Misato wept over the empty plugsuit. Tears of loss
dripped off her chin and mixed with the LCL pooled on the deck.
Akagi Ritsuko gazed dispassionately at her longtime friend
as she cradled the garment to her chest while softly calling her ward's name. She turned to
look at the monstrosity that had stolen the Third child.
Unit-01.
A man made god forged from the flesh of Adam and cast in
the image of the soulless beings it was created to combat. The grinning death head silently
mocked her. It's emerald eyes seemed to pierce the barriers she had errected around her soul
and laid it bare for the world to see.
Failure! Like mother like daughter.
Her hands clenched into tight fists at her side before she
reestablished control. As Akagi Naoko, her mother, had been powerless to save Ikari Yui, so
was she to save Yui's child.
Her eyes flicked to the bridge. Ikari Gendo was
unperterbed by the emotions of the moment, calm and collected. No flicker of emotion
betrayed the visage of his face, no movement escaped his steely control.
"Power down the grid and return Unit-01 to its cage.
Contact the Marduke Institute to begin the search for a replacement pilot."
The words came evenly and devoid of any emotion.
Heartless bastard. His son was lost forever and his only concerns for Unit-01 and his precious
Human Completion Project.
The taste of wet ashes filled her mouth as she turned to her
assistant. Maya cried profusely, streams of tears falling from her eyes to impact on an
illuminated monitor. Makoto and Shigeru bore grim looks on their faces as they too grieved
for the child they had guided into battle so many times. Ritsuko bent over a flashing console
to give the order.
"Return EVA Unit-01 to it's cage and activate a freeze on
it."
Misato's body was racked with sobs as the beast descended.
The metal bay doors slammed shut with a finality that echoed though the empty base as
Misato's wrenching cry cut through the air.
"SHINJI!"
The More Things Change part 1
By Darkness and Light(darkness_and_light@hotmail.com)
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