Tokyo-3, outskirts

The city had been all quiet a few moments ago...just before the creature struck with terrifying force, rocking the earth and sending fissures out for miles. It stood tall, at well over 100 meters tall, and humanoid in shape. It was a dark shade of brown, with six arms reaching from its back as if to mimic divine wings. Its face was concealed by a mask-like structure, through which its single red glowing eye shot beams about randomly, tearing holes into the nearby scenery. On a nearby ridge, a unit of JSDF missile trucks opened fire, sending a hellish barrage of screaming metal at the offending creature; However, their attacks came short, detonating prematurely against a seemingly invisible wall.

"It's got an A.T. Field! get those N2 mines ready! Set them for AAF!" The unit commander ordered to his men just before being blown up by the monstrosity's destructive wave.

NERV Headquarters, Tokyo-3

Shinji Ikari gulped rather loudly as he watched the projected screen that showed the Angel's rampage through the countryside. Honestly, he felt nervous, having never seen an enemy that massive before. What scared him more was that he was going to be fighting at it in a 42 metre tall monstrosity of metal and flesh, alongside a robot girl, a very PMS-prone German, and a completely unstable Russian mental case.

"Why me...?" He muttered to himself

"'Cause you suck." Iskra replied casually as she passed by. She had donned her plugsuit on the way to the base, her eagerness becoming increasingly harder to contain with each passing moment. She had even fired a few rounds from her gun out of the window of the car out of sheer joy. By some very incalculable odds, two rounds caught a strong wind, and broke Shinji's window back at home. He would be sleeping cold tonight...

To her left sat Rei and Asuka, already dressed as well, but that was to be expected.

"Well, now that you're all assembled, We can begin." Doctor Akagi noted as several aides came out to give the pilots their final decontamination before entering their units.

"Just tell me where to shoot." Asuka replied casually.

"That was my line..." Iskra added on to that, feeling a little betrayed.

"You're on standby for this one, Asuka." The doctor answered quite coldly to the German, leaving her in quite a depressed mood.

"But whyyyyyyy...?!" She protested, stamping her foot on the ground like a child in an attempt to get her point across.

"Because you're still considered unstable from your incident."

"...oh..."

"So, what are we talking about?" The Russian inquired as she was sprayed down with what smelled like chlorine.

"You will be briefed on it later, Pilot Petrova." She dismissed, "Now, get to your units, and prepare for launch."

"You got it, boss." She noted as she trotted off in a huff. Her middle finger itched with anticipation.

NERV Headquarters, Docking Bay

She couldn't hold back a smile as she gripped the controls of her silver demon once more. Sure, the plug still reeked of...something unholy...but it would wash out soon enough. After all, it was a small tradeoff in exchange for piloting an illegally modified 42-metre-tall government-sponsored death machine.

"Note that if you do anything that goes against the mission, you will be severely disciplined." The commander added in over the communication amongst the startup chatter. Iskra responded to this by flicking the bird at the onboard camera, and then turning on her jamming system, effectively locking the NERV control room out of her unit. If they wanted to talk to her, they would have to go through the other pilots first. By now, she estimated that Doctor Akagi was having a hissy fit.

"As spicy as ever, love." Mari joked from her unit, which was being lined up on the vertical catapult to go to the surface. She then let out a slight hiss of discomfort as she was synced to the machine, her mind coming under a fair bit of stress at the mental addition of four new legs and two new arms to control. Within moments, the massive catapult activated, power-lifting her Unit to the surface with incredible speed. ten seconds later, Shinji and Rei were lifted as well. Unit 04's pilot let out a wry smile.

"Always." Iskra replied, her unit still in the bay, and awaiting clearance, "Unit 04, Synch drive."

Instantly, a shock fell upon her system, her eyes lighting up as if connected to an electrical circuit. She felt empowered...this was no longer some simulation plug that she needed to struggle to connect with...but the real deal. She then broke the rules a bit...by actually moving within the dock; A highly illegal move, due to the fact that she did not have clearance for this.

"What in the hell are you doing?!" Misato's voice clanged over the docking bay speakers as the large machine walked casually toward the catapult after releasing itself from the launch platform.

"Hush up! I'm going!" She drudged on as she reached the catapult.

"You're in massive trouble when you get back!"

"I wouldn't have it any other way." She replied snidely as her unit took off into the air by the propulsion system mounted on its back, rocketing toward the surface at well over recommended safety speed.

"She's going to be the death of me..." Misato murmured to herself back in the control room.

"No kidding," Dr. Akagi added, "Shall we take action, Commander?"

