Disclaimer: MY EVA GOT DESTROYED! SOMEONE STABBED IT RIGHT IN THE HEAD!...sigh...but yeah, I do not own Evangelion. Gainax does.
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Chapter Ten: Toji's Rescue
Setting: Tokyo-2 streets. 2 hours after Eva incident.
There was just too much damage.....too much to handle....
Those two really did a number on the town. Unit 05 destroyed entire skyscrapers as well as every other building; that accounted for at least 200 million yen and the streets were absolutely torn apart with bullet holes. Normal bullet holes wouldn't be a problem, but we're talking about bullet holes that could fit one or two people in it; the holes themselves probably went down twenty or thirty feet in the ground....making them each seemingly bottomless pits. Now if you take ten of these pits and multiply it by , oh lets say,100, then you get a good idea about how much damage they do. Traffic would be screwed up for week's...months even. A city with never ending rain didn't need this much trouble....it was bad enough before that....
Luckily, the death toll was kept at a minimum low. In fact, most of the damage was purposefully done by Eva unit 05....and when Unit 01 showed up, there wasn't a single reported death yet. It was pretty much a miracle from that point on: not a single person was killed, several were injured, but none were pronounced dead. Shinji must have had the devil's luck on his side to pull off that....or maybe it was a miracle from God?
Whatever it was, the battle was apparently over with the death of Geffen Descartes: killed by unit 01 and Shinji Ikari. According to witnesses, Unit 01 punctured unit 05 straight into the head and through the other side. The Eva collapsed onto to the ground and caused a 500-meter impact radius. Plus, all the LCL was leaking out of it from all sides, which seemed extremely unusual; because...well....the Eva was stabbed in the head.....meaning all the LCL should only have leaked out there. But instead the Evangelion leaked from all sides like it's whole body had bled to death....
Ambassador Tyrone Remington looked at this whole spectacle first hand. He couldn't really believe that his pilot could be so reckless as to attack in a populated city; it was a fool's plan to try and lure out his enemy by purposefully killing others, but he should have really known better than to have done that. After all, that only provoked the enemy, Shinji, even more; and if there was one thing that Tyrone knew, it was that Shinji Ikari had A LOT more potential than Tyrone's pilot......quite a phenomenon that Ikari was....
Tyrone should have controlled his temper back in that conference room. Because of his actions, the pilot was put under the jurisdiction of the UN camp near Tokyo-2 instead of under Remington himself. NERV felt that the UN could have better control over Geffen compared to a man who could barely stand being in the pilot's presence. Boy....were they wrong....
Tyrone (to himself):....sigh.....if only I was there....at the camp.......I could have stopped him....and avoided THIS......heh....it must be cruel of me to be glad that Descartes is dead at last.
Tyrone was actually the first to take action after the battle. NERV headquarters gave him permission to overlook the recovery of the pilot and his Eva just as long as they are both taken to America for burial and dismantling.....there was no use for the black Eva anymore. Remington immediately organized the UN to bring in as many cranes and other machineries as possible. The medics were sent in to obviously handle the physical damage done to the citizens of this city, and they had their work pretty much cut out for them (especially with all the demolished skyscrapers and such). But sure enough, the situation was under relatively good control, and the reconstruction of the city could soon begin, just like Tokyo-3.
In just a matter of hours, the Eva would be ready to be picked up and taken back to America, as well as the body of the former pilot Geffen Descartes...killed in battle. Remington stood beside the Eva, watching the whole thing before his eyes.
Voice: Tyrone!
Tyrone wasn't looking forward to seeing this person. He turned around to face Commander Katsuragi: the commander of the NERV facility in Tokyo-3. He knew he was going to have to face her sooner or later....and from what he heard, she could be pretty brutal to those who enraged her....
Tyrone:....Well, well....Captain Kasturagi, glad to see you can come. Heh...how did you make it here anyway? You saw the streets right? I don't think you can even call them streets anymore...
Misato was not amused....at all.
Misato: cut the bullshit Tyrone, you know how I got here; and don't act like I don't belong!
Tyrone: Ok! Ok! Sorry! Listen....why don't we just get down to business?
Misato: We should have done that from the start Remington. Why are here?! Don't you know that this area is under the jurisdiction or Tokyo-3? Who gave you permission to run this operation anyway?
Tyrone: Come now Katsuragi. You know as well as I do that this is MY mess....This is MY pilot after all. I'm just doing my part to clean up this mess.....each to their own, right?
Misato knew perfectly well that Remington felt responsible for what has happened, but she was also in charge of an Eva that was responsible for this too. She had to do her part as well...
