Disclaimer – Don't own Eva or Armored Core or anything in this chapter with a copy write on it, but you know that, don't you.
A/n for those of you who wanted Angel on Eva action, you got it this chapter and at the end I've posted the soundtrack for this story
But anyway…on we go
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Quote the Raven
Chapter 9
5th Child
Shinji's training as a Raven had gone well over the last four days. As he had expected it was nothing like Eva at all. He, Misato and Rei were house sitting while not busy, Requiem was away on a mission
Things at Nerv however, weren't so good
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The 14th angel had arrived and already breached into the GeoFront.
Asuka and Toji had been briefed on everything that had been going on by the commander and the newly arrived SEELE committee chairman, Keel. Though they were initially thrown by what they were learning, the fact that nothing was going to happen now did help them cope with what would have happened somewhat. As well as the fact that Nerv would join the corporate ranks soon. Meaning Asuka would at least have a chance to become a Raven after a while.
Asuka jumped right to avoid another positron blast.
"Damn it, Dr Akagi how the hell are we suppose to kill this thing"
"As always hit the core"
"Easy for you to say"
Toji in Unit 00 leaned out from behind the building he was behind and fired off a volley from his pallet rifle, the angel immediately turned and fired at him, he barely managed to duck back in time. After Gendo had been killed Toji's sync ratio had skyrocketed. As though whatever resistance Unit 00 was putting up has stopped, no one knew why, though Ritsuko had some idea.
"Thing doesn't know how to die, you got any ideas new kid"
The 5th child Kaoru Nagisa had arrived with Keel and taken over as the pilot of the now decontaminated unit 03
"It has a shield of some type over its core, when ever one of us negates the AT field, it closes it…"
Kaoru jumped unit 03 into a large crater made by the angel and re-acquired his target with his sniper rifle
"Perhaps if one of us could get into close range before it closes it, we may have a chance"
Asuka nodded
"Better than getting blown up, I'll go in, stooge your support, kill its AT Field when I say, new kid, you're the distraction, now both of you get ready"
The two boys got ready
"New kid, go"
Kaoru jumped up and did the only thing he could do, run around the angel while firing.
The angel zeroed in on him and fired a few blasts at him and even tried to grab hold of the Eva with one of its ribbon arms.
Kaoru simply jumped over it and kept running, the whole while Asuka with her sonic glaive was getting into position.
"Get ready stooge, do it when I say"
Once in position Asuka gave the word
"Now"
She got up and ran strait at the angel while Toji expanded his AT field, negating the 14ths field. The angel turned to fire at Toji only to be met by Asuka. Before its core shield could close, Asuka thrust her glaive strait into its core and out the other side, just before it died its eyes began to glow
"Oh crap!"
Ritsuko saw what it was about to do and quickly turned to Maya
"Cut Asuka's neural connections, now"
Asuka's screens went dark just a second before the angel fired, removing Unit 02's head.
Enraged, Toji ran up to the angel and knocked it away from unit 02 by hitting it in the face with the butt of his rifle, he then ripped out the glaive and emptied his entire clip into the angel's core and body. Covering unit 00 in blood and reducing the angel's corps to a pulp.
Back inside the command center Maya sighed in relief
"Target neutralized"
Every one breathed a sigh of relief; the 14th angel was gone only 3 to go
In the hospital wing, Yui Ikari's eyes slowly fluttered opened
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Misato got the call about the angel attack a few hours later. She was relieved Asuka, Toji, and the 5th child had been able to destroy it.
"So what's the situation now Ritsuko"
"Well, there isn't much left of the angel after Toji was done with it. And the new pilot preformed flawlessly so were doing good"
"That's good to hear, so anything else happen while I've been gone"
"Well…"
"Well what"
Ritsuko paused for a moment before continuing
"Shinji has been relegated to back up duty"
"What, why"
"There was an accident involving his Eva, the control unit for it was rendered non-functional, it can't be repaired"
"Was anyone hurt?"
"No, I'll give you the rest of the details when you return, oh and one other thing"
"Yeah"
"Kaji's been discharged"
Now Misato was confused
"Why was he discharged?"
"His services were no longer needed by Nerv, so we let him go"
"Oh…ok I understand that, well I guess I'll see everybody in a few days"
"Later Misato"
Misato closed her phone; next week would be interesting, and the pay raise nice. But what got to her is that Nerv seemed to be changing, shifting sort of; she wondered just what the future would hold. As the new Sub-Commander she would find out soon enough
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Requiem's mission was simple, infiltrate a Crest facility and destroy a new model of MT.
His AC was armed with his basic set up, Linear Gun, Linear Cannon, and Hydra missile launcher. He didn't switch laser blades as the one he had was good enough. He didn't want to risk the Karasawa on a mission. He rode to the underground facilities above ground lift in a transport helicopter. His operator, Larna, contacted him over the radio
"You've arrived at the combat area, the transport will leave once your AC is deployed, once you're down, head to the surface lift"
"Rodger, deploying now"
The Wraith slid from the transport and dropped to the ground, he immediately began to take fire from the ground turrets. A few rounds pinged off the armor, Requiem shot to the side and activated his Hydra missile launcher and destroyed 2 of the 3 turrets, and he finished off the last one with his laser blade.
