TRUE WAR
CHAPTER 25
BY WONGA316
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AUTHOR'S
NOTES
This is my
first attempt at a Neon Genesis fan fiction, so please be gentle.
This scenario doesn't take into account the final two movies /
episodes and Touji never lost his limbs during this activation test.
Some of the guys may seem OC to the die-hard fans. Sorry about this
but I hope my ideas will make it worthwhile.
"…" Normal speech
'…' Thoughts
(…) Computer / phone / other chat (you will know what I mean…)
SOMEWHERE IN JAPAN – SECRET LOCATION
Chairman Lorenz Keel sat in the back seat of the chauffeur driven car. In his hands were the transcripts of an intercepted JSSDF radio communication. He was only half way through the document and didn't have to read any further. In his mind, he ran through the possible course of actions he had left due to these latest developments.
"We have arrived sir." His driver announced as he slowed the car down to a roll. The passenger window slid down just enough for the chairman to see what was going on outside. Around him were many JSSDF investigative officers running around doing their job. Two bodies lay in the middle of the road. The white sheets covering them didn't hide the pools of blood which stained the road.
Keel didn't want to believe it until he saw it with his own eyes first. Things were slowly spiralling out of his control and this was not acceptable. For the first time, one of the most powerful yet unknown men in history pondered what his next step was to be.
"That's enough. Let's go." He announced to his driver. The car began to speed up and they quickly left the scene of the hijacking.
"Hello chairman." Suddenly an eerie blue haze appeared next to Keel. The body of Tabris materialised out of thin air and Kaworu was sitting next to the Keel like he had always been.
"What do I owe for the pleasure of this visit?" Keel sneered trying to cover up his shock of the presence of the Angel. Luckily his ever present visors help hide the fright in his eyes but Kaworu saw straight through them.
"It's actually sometime that I can do for you. It involves your dear friend Ikari…" The Angel said casually with his hands together almost in a pray.
ALASKAN MILTARY AIR FIELD
Shinji shielded his eyes from the dust being picked up by the jets of the VTOL preparing to take Mana and him back to Tokyo Three. He was watching a couple of medical officers carry Mana on a stretcher up the rear entrance ramp. When he was told that their flight was ready, he asked the girl not to be disturbed who was still asleep in his arms.
"What are you waiting for mister?" Misato said trying to sound her usual cheerful self but something wasn't quite right. Shinji hadn't notice someone walk up behind him.
"Sorry… Nothing I guess…" Shinji said turning around to face her. He saw the tiredness and fatigue all over her face. It had been a hectic last twelve hours for the NERV Major as well.
"Come here." She waved him over which only caused a puzzled look on Shinji. It was strange thing to ask. And what she did was stranger.
When Shinji didn't do anything, Misato stepped towards him and wrapped her arms around his body in an awkward hug. Shinji was a little taller than her now so her head comfortably rested on his shoulder.
"Don't you ever ask me to do that again." She hissed while her gripped on to the back of his shirt intently. Misato was at a lost on how to express how she felt and this was the only way she felt she could get things off her chest.
Shinji thought for a moment and knew what she was talking about. He remembered back during the battle where he asked Misato to release Unit One to help Mana against the original battle plan and the Vice Commander's orders. He realised that he must have put her in a real compromising position.
"But I did keep my promise. I did come back." He said returning the hug. At first Misato slightly tensed then relaxed. It had been a long time that someone had held her like Shinji did.
"I know…" Misato whispered then pulled back from him, breaking the hug.
"You better get on board. It's not a short flight and I think your new girlfriend might get jealous." She quickly returned to her usually teasing self.
"It's not like that." Shinji replied. "She was scared and wanted me to hold her."
"You two slept together? I didn't know that! Oh my… I never knew my Shinji had grown up to be such a Casanova?" Misato teased while poking him in the ribs. The young man slapped his forehead, knowing that his former guardian had tricked him into telling her what happen.
"To be honest, I'm a little upset. I always thought that we would end up together. How could you Shinji? You broke my heart." She pretended to be upset like classical heroines in an old black and white movie after learning her lover had ran off with another woman.
"Will you stop? You are making a scene." Military personal walking pass noticed the odd behaviour from the Japanese woman and were looking at them.