Misato: I understand Tyrone, but you should inform the personnel who are REALLY supposed to be in charge before operating a mission of this type...
Tyrone: yes but-
Misato: and you should also know that it is my duty to find Shinji Ikari and bring him back to NERV headquarters safely.
Tyrone noticed something odd about the way she spoke. Her primary objective was to find the Eva, since collecting that would render the boy powerless. But it sounded like she cared more for the boy's well being more than anything else.
Tyrone:......you're worried about the pilot aren't you?
Misato simply smiled and scoffed. What kind of stupid question was that?
Misato: Of course I am. What kind of person would I be if I didn't put the welfare of family before my job?
Tyrone didn't understand; he never saw Geffen as part of the family, he was more of a pain in the ass more than anything actually. So why, being that she was in the same position, did she care so much about the boy? Did they rub off on each other so much that it confused them?
Tyrone: family.....you see him as your family?
Misato (smiling): You really are naïve Tyrone....
Tyrone: hmm?
Misato:....sigh...well once you've been around someone for a long long time....they attach to you. Shinji's been living in my apartment for the long months before the final Impact. He was shy about it at first of course, but he slowly warmed up to his new home.....hmm.....I wish that....things could go back to the way they were....him and Asuka always fighting, never a quiet moment at all, and of course....all that beer. Man.....what a waste that was......Third Impact was too cruel.
Misato chuckled a little and smiled some more. She couldn't look any happier; all those memories made her so happy that she kept looking for her 'children' after they disappeared....she would never stop until those memories could be restored by a new life between them. And as if by miracle, she found him....and Asuka was discovered some days later....
She had a second chance at them becoming a family once again.
Tyrone kept a close eye on her and saw how she smiled when she spoke of the pilots. He wondered...would Geffen and him been like that if they were together longer......like a family?
Misato:...sigh...anyway, that's none of your concern Tyrone. I only came to check on your progress....did you manage to find the tracks Unit 01 left behind?
Tyrone snapped out of his mind set and looked down at his papers.....not much good though...the rain made them soaking wet...
Tyrone: oh...we managed to follow the Eva's tracks, yes. Did we find him? No. He apparently did a U-turn after coming to Tokyo-2 and headed straight back to where he originally came: the bay. We know that he is in there somewhere....we just can't find him.....especially with the equipment we got.
Misato rubbed her forehead in exasperation. No results once again.
Misato: Well then I guess we wait for it to show again.....damn it, I can't believe how hard it is for us to find it...
Tyrone: Yes....Shinji cleverly took advantage of our weaken state...
Misato: Any problems at all?
Tyrone (shrugging): nope, not really? Except.......
Misato:.....except what Remington?
Tyrone rubbed his head and chose his next words carefully.
Tyrone:.....sigh...there is something peculiar. It's the way the Eva and his pilot died. Many eyewitnesses, including myself, saw how the unit died. Unit 01 grabbed the radio antennae that stood on that building over there, and basically punctured the skull of Unit 05 and it's pilot.
Misato:....hmm....sounds right. No one would be able to survive a blow like that...well....apart from Shinji , but you know how....different....he is from the other pilots.
Tyrone: But that's the problem. NEITHER of them died from head trauma.
This grabbed Misato's attention.
Misato: WHAT?
Tyrone: We removed Geffen from the plug about an hour ago....there was no sign of cranial damage or puncturing of the head. In fact, his head was just fine. But then we looked at the rest of his body and there were little holes....everywhere. It was like someone took a scalpel and stabbed him in several places; and even stranger, there was no sign of entry wounds They were...ALL exit wounds, as if something came out of him. He died of blood loss...not head injury.
Misato: that is odd.....and the Eva? Same thing?
Tyrone: almost. That thing died of LCL loss basically.....but no puncture wounds at all. Just...leaked right out of it....
Misato crossed her arms and projected her mind into deep thought. This was an odd way to die...not just for an Eva pilot, but also for anybody. No one dies from exit wounds alone...instantly anyways. And even odder....why did it happen to them right then? What on Earth could cause such a thing to happen? Misato had to research this further...
Misato: Thanks Tyrone....I think that's enough for today. I'll be back to check on you again in three days. Keep it up!
Misato walked back to the chopper and waved at Tyrone. He acknowledged the wave and waved his fingers back at her. She hopped into the NERV chopper and lifted off the ground, not returning for a while yet.
As he watched the chopper fly past the mountains and to Tokyo-3, he couldn't help but wonder what she was going to do about Eva unit 01....