No point in wasting rifle or cannon ammo yet.
He made his way over to the elevator and activated it. He readied his weapons and rode the elevator down to the 1st sub-level. As soon as the doors opened he was met by 2 MT's which resembled a chain gun on legs.
The reverse jointed AI MT's immediately opened fire. Still wanting to conserve is ammo Requiem charged forward and dispatched the two with his laser blade. He then left that room and moved into a hallway which connected it with another room.
In that room he found 2, standard issue, Crest manned MT's, each carrying a slug gun and small missile launcher. Requiem side thrusted out of the doorway and began to fire his rifle into the first MT. The rounds, impacting in a small area as they were, cored the unit after a few shots, it then promptly exploded.
His buddy moved in close but was met by the wraiths laser blade which separated the MT's waist from what would normally sat on it.
Requiem stopped and surveyed the two machines
"Man these guys aren't treating this like a research lab, any idea's Larna"
"No, according to Mirage the base is merely a storage facility for the MT until it can be moved to a better complex"
"Rodger, how much further"
"There's a hallway on the far side of the room which leads to a room with an elevator shaft that will take you down to the next sub-level. That's where the MT is suppose to be"
"Alright, I'm heading on in"
He checked his radar; he could find his way to the elevator easily enough
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For the past 2 hours Yui had had doctors looking her over from head to toe. Once the exams were complete Fuyutsuki had caught her up to date on the last 10 years. She was furious at what Gendo had done to Shinji and how he had created Rei sickened her. But like Shinji, she accepted Rei. Fuyutsuki sat at her bed side. She was going to be released in an hour or so. Yui looked over to her old teacher.
"Is there anything else I should know, where is Shinji, I need to see him"
"Don't worry he'll be back by the end of the week Yui"
"Where is he?"
Fuyutsuki hadn't wanted to tell her that just yet, but, he didn't have much choice
"He's training at the Ravens Nest"
Yui was shocked
"He's going to be a Raven"
Fuyutsuki nodded
He's already passed his entrance Exam and will be taking his final exam in a few days. After that, he'll be listed as an active Raven"
Yui's expression saddened
"What happened to my baby professor, what happened to my little boy?"
"He grew up Yui"
An old voice from Yui's past answered from her door
"Gendo destroyed him, he destroyed his heart. Forcing Shinji to rebuild it alone"
Yui looked to the door, there stood a man she never though she would see again
"Dad?"
Keel stepped up to Yui's bedside and knelt down, he than took on of her hands into his. He looked up at his daughter
"Can you forgive me Yui?"
Yui's eyes started to fill with tears; she sat up and wrapped her arms around her father's neck. She barely found her voice through the tightness in her throat
"Yes dad, I forgive you"
Yui cried silently for a bit, clinging to the father she though she had lost to the dream of Instrumentality.
After conversing with her father and being filled in on the remaining details by himself and Fuyutsuki. Yui decided she had waited long enough to see Shinji and Rei. If her son and daughter wanted to be Ravens, she would support them.
Fuyutsuki arranged for her to be on a scramjet flight later that day, which would arrive at the Nest that evening. All of Yui's records had been updated to show that she had been in a deep coma for the past ten years. Fuyutsuki testified to the UN that Gendo had only ordered her declared dead to gain command of Nerv. Of course the SEELE committee chairman, Yui's father, backing up his story helped.
Yui boarded the plane about 2 hours later with the proper paperwork and only carryon baggage, she could buy some clothing once she arrived and as the immediate family of a raven, she would be allowed into the Nest to see him.
Fuyutsuki would phone the major prior to Yui's arrival so she could prepare Shinji and Rei.
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Maya, Hyuga and Aoba stood with Ritsuko in the new Nerv AC and MT manufacturing area, all three flabbergasted that all this had been built with out anyone knowing about it. While the to men were looking over the Specs of Nerv's MT's and AC parts Maya turned to her Sempai
"So, Nerv's going to become a corporation"
Ritsuko nodded
"More a less, we need a way to operate independently should the UN decide to with drawl funding. Plus think of the raise in pay"
Maya conceded
"I guess, I never though I would end up working for a corporation, at least the staff wont be changing though"
"That's true; I'll still need your help though. Once the angel attacks are over, would you like to transfer to the technical department from operations?"
Maya beamed
"Of course ma'am"
Maya couldn't believe this, sure she would be working on the development of MT's and AC related equipment. But she would spend her days with her Sempai, a woman she saw as an older sister, or perhaps even a second mother.
