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EVA-Life 2

Preview


Suddenly the sound of a massive explosion rocked the table, and much of the room. Alarms suddenly went off and the sound of heavy gunfire was heard.

"Shit!" Touji cried, "They're here. They've found us!

"What?" Asuka cried, "How?"

Touji's point was proven when suddenly Combine Soldiers busted through the door, H&K Submachine-guns at the ready. Touji and Asuka suddenly dove behind the metal table, flipping it over. Touji pulled out his revolver just as the Soldiers begun to open fire.

"Terminate the pilot," one of them said calmly above the gunfire, "Sohryu."

Touji could hear the bullets tear into the table, before rising and letting loose a single bullet, piercing through one of the Combine's helmet, and sending him onto the floor.

As if in a quick-draw, Touji fired off 2 more shots, sending the last two Combine flying out the room and hitting the wall down the hallway. He then grabbed Asuka's hand roughly.

"Let's go!" he cried.

"Hey…let go of me!" she retorted, feeling his synthetic hand almost yank her arm off, "Ow!"

They ran through the other door at the side of the room to find the other resistance members dead, their bullet-riddled carcasses strewn out all over the floor, the TV smashed and the walls covered in blood. 2 more Combine Soldiers were present.

He raised his revolver and fired off 2 more magnum slugs, which piece through their armour and into their hearts. They then ran through the room and into the door.

'Oh God,' Touji thought, 'This can't be happening.'

But it was. Suddenly a grenade was thrown their way another Soldier standing in the hallway.

"MOVE!" Touji cried.

They dove away from it, just managing to avoid being consumed by the flames, only to be thrown by it's force.

Meanwhile…

"Damn!" Jay cried, seeing through the surface camera monitor Combine transports landing before the outpost, "Touji, Sohryu and their squad's still there."

"Can you raise them?" Barnery asked, peeking behind his shoulder at the terminal.

"I can try," Jay replied, "Just don't get your hopes up."

"I'll get Misato," Barney said and left the room, leaving Jay and Maya in the room.

Maya sighed, "We're going to be next, aren't we J.J.?"

The Black Op looked over at the former bridge bunny and replied, "Maybe. I don't know."

He then reached forward and grasped her hand, comfortably. She looked at him delicately for a few seconds, before smiling slightly.

"We should get ready in case," Jay said, knowing that sooner or later the Combine would find them next.

Meanwhile, Misato was busy loading up ammunition into her M4 Carbine, Barney standing in the doorway.

"You can't be serious, Misa," Barney begun, "They're surrounded over there."

"Maybe," she replied, chucking a frown his way, "But I'm not leaving Asuka over there. And if you like to help me…"

She smiled.

"…that would be welcome."

Barney sighed, "Always."

He then pulled out his 9mm and cocked it.

In the Evangelion cages, Shinji looked over Unit-01 as he leaned against the railings, which stood in all it's glory. For once in his life he was glad that this thing was still around, not like those 10 years ago when he was forced by his own father to pilot it.

"Shinji?"

He was almost startled when he heard Mana's voice cut through his voice.

"Mana," he replied awkwardly, "He…Hello."

The girl smiled shyly and walked over to him.

"I didn't mean to startle you," she begun, "If you…want to be alone."

Shinji shook his head, "It's ok. I could use some company."

He moved over some, inviting her to stand next to him. She complied and they gazed over Unit-01 together. After about a minute of silence, the both of them enjoying each other's company.

"I still can't believe you used to pilot that thing," Mana said, "You actually sitting inside of it. That's got to be the most bravest thing anyone could ever do."

She looked over at him softly, causing Shinji to turn red.

"You…you think so?" Shinji asked, smiling nervously.

Mana nodded and moved closer to him, "I never used to believe those stories they told me. Of 3 people my age piloting massive robots to fight the angels. They seems so…bizarre."

"Yeah," Shinji said, scratching the back of his head, "Sometime I…can't seem to believe it myself."

Mana looked at him, still being soft, "You're not really good with girls, aren't you?"

This time, Shinji had a really good reason to blush, "What…what makes…you think that?"

She smiled and moved closer to him, putting her hands against his chest, "Apart from the stuttering, you're blushing so bad you could pass out at any moment.

He smiled nervously, "Well…heh…you know how it us."

"I'm surprised you haven't hooked up with either Sohryu or Ayanami," Mana said, "They'd like a guy like you."

Shinji shook his head sadly and replied, "I don't know about Asuka. She still seems to resent my presence, and Rei…"

He paused, taking the time to look into Mana's eyes.

"…I…I don't know what to make of her."

Mana then moved her face closer to his, her hands on his shoulders.

"It's their loss," Maya smirked.

Shinji's looked at Mana deeply, taking in her close proximity of her. His nervousness begun to subside, rapidly being replaced by feelings of desire…

"Mana…"

"Shinji…"

Just as their lips edged towards each other, they immediately sensed someone behind them. They pulled away and sure enough, there was…

"Rei?" Shinji begun.

The blue-haired half-Angel looked over the pair, her bright red eyes scanning the both of them.

"Hi Ayanami," Mana begun, "We…didn't see you come in."

Rei knew what she had to say, but with what Shinji just said about her, it took some effort to get the words out.

"Suzuhara and Sohryu are in peril," she begun, her face not changing it's plain expression.

Shinji's eyes widened in horror.

"What?" he cried.

Mana looked at him, with concern.

"Shinji…"

"What's happened to them?" he asked her, suddenly.

"Combine forces have surrounded the JSSDF base," she explained, "Calhoun and Major Katsuragi are planning to extract them."

Shinji's face turned to that of determination.

"I'm coming too," he said, his nerves of steel embracing him after so long in stasis, courtesy of his employers.


So what do you think of what's to come in EVA-Life 2? With the inclusion of Touji, Mana Kirishma of Girlfriend of Steel and a host of other Half-Life/Evangelion characters, this is sure to be just as good as EVA-Life, maybe even better.

So please, don't hesitate to review and tell me what you think.