If she had to, would she really imprison her own 'family' when he is caught? How far would her loyalty to her family go?
He shoved that thought out of his mind as he looked down at the wet papers in his hand. That was the only copy of the status report...and now, it was mere mush in his hands. He sighed in exasperation and looked at the sky with contempt
Tyrone: Damn rain.....does it ever stop?
Setting: Inside Eva unit 01, deep in under the ocean.
Asuka: come on Shinji....please?
Shinji: I-I can't......
Asuka: Please? Do it for me? I know you'll love it too...
Shinji: But Asuka....
Asuka: oh come on.....
Shinji: Asuka, I literally can't!
Shinji showed Asuka what he meant by pushing some of the buttons on the control panel. The Eva just wouldn't respond....it was like it's countdown was up...but that was weird because, technically, its countdown was always up...this whole time. But now, it just wouldn't do anything. The only lumination in the whole pod came from the small glowing lights all around them; and they didn't run on the Eva's power.
Asuka: try again baka! I'm sure it will work if you keep trying....
Shinji pushed the buttons several times again, but the power within the Eva still refused to start up again. It was completely dead.
Shinji: sigh....still nothing.
Asuka: aww....but I REALLY want to see it....it's so beautiful...
Shinji tried the controls one more time, but this time something weird happened. The Eva's power soon activated and soon the whole plug was filled with light.
Shinji: oh!....well....that's better....
Asuka: All right! Do it Shinji!
Shinji, now capable of following Asuka's demands, typed up a sequence of commands and entered them into the Eva. The Unit confirmed the action and the surroundings among them slowly came into view. They could see all around them now....
Asuka eyes swarmed with a mix of awe and amazement.
She could see the sun bathed water all around them, seemingly going on forever into the distance; the serene swaying of the underwater currents pushing them in different directions; the menagerie of color and contrast that could only be described as the tropical fish that inhabited this ocean; and everything....absolutely everything....was tranquil....peaceful......
Asuka laid back against the plug and looked at this wondrous sight all around her...she loved the way the ocean looked from underwater.....it contradicted everything that happened at the surface of the waves, making it's beauty even more defined. If she had it her way, Asuka would stay here as long as she could....
Asuka: sigh....Isn't it great Shinji?
Shinji: huh? Oh. Yeah. Right.
Asuka shook herself out of her gaze and look down at Shinji. He looked like he was in deep thought over something and was obviously not paying any attention to her....
Asuka: Shinji? Are you even listening to me?!
Shinji:.......
Asuka (angry): urgg.......BAKA!
Asuka raised her fist in the air and bopped Shinji across the side of the head. He was instantly jolted out of his mind set......painfully....
Shinji: Ow! (rubs head)...ow...what is it?.....
Asuka turned head to the away from Shinji and crossed her arms. She was not happy being ignored.
Asuka: hmph. Nothing....just showing you what happens when you ignore me.
Shinji stopped rubbing his head and smiled. She looked so cute when she pouted like that....
Shinji: come on Asuka...don't be that way....
Asuka completely blocked out Shinji from her senses. She was going to give him the receiving end of the punishment some more...
Asuka: hmph!
Shinji: Asuka...please, come on....
Asuka:.....
Shinji had to do something, or else she was never going to give in. The best thing to do was to apologize and explain...that usually got her around....
Shinji:....sigh...ok, ok...I'm sorry...I just got a lot on my mind....that's all...
Asuka stopped ignoring Shinji and gave him her full attention. He deserved it.
Asuka (softly): about what Shinji?
Shinji: I always wondered.....what ever happened to our friends after Third Impact? Are they all still in the city.....or what?....heh...I wish I could see them again...Toji, Kensuke, Hikari....all of the them.
He turned around and looked at Asuka
Shinji: sigh.....I was thinking....maybe we look for them? To see if they're ok?
Asuka thought this over carefully. She wanted to see Hikari as bad as Shinji had wanted to see his friends. But...that would once again mean risking their lives to find them. Not to mention that their friends would be at risk; NERV would probably tap the lines...seeing if they had any connection with Shinji and Asuka still...
Then it hit her.
Asuka: oh no. Toji....
Shinji: hmm? What about him?
Asuka completely forgot about her encounter with Toji a few weeks ago. He was looking for the two of them and was supposed to report back. She had asked him not to expose their location to anyone, and he reluctantly understood (or so she hoped). Since then, Asuka and Shinji didn't deal with any trouble from either the UN or NERV; that must have meant that Toji had gone through for them...
