now open wide in shock. Too surprised to react Rei is totally frozen on his mercy. Benji feels the way that her skin is reacting to his touch. But the soft, and sweet warmth of her lips keeps him entranced. He parts his lips and touches her lips with his tongue. The unexpected feeling surprises even more the girl. Benji manages to softly part her lips and he smoothly slides his tongue on her mouth. He seeks for her tongue that is avoiding him. But he manages to get it and he twirls his tongue with hers. Rei mind is running in an insane speed trying to think in something to do. But the pleasant feelings that she getting is numbing her senses, the liquid warmth of his tongue on hers drown her senses. She let's out a tiny moan that is muffled by Benji lips. He tastes her lips and tongue with eager. Benji feel that Rei skin is changing back to the normal soft state and the goose flesh is replaced by the supple maiden skin. She began to close her eyes in pleasure. Benji knows that is time to stop. He breaks the kiss. The few instants of that kiss that for the couple extended to the eternity is still wrapping then with the tenderness that just passed. Rei lips are partially open and her tongue is a bit out from her lips. Benji smiles and he says:

Are you feeling scared now?

And she reacts and recompose and she says:

Not anymore.

Now used to the darkness they can see that both of then are blushing madly. And Benji says:

Now wait with the others I will be back. It is a promise.

And she nods and she says:

I will wait for you.

And she walks back to the room. Benji looks to the door now closed and locked. He sends those feelings away and he moves away.

Damn. Why I did that?

Benji thinks angry with himself.

I only wanted to make her feel safe. But why I kissed her? She will misunderstand it and all the progress that we made will be in vain. Why she recalled me so much of Lysa?

Benji line of thoughts is break when he catches a glimpse of movement on his left. Benji tosses his body forward barely avoiding the rain of bullets over his head. In the dark halls the flashes of the machine gun are easily seen. Three flashes leaves Benji gun. And both Benji and the shooter fall in the floor. Benji falls hard and rolls over to hide behind a pillar with a flower vase over it. More silenced shots fly over him and hit on the pillar. Benji shots at the soldier that is hiding behind a large grandpa clock. Benji shots as the soldier are blocked by the cover. But unlike Benji, the soldier is hidden behind wood. Benji is under stone. Benji drop the desert eagle and grab the MP-5 and fire at the clock. Wood shards flies and Benji hears a muffled scream. The soldier falls. Benji fire one round aiming the soldier head. It hit his target. Benji picks his desert eagle and walks to the solider. He search for ammo but he fired all. And he only has one extra desert eagle magazine. Benji picks the soldier pistol and the magazine and walks away. While walking he changes the magazine of his pistol and check the new one magazine. Few meters from a corner a door opens and two soldiers walk out from it. Then masks are up and they are closing them zippers. Benji knows what just happened. He fires the two pistols at once aiming on the soldiers faces. They fall headless not having a chance to react. Benji races to the room. The strong scent of blood fills the room and hits Benji hard. In the room there is a dead girl. Her dress is ripped and she lies with her legs spread open. Benji walks closer and crouch besides her. The girl eyes are wide open. But they are lifeless. Benji sees a hole over her left breast with burns around it.

"She was executed after being raped. I saw her once on the Nerv. Rest in peace girl. Your killers and rapists are now dead. You got your revenge."

Benji whispers under his breath. He gently closes her eyes, Benji also closes her legs and crosses her hands over her chest arranging her dress to cover her naked breasts and hip.

"There is nothing else that I can do for you."

Benji says covering her with a sheet that he founds over an old chair. Benji sees in the dim light the white sheet stains red with the blood around the girl. Benji drags the two soldiers inside the room. After pick the ammo and the knifes of then Benji walks out of the room.

"They are killing hostages now. It is for sure a terrorist act. It is better check the others."

Benji says running to the room where he left the three Children and then friends. Benji smiles with a couple of grenades hanging on his belt that he took from one of the two dead soldiers.

