Inescapable Grasp of Eva

Chapter I Return of Eva

Summary: It's been a few months since Third Impact was stopped by Shinji. Everything has returned to normal. The pilots now all live together under Misato's roof. Asuka, although still fiery as normal, has slightly mellowed out, but still maintains her pride and her rather, obnoxious attitude. Rei was found in the remains of Reilith, and was discovered to be human. Shinji, has finally developed a backbone, but like the old saying goes, "Old habits die hard." He still apologizes on occasions, but he is not the spineless coward he was before. After a few short months of peace and quiet, things begin to go downhill once again.

To those who are rereading this, yes, it is a revised version. I hope you guys like this. I hope that it's much better than before.

"What is the status of the Eva Units?" a voice asked.

"Unit 01 has been recovered from space, Unit 02 has been repaired, Unit 00, and 03 have been reconstructed, Unit 04 reappeared after Third Impact failed and Canada is prepping Unit 05 for transport, same thing with Russia for Unit 06 and China for Unit 07. All of them have been outfitted with the S2 Engine as well. NERV Eva Units 08-13 are being still being constructed; I predict they will be done in two years or so, except for Unit's 08 and 09, which will probably be during the Spring Time. Also Children's 5 through 8 will arrive here with their Eva's; Unit 05 will be arriving in two weeks." Another voice replied.

"Very good. We need to prepare for battle. Although Third Impact failed I don't plan to have Forth Impact instigated anytime soon. However the old men will think differently. SEELE is not happy. I want the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Child be reinstated. Make sure the good Sub-Commander gets the message." The first voice stated.

"Yes sir," the second person saluted leaving the room.

"You will not have your way. I will not allow you to destroy this world for your own twisted games. Not again."

It has been a few months since Shinji had stopped Third Impact. Things were going pretty normal save for a few things. Rei came back but as a human no longer able possessing her special traits. She had started to exhibit more emotions and was a bit more outgoing. Asuka although maintained her tough girl attitude was not as cold hearted as before and was a bit more open to people. Shinji although shy and had a tendency to blush to certain comments had developed enough backbone to fend for himself.

It was an early summer Saturday morning in early July. Shinji had just finished cleaning the dishes while Asuka and Rei were watching TV. Misato as usual was having her usual hangover when she finally dragged herself out of bed. And as usual she went to the fridge and grabbed a can of beer sitting down chugging her beer.

"YEAH!" followed by a loud burp, "THAT'S THE WAY TO START THE DAY!" Shinji merely shook his head in disbelief as he went sat down on the armchair joining Rei and Asuka in watching TV.

"Mien gott Misato, don't you ever get tired of that crap?" Asuka called out from her spot on the couch.

"Not when it's a good ol' can of Yibesu beer I won't," Misato retorted as she cracked open yet another, "Besides, it's not like it's killing me."

"Not yet it hasn't," Shinji grumbled.

"Misato-san, can not you at least have a cup of coffee in the morning, rather than your usual beer?" Rei inquired, as she remained transfixed to the show they were watching, "Plus you would stock up on that much more beer for when you need it."

"Oh boy," Shinji and Asuka groaned when they heard Misato humming in thought.

"You know what Rei, that's a great idea. Maybe I should consider that," a pair of loud smacks could be heard from Shinji and Asuka who had just slapped their foreheads in exasperation.

Misato then grabbed her third can of beer. She had just cracked it open when the phone rang. Grumbling she quickly picked up the phone.

"Katsuragi residence, Misato speaking."

"Good morning Misato. Did I pull you from your usual business?" a voice asked in a mocking voice.

She let out a groan as she responding, "What do you want Ritsuko?"

"I need you to bring yourself along with all three of your 'kids' down to NERV," she flatly replied.

Now Misato was confused, "What? I can understand me, but them? What do they have to do with anything? They've been inactive for a few months now."

"Yeah well apparently someone higher up has forced them into full duty again. Someone wants them to pilot the Eva's," Ritsuko's reply was calm and crisp.

"WHAT? DO YOU REMEMBER THE HELL THEY WENT THROUGH? NOW YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE TO CLIMB BACK INTO THOSE DAMN THINGS?" Misato exclaimed in disbelief.