"Oh Shinji… Take me… I'm all yours." The Major began rubbing her hands all over her body and making kissy noises. Shinji quickly turned and ran into the back of VTOL. He didn't see Misato stop and a downcast look wash across her features. She stayed there until his VTOL took off and was on its way towards Tokyo Three.
"He's going to be fine, Misato." The voice of Ritsuko Akagi called out behind her. "He is Shinji after all."
"Yeah… Let's hurry up and finish here. So we can get home." Misato said spinning around to face her friend.
When Shinji was on board he found Mana was still sleeping on the stretcher. He took the next available seat next to her and buckled himself in.
"You care about her very much." Mana said more than asked. She was wake for quite a while and watched the scene with Shinji and Misato from the window.
"I do…" he answered her.
"It must be nice to have someone to care about you that much…" She said sadly while taking his hand. Shinji didn't exactly know what she meant but somehow felt that she wanted saying something else.
"We'll talk later. You should get some rest while you can." He gave her hand a light squeeze which caused Mana to smile before she closed her eyes.
TOKYO THREE – JSSDF AIRPORT
Asuka leaned against the NERV car as she waited for Shinji's aircraft to touch down. She was impatiently tapping her feet and staring up at the sky, not looking for anything in particular.
A medical car and team stood by also awaiting the arrival of the pilots.
Rei was standing next to her looking more composed. One could be forgiven to think that the albino pilot was sleeping standing on her feet. She didn't move a muscle and remained perfectly still.
"Hey wonder girl, is your mum okay?" Asuka asked while they waited.
Yui was nervously pacing back and forth with an intense look in her eyes. It was obvious that something weighted heavily on her thoughts. The mother should have been happy that her son was returning home but this wasn't the case.
"Just like children encounter difficulties in becoming adults; adults also have difficulties becoming parents." Rei replied in her usual calm manner.
"Huh?" The cryptic answer had Asuka mystified. "It was a simple question. You don't have to get all Freudian on me."
But Rei had hit the nail on the head. Yui was confused on how she should be feeling. Although, Shinji was in his early twenties, she had spent the majority of his two decades in this world away from him. She was still learning on how to be a mother. The episode in the command centre was a prefect example of how she still had a lot to learn.
There was little that Rei could do or say to help her mother out in these moments. She also selfishly hoped that once Shinji touched down he would be able to ease the tension and anxiety within Yui.
'Is it wrong of me to think along these lines?' She questioned herself. 'Human's are naturally self creatures… Does this mean that I'm becoming more human?'
After the destruction of her other shells by Dr. Akagi and spending time with Yui she still had moments where she questioned her own existence. The people who knew about her origins never questioned or held it against her while others just didn't know. So she wasn't getting the self doubt from them.
"Hello? Anyone in there?" Too self absorbed in her own thoughts, the pilot of the prototype EVA blanked out for a few moments.
"What do you require?" Rei asked after being snapped out of her trance.
"Duh… Shinji is back." Asuka didn't wait for her fellow co pilot's response before walking towards the VTOL in the middle of tarmac with its turbines slowly winding down.
The medical car started up and drove closer to the carrier. It backed up to the rear entry ramp to allow an easy transition of Mana. The medics were first up the ramp. Yui waited as they brought down the stretcher.
"Welcome back pilot." she said to the young woman in the stretcher trying to put on a brave face and hide the maelstrom of emotions within her.
"Vice Commander…" Mana replied in a sleepy voice. The strain of the trip combined with her knock on the head was a little too much for her.
"Just get some rest. Don't worry about anything else." Yui said while brushing aside strands of Mana's hair which looked like they would annoy her. The medics quickly and carefully placed her in the back of the medical truck and drove off.
Yui took a deep breathe and steadied herself before continuing to walk up the ramp and into the VTOL cargo area. Followed closely behind her was Asuka but someone grabbed her hand, stopping her from getting too far.
"What is it wonder girl?" Asuka said in an annoyed tone. She didn't have to turn around to know who it was holding her back.
"Give them a moment." Rei's voice was stern and it was delivered more like an order than a request. This truly angered the young red head and she showed it by reefing her arm out of Rei's grasp. There was an instant that Rei thought moment that she would have to take a little more drastic actions to make Asuka comply but that wasn't the case.
