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This is set several years after the following conflict of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series, created and owned by Hideaki Anno.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: EVA Reborn
Contact 05: We're In this Together, As One
"We are entering Tokyo-3 territory, Brigadegeneral," reported a German Tank Pilot, in his mother tongue.
Brigadier-General Pistole Kanone returned a crisp nod and, too, answered in equal language, "Remain steady on course," The Tank Pilot returned a short salute and continued to commandeer their armored vehicle forward.
Pistole sat back in his commander's seat, within a powerful German Leopard 2 Tank. The tank itself was heavily donned with tons of armor plating and sported a high-calibre cannon on its swivelling head. The massive grey behemoth ploughed across the old dirt roads that lead towards the abandoned city of Tokyo-3. The tank itself was followed by a long snake-line of hundreds more, as well as escorted armored transports.
Sent from Germany's military forces himself, Pistole was in-charge of convoying a new shipment of their battle tanks and armored transports to the ranks of the JSSDF. It felt strange, thought the Brigadier-General, for the JSSDF to have a sudden loss of armored vehicles to support the backbone of their overall forces. The only reason given was report of an unknown rebel organization that sabotaged their armored corp. To him, it felt an inadequate explanation; the world was already in shambles, who in their right minds would want to bother with politics. Nonetheless, Pistole will carry his orders with the best performance as possible.
"Nothing on scope, Brigadegeneral," reported the Tank's Master Gunner.
Pistole sighed, "I would not worry. There is practically nothing for us to fear with these eisendämonen at our disposal…"
[Iron demons]
Suddenly the ground shook with a massive force. Pistole was forcefully rattled within his seat. He gripped at his seat's arm to hold himself steady from the violent thrashing. Before he could open his mouth to say anything, the ground burst from underneath the earth, near his tank.
An enormous figure rocketed out of the ground and soared high up into the air. It was round in shape, with four stubby legs and claws, and had a giant steel drill attached to the front of his head. Pistole regained his consciousness. He stared at a small plasma screen that was attached to a viewing camera, linked to the outside of the tank. He could not believe what he was watching.
"Alle kanonen, feuer!"
[All cannons, fire!]
Every tank under his command simultaneously pointed up to the sky. Without hesitation, hundreds of cannon-howls wailed into the air. Deadly shells soared into the sky and collided straight at the figure's underside. A shower of explosion rained down. Still, the figure remained unharmed.
It dropped down from the sky and dove deep into the earth. In its wake, the ground swelled up like a giant tidal wave. In a flash, the entire German convoy was consumed by the earthly flood. After a short and quiet moment, nothing else existed except for trees, a freshly made mountain of dirt, and a deep and wide hole in the ground, in the size of a base-ball stadium.
*****
BLUE BLOOD MATCH: CONFIRMED ANGEL.
Aoba, Ibuki, Hyuga, and Kiera all scrambled to their seats in Central Dogma, their main command center. Following right after them was Commander Ikari, who instantly leapt into his seat at the metal desk, and Misato, who had already clamped a chocolate covered Pocky biscuit stick to her mouth. They both stood at the highest platform of the command center and looked at the main screen far off on one wall in front of them.
"Okay everyone," called out Misato. She snapped off the Pocky and quickly munched at it, "sorry to cut our breakfast-special short, but what's the sit'ch?"
"Analyzing," replied Ibuki. Her mind and body were sharply awake again. She could not help a thankful smile when she thought of Atticus' pancakes, "Requiem has been detected 700 km from Section Alpha, outside of Tokyo-3 city limits."
"Confirmed," called out Hyuga. He whirled on his swivel chair to Ikari and Misato, "Dwarf Category! Specializes in subterranean digs and drilling!"
"What's its status?" asked Ikari.
"Not certain at this moment," reported Kiera, "it does not seem to be moving at all."
Ikari fell silent for a second, "Ichikawa-san, open another radar scanner and modify it to check for horizontal layouts."
"Ryoukai," called Kiera. Her fingers blazed across her keyboards. Several holographic screens opened and closed at a rapid pace, until a larger one stayed open, "I have it on visual!" She immediately transferred the screen through the computer and it projected itself to the large holographic projection table in the center of Central Dogma.
[Roger]
The holographic table instantly viewed a 3D imagery that focused on a section of the Earth's crust, positioned outside of Tokyo-3. There was a pulsing red sphere in the center of a drilled out portion of earth.