"Ouch my ear!" Ritsuko cried out, "Like it or not they will be piloting again. But from what I was told it won't involve the Angels. To make it quick, people have been stealing data concerning Eva, and there is a chance that something as strong as the Eva Series could start showing up and terrorizing the world. Now bring them here, and I'll brief all of your then. Good-bye." And with that she hung up the phone. Misato was highly annoyed as she knew forcing them back into the Eva piloting would probably be traumatizing, and even worse risk throwing them into depression, and probably insanity after piloting for a while. She let out a sigh as she walked in front of the T.V. to gain their attention.

"Misato-san, could you please move yourself? We are trying to watch T.V." Rei asked Misato with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

Misato let out a sigh as she responded, "I'm sorry to burst your bubbles guys, but I just got a call from NERV, they want all three of you to start piloting again." Misato felt like her heart broke as she saw the pained expressions appear on their faces. She knew that they suffered so much from Eva and she hated that she had to be the one who to do the dirty work of forcing them back into piloting again.

"Why?" a highly distressed Shinji asked, "Why do they want us to go back into those damn machines?" tears threatened to pour from his eyes, "Sure out mothers may be in there but still….WHAT RIGHT TO THEY HAVE TO FORCE US BACK INTO THOSE DAMN MACHINES?"

Before Misato could answer the emergency klaxon sounded off again after a few months of peace. She looked at the three children pleadingly, only to be surprised as the three of them stood up putting on their shoes and running out the door. She wondered if maybe the fact that they city could be in danger that they would dare to set foot back into the cages again. Whatever the reason, they seemed to be willing to pilot again. She quickly changed grabbing her car keys and out the door as she followed the kids down towards the garage.

About 10 minutes later Misato's car screeched to a halt in her parking spot as all of them climbed out of the car and ran into NERV. While the kids went into the change rooms Misato headed straight for Central Dogma.

"Alright then let's get to work, report!" Misato exclaimed.

"I don't know, the MAGI detected what seems to be an A.T. Field, but its pattern doesn't match with anything that we would see in an Angel," Maya reported.

"Do we have a visual on the target?" Misato asked.

"Stand by," Makoto replied as he began working on his console, "Oh god…..Misato you are not going to like this." Everyone gasped when they saw the image appear on the main screen.

"Not those units," Misato breathed.

"No," Asuka's voice came over the comm. System. The camera revealed that she was curled up shaking in fear. The scars on her eyes had healed but her arm still had a long scar of where here arm split as well as 8 scars along her torso from where the lances had penetrated her.

Knowing that Asuka was in no condition to fight, "Asuka, get out of there. I won't put you in that situation again. Shinji, Rei sorry to say that it will only be the two of you. But unlike last time you both have S2 Engines so you don't have to worry if the Umbilical Cable snaps or detaches."

"Roger," they both replied in unison.

"Alright let's get this party started, go from Alert Status 1 to Alert Status 3, get everyone into shelters immediately, and Eva Units 00 and 01 launch!" Misato commanded. In an instant, the Alert Status 3 Klaxon sounded as people scrambled to get into the shelters as Unit 00 and 01 were hurtled up along the shafts until they reached their destinations where they were greeted by 9 white Evas all of them holding a mock version of the Lance of Longinus.

"Asuka, during your previous encounter with the Eva Series, how did you stop these things?" Rei inquired.

"Destroy their S2 cores," Asuka responded through her sobs.

"Thanks Asuka, don't you worry. We'll make these bastards pay for what they did to you," Shinji said trying to calm Asuka down.

"I hate to interrupt this happy chatting, but we've got to take those things down if we don't want any crap happening," Misato stated.

"Oh just one thing," Ritsuko interjected, "Just to let you know, your S2 Engines are online so should the event of your Umbilical Cables get cut you won't have to worry about shutting down after 5 minutes."

"Roger that," the two of them replied again in unison. As the two prepared for combat two progressive swords came up from underground. Both of them took one of the swords as they prepared for combat.