"You're lucky that your mother is inside." Asuka threaten as she stepped off the ramp.
"Thank you." Rei said gratefully.
Inside the cargo area, Yui navigated her way pass various pallets of equipment and supplies. Shinji would be up towards the front of the cargo hold to the passenger seats where it was the only possible place he and Mana could have ridden. As she approached, Yui spotted her son's head resting against head rest of the seat. She wanted to run and make sure that he was okay but something within stopped her. Her self doubt and actions as mother during the Angel attack made her hesitate.
"Ah… Shinji…" she called out to him nervously but when he didn't reply she began to really worry.
"Do you want me to say I'm sorry?" She said with a quiver. "I don't think I can do that… You may think I'm heartless for not wanting you to help Mana but did you know how hard it was for me. I would do anything in my power to make sure that you are safe and if that mean sacrificing another life then that's a burden that I'm willing to bare."
But Shinji didn't respond and this made Yui think the worst.
"Please say something… Anything…"
There was still no response. The tears began to flow from the mother as she was facing the fact that her only son may resent her. It was all too much for Yui and she ran to him.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" She wrapped her arms around his waist and cried into his lap hoping to get some sort of reaction. She had gone back on her word and apologies for her decision to not allow Shinji to engage Sandalphon.
"Shinji?" when her pleas earn no reply she looked up from his lap. Shinji was still fast asleep from the flight and didn't know they had landed. He slowly began to stir which confirmed the fact that he was fast asleep during Yui's impassioned speech.
"Mum? What are you doing here?" He asked yawning and rubbing his eyes. "Have you been crying?"
"You're… You're not upset with me…" She asked with a hesitant tremor in her voice.
"Upset?" The young pilot scratched his head as a sign of bewilderment and patted his mother with his bandaged hand. "Should I be upset? What did you do?"
It then dawned on the mother and Vice Commander that she had read too much into her words. She had practically worried herself sick about what could have happened. Yui's cries turned into laughter as she continued hugging his son. Her actions just continued to confuse Shinji.
"Hurry up baka. I have better things to do than wait for your butt on a runway." Shinji turned his neck to see Asuka and Rei standing behind them. After the two of them had heard Yui's laughter, they knew everything was fine.
"It is good to see you again bother." Rei said while offering a small smile.
NERV HEADQUARTERS
"This is all we need…" Fuyutsuki said as he walked along the many hall ways with his leader of Section Two. Kaji had just informed him of the suspicious circumstances that two JSSDF N2 mines disappearing while in transit.
"What do you expect from the Strategic Self Defence Force? They have practically become obsolete since we arrived and gotten sloppy." Kaji replied in a casual manner. He wasn't really showing the urgency that the matter required and he decided to change the subject.
"Kirishima and Ikari have arrived safety. I think they are both getting medically checked out."
"I have no doubt that Yui is with them. My presence is really unnecessary. I'll catch up with them as well as the Major and Dr. Akagi when they return." The Commander replied and then changed the subject himself. "How are your investigations on Gendo?"
"We have a few leads but I honestly don't believe that they result in anything. If that man doesn't want to found, he's not going to be found."
"I know… It's getting to the stage where we may have to get SEELE involved." Fuyutsuki knew that longer Ikari remained at large was more dangerous for everyone. The former NERV Commander has shown signs of mental instability. With his knowledge of NERV and the Angels it was a dangerous mix.
"Is that wise? For all we know SEELE could be helping him." Kaji had a valid point. The parent organisation to NERV had showed signs of betraying them in the past if it would ultimately benefit their goals.
"It's all we have at the moment. Plus I truly think that SEELE is much more eager to see Ikari dealt with than we are."
The two gentlemen had made it to their destination. Fuyutsuki acknowledged his assistant and continued walking pass straight into his office.
"Excuse me sir." The young woman called out to the Commander. "You have a visitor in your office. He insisted that he wait for you in your office."
"That's fine…" Fuyutsuki grumbled in annoyance. He had a suspicious that it might be a JSSDF official or a government representative would come to discuss the missing N2 mines. But when he walked into his office he got a shock.
