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

4. Chapter 4

Chapter 4

War journal entry: Shinji Ikari: March 30, 2017.

"Father is dead. Everyone at NERV HQ is dead. A squad of at least 40, maybe 50 Angels invaded the Geofront. Rei, Asuka, and I engaged them. They fell one by one. Our weapons ran out of ammunition, and we were forced to engage the rest hand to hand. I thought I had defeated the last one, but it wasn't quite dead. It unleashed a final, terrible attack.

"The explosion was bigger than an N2 blast. The Evas' AT Fields protected us, but headquarters was obliterated. I'm glad Misato was at the forward command center; otherwise she'd be dead like everyone else. I should have made sure that the Angel was dead. It's my fault."

War journal entry: Asuka Langley Soryu: March 30, 2017.

"NERV HQ has been wiped out. There were no survivors. Misato is in charge of all operations now.

"We were taken by surprise when an army of about 50 Angels invaded the Geofront. Momma and I were the first ones to the front. We must have killed at least 20 of those fuck-heads. One of them got behind me and grabbed me with these laser coil things. They were starting to burn through momma's armor. The next thing I saw was the flash of a prog-knife and a splatter of blood.

"Shinji saved me! I felt so grateful that I could have kissed him. It was a strange feeling, no doubt about it, but I liked it. I think I'll thank him better tonight."

War journal entry: Rei Ayanami: March 30, 2017.

"Headquarters is gone. An Angel's final attack blew it up. Among the dead are Commander Ikari, Vice-commander Fuyutski, and Dr. Akagi. The Magi computers are gone, so are all tools and spare parts to repair the Evas. We may not survive the war.

"Pilot Soryu has confided in me that she intends to make sexual advances toward Ikari. I'm not sure if I approve, but I will keep her confidence.

"Major Katsuragi is director of operations, and she has ordered the destruction of Terminal Dogma and its contents. She says that if their target is gone, the Angels will have no reason to continue their campaign against Humanity; a logical conclusion."