A.N.:
Well, folks it's time for another enstalment of this wonderful story of mine. sigh I should warn you all it ends on a major cliffie laughs evily. I should also say that several of you will want to flame me for Rei cruelty. So, go right ahead . . .
Finally, I don't own Eva!
That is all.
The Girl in White Bandages: The True Confessions of Ayanami Rei
Ch. 6 My Time as a Victim of Kidnap
Hitaru watched from the window as her older brother Goro lead a young woman who looked like her though the crowd. She couldn't see the gun but she knew her brother had it concealed in his robes; mussel pressed firmly against her back. Goro had practiced on her so Hitaru should know how good he was. She took one good look at the young woman and then back at the mirror to assure her disguise was perfect. She was surprised that someone actually looked liked that for real. She applied a touch more cream to her face to made it as pale as she could.
She had to look and act perfectly if she was to perform her part as a decoy. It didn't matter that Hitaru was nearly a full year younger then the pilots; she was exactly the same height as the First Child, making her ideal for the impersonation. She waited until the voice came over the radio telling her that her brother had the girl in the car.
Hitaru turned and made her way out the door into the crowd. She was still baffled at how anyone could act so, cold but her job wasn't to ask questions. What mattered was that she did her best.
--
Goro pushed me ahead of him through the crowd until we reached a black limousine parked in an ally at the edge of the festival. There were two guards there waiting for us. They handcuffed me and tied a blindfold around my eyes. They forced me into the limousine and one of them sat on each side of me. Both of them pressed their guns against me, one to my temple the other to my side. Clearly there would be no chance of escape. Even if I somehow managed to avoid one the other would surely shoot me. I heard Goro get in the limo and the door close behind him. Someone placed a damp rag over my nose and everything faded out.
--
A bright light illuminated the center of a large room revealing the figure of a young girl who sat handcuffed to a chair. Her short blue hair covered her face, though not enough to disguise the fact that she was unconscious. A circle of square monoliths appeared around her. SEELE 1 spoke, his voice ringing through the dark room.
"Rei Ayanami."
"The world's first successful human clone," continued SEELE 3.
"Made of Yui Ikari and the cursed second angel Lilith," stated SEELE 2.
"The key to all our hopes and dreams. Yet she is a doll to Ikari," scoffed SEELE 4.
"True. But even a doll can easily be taught new tricks, can be broken or given a brain at the behest of others." SEELE 5 pointed out.
"The question is, will girl betray her creator or are the bonds of her servitude to him too great?" asked SEELE 2.
"We will soon see how great those bonds are. I intend to break them. Then the unnumbered angel will betray her master and serve a new god."
"Who do you intend to make sovereign over this doll, this angel, this freak of nature?" asked SEEELE 4."
"The boy, of course. He is the other half of the equation." SEELE 1 stated.
"So you intend to put our hopes and dreams for the removal of sin in the care of two children?" demanded SEELE 3.
"Yes. They will not be able to resist it by the time this is all over." SEELE 1 insisted.
"We hope you're right. This is much too important." SEELE 3 snapped.
--
I remember clearly the day I learned I wasn't completely human. Looking back there had been plenty of signs. How many people do you know own a tank of soulless clones of themselves in the basement? I would venture to guess there are not too many. I think on some level I knew long before I was ever told. Yet that day will be forever frozen in my memories.
It had been early, or very late. I wasn't quite sure. Nor did I care to. I had been laying flat on my back staring at the ceiling above. The phone went off, faint and disconnected, like it was off in another world. It rang four times before I acknowledged it. I rose to my feet and made my way methodically to the phone.
"Hello?"
"Rei, it's me. I need you to come to NERV."
NERV? Why? I didn't ask either of these. I knew better. "Yes, sir."
"Good. Meet me in front of Unit Zero in thirty minutes."
"Yes, sir."
"I'll see you there."
The line went dead and I returned the receiver to the cradle. I didn't have time to shower so I simply put on my clothes and made my way to NERV, walking the long route. Inside the facility it was cold and dark, with only the sparse presence of the night staff providing breaks in the monotonous hallways and walls. I passed Dr. Akagi's room to notice her typing busily away at her computer, completely engrossed in her work. I arrived in front of Unit Zero to find the area deserted. So I waited, watching the heavily bandaged face of Unit Zero. Somehow the darkness made her even more terrible, more unnerving. "Rei."
I turned to see the Commander standing in the doorway, hands deep in his pockets. "Yes, sir?"
"Come with me. There is something I need to show you."
