Evangelion: X-Treme Measures
Chapter 4: Bolt
Authors Notes: Alright I had to re-write this chapter before I made the next chapter, but it was such a pain because of serious writers block. Please Review or I'm not making the next chapter.
Victor lumbered almost menacingly through the halls of NERV. He had a menacing, almost insane grin on his face. He was 'happy', people could see that, but no one, not even his own team knew why. But Team X knew one thing, when Victor was happy, something bad was going to happen. They never knew what was going to happen, but something always did. The team watched Victor extremely close, but nothing seemed to happen. Victor wasn't acting like he usually does when he's about to commit some horrible act to some one near him. It's almost as if what he was going to do was taking place someplace else.
The Canadian Rockies
A muscular man, with well defined sideburns and chiseled appearance walked out of a cabin high up on a mountain just outside of a small logging town. When you took in the appearance of this man you could see two things, one he had just woken up and was content about his life.
But you could also see that this was one of few times in his life he was content. When looking at this man you could see he had been in more than one major conflict in his life. The look in his eyes were consistent with a veteran of war, having seen death, destruction, and violence that few, if any had seen.
He looked over the vast mountains that surrounded his home untouched by the disaster of Second Impact and smiled.
"Hey." He heard behind him.
He turned around and looked with much affection in his eyes at a beautiful woman with tan skin, raven hair, chocolate brown eyes, and a sexy curvy body.
"Hey." He replied back walking into the embrace of the woman.
They retreated back into the cabin, unaware of how there lives were going to be changed in the next few days.
This man's name was James Logan Howlett.
Back in Tokyo-3 (1)
"WE CAN'T STOP IT!" Aoba, one of the bridge technicians, hollered to the bridge crew.
"IT'S HACKING THE SYSTEM! IT GOING THROUGH ALL THE FILES!" Hyuga the other technician with glasses shouted.
A new Angel had made itself known during a experiment with a auto-pilot system for the Evangelions, however this Angel was microscopic and acted like a living computer.
The children were ejected from the base to prevent corruption of them and the EVAs. The Angel had hacked into the base's computer system, The MAGI, and was scanning the files of NERV, looking for something.
Self-destruct sequence initiating. The hollow voice of the computer echoed through NERV.
"WHAT!" Misato said trying to control the situation to the best of her abilities, but paled in the face of a threat that could destroy them without them even being able to counter-attack.
Deliberating. The computer voice once again sounded.
"What's happening!?" Misato asked trying to figure out the words flashing on the screen.
"The MAGI won't do anything unless all three components of it agree on the command given to it." Ritsuko explained from her spot in the shadows.
"How long will that take?" Misato asked the head scientist.
"The MAGI won't do anything normally that will lead to there destruction, or ours." She explained.
"Under normal circumstances." She added dryly.
Suddenly the screen showing the three computers that made up the MAGI showed one of the computers, Balthasar, had approved the self-destruct sequence.
"You mean like when it's not under an Angel's influence." Misato stated.
"Yep." The bottle blond said.
The computer showed that the Angel was starting to infect the second computer.
"Get out of the way!" Ritsuko said shoving Hyuga to the side and began to type furiously on the computer at his station. The group that had assembled on the bridge gazed at the scientist as text scrolled along the screen.
Suddenly the screen showed the Angel's infection of the MAGI had stopped.
The blonde released a held breath,
NERV briefing room, 20 minutes later
Standing around the holographic table of the NERV briefing room were Commander Ikari, Sub-Commander Fuyutsuki, Ritsuko,and Misato. Standing a few feet off to the side were Chris, Wade, and Zero.
"What's the situation." Gendo asked.
"The Angel is similar to a DNA-based computer."Ritsuko explained.
"DNA-based computer?" Stryker asked.
"Yes. It's so small it's able to interact with computers, and it's currently infecting the MAGI at an incredible rate of speed." Ritsuko responded.
"Like a computer virus." Chris finished for the scientist.
"Yes. It's also able to adapt to any attack we throw at it. We've used lasers and ozone to get rid of it. But it now thrives in ozone-" Ritsuko sighed "-and the lasers have no effect."
"How much time do we have?" Gendo inquired.
"Two hours-tops before the Angel can fight again." Ritsuko answered
"Sir, as Operations Director, I suggest we destroy the MAGI to prevent further infection from the Angel." Misato stated.
"Impossible! The MAGI is too important to destroy!" Ritsuko said.
"Even as a last resort." She said glaring at the major.
"If we don't do something we'll be destroyed, along with the MAGI!" Misato shouted at the scientist.
"And if we destroy the MAGI when we kill the Angel Tokyo-3 won't be able to run!" Ritsuko countered.
