So my plan had been to put this out on a weekly basis but obviously it has been more like as I finish stuff. I said before I had a lot of this story written out in advance, just not necessarily in order. What I have completed does not start until after the 4th angel so I am just trying to get the beginning done and get to what I think of as the fun stuff. The 'more awesome' part does not come in until that point and writing mostly dark stuff is exhausting.
I really appreciate reviews and am looking for beta readers if anybody is interested. I know I have a weird/bad style and need help.
Oh and if anybody thinks they have a guess about where something is going, PM me about it. If you are right, and I think it was not too obvious at that point, I will give you spoilers.
Chapter 3
It had been a strange day for Shinji Ikari. Given the events of the past several minutes, it was shaping up to be a fairly strange evening too.
Giant monsters he had gotten past. More pretty women talking to him than had previously in his entire life, somewhat pleasant. Meeting his father for the first time in 6 years and picking up right where they left off, unwelcome but not unexpected really as he had ordered him to come. The hairclips tugging at his scalp that are crooked dammit! Shinji had gotten over these things for the most part. His thoughts were mostly concerning that they had just put him in the giant robot and oh no it's a trap they are going to drown me!
"Stop screaming Shinji, this is LCL. It is a highly oxygenated fluid, so you can breath it. It is required for the nerve interface with the Eva." Ritsuko Akagi was quite frustrated with the young man in the entry plug of unit 01 and was rubbing the bridge of her nose as she spoke. She muted the audio when the screaming did not stop. He will get it eventually, not like there is an alternative she thought.
Several minutes later, after Shinji had begun to breath the strange fluid and communication had been reestablished, the fluid went clear and Shinji could see the outside world again, or at least the room the robot was kept in.
"Start-up complete, synchronization established at 40%." The voice was female, Shinji thought it could have been the one who questioned father earlier.
"Shinji, this is Misato, I will be your commander during this operation. We are preparing for launch now. The angel has entered the city and is currently in the downtown district. You will be raised to ground level nearby. Because the buildings are tall in this area, and most of the streets narrow, the angel will not have anywhere to evade or escape. Just go right for it."
"Okay, so I just think about it and the robot does it, right?"
"The Eva, Shinji, Eva." Dr. Akagi's irritation was quite evident in her voice and made Shinji cringe. It reminded him of father. Not nice doctor was really not nice.
"Quiet, you're upsetting him! Yes, Shinji, the Eva will respond to your thoughts."
"So, do I get a gun or something" When there was not a response he worriedly continued. "A sword? A club?... Sharp pointy stick maybe?"
"There was not time to prepare any weapons Shinji, so it is hand to hand this time. We will guide you from here. Just try and hit it really hard till something breaks!"
"WHAT KIND OF INSTRUCTIONS ARE THOOOOOOOooooooooooo-"
"Was that really necessary lieutenant? You could have warned him and the fade out audio was unnecessary and unprofessional."
"Grrrr, Misato, PLEASE focus on the matter at hand!" Dr. Akagi was quickly burning through the first cigarette of a pack she figured would be gone before this was over.
Meanwhile, Shinji Ikari was experiencing first-hand the magic of the electric railway. Just as he had become acclimated to the additional gravity, his stomach was shot right back up by the sudden stop. Looking up after nearly vomiting he sees the angel's hand a moment before it grabs the Eva by the skull and lifts it off the ground.
Shinji could not even make the evangelion react as the green giant took hold of 01's left arm. Shinji felt the pressure and the wave of pain as it began to pull and squeeze. He felt the dislocation of one arm and the shattering of the other before the whole eva was thrown into a building by the searing lance through the eye. Shinji felt it all. After the first arm was damaged, his father ordered the audio and video from the cockpit cut.
"Commander, Synchronization has steadily risen, but the pilot has not made the eva move yet!"
The angel approached to finish off the bleeding monster when it finally awoke. Its head snapping up, 01's remaining eye lights up. The angel raises its hand to finish the thing off.
Shinji Ikari, why do you not fight?
I don't know how.
You need not know, for the being that is your chariot knows.
I don't want to fight, I don't want to kill anybody!
Why?
Because killing is wrong, violence is wrong!
That which stands before you is wrong.
All life matters, if I could just talk to it maybe it would stop!
It has a single goal: the elimination of all life on this planet. It is a thing that should not be, its every living moment is suffering. It is a creation of that which perverts the universe. To kill it is to end much suffering.
I am afraid.
You do not fight alone. You fight with the greatest weapon of man, invincible if you only you so will it. Does any thing in all creation prevent you from willing it in this moment? All you need do is think and it will be.
No.
Then… Shinji Ikari, fight the battle!
The Evangelion roars in challenge and charges. In flashes of rainbow light the eva's arms heal and it swats the angel's arm aside, sending the pink beam through buildings and into a hillside.
"All data from unit 01 has been corrupted, none of it is making sense! Energy use, pilot data, synchro graph, entry plug feed, none of it is coming through!"
Each time the green giant raises its hands to fend off the eva, unit 01 pushes forward and strikes. 1 minute and many failed attacks later, the angel's peaceful mask is cracked like spiders web and its core has begun to dim. It slashes its claw like fingers down at the eva with its left arm. The evangelion catches the strike by the wrist and braces its other hand against the beast shoulder. With a roar it bites down at the elbow joint and begins to maul the angel. Several seconds of ripping and tearing and the arm is severed, leaving ragged flesh on the stump.
Thou art an enemy of the rightness of the universe. You pervert the dharma by your very presence.
The eva lands a vicious elbow strike on the already off balance giant, sending it to the ground. It stands over the fallen angel, still holding the severed arm, and plants its left foot on its torso, just to the side of the core. Unit 01 rips the bone lance from the arm like a warrior unsheathing a sword. Grasping it with both hands, it drives the sharpened bone into the core.
I am created…
As the core is breached, fire and light engulf the monster and the machine and all around.
"Blue pattern has disappeared, the angel has been defeated! Unit 01 has shut down but data feeds have resumed. The pilot is unconscious but appears to be in good condition." Lt. Ibuki announced. She felt like she had been holding her breath since the evangelion began to move. Misato Katsuragi sighed in relief.
"Oh thank God, begin dispatching recovery teams immediately."