I nodded and he turned. I followed him from the Eva cage down the long twisting corridors of NERV. We kept going deeper until I had no idea where we were. I had never been down this far. We finally stopped in front of a pair of double doors. The writing in bright red and yellow letters said the area beyond was highly restricted and unauthorized personnel should not enter.
Who are you?
I am Rei Ayanami.
I looked over at the Commander to see if he had heard the voice but he was busy pulling a card from his pocket. Once he had retrieved it he swiped it through the lock. It flashed green and the door opened for us. The Commander entered and I started to follow. Then however I caught sight of the being within.
It was massive and white, almost as large as the Evas. Its face was covered by a large dark purple mask decorated by the seven eyes sign of SEELE. Both legs were removed at the knee, with sickening smaller legs, human in form, extending at random from the stumps. I couldn't tear my gaze from that horrid thing. Although both hands were pinned to the cross I fully expected one of them to break free and reach for me.
Who are you?
Are you the enemy?
No. He is.
Who are you? What are you?
You already know. Don't you feel the way our bodies resonate?
What?
Do you feel the magnetism?
I could indeed feel an invisible force trying to pull me towards the white being. The Commander placed his hand on my shoulder. My skin crawled in a way I have never felt it do before. I quickly stepped back from him. I never wanted to feel that feeling again.
You see now. He posses the leader of the enemy.
Enemy?Are you not also one of them?
Yes and no. I am one of the enemy but also, I am the mother of humanity.
SILENCE
What is wrong? Do you fear me my child? Why do you run from your mother?
MOTHER
I felt the white being trying to reach for me. I left that place as fast as possible, vowing never to return. Too much down there frightened me and I'd not wanted to know about it.
--
When I awoke I was laying flat on my back. I remembered what I had dreamt about as vividly as if it had been reality. Yet I had no idea what I had relived that particular memory. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in a cell like room with the bed I was on for the only decoration. There were no windows and no way out except for the door which would of course be locked. Having nothing better to do I stared at the ceiling as I had done so many times before in more familiar places. Several minutes later I heard footsteps outside and the door opened.
Goro was standing in the door way frowning at me. Quietly, he stepped inside and closed the door behind himself. "So you're awake, I see. I'm glad you were so cooperative; it made my job so much easier." He said mockingly.
"Where am I?"
I hadn't expected an answer from him but after some momentary uncertainty he did. "I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell you. I've brought you to SEELE."
"Why?"
Goro laughed mockingly again. "Why? Because that was my job. You see not only am I a level four candidate, I am also an agent for SEELE."
"Convenient, being able to spy on us."
"Yes it is."
"So now what?"
"That depends on what you are told when you see Keel Lorenz of SEELE."
"Why? Why help SEELE?"
"Because, they pay well for me services and . . . you . . . no . . . I hate NERV more then anything. Especially it's commander, Gendo Ikari."
"What did the Commander do to you?"
Goro stared at the wall for a while seemingly debating whether or not to tell me.
"I suppose it can't hurt to tell you; if you do leave here you'll never see me again anyway. My parents found out the truth about everything you guys are doing down there but unlike the Sub Commander and Doctor, they wouldn't stay quiet. My parents were going to tell everything to the world. So Ikari said they had to die and they did. They burned to death in a 'tragic car accident' and NERV got away with its secrets."
"So you blame Commander Ikari for your parent's death."
"Yes, and you, their greatest creation, you are also my enemy."
He glared at me with a look of absolute hate in his eyes. He wanted to kill me now but something was holding him back. I just hoped he didn't decide it wasn't worth it to let me live. "If I didn't have so much respect for Chairman Keel I would have killed you the first time we met. However as it is not your time I will let you live for now. I just pray your death at the hands of the sixteenth is sufficiently gruesome and painful."
With that he was gone, the door slamming behind him. I sat motionless for a long time trying to calm my fear that he would come back and strangle me to death. Eventually I found the will to stand up. I walked to the door and tried the handle on a whim. It turned and the door opened without resistance. I looked around but no one was in sight. Goro must have forgotten to lock it when he left. This was my chance. I had to get out while I still could and I was going to take every opportunity I had. Looking around cautiously I stepped out into the hallway and began walking, searing for a way out.
--
On a large television screen the men of SEELE watched as Rei made her escape from her cell and began to wonder down the corridors of SEELE HQ. "What have you done Keel, the girl is getting away."
"She'll run right back to Ikari and tell him."