"They are all of different ranks. The first that I killed was a corporal. The second too. Now it was sergeant and a lieutenant. The sergeant had a automatic pocket knife and a small pack with explosives. At least I can do some large damage. And the lieutenant had two grenades. As they climb ranks they are better armed. I must be careful from now on." Benji thinks patting lightly a small black shoulder bag that is hanging on his left side. "Ayanami why you are so nervous?" Shinji asked worried about the blue haired girl that is sited in a distant corner. But her eyes are staring at the door with a hint of worry in then. "I am not nervous pilot Ikari." Rei answers plainly. "You should be. With the wimp holding the only gun that we have we might get ourselves killed." Asuka says in an angry tone. "Look Shinji may be quiet. But he will do what he need to do when the times comes. He did it before." Kensuke says in his friend behalf. "Yeah right." Asuka says not a bit happy. "How is Hikari?" Asuka asks to Toji. "She fell in sleep now. It was just too much for her." Toji says supporting the sleeping girl. "See a man die in that way is sure horrible." Shinji says recalling of Benji slashing open the soldier throat and shiver. "What a guardian the first has. A trained killer that don't hesitate in kill." Asuka says in a flat tone. "If wasn't for him we would be caught by that soldier." Kensuke says. "But where he learned to fight like that? Or to kill a man with that coldness?" Toji says. "I don't know…" Shinji says in a faint tone. "Maybe he is a member of the Section-2 or a former CIA assassin." Kensuke says dreaming. "A salvager." Asuka says plainly. "What?" The three boys ask in the same time. Asuka rest her hands over her knees and rest her head over her hands. "He was a salvager. At least he got the training. Well that was that Misato said to me." Asuka says. "A professional treasures hunter! That is so cool!" Kensuke says excited. Toji shush him. They hear a knock in the door. "It is me. I am getting in." Benji says in the outer side. Benji opens the door and sees Shinji pointing the gun to the door. Benji slip in and close the door behind him. "So found a way out of here?" Asuka asks. "No." Benji says while he looks around the room checking then. Benji takes Kensuke out of the chair in front of the screens and see the terrorists and the hostages. "What are you doing?" Asuka asks. "You are not planning rescuing then are you?!" She finishes her sentence. "I have to. They already killed one hostage." Benji says coldly. They all pale up. Hikari that have waked with Kensuke excited shout begun to cry again. Toji comforts her. "Why you didn't try to make the things easier to us? Is hard enough with out……." Toji says angry. Benji placed a desert eagle on the desk and move his hand to change a image of the camera. Benji actions make Toji cut sentence. "Because there isn't a easier way to say it. A woman was killed. It is not easy." Benji says not looking to then. "But…you could try to sound less…aggressive…" Hikari says between sobs. Asuka moves closer of her friend "Look Hikari, there is no other way now. We must be strong." Asuka says to the girl. "What you are planning?" Kensuke asks curious trying to reach to the pistol. "Don't touch that." Benji says in a cold tone still looking at the screen. Kensuke backs off. "Shinji come here." Benji says. The shy teen walks closer. "What you need?" Shinji asks weakly. Benji looks at the teen that is gripping on the pistol with his finger away from the trigger. "I will go out to try releasing some of the hostages. I may not return. If that happen you all need to get out of here. Hide in a vent or something. But don't leave the chateau. They mined the windows. I believe that the Nerv will try to rescue you and the others sooner or later. If I die make sure that you and the others stay safe." Benji says. He raises and picks the pistol on the table and he walks to Rei. He crouches in front of her and hand to the girl the pocket knife. "If you need to defend yourself use that." Benji whispers to her. She nods and he get up and walks away. Rei grip strongly in to the closed knife as he once again vanishes into the darkness. "You guys really think that he can do that?" Asuka asks in a casual tone. "If he is being successful so far there isn't reason for him to fail now." Rei says in a low tone. In one hall Benji is watching the dance room from a small crack in the door. He can only see half of the room and some of the terrorists. He grip on the gun handles a bit harder recalling the words Lysa. "Benji think of the gun as a woman. If you are to rough she will not like and will not be a good shot. If you are too soft she will not be able to work well. Be gentle with it but keep some roughness. It is just like when we make love. You know how much is enough." Lysa soft words ring on Benji ears when he recall of she teaching how to shoot. She wrapping her arms around his shoulders and placing her