TESTED UP ON THE SUPREME PILLAR
Rei smoothed over her white plug suit then checked the collar she was waiting in the hanger bay as the delegate display would start soon the special platform had been set up which overlooked the training grounds whose central divide had come down completely to allow for more space.
The huge screen had also risen on the other side of the training ground which allowed them to see inside the entry plug through direct feed and there were special banners that were unfolded showing the unit counter names used by the public and media. All the off the units had been cleaned at first light including 02 which had now had new plating fitted to match its match its new form.
Now all of the units were all lined up in the lower bay because that was how it worked they got shot up one by one and had to perform before moving back to the shoulder restraints and making up a neat line. Her units new head crest had also been fitted she'd been requesting one for ages but she had been told that it had been completed and had been put on at long last. All the other units had crests in some form but hers never had one but that had now changed it had now been fitted with two large three sectioned side horns on either side which flayed outwards from the base of the single red eye which could swivel at any angle.
Last years display had been so annoying and devastating the delegates I had basically said they weren't interested in seeing her unit because it was outdated as they saw it as not being as superior as the others even though it was just the same and full upgraded and she'd spent so long trying to put together a display to win them over only for them to never even give her the chance.
She wasn't the only one who had, had trouble Shinji had been bored stiff and Asuka just hadn't even been trying and it had showed in her performance which had been really lacklustre. The only ones who had been enjoying it had been Mari, Toji and Kaworu in fact Kaworu loved it more than anyone. He was an expert with the wings attachments and he flew them better than anyone on the team and his sky display was a huge hit every year.
After the display was over the delegates would go down to her father and Ritsuko's office and finalize their contracts for the coming year. After which they were given the grand tour of Nerv and shown anything new, though they weren't allowed in the lower levels where Toji's Evangelion was now having its logos put on and its upper head crest fitted along with its eye lenses.
She had left Asuka's house late last night because she seemed better but she couldn't get out of her head the things she said she had noticed that when she'd said sad things it caused the light patterns in her left eye to dim and spin more slowly. She really hated herself and she was so causal about it and that made her feel so sad. Not to mention that she'd said that she had to much emotional baggage and she was completely resound to the fact that people would always leave her and that she'd always be alone and that she deserved it.
The other thing that surprised her being there was how soft and gentle she was with her cat Erika, like Misato she had such infinity and love for living things. She had said that Erika was a former stray who she'd saved from being put down because she couldn't be re-homed, hence why she had the tatty ear because she'd been in so many fights with other cats and people didn't want her because she was scruffy looking and beaten up and she wasn't a kitten so her adoption changes had been so much less.
She was Asuka's favourite thing in the whole world though she was always petting her and stroking her or playing with her, which was so much the opposite to how she had been growing with Pen Pen who she had treated with annoyed indifference. Because of this she'd grown up assuming that she hated animals or didn't care about them.
She loved Erika though and she spoiled her rotten, there was a high cat tree for her in the living room and she had a whole box of toys and Asuka liked giving her treats and talk to her in a real soft and gentle voice. She tried countless times that night to try and ask her if she wanted money for the repairs she'd made on her bike which she'd flat out refused. She felt sad in a way because when Asuka had fixed Shinji's motorbike some time back and told him that she didn't want anything in return she had assumed there was a alter motive there somewhere but there had been none at all.
She looked up as the speaker came on and Maya's voice hit the air. "Would all Evangelion pilots please report to hanger bay, thank you." She looked up as Toji came in with Misato he was being followed by his younger sister Sakura who was in her school uniform she was twelve and looked like she was having the time of her life. She looked just like him she had his brown eyes and long dark brown hair she had a drinks bottle in her hand and was clinging to her brother's arm. She turned suddenly running towards her the joy in her voice as she spoke. "You're Rei Ayanami."