"Enough." Gendo said.
"Akagi, I expect that you, as head scientist, to figure out a way to stop this Angel and soon. Evacuate EVA Unit-01 to the surface, we can't have the Angel corrupt the Evangelions. Dismissed." The grim commander said before leaving.
"Yes Commander." The scientist said with irritation in her voice.
Stryker turned on his heel and looked at Wade and Chris.
"Wilson. Bradley. Find a way to help anyway you can. Zero come with me." He said before leaving. Zero following close behind.
Chris and Wade looked at each other with a conspiratory glace.
"I guess there's really nothing we can do can we?" Chris asked.
"No. Not really." Ritsuko said
"For now just patrol the hallways and find something to do."Misato said before sighing "Hopefully a miracle will save us."
Wade and Chris saluted before leaving, a plan already stirring in their heads.
NERV Main Bridge
Ritsuko, Misato, and the bridge crew were trying to figure out a way to delay and/or destroy the on the bridge were John Wraith, Fred Dukes, Victor Creed, and Kaji Ryoji.
Kaji had reported to his superiors about the new arrivals to NERV and had asked for any and all information on them, they found nothing.
Kaji didn't like not having any cards in the little game he had to play at NERV. As long as he couldn't predict what these people were going to do he didn't like them.
Team X knew about Kaji's misgivings about them and came to the agreement that if he tried anything, strike him down. Plain. Simple. Team X's favorite words.
Hallway leading to the MAGI
Two guards were always protecting the NERV super computer, all and all a boring job. That was until one got hit with a bolt of electricity that knocked him out, and the other got the butt of a katana to the face!
"Since when do you and me have the same ideas about something?" Wade asked wiping the blood off his favorite pants.
"I don't know but it's starting to worry me." Chris said walking up to the door console.
"Maybe I'll get you your own pair of swords." Wade joked. Chris rolled his eyes, then turned his attention to the console next to the door.
"So what's the plan-Bolt?" Wade asked looking over the other man's shoulder. Chris cringed at his nickname.
"Well. I'm gonna hack the console and break us into here." Chris said putting his hand on the console, the screen for the console glowed and the door opened. Chris looked at Wade, not knowing if there were more guards inside he said.
"You go first."
"Sure." Wade said strolling into the room. When Chris heard no gun fire he assumed it was safe.
"Now I'm going to try and get rid of the Angel by hacking the computer." Chris said stepping up to the large structure that held the MAGI.
"If that doesn't work?" Wade asked.
"I don't know." Chris said placing his hand on the large box.
"If you die...I'm taking your stuff." Wade said as the world went black for Chris
Chris was suspended in a world of blackness. He could feel everything but there was nothing around him just blackness.
"What in the world?" Chris said out loud.
Then a enormous sound erupted from behind, he swirled around. Where he came face to face with a humongous -for lack of a better word- cloud of light. Chris stared at the cloud, tilting his head to the side.
"What are you?" He asked to no one. The cloud roared! Massive tentacles wrapped around Chris and began squeezing him.
"The Angel!" Chris said struggling against the tentacles. Chris concentrated and tried to attack the Angel with his elecrokenesis, but the Angel seemed to absorb it. The cloud changed color and began to drain the energy out of Chris.
Alright if that doesn't work lets try this. Chris thought as he began to drag himself and the Angel back to consciousness. All the while the Angel was draining him, taking his energy, and DNA...
NERV Main Bridge.
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! An ear piercing scream ripped through NERV.
"What was that!?" Misato said racing, along with everyone else, to investigate. After running through a few hallways they saw Chris and Wade running like maniacs.
"What's going on?" Ritsuko asked.
"We tried to kill the Angel by hacking the MAGI." Wade said.
"WHAT!?"Ritsuko glared at the two mutants.
"Actually ma'am." Maya said holding up a portable screen she took before leaving the main bridge. "The MAGI shows no sign of any infection from the Angel."
"Thats doesn't excuse them, for breaking into the MAGI." Ritsuko seethed.
"It also didn't kill the Angel." Chris said. His statement was punctuated by a loud roar through the halls of NERV.
Down the hallway a grotesque creature appeared. It appeared cybernetic, with a large glass eye, wires and metal all around it's hulking body. It stood at least ten feet, and all it's limbs were deformed.
"What is that?" Misato said in horror.
"That's where the Angel went." Chris said.
The Angel saw the group of people and charged. Victor roared and charged back, when the two met the angel swung it's largest arm at Victor who jumped over the appendage and latched himself on to the Angels mutated shoulders.