"Geez, its trying to attack us underground!" hollered Hyuga.
"This isn't good. If we can't stop it before it reaches out of attack range, we're sitting ducks," muttered Aoba. Suddenly the ground lightly shook. Dust started to rain down over everyone. Aoba cursed under his breath, "Spoke too soon."
"The Requiem's position is far out of our maximum launch range for EVA-01 and EVA-02!" reported Ibuki, "Your orders?"
"Aoba-san," called Ikari.
Aoba spun around on his chair, "Hai?!"
"Can you still fly?" wondered Ikari.
Aoba cracked a grin, "Sure can do, Commander!" Without another word, Aoba bolted up from his seat and sprinted straight out of Central Dogma.
Ikari stood up to his feet, his hands balanced across his metal desk, "We will initiate EVA counter attack! We have to stop the Requiem before it can get any closer!"
Everyone in the room returned a salute, even Misato, "Ryoukai!"
*****
I shivered with fear as I felt the floor below me bumped up violently. I let out a squeak of fear and threw myself into someone's shoulder. I opened my eyes with surprise as I realized that someone…was actually Atticus. He passively blinked as he sat right beside me, without uttering a sound. My body froze as I blushed.
Atticus and I were held inside a strange chamber of a large transport plane. We were currently flying high over Tokyo-3 and towards the located Requiem. Another shiver went down my spine. Oh god…I have to face the nightmare of fighting another monster like that again…
"Do not worry."
I perked my head up with surprise. I stared up at Atticus as he quietly remained seated, "Strike at the enemy with maximum output. I will be your back-up if you cannot handle it alone."
"Atticus-sama…" I whispered.
"YAA-HAAAAAA!"
That sudden voice instantly shattered my air of serenity. I sat back up and peeked into the opened door to the transport's cockpit. I still couldn't believe that the pilot was actually enjoying himself…or that the pilot was actually Aoba.
"HA-HA! Man it's been a while since I've flown!" guffawed Aoba, "Can't believe this old bird is still in good shape! YEE-HAW!"
A sweat drop hovered over my head as I nervously giggled. Suddenly a familiar voice blared loudly on the ship's inter-communication radio.
[OI! AOBA! THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO BE HAVING FUN!]
It was Misato-chan. Aoba grimaced and rubbed the back of his head, "Hai, hai…"
[Atticus, Keiko, please listen carefully,] called Misato-chan. Both Atticus and I sat up straight, listening closely, [The Requiem is starting to make its way underground and it will hit the Geo Front in less than 30 minutes. We need you to stop it from reaching any deeper or we'll have a crisis on our hands. Do you copy?]
"Understood," Atticus and I answered simultaneously.
[Good!] Soon Misato raised her voice to be more hostile [Oi Aoba! Make sure they drop down in one piece!]
"Gaaaht-it!" called back Aoba. Soon, I heard Misato-chan's voice went offline. Wait a minute…drop down in one piece?
"Anou…Aoba-san…" I asked, "What did she meant by−"
"Hang on!" cried Aoba. Suddenly the entire ship dipped to one side. I felt my body lurching forward from the sudden drop of angle. I had not choice but to hold onto Atticus, who was perfectly fine while calmly sitting in his seat, "Okay we're coming around the Requiem's digging site. Stand-by!"
The ship rumbled as it rapidly dropped down into the air. I held onto Atticus tightly. He said nothing, but wrapped an arm securely around me. I couldn't help blushing as I bury my red cheeks against his chest.
"Okay! We're right above it!" Aoba turned to us with a grin, "You ready for this Atticus?"
"Standing by," nodded Atticus. Suddenly the door to the transport slid wide open. The air rushed and swirled within the chamber as the transport shook again. I could not believe my eyes.
"WE'RE JUMPING OFF?" I shrieked, unable to control my terror, "WITHOUT PARACHUTES?!"
Aoba grinned at me with a thumbs-up, "With Atticus, there's no such thing as parachutes. Go for it you two!"
"Ryoukai," answered Atticus. He suddenly held me in his arms and practically lifted me off my feet. I shook uncontrollably, unable to either scream or think. The only words that constantly repeated in my head, as I held onto Atticus as tightly as I can, were: 'Don't let go.'