Rei eased up her hand taking hold of her hand. "And you must be Sakura welcome to the underground are you looking forward to the show?" Toji smiled putting his arm around her. "She's been looking forward to this for months." Sakura turned seeing all of the Evangelion's lined up. "They're so awesome!" She turned eyeing him. "When are you going to get yours?" Misato leaned over somehow having Sakura here brought back so many fond memories of the others when they were children and it was a nice feeling. "Very soon, it's almost complete I've seen it its all black and yellow and really furious." She turned as Shinji appeared closely followed by Kaworu which caused Sakura's eyes to gleam even more.
Misato turned to them. "Sakura this is Shinji and Kaworu." Shinji moved over taking the girls hand. "Hi there." Sakura felt a smile form. "Wow you were the one who took out Shamshel!" Shinji felt his smile widen. "Well not on my own I had Rei and Asuka by my side, I couldn't have done it alone." Sakura moved to Kaworu. "You do those awesome flying displays are you going to do one today?" Kaworu felt his smile widen as he pushed his white hair back. "Of cause I aim to please." Misato watched as Mari came running in almost slipping on the floor as she ran stopping in front of them. "Ah yes and this is…"
Mari pushed past her. "Hello trouble!" Sakura ran over giving the taller woman a hug. "Mari!" Misato blinked in surprise. "You two know each other?" Mari felt a sly smile form. "Yeah of cause we do, she visits my apartment regularly along with Toji." She leaned over the younger girl. "Your going to see some real cool stuff today Sakura, you get the best seats in the house in the training room building." Misato eyed her. "How is your nose?" Mari gave her a cold look as she spoke evenly. "It's healed."
Sakura looked around. "Where is Asuka, she is so cool?" She put her hands together. "I've always wanted to meet her." Mari folded her arms rolling her eyes. Misato turned looking around her. "Wait, where is Asuka? She's normally always here by now." She grabbed her ear piece. "Kaji did Asuka come in today?" Kaji's voice came back filled with concern. "Yes she came in to day she was last seen on the Arcade level buying a new phone she knows she can't miss this event. She has to perform even if that means just walking unit 02 around because that's all the delegates say they expect from her as its changed and is completely untested." He spoke again his voice filled with concern. "Is she not with you?" Misato breathed in deeply. "No she isn't."
Rei moved forward. "She's missing?" Misato pushed her hair back in frustration. "Yes." Sakura looked up in confusion. "I heard she was sick but I thought she was all better now." She looked around her seeing the concern on everyones faces though Mari had a coy smile forming on her lips. "I mean that's what the media said." Rei breathed in deeply as she stepped forward. "I'll find her." Misato looked up sharply. "She could be anywhere Rei! You know she has a really good knack for disappearing recently when it suits her." Rei raised her hand. "I'll find her, just delay her coming up as long as possible." Misato eased out her hand. "But you're meant to go up first after Toji!"
Rei turned bursting in to a run she had a feeling deep down in the pit of her stomach where Asuka might be. "Stall them and when I get her back here put us up together!" Misato watched her go she eased her ear piece back on. "Hello Eshima there's going to be a change to the display roaster after the Beta, Omega unit 01 will go up followed by 03 and 04 then 02 and 00 will be coming up together." A young woman's voice came back filled with anger. "You're telling me this now? You do realize that the delegates have just seated themselves!"
Misato sneered. "You're media and all that bullshit, make it work for you!" Eshima spoke coldly. "There not interested in 00, they've already said that." Misato breathed in deeply. "There coming up together regardless Eshima and it's my decision to make not yours 00 has just been refitted with new face the world needs to see it." Eshima's voice came again filled with disgust. "This is because the fucking German pilots got cold feet right? So she needs her hand holding, gods that so pathetic talk about a fall from grace, she does nothing now but a fuck up." Misato narrowed her gaze hating that Eshima was right about the hand holding but she wasn't going to tell her that. "No it's because Rei and Asuka are good friends and have been for a while!"