"Chairman Keel?" The elderly chairman was standing over near the window over looking the Geo Front. After his impromptu meeting with Tabris, he instructed his driver to come direct to NERV headquarters
"We have a problem." The chairman stated but his voice didn't show that actually urgency of the matter at hand.
NERV HEADQUARTERS – MEDICAL FACILITY
"There you go Shinji." Hikari said as she finished changing the wrapping around his injured hand. Yui had taken him to the infirmary to get his medical check.
"Thanks." He checked what movability he had with his fingers with the bandages restricting him. He was going to say something to Hikari about the tightness but the young nurse looked rather cheerful. "You seem really happy."
"You think?" She replied with a wide smile. "That's because I am."
"Did something happen?" Shinji enquired.
"May be… but I want to tell everyone as a group." Her answer didn't really answer Shinji's question but it didn't really matter to him. He slid off the bed and started to leave.
"Your mother and the others are visiting Mana down the hall. That's where you'll find them." Hikari told him while she packed away various medical items in their proper place.
"Okay thanks…" He left and headed straight down the hall to the room where Mana was staying. When he got to the door he looked into the window and saw his mother sitting down next to Mana. Rei and Asuka were no where to be seen. His mother was doing most of the talking while Mana just continued to lay there listening. The one thing the injured pilot did was reach out and take Yui's hand.
Shinji knew what they were discussing. During the car ride back from the airport, he had asked his mother why she was crying. She admitted that she feared his rejection after what had happen during the encounter with Sandalphon.
Shinji was surprised. He was worried as well. He thought he had over stepped some sort of boundary between mother and son; Vice Commander and subordinate. The two shared a laugh at each other. But Shinji asked her if she could have a word with Mana and explain what she said to him. His honest and good nature told him that Mana deserved an explanation.
"What are you doing?" Asuka whispered into Shinji ear which literally caused him to jump out of his skin. This didn't happen but he did whack his head against the glass window on the door. The thump caused his mother and Mana to look at him as Asuka laughed at his expense.
"You should have seen your face. It was priceless!" The young woman's little playful act had worked and she was semi proud of that fact.
"Ouch! That hurt." Shinji complained as he rubbed his head where he banged it against the glass.
"You are such a big baby." Asuka teased as she grabbed his shoulders and turn Shinji around to face her. "There's nothing here. Not even a scratch."
Shinji didn't expect what she did next. Asuka quickly pushed herself up on her tippee-toes and gave him a quick kiss on the forehead. It was like a loving mother would give her child who had just fallen over and hurt themselves.
Asuka didn't know what came over her. She had never really shown any maternal or affectionate behaviour in public before. The young red head was always known for her unconstraint and fiery attitude. It only then dawn on her that Shinji was the one that brought out these changes in her.
'How does he do that? How can he make me change?' she asked herself.
"Pilot Sohryu." Rei's ever present pragmatic voice called out from behind Asuka.
"GACK!" It caught the young German by surprised and as a consequence she tumbled forward onto Shinji sending the both of them onto the floor. Rei just passively tilt her head to the side in order to again a better view of the somewhat compromising position her bother and fellow pilot were in.
"Ain't you two a little old for wrestling games?" Yui said from the doorway. She had decided to investigate what the bang on the door was and wasn't really surprised to find her son entangled with Asuka on the floor.
"How long were you standing here wonder girl!" Asuka demanded from the ground.
"Long enough to witness you kiss Shinji." Rei deadpan in her usual manner.
"Oh my… you are playing 'those' type of wrestling games…" Yui continued with the jest, emphasising the word, those which hinted at sexual ambiguity. "I'm impressed that you have finally found a girlfriend Shinji but wished you had a little common decency."
Asuka was quickly turn a dark shade of red and scrambled off the fallen man.
"I'll have the both of you know that I have much higher standards than that." Asuka acted to regain some dignity by speaking in an opulent and rich manner.
"Well… I guess that can't be helped." Yui said while offering a hand up for her son. "I know Misato and Mana are very interested in Shinji."
"A number of female employees have shown indications that they would wish to pursue a relationship with my brother." The double Ikari ridicule attack on Asuka was starting to get on her nerves.