Without another word, Atticus held onto me and he ran straight for the open door. Soon, we were flying straight down to Earth. I struggled to peek over Atticus' shoulder. The transport rapidly shrunk and instantly disappeared into the distance. I choked as my throat tried to swallow.
"Keiko-san. It will feel better if you synchronize with your inner one," whispered Atticus clearly, despite our free-fall.
I returned a pale nod and shut my eyes tight. At first I felt nothing but fear. Soon, I felt my body drop under a cold and calm lake. A bright blue dream enveloped everything around me.
*****
Keiko's eyes flashed electrifying blue. Atticus released Keiko from his hold and held onto her left hand. Together they dropped straight down to the ground.
With a final screech, they both landed onto the ground. The earth collapsed into a pair of large craters under their fall. The trees and exposed tanks shook and crumbled violently. As quick as it happened, everything fell silent.
Atticus raised his gaze with Keiko. He examined the area around him. There was nothing but freshly turned-over dirt. Silent tanks were buried alive as their stained iron hide were exposed under the dirt mounds. He turned to look in front of him. A giant hole was seen before his position as he stood up to full height.
"This is EVA-01, Atticus and EVA-02, Keiko-san. We have entered mission area. Awaiting orders," he said. He waited for a reply as he listened closely to his radio device clipped to his ear.
[This is###sato###Ca###me###?] called out Misato's voice through heavy static.
"Misato. There is a strong interference here. Do you copy?" asked Atticus. He turned to look at Keiko. She her eyebrows cringed as she had her head lowered. She flinched in silent pain as she held onto her head. A hand rested onto her right shoulder and she perked her head up. She turned to Atticus, who returned a short nod, "The interference will affect your level of synchronization and will cause mental stress. Just stay focus as much as you can and you will be alright. Our full combat performance will not be complicated."
Keiko fell silent for a moment. She returned a quiet nod and ignored the pain with everything she had. Atticus' ear suddenly picked up a loud and almost clear voice.
[Hey###Can you hear me###Atticus?] called Kiera's voice, [Wait#####...Got it! That's should do it! I've just boosted our frequency strength to maximum output and had no choice but to hack onto a nearby UN satellite to double the linking power. The Requeim's digging must be interfering with out communications…It must be getting close…]
"Orders?" asked Atticus.
Kiera lightly laughed, [What else? Kick – its – butt – before it hits us!]
"Understood. Moving to…" Atticus trailed off as he saw Keiko suddenly collapsing to her knees. She clenched her teeth in sheer pain as she held onto her head, "Keiko-san?"
[Eh? What's wrong with Keiko-vixen?] asked Kiera.
"It hurts…it hurts…" whimpered Keiko. Atticus knelt down to her side and rested a hand on her shoulder.
"What is−" The giant drilling Requiem shot out of the ground like a blood-thirsty shark. A loud howl shook the skies and shattered the thin strand of Keiko's mental focus.
*****
I suddenly woke up from my synchronization. How come? I couldn't figure out the answer, but my head was wracking with pain.
"Evasive manoeuvres!"
Huh? Before I had a chance to realize that voice belonged to Atticus, a pair of strong arms shoved me far to one side. I scraped and rolled across the dirt mound, far from where I was kneeling a moment ago.
Just as I regained my balance on my knees, I looked up. My eyes widen and I gasped. A giant machine with four short legs and a massive Earth-ripping drill flew over onto Atticus; a demon from the earthly sea…
"Atti−" My words remained incomplete to the event that followed after.
The machine dove into the ground, extremely close in front of Atticus, and instantly disappeared under the ground. The earth shattered and collapsed under Atticus' feet. He started to fall.
Without thinking, I bolted to my feet and ran as fast as I could. I could have sworn that half of my body was dipped in that cold lake, the sensation running across my legs. I skidded to a halt and leapt forward at the hole's edge. I shot my hand out at Atticus as he started to drop inside.
"Atticus-sama!" My hand reached out as far as I could. Atticus too stretched his hand out. Our hands grabbed at one another, but only our fingers touched one another. Soon, Atticus' hand slipped away from mine. Finally, he disappeared into the black abyss.
I laid there at the edge of the hole, shocked. I was completely speechless at what had happened. My empty hand clenched into a tight fist and I pulled it close to my face. Tears welled out in my eyes and I let out a scream.