She felt her teeth grind together as she spoke her next words. "Also show some respect! Asuka has been put through the grinder in a way that would have broken other people and she's doing her best, despite that the outside world has run nothing but mocking jokes in their news feeds about her for weeks." Eshima's voice came again filled with sarcasm. "Regardless putting 00 with 02 is a joke, 00 will get its ass whipped by Nekomata, assuming that is that Asuka can even pilot it without having yet another incident, which we have clean up!"
8
Eshima turned off her ear piece eyeing Tadao who was dressed in a black suit for a change he was looking over the roaster change as it appeared on his tablet's screen. She could see men and women of every skin colour seated on the special seating which over looked the training grounds some even had there kids with them who looked so excited.
Beneath her Misato and the others were in the training room control room the delegates weren't allowed anywhere near central dogma's control room, it was for angel attacks and when the Evangelion's were out on missions she turned to her friend. "Okay we are ready to go!" Tadao eyed the main screen before turning to the woman in her thirties who was dressed in the proper Nerv uniform with trousers she had plaited brown hair and dark green eyes. "They put 00 with 02 together why would you even do that, it's a joke?"
Eshima eased up her wireless miniature microphone getting ready to turn it on as she looking at him. "There afraid the German pilots going to fuck up again, clearly they want someone to hold her hand." Tadao blinked in confusion. "Yeah but why Rei…talk about chalk and cheese?" Eshima shrugged slightly. "I heard Asuka screwed her in school once, maybe they just want to throw a pretty thing under her nose to keep her calm you know appeal to her sexual appetite since she's a predatory letch."
She checked her microphone setting again as she locked in to her collar. "Personally I think it's more like throwing a little baby lamb to a hungry lion, Rei won't last a second against Asuka. That's assuming Asuka can get even it together I heard that she's not doing so well mentality, so we shouldn't expect anything worth while from her." Eshima turned on the microphone as moved over the crowds watching as the two vertical wings rose up above them on ether side as the press helicopters moved in.
They could get closer to the field today and could do fly bys just not when 03 was performing she slowly breathed in as she forced her fake happy smile for her audience. "Welcome ladies and gentle man to the great sceptical that is Nerv!" She watched as the screen changed as the first Evangelion surfaced which was the Beta unit which stood solemnly by itself. "As you know Nerv was founded after the second impact which happened when the angels attacked us for the first time by sending a angel winged weapon of death and destruction to earth which almost wiped us out."
She watched as the photo appeared on the huge screen with the four angel's wings rising up above the red sky showing the second impact in Antarctica. "Since then it has become the master and leader of weapons technology worldwide. Its founder Gendo Ikari brought together the worlds brightest to save our world and thus the Evangelion was born!"
She began to walk across the platform as the screen changed to a blue print sketch projection of an Evangelion's real head being armoured up in real time. "The most sophisticated weapon ever bio synthetic skin muscles and internal organs over an organic and metal skeleton overlaid with twelve thousand plates of pure fortified armour." She turned raising her hand towards the screen. "Thus the Evangelion program began but they needed pilots, only the best are picked to be pilots and it takes incredible mental discipline to sync with these children of the gods."
She turned as the screen brought up Toji's image as the Omega unit surfaced its three blue eyes flashing as the huge faded yellow body walked off the stand as he grabbed a machine gun as it came up from bellow. "Thus I give your our newest pilot in training, Toji Suzuhara born in China and now part of our China division and the current user of the Omega unit." She watched as the holograms started to appear as Toji started shooting at them. "The first prototypes were clumsy and needed cables, Nerv realized this solution just wouldn't work long term plus the angels can land anywhere on our planet and the risk was too great so a new technology had to be put into practice. Also they feared that rival factions would just blow the cable up and it would leave the pilot in serious trouble with only minutes to spare."