"You don't say! You must tell me who, Rei." Yui continued to play along as she guided Shinji and Rei along the corridor.
"I have witness Dr. Akagi's behaviour change at times while around Shinji. This doesn't indicate a direct feeling towards brother but the changes in behaviour are unusual for the doctor."
"Ritsuko! Shinji you little devil! I never knew you had a really thing for older women. I can understand Misato but…" before Yui could continue with her light banter Asuka had to interject.
"Akagi? Baka you better start explaining!" Asuka threaten to the blue eyed pilot who could do nothing but just going along with their game at his expense.
As the quartet made their way to the car park, another scene was unfolding behind them.
Mana was almost asleep when someone burst through her door. She was annoyed more than startled her since her deep and meaningful talk with Yui had put her at ease.
"Mana! Were Shinji and the others here?" Kaji asked with a sense of urgency which was unusual. The other strange thing was that he had his weapon drawn. Behind him were a group of heavily armed men obviously from Section Two.
"Yeah… What's going on?" She asked in a mixture of curiosity and fear.
Kaji didn't answer her but reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a two way radio.
"They just left and should be heading your way." He didn't wait for a reply before putting the radio back into his pocket and then directing a few of the armed agents to watch Mana before leaving with the rest of his tactical team.
"What's going on?" Mana muttered to herself.
NERV HEADQUARTERS – CAR PARK
"So you actually saw them kiss?" Yui asked Rei almost like two school girl gossiping in the yard. The teasing at Shinji's expense had moved to included Asuka. "I wonder what would Misato and Mana have to say about that? Oh I better not forget about Ritsuko either."
Asuka was doing very well to contain the building rage within her. Shinji eyes quickly darted in her direction and it looked it she was grinding her teeth.
"Yes mother… From my position I witness pilot Sohryu initiate the contact and…" Before the usually reserved pilot could continue, she was cut off but some one yelling.
"YUI!" everyone looked into the direction of the shouting. They saw the Commander and the chairman of SEELE accompanying him.
"Keel? What's he doing here?" Yui said with a bit of spite. She was still wary of the parent organisation to NERV. She had once worked for GERHIN and knew what they were capable of and what they would do to achieve their goals. She had also threaten the man's life at gun point.
"That's weird…" Asuka had forgotten about the teasing when she noticed a number of heavily armed Section Two agents trailing behind the two other men.
Suddenly a cerulean coloured hue flashed up before the group of running men which stopped them in their tracks. The next thing Asuka felt was an invisible yet extremely strong force throw her back wards. She flew a number of feet in the air before landing heavily on the cold concrete of the car park.
"SHINJI!" Yui's scream was terrified and ear piercing.
Her son was floating several inches from the ground. His face wore an expression of pain and discomfort as it looked like he tried to fight the unnatural force that was controlling his body. She went to grab him but was thrown back just like Asuka and in the process knocked Rei over.
A nearby car opened its doors and two more individuals stepped out. They moved freely and were not obstructed by any of the strange forces happening around them. One of them carried an unusual looking heavy duty steel suit case.
"Why is it that every time we meet you're always in some sort of predicament, Shinji-kun?" Kaworu asked like they were long time friends.
"Brother…" Rei tried to moved but also found an invisible force holding her down.
"The both of you don't look so menacing without your precious Evangelions." Kaworu sneered to the two downed pilots
"Enough!" Gendo told his accomplice as he set the case in front of Shinji who was still hovering in mid air. "Do you have the sample!"
Tabris reached into his pocket and pulled out a syringe. He walked over to Gendo with it out in front. Just as the former Commander was about to take it from him, the Angel pretended to drop the item.
"You should have seen your face…" Kaworu chuckled. "I quite like this thing you humans call a sense of humour."
The man wasn't amused by his actions quickly snatched the needle. As he did the contents in the glass began to glow
Meanwhile, Fuyutsuki and the others were desperately trying to get around Tabris modified AT field. They were shortly joined by Kaji and the rest of his team.
"YOU BASTARD! GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Yui screamed again. Gendo looked in her direction and slowly walked towards her. As he did he withdrew a pistol from the small of his back. She tried to move but couldn't.