hands over his helping him to learn the tricks of the gun. Benji shiver recalling her warm breath on his neck and the soft kisses that she gives on him there after each shot that hitted the target. Shaking those memories aside Benji moves a bit and bust thru the door. Benji open fire in the terrorists before they can react. But there is only seven of then in the room. Benji closes the doors and moves to the Section-2 agents. He shot Azusa cuffs and give to the woman the MP-5. She understand and they begun to release the others. And they began to remove the hostages. Misato, Ritsuko and Maya are helping the agents. But then one of the doors busts open. Benji opens fire and hit one of the terrorists. But they shot too. Few agents fall as well few hostages. Benji pick one grenade and tosses in the middle of the terrorists. More hostages flee. "Where Shinji and Asuka are?" Misato asks. "Safe!" Benji shouts back. He terrorists attack again. More doors bust open. More terrorists appear. The remaining hostages tosses themselves in the floor hoping not being hit. Misato moves closer of Benji and grab a pistol that is on his belt. "Let me give a hand." She says winking at him. "Sure. I don't mind." Benji says reloading the two desert eagles that he has. Ritsuko and Maya are crouched behind a pillar. Azusa and Sakura are firing at the terrorists. "So what we do now?" Sakura asks to any of then. "I don't know. So far I am helping him." Azusa answers. "So what now?" Misato asks to Benji. He finishes the reload. "How many of then are still alive?" Benji asks. "I don't know. But they are sure more than before." Misato says. "Okay I will get them attention and you guys run away." Benji says. "But what will happen to you?!" Maya shouts. "I don't know. On the three." Benji says. The armed girls nod and Benji count to three and tosses a grenade over then. The terrorists seek shelter and Benji jumps out of the cover and begun to fire at then while the grenade kills many terrorists. Ritsuko and Maya try to run away. But Maya is shot and she fall. Misato covers Ritsuko and Benji runs over the fallen girl, she was hit on the left leg in the thigh. Benji motions to the others leave. Misato nods and Sakura run out after Ritsuko. When Misato and Azusa was running over the door an explosion make it collapse. The blast hit the duo. Benji grab Maya and puts her over his shoulders and run away. "Go!! We are fine!! Just run I cover you!!" Azusa shouts. Benji is already doing that. Bullets cross the air and hit a wall near Benji. The teen leaves by the same door that he came. He fires once with his left hand but there is only a dull click. Benji drops the empty gun and tries with the other. There is the same click. Benji drops a grenade that explodes after he turns a corner taking down many terrorists. He reloads the gun and puts on his belt. He reaches the door and after say that is him Benji gets inside. He is greeted by the six teen's surprised gazes. Asuka closes the door and Benji places Maya on the floor and fall sited breathing hard. "Why you left Misato?!" Shinji asks "Why you left her there?!" Benji look at Shinji. "I didn't have a choice. I also left about ten more hostages there." Benji says between breaths. "Look Shinji you saw it too. He couldn't have got her. And that girl is hurt." Kensuke says. "That is not reason to leave her there!" Shinji shouts. Benji gets up and look at Shinji. "Misato is alive and she is safe. She is only out of cold now. If she was awake she would ordered me to run so I could protect you all and try to get her out again." Benji says. "She wouldn't do that?!" Shinji shouts. "Yes she would Shinji. Misato is a soldier. She knows that the priority here is our safety." Asuka says. "I don't like it. But we are irreplaceable. But Misato and the others aren't. She knows it" Asuka says sounding a bit sad. "She is right Shinji." Toji says to his friend. Benji picks a knife and Hikari look at him scared. "What you will do with that?!" she says very scared. Benji moves closer of Maya. He crouches besides her. "You are going to kill her?!" Kensuke says scared. Benji cuts the hole in Maya dress where she was shot. "No. I have to check on her leg. If she lost too much blood she will die." Benji says calmly. He sees Maya white thighs stained of red. He softly checks her leg. "No exit wound. The bullet is still inside. That is not good." Benji says. "Kensuke I think that I saw a tool box under the table. See if have a thin tipped plier in there." Benji says. The brown haired boy nods and checks on it. "Yes it has." He says. "Give it to me." Benji says. Kensuke obeys and Benji clean the pliers on his pants and then picks the lighter and put fire in the tip of the pliers. "What he is doing?" Shinji asks. "You morrow. He is sterilizing the pliers. There is no alcohol or steam to do it. Fire is one of the oldest ways to sterilize a tool. He doesn't want to infect Miss Ibuki." Asuka says. Benji closes the lighter and let the tool