But what happened to him after the Eva battle? Did any of them find out about his knowledge of Shinji and herself? If they found out about it....Toji could be in some serious trouble; and Asuka would never wish that on Toji.
Asuka: Shinji....Toji could be in trouble.....
Shinji: what do you mean?
Shinji didn't have any idea what she was talking about. Is it possible that...she knows where Toji is?!
Shinji: wait a minute Asuka....if you think that he is trouble, then does that mean that....you know where he is?!
Asuka: sigh....I guess I'm going to have to come clean... Shinji, Toji found me at the restaurant about two weeks ago. We got in a little scuffle and he told me that he was part of the UN; he was looking for you Shinji...on behalf of NERV....
Shinji:.....
Shinji couldn't believe what he was hearing; Toji Suzhara, his most loyal friend (apart from Asuka), was hired to sell Shinji out to NERV. It...it didn't seem right...
Asuka: but he didn't tell Shinji; he kept our secret safe. I told him that.....if he was your best friend, he shouldn't turn him in.....he understood....and just walked away. I assume that he never sold us out at all.
Shinji felt relieved after hearing this; Toji really didn't seem like the type to cash in his friend. But....Asuka said he could be in trouble; but that must mean that....the UN found out about them.
And Toji must be taking the blame...
Shinji: oh no....
Asuka (concerned): You figured it out too huh? This isn't looking good for him.....
Shinji puzzled over this situation. Toji was pretty much dead if Shinji didn't do something about it.....
Asuka: Shinji what do you want to do? He is your friend after all...
Shinji:....we got to do something. He risked his life just to keep us safe, so we have to do the same in return. We really got no choice....but....how are we going to do it?
Asuka just couldn't believe how stupid this boy could be sometimes. He was sitting right in the solution to his problems.
She couldn't contain her irritation much longer.
Asuka: What are you stupid?! We use the Eva baka!
Shinji bonked himself in the head. He almost completely forgot about the Eva.....dumb move for someone sitting in it....
Shinji: Sorry...I forgot.
Asuka: stop apologizing! Urgg...you make me so mad sometimes baka......
Shinji turned around and looked at her.
Shinji: Whatever happened to that kind Asuka from a few hours ago? Is she still on break?
Asuka could feel the anger running up inside her again, but she caught herself before lashing out. He was right after all....she was just acting like her old self.....
Asuka: oh God! Heh...sorry Shinji; I don't know what came over me.....
Shinji simply smiled at her brightly.
Shinji: hey don't you start apologizing to ME now. Besides, I did like the old Asuka; but I love this one even better.
Asuka slightly blushed when she heard the word 'love' come out of his mouth, but she just shrugged it off and continued listening.
Shinji: Anyway, we just have to go in, rescue Toji from the camp, and get the hell out of there.
Asuka shook her head and spoke delightfully to him
Asuka: Yeah! And the UN won't be able to stop this thing! I'd like to see them try.
Shinji: You bet...let's get back Toji!
Shinji activated the Evangelion and crouched its legs, preparing to launch itself straight out of the water.
Shinji: hold on....
Asuka decided to be playful as she wrapped her arms around his waist. Shinji blushed at this but kept his hands firmly on the controls.
Asuka: Ok, ready.
Shinji gulped and launched the Eva straight out of the water and into the air. If his calculations were correct, the Eva could jump several miles in one leap (this was determined after his little escape from NERV headquarters). So making it to shore without having to go back into the water was no problem.
Sure enough, the Eva made it back to dry land in just one single jump, like some kind of a mad purple grasshopper. Of course, the impact of the landing caused the whole inside plug to shake violently (a concept that was easy to get used to after several attempts at long jumping). This time, however, Asuka's grip was more around Shinji than around the seat behind him; this, in turn, caused Asuka to fall over on top of Shinji.
Shiniji face-planted into the bottom of the plug and Asuka followed him immediately after.
Asuka (sarcastically): ow! wow Shinji....some landing that was!
Shinij (muffled): afuka, gef off ofm me.
Asuka looked down to see that she was sitting right ontop of Shinji shoulders, his head inbetween her legs. Seeing this made Asuka move off of him a little, giving Shinji a chance to move.
Shinji: gasp!...pant...pant..thanks Asuka......pant.....Asuka?
Asuka was too embarrassed to speak. She certainly gave him enough room to move, but all he did was flip around in order to get some air; and all Asuka did to give Shinji some room was move down some ways towards his legs.
In other words, Asuka was now sitting on top of Shinji's waist, with Shinij facing upward. This position was a little more compromising, but neither of them were prepared for such a thing.