Keel Lorenz smiled and took a sip of water. He was a patient man and he was not easily insulted by his comrades' lack of understanding. "Relax gentlemen; everything is according to my plan. I wanted to see if the girl was truly Lilith's child, so I set the lock to open for her if she was. Now that she's gone the lock will be returned to normal. She will see our project, lead there by the angelic blood in her veins. Then we will have our talk. I assure you, this is the best way."
"We're putting a lot of trust in you."
"I know. Unlike Ikari, however, I do not intend to betray this council."
--
Slowly, carefully, I made my way through SEELE HQ on my quest for a way out. Multiple times I was forced to hide from guards or other people who worked there. Despite the fact I had never been in the building before I could sense something that drew me to an area of it. I decided to follow my feeling to the source of its origin, where ever it was. Finally it led me to a pair of secure metal doors. I paused wondering what to do next. I had no key to get in. As if on cue the doors opened for me. Right then alarms should have gone off in my head and I would have left the area right then. However I was obsessed with this strange feeling that was emanating from the room. So I blindly entered like a fool.
In the center of the room stood a single gigantic tube filled with LCL. Inside the tube was a small male child. He was as pale as I am and had just the beginning of white hair on his head. Connected to him were many tubes and wires which served to make him look almost spider-like. Suddenly his eyes snapped open. They were red, just like mine. I screamed.
Tabris. The seventeenth. Curiosity got the better of me and I hesitantly approached to study him. Almost instantly I noticed that he lacked the one thing we Ayanamis also missed: a soul. So although his eyes were open and was looking at me, he couldn't see me. I placed my hand on the glass, "We're not so different are we, cousin?" I said.
Behind me the door opened and several large burly men entered the room. I backed away trying to find somewhere to hide but they stopped me almost instantaneously. They carried automatic rifles, and could have filled me with holes in an instant. They cornered me and one of them forced a pair of handcuffs on my wrists and gagged me to keep me quiet. They dragged me from the room. I fought and kicked in vain. They forced me down the hallway to a small room where I was made to sit in a chair. Then I was left all alone.
There was a table with a second chair a short distance in front of me and the only light in the room hung above my head. Beyond that there was nothing in there. The door opened and Keel Lorenz entered. He was shorter and heavier set then I had imagined with a visor thing over his eyes making him almost inhuman. He moved slowly to the chair and sat down. "Rei Ayanami, first child and daughter of Lilith. It's so nice to finally meet you."
I stared back at him unable to talk back because of the gag in my mouth. Keel Lorenz smiled and continued. "Let's get down to business. As you thought the boy is indeed the seventeenth. However he is missing one vital thing, his soul. I want you to tell me where you got yours and how you are able to use something."
Ho looked up and nodded and a young woman entered. She removed my gag and disappeared through the door again. "Why does the seventeenth need a soul?"
"He was found abandoned by the Nagisa's about fifteen years ago on the day of second impact. Two years later he was accidentally killed in a fire. His parents want him back so they gave us control of his remains but we still can't get him a soul."
"That does not matter to me. I will not speak to you. I want to see the Commander."
He grinned wickedly, "Your commander is far from here. We've given him a double to play you for a while. So we have all the time we need."
"I won't tell you."
"Very well if that's how you feel I got just the thing to change your mind."
The nurse reentered with a needle in hand. "That injection contains liquefied DNA from Adam. As Lilith's daughter it will be rather painful for it to be put in your body." Keel explained.
He seemed to think that it would intimidate me but it didn't. I wasn't afraid. What Lorenz hadn't counted on was the fact I had a sync test with Unit Zero in a few hours and their double would never make it past Ritsuko. It wouldn't be long before they came for me. Then he'd pay.
"Refuse to speak? Very well."
He got up and walked out the door as the nurse grabbed my arm. I bit my lip and struggled not to cry as the liquid fire entered into my body and began to spread. It was a useless venture however. The pain overwhelmed me and the tears came in an involuntary flood. Two guards appeared and practically dragged me down the hall. They left me lying on the bed ofthe cell and locked the door.
--
Lorenz watched as Rei moaned and rolled over on her bed. It was so strange, the girl whose face hadn't moved even when threatened was crying quietly with pain. Despite that he was sure the pain was worse then she let on, the girl was just covering it up. It was a mean trick really, what he had done to her, but necessary. Time was short and he needed her to answer him. Behind him the door opened and his assistant came in, "Sir. Ikari demands to speak to you immediately."
Keel pushed a button and a large plasma screen TV appeared on the wall. On it the furious face of Gendo Ikari snarled out at him, "Keel! Where's Rei?"
