Hello once again!
400 Reviews folks! Thank you so much for making this the most reviewed Godzilla/Evangelion crossover story on this site! Stay tuned after the story for an important announcement.
Before I answer your reviews, let me explain that Shamshel's Forced Evolution form is based on Imoogi from D-War, only more demonic looking. Or you could go and look up images of Apophis the Egyptian god of chaos as suggested by Iceheart!
Review Time!
G-Matt: Thank you and enjoy!
Gokaimaster100: Close but it's based on the one from D-War.
.1: Indeed it is!
Prototron MJ Tornada: Awesome Duke reference! LMAO about the kitten part! It was never but intention to make it look like that but no sense in changing it now. There won't be any hugging when he does meet the rest of his comrades but he will be overjoyed.
Gold1992: Don't worry, Ishikawa can press the mute button.
True, but as least she's not as jerkish as Katagiri.
Bingo!
Ani8900: Glad you like the chapter and that sort of thing will happen later in the story.
Guest #1: Godzilla will still retain his Anti-hero personality.
Dark Avenger874: It's actually based on Imoogi from D-War.
Hercules8: A pleasure to entertain you!
SupernalGodzilla: Sorry to disappoint but something like that probably won't happen.
Coo-Hatch: The Precursors won't be in this but you can expect elements of Pacific Rim to be featured in this! I'm very iffy about sending someone my email so forgive me if I can't.
MONSTER BATTLE: That sounds awesome! Sadly it won't happen but Manda and King Cobra will appear!
The Question: They will be doing something pretty huge during the Ramiel fight and Mothra is over in The Lost Land.
Nigel: You will see soon enough in this chapter! Haven't decided on a base yet.
The Mecha Pilot: I'm already doing something with that series but it's not going to happen here.
Story Artist: Believe me, it was going to be much longer but I had to cut in in half due to writer fatigue.
Gojira Defender: Not gonna reveal that yet!
Romance Maker: I'm still thinking about the expedition and I will resume work on that story!
The Balance: Yes indeed and the mutations from Godzilla: The Series will be naturally evolved kaiju hailing from The Lost Land.
Monster Island: Read on and find out!
Rex Senem: Thank you for the encouraging words!
Kaiju LOVER: I definitely agree with your suggestion and will use them as the story continues!
Pizza King: You will find out more near the end of the chapter.
Kaiju Avenger: I'm trying to keep in touch with the theme of Evangelion so fist bumping and thumbs up probably won't happen. Haven't thought about that yet.
Dino Freak: Most likely, yes!
MI vs SI: Thank you so much and I'm thinking about that.
King of Fighters: Thanks a ton!
Monster High: No problem, my man!
Fantastic Beasts: Godzilla needs to trust the humans a little bit more before letting them set foot on Skull Island.
Spectrobes: A metric ton!
Revenant: You know what? I freakin will!
Movie Maker: The Angels/Dark Ones will follow the same attack course in the anime. As for how many, it will be as follows: The original 17, 3 from the Rebuild movies and at least 11 from other Evangelion works.
Swamp Beast: Skull Island is Monster Island and I don't think that will happen because that island is scared to the Kaiju and the Iwi.
All Might: Quite true but that title belongs to Indiana Jones!
Junkenstein: The Techno Sentient won't appear but Iruel will have some of its abilities when it goes through a Forced Evolution!
HEAT G-FORCE: True, but we have a long way to go until the end.
Junior VB: Wish granted!
Gman: True dat!
Guest #2: Relax, it's here and I'm a slow updater.
RabidArmenian: Mothra will appear and there will be no Kaiju "waifus"
Omega-Neos: I'm brainstorming some ideas on how to approach that relationship.
Guest #3: LOL!
Thunder Dragon: Relax! You will get to see all of those Kaiju make an appearance! I may or may not use the music tracks; it all depends on how well they fit into certain scenes.
Guest #4: I have read that and it's a great read!
Guest #5: This Godzilla will be a mix of heroic persona of the 60's and his anti-hero version from the 2000's. He will protect the hearth but he won't hesitate to attack anyone who tries to harm him.
Kamecolin: I sure will!
Kingdom Hearts3: I don't think anything like that will happen but if it's plant-based Kaiju you are looking for, Biollante will appear in this story and I will try to find others like her.
Iceheart: I've looked up Apophis and I must say, it looks exactly what I envisioned! You nailed the summary about Jurassic World and he Godzilla will be named an MSC for quite a while.
Zatchzilla: Gamera is currently maintaining order over in The Lost Land.
Megidramon: The who?
Cold War: Yes you will!
Kaiju World War: Yes! MSC is another term for MUTO and it will apply to the other Kaiju until they know their real names.
LegionCenturionMaster: That does sound better than what I have! I would edit that chapter but the doc was deleted a long time ago.
Guest #6: Thanks for the review but the Forced Evolution for Ramiel will blow you away. Krystalak will appear in this story!
Dino Knight: I admit that it is but I'm mostly following the anime and manga. I'll try my best to mix it up in the future.
Guest #7: I know that you like Jet Jaguar but I just don't think he would fit. We got enough giant robots already.
Dunkles: Glad you like my story and I'll see if I can squeeze those two suggestions in!
Guest #8: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and Godzilla will still retain his nuclear powers from the failed bombings.
Kongzilla: Chillax, the new chapter is here!
Prime junky: I may not do that but I'll see if I can cross Transformers over with something. I have read that Avengers/Godzilla story and it rocks!
Guest #9: If you're talking about General Mike Haggar then I'm sorry to say that he won't be appearing in this. You can check out Hail to the King, he's in that story!
Plead: One thing you need to know is that I'm a slow updated. But patience is a virtue!
A MONSTER idea: Not sure about that. I'm very iffy about the animation and I'm already using the Rulers of Earth Godzilla in this story. I will have to watch the whole anime though.
Dialzen: Thanks. I think it's only fair that they get a bit more to do than in canon.
Guest #10: There will be bigger mechs in the story but I'll see what I can do.
Guest #11: That figure is so cool! Too bad you can only get it in Japan.
Godzilla and Evangelion belong to their respective owners. I do not own either of them.
Chapter 12
Unit-01 Unleashed
(Unreal Tournament-Razorback)
Wrapping her tail around the monster's abdomen, Shamshel slammed it into the ground and began to constrict around its body! Godzilla began to furiously claw at its body, hoping to dislodge it off him. But Shamshel ignored the pain and surged her head forward, aiming her fangs at the creature's throat.
But she never got the change as several missiles collided with the side of her head, disorienting her. Taking this chance, Godzilla lunged upward and sank his teeth into the Dark One's neck! He then pushed the Dark One down onto the ground where he began slashing away at its throat but the abomination lashed out with its claws. Shamshel slashed the side of the monster's chest, leaving bloody lesions and she followed up by plunging her claws into its sides!
Godzilla roared in agony as the Dark One rose up and was about to use its remaining arms to slice its throat open only to have the fingers on its one of its skeletal hands get blown off! Snapping her head to the right, Shamshel saw the purple construct aiming some kind of weapon at her.
Unit-01, now outfitted with a new Umbilical Cable, fired another volley of missiles from the bulky, 4 barreled missile launcher in its hands. A progressive katana was attached to the back of his right shoulder pylon. Unit-01 took aim at the Angel and fired a barrage of guided, Massive Ordinance Penetrators that had been converted into missiles right at its target.
The Angel dodged to the left but Shinji used the laser sight attached to his weapon to guide the incoming missiles right into the side of its head! The missiles blew apart its skin and took out its right eye! The Angel let out a pained screech as blue blood gushed from the open wound. Seeing his chance, Godzilla leaped up, grabbed the Dark One by its fangs and slammed it headfirst into the earth! The King of the Monsters proceeded to viciously hammer away at the Dark One's face with each hit cracking its skull! He suddenly felt its tail coil around his neck and slam him to the ground!