Shinji and Asuka didn't speak for awhile; they just looked at each other, blushing like they typically would do in these type of situations.
But that shortly ended, when Asuka started speakly quietly and sensually to Shinji.
Asuka: Shinji.....
Shinji:...gulp....yeah Asuka?
Asuka reached over and slapped Shinji across the face lightly.
Asuka: YOU HENTAI! WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK ME TO GET OFF OF YOU?!
Shinji started panicking and threw out every excuse he could think of. But it all just kind of muddled together, forming one big mess of excuses.
Shinji: BUT!..I!.....YOU!.....JUMPING!..EVA!.....
Asuka (seductively):....is it because you like this Shinji? Would you like us to be in this position more often?
Shinji blushed even harder and his blabbering started getting more spontaneous. He wasn't able to combat this situation with his own comments; unlike the time back in Auska's apartment, where he was able to embarrass Asuka more than himself for a change.
Asuka had the upper hand now, and Shinji was certainly not going to stop his mindless stuttering.
Shinji: A-A-ASUKA!.....ACC-C-C-IDENT!....I-
Asuka stopped him immediately by placing a hand over his mouth.
Asuka: don't worry Shinji, I was only joking with you again.
Shinji calmed a little and took deep breaths.
Asuka: I had you going there for a while, didn't I baka?
Shinji (defensive): no. I knew you were joking the whole time.....kind of....
Asuka simply giggled and got off of Shinji's body. She extended a hand to Shinji when she got to her feet. Shinji smiled back to her and grabbed her hand, pulling him up back to his own stance.
Asuka: Come on. Let's go.
Shinji nodded and went back to the Eva controls, preparing to head towards the mountains once again.
Their only objective: save Toji Suzahara.
Setting: UN base camp in the mountains. Prison transportation. Nighttime.
Voice: Well you really did it this time Suzahara....
Toji turned his head and looked at the man who addressed him. Suzahara wasn't really in the mood to take crap from anyone right now. He hasn't gotten any sleep for days and he couldn't even leave the tent when he wanted to. And it was because he did Shinji the favor of his life...
The man outside wasn't the least bit afraid of Toji. After all, Toji was the one inside the prison car, and the man was on the outside; giving this man the upper hand. He was gonna chew out Suzahara for the biggest mistake he's ever made since he joined the UN...
Man: Jeez Suzahara.....if you knew you weren't going to turn in your friend, then why did you take up the job anyway? Hell....why did you join the UN in the first place?
Toji lowered his head. The bench he sat on was cold...this whole car was cold. But, he wasn't going anywhere soon...so he might as well have some company.
Toji:....do ya think I had a choice in taking up the mission? Do ya think they would have sent in someone who didn't have the advantage I did? They would do whatever it takes to find him....even ruin people's lives....
Man: aw man....don't exaggerate. It's not like they're gonna kill the guy. They just want to lock him for a really, really long time. You know...like they're going to do to you, only longer.
Toji felt the anger rise in him a couple of notches. Where did this guy get off insulting him like this?! And who the hell is he?!
Toji:...whatever. Who are you anyway?
Man: hey, don't mind me sir! Just got bored watching the road, that's all. Thought I'd check up on the local 'prisoner of war'.
Toji was right, this guy was nothing more than a low rank officer in this camp. Compare that to Toji, who is about two ranks above this guy. You'd think low-rank officers would show some respect for their superiors...
Then again, Toji was no longer a superior; he lost his rank, his job, everything. Hell, he wouldn't be surprised if the commander had him executed. The guy was pretty damn furious with him after all. Toji had nothing to look forward to right now except for the ten long years he will spend in prison....
Man: But I must admit Toji, I'd love to have you as a friend. I mean, you were loyal enough to do something like THIS, so that the pilots could be safe. Man....that's loyalty for you....
Toji smiled slightly. It was good to hear some praise out of this whole thing. Toji didn't really mind going to prison too bad....since he did what he thought was right. His only wish was that others would see it his way for once, and that wish came true.
Too bad the commander never saw it his way. The commander blamed Suzahara for the incident in Tokyo-2, saying stuff like 'if only you told us sooner, this problem could have been taken care of a long time ago! Now look what you did!'. A normal person probably would have collapsed in guilt if they were accused like this, but Toji was different. Toji, being one who felt what he did was right, just didn't care. After all, Eva unit 01 was there to save everyone; what would have happened if Shinji wasn't around to save the day?
Toji (to himself): they should learn to be a little more grateful to their savior. He did stop that maniac from beating the shit out of all of them....