cool down. Benji slowly insert the tool on the bullet hole on Maya leg. She groans in pain still unconscious. Benji moves the pliers deeper. When he feels the bullet her holds it and pulls it slowly. Maya groans louder. "Asuka cover her mouth." Benji says. Asuka obeys and Benji continue. Maya cries louder and louder. But Benji hold her leg down and remove the bullet. More blood came out of the wound. Benji rips part of Maya dress skirt and places over the wound. Benji remove his belt and wraps it around her leg holding the improvised gauze on the place tightly. Benji nods and Asuka remove her hand from Maya mouth. The older woman is crying and sobbing in a low tone. "I am sorry for this. But it needed to be done." Benji says in a kind tone to the girl. Maya nods understanding. Benji gives the bullet to her. "Here a memento of this. At least you will have a good story to tell to your children and grandchildren." Benji says. Maya picks the bullet. "I don't think that I would tell then that I was shot." Maya says smiling thru the pain. All the teen taking out Benji got surprised with the older woman strength. "So what we will do now?" Kensuke asks. Benji sheathes the knife. "I need to think. I used too much ammo. I only have two more magazines to the MP-5. But I gave the gun to Azusa. I have only two and a half desert eagle magazines. And few explosives. Not enough for the large numbers of then." Benji says sitting besides Maya. "Resuming we are screwed." Asuka says. Benji nods. "Wait a minute. We still have all the nine millimeters bullets. The magazines of the MP-5 fit in your Sig. Since both are nine millimeters." Kensuke says. "Still not enough." Benji says breaking Kensuke hopes. "Besides as I said before my pistol is not suppressed." Benji finishes. "So we are dead…" Hikari asks in the verge of tears. "No. We are not dead. We are still alive. And white there is live there is hope. What about the rescue?" Toji says. "Two hours have passed. And no one came. The terrorists said that they would kill one of the Children if a soldier breached the perimeter." Maya says. "But we are not under they control." Asuka says. "But they don't know it." Benji says. "As far the Nerv knows we are with the others." Benji finishes. Benji picks a cigarette and the lighter. As he places the cigarette on his lips. "What you think that you are doing?" Hikari says in a reproving tone. "Having a smoke. And don't try to complain. I have passed by death few dozens of time tonight. I think that I can have a cigarette to relax a bit." Benji says lighting the cigarette. He takes a drag. "Can I try it?" Maya asks to him. "Sure." Benji says placing the cigarette on her lips. Maya drags it, in another situation the fact of a man been almost touching her lips would make Maya blush. But in that moment she didn't cared. She coughs the smoke. Benji places the cigarette on his own lips and pat her back gently. "Take it easy." He says. "Too strong…" Maya says coughing. Benji puffs some smoke. "Really?" Benji says. He checks the label. "Mallboro. This is strong. And expensive." Benji says. "Why you are not coughing?" Maya asks. "I am used." Benji says. Maya hold his hand and places her lips on the cigarette once more this time dragging less smoke. She puffs a cloud of smoke. "You two will only sit there and smoke? We got crazy soldiers armed out there. Do something!" Asuka says standing in front of then. "She does have a point." Maya says. Benji takes a last drag in the cigarette and places on Maya lips and he get up. "I will check if there is another place for hide. You guys stay here." Benji says heading to the door. "Everything that I said before still counts." Benji says opening the door. Benji was checking for enemies before leaving the room. But this time he didn't and he paid for it. He hitted a soldier with the door. But they are two. Benji leaps on the surprised soldier and disarm him. The soldier fights Benji. The soldier reaches for his knife and tries to stab Benji. Holding the soldier wrist Benji avoid being stabbed. But the soldier tosses more weight on the knife forcing it down. Benji tries to reach for a gun. But he holds the knife now with the two hands to prevent it to nail on his neck. All the teens stare in shock. "Shinji! Shinji shoot!!" Benji says. Hikari is crying with fear. Toji is hugging her strongly and Kensuke stare in shock. Asuka is too surprised do anything and Shinji shakes in fear. Maya is trying to move. They all hear a click. Rei that was forgotten in a corner races over the two men. The silver blade of the automatic pocket knife on her hand. "Ayanami?!" Shinji says surprised. She raises her arm and stabs the soldier in the back. The soldier falls limp over Benji. But Rei falls when the other soldier grabs her ankle. Benji tosses the soldier corpse away and grabs his knife and cuts the man hand. Before the can shout Benji nails the knife on his skull. But that is not what is worrying Benji. He removes the severed hand