Sensing their readiness all nine of them charged head on. Unit 00 and 01 in turn charged the SEELE Eva Series letting out a battle cry as they neared their foe. Immediately all hell broke loose as Shinji and Rei fought desperately in a 9-on-2 battle. The instant they engaged, the MP Eva's raised their lances as they hammered them downwards, intent on cleaving both Eva's in two. However they were able to dodge the attacks, rolling to the side, as the SEELE Eva's split off, 5 taking on one, 4 taking on the other.

Shinji brought his Eva up in time to see 5 Eva's charging him. His Eva flipped back a few times before it charged forward headlong, jumping above them, managing to hack off a wing off one of his attackers before landing behind them. He whipped around, as he swung his blade, however his attack was stopped when the MP Eva's turned around, and one of them blocked his attack with its lance. Shinji cursed as he tried to back off only to find, himself surrounded by the SEELE Eva's, all of them bearing a wide smirk. Shinji let out a roar as he charged one of his opponents headlong as he attempted to impale one of them. It reacted by parrying his attack with the upper half of its weapon, while attempted to hack Shinji's side with the lower half. Shinji dodged the attack, and suddenly has to bend down as he sees another blade swinging towards him at the last minute. He drops down and rolls, and barely is able to jump out of the way to dodge a javelin that had struck the very ground where the chest was. Shinji started to jump all over as he tried to dodge the attacks, but unable to retaliate as his foes had taken to the skies.

Rei continued to roll until she was able to push her Eva up into the air in mid-roll, spinning in the air a few times before landing. She quickly raised her sword up and hammered it only to have it meet one of the lances of the MP Eva's. She quickly backed away only to be forced to jump forward to avoid meeting the tip of a lance that had appeared behind her. The Eva's transformed their lances into their javelin form, and started to attempt to spear Rei, as she started to dance around, as she ducked, dodged, parry, and the like as she tried to keep herself safe from harm, while trying to launch attacks of her own against her foes, all of them in vain as the Eva's simply attacked, one after the other, preventing Rei from retaliating.

Although they fared well as they were able to block and parry the on coming attacks, neither of them were able to do much of anything as they struggled just to keep their defenses up.

"Damn it, Asuka, you should be there to help," Misato said to herself.

Asuka was watching the battle seeing how the mass were slowly wearing down her friends. She watched in horror as she saw both units nicked from time to time, each time both pilots letting out painful screams as to then the wounds were much deeper. She started to sweat as she continued to watch, and remembered her battle with the MP Eva's. She remember how one of them impaled her face with their lance, then regenerated and swarmed around her as they shredded her Eva into a pile of mush. She remembered how her will to fight brought her Eva back online as it went Berserker for a matter of seconds before they split her arm and impaled her with their lances. She could still feel the pain in her torso, especially now, synced with her Evangelion. She knew she had to do something but yet her fear of getting hurt by them again kept her at bay.

"Oh god…I wish I could so something," Asuka spoke to herself, "I wish I had the strength. Damn it all I can't even activate my Eva anyways."

Oh but you can.

"Huh? Who said that?"

It's me my little Asuka.

"Mother?"

Did you already forget that I'm with you always? Now let's go and help your friends.

"But mom…..I'm scared…"

There is no need child. I'm right here. Remember last time? I helped you until the end. Last time we weren't prepared. Now we are.

"Are you sure?"

I'm most certainly sure.

"I can't believe this. Asuka's sync ratio just shot from 5 to 70," Maya called out.

"What did you say?" Ritsuko asked as she looked at the screen, "Misato, it looks like Asuka is itching for a fight again."

"Hey Asuka, what do you say? Do think your fear will get you?" Misato asked as she engaged a comm. link.

"Oh hellz yeah!" came Asuka's familiar energetic voice, "I'll show those bastards who their messing with. Have a progressive sword up there waiting for me if you please." Asuka responded with a hint of anger.

Misato merely laughed, "In that case, Shigeru have a progressive sword ready to go when Asuka gets up there."

"Yes ma'am."

"Alright then, Eva Unit 02 LAUNCHES!"

Instantly the catapult shot Asuka up along the various shafts where she surfaces near the battle. She arrives not too far from the battle. From where she was she could tell that their Eva's were getting worn out and that the pilots wouldn't be able to take the strain that much longer. She quickly drew her progressive sword. She charged them with all her might as she grabbed on of them by the head throwing them back as she impaled another one through its S2 core. As she withdrew her sword the Eva went silent as it crumpled on to the ground while its comrades took flight, one of them picking up the fallen Eva's weapon.