Man: You still didn't answer my question Suzahara.
Toji's mind snapped back to reality, causing him to respond instantly.
Toji: what?
The man just rolled his eyes and restated himself again.
Man: I said, 'you still didn't answer my question'. You know, the one about why you joined the UN?
Toji never really thought about that before honestly. After Third impact, he decided to spend most of his time looking for Shinji, seeing as he and Asuka disappeared without a trace. Toji was often worried about the fate about his friend, especially if he and Asuka had ran off together....you know.....eloping. Toji often shuddered at the thought of them eloping, motivating him to try and find him even harder.
Unfortunately, he gave up on that search; he decided that it was better to do something with his life instead of wasting it looking for a lost friend. At first...he wanted to join NERV, but unfortunately for him, Toji was just too......street smart...to be in NERV. He didn't pass the right exams, nor did he have the right requirements to get in. So he decided to go to his next best choice: the UN.
The UN's requirements weren't as extensive, and probably the best advantage there was to be physically fit enough for military. After joining, he easily rose up through the ranks and became a exceptionally well-trained soldier; after six years, he became one of the commander's best agents. And he should be too; after all, he was reliable, not too harsh with others (unless they REALLY pissed him off), and most of all, he was capable of doing any task right..
Except this one of course; the one mission he screwed up on. And as punishment, he would be sent to prison for ten years. End of story.
But he still didn't really answer the man's question.....why did he join the UN? Because he couldn't join NERV. But why did he want to join NERV?
Toji: Well....I guess I joined to......shit, I don't know.
The man looked at him thoughtfully for a while and then spoke.
Man: Hell if I know. But I bet it has something to do with that Shinji Ikari.
Toji knew that the man couldn't be anymore right. This DID have something to do with Shinji. Toji must have attempted joining NERV so that he could find Shinji with a little more help involved. After all, Misato became the commander after Shinji's bastard of a father disappeared; meaning that she would gladly help him in his search for his best friend.
Unfortunately it never turned out that way. Instead, he looked to the UN to help him locate Shinji. And sure enough, that plan was more than successful, in that he found Asuka as well (completely unexpected and almost unwanted). Too bad he had to pay the price for doing a friend's duty...
Oh well....At least Shinji was safe and as far away as possible...
Man: hey...did you feel that?
Toji rose his head in curiosity and listened carefully. He then slowly stood up inside of the cramped transport and walked over to the only other window.
Man: Do you hear that too?
Toji: SHH!
Toji rose his hand to the man behind the other window in the door and scanned the area outside. He could barely....just barely feel a rumbling noise. It was probably just another stupid tremor or a large truck, but Toji knew that it was something bigger.....MUCH bigger....
Toji slowly turned his head towards the other window, his eyes wide open. The man looked at Toji curiously and wondered what was going on.
Man: What's wrong?....Is it....bad?
Toji looked out the window again and stared into the distance. The rumbling was still very very faint, but he could still see the two bright glowing eyes a few miles ahead....
Toji: For you guys it is.....
There was a commotion going on all over the camp. Some of the soldiers were standing and pointing into the distance. Others were running into the tents and waking up their buddies, telling them to go look outside. The rest ran to the weapons cache and grabbed what they could.
One soldier in particular ran into the Commander's tent to receive orders on what to do in this situation. Once he entered, however, he was unexpectedly greeted with a loud snore coming from the General's mouth. The guy was sound asleep; obviously the work was too much for him.
Soldier: Sir! We got a problem!
The commander jolted to his feet and pulled out his gun and pointed it at the poor guy. The soldier just rose his hands in the air and panicked.
Soldier: S-sir! It's just me!
The commander recognized the man and put the gun back in its holster. He then straightened himself up and looked at the man.
Commander: Never scare me like that again....phew...what's the problem soldier?
The commander's question was answered with a large tremor spreading across the camp.
Soldier: that is.
The commander's eyes grew wide and he instantly darted out of the tent entrance, with the soldier following behind. He looked around and saw all the soldiers looking off into the mountains...they were shouting and running around...as if....
The enemy had just found their camp. And the only enemy that was plausible at this point was...Eva Unit 01.
The general turned his gaze to what everyone else was staring at. His insides began to quiver in fear. He was right, Unit 01 was heading straight for their base camp, and it was less than a hundred feet away. The ground shook violently with every step it took.
The General went into battle mode quickly and started throwing out orders.
Commander: Get some searchlights on that thing! Everyone, grab a weapon and prepare to attack!