"A – TTI – CUS – SAAAMAAAAAAAAA!"
*****
"Atticus! Atticus! ATTICUS!" cried Ikari. Sweat poured down over his forehead and he wiped it off with the back of his white-gloved hand. His eyes were wide with terror. Even Misato stood in worried silence, ignoring her weak body's shiver from her anxiety, "Ichikawa! Can we get through to Atticus?!"
Aoba appeared at the doorway of Central Dogma. He looked concerned at Ikari's expression as he entered. Aoba quickly pried off his flight jacket, tossed it to one side, and plopped right into his seat.
Kiera shook her head at Ikari's question, but continued typing across her keyboard, "I can't. He's deep inside the Requiem's tunnel! The interference from both the Requiem's digging and the subterranean magnetism is extremely powerful! I don't even know if he is dead or alive!"
"Please keep trying!" exclaimed Ikari. His body shivered in absolute fear and dread. He gritted his teeth, holding back frightened tears, "Atticus…please…don't leave me…" A hand rested on Ikari's shoulder. He was taken aback by surprise and he turned. He came eye to eye with Misato. She grinned and squeezed her hand on his shoulder.
"We have to believe in Atticus. He always gets the job done…he knows we're waiting for him…" whispered Misato.
Ikari was quiet for a moment. He then had a faint smile on his face. Suddenly, Central Dogma shook to a short and powerful quake.
"The Requiem is getting closer to Geo Front! We have less than 10 minutes before it reaches us!" hollered Hyuga.
A horrifying silence took over the commander center. Quickly, Ikari broke that silence.
"Raise the alarms! Evacuate every personnel to the nearest escape routes and pods! Everyone in Central Dogma, immediately abandon your posts and leave!"
"WHAT?!" screeched the four bridge bunnies. Several technicians rose from their seats and made their way to the exit. Only the bridge bunnies remained seated.
"What are you doing?" demanded Ikari, "I said−"
"We're not leaving until Atticus leaves with us!" cried Ibuki. Ikari gasped with shock.
Aoba spun back to his main computer, "I am with Ibuki on that one. Atticus is no coward and neither am I!"
"We'll do what we can to delay the Requiem as we try to make contact with Atticus!" replied Hyuga.
"Hm…sorry Commander but I still owe Atticus an apology, and I am not abandoning my post until he hears it personally," replied Kiera in a quiet tone.
"…Why are you doing this…" uttered Ikari.
"Don't worry, Shinji-kun," ginned Misato, "after all, we are a family…let's bring Atticus home…"
Ikari was stunned with silence. Finally, he let out a sigh of relief. He stretched a confident smile, "Thank you…everyone."
*****
EVA-01, Atticus, slowly descended deeper and deeper into the Dwarf Requiem's abyss. His eyes were closed, nearly on the brink of unconsciousness. He heard nothing, saw nothing, and felt nothing, as his body merely plummeted into the dark beyond.
'Why do I exist in this world?'
'Why do I fight?'
As Atticus continued to fall head-first down the abyss, he slowly stirred as if to awaken.
'Why am I alive when I was not supposed to be?'
'Why am I fighting when I face impossible odds?'
"A…family…" whispered Atticus.
'That is true…'
Atticus flew down even deeper and deeper into the abyss. The light started to retreat from above as he pulled away from its farthest reaches.
'I live for one purpose…'
Atticus stirs awake again. He clenches his right fist.
'I fight for one reason…'
The Aegis Cloth of Atticus sent several strands of light across his body, pulsing neon green lights to full capacity.
'And that reason…'
"Chichiue – Misato – Aoba – Hyuga – Ibuki – Ichikawa – Keiko…" Finally, Atticus opened his eyes. They resonated with greenish-purple energy, "…Hahaoya…"
'…is to protect my family…'
Suddenly, Atticus crashed landed into the bottom of the abyss. A giant explosion of dust and clouds roared up into the air. The dust quickly settled after the crash and began to clear the bottom of the torn vertical tunnel. Without a second wasted, the Dwarf Requiem emerged from the ground below. It pulled itself out of the rocky dirt and stood on its hind legs. It let out an earth-quaking howl, with its drill spinning eagerly to tear apart its prey.