She watched as Toji finished blowing up the hologram tanks and trucks before spinning the gun around before throwing it up in the air before catching it again before as he stepped slowly back as the shoulder restraints came down locked him in to place opposite the Beta unit. "Then the most incredible feat of engineering took place the S² Engine was created and in its wake the new Evangelion's were born." She watched as unit 01 rose up from the ground its huge purple and green body coming in to view with it's outer crest white eyes and tall crest horn which slowly opened revealing the two large grooved side horns on ether side which helped it build up power for its special attack where it could blast out a massive wave of power which could rip through AT fields.
"Thus the new generation was born leaner meaner and powered internally with a source of safe endless power." She watched as Shinji's face appeared on screen as the first banner went down revealing a huge Japanese dragon with eight heads and eight tails. "Thus I give you the third child and prodigal son Shinji Ikari and the owner of unit 01 or Yamata no Orochi as we like to call it here!" She looked up as the unit moved forward as it huge jaws opened as a bellowing roar came out and its clawed hands moved outwards as the two mini guns came up it grabbed them as it fired holographic bullets at the target hologram opposite.
"Designed by Yui Ikari and Kiko Ayanami this is the final product a beautiful feat of engineering fully operational with limitless power can be taken anywhere around the world dropped from a great heights and with stand deep water depth and high temperature even lava. They are ultra responsive the pilots need only think and his or her actions are brought to life through the controllers!" She watched as the guns were dropped as the unit started to do back flips. "Thus was the first step to beating the angels!"
8
I'm a verfickte coward, Mari was right the moment they announced that they needed all pilots I just lost my nerve, I started shaking and I started to feel physically sick and I ran away like a child. Every time I've stepped in an Evangelion I mess it up or something goes wrong. I just couldn't walk down there to the bay it felt like a death march to my own grave I know I'm meant to perform I don't even know if unit 02 will even turn on, my sync has been only just above border line and it will probably reject me and not even bother to move an inch.
So here I am sitting alone in the Delphi gardens which are completely empty as everyone is in the Arcade watching the display on the big screens cheering the units they love but I hear nothing in this place. It's so quite even Bardiel is completely silent as he sits opposite watching me. So much for Asuka Langley Soryu the so called great pilot maybe this is just inevitable and truly my last dance, Ritsuko will let me go if I fail one more time the writing is on the wall.
Maybe it will be a saving grace maybe I'll finally find peace in solitude and loneliness maybe I can return to Germany and spend the remainder of my life in my grandmothers home because I'm just not cut out for this anymore, the stress is killing me it hurts when I breath these days and I know my cracked ribs are fine.
Asuka looked down at her reflection in the large round pond which she was sitting next to she wasn't in her plug suit just her normal casual clothing. She eased her fingers out running them though the water watching her image was shattered by the ripples. She looked around what even was peace?
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She'd never felt it in her whole life and even here in this stunning pilgrimage to the Greek gods and goddess with it great white pillars and columns and vast forest of green trees she didn't feel calm just anxious and unhappy, did peace even exist or was it just a made up word? She had never felt it in her whole life, just rage, anger, heartbreak and despair and above all else loneliness despite her grandmothers love. For just one moment in her life she just wanted to know what real love felt like and not the kind from family but the kind they talked about in books where the person felt so much emotion that they could burst and could move mountains, or set the world ablaze.
"There you are."
Asuka turned sharply seeing Rei come into view the younger woman was standing over her dressed in her plug suit, she turned back to the water. "No offence but please go away and leave me alone." Rei slowly sat down next to her. "You know it took me a long time to find you so I'm really not leaving you'll just have to listen to me talk for a while." Asuka felt herself tense as she tried to hold back her anger. "You do not have to be here Rei! You are not obligated to be here you don't owe me anything and I won't think any less of you if you get up right now and walk out."
Rei looked at her sadly. "You know when we were kids I said I would only work with you if they ordered me to and they had to order me." She looked up. "Now I don't think like that at all, I'm sitting here because I want to spend time with you because I enjoy your company." Asuka felt herself laugh but it was a cold laugh even to her own ears. "Please you must be kidding right you want to spend time with me? I'm a verfickte screw up Rei I destroy everything I touch, I hurt people's feelings I'm rotten inside and out and people just put up with me because the one and only thing I'm good at is bringing insane rage and violence to the fight and that is it!" She looked at her hands feeling the sadness take over. "And I don't even want to do that anymore, it just feels like to much effort and it's too painful."