from Rei ankle. The girl buries her face on his chest sobbing loudly and screaming on his arms. The screams are muffled by Benji chest. Benji hugs the girl. "Asuka get the weapons of those two." Benji says. "This place is no longer safe to stay. We are moving." Benji says. Asuka nods and obeys. Shinji falls sited on the floor. Asuka quickly get three grenades and few more magazines for the desert eagle and two pistols. Soon Rei stops screaming. All the teens taking out Benji are shocked with the display of emotion of Rei. Her eyes and cheek are red from the tears and from rubbing on his shirt. "Kensuke you and Shinji help Maya to walk. Toji you helps Hikari. Asuka you stay near of Rei." Benji says. His commanding tone makes all then moves. Benji pick his pistol and Rei knife. He cleans the knife and folding it back he gives to the blue haired girl. Benji picks the pistols and the magazines with Asuka and they move away. Benji leave a small surprise for the soldiers. The group moves in silence. The mood is very tense. They enter carefully in another room. "What you know about this house Maya?" Benji says in a low tone. "Nothing much. The owner likes of old weapons. Even some ancient ones like swords and axes." Maya answers in the same quiet tone. "As if swords would help us." Kensuke says. Benji sees a European knight armor in the room. He picks the armor sword and the left hand gauntlet. He puts on the gauntlet and ties the sword sheath on his back. "Why that?" Asuka asks. "Might be useful." Benji answers in a plain tone. Shinji and Kensuke let Maya rest in a chair. "The wound is hurting?" Shinji asks worried. "A bit. Thank you for the concern." Maya answers. "But I can continue." Maya says. Benji picks the right hand gauntlet and places a small piece of explosive inside with a detonator and he puts it on the shoulder bag. After few minutes they walk away. "Benji…." Maya says in a low tone. "What?" Benji says not stopping walking. "I think that we should found a toilet. I think that everyone must need to relieve by now." Maya says. Benji is sure that she is blushing. And he also knows that she is probably right. "Taking out that restroom in the dance hall I don't know where there is more." Benji says. Maya nod understanding Hikari sigh unhappy. She as well most of the teens knows that he can't just take then there. As they move deeper in the chateau Benji opens a door and make then enter. "This is a restroom. First the girls go. We will look at the other side." Benji says. The girls blush. "Can't you guys wait outside?" Hikari ask with a hint of hope on her voice. "No." Benji says plainly. "If the enemy attacks we would be in problem. At least here we are out of they sight. And you would want wait out there unarmed while we do?" Benji says stating the facts. Hikari denies scared but knowing that he is right. "Can you guys at least open a faucet?" Maya asks. "We need silence. But it is okay." Benji says opening a faucet. The girls are visually relieved taking out Rei. The four girls enter in the four stalls of the restroom. "If one of you three look back I will shoot in the groin." Benji says coldly. Toji and Kensuke face a wall away from the girls. After the girls the boys do it. After wash the hands they leave the toilet. In the dance hall Misato is kneeled in the floor with Azusa besides her. "Are you hurt Major?" Azusa asks. "No. I am fine." Misato answers. She has a small trail of blood running from her forehead leaving from her purple to black hair. The remaining hostages are sited shaking too scared to do anything. The leader of the terrorists looks at then. "I must say that I am honestly impressed. That agent is good. He is not only killing my men. But he is doing that while protecting the three Children. All alone. Who is him?" He says. Misato and Azusa stay in silence. "He is bold, brave, effective and an exceptional fighter. Why you keep who he I so secretively? You should be proud of a agent like him." He says in a calm tone. Seeing that no one is telling him anything he pulls a gun. "If I shoot one of you he will show up?" He says aiming at one of the hostages. "I doubt it. If his mission is protect the Children any of you matters to him. And you all still think in covering up for him? A man that leave you all in my hands to kill you one by one." He says teasing. "But no one knows who he is." A male officer says. "That is really bad." The terrorist says shooting the man in the head. The gun is unsuppressed and the shot is heard in the entire manor and outside of it too. "Oh my god!!" Hikari and Maya shouts at the same time. Benji pushes then inside a room. Flashes bust from the halls, and the hissing sound of the bullets are heard. Benji fires with his two pistols. One of it get out of ammo and he tosses it away picking the third gun and firing. Soon all the soldiers are dead. Benji enters in the room and reload the pistols. "Let's move." Benji says to then. "We can't. Miss Ibuki passed out with pain. Kensuke