Chapter Sixteen:
The Cavalry Has Arrived!
"for someone to actually consider these things seriously, they must be mental."
-Kyon
Sohryu and I were locked up in a NERV cell for 'disobeying orders' the nerve of that guy! How could he have expected us to kill her? Even Sohryu has a bigger heart than that bastard! I'm starting to wonder who the real monster is here, the angels, or Gendo Ikari?
I sighed deeply on the hard bunk, they didn't even let us get changed, "I try to do the right thing, and I keep getting bitten in the ass for it, what did I do to deserve all this?" I asked myself angrily.
"Don't start feeling sorry for yourself, baka! How do you think I feel? As far as I'm concerned, we did nothing wrong! The commander's up to something if you ask me" She said, poking her head out from the top bunk.
"I just don't know what to think anymore, Sohryu" I said, not meeting her gaze, I just wanted this nightmare to be over with...
"Thanks for saving me... by the way" Sohryu said, trying to get me to look at her by poking me.
"Don't mention it, we're all in this together"
Sohryu let out a long sigh, giving up, and rolled back up to her bunk, "...So what do you think they'll do to us?" She asked.
"Hard telling"
I could feel Sohryu shoot up in her bed, "It's not fair, I'm the best pilot they have! And this is how they repay me? What are they going to do if an angel attacks and I'm stuck here in jail!" and this marks the point where Sohryu began ranting about her alleged superiority, why couldn't they separate us, is this the commander's idea of punishment? Because it's inhumane! ...I feel really bad for saying that, how can I say this is inhumane when he almost had Ryoko killed?
"And my sync score always soars above you and wondergirl's!" I really hope Rei is alright too... I didn't even see her come out of her Eva before they dragged us off.
"I have an eighty five average! Eighty five!"
"Are you familiar with the story of narcissus?" I asked, getting tired of her constant boasting.
"Shut up, you jerk! It's not narcisissm if you really are the best!-"
"-and you have yet to kill a single angel on your own! Shut your god damn mouth, Sohryu!"
"Don't tell me to shut up, arshloch!"
I am going to strangle this bitch,
"Our friend is in quarantine, not to mention neither of us have any idea if Rei's alright, and all you can think about is yourself! Even Haruhi has more sense than you!"
That seemed to shut her up, with a disgusted "Ugh!" she turned over on her bunk and said, "I'm not an idiot like her, you asshole!"
"Haruhi's not an idiot, Sohryu"
"Go fuck yourself"
well that's just cold.
Sohryu didn't talk much for three whole days as we stayed cramped up in there, sometimes she just layed around on her bunk and the rest of the time she paced around the room, which drove me insane.
She didn't talk much during meals either, but when she did it was mostly complaining about being locked up with a 'dumkompf' or just some random insults. I was just about to reach my breaking point when the door finally opened, revealing a section two agent, "Sohryu, you can go" he said, motioning for her to come out. She ran out with an angry cry of "finally!" The agent flinched as she feinted a right hook at him, and stomped away.
"What about me?" I asked, sitting up in my bunk.
"Get cleaned up and changed, the commander wants to see you"
I was escorted to the commander's office after I got a shower, a faceless agent opened the door and motioned for me to go in, he didn't join me.
I stepped into the dark cavernous room to be greeted with the sight of Commander Ikari sitting at his desk with vice-commander Fuyutski standing at attention right next to him, and...
"Haruhi? Mikuru? What are you two doing here?" I nearly screamed when I saw the two of them sitting in metal fold up chairs in front of the commander's desk.
"Ah, Kyon, sit down, sit down" The commander greeted with so much fake cheer, it was sickening, I could see the sadistic glee in his eyes as I took a seat next to Haruhi, "What's going on?" I asked suspiciously.
"That's what I want to know! This guy won't tell us, we've been sitting here for five minutes in total silence... it's creepy" Haruhi said crossing her arms and scowling. Mikuru sat quietly, nervously looking around and playing with her hands.