Rei shook her head. "There is good in you Asuka you just don't want to see it or believe it but I see it in you and its very kind and noble." She watched as Asuka got up she didn't think as she grabbed her arm stopping her. "No you're not going to walk away from me this time or push me away because I'm so sick you doing that to me!"
Asuka turned sharply she wanted to yank her arm away and it was taking everything she had not to. "Leave me alone!" Rei kept hold of her leather jackets arm refusing to let go. "You want me to leave you'll have to make me Asuka and I don't think you want to do that and we both know it." Asuka breathed in feeling herself stop trying to pull away she would never hurt the other woman, the thought alone made her sick to the stomach.
Rei moved to stand in front of the red haired woman. "Tell me something why did you protect me from Mari, why take the blows?" Asuka looked down sadly she wasn't going to say the truth here that she loved her. "I did it because people shouldn't pick on others who are unarmed." Rei raised her finger. "You're lying Asuka, you've never been that great a liar every one knows it."
Asuka put a hand through her hair in frustration. "I did it because I care about you and because I don't like watching other people hurt you, I never have!" It wasn't love but it was as close as she could get without exposing the truth. Rei moved a little closer putting her hands on her leather collar straightening it. "It's not weak to care about other's Asuka I know you might be thinking that because you've spent most of your life putting up walls and barriers to protect yourself but its not it makes you a good person."
She watched as the other woman's good eye looked down, she eased up her hands putting them gently on both sides of her face. "I really enjoyed staying with you the other day because I got to see the real you and I really liked her, she was warm and giving and I don't want loose her now just when I've gotten to know her." She stared in to her good eye. "So please come with me now, because I would like the rest of the world to see what I saw yesterday because there clearly not seeing the best of you and they are still basing your image on who you used to be and it needs to change."
Asuka breathed in feeling the tears come before she could stop them. "I can't do this on my own…" Rei eased a finger up wiping some of her tears away. "You won't be alone Asuka, we'll go up together I promise you." Asuka looked down as her next words came out before she could stop them. "I'm afraid."
Rei looked up sharply she had never once heard Asuka say these words openly. "Its okay to be afraid Asuka, it makes you human." She wrapped her arms around her feeling Asuka do the same to her. "You don't have to keep on putting up the shields and barriers all to protect yourself all off the time and you don't have to do with me I won't hurt you because I care about you, please believe that." She ran a hand through her long red hair. "Maybe I should have told you this a long time ago but I spent my whole childhood admiring your bravery, you're the bravest person I know and I wished I could just let loose like you."
She took in a deep breath feeling Asuka's arms tighten around her. "Everyone always seems to tell you that your fire's a negative in some way but I disagree your fire completes you and I adore watching it." She pulled away putting her hands on her face again. "So please come with me now Asuka." She watched as the taller woman nodded but didn't speak. "We won't have time to get you in to your plug suit do you have your interface hair clips?" Asuka nodded as she spoke quietly. "Yes there in this jacket I always keep spares, just like Shinji does." Rei stepped back. "Then come on lets go."
8
Eshima watched as unit 01 stepped away going to stand next to Omega the shoulder restraints coming down locking it in to place. "Nerv prides its self on multicultural excellence and pilots come to us from all over the world." She watched as the huge pink and white unit 04 appeared with its three upward facing horns and eight green eyes as Mari's image appeared on the screen as the second banner was unfolded showing an image of a massive demon ball with hundreds of eyes and lots of teeth. "Thus I give you the forth child Mari Makinami from Great Britain, in unit 04 or Dodomeki as we call it here!"