fallen over her wounded leg and we can't carry her." Shinji says. Benji places the guns on his pants. He picks Maya up and places over his shoulders so she is lying on her stomach over his two shoulders. Benji holds her legs with his left hand and he picks one of the pistols and move out of the room. "Let's move." Benji says again. All then get up and follow the older teen. Kensuke grabs the discarded pistol and hides it under his jacket. During the walk Maya wakes. She feels the pressure on her stomach and chest and takes few moments to her realize that she is being carried. And she feels Benji muscles moving under her and the pleasant feeling of Benji muscles rubbing between her legs and thighs. She gasps when he begun to run. She looks back and sees the others teens running too. Then she sees a silver thing flies over then to the end of the hall. Soldiers appear turning a corner. And then it explodes. It was the gauntlet with the explosives. May metal shards hit the soldiers killing then. The group moves faster and she holds on Benji. She feels something warm and wet on her hands when she gripped on his back and chest. And she felt his body tenses under hers. But when he moves his left arm giving her strong stimulus make her forget that. They enter in a room that they recognize as a kitchen. Kensuke and Shinji close the door after then. Benji places Maya in a balcony and eject the magazines of the pistols. They fall empty and Benji reload then. All the teens pant hard. Benji open a freezer and enters on it. He sees the corpses of the cooks in there. He picks some ice in there and leave closing the door. Asuka opened a fridge and pulled a bottle of soda and she is drinking. Benji moves to Maya and puts the ice on a clothe and places on her leg. She nods thanking for the gesture. Toji gives to Benji and Maya a cold drink. All then take the time in there to eat and drink something. "How long I was out?" Maya asks after swallow a piece of a salty pie. "Two and a half hours." Asuka says eating an appetizer. "But he carried you all the time. And it was not easy to fight." Kensuke says drinking a soda. "Thank you." Maya says to Benji. He smiles to her while he hands to Rei a cold juice. They all rest for long minutes. Benji is now looking around the kitchen. He founds to bags of flour and he picks a roll of plastic film. He spread the film and makes smaller bags of flour with it. "Why you are doing that?" Asuka asks. Benji pick a handful of flour and lights the lighter. He tosses the flour on the air and touches the cloud with the fire. It busts in flames to the shock of the others. "Flour is very thin. And it burns easily. Causing a chain of reaction in the air causing the cloud of flames." Benji says. "And where you learned that?" Hikari asks. "Whit a friend of mine that was bread man. He used it to kill flies. I use as improvised weapon." Benji says. He found some matches, he risk one on the balcony and it lights. Benji smiles. "I just love water proof matches." Benji says putting all the matches on his pocket. With the flour balls. Benji moves to the door and places two matches near of the door so when it opens the matches will light. "Let's move." He says and the others obey. Benji turns on the gas and then walk away. "A trap! That is a great idea!" Kensuke says excited. Benji shush him and while they run away the chateau is rocked by a large explosion. From the outside Ritsuko stares as a large ball of fire rises from the chateau. "I wonder if that is from Benji." She says before talks to a man in black suit. Sometime later in a small hall the air is filled with a white cloud and the teens run away from the soldiers. The soldier opens fire. The cloud ignites and burn then all. The group hears the shouts of the three terrorists caught by the cloud of flour. Benji tosses away the now empty shoulder bag away. In another room Benji rest leaning in a wall while everyone sits to rest. Benji cough a bit covering his lips. He is not surprised in see blood on his hand. He cleans on his pants. Maya notice it but she stays quiet Benji tosses the desert eagles on the floor. "Out of ammo?" Toji asks. "No. I still have two magazines. But the guns are busted now. The hammer broke in the last shooting. And the one that Kensuke took is broken too. The coil that forces the slide in the right place is broken so it is useless." Benji says. "But is you dismantle then?" Kensuke says. "Won't work. That gun has more damages too. I am naming the worse one." Benji says. "So it only takes back the gun from the invincible Shinji." Asuka says. "It is unsuppressed Asuka." Benji says. "I guess that this might help…" Hikari says showing a suppressor. Benji picks it. "Where you got this?!" He asks, "I picked in the floor. I did something wrong?!" she asks scared. "Look I could kiss you right now." Benji says. "Don't you dare!" Hikari says. Benji picks the gun from Shinji. He slides the suppressor on the gun barrel. "Perfect fit. I will buy you a