Soldier: sir, that's crazy! The best thing we got are the rocket launchers! We can't possibly bring that thing down!
Commander: Well then nail him with the rockets while we wait for reinforcements! We won't be able to bring that son of a bitch down but we can keep busy till then!
Soldier: Yes sir!
The soldiers scattered in all directions, each one of them grabbing a heavy duty rocket launcher and placing them on their shoulders. The other men ran to the search towers and turned on the large glowing lights. Each one of them shined the four searchlights onto the target.
It was the Eva alright. It's large, purple metallic frame shined brightly against the intense glow of the searchlights.
Unit 01 was still moving towards the base, closing it in by 20 feet approximately. It was too close....they needed to attack and fast!
Commander: Ready men...aim.....and....FIRE!
Each rocket launcher went off simultaneously and headed toward its desired target. The rocket's exploded upon impact and clouded the whole vicinity with dark gray smoke and debris. Apparently, the rockets had more effect then the commander thought; they hit their target dead on.
The commander laughed delightfully and looked at where the Eva once stood, the dust and debris still heavy in the air.
Commander: HAHAHAHA!!!!! Good job men! We took that bastard down ourselves!
Voice: HEY! WHO ARE YOU CALLING A BASTARD?!
The commander abruptly stopped laughing and squinted. The dust and debris was still clearing, but he swore he could see the shadowy form of the Eva in the distance....
Then a pair of glowing eyes appeared in the smoke.
Commander: Damn it.
The smoke completely disappeared, revealing the Eva's monstrous form once again. It didn't have a single dent nor scratch on it. The rockets were completely ineffective...as originally expected.
Commander: heh...it figures. Reload the launchers men!
Voice: WHAT!? YOU'RE GOING TO TRY THAT AGAIN?! HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE?!
The commander didn't appreciate the snide comments and he was ready to chew out the soldier who said it; but....the voice was distinctly female, and his battalion didn't have any female soldiers'....so it must have been coming from the Eva......
Commander: DID YOU SAY THAT?!
Eva: OF COURSE I DID YOU IDIOT!! WHO ELSE COULD HAVE SAID IT?!....( Shinji: Asuka...maybe you should calm down a bit....)....NO WAY SHINJI! YOU SAW HOW THEY STUPIDLY ATTACKED US!
Commander:....what the- you're BOTH in there?!
Eva: Yeah, but don't worry. We mean no harm. (Asuka: UNLESS YOU WANT TO FIRE THOSE POPGUNS AGAIN!)....Asuka calm down....please listen sir. We only came for a man named Toji Suzahara. We have reason to believe that he is imprisoned in your camp. We want you to release him unharmed or else....
Commander: or else what?!
Eva: DO YOU HAVE TO ASK? COME ON, REALLY......(Shinji: Asuka please...let me negotiate.)
The commander looked over at the prison transport. There he was: Toji Suzahara, looking pretty gleeful to see his best friend coming here to get him out of a bind. The general usually couldn't stand touchy friendship things...it disgusted him.
The commander thought over Shinji's proposal carefully and went over all his options. He could give up his prisoner and have the camp stay in one piece, but that would mean losing the man responsible for the Tokyo-2 battle. Or he could not hand over the man, and he would still have a prisoner and a chance in defeating the Eva. But that chance wasn't good, and his camp would must likely be destroyed in the process.....
After a few minutes of quiet pondering, the commander made up his mind.
Commander: All right. We.....sigh....give in to your demands.
The commander turned his head disgustingly and looked over at the transport.
Commander: you there! Release the prisoner!
The quiet soldier nodded and fumbled with the keys. He grabbed onto the transport key and slid it through the card reader. The door opened and Toji Suzahara stepped out into the fresh, free world.
He stretched out his arms in delight and yawned.
Toji: aw....man it feels good to get out of there!...yawn...
One of the soldiers came up to Toji and grabbed his soldier, preparing to escort him to the Evangelion. Toji caught his hand at the last minute and looked at him coolly.
Toji: Whoa....hold it right there kid. Anyone ever tell you to never touch your superior? I'll go myself.
Toji pushed the soldiers hand away and swaggered over to the Eva slowly. All the soldiers stared at him relentlessly, like they were about to attack him or something; the commander even gave him a funny look, but it was more a face of disgust than of fear.
Toji smugly grinned at the general as he walked past him, and stood in front of the Eva. He raised his hand up and greeted Shinji.
Toji: Hey, hey Shinji! How's it going?
Eva: AHEM.
Toji (dully): oh..hi Asuka....