"Relax, I asked her to stay here with me. She is such an interesting creature. You need not worry, she's perfectly safe. The double was just a precaution to keep you from doing so."
"I want her back, now."
Keel looked at Rei on the screen. He couldn't give her back but if he declared her a hostage Ikari would send Units One and Two to rescue her. An idea hit him. "Give me twelve hours with her, Ikari. I'll return her then, but not a moment sooner. She's such a fascinating person. Twelve hours and you can have your first child back."
"Very well." Ikari snapped.
Twelve hours. That's how long he had. Not just because he'd promised Ikari but because she wouldn't survive beyond that. Adam and Lilith were natural enemies and if he didn't give her the antidote to break them up by then it would kill her. However he was beginning to worry about his plan. She was proving to be tougher then he'd initially thought. He was worried that twelve hours wasn't enough. However twelve hours was a long time yet. There was still time.
--
Commander Ikari growled in frustration and anger as he hung up the phone. "That didn't go as we expected," stated Sub Commander Fuyutsuki.
"Indeed. But we can't send in the Evas. We would most likely crush her or they would escape with her. So they would do no good."
"Then what are we to do?"
"Absolutely nothing. We will wait twelve hours, then if the first child is not in our custody we will take all appropriate and necessary actions to get her back."
"Why can't we get the spy that kidnapped her?"
"Too messy, Fuyutsuki. The spy is a boy and a classmate of the Children. Taking him out would be hard to explain."
--
Hours later, Lorenz had the young woman brought back to the interrogation room. She was so weak that the guards had had to support her. Her neat kimono was disheveled but her will was not. Her eyes were as clear and hardened as ever.
--
How long had I lain like this? I didn't know. I felt like years but I was sure it was only about three hours, maybe four at the most. The pain was unceasing, controlling every millimeter of my body. Unexpectedly a nurse appeared and stuck a needle in my arm. Slowly the pain began to lessen and a pair of guards appeared. They grabbed me by the arms and helped me stumble the short distance back to interrogation room. Keel Lorenz was waiting for me inside.
"Come sit down. I given you a little something to ease the pain, it won't last long."
The guards let me go and I had to seize the chair to keep my balance. "I said I will not talk."
Lorenz's face became frustrated. "How many will it take? Two, Three, Four, more? You will talk or I intend to pump you full of Adam's DNA until you break."
"You can inject me with as many as you like but it doesn't matter. If I die, I can be replaced."
"Aren't you worried about losing what makes you, you? And don't give me anything about how you don't have anything like that. Everyone does. Even you. So I suggest you start thinking about your fate seriously."
"I want . . . I want . . ."
"What do you want, my dear?"
"To . . . to . . . go home."
I couldn't believe what I had just said. Yet it felt like the most honest words I had spoken my entire life. "You can. Just tell me what I want to know."
"I . . . can not . . . I promised the Commander . . ."
"Is he worth than your existence? Is he that important to you?"
"I don't know . . . but I know that I can not, will not tell."
--
Gradually Keel turned the conversation to other topics. He watched Rei's reaction but her face barely changed the entire time. He eventually dismissed her back to cell with orders to be given a second shot. 'This is becoming troubling,' he thought 'The girl is no fool and she's got a strong will; how to break it?'
--
Hitaru sat locked in a cold lonely prison cell feeling sick to her stomach. She closed her eyes against the nausea and wondered how her brother was. She hoped his part of the plan had gone well because hers had not. The First Child had a sync test with Unit Zero and Hitaru had been forced to get in. Of course the Eva was not fooled and had rejected her instantly. NERV security had dragged her out and thrown her in here. Hitaru could still smell and taste the LCL all around her. The nausea from the rejection had been so strong she spent much of the last hour retching up the contents of her stomach into a bucket; dry heaving once it was empty until she was too tired to move or think.
Now she sat feeling cold, tired and numb. This was not what she had asked for when she'd offered to help her brother. True she had known it wouldn't be easy but this was beyond her 13-year-old expectations. Hitaru heard footsteps coming but didn't bother to move. Someone shone a flashlight in her eyes, causing her to wince in pain. The beam of light was moved away and Hitaru was able to make out the face of a young woman with purple hair and brown eyes looking in at her.
She said something to the guards that stood on either side of her and one of them began to unlock the door. Once it was open the other one came in and handcuffed her wrists in front of her. Then they marched her down the hallway behind the woman. They stopped in front of a door a short distance away and the woman swiped her card though the lock. Hitaru was dismayed to see that the doors were also several inches thick and probably solid metal.