She watched as unit 04 eased up both hands creating a massive AT field. "AT fields, the weapon of choice for every Evangelion pilot created through intense mental refinement the stronger the pilots will and mind the stronger the field." She smiled as the massive pink unit grabbed a two ended spear and started to spin it graceful. "As well as gun's and knifes Evangelion's can spin spears and throw them as far as the moon given enough force it is a tactic that has been most useful in the past because every time the angels enter space we can volley them."
She breathed in as unit 04 put the spear down as it pulled itself into a hand stand which slowly became one handed. "What the pilot does with his or her body outside the Evangelion, they can imitate inside it with enough training hence a lot of our pilots train endlessly in side Nerv's facilities in weapons and hand to hand combat, so they can be a complete war machines in and out of the entry plug." She watched as Mari got up again as a rifle was brought up and the spear was lowered as a hologram target appeared. "Some have also become exceptional with rifles and never miss."
She watched as Mari fired hitting the holographic target spot on before lowering her rifle which vanished bellow as she stepped back to stand near 01 as the shoulder restraints came down locking her in place. "There was an idea that mass Evangelion's could be produced, though this was not Nerv's idea and another company tried but dummy entry plugs cannot be imitated. The Evangelion rejects the dummy plug every time they need real brain waves to function not fake ones their failure gave us some new technology that was very useful."
She watched as a huge white unit rose up with red bands of colour and a mouth much like unit 01's there was a huge horn on the nose and the eyes were red it also had a wide crest which had seven small lesser horns coming out which curved outwards. The unit walked slowly in to the centre as the banner came down showing of a huge skeleton towering over some people as Kaworu appeared on screen.
"Thus I give you Kaworu Nagisa the fifth child of the Ukraine in unit 03 named after the demon Gashadokuro!" She watched as the massive white wings unfolded from the back compartment. "The mass Evangelion's were scrapped and there spear parts given to us thus now all the Eva's have a wing device like this that can be put on to any unit, they allow flight world wide granted they can't go in to space though we have special rocket equipment for that but the results of these wings are most impressive as Kaworu will now demonstrate."
Misato watched as Kaworu left the ground spinning in loops she eyed the dock where unit 00 and unit 02 were sitting she couldn't tell Kaworu to prolong this as her face would appear on the screen and the delegates would see she pressed a button her holographic panel. "Are Rei and Asuka here yet?" Hayden's voice came back. "Yes I see them coming!"
Misato took in a deep breath. "Get them both in and send them up together!" Hayden's voice back filled with deep concern. "Asuka's not in her plug suit she's only wearing the interface hair clips!" Misato watched as both pilots ran to their entry plugs. "It doesn't matter they don't need the whole suite to pilot the interface hair clips can work just as well." She turned to Kaji. "Cut off all feed to Asuka's entry plug other than Rei's I don't want any back chatter from anyone. Rei is the only one who gets to speak to her period and tell those assholes above her not being suited up is part of the demonstration also split the screen and bring down both banners together and like the others make it so the delegates can only see them but not hear them."
Eshima watched as unit 03 spun again before coming crashing down to earth as the huge white wings folded back into the compartment. "As you can see it's most impressive." She watched as the unit 03 went to stand next 04 as it was locked into place all of them were waiting now. "And for our final event…." She watched as Tadao raised his tablet pointing out a change. "Okay very slight change to this event." She turned as both 00 and 02 came up together she watched as spit screen came on showing Asuka and Rei side by side though both were in partial darkness as neither had activated yet.
She looked up. "I give you Rei Ayanami younger sister of Shinji Ikari and the first child in the newly out fitted 00, which is now fully upgraded for better use and sporting a brand new horned crest!" She watched as the banner unfolded showing of a massive shark slicing people apart with its razor tail as the blue and white unit with its single red swivel eye remained still. "Over here we call it Isonade." She turned as the banner unfolded at the far side showing a huge cat with two tails biting into a person she looked at the ugly red and white unit with its four green eyes and strange body which reminded her of a werewolf due to the long palms and hind clawed legs.