The man's stare didn't waver an inch.

"No. Proceed with the operation. Termination of the Angel is our priority for now; Until then, prepare for the new pilot's...arrival."

"Yes, Sir."

Misato couldn't help but stare somewhat defeatedly at the ground.

Tokyo-3, nearing the combat zone.

Iskra had made it to the surface at last, landing with a massive and earthshaking impact near her designated start position. She casually strolled into position, kneeling and attaching the giant power cable that would keep her unit powered during battle to her back. It settled into place with a clank.

"Unit 04, powered up and ready for action." She noted, reopening her communications channel.

"What are you doing?! your hangar movement was unauthorized, and you will be answering for it upon your return!" Lt. Commander Fuyutsuki barked at her.

"Don't make me block you again...what's the plan?" She asked as though completely ignoring the man's previous words, moving to rendezvous with the other units.

"You all are on direct assault for this mission. Let's see what you can do." Misato broke in.

"Got it...but this one's pretty big...we're going to need more ammo." Said Shinji

"We'll supply it immediately. For now, engage the target in standard formation. We don't yet know what it's capable of."

"Roger that."

"Shinji..." Iskra began.

"Y-Yes...?"

"Grow a pair...If I was going to hurt you, I would have done so. Stop being a bitch, and show me why you're the craziest fucking pilot around."

"Notion Seconded. Please focus on the mission, Ikari-kun." Rei added in as she skillfully loaded her assault rifle with a cold precision that even caught the eye of Iskra.

"R-Right!" He replied, his attitude picking up almost immediately. Suddenly, he was smacked over by a powerful concussive force. In the midst of the chatter, a hand had reached through the ground and smacked Unit 01 into a nearby mountain. Reacting instantly, Iskra retrieved her progressive knife from its storage, driving it into the Angel's elongated hand and using it to pin the palm to the ground.

"Mari! finish it!" She called out to her comrade, who reacted just as quickly in slicing off the limb with her lance's edged side. As soon as she did so, the creature gave out a horrific screech of pain, its injured arm retreating back into the ground as its blood flew freely upon the ground like a flood.

"It's angry now...!" Shinji suddenly interjected, standing and firing his assault rifle at the creature, which was now charging straight toward him. He rolled to the side just in time, dodging the charge and continuing to fire at it from its rear. However, its six arms reached backward, dragging the Unit with it and slamming it into the ground. Iskra cringed slightly as she heard Shinji grunting and groaning in pain. The only thing that ceased its attack was a blast from unit 00's bazooka.

"It seems to be taking a liking to you, Shinji-kun." Mari chimed in as she attempted to take a stab at the temporarily confused monstrosity's leg. Her attack simply reflected off as a hexagonal aurora shied away her blow.

"Yeah...well...now is not the time! Misato-san, this thing's A.T. field is too strong for the Progressive Spear!" Iskra warned.

"We're still trying to figure out options! Just hang in there!"

"Roger that...we'll hold out for now. This thing's powerful, but slow...almost sent Shinji for a ride..."

"I'm fine!" He defended as he continued to fire and dodge alongside Rei. Suddenly, as the berserker charged once more, He noticed something off about it as it screeched to a halt. A momentary flicker, barely a second long.

"It momentarily lowers it's field when it stops! It must use it's A.T. Field as a sort of shield when charging!" he exclaimed, pointing feverishly to show his point.

"An offensive field...clever." Mari mused in response

"That will do, then...Rei, I want you to open fire on my mark." Said Iskra as she lined herself up in front of the behemoth.

"Roger."

"Time to go to work. Lady luck, don't fail me now." Noted the Mad Russian to herself. Step one was to get this thing's attention. She attempted waving her arms like a child for a moment, but then figured that a thunder spear assault would work better.

"Misato! Thunder Spear!" She requested as she noticed the Angel drawing closer to Mari, who had at the time attempted to dodge another swipe from the gigantic hands. its eyes meanwhile lit up, firing a blast straight at Unit 04's core.

"Mari-Chan!" Shinji roared as he charged in with his assault rifle, attempting to draw the beast's fire. However, he was too late to stop the monster from slapping the injured and battered mech into a nearby mountainside.

"Where the hell is it?!" Roared the pilot of unit 04

"On its way! Pick it up at Elevator 5! hurry!"

With a quickness that surprised even Rei, Iskra was making a mad dash for the arriving weapon case from below. It arose, a dark green rectangle carrying what appeared to be an assault rifle. However, this particular weapon lacked a barrel, instead having a large spear portruding from it. She snatched it up quickly, and rushed back to the scene of battle as quickly as possible. With a flying leap, she launched herself into the air, deploying the spear and coming down hard upon the creature and making a small crack in its A.T. Field.