*****
"I'm reading a powerful energy spike, in the bottom of the Dwarf Requiem's tunnel!" reported Ibuki. A screen appeared before her displaying an orange chart with a massive peaking red cone, which practically stretched out of the chart.
"Is it the Requiem?!" wondered Ikari.
"N-no it's…" Ibuki gasped. She whirled around with happy tears in her eyes, "It's the reading of EVA-01!" Ikari's and Misato's eyes widen with hope.
Ikari bolted forward across his desk with a wide smile, "ATTICUS!"
*****
From the earth, a figure stood up to his full height. Dirt and rocks rolled off of a boy who wore a unique purple, green, and black clothing, as neon-green light pulsed across it. He opened his resonating greenish-purple eyes and stared up at the monstrous Requiem before him.
"Target Requiem confirmed: Dwarf Category," whispered the boy, "EVA-01, Atticus. Engaging with maximum output."
Atticus instantly ran straight at the Requiem. It let out another howl and trusted its drilling nose straight at him.
"AT Field…Unleash!" called Atticus. The drill suddenly impacted against a powerful energy field that flashed hexagonal stripes of light across its flat surface. For a moment, the Requiem actually shivered in terror.
*****
"Another energy spike detected!" called out Ibuki.
Hyuga gasped as a screen popped up to his eyes, "I-it can't be!" He whirled around to face Ikari and Misato with a pale expression, "It's an AT Field!"
Ikari and Misato gasped with shock, so did Aoba and Ibuki. Kiera ignored them, not knowing the meaning behind the word. She continued to adjust communication frequency to contact Atticus.
"A-An Absolute Terror Field?" breathed Ikari.
"That can't be possible!" exclaimed Misato, "Requiems only have Prism Barricades! There is no way…" She trailed off when a thought hit her. A shiver went down her spine as her eyes were wide with bewilderment, "N-no…that's not true…"
"Atticus," whispered Ikari. He lowered his gaze a little, "you're getting closer…to Absolute Zero."
"Ah! Atticus' power meter is rising off the charts!" shrieked Ibuki.
*****
"EEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH – HAAAH!"
With a powerful push, Atticus sent the Dwarf Requiem flying off several inches from the ground with his force-field. He lowered the flashing orange field and zipped right under the belly of the Requiem.
He swiped up a deadly right fist in a slashing uppercut. It struck square right into the center of the Requiem's underbelly. The machine doubled over and croaked a gasp. With every ounce of strength, inside of his small human body, Atticus leapt up into the air, driving the Requiem skyward before him. A deadly cyclone filled the empty spaces of the tunnel. It soon forced the subterranean walls to cave in with a deafening roar.
*****
I shrieked as my foot slipped against the dirt below me. I hugged myself as close to the wall as possible. I had to save Atticus, no matter what happens on the way down. I had started to climb down the Requiem's hole, slowly journeying deeper into the frightening abyss. My body shivered with fear. I hate dark and deep places and I remember I have a phobia of caves. But no matter what, I thought to myself, I had to get down there to find Atticus.
Suddenly, the world around me shook again. My hands and feet slipped from the wall. Fear shot up my spine as I felt my body drop. Before I even realize what happened, I landed onto a hard surface and I felt my body pressed against it. It was unbelievable; I felt gravity crushing me as whatever I had land on rose higher and higher.
"Keiko-san!"
I opened my eyes, just as I felt the surface came to a slow stop in the air. As the falling sensation crept up my spine, I turned to my right. A dark purple and green blur shot right at me. I felt arms scoop under and picked me up. I could not resist but clung onto a familiar purple jacket. I looked up with a gasp, tears of joy flooded into my eyes.
"Atticus-sama!"
Atticus held me close in his arms. With a jump, we both leapt off of the falling surface and down through the air. We dropped down at an accelerated rate. Such frightening speed would have made me scream, but…I ignored everything else. I thought of nothing else but how relieved I was to see Atticus alive right before me…to be held by him again.
*****
Ikari bolted forward across his desk. His eyes wide with amazement, "Atticus! Can you here me?!"
[Loud and clear. Chicchiue,] replied Atticus through the cleared radio-link, [I have forced the Requiem to the surface. Your orders?]
Misato grinned, "Tear it to shreds."
*****
"Understood," replied Atticus, as we fell. He turned to me, "Are you ready?"