Rising up, the Angel was about to attack its prey only to have several more missiles strike the back of its hood. Unit-01 continued to fire away at the Angel until his launcher ran dry. The Angel slithered straight towards Unit-01 with its double pronged fangs bared! The Evangelion discarded its weapon, unsheathed it's Progressive Katana and just before the Angel could snap it's jaws down upon it, Unit-01 dodged to the left and swing the blade, slicing across the length of its body!
Shamshel let out an enraged hiss and suddenly felt the monster free itself from her grasp! She turned around just in time to see the monster punch her right across the face, sending her crashing to the ground. She creaked open her left eye to see the beast's mouth glow with energy and the purple construct grab another weapon from one of the buildings and aim it at directly at her!
Before the two of them could react, the Angel suddenly stood on its six hands and slammed its serpentine body down upon them! They managed to doge the blow, but then it started to spin its whole body around like a massive propeller! Its tail slammed into Godzilla sent him smashing through several buildings as well as knocking over dozens more!
Unit-01 barely had enough time to duck out of the way before he got hit by the tail! Godzilla struggled to get up from the rubble but the Dark One was instantly upon him and it sank it's fangs into his collarbone while constantly stabbing its claws deep into it! Searing pain rippled through Godzilla's body and he charged up his atomic breath but the Dark One's bony hand clamped around his throat, cutting off his breath and oxygen!
Unit-01 emptied its missile launcher at the Angel but it ignored the assault despite the damaged it received! It shot out its hand and tightly grasped the Evangelion before it could react! It began repeatedly slamming the Eva into the ground over and over again as it dug its claws and teeth into the MSC!
Things were starting to look grim until a volley of sleek looking missiles bored deep into its back and exploded with staggering force!
BABOOOOOM BABOOOOOOOOM BABOOOOOOOM
"HIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
Feeling the Dark One's grip on him loosen and its fangs no longer maiming him, Godzilla fired a jet of atomic energy upwards at the Dark One, severing its 3 left arms! Unit-01 felt the Angel release it from its grasp as it let out another pained shriek. Grabbing the Progressive Katana, the Eva scrambled up its arms, jumped up on its head and plunged the katana into its skull!
Unit-01 shoved the blade further into its head and hoped off down into the city when it tried to grab him again. Seeing the Dark One about to attack the humanoid, Godzilla grabbed two of its severed arms and began striking it with them like they were a pair of makeshift clubs!
From afar, Katagiri watched the ensuing beat down from the mountains as more tanks outfitted with Fullmetal Missiles moved into range. He was impressed to see that they actually worked so well after the first volley. His hand held military radio crackled to life with the voice of Misato Katsuragi.
"Katagiri! What on earth are you doing here? You relinquished control of this operation to us hours ago!"
A smile formed on Katagiri's face. It had been such a long time since he heard Misato that he was actually stating to miss that little twit. "Ah, Misato! It's so good to hear from you again after all these years. To answer your question; I was ordered by my superiors to assist in your efforts since the situation has gotten clearly out of hand."
"Out of hand?! Now you listen here, you smarmy jackass! We have the situation under control! There isn't any need for your assistance-"
"Well fortunately for me, I am under direct orders from our government to do so and last time I checked, we both answer to them! Also, I saved your robot from becoming a purple smear on the concrete so I believe a thank you is in order."
"….Don't get in our way."
Katagiri could practically hear her teeth grinding through the radio. Switching channels, he contacted his soldiers. "Have our missiles target the Angel's rib cage. That's got to be where the S2-Engine is."
WHACK THWOCK CRACK THWACK WHAM THWAM
Godzilla continued to hammer away at the Dark One with the use of its severed limbs! It lunged forward to bite at him but Godzilla swung upwards with the limbs and struck its jaw. At that same time, CCI fired another volley of Fullmetal Missiles at the Angel in which 3 managed to hit it in the neck, body and its remaining hood but the last missile hit the protective ribcage! It drilled straight through, missed the core, and finally exploded, damaging the S2-Engine while also destroying the ribcage.
Surging forward, Godzilla leaped up and slammed both of the limbs down upon its cranium so hard it staggered the abomination and shattered the improvised bludgeons. Taking a step back from its opponent, Godzilla could see that the Dark One was in no condition to fight any longer. It was bleeding from multiple wounds on its body, it only had 3 right arms remaining and it was standing in a hunched over state, it's breathed labored and its core flickering.
He began to charge up his atomic breath. It was time to end this.
(Godzilla 2014 Soundtrack-The Wave)
Katagiri narrowed his eyes at the Angel and saw that this was the perfect time to deliver the killing blow. "Have our missiles target the center of the Angel's back. We'll let the ordinance do the rest of the work." He ordered his soldiers, knowing that the missiles would drill straight through into its S2-Engine.
The military vehicle launched their last of their Fullmetal Missiles, four of them, at the Angle while Godzilla was almost done charging his atomic breath. The missiles streaked towards the Angel as it remained still. Locking on to the S2-Engine, the thrusters within each missile activated and they rocketed to their target at breakneck speeds. Nearing closer and closer, the missiles were primed to bore through its back-
The Angel suddenly ducked down and the Fullmetal Missiles flew right over it and straight towards Godzilla!
BABOOOOOOM BABOOOOOOOM BABOOOOOOOOM BABOOOOOOOOOM
"SKRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNKKKKKKKKKK!"
The missiles hit the saurian in his legs, left shoulder and abdomen! Due to his thick hide, they weren't able to drill deep into his skin but the explosions ripped it apart, causing blood to spill into the streets and inflicting horrific pain upon Godzilla! The force of the explosions blew Unit-01 into a building as the Eva shielded itself with its hands! The King of the Monsters toppled backwards into a cluster of buildings while the Angel stealthily slithered into the city.
Katagiri was completely dumbstruck by what he saw. The Angel tricked them into firing at the MSC! Not that he actually cared, the monster was just as big of a threat as the Angel. But the Angel's intelligence was something to be wary of. How smart were these things? He was suddenly brought out of his thoughts when he heard Misato shrill through the radio!
"YOU BUNCH OF F*** UPS!"
Katagiri was just about to shout back at her when he saw the MSC rise up glare in his direction with an absolutely murderous look on its face. Katagiri turned pale as the icy grip of fear went down his spine. "Oh shit. EVERYONE EVACUATE THE AREA! NOW!" He roared into the radio.
Katagiri and the rest of the CCI personnel ran for their lives and got away from the area just in time as the MSC fired a stream of atomic energy at the mountains, instantaneously vaporizing the Fullmetal Missile tanks! It continued to breathe its fearsome power and it swept the beam across the mountains, bathing it in a sea of radioactive, azure hellfire!
Katagiri sat several feet away from the burning landscape that was once a mountain. His hands were shaking as he spoke into the military radio.
"Were we able to evac all of our personnel?"
"Yes, Sir. Everyone is present and accounted for."
Katagiri turned the radio off and looked towards Tokyo-3 and then at the MSC. Its eyes were a deathly white with blue flames leaking from its mouth. He started to grow increasingly fearful as he tried to get himself up from the ground. Why the hell is the UN so focused on studying this thing when it should be destroyed?
TOKYO-3 OUTSKIRTS
Touji and Kensuke stared at the mountains that the MSC had set ablaze. Their jaws hung open.
"Holy crap…." Touji breathed.
"I think I wet myself…" Kensuke admitted.
TOKYO-3
Shinji got Unit-01 onto its feet and looked to the burning mountains. It was like the scene of a disaster movie. He turned to the MSC and cautiously backed away from it as it bled heavily and breathed threateningly. This didn't mean it was an enemy now, right? Looking at its wounds, Shinji saw that they were slowly regenerating but the dinosaur looked ready to fall over from sheer pain and exhaustion.