Inside the room was empty except for a table and two chairs. Hitaru was made to sit in one and the purple haired woman sat in the other. The guards left and the room fell silent. The woman calmly set a file she'd been carrying on the table in front of her but said nothing. Hitaru wondered what the woman was waiting for. 'Shouldn't she be eager to rip me apart for aiding in the kidnap of an Eva pilot?' Still the silence persisted. After about five minutes the door opened and a young woman entered with a tray of food. She set it in front of Hitaru and left quickly. Hitaru looked at the food surprised and unsure of what to do. "You should eat that fast before the Commanders change their minds and order me to take it away." The purple hair woman said.
Her tone had held a slight edge of warmth, or was it sympathy to it. Hitaru felt her stomach grumble from emptiness. That was all the encouragement she needed. Slowly she began to eat a little at a time, careful not to make herself sick again. The purple-haired woman sat silently with her arms folded across her chest. She seemed disgusted by something but Hitaru couldn't tell what. After Hitaru had eaten the woman returned and took it away. Once the room was empty the purple haired woman stood up.
Hitaru hadn't been able to place her with all the pain, hunger and terror she felt but now she recognized the woman. She was the Director of Operations, Major Misato Katsuragi. Hitaru realized that this could be either good or really, really bad. The Major stared down at her seeming to wonder where to begin. "So, do you feel better now?"
"Yes. Arigato."
"You're awfully young to do what you did. Why? Who made you do it and what are they promising you?"
"No one made me do it. I did it because I wanted to."
"You wanted to impersonate an Eva pilot?" Misato asked, obviously confused.
"No. There was someone very important to me who needed someone to do this. I promised him I would protect him."
"Who are you protecting?"
Hitaru made at face at the woman. "I'm not saying." She declared in the brattiest voice she could muster.
"Your dad?" Misato asked.
"I don't have one of those. Mine died."
"Hmmm. Your brother then?"
"No."
The minute she'd said it Hitaru knew it had come out too fast and forcefully. Katsuragi was suspicious now. She seemed to be considering what to say or do next; taking her time so it came out right. Finally she settled on something. The major sat back down and took a picture from the file and set it in front of Hitaru. It was her brother, Goro. Hitaru tried to suppress the small gasp that rose in her throat but couldn't. She coughed hoping the Major hadn't noticed but clearly she had. "Is he your brother?" Hitaru asked.
"No." Hitaru lied looking as calm as she could. "I just thought I knew him but I don't know him."
The Major's face said the she clearly didn't believe her and knew she wasn't telling the truth. "You must really love your brother to do what you did for him."
Hitaru's faced whited but she said nothing to this. "You wouldn't want anything to happen to him would you? The two of you are just children. You shouldn't be involved in an adult war. You could suffer unnecessary pain."
"Do you dare hurt my brother!" Hitaru practically screamed at her.
The tears came to her eyes and rolled down her face in large wet drops. Hitaru could not stop them. She was only able to bow her head and wipe her eyes. "Please, just leave Goro alone. He's all I've got here. If you take him I away I won't have anybody."
Her voice cracked and Hitaru sat shuttering for several minutes. "Haven't you taken enough?"
Her voice was like a horse whisper in the darkness, hard to hear and quickly gone. Misato knelt down so that she could be at eye level with the young girl. "Tell me what happened?" She asked as soothingly as she could.
Hitaru looked away willing herself not to look into the woman's eyes. She did not want to see the kindness there because she knew if she did, she would crumble. Behind her the door opened and Dr. Akagi entered and handed Katsuragi a file. "Here's the information on the girl. You did a good job."
Misato shook her head and left the room to go puke. Interrogation had never been something she'd liked, but she absolutely hated doing it to children. Ten minutes after her stomach had settled down, Misato returned to her office and flipped through the file. The information said what she had already suspected. The girl was the younger sister of the boy who'd kidnapped Rei. They were orphans since their parents had been killed in a car crash ten years ago.
--
Keel Lorenz had a plan. It was stupid and crazy, yet it was possible that it would work. He could not attack the girl head on she was too strong for that. It would take too long. So he had come up another way. He would have one of his child operatives impersonate the third child and convince her to talk. It was the only choice he had.
Keel looked up and down the line of prospective candidates. He finally settled on one he though looked the most like the famed Shinji Ikari and sent him off to make up. In thirty minutes he would emerge dressed and instructed in the proper way to act. Keel hoped this would work. He had to have that information and soon before time ran out.