"I think Victor's got the right idea." Wraith said before teleporting to a near by fire station and grabbing the fire axe before joining the fight.
"Hey! This one's mine!" Victor said ducking another arm trying to swat him away.
"At least he's not just trying to kill you now!" Wraith said bamphing away from an attack.
"Not the poi-"Victor started before the Angel grabbed him and slammed him into Wraith. The Angel raised it's arms to crush the two mutants, but was interrupted by Fredrick J Dukes slamming into him.
"Al'ight now I'm gonna have to teach yah some manners" Fred said throwing a few powerful punches at the Angel. The Angel seemed amazed by the fact a human could fight it hand-to-hand. At least before recovering and blocking a shot, and throwing it's own. Fred side stepped and grabbed the arm, throwing the alien to the ground. The Angel stared up before being blinded by a Mac-10.
"Nice job Fred." Wade said jumping off the now raging Angel and putting his hand up for a high five.
"Thanks." Fred said slapping the hand. Then being throw across the room by the outer space invader.
"AAAHHH!" Cried Wade, ducking a few swings from the Angel. The angel swung left and right at Wade, Fred, Wraith and Victor, who had rejoined the fight.
"What are we going to do?" Kaji asked.
"We? Your not doing anything!" Misato said angered at the spy.
"You can do this later! Now we need to figure out how to kill the Angel." Ritsuko said.
"I have an idea." Chris said. "Do you have any power cables around here?"
"I think there's some in the mech-lab." Ritsuko answered.
"GO GET THEM! QUICK!" Chris said. The scientist and Maya both rushed away to get the cables.
"What do we do?" Misato asked determined to fight this angel.
"Open Fire!" Chris answered pulling out his pistol and began firing. Kaji and Misato joined in.
The Angel fought the combined efforts of Wade, Wraith, Fred, Victor, Chris, Misato, and Kaji for several minutes with little effect seen.
Where are those damn cables? Chris thought, long ago running out of ammo and switching to his lighting bolts. At that moment Ritsuko and Maya returned with the cables.
" 'bout time." He said.
"JOHN!" He cried. John teleported next to him.
"What?" He asked.
"Can you attach these to the Angel?" Chris said holding up the power cables.
"Yeah, but why?" Wraith asked taking the cables.
"Just trust me." Chris said. John stared at him a moment before shrugging and teleporting away.
"What are you doing?" Maya asked.
"Just stand back." Chris said seeing that John had attached the other end of the cables to the Angel.
The NERV crew did as told and retreated. Chris took a few breaths and touched the cables to his chest to test his theory, they flashed to life when they touched his body.
"Guys get away from it!" He yelled. They looked at him and instantly realized they should listen to him. When they scattered Chris slammed the cables against his chest, making a large amount of electricity surge through the Angel. The Angel roared in pain but started to move towards the source of it's torment.
Bolts of electricity flew from the Angel and Chris, shorting out lights and causing explosions through out the hallway.
Damn it! Why isn't working!? Chris thought. A thought suddenly occurred. He took one side of the cable and stuck it in his mouth.
The electricity, now being directly in contact with the cable, surged with ten times the force of before. Electricity flew through the air in all directions. Chris and the angel both hollered in pain.
Both The NERV crew and Team X were hiding behind a wall trying to avoid the lightning. And as soon as it started the violent torrent of lightning stopped. The group looked around the corner and viewed upon the unconscious body of Chris Bradley and the dead corpse of of the Angel.
NERV Garage 2 Days Later
Gendo Ikari was fuming as he walked through the halls of NERV as he started to head home. The cause for his foul mood, besides the usual, was Stryker and his team of undisciplined, mutant soldiers. They had caused an Angel to mutate by coming in contact with him, then the fight with the behemoth had caused an entire sector of the base to be devoid of power for several hours, and a hallway to be closed down due to reconstruction.
Gendo was thinking of a way to get rid of the Americans, but still have a decent security team, when he was interrupted by a large man standing by his car.
"Commander." Victor said in his dark, gravely voice.
"Creed." The commander greeted annoyed.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"I'm going on a trip soon." Victor said, turning towards the smaller man.
"What?" Gendo said.
"And I have something I've been wanting to do for awhile." The feral mutant continued.
"What are you talking about Creed?" Gendo said taking a step back.
"My dad was a drunk. and a bastard." Victor said taking a step towards the commander.
"You remind me a lot of my father."
"I hated my father." He said in a freezing voice
NERV Lab
Ritsuko Akagi was working late at night on her latest project when a soul searing scream racked the base. She raced out of the lab and towards the source of the scream. She eventually made it to the car garage finding the bloody corpse of Commander Gendo Ikari.