Asuka looks down to see both Eva's kneeling

"Asuka? You sure you're able to fight?" Shinji asked his face appearing on Asuka's HUD.

"Hey don't worry about me," Asuka replied waving off Shinji's concern, "Let's just take out these bastards. One down, 8 more to go."

As the three Eva's looked up, 5 of them came charging straight down their weapons poised to strike. As the Eva's took up stances ready to move 3 Eva's appeared from behind as they had their weapons in lance form. They quickly stood next to the Eva's as their lances pierced either their left or right chest driving them into the ground pining them. As they were being pinned three of the Eva's in the air hurtled their lances thus pinning the opposite chest. As the lances pierced their Eva's, all three pilots cried out in pain as they felt the joints between their arms and the rest of their bodies. They looked up in fear as the remaining two Eva's were poised to finish them off.

They landed as they loomed over the Eva's their lances raised and ready to strike. As they raised their lances, the pilots braced themselves for their impending doom. Yet moments had past they had yet to meet their doom. Taking a chance, Shinji opened his eyes to see something white streak through the Eva Series knocking them all off their feet. He then heard Ritsuko's voice come over the radio.

"What the hell? She isn't due to arrive until the end of month!" she exclaimed.

"What are you talking about?" Misato asked in surprise.

"We are supposed to receive 4 new pilots and their Eva's throughout this month," Ritsuko explained, "Unit 05 is suppose to arrive from Canada in two weeks, Unit 04 from the United States next week, China and Russia weren't suppose to send their until the end of the month."

Before Misato had a chance to respond a female with brown hair braided appeared on the main screen, "Natasha Kanatnikov, pilot of Eva Unit 06 reporting for duty," the girl responded with a light Russian accent.

"Welcome aboard Natasha. I'm Colonel Katsuragi. I'll introduce you to the rest of the staff later. Just help out the others and take out those bastards!" Misato replied before muttering to Ritsuko, "You have a lot of explaining to do after this battle."

Natasha approached Eva Unit 02 as she grabbed one of the lances, "Brace yourself comrade. This will be painful." Asuka braced herself as Natasha ripped out the lance from her. She let out a painful yell which gave Natasha a chance to quickly pull out the other one before her senses had a chance to register the other lance being removed. She helped Asuka up as the two of them removed the lances pinning Unit 00 and Unit 01.

"Now that you are free comrades, how about we finish this job?" pointing her Eva's thumb towards the Eva's that were charging the group.

"Yes we shall," Rei responding, "Two to each person, go straight for their S2 cores, anything else will be futile as they will regenerate."

Instantly all four Eva's sprung into action, charging the Eva Series. Natasha still fresh and not worn out from combat reached two of them first as she pulled out her progressive knifes driving both straight into the Eva Series S2 cores. Instantly both units went silent as they slumped over Unit 06. Shinji on the other hand upon the charge had run his blade through one of the Eva Series yet failed to hit his target. Unable to pull his blade out he kicked the unit cracking its core. Rei rammed an Eva with her shoulder knocking it into the ground as she stabbed her blade straight through silencing the Eva once and for all. Asuka who had completely disregarded her weapons usefulness held it in her left hand as her right hand grabbed the Eva by its core slamming it into a mountain side as she pinned its body to the wall as her hand pulled out the core snapping every tendon, ligament and another material that held the core within the Eva. With one last forceful pull she ripped the organ out as the Eva fell silent. That had left only 3 Eva's as they mindlessly fought the losing battle. They picked up their lances as they charged headlong towards the Eva's. At the last minute Asuka, Rei, and Shinji sidestepped so that they were standing on the opposite side that held the lance and impaled the Eva's, silencing the last of the SEELE Eva Series. Knowing they had completed their jobs, they walked back towards where the catapult shafts were as they prepared to return to the cages.

So how was that? Was it any good compare to my last work, Wrath of the Evangelion? Please be honest and I mean be honest. I don't care if you have to ridicule my work, I need comments. Just remember that I intended the characters to be OOC.