"Also from the long standing German division I give you Asuka Langley Soryu the second child also in her updated unit 02! Or Nekomata which has undergone a rather drastic transformation as of late unlike the others I cannot read out the new capacities as this is unknown all we do know for sure is that it's similar to beast mode but it appears to be controlled."
She eyed Asuka seeing the eye patch and casual clothes. "Asuka is also going to demonstrate the use of the interface hair clips set but no plug suit, please note this takes great mental discipline the only other pilot's who can do this well are Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami. When she starts up fully a part surround will appear around her head don't be alarmed it purely just to compensate for her left eye which was blinded during the UN Alpha test unit accident." She smiled coldly turning off her microphone this was the biggest joke ever, unit 02 wasn't even going to start and even if it could start it would probably limp around pathetically like it had done last time this was a disaster waiting to happen.
Misato breathed in deeply looking at Rei and Asuka who both seemed calm. "You can start whenever." She turned to Maya. "Is Asuka's heart rate okay?" Maya eyed the monitor. "You know what its surprising okay, holding very steady I don't know what Rei said or did but she's really calm it's the calmest she's been in weeks." Misato eyed the screen watching as Asuka slowly reached for her controls closing her good eye as she took in slow deep breathes as Rei calmly reached for her own watching her intensely as they could see each others screens.
Maya breathed in. "She psyching herself up." Kaji breathed in deeply. "You wouldn't?" Maya watched as Asuka opened her good eye as she suddenly grabbed the controls violently as she screamed with all her might. Misato watched as the unit sprung to life as all of the sensors came on as the huge jaws opened as a bellowing roar hit the air and the tongue came out as it started to walk slowly out on its hind legs its two huge long tails trashing around violently. "What's her sync like?" Maya eyed the screen. "Above border line holding steady..." Misato watched as Rei calmly brought herself on line as she walked towards the centre of the training field. "Send up Rei's favourite spear the two ended one, Asuka won't care about the pain she likes a challenge."
Rei eased out the Evangelion's hand taking hold of the two ended spear. "Shall we begin?" Asuka's mouth slowly formed a toothy grin. "With pleasure." She slammed down the controls feeling everything move as her whole unit started running she forced the arms down feeling the clawed hands as they hit the floor as it turned into an all fours run at Rei's unit holding nothing back.
The next moments turned to pain as the spear swung around last second smashing straight into her units face sending her flying though the air and slamming down on her back hard as her whole unit tumbled. She could taste blood in her mouth but it was a weirdly nice sensation which gave her a buzz she yanked her unit back on to all fours as she ran at her again feeling the whole thing leave the floor as she tried to come down only for 00 to move clean out of her way as she came down hard.
She blinked in surprise only to feel the spear as it took both of her feet out from under her causing her to crash down again hard, though this time the feeling of pain made her heart start to race as something hit her in an instant Rei was a challenge, oh how she loved challenges!
Misato watched as unit 02 rose again but something had changed it was in Asuka she had the look of a child that had suddenly gotten hold of a new toy to play with Maya looked up. "Asuka's adrenaline is rising that means she's happy." She eyed Rei's read outs. "Actuality so is Rei's, would you believe?" Misato put her hand on her chin. "Who does Rei normally get paired up with in training?" Kaji looked up. "Rei it's always Shinji but recently she's become very unresponsive, like she's just going through the motions and she's bored and frustrated, we've never paired her up with Asuka because we thought that Asuka might be way to much for her to handle, clearly we were deeply mistaken I mean she's giving her a run for her money here."
Rei moved slowly back watching as Asuka came at her again though this time staying on her units hind legs as she tried to grab her. She used her other hand as she grabbed unit 02's stomach area throwing it full force over her head watching as Asuka's unit smashed down on its side again only to front flip itself back up as her unit started to stalk her on all fours but much slower and with much more thought.
