Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion, Gainax does. All I own is the OC, his EVA, and the plot.
Chapter Five: Tears of an Angel
Chang stared at Gendo with a look of hatred he usually reserved for the angels sent to kill him. This was all wrong; Gendo wanted his wife out of the EVA, and in the process would destroy the entire race. He couldn't allow it. So when he ahd discovered this, he abandoned his post and atampted to stop this insanity, only to be thwarted by his brethren at every turn. The ground began to shake suddenly, and a massive blast of energy shot through the street below, incinerating Ian's body. The cause emerged, revealing it to be EVA Unit 04. "So it has to be this way..." he whispered as he leaped atop a destroyed building. Turning away from the EVA and the commander, he raised his right arm to the sky and shouted "Icall thee unto me, right hand of God! Come, Michael, Destroyer of paradise!" The air shook with energy as a black and gold EVA landed, staring down Unit 04.
Down in NERV, the crew was staring at the screen. "Where the hell did that thing come from?" Misato yelled at a technician. "Still analysing. But so far it appears to be a projection of some sort!" the technician yelled back. "Get Shinji and Asuka here immediatly!" Misato ordered. Maya nodded and placed the call.
As the forementioned pilots walked into home room, the angel alarms went off, signalling that it was time for them to go to work. Shinji's phone rang, which he answered as he ran. "Hello?" he panted. "Shinji, tell Rei and Toji to handle the evacuation! You and Asuka get down here and prepare to stop the newest angel!" Maya ordered. "Rei, Toji, they want you to handle the evacuation!" he yelled over his shoulder at the two. They nodded and began going back.
As Shinji and Asuka entered NERV HQ, they stared at the battle that was already taking place. Eva Unit 04 was battling an unknown EVA. "What in the name of hell is that?" Asuka yelled. Shinji was staring at the spectacle on the street, speechless. There was his father, without his black jacket, going fifteen round of 'Your on Your Own' with Chang. They were both battered, bruised and bloodied beyond belief. It was a miracle that they could actually still continue. "Shinji, we have to stop that-whoa." Asuka stopped in mid rant at the sight as well. A huge shadow fell over them, as a the top of a building was slashed off by Unit 04's prog knife. As they were about to be crushd, a laser like blast destroyed the rock. The unknown EVA had protected them. "C'mon, we have to go!" Asuka yelled, pulling Shinji by the arm.
As the two fled the scene, Chang dodged another punch from Gendo. He was a strong fighter, skilled in martial arts, he'd give him that. But that was all. What he was gonna do with a positron cannon, he had no clue. A searing pain suddenly shot through his leg, revealing it was now broken. "So that's how you wanna play?" he hissed through the pain. Gendo laughed, and wound back to deliver another vicious chop to the broken leg. Chang rolloed out of the way and kicked with all his force at Gendo's left knee, and with a nasty crack, it looked like Gendo's left leg was a flamingo's. Gendo dropped to the ground, screaming in pain. Michael lifted Chang up, and placed him inside his chest.
The other two EVAs arrived on the scene to see Unit 04 firing two rifles at once, shredding Michael. Michael began to advance, slowly but surely, each step looking like it took more energy than the last. With a final punch, it smashed Unit 04's head to pieces, and fell lifelessly to the ground. Shinji and Asuka watched in horror as Unit 04 got back up and transformed into a giant cannon. "No..." Chang whispered as he relized what was going on. Gendo was going to fly that thing into the upper atmosphere, and intiate the third impact.
"What the hell is going on up there?" Misato yelled as the screen blacked out. "Ritsuko, what's happening?" she asked, beginning to panic. "I've lost the feed! We have no link to the outside!" she shouted back. "Dammit, this is going from bad to worse.." Misato muttered as she massaged her temples, while the technicians and Ritsuko worked their asses of trying to get the screen working again.
"Shinji, Asuka, listen to me. If that thing fires, it will start a third impact. You have to stop it now." Chang said solemnly, accepting his fate to die again. "How do we do that?" Asuka yelled, considering their rifles weren't working. "You need to find a cannon that can penetrate that armor." he said, thinking hard. Then it hit him. Of course...why didn't he think of that before? "Michael, it's time for our trump card." he said quietly as Michael transformed into a smaller version of the EVA cannon. "Shinji, use this and shoot that thing down." he said quietly.
As the two EVAs lifted the bazooka like gun, the screen in NERV flickered back to life. Misato stared at what they were now aiming at Unit 04. "Ritsuko, you have any idea what that thing is?" she asked. Ritsuko paled. "It's the buntline...it uses the pilot as a warhead to destroy the target. So whoever's in that thing is gonna die.." Ritsuko whispered.
Unfortunetly, Asuka's comm had been on for that entire conversation. "SHINJI, NO!" she screamed as he fired. Shinji looked horrified as the entry plug shot forth from the barrel. Michael transformed back into EVA mode and fell back to the streets. In the entry plug, Chang looked down at earth. "Thank you, Shinji Ikari..." he whispered as the entry plug collided with Unit 04 with an explosion like Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Then something remarkable happened: Michael actually beagn to cry, letting large pearly white tears fall to the ground. The tears were actually absorbed into the ground, heaing the earth. Michael shuddered, and faded away into nothingness. It was over.
Sorry about the long delay in updates. anyway, I'd like to thank all my reviewers, even those that flamed me.