Shinji was just about to contact Central Dogma for ideas on what to do next when he saw the Angel lurking behind some buildings near the MSC, ready to pounce! Wasting no time, Shinji activated the Evangelion's external speakers and shouted-
"BEHIND YOU!"
Godzilla was instantly snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the humanoid shout out a warning to him and sensing movement from behind, Godzilla spun around just in time to slash the Dark One across the face just it spring towards him! His claws shredded the Dark One's upper jaw and it crashed to the ground with bone crushing force! He rushed over to stomp the abomination's head in but it rolled away from his incoming foot and tail whipped Godzilla right in the face!
Shinji watched the Angel wrap its tail around the MSC's leg and flung it deeper into the city as its body bowled over multiple buildings! As the Angel slithered over to it, Shinji knew that it wouldn't last long and this needed to end now.
"Command, we need to finish this thing off before it gains the upper hand! I would like permission to use the M.A.G.!"
"We're sending it up to you now!" Shigeru replied. "It's in building E-37!"
A holographic display of Tokyo-3 popped up next to him and showed that the building he was looking for was behind him. Felling relived, Shinji turned around to retrieve it…only to see that it was very far away from him and dangerously near the two gigantic combatants who were in the process of mauling each other.
"Terrific…" Shinji muttered. Unit-01 sprinted towards the armament building while weaving through and jumping over ruined buildings. The roaring and hissing of the two behemoths could be heard in the background as Unit-01 continued to run. The Eva was nearing the building and it opened up to reveal the Magnetic Accelerator Gun: Nerv's most powerful weapon to date and would decisively end the battle!
Unit-01 was just an arm's length away from grabbing the weapon when the MSC was thrown towards the Eva's position! Shinji barely had enough time to get Unit-01 to doge out of the way as the dinosaur tumbled though the buildings; including the one the M.A.G. was in!
Sitting itself up, Unit-01 could see the M.A.G lying a few feet away from his left but his main focus was on the MSC's state. It was covered it to toe in numerous cuts and lacerations as it bled heavily into the streets; streams of crimson liquid staining the roadways of the city.
Shinji noticed something out of the corner of Unit-01's vision and he turned his Eva's head to the right to see that the Angel now had a jagged bone blade jutting from its tail! Unit-01 made a mad dash to the M.A.G.-
SHWACK
The Angel swung its blade at the Eva's feet, slicing off both of it's legs and the Umbilical Cable! It fell to the ground as purple colored blood spewed out from the stumps where its legs used to be like a firehose!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Shinji screamed as he clutched his legs while warning lights flashed throughout the plug and bubbles rose around him! His ligaments were still attached but it still felt like they had been horribly amputated! Shinji gritted his teeth to stop himself from screaming out in pain again but to no avail. The searing pain was just too much for him and he let out another cry of agony.
"ABORT THE MISSION! PILOT'S SAFETY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY! GET HIM OUT OF THERE, EJECT THE F***ING ENTRY PLUG NOW!" He heard Misato yell!
VWRRRRRRRRRRRRT
KACHUNK
The Entry Plug unscrewed itself from the Eva and its rocket based ejection system activated. Engine ports popped up on the sides of the plug and instantly activated their thrusters, sending the plug rocketing away from the Eva!
PSSSSSSSHHHHHHHEEEEEEEWWWWWW
The plug soared though the air, its internal guidance systems steering it towards a safe location away from the city where it could be safely recovered-
THWAP
Shamshel's prehensile tongue launched out of her mouth and wrapped around the cylinder! She sensed a human presence within it and deduced that the construct wouldn't be able move without it. Mentally smiling, Shamshel reeled her tongue back into her mouth and swallowed the object whole! With the human soon to be digested in her stomach, Shamshel focused her attention back to the disgusting creature. He stabbed her stinger straight into its knee and then flung it into the city again. Shamshel slithered over to her prey, relishing in its pain and wanted to prolong it's suffering before finishing it off.
TOKYO-3 OUTSKIRTS
"Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man! It's getting its ass kicked!" Touji panicked as he saw battle go south before his eyes!
Kensuke was panicking as well. "I can't believe that Angel ate the battery! I didn't think they could be so crafty!"
"You don't think Shinji was in that thing, do you?"
"Of course not! He's obviously inside the head where the cockpit is! I'm sure he's just fine."
NERV-CENTRAL DOGMA COMMAND CENTER
Misato was close to hyperventilating as her brain tried to process what happened.
The Angel just ate Shinji.
She, Ritsuko, the Bridge Bunnies and everyone else present stared at the screen in horror. Soon everyone snapped out of it and the command center shifted their goal of repelling the Angel to rescuing the pilot.
As Ritsuko and the others frantically tried to get a reading on the Entry Plug, Misato ran her hands through her hair as her heart thudded against her chest. Tears threatened to leak from her eyes as the ramifications of her not telling Shinji to fall back to the emergency retrieval route earlier crashed down upon her.
'NO! No,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no! He could've retreated! I could've ordered him to do so but I didn't! I sent him out when we were clearly in over our heads! Oh God, WHAT HAVE I DONE?!'
TOKYO-3
As the Angel smacked the weakened MSC aside like a ragdoll, Unit-01 lie still in a puddle of its own velvet blood.
Its hands suddenly twitched.
NERV-CENTRAL DOGMA COMMAND CENTER
"Unit-01 has been reactivated!" Maya suddenly announced!
Everyone looked up to the screen to see the Evangelion, its eyes glowing white, struggle to get up!
"It's moving without an Entry Plug again!? How is this even possible?!" Ritsuko gasped.
"You're the Evangelion expert! You should know!" Misato retorted.
What happened next shocked everyone in the room. The stumps where the Eva's legs used to be started to swell up and bubble until a new set of unarmored, tan colored legs burst forth! Maya nearly gagged at the grisly sight. Unit-01 stood upright and a dangerously low growl emanated from its bolted-shut mouth.
TOKYO-3
Looming over her target, Shamshel raised her blade above the creature's neck and prepared to finish it off when a chunk of rubble was thrown at her head. It harmlessly bounced off her hide but it was enough to give her pause. Shamshel looked behind her to see that construct standing a few yards away from her!
How was this possible? She cut off its legs! Her confusion was interrupted when she began to sense something from it. It was a surge of killing intent that almost rivaled her own. Godzilla slowly opened his eyes to see the humanoid standing on its own two feet! But how did it get its legs back?
The Evangelion's mouth guard was suddenly wrenched open revealing a row of red metallic teeth and a second set of serrated human teeth! Unit-01 let out a savage roar that echoed through the city!
(Rammstein-Mein Herz Brennt instrumental)
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"
The Eva sprinted towards the Angel as it lashed out with its stinger! Unit-01 dodged to the left, ran up the Angel's body and decked it the face! The Angel crashed into a row of buildings and was instantly beset upon by the raging Eva! Godzilla sat himself up just in time to see the humanoid deliver another punch across the Dark One's face, despite the difference in size.
The King of the Monsters was impressed by its ferocity and determination but he knew that the humanoid couldn't win alone. He just needed more time for his regenerative ability to kick in.
The Angel grabbed Unit-01 and threw it off only for the Eva to land on its feet and launched itself at the Angel once again! But the Angel had anticipated this and swatted the Eva right out of the air with one of its remaining bony hands. Once the Eva smashed down into the earth, the Angel began slashing the area where in landed with its bladed tail faster than the human eye could follow. After a couple of seconds, the whole area had massive slash marks strewn across it with a dust cloud obscuring the rest of it.