I immediately closed my eyes and let the cold sensation drench over me again.
*****
Keiko opened her eyes, burning bright blue again. She spoke in an emotionless tone.
"Hai."
"Ryoukai," replied Atticus, "beginning counter-attack."
Atticus released Keiko and they both flew away from one another. In seconds, Atticus landed onto the ground and looked up. The Requiem slowly spun around and aimed its drill straight at him.
Atticus stretched out both hands to his sides. Purple metal gauntlets transformed around his arms and pieced themselves together. He immediately brought them forward. Instantly, he grasped at the tip of the charging drill. Sparks danced under his metal grip, but Atticus continued to hold on, unfazed. He forced his grasp tighter around the drill and it screeched to a stop. The Requiem was frozen in mid-air, but suddenly it spun around from its own repelled drilling force.
"Keiko-san," whispered Atticus. Keiko descended from the sky and flipped through the air. She landed right on top of a tank's head, which dust rapidly cleared away under her descent. The tank flinched and blasted off a surviving tank round, before the entire vehicle collapsed into a scrap heap. The shot sailed and struck the Requiem dead-on, as it still spun uncontrollably.
Keiko leapt over onto another tank and it howled off another shot. She rapidly jumped from tank-to-tank, each landing invoked a deadly bark of their guns. Every shot struck the Requiem at every side, letting it wail out in pain and dizziness.
Atticus finally used all of his strength and tossed the Requiem directly into the sky. With a mighty leap, he too soared straight into the sky. The Requiem balanced itself into the air, its drill glinted under the sun. It transformed as it started to descend, into its Goliath form. The drill unwounded to expose a pair of hands, which made metal arms separate to the Requiem's side. It turned into a giant human titan with bulky armored legs and arms. Atticus continued to soar upward. His back extended his mechanical wing-like engines.
[GO FOR IT ATTICUS!] cried Kiera.
"EVANGELION OVERDRIVE: X-CALIBER BREAKER!"
Wings of light flared brilliantly behind Atticus, forcing his speed to increase as he rose. He turned into a burning white comet as he flew straight up at the Requiem. The Requiem raised up a blue diamond barrier, its Prism Barricade. Atticus broke right through the barrier as if it were glass and continued upward. The Requiem rapidly spun its right hand into a deadly orange drill and lashed down.
Atticus tore right through its drill like a bullet. Splintered and scrapped metal flew everywhere. In sheer seconds, Atticus flew right through the Requiem's arms and bolted right through its chest.
A magnificent explosion erupted into a floating and fiery orb. The wind swept across the earth like a flood and split apart the clouds. A deafening boom nearly shattered the sky. Soon all fell silent.
Keiko leapt off of a mangled tank and onto the ground. She looked up into the sky and seemed to have waited. Shortly, a figure descended from above and gently landed right in front of her. Keiko smiled as her blue eyes faded back to normal.
*****
"Atticus-sama…" I breathed. My body felt limp as I swayed forward. Atticus caught me in his arms and held onto me. It happened again, my body being unable to move after synchronizing…I need to get used to it soon.
I wearily nudged my head a little higher to look up at Atticus. He stared at me with a passive gaze, "Tadaima…Keiko-san…"
[I'm back]
I weakly and nervously giggled, "Okairinasai…Atticus-sama…"
[Welcome back]
Finally, I smiled and slowly felt my mind slipping off into a deep sleep.
*****
Ikari plopped himself onto his chair.
Misato finally let out breath and sat on the desk in front of him.
Aoba chuckled as he dropped and tapped his forehead onto his desk in exhaustion.
Ibuki laid back in her chair and rested a tired arm across her fore-head with a sigh.
Hyuga grinned as he took off his glasses and rubbed his nose bridge.
Kiera softly sighed and lightly sat back in her chair with a smile.
"Hah…Finally our nightmares are over…for now that is," finally spoke Misato.
Ikari nodded and took off his yellow-tinted glasses and set them on the desk, "Ah…"
Kiera patted her cheeks to awaken her senses, "Okay Atticus. We'll send a chopper over to pick you up…and Keiko-vixen…"
[Ichikawa-san,] replied Atticus, [how did your examination go?]
Kiera raised an eyebrow, "What examinations?"
[Misato mentioned that you have a Math examination. About exactly 58 minutes ago.]