--
The guards came again and dragged me out of the room. There were no painkillers this time so I was subject to the pain the injections caused. I was taken down the hallway to a different room this time. It was small and comfortably furnished with pale green shag carpet, three overstuffed green velvet chairs and a giant Plexiglas window with closed black blinds. I was forced by the guards to sit in one of the chairs. Then I was left alone. This was definitely better then my previous interrogation rooms which left me feeling suspicious. Keel was planning something. I could feel it.
I had sat there for five minutes and still nothing had happened. This made me all the more suspicious. I nearly jumped when the door opened but it was a kindly young woman carrying a tray of food. She smiled and set it in front of me. I tried to sit up as straight as my pain wracked body would allow me. I ate at much as my body allowed and sat back in the chair. I felt nauseous but I refused to allow myself to vomit. I needed all my strength and I couldn't afford to lose what little food I had.
Five more minutes went by and still nothing. Then the door opened. I shifted my gaze so I could see who it was. I recognized Keel Lorenz at once. So here he was at last. A form stepped from behind him and I nearly gasped in shock. "Ikari-kun." I mouthed.
He was tied in similar handcuffs as I was except his kept his hands held behind his back and he looked scared and confused. "Ayanami!"
He was kneeling by my side in an instant. Ikari-kun's eyes were full of fear and concern. For me? With out his arms there was little more he could do to comfort me but he tried his best. "Are you okay? What have they done to you?"
Did he know about the pain my body was in? Was it that transparent or was he just good at reading me? I wasn't sure but either way I was glad for his concern. "I . . .I am okay. This is nothing I can not handle."
"But Rei, they're hurting you. That isn't right."
"I am fine. How, how did you find me?"
"It was Kensuke." Ikari-kun explained "He saw the gun as Goro was leading away and reported your kidnap. I went to ask Kaji after I found out and made him tell me who took you. He said it was SEELE but he wouldn't tell me where or how to contact them."
"So how did you find this place?"
Ikari-kun smirked like he thought he had been clever. "I promised Asuka I'd attempt to make European food for dinner if she got me the information."
I was shocked, Ikari-kun and Pilot Sohryu had never been close since her arrival and the pair always fought constantly. The fact he had made such a bold proposal and she had accepted was atypical of the pair. I made a mental not to thank Pilot Sohryu for the assistance. "What did you plan to do?"
"I wanted to trade myself for you. My father's been ballistic since he found out SEELE took you. He values you more then me so I thought it would make the situation better."
"SEELE will not let me go. I have information they want."
"So you're protecting my father's secrets. Rei, is he really that important to you?"
I winced as a wave of pain consumed my body. " . . .Can't, won't . . ."
"Rei, this is crazy. You're letting them hurting you for my father! You should stop this madness before it's too late!"
I shook my head, the best I could do considering the pain I was in. I would not, could not tell what I knew. Yes, I knew exactly what they wanted. It went against every moral fiber of my being. I would not let another be made as I was.
I saw a shadow fall over Ikari-kun's face. His eyes went wide as a gun was pressed against his skull. Keel Lorenz smiled wickedly down at us. "So sorry to interrupt this little reunion but I'm afraid I must. You see you will talk or I will put a bullet through the skull of your friend here. I highly dobt you'd like that."
"Ayanami . . .please . . ."
Fear and shock contorted Ikari-kun's face. In that moment I wanted nothing more then to hurt Keel Lorenz with every fiber of my being. How dare threaten to hurt Ikari-kun in front of me. "Why?" I asked, the only word I could make into audible sound.
"Because my dear you care not for your own life or safely. However you clearly value his existence. Thus your weakness."
I looked over at Ikari-kun. He was shaking with fright. "Please . . . Ayanami . . .Don't let him . . .I don't want to die."
I glanced back at Keel Lorenz to see he was dead serious about going through with this. My thought at this could be summed up by a single word, crap.
--
Misato screamed furiously into the phone unable to believe what she was hearing. "What! What do you mean you lost him? He's a pilot and you're Section Two! Keeping track of him is what the Commander pays you for."
"I'm sorry ma'am. There wasn't much we could do." apologized the unfortunate Section Two agent from the other end of the line.
"I don't care. Just tell me one thing: where is the Third Child? Where's Shinji?" Misatoyelled as loud as possible.
Dun, dun, dun! The question is who is Keel threatening to kill Shinji or the fake? grins wickedly You will have to wait and see!