The Angel peer in close to get a better look only for the Eva to leap upon it from the right, having avoided its previous assault! It began savagely biting apart the wound on the Angel's neck that it had received from the MSC earlier.
Godzilla, with some of his wounds healed up, saw the Dark One about to smack the humanoid off when he charged up his atomic breath and fired a quick burst at its skeletal claws, blowing the rest of the limbs off its body! The Eva eventually chomped out a good sized hole in the Angel's neck and gruesomely crawled into it! As the Dark One began to gag, Godzilla rushed forward and tackled it to the ground. He began punching it in the face but then the Dark One instantly head-butted him in the jaw, causing him to stagger off the abomination.
Godzilla barely had enough time to dodge the stinger aimed at his head as he ducked under it but it curved back around and stabbed him straight in the back, between his dorsal spines! As he tried to dislodge the blade from his backside, while also tried to ignore the searing pain, the Dark One shot out towards him with its fangs bared-
BOOOOAAAAAAAACCCCKKKK
It suddenly vomited a steam of dark blue blood right in his face! Disgusted and enraged, Godzilla yanked the blade out, wiped the blood of his face and back fisted it away from him. It began to spasm and shriek in agony on the ground as its twisting body flattened multiple buildings. As Godzilla began to wonder what wrong with it, he saw a noticeable bulge protruding from its skin near the stomach area. It started to move and grow bigger until it exploded in a shower of blue gore!
A hand reached out from a hole in the Angel's mangled flesh and the blood drenched form of Unit-01 burst forth, clutching the Entry Plug and roaring into the sky like a demon!
NERV-CENTRAL DOGMA COMMAND CENTER
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"
Everyone stared in terrified shock at what they were all witnessing. Maya began to vomit at the horrific display of grisly carnage she and everyone else was forced to witness.
Misato previously had her misgivings about the Evas but now that suspicion had turned into full blown horror and fear. What in God's name was Nerv making the children pilot?! More importantly, what were they going to do with these things after they defeated the Angels?!
"Christ in heaven…." Ritsuko quietly whispered to herself. "What kind of monster have we made this from?!" Unbeknownst to Ritsuko, Misato had actually heard her and she missed the baffled look her longtime friend gave her.
TOKYO-3
Godzilla was just as mortified as everyone else. Seeing this humanoid's ferocity reminded him the tenacity of the Dark One that caused The Great Cataclysm. As it jumped off the Angel's writhing form and onto the concrete, Unit-01 peered up at gargantuan dinosaur. For several seconds they stared at each other, Godzilla remaining cautious after the humanoid's savagery.
The humanoid instantly started running deeper into the city, leaving Godzilla perplexed. Why was it running away and why did it want to rescue that strange object the Dark One ate? His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the Dark One rise up from behind and tail whipped it before it could react!
As the MSC engaged the Angel once more, Unit-01 started shifting though the rubble where its legs were previously lopped off. The Eva finally found what it was looking for after a few minutes of searching through the ruined buildings: the M.A.G., thankfully unscathed!
Getting down to one knee, Unit-01 picked up the Entry Plug and held it up to its back. The back opened up and it carefully slotted it inside, the internal systems locking the plug in place and screwing it back inside the Evangelion.
NERV-CENTRAL DOGMA COMMAND CENTER
"I have readings on the Entry Plug! It's suffered acidic damaged in some areas but its up and running!" Makoto reported.
Misato instantly bolted over to his console. "Is Shinji okay?!"
"All vital sings nominal! He's alright." Hyuga said, giving Misato a reassuring smile.
Misato breathed a heavy sigh of relief, thankful that Shinji was unharmed.
Unbeknownst to everyone, Rei was peering out from the corner of the door to the commander center, silently watching the fight…
TOKYO-3
From within the plug, Shinji had been constantly trying to figure out what the hell was going on. When he felt his Entry Plug eject, the pain from his legs faded but it still hurt like crazy. Then he felt the plug jerk backwards and then it felt like it was sliding down a log flume afterwards. He started to get worried when he heard hissing noises around his Entry Plug and then the plug was jostled around, followed by a haunting roar.
After a few minutes, he felt the plug get inserted into something and before he knew it, everything came back online! His viewpoint went from the brass interior back to Unit-01 point of view. He saw the M.A.G. lying on the ground but saw that the Eva was in a crouching position!
"My legs….holy crap! My legs are back!" Shinji exclaimed, even though he knew it wasn't actually his legs. He heard roaring and hissing in the background and turned his Eva around to see the Angel wrap itself around the MSC!
Unit-01 grabbed the M.A.G. and stood up, only to lose its balance and fall flat on its metal behind.
'Damn!' Shinji mentally cursed. 'My legs still feel like burnt jelly.'
Spotting a nearby armament building that was still standing; Unit-01 crawled over to it and sat itself against it and taking aim at the Angel. It had wrapped its body around the MSCand had its stinger dangerously close to its throat. The saurian and tightly gripping the tail and was using all of its strength to stop the blade from piercing its jugular but it was losing the struggle as the blade inched closer and closer!
As Shinji took aim, he noticed a holographic warning sight and beneath it, saw that he now had only 1 minuet of internal power left! He wasted no time as he took aim at the distracted Angel but instead of targeting its exposed S2-Engine, Shinji targeted its tail.
VWAAAKOOOOOOOOM
The ball of energy shot out of the weapon, rocketed through the city and hit the Dark One's tail! The force of the energy blew up a massive chunk of its tail and inflicting massive damage! As the Dark One hissed in pain, Godzilla shoved the mangled tail away from him and fired his atomic breath! The stream of radioactive nuclear death severed the tail and he shifted his beam at its coils, slicing them off like a hot knife through butter!
The Dark One collapsed into the ground, most of its main body in pieces and screeching in horrible, agonizing pain. Godzilla suddenly grabbed it by the head, picked up its severed blade tail, lifted the Angel up and-
SHWOCK
Decapitated it with its own weapon! The lifeless body of the Dark One fell to the ground as Godzilla tightly gripped it severed head. Blood spurted from its stumps as a river of blue flooded the decimated city. Discarding the tail and the head, Godzilla took a moment to catch his breath. Godzilla looked down at the dismembered Dark One as his wounds patched themselves up. The core was still there, slightly damaged from the humans' previous attack. Godzilla lifted up his foot and prepared to finish it off-
SKLUTCH
The Dark One's suddenly gained a life of its own and stabbed its blade right into Godzilla's side! Roaring in pain, Godzilla attempted to yank the blade out but then the severed head came to life as well and leap up at him, sinking it's fangs into his neck!
The body started to spasm and its bottom half began to sprout misshapen insectoid legs! Standing itself upright, the place where its head used to be exploded into a malformed mess of eyeballs, bladed tentacles and needle-like teeth, all of which lunged straight at him!
"HIIIIIIIIISSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!"
Godzilla grappled with the tentacles as the Dark One snapped at his face! He could feel the head's fangs and the tail's stinger dig deeper into his body, his wounds bleeding profusely! Godzilla wasn't able to keep this up for much longer.
Shinji was mortified when he saw the Angel spontaneously mutate even after it had been decapitated! But this was no time to be distracted. Taking aim at its exposed core, the targeting system zoomed in on it and after several seconds….
Shamshel was slowly starting to overpower her opponent as her tentacles started to coil around and cut up its neck. She was enjoying its pain and she was going to make sure that it would die an unspeakable death for interfering. The same goes for the purple construct that tore apart her insides. She was just about to tear out the creature's throat when she saw a shining white light coming from the construct…it would be the last thing she ever saw.
TARGET LOCKED ON
"Die, you motherf-"
VWAAAAAKOOOOOOOOOM
The shot collided straight into the core, blowing a whole straight through it and the Angel, completely decimating it! Godzilla felt the Dark One and its appendages go limp and unceremoniously shoved the body off him.