"Our time will come my beloved…" he said as he traced the tip of the gun around Yui's face. Unparsed by the act of intimidation, she spat directly into her former husband's face.
"You see… You still love me…" he grabbed the back of Yui's head and forcibly kissed her. She did everything she could to resist but it was all to no avail.
"Stop… Stop… It…" Shinji managed to get out as he still hung in the air under Kaworu's power. He gave one last effort to free himself and suddenly everything gave way. He fell to the ground with a heavy thud. The tactical team and the others also burst through the AT field. Yui was able to get her arms up and violently shove Gendo away.
"HAHAHA… That was fun…" Kaworu laughed aloud as he wasn't shy of showing his ability to control an AT field and new found sense of humour.
The tactically team quickly gathered up Yui, Asuka and Rei. Gendo and Kaworu was between them and Shinji so an umbrella of pointed guns form around the man and Angel. Tabris was still laughing as the guns were surrounding them.
"It's over Ikari…" Fuyutsuki announced from behind the ring of Section Two Agents.
"Get off me! Shinji!" Yui fought against the two agents restraining her for her own safety.
Gendo wasn't unsettled by the sudden shift of balance. It seemed that he had lost of the upper hand. He casually stood up and brushed the dust from himself. Then he turned to his assailant.
"Show them." He ordered.
Kaworu's laughter was slowly dying down as he reached into his pocket again. This time he produced a small remote control device.
"I'll give you one guess what this thing is for?" he yelled out and showed the group.
"Stand down! They were the one who hijack the N2 mine transport." Keel shouted. His presumption was right about Gendo being the one to steal the weapons of mass destruction. The ring of men slowly lowered their guns but still remained ready.
"I have one somewhere in the Geo front and the other on the surface. I believe if they were to be detonated then your capacity to function would somehow be… what's the word… non existent." Gendo told them the rough locations of his aces in the hole.
"You're bluffing. You would never risk destroying everything now that you are so close to achieving your goal." That was Kaji who appeared from behind Gendo and Kaworu with his weapon drawn.
"You think so? While don't you shoot and find out, Agent Kaji…" Gendo replied coolly and didn't even turn around to face him.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING! PUT YOUR GUN DOWN!" Yui pleaded with the pony tailed man. The two agents holding her back were having a real difficult time with her now. As well the men restraining Asuka and Rei had their hands full.
"Get them out of here! Begin evaluation procedures! Pilots and Evangelions have priority!" The Commander ordered and the men with the Yui and the girls obeyed. Yui was fighting so hard that it got to stage where one of the agents had to hit her with the butt of his gun making her loose consciousness.
"Mother!" Rei saw what happen and tried to help her.
"You piece of shit!" Asuka was well and truly riled up now. "Hit a woman! I'll…" A non lethal blow to the back of her head knocked before she could finish. The agents dragged the priority personnel away. All Rei could do is desperately reach for her brother as unfamiliar tears began flowing down her cheeks.
"Very commendable, always fighting to the end." Kaworu commented as he waved to Yui and the others being dragged away. Kaji weighed up the situation. He felt they were doomed if he did or didn't try something. He was the type of person to not go down with a fight. So he quickly changed his aim from the back of Gendo's head to the remote in Kaworu's hand.
He fired a single shoot and it was dead on target. But a blue shield appeared just in front and protected the small electrical device from the projectile. The bullet stayed embedded in the AT field like it would if shot into a wall.
"Aren't we feeling a little courageous today?" Tabris mused and picked out the lodged bullet from his generated barrier. He held it between his thumb and index finger. "Now it's my turn."
From over his shoulder, the Angel flicked the shell. It tore through the air like it had been fired from a gun without the noise or the flash. The bullet hit one of the agents in the perimeter. The agent was dead before his body had even hit the ground.
"I would suggest that you hurry up Mr. Ikari." Kaworu said to the man. The former seventeenth Angel didn't show any regret or emotion after taking the agent's life.
"DAMN YOU!" Kaji shouted as Kaworu had used a bullet from his gun to kill one of his own men.
Gendo didn't hesitate. He forcefully grabbed his son's bandaged arm. Shinji was too slow to resist. The man stabbed the syringe through dressing into Shinji's wounded hand and squeezed the plunger, sending the mysterious contents into the blood stream.