Eva: WHAT? IS THAT ALL I GET FOR SAVING YOUR BUTT?! I HELPED TOO YOU KNOW!!
Toji took a deep breath and sighed. Same old Asuka, as usual.
Toji: Sorry. Hey, how about letting me in now? It's kinda chilly out here.
Shinji lowered the Eva's hand, allowing Toji to place himself on the platform. Toji casually walked over and stood on top of the hand, preparing to taken up to the head of the Evangelion.
Toji: Hey commander....I give up. I relieve myself of my duties if that's okay with you. Goodbye sir!
Commander: This isn't over yet Suzahara!
Toji wasn't listening. He just signaled the Eva to go ahead and move its hand upward.
Within in matter of minutes, the Evangelion ejected its pod slightly, allowing Toji to enter the pod with Asuka and Shinji. Warm LCL poured out of the pod as the door opened; luckily, the LCL just poured down the side of the pod and onto the ground, not harming the internal workings of the Eva. Toji stepped inside and closed the door behind him. The Eva pushed the pod back into place and activated itself once again.
Eva: Thank you for your cooperation General. You saved yourself a lot of trouble....
Commander (still disgusted): ...scoff....whatever...just....get out of here.
The Eva responded by slowly turning around and heading back the way it came. Its steps shook the ground again, but slowly died down as the Eva disappeared into the background of the mountains. The loose dirt from the ground came up into the and floated among the ground like a mist, making the Eva's disappearing ever more ominous.
Soon the Eva completely disappeared into the darkness as the searchlights turned off. Soon, everything was back to normal: all the workers going back to their business and the weapons being stashed back into the cache. One of the workers jumped into the transport and revved the engine; there was no point in keeping this thing around anymore...
The only thing that stood out was the commander, refusing to move from the spot . He was breathing deeply, like he was angry about something. One of the soldiers took notice while walking by and shook him lightly.
Soldier: uhh...sir...are you ok?
The general turned his head and looked at the soldier furiously. The soldier took his hand off the commander's shoulder immediately.
Commander (enraged): He made a fool of me.....no one....makes....me..look...foolish....
The soldier looked at his commander like he was one of the angels. The General was taking this way too hard; no one got hurt and the camp was still in perfect condition. The only thing they lost was Suzahara, but he really meant no harm to them at all...
So what was the big deal really?
Soldier: uh...sir....are you proposing that we should do something?
General (sarcastically): No, I'm just talking to myself....YES, OF COURSE I WANT US TO DO SOMETHING!
The soldier stepped back a bit.
Soldier (frightened): O-ok...so, what should we do?
The General already had a plan in mind. It wasn't perfect, but it just might work.
General: Simple. Call up the big guns. We're gonna take that son-of-a-bitch down.
The soldier was still uneasy about this whole thing, but he really had no choice. He was just a low-level officer, and he had to do what he was told; even when it didn't seem right.
The officer looked back at the insanely angry general and sighed in exasperation.
Soldier: Understood sir. (to himself)....sigh...this thing could only end in tears....
Meanwhile...inside the Evangelion.
Asuka: Shinji, he's doing it again!
Toji: I was not! it was an accident!
Asuka: Whatever! You've been trying to grab my butt since you came in here!
Toji: What?! Are you really that insane?! What makes you think I want to?!
Asuka: Because of your repression! Face it, you're uneasy since Hikari is not around to keep you company!
Toji (blushing):w-what? T-that's not true!
Asuka: oh yeah? You couldn't keep your eyes off her ever since I first came to that city...
Shinji just calmly controlled the Evangelion. He was most certainly not gonna get caught up in this one. He had to concentrate on the objective at hand, which was to get to Tokyo-3 unharmed. The best thing to do was to drown out everything around him and concentrate on his surroundings. Even if it mean ignoring the argument behind him....
And that was harder than it looked.
Shinji simply sighed and kept his eyes on the surroundings.
Shinji:...sigh....back together again at last. It sure is nice....
The Eva continued over the mountain landscapes as the two screaming voices echoed inside of the large purple monster. They were just one step closer to their goal.
End of chapter 10
hmm. another decent chapter; I was pretty pleased :) The only problem is.....well.....from this point on, I really have no definite idea which direction the story will take. I plan to keep this story going for a while yet (in fact, I say that we are about half-way there), I just need to keep the plot flowing is all.
Not a really big deal. Especially since the majority of ideas I get are inspired by the reveiws, so please everyone, keep on reveiwing!
My updates are happening on a weekly basis now, so you can expect another update in about a week. I'll see you all later!