It went ballistic, swiping its six wings at her as though attempting to swipe at a fly. Its howl nearly deafened her.

"Damn it!" She spat as she fell to the ground, catching herself on the ground and sprinting away from the creature's charge, "Rei! Prepare to fire!"

"Ready."

"Now!"

The Angel hit the end of its stride. Unit 00 sent a hail of lead towards the angel's back. They slipped easily into it, causing it to howl and kneel over in pain.

"Now's our chance..." Shinji noted, throwing his progressive knife into the injured Angel's spine. It hissed and sparked with radiant intensity as it tore through the flesh. Rei followed up nicely, keeping her fire sustained amidst reloads.

"Strike at it's core...!" Mari called to Isky. She was bleeding from her mouth and nose, but looked as though she had suffered minimal damage. Her Unit struggled to stand up, ignoring the huge hole in its side that bled profusely. It tossed its progressive spear to its sister unit, which caught it effortlessly.

"Time to end this...Mari, head back for repairs." She warned, letting out a vicious battlecry as she plunged the spear into the enemy's back, twisting and bringing it back home, effectively cutting it in half. Blood and guts sprayed over, but this enemy was a little more resilient than that; Isky expected this. Tendrils reached from the corpse, piercing the Evangelion's body in various places. Its pilot let out a loud cry of pain.

"EVERYONE GET BACK NOW!" She roared, and kicked her foot onto a button. Instantly, Unit 04 let out a low growl, preceded by an inhuman roar.

"R-Roger that...!" Shinji stuttered in awe, pulling the injured Unit 05 away from the scene. He was honestly a little scared...was Iskra-san going to self-destruct or something? Sure she was nuts but...He barely knew her...That, and Rei seemed a little too quiet about this...Before he had time to ponder this, he heard Iskra's scream echo across the air as he saw a bright beam of light fly into the sky. It was black, moving up to white; A negative rainbow.

"What the-" Misato began

"It's an A.T. distortion field...but compressed...and weaponized...what in the..." Dr. Akagi added on in sheer awe, "Get her back here after the cleanup unit arrives."

NERV Headquarters, Docking bay

Upon her arrival back at base, Iskra was instantly handcuffed and taken away; First to be given disinfectant and first aid for her wounds, and second to the conference room.

"Hey! Where are you taking her...?!" A severely weakened Mari questioned as she was loaded onto a stretcher. She attempted to struggle, but only recoiled in pain due to the massive injury on her side that bled profusely.

"You're in no position to be talking right now, I'll try to figure out what's going on..." Misato cautioned to the young female as she was hauled away to be treated...

NERV Conference Room, Lower Level

"...Unauthorized Dock exit, Unauthorized use of an A.T. Distortion Field, Use of illegal jamming equipment, Failure to follow directives." The Lt. Commander finished.

"At what cost? Very little. That, and I didn't hit a single building or structure out there." The pilot spat rather coldly

"It's the premise of these actions. They suggest that you are not trustworthy, Pilot Petrova."

"Oh, please. If I wanted to rape you guys...I would've done so already. You know this...so. Why am I really here? let me guess...the security locks?"

"that's correct." Commander Ikari affirmed

"I'm not taking them off so you can put your nonsense enigma codes in there. Plus...even without my modifications, She will reject outside information."

"It's a machine. It does not have a mind, nor a soul." Declared the Lt. Commander. This remark angered her, causing her to stand and bare her teeth. Her eyes glowed once more...

"Explain why I survived! Explain why I look like this! Explain why I hear my Blythe with a soul call to me at night!"

He had no response to this. It was now the Commander's turn.

"It is simply a side-effect of the incident."

"Hell yes it is! I though that adults were meant to be smart... That's Why I'm alive! It saved me! So. Problem solved."

"...release the Pilot to return to her domicile for now." He ordered. The guards immediately obeyed in releasing the prisoner.

"I think we made progress today!"

Iskra couldn't hold back a triumphant laugh that resounded down the hallway. The Commander seemed to give off a powerful negative aura at the time. Dr. Akagi was the first to chance a response.

"Your orders, Commander?" She inquired meekly

"As long as she continues to fight the angels, we will simply continue to observe. However, should she slip into any sort of trouble unbecoming of an Evangelion pilot, she will be subject to further action."

Something in the back of Misato's head clicked at the thought of what the commander implied. She did not like it one bit.