The Great War

by Andrew Hildreth

prequel to my earlier story, Two's Company, Three's sweet. Done by request. Thanks to everybody who gave me ideas, you know who you are! Some AU and OoC content, but otherwise, I'll let you read and find out

3. Chapter 3

Chapter 3

War journal entry: Shinji Ikari: October 10, 2016.

"The fighting never ends! I feel like I'm fighting in my sleep, now. Yesterday, we defeated a group of 25 Angels. Unfortunately, we had to sacrifice Unit 05 to do it. The dummy plug was ordered to self-destruct.

"The resulting explosion neutralized 15 of the attacking Angels. Dr. Akagi says that these new Angels' AT Fields are much weaker than the old Angels. But what they lack in strength, they make up for in numbers. They just keep coming.

"I keep trying to tell father that the only way to stop them is to destroy the Angel that I saw down in Terminal Dogma. I'm positive that that's what they're after. Father won't listen to me; big surprise.

"Asuka is still talking to Unit 02, but now she's asking it questions. I hear my name mentioned a lot. She's starting to talk to me more, too. I like it. I think she's finally putting some of our past behind her."

War journal entry: Asuka Langley Soryu: October 10, 2016.

"I've asked momma what I should do about Shinji. I mean, he's always been so nice to me, even when I've been cruel to him. I think I like him.

"Misato's been given direct command over the Eva squad. We, the pilots, now launch and mobilize from a forward command center up in the ruins of Tokyo-3. We're now down one unit. Eva Unit 05, the dummy plug suit, self-destructed to destroy part of a large group of Angels.

"We all have to change in the same room when we put on our plug suits. I don't see the point of taking them off; I mean, we spend more time in them than out of them. But when I look at Shinji's shadow on the screen between us while we're changing…I don't know."

War journal entry: Rei Ayanami: October 10, 2016.

"A victory, though it cost an Eva. Unit 05 self-destructed, destroying 15 enemy units. Dr. Akagi has observed that the new Angels possess weaker AT Fields than their predecessors. This could be to our advantage.

"I have seen pilot Soryu looking at Ikari in strange ways. Her eyes follow him closely, though they seem glazed as she stares at him. I believe that she desires him."