She breathed in as Asuka's unit suddenly made a running jump though this time much higher she felt the pain as the clawed feet landed squarely on her shoulders. One of the tails started to lash out violently as it tried to wrap around her arm holding the spear trying to get it out of her hand as one of the clawed hands grabbed her units face. Rei looked up grabbing 02's lower jaw as she forced her whole weight downwards watching as Asuka was thrown forward with enough force to send her tumbling.
Though this time she dug her claws into the floor stopping her unit and flipping it right side up again she slowly raised her hand throwing out the AT field just as Asuka slammed into it before flying off again as she raised a clawed one producing her own field watching as the two collided violently pushing and pressing against each other. Asuka blinked in confusion feeling her AT field drop she wasn't getting through at all, she felt floor again as Rei took her units feet out from under before she could even respond she flipped right side up seeing Rei give her a rather coy smile. "You think that's funny do you?" She heard her unit's jaws snap shut above her. Rei smirked. "It's hilarious actually, should've seen your face at this end."
She waved the spear enjoying the playful jest. "Here kitty, kitty." Asuka licked one of her canine teeth lowering her tone so it sounded seductive. "I'll give you kitty, kitty." She forced her unit into a run snapping out the tails at the last minute trying to use them to knock her over only for 00 to jump and spin in mid air completely out of her reach before landing at the other end of the training ground away from her. Where the hell had Rei learnt that, she couldn't do that at all, even when her unit had looked normal?
Rei eased up her spear twirling it watching as Asuka paused her unit looking around clearly trying to see an opening before leaping again this time 02's jaws came down clamping on the spear as she tried to get it out of her unit's hands this was really fun. It wasn't like training with her brother at all he held back all of the time and it wasn't challenging it was really boring. She pulled one hand free of the spear slamming in to Asuka's units face as she pushed back not allowing her get the traction as her massive clawed feet scuffed the ground as she blocked her units eyes off causing the mouth to open allowing her to get her spear loose. "Look who is all fired up, hot and bothered go take a cold swim!"
She brought her foot up kicking unit 02 in the chest sending it flying backwards. Asuka felt the floor again as she hit it she breathed in flipping herself right side up. "Only if you join me I've heard you look good in swimwear!" Rei swung the spear laughing as she spoke. "Oh like you've ever seen me in my swimwear." Asuka felt her smile widen. "I might have don't you have a really nice looking black one piece it fits your curves all so well?" Maya blinked in surprise. "Is this for real or are we in the twilight zone?"
Misato looked up she wasn't even surprised by this in the least this was so Asuka as she had always loved to flirt but Rei responding to it was a huge surprise. "Yes this is real." She turned hearing Kaji laugh behind her. Mari's face suddenly popped up. "I know no one cares about my option but this is creepy and Asuka's grossing me out right now." Kaworu's face popped up as he sat back calmly. "The delegates can't hear them they're not on speaker the conversation it's all private." Shinji's face appeared as he smiled. "There just having fun its nice, I mean Asuka's units finally up and running and she looks happy."
Mari leaned back putting her hands behind her head. "Yeah I think the whole sexual flirtation thing is really lost on you Shinji." Shinji breathed in deeply. "Asuka is not flirting with my sister." Toji's face suddenly popped up. "Yeah hate to break it to you but she's flirting big time, it's not even subtle and your sisters enjoying it." Misato breathed in deeply. "I think we should stop this now before Asuka starts being really inappropriate since down in Nerv the sound feed isn't shut off and they can hear the pilots." She pressed her holographic speaking calmly. "You two can finish now."
She watched as both Rei and Asuka's faces popped up filled with annoyance as both units went into their relaxed modes. "Okay move yourselves to the shoulder restraints we are bringing everyone back down now." Asuka sneered moved over to the shoulder restraints along with Rei watching as the shoulder restraints came down locking them both down in to place. "Damn it and I was having so much fun!" Rei's face came up on her screen as she spoke in a soft voice giving her a wide smile as they were lowered down slowly along with the others. "I'm sure there'll be a next time."
End of part 22
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