"Well, now that my 'star pilot' is here, we can get that all sorted out" he said, going through some paperwork.
"If this is about that incident last year-" Haruhi was cut off as he smiled and said, "Now, now miss Suzumiya, that's all water under the bridge. I have a feeling you're going to just love what I have to say"
Where is he going with this? And why am I not liking this more and more every second?
He picked up a file and opened it, "Now, according to this report, the two of you were synchronizing with Kyon's Eva, which might I add, is very impressive for three people at once"
"S-syncronizing?" Mikuru asked fearfully.
"It means you could feel what the Eva felt, and you, Miss Suzumiya," He looked up from his report to her, "Were partially in control during this event, is that true?"
"Well... yeah" She said, eying the commander suspiciously.
He took his glasses off and cleaned them, "Well, with that being said, I'd like to offer you two the chance of a lifetime"
Oh god no!
"You can't be serious!" I cried,
"Quiet you!" He gave me a look that said, 'don't cross me, you'll regret it' I shut up immedietly.
Haruhi's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates as she began shaking excitedly. She jumped out of her chair and slammed her hands on the commander's desk, completely unable to control her mirth, "We can be Eva pilots!" She practically screamed
The commander cringed and patted his ear, which was probably ringing.
He smiled like a vicious wolf, "Absolutely, we're in desperate need of pilots at the moment, and the two of you are prime candidates"
No no no no no! This can't be happening!
"S-sir... do I have to b-be a pilot? I don't like fighting..." Mikuru asked nervously, not making eye contact.
"Well no, you don't have to, but do you really want to pass this chance up?" he asked
I hate you I hate you I hate you I hate you I hate you!
"Come on Miku-chan! This is a chance to defend the people you love!" Haruhi said, grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her excitedly.
God damn it! He's taking full advantage of Haruhi's nature! And I can't say anything about it...
Mikuru looked over to me, and then looked to the commander with a determined look in her eyes, "A-alright! I'll do it!"
"Excellent!" The commander said, he pointed to Fuyutski, "Fuyutski here, will escort you to Doctor Akagi to take care of some legal matters and get fitted for plugsuits"
The vice-commander sighed as he began walking out of the room, "This way girls, follow me" he said. Haruhi was gone in a split second, pulling a frightend Mikuru with her.
I sat alone, across from my horrible uncle, "You... bastard!"
He smirked sadistically at me, "And don't you forget it!"
"What are you planning?" I asked
"Me? Oh nothing at all, I just need new pilots as the few I have are rather insubordinate," He crossed his fingers in a steeple as I glared at him, "You know, those two are quite adorable, it would be a shame if say, I... accidently hit the overide command during a sync test and fried their precious little brains"
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, he's blackmailing me!
"You wouldn't!"
"I can and would without a moment's notice or an inkling of remorse."
"I can't believe this..." I muttered
"If you just follow my orders, you'll have nothing to worry about, am I understood, pilot?"
I clenched my fists and replied "...Yes sir" through gritted teeth.
"Now be gone, you're free to go"
I began to walk away when I heard a, "Oh and Kyon? I wouldn't say anything to anyone about this if I were you" he then made a bzzt! Noise, causing me to shudder.
I sat alone in the locker room with my head in my hands, I wanted nothing more than to just go home, but I couldn't get up, I just didn't have the energy or the will.
I cried, I'll admit it. Everything was just going to hell, it wasn't right god dammit!
When will this end, and just what kind of evil things will I have to do to protect my loved ones?
A/N: There! The brigade is almost assembled! What's to come next? What horrors await the new pilots? Will Ryoko recover? Will Asuka still be a bitch? Why does this sound like a soap opera? When will I use the "Ku-go" device? Find out next time on Kyon Genesis Evangelion!
Heheheh Gendo is an evil bastard heheheh. Any thoughts? Share your thoughts with me, as always, please read and review.
Nagato:
Next time on Kyon Genesis Evangelion; Two new Evas are added to the cages, Misato Katsuragi returns, and Suzumiya invites Kyon to dinner. Read it.