Kiera blinked, practically confused. That was when a thought hit her as hard as she could throw a book at Aoba. She scrambled out of her seat, tripping over and falling loudly to the floor. She picked herself up and ran straight for the door, but stopped just as it opened. She scurried back to her desk and rummaged for papers, pencils, and her math-textbook. In less than a second she exited Central Dogma with a pale expression, while carrying a physics text-book. Finally, the door slid to a close.
Silence filled the room at first. Hyuga stifled a chuckle. Ibuki bit her lip from laughing. Aoba slowly shook with laughter. Misato placed a hand over her mouth, while her cheeks expanded.
"BWAAHAHAHAHAAAA!" screeched Misato, unable to control her laughter. Automatically, everyone loudly burst out laughing. Hyuga rolled side to side in his seat in a laughing fit. Ibuki still tried to hold back her giggles by covering her mouth. Aoba let out his roar of humour, almost triumphantly. Ikari was quiet as the laughter ensued, his hands folded in front of his mouth.
Finally, his lips stretched into a smile and he chuckled under his breath.
*****
A whistle flew into the quiet winds. It came from a pair of lips that formed into the shape of an arrogant smirk.
"Heh, not bad for a flashy performance…Don't you agree C?"
"Indeed, Basil…it seems father's oppositions are not the ones to be taken lightly."
Basil stood up straight while he was at the edge of a skyscraper's rooftop. He glared at the outer bounds of the city, where his eyes watched the entire fight from the German convoy to the very end.
"Who would have thought that the guys KIA'ing the doc's toys were none other than guys like us…" smirked Basil.
Constantine stood next to Basil's side at the edge of the rooftop. He examined the area's aftermath of the previous battle. He glimpsed at a Nerv chopper that whizzed right by him and Basil, as it made its way passed the city-limits and towards the site.
"Hm-hm, this young friend is not entirely like us…yet he does possess extraordinary talent…Intriguing," thought Constantine.
Basil scoffed, "Tch, I would so love to have a one-on-one ring-match with this guy…if pop's hadn't told me not to…"
Constantine chuckled, "Either way, we have successfully completed what we were asked to do. In the end, father will at least be happy of our results."
"Ehh, maybe you're right…" grumbled Basil. He spun around on his heels and strode off from the edge of the rooftop, "Come on, C, or I'll miss 'City Undercover'…"
"Hm? You mean that police-story television show?" wondered Constantine, "What is so special about this so-called TV drama?"
"Everything!" Basil shot a grin at Constantine from over his shoulder, "It's got guns, car chases, explosions, murder mysteries, and more explosions! There's nothing else that can beat stuff like that! Besides, today's the last episode!" Basil turned his entire body around and placed on a frown, "It's better than staring at a bo…b-b…bo…back?"
"Books," corrected Constantine with a smile, "Actually I enjoy reading books. They granted me a chance to experience the lives of others; a new gateway to different worlds of imagination…it's really quite fascinating."
Behind Basil, a black and silver helicopter appeared from below the building's rooftop they stood on. A door opened from its side, with a silver and gold symbol painted across its black iron hide: SeL Inc. Basil turned, waved a lazy hand over his shoulder at Constantine's remark, and strode toward the hovering helicopter.
"Yeah, yeah, what'ev…" muttered Basil. He nonchalantly leapt over the groundless gap from the roof's edge and into the helicopter. Constantine walked towards the helicopter as well, but stopped and turned around. His gentle eyes twinkled under the sun as he stared at the spot where the Requiem was destroyed.
He chuckled, "I can't wait to meet you…my intriguing friend…"
Author's Notes
Absolute Terror Field: In the Neon Genesis Evangelion series, AT Fields are known to be special barriers that can be possible to cancel out, or reduce, attacks and damage brought upon an Angel or an Evangelion. It is also known that humans (in reference to people in the Anime) all have AT fields to hold their own will and become individual entities from one another. Hence the Human Instrumentality Project, where Seele and Gendo's original goal is to unite all human beings into one divine life-form. For more accurate information, please check Wikipedia: Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime).
KIA: In Military terms it stands for 'Killed in action'. KIA'ing is somewhat mentioned in a slang-like manner, mostly mentioned by Basil.
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A special thank you to Final Poke Mario Fan, for the correction of the Japanese term for father 'Chicchue'.