Feeling a surge of frustration swell up from within, Godzilla ripped out the stinger and the decapitated head's fangs out of his neck and side, chucked them on top of its body and proceed to gather up the rest of its limbs and severed coils onto the pile. He charged up his atomic breath to a fever pitch and unleashed the full force of his nuclear fury upon the remains, burning them to unidentifiable cinders!
KAAAAAAAAKRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
The flames spread outwards, consuming the remains of any nearby buildings. With nothing left of the Dark One, Godzilla reared his head up to the sky and roared.
"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKKK!"
He turned to the city's massive lake and started moving towards it, albeit very slowly due to his injuries. He reflected upon the battle he had with the Dark One and noted that his current situation wasn't looking good. This one was much tougher than the last battle he had and his wounds were pretty serious to say the least. His healing factor was already closing up most of his wounds but it was a slow process for the bigger, more gave looking injuries.
But at least he wasn't fighting alone. He was thankful that the humanoid was able to help him in his battle against the Dark One but its ferocity worried him a little. Could the humans really control it? What if it went after him? If it did, then he would have no other choice but to put it down….even if it meant extinguishing the human inside it.
Speaking of humans, a part of him scolded himself for lashing out against them after their failed attempt to kill the Dark One almost ended up killing him instead. Even though the Dark One tricked the humans into attacking him, it didn't exempt them from the fact that they cost him an easy victory. He hoped that this came as a clear message to them: he would fight to protect this world and would accept their help but would not tolerate any of their stupidity whether it is intentional or not.
Within the Entry Plug of Unit-01, Shinji watched the MSC lumber into the lake and submerge itself out of sight. The plug went dark as the last of its energy reserves ran out and he relaxed into his seat. While things had gotten pretty damn crazy, the Angel had been defeated and the dinosaur would live to see another day. Now all he had to do was wait for the recovery teams to get him out of his plug which was now shut down.
But there was one thing that he could figure out. What had happened when he was ejected from Unit-01? How did it get its legs back? And where did that ghastly roaring come from?
TOKYO-3 OUTSKIRTS-GEO SHELTER 334
Touji and Kensuke rushed into the shelter and quietly closed the metal door behind them and the slumped against the wall to catch their breaths. After they witnessed the Eva deliver the final blow and the MSC torch its remains, they ran as fast as they could back to the shelter.
"Oh, man! That was friggin insane! I'm so glad I managed to tape all of it!" Kensuke said ecstatically.
"Yeah...that pretty kick ass! But seriously though, we are not doing that again." Touji replied.
"Why not? If it was that easy to sneak out then we could record every fight we see!"
"I'm being serious here, man. We are never doing this shit ever again."
"Dude, why are you chickening out on-"
THWACK
Touji hit Kensuke over the head and grabbed him by his shirt, bringing him up to his face.
"IT'S BECAUSE WE COUDVE DIED!" Touji shouted. "Do you even know how close were to get getting friggin killed?! How do you think my sister or our fathers would feel if we both got axed?!"
Kensuke's hands started to shake as he slowly began to realize that Touji was right: they were dangerously close to dying and it was sheer luck that the MSC didn't crush them. How could he have not seen it sooner? And what's worse is that he put his own friend in very real danger!
"From now on, whenever something like this happens, we watch it from the shelters and we are not going to tell a word about this to anyone. We're gonna take this secret to our graves. Got it?" Touji sternly told him.
Kensuke nodded his head. "Yeah. I get it." Touji nodded as well and the duo quietly went back to the area where all of the evacuees were. So far nobody had noticed them. They walked over to their schoolmates who had watched the whole fight on their laptops, cellphones and touchpads. Hikari saw them approach and got up.
"Where have you two been? You missed the whole thing! Were the both of you in the restroom the entire time?" Hikari questioned.
"Diarrhea." They both said in unison.
TOKYO-1
Ishikawa had watched the battle on his TV. The entire fight had been broadcasted around the world so it wasn't hard trying to find a station that had it on. He noted that things weren't looking too good for Godzilla. He felt his cellphone vibrate and fished it out of his picket. It was a call from the Major Kusanagi.
Ishikawa pressed the talk button and brought the phone up to his ear.
"I take it you've seen the main event?"
"Everyone here has. I'm surprised that Ikari kid was the one who finished it off."
"I'm more surprised that Unit-01 took Chestburster lessons."
"Looks like command wasn't kidding when they said the Evangelion Program is dangerous."
"Speaking of which, do you think they're going to jumpstart the Jaegers back up soon? The big guy needs our help sooner or later."
"I wouldn't count him out just yet, Ishikawa. Serizawa and the rest of command have too much faith in him."
UNKNOWN LOCATION
(Under Siege soundtrack-Track 4)
Within a dark room, three figures had watched the battle on a massive screen that illumined the room.
The first was Ishiro Serizawa. He was Japanese man in his mid-50's with neatly combed hair and a thin goatee. He wore what could best be described as a researcher's garb: brown pants, a dark blue lab coat with a white buttoned shirt underneath.
The second person was Daisuke Aramaki. He too was Japanese and was approximately 63 years old. He wore a black suit and black paints that was befitting for someone like him. He had grey air with a bald spot in the middle while two large tufts poked outwards on the sides of his head.
The last one was Stacker Pentecost. Unlike Serizawa and Aramaki, he was a tall, Anglo-African man in his late 40's. He wore a navy blue army uniform.
"It's just as the Shobijin predicted: the Dark Ones are indeed getting stronger." Serizawa said, breaking the uneasy silence.
"If they truly are, then I fear that Godzilla may not survive the next one." Aramaki grimly added.
"It's clear to me that this is the time to reactivate the Jaeger Program. We can't rely on those bio mechanical abominations that Nerv utilizes." Pentecost remarked.
"It's not in our place to interfere, Stacker. The arrogance of man is believing that nature is within our control and not the other way around. Let them fight." Serizawa lectured.
"Godzilla is the only Kaiju left out there and we haven't been able to find the others. Not to mention that the gateway to The Lost Land on Skull Island has been destroyed since the 2nd Impact. He needs our help!" Pentecost pointed out.
"We understand that but the Shobijin said the Kaiju will return someday. We have to trust them just as they have trusted us." Aramaki explained.
"But it's been 15 years and the Dark Ones are already here! How can we be sure that they-" Pentecost's argument was cut off when the three of them heard the automatic door slide open. They turned around to see the leader of their organization standing in the doorway: Taro Shikishima.
He was just as tall as Stacker and dressed in a dark gray suit and pants along with a green tie. His nationality was Japanese and currently in his mid-40's. Two things that stood out was his thin moustache and military style flattop. Serizawa, Aramaki and Pentecost saluted him.
"At ease." He spoke in an authoritive voice, one that betokened honor and respect. "I have already been briefed on what happened."
He watched the fight replay itself on the monitor, taking note of the Dark One's capabilities, the Eva in its Berserker Mode, and CCI's blunder. But the one thing that was most important was Godzilla's injuries. He sighed.
"I know that we put our faith in Shobijin as well as the Kaiju but the situation has become dire. Until the Shobijin find a way to reopen the gateway, we have no other choice but to intervene and help Godzilla if it becomes too much for him. We can't rely on Nerv, the Evangelions are too dangerous and we certainly can't trust those dunderheads at CCI either."
He turned to Pentecost. "Stacker, you have my permission to bring the Jaeger Program fully online. Have Jaegers 1 through 7 activated and on standby just in case. You may also resume construction on Jaegers 8 and 9 as well."
"Understood, Sir." Pentecost confirmed.