"Shoot him!" Fuyutsuki ordered aloud. The men did so. A hail of bullets rain on Gendo but like Kaji's attempt they were all stopped by an AT field generated by Kaworu. The wanted man didn't even flinch. He just stood over his son, watching and waiting with cold eyes for things to take effect.
Shinji felt the muscles in his hand tighten unbelievably. It was like ever single muscle in his arm was crapping up. This painful sensation quickly travelled up is arm. In a fit, he ripped off a portion of his shirt. All of his bicep muscles palpitated and his blood vessels all turned black.
The pilot of Eva Unit One began screaming and started seizing on the ground. But Gendo just looked on. As his own flesh and blood writhed in agony, he only showed a sadistic smile.
"You son of a bitch! What did you do to him!" without thinking Kaji pounced and tried to get Shinji but just collided with the AT field.
"That's enough Ikari! You have lost your mind!" Keel shouted. He was a man who had seen many things but watching Shinji suffer and his horrendous shrieks was something he wish he never had.
"NO!" Gendo whipped around to face the chairman. "I've lost a lot more than my mind! And that pathetic boy is the reason for all it! It's because of him that I lost EVERYTHING!"
The older Ikari was deranged. His psychopathic ranting was followed by deranged laughter. Not in a full state of control drool and slobber fell from his mouth. He bent over to the suit case that he carried and opened it. The suit case opened up like a capsule. The sides slid open with a hiss and steam flowed. The centre portion rose up to reveal it's contains.
"Good God…" Keel exclaimed as he realised what in the suit case. It was embryo of the first Angel – Adam. It sat in the yellowish bakelite like a prehistoric insect was trapped in the golden amber of a tree sap millions of years ago.
"DAMN!" From the ground, Kaji started unloading his clip at Gendo but it was not use.
"You can't do this! THIS IS INSANITY!" Fuyutsuki shouted losing control.
"I think we can…" Kaworu casually walked over to the embryonic Adam and almost frivolously reached into the bakelite and ripped it out. "There you go brother. It must have been a rough trip in that tiny little thing."
"NO! YOU CAN'T COME IN CONTACT! Without thinking Chairman Keel burst through the perimeter of the agents to try and stop Tabris.
"Relax Chairman…" Kaworu reassured him as he tossed the Angel of life in his hands like it was a coin. "I have evolved so we are incompatible."
"Incompatible!" The current NERV Commander asked.
"You know… All that instrumentality business…" Tabris said nonchalant. "But Shinji will be able to tell you all about that. It was my sister Lillith that told him everything."
"Lillith? Unit One?" the words escaped from Fuyutsuki's lips as things slowly become clear to him. The secrets Shinji had been hiding from everyone about he, new Angels and Unit One had just been explained. "Then that must mean…"
Fuyutsuki had also come to the conclusion that whatever Shinji had been injected with was to make him compatible to initial instrumentality.
"GIVE IT HERE!" Gendo was like a crazed drug addict and Adam was his choice of narcotic. He snatched the Angel of Life from Kaworu then immediately pulled Shinji up from ground by his long hair. Both his son and Adam began to resonate as he held then in each arm.
"HERE IT IS! EVERYTHING I HAVE STRIVED FOR IS AT HAND! I SHALL REWRITE THE WORLD AS I SEE FIT! MANKIND IS EXTINCT AND I'LL EXCEED GOD! THIS IS MY GENESIS AND FINAL IMPACT!"
Everyone could only watch helplessly as the man who was once the Commander of the NERV that consequentially shaped the world as they knew it today was reduced to a demented madman. He was going to exterminate everyone. Over six thousands years of recorded human history and achievements would cease to exist. All their efforts battling the Angels to this moment would have been for nothing. Everything was for nought and they were to bare witness to the oblivion…
END OF CHAPTER
AUTHOR'S
NOTES
Nothing
new to report this time. I didn't get a real strong response from
the last chapter so I hope the cliff hanger this time makes up for
it. And once again apologies for the delay in update.
Thanks to Wickerman for proof reading. Thanks to everyone else reading and reviewing.
Wonga316