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Shinji sat in his AC in the test area; this was to be his last day of formal instruction before his final test in 2 days. Today was set aside for him to master his over boost and related tactics. Misato had told him of Asuka, Toji and the 5th child's victory over the 14th angel and his relegation to back up duty. Shinji only hoped no one had been seriously hurt in unit 01's accident. He, Misato and Rei had yet to be told of his mother's return from Unit 01. He was brought out of his thoughts by the voice of his operator
"Now remember Zero, this is just an exercise to let you get use to the over boost. You'll also be practicing tactics using the over boost. Just use it; you'll get the hang of it"
"Rodger"
Shinji had used the over boost once before so he had an idea of what he would be getting into. He activated his over boost and began his exercises
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Requiem found the elevator shaft easily enough. There was 4 Standard AI MT's guarding the shaft.
"This should be rather easy"
He thrusted forward and hit the first one with his laser blade. The remaining 3 immediately scattered and began to fire at him. Requiem thrusted around randomly, so he wouldn't provide an easy target, and locked on to the nearest one with his missiles and fired. The missiles impacted on the MT, ripping it to shreds.
He then zeroed in on the next one which was standing still more a less and fired his rifle at it; a few of the rounds hit it and tore into its armored torso. Requiem the thrusted forward and sliced it into two pieces using his laser blade. The last MT had hid in the elevator shaft. Requiem fired a few linear cannon rounds into the MT which promptly exploded
Just one problem, when it exploded it blew up the elevator car as well, leaving just an exposed hole.
Requiem moved the wraith up to the cusp of the elevator shaft
"Larna is this the right one"
"Confirmed that's the shaft, proceed with extreme caution"
"Rodger that, going in"
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Misato sat in the Nest's Garage lounge with Rei waiting for Shinji. She closed her cell phone, having just received a call from Commander Fuyutsuki, Shinji and Rei's mother was alive and on her way to see them. Once Shinji made his way back to the lounge he sat down next to Misato after getting a drink. She looked over at her young charge
"How'd it go?"
"Pretty good…it was just a lesson on the over boost function"
"Wasn't that your last one?"
"Yeah, day after tomorrow is the real thing, my last test. Then I'll be put on the active roster"
"Listen, when we get back I need to talk to you and Rei about something ok"
"Alright, what is it"
"We'll talk when we get back ok"
"Ok, well let's go. I need a shower"
The trio headed back to Requiems house. Misato knew her best job was yet to come; she was looking forward to seeing their expressions. She was the one who got to tell them their mother was alive and well. After all, who doesn't like delivering good news?
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Requiem had found the MT at the bottom of the elevator shaft standing in a gantry in the center of the room. It was surrounded by all sorts of equipment and other things.
It was an ungainly tall thing that barely looked usable at all; he didn't see any onboard weapons or anything. It was the basics of an unfinished prototype.
A quick barrage from his missile launcher and his rifle had destroyed the equipment and blown the MT into unrecognizable pieces. Surprisingly he had met no resistance, which made him wonder if this was just a decoy. Maybe the real one had already been moved. Maybe it was just a ploy to throw Mirage off of another project. Either way his mission was done, the 30,000 reward was his. He now stood just outside of the base waiting for the transport
"Hey Larna, is there anything else for me right now"
"No, not yet. The transport should arrive soon"
"Rodger that, Requiem out"
He sat back in the cockpit, wondering what Rei and the others were doing. He had finally decided to talk to her once he got back
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Shinji sat on the couch in Requiem's living room with Rei beside of him. Misato sat in one of the chairs. She remembered what the commander had told her about the Eva's and readied her self to tell the children though she knew Rei already knew. Shinji turned to his guardian
"So, what did you need to tell us Misato?"
"What I'm going to say will probably be hard to believe Shinji, but it's true"
Misato sat back and explained everything the commander told her to. From how Yui came to be trapped in the Eva to how she had been found the day Gendo had been killed. Shinji sat there crying, not sure what to think. Rei sat beside of him with silent tears running down her cheeks. Misato told them that Yui had acknowledged Rei as her daughter. Rei smiled and so did Shinji, who then looked up at Misato
"Why…why weren't we told sooner"
Misato sat between the two siblings and put her arms around their shoulders
"The commander didn't want to distract you, do you two want to greet her when she gets here"
They both nodded
"We'll go get dressed then; her flight will land in an hour"
Both Shinji and Rei headed upstairs to change.
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Requiem sat aboard the transport carrying him self and the Wraith home
'I wonder what every body's up to. I have an odd feeling this is going to be a dull week'
He sat back and continued to watch an ongoing arena match between Blitz and Arbalest not knowing what awaited him at home.
A/N there's 9 done
Till 10, later
Also, here's the soundtrack as promised
Soundtrack for Quote the Raven
Opening Titles – Shining – Armored Core Nexus
Cruel angle thesis – Evangelion OST1
Closing Credits – Fly Me to the Moon – Evangelion OST1
End Roll – Armored Core Nexus
Other Music - Autobahn – Armored Core Nexus
Angel Attack – Evangelion
Shape Memory Alloys – Armored Core 1
Be Good or Don't Be - Evangelion
Apex in a Circle – Armored Core Master of Arena
Into – Armored Core 2 another Age
Artificial Sky I – Armored Core 3
Crawling in the Darkness – Hoobastank
Misato – Evangelion OST1
Asuka Strikes – Evangelion OST1
EVA 00 – Evangelion OST1