dinner when we get out of her Hikari." Benji says aiming the gun to a corner and firing twice. The shots are fully suppressed. The brown haired girl blushes from his statements. "But that gun will handle with then? They were using body armors." Asuka says. "Is only aim in the head." Benji says. Maya can detect the tiredness on Benji. They move away. Shinji stare impressed while Benji protect then all. And deep inside himself he feels jealousy of the older teen bravery. Misato can see that the leader is almost foaming from his mouth. His soldiers are being killed and the Children weren't found. "Good job Benji. Keep then all safe. Doing that you are helping us." Misato think. The leader picks a radio. "All the units abort the search for the Children. Return to the base now." Misato looks surprised. In few minutes twenty men gather there all armed. "Twenty of one hundred. He is doing fine." Misato thinks. One of the soldiers whispers something to the leader. He picks the radio. "To the Nerv agent. You will no longer face my agents. They are no match for you. Why you don't talk with me? I would like to talk to someone with your skills." He says. But there is only silence. "Well I was going to offer you a chance to surrender safely. With no harm to yourself and the others. Since you don't want it I will take it back. You have a half hour to surrender yourself. If you don't I will shot one hostage by minute until you show up. Bring the Children with you. And it is better you not try another stunt like before. This time we are ready for you. Now I will begun to count your time." He says. In a hall the group stops. "What you will do?" Maya asks to Benji that was holding a radio. "You can't let then die!" Shinji says. "We need to help then." Shinji continues. "No we will not help then." Benji says. "Who made you the leader?!" Shinji says "I know that I didn't!" he finishes. "This was never a democracy. I have the guns. I have the training and for the entire night I have been saving you. You never had a vote in this. Any of you had." Benji says plainly. "He is right." Maya says "Remember of Misato words. He is responsible for the safety of you three when you are alone. And that you needed to obey him." Maya says recalling of a briefing from many days before. "But that don't give him the right to act like this. We are the Eva pilots!" Asuka says. "And he is the one that is keeping all us alive." Hikari says in a strong tone that she have lost since all this begun. "You said that he have training for this. We don't. I don't. Asuka he is keeping us alive." Hikari says. "I can't accept this! Why I have to obey him?!" Asuka shouts. "You have been obeying him all the night Asuka. You know that he is the only one that can help us." Maya says "And he is doing that wounded." She adds. "Wounded?!" All the teens taking out Rei ask surprised. "Yes wounded. I don't know how and when he got shot. But he was wounded when he was carrying me." Maya says. The teens stare in shock. Maya walks limping over him and removes his jacket, vest and shirt. They all see three bullets holes in Benji back. All in the top right side in the shoulder high. "He has been fighting bleeding and in pain for hours with out let out a single groan of pain. When you got this Benji?" Maya asks. "During the rescue I got shot once. Two more times in the run." He says. "Could any of you do half of what he did today in this state?" May ask. They stay in silence. "It is different than pilot an Eva. He takes the damage as well feel it. What ever he decides we will obey. I say it as your superior and as your elder." Maya says in a very unusual commanding tone. She helps Benji to rearrange his clothes. "What we will do Benji?" Rei asks. Benji sigh tired. "I will face the remaining of then. You all try to escape by the back door. With them attention on me it will be easier to me to escape." Benji says. He puts the gun on Maya hand. "Keep then safe." Benji says handing to her the remaining ammo for it. He began to walk away. "You will come back." Rei asks. "I don't know. But if I do come back I am hopping to get a honest smile from you. Not a forced one. A true honest smile." Benji says unsheathing the sword on his back. Rei nods. "Come back alive. I want to make you dinner to thank you for saving me." Maya says. Benji nods. "I am charging that dinner." Hikari says. Benji nods and run away. "I can't believe in how stupid he is." Asuka says. "Stupidity to toss himself in the lion's den." Asuka says. "Face the danger and assume the risk are courage not stupidity. Avoiding the danger when there is a chance to win is cowardly not caution." Rei says. She presses the button of her pocket knife releasing the blade. "That is not the way that I want to follow. I will help him." Rei says. Asuka stare in shock. "Rei he ordered to us to leave. To assure your safety. Follow his orders." Rei seen a bit confused but she obeys the technician

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