"Aramaki, recall Batou and Borma. Have Togusa join Kusanagi, Saito and Pazu in our spy operations in Tokyo-3. Ishikawa is to remain in Tokyo-1 to resume his reconnaissance on Shinji Ikari and Misato Katsuragi." Shikishima ordered. Aramaki nodded in response.
Shikishima then focused on Serizawa. "Ishiro, I need you and your team to start working on ways that we can predict when the next Dark One will arrive and how strong it will be."
"Yes, Sir." Serizawa replied. He looked to the screen with a look of dismay on his face. Everyone noticed that and Aramaki went over to his friend.
"I know how you feel, old friend. But we don't really have any other option. The Jaegers were designed for this kind of situation and we both know that the Evas cannot be depended on. You and everybody else here knows what they really are." Aramaki told him. He then pointed to the screen that showed Unit-01 bursting forth from the Dark One. "That is proof enough."
Serizawa cast his gaze to the floor as his face saddened considerably. "I understand….but it's also proof that she's still in there."
The rest of the men present looked at the screen in sympathy.
TOKYO-3 –YAMAGISHI RESIDENCE
After the battle was over, everyone had been released from the shelters and allowed to return home. It would be a while before they could since the rubble and the remains of the angel had to be cleared away until the apartment blocks could be lifted back up.
Mayumi Yamagishi however, didn't live in an apartment but rather a house located outside the city perimeter, safe from the action. It was a fairly small, two story house with a white exterior. A bus pulled up to the house and Mayumi exited the vehicle. As the bus went down the road, Mayumi got out her keys and unlocked the door. She walked through the mostly empty living room and up to her room.
She opened the door to her room and tossed her book bag on her desk as she sat down on her bed. She sighed heavily. After a second or two she turned to her dresser and regarded the three occupants in her room with her: the Shobijin and a white moth with rainbow patterns on its wings and was the size of a baseball glove. The three of them sat on a windowsill.
"I know you two saw the battle. If you're going to do that thing you keep talking about, you need to do it now because things are not looking good." Mayumi told them, not even bothering to sugarcoat it.
"We understand the severity of the situation. But it is not time yet." The twins said in unison.
"Why?! You said it yourselves! The Dark Ones are going to get more powerful after each fight! Godzilla won't be able to keep this up so what's taking you?!"
"You must understand, Miss Yamagishi. The process is slow but we are close to the end. We just need more time."
"We're running out of time!"
"You must have faith in us and Godzilla. There is still hope and it will come. Believe in us."
Mayumi calmed down and sat back down on her bed, lost in thought. The oversized moth let out a curious chirp as it flew off the windowsill and landed next to Mayumi. It crawled onto her lap and looked up at her with its blue compound eyes. Mayumi looked down at it and smiled. She patted the moth on the head as it playful chirped.
The Shobijin smiled at the sight but then remembered something important "Sooner your later you too must take part in this battle, Miss Yamagishi."
Mayumi looked extremely uncomfortable. She tightly gripped the blankets and she swallowed a lump in her throat. The Shobijin and the moth could clearly sense her unease.
"Mayumi…we know that you dislike your powers but this does not mean that you are evil. You have a kind, loving heart and you care about this world as much as those who want to protect it. Trust us when we say that it is a gift."
The uneasiness within Mayumi faded and looked at the Shobijin with curiosity. She turned her head over to the mirror on her dresser and gently put the moth down beside her. Walking over to the mirror, she took a long look at herself. Mayumi still felt a pang of fear and doubt ebb through her but she steeled herself. She closed her eyes and took off her glasses. After a minuet she opened her eyes and said, "I really hope you're right."
Her eyes were now yellow with its pupils turned into vertical slits and the skin around her eyes had become grey colored scales, giving Mayumi a dangerously reptilian appearance.
NERV-RITSUKO'S OFFICE
6 HOURS AFTER BATTLE
The Chairwoman of Project E busily typed away at her computer; filling in an observation report on the Angel and the MSC. She gulped down another cup of coffee to keep her concentration going. Watching the hair-raising battle had left her tired and feeling physically drained but several cups of caffeine perked her right up.
Her door slid open to reveal an equally tired looking Misato step into her office.
"I take it you've been busy filing damage reports?" Ritsuko inquired.
"More or less." Misato tiredly replied. "Spare some coffee?"
"Knock yourself out." Ritsuko said, holding up a spare mug. Misato took it, filled it up from the coffee machine next to her desk and downed the whole mug. After a minuet, Misato sighed and ran a hand through her hair.
"That fight had to be more insane than the last one. I don't know how we're gonna be able to keep this up."
"Protecting the world was never going to be an easy job, Misato. We should consider ourselves lucky that Shinji was able to destroy the Angel and our radioactive shielding prevented our systems from going haywire. All we can do is be prepared for the next Angel and eliminate it as fast as we can."
"Probably without the help of CCI. Katagiri has really screwed the pooch this time."
"Technically, the Angel tricked CCI into attacking the MSC so it's not all their fault."
"Well they still should've stayed out of our way! We could've handled it but they just come barging in and end up almost killing the MSC! I doubt it'll even help us next time!"
"I wouldn't exactly say that." Ritsuko counted as she began keying up footage of the fight on her computer and began pointing out several important events.
"Take a look at this. The MSC put Unit-01 down because it didn't regard the Eva as a threat. Then it started using the Angel's limbs and stinger as weapons. And when Shinji warned that the Angel was sneaking up behind it, it understood and listened to him. It's capable of understanding our language! The MSC is a highly intelligent animal, Misato. I'm talking human level intelligence. Not only that, but it's beginning to show a pattern. This is the second time that the MSC has destroyed the remains of an Angel. It leaves nothing left; it's almost as if it doesn't want any trace of the Angels left. I guarantee you that the MSC will be there for every incursion." Ritsuko explained.
Misato was amazed by everything her friend just pointed out. She had no idea that the MSC was this smart! Hopefully it was the forgiving type. But there was one thing that had Misato worried about it.
"Do you think it will be okay? Those wounds looked pretty bad."
"It'll be more then okay. It's capable of regenerating lost tissue at an astounding rate. I doubt there will be any scars left."
That had made Misato feel a lot better about the situation. It would've been a tragic loss for Nerv to loose such a valuable ally.
"On top of that, it's blood was found within the city and we're collecting the samples now so we can scan it's DNA." Ritsuko revealed. She typed in a few keys and video footage popped up to reveal several biohazard teams around a large pool of the MSC's dark red blood. About 30 or so men in hazmat suits could be seen sucking it up with large, backpacked mounted vacuums and then then pouring the blood into drum barrels.
"We also managed to find blood from the Angel as well, Most of it was evaporated when the MSC burned the body but we did find a few stray puddles that were underneath some buildings." She pressed the Enter key and another video feed appeared. This time it had fewer hazmat teams collecting samples from smaller pools of blue blood.
"Speaking of Angel, the way it kept going after the MSC after it got its head cut off was nothing short of horrifying. And don't even get me started on how it ate the Entry Plug. I didn't think they would adapt to us this quickly!" Misato said, shaking her head. Seeing those events had rattled her to the core.
"I was quite shocked as well. This shows that destroying the S2-Engine is the only way to truly destroy an Angel." Ritsuko told her. "But one thing that we need to take note of is that they aren't just adapting to us, they are adapting to the MSC as well. "
Misato nodded in agreement. As much as she didn't want to admit it, the Angels were just like them: Adapting and learning to any situation. She suddenly remembered something that she noticed when the Angel first arrived.
"So where have the Commander and Sub-Commander been this whole time?" Misato inquired.
"They were in a meeting with The Committee. From what I heard, it was about our finances and the costs for upgrading our weaponry due to the Forced Evolution the Angels are capable of. Due to the importance of it, they couldn't postpone or cancel the meeting." Ritsuko explained to her.
Truth be told, Misato had her suspicions about The Committee. The only thing she knew about them was that they were Nerv's financial backers and nothing else. But now there was one very important question that Misato had wanted to ask Ritsuko…
"So…you want to tell me just what the hell happened to Unit-01?" Misato inquired, her tone of voice all business.
"There are certain functions we aren't aware of that we are still looking into but I'm sure we'll have an answer soon-"
"DON'T BULLSHIT ME, RITSUKO!" Misato yelled as she slammed her mug on the desk, startling the scientist. "I know that your still keeping things from me and don't think for a second that I buy any of that 'cloned samples' crap because that's a lie and I know it! I heard what you said to yourself when we saw Unit-01 emerge from the Angel!" She continued as she pointed her finger right at her.
Ritsuko went pale.
"What I saw today wasn't an Evangelion, it was a f***ing monster! And the fact that we have to use children to pilot them not only pisses me off but it also scares me out of my mind! Not to mention that this is the second time that Unit-01 has operated by itself and saved Shinji's life! I've asked you a million times about the Evas and you do is keep shutting me out or telling me that it's classified! I'm a part of this organization too and I want answers, goddamnit!" Misato raged as she tightly gripped Ritsuko's shoulders.
"What are the Evas?! Why do we have to use children?! WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME?!" She shouted. Ritsuko was jaded and somewhat scared at her friend's outburst. She knew that one of these days something like this would happen but she couldn't tell the truth. Nerv had eyes and ears everywhere and if she spilled the beans to Misato, it could endanger her friend's life and hers as well. She felt terrible about hiding the truth from her but she just couldn't risk it.
Ritsuko looked down at the ground, unable to meet her friend's fierce gaze. She felt the grip on her shoulders loosen and looked up to see that Misato no longer and an infuriated demeanor. Instead, it almost looked like she was pleading with her.
"Please, Ritsuko. You know how much I hate that we have to use 14-year olds to fight for us but knowing that the Evangelion can turn into a raging beast at the drop of a hat is just too much for me! You have to tell me what I don't know!" Misato begged as she gently let go of her friend's shoulders. "We've been best friends since college, Ritsuko. It's okay for you to tell me. I can handle it!"
'You can't, Misato. You can't handle it at all if I tell you.' Ritsuko thought solemnly. She took Misato's arms off her shoulders and swiveled her office chair around so that she faced her computer. "That information is permanently classified to you and the rest of the staff. That's it. This conversation and anything else that pertains to the nature of the Evangelion Program is over."
For a few seconds, neither of them said anything. Ritsuko fully expected Misato to fly into a rage before leaving but to her surprise that never happened.
"Fine…" Misato said, completely dejected. She exited the room.
Ritsuko turned to the closed door, staring at it for a moment. She reached into her desk drawer and pulled out an old photo. It showed her and Misato in their teens alone with their longtime friend, Ryoji Kaji.
Her features becoming crestfallen, Ritsuko set the photo down and buried her face in her hands in shame.
NERV-HOSPITAL WING
Shinji exited his hospital room after regaining the full motor control of his legs. He was extremely thankful for that, the idea of being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life made him shudder. Shinji walked past the waiting seats against the left wall, wondering what he should do next. But then he saw Misato round the corner and notice him.
"Shinji!" She called out, surprised to see him up and about. She hurried over to him as fast as she could. "Are you okay?"
"Just fine! A doctor came by earlier to give me a checkup and I'm clear to leave. My legs still feel a little bit wobbly but the doc said that the feeling will fade away after several minutes or two. Man, that battle was crazy! Its good thing we had the MSC on our side or our gooses would've been cooked. Speaking of which, is there a reason why we call it the MS-"
Shinji's conversation game to a halt when he noticed that Misato had a downcast look in her eyes; she appeared completely remorseful and sorrowful.
"Misato? What's wrong?"
"Shinji…I'm so sorry."
"For what?"
"For sending you to fight the transformed Angel…it was a reckless, stupid order and I should've had you retreat." Misato admitted, unable to mask her guilt.
Shinji blinked in confusion. "What are you talking about? The MSC couldn't have beaten the Angel all by itself! It needed our help and your orders made a difference!"
"But they almost got you killed! This is the second time you almost died, Shinji! You should never have to be subjected to this and I sent you into the worst of it!" Misato shouted, her voice racked with self-loathing and regret.
She looked down at her feet, too ashamed of herself to look at her roommate. She then sat herself down on one of the waiting seats.
"Shinji….just…please go back to your home." Misato pleaded in anguish. "Live a full life, spend more time with your family, be a kid…don't make your relatives worry about you."
A long silence followed as Shinji stood where he was and Misato rooted herself to the seat.
"Misato, you know I can't leave. I have to do this. Believe me when I say that you and everyone else here knows that you will never find another pilot as skilled as me. You need me and I am not going to quit or walk out on this. My home is at stake too and my family knows I'm risking my life to protect them." Shinji adamantly told her. He walked over and took a seat next to her.
"And just so you know, you didn't do anything wrong regarding your orders. We both know that the MSC would've eventually been overpowered and I wouldn't even stand a chance against it all by myself. Your orders saved its life and allowed us to beat the Angel together. Sure, it was risky but we all make mistakes and no one can live their whole lives without making one, Misato. But even if you think you made a bad decision, I still think you made the right call." Shinji explained to her, trying his best to lift her spirits.
Unfortunately for him, it did not. Misato still looked miserable. "I want to believe that…" Misato answered pathetically. "I need to stay here for a while and finish filing my reports. I'll be home sometime after dinner."
Dismayed, Shinji wanted to press the issue further with Misato but it was clear that she was still too depressed to try and get through to her. "Alright, I'll catch the bus back to the apartment and I'll make something that you can reheat when you get back. I'll see you later." Shinji said as he got up and headed down the hall.
"See you soon." Misato replied. Shinji was just about to turn the corner when he stopped and looked over his shoulder. Misato was still looking down with a depressed look on her face, seemingly oblivious to notice that he had stopped walking.
Shinji frowned in sympathy before resuming his path. He really felt bad for Misato and it was clear that the problem was of a deeper, personal matter. He hated seeing someone who was mostly perpetually joyful and so full of life act like this. It was obvious that Misato had emotional issues and it was going to take a lot to help her. Shinji just hoped he would be able to.
Misato continued to sit in her seat, wallowing in her self-loathing. She thought back to several weeks ago when she said to herself that she "Wasn't as bad as she made herself out to be." She then saw just how wrong she was.
'I'll never change. I'll keep making the same damn mistakes over and over again. I'll still keep using people like tools just to satisfy my bloodlust against the Angels. I'm not even doing by job at this point; it's all been about my vendetta. I even used Shinji to fight for my vengeance…I'm no better than his father.' She thought in melancholy. Raising her right hand, Misato slapped herself hard. She got up and left the hospital wing after the stinging sensation had left her cheeks.
CCI HEADQUARTERS-BREIFING ROOM
Katagiri watched the footage of the fight on a large screen attached to the wall and rubbed his temples. Sitting at the far end of the brief room table, Katagiri was trapped in his own thoughts and musings. Was every battle going to be like this? One event that kept plaguing his mind was when the MSC annihilated the Fullmetal Missile launchers. The look on the creatures face was like staring into the face of death itself. But it almost paled in comparison to the bloody horror of the Evangelion.
If this is was Nerv's answer for the Angels then they were clearly out of their minds. He always knew that there was something shady about Nerv and watching that robot tear into that Angel like a ham sandwich confirmed all of his suspicions. CCI had to prove that they were more trustworthy than Nerv. Luckily for him, his superiors noted the effectiveness of the Maser Tanks and Fullmetal Missiles and also stated that it was not his fault the MSC attacked them since the Angel dodged the missiles. In short, it meant that he would still keep his job.
He grasped a folder on his desk and looked through the contents. So far it all looked promising. Tokita and the rest of the eggheads over at Japan Heavy Chemical Industries came through. While their new project looked…"odd" to say the least, he felt comfortable knowing that into wouldn't turn into a raging hellbeast like the Evangelion.
What was even better was that JHCI was able to create 3 of them! As he looked at the project, his eyes drifted over to the footage of the MSC decapitating the Angel. A gigantic light bulb popped up in his head as he looked at the project and at the MSC again.
The door to the briefing room was opened by a soldier. "Sir, Ms. Kirishima and the others have just arrived. They've been sent to your office."
"Good." Katagiri smiled as he got up and exited the room. After walking through the halls, he finally came into his office and greeted the three occupants. "I take it the flight here was comfortable?"
"Yup! The trip was smooth sailing." Mana Kirishima replied. She was dressed in army fatigues like her two friends and aged 15 years old like them as well. She had brownish-red colored hair and acted as the leader of her little group.
"Yeah, right. My freakin tray table broke and my drink ended up spilling onto my lap." Musashi Lee Strasberg groused. He was the tallest and most hot headed of the trio. He had a slightly muscled build for a boy his age and his hair was a dark blue sheen as well as having dark toned skin color.
"Try not to think too much about it. It could've been much worse." Keita Asari advised. He was the shortest member with fairly lighter skin, short brown hair and freckles. He could be soft spoken at times but still an irreplaceable friend.
"In any case, I take it you all have been briefed on the situation?" Katagiri inquired.
"We have and we've also seen the fight on the news." Mana confirmed. "So what does CCI need us for?"
"Is this about the Eva unit going berserk or the MSC?" Keita asked.
"It' actually both. The situation has become untenable here in Japan and Nerv, along with the MSC, are not the answer. We're here to show the public that we are more trustworthy and more than capable of defending our country from this Angel threat." Katagiri explained.
"That's swell and all but unless you guys have a giant robot of your own, you're pretty much out of luck." Musashi said dismissively.
"On the contrary, Mr. Strasberg, we have 3 currently in development at Japan Heavy Chemical Industries." Katagiri informed as he handed the folder to the group. Mana took the folder and the three of them looked through it. Almost immediately, Mana and Musashi burst into laughter while Keita looked confused.
"Uhhh…is this what they've really been working on?" Keita asked, unsure what to make of it.
"It looks like a walking refrigerator!" Musashi laughed.
"While I understand it doesn't look all that intimidating, keep in mind that it's currently in its prototype stage. In a few months we are going to hold a public demonstration and if it's a success, and I know it will, the current model will be phased out for something more advanced." Katagiri informed.
"Alright, we'll take your word. So is this what you needed us for?" Mana questioned, her laughing fit dying down.
"More or less. Although I don't encourage or like the idea of having teenagers fight our battles, we have little options and anyone else we've asked declined this offer. You are the only ones qualified to do this due to your experiences and self-taught training during the Impact Wars. Are you in or out?" Katagiri said, eyeing them expectantly.
Mana looked to Keita who gave her a confident nod. She turned to Musashi who only gave her a shrug while smiling. She turned back to Katagiri with a broad grin on her face.
"Despite the fact that we're going up against eldritch monsters, a mutant T. Rex and some stiff competition, I think we can handle it."
To be continued….
*Collapsed onto the floor while giving a big thumbs up* I DID IT!
I'm proud of what I've done, guys! Sorry it took so long! Before I explain my important announcement, here are some notes for you all.
-Yes, Touji and Kensuke actually get away with their little stunt but they won't be doing it again. Their experience has made them a little bit wiser.
-BERSERK UNIT-01! WOOOOOO! I had a blast mixing this battle up with elements of the Leliel fight but don't worry; it won't alter that fight too much. Instead, it will be just Godzilla that gets sucked into it!
-I changed Unit-01's roar to Eren Jaeger's Titan form roar from the anime. I know the Eva's original roar was haunting in the original but nowadays it sounds like mentally impaired cow .
-The four barreled missile launcher that Shinji used in his fight against Shamshel is the rocket launcher weapon from Titanfall (or Titanfall 2 if you played the campaign).
-I felt that Katagiri hogged the spotlight it this chapter but I think it was a good choice in terms of character development. He's not in it for personal glory, he really does want to protect his country and he doesn't trust Nerv due to their overly secret nature. He also gets to witness first-hand the wrath of Godzilla and since that scared the living shit out of him, he will start to develop "Kent Mansely" viewpoints on the King of the Monsters (for those of you who have seen The Iron Giant should know what im taking about). You guys ever notice how much Katagiri, Mansley and Packard from Skull Island have so much in common with each other? They should form a monster hating club!
-Speaking of Godzilla, I wanted to showcase his intelligence and fighting style throughout the fight. Since this one is based on his Rulers of Earth incarnation, in some panels you could see him using parts of monsters as a weapon; I knew it would be a good choice to showcase him doing that with Shamshel. He will also retain some of his anti-hero qualities which means that he won't hesitate to turn his fury upon humanity if the get in his way or try to hurt his comrades.
-And now to talk about the mysterious organization that spying on the cast. I wanted to add in a continuous guessing element to their nature like, "How do they know so much?", or "What's their endgame?" All will be revealed in good time and it was a great way to introduce the Jaegers which will appear late in the story.
-I had a difficult time choosing the leader for the organization but after some searching I finally went with Colonel Shikishima from Katsuhiro Otomo's magnum opus: Akira. Since the colonel's full name was never revealed, I gave him the first name of his Japanese voice actor. Speaking of which, he will be voiced by Jamieson Price from the Pioneer re-dub.
-This chapter also marks the first first Kaiju other than Godzilla to appear: Fairy Mothra!
-I wasn't going to spoil this but I might as well: Mayumi is Nemesis from Colossal Kaiju Combat.
-Ritsuko was given a slight rework in terms of character. Her friendship with Misato is somewhat closer in canon and she knows that if she tells Misato the truth about everything, it could mean losing her only friend.
-Now for the most important part of the chapter: Misato's current situation. Like I explained before, she hates seeing children fight in wars and wants them to live a normal life as well as take their place but sometimes her need for revenge unintentionally overrides her reasoning. She's well aware of that fact and she hates herself a lot for it. Shinji is slowly starting to take notice of this and he will eventually talk to her in sort of an intervention type conversation in order to help Misato change herself for the better. I'm thinking of making that happen sometime after the Ramiel fight.
-For those of you who thought that the Shamshel fight was crazy, you haven't seen anything yet. The other Angel/Dark One fights will be a blast to read but then there are battles that cranks the dial up to 12 and rips the knob off. I have called these upcoming battles "Richter Scale Events" due to the sheer destructiveness they cause. The Angels/Dark Ones involved in these Events are Ramiel, Sandalphon, Sahaquiel, Leliel, Zeruel and Armisael. There are also some for the extra Angels/Dark Ones but I won't reveal them!
-And so we finally have the appearance of Mana and her friends! Keep in mind that they will have massively different backstories.
-For those of you who are wondering when Mari will join, it will be after her fight with Tunniel which will be after the Ramiel battle.
Now it's time for my important announcement: I will be going on long-term break for this story. Why you ask?
Akame ga Kill: Wrath of the Ultrabots has become one of my most neglected fics and I feel awful about not continuing it. I have received countless requests to update that story and I'm not going to leave my readers in the dark anymore. I will be finishing that story as well as adding in some chapters for RWBY: Gun Sonata.
It will be a long time before I can go back to this due to my writing schedule but it will be worth the wait. With that being said, thank you so much for your reviews, follows, and continued support! Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go play For Honor. Give that game some love, folks! It's kick ass